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Good morning Ladies~~
Sun is out. Highs in the low 90s again. Water exercise will be the exercise of the day.
Lana
252.6 today
255.0 highest
179.0 goal3 -
Good morning! I’m finally starting to feel like a real person again! Still itchy but not nearly as bad, ended up with an infection on my arm so now I’m on antibiotics for that. I really fell off the wagon last night I ate all the snack foods. Oh well today is a new day! I really have to get my house put somewhat back together. That’s the hardest thing to do when you live in a constant remodel. One day this house will be exactly what I want it to be. I still have to go back and catch up with what everyone else is up too!2
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Hi All,
Apologies I’m a constant no show at the moment, we’ve been a couple of hours away from home today seeing friends. Luckily didn’t blow it meal wise though I suspect I had a tiny bit more halloumi than is good for a dieter!
Ama I’m so glad to read that you’re feeling better now, that sounded awful. Hope you’re back to normal soon.
Dawn great news about the little lad, glad he’s okay.
Skinny it’s well worth popping into that thread, they’re not an overly talkative bunch but I like the accountability of it to be honest. It also means I hold myself to weighing every day and since I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to having information that’s a good thing for me. I’m actually 0.1lbs off of my September goal today but I’m fairly sure I’m due a water weight increase any time soon so that might be as close as I get by the end of the month. I’m still happy with that though as I set the goal at 13.5lbs which was definitely very ambitious! I don’t think I’ll go so mad for the October one but I’ll definitely join in with it again. It’s kinda nice to be able to reread all my thoughts from each day too. A sort of mini journal. Helps me see how well I’m doing!
Anyway it’s almost 11pm here so I’m off to read my book for a bit and get some sleep. Helping daughter clear out her wardrobe tomorrow so wish me luck!
Waves to all and hope I haven’t missed too much!0 -
Hello everyone. I can't believe it but I literally just ate an entire jar of kimchee. I cannot limit myself to a normal serving. It's low-calorie for sure, but it's high in sodium. At least I chose a very low sodium brand, but this is the third or fourth time I've done this, which is why I can't have kim chee in my house. Today I thought, OK, this time will be different, But, it wasn't. I had to open it the minute I got home from the grocery store--and with in the next, say, three hours, I ate the entire jar. First just a couple of servings mixed in with some fresh cabbage, and then later I just grabbed the jar and ate it straight out of the jar with a fork. Honestly, I cannot control myself. So stinking embarrassed.3
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Happy Saturday all! Checking in to see how everyone is doing! Been going nonstop between Church functions (crew season), main job and part time job AND going to the gym when I have free time. One major accomplishment this week was repainting the bathroom. Just have to do a second coat and put it back together.
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Skinny, sorry to hear that but have to ask, what is Kimchee? I’ve never heard of it. Hopefully since it is low calorie you’ll be fine.
Sara, that looks lovely, great bathroom colour!1 -
fatoldladyonamission wrote: »Skinny, sorry to hear that but have to ask, what is Kimchee? I’ve never heard of it. Hopefully since it is low calorie you’ll be fine.
Sara, that looks lovely, great bathroom colour!
I was wondering the same as to what kimchee is1 -
skinnytacular wrote: »Hello everyone. I can't believe it but I literally just ate an entire jar of kimchee. I cannot limit myself to a normal serving. It's low-calorie for sure, but it's high in sodium. At least I chose a very low sodium brand, but this is the third or fourth time I've done this, which is why I can't have kim chee in my house. Today I thought, OK, this time will be different, But, it wasn't. I had to open it the minute I got home from the grocery store--and with in the next, say, three hours, I ate the entire jar. First just a couple of servings mixed in with some fresh cabbage, and then later I just grabbed the jar and ate it straight out of the jar with a fork. Honestly, I cannot control myself. So stinking embarrassed.
I’ve never had Kimchee but I’ve done the same with ice cream. I shouldn’t have it in the house.
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kimchee is fermented cabbage asian style, and as she said high in sodium. Make sure to drink extra water.
Missy - good job on the bathroom!
