@adhmrh
What a great way to use MFP.

@trooworld
Thank you so much for the staycation updates. What a great day you had, getting so many of your fitness actions checked off! Impressive!

@TeresaW1020
Hurray! Congratulations on getting to Onederland! And hurray to feeling better after the tooth extraction.
I hope you are having fun in Atlanta today. It's a great city. I used to live in Huntsville, AL, and was in Atlanta twice a week, so reading that you were going there gave me some nice flashbacks. I just went and looked, and a friend from that class still has a great Thai restaurant, L'Thai, there. Yum!) Anyway, I hope you get to do some of the fun tourist-y things!

@davidji82
Great weigh-in! Congratulations!

@Katmary71
Awww! The delight is mutual! I was thrilled to see your name in MY notifications!

@bethanie0825
@gwamajtw91
Me too! I have a fitness gadget (Garmin instead of Fitbit) and think that getting reminded to get up and move is one of my favorite features.

@Firefly743
For what it's worth, I have been reading DH as "Dear Husband." Teresa will confirm, but I think that's it!
"Dead Husband," though, made me smile. It feels weirdly season-appropriate, as everyone in my neighborhood seems to be doing more Halloween decorating this year.

@miriammuhindi Wow! Great job fasting!

Thursday Check-in
🟢Food on plan weighed & logged
🟢Calories in the "Green"
🟢Workout: 45 min+/6 days-wk
🟢Over 10K steps (I went way over - yay!)
🟢Only the one planned snack, no trigger foods
NOTE: I went shopping yesterday and eyed a not-on-plan treat. And I knew I would check in here and thought about that, and thought "I'll pass for now." So I stayed on plan in the face of the not-on-plan vegan chocolate mint bar and escaped the store with just the things on my list!

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Friday Plans
Food on plan weighed & logged
Calories in the "Green"
Workout: 45 min+/6 days-wk
Over 10K steps
Only the one planned snack, no trigger foods
In bed by 11

BONUS: I started the day with a walk, listening to podcasts. This one was good. It has a few small practical suggestions, and avoids talking about any of them as a magic bullet that will work for everyone.
https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2020/10/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off

In case anyone else likes this kind of thing -- another podcast I glistened to this morning has me wanting to read a new book called Fiber Fueled. It's a book by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, a gastroenterologist, on our gut microbiome. For now, I am listening to the author's longer interview on the Rich Roll podcast.

@TeresaW1020 Score on the furniture, that's awesome and it's even more exciting when you get a deal! Starbucks at this time of year, a pumpkin scone sounds pretty incredible. I'm a mocha frapp girl, I got it down to a cold brew with light pumpkin cream but I'm trying to stay strong this year on the no or low sugar front! I thought of you today, I assumed I'd need another root canal and I'm now minus a tooth. I still wish I'd gone for ice cream, that would make my sore mouth feel WAY better. If it still hurts tomorrow I just might!

@miriammuhindi Nice fast, do you usually do 12/12?

@adhmrh What a great day, fresh air and a new hairstyle!

Hi all, sorry I was out yesterday at my parents farm and didn’t catch up on all your posts. I did see some wonderful weigh in results so congrats!!

100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
Day 17: Friday 9 October
1. Log calories eaten: No - 9/17
2. 20 mins exercise: No - 7/17
3. Record a calorie deficit: Yes - 8/17

miriammuhindi wrote: »

@TeresaW1020 congrats on hitting onedaland and ur tremendous loss to date

@itsmegina im new to this group dnt know of habit tracker but will check it out. Ur spot on this group is of great support

@mss9675 so jealous that u get to change ur wardrobe ..... that’s my December 2020 goal too


Today was my cheat day but was careful not to negate past gains..... had a few cookies but after being on clean eating mode past few days I dint feel too good about my move.its back to clean eating morrow ....loving the energy in this group. I fasted 12 hours tho .... trust to see good results on weigh in day Tuesday

@miriammuhindi - Before pandemic I use to personal train and lost of weight. Now with the work hours and still pandemic going on it's been tough to weight train.

