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TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@trooworld - Good idea about taking your own lunch. They tell us never to a party without preparation - so kudus to you. I was sent a link for Noom as well. I started the first part (assessment ) but never completed. I think I am pretty committed to WW - especially now that the new program is more about a healthy lifestyle which includes (head, exercise, eating and lastly weight). I think whatever works for you - go for it.

@TeresaW2010 - I used to be like you with the dinner parties and now I think (so much effort). I am again holding Christmas at my house and a suggestion was made last night to put Christmas in the receipe section - apparently there are lots - so I might do that. Thankfully , I had the distraction of going to my WW meeting instead of eating candy.

@theslightedgeforever - I tried that habit app (Strides) - I made the task of saying go for a walk at lunch time - I just used to look at it and say - yeah whatever - I have work to do. I think I need something stronger like another person to walk with that will not let me get away with not doing it.

@cbabie - I agree with you about MFP - it worked really well - but I found I need the contact of the WW meeting. Funny - I do not say anything but listen. Fortunately, I am able to afford it at the moment.

I did not weigh in last night, I literally went straight from work to arrive at 7pm meeting. I thought it was better to go and reconnect then bypass it all together

Take care everyone

Trish

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld so what did you decide about the potluck? Do you ever foresee a time where you could go to a potluck and eat the food there? I’m asking as I’m reading an interesting book called A Funeral for my Fat and this person has lost 100 lbs. she talk about our expectations of reaching goal weight and what we think will happen versus what really happens. Some of it reminded me of Krupalip’s thoughts once she reached her NY goal. Something she keeps stressing throughout the book is how you lose the weight is how your body learns to maintain it. That Noom is expensive I think. I hope you get your money’s worth.

@TeresaW1020 dinner parties: yes exhausting and I always think why did invite all these people over but then I have fun and do it again next time. Lol. A loss is a loss. It’s all just data anyway. The important thing is how you feel in your new cute jeans Woohoo I have same thoughts on 1200. I’m good at about 1521 if I exercise for 30 min a day

@cbabie. For me MFP is the way to go with a couple of other trackers. I like charts and graphs. Lol. I’ve paid money to lose weight thinking I’ll do it this time because I don’t want to waste the money and yeah well I wasted the money. That’s why I read so many books on the subject. They are free and I learn from them. I’m enjoying fall weather too.

@TrishasTime I do that sometimes too with my Strides. I’m working on it from a percentage increase basis. This is where I started and in one month how much progress have I made? What are the trends? You are right that we all have to find what works for us

trooworld

@TeresaW1020 That's exactly what I've heard. Noom doesn't give exercise calories that I am aware of. But I think you can adjust the number of calories you can eat, and I intend to do that if I stick with it after the two weeks. Congrats on the scale victory as well as the NSV!!! Woo hoo! I hope you didn't have too much candy.

@cbabie I love the fall weather as well...when it does feel like fall. Unfortunately, it is often quite warm well into the fall here in SoCal. My recipe for frittatas, I have a couple, but here are a few I've tried and like (keep in mind I adjust them to make them point friendly, if you have any questions about how I do that, let me know):
http://www.paleonewbie.com/easy-paleo-chorizo-tomato-frittata/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/paleo-sausage-sweet-potato-frittata/
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/zucchini-and-cheddar-frittata.html#tabrecipe
https://www.giadzy.com/posts/recipes/436478/caprese-frittata
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/frittata-2593843

@TrishasTime The new WW is definitely good, I just need something different right now maybe.

@theslightedgeforever It was tough. It didn't work out to eat my lunch afterward because I had to be on the reference desk at 1:30, and I was at the party until 1:05 and by then I was starving. I had a small piece of pizza and some salad. I was happy with this. But then...later in the day...a colleague wanted me to go to the break area and pick over the leftovers with her and I was hungry since I didn't eat much at lunch so I did and I had two cookies. I wasn't happy about that. Oh, I also had a cookie earlier in the day. So, some good stuff, some not so good. So what I expected to happen vs what really happened were definitely two different things. The Noom works out to $19.88 a month, which is 1/2 of what WW is for me right now. I don't know if I'll do it yet. We'll see.

