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Weekly Weigh-in for Monday: Username: OkieGina Week: August Week 4 PW: 202.0 CW: 202.2 Not as bad as I'd feared - I'm only up .8 lbs since Aug Week 1, despite not tracking and not getting many workouts in. It makes me think some of my new habits (and probably new portions) have stuck! This week, I'm planning to be back on…

Weekly Weigh-in for Monday: Username: OkieGina Week: August Week 3 PW: 201.4 CW: 202.0

Thanks! I'll go ahead and get back into the challenge - I think that will help me (re)commitment more!

Ugh...I've completely fallen off the wagon, y'all. Well, not completely - my eating hasn't been as good as it was, but it hasn't been total crap. But i haven't logged any food in probably 2 weeks, I haven't been here either in probably 2 weeks, I've only been working out once a week, and I've missed 2 weigh-ins on here.…

Weekly Weigh-in for Monday (I did weight yesterday, just didn't get a chance to post it): Username: OkieGina Week: August Week 1 PW: 204.4 CW: 201.4 Wahoo! It's rare that I have that kind of a loss in 1 week. I didn't track my food over the weekend, so I'm a little concerned that number might be just an anomaly (I didn't…

Hi everyone! I've been a little neglectful of MFP lately, but have been on Team Slimsons for a few months now and LOVE it! I've still be tracking (mostly days) and working out and drinking lots of water, just haven't had much time for the forums recently. And since this is back-to-school month, my posts may continue to be…

Daily post for Thursday: Track: yes Calories: eh...over my target, under if you include exercise (I actually prefer not to eat back many (if any) of my exercise calories - but I've needed them the last few days... Water: yes 100+ oz Exercise: yes - 30 min trainer session My allergy symptoms are somewhat better today. I…

...or not, whatever... :# I'm hoping it's just my allergies that have me feeling bad today. I was kinda hoping it was just that i needed a little more food after a couple of intense workouts. But it doesn't seem to have helped. All I really feel like doing is going home and crawling into bed. Fingers crossed that the…

Yesterday was a mess, so I didn't get a chance to check in, but... Daily post for Tuesday: Track: yes Calories: yes, under Water: 100+ oz Exercise: yes - approx 30 min mostly strength session from my new program Daily post for Wednesday: Track: yes (well, i went back and finished it this morning) Calories: kinda (over my…

Daily post for Monday Track: yes Calories: yes, under Water: yes 100+ oz Exercise: yes - trainer HIIT/deck of cards session... I was right - my weight went right back down! I was at 201.6 this morning - that's the lowest it's been this early in the week! Random question - Does anyone here use a non-dairy protein powder? I…

What kind of tofu do you use (silken?)?

Weekly Weigh-in for Monday: Username: OkieGina Week: July Week 4 PW: 202.8 CW: 204.4 I'll be honest, I almost didn't post this. I really thought about asking if I could weigh in a day late. But, it is what it is. For some reason, I was having lots of problems with MFP last Wednesday, then work was extra crazy Thursday and…

Daily post for Tuesday Track: Yes Calories: yes, under Water: yes 100+ oz Exercise: yes - 30+ minutes of my new e-book Oddly enough, despite drinking 100+ oz of water most days, the inbody scale still shows me a little dehydrated. Guess I need to up it some due to the lovely heat and humidity these days! Day 1 of my new…

Daily check in for Monday Track: yes Calories: yes, under Water: yes 100+ oz Exercise: yes, 30 minute HIIT session with my trainer Swamped at work today, so I don't have much time. Just wanted to check in, say hi, and mention that there were some great updates yesterday and this morning - great job everyone!

