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Vailara, I found your comment very eye opening about how if you exercise then you move less the rest of the day. That is so me!! It's like I use that exercise as an excuse to be a slug! Very interesting and insightful!! I'm going to have to think about this and change my habits. My hike this past weekend went well. Saturday we hiked 4.5 miles but the trails were so overgrown that we didn't hike again in Sunday. I got zero sleep that night because it was so dang hot in our tent (even without the rain fly!). We decided to just head home Sunday morning. My physical therapist wants me to write up a training schedule/plan for the next five weeks to get me ready for our 5 days of 8 miles up/down hills carrying a 30 pound pack. It sounds impossible to me right now but I am going to do this!!!
I'm also incorporating more protein and raw veggies into my diet for the next five weeks. I'm hoping to lose at least five pounds by the hike.
Susan, I find that I have to log my food or I completely lose track. It's just become second nature by now. It can be a pain but I'm a creature of habit in my old age! Good luck with it!0 -
Hey ladies
Life is good.
We have an update for work... will let you know when the dust settles... hopefully everything will be resolved soon. No details yet.... but keep me in prayer.
Getting ready for vacation at the Jersey shore..
(Swimming with the fishes)... love being a Jersey girl.
Leaving Friday morning...too much to do, too little time
Carol
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Such amazing photos of your visit, Snoozie!! I can only imagine how lovely it is in person. Glad you had an awesome time with your family. And avoided most of the goodies….Only gained 1 lb.!! Fabulous!!
Vailara , I can relate to the whole “Son thing”…I miss him like crazy and when he does come home, I am buying all the goodies I don’t usually buy, and guess who is trying to help him eat it all…yep!! Me!!
Suzy, I am glad you got the ok to hike. And best wishes on getting ready for the long one!! I am amazed by you!! I hate to walk to the car!! Lol….. Seriously, it would be fun, if I had the stamina…
Seehe, good on you to get back into the logging, if that is needed to keep you where you want to be. I know I will never be able to go without it…even if I don’t log it, I do keep a running account in my head of what I have eaten…it helps too.
Carol, good news about things at work maybe resolving soon!! I know you will be having an awesome time at the beach! Sunscreen!!!
I am up a couple of pounds, I let myself slip back into Sweets and chips! I know I am so not a loser!! I am on a “stay-cation” next week, planning on much decluttering of the house, so I am going to drop a couple of them…. That is my goal!!
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Every time I think about decluttering the house I get so overwhelmed!! Good luck with it! If you stay busy then you won't have time to snack...or at least that's how it's supposed to work!
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That's my problem exactly!!... I look at it and go....."well what am I going to do with it.;;;.it's still good, I don't want to throw it away...and I'll never make it to goodwill..." lol
Although I have 3 bags of clothes that don't fit to put in a drop box...just can't remember to do it until I see the drop box overloaded and piled up around the box and I don't want to leave the bag out for anybody to pick through....isn't that awful...they may need it just as bad as goodwill... fingers crossed xxxxx I can get something accomplished!
Hoping to drink my Bulletproof coffee to keep me going until afternoon and then eat the meal for a few days anyway.
Headed out for my Dental cleaning today... I think they are secretly torture loving individuals...
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I find decluttering difficult - I think I'm naturally a hoarder, so it's a constant battle to keep it under control! I had some fun last year with the Marie Kondo book which was popular - I maybe need to go back to that again. Good luck with it!
Enjoy your vacation, Carol!
