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TeresaW1020

Good morning!

@trooworld, I’m glad the leak didn’t cause any damage! I was talking to my husband last night about unpacking. I saw this article that said that you should just unpack everything as fast as possible and then work on organizing later. That should be easy enough. Hanging all our artwork and family pictures will be another story!

@renaegry, sounds like you are doing great with your workouts. Enjoy the lake and the beer! 😊

@Joannadavison, Durham is so beautiful!! I would love to travel over there and wander around old castles and cathedrals. And the views are incredible!! Is Durham a real touristy place to visit? Congrats on the 4 lb loss!!

@TrishasTime, I think I would die if I didn’t have air conditioning. Actually, there is no thinking…I would die!! Yes, new carpets are great! All my bedrooms in the new house will have carpets. I hope I like the color that they picked out.

@theslightedgeforever, I think I was retaining water from using muscles in my glutes that NEVER get used while I was climbing up and down that ladder. Although, you have a point about the nuts and I am eating more of them than I really should. So how does the carb cycling work? Is that your plan for August?

I have another very busy day prepping the house for potential buyers. The pressure washer did a great job on the house, walks and driveway. And while it’s not perfect it is super clean. Today, we have a guy coming out to replace the tint that is on our office windows. My little dog over the last three years has scratched up the windows so bad with her outrage over squirrels and lizards being in the yard. I will spend the day decluttering and cleaning. Pictures are scheduled for next Wednesday and then we go on the market. Weight was back down this morning, so I was happy about that. We will see what the WW scale gives me tomorrow!

trooworld

@renaegry That sounds like a good plan. How long have you been jogging? Beer is a good thing lol. I love beer. I live in craft beer mecca lol (Southern California). Enjoy!

@joannadavison Durham looks positively charming and beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Congrats on the loss, well done! Your goal sounds great.

@TrishasTime I tracked 5 out of 7 days last week, which isn't too far off from my goal. Most of my foods are from Trader Joe's which makes it easier for sure. I'm pretracked up to dinner today. I did not track yesterday.

@theslightedgeforever Yes, I think some people get upset when they change the program: they just get used to the program and start losing and then WW changes it. I can see your point about the same topics popping up over and over again.

@TeresaW1020 Well, that remains to be seen, it *looks* like there is no damage, but what can we NOT see? We are still in the process of hanging pictures. That is the tricky part, you are right! Good luck with that. I am so happy for you, getting a bigger home, a place for a garden!!! *** SKINNY VIBES ***

EMPOWERED.
July goals: track 6 out of 7 days, drink 100 oz of liquids a day, lose 2 lbs

renaegry

Morning all.

@trooworld I have been jogging off and on for years. In June I completed the C25K program and since then 3-4 days a week I get out and walk 5 min jog 30 min and walk 5 min. Been increasing my speed. Currently getting in around 5.5km in that time.

@TrishasTime Thanks for the welcome

@theslightedgeforever In the Fitbit Coach some workouts are for free but I broke down and paid the yearly membership. I like how I can access the program I picked right from my watch. Don’t have to be staring at my phone.

@TeresaW1020 Happy cleaning today

Won’t be a great day today. Off to Saskatoon to pick up weight set so 5 hours in a vehicle won’t be great for my steps. Lol

JoDavo66

@theslightedgeforever @TrishasTime @trooworld @TeresaW1020 thanks for comments on Durham. It is a lovely place to live. It does get a lot of tourists as the Cathedral is quite historically significant- the Castle now belongs to University and the main part is basically a big dorm block & not as nice inside as it is outside!! Parts of the Castle are still open to visitors. If you're ever in England....... I can tour guide! 😂😂
@renaegry hi! Hope you managed some steps today on your trip. I took my youngest (13) plus my cousin & her 2 kids to sea-side. 2.5 hours each way as we went to place we went on holiday as kids. She's just moved back to UK so kids haven't seen these places- sort of Staycation showing them around
@theslightedgeforever what is carb cycling?
@TeresaW1020 I am sure big muscles hold water when you've worked hard! My whole body is like a sponge!! 🤣🤣🎉

