Return to normality? July weigh in and accountability thread
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Welcome @la_nanita I think we are all quietly supporting each other here but mostly it is a place to keep ourselves accountable. It helps me to reemphasize daily what my plan is.
July 5th check in:
#1 GET OFF THE ROLLERCOASTER
what this means is that I need to quit always worrying about did I gain a pound or two and lately I have found that I am tending instead of eating at a nice steady pace I am either binging or restricting more and more. It's a no win zero sum game so my plan is to just eat to my TDEE and log consistantly
Jul 1 done. Lesson of the day. Did not even end up eating all of the dinner items and didn't feel stressed over it
Jul 2 done. Lesson of the day. OK to have a good snack mid day, Still nicely at TDEE
Jul 3 done. Lesson of the day. Do not get so dehydrated. I felt like I couldn't get enough to drink and slept poorly
Jul 4 done. Lesson of the day. It's dang hard to reach #2 without a nice run and just a nice reminder to eat at TDEE even on a less active day because some days are way more active and the whole point is increasing energy
Jul 5
Jul 6
Jul 7
********* week 1**********
#2 800 active minutes per day (Apple watch) goal.
This should NOT be difficult and I hope for it to energize me. My avg since I got my watch in late Dec last year is 817 per day and my average in June was 791 but May was 866 so I have felt like my activity trend is going the wrong direction.
Jul 1 hit 1019 with a 10K run included
Jul 2 hit 929 with a 5 mile run
Jul 3 starting well with a 7 mile run (I love the stronger feeling of not being in a deficit/binge type mode) now to just keep it up. A nice set up activity 1090
Jul 4th Going to be tough to hit 800 today but I am not going to quibble and try to say well it's the AVG. LOL. Started with a nice walk of about 45 minutes. Will walk more and drink more today I think. If necessary I will add a walk this evening before all the fireworks start. WOW - that was hard. Managed 820 tho!!! SCORE!! no quibbling.
Jul 5th starting well with a nice run. I think also due to goal 1 I feel stronger already.
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July mantra.3 -
35yo, 166 cm
Maintenance weight range= 52-54 kg
CW= 53.2 (as of 7/2/20)
BF%= 20-22
Goals for July: [7/1-5]
- Finishing current workout plan ✅ (current goal is to at least eat at maintenance cuz 2000 kcal is surprisingly difficult to reach 😳)
- Focusing on glute program ✅ (just finished week 4. Moving on to the next 4 weeks!)
- Decrease sugar intake ✅
- High protein and low carb ✅ but will go with regular setting starting tomorrow 😊
- Devote time in stretch/yoga sessions ✅
🔆New end-of-the-month challenge 🔆 do 3 standard pull-ups! (tried it with resistance band. Form is much better 👀)
Summer is here for a while. So are bugs... I found one alive (not sure what it is) swimming in my protein powder the other day while making mocha, and now I’m not sure if I should keep drinking the other flavor from the same brand 😵 I know it probably went in there after I opened the bag (poorly designed re-sealable bag), and I like how this chocolate brownie flavor tastes... but still. Will need some time to let that weird feeling go away first and I’m going back to Greek yogurt for now 😓1 -
ME:
30y * 5'9" * Weight goal: 63kg (138,89lbs)
JULY GOALS- Keep up the good workout routine with focus on glutes
- Stick to IF and do some longer fasts again (even though at home it's super difficult)
- Push through instead of constantly going up-down with good and bad days
- Start logging again
WEIGHT - 7 day averages
06 July: 70kg
I gained 2 kg last month! I haven't seen 70 in over a year and I'm pretty devastated by it. How did I let this happen...? I got to 66, I held that weight for months,...
Last month my grandmother had a bad fall and I moved in for a while to take care of her. I also started a new project at work, which together led to the deadly combination of: being in a house with lots of candy + pressure & anxiety = stress eating
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I've also completely stopped logging anything! I blame that on my new roomie, who constantly cooks delicious stuff and serves it up! With someone else doing the foodprep, it's hard to keep track.
Pff, I do hope I drop some weight fast.
