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?? MOTIVATIONAL CHALLENGE TIME ??

Let's keep everything positive and productive with an easy self guided photo challenge for April. It combines fitness and life motivation to stay balanced. Set your own goals and smash them! Participate as much as you like. Lots of side conversation is welcome!

Start by posting your starting weight, goals, surgery type and where you are in the process (preop, post op losing, maintenance)

?? ENJOY THE MONTH OF APRIL ??

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Edited April 1, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

April 6

B-Side - It depends on what the activity is and how much I care one way or the other.

Resting today since I did the abs and squats yesterday as far as that daily challenge. I am about to head out to the gym though. I like it on the weekends when I'm not on the clock and don't have to dash to work.

No baking for me today. Never really was a baker but watching the Great British Baking show got me to make scones last fall. I ate one or two and the dogs stole the rest. I'm not going to opt to cook anything else today. I'm on leftovers from going out to dinner last night with friends.

#6 Bake Cookies for a Friend.

Chocolate Chip Cookies (the REAL kind) for my BFF and her fam. Of course, Mr. and the Kid smelled them and insisted on keeping half the batch for themselves and eating them for breakfast. Damn their athletic metabolisms and bottomless-pit-stomachs!

This is what is left. I assume they were delicious (they certainly smelled nice).

Edited April 6, 20197 yr by ms.sss

52 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

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TEAM: YOU CAN SKIP COOKIE MAKING AND REPLACE WITH ANOTHER HEALTHY food

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oops. baked before i read this. ?

Edited April 6, 20197 yr by ms.sss

#6 Hard pass on the baking cookies, but I will make salmon tonight with asparagus and avo/tomato for a nourishing dinner for my honey!

@Alpaca55 Thank you so much! I honestly don't see the diff between the 5 lbs photos but that's ok. I'm liking my shape a little more each month. Maybe the 2% fat difference is working finally?

You are so sweet, but trust me, I'm not a good role model! I just hack my body obsessively. Please don't be like me. I hope you are healing and beginning to get relief for your back!! It's so frustrating doing everything "right" and not seeing the results we want to see, or seeing opposite results. No doubt that is only a temporary water fluctuation, but I still feel your pain! Glad you're back here with us again! Don't ever leave. Ok?

As for maintaining a super strict lifestyle/diet...19 years ago now people said I'd never be able to sustain a LC lifestyle. I laugh at that every day. My lipids are totes norm...cholesterol totes norm, etc...and control my insulin and bgs just fine now with the help of the surgery and a good lchf (low carb healthy fat) diet. You can do it (or whatever diet you choose). Each day you make the right choice to stay with your plan, it gets easier to make that plan a lifestyle rather than a "diet" or regimine. Diet btw, isn't a dirty word.

((hugs))

I think I'll try to make these today with my son, they're pretty healthy:

https://amyshealthybaking.com/blog/2019/04/03/healthy-chai-spice-carrot-raisin-scones/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss

26 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

oops. baked before i read this. ?

No worries ? it was only if it causes anxiety otherwise enjoy!!!!

25 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I think I'll try to make these today with my son, they're pretty healthy:

Let us know what he thinks of them, they look delish !

19 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I think I'll try to make these today with my son, they're pretty healthy:

https://amyshealthybaking.com/blog/2019/04/03/healthy-chai-spice-carrot-raisin-scones/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss

Looks amazing!!!

Day 6: I'm a terrible baker (a saving grace really), but I'm going to attempt to make some mini muffins for my kids lunches next week.

#6. In lieu of baking for a friend, I donated money to a local food pantry.

Off to do 15 squats and crunches.

Super heroes, chefs and pastry artist !!!! Send pics

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I have So many goals for this month.
April SW: 211.6
April Scale Goal: 12lbs to but me at 199. (Down 5lbs so far)
April Non-Scale Goals: 1) Maintain a strict Vegan Keto diet ( so far so good it’s how I lost 5lbs in a week)
2) Track macros consistently
3) Weigh in once a week (addicted to the scale)
4) Take vitamins consistently (so far so good)
Surgery: 8/2/18

3 minutes ago, BadWolf523 said:

I have So many goals for this month.
April SW: 211.6
April scale Goal: 12lbs to but me at 199. (Down 5lbs so far)
April Non-Scale Goals: 1) Maintain a strict Vegan Keto diet ( so far so good it’s how I lost 5lbs in a week)
2) Track macros consistently
3) Weigh in once a week (addicted to the scale)
4) Take Vitamins consistently (so far so good)
Surgery: 8/2/18

Oooooo tell us about vegan keto por favor!

On 04/01/2019 at 09:44, Sheribear68 said:

I’m in!

Starting weight: 211.6.

Goal: lose 12 pounds so I can FINALLY be in ONEderland!

Surgery: VSG on 2/6/2019.

We weight the exact same down to the ounces

• DAY 6. No cookies for me! Oatmeal cookies are my "kryptonite!" The carrot raisin scones look amazing. Will be trying them when I get a little more willpower!!
• The weather is lovely today, had a nice walk, also did squats, crunches and planks.
• Tomorrow is my jogging/fast walking day. Looking forward to that.