julierackow Member

Would love to join the Gr8ters. Please sign me up!

Mini-goal would be dropping 30 lbs. before our vacation in September. I'm down 17, so should be able to if I stay on track. Having a husband with similar goals is helpful. We walk just over 3 miles together every morning. The big challenge will be keeping it off. We have another vacation in early April 2024, so trying to…

I am very happy to report that my scale finally moved! DOWN 3.5 lbs. 216.5. We're going to a BBQ at my new niece's house today. No walking this morning, I'm not going to think about calories. Not going to go crazy, but will enjoy our day. And I said "new" niece, because my husband, who is 66 and adopted, just found out…

I should also add that I have a skort that I've been trying on about once a week. It barely fit a month ago, and now it's fitting comfortably. So that's something positive. My husband thinks I'm crazy worrying about a number on the scale.

Give yourself a pat on the back for not buying the chocolate! I understand when it comes to craving salty snacks. Have you tried Skinny Pop popcorn? I buy a case at Costco and each bag is 100 calories. Pretty filling and takes care of the crunchy/salty craving.

I've been stuck at 220 since May 9th. It's not that I haven't lost weight with dieting. I was 231.5 on March 8th, so I have seen movement. And May 9th is the day we added walking to our dieting. We started with an outdoor walk around our neighborhood that was around a mile. On May 15th we started walking the community…

Hi everyone. I hope it's muscle! Scale didn't budge again today. We've done 12 days of workouts, and the past week and a half we've changed our walking route to what lengthwise is the equivalent of a 5k. Takes us just under an hour. I've cut the crap out of our diets, drink lots of water and have a calorie surplus each…

"I am somewhat the opposite. I believe I see myself smaller than I am, so when the camera shines a light on reality, it is a jagged little pill to try to swallow." This is me 100%. It takes a photo for reality to set in.

Hi everyone...count me in too! Julie from the Chicago suburbs. 62 and recently retired with my husband of 40 years. Back in 2012 I lost almost 50 lbs. Just walked every morning with a neighbor and cut the crap from my diet. What a concept! Gained almost all of it back. In 2021 my husband and I booked a vacation and decided…

Last week I started doing both Les Mill's Body Pump and CXWorx at my gym. I'm trying to incorporate Pump at least once a week, and Worx twice. I'm trying to figure out how to add CXWorx to the data base. Not really cardiovascular, but not really strength training because there's no weight involved. If I'm doing it twice a…

Congrats!