@askewcr Glad to hear you're back in the rhythm!

@RYcare I'm glad your area is getting some much-needed rain. I love watching the land recover from dryness after the rain!

@19shmoo69 Great streak! I am going to make my coffee shortly!

@trooworld I think it's great that you give blood! We need more people like you. I wish there was a donation centre here, but it's a 300km drive to the nearest one

@Cornanda Hahahha stopping avoiding the ab workouts is a great start! How did you do?
I hate when my scale does that, it makes me wonder what I've eaten or done to make myself retain water!

@renaegry Getting in some more walking at the lake sounds like a great plan. Have fun!

@TeresaW1020 I am definitely not a burpee girl either! I can't even do the half-burpees. I usually substitute with either inchworms or a sumo squat with a lateral fly using a resistance band. Apparently that works the same muscles, but just isn't as intense. Which is fine by me at this point! I seem to be developing a pattern - running a deficit (yay) but not eating nutritious foods (boo)! I am eating chocolate or lollies, then not eating fruit or yoghurt because I don't have room in my calories for it. I should be doing it the other way around. It's definitely something I need to work on. I am not one who will avoid certain foods entirely, I know myself well enough to know that's a sure-fire way to end up with a binge. So I need to find a way that I can still have treats, but in moderation. Ideas, anyone?

Last night I did not want to work out, but eventually I convinced myself to just do it. I'm glad I did, it felt good afterwards! I watched the final episode of Anne with an E while doing the Body Boss workout, so that was nice too. My hip adductors are protesting a little this morning so I definitely know I have worked them!

Tomorrow we are heading out of town on an overnight trip. We need to do some shopping for things we can't get here, and also want to take our son to see his grandmother (my MIL) who he doesn't see often. She never visits us here (like, literally 4 times in the 9 years we have lived here and it's only a 3 hour drive or so), and since I work all the time there aren't a lot of opportunities to get down to see her. I'm not really looking forward to that part of the trip, but the little getaway beforehand will be nice. We are still under mask mandates here, so that will also not be much fun while shopping. At least those under 12 are exempt so I don't have to try to convince my 2.5-year old to keep a mask on!

Well I’m afraid I went off the rails yesterday, but totally worth it! I took my 5 year old granddaughter out for the day yesterday. We had special girl time which she absolutely loves. We spent the day at West Edmonton Mall, where they have everything you could ever think of. My granddaughter has not been anywhere since Covid began, so she was over the moon excited! We’re not all me had lunch in a Restaurant, we shopped till we dropped and then we played on the round of mini golf.
I am afraid that I did not keep up on my water at all, I did great at lunch, ordered a very basic salad with grilled chicken breast, halfway through the afternoon we had an ice cream cone, and met my daughter and grandson for supper, by that time I was starving, So of course that didn’t go well!
It was all totally worth it, my granddaughter was so excited all day!
I was going to check in last night, sat down on the couch with my feet up, computer on my lap and I fell sound asleep🤣. Got right back on track today, unfortunately, not nearly as many steps, all that shopping And mall walking yesterday did me in

Username: Renaegry
Weigh In Day: Thursday
PW: 156
CW:157

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
PW: 132.0 lb
CW: 130.5 lb
So it was water weight from all the insane stress of June…I’m so relieved 😅.
This past month I’ve been all over the place in terms of food and exercise, swinging from first meal of the day at 5-6PM when I crawled in the door, to every 10 minutes of the day and from 3,000 steps days to 30,000 steps.
Ironically I seem to have pushed the reset button on the holiday weekend, which we started with a birthday dinner Friday for my daughter at a steak buffet 😂😂 , then I cooked and got the house ready for a 20 people party and so on for 2 more days.
I think my body craved the physical exhaustion after all the mental one , and maybe just maybe I’m out of the stands and back into the race with you, guys.

@19shmoo69 I don't think you come across crude, you've said before you're an introvert so I suspect it's not easy for you to share. Since we've also been feed friends for awhile I feel like I know you better than just in group, I love when you share more though so people can get to know what a great man you are! I'm drinking my coffee!

@TeresaW1020 That's the same with me, once I do something I'm scared to I'm usually glad I did. I hope your trip to Florida goes well!

@Jactop I'm glad you still post when you run out of time, I know there's times when you can't comment on everything but we always want to know how you're doing.

@TwistedSassette Congratulations on the whoosh! Seeing yourself exercise can be hit or miss, it's great for body mechanics though. The first physical therapy place I went to would film you walking and exercising to show you what you're doing wrong with your body, it was embarrassing but helpful. I caught my reflection when I tried belly dancing in the TV and looked like I was 90 years old, I didn't feel as confident seeing myself trying to wiggle my hips with a fused lower back!

