@TheresaM787
I wrote those podcast down that you gave @rwood566. I actually ordered my dongle so I can listen to music and podcasts when I walk.

@Poobah1972
That was a decent workout session. Your calorie burn is amazing. The best part is working out with your fiancé. That burger looks so good. I am disappointed there is no food pictures today. Great job keeping going in spite of getting soaked with the rain. I hope your sleep is better tonight.

@TheresaM787
I don’t know how those of you working, with kids or both get everything done. You will get into your groove this week. You have learned so many skills since starting your journey. Great job walking around until you reached 10,000 steps. You and @iradi8 inspire me to reach my step goal everyday.

@azkunk
I am back to weighing in officially this week also. I will post a gain this week but let’s do this together. We can crush the June challenge.

@rwood566
I hope you enjoy your walk this morning. Good for you to nudge yourself to get moving.

@Bluetail6
Enjoy your travels!

@jimboden3
Can you put yourself on a cancellation list? Sometimes the wait for appointments can be long in Canada but I always ask to go on the cancellation list and have got an earlier appointment a few times.

Monday’s check in
✅Steps 8,107
✅Sleep
✅Walk
✅Physio 2/2

Yes, that is my steps for the day. I walked to the park with the pond. It is not really a park. It is a pond with an old concrete path around it. I walked part ways around but there were geese up ahead so I turned around. Silly to be scared of geese. It was a very challenging walk and the path is not very good. Today’s walk is the Tim Hortons route as I have to go to a store near there. On the step front I am starting to wonder if I should try to raise my goal by 1000 steps instead of 500. I have a few more days to decide.

Happy Tuesday!

lcfa5317
Weigh in day - Monday
PW = 189
CW=191.8

I started using a health coach who is a friend of mine. She suggested going gluten free because I have a lot of hip pain. I gained weight! I want to try to eliminate some gluten, just not 100%. It made me feel deprived and I started eating ice cream and other "bad" foods. I just spoke with her and I feel motivated to continue on my weight loss journey. I have not been losing weight for a long time and feel quite depressed about it. She was a good cheerleader for me today. I am going to track my food on this site and do some intermittent fasting. I'm hoping for a better week. I will also start using this app more because it helps to know others are in this journey with me.
I hope all of you are doing well.

Poobah1972 wrote: »

Doh, I believe I ate a Cat hair on my burger... Oopsie.

I have dogs and there was a time in my life where dog hair in my food would have grossed me out. Now it's pretty much standard😉.

Way to rock on the weight and laps!

@azkunk
Thanks for understanding, it's so much easier for me to place "blame" on a situation than get my butt off the couch. Wow, middle school and elementary school promotions- wipe tear away. Love that determination to kick butt this week! You got this 👏🏻👏🏻

@rwood566
That's awesome that you rounded up! Look at how quickly you added an extra 31 steps 🙌🏻 Well done, take a bow. I actually heard it on that podcast, We Only Look Thin, aka WOLT, (I'm still bingeing through their episodes😆). You are so good at eating in a low calorie budget. You're amazing, glad you're going for the walk in the morning. It's getting too hot here also, I was going to get one of those rebounders. Apparently you just walk in place on it (I thought it was for jumping 🤦🏻‍♀️). I don't think I'd use it though. This is the model that the hosts on WOLT use https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D7TVQFF/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=weonlylookthi-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01HCTIM10&linkId=862b89890683958c16103fc7710ddcec&th=1&psc=1
They also make ones with a stabilizer bar.

@Bluetail6
Terrific steps!!

@Poobah1972
Hopefully you'll sleep well tonight, especially after walking IN THE RAIN. It's really incredible how quickly you turned walking into a habit. Listen, there's no reason to wear clothes while working out. You're just going to get all sweaty anyway. Save the laundry. Go naked.
That was very insightful about knowing that the scale may not reflect all of the good habits with your new routine. You got this!

@jimboden3
I agree, the Internet can make your mind spiral with all of the diagnoses. Hopefully, the doc will have a cancelation to get you in sooner, but the seventh will be here before you know it. That's a great idea in the meantime, to take it easy and eat a bit healthier. Take care.

@lindamtuck2018
I'm glad you ordered your dongle to listen to some podcasts while your walk. I'm almost always listening to a podcast, audiobook or music. Four ✅s! Way to go Linda 👏🏻👏🏻 Look at that HIGH step count 🎉 Well done. Oh, geese can be very intimidating - especially when there is a gaggle approaching or blocking the path. I agree, turn back. I keep seeing images of the TV show, When Animals Attack 😆 Very impressive about raising your step goal to either 500 or 1,000!

