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@midsummer174627 Sounds like a good reasonable goal. The MFP planner makes it so easy to track. The phone is easier than the computer in my opinion. Because on the phone, it will suggest foods that you usually eat with other foods so you can go click click click and you're done.

@roz0810 Welcome to the group! Nice to see another face from across the pond. We have a group member here Joanna who checks in every once in a while. What are your October goals?

@trooworld 100% today again. How's the food tracking coming along?

@mswatson0777 You sound so upbeat now. I'm so happy for you that the covid/stress doldrums are pushed away. I like your silver lining of covid lockdown. We can always find one if we look hard enough.

@gemwolf110 Nice to see you. Sorry I can't help you with the fitness tracker recommendations. Think of all the features you want and will use. Then if they are both equal that way, go for the cheaper one. lol

@teresaw1020 Just keep tweaking until you find the perfect Teresa plan. I have been really good this week on food, water, movement. Scale is not cooperating. I will stand fast like a good soldier does and then reevaluate at the end of the month. Dishwasher: Burned calories? See.....silver lining.... Maybe something simple as a blown fuse. Do dishwashers have fuses? Or the electric plug died. That happened recently with my vacuum cleaner. It was the plug. Some how inside the plug the wires had come unconnected.

@cbabie I'm glad you are walking. It's so good for you. Maybe she can come up with some good food items. Just remember one meal at a time. That's all we need to focus on. I don't know if a Mac is better than Windows or vice versa just different. It's funny how in three weeks my muscle memory took over and now I keep hitting the Alt key instead of ctrl when I want to copy/paste. I still have my open tabs which I like. Obviously the close button is in a completely different position. But I guess this was all good for my brain to try and shake things up. Were you one of those that liked Mr. Rogers growing up? You know I can totally see it. You are definitely older than me. So tracking.......it's really a habit just like everything else. One thing that really helps me is that I'm in a small group where we have to tell each other over Marco Polo everything we ate that day for accountability. Or even I am accountable to you all when I tell you whether I went under/over on my carbs for the day. So If I haven't been tracking, I can't do that and then have to stop and do it. Mostly though I just track after each meal because it's a habit. I usually just have three meals and a snack. I'm still working on my habit of pre-planning in the morning like I used to do last fall. That works out so much better. I know exactly what I will eat. I know if I stick to my plan, I won't go over and I'll lose weight.

Green Day- Stayed OP 215/238 Intentional movement: 17 min walking 25 strength training 19 cardio

October goals; Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water Burn 275 calories Preplan food

@mswatson0777 Thanks! I did have fun putting stuff up. I haven't decorated a pumpkin in years, I'm too lazy lol. I'm glad you had fun vegging out. It always helps me feel more stressed when I create a plan.

@gemwolf110 Hello! I've heard the Apple watch is really nice but I haven't had any experience with either.

@TeresaW1020 Ooh shopping trip! No, it's never too soon to shoe shop! lol Good luck with your food tweaks, I hope it works out.

@cbabie That's great, I bet you get a lot of steps in. Yes, we hold each other accountable. I am glad too, how are you feeling with your allergies? Yes, I am glad I got the mask making down, too. It feels good to be able to make a mask that doesn't smash my face lol.

@theslightedgeforever You are doing awesome. Me? 50% yesterday. The food tracking isn't a problem: 100% yesterday and all week. How about you?

@roz0810 Those are great goals! Do you pre-track your food or do you track your food as you eat it? I personally think it is helpful to pre-track it either the night before or in the morning. It gives me sort of a "roadmap" for the day and also, I know it's done and I don't have an excuse not to do it. Where do you walk? Do you like to walk in your neighborhood or do you go to a park somewhere? I like to walk, too. I just go in my neighborhood (although it's not very scenic).

Hello, all! I got my Halloween decorations put up. I will include a picture of my tabletop Halloweentown display. The mausoleum and graveyard in the bottom left corner of the picture, I handpainted. We also have a few things here and there throughout the condo but this is my pride and joy! lol

COMMITTED.
Goals for Oct 4-Oct 10:
- track 90% of food intake
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day
- get up from my desk every hour and stretch
- put my utensil down between bites (CARRYOVER GOAL)
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything (CARRYOVER GOAL)
- leave at least 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal (CARRYOVER GOAL)

@trooworld thank you. i sometimes like to pre track if I know what I'll be eating. I also find it so much easier then I can map out the day like u said. but mostly I just do it whilst cooking. also I walk my friends dog with another friend who walks her dog too so we go twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon so I get some walking in at least everyday.
loving the Halloween stuff!

@cbabie thank you too. im currently having slimfast high protein shakes for 2 meals because its been working well for me.

@theslightedgeforever ahh i see. great!

So hubby had his birthday Thursday so I did eat some things which weren't planned and yesterday too but I won't carry it on. Few days here and there won't hurt me. Just gna stay away from the scales for a few days tho 😂

@cbabie I got a good laugh out of your post, it definitely sounds like we have the opposite problem! I'm so glad you and baby girl are getting some sleep, and I think it's super cute she wants some of your shake. Protein shakes are pretty tasty when made right!

