Quick check in here. Last day of school for my kids on Monday so off to the lake tomorrow. Got some running around to do today. Temp as been around 33C here so just did a strength workout yesterday no walk or jog. Going to be this hot till Sunday.

@vegan4lyfe2012 i love Fitbit if your looking for a friend in the app to do challenges with send me a message. I am also doing WW and have the same points. You are on the right path … today is a new day….

@TwistedSassette i feel your mask pain. Here we have been mandatory masks everywhere since November. Finally gets lifted on July 11. Can’t wait.

I've noticed a 2-3 cycle that needs to be broken. 2 weeks I do alright but the 3rd week I eat terrible and overeat. This is the 3rd week and I ate way way too much. I'm miserable.

@TeresaW1020 - Enjoy VBS and healing prayers for your sister.

@Katmary71 - Hope the nutritional stuff helps and safe travels. Healing prayers for you too!

@TwistedSassette - OK, let me know when you get started again on your workouts.

@askewcr - What kind of dance are you doing?

@GabiV125 - new month, new leaf- that's the right attitude!

@renaegry - Last day of school is exciting- have fun at the lake!

@trooworld - how was the beach? It is STILL raining here. Today I got soaked on my walk- I was so wet, I even had to run.

@19shmoo69 - I hear ya. I had two good weeks of losing, now I'm not going crazy, but I've slipped up the past two weeks, wiped out any possible loss and am now headed into the holiday weekend. Two things I've stopped doing are reviewing my reasons/goals every morning and not consistently tracking. I've restarted both and we'll see how it goes. Best wishes to you.

@leonadixon - Nice loss!

vegan4lyfe2012 wrote: »

I am feeling like such a failure. For my WW plan, I get 30 daily points and 35 weekly points (to spread out however I choose). Yesterday evening, my daughter and I were going to go on a trail hike, but it was downpouring, so we lounged at home. I ended up consuming 91 points of junk - mainly candy and crackers. And you know what makes it even worse? I had an entire footlong veggie sub sitting in the fridge. I CHOSE JUNK OVER HEALTH. I am so angry with myself! I keep trying to figure out why why why I constantly cross my own red lines, but it makes my head hurt. Thank you for letting me unload.

Today is a new day...

You are definitely not a failure! You are human, and change is hard for us all.
It is hard to change from junk food to healthy food because the junk food usually tastes better.
You may have been bored and the junk food may have been a more comfortable way
to cope with not being able to go hiking due to the rain.

There have been times when I would remove all junk food from my house,
and replace it with healthy food. But...when I felt like emotional eating
I would actually go out to get some junk food. I have learned to not
sabotage my whole day after I sabotage my efforts with one junk meal.
I remind myself that every moment is another chance to start anew,
and I can choose to do better going forward.

You got this and I look forward to supporting you!

@askewcr I'm glad that you had a good day and your student did well with the reading

@GabiV125 I'm turning that new leaf over with you!!

@renaegry Have fun at the lake! I don't mind wearing a mask in shops or meetings etc. but just sitting at my desk with nobody within 2 metres of me seems ridiculous. Especially since we also eat lunch at our desks (no lunch room) and it's ok to take our masks off then. But them's the rules so we just keep on complying!

@trooworld Enjoy the beach!! Sounds like fun.

@19shmoo69 That sucks, but I think recognising a pattern is good. I know that some people find that kind of pattern when they're being too restrictive - they can keep it up for a while but eventually it's too much and they binge. Have you thought about revisiting your calorie targets and increasing it a little so it's not so restrictive?

@leonadixon Yay! Good to see the scale moving down!

@Cornanda I am planning to do the 4 weeks of pretraining in July. I'm just debating whether to start that today (1 July) or start it on Monday...stay tuned!

@TeresaW1020 Thank you for the well wishes. Some things are harder when I'm super busy at work, but some are easier. I find I don't eat as much during the day because I'm too busy to think about food. But then I'm so tired at the end of the day that I don't feel like cooking a proper dinner or exercising. I will be leaning on hubby to help, I'm sure!
Good on you for being honest and owning your choices. Pausing DDF sounds like a good idea until VBS is over and done with - it sounds like a crazy few days!
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It's now July 1 here, so I'll quickly recap June. It did not go that well for me. I've let my eating get out of hand a bit, and the lack of movement on the scale reflects that. I set myself new targets mid-month, then proceeded to blow those targets out, so it clearly wasn't the right move. But I have learned from that and set myself up for more reasonable targets moving forward. I spent a little time yesterday figuring out my goals for July and thinking about my yearly goals and whether they still feel right for me (they do).