I only cleaned my vanity today - have too many hand washing in shower and got to lazy to bother doing anything else.
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Sara described it, but it's like spicy Korean sauerkraut. It will probably have no long-term effect on my weight, aside from water retention.
But, the real issue is the complete lack of self-control. I just can't believe I can't have it in my house! Who does that?
Anyway, more later. Running off to children's author event. We are walking there, so, good activity points!4 -
SUNDAY
Good morning,
Skinny - I wasnt sure if all Kimchee was spicy of just the stuff I come across, I say "thank you but no" because of the spicy part.
Thunder and Lightning was bit of a surprise last night. Dog was my shadow but she is better now.
Groceries today then home. Scale is creeping up again and yes I can quickly find the foods that would cause it. So need to be careful shopping today as I have enough "treats".
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Morning all.
Sara thank you for the explanation of kimchee. I don't think it would be my thing but I do understand that there are some things you just can't leave alone. Mine at the moment is marmite on toast. I'm ending every day with two slices of brown bread toast with butter and marmite. Every single time I put my hand in the bread bag to get the 2 slices out an inner voice says to me, you should have an extra one,you like it so much, it won't matter. Every time I have to (internally) shout that voice down. If I had 3 slices I'd do the rest of the loaf in one sitting.
The only thing that works is telling myself my slogan, today is the last day I'll be this fat and reminding me of all the whys I have for doing it. I'm hoping my CBT book will continue to help me with that.
Wet, windy and horrid here so I've had a lie in and now about to tackle daughter's wardrobe. Lucky me!
In other news I had some new clothes delivered from the extra fat bird's store yesterday, bought jeans a size smaller, tops 2 sizes smaller and whilst I wouldn't wear the jeans out yet, everything went on and did up without any issues. Nice little NSV right there!
Happy Sunday all 😁😘5 -
Good morning Sara and Nikki!
Sara - careful shopping is key, as we all know, so buy yourself plenty of healthy things when you go out. 🎉
Nikki - Big congratulations on your not eating more than 2 pieces of toast and on your new clothes!!!! 🎉
It is Sunday morning, so some Mozart music is on, and I am drinking my coffee from a cup and saucer from my beloved mother's china.
Can I hustle and get out there for a walk before it gets really hot out?
*tossing beach bag and sunglasses onto favorite beach lounge chair for later*
Lana
250.8 today
255.0 highest
179.0 goal5 -
Hey Lana,
I wish we had your warm weather! It’s about 12centigrade here and 30mph winds with sideways rain! Definitely winter arriving with a bang! Luckily the rain eased so daughter was able to ride and I managed to get a few more unnoticeable steps in. Seems far easier to sneak them in whilst walking with her riding than trying to do them on the treadmill!
Hope all our lurkers are okay and that everyone has had a good Sunday! That’s probably it from me today as I have a busy week so need an early night!
Have a good Monday all 😊4 -
Hi I posted earlier but somehow it hasn’t registered!!! So quick hello to all. Such wild wet weather here. As Nik says, I envy you your hot weather Lana.
Another week. My Fitbit arrived this pm though so now getting tech enabled...not sure how to set the reminders to move. But at least I’m logged on and it’s lit up!!!
Now going to bed. nightie night all 🌙4 -
Working backwards.
-Laura--oh I hope you love your fitbit. I really liked my fitness tracker when I had one. I have a pedometer now and it's very low-tech but still really helpful.
- Nik great job getting those steps in! And, wow, your hard work is really paying off it you're able to fit some smaller clothes on! Thanks for the encouragement to pop into that other thread. I already weigh myself everyday with Omada so that part should be easy enough. How is your husband doing after his head injury?
-Lana--I love to imagine you sipping your coffee from your beloved china while soothing music plays.
- Sara--I hope you had success stocking up on only supportive foods at the grocery store! I wish I didn't crave spicy food the way I do, but I see you had your own challenges with salty korean food at the cafe. The water retention wreaks havoc on the scale! Sorry to hear about the thunder storms. We had only a gentle rain, thankfully.
-Lynn -- I hope your weekend was successful, both in getting your chores and errands done and resisting the urge to snack!
