20 pounds by Easter challenge
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Happy Hump Day!
I'm having issues with MFP. Starting last night it won't let me add anything to my food diary. Apparently a lot of others had been experiencing this too the last couple of days, but MFP said they had fixed the issue. Well, I'm still having the issue. So I wasn't able to complete and close out my diary last night, and it's looking like I'll have to do pen-and-paper tracking today. I got an automated e-mail saying it could be a few days before they're able to respond to my problem directly. *sigh* It's because of the Premium update they've rolled out, now there are glitches popping up.
I hope everybody has a successful day! Barbie I know the feeling of being home is so relieving sometimes! I'm glad you had a good time while away. What kind of cheese did you have?
@Sunnyfarm Starbursts are so good. I have a bag of mini packs in my car that I resist. Every now and then I'll have just one when my husband is eating them.
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Hi just to let you guys know is up and at t'em had yogurt a fruit for breakfast. Have a great damarie0
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Rachel, Tillamook cheese is pretty basic --medium and sharp cheddar, Colby, and some smoked Colby. I don't eat cheese at home so it was great treat0
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All the posts.
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Sonya - I have been trying to put my food in the morning or night before too. It sure does help me stay on track.
Ruthie0 -
Love all your posts here.
Barbie, I love coming home after trips away. There is something sacred in the everyday flow of my life.
Staying on my weigh loss program and patiently waiting for the scale to move0 -
I lost one pound this week so far........ Now that ballet is over my stress level has dropped dramatically. Monday I weighed myself and I had shed the 4 stress pounds I put on last week. And now I have dropped another pound so I am at 247 now!!!!!!!!! The last time my hubby saw me this skinny was before I got divorced in 2003. I had a very stressful first marriage and put on 30 pounds in the course of 2 years. And now I am on my way to losing the baby weight from my first born........she will be 14 I n July. Can't wait to be "skinny" again. If you could call a brick outhouse skinny. I've never been a twig but I can't wait to be a branch and not a tree trunk.
Esther0 -
Congratulations Esther!
Goodnight everyone!
Sonya0 -
Good morning, losers! Happy Thursday!
Glad to see all of you!
Esther..you are doing so well and your great attitude is infectious!
Barbie..there is no place like home. I know your fur babies are happy. Did you board them while away?
Marie..hope to see more of you today!
It's going to be another very warm one today. I am going to body pump class today then out to lunch. The scale remains the same, and I need to reevaluate what needs to change to see if I can move things along.
Make it a great day, losers!
Connie0 -
Great loss Esther - keep at it!
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Esther, congrats on your loss Connie, Brandy and Sasha (the poodles) and Bernie (the cat) are so happy to be home and together with each other and with us. The dogs are boarded at the vet and the cat at a cat boarding place. They like where they go but they miss each other and us. Yesterday was a fun day of hugging and enjoying each other's company. I walked the dogs a lot and spent a lot of time with the cat in my lap. Italy, I love my routine at home and am so happy to be back in familiar surroundings
Breakfast now, then dog walking, then line dance class, then lunch, then line dance practice for the performance coming up in the summer. Barbie 0 -
I am awake and ready for today all this rain is driving me nuts homeYes more rain today. Enough enough rain.
Barbie glad to have you back.home with us.
Hope I have the energy to stay up all day.
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hi ladies,
the week is moving along, not my best week but definitely not my worst. hoping for the same, definitely not a loss this week but that is ok!
ester, fabulous news!! you must feel great:)
Rachel, how are the extra calories? hopefully you feel more satisfied.
connie, good to see you!! we need to stay on track! good that you are going out for lunch. sometimes a different meal is all that we need! like I said this has not been my best week, going to refocus starting today:)
marie, great to see you!
Barbie, my dog likes to be walked so much, he refuses to go to the bathroom in my backyard. this is very bad for me in the winter because it gets so cold here! glad you had a good vacation.
sonya, have you been repaired from the wagon incident? I might need to go to the body shop as well I didn't fall off the wagon this week but definitely a fender bender:(
Italy, nobody likes the routine more than I do. I have grown to really enjoy our vacations though. I think it is important to get away, from work, cooking, cleaning, emotional stress....
have a great day everyone....off to spin!!
Stephanie0 -
Ray - I hope MFP are not starting to take care of things so we will get fed up and quite the site. I will be here until the bitter end. It will be 5 years for me in July.
The eating plan I have been on for quite a while is following the South Beach Plan. I have the book with set meals for
2 weeks. There are 3 Phases, Phase l, Phase 2 and Phase 3 maintenance. I have not reached Phase 3 as yet. I have
not yet reached my goal. Right now I have been doing either breakfast or lunch with a smoothie and a normal dinner
following the South Beach meals.
