Cheesy
SW: 330
CW: 257.8
GW: 253
LTGW: 235 (for a BMI of 35 per the doc)

I’m keeping a smaller goal, too, a pound per week. We’ll see what happens though- hot weather, fluid shifts, my body does it’s own thing with the actual weight 🙄 I’ll keep my focus on meal planning, hitting my protein goal, carb range, and keeping the fat intake as low as reasonable while staying satiated. Keep telling myself that’s how I’ll burn fat but keep muscle, right? Water weight be darned, lol (can you tell I’m actually back up to 260 from that low of 257.8 this week, haha)

Hi everyone! Going to try to move more to offset “treats” that pop up on the weekends. It’s a beautiful day in the Midwest so I need to go outside and do something!

My Numbers:
SW: 407
CW:359.6
GW:349
LTGW: right now its just 299

Weigh-ins: Sunday
7/4/21 = 359.6
7/11/21 =
7/18/21 =
7/25/21 =
Total WL/G for the month=

So I'm back at it again. my goal for the month is 10lbs I keep bouncing from 360-365 and I'm just not eating the best. the last 3 days I have finally got my food under control so I am going to keep going. I can do this and I will.

SW: 325
CW: 303.8
GW: 298 for July
LTGW: 190

Weigh-ins Mondays
7/5. 304
7/12
7/19
7/26
7/31
Total for July:

@StacieBugPrude are you sure you aren’t under eating with that level of activity? I wonder if you took a week of maintenance, if it would help reset.

@FancyIsMyName i really don't know. I hit a plateau, so i used a weight calculator that said my cals should be at 1690/ day to lose 2lbs per week. I tried that for a little over a month, but wasn't really losing, then i gained, so i only just put it back to 1290 cals. I think i will call my doc and ask for a referral to a dietician.

@StacieBugPrude good choice about the dietician, they’ll help you figure out what your calorie needs are, and be able to work with you over a few months hopefully to get back on track.

A few thoughts- how do you track your foods in MFP? Do you estimate serving sizes? Do you measure with measuring cups? Do you weigh with a kitchen scale? These can vary how accurate your calorie counts are, how accurate the data you’re entering into MFP is.

Don’t lose track of the awesome progress you’ve made so far! What habits have brought you here? When I hit a stall, or anytime I’m going into maintenance on purpose, I write down what habits are serving me well, and that I’m going to continue. And if I’m struggling, I try and go back and think of habits that helped me in past weight loss attempts that might help me again. If I’m going to add-in new habits, I do so one at a time, every two weeks or longer, no sooner than that. The newest habit has to seem pretty easy before I add a new one. And if it isn’t becoming easy at two weeks, I have to adjust it or abandon it.

Take some time to think about stressors or road blocks that have come up since you’ve started. What’s changed in your life? In your shopping habits? In your traveling patterns? In your daily schedule? You’re not the same person you were several months ago... how do your goals adjust and grow with you?

You can do it @Skittles2183!

Cheesy
SW: 330
CW: 257.8
GW: 253
LTGW: 235 (for a BMI of 35 per the doc)

Weigh-ins Thursday:
7/1: 257.8
7/8: 255.8 (-2)
7/15:
7/22:
7/29:

I eased up on my carbs a bit this past week, from 75 net carbs to a limit of 100 net carbs, because my autoimmune disease just seems to do better there. It’s not with the permission of the weight loss clinic, I see them at the end of July and will talk with them about it then, but I’m able to move better and get out of bed, and , well, my weight seemed to respond. Guess we’ll see how it goes. I’m not diabetic (AIC was 5.5) so it’s not a big issue health-wise. But it lets me have two pieces of fruit and a small piece of bread I like, plus endless veggies, so that keeps me much happier, I don’t feel restricted in the least. And I don’t think I’ve even hit the new limit anyways.

I adjusted my schedule to decrease the number of big travel days this month from 4 to 2. Road trips are a trigger for endless eating for me. So not having a day of that this week makes it less stressful for me, to be able to consolidate the trips. Less planning and packing for them, too. Took some scheduling adjusting to line up everyone’s schedule, but I’m glad I took the time and effort over the past few months, it’ll pay off in the long run for me 🙂

I joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) so my days seem full of cutting and chopping fresh veggies. It takes a lot of my food prep time and energy, I’ve had to revamp my schedule for it. I love the program though, they provide recipes each week, and a profile on the various farmers each piece of produce comes from. (This program supports many local farmers and the shares includes fruits and veggies, eggs, maple syrup, local wild rice, grains, local oils, goats milk products, etc)

One of my goal habits for my weight loss goal is to include veggies with each meal. The CSA definitely helps me achieve that in creative ways throughout the summer.