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Monday check in I had a stressfull day but managed to stay on plan. That windstorm, omg. It blew over part of our fence. We havea corner lot, so luckily just an internal section of the fence fell, so it was on our property. An external section, next to the public sidewalk, came loose, and that made me really nervous as…

I am having a good weekend. Staying on plan, doing prep, doing some IF and trying to sneak in some rest. Another Hygge fact is the adjective for Hygge is “hyggelig”. This morning I ditched chores to watch a movie with my younger son. We stayed in pyjamas and cuddled under a comfy blanket. It was very hyggelig! @freeglerock…

Cafelelia Friday Week 2 PW - 141.3 CW - 140.6 LTD - 28.2 I am totally good with this slow & steady approach. Just 2.6 to goal! Hygge tip for the day - The right kind of indoor lighting is important to experience Hygge. Lights should not be super bright, super fluorescent. Danish people love candlelight and any lighting…

Wednesday check in I stayed on plan, except I had one extra taco at dinner. The boys love when I make them. I planned for 2 tacos plus lots of side veggies, and then I had a third. I felt so full that I did not sleep well. It was a good lesson and reminder to pause, wait and really listen for fullness cues. I have moved on…

Tuesday check in I ate a bit off plan yesterday by having a piece of fresh focaccia, but everything else was good and I did IF and walked too. I am just enjoying the last bit of warm weather as it will turn colder tonight. It is Remembrance Day here, so more people have the day off, although the kids are still in school.…

Monday check in I had a good day yesterday, staying on plan with my eating and going for a long walk. The weather is unseasonably warm and it is really pretty outside with the changing leaves. My mother mailed a shipment of cookies, so I did sample one. I have put the rest aside for the kids and don’t plan on having more.…

Weekend check in Hi everyone and I hope that you all had a good weekend! I was busy, but did my usual food prep for the week. I had some stress too with my older son and his study habits, but I worked through that without stress eating. The weather was beautiful here and still is, so I got outside quite a bit too. Work has…

Cafelelia Week1 PW - 142.1 SW - 141.3 LTD - 27.5 lbs Where did this morning go? I had so much to do. I feel good about this loss, particularly with Oreo incident. I am doing IF for less of a duration as I get closer to goal and with the colder weather. This may slow my progress, but that’s ok. Thanks to everyone for your…

Wednesday check in I had a pretty good day, other than 2 “stress” oreos. My younger son got into a fight at school, which is hugely uncharacteristic. I had to spend a lot of time in the afternoon on the phone with him and the vice-principal. It all worked out in the end, but was quite stressful. He is ok and we had a good…

Tuesday check in I was on plan yesterday, did some IF and had some planned snacks for watching the U.S. election coverage. My only issue yesterday was sleep as I could not get my 10 year old to bed. He has been following the U.S. election for the past year and it was hard convincing him to stop watching coverage last…

Monday check in Pretty good day for a Monday. I ate on plan and exercised. Even though we got the extra hour of sleep from the time change, I am feeling a bit groggy from it. I think because it gets dark earlier. I am trying to take in some extra water to help and some sunlight if the sun comes out today. @kandi3570 - We…

Sunday check in Good day yesterday. Stayed on plan and did longer IF. It turned cold overnight and there was a light dusting of snow on the rooftops this morning. But it won’t stick around and the weather is turning warm again this week. We made a massive stew and pot of soup yesterday, so it is nice not having to cook…

Toronto is on a modified lock down, and COVID numbers are just not decreasing. So government and public health advice for Halloween was really confusing this year. I decided to go with what my 10 year old wanted to do! So we gave out candy via a poster tube, and our 10 year old went out trick or treating to just a few…

Hi team and happy November! My name is Lisa and I am from Toronto, Canada. I live here with my husband of many years and our two boys, ages 14 and 10. I am a lawyer and run a part time practice from home so that I have more time for family and myself as well. I spent many years in the corporate world, and starting putting…

Happy Halloween everyone! See you over on the new thread tomorrow!!

