It's going to be hot, hot, hot here today. It's already 97 degrees with a predicted high of 106 Not a good day to be outside. Weight is down to 208.8 which I'm happy about. Would love to see 205 by the end of the month but I imagine if I do see this number it won't be a true pound loss, mostly water weight.
@FieryCupcake: on getting your swim on I'm thinking about our high temps and fantasizing about how a nice long dip in a pool would be! And 20 minutes is a great start! I see that time increasing pretty quickly.
@Neptune: I know exactly what you're talking about. Sometimes I think I'm winning the carb battle and sometimes they just become my best friend in the form of junk I can do without My goal is 195 by the end of July.
@Kukkie84: While I don't have a mother-in-law, I have a mom and moms like to feed people. I'm also Latina so this is especially true! Your comment about pretty hair and humidity made me laugh. I have naturally curly hair and humidity does a number on it every single time!
@Martine: You're on a roll with your workouts. Seems like folks are getting their summer groove on and developing some good habits
Thanks everyone, for the kind thoughts. I'd cancelled my internet so was unable to post for a while, and with the rest of everything just didn't have the time, to be honest. I'm now at my folks' for the Summer. That brings it's own challenges, but a much chiller pace. Food has been good, even with the transition home, which is usually a huge set back. I just feel pretty good about things - I'm cautious and noticing all the old triggers that have historically accompanied change or visits home, but managing them well so far, and feeling a new sort of strength about it. Hope it carries on.
Exam was okay...not great, I could not for the life of me get myself to study, but I'm sure I passed and probably achieved something B-rangey..will just have to wait and see where in that range and how it affects my final mark.
All my crap is in storage. Out of my apartment...although I think I left my scale, along with my shower curtain. Don't really care, but hope my landlord isn't a tit about it.
All studying and working done for the Summer, except a part time job, and starting to de-compress.
It's hot here, too, and there's water and green things, so that's lovely. Although! I don't have a gym and outside workouts in the heat are tough (I'm also super strict about skin-sun-protection) so I am currently working that out...I've gone for a couple walk-jogs. Much shorter than what I do at the gym plus no cross training or weights, but better than nothing, and pretty enjoyable. The change is nice.
Misfit update: It's okay. It seems to track steps and sleep very accurately (it even differentiates between light and heavy sleep, which I was doubtful about but the night after my exam/final day of work/thirteen hour drive starting in the middle of the night I slept like the dead right through until morning, which I never do, and the misfit recorded way more heavy/deep sleep than on other nights). On the other hand, it doesn't recognize biking (I wear it on my wrist), yoga, swimming or carrying boxes up and down three flights of stairs as a noted activity (when I run, the app notes "thirty minutes vigorous activity" for example, and I can select "running" if I choose, but it doesn't do that for these other things), which is annoying - especially when it has options for yoga, swimming and cycling when you edit your "vigorous/moderate/light activity"... so in terms of activity tracking, it's mostly a pedometer which picks up on increased speed. At least, that's how mine has been. The extras, which include vibration when I get a text or if I've been stationary for too long (I can set the duration); bluetooth control of things like music by tapping the device (though you can only set it to control one setting at a time); the morning buzz alarm and bed time noise machine app feature; and the simple flashing lights to indicate progress towards the daily activity goal you set - I like. And, mostly, I like the look. Sooooo...I'm mostly satisfied, though not quite happy, with it.
Starting weight: 205
Goal: 190
Calories:
June 1: 1200
June 2: 1250
June 3: 1700
June 4: 2000
June 5: 1500
June 6: 1200
June 7: 1200
June 8: 1200
June 9: 1250
June 10: 1900
Weight: 202
June 11: 1200
June 12: 2600
June 13: ??? a million
June 14: 1600
June 15: 1200
June 16: 3000
June 17: 2600
June 18: 3100
June 19: 1800
June 20: 1100
Weight: 202
June 21: 1300
June 22: 1000
June 23: 1300
June 24: 1400
June 25: 2600
June 26: 1600
June 27: 1500
Neptune isn't annoying that just a couple of days of not being 100% on plan brings back the weight? But you're doing great, you can stay in the 160s, only a couple of days left to the month.
Bookmark enjoy decompressing. You had a lot on your plate at the end of school there, time to take care of yourself. It's good that you are recognizing triggers and avoiding them. And you are at 200, about to cross over!!!
curvynotlumpy awesome number on the scale! We've been getting some of those temps, it's supposed to cool down tomorrow.
