@petrocoetsee I think it's safe to say we've all had weeks like this. Hugs to you!

@buniphuphu Thank you! I hope you like the butternut squash soup...it does sound very fall-like and perfect for the season!

@GabiV125 Happy Anniversary! I'm sorry the scale has been a disappointment so far. I hope this week is better for you.

@Jactop Thank you! Congrats on the loss! I agree about morning workouts.

@anido1 I love Leslie Sansone Walk From Home!!! And congrats on that fantastic loss, WTG!

@TeresaW1020 Oh dear, I'm sorry it was bad news about the tooth but at least you know what is wrong now and can get some relief. That's interesting about the plaque!

WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW PEOPLE!!!

Hello everyone! I had a nice day yesterday: I met a friend for thrift store shopping and then we stopped for iced tea and chatting. I have barely interacted with my friends since COVID, only through text or phone calls, so it was a real treat to see one in person. I did slip up yesterday: I made the mistake of not eating breakfast at work so by the time I got off, I was starving. On the way home (I live about 40 minutes away from work), I stopped through a drive-through and got fast food. It was almost automatic. I was so disappointed in myself after I ate it.

Monday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: walk
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: put my utensil down between bites, track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water

Username: leonadixon
Weigh in day: Monday
PW (8/24/2020): 210.4
Check in weight (8/31): 210.6
Check in weight (9/7):211.0
Check in weight (9/14):211.8
Check in weight (9/21):212.4
Check in weight (9/28): 214.6


So, I need the group's advice. I am thinking of ducking out of the group for October because I feel like I am dragging you all down with these numbers. Please be honest....

Today I took some positive steps (literally) towards next month's goals. I decided that my goal for next month is going to be to take a walk during my lunch hour in addition to my swim. My phone has been complaining at me that my average steps are down this year compared to last year...of course they are iPhone! I work from home now instead of on campus! So I'm going to try to make my phone a little less grumpy.

I also ordered my wetsuit, gloves, booties, and hoodie for swimming. Yesterday, the water was a brisk 70 degrees, and the air temp was 69 with a light breeze. That feels nice until you're wet! Brrrrr! I still toughed it out for an hour though. I have 29 hours and 8 minutes in, and still need to swim today and tomorrow to close out the month. Thankfully, it's a bit warmer today than yesterday, and it's sunny. I hope the pool warms up a degree or two!

In order to order the wetsuit, I had to take my measurements. I haven't done that since I went to Curves 10+ years ago. My clothes have been fitting looser, and I'm excited to see progress in inches dropped.

@GabiV125 I haven't quite made it to Europe yet from the States, but I probably have crossed the English Channel by now! lol Happy Anniversary, btw!

@Jactop Excellent weigh in! Thanks for the weather vibes! I'll take all of them I can get!

@anido1 All those steps really paid off on your weigh in! Way to go!

@itsmegina Welcome aboard! We love seeing new faces!

@TwistedSassette Don't you love it when Apple Watch starts getting mouthy about your pace? It's like, if I was done, I would tell you I was done!

@Firefly743 Your story sounds very familiar...I'm in this for the long haul this time if you want to come along for the ride.

@leonadixon Don't go! You are very much a part of the community.

@WELCOME @itsmegina to the team! Please just jump right in and make yourself at home.

@leonadixon I will have @broncobuddee move you to the cheer squad for October and we will plan to put you back on the weekly November weigh-in unless you tell us otherwise. I’m glad that you are sticking around. And prayers for your upcoming surgery. Please let us know how you are doing once it’s over.

@buniphuphu that is a great goal to add walking to your swimming! And what a good idea to get the wetsuit so you can keep up doing what you love. Yayyyy to looser fitting clothes!!

@trooworld I like to go thrift store shopping too! Did you find any good treasures? Ahhh sorry that you are disappointed with your fast food. I made the same choice today for dinner. We will both have to live with the consequences. Let’s just work a little extra for the rest of the week.

@Firefly743 Hello Lynn! I am so happy to have you join us! I know admitting your heaviest number is hard. It was really hard for me too, but you have made a vow to yourself and now I want you to make one more vow and that is to vow to NEVER give up!! You might stumble along the way and have to tweak your plan many times. But the biggest key is to just keep going. We have some amazing women in this group who have lost a lot of weight and kept it off. I hope you will find them as inspiring as I do.