Sounds like a good plan with the protein and veg, Suzy. I find it helps me not to go low fat too - with small quantities some healthy fats are fine, I think. (Eggs, olive oil, avocado, etc.).1 -
hi guys.... was only home a few days when I took off again to go up north and stay with a friend who had hip replacement surgery.... she was a couple of days without someone with her so I switched off a week of vacay in October to this week to stay with her... tuff nursing job - at a cottage on lake simcoe... my only duties were really to feed the dog and pour wine for her LOL.. haha. she's mobile but not allowed to bend at all.. but doing remarkable with the recovery she's already using a cane instead of a walker and doing fab; next nurse took over this morning so i'm home, picked up a few groceries and completely back on track. I hopped on the scale this aft when I got home even tho its midafternoon - just to check. but after seeing it i'm gonna wait til tomorrow morning for a true check in lol. I may have gained back another pound but i'm totally ready to resume trying hard at changing my weight nad my health so bring it onnnnnnnnnnn. That's today of course... if I culd bottle motivation i'd be a millionaire!
caught up on all the posts; so glad you got the hike in Suzy and Gail - lol @ the boxes of stuff to go to GW.. I am not quite hoarder status but the forced renos in my condo had me having to pull shelves and boxes out for them to access and I thought take the damn plunge. I got rid of a lot of stuff.. still have the sunroom packed with an old huge tv (with the big thingie out the back) and some computer equipment and old carpet rolls but that will be gone on my next set of days off. it was brutal at times but the clothing stuff.. that was easy once I hardened myself to the "if you haven't worn it in a year out it goes" rule. just done with keeping crap around I never use just because it there.
took me about 20 yrs to get to tht point tho HAHAHA
ok. I am in need of a NAP.... soooooooo since i'm all grown up and can have a nap if I want.. i'm gonna LOL.. wil pop in later and continue!1 -
It's good to hear you so motivated, Snoozie! Could you send some it my way? Lol! At the moment, I'm motivated, but it's kind of reluctantly, if you know what I mean. I was dreaming about cake last night. Only in my dreams these days! Anyway, it's really nice of you to go and care for a friend, using up your vacation too.1
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Morning Hatters
Is anyone else stunned that it's already the 2nd week of September? I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by.. there are only 15 weeks left til the end of this year - 15 weeks?
I haven't been posting much lately; I've been working on figuring out why i'm struggling so much at this time to not only lose weight but eat well and move and manage my diabetes.. the whole package.
I haven't figured out all the answers yet lol... but I did decide doing nothing or doing what i did before isn't the answer now for me. That's a start..and I know the whole "you're not a special snowflake" theory but I have decided I disagree with it now.. I think as we age and especially with women, our hormones, different stresses, sleep probs, metabolism, new health issues, chronic pain, moving less and a whole myriad of external things do affect our journeys more as we get older.. because what worked for me 4 years ago doesn't seem to be working at this time.
That said, I also understand much better now the slogan you see around here all the time.. "if youre tired of starting over again, stop quitting". I am totally guilty of doing this and then wondering why "nothing" is working; I think part of the reason for that is that mentally i think i reverted to thinking of losing weight and getting healthy as having to be on a "diet".. with all the mind games that brings back consciously or unconsciously. I thought I was well and truly over that but ... turns out old habits die a lot harder than I realized.
So for the rest of this year.. all 15 weeks.. I'm simply going to focus on getting better control of my diabetes with eating and moving; not so much on the weight although the focus will also be on portion control for blood sugar levels... to help me do that I joined a Diabetes Management Centre locally and am taking a few classes which have helped me get mentally back in the right mindset. I\m also working on the moving more; like suzy and a few others said I tend to look at my morning walk as "exercise done".. when in reality its just a walk.
I saw someone post something that said they look forward to every opportunityin a day to bend, reach, twist, or move in any way.. and I thought that's a far better mentality for me to have. So I've also looked into a few things to help me get moving more.. right now I am considering trying Pilates after some research; it seems to be something I would be able to do and mainly focuses on core strength, but also on flexibility and mobility and strength.. so it should also address some of the mobility issues I have. The high cost is an issue with that tho; so will also be looking at our local rec centre memberships again; i'm not really a "class" person tho... I know from previous experience (and much $$ spent joining gyms/rec centres/etc that I never went to!) so rather than jumping in to either i'm giving both a lot of thought before committing.
Anyway.... that's where I'm at right now. I'd be very interested to hear where everyone else is in their journeys right now... and what they're discovering or thinking about or struggling with or succeeding with.. while we all have so much in common we also each have a lot of different individual challenges, and there is strength in numbers ladies..
