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I’ve been planking along! The shoulder strength and keeping my arched back straight is is what I’ve always struggled with. Getting better though...

Great thread! I like dry brushing with loofah mitts before showering. I dry brush then use body oil (I think sesame is traditional but I use whatever I have, right now it’s coconut oil). The steam in the shower opens up the pores and lets the oil soak in. I like oils on for the face too. @SmithsonianEmpress I had oily skin…

Start Weight: 133.6 Challenge Goal Weight: 129 Wk 1: 133.6 Wk 2: 131.4 A positive thought I had this week was: "I AM DOING THIS!” A healthy snack/meal I chose this week was: shredded cabbage salad with eggs and black beans. My most effective workout this week was: Strong Curves workout with 2-mile treadmill run. I have new…

I’ve overcome this. The best thing I did was to I pick a plan and stick to it. I walk in there knowing exactly what I want to accomplish every day. I picked a routine that doesn’t keep me in the gym for hours. Tell yourself, “this is just 50 minutes (or whatever) of my life, just get it done!” I researched and planned…

This is awesome!

Today I feel restless. I’m really struggling with winter and having limited things to do with my tantrum-throwing lil dude. We’re hanging in really well but the struggle is real. Ten weeks til spring, woo hoo!

I'm feeling ok today. I have been sticking to the plan... getting more protein, logging everything, drinking the water etc.

That's awesome!

Stable is my daily goal! This is great.

I feel you on this. I went back to a graph paper notebook for all my to-do’s back in September. The “bullet journal” seems to be helping me!

Awesome!

I hope you’re doing ok. Way to go with maintenance and logging in through all this.

I end up eating some of my exercise calories back. I aim for around half but It varies from day to day.

Thank you for hugs!

Today I feel sad and anxious because of some people in my life who aren’t well. I am recognizing it’s okay to feel this way. I can also feel grateful for what health we all do have.

Geneen Roth is so on point! Thanks for this share; it reminds me to read some of her stuff again. I took a workshop with her once and it was really wonderful. ^ Yes!

Start Weight: 133.6 Challenge Goal Weight: 129 Weigh-in #1: 133.6 A positive thought I had this week was: "I AM DOING THIS!" A healthy snack/meal I chose this week was: Knock-off Chinese moo shi (stir-fry with chicken, cabbage and egg) with steamed broccoli. My most effective workout this week was: Strength training with…

Oh haha, I agree: it’s totally ok to want your fridge back!

Good post. IMO it's good to work with the thoughts & emotions around food so we can drop that useless guilt eventually, and just fit everything we want to eat into our goals. The struggle with food guilt is real! You've got the right idea: log it, learn from it and move on.

Lovely! My dream is to visit Italy and see family, and of course eat my way across the country.

Yes to keeping it simple! A good reminder because I'm one of those emotional eaters and I also overthink things, which leads to stress and screw-ups. Time to get out of my head and stick to the basics.

Awesome work!

It’s okay that you messed up. Can you change your mindset about the situation? Maybe it is a learning experience, not a failure. I hope you keep trying.

I wish I could track this on my neighborhood hikes!

1320 net, I eat back exercise calories. So usually around 15-1700 when I’m in a deficit. I’m 5’6.

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Enjoy ringing in the new year everyone! Thanks for running another group - when will it run until?

Name: Nicole Job: Orthopedic massage therapist Age: 30-ish Height: 5’6” SW: 142 (May ‘17) CW: 133.5 GW: 125 What are your goals while participating in this group? Hitting my calorie goals daily... meeting my weekly exercise goals... reducing binge eating behaviors... responding better to general stress. What are you hoping…

Thank you for this link. OP, I think you ask a valid question, because the muscles of the glute max are lengthened and flattened in prolonged sitting. This leads to neuromuscular inhibition over time, and it does become harder to fire them properly. So a desk job or a lifestyle of excessive sitting may make it harder to…

This sounds like I wrote it! Glad you’re pulling out of it. I am too.