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I know it's not popular, but when I decide to get back on track, I always have to do something drastic to shake me out of bad patterns. Last two solid stretches of weight loss (from 226 to 190) and then from 195 to 175, happened with a round of Whole 30 to help me get past cravings. This time, since I noticed I was much…

I've been 175 and not active, and I've been 175 and active - and let me tell you those are two very different me's - especially at 5'4. When "weight loss" just means some random number on a chart I don't think it's always conducive to a healthy way of life - I see lots of "skinny fat" people. When I was lifting and doing…

Argh - So I was really thinking, come on, it can't be that bad... and then, yesterday I had to do the "outside component" of my two work outs a day and decided to walk around the neighborhood at 6am. This summer it was bright out so no big, now that it's dark? Creepy. It's Alaska, so I'm used to it being dark for a lot of…

I am the Queen of the yo-yo, but I'm back on task - feel free to add me! I'm currently doing 75 Hard and a little obsessed, but I just gained 20 pounds that took me FOREVER to take off... in 6 months, so I'm not cutting myself any slack until I'm done... ha ha.

I use 4 Apps - This one, the one for my Fitbit (which I love, because I'm in challenges to meet my steps with friends, and because I can track my walks), my 5x5 Stronglifts app for lifting, and an Intervals app I use rarely, for tracking intervals when I'm doing a boxing work out, or when I wax optimistic and think I'm…

I get it - I had gotten rid of almost 50 pounds... and now I'm trying to lose the 20 I just gained in what seemed like a wink of an eye compared to the time it took me to lose it. Ugh is right.

Good Luck! I look forward to seeing the results of your journey.

I look at both? Fat isn't quite the demon we've been led to believe and neither are carbs if you're eating the right ones. Ultimately it's all calories in / calories out - but the macros that make up those calories can set me up for success or failure, because if I go heavier on protein and fats, I'm not hungry and can…

Same here - it's not like I'm making this rigidity my lifestyle... but some of it definitely needs to carry through! I let myself fall into a dark place, and this is helping me claw my way out.

DAy 3 done - with what was probably the ugliest most desperate work out in the evening of floor exercises, stretches, yoga and walking in place... because once again, even though I worked from home all day - I didn't get my first work out in until after my dentist appointment in the evening, so I had to wait until after…

Is there a HS nearby that might have a track you can walk on? I wear reflectors, carry a blinky light, and bear spray. I live in Alaska so by next month it will be dark most of the day, and I routinely walk in single digit weather. Cold is never an excuse for me not to get out doors - because you can always dress for cold.…

that is my fear - I'm on Day 3, and am scared that I'll have to re-start over something silly like accidentally skipping my pages or the darn picture. The hardest part for me is getting up early to exercise! I LOVE my sleep and will use absolutely every excuse to convince myself I'll get it done later - I went to bed so…

I'm on Day 2 - how are you doing? Or did you finish?

@Kevin_Hassenpflug - Did you end up trying it out? I'm on Day 2. I always need something super rigid to get me back on track, and then I can ease in to doing a mellower version. Once I tell myself "I've got this" I usually don't, LOL. It's not much different than when I was doing really good and on track... I'd usually…

I like using my 5x5 app, but it's specifically for that routine - so it's limited to those specific exercises.

You can do this!

Thanks for sharing and becoming a part of this community. It's a great start.

I moved over YEARS ago and never looked back. Welcome.

Did anyone ever complete this?

I was at 173 and lifting a LOT this winter... and for personal reasons fell off track and am up over 10 lbs and not lifting. My mini-goal is to get back to that weight in the next two months and not fall off track again.

Good job!

https://www.dynamicsc.com/blog/The-9-BEST-Cardio-Exercises-for-Bad-Joints the medicine ball slams and mountain climbers looked like a good option...

Love the 5x5 Stronglifts program! I need to re-start doing it, I was doing so well and lost my lifting buddy, so I stopped doping it. Good luck. And yeah, loading and unloading the bar is the worse part of lifting - especially when you don't have someone to help with it, and you get into the heavier weights.

Love that idea. WTG! We aren't meant to live lives of deprivation, sometimes we just gotta eat! But it doesn't have to be a sleeve of girl scout cookies.

Great work! Glad you're still around!

Great work!

and you are wearing fabulous CVG leggings... those thing are a blessing! LOL

So the key in the ignition thing happens to me all the time on my Subaru Crosstrek - when I googled the situation, it stated that it does this because the car isn't registering that it's in Park. I find that jiggling the shift indicator releases it pretty easily, though sometimes I end up turning the car on moving the…

Good luck ladies - I'm not as dedicated as I should be, but I have my moments. I've used MFP to lose almost 50 pounds, and then the same 10 over and over again and I'm newly dedicated to getting out of that rut and hitting my goal by the end of the year. Feel free to add me.

I'm in a DietBet and I don't want to lose my $35 - so I have another 2 pounds to go by May 4th, which should be totally doable if I don't sabotage myself!