Happy Tuesday!

@gunderw59 Gotta love those roses, woo hoo! Congrats on paying off your house, that's awesome.

ROSES:
TRACKING- I have tracked everything that I've eaten and drank, without fail, all month. Let me rephrase that, I have PRE-TRACKED everything, I pre-track my meals either the night before or in the morning when I first wake up and I think it really is helping me stay on track.

EXERCISE- I've gone from doing zero exercise to exercising 3-4 days a week. This has really added a boost to my weight loss.

LIQUIDS- I've really made an effort to drink more liquids and this past week have bought a Sodastream which is helping me drink even more liquids.

MEAL PLANNING- I continue to meal plan like I've always done. I haven't really had too hard a time finding the ingredients for my recipes, I go to a small international market that has a lot of different products to meet my needs.

THORNS:
SLEEP- My sleep continues to be challenging. For the first 3-4 hours of the night, my anxiety wakes me up about 3-4 times an hour to "go to the bathroom" but I don't really have to go to the bathroom, it's just my anxiety telling me I have to go to the bathroom. I just picked up a prescription sleeping aid so I may have better sleep in May, we'll see.

HUSBAND'S WORK AT HOME DAYS- when my husband works at home, I tend not to workout or do too much. He's very distracting. Luckily, he's not working at home very often and less so nowadays.

EATING OUT- My husband and I have made it a point to support the small businesses in our community by eating takeout about once a week and I don't always make good decisions. I try to make the best decisions I can but I'm not perfect.

SEEDS:
I want to strenghten my "NO" muscle when it comes to saying no to takeout when my husband on a whim asks if I want to get takeout. I want to improve my sleep to the point that I'm only getting up once an hour throughout the night. I want to get back to a schedule during the day of my choice rather than willy nilly floating through the day like I am now.

Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under over
Exercise: Walk with friend practicing social distancing.
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: 52+ oz of water.

Check-in - Monday Report
Good day 🟢
I continue to be inspired by the amazing @Katmary71 ! Yesterday I did several things that you found or pointed me at - THANK you! I did: Step Hero 1 of 6 - How to do Step Aerobics; Jenny Ford Step Aerobics-Aspen Trail ; Jenny Ford Step Aerobics Cardio in Hawaii; Step Aerobics Sweaty Interval Training Workout Video Quick Cardio ; and half of Deep Stretch on the Mat with Sydney Cummings.
Monday Report Tuesday Goals
- Another platform workout!
- Weights with Sydney -- missed those yesterday
- 10K steps
- Stretching - Classical Stretch or foam roller series with Sydney
- Tiny Habit - Gardening (pull at least one weed!)
- Activity Calorie Burn (per MFP): 600 (aiming just a little higher than yesterday)
- Slimpossibles: Roses & Thorns later today!
- OTHER: Catch up on Scouts work this afternoon!

Hey all! It’s been a solid three and a half to four years since I’ve been on mfp! First time around I lost 100 pounds and felt great. Went through a divorce and let myself go but I’m back at it again and want to maintain this as a lifestyle, not just to hit my goal. I started a couple weeks ago at 243 and I’m 234 now so almost down 10 pounds.

I’ve been doing treadmill and slowly easing back into running (at my fitness I was ready to run a half marathon but life got in the way) anyways. If anyone could give me a quick run down on what to expect from this group that would be great as I have no idea what exactly I signed up for except to lose weight haha. Thanks for any responses

So I have fitrockr and fitbit on my phone but I can't get fitbit to work. I guess because I know have a bunch of time to sit on my butt I can figure it out.

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@jmbrown11 Wow, you're off to a great start! Smart to ease back into running.

As far as the group Cleo told you some of it. In general you check in once a week with weight and can check in daily if you like. I check in each night, check off my habit tracker goals, and do a nightly update while drinking my herbal tea before bed, it's what works for you. What's nice about the weigh-ins is there's no guilt if you don't lose or the scale is up, this is a supportive atmosphere first. I was pretty worried the first week I hadn't lost at the reaction and everyone was great. Some of us are in maintenance too so you get to hang out with your new friends even when you're done.

@its_cleo I know you probably didn't mean to be funny but I got a kick out of you saying you had nothing else to do but figure out Fitbit sitting on your butt. I'm going bonkers today! I got my heart rate up higher dealing with Costco customer support! That's a good workout you have planned, great exercises. Guess we're both struggling with taking it easy!

@Jactop report back on the cucumbers, I'm curious how they are!

Good morning team! I saw this little challenge on a FB group and thought it would be perfect for us!!

WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

1. Write down exactly what you’re going to eat. Plan it and track it....then stick to it.
2. Decide how much water you’re going to drink, and keep track of it.
3. Plan an exercise, push yourself a little more. If you’ve been doing 1 mile, try 1-1/4, etc. Write it down, and do it.
4. Set aside 15 minutes to sit outside (if possible) with no noise, no distractions...and just relax!!
5. Give yourself a pat on the back for something positive you’ve done during this period of quarantine! Nothing negative, and nothing you’re going to do...this has to be something you’ve done that you’re proud of!

Let hear from you and especially let us know your #5

Good morning everyone. My name is Mike. I have been here for awhile but haven’t posted to much. I had another run in with liver cancer and the took the wind out of my sails lam back now and stronger than ever. I am a truck driver so I am working. I started meal planning again and had a great loss last week. I am also getting in more exercise. I will be posting more. My health is better but I have really bad days(pain) sometimes. Looking forward to being here more. If I am not your friend please send me a request

Username: leonadixon
Weigh in day: Wednesday
PW (3/25): 199.0
Check in weight (4/1): 197.4
Check in weight (4/8): 199.0
Check in weight (4/15): 200.6
Check in weight (4/22): 200.6
Check in weight (4/29): 202.6

OH BOY.....