Spring into action-April 2018 Daily Check-In & Accountability Thread
 

Each month when I start the new thread I can't help but think of Rennie (aka, love2b150). If it weren't for her we wouldn't all have connected. As most of you know Rennie leads a very busy life and pops in occasionally. In her honor I've copied her 2017 spring thread title and greeting so that she's with us all month. We miss you, Rennie!
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Greetings and welcome to our April 2018 weigh in/check in! Join us as we continue on our journeys to a healthier YOU. :sunny: Spring :sunny: is here so let's love on ourselves and accomplish our goals. While here we can shed some pounds & inches and share some great NSV's. Always remembering to be thankful and grateful for our efforts to remain/get healthy ... remember that whether we lose or not we are still working through this journey with a PURPOSE and doing it together :grouphug: - this is a place to chat, vent and/or to use just for the accountability :hug:

Come on in, join us, meet some great people. If you're lurking and curious, jump on in and post at any time. Everyone's :welcome:

Here you can:
~track your weight daily, weekly or however you'd like ... but do check in
~keep track of what you eat or didn't eat
~keep track of your water intake or lack of
~keep track of your exercise/other goals
~vent, rant ... express yourself or just chit-chat

We can and will ALL get closer to our goals AND hit them together

Hope to see you soon ....

Thanks Curvy for continuing the thread!

My goals for the month are a bit much considering the trend of losses I’ve had the last few months, but I’m going to be experimenting with intermittent fasting and I’m hopeful I’ll see some decent results. I will also be focusing on getting in my full 4L of water per day. Good luck to everyone!

3/31: 275.2
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2: 277.2 (+0.6)
4/3: 276.4 (-0.8)
4/4: 274.8 (-1.6)
4/5: 275.2 (+0.4)
4/6: 277.2 (+2.0)
4/7: 277.0 (-0.2)
Total for Week 1: +1.6
Total for April: +1.6 :dizzy:


Week 2:
4/8: 276.5 (-0.5)
4/9: NWI
4/10: 276.5 (+/-0)
4/11: 277.8 (+1.3)
4/12: 280.1 (+2.3)
4/13: 278.5 (-1.6)
4/14: 277.6 (-0.9)
Total for Week 2: +1.1
Total for April: +2.4

Week 3:
4/15: 275.9 (-1.7) 

4/16: 275.2 (-0.7) 

4/17: 274.3 (-0.9) 

4/18: NWI

4/19: 279.3 (+5.0) *Yikes*

4/20: 278.6 (-0.7)

4/21: 277.3 (-1.3)
Total for Week 3: -0.3
Total for April: +2.1

Week 4:
4/22: 275.8 (-1.5)
4/23: 274.7 (-1.1)
4/24: 275.4 (+0.7)
4/25: 274.6 (-0.8)
4/26: NWI
4/27: 274.8 (+0.2)
4/28: 277.4 (+2.6)
Total for Week 4: +0.1
Total for April: +2.2

Final Days :dancer:
4/29: 275.2 (-2.2)
4/30: 277.7 (+2.5)
Total for Final Days: +0.3
Total for April: +2.5

Hello everyone!

Thanks for the shiny new thread, Curvy!

OpheliaPhoenix, good luck with the new goal. I'm also struggling with my goal (more about that below). Glad you're getting your blood pressure meds sorted out. I've worked in a hospital, I've seen lots of blood, even a few bodies, but the only time I ever came close to passing out was when the vet had to take blood from my cat. Go figure.

RunningRedhead, Good luck with the fasting. I might have to resort to that- like I told OpheliaPhoenix, more about that below.

So, here's my situation. I've increased my exercise
-jogging three time this week
-walked home from work twice, that's about a 2 hour walk
-have walked about 45 min- an hour even on the days when I went jogging (not the days when I walked home)
-did a bit of weight-lifting, sit-ups, leg-lift type things, etc at least 3x this week
Was under my calorie limit (1200) all but one day, and instead of heading toward 106kg which is next Wednesday's goal, I was up to 107.6. >:(

So if I'm not down significantly tomorrow morning, I may just fast on Tuesday :lol:

Seriously, I know it's normal to fluctuate, stalls and plateaus are normal, but it's still bumming me out :(

Anyway, see you all Wednesday!

