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trooworld

@TeresaW1020 That's great that the skin cancer was taken out with hardly any pain. I already bought some pricey new shoes from a specialty shoe store, it didn't help much. But I did buy some new slippers which are better than walking around barefoot. I'm sure that the ladies will notice your weight loss, 60 lbs is a LOT! Congrats!!!

@cbabie That's good that you are at a normal stage but I'm sorry that the pain continues. Thanks, I'm hoping it goes away soon.

Hi all. I picked up the sleep medication last night and I still woke up throughout the night although not as often.

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its_cleo

@renaegry I grew up in the country, I really miss it. We were in a very rural area, and the closest town was maybe 10 km away and the population there was about 600. I left for a lot of reasons, but work brought me to Toronto. Though my extended family is here too.

@TrishasTime yeah rowers are tough work. I’ve used them occasionally, never a lot.

@trooworld yes the drilling is noisy and awful lol. It is also a pain bc it comes and goes and so I can’t predict when it will be bad. Yesterday I had a call with a client and I thought it would be okay but right as it was time they started drilling right outside my window. They’re drilling through concrete so it’s pretty loud. So I had to go sit in the stairwell which also wasn;t ideal. Not a good way to make a good impression on a new client, but it was a short call fortunately.

In terms of exercise- can you go for a little walk at lunch at work? Or sometimes I just take a break and go around the block. When I had a team and an office my team (not me lol) would set a meeting time and go up the stairs once for 15 mins.

@TeresaW1020 I’m glad things are okay for your husband. Yeah the drilling- as noted above it’s awful. I was worried about the cats but I’ve think they’ve gotten used to it. And congratulations on a huge loss! 60lbs is incredible. Slow and steady wins the race! I know it’s a cliché but it’s true.

@cbabie sorry you’re still struggling with pain. That can really wear someone down. Do they say how long it will take to get better?

So I’m not feeling 100%. In the late summer/fall I get allergies and it really wipes me out. I started taking the pills and thought it would be better by today but not really. So my energy is very low. I tried to go for a run yesterday and crapped out not even halfway through. Just couldn’t do it. I’m not sure whether to try again or not. I need to get out of my apartment I think bc the noise is too bad. I may go to the library.

I wanted to write about some successes- I have been on or under cals last week and so far this week. My weight seems down about 1.5 lbs but I don’t trust it yet bc it fluctuates but even so the number on the scale was the lowest I’ve seen in like 15 yrs lol. So even fluctuating I’ve broken past my norm.

One of my goals about drinking- bc I was having drinks a couple nights a week, one of my goals was only one night a week. So I accomplished that so far this week. (My week runs Sun – Sat so almost done).

Last night I wanted to make a giant ice cream sundae so badly and I almost did but I just got a little ice cream at the store instead, which was less calories and so I’m still under.

It’s just been the last two weeks I’ve really challenged myself but it’s been hard to resist temptation. I’m trying to really notice it to help keep my motivation up to keep going.

Take care all.

theslightedgeforever

@joannadavison I have premium and I use it because I have three different calorie counts for the week. I always eat more on Thursdays and Saturdays because of social reasons so I allow for that while pulling back on other days of the weeks. Plus I like it because I can see which foods I'm eating that are highest to lowest in macros. I really just look at the carbs. Oh I also used the setting a calorie goal by meal. I tend to eat higher breakfasts. It really depends on what you think will help you the most to lose weight.

@teresaw1020 Woohoo! on the house offer. I bet that's a big relief off your shoulders. Hope your hubby heals quickly.

@trishastime I'm quite pleased I managed dh's time off and stayed OP 100% The only flub I had was yesterday I didn't do my yoga. But two weeks down.

