Saturday weigh in
Pw 155
Cw 155

I am dealing with horrific toothache and been told I need root canal treatment can't eat any food that requires chewing so my diet has not been great.
And I can't have it done before Wednesday as I'm on a course and cannot miss Mon & Tue.
Popping painkillers

Daily post Saturday
Tracked: loosely
Calories: over
Exercise: no

I know I went over on calories but I think I was still under maintenance.

(Daily Post - Saturday)
Track: yes and stayed under!
Exercise: I worked on my feet for 8.5 hours and walked around the store for an hour.
Day: i had a really stressful day at work, but I kept myself under control. I kept telling myself positive things in my head as I was stressed and it helped a lot! I also have another nsv! Usually I snore when I sleep. Like really loud. Lately my family has been telling me that I haven’t really been snoring. Which makes me feel good cuz it’s one of those things that I feel really embarrassed about!

So thankful for the Saturday weigh-ins!! @wander216 @MADDIESMOMMY6611 & @jmacaroni Glad you’re all still with us.
@wander216 - a stay the same is better than a gain, right!? Yes, it can be fustrating, but we’re not going backwards!!
@MADDIESMOMMY6611~ I hear ya about the binges… phew! Must mean you did great on all those other days and had some exercise, too. Good loss!! 180’s.. Here you come!
@perla4686 ~ ouch! So sorry to hear. Overall health is the most important thing. Do your best and get well. Hugs
@Jupdyke~ wow! NO dinner. I tried that… it didn’t work. Or maybe it would’ve if I had gone to bed. You are amazing! Good job!
@skullsandskeletons~ So-So on Saturday. Still. You did good!!
@jmacaroni ~ Glad you were able to report. And a loss, too! Wooohoooo!!
@rawrxamberx~ Good job on Saturday! Yes, my hubby says I snore less when I weigh less. I think that’s a good sign of getting healthier. Yeah!!
@Toyota100 ~ It’s a small gain. You can get it off. So glad that you had the Bible Study to work on work stress. Ugh. big hugs for you. Do you have a vision board to distract you when you want to binge. That helps me, unless hubby has already put me over the edge. ha. It helps me when I am more specific about how I’m going to “stay on track”… and also did some ready about goals, etc. So they talk about saying and writing things like…
I’m going to stay on track by:
1) Eating a small and healthy breakfast daily to get my body’s metabolism a kickstart. And logging it.
2) Packing a sensible lunch and snack; and pre-logging it.
3) Take fruit to work as snacks to avoid the shared snacks or candy jar that work always has
4) Drink 4 cups of water by 9am
5) Drink 4 more cups of water by 3pm
6) Drink 4 more cups of water by 7pm
7) After work, come home and drink a lukewarm cup of tea or water before eating dinner.
8) Having a salad with dinner every night
9) Being aware of my emotions prior to eating.
10) Being mindful every time I eat
11) Reaching for my MFP app when I do eat and logging my food before eating it.

Username: johicks
Week: Sunday, Aug., Week 3 (8/11)
PW: 241.4
CW: 240.6
One thing I did well: Ate slit of fruit & veggies for midday snacks versus processed snacks. I completed 2 of 3 resistance and did 2 endurance days. I planned and prepped my meals for one entire week.
One thing to improve: Not to plan the entire week’s dinners. I needed a little more variety. Maybe that would’ve helped with the binges. And to LOG when I do binge. Not just unleash the monster. Be more mindful and aware. Stay plugged in. Don’t avoid it. Keep eating fruit & veggies midday.

I’m so surprised that I lost weight. Because of the last two out of three days, hormones and emotions have gotten the best of me. Ugh!! So I have to be careful to not let that play mind games and overeat again, thinking I can still lose. Again, this is when I tend to lose myself in the middle of the month, thinking that I can coast. But I can’t I have to keep working hard!! And keep the losing streak going!!


LET'S DO THIS...MAKE AUGUST AWESOME !!

HUGE congrats to our teammates who posted every day for the daily RTM Mini-challenge!!

