@amioc Have you thought about why you want to lose weight? Because as you know if you don't get your head in the game, it's not going to work. It's not about being perfect every day, it's about giving it your best effort. We are human and life gets in the way of our wants and desires. There comes a day when you need to put your foot down and say enough is enough something has to change. And I'll be honest it's not easy, but the rewards are great and worth striving for.

I no longer wanted to be ashamed of myself, I wanted to lose weight to feel better, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and this extra weight is bad for my tender joints. Plus, your worth it! Don't you love yourself even a little bit??? Aren't you worth the effort it takes to look and feel better? You are the most important person in your life! You can do this! I know you can!!

Use the Food Diary to track your calories, even on your less than perfect day's so you have some idea of what your calorie intake really is. We need to eat 3500 calories less to lose 1 lb. Move a little more than the day before, I try to walk 3000 steps a day, I don't always get there but that is my goal. Do you have a step tracker? It does not need to be a fancy one, just something that counts steps. In order to lose weight, we need to eat less and move more. I eat a lot of low-calorie food because I like to eat a lot. I eat Squash, Shrimp, Taco Salads, and Loaded Baked Potatoes twice a week with Shrimp, Buffalo Cauliflower and Queso Cheese Sauce. There are tons of really good low calories recipes out there. If you are hungry, you might not be drinking enough liquids. The next time you get hungry, grab something to drink Water, Iced Tea, Fizzy Water drink a glass of that first, then if you're still hungry drink a second glass. I will eat some of my lunch early if I'm hungry you can move your meals around, so you are eating when you're hungry.

Do you have a food scale so you can weigh your food?

I have failed at a lot of different diets because when it comes right down to it Calories Count. I believe in counting calories, I believe that if I follow the plan and stay under my calorie goal and track what I eat that I will lose weight and you know what? It's working!!! Give it a try, you might find that you like it.

Here's an example. If you are currently eating 4000 calories a day for 7 days a week that equals = 28,000 calories. If you cut back by 500 Calories and only eat 3500 calories a day you would lose 1 pound a week. If you ate 3000 calories a day, you'd lose 2 pounds a week. Please do not eat less than 1000 Calories a day, it's not healthy. Strive to lose a pound a week to start or dive right in and try for 2 lbs. a week, it's up to you.

Username: Trooworld
Weigh-in day: Weds
PW: 234.6
CW: 234.2

@FushiaKat congratulations on the loss and being over weight I like your advice on losing weight, I'm also a calorie counter, I log all my foods, weigh everything, walk 5000 steps a day and swim as often as i can (3 times a week for 40 mins if i can). 1lb more and ive lost 50lb .. hopefully this week! We should both reach our targets about the same time

@teresaw1020 that picture of your mum with the chef‘s cap and chilli necklace is super cute!

@Cornanda how long did it take you to get feeling back to yourself? I seriously can’t believe this is going on. LOVE The images that you posted! I was in need of those right now :-).
Have you decided whether or not to take that new job?

@trooworld That picture with a you with the rescue pup is just too cute, love your hair! And of course, the picture of Daisy😍!

I thought I was going to have a quiet day today, instead I got caught up on all the little things that have been piling up. It felt really good to do those things and actually be able to get things checked off my list!
Super glad to be able to be back at the gym, but I have to say I don’t last very long. I may be only last half a class and then just run out of breath, so then I go through the motions or make up my own routine🤣. There are a lot of people at the gym recovering, the instructors are very understanding. I have decided to take each day by itself and not worry about anything else. The fatigue and brain fog is crazy. Today I thought I put the tablecloth in the washing machine, went downstairs to get it to put in the dryer and couldn’t find it. I found it later this afternoon in the deep freeze, just across from the washing machine, close…but no cigar🤣😜. I stayed with in my calories are didn’t quite get in my 10,000 steps, but that’s OK. No gym today and I feel like my body needed this day of rest.

@askewcr Thank you for your positive attitude and encouraging words.

@laurelfit57 Thank you! Yeah, give yourself some grace, you are still recovering.

@Katmary71 I hope your nephew's appointment goes well. I'm sorry he's struggling. Have a great Thursday, too!

Hi all. We got takeout salads last night from a salad restaurant. I got an Asian salad with chicken which was delicious. We are having a weird winter heatwave: high of 82F today. My head is pounding due to the weather change. I hope to get a workout in today.

My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Thursday
PW: 135.0
CW: 136.0

@TeresaW1020 I'm so sorry to hear about Joe. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. We will be here when you return. Just take it easy and try to get some rest.
Kat

@trooworld I love your hair color! I need to look for salad places, that sounds awesome. I have a Mexican food place that I adore their salad but I can't think of any salad specific places. I'm sure one of the vegan or vegetarian places would have good ones, that's where I have a lot of my cooking ideas from. It's really warm down in southern CA, how weird! It's not normally 73 this time of year so I'm loving it.

@Cornanda Adding more veggies in sounds smart and the more you add in the less not-so-great stuff you're eating. I realized yesterday eating hard pears with my nephew that fruit that's hard takes a long time to eat too so that's another idea.

@laurelfit57 Dip is a great idea, I forgot about how I used to eat veggies with Bolthouse ranch, you gave me good idea! Glad to hear you're seeing a difference in your lungs with workouts, never forget that first day where it was intimidating and hard to do compared to now, it's pretty amazing how fast we can get healthier with consistency.

@TeresaW1020 Prayers for you and Joe, I'm so sorry his confusion was bad enough he needed to go to the hospital. Just take care of the two of you, we love our leader but totally understand.

@kerritho Way to go on trying new things at the gym!

Hi everyone, had a busy day and was feeling really overwhelmed and kind of snapped at people to leave me the heck alone! I told one friend I wasn't talking to anyone today then later said sorry and just that I was overwhelmed. My nephew's appointment went well, my SIL stayed home with him to work on an action plan so I had the chance to get groceries and do things around here. The nurse at the holistic group that I've helped move asked if I could come over again and help and I said no, I couldn't physically do anymore for her, I have a migraine and cramps and I'm exhausted. It was like everyone kept piling more and more on me and no one would let me vent so I needed to not deal with anyone at all for awhile before I could tell people to back off politely and decompress. Tomorrow's watering at the food bank greenhouse and my hair appointment so not too stressful, I'll get up early to get my workout in. Have a great Friday everyone!

Hi all
davidji82
weigh in day Friday
PW:213.8
CW:219.5

Username:@leonadixon

PW 1/19: 226.7

Check in weight (2/2/2022): 225.2
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Hi Team,
My Birthday is next week, and hub is wanting to know if I want cake. I can't decide if I want to eat cake or not and I'm looking for lower calorie options. It would need to be something he can buy for me; he won't bake or make it. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks, Kat