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MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: No Exercise: Yes - 1 hour yard work Steps as of posting: 11,252

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Monday, March 11, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: Yes - 2 hours house cleaning / 1 hour swimming with the kids Steps as of posting: 10,066

@Kwinnero fantastic March is going so great for you! Those doubt me demons are ridiculously hard to slay. Congrats on ending those beastly creatures! :)

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Sunday, March 10, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 90 minutes working in the yard Steps as of posting: 13,990 Amazing the difference between a 500 calorie pb&j vs a 500 calorie plate of chicken and veggies. The chicken is soooo much more filling. I had pb&j tonight so going to…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Saturday, March 9, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: No Exercises: Yes - an hour walk around a ladybug festival. Kids released ladybugs throughout the gardens, super cute good times :) Steps as of posting: 10,553 So hard to make a healthy portion choice when you know you’re going to go over…

@murdog3t feel better! It will pass soon.

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Friday, March 8, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - about an hour of yard work / 20 minute walk Steps as of posting: 17,296 Feeling much better today. Hoping to make it to the gym tomorrow.

WEIGH IN Username: mikea2g Starting weight on 7/25/2018: 309 September start weight: 290 (-19) October start weight: 279. (-11) November start weight: 264.7 (-14.3) December start weight: 254.8 (-9.9) January start weight: 247.5 (-7.3) February start weight: 238.2 (-9.3) March start weight: 228.7 (-9.5) -————————————-…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Thursday, March 7, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 20 minutes of light walking Steps as of posting: 9,933 Still sick today but better than yesterday. I can see the light at the end of this yucky tunnel. That light walk felt like a hard workout. I’m pooped.

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: No Exercises: No - still pretty sick today :( Steps as of posting: 3,407

I find focusing on fitness goals has helped me move forward with diet and exercise when I don’t want to. If I’m going to the gym, eating something heavy or off plan doesn’t work for me. I need to eat light before the gym so I can work out hard. And afterwards I feel so good about what I did I don’t want to eat junk. Maybe…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: No Exercises: No - woke up at 4 am very sick and had a sicky sick day. Hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow and be able to get some exercise in. Steps as of posting: 6,289

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Monday, March 4, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 20 minute light effort elliptical / 10 minutes stretching / 30 minutes weights (back, shoulders and deadlift) / moved 500 pounds of small boulders around my fire pit for 10 minutes. Need approximately another 1500 pounds(8-10…

@Kwinnero I’m one of those strange folks that loves plain water. I drink drink drink it all day long! I do love ice water better than room temp, so my only experiential advice is add some ice :) I’ve heard people talk about no calorie flavor packets they add to water. That and drinking tea. Good luck on the soda to water…

I’ve had my Fitbit for 2 months now and when I compare my intake (through MFP) with what Fitbit says I burned and my actual rate of loss, I find Fitbit is overestimating my calorie burn by about 20%. The Fitbit seems to be consistently reliable in its over estimate for me. I love all the data and dealing with the…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Sunday, March 3, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: No Steps as of posting: 5,963 I was exhausted after my seminar yesterday and not much sleep last night. On the upside I had a glorious 3 hour nap while my kids were with their grandparents :). Caught up on the sleep I missed last…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Saturday, March 2, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - approximately 40 minutes of walking all from smaller 10 minute walks Steps as of posting: 12,272 Had a seminar all day today and managed to prepare everything ahead of time. Brought all my healthy food, took walks on all the…

So simple in writing, so challenging in practice. Take away all those emotions and this is an easy peasy journey. Add them in and it’s a constant battle of wills and a true struggle of the soul. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve cried and screamed in frustration over this process. But the victories are awfully sweet as…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Friday, March 1, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - barely squeaked this in. Did some light walking and light stability exercises. Equaled about 30 minutes. Steps as of posting: 14,630

Thanks @HASWLRS and @cmhubbard92 ! I just spoke with someone yesterday about consistency in sticking with the deficit being key. apparently being hungry for 7 months really works :)

Hi everyone! My name is Mike and this begins month 8 of my weight loss journey and month 5 or 6 with the team. I started 7/25/18 at 309 pounds and have been steadily losing the weight. My last weigh in on Friday(today) has me at 228.7. My goal is a 220 - 225 pound range then focus on recomp. I’m 6’4” and at about 21% body…

WEIGH IN Username: mikea2g Starting weight on 7/25/2018: 309 September start weight: 290 (-19) October start weight: 279. (-11) November start weight: 264.7 (-14.3) December start weight: 254.8 (-9.9) January start weight: 247.5 (-7.3) February start weight: 238.2 (-9.3) -————————————- Previous Week's weight: 230.2 Today's…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Thursday, February 28, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 1 hour walk/run/pick flowers/pet dogs while my kids rode their bikes. It was nice :) Steps as of posting: 13,602

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 20 minute light effort elliptical / 10 minutes stretching / 30 minutes weights (chest, biceps and triceps) Steps as of posting: 12,533

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 25 minutes chopping wood Steps as of posting: 13,312 It’s amazing what happens when you change your goals from 2 pounds to 1 pound loss per week. You get to EAT MORE! :). Feels like I’ve just received a wonderful little…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Monday, February 25, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 20 minute light effort elliptical / 10 minutes stretching / 30 minutes weights (deadlift, back and shoulders) Steps as of posting: 14,501

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Sunday, February 24, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: No Exercises: Yes - 2 hours yard work / 30 minute walk. Steps as of posting: 19,790 Sooo close! I’m eating some different foods (more carb heavy) and having a hard time staying under calories. It’s not bad. I’m over by 30 tonight so still in a…

I use my Fitbit. From running the numbers it overestimates by approx 20%. So MFP shows Fitbit says I’m on track to burn about 5000 calories today which would put me at eating 4000. Based on food logs and how much weight I’ve loss since I got the Fitbit I’m actually on track to burn about 4000, which means I get a lovely…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Satday, February 23, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercises: Yes - 25 minutes medium effort elliptical / 10 minutes stretching / 1 hour chopping wood Steps as of posting: 20,018 Ok, I’ve got an extra 900 calories I can eat tonight due to insane wood chopping and not feeling hungry. So the…

MINI CHALLENGE DATE: Friday, February 22, 2019 Logged food: Yes Under calories: No Exercises: Yes - 35 minutes light effort elliptical / 10 minutes stretching / Steps as of posting: 16,416 Was out and about today. Lots of calorie dense food bars and no planned or prepared meals. Feel like I’ve barely eaten but I’ve been…