@kelliward1 That is great insight! thanks for sharing.

I was on plan yesterday. I would really like to see a loss this week but I am not getting my hopes up. I have been working on my mindset as well. It is challenging to change your mind when you have been thinking one way most of your adult life. It can be done, it takes time, practice, and patience.

Good morning, WNM! I've had some bronchitis so my routine is all messed up these last two weeks. Last week, my breathing wasn't good enough to go to Aqua Fitness at all. This week, I went Monday but not yesterday.

My pulmonologist started me on prednisone to help my lungs open up and to hopefully keep me out of the hospital. I hate the stuff though. It keeps me breathing, so it is a necessary evil, but it is bad for my joints, makes my skin burn on my hands, keeps me awake at night, makes my hands shake, gives me muscle cramps, and makes me ravenously hungry...when I take steroids, my hunger is NEVER satiated no matter what or how much I eat. I am worried about how this is going to interact with the Ozempic that I take which suppresses hunger by slowing down digestion and keeping you fill longer. I guess I'll see. For now, I am sticking with my normal eating schedule with the exception of adding in Vitamin Water to help increase my electrolytes to stave off some of the muscle cramps.

Just started my Ozempic. I was terrified as it is a needle. I made my husband do it. He got a good laugh out of it. Hopefully this helps seeing I am becoming pre diabetic. I have been getting 10,000 steps so far every day which is good. I really want nachos for dinner tonight but I may just have a tuna sandwich. It is really hot her today and will be the same tomorrow, then the weather goes back to 60 and rainy next week.

Username: DebbsSeattle
Weigh-In Day: Thursday
Start weight: 231
PW: 185.4
CW: 185.3

What a 2 week tour of vacation hell. Owning vacation properties is seriously not for the faint of heart. They are forced labor camps where everything cost money and takes twice as long as you figure. I have come up with 182 ways to knock off my spouse and taken up to two unnecessary daily drives to sneak smokes because he is stressing me out beyond belief. Dieting is not happening. It is taking everything I have not to just say “F” it all day long and pursue pure unabashed alcoholism. Part of our trip was to receive shipments for the new house. One shipment will not be here Apr 4-12 but now April 20. We MUST return home so Mr. has to make another trip to receive the shipment next week…1,000 miles round trip for someone else’s delay makes me mad mad mad. With all that said, I’m pleased to accept a 0.1# loss. I’m shocked that my mental habits instantly resumed to “vacation” mode upon arrival here. My brain said “where is the wine” because there has always been a “no limit” rule on wine consumption while here in Montana. It (my brain) has also missed our burger lunches out and steak and cocktails out on Fri/Sat nights. I think this 2 week diet break may be good for me but I cannot wait to make the scale drop again by getting home and back to it all.

cyndiesstuff wrote: »

Today I challenge everyone to move a little more. Our bodies are made to move. So when you feel like your done. Just do 5 more minutes. It's just 5 minutes. We can do 5 minutes!!

On Wednesday evening, I did a few each of several stretches and abs exercises.
I'd had pains in my belly area and stopped doing the exercises for a couple of weeks. I don't know if it was digestive problems but it was pretty uncomfortable at times.
Seems to be ok now.
Yesterday, I bought some heavier hand-weights as the lighter ones didn't seem enough anymore. I can increase by using both sets when I'm ready. I used them in the evening.

Since doing practically nothing over the Easter weekend and having been less active because of the pains, I am so aware of how quickly my body got stiff and weak and my bones got crunchy. So, I'm flexing, stretching and strengthening and will have to stay on top of it going forward because I know it'll only get tougher the older I get.

You are absolutely right, Cyndie, we are made to move!




Lol, when I was taking that photo, I realised just how heavy 3 kilos is and how much excess I'm carrying. Wow! To lose 3 or 4 times what I'm holding, is a heck of a lot of weight! And, it's going to take a heck of a lot of hard work!

Team Statistics -
Steppers: 7 (-1 from last week)
Total Steps: 428,271
Average Steps Per Stepper: 61,181
The Leaderboard -

@JacquelineRochelle 90,097 total | 12,871 average
@OllieandEd2021 - 79,344 total | 11,335 average - Most Steps in One Day!!!
@ljdanny - 77, 444 total | 11,063 average
@9Harvey - 73,585 total | 10,512 average - Most Consistent!!!
@flutterlosses - 64,297 total | 9,185 average
@BodyTalking - 43,507 total | 6,215 average
@melaniedscott - 36,240 total | 5,177 average

All of our bolded steppers set a goal and met it, based on their average steps per day!

It looks like we lost three steppers in the last week and gained one. Four of us increased our steps for the week by at least 1000! And @9Harvey by about 15,000 AND is STILL most consistent!

Awesome start to April!

@minstrelofsarcasm - I need to postpone my Friday weigh-in to Saturday for this week. I don't have access to my scale today. Thanks!

I have a plan!
If anyone wants to copy it or use it for inspiration, go ahead.

abp1025
Friday Weigh in


PW: 192.8 lbs
CW: 192 lbs

Rachelrjh
Cw:164.2 pounds


I’ve been doing awful with weight loss and my diet here lately. Life is stressful and Ive been eating my emotions.