MMH's: REVAMPED
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LOL... heck I just cheated and copied the link from a right click on your pic!!!1 WHAT the hell is an UBB btw??? love this thanks!0
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It looks like you figured it out already , though, cause I see the clapping hands in your post lol
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Thanks Snoozie... been a struggle this week. I've made good on the coffee promise, I'm now officially off coffee!!! Though I wasn't that on it before.
Considering we are the MMH's I've a question.
Where does everyone sit with HRT?
I'd really like to get some feedback on what everyone thinks... I've done plenty of reading both for and against but still haven't come to a conclusion...
I would love to get some "real people's" thoughts!!!0 -
Thanks for the Welcome every one...
I'm up for some ideas on how to get through the weekends..
Monday to Friday I'm fully occupied and on to it... Saturday Sunday and for this weekend with Glorious Australia day I've got Monday to contend with also... I'm so not got my head in the game... What's a girl to do...
And its so hot here right now... I just sit here and sweat.. Does that count as exercise???0 -
I wasn't sure if I could join as I'm not quite menopausal yet, but I'm certainly well on the way (hot flushes, etc.). Hello everybody! I'll try to catch up.
I've been dieting for almost 3 years now - lost about 60lb and maintained. Recently the weight started to creep up, so I'm trying to get back to the 60lb lost (at 58lb at the moment), and hopefully overshoot and lose a bit more.
StrawbC, I don't know about HRT - friends have had mixed experiences. One friend was on it, and it only seemed to postpone menopause - she had to go through it at an older age when she was more tired. I have heart disease and apparently I wouldn't be allowed to have it anyway. I think I might want it if I could have it - but on the other hand, I feel I'm already going through this transition period and it will be nice when it all settles down and I can get used to my new, post-menopausal body.
I have a load of goals - too many to list here! I've given up alcohol for January, as it was the one substance most likely to make me fail. I haven't really been missing it, and it's not long till the end of January. I might try to keep that one going a little longer, although I plan to always have the occasional glass of wine!0 -
Saturday's goal results:
- YES - to paying attention to portion control
- YES - to consciously focus on healthier choices thru the day
- YES - to staying within calorie goal
- YES - to 7 glasses of water
- YES - to logging today
- NO - to 30 min of actual exercise (specifying actual dedicated exercise)
Quite pleased with my daily goal meeting results - I've made them the wallpaper on my cellphone so I can see it during shift to remind me what I want to accomplish each day! While I only officially weigh in once a week on Wed., I did do a scale hop this morning just for me, and my consistency appears to have started showing the results so feeling good about me this week!
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Strawb - sorry, I've had no experience or knowledge about HRT so i'm afraid i'm absolutely no help whatsoever with your question. wah...
Vail - no worries, lol the group is open to everyone - the challenges of menopause are one of the things that simply brought us all together way here way back when! lovely to see you - good on you for deciding to get back to your goal weight, that's awesome!!
don't worry about listing goals; it's just a recent technique some of us are using here to help get us back to the basics and consistency..
do you have any plans in place for maintenance when you get to your goal weight?? Just curious as permanent maintenance is my eventual goal LOL and my first attempt at it didn't go too well as I didn't have a plan I just sort of coasted into it.. with disastrous results in my case lol!!
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Strawb- I started menopause early, like early 40's and then had a complete hysterectomy which finished it. I didn't need progesterone because of that, but I did use estrogen for several years. My thinking was that I would use it until I hit the typical age for menopause so that my body would not be deprived of the hormones too early. I think it is a personal decision and things like your personal health history and families health history , etc.0
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I do have a plan for maintenance! Before MFP I started with the No S diet, and I tried to keep more or less to that format (I know it's not a terribly "scientific" diet, but it's just something that has worked for me). I'm hoping I can continue with keeping to three meals a day and watching portion size, without actually having to log calories. I've nothing against logging calories per se - I did it for most of my weight loss. But MFP's database has grown so much since I started that I find it quite onerous. It also ends up being pretty inaccurate. And it also affected my eating adversely in that I'd be tempted to "save up" calories for the evening, and "spend" them on less suitable foods.
So the plan is more or less:
- three meals a day, no snacks
- avoiding calorific drinks (except a bit of milk)
- trying to eat sustaining foods (protein) at each meal
- being very careful with portion size!
- allow occasional treats
- continue to weigh and chart daily
- probably keep logging food (even I don't log calories) - I find it helpful
- keep reassessing
- keep reminding myself that I'm a short, middleaged (and later, old) woman and I can't eat like I did 20 years ago!
