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AustinRuadhain Checkin Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 199.2 CW 201.0 Austin here. I didn't think it had been that bad a week, but my scale disagrees. I was kind of a baby about it today. We took the kiddo out to dinner and I had a tasty breakfast for dinner that won;t be helping the scale number. Okay, so back to it. I didn't…

@vegan4lyfe2012 - Thanks for sharing the picture of you and Amelia Kay. One year old — what a great age! You look like you are enjoying being a grandma! (Such a great reason to do all the things to get healthier!) @txcritter69 — You have a lot going on! I am sorry about your friends backing out, but bet that you and hubby…

Austin here! I missed getting a notification about the last couple of messages, but thought I would stop by and see about reigniting a discussion. I am buckled down on losing weight, and spending a decent amoutn of time checking in at the FAT 2 FIT WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT GROUP. We have a couple of other…

AustinRuadhain Checkin Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 201.0 CW 199.2 Austin here! I had a decent January in terms of weight-loss, and am out to stay focused and make more progress before Valentine's Day! I am married. I have one son, currently in college. I teach math and science to homeschool kids. I read a lot, mostly audio…

@micaroo4 - I have never been to NH, but I hear it's gorgeous! @txcritter69 - I am in Austin and would be happy to say hello! @vegan4lyfe2012 — I am delighted to know someone who stays opn top of the movies. I am perenially behind! On the other hand, I am caught up on a bunch of Netflix things. Anyone else like Bridgerton?…

@trooworld — I like your mantra so much that I put the words on top of a picture and made it my laptop background. That reminder about trusting the process is so helpful. @Veta2018 — Brrr! I hope it warms up soon for you! Working + parenting through a storm does sound like a lot. 🥶 🫩 @adrimango — The 10 days without power…

@vegan4lyfe2012 — I am sorry you had a bad trip to a restaurant. It sounds like your server was quite distracted. It was great that the managers were helpful. This Mapo Tofu recipe looks straightforward enough that I am definitely going to make it. It just required that I go buy a number of ingredients that I did not have…

@trooworld @Katmary71 @txcritter - Great job being on the leaderboard this week! Go, all of us! @DrewsAnna : Good job doing a pre-weigh, so you have time to buckle down. Way to go predicting the results of the playoff games. I admit, I was sad for the Broncos. Hurray for your Seahawks! @micaroo4 - I loved your “Reasons to…

AustinRuadhain Checkin Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 201.8 CW 201.0 I am in the green, but I need to hustle more this week to meet the goal for Valentine's Day! I tend to lean on getting out and about on the weekend, and instead spent this last weekend inside for the most part. The roads and sidewalks are all covered in ice,…

@micaroo4 - I would like to join the Valentine's Day Challenge, please. AustinRuadhain Checkin Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 203.2 CW 201.8

@adrimango and @bobboyardee -- Hurray for making the leaderboard! Also, yay everybody --- our percentage of people in the green went up! We are making a great start for this week, too! @txcritter69 -- Great weigh-in! Hurray for getting the tree down! And your hair is looking gorgeous! Going light on Mexican food takes…

@DrewsAnna — It sounds like you are making some great adjustments. Hang in there. You will find the way to do this. @txcritter69 — So sorry about the nausea and fatigue. Hopefully today's PT and a better night's sleep will help make tomorrow a more motivated day! @trooworld — The Milk Street cookbook sounds great! Good…

AustinRuadhain Checkin Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 207.2 CW 203.2 @adrimango — What fun that you go to go to the Panthers game. I can only imagine how loud it was. What a game! We will be watching the Texans game tonight. Vanderbilt is quite pretty. I hope you enjoy the tour. I had a relative from Germany that had a…

@Cornanda @adrimango and @vegan4lyfe2012 — Congratulations on a great week! Thanks for leading the wayt this last week! @sleepygirl79 — Congratulations on holding steady in the face of cravings. Keep doing what you can. @TeresaW2024 — I, too, find it easier to make progress if I stay away from fast food and more of the…

Saturday, already! Yesterday's plan 🟢 Log all my food 🔴 Eat no flour 🟢 Eat more than 5 fruit/veg servings 🟢 Meet step goal 🟢 Daily review on Daily Dozen app Today's plan ⭕ Log all my food ⭕ Eat no flour ⭕ Eat more than 5 fruit/veg servings ⭕ Meet step goal ⭕ Daily review on Daily Dozen app My son made julekage yesterday,…

