@ashleycarole86 - Wednesday, October 8 - 6,454 steps (8ish hours in the car)

Thursday, October 9 - 3,296 steps

Friday, October 10 - 8,199 steps (2 hours of top golf… not sure if that counts, but I hit A LOT of balls)

Saturday, October 11 - 2,574 steps (8ish hours in the car)

Sunday, October 12 - 4,116 steps (30 minutes helping a friend move)

My steps haven't been great. But, I am finally done with all of the really long car travels. The only down side is I really don't feel well. I hope I didn't catch anything, but think that maybe I did because my whole digestive system is out of whack.

Greetings Friends,

Here are my steps for last week.

Exercise 08/10/25 - 42mins Caroline's Circuits, Lower Body Weights.

PW: 254.8 lbs

CW: 252.3 lbs

That's more like it ☺️

@conleywoods I had to look up Nordic walking, I don't think I've heard that term before. It looks interesting though, looks kinda like using an elliptical? The sauna must be lovely.

@lauren_989 hmm I'll have to pay better attention to my water intake, I usually drink a lot of water most days, it's usually all I drink other than an occasional cup of tea or coffee.

@Gidgitgoescrzy that's a great mindset to have, we only have control of this moment!

Lots of great weigh ins this week! Great job team 👏

My family had a birthday gathering today, we get together almost every month for a birthday or holiday of some sort and there's always too much food. I've been doing ok with keeping my portions in check but I would like to do better at limiting desserts at these gatherings. It would be one thing if it was once or twice a year but I can't afford to overindulge every month. They're a bunch of enablers so that adds to the challenge 😅

Yesterday I took the kids to a local apple orchard/pumpkin farm, we went on a hay ride, pet some goats, and enjoyed lots of sunshine. I met my step goal which I'm happy about. Today was a very busy day but not as active. I had my annual physical appt and overall my PCP is happy with my health and weight loss. We talked about my high fasting glucose, it's likely due to PCOS / insulin resistance and she said if I want she could prescribe a couple of meds to help. I want to try to make some changes to my diet and exercise first and check again in a few months. Ultimately I need to lower my carb intake some, not as low as keto but more like a diabetic friendly diet. My problem is when I go lower carb I feel so hungry, it's really frustrating. It doesn't matter how much protein and fat I eat or water I drink I still feel ravenous when I lower my carbs. I'm guessing that's something I'll get used to though if I stick it out for a bit. Anyone have experience with that?

Okay so here is my new kitchen, the husband did everything except the quartz countertops, the entire thing was gutted to the studs. It took 4 months, aside from the island which took us some time to actually decide what we wanted, it changed alot, that was just finished this past weekend The island top is not what I originally envisioned, but we weren't sure about the size of the overhang and wanted to live with it for a bit before we paid for a custom solid top. Anyway, I am absolutely in love with how it turned out. From the before, which as you can tell is the 1st picture (it was really messy but it's the only pic I had, I took it last second on our way to see the cabinet people) - WHEW, what a change !

@jguldi11 Great weigh in! I ended up lower my carbs but not a ton and I really noticed a difference with weight loss. I went from about 130 g of carbs a day to 99. Some days I want more, but usually I do okay. I'm also basically sugar free and that helps with cravings for me at least. I try to avoid super refined carbs too. I also have the option with my coach to eat 20% more on days I'm hungrier. Sometimes just knowing I could eat 20g more carbs is all I need to keep me going.

I've gotten some great tips from this ladies Instagram too. She's a registered dietician who focuses on insulin resistance and using glucose monitors. She is selling her expensive course so just FYI, you'll hear about it on quite a few posts😉 Not sure why it won't let me post an actual link so you'll have to copy and paste or Google Emily Cornelius Instagram.

@emilycorneliusnutrition's profile on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/emilycorneliusnutrition?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=M2M0Y2JmOTAyOA== 

So the past 2 days haven't been great, I've been a little stressed and anxious about some health stuff. I am ready to make today a better day, I got up and exercised this morning, just a 10 min Low impact aerobics video, but it's nice to get that burst of endorphins so early in the morning, as Elle Woods says" Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands"

@TheMrWobbly That made me laugh out loud, "644 miles to get back on plan" I needed that thank you.

@jguldi11 I agree 100% being outside really does improve your mood.

Okay off to make good choices and be a productive member of society…

Have a great day !