- I went light with my dinner yesterday night. Mashed sweet potato,beans and aubergine prepped by my hubby. I had some tofu for protein prior to this. Day 5 was again hard but I am starting to see slight results. My waist line has gone down significantly and I am not having too much flatulence like previously🙈My left Knees are paining as well as my sole, which I know happens when I gain weight, so it is a definite sign that I have to lose this weight. So far I have managed to stay away from junk food. I have been having few crackers in between meals if I crave junk...but I am giving myself grace...I am hoping that as time progresses I will manage to have more control over my cravings and portion sizes. #breastfeedingmama
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- I’m sure I’m retaining weight because I have only been having 3-4 water bottles per day rather than my normal 8-12, but I’ve been doing good with my nutrition while on this mini vacation! Salads with lunch and dinner, limited to one treat food per day and one beer per day. I think I’m doing ok but I’m anxious to see a scale again and see it moving downward….getting lots of steps these past two days, too!
- work has been really stressful this week, but I am making it through. I woke up early this morning after falling asleep at like 8 o’clock and of course I played on my phone for a little while, but finally guilt caught up to me and I went out and rode my bike at 6:30. Oh my God, these clouds were so beautiful and they cut a line straight through the sky of dark and light. It was amazing. I ended up cooking last night with my children. They love to cut vegetables, which is super helpful for me. I also get to spend time with them because they’re not on their devices when they have a knife in their hand and they’re learning just a bit about what goes on. I got on the scale this morning. it was my dehydrated post bicycle weight, but it’s not more than my original weigh in so that’s really my only goal right now. That and posting every day to this app to inspire myself and others to keep on trucking. I put sweetener and some oat milk in my coffee this morning as a treat and had one bite of a chocolate croissant. Let’s not get too crazy this weekend and it’s a great time to get extra round of exercise in. Now is the time.
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Hi everyone! How is it going? Day 4 is almost done on my side of the world. It was again a hard day, but I know with time the cravings will subside. I just have to keep at it. Keep pushing through it friends! We got this!
Day 3 is over on this side of the world. Today was a bit of a struggle but I made it through. I tried to exercise in the morning but I felt too heavy...I think this week I will concentrate only on eating healthy and week 2 I will start going to the beach for walks at least 4 times a week...
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Day three—at least in my head—of really working at this. I usually do intermittent fasting, but this morning I wanted a breakfast taco loaded with mushrooms, eggs, onions, and peppers. I had one and gave the rest to my son. Normally, I’d eat two for no real reason, but I’m breaking the habit of doubling all my “good ideas.”
The scale showed good news today. I know it’s technically only day two, but I’ll take positive reinforcement wherever I can get it. Yesterday I also had breakfast tacos for dinner, then went on a 30-minute bike ride to burn off the sugar and keep it from turning straight into fat—great strategy.
Thanks for all the pictures and ideas. Keep them coming.
The scale showed good news today. I know it’s technically only day two, but I’ll take positive reinforcement wherever I can get it. Yesterday I also had breakfast tacos for dinner, then went on a 30-minute bike ride to burn off the sugar and keep it from turning straight into fat—great strategy.
Thanks for all the pictures and ideas. Keep them coming.
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Sigh, just need to commiserate with someone. I've lost 35 pounds over the last few months. Hard-earned, and I have lost inches and look better (being tall hides things). I decided to check a waist measurement today, expecting to see 32-33 inches. Ya all, it was 37! Still an unhealthy number. When I had my head in the sand, ignoring just how much I had gained, that waist measurement must have reached the 40s. No wonder I'm still fighting hypertension. That was a wake-up call, and I am now even more motivated to work hard to get my waist measurement back into healthy numbers. Still, a bit depressing to realize how much more I need to do. Back a million years ago, I was the skinny one, the one who never gained weight. This is just revolting. Sigh. Ok, just needed to share, I don't have anyone in real life on this journey with me.
- Dinner was a bowl of lentils and stir fried canned tuna. Today was a good day. Day two of avoiding sweet stuffs and junk went well. Not easy but I managed to push through
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- My lunch today was brown rice and grilled chicken and salad...I did have some more chicken after as was famished.
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Ok all. Let me know what your tips or tricks are to overcome the urge to overeat. I can easily meet my fiber and protein goals, and I’ve got the exercise routine down pat.
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