NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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@TeresaW1020 Moving IS the worst! Girl, don't do it...it's not worth it! lol I am trying, but I am sore, tired, and ready to be DONE!
Good luck at weigh in!
@its_cleo I'm glad your toe is better and you were able to go for a run. Yay for being back on track with eating, too! We are actually renting a truck tomorrow with two mover guys, so help is on the way!
@TrishasTime That is a good point...my body is aching for a reason! I'm using muscles that haven't been used in ages lol. Yes, I haven't had new bedroom furniture since I was a child.
Hello all! Well, my husband is realizing that the packing fairies aren't coming to save us, and we are in deep doo doo lol. We are going to have to make 4 trips to the condo after work tonight, he says. I don't know how that is possible, but we'll see. Stuff is still not entirely packed. I'm at my wit's end. You'll probably not see me for a few days. I'll try to check in, but I may not be on here until at least Saturday. Wish me luck!
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@trooworld - When do you get the moving truck in? If you are bringing loads of things each night then where are you storing them in the new place?
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@Trishastime When I wrote the other day I had just got into a pair of 14's. I said I was dancing my way into some 12's. I meant in the future. What I didn't know is that the future would be two days later. I bought a pair of size 12 white jeans today. Yes they are stretch denim but this time last year I couldn't wear size 14 stretch denim. I was excited when I put on the 14's and I noticed they were just a bit baggy. I thought if I lose more weight they will be a lot baggy. So I better go down a size. I don't like spending money on clothes for just a bit and then have to give them away. I wear them until they really look baggy on me. I can't really remember the last time I was in a size 12. They've messed up the sizing anyway here in the states compared to when I was actually thin back in the 80's. Vanity sizing they call it. Who knows what size I will be when I finally get to goal. I'm glad your foot is getting better.
@trooworld I thought the same thing about #1 and #2. Maybe I took one out of context. I'll have to go back and check. New furniture is fun. I think it's easier to move across country than across town. Cause across country you have to have everything packed up at once and do it all at one time versus many trips. I've done both ways and it's harder across town but cheaper that way, I think. It will all be over soon.
@teresaw1020 Just keep doing well on your program and the scale will eventually catch up. Sorry about your ankle.
@its_cleo I didn't cook much back when I was single either. She says she cooks once a week and then I guess eats that the following days. She says mostly its sandwiches for lunch. I told her salads don't require cooking. lol She said I don't see you eating too many of those, Mom. I had one tonight for dinner. Trying to balance with the other food I'm eating. Yaaay on your toe.
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its_cleo, good news that your toe wasn't that damaged and you were able to go for your run. I think the culprit for my newest ankle injury is a new pair of flip-flops that I've been wearing. They are super comfy but yesterday while shopping my ankle started to really hurt again. I'm going to experiment and find out for sure.
@TrishasTime, you are so right that it is about my behavior that will determine my outcome. I allowed my behavior to revert to the old me while I was away and it didn't make me happy at all. Next time I'm going to try hard to remember that. Please feel free to help me remember!
Good to hear that your foot held up to doing some exercise!!
@trooworld, girl I'm sending you a virtual (((((Hug))))! Just keep plugging along and you will get there. Are you going to rent a truck to move the big stuff? Can you bribe someone with food or beer to come help?
@theslightedgeforever, Woooohooooo a size 12 jeans and in white too! You are a rock star!! And who cares about vanity sizing. That tag on your butt says size 12 so you are in a size 12.
Well, I faced the scale yesterday at WW and I was up 2 lbs exactly. NOT what I wanted to see!! The problem for me was that since I didn't have a scale at home I had no idea how much I had gained or how much I took off the last 6 days being back on my plan. I had to do a little whining and threatening but hubby gave me back my scale! What we won't be doing is having him as my daily accountability partner. He can know the Tuesday number and anything else I might choose to tell him.
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@TrishasTime We are getting the moving truck today at 10am and the movers are coming at 11am. We are storing the loads of stuff wherever they go (the clothes in the bedroom, the camping stuff in the spare bedroom, kitchen stuff in the kitchen etc.).
@theslightedgeforever Oh my gosh! A size 12??? Wow! Congrats!!! That's phenomenal! You might be right about it being easier to move across country. I just know I'll be glad when this is over, I'm so tired and sore.