Esther- Great going on losing the 4 pounds.
Barbie - Welcome home!
Sunny - Instead of starburts try a fiber bar of 100 cal or less.
Marie - Glad you out and about today!
Our weather here is getting better, we had temperatures in the 40's the last few days. I brought my pansies in because
we did have a frost warning. We are planning on doing planting on Saturday. My hubby has been working on the
boat now that it is in the water most days. Tonight we are going on a cruise boat with a paddle wheel. This was
an invitation to the board members of our sailing club. So that starts at 5:00 pm tonight. I will have to dress warm.
Enjoy the day!
Shirley0 -
Hi I am a happy camper this morning . MY COMPPTER CAME BACK ON AFTER JJUST NOW AFTER BEING OuT ALL WEEK.I just order me a new book reverse diabectic now by Dr. Banard /
. it is base on the one one diet a least he want to us eat a fat, a carb and a protein for each meal. So should not be hard to do. I think now I am back to the living. At long last.
Be back later
Love Marie
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Hi I am a happy camper this morning . MY COMPPTER CAME BACK ON AFTER JJUST NOW AFTER BEING OuT ALL WEEK.I just order me a new book reverse diabectic now by Dr. Banard /
. it is base on the one one diet a least he want to us eat a fat, a carb and a protein for each meal. So should not be hard to do. I think now I am back to the living. At long last.
Be back later
Love Marie
YAY!!!! So glad to have you back!
Connie0 -
Hi Ladies,
We have started our screened porch project and as usual there seems to be an unexpected problem at every turn!!!
I am tired and hot and facing lots of work so I will not be around too much for the next few days.
Hope everyone has a good rest of the week.
Nancy0 -
It's a cool day here and rain is in the forecast for today and tomorrow. Here in CA we really needs the rain! Bring it Mother Nature! My day is going well. Hope yours are too!
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Stephanie, where do you live that it gets too cold to walk the dog? What kind of dog do you have? We have a tiny fenced yard but the dogs won't "do business" there. They want to go for a real walk. Today in addition to my regular line dance class in the morning, I went to a practice with the performance group to prepare our dances for the county fair. I am so happy to be back to my regular eating and exercising.....I like my own food rather than restaurants and I like to walk, dance, and ride my exercise bike rather that use a hotel treadmill and spend a lot of time a people's houses for a visit. Barbie 0
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Nancy DON'T YOU OVER DO IT
Barbie IS HOME AND HAPPY
THAT WAS A LONG TIME TO BE AWAY FROM YOUR ANIMALS/
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I will attempt my new Eating plan. All vegies Whole grains, fruits no animals product. Which will not bother me no yogurt and now that will This diet is purpose to reverse my diabetic and gain my energy back Todays meals was 1 fried egg with pam 1/2 sl. of Gluten free English muffin free for breakfast. For lunch gluten free bean soup , Banana Dinner stir fry veggies, with 1/2 c of chili beans, orange First day was a suucess except breakfast I was not surpose to have that egg
I am working toward thanksgiving now. July 4th is shot
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Barbie, I live in Chicago and it gets brutally cold in the winter, we have had days of -50 degrees with wind chill. not good for my dogs paw pads, he wouldn't think of going out. he is a mini golden doodle but he is more medium, about 35lbs. he has the greatest disposition and is such a love!!
I enjoy him:) he likes to walk and doesn't talk!
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Stephanie, I absolutely agree that it would be too cold in Chicago in the winter to take your dog for a walk. Where I live, the lowest temperatures are around 20 degrees and usually closer to freezing in the winter so my poodles are fine walking even in the occasional snow. My dogs are small standard poodles--38 and 48 pounds.
Marie, your new eating plan sounds very challenging....good luck Barbie 0 -
Nancy, good luck on your screened porch! I hope it finishes fast for you.
Marie, I hope you like your new diet plan. It's difficult sometimes to meet all the proteins goals with no meat, but beans help a lot. And sometimes different foods surprise me with their high protein. I think broccoli and kale are good sources of protein too.
Shirley, I'm not sure what MFP is up to. They haven't replied to me today. It works fine on my phone, but not on my computer. It won't let me "like" or comment on my newsfeed either. Atleast I can log with my phone though, otherwise I'd be going crazy!
Stephanie, the extra calories are going well! It makes me feel less rigid so it's nice. I barely made it to 1,300 today though. I could've pushed it to 1,400 but I didn't feel like eating anything else before bed. I'm up too late anyway. Tomorrow I'm sure I'll fit that extra 100 in though.
