***Weight Loss Check In***

Tiko99

Hello Ladies:

It's that time of week again....the Monday weight loss check in post.

Please feel free to provide an update on where you are in your weight loss journey, what is working and what is not. Tips, recipes, apps and workout ideas would be awesome to share as well!

If you are new to the check in, answer these questions so we can get to know you: 

1) What is your weight loss and/or getting healthy goal? 

2) What methods are you using to reach your goal? 

3) What is your biggest weakness that you cannot resist? 

QOTW: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?

theholmanherd

Still gluten free, but I cheated today. Boo. My fault, but it's okay. I will just do better for the rest of the day and going forward.

Q: I was always getting in fights with my brother. Believe it or not, we are best friends, but we bickered like crazy and sometimes we got to the point of physical fighting (a shove or whatever), so we got grounded for that a lot. I think I was grounded for one thing or another for half my high school career. My parents were really strict, but I was kind of a brat sometimes.

hardlyhannah

Hi Ladies - I hope you don't mind me joining this check in! It is something that I am always struggling with.

1) What is your weight loss and/or getting healthy goal? My goal is to consistently go to the gym/workout at home at least 3 times a week, and to lose 23 pounds.

2) What methods are you using to reach your goal? I joined a gym a few months ago, and have been trying to go to classes, which I really enjoy (Body Pump and Zumba!), I also watch what I eat - I was tracking calories on MyFitnessPal but have fallen off of that. I want to get started again though!

3) What is your biggest weakness that you cannot resist? Does food in general count? lol! Seriously though, I love to eat and I love things that aren't good for you. If I don't have it in the house I am okay, but if it's around I don't have much self control. (chocolate mostly, I can usually ignore chips pretty well - except for the Snyders Cheddar Pretzel Bits - those are impossible)

QOTW: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I was always in trouble for not cleaning my room. I usually had (maybe have....) clothes and shoes everywhere.

longhornwino0907

Can I join in?

1) What is your weight loss and/or getting healthy goal? I'd like to lose around 20-30 pounds. I lost over 100 pounds while DH and I were dating and shortly before the wedding, but have gained back about 25 in the year since the wedding.

2) What methods are you using to reach your goal? I work out at lunch just about every weekday. I go to Curves, which worked the first time around, so I'm sticking with it. Zumba classes are my semi-new thing -- I've been going a couple of times a week for a few months now. I also walk a lot. DH and I try to go on a 3-mile walk each night. We're watching what we eat, too, and try not to go out as much as we were.

3) What is your biggest weakness that you cannot resist? Carbs and sugar. Plain and simple.

QOTW: Fighting with my dad. My dad and I have always had a unique way of communicating that involved loud arguing, and then we'd hug it out after we'd both said our piece. My mom hated it. Still hates it (because it's still how we communicate). So we (yes, my dad, too) got in a lot of trouble with her for that.

hardlyhannah

I have never heard of keto before - what is it?

Tiko99

I'm excited everyone is doing so well. Everyone is such an inspiration to me because I totally suck at staying on target with my exercise. I read up about the 7 minute work out and want to try it out.

I've been able to keep the 6 pounds I lost from Shakeology and Adderall (FYI Adderall made me a hot mess so I stopped taking it last week). My BFF came to visit from the east coast last Wed-Sunday and we DRANK and DRANK and DRANK and ate like total shit and I didn't gain any weight so I'm stoked. My friend drinks coke in her red wine....so we bought some diet coke (I haven't had coke in a long, long time and haven't had it in my house in about 6 years) and I tried it and it was OK.....now I have all this diet coke in my fridge and don't know what to do with it...I know you can use regular coke to clean your toilet, but I'm not sure about diet coke. I'm going to look it up so I can get this coke out of my house.

@Dbarar Sounds like we had similar relationships with our dads except I didn't hug it out....my dad would be over the fight in a second and I would be pissed for hours, some times days! I cut school a few times and got caught once and was really just a super mean, bitchy teenager. I have a great relationship with my parents now, so we survived LOL.