@askewcr Way to go, sounds like you're on track and doing awesome!

@RYCare Plateaus are so frustrating, if you're doing everything you should keep at it and it should help! I had a month-long one and when I finally started losing I lost 5lbs at once.

@renaegry I use YouTube videos, there's not a big selection of arms only cardio but I'm starting to do chair ones again and there's more of those.

@Jactop @TheGlwUp @Lulu_Jo You did amazing, way to go!

Hi everyone! I have just scrolled through the whole of July & realized that I didn't post last Friday. I swear I thought I had! @broncobuddee I'll just do double tomorrow!!

@TwistedSassette we've had a mask mandate here for over a year now so I've learned a few things that make them easier to tolerate.

I like the medical ones with the wire. If you pinch the wire tightly over your nose your glasses don't fog up when you have a good fit

If I'm not near others a tuck the bottom of the mask under making it easier to breath (especially helpful at work). If someone comes close it's easier to flip it back to where it should be.

On days that I'm really struggling to breath i wear the mask upsidedown with the wire in the bottom so i can make a vent in the bottom

Hopefully one day soon masks won't be necessary. Stay safe and enjoy your trip.

@trooworld what kind of craft were you doing?

@TeresaW1020 I feel your bra fitting pain. I have the same issues. Its worth going to a bra store and being fitted so you know what size you are. Whenever I travel to the US I go to the bra store in one of the outlet malls and stock up. Surprisingly I usually find some good deals. The minimizing ones usually look best.

@Katmary71 yay for attempting to go to the yoga class. Even if you didnt get to do it this time a step is still a step

@TeresaW1020 and @TwistedSassette I'm not a burpee girl either but I looked up modifications. Some were silliness because they were as difficult as the real thing but I saw one video that didn't involve jumping. They stepped back one foot at a time, then back to a squat and then stood up. If I ever decide I need burpees in my life (I won't) that would be the way I would start.

@Cornanda your ab workout avoidance goal made me laugh. I mentally plan to do them but it rarely happens.

I'm on day 4 of 75 Hard. Some days I'm doing the bare minimum just to get the tasks accomplished but it's better than nothing. I started doing some IF again as well so hopefully I'll see a drop on the scale for my next weigh in. I had a good whoosh last week and it usually takes a bit before I can get things moving again.

Hope everyone has a great weekend

Happy Friday! Wow, so many great posts to catch up on!

@TeresaW1020 - hope your road trip to FL goes well. Looking forward to hearing about your eating plan. You amaze me with how much research you do on the topic.

@TwistedSassette - I did AVOID the ab workout yesterday. But I do have an excuse- I did not work from home. Which is unusual for me. When I got home, I just could not convince myself to do it. I really admire that you are able to get your workouts in after work most days. That takes determination. The ab workout will be rescheduled. As far as your eating treats in moderation.... for me it helps to only have things available that come in small portions. I found some ice cream sandwiches that are 100 cal. For my chocolate fix, I eat Hershey kisses- the most I've ever eaten is 5. Most times I squash the craving with 1 or 2. I've been trying to work on distraction methods, but usually forget in the heat of the moment. Telling myself I want to lose X pounds more than I want to eat this helps me too. I hope your weekend trip goes well.

@askewcr - congrats on your A1C, that's great news!

@laurelfit57 - wow, that sounds like a great day! It doesn't sound like you went too far off track, so just head on back and it'll be fine.

@Lulu_jo - Hope you feel better soon, that sounds like the pits!

@trooworld - Have fun with your BFF!

@GabiV125- Hooray for you! Glad insane stress June is over!

@leonadixon - hugs!

@19shmoo69 I drank my coffee today. Did you?

@Katmary71 - Yay for trying to go to yoga. You are an awesome auntie to help out like that. My son played saxophone and I do not think that wailing sound will last long. He's pretty introverted and also not likely to try new things. He loved band all the way through high school.

@Jactop - wow. the challenge plus IF. You are a woman on a mission. I admire your determination! Nice loss!

@gwamajtw91 - congrats! Reaching goal is awesome! Must feel great!

Had a good weigh in today and my plan for the weekend is to keep things reasonable and not get all wild and in that "what the h--l" mode. I tried on some pants in the next size down today and I'm getting there! Happy weekend to all!

Lisa

@Cornanda thank you for asking. I did drink my coffee today. It was Starbucks espresso decaf. Now for a question for you and the other coffee drinkers. Large cup or small cup? I prefer large but recently I have taken a liking to old style cafe cups. My family has been able to find some. They sip really well.

Busy day today but a good day. Spent time with nieces and visited my aunt, my mom's only living sister. What a joy it brought to her to see my nieces. I didn't eat too awfully crazy today but not on my best game. Tomorrow is a another day. Hanging in there...