Good morning everyone! I am having a week. I am struggling. Between the exhaustion of the holidays being over with and all the covid stuff with the kids starting back at school I am just struggling. Struggling to fall asleep, struggling to wake up, struggling to workout and struggling to cook meals. My husband just had his physical his blood sugar and cholesterol are not good. He doesn’t want to change the way he eats. I just want to crawl into bed and ignore everyone! Blah!

Ugh!!! Not sure how I went up because I have been eating salad and watching my portions. I have not taken a walk for a few days, I have been very tired. But this is how it always goes for me, lose some gain more. Very frustrating.

Username: Bumpbreakcar

Weigh In Day: Thursday

PW (Previous Weight): 143.7

CW (Current Weight): 143.5

Is anyone else in here doing C25K? I'm just starting it for the 1000th time. Hoping to get to full marathon by the end of the year. I was a runner before a knee injury 3 years ago. I'm pulling back into it... SLOWLY. Joined a gym yesterday (for that free enrollment). I get off work after dark. I live on a dead end road with no street lights, so I figured I could get those steps and miles in on a treadmill as easy as I can on the road.

Hoping someone else is starting it too. I'd like to have a virtual running partner.

ljdanny wrote: »

Ugh!!! Not sure how I went up because I have been eating salad and watching my portions. I have not taken a walk for a few days, I have been very tired. But this is how it always goes for me, lose some gain more. Very frustrating.

I know every body is different, but for my body, the result of whatever action (or inaction) shows 2-3 weeks later. If it was me, I would see the change in weight resulting from eating less now in 2 weeks, not now.

My name is Debra. I am 49 years old and only 5 feet tall. At my highest ever weight, I was 206 in 2010. I joined Weight Watchers and lost down to 124. In 2014, I got divorced. From then until now, weight started to slowly creep back up.

In June of last year, I found this group. This is the only group I am in on MFP. I don't even scroll though any other part of this site. This is it. I love this group! I look through the other teams chat boards and read the success stories there. I only post in here, and even then, it's not too often.

I wanted to set a goal and not nail it to one number. BMI charts are great for determining a good zone, but unrealistic. To put me dead center of my "Healthy Weight", according to the CDC, I should weigh 111. (Range is 95-128). 95? I don't think so. @minstrelofsarcasm has a great blog post on BMI. I loved it! I believe she posted a link for it on page 1. Great resource if you're looking for a magic number.

I nailed it to one number for the sake of having that number logged into MFP. That number was 122 (a zone between 118 and 126). I'm there! I'm in my zone! I cannot thank the makers and moderators of this group enough for creating and maintaining it. For each of you in this group, you ALL inspire whether you know it or not.

I'm going to get to that 122 just so I can say that I did it. Some days I'm going to carb load because, well, who doesn't like carbs? Others, I'll be very mindful of what I eat. I've created some healthy habits in the past 7 months. I plan on keeping them. It's a new year. I'm still the same 'ol me. I'm just a healthier me.

Number 4 grandbaby is due next month. These babies deserve a Gigi that can run and play with them. Right now, they are 2, 1, 5 months, and on the way. I have a tangible reason for staying healthy.



IDebraK
Weigh In: Saturday
Starting Weight: 159
PW: 126.8
CW: 123.2

Steps:
Sat: 10345
Sun: 13966
Mon: 14112
Tues: 12889
Wed: 14257
Thurs: 15906
Fri: 5646

I didn't get those steps in yesterday like I wanted. I spent most of the day surprising my son and daughter-in-law with a new backsplash for their kitchen. They are out of town for their anniversary. Her mother and I decided that we would get this done for them while they are away. Not a lot of steps in, but Something nice for them to come home to.

I joined Planet Fitness yesterday so I had a safe and lighted place to run after work. I live on a dead end road and get home after dark. I work 10 hour shifts, so running before work... well, it's dark.

@JMNagain - You are WAY ahead of me on C25K. I'm on Week 1 Day 2. We'll get there. Add me to your friends list here. If you're using a FitBit, you can add me to FitBit friends as well. My email is debra.m.guittar@gmail.com. HAPPY RUNNING!

@rachelrjh - Look at you go!

MotylekOkruchy
Saturday
PW: 140.5
CW: 139

I think my scale is getting an attitude - the first reading it gave me this morning was like 137.6 - simply impossible. So I moved it, and watched where I placed my feet, and made sure I didn't lean forward or backward and finally I got a more realistic number - and got it several times.

Anyway, some people are looking for running buddies. I don't run. But I walk. I can be someone's walking buddy. A couple of weeks ago we had a nice weekly challenge that involved physical activity. Towards the end it was mainly me and another person posting but I enjoyed those daily postings of ours a lot and found them VERY motivating, pushing me a bit further. Not much, increase speed on treadmill by 1 (still walking, just a bit faster), walk 10-15 minutes more.

So, if anybody needs a walking buddy - I'm here!

Id love to join the step challenge.
This week my steps were:
Sun 2nd: 21,476
Mon 3rd: 11,052
Tues 4th: 13,775
Wed 5th: 15,610
Thurs 6th: 14,906
Fri 7th: 17,517
Sat 8th: 22,173
Really pleased with those, much easier when on holiday though! Once back at work I'll find it difficult to hit my target of 10,000, so a challenge should keep me motivated.

Last full day of my holiday today, very sad. Also ate a lot! But got a run in.