Hoping that will work. I plan to keep exercising too, but I don't find it helps me for weight control.0 -
Sounds like a fabulous, realistic and attainable plan Vail - thanks for sharing!!
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oh.... and btw everyone...
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Love the sign Snooozie!
So, Saturday's progress:
1 yes- healthy food choices
2 yes-,within calorie goal today
3 close - 6 glasses of water
4 yes- logged today
5 yes - on track with my exercise
Weekends are the toughest for me to stay on track, so I'm happy with Saturday's progress and planning on staying strong today
Btw sorry about the smiley shutting the door above - I was just practicing posting animated gifs off of a new sight and forgot to delete it and then couldn't later ...0 -
lol I love the door guy Susan.. glad you didn't ditch him!!
HUGE HIGH FIVE lady!!!! omg.... awesome job on hitting your goals and double bonus for doing so on a weekend day that's traditionally been a struggle for you - super proud of you and doing the happy feet dance all the way to work!!! Just prepping my lunch and dinner to take in and have swapped out an "okay" choice for a better one after reading your post!! woo hoo
congrats my friend!!!
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StrawbC- I have been on HRT for almost a year now. I fought it for several years but finally gave in after speaking to many women and my Dr. It was the best thing for me. I had night sweats waking me up every 2 hours. And I am not a happy camper when I don't get 8 solid hours of sleep. I was miserable. Within a week of starting HRT my night sweats were gone! Sleep had returned. Hallelujah! The lowest dose worked for me. I guess sometimes you have to adjust several times to get it right. I got lucky on that. I asked my Dr. how long I should stay on and she said she will stay on until they pry it out of her cold, dead hands. I don't think I will wait that long but it helps with a lot more than just night sweats/hot flashes. It does prolong menopause and I guess you still go thru it after you go off HRT. I'm not ready to go there yet...0
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Yes I got my water in
Yes I completed my logging (this am)
Yes I stayed under calories
No I did not walk. Was gonna go in the afternoon but throat started getting sore. Had to get up in the middle of the night to eat a tbsp of honey to sooth throat. Not a good night sleep. Missed church this am. Hoping to maybe get out this afternoon if the throat feels any better. If not, I will try again tomorrow!
Have a great day hatters!0 -
Good job on your Saturday goals Snoozie! Great idea on putting them as wallpaper on your cell phone. I have a list of goals as my wallpaper on my computer. Great minds think alike!
You too seehee. Super Saturday you had! Hope today is just as good! And thanks for the new smiley site!
Don't think I have it figured out yet tho...
Welcome Vailara! I'd love to get to maintenance. One day...0 -
Patrice-looks like you did figure it out after all lol, thanks for the encouragement, and last but definitely not least, great job on your goal progress!!!
Hope your throat feels better soon- I hear there are some nasty bugs going around, so take care...
Snooozie - thanks for the accolades, and good for you for swapping out the meals for healthier choices
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Yes ,the door guy is my favorite, Susan.
Snoozie, I love the friends in the computer sign. Isn't it strange how if we all met tomorrow, we would be besties!! , but if we had passed on the street we might not have ever seen each other?
Welcome to our old friends and our new ones.
Luckily I don't have any menopausal symptoms , so I'm just here for the party and my buds...
Weekends are extremely hard for me, too. In fact, I feel that if I do well 5 out of 7 days then that's a lifestyle change I can live with. I really admire those of you that can be faithful every day, but its just not me. But I am more aware of what I eat on the weekends and try to balance it out ...maybe just one really bad day a weekend.
Everyone is doing so good with their goals and I am very proud of us all!!
Have an amazing day!
G
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Sneaking in from work on a quick break; I just realized I put Friday on my goal list instead of Saturday lol... duh menopausal moment!! Anyway just wanted to say Patrice FAB results on your goals - WELL DONE! but so sorry to hear about the sore throat, prolly better you skipped the walk in favour of the honey... rest is crucial to beating off any kind of bug so hope you feel better soon!
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Gail - it's your lifestyle change, girl - and YOU get to choose what works for you!! the place where you're happy, so based on your goal to do well 5 out of the 7 days - I'd say you ROCKED the goals this week!!! yippee!!!! SO proud of you.... and add in the little note you mentioned about being more aware of what you eat on the weekends and try to balance it out?? even more points!!
k.. gotta go before the boss catches me lol.... later all !!
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It could have been a better week.. did get in one day of exercise... (walked on Monday)...
But the chocolate monster decided to make a visit
Guess I must be needing the sugar to get through the storm from hell that's heading my way....
See you all soon...
Carol in NJ
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btw - I tried to add OLAF from frozen in my post.. as an attachment... but MFP was giving me a challenge...
