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July 1-3 Pass days (3/3) July 4 Exercised: Extreme Shed & Shred L1 & 2 + 25K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Back home and back to routine today. Went to the hotel gym every day and did my best to track while I was away, but it was mostly not my own food/portions, and I didn’t eat as carefully as I could have those last…

June 30 Exercised: 35 minutes elliptical + 20 minutes laps in the pool + 16K steps Calories: No Tracked: Yes Pass days: 2/3 Ate okay but not great at the conference lunch, and then there were treats at the volunteer social for the conference, and that put me over. Enjoyed the food, however, and am glad that I was able to…

June 29 Exercised: 32 minutes stationary bike + 16K steps (including a 90-minute dance class) Tracked: Yes Calories: Yes Had a lovely catered lunch yesterday and ate a little too much but didn’t go totally crazy. Had a light dinner to balance it out and still stayed under calories. One of the workshops at the conference…

June 27 Exercised: 35 minutes elliptical + 12K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes June 28 Exercised: 30 minutes weight machines + 16K steps (including 5K treadmill run) Calories: No Tracked: Yes Pass day: 1/3 I will be in the Winners’ Circle, though it may turn out to be at 3/3 Pass days depending on how the next two days…

June 25 Exercised: Kickbox FastFix L2 + 19K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes June 26 Exercised: 22K (including 5K treadmill run) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes The 25th was travel day for vacation. Worked out before I left and packed food for the airport and plane. Was able to supplement with a salad at the airport (since it’s…

June 24 Exercised: Killer Body Upper + 21K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes I agree with all those who said to lead by example and not soap box other people. I always remind myself in situations like that how I felt when I was overweight but not ready to do something about. Someone else telling me what I should be doing…

June 23 Exercised: 20K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Went to see Labyrinth on the big screen for a movie festival, and enjoyed a lovely 45-minute walk along the river in the sunshine to get to the far away bus stop to go to the cinema. Have been preparing for vacation otherwise--it always amazes me how many little tasks…

June 22 Exercised: 18 minutes yoga + 20K steps (including a 5K run) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Went to a dance recital, and then a pool party/BBQ afterwards. Didn’t let the BBQ be an excuse to go wild with eating. I left a fair bit of flex in the day to accommodate, and ate sensibly and am pleased with how the day went.…

June 21 Exercised: Kickbox FastFix L2 + 35K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes I love Harry Potter and will dress up as a wizard at the slightest provocation. I love animated films and many children’s and/or YA books. I always dress up for Halloween—and thematically for St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day and Canada Day,…

June 20 Exercised: Killer Body: Upper + Powwow workout + 55 minutes Ballet Stretch and Strength + 31K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Taking it easy is not always my best skill, lol. (Or I’m taking it way too easy and not living a healthy lifestyle. Always working on that binary thinking!) As a pedestrian, even my rest…

June 19 Exercised: 30 minutes circuit training + 22K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @Ketch22, what a nice part of your walk. I don't see cows very often in everyday life. ;) @RangerRickL, right back at you! Really appreciate the UAC and everyone in it. I signed up for my first mud run today! It's at the end of August,…

June 18 Exercised: 18 minutes yoga + 13 minutes aquafitness exercises + 26K steps (including 13 minutes running) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes I think the thing that's made the biggest difference for me is finding what works for me (so disclaimer like others that this may not work for everyone). For me, it's been both…

June 17 Exercised: 30 minutes circuit training (park bench workout) + 40 minutes Meditation & Movement class + 27K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @ShareASmile, those are absolutely beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing. :) @Craigo3154, excellent points, as always. The times when I'm not doing so well on the health front,…

June 16 Exercised: 32K steps including a 4K run to a Farmers' Market (walked back with my backpack full of goodies!) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @BonnieHosk85, sorry the day is rough for you and that your dad wasn't there for you guys in the ways that count. Glad that your husband is a great dad! I lost my dad to cancer in…

