[Riestrella]

Week 3 Charts everyone!

[Rosinante]

Congratulations, everyone!

It's my weighday this week, so I hope to get something good on the chart for Week 4

[Riestrella]

Originally Posted by Rosinante

Congratulations, everyone!

It's my weighday this week, so I hope to get something good on the chart for Week 4

I've not seen any of your weigh ins on the chart, have you been making sure to wait around on the spreadsheet long enough to save? If you're using the app then you have to hit the tick icon to confirm your changes

[Rosinante]

Originally Posted by Riestrella

I've not seen any of your weigh ins on the chart, have you been making sure to wait around on the spreadsheet long enough to save? If you're using the app then you have to hit the tick icon to confirm your changes

I haven't entered anything ~ for the sake of sanity, I moved to monthly weighing, and this coming Friday is The Day!

It may not work well with challenges any more but definitely keeps me saner! I'll see how I go friday, and take it from there. Hoping.....

[Riestrella]

Originally Posted by Rosinante

I haven't entered anything ~ for the sake of sanity, I moved to monthly weighing, and this coming Friday is The Day!

It may not work well with challenges any more but definitely keeps me saner! I'll see how I go friday, and take it from there. Hoping.....

Ah ok! Just wanted to make sure!!

[Rosinante]

Originally Posted by Rosinante

I haven't entered anything ~ for the sake of sanity, I moved to monthly weighing, and this coming Friday is The Day!

It may not work well with challenges any more but definitely keeps me saner! I'll see how I go friday, and take it from there. Hoping.....

Well, a princely 4.5lbs in 5 weeks. Still, better off than on!!

[Riestrella]

Week 4 Charts!

[MorningGlory1950]

Riestrella ~ Thank you!

Congratulations to all the leaders this week in the challenge!

...but it ain't over yet! We still have 5 weigh ins to go!

[Riestrella]

Hey everyone.

Last night I read the news about the Manchester arena bombing. I spent a huge part of my teenage years in Manchester, it's a cultural center for music and (for a little emo kid like me) alternative fashion. I've seen countless of musical acts there, including at the arena, so much so that when I heard about where the bomb was detonated I knew exactly where it was from memory of the venue. I cried thinking about all those lives lost, the reports coming in that they were just kids/young adults. I went to that arena for my first pop concert, it's devastating to think that they didn't leave full of adrenaline like I did but with fear and confusion. It was an attack that felt personal, I've always said that if I had to live in England I would live in Manchester, it felt like a second home. I'm hurt and angry, but my heart is full of hope that there is still good left in the world after reading about the people who rushed in to help those injured and about those who gave rides home to young people who were stranded after the trains stopped. Always look for the people who are trying to help, they outnumber those who are trying to harm.

On to more personal news for me, my parents have been and gone and naturally completely derailed my fitness routine! I did 2 T25 workouts while they were here, but after 4 days of hosting them I began to get lazy. I found myself feeling really exhausted at the end of the day when I would drop them off at their Airbnb, then in the mornings I would get up late and immediately get ready to go and pick them up again. Let's not talk about food either, haha. I had so. much. red. meat. When driving somewhere I saw a truck and through the gaps saw that they had cows inside...needless to say I've been put off eating red meat for a long time. I don't usually eat so much of it, because it always does come with a level of guilt.
I did enjoy having my parents here, we had a lot of fun, but they can be hard work sometimes. My mum especially! She's a bit of a busybody and will charge around and ask a million questions about where to put x, y or z and it's exhausting! She can't relax unless you stick her by the pool and give her a book, which is exactly what I did for the latter part of their stay! I'm the worlds worst sunbather, I find it so incredibly boring. I can do it for an hour with a good book, maybe dip into the water to cool off, but then I just want to explore or do something. Thankfully my parents can be by the pool/beach all day so when I didn't have any plans for them it was easy to entertain them that way. We did a couple of long walks/hikes though which they liked and it felt like a workout. Shame that we always gorged on huge portions of food afterwards though!

My weight has risen back to 174 lbs from my low of 172 lbs for this challenge. Not surprisingly in the least! Today I got back to it with my T25, I just completed day 12 of 78. Feels kinda crappy that I was doing so well with the weight loss but I've essentially reset that progress after a week and a half. BUT! I've just got to get back into it.

