HoneyBadger302 wrote: »

@SherryRueter my daily "power list" has - literally - been life and health altering. Fitness and healthy eating aside, it has been elemental in lowering my stress so significantly it has had major positive impacts both mentally and physically. I know I've talked about it before, but if you think it might help, I'm happy to share some details on how it functions and why I believe it worked so well for me.

I would love that

And congrats on passing your PMP!!! Awesome

@antiopelle. Thanks for the app.

You are all doing extremely well, I'm proud of you ladies !!

Monday morning and time for some stats:

* I got 76k steps in despite the three day onsite work meeting - I'm still ok with my yearly goal
* continue to read Becks flashcards: check
* 2 fitness sessions: none as I had no time really
* 1 PT session every 2 weeks: nope
* Lose a bit: from 74 (163 lbs) to 72,5 (160 lbs) : I've gained 0.8 kg and I'm now back at where I was last month
* Diving and bicycle rides according to weather: one short dive with hubby on Saturday; assisted him with his 30k training on bike on Sunday.

And I've finally bought my new diving drysuit. It was long overdue - for years - as my old one was bursting at the seams (yeah, I know; I literary grew out of it...) and I really needed a new one before the end of April as we are leaving for a diving trip. My whole aim was to be at maintenance weight before buying it, to be sure it was going to fit, but alas. So last weekend, we went to the shop anyway and I was going to try one. I started with the same size I had now, and lo and behold: IT FITTED !! Snug yes (very) and I could certainly do with some less weight to have it fit perfectly, but I decided there and then that I wasn't going to buy a larger size. So there it is: I am the proud owner of a new and expensive suit that I need to fit in, so I am now super motivated to get those last stubborn kilo's off. OFF!!

The gameplan is simple: stop lacking on my gym sessions, and eat back only half of my exercise calories. Basically what I have been doing until two weeks ago. It worked - slowly but surely - so I just need to go back to that.

Loved this @Antiopelle

The gameplan is simple: stop lacking on my gym sessions, and eat back only half of my exercise calories. Basically what I have been doing until two weeks ago. It worked.

Such SOUND ADVICE.

My TOP 5 Protein:
+ Hard Boiled eggs
+ 1 egg mixed with 15g protein powder + salt/Vanilla. Mix up and bake (I use a donut pan). Makes splendid treats. Top with PB or I use a little coconut oil. Or yogurt.
+ Vanilla Greek Yogurt + Blueberries.
+ Chicken Breast with a little Orange Sauce. (I mean, I'm going to eat some carbs anyway...why not!)
+ Tuna Packs (Love starkist tuna creations


My best results came from HiGH protein, where I did NO fruit 2 days on 1 day off. (Probably because the protein put me in a calorie deficit..... and I ate A LOT of fish (so I didn't really want to overeat).

Listening to a pod cast , losing 100 pounds.
She metions : When your 12 yr old says "i'm not motivated to do my homework" what do you do as a partent? You tell them, that's too bad and that they have to get started on it. Regardless of their "FEELING" like doing it or not. Of course they would rather play video games.

Food is just like that. Our inner child says "I don't feel like eating healthy" I would rather have *insert junk food". I would rather over eat. So ....remembering that, I need to be telling my self "That's too bad that you don't feel like it." and just get started on doing what I should be doing.

also found this:
Over eating and cravings are sometimes a queue that we are under hydrated.
Having protein earlier in the day tends to curb cravings and over eating later in the day
distracted eating causes you to get less joy from your meal, as you get "amnesia" and don't quite remember eating it.

I completely agree on the discipline part!

@Honeybadger302: I hope your refund arrives soon; this is some nightmare stuff indeed !!

SherryRueter wrote: »

HoneyBadger302 wrote: »

@SherryRueter my daily "power list" has - literally - been life and health altering. ....I'm happy to share some details on how it functions and why I believe it worked so well for me.

I would love that

I'll shoot you a Mail msg
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44, F, 5' 7"
GW: 128-135(ish - TBD)
SW 01-2023: 157.6
3/1/23: 152
3/8/23: 151.6
3/15/23: 151.0

Weight is trending on point. Took a closer look at that old lifting record, and realized right now I'm matching or even slightly exceeding most of those lifts - which totally explains why my linear progression is slowing! Going to have to dig deeper into lifting plans before long though, maybe have one more 6 week rotation of this plan, but have a feeling I'll be starting to hit the proverbial wall on the classic newbie lifting plan and will have to transition to a more intermediate lifting plan - not something I've had to do before!

In other news, I've been able to renew my place as a 1st Phorm Legionnaire - happy to have that going again, just working on how best to integrate it into everything else I'm doing and carve out a little time for that each day (or on the weekend to prep content for the week(s) ahead which might be the smarter thing to do).

Been away for a bit. Was prepping for and then made the road trip back home. Here for about two weeks before I bring my parents back. Was heading steadily down until two days ago when I gained half a pound. Ordered in Indian food - first meal not eaten at home in months so I’m sure that’s sodium. Back at it!!!💪💪

CeeBeeSlim wrote: »

Been away for a bit. Was prepping for and then made the road trip back home. Here for about two weeks before I bring my parents back. Was heading steadily down until two days ago when I gained half a pound. Ordered in Indian food - first meal not eaten at home in months so I’m sure that’s sodium. Back at it!!!💪💪

It sure is sodium, you didn't gain a pound by just one meal ! You've got this !