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Hello Pals! So far so good. One day - one meal at a time. I dropped three pounds overnight -got back on track for the binge Chinese food fest the night before. So will repeat what I did yesterday - eggs with loads of spinach, a protein Vega smoothie with spinach for lunch and fruit and a half protein bar and another shake…

Great format @SherryRueter. think I nailed down why I was/am off-track. In addition to the eldercare stress, my husband lost two of the closest people to him - too young, unexpected, but both had loads and loads of stress from work and family life. Some how I think I internalized not letting the stress of the weight loss…

Whoo hoo @SherryRueter! I know I was much lighter by about 10 pounds last year - that’s before I started doing Caroline Girvan on repeat. So definitely some muscle gained - visibly - but some fat I can see too. Ugh. Cutting to see more muscle is haaaaaaard! Oh - it was my parents’ test results. Nothing major - just means a…

Trying to stay strong today! Ok on all the fitness/nutrition goals but feeling panicky?!?! Never had a panic attack before but the stress of incoming rest results, followup tests, medication side effects and changes felt like it was swallowing me whole. Deep breaths! I’m feeling everything a test result is my fault - I’m…

Congrats @SherryRueter!!! Whoohoo! I know about those second, third, fourth and eighth tries!! 🤣🤣🤣. You worked so hard and I’m so happy for you! Inspiring!! Reached all goals except step goal today. I hope never to take off weeks from lifting again. I. Am. So. Sore. As for non meat proteins - I’m pretty bad. Quest bars,…

Great job, @SherryRueter! And you’re so right - I feel worse after eating those frankenfoods! Oh how I wished I loved yogurt - such a good protein source but I just can’t. I even look side-eyed at it in the supermarket aisle!🤣🤣 Thanks for the links to the DVDs. I may buy them - I just know they’re somewhere in my house…

I just loooove Les Mills body combat - the music, moves, tempo, all of it. ! I lost most of the dvds except for the Power Kata - 45 minutes. I watch the Power HiiT on the daily motion website. It was on YouTube but was taken down. I guess we’re human but I just don’t understand how I can feel so great post those workouts…

@SherryRueter - my faves are Les Mills Power Kata - the 45 min one I did today and the 33 min Power HIIT (kills me)! I actually only see results when I stick to no more than 1200, little processed food, 10k steps and lots of water. I feel stuffed and bloated - way way too much sugar but the last two days I’ve been on…

Hello Everyone. Been crazy busy and stressed. Last 1-2 weeks full of eldercare appts - and they always makes me nervous. I have a big birthday in June so I’m marking today (yesterday was the last major appt but more to come) as my restart date. I’m getting sick of hearing myself talk and giving myself the side-eye. So -…

Up and down up and down. As I “type” - I’m sitting in a cardiologist’s office waiting for my dad to be finished with his annual tests. I’m astounded by how many young (ish) - folks I see here. And a plaque for an athlete under 50 who died after his third heart attack. The reasons could be anything but it’s enough of a…

Continuing to do well. I just feel soooo much better when I’m at 1200 max -maybe - maybe 1250. This may go against the 1200 is too low but it works for me and I have already lost the 5 pounds of crap weight from last week. Food prepping has been helping too. The test will be today until Monday. Weekends have a way of doing…

Nitro cold brew?!? Is it like a cold coffee?

Thanks @SherryRueter. We should know more on Friday. Appetite’s been kinda low so lost my window eating weight - around 4 pounds - in the last few days. Fighting to get my exercise mojo today and will continue with Caroline Girvan Fuel. Gotta shake it off! 💪💪💪

Doing well so far! Hope to keep it up. Had bad news recently - my closest in-law died suddenly - was found on her bathroom floor after celebrating her birthday! Mid 60s, slim, but a smoker. Autopsy to be conducted. Have to get a grip now. Either my reaction is to feel like a loss of 10lbs is so irrelevant and unimportant…

Whoo Lordy! Eldercare responsibilities and road trip for parents doc have kept me away for a bit. The typical reuniting with hubs always leads to weight gain. A whooping 5 pounds in a week. Ugh. Don’t really care that much as my goal pants were still fitting and most would say I look better in them since I filled them out.…