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The Diabetes Management centre sounds interesting. I hope the classes are useful. Good luck with Pilates! I have friends who do it and think it's great.
I should do more exercise at the moment. I am doing some, but it seems I can commit to exercise or diet, but not both at once - ha ha! And at the moment, I'm focussing on diet. At last, I am actually losing weight, after quite drastic measures. It's not noticeable but I can feel that my clothes aren't so tight. Last time I actually lost weight was in April. This time, I'm determined to keep going with it until I at least get back to my previous maintenance weight. And I think I would like to go beyond that, if I can. In a way, it's easier to stick to losing the weight that it is to stick to maintenance, if you know what I mean.2 -
Snoozie, I agree on the whole "what I did before is not working for me anymore." I seriously question whether my body has gotten used to the lower calories and the walking and just considers it my maintenance mode. It's so very frustrating. I can't seem to make the routine of going to the gym stick with me! I fall back on my walking/hiking but I absolutely know that I have to do some weight training. I also want to try Pilates and/or get back to doing yoga. I've been holding off because of my knee but I bet I could do it now.
Vailara, great job on sticking with the better diet and seeing a difference in your clothing. I'm sure you can slowly incorporate some exercise as well. We just have to be patient with ourselves and not expect perfection.
I've been doing a lot more hiking (about 4 miles or so) and walking trying to get ready for my five day hike. I think I'm going to be okay. I really don't want to come back afterwards and be injured again. The stronger I am going into this five day adventure, the better. I've also been keeping pretty much on track with my calories. I've added a protein shake and more veggies and I think it's helping. I had gone up several pounds and I'm doing well at taking them off. I've got three weeks and I'd really like to be down six more pounds but I think that's impossible. I'm determined to stick with it though.
We're going to the baseball game tonight and I've got my snacks packed and a plan! Go Braves!!1 -
I am stumbling around a bit...trying to do what I know I need to do....but not following through. I hope to get back on track so I can claim some loss by the end of the year.
This week while I was off...I set up the old basketball goal with a new net to be able to get out and shoot some hoops. It is quite a workout...just missing the goal and having to go get the ball is a workout!! lol
Like you, Snoozie, I need to re-evaluate my diabetic needs. I have been fudging around with SWEETS a lot...
Vailara, having your clothes feel more comfortable is better than any number. Great job!!
Suzy, You tire me out, just reading about those hikes...I am amazed at the miles. You are doing so well after all you've been through. Keep on doing it!!
Carol, I know you must have had a grand time on your Beach trip!
Everyone, I hope you all Have an awesome week!!1 -
What a creative way to get some exercise in...chasing basketballs!! I think that's awesome! I continuously struggle with the follow through. Let's face it, we ALL know what we should be doing...it's the follow through that gets us...every time!
I'm still having pain when I do the hiking but I'm just ignoring it. Hopefully it will one day go away. If not then I'm looking at a total knee replacement and I'm just not ready for that yet. Today I hiked about 3.5 miles and then (after a much needed shower) I went to a "gentle yoga" class. Apparently that's code for "geriatric yoga." I was the youngest person in there by at least ten years!! Hahaha! It was great though. I really enjoyed it and it was a nice easy way to test out how my knee will do with yoga. I may go for a few more times and then step up to Vinyasa yoga. I'm going to try to make it to a strengthen and tone class tomorrow.
I'm continuing to keep good control on my eating but am not losing any weight. I have no idea why but I'm trying really hard to stick with it anyway. Surely I'll see that scale move soon.
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Suzy, there 's a lot to be said for maintaining... at least that's what I think when I haven't lost, but not gaining either...For me I think it is a victory in it's own right! lol
Yoga sounds soothing...
Best wishes!
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Morning Hatters!