FieryCupcake so happy for you that you are able to get back to swimming. It helps when you find something that you truly enjoy.
RennieKukkie84loveofmylife001
This morning I did 15 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of upper-body weights. Right now I'm not following any plan, I just pick and chose what I want to do each day with a goal of doing at least 30 minutes of exercise. At least I'm making this last week of the month count.
Bookmark, glad to hear you're getting settled I like your tracker it does a lot. Onederland here you come and good for you on recognizing those triggers
Martine nice weigh in ... this is a great mindset --> I just pick and chose what I want to do each day with a goal of doing at least 30 minutes of exercise. And this is what matters At least I'm making this last week of the month count. thanks for saying that. I need to hear (see) this and hope that I can do it also
Kukkie good job on the .6 Are you annoyed because it's .6? and not sure why because of yesterday's meals/activities? ... it's second day loss though right?? Slow and steady
I'm feeling ike a broken record when I tell you that it's going to be 106 degrees today! It's 10 a.m. and it's already 88 degrees. I guess that would be fine if you live on the but I do not
@Martine: I think what you're doing with food and exercise is so reasonable and sane. I'm guilty at times of being an all or nothing kind of gal so I either don't give myself credit for small but meaningful changes, or dismiss anything but "grand" actions.
@Kukkie: I'm the same way Kukkie; I expect to see results for my good efforts and when they don't materialize it makes me so frustrated. Sometimes I feel like an overgrown screaming "I want what I want and I want it now!"
@Rennie: Domino's dinner... I would love to get to a point where my reaction would be "yuck, I'd rather have a delicious head of for dinner" but I don't see that happening any time soon...or ever
@Bookmark: Your Misfit sounds really comprehensive! I'm impressed! It's amazing how much data we can get from these very small devices, isn't it?
Finally, please indulge my silliness and take a a moment to celebrate me! Why, did I reach my goal weight? Is it my birthday? no! But this post is my 1,000th. For many of you big time posters--I'm looking at you Rennie--it's a drop in the bucket. When I joined 3FC I was amazed and wondered how folks amass so many posts. Now I know. I guess it's even easier when you're part of challenges or responding to posts that are of real interest to you. All I can say is that I love being here and enjoy being part of such a supportive community of friends.
Have a wonderful day!
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on your 1,000th post curvy! It made me go back and check how far along I was because I also took a break for a few years (pregnancy + newborn)
lol. And you're right, I guess I do feel like an overgrown baby right now. But it truly is frustrating to see how one off day can result in such a gain, but weeks on plan result in fractions of that. It's easy to understand why so many people give up. But I can't, and I won't.
And you're right, I guess I do feel like an overgrown baby right now. But it truly is frustrating to see how one off day can result in such a gain, but weeks on plan result in fractions of that. It's easy to understand why so many people give up. But I can't, and I won't.
^^^^THIS! This is what it's about; not giving up in the face of set-backs, plateaus, life chaos, etc.
Definitely feeling my workout from yesterday but it's not to the point where I can't move, just a little soreness which to me shows I had a decent workout. Decided to skip swimming today and I did my stability ball workout instead. Those workouts may look like they would be super easy but they are not! Trying to keep your balance and go through the moves is very difficult and I could definitely feel my muscles working. Will be swimming again tomorrow unless it rains, it's Florida in the summer, it's a long shot trying to plan anything outdoors cuz it rains almost every day. Hope everyone is having a great week!
Kukkie I think that your workouts may be building muscle and only know from reading here on 3FC that muscle retains water but when you get a whoosh it's a good whoosh so keep doing what you're doing ... don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing great Kukkie I didn't think you were gone that long but I am ever so glad you came back
Curvy, I'm with you on my reaction to the off limit (not diet friendly) foods never being YUCK I love just about everything that I'm not supposed to eat I had my first diabetes nutrition class yesterday and I did well with my breakfast this morning. Went to a movie and ate a ton of popcorn with butter (I've been craving it for about a month or more now) then my son had an interview at Chick-fil-a so I ate there for dinner. I am proud to say that I only ate 4 waffle fries. I also had a frozen diet lemonade that was given to me to try. It wasn't bad at all. .... WELL Ms. Curvy you can tell how much of a chatter box I am, Kukkie and I joined at the same time and I have disappeared several times during my six years. Curvy I'm glad you're here
Rennie good for you for attending that diabetes nutrition class, it's a great first step.