I've got a couple of trips in my future, the first is in July we're going to Colorado for 6 days (we didn't want to stay that long but flights were cheapest this way) for my BF's friends wedding. A couple of days ago the BF got a package in the mail asking him to be his best man!! So that's very exciting, he's panicking about it since he's only got 2 months to do everything, but he's really flattered. Then at the end of September I'm going to another wedding in Japan, so I want to look my best for that. I doubt I can make a huge dent in my weight loss for the July wedding, but I think if I push I can at least get into the low 160's/late 150's by September. Hope y'all can join me on that journey! I might even make a challenge that runs through the summer months just to stay accountable - not sure what I'd call it though! Any ideas are welcome.

[Rosinante]

Sorry the Manchester atrocity was so personal for you, Riestrella.
We passed through Piccadilly and to the airport by train on the Monday ~ disturbing to think that any of the people we saw could have been either perpetrator or victim in a few hours' time.

Well done for only gaining 2lbs! My old ma, of blessed memory, could make me gain that much per day! I'm impressed that you're back on it so quickly.

I'm on holiday in Germany, getting plenty of walking in, trying not to overdo the eating but still enjoying it. Yum! The breakfast buffet awaits me

[MorningGlory1950]

Rosinante ~ Have a lovely time in Germany! However, keep focused on that June weigh in! You are just doing a fantastic job!

Riestrella ~ I love your idea of another challenge during the summer months. Perhaps incorporate Summer Hotties in the title?

On a somber note, to both of you, my heart grieves for the innocent lives lost in Manchester. I am praying for them and their families.

[opheliaphoenix]

Dropping in a quick note to say that I inserted some notes on the challenge spreadsheet for Week 6 and Week 7, since I will not be able to do weigh-ins due to being in the middle of a move. I should have my scale back to me at our new house by the weigh-in for the 12th, but it will depend on when our household goods get delivered to us once we are there. I will update then if I will be missing Week 8 or not, since I will have a better idea by that point. This has definitely derailed this challenge a bit for me, since I am basically just going to be fighting to maintain while on the road, but I still aim to finish.

[Riestrella]

Week 5 Charts!

[ButterCup85]

Man, I'm sticking to everything pretty well. Everything as in the way I eat. I've done this before and you'd think I wouldn't be so bummed but in a month I have lost about 6 pounds. I know that's a good thing but at my weight of currently 255 I really thought I'd lose more a little bit quicker. I'm not exercising. I may soon but with such a big diet change recently I'm just trying to stay in the groove of eating right. I was up to around 280 earlier this year and I know this is good loss, however I have gone low carb and I drink nothing but water and last week cut out milk and honey in my coffee. That's almost 2 weeks of cutting more. I eat lots of veggies and I eat twice a day- that's normally when I'm hungry. Being 5ft 5in and this obese weight it's really getting me down. I GENUINELY expected to lost at least 8 pounds this month. I will work out again but I don't want to take on too much at once.

Sorry for the self defeating rant! I hope everyone else is happy about their losses.A pound is a pound, right?

[Niecey]

Well, totally forgot about weighing (luckily I still have my post-it note on the wall!!! LOL) but I've had some health challenges lately, so ya'll have to give me a pass!

Surprising, I'm still losing...how the heck you lose taking steroids I don't know cause this girl wants to eat everything in sight! lol I can't believe I started at 220 lbs and I am now around 209!!! That is a good loss for me!!!

I decided to treat myself to a really nice hotel this past week!!! I was in heaven!!! I went to the Jacuzzi and hung out for about 1 1/2 hr...then on to the room for a yummy bath. I would say bubbles but I like natural products anymore so what I made didn't give me the bubbles but it was still good just the same. Then room service brought me my steak, pesto noodles, bread, butter, lemonade, water, etc.!!! It was so good!!!

Room service for breakfast was a Belgian waffle with, strawberries, cream, butter, bacon, syrup, juice, coffee, water and whatever else they could get on the plate!!!! lol

Oh how I wished I'd stayed at least one more night!!! I had two Queen size beds and I flipped and flopped from one to the other!!! This is definitely my go to hotel when I want to do a stay-cation!!! My next stay-cation will be at one of the casinos...I don't gamble but I want a room for two nights and of course room service and I want a massage in my room, so I can roll over once they are finished and go to sleep!!! ROFL!!! I will make it happen!!!

I've decided from now on to treat myself every once in a while, which previously I rarely did it. It is so worth in the long run! We should all treat ourselves like this!!! Forget how much it costs and do it!!!