raleighgirl09
Week 2 weigh in (14May2020)
Previous weight: 182.7
Current weight: 182.4

Good morning, all! Trending in the right direction which I'm pretty thrilled about! I've been getting all of my steps, planning and logging my food (paper, not MFP logging), all water and sleep and about half of the time not night eating. The night eating has been trending down in volume when it has happened - last night I had 2 small spoons of peanut butter. I never NEVER had this issue with the peanut butter jar and now it is so a trigger. Hubs and I have agreed (because he's doing it, too) that we are not buying anymore for a while. We finished 2 large jars in a month's time....unbelievable. I know the issue is not peanut butter - it's a habit and an action that can be transferred to any type of food. Just wish I was having this issue with cucumbers, instead. Maybe that will be the progress, eventually...? =>

Thanks for all of the anniversary congrats, guys! Me and the Franklin are some happy campers! Not without some aggravations and woes but we work to forgive each other when that happens and that makes all the difference.

@leonadixon I am right there with you...have been successful and now in a setback that has been difficult to dig out of. We can do this by doing something to the good every time we can and think of it - the next meal, the next bite, the next day....whatever it is. As others also said - the key is in not giving up. Celebrate any and every win - learn from every mistake and don't beat yourself down.
@Cornanda congrats on the stepping, great job! And I love the forward progress for not beating ourselves up...so important!
@trooworld haha, the black hole - I have it over here, too! That's one of the main reasons I want to sell this house next year - if I lose something, I want there to be fewer options on where it might be!!! =>
@Katmary71 I was thinking it was just me with this odd reaction to fast food or foods I actually am not tempted to eat! I think it's a reaction to being cooped up - I don't even really want those things but I find myself perking up to look twice, too!
@TeresaW1020 have fun with the Booty Kicker! You'll wrestle that tiny habit to the ground, I have faith in you!

@Katmary71 made a comment here that I love. This strategy works so well for me, too!

I don't keep most bingey foods in the house

Oh, and you just made me laugh pointing out that Sydney Cummings says "What's up, guys?" at the start of each video. I do tend to start ten seconds in or zone out for that little moment!

Sydney's stretching sessions really are very good, @TeresaW1020 ! Katmary got me started on them, and I now love them and got my husband to try them!

As to FitRockr - I will ping them and ask if they can help you. Maybe there's a glitch at their end?

@trooworld - Yes to all of this! I had not thought to mention the soaking-myself-in-reliable-health-info, but I do that, too!

Whenever I find myself slipping into the oblivion, I put the breaks on it by doing what Austin is saying: making small goals for myself. If I'm not tracking, I start there. I make pretracking goals. I also surrrrrrrround myself with health-related information: I read up on weight loss on the internet on different reliable sources. I may search for healthy recipes and save some. I focus on the idea of health. I also try to get more liquids in because that seems to help me not eat as much junk. I hope this helps you.

Congratulations on all; your work on your spare room! And finding that mallet -- woohoo!
Oh, and I was just laughing with a friend last night about the puzzle of plasticware containers! One of my little projects a while back was pulling all the plasticwareout, matching things with their lids, and then discarding items that no longer had lids. Suddenly I had more room, and it was easier to set things up so that I did not have a little trap with things poised to fall when I went looking for something in that cupboard.

@raleighgirl09 - WOOHOO! Congratulations on trending in the direction you want to go!
I have to be careful with peanut butter, too. One thing that helps me (you may already do this) is to buy the super-plain peanut butter that contains no sugar/dextrose. For me, that added sweetness with the peanut butter (it's sweet, salt & fat altogether -- bliss point!) is a trigger.
(After giving it up for a long time, I am back to enjoying it, but only the unsweetened version, not every day, and in very small servings, planned and weighed. But there are some trigger-y foods I just can't do.)
Oh THANK you for sharing your happiness with Franklin! Sometimes I think that there are not enough stories floating around of happy marriages.

@its_cleo -- Keep being kind to yourself! "Calories better this week" is huge and worth a celebration. In my experience, getting food right is a great place to start. ("You can't outrun your fork!") So from here it looks like your having food go right is a super smart place to be concentrating!


