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  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 825 Member
    2-15-2025 weight 224.6 lbs gain 1.4lbs I must have been really dehydrated yesterday. OR delusional. things could have gone either way.

    Remember all of you are beautiful <3
  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 825 Member
    For those who don't have a diary... start one! While I am 100% ready to be an accountability partner I have to have a little help on your end. Give me something to cheer on!

    And yes I realize that (ok just realized that I did not do my update last week so here's 2 weeks)
    starting weight: 338.4lbs
    Week 6 224.6lbs ... -2.6lb week loss .... -13.8lbs total loss
    Week 7 222.8lbs ... -1.8lb week loss ... - 15.6lbs total loss

    I went out to eat on Sunday with my mother and the boyfriend at olive garden. It was nice. I can definitely say that the Italian donuts were not worth the calories. I would choose a different dessert next time.

    Doing fairly decent on stretching and the sitting exercise videos. Yoga and tai chi don't aggravate me as much as the cardio. Though I do hope to be able to do the cardio without hating life at some point.

    I hope you all had a good week and that your upcoming week will be good as well <3
  • megd44
    megd44 Posts: 351 Member
    Great numbers and way to keep the movement @totameafox!! I don't have a diary but will start one in March.

    It sounds like dinner was nice and maybe your taste buds or food likes are changing with your new habits? I went to have my "favorite " chips a couple weeks ago and yuck, felt like my mouth was covered in grease.

    You are doing great, love your energy. Have a great week.
  • mucky1217
    mucky1217 Posts: 38 Member
    I've found the key to cardio is making it something you enjoy. I seriously hate cardio too. However, for my walks I take my dog and listen to an audio book. The audio book keeps my mind distracted. I also set an alarm on my phone to alert me when it's time to turn around. This way I am not watching the clock or obsessing over when I need to turn around.
  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 825 Member
    So it is that time of the week again. Is it weird that even though I am losing weight that I still have doubt that what I am doing will lead to weight loss? I still have this unreasonable fear that the numbers on the scale won't go down.

    Anyway. Full disclosure. I didn't exercise as much as I should have. I did stand for over a hour each time I cooked. Well the first time took an hour. Today took a couple of hours. I will never be peeling zucchini again. :p A spiralizer will be added to the kitchen soon.

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    Anyways 221.6! 16.8lbs... it doesn't feel real. I hope all of you have a blessed week.
  • megd44
    megd44 Posts: 351 Member
    That is great!! Slow and steady is the best path for permanent loss. You are doing very well, inspiring!
  • meachemcrystal795
    meachemcrystal795 Posts: 54 Member

    looks like your making good progress! Changing our lifestyles doesn’t happen overnight, I think you’re on the right track! Awesome job!

  • meachemcrystal795
    meachemcrystal795 Posts: 54 Member

    I bounce around 2-5 lbs all week long. Not really losing anything, then I drop a lb all of a sudden. I’ve lost 3.4 lbs in a month. I have to weigh myself at the same time everyday or my weight is all whacky.

  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 825 Member

    My morning routine is

    • wake up
    • get undressed
    • pee
    • weigh
    • get dressed

    It was so much easier when I lived alone and could crank up the heat. I'd just sleep naked 😋 I've been stable for the past 3 days.

    • 221.6
    • 221.8
    • 221.6

    I went out to eat on Monday and ate too many Peeps. Part of my brain is relieved the scale hasn't changed the other half is screaming that I'm on a plateau. 🙄 I should be happy… it's easier to talk on flat ground. 😆

  • megd44
    megd44 Posts: 351 Member

    You are doing great. Keeping at it, even when we have a not so great day, is what is important. It's one day out of 365. You will get where you want, even it it is in .2 lbs increments.

  • ddsb1111
    ddsb1111 Posts: 936 Member
    edited March 7

    Just wanted you to know I really like your… everything- Writing style, insight, pov, you’re just truly an amazing person. Keep it up, we’re listening.

  • pamelaory
    pamelaory Posts: 31 Member

    we are right around the same weight. My morning routine is: get up, pee, weigh, check blood sugar. Then I move to phase 2 which includes taking meds, getting caffeine etc. my weight is bouncing up and down too.
    we got this! 😊

  • Sunrise0123
    Sunrise0123 Posts: 124 Member

    Congratulations on your progress!!

  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 825 Member

    Thanks Pam and Sun! Just an FYI. Yesterday was a nightmare. Not mine. I just existed in it. I took an unplanned adventure to my aunts to sit with her elder people while she ran an errand and took a bath. One is bedbound and usually quiet. The other is currently bed ridden and temporarily insane. I could handle her but I didn't like not 100 percent knowing the medical cause. We guessed it was a bad reaction to a drug she was taking but it also could have been a brain bleed or an infection. So I kinda forced the issue of having her go to the hospital.

    This upset my aunt who was already stressed. Got the elder lady's family in a bee hive tizzy and my aunt was expecting drama lama bombs and tried to keep me away from everyone because I don't have a filter. I'm a screw around and find out type of person when it comes to my family and I'm not related to the drama lamas. The old ladies may not be blood. But they mean something to my aunt so… anyway. thankfully no drama lama bombs went off just some very and i mean VERY bad acting.

    So insane old lady off to the hospital, that left the bedbound silent one. She didn't stay silent. I sat with her while she was eating and she talked my head off and I couldn't understand much of what she was saying which kinda stressed me out.

    I had decided to stay the night. Which screwed up my meal plan. I have no idea what the calories were but i likely went over. I didn't blow the entire week, not that I care (just annoying that i went home later and probably could have waited and stayed on track)

    Anyway the it was just drugs. apparently her metabolism is so slow that 48 hours wasn't enough for her to get the meds out of her system. Even though she was having both audible and visual hallucinations and ready to fight the world they sent her home. So while we had ems to get her out of the house. We were on our own getting her back in the house.

    I've pulled something in my left shoulder getting her from the car and back into bed. It is mildly angry with me. And I have video game plans with a friend this evening so other than eating properly, I'm taking the day off. I will see all you lovely people tomorrow.

  • Sunrise0123
    Sunrise0123 Posts: 124 Member

    @totameafox

    You're welcome for the support. I'm sorry you had such a stressful time. That's a situation that would have most likely caused me to stress-eat, so that's great that you were still able to stay on track for the most part. I'm glad you have a day off and some fun times ahead!

  • pamelaory
    pamelaory Posts: 31 Member

    whew! What a day you had. Congrats on sticking to your plan as best as the situation allowed. Couldn’t have been easy. Hope you have a great gaming date!

  • megd44
    megd44 Posts: 351 Member

    That is one tough day. You did great under the circumstances. Enjoy your well deserved gaming break.

    Things will pop up that will take us off our plan. Hiw we respond not only in that moment but the next day and the next day are really what will impact. One moment will be ok. Taking that moment into several days is what can get us derailed. You rocked it.

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