@TeresaW1020 Thank you! Yes, we are renting a big truck (well, a 10' truck, I didn't want to drive too big of a truck lol) at 10 this morning. We also rented 2 guys from the UHaul site for a couple of hours, so we do have some help. We couldn't do it without help, that's for sure! Although we have moved a lot on our own. I'm sorry about the gain, but I'm sure you will get that off in no time.
Hello all! We met another new neighbor yesterday, a very nice man that lives there with his wife and kids. He says the complex is very quiet, which is good to hear. The other day, we met a man and his young daughter that said the same thing. I'll be glad for the end of the day when we are all moved in. My shoulder is hurting and my body is aching. But the good news is my step count is good!
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@teresaw1020 I bet that would have been a popcorn event watching you and hubby discuss the return of the scale. lol I do better with daily weigh ins. I've tried both. Last year on vacation I gained 10. Not doing that this year. I've been here a week and I'm right where I should be. So now onto the next week. My hubby was saying that I spend all year trying to take off the vacation weight only to put it back on the following year. Yes that has been my pattern, but that's why I have this maintenance plan this year, I tell him. I also tell him worry about his own vacation weight. Why I had salad last night for dinner. To balance out the box of Whoppers I ate during the afternoon.
@trooworld Its almost over. But of course the unpacking starts. The fun part is that can take as long as you want it to. That's the size of the UHaul that we've reserved for my dd. We're just putting her stuff in a storage site in MN until we figure out where she's going to live. We're looking at places now on the internet but want to see the areas ourselves. Traffic, etc.
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@Teresaw2010 - Goodness me wow you are strong to let your DH be your accountability partner to see the scales or know the weight - the only time I let my DH know how much I weighed was when I brought him to my WW meeting when I was presented with LTM certificate which stated how much I lost. He then proceeded to tell everyone - lesson learnt for me
@theslightedgeforever - You made me laugh re your DH comment about vacation. As to DD - if only we could put our mature heads on their body for just 5 min, so they could see the lessons we have learnt so painfully. Truthfully, do young people living on their own, ever eat well for longer than a day? What is MN>>
@trooworld - It is coming to an end When I said moving truck, I meant the company brings their own moving truck. What you are doing is great, just think of the calories burnt. You know once you hand back the keys - you are done.
I went for a 30 min walk twice yesterday and my ankle hurt keeping me awake last night - so I will pullback today. I have ordered 2 more Leslie Sansone DVD as winter is coming and I do not want to be in a position where I could fall on slippery things
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Raining here in Aus.... Went over with Pizza last night (well let's face it - added a whole extra day of eating). Still back at it today
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@trishastime I'm glad I made you laugh. It's good medicine. I hope my dd figures out the healthy eating thing. She's lived alone for 10 years and I don't see that changing. Like I told her her 20's are almost gone and then it will be 30's and before she knows it the 50's are here. MN is the abbreviation for Minnesota. It's a state up in the north next to Canada. It's 1235 miles from here. Did you know that you can view Leslie Sansone workouts on YouTube for free? Was the pizza good? So back on your program.0
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@theslightedgeforever Well, the owner of the moving crew told us TWICE, "You should have gotten a bigger truck so you could have made one trip and paid us less" well, I'm not comfortable driving those big trucks and my husband isn't even comfortable driving a car let alone a big Uhaul thank you! I'll pay you whatever you want to move me! lol We ended up paying them 4 hours of labor...it wasn't cheap, but we couldn't have done it without them. I hope you find the right place for your DD, I'm sure you will. Location is important. Your walk sounds relaxing.
@TrishasTime Oh, no, they didn't bring a moving truck, just 2 bodies lol! My body must have burned a lot of calories because it is still screaming at me. I am terribly sore. My knees feel like they are going to pop. I love Leslie Sansone DVDs. Go, Trisha!
Hello all. I'm slowly unpacking the condo. Lots to do. You would laugh if you saw my "meditation/yoga studio" now...I wouldn't even fit in there to do either activity because we decided not to get a storage unit so we put everything that was in the garage into there. Until we organize it, it's a mess! I've been eating garbage, I can't wait until I unpack everything and can actually cook something. It's so peaceful here, except for the noise from the freeway (we live right by a major freeway), I haven't heard a peep from my neighbors. And the neighbors that we have met are super nice. We love it so far!
