2021 WIR Healthy Lifestyle Discussion

[busymom]

Hi Kids!  This weekend has been good to me, in spite of DD bringing home a bunch of leftover cookies from a gathering she attended.  First 17, then 18 pounds lost.  Let's do this!  

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goals.
Did one 30 second plank.
Did not eat after 9:00 PM

This week's goals include

 95000 steps
 no eating after 9:00 PM
 no hitting snooze button
 30 minutes of strength training or yoga


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
02/01/21 167.4
03/01/21 168.2
04/01/21 167.4
05/01/21 169.8
05/03/21 168.8
05/10/21 170.0
05/17/21 169.0
05/24/21 168.6

[Iggy aka IG]

I woke up yesterday resolving to get 5,000 steps in, which is quite the feat for my day off.  I came in at just under 4,300.

Been going to bed at a decent hour.  Mostly.     Still focusing on vegetable and fruit intake.  Feeling good, and haven't had any CHF flare ups.

[ners]

Hit step goal.

Did 2 30 second planks.  Did a little better at getting out of bed when alarm went off.

Stress ate.

This week's goals 
95000 steps
30 minutes of strength or yoga training.
Curb stress eating.


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
02/01/21 167.4
03/01/21 168.2
04/01/21 167.4
05/01/21 169.8
05/03/21 168.8
05/10/21 170.0
05/17/21 169.0
05/24/21 168.6
05/31/21 170.6

Make it a great week everyone.

[bobosensei]

After my second blood draw this month the doctor diagnosed me with polycystic ovarian syndrome.  He prescribed metformin, niacin (because despite being on a multivitamin and B12 my b is still a little low), and I'll be starting a low dose thyroid med when they arrive from the mail pharmacy.  I was 202 3 weeks ago and I just weighed in at 199.5.  I've never had weight loss be this slow, but I am 39 now and my hormones are all out of whack.  So instead of being mad I'm trying to just continue to take care of myself and slowly inch toward better health.

[nidena]

May 31, 2021 13:18:13 GMT -5 bobosensei said:

After my second blood draw this month the doctor diagnosed me with polycystic ovarian syndrome.  He prescribed metformin, niacin (because despite being on a multivitamin and B12 my b is still a little low), and I'll be starting a low dose thyroid med when they arrive from the mail pharmacy.  I was 202 3 weeks ago and I just weighed in at 199.5.  I've never had weight loss be this slow, but I am 39 now and my hormones are all out of whack.  So instead of being mad I'm trying to just continue to take care of myself and slowly inch toward better health.

Check out the effects of Kelp on your thyroid.  Interesting stuff.

[ners]

Monthly recap

Hit step goal.  Nice steps flutterby and flamingo .  

This month's goals:

410,000 steps
Focus on the positive
Stop the gain.
Work on building muscles.


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
02/01/21 167.4
03/01/21 168.2
04/01/21 167.4
05/01/21 169.8
06/01/21 170.6

[flamingo]

I have high hopes for June to be another good step month. Good weather and access to a treadmill again are helping with this. By the end of the month, we'll finally have an address in our new city so the real moving can commence in July. Which is another motivation to get lots of steps in June b/c I anticipate July and/or August will be pretty low with the move. 

Keep up the good work, everyone!

[laterbloomer]

My weight has been stalled for the last month. I FINALLY went down another lb! 36 lbs down.

[nidena]

I won't know what my weight is until I meet up with my trainer on Saturday but I do know that my size 40-band boulder holders are too big in the band.  I'm gonna need to get new garments in 38-bands.

[laterbloomer]

37 lbs down! Slowly but it's happening.

[Iggy aka IG]

Alright, I'm biting the bullet and buying new walking/running shoes.  After the treadmill Sunday, I noticed my Nike shoes are filthy, and I realized they are at least, what, 20 years old?!  There's a pair of Asics in my shopping cart waiting for me to pull the trigger.  Also in the cart are a pair of Keens for wearing around our property in the summer heat.

ETA:  Trigger pulled.  Items will arrive next week.  

[laterbloomer]

38 lbs down! I can't wait to be able to say I've lost 40 lbs 😁

[Iggy aka IG]

Weight down 6.4 since going hard core again last Sunday.  Hard core in my world means low calorie, low carb.  And, don't worry, I'm eating plenty and made room for cocktail calories.     Have a fantastic weekend, everyone.

[nidena]

I think I'm down to 212lbs.  Hard to say with scales that aren't well-calibrated.  I'm working on getting up earlier so that I walk before work.  I start back to twice a week training sessions with my trainer tomorrow.  I figure I have no reason to not be able to get to bed before 10pm on Sundays so those second sessions will be Monday mornings for 30 minutes.  Since March, I've been working out with her for an hour on Saturdays.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Did not check in last week.

