OMG Ladies ~ FIT - Fiber, Increase Metabolism & Treat Ourselves Kindly - 2016 Challenges

KarlaLM58 · January 2016

Good morning my dear Friends -

Ready - Set - Go!! This is it ladies, time to put away all the holiday fare, unhealthy snacks and indulgences. Let's make 2016 the year we take control, and keep control, of our bodies and get to a healthy weight and activity level.

As a reminder of our Acronym:

F - focus on increasing effective fiber
I - increase our metabolism with healthy food and movement.
T - treat ourselves with kindness and respect our body

Today's 2016 Wish:

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful and don’t forget to make some art – write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”

Today's Quotes:

The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals."

"Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come."

"Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities."

and for Giggles:

"Thirty ways to shape up for 2016 — number one: eat less; number two: exercise more; number three… What was I talking about? I’m so hungry right now." — Maria Bamford

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Karla

KarlaLM58 · January 2016

This challenge and community forum is open to all. If you are new and reading this right now, you've come to a special place. Full of support, friendship and motivation. We welcome all new friends!!

Suzi- Congrats to you!! Sounds like the timing was perfect for you and Dave to both be over your prospective illnesses. I am so ready to have this crud over myself, I was still coughing and hacking last night.

Patti- So glad both of your friends are still together, and happy. How is Edd? Is he over his crud? I agree with you that we need to get back to the determination and motivation that we did in 2011. Let's stop playing around with this and no matter what celebrations, parties or challenges we have in 2016 we always put our health first and not over indulge until we get much further down the road. I know we can do it!!

Janet- How are you feeling this morning? I do hope that this year all your wishes come true.

RuthAnn- So glad to have you coming back and sharing your life. When we establish these challenges we do them pesonally, but we can also share are successes here and ideas of what and how we are doing it.

Personal Goal - If you will list again for me in ALL CAPS your personal goal, will put them at the beginning of a post for us to review.

My personal goal : NO EXCUSES, EAT AND MOVE.

I had a fun afternoon of visiting my BFF Monica and her husband with Izzy along. We were all excited about our weekend retreat next month in Destin. My other BFF, Sharon and her husband, will be joining us. We then went over to my great-nephew's home with his gifts. He is such a sweet child. It was sad to hear that my niece, his mother, has not even contacted them since last May. Nothing for her own son for Christmas. Sad for Blagg, my 7yo nephew. Shameful on my niece's part. I was hoping one year she would mature and be respectful, but not yet.

I have to work for half day today, just to get the new trainee started and I am back home. Glenn took down the Christmas tree and packed up all my music boxes, but I still have to pack up all the ornaments and my snowman and tree collections.

Off to the scale and tape measure I go!!

Karla

bertevans · January 2016

Good Morning, All....Today is a day for church staff evaluations. Most of them will be good; however, there is one I'm not looking forward to. My minister and I don't see eye to eye of this person. She makes too many mistakes, but he overlooks them. Hmmm Surgery is Wednesday. Have a great day everyone. Breakfast is tracked!!!!!!

My personal goal: DRINK WATER, EAT LESS.

Bert

KarlaLM58 · January 2016

Well, I found two note pages I was keeping my measurement on. The beginning date on one was 1-24, but I don't know what year it is. I am also proud to report that I am 4 inches smaller in the breast, 5 inches smaller in the waist, 5 inches in the hips and 4 inches smaller in the arms and thighs. I don't think I measured at all last year so this could be anywhere from 2011- 2014. I have been weighing on a regular basis, so am up considerably from my last weigh-in. No worries though, I am on track now. I also took a piece of copy paper and put 2016 Measurements at the top and put a grid down the side for each month of the year. I pledge to measure every month. We all know how important this is when the pounds start getting smaller and smaller. LOL.

Now I am putting on exercise clothes and getting my first workout in.

Karla

bertevans · January 2016

So happy for you, Karla......I know my weight is up as well, but I'm more focused than I have been in a while. Thanks for starting this new board. I know it's going to be a fabulous 2016!

Bert

luzingg · January 2016

Good Monday morning and start to our new dedication to our health and well being.

Karla, great start to the board, I was thinking we needed an opening statement for anyone new finding us and you did it perfectly. Hope everyone finds their way here. I had to do a search by author to find my way here but now that I have I am here to stay. I do love the continuous thread and always being brought back to where you were last. It just makes it so easy if you have been gone for a bit. Good quotes today too.

