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Woohoo! Congratulations to folks on the leaderboard! @Jactop @davidji82 @Firefly743 @Lulu_jo It's great to be starting a new month. I am back from being on break and glad to be back at it. I signed up for the Habit Tracker. (I hope I am in the right place! It said September. Not quite?!) Daily Goals 🟡Food Log - started but…

Good morning! Things are hopping! There's a lot of great stuff to catch up on here. I am working to build (rebuild) my routine, starting with early rising. Yesterday's victory was being up at 5 and getting in meditation and a long walk before the day started. Today I slept in a bit, but am still going to get in the…

God afternoon! I am back from summer camp and working to shift back into healthier eating! Camp was great, and I managed to stay vegetarian and mostly vegan, but aside from that, it was not the healthiest food choices. I have no great pictures I can share, but the experience was amazing. Mihani -- thanks for the reminder…

@askewcr - WOW. Thank you for the inspiration! I am delighted to read this and to check in, in general. I am at summer camp helping keep track of 18 scouts this week. The food options are not my usual. I am hoping that all the extra walking and sweating have this average out okay. This is day 2 of 6 and I have been feeling…

Happy Monday! After a couple of days of being off plan and barely keeping head above water, I buckled down and did well today. 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio + martial arts 🟢Outdoor walk/garden ⚪Meditation -- not yet, but will before bed 🟡Weekly Fitness challenge -…

Happy June ! It has been a busy day. I just packed my boy off to summer camp. The house is very quiet! Only a smidge of outdoor work in the yard, but tomorrow will be back to normal @TeresaW1020 I love your tone up chart, and I am signing up to do this one! Today was a break day from workouts, with all the running around,…

Hey there, Lulu's Mom! Wishing you a healthy Memorial Day and a healthy journey! You are welcome anytime, Magic, regardless of where you are on diet. Best wishes, Austin

I also am behind, and am checking in toi say hello. I'll catch up on jmessages n the morning. Right now I am off to finish up steps for the day! I stuck with my pre-planned good-for-me diet today, despite wanting sugar-y treats. I left them at the store when I went shopping. Phew! 🟢 Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked ⚪10 K…

Hello, all! Mihani, I'll take a few pictures once I get in some more progress this weekend. One sad note -- the snails have been chomping on my new hibiscus. I have scattered the ground around it with coffee ground. Hopefully that will discourage them. Carla, that's a lovely hosta! Mulch is magic. It makes the yard look so…

@Katmary71 Wow, it sounds like you had a lovely day with your friend. So glad you had such a fine time! We are Zone 8. Temperatures in the 90s-100s, with historically only 2-3 rains in the months of July and August. The last couple of years, the summer rains have been on the low end, with unusually long dry stretches. On a…

I stuck with my pre-planned good-for-me diet today, despite wanting treats. 🟢 Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🔴10 K steps - making this a day off, as I wore myself out doing yard work 🟢 NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢 45+ min cardio 🟢Post to group & Tracker 🟢BONUS note: 64% of the way towards my weekly FitRockr challenge…

What a busy day! Quick check-in, and I will catch up properly in the morning. I stuck with my pre-planned good-for-me diet today, despite wanting treats. 🟢 Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps -- over 12K! 🟢 NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢 45+ min cardio 🟢Post to group & Tracker 🟢BONUS note: 50% of the way towards my…

Yay, Slimpossibles! Great job everyone, getting the team on the leaderboard last week! And special congrats to @19shmoo69 @caitlingfry and @Firefly743 for being at the top of the list! @Katmary71 Enjoy your housecleaning and that visit with your friend! @askewcr You are always so sunny! Glad you had a good day!…

@trooworld Wow, your lemon painting is lovely! I love the glow of the yellow, and I love o0ur different treatment of the edges of the pith inside the fruit and the more definite outer edge of the peel. Wow! @Katmary71 Everything you do is container gardening? Very cool! I am not doing much in the way of food gardening this…

I stuck with my pre-planned good-for-me diet today, despite wanting treats. 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢 NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio + martial arts 🟢Post to group & Tracker BONUS: a little progress on the garden today, despite a huge thunderstorm @19shmoo69 Hang in there! That number will…

