Wednesday check-in
Calories- over
Exercise- arm seated cardio, resistance arm band seated
Water- great! Just dawned on me today with all this focus on eating too much I've gone without Diet Pepsi cravings for a week

Cardio 30 minutes- did around this
Weights- arm resistance
Yoga/core- none
Recipe- I had a really cool Moosewood tofu recipe with a second recipe inside of it for a sauce but was already doing bad when I harvested the Thai basil for the sauce that I gave up and just did an easy tofu marinade and added garlic, ginger, and some of the Thai basil. My herbs are growing super fast, I need to make more recipes with them but it's hard to prep everything sitting down. Can't wait for heirloom tomatoes! My cherry heirloom tomatoes are all doing well but I want to get the big fat ones from Trader Joe's for Caprese salad in a month or so.
Steps- 7000

Totally negative paragraph so I deleted it. Need to spend some time working on the garden but haven't been able to lately. Have some tomato cages to make and lots of herbs to harvest, plus some critters are daring to pick on my plants. Not sure how I'll do it plus it's in the 100s right now.

@AustinRuadhain Your walk sounds like a delight for the senses! Sometimes the best things cannot be recorded but enjoyed in real life, as it should be!

@TeresaW1020 Thanks, I'm very excited and eager to get back to work, even if it is just part-time for now. I do love it! I think 21 hrs 2 mins is a very long time, pretty much 24 hours so give yourself some grace! You kicked yesterday's booty!!!

@raleighgirl09 Yesterday was a hot day for us in CA, too. I had a hard time falling asleep. That's such a bummer that you couldn't go on your ride but wine on the deck sounds like a nice consolation prize. I hope you are able to get your inner tubes and go on your ride today. *GOOD LUCK* on the job!

@Katmary71 lol! I'll see if I can think of any others. Oh, here are two things: you have to make tortilla chips in the air fryer! Take 6 corn tortillas. Cut them into quarters to form triangles. Spray them with cooking spray. Put seasoning of your choice on (you can put just salt on, or you can put things like taco seasoning, or nutritional yeast and smoked paprika and salt etc). Air fry on 250F for 7-9 minutes. The chips tend to fly around so if you have a wire rack that you can put over the chips, it is best to put it over them while they cook.

@Katmary71 One more: if you like french fries, it makes the best frozen french fries. Place the french fries in the basket and air fry at 400F for about 15 minutes tossing halfway through (keep an eye on them because you may need to take them out sooner or leave them in longer). I bet pizza rolls, lean pockets and bean and cheese burritos would all be good in the air fryer. I can understand why you wouldn't want to be back in bed. I really admire you for being able to do all the activity that you do.

@Katmary71 That's fantastic that you've gone without Diet Pepsi for a week! Congrats!

@mrmcgrath Great day! Have a fantastic Thursday.

Wednesday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under under
Exercise: ---
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: stick to eating plan, 52+ oz of water

raleighgirl09
Week 1 weigh in Thursday (04Jun2020)
Previous weight:185.1
Current weight: 179.5

Woohoo! Some water and some actual weight and I'm pretty happy about progress! It's been 7-8 weeks since I've been under 180 so I'm going to continue to be vigilant, I'd like to get past the point of fluctating myself back into the 180s so I need some buffer to feel completely confident. But I'm on the right track!

Good day today: water over, cals under, 2 walks in the 'hood. Did I tell y'all that I was caught in a downpour while walking one day last week...? HA! My shoes were filled with water as I trudged home, phone in my pocket under my shirt and me holding it out so the water ran down the fabric and didn't drip on the phone. It was crazy - but kinda fun!

