@minstrelofsarcasm I'm not sure what had happened, it was pretty bad though. It happens from time to time, and then I can barely do anything. But that got better and I worked outside on my new chicken coop for a couple of hours and when I came in, I felt fine. Some time had passed and all of the sudden, I had very bad cold chills and I started to feel nauseated and out of it. I went to sleep that night with cold chills and feeling bad. Woke up and I felt a little better, but my eyes hurt a lot and then I had horrible diarrhea for 2 and a 1/2 days whike not having a great appetite because everything I ate, made my tummy hurt. Not exactly sure what that was all about! But it made me have a pretty good Weight loss, so I am just hoping that I do good this week so next weigh in is good and this weeks Weight loss is locked in!

steps

Sun-2,667

Mon-4,428

Tuesday-8,119

Wed-4,607

Thursday-7,379

Fri-9,333

Sat-9,084

@minstrelofsarcasm Can I actually change my check-in day to Sunday? Maybe that will help!

@minstrelofsarcasm Mainly staying active, getting sleep, eating nutritious foods. You know, the boring stuff. But I also add in light therapy in the fall/winter months, I have one of those SAD lights and I use it for 5-15 minutes in the mornings. I try to go outside and get fresh air and sunshine during the day when I can.

The worst part is I love fall and cooler weather but that does not seem to matter to my body. But I manage.

PW 191.2

CW:191.4
maintained, did a little more strength training this week. My goal is to get below 190 for my cousins wedding in two weeks!

Previous Weight: 181.7 lbs

Current Weight: 181.2 lbs

Was not expecting any loss at all, even a little one. I've been eating a bit all-over-the-place the past week, and while I HAVE been exercising frequently (kinda easy to hit my movement goals when I coach 8 fitness classes a week), I don't think it would be nearly enough to counteract my popcorn addiction.

so I’m determined to make this week better. Started today with a nice 30 min strength workout.

Pw: 166

Cw:164

I have a comp in Nov. I have to be under 165 fully clothed and my uniform weighs about 5lbs. Which really means that I have to be under 160. Its not until late Nov but I really need to get my butt in gear 😫

@kakemery - A competition? Doing what??

Also! I recognize that we have not had any posts regarding the steps challenge in quite some time - Melanie has been unable to break free from her other responsibilities long enough to throw anything together, so I will be getting around to a results post in the next few days. Thank you for your patience with this, I appreciate those of you who have been sharing your step counts without fail 💜

steps

Sun-3,095

Mon-2,748

Tuesday-11,336

Wed-4,425

Thursday-10,656

Fri-11,837

Sat-3,285

@ljdanny Is it possible you are gaining strength and muscle? Sometimes the scale doesn’t show the full picture.
Either way walking is great for you.

@ljdanny - if your body isn't quite used to walking this much, you're definitely holding onto some extra water while your muscles adjust; it's a bittersweet side effect of increasing your movement, and one of the reasons people tend to get discouraged when they start to exercise more often.