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld I saw on TV the other day an ad for a plantar fasciitis support. It was a lot like the kind I wear when I my 'golfers elbow' flares up. (I do not golf, lol) It works though. I need to go see a podiatrist about my foot. I have Vulcan toes and now the top of my foot hurts. I'll look up some home remedy stuff. Same stuff as you probably, stretches, ice, etc. So when the doc gives you the green light to exercise, you still have about 85 min to find the time. That's your 2 hours minus the time to prepare dinner and eat. As the weather gets cooler even a nice 20-30 min walk with you and your hubby just talking about the day before you eat. Will he go? Maybe not but you could still go. This past two weeks I'm learning to put myself before seeing to the needs of my hubby. Otherwise I might end up disabled or dead before him and who will look out for him then? I know after a long drive you just want to plop yourself on the couch. I get it. I don't go out much and I still want to just sit. But it's just not good for our health. I've been having sleep problems this week. Night sweats and legs aching. Now my joints are all hurting. Could be menopausal stuff who knows. Could be carb cycling. lol Could be getting older.

@its_cleo Weight lifting:water retention I have read about it before but I think it's just when one is starting out after not having done it for a while. I know that in the back of my head but I also know that I will use that as an excuse of why I haven't lost weight. lol You've been doing weights for awhile which is probably why you don't think about it. You've been doing great staying OP despite the fact that you have had some things that have bothered you this week. I really like reading about your successes. Most of us tend to concentrate on what we did wrong. Woohoo on the ice cream tweak. That's making it fit your plan.

@renaegry I didn't realize arches could fall more than once. I used to have an extremely high arch but the older I get the more I have Donald Duck feet. That sounds painful on the chiro snapping your arches back into place. Ow! Did you have a nice walk or jog?

@cmedwards52 Welcome back! Sorry about the IBS. My dh and son both deal with that. My son since 8th grade poor thing. I'm a worrier too. I just read something that said make four columns. In the first column make a list of everything that you are worried about right now. In the second column put C/SC/NC (control, some control, no control) over each situation. In the third column how does worrying benefit you. Does it help you anyway or is it pointless. In the last column, write what action you could do to ease the situation. When I did this, I found that out of 8 items I wrote down, 5 of them I had absolutely no control over these. 3 I had some control. I couldn't control others actions but my own reactions to this. Stressing makes me eat which keeps me fat. I kept having to write No Benefit. it only hurts me. So back to you, try this and see how you might be able to at least reduce some of your stress which might reduce some of your pain. Do certain foods give you problems? I've been keeping notes in the MFP food diary on certain foods that I have a problem with. Losing my gallbladder has given me some digestive problems and lately I've been having swallowing problems. So I'm recording these too to see if there's some kind of pattern.

@trishastime Thanks for the comment on positivity. My family thinks I'm a very negative person and in some cases they would be correct. Maybe I just am negative around them. Food for thought. Maybe it's payback. They seem to be their best selves around me. NOT. I absolutely hate the rower. I would be the cockswain on a rowing team. I'm good at barking out orders and motivating people.

@teresaw1020 Woohoo on your 60 lbs loss. That is excellent. I hear you on the keto. Which is why I won't do it as I'm a social butterfly. So far so good on the carb cycling. Of course only 2 weeks in. But it was a good 2 weeks.

@cbabie you do have lots of similarities with @teresaw1020. Maybe she's our sister from another mister. lol You and she could Marco Polo sometime. I love that app because I can view it and respond at my leisure versus real-time.

@gemwolf110 I like that beachy/nautical look. I used to have my kitchen like that. I love lighthouses.

Another good day for me yesterday. Although I need to start doing my exercise earlier in the day. Once I get the food under control for the most part I will start to work on that. Yesterday was the first day I didn't do the scheduled exercise which was yoga. But I still lost 1.4 lbs since my last weigh in. Today is day 80 in my book. Heading towards the homestretch.

JoDavo66

@trooworld thanks for the link. I have had a quick look at premium. I think what I'm currently doing is ok on the freebie. Hugs over the PF- that's not nice to deal with.

@its_cleo hope you get the money from clients! Balcony noise- you totally have my sympathy- we have major roadworks nearby & I'm sick of waking up to the dull thud. At least it's in the distance here.
I'm impressed with your willpower over ice cream i have totally blown it today!