I was pleased with how my sleep time improved in June, so I am extending on that in July, as well as trying to improve the quality of my sleep, as there were times where I'd have a full 8 hours sleep and still not feel rested!

I fell down the social media rabbit hole a couple of times in June, and I regretted it. I think it reflects my mood at the time, so I'm working on recognising emotions and dealing with them, rather than distracting myself with meaningless posts and comments. That's a work in progress!

I had a step goal for June, but I came to realise that a lot of the exercise that I do isn't walking and so it doesn't count steps (e.g. riding my bike). I think a step goal isn't really that important to me, so I've axed that one.

I also smashed my calorie deficit goal for June (despite having several days where I didn't track, which I count as maintenance days even though I likely didn't eat at maintenance) so I'm bumping that up a little as I think I can do better!

Here are my goals for July:
1. Sleep for a total of 217 hours (average 7.0 hours per night)
2. Record overall calorie deficit of at least 15,000 calories
3. Complete 600 minutes of exercise (average around 20 minutes per day)
4. Avoid screen time for 30 mins before bed, 5 days a week
5. Average fewer than 60 minutes on social media per day

I will also restart the BodyBoss pretraining program and aim to complete that in July! It made me feel good, and I can do it, I just need to stick to it. I am just deciding whether to start today, July 1, or start on Monday, as either one will have it completed by end of the month. I'm leaning toward starting today so the difficult days are not Monday/Wednesday/Friday, they would be Thursday/Saturday/Monday instead. Might be worth a shot, I think.

@19shmoo69 Would it help to pretrack your food in the morning or even the night before?

@leonadixon Congrats on the loss.

@Cornanda The beach was crowded but fun.That's too bad it's still raining. Hopefully it stops soon.

@TeresaW1020 That sounds like a blast. My BFF is staying from Friday until Monday. So, my brother leaves on Monday and she comes 4 days later. Yeah, I had no idea it was that late when I drank that coffee lol. I did have fun at the beach! I'm sorry you are struggling.

@TwistedSassette It was! That's good your sleep improved in June. And WTG with the calorie deficit!

@askewcr Ballroom dancing sounds fun.

Hi all. I had fun at the beach yesterday. We are going to the wild animal park today. Lots of walking. I did "so-so" with food yesterday. Will try to improve on it today.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
TwistedSassette
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 138.5kg
PW: 125.5kg
CW: 125.3kg
LTD: 13.2kg
LTW: 0.2 kg

I felt much better today. Got several things accomplished including straightening the garage again. Dance practice went well and I tutored again today. I got my exercise in today as well. I had a grilled chicken sandwich from "Cook Out" and it was ok. It's new here and I was looking form something to wow me. Tomorrow we renew commitments and roll on. Let's make it a great one!!!

Hi to all the returning Slims and welcome to the newbies. Let's make July our best month yet!

I'm Jackie. I'm 57 and live in Ontario, Canada with my Hubby of 30 years, our 24yr old son and a spoiled German Shepard named Jolene. Our 26 yr old daughter who is one of my biggest supporters/pushers in my weightless journey lives 6hrs away. I work part time in a chocolate store which is sometimes a bit of a challenge.

I've been part of this group for 2yrs now and am down 43 lbs from my heaviest weight. I started doing IF at the end of March. Nothing too drastic as I like to eat everyday but 2 or 3 days a week I skip breakfast and lunch giving me a 24 hr fast. I also try to keep carbs low and avoid added sugar. Although my progress has been slow this is the first time in 3 decades that I've been able to lose more than a few pounds on any diet and keep it off. I've been slacking the past 2 months but it's time to get back to work again.

I started doing the 75 Hard Challenge with my daughter but realized I was just skimming though the tasks so I decided to restart July 1st and put in my best effort.

I'm still working on turning my goals for 2021 into habits by focusing on them one at a time. 4 of them I do fairly consistently now so 4 more to go. For July I'm going to focus on strength training, sleep and getting my house organized

1. Stay away from sugar or refined carbs ✔
2. Hydrate earlier in the day✔
3. Get at least 30 min of activity daily ✔
4. Be consistant with strength training.
5. Get outside for some fresh air daily ✔
6. Work on getting enough sleep
7. Get my house organized
8. Get back to posting on my blog regularly

Username:davors19
Weigh in day: Friday

PW: 265.5
CW: 265
LTD: 35

Username: bgame4
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW: 138
CW: 138

Username: RYcare
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 232.8
CW: 231.6

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

SW (6/26/2021): 259.2
7/3/2021: 258.8 (-0.4)
7/10/2021:
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Username: Trooworld
SW: 248
PW: 215.8
CW: 219.8
LTD: 28.2

Company is here and we are eating out every day. I'm making the best decisions I can most days. I'll catch up with you all later.