Every. Day.

Good morning! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I am back at work and not terribly excited to be here.

I only have one goal this week: make more homemade/cleaner meals. My doc is getting serious about me trimming down my calories further, which I can really only do if I cut out processed foods. I can eat more if I do homemade proteins with veggies.

kaferine69 wrote: »

Good morning! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I am back at work and not terribly excited to be here.

I only have one goal this week: make more homemade/cleaner meals. My doc is getting serious about me trimming down my calories further, which I can really only do if I cut out processed foods. I can eat more if I do homemade proteins with veggies.

This is a great goal.

If you’re time-crunched due to work and family, and if you have freezer space, you might want to consider batch cooking.

There’s lots of recipes that can make your life easier and healthier. Lemme know if you want more information.

@MargaretYakoda batchcook ideas welcomed ♡

And for me today was not ideal. Steps 6.3 K. Water: 2 litres. Food: 2500 KCal...

Ah, i so get that. No guilt, don't beat yourself up, just go for more practice, dust off try more... clawing your way out of the hole @kaferine69 reminds me of a fav poem.... fwiw

Hey all!

Still riding the waves here. I felt like I was making no progress the last few weeks but then had a great loss this past week! It really is an up and down journey. And I’m happy to still be on it almost two months in. Hoping after the third month I will really be able to look in the mirror and see a change. But I’m happy to feel like my clothes fit more comfortably.

Hope everyone is doing well on their journey!

Still here.... still plugging away.... doctor advised me to lower my calories further, so I'm trying my best. It means I have to be much more strict, which is definitely not as fun.

Still here... still struggling... but I'm here!

Looks like OP drop the ball after May 14. She had almost 2 months under her belt. Sadly, it's not uncommon for many dieters to quit their routine after 2 months and go back to old habits.

People that stay in control of their weight do the same things pretty much day in and day out FOR LIFE. That's just what you have to do to stay within the parameters you wish to be in. I know for me to continue my keeping my weight down, I can only eat a certain amount, exercise regualarly everyday and get enough sleep.

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quolwy wrote: »

@kaferine69 it's great that your recognized how processed foods make you feel poorly! I always feel that the first week of "clean" eating is the toughest, and has me feeling a bit off compared to normal, but if I stick with it past that point I get a burst of energy like my metabolism suddenly wakes up and my body adjusts.

Also, an hour long walk? WOOHOO great exercise, and ALSO a really nice break for your mind if you're able to really take in your surroundings. Where do you tend to walk? I personally love going through a few garden/parks in my neighborhood, but I also LOVE going down unexplored residential areas because I like to make up stories and imagine who lives in the houses. It's really therapeutic for me, since my mind is usually racing otherwise

We have a great completely shaded park 10 min from my house. It's a boardwalk over some cypress trees and it's about 2.1 miles to walk the entirety of it. It's also all completely shaded by the trees! It's a very peaceful and quiet walk. You get to see tons of different birds, and sometimes an alligator or two. It's a really nice change to get out of the sun's heat.

We also have another park even closer that's just a straight path within some trees and it's also shaded. I prefer this one because it's a wider walking area, so when my girlfriends come with me, we can walk side by side. The other one, the boardwalk one, there's really not enough room to do that.

Another really good park, about 10 min away, has less shade, but it's a more interesting walk because it's around a large lake; so you can see people in their water vehicles and also a ton of wildlife. We go to all 3 parks often and switch between them!

I get the draw of residential walks, but for me, I prefer nature-y ones, because I work in a downtown setting so I get to see and hear the traffic and goings-on all the time!