I love a good visual! For those of you celebrating Halloween, I have attached some handy charts about the calorie content of many Halloween treats and the exercise required to burn them off! I put this in a spoiler to avoid triggering anyone.

Cafelelia Friday Week 4 PW - 143 CW - 142.1 OK, about 4 lbs to go! I don’t care how fast or slow it happens, as long as it happens. My height is in between 5’3” and 5’4”, so this is pretty much a “normal” BMI at this point, whatever that means anyway! I am very happy with this progress! I am fully leaning into Hygge! I…

Tuesday check in I had a a good day yesterday. Stayed on plan and did some IF. It has been a busy day today and it is nice to sit down right now. I totally agree with @mistrelofsarcasm. Season affective disorder is very real. Plus the pandemic is ongoing and I find that I have good days and bad days. So I need to remember…

Sunday check in Hey team, I had a nice week off from my usual planning, IF and eating routine. The mental break was nice and I really needed it. I pretty much did many of the same things anyway given that I have been doing this for a while. I have a plan to lose the last 5 or 6 lbs in the next 6 weeks or so, and I will…

Hey WNM tribe, I have been taking a break since Monday and missed 40 posts! It was my birthday on Tuesday and my gift to myself has been to take a big pause on a lot of things to rest my mind and spirit. So I have not been planning, logging, tracking, weighing, measuring, etc. I have pretty much been on track with food…

@1theresamcvean - Please be careful with that ride to High Park. I drove by this morning on our way to my older son’s hockey practice. It looks like half of Toronto had the same idea and the park is packed. I did see your photo and that is a really nice fireplace. A bit elaborate for our needs, and I am looking for…

Friday check in Yesterday went well. I had a planned off-plan day, but I just ended up eating normally. I had a really busy day, but I managed to go for a walk in the nice fall weather. Our dishwasher is finally fixed & I am beyond thrilled! My husband and younger son went to the family cottage to meet my MIL and oversee…

Cafelelia Friday PW - 144.2 CW - 143 LTD - 25.8 lbs Very happy with this loss, particularly with having Thanksgiving last weekend. I am down to the final 5 lbs and am a couple of lbs from a “normal” BMI. I am not going to put a deadline on this or too much pressure on myself. I have enough stress right now. If I can slowly…

Wednesday check in I had another good day yesterday. I was on track with my plan, did some IF, and went for a walk. Stress has been more in check this week too. I think that part of that was realizing how much I have on the go, and cutting myself some slack. I am starting to think about my planning and cooking for the…

Tuesday check in Yesterday was a good one. Not so much stress, eating was great, some IF and I went for a long walk. It is quite humorous how so many friends and neighbours are trying to figure out how to socialize outdoors this winter. We are all emailing around, asking for tips and advice. Canadians are great at outdoor…

Monday check in Yesterday was officially Thanksgiving, but I did a longer fast as we had the big meal on Sunday. There were plenty of leftovers for supper, and I did have one last little piece of pumpkin pie. It is nice to be back to a routine today and with an empty house as the kids are in school today and my husband is…

Thanksgiving weekend check in I am having a good weekend and staying on plan. We had our big meal yesterday, which was all healthy and so that made it easy for me. Our dishwasher broke yesterday morning, so I was thankful we were not hosting a large group like we normally do. We have been doing distanced socializing in our…

Cafelelia Friday PW - 144.4 CW - 144.2 I will take that maintain. It was a wonky week and I am experimenting eating a few more carbs, with a bit shorter IF. Well, I am so glad that I squeezed in all of those appointments because our city is shutting down again for a “modified phase 2”. This means no restaurants, bars etc.…

Wednesday/Thursday check in I am doing ok with eating and IF, and had a long walk today. Who knows what weigh in will be tomorrow as I had some saltier food yesterday. Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend! We usually host the big meal at home or at a restaurant near my mom’s house. This year we are all isolating, so it is…

Check in for past few days Yikes, I am so behind on posts! I have been doing ok with IF and eating. A bit of stress eating yesterday, but not too bad and am back on track today. My younger son is really hating in person school. He is a terrible split class, and really disliking how much is being repeated from last year. He…