- Dawn--I didn't know much about Freddie Mercury, but I thought Bohemian Rhapsody was really interesting, and sad. Rocketman is def on my list!
- Ama--I hope you are all recovered from the itching by now. (I have no idea how long these things last...)
- Missy--wowza, that bathroom looks great. You have the best house projects!
I am pretty worn out today, shuttling my child to all of his activities and then to the store to buy more clothes because he refuses to wear jeans with the buttons inside. He will only wear sweatpants. He's got some sensory issues, so I don't really fight it. I bought a bunch of sweatpants on Amazon, but then he refused those to, so then I took him to the secondhand store so we could pickout stuff together. Then I got it home, and decided there were a couple of items that were too ratty so I had to go back and return them. Took the tags off the ones were keeping and laundered them all. Bought his halloween costume at the secondhand store while we were there, so, at least we can check that chore off the list!
We are well-prepared for the week grocery and meal-prep wise, thanks to my husband. My cat hasn't been well so I've been cleaning up after her more and feeding her fussier meals and administering water under her fur with a needle.
The next two weeks will be super busy at work. Just trying to stay calm.
Thank you all for the weekend tips: keeping tempting food out of the house (should not have brought that kimchee home!), going for more walks (I got a TON of steps in both days).
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MONDAY!
Morning all! Busy week for me this week so possibly around less than usual, not that I’m great about updating as regularly as I’d like. I’m in the car a lot for work this week so that will limit me even more.
Laura, the Fitbit is great and I absolutely love mine. I got my first one in 2013 due to someone on MFP recommending them and it only broke just after I bought the Fitbit scales to go with it! I now have an Inspire HR which seems to be working really well, but I have my activity set to sedentary and don’t eat my exercise calories so I can see exactly what’s happening. As long as you add your stride length and weight etc I’ve found mine accurate at working out what my deficit means I should have lost compared to what I’ve actually lost, but I know that isn’t true for everyone so if you want to eat exercise calories I’d recommend starting at some rather than all, just in case!
Skinny, your weekend sounds exhausting! But I’m glad you got your son sorted. If you have the time that month thread with the daily weigh in has been really good for me, even though my updates are all over the place!
Waves to every one else and hope to be back later on.
Have a good day all 😊2 -
Good morning!
We haven’t totally recovered but feel so much better! Got the house picked up yesterday and go out for a walk! So how the scale is still inching downwards hopefully I can keep that really going this October! I hope everyone had a nice weekend! I have got to get ready for work being out at the need of the week makes for a very busy day today!3 -
Good morning,
Scale up - Skinny had the answer Korean food on Thursday. Salt city.
Kept to my list, they had a sale on canned soup I bought low sodium anyway. Good for lazy evenings - soup/toast and a piece of fruit.
Last day at the job from "kitten". Have to finish a project. I will probably celebrate by reading a romance novel and going to bed early.
Ama- did they tell you how long to expect it would last?
Lurking from "kitten" land.
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Good morning Ladies~~
So Sara, today will be the last day at your current annoying job? Then what happens? Do you start new job tomorrow, or is there a break in the action with some days off? I know you've told us, but I cannot remember. 😧
I've gotta find that second cup of coffee......
Lana
250.8 again today, which is good
255.0 highest
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Ama--glad your discomfort is easing.
Nik--I too, have a super busy (two) week(s) ahead of me with some significant work deadlines. I'm trying to brace myself. I hope yours goes well. And, yes! My weekend was exhausting--the last several have been. We are too overscheduled, my fault probably.
Sara--I'm so glad that job from *kitten* is nearing its end. ONWARD! Sorry about the scale--at least you know the sodium's effect is only temporary.
Good morning Lana, and to all who lurk and follow. I'm going to keep my head down and get lots of work done. Have a great day all!
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Good morning all.
Well my weekend was great - but I did not keep from putting junk in my mouth - will try again next weekend. My daughter is coming home Denver, so that will be exciting. Will buy lots of veggies and good food, good thing is my kids strive to eat healthy.