Only positives is that I've been working my butt off on glutes (pun intended) and it shows, and kept up running.
And sorry for missing out on making the new July thread ladies, @weatherking2019, @jacau 😆 I'll start thinking for August
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24 years old 5ft10
CW 158lbs
GW for the end of July 154 lbs
GW for long term 150lbs
I really want to focus on portion control and learning to say no when offered treats. I am now getting up earlier to get my workouts done in the morning so I don't run out of time in the afternoon.
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5'8" 42yo
SW: 154.4
May GW: 140
GW: 133
August SW 145.8 EW 145.6
Sept SW 145.6 EW 145.6
Oct SW 145.6 EW 142.6
Nov SW 142.6 EW 146.2
Dec SW 146.2 EW 147.0
Jan SW 147.0 EW 142.0
Feb SW 140.5 EW 143.2
Mar SW 143.2 EW 143.4
May SW ???? EW 143.6
June SW143.6 EW 143.8
So, apparently I've learned to maintain fairly well. Had to do pics with one of my horses and I'm not thrilled, time to tighten things back up.
Right now, I've been struggling to find the motivation to log consistently. I'm grateful for this group keeping me accountable because my giveadarn is not really working. I even quit weighing in every morning - which for me, makes a difference.
Goals - keeping it super simple right now
1. Be consistent - weigh in and food
2. Get to the 130s - this is past the point of ridiculous
July 1 - 142.6day/144.0ave
July 2 - 146.0 - I made stir fry chicken last night and I think it's maybe all the sodium in the soy? Weird, highest weight I've had in ages and I didn't eat badly yesterday. Lots of water today and shaking it off.
July 6 - 148.6 - Obviously I over-celebrated the wknd. I seem to blow up with water weight when I get dehydrated and too much junk food. Rode out in the mountains yesterday for about 6 hours. Such fun! Decent start today, got up at 5:30 and worked one horse before work. Cool & crisp - sunrise is one of my favorite times to be outdoors. Using this Monday as a fresh start!
Thanks @rianneonamission it's insanely curly, but easy to fix!
Welcome aboard @la_nanita! We all use this group differently, do whatever works for you.
I'm working to cut the 'treats' I think I've earned and no more stress eating.3 -
34/5'4"
CW: 130
GW: 125-130
Going to try and maintain for the month of July
July 1: 130.0
July 2: 128.2
July 3: 127.8
July 4: 128.2
July 5: 130.8
July 6: 131.22 -
Hey all,
one week in. So far, so good.
Logged daily, moved daily, posted at least once a week Weight... well, work in progress.
In any case, I got my man on board now as well. He realized yesterday that he gained more than me over the past period and is now so upset that it'll be easier to clean up the weekly shopping list and go running more often! No more lonely trying to find the motivation. Two glasses half full with motivation should make for a full one, no? Curious how this is gonna work out, hahaha. Lighter dinners, less snacking and even less alcohol should get the weight starting to shift finally. And if one is finding it difficult to stick with the good choices, then the other can help out. Should work. At least as long as our families are not around, although I'm looking more and more forward to their series of visits. It's just been too long that we didn't see any of them in person.
169 cm / 5’5”, 37 y
HW: 76.1 kg (26/Aug/19)
Overall GW: 57.5 kg
Monthly avg –> Sep: 73.6 kg / Oct: 73.0 kg / Nov: 72.5 kg / Dec: 71.6 kg / Jan: 71.7 kg / Feb: 72.3 kg / Mar: 72.5 kg / Apr: 72.8 kg / May: 73.6 kg / Jun: 73.3 kg
A little progress each day (will add up in the end).
Goal #1: Continue losing what I regained since February.
Goal #2: Log and post more regularly. Logging at least 5 out of 7 days, posting at least weekly.
Goal #3: Stay active.
GW Jul: 72.0 kg (Let's try this one again.
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ME:
30y * 5'9" * Weight goal: 63kg (138,89lbs)
JULY GOALS- Keep up the good workout routine with focus on glutes
- Stick to IF and do some longer fasts again (even though at home it's super difficult)
- Push through instead of constantly going up-down with good and bad days
- Start logging again
WEIGHT - 7 day averages
06 July: 70kg
I gained 2 kg last month! I haven't seen 70 in over a year and I'm pretty devastated by it. How did I let this happen...? I got to 66, I held that weight for months,...