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Good Morning everyone
@theslightedgeforever - Yes thanks - I knew that - but when I away from the internet (in the caravan), I have something to fall back on
@trooworld - I think the exercise you have been doing may have counteracted the "garbage" you have been eating. Sometimes we just need to get it done and then get back to our healthy lifestyle when the task is done.
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@trooworld So glad you are in. I hope that one of your new neighbors becomes your best friend. It's nice to have someone close to talk with or just take a walk. Plus someone to borrow a cup of sugar if needed. My neighbor across the street who I know really only in passing contacted me yesterday. She said she had made a cake and wanted me to try it but found out I was gone on vacation. I told her to make me another one and I'll supply the coffee when I get back. I wouldn't drive the big truck either.
@trishastime Yes I agree on the "garbage" I'm eating. Although it's not the exercise I'm doing so much as the balancing of the food choices I'm making. Oh and portion control. My dd made quesadillas today and I had a third. That's cause I ate a cream horn. I don't know what you call this in Australia. So as long as I'm maintaining I'm happy. I'll go back to my program when I return home and get my normal routine back. But I'm just not making it a free for all like I've done in past years.
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@theslightedgeforever, You are doing so awesome! It's all about your determination to not repeat the past that is going to keep you from gaining too much weight. You might even surprise yourself and have a loss when you get back home!
@TrishasTime, my husband is great but I agree that telling him too many details might not be the best way to handle my weight. He did give me back my scales but keeps wanting to know how I'm doing. I just smile and say all is well.
@trooworld, Yayyyy you are moved!!
Soon you will be unpacked and just living life. I'm so happy that you have quiet neighbors. That makes all the difference! I'm sure you will get used to the freeway noise in time. Music during the day and a fan at night will help.
Well, last night we had my pastor and his wife over for dinner. I made my famous lasagna roll-ups (aka Pioneer Woman recipe ) garlic bread, roasted garlic and for dessert the most decadent chocolate hazelnut cake (thank you Publix!) and vanilla ice-cream. Yes!! My weight is up this morning and NO I didn't tell hubby how much!! I'm back on track today.
Y'all, I was so happy that a couple of days ago my sister contacted me and after seeing my weight loss and hearing about how intermittent fasting is helping me not only with losing weight (most of the time ) and really helping me control my behavior with food, she decided to give it a try and has already lost some weight and is feeling so much better. She is on several medications and is very unhealthy, so I'm really praying this will work for her. She is two years younger and looks at least 10 years older. I'm going to send her the two books that really helped me. Maybe next year when I go back out she will be in better shape so we can do something other than sit in her living room and eat.
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Morning all!
I am sorry I have been away. Life seems to have taken over. With the closing of the office at my church, this has been a very emotional week and my body is showing it. I have not eaten sweets, even though my GS birthday cake and cheesecake sat in my fridge for a few days. However, my body is telling me that I am not where I need to be. It aches all the time, out of breath, etc. I have walked 2 days in a row on my treadmill. So it's a start.
Too much to catch up on, but here is a little of what I can remember. LOL
@trooworld So glad you are moved in and unpacking. Yes I would not have liked to drive a big truck either..especially in CA. I am so happy for you guys!
@TrishasTime good job on pulling back and not being stubborn like I probably would have been..LOL you know when to pull back and that way you can continue moving!! It rained here on Tuesday..it's actually been chilly.
@TeresaW1020 My DH knows not to really listen to me when I say..help me to stay out of the PB..he knows I want him to, but I don't want him to..LOL So know I don't tell DH my health...it keeps us married. Sounds like a nice dinner for your pastor and his wife. Thank you for doing that.
@theslightedgeforever Yea size 12...pretty soon you and I can exchange clothes. LOL I don't think we have ever liked the same clothes. Great job!!!
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@TrishasTime I hope so. One day, I only ate one meal, and that meal was pizza.
@theslightedgeforever Oh that's so very nice of your neighbor! So far, the only neighbors we've met have been men . But they've all been very nice. The one man has a wife and kids. There are women living in this complex, but I've not met them yet.