Hello Everyone. Sounds like we’re all doing ok! Although I weigh in daily, I’ve been looking at my progress week to week. Down two pounds and that will be enough motivation to not blow today with empty calories. Need to really find a way to meet my water intake goals. Yep - @SherryRueter - those last few pounds mess with…

Congrats on meeting your goal, @Kitri2020. Let us know what CG workout you do! Today for me is Fuel Day 14. Praying, hoping, chanting, lighting candles - 😜😜😜 - that I can get through the weekend without stalling my progress nutrition wise. That has been the pattern and I WILL break it this weekend!!! One fat-filled,…

As said in these here parts, “Great day in the mornin’!!” 8k steps by a lil after 8?!?! 👏👏👏 I’m still tryin to find something I swoon over to get my butt in gear. Doing well so far today! Busy! Happy hump day all.

We’re all in similar boats it seems. I can’t let all these Girvan workouts go to waste if I’m eating badly - which I am. I just can’t join my niece in eating her baked treats - leaving or not. So alas I’m back to feeling off this morning and committed to better eating. Decided to eat as many whole foods as much as I can so…

Wow @SherryRueter. Same here. On both the food and the new kitchen table! I didn’t even want the “treat” but it hit me that as much as my niece wants to be off to the Air Force already, she is “future-missing” us - and bakes to show her love. Ugh. So it was a molten lava type cake with ice cream so up just .6 pounds today.…

No apologies for long posts! I like hearing all the details! I can sometimes see myself in others’ circumstances. Trying to stay the course. Pops has become a hoarder and I have stopped trying to “fix”, suggest, help etc. He’s not interested so I have surrendered. Sooooo - instead of getting stressed looking around the…

@SherryRueter - great list of what works! I have to work on the additional protein. And love love love Caroline Girvan! Started a variety of programs last year and never stopped. The packed 30 minutes (the programs I chose) work perfectly with my schedule. Gosh - if only my diet had been on point. My only issue has always…

Thanks for starting by the March thread, @SherryRueter. Welcome @mightybunky! You’ll find lots of support here! Exercise last month has been great - and like we all know - it’s the nutrition that I have to get in check. Self-discipline, self control and consistency!! I hate to say it but accountability is the one thing I’m…

Hi Pals. Been awol but I knew last week was gonna be crazy and with it so was my eating plan. No regrets. I’m using big birthday party celebrations in late May/early June to get really in shape. Haven’t seen these folks in years and would love to feel great and confident. One friend said she can’t wait to hang the pool…

Happy V-Day! @SherryRueter - hold that potential envy! Hubs has to leave early today for a work thing and celebrated V-day yesterday. Boy, did I let her rip! I know it’s not four pounds but it plays with your brain. I live about a 6 hours drive from my parents. Ugh. So when I’m with them I don’t see hubs and that can be…

Well done, @ScienceofTeaching! 👏👏👏👏 Thanks for the lesson, @SherryRueter! Sometimes it helps me to think of weight loss or fitness as a something vs something - spurs the “fight” in me. Need it a lil of bit that right now as I know I didn’t gain two pounds overnight but what I did do is give in to my dad to cook his type…

Tired tired tired. Pops is sleepwalking! I got a Google camera to get alerted when my mom gets up and wanders but the last few times it’s my dad - and he has no memory of it the next day. Sigh. Of course this morning he says “Boy, I wonder if this is from when I fell and hit my head months ago in the Walmart parking lot”.…

Will never EVER use pre-workout powder again! Positive - was able to pump out two back to back Caroline Girvan workouts - never did that before. Negative - felt like a thousand ants were on my skin for hours and couldn’t get sleepy til about 5am. Ugh. Even if this is the gotta-let-your-body-get-used-to-it phase. I’ll pass!…

Hi All. Travel and eldercare has me awol for a bit. Doing well - saw 128.0 yesterday! First time since September that I’ve seen that weight!! Yay!! It’s helping that I’m framing my nutrition as not what I shouldn’t eat but what I will eat more of - so that translated into lots and lots more veggies, more whole foods, so…

Morning All. Countdown to going home - will have to prepare the hubs that I’m in track and will just be mindful of the wine, pizza, ice cream that will be in the house! Ugh. But…128.4 lowest weight in months. Feeling good. Thanks for sharing that, @SherryRueter. It’s all psychological but framing that as a “conflict” or…