TrishasTime

GM everyone

Happy hump day

@trooworld - Good for you for tracking - proud of you. Think where you were this time last month

@teresaw1020 - Ooh... I have an insane method for moving (remember I married a police officer who was constantly transferred). On every single box, I pack, I write a list of exactly every item that went in it and then I a coloured post it on it (each room has a different colour). I give the colour code to the movers so that they put the box in the right rooms, therefore we are set to go when we get to that room. You really do not realise how much time is spent looking things and opening boxes only to relais you have to be in another room. I carry a small box with me for essentials (toilet paper, light globes, coffee etc). I can proudly say, I can unpack a 5 bdrm, 2 bath house with a family room in 1.5 days. Experience is everything (LOL)

@theslightedgeforever - okay - take a picture of the food for each day, make sure you have written it all down before you sit down to dinner, that way you do not go over and then delete that day's food pictures ready for the next.

@renaegry - Hope you can get some incidental steps in on your journey.

@joannadavison - Hope you are doing okay

Take care

theslightedgeforever

@teresaw1020 Carb cycling is just having days that are low carb, medium carb, and high carb. There are lots of different variations I see as I research this. I suppose the point is find the one that fits your individual lifestyle. One article tied it into the phases of your menstrual cycle too. Eating more carbs the first 2 weeks of your cycle and then less carbs during the later two weeks. Although I haven't figured out how that and PMS cravings work together unless that's the whole point of it all. To silence those cravings. I guess I'll be the guinea pig and see. Yes, that's my August plan. We'll see how the whole thing works and I have to be careful of perfectionism and just not tossing the whole thing out but tweaking come September.

@trooworld Tracking 5 out of 7 is awesome. Major progress for you. Keep it up again this week.

@renaegry I have tried so many times to do that c25k. Still haven't conquered it. Although now hearing about hip and knee replacements and how running might affect that, I don't even know if I want to do it. I haven't completely taken it off my bucket list yet though. Thanks for the info on the Fitbit Coach

@joannadavison Read my answer above to @teresaw1020 about carb cycling. I can see the advantages of why this would work. I don't know. I read about it and thought I'd give it a try. Going to sea-side sounds wonderful. I don't actually like to get in water but I love walking a beach or sitting there looking out at it as I read.

@trishastime Your method will work as long as I can remember to take a pic of any snacks I pop into my mouth. Although if I could remember to take a pic, I could remember to track them. lol But I've got my carb cycling meal plans almost finished and if I just stick to the plan, there should be no mindless unintentional snacking.


I got my mammogram results back today. All good for another year. I've been working on my meal plans for the last two days trying to come up with low carb options that will satisfy me. Plus throw some stuff in there that I like so I'll continue to do it. Plus adding the exercise plan to the proper day. The more carbs you eat the more energy you are supposed to have means more intense exercise vs low carb days. We'll see.

trooworld

@renaegry That's great! I used to jog, but was never very good at it/was very slow. I also decided that since I'm so overweight, it wasn't very good for my joints, so I quit. Plus, I didn't really enjoy it. But I did do the C25K program and completed a couple of 5Ks. You are doing great, that's a great pace! Safe travels picking up your weight set.

@joannadavison It's a deal!

@TrishasTime Thank you! Yes, you are right. Last time this month, I was not tracking. Today, I am pretracked up to dinner and yesterday was 100% tracked. You sound like a really organized mover! That's awesome.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks, but that perfectionism is whispering in my ear: "it's not 6 out of 7 days!!!" That's great that your mammogram came back good. Good luck with the carb cycling, I hope that works out for you.

Hi gals. This is the last day for the below signature, I'll have to change it tomorrow. It's definitely going to be different. I found it helpful to have my goals in my signature line, it reminded me of them. But I chose goals that were too strict and set myself up for failure! Next month will be different.

EMPOWERED.
July goals: track 6 out of 7 days, drink 100 oz of liquids a day, lose 2 lbs

JoDavo66

@trooworld good luck with new targets.

