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  • JourneyAlone
    JourneyAlone Posts: 30 Member
    @Steph1498- Salmon mostly, I usually place Salmon and asparagus sprinkled with some lemon juice and in a parchment/foil pouch in oven for a few minutes. Salmon doesn't take long to cooked. I only use Salmon this way or in a salad. Some times tuna in salads, but not very often. I don't usually do pork it's rare if I do.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    ashleycarole86 wrote: »
    Exercise 08/03 - 5584 steps + 135 minutes biking

    Brad and I did the Legacy Trail again from Canmore to Banff. About a month had gone by since we last did it. Three things went better than the last time - 1) no rest the way there (the harder way), 2) conquered the hardest hill that I previously didn't make it all the way up and 3) beat my time both ways.

    Fun to do something again that was measurable and see some improvement.

    You guys are fabulous!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    PlaneMonkey wrote: »
    my Garmin records petting my cat as climbing stairs so I can't trust that anything I would post would be accurate! 🤣😂🤣😂 The kitty and I sat on the couch together for a 30 minute show and I think it recorded I went up and down 5 flights of steps. Ohh well.

    I wish I had a Garmin! Maybe watching the sole Canadian competitor in the Eventing (equestrian event kind of like triathlon) would have recorded as 3 days worth of 20 flights of stairs each!
    KellyBgetsfit wrote: »
    PW 150.6
    CW 149.6

    Work is keeping me busy so I am sticking to my daytime meal plan...but not my dinner. I had mac and cheese last night!!! I am getting in decent steps because I setting up my classroom. So far, Monday was my only formal workout, but I did 10 minutes of legs yesterday and I will do 10 min of core today.

    And here you are under 150. Mac and Cheese and all! Go go go!
    ashleycarole86 wrote: »
    Across eight steppers, we recorded 2,285,092 steps for the month of July! This is the equivalent of 1,082 miles, which means together we travelled the distance from New York, NY all the way down to Orlando, FL.
    I love that we are only 8 steppers on our team and we have recorded over 2 million steps in July! I know that Downsizers always outsteps everyone, but they have around 20 people on the roster! Fabulous us -- and walking from New York to Orlando is only something I'd ever do virtually right now :grim: Too hot!

    So it was quite a Wednesday. I don't need to get on the exercise bike tonight to make up for low step count for sure! We are draining our pond in preparation for having it re-dredged, so all the cattails and other vegetation from around it had to be cut now that the water is low. And then loaded on the truck and unloaded at the village composting site. Phew! Of course, today had to the the hottest one in the last 10 or so... On top of that, the garden is in full overload mode - so many gorgeous green beans, it just hammers home how much better the fresh ones taste than anything that can be found for the rest of the year. The cherry tomatoes are better than candy, and the blueberries are still flowing in. Soon the regular and cooking tomatoes will be mowing me down - I guess in some ways it was a good thing that the recording I'm supposed to be doing in France starting in 2 weeks has been delayed. I'm sad about that, but at least my veggies won't be going to waste.

    Heads up for Thursday:
    @ashleycarole86
    @eggfreak
    @marsipan100
    @bowens1973
    @wolfy1234

    and still due for today:
    @EvMakesChanges

    Tally ho!
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,320 Member
    JourneyAlone wrote: »
    The last two days have been hard on me emotionally, so much going on in my life, and I'm glad I didn't sabotage my weight loss. Since, I usually turn to food when I'm really upset, but I didn't do it like I normally do. I'm very happy about that.

    This sounds like a really great win.... totally get how hard it can be not to turn to food for support when it's been such a source of comfort in the past. Way to go.
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,320 Member
    Good job to all the morning people! I so love this strategy for just getting it done and out of the way early. Of course, this is coming from a natural morning person, soooooo I imagine the night owls might have something to say about that ;)

    As I've slowly been pushing towards a higher daily step count, I know my day personally goes so much better when I get a head start on things. There is always a bit of a mental hill to get over for me when the day is ticking away and I realize my step count is low. I don't mind going out at night to finish up, but there's a big difference between capping off the day with a short little walk versus having to put the bulk of my miles behind me late in the day.

    Having said that, today (unlike what @jugar described for her day) did end with me riding the stationary bike for 20 minutes to meet my goals. I like knowing this is always a backup option... Brad bought the bike last winter as part of his initial hip replacement recovery and it's proving to be quite useful for us in general now to have it.

    08/04 exercise:
    9,649 steps + 20 minutes on the stationary bike
  • once_mas
    once_mas Posts: 160 Member
    @DD265 @conleywoods it is nice to hear that there are other team members with similar situation that could manage to not get tempted to eat more in this situation, and continue the weight loss journey 😊💪
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,320 Member
    @bowens1973 You have had so many great learnings and realizations, and your list of challenges shows that. Self-awareness is huge to making progress. Love your mentality and I get a ton of inspiration out of it.

    @DD265 That's great about your partner helping you with your tracking. When you're not the main cook, that's totally a game changer!

  • bowens1973
    bowens1973 Posts: 197 Member
    Username: Bowens1973
    PW: 214.8
    CW: 211.8
    Loss: 3.0
    😀🤭😈
  • JourneyAlone
    JourneyAlone Posts: 30 Member
    It's been a little busy here, was away from home for a visit with some friends for a few hours. I haven't seen them since just before the covid lockdown.

