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We've had a busy few days. I haven't posted since Tuesday. I'm tracking a neutral this week. No loss, but also no gain. Just floating around the same weight. Based on my calories IN, I was expecting more of a loss, but yesterday I was a total couch potato. We went to an art gallery in the morning, then returned home, had…

@Zaxa2021 Re "I'm glad I'm losing weight, but it is slow. I want to speed it up just a bit." Everything I've read has indicated that the less you have to loss the slower it is to come off. Be patient. In addition, you've been pretty consistently losing a pound per week, which is excellent. If I were you, I wouldn't try to…

No weight change today, but my 7 day trend weight is slowly going down.

Week 12 start weight 147.1 (week average) Week 12 goal weight 146.5 Week 12 actual weight 146.8 (week average) Week 13 goal weight 146.0 I didn't quite make my week 12 goal, but I know exactly why…. I ate too much! lol Overall, I'm still pleased with my recent progress. Only 2 week and 2 days left of this challenge. I'm…

As expected… The unfortunate part about today's weight is that I will not make my weekly target. I know what I need to do to plan for the days we visit our youngest son, but the day is long and stressful without much movement or water and too many calories eaten. Today, my husband is out at a camera club outing and I'm…

When it comes to directions from your doctor, I tend not to comment, because I'm not a doctor. For me personally, I don't think I could eat that few carbs. My suggestion: Go back to the doctor who gave you those instructions and ask them if they mean refined carbs like sugar, bread and rice or do they mean all carbs. I…

meditation? Great suggestion d from others. Regardless of the question I tend to say the same thing: Make one small sustainable change, then once that change has become your normal, make another small sustainable change and then continue.

thanks for sharing and congratulations.

agree with sollyn2312 I’ve had four children. Getting back to pregnancy weight came naturally and took longer after each one. I have a suspicion that you are not eating enough calories.

I recommend tracking everything, watching for trends, then adjusting. The reality of it is that we are not machines and everyone is unique. Calories IN and OUT are all estimates. The key is consistency.

sweet tooth — me too! We don’t eat out that often. When we eat out, I almost always order dessert. We’ve gotten better at sharing a dessert, rather than each of us having one. At home, I’m finding, just not having it in the house is the only way I don’t eat it. We used to always have chocolate in the house. One of the…

We went to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) yesterday for a member guided tour. We haven't been making good use of our ROM membership and now that I'm retired, we thought we should. We also saw part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit, which leaves on May 4th. We'll have to go back next week to see the rest of…

@Zaxa2021 It is not slacking when you've been sick. @dawnbgethealthy It is good to understand your body and know how it reacts to different things. It is fine that you are a grazer rather than a 3 meal a day kind of person. We all know that, generally speaking, it doesn't matter when you eat, what is more important is to…

Slowly getting back to those lower weights from last week. Active recovery day, but a relatively busy day yesterday - eye appointments, Costco, walk the dog, second walk without the dog, yoga, cleaned bathrooms. Met my 1600 calorie IN target (I count it as met if I'm within 100 calories either way).

@dawnbgethealthy I'm exhausted just reading your entry. Best of luck with the garden. I keep telling my husband that I want a garden and then he keeps reminding me that our plant track record is pretty dismal. @Crochetluvr Good on you to do some spring clean out. I need to do that, but mostly with my husband's stuff. He…

@deepwoodslady Re eating out at restaurants —> I found these 12 tips online. My favourites from the list are: Watch alcohol and sugary drinks —> drink water instead. It is easier on the bank account too. Don't skip meals ahead of time —> I used to think that if I'm going out for dinner I should not eat earlier in the day…

I agree with @tomcustombuilder, enjoy your vacation. You didn't gain the weight you have now in four weeks, you cannot expect to lose it in four weeks. Losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle are long term journeys. Be kind to yourself and don't stress about it. I suggest making small sustainable changes one at a time…

check out this video on determining your calorie target The WORST Calorie Mistake Everyone Makes Another way to 'measure' portion sizes is using the 'hand' method. Details are on this website Portion Size Chart for Best Calorie Control | Precision Nutrition

It could be many different things: are you losing fat and gaining muscle? are you eating too few calories? are you eating too many calories? Check out this video on how to determine the 'right' calorie intake for you. The WORST Calorie Mistake Everyone Makes

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@frankwbrown Love your challenge graph. Isn't it great the way a picture is so powerful. I hope you take this as encouragement: Looks like you are hovering around 260. 25 days left in this challenge and 8 months left in the year. It might be time to reflect on what worked so well in year 1 and evaluate how to incorporate…

@Lilylady3k Re "But I've got to stop the crackers and cheese before dinner" —> My strategy before dinner is to drink 2 glasses of water.

@JimnKC I hope you take this as encouragement. Just noticed you have 'no exercise' in your most recent posts. I hope everything is ok and you don't have an injury that is keeping you from the gym. I wanted to give you a reminder about your SMART goal. Don't let that gym membership got to waste!

@Zaxa2021 Glad you are feeling a bit better. @dawnbgethealthy I do laundry-workout like that too! Put in a load, exercise, change the laundry, do stretches and foam rolling, then change the laundry again and fold the first load. Multi-tasking at its best!

Didn't exercise yesterday, but went for two walks and went to Ikea. Lots of walking at Ikea but also had a strawberry frozen treat (they are vegan, it was really good. made mostly of stawberry puree). No change in weight this morning, but 7 day trending weight is up. I need to dial in my nutrition if I'm going to make my…

Kept to within 100 calories of my calorie IN target yesterday. 7 day trend weight is the same as today's weight.

Week 11 Goal 147.5 Week 11 Start 148.5 (average of the daily weights for the week) Week 11 Actual 147.1 (average of the daily weights for the week) = Week 12 Start Week 12 Goal 146.5 My weight was a little up this morning. But I still beat my week 11 average goal by .4 pounds. That is a first in this challenge. I've set my…

@Zaxa2021 Re "But it's just the result of not eating much yesterday due to my stomach hurting all day." I'm sorry to hear you are still not feeling well. Hopefully, you'll be feeling better soon. All the best.