Honey Badger: As I remember from my own biking days (see the scar up my right leg for why those days are over) my quads got the worst of it on strenuous rides. I have a compact elliptical gadget, the Stamina InMotion Compact Strider, that makes my quads hurt just thinking about it. I got mine from Dicks Sporting Goods. Go elsewhere for this; looking at their Web site just now, the $149 I paid in March 2022 has in some mysterious fashion jumped to $249. Come, come, now, Dickie; don't be greedy.

@CeeBeeSlim I'm so glad you are okay! Yes....don't they recommend magnesium as a natural sleep helper? I'm not sure how bad your sleep is...I wouldn't wanna continue that sleep aid either. Maybe google some naturalpathic ideas instead. A nightly massage would do it for me. LOL. and I'm sure your 2# will whoosh away quickly.

Waves to yall....day 2 of the new employee...not much time for me to spend on the board.

arrrrgh! This is the second time I responded with a post and it just disappears!

@k8richly - the sleep aid made me groggy enough to fall but it was the impact of the fall that sent me to the ER. Just didn’t want to feel bruised but have the head injury swell or get worse over time.

@SherryRueter - I will check out magnesium. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thinking of you @Antiopelle. And hubby is a keeper @lrw327. He came with me today for my “ct heart calcium scoring” test. Never heard of it - but doc recommended it after my high cholesterol numbers.

If low enough I can see if any lifestyle changes are enough to lower my numbers (she doesn’t think it will - seemed to just be respectful of my wish not to be on any meds). But if high - there will be no waiting. On meds I go! 🤞🤞🤞🤞

44, F, 5' 7"
GW: 128-135(ish - TBD)
SW 01-2023: 157.6

2/1/23: 153.4
2/8/23: 152.8

Slight decrease, weigh ins this week have pretty consistently been in this range though.
Next up challenge is my sister and I are heading to FL to visit with my father and his wife tomorrow afternoon through Monday. Trying to get ahead with both my client and my day job best I can as I can't afford to take days off right now from either (day job has very limited PTO and almost no holidays, client if I take time off I just lose money and it's a bit too new to be overly open to that idea right now).
So with our driving and visiting, staying on my 75 Hard tasks plus work will take some prioritizing and planning on my part - hopefully won't be too bad, I'm pretty good at saying "no thanks" (boy is this challenge good for building up THAT muscle), and my sister already said she'd join me on a lot of the workouts, so maybe won't be too bad LOL.

okay.... I have to do more tracking.
Afternoons are a bear for me to get thru. I just need to figure out what to do with my brain from 2-4:30pm. Its that specific hours of the day that I either make or break it. And if I can turn it into "Make IT" I will be well on my way to freedom from that damn number on the scale.

This chart I will give myself scoring on how good I am doing. Its out of 10 total points.
I rate how compliant I was. Totally a gut feel But If I binged and ate crap I would expect it to be a zero.
If I just simply chose the wrong food, it could be a 5-7; If I am on plan it will be a 8-10;



Date : WORKOUT : AM : 1-2:30 : 2:30-3:30 : 3:30 - 5 : 6-10
2/08 : Lower body ; 10 : 5 : 5 : 5 : 10 Total: 35/50
2/09: Cardio/core:

I have a very bad habit of discovering some fabulous diet/fitness/wellness/happiness plan, proclaiming it to the world and then giving you a blank stare next week when you ask me about it. But this is a weight maintenance protocol that I've been following for two months with surprising ease and success.

A British doctor, Michael Mosley, came up with what he calls the 5-2 plan, where you eat like a sane person but without agonizing over calories or carbs for five days a week. The other two days you restrict yourself to 800 calories. I've charted a list of healthful foods and their calorie counts and at the beginning of each 800-calorie day come up with a plan. If I'm under my desired weight, I do one day only, otherwise two days. Dr. Mosley wants you to combine this with some version of fasting. My own definition of "fasting" is more than four hours without a fork. Twelve hours isn't a fast, it's a famine. So I skip this part. His original version of this plan called for 500 calories instead of 800. I'm guessing there were too many reports of adherents fainting and falling in front of speeding cars for that to be viable.

P.S. Don't bother buying any of the good doctor's books; he's somehow managed to parlay an idea that can pretty much be condensed on a 5x7 index card into a book publishing empire. You can find plenty of free information on Pinterest on this topic.

@HoneyBadger302 sounds like you have a very busy weekend coming up. I hope you're able to find some down time for relaxation.
@RobinAlex666 I'm in the same camp as you and the others, tracking is a pain but well worth the effort.
@Antiopelle sorry to hear about your MIL. I hope she gets the help and treatment she'll be needing.
@mandycat_florida sounds like an interesting maintenance plan - and I'm with you on the fasting schedule. I don't know how others do those long fasts.
@SherryRueter I hope your Mom and Dad area able to get your Dad the right care in the right place.

@mandycat_florida I think i had about 8 billion calories between Friday night and sunday night also. I have NOOOOO intention of weighing myself for several days. I really don't see anything GOOD coming out of knowing that number. But yeah, I'm also tightening up the reigns .... I figure I had 8 billion calories so a 333k of 1200 should balance that out nicely.

Meals are all planned in my fitness food app.
Today's are all cooked and prepared.

Just have to put aside time to do tomorrows.

Happy monday yall.

My dad is in worse condition today. Moved to a larger hospital - that should help. I'll sumarize to say "he is in criticle condition".

I succumbed to chick-fil-a on the road trip down to NC and some ice cream. Still lower weight than when I left two weeks ago and still intermittent fasting. Today was my real first day trying to be mindful of my cholesterol so eating more veggies and less meat.

Hubby has a cardiologist/vascular surgeon friend who agreed with my pcp. Given my genetics, it’s unlikely any healthier lifestyle is going to positively impact my levels. So - looks like a statin is in my future. Arrrgh!

New week y’all. We can get this all in check!! 💪💪