@TeresaW1020 good morning. Hope all is good. Had a question. What do I do if I can’t weigh in this week? My hubby and I had a chance to get out of town for the weekend. I won’t be able to weigh in tomorrow. Wasn’t sure what I should do. Thanks.

@TeresaW1020 Thanks for the love. My headache disappeared by the evening, thankfully, so I was able to get some good exercise in last night!

@GabiV125 Good to see the scale going the right direction

@raleighgirl09 I can't wait to see what Henry gets up to at the beach! Sounds like you have a good plan for the weekend so I hope it all works out for you. Glad to hear you got some good sleep!

I know what you mean about accents, I feel like I don't have a strong accent but to you I probably would! Though I have worked with people from all over the world and I get used to their accents pretty quickly so after a while it's like they don't have an accent either. One of my dearest friends is Irish (from Republic of Ireland, not Northern Ireland!) and I love hearing her accent and the little quirks and colloquialisms! As for the American accent, well, I know it varies depending on the region of course (as it does here in Australia too), but we consume so much US-based media (TV, movies, YouTube, games etc.) that it just kind of sounds normal to me!

@Katmary71 Sending you hugs and strength to get through this.

@trooworld Thanks for the link, I'll check it out!

@leonadixon Great way to close the month!

@gwamajtw91 Thanks for sharing the map, it's helpful! You would think as a British subject, I would know the difference between Great Britain and the UK, but apparently I did not. I learned something today!
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Despite having a headache for most of the day, Thursday was a good day overall. I had to go with my parents to the local courthouse to sign some legal documents and have them witnessed, so because I had to take off from work to do that, I had to stay late to make up the time. But I got a lot of work done (busy time of the month) and feel ok about where I'm up to. I got home to a hyper toddler who had apparently decided not to take his nap. That meant an early dinner and bed for him! Hubby also went to bed early as he hadn't slept well the night before so he was wrecked. So by 8:45 I had the house to myself! I played around on my phone for a while and then jumped on my bike. I did an Apple Fitness+ spin workout (which I can only kind of follow, because I have an attack bike so I can't stand up on it or adjust the resistance) and then rode for another 15 minutes after that while reading a book. Then I spent a good 20 minutes stretching on the loungeroom floor while watching Netflix!
I finished the day with a good deficit and feeling good!
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Goals for January:
Sleep: 190.9/200 hours (average 6.8 hours) - ON TRACK
Total Calorie Deficit recorded to date: 3,455 - ON TRACK
Exercise: 661/600 minutes (average 24 minutes) - COMPLETE
Meditation:4/4 sessions - COMPLETE
Social Media: 18.48/31 hours (average 0.66 hours) - ON TRACK

Updated to 28/01/2021

Week 4 weigh in Thursday (28Jan2021)
Previous weight:176.2
Current weight: 178.2
LTD MFP #2 56.8 lbs
LTD overall 121.8

Well. I got nuthin' for that. I really thought I'd be the same if not a bit less - but that is not to be, I guess. Starting Saturday, I won't be near a reliable scale for a few weeks, going to be at the coast until mid February with the dang Sketchy Scale. I guess I'll weigh on those Thursdays and it will just be whatever it is. I'll feel like I'm flying blind but all I can do is stick to the habits and keep moving. Today was good but again with cereal for lunch and then my 5pm walk (and lunch is at 3) and then the weirdo feelings and obvious low blood sugar. When that happens I am driven to eat and literally do not care about going over calories. It's been so long since it was a problem and now 2 times inside of a week. I am diabetic but A1c is like 5.1 as a usual - I don't even monitor my blood sugar anymore.

Anywho, I am a tired pup - and tomorrow is a new day.

@TwistedSassette I'm sorry you had a headache all day. How is it now? How nice to have the house to yourself! It sounds like you made excellent use of the time.

@TeresaW1020 Yeah, they are easy to find. That's good to hear about the Dasani bottles in case I do run into a problem. The candy bar from India tasted a little like peanut brittle but not as good. It was disappointing. I think that's why I was able to eat only 1/3 of it lol. Can you take those back? I've had good luck with 3rd Love bras...they are very well made (although a bit expensive) and comfortable. You could probably find that size on their website. They are worth the money. Well done on the loss!

Hello friends. I worked out twice yesterday, I ask you: WHO AM I? lol I think I found a correlation between working out and sleep: I seem to get up less in the night/sleep better if I work out right away after work. Eating was really good yesterday, too: I ate below my WW points for the day. I drank a ton of liquids too.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

@TeresaW1020 I have the same bra issues. According to the calculator my cup size is a K. Is that even a real thing? I've always purchased my bras at specialty bra stores like the ones you find in the premium outlet malls and you have to try them on because even the same size bras fit differently. When you find one you like buy one in every colour lol. If the cups fit but the band is too loose you can sew pleats in it. You don't even notice they're there. Congrats on the big loss this month!

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I'm still having trouble with my Jekyll & Hyde eating pattern. Exercise this week was good and eating during the day is on plan but I always blow it in the evenings. I'm hoping the Beck Diet Solution strategies will help with that.

I'm expecting the next few weeks to be a little rough. We lost a good friend unexpectedly yesterday in a woodcutting accident. He and his wife also own the Chocolate store where I work. My heart breaks for her and his 7yr old son who lived with them. Grief, 6 close friends and chocolate is not going to be a good combination. Life is short. Hug the ones you love.

Username: itsmegina
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 144.2 lb
CW: 144.0 lb

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Hello all- will try to start posting more again, still been reading every day.

@raleighgirl09 - If you have hypoglycemia sometimes, protein is very helpful. Perhaps the cereal for lunch is too carby for you and you need to add a little protein for balance. Carbs send your blood sugar up and protein keeps it steady. Exercise also makes it go down, so make sure you're not hungry when you set out.

I hate that feeling and you are right- it makes you want/need to eat everything in sight.

@TeresaW1020 I gotta pull myself back from trying -and failing- to be active here ( and other online places).
Can you please NOT add me into the February challenge. Thanks 🙏

mlhopp93
HW -- 355
Weigh in day Saturday

SW (1/2/2021): 291.6
1/9/2021: 288.0 (-3.6)
1/16/2021: 284.0 (-4.0)
1/23/2021: 277.8 (-6.2)
1/30/2021: 277.6 (-0.2)

Definitely felt the slingshot effect of a solid weight loss the previous week. The body is amazing in that it will do its own thing even when we give it the same treatment. Stay the course and success will come to each of us. Hope everyone has a safe weekend.

Username:Trooworld
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW: 229.0
CW: 225.8
LTD: 22.2

Just a few weigh-ins needed to close out the month (sorry if I missed it in the thread!):

@AustinRuadhain
@bethanie0825
@Firefly743
@RYcare
@Cstockton18

User : RYcare
Weight Day: Saturday
PW: 235.4
CW: 235.2

No change this week! While I was hoping to see the 234 it didn’t happen all week, I got on the scale every morning and the number did go up and down but nope didn’t see anything less than 235.
I guess that is what happens when I think I can get away with more calories every single day of the week. lol. It was great the week before with my eating and exercising, but didn’t last long. No excuse this week and back to IF.