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@teresaw1020 Shopping is a good way for her to get in some movement as long as she doesn't ride those scooters. Even if you have to take lots of sitdown breaks and it's longer. Why not take your calorie average from last week and lower it by 100. Are you still tracking while fasting?

@trooworld Yeah heat is the worst I think. Can we just fast forward to fall? Although if I could fast forward, I would fast forward over this virus too. Weekend was good. I had bookclub. We read The Woman in the Window. Turned out better than I expected.

@its_cleo Water doesn't seem to be good for me heat or cold. I suppose if I just sat outside all day or turned off my AC, then I might be inclined to drink a bit more. I've never really had a thirst button. I don't think I've ever said, Oh I'm really thirsty. Plus cold water hurts my throat so it's better for me to drink room temp water. But I still keep plugging away. BBQ hot dogs sound really good. 20 min of exercise is better than none. You are making a consistent habit. Yaaay in choosing bike ride over ice cream. I chose ice cream bar but I did move my body today.

@cbabie Can you text and walk at the same time? Even if you have to slow down your speed a bit, better than being on speed of zero. So your next step is consistent movement. Even if it's slower, even if it's less time than you would normally plan on doing it. You could even put these two together. You move your body and then immediately come to the computer and tell us about what you did. One acts as a trigger for the other. The reward is the sense of accomplishment with two things checked off your list for the day plus you get to sit with a cup of X.

@its_cleo The only time I follow MLB is when I read your post! This new puzzle that I just started is going to take me awhile. All the pieces are the same shape, which makes it much more difficult. Isn’t that interesting that you have lost interest in going to the gym? A few years ago, I was going to a gym and I hated it and I’m so happy to have my own workout room and my Beachbody programs. I’m not really tracking my food either. It’s another thing that I hate.

@theslightedgeforever My mom managed to shop at two stores for about an hour before she decided she had to go home. Her vision is so bad right now and with the heat and having to wear the mask she was pretty miserable. She has eye surgery next month so hopefully, that will make a difference. I am not tracking my calories. I do still have WW until November, so I am tracking there just to keep an eye on what I’m eating. I’m really trying to learn to listen to my body. Last night, I was full, and I stopped eating dinner. Usually, I just keep shoveling it in.

@trooworld That is good news about you getting to go back to work! Fingers crossed that HR will call you with good news. I was only working part-time and now since the virus, I haven’t gone in except for Thursday’s staff meeting. And I like it! Someday, I’m sure that I will have to start going back to the office again but I’ve gotten pretty good at being a lady of leisure.


Good morning! So, my good news is that I didn’t overeat yesterday after breaking my super long fast. That was a major win for me. I’m thinking about doing another long fast starting today after dinner but instead of going all day long, I will eat a 500-calorie meal at dinner tomorrow. Then on Friday, I would eat more food again so that my body doesn’t think I’m starving it. I’ve been reading about a lot of women having real success with that approach. This of course could change if the staff decides to go to lunch tomorrow. Then I will just move my plan to the next day. OK, I’m off to workout and then clean my house. I told myself no puzzle playing until the dust is gone.

@trooworld Yaaay on doing the Leslie Sansone video. Part-time is a good transition. So start making your plans. You are doing too good to halt your progress. My friend has a mil just like yours. lol Maybe you shrunk too and don't know it. I know I was 5'4 when I first got my license. Then at the dr about 4 years ago they said you are 5 2 1/2 and I said no I'm not I'm 5'4. She showed me and yep I shrunk. Maybe our spines?

@teresaw1020 That's good that you listened to your body and stopped. Just keep working on your plan. If you are not losing weight at your preferred rate, then keep tweaking until you find your sweet spot. I'm in maintaining mode it seems but better than the gaining mode I have been in for 5 months. But having said that, I'm not at a healthy weight so maintaining mode needs to go bye bye. But the good news is that I'm getting data on what amount of movement and what amount of food I need to keep it level. So this was not a total waste this week.

