Hi Everyone! I'm not a regular poster but was having regular updates with Zenobia9777 back in May.

I'm Canadian and my somewhat bio may be in here somewhere. ANYway, I literally threw out my scale as it was terribly inaccurate and had become clutter. I prefer to go by inch loss and how my clothes fit.

To give myself a base line, I weighed myself at my Community Centre's VERY accurate scale. That was June 28th...TWO WEEKS ago. I did so again today. I am DOWN 1.5 pounds having done nothing more than resume my half gallon of water a day and be mindful of eating. I was very nervous...but am thrilled to have lost roughly 1/2 pound per week. Have done very little exercise.

With this kick in the motivation, my NEXT goal is to aim for one pound per week. This means adding daily exercise and I could definitely watch my sugar more closely. Having said that...my waist is also DOWN one inch! Imagine what will happen once I actually start! 😳 😆

Next weigh in day is Friday July 29th. My weight loss tips are drink water, throw out your scale and find a place that has an accurate scale. Weigh yourself once or twice a month. You'll drive yourself crazy otherwise. At two weeks you can easily adjust as needed. More importantly, take your measurements and see how your clothes fit! That's far more accurate!!

One final note! At 1.5 pounds every 2 weeks, I would lose 3 pounds per month. 36 pounds per year. How much of a DIFFERENCE would that make in YOUR life? ALWAYS keep your eyes on the END of your journey. 😉

Hello! Checking in from the road. So far, so good. Definitely getting a lot of exercise and have been holding my own with the fries. @CeeBeeSlim how did you manage one fry and one nugget - good for you! And congrats on the 6 lbs in one week! How did you do that?? That’s great news. Keep it up!

@zenobia9777 congrats on new grandchild in Dec. definitely something to look forward to.

And welcome to all and for sharing your stories! They are all so inspiring.

I had my first good day yesterday in terms of eating properly.

I walked the dogs about 40 minutes and did a little gardening.

I definitely need to drink more water@spirittrail. I need to make some herbal tea and keep it in the fridge all the time, because I crave something with a flavor. Celestial seasonings raspberry zinger is good.

5'3" 47 yrs
GW 125 - 120 lbs

July 7 - 129
July 12 - 129 (actually surprising I haven't dropped since I've been so active and mostly eating well. Water retention? Time of month?)

Weighed in today because I'm heading on a road trip tomorrow. Can I avoid fries when eating out on the road with kids?! Can I drink only 1 light beer at a Major League baseball game? Can I find protein- rich hors d'oeuvres at a family
memorial/reunion?

I will report back!

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your updates which are all so motivational to read! Thank you Zenobia9777 😊. I start drinking water right away in the morning and finish around dinner. It's much easier to do on days I exercise! Just start and track it,..,eventually you get there!

Yes! Goal pants!! I get just as thrilled over goal tops, goal bras, etc, 😆 I've gone from a 38 F to a 34 D. It's awesome to lose that back flab.

I am literally having to start over this week. Got in my walk yesterday but not today. I've decided to start logging dinner calories first so I did that yesterday. I've also decided to start intermittent fasting. Out of curiosity, I timed my first overnight fast and got 11 hours! That's great! So tomorrow my fast will be 12 hours. I'll hold there for the week and my goal is a 16/8 fast. Fast for 16....eat in an 8 hour window. Mind you, I'm working my way up. So next week I will go for a 14/10 fast and in two weeks should reach my goal. Again, that all leads back to mindful eating. I'll let you know how I do. I'm mentioning it should anyone want to try it. Start by naturally minding your fast hours with no agenda. 6, 8 , 10.....it's all good. You need a baseline. Decide where you want to end up. 16/8, 14/10, 12/12, etc, Once you've planned your "trip"......it's not difficult to find the best route for you. 😉 Slow and steady is always the right way!

Continued good fortune on each of your journeys!

Good morning. I'm craving a road trip. @k8richer you can have the best of it all and feel great at the end of it!!!

I think I'm feeling the cabin fever because I haven't been able to go anywhere.

Yesterday I needed to rest after the walk in a little bit of gardening. I'm going to take it easy again today, but I can report that I ate very well yesterday. I concentrated on the low cal vegetables to fight the hunger and that worked well. It's really just habit that makes me reach for things that are not good for me.

I made myself some herbal tea. Plan ahead, right?


@CeeBeeSlim it sounds like you are back on track!!!

@honeybadger302 Congrats on getting the second interview, hope they hire you.

Cabin fever Zenobia9777? Didn't you just return from a vacation in May? Good luck Honeybadger! CEEBEE Of course you can keep it up! Just for ONE day.. then keep going....ONE day at a time.

I'm logging dinner calories! Firmly at 1/2 gallon daily! Finally did my first walk....it only took me 10 minutes. Obviously not the right route for me as I am looking for a 20 minute walk. (Swipes right 😜) Tomorrow I am trying another route...though I strongly suspect it will only add 5 minutes. 12 hour fast was successful last night/this morning 🌄.

I've been tracking calories but I sort of track based on type of food. For a while I was eating no bread or grain before dinner.

I was on track until yesterday evening but I decided to have some wine. Not a good idea unless it's only once a week!!! I ended up snacking

In good news my brother's quadruple bypass surgery went well. They also did some kind of pocket closure to help prevent blood clotting. I have no idea what that is.

I could say that I was stressed and that's why I was drinking wine, but that would be a lie!

Regarding cabin fever, it was exciting to get out to go to the Walgreens! I'm just tired of being home, but we are planning a little weekend getaway in August.

I only track calories and total number of minutes and calories burned thru exercise for the week. I try to improve my exercise metrics a little more each week. The more you move.......

Thanks, everyone, for the kind thoughts My brother walked the length of the hallway last night.

I did a little better yesterday on my eating. I discovered that you can mix a ripe avocado with lime juice and tuna. The problem is counting the calories and fat, although I have successfully eaten just half an avocado and saved the other one for the next day by covering with plastic wrap. It is a good summer lunch, and I'm going to look at some recipes for enhancing the flavor.

@litstuesday I went through a period around that age when I absolutely could not budge my weight. Two things I did not try. I did not overhaul my diet completely, and I did not really increase my exercise.

I don't know if those things would have helped, but I do know that the metabolic changes were really difficult to cope with. Good luck! I don't think it is a permanent problem.

I did a little better again yesterday. It's a good thing to go looking for ice cream and realize there's none in the house.

I'm going to be brave and weigh tomorrow and post it as incentive to start my normal routine.. Also going to sign up for a yoga class tomorrow since I'm feeling pretty much myself.

Hope everyone has a good day and feels good about what they are doing!!!