Skinny - I do some home fermentation, made kimchi before - but then I don't make quite as spicy. Fermented veggies are very good for your gut, plus very low calorie. So in my opinion - much worse things you could eat. I agree with someone that said - drink water, lots of it.
Ama - I think you said something about being in a state of remodel. We bought a home that was built in 1854 and we gutted the entire thing. Literally took us a year and 1/2 before we could move in and we are on year 2 1/2 and still putzing at stuff. One good thing - it keeps one busy, one bad thing is I often don't make time to prepare healthy food. Good luck with your remodel!
Waves to all - have a great Monday!
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Sorry for such a long absence. I have been keeping up, but not posting due to my work and social schedule. Hopefully, things are slowing down a bit now.
I don't want help, but I need help. I have gained 14 lbs in 25 days. September 5th, I had reached my lowest adult weight ever--151.4. A few days later, I had a meltdown and have come to the conclusion that I am afraid to succeed because I don't know how to live a life without needing to lose weight. I will have to get over that. Today, I weigh 165.4.
I have bought six-packs of cupcakes and eaten as many as five without stopping, alone/in the car, then went to get McDonald's sandwiches. (Full disclosure for those who don't know: I have Hashimoto's. Grain and sugar are huge no-no's for me.)
I had a conference to attend over the past four days. We were in a city offering cuisines we don't have access to in our area and I enjoyed every one of those--Greek, Indian, Fusion, and Thai. Lots of rice.
Today is a new day and I will start again.
SW--222
CW--165.4
GW--100ish6 -
Tracey(Twiley)- I find help with this group is very easy to ask for. It seems you have found your answer - you can now figure out a way to conquer that fear to succeed. It indeed is a real thing - pretty sure we all sabotage ourselves - that is why we are here in this weight loss journey.
The positive- you know you can do it! You have done it. You WILL get back to that weight and lower- I know it. I remember you telling us most importantly how well you felt. Remember that and make one choice one day at a time! You got this!4 -
Tracey if you attack the "maintenance" of weight like you do with your "losing" of weight you will be able to focus your energy and still have a goal. Keeping the weight off is just as hard.5
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tracey- ask the nutritionist about a "maintenance" menu when you get to goal again1
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when in doubt use "kitten" images.
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Love kitten land Sara - 🐾😻😻
Lynn - so feel your agony at eating all in sight. That’s what I did this weekend.
Also Tracey - but how inspiring on how much weight you’ve lost. You’re knocking it out of the park so a little weight gain you can kill that no problem. You know how to do this:)
Nik and skinny thanks for all encouragement and advice on Fitbit. I’ve twiddled with bracelet changes 😂😂😂but I need to get down to some hard yards and so will embrace moving more tomorrow:) rather than just making it look pretty on my wrist!
Skinny So sorry your Pusey cat is so ill - is it old age or something they can help with? Cuddles to all sick little furry ones.
Waves to all and good luck in work/new roles/fighting the fight out there. You’re all winners for being on here and persevering through it all. You all inspire me - thanks ❤️❤️❤️2 -
Evening All,
Ama glad you guys are feeling better at last. Hope it stays gone now.
Lynn I think I may have attributed your bathroom to Sara after a quote over your post so apologies there.
Nice to meet you Tracey and definitely agree this thread is awesome for support. I hope I can help too.
Skinny you're doing great, I am in awe of your busy life and the things you get done!
Sara I hope the new job is as amazing as it sounds. Good luck for tomorrow.
As for me well I signed up to the give me one month October thread and pledged to get another 12lbs down. Let's hope I can live up to it. Tonight has been fun here, we had a power cut for about an hour, no lights, no internet, no TV. My 15 year old daughter had no clue what to do with herself! So glad it's back on now. No fun trying to guide a disabled hubby around by candlelight! My most pressing concern was that the toaster wouldn't work so I might have to miss out on my toast and marmite supper! Thankfully it didn't come to that and I'm off to bed shortly to read my book.
Hope everyone else is well and I'll check in tomorrow, probably about the same time!
Have a good Tuesday folks 😊2 -
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