• Great work this week, everyone!
  
  Just a quick reminder, the Final Challenge is wrapping up soon!
  If you complete the challenge, please comment under this post to check in.
  You have until Saturday at 10:00 PM Pacific Time to report in.
  
  After that, we’ll hold the drawing for a $40 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash, your choice!
  
  Final Challenge Recap:
  
  Water – Drink at least 64 oz. of water per day, 5 days this week
  Fitness – Get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, 5 days this week
  Nutrition – Eat at least 5 servings from the fruit/vegetable group per day, 5 days this week
  

• Today was a good day. Not all days are amazing in the weight loss journey so I want to shout out a few things for myself to keep me going. Because some days the scale is cruel, the body is bloated and the energy to not eat the whole kitchen is real! So here’s my happy:
  
  1. I just tried on Halloween jammies that I almost got rid of. The waist was cutting into my muffin top, the thighs were way too tight. Just done fitting on my body and today? They slipped on!! AND fit comfortably well!!!!!
  
  2. My cravings for dessert were out of control. I’m in perimenopause and some evenings were a hot mess of grabbing way too many cookies and candy and just having this defeated, well, this is how it is now, mentality. Today? I realized my dessert intake is now almost non existent. I’ve cut them almost completely out and if I have something? It’s a bite. I’m saying no to desserts AND not missing them 90% of the time.
  
  3. The scale misbehaves more often than it behaves but right now? I’m less than a pound from my goal weight!!!!!!!!!!
  
  The start of the weight loss journey is ROUGH. It’s miserable to be overweight and having cravings and having to fight for change to happen. Today? Today was a good day of looking back and seeing how progress is slowly starting to build some momentum. Here’s to not quitting on health?
  

• Today was a good day. Not all days are amazing in the weight loss journey so I want to shout out a few things for myself to keep me going. Because some days the scale is cruel, the body is bloated and the energy to not eat the whole kitchen is real! So here’s my happy:
  
  1. I just tried on Halloween jammies that I almost got rid of. The waist was cutting into my muffin top, the thighs were way too tight. Just done fitting on my body and today? They slipped on!! AND fit comfortably well!!!!!
  
  2. My cravings for dessert were out of control. I’m in perimenopause and some evenings were a hot mess of grabbing way too many cookies and candy and just having this defeated, well, this is how it is now, mentality. Today? I realized my dessert intake is now almost non existent. I’ve cut them almost completely out and if I have something? It’s a bite. I’m saying no to desserts AND not missing them 90% of the time.
  
  3. The scale misbehaves more often than it behaves but right now? I’m less than a pound from my goal weight!!!!!!!!!!
  
  The start of the weight loss journey is ROUGH. It’s miserable to be overweight and having cravings and having to fight for change to happen. Today? Today was a good day of looking back and seeing how progress is slowly starting to build some momentum. Here’s to not quitting on health?
  

• Hey team!
  
  We’re nearing the end of our Fitness Challenge! Be sure to comment under this post when you’ve completed the challenge to report your success. You have until Saturday at 10:00 PM Pacific Time to check in.
  
  Once all reports are in, we’ll hold the drawing for the $20 cash prize!
  
  Challenge reminder: Get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day for 5 days this week. Keep up the fantastic work—you’ve got this!
  

• We're almost done with our Water Challenge!
  
  If you complete the challenge, please click on (comment) under this post and report in there! You have until Saturday 10:00 PM Pacific time to report in. We will have our drawing shortly after that for the $10 cash prize!
  
  *Challenge reminder: Drink at least 64 oz. of water a day for 3 days this week!
  

now at 9% of their goal

Total weight lost is now 5 pounds! Average is 0.1 pounds.

• It’s Workout Wednesday!
  
  What activity are you doing today? Are you starting a new workout routine or staying consistent with a program you’ve already started?
  
  Make it fun and make it work for you! Go for a walk, take a yoga class, clean your house! Start small - it all adds up!
  
  Members, don't forget to submit your Progress weigh-in for extra accountability and to be entered into the weekly prize drawing!
  

• I don’t know if anyone else needs this tip, but I thought I’d share because it’s helpful to me! I am a drive-by snacker which is my main thing I need to do better on. If I see a package of Oreos on the counter, I will grab just one. But I will do that seven or eight times a day. A couple twizzlers. Watching TV? I like to have a snack in hand. I’ve put the Oreos and cookies in the cabinet and have a little of peanuts out on the counter or by the little in stand where I watch TV. Not a total fix but it’s helping me and I’m attempting day 3 of no desserts! Drive by peanuts instead of candy or cookies!