🌻 Just Give Me One Month - August 2025 ☀️

Feeling frustrated yesterday so I went off the rails a bit and had chicken pot pie and a lot of red wine for supper. Decided not to weigh in this morning. I’ve been concentrating on weight loss consistently for 18 months now and when it slows to a crawl, naturally frustration will kick in. I think once I get consistently below 170 I will take a maintenance break.
thanks @SuperMotivated56 for cheering me on 🙌🏻 With you being in maintenance mode you serve as a light at the end of the tunnel for a lot of us.

Highest Weight 212 lbs | Ultimate Goal 140 lbs | First Goal 165 lbs | January Goal 167. 9 | February 167.2 | March Goal 165 | April Goal 165| May goal 163| June goal 159| July Goal 156| August Goal 150
8/1 154.8
8/2 154.4
8/3 153.2
8/4 154.2
8/5- 153.8- Got in a good hard workout, and over 12K steps...
8/6- 154.8- walking only- lower body very sore DOMS
8/7- 153 30 minutes treadmill, hit 10K+ steps for day
8/8- 153
8/9 152
8/10 151.4 Strength/HIT combo workout, 13, 622 steps
8/11 152.6 Treadmill 30 minutes, 10, 434 steps
8/12-153.2
8/13-152.8
8/14-DNW- Leg day, 10K steps
8/15- 155- LIAR LIAR !
8/16- DNW - Shoulder, chest and glute workout
8/17- 155.0
8/18- 154.4
8/19 -155.8
8/20- 153.8
8/21- DNW
8/22- 153.8
8/23- DNW
8/24- 153.6
8/25- 153.8 bicep/tricep super sets, 30 minutes walking
8/26- 152.2
8/27- 151.8- Legit Leg day
8/28- dnw- OMG so sore! treadmill and Vibration plate
8/29- 152.5 (had to use the old withing's scale since the battery is dead on other scale)

Yesterday was such a bad day for me as far as food goes. For some reason the hunger/munchie monster showed up in full force . I ate my regular breakfast , then was hungry by 10:30 so I ate my lunch which was leftovers homemade manwhich meat on a bun, which then led to chips and a huge surgary cookie. I felt awful afterwards. Took some digestive enzymes and drank a ton of water for the rest of the day. I didn't think I would be hungry for dinner but I was .. which was a Caesar salad with grilled chicken. I did track everything to see where I landed at the end of the day and that sort of made me feel better . I was only about 200 calories over my normal.. phew.. but still.. I did over eat..Lunch equaled to 770 calories..

Yesterday was supposed to be a rest day as far as excercise but I did a 35 minute walk to help with digestion and try to feel less like a turd..

Hoping today I can manage any hunger signals with better choices.. I will be upping my protein and fiber today for sure..

Summary - I have been in maintenance for about 3 years now: 54 - 55kg.

Not the best start to August, but I’m very determined:

Aug 3: 56.9 
Aug 4: 57.4
Aug 5: 57.0
Aug 6: 57.0
Aug 7: 56.8
Aug 8: 56.0
Aug 9: 56.2
Aug 10: 56.2
Aug 11: 56.2
Aug 12: 56.8
Aug 13: 56.4
Aug 14: 56.7
Aug 15: 56.6
Aug 16: 56.5
Aug 17: 56.9
Aug 18: 56.7
Aug 19: 56.9
Aug 20: 57.1
Aug 21: 56.2
Aug 22: 56.5
Aug 23: 56.3
Aug 24: 56.7
Aug 25: 56.4
Aug 26: 55.7
Aug 27: 56.1
Aug 28: 56.2
Aug 29: 56.2
Aug 30: 56.4

@MercyRoth and @Kupla71 you're so very welcome. It takes courage and tenacity to be on this journey - you’ve got this though!! There will be many, many frustrations and inexplicable experiences along the way, yet it will all be worth it. You really deserve this. Remember to nurture yourself along the way and to celebrate every single no-matter-how-small win along the way. It may not mean anything to anyone else and that’s perfectly fine - you’re doing this for you and you deserve it!! 💫💛🌟

Highest Weight 212 lbs | Ultimate Goal 140 lbs | First Goal 165 lbs | January Goal 167. 9 | February 167.2 | March Goal 165 | April Goal 165| May goal 163| June goal 159| July Goal 156| August Goal 150
8/1 154.8
8/2 154.4
8/3 153.2
8/4 154.2
8/5- 153.8- Got in a good hard workout, and over 12K steps...
8/6- 154.8- walking only- lower body very sore DOMS
8/7- 153 30 minutes treadmill, hit 10K+ steps for day
8/8- 153
8/9 152
8/10 151.4 Strength/HIT combo workout, 13, 622 steps
8/11 152.6 Treadmill 30 minutes, 10, 434 steps
8/12-153.2
8/13-152.8
8/14-DNW- Leg day, 10K steps
8/15- 155- LIAR LIAR !
8/16- DNW - Shoulder, chest and glute workout
8/17- 155.0
8/18- 154.4
8/19 -155.8
8/20- 153.8
8/21- DNW
8/22- 153.8
8/23- DNW
8/24- 153.6
8/25- 153.8 bicep/tricep super sets, 30 minutes walking
8/26- 152.2
8/27- 151.8- Legit Leg day
8/28- dnw- OMG so sore! treadmill and Vibration plate
8/29- 152.5 (had to use the old withing's scale since the battery is dead on other scale)
8/30-152.0

