Hello all,
I hope you have good plans for today.
This morning I have to work a little bit for work, do chores, prepare for the holidays (we are leaving tomorrow afternoon). This afternoon strength session. Tonight will be resting evening with my son, it will only be the 2 of us, my husband has hockey training and my other son will be at a friend's house.

When I have such an easy evening I simply make steamed veggies and potatoes usually. Sometimes rice.
Therefore I made a more consistent breakfast, hum

Hi Sam, welcome to the group! I just sent you a friend request. My diary is open 95% of the time, I only close it when I’m momentarily embarrassed 🙈.

I was in a similar spot at the beginning of August, when I started to work out and track my diet. Being middle aged and having more responsibilities makes it harder than being 32 (the last time I lost weight). My stress levels are higher, time is more limited, and I’m often pretty tired in the evening. I am also having to be a bit more careful with my body. I used to do a lot of yoga, but stopped after busting my rotator cuff twice in 5 years, in incidents unrelated to yoga. Currently I go to the gym and lift weight three times a week. Still feeling out what feels good and what will stick long term: it will be some mix of weight lifting, jogging, swimming, yoga, and maybe going to try pilates. While I enjoy all of these, I currently don’t have a lot if time, so I’ll have to pick among them. I also exercise when I can, right now, it’s after work and on the weekends. I’m down 10 pounds and am less jiggly, so making progress.

@Marilynsretired I hope you’re recovering and am keeping you in my thoughts 🫂🫂🫂.

@AnnPT77 -- Oof, I totally agree. The faux meat does not taste very good in my estimation, I'd much rather have a straight veg option. It's interesting you picked up on the trend in restaurants--I hadn't thought about that.

@Curvykinkycurls - do you have a good Dr.? Some of your symptoms sound like long Covid, too (assuming you had Covid).

I am also only 10-15 lbs above where I want to be and am taking things relatively slowly to let my body adjust to increased exercise. Hopefully your overall health will improve with better routine and ideal weight (hoping the same for myself).

Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻

@Curvykinkycurls Ah, DOMS…in my experience, it gets better once you get moving.

On an unrelated note, it’s almost November. I‘ll be joining another round of the Ultimate Accountability Challenge (UAC) Group…in case anyone wants to check it out. I find it quite helpful. It’s a monthly group with daily check-ins. The goal is to be accountable with daily exercise, tracking, and calorie goals.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10902177/the-ultimate-accountability-challenge-please-join-us-for-november/p1?new=1

7.45am session was available so I went for it on my own! My heart feels like it's had the best workout for a long time! I pushed myself and swam breaststroke the whole session without a break, so I'm just hoping I won't suffer the consequences tomorrow 😂 Three weddings to attend next year, so that's another big motivation to shift some lbs and like they say, summer bodies are made in winter! 💪

@Red_B1rd I've only tried Flora plant b+tter, which can be used for cooking/frying/baking etc. It seems to be ok for all my purposes so far, but I don't use it much to be honest. Apparently Kroger stock it in the states.

I have a skepticism about faux-whatever products. I just bake and cook with oil. Sometimes that requires adjusting other ingredients. Type of oil depends on how I'm using it.

ETA: For some purposes, coconut oil works best, since it's a solid at room temperature.

Hi there,
Well funny is better than pain. I guess.
And for the rest, how are you doing ?

Your cartoon is appropriate. I did a power nap today and I had slept 10 hours. But 5 days partying with friends left some marks
I will go early to bed again tonight.

I had a good day, also food wise. There is a storm in my country and it was not possible to exercise outside so I did a long strength session.

Hello everyone!

@Marilynsretired wishing you that it will work out the way you hope. 🙏

@Maya440 glad you’re back! I saw a few workouts in the last few days, great job staying on track.

@Curvykinkycurls nice you managed to enjoy the day despite loss of power.

My day was relatively uneventful, just the usual work related busyness. My food scale broke as I was weighing my morning snack (worked from home this morning to let maintenance in)…it started to show random numbers and changing the battery didn’t fix it. Ordered a replacement I may have had my eyes on from Amazon and it was delivered by 4 pm. The incident has opened my eyes how much I‘ve started to rely on the tracking in the last few months. I still did ok for lunch though, eyeballing a portion of khichdi with zucchini, a dish I‘ve cooked and weighed dozens of times.

This week is busy for me, I might only fit two gym sessions in this week (Monday and Saturday, when I‘ll also consider a dip in the pool). But I had PT on Tuesday, did an exercise video yesterday, and will minimally do PT homework tonight, but might add an exercise video. It’s sort of silly, but I‘m enjoying some of the Jillian Michaels videos for a quick workout.

I managed to meal prep yesterday evening after running out of precooked food. Khichdi with zucchini and kale/farro radicchio salad with fairy dust (vegan parmesan). Enough to get me to Sunday when I will meal prep again.