Bert, I think we are all back to being focused. I just know this surgery is going to improve your pain and get you back to the active person you want to be. Just don't be impatient and try to move too fast while recovering. Will be sending prayers.

My mini goal: 20 OUNCES WATER BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE GOES IN, BREAKFAST BY 9AM.

This is my start for this week but only met the first one. Up too late last night and didn't have breakfast until 10am.
I did weigh and measure. Up just a few pounds but am still in onederland, which was my biggest fear, measurements taken and recorded on the site. If you click on CHECK IN on the My home tab, you can record your weight and measurements. You can even add any measurements you want to monitor. I'm up all over but still 30 pounds below my highest weight. Not looking back because I'm not going that way. Lots to do around here today. Taking down the decorations and putting everything back on the shelves. Lots of laundry and of course, the dreaded grocery shopping that is unavoidable. So wish I lived in an area that I could order my groceries and just pick them up but we are not big enough for that.

Patti

JP_in_KY · January 2016

Karla, thanks for the inspiring start! This is the year we wrestle it successfully -- without driving ourselves bonkers.

Karla, sorry about your little nephew's mother -- hope she will find it in herself to grow up and reconnect with her boy. Glad he has a loving home and you in his life.

Bert, refocusing here too.

Patti, was so much fun to see Peyton on the field, playing like Peyton again (even though a Broncos win took home field from my Patriots, it's nearly impossible for me to root against him.)

Cindy -- Hope the return to work wasn't too horrible.

Suzi -- How was yoga? It's something I've thought about but not sure whether my situation makes it possible. May look into it this spring.

Had a bit of a rough eating day yesterday and yes, I used the terrible excuse that "tomorrow is the restart" but that's behind me now. BAM.

My goals for this week:

BUY NO SNACKS WHILE OUT.
EAT NOTHING BEFORE 11 AM.

Time to get back to basics here! Seeing surgeon this afternoon -- healing is proceeding but there are still a couple of spots to go (Karla, am using calcium alginate dressing on one spot -- betting that's what Glenn needed last year). We'll see what she says today. Then a couple of errands and home.

Christmas tree is still up until this weekend, because it's still making me happy. I meay leave a few of my glass everygreens out as seasonal decor.

OK -- must get a shower and get on with my day. Am going to post a link to this thread in the old one because I had a heck of a time finding it -- didn't show under "New Groups" and took me time to find the "Motivation and Support" spot. And will bookmark this thread for the future.

Have a great day. Thanks again, Karla -- see you all later.

p.s. -- I bookmarked this thread and made it a tab that automatically pops up when I open Chrome, so I should be able to avoid the weird menu structure on my computer at least ... I see that this thread seems to be under Message Boards > Challenges.

Weird, but ... whatever!

smack59 · January 2016

Mornin' y'all! Yoga was fabulous! I always feel so much better after the class - even if I'm feeling crappy when I get there. I've had a sinus headache for 4 days, but after yoga it's gone! Amazing how that works and how it makes me feel. I'm so glad that I now have the opportunity to attend these Y classes in the mornings.

My personal challenge will be TRACK NO MATTER WHAT!

On today's schedule - un-Christmasing the house and if there's time once I get done a little work to begin prepping for a series of classes I will be teaching in Tulsa later this month.

I'm so excited about the new year - both health-wise and travel-wise. Dave and I have begun making reservations for a trip to Arizona in late February/early March and for another trip through several national parks in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota in July and August. That reminds me, KARLA - we'll arrive in Mobile the evening of Monday, February 8 and will head out Friday morning, February 12. Will most definitely be attending the Athena parade Tuesday morning and plan on doing some sight-seeing type stuff Wednesday and Thursday. Any chance you could perhaps join us for lunch on Wednesday? Or, if you're going to the Athena parade, maybe we can meet up there.

OK gang, off to get some chores done. I'll chat with you later.

luzingg · January 2016

Hello again, so uplifting to see the positive posts today. Everyone seems geared and ready for this, our best year yet. My Pilates instructor shared this on FB and I wanted to share it with everyone here. I hope you all read and enjoy, it is a simple but powerful way to start this year.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-mcclerkin/breath-our-first-act-of-l_b_8898930.html

Patti

cindyr619 · January 2016

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lcuconley · January 2016

hi everyone - I would like to join this group. I am with @smack59 ! TRACK NO MATTER WHAT! I have had such great success with mfp in the past and its all about being accountable.

KarlaLM58 · January 2016

Hello group!! I finally made it back home about 3:30. I had to go by the UPS place and drop off a package. I have three veggies simmering and trimmed porkchops for dinner.

