Saturday Check-in (belated; still working on Sunday!)
Calories: under; all good choices (proud of this, as I was chef for a party and spent 6 hours in the kitchen!)
Water: on target
Exercise: martial arts class (160 min)
Steps (target 7500): under

Daily Goals - Saturday
1. Meditate ✔️
2. Exercise 30 minutes a day ✔️
3. Hydrate ✔️
4. Martial Arts Practice ✔️
5. Thankful ✔️ for my family, friends, and the chance to host a party!

Goals and Improvements for Sunday:
- Stick with my food plan, measure and log everything, stay at/under calories
- Martial arts practice
- An outdoor walk or platform stepping after dinner

raleighgirl09
Sunday check in - I missed yesterday evening!

@digger61 - congrats on the great weighin!! =>

Week recap: Been an interesting week with this new style of thought work and working toward that habit! I think I've learned I don't listen to my body and cues much, I do eat what I have planned for the most part, and usually with things on-plan even if I change my mind. I'm a very fluid person in weight loss - I like to do what works and if that stops, go to something else that does. This isn't a revelation, it's always been that way, it's just been reaffirmed.

One revelation - I thought I have more hunger on a typical basis than it seems I have had this week. Will be interesting to see if that continues or maybe this was an anomalous week....?

Prelog 3 meals? B no, L skip, D yes
Times? B 1130, D bridge soup at 430, rest at 645
Non-planned eating? no - I did eat part of my dinner at 430, I think that is a bridge between 2 meals meaning eating within dinner but breaking it up
Thoughts? DISCOVERY thought: I enjoyed breakfast and was hungry but not overly so. No distractions and ate all of it, felt satisfied and great. On walk 45 min later, realized I was just a hair fullish feeling, I do not usually eat to that at any meal - where was it in the meal that may have been a better place to stop? Has this happened before and I was not aware? Oddly, my instantaneous thought when i first realized the feeling is that I felt pleasant and then it hit me that it was instead a slight overfull feeling
Thoughts during overeats? had the above after thoughts but I am just not sure what the heck
Mood? fabulous mood today! Great weather and an outdoor walk!
Obstacles? twingy knee - why are you back?
Hunger? not really a hungry day
1% effort today? took time to enjoy breakfast without any distractions, did not have any negative feelings on a gain by the scale of .9 because it just is (my weight fluctuates quite a bit), bought tights to wear with a dress that is above my knees....another step closer to going out in it!!
3 good things? I've kind of forgotten why I am asking this?
Exercise? 3 mile hood walk [steps logged the next day] (steps 14Dec2019 12,638)
Sleep? 10p-8a [log the morning after]
Nighttime eats? eating late enough for it to not be an issue

Be good to yourselves and have an amazing week!

Sunday Check-in
Calories: under; all good, on-plan choices
Water: on target
Exercise: platform stepping (50 min)
Steps (target 7500): over (yay! day 1 of a new streak!)

Daily Goals - Sunday
1. Meditate ✔️
2. Exercise 30 minutes a day ✔️
3. Hydrate ✔️
4. Martial Arts Practice ❌ (oops! missed a day! starting a new streak)
5. Thankful ✔️ for my mobility

Goals and Improvements for Monday:
- Stick with my food plan, measure and log everything, stay at/under calories
- Martial arts practice or class
- An outdoor walk or platform stepping
- Decluttering! I have an unexpectedly open evening and want to spend at least an hour making home a little lighter.

@its_cleo funny about your dumbbells, I hate when I misplace something, especially as I live alone and can't blame it on anyone else! I just finished replying on the "20" thread and was thinking over the last year and where I am now. I think it's good to have a combination of easier and harder goals, that way you can achieve some you might otherwise put off then have ones to strive for. The latter can always be broken down into smaller goals so it is less intimidating.

Monday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- strength training, bike, calisthenics, dancing/aerobics
Water- over, not as much as usual

5 for 90
1. Gym 3xs a week- I'm so proud of myself for going today! I even went in the gym and left 2 minutes in, returned a call in my car for 1 hour, then made myself go back in and do weights even though I'd spent that hour thinking of leaving. I slacked on elliptical though! But I made it and my main gym focus is weights.
2. Exercise 30 minutes- done
3. Decluttering- shoot, none. If I hit my "garbage can full" goal this week I'll need to spend some time doing tomorrow.
4. Social media- stayed busy, checked in
5. Trigger foods- this category has changed a bit for me as I'm more "triggered" by feeling hungry when I'm probably not, eating too much, then skipping my official dinner. I didn't go through this when losing weight, it's frustrating!! I'm trying not to eat dinner before working out at night because I was eating all my calories between lunch and exercising. I made it another day without overdoing it before working out. I added in dancing/aerobics then some floor exercises and squats and did those right after eating and that helped with a full feeling plus put me more in touch with how I was feeling.

Username: Jactop
Weigh-in week: Week 3
Weigh-in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 216
Todays Weight: 211

5lb loss courtesy of the worst flu virus I've had in decades but I'll take it

Jactop wrote: »

Username: Jactop
Weigh-in week: Week 3
Weigh-in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 216
Todays Weight: 211

5lb loss courtesy of the worst flu virus I've had in decades but I'll take it

@Jactop - I hear ya! Weight loss courtesy of food poisoning for me yesterday (classic symptoms) so I had a loss this morning. As well as a kick-butt abs workout. Whoa. No food plan yesterday! => Glad you are on the mend...

@wwood008 Good for you! Maintaining is a nice option over the holidays.

@Jactop sorry to hear about your flu virus. Hope you are feeling better.

Tough day- over cals. All day was craving something greasy/carbs like french fries. I resisten and then realized I had nothing for dinner. So ended up with fastfood. Over cals by about 150.

With trainer today. He started to teach me how to do a clean and jerk which is a tough move with a barbell. I love this stuff so I was super excited. Unfortunately it hurts one of my wrists- my right wrist has been messed up for months. So disappointed. Sat I'm seeing a massage therapist/acupuncturist so maybe he can help.

Haven't had time to look for my own weights yet. They're here somewhere.

wwood008 wrote: »

Username: wwood008
Weigh in day: Tuesday
Weigh in week: week 3
Previous weight: 156.7
Current: 155.8

I fell off the wagon a LOT over the weekend so I’m just glad I didn’t gain. Multiple Christmas parties and cookie decorating 😬

@wwood008- not to worry, the wagon is always there and it seems except for parties and cookie decorating, maybe you were mostly on it... => Lovely thing about that wagon, it's always in the garage, just gotta hitch that puppy up.

Calories- under
Exercise- bike, core/squats, stretching
Water- over. I'm cutting back on stevia in tea which is fine for hot but iced is yucky!

5 for 90
1. Gym 3xs a week- going tomorrow
2. Exercise 30 minutes- done
3. Decluttering- none
4. Trigger foods- not a specific one, just was real "cravy" grocery shopping but got out with just a diet Pepsi.
5. I'm changing this to goal for tomorrow- go to gym