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@JNettie73 -- Happy anniversary! Glad you enjoyed your night out. I also stink at the plank challenge. I kept starting and stopping, and now I haven't done any for over a week. I grew up in Chicago, and we never started school before Labor Day, but in the suburbs they always started and ended a week or so before us. My…

@JNettie73 - I like the plank challenge you posted better than mine. Mine increased the time too quickly. Yours is more realistic. I also like the idea of doing 3 reps before moving on. Don't beat yourself up about the cheez-its and whatnot. We all have those days. The important thing is that you didn't let it derail you…

@LewLooo -- Welcome to the thread. Looks like you are off to a great start! @JNettie73 -- I also keep forgetting to plank. @mnwalkingqueen -- I don't know that you could hurt yourself. My only advice would be to make sure you are using your core, rather than arms so you don't hurt your shoulders. Of course, that's because…

@sisijamison -- welcome to the thread! @barb-- I was just visiting a friend in Naples a few weeks ago, and we walked 4 miles around her condo complex every morning. I couldn't believe how hot and humid it was, even early in the morning. We have heat and humidity in Chicago, but usually you can avoid the worst of it by…

@AmberlyMarlene -- Welcome to the thread! I find posting here regularly makes me more accountable. I hope it helps you too. @mnwalkingqueen -- Yes, the grill works well on a gas or electric stovetop. I would say tighten your core muscles while doing the wall plank. Yeah, it's always hard to adjust eating and workouts to a…

@JNettie73 -- I tried to add you on Fitbit, but I'm not sure if it worked. You can try to add me. My username is Karen M.

@JNettie73 -- I have a couple of really nice Soma bras that I bought when I was at my thinnest, but now they are just a bit too small. They are still in really great shape, and they were expensive, so I want to fit into them before my current bras wear out. I tried one on the other day, and I still have some "overflow" on…

@bapcarrier -- Barb, right? It's good to see you back!! Congrats on your progress so far. I love peanut butter, so that's an idea I will save for next time. Fortunately, the empty gut feeling passed after a couple of days. Yes, this thread is not as active as in the past, but it's so nice to see familiar faces, and even…

Anyone have days/weeks when they are just constantly famished? I have been so hungry the past few days. Like, stomach growling with that empty feeling from the moment I wake up until I go to bed, even though I'm eating normally. I've tried upping my water intake, but that's not helping at all.

@mnwalkingqueen -- some of us still post according to the old schedule, but it's pretty loose. Congrats on losing last week. I don't like to cook, so most of my recipes are very simple with only a few ingredients. I like to make salmon which I usually cook on a stove top grill, but it's also good baked. I put some salt,…

@JNettie73 --Congrats on fitting into those clothes!! I still find that how my clothes fit is the best measure of my success. Lower numbers on the scale are great, but they don't compare to fitting into clothes again. I tried on a bunch of summer dresses for my trip, and there's one I bought 2 years ago and have never…

@JNettie73 -- You are doing so great! I am not tracking measurements anymore, but I did so when I first started on MFP. It really helps to see the progress someplace other than the scale. I never did progress pictures which is something I regret. I have very few pictures of me at my highest weight, and the ones I do have…

Well, yesterday was also a washout, but I managed a couple of short walks with Gunner. Today, was beautiful, so I went for a walk that turned into a run. It's the first time I've run since before the pandemic when the gyms closed down. It was slow and short with some walking breaks, but it felt good to run again. Scale is…

Hi everyone! Still no drop on the scale, but I will keep at it. I'm sure next week, I will see some movement. Would love to be 195 or lower by the end of June. 🤞🤞 It was very rainy today, so I ran some errands instead of walking. Hoping tomorrow's weather will allow for a walk. I'm at 40 seconds on the plank challenge, and…

@SammyKlingler -- welcome to the thread! I don't have diabetes, but I think there are others in the group who do. If you are looking to lower carb intake to manage A1C levels, perhaps try googling keto diet recipes. Those would definitely be low carb