Been a busy week but on some time off now and planning to make good use of it... had my last class at the diabetes management centre and it was great; not only reminded me about some things I had forgotten (or let bad habits overshadow) and learned some new stuff too that helps me understand better what I need to do to control my blood sugars and why.. weirdly one of the most important was how we (being diabetic) should strive for the SAME amount of carbohydrates at each meal.. not say saving em all up so i can have pasta for dinner... ive been kinda guilty of that sort of thing.. thinking i will go low carbish..... but.....not good for T2.. I was like huh?? so that was an eye opener... lol.. but it kinda ties in with something suzy said above... about our bodies getting used to the lower cals and thinking we are in maintenance... its the same thing with carbs for T2's... and the cals as well...
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"Snoozie, I agree on the whole "what I did before is not working for me anymore." I seriously question whether my body has gotten used to the lower calories and the walking and just considers it my maintenance mode"
With us T2, your body gets used to the amount of carbs ingested ..... but it wants them spread out in equal amounts during the day... for us we absolutely need carbs - its trying to stay within the same amount per meal and or snack every day that counts more.. and here I've been "saving" some in a day to use up on a treat as such... yikes.. so i learned if I do "no carbs" at brekkie nd lunch and figure I can have my whole carb day intake at dinner with a big plate of pasta.. nu uh. lol for us, our bodies DO get used to having the same amount as such every time we eat, but for us its important that it does cause then it doesn't spike up, whereas if I eat a dinner of pasta and potatoes and a roll on the side my pancreas is going to have to go into overdrive to try and deliver enough insulin to counteract all the glucose pouring in. anyway.. that was a big revelation for me.. I tended to lean low carb but now understand much more important for me to include them (good ones of course) but at every meal... I can choose the lower end of the scale for each one (i.e. one serving of carbs per meal) or the higher end (up to 4..) but I need to re train my body to a different and more regular carb intake...
as well, they mentioned the hunger thing... how our society and many others all strive for the "are you full" ideal.... and how we should never eat til we are "full", just until we're not hungry anymore.. if we are "full" we have overeaten... but again going back to what suzy said, they said your stomach is like any other muscle.. if you are eating a LOT and large portions.. your stomach will take a lot longer to feel "full' or not hungry.... by cutting back portion sizes slowly ... your stomach like any other muscle will also "shrink" in what it needs to feel "full" or to not hungry anymore... I realized when I heard that, that when I started here and was logging all my food, that's what was happening.. I was eating less each day striving to hit the calorie goal... and gradulally over the 2 yrs WAS eating less.... and I wasn't going hungry (whereas at the beginning I seemed to be hungry all the time lol).
Anyway... for me with the diabetes, i'm gonna have to tweak my meals a little.. thankfully after a few years on MFP it won't be that hard, it'll just be doing a little carb counting for a few weeks (estimating, not counting as such) but right now that's gonna be my focus instead of actual weight loss.. altho I hope that will occur simply by my renewed focus on better eating and portions..
i am going to give myself a few days as well to decide on some form of sustained exercise... the walking is fine and good.... but... i need more ... and like suzy i'll never be a gym rat lol - but doing nothing is not an option anymore for me... even if i commit to one class a week to start or the beginner pilates.... its just a matter of picking something and absolutely committing to going for the duration... the 'muscle memory" impact of the walking for me means while its always a good thing, its not having any benefit to moving more and that's my other goal. you know the expression time to *kitten* or get off the pot?? well its time for me to get off the pot LOL...
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Thanks!! Awesome info, Snoozie, I am guilty of that also. Have a great day, I know you will enjoy your time off!!2
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All good info Snoozie! I'm so glad the classes gave you some much needed insight. It sounds like you've got a lot to think about and put into action. I definitely recommend the exercise class. I went to a strengthen & tone class and a vinyasa yoga class yesterday. I'm already sore today and it feels glorious! I feel like I'm doing something good for my body. That being said, I need to get off this couch and go for a short hike. Ugh! I don't even want to move today!
Something you said made me sit up and take notice. I've been eating probably half of my daily calories at dinner each night. This is something I need to change. I'm going to work on that. Thanks!2 -
I'm glad the class is going well, Snoozie! It sounds really helpful. Diabetes is so complex, I think. This whole thing is complex, weight loss, etc.
