Tough week but My daughters and I are recommitting to My Fitness Pal and routine exercise after a few weeks without it. For me it started last weekend ion Chicago. I did not gain any weight as we walked so much, but I did get off track. Once off it is easy to stay off. Amazing how that works.

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First birthdays are nice. W went to Chicago for a long weekend and my grandsons first birthday. Over 27,000 steps but then we ate at a restaurant downtown. Reasonable dishes bu,t the desserts. Sure rich. I'll check damage tomorrow morning.


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Thanks to the workouts this weak at the Y, it appears that my metabolism is back up. My calorie consumption is actually up this week, but my weight is down. I have reached the 195 weight on my scale first thing in the AM which means under 200 at weigh in. Up to 4.5 pounds difference some times. It is good to be back on the downward after the metabolism went on the upward.

Enjoy the holiday weekend.

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Finally home for a week and able to establish a small rhythm at the Y. It is helpful and I am thankful for the free membership.

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Reached another milestone this morning. The first time at 200 ( my scale first thing ) which means I should be under 205 by the weigh in. Mentally it always provides encouragements to reach these various point. And to continue to loose while out of town is even better. All of this after my first net weight gain last week and eating out about six times over the last few days.

I hope very one else is being successful in meeting some of their goals.

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Last week tops the list for tough for me. I missed my target calories three different days. And overall for the week. Actually had dropped early in the week and then went back up. I am a creature that enjoys common patterns. Last week was definitely not that for me.

Back on track today but I am off work and out of town the rest of the week before the weighin. I will overcome and still be down another two pounds by Saturday.

Neal

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I fell into a good situation. I find making intermediate goals an encouragement. Since I started to loose weight before the Lighten Up program, and it was seven pounds and not on an even multiple of five. Therefore I can obtain a goal more frequently. I have passed 35 pounds from my December weight, I have dipped below the 205 weight and close to 200, and I am more than 25 pounds off in Lighten up.

Intermediate targets definitely help me and might you also. One pound seems like too little sometimes, but 5 pounds is a lot. If you use 5 pound increments of actual weight along with the actual weight loss you can accomplish a goal in a shorter period of time. On average every 2.5 pounds.

Neal

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