Hi all. As I told @theslightedgeforever , my eating wasn't as I planned it. It wasn't terrible but it just wasn't how I wanted it to be. I guess every day we get a new chance to do better.

TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@trooworld - I have said before that whatever works for you - stick to it. This has to be something that you stick to for the rest of your life. Being an LTM - I have learnt this the hard way . One of the other things that I do is I have hypnosis stuff on my phone that I bought. There is one for over eating and exercise, sleeping, motivation and all sorts of other things. You can get the free ones (not as good as the professional ones). I simply set the recording before when I go to bed how many times I want to listen and what I want to happen at the end of the tape.

@theslightedgeforever - you find the most interesting books to read.

Take care everyone

Trish

trooworld

@TrishasTime I agree about doing something you can stick with the rest of your life. The hypnosis stuff--- do you think it helps you? I went to a hypnotherapist to help me pass the final exam for my latest degree, and it was very helpful. Truthfully, I do not think I could have passed without going...my nerves were so bad. I've thought about going back for weight but it was pretty expensive.

Hi all. TGIF! It's quiet around here, what's up with that? Don't make me send out the hounds!!! lol

cbabie

Morning all,

Sorry I had to help out with a last minute memorial service yesterday and the day got away from me. I haven't tracked, but I had no ice cream..LOL

@trooworld thanks for thinking of sending the hounds..LOL Thanks for the recipes. you keep pushing your goals..you can only move forward!!

@TrishasTime Yes when I go to the meetings, I just listen..I guess I would speak up if I felt I could encourage someone...

Okay, I guess that's it for today!!

I hope everyone has a great Friday!!

Cbabie

TeresaW1020

Hey everyone!

@theslightedgeforever, that book A Funeral for my Fat sounds really interesting! Especially the part about, "how you lose the weight is how your body learns to maintain it." I looked her up on Amazon and it says that she lost a 100 lbs in the course of 5 years. Do you think maintaining weight loss is better if it is lost slowly over time than when people lose weight quickly? I know that for me I am trying to do things that I can do for the rest of my life, which is why I refuse to do a fad diet.

@trooworld, thanks for the links to all those frittata recipes. I eat eggs every morning for breakfast except for Tuesday, because that is weigh in the morning. So, we often have frittatas and other breakfast foods for dinner on Tuesdays. I just saw that Jimmy Dean has these turkey sausage crumbles that I thought would be great in a frittata. How's Noom coming along for you?

@TrishasTime, wow a hypnosis app on your phone! That sounds interesting. Can you listen to it other than when you are going to bed? That would never work for me unless it was a hypnosis on how to fall asleep in under two hours! Menopause has ruined my sleep habits!!

So, today was peaceful at work. It's a gloomy, raining day so the church was dark and quiet. I got my work down and came home a little early and did an hour on the treadmill. Got in 10,000 steps already which is pretty darn good for me!! Tomorrow, we are going to be spending the day with the staff for a fun day together. There will be 11 of us because my pastor's wife had to go out of town. Boo!! We are going to this place called Top Golf, which looks really cool. We will eat and have fun there and then we are going to be playing some kind of dessert making contest game that one of our ladies has put together. Sounds like a fun time will be had by all.

I hope you all have a great weekend!!

TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@TeresaW2010 - There is one called sleep better - it puts you to sleep in 10 min, Your outing sounds really fun. Pity about the vicars wife though.

@trooworld - these phone apps are not expensive and you can listen to them as you drift off or when you have 5 min in a day. You can choose the ending to sleep or wake. It does not matter if they are still playing when you go to sleep because hypnosis talks to you sub conscious brain.

@cbabie - Good news on the icecream. I tracked yesterday but had some icecream, however it was still in my points, so I hope I am good.

Going up the investment house today to talk to the realtor. Finally got the tenants out and so I will see what it needs to be done. She wants a home open in 2 weeks. The other investment property settles this Tuesday.
The net value is that one will pay off the other and so we will come out with no profit and no debt

Trish

trooworld

@cbabie That's good you didn't have ice cream. Yes, I'm trying!!!