I've been reading the Obesity Code, by Jason Fung, and watching his videos on youtube. Watching the videos mainly because I actually find his voice quite soothing! Anyway, really, really interesting, the way he sees it not being so simple as CICO and "eat less, move more", and how that approach doesn't work well. He has a special interest in diabetes so has a lot to say about that. He does talk about carbs in terms of effects on insulin, etc., and if I remember, it's partly about the kind of carbs and what else you're eating and the timing of it. I'm not going to say everybody must watch/read it, I know how irritating it is when people get all evangelical about their latest find! Only if you're interested!
I'm actually successfully losing weight now after faffing around for the last year - lol! It's not the result of that book, because I actually started losing weight by doing my own thing before I really got into the book and videos. However, SOME of what I'm doing happens to coincide with what he says.
And yes, I've experienced that thing of feeling your stomach is shrinking. You really do get used to smaller portions. I'm finding lowish carb makes that easier.
Well done on the maintaining, Suzy. I think it's harder than people think, especially as you're so active.
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Vail - I appreciate the info on the book; and will def check it out on youtube... and yes its completely about the RIGHT carbs.. potato chips strangely enough don't show up on the acceptable list!! go figure lol.. But knowledge is power.. and any and all knowledge I continue to gain will hopefully help me get healthier and get this disease under control!
And I am firmly convinced things are not the same as we age as far as weight loss so i'm thrilled for you you have found what is working for you now!! Awesome!!
I think a big thing for me is going to be the portion control this time around; as Suzy mentioned above eating more at dinner time has been the norm for me for over 5 decades!! We were brought up having our "big meal" at dinner.. and yes eating til you were stuffed...
yet my grandparents who worked all day in factories and fields, had their "big meal" at lunch time way back.. and dinner was a much smaller affair probably because they were in bed so early, but also because they needed the sustenance more during the day when they were so active and burning it all off...
I think i'm going to have to log for a while at least .... I wont be focusing on the calories as such more at watching portions/meal size being equal all day and eyeballing carb consumption per meal... I ate 4 tacos for dinner last night.... 2 were "legal" if u will... and I totally wasn't hungry but they were so good what did I do.. went back for one more and scarfed it down so quick I didn't even taste it. honestly I didn't.. then another.. ?? omg... I felt like total crap after, both physically and mentally ... blech!! anyway.. it was another learning experience so today I am going to do a shop and make sure I have healthy snacks and AVAILABLE ones in the fridge... that's a key part for me.. if I have healthy stuff avail ill eat it. if I don't that's where I get into trubble with skipping meals or eating crap.. so its back to square one and the tweaking but i'm feeling good about getting things going again...
I decided to try the 4 intro pilates instruction... its one on one ... I only had the one class and I have to say I did enjoy it... it didn't feel like I was actually doing much "physical" exercise as such.. but holy cow felt it last night and a wee bit this morning lol.. im not doing it for a calorie burn but to help with flexibility, posture and lengthening the muscles .. but I did enjoy it.. specially when THEY stretch you out at the end lol u just gotta lie there while they do the work... haaaaaaaaa.
k. need to refill my coffee then come back for those posts!
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Suzy - your line above i loved.. "The stronger I am going into this five day adventure, the better. I've also been keeping pretty much on track with my calories. I've added a protein shake and more veggies and I think it's helping.1 -
I can't believe you've found an exercise where you can lie down - where do I sign up?
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm the same with my evening meal being the biggest. But it's the only one where I always have time to cook from scratch and sit and enjoy it. I also eat most of my vegetable intake then. It just wouldn't work for me to switch around at the moment. Maybe when I retire I'll move the main meal to midday. I'm sure it makes more sense that way.1 -
vail - it was kinda like being at physio right at the end of the hour.. where they tell u to just lie there and let them maniupulate your parts.. I was like.. well if you insist. FUNNY now that I think about it the only post I mastered at yoga was the "corpse" pose which is laying flat on the floor. hmmmmmmm... I sense a theme?? giggle snort..
and yes with the shift work it will also impact my meals... I think tho i'm just going to try to eat the same size meal at each sitting no matter what.. which is gonna be weird considering brekkie is usually the lightest and dinner the heaviest.. but like you I eat most of my veg at dinner (whenever that falls for me) but... the reasoning behind it makes sense for me with the T2 but putting it into practice is where its gonna be hard for me!
