Breakfast: Waffles and veggie links
Lunch: Veggie rolls, onion/potato patty
Supper: Celery & Hummus, Doritos
Exercise:5 mile walk

Positive: Lovely walk with my dog. Enjoying God's beautiful world.
Negative: Need to choose better meal choices, I can feel the weight coming back on.

Happy Valentine's Day!

:carrot: Okay, now for the next stage of weight loss. Off with a boost and ready to go! :carrot:

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Corinna and Little: good morning from Costa Rica!! We’re leaving Tortuguero today and head to Dominical. To be in the warmth is heavenly and the nature is stunning. We took a little boat through the jungle and saw monkeys and lizards.

Meals: the meals are included on the first 4 day tour to Tortuguero. They were plentiful and I didn’t stay “low carb” but I don’t think I over ate.

Exercise: a lot of walking to see things, the Caribbean beach and the butterfly sanctuary and swimming in the pool.

Positive: excellent weather, relaxation. People from all over Europe come here. Lovely to hear all the languages.

Negative: nothing. Bueno.

No Saturday Feb 16 weigh in.

Follena: How exciting your trip sounds. The warmth, nature, boat rides, traveling through the jungle, butterfly sanctuary. Oh and Monkeys and Lizards. Sounds like my type of vacation. Enjoy your food! Your staying smart with moderation. Have fun!

Hi!
 

Just started my weight lost journey saw this forum group and I’m loving the motivation congrats to all who are seeing positive results any tips on getting started?:carrot:

23 pound weight loss!!!!! Praise god just reading all of these motivational post made me wake up and smell the coffee I have been on my journey for only 6 weeks and it becoming a lifestyle change. I’m in such a better mood and my self esteem is through the roof. A close friend of mine named Shelly introduced me to a program and I am so appreciative to her. Hope everyone reaches their goal and continues to stay positive.

Breakfast: Waffles and veggie links
Lunch: Bean Enchilada
Supper: Granola
Exercise: 30 minutes elliptical, stretching

Positive: Still keeping my weight down.
Negative: but need to get some more pounds off this body.

Shedmyfat- congratulations!!! What a great start you have, and a great friend too. The best way to get started is to have others around you support you in your efforts. Plus you need to be committed to your efforts and keep track of your lifestyle too. That way you will notice what works, and what areas you need to improve on. Keep that motivation going. It will help you get through those periods that seem to slow down. Just remember that is part of the transition and hang in there, that new body is forming and you will see the results of all your hard work. :carrot:

Corinna: hoping you can lose that last bit of weight which is often the hardest. One day at a time. You make good food choices. I might be in for a surprise when I finally weigh on March 9th.

Meals: it’s easy to stay low carb while we are in our condo in Dominical. I’m pleasantly surprised to see food in restaurants supports low carb. Ceviche in lime wow! Lots of seafood and delicious salads. I don’t think I’m overeating but booze is likely knocking me out of ketosis. Pina coladas, flavoured vodka and water ... and Heineken beer. I’m keeping it to 2-3 drinks per day and drinking loads of water.

Exercise: a lot of walking to see things, the Caribbean beach and our condo complex requires a long walk up. Swimming and boogy board in ocean and pool.

Positive: excellent weather, relaxation. Horse back ride in the jungle tomorrow to see a waterfall.

Negative: nothing. Bueno.

No Saturday Feb 16 & 23 or March 2 weigh in.

Breakfast: Waffles and veggie links
Lunch: Chinese noodles and vegetables
Supper: Veggie pizza
Exercise: none, day of rest, body switching from night shift to day shift

Positive: The daffodils are starting to grow up out of the ground. Spring is coming. Felt good to have a nice hot shower this morning. Good start to day.
Negative: Missing my diet buddies.

Hope to get a bit of walking in this morning. May do some yard work too depending on weather. Taxes, taxes, taxes, got to gather the paperwork and start working on filing them.

Follena-I won't be surprised if you show a weight loss when you return from all that exercise, even if you are drinking. Your trip sounds fabulous!

Have a wonderful day ladies.

Morning: Oats, berries, and some green tea

Lunch: Salmon sandwich, protein salad (chicken salad)

Dinner: Sweet potato, haddock, spinach

I try to keep things clean, simple and all so tasty. Sometimes I add in green smoothie into the mix for glowing skin and detoxing.