Martine: I play viola, it’s nice to still have someplace to play. Our program included the Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture (Glinka), the Capriol Suite by Warlock, Finlandia (Sibelius), and Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony. It was a lot of notes, but a lot of fun ;) It sounds like you’ve had a great month, sticking to your exercise routine; you deserve a little reprieve! Great work! :bravo:

Magicsusan: Hmmm, that does sound frustrating. I’m not really in any position to give advice on weight loss at the moment, but it sounds like your calorie goal may be a bit on the low side? Especially with increasing activity? I’m not sure, that’s just the first thing that stood out to me :shrug: Good luck, I hope you see a woosh woon, I know the stalls and plateaus are enough to drive a person crazy! :dizzy:

Casey: Go team water retention :lol: I think that’s where my unwelcome pound came from as well. I hope you have a great time and great meal out tomorrow, it sounds wonderful! Way to plan ahead and know how to mitigate the sodium damage :)

:wave: :easter2:to those who celebrate:easter: I woke up early today to have Easter dinner with my family before heading into work to spend the rest of Easter with my work family. Also, Happy April Fool’s Day to those who like to partake in pranking :lol::rofl:

3/31: 275.4
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2:
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Thank you once again curvynotlumpy for keeping Rennie's original thread going :)

Let's all have a fantastic month of April!

RunningRedHead I love string instruments but at my high school, it was all wind instruments and percussions. Hope you enjoyed Easter with your family and coworkers.

Magicsusan that workout structure is perfect to get in shape, mixing cardio and weights. But I agree with RunningRedHead that perhaps 1200 calories is too low for the amount of exercise you are doing, and that may be the reason why you are hitting a plateau. Hang in there though, you will break through it.

opheliaphoenix your goal this month will put you into the 170s, I'm wishing you success in reaching a new decade.

I'm trying something different this week, I'm doing Fitness Blender's 5-day challenge, where every workout is about an hour-long and mixes in cardio/HIIT with weight training. Today was HIIT and lower body work. During most of the HIIT portion, I was working out at 90% of my maximum heart rate. Needless to say I am beat. I also took my measurements this morning, hoping to track those as I move forward. Hope everyone has been enjoying a great weekend!

01: 1h HIIT and lower body workout

Morning all...
I'm back from my conference... It was amazing :) I met some wonderful people as well as learnt a lot of stuff I did not know. In the evenings I spent a lot of my free time wondering around the beach with my boss and co workers which was extremely peaceful :)
But now I'm back... after a week of eating to much food not going to the gym and probably not drinking enough water... who am I kidding. I haven't eaten well in over a month :/ I'm getting back on track now!
I stepped on the scale this morning :( ugh... 283.8 :/
Since there is no school for the kids today (last day of spring break) and I'm not working. I'm going to make some freezer lunches for myself as well as do some meal planning for the evening.
I have dropped my shifts at DQ to only sunday morning and on I have given my notice to quit. My last day there will be the 22nd!
Oh and happy news! My best friend who is adopting... her little one was born Saturday night! We video chatted a little bit yesterday (she in a different community) he is so precious. I true blessing! She was their with the biological mother when she was giving birth 💙
I will be better about posting this month.
Here's to a happy health April everyone!

Just a quickie, today:

Strictly speaking, my calorie goal is 1200, but I'm using MyFitnessPal which (up until recently! :halfempty it suddenly stopped doing this yesterday) calculates the calories burned by walking and jogging and adds it to your calories allowed. I'm usually more like 1300-1500.