@TeresaW1020 Yes, frittatas are so easy to make and that way, you just have to heat it up in the morning! Those Jimmy Dean crumbles sound perfect for a frittata. I'll look for them. Noom is coming along great, I've lost 3.8 lbs in the first week, which is the first week I've lost weight since September (I've gained every week since September except for one week)! I really like how they give you about 10-12 minutes worth of reading to do each day that focuses on the psychology of weight loss. I am seriously thinking of switching, at least until I get closer to my goal weight and then I will re-join WW so I can get that lifetime membership! Congrats on 10,000 steps, that is AWESOME!!! I hope you have fun today at Top Golf, that does sound like a fun time.

@TrishasTime I will check them out thanks! That's great that you will have no debt...congrats! Is this the outcome you wanted?

Hi all. I just looked at my Healthywage account and in order not to lose my money, I have to lose 24.5 more lbs by Feb 12th. I have 102 days to lose that. That's 14 1/2 weeks, about 1.68 lbs a week. I might be able to do that. MAYBE. I'll have to try really hard. Here's my menu for this week, in case you need ideas for dinners:

Honey Sriracha Glazed Meatballs + roasted brussels sprouts
Easy Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy + baked potatoes
Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork + Instant Pot Carrots
Easy Pressure Cooker Green Chili With Chicken + Not-Fried Pinto Beans
Lemon Chicken Breasts + Cauliflower and Potato Mash with Gorgonzola (the potato mash is a WW recipe, you must be a WW member to view it)

TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@trooworld - Not MAYBE - that is totally do-able, you will need to up your movement, (like a walk at lunch) perhaps not delve into your weekly points very often. Whilst you are doing that, you might as well achieve points for rewards for a double banger outcome. You know what to do, what to eat and we are here to support you i am just talking about the investment property debts. It would have been nice to come out with anything (just enough to go away for a weeks holiday) after having investment properties for so long and sinking so much of your own money in. But you will only get paid what the market is at.

@gemwold - Hello - you have bee missed

Today, we need to go up to the house and do minor repairs, (reset the remotes for the roller doors, replace some lights etc). The first home open is next weekend.

Trish

TeresaW1020

Good morning ladies!!

@trooworld, Wow congrats on the weight loss! That is fantastic! I think you can lose 24.5 lbs by February if you really buckle down and work your butt off. That means you will have to be super strict over the holidays. Can you do that? Would you like a buddy? I'm talking about me! If I lost 24 lbs that would put me below 200 lbs and I haven't seen that number in over 27 years. I think it's about time, don't you? Maybe if we had each other to really push and encourage we both could achieve our goals. What say you, friend!

@TrishasTime, I hope all goes well with your investments homes and that you will be able to take that holiday. Where will you go?

@gemwolf110, Good morning! Your stats are looking good!

OK, where are our missing ladies!!

I had a blast yesterday with our staff get together. Pastor rented a van "party bus" so we could all be together for the almost 2 hr. drive. Top Golf was lots of fun. We had two hours there playing golf. It was guys against the girls. Of course the girls lost big time but it was great fun! When we were done with there one of our sweet ladies had put together the craziest game. We were divided into 3 teams, given $25, 20 minutes to shop and then once back to their house 45 minutes to make a dessert. We each had a much have ingredient, something we couldn't use and something we could only use. My team had to use cinnamon, couldn't use any measuring tools, and could only use an ice cream maker and the microwave. We had this brilliant idea to make pumpkin ice cream sandwiches using cinnamon graham crackers but of course, the ice cream wouldn't harden so it ended up being a Pumpkin Spice milkshake with a cinnamon cookie crumble. We won best presentation and the apple tart won the best taste. However, the bacon donut got a round of applause from everyone because there was bacon and it had been cooked on the grill! Here is a pic for you all to enjoy!

trooworld

@gemwolf110 Hello!

@TrishasTime Thank you for your support! I do know what to do, I just have to do it.

@TeresaW1020 Thank you! I think I can be strict over the holidays--- for Thanksgiving, my sister-in-law has invited us over to her apartment (we usually host her and my brother-in-law), and she only wants us to cook a few things. This means that Thanksgiving won't be the same. This is good for me and bad for me. Bad for me in only sentimental ways, good for me in that it will help me with my weight loss because I anticipate being able to pass on much of the food (the dressing is going to be the family recipe which I hate, and I'm not sure what else is going to be made, but my favorite part of Thanksgiving is MY stuffing!). YES, I would love a buddy! How do you want the support? What can I offer you? Thank you for offering. It sounds like yesterday's Top Golf outing was a blast as anticipated! Yum to the food!!!