@TeresaW1020 - So glad you liked that comment I made about working on making habits tinier. Just to be super clear, I was also talking to me!
I did hit my Teeny Tiny Goals for the office de-clutter and Scouts projects yesterday. I then had to give up making myself wrong for not getting everything done that I want to/wish to do (thinking of you, @its_cleo !). So today's a new day and I am out to do those Teeny Tiny Goals again.
Oh, and HURRAY YOU for having a great morning yesterday! Are afternoons a time when you stumble food-wise regularly? If so, would pre-planning a healthy afternoon snack help? Or an afternoon walk around the block, to reset the brain? I am sure you will think of something!

Daily check in

Cals- on track, slightly over yesterday but I think I made up for it today.
Ex- no, didnt get done what I wanted to. Just felt tired.

Daily habits- no I havent been doing this.

Hope to improve the next couple days.

Hey Team! Today was a long one. We had staff meeting at right now we think we will be opening up the church on June 28th. After our meeting, we went over and worked in the sanctuary and taped off pews to direct people on where they can sit so that we can do our best to maintain the six feet distance from each other. We also packed up all the Bibles and hymnals from the pews. Next week we plan to make a video that we will post to our people about what they can expect and what we expect out of them. We just all pray that it will work out! I didn't workout today so no Booty kicker tryout. Tomorrow, I have to take mom to the doctors in the morning and then I will come home and work out. I have to say that I'm not looking forward to weighing in tomorrow. I really have to figure out what the heck is up with me and my inability to stick to my plan. Tomorrow I'm going to work on tweaking my tiny habits and see if that helps me.

@TeresaW1020 - you've been so fierce the past couple weeks. Don't beat yourself up now. Hang in there girl!

Thursday check-in
Exercise- arm videos, yoga, seated and laying down weights, foam rolling.
Calories- over

Habits
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Weights- upper body done
Yoga stretching/core- done
Recipe- none today, did for the week
10,000 steps- got it with my feet on the desk doing arm videos so doesn't count

Tiny Habits
Done. Felt flattered, one of my tiny habits is to click on emails my career coach sent me. He'd mentioned how he liked people letting him know what links they found useful so I emailed him about one I'd watched regarding Corona and job-hunting. He turned around and sent it to everyone from a "very helpful" client of his. Not too shabby when feeling lousy about life today.

If you're reading this you can tell by above I'm a moody grouch today! Been going back and forth from being ok, depressed, or angry. I was doing great yesterday until I had to stand in a line for getting my laptop repaired then instead of letting you sit you stood 6 feet apart when you finally got to the front. About 10 minutes in my legs tightened up and I had trouble standing. I used to collapse and/or need to sit on the curb or squat then from nerve pain but was determined not to do it (don't know if it'd matter, this is a different issue). Standing shouldn't set me back a week but it has. I'm frankly tired of modifying everything I do and putting on a brave face when I'm in a lot more pain than usual, this crap sucks and the whole situation is old. Just deleted everything else I wrote, I tend to bounce back quick, I'll probably go find some stupid video to get excited about and post it to bug you all! Had Chinese food and cake for SILs birthday and didn't overeat, we sat apart though she had people stopping by all day to wish her happy birthday, my nephews rode their scooters around the table right by my parents and I (care more about parents than myself), and older nephew said it was great not to have to social distance when friends came by. What the heck? Came home and had some fruit and popcorn, then decided my new container of whipped cream cheese would be great with the pretzels I'd bought dipped in and I'd already gone over, who cared about counting calories now? Shockingly I started to feel full eating it and put it away before it was all gone. Not thrilled with myself but not totally disappointed either. I know why I did it, everything's been building up and I managed to rally which is the most important part.

Check-In
THURSDAY 🟢
Exercise fun:
- Essentrics - Relieve Shoulder Pain & Tension with Miranda Esmonde-White
- Sydney Cummings arms workout
- Jenny Ford March Across America Series - Idaho Jenny Ford got me to do the Mashed Potato dance!
- 15 Min 90's Dance Party - fun music but with no verbal cues, I found this hard to keep up with
- Zumbagold - Bachata - another dance thing; mildly fun

Username: davors19
Weigh-in week: Week 2
Weigh-in day: Fri
Previous Weight: 262
Todays Weight: 260

bethanie0825 wrote: »

Weekly Weigh-In

Username- bethanie0825
Day- Tuesday
Current - 235.6

I've avoided posting it long enough. I didn't want to post it bc it causes me anxiety. I'm up again this week.

I've been tracking and exercising so it has to work at some point, right???

