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SW RND 293 -165.0 Goal: Becoming myself again 🚢 I can’t believe I am getting sick again. Sigh. My immune system. 4/11-165 4/12- 165.8 4/13 4/14 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/18 4/19 4/20

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 I am not a victim of my circumstances. I steer my own ship 🚢 I am really proud of how it went this round! 2 lbs down if I could keep up this pace I could be in sight of my healthy BMI goal by June! I know I am in the “honeymoon phase” of losing weight right now and more bumps…

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱I am not a victim of my circumstances.I steer my own ship 🚢 Really doing well at being super intentional with my food the past few days. I have ramped up my walking to twice a day which is really doable and giving me energy. Today is a rest day (sore throat) 4/1- 167.2…

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SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 I am not a victim of my circumstances.I steer my own ship 🚢 I feel much better than I did yesterday. I focused on getting in a bunch of walking (2 sessions) plus some restorative yoga, and really kept my carbs and salt in check. 4/1- 167.2 4/2-165.8 4/3- 166.4 4/4-166.0 4/5-…

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 I am going to call yesterday what it was - a stress binge that wasn’t even worth it. My DH had been unemployed for ten months his industry has dried up. My daughter’s choir performance is coming up and I wasn’t sure how I was going to afford tickets. And I just felt rage. The…

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 gardened for three hours yesterday - it felt great! Then friends came over and brought fresh bagels and I had one (worth it!) plus one sugar free hard iced tea. Scale is up which just shows how much inflammation and water retention those foods create in my body. Will be…

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 Super proud of myself for resisting Friday night alcohol! Allowed myself a few chocolate chips as a treat. Really liking this ten day format it’s a lot less intimidating to take it in little chunks like this. Still getting over the flu a bit. I hope to start incorporating…

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 Yesterday I lost it on some shrimp chips on the work snack table. Stress + that stupid snack table are my worst enemy. I can’t get rid of it I can’t avoid it I have to resist it. Super proud of myself that last night I went to get myself a little “cheat” candy from the kids’…

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 Bought a walking pad for my home office/workout room today. It should arrive next week. I am excited to have the convenience I think I will use it a lot when I need to decompress 4/1- 167.2 4/2-165.8 4/3- 166.4 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/10

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 I feel good about today’s number. It gives me hope. 4/1- 167.2 4/2-165.8 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/10

SW RND 292: 167.2 Starting from the ground up 🌱 4/1- 167.2 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/10 I have fallen so far off track that I feel I am starting from scratch. Instead of being angry at that, I am going to embrace it. I have restarted many times before. I am strong and capable of thriving in a new environment. I am…

SW RND 291: 168.2 Well considering I went through the worst illness I have had since 2020, this was a minor miracle I checked in all ten days. I can’t wait for the next challenge to really make some change and ask more of myself. 3/22- 168.2 3/23-167.2 3/24- 168.2 3/25- 168.2 3/26- 168.4 3/27- 168.6 3/28- 167.6 3/29-167.6…

SW RND 291: 168.2 Whelp today I am going to actually try and track and get some movement. I feel like this flu is going to hang on in little ways for awhile, you know those illnesses it takes awhile to shake. But I have a little more energy every day. I am encouraged by the garden birds waking up and singing, showing me…

wow the 291 is going fast! Yes please count me in for this one.

SW RND 291: 168.2 Feeling a bit better today. Going to focus on really clean eating today to help me recover. Had an apple blueberry ginger smoothie yesterday that was so energizing and satisfying 3/22- 168.2 3/23-167.2 3/24- 168.2 3/25- 168.2 3/26- 168.4 3/27- 168.6 3/28- 167.6 3/29-167.6 3/30 3/31

SW RND 291: 168.2 Finally a light at the end of the tunnel! First day out of bed and back at work after being home with the flu all week. Packing a healthy lunch will try and take a walk on my break. Yesterday I tried and felt dizzy. I can’t wait to feel recovered about to get out in the garden those peas don’t plant…

SW RND 291: 168.2 Still sick - taking one more day off work and hopefully that will be enough and my body will actually start to mend! Going to put a real effort toward eating well today, and stop the comfort eating 3/22- 168.2 3/23-167.2 3/24- 168.2 3/25- 168.2 3/26- 168.4 3/27- 168.6 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31

Jeffrey- enjoy the Subaru may it take you on adventures! Skyleen- I loved your description of dance class! That’s how I feel when I do yoga - in my minds eye in downdog I am a graceful fawn but then I look down and see what gravity is doing to my middle bits 😂 hey at least we are moving SW RND 291: 168.2 STILL SICK this is…

SW RND 291: 168.2 I am so sick. Spent all day on the couch. Ate saltines and popsicles for dinner last night. Working from home today. Will still try and track. 3/22- 168.2 3/23-167.2 3/24- 168.2 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31

SW RND 291: 168.2 Yesterday was rough - DH has a bad flu and I spent the last 24 hours tending to him. Sleep was choppy for both of us. I am proud on day 1 I managed to get a full walk in and a meditation. I stuck to my calories. We will see if I can get more activity today. Down a pound I still feel like I am retaining a…

my best tip is to preplan/pre track your food for the next day. Otherwise it’s really easy to use up all your calories and not have enough left for dinner! You can always make changes as you go. And give yourself some grace if you go over a bit while you are getting used to it

Hi Guys - first time challenger so I hope I am doing this right :-) SW RND 291: 168.2 I just really have lacked consistency this year and I would feel so accomplished to actually track and stay within my calorie goal for 10 days straight. Challenges are: stress, the work candy table right next to my desk, negativity and…

Just turned 45 and I have to say - hormones are changing the rules on me for weight maintenance - gained 15 over the past year or so without really realizing or paying attention. Setting my goal this year to be back where I was and get out of the overweight BMI category. But I can't go as "hard" as I used to with exercise,…

Adjusting my goal weight to something I can realistically hit. I am okay with that, I would rather be halfway to goal than not at all!

SW: 151.8 GW: 135 06/10: 151.8 06/17: 148.8 06/24: 148.2 07/01: 149.8 07/08: 152.0 07/15: 07/22: 07/29: 08/05: 08/12: 08/19: 08/26: 09/02: I went away last weekend and it really threw me off! Not making excuses - I definitely earned that weight. But I am still here!

SW: 151.8 GW: 135 06/10: 151.8 06/17: 148.8 06/24: 148.2 07/01: 07/08: 07/15: 07/22: 07/29: 08/05: 08/12: 08/19: 08/26: 09/02: Like sands through the hourglass.... At least what's working this week is to focus on getting lots of protein, watching my fruit portions!

Awesome! The 130's are hard to get into I know!!!!

CW: 148.8 SW: 151.8 GW: 135 06/10: 151.8 06/17: 148.8 06/24: 07/01: 07/08: 07/15: 07/22: 07/29: 08/05: 08/12: 08/19: 08/26: 09/02: Down 3 lbs but I am not celebrating yet - I can't tell you how many times I have lost this same three lbs, only to come out the other side of the weekend with my weight up again! Urgh!!! I need…

Holy crow Woman! This isn't just a story of you conquering weight, this is about so much more. I am so sorry so many docs let you down - unfortunately some are not equipped to help with nutrition and just medicate. I hope when you read this back you see that there were so many underlying emotional issues and the fat was…