• @johicks
• @skullsandskeletons
• @ajaia2001

RUN TRACK MINDS- Together! Kudos to the following for posting 2+ times this week to encourage, inspire, and support your teammates:

• @johicks
• @perla4686
• @skullsandskeletons
• @Jwall309
• @aiaia2001
• @Jupdyke
• @JamieD328
• @rawrxamberx
• @Klilev
• @Gustaaf85
• @Red1185
• @Terry111330
• @bootssowhite
• @Toyota100
• @wander216

@red1185! Wooohooooo! A nice loss. Good job on modifying. Yes, I’ve noticed the difference exercise is making for me. And feel not as good when I don’t do it. So working hard… it pays off. You got this!
@Toyota100~ You’re very welcome! I try to read an article every week about weight loss tips, setting goals or how to maintain loss. That’s where all those ideas came from. After one week of striving for them, you will want to adjust to what works for you. You can do it!! I get up everyday and tell myself that. I have to set my focus for the day. You can too. On the hard days, say JUST FOR TODAY! I can do this.. JUST FOR TODAY!!

At work. Working 7am to 7pm. So far I have stuck with my calorie logging. I just ate a low fat pudding and it tasted like a big bowl of ice cream, however way less calories. I'm also drinking a lot of water. I have had 3 (16) ounce bottles so far today. I added Apple Cider Vinegar in the morning. I use to drink this, but I forgot why. I'm going to Google the benefits to make sure I'm on the right track.

Weekend Update

Track: No
Calories: at a guess, over Friday, under yesterday, and today is on the fence.
Exercise: more walking than a typical day Friday, and I only got in some crunches yesterday while trying to work on some things around the house. Today I went through another Darebee workout.

I am at least heading back in the right on the scale. I am surprised since I thought a girls day Friday with my daughters and their grandma had set me back, with bigger portions than I expected at a breakfast diner that I took them too and with finding them in a froyo place after my mani pedi was finished. But I was pleasantly surprised to be down since weigh in and I just need to keep it going into this week.

(Daily Post - Sunday)
Track: yes and stayed under!
Exercise: I worked a 10 hour shift with 9.5 of it on my feet!!
Day: today was super busy at work! I also feel pretty proud too! For dinner my family ordered pizza and pizza is one of my trigger foods. I allowed myself to splurge but I made sure to track it and I still stayed under considering! I didn’t eat much all day cuz i only get one break at work. I eat on my break but when I get home I’m not really hungry lol or at least today I wasn’t. Until dinner time lol I think this weight loss journey is gonna stick this time cuz I’m not gonna deprive myself. I think that’s why I failed before cuz I’d deprive myself of what I wanted and in the end I’d binge on it anyway. Where as this time if I allow myself a little bit I won’t wanna binge! I hope everyone had a good Sunday

Daily post Sunday August 11:
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no

Username: bootssowhite
Week: Sunday, August Week 3
PW: 259.8 lb
CW: 260.4 lb
One thing I did well: I stuck to my meal plan this week. I was off work, which means my normal routine was tossed out the window, but at the start of the week I planned out what I was going to eat every day and I stuck to that.
One thing to improve: I need to move more and drink more water. It's amazing how busy I was all week, and yet how little I actually moved.

Daily post Sunday August 11:
Tracked: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes, 30 mins eliptical, 30 mins walk.

rawrxamberx wrote: »

(Daily Post - Sunday)
Track: yes and stayed under!
Exercise: I worked a 10 hour shift with 9.5 of it on my feet!!
Day: today was super busy at work! I also feel pretty proud too! For dinner my family ordered pizza and pizza is one of my trigger foods. I allowed myself to splurge but I made sure to track it and I still stayed under considering! I didn’t eat much all day cuz i only get one break at work. I eat on my break but when I get home I’m not really hungry lol or at least today I wasn’t. Until dinner time lol I think this weight loss journey is gonna stick this time cuz I’m not gonna deprive myself. I think that’s why I failed before cuz I’d deprive myself of what I wanted and in the end I’d binge on it anyway. Where as this time if I allow myself a little bit I won’t wanna binge! I hope everyone had a good Sunday

That's exactly me! I think many people fail/gain back because they overestimate their own willpower. Eating the things I enjoy in moderation, makes it all so much more do-able!