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You can also set nutritional goals. I continued to improve the quality of the food I eat by paring down salt, sat fat etc I also set goals for blood glucose, blood pressure etc Shifted my focus to Health (And as others mentioned, exercise goals)

What do you do at the park meetup, @77tes ?

@77tes & @TerriRichardson112 Thanks for both your support & for modeling how it is done!! I haven’t really had routines until now. But I am finding our meal times, meal routines, exercise routines, and now this bedtime routine are actually Very Relaxing and allow me to focus on my family art friends learning etc Thank you!…

April 4 Bedtime 👩🏻‍🍳 🪥 🥰 🛏️ 📚, 😴 ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️. slept 11-7:40 $0.50 🥳 Worked well - everything was 15 mins later, and I was sleepy, so I ended up just going to sleep prior to reading early at 11. Have amended the plan for tonight, which will be the real rest!! Hopeful

Maddie’s Bedtime routine - 1st edit (moved completion of evening jobs earlier.) & moved bedtime to 11pm, added list of things I usually do late that need to be done earlier, got more specific about Triggers for each step 8AM to 9;15PM complete things I used to do into the wee hours 9:15 Finish evening jobs 9:30 Take Pills…

Fantastic! I do squats! Do you do pushups in the ground?

1. This April I will work on decreasing phone usage at bedtime & creating a set bedtime routine. Essential for health. 2. The small, actionable steps I plan to take towards this goal. 9:30 When my pill alarm goes off at 9:30pm I will brush my teeth, finish any remaining clean-up in kitchen, start dishwasher, get in…

@77tes As always, you have created another impactful I Will that I know you will hit out of the ballpark!❣️

Today is one of those days that makes the preceding difficult days (getting back on track) worth it. Hunger was slower than my meals instead of ahead. Regular mealtimes help me with that I guess!! I received my new phone & watch (both were 7-8 years old) & an app I depend on could not load due to my old operating system.…

Calories ❤️❤️ baby steps work for me Cut lunch & dinner calories to 400. Steps ❤️❤️ 5,322 Sat fat ❤️❤️ Sodium ❤️ 1,750 good enough So nice when one gets back in the groove. NO mouth hunger today. YAY I STILL find it fascinating that salt jacks up my food intake. Biggest surprise of my now 7-1/4 year journey.

Thank you! @TerriRichardson112 Much appreciated as I get “back on the horse”!

Along these lines, I'm getting back to walking round the house or even around the neighborhood when in phone calls with friends. I don’t even think about the exercise!!

Thank you @lesdarts180 You are doing remarkably well!! Congratulations! (I appreciate that you said your weight does bounce around!) You are an inspiration to me! Warmly, Maddie

Name: Maddie Age: 68 Height: 5’8” Lifetime High: 238 Total weight lost: 228.3 to 150.5 Total weight lost since 1/1/2016: ~ 78 pounds Time it took to lose: Jan 2016 to Aug 2018 🐢 How long in maintenance: Aug 2018 to Aug 2023 Maintenance weight range: < 164 (with clothes on) 2024 Average weight recorded for January: 180…

Thank you @77tes Right back atcha’❣️

Maddie Height: 5’ 8” Total weight lost since 1/1/2016: ~ 78 pounds Lifetime high 238-240 Jan 1. 2016 228.3 Avg wt 9/2017 - 8/2018: 179.6 Avg wt 9/2018 - 8/2019: 155.7 ♥️ Avg wt 9/2019 - 8/2020: 157.6 ♥️ Avg wt 9/2020 - 8/2021: 155.7 ♥️ Avg wt 9/2021 - 8/2022: 161.3 ♥️ Avg wt 9/2022 - 8/ 2023: 166.3 Avg sept 23 168 Avg Oct…

Congratulations! That’s quite an achievement!!

I am taking baby steps. Some days better with my food than others but I can tell I’m beginning to turn things around! Two weeks of 4K steps per day Yay!! A miracle I am able to walk more without the can- stronger Hike today had climbs & downhills - I navigated both with ease. A miracle in only 9 weeks. Grateful for my…

Thank you! I’m Looking forward to meeting the docs! Today I walked normally quite a few times ie no limp Our bodies are amazing!! That is very disappointing of James Clear. So sorry & wow great job on both of your habits!!

@77tes I’ll have to try cauliflower rice! We did get more frozen vegetables- particularly green beans - yum We also got a container of small tomatoes - yummy I had many labs done for a kidney appt this week & cardiology next week THEY WERE ALL GREAT!!! (I’ll know for sure after I see the doctors…both are new to me.)

@77tes Awesome 4 days under calories!!! Thanks for the dressing idea - I think that will work well :) I hope you had a great time dancing!! We ran out of salads & my husband was in on calls throughout so I dug in freezer & we finished last two pieces of a lasagne his boss gifted us after my surgery. My calories were in a…

Thank you @TerriRichardson112 Walking much more now which is helping everything! You are doing great! @77tes I hear you with the calorie reduction. I think my increased walking finally began to reduce my appetite. March 21 Calories good! Sat fat 10g great Sodium < 2,000 very good Walking 5K Avg per day over the week Arm…

3/20 Sodium down to 2K Sat fat ok Calories good I am making better food choices - tuna on salad today. Brown rice instead of white Veggies/fruit at every meal /snack Mixed Berries, baby carrots Cabbage salad Fuji apple Steps 5,500 today! Organized my fabric supply & purged all I don’t love - filled two black garbage bags…

March 19 > 10K steps over the past two days Less pain, happy to be outdoors with my husband. I cannot believe my sudden uptick! Had a good food day - maintenance level. Salad for lunch helps the overall calories, macros etc We are phasing out the convenience microwaveable items ie reducing processed foods. Organized much…

@77tes what a great plan! I like your logic! Good luck! We are now adding to the “no fly zone”: The popcorn Crackers - final answer Cheese Frozen egg rolls Now we just need to change our habits about cooking dinner. On the good news front. I’ve maintained. I walked (with cane) 4,611 steps 1.86 miles today with my first…

I’m struggling with diet too @77tes, but I’m making changes for the better. Cut out popcorn - by choice. Next I’m going back to no crackers & no cheese. Haven’t been eating them Much but best that I not have them in house. Husband doesn’t eat any of the three. Next will be me starting to cook again so we get off…

March 15 Hungry all Day Ate at maintenance but I want it be lower but am still healing… Salt ok but I want it lower Sat fat ok but I want it lower Steps at my target 1,700

Doing well here I see my average calorie intake was 1829 May 8-14 & all That is likely my maintenance calorie level. Time will tell. Food tracked. That’s a WIN. Sleep is better Sat fat avg weekly 14 g 7% which is okay Sodium avg 2322mg which is ok for average adult but I like mine lower. Will shoot for 2K this next week…