Saturday's Weigh Ins
@DananaNanas
@kirsten11872
@zumba_luvah

Sunday's Weigh Ins
@bmaison2014
@cassiegetsfit2013
@twyla77

Late Weigh Ins
@CassieGetsFit14
@baby_carrit

Remember-Please have your weigh ins posted by Saturday 11:59 pm EST. If you post after that time, it will be considered a NWI.

Daily check in Friday
Food did ok
Water 48 oz
Exercise vacuumed and cleaned windows on 2 cars and the truck
Steps 10060

what a beautiful day it was yesterday. sunny and 78 degrees. so it was a great day to get out the shorts and tiny top and clean vehicles. they sparkle like crazy! laundry, menu plan, and grocery shopping are done too. we have a deer and her fawn living somewhere close in the woods. i have seen them 4 or 5 times now. momma deer is teaching baby how to forage for food. it is really quite beautiful. on with my day.

@Julie8468 maintains are good. it means that you are learning to live your life the way it was intended. good job.

@sleepymom5 hey! good job with that loss. now lets keep it going. what will you do today? write it down and stick it to your forehead. our new life style has to be top of mind!! and journaling is a good plan. i have a cute little notebook right on the end table by the couch. when i feel the impulse the urge, i start writing. it is kinda like that 90 second thing. it just really gives you time to think about it. and i missed you guys too. we will figure this out together, one day at a time!!

@gottagetthisdown i love your exercise plan for the weekend. good job at continuing on this new life you building.

@pacsnc6 little less than a pound, thats not real bad. lets change that this next week. what is your commitment for the week. be specific about your treats and right it down. put it where you will see it when you go to get the snacks and require yourself to read it and abide by it before you snack. you can do this.

@Cafelelia nice loss this week lady! now be careful what you say to yourself. you said ONLY 3km. don't minimize what an accomplishment this is. it is one of the most amazing nsv's. you are running again!! spend a few minutes today and write out how far you have come in the last 6 months. positivity if the key to lasting results.

@twyla77 sometimes life gets busy. and good job on the maintain.

@hkfleming woooo whoo... happy dancing all around the office. that is wonderful weigh in. keep up the hard work lady.

@carlsoda and the scale goes down. yes!!! good job on the loss. and enjoy your joy food. we cannot stop enjoying our food or this becomes a diet not a life style. moderation is the key. and we went to Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Ludington, and Silver Lake. and that is exactly where the dunes were at, lake michigan. what a blast!

@nstephenson01 your garden looks lovely. ours is kinda yellow. it is drowning. we have had so much rain. hopefully it will survive. all we can do now is pray and love it. i am going out this morning to weed! the bunnies have ate my lettuce. i haven't been able to spray the perimeter of the garden because of the rain. going to spray today and hope the lettuce comes again and it may!! lol and i got jim a smoker for his birthday, wedding present, honeymoon, and cyndie loves smoked meat!! we seasoned it yesterday. it is ready for the first batch of something. maybe fish!

@lennoncpa slight losses are better than no losses. you got this keep working your plan

@hope002 thats just a half pound. what will you do this week? what is your commitment? make a plan and write out what you will do today, to get you to your goal. you can do this. i know you can!!

@lenka1 that will fall right back off when you get back. i know the feeling. i could not wait to get home to start eating my food again. you little girl is quite a little dolly!! soooo sticking cute!!

@GingerPwr logging every bite sure can give you a reality check. good job at refocusing your energy.

@eyesopennow wooo whooooo now that is the way to make the co captain smile! we are not going to 240. nope not mike. mike is going to lose this weight for the last time. small consistent changes. you can do this.

@Julie8468 lol! as a matter of fact, i did check the frog for a crack. he did not have one! but i still wanted to take him home and put him by my front door. he was sooo sticking cute!! i did drive the buggy. i drove it for about 30 minutes. it was exhilarating. i was not as agressive as jim. but it was fun, fun, fun going super fast along the beach.

The weekend is a great time to fit in exercise. Remember – 5 minutes is ALWAYS better than 0 minutes. Likely the hardest part is just getting started and once you’re done you definitely won’t regret it.

Starting slow is still a start.

Remember why you started.

If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up.

Everyone starts somewhere…just keep going.

Every day is a new beginning, take a deep breath and start again.

Stop saying I wish, start saying I will

Do what you have always wanted to do, it’s never too late to start.

Start now. Make it happen!

It’s never too late to start over. It’s never too late to be happy.

Motivation gets you started habit keeps you going.

Imagine a new story for your life and start living it.

Starting over sucks, so keep going.

Stop wishing, start doing.

The key to success is to start before you are ready.

Think big, start small.

You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great!

