Hi everyone.
my kitchen scales are out and I'm weighing everything and logging it .
I have a July plan on my fridge and ticking off as I do them.
IT started last Saturday after weigh in so today is day 6.
1, fill in food & exercise diary.
2.exercises. dogs walk. 5k. aerobic .
3. reaching over 10000. steps a day.
4. no snacks after 7pm.
5. no bread.
6. no alcohol.
So far its working yayyy .

@bethanie0825 - What a great weigh-in this week! You are kicking booty!

@DesertColibri - The martial arts school I study at is unusual. Our curriculum includes training in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Hapkido, Kung Fu, and Jiu Jitsu.
Your running sounds like such fun! I love running and do it almost not at all because of knee issues.
Oh, and by the way, I am a Garmin user, too. If you like having connections there, we can connect! I am Austin Ruadhain there, too.

@2020shih - Big hurray for those kitchen scales! I SO love your July plan!

@davors19 -- Good job holding steady!

WEDNESDAY: 🟢/🟡
Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked
Water: 🟢
Exercise 🟢 THURSDAY Goals
I came across this this morning and found it inspirational. Still seems appropriate even though today is the 2nd!

@GretchenReine I hope July is better for you. No sweet and sodas are a good addition to your list. Do you have any rewards set up should you achieve your July goals?

@Katmary71 Going off all of those medications must have felt like a tremendous step forward, so I can see why it would feel like a step back now. Hopefully, it helps you and that will make up for it. Your nephew must have enjoyed making the pesto with his auntie. That's a good way to bond with him. I just bought a Thug Kitchen cookbook but haven't made anything out of it yet.

@MommaGemz Yes, exactly how I feel! Thank you I appreciate it. Sorry about the stress on your end, too. It's good you thought to pre-track everything out. You are doing great!!! Hang in there. Great loss!!!

@TeresaW1020 I know, right? Yes, the hotel is dog friendly but the problem is that my dog is not dog friendly lol. So, that will be tricky. Luckily, my dog is snack-sized so I can pick him up and carry him around so he can't attack other dogs. The hotel has a kitchenette with a dishwasher and a full-sized fridge. It's actually going to be pretty nice! Your Flatout pizza sounds like a perfect way to break a fast. Congrats on finishing the puzzle.

@cherrymajoni Congrats on reaching your personal best! Woo hoo!

@AustinRuadhain lol well I'm glad I have an audience in you at least lol!!!

@2020shih Great goals!

Hello everyone. Not much going on here. I made a salmon dish last night with a sweet chili sauce and pineapples. It was pretty good but as usual, I overcooked the salmon (we like it medium-rare). My husband does a much better job with salmon. I served it with some steamed broccoli. I slept pretty well, I actually got 8 hours of sleep for once. My goal is to get at least 7 1/2 hours a night. I have a free 90-day trial of FitBit Premium and am using a sleep program to better my sleep through that. It's helping me focus on better sleep.

Wednesday
Calories: over/under: under
Water: over/under under
Exercise: ----
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: stay within my points, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water

@2020shih well done on keeping up with your targets, I too did no alcohol until I met my first target weight which I did a couple weeks back then celebrated with a bottle of Bailey's 🙈😂 but now am back on the no alcohol

@Austinruadhain thanks I'll check Jenny ford next time am low on steps


Thursday check in

Today lovely 5k morning walk at 7am then at 10am I joined Instagram 1hr live workout session it's with a PT £15 month subscription I joined yesterday.

Then general life up and down managed to meet my steps goal 13,000

Total calories burnt today 1188 🔥💥💥🔥

Unfortunately am still struggling with the sleep I managed to get 5hrs 24mins last night am hoping next week when my son is back at nursery my sleeping will be better as he'll get into a better sleep routine

raleighgirl09
Week 1 weigh in Thursday (02Jul2020)
Previous weight:175.3
Current weight: 174.1
LTD MFP #2 60.9 lbs
LTD overall 125.9 lbs

Hi all, good weigh in, happy about it. Had a good day by some measures but not all. Water under, cals under the total but a little over the baseline of 1220 for a 1 pound a week loss. Sleep good - exercise....can we talk? I had a bad back episode last night where it was hard to stand/walk/sit. After a 9 mile bike ride before dinner, we came home and as I was just walking around with a hurty back and hip, something went *pop* in my lower back and SHAZAM was it painful the rest of the night. So hubby demanded that I take it easy for a week with less strenuous walks and bike rides. Uh. Yeah, sounds good. Butbut BUT - I don't want to take it easy!! Wow, I get it. @katmary71 this is just a taste of what you have been doing and, well, it makes me very unhappy to think of it! I know I need to, no point in going overboard and causing more delaying issues but I'm just. OVER IT is the best I have to say here and my attitude, despite being very real and sincere in feelings, is pointless. Just gotta get on board or keep suffering. Moment of solidarity for all of my team who are or may be facing the issue of having to back off from exercise for various reasons, thinking also of @vegan4lyfe2012

