@Jactop
Good idea I love carrots might do this! 😁

@TwistedSassette I’ve been practicing with the finger sticking and I have a hard time getting my fingers to bleed. I watched some YouTube videos to get some tips. I wish I had a CGM but those babies are expensive! Scones are very tempting!

@Kinalau Congrats on your weight loss and being able to maintain it! That is an awesome achievement. What a bummer about the job situation. Try not to let it get to you. It sounds like someone has no clue how to be professional. And maybe you will get the job if you still want it or something even better!

@askewcr That is awesome about your brother being able to stand at his daughter’s graduation! I can hear how proud you are of him.

@Katmary71 That is great news about the mammogram being clear! My friend told me a story about how she had a mammogram in late December, and they found all kinds of things on her scan that they couldn’t explain. They all finally realized that it was glitter from decorating for Christmas. Bummer about the food bank flood. Was the crop OK? I sure hope you have a wonderful time with your friend. How long will she be staying?

@AustinRuadhain Good to see you!!

@Katie43210 Sorry that you are struggling. It’s happening to many of us right now, but we are going to have a big June reset and turn things around. I find the best low-calorie meals are foods that focus on lean protein. Protein is the most filling food, so build your meals around lean chicken, pork, turkey, or seafood and add in lots of veggies. And of course the team’s foodie, @trooworld has given you some wonderful recipes. Have fun at the BBQ and go in with a plan before you see the tempting foods.

@trooworld Is there an issue with your freezer or the meat you’ve been buying? Yeah, getting into snacks probably isn’t good but hey, they were healthy so that has to count for something.

@Jactop I will definitely let you know how the Data Driven Fasting goes. I don’t officially start until June 5th with the FB challenge, so I’m doing a lot of reading and learning how to draw blood from my finger. Ouch!!! I love that we are neck in neck with our weight loss and we can inspire each other! Oh, and that is awesome news about your daughter and just proof that we don’t always know what is best for us and patience can often be our best friend.

@vegan4lyfe2012 The puzzle is almost done. I’m to the outer parts which are all cream-colored, so a little more challenging. I hope to have it done this weekend and will post a pic. That is great that the surgeon released you. Yes, to being back in the office and reconnecting with your boss and co-workers. It sounds like you have a great place to work.


Hey team! Today has been a good day. I had to take my car in to get a clear coat on it and wow is it shiny!! I also cleaned and reorganized my bathroom. I’m not sure how I end up with so much stuff but slowly every part of my house is getting a good once over and things are getting trashed or donated. No hoarding allowed! I altered my challenge goals a little to include the Data Driven Fasting challenge that starts on June 5th and I took out tracking. I'm going to stop tracking calories or macros for June and see how that works for me. The challenge will have me testing my glucose to see when I should eat and learn to listen to my hunger. I’m excited to see how it all works.

I posted that graphic for the June Reset, and I hope you all will look it over carefully and think about your RESET for next month. The day in and day out grind of weight loss can really take a toll on us but giving up is NEVER an option. So, the only way to make it work is to refocus our intention and go forward. I want us all to have an incredible month!

Goal Weight Challenge: Keeping my eye on the prize!
Clean Fasting (Goal 18+): 18 hrs. 25 min.
No snacking or sugar No snacks/no sugar today
Follow the DDF challenge (or read info on it) Yesterday, I printed out the entire DDF manual and have begun to read it.
Workout (includes church cleaning): I took today off from working out.
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION

***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
TwistedSassette
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 138.5kg
PW: 126.2kg
CW: 126.2kg
LTD: 12.3kg
LTW: - kg

Today has been a blessing. I told my husband "We got up this morning so we are winners today!" He agreed. We visited his mom today. She's such a sweet lady. I was able to get that walk in today at the mall with one of my friends who is 84 years old. Yes, I said 84. She can walk/run circles around me and I'm 59. I have to ask her to slow down sometimes when we walk. She's a blessing to me. She encourages me to keep moving and I love her for it! I even have bad knees and she doesn't. Go figure!
I feel bad for one of our high schools that had graduation celebration tonight. The had to stop after fifteen minutes due to rain coming in. I don't think they were able to finish. Bless their hearts!
Tomorrow's a new day! Let's go get it!!

@TeresaW1020 Nice job on the weight-loss this week! Thanks for the RESET graphic, I am ready for June, bring it on.

@Jactop sorry about the fall, but good for you not gaining and figuring out how to come back! It’s hard when you can’t get the cardio you’re used to!

@Kinalau I'm sorry about that posting, hopefully there is something around the next corner for you! A couple of years ago I had gotten down to 150 as well, but wasn’t really happy there, I had decided I wanted to lose a bit more but life happened and unfortunately I gained. I have now set my goal at 140

@trooworld aaagghhh ... snacks, I can’t even have them in the house, no willpower right now😜

@vegan4lyfe2012 sounds like you had a great day! I can’t even imagine being back in an office again LOL! Do you let us know how the movie goes for sure!!

@askewcr you are right you ARE winning:)! My mom is the same as your friend, she is just starting to slow down at 93, his last year was tough on her. But she has always been able to run circles around me!

@Kinalau haha I am still working on getting it all straight! Congrats on the loss!

@bgame4 welcome! Really sounds like you have awesome goals!

Yesterday, my day was not great. I didn’t eat enough throughout the day, so ended up going overboard last night. Part of my resetting for June is definitely going to be ensuring I get enough calories throughout the day. Today was good I stayed on target, figured out that my rowing machine does not bother my sciatica at all so I will be building up on that to get my cardio in. I got my training in today, did not get my puppy training in today:/.