@TwistedSassette Yikes, that is a lot of expensive hardware your DH’s mouth!! I’m sure he was very pleased to be able to get it taken care of as I will be with my tooth. How cute to let your little boy take a walk with you. I bet he did sleep well!

Hi Team! Well, I went to the endodontist today and he shot this icy air on my hurt tooth and almost made me punch him from the pain. It was intense!! Needless to say, I need a root canal. I go Monday morning and will hand them $1400!! Then I guess I have to get a crown which will cost another huge amount of money. Whatever!! I just want this pain gone once and for all and I’m thankful that we have the money to take care of it. My hubby took me and felt so bad that I was in so much pain that he insisted on getting us Chic-Fil-A for dinner. He is a sweetie, but I will have to fast extra hard and eat super clean for the rest of the week. I mean I could have just got the salad and not the fries and chocolate shake...but I didn’t!!

100-Day Challenge Goals: Day 7
1. Fast clean for 19+ hours, with 2 days at 23+ hours. Fasted 19 hours
2. Workout six days a week (either BOD program, treadmill, or deep cleaning). I did 30-minute yoga program and 30-minute walk on the treadmill.
3. Eat at least 90% on plan, which means mostly low carb with one or two days of high-carbs. I ate wayyyy off plan! Chic-Fil-A wrap, fries, and a small chocolate shake. But ohhhh sooooo good!!
4. Have quiet time with God through prayer and reading. Yes, I finished up this week’s Bible study lesson and I’m ready for ladies Bible study tonight.

Hey gang, just a quick duck in. I went to the ER again yesterday and don't feel very well mentally or physically. Welcome to the new people! And Leona, don't you go anywhere!

Username:GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
SW: 135.0 lb
PW: 132.8 lb
CW: 132.0 lb
It’s not a “clean” lost because yesterday I had a very unfriendly gallbladder ☹️. I feel better today and I will enjoy the # although it’s undeserved and it won’t last.
Welcome aboard to our new troops!

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! 😊

I checked out the google spreadsheet to keep track of 5 daily healthy habits but it looks like no one from the team filled it out yet. Is it just if we want to keep track ourselves or is it more of a team thing? Just wondering...

I’ve enjoyed going back and reading some recent posts - y’all are very relatable and motivating! Happy to be here.

Well, yesterday was a failure! I was wayyy over on calories, but I did track everything I ate so that's something. The birthday celebrations weren't that bad, I only tasted a few items and stuck with the more savoury foods for the most part. But then they decided on a BBQ lunch so I had a steak sandwich. Then hubby didn't feel like cooking so we had takeaway for dinner. None of these things on their own would really cause me much of an issue, but the fact they all happened on the same day is just...not good!
Anyway, onward and upward. Today is a new day. I can make better choices today!

100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
Day 8: Wednesday 30 September
1. Log calories eaten: Yes - 5/8
2. 20 mins exercise: No - 4/8
3. Record a calorie deficit: No - 4/8

Exercise- chair cardio/hip hop, abs, Kundalini yoga, chakra/energy healing
Calories- over
Steps- dangit, I think it was 7000? I need to check before Midnight!

Birthday wasn't bad, I was down last night but kept real busy today and heard from a lot of people so that helped. The guy I'm seeing is probably coming this weekend. I was going to get a gluten-free cake then but I'm worse than when I went to the ER so I may just have to cut all sugar and see if that has anything to do with it. Almost caught up with my class, my professor for that one isn't available very often so it's a challenge to catch up without getting papers back to build on. Checked out podcasts from Alan Goldhamer from True North, Deepak Chopra, and James Van Praag (his quiz says I'm a healer- wouldn't that be perfect to have every body system crashed and be a freaking healer?!) and read about a bunch of stuff today, have ideas bouncing all over but too worn out to do anything cohesive with them yet. And I watched Goldhamer eating a chicken sausage and he's a whole-food plant-based doctor, that's awful! The medical stuff is like being in slow-moving mud, I keep calling places yelling and they tell me to be patient so I'm stuck for a few days. I got a medication approved after telling my doctor EXACTLY what to write for the third attempt and this time it wasn't denied plus it's approved by my insurance and at the pharmacy but they won't pay it which makes no sense. I could go on but you get the drift, still smiling and fighting but can barely sit! I probably mentioned this a couple weeks ago but my aunts sent me a Paleo dinner box for my birthday and it never showed up (I burned those dinners off peeking out the window and running to the mailbox every day!) and the replacement didn't arrive today, hopefully tomorrow!