@txcritter69 - @DrewsAnna is so right to note that Garmin and MFP talk. MFP weigh-ins and calorie counts get reflected on my Garmin dashboard. Activity on my Garmin is automatically added to MFP — time, activity type and est. calories burned. Setting that up was not difficult and it's zero maintenance after you do that.…

@Cornanda — Thank you for the Atomics Habit newsletter quotation! So for this year, focusing on the identity I want to build, a thing I am focusing is being a bicyclist. I just started a challenge to ride 2700 km (1678 mi) on my bicycle over the course of this year, so 675 km (419 mi) this quarter). It will average out to…

@19shmoo69 - Ah, that's different! Sorry for not being sillier! That sounds like a book problem then! Sequels that are a lot less concise and interesting than the first book is definitely a thing!

@19shmoo69 *hugs* re. the unread books I am no expert, so feel free to say "thanks for sharing" and move on… That doesn't sound like a character flaw. Plenty of bright and hardworking people, some that I know, have to deal with things like dyslexia, ADHD and such. I don't think of it as a character flaw or laziness or…

Good morning, y'all! Beets: I like them some ways and not others. My intro to them was in school lunches, which I think was warmed up canned beets. Not a fan. These days, I get them fresh and roast them or use them in juices, and like them there. So I guess I am in the not-dirt camp. I also like cilantro. How do folks feel…

Happy Wednesday! The week is flying by. I had an OK day yesterday. Yesterday's plan 🟢 Log all my food 🟢 Eat no flour 🟢 Eat more than 5 fruit/veg servings 🔴 Bicycling activity (didn't do it; too many other commitments, so I should not have had this on the plan for the day) 🟡 Meet step goal (did OK, but did not meet my goal)…

Good morning! I had a good day yesterday! 🟢 Log all my food 🟢 Eat no flour 🟢 Eat more than 5 fruit/veg servings 🟢 Bicycling activity 🔴 Meet step goal — Nope! I set my goal too high, and then was beat after my big cycling workout. 🟢 Daily review on Daily Dozen app Today's plan 🟡 Log all my food (so far, so good) 🟡 Eat no…

@micaroo4 - May I join the MLK challenge belatedly? I could start with today's weigh-in or check on whatever I have closest to the 1st.

AustinRuadhain Checkin @micaroo4 - Thanks, as always, for the nudge! Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 206.3 CW 207.2 Well, that doesn't look great, but I am down from my midweek weigh-in, which was a bit of a freakout moment. Yesterday's accomplishments: ✅ Logged all my food (well, most; I just realized I forgot several…

AustinRuadhain Checkin @micaroo4 Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 203.2 CW 206.3 Okey doke. I have returned from all the family visits and parties. This could have been worse. On the plus side, I did better on food today, and got in an outdoor walk. Plan for Tuesday: Track food Outdoor walk (45 min+) 5 helpings fruit/veg

AustinRuadhain Checkin @micaroo4 Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 202.8 CW 203.2 I will have to catch up later. I have been travelling and have to turn lighhts out in the family hotekl room now. Yippee for getting wifi to work here., though!

AustinRuadhain Checkin @micaroo4 Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 202.8 CW 203.8 Argh! I did well for much of the week, and then are badly at parties on Friday and Saturday. I got back on the horse on Sunday, but still up a bit, despiut being down midweek. My focus this week is on food tracking! I restarted that yesterday and…

AustinRuadhain Checkin @micaroo4 Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 203.4 CW 202.8 I had a good day and am making plans to build on it tomorrow. Today included 3 hours (!) of exercise (I am decently tired). I upped my water. I got in my fruits and veggies.

AustinRuadhain Checkin @micaroo4 Monday Weigh-In SW 265.2 PW 203.3 CW 203.4 Ha! Not in the green, but I did pretty well. My Thanksgiving week was fabulous, but not conducive to meeting my fitness goals. I ate moderately at the actual Thanksgiving dinner, but I made homemade pies, and decided to sample them. We also went t…

DISCUSSION QUESTION: What positive affirmation or mantra helps you when the journey feels tough? Hmm. I think my biggest is reminding myself that I am great from coming from behind. I may have dug myself in a hole, but I have what it takes to dig my way back out, and I can start now. @micaroo4 - Thank you for making me…