Morning all! Started the day 2 lb up-- can't really explain it as I've been eating pretty well but I am just going to chalk it up to the normal ups and downs. Soups have been helping me stay on track this week! I had been struggling with snacking/wanting to snack the last few weeks but this week not at all. I am feeling good about what I am eating.

Exercise has been a bit more hit or miss. We've had cold, rainy weather the last bunch of days and my schedule has been pretty busy. I am going to work harder this week to carve out time mid-day to walk and then pick up the dumbbells after work. It isn't that I don't have time for these bursts of exercise, it is that I haven't made them routine. My goal for the next few weeks is consistency!

How are things going for you?

Great work, Justdoit! Your hard work has paid off ... and less than a year to hit your target! You must feel great.

Wow, 69 lbs! Congrats!

This weekend was pretty busy. We had friends in town so we had to do some ”aerobic cleaning” before they came over. That was definitely good for the step count, LOL. Workouts are good and Ihave been tracking. Been more consistent with the weights. I had to miss group Pilates on Friday because I was waiting on a delivery so had to do a home workout.

I saw the other thread about recipes and I will need to make some pork and sauerkraut soon.

Sunday was a rest day mostly but I did weights. We watched football. Wow, looks like it’s real between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce from the KC Chiefs. Crazy!

Just need to keep going! Looking forward to a good week. We are 6 weeks into the semeter and at least fall break is in a few weeks.

Edit: my pants are definitely feeling looser, so I am going to take that NSV (non-scale victory).

@JustDoIt - that is awesome progress. Way to go!

@gsciencechick - I am way too invested in the Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce news :) I like them together., you know since I KNOW them and all. Ha! Time will tell!

I wore jeans yesterday for the first time since spring, and they were definitely not looser. I think all my bottoms this summer had some sort of adjustable waist. Not the best idea. I am up a few pounds from my trip, so I'm hoping this week goes well. I made my favorite white chicken chili yesterday and went to the grocery, so the good food is here. Now it's just up to me to keep myself on the right path.

White chicken Chili

Sounds like a fun weekend, GS-- and congrats on the NSV!

I only eat pork & sauerkraut once a year-- new years day. I enjoy it then -- but that is enough to satisfy for the year lol.

I am going to finish my pot of spicy white bean & sausage soup (in tomato broth) today and have the ingredients on order for a pot of turkey sausage, zucchini and pepper soup. It should preserve some of those tastes of summer a little longer -- actually, I just realized maybe i should add some fresh corn to it as well for just a little more of a summer flavor burst before the season is done.

My work week is shaping up to be a doozy -- some big hurdles to get over this week. I used to have a better routine for busy weeks-- but lately I have fallen back to ordering out when I don't have my fridge stocked. So this week, I am preparing myself. The pot of soup will help but also added apples, hummus, bob's red mill oatmeal cups and a bunch of veggies to graze on. I will have one meal of roasted veggies and couscous .. so I'll only have to cook that (superfast) and the pot of soup. Very manageable.

There's no reason to go off track this week!

Ha we cross posted Legomom -- we are thinking alike!

I haven't actually had a white chili that I loved so never tried to make one. I may just give it a try this weekend. The Once Upon a Chef recipe looks good.

White chilis are my favorite, so take that into account. I’m not too picky with them:) My old ones had a lot of cheese, so I’ve switched to this one and I love the flavor.

You are ALL doing great!!!

Last week I upped my Pilates classes, and got 8 done! I combine a stretch class with a more cardio based class and do them back to back.

This Wednesday, I get my "You are too fat, your blood pressure is too high, your cholesterol is too high" appointment....it will be interesting to see if Pilates makes a difference. My weight is not down. My triglycerides and HDL are great, so I take that victory!

My dog has healed from her spay, so I will start walking her again!

Have an amazing week!!

JustDoIt--amazing! Your consistency is so admirable.

Gscience, I had guests a few weekends ago. Cleaning is definitely a workout!

I finally joined my local gym late last week, and I've already gone to workout there 3 times. I can walk to/from, which is nice. The machines are intimidating--learning those one by one. I like the variety of free weights and the elliptical. I haven't been on one of those in ages. I like the efficiency--go, get it done, leave. No distractions or excuses.

My eating has been pretty good, too. I'm not ready to give up summer salads, but the other thread has some great ideas when I'm ready.

I'm still hovering around the same weight I've been all summer, but my muscles are stronger. I'm going to try to shed a few pounds before the holidays. The best offense is a good defense.

Have a great week, all you beautiful people! Thanks for continuing these threads, Funky. They are always, always motivating.

We have a small gym about 1/3 mile from my house — more a studio than a gym, I guess — that does weights only, and only for women (I think). You go for just 1/2 hour, for however many days/week. I may sign up because I cannot seem to get myself to lift weights consistently even though we have a selection of weights and I can follow lots of routines on the Peloton app. I’m thinking a long walk around town followed by 1/2 hour of weights would be good to do 2-3 times a week.

But first, I am getting on a plane to Denmark in 5 hours!

Have a great trip, Sueb!

Have an awesome trip, Sue!

So glad you got the membership, Feathers! I am a little jealous of those of you with gyms in walking distance!

Denmark sounds amazing! I would like to visit there to see the incredible bicycling infrastructure.

