@Tazaria87
Great loss! Sorry that things are rough and I hope things are getting better.

@rlaskey2
I never thought about that side of life returning to normal. It makes it easier to grab takeout when out running around. Great idea with the shakes.

@azkunk
With the goals you have set the weight should disappear. I am glad the break worked for you. It must be great feeling more energized. When dealing with fatigue it is hard to focus on anything.

@TheresaM787
Awesome check in. Congrats on your personal best with those steps! You have great strategies for increasing your steps. I have never drank seltzer but can you get different flavours and is it the same as sofa water?

Sunday’s check in
✅Steps 6,863
✅Sleep
❌Walk
✅Physio 2/2

I was shocked at my steps yesterday. I didn’t walk so not sure where they came from. We did go to 2 different garden centres and had to make several trips to unload the car so I guess all those steps add up. I haven’t decided where today’s walk will take me but I am heading out soon. We are in for some hot humid weather starting tomorrow so I will need to adjust my walking time to early morning. I want to spend sometime setting up my balcony but I need to get my housework done first.

@lindamtuck2018
Yes, seltzer or soda water or water with gas or fizzy water. There are so many more flavor options of seltzer today than a few years back. I usually just drink plain seltzer, we have one of those soda stream gizmos. Sometimes, I'll grab a flavor one or muddle some mint leaves in a glass and then add seltzer. Well done Linda 👏🏻👏🏻 three ✅s. That was a lot of steps without a dedicated walk- impressive. You're doing so well with sleeping, what changed?

@littleflutterby
That was an AWESOME tip! Adding a couple of shots of espresso to a Premier Protein Caramel Shake, to make a mock caramel macchiato. Love that! Thank you for sharing 🤗 I love learning new tips.

@Poobah1972
Fantastic loss!! You're doing amazing 👏🏻👏🏻 Another terrific walk under your belt, way to go!! Are you listening to music, a workout, a podcast, audiobook or just having some peace and quiet? Happy early birthday! Your birthday dinner ideas sound divine.

@rlaskey2
Sorry to hear about your FitBit. That was a great idea of not chucking the towel, and instead getting in a boxing workout 👏🏻👏🏻

@Poobah1972
I agree!! I feel the same way, it is a silver lining in the pandemic.

Monday
Bike- 30 minutes, 8 miles ✅
Steps- 10,000 ✅
Seltzer- 8 cups 👎 only six cups
Tracked everything ate and drank ✅
Under calorie budget ✅

@Megan_smartiepants1970
Bike 30 minutes, 8 miles, moderate effort
Steps 13,300
Thank you. Thank you team for sharing your stories, your successes, your trials, your goals...
When I began, and joined F2F, I walked an average of 3,000 steps daily. Today I was able to reach 13,300. 🤗

lcfa5317
weigh in Day = Monday
PW 189.5
CW 189.8

@lindamtuck2018 still getting dizzy every day. Going to talk with my new doc in the morning.

@Poobah1972 nice walk. Interesting that you flipped your watch. I'm going to try that.

@Megan_smartiepants1970 hate those migraines. Good luck with it.

@theresam787 very nice numbers. Thank you for your service to the group.

@littleflutterby I get the pre packaged salads and toss the dressing. I use hot sauce instead. Spice it up a bit and save on calories.

Check in for 5/17
Steps - 4596. Only did a slow walk around the block to buy a tomato. Went into the store and decided against it. 8 people in each checkout line. Didn't need it that badly
Calories - 1250 or so. Salad for lunch.
Exercise - 1 mile walk in 22 minutes.

I'll be hitting the gym after I see my doc in the morning unless she says no. Daughter wanted to go tonight but we worry about the evening crowd.

1. Check in daily ✅
2. Track accurately ❌
3. Macros P-105/ C-115/ F-40 ❌
4. Water 90 oz✅
5. Row 5x/wk ❔❔❔❔❔

Not the best day but not the worst. I failed to plan for a busy afternoon/ evening and gave in to pizza which I had to estimate. Macros were all off but close. Too busy to row but I did take a few walking breaks today and walked around my kitchen this evening to get in 8K steps today

@mszoueb - nice loss 🤩 That pizza looked delicious.

@jimboden3 - any pain? Possible hernia? Good plan to take it easy until you see the doctor.

@lindamtuck2018 - thank you 😊 the fatigue is slowly improving. I’m not sure if it was the diet break or changes in meds. I just hope it continues.

@littleflutterby - I lover the premier Protein cafe latte. I add ice and a couple of shots of espresso for a cold brew. Beats the real stuff with half and half.

@Poobah1972 - nice loss 🤩

@rlaskey2 - great job still getting in a workout despite the weather. I must admit that I am jealous of the rain you got. I would love a good rainy day

@TheresaM787 - What an fantastic NSV ... from and average of 3K steps to 13.3K.