Last month my grandmother had a bad fall and I moved in for a while to take care of her. I also started a new project at work, which together led to the deadly combination of: being in a house with lots of candy + pressure & anxiety = stress eating(((
I've also completely stopped logging anything! I blame that on my new roomie, who constantly cooks delicious stuff and serves it up! With someone else doing the foodprep, it's hard to keep track.
Pff, I do hope I drop some weight fast.
Only positives is that I've been working my butt off on glutes (pun intended) and it shows, and kept up running.
And sorry for missing out on making the new July thread ladies, @weatherking2019, @jacau 😆 I'll start thinking for August
Hello back
Sounds like you had your hands full with other things. I hope your grandma is doing better by now. Don't worry about the July thread. It gave @rianneonamission a nice way to return again as well
Here's to keeping and sticking to the good parts. The rest's gonna fall back in place soon!3 -
Well ladies, I'm late to join but I must say that I'm relieved to see that I'm not the only one struggling during these crazy times. I find it somehow interesting how these threads often all go in one direction; very often we will either all be doing great, or all be struggling with our goals. Maybe we get influenced more than we realize
So anyways, I think I might steel your number one goal @SummerSkier : GET OFF THE ROLLERCOASTER, as this is exactly what I must do also.
@l4a_p : I'm so glad you are back, and reading that you have a roommate too! Is that the French guy?
@ooofitness : getting close to 50 made me also tolerate much less alcohol. Listen to your body girl, it's telling you something. What works for me: no alcohol the night before work.
@cayenne_007 : I love your horse pictures and I think you look great, no fluffiness to be seen anywhere !
@jacau : we are swimming in the same pond
@weatherking2019 : you keep on being an inspiration to us all.
@la_nanita: welcome to this crazy group, nothing mandatory here, just adapt your goals to what YOU want.
I will just add that I'm so glad you are all here this month, together we can certainly do this !
My goals this month:
1. Get off the rollercoaster - consistency in eating and moving around. Not going from restricting to much one day to overeating the next, being a Netflix binger on Saturday and walking 25K on Sunday.
2. Current weight: 73.0 - goal weight by the end of the month: 71.0
3. Get my yearly steps back to goal, which means around 80K to 100K a week
07/07: 73.03 -
@Antiopelle I'm always..not happy, but reassured others are struggling too. And you are right: there is often a weird synergy going on in the group 😆
I'm with you on the rollercoaster! I go from days with veggies only and feeling super dandy about it, to eating everything in sight. Main issue I have is I can't stop once I slipped. Caved a little and had a piece of chocolate? Well the day is ruined now, might as well have 2 ice screams, a waffle, and a snickers! Terrible flaw.
It's is not the French guy (I wish!) , but now you mention him: he is making a return visit sometime this month... 
I have my BFF living with me temporary. It's been amazing but also sad because she's moving back to her home country end of this month. I'll miss her so much.3 -
#1 GET OFF THE ROLLERCOASTER
what this means is that I need to quit always worrying about did I gain a pound or two and lately I have found that I am tending instead of eating at a nice steady pace I am either binging or restricting more and more. It's a no win zero sum game so my plan is to just eat to my TDEE and log consistantly
Jul 1 done. Lesson of the day. Did not even end up eating all of the dinner items and didn't feel stressed over it
Jul 2 done. Lesson of the day. OK to have a good snack mid day, Still nicely at TDEE
Jul 3 done. Lesson of the day. Do not get so dehydrated. I felt like I couldn't get enough to drink and slept poorly
Jul 4 done. Lesson of the day. It's dang hard to reach #2 without a nice run and just a nice reminder to eat at TDEE even on a less active day because some days are way more active and the whole point is increasing energy
Jul 5 done
Jul 6 done
Jul 7 today - and then it will be one week down!!
********* week 1**********
#2 800 active minutes per day (Apple watch) goal.