    Today, I was able to keep my carbs even lower than I normally do.
    Even though its a little warm, still made a healthy soup. Chicken breast, cooked in bone broth with veggies, and some herbs. Was nice and very few carbs, which came from the vegetables. It didn't have a lot of calories which was also very nice.

    @micki48, The more the merrier. I don't cook large meals, only small ones. Because, it just me and I don't really like cook complicated meals. Simple meals that are easy to prepare but are healthy.
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    Hello to all the familiar names and welcome to the new members...I've just read through all the posts...sounds like we're all feeling quite determined....let's do it!
    I'm Sylvia, 52, in Massachusetts. I started with Waistaways in Jan 2020. I knocked off about 40 lbs that year, mostly I attribute that to logging food and checking in here with this supportive group and gleaning good tips from others. I'm mostly active but not deliberate about exercise...I think the calorie intake is really the main thing. Have been fluctuating lately and heading up the scale and I'm needing to rein that in. I think my biggest trigger for poor eating is when I've got so much to do that I don't know where to start...the next might be alcohol...a couple of glasses of wine and the next day I ravenously try to eat my way to feeling normal again. So one of my 'habits' again is - no alcohol - I took a 4 month break last fall and it felt good. I'm also trying to avoid sugar for at least 2 weeks to try to shake my sweet tooth.
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    @jugar CW 150.5
    crazy fluctuations...I swear when I weighed in last Saturday morning I was 158! Hope your battle with the woodchuck has resulted in you being able to harvest SOME stuff from the garden.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    Thanks for all the numbers - it is looking decidedly green in there! For those who are new, on the spreadsheet weight losses are displayed in green, gains in red, and staying the same in black. Aim for the green, however small the amount may be! I am impressed by this week - but let's be vigilant. The first week of every month tends to be strong, and then there can be a drop-off effect and the energy, logging, exercise, and weight loss is not so good. So do not celebrate the week 1 losses by doing things differently! Keep at it if you had a great week 1 :heart:

    I have certainly triumphed over the groundhogs, @eggfreak - you should see the piles of veggies coming in every day now! Green beans, tomatoes, Asian eggplants, spinach, chard, salad greens, zucchini, golden beets - we are swimming in vegetables. And herbs. And blueberries. The only think missing is kale - and the new crop that I planted after the groundhogs ate every last plant will soon be ready to eat. I'm going to turn back into kale. My son says that we are what we eat, so I must be kale. I think I'm a kale and eggplant love child, personally :wink:
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    Heads up for Friday -

    @Pearl4686
    @conleywoods
    @happimess01
    @gak71
    @Steph1498

    Thanks!
  • once_mas
    once_mas Posts: 160 Member
    conleywoods wrote: »
    @once_mas It definitely takes some problem solving when only one of you needs to drop pounds. My husband and I have made a lot of progress in this area. We use to spend a lot of time trying to accommodate the other person in an attempt to help. This lead to frustration for both of us. We have totally different calorie needs and it really didn't work. Once we got to the point where we acknowledge that he need 3 times as many calories as I do and I have fewer calories to work with things got easier. He eats more snacks throughout the day and higher calorie foods. I get lots of practice saying no or eating treats in moderation. I have other snacks that work for me too. We like to have evening snacks after the kids go to bed. This works best if we plan ahead. I save calories for snacks or I give him a heads up if a meal we have planned will take all of my calories. The more you communicate the better. He knows what my goals are and totally supports me. Bottom line the man must have a tapeworm because he is always hungry!

    @conleywoods it is a nice suggestion, I will use it :)
  • Steph1498
    Steph1498 Posts: 307 Member
    @conleywoods - Thanks for your comment and sharing the info about the cookbook! I will see if I can find it here or something similar. I also checked out their website https://www.americastestkitchen.com/guides/the-complete-mediterranean-cookbook/recipes-to-make-now and wow the meals looks beautiful and nutritious! I cant wait to try some of these recipes! :)

    @journeyalone - I love me some salmon too! Funny though I only make it about once a month and it always feel like a healthy splurge. I think I will add it in more. I've been wanting to try other fish as well so that should be good.
  • Steph1498
    Steph1498 Posts: 307 Member
    @jugar
    PW: 165.8
    CW: 165.2

    Getting back into my habits is helping me feel healthier and more pulled together!
    It awesome to read everyone's posts again and to be part of this community.
    Looking forward to seeing all our results by the end of this long month.

    @eggfreak - Good for you for setting goals about alcohol and sugar. They just lead to other bad choices and I feel the same way about alcohol. When I don't have it at all I feel better.
    I'm more on the side that if I have some wine or a cocktail or two then I have a snack...
    Really its easier if I just say that okay I am not drinking tonight (or snacking) its better for me all around. I've found that a glass of cold tonic water is just as satisfying as the cocktail and bonus that I feel better about it in the morning.
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,320 Member
    @happimess01 nice little cushion into the 100's now there... way to go!

    Nice green weeks @Steph1498 and @conleywoods ... awesome work!

    @eggfreak the fluctuations can drive a person crazy for sure... haha. What did you decide about looking at avg vs actual? curious where you landed on that

    SUPER slow start over here today.. just popped my head outside quickly and it's very smoky.
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