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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…

JFT 10/9 •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

A few this week: •I did a strength workout •I did some stretching one day - I really need to do this more regularly because my back and neck have been sore recently •my resting heart rate was at 65 or less for a whole week - my next goal is to be at 63 or less for an entire week •I got at least 5,000 steps everyday I did…

I got at least 5,000 steps every day this week and also I tracked my eating everyday.

Okay, so I tracked my eating each day, I biked 3 times, and I did 3 footlockers. And for a bonus, I hit at least 5,000 steps everyday! This week's goals are similar: 1. Track my eating 2. Bike 3 times 3. No outside food 4. Strength workout 2x

I have a non scale/scale victory. Sometimes after a week or more of watching what I eat and exercising how I should, the scale doesn't change and other things - like measurements and heart rate - don't usually change in just that time either, so I get discouraged and fall off the bandwagon. But when I weighed in this…

My mini goals for this week: •to track my eating every day •to not eat "outside" food - only food that I have prepared (I just finished 8 days of eating from restaurants for at least one meal every day) •to bike for 20 min 3 times •to do a 10 minute (min) strength workout everyday And on a non-fitness note, to pack up 4…

I made good choices today: I had both fruit and veggies with every meal, I went on a bike ride, I went on 2 10 minute walks with the dog, and I am planning to do a stretching routine after I post this. I went over on calories but overall it was a good day so I am not going to sweat it. And on a totally non related note, I…

The scale has not been my friend recently so I love coming to this thread for encouragement, motivation, and a reminder that there is more to this journey than the scale. And also I have recently been feeling extra insecure about certain parts of my body - my stomach and my arms. And when I measured recently my numbers…

I bought a bike yesterday! I am pretty excited and have already taken it out several times - riding it for my commute and just for fun. Also, I measured yesterday and today and it seems I have lost about a centimeter in most places - really not much but encouraging as the scale is not moving. Also, weird thing - according…

I did some strength training this morning! I needed an NSV because the scale hasn't budged in a while. And my first pair of goal jeans aren't fitting even though I have lost some weight in the last few months. I tend to wake up early in the summers naturally and just lying in bed on my phone or reading. But then yesterday…

For today: 1) Prep for classes 2) Pick up for 10 minutes 3) Get 5 hourly steps on stairwell 4) Wash a window 5) Cook some broccoli 6) Practice the piano 7) Do some Duolingo 8) Get at least 8,000 steps 9) Cross-stitch for 15 min 10) Read my book 11) Do arm workout and stretching videos 12) Clear 5 emails from my inbox and 5…

Yesterday 1) Prep for classes 2) Go on a hike and explore a new area during ✅ 3) Get 5 hourly steps on stairwell ✅ 4) Put something in my giveaway bin, put some winter things in the wash (I am slow to change clothes to the right season in my closet); take out trash ✅ 5) Pick up some food stuff at the market and cook some…

Yesterday: 1) Prep for classes. ✅ 2) Prep for tonight's Bible study - clean house and prep actual study ✅ 3) Get 5 hourly steps on stairwell No, but I did get all my hourly steps! 4) Put something in my giveaway bin, put some winter things in the wash (I am slow to change clothes to the right season in my closet); take out…

First time posting in this thread... For today: 1) Prep for classes 2) Prep for tonight's Bible study - clean house and prep actual study 3) Get 5 hourly steps on stairwell 4) Put something in my giveaway bin, put some winter things in the wash (I am slow to change clothes to the right season in my closet); take out trash…

*I have some jeans and a top hanging on my door I would like to fit into. They both fit but there is some jumping necessary to get the jeans on (I have terrible calves) and then muffin top once they are on. And for the top it is just more snug than it should be (and has been in the past). *I live in China and most of the…

An SV related to NSVs... I am actually losing! This is the first time I have lost intentionally. I live mostly outside of the States with some short periods in the States. And two times when I have left the States I have within a year lost about 40 lbs, not on purpose, but then because it wasn't on purpose it all came…

If it isn't too late. Username: RuthanneBowers Starting weight: 187.9 lbs 1st choice: Gryffindor 2nd choice: Ravenclaw 3rd choice: Slytherin