@TeresaW1020 Yes, it does!!! The last complex, some rowdy people started moving in and the vibe shifted and it started to be all young people...we were the old farts that got up too early and ruined the party. Actually, I think the freeway made me sleep better, I got up less during the night. Your dinner sounds like it was fabulous! That's great that your sister is giving it a try.
@cbabie I'm so sorry about the closing of your office. But I'm so proud that you didn't eat sweets, it really must be a habit by now! Thank you, we do have a lot of unpacking to do yet!
Hi all. Well, today I'm going to take a break from unpacking and go get my hair cut and colored. And then I'm going to go clean the old apartment. My knees are shredded, so this will be difficult. I took an Epsom salts bath yesterday and that helped some.
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Hi @trooworld congratulations on moving in! I know it;s been a whirlwind of work for you. Taking a break sounds like a great idea.
I live right beside a very busy street, it is noisy, but I guess I'm pretty much used to it. Also it is typically quiet like 11-6 or 7am.
Hi @cbabie, sorry about your office closing, sounds like an emotional time. I hope you can do some things for yourself that are kind and restful.
@TeresaW1020 that sounds like a yummy dinner, and that's great you are inspiring your sister! You've done a lot of hard work and people can see it. I hope it works out for her.
@theslightedgeforever I don't know what a cream horn is either though I'm curious. --Oh I just googled it. It looks awesome!
I am dead tired. I went on a hike today, 10km, then I went to the gym. I just did a little bit of upper body work. The hike was nice but it rained and I got soaking wet. I met a guy and he seems nice, but I am really nervous/scared about relationships (long story) so it was nice but scary. I also don't know if I like him just as a friend or what. I've known him a little while, we've done some hikes together. I'm 42 I feel too old for this lol.
On calories for this week. Also have exercised a lot. Thursday with my trainer we did something called German based volume training. A lot of bench presses (10x5) and rows (10x10). I love big lifts (bench press, squat, deadlift) - so it was fun but my arms are still sore. It's supposed to build muscle quickly.0 -
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Nice to hear what you are all up to. I hope @prisoner2food is doing okay.
@its_cleo. Wow - 10km hike and then the gym, I would be de dead - not dead tired
@trooworld - This too will pass. Getting in and finishing up with the old unit allows you to concentrate on your new home and future
@cbabie - I am sorry your church office closed - how do they expect to get things organised??? Good for you for not eating sugar. I am hearing you about the body signs
@theslightedgeforever - A cream horn for me is a pastry shaped like an ice cream cone and filled with cream and maybe some fruit?
@TeresaW1020 - It is great when you can a positive influence on someone and encourage them.
Off to the markets this morning
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@TeresaW1020 I think my dh and mine's relationship on my health journey and the scale is he thinks I'll never get to goal. I guess cause he's seen me take the decades long plan to lose the baby weight. He has always been fit but the last couple of years he's getting a beer belly without drinking beer. He quit exercising plus eats off of everyone's plates. I keep telling him about his metabolism slowing down and blah blah blah. He thinks if I'm such an expert I would have conquered my own demons by now. Do as I say not as I do, I tell him. But now I'm doing. Slowly, but doing. I got in a M tank top today without looking like Mrs. Roly Poly. That's great that you are being a good role model for your sister. Would she be interested in our group?
@cbabie you know the old saying when one door closes....... it was only one pair of size 12s. Must have been the label. I tried on another size 12 today and while I did zip them, they emphasized my gut so I went with the 14's on that pair. But better than the 16's I was wearing last year or the 22's I was wearing almost 8 years ago. Yaaay on your treadmill.
@trooworld I think my dh would be the old fart in the complex but I'd be enjoying the party. I don't know what happened to him. Maybe he was always this way and has just got worse. I'm glad you got some good sleep. My dd's apt is right next to three hospitals so it's constant ambulances, police sirens all day and night. She says she's used to them.
@its_cleo I had you pegged as much younger than 42. I have a friend that just started a relationship in her 70s. Never too old. The good thing about being older in starting a relationship is that we don't need all the drama that sometimes happens. Plain and simple, does he make you happy as you are. No changing for him. Nor will he probably change either. Companionship is nice. A hiking buddy is nice. Just see where it goes. Putting the scale aside, are you seeing any changes in your body?
