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Oh and from personal experience, there is a definite difference in my body this g around than when I lost weight years ago with just cardio and eating less. I was a lot weaker and still had more fat on my body at a lower weight than I do now. You can still gain strength and maybe even muscle mass as you lose weight. I’ve…

So completely not a waste of time! I couldn’t even curl an 8lb weight when I started strength training and today I curled 20lb dumbbells in each hand for 2 sets of 8. And you know what? That strength is more than just muscle definition (I do like that too though from what I can see under the fat so far). It transfers to…

I’ll be sure to post closer to time as well. I should still have internet access, just not a scale.

My second weigh-in for June will be late. I’m going to visit my family for a few days, so instead of reporting on the ninth I will report most likely on the 11th.

I had a low willpower day yesterday. I was housebound all day and at a time of month I crave everything. Not a good combo. Back on it today though! I meal prepped a big chicken and veggie soup that I’ll eat on through the week. It’s one of my favorite time savers because it’s an easy way to guarantee I get lots of veggies…

@MicheleStitches Being able to wear those shorts is awesome, definitely a good sign that fat is coming off the right places! 👍🏻 @MeadowRae It’s so frustrating watching the scale go up and down! Sometime though, your weekly high will be out of the 150s. Gotta love when that happens!

Man, the last couple weeks have felt so hard. I have seen 142 on the scale, which was my goal to reach for June 2nd, but only a couple times and have mostly hovered around 143. Mostly it’s just mentally exhausting trying to keep on track. That and my training schedule has become more time consuming and exhausting. I might…

Hi all! This is my third month as a Gutbuster. I’m a 37 year old mom, homeschooling my two young children (and so happy we’re about to be on summer break 🤣), training for a half marathon in July, and struggling to get out of the 140s. Really hoping this will be the month!! The further I get the slower it goes. 😭 Let’s have…

@deanit I injured my neck not long ago, nothing major, but I couldn’t lift weights for awhile and even had to cut back on cardio some to make sure I didn’t hurt it worse. Like @beloved0922 said, what you eat is the biggest factor so I really doubled down on paying attention to my intake. I also reduced my deficit during…

LadySaton May Week 5 PW: 143.4 CW: 143.4 My weight has been up this past week even though I’ve been doing very well. I was pleased to see it drop back down today instead of staying elevated. Not a loss in “weight”, but I know there is hidden fat loss even if it’s not showing up!

@allietuge That may be the best exercise plan ever. Checking in! Exercise? 6 mile run today and ever so many miles walked Calories? Over :-( Tracked? Yes! I’m about 100 calories over for the day, but still 400 calories under for the week so far. 👍🏻 I was just really hungry all day and we made some really lazy food choices.…

Day 145 - 202.59 Next week is another high mileage training week, should add 21 miles of running mileage if all goes well. 😱 It’s getting so hot for running lately.

Exercise? Lifting and a cardio dance video. Also, lots of walking as usual. Calories? Under! Every day this week so far. 🤞🏻 Tracked? Yes!

@BonnieHosk85 that’s a fantastic loss right after vacay! Way to nail it! 💪🏻

Exercise? Slow walking, plenty of it. Calories? Under budget! Tracked? Yes!

Exercise? I ran behind my kids for 6 miles today while they biked. Also, lifting and a nice relaxing walk in the evening. Calories? Under again! Doing well so far this week. 👍🏻 Tracked? Yes! I ordered a bike rack to go on the back of my van today. If it fits properly I’ll be able to buy myself a bike and bike with the kids…

I didn’t check in yesterday, but I ran 5 miles and was under my calories, tracked everything. As for today: Exercise? Cardio dance video, 1.5miles ran and lots of walking today. Calories? Under Tracked? Yes! Enjoy the trip @hickchic67 !

I actually modify the exercise calories that my watch will automatically input to MFP for me. For example, if I run 8 miles my watch might input that as a 780 calorie burn, but I go and edit it to 640 calories. If I play DDR for an hour sometimes that gets input as nearly 400 calories, but I know from prior experience that…

LadySaton May Week 4 PW: 145.2 CW: 143.4 Woohoo! Gotta love those water weight whooshes. 👍🏻

I don’t have a gym membership, but I have a pullup bar at home. I started out using two resistance bands and slipped my knee into those. Once I could do about five or so that way, I switched to just one of the bands. When I could do 5 that way, I moved to a lighter band and kept moving down my band stock that way. I…

Daily check in Exercise? I had my 10 mile run this morning and several miles of recovery walking throughout the day. In calories? Yes! I’ve made up my day of excess so as long as I meet my goal tomorrow then I have met my weekly goal! Tracked? Yep!

Day 138 - 183.65 (10 miles today, that was rough!)

Water weight is so fickle! Other than food/sodium and exercise, it could even be a hormone issue or slowed digestion for whatever reason, plus so many other things I can’t even remember right now. It’s soooo frustrating when you know you’ve done it all and the scale just laughs in your face. It’ll show your progress at…

Exercised? Lifting and a long walk Calories? Under! Tracked? Yes!

Exercise? Dancing and walked 5 miles 👍🏻 Calories? 200 under 👍🏻 Tracked? Yes!

I didn’t check in yesterday. I had a slight fever and was extremely fatigued. I ate horrifically and passed out for a four hour nap in the middle of the day. So thankful my sweet girls let me sleep peacefully because between that nap and last night’s sleep I woke up this morning fully refreshed with no symptoms. Today’s…

Exercise? 5 mile run + lifting In calories? Yes! Tracked? Yes!

Day 133 - 170.64

I was just talking to a friend a couple days ago about how I’m my own worst critic. Anyone else I would never even notice half the stuff I nitpick myself for. It’s something I’ve been getting better at over the years. I hope most of us find ways to give ourselves more grace and compassion over time. It sounds like you’re…

IF is intermittent fasting! There are several different types, but I don’t know much more than that.