@TwistedSassete Good job on getting those 11,000 steps! Does that much walking hurt your plantar fasciitis? I can see where retaining water would affect it since that is a sign of inflammation in our bodies. I’m retaining water this morning and feel it in my face. I didn’t even have to look at myself to know my face would be puffy this morning. We both need to drink more water this weekend.

@askewcr That is wonderful that you have a friend to walk with who is such an inspiration. I tried walking once with my friend who is in her 70’s and couldn’t keep up with her at all but I sure tried. We all need friends like that, don’t we? I also really love your positive attitude that you bless our group with.

@Katmary71 I am glad that you have the micro current machine and that it is working so well for you. Yes, to buying your own!! Have a great weekend. When does your friend come to visit?

@Kinalau Nice loss this week!! It’s good that you already expect the number to fluctuate. They always do! We are active, and you are not expected to reply to each of us unless you want to. What I do is open the group page and a Word.doc that I have minimized at the bottom of the screen. This allows me to reply to each member easily, save when I need to, and never lose my post.

@bgame4 Welcome to the group, Hannah! I am so glad to have you here. We are a very active and supportive group. Please jump in and make yourself at home. You will find that the accountability of this type of group will help keep you focused on your goals and I just bet it will also help you get over your shyness too.

@laurelfit57 I find not eating enough has the same effect on me and I end up eating more when I do eat. One of the reasons I’m excited about doing this new Data Driven Fasting thing is that it’s supposed to help train my body on when to eat. We shall see! What type of puppy do you have?

@Katie43210 Congrats on losing a pound this week!! When you are recording your weight for the week, please use the following format so that @broncobuddee can find you easily and make sure that your weight gets recorded. We are so active, and it will make it easier for him. And if you want to change your weigh-in day, just tag him in a post and he will make it happen for you.
Username
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):

Good morning! Wow, you all post a lot in the evenings! I best get a jump on replying. We had a lot of rain last night and the temperature is only going to 75 today. That is MOST unusual for this time of year. I can already see myself sitting on my back porch later today with one of my books in hand. But first I need to do a workout and some housework.

@Jactop Thanks! You are welcome for the recipes.

@TeresaW1020 Thanks for the June resetgraphic! I'm going to reflect on it below. Honestly, I think that we left both packages of meat in the refrigerator too long before we froze it. I don't think it's an issue with the fridge. That's good you are purging and reorganizing stuff.

@Cornanda @Kinalau woo hoo! Congrats on the losses!

@Katie43210 WELL DONE!

@vegan4lyfe2012 I think I will be able to get him to agree. re: the meat...yeah, right??? I hope not, either! That's great news from the surgeon. How awesome to enjoy being in the office. I do like being in the office, too. I'm not back there yet, we are still working in the office 1 day a week and the rest virtually. I can't wait to hear what you say about A Quiet Place II.

@Katmary71 I'm glad you have the home-use unit and glad it's helping. Have fun with your friend!

@bgame4 We are glad to have you on the team! Maybe it will be good for you to step a little outside of your comfort zone and participate in conversations when you feel up to it? I know it helps me (I'm actually an introvert with pretty bad anxiety in real life).

@laurelfit57 Yeah, I'm not buying any snacks this week and we will eat what we have, and then it will be gone. I'll still buy fruit though, so we can snack on that. I'm sorry that you had a tough day yesterday. The good news is that today is a new day and you can try again!

Hello all. I am going to my brother-in-law's apartment today for a small get-together of family. We are bringing the ribs and a salad. I decided to bring myself a BBQ chicken breast in lieu of the ribs (I *might* have a small portion). I'm keeping my eye on the prize today.

I re-evaluated my goals on April 1st but I will do another re-evaluation today. These were my goals as of April 6th and how I did:
- I drink a minimum of 50 oz of water each day. ✅ (I bought a new 64 oz tumbler and it is helping me drink more water)
- I only have a less healthy meal once a week. ⛔ (Need to work on this. Less healthy meals have appeared on my food diary about 2-3 times a week. It's killing me.)
- I exercise a minimum of three times a week. ⛔ (I re-evaluated this and reduced it to once a week to get started)
- I go to bed by 8:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. ✅
- I get up at 4:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. ⛔ (I decided 4:30 a.m. is early enough and have been doing that)

50 Day Commitment:
1) Track every day using WW app ✅
2) Workout at least once a week (it's a start!) ✅
3) No unplanned sugar ✅

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

mlhopp93
HW -- 355 (9/1/2020)
Weigh in day Saturday

SW (5/1/2021): 263.6
5/8/2021: 259.2 (-4.4)
5/15/2021: 260.4 (+1.2)
5/22/2021: 261.0 (+0.6)
5/29/2021: 259.2 (-1.2)

In my battle for losing 62 pounds starting last Saturday, I knocked out 1.2 this week. 59.3 pounds to get under 200. Although I've had success by losing 95 pounds since last Sept 1 I find I'm falling back on that success too much and being complacent about continuing the journey.

My June weight goal is to achieve 255 or below to mark 100 pounds from my heaviest.
My activity goal is to maintain above 10k steps per day average.
My food goal is to journal food choices daily and to eat 4 to 5 servings of fruits/vegetables
My why goal is spending time with my family and having fun.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Username: Digger61
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW: 200
CW: 200

Another new member heading your way ... Please welcome @TheGlwUp