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Well.. I was gonna post but seems as tho the group is slowly fading away - perhaps might be time to let it go if it's not serving any purpose? whaddya think.. is it time to move on?0
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Please don't move on Snoozie - I really appreciate the support that the group is giving all of us....
Right now I'm extremely stressed with work ... luckily my neighbor and I have been going on walks around the block from us on the local track
I enjoy the support that T2, you and Susan have given over the years...
Just my input from Jersey...:)
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It would be a shame to close it out... I think it's the only thing that keeps us friends...Well, I feel like We are are!! The 5 or 6 of us friends that post ... I feel like we can post and read as we have time and catch up when time prevails.... I am not an "every day kinda' keep in touch" person, but I still care about you all and love to keep up on the ins and outs of your lives. And it doesn't cost us anything...just my two cents worth.3
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ok.. as long as it works for everyone... just seemed like nobody was popping in much anymore, but as you and carol said, T2 - those who do post gets or needs or contributes what they are comfortable with and that would all be something different for each of us
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I'm not one to have much informative info to contribute, but I always enjoy seeing how everyone is doing...It kind of makes this big ole' place seem a bit more friendly to know I have you guys to touch base with..3
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lol.. I know what ya mean Gail.. kinda like our own little corner of the world!
I'm find it quite challenging right now changing how and what I eat with the diabetes aspect, rather than weight loss. Altho I had a wee bit of that as a residual affect I think so I wont turn it down!
My biggest .. challenge (I like that one better than problem!) is making each meal the same size, and the right portions of everything... i'm so used to dinner being a bigger meal as such... but rather eating 3 meals the same size and adding the snacks... I still tend to wait til im too hungry to eat.. but.. i'm making progress... im testing my BG more often just to help me see how everything is doing, and hoping by next month's A1C test the numbers will be down.. altho it might be too soon to see any results.
Anyway... Its going well and i'm trying some new recipes and working on the challenges so it's all good!!
hope everyone else is doing ok in their worlds and their own challenges!
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Yea, I haven't gotten there yet, I still eat a larger dinner than breakfast or lunch... But after reading your post, I can see that evening out carbs is better for the body in all respects.
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I haven't gotten there yet either Gail!! My dinners still tend to be slightly bigger ... but I find I do better on days when I eat a good snack at mid afternoon.... yesterday I had a couple of meatballs and some leftover potato salad around 330pm and it held me over so I wasn't starving at dinner; but I still think of "dinner" as the big meal in my head lol.. so that's taking some change.. ..
im also trying out some new recipes.. you all know how much I hate cooking so for me that's a big challenge lol. tonight i'm making spaghetti squash enchilada bowls from skinny taste.. looks easy and yummy so keep your paws crossed for me!!
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I wonder if our reluctance to give up on the evening meal being our larger meal goes back to our childhoods. I know my mom always made a bigger dinner meal and we were expected to eat every bite....remember those starving children in Africa? I'm really having a hard time changing that way of thinking as well. I've caught myself halfway through dinner and had to say, "okay, that's enough food!" I struggle with adding more veggies and protein, too. As we all know, some days are better than others!
I was a bit down on the scale this morning but I'm waiting a couple days to see if it was real before I log it. It's been an entire month since I lost any weight. Frustrated doesn't begin to describe how I feel. I've started going to strength classes and yoga at the Y. I'm really enjoying them and hoping that it will shake some of that excess weight loose! Hahaha!
I'm also trying (and struggling) to drink more water. My five day hike is in just over a week. If I come back from that and have gained weight then you will hear my scream all the way up in Canada!
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