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So I did a stretching Yoga video off YouTube yesterday in the hope of loosening some muscles, yeegads I can feel muscles today that I haven't felt in years! I lost a lot of flexibility since I stopped Personal Training and heavy lifting, and although I've been stretching a lot in the past few months to regain some of it,…

@nstephenson01 Your patio furniture made me lol. Beautiful photo of Willow too. @CassieGetsFit2013 My weight is bouncing around on me too, going up and down the same numbers. Overall it is moving downwards slowly each week. It's frustrating but keep going. @tryingagain5 Your food looks yummy, the pie looks delicious. And a…

Steps for last week = 48,723 Sun: 7934 Mon: 10639 Tue: 7068 Wed: 4137 Thu: 5451 Fri: 8380 Sat: 5114

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh-in Week 3 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 260.3 (118.1 kg) CW: 259.4 (117.7kg) Hi all, I haven't posted much this week - I've just been getting on with what is now a very full workload, and I've also had a bit of nerve pain/headaches/migraine symptoms but luckily not a full-blown migraine. Enough that…

@Cafelelia I am a baker too, and my kids. I actually have 8kg of flour still in my cupboard, plus yeast and bread improver - don't tell the rest of the country! I knew we would use it so it's one thing I did stock up on before lockdown, we've already gone through 6kg I think? The kids make muffins, cakes, cupcakes,…

@lennoncpa Yes still growing but his feet have been the same size for a year or so. I really hope they've stopped! It's difficult but not impossible to buy shoes here in his size, but a cheap pair is going to cost over $100. @sleepymom5 I am so happy that Jim is improving. Don't worry about the small stuff right now, it…

Today's mini-goal was to get at least 10 mins of movement before work, so I hopped on my Spin Bike. It was a grand total of 12 minutes, but it was *something* before the day started. I then wound up sitting on my backside in meetings almost the whole day and barely got 15 mins for lunch, it was just a weird day. Straight…

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I bought a bike earlier this year to commute to and from work. I'm female and not too far off your weight right now. I also hadn't ridden since I was much lighter, however I went into several shops and my weight wasn't even an issue. I bought a 29" hard tail "commuter" bike, it's very similar to a mountain bike and can go…

Steps: Sun - 7314 Mon - 7753 Tue - 6731 Wed - 2215 Thur - 2256 Fri - 10,193 Sat - 10,062 Things got a bit dire there in the middle of the week, but I got moving again. Daylight saving ended here last night so got an extra hour of sleep last night, thankful for that. @JillyBT I completely agree it should be called physical…

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh-in Week 2 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 260.5 (118.2 kg) CW: 260.3 (118.1 kg) - 0.2 lb, (- 100 grams). I've seen lower this week, but I take what it says on weight day. A loss is a loss.

I've had a pretty stressed and slothful week. A couple of days I was a bit loose with my logging, and started drifting towards nibbling between meals, that's a big no-no for me. Old habits, but food doesn't make me feel better any more so there's no point in eating it just because it's there. With all that tension and…

Hey team, my kids want to share a challenge! You can do this at home and challenge yourself, the music is on Spotify "Bring Sally Up - Challenge" It's pretty simple (😛👻), follow the music and go from plank to push up and back again. I can't share the video, but here's a few stills of my teens. Because I'm evil, I made them…

@annliz23 Welcome and hello to Alfie too. I hope he feels better soon. @ProfDawnLee Hello and welcome to you also! A quick intro from me... I'm Kristy, I'm 41, live in New Zealand. Married with 4 kids ages 16, 15 and 11 (twins). A few years back I lost 160ish lbs, started working as a Personal Trainer, but then I injured…

@lennoncpa Your desk really highlights how small (and cute!) Sunny is! @pacsnc6 I am pleased you have a start date. I think any certainty in anything is good right now! @Mrsbell8well I am very curious about artichokes now. I've never tried one! @Freeglerock I hear you on the lack of steps. I have also been living in my…