@JNettie73 -- you are doing great this month! I am on day 3 of that plank challenge. :smiley: @lmf1012 -- Don't you hate it when your scale acts like a jerk?! I am always disappointed at the Dr's office because their scale is ALWAYS a few pounds up from mine at home. At the beginning of June it said I weigh 203, and last…

@LaReinaDeCorazones -- Welcome! Looking forward to getting to know you. @trinati2001 -- welcome back! I'm super jealous of you trip--Hawaii is on my bucket list. :smile: @JNettie73 -- Have you thought about a plank or push up challenge as your ab workout? Push ups and planks are the exercises that had the most impact on my…

@lmf1012 -- Thanks, I'm happy the number is going down, even if it's just a little bit at a time. Lifting is, by far, my favorite form of exercise. Unfortunately, after rehabbing two frozen shoulders, my range of motion and strength is not as good as it used to be. As a result, I can't get into proper form to do squats. My…

@JNettie73 -- congrats on your results at the Dr's office and all of your progress so far! I had an opposite experience with a fairly high cholesterol reading at my appt. last week My levels are hereditary and have very little relationship to the amount of cholesterol in the foods I eat. I even tried medication to lower it…

@JNettie73 -- Yes, I will need to do some research to figure out the best approach to stripping the wallpaper before I start it. Luckily, I have the time to tackle that tedious task over the summer. I make a quinoa and chick pea salad that sounds similar, I add cooked asparagus and goat cheese. It's a staple of mine for…

Hi everyone! Busy Saturday--the neighborhood we moved into has a garage sale every year. I didn't really have much to sell (we purged a lot when we moved), but my mom and sister had a lot of items, so they came over and we sold a bunch of their stuff. After helping with set up, sitting out in the heat most of the day, and…

@JNettie73 -- I hear you about the eye doctor. I also need to make an appointment and get new glasses. Fingers crossed that you get your wish about those bloodwork results. Yes, I miss the longer walks with my Gunner. He still really wants to go on walks, but his poor little legs just won't cooperate. I fear we may need to…

@lmf1012 -- Thanks, Joni--I already have a lot of the same habits like pre-logging, but then someone brings homemade brownies, and I give in. When I'm doing well, I eat the brownie and then go for a run or hit the gym to earn back those calories. However, I've had a hard time getting back into a workout routine, in part…

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms in the thread! @JNettie73 -- Yes, I looked back at some photos to see when we went, and it was September of 2014. I can't believe it's been over 6 years already!! Glad to hear you are getting in your steps. I never adjusted my step goal to account for covid, so it still has 11,500 as…

As promised--here are Gunner's DNA results. We laughed so hard at the Yorkie and MinPin! :D

@trinati2001 -- I am doing 14:10 IF--usually eat between noon and 10 PM. I just have coffee in the morning (it's a bit of a cheat because I use sugar free creamer in it), and my lunch break at work is noon. It's just me and the hubs, and he works a weird schedule, so it's usually not an issue. He goes to bed about 7 pm, so…

@mtumale -- hi! Yes, I think there are still a few of us posting. I haven't updated my stats recently, so here goes: Karen SW = 247 (March 2011) Weight on 1/1/2021 = 207.4 CW = 198.2 GW: 185 (my previous low)

@mnwalkingqueen -- I posted a reply here the other day, but for some reason, it's not showing up. Basically, intermittent fasting just allows your body time to use up all of the glucose in your blood stream and move to burning your fat stores (much like a keto diet). After about 12 hours, your body goes into ketosis.…

@janek1705 -- I also slacked off over the holidays as I mentioned above. I started intermittent fasting on January 4th, and I really like it. I'm not much of a morning eater, so I just wait until lunch to break my fast. I'm a teacher and my lunch period falls right at noon, so it's good timing. I use a free app called…

@holly--I'm dying to know if Zeus found a home. He was gorgeous! My dog, Gunner, just turned 15 and is still trucking along--albeit, at a much slower pace than when he was younger. We got his DNA tested through Wisdom Panel. We had been told he was a Boxer/German Shepherd mix, but I was curious if that was accurate. Here…