Welcome @daniellesease! We are happy to have you!

I have had a busy week and unfortunately some headaches the past few days. The temperatures dropped, and then got hot again and the heat just triggered them 🥲 It should hopefully cool back down in a few days.

Still got to the gym and walked today, but headaches make me want to eat. So unfortunately, I ate a bit extra 🫤

Anyone have plans this weekend? It's a 3 day weekend for me and I am looking forward to it!

@lauren_989 sorry about your headache! Weather can cause them for me too. I was surprised by how cool it felt when I stepped outside around 9:30pm today. But thinking that coolness will stick around is a fool's errand.... Sept & Oct will bring heat waves to New England for sure. ugh.


I had a nice day off, and looking forward to another tomorrow. I went north of the city to a little public beach on a lake that I have been meaning to visit since I first found it on google maybe 3 years ago. It was lovely! Very quiet because it is Thursday. Water was pretty clean and not too cold. I got some sun and read my book, and tried a new restaurant for takeout on the way home. Did a strength workout with my friend over zoom - I haven't done something concentrated with dumbbells in quite a few weeks so it felt really good to just sweat for 25 min. She and I are going to try to be consistent with these Thurs workouts like we already are with a bigger group for dance cardio on Tuesdays.

I had my first of two fantasy football drafts tonight. Despite the wishy-washy weather, autumn is indeed coming!! NFL season kicks off in just a week wooooooo

I'm reflecting on my habit tracker for the month. The biggest things I need to improve are tracking and meeting my protein goal (85g+ per day) and more variety/amount of fruits & veggies. Particularly veggies. So hopefully that is doable for September.

Hi all! Thank you for adding me to the team. I am super excited to have a common goal with others. I am in the military, so not many people are struggling or experiencing what I am going through right now so it’s been quite difficult. I had my lower spine fused last summer and I have been cleared to start exercising again, but I will still have some limitations. I try to eat healthy and track my calories as well as my exercise. For me it’s been hard to manage the sleep and water intake part of this journey. Yesterday I was able to start jogging, and I did a mile in almost 15.5 minutes. Not the best, but it was still something. I was around 220 when I had surgery, and over the course of a year, I ended up gaining more than 35 pounds due to limited exercise. The past couple months I have gotten down about 9-ish pounds, but I need to drop 100 more overall to be close to where I was pre-injury. My highest weight was 258, and I am now 248. My pre-injury weight was 147, but I would be happy getting around 170. Also, I just turned 40, so that makes getting fit that much harder. Anyways, that’s me and my journey in a nutshell. I look forward to this community and challenge to help keep me accountable and motivated. -Dani

@lauren_989 my lovely hubby forgot to weigh this week.. the nerve! We are at the lake now so he'll miss it.

Had a lovely day off. It feels like a Saturday or Sunday, but with this extra long weekend, I have plenty more time for relaxation!!

I woke up pleasantly sore from my workout yesterday evening, and I added on with a 2 hour kayak today. There was such a nice breeze on my way back downriver. Whispers of autumn are here!

I had a very late lunch, I was really famished after a light breakfast, and now it is almost 9pm so I don't think I'll be having a regular dinner, which is fine. Tomorrow night I plan to order Indian, which I haven't gotten in a few months now and it is my absolutely favorite takeout in my neighborhood. My big project this weekend is actually going to be to practice my birthday cake! My birthday isn't until the end of October, but this is a complicated cake to decorate and I have made the mistake in birthdays past of not practicing my cake ideas, so they end up being less than I imagined. I actually woke up out of a dream this morning with a really specific vision of what I wanted the cake to be, so that's fun. It will be tricky to eat, obviously, because I don't want to handle it all myself (cake each night is not aligned with losing weight, if you didn't know....) and I also don't want it to go to waste. So I might try to slice it up and bring chunks into the office on Tues-Wed. We'll see. Would be nice to have some other opinions on a new frosting I am trying.

@Gidgitgoescrzy annoying you have to do month-end close by yourself, you have certainly earned a celebratory weekend. Hope you decide on some food that won't bother the stomach

@lauren_989 I am a little jealous of your weather actually, I am craving a good thunderstorm...

PW: 192.6 lbs
CW: 191.8 lbs

Sorry for the late post! Friday was a hectic day for me with work and non-stop meetings from 8:30-4pm.

This past week tested me quite a bit. When we got back from our little weekend getaway, I was slightly up, but then as we moved through the week, the number continued to rise, and I started to scrutinize myself and my choices. I was eating at my caloric budget every day, but my inner thoughts would question if I was accurately logging. I powered through and didn’t let myself just give up like I may have done in the past. I stuck with my calories, I worked out, and I am so glad that I did.

This weekend has one social event - a baby shower - so I should be good to stay within my calorie range through the weekend too. As per usual, I have spin class this morning and a vinyasa yoga class tomorrow. Also, I am waiting for the next Sydney Cummings’s calendar to be released for September to see what workouts I will have planned for me. The last 4 months of her workouts have been so amazing, so I can’t wait to see what is next.

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PW=80,20Kg
CW=79,70Kg

Good evening Waistaways ❤️

I am sorry to ask, but @lauren_989 can I please go to Team support for the next 3 weeks? I have a lot going on at the moment 😢 the work is crazy, I have next 3 weekends that I'm cooking for 150 to 200 customers each weekend. My two eldest sons are moving out to study at university and sadly the weightloss is the last thing on my mind. I'm really upset because they are leaving 😢

I don't want to let the Team down so I think the best outcome for me is to sit this month down if that's OK 😊

I'll try to support and comment as much as I can 😊

Thank you 🥰

Hi so sorry I would like to be exempted for this week also. I just recovered and hope to jump back. In tomorrow xx

Step update
Aug 18 - 1731 steps
Aug 19 - 5494 steps
Aug 20 - 11664 steps
Aug 21 - 5793 steps + 96 minutes outdoor cycling
Aug 22 - 6280 steps
Aug 23 - 5091 steps
Aug 24 - 4177 steps
Aug 25 - 5563 steps
Aug 26 - 9908 steps
Aug 27 - 9630 steps
Aug 28 - 8889 steps
Aug 29 - 9908 steps
Aug 30 - 5997 steps

This has been low for me. The week of Aug 19 was me working from home and I always get less steps that way. But I had four days where I could have met my 10K if I'd just pushed myself a bit more! I also wish I'd spent more of my saved commuting time working out, but I am just not in the habit anymore. Something to work on.

I think @strong_fit_ells and me partnering up in the step challenge in week 3 really helped our steps...at least for me! Unforturnately, this weeks steps are not the best.

8/31/24
Weigh In Day: SATURDAY
PW (Previous Weight): PASS/Out of Town
CW (Current Weight): 169.6