Please let me know how you were able to do it...0 -
ugh... damn computer wouldn't let me delete this post...0
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Good Morning Hatters!!!
It's a brand new week, and today is a brand new day - full of opportunity for success and progress!! As Susan's earlier post said,
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Many of us have been focusing on small daily goals lately.. I personally am finding it really helpful in getting back into good habits and better choices; and having daily challenges to strive for and accomplish, has really helped keep a positive mindset for me as well... how is everyone else finding the focus on small daily goals going??
I stumbled across some articles on how achieving small daily goals can lead to big results, soI kindda mashed them up and thought i'd share in case the reminders help us remember what we want to accomplish for ourselves, and how the small steps we're taking can indeed get us there!!
Here's to a fabulous day of progress for all of us, Hatters!
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Sunday's goal results:
- YES - to paying attention to portion control
- YES - to consciously focus on healthier choices thru the day
- YES - to staying within calorie goal
- YES - to 7 glasses of water
- YES - to logging today
- N/A 30 min of actual exercise (specifying actual dedicated exercise) 4x a week
YIPPEE!! great day yesterday; I did have a moment of staring at a bag of potato chips in the vending machine at work around 10pm LOL.. and i'm not going to lie it was a tough battle for a few minutes
But I kept asking myself what do you want more.. this crap right now?? or to get to your goal weight.. (and yes I was talking out loud to myself lol).
Finally I decided at that moment, I wanted my goal more so I walked away.... I know sometimes the answer will be I want THIS now and that's ok... but stopping to think about it for a few minutes helped me choose to focus on my goal instead at that moment... baby steps, one choice at a time, right??
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Mash up:
We often talk about our goals as if they are nothing but dreams. In reality, we can attain goals on a day-to-day basis. Daily goals contribute to weekly goals. Weekly goals contribute to monthly goals. Monthly goals contribute to--you guessed it--yearly goals. With some foresight and planning, our goals can be something we achieve day in and day out.
Instead of setting a big goal with no plan of how to follow through with it, why not set small goals? It’s hard to follow through with something big like “get healthier” when you don’t know how you’re going to do just that. By setting smaller, more manageable goals, you’ll be more likely to follow through with them. And in the process, those small (daily or weekly) goals will add up to a bigger picture. With that said, here’s a few ideas about some small goals . Pick a few to really focus on, or make a list of your own, and then slowly add one or two new goals as time goes on and your old goals become habits
Keep your daily goal lists in one place. You can use a spiral notebook, a personal organizer or your computer's calendar program (or post em in your online support group.ha!!) . Keeping your goals in one place allows you to look over the lists from days and weeks gone by, which makes it easy for you to see how consistently you're meeting your goals.
Envision your daily goals as the "building blocks" of your weekly and monthly goals.
Sleep at least __ hours per night. For those of us who need a lot of sleep, aim for at least 7-8 hours per night! Your body will thank you
Add a piece of fruit to breakfast. Your morning meal will be more filling, and you’ll get in an extra piece of fruit each day. You also will start the day off on a healthy note, which usually leads to healthier decisions throughout the day.
Sign up for a race and train for it. Having a concrete goal like a race is the perfect way to kick off the new year. Just find a race to sign up for, plan out your training plan, and get running!
Drink at least 8 cups of water per day. Staying hydrated is really important for your health, and you might need even more than 8 cups (especially if you work out). Tip: Carry a reusable water bottle with you
Prep food:. prepping food in advance is a great way to make sure you have healthy options on hand during the week. When you don’t feel like cooking, all you have to do is grab some food you’ve already prepped and heat it up. Here are some ideas of foods you could make for the week: grilled chicken, quinoa or rice, steamed or roasted vegetables, hard boiled eggs, chopped fruit, homemade trail mix, whole grain muffins, etc.
Exercise __ days per week. Whether you’re just starting with one day a week or want to keep up your routine of five days a week, setting a number of days you’d like to work out is a useful goal. That way, if one day gets too crazy, you can always move your workout to another day (and still hit your weekly goal).
Pack healthy snacks to carry with you. If you always have a healthy snack on hand, you’ll save yourself a few extra bucks. You’ll also have more energy if you eat a nutritious snack. Here are some ideas of snacks to pack: trail mix, granola bars, dried fruit, string cheese, whole wheat crackers, etc.
Stretch for 5-10 minutes before bed every night. Stretching is a part of fitness that is often overlooked, especially if you feel like you don’t have much time to stretch after your workout. By planning to stretch before bed every night, you’ll probably stretch a lot more than you did before.