Esther, awesome pound down! You're doing so great, I love it!!
My excitement for the day came from my 18 minute jog, and the fact that there were two houses I really wanted to look at(they look very appealing in their online photos) that I thought had been sold, but it turns out they're still available! We're going to look at them on Saturday. I'm super excited to see them! They're older houses that have been updated, and I love the character they have in them. Last night the one I'm most interested in came up as under contract, but the buyer couldn't obtain financing, so I have my chance now. It was a nice surprise for sure.
I get to weigh in in the morning, I'm very curious to see if there's a gain or a loss. A loss would make for a great day!
Good luck to the fellow morning weighers!
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Good morning, losers! Happy Friday!
Nancy...be careful. Don't the the stress of the porch get to you.
Marie...hope you like the diet. 1:1:1 can still be your guide and standby.
Barbie..I know your doggies are glad you are back. My Cooper will not "do his do" in the backyard either unless there is no other choice.
This is gym day...personal training/pool.
Will reevaluate food plan and change something. Have already dropped cals from 1350 to 1200 starting today. There has to be something I am doing wrong that is keeping me from dropping the pounds. Anyway...I have to keep plugging away at it. It's just soooo difficult sometimes.
Make it a great day, everyone!
Connie0 -
I agree Connie it is a struggle sometimes to get these pounds off. I walked/jogged yesterday for 50 min I haven't jogged in years and it wasn't has hard as I thought. I just don't want to trip so I have to be careful. I did lose 1.2 pounds this week.
I changed things up by substituting a meal for a smoothie this week and it worked so far. I had my smoothie this morning
so I will have a normal lunch and dinner today. I am going to keep up this pace and see what happens. I am still following
South Beach for other meals. Since I started the challenge it has been the same pounds up and down for weeks.
Heading for Yoga class have a good day!
Shirley0 -
Hello misfit.well I really change my eating plans up. Now I am a vegan after reading dr. Barnard reversing diabectic I decided to give it a try, I always wanted to try it out so I said why not.every thing went well yesterday except my breakfast I had an egg and that was not on my list.breakfast this morning went well tho.i had 1/2 sl. Of gluten free bread wih retried black beans .i don,t have to count calories or carb.
Grocer shopping this morning to stock up on fresh fruit. And veggies.see you all later have a great day
Ps can,t get my computer on this morning
Marie0 -
Hello, friends! It's been a busy week getting reoriented to the hospital for teaching clinicals starting next week.
Not sure what I was thinking when I signed up to teach an 0645-1445 clinical! I live an hour south of the hospital and I have to be there two hours before the students to make patient assignments and do my own assessment of each of the 6 patients. That means I need to be at the hospital every W/TH at 0445. So... I have to leave my house at 0345, so... I have to wake up at 0245! That's the middle of the night. Oh boy.
The first clinical rotation is 5 weeks. I get two weeks off of clinical then get a new group for another 6 weeks. Then it's the start of the fall semester. Yikes! At least my other work days each week are on campus and then I get Friday's off. I just pray I don't sleep in!
Nancy, Hand in there with your porch project. I can relate to projects never going as planned. We are still in the middle of building our pond and the garage has been put on hold to do so.
Esther, great job on the losses!
Barbie, welcome home! Our dogs really struggle when we leave them. One of them that is my shadow whenever I'm home eats very little until I return home. :-(
Connie, keep us posted on how you end up changing things up (if you do). 1200 calories seems like too few for you with all your exercising. I can't figure out why you're not losing. Does your personal trainer have any tips? If so, please share them as you and I are both rather stuck in the loss category.
Shirley, great work losing 1.2 lbs! I know you'd also been stuck for a little while. I have a friend who loves the SBD.
Rachel, glad you're enjoying your extra 200 calories!
Marie, so happy you have your computer back. :-) Did your doctor advise you to stop eating all animal products? I'm sure he will monitor your hemoglobin, protein and prealbumin levels periodically to ensure they don't drop with the decreased protein intake.
I did better this past week than the week before with sticking to my eating plan. Had green smoothies for a few meals and increased my water intake. However, I feel like I've gained in my abdomen. Pants were a bit less loose.?
I go back and forth all the time about which plan to follow... LCHF, calories in vs out, lots of smoothies, etc. Ugh.
Have a wonderful weekend and I'll check in with my weigh in on Sunday.
Becky0 -
Help help we have tow birthdays today an I do not know how to copy and paste on this I pad the Stephanie kplisted is not our steph hers is not till
September the other one is Cory happy birthday to you both
Marie0
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