laceyf53 Member

Still need to go back and read everything I've missed the past week. Losing weight is sooo much slower than it ever had been in the past, but I did finally break 240 today so we'll see where I end up on Monday. I have been eating at a huge calorie deficit just to get 1 lb per week. Horseback riding is going pretty well.…

laceyf53 Monday Weigh-in PW: 240.3 lbs CW: 240.2 lbs

laceyf53 Monday Weigh-in PW: 243.1 lbs CW: 240.3 lbs

Thanks @PatriceFitnessPal and @jessicakrall8 for the kind words. We have a lot of animals, including a foster litter. I told my daughter since we have space we can keep one of the foster kittens. It hurts to do that, I have a lot of guilt over it for whatever reason. But it does help me move on, I don't have a lot of time…

Thanks @pedal__power unfortunately right after I posted I got the call she passed. I went to see her body that night, and will be getting her ashes back this week. I plan on going through the process of neutralizing the ashes so I can pot an orange blossom tree. I have spent the whole weekend crying and not eating, so I…

Thanks everyone for the kind words. My kitty is hospitalized till Monday and then we do new blood work. Unfortunately there hasn't been improvement, so next week may be my last week with her. She's 16 so she's had a long life, but she's my heart cat and I will be incredibly sad to lose her. This has been a good week for…

Sorry running late this week, my cat is in end stage renal failure and my daughter just started school so I've been driving around like a maniac. laceyf53 Monday Weigh-in PW: 242.6 lbs CW: 243.1 lbs

Happy Monday! laceyf53 Monday Weigh-in PW: 250.2 lbs CW: 242.6 lbs

Thank you! Got to ride again today and maybe Saturday too, looking forward to staying on the horse this time. 😂

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Rode one of my horses for the first time since early April. Went out with an exercise rider on one of my other horses and did about 8 miles. Everyone held up and I'm only marginally sore. 😝 I just have to be careful not to push too hard since I am way over what I should be to be riding. Hopefully I'll be able to fit a walk…

Nice I'm about 30 minutes from Monterey so I walk those places pretty frequently. I love the Monterey rec trail, my daughter does a surfing class and I typically walk around the wharf while I wait.

Hi everyone, I'm a member from last year whose back because I gained pretty much everything I lost. laceyf53 Monday Weigh-in PW: 251.3 lbs CW: 250.2 lbs My goal this month is to lose a lot - 20 lbs if possible, as I have an endurance ride coming up October 1st and I really shouldn't be over 200 lbs and riding my horses…

Well you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I was here last year and lost almost 70 lbs and have now gained most of it back. I have an endurance ride coming up October 1 so hopefully you guys can fit me in because I've got to lose some weight for the health of my horse. laceyf53 Weigh in Day - Monday Current Weight -…

I'd give yourself a year to do it without surgery. Not just to save on the cost and recovery time, but the things you have to give up and the way you have to eat is really hard. I have three very good friends who have had bariatric surgery. One had the more traditional surgery and two had lap bands. All of them have had…

laceyf53 Friday PW:192.3 CW:189.8 Wooot! Getting there now. Hoping to drop 6-8 more lbs this month. Thank.you to our splendid team captain who's been holding it down for us! Congrats on losing big last week. 🎉 Hello new members! Looking forward to getting to know everyone.

laceyf53 Friday PW:195.1 CW:192.3

When I was off a couple weeks I went back up to 203. I did a 3 day protein fast where I ate around 800 calories of chicken breast every day for 3 days. I was back to 194 in 3 days. I promise you most of it is water! Still doesn't make it any easier or fun to get rid of. Hang in there we all have those moments!

Yes the "new normal" is crazy, so glad I chose private school because it's more normal than the alternatives. My daughter loves Kinder and is thriving. Unfortunately it's 25 minutes driving each way. And they have homework and things we have to work on every night so it feels like a mad scramble from 5-9 to fit everything…

Working out causes water retention, so you probably lost fat but have a few extra pounds of water.

laceyf53 Friday PW: 195.1 CW: 195.1 I typed a whole reply and then drove my daughter to school and the page reloaded and deleted it all lol. I lost my motivation end of last month, being on calorie restriction for such a long time wears on you. I dove back in last week with my plan b which is to order meal plans through…

Congratulations! Girls are the best!

I feel bad! You're here for us we should be there for you. I added a calendar reminder for me to log in every other day and check what's going on.

Hello everyone! So sorry, my family/personal life has been crazy the past week. We evicted a tenant (who did not go quietly) and all have the flu AGAIN. If it's alright I'll be back next week?

laceyf53 Friday PW:199.5 CW:195.1 Back to eating like a pigeon, I hate it but it works! Will try adding exercise again next week.

It actually is a great example, because failure leads to success. No person (or very few people) just lose 100+ lbs without plateaus or gains. By being cognizant of the downs, you're learning and preparing for your next loss. By not giving up, you are already succeeding!

I had the same thing with my pregnancy, ended up losing 41 lbs and was never able to eat much of anything but that first trimester was the WORST. Maybe we can go in halfsies, write the pregnancy weight loss diet book and become millionaires. 😂

laceyf53 Friyay PW: 198 CW: 199.5 Added working out this week again, tried to start 21 day fix (which is NOT hard!) I was so sore I couldn't sit or walk for 3 days. 😂 Tried again today, feeling better. Scale says I'm uo approximately 4 lbs in water so not worried about it. This week I also went out to breakfast with my…

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Oh my gosh I'm so sorry!! That is such devastating news. I'm assuming medication like high blood pressure meds? My husband has been on those since he was 30 due to genetic risk. It doesn't make that much of a difference to his daily life and I know it's possible to come off of them eventually. Hopefully that is the news…