You know what...you are right. Thank you for the motivation!

Cornanda
Friday weigh in
Week 1
PW: 185.1
CW: 186

I will participate in the 20 lb challenge for this week!

I will participate in the challenge this week...when does/did the "week" start? My weigh in is Wed, so I don't want to hurt the team....and it's my Bday, so...CAKE!

Check-in - Sunday Report
🔢 Calories: under; all good, on-plan choices
🔥 Exercise: yes! outdoor date walk with husband (64 min)
🚰 Water: under; need to pay a little more attention today!
✅ Habit Tracking
- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min) 🟢
- Meditation (daily 2+ min) 🟢
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily; 1) 🔴
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min) 🟢
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily) 🟢
⚙️ Goals
- 10 K steps 🟢
- Bonus workout video 🔴 None done, but I burned a good 20 minutes shopping for options and putting together a list of some I want to try. Hmm, perhaps a goal for today will be to actually DO one! 😉
- Gardening 🔴 I let myself get stopped by having run out of a place to put stuff. Have fixed that, so am ready to play the get-sweaty-while-gardening game every day this week!

Goals and Improvements for Today (Monday)
✅ Habit Tracking
- Meditation (daily 2+ min) 🟢
- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min)
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily; 1)
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min)
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily)
⚙️ Goals
- 10 K steps, at least some outside!
- At least one bonus workout video, not that I have a list of these to try!
- Tiny Habit - Gardening (pull at least one weed!)
- Aim for 90 minutes of movement, yoga, weights, etc
- Goal for week - Move up a Fitness Level in FitRockr. I am at Level 13 right now, and want to see what it would take to get up to 14.

jugar wrote: »

AustinRuadhain wrote: »

One of the things in my life that I am still proud of is having been Cat/Mom to a rescue Maine Coon. Her first owner hit her, more than once. Her second owner took her in, but never fell in love with her. I fell in love with her, and she eventually came to live at my house. Over the course of a couple of years, she went from small and scared to big, fluffy, smart, funny and Mistress of the Universe. She was the smartest cat I have ever known.

This is so amazing to read. A million years ago, a flute student of mine gave me the "runt" of her family's most recent Maine Coon litter. They were fancy cat people and did not want to sell this kitten because it was so inferior. HAH! This was the most amazing cat I ever had. Grumpy, sometimes even vicious, but so smart and interesting. Never a dull moment! Once I told someone, when they asked what was her breed, that she was an African Biting Cat. They believed me. She was VERY good at keeping her people in line, but so loyal in her own kind of way. Mistress of the Universe indeed!

I had a Maine Coon that was the runt. She was 10 pounds, full grown. I took her from my niece when the cat was a year old. My niece was 14 years old and I found out her "friends" would take the cat into the basement and throw things at her. Poor kitty. It took about a year before she would actually want to be petted. By the time she was about 4, she would finally come to us and sit and relax with us. Her name was Baby. She was the best kitty...and so fluffy! I even had her photo put onto some bank checks once

Hello everyone hope your day was good !!
My goals met
water
calories under
exercise
logged everything
sleep

Todays W/O

100 squats
90 lemon squeezers
80 push ups
70 russian twists 26 lb. kb
60 kettlebell swings 26 lb
50 toes to bar substituted floor leg raises
40 push press 2 ea 20 lb db's
30 lunges
20 burpees
10 box step ups
Time - 38:18

I don't know how posting will be through Wednesday, my internet's been dropping intermittently for some time now and this weekend it started crashing for longer amounts of time, technician comes Wed. Hate having someone in the house but I'll keep my distance. Being alone I've been streaming music, workout videos, using Netflix, and going online a lot. You really realize how much you use it when it's gone! Thank goodness I love to read.

I'll do my check-in now, I'll be under calories and good water. I checked out more cheesy videos in between turning to face laptop for YouTube weight lifting then turning around for TV when it froze. Eventually finished weights, challenges, yoga, foam rolling, ball workout, and short Leslie Sansone. I've decided while it was a decent workout Denise Austin drives me nuts! Calves are still super tight so I've chilled on steps and cardio and put Tiger Balm on them. Won't be able to eat as much today, no popcorn tonight.

Monday check in
I've been eating more carbs but watching portions which seems to be working for now.

I moved my stationary bike out to the front porch yesterday for a change of scenery. The weather is getting nicer so that should keep me motivated for a while.

Count me in for the 20lb challenge.

@mrmcgrath, what a gorgeous sunrise!! Thank you for sharing!

@Jactop, Yayyyyy for Onderland!! I know that you were doing the happy dance when you saw that number! That is a great idea to move your bike to your front porch and I know you are motivated to do very well with our 20 lb. challenge.

@Katmary71, I would have someone in too if my internet wasn’t working well. Yes, keep your distance and just wipe down everything he touches. I’m sure the tech will be just as cautious. Denise Austin drives me nuts too!

@gunderw59, great job meeting your goals! You are a workout beast!!

@AustinRuadhain, such great advice you gave Cornanda. Your words of wisdom are very timely for me too and I seriously need to spend some time thinking about what I’m doing with my weight and why. Ugghhhh!!

@vegan4lyfe2012, awe that Baby was such a cutie!! I always wanted a Maine Coon.

@wrknonmedaily, great weigh-in!! Keep it up!

@leondixon, the challenge started on Sunday and everyone’s weight will count. We just wanted team members to say they were in so that they would be aware and try a little extra harder this week. Having said that, you should totally have a VERY happy birthday and enjoy your cake!

@Cornada, girl we are the same person right now! My DH is also a little frustrated with me because he knows how badly I want to lose weight yet I can’t seem to get my act together to actually do it. He agreed to let me rejoin WW online and I have yet to fully embrace the plan. @AustinRuadhain gave you (and me) some great advice. Let’s work on supporting each other and see if we can head in the right direction.

Good morning! Am I the only one that wakes up not knowing what day it is anymore? Yesterday, I went out and did the grocery shopping for the week. I have out Easter ham, side dishes, and dessert ready to go. It will be a little over the top so I am determined to stick to my plan for the rest of the week and count my points. I think having this 20 lb challenge at the forefront of my mind is a VERY good thing. I’m off to my workout room to do today’s workout which is biceps/back weights and a cardio walk on the treadmill. Take care of yourself and stay safe!

@AustinRuadhain Thank you. Very much. I am good at maintaining, but only when I'm trying to lose. If I don't do anything I gain. So, perhaps I need to look harder at my habits and see what I can do there. I believe you have said that you've lost over 100 pounds? What is your motivation? Tell me about some of the habit changes you made- first ones, hard ones, easy ones, whatever. I'm going to look into the habits course. I read most of Atomic habits but then had to get it back to the library before I started working on my habit changes.
@TeresaW1020- I would love to work on mutual support with you!