@cbabie Good for you for eating the fruit bar.

Yellow Day-Stayed OP 154/164 Intentional Movement: 37 min walk

July goals: Green Dot Day- Drink 5 glasses of water Intentional movement Preplan food

@theslightedgeforever I drink room temp water too. I don't like cold drinks unless it's beer lol.

@trooworld I've never tried air-fried hot dogs. At one point I was going to buy an indoor grill but I never got around to it. ...oh I hope you do get back to work! And part-time is great, if not for the money aspect I totally would love to just be part-time. Our libraries here are just doing curb-side pickup so far.

@TeresaW1020 yes it's funny how our attitude changes with what we like fitness/diet wise. I really think it's important to make it enjoyable so if Beachbody, or biking with me, works then so be it. It's awful when it feels like a chore. Maybe I will go back in Sept.

@cbabie a fruit bar is great! Or popsicles are great in the heat and not very many calories. Good job with the walking and weights.

I've totally fallen off the wagon, not even doing my 30 minutes a day, other than my 2km walk each day and biking every other day. Meh. Not going to worry about it.

I'm thinking about taking a trip to Victoria, British Columbia at the end of August. It's in the country so I don't have to quarantine. It's on the coast so I could do some whalewatching and stuff. I don't know we'll see. I'm just miserable lately.

@TeresaW1020 I can totally keep you up with baseball lol. Games start next week. Two things you need to know about the Blue Jays:

1. They draft their players based on hair:




And No. 2.- This is Bo Bichette, and he is my baseball boyfriend. I actually had to google his age this week to make sure it was ok lol. It's a bit May-October but I think it can work.

@trooworld Sounds like you have a good plan in place for your workouts. So Step 2 when the time comes, work on the execution.

@cbabie Another good choice today on fruit bar. Oh that was yesterday, just read your next post. lol But you did get on the treadmill. So then it made me wonder did you have a fleeting thought of well, I exercised today so it's okay for the ice cream. (you can always tell when I'm reading books about the thoughts we have) A good response to ice cream calling your name is responding, OK, let's make a date for tomorrow. Then plan to have some tomorrow. That way it is mindful and not just impulse. But then you need a good distraction and that's where your list of distractions come in. (you've made your list in your journal, right?) Strange. I have a sensitive nose too. But only for smells that aren't supposed to be there. I'm not real good with food smells or perfume smells. Sorry about your friend's son. I'm not happy right now with a lot of the boys in blue. Too many videos out there.

@its_cleo So I'm assuming you jumped off the food wagon? Cause it sounds like you still are doing some kind of movement. Notice I said jump and not fall. Fall would indicate accidentally. Everything we do is a choice. Good or bad. For instance I chose to eat 1/2 pita with Nutella and PB. I should have chosen the 1/2 Twix candy bar that I really wanted but said, no. After logging it all, I had more carbs/calories with my work around. Air fried hot dogs don't even sound appealing. Probably cause I'm thinking air fried popcorn better known as cardboard pellets. But it's possible. Although I could just pop them into my toaster oven. Easier to clean. Victoria BC sounds like my kind of place. I wasn't looking at Bo's hair but his chest. I think cougars have more fun anyway. Life is to be enjoyed.

Yellow Day- Went over 216/164 Intentional Movement- 31 min walk

July goals: Green Dot day Drink 5 glasses of water Burn 165 cals via movement Preplan Food