FiercyCupcake yeah I believe you about the stability ball exercises being tough. Tried it and failed.
curvynotlumpy woohoo on your 1000th post! Thank you for always checking in and being so generous to everyone with your comments.
Kukkie84 I know how annoying 0.6 seems but I had an epiphany this morning: 0.6 every day = 4.2 pounds per week = 16.8 pounds in a month. I'd take that any month. Keep on kicking butt at the gym!
Woke up early because my husband had to work early today, but I was so tired that I went back to sleep. Then I finally woke up again and almost talked myself out of exercising but went on with it. I did 30 minutes of cardio today that included some abs work. I hate abs work but doing it standing up is more bearable. When I first woke up I weighed 238.2, but I weighed myself again after waking up roughly 2 hours later and I was at 237.6, weird.
Quick check in for me today as I have a 2 day assessment training on campus today and tomorrow. The training will focus on how we measure our programs and support services to really understand if they are working or not. Fun, fun
@Rennie: I think the nutrition class is a good thing not only for the information but having the support of others. I've long admired the diabetic/pre-diabetic approach to diet and have a couple of books that outline the advantages of ways of eating, keeping carbs in check, what happens when the body has too many carbs, etc. I find them very level-headed and respectful to the fact that diabetics and those who are pre-diabetic enjoy food too!
Thanks, Martine for doing the math on Kukkie's 0.6! When you put it that way, heck yeah, give me 0.6 pounds every day!
@Kukkie84: getting that workout in! It's especially admirable when what you'd rather do is skip it or stay in bed
Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday.
Last edited by curvynotlumpy; 06-29-2016 at 11:05 AM.
Thanks Martine Good for you on getting that work out in Maybe you sweat out some water weight and that's the reason for the lower weight ... just a thought
Curvy which books do you have? Do they have examples of meals in them? It would be great if we could form a support group but the way the classes are set up we most of us will probably not see each other for the next 3 classes. It looks like they have one class a month. They give you a sheet with dates and times and you choose which is best for you. I'd love actually meet with a group every week to share what we're doing, what's working and what's not. Also to get out and get moving together would be great
210.6 today, still fluxing up and down between 210 and 212 for some reason. Only got half of my workout in today because 15 min after we got to the pool a storm rolled in and they shut down but I decided to do another round of my stability ball workout to make up for the lost laps. Still got a pretty decent swim in, I knew I was gonna be short on time and that the pool was probably going to close so I knocked out about 8, 25 meter laps. Storming pretty bad here today, lost power a few times, hoping it holds out because I work at 5 and no power means no work. I may not hit my goal by the date I was hoping to but I am just going to keep pushing because eventually this plateau has to break! Either way working out is good for you so I should be doing it on a regular anyways, I know in the past I would have given up already and it's been frustrating and maddening but I am not going to give up this time! Hopefully July will be a better month for me. Happy hump day!
Not a good day to be outside. Weight is down to 208.8 which I'm happy about. Would love to see 205 by the end of the month but I imagine if I do see this number it won't be a true pound loss, mostly water weight. 
on getting your swim on 
I'm thinking about our high temps and fantasizing about how a nice long dip in a pool would be! And 20 minutes is a great start! 
I see that time increasing pretty quickly. 
I know exactly what you're talking about. Sometimes I think I'm winning the carb battle and sometimes they just become my best friend in the form of junk I can do without 
My goal is 195 by the end of July.
Your comment about pretty hair and humidity made me laugh. I have naturally curly hair and humidity does a number on it every single time!
Seems like folks are getting their summer groove on and developing some good habits 
lovemylife001! Good to see you 
Onederland here you come 
screaming "I want what I want and I want it now!" 
I would love to get to a point where my reaction would be "yuck, I'd rather have a delicious head of 
for dinner" but I don't see that happening any time soon...or ever 
Why, did I reach my goal weight? Is it my birthday? 
no! But this post is my 1,000th. For many of you big time posters--I'm looking at you Rennie 
you can tell how much of a chatter box I am, Kukkie and I joined at the same time and I have disappeared several times during my six years. Curvy I'm glad you're here 