@Megan_smartiepants1970 - I hope that migraine monster releases his grip soon. Migraines are the worst 😞

@rwood566- can you get your gym session in in the early morning or later evening to beat the crowd

@iradi8 - so true. I just failed to plan today. Tomorrow will be better!

Thank you @iradi8!! I hope things are going well for you. The best news for us is that we don't have to take our dog back to the vet for a couple of weeks. We had been taking him in weekly for at least the last 5 weeks. He is a senior dog... He gets a senior discount, lol.🤣

@lindamtuck2018. Have you ever had a sleep study? Sometime in the the Summer, I'm going to have/do one. It is one where they send you home with some sort of monitor I think. I have been sleeping pretty well, just not long enough. Insomnia is something I have always struggled with. I have to really make sure I don't fall into my old habits of staying up late on the computer, watching a movie or working.😉😊

Thanks everyone for your feedback, I was surprised with how the dough turned out too. If you're wanting to try the pizza recipe out, check out @livthepositivefooodie on Instagram, it's their recipe and it's on their highlight reels under stuffed crust and throughout their instagram posts I believe. I haven't yet tried other recipes from them, but they all look amazing.

@TheresaM787 @lindamtuck2018 @iradi8
@azkunk

Super Tuesday! 😎

Blood tests continue to baffle me this week. Ketone levels still lower than expected and blood glucose is much higher than is good for me. Still don't know what to make of it.

Blood Ketones 1.4
Blood Glucose 158
GKI 6.27

Walk this morning was great... Small itty bitty knee pain here and there, but it got progressively better as I went. Somehow I accidently pressed paused during the entire 4th lap, so I'm basically missing an entire full steam lap from my workout this morning. So in leu of that, here's a general snapshot of my fitbit activity... A full 64 "Zone Minutes" earned before 6am this morning 😎. I'll just count it as 600 cals, and leave it at that.



Weight Training... No more putting it off. We commence on Monday... (Lol see we just did? We managed to put it off for 5 more days. lol) So clever we are. 😅

This is the general split for now... Similar to how I started oh 15 years ago.

Mondays - Leg Day

Squats 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Low Cable - Lateral Leg Lifts 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Low Cable - Kick Backs 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Rack Pulls 3 sets of 10-12 reps (to start to prepare us for deadlifts)
Hers Ab Twists 3 sets of 10-12 / His Calf Raises 3 sets of 10-12 reps

Note: I'm going to keep my eye out on a better bench with a leg attachment... Unfortunately it's hard to get exactly what you want right now. In the mean time we will have to make due with the Low Cable and ankle Straps.

Wednesday - Chest and Arms

DB or Bar Chest Press 3 sets of 10-12 reps
DB or Bar Curls 3 sets of 10-12 reps
DB Fly's 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Skull Crushers 3 sets of 10-12 reps
DB or Bar Shoulder Presses 3 sets of 10-12 reps

Friday - Back

DB bent over or Incline rows 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Lat Pulldowns 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Low cable rows 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Face pulls or Reverse Flys 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Hers Ab Twists 3 sets of 10-12 / His Shoulder Shrugs 3 sets of 10-12 Reps

This should give us a pretty decent all-round workout... Rack Pull, will ,eventually turn into Dead lifts(it's sort of like a Deadlift trainer... lol), and may move to back day. But in and of itself a rack pull is probably more legs then back compared to the real deal. As time goes on, we will alternate flat vs incline vs decline on exercises like Flys and bench press. We will also start to cycle a rep counts from 12 down to 6 and back again slowly over time. And maybe in 6 months when we are in considerably better shape we can add in some better core exercises, like DB lunges, and I don't even know what it's called when you lock your legs in the bench then extend your body out close to flat, using your core to prevent your body from collapsing, then pull yourself back toward the bench to complete a rep while utilizing the upper pull attachment to reduce your weight until you can do it with no assistance at all, then start using DB's to make it even hard... (it's brutal, but incredible core builder).

I'm sure we will come up with alternate exercise as well.... The trick will be getting this all completed in a decent amount of time. May also have to convince my brother to put X Meat in oven at X time, to allow us a little more time to get the workout completed. 😆

I'm excited and nervous... But it's happening.

Super Tuesday Everyone! 😋

@Megan_smartiepants1970
I hope you are feeling better today!

@rwood566
I hope they can find a reason and better yet, stop the dizzy spells.

@azkunk
It is always so hard to get that right estimate for pizza. I usually go with the domino’s entries. Great job be mindful of your steps and meeting your goal.

@Bluetail6
I have had several sleep studies over the years. I went to a sleep clinic and was hooked up to all kinds of wires. I do have sleep apnea. I used a machine to determine the flow rate I need for a month. I hated it so much I never went back to get my actual cpap machine.

@TheresaM787
I am going to think about getting one. Maybe a good birthday present to ask for next month. I need to borrow the grandkids more often. They sure keep me busy. Being busy means better sleep.

@Poobah1972
Has your doctor ordered a blood glucose or/and A1C? I would definitely mention this to him. Sounds like you have a good plan set out for your weight training.