@theslightedgeforever good news on mammogram

To all- I'm trying to get some R&R over school holidays (I'm on week 2 of 6) but I need to motivate to the gym (it's near where I work- so I go twice a week, off peak, on my 2 afternoons off), my aim diet & fitness wise is to track track track while I'm off and to try new recipes from WW & Pinch of Nom but also to totally declutter, reorganise house bit by bit- cleaning & in some cases decorating as I go. I'm quite organised but last 2 months been a struggle with a lot going on so many things not been put away and I'm wanting to get my 2 teen girls empowered to sort their own stuff in tidy manner. Had stickers on everything when they were little but been chaotic since they got more grown up rooms.
Off to meet my cousin & nephew in Durham now- I don't think he's been before.
Have great days everyone

its_cleo

@trooworld great job on the tracking! I find setting goals really helpful, and yeah sometimes it takes adjusting. Definitely can still help though. I set goals a lot for myself, for all kinds of things. I’m like 50/50 success rate I think lol. But it’s better than zip.

@theslightedgeforever good luck with the carbs! For me exercise means I need protein…but for sure in general high intensity exercise days does require more calories.

@TrishasTime love the organization! I’m like that too.

@joannadavison welcome to the group!

@renaegry welcome to the group! I love running though I’m terrible at it. But I still run a couple days a week plus some other cardio (stair climbing and hill climbing). I get really focused on being able to run up hills, so I do some flat routes and then try to do a hilly route. I’m a glutton for punishment I guess.

I found the pacing of c25k never worked for me so I just did my own thing.

I love weightlifting too! I do about 3x a week at a small gym and I have a trainer as well. He’s really helped me.

@TeresaW1020 sounds like you’re on top of the house stuff. I can’t imagine seeing lizards in the yard…though I saw a fox a few weeks ago, and I saw a coyote earlier in the summer.

@theslightedgeforever I do freeze meals but I still sometimes reach a point where I’m sick of everything. There is not a lot of variety in my diet probably…I’ve eaten eggs for breakfast for months and I reached a point I can’t do it anymore lol. Trying to think of different ways to cook them. I've tried fried eggs, omelettes, frittatas etc. Hard boiled.

Same with fish, I eat a lot of fish, I’m just tired of it and can’t think of any different ways to cook them. I wish I could take a cooking class just for variety but I can’t seem to find one suitable. The ones in the city I’m interested in are super far away, like it would take me an hour to get there.

>>Whoever mentioned beer I’m in. 😊

I need to try to post here more often. I can’t remember what I last posted, but last week was stressful due to cat, but he is stable now so I am somewhat less stressed. Hoping to go for a run today.

Gym yesterday- deadlifts and like one-legged squats or split squat.

My right shoulder and arm is still a bit sore, my trainer thinks my muscles are so tense I’m just locked up. So that does happen to me, from like my thumb and wrist up my arm, shoulder and right side of neck. So I’m trying to rest it and do some massage with a lacrosse ball.

Calories- I actually ended up last week on track and this week so far on track. It has been hard though- there were days I indulged, and then I successfully cut back on other days to balance it out.

renaegry

Good afternoon all. Well I did manage to get my 10K steps in yesterday with all the shopping and unpacking. Eating definitely was not on par but oh well. Hoping to get a walk in today but not sure if I can fit it in my day. Things going to be pretty slack till Monday since we have a long weekend approaching and we will be at the lake.

TeresaW1020

@theslightedgeforever, it will be interesting to see how the carb cycling works for you. You know that we appreciate it when you are willing to be our guinea pig. Glad to hear that your mammogram came back all clear!

@trooworld, you really do need to set up goals that are challenging but also attainable so that you don't lose heart. I look forward to seeing what your new word will be. I for one find you very empowering!

@joannadavison, good luck with getting your teen girls to help with the cleaning and decluttering. That has to be a challenge! I'm finding that the harder I work at decluttering and cleaning my own house the more I miss the days when I worked out in my home gym. My body hurt a whole lot less than it does now.

its_cleo, glad to read that your cat is doing better. Good job on balancing out your calories! To me, that is the key to sticking on a plan that will work. In WW we talked about living a lifestyle vs. just losing weight. To be successful you have to do what works for your lifestyle. I think you are doing great!

