Daily post Tuesday July 9:
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no

I dealt with some challenges today and turned to being positive and productive instead of turning to food. This is a big deal for me!

Daily post Tuesday July 9:
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: yes, short walk.

Daily Post (Tuesday)

Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: 1 hr bootcamp
Goal/Day: WOW, gotta make sure next time I take a vacay to at least do some kind of exercising because after taking a week off I thought I was going to need an oxygen tank to get through bootcamp 🥵 My plan was to meet up with my Tuesday bleachers group after bootcamp but I just didn't have the energy to do so like I normally do. Hopefully by next Tuesday I'll be able to do both.

🙋🏽 🌅 😎 Goooooooooooooood morning!! I posted my daily mini-challenge early again yesterday and I am pleased to be able to post guilt-free this morning; as the kitchen stayed closed. My hubby woke up and said, “I thought you would be binging.” I said, “Nope. Well, yes on Netflix!” I need to find something lighter at night to watch or switch to reading. I get to caught up in the shows and the emotions get stirred up. So need to be aware- maybe limit that binging, too. Hahaha, I guess EVERYTHING in moderation, right!? Ha!

My morning started out with a gift from Mother Nature. We have had a deer (doe) who had her fawn near us. Our lot has several vacant lots around us that are wooded. So was visiting the fawn via our front yard. One day I got to see them both run across our yard. The last few days the doe and another doe has been in the lot behind us that has an apple tree on it. They have been eating the blossoms. Today I was able to stand on the deck and take pictures. But since the distance was too far, you can barely see it. But I stood outside watching it for a good 5 minutes. Aaaaaaahhhhh! How wonderful.

Okay… on to some coffee and posting! Today again, my mug is … “BELIEVE!”

@LuluLovinLife~ GREAT morning mug! Keep scaring everyone. Love it!
@jwall309~ Monday’s Weathery Mayhem - eeks. Good control on the leftover sweets and glad bf has someplace to take them for you. Dancing… so much fun! A good plan for when mom & sister’s visit. You got this! 👍🏽
@Kate_X4~ Thank you for sharing your journey with us and posting. Yes, we do have a great team in this group! So much encouragement and support. It makes it so much easier to do this together and to be accountable for our own actions. Glad you are part of our team and enjoying it! Good Tuesday-- YEAH!! 👍🏽
@Perla4868~ Oooh… your class sounds fun! Good job on tracking! 👍🏽 I weigh myself every morning and write it on a calendar. I truly only pay attention to the Sunday weigh-in. The other days are to keep me accountable. If I ignore the scales too much, I end up thinking, “Oh. I don’t weigh-in until Sunday. I have three more days until I weigh. I can eat this and that today.” So weighing in daily for me is a tool, a device, a way for me to stay in check. I try not to connect it with emotions until Sunday. So it’s a personal choice. I also am looking in a full-length mirror more often. Again, not in vain or to judge me. But as a tool to make sure that I SEE ME! If I don’t look at me, then I’ll end up gaining weight. In the past, I went too long w/o looking and then saw photos of myself. EEEKS! So no more of that. Tools in our arsenal to know that we are working on ourselves: body, soul, and mind. Progress. That’s all you need to truly see…. Not that number on the scale. At least that’s what I try to focus on… progress.
@jupdyke~ Awesome run and a good Tuesday. Yeah!!
@skullsandskeletons~ That is a big deal! 👏🏽 Good job! So excited for you!
@klilev~ Yeah to a good morning workout! Making a commitment to yourself and then also to your family is a balancing act sometimes. You’re doing great!! Keep going. You got this! 👍🏽
@ajaia2001~ Good Tuesday... You did it all... Run, Track, Mind. Wow! I can’t believe that your stamina depleted so fast after all that you do. Lesson learned, eh? Walking is an easy exercise that a person can do anywhere, anytime. Glad you paced yourself and did only one of the two Tuesday exercises. Here’s to another healthy day!! 👍🏽

Okay…. Time for me to get in my morning exercise. It’s leg day! I doubt I’ll be able to walk in the hot and humid day. So will try to get in some extra minutes. Especially since hubby is still sleeping.

Have a great day! Hope your stumbles are few and far between. But if you do, we’re here to help you get back up! You got this!! 👍🏽

@jwall309

Good strategy on resisting the sweets. Bummer about the scale. I'm glad you are checking in daily. The process is a struggle. I saw the perfect photo to share for you.... The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. I'll post after this. Remind me besides tennis what you were doing for exercise? Hope you can figure out how to shake it up and OFF!!o

As always thank you for your support and words of wisdom @johicks! We haven't played tennis in awhile as the weather here in DC has gotten so hot and humid. I'm waiting to join a gym until we move and I know what is accessible from our new part of town. But I do need to find other ways to exercise outside of the gym in the meantime. I'll brainstorm about what would appeal to me and keep me motivated this week!

For those struggling, I just wanted to say, I feel for you. I really struggle to get back in the zone once I fall off the wagon. So now, I try to treat myself regularly, so I don't crash. This strategy has kept me on track for a little while now and might work for some of you. Having said that, I stay away from the stuff I know I can't moderate (home-made baked goods for me) as I've learnt I can't have just 'the one', it turns into a binge.
Learn what works for you and get in touch with yourself. Wishing you all much success!!

Daily Post Wednesday
Track: with painful honesty
Calories: Over
Exercise: Yes, I walked the mall for over an hour and a half.

I had to be out very early this morning, for an appointment to drop our rescue beagle off to be spayed, so instead burning gas to spend a total of 4 hours in my car just to drive home and back again, I killed time until the mall there opened for the senior citizens to make their laps and joined in. Unfortunately the lunch I ate was high calorie, which wasn't wise the day before my weigh in. But tomorrow is another day...

Daily Post (Wednesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Over by a little bit, but under mfp
Exercise: Strength training-back & chest with some abs, and walk with the pup.
Day: A good day! Worked a bit this morning, had my friend's girls all day. I have been home alone all night, very strange! Off to another day tomorrow. Have a great night everyone.

Daily post Wednesday July 10
Tracked: yes
Calories: way under
Exercise: no but lots of steps

This is totally not who I am, but I was too stressed to eat enough today. Under 1000 calories. I will aim to get my nutrition right tomorrow. Work is just really stressful now. Good night all.