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Hi Diana, I got rid of 160 lbs a few years back, unfortunately after a few years of maintenance some of them still found me again. Anyway, I've been tracking all food again since the start of Feb and I'm down almost 13 lbs, I'd like to lose another 75 or so. I have 4 kids and work full time, eat mostly clean vegetarian…

Well our Prime Minister acted - you have 2.5 hours left to enter New Zealand without having to go into 14 day self-isolation. Cruise ships are banned from docking and our border is effectively closed to all countries with the new isolation rule. Most of our large gatherings of people - festivals, sports, concerts etc have…

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh-in Week 3 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 265.4 (120.4 kg) CW: 263.2 (119.4 kg) Released another 2.2 lbs / 1 kg into the wild. Please, nobody find it - let it roam free as nature intended. No backsies!

Weekly total steps: 82,886 S: 11,756 M: 11,912 T: 12,932 W: 9,283 T: 10,423 F: 9080 S: 17,500 These are my exact numbers from Samsung Health/Samsung Galaxy Watch. I'm pretty happy with the nice rounded number yesterday lol, entirely accidental to end up on the 500. Hubby and I went for a 9km walk which really put both of…

Just got back from Basketball where the boys won 70 - 40 and grocery shopping where I literally saw a family and their cart contained nothing but boxes of canned energy drink and packets of toilet paper. *You can't make this stuff up* It was insane in there. Still stock on the shelves, but notices limiting quantities of…

Friday check in - steps 9046. Calories, tracked and I am 99 over. I have also been several hundred under every day this week so I'm not sweating it. Exercise - just 30 mins Elliptical this morning. Haven't felt particularly great this afternoon/evening so I decided to rest rather than do anything else. Just a bit…

Thirsty Thursday - these are my morning drinks at work. Pink amino blend for recovery after my 5.30am gym session, I have found it helps to drink it through the morning. And the other bottle has iced coffee, my machine at home makes better coffee than the machines at work. My happy little Toy Story alien cup lives on my…

Steps Wed: 9283 Thurs: 10423

Workout Wednesday - Workout or movement essential - my home (garage) gym. It's more functional than pretty, but it does the trick. I love that it's not in the house, and I can escape out there away from the kids. My spin bike and my ACT/elliptical trainer are the most used pieces by me right now, every single thing in here…

@pacsnc6 Big hugs to you, I'm so sorry to hear your diagnosis. @Freeglerock Your hair looks awesome. My teenage daughter has long curls and she hates them, her hair always goes frizzy or pouffy - I might look up the Curly Girl method for her. @sleepymom5 Charlie looks like a good walking buddy! Interesting about colleges…

Love the photos... here's my transformation one. I have a lot that show my huge weight loss, but it feels a bit phoney since I've gained weight back. Other than to inspire me because I know what I can achieve! My skin, however, had a bit of a change last year 🙃😁 This was my 40th birthday present to myself. It took 17 ish…

Steps Sun: 11756 Mon: 11912 Tues: 12932

Wrapping up Tuesday and despite my hungry day I am under calories. I'm in a pretty good routine of not snacking outside mealtimes now, (unless I really need it) so I just stuck with my plan. I have morning and afternoon tea and some grace calories in most days to play with for evening or starving situations, so I'm all…

@amsandos I know that struggle, sugar was my poison. It got so bad that I couldn't stand the taste of it any more and I still couldn't stop buying it and binge eating it. One night I had this awful moment of clarity that I was literally poisoning my body with it, and it had to stop. I was already obese (again, after having…

@Cafelelia Awesome! I have my step goal set for 8k per day and most days I beat it, but if I have a high pain day then no way. Stupid nerve issues. I had 3 or 4 days last week with no exercise and low steps I think. But then other days I can walk 10km. Generally if I am biking outside my watch registers almost no steps at…