@theslightedgeforever I actually did do well on my eating and only went over by about 100 calories which I'm calling a win since we grilled brats and I had two drinks! I'm normally not super paranoid about packages because we live in a small enough town, but after a week of nothing arriving I was about to go all out for a camera doorbell!

@roz0810 Nothing wrong with celebrating, it's just all about getting back on track!

@TeresaW1020 I bet with all those workouts you've been doing that you'll rock 80 Day Obsession! Sounds like you're shopping trip was super successful and fun.

Alright ladies, I need you to be my accountabilibuddies. I have been on track all week and doing great, but the weekends are normally when I fall off the wagon. Please help me stay accountable! My new goal is to check in every day no matter what (I wasn't checking in on weekends before which probably wasn't helping me any). I'm at the upper edge of my weight range (or as I call it my panic weight where nothing fits) so I either get my &*%$ together or buy new clothes and I am NOT buying new clothes.

I've also got a lofty school goal this weekend which will keep me busy, and it's supposed to be gorgeous fall weather so I'll be getting out to enjoy the beautiful leaves. Staying active and staying busy is the name of the game!

@cbabie It's nice to have a "reward" for all our hard work/walking, isn't it? Even if it is just our fitness tracker telling us how much we've walked! If my birthday was on Christmas, I'd have even more decorations, too, I think lol. Thanks re: the loss. Well, you'll get on the scale eventually.

@theslightedgeforever I also got 50% yesterday. That's too bad about being up all night. I was, too, but then again, I am every night. Thanks re: the loss. Congrats on the loss! I always say that the scale is a crapshoot. People look at me like I have 3 heads when I say it but it's true.

Hi all. I couldn't sleep so I got up at 5:00 a.m. That stinks to get up so early on a Sunday. I'll probably take a nap later but still. I wanted to show you how my Amazon Halo tracks my activity. Here is a picture of it by the week. I have an activity goal it sets for me based on the American Heart Association and latest medical research, it is 150 pts for the week. I get +2 pts per minute for intense exercise, +1 pt per minute for moderate exercise, and +1 pt per 20 minutes for light exercise. I lose points when I'm not moving enough: over 8 hours a day, I start losing -1 pt per hour! (At least I think it is over 8 hours per DAY not per week, I'll see on Monday when it resets!) It is really making me think about my movement. Yesterday, while I was cooking, I was dancing around while cooking to try to get some activity points lol. I guess I need to aim for around 22 a day if I want to hit my goal by the end of the week.

COMMITTED.
Goals for Oct 11-Oct 17:
- track 90% of food intake
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day
- get up from my desk every hour and stretch
- put my utensil down between bites (CARRYOVER GOAL)
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything (CARRYOVER GOAL)
- leave at least 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal (CARRYOVER GOAL)

@trooworld That Halo looks really cool! I like the weekly points break down on the app. It should really help keep you up and moving…or dancing!

@cbabie I’m glad you like your tracker and that it’s keeping you motivated to get out and move. What will you do in the winter? I bet baby girl would love to have dance parties.

@mswatson0777 Great job on sticking to your goals yesterday! Be careful with your weights so that you don’t overdo it. I am speaking from multiple experiences!

@theslightedgeforever Mmmm carrot cake is one of my favorite flavors!! I was just reading a low carb recipe that used almond flour and monkfruit sugar that looked good. I might make something like that for the holidays.


Good morning! I was able to do the full 60 minutes, 80 Day Obsession Booty workout yesterday and was very proud of myself. The first time I had ever done that workout I couldn’t do half the moves and I certainly couldn’t do the full reps. The trainer uses resistant bands for all the exercises and I was using my medium bands. Yes, I’m a little sore this morning but doing OK. Today is cardio. I’m also going to try to fast until dinner today because the last two days of beef stew and bread has my weight back up and I need to get it back down!

@trooworld Thanks for that link, that was super helpful! From the looks of it it moderates your tone of voice? I'm curious for what kind of data that shows/what it does? It's crazy how far technology has come! It sounds like you had a really good on-track weekend!

@TeresaW1020 Thanks for the warning! I will definitely try not to dive in too hard too fast! I'm really impressed you did the full 60 minutes of 80 Day Obsession! I've been mostly sticking with 30-40 minute ones so you are killing it!

@theslightedgeforever Ideally, I'd like it off before next summer (since my hope is that we can gather again in large groups by then. I'm okay with taking the loss slow, I just don't want to backtrack anymore

@cbabie I hope you didn't go too crazy without tracking yesterday! How frustrating you weren't able to get a restful nap in.

Happy Monday all! I've decided I'm going to try to have a positive attitude this week since I was pretty grumpy about work last Friday. My new job is just a lot. A lot of pressure, a lot of responsibility, and a lot of people constantly questioning what I do. I know I entered into it during a really hard season and starting a new job in a pandemic while training an entirely new team is not ideal and wouldn't put any job in the best light. My goal for the week ahead is to be positive and open to change.