@TwistedSassette congrats on fab weight loss

@TeresaW1020 I love a bargain and/or discount when out shopping too

@miriammuhindi Fab fast, I accidentally did a fast yesterday because I was so busy but I wish I had the willpower to do it on regular basis

@mss9675 congrats on the fab weight loss

I’m so tired today but I realised I’ve had no refined sugar for almost 2 weeks, not smoked for 33 days and lost half of the weight I had gained in the first 3 weeks of quitting smoking within 1 week of joining this group 🥳 All these achievements are enough to keep me on track with my diet and exercise even if I am tired.

Happy Saturday!
So many people are in the game and rocking and rolling -- it's inspiring!

cherrymajoni wrote: »

Hi Everyone, been away for a month wasnt very well so couldnt workout and as a result i wasnt watching my portions either but am back and hoping to end the year well. going to resume my walking to start of light then work my way up to the running coach to 10k this time!!
Cherrymajoni
Friday
last weigh in : dont remember
this week : 219.1

Hurray, Cherry! We are so glad you are here! Have fun with that great walking/10k goal!

emj90210 wrote: »

I’m so tired today but I realised I’ve had no refined sugar for almost 2 weeks, not smoked for 33 days and lost half of the weight I had gained in the first 3 weeks of quitting smoking within 1 week of joining this group 🥳 All these achievements are enough to keep me on track with my diet and exercise even if I am tired.

@emj90210
😮😮😮 Holy smokes! Thank you for sharing that! It's definitely worth a celebration!
And YES -- it's great to stop and look at the big picture, to remind ourselves of how far we have come, to have the energy to get through low energy/down moments! 😁

@mss9675 🥳
@TwistedSassette 🥳
Wow! Congratulations on those great weigh-ins!

@Katmary71
👍🏾👍🏾 Hurray for the workouts and the meditation!
And all your talk of mocha fraps and pumpkin creams is going to have me head to the kitchen for my coffee soon! ☕

@adhmrh
🥳 Oooh, congratulations on the new hair style!
And that trail hiking sounds great! I live in central Texas, and we love our trails here, too. 🍃

@miriammuhindi
You are so smart to both build in a few treats and to make sure you don't go overboard and blow the week. (I say this as someone who has totally done "blow the whole week" sometimes!) 👍🏾👍🏾

@TeresaW1020
😮A big WOW to all your furniture wheeling and dealing! It sounds like you had a fabulous shopping day, and have a wonderful upgrade to that living room in your future! 🤩

Cornanda wrote: »

Friday weigh in
Cornanda
Week 1- 10/9
PW: 187.3
CW: 186

-1.3!
LTD: 5 pounds

Yee haw!

Yee haw indeed! What a great weigh-in! 🤠

cherrymajoni wrote: »

Hi Everyone, been away for a month wasnt very well so couldnt workout and as a result i wasnt watching my portions either but am back and hoping to end the year well. going to resume my walking to start of light then work my way up to the running coach to 10k this time!!


Cherrymajoni
Friday
last weigh in : dont remember
this week : 219.1

Welcome back!

@Firefly743 OK you aren’t happy. But you are down on the scale and that is something to celebrate. Now, what do you need to do this week to make a bigger dent on your scale?

@trooworld Girl, look at you!! I totally agree that your mediation and staying focused on the goals you have set for yourself is what is giving you such amazing results. Now, that holidays are coming, I encourage you to start right now taking steps on how you are going to balance all the foods that will be in your life with your desire to see the scale drop. That is what I’ve been working on today. And no, I’m not even trying to put my fork or spoon down between bites. I think I need a shock collar or something.

@AustinRuadhain Look at all those goals in green that you have accomplished. Now get to bed and get some sleep!! That is great that you fixed your gas oven! Can you come over and fix my dishwasher? Ten days before the repairman comes out to probably tell us we need a new one. Tell me about this chopped salad of yours? I love a good salad. Hubby told me it was fun to watch me work the salespeople at the stores. I did furniture sales for almost 5 years so I know the game pretty well.

