Ive had great support in going to the gym daily. My support is helping me stay consisitent. Last night I orderd door dash for the family ;) yep. I purchased a veggie burger and my family had burgers, onion rings and fries. I made a consious choice not to indulge in the fried foods. I stuck to the veggie burger and I was satisfied. Eventhough fried food makes me sick, I still eat them and sufer the consiquences later ( the food noises dont stop). This go around I said to myself NOT TODAY ( The building will not be on fire!.. viral joke*)...

current weight 214.9

216

Ok. I made it to day 8 of my 30 day challlenge and then I missed on day 9.  I was able to recover and get back on track the next day. I'm taking it one day at a time.So whats the morale of the story when it comes to setting challenges and goals? For me its about getting back on track.How fast can you recover and keep moving forward. If you break a routine don't fester over it. Recover quickly and keep going. Dont let days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, months turn into years. Im calling this a lifestyle change , my everyday goals . How many consecutive days can I go, and more importantly how fast can i get back on track when I stop my daily routine. My New Lifesyle Change 

current weight 215lbs

So far its going good. What I decided to do now is weigh myself daily. Ive beeen doing this since November of 2024 consistently, the results show up on an app called weight guru which is on my phone.  I really like it becasue It's been uploading it for years and seeing the results helps me focus on my goals and helps me adjust my eating habits. 

Current weight 219

I decided to do a 30 day challenge. The challenge is to workout everyday . I'm on day  three. I started on Monday April 22, 2025. I try to do 20min of cardio and 5 different weights , 3 sets of at least 10 reps to 15 reps, the higher the better. If I don't make it to the gym I will  do a you tube exercise video with weights and or cardio .  Since this is my first challenge I am trying to keep it simple and not make it where I have options. It's just about moving. 

Current weight 219 lbs

Labs matter just as much as weight

5 markers of Metobolic health metter: 

A person meets the criteria for metabolic syndrome if they have at least three of the following 

#1High Blood pressure greater than 130/85

#2 High Triglycerides greater the 150 milligrams per decilitter of blood (mg/ dL) or greater 

3# Low HDL chloesterol less than 40mg/dL in men and 50 mg/dL in women milligrams per deciliter  

#4 central adiposity waist circumfrance greater than 40 inches  men and 35 inches in women 

#5 elevated fasting glucose greater than 110 milligrams per deciliter .If it's 100 to 125 mg/dL, you have pre diabetes. If it's over 125 mg/dL, you likely have type 2 diabetes 

I've always been almost there but I never get to my there and then I fall backwards ( gain it back). Why is that. 42 pounds from my goal weight. It's so far away. Somehow I'm still chasing that feeling of what I believe is the finish line.. I'm still going going cause somewhere inside i still have the drive to keep going but there is always a battle of fighting doubt simultaneously. 

Then negative thoughts of despair seeps in my brain and I get derailed. My thoughts go to loosing my forever home and my childhood home to the Eaton Canyon fires this year. January 8th 2025. I' shouldn't complain but I'm sad. I was doing good at  dropping the weight and then I go and mess my knee up. I want to rebuild but the money to get back what I lost is not there. 

I think I'm struggling with motivation and finding joy. The harsh reality is that I'm not inspiring. So I tell myself to keep your head down and keep moving forward even if you take steps backwards and you do thing that don't make sense you can and will autocorrect yourself and keep moving forward and continue to chase the feeling. Why because you want it.

Im 51 years old. I have two kids an 18 year old and a 13 year old. The food noises didnt go away from surgery. I still struggle too fight obesity to this day.Thats the new trend now. Callling it food noises .Lol.Over the years I learned to graze like a cow and the weight slowly rose back up to pretty much where i started before the surgery, I went back has high as 287 and maybe even more. I didnt like looking at the scale much. The surgery didn't solve my problem. Over the years i  lost and gained and still had weight depression on the brain. 

I am a child who went to weight watchers camp, went on every diet fad out there form weight watchers, Jenny Craig, , Lindora, Slim Fast, phen phen, and a few other ones I can't remember.. I had personal trainers ( who did work for a period)  and circuit training gyms which I loved and of course a forever Gym pass.

Im still trying ....

current weight 222 pounds