Oh boy, where do I begin.

It's been a terrible weekend for weight loss.

Saturday started well enough. I did a workout that I missed on Friday and was feeling great! My bf and I went to go get lunch to treat ourselves since his Dad sent us some money to do so. We're living that pay check to pay check life so we never go out to eat, so we were excited. We went to a BBQ place and crushed a combo meat sandwich with a side and some iced tea. That was it for the day, I thought. But no. That night I hung out with my friends and had a tiny bowl of gyudon that I did not need along with some boxed cake that they made for funsies. I didn't need any of that, I was still STUFFED but kept on shoveling food into my mouth. I did manage to stay on top of water, but the next day (Sunday) I saw 185.6 lbs. Not terrible, but certainly deserved that gain.

Then there was yesterday. Guys, I just had a complete meltdown. I swan dived off the wagon. I went out and bought a frozen pizza, just an awful chemical filled thing of grossness that for some reason I like and ate the whole thing to myself. Ugh. I'm so disappointed with myself. Plus I barely drank my days worth of water so today I'm up to a whooping 187.2 lbs!! Now, logic kicked in this morning, I know I haven't eaten enough to actually gain 3 lbs in the space of 3 days, but it's still a horrible way to start the week. Needless to say, I'm hoping I don't have another snap like that in a while and learn my lesson. I'm sure I'll fall off the wagon again at some point, but I think being a part of these forums has helped me realise to not just forget that those days happen but to learn from them and make sure to avoid it in the future.

Here's to hoping I can stay on track this week and get back to losing weight again! I'm disappointed that I messed up my average for week one with this splurge and no doubt affected my average for week two as well. However, I have to stay honest and not fudge the numbers.

Starting Weight: 185.3 lbs

Week One
01: 184.8 lbs
02: 184.6 lbs
03: 184 lbs
04: 185.2 lbs
05: 185.6 lbs
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Avg Weight for Week One: 184.8 lbs
Total Loss for Week One: 0.5 lbs

Week Two
06: 187.2 lbs
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Avg Weight for Week One: 184.8 lbs
Avg Weight for Week Two: 187.2 lbs
Total Loss for Week Two: -2.4 lbs

Lacerta - Yeah, about that not keeping bad days going two in a row... It's true though, one bad day, sure - walk it off. Two? That can really start to make things snowball. Good luck with your busy week at work!

Not a great weekend.

Goal - 4 lbs

SW: 144.0
GW: 140.0

Week One
01: 144.0
02: 143.8
03: 144.4
04: 144.0
05: 144.6
06: 145.0
07:
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Total Loss for Week One:

August igoal: 128 (lose 4.6 pounds)

Week One
03: 132.6
04: 132.2
05: --
06: 132.4
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Total Loss for Week One:

This morning didn't go as planned, as my 20 year old was sick with flu-like symptoms. Hoping that it's better tomorrow, because as of 6 o'clock this evening, she is still achy and running to the bathroom! I'm praying me and my hubby don't catch it because we leave on Wednesday for the Lake of the Ozarks for a 5 day trip. Staying with friends who own a 3 bedroom condo (it's nice to have friends that share their toys!) and a huge boat. We will be boating most of the weekend. There's also a party Saturday night, so I am packing my workout videos and good shoes so I can hopefully get a workout in while down there. I don't want to go the whole time without burning some of the calories I know I will consume.

I hope everyone is having a great Monday...if there is such a thing! Hang in there Chickies!

August Goal: 6 pounds
Start Weight: 185.6
Week One
01: 184.1
02: 185.3
03: 184.6
04: 185.5
05:184.8
06:184.6 Crap, was hoping I'd be further along by now.
07:
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Total Loss for Week One:

Ok... I did a cheat day. Not sure if I will do “a Day” again. I gained 3 lbs. I even walked 2 miles, but what did I expect eating 2 donuts & a medium stuffed crust pizza. I’m not going to lie, man was it good! I don’t feel like I stretched my stomach, but I’m sure I did. I think in the future, if I cheat it’s going to be a meal instead of a day.
I only did the day, because some of the ladies at work keep telling me to do a cheat day. They do the Keto diet and their cheat day is more like a binge day. I want to keep it realistic for me.
I take Açaí berry extract to help with my ADD and today it didn’t work. My mind was all over the place, I could not focus on anything...other than the tree frog on the window for 3 minutes. Hopefully it’s because of the carbs and tomorrow will be a better day.
Tomorrow WILL be a better day!

