MandiSaysHey Member

Monday weigh in Pw: 233.3 Cw: 232.2 I am still losing but the last month or so my loss has slowed down a bit. I know that happens but it feels discouraging. I think maybe I need to adjust my goals a bit on here and lower my daily allotted calories. But then, not sure if this is the right season to do so with holidays and…

Steps for Sunday, 15,643

@conleywoods I love the piggy cupcakes they are SO cute!!

Steps today 22,031. It was a busy day at work.

Steps for Friday 17,110

Steps 4385, had a lazy day today

Steps today 15,608 Work was not awful today for the first time all week. Glad to be off tomorrow though. I will be spending my morning shopping for Thanksgiving dinner next week.

@jugar thanks ❤ it had been nice to have a specific place to come and check in every day, gives an extra sense of accounatbility. @micki48 steps today 15,055

Work has been overwhelming these last few days. I am part of the management team at a large home furnishing retailer. We have had a handful of positive covid cases at work over the last 2 weeks plus a ton of other people who are out based on contact tracing those cases or being exposed outside of work. The workers who are…

@Gidgitgoescrazy sorry you had a frustrating monday but glad it is over for you. Hope the rest of the week is exponentially better!!

Steps today: 7125

PW: 233.8 CW: 233.2 Not as big of a loss as I would've liked, but still a loss. And i am sure my super high sodium choices over the weekend (pizza and taco bell) have me holding water weight so maybe next week will be better.

Steps today 11,373 I have been under calorie goal but I have had way too much sodium the last few days, so we shall see how weigh in is in the morning.

@eggfreak unfortunately I don't have a computer so my phone is my only option for this group.

Steps for Saturday, 15,477. I had a crappy, frustrating day. Hoping tomorrow is better. I typed a big update about it but my phone glitched and it didn't save and I'm too tired to type it all out again.

Steps today 10,724 We ordered stuffed deep dish pizza for dinner and I ate lunch from the work cafeteria instead of bringing from home. So, I had a very unhealthy and super sodium packed kinda day. But, if I factor in my exercise adjustment I should still be within my calorie goal today. Drinking lots of water, and I do…

@travelingalone1 enjoy your holiday season!! @CanadianGiraffe glad you are able to be closer to your son!

Forgot to post steps for yesterday, Thursday. I was at 12,008

@Terytha sounds like a little break could be helpful until you get your stress/mental health in a better place. Just don't undo all the great work you've done! Definitely don't let calorie counting negatively impact your mental health though! Hope you are feeling better soon. ❤

@PlaneMonkey nope I dont rinse the beans, I dump all 3 cans right into the crock pot. I suppose you could drain them but then I would add in some chicken broth because the liquid from the cans keeps the chicken nice and moist/tender

@PlaneMonkey one of my fav low calorie dinners and so super easy: 1 lbs of chicken breast, 1 can each (undrained!) black beans, corn, rotel. Dump all in a crockpot (also have made in the oven). When its cooked, use 2 forks to shred the chicken and mix all together. Sometimes I throw some cream cheese in at the end to give…

Steps today are reading 1483, but I realized my pedometer got turned off somehow while out shopping, so not sure how many steps it missed counting. Not many though, I didnt take a walk today because a friend who is working from home was having internet issues and needed to come work from my house. I didn't want to leave to…

Steps: 2402 I've dealt with a migraine today and so didn't really do much but lay around and watch Netflix.

Steps today 8154 Was hoping for a higher step count considering my son and I spent the morning walking around the Arboretum, but he got tired and was ready to come home. I had a friend over tonight to watch a show we watch together and we ordered out from Portillo's. I made a healthy-ish choice of a broiled chicken…

Monday weigh in PW: 236.8 CW: 233.8 LTD: 54.2lbs since highest ever (39 lbs since my most recent "starting weight" attempt)

@KellyBgetsfit that sounds rough, not sleeping can mess with our bodies in so many ways. I hope things improve for you!

Steps today: 6084 Having been off work the last several days I am not walking nearly as much as normal. But I have been enjoying spending extra time with my son and just not worrying about work. Tomorrow I am letting my son skip e-learning so we can spend a few hours walking around the Arboretum. It has been in the 70s…

Steps today: 10,698 I ate well all day and I took a long walk (to Starbucks lol) with my son today so I had some room in my calorie budget. After dinner I went to visit my best friend and his husband and just caught up and had a few glasses of wine. It was so nice to be with them. Hope you all had a Happy Saturday.

You don't gain (or lose) a significant amount of weight in a day. Or even a week. Every meal/snack is a choice, and one bad choice or even a handful of bad choices can't undo a hundred good choices. I am also an emotional eater and one thing that has helped me is to explore lower calorie alternatives to fav foods, weighing…

Steps today: 7262 I had a very unhealthy dinner but with steps factored in, I was still under goal so I am okay with it. Planning some healthy meals for the rest of the weekend.