Was not happy with the direction weight was going.  

This week's goals include
95000 steps
No food after 9:00 PM
30 Minutes of strength training.

Last week I did hit 95000 steps.  At least 4 days I did a 30 second plank.


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
02/01/21 167.4
03/01/21 168.2
04/01/21 167.4
05/01/21 169.8
06/01/21 170.6
06/07/21 172.8
06/14/21 170.4

[bobosensei]

The metformin and thyroid meds are helping.  I am down to 196 so officially no longer obese.  My goal weight is 160 which is right under an overweight BMI for me.  But the doctor says depending on my bloodwork I might need to lose more in order to stay off meds which is my goal.

I am trying to get up earlier to workout instead of doing it on my lunch hour.  So far not successful, but I promised myself to get my sleep back on track this weekend.  Yesterday I had a headache and felt tired but instead of napping after work I stayed up until 9 then went to bed.  I really needed the rest.  I woke up at 5:30, but stayed in bed for a while since I'm off work today.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Good morning!
I've been overwhelmed with work, school, and parenting. I completely ignored myself these past few months. 
My work and school priorities have slowed down, and I'm able to re-calibrate. 

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

As of this morning, I am down 19 lbs with intermittent fasting.  This is since May 1.  

The next 2 weeks are going to be interesting as we leave for Belize Sunday.  If I can avoid gaining any while we are gone, I’ll be happy.  My blood glucose and a1c tipped me into T2 range, and my GP isn’t happy.  I retested about 5 weeks into the diet (I had lost about 12 lbs at that point) and the numbers did tick down slightly.  My GP is willing to wait until Sept before officially calling T2.  

[ners]

Weekly check in


Hit step goal.  Did a few 30 second planks during the week.  Did not eat after 9:00 PM at least 5 days.

This week's goals include the following

95000 steps
do 30 second planks at least 5 days
No eating after 9:00 PM


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
02/01/21 167.4
03/01/21 168.2
04/01/21 167.4
05/01/21 169.8
06/01/21 170.6
06/07/21 172.8
06/14/21 170.4
06/21/21 170.4

Have a good week everyone.

[tcu2003]

It was so hot here I was unmotivated last week, and couldn’t even muster the will to use the treadmill in our basement. I did enjoy the one blissful day of only being 80 yesterday and did a 2 mile walk with the family, so cheers to a good start to the week.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal.  Only ate after 9:00 PM on one day.  Did at least a 30 second plank 5 days.  I am working on getting this up to 40 seconds.

Goals for this week
95000 steps
No eating after 9:00 PM
Planks - at least 1 30 second plank 5 days.  Aim to increase the time.


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
02/01/21 167.4
03/01/21 168.2
04/01/21 167.4
05/01/21 169.8
06/01/21 170.6
06/07/21 172.8
06/14/21 170.4
06/21/21 170.4
06/28/21 170.2

Have a great week everyone.

[Iggy aka IG]

Back from getting some medical tests done.  Turns out I am fine.  I would like to reiterate how important it is to keep moving, no matter at what activity level.  Walking, dancing, ATVing, stretching.  Keep doing what y'all are doing.  

[ners]

Fell and broke my arm
Goal for week is to not gain weight. Will not be doing much for the next few weeks.

[flamingo]

Oh no, ners! That sounds miserable. I hope you heal quickly!

[ners]

Jun 29, 2021 17:34:43 GMT -5 flamingo said:

Oh no, ners ! That sounds miserable. I hope you heal quickly!

Thank you.

[saveinla]

Jun 29, 2021 16:17:21 GMT -5 ners said:

Fell and broke my arm
Goal for week is to not gain weight. Will not be doing much for the next few weeks.

Sorry for this ners. Hope you can take care of yourself without too much trouble.

[Iggy aka IG]

Jun 29, 2021 16:17:21 GMT -5 ners said:

Fell and broke my arm
Goal for week is to not gain weight. Will not be doing much for the next few weeks.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Jun 29, 2021 16:17:21 GMT -5 ners said:

Fell and broke my arm
Goal for week is to not gain weight. Will not be doing much for the next few weeks.

Agh! What happened? I'm so sorry! Is it an "easy" break or a "complicated" break?

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

In trying to recenter myself this month, I did make a conscious effort to get more steps in. I only have my iPhone—no Apple watch nor FitBit.
I’d noticed this trend on the Health App, so I did make sure to physically move more this month.