Hello all. I'm in a better mood than lately. I won the impromptu speaking portion of my ToastMasters meeting (called "Table Topics") yesterday. My question was, "How did you meet your significant other?" So I told the story of meeting my husband at work, and how he was resistant to going out with me, but I basically kidnapped him one payday and took him down to Mexico for fun and adventure. Everyone loved it! I was on such a high that I stupidly signed up to give a speech next Saturday. :O I was planning on giving on within the next few weeks anyway, but this was a little soon. Oh well, sink or swim!

I wanted to attach something interesting that I read in my Noom app this morning about motivation. I always chase motivation, assuming that I should be able to get to a state where motivation is more or less constant. This is not so. This article explains it quite well. Have a good Sunday.

TeresaW1020

@trooworld, Hey! I don't know exactly what I want or need other than I'm a big believer in support and being supportive. We both have big goals that we want and need to achieve so I thought maybe we could help each other out. I sent you a friend request.

I had to look up what ToastMasters was. I had heard of it but never understood it. Sounds interesting! I sure everyone got a kick out of the story on how you met your husband. Sounds like so much fun! I love telling the story about how I met my Joe. It's always a shock for people.

Thanks for sharing that Noom article on motivation. I've sure been on that motivation rollercoaster most of my life and know the slips and surges all too well. I don't really like the word motivation because I don't think it works and it's not accurate to what we need. Commitment, obedience, decision seem like better words but they all still contain the same slips and surges, don't they?

Well, I came home from church and walked 3.1 miles (5K) in 58 minutes. Pretty happy about that and very happy that my body isn't dying from the workout. This time change sucks because right now I'm starving for dinner but need to wait another 30 minutes. We are having Kodiak pancakes and turkey sausage links. Yum!!

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld well here trying again. I clicked on your Noom thing so I could make it bigger to read and lost what I had already typed out. Ugh. Good thing I had only answered you and Teresa. Hooray for your Toastmaster win. I need a group where they teach you to not talk. 😂

@TeresaW1020 sounds like you really got in a good walk. Slips and surges. You could add self discipline to that list of words but I think it’s still all the same thing. That’s why I like habit better Although you still get the slips. Maybe the trick is to minimize the length of the slip

krupalip

Hey guys, I am so sorry I haven’t been on MFP for several days now. I will be taking a sabbatical from MFP at least till November 15th. My DH has got kidney problems and we are just running from one doctor to another and getting tests done mostly all day. Hopefully today we should have some answers. Totally not able to focus on anything to do with my weight loss, feel so helpless right now, just worried about DH

I just feel all the weight coming back, my gym workouts are taking a hit as I have to be with DH most of the time

Just praying and hoping all is fine and we can get our lives back to normal. Till then, you guys are in my thoughts and I miss you guys too

Love to all, see you in a couple of weeks

TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@krupalip - So sorry to hear about DH, I hope the news you get today is positive in moving forward, please come back to let us know.

@trooworld - I am glad that you are enjoying noom. Well done on your speech for toastmasters. Now I know how you and DH met

@teresaw2010 - the food looks lovely and it sounds like you had a wonderful time. Hi Five for the walk . I do not think there will be any money left, let alone for a small holiday, in fact we may end up owing

@theslightedgeforever - I am with you- if it is a habit, then the slip is not as long but each to their own.

I went to see the move Bohemian Rhapsody. If you are lover of queen, then it is a must see. Spent most of the weekend involved working at the investment property


Take care everyone

Trish

theslightedgeforever

@TeresaW1020 I love party buses. Pretty much wherever I am there’s a party going on. Lol. That game sounds like a bunch of fun. Food looks good Yes on your question to maintaining if weight is lost slowly. I think because you have changed your habits. You have a new normal. What’s really interesting about this book is that she talks about losing the expectations you will have once you reach “goal”. She says you will still have days you feel fat You will still have days you try on something in a dressing room and it doesn’t fit. All size 6 clothes are not made the same. She talks about she’s at goal now what. She had chased a number for so long.

@TrishasTime I’ve always wanted to have an investment property but DH not so much. A holiday sounds nice.