@trishastime Yes, on the cream horn minus the fruit. It's the same thing. I'm logging them and enjoying them. I put them in the freezer so I don't eat them all at one time. So how is the foot? Are you able to get any kind of exercise in? I've been keeping up with my maintenance journal each day. I'm really enjoying the book I'm working out of about emotional eating.
Hi @prisoner2food. Hope all is going well and you are still working your program and not working yourself too much.
What's everyone's Memorial Day plans. Oh I forgot those in Canada and Australia won't be joining us. I'm not doing anything actually. Dh doesn't like the crowds.(I married my father) I will be going to dip my toes in the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach on Tuesday though, I think. Maybe Wednesday. I'd like to be on a picnic somewhere with a nice big group but that's not happening so I'll be sitting in an apartment reading my Kindle or here talking to you all.0 -
Morning all.
I wanted to jump on here quick, want to go get my walk in before church. I ate a piece of pizza last night. I NEVER eat pizza..I know what it does to my body. oh well..seems like my whole way of life has been changing the last few months. I heard a speaker I like say this...What God meant for Moses to be temporary, he made permanent. Meaning, he was in the wilderness and he made his routines, he just made it work, but God meant him to go to the promise land...but Moses's thinking was lets make this work...Not that that is bad, but see the bigger picture. LOL So I am trying to not make my wilderness (emotional changes) permanent.
@TrishasTime I stopped asking myself that question...I am just trying to make it work for today..LOL
@prisoner2food hope all is well in your life!!
@trooworld I live right off the freeway and on the corner of a busy street..so yes I have had to get used to it. When we first bought the house it was not like this. The freeway came later. Just wait until you have your old apt cleaned and you turn in the keys. You will be ready to enjoy your new place of peace.
@its_cleo I am trying...I am going to give myself a facial today! great job on the exercise. I used to love those, but bad knees stop me..so now I need to get back to working my arms...they look like my moms..UGH
@theslightedgeforever LOL I used to call those cream puffs...and I could not just stop at one..I won't even buy them. We are doing nothing for Memorial Day. I have to meet someone from the other campus at church, so they can see our keys and drums...but otherwise I am doing nothing. (yes I am like dad) What book are you reading on emotional eating?
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@cbabie The Emotional Eating Workbook by Carolyn Coker Ross0
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@theslightedgeforever well I'm young at heart I guess. I started exercising when I was around 33, but I had a lot of setbacks, so it's been a real gradual process. And I've had help along the way, so that has made a big difference. I'm about a size 12 I think but I can't seem to get below that.
My trainer asked if I wanted to use their body composition scale- it shows %muscle and %fat, he said maybe my muscle has increased, but I don't want to right now.
No Memorial Day here, but we had a long weekend last weekend.
@cbabie given the change in your life I think you;re doing great! I hate change, really struggle with it.
Today I did stairs 100x5 and hill x4. I thought I would show some pictures of the stairs and hill. They are entry points to one of the trails around here. Toronto is full of trails. You can only see part of the stairs. There are a couple of platforms but total steps is 100. Sorry they are so big!
This is the hill. You can;t really see how long/steep it is. But it is about equivalent to the stairs, just stretched out at a different point in the trail.
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@its_cleo Thanks! It has been. The freeway just sounds like a whooosh all the time, kind of like waves, it's sort of relaxing in a way? I've lived next to the freeway before, so it won't take long to get used to it again. I love hiking, unfortunately I never go. You are never too old for love, Cleo!!! You are doing really good with your exercises...keep it up! The pictures: what a beautiful place to exercise! Those stairs and hill looks killer though...wow!
@TrishasTime That's a good point! Onward and upward! Enjoy the markets...I need to do that, too today.
@theslightedgeforever lol...I'm just glad it's not a party central over here at the new complex. I don't know if I could get used to constant sirens like that. Memorial day plans for me: unpacking the condo more while my husband finishes cleaning the old place. I like picnics. I wish I could go on one but too much to do.
@cbabie I think I am sleeping better here at the new place, I think I am waking up less in the middle of the night with less anxiety. Maybe it's that I'm too tired. I can't wait to be done with that old place.