I had a busy Monday, but still swam an hour after dinner. Feeling exhausted right nowHope you all have a good start of the week.

Quick posting...Happy Tuesday!

August Goal: 6 pounds
Start Weight: 185.6
Week One
01: 184.1
02: 185.3
03: 184.6
04: 185.5
05:184.8
06:184.6
07:184.8
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Total Loss for Week One: +.7 lbs

Morning All,
Had a little bit of sugar yesterday and got a blinding migraine for my efforts but I will say that I don't want to look at anything remotely sweet for a while. But I'm grateful to see that it did not affect my weight loss.

Sunshine318 - I don't have cheat days because I'll overdue it for sure but I will have a cheat meal every once in a while.

Week One
01: 278.0
02: 276.8
03: 274.6
04: 274.2
05: 272.8
06: 272.6
07: 271.2
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Total Loss for Week One: -6.8 lbs

Don't really have time for personals, but wanted to take the time for one

Fungirl: That is an incredible 1 week loss. My best week was less than 4 pounds. You lost almost 7 in one week. What's your secret? I'm sure we all want to know.

Week One
01: 230.2
02: 230.6
03: 231.0
04: 231.0
05: 231.4
06: 230.8
07: 231.2
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Total Loss for Week One: 0.4

I always figure any loss for me the first week of the month is good, so I'll take that 0.4 and be happy about it. So far, I've succeeded at staying below 232, so I feel good about that, too. 4 more crazy work days.

August goal: -1 kg (reach 99.4 kgs)

1: 100.4 kgs
2: 100.15
4: 100.65
5: 100.7
6: 100
7: 100.05

Nice to be heading back in the right direction today with 186.6 lbs, a 0.6 lb drop. I worked out yesterday but had a bit of a bad day with eating here and there when I didn't need to. I've decided to try and give some veggie based lunches a try that aren't salads and stayed up a little bit looking at pinterest for ideas. I found a couple of things I wanna try, like burrito bowls and roasted veggie dishes. I'm going shopping on Wednesday or Thursday so I'm gonna try at least one and try and get a few recipes into rotation to start replacing my sandwiches.

On a more concerning note, my period is late. I was due on the 1st and tomorrow will make me 1 week late. I'm trying to stay positive and chalk it down to being active again has somehow messed up my cycle, but worst case scenario I could be pregnant. I'm not having children, it's a decision that both my husband and I are firm about, so having to handle that situation is going to be stressful and expensive when we don't have much money to our names right now. I'm going to take a test over the weekend since from what I've read people say take a test 10 days after a missed period to get an accurate result.

Week Two
06: 187.2 lbs
07: 186.6 lbs
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Avg Weight for Week One: 184.8 lbs
Avg Weight for Week Two: 186.9 lbs
Total Loss for Week Two: -2.1 lbs

I stick to a 1200 calorie diet and I have my macros set at 30% Protein, 50% Fat and 20% carbs. Even when I have a cheat meal I try to keep it within my calories limit. I eat every 2-3 hours, small meals. I am doing intermittent fasting so I don't eat after 7 and I do not eat before 8 am but I sometimes don't get my breakfast in until 9 some mornings. I don't drink soda or juice, I stick to coffee, tea and drink mixes mostly. I always drink at least 64oz of water a day and I go on a 30 minute walk a day. For my workouts, I focus on strength training and weights as the burn more fat than cardio. I stay away from cookies, pastries, cakes and candy. If I have a small bag of chips, I stick to the Baked kind as regular chips has too much sodium and will cause me to retain water for at least a week.

Walked 5K this morning. It's getting so hot these days. I can only exercise outdoor in the early morning or late afternoon.
Everyone, does the summer heat affect your workout schedule?