@SherryRueter I run almost every other day and I have a treadmill that can fit under my standing desk on non-running days How about you?

Last week was out 5-year wedding anniversary, so we went out to a couple really nice restaurants. No surprise I lost almost nothing lol
Macro counting is going ok.. I think it will become more intuitive as I continue. So far so good on my step counting goal, but I'm suddenly very bored with my weight-lifting routine. I started planning a few backpacking trips for this summer, so hopefully that will motivate me to get stronger!

37, F, 5' 3"
GW: 120
SW 04/04/2023: 135.0
4/11/23: 134.8

I log in here to remind myself of what I am going to do today.
I will eat on plan.
I will eat when hungry.
I will drink my water.
I will drink my bone broth.

Doing what I need to do
will bring me closer
will make me feel proud of myself.

Goal for 4/14... 109-108.5 ...
This morning, 108.4 Trending down
why?
because I did what I needed to do yesterday
and
I need to do that again today.

WORKOUT: Yoga 30min. and then HIIT/Agility. Tabata 30/10's
Yesterday, around 19,000 steps (Two 45min trail walks helped!)

Mindset ... I will listen to Mindset stuff today at work.

Oh, and I stayed awake until 10pm last night. YAY!


52 y.o., 5'0"
SW (2/23): 112. ??
GW: <101-104
4/3: 110.0
4/6: 108.4
4/9:108.6
4/10:109.6
4/11: 110.0
4/12: 108.6
4/13: 108.4

** fcus on today and I can make that number lower again tomorrow. FOCUS. FOCUS. **

You all have a great weekend ladies !

Here, the weather seems to be a little bit better, so hopefully it will be a lot of outside sports. I will need to make up a bit for two days of procrastinating.

brittawyatt wrote: »

—Why: I’ve been meaning to start a health kick for a while now, so, today it starts! Visiting friends in one month which will be a good target.
—What: My goal is to lose the 5 pounds that have crept in gradually over the last year. Success will be: my yellow trousers no longer squeeze too tight in the waist.
—How: Drink alcohol 3 days or less per week. Count calories daily and get closer to protein macro targets (actually hitting it is impossible as a vegetarian but I’ll get closer). Take photos of all food before eating. Post daily checkin. (or weekly if that’s annoying ) oh and actually buy groceries ahead of time!

Weekly checkin #1!
- success with 3 or less days alcohol free and within target calories for the week
- Things I found hard was feeling snacky in evenings, or wanting seconds at dinner. I chose a smaller portions if I went back for seconds, and tried to pick healthy snacks or delay if I could
- remembered to photograph most foods except coffees, one breakfast, and a plate of crackers and cheese
- interestingly, even though I still didn’t hit my 20% protein macro target, I think just trying to be conscious of it meant I ate fewer carbs than I might, choosing lower carb calories and perhaps a bit more protein
- Approx 1 lb lost but too soon to tell if that’s just water etc. Will check weight trend at the end of this next week and see if calorie targets need adjustment or are ok.
- Overall: felt like I ate better quality calories and more veg, and felt good about the week

My stats for this week:

* I got 72k steps in, which is good considering I stayed glued to the sofa to lick my wounds after the Easter family drama. As from Wednesday I dusted myself off and went for it again.
* continue to read Becks flashcards: check
* 2 fitness sessions: check
* 1 PT session every 2 weeks: I did my very last session last Wednesday. It was a bit emotional as I spent almost 100 sessions with this therapist. I feel she wasn't just my physical therapist, but also a great sparring partner for ideas and general progress. I'll miss her, but I'll still see her as she also owns the gym part.
* Lose a bit: from 73,3 (161 lbs) to 70,5 (156 lbs) : I am now at 72,2. I'm absolutely glad with this. Slowly - very slowly - but surely. And preparing for maintenance!
* Biking and diving: I did one bike ride, coaching hubby during a long run - and two dives. Temperatures are stalling, we should have spring right now, but it still feels like winter.

And to close off the stats on a fun fact: yesterday hubby and I went to the theater. It is very close to our home and relatively small but quite popular. Because it is in our hometown, we were able to buy VIP tickets (September last year) for the price of normal tickets, so we went for it. The surprise yesterday was that our king and queen and their kids (https://www.monarchie.be/en#royal-family) were also there, just a few seats over. Now, I'm no royalist in the least as I don't think one should be governing a country just by birthright, but it still was somehow exciting. We both found it very strange that they were just mingling with 'normal' people, without too much security. Anyweez... today is just back to work, like anyone else

@ceebeeslim I forget how old you are but I believe you are around the same height as I am ( 5'0" -5'1"). Because of your success with going lower in calories daily, I know that I can do it also and be successful.

and Checking in here is very helpful for me as well. I love the help and non-judgement. I think a lot of people in my world don't understand why I would want to lose 3-5#

Been pretty crazy around here but staying on top of everything, not feeling too nuts yet! Glad I stepped up the self discipline when I did though!!
Weight is hovering, lift gains are slowing. I think this and next week on my newbie plan, then I think I will switch up to a more intermediate lifting plan (got "Stronger by Science" so going to give that a try).
Still battling my "golfer's elbow" aka tendonitis. I've been prone to tendonitis in that arm especially since my 20's but this just doesn't want to give up the ghost. Was seeming better, now getting worse again. Got a bunch of rehab type exercises to start doing though, so hopefully that'll help along with making sure I stretch it a lot more than I have been.
44, F, 5' 7"
GW: 128-135(ish - TBD)
SW 01-2023: 157.6 - 3/29/23: 151.2
4/3/23: 149.0
4/10/23: 150.6
4/17/23: 150.2

Yey, @k8richly is back !!! I'm so glad you came back! And I totally understand what happened, luckily you caught yourself in time and didn't let it go on for two years like I did.

@k8Richly Take 4-5 minute walks. Don't think of it as being a huge walk.
Literally at 10am my husband takes a walk that is about 5minutes long. He does that roughly 5 times a day. Sneaking in 1 block before work. 2 blocks at lunch time. 1 block at 3pm. parking at the waaay far end of the parking lot so you have to walk. We even park at the BACK of the walmart parking lot so we have to walk further to go in and out of the store.