Serial Starters
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Good morning!
Dawn that is very scary and so very sad. Pretty sure my kids had rainbows, unicorns and puppies on the brain in first grade not a list of who to kill. It is so very sad what has happened to this generation of kids. I shudder to even ponder our future.
Sara did I ever ask you about State/County services. In Wisconsin we have disability benefit specialists. They are housed in each county. They help people put together and raise the success rates of disability. Particularly when it is more difficult to make a case for mental health. I work for a County - so maybe I have told you this before?
I don't know how to add emojis or blue dots like Lana....One Beck success - twice during my dinner meal last night I actually took time to think about my hunger and satisfaction. I will look at next week at work for hunger challenge
that will be an interesting day at work.
Happy Friday - snowstorm headed our way!
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Lynn, for CA disability is state. Somehow I remember you worked for civil service at some level. I am operating under the assumption that they will not help, hence going to bank today.2
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SATURDAY
Good morning,
Its a dogs weekend with groomer today and Vet visit tomorrow. Will have to pamper her somehow.
Coworker messaged me late last night about going out today - if we can connect up that may work.
Pork Loin for crockpot with potatoes/carrots/parsnips.
Amazing how little chocolate I eat when it is not available.
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Hi!
Cleaning out from snow here in Wisconsin good exercise. Hoping to pull out the snowshoes.
Read my beck cards today to avoid digging into the cupboard I consider off limits!
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Hello Ladies~~
I had a heart to heart with Leandro, and he said that I should take the weekend off and rest all of us regarding the Beck program. Lynn, I hope that this can be OK with you, as you may be eager to move forward.
I am up to my *kitten* in alligators here in NYC with Estranged DH. We are doing very well, all things considered.
Very late yesterday (Friday) afternoon, he heard from MSK that they will be doing surgery on him on Feb 11, and they have an opening for a meet and greet/consult this coming Wednesday. So both of us changed our flying plans.
He will be going back to Las Vegas on Thursday, but I have chosen to stay in NYC until Sunday the 26th in order to attend on Saturday the AKC "Meet the Breeds" event at the big convention center here in the City.
I am very excited about this! It will be a "reward/treat" after all of the stress.
Lana
.....who has been avoiding the scale......2 -
went to dinner with friend after thrift store/consignment shopping and shoe shopping and the red numbers are unkind.
Got a pair of shoes that I can wear on a job interview that would go with slacks or a skirt so that is off my mind. Got 5 items for about $80.00 that was the good news. How large I look in the mirror was not a pleasantry.
Weekend off on Beck? Always did like Leandro!! Lana hope things are going okay in the Big Apple. Is the AKC event a dog show?
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Any idea of diet has gone out the window lately. Today for sure. It was my grandson's third birthday. I caved to sweets.
Has anyone seen the Dr Oz System 20? I have looked at it briefly and it seems decent. I am not sure if I can do the intermittent fasting part. It is also sleep monitoring and checking mental/emotional health, so it is for the whole person. I think I may keep it as my Beck back up diet plan though.0 -
Hi all
Having a good week in terms of healthy eating and losing weight. 5lbs down. Woo hoo. Managed a plank exercise and so feel ready to get into exercise properly. Need to get right mental state. Feeling nearly there now. I’m feeling more in control of work so life getting better as a result - less stress. There’s a good programme on tv in uk about exercise and eating tasty food so bought the book and following along.
I know you are all
battling your own fight so hang in there. I’m riding the benefit of the good days as I know we all suffer down days too ❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻0 -
SUNDAY
Good morning,
Dog let me sleep in - she also told me about it .......
Pork Loin in slow cooker this morning. First grocery shopping and then soccer watching.
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Good morning All~~
Sara - I'll definitely report back to you on just what the AKC "Meet the Breeds" is. I think that it is a big display "show" to feature all the different breeds, but it is not a competition, from what I've read. I'm expecting just a big festive thing where I can wander around looking at all the various doggies and owners, sitting there on display.
Then, when I return in a few weeks to NYC, for DH's surgery on Feb. 11, that will be when the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be going on, so I will come up before the weekend and buy a ticket for the "benched" portion of the event, to try to go see the Golden Retrievers and the Shih Tzus (and their owners/breeders).
I'll look for the long-haired Chihuahuas too. That's Miss Tillie's breed, yes?
Geez I'm tired today. I've been eating too much cr@p.
