Check in for Friday:
Food: logged and under (no sugar, no late night snacks)
Water: enough
Exercise: 30 min walk + 5 min frisbee
Steps: 10500

Sorry, guys I haven’t been supporting you here much at all lately.

Summer is just busy and I switched to maintenance mode til my kid goes back to school in September.

It’s too hard to get my lifts and cardio in so I just kept the gym workouts for now and eating more calories to maintain. I miss jogging and walking a lot but it’s too hard to fit in everything with no kid free days.

I try to read most of the posts so I’m still aware of how it’s going:)

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

@amsandos congratulations on passing life guard test. That’s quite an accomplishment! How much more weight do you want to lose? I would recommend setting a goal date and breaking that down to weekly goals and nailing them each week no matter what. Be determined and finish this goal. You can do it!
@sleepymom5 what a wonderful family get together. You are such a fun generous person.
@kirsten11872 hope you have lots of fun in Las Vegas. Glad you were able to maintain your weight. I know how hard you work for it.
@lenka1 you have been missed. It really is hard to find a good life balance. Sounds like your doing a great job maintaining.
@cyndiesstuff sorry to hear your pain has flared up. You mentioned you are thinking about eliminating flour and sugar. You might want to try a 30 day commitment or even a 1 week. So much is mental. I find when I make a commitment the first few days are rough and then it just doesn’t matter so much. I think in the beginning your still questioning whether or not your going to do it.
We talk about struggles and plateaus. The worst challenges I faced on this journey have all been mental vs food related. How much did I really want it? How serious was I? And my fears needed to be confronted. Near the end I was actually worried would I be too thin? Would my pretty clothes still fit me? Would my legs and arms look like skeletons? Some of this was conscious but some thoughts were unconscious.
When I finally quit caring, I was able to focus on my goal at all costs. I quit caring how tasty that dessert would be, how flat my butt was looking, what my coworkers would think at the meeting that I wasn’t eating the catered lunch, how good those T-Bone steaks looked, my growling stomach at night...I just quit caring. Nothing mattered to me more than hitting my goal and doing everything I knew I needed to do to make that happen.
We all get determined and redetermined. We make new plans. That’s great!...but there has to be a time that you finally start making a Commitment to yourself...and keeping that commitment. We must learn to honor our words to ourself. We have to be people that are honorable. Others in my life know that if I say I am going to do something they can count on me to keep my word. I will honor my commitment to you and I take just as seriously the commitment that I make to myself.
Team set your goals and meet them. Just do it!

We only had 1 person show up for pool party. Good thing is our house is now clean. I really wasn’t surprised and I did very minimal planning. I have a new cook book “vegan comfort cooking”. I have been promising Molly I would make the crispy cornmeal waffles with maple syrup cherry tomatoes as soon as I was at a certain weight. Today’s the day!
Working on finances today and more pool time.
Stay cool everyone!

DananaNanas
Week 3
Pw: 141.4
Cw: 141


I was really hoping for more of a loss this week but I guess this just really goes to show I did put on like 2 pounds and can’t blame it on anything else.

Check in for Saturday
Food: went to a party, but made good choices and smaller than usual portions
Water : lots, didn't count
Exercise : 15 minutes butt and legs exercises, plank challenge
Steps 10,678

Check in for Friday and Saturday
Food: Didn't log but probably over
Water : not enough
Exercise : Walked 30 min and swam 15 on Friday, Danced 30 min Saturday
Steps 7,417 Friday 5695 Saturday

I have to say I did have a fun weekend. I didn't do great,but it wasn't too bad either. I did do a little mindless eating but caught myself, I didn't always make the best food choices but I watched my portions and did pay attention to the hunger scale. I also had only two drinks each day which was great because there was a lot of drinking going on. Everyone is here on vacation and I can't afford to be in vacation mode every time someone is down. I am back on track today and I do not have any regrets for the weekend. Now to work on cleaning up my eating a little when people are visiting .

