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I’ll be focused on calories in with an emphasis on good carbs and protein to feel satisfied. I am going into my third month of P90x but need to ensure NEAT improves. My move trend in apple has decreased over the last 12 weeks so I want to be sure I don’t chill too much after exercise.

I feel you @tishsmith101! I’m back up where I was in September of last year. Measurements are starting to stall and pics aren’t showing much change. I’m downright sick of tracking but I’ve not been successful otherwise. I need to get out of my rut!

I’m still here doing the things. My weight is still bouncing but staying within the same 2-3 pounds. If I could get past this hump, I’d be excited! I’m doing fairly well with not snacking or if I do I have been staying within my calorie targets. Keeping my protein up is helping. Hope everyone is having a nice summer!

7/11-7/12 Up a fourth of a pound, down a fourth. That’s my world these days. I had a snack of nuts after dinner but limited my portion and stayed within calorie goal. Now to eliminate those altogether! Some stress over the last few days contributed to that.

Had a good day today. While I had carbs at dinner, I limited my portion and stayed under calorie goal. I wasn’t as hungry today as normal. Too bad that never seems to last!

Start by checking out the Launchpad section. There’s a ton of information to get you started and plenty of helpful people here who can share their own trial and error.

7/6-7/8 I just can’t seem to find balance in my choices these days. I have done alright with not snacking the last few days but only because I’ve had one larger meal mid to late afternoon that has upset my stomach, causing me to not want to snack. There’s one way of doing it, I suppose. Lots of room for improvement this…

7/4-7/5 A couple of better days of being back to calorie goal. That dropped a couple of pounds but not back where I was. I’m off work this week which is a struggle without the structure so I need to plan to stay on track.

7/3 was a total flex day in which I logged nothing and had a miserable stomachache from over indulgence. Today looks to be better or will need to be to remove 4 pounds of water weight I gained over the last two days!

7/1-7/2 I underrate Friday and had decision fatigue late in the day resulting in getting junk at the grocery which lead to overeating. Got it back on track yesterday staying under calorie goal with no snacking all day.

Holy cow, it’s July already? Well, I’m back this month to get it in gear. I’ll keep it basic since I know what needs to be done. Watch portions and eliminate snacking at night when I’m not hungry. I maintained through June so will take measurements early next week to see if anything changed besides no weight loss.

Great film. Bumping for awareness.

The scale hasn’t moved in months for me but I did lose an inch across measurements since last month and my abs are much more defined. I’ll call that a win and keep trying to budge the scale in the meantime!

Still doing the things and trying to watch portions. The scale decided to cooperate and dropped 2.2 pounds. Weird but I’ll take it. That’s my first loss in several weeks. Maybe this is a start of good things to come.

5/14-5/15 Had a great time Saturday with friends over for boozy brunch so that was a flex day. Sunday was way more controlled and a rest day from exercise. It’s a new week so I’m celebrating non-scale victories while my weight calms down. I went to the grocery over the weekend and while I browsed, I didn’t get any off plan…

5/10-5/13 I’m still doing the things and staying active. Food could be better so I’ll be focusing on that next week while going into the office a couple of days. That will require planning but keeps me out of the kitchen! Enjoy the nicer weather!

5/9 I thought I had a pretty good day, a sensible dinner without going overboard, no snacks and closed the kitchen by 7pm. The result? The scale bounced up. Good-ness what a pain in the rear this whole weight loss journey is!

5/5-5/8 Mostly maintenance eating at the end of the week. Mother’s Day was off plan. @tishsmith101 I feel you on just feeling yuck when you eat so called “normal” foods. That plus drinks wiped me out for the afternoon yesterday. I’m bouncing around this week on the same .8 pounds up and down. Guess I’ll cut some calories…

5/4 Shed a bit of water weight after high sodium and heavy lifting from the day before. I also took measurements- went down a quarter inch in the waist and up half an inch in the chest from upping weights (or at least I hope that is the case)! I took pics and am seeing slight differences in my legs and abs from last month.…

5/3 Scale is also a jerk for me. I was under calorie budget and still showed an increase this morning. Thanks chicken and broccoli! I am less overall with no snacking in the evening. One day down, many to go.

Better late than never. I dropped off recording all my food in the latter half of April. I’m going to try and get back in the swing of things with regular weigh ins, tracking food and staying within a calorie budget(with most days being a deficit). I’ve had a hell of an appetite lately and have allowed indulgences over the…

I too, am in a funk. I think having my schedule be different the last two weeks has me off my game and not eating like I should. I’ll do my best and see where it lands me.

I’m not sure why I am eating like a teenager lately but certainly am not on plan. I need to reflect on the why and see if there is something driving this less than stellar behavior. I’ll keep plugging along and see if I can get this craziness under control.

4/11-4/12 I’ve gotten protein up the last couple of days but it hasn’t curtailed the snacking. I need to get the temptations out of the house and be done with it!

4/8-4/10 I too, took the weekend off from logging as I knew it was just going to stress me out to see those poor choices after drinks with friends. The scale is showing my indulgences as well as water retention from more yard work and weights. Gotta lock the appetite down this week.

4/5-4/6 I have been over on calories the last couple of days but not out of control. I need to do better on my protein to feel more satisfied. I’ve wanted to snack throughout today but busied myself with other things and got over it. Now to consistently distract and I’d be doing well. I have a happy hour tomorrow so I…

4/4-4/5 Monday was a decent day but because I didn’t eat much early, I had some snacks later and didn’t have nearly the deficit I would like. Yesterday I went into the office and ate later than normal for dinner so I over ate, along with letting my saboteur talk me into a little bit of his pizza. I tried to pinpoint if I…

4/3 Water retention for me with all my yard work over the last couple of days. Some could also be relaxing a bit on logging while I took the week off from work. I did measurements this morning and have seen small losses in the waist and hips and an increase in biceps and thigh. I think this is muscle gain since the scale…

4/2 resulted in higher carbs than normal. I cut myself slack as I worked out, walked the dog and laid about 60 bags of mulch with hubs. I have about 60 more to do tomorrow as well. So needless to say I wanted all the food. At least I refrained from ice cream this evening and came to bed feeling fairly comfortable. Now to…

I fell off on logging at the end of March and had some time off work which always does it to me. But I will actively be aware of what and how much I’m eating for the month, focusing on higher protein for fullness and not eating out of boredom. Still trying to cut about 10 pounds but have been unsuccessful thus far the last…