@gemwolf110 you are off to a good start. Sometimes real life gets in the way. It’s good to hear from you.

@trooworld I think 24 lbs is doable if you put everything you’ve got into it. You have to decide what is more important to you Money or holiday eating and holiday schedules. People will say no time for exercise because they have to shop or go to parties. Priorities! Or my favorite one is it only happens once a year. (But then what have I been doing the other 11 months 🙄). Great weight loss.

@cbabie. No ice cream is huge for you.

Ok I think I’m all caught up. I’ve had a busy weekend. I went to an All Saints Day costume Party where I dressed up as the Operation game man. I’ve been busy getting my costume together. I got in my 10000 steps caused I danced a lot and then when everyone was tired and wanted to take a break I just marched in place. lol. I was too close to stop. I had music in my head. Then we did karaoke. My friend has a nice karaoke machine.

Then I had to go pick up my youngest son from the airport. He’s between jobs so I said just come home early before the holidays. So I was busy with him and my routine is off

Tonight I was invited to dinner and thought I had better check in. I can’t believe November is here already.

Tomorrow is brunch with some ladies. Bookclub on Thursday. I’ve also been busy finishing that book. It was good. It’s called Lie to Me Kind of like the book Gone Girl if any of you know that.

So remember what I said to someone earlier about priorities Where is my health journey in all this?

trooworld

@TeresaW1020 Well, if you want my email address for offline conversations/support, just let me know! ToastMasters is terrifying for me. I truly hate going because it provokes so much anxiety in me but I need to go because it is likely I will need to do some public speaking for my job within the next 6 months - a year. ToastMasters is fun when you aren't speaking! lol Your story about how you met Joe is interesting. That's a good point about "motivation", those words do seem like better words. Wow that was some fast walking!

@theslightedgeforever oh sorry to make your answer disappear!!! I'm sure you don't talk too much. You always say such valuable things. What a great costume! I've heard of "Lie to Me". Heard it was good. I'm reading "Pachinko" for my book club. It's good so far. So, where IS your health?

@krupalip I'm sorry to hear about your DH. I hope you get some answers and that he regains his health quickly. You will be in my thoughts.

@TrishasTime Thank you! Yes, how we met is an interesting story. I want to see that movie.

Hi all. I got a lot of the meal prep done yesterday but there are still two dinners to make. DH claims he'll make them tonight or Tuesday night. I have to go to listen to our director give a talk on Tuesday night, so I won't be home to mind him lol. I'm going to the gym this morning and going to either walk on the treadmill or ride the bike for 30 minutes. Go, me!

TeresaW1020

Good morning!

@krupalip I'm sorry to hear about your DH. Of course, you have to stay with him and help him get better, but do try not to neglect yourself in the process. You both will be in my prayers.

@theslightedgeforever, you said something powerful at the end of your post when you asked: "Where is my health journey in all this?" Most of us have such busy lives and I know for me it can be so easy to put my health journey at the end of all the other things going on when it should be the first thing we do and think about. With the upcoming holidays, I can already feel the pull of distraction and temptation. Wouldn't it be great to get to 2019 knowing we took control of our health? How do we do that?

@TrishasTime, A friend of mine was talking about how good Bohemian Rhapsody was. Funny story, my daughter once called me up to ask if I knew who Freddy Mercury was? I laughed and said yes I'm aware of him. She had just discovered his music and was blown away by his talent.

@trooworld, Good for you for going to the gym and doing your meal prepping. My lunch prep has slacked off and I'm back to eating Quest bars for lunch. I don't know what to do!

So, I'm sitting here at work and probably should get off and get something done. I get to have an extra day off this week because our bookkeeper is working the polls tomorrow and needs to come in on Wednesday. I'm not complaining! I need to create a bunch of new graphics for our Christmas series for the website, bulletin, and social media. This wouldn't be so stressful if my wonderful staff weren't all so opinionated about what they like and don't like. Trying to please five other people all at once has become one of my greatest challenges. Ya'll have a great day!!

cbabie

Afternoon all, it is good to see all you supporting each other and your stories. I love to tell stories and have several. LOL Actually God blessed me to tell stories to the little ones and the big ones. I have been really busy and routine is seemingly always changing and I am not one for that..but life happens.