Anyway, thanks guys. I'm trying not to panic :D

Have a good Tuesday tomorrow, I'll see you Wednesday for my weigh-in, for better or worse! :?:

Magicsusan, another thing to remember, even though it is frustrating, is that when you lift weights correctly, there's some "water weight" that goes with the body's healing/growing muscles process. If you are a new lifter or have been away from the weight room a while, sometimes it can be a significant amount, as the body has a mini freakout and overdoes it a little...that settles down with time, but leg muscles are big and after a big leg workout it would be normal and actually a good sign to see the scale stall or even go up for a day or two, then come back down. In my experience it can help to mix some recovery type cardio between sets, so if you're leg pressing or whatever, do a set on the leg press, then do something like pedaling at a moderate/easy pace on the bike for a half mile, then back to the leg press, etc. It may be "bro science" BS and all in my head, so take it for what it's worth, but it just seems like I can lift pretty hard that way and not end up bloated like a balloon the next day or wanting to punch the scale in the face, lol.

Curvy, thanks for the new thread!

I was over at the March thread, and it looked like everybody was working the plan hard and had a pretty good month overall. I met my goal of getting out of the 200s and staying out (woot), I did pretty good with eating OP with just 3 off plan meals in March, and was kind of "meh" on the workout goal...I wanted five days a week plus, which I hit some weeks while others toward the end of the month were more like 3 a week.

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March 31 Weight: 196.6
April Goal: 193

It's tempting to try to go for an even number or a new decade, but I think that number is a little stretch, without being unrealistic.

:wave: and good afternoon!

Happy Monday and welcome to the April thread to all and especially any newcomers.

opheliaphoenix: Good luck with the Mexican restaurant. The one thing we can all count on when we eat out is that :censored: sodium. You're advanced in your journey and "it's not your first rodeo" so I know you'll handle it just fine. C'mon 170s!!!

jamsk8r: I saw your post on the other thread. Glad you made it over. You worked hard and March treated you well. :high: Wishing you an equally successful April.

Nichelle: I'm glad you had great time and conference experience. Conferences always throw my eating off even more than the damage I can do at home. Now that you're home and settled getting back on track will be easier. And HUGE :congrat: to your best friend. Didn't you do a bunch of knitting in anticipation for the little one's arrival? Th birth of a new :bb: ushers in a new level of excitement and joy!

Martine: :bravo: for getting involved in a challenge. Between you and the Diet Bet folks I'm wondering if a challenge of some sort might jump start my efforts. :dunno: It would have to be something where I was competing only against myself because I just cannot go down the rabbit hole of competing with others.

Magicsusan: It is tough when you don't see that scale move. :hug: Sounds like you're right on track. Just curious, how long have you been stalled?

RunningRedHead: I'm glad you got to have Easter :easter::bunny2: dinner with your family. :goodluck: with your April goals.
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Remember that Spring Break I was giddily anticipating because the campus would be empty and I'd get some work done? Well, it's over! :rofl: Spring Break week ended up being as hectic as regular session week just with different tasks and responsibilities. Oh, well. ;)

opheliaphoenix happy that the scale is back where it belongs for now. Your talk of Mexican food made me realize we haven't been to a Mexican restaurant in forever. But I do regularly make some form of vegetarian Mexican-like dishes at home. Good luck to your houseguest quickly finding a place to rent nearby.

curvynotlumpy sorry to hear that Spring break was not really a break at all for you. The hard work just never stops, does it?

jamsk8r a huge congratulations on reaching your goal of staying into Onederland! The kind of weightlifting workout interspersed with cardio is exactly what I'm doing this week. I'm not lifting anywhere as heavy as you are though.

Nichelle nice to see you again and with such great news too. A new little baby is always such a joy :) Happy for you that the conference was a positive experience as well. Sounds like you are in a positive head space and ready to get back on track.

Day two of this 5-day challenge went fine. It was steady-state cardio mixed in with upper body weightlifting. I had to talk myself into working out but once I got going it was fine. I'm dreading tomorrow's workout, which will be a mix of HIIT and core workout. I have trouble working on my core when I'm already out of breath. This won't be pretty. I don't know what my physiotherapist will say about lifting weights tomorrow though. I hope she won't tell me to stop entirely. Now onto supper, we're making marinated tofu with vegetables lettuce wraps.

