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@Pattie74 and @Jon4189 It is not cheating. Who are you cheating? It is just what you ate. Log it and move on.

Bigger meals two days in a row, a bit of a spike (more like a giant leap than a bit), but I know it will adjust in a day or two. It is putting my weekly goal in jeopardy, but as Jon says, it is the trend over time that matters. Yesterday was a good day. It was active recovery day on my workout program. I went for two walks…

@Zaxa2021 I hope your husband recovers quickly and as pain freely as possible. Daily fluctuations are the norm. But when they are a decrease, I find it gives a little boost to our motivation.

Eat slowly and mindfully. I just read this Precision Nutrition article which outlines their reasons why eating slowly and mindfully creates results and their suggestions on how to make it into a habit.

@frankwbrown Soooo close to your goal. You'll crush it in week 3! @CharmingPassion one week does not define us. it is small consistent changes over a long period of time that create big results. My son suffers from migraines. I'm sorry to hear you are also a migraine sufferer. I hope they don't linger and repeat. @djsoos I…

We had a lovely evening out last night. We drove downtown and went to a local Italian restaurant and then went to Cirque du Soleil. The performers put their bodies into some unbelievable positions. The scale this morning was up from yesterday, but the same as the previous day. I definitely ate more than I needed at dinner.…

full disclosure - I did not read the other replies. I like this Coach Viva video on the phases of weight loss.

@Jon4189 Thanks for the reply. re" LOG IT before you Eat it. If you log it and you don't like how it makes your daily numbers look, you can delete it and eat something else. … This keeps me honest, log it, then eat it." —> I love that. I do it sometimes, but it is not my normal routine. I do log it first when I have a…

To everyone: Congratulations on your Week 2 results. Even if you didn't get to your goal, you are logging and learning. Anyone looking for a little motivational article 'Stop wishing and Start doing'. Have a great day! @Jon4189 Re "We all think we are in control, I think we just observe" —> You are so right. We do not…

Week 2 results are in: I use my week average for my start and end weights. Start weight 149.7 —> Includes 5 days of 'on vacation' and 2 days of 'bloating coming down' End weight 146.0 —> Includes at least two days of 'bloating coming down'. Goal weight 147.0 —> beat my week goal by a pound. I have not done that before. But…

I'm up a little today. Still on track to meet my week 2 goal. I enjoyed the ladies lunch yesterday. I had fish tacos and a side Mediterranean salad with dressing on the side. It is good and the conversation was vast with lots of laughter. Rest of the day was pretty standard: exercised, walked the dog, no evening snack. I…

Welcome to the challenge. We are a supportive group who report in daily(ish). Set a goal, track it and watch the progress. Your trip sounds amazing.

thanks for sharing. I’m relieved to have this article reinforce my previous understanding. On my way to lunch, I said that walking is the best form of exercise.

welcome to the challenge. We are a supportive group who report in daily(ish). Set a goal, track it and watch the progress.

you cannot spot reduce fat. Your body determines where the fat will come off. In my experience it usually comes off on all the places you don’t care about first and then the ones you do care about last … maybe that is just perception. You can do body part specific exercises to increase muscle mass in specific areas of the…

@Jon4189 —> I hope you are feeling better. @Zaxa2021 —> I hope you are feeling better. I'm sure the twins had fun at grandma's house for the weekend. Take care of yourself. For the post-menopausal women in the group (although, I think the approach is the same for everyone), check out this 10 minute Coach Viva video I…

I put in a fan in our room before bed last night. I think it really helped with my sleep. For the last few years, we've had a fan in our room during the summer. It has been unseasonably cool here in the GTA, but I still get hot at night. Good day yesterday: exercised, walked the dog, cleaned one bathroom, put my handheld…

@Pattie74 Re "I'm having difficulty copying and pasting my first week and it's getting more difficult to find my postings among the others" —> I found this as well. I tried a couple of different approaches: After you've posted for the day. Immediately copy and paste as a new draft post. Then for tomorrow, your draft is…

full disclosure … I have not read the other responses. 1 pound of muscle weighs 1 pound 1 pound of fat weights 1 pound 1 pound of muscle is smaller than 1 pound of fat because muscle is more dense than fat. Extreme alternative comparison: Q. Which is heavier 1 kg of feathers or 1 kg of steal? A. They both weigh the same.…

I just watched this YouTube video by Rebekah Matznick titled 'Your Brain Is Stopping You From Losing Weight (And How To Fix It)' (I've watched a few other of her videos, I have not purchased any of her services or products and have no affiliation with her). There is one comment about body type that I haven't found to be…

I use my computer most of the time because I find it much faster for both reading and typing. But everything should work exactly the same on the mobile app. Try: opening/expanding the spoilers to see all the text in them highlighting all the text you do not want in the spoiler then you should see on the left the paragraph…

@bteri107 Re lingering cough —> I hope you are able to kick that soon, I know it can take a toll on your body. @plantpowered Re the decimal —> I leave them in, even for my 7 day trend. I find otherwise, it just feels like there is no progress being made. But you are right, if I'm filling in a form or talking with someone,…

Donna: I copied your post and fixed your spoilers. I also figured out how to remove a spoiler. Highlight the text and then click the paragraph icon and then the paragraph icon in the submenu. ********************* 100 Days of Weighing In #23 ^^^^^ May 15, 2025 thru Aug 22, 2025…

Welcome to the 100 day challenge and thank you for sharing your inspirational quote.

I was not expecting this morning's scale drop (I know daily fluctuations are normal and it will more likely than not go back up tomorrow, but there is a little part of me that is celebrating because it is a new low number for 2025). Had a really good day yesterday: exercised, walked the dog, weeded the backyard perennial…

I'm finished my vacation 'bloat' reduction. The big losses everyday were feeling good (physically and mentally), but I know they were just "food in transit" from travelling. I expect things are back to a normal slow and steady pace. Yesterday, I did a lower body workout. It was the first lower body since before vacation.…

@Zaxa2021 Re "I dropped my sons off at my mom's for the weekend. I'm planning on a couple of long runs and some meal planning/prep." —> I'm glad you are able to get a break and are using that time for yourself. Self care is so important.

I think almost everyone in the MFP community has felt the way you are feeling at some point. Sometimes it comes in waves, sometimes we make the 'right' choices, sometimes we fall and then we get back up. Hang in there, you are in the right place with MFP. We are here to support each other, provide guidance and…

For a protein hit I eat 125 grams of cottage cheese with 15 grams of chocolate whey protein powder.

You may find the 100 Day Challenge in the Challenges category helpful. It is a group of people on MFP, who weigh and report daily. We set a 100 day goal and a weekly goal and track progress, share ideas, provide encouragement and congratulations. We are just at the beginning of week 2 of 100 day challenge #23. Link to the…