littleshadowfeet Member

71 lbs down... 29 to go!

I started at 275.8 and am 66.6 lbs into the 100 lbs... I know what a long journey it can be! Feel free to add me. :smile:

Week one is almost over... we've done quinoa salad and an avocado chicken salad for lunch... dinners have included curried sweet potato and chicken with coconut milk, maple peach chicken, baked haddock with fresh dill, and lemon basil grilled chicken... it's not easy, but we're making it work! :smile:

here's the list of things he's allowed! I made a quinoa salad tonight with avocado, spinach and a simple dressing of lemon juice, olive oil and fresh basil. He approves, so maybe I'll be able to do this afterall!

Sunday Share as I try to get back into the swing of things... I'm Heidi from Eastern Canada. I work in daycare - "support staff" is my title and what it means is that I cook each day for 57 kids, clean up after everyone in the center, and also cover lunch hours in the pre-k and infant rooms. I am the mom of two boys, ages…

thanks for the ideas, everyone. We're slowly coming up with some recipes and ideas! He will hopefully be able to start adding things back in after about 4 weeks.

he's taking chemo so that's why we have to do it this way... testing won't give accurate results. Thanks for the well wishes! I've had a bit of luck searching paleo recipes so hopefully I can use some of those with a few alterations.

back on the wagon after a rough few weeks... I haven't done the August challenge but will hopefully join in for Sept. I'm back at work on Monday and am hoping the structure will be good. Waiting on another specialist referral for my sinuses. On Monday, DH is starting a "hypo-allergenic elimination diet" for his autoimmune…

Just checking in from sunny Michigan.. our trip down (20 hrs) went well and the boys were both rockstars. We'll be here until Sunday and then back up into Canada to visit some of my family, then Toronto, then Quebec City, then home on Friday or Saturday. I'm doing my best to make good choices - travel days are easier than…

I changed my profile picture for the occasion of my one year anniversary of starting this journey. There have been a lot of bumps and stalls along the way, and I was feeling discouraged with this recent plateau, so I pulled out the picture from a year ago. And I just happened to get a new swimsuit from Lands End in the…

JULY MILEAGE CHALLENGE Total: 60.76 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles 07/10 - 3.5 miles 07/11 - 1.5 miles 07/12 - rest day 07/13 - 2 miles 07/14 - 2…

JULY MILEAGE CHALLENGE Total: 56.76 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles 07/10 - 3.5 miles 07/11 - 1.5 miles 07/12 - rest day 07/13 - 2 miles 07/14 - 2…

Robin, the ENT did mention a neuro consult so perhaps that will be the next step. I'm no expert either, all I know is how I feel!

JULY MILEAGE CHALLENGE Total: 53.76 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles 07/10 - 3.5 miles 07/11 - 1.5 miles 07/12 - rest day 07/13 - 2 miles 07/14 - 2…

My Wednesday wish is simple... I wish someone could figure out what is going on with my sinuses! :( Had my ENT appointment today, and he said the pain I am having is not sinus related at all. Which makes no sense whatsoever. It started in April after a head cold - typical sinus infection pain. I was treated with…

JULY MILEAGE CHALLENGE Total: 49.76 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles 07/10 - 3.5 miles 07/11 - 1.5 miles 07/12 - rest day 07/13 - 2 miles 07/14 - 2…

@RobinB - we're leaving next Thursday... overnight in Ontario, arriving at dh's family reunion around suppertime on Friday... staying until Sunday after lunch, then heading back into Canada to visit my family (maternal grandparents and 3 aunts/uncles) until Tuesday morning... hitting Toronto on Tuesday, staying until…

@skinny - we are driving from Eastern Canada to Michigan (close to Detroit) for a family reunion... coming back through Southern Ontario to visit more family, and spending a couple of days in Toronto and Quebec City on our way home. The boys are very excited about doing the Toronto Zoo, the CN Tower, etc... and my eldest…

JULY MILEAGE National Junk Food Day, eh?? Well, I must celebrate that one... :tongue: Day 6 of being "back on track"... I've been so discouraged with this plateau, and finally was able to log a 0.2 lb log yesterday after 6 weeks of no loss. Nothing extreme, just bumped my calories back to 2lbs/week and am really trying to…

JULY MILEAGE Total: 40.26 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles 07/10 - 3.5 miles 07/11 - 1.5 miles 07/12 - rest day 07/13 - 2 miles 07/14 - 2 miles 07/15 -…

JULY MILEAGE Total: 31.26 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles 07/10 - 3.5 miles 07/11 - 1.5 miles 07/12 - rest day 07/13 - 2 miles

Going into week 5 of this stupid plateau. I admit, I am losing motivation, not logging as much, and just feeling frustrated. Finally saw the ENT on Friday - he attempted to use the scope to check out my left sinus (chronic infection since late March) but couldn't get it up there because of the shape of my nose. I was sent…

JULY MILEAGE Total: 24.26 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles 07/05 - 0 (storm!) 07/06 - 3 miles 07/07 - 5 miles 07/08 - 3 miles 07/09 - 3 miles

Whew! I'm back after 72 hrs in the dark. Tropical storm Arthur sure packed a punch in eastern canada. By the time the storm was over, our city of 70 000 people had 56 000 without power. 2000 trees down all over the city. I have been in "eat what you can before it goes bad" mode for the past 3 days and today is "disaster…

JULY MILEAGE Total: 10.26 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles) 07/04 - 4 miles

I'll add you as well! :)

My journey started back in 2010 when my dad died unexpectedly from a heart condition. I have two boys (12 and 8, they were 8 and 4 at the time) and realized that I wanted to be around to see them grow up, and I wanted to be able to know my grandchildren should I ever have any. I started chipping away slowly at the weight,…

JULY MILEAGE Total: 6.26 / 60 07/01 - 0 (migraine!) 07/02 - 2.5 miles 07/03 - 2.26 miles walking, 30 min treading water (1.5 miles)

Going to stick with mileage for July... goal is 60 miles. I will partially use my fitbit steps (anything over 5,000 steps I'll count towards mileage for days that I don't get out for a walk or do a WATP video), and the rest will be from intentional exercise. Since I do swim some as well, I will count 20 min of swimming as…