2016
Snooozie
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New Year - New Us.... we can and will do this
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Happy New Year to you all!!0
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Thanks Gail! and to you!
Finally got on the scale; wasn't pleasant but needed a baseline starting point to determine what changes I need to make to get back to where I feel comfortable weight wise. Looking forward to the "decline" LOL. 0 -
You and me both Snoozie. Mentally ready to decline!
We've got this ladies! 0 -
Wooohooo!! This is going to be the year!! hahaha.... I managed to keep off the 2 lbs and started 2016 off in the 229's...still an extremely high number, but much lower than the 230 - 245's ....Yea!!!
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Gail - that is an awesome accomplishment!!!! And how fabulous an inspiration for you to START your new year keeping that loss?? SO impressed... I have no doubt at all this is going to be the year for you getting what you want for yourself - well done!
I have 30 lbs I want to lose this year; but more important to me than an estimated "number" of pounds, is that I get back to a weight where I feel comfortable, and wanting to WANT to eat healthier along the way; thinking about WHAt i'm putting into my body and choosing things i love that are also good for me, rather than the crappy junk I've been shoving in for the past few months that leave me tired and listless and cranky LOL.
Keeping it simple; focusing on eating well, eating less and moving more. That's me goals for this year. 0 -
I decided to delete all my previous weight loss... as it's immaterial at the moment to what I need to do now for myself.
I started at my original weight of 203 in July 2012, and deleted 3 years worth of check ins... felt a little weird I must admit... but the reality is it doesn't matter what I've lost before.. it matters what I'm going to do now to move forward.
So today, I'm here to start fresh. with a new ticker of 0 lbs lost, and 30 pound of fat to lose.
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That's a great plan, Snoozie!! It was hard for me to clear mine out last year, but I believe it helped give me the motivation to lose some this year, instead of relying on seeing my total previous loss.0
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Saw this and thought it might fit in well for the start of the new year..
"Approach the start of each day with one goal and end the day with one word: DONE!" 0 -
One goal for yesterday - log one entire day... DONE! 0
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just testing out something.... in case I can't delete this lol0
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I like it , Snoozie ! I could use a bit of validation to keep my motivation going.
Exercised 45 min total - Done!
Carbs under 100 - Done!0 -
GREAT job Gail!
One goal today.... drink 6 glasses of water... DONE.
Just made a big pot of veggie soup.. at least 8 different fresh veggies in there and used a low salt veggie stock, so will freeze it down later and use as a low cal filler for those times in between lunch and dinner when I think i'm gonna starve
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Mmmmm sounds delish! and just what you need to warm you up with all that cold weather up your way.
Exercised 30 minutes--Done!
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Time2LoseWeightNOW wrote: »Mmmmm sounds delish! and just what you need to warm you up with all that cold weather up your way.
Exercised 30 minutes--Done!
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Gail - thought of your 60F temps this aft - was a beautiful day at the lake as it was just above zero - but was SO WEIRD to see sand..... and ICE together!!!! Too funny!!! Couldn't help on the way back stopping to write in the sand to make myself believe I was somewhere else!!
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yes!, That is unusual, I thought when I first looked that you were in Mexico! Carmel, maybe?
With your Margarita on the way.......
It's a goal anyway! lol
I was so hungry last night that I almost blew my whole days amount of carbs!! Will do better tonight. I will eat a snack before going home.
Suzanne, you are so committed!! I probably would just shake off the notion of walking in that Brrrrrrrr....weather. But, I realize you are a bit more used to seeing those temps than me.
Have an awesome day!!!
30 min. Exercise -Done!0 -
hahaha Gail - I knew the dream was over when I had to write in the sand with my MITTENS!! but it was a "what the hell" moment... and nobody saw me climb down there except the ducks...ha I was thinking tho I bet everyone walking by that day ALSO took a pic of my "mexico" in the sand LOL
It's not bravery tho.... I just really dislike (I've changed from hate - positivity factor lol) the treadmill ... so if I CAN get out.. I will... I do have to lose a bit more weight tho so I can fit long johns under my pants
HUGE congrats on meeting your goal today Gail! well done you! i'm aiming for a 6 glass water goal today; back to work on evening shift and some running around this morning before I go in.
have a great day Gail - and don't sweat last nite's moment.. it's a one off, not a regular so forget about it; you've already figured out the solution of a snack! Speaking of which better throw one of those soups in my lunchbag!
"Approach the start of each day with one goal and end the day with one word: DONE!" 0 -
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Yesterday's goal: 6 cups of water - DONE.
Today's goal: include at least 4 veggies in day0 -
30 min exercise- Done
Happy Day, Snoozie! super good on the goals!!0 -
working on just one goal a day for me T lol.... and congrats on having made yours today already!!! great job!0
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Had to work a few hours this morning ,I was going to walk past the gym and not ride the bike ......Thankfully, I didn't listen to me...... I got in 45 minutes - Done!!
Thanks for the info on editing the feeds, Suzanne.
I also changed my streak count to reflect that I have been using MFP since 2011,0 -
Sheepishly checking in here - about all I'm managing to do at the moment is keep from gaining any more! Not much motivation at the moment.0
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Been there many times ....and there a lot to be said for maintaining, Vailara.0
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Good morning ladies! Gail and Snoozie- looks like you are off to a great start this new year! Good to see you Patrice and Carol and I hear ya Vailera- I am checking in sheepishly myself.
