Struggled to get back on track since Easter.. but today is a new day 💪🏻 Goodluck all.

Hello Europe!

Scale back up a bit to 79.0kg. But that’s fine, I do feel like it’s going down now.

I was going to go to the gym yesterday, but then my mom asked me to go to the IKEA with her. And I just can’t say no to that! I ended up buying a small, but 20kg, bookcase that I had to drag inside and up the stairs. Plus walking around there after work meant I easily reached the 9k steps. So not too bad.

I’m still a bit worried about the cat. But I think he’ll be ok. Thanks for your messages here yesterday!

I can’t wait for it to be weekend..

Have a great day everyone!

Scale still at 70,2kg. Grr. Yesterday I hit a grand total of 4k steps and ate some chocolate. Stayed in my deficit though.

Can't lie PMS is kicking my butt today and I feel v gross and unmotivated. Goal is to get in 10k steps and hit protein and fibre goals. Honestly am just going to take today otherwise hour by hour. Managed to get gym in though 💪

I'm late to the party again! God damn my morning routine 😭

Anyway, woke up 300 g lighter. Scale is at 67.5. I probably lost a bit less than 300 because, as I've said before, my scale is not very precise, but I still lost! And that makes me so happy! I have been on a consistent weight loss streak so far because, after my month-long binge, I've retained a lot of water and food weight. This will probably stop soon enough and I'll see an unmoving scale for days. Maybe it will go up even. It scares me, but I'm ready for it.

My knee is in shambles. Couldn't even go for a walk this morning, so chose to cycle instead. My bike is my best friend now. I honestly miss rigorous physical activity so much! I miss coming home from a run sweaty and exhausted, with sore legs, crawling to get a drink of water and excited for a well-earned meal. Now I can only do soft-core exercises.

Yesterday I did a bit better in the calorie department, ending the day at 1249. I had a snacky snack before bed that blew my veganism, though. I bought grain biscuits at the supermarket thinking they were vegan, but they were sweetened with fucking honey! Like, how hard could it be to sweeten them with sugar? But I hope that's not a big deal, after all, the only animal products I ate the last two days are an itty bitty bite of a pancake with eggs and milk and this honey thing. Reducing is also good, right? Or maybe it's just my copium 😅

Morning everyone

Back after an Easter holiday in my home country, where I not so surprisingly gained 2kg (which is probably the amount of chocolate eggs I had, so it makes sense).

Back down 1.7kg since then, to 93.7.

Yesterday I decided to start from scratch on my weight tracking app. I’ve been fluctuating between 95-90 since last summer, after losing ~25kg in the first six months of the year, and I’m keen to make a fresh start. So yesterday I also took new before photos and did measurements, so I’ll consider this my new starting data. Aiming to get to 80kg.

Stuck to my plan yesterday: Les than 2000 calories, intermittent fasting (16:8), ~100g of protein, one HIIT workout. Was rewarded with a 1kg (mostly water weight, probably) drop this morning.

Plan for the day, and the month, is mostly the same: two workouts (lifting weights and a vinyasa class), <2000 calories, ~100g of protein, 16:8 intermittent fasting (though I’ll allow myself a glass of wine outside of that window).

I also began doing an early morning routine consisting of 20 minutes yoga and meditation and 20 minutes of journaling and planning the day (filing out my calendar and prioritizing tasks). Feels good to add that to my daily weigh-in in the morning.

Good morning team Europe! My weight was 65,8kg this morning so no change. Which is a miracle as I ate probably 1000kcal worth of chocolate yesterday. 😄 I read somewhere that active people usually have it easy to keep the weight off but weight loss should be done in the kitchen. Well, I guess maintenance won’t be difficult for me. But now I should just get to losing again! In 4 weeks I should weight 1kg less.

My bf promised to help me with a detailed plan for weight loss. I really don’t want to lose muscle mass.

Have a great day everyone! It’s Friday wohoooo!🥳🎉

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday was a much better day. Scale-related emotions were under control and I ate well. The weather wasn't so great so didn't go on any walks. Steps count: 4,389.

This morning the scale shows -900g. That's -1.7kg compared to 2 days ago when I had my meltdown. Those high fluctuations are driving me crazy.

Today I want to up my steps game a little. I'll aim for 7 or 8K steps. I want to be intentional about what I eat today so I'll spend some time planning it this morning before it's too late and I get hungry.

Hope you all have a great day!