@krupalip I am so sorry to hear about DH...you know life happens and this too will be a bump you got over and like the Bible shows us we do life in seasons. Sometimes the winter last longer than we want..LOL Please take care of your DH and family, we will be here when your life calms down..we will be praying for you guys.

@TeresaW1020 I hope you get your media done..LOL Sometimes you just have to go to the top and if he approves, the rest will have to walk in alignment. LOL

@TrishasTime hopefully you get your investment property back to where you want it to be and you and DH can enjoy spending time together without working over there. Once it's done you will enjoy the fruits of your labor.

@theslightedgeforever I had to laugh....someone on here thinks you don't talk too much..LOL

@trooworld I think you are at another growth spurt..you are doing great! Stretch and grow. it's all good

Cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@krupalip Sorry to hear about DH. That can be scary. Can you take 10 min out of your day for a stress relief walk? The most important thing during this time is to be extra vigilant with food choices.

@trooworld Where is my health? Lurking behind the shadows somewhere. That’s the thing about disease. You never know when it will pop up. You think that would be a strong enough motivator for me. I did go back and relook at one of my Trello boards and mapped out a plan

@TeresaW1020 So how do we stick to the health journey? Remember I said priorities? Priority: a thing that is regarded as more important than others. So if it is more important than everything else it must be done before everything else. I sat and argued with myself while looking at my plan on why I should exercise in the afternoon versus morning. It’s still better for me in the morning. I don’t want to do it when I first wake up because I like to have tea and read first on my porch. But I still do better in the morning because one thing I’ve learned “never trust your future self”. I’ll tell myself I’ll exercise later but I usually don’t. So when is the best time for you to exercise? I’m excited to see Bohemian Rhapsody too. Go meal prep your lunch. Your habit hasn’t stuck yet. Think about what you didn’t like about it. There had to be some part of it that was boring, hard, irritating, etc. Then we can figure out a work around. You can’t please everyone so you please yourself. If they don’t like the social media then you say Feel free to take over this responsibility of mine since you think you can do it better. 🤨

@cbabie I laughed too about me not talking. Plus I knew you would point that out. I am getting better though. By the time I’m 90 People will just be begging me for my wisdom. I’ll sit there silently lol. Growth spurt. My body has been stretching and growing. Can it stop now?

TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@trooworld - Great news that you went to the gym. I have a though about all festive occasions whether it be Xmas, Easter or whatever. You really do not have to eat the food because it is..... You will always find these foods in the shops. yes the chocolate might be in a different shape - but it is still chocolate. You can rock these last few pounds.

@TeresaW1020 - Lovely that you are creative on the computer and manage a website. The link that I sent about Anna from here, said that there are 24 hours in a day and her husband agrees that she allocate herself time as per a appointment with a specialist. You would not miss that as it would cost money. Not looking after our health will also end up costing you money. With Trooworld - I bet you can both meet your goals

@theslightedgeforever - You seem to have a very social life. I giggled when @cbabie mentioned about you not talking. That is what I like about you

@cbabie - Hope all is well with you.

Melbourne cup is on today. They say it is the race that stoops the nation (Australia). In the state where the horse race is run, they have a public holiday. Here in Western Australia, those who work, generally stop for lunch, watch the horse race, collect any winnings from the sweep stakes and move on.
At the moment, I am feeling good within myself. I am learning to take more of how I feel rather than what I weigh


Take care Trish

trooworld

@Teresa1020 Make a plan, girlfriend! Plan that meal prep out for next week. Plan 3 meals today...start small. It does sound like you have a challenge on your hand!!! You can do it!

@cbabie Thank you. I hope so!!!

@theslightedgeforever That's good that you are fighting for your health. Your Trello boards have served you well over the years, haven't they?

@TrishasTime That is true...I can have that food all year round. I can make stuffing in July if I wanted to. Thank you! I hope you enjoy the Melbourne cup.