Ucuconley- Welcome!! I do hope you find your way back. We welcome you. I agree, accountability is a bigger factor and sometimes we just be accountable to ourself.

Patti- I asked about Edd, is he better?

Janet- What did the doctor say?

Suzi- Yes!! I am excited to see you again and Wednesday is a day I am not usually at any office. We can plan where to meet, heck, I may even want to sigh-see with you all. Have you been over to Fairhope? Maybe we can go over there and eat at Paninni Pete's!! I texted Jodi to tell her how excited I was, but for us to try and get together before then. I know she is probably busy with work and Mardi Gras, but maybe I can meet her at Macaroni Grill sometime soon inbetween. I love Mardi Gras!!

I'm going to email Judy and see if she can come here for our challenge, I will copy the link above to help her find us. I'm working on packing away the decor also. Glenn and Chris got the tree taken down and box up in the attic already.

I'll be back later on,
Karla

JP_in_KY · January 2016

Hello again. Doc sees improvement and could tell just by looking at me (clothed) that I am feeling better, which exam confirmed. It's coming along and I see her again next Monday. Am able to do what is needed but also working on getting more rest. My two wonderful trips took a lot out of me (and of course I couldn't say anything to family) but it is all getting better.

Resisted temptation while out and am determined to eat responsibly all week. One day at a time getting all the way back to the "I don't eat that" mentality when I see tempting snack foods. It's time for all of us to do what we know we should -- and we all know how to do it. Consistency and accountability lie with each of us and here within the group.

lcuconley, welcome to the group. Your avatar photo is impressive!

Cindy, had crossed fingers all day for you - hope the mean, whiny people left you alone.

judyannsews · January 2016

Ok, I found you. I am doing this on my IPad and can't find how to Bookmark it. I am ready for the challenge. I started on Saturday. My goal is EAT REAL FOOD, MOSTLY VEGGIES AND LESS OS IT.

I started to take my tree down today and just couldn't. It is so beautiful..maybe I will leave it up till Valentine's Day!

I am going to measure tomorrow and will put it on My Fitness Pal. I am heavier than I have ever been...my feet are killing me and I keep getting out of breathe!

JP_in_KY · January 2016

Judy, so glad you found us! You can do this -- we'll get there together.

cindyr619 · January 2016

Hi Ladies-
I found you for real... I can't find it under M N S but some miracle here I am-
NO S PLAN- 3 MEALS NO SNACKS OR SECONDS
it was an add day at work but I did get things accomplished. My office was freezing and tomorrow they will install a new electric base board and before work a Mamo.... doing something for me too.

So glad our little family is gathering back together and ready to kick our excess baggage to the curb once and for all.
Suzi- how was yoga today? I'm envious you now have time to do exercise classes.
Janet- I did a happy dance that your report from the doctor was good- I do think rest would be beneficial.
Judy- SO glad you're back and ready for the challenge
Karla- you're off and running again- sounds like meeting up with Suzi when will that happen?
Patti- how is Edd and are you unpacked from the holiday week? How is your Suzi?
Well I need to run for now- I have calories left on the table but with the No S I'm done for the day. Tomorrow I need to plan better.
SO glad we have a new home.....
Oh forgot to say I bought whole wheat english muffins and bread- definitely not enriched whole wheat- so more fiber. Part of my plan.........
Until tomorrow

luzingg · January 2016

Happy Monday eve ladies,

Icuconley, welcome to our little family. What should we call you? Hope you find your way back regularly. We are a spirited, chatty, inspiring, intelligent and, most of all, supportive group. Feel free to tell us a bit about yourself and your journey so far.

Judy, on your ipad, once you open this thread, the name of the group is in a gray stripe, at the end of that stripe you will see 3 dots followed by a star. Click on that star and now it is a favorite. Next time click on community and on the top in the black stripe click on the star and this board will come up. Hope that helps.

Cindy, great first day and it so nice to see you back working it. Hope they get your heat fixed. To me there is nothing worse than being cold, especially at work.

Janet, great news and I do hope you really listen to the Dr and your body and rest. I do love your "I don't eat that" personal statement and need to adopt that one for myself.

Karla, how fun to get together with Suzi again and for Mardi Gras no less.