Just thought I'd pop back & say Hi.
Lockdown in UK has been weird for me. I'm driven by routine & there simply hasn't been any so I've struggled to make one. Rules have changed week by week & it's been a mental challenge for me.
Outdoor Personal Training at a distance has been allowed for almost 2 months so I took that up at my gym (there's an outdoor area) but my trainer had been made redundant! With another who I know. In June I did "Stepupfor30" challenge to raise money for bowel cancer UK- as both my Dad & Granddad died from this. That gave sense of purpose.
The Y10 (Freshman) went back to school in 2 halves each group being split in half again so I was in 2 mornings a week for face-to-face teaching, another morning I had on-line teaching & the rest of the time was on-line meetings, marking, planning & we're re-writing all 5 years courses based on a lot of recent research.
School holidays started here on Friday- got a "shred" /transformation eating plan from my trainer. (I'd put on 3 stone with menopause over 4 years & a futher 10lb during lockdown- enough is enough- I've lost a few lb since PT started but I need to get serious- I have an amazing wardrobe of clothes which no longer fit & I'm wearing cheap sale stuff- time for action).
Friday night was my last ice-cream & alcohol sadly I didn't get to enjoy it as I was sick! Yesterday in bed on toast & water. Today tired but off for a start.
Sadly my gym is going to be putting fees up & my off peak will disappear- over 100% price rise. Faithful customers not happy- so I'll see out the PT I've paid for & as long as my contract is on current amount but if they do increase it- I'll transfer to the University gym where my daughtet goes.
I'll pop on occasionally but I find keeping up with every piece of of news very difficult.
Our San Diego holiday was "officially " cancelled on Wednesday- so can't do the meet up. Maybe next year or year after.

@JoDavo66 Hi nice to see you back. At first I was thinking we had a new member until I started reading. I get exactly what you mean about routine. My hubby has been working from home 4 months now and he is not a schedule person which drives me crazy but I'm adjusting. I was jokingly thinking today that this virus must have come along to get me adjusted to him being retired and at home all day. I have had anxiety over it but God just kind of sneaked it in there it seems. lol Sorry the rest of you had to stay home too. Do you all have the virus under control? I noticed you were back at school sort of..... I too gained over the lockdown initially but I've been maintaining lately. I had to stop the upward trend. Now working again on the downward trend. Sorry about your trip. I know you were looking forward to it. You don't have to respond to everyone all the time. Just do what you can even if that means you say Hey I stayed OP and I exercised today. The end.

@trooworld How about I will get back on the horse at the next meal versus next week. Or is that what you meant and your rebel child typed week instead. Have you been meeting your sleep goal this week?

@its_cleo Vacation sounds good although I don't do very good on vacation and usually gain weight cause I have the attitude of I'm on vacation..... so I've been learning to say I hit the pause button. Then shortly I'll hit play and resume. Just like on Netflix. You are probably right on the half pita. I too could see myself eating both. But the half twix is still up there in the cabinet. I negotiated with myself on Saturday to break that in half and then throw away the other half. But then decided, if I'm negotiating with myself some part of me knows that this food isn't good for me right now. So I'll plan it one of these days and enjoy it fully. It's the sudden impulse decisions that need work for me. Wow on biking that much. My brother used to do those really long rides. I forgot what they are called. I had a long distance boyfriend once rode his bike to see me and some other friends. It takes 5 hours by car. I have no idea how long he took on bike. Oh I bet I can google it now. 22 hrs and 13 min. lol He was really sunburned. I remember that. Then poor thing had to ride back.

Red Day Stayed OP 100/100 g Intentional Movement: 30 min YouTube video 43 min gardening

July goals Green dot day Drink 5 glasses of water Burn 165 cals via movement Preplan food

@trooworld Thanks for the recipe! It is going on next week’s menu for sure. We all love blue cheese in this house. I am hoping with you that your bathroom will be back soon!

@its_cleo Ugghhh not nice to be cussing you out! I’m glad you were able to get on your treadmill.

@theslightedgeforever My plan for this week is to fast clean every day and to do at least three or four days where I fast 20+ hours. I don’t have an expected rate of weight loss. I have found whenever I set that expectation I get too upset when it doesn’t happen. I’m trusting the process and believing the weight will follow. *fingers crossed*


Hey everyone! This morning I took mom to get blood work done and then took her to Walmart. She tires out so fast but at least she got out of the house for a bit. Seeing her lack of energy and mobility makes me even more determined to get fit and healthy. So, I came home and let my Barre Blend trainer hurt my body for 40 minutes. I broke my 20 hour fast with lemon Greek yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, and walnuts. Seriously tasty!!