Happy Saturday, y'all! It has been a good day. I started the day with a cold water swim. I had lived through the discomfort of shopping for a bathing suit this week, and this was my reward! Afterwards, I sat in the grass while my teenager did some diving, and I got to watch a family of Egyptian geese (including 4…

Happy Saturday, y'all! It has been a good day. I started the day with a cold water swim. I had lived through the discomfort of shopping for a bathing suit this week, and this was my reward! Afterwards, I sat in the grass while my teenager did some diving, and I got to watch a family of Egyptian geese, including 4 goslings!…

@leonadixon What great news about your daughter's graduation, and your getting to be there! That is so great! And yay to more energy! @TeresaW1020 Great weigh-in! Congratulations! Subbing cauliflower rice in bacon congee sounds creative and fun! Thanks for sharig about burpees not being your thing either. I have tried a…

@trooworld It's not a dumb question! Hummingbird bush is a plant that is native to this area (St Edward's Plateau, central Texas), but I am not sure that it lives other places. Attracting hummingbirds and feeding butterflies and wildlife are things that a lot of gardeners around here get excited about. The Lady Bird…

Hey there! I am sleepy but wanted to check in and say hello! I have been getting tons of exercise today doing yard work and am... *ahem* bushed. (Terrible joke, But I had to!) I a little bit wish that I had taken "before" pictures to share with you later, but (A) I forgot and (B) I'd have been embarrassed to share them, if…

Hey there! I am sleepy but wanted to check in and say hello! I am continuing to do lots of yard work, and I am tired and ready to rest! I a little bit wish that I had taken "before" pictures to share with you later, but (A) I forgot and (B) I'd have been embarrassed to share them, if I had. Maybe I'll do "after" photos,…

Quick Monday check-in! 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio + martial arts 🟢Post to group & Tracker

Sunday Check-in! I just came back from a late night walk, and also did a bunch of yard work yesterday and today. I am sore and so SO looking forward to a bath. 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio + martial arts 🟢Post to group & Tracker (once this is posted!) NSV: My…

Happy Saturday! I just finished my 10K steps. Yay! I included some platform stepping and a bunch of gardening today, so I am feeling pleasantly sore. 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio + martial arts 🟢Post to group & Tracker (once this is posted!) @Firefly743 Great…

Quick check-in, as I need to head to bed. I just finished my 10K steps, so I can check that off for my 50 day challenge. 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio + martial arts 🟢Post to group & Tracker Yawn! I am glancing at all the fun updates, and have to wait on…

Hello, all! Quick check-in, as I have to get up early to drive the kiddo to a camping thing early in the morning. Mihani, I am so glad you had fun with your friends, and glad you are starting to feel better, even if not 100% yet. I had a decent food day today, though I switched out salad for fruit at dinner since I had a…

@trooworld Oh, dear, I am so sorry you are not feeling well today. And hurray for walking during your WW meeting. Side note -- is it just me, or is it interesting that "I signed out of work" is so immediately understandable? So many of us working via computer/camera. I have been telecommuting for a long time, but it is…

Howdy! Austin here. I am checking in late this week, and am going to work at getting back in the daily check-in rhythm. I am signed up for the Habit Tracker/50 Day Challenge, and am super happy about that. :smile: Today went well. 🟢Food on plan (Dr F) & tracked 🟢10 K steps 🟢NO unplanned dried fruit/nuts 🟢45+ min cardio +…

Hi there! Sorry to have been quiet. I have been eating, well, badly. I have been battling the blues and been stressed out about the end of the school year (2 more weeks of classes!). My pants are tighter, so time to buckle down! Today went pretty well, in terms of food and exercise. I did a 50 minute outdoor walk with my…

Hi there! Sorry to have been quite for several days. I have been clawing my way through the week. Phew! It has been an up-and-down week -- lots of good exercise, including rebooting my resistance training, but hit and miss on eating well. Anyway, here I am on Friday night, making plans to make sure the weekend goes well.…