Hello all. Well, I did it. I went to the gym for the first time in about 2 months! I did the 30 minutes on the bike like I said I would. I'm going to do it again today. While I ride, I watch YouTube videos of healthy cooking, or Ted talks on weight loss, or sugar addiction. I am going out for lunch today, so I need to make it a healthy choice. I'm not going with anyone, I'm just not bringing my lunch. It should be easy to make a healthy choice.

cbabie

Morning all...well I derailed last night. Stress took over, or over controllable eating took over....my mind did not say NO....However, it was not ice cream...I truly and working on staying away. I have watched the scales and if I eat my ice cream...the lbs are on and if I don't I maintain...so now to eat what is not ice cream and not binge eating and not stress related.

@trooworld so glad you got to go to the gym..I so miss my treadmill...but I know in time I will get it back. Just have to wait for a bit. All things come to those who wait..LOL

@TrishasTime I am glad you giggled about my remark....I love to make people laugh and enjoy themselves. I am the quiet one, but as we get older we change...I am becoming more talkative, but I believe my sister will always win in that setting. she is full of wise wisdom...I glean a lot from her.. my mom would be proud

@theslightedgeforever What did your trello boards show you? yes exercise is better in the morning..it starts your metabolism off on the right direction. you can read at night....me I fall asleep, but I am having to retrain my brain to read at night...can't get to it in the mornings now.

Well I am off to put my face on and play with my GGD for a min before I have to head out the door to my staff meeting.,.

Hope you all have a great day!!

Cbabie

TeresaW1020

Good afternoon Ladies!!

@cbabie, Yes going to the top is my preferred method when needing a decision made. However, my pastor doesn't do well with making a decision or understanding his own mind and what he wants. He always wants input from the others. The others are usually great, but then there is our music director who is young, talented, and extremely opinionated in all things! However, I recently got smarter and gave him my login info to Canva and I make him go look at my graphics before I present them to the staff. Sometimes I'm really smart and I just halfway make something and he takes over completely.

@theslightedgeforever, Yes having priorities is the key, isn't it? What is really comes down to is my "want to." Do, I want to set priorities that will further my health journey forward or do I want to eat cake and say the heck with it? And while I do adore cake, I really do want this weight off. Today at the store I bought food to prep my lunches. Mexican spiced chicken and black beans. I will eat it with WW Chili Lime chips that I bought today for half off!!

@TrishaTime, thank you! I like the idea of setting appointments for myself. I have exercise down pretty good and have developed a habit for it. Have fun with the races!

@trooworld, so what did you get for lunch today? Ted talks on weight loss. Hmm? You might need to send me those links!


Weighed in today and lost a pound! That is pretty good considering Halloween and my weekend adventures. I'm planning on working really hard this week and cut the night time snacking out altogether. Well, except for popcorn tonight but I already planned points for that. Gotta have something to munch on as I watch the election results!!

theslightedgeforever

@TrishasTime Yes I’m a social butterfly My gift to mankind is spreading my sunshine 😬. Bookclub is tomorrow. Interestingly though, I don’t like to exercise in groups. And I do have my love of alone time. I’ve tried adding exercise to my calendar like a real appt. Nope. I’ve tried paying money Nope. The Just Do it approach Nope. I’m still searching. Did your favorite horse win? I always wanted to go to the Kentucky Derby just so I could wear those fancy hats. When I use my Trello boards they are the best. It’s like this big switch gets turned off I’m a creature of routine and if the routine is turned off so is everything else.

@trooworld Good for you for getting to the gym. Now I need to follow your lead.

@cbabie. Now it’s time for me to giggle about you making people laugh. 😜 That’s good that you didn’t get into the ice cream. Trello board shows me I haven’t been keeping up with that lately either. I read while I have my breakfast so that’s not a factor. If I could just remember to set my alarm earlier. I don’t think about it at night.

@TeresaW1020 awesome on your pound loss. Just keep working your program. The only time I had a habit of exercise was when my kids were in school and I went to the gym everyday for my sanity. That’s cause I had to fit my schedule around theirs. Now I have all the time to myself

TrishasTime

Morning everyone

@trooworld - how did the gym go again? love the fact that you are also reading up on healthy things whilst doing exercise.

@theslightedgeforever - I have set my alarm for 5am to get up and walk, have my clothes and everything ready to go. As soon as the alarm goes off - I say "NOT HAPPENING" today and snooze for another 45 min. I know if someone was waiting for me I would have to get up but I like my time alone listening to my music.

@cbabie - I am sorry you are stressed, having a baby in the house adds to it. I remember when I was caring for my GD. I worked all week and then looked after her on the weekends, Now she has been with me permanently for the past 6 years.