@BRGking
Glad you're joining us!

@littleflutterby
Congratulations on your loss and for being your lightest in a long time 🎉Your walk sounded lovely, I hope you two can turn it into a pleasant routine. You cracked me up saying that today was JUST therapy, chores, studying and mediation. That's A LOT! You're doing great, so glad you're back.

@rlaskey2
That must have been a LONG walk, almost 17,000 steps! You have incredible stamina. I hope to get there one day, seeing all of the posts of steps 2,000 and up are very encouraging. One of the tips I heard today was commit to just five minutes. Take five minutes to walk around the house, practice stretching, do some strength exercises, try a five-minute yoga pose... Sometimes, it's hard to fit in a 30 minute routine, but five minutes can be squeezed in somewhere. Oh yes, keeping the kids busy during this time is a bit more challenging. There's a lot of ideas on Pinterest, have you had a chance to scroll through?

@lcfa5317
That's great that your friend/health coach is very supportive of you. Tracking what you're eating and drinking is a great way to notice trends, as well as keep you accountable. One of the most important pieces of advice that I've heard during my path, is to choose an eating plan that you don't mind sticking to for the rest of your life. That way when you go on maintenance, you already have your eating habits established and you get to enjoy a few more calories in your daily budget. You can do this! 🤗 We are here for you. One day at a time.

@888Angie888
Love that NO EXCUSES TUESDAY!

@Megan_smartiepants1970
Yayyyy!!! I'm so happy for you 🤗 You've been awesome at listening to your body (and your doctor) about not walking. I know you've been wanting to get back out there and now Monday you can.

@amymartin555
Welcome to the team! We're glad you're here.

@Tazaria87
Wow, phenomenal day! Look at all of those steps 👏🏻👏🏻 I love that your family goes for walks.

@azkunk
Four ✅s!! Well done 🙌🏻🙌🏻 In my book, 20 minutes of helping your son play volleyball is definitely exercise 😄

Bike- 30 minutes, 8 miles 👎 it took an extra 20 seconds to finish the 8 miles
Steps- 10,000 ✅
Seltzer- 8 cups 👎 only six cups
Tracked everything ate and drank ✅
Under calorie budget 👎 I went over by 254, yesterday I was under by 295

@Megan_smartiepants1970
Bike 31 minutes, 8 miles, moderate effort
Steps 13,000

Another crazy eLearning day with an off-schedule. I chose to put off vacuuming and mopping, to get in a ride and some strength training. I also chose to give the kids an afternoon off from Reading, to get in an hour-walk. I"m not feeling very good about that one, I don't think I'll be repeating that choice.

@Megan_smartiepants1970
Yayyyy!!! I'm so happy for you 🤗 You've been awesome at listening to your body (and your doctor) about not walking. I know you've been wanting to get back out there and now Monday you can.

Thanks @TheresaM787 .... I am excited to get back out there but I also really need to listen to my body .... I know me I will want to get out there and do 5 miles right away but I also do not want to re-injure myself so I will start out slow and work my way up

16,074 steps today🙂. Under calorie goal and met water goal.

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

Beverly2Hansen wrote: »

16,074 steps today🙂. Under calorie goal and met water goal.

If you want I can add you to our step challenge for the last week of May and you will continue our step challenge while you are with our group
All I need is for you to give me a step number that you plan on hitting daily and post your steps either daily or weekly (by Sunday of each week )

My daily goal is 10,000 minimum. If you'd like to add me I don't mind posting my steps it's totally up to you. It might help our team in which case I'm all for it.🙂

Check in for 5/25:
Steps - 9319. Almost all of that was my walk.
Calories - about 1600. Crap for dinner and a mini cream pie for dessert. Hated both of those.
Exercise - yes. Watch said 3.2 miles but I didn't verify it. Watch usually shorts me. 1 hr. 8 min.

Not in a good place upstairs today. Got lightheaded every time I stood up all day. First time that bad. Wanted to go out to dinner with wife and she said no because she was afraid of people and their masks. She's never worried about it before so I threw that back in her face later. Overall - cranky, headache, backache from walk, afraid because of my dizziness. I really hope I'm better in the morning. I'm supposed to hit the gym with daughter. I don't want to get tossed by going after the morons who don't know what a nose is or think their throats spread covid and not their mouths.