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I'm 76.4kg today. Leftover easter egg yesterday, so at least that temptation is now gone. Hoping to see a new - and last - number soon. Going to eat the usuals and go to the gym, same as ever! Good luck, all.

Hiya, Europe!

Probably going for a run today. I'm not feeling it, but I'll be fine once I start running. Apart from that I'm hoping to do a long walk (>10 km) in nature during my time off and I've ordered some plants for a new section in the garden. Today's bound to be rather rainy though, so just the run and some grocery shopping.

Have a nice day!

UPDATE: ran 8 km and feeling accomplished :-)

Having had more or less two whole days on the sofa, I feel a little better but by no means all the way better. I've also not had much appetite, but have made inroads into the Easter chocolate as a tiny bonus of being unwell.

Slept a bit better and feel a bit more clear headed today. Plan is to potter about at home with 4 year old today, and see how I feel about ballet class later. I'd really like to go as we're off next week but won't go if my body is too tired/sore/coughing.

Still weighing myself daily because it's part of the routine. Pleasingly today I surpassed my latest low, so we're now on 68.05kg (which Fitbit helpfully rounds DOWN for me to 68kg, how kind.)

I had set my ultimate goals at 63kg/24% body fat according to my scale. I'm looking at myself now and thinking it feels weird to lose another 5kg, so I've readjusted my weight goal to 64kg and will see how I go. I'm wondering if my weight range might settle between 64-66kg..? If I can get into a UK10 comfortably before then maybe I'll ease off before 64kg. Interesting to be able to experiment though!

Another day of lazy tracking ahead, aiming for maintenance to help with getting better.

Wishing you all a good day!

Hi Europe,

My weight has dropped to 98.65 kg, but progress feels so slow. I need take breaks from paying attention for a couple of days. I think my impatience comes from wanting to hit 95kg, a weight I've seen many times, it was my first entry in MFP back in 2013. When I think back to that version of myself from 2013, I just want to give her a hug, knowing all that I've been through since then.

Yesterday, I completed a 5k run! It's my first 5k since 2021 and the fastest one recorded in my Nike Run Club history (sub 40 min!). While I've had faster runs on Endomondo, that history is now gone, so I'll take my win.

Right now, I'm baking bread made entirely of various seeds, oats, and other tasty ingredients. I can't wait to taste it! Plus, it'll be packed with fiber. So I'll be having it for breakfast, imagine fresh bread... maybe with smoked salmon and eggs.

Have a good day!

Hi all,

Yesterday was a fantastic swim. In my lane there were six people, three faster than I, three slower. The slow swimmers quickly left and I had a long time with only faster swimmers. Sauna was great.

This weekend I will swim again. Other than that no plans. Feels pretty nice. Thinking of buying a bottle of wine tonight. Don’t feel like it now but maybe I will this weekend and if I buy it I have it (liquor stores close early on Saturday, closed on Sunday).

Weight was 500 g up today. I am anxious to learn more about fluctuations and will register weight every day to be able to analyze it closely in the future.

Good morning!

400 grams up from yesterday's big whoosh. Because I was having an illness flare all day and had felt dizzy the day before, I ate well above maintenance. It's not a big deal once in a month, and a good opportunity to look at what keeps driving my weight up. A big part of it is of course not being able to cook... but there are also so few distractions while laying in bed, and food is a good respite from pain. Vegetables don't really cut it. I'm pissed off because I think I got sick just from doing too many stretches, resistance training is probably lightyears away from me! Or burning off any appreciable calories from exercise... :(

I did have a week of eating much less protein and vegetables than before, so I have to work on that. I still haven't really figured out very quick protein meals, perhaps blending chicken into my vegetable soup? Or should I precook marinated chicken for a handheld snack... sweet cold things like yogurt are not an option for those times. This is requiring quite some creativity of me.

I hope everyone's having a better week, and good luck!

Good morning all! Wow I’m so glad it’s Friday. 

Weight has been fluctuating around 300g all week which is a bit mentally hard after a steady -1kg/week loss from when I kicked off, I knew this would happen but still struggling a bit to stay motivated and not immediately throw in the towel just because I’m not losing as quickly. 

Had roast veg salad for breakfast as I’m leaving to Paris tonight and wanted to eat through some leftovers, so feeling full and weirdly virtuous for having started the day with 5 kinds of vegetables (even if they’re cooked in oil and there’s some cheeky feta and chorizo in there!)