GLouis4
February Week 3
PW: 179.0
CW: 178.7

@Keepingtrack1234

Do you want to add 20+ minute daily walks as a mini-challenge this coming week?
I know I need to do this!

Exercise: yep, but nothing heavy
Tracked: yep
In budget: NOPE. And I am totally ok with that. It was a hungry day and that happens sometimes!!! Need more protein but cest la vie.

@tuddy315, you're in my thoughts.

We made it to Florida safe and sound. The funeral is tomorrow. It's going to be a sad day but we'll celebrate the life my father-in-law lived. He was 89 years old, married to the same woman from age 19 years old to when she passed two years ago ... for a total of 68 years! Incredible stuff. He passed on Valentine's Day and I'm sure the Lord allowed him to give his dear wife a dozen roses on their reunion.

Feb 18:
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Recumbent bike, 20 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Feb 19:
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Walking Ollie, 25 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

inshapeCK wrote: »

inshapeCK
February Week 3
PW: 139.1 pounds
CW: 137.0 pounds

Super stoked about losing 2.1 pounds in just 1 week!
Happy to be back down to 137.0 pounds.
Down 33.1 pounds from my highest weight in June 2016.
Need to re-lose 2.8 pounds to get back to my June 5th weight of 134.2 pounds.

awesome loss, woot!!!

Kiadams317750

Hi team, I am really struggling with my choices again this week. For the last three months I have been losing and regaining the same ten pounds over and over again. When I eat clean I physically feel much much better. I have a serious sweet tooth though and I give in and eat sugary treats like cake and cookies in quantity. I know what to do and I will reset myself but how do I stop it from happening again? Down about it

looneycatblue wrote: »

kiadams317750 wrote: »

Kiadams317750

Hi team, I am really struggling with my choices again this week. For the last three months I have been losing and regaining the same ten pounds over and over again. When I eat clean I physically feel much much better. I have a serious sweet tooth though and I give in and eat sugary treats like cake and cookies in quantity. I know what to do and I will reset myself but how do I stop it from happening again? Down about it

I know how you feel, you are not alone. I ate healthy all day yesterday, then out of boredom, after dinner has some chocolate... which would have been okay but that wasn't enough, went on to eat 6 mint oreo cookies... really not needed, just they were handy. My plan is to start getting rid of the junk/my triggers around the house as much as possible. However I can't get rid of everything, my husband is a big snacker too. I just need to move the stuff where it is inconvenient for me to get to it!
I would love to hear suggestions from you all.

Same! Even with Greek yogurt and fruit there's an insane amount of sugar and I tend to over do it at times as well

Was off track over the weekend. Struggled to eat right this week. For years I've loved clean eating but this week I've been like ugh bleh lol. Now to find the energy to exercise again. Feeling like a zombie here lately. Glad to see I'm not alone lol. This too shall pass for all of us and we'll pull out of our funks. We got this...eventually lol

Colleen790
February week 3
167.1
168.2
Was away to the Gold Coast last weekend.

looneycatblue wrote: »

kiadams317750 wrote: »

Kiadams317750

Hi team, I am really struggling with my choices again this week. For the last three months I have been losing and regaining the same ten pounds over and over again. When I eat clean I physically feel much much better. I have a serious sweet tooth though and I give in and eat sugary treats like cake and cookies in quantity. I know what to do and I will reset myself but how do I stop it from happening again? Down about it

I know how you feel, you are not alone. I ate healthy all day yesterday, then out of boredom, after dinner has some chocolate... which would have been okay but that wasn't enough, went on to eat 6 mint oreo cookies... really not needed, just they were handy. My plan is to start getting rid of the junk/my triggers around the house as much as possible. However I can't get rid of everything, my husband is a big snacker too. I just need to move the stuff where it is inconvenient for me to get to it!
I would love to hear suggestions from you all.

This has been a struggle for the past 20 years for me...maintaining is HARD and the ups and downs of weight loss are so helpful in learning what will work for you long term.
When I am in a good spot, my "rules" are very simple. I don't eat after 6PM. (We eat dinner around 5/530, early I know!) When I am following this rule, life is better--my weight is stable, my mood is stable and I feel good. When I am consistently breaking it (not talking about date nights or nights with friends, but when I am breaking it time and again) then I don't feel good, my weight is up, all that jazz. Find a "rule" for yourself, remove temptations and stick to it. I generally follow this Sunday through Thursday, with F and S being more loose.
I highly recommend a couple books about habits:

James Clear, Atomic Habits
Gretchen Rubin, Better than Before.

A goal simply isn't enough; you need SYSTEMS (habits) to get you TO your goal. When you don't reach your goals, it's not a failure of the goal. It's a failure of your habits and systems.
Sorry for the long response, I just have A LOT of experience maintaining weight loss lol!