Hello all. I'm so totally overwhelmed by all the boxes to unbox. I guess I'll take it one box at a time. It's getting a little better in here. But every time I go to do something, I run up against an obstacle. For instance, I went to unbox the file cabinet box but I can't do it because I need file folders (I will go get some today). The other day, I was held up by shelf liners. The bedroom: there are bags of clothes that need to be dealt with. It's just too much. I'll get there though. One box at a time. I guess!!!!
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@trooworld - I have a question for you "how do you eat an elephant???..... One bite at a time!!! Do one thing at a time and be proud that you have done it. How is your puppy coping with the move?
@cbabie - I am glad you are getting walks in now and have some time for you
@its_cleo - we have a staircase like that here Perth Aus, it is 20 min drive away. Yes, I remember in my 40's doing it all the time. You are never too young to enjoy companionship and let go where it goes.
@theslightedgeforever - Is this an online book or hardcopy? Size 22 to 14 you should be really proud of yourself, no matter how long it takes
We have foundation day here in Perth next weekend. I like @theslightedgeforever DH HATE crowds and therefore will be staying at home (LOL)
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@its_cleo What a beautiful place to exercise. That seems so relaxing. I hope to make it to Toronto one of these days.
@trooworld Which piles/room to unpack will make the most difference to look like you are making progress? I moved almost 7 years ago and still haven't unpacked a couple boxes of files. I haven't needed them either so far. I don't throw them because there might be something I need in them. I keep telling myself one day I'll unpack those boxes.
@TrishasTime It's an online book. Only books I read now are on my kindle. What is celebrated on Foundation Day?
I found out today that I'm a 14 on my lower half but still a 16 on my upper half. I tried on a dress and couldn't get it zipped up. Something else to work towards.
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@TrishasTime Good advice, I think I'll take it! It will help when we get rid of some of the empty boxes (I've got someone coming tonight who is taking the boxes and bubble wrap). Our pup is doing surprisingly well, less barking than the other place. He was pacing a lot at first but now he has settled down. He seems to like that there is more room. We all like that.
@theslightedgeforever If we finish the living room and the kitchen, I will feel less claustrophobic. If we finish the bedroom, I can actually wear my jewelry. If we tackle the spare room, we can actually walk in there. The living room and kitchen are almost done, as is the bedroom. I am proud of myself: I actually sat down yesterday and organized the file cabinet box, labeled everything and put it away. One box down! I threw a lot of stuff away/shredded a lot of stuff. You can take one box at a time? But there are so many other things to do, I know.
Hi all. We had our first home-cooked meal in our condo last night: slow cooker chicken and dumplings. I chose that because it was easy to make and I knew we liked it. I didn't go to the grocery store for the week yet. Too much to do. I'm just glad to have a home-cooked meal finally!
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@cbabie, my church is in the book of Exodus and we can learn a lot of from what Moses did and didn’t do, can’t we? It is hard to see the big picture when you are sitting in the desert, but your faith will help you keep your focus on what He has planned for you. 😊
@its_cleo, what beautiful pictures of where you get to walk! Your legs must look amazing! 😊
@trooworld, growing up I moved at least twice a year and it was always overwhelming to have to start unpacking all the many, many boxes. But my mom, would just tackle one thing at a time and she would say not to worry because the home would soon absorb everything, and she was always right. Just take it one box at a time.
Good morning! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I went to work yesterday for a little while and mostly worked on stuff for the baby shower that I’m finally going to have this Saturday. I have 15 ladies coming plus the little princess.
Should be a fun time! After work hubby and I went up to the outlet mall and I bought three new shirts at Dress Barn. It was 98 degrees so we didn’t do much walking around! 
I’m not weighing in today at WW because since I’m losing my wonderful leader and I’m not super fond of the woman who replaced her, I’ve decided to go tomorrow morning and check out another leader and the people who attend on Wednesdays. Soooo I have one more day to try to get some weight off!!
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Morning all! I got on my treadmill again yesterday..felt good. I am still not eating sweets, but trying to change some other foods..LOL Always working on getting healthier. I saw a little clip yesterday of a woman who became an adoptive parent at age 56 or 57 to a 4 year old and now has 2 of them. She is not married and always wanted to make an impact on a child's life. She was talking about how old she would be when they went to college. So this is another reason why health is very important.