@trishastime, we must be long, lost relatives because we share the same organizing gene! The strips of paper wrap around two corners of a box. I do the same with the green duck tape. The front bedroom is everything I'm not sure what to do with and just need it stored out of the way until I figure it out. The breakfast room will hold all my knick-knacks and other accessories because we don't have a breakfast room table and chairs yet and that space will be empty. I have movers moving us and I am determined to make this their most efficient and quickest move so that they don't make a fortune on us.



I am writing this evening instead of the morning because I will be out straight all day tomorrow. I'm going into work early tomorrow morning so that I can get everything done so I can take off Friday. I spent most of today in my kitchen. Kitchens sell houses or so they say and mine is going to be perfect as long as people don't stare too hard at my cabinets which need repainting, but not going to happen by me!

I went to WW this morning and my weight stayed the same as last week. Considering that my muscles are so sore and tired from all the work I've been doing, I am happy to have not had a gain. I have lost 5.4 lbs this month which is the most I've lost in any month so far this year. I think it's obvious that my body likes me doing IF and low carb so I plan to stick with that for the time being.

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld You whisper back to that little voice. Yes but it's better than the X out 7 I got last week. We can only quiet down those bully voices in our head if we stand up to them. Can't wait to see your new goals. Each time we do something is a learning experience. You learned you need a bit wider birth on your goals. I'm trying to come up with specific goals vs just exercise.

@joannadavison I showed my daughter the website about Durham today. She says we've got to go there Mom. So maybe one day. She turned 28 today. She always mentions she and Harry Potter and JK Rowling share the day. I remember using stickers when the kids were young. You would never know it by their rooms as adults. Not my business anymore. Although I still have my own stash to sort through. That's on my list too. Just make you a good plan and remember to throw in some fun stuff during the R and R. Kind of like food plans. Most of the time needs to be healthy and then we get to eat cake or something because life is meant to be enjoyed not just a bunch of checklists that we need to get through.

@its_cleo What if you lowered your expectations and got 90/100. Mini goals as you gradually increase. Sort of like slowly turning up the heat on a pot. Success breeds success. Keep the momentum going. That's great your cat is getting better well, more stable. The good news is that you are getting a handle on balancing the calories. One day it will show up in some looser clothes and of course the best thing is good blood test numbers.

theslightedgeforever

@renaegry Great job on getting in your 10000 steps. What can you do tomorrow to make sure your eating is on par?

@teresaw1020 I love the colorful moving supplies. I was like oooh green duct tape. I'm such a child. My moving experience is similar except I write the room it's going in on the box with a big black Magic Marker. lol Then on moving day I'm an aircraft controller. It looks like you found a good eating plan for you. Here's to a successful August.


Well I have my meal and exercise plans all worked out for the first week of Aug. I'll be working on week 2 during this week. Now all I have to do is execute the plan. That seems to be where I fall short. Going to take it day by day and meal by meal if need be. I can do this.

theslightedgeforever

OK, that's weird. Twice I have written a post to @renaegry and @teresaw1020. Replying to you both. Basically the same messages each time. Twice it has been removed. The word police doesn't like one of my words evidently. So for now i'm just saying hi to each of you.

trooworld

@joannadavison Thank you! Good luck with the reorganizing. As far as the motivation for the gym: can you set up a reward system for yourself? Say, if you go x amount of times per week, you will give yourself some sort of treat? It doesn't have to be something of monetary value. I used to give myself things like an hour of uninterrupted reading, or a leisurely stroll, or coffee with a friend.

@its_cleo Thanks! Yes, indeed, 50/50 is better than zip! Reaching for goals is helpful. I also love beer lol. Going for a run might help your stress?

@renaegry That's fantastic that you got 10K steps in! WTG!

@TeresaW1020 Oh, I'm not changing my word until 2020...empowered is the word for 2019 . The GOALS changed. I like how you organized/color coded your moving! That should help. You are doing great, you won't lose every week.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks for that, you are right.

