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Good afternoon! Yesterday I was running around and camping, so I did not post a plan. I did have a good day as regards food and steps, so happy about that! The pictures that @trooworld posted reminded me to say that I saw some camels on Saturday. I was driving past a ranch in central Texas, and there they were, about 20…

Good morning 🟢 Food on plan with a focus on fresh/frozen vegetables 🟢 GtG Pushups: Goal for today is 3 sets 🔴 Movement: 45 min including an outside walk 🔴 Steps: 7,000 🟢 Floors: 5 Not a total fail, but I am looking forward to moving more today! Friday plans ⚪ Food on plan with a focus on fresh/frozen vegetables ⚪ GtG…

Ice breaker question Thursday!!! The zombie apocalypse is coming, who are 3 people you want on your team? My husband and my son and my son's girlfriend? My husband's my best friend and he's an Eagle Scout. We are a great team. My son is smart and me makes me laugh, and same for his girlfriend. This just 3 thing is…

Good morning 🟡 Food on plan with a focus on fresh/frozen vegetables - drank the ginger lemonade I had in the fridge, which put me high on sugars; will not buy another of those! 🟡 GtG Pushups: Goal for today is 3 sets (12+) I only did 2 🟢 Movement: 45 min including an outside walk 🟢 Steps: 7,000 over 11,500! 🟢 Floors: 5 ⚪…

Good morning 🟢 Food on plan with a focus on vegetables 🟡 GtG Pushups - did 1 set 🟡 Movement - yes to movement, but did not get that outdoor walk in! 🟡 Steps: 6,500 - did 6408 - close! 🟢 Floors: 5 Wednesday plans ⚪ Food on plan with a focus on fresh/frozen vegetables ⚪ GtG Pushups: Goal for today is 3 sets (12+) I think I…

Checking in on Monday: 🟢 Food on plan with a focus on vegetables - 🟢 GtG Pushups 🟡 Movement - I did assorted indoor things but we didn't do the outdoor walk 🟢 Steps: 6,500 🟢 Floors: 5 Tuesday plan ⚪ Food on plan with a focus on vegetables ⚪ GtG Pushups (3 sets) ⚪ Movement (evening walk with husband) ⚪ Steps: 6,500 ⚪…

Checking in on Sunday: 🟢 Food on plan with a focus on vegetables 🟡 GtG Pushups: Goal for today is 3 sets (12+) I think I just did 2 🟢 Movement: 45 min including an outside walk I did get that walk in! I have my husband asking me about a daily walk now! 🟡 Steps: 8,000 8K was a stretch. I did hit 6483 (plus some I missed as…

Monday Weigh-In AustinRuadhain SW 223.1 PW:220.2 CW: 217.8

@Katmary71 nudged me to share thoughts about the idea of getting just a little bit better, day by day. James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) has my all-time favorite picture of why it works to focus on getting a little bit better. It's the same principle as why you want to start saving, even just a bit, when you are young…

Checking in on yesterday: 🟢 Food on plan with a focus on vegetables 🟢 Fifteen for Fitness Challenge 🟢 GtG Pushups -- did a couple; more would be better, but I am happy I did some! 🟢 Movement: about 45 min of focused movement -- 15 minutes of walking downtown and a 25-minute stair stepping session in the evening 🟢 Steps:…

@Cornanda - Sending a hug. I so get the frustration. To all the brilliant things @micaroo4 said, I can only add -- salt? That makes my weight jump. Anyway, keep an eye on the things you are doing and watch for the patterns, to see if you can find what adjustments you want to make. Keep on doing! @trooworld - Yes, I have…

Valentines Check-in I hereby brag that I stayed reasonable on Valentine's! I got in 15 minutes of movement and didn't torch my food plan, so WIN! Thursday Goals Yes, it's late, but there's daylight left so plenty of time to improve! Today's plans ⚪ Food on plan with a focus in veggies - so far, so good! 🟢 Fifteen for…

Checking in on yesterday: 🟢 Food on plan with a focus in veggies, starting with a green smoothie this morning. 🟢 Fifteen for Fitness Challenge 🟢 GtG Pushups: Goal for today is 4 sets (12+) 🟡 Movement: 45 min walk - did 31 minutes, and didn't make it back out for a second walk 🟢 Steps: 6,000 - exceeded goal with 8900 steps!…

@sleepygirl79 -- Hang in there! It is oh, so human, to get disappointed with results, get upset, and give up! I am so, SO familiar! YAY, you, for getting back in the game after just a week! Tracking food can be a challenge, so forgive yourself and get back at it, if you miss some meals. Adding some fruit and veggies, and…

@Katmary71 - Thank you so much for all your work corralling the numbers! We're grateful to have you and the rest of the spreadsheet team. It's a big job, and much appreciated!