@trooworld You will get this all done and look back in amazement of how quickly it really went. As others have said..one box at a time. I am thinking of cleaning my closet out that way..one shirt at a time. LOL
@its_cleo Oh my what a beautiful place to walk/run. It seems so tranquil. Thank you for the encouragement.
@TeresaW1020 I hope your baby shower is a blessing for you and the new mother/baby. I am sure you will have lots of fun. That's how I "see" you is fun. It's hard when you have to find a leader you like..kind of like a new pastor..LOL You will find one, there are lots of good ones. People with a heart for it...just like you.
@TrishasTime LOL, I think we are all married to the same man..although I don't like crowds either...when your foot heals, you can go take that walk in the greenery!!
@theslightedgeforever I will look up that book. I really am an emotional eater.
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@teresaw2010 - I know your baby shower will go well, you seem to hold the most fun get-togethers. I hope the new leader works out better for you.
@cbabie - You are not alone being an emotional eater, if I only had chocolate in the house last night, I would have literally hoovered it in -- lucky for me there was none
@theslightedgeforver - We are all a work in progress and you are doing extremely well. I wish I was at your achievement now. If you are doing all the books on your kindle - how are you writing in the journal - do you do it in a separate notebook?
My ankle still hurts, I try to go for a walk or do a LS video, but it blows up into a ballon - guys it has now been 11 weeks now. I am so over it. I need the exercise to help me not to get so wound up.
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@TeresaW1020 I'm so glad you're finally able to have the shower! I think it's awesome the baby can come and everyone will get to see her. 98! I'm jealous. It is cold and rainy here. It is supposed to be a cold and rainy summer, unfortunately. My legs are kind of chubby to tell the truth- I just say I have some extra padding. I hope the new WW leader is okay! You've done so well with them, it would be a shame if you lost that support bc of a leader change.
@trooworld yeah one box at a time. I used to unpack the kitchen first- got to eat! That sounds like a great meal. Also remember not everything has to be done perfectly. I focus on functional first. I guess everyone has their strategy.
@TrishasTime I hope you enjoy foundation day.
I'm okay here, still on maintenance calories and doing ok this week. I'm thinking about going on a hiking trip to the Grand Canyon. I wasn't going to go anywhere this year, but I have some vacation time and I don't know what to do. I have always wanted to go and every year I think about it and then put it off. If I go it will likely be August or September. I am choosing between: Option 1: a quick trip, 3-4 days spent hiking in the Canyon itself with a hiking group. Or Option 2: a longer trip and visit some of the other parks in the area.
The big difference is if I choose option 2 everyone is saying I should rent a car, but I haven't driven in years. I live in between 2 subway stations lol so it's always public transit. So I'm a little nervous about driving. Also with option 2, I;m afraid I might get bored/tired. There are a lot of beautiful parks (Bryce, Zion, etc.) but it might be too much for me at once. So I'm thinking about option 1, and then if I like it another summer I can do a longer trip.
Or I may stay home! lol. Still thinking it all through. Take care all!0 -
@cbabie Another good day on your treadmill. That's great. You'll figure out the eating thing one of these days.
@trishastime I use Penzu website for my journaling. That way I can journal no matter where I am. On my laptop or on my phone if needed. I have different journals for different things. I have a 100 day Journal where I finished my first 100 day book. Then I have a 100 More Day Journal where I started the second. I'll go back to Day 31 when I get home. Then I have a 65 Days of Maintenance Journal where I'm currently writing. Then next year Jan 1, I'll go back and write in my 100 day Journal. Keeping the days aligned so I can see progress. Who knows, maybe a pattern? I can't believe it's been 11 weeks.
@its_cleo I'd pick whichever option is the least amount of stress for you. Vacations are supposed to be about relaxing and no stress. I think I've yet to have a vacation like that. lol I'm always with family it seems. I need to go by myself. ha I have thinner thighs than I used to but now gravity has pulled it all into my calves.
I went over to Virginia Beach today and walked along the ocean. It was nice. Got in a 30 min walk. Then just sat and enjoyed myself watching all the people go by. Thursday I'm headed to DC to see a couple of museums that I missed last year. So lots of steps that day.0
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