01: 1h HIIT and lower body workout
02: 1h02 minutes cardio and upper body weightlifting

Nichelle: Welcome back! Glad to hear you had a great conference. I know you’ll be able to get back on track this month:D

Martine: Wow! That sounds like quite the workout! Keep us posted on how your 5-day challenge goes! Good luck with your PT appointment tomorrow and enjoy your tofu wraps, they sound delicious!

Cheryl: Congrats on making it to (and stay in) Onederland!!! It sounds like you had a rock star month during March with your eating, here’s to a productive month of April and meeting another goal :yes:

Curvy: Sorry to hear your Spring Break week is over and not quite as quiet as you’d like :lol: Good luck to you this month as well :)

Casey: Great woosh! I hope Mr. H is able to find an apartment soon :) After all of this talk about Mexican restaurants, I think I may have to make some pico de gallo to go with some cucumber slices tomorrow.

I think I’m still up a bit due to some sodium that I’m currently trying to mitigate with water. I’m on my fifth liter for the day, so hopefully I’ll have a woosh soon. I’m starting 5:2 IF (thanks for the idea Casey) and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the new calorie goals for what I’m supposed to take in on non-fasting days. I still have more research to do, but this week will be a 2000 kcal diet on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 500 kcal days on Tuesday and Thursday. Depending on the results, I’ll adjust the calorie goals I suppose. I hope everyone has a great night!

3/31: 275.4
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2: 277.2 (+0.6)
4/3:
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4/6:
4/7:

Anybody else getting a serious lag when typing in a post? I get halfway through writing replies and suddenly it slows down so much it takes forever to type anything. I will try posting in the help section, see if I'm not the only one.

Curvy, your spring break sounds like every day off I've ever had, lol!

Casey, good luck finding Mr H some temp housing. Seems like your weight loss is going well.

Martine, cool that you are doing some similar workouts. I like the combo of lifting and some kind of cardio in between, especially right now since my back is still messed up, so lifting heavy is out for now.

Kayla, way to go with the water, and I hope that kicks the sodium bloat to the curb.

Hope I didn't miss anybody. This is my second attempt at this post, so I'm trying to get it done while the typing is good! ;)

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Had a really good workout tonight, after two days off from workouts in a row (not on purpose). 27+ mins of lifting and rowing and sit-ups. I was sweating like crazy for about 10 mins afterward...it was ridiculous (in a good way).

01: 197.8
02: 197.4 (10 OHP/10 SU/RO 100, 15 P Sn/15 SU/RO 150, 20 PP/20 SU/RO 200, 25 P Cln/25 SU/RO 250, 30 PJ/30 SU/RO 300, 35 B SQ; for time/55#/amsu) 1.5 mi cooldown on the bike/+600m on rower in warmup)

Cheryl: Way to go getting back into the workout swing of things! Sounds like a good sweat session, good in the same way muscles get sore :yes: I haven’t noticed a serious lag, but my internet in general has been pretty slow lately, so maybe there is one and I’m just associating it with my wonderful internet? :dizzy:

:wave: Good morning everyone. Today is a fasting day and a PT day. I had to bring Loki to the vet this morning because she caught one of her claws on a tree root during our walk. The timing should work out well so that I’ll be able to run to the market after PT to pick up some low calorie veggies and berries to snack on throughout the day, and then pick the pup up from the vet and get all of our running around done for the day by noon. Following all of that with a day of chores- laundry and vacuuming and cleaning, oh my! :lol:

3/31: 275.4
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2: 277.2 (+0.6)
4/3: 276.4 (-0.8)
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RunningRedHead hope Loki's paw is ok. Sounds like a busy day for you. Hope your first low-calorie day on IF goes well.

jamsk8r quite a good workout you had there. I agree that sweating when exercising feels good. I'm even disappointed if I don't sweat a lot during a workout.

