Are you over 200pds, let's diet together

Weighed in this morning.
Jan 30: 228.5
Feb 6: 226.6
Feb 13: 224.6
I'm plugging along. Didn't log Tuesday evening because I went to book club, where the host provides dinner (which was delicious and included brown butter pie and FIVE other pie choices). I have no idea how many calories it was, but it doesn't appear to have thrown me off much. Exercise went well this week also. I hurt my ankle last week, but it's feeling a lot better, though not completely back to my normal walking pace on the treadmill.

CathyRocky wrote: »

January 1. 207.3
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Feb. 13. 199.0

I think I would be doing better if I were exercising but I haven't been. I have a hundred excuses, but it comes down to laziness.

You're still averaging over a pound a week. Slow and steady wins the race. Add in exercise when you're ready, and you'll be unstoppable!

@KJR865 Great progress! Keep it up!

theleadmare wrote: »

@bdashnay: We brew decaf tea and keep it in quart canning jars in the fridge. That's not too heavy to manipulate to pour, and one knows exactly how much one is drinking. And it's easy that way because it's convenient. I have a rule that I only have tea with my meals, and drink water in between times. If I drink hot tea in the morning and one glass of water over the morning (24 oz glass) a glass of tea at lunch and another 24 oz of water over the afternoon, and a glass of tea and an last 24 oz glass of water, I have my water goal met, and I'm not drinking so much tea I get shaky. But more and more I'm finding that even at meals, I just want ice water.

Thank you so much for the tip!!! I may have to try that and trick my brain lol.

ladycopnh1 wrote: »

I exercise on the fit board, and now I'm checking out 3 different exercise programs at the senior center. One is chair yoga, one is strength exercise and the other one is strength & balance. Although I'm not 60+ ( I am standing on the doormat to enter that realm ), I am more than welcome and it doesn't cost a dime.

Oh! Thank you for the reminder about the senior center. I need to check out the one near me. I love how senior places have accommodations for mobility issues, and are always welcoming. I wish there were "middle age" centers with that atmosphere.

Went bridesmaid dress shopping yesterday. Talk about a self esteem killer, lol. Thought I would be an 18 or a 20, ended up buying a 22 - still, that’s a dress size down from my wedding dress about a year and a half ago. Wedding isn’t until August, I wasn’t wearing shapewear (as I went straight there from work), and I have historically lost weight much faster in the summer when I am not dealing with sommuch stress, so I thought about buying the 20 anyway, but they assured me they could take in up to 2 sizes without compromising the dress, we’ll see.

After a brutal week which was mentally tiring, I still managed to lose weight. (Will post the numbers when I get into that comp). Two days over calories, two days waaaay under. A couple of missed workouts. I'll take it.
This week on vacation - well most of the week might have to go it to finish up what was going on that week.
Today I got an hour on my total gym then an hour or so if reading. Now onto cleaning. Then the Daytona 500 is on. 😊
Hope you all have a great day.

Hi everyone! In Canada it’s family day weekend - I hope my fellow Canadians are enjoying some time with their families!

Yesterday was a bit of a bust. We went to an ice fishing fundraiser and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t have many groceries in my house so it was hard to pack healthy snacks. There were going to be hot dogs so I tracked two.

Problem is, I was stress eating before going. Sometimes I get a fast sugar crash with the shakes and if I’m not near food I panic. So I think I was nervous this might happen so I kept eating and eating (fairly healthy stuff) before going. And because I wasn’t sure what the washroom situation was, I was afraid to drink too much water, which probably triggered me to feel hungry when I was actually thirsty!

Soooooo lol. I ate almost all my calories before leaving at 11am!!! I had the two hot dogs and some crackers on our way home. So overall I’m happy considering I wasn’t in a controlled situation

Im going grocery shopping tomorrow and will plan my meals for the week and make sure I have snacks on hand. Lesson learned about stress eating.


I hope everyone had a great day! Thanks for listening to my thoughts.

Jan 1: 222
Jan 8: 219.2
Jan 15: 216.4
Jan 22: 214.2
Jan 29: 212.4
February Goal Weight: 207 lbs
2/3/2020: 212
2/10/2020: 209.8
2/17/2020: 209.8
2/24/2020:
2/29/2020:

I started working out with a trainer 2 days a week along with walking on the treadmill 3 days a week. We had our first 2 workout sessions last week and I am so thankful I did not see the expected weight gain. So now we hope that we will start showing a loss next weigh in.

TOM finally showed up and so I'm just going to keep on keeping on and waiting for my uterus to get tired of trying to chew its way out of the small of my back. (sigh)