Hi gals. Okay, I've made my new August goals, see below. I think they are much more attainable than July goals were. How did I do on July goals? Not so good. I gained a lb instead of losing two, I didn't track 6 out of 7 days, and I didn't drink 100 oz of water a day. BUT...I did do those things more than I did the month before, so that's good.

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

renaegry

Good morning all. Didnt quite make 10k yesterday my daughter had gymnastics camp so that was 2 Hours in a vehicle then instead of taking in a run or walk while she was there I chose to bring work along. Then it was my hubby and mine 15th anniversary yesterday so we went to Yorkton for supper which was another 2 hour in vehicle. Eating wasn't to bad but did splurge on 2 caesars. The next 4 days are going to be filled with booze and will try somewhat healthy eating. It's a long weekend here and Temps are suppose to be in the 30+C. Things will get back more to normal after the weekend and definitely back to normal come September when the kids go back to school and we are done at the lake. Can't wait to get back into routine. Excited to start strength training since we got our weight set.

My August goals are to drink my water I try for at least 75oz per day, run 2 days a week or more and to not gain any weight and to hover around 149.

@trooworld great goals for August

its_cleo

Hey all

@TeresaW1020 those labels make me want to move lol. It just looks like fun. Yeah kitchens are important. It's funny I was looking at places online this week, just daydreaming, yeah and the kitchen and bathroom are the two I narrow in on. Losing 5lbs in a month is incredible.

@theslightedgeforever yeah I'm just trying small things. Like one of the things I did was I went to Chipotle for a burrito and I had it without rice, and without sour cream, which brought calories down by 300. That's great you have your plan. Re MFP- I think it's been wonky today/yesterday a bit. So that may be why your post disappeared.

@trooworld I love the goals.

@renaegry enjoy the long weekend. Jealous you're at the lake. I'm stuck in the city.

Well I couldn't go for a run yesterday because my legs were way too sore from the gym. They're still sore today but I might try anyway. Then gym later with my trainer, upper body day. My shoulder is a better but still not 100%.

Still on calories for this week, so I'm cautiously optimistic I can make it through the week.

trooworld

@renaegry Happy anniversary!!! I think your goals are very doable. Enjoy your vacation!!!

@its_cleo Thanks! I'm glad your shoulder is better, I hope it continues to get better.

Hi gals. This weekend is going to be very busy, so I don't know how much I will be on here: tomorrow, my hubby and I are actually going on a date! We haven't gone on a date in a long time. We are going to go to Little Italy for an early lunch and then go to a pop-up art installation/museum. After that, we will probably go to Costco as we are joining finally. And then we will get ready for Sunday. Sunday, we are having my husband's mother, sister, and brother over for brunch. We have to shop for food, hang art and clean the condo. Have a wonderful weekend, I will pop in if I can!!!

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

JoDavo66

Hi there.
I'm enjoying a sneaky iced soya latte with my girls. Been to Roman Army Museum & Vindolanda (which is a part excavated Roman Army Camp & town- currently has the 'summer dig' with archaeologists & volunteers)- It's about an hour & half drive. Went with my youngest, my cousin & her son (he's visiting from Luxembourg) had really good time. Picked up eldest from the Uni Sports Centre where she's been volunteering for 2 weeks at thw Holiday Camps.
Crazy weekend ahead- youngest at Police Cadets tomorrow at some fun day & eldset goes of to Sea Cadet Summer Camp on Sunday. At least next week I'm not running around after both!!
@renaegry happy anniversary
@theslightedgeforever those burritos sound good. Harry Potter filmed at Durham Cathedral & Alnwick Castle (about 40 mins away)- Alnwick was a teacher training college before it became a degree course & my Aunt studied there- her Grandkids think it's hilarious that she went to Hogwarts- planning on taking them there during next 2 weeks
@trooworld I'll have to get to gym next week sometime- I have PT session on Wed so will be there. At least I've got a loy of steps in visiting places.

Apologies if I haven't caught everyone- got to dash so eldest can get ready for cadets- it was so much easier when they were little!

