Today’s goals:
1. Go on a 20 minute walk before I start work and another 20 minute walk at lunch✅
2. Pre-log meals tonight and stick to it✅
3. 90 oz water✅
4. 10K steps.✅

Crushed my goals today and the scale was down 2lbs this morning. I know that was in large part due to the diuretic so we’ll see what tomorrow brings. I am not supposed to take it more than 3 times per week and I did not take it today.

Tomorrow, I am going into the office and there is a celebration in the afternoon with soda, water, cookies and fruit. Super weird combo, I am not sure where that came from. Here are my goals for tomorrow.


1. Wake up early and take 20 minute walk before work.
2. Pack breakfast and lunch and eat it!
2. Drink 90 oz
3. Only eat fruit at the celebration

I am reading a new book that is really resonating, Atomic Habits by James Clear. My health coach recommended it so I thought I would share with my friends 😊

lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

@mszoueb
Awesome loss! Are you still doing the meal plans?

Thanks for all your congrats . Yes, I'm still on the meal plans at 5 days a week. I think with still being a long way off my goal weight, I'm thinking that I need to continue with it for a good few months at least.

If I end up at my predicted weight at the end of the year, perhaps then I'd feel a bit more mentally comfortable trying to count calories for the full 7 days, knowing I'm far away from my highest weight so there's no amount of fluctuations that could go near those numbers again.

My 1.5lb MFP estimate loss won't likely happen unless I go under 1500 calories soon so, I will have to switch so I'm eating up to the 1 pound loss a weight amount. In theory, I could go up to the 1 pound loss amount more already, but with being on 1500 plan, I've tried to stick to the 1.5lb loss of under 1600 (it's at 1540 at the moment) lately to try get more weight off within my set limit before the numbers change. I'm happy it's still going in the right direction either way.

@transparentenigma glad to have you and good luck with your goals!
@azkunk I love the tile you have used - that set-up is beautiful

@rwood566 You are doing great - thanks for sharing your goals. Everytime I see your picture I just go "ahhhh"
@mszoueb can you remind me which meal plan you have chosen and like the best?
I ate the wrong things over the weekend and gained 2.8 - birthday weekend so that was ok. I lost a little but yesterday gained .8. I know this may seem minor to some, but I'm trying to see what I am eating that is making me retain water or causing inflammation. I ate at 7 and it was packaged tator tots....may have something to do with it?? Calories were only 25 over, otherwise. I''m hoping to get back to last Friday's weight so 1.8 more to lose in 2 days which I know can happen with my fluctuations...sorry, I'm obsessing.

mszoueb wrote: »

363days wrote: »

@rwood566 You are doing great - thanks for sharing your goals. Everytime I see your picture I just go "ahhhh"
@mszoueb can you remind me which meal plan you have chosen and like the best?
I ate the wrong things over the weekend and gained 2.8 - birthday weekend so that was ok. I lost a little but yesterday gained .8. I know this may seem minor to some, but I'm trying to see what I am eating that is making me retain water or causing inflammation. I ate at 7 and it was packaged tator tots....may have something to do with it?? Calories were only 25 over, otherwise. I''m hoping to get back to last Friday's weight so 1.8 more to lose in 2 days which I know can happen with my fluctuations...sorry, I'm obsessing.

Hi,

I use a local meal prep service that provides breakfast, lunch and dinner and 1 snack that comes out to around 1500 calories. Technically it's just calorie counting, but the meals are already prepped and cooked, you just get it delivered and then eat them hot or cold

If it's any consolation, on Saturday I stepped on scales to see 234.8, Sunday 236.2 and then weigh in on Monday it went to 235.4. Was the rest of your calories for the week under/over? If it's only 20 over then spreading that out across the week would be approx 2.8 calories onto each day.

Ahh, I do remember that you mentioned it was a local service. I think that would be so helpful with meal planning, portion control and not getting bored. I might have to look into this to get the weight loss started. Yes, I appreciate you sharing your fluctuations , even being on a regulated plan. Thanks!

363days wrote: »

mszoueb wrote: »

363days wrote: »

@rwood566 You are doing great - thanks for sharing your goals. Everytime I see your picture I just go "ahhhh"
@mszoueb can you remind me which meal plan you have chosen and like the best?
I ate the wrong things over the weekend and gained 2.8 - birthday weekend so that was ok. I lost a little but yesterday gained .8. I know this may seem minor to some, but I'm trying to see what I am eating that is making me retain water or causing inflammation. I ate at 7 and it was packaged tator tots....may have something to do with it?? Calories were only 25 over, otherwise. I''m hoping to get back to last Friday's weight so 1.8 more to lose in 2 days which I know can happen with my fluctuations...sorry, I'm obsessing.

Hi,

I use a local meal prep service that provides breakfast, lunch and dinner and 1 snack that comes out to around 1500 calories. Technically it's just calorie counting, but the meals are already prepped and cooked, you just get it delivered and then eat them hot or cold

If it's any consolation, on Saturday I stepped on scales to see 234.8, Sunday 236.2 and then weigh in on Monday it went to 235.4. Was the rest of your calories for the week under/over? If it's only 20 over then spreading that out across the week would be approx 2.8 calories onto each day.

Ahh, I do remember that you mentioned it was a local service. I think that would be so helpful with meal planning, portion control and not getting bored. I might have to look into this to get the weight loss started. Yes, I appreciate you sharing your fluctuations , even being on a regulated plan. Thanks!

Wow fast reply, thank you - I was just making some edits on my reply as you replied haha. Yes, it does have it's benefits it has helped me get restarted this year combined with mindset change. I wouldn't say I've been doing massively intensive exercise with it yet either, I'm already in a deficit so shouldn't go too crazy. I've been doing 4.5 mile bike rides here and there is probably most intensive I've gotten so far.

Tuesday’s check in
Daily Goals
❌Steps 3,580
✅Sleep

Feeling a bit more human today. I am another one with the scale all over the place. I didn’t eat much of our dinner on Sunday but my weight still jumped 2 pounds. Went down slightly yesterday but today I am up 2.2 pounds from Friday’s in. I know I definitely didn’t drink enough water the last few days so I am not flushing out the sodium from Sunday. Water has to be a priority today.

The exercise room is officially closed until the numbers drop in London again. I still need to get things for the kids Easter baskets so I am going to walk to a store near me and get my walk in while getting my shopping done. We are not having a family Easter due to the restrictions but we will do a backyard visit with the girls.

Have a great day!