Checking in on yesterday: 🟢 Food on plan with a focus in veggies, starting with a green smoothie this morning. 🟢 Plan for today's party: salad, fruit & smidge of guac. DONE! I did add a couple of Olipops. Back to water, coffee and tea today. 🟢 Fifteen for Fitness Challenge: I signed up for this, so at least 15 minutes of…

Monday Weigh-In AustinRuadhain SW 223.1 PW:223.1 CW: 220.2

Checking in on yesterday: 🟢 Great food choices. I was really happy with them. I had two social events with tempting food, a coffee date at a place that makes super tasty cookies, and a party with platters of not-the-best for -me food. I stuck with healthy choices so I could check in with a little green circle! :) 🟡…

@trooworld - I am so glad you liked some of the music! King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is amazing! My son introduced me to them. I liked your silly cheese song! Your pug party made me smile. I hope all goes well with DH today. @865jessica - Great job holding pretty steady this week. All your goals sound great! You are…

Austin here, making plans for the day: Food on plan and under my calorie goal Veggie focus - hit my salad/raw veg goal Movement: at least an hour of movement Steps: at least 6K Okay, day, here I come! But first (thinking of @19shmoo69 ), time for coffee!

Belated Ice Breaker Answer I listen to a bunch of different things. I love 80's music (pop, punk, grunge, etc), classic Motown, 50's classics, jazz of many kinds, western classical. So much lovely music in the world. Here are a few current favorites: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Bluesy jazzy piece by maybe the most…

Austin here, with a belated check-in! It's so inspiring to read all this! Today was a good No Zero Day: 🟢 Food was on plan and under my calorie goal. I need to eat more veggies. Ah, well, I will get there. No zero! 🟡 Movement was under goal. I did get a little walking in and ran the stairs a few times, so not a zero! 🟢 I…

Great! Back to work I come! I have been letting life get in the way of health, and am determined to turn things around. WEIGH-IN DAY: Monday STARTING WEIGHT: 223.1 My wild guess is that I weighed the same last Monday as this one. :) I think I held steady.

@DrewsAnna - Hurray! That is such great news! @trooworld - Me, too, to not wanting breakfast! I usually fast until lunchtime, though I have coffee (about 40 calories all told, as I include some almond or cashew milk). Maybe there's a way something like that can work for you? I keep reading about the value of a longer…

Username: AustinRuadhain Weigh-in: Mondays SW: 265.2 PW: 205.9 CW: 204.8 Eep! I am barely making it on this Monday. No Zeros today: - Excellent food food choices, calories on target - Stuck with my fasting window - Weighed and recorded all my food - Breathwork - Meditation Onwards! I promise to catch up on chat this week…

Username: AustinRuadhain Weigh-in: Mondays SW: 265.2 PW: 205.9 CW: 205.9 Sorry, team! It was a crazy week, family-wise. I did super great on exercise, but only so-so on food. Okay most of the week, and then went to the Renaissance Festival yesterday. Onwards! Today has been crazy because my husband and I needed to drop…

Username: AustinRuadhain Weigh-in: Mondays SW: 265.2 PW: 204.8 CW: 205.9 I am up a little after a week of being on the road or bring busy with a family thing. I am sorry to have been quiet! I was hoping to have internet and so be able to check in, but my mom's place is in a valley with terrible cell and internet, and I…

Monday weigh-in Username: AustinRuadhain Weigh-in: Mondays SW: 265.2 PW: 204.8 CW: 204.4

Happy Sunday, all! Mihani, congratulations on your weight being down. You have been great about eating on plan all month, and it's paying off! I hope you got in some good rest today. I did a long martial arts workout again yesterday (3 hours), and was kind of beat after that. Today I did a long walk. I need to do prep for…

Happy Sunday! I am catching up. Yesterday was super busy, and I peeked in and read, but didn't reply. @GabiV125 , @FushiaKat and @txcritter69 - Congratulations on being on the leaderboard! @DrewsAnna - Woohoo to all that work you are doing with dumbbells and resistance bands. It all sounds great! And double hooray to…