TrishasTime

GM everyone

No loss for me this week GRR - but I understand why.

@trooworld - Great goals for August. You are tracking so much better, so please do not be hard on yourself

@TeresaW1020 - LOL - That is so me - you just need a mud map of the house pinned to the door, so they do not get it wrong. When I bought this house some 10 years ago - I bought it because of the kitchen and ensuite ( I went through 105 houses before I chose this one)

@renaegry - happy anniversary - that is a long way to go to dinner. Is it a special restaurant for you both.

@theslightedgeforever - Love that you are always our guinea pig Good news about the mammogram - that seemed to be a long time before you got your results. I think I mentioned before that I get mine on the same day - although that is in a private clinic.

@joannadavison - Hope you can find some time for yourself with you crazy time over the weekend

@its_cleo - hello sometimes it is hard to get here if there is alot going on at home. I am finding that I do not do as well with healthy eating, if I do not check in - hence my opening sentence above.

Hello to @cbabie - hope your wrist is doing okay

Hello to @gemwolf110 - I hope you are finding the fresh start you mentioned

Take care

theslightedgeforever

Quick check in here. I’ve had two successful days of eating, water, and exercise. Big stickers. Woohoo!

I’ll catch up tomorrow

TeresaW1020

@trooworld, glad you’re not changing your word! I think your August goals are good and attainable for you, which will make you feel empowered! I hope you and hubby have a great date!

@renaegry, happy anniversary! There is something about having too much fun that will make you long for your routine, isn’t there? Enjoy the lake!

@its_cleo, haha!! Don’t move! I’ve been looking at houses online to compare them to mine. The lack of cleaning and organizing some of these people do before showing their home is truly amazing. My kitchen and baths are the best part of my house since we did full renovations on all three. I’m just really praying that someone will fall in love with my style! 😊

@joannadavison, You have been having fun!! But I can imagine that running kids around all day can get very tiring. How many kids do you have?

@TrishasTime, girl you know that I will have a map pinned so that the movers know where they are going! Wow, looking at 105 houses!! I guess we did that too before we bought this one. We spent almost every Sunday going to open houses. My new house, I looked at about 5 of them in the same neighborhood and bought my favorite.

@theslightedgeforever, OK, we will see you tomorrow! How is your sister? Please give her our love.

Good morning! It's another day of cleaning and decluttering. Yesterday, I finished the kitchen and decluttered and rearranged my living room knick-knacks. I'm loving the clean, open feel that I've created and think I will carry it over to my new home. My house has a modern and minimalist vibe but over the last 7 years more and more things have snuck their way in and now they have to go!! I can't work all day in the house today because this afternoon a few from my church are going over to a men's rehab center to fellowship and play some games. I bought a ton of snacks for them which I will NOT touch!

trooworld

@joannadavison It sounds like you have a busy weekend! I hope you find some "me" time.

@TrishasTime Thank you. I'm sorry you didn't see a loss, but hopefully, next week will be one.

@theslightedgeforever big stickers? Yahoo!!! Congrats!!!

@TeresaW1020 Thank you! I'm just worried about the timing of it all: we have to be at the restaurant at 11 for a reservation, and we have to be at the museum at 1 for a reservation (they do it by reservations). So, if my husband is pokey at all...it could be trouble! lol I've heard kitchens sell houses so it's good you reno'd yours. Stay away from those snacks, girl!

Hello gals. I've got so much to do today and I'm supposed to be enjoying a day with my husband. I don't know how we are going to get it all done. We have to go on a date, then go shopping for the brunch items, then come home and hang the art and clean the condo. Eek! That's a lot to do. My in-laws are coming for brunch tomorrow at 11.

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

its_cleo

@trooworld enjoy your date! That sounds fun, I love artsy stuff. And brunch also fun I'm sure if all the art doesn't get hung up it will be okay.

@joannadavison the Roman museum and dig sounds interesting...how old would the excavation site be? I'm in Canada, we have nothing so old and no castles either

@TeresaW1020 I'm sure everyone will love the snacks. Good luck with the cleaning and decluttering.