Lana
255.4 today
255.0 "highest"
223.0 June 30 goal0 -
Soccer cut short had dog apt and so I am home for day.
Miss T is an apple head long hair black and white chihuahua. Such a mouthful.
Made gravy from pan drippings and blackberry jam. I bought the blackberry jam to go with my plain yogurt, is 9 grams less sugar than flavored. Cant always swallow it plain.
My SDI benefits were approved and that makes things a little easier, for example I can put more than 2 gallons of gas in my car at one time.....
Lana - hook yourself up with a couple nice cups of herbal tea and/or drink lots of water. Take a nap if you can.
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MONDAY
Good morning,
Up for dog, will eat breakfast later.
Weigh in down another 1.8 - so far down 3.8 since on leave. Lots of water and not a lot of snacking.... hmmm. Craving potato chips, even talked myself down to a snack size bag, but staying away from grocery store.
Couple of errands that wont take long, but much of today will be job searching again.
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Good morning Sara - ☀️ Congratulations on your great weigh in!!! Good for you!☀️
I'm with you on the plain yogurt--just can't do it. Blech!
Have a good day with your job searching and errands.
Waving to Dawn and Lynn and Kathryn and Laura and Nikki and AnnLiz and Tracy in Tennessee and Runa and Saltine and Meghan in Alachua, FL and Tracey in Edmonton and anyone else who pops by later on.
Lana2 -
🔵 Beck Day 13.1: Overcome Cravings
This is a chapter very thick with information....so I've chosen a few highlights. This chapter gets into the CBT, with mindset techniques and behavioral techniques, so let's take more than one day to learn about this.
Today, we have some of her pearls of wisdom:
"To weaken the intensity and reduce the frequency of cravings, you have to stop giving in to them.....
Cravings start to diminish the moment you decide you're absolutely NOT going to stray from your diet.
They increase when you're indecisive about whether or not to eat."
"The emotionally painful part about a craving is the struggle you feel. Once you can say to yourself with total conviction NO CHOICE!, the craving will diminish."1 -
LanaCabana537 wrote: »arniedog74 wrote: »Round 2 of winter weather advisory coming early morning. Sleet, snow, rain, ice...could be interesting going to work...or, maybe I will get a 4 day weekend...hehe
Had a scary incident hit close to home. My SIL told me of a first grader, in her school district, brought a gun to school and a list of people. Thankfully, was not at my nieces school. But, still...that poor little girl...what could be so awful in her life at this age? As much as I have always wanted kids, I am really ok for never having any. You can’t even send them to school without worrying....
Oh my goodness! I wonder if that little girl was bullied or constantly made fun of. Children can be so cruel to each other. 😥
Sara's advice is spot-on!
Lana
That was my thought exactly. I know, people don't sympathize with the "shooter" but, how can you not at this age. Something traumatic is going on in her life...0 -
Hello all!
If there is a reason one loves winter it is today. We got a lot of snow Saturday and today the sun is shining. I broke out the snow shoes and got a good workout. Today is a work from home day. My official weigh in scale is at work, so I will avoid that number today.
Beck - cravings. That will be a tough one. I tend to give in. Even if just a nibble, but you all know where that leads. I will decide one craving at a time which I will say no choice. I think my first will be candy/dessert. Here we go!
Have a great rest of the day Monday! Waves to all.
Sara! Congrats on the weight loss. Less stress in your life for sure!
Lana - thanks for the new “day” even though it will take us a few days. I am good with that!2 -
TUESDAY
Good morning,
Yesterday's errands are today with bank holiday.
Got ahold of my pcp assistant and we changed the date of my f/u to before the end date of my 4 week leave. I promised my pcp a fasting blood draw - whoops better get one done!
Lynn - glad you took advantage of the sun and the snow. That is a good workout!
Dog is up and fed so back under the covers for me.
Beck thought - dont you just love how you can get sodas at the Pet shop and junk food at the gas station. That stuff is everywhere......like a bad dream. NO CHOICE is helping at the moment.
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Hi!
Another AM of snowshoeing. Colder today and in the dark because it was prework walk with Maggie. But now that I have my snowshoe track I can follow it easier in the dark. The trees were all frosty so my flashlight made it look like little diamonds everywhere! Made me forget my cold nose!
Beck - bought myself a clearance planner for 2020 that has enough room to write some lines every day. Has a goal spot at beginning of each month and each week. Can do my to do list and make notes of my successes.
