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This is such an inspirational post. To have someone who is already in better shape than most of us do the really HARD work to get in even better shape makes me think that my relatively smaller goals are within reach. Thanks so much for posting.

Oh yeah! I consider Franks to be its own food group. I'll eat it on just about anything!

Hi. I'm Ellen and I live in the northeast US where we are getting clobbered with snow. I'm struggling with my fitness routine right now. In "normal" times I would go swimming or work out at my gym during the winter but both are unavailable due to covid restrictions now. Running or walking outside is a bit hazardous because…

I hear you! It's so frustrating to do it all right and then not get the feedback we think we deserve (I feel like a little kid standing in the corner screaming "it's not fair!! 😢"). But you know all the right things so you're way ahead of most of the crowd. If you stay the course most of this is self-correcting.

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I'm sending a friend request. I'm a woman of a certain age remotivating myself for the new year.

Yay to you--doing it all the right way!

I have an ankle injury and have come to rely on YouTube videos to help me get some cardio workouts. Here are a couple that I've found that keep the pressure off my foot but make me feel that I've done something challenging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOW54mLxMLs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXfS7CWM7lQ I also…

2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 -12.4 pounds in Jan -8.6 pounds in Feb / Weight=224.2 on 2/28/20 -6.8 pounds in March -3.6 pounds in April weight 4/30/20: 213.8 I am delighted to say goodbye to April. What a no good very bad month! I'm guessing that those of us still in lockdown are finding new and creative ways to climb the…

Thanks for the tip Alexandra. I checked Amazon and they couldn't ship one to me until the end of next week or possibly the week after. And I called around to a couple of medical supply places near me and neither had one. But I've got a combination of ace bandages and compression braces that accomodate ice packs so I'm…

We all had a first day and I'm sure it was a mess for many of us. Stick with it and you'll be amazed at what can happen.

2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 -12.4 pounds in Jan -8.6 pounds in Feb / Weight=224.2 on 2/28/20 -6.8 pounds in March 3/27/20: 217.4 4/03/20: 216.2 4/10/20: 216.2 No gain, no loss this week. I'm a little disappointed because although I wasn't perfect I logged every bite this week and never went over my allotment. We did have two…

Wow Alexandra. I cut out your meals from the quote but I am super impressed. Your meals not only sound delicious but there is so much variety. I really don't have any excuse for not being more inspired in my meal planning since I certainly have enough time these days but somehow it still seems to end up being spaghetti or…

2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 -12.4 pounds in Jan -8.6 pounds in Feb / Weight=224.2 on 2/28/20 -6.8 pounds in March 3/27/20: 217.4 4/03/20: 216.2 Checking in/weighing in. I was happy to lose a pound this week because I know I'm getting a little sloppier with my eating. We're now in our 4th week of sheltering in place and…

Aw thanks VeggieMeg71. Let's both keep on chugging along together! Funny you should bring up the virtual social gathering. My friends have all agreed that tomorrow evening we'll have a "Zoom and Cocktails" to connect with each other as best we can. Not exactly the same as being together in real time/space, but sounds like…

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2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 -12.4 pounds in Jan -8.6 pounds in Feb / Weight=224.2 on 2/28/20 3/6/20: 221.6 3/13/20: 223.4 (ouch! My mother-in-law's cooking :smiley: ) 3/20/20: 219.0 3/27/20: 217.4 -6.8 pounds in March Hi Everybody, Like the rest of you I am sheltering in place and doing the best I can with it. Since I'm in…

Hi Stella7x7. I had The Cough for all of January. It was so bad I think I sprained my ribs from coughing. What finally helped me was flonase. I'm not a doctor and don't play one on tv, just passing along what worked for me. The cough is terrible!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy! That's a huge deal! Be extra nice to yourself today.

2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 Jan 31: 232.8 -12.4 pounds in Jan Feb 07: 229.2 Feb 14: 226.4 Feb 21: 225.4 Feb 28: 224.2 -8.6 pounds in Feb / 21pounds YTD My Friday weigh-ins for the last couple of weeks have me losing about a pound a week. I knew my 3+ lbs/week losses couldn't go forever so now it's a matter of keeping myself…

Hi Everybody, Popping in to say hi and tell you I'm still lurking. I've been having some trouble getting to the web version here and I hate typing on my phone so lurking has been easier. But I'm online now and want to say that I am so impressed with how well people are doing. I'm definitely hanging in. I think this is my…

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2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 Jan 3: 243.2 Jan 10: 238.8 Jan 17: 235.4 Jan 24: 233.2 Jan 31: 232.8 Feb 07: 229.2 Hi Everybody. I had a crazy busy week but I'm here with my Friday weigh-in. I lost 3.6 pounds this week and got myself into a new "decade" : the 220s. That makes me so happy! I had one incident that kind of threw me…

It's funny you should say this ladycopnh. I read this after going to my "celebration dinner" but this is kind of what I did! I had been to the restaurant before so I had a good idea what would be on the "unlimited salad bar". I wasn't worried about salads of course. I was worried about the pastas, breads, sushi, risotto…

2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 Jan 3: 243.2 Jan 10: 238.8 Jan 17: 235.4 Jan 24: 233.2 Jan 31: 232.8 Just getting around to posting my Friday weigh-in. I'm down about half a pound but for a week with so many challenges I was absolutely delighted to show any loss at all (I took my rings and earrings off before weighing myself this…

So I'm back to report on my weekend with the in-laws. Thanks everybody for your suggestions. I think I did pretty well given there was food everywhere at every hour! I wasn't perfect but I think I made reasonable choices. I had the birthday cake but I skipped the bagels, pies and blintzes. It was fun and I didn't make an…

I'll take a new jean size over the number on a scale any day. Congratulations!

2020 start Jan 1: 245.2 Jan 3: 243.2 Jan 10: 238.8 Jan 17: 235.4 Jan 24: 233.2 Weigh in day. I was happy with a 2 lb loss this week. Next week I have a bunch of challenges. First is spending the weekend with my in-laws. They are all great cooks! I will need a ton of discipline to get through the weekend without indulging…

I'm doing low carb/keto. It has worked for me in the past and I'm trusting it will again. For me I think it mostly works because once I start eating chips or cookies I can't stop. I'm way better off just passing them up entirely. I don't feel I've been denied much since I can fill up on other things I love--like hummus and…