Kenyaa3
February Week 1
PW:255.7
CW:255.0

I apologize for being late with the weigh in. My birthday was yesterday and I’ve been celebrating since Sunday. I still am actually. Hope everyone is having a good week. After Friday I’ll be ready to get back focused on my goal.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Recumbent bike, 20 minutes; cleaning house 25 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

I've been MIA for the last few weeks. But I got my life -somewhat- under control again and I'm hoping to back here regularly. My weigh-in day was Monday🙁

Metubal
February week 1
PW 179
CW 179 (as of monday 2/3)

Cant figure out why I'm not losing weight. Maybe one day I'll wake up 3 pounds lighter? I always easily lose 4-6 lbs a month. This time I lost 2.4lbs only. 1 kg!!


Weekly report
Sleep and bedtime: I managed to go to bed before midnight 5 out of 7 nights. Big victory for me. But I didn't go to sleep right away, I read or watched something on my phone. Need to work on this before it becomes a habit. At least I'm not in the kitchen😊 Plus regularly averaged 8 hours of sleep.

Calories/ tracked. At or slightly over my goal; tracked on paper, not on MFP.

Net Carbs: Averaged 40 net grams. On the higher end of my net carb window. It was Super Bowl weekend! And my husband, born and raised in Kansas, wanted this house turned into a sports bar😊 I came up with a low carb menu and we all loved it: air fried calamari (served with only lemon juice) and chicken strips (with no-sugar buffalo sauce and blue cheese dip) , shrimp with horseradish sauce, berries, nuts, small cheese -meat platter, and non-alcoholic beer for me:))

Water: 5-6 cups. Still haven't reached my goal of 8+ cups regularly.

Exercise: 10-minute brisk, 15-minute leisure walk everyday. Umm, translation: pacing the house angrily while on the phone fighting the insurance or pharmacy, or trying to coordinate all the medical appointments with doctors offices). I'm sure it doesnt count as exercise since the anger, tension and frustration are the dominant emotions. Sigh. I'm all done, though. So looking forward to real exercise this week.

I started sorting my seeds and prepping the planters. In 2 weeks, it will be time to start peppers and eggplants in the greenhouse, with heating mats and grow lights. Although... this year I might skip veggies and start a flower garden instead. I have 2 weeks to decide. We are in US hardiness zone 6a, pretty short growing season. I've been doing organic gardening for 8 years, and I think I'm ready to try flowers.

I talked enough to make up for my MIA days:)

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a good week.February is so hard; I think it's always ok to acknowledge our struggles...we are all human and this is a human journey. So let's all try and have our best days and make the best choices we can, for ourselves and others, one moment at at time!

So, happy Friday and today we’re looking for weigh-ins from:
@fe45243
@keepingtrack1234
@mayaVDM
@zengen09
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zengen09
PW: 238
CW: 238.4

Weighed a pound less yesterday. Probably had too much sodium for dinner

Feb 7
Exercised,? No only housework & babysitting my toddler grandson
Calories? No went over
Tracked? Yes

MayaVDM
February Week 1
PW:171
CW:171
Maintain..I wish to be stronger to keep up with our awesome Team!

fe452436 wrote: »

fe452436
February Week 1
PW:203 lbs
CW: 205 lbs

I am crying.Why is it so difficult to lose weight.I am disappointed with this cycle.Stayed at 201 and again up.I must lose weight as it is so important for me.Pre diabetes,herniated disk in back,depression and severe sleep apnea.All of these are directly or indirectly related to weight.
Once I lost 10 pounds in one month so easily and got to 188 pounds.This time dropping a single pound is so much difficult for me.I will not give up as giving up means not tracking/ not being conscious.Weight will go up and up if not checked.

@fe452436. You do have a lot to cope with, all of these make losing weight difficult so it is no surprise that you are struggling.

Depression is the hardest one to deal with. This affects everything you do as your feelings are holding you hostage. For this one DEFINITELY seek professional help. CBT (cognitive based therapy) helps. Depending on your situation you may not need an anti-depressant medication.

Sleep apnea is serious and affects no only your sleeping, but your blood oxygen levels when you sleep. Consider getting properly tested and getting a CPAP machine. Good sleep is essential to living (as well as losing weight).

Herniated disc can limit mobility A LOT. This one I have actually had in my early 30s (with the attached sciatica). The disc bulged into the spinal column, so I needed a back brace to do any lifting. After more than a decade and a half, there is no evidence left of this. So this CAN heal but it takes a LONG time. Walking (not running or jogging) and swimming are good exercise that can still be done with this injury. It is HIGHLY recommended to keep a moderate level of activity that is still safe for the back so that the back muscles can strengthen and help support you through this injury.

Lastly, pre-diabetes can be helped with a low carb diet. Pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes are usually insulin resistance (as the insulin cannot reduce the blood sugars, so blood sugars remain too high). 2 approaches to this. #1 add insulin or another medication (poor choice as insulin makes you gain weight) or #2 reduce the intake of foods that raise blood sugars (best choice - so less blood sugar for the current insulin to deal with).

If you have be prescribed insulin, you want to reduce blood sugars ASAP to get off this. Added insulin makes weight loss REALLY hard.

Low carb diets include Keto and Atkins. Don't think of these diets as short term though, they will need to become lifestyle as your food preferences.

(side note: I also have diagnosed depression. Bad days are REALLY bad. Fortunately my family is understanding and helps me cope.)

Thanks for your words @craigo3154

February 8
Exercise: Yes (walk 3km in 23 mins - hills).
Tracked: Yes
Budget: Yes

Shorter walk today. Very windy.