@AustinRuadhain thanks so much for the kind words and you have given me a light bulb moment! We *have* to be our own best coach. We need to be as straight forward, but with as much respect, as we would be with others. We need to try to help this person who is working toward a goal and be their best friend. I think we need this from our internal source, in order to accept it from any external sources.
@cherrymajoni great day yesterday!! Loving that you were checking in and hitting the bedtime goal at the same time!!!
@bethanie0825 I am the same - some competition can really help me put in some extra effort! Ugh on tom gains...just when I thought it was safe for me to get back in the water (stopped having tom), I started having water retention in the heat - so frustrating!
@Katmary71 I have been thinking about you on and off all day!! I hope you can get some relief and until you do - I'm really hoping for better and bearable days. Your tofu sounds amazing, it's one of my favorite things to eat - low cal, low sodium, high protein and so versatile. I don't know if you've ever done this, I actually did it by accident. I was oven roasting cubes of tofu I had dried really well before cutting and left it in the oven too long and it became....a snack. Really tasty to just pluck some out and munch as I was doing other things - not really crunchy but dehydrated and chewy. It was very simple salt and pepper with olive oil. Funnily enough - I've never done the beans in my instant pot. The olive oil adds a creaminess and luxuriant mouth feel that is very satisfying so I keep it because it adds very few calories per serving and I usually have a half cup on top of scrambled eggs; very filling breakfast! Oh, and I just can't past a lima....just can't.
@mrmcgrath great day yesterday!!
@trooworld thanks for the good vibes! I'll be talking with the actual company on Monday - super exciting! Congrats on being called back in - ya know, going back part-time first may make a really nice transition back into the swing of things, let us know how it goes! I seem to be squared away for the bike tires so I'm hoping to join my friend tomorrow (fingers crossed!)
@lexabeep zowie, that is an awesome weigh in!! I am so happy for you and I know it's a great confidence booster! Agreed....it's such a good feeling to know you're giving it everything and that things are happening! I know I won't have that every week but there is a magic when you can physically feel the difference even before stepping on the scale... =>
@TeresaW1020 WOOT for a great eating and water day! You must be so excited for the re-opening and I think it's pretty amazing for all of the staff to be working so hard to make it easier on the congregation - very loving to include the extra touches to ensure it's as smooth as possible for everyone!

@lexabeep Way to go, that's a great drop in weight!

@TeresaW1020 How exciting that you're opening soon! It'll be weird to have a lot of changes, no more coffee and doughnut holes for the kids, but it'll be nice to be back there in person. I hate to admit this but I HAVE kind of liked foam rolling during the music though. Something tells me I should have never admitted that, lol! It's right in the middle of my workout time though!

@raleighgirl09 Awesome loss in weight! Love your walking in the rain, you're hardcore now! Hm, I don't remember ever having eggs and beans together, where have I been? I bought fava beans today at the farmer's market but plan to boil those. I thought I'd never bought them before but kept having deja vu, I'd bought them from the same seller a few years ago and asked her how to make them then too! Wasn't the most balanced day but the farmer's market and talking with farmers/gardeners was the best thing that happened to me in awhile. Anyhow, beans in the Instant Pot, the only ones I'm not that happy with is black beans, I need to try them longer. I stopped at Grocery Outlet to buy junk food after a lousy appointment and almost squealed when I saw something I haven't seen since quarantine- dried garbanzo beans, woohoo!

Thursday check-in
Calories- over
Exercise- arm seated cardio, seated "6 pack" abs

Habits
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Weights- none
Core/yoga- abs
Recipe- not really
steps- about 8000

Had my doctor's appointment today and didn't go the best. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great. I stopped at Grocery Outlet for junk food and ended up being 75% healthy. I want to try stuff like pizza rolls and tater tots in the air fryer but they only had 5lb bags, even at a decent price I couldn't do that to myself! I also don't usually get a lot of packaged food plus a lot of brands are off-label so I wasn't sure what they were and shocked by calorie counts, it helped a lot! I was still in an evil mood when I got home, I decided I wasn't going to sit around and make myself miserable and might as well do something I like if I was going to be hurting so I went to the farmer's market. Yeah, bought some fun produce, have 8 new plants that somehow got into my bag plus had someone to talk organic gardening with for awhile, and since my ice cream was lousy I bought a single-serving baked good that I haven't even eaten yet but it was the best thing I've done mentally in awhile. Had no desire to eat everything when I got home though I did drink a cup of Diet Pepsi, but not a whole 2 liter! Not craving that either, maybe I'm turning a corner. Weird day, the doctor's appointment reminded me I'm in this alone and shouldn't count on others and the farmer's market reminded me I'm part of a community.

Official weigh-in
192.2

My daily weight was much lower but I always post my weekly average as my official weigh in since the scale fluctuates daily. I didn’t handle my stress very well this week and it was my downfall. Oh well...we shall see if next week is any better.

Check-In
THURSDAY: 🟢/🟡
Overall, it was a good day! Lots of cardio! Big progress on a Scary-Behind Project! 😀 FRIDAY Goals
So far, so good! 😀

Late week weigh-in reminders:

Due:

@imaonamission
@jkbreedenrn
@jmbrown11
@camillasmith1987
@deadpheonixrising
@Wishusdonna
@shilpiucoe
@cherrymajoni
@justkris_gettingfit
@veryhotmails

Saturday:

@2020shih
@digger61
@doutri2
@mlhopp93
@trooworld

Thanks!

Hi everyone. Was just planning to read and go to bed but wanted to say hi first. @vegan4lyfe2012 I want to come over and have a good cry with you! Hugs my friend!

Hi, I am on this team but fail spectacularly at spreadsheets. No change this week 134lbs.

@vegan4lyfe2012 - I've been to the pity party many times and I feel for you. Logging on here was a great idea. Hugs!