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I'm in. I need to start with baby steps. If I order lunch it must be a salad and I'm going to walk outside twice/day.

Thanks for the motivation!

Was a crazy day so on the bright side, not much time to snack. On the down side, grabbed crap for lunch.

Then, without going into details, someone said something to me this evening that made me feel like crap about myself and my weight. Trying really hard to brush it off and get over it....or use it as motivation.

First day of shark week so felt achy and gross, with a headache to boot. BUT it also meant I finally got rid of the horrible water weight that I’d been bloated with the last 10 days. I also had indigestion or food poisoning last night and puked a bunch too, sooooo my weight was down this morning.

I ate okay in terms of my carbs today but my calories were probably a bit high. However I basically didn’t eat anything yesterday (or didn’t keep anything down) so I’m fine with it. I got in 40 minutes on the treadmill tonight too, so I have to count it as a successful day.

I didn’t eat as healthy yesterday as I probably should be, but I have done 2 DVD’s and 1 yoga this week, plus lots of walking. I’m feeling good though I know it’ll be a while till my weight starts changing.

@Ajsmommy: I hear ya... Wednesdays are always the worst. and the commute was BRUTAL today! WHY.... Hope your day is going well! On wednesdays I workout in the evenings with a group of friends and we all text each other to make sure we do it - so that's a good motivator!

@Ajsmommy: Awesome!! That's great, definite improvement!

my only problem is that I know I'm working out tonight so I made a BAD lunch choice, thinking I'll burn it off later

I TRY to do intermittent fasting (basically where you eat all your calories in a limited window - like within 6-8 hours), so today I was able to go until almost 1pm without eating (other than water and black coffee and diet soda). I stopped eating last night around 7pm, so that's 17 hours, woot! Night snacking is my down fall.

I ate steamed broccoli and leftover tri-tip for lunch with a Diet Pepsi. I'm hoping to do a kettlebell workout for arms tonight and some squats.

The plan for dinner is steak Cobbs using the rest of my tri-tip leftovers.

@Ajsmommy: I am totally get you on the weighing yourself frequently thing. I do it about every 3 days. Honestly, though, for me, it is more about how my clothes are fitting. About 3 or 4 weeks ago, I couldn't wear my black pants at work because it literally hurt to button them. That day, I had to resort to wearing my maternity black pants But, yesterday, I was able to wear them and they didn't hurt wearing them! I still have work to do because I definitely have fluff that needs to be tamed. lol But, at least I saw progress!!!

Well I did terrible yesterday. I did work out in the morning, and got my 10k steps, but we took the boys bowling after work and I mindlessly ate my whole personal sized pizza... womp. Oh well, today is a new day...

@Ajsmommy: I weigh myself every day and use a website that turns those daily readings into a running average of your actual weight https://trendweight.com/ For me its a lot more motivating that wondering what is caused by daily fluctuations and what's actually going on with my weight. Like I weighed in 2.5 lbs heavier today but I know I didn't *really* gain 2.5 lbs just from eating a personal pizza.

Scale is still up because #sharkweek, but I know I'm doing everything right, so let's hope things drop back down in a few days.

I got a new fancy scale in the mail that I snagged on a deal - hope it works okay. I have been using the same digital scale forever and I'm sorta worried the new scale is going to say I'm way heavier than I am! But it also tells you your body fat, which I'm curious about (yes I know they aren't super accurate, but I don't have the time and money to go get a DEXA scan every few months).

Having more black coffee this morning and I was successful at avoiding night snacking last night (although I realized afterwards that I ate a bite of meat while I was prepping my lunch for today!)

Lunch is going to be beef jalapeno cheddar sausage with broccoli, to which I can add some ranch dressing or cheese if I feel like it. I also have snacks at my desk if I get hungry. I'm really trying to fast in the mornings and eat 2 meals, 1 snack, and like 1 dessert/treat type thing (right now I'm eating about 1-2 pieces of dark chocolate on a typical night). Oh, and I don't fast on the weekends - its just easier to be regimented during the work week.

I did some meal prepping last night. I hardboiled another 6 eggs in the Instant Pot, sauteed up a package of sausage, washed and cut some broccoli, and set some meat out to thaw. I usually just cook and cube up a big piece of meat and eat off it for a few days. I finished my tri-tip last night, so it looks like I'm having sausage, pork chops, ground beef, and some steak the next few days.

Didn't get the kettlebells or squats done yesterday, but I did heft 40lb bags of salt, so maybe that counts for something? I'll probably end up doing a run tonight.

@gingerbebe: what the heck is sharkweek?! Am I missing something here?? lol

@gestalt: lololol - hilarious. I've never heard that reference, but now makes sense

@looch: I actually ate oatmeal as like a congee replacement a lot in the past (when I ate carbs). I'd cook oats and beat in an egg or egg white while it was still hot (you cannot taste it if its just an egg white) and then eat it with a splash of soy sauce, sriracha, and green onions. You can definitely cook it with chicken broth if you want to. I also did plain oatmeal, topped with breakfast sausage, a fried egg, cheese, jalapenos and hot sauce, kinda like a grits bowl.

@looch: gotcha. I think your idea has potential. I also like @gingerbebe: 's idea!

Here are some non-egg, or not plain egg things I like:
-Steel cut oats, plain
-Mocha Shake (chocolate protein shake w/ coffee)
-Egg cups (eggs, but maybe diff?) w veggies, sausage, whatever!
-Protein Pancakes (1 banana, 2 eggs, 1/2 C oats, 2T flax, 1 T chia, 1 Scoop protein powder) - I top these with nut butter
-Siggis 0% yogurt topped with Purely Elizabeth granola

@looch: I made my own granola recently so that I could control the sugar (it’s oatmeal, coconut chips, almonds or whatever nuts I have, maple syrup and coconut oil). I eat it with Greek yogurt for breakfast.

Has anyone tried http://www.mommastrong.com/programs/ ? I’m interested in their core workout and the diastasis recti program. It seems very affordable but I haven’t read the fine print. I’m curious if anyone has tried it?

I also had a fantastic weekend in general, but not for my weight. Well, I assume... my scale is broken so now I'm very frustrated and trying to figure out if it can be fixed or if we have to buy a new one.