Just a quick check-in. My physio appointment this morning was at 8:30am and I just could not get up early to exercise after waking up at 2am and not falling back asleep until about 4:30am. Since this is a 5-day challenge for me this week, this will be a rest day. Physio went well. I have to buy a heating pad, a stress ball and a band for my forearm. And of course I have a series of exercises to do each day. When the physiotherapist tested my grip strength with a dynamometre, I was very weak with my arm extended (not to mention the pain). She did say that I can continue lifting weights, as long as there isn't pain, so I'm happy, and just like with my Achile's tendon, I'm confident that this will get better.

Have a great day everyone!

2018:
Jan 1: 264
Jan 8: 260
Jan 15: 258
Jan 22: 256
Jan 29: 254
Feb 8: 251
Feb 14: 248
Feb 21: 248
Feb 28: 246
Mar 7: 242
Mar 14: 241
Mar 21: 238
Mar 28: 236
Apr 4: 234

Okay, here's the raw numbers. I'll update with personals later. I have no idea how it happened- really , it's a miracle, but I weighed in at 106kg exactly this morning, right on schedule. Had to get off and on again, because I just didn't believe it. Have also walked home from work (about 8k, I think?) twice this week so far. I'm Knackered!

Good morning :coffee2:

Can't believe it's Wednesday already but here we are. :dizzy:

opheliaphoenix: Good luck with the temporary housing for Mr. H. Hopefully some of the :goodvibes: that enabled him to find a house so quickly remain and that his stay with you and your family is brief. I think it's because I'm single that I have a difficult time with others being in my "space". You and your husband are very generous indeed.

Martine: I'm glad your physio appointment went well. And good news regarding :lifter: Hopefully with the physio exercises and lifting you'll see improvement steadily.

Magicsusan: :bravo: on the scale drop :goodscale. What a fantastic surprise. Sometimes it takes awhile and/or a plateau to see the results we want.

RunningRedHead: When I read your comment regarding Loki all I could think was, "ow, ow, ow!". I hope she's alright and no damage was done. Wishing you well as you begin IF. :hug:

jamsk8r: There is something gratifying about sweating profusely during a :workout: For some reason it makes me feel so accomplished.
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It's been a busy week so far and it seems like spring has truly arrived. I've adapted to the time change for the most part and I'm enjoying these longer days. My ankle has returned to normal and I'm walking correctly so I'm grateful and happy. Wishing everyone a lovely day!

Magicsusan sometimes it's best not to question how things happen and just enjoy the new number on the scale and keep on walking :)

curvynotlumpy glad your ankle has fully healed and you can enjoy walking in Spring weather. It *was* Spring here yesterday, but now temperatures are dropping fast and we may see snow on Friday (we did get a bit of snow overnight, but most of it melted away because it rained all day). And about you thinking it may be because you are single that you have a difficult time with people being in your space, I'm not single and I must say that other than my family and friends visiting once in a while, I enjoy a quiet home with just David and me (and Loki).

RunningRedHead glad Loki is doing well. And please don't beat yourself up over 1200 calories. Be kind to yourself. This is your first week of intermittent fasting and you won't have the perfect combination right away. Sounds like you're already learning from this one day.

opheliaphoenix I think it's a smart choice to wait for your next Diet Bet. Plateaus are a pain but you are persevering and results always come with that mindset. I wouldn't be here still exercising regularly after 6 weeks if I didn't believe that eventually something positive will come of it.

I got back to my 5-day challenge today after finishing work. I was dreading this workout, 4 X 20-seconds HIIT exercises followed by 2 X 20-seconds intervals of core work, and repeat for an hour or so. I was so worried that being out of breath I wouldn't be able to do the core exercises that I didn't push myself to the fullest during some of the HIIT exercises. Anyway I made it through, tomorrow will be a kind of workout I enjoy more. Now to relax and try to get a better night's sleep (cause this pattern of waking up after 4 hours asleep and taking 1 1/2-2 hours to fall back asleep is annoying to say the least).