@teresaW2010 - Love the way you have worked out how to manage the music director How is the meal planning going ?

I did not actually go to the races, we had a sweep at the office and I put in $5 and got back $35 as the horse that I drew came in second. At the WW "workshop", I discovered I am so close to my 5%. If not next week then hipefuly the week after,

Take care everyone

Trish

trooworld

@cbabie I'm sorry that happened. Can you get rid of what is in the house that you would be tempted to binge on?

@TeresaW1020 I took advantage of not bringing my lunch and invited a colleague to go with me to a sandwich place. I got a "Turkado" sandwich, which was a turkey and avocado sandwich. It was delicious! Those Ted Talks are really interesting. I listen to the weight loss and sugar addiction ones. I'd be happy to send you some, I'll try to find some of the ones I've listened to and post them.

@theslightedgeforever Get your butt to the gym! Pronto!

@TrishasTime It was good. I had a slow start but I made it. Yes, something to occupy my mind while I exercise. Congrats on the horse win, and being so close to your 5%!!!

Hi all. I've been busy these past few days. Tuesday, I had to stay late at work to go to listen to my director give a lecture and then yesterday I took the day off to go celebrate a friend's birthday. We went for Neopolitan-style pizza and salad for lunch, then went to the mountains and had apple pie, then to a winery for wine tasting. It was a great time. Have a good day!

TeresaW1020

Good morning!

@TrishasTime, I did do meal prep for my work lunches. I put chicken, black beans, peppers, onion, corn, tomatoes, and lots of Mexican spices in my Instant Pot. Zero points! I'm eating them with the WW Chili Lime chips. Those things are soooo good. WW had all their food half off because of the logo change, so I stocked up. Although, I shouldn't have bought those WW minibars. Those things are just like a candy bar and I seem to have a problem saying no to just two bites of something that tasty! Yayyy to winning more money than you put in. I'm sure you will get your 5% very soon!

@Trooworld, Yum that sandwich sounds good. I LOVE avocado but I never seem to buy it. Hmm, might need to think about why that it is. I would be interested in listening to the TED Talks on weight loss and sugar addiction. I'm really going to work on that sugar thing!

We went to Chic-Fil-A last night for dinner and I watched my husband have my very favorite spicy chicken sandwich with fries while I had a spicy chicken salad with low cal vinaigrette. I only had two of his fries. At the time I had some twinges of jealousy but my weight was a little bit down this morning so I'm happy I stayed in control. I gave up my afternoon diet Coke last week and was missing it but I noticed that I was sleeping so much better. Yesterday, we had a cup of coffee in the afternoon and last night I lay awake with my mind racing for over an hour, which has been an issue for so long. So it's decaf or nothing for me from now on once it gets past 3 pm.

cbabie

Morning all! I have been doing a spiritual fast for some things I have or need answers to. I "suddenly" have lost a lot of workers in my children's area and needed to fast and pray over these things.

@trooworld It sounds like you had fun with your friend. I have NEVER listened to Ted talks...not sure why. I guess I would rather read a good book, or listen to music.

@TrishasTime Congratulations on being so close to your 5% how exciting. You will get that and then on to the next one!! At least I am getting into a routine with my GGD...she is so sweet.

@TeresaW1020 LOL, where there is a will there is a way. Yea I get the Pastor thing...mine..Well he knows EXACTLY what he wants and tells us, but he also allows us to use our creativity so we can grow into our gifts, so I appreciate my Pastor. Like we just had a holiday market and it went really well. It was one of those things that we were not sure since it was our first one how it would turn out, but God had his hand on it.

@theslightedgeforever ...YES I know me make people laugh..yes I am like Dad, but thankfully I have enough of mom in me. It sounds to me like you had better get back to Trello....it really is your friend.

Okay gals, I have to jump in the shower and get my day going.. oh before I forget, I was watching a show with my GGD today...yes she is only 3 months, but she loves the movement. Its a kids Christian station with stuff that I like to let her hear..LOL anyway they were talking about a Q, not sure how it was spelt, but she said the English call it a Que, we Americans call it waiting in line...I had never heard that before...so see I can learn still... love it.


Cbabie