@cherrymajoni Hey it’s great to have you back on the team!! Now let what happened to go and let’s focus on finishing this year strong! We still have 83 days left until January 1st and that is lots of time to turn it all around.

@emj90210 I am soooo amazed by how great you are doing!! NO refined sugar, no smoking, and losing weight! Yes, these are great motivations to keep you on track!!

@mss9675 and @TwistedSassette You have both had nice losses this week! Keep it up!

@Katmary71 Ohhhh I am sorry that you have had to lose a tooth too! I do recommend the ice-cream but only if it won’t cause you more harm than good. Feel better!

@adhmrh I was totally surprised that a pumpkin scone still existed in the afternoon. That never happens at my local Starbucks. That is lovely that you had a nice time with your dad and I bet you look wonderful with your new hairdo.

@miriammuhindi Sometimes those cheat days just aren’t worth are they? How did you do today? Were you able to get back on track?


Hello everyone! Today has been a relaxing day at home. I started my new workout program, which is called 80 Day Obsession. Most of the workouts are an hour long and I will have to use the modifier when I need to or even do a whole different exercise but I'm determined to finish all 80 days and hoping to see some real progress with my fitness. I made homemade beef stew for dinner and we had bread and wine. I drank too much wine and ate too much bread so now I feel a little icky. I told my hubby that I will either eat the food or drink the wine but I will not have both. It's just too much for my body right now. I now need a nap.

100-Day Challenge Goals: Day 18
1. Fast clean for 19+ hours, with 2 days at 23+ hours. Fasted 20 hours
2. Workout six days a week (either BOD program, treadmill, or deep cleaning). 60 minute full body core
3. Eat at least 90% on plan, which means mostly low carb with one or two days of high-carbs. NO, I had too much bread and wine!
4. Have quiet time with God through prayer and reading. Yes, I worked on my Bible study today.

@Firefly743 - you know all those graphs of how people actually loose weight? It zig-zags a lot, even for the very disciplined ones ( they have hormones too and retain water like all of us). I’m relatively new to the forums, but the biggest thing I learned, is to never be angry with yourself, nor disappointed. Bad days happen, life gets in the way, just wipe the slate clean every night and start again next day.
But if you want visual encouragements, use a weight trend app, also measure yourself and keep track of the non-scale improvements ( more reps, more weights, walk faster or longer- than at the very start).
Sleep well and drink lots of water- sometimes the answer is that simple.
Best of luck!

@TwistedSassette

Thanks! I'm glad I'm ok too. I'm not entirely mad (yet), in disbelief still.

As far as my weight...I do weigh myself every day. So I definitely do watch it go up and down during the week. This week it was up and down each day - it's such a fun rollercoaster. I've actually made mental/emotional progress in not freaking out as much during the week with the fluctuations and just looking at the overall weekly progress.

I think my real issue is I like to know "why" with most things in life. If I can understand the why, then even if I don't like things, then it's better because I can at least understand it. But when I don't know why weight is going up, that frustrates me. You know? It's not like our bodies can just spit out an answer, much to my dismay. I try and be patient and stick with what I have been doing that works...but sometimes feelings still happen.

But at the end of the day, I still had a loss...and I'm not in a race...it doesn't all have to come off today, tomorrow or the next day. I just need to focus on one day at a time and things will happen the way they are supposed to. I have a check in with my doc in a couple of weeks and we will chat about my progress too. So I just need to be kind and patient with myself - that's often harder than anything else.

@adhmrh A new hair style! Sounds like fun!!! Glad you had such a great day yesterday! Love that you got out on the trails!!

@emj90210 Those are some awesome accomplishments!! Congrats!!!

@AustinRuadhain Great job fixing the oven!! And yes, it is absolutely insane how much teenage boys eat!!! You wouldn’t believe it unless you witness it yourself. Insane!!

@trooworld Amazing loss this week!!!! So how do you meditate? Do you use an app?