@TeresaW1020 the chips always get me at a Mexican meal! Throw in some guac and you had me at Olé!!
@cherrymajoni getting the sleep is so key - and then you feel so much better doing all of that training and running! Here's hoping you get several nights in a row as the holiday weekend approaches!
@trooworld we also like the medium rare salmon! When I am thinking ahead, I cook extra and then the next night I have 'adult salmon patties' and do them in the spirit of really good crab cakes. And for a binder, I use a little baked potato chunks! It's a trick I learned from a recipe I have long since lost but remember the best part of - does the binding without adding crackers or other bread and while it adds only a very mild falvor, it's really good and complimentary to the finished salmon cakes! You're always sharing great tips so I hope this is intriguing!
@AustinRuadhain hey - I don't know if you know this but your scary project dots just gained ground on you - they have multiplied!! Shazam, that is scary! Ahhhh, I sure do hope they are getting at least some lighter!! I al also one who really REALLY loves to make the goal/badge/bar - whatever silly thing is out there for motivation. Funny thing is.... IT WORKS!!
@MommaGemz whoohoo is right!! GREAT weigh in!! => I love your 2019 stats calendar, those are really amazing to look back on - and over 6 pounds for June is amazing, way to go!!
@davors19 hey, way to go, keepin' it green and STEADY!
@2020shih pretty awesome that the kitchen scales have become so routine for you, way to go!!
@vegan4lyfe2012 I also really love the new color cast....so sad for you that it is there at all!!!
@Katmary71 can't tell you how many times I have lost a long post, it is quite the dang mood killer. QUITE.

@trooworld thug kitchen is great! Their Instagram has good recipes too

THURSDAY: 🟢/🟡
Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked
Water: 🟢
Exercise 🟢 FRIDAY Goals
@DesertColibri and @trooworld - I don't actually eat much out of Thug Kitchen, but they are more fun to read than just about any other foodies I can think of! For the curious -- their website will give you a good idea as to whether their idea of fun lines up with yours.

@trooworld - Yay to being able to stay in your house! As someone who has stayed in my house through remodeling a bathroom, I wish you all the best.

@TeresaW1020 - Yay to being down despite eating out twice yesterday! And double yay to being down over 55 pounds!
I so hope your shoulder is getting better.

@DesertColibri -- Woohoo! You are in the 150s now! That is so amazing! Happy hiking!

@Katyjcrafts - WOW! Amazing weigh-in!

@raleighgirl09 - Yes, my dots did multiply. And I undid that today. I think I need to stick to "at least one thing" father than having dots for ALL the things for the projects. Too discouraging otherwise. I keep reminding myself -- we get better by being happy! So onwards with baby steps and celebration in the moment I get something done. I have been slacking on that and it truly does slow down the momentum.

Our group has been busy, wow!

@2020shih Great plans, I just got my new food scale in, I panicked when mine broke after 18 months of using it for everything! I didn't know what the apricot slices weighed and was really freaked not weighing chicken breasts for a recipe. I may be a little too dependent on it!

@trooworld Post what you make from the Thug Kitchen cookbook, I've only made the one recipe but loved it, it's probably my next cookbook though I love Skinnytaste's too, I don't want to return those to the library!

@katyjcrafts Big drop, way to go!

@DesertColibri Congratulations on achieving such a big milestone!

@raleighgirl09 Sleep eating must be so frustrating, I have no clue what is recommended for it so I can't advise you, maybe eating something filling before bed or visualization/self-hypnosis to calm your self-conscious? That would drive me nuts, it's hard enough being on track when awake! I hope this stops happening.

@AustinRuadhain How is that home office going? You've been working on that for awhile, I bet it looks great!

@GretchenReine It sounds like your son is great at encouraging you. I didn't add anything like self love until the end of losing weight, I think it will help a lot at accepting yourself as you are, more weight or not. Diet soda's been weird for me, I grew up on it and can't stand sugary soda. If I buy it I drink it like crazy, it doesn't make me crave food but more soda. I usually just get one on grocery shopping day as a treat for not getting junk but the guy I'm seeing drinks it too so I drink it more when he's here but still drink a ton of water. Congratulations on breaking the habit!

@cherrymajoni Wow, incredible drop in weight!

I'm sorry to those of you I missed, I can't sit normal at the keyboard and have my feet up on my desk so it's hard to make out names. I love meeting all of the new gang!