CW 194.2
HW 207
GW 189
Waves to all - lurking from work - Lynn1 -
Hey there Ladies~~
I am all discombobulated this morning, and must run now to get to an appointment with DH and former co-worker.
Let's continue to practice that NO CHOICE thing!
Big hugs and waves to Lynn and Sara and Dawn and to all who stop by later on~~
Lana
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WEDNESDAY
Good morning,
Up for dog, fasting blood draw for me. Luckily the lab opens at 7 and there is a good supermarket in the same parking lot.
My sleeping patterns have pushed my breakfast a good 3 to 4 hours ahead and I am not as lightheaded as I expected so that is my Beck fasting. I will buy breakfast at the store but leave the potato chips alone.
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Good morning!
Hope your labs and fasting went well Sara. Good thing it was early!
Quiet group here lately
Have a nice bowl of turkey noodle soup for lunch. Looking forward to it!
CW 193
HW 207
GW 1891 -
Phlebotomist recommended their breakfast sandwiches which with the croissant was caloric but a lot more nutritious than the bakery items I was going to get...... Peeing in a cup has not been a problem until this morning. Gee whiz.
Store had premade soup and I looked at the sodium 1200mg per serving. I had to put it back. I also saw the potato chips at the deli and left them alone.
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Happy Wednesday All~~
No Beck today - we had a very early appointment at Sloan to meet the surgeon who will be doing DH's procedure on Feb 11. All went well, but both of us are dead tired because we didn't sleep well/much last night. I tried to take a nap just now, but I just couldn't drop off to sleep. I hope that DH gets some sleep; he was a big crabapple this morning.
Sara - I especially like your thing that you posted "....to make your life better". I need to make that my desktop photo for a while.
I'm glad that your testing is over and done with.
Isn't it a sin how much sodium they put in foods. Just awful.
Lynn--you keep on chugging along - atta girl!
Waves to all who follow~~
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🧡 THURSDAY 🧡
Good morning All~~
Question of the Day: Do you plan your food day?
Do you actually write it down?
Do you not plan, but have a general idea?
Lana
257.0 today
255.0 "highest"
223.0 June 30 goal
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Good morning,
Lana thank you for starting us. Miss T let me sleep in and that is appreciated.
I buy for week, have things in freezer and budget dictates my eating so no spontaneous eating out. This week my breakfast sandwich was delicious but way too $$ so I may make some in the future but using English Muffins instead of Croissants ( they dont freeze as well). Also thinking of making the broccoli/cheese soup I saw in the store which I can make with less sodium as the cheese has enough.
No errands today so I hope to get out and walk.
That is Miss and myself snoring in the corner. Going back for more sleep.
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Good morning,
Nice you could sleep in some Sara.
I do not write my food down as a plan, but I try hard to plan. Ensure I have dinner planned is the big thing. Breakfast I eat same thing almost every day lunch is planned by bringing salad or leftovers. Dinner sometimes I falter.
Waves to all!
Lynn1 -
AOTD: Lately, I plan only in my head. When I plan in advance and actually write it down in my journal, I lose weight! Imagine that. 🤦🏼♀️
Now, I do try very hard to stock the fridge with only good things. Down in NC, I have a printable page that has my go-to foods that I keep in the fridge. When it's time to make a meal or plan out meals, I look at my list and figure out the meals. Also I tweet the list with ink colors, if I am out of some things.
When it's time to go grocery shopping, I can see an inventory of what I have and what I need.
No way around it though: I've got to put some work into this process, or I will continue to get nowhere.
I need to set myself up well, and then use the "NO CHOICE".
Lana2 -
FRIDAY
TGIF !! Woo hoo for Fridays.
Today would be my day off as I have hair/pedicure. Pedicure lady asked if I could come earlier as she has to cook for Chinese New Year. Worked for me.
Have alarm set as I am up in the middle of the night and often do "sleep in" so as I have appointments......
Today for lunch is leftover asian noodle stir fry and dinner is a box in the freezer so no surprises. Banana with peanut butter after dinner was a nice treat last night (especially when I put a square of dark chocolate in....) I walked enough to have it all even out.
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🔵 Beck Day 14 is Plan for Tomorrow - write out or enter in computer all foods for the next day
🔵 Beck Day 15 is Monitor Your Eating -
Read your Advantages Response Card at least twice every day.
Eat Slowly sitting down and noticing every bite.
Give yourself credit!
Exercise
Monitor everything you eat today.
Make a food plan for tomorrow.2
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