Shake for breakfast
This was lunch

I like decadent teas, and add things to them like coffee drinkers do.

I’ve replaced creamer with a little bit of frothed milk and drizzled my tsp of honey on the milk and rim. This way I actually get to taste it and don’t over do it because I drink big mugs of tea with the added health benefit of a controlled amount of honey.

It is delicious.

Made ribs in the crockpot today with a quick baking time in the oven to carmelize the sauce a bit. Best way to make them! Added and salad and some grilled zucchini. So good! Dinner and done tonight. Now if I can just the chocolates at work.

Ya know I kept telling my husband "I'm not going to make this weigh-in" (in a different game) and he kept telling me... "You know you are, I know you are" and he was right I came in at almost a pound under goal. Come to think of it there is NOT one accomplishment in my life that man has EVER doubted me. He has ALWAYS lifted me up from the darkest places and taught me how to do the same. I hate that I wasn't always as uplifting from the beginning of our marriage of almost 25 years but I am so grateful God led him to me to teach me to be more encouraging, more empowering, more uplifting...more 💓 He will always bring people into your life to fill you up and to teach you how to love and to be loved 💓

My first week was a mix of good and bad! My kids are home from college so on Jan 3, we went to the mountains. I packed my breakfast and lunches for the 3 days but ate and drank bad at night. The plus is that since I am doing this challenge, I did better than I normally would. I have been excellent outside of that trip and down a couple of pounds! So I call that a huge win for me!!💪💪💪

The first 6 days have gone well-
Diet -tracked all the food, did eat out but made good choices, have been leaving food on my plate which is huge for me (childhood learned behaviors are hard to break)
Meal planning- this is one area I need to improve in as well as upping my protein
Water- getting over 100 oz a day, will be increasing to 120 oz slowly
Exercise- have been walking & getting to the beach for that most days, as I set an intention this year to get to the beach more as it’s a major stress reducer for me.Today I did a slower beach walk, and did a 30 min incline treadmill
I took Sunday as a rest day, because I donated platelets & wasn’t supposed to do anything strenuous, but did get a walk in which prompted me to change my steps goal
From 10K a day to 70k a week.
I’m so glad I joined this DB- I needed the accountability/motivation.
Y’all are probably going to get tired of seeing my name in comments & posts. Being engaged here daily helps me stay motivated & pushes me to keep going.

My first week went great (besides being sick) I’ve lost 71 lbs over the past 2 years I gained about 90 after COVID
It’s been slow but consistent loss. The scale doest move often. Sometimes for over a month. Then BOOM 3-4 lbs will come off. It’s like my body needs to make sure we’re still doing this before it releases any weight 😅
Anyway, this week was one of those “boom” weeks and I finally came off a month plateau

Cold in Wisconsin ???? but had a great 2 mile walk with the dogs today!