@bethanie0825 yes - it will. =< I'm so sorry this is an anxious time....I get it, have been there and it's tough. I'm assuming you have looked at everything and are doing everything at 100% and know for a fact that this is an honest-to-goodness stall without some backsliding on food or exercise to wrangle into control. Can you do anything off of the usual plan to jump past the plateau? A few days of high volume / lower calories foods to keep you full while taking in fewer calories, or some really revved up exercise days to throw your body a curve ball? I would say step 1 is to get really deep into your data of the past week for food and exercise and see where you can try to trick your body into shedding weight and get back on track.

raleighgirl09
Friday check in

Hey all. Have had a good day - even had a spontaneous interview with a recruiter today, enjoyed that chat. Food has been excellent today....despite some night eating last night. Water and exercise are really good - alcohol....uh, wasn't good. Had too many drinks and that is what usually pushes me down a road of bad decisions with food. But moving past that - today was reasonable with the 2 glasses of wine and very happy with the end result of feeling in control of my actions and decisions.

@mrmcgrath so happy to hear about the gym! I'm noticing a trend for many of us - you're in good company for slowed weight loss - I believe that the circumstances have really rooted home with many of us, now. This whole situation has been hard but the feeling that it will never end is really getting to many of us, I think. Be kind to yourself and know that I mean it when I say - congrats on that loss.
@davors19 and @gwamajtw91 awesome weigh in, way to go, gang!! =>
@TeresaW1020 I agree with @AustinRuadhain that it is a slight uptick and you can work that down - life is pretty stressful right now with all of the plans for the church reopening. I had a really REALLY random thought. Is there someone at your church that you can partner with as a supplement, and have one another as support for weight loss accountability? I just wonder if some additional support closer to home could be of benefit

@its_cleo, you will be missed but you need to do what works for you and we all understand that! I am going to have @broncobuddee put you on our cheer squad. This is a section for when you don’t want to weigh-in at this time but want to remain in the group. That means we hope that you will pop in to say hi whenever you feel like it but you are under no obligation to do check-in. When you are ready to go back to weekly weigh-ins you just let us know.

@davors19, great weigh-in this week!!

@AustinRuadhain, thank you! I do have this, and I am NOT giving up. Today is a new day and I have renewed my commitment to get myself fit and healthy.

@bethanie0825, please don’t beat yourself up. I was doing that yesterday when the scale showed that I was up. But it doesn’t do any good. We know what to do and we just have to keep doing it. Let’s make this a better week.

@raleighgirl09, that is a good idea. I do have a couple of friends who are struggling with their weight. Maybe we can form a little group so that when we return to church, we will be able to fit into our nice clothes. What kind of work do you do? You might have said but I can’t remember.


Good morning everyone! Well, I'm ready to tackle the day and my diet. I told my DH that I am going to stop eating lunch with him. I'm going to work on pushing my fasting time longer which I think will really help me. Since being home all the time, I've gotten in the habit of eating lunch with him and breaking my fast in the 17 to 18 hour. I really want to go to 19 or 20 where I know I will see the best results for fat burning. I got my Booty Kicker bar and used it for the first time yesterday. I really like it and it's going to be much better than trying to hold on to the side of my treadmill or plastic shelf that is in the room. Today is Barre Blend leg day.

I also just spent the last hour reading about a thing called Fastercise, which is a book and technique from a guy named Dennis Wilson. I would love to know your thoughts on this. It seems easy enough and just might be worth trying out. Here is a video of him talking about what this is all about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxfc8gTLXK8


These two videos show you how to Shivercise and Tightercise exercises


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku8YjY5vNcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tp1tOfbtJ8


Here is part of his book if you want to read more. Fastercise

Help! Lots of holes on the week two section of the spreadsheet!

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Thanks!

Veryhotmails
Weigh in
Fridays
Pw 237.7
CW 237

Daily steps were not too bad, infact I was thinking of not yet able to beat my personal best of 19k and to my surprise I hit my new personal best at 21k.
I have been able to have my fruits smoothies more this week. Will be bringing on running gradually once I get my new running shoes.

Saturday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- putting legs on a chair then flapping arms like an idiot

Habits
All done

Just got back from the city and ended up pumped full of steroids and on oral steroids now. Doctor said if what she suspects is true it wouldn't have improved on it's own without them so she ended up talking me into it.