Try a new workout once a week. You’ll mix up your routine, which keeps things interesting (and is great for your body). Try a new group fitness class, do some different strength training moves, try a new machine at the gym, or just pick a new running route. There’s plenty of ways to keep things fresh!
Eat a salad with lunch or dinner (or both). Adding in a salad to your usual lunch or dinner is a great way to get in extra veggies. And if you add a salad to both meals, more power to you!
Take a longer route. Adding a few minutes of walking to your day is a great way to be a little more active without having to think too much about it. You could also walk to the grocery store instead of driving, or bike instead of taking the bus to work. Even just taking the stairs a few extra times a day adds up.
Avoid foods with ingredients you don’t recognize. When you make your weekly shopping trip, check the ingredients lists to see if you recognize all of them. If you don’t, the food is probably highly processed, so put it back on the shelf and pick something else.
Unplug. We all spend most of the day glued to one electronic device or another. When was the last time you went without looking at your phone for an hour or two? Even just 30 minutes of unplugging could help you be more productive or get a little more relaxation without interruptions from Facebook. Set a goal to unplug a certain number of minutes a day (or week) and stick with it.
Reward yourself for a job well done. If you accomplish three daily goals before lunch, take a nice walk or chat with friends. If you accomplish all of your goals by the end of the day, treat yourself to a movie or something you enjoy. Even the smallest incentive can be a big encouragement.
Don't feel discouraged if you fail to complete every single thing on your daily goal list. The more experience you gain with setting goals, the better you'll be at knowing exactly what you can and can't accomplish in a day.
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Thanks Snooozie for your post with the helpful goal suggestions
So I met some of my goals yesterday:
walked the doggies
Logged
But didn't drink quite enough water and WAY over did it with popcorn at the movies last night!!!
My downfall was that there is this new movie theater called roadhouse where the seats are all leather recliners, and they serve meals and snacks etc. with the press of a button a waiter pops over and gets you whatever you want. Well I thought I was being pretty good as I ate a protein bar before I left and ordered water to drink and passed on things like the huge brownie my husband got and ordered popcorn. Well, turns out they have a variety of popcorns and as the waiter explains you can order different varities two at a time and have endless amounts (which they serve in this huge metal bowl)and even get a bag of whatever kind you like at the end to take home he makes sure to add. OMG this cute little waiter was a binge eaters satan in disguise I swear! !
So, I stumbled
and have a tummy ache and acid reflux which is a good reminder as to why I choose to make HEALTHY choices and live a HEALTHY lifestyle!
Onward and upward for the rest of the week. I'm going to plan my meals for the next several days and go to the grocery store(s) and walk the doggies today.
Hope all you lovely ladies have a marvelous Monday
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lmao Susan!!! LOVE the perfect pics accompanying your update!!
and you made TWO of your goals yesterday so YAY YOU!!! and although you may have gone over your own set cals, at least you chose something with plenty of fibre LOL!!
It's a perfect example you set for all of us though, to remember that isn't about all or nothing; and what we may consider a small setback, is simply one choice in thousands.. it isn't anything that should get us down on ourselves, or regret in any way.. it's nothing more than one single moment, so extra kudos to YOU Susan for seeing it as a nothing in the big picture, and happily moving on to today!!
A friend of mine just hit one of those kinds of theatres just opened here; added bonus NO KIDS allowed either LOL! AND they offer wine too in those recliners!! My ONLY saving grace is that I'm not a huge movie goer... but if anything ever comes out I really want to see?? I guarantee that's the place I'm going to go LOL - so glad you and hubby had a nice date night (and a little added eye candy for you with the waiter - even if he was evil LOL)
I'm planning a free day on Thursday; first day off and we're having a closing wrap up for our retirement committee - thankfully they have chosen a steakhouse so I not only get to have my steak fix, but if I choose to, I can skip the baked potato and have some yummy steamed veggies on the side! and you can be I wil l be making room in my macros for a glass of wine as well!! 0 -
Lol Snoozie, they serve a full bar at this theater, too! So really, in hindsight, I did pass on many a temptation there now just on to better portion control !
Love how, even on a free day , you are planning out maybe swapping a potato for veggies and also making room with macros for a glass of wine- major kudos to you !!!! 0 -
ahem... I actually said "if" I choose to pass on the tatie, I can still have yummy veg alongside Susan LOL.. and while the wine is an absolute YES, i'll have to wait til Thurs to decide what choice Ill make about the tatie LOL!!
AND huge bonus points to you then girl... for passing on the bar temptations too!!! huge score!!!0 -
I stand corrected and so does my edited post lol. Hope you have lots of fun 0
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