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Posting late today. Yesterday was a strange day, I exercised and we walked the dog in the morning. Then in the afternoon, I was just wiped out and mostly stayed on the couch. Went just a hair over my IN target. I changed my conditional formatting to show: less than or equal to target IN as green between target IN +1 and…

Enjoy Come From Away! It is one of my favourite musicals. We’ve seen it twice at Mirvish in Totonto. It never ceases to amaze me as to how: Newfoundlanders open their arms and homes to anyone in need The writers managed to tell a humourous and inspirational story out of such a horrific event. I hope you leave the theatre…

@deepwoodslady I hope the kitchen flooring replacement goes well and quickly.

@Crochetluvr I ordered a new pair of shorts that came today. When I took them out of the package, I thought oh no...they would be too small, but I tried them anyway. Well, they are a tad snug, but no problem putting them on....I was pleasantly surprised. I figure a few more pounds and they will be perfect. That’s great! I…

Went a little over on IN calories because we had ice cream after dinner. I had pre-logged cottage cheese with chocolate protein powder, which would have kept me within my calories and would have been healthier. But the ice cream was delicious. I'm trying to get to a 500 caloric deficit. Spent too much time sitting lately.…

FIL fell (again) and is in the hospital. Seems to have bruised a bone near his previous hip replacement. Went to visit yesterday. Exhausting day of 2 hours driving there and back (total 4 hours), plus the hospital time. He was still in the ER waiting for a bed upstairs. He is stubborn as an ox, so I expect he'll be as good…

@deepwoodslady So glad Owen is doing well.

totally normal. Give it more time, lots more time. You didn't gain your extra weight in a week. It is going to take time to lose it. Generally, aim for 0.5 to 2 lbs per week max. But even when aiming for that, every body reacts differentlyti changes. Weight loss is not linear. There will be ups and downs along the way.…

@dawnbgethealthy Your garden is an inspiration!! I love it! @Jon4189 Amazing picture! Thank you for sharing

So close to my week 10 goal. Week 10 start 143.3 goal 142 & Average calories in kept to 1770. actual 142.2 & Average calories in last 7 days 1780. Pretty darn close. In the past 6 months, I haven't been as consistent with IN calories as I have been for the past two weeks. Week 11 goal 141 lbs. Average calories in kept to…

@Crochetluvr So glad you enjoyed the game! What a recap!

You are welcome to join now. Get into the swing of the challenge.

Even with today's scale, 7 day trend went down 0.1.

I cannot believe there are only 10 more days in July! I got 10/10 today and 8/10 yesterday.

@deepwoodslady I hope your grandson's surgery goes well. Tonsil removal is pretty routine these days. Regarding being at the hospital, I like to plan ahead and bring a baggie with cut up carrots, celery sticks, a baby bell cheese and/or a small bag of nuts. I find when I do that, I'm less inclined to visit the vending…

It didn't work. I was just hungry and I live by the philosophy 'if you are hungry, you should eat'. So, two days in a row over my target IN, 7 day IN average is 1798, 7 day total deficit is 1900, 7 day trend weight still moving downward. Overall, I'm still on track, but I do feel a bit off today. We've already taken the…

Your BMI is 18.5, which is the very bottom of normal. I don't believe you have excessive fat on you. What you might be seeing is skin. You might also not be seeing yourself in the same light as you see others. By this I mean, you are more critical of your own body than you are other people’s bodies. To this I say “stop…

Yesterday - went over, ate lunch too late and ate more than I normally would at lunch. Pre-posting for today - attended the baby shower, which meant 2 hour drive there and back, sitting and standing for 2 hours at the party, then visiting with my inlaws. Mostly carbs, had some cheese and fruit. Strangely, no veggie tray. I…

I’ve thought about my goal. I’ll make it two pronged: 3/10 days with 250+ steps Increase average hours with 250+ steps per week —> Increase YTD average by 0.1 per week grey is historical data for 2025 before challenge.

I got 4 days this week with 10/10 hours with 250+ steps. My goal was 3 days. I found it is pretty easy to get 10/10, but I have to think about it all throughout the day. I also found, if I missed an hour, then I stopped trying for the rest of the day. —> That is not the desired outcome. To combat that, I might rethink how…

@deepwoodslady and able to feel the bottom of my rib cage again. I’m always shocked at how far down they go on the torso! And my feet are not oozing out of my sandals like biscuit dough trying to get out of a broken biscuit can popped too early. I always love the way you describe things. I'm so glad you are feeling better…

Great. If you’re following you plan even 80% of the time, then progress will come. Don't worry about the daily fluctuations.

sound familiar? — this guidance is from the year 1066…

@deepwoodslady My weight dropped today but I really don't know what that means since I forgot to weigh yesterday. Only that it is lower than my last weigh-in day before yesterday. Will the foods I chose catch up to me tomorrow, perhaps. Or did I do okay? I guess we will see Did you log your food? Did you stay within your…

I'm a bit relieved with today's scale, I was getting worried that I was losing too fast. Fluctuations are normal and today I'm normal. 7 day trend heading downwards. Heading to ROM members get in free to the Aga Khan Museum today. Got to run, I'll read everyone's posts after we return home.

Little update re: I have a doctor's appointment today to talk about my high cholesterol. I will likely come home with a prescription for a statin. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I feel like we have a pretty solid diet. But all the research I've done has indicated that most cholesterol in our bodies is actually…

@the_reflex 4 days of sugary food in a row. You didn't say what your goals are. For me, sugary foods are inflammatory. I feel puffy the next day. I love them. But I've found over the years, the less frequently and smaller amount I eat, the less I crave them and the less inflammatory they are. @Jon4189 re the plateau —>…

Pretty low key day yesterday. Exercised, walked the dog. Didn't do much else.

consider joining one of the challenge threads. I've found it to be very helpful to know that I will report into the challenge every day. It keeps me more accountable.

motivation — wanting to age well, with the strength and mobility to do anything I want to do when I want to do it. Challenge — my husband saying ‘you don’t need to lose weight.’ But he’s been much more ‘supportive’ or at least not a barrier after he said that in front of a neighbour and the neighbour stood up beside be…