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@Itadakimasu7 I had/have a huge sugar addiction. I found going cold turkey for 2 weeks helped reset my cravings. I’ve had to do this a couple times when I go back to old habits. I also quit all artificial sweeteners a couple years ago. They definitely increased my cravings. I totally agree, it’s an addiction. I felt I couldn’t stop and the more I had had the more I needed. I couldn’t cut back, I had to cut it off to reset. Don’t know if that helps, but that’s my experience. I also buy frozen fruit like mangoes and cherries, when I want something sweet at night.

i'm currently in the process of trying to break up with sweet so maybe we can support each other. i've created a bit of a plan for myself to ween off. definitely agree that artificial sweeteners are out, no keto muffins, diet pop or stevia anything. did that for a few weeks while not limiting anything else.

i'm at the stage now where i allow myself sweet stuff before noon. i find that i'm really used to having something sweet for breakfast - peanut butter/honey or syrup/brown sugar in my oatmeal. but after 12pm no more. i'll do this for a few weeks and hope my cravings subside. then i think i'll do only sweetness from whole fruits - no strong stuff like honey. i don't think i'll ever avoid it completely but just trying to get rid of the crazy cravings.

Good morning Shape Shifters. Here is the card for today. Happy Wednesday everyone

@dcresider I have had a very bad habit of recording my weight post workout, that I think I've finally broken. Even though I still weigh before and after, I record my "first in the morning before coffee or anything" weight, as my official weight on MFP. Here's why....

My weight is always at least pound less, usually about 2 pounds, sometimes more, after a workout, particularly a run. I LIKE that number better, obviously! However, I've found myself restricting fluids during workouts to improve my number and its not healthy. Also, it makes the weight fluctuations even greater than they are already, which can be frustrating enough without adding the sweat loss factor.

I still often weigh myself post workout to see how much fluid I've lost and also, because I like number, but I don't record it, except as a note in one of my running programs.

Zaxa2021 Weigh in

Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 153
CW (Current Weight): 152.2

I'm happy it's a loss. It's a decent start but I feel like I can do better. My goals this week are:

-Stop the mindless bites of food (especially when feeding my boys. No, I don't need to finish their food if they don't eat it).
-Gym 4 times between now and next weigh in
-More water (I'm doing better, but still pretty inconsistent)

Hey yall. Quick update. I had any appointment in St. Louis at the VA to see my eye specialist. Great appointment. Really happy about it.

Since everyone else has introduced themselves to our new team members, I'll go next. Lol.

I'm a 53 year old 100 % disabled Army veteran 3 grown kids and 5 grandkids. I joined in December 2019 after having congestive heart failure. It was mild and very slight damage. So getting control of my eating was a must. Chf is hereditary in my case as well as the severe high blood pressure.

A lot of my poor eating choices came from trauma due to 2 deployments as well as a sexual assault during 1 of the deployments. Along with it came antidepressants and meds to help me sleep. Along the way I learned that Seroquel will cause serious weight gain and diabetes, which runs in my family. So, it took some work and getting with the right mental health team to get off the Seroquel to get headed to the right place.

I have a condition that caused a lot of damage to my eyes. I no longer drive and rely on a transportation company, my family and friends to get me places. I also have a severe degenerative form of osteoarthritis. I've had 1 keee replacement already. I also have parathyroid disease which has caused osteoporosis/penia.

Yes, I'm a hot mess and I sound like a massive train wreck and I'm the 1st to admit it. I do get out 2 days a week and work in a Christian based Thrift store in my area. And I've been there forever, and I love it. I think I'm part of the wall paper there now honestly.

If it wasn’t for my lunchtime walk, I wouldn’t really have any steps. As soon as work ended, I bounced around and my husband and I tag teamed the kids activities and dinner. NSV #1- I made a healthy dinner on a super busy day.
NSV #2– I left my computer at lunch again and used that time for a walk. Sunshine was so refreshing
NSV#3– I’m not beating myself up for not meeting my step goal today. Accepting that there is no perfection in this and take each day at a time.

I am really dreading summer already. Sleeping is a bit of a challenge. I wake up around 4:30 because that is when the birds start singing. So that is when I put in earplugs. Then I usually make it until 5:45 and that is when Tinus wakes me up and I can't sleep anymore after. So if I want to get my 8+ hours of sleep, I have to go to bed at like 19:00, read some and turn the light off at 19:45. It makes me feel like a toddler. I don't know how long I can keep this up. Usually in the summer I end up with daily naps because the day is too long and I am just exhausted and it's too hot to do anything. But I think a long sleep is better than 2 short ones, so I guess we will see how it goes.