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Just started up today with a goal of 50lbs to lose! Here I am with my workout buddy, Gingerđ
Day 1went well; I set up the SparkPeople app on my phone, ate pretty close to my suggested calories, took a walk for exercise. Day 2: The serious problem with snaking at my work desk needs to change. Iâm great at home but I do this weird nervous/bored eating M-F. Maybe I just need to change up the snacks instead of eliminate/eradicate? Anybody else have this problem? How did you fix it? #newbie
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Ran for over 10 min on the treadmill last nightâwasnât out of breath once! #nonscalevictories
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Looking forward to catching up over the weekend! Having weird âcanât get enough to eatâ feelings this morning after skimping one sleep the past two nightsâanyone else get this way?!
This weekend was amazing and wonderful but my favorite thing was pushing myself to run for 2/3 of a mile and finding myself able to hold a conversation! #nonscalevictories #running
Got labs back with some questionable results (lab errors) and while I have to re-do the blood draw and am likely to come back within normal ranges it really freaked me out/shook me up a bit. Iâve taken a hard look at my diet and am changing things up for the better. Diving in, fruits and vegâcatch me. #healthscare #eatyourveg
Legs are sore but my heartâs happy. Ran for just over 20min last night; started walking with a small incline, pushed it all the way to 15%, brought it back down in slow increments as a warm up then ran followed by a cool down. Getting closer to my goal: I want to be back to running 1/2 marathons by spring.
Swam laps under the full moon last night and in the glow of spooky purple light. Getting faster and learning to better isolate the muscles Iâm usingâinstead of forcing my poor arms and shoulders to do most the work Iâm learning how to engage my back! In some ways it makes the movement easier but mostly I feel awkward as Iâm relearning technique. On a side note, Iâve worked out/exercised everyday (some harder days and some easier on rest days) for over two weeks nowđ
It was a beautiful day for kayaking! Not many of these left in the year so Iâm feeling pretty blessed to have been able to go two weekends in a row. #kayaking #mixingitup
Me in my very socially distanced, masked dance lesson last night! #practicemakesperfect #keeptrying #danceforhealth
Whoot!! Yesterday was my self-care day; had my nails done. How about you, what do yâall do for self-care? How often?
Starting the day with some coffee, low-fat yogurt and some lovely, plump blackberries! Whatâs your go-to weekday breakfast? #startingthedayright #breakfast #lowfat
Often it seems difficult to darned near impossible to carve time out thatâs just our own. I have to remind myself of the magical powers of self care because even when Iâm feeling worn and ragged I forget how restorative even a bath, candles, bubbles, and a book can be. . . #SelfCare
Saturdayâs activities just filled my heart with bliss: out in the late morning for a hike with a very good friend and out again right around sunset for some solo kayaking. #Nature #SelfCare
My boss mentioned my mask and my blouse today made an elegant pairingâI hadnât given much thought to it but after her compliment (which made me feel so beautiful!!) I am now quite inspired to consider the mask in conjunction with my outfit. How about you, whatâs changed your perception after someone complimented you?
A little decadent breakfast two days running since my sexy man brought back gifts from his most recent trip. #Moderation #BestManEver #Yum
What gets you through the day when you want to snack like crazy but also donât want to slide backward on your progress? Iâve got a problem with excessive snacking at work but am working to curb that habit. I started chewing gum again and it helps! #BetterHabits
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24 days ago I started up with a weight loss goal of 50 lbs but just days into iTunes got labs results back that signaled I needed to discontinue two meds. My weight shot up as one of them had diuretic propertiesâI just wanted to cry. By carefully managing my salt and fluid intake Iâve been able to drop six of the roughly ten pound increase.
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Was watching a segment/advert on carb cycling for endomorphs and am going to give it a go. Anyone else doing this? #CarbCycling #SwitchingThingsUp
Evening laps were awesome! What did yâall do tonight? #Swimming
Just staring to really lose some more weight since I joined about a month ago (I had an upward swing in the numbers after discontinuing a couple meds) and realized I didnât have a âbeforeâ for this phase, which means this is really a ânowâ photo, but I digress. How about yâall? Have you posted/did you post before photos? Does it help you to look back and see just how far youâve gone? #Before #Accountability #VisibleResults
Feels like Monday all over again! Taking a break and having some teaâwhatâs your go-to stress relief strategy for keeping sane in a high-stress work environment? #ParalegalProblems #StressRelief #Tea
Really blustery day out. This morning I cover my styled hair didnât get ruined by the windâI felt really posh and and it really boost my confidence and mood. . . I ended up wondering to myself why I hadnât thought of coving my hair like this to protect it more often! ! #FeelingPosh #SelfCare #WorthIt
Yâall, I found my Fitbit a couple weeks ago after misplacing it in a move that happened earlier this year. Thought it would *never* fully charge but last week it started holding charge and Iâve been able to use it again. What a great tool for giving feedback! I really thought I was moving more than it turned out I was. Glad to have the info, now time to get moving! #motivation #feedback #fitbit #exercise #facts
Out horseback riding for some exercise in the saddle. #sedona #vacation
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Tea break. #selfcare #tgif
Yogi tea, you got me again. Really sh*tty day at work, canât wait to hear back that a recruiter has something amazing for me instead. Having a hard time feeling grateful for my life and then this little reminder during my afternoon âcoffeeâ break shows up. Yâall, I started tearing up. #selfcare #itwontalwaysbethishard #cultivatinggratitude
Leaving it all here. #selfcare #stressbegone #sweat #tiredbutthankful
So this happenedđ
My favorite black belt is almost too bigđđ #NonScaleVictories #TimeToGoShopping
Tea break at the office. #Truth #Goals #YogiTeas
Starting to actually schedule my workoutsâanyone else doing this? Has it helped keep you accountable or increased your motivation? #mindfulness
Giving up the sweetened creamer in my coffee. Anyone else do this? Iâve started using 1/2 & 1/2 and plan to ween myself off of adding anything at all.
When the peanut gallery poo-poos your healthy choices đ¤Łđ #dietinghumor
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