@cyndiesstuff Sorry that I was MIA . I was not expecting that. I should be good for a bit now. Lol! Hope your pain is better today. The heat is bad enough but having pain on top of it makes things worse. I am not surprised that you are stressed. Take one day at a time.
@kirsten11872 It is Vegas time already! Whoo hoo! It is ok to weigh in Wed for this week. Make the best of the time before you go and have a plan while you are there. Hope you have a great trip!
@amsandos Congratulations on passing your test!! I am not surprised though-you worked very hard at it. I think a plan for the week is a great way to start getting your eating under control. Maybe you should think of making a plan for stressful times too and maybe what you can do instead of eating. Planning is key! I also broke the pact yesterday. I wouldn't mind restarting in August if you are interested.
@hope002 Yes that is so true, they do say that most weight loss is the diet. However, you did have an active vacation so just think if you didn't. Give yourself credit for all the exercise you did while away. That isn't too bad of a gain for being away. Sounds like you are doing a good job getting back on track, you had a good day Saturday!
@ljdanny Ugh! It is just too hot. Pool day sounds perfect to me!
@Mrsbell8well I wanted to give you a hug when you when you were counting your blessings. Life is good! xoxo
@DananaNanas The scale is still moving in the right direction. How are things going? Are you getting to the gym? I forget if your husband goes too...Check in if you need anything. Hugs my friend.
@carlsoda I am glad you are feeling better. I know even off the Whole 30 you eat super healthy so I know your eating plan with be awesome!
@CassieGetsFit2013 I am glad you got your batteries finally I know you do well when you log your food. Maybe make a plan with your food and exercise. Just do something simple that you like for 15 or 20 min and increase it a little each week. You just need to get back on track. I know you have a lot of other things going on but take some time to take care of yourself physically too. Let us know if you need anything. We always love to hear from you!

Check in for Sunday
Food : did not log, but exercised portion control
Water : probably not enough
Exercise: 2 walks 65 and 45 minutes
Steps: 13,672

Hello Team! Haven’t been able to check in as its been a chaotic couple of days. Detroit got hammered by a big storm. My flight from Detrot to Harrisburg was delayed several times and ultimately canceled and I was forced to spend Friday night in Detroit. The entire airport was shut down for hours. Hotels were booking fast but I was able to find a room and made it there around 1 am. Rushed back to the airport first thing in the morning as I was rebooked on a morning flight but sometime overnight I was bumped to a flight scheduled for late saturday night. Delta and Detroit airport failed miserably. What a nightmare. You truly see the best and worst in people, mostly the worse, during times like these. My heart just broke for so many people especially the elderly, handicapped and those traveling with children. I had it relatively easy. I kept thanking my body and mind for the stamina, energy and calmness it provided me LOL. I was able to get on an earlier flight but it was also delayed multiple times. Finally made it Harrisburg late Saturday afternoon and my husband and I were able to go out for dinner as planned. We spent a lovely day together yesterday but its too hot to do much. A short visit was made that much shorter.

Eating and water the past few days have been horrible. Today’s food and water will be better. I fly back home tomorrow. Retaining water big time from all the sodium and the heat. As soon as I return home plan will be to get off this sodium train and get my digestive system back on track as well. Think I will spend some time today planning the week’s menu so I have no excuses. I have a hard time kicking salt once i start consuming alot of it. We have a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon so maybe my husband will be in from work early. Doubtful but a girl can dream LOL.

Been trying to keep up on posts but its been hit or miss. Congrats to all the successes and hugs to those of us struggling. Wishing everyone a great week!

Sunday's Weigh Ins still due
@bmaison2014

Monday's Weigh Ins
@Amsandos
@gottagetthisdown
@jedaschultz
@MCKAY85

Tuesday's Weigh Ins
@phoebe112476

Ugh! Forgot to hit post last night!!

Username: gottagetthisdown
Weigh in week: 4
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 165.4
Todays Weight: 165.4

Sunday check in:

Food - pretty good
Water - almost on track
Exercise - 10,000+ steps

Yesterday was a pretty good day over all. Went to my daughter's house and had a nice boat ride around the lake (her inlaws have a pontoon and they are neighbors), had fun with baby Owen - oh he is such a happy boy. He's 6 months now and we were sitting down, him on my lap, playing with his toys and he kept looking up and smiling at me. He was happy! We're also started planning a visit with other daughter who lives 6 hours away for a long weekend. Adeline (who is 3) and I plan to make some healthy paleo cookies when we come to visit them. So we were talking about what we would put in them. She had some good ideas...bananas and chocolate chips LOL! I think we'll have lots of fun making some cookies!!

Yesterday I also did Day 1 of C25K!! Breathing was great - I haven't lost that but my legs definitely are weaker! So tonight it's yoga for me and Tuesday I will tackle Day 2! I haven't ran in like 2 years

@nstephenson01 - oh my goodness what an experience you had! Detroit isn't the funniest place to be either. Glad you did make it albeit a shorter visit.

@sleepmom5 - hey great job this weekend! I know it's hard having visitors and trying to stay on track. That's a challenge in itself!!

@mrsbell8well - ok I'm going to check out that site too. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut with fruits and veg and it would be nice to be able to do more! Thank you!!

@twyla77 - cutest puppy every!!!!

Hello and happy Monday everyone. I had a great weekend on my canoe trip and although I didn’t eat my normal food I was able to actually lose weight. I always think I can’t make it if I’m out of my routine, but I think that’s just some negative thoughts that go through my head so that I can talk myself into eating poorly!! It’s all a psychological game isn’t it!!

@cyndiesstuff I actually have a plan for today and I am really going to try to do that all the time.