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Morning all. Down to 83.6 this morning - looking good for an 83.X start to April! Last night I was able to run with two friends - first time this year we've been allowed - so really enjoyed it. About an hour before we were to meet I did some mobility work, including quad and hip flexor stretches, which helped. I was still…

CW: 84.0 PW: 84.5 Holy water retention batman! I was in the 83s Tuesday-Saturday and ruined it by eating in a way that I know encourages my body to retain water. I stayed within my calorie goal but we had takeaways on Sunday, Wednesday and last night due to lack of preparation. On the Sunday's, OH hadn't realised the…

Hi all, I'm Katie from near Nottingham in the UK with my husband and our two cats. I've been with the group - and actively trying to lose weight - since January and both enjoying it and seeing success on the scale. Prior to that I was doing WW for over 5 years and got close to a healthy BMI once, but then regained all the…

Happy Friday all! This week has been a bit quieter, and the sun is shining which is helping. The clocks go forward an hour this weekend which means lighter evenings and it always makes such a difference. Went for a run last night and realised I could include a sub-40min 5k if I put my foot down, so I threw in a sprint.…

Welcome @ashleycarole86, this is a great group :smile:

CW 84.5 I've stayed the same! I'm pleased with that, but it was a mildly fluctuating week around this point anyway. I know it's been that time of the month, as though I don't normally have symptoms at all I've started having some (I've got an IUD, which I'm going to get checked as it'd be bad timing for a baby) and I am…

Evening all, I hope everybody is OK. I've been waaaay too busy to check in properly the past few days. I have tracked everything (though not necessarily as I ate it, which has lead to some almost-forgetting) but I've struggled to drink water and - like I'm about to do now - have found myself drinking a litre late at night…

@EvMakesChanges I will check out Sacrowedgy, thank you. I definitely need a new chair as it does nothing to support my shoulders or upper back, but there might be things to tide me over for the 4-6 weeks until I can go shopping. I have wondered whether I'd be better on one of the dining chairs, but I think it'd get too…

CW 84.5 PW 85.3 Fingers crossed the drain is out on Tuesday @jugar. I challenge you to a glute-off lol

Had a call with Mom (and sister) today - got to watch Mom open her mother's day gift of some new Ugg boots which she was very excited about, so they were worth the extra expense compared to what I'd normally spend. I have.. 7 pairs of Uggs myself, including a worn out pair of Minis (which I use for DIY) and my Shorts…

I've done alright this week, in fact I think my issues have been none food related, around not being productive outside of work. I know I've worked long hours some days, but I also need (mentally) to chip away at my to do list. I may revisit the list and see if I can break it down further. Has less calories than I expected…

We're near the end of the priority list in England, so a lot of the restrictions will have been lifted before we have both doses. The plan for that is to wait for the rush to die down, but I suspect we'll end up doing some things (like meeting in up to a group of 6 to go for a walk) before we're vaccinated. I'm most…

Evening all, I hope everyone is well. It's been a busy work week here so I've not checked in much. We've agreed the deployment on Sunday so that will feel like the end of a long slog. There will be issues that crop up I'm sure and there are plenty of other tasks to be getting on with afterwards - no rest for the wicked! I…

Sounds like everyone is keeping busy! I finished module 2 of my values course, which involved some extra reading - blogs and TED talks, mostly. I quite enjoyed them and got a new quote for my Google Home display on my desk (which has a mix of photos, memes and quotes that inspire me or make me think) which is "What is the…

@HaniTammam you're looking fantastic, what great progress you've made.

@Gidgitgoescrazy that really sucks. I don't see that you owe them anything, so I'd tell them both to do one. It's not your problem to fix and it reads to me like he's taking advantage of you.

Monday weigh in DD265 CW 85.3 It's not as low as I had been last week (before that McDonalds, ahem) but still green. :smile:

@YinxFed haha I see people doing so much more than we are... We've been in the house two years now and I feel like it's taken us a while to get into the flow so will endeavor to keep chipping away at it all. So many Pinterest boards (and favourite things on Etsy and NotOnTheHighStreet), so little time/money/space to do…

@Terytha I was looking at that movie last night - but it's £20 to rent in the UK (on top of the Disney+ subscription fee) which is too much for two of us, when we would've been able to see it for £10 at the cinema, had they been open. I did watch Soul last night which I did enjoy. Also started Snowpiercer (Netflix) which I…

Happy Friday all. @jugar I've added the books to my reading list, thank you. We ended up having McDonalds for tea... I worked 8.30am-11pm yesterday with less than an hour's break all day (a little to have lunch, and a little to have tea), then an additional 2 hours today as well and it's been crazy busy. I totally felt…

Sorry @jugar, I won't commit to going on my PC every day - I often have weeks where I don't log on to a computer at all outside of work, so I don't think I'd be able to stay on top of the exercise logging. I've seen the scales steadily go down this week - am pleased with the progress but wondering if it'll stick around. I…

@jugar that GMB website is fantastic. I think I lost a good 30+ minutes browsing it at work, and didn't scratch the surface. I went for my first run in over a week today. Managed alright, did probably 20-25 minutes of actual running, after walking to warm up. I'm aiming to have run the full 'circuit' by the end of the…

Chiro again this evening - my unhappy glutes are a result of me doing nothing (I mean I walked a fair bit but apparently that's not good enough for my body) last week because of the tendonitis in my knees. Can't win! Back to running tomorrow, but will accept walk/run this week if needs be. My running medal for March is a…

DD265 CW: 85.4 My last weigh in was 86 on the money - but I've been in the 85s all week and it's great to have that new number at the front. I'm keeping my calorie goal where it is for March, and not eating my exercise calories most of the time as suggested by @jugar. I've accepted that there'll be the odd day where I do…

Hi all, I'm Katie from the UK, where I live with my husband and our two cats. I'm losing weight to feel more energetic and happier in my own skin. We've had a busy weekend - lots of DIY and a couple of 1hr walks. I'm worn out, but not as bad as last weekend. I was going to be off work tomorrow but cancelled my holiday as…

Had a busy few days work wise, and have been working late. It's coming into my customer's peak trading period which means I get busier helping them. In 2019 I took the extra hours as overtime, in 2020, and 2021, I am taking it as TOIL to try and avoid burnout. We've got a week off in April but can't go away due to lockdown…

Thanks @jugar, I'm always interested to check out potential new exercises/techniques, especially at the moment when I can't get to my physio. The desks are in! They'll take a bit of getting used to as they are very different to our old ones, and we have some organisation to do before everything is spot on. The white…

Hey old guy in the supermarket Watching you ride the trolley down the aisle when you thought nobody was looking made my day. Stay young <3

@conleywoods They're going in the office this evening - I managed to get them varnished before I went to the chiropractor so they're ready to go. All that's left to do in the room then is fill the hole around the light fitting (the new fitting is smaller than the old one, so there's a gap in the plaster) and repair a…

I was in your position, only I got to the point where I was having to reduce my weights, and saw a physio, who became my personal trainer for a couple of years until I moved away. In my case I had weaknesses and imbalances and tension which were all contributing to my body lifting very ineffectively, and I was pushing the…