I didn't mention this yesterday but my younger of the two senior dogs has been ill for the past few days. We went to the vet yesterday and it may be Lymphoma. All his lymphnodes are swollen but his labs don't reflect a lymphocyte level is abnormal. So for now he is being treated for pancreatitis and is on anti nausea meds and antibiotics. He is not doing well at all and I pretty worried about him.

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Highest weight 2017: 167

June: 151 July: 154.1

August goals: 148.5 / Cut down on processed foods / focus on Whole Foods / increase water / very little sugar / more movement / no eating snacks after dinner!

8/1: 154.1
8/2: 154.3
8/3: 154.4
8/4: 153.8 - walked 3 miles in AM 
8/5: Barre class at 9:30 AM
8/6: 153.7
8/7: 154 - walked 3 miles in AM 
8/9: 153.4
8/11: walked 3 miles in the AM 
8/12: 153.7 - Barre class at 9:30 AM
8/13: 154.4 - going to a SF Giants vs. Padres game today! Some walking with steps involved. 
8/14: 154.3 Ate 1/2 a large warm pretzel at the baseball park yesterday, and yes worth it.
8/15: 154.1 walk 3 miles in AM; upper body strength exercises with hand weights
8/18: 154
8/19: 153.2 - Barre class

8/20: 153.8 - fast paced walk 2 miles so far

8/21: 153.7 - Les Mills step and strength class at gym

8/22: 153 - walk 3 miles in AM 

8/23: 153.4 - dog sitting day & off for muscle recovery

8/24: 153.6 - red wine with steak dinner last night. Walk, squats, push ups at home.

8/26: 153.9 - hip has been really bothering me for a few days, ugh. No walk today.

8/28: 152.8 - roasted chicken on dark leafy greens with steamed garden zucchini

8:29: 153.6

8/30: 153.1

Highest Weight 212 lbs | Ultimate Goal 140 lbs | First Goal 165 lbs | January Goal 167. 9 | February 167.2 | March Goal 165 | April Goal 165| May goal 163| June goal 159| July Goal 156| August Goal 150
8/1 154.8
8/2 154.4
8/3 153.2
8/4 154.2
8/5- 153.8- Got in a good hard workout, and over 12K steps...
8/6- 154.8- walking only- lower body very sore DOMS
8/7- 153 30 minutes treadmill, hit 10K+ steps for day
8/8- 153
8/9 152
8/10 151.4 Strength/HIT combo workout, 13, 622 steps
8/11 152.6 Treadmill 30 minutes, 10, 434 steps
8/12-153.2
8/13-152.8
8/14-DNW- Leg day, 10K steps
8/15- 155- LIAR LIAR !
8/16- DNW - Shoulder, chest and glute workout
8/17- 155.0
8/18- 154.4
8/19 -155.8
8/20- 153.8
8/21- DNW
8/22- 153.8
8/23- DNW
8/24- 153.6
8/25- 153.8 bicep/tricep super sets, 30 minutes walking
8/26- 152.2
8/27- 151.8- Legit Leg day
8/28- dnw- OMG so sore! treadmill and Vibration plate
8/29- 152.5 (had to use the old withing's scale since the battery is dead on other scale)
8/30-152.0 - walking , farm chores , and rode my horse
8/31- 151.2

We went out to eat last night as I have been craving pizza for two weeks and haven't had it yet. It satisfied my craving but it wasn't that great. I only ate two pieces and was over it. I also had a few wings. Salt levels are up this morning ofcourse so I am little surprised to see the drop on the scale. Might show up tomorrow so I am preparing for that mentally. I will do a workout today and hopefully try to offset some of that.

Kept a pretty close watch on the pup yesterday all day. He's about the same, he had moments yesterday when he seemed a little perkier and feeling better. I cooked him chicken and rice and he seemed to have a good appetite when I offered him small meals throughout the day. He's definitely not right though and my gut doesn't have a good feeling about things. I may call the emergency vet (not my normal vet) and just ask them what I should be expecting to see for recovery if it is Pancreatitis because he just isn't showing much change. I wish it was Tuesday so I can be in touch my our normal vet. I should have had them do an ultrasound so we could visualize things, then we would have a better idea at this point .

On a positive note, my horse is doing much better. so atleast there is one win. It literally been ALL SUMMER we have been trying to get his issues figured out and I lost out on alot of riding as a result.

Last day of August is here. Our July weather that never came is showing up now, we are expecting 90's this week.. I don't know where this month went but I am looking forward September.