This should NOT be difficult and I hope for it to energize me. My avg since I got my watch in late Dec last year is 817 per day and my average in June was 791 but May was 866 so I have felt like my activity trend is going the wrong direction.
Jul 1 hit 1019 with a 10K run included
Jul 2 hit 929 with a 5 mile run
Jul 3 starting well with a 7 mile run (I love the stronger feeling of not being in a deficit/binge type mode) now to just keep it up. A nice set up activity 1090
Jul 4th Going to be tough to hit 800 today but I am not going to quibble and try to say well it's the AVG. LOL. Started with a nice walk of about 45 minutes. Will walk more and drink more today I think. If necessary I will add a walk this evening before all the fireworks start. WOW - that was hard. Managed 820 tho!!! SCORE!! no quibbling.
Jul 5th starting well with a nice run. I think also due to goal 1 I feel stronger already. hit 968 YES!
Jul 6 a little slow on the run but 856 so far for the fist week I am averaging over 900 per day
Jul 7 started with a good run so should hit goal today...
Welcome ladies. The thing about that dang rollercoaster is that it is REALLY sneaky. I start with a minor deficit. Yeah very healthy to just lose 1/4 to 1/2 per week. And I do well but then the scale fluctuations are SO great I then have a bad day and the entire deficit is wiped out. sucks. So then I think ok BIGGER deficit. and on and on and on.. And as the deficit gets bigger my energy decreases and the spiral appears never ending. sigh. So JUST STEP OFF THE ROLLERCOASTER!!!3 -
47, 5’2”
CW:112.0
GW: 107
CBF: 21.4 %
Goal BF%: 19%
Goal #1: Eat Protein rich dinner
Goal #2: Limit drinks on weekend!
Goal #3: Continue OTF 6x week
Goal #4: Burst mini workouts as long as I work from home (word is going back 7/13
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Goal #5: Don't Stress!!
** take self progress pics.
09/30 109.6, 19.6%
10/30 108, 19.1%
11/27 108.4, 19.4%
12/31 112, 20.6%
01/31 110.2, 20.1%
02/28 107.6, 18.9%
03/30 110 19%
04/30 110, 19.9%
05/30 111.4, 20.4%
06/30 112, 21%
07/1 112, 21.4%
07/7 112.4 20.4%
Made a batch of the Diet soup last night. Will be sticking to it for a few days. (I leave to Michigan for a week vacation on Thursday!!) I needed to clear the fridge anyway and I want to feel lighter. Just like the others mentioned, soon to be 50, alcohol doesn't do us too well.
Here is a recipe if interested. (I didn't use bacon or green beans. and used zucchini and cauliflower because thats what I had!)
IBIH TURBO ATKINS DIET SOUP – LOW CARB & PALEO
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
¼ cup onion, chopped
1 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced
¼ cup sundried tomatoes, chopped
1 cup sliced white mushrooms
8 cups chicken stock
3 cups water
2 cups celery root, peeled and chopped into ½ inch cubes (or cauliflower, jicama, radish, turnip)
4 cups cooked chicken breast, chopped
2 cups yellow squash, sliced and quartered
1 cup green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
4 cups swiss chard, chopped (or collards – NOT KALE)
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
DAY 1 (1216 calories, 83g fat, 17g net carbs, 84g protein)
Breakfast – 2 eggs, 1 tbsp butter, 2 pieces of bacon, 1/2 avocado, unsweetened bulletproof coffee or tea (using 2 Tbsp fat)
Lunch – 2 cups IBIH Keto Diet Soup
Snack – 2 large romaine leaves, 1/2 cup simple keto egg salad
Dinner – 2 cups IBIH Keto Diet Soup
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5'8" 42yo
SW: 154.4
May GW: 140
GW: 133
August SW 145.8 EW 145.6
Sept SW 145.6 EW 145.6
Oct SW 145.6 EW 142.6
Nov SW 142.6 EW 146.2
Dec SW 146.2 EW 147.0
Jan SW 147.0 EW 142.0
Feb SW 140.5 EW 143.2
Mar SW 143.2 EW 143.4
May SW ???? EW 143.6
June SW143.6 EW 143.8
So, apparently I've learned to maintain fairly well. Had to do pics with one of my horses and I'm not thrilled, time to tighten things back up. Right now, I've been struggling to find the motivation to log consistently. I'm grateful for this group keeping me accountable because my giveadarn is not really working. I even quit weighing in every morning - which for me, makes a difference.