@trooworld Problem with editing my sleep is that I don't know exactly when I fell asleep. I read until I'm asleep. I know when I woke up though. I've been in the zone for the week but I'm aiming to turn that into a month.

@teresaw1020 My snack was similar to your meal today. I had Greek Yogurt, kiwi, and walnuts.

@cbabie Walking is walking. You were up moving your body and not sitting on the couch. Have you started that book I sent you? Just read one page when you are thinking of stress eating. Baby steps.

Red Day 100/100 Intentional Movement: 50 min water aerobics

July goals: green dot days Drink 5 glasses of water Burn 165 cals via movement Preplan food

@trooworld How was your food intake this week so far? Money Pit. I loved that movie. Now we're back to where my Versa is not recording my sleep. lol Oh, well, sleep is not a problem to me so I guess I won't worry about it. At least my Fitbit is showing me correct time for the time being. I think there's a malfunction somewhere. I'll ask for a new Fitbit for my birthday in Feb.

@cbabie Yaaaay on the treadmill. I haven't even finished the book myself. I do it on days when I'm not doing my 100 day book. But I just pick up where I left off. Put the book either close to the fridge/pantry so when you do get the urge to emotionally eat, it will be a visual reminder to STOP, pick up the book and read one page. Oh just remembered I sent you a Kindle book. lol That won't work. OK, so print out the cover of the book and hang it on your fridge with a magnet. That will work.

I've done three red days this week so back on my full carb cycling program. Depending on the week it either has 1, 2, 3, or 4 red days. Thursday-Saturday is always the same Green Yellow Green. I purposely did that to fit in with my social life. Back when I had a social life.

Red Day- Stayed OP 59/100 g Intentional Movement: rest day

July goals: green dot days Drink 5 glasses of water Burn 165 cals via movement Preplan food

Hi Ladies! Long time no talk!

I think the last time I checked in I explained everything on my plate...and it is/was A LOT! But I think I need interaction and accountability since I let stress eating take over for awhile. I'm going to do an official weigh in tomorrow to see what the damage is. I'm reminding myself to be kind to myself and that taking on a new job, volunteer board position, and starting my doctoral qualifying exam at the same time during a pandemic is certainly an unusual situation! But since the pandemic is killing my social life, at least I have more time to fill?

I'm officially back in the office now (I'm not happy about it, but at least I have my own office so I can somewhat self sequester) and we are requiring masks, which is a comfort. I've been keeping up on activity, but its not the same as brazilian jiu jitsu and I kind of dread it, but I realize a full contact sport right now is a terrible idea so I suck it up and do the best I can.

I look forward to catching up with all of you and I hope you've all been doing better than I have in this crazy pandemic world!

@trooworld I've been doing carb cycling all along but just without red days. Occasionally I would throw one in. Mostly I would do green and yellow. I do have enough data now for maintenance to know exactly how many green and yellow days I will need to do. So at least I did get something useful out of it. Food has been good this week and water goal I hit 3/5 so that's better than last week. I lost 2.9 lbs this week.

@mswatson0777 Hey Girl! It’s so nice to have you back with us. These are definitely some crazy times we are living in, so be kind to yourself when you step on that scale.

@cbabie, I hope you slept better and were able to get on your treadmill.

@theslightedgeforever, that is great that you have your preplanned menus. I need to do something like that. Planning my weekly menu is a big pain in the butt and when I ask DH and my mom what we should eat they say the same thing every week. No creativity!!

@trooworld Hubby asked me yesterday how many puzzles I have. Only 27!! I plan to keep the ones I really love so I can do them again and I might sell the others. Thanks for the skinny vibes! I think it paid off.



Good morning! Yayyyy I lost 2 lbs this week! Now, I just need to make it happen again this week. I’m off to do my workout and then get ready for my Friday Zoom call with my IF group. Then I guess I will do some housework and start a new puzzle.