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Happy birthday@snowshoe072! @biketheworld Thanks for sharing your story. It was a wonderful way to start off the morning. Exercise: Yes Tracking: Yes Calories: Yes Fruits/Veggies - 3 (4 if we are counting bottled Marinara sauce😂 )

Exercise: Yes Tracking: Yes Calories: Nope 5 fruit/veggie: Yes 🫐 Making sure I move some, I think it just keeps me in a better mindset. Allowing myself foods I enjoy and cutting down on ordering/ eating out (this month is the exception). Being mindful of portions.

✅✅✅ As for NEAT, my main thing is pacing around the apt while I'm thinking or listening to music. I used to do this all the time, but a couple months ago I realized it really dropped off when I'd gained a lot of weight. Pre-Covid I was really good about walking to a farther train station. Fruits/Veggies - slipped up on…

This was another pass day for me. We went out to dinner and I was proud of myself for only eating half the pasta serving, but then we went to a bakery and I ended up eating the key lime tart later that night. Oh well. I like the fruit/vegetable challenge. This is an area I really need to work on. I think I had 3-4 servings…

@Winner_in_Life Wow! And your shoulders look fantastic! ✅✅✅

✅✅✅ NSV -Like @mshawski I am feeling better about my arms. I would only wear 3/4 sleeve shirts in the summer because I hated my arms. I haven't reached the sleeveless stage yet but I am happily wearing regular t-shirts now and don't even think about my arms when I put them on. NSV - A few months ago, my NSV was going down…

@JennyRebecca1978 Very sorry to hear about your friend. Today was a really nice day. I went for a morning walk and then the family swam for a bit and hung out in the pool. Even with the Indian, I think I am good on calories today.✅✅✅

@Chinkiri Happy belated birthday! The park picnic sounds lovely. And Happy Bastille Day! Have a wonderful day!

My whys are centered around enjoying life. I find it so much easier to engage in activities I like if I'm not caring excess weight. I also want to have an active retirement and the health to enjoy it. As many others here, I've seen the impact weight has on the health of family members. I also feel more comfortable in my…

This was a pass day for me. We'd planned an evening walk and went out the door and it started raining. Having a great time being down with my family, though.

@lesdarts180 Oh no, I am so sorry!

I find I need to change it up. I tend to alternate between spin, yoga, pilates, strength, and walking. Sometimes, I like to plan out the whole week. When I am in a rut I tell myself I will just do a few minutes, even 10 minutes (but end up doing a full workout normally). Exercise: Morning and evening walk Calories: Yes…

@snowshoe072 Great photo! One of the areas, I'm looking to retire to is the nearby Saranac Lake area.

Great topic! I tend to really get into things and deep dive. Things that I currently enjoy doing are knitting, drawing, painting, and reading. When I retire in 7 years (not that I'm counting 😂 ) and am not living in a studio in NYC, I want to take up gardening, pottery making, and possibly raising hens (these will become…

I treat the big holidays as a pass day, but I don't treat it as an unlimited day as I have in the past. I don't think holidays are an issue for me, but rather the little dinner out celebrations. They add up. I'm trying to order healthier foods out (that I'll still enjoy) and keeping an eye on the portions that I'm eating.…

Well, it was good I got the morning walk in by myself because the evening one didn't happen again. As for today's topic, while I think I am hard on myself in other areas, in regards to food, I'm a softie. I'm more like, "you had a hard day, you deserved a treat." I'm trying to move away from seeing food as a comfort or a…

Pass 4 of 3 I'm trying to get my dad in the habit of taking a daily walk, and he likes to take them at 8 o'clock at night. We've missed them 2x because other activities, so I'm going to walk in the morning to make sure I get mine in and then I'll walk in the evening again with him. Exercise: Nope Calories: Nope (I need to…

Exercise: Walk with dad Tracked: Yes Calories: Yes I know this is probably not going to be the best month for me in regards to weight loss being with family (I'm not really trying to lose this month - I'm just hoping not to gain). My intention is to track everything and post everyday no matter what.

Pass: 3 of 3 Exercise: Swimming Calories: Nope (Estimating again for dinner but pretty sure chips & salsa put me over) Tracked: Yes

Exercise: Yes (50 min swim) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Lovely day with the family.

@SModa61 What an awesome photo!😻 Pass: 2 of 3 Exercise: Yes, walk with dad 💕 Tracked: Yes Calories: No (only 3 over but I was estimating our dinner out and it could very well be much more)

Pass 1 of 3 Exercise: I thought blueberry picking would count but my iwatch says, nope! Tracking: Yes Calories: Yes (best estimate)

Visiting my family in Atlanta, so it's a little hard to estimate calories since I'm not cooking dinner and we've gone out to eat a lot already, but I'm just going to go with my best estimate. Exercise: Yes (swimming, leisurely) Calories: Yes Tracking: Yes

@RangerRickL Best to you on your new adventures! I did 30 minutes yoga today to get the pretty iwatch yoga badge. Calories✅. Tracked✅

Well, I am out for the month. I have discovered that I am not good with having fig newtons in the apartment (even individually wrapped servings). Well, at least I've learned to be moderate with pizza and tacos. On a positive note, I submitted my grades today and I just have one more week of school functions then I am off…

I tend to pre-log, so I have an idea about the day. Sometimes, I get in a mood for something different that what I'd pre-logged but it still helps me balance things. I weigh most foods I use. The only thing I really sloppy about is the non-dairy creamer for my coffee. I log the same amount everyday and don't measure it,…

Pass. Went over on pizza. Opps! Was celebrating last day of class for this year! (Have 2 weeks of school stuff left, though, then vacation with family) .

I think it also helps to look at your space. I tend to accumulate stuff, as I get very interested in something and go all in. I find periodically decluttering to be so freeing. I also really enjoy re-organizing my space. Today I made a fun display stack of YA books to read, organized my painting space, and decluttered my…

Mine really has more to do with maintenance. I wish I had realized I'd need to keep weighing and logging food. Exercise: 20 arms Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes

This is a pass for me. This might be a bad month. My AC still hasn't shipped yet 😓 and it's 90 here. I just can't. Calories✅. Tracked✅. Exercise❌. It's supposed to rain the rest of the week and bring the temperature down, so fingers crossed. Favorite quotes: Don't dream it, do it. (I can daydream about the future forever,…