This weekend:

Did some whole body work at the gym this morning. Had 2 pancakes for breakfast. Medium size... not sure how to log it I'll guesstimate.

Having Italian sausage and roasted veggies this evening as a "goodbye" dinner for our son. He leaves for basic Monday.

NOT DRINKING ALCOHOL TODAY.

Housework and errands throughout the day. Might hit a friend's pool tomorrow, but also going to a steakhouse for dinner.

Keyword for the weekend: discipline

@sleepymom5 hope you get some answers from the MRI, will be waiting to hear.
And, yes I think it is the summer weather (90s last week) that we've been having here. Ice cream sure make the heat more bearable. I have been eating smaller portions and adding walnuts (they ARE good food)
@GingerPwr good luck to your son, congrats to him for wanting to serve our country

Sunday Weigh in
@bmaison2014
@cassiegetsfit2013
@twyla77
Monday's Weigh In
@Amsandos
@baby_carrit
@gottagetthisdown
@jedaschultz
Tuesday's Weigh In
@Phoebe112476

Today is food prep day. we also have to get the low boy out and go pick up our excavator. i have today and tomorrow off. then it is back to work, i am excited to find out the next step for my new job. hopefully tuesday i will have a better idea of the next steps that have to be done to facilitate the move.

Daily Check In: Saturday
Food: Logged, over. No excuses just ate too much
Water: Good
Exercise & Steps: dog walk, yard work; 12,504 steps

Last week was a dumpster fire of letting stress take over and make one bad decision after another. Today marks the start of my birthday week. Wednesday is the big Five O! While I won't see 165 as I had hoped, 167 or 168 would be great!

Today will be a full day of yard work. Gotta get the overgrowth of grasses and weeds knocked down. Other than yoga and short dog walks, all other forms of exercise have been on the sidelines while I get outside chores done. If I can get quite a bit accomplished today hopefully I can take the dogs on a nice long hike tomorrow.

@cyndiesstuff My garden seemed to survive the last few days of cold weather but my plants aren't any bigger either. I may need to replace a few plants that don't look so well.

Wishing everyone a nice Sunday!

Daily Check In: Saturday
Food: Not logged, food good but drank more than I should have.
Water: over 64 oz
Exercise & Steps: 30 minute walk and 5,567 steps

Yesterday wasn't too bad. I didn't get on the bike, I waited too long. It just gets too crowded and it isn't worth going out. I did take a longer walk by myself so my pace was quicker than it has been. Eating actually was good. I ate what I planned to. I didn't eat at the benefit but did drink. I wasn't planning to drink but did have one more than my usual plan. Today I am pre-logged already, not sure about the bike but if I don't ride my bike, I am going to take a walk on the beach. It will be longer than I have been going. Walking seems to aggravate my hip the most so I am trying to advance slowly.

Yesterday I also was thinking about how I am basically staying at the same weight. I gain a few and lose a few but not making any real progress. I need to get my head back in the game so I decided to do the 4 circle method using my son's wedding at the end of November as my ultimate goal. I think 25 lbs at this point is reasonable. It should make a difference in my appearance and another plus is I only would have about 25 more pounds to lose to my goal. I actually have lost about 1/3 of the weight I want to lose, 25lbs would be about another 1/3 and then I would have my last 1/3 to get off.

Here are my four circles but in lines because I do not know how to do circles on the computer Lol!
Goal- Lose 25 lbs by November (5lbs/mo)

Monthly- Lose 5 lbs by August

Weekly- Lose 1-2 lbs/ week

Daily- 1300 cals/day, 64 oz daily water, 7500k steps, exercise daily 30 min, eat only when hungry, no snacks at night and watch carbs.

I know we have a week left in June, that is just bonus weight. The math was too easy starting with July. I also know I am including the month of November. Danny gets married at the end of the month, that is why I did that.

@nstephenson01 Sometimes you need to listen to your body if you are hungry. Just be sure you are hungry and fill it with fuel not junk. I know you already know what to do, you have come so far. I bet you are right about the fluid retention. Just keep drinking Lol! I am glad you are enjoying yoga. Wow! The big 5-0! I find it to be a great decade so far-I am 3 years ahead of you.
@cyndiesstuff I am sorry to hear you are struggling. Try to look at the positive things. You are having more good days than bad, you do have a counselor you can talk to and you have all of us to share your struggles with. I don't know if there are triggers to your binging? You have a lot of things going on right now, new marriage, new job, leaving the old job, your son, helping with the farm... or could a trigger be that you were super busy before the wedding and now that is all over? I am not an expect but I would think all those things would factor into it. I know you are tired of it but make your "just for today" plan. Just take one day at a time. You can do it. Don't give up on yourself. xoxo
@Mrsbell8well Enjoy your hike! Looks like you have a beautiful day for it!