Love your post @jugar... thanks! Maintenance should be celebrated! It continues to slip my grasp but I will reach it soon. It definitely does not mean letting up or resting on your laurels. It takes diligence.

Friday Check in
Food - off plan
Water - 64 oz
Exercise - rest day plus PT and stretching

Didn't do that great yesterday. I overate dinner and then had some cookies. Today I am just dragging and it is already 6:30pm. I am going to try to salvage the rest of the day and get at least a quick workout in and maybe clean a little. Not sure what is going on tomorrow. Hopefully the weather is a little nicer. It is cold and windy but we don't have the crazy snow and winds some of you got. Ok-off I go. Hope everyone enjoys the weekend

@Mrsbell8well I am glad that the fasting is working for you. Looks like a yummy menu today! Especially the cookies What a great pic of your Mom and Lula Mae. I am so glad you got the day off from work today too. I think you can definitely use a break!
@annliz23 Sounds like you are doing well this week with activity! Great job!
@1theresamcvean Nice loss! I missed you too. I hope you are feeling better. That video of your tree is something! I can't believe it is May. Your poor tree! Hope it warms up soon. It is cold and blowing here but not as cold as you and no snow.
@lenka1 I am glad that you are starting back lifting. I remember you enjoyed it. I agree, with having two little ones it is important to take time for yourself. I don't mind you asking at all. My husband was really sick. He was on a ventilator for 13 days. It was scary. Two of my daughters live with us but weren't in contact with him after he had symptoms. He stayed in our room. I didn't sleep with him after he had symptoms but I did take care of him so I was in pretty close contact. I felt sick but more like I was fighting a cold one day. It lasted less than 24 hours. We won't get our results back until Monday since we went on a Friday unfortunately. I am very curious too. I would be surprised if I don't have antibodies.
@CassieGetsFit2013 I am hoping this works for you. Hang in there. Hugs
@KUMEcyclingteam Look at that loss! What an awesome NSV too! Thanks for the Mother's day wishes and Happy Mother's Day to your lovely mother too. I am glad she is feeling better.
@tryingagain5 I kinda lost steam with the fruit and veggie goals myself. Your posts always reminds me. What do you think is going on with your eating. Are you just tired of being quarantined? Is it from getting back into a work schedule? Maybe make a plan each day so you can get back into your healthy eating habits. You could also maybe pick two or three days to get into your more intense exercise. I think you have been doing great with the walks myself but I know you were used to doing more.
@podperson1 It does seem easier to put the weight on than to take it off. Don't get discouraged though. You stopped and have been doing good since. If you didn't, you would be even higher. Give yourself credit for that. Let's just keep moving forward. You can do this!
@Zumba_Luvah Nice loss! You should be proud! You will be in the 160s before you know it!
@kirsten11872 It is hard with everything that is going on to get workouts in. Have you ever done the Leslie Sansone tapes? You can do a mile in 15 min. I know that it isn't what you are used to but it is a quick way to get some exercise and steps in. Maybe start with that and build from there. I think you should also be proud that you are doing well with eating. That is especially hard being quarantined. Happy Mother's day to you too! xo
@Cafelelia What crazy weather for May! Hope that it settled down a bit for you. Hopefully after the weekend things will be a little better. I was thinking, with being quarantined, you don't even really get a little space. Usually he would be going out to hockey and school so that breaks things up a bit. Hang in there! Enjoy Mother's day xoxo
@lennoncpa I always notice how many food commercials there are lol! You are right, they make it so easy. Although they are not the most exciting or active tasks, you will be happy that you got some things done during the quarantine. I have so many pictures to go through, I don't know where to start.
@jugar Thank you about posting about maintenance and also posting about your story. I think a maintenance thread/team is a good idea. It may be nice for people at that point to talk about what works for them and also get ideas from other members who are maintaining.
@nstephenson01 Sounds like you had a good day, even with the beer. You really go on amazing hikes.

Saturday 5/9
Food: too much
Water: not sure, didn't track
Exercise: 20 minute medium intensity, 45 minute walk, 60 minute walk

I didn't do much with my day except for the exercise. I did stop at Keegstra's, a dollar store in my town to get a few things.

I got in a 20 minute workout before I went to walk.

I walked with a lady from my church this morning at a local park that's about a 10 minute drive from where I live. They have paved and unpaved paths through a wooded area. There are even Eagles and little eaglets there. They weren't in the area we walked so we didn't see them.

I also walked with my neighbor this afternoon where we usually walk near our condo complex. There is an eagle in that area too with little eaglets. I haven't seen them but my neighbor has. Today we saw a little baby bird in a nest on a bridge where we walk. I tried to get a picture but wasn't able to because of where the nest was located. It was really cute though.

Another neighbor/friend stopped by to drop off some brownies and ice cream for an early birthday present for me. She knows how much I love chocolate and peanut butter. The ice cream was triple peanut butter cup. It was wonderful! In the birthday card she had tucked an Aldi gift card. That was so nice of her.

@jugar yes to the maintenance group!

Happy Mother’s Day Moms!!!

I always appreciate everyone’s comments to me. Thanks for all the love and support. I feel blessed to have so many friends.

@Cafelelia I was so envious of your clean house. We spent yesterday cleaning ours and it looks so nice

It was such a lovely day at home. Playing with my new jigsaw puzzle, listening to music, fireplace going, just a happy vibe. My back is still sore. Realizing it’s aggravated from Friday’s side planks in yoga. Oh well.
Molly’s out shopping. Getting ready to make my shortcakes.

Something fun my daughter and her boyfriend turned us on to is taking turns picking songs to listen to. It’s a lovely way to share and enjoy music memories.

I really like what @hope002 wrote about IF. I’m really becoming a fan my clock started at 1:30pm yesterday. I really enjoyed all my food before then and felt satisfied to wait till today to eat more. It’s true that it gets easier. I believe I’m at 3 weeks. The first week I didn’t lose much at all but I started mentally feeling better about my relationship with food. Eliminated mindless eating. Now my gut is working better as well. And when I do eat I’m very picky about what I eat. I was sipping a glass of wine the other day. After 2 sips I realized I didn’t like it so I stopped. In the past I would have drank it anyway.
Learning daily.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone!

@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
My birthday is Monday the 11th

There are lots of hawks around here too. I'm not really in the country but there are lots of wooded areas around where I live so there is wildlife nearby.

Twyla77
Week 2
Weigh In Day: Sunday May 10
Previous Weight: 137.0
Today’s Weight: 137.4

not the direction I wanted my first weigh-in to go, but could be worse!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms in the group, I hope you all get spoiled today. My sister and I are going to drop off lunch and flowers for my mom a little later.