My overall goal for the new year is to be more aware of and pay more attention to my body and commit to making healthy choices. I seem to be lacking the true motivation and follow through presently, so back to baby steps for me. Love the one day one goal idea Snooozie 0 -
Good to see you Susan! excellent goals IMO ... because they are I think the very foundation of what helps us make some changes, and therefore the most difficult! (For me, anyway as the awareness of my body and what i'm putting it in to fuel it often gets forgotten when i let simple bad habits or moments of "wants" take over). So making paying attention and awareness a priority seems to be the perfect place to start IMO.
the scales were down 1/2 lb today (my once a week weigh in0 but I've been flat on my back for the past 2 days with back/leg probs, which is probably one of the reasons I managed to lose a bit but not the pound a week I'm aiming for. But being incapacitated to such a degree did help remind me that without our health; everything else is pretty much immaterial. I'm grateful i'm able to get around a bit today and in much less pain, but know Ill be battling the "woe is me' comfort cravings so your post along with the "ouchies" will help remind me what's important!
as for the motivation and follow through Vail and Susan.. motivation is like a wave it ebbs and flows; perhaps you're simply in a "flow" period right now, but remember the ebb always happens in nature, AND so it will for each of us - it's just a matter of when, not if.
I am finding the simplicity of one goal a day is working well for me; I chose my homemade veggie soup one day over a less good choice simply because it happened to be the day I had set a goal to get in 4-5 veggies LOL.. I admit it was not the preferred choice at the time, but looking back was very glad I stuck with my one goal for that day, and its funny because every time I put something in my mouth, I think of whatever goal I've set, so I guess that's helping me be more aware of what i'm doing overall too..
Look forward to hearing from others as we move forward into a new year, with every day being a new opportunity to get what we want for ourselves. 0 -
I happened to see a pretty good video today; will stick with the readers digest version but basically, was somewhat similar to the In Defense of Food documentary ... only short and sweet LOL. As well, it also addressed CICO as not the actual key to weight loss (like some other theories) because its the KIND of calories we ingest that our bodies process and use for fuel... but not like the usual way we usually heat that theory... where the "type of calorie" is important because protein/fat/carbs all burn at different rates....etc..
this talked about how using calorie counts wont work because the calories we are choosing to eat all come from processed foods filled with chemicals.. which our bodies simply arent' designed to consume.
this was basically saying simply that we've all become brainwashed by advertising and marketing (through no fault of our own - they excel at it!) to thinking that it's just calories that make the difference - but it pointed out the fact that all these frozen dinners, 100 calorie pack "snacks", low fat this, articifical sweeteners, etc... that all of these are made up of a myriad of chemicals, NONE of which our bodies can actually digest (and were never designed to digest)... as opposed to calories from real food which our bodies were absolutely designed to digest and do a good job of breaking down and using everything...
They used one example of many CICO dieters given a choice between a real banana and a pkg of 100 cal cookies...or any 100 cal snack.. based on our mindset of CICO.. when asked which would be a better choice, most people watching their weight said they would NOT choose the banana because although fruit, it was much higher in calories and higher in natural sugars, therefore they would choose the snack pkg .. but when reading the ingreds of those, there were a lot of 12 letter words (dextramethorfane or whatever lol) NONE of which can be processed by our bodies... so they are left hanging around us in FAT cells..cause they don't know what else to do with them...
anyway.... i'm not explaining it well i'm sure.. BUT in a nutshell it suggested simply eating real food instead of processed would negate the need to calorie count at all...
another example was a salad dressing advertised as an excellent choice for watching your weight; but the ingredients were all 12 letter words again... and again simply emphasized your body was designed to use actual food as fuel, and to efficeiently use or discard what it needs or doesn't need from it.. but it was not designed to take in all the chemicals and preservatives and stuff we put in it cause we're told it's good for us or will help us lose weight or gain nutrition or whtever
it also touched on the insulin levels being affected by all the proessed stuff too of course.. and that as we know, insulin spikes result in fat cells being created because our bodies cant process all the "sugars" either.. and how by eating real food much of the insulin spikes can also be avoided... it was an interesting video I must say.... and one funny part was talking about how it's possible for something like a loaf of bread or a bag of croutons... to have 10-12 ingedients, most of which are 12 letter words too LOL... when really..... the croutons should simply have one ingred: stale bread. and the bread.... well.... ya know..
anyway definitely has made me think about reading INGREDIENT labels a lot more than nutrition labels right now... and trying to think of eating "real food" instead whenever I find myself reaching for something I think is ok because its "DIET" stuff... blech.....
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And to follow up on Snoozie's post:
Diet soda (although we've all given it up I'm sure) is filled with empty chemicals... it's better to have the one real soda.. because without the "white sugar" your body will crave, hence why we go for the candy bar, etc. really quickly...
And another thing that I've learned along the journey is that when they take out sugar, they tend to add fat... "for taste"
And that when they take out fat... they add sugar...
Ugh.. never ending cycle...
Love you ladies... we're all in this together...
Carol
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I've read the same article before Snooozie- thanks for the reminder. They talked a lot about the evils of processed foods as well as fried foods at Canyon Ranch as well when I was there a few years ago. I find what these wise people and articles are saying to be 100% true for me at least. For instance, I tried Jenny Craig twice in my life, stuck to the program like glue, and didn't lose a single pound. Well guess what, Jenny Craig food is 100% processed food. It's kind of scary just how much processed food is out there , and how much easier and more convienient it can be to eat it, but I have always found that I have the most success when I eat whole unprocessed foods along with monitoring my calories and getting in exercise. Thanks again for the reminder 0
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