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Yesterday I was hungry and made some poor choices, I went and bought food and had a later lunch than usual. But when I got home I recognized that I wasn't hungry and therefore didn't need to eat a full dinner. So I had an orange. I made a batch of fried rice to eat throughout the week and even though I sampled some, I…

I didn't do too too bad. #1 was probably the worst, especially on Saturday. I am so bad at tracking on weekends because my meals tend to be much more sporadic. As for #2, I didn't get a treat on my trips to Panera... But when one of my bosses offered me a bagel I didn't refuse. And on Friday I went to the donut shop and…

Tonight I almost had a pizza delivered, but didn't. I have been a little frustrated this week. I am trying to buy a washing machine off FB marketplace and it is not going well. One guy just stopped responding. The next one scammed me - luckily it was not too much money that I paid ahead of time. And the third guy…

I had a good dinner. But then, an hour later I got a hankering for something more. At first I was going to have a tortilla with some cheese, salami, and spinach - which is not unhealthy, but more than I needed. So then as I was walking I decided not to do that and to instead have some berries with yogurt. Hopefully I…

I had a similar NSV to my previous one tonight, only this time I ran to the store to get a bag of beans not m&ms. I am going to cook my parents a pot of bean soup as a thank you and needed beans. And I remembered an NSV from a few weeks ago. During the warmer months I commute to work by bike. It is only 3 miles and I have…

My mini goal for this week: 1) to track my food with 95% accuracy 2) I go and get free coffee at Panera every day, and my goal is to not get anything besides the coffee. My longer term mini goal is to break the 205 barrier. I have been stuck there for months. And a slightly longer goal is to fit into a pair of shorts I…

This is a weird one but I just ran to the store to get M&M's 🥴 I really wanted m&ms and for some very odd reason I also wanted to run so I did it. The store is only half a mile away so it was a pretty easy run. And I found that if I focus on my breathing I don't notice the difficulty so much. And I don't feel out of breath…

JFT 9/17 1) I still need to go to bed at a decent time. It will be hard because I have church group tonight and we tend to socialize after it is officially over. Which is not a bad thing since I live alone and need all the socializing I can get, but it is not good for my rest. The other thing that will make it hard is I am…

JFT 9/16 Two Things: 1) To turn my light off by 9:45 tonight. The last 4 or 5 nights I have been very stupid and haven't gone to bed at the right time. The consequence is that last night I laid awake for hours and could get to sleep until past 1 or maybe even later so I only got a little sleep. I am not looking forward to…

Two Things: 1) To turn my light off by 9:45 tonight. The last 4 or 5 nights I have been very stupid and haven't gone to bed at the right time. The consequence is that last night I laid awake for hours and could get to sleep until past 1 or maybe even later so I only got a little sleep. I am not looking forward to the…

NSV #1 - I am still here. I did not make wise choices this past week, but I kept logging. NSV #2 - Today I went on a long bike ride (26 miles) with my sister and BIL since we were all off for the holiday. I got home and immediately ordered a pizza... And ate the whole thing in the course of the afternoon 🤦 and a slice of…

I went to four grocery stores over the last couple days - that's 4 opportunities to break my goal and buy a treat. But I said "no" at every place. Another time when I was losing weight it was this saying no to treats that became the catalyst to the weight really coming off. I have since gained and lost and gained 30-40…

JFT, 8/15 No outside food ✔️ JFT 8/16 No outside food ❌ I didn't make it. But I am not kicking myself. I chose to enjoy some food truck food with my family. Today's goal - no outside food... Besides whatever is at my niece's birthday party

JFT, 8/14 No outside food ✔️ Today's goal - repeat yesterday

JFT, 8/13 No outside food ✔️ Today's goal - repeat yesterday

My minigoal is to go the whole next week without eating any restaurant or storebought food. Not including food that is served at my niece's birthday party on Saturday.

My goal today is to not eat outside food - no restaurant or storebought food.

Well, I did not make my goal. I weigh about the same as I was the last time I posted. So, I am repeating the goal. As for the steps, I think there was only one day I didn't get 5,000. I am repeating that one as well. It will be harder this time around because I am going to be driving a car to work for the next couple…

I got out of the grocery store without buying the pack of cookies I have bought each of the last 3-4 (or more?) weeks! This was one of my goals for the week, so I am proud of myself.

You look great! I am about 205 right now and that is my goal - 160-165. What was the timeline for this change?

Starting the cycle again. I did really poorly last weekend - ate so much restaurant/store bought food. Granted, it was my birthday, but I could have made better choices. My gift from my sister was to go to a ropes course, so I want to work on my arm strength and get in better shape for that. JFT 2/22 1. Only 2 cups of…

JFT 2/15 1. Only 2 cups of coffee 2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner 3. No TV after 9 4. Drink more water than coffee 5. Yoga tonight 6. No outside food 7. Log food even if I go over 8. Get 8/10 hourly steps

JFT 2/14 1. Only 2 cups of coffee 2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner 3. No TV after 9 4. Drink more water than coffee 5. Yoga tonight 6. No outside food 7. Log food even if I go over 8. Get hourly steps

JFT 2/13 1. Only 2 cups of coffee 2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner 3. No TV after 9 4. Drink more water than coffee 5. Yoga tonight 6. Put away all the laundry 7. No outside food 8. Log food 9. Get hourly steps

JFT 2/12 1. Only 2 cups of coffee 2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner 3. No TV after 9 4. Drink more water than coffee 5. Yoga tonight 6. Get 4,000 steps - normally this would be a cinch, but I was charging my fitbit and forgot to put it on before I left for work :(

At the beginning of the year I had gotten down to 201 and I thought things were heading in the right direction. But the next time I got to use a scale (I don't own one so I only weigh when I go to my parent's), I had gained 6. I know that I had just gotten off a week of making a lot of bad food choices so I know that that…

JFT 1. Only 2 cups of coffee 2. No outside food - if I have it, must have more than 5,000 steps first 3. Both veggie and fruit with dinner 4. No TV after 9 5. Drink more water than coffee 6. Yoga tonight

Does anyone else just get angst-y to move faster sometimes? I have been walking a lot and I have been feeling the itch to run - which is weird because that is soo not my thang. And every time I hear the music in the commercial for the Assassin's Creed Mirage game - it always seems like a good running song. So two nights…

10/10 Recap •smoothie dinner ✓ •light off by 10, phone off by 9:45 •prep for and go to small group ✓ •DON'T eat the cupcakes at small group ✓ •cross stitch prep ✓ •2 chores •stick to eating plan •log food on MFP and be within or at calories for the day ✓ •no TV after 9 ✓ (within 10 min, close enough) JFT 10/11 •smoothie…

10/9 Recap - I didn't do too well, but I got over 7,000 steps and I talked to a good friend for the first time in about a year •2 chores •move bins to basement •buy cheese and sour cream ✓ •stretch or arm workout •smoothie dinner ✓ •light off by 10, phone off by 9:45 ✓ JFT 10/9 •smoothie dinner •light off by 10, phone off…