@DawnCumm I know that having 10 pounds must be a tough place. I think @Bluetail6 is there also, right? If I got that close..or I should say when, it would be tough to not start relaxing. You guys are doing great.

1/22
Food logged.
Under calories.
Drank 96 oz. water.
Slept 8 hours.


Rec center was unexpectedly closed today and I wasn't braving the below zero temps here. So no intentional exercise. Will raise my heart rate watching the Chicago Bulls play tonight on tv.
Weight was up a little today from last night's feast. Will hope that it comes down tomorrow.

@DawnCumm just keep on tracking and exercising. You have lost so much weight and know what to do. How did you determine your goal weight? Did you use 100 pounds for 5' plus 5 pounds for each inch above? I am trying to determine what is a realistic goal weight for me. My weight is coming off slowly but it is due mostly to inactivity in the winter.

@lindamtuck2018 please message me with the link to the podcast. I would love to hear it. Am having lunch with Kevin's oldest daughter on Tuesday. She is only 23 and is settling her father's estate by herself, working a full time job as a prison guard and raising 3 children from 4 years to 6 months with her husband. She has so much responsibility and hardly a minute to herself. I really feel for her.
Hope that you are settling in well to your new home and will look forward to hearing when you are out of lockdown.

Everyone stay safe, dedicated and live life with a purpose.

@363days - I've had the Fitbit Aria scale which also calculates the BMI for multiple family members (I forget how many - maybe 4 - 6, I think) and I've been really happy with it because it automatically records both weight and BMI everyday and synchs with my Fitbit tracker and it's only around $50 or so. I primarily got it because I use a Fitbit but if you use an Apple watch, then it might make sense to get something different. Fitbit was recently acquired by Google so I wouldn't be surprised to see more tie-ins with other Google products over time. A few things to keep in mind with the BMI measurements - first you need to be barefoot when you use it because a small electric charge is used to measure the resistance and estimate your measurement. Trust me you can't feel a thing as it's powered by a couple of small batteries. Second, I consider the BMI measurement to be directionally correct so I don't worry too much about the variance day to day and focus on the general trend over time.

One of the nice features is the auto-calculation of lean vs. fat portion of your weight so that over time you can see what kind of weight you're losing. Unfortunately in my case part of my weight loss has been muscle which I expected somewhat but it points out that I probably need to focus on bumping up my weight training more that some of the aerobic activities so it looks like I need to refine goals a bit and my plan on how I'm going to get there. You can really see how I was doing great until COVID hit last Spring and impacted my lifestyle (working from home, snacking, I stopped working out, etc.)



Anyway, hopefully this helped explain the benefits of this kind of scale ... basically (1) convenience of having it automatically record your results, and (2) some of the analysis features to easily monitor your results over time.

Saturday’s Check In
Steps: 4,991 ✅
Tracked: ✅
Sleep: ✅
Water: ✅
Healthy snacks: ❌

The bunk beds are together finally and we didn’t kill each other. 😂 Between the bunk beds and groceries my leg and back pain was the worst has ever been. I am so over this!

I went quite a bit over calories. At the supermarket we got a box of 30 chocolate bars and my favourite peanut M&M’s where in there. I ended up eating two. I had already had my treat for the weekend so it was a calorie disaster. I am only slightly below my calorie average so I have to be strong the rest of the week even if they are calling my name. Hubby better start eating bars. I did track everything.

I will be resting for most of the day. I only have to do laundry and a few other chores. I really have to sort out a means to get some exercise until the pool opens. It is going to be on the top of my to do list tomorrow.

Enjoy your Sunday!

@lindamtuck2018
Carrot ginger soup is really easy to make and you can freeze it.
For 4 cups or servings, it's about 10 minutes of chopping and 5 minutes to get all your ingredients lined up and then it cooks on the stove for about 30 minutes. Finally it's blended.
It has ginger, but I also added a TBSP of cinnamon to give it something else to the taste.
Very easy recipe! I found it on the love and lemons website.

@mari_moulin @jimboden3 Thanks to each of you for your information. I am definitely going to research these scales with the outcome of getting one. I like the fact that you I can get one that graphs my history, that in itself could be meaningful for me because I can tell as I'm aging that I'm losing muscle and this would help me keep it on track. Also, I get so focused on the "numbers" that this could help me understand the increases aren't always a bad thing - it could be muscle. I have never used these types of scales and I'm excited to check them out!

lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

Saturday’s Check In
Steps: 4,991 ✅
Tracked: ✅
Sleep: ✅
Water: ✅
Healthy snacks: ❌

The bunk beds are together finally and we didn’t kill each other. 😂 Between the bunk beds and groceries my leg and back pain was the worst has ever been. I am so over this!

I went quite a bit over calories. At the supermarket we got a box of 30 chocolate bars and my favourite peanut M&M’s where in there. I ended up eating two. I had already had my treat for the weekend so it was a calorie disaster. I am only slightly below my calorie average so I have to be strong the rest of the week even if they are calling my name. Hubby better start eating bars. I did track everything.

I will be resting for most of the day. I only have to do laundry and a few other chores. I really have to sort out a means to get some exercise until the pool opens. It is going to be on the top of my to do list tomorrow.

Enjoy your Sunday!

You have been doing a lot of heavy lifting and moving. Glad most of the hard part is over for you.

congrats @lindamtuck2018 @Tazaria87 @Megan_smartiepants1970 You have worked hard and it shows