Weird day here. Headed to the grocery and got about 1/2 mile from the house and ran into near white-out conditions. Luckily the grocery is just a mile and 1/2 from me. It wasn't snowing at my house when I left. It lasted about 30 minutes and was all over by the time it was done shopping. Edd is fine, thanks for everyone's concern. He has terrible allergies and suffers when the weather changes drastically. But he is right as rain now, actually since about Friday. He helped our Mike cut up and load a bunch of word from a tree they cut down at one of the rentals right before Christmas. Edd has to go back tomorrow and pick some more to bring here for his garage stove.
My eating has been weird because I forgot to plan something for dinner for me, Edd had meatloaf, baked beans and mashed potato patty. I just fixed a turkey sandwich and some leftover mashed potatoes. Still have quite a few calories left, so may have an apple with peanut butter later. Got a little done on the decorations and a few loads of laundry. Also made some more laundry soap, so guess I have been more productive than I thought, lol

Talk to you all later
Patti

lcuconley · January 2016

thanks for the welcome messages ladies! @JP_in_KY, thanks for the compliment. I was just saying to my daughter that I AM going to make it back to looking like that THIS year!!

I made a healthy pork ragu for dinner tonight...avoided *most* of the egg tagliatelle that I served it over for the rest of the family!

got a short boot camp-type workout in this am. I am definitely feeling it already!

lcuconley · January 2016

@luzingg - you all can call me Lisa. Long story short is that I have been doing the yo-yo diet thing. MFP has really worked for me twice, but its way too easy to eat a bit much and drink a bit much and the weight comes back.

I like to cross-train: soccer, lifting, yoga, spin, etc. I used to be a runner and I hope to pick that back up!

married with three girls...not working right now. I quit my job a few months ago and its been great focusing on the family for a bit.

KarlaLM58 · January 2016

Lisa, Here are our names below:

Karlalm58 - Karla (me)

Luzingg- Patti

Jp_in_Ky - Janet

Cindy619 - Cindy

JudyAnnsews - Judy

Smack59 - Suzi

bertevams - Bert

- RuthAnn - Don't see her posted yet today, so don't have her MFP name.

We have all done the yo-yo thing for sure.

Just finished the 30 minute Burn I didn't get to even start on this morning when I realized I had to go to another client this morning. Proud of myself.

Motivation: 1- I see my Internist on Wedneday and want to be able to say I am back to exercising.
2- My 40th Class Reunion is July 22-23 and I want to look good and feel good.

Going to collapse. LOL

Karla

mstracke05 · January 2016

I am interested in joining you all. A little about myself:

1. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a year ago, after putting on 45 lbs.
2. I too have a hard time losing weight. No matter how much I watch what I eat and drink, it seems like I'm not losing anything
3. I am ready to do something about it!

Mary

EniadS · January 2016

Hello all - Diane here. Yes, I'm going to try again. Certainly not tracking using WW didn't work for me, as evidenced by the weight I regained since I quit tracking and quit checking in with you ladies.

I haven't started tracking on MFP yet, but my goal is to do so sometime this week. I need to learn how to use the site, and set myself up with a calorie limit or whatever it is that it tracks.

I've been so super busy at work, that I hope I can keep up. I need to do something! I need to make setting aside the time to track a priority for my health, because that certainly does help me keep focused.

Will try a better update tomorrow. I did eat relatively well today, and got to the gym for the first time since before the Christmas break.

luzingg · January 2016

Diane, yipee you are back with us. I think once you start using MFP you are going to be pleasantly surprised. It is a bit cumbersome at first but I really like it here and I love that we can keep our board going with restarting it every couple of days. We have all been struggling for one reason or another, so let's all work together and get back to being the losers we know we are, lol. Welcome home friend, you have been missed.

Mary, so happy to have you join us. You have already made the first, most important step by coming to MFP. Start with tracking honestly everything you eat. We have all found that sometimes just having someone else look at our food choices helps us make better choices or to find what we can do better. You won't meet a better group of ladies. We have been traveling this road together for a while and the support and friendship is what has made the difference and kept us all going. Hope you stop by often and let us get to know you and you us.

Well guess I should have tracked the peanut butter and apple before eating and I would have made a different choice for a snack. Over my calories and fat for the day but still have eaten way less than I have been so counting this day semi successful. See you fine ladies tomorrow

Patti

EniadS · January 2016

So I went in and tracked everything I remember eating today. With the exception of how to track the homemade chicken chili, it wasn't too hard. For that, I just took a commercial brand for today. Is there a way to build a recipe and store it?

And the grand total was that I'm glad I exercised this morning, because I was only 10 calories over my goal. Not bad - I planned good food, had snacks I hadn't planned, and still did okay with mindful eating.