June 15 Exercised: 60 minutes yoga + 17K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @ketch22, what a beautiful view! That's an amazing sight so close to your house. :) Awesome SV and NSVs! @jan110144, I found the same thing when I first got to what I thought was goal weight. Turned out I could be healthily smaller than I ever…

Love reading everyone's NSVs. They're so inspiring--and it's just plain awesome to see the many ways that this journey is making people happy. Reading about all of you who are drastically improving your quality of life as you get older is definitely motivating, since the aging part is inevitable. Thinking about it in terms…

June 14 Exercised: 20 minutes yoga + 60-minute yoga class + 65 minute HIIT class + 23K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes I need to head to bed now but will be back tomorrow to post my own NSVs and read everyone else's. :)

June 13 Exercised: 30 minutes circuit training (Darebee x2) + 30 minutes Powwow workout + 55 minutes Ballet Stretch & Strength + 28K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes My favourite workouts are walking, running, and Jillian Michaels workout DVDs. I really enjoy swimming but don’t do it as often as I could. I’ve also been…

June 12 Exercised: 12 minutes circuit training + 28 minutes yoga + 24 minutes swimming laps & aquajogging + 25K steps (including an outdoor 5K run) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes

June 11 Exercised: 31 minutes strength training + 22K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @am_change, congratulations! So glad that you are all healthy. As others have said, would love to see pics if you get the chance. :) @ForAmanda222, I definitely find it easier for myself to pre-plan and therefore basically always know…

June 10 Exercised: Kickbox Fast Fix L2 + 8 minutes yoga + 45-minute Meditation & Movement class + 23K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes As many others have said, finding something that is sustainable for you is really important. If you can't envision continuing to do it for the foreseeable future, the weight won't stay off.…

@lalabank, I've heard of the light alarms but have never actually seen/used one. (Since I rarely use an alarm anyway, it didn't seem like a sensible investment for me.) I'm so glad it's working for your husband given the swing shifts--I am very grateful for my stable work schedule these days. I don't use it as much these…

June 9 Exercised: 30 minutes strength training + 27K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Like @lalabank, I am an early to bed, early to rise type. I'm typically in bed around 8pm and up around 4am, so tend to get 7-8 hours of sleep. (My family and friends think it's weird, but they accept it. I joke that I am on a baby's…

June 8 Exercised: 32 minutes strength training + 35 minutes yoga + 23K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes

June 7 Exercised: 30 minutes strength training + 29K steps (including a 5K run along the canal as a lunch break at work. It was hot but worth it!) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes Great questions from everyone! I can immediately think of different ones but will come back if more spring to mind.

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your stories! It's so interesting to read how everyone got here. The summer after finishing university, having been overweight/obese pretty much my whole life, I "suddenly" decided that enough was enough. (I assume it had been brewing subconsciously for a while, but the decision was very…

June 6 Exercised: 42 minutes circuit training (3 Darebee workouts) + 30 minutes Powwow workout (basically, if Zumba were indigenous) + 39K steps (some of those were from the Powwow Workout. Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes I’m up too late tonight, so I’m going to come back tomorrow to post my “why” and read everyone else’s.…

June 5 Exercised: 30K steps (including 15/1 run/walk intervals x3) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @RangerRickL, thanks for sharing the photos. Those waterfalls are so beautiful, and that sounds like a magical day!

June 4 Exercised: 45 minutes Jillian Michael's Hard Body L1 + 26K steps Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @RangerRickL, that sounds like such a lovely day. Those roses are beautiful! We are barely finishing tulips here and hope that we'll get to summer flowers at some point! @Craigo3154, thanks for your words of wisdom! I'm…

June 3rd Exercised: 16 minutes laps + 16 minutes aquajogging + 16K steps (randomly, lol) Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes @RangerRickL, such beautiful photos! Love that tree! Sounds like you have the right mindset for forever maintenance. Like others, it is definitely my long-term goal to be mindful and stay on track without…