@Bluetail6 sending lots of prayers and good thoughts for your dog. I’m glad to read he is on the upswing. It’s always so scary when our fur babies don’t feel well.

@Megan_smartiepants1970 steps for 4/13: 8,194.

For those trying to ditch the soda and not suffer the headaches--there is calorie free fizzy water with caffeine that might help?

Safeway has their store brand 'Soleil' and there is also 'Bubly' in different flavors. The can says 35 mg caffeine sourced from green coffee beans.

@missysave0612 no gain while you're going thru a major purchase is a very nice win. congrats on the closing. good luck with the move. i'd help if you were in my neighborhood.

@rlaskey2 sorry about the recruiter. i hope you'll post a few pics after everything is done. very good weigh in. even a little loss with so much going on is a plus. pizza and chicken is ok once a blue moon. good steps.

@888Angie888 thanks for the info. i wish i would have known that when i went thru it. lol excellent steps.

I've had a rough day so far. went on my walk and had to call off my attempt due to light headedness and slowly made my way home. still went 3.5 miles, since it took 1 mile to get home. i really need to take that dang phone with me. then, after lunch and more water i was looking in the bottom of the fridge for dinner, stood up and almost blacked out. i had to hang on to the fridge so i wouldn't drop. this is getting so frustrating.

@Megan_smartiepants1970
4/14
Peloton- 35 minutes, 9 miles, moderate effort
Steps- 5,800

@lindamtuck2018
Yes, I ride every day. When I started the process of getting healthier, I not only wasn’t exercising, I did everything to avoid exercise. After listening to Atomic Habits, he suggested stacking a habit that you do every day (drink morning coffee) with something you need to do (exercise). So now, every day after I have my coffee, I exercise. It’s become a habit.

@kdlgiannoulis
Congratulations on your loss and good luck with your half marathon!

excellent weigh ins this week for everyone. great work.

check in for 4/14:
steps - 8175. it'll be less for a day or two. i'm going to take some time off of exercise to see if it helps my recurring light headedness.
calories - well under 1800. last night my dessert time turned bad. ate 2 sugar free jello cups but then ate a bunch of peanuts.
exercise - yes.

my calorie burn is mysterious to me. why is mine so high and other people's in this group isn't when you do more? i use MFP to figure my calorie burn. today my FitBit said i burned 1360 calories on my walk but MFP only said 600 and change. this difference is making me ignore my calorie gain from exercise and just keep my eating under 1800 whether i exercise or not.

@TheresaM787
Great job on the exercise! What a great way to develop a habit. I am going to order the book today. Do you have a workbook to go along with it?

@rwood566
Great steps! I hope the rest helps. I just sync my Fitbit with mfp. The only frustrating part is lately you don’t see your Fitbit calorie adjustment until the next morning.

@roz0810
You can do this!

04/14/2021
steps = 9,966
Why didn't I walk around the house to get it to 10,000? Lol - I usually do that - I was feeling down yesterday, so that was probably the reason.
Can someone explain to me how to respond to another post? I try to do it with Quote, but I must be doing something wrong.
I am hoping today will be better than yesterday, but it is gray and cold thus far. Oh well.