The scale finally moved in the right direction! The last 9 days the scale didn't move at all. But finally seeing progress for my hard work. For the past 3 months I've been eating no added sugar, walking for 45 minutes every day, and doing a Chloe ting work out on YouTube everyday. It has been working really well I've been averaging a 6 lb loss a month since I started. I'm in a wedding in November, I can't wait to see how far I get by then.

@TwistedSassette Bummer you didn’t get to go to the gym but yayy that the toddler got to go to his class. I am so proud of you for how you resisted such temptations as doughnuts, beer, and cake!! You must be very proud of yourself for making such good choices for yourself. And heck yeah you can’t be rude to the boss and not drink a latte…and the fact that it was coffee says it all. Good for you for catching up on the squat challenge. Maybe set yourself a reminder or something. I have it printed out in my exercise room and on my desk at home so I will see it. We are going to have such strong legs and a nicer booty by the end of the month!

@trooworld Look at you being strong with those vending machines and café!! The more you resist and say no the easier it will become and the more in charge of your health you will feel. Bummer about the headache after boxing. The good news is that we are in our last month of summer and fall is on its way. At least that is what I tell myself.

@Jactop Congrats on another weight loss and getting further down in the 170s. Yeah, I’m jealous of you but I’m also super motivated to catch you.

@askewcr Your dinner sounds good. I made Swedish meatballs that turned out too dry and I kept saying that I should have just made a meatloaf. I hope you don’t come down with Covid! Are you and your hubby vaccinated?

@Jwhitegarcia Yayyy for the scale moving! I know it can get very frustrating when you are doing all the right things and the scale doesn’t show it. But if you hang in there it will always catch up. Having a wedding to attend is a great motivator.


Hi Team! Today was a good day except my body is tired from working out and doing that squat challenge. I did about 1/2 of a cardio with weights program and just couldn’t keep the intensity up. So, I did my squat challenge, and I will repeat this cardio on Saturday. The next two days are cleaning and I have a bunch of extra stuff to do there, so it will be a workout for sure. Speaking of work, I just found out today that our bookkeeper wants to leave in January, which is much sooner than we had thought would happen. So, I will be taking her job along with my other two church job. I start training in September. I’m a little nervous but also excited.

AUGUST TRACKING CHALLENGE
Target Goals—Cal: 1300, Pro: 125 gm., Net Carbs 30 gm., Fat 75 gm.
Tracked Pre-tracked my two meals
Target Goals Cal 1,199, Protein 99.5, Net Carb 22, Fat 74.0
Squat Challenge Day 4 done! 25 regular and sumo squats
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
PW: 132.4
CW: 131.7

I’m dropping some of the vacation water weight and working on being more active, not just plan it the night before and then not going with it.
So far I have a 5 days streak.
Yesterday I walked 5.4 miles to the shop to pick my car and I let Google Maps take me on the shortest route. I passed through a park I never been, with some very steep trails and I plan to go explore that area when is less hot and humid.

Weekly weigh in
Username. laurelfit57
Weigh in day. Sunday
PW. 160.6
CW. 159.6

I almost forgot to enter this LOL!
Finally made it into the 150s, by the end of September fingers crossed I will be peaking at the 140s (makes me a little nervous to write that down☺️)

AUGUST TRACKING CHALLENGE
Target Goals—Cal: 1,520, Pro: 76 gm., Carbs 190 gm., Fat 76 gm.

August 1
Cal 1287, Carb 100, Protein 88, Fat 74

August 2
Cal 1,543, Carb 130, Protein 141, Fat 136

August 3
Cal 1,682, Carb 167, Protein 134, Fat 134

August 4
Cal 1,670, Carb 202, Protein 49, Fat 75

Hi everyone

Once again, I've had too many posts to catch up on, so I will do my best...

@TwistedSassette - I think you are being incredibly strong in resisting temptation during your birthday week. That's a perfect time to say what the heck and let it all go off the rails. Go you!

@trooworld - look at you- boxing and resisting the vending machine! Pretracking it all! Go you too!

@TeresaW1020 - I'm proud of you for doing those squats. I'm too scared to do that one! I've gone back and forth on getting back to tracking. It's definitely a useful tool and I will pick it up again when I need to. Breaks are OK.

@askewcr- glad the test was negative!

@laurelfit57 - LOVE the Gatsby dress! You're making great progress!

@GabiV125 - that's cool you discovered a new trail to explore!

Been running around trying to get caught up on a few things left undone because of my parents visit and getting ready for the kids to move. Sometimes it feels stressy and yesterday was not the best eating day, but far from the worst. Also sleep has been especially bad lately which usually leads to less energy when exercising. Overall, I'm hanging in there and hoping for a loss tomorrow.

Happy Thurs.

Lisa

@laurelfit57 Ohhhh my goodness that Gastby inspired dress is amazing!!! What a super fun theme to have for a wedding. You are going to look beautiful, and we will need pictures! What a fun graduation party you had for your son and his fiancé. And wahooo for getting into the 150s!! You are doing rocking it!