01: 1h HIIT and lower body workout
02: 1h02 minutes cardio and upper body weightlifting
03:
04: 1h02 HIIT and core workout

Casey: Switching up your workouts sounds like a great way to “jumpstart” your weight loss again, plus it sounds like a fun way to avoid the status quo so to speak ;) Skipping the next Diet Bet sounds sensible until you figure out the sodium bloat/retention shenanigans.

Martine: I was upset with the 1200 yesterday when I went to bed, but woke up feeling better about it today. I still had a loss on the scale and I met my water goal, so I consider yesterday a win. Glad to hear your workout today went better than you thought. I hope you have better luck tonight getting some decent rest :)

Do y’all have room for slackers?

gulfmagnolia: :wave::welcome: back to the thread! How have you been?

:wave: Good morning everybody. The scale was fluctuating back and forth between 274 and 277 :shrug: before finally settling on 275, so who knows what the heck it will be tomorrow. I was expecting a little bit of a better number with a diet day yesterday, but I’m not complaining (too loudly :lol:), after all, it’s better than where I started, right?
I did manage to get a little over 4L of water in yesterday. The wind is brutal here today, but I’m still planning on getting out for a nice long walk with Loki… we’ll probably just end up at one of the parks with a lot of trees to break the wind. Have a great day everyone!

3/31: 275.4
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2: 277.2 (+0.6)
4/3: 276.4 (-0.8)
4/4: 274.8 (-1.6)
4/5: 275.2 (+0.4)
4/6:
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A big hello to VickieLou and gulfmagnolia :wave: Hope both of you are in good spirits :)

RunningRedHead here too winds have been crazy since yesterday afternoon. The winds were so strong that is was hard driving the car home after work yesterday. Hope you enjoy your walk with Loki.

Day 4 of this challenge done. It was more of my kind of workout, part HIIT and part weightlifting. Though there was a bit of yoga at the end for a cool down and I did not enjoy that part. I can't do a lot of the moves and it's frustrating. For day 5 tomorrow, it's going to be a total body workout. I'm trying to push myself to jump more on these moves. I can do about 10-12 jumping jacks and squat jumps and now I've added split jumps (though not very wide for now). Trying to burn more calories to get this darn scale moving.

01: 1h HIIT and lower body workout
02: 1h02 minutes cardio and upper body weightlifting
03:
04: 1h02 HIIT and core workout
05: 55 minutes HIIT and upper body weightlifting

Happy April ladies, finally joining this new thread!

Martine, happy day 5 challenge! :carrot:

RunningRedHead, your attention to water goals is so inspirational. I have been trying to get better about my water, that's one area that needs improvement. How are you liking the 5:2 IF? I haven't tried IF yet because I am still a snacker/frequent eater.

opheliaphoenix, I hear you on the "tooth and nail," it's so strange and frustrating how certain weight ranges and times are harder to get the scale down than others. What new fitness things are you thinking of trying?

So an update on how things are going for me -- that frustrating 2 weeks when the scale was not moving turned out to be PMS-related. After AF started I got an immediate whoosh of 2 lbs, and then a couple of days later another 2 lbs. So now I'm weighing in at 183.0! I kept doing everything "right" with exercise (3x/week Zumba + a little weight lifting here and there) and diet (shifted from lazy keto to tracking macros and calorie counting with the Carb Manager app). I am hoping that by the end of April I will be able to get in to the 170s, that's the goal!

jazzfan22 aren't wooshes great? You stuck it out and finally got over that plateau. The 170s are totally within your reach this month.

This 5-day challenge is over! I thought it was a total body workout today but actually it was focused on legs. I'm glad I did this challenge, it showed me that I can work up to an hour at a time (if I want to).

Hope everyone will enjoy a great day!