Well I was on track for calories this week then the weekend hit lol. A had a couple of drinks last night and then a friend asked me if I wanted to go out for drinks tonight. So I hadn't budgeted for that in my calories. So right now I am 100 over for the week.

But I feel really good about myself keeping it so low. And last night I had 2.5 drinks, normally I might have had more but I held off because of the calories (plus not wanting to drink too much), no takeout. So those are successes for me in terms of changing the habits at least.

The other thing that I hadn;t counted on- I bought some cherries and I thought they were the regular kind bought they were sour cherries. So I couldn't really eat them so I ended up making just a general crumb cake with them. So I only had two pieces over two days but it bumped up the cals.

I get a little frustrated at working so hard and still being 100 over, so then I get tempted to say oh well and have some chocolate cake or something but trying not to.

Nevertheless long weekend here and I'm just kind of relaxing. I need some new tops for the gym so I may splurge and buy a couple. I love gym clothes, they make me feel like an athlete even without exercising lol.

theslightedgeforever

I stayed within my food boundaries today. Walked for 35 min in the mall. 32 min of weight lifting and stretching. Then 70 min of working out in my yard. I really built up a sweat. I had lots of trimming up overgrown plants and raking, etc.

trooworld

@its_cleo I love artsy stuff, too! We actually got the art hung up and it looks really nice. I know what you mean about new gym clothes. Dressing the part really makes a difference!!!

@theslightedgeforever You are doing great!

Hello gals. My date was really fun. Lunch/brunch was delicious and then we stopped and got a coffee which I promptly dropped before we even got out of the coffee shop lol. They made me another one free of charge. Then we walked down to the art installation and walked through it. It was really cool. It wasn't art you could hang in your home, but it was neat to experience it, it was interactive art. Okay, now I have to make a pie dough for a quiche, make a fruit salad and go get some flowers so I'd say I have a busy day!!!

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld Am I the only one that doesn't like beer? Great job on setting some goals for August. Our main focus will always be filling the gap between where we are right now and where we want to be. How was your date? Did you make both reservations? I love artsy stuff too.

@renaegry Enjoy the lake while you are there. Balance out your eating and your movement while at the lake so you can maintain like you want. That sounds so relaxing just being at the lake. Then when you return you can hit it hard using those weights. Great August goals. Happy anniversary.

@its_cleo So how can you use labels like Teresa's for eating healthy? Is it the colors that attract you? For my carb cycling, I'm using a spreadsheet with colors for each column. Each week is a bit different. But I have 7 columns for my days with either red, yellow, or green. Then I have 2 additional columns for weight lifting plans. Upper body is blue, lower body and arms is purple. Great idea on dropping the rice out of the burrito. It's the little changes in our lives that will give us the big results we want. So now you know always have a little calories squared away in your calorie bank in case someone asks you out for drinks. Those are the little things we learn over time. But look how many days you went staying on track. Good for you. Yes retraining our thinking takes time but it's so easy to say, now I'm over my boundary might as well go big or go home. But then I read in a book once that just because we have one flat tire doesn't mean we need to go out and slash the other 3. Then it takes a whole lot more effort to get back on the road again. So I'm learning that lesson too. I like wearing just a sports bra when I do my weights. Well, I do have bottoms on too. lol Those motivate me. I like to pretend I'm on the cover of muscle and fitness.

@joannadavison All those places you mentioned sound like fun places to go to. Ha on your aunt going to Hogwarts. My daughter who is an avid HP fan said, that looks like the HP castle. I said, there are lots of castles over there. I'm sure it just looks that way. Now I have to tell her it's one of the two. lol I should know better than question her on HP stuff. We were the family going to bookstores at midnight when they released the books. lol Did you set some August goals?

@Trishastime 105 houses? So this next weigh in will be a better one, right? A little tweak here and there. Usually I have to wait a week for my mammogram results. One year I had to get a biopsy and it took two weeks for the results. I worried every single day. Now I'm learning worrying about things I can't control is useless. I can acknowledge my feelings about it by journaling instead of eating. The current 100 day book I'm doing has taught me I have more emotional eating problems than I thought. Up to Day 70.