@trooworld That is great that you didn’t have to have the root canal. And way to go for 3 days of no vending machine/café trips!! I agree that you need to track your no-sugar candy. Just like I had to track my fully loaded candy. We must be honest with ourselves no matter how hard it hurts.

@askewcr I’m glad that your Covid test was negative. You are doing great on your tracking!

@Cornanda I know that I won’t track forever because I just don’t like it. I’m doing it mostly for the discipline of staying accountable to myself. I can often be someone who sticks her head in the sand and then wanders what went wrong. I hope you can get better sleep. I find I sleep my best on days when I do exercise, but lack of sleep definitely affects my workouts.

@renaegry Yayy on your weight loss and for doing the squat challenge!


Hi Team! I’m dead tired today. I had an extra long staff meeting and then I cleaned the one building and after that, I took on the challenge of cleaning out the children’s ministry supply room, which hadn’t been touched since before Christmas last year. It was such a hot mess and I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I hauled out four big bags of trash and a bunch of broken-down boxes. It looks nice now but if I don’t take in on myself to keep it up, it won’t last. My eating was OK until I found the M & M’s and caved in and ate them while cleaning. Not happy with myself about that lack of willpower. After dinner tonight, I’m going to buy 8 puzzles from a woman that I often buy from. That should last me a while.

AUGUST TRACKING CHALLENGE
Target Goals—Cal: 1300, Pro: 125 gm., Net Carbs 30 gm., Fat 75 gm.
Tracked I didn’t pre-track lunch and that wasn’t wise of me
Target Goals Cal 1,258, Protein 116.3, Net Carb 49.7, Fat 64.6
Squat Challenge Day 5 done! 30 regular and 15 side squats on each side. My legs are dead!!!
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION

Happy birthday @TwistedSassette !

AUGUST TRACKING CHALLENGE
Target Goals—Cal: 1,520, Pro: 76 gm., Carbs 190 gm., Fat 76 gm.
August 1
Cal 1287, Carb 100, Protein 88, Fat 74
August 2
Cal 1,543, Carb 130, Protein 141, Fat 136
August 3
Cal 1,682, Carb 167, Protein 134, Fat 134
August 4
Cal 1,670, Carb 202, Protein 49, Fat 75
August 5
Cal 1,049, Carb 112, Protein 26, Fat 56

@TwistedSassette Yeah, you are right that my calories were under yesterday. I made sure to make up for it today. Happy, happy birthday to you!! Enjoy yourself and that water weight will come off in no time.

@trooworld Yeah, I need to bring myself something to eat when I clean. I think I can push through but then I cave if I stay too long and there is something to munch on. Lesson learned! That’s great that you are liking boxing enough to sign up for another month of classes.


Hi Team! So yesterday, I managed to pull my back while I was cleaning, which is annoying because I’ve been feeling so good. I sucked it up and did the rest of my cleaning today and will take it easy for a day or so with the workouts so I can heal. I am happy I lost 1.4 lbs this week and I hope to do even better next week and make it to the the170s, which has been a goal for what feels like forever! I know, I’ll get there. Calories and macros are high today because hubby wanted corn on the cob and my pasta salad for dinner. So, we are having that along with some BBQ country-style pork ribs. A spurge every once in a while is a good thing, right?

AUGUST TRACKING CHALLENGE
Target Goals—Cal: 1300, Pro: 125 gm., Net Carbs 30 gm., Fat 75 gm.
Tracked I did pre-track my day
Target Goals Cal 1,521, Protein 107.2, Net Carb 79.9, Fat 78.8
Squat Challenge Day 6 done! 35 regular and 35 narrow
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION

@davidji82 Wow, great loss!!

@cherrymajoni Nice loss this week!

@GabiV125 Thank you for the birthday wishes!

@TeresaW1020 Great loss!! Thanks for the birthday wishes! I hope your back heals up quickly - it's horrible when your back hurts. Great job tracking.

@trooworld Thank you for the birthday wishes! Great that you killed it at boxing, and also great commitment to sign up for another month!

I had a lazy day for my birthday and definitely overindulged - but since it was my birthday I am ok with that and the resulting rise on my scale. I know that even when I reach maintenance, there will be days of higher and lower calories and I more than made up for it with great deficits all week beforehand. On the bright side, I still tracked everything I ate (some estimation, but the best I could do) so I'm fully aware of what my surplus was for the day!

AUGUST CHALLENGES
Tracking: 6/6 days tracked; 5/6 days on target
Squats: 6/6 days completed

Username: bgame4
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW: 138 lbs
CW: 139 lbs

vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday 8/1
PW: 193.4
CW: 194.6

Sorry about the delay. I had a great time having my son for 2 weeks. He's back in Virginia now and I'm thankful his ship won't be deployed again for 13 months. I have a LOT to get caught up on in here, so I'll get to it tomorrow. Good night!