More good news: I put on top DH bought me for Christmas which was too small and it fit. Now i do wish I was a little less ”lumpy” but I felt good enough to wear it to a concert.

Did Zumba step today and then Pilates lesson tomorrow. She is expanding into the office space next door so this is really great news. OTOH, I am paying $80 per month for the Y which I am really not using during the school year. I also pay $40 per month for the virtual Zumba, which I do use.

It is finally getting cooler for chili. DH wanted to make chili with our peppers from our garden but it was too hot.

@legomom23.....Tay Tay has a new boyfriend....didn't see that. I think 3 months is a long relationship for kidz these days. :0)

I made a HUGE pot of Green chili with chicken, very low cal, lots of vegetables. Then went off the deep end and purchased 2 bags of bagels and cream cheese. I've been planting hundreds of flower bulbs for a volunteer project. Painting, weeding, getting a rental ready for new tenants....I'm so busy I'm hungry ALL the time.

@Sueb20 - Denmark is on my list - can't wait to hear how your trip is!

@gsciencechick -great news on the top fitting! That's the best :)

The gym is still on my to do list. I do pretty well at home with a routine, but I still think a gym would be a good idea for me.

I've been following a program called metabolism makeover on Instagram for a few months now and I really like their approach, so I decided to buy into their program for October and see if I can get back in a better groove. I think the re-education and accountability/structure will be good for me. I will probably be traveling some, but it seems to be pretty flexible and all about real life, so that will be a good test.

They are not kids, LOL! They are in their 30's.

Instead of the student dietitian sessions, I think they are going to try an intuitive eating/mindfullness class with the nutrition grad students. So, of course, I signed up for it. I am not 100% sure on this approach but I will give it a try.

My insurance should be paying for my Pilates classes!! LOL.

My FBG is down 10 pts.

My BP is way down!! Still not "normal", but more like normal for me.

My total cholesterol is almost half of last year.

My TG are the same.

The only chnge I made was 3 1/2 months of Pilates!

I am headed up to read the comments after Sue said she was leaving for Denmark! have a great trip!!!

Congratulations everyone on keeping with this!

SpringRoz wonderful news! I love the fact that something that you can wholeheartedly do works to your advantage. So glad the doctor is seeing that. That'll show them. ;-)

Sue have a wonderful time in Denmark. It has been simply years since I have been back and it is a beautiful place to visit with very interesting people.

LegoMom I'll be very interested to hear about your journey with the metabolism makeover. Wouldn't that be great if that works.

I am very good at being consistent at my three days of exercise funky. I am not very good at adding weights to it. I hope that if I keep trying weightlifting will become as normal as my other exercises

Things have been going well enough I am doing my exercises no matter what but I'm feeling a bit stressed since we accidentally got scammed for a few dollars from a website that we put information in and realize afterwards that it wasn't for the tickets for the wine tasting festival. Yes we are kicking ourselves. Can we say locked card and new card.. :-(

So stress level high

20 out of 10.

Exercise continuing as regularly scheduled. Probably 8.5 out of 10.

Eating probably a 4 out of 10.

What did the eating in is those albeit healthier chips and cheesies that I ate over that weekend. I haven't weighed myself and I know that eating those is not so good.

Anyway feeling healthy enough at least even with the blip in what I ate.

Only one migraine over the weekend so that's a really telling sign that I didn't kill myself too much and the stress/weather isn't killing me right now :-).

I work for a huge multi national corporation and the corporate politics is exhausting, but one good thing is the benefits. They actually pay us up to $500/year for anything wellness related. So I get $500/year toward my Peloton bike subscription. Now if I could only get myself to get back on it!

I did get on the scale this morning for the first time in forever and I was down a pound. Ha. Not much but maybe it will motivate me. We are going to Mexico in December and I want to lose the 10 lbs I put on before then but I am having a very hard time finding the motivation.

I really admire all of you and your determination. I don't post on these threads often but I do read them. Congrats to all those on the right track!

Great news, Springroz! So great to have your hard work validated with test results!

GW you have to embrace all these NSV wins! You ARE making a difference even when the dark scale is stubborn!

Yeonassky, so sorry for the scam issue. Ugh! I have to say I really respect your high level of self awareness regarding what is going well and what could be better. I think this is the key to improving our healthy behaviors for the long term. Good work!

Jsk -- a pound down IS motivating! It's progress. I don't always weight myself daily but when I need that kick in the pants and extra motivation, I do weight myself daily. I also track my food/drink. It just makes me more aware and more accountable. I can slip into bad habits or routines and the tracking/weighing smacks me back on track. Good luck!

Sorry if I missed anyone-- this is a very hectic week. In fact, I may not post much until Sunday-- but I am with you all in spirit and cheering you on!

@Springroz - That is AMAZING! those are some fantastic results.. Pilates has a lot going for it. I'm glad you are seeing the changes. And yes - insurance should be paying for wellness and preventative care. I don't see how that wouldn't be a great return on their investment. Our medical system does work backwards in a lot of ways.

They are not kids, LOL! They are in their 30's.

Yeah...I'm told nowadays THAT'S a kid. I have renters, he's 35, she's 38, living together as "friends" while he's dating. She's bothered by ALL the s e x going on in the house & moved out. See! Children! :0)