@renaegry when do your kids go back to school? We have just over 2 weeks left in UK.

@TeresaW1020 great news on the house sale.

@cmedwards52 -hi there. My DH was prescribed Mobeveran for IBS - no idea if that is useful to you.

@cbabie keep going with therapy. It's hard & painful but you'll get there in the end. Frustrating when you are going through it.

JoDavo66

@theslightedgeforever thanks for comments on varying the calories between free & premium.

I accidentally posted before I finished typing!

Totally blown my WW week. I am going to have to pull right back. Only got 1 weekly left- day 3!! Not good. I normally have 20ish & then not always loose. Middle of school holidays & I'm a bit off track! Calories seem to be OK but I need to focus on eating healthy again- been enjoying "time out" with my girls & my cousin but not good for my flab!!

I was just wondering where everyone was based. I've noticed a few mentioned it.

theslightedgeforever

cyaneverfat

Ugh tried to follow Weight Watchers for a week, but it's so restrictive. what the hell was I thinking in signing up for a whole year? to get a free garmin pedometer, when I already have a fitbit? (which hilariously, is too small for my wrist) or to pay the lower membership fee than if you only buy 3 months at a time? Any time I have treats or I eat carbs, I eat way more points than I was hoping for, I had a bag of chocolates the other week, and instead of being like half my days points, they were three days of points! I don't think Weight Watchers works for everyone or even most people, calorie counting is so much more forgiving! Plus, sometimes I burn 2000 calories a day with walking and biking, and Weight Watchers says no to eating those points. Can't win. When I followed the Weight Watchers plan, I only lost 400g, and I'm still at the beginning of my journey. I keep going between should I do WW or MFP? I like how with Weight Watchers, I don't have to weigh zero point foods and I don't have to track every single thing I put in my mouth. But that's about it. I thought I would enjoy meetings, but they seem too simple for me, they don't talk about the realities of being fat or losing weight, and they seem to rotate the same 12 topics, which makes me wonder if it's worth going year after year.

I think I will eventually go back to counting calories and fasting, and try to do a realistic amount of exercise. I can't burn off 2000 calories every day, it's too brutal on my body.

TrishasTime

GM everyone

@trooworld - I hope you find something to ease the pain I am glad the sleep medication is giving you some relief

@cbabie - I am sorry to hear that you still have alot of pain. I am glad though your wrist healing is progressing normally. It would be good to see you more days after all you started this group

@teresaw1020 - Congratulations on the loss and I am sure that they will notice

@its_cleo _ Do you know how long they are drilling for and when they finish work each day. Perhaps you could start later and make the calls to the clients when the have knocked off for the day. At least you tried to run yesterday rather than not try at all.. Congrats on the drinking goal

@theslightedgeforever - Magnesium is great for leg aches. Glad you are going well on the carb cycling.

Hello to @renaegry, @joannadavison , @cyaneverfat

The funeral was yesterday, the service itself was a joyous occasion. lots of jokes, funny stories and humor. The service lasted over 1.5 hours which then made the burial time fall way behind (most of us laughed as this part of the family is never on time for anything) . Today is my 30th wedding anniversary and we are going out for lunch

Back to life as we know it

cbabie

Hi Guys,

Sorry I didn't get on here earlier. Therapy first thing this morning...ugh!! They used the little shock treatment for my pain at the end. Funny thing is my dad gave me one of those years ago...never used. I thinking I am going to start. LOL I am actually typing this with two hands. It hurts a little, but gotta use the hand!!

I have to run to worship practice. I will do personals tomorrow.

Cbabie

TeresaW1020

Good morning!

@cbabie, I would be delighted to talk with you anytime! We do have a lot of similarities and I bet we have even more than we realize.

@gemwolf110, I love that beachy/nautical look! TJ Maxx would be a great place for accessories.

@trooworld, sorry the medication didn’t give you a full night’s sleep. I rarely have a full night’s sleep and I take melatonin and a sleeping aid. I never had this problem until menopause.

