Daily report for yesterday and today: did some squats while pushing the stroller back and forth our ”entrance hall” (about 10 feet) trying to make baby fall asleep for a nap. It’s so slippery and wet outside that any unnecessary outings feel like a broken bone waiting to happen. Today I had to run some errands and would have slipped and fallen if I didn’t have the stroller for support. For home improvement, yesterday I put away all the boxes from the floor of my walk-in closet, and today I changed fresh sheets into our bed and ran a ton of random errands. I got a burger craving and my husband was immediately convinced that burgers for dinner are a good idea, so he took the bus to the mall and we had burgers for dinner. I’ve been up in weight all week after Monday’s sodium bombs (sushi), with the burgers I think I won’t reach a new low anytime soon.

Plan for tomorrow: walk to the healthcare center for baby’s 3-month check-up. She’s getting a second dose of the rotavirus vaccine, and with her first dose the rest of the day was spent with stuff flying out of both ends. After that experience I’m not planning any extra home improvement or working out for tomorrow, laundry and maintaining will do.

@coblujay
Wednesday
PW- 199.6
CW- 198.4

Yay! Under 200# two weeks in a row. Things have really slowed down as far as losing weight goes, but I'm sticking with it. I'm averaging just a little over a pound a week. Yesterday I swam a mile in 69 minutes which is my best time ever. My size 16 pants are still a little tight, but I did wear the jeans I've had in my closet for the last ten years as my "someday" pants. I tore off the tags and proudly wore them out all day. And...I have some safari pants from REI that I got at Goodwill a few weeks ago. They are a size 14 and I zipped them up. What a shock. They are a bit too tight to wear in public...but it's coming!!

Thanks for posting @coblujay !!! I caught my husband's sinus cold and its kicking my butt. After reading your post, I started thinking about the jeans I trying to slim into. Instead of curling up in the recliner, I did a 10 minute walk/circuit video and got energize. Thanks again.

Beka3695 wrote: »

CONFESSION TIME

I was 190.0 this morning... I was 186.8 Tuesday. Since then, I have been on a pure carb binge.

I have been spiraling downward lately. I have not been logging, been eating crap, not exercising... Just living the slug life! I have noticed that my eating habits mirror my alcoholism, very bingy.

I am really trying to get my head back in the game. After a long, hard talk with myself last night, I decided that I need to treat my food addiction as I have my alcoholism - at least for now. My primary problem is with sweets. I cannot control myself if there is anything in the house. This includes semisweet chocolate chips for baking! I will get up in the middle of the night and eat a couple handfuls and not think twice. My house is empty of this now - cause I ate it all!!

My goal for now is to cut out sweets 100% as they are not necessary to sustain life - like alcohol. I will also include 'free range' breads with this, too. Meaning like garlic bread at restaurants, cheezy bread with pizza, random baked breads, etc. I will keep breads that serve as a vehicle for proper nutrients - like sandwich breads, however, this will be in moderation. I have yet to decide how I feel about protein bars that feel and taste like a candy bar, but actually have no or little sugar. I will figure this out as I go... I feel that if I can do this for a month or so, the sugar/carb cravings will stop or significantly diminish and I will be back on my game.

Thank you for being here for me! I appreciate this team and F2F more than you can imagine!

@Beka3695 we have all been there including me.I moved all the sweets to a high cupboard where I couldn't reach them.This is a temporary measure but I know it's about the mindset & having the will power & determination not to give into the cravings.
You have confessed to yourself & the group.Well done we are here for you & I know you can get back on it.You have achieved so much,I have faith in you 😀

1/18-11,600
1/19-11,413

Did not workout this morning, my body was screaming for sleep so thats what I did. Not upset about it, only missed 2 days in a week and a half, and Saturdays workout was a double workout day. My diet is doing better, I am working on cutting out processed sugars, and sticking to my calories. I anticipate my weight will now start going down regularly. I feel

@jessicakrall8
I would like to be put on the support team until March please. I have tried to avoid having to do this, but I feel I need a little bit of a break. I will finish out reporting my steps for January, skip February and then come back full force in March. I hope I will mentally and physically be a in a better place by then.
Sorry team! I will do my best to hang around here regardless, and share pictures or other news if I have any.

Steps:
Tue 18 Jan - 12.265
Wed 19 Jan - 12.462
Thu 20 Jan - 9.685

I went to the gym for the first time in over a month again on Tuesday. I was advised to only do 2 sets of everything instead of the usual 3, which I did. I somehow still managed to get the worst muscle pain I have had in a loooong time. Tuesday I was still fine, Wednesday I could barely walk, picking stuff up from the floor was nearly impossible and sitting down was the worst. Thursday I was still very sore, though it gradually got better in the evening. I had planned to go to the gym again on Thursday, but with the pain, I decided to skip the rest of the week and take it easy. It is Friday morning now and thankfully I feel much better. I am still not really sure what made it so extreme, but my guess is that I went down too deep during the lunge walks. The pain was all in the back of my legs and my butt. I will go back Monday and be a little more careful. I also asked them to make a cardio plan for me. I do mostly weights on Mon-Wed-Fri and I am considering sometimes going Tue-Thu as well for some more workouts. This really depends on my energy levels though.
Happy Friday everyone

Marni3369

PW: 231.2
CW: 228.8

So happy for a new middle number!

Cre804
Friday
PW 197.0
CW 195.0

Glad to get past last week’s blip! I had a tough week at the gym. Quite sore and feel like I’m retaining fluid so hopefully I will make more progress next week.