Steps - I think I posted a few days at the start of the week but I can't remember which days, so I'll just put them all here. Pitiful week with working from home and being on lockdown. S - 8594 M - 10270 T - 4504 W - 5067 T - 5235 F - 8088 S - 10167

Hi everyone, Sunday here in New Zealand so here goes my week 1 weigh in :) xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh-in Week 1 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 261.2 (118.5 kg) CW: 260.5 (118.2 kg) Scales just showed the 300 gram loss this morning, or .7 lb. Yesterday's weight was actually lower, but after the stress of the past week I'm not…

Thought I would share this in here... Workout Wednesday - I have never been so thankful for my former life as a personal trainer, and a fully equipped personal gym in my garage! It's day 1 of a four week initial lockdown here in NZ, and hubby and I can still get our training sessions in. I warned him if he didn't stop…

Pardon my French, but eff Covid 19. Today has not been a good day. I may be made redundant but won't know for a few weeks. At the very least I'm looking at a 20% pay cut, which is also the same for hubby. No chance of getting another job in the current situation. I keep getting overwhelming urges to binge eat, go for a run…

Steps & daily check in Sunday: 8594 tracked. My watch died on me about 5pm so sadness of missing hours and steps. Remembering to charge it is such a small thing right now. Monday (today): 10191. Both days tracked and calories good. Exercise yesterday was a half hour in the gym and then a half hour walk on the beach later…

@sleepymom5 It's 5pm here now, I've been into the office, got most of the stuff I need and realised that I might need to go back. We've been given 48 hours at Level 3 alert before we move to level 4 (complete lockdown) which means that we can still move around if it's essential, and some shops are still open for 2 days. We…

So New Zealand is going into lockdown for at least 4 weeks, full country on self-isolation, everything shut apart from essential services. All schools now closed, so all 4 of my kids are home. Our Covid 19 cases have jumped to 102 total. 36 in the past day. Our CEO for work has called a (virtual) meeting for 8am tomorrow,…

Working from home day #1: I have to go into the office this afternoon 🤣🤣 It might be the last chance to go in for a while though, we are expecting NZ to lock down with tighter restrictions in the next few days. So I'm going to go get everything I might need and transfer it to my home office. Luckily I worked from home for…

@podperson1 Yes we love Big Bang. Bazinga is going to be 8 this year, so it's just as well we never got sick of it! @1theresamcvean amazing photos and poem. I really hope humanity does learn something from all of this. There's just too much else going on to respond to... but I am reading and sending you all love.

@lennoncpa I saw the pic of your grand puppy, he's adorable! My cousin lives nearby so we see Mia all the time, she's almost 3 and outgrown her "puppy" phase but she still goes crazy when she sees me, it's the funniest thing. Apparently she doesn't do that for anyone else. She is totally not the sort of dog I would get if…

Steps for the past week: 52299 Sun 15th: 6832 Mon 16th: 7104 Tues 17th: 11326 Wed 18th: 4987 Thurs 19th: 10721 Fri 20th: 8067 Sat 21st: 3262

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh-in Week 4 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 263.2 (119.4 kg) CW: 261.2 (118.5 kg) - 2 lbs / 0.9 kg. Funny thing, I think and calculate in metric, but weight loss always sounds so much better in imperial lol.

Also, just to brighten up your day, here's a photo of my fat cat Bazinga in his favorite garden spot. He's half Bengal, half Burmese, and weighs about 7.5 kg. That's 16.5 lbs. And, since we share dog photos... I don't have a dog, but this is my cousin's dog Mia. She's an overgrown rat (that's a technical description) and…

Hi everyone, just checking in. First week in a long time that my anxiety has been high, and that poses a challenge to my eating disorder. The last time I lost weight there was a point where my default anxiety coping technique switched from binge eating to binge exercising, and that was hell when I injured myself and…

Sharing by request @sleepymom5 🙂 I've had a quiet few days, just working steadily towards my goal. Here's my post from the other day. Transformation Tuesday- “If you can dream it you can do it" - Possibly Walt Disney What was your dream when you started this journey? What are your dreams now? Post a photo or describe your…