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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…

@Thanks @SherryRueter. Will view and start today! Body hanging around same weight - 128.8 today. Tired today but just finished CG full body workout and will jump on treadmill soon! Anyone ever get over a true true true debilitating phobia? Gonna try to tackle the swimming one this year! 🥺😳😰

@SherryRueter Thanks so much for such a helpful response. And yes, YouTube videos on vacuums would be great! If you have any weighted abs videos, would love those too! I’m inspired!! I’ll take seeing .45 of 1/6 ab 🤣🤣🤣. I see your point. As great a shape as you were in, it’s easy to see how having a more balanced approach…

Wow @SherryRueter - on all counts! Your loss, your mom’s progress, and fitness competitions??? Did I miss this? You may be able to answer my two questions - are vaccumes easy? My brain can’t seem to get the breathing right with the sucking in?? Can you instruct me?😜 And do you ever train abs directly? And if so, how? I…

Morning Pals! Up .4 from yesterday but finally my moving average is below 129 - 1st time since an October. Hoping I can continue with this! And hope you see a loss @SherryRueter and that your mom makes some real progress before you leave. @SparkSpringtime69 - the dry heat makes me wake up with very dry lips so I’m making…

Heys Yalls! Happy to see 128.6 today! Whoo hoo! Everything on track. Just maybe I will see 125 on Valentines Day! Waiting for the 75 degree weather later in the week. Welcome back @SparkSpringtime69! Got the headphones on - and time to twer - oh I mean dance!! 🤣🤣🤣💃🏽

Oooh @plainpixxel - beach Pilates! Sounds like fun! Enjoy your trip. I can fully understand the nervousness around it but you’re tackling it correctly by pre-planning! Back to 129.4 so sticking right around here for a while! Stressful few weeks coming up - planning for trip back home this week - leaving this weekend back…

Hello All. No weight change - still at 129.6 but at least both my daily weight and moving average are both under 130. I’ll take it. I tried on a pair of pants I wore when I was 113 and it’s only just slightly more filled out?? And 15lbs heavier? I have to find a true pair of pants or dress that’s a goal outfit - that will…

Hi, Pals. Down just .4 today but I’ll take it. I will try not to get too caught up in my current downward trend as I know the weight loss isn’t linear and there may - will - be times when the scale will not be my friend. @plainpixxel - I usually see barre and Pilates compared but when I think of barre I think more of…

Welcome @plainpixxel. Hope you stick around! Congrats on reaching in the 135 range @Cora0477. Great feeling isn’t it!! I’m finally finally finally in the 120s, albeit 129.8 - down 1 pound from yesterday - but I’ll take it. I’m sure this will steady out soon - maybe it’s still the crappy carbage weight I’m still losing. But…

Oh Sherry - so sorry to hear about your mom. Hope she recovers fully and quickly. Boy oh boy - do I know how the eldercare responsibility is! And speaking of brothers - will they ever grow up? Long story short - they’re still visiting for the holidays. We get into a nostalgic convo about things we loved to eat when we were…

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131.8. ⬇️.8 If I start with my weight - I’ll feel more accountable! Stuck to my calorie goal, step goal, activity goal and water intake goal. I can’t reach my protein goal at all - ever! Can’t stand cottage cheese, yogurt, so try to supplement with shakes or bars. Not great but I may have to stick to reaching calorie goal…

Morning Everyone! Been quite a while for me not posting! Quite a few busy weeks. There’s a lesson somewhere in here but I let myself go a lil cray cray because my niece was scheduled to go to the Air Force TOMORROW and she had been cooking her fave meals as sort of a goodbye gift. (Salty, sugary, fatty). She looked down…

Happy New Year, Everyone! Quick summary - 59 years young, 5’2, curvy, currently 132.0, with a goal to hit a range of 117-120. Lowest - 112.4 (too low); highest - 146 (nope. Never again) Gained a fair amount of muscle this year after following several of Caroline Girvan’s YouTube strength training videos so clothes fit the…

@SparkSpringtime69 That Navy Seal test is cuh-ra-zee!!!! The basic training graduation requirements for the AF are not even close to that - 38 full sit ups in a minute and 18 pushups in a minute. I can do both but it was harrrrrrd! I also thought full sit ups weren’t great for one’s body so not sure why they still require…

Hmmmmm. I really don’t have a problem with reaching 1200 calories. Dunno why! I wish I could go to 1400 but I’ve tried - even with my workouts and careful planning and tracking - I climb up. Ugh! I’m getting more and more addicted to my strength and performance milestones. Hopefully this will help me focus less on the…

Welcome back @SparkSpringtime69! Glad you’re back. Best of luck with your goals! Is cheese your biggest temptation? Slowly losing the sugar weight. Down almost two pounds from yesterday. Sticking with the plan with workouts, water and increasing my NEAT! Sounds like you did well over the holidays @SherryRueter. I just need…

@lhorne2 Welcome and stick around! 😀. Most of us are in similar situations so we can empathize. I have a doc appt on Feb 16 and I’m hoping to lose 10 pounds by then! Gulp! 5 of those should be water weight from the past three days of holiday indulgences! Memories over calories! 😀. I did have fun and have no regrets! 😀😀

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

I could’ve done better yesterday. Don’t know why I just couldn’t say “no thanks” but my 25 year old niece who has been such as invaluable help with the eldercare duties was having a particularly bad pms-snacking episode. Sooo - she went off to her stash of goodies (aka carbage) and kept offering me some - cheez-its,…

Wow. Great tips from your coach. Seems like it will be a valuable add to helping you reach your fitness goals! I do a 30 minute strength training video 5x week (Caroline Girvan) on YouTube and (try to) a 30 minute steady walk on the treadmill. I’ve been doing that consistently since April/May and know I’ve gained muscle.…

Glad you had a great day yesterday, @SherryRueter! You. Are. Strong! More than ONE pull-up?!?!👏👏👏👏👏💪💪💪💪 I’m feeling good. Staying down in weight and the weight I loss is the water weight from the “carbage”. Focusing on as you say, increasing protein, veggies, water and steps - by increasing my NEAT! No deprivation or…

@SherryRueter - great job on keeping control around the sweets!! Doing well! Down 4 pounds since last Sunday so sticking to the plan is working. You reminded me - my goal is actually the end of the year so I do have two weeks! I was fixated on accomplishing my weight loss goal as an ultimate Christmas present to myself.…