01: 1h HIIT and lower body workout
02: 1h02 minutes cardio and upper body weightlifting
03:
04: 1h02 HIIT and core workout
05: 55 minutes HIIT and upper body weightlifting
06: 55 minutes HIIT and lower body workout

Jazzfan22: Water used to be one of my weaknesses, so i started focusing on it last month as a goal and then really focusing on it when my Diet Bet started on 3/19. I've noticed that it’s tough for me to get all 4L in on fasting days as it makes me nauseous if I drink a lot of water on an empty stomach.. it’s been like that for as long as I can remember. Trying to come up with no-calorie non-plain-water options for diet days. I like IF so far, but it’s definitely a learning experience. I'm intrigued by your zumba workouts :belly: I might add those to my list of things to try out. Great job staying OP despite not seeing results right away; it seems to have definitely paid off! :carrot:

Martine: The wind was brutal, but the walk was great ;) Way to go getting your workouts in :D:woops::exercise::strong: you’ve inspired me to scour the internet and pick my PT’s brain for exercises I can do for a home workout. I have to check with her today if I can go back to doing some yoga.

VickieLou: :wave: Welcome back! Hope all is well

I guess the fluctuations closer to 277 yesterday were probably more accurate than the 275. I’m scheduling my second fast day to tomorrow since I have to work and it will keep me busy and distracted. I just need to figure out what to bring with me to work and really plan out my diet day so I can avoid a second fail. I’m hoping once I get the hang of this that I’ll be able to switch to a 4:3 from a 5:2, but I’ll be aiming on perfecting the 5:2 for this month. Hope everyone has a happy Friday!

3/31: 275.4
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2: 277.2 (+0.6)
4/3: 276.4 (-0.8)
4/4: 274.8 (-1.6)
4/5: 275.2 (+0.4)
4/6: 277.2 (+2.0)
4/7:

Redhead I’m so interested to hear about the 5:2 IF you’re doing. I’ve been thinking about IF for the longest time, but with my schedule I think whole day periods will be easier than specified eating windows every day. You go girl!

Martine Hello my love! Still killing the workouts I see :)


Weighing myself tomorrow for the first time in months. Going to guess I’m around the 220s, which is very sad for me. I made it down to 193lbs in early December, and my projected (realistic) one-year goal on April 1st was 150lbs. There’s not anything I can do about the past, except not repeat it. I’d forgotten how good it felt to be on the losing end, ha! Even just logging in to 3FC and seeing so many familiar screen names made me happy. There’s lots of change and uncertainty coming for me these next couple months. At least i’ll have some control over diet/exercise.


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:wave: and good evening.

Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to the weekend.

gulfmagnolia: So good to see you! Welcome back! Plenty of room for old and new friends on this thread. :hug:

RunningRedHead: I struggle with my lunch selections. Breakfast and dinner go well but somewhere along the line I lose my motivation for lunch and :dunno: because it's certainly a meal I enjoy. :lol: Cracking the code to what food to shop for, make and take is a major part of weight loss success. You got this.

Martine: :bravo: on successfully completing your five day challenge. It's good to have wins along the way and it does wonders for motivation and the sense of accomplishment.

jazzfan22: You're doing fantastic! Sounds like you've found the combination of activity and diet that is truly working for you! :high:

:wave: VickieLou! How have you been?

opheliaphoenix: I do understand your frustration. "Our bodies are an experiment of one", as one long time poster wrote. :hug:
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It's been a long week and I'm about to head home. We are experiencing a Pineapple Express storm that is bringing us non-stop rain since last night. It's supposed to continue through tomorrow. Everything is lush and green and I'm trying to enjoy it as we are nearing the end of our rainy season. Okay, I'm outta here for today. :hug: to all.

Good morning :coffee2:

Just dropping by to wish everyone a good day. Looks like the rain has lifted for now and the :sunny: is starting to poke through. Made a quick trip to the Farmer's Market and picked up three small baskets of beautiful red strawberries. Now I'm thinking about how to enjoy them in addition to their natural state. A smoothie comes to mind. :drool:

RunningRedHead: Glad to hear you got your shopping completed and are ready to make a strong start! You're going to :kickbutt:!

Happy Saturday!

Curvy: Mmmmmmmm, those strawberries sound delicious. Sounds like your trip to the Farmer’s Market was productive :) Also, :lol: to the “:kickbutt:” That little guy always makes me chuckle.