@gemwolf110 Sounds like you are busy with movement as you get your house ready. What's happening with food choices? Do you have any August goals for them? Yes on that decluttering feeling.

@teresaw1020 Tomorrow: I know I said it twice probably didn't I. Maybe I should just use the word someday. lol My normal routine got messed up when I usually check in and had to make the decision where to prioritize my time. Other than lose weight, what's your basic August goal? I sent a message to @cbabie to see how the wrist is and to say we need her back in the group. Her last text to me was wonky, so I still see she is having a hard time typing. lol


I think I want me to go buy me some Bento boxes. I love those. So another good day of staying in boundaries. It was an exercise rest day but I drank all my water. So another big sticker day.

TeresaW1020

@its_cleo, good job on controlling yourself when you went out with your friends. A sour cherry cake sounds super tasty! Such a bummer that we can’t really enjoy treats like that without excepting that our scale will go all rude on us.

@gemwolf, decluttering is a good feeling. We are really enjoying how clean and organized every little inch of our house is and vowing to keep the new one just as decluttered. How long do you think that resolve will last! I hope your house sells quickly and above asking price!

@trooworld, I’m so glad that you had a fun date with your hubby! I love going to art shows and wish I did it more often. The girl who is our youth interim is an incredible artist. We are wanting her to do something for a large wall that is in the new house. I just love the idea of having something that is original and made just for our space.

@theslightedegeforever, how’s the carb cycling going? I like your color-coded spreadsheet! My August goals are to I drink all my water. I also need to get back to tracking as well. I’ve been seriously slacking with all the other stuff I’ve been doing.

Good morning ladies! It’s Monday, which means I need to go to work and actually do something other than stress over this house! We have pictures being taken Wednesday and then it goes on the market. Open House on Sunday and prayers that it’s sold by Monday!! I went to my church potluck last night and while I tried to behave I still ended up eating too much and the scale is up wayyy more than I wanted to see this morning. As I told theslightededgeforever, my water drinking hasn’t been up to what it needs to be and I haven’t been fasting as long as I normally do either. So, I have got to get back in the flow and NOT undo all the progress I've been making.

trooworld

@theslightedgeforever lol you might be! Actually, one of my best friends can't stand it either. My date was wonderful. It was a lot of fun. It's been a long time since we've actually left the house to spend time together lol. We did make both reservations but we were late to lunch. I called to tell them we would be late but it turned out that they were empty so there was no need to even make a reservation (it was farmer's market day in Little Italy and a lot of people were at that). The restaurant was a unique experience: I ordered one of their handmade pastas (the little ear pasta which I can't spell lol) and they finished it off table-side in a cheese wheel: they poured the bowl into the giant cheese wheel and swirled it around it, chunking off pieces of the cheese so it went into the sauce. The sauce was lobster bisque with shrimp and asparagus. It was delicious!

@TeresaW1020 You should get her to do something for your new place! There is nothing like having a unique piece of art for your wall. We bought a metal installation piece for our wall off Etsy (I'll attach the photo) and we love it! It really adds to the living room. Best of luck with the open house and pictures and I hope your house sells really quickly!

Hello gals! Yesterday's brunch went really well. My in-laws loved the new condo and the food was delicious. Hubby and I are getting a little sick of Trader Joe's meals so we decided to join Costco. We stopped by there after the brunch and got our card and I bought a couple of meals. Hopefully, we can have a little variety. Costco sells these "protein noodles" that are made out of Alaskan pollock so they are very low carb. I looked up the reviews and they are supposed to be pretty good so I think I will buy some.

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

cbabie

Morning all!

Yes I have been missing in forever. Still don't have good use of my hand. Been in therapy, 1 week. They now have me still in my mobile cast and compressed glove. The swelling in my fingers doesn't want to seem to go down. The wrist is still fractured. Sucks to get old. I refuse to think I am old. I won't even try to catch up on post. I wanted to check in and my goal will be to get on here everyday, even if it's just to say hi...but I intend to get this part of my life back....

cbabie