@its_cleo, Yayyyy to the weight loss! I hear you about those dang fluctuations but breaking your norm is awesome!! I think the more we say no to temptation the easier it becomes but once we start down that road of giving into it then we undo all the hard work. I know, I’ve been slipping lately and need to pull it together!

@theslightedgeforever, congrats on your weight loss! I need to get back to working out. I haven’t been on my treadmill since we decided to sell the house. I might get on it today and walk. If nothing else, it will give me a chance to catch up on General Hospital. LOVE that graphic and I put it on my desktop. “I shape me” how true is that!!

@joannadavison, You have been busy with the holidays and doing so much stuff. You will get back on track. I live in Athens, Georgia which is in the south. Right now it’s brutally hot but fall is coming and that is when I truly love it here.

@cyaneverfat, WW might not be right for you. I totally agree that they talk about the same topics over and over and they can be very simplistic. Right now I’m eating Keto and doing intermittent fasting. I find it fun to track just to see how far over my points I go in a day. I continue with WW for the scale accountability. Plus, I just heard that they are going to switch up the program next year and I want to stick around and see what they come up with. Maybe they will allow me to eat as much fat as I’m doing now.

Ugggghhh you all yesterday was so stressful!! The couple that we had accepted the offer to buy our house backed out! Thankfully, the lady who also wanted the house was still waiting in the wings and we signed the buyer's agreement with her last evening. I just want to pack and STOP cleaning!!!

trooworld

@its_cleo I grew up in the country as well. I do miss it sometimes. Oh man, that's terrible about the call with your client! I can't go for a walk, the podiatrist doesn't want me walking. Congrats on cutting down on drinking! And WTG on going for the small ice cream.

@theslightedgeforever Yeah, I bought a night splint it's probably like the one you are talking about. It's uncomfortable because my calves are so big, it pinches the back of them because it's made for someone with smaller calves. I don't know if I will wear it because of the pinching. Okay, what are Vulcan toes??? I tried to look it up but didn't find much. He will not go with me. We both are really tired when we get home (which is also part of the problem) and he will not go. I'm sorry you are having sleep problems, too. I love that quote.

@joannadavison Thanks! No, it's not. I think you know where I'm based, but in case you forgot, I'm in San Diego, CA, US.

@cyaneverfat Welcome! It's nice to "meet" you. Yeah, WW offers all sorts of freebies to get you in lol.

@TrishasTime Thanks me too! It's debatable whether the sleep medication is helping, we'll see. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

@cbabie That's great you are using two hands to type now. Woo hoo!

@TeresaW1020 Yeah, I totally think it's menopause because I didn't have this problem until menopause either. Oh man, that sounds so stressful! I'm glad the other buyer was there to take it.

Hello gals. Today I have the day off. We are celebrating our wedding anniversary which was Tuesday (14 years). We are going to brunch and then tonight we are going to an outdoor theatre to see the musical, West Side Story. Should be fun.

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RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi all.. I’ve been doing pretty well resuming habits. Kept my food under or close most days & trying to keep up with my walking..at least 10,000 steps/day. I need to start some kind of strength training, tho. Today (& then Mon-Thurs next week) we are having the gkids here during the day (their Mom teaches, so started back today)..they start back next Fri. They are 9 & 12...so can keep themselves busy, lol. Hope we can go fishing a day or 2..we all enjoy that, except maybe dh...he gets stuck baiting the hooks & removing caught fish, lol.

@its_cleo ..congrats on sticking to your calorie limit & passing up the ice cream

@cmedwards52 ..I have had IBS-D for a long time.Maybe partially due to no gallbladder also. I think stress plays a part..I think it has gotten better since retiring. My job shouldn’t have been that stressful, but I am a worrier, too. Also I take Imodium as precaution at times when might not be near a bathroom. (Kinda just for peace of mind)

@joannadavison ..I am in Iowa, USA. It is hard to stick to a routine when you have visitors.

