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Barbb1557 Checking in. It has been a rough start and it is only day 5. I have not felt well for awhile and think my 40 pound weight gain and rampant anxiety are responsible for it. Pennsylvania has very strict corona virus guidelines and I have turned into a hermit. The heat and humidity are back and that stifles me from…

Weigh In Barbb1557 Week 1 Past weight 270.2 Current weight 267.4 Loss 2.8 It is a start in the right direction! I am so glad I started with MFP and this group again.

Barbb1557 Hi everyone, it is a wonderful feeling to rejoin this awesome group again. I was doing so well with the the group until October. Since then I have gained 40 pounds and Realized yesterday that I was finally ready to step on the scale. A new beginning I live near Harrisburg PA and Hershey PA (yes at times it smells…

Barbb1557 Checking in I fell off the food wagon, I gave in to my pretzel cravings and bought a bag of my favorite buffalo wing pretzels and ate them. They were not as good as I remembered and my stomach did not feel well afterwards. I have been over eating a lot, but keeping the food relatively healthy. There is a…

Barbb1557 Weigh in day Wednesday Week 4 CW 228 PW 226.8

Barbb1557 Checking in I was in heaven yesterday when my son asked me if I wanted to hold Holly while they checked in to the toddler Playland.. Her smile melts my heart. I was not able to help them climb into the giant inflated slides but they did a great job. My daughter in law answered my questions with one sentence, but…

Barbb1557 Checking in My hunger is still not under control and I over ate when I got home from my meeting yesterday. Thankfully I lost .2 of a pound and got my walk in this morning. It is such a relief when my walk is finished and I can add it to MFP. It is my grand daughter Holly's birthday and she is 2. I was invited to…

Barbb1557 Weigh in WEEK 3 WEDNESDAY LATE WEIGH IN PW 227.8 CW 226.8 YEAH!

Barbb1557 Checking in My hunger finally settled down yesterday and i ate 180 calories for dinner and nothing else. I need to improve my water intake and am now counting my coffee(s) I am hooked on oatmeal with blueberries for breakfast and am starting to add either a 100 calorie pack or half a pack of natural almonds and…

Barbb1557 Checking in @lennoncpa I am in the same mood about eating. Thank goodness there is a torrential downpour outside. I live 1/2 mile from two large grocery stores. I can generally pace my eating, but I am already eating calories reserved for dinner and it is early afternoon. Yikes!

Barbb1557 Checking in Yesterday went ok, but it took all I had not to go to Wal-Mart and buy pretzels. I still owe my friend a bag of Pepperidge farms cheddar fish but I knew if I went there I would make poor choices. I get weighed tomorrow and do not know what it will be. I also weigh in on Thursday night at my pre…

Barbb1557 Checking in Gained the .2 I lost the previous day. I am really hungry from the prednisone but trying to only eat low cal healthy foods. The little dog I am dog sitting was very independent and strong willed yesterday and pulled my back during our 50 minute walk. It hurts today but will get better. I see my…

Barbb1557 Checking in Yesterday was ok, I ate less than my 1200 calories and lost .2 of a pound. The goldfish I gorged on are still haunting me. I am so glad I brought small apples and my almond butter plus the three large cucumbers and humus to my friends home as I dog sit for her. Pepper is a little snuggler. She is so…

Barbb1557 Checking in I was in much better control yesterday, I just returned from a walk with the dog, I count the steps, but feel like I need to subtract 10 minutes from the time due to many many stops to 'smell the roses.' This is at least twice as far as I have ever walked her dog. It is an example of how far I have…

Barbb1557 Checking in I met with my Dr and he told me that he has operated on backs that were much better than mine. Sadness. He wants aN MRI next week then I meet with him on the 31st again. I am hoping my friend who is a physical therapist can come with me to ask more questions and understand more clearly what he is…

Barbb1557 Checking in I learned yesterday that the best time to get in my 30 minute walk is early in the day after my coffee. It's much harder for me to get motivated and moving briskly earlier in the day. My food was good yesterday, but I need to keep an eye on my fat grams. I am a little nervous about my appointment…

Barbb1557 Checking in @lennoncpa Thanks!!

Barbb1557 Check in Calories under Fat grams are way too high. That has been a consistent theme over the past week or so. I have increased my daily exercise to 30 minutes per day. I plan to eat oatmeal every morning and hope that sets the tone for a healthy food day. My trainer thought that 1.5 miles with hills in 30…

Barbb1557 Weigh in week 2 Wednesday PW 227.8 CW 227.8

Barbb1557 Checking in. Great workout with my trainer. We hit the assisted pull up machine. It scares the heck out of me, but I also want to constantly improve on it. I did two rounds of 15 with breaks as needed. Big success for me. Weigh in is tomorrow and I am nervous, but I will continue to keep working on this. My…

Barbb1557 Checking in I got up way too early but took advantage of the time after the sun rose and walked for 33 minutes and more steps. I just drove my car around the circuit and it is 1.5 miles with a lot of hills. I may be dog sitting this week, so my walking could increase, yeah! I met friends for lunch and asked for…

Barbb1557 Happy rainy Sunday! I walked for 30 minutes again today. It was about 100 more steps in the same time. I am so competitive with myself, I am going to log the distance and time each day. Yesterday brought great joy to my friend who turned 60. The axe throwing was amazing and thanks to my workouts with my trainer,…

Barbb1557 I left the house and walked briskly for 31 minutes. There was pain in my knee, but I pushed past it. The most exciting thing occurred, my hips and back did not ache at all. I used to walk 20 steps and the pain would start. This is huge and I am really excited about it!:-)

Barbb1557 Checking in Yesterday I was under my calories, but it was a real challenge. I love the colder weather, it is in the 50s now. I need to really plan today. I am leaving my house to visit my granddaughter then to my friends home for a prosecco toast before we leave for axe throwing around 5:00. Dinner plans are not…

Barbb1557 Checking in Yesterday was on track for food but I was really hungry at lunch time and ate a lot. I ended up eating a cucumber and Tbsp of humus for dinner. I had my pre-diabetes meeting last night which is asking us to track Calories and fat, and devote 30 minutes a day to brisk walking or other forms of exercise…

Barbb1557 Checking in Yesterday was good, I was under my calories, but I was really hungry around lunch time and ate most of my calories. Luckily I had a frozen dinner for 180 calories and drank a lot of water. I was also really tired and that seems to challenge my ability to eat on plan. I attend my pre diabetes class at…

Barbb1557 Checking in. I am very happy with weight loss this week, now I need to maintain it and hopefully lose another pound or two. Yesterday was very good; food was under the limit and my work out with my trainer was great, Many of you have written about parties, food as a reward, and birthday celebration challenges.…

Barbb1557 Weigh in Wednesday Week 1 PW 231.2 CW 228.2 Yeah!

Barbb1557 Checking in. Great day yesterday keeping food under calorie limit. I am still not sure how to set my fitness pal percentages for fats, protein, and carbs. My fats have been higher, but I feel confident that two eggs and 1 Tbsp of almond butter with a very small apple are not excessive. I went to the grocery store…

Barbb1557 Checking in I had a down day yesterday and never got out of my pajamas. I iced my knee, stretched my feet, and puttered around the house. Before these challenges I would have cooked too much pasta and eaten all day. My food was really good, high in protein and low in fat and under in calories. Progress, not…