JP_in_KY · January 2016

Greetings, Lisa & Mary!

Diane, what a wonderful surprise to see you back. Yep, failure to track is the downfall of many of us - certainly got me over the holidays.

Quick intro - as Karla told you, I'm Janet. Single (looking!), retired early two years ago so my job didn't suck the will to live entirely out of me. I can't do much exercise, standing or walking for long periods due to multiple orthopedic weirdnesses. I have lost about 150 pounds, kept nearly all of it off and have had skin removal surgery. Gained some back recently and need to drop another ten or so. It was the support from this group that got me where I am today. Stick around and help us help each other!

smack59 · January 2016

Diane! Judy! Great to see you back with us!

Lisa! Mary! Great to have you join us!

mstracke05 · January 2016

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to this new part of my life!!

smack59 · January 2016

Karla, no, I haven't been to Fairhope. We will probably go to Bellengrath Gardens Wednesday afternoon so, pinch may need to be close. Thursday will probably be Dauphin Island for the beach and then ride the ferry over to Gulf Shores to eat at LuLu's. That's all still tentative though. Other than the restaurant you suggested, what's happenin' in Fairhope?

I agree with Patti - I'm really liking all the positive energy we're generating.

KarlaLM58 · January 2016

Good morning ladies and welcome to our first day behind us!! Below are listed the stated mini goals. If you would like me to add yours, please state it in all CAPS in today's post. I will keep this listing and display it a couple times per week.

Karla- No excuses, eat less and move more.
Bert - Drink water, eat less.
Patti - 20oz water before anything else, eat breakfast by 9a.
Janet- Buy No snacks while out and not eating before 11a.
Suzi - Track No Matter What.
Lisa- Track No Matter What
Judy- Eat real food, mostly veggies and less of it.
Cindy- No S plan. 3 meals only, no snacks.

Lisa and Mary. Welcome to our group. Our acronym OMG stands for One Mini goal. This is what we have found helps keep us motivated our our own personal need, plus changes up the plan some when we update it weekly, or biweekly.

Diane - So very glad you re-joined us lady. I put that invitation out on Facebook with this link so we could draw back in some ladies and pick up a few more. Good for you on your first day of tracking and exercising together!!

Suzi - Fairhope is a quaint little village with many unique shops, restaurants, a pier and great restaurants. Bellingrath Gardens is wonderful, it has been years since I have toured the gardens and home. I am along for the comradship, so whatever and where ever you want to go is fine. I texted with Jodi and she said her mother is in town until the 11th, but we would try to get together soon.

Yesterday was a successful first day for me too. I tracked, ate 1158 calories and completed the 30 Minute Burn dvd by Leslie Sansone. Glenn has lost 7 pounds since last Wednesday. We were both laying in bed last evening and I remarked I was hungry and he replied, "be quiet, I am too and you are making it worst, and did his man giggle". We are hoping to break down Chris' room completely this weekend and purchase our gym equipment. this is mostly for Glenn, as he likes to walk the treadmill, I personally like the dvds. I have to be on-site training the new lady. I reviewed with the Podiatrist my intense desire to move forward with the two billing staff job divisions and my stepping down to one day a week on site and home transmissions and management only. We are having a billing meeting tomorrow to announce the changes. Yeaaaaa.

Well, I'm going to work my Scrabble game. I'll check back this afternoon.

Karla

bertevans · January 2016

Welcome, Lisa and Mary.....This is a fabulous group.

Surgery is tomorrow, so I'll be gone from the boards for a while. I'm hoping the hospital will have free WiFi, so maybe I can use my phone. I'm hoping to be home by Saturday. Have a great day everyone. Breakfast is tracked....63 carbs, but the calories aren't bad.

Bert

cindyr619 · January 2016

Good Morning Ladies- Quick check in- Welcome to Lisa and Mary and Welcome back DIANE!!!
I'm off at a run as soon as I leave the house- yes I'm leaving late due to a stop for the mamo- then to the museum to take the tree down and then real work- I put a port roast with onions in the crock pot for dinner. One less thing to worry about
I was below in calories yesterday- almost said points I think around 200 left over. I braved the scale- OMG and that isn't for one mini goal- lol
But I will record it and move forward. The alternative isn't acceptable. But I am making this happen in 2016.
I'll be back later for personals but I am thinking of each one of you and Bert- special prayers for a smooth surgery and fast recovery. Check in when you can.
Until later

OMG Ladies ~ FIT - Fiber, Increase Metabolism & Treat Ourselves Kindly - 2016 Challenges

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