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Day 2: May 10, 2021 Exercise Goal: Boxing workout. It was a good one, almost 500 calories burned. Also not part of the stated goal but I got 10,000 steps before noon, and took a 30 minute walk outside during my lunch break. Abstinence Goal: OA meeting during my lunch break, included during my walk and while I ate my compliant lunch. I really love my lunchtime OA meeting during the week. Discipline Goal: slacked on the night routine but...I did get up qith the alarm, no snooze.

Day 1: May 9, 2021 Goal 1: Yesterday was a yoga day so I did that first thing. Goal 2: 3 meals, no snacks, no sugar and no flour! Goal 3: Zoom OA meeting at 7:00 PM. Not ideal because that was also bathtime for my kids. Weekend OA meetings are tougher. I do my weekday meetings during my lunch hour. But I am counting it because I still did it and didn't make excuses. Also I did get up when it was time on Sunday, though I did allow it to be a day I didn't have to respond to an alarm. A little Mother's Day gift to myself.

What is the name of the book? I have read a few and I find them very interesting! I find that it may not work for everyone to look at it that way. But for people like myself that are susceptible to the addictive nature of certain foods it is very helpful to understand why sometimes moderation isn't helpful.

The snooze button is my nemesis! But I am determined to defeat her in the next 5 weeks.

Thank you! In OA the goal is to turn to a higher power for strength. So my plan is yo do that. Also distraction, drinking water, going for a walk. Things like that. Thanks! OA is Overeaters Anonymous. It's a program similar to AA but for people who are compulsive overeaters or food addicts. I have found over the last year I have little control over my food when I eat products that contain flour and sugar. So my goal is to focus on keeping those things out of my diet and also to not allow myself unrestricted excessive quantities. Thanks!

Goal #1: Exercise Complete the 10 Rounds workout program on Beach body On Demand. Do yoga on two rest days from 10 Rounds. Goal #2: Abstinence Commit to daily OA zoom meetings. (90 meetings in 90 days) NO sugar, NO flour, NO snacking, 3 meals. Goal #3: Routine Maintain nightly Routine, prep to make morning easier. 5 weeks NO snooze button!

I guess I have been looking at exercises I don't like as kind of like eating your veggies as a kid. Not your favorite but it's good for you lol. I walk at work everyday and I use our stationary bike at home and I have a treadmill I need to dust off to start my C25K program. I also do "stairs and squats" once a week at work. Sometimes I add in arm exercises with 5lb weights while I am on the bike. I just HATE planks and push ups...and lunges are super hard lol. I guess I just need to do what I like right now and branch out when I have fully built the habit.

I have been reading on NF off and on for years. I even signed up for the forums a few years ago and then ghosted. But last week when the academy was 50% off I finally committed to starting the academy and went all in! I'm excited and I have already made it to level 3. Struggling with the gimmee loot challenge right now. But I'm also struggling with exercise. I am doing fine with cardio but every time I try to do the body weight work out all I can think is "I do not want to do this". But I know ideally I should combine resistance training and cardio to get the best results. Any idea how to make getting the motivation for the body weight workouts easier? I don't hate all body weight exercises. I do "stairs and squats" every Wednesday at work. And I used to do ok with resistance training when I last lost 60 lbs about 5 years ago. But now i just can't seem to work up to enjoying it at all. Oh also my forum name is different than my academy name...idk if that matters.

6 weeks is up an I'm down 10.9 lbs. Have transitioned to mostly paleo and am doing better with getting in my activity. I didn't stay as on top of everything as I would have liked but I still made great progress. I'm going to try Whole 30 again soon...more for the inflammation benefits and see if that helps some ongoing issues I've had for a while. Maybe sometime soon I will be able to say I have met my main life goal of getting pregnant with my husband child. For the first time in a long time I am beginning to think its possible. Thanks everybody for the support and encouragement. Can't wait to try another 6 week challenge :-)

So whole 30 kind of collapsed but we are sticking close to paleo now...not 100% but a better diet overall than previously so I'm counting it as a win. And since I wasn't sticking to strict whole 30 rules I went ahead and weighed...216.4! I haven't hit below 217 in at least 4 or 5 years so I am pretty pleased. Still working on moving more shooting to hit at least 5000 steps daily during my work day. I don't count any at home. Our garden is finally producing. Had fresh zucchini from our garden last night :-) . I'm feeling pretty good with where I am going right now and that's an improvement over feeling frustrated and like I'm failing. Life is good.

Whole 30 official starting weight 218.2 Measurements: ( which are off from last time for some reason?) Bust - 46" Waist - 39.5" Belly - 44.5" Hips - 48" I think I was wearing a different bra...and I know I wore PJ pants for first measurements, but almost 2 inches bigger on my butt seems high lol. Belly is the same but natural waist went up...idk what's up with this difference maybe measuring in a different spot? Anyway I made a note of what wore for measurements this time so that's what I will wear for measurements on July 31. So far hubby isn't enjoying whole 30...we need to find side dish options and come up with quick lunch ideas for him so he is less frustrated. Probably grocery shopping tonight for new veggies to try.

Well this week started off great but busy. Weighed in Monday at 218.9, down 2.1 lbs in a week. I'm only doing measurements every other week so we will see next week on those. Still trying to get in stairs and extra walking at work. Bennett falling down a bit on journaling. But I have some exciting news...hubby and I are gearing up to try a whole 30 starting July 1st! I know its not a magic pill and likely not sustainable forever for us but it feels like a good reset. If I can make it 30 days on a restrictive plan there is no excuse for giving in or giving up on getting healthy!

Just wanted to say you are doing great! I can't even imagine running 5 miles...and all at once lol. Maybe when I'm ready to start a running goal I could get some pointers? Keep up the good work!

So Monday wasn't bad, managed a 25 minute walk at lunch and 24 flights of stairs and stayed under on calories. Yesterday not so good over calories and other than 15 flights of stairs no extra movement. But I got to have lunch with my sweet grandfather who came to see me just for lunch. I have been having a hard time journaling everyday and have missed some of my days of bible reading. I haven't had a plan for what to read daily so I am going to start looking for a daily bible study guide. As always I am so thankful to have found NF and this community for support and help.

Weekends are tough! I didn't track calories at all. We went to two Fathers Day bbqs, hubby and I had drinks on Friday...and I had oreos. I tend to fall into the trap of feeling like I have been doing well and I deserve to splurge a little. But the a little indulgence turns into half a package of megastuff oreos. But good news it did not undo the last week totally. Weight today is 221.0. Down 0.6 for the week. Finally got measurements. Bust 44", belly 44.5", natural waist 38.75, and hips 46.75". Planning for a good week and less splurging next weekend.