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@Krysless2 Would you like to be excused for your weigh in this past Monday?

My weigh in for Sunday this week was 167

Steps
7/10 3,435
7/11 5,744

Hello Shape Shifters! I haven't been around here much, sorry about that. Last weekend I had to do a lot of cleaning to get ready for my mom's visit. On Sunday my dad came to pick me up, then we got some shopping, drove to his home and then I drove back home alone so I had the car. On Monday morning I went for a walk on my own before my mom showed up and then in the afternoon went for a second walk with my mom. Since we had the car, we could go to some new spots a little further from my home which was nice. I ended up with 26k steps on Monday, oof!
Tuesday morning we planned to start at a teahouse in the forest. When we arrived there, I realised I forgot my bug spray. We decided not to go back home for it. Literally 15 steps later, my mom said "oh, this is much worse, I forgot my camera!". So we ended up going back home after all. It was 15 minutes driving, so not the worst, but it was a little annoying. It got pretty hot that day as well so being able to walk an hour earlier would have been very welcome! After our walk we made a quick stop at the grocery store to prepare for Wednesday. I was starting to feel pretty sick at this point, but I still had a doctors appointment at 14:40 and I had to pick up medication for Tinus as well. When I got home from that, I went to bed for a while because I was getting a migraine. Thankfully the nap helped. My mom went for another walk alone in the evening; I had no energy and didn't want to risk my headache coming back. It was also disgustingly humid and we got a lot of rain at thunder at night which made sleeping a little challenging.
Wednesday morning our alarms went off at 5:20. We had reserved a bird photography hut and had a 45 minute drive first. After packing all our snacks and water, we headed out and we arrived at the hut around 6:50. We were here before for my birthday in 2022 and I recently read that the guy running it was going to make a carreer switch so this was the last chance we had to go here since he stops running it after summer. We stayed there taking pictures until 13:15 and then went home again. We didn't really see anything special sadly, but we still had a good time. As you can imagine, sitting in the hut most of the day and then the car, our steps were really bad. I think I had less than 5k when we got home. So in the evening we went for a short walk in the forest and after that we played a lot of Rummikub until it was time for bed.
On Thursday morning we had to get the car back to my dad, so another 1h 15m drive for me. We walked around a bit at the eco village and my dad showed us the stuff they were working on. They also had a huge plum tree that gave them so much fruit they couldn't eat them fast enough so we all ate some. They were small yellow ones and they were very tasty. Usually my dad drives us back home and then my mom's partner will pick my mom up at my place, which means my dad has to drive 2.5 hours. This time my mom's partner picked us up at the eco village so my dad didn't have to go anywhere which was nice for him. It was a sunny morning and we walked in the open a lot so I didn't feel very good. I had pills with me that I took at my dad's place, but they didn't really help much. It was a miserable ride home with a bad headache and naussea. Once I was home alone again, it got a little better thankfully and the rest of my day was pretty lazy. Because we walked around the eco village, my steps were alright so I didn't have to do much to hit my goal.
Today started lazy as well. I was up late after sleeping 9.5 hours and then it rained all day. I decided to start a walk at home workout until I hit my 12k steps which was after 60 minutes (I had 5k when I started or something) of this video. It was a huge sweatfest, but it felt pretty quick and it is more fun than just mindlessly stepping in the livingroom. I figured I would write this post while drying up, so I am gonna hop in the shower now! Pictures under the spoiler. Have a good day everyone

7/9-12,762
7/10-9,787
7/11-5,520

ganival
friday

pw 180.2
cw 180.4

Almost 5 full weeks of tracking and eating well. scale doesn't much show it this week but i'm also continuing to exercise lots and yesterday hit the gym for a killer lower body workout so i'm pretty sore today. i know my weight can go up after strength training. overall i see some changes in how i look and feel, my bike shorts aren't skin tight and even have some wrinkles!

congrats to those who have also had a good week. i see some are struggling so hope you find motivation and support within the group. you can do this!

Friday steps
7101

CasandraW
Saturday weigh in
PW 229
CW 229.2

Hello Shape Shifters. Not much going on here today. It was raining a lot again and it was never dry for longer than 10 minutes at a time. I thought I picked a good moment to bike into town to pick up a package, but ended up thoroughly soaked instead so that was fun. I did a bunch of laundry and stepped in the living room to music to get to my goal.
A while back, Tinus ended up peeing in front of the litterbox again so I decided to try a new one. This is a big box with an opening at the top. I haven't switched them out yet because I want him to get more comfortable going in and out of it first so I am trying to bribe/teach him with treats. So far with mixed results, lol. It's okay, I will give it some time.
I have also been reading 'Brain over binge' which I have been really enjoying. I think once I finish it I will also order the guide book for some more practical help. The book makes a lot of sense to me and I agree with her on most things. Hopefully it will also make a difference in my life, but it is too soon to say. I will keep you updated. Have a good day everyone