After ending the first week with a decent gain, I think that while my TDEE is technically 2000kcal, it may be too many calories. I think this upcoming week on my non-diet days I’m going to stick to my old calorie goal of 1700-1800kcal. I made my water goal yesterday after missing it by about a liter the day before. PT yesterday was productive, a little painful, but productive. I think they’re going to kick me out soon, which I’m happy about and a little anxious about. Have a great weekend y’all! :yes:

3/31: 275.4
GW: 269

Week 1:
4/1: 276.6 (+1.2)
4/2: 277.2 (+0.6)
4/3: 276.4 (-0.8)
4/4: 274.8 (-1.6)
4/5: 275.2 (+0.4)
4/6: 277.2 (+2.0)
4/7: 277.0 (-0.2)
Total for Week 1: +1.6
Total for April: +1.6

Hey all. Flyby. With moving and the new job, I'm about half crazy, but trying to stay OP with food and workouts. Doing better with food than workouts, but I'm just doing the best I can right now. Even not checking in daily, it's helping me to know I have to check in here when I can. I will try to catch up on replies this coming week when I have a couple of half days off.

Week 1:
01: 197.8
02: 197.4
03: NWI
04: 197.2
05: NWI
06: 195.8
07: 195.8

Week 4 March Avg: 197.4
Week 1 April Avg: 196.8 (-0.6)

Need to step up my workout game, since it definitely helps the scale move faster. Still managing only 3 to 4 a week. :(

Just a quick check-in for me today. Reporting in with a little bit of a drop on the scale. Yesterday was a fasting day—I tried something new in my tracking and was able to stick to 515 calories, but I kind of approached it differently since it was a day where I flipped into a nocturnal schedule and was awake for over 24 hours and tracked midnight to midnight instead of the traditional go to sleep, wake up and eat 500 calories before sleeping again, waking up and eating normally… Maybe that will work out better. I’m also running short in terms of hydration today/yesterday evening, so it may be due a little bit in part to dehydration. Hoping to recoup my losses in that department tomorrow and hopefully it won’t affect the scale too much. Have a great Sunday everyone, I’ll catch up on personals tomorrow.

SW: 275.4
4/7: 277.0
GW: 269

Week 2:
4/8: 276.5 (-0.5)
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RunningRedHead how do you manage your hunger on fasting days? I don't fast though have been thinking about doing it for a long time; the most I seem to manage without being miserable is if I eat a huge lunch I can skip dinner and get by with a small snack before bed. But that's not really long enough to count as a fast.

jamsk8r 3 to 4 workouts a week is really good, though, especially if you are being consistent about it. I am managing 3 at the moment. Ideally I'd do more but that's what I'm able to fit in with work and life demands.

opheliaphoenix I do think that not gaining/small drops down when you've had a night out is terrific. It's all about balance and an overall lifestyle.

gulfmagnolia I know how you feel about stepping on the scale when you are back to the beginning of another accountability journey; I have been up and down and up and down in weight for so many years. But getting into accountability mode itself should be celebrated as an accomplishment in itself.

Ate out a bunch this weekend but made pretty good choices. Had a very splurgy lunch one day and so skipped dinner, but that wasn't hard because I was so stuffed. What may have compensated for the eating out was that I had a very active weekend as well, went to the gym for Zumba one day, and then went to a trampoline park and swimming the next day for family fun activities. One of my goals this time around in my weight loss journey is to be a more physically active parent and seek out active family activities, which will be fun and healthy for everyone. So in sum I came out of the weekend maintaining at 182... (weighed at 182.8 this AM 4/9). I think that keeping my next mini-goal in mind, by the month to get into the 170s, will help keep me accountable with diet and exercise. I hope.

One self-perception issue that has come up for me (again) is that when I'm being accountable and starting to see results, I hear a small voice of doubt/disgust. I think this is probably because I'm more "in touch" with my body when I am exercising and dieting, versus when I'm not being accountable I try not to think about it. Ultimately I think this negativity is damaging, so what I'm doing differently this time is actively working on self-acceptance. Does anyone else experience anything like this?