Breakfast: Waffles and veggie links
Dinner: Pad Thai
Supper: Vegetables and rice
Snack:Popcorn
Exercise: 5 mile walk

Positive: What a beautiful day for a walk. Didn't overeat today, although I was tempted to just a bit.
Negative: I worried I won't see some good results for tomorrow's weigh-in. I will soon find out.

Sweetsoph-welcome, and what a sweet little dog on your avatar. Looks like you have some good food choices. That's good.

Breakfast: Waffles and veggie strips
Dinner: Tofu tikka masala with broccoli and rice
Supper: Cottage Cheese
Snack: Doritos
Exercise: 5 mile walk

Weigh-in today :goodscale: down one pound Yippee! :carrot:

Positive: Making some progress with my weight loss.
Negative: Didn't need to eat the Doritos.

Weigh-in Results
01/01/2019 Start 158.5
02/23/2019 - 1.0 lbs 145.0
Total = -13.5 lbs

Repent=changed heart and life.

Corinna: congratulations on the lost pound!! I’m glad you got that because it will keep you motivated. Hoping you are right about my weight ... my clothes still feel okay :)

Everything is going well here in CR. We horseback ride to Nauyaca waterfalls and on Tuesday, we will zip line in Miramar. Then last 6 nights in Manuel Antonio, a beautiful spot.

Meals: staying pretty good on food, sometimes eating 2 meals per day and still drinking lots of water. I had pizza one night. Tonight I was tempted to have a brownie with ice cream for dessert but I didn’t.

Exercise: walking the beach and swimming. Horse back riding and zip lining.

Positive: excellent weather, relaxation.

Negative: a little bit hard sometimes travelling with my sis and her husband. She can be quite dismissive and condescending. But ... I have my faults so we must bear one another with love.

No Saturday Feb 16 & 23 or March 2 weigh in.

Breakfast: Nutrition Drink
Dinner: Nutrition Drink
Supper: Nutrition Bar
Snack: Clementine
Exercise: Elliptical, stretching

Positive: I am headed towards success!
Negative: Success is a long journey.

Follena-I am happy for you. Your trip sounds wonderful. Good job fighting those temptations. It will all pay off, you will see.

Today's weigh-in: :goodscale: down 2 lbs. Yippee!! :carrot:

Corinna: wowee good for you!! You've lost some weight in the past few weigh-ins so you're really doing well. I arrived back home late last night. After running around a bit to do errands, I went into the office and dealt with 110 emails in my inbox. I guess that's what 3 weeks absence gets ya! :D

Meals: Today I just had a big coffee with cream in the morning and 4 tablespoons of hemp hearts at supper time. Kind of wanted to cleanse my system a bit after the drinkies I had on vacation.

Exercise: just running around doing errands.

Positive: so many nice peeps at work welcoming me back and my dear sons inviting me out for supper Friday night.

Negative: I'm a little nervous about weigh-in this Saturday hee hee.

No Saturday Feb 16 & 23 or March 2 weigh in.

Follena Welcome Back! I am glad you had a nice trip. Now you get to deal with the transition back into work/home life. Sounds like you are handling it well. I am sure your family missed you too. Oh yes, the weigh-in.....now to see just how much that vacation cost you or assisted you in your efforts. Whatever the outcome, stay focused on the right direction and you will be on your way again or even further along than you thought. Welcome Back again. :)

Today's weigh-in shows: stayed the same. Now it is time for the quick boost for action.

Corinna: you’ve lost a lot in the 2 previous weeks. So no biggy. Thx for your message. Let me know if you plan to keep this thread going.

Meals: Today I just had a couple big coffees with cream in the morning and 4 tablespoons of hemp hearts at supper time. Still bound and determined to be 164 by first day of spring.

Exercise: just running around doing chores. I ordered a cat sling so in the spring I can do my hour long walks again.

Positive: super happy with my weigh in. Also the weather finally warmed up and my kids took me out for supper & gave me flowers. So sweet.

Negative: just chores today bit Little Cat keeps me company.

Weigh in March 9: 166.3
I lost almost 4 lbs on vacation!

Follena-great work on losing the 4 lbs!!! That's terrific, and you did that while you were on vacation having fun. You are close to reaching your Spring time goal too. Now long now.

Don't feel obligated to stay on this thread. There are plenty of others to join with even more support. I won't be hurt. I just use this thread as my own way to note my efforts. I wish you the best of luck in reaching your goals.