Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Check-In! Let's make it a great month!

I want to welcome everyone to the Daily Accountability Check-In. Our goal is to stay accountable and on track by posting our daily food and exercise choices. All food and exercise programs are welcome. Consistency is the key to reaching our weight loss goals.

Introduce yourself or jump right in and tell us what you have been doing.

Here's to the start of a great month!

That was near perfect timing. Almost May!

It was a very good day today. Spinning class and then I got my 13yo son to ride the bike trail with me. We got about 11 miles in and had fun spotting critters.

Menu-

Egg sandwich
Cottage cheese and fish
Beef Pho

Total cals 1281

I just typed a long reply and my iPad ate it! So rude!!!!

I do high plank mostly, but sometimes I alternate to keep it fun. Hah.

Good Morning, Everyone!

Last night I added on: Energy Balancing Yoga w/Suzanne Deason

Calories for yesterday: 1370 +
Weigh In: 164.2
Down: 1.2 pounds

Have a great day!

Yesterday's Calories: 1818

B - Strawberry Oatmeal w/ Flax + Kelloggs To Go Protein Powder
S - Special K Strawberry Protein Bar
L - Imitation Crab + Snackwell Vanilla Cream Cookies
S - Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans
D - Chicken Breast + BBQ Sauce + Butter & Garlic Pasta + Flakey Biscuit
S - Dubliner Cheese

Exercise: Quick 5 Minute Leg Leaner + Booty Toner (-17) + Standing Abs Workout (-40)

Was a bit over on my calories yesterday, but I did get in a workout even though my shoulders were sore. I worked on my core and legs so I didn't aggravate my shoulder. Gym later though.

Hi Diana and everyone, I have been gone for awhile. Many problems on my end that I'm still dealing with. One is a work problem and the other is that my hot water tank has gone to heaven and trying to figure out how to get by on only cold water and also trying to figure out how to buy another one. I hope that I keep journaling here once again

Hi there! Does your utility company water/power have a program? After my Dad passed away, my Mom noticed her hot water heater was leaking. She didn't want to have to deal with finding someone to repair/replace the unit. She called the utility company (I think it was power) and they sent someone out. They installed a new unit. There broke the charge up in small amounts on her bill. It worked out really well since she lived out in the country and my Dad had just passed away, etc. I hope you can figure out something. Cold showers are not fun. Our hot water heater went out one year when we were away for Christmas vacation. Of course it was the coldest days of that year. We got a new unit within a day or two but it was miserable in the mean time. Good luck.

Besides the rain keeping me stranded in the house, everything is going well. Scale is moving ever so slowly, but... it's moving.

I feel great today! it's only 9.53 am but I had a great walk to work, felt less tired than previous days AND! I got to wear a pair of jeans my mom got me for x-mas that I believe would never ever ever fit me, too small for me and now Im wearing them so it was a happy start for the day =D

I didnt had breakfast cause I was running late, I know I shouldnt start my day without it but I had to get to work very early so... I'll go buy a yogurt I think, dunno yet but Im starving! >_<

For lunch I'll have a salad and juice as always

I'm sorry to hear about your water heater, waterbunny. That's never any fun. Definitely look into contacting your utility company or any other service providers that work with water heaters. Almost everyone runs payment plans these days which is super helpful!

As for me, I have my 6 week post partum appoinment today. Hoping all goes well and I'm fully cleared for all exercise. I received partial clearance at my 6 week visit, thought I've probably done more than I should have since that time. :/
I did great on calories yesterday coming in at right about 1200. I also hit the gym for weight training. I can feel the soreness today, but it's definitely a good sore if you know what I mean. Today will be day three of week one c25k. All the other days I've completed it in my neighborhood. Today I'm going to try to do it on the treadmill and see if it works. I'm not sure switching speeds will be as quick as just running by myself. We shall see!

Down 1lb today to 168.8lbs. We all know how this goes with me. I'll hit 167 or so and then will stall or gain again. Calories today will be about 1400. I have a happy hour tonight for a friend's wedding. Should be fun.

Fat Calories Protein Carbs
Breakfast
oats 3 150 4 27
Flaxseed milk 2 19 0 1
dried apricot 0 32 0 9
honey 0 21 0 6
Coffee 3 25 0 1
Vital choice sardines 11 180 19 1
Coffee 3 25 0 1
Ekone lemon pepper oysters 6 165 17 12

Lunch
quails eggs 3 42 4 0
Conservas bonito del norte 10 168 19 0
Canned king crab 1 74 16 0
Ekone original oysters 5 165 17 11
Ekone smoked sturgeon 3 123 23 0
Honey 0 64 0 17
Tomato 0 11 1 2
Mushroom 0 2 0 0
Red onion 0 8 0 2
Kidney beans 0 18 1 3
Kimchi 0 100 10 10

Total 49 1391 130 103
Weight 168.8
Protein/weight ratio 0.77
Targets based on weight Low High
Calories 2363 2701
Fat based on 20-30% caloric intake 31 46
20% less calories to cut 1891

Exercise: Did 55 minutes weight training before work. Will run 3.5 miles before lunch.

I'm still running about 5 days a week and still lurking. I'm so glad May is (almost) finally here, Summer is right around the corner!

Let's make it another good month, everyone!

Call me crazy but I've decided to wear a dark purple wedding dress. The contrast with the turquoise water is gorgeous...Besides, I'm not one to follow traditional rules anyway, I like to be different.

This is not the dress but you'll get the idea of the color scheme I'm aiming for, flowers will be white:

Hi everyone!!! I would like to join the weight loss challenge for the month of May. We will be going to Seattle some time in July. I will be seeing family there and I want to lose 20 pounds by then. I was 170.4 this morning and wish to be 150 by the time we go on vacation. I will weigh myself everyday and try to post daily. Today I went to the gym and had a nice work out. I don't count calories but I measure my portions. I really need to do this for myself, and lose the weight. Especially now that we have a vacation planned, I want to look my best.

I'm all for non-traditional ideas too...At my first wedding, my DH (at the time) had his best friend (A GIRL!! lol) stand up as his "best man" instead of the traditional guy...Anyhow, I think that color scheme will look amazing!!! I hope you share pics when it's all over!

the scale hates me i've said it before...in fact it might even be broken but i keep using it anyhow....it shows a bounce of 3 pounds despite eating well, eating smaller amounts, exercising hard, etc....my normal routine...and i can visually SEE that i'm losing weight in some areas around my stomach...and the scale still went up *sigh*

i was not able to get to the gym this morning...i had a training to be at that i organized (I wasn't doing the actual training) but it was a great training on childhood PTSD....now to work for the rest of the day