@jedaschultz I have been there - most of 2018 in fact. All part of your story, just turn the page and keep writing what happens next. You're in control of this. @kirsten11872 I honestly don't know how you get so many steps in, but go you! I used to get maybe 17k when I was working retail and going for deliberate walks…

Checking in for Monday 9th - food tracked and under, water 2 L, exercise 55 minutes of spin bike and elliptical, split between 5.30am before work and 6pm after work. I really need to find time to comment on individual posts in here but I'm finding myself so busy. Suddenly all four of my kids have extracurricular activities…

Well done for the win last week team! And some nice losses in here too! @CassieGetsFit2013 the scale is a big fat liar and you can't trust it, especially during TTOM. It is a reflection of your relationship with gravity, and when it shows a 4 lb gain that you know isn't fat, just move on. I find it helps to say a big "F…

Balance... getting in my exercise and some cake. Last photo is with my son who turned 15, cheeky sod is leaning down in this photo too. @sleepymom5 he's my second oldest, I have a 16 year old daughter. And then my twins are 11.

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh-in Week 2 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 267.8 (121.5 kg) CW: 265.4 (120.4 kg) Loss of 1.1 kg / 2.4 lbs. Pretty happy with that, finding a good balance that includes eating cake 😄 @sleepymom5 and @Cafelelia you need to update my weigh-in day to Sunday again please. It initially changed and then slipped…

Daily check in for Friday... I am right on calories, at my step goal of 8000 but no specific exercise. Still having a lot of nerve pain, managed a field trip with my son's class today because I had to. With his Aspergers he has meltdowns and he can't go if a parent isn't there. We were at the beach - archery and surfing -…

Hi all, I have been off work today with nerve pain/eye pain/migraine, it all kind of rolls into one. I've been asleep a lot. I don't get too many bad days and this isn't bad compared to what it used to be, but enough to bother me. No exercise, but food is on track. I just dug out a "Workout Wednesday" photo from a few…

Today has been a very long day. Food tracked and under. Water only about 1.5 litres I think. Exercise: 30 mins elliptical trainer. Barely got to work this morning and was called by the deputy principal at my son's school. He's 11 and has Aspergers, he had a complete shutdown and I had to go get him. Not unusual for him but…

@sleepymom5 That would be because it's a Philadelphia Eagles cap. 🤣 NFL isn't the biggest sport here in NZ but my husband used to play socially and we've been fans for the past 20 years. Actually Cowboys fans but my mother bought hubby this cap when she was in the US last year and I don't mind the Eagles 🙂

@sleepymom5 I was out walking at the top of a very high cliff. First time in over a year I've been able to walk that track because of my nerve problems; felt awesome!

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh in Week 1 Weigh in day: Sunday PW 270.0 (122.5 kg) CW 267.8 (121.5 kg) 🙂😄😁

I also want to welcome @podperson1 this group is pretty awesome :smile: @sleepymom5 and @Cafelelia for this month, can I change my weigh in day to Sunday please? I'm not going to worry about NZ/US time, I'll just weigh myself on a Sunday am and post it here later on in the day. My rest day is either a Friday or Saturday so…

Hi everyone, I'm Kristy. I'm 41, live in Auckland, New Zealand right by the beach, married to Chris for 17 years and we have four children age 16, 15 (next week) and 11 year old twins. I'm a Technical Writer working in electrical engineering and payments compliance, so basically I work with a bunch of people who are way…

Trying to catch up on all the posts... @Freeglerock I'm so sad about your cat Dax. I'm a big Star Trek fan, although my boy is named Drax after Guardians of the Galaxy. @sleepymom5 Yes it is really nice cycling to and from work, even though it's hot here. 27 Celcius on the way home each night. I feel like "me" for the…

Now that I'm home from work... @tryingagain5 Congrats on 50 lbs. That is a true achievement! @Mrsbell8well I love your room. Are those Tinkerbell/fairy style slippers that I see? Because I'm going to need a pair like those lol! @lennoncpa You realise that shovelling snow is only something that happens in stories in my…