Week 2 Weigh in: 206.6

I weighed myself 4 times to be sure. =P
The baking has started now: we've got brownies and rum balls. Weirdly the little rum balls are more calories than the giant brownies, but they are pretty dense.

Anyways let's just see if I can keep my weight down in the face of all these treats.

STEPS:
12/6 - 17634
12/7 - 11016

Steph1498 wrote: »

@micki48 here are my steps to end this week:
12/5: 15,530
12/6: 5,055
12/7: 16,067
It’s cold and rainy here so hard to be consistent in getting in regular steps. I joined the gym finally now just to get in there and get started!

I’m not sure which time zone you’re in and whether it’s noon yet. Thanks again for updating these!

@steph1498 Thanks Steph! You were fine getting them in. I was trying to remember who was from New Zealand. Is that you? I live in the Eastern Time Zone.

@micki48 Missed the deadline - sorry. Home late and out the door early. Saturday was a good step day too. Oh well
Sat 13,929

Checking in, I just did the elliptical for 20 minutes. The Fire Chief gave me the code to the fire station and said I’m welcome to use the equipment anytime.! So no excuses. 😁 And the station is about 5 minutes from my house.

Hey everyone!! @jugar -- thanks for all the messages! I am so so so sorry I have been MIA -- but it's all been good -- work is insane (end of semester) and family time is everything! Except for the pounds. But hey -- life is about the challenges, right? SO... here we go again!

For a quick intro (even though it's now almost mid December -- how did that happen?) I am a very happy MFP user -- it has changed my life -- even though I am still struggling with the 10 pounds I now have to lose again -- but using MFP for the last three years has not only changed my life but also my husband's. I cannot stress enough how important healthy eating (we load up on the greens and the protein, not so much on the sugar and the white flour, when we can avoid them!) has been to us! Three years ago, I went from 155-ish to 120-ish and started power yoga (sweat sweat sweat) and have recently been doing yoga using silk (we invert and we hang upside down and we FLY!) and can't believe this is my life. Do it. Lose the pounds. Never look back.

Anyway, here it is: the sad truth -- I am 135.0 as of this morning. YUP! There it is. That's the number. I'm not terrible about it though -- it 's that time of year -- and I'm really fit this time around. Off we go!

Holidays!! Geesh!

Let me back in Waistaways!! I'll try to be a loyal poster!

Ack! I've been inundated with end-of-semester assignments, quizes, massage Open House, and a fabulous visit from my daughter, Monica. The 3 of us packed in baking, tree decorating, eating (mostly within reason), and watching the live performance of "Nutcracker" in Concord, NH with her boyfriend and his 5-yr-old daughter.
Sarah and I returned home, ate dinner, and then I buckled down to homework including a 5-essay-question quiz and regular assignment.
Steps have been varied between 2,500 and 6,200. I'll start putting them in daily. Waiting until the last moment isn't helpful for any of us.
Goals for December:
1. log my food
2. daily walk (even if just around the block)
3. log all meals (!!)
4. post daily
5. use hypnosis to maintain positive thinking and calm attitude

Off to bed. I'll be back tomorrow.

Wow!
I love it when I come online after a while and there are so many fantastic messages. I have been sewing a gift for my mom, cooking and re-cooking (some red chili beans came out SO bad, I threw them out and now a batch of pinto beans is cooking instead), and keeping up with the usual stuff to do. It is really blah outside, so today is going to be a go-nowhere day. I like those.

First off - @juliemargaretkim YAY!!!! You do not need to ask to be let back in - the door is wide open and we are thrilled to have our high-flying yogi back. And it sounds like you have missed us - a few pounds crept back on, and we'll be there to help you get rid of them when "this time of year" is done and gone. I think we all may be in that particular boat, but staying fit makes it more bearable. SO good to see you! I put your weight in, so now you have until Wednesday to make a fraction of difference. You be sure to weigh in then, even though you just did today, ok? And if you ever want to change weigh-in day, that is easy any time.

@Andreabroadley good for you - HIIT on the bike is the first thing that got me really going back when I was starting out this getting fitter thing. It really works, and it can be kind of fun. I started with 30" full out and a whole minute calmer - you are doing super well to do 30" - 30" . I found some amazing music tracks for 30 - 60, with voice over and really good build ups before each full out interval, and that helped a lot. I got up to 12 intervals after a while, all which still only took 20 minutes with the warm-up and cool-down. I do longer intervals now, but those really intense short ones make you feel like a hero. You have inspired me to go back to those!

@Shexio - our new team slogan should be what you said: "Funny how just typing to new friends helps the mental game." Yep.

@evelynladams527 - it was great to see you Friday and I'm glad you and the gang had such a good weekend. It sounds like you all had a blast at the Nutcracker and your goals for daily practice in December ROCK. Log those meals! I know it is sometimes the hardest thing, but 80% of the weight loss happens in the food department, so logging it is just about the sharpest knife in the drawer. Good, bad, ugly - it is all learning, right?

Hugs to all of you awesome people.

WEIGH INS DUE
@kx7003
@Safari_Gal_
@reflectionofme
@tdrjustus3

Thanks for all of your motivation and support. Funny how just typing to new friends helps the mental game.

@Shexio I 💯 % agree with you!!! Just checking in and reading posts helps keep you on target.

You hear that @AmyRobF !! Glad to see you check in and getting that workout done.

@Andreabroadley Glad you are doing well, getting that exercise in and your husband is feeling better. We are all in the tough time of year boat with you.

@juliemargaretkim Glad to see you back and ready to end this year on a high note.

I came here to confess...I ate the cookies 🍪. My daughter brought home beautiful sugar cookies with royal icing. I had already made oatmeal raisin cookies with my granddaughter. So the three of us shared the two cookies, plus I had an oatmeal cookie. I’m done now. Logged food for the rest of the day. Thanks friends for getting me back on track.