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Saturday Check-in Good news: Still managing to be in a maintaining-ish range with weight. Commitment adherence: Better than the prior week, but not quite there. Modifying to work toward where I need to be (in "long" section). Macro adherence: Kcals high, protein average about 135 (excellent), modifying plan to get back to…

Sleepy puppy lap snuggles!

Current Weight: 194.2 (switching to 28-day average -- this morning's weigh-in was lower at 191.8.) Weekly change: -0.3 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): +1.7/+1.7/-2.9 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Getting some walks in. * Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day (current goal streak…

A slew of life events/forced changes for quarantine saw me falling backward (upward) for a while. I'll now be re-aiming for 192.7, which will be the 50-pound mark since I restarted tracking in September. That'll bring me close to 60 total from HRW as well. Frustrating, but at least things are settling in again enough to…

Saturday Check-in Good news: Still managing to be in a maintaining-ish range with weight. Commitment adherence: Better than the prior week, but not quite there. Modifying to work toward where I need to be (in "long" section). Macro adherence: Kcals high, protein average about 135 (excellent), modifying plan to get back to…

Current Weight: 194.5 Weekly change: +2.7 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): +2.0/+2.0/-2.6 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Getting some walks in. * Maintaining meeting my step goal. This week's challenges:* Struggling to return to maintenance, let alone deficit. * Zero motivation. * Overwhelmed with so…

Saturday Check-in Good news: Still under 200. I have been floating around a shorter range of weight (up/down trends), so I think I finally found maintenance. Maybe. Commitment adherence: I need to work on exercise in the coming week. Also need to work on check-ins/accountability on both the challenge thread (52 lb in 52…

So it's been longer than I thought it'd be. The family emergency situation that had me out of state went on a roller coaster ride that eventually ended in my family member passing away. Even though I was not super-close to this particular family member, it was still very hard with supporting them and other family, along…

Saturday Check-in A day late. Good news: I haven't topped 200, and now that I am at home again, perhaps I'll be able to start again. Also, I will be hitting 90 days in hitting my step goal on my watch today. Commitment adherence: Poor overall, as things got to the point where the "I don't care" took over. The rabbit hole…

Saturday Check-in A day late. Good news: I haven't topped 190. Commitment adherence: Did not meet the exercise commitment. Macro adherence: Really should start working on kcals and protein. Goals: None met. Longer version My targets/commitments/goals: My Stats: 5'1" Female Restarting weight: 252 MFP restart weight: 242.7…

Calling today my "Wednesday" as I'll be heading back out of town to support family as the family emergency (a medical/life-threatening issue) continues, with hospitalization reaching a month and still in the CICU at an out-of-state facility. It will likely be a simpler stay of a few days, but need to keep things flexible.…

One of my furbabies: before and after haircut. "The Amazing Changing Doggo."

Saturday Check-in Short version: Family member in Mayo is starting to come around well enough to be put in a regular room instead of CICU now. I'm hardcore struggling with intake. Thinking of trying a different eating program while I'm trying for deficits to see if I can improve adherence. Weight is up, and I truthfully…

Sometimes when people disappear for multiple weeks, it's not because they've given up. I had a family emergency suddenly on 2/18 that made weighing regularly and training impossible, and tracking intake was a guessing game at best. I had to set aside deficit aims to be able to deal with everything going on. I suppose I…

@psuLemon I did try TKD with 30 grams pre-workout and also added 30 grams during workout. It did help, though not as much for recovery after the workout, and I was still finding myself "run over" before the end of the workout (to the point where I could tell I could have gotten more out of the workout if I was fueled…

@psuLemon : I'm struggling too with keto -> carb. The carbs really do make things happen and allow for better recovery, but juggling the two is an art I have yet to refine. I am still thinking I'll doing leangains-ish in the end, but for cutting it's been a struggle to make it work so far. My intake has been mostly garbage…

Saturday Check-in Welcome to the new people. I'm on the struggle bus right now along with you all. Short version: It's been a whirlwind of family drama, exhaustion, and more over the last several weeks. I've been lurking, but haven't been motivated to check in due to multiple factors. Will probably be getting back into a…

I switched my dogs to grain free Sportsmix Wholesomes a few years ago and they were doing so much better. I don't think it's a "top tier" food, but it's a mix of value, quality, and what works for the pups.

Today I found that I cannot carry my tote bag in my hand to the gym with a my arm fully extended down anymore, as it now drags on the ground. I'm guessing it's a change in the side fat levels, which apparently had my arms landing "higher" before.

Saturday Check-in In short, progress being made. -2.4 pound scale movement, all commitments met, active goals met. Longer version My plan: My Stats: 5'1" Female Restarting weight: 252 MFP restart weight: 242.7 Original goal: 140 lbs Current goal: 21.5% body fat (currently estimated at 140 lbs). Aiming to be at this point…

Good to see you made it through this latest coldmageddon. Have to admit I don't care one bit for these temperature swings. And congrats on your progress.

Oh my goodness, so much better and more thoughtful than flowers! What a beautiful furbaby you're adding to your family!

I haven't been able to get into a fiction book for a while, but am nickel-and-diming my way through Lyle McDonald's "The Women's Book: Vol. 1", and am finding it interesting. Wish I would've had the book years ago.

Current Weight: 182.5 Weekly change: -1.6 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -1.6/-14.6/-14.6 This week's successes:* Strength training 2x * Walking * Recovered from off episode * Figuring out things with injuries and planning. This week's challenges:* Figuring out how to diversify cardio without aggravating my body…

So I think I'm going to recalibrate how I'm looking at things going forward. Several of you already know that I'm looking at macro/calorie cycling as a long-term approach. Specifically, I've been playing around with a LeanGains type setup. I believe it is the best match to my fitness/training goals and lifestyle and plan…

Change in mini goal: Make it out of the 180s for at least a full week. Really starting to struggle big time, but still have as much as 50 lbs to torch.

Saturday Check-in My first time truly off the tracks since September, both with intake and exercise. Illness, hormones, exhaustion/sleep, and disposition were all contributing factors. I am struggling to get back into things, especially since I'm building the habit of *not* going into an unhealthy restrict cycle after a…

Current Weight: 184.1 Weekly change: -0.9 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -0.0/-13.0/-13.0 This week's successes:* Strength training 2x * Walking * Honesty in logging * Not gaining This week's challenges:* First time fully off the train since September. The downhill slide (surpluses) started Sunday, but the…

Carolina reaper cheddar chicken nachos, extra-hungry size.

But at the same time, it's not anti-progress, so that's a thing. At least that's what I keep telling myself in my mini-bad-streaks. Also, it could be water fluctuation (hormone/sodium/etc.), unless you know for sure that you're at net maintenance.