Goals - keeping it super simple right now
1. Be consistent - weigh in and food
2. Get to the 130s - this is past the point of ridiculous
July 1 - 142.6day/144.0ave
July 2 - 146.0 - I made stir fry chicken last night and I think it's maybe all the sodium in the soy? Weird, highest weight I've had in ages and I didn't eat badly yesterday. Lots of water today and shaking it off.
July 6 - 148.6 - Obviously I over-celebrated the wknd. I seem to blow up with water weight when I get dehydrated and too much junk food. Rode out in the mountains yesterday for about 6 hours. Such fun! Decent start today, got up at 5:30 and worked one horse before work. Cool & crisp - sunrise is one of my favorite times to be outdoors. Using this Monday as a fresh start!
July 7 - 148.4 - one step at a time. Yesterday I did well on food, kept it at 1200. Last week I got lazy and ate out for lunch - hubby was in town so I ate whatever I picked up for him...and then inhaled dinner + snacks.. I'm paying for it now. Good start today - up at 5 and rode before work. The more I stay outdoors, the better I do with food.4 -
Am I wrong, or do I feel a very good positive and motivating vibe just now 5
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Antiopelle wrote: »Am I wrong, or do I feel a very good positive and motivating vibe just now
Let’s make it last 😋3 -
Antiopelle wrote: »Am I wrong, or do I feel a very good positive and motivating vibe just now
Let’s make it last 😋
Gauging from all of your last comments, I definitely think there is one!
Also I love realizing that we're all on some sort of rollercoaster and that ups and downs are normal for everyone. I always feel like I'm ranting about excuses as to why progress is not linear, but really that's just life. Sometimes you're pretty chill about it and at other times, you're not.
28, 5'7 / 175cm
June starting weight: 139.33/63.2
CW: 136.47/61.9
GW: 133.4/60.5
1. Workout 3-4 times per week/move everyday
2. Stretch 4 times per week.
3. Keep alcohol to weekends only, and in moderation.
4. Stay hydrated
June 2: 136.92/62.1
June 3: 139.33/63.2
June 4: 135.58/61.5
June 5: 136.69/62
June 6:137.57/62.4
June 7: 135.58/61.5
Today is a full day of travelling to a friend's house where I will be spending the month. The food they cook is always abundant and delicious, as it the wine, however they are also pretty active so I hope all in all this month will even out. There will be a lot of swimming in the Mediterranean happening for sure! I don't know about weighing myself, when I get there we'll see if they have a scale or not. If not it will be more keeping track with photos and the tightness of my clothes.5 -
My goals this month:
1. Get off the rollercoaster - consistency in eating and moving around. Not going from restricting to much one day to overeating the next, being a Netflix binger on Saturday and walking 25K on Sunday.
2. Current weight: 73.0 - goal weight by the end of the month: 71.0
3. Get my yearly steps back to goal, which means around 80K to 100K a week
07/07: 73.0
08/07: 72.9 - there we go This evening after work, I have a dental appointment. This will certainly help with overeating today ! 1 -
Antiopelle wrote: »Am I wrong, or do I feel a very good positive and motivating vibe just now
I have the same feeling!
So weird! 1 -
ME:
30y * 5'9" * Weight goal: 63kg (138,89lbs)
JULY GOALS- Keep up the good workout routine with focus on glutes
- Stick to IF and do some longer fasts again (even though at home it's super difficult)
38h and counting - Push through instead of constantly going up-down with good and bad days
- Start logging again
WEIGHT - 7 day averages
06 July: 70kg
08 July: 68.1kg
Currently at 38h fasting. I know it's not actual weightloss (most of it is water of course) but I still feel like I've been reset! Nothing works as well as a fast to get rid of cravings.
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