Weekly Weigh-in for Monday: Username: OkieGina Week: July Week 3 PW: 203.4 CW: 202.8 There's a part of my annoyed by that number. Saturday morning I was at 201! But my 6 year old daughter made (and decorated) a cake for us. So I had cake this weekend. And I don't regret it. And yes, I realize i could have said no. But (1)…

It's been an odd week for me. I took Wednesday off work so I could take both my kids to the dentist - appointment was in the middle of the day, so it just didn't make sense for me to try to work at all. Both kids did surprisingly good! But... Because I was going to be off Wednesday, I had to work late on Tuesday (I guess i…

Daily post for Monday Track: yes Calories: yes, but thank goodness for exercise calories Water: yes, 100+ oz Exercise: yes - 10k+ steps and a 30 minute session with my trainer Seriously, thank goodness for exercise calorie! I was over (by about 200, which was more than I had anticipated), but was under when you factor in…

Weekly Weigh-in for Monday: Username: OkieGina Week: July Week 2 PW: 206.4 CW: 203.4 Wahoo! My weight always goes up a little over the weekend, but it was a smaller increase this time - so I'm thrilled! Despite my tracking kinda trailing off as the weekend progressed, I tracked more than I expected and made better choices…

Yikes! The long holiday weekend had be away from my computer. I successfully logged Thursday and Friday, partially logged on Saturday and didn't do any yesterday. Oops...And I had almost 300 notifications (half were from this group!). I doubt I'll get caught up, but...for those of you who did great - YOU ROCK!! For those…

Daily check in for Tuesday: Track: yes Calories: yes, under Water: 100+ oz Exercise: no Yesterday was definitely an off day for me. I left work early to get some stuff done, and it messed up my eating (I was starving by the time I got home). I still managed to get all my water in, but, despite lots of walking during some…

@ghaholy33 – Surgery isn’t a failure. I was reading something the other day that referred to bariatric surgery as just another weight loss tool – as in, it by itself isn’t going to make you lose weight. You still have to eat right, etc. BUT it can be a tool to help you lose weight. It looks like you’ve already got your…

Daily post for Monday: Track: yes Calories: yes, well under Water: Yep - 100+ oz Exercise: 10k+ steps and a 30-40 minute trainer session full of thrusters, retro rows, push-ups (modified), drunken mountain climbers and burpees (modified) (Some of the steps were, of course, during the training session.) The workout was…

Weekly Weigh-in for Monday: Username: OkieGina Week: July Week 1 PW: 205.6 CW: 206.4 Thank goodness I've been weighing myself daily - otherwise, that gain probably would have really upset me. I actually did pretty good on the actual birthday this weekend (Saturday), but Sunday was a little too splurge-y. Oh well, it's a…

@lsjhudson - thank you. After a rough day today, I needed that reminder!! I keep thinking about just throwing in the towel for a few days. The last couple of days have been stressful, and I keep thinking about bingeing on carbs and/or sweets - what I would have done in the past when things got rough. But then I think about…

Daily check in for Thursday Track: Yes Calories: yes - back under my goal (even more under when you count exercise) Water: yes - 130+ oz Exercise: yes - made it back to the gym and a HIIT session with my trainer. It was brutal - and we were outside - but it was awesome! So glad I didn't miss again! And I got over 14k steps…

Luckily for me, I was the only one in my house still awake! Although I kept expecting my husband or one of the kids to wander out and ask what was going on.

Oh my goodness! I joined some challenges here, and I've had a really hard time not fudging my numbers some days/weeks. It's like I just really want these people (who I don't know IRL and barely know online) to be proud of me! I have to keep reminding myself that it doesn't really matter if my online, MFP friends are…

Daily check in for Wednesday Track: yes Calories: over by 24 :'( But I did manage to earn 88 by walking, so I'll call it a wash. Water: just over 100 Exercise: i didn't make it to the gym (I was just wiped out), so I made sure to get in over 10k steps. Any one else walk around in circles in your house if you're still a…

Good afternoon, everyone! I've been a little busy this week and haven't had a chance to chime in much. It's sunny and warm here in Oklahoma! I'm sure a lot of people would say it's hot - but it's not that bad for summer in Oklahoma (current temp is 90, with a heat index of 99). But at least it's sunny and not storming…

Hi everyone! I'm Gina and I'm 41 years old. I too have been overweight (to varying degrees) most of my life. I was probably in the best shape of my adult life about 7 years ago before I got pregnant with my first child. I gained a lot during that pregnancy, lost some of it (I probably kept 25-35 lbs), got pregnant again,…