Friday check-in
Exercise- seated cardio/boxing, arm weights, yoga, foam rolling
Calories- hopefully under, I'm trying to stop binging at night when I'm in a lot of pain and using medical marijuana makes it worse!
Water- rockin it!

Habits
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Weights- done
Yoga- done
Recipe- made the Giant Parmesan Turkey Meatball again, that thing is a huge hit, everyone is telling me I'm an awesome cook, I love it! I just swap out the parsley in the meatball with basil then put both on top. I think I posted the recipe before, if not here it is: https://www.skinnytaste.com/giant-turkey-meatball-parmesan/
Steps- I'm at 8,000 but my goal is over 10,000 which is technically my arm cardio.

Quick intro for those of you that don't know me: I'm Kathy, I'm 48 and live in the Sacramento area. I've been disabled from back problems/pelvic nerve damage from the waist down for 25-30 years and was bedridden for most of that. A few years ago I went off all the pain meds I was on through pain clinics, was diagnosed with depression, and started to ease back into moving around again. Last year I lost the last of 100lbs, started working out, and went back to college. I really worked out like a beast last year but this year I ran into problems with my nerve damage again and currently can barely walk or stand. It's not going to keep me down for too long, I have ideas on things to try just need to give it time to see what I respond to. I'm currently deficient in a bunch of vitamins and have had symptoms of being so for a few years, so far my knees aren't as locked up so bending my legs is a little easier and my brain is starting to work again. Next up is nerve pain medication. To make life even more complicated I started seeing a high school friend I hadn't talked to since I was 17 during COVID to make me even more emotional! Seriously, so far that's going well, it's just a confusing time to start seeing someone but luckily I'm really comfortable around him and he gives great compliments that don't make me feel as much as a loser as I've been feeling like with all this emotional eating and gaining weight. I'm close with my family, have two amazing nephews that I love to pieces. I've been in this group for over a year now, I didn't think it was that long but came across a picture of the rutabaga/apple/onion bake @AustinRuadhain gave me the link to on my phone the other day, that was really good!

Username - 2020shih
Day - saturday
SW - 150
PW - 150
CW - 150
LTD - 0

raleighgirl09
Saturday check in

Hi Slims! Happy 4th of July to all of my US brothers and sisters! And Merry Saturday to my pals in other countries....cause I want everyone to enjoy Saturday!!

Having logged the food I had after dinner last night (about 11:30 after returning from a yard gathering, so really - way past dinner) I checked back. It's the third day I have just randomly had snacks at night. I'm glad to recognize the pattern, just not very happy to see it present itself. I may have been trying to eat too few calories and backlashing...? I don't know for sure but this is also after having weighed the lowest in many years and that, too, is also part of a pattern. The 'do well and then take steps to kinda eff that up' pattern. Throw in a holiday weekend at the coast when we'll see folks - and tonight is a bbq so that can be tricky to navigate - and it isn't hard to predict how this could go. Could. Does not *have* to go that way. So - that's me and my thought work for the day/week and working to not just randomly eat, all the while also trying to not feel like I have to resist with all my might. Because that is not sustainable and eventually I 'give in' to whatever I was resisting.....I need to find another way, another approach. This is not an instance for which more willpower is needed - it's a time to figure out why I need willpower and work on that.

@AustinRuadhain I agree completely - we get better by being happy. So much wrapped up in that statement! The power that negativity can have over the trajectory of our goals and plans is huge - and can be debilitating in ways we don't even see at the time. I often imagine you doing your celebrations - smiling for yourself and being thrilled with the tiny habit accomplished....
@GretchenReine what a gift to have a son who is aware of what people working to better themselves physically are going through!! And what fun to be able to talk to our kids as people...I love this with my adult kids. => And when you assess your goals and results, you can tweak as needed or keep doing what you're doing because it worked - I love it that you already did this by considering your son's advice and recognizing that you put a lot of thought into the goals and you want to give those a chance. It's not all or nothing and not a never-changing proposition. Understanding the freedom of working goals and actions in that way makes it much easier because then the process is fluid and flexible. Self-love: finding ways to appreciate and love who you are right now will make the journey easier.
@cherrymajoni great day - way to go on the 5k work!!
@Cornanda hang in there, keep at it...
@2020shih and @digger61 way to maintain!!
@TeresaW1020 I love that hubby came home with a blouse - how immensley sweet is that!!!! => So many times, we don't see progress the way others do, very awesome feeling to be so pleasantly surprised!
@katmary71 I am going to one day do that meatball, the recipe looks so amazing!

Username:Trooworld
Weigh in week: Week 1
Weigh in day: Saturday
Previous Weight: 229.4
Todays Weight: 228.8
Loss To Date: 19.2