September Weight loss and/or healthy living

I havent been participating in this thread bc I didn't feel I had much to contribute due to my knees, and in Aug,I freaking pulled or tore a calf muscle - I'm in a boot now for 2-4 weeks (just finished week 1). The boot helps so much. I have been able to swim so thats about it for activity for me. Unfortunatley the neighborhood pools shut down today, so I'll have to go buy a punch pass for our local community college, which is fine, just not as easy as down the street.

I am on Wegovy and took my 3rd shot of the 1.0 dose, and I realized I am down 10lbs from starting. It's slow, but due to my knees and then my calf, I am thrilled. No real side effects, but this current dose is really kicking my ass.

I was gone on vacation for 10 days at the end of August. Came home and I had lost one pound. We hiked for four days in two different national parks then spent another four days walking around Las Vegas. I didn't get any strength training in during that time so I am back at that. I can tell a big difference from our rip last year when we hiked two other parks. My stamina and endurance has greatly improved.

Im down 10 lbs. I leave for our Fall vacation in about 10 days so there is no chance I will hit my goal of 20 lbs lost, but so be it. My food intake is good, but I am on the struggle bus being motivated to actually workout. it's been so dang hot ( 100+ degrees for like 25 days). thankfully, Fall has come finally and the temps are dropping. Tomorrow I will start my early am walking to add to my Peloton rides.

I slacked on posting last month. I got Covid, and I was down for the count. The only good thing about it was that I finally busted through the 190s plateau I'd been at since April (that's when I crossed into Onederland).

I'm at 185.6 right now. I'd still like to lose another 20 pounds to be "normal" weight.

I've been waiting tables since mid July as a bridge job, and I'm not as sore as I was when I started, so that is a good thing. I definitely get in lots of steps/movement doing that, so I suppose that is a good thing. 😉

I'm still on Wegovy, but I've been on the 1.7 dose for the past month, since my doc was concerned about my BP dropping when I stood up too quickly/leaned over. I definitely feel lightheaded when I lean over and then stand up, so I need to keep an eye on it.

I leave for the We Create crop that Scrapbook Generation hosts on Tuesday, so I'm taking off from work Tues- the following Tues - my mom's birthday is the 17th, so I asked for that day off as well, otherwise they probably would have scheduled me for that day. We'll see what happens during this week.

I have noticed those size 12 pants I purchased are starting to feel a little loose, so I'm interested to see if they are just stretching out or if I've gone down another size. I tried on one of my old suits that was too small for a little while, and it was rather comical. I've decided to donate the suit, as I don't currently need any for work, and I am desperately hoping I am never a size 22 again.

I'm still on the Wegovy as well. I've been on 1.7 the past 2 months and will pick up my refill for the same dose for the next 2 months. Happy to report I am no longer morbidly obese, just obese. I'm only down 37.6 pounds in the past 11 months but I've cut my blood pressure med in half and my fasting blood sugar has been consistently under 100 now the past few weeks. It's never been under 100 for the past 10-15 years.

I rejoined the Gina Livy program - and Day One was yesterday. I had to ignore everything - I’d been fasting for a colonoscopy so I really didn’t do anything yesterday. But it’s technically a prep week to get you set up for success.

My goal is to listen to all the lives and the guest speakers - she has a podcast that will have them all so I can listen while I work. I didn’t listen to any of them the first go around. And definitely up my veggies and leafy greens.

Progress over perfection!

So far so good - day 3 and I've managed to stick to things - except I missed my afternoon veggie snack. All good - tomorrow is a new day!

LOL Logan!

I am back from camping and ready to get back at it. I ate whatever I wanted on the camping trip. I actually felt terrible. I had heartburn 3 days.

My health markers were pretty good. I am encouraged. But I am still plagued with my A1C being higher than I'd like. I have decided that I am going to make it a point to use my elliptical for at least 10 minutes after every time I eat. I am hoping the increase in physical activity will bring my blood sugar down.

I am also considering cutting out any added sugars. This is hard for someone who likes to bake as much as I do. I have quite a sweet tooth. But I think it'll be a step in the right direction.

My neighbor is my coworker and we've decided to sneak out at lunch time and have a walk each day too. Her son is in school now so she can step away and get some steps in.

Here's a link to his page - SO many ideas - Logan's TikTok

Week 1 (technically 2 but first week is Prep Week) is almost done -just the weekend left. But the scale has definitely started moving! I'm down a whole 1.6 pounds - I'll take it.

I'm also managing to get all my water in most days. And I'm finding my mouth is dry if I'm not drinking often enough, which is prompting me to drink more. Food plan is going well this week too. A few new to us recipes went over well with DH & DS - a tex mex chicken bake, a mushroom/pork tenderloin in cream sauce, and stuffed chicken breasts (spinach, sun dried tomatoes & feta).

We got a bin for our driveway and will be clearing all the crap out of the basement - so hopefully next week my workout area will be useable again and I can get back to it!

Omg how hard does it have to be to lose one pound. It’s all good. I am down 12 and things are great. I need to work harder on the exercise and will soon. I am just unmotivated to do so. My goal was to lose the weight by January. I see that’s not going to happen.

What is your collective opinion on me getting a bathing suit? I have a size 6 bikini and let’s be real. I weigh way too much to fit it. Do you know where I can get one now?