@theslightedgeforever ..congrats on sticking with your plan & the good weigh in. I am curious about your carb cycling..at times I have thought about calorie cycling..but the low days turn into high days, too. Utter failure! I like the “poster”, need to print it out.

@cyaneverfat ..I have done WW, but usually stopped when the meetings close to me (within 20miles) stopped. I actually made Lifetime one of the times, but never could stick with it that well after that.

@TrishasTime ..Happy Anniversary!

@cbabie...glad you are starting to be able to do more with your hand..sorry it still hurts so much tho!

@TeresaW1020 ..Congrats..60# lost is awesome! Glad the other buyer was still waiting. We kinda had that when we bought this one...someone else wanted it, too, & kept asking if we were sure about buying it. Yup, we were, lol. I think you will get more with your plan when all the stress of moving settles down. I think I was to Athens once when my dd lived in Alpharetta.

@trooworld ..Happy Anniversary! Too bad about your splint not fitting right..dh has one for his foot & caused too much pain that he doesn’t wear it. I think one thing that helps my feet is to always wear shoes (mostly sneakers..I have a pair that I only wear in our house..& then my “outside” ones.) I really notice a difference when we go to dd’s & don’t wear the “inside” ones when we are there. Those flip flops looked awesome, tho, but I have never been a flip flop fan, lol.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. We are hoping to go to the State Fair..it ends on Sunday!

TrishasTime

GM everyone

I mis-typed yesterday - I said 30 but it 39 :0. Thanks for the well wishes. I watched a youtube yesterday and it said that those women who are "pre and menopausal should consider carb cycling. Today we planted a rose garden ( standards). I chose the ones that were grafted on 100cm stalk, very fragrant, so looking forward to see the plants\


@theslightedgeforever - Can you please share your carb cycling spreadsheet with me

@RetiredAndLovingIt - Good for you for getting back to it. I am also a previous LTM as well.

@Teresaw1020 - How can they back out of a signed contract?? There are strict laws over here - they have 10 working days to get finance approval and they have to list a certain bank. They can only default if that bank says no on an official letter. The silver lining is that you had someone waiting in the wings. How long before they are locked in

@trooworld - I hate that they do not consider people with larger calves. What exercises have you been given?

@cbabie - My thoughts are with you. I know it is tough. Mine has healed but when it is cold like this - boy do I feel it..

Hello to @renaegry, @its_cleo, @gemwolf110

Take care

TeresaW1020

@trooworld, happy anniversary!! Your plans sound wonderful! I hope that the weather is nice for the musical. Did you see that they are making Cats the movie that is being released in December? It looks amazing!!

@RetiredAndLovingIt, have fun with your grandkids! I would be the same way if I went fishing and need someone to bait the hook and take the fish off. And then someone to clean the fish so I could enjoy all my hard work as I eat it. Are you football fans? We get a ton of people in town for the Georiga games.

@TrishasTime, I love roses! I'm hoping to be able to plant some at the new house. Here is someone wants to buy a home they have 10 days to back out with no questions asked. And if they don't get their financing they can back out at any time. I might not have sold my house if I knew how stressful this process was going to be.

Well, the lady who wants to buy the house also wants to come today with her real estate agent to look it over one more time. From what I heard she had spent almost two hours in the house with her family at the Open House. My husband has two big binders of everything that was done to the house, like HVAC, new roof, appliances, etc. And she had poured over every page with great interest. So, today we will leave our home again and have it perfectly spotless and pray that she continues to love it!

OK, I'm confessing to you all that yesterday I binged on caramel popcorn. It was sent to my office from our new mortgage company as a thank you and my husband told me to give it the staff and not bring it home. I was just going to have a few pieces and ended up eating most of it. Thankfully, the tin was very small but still with the rest of my eating yesterday, which wasn't very good, my weight is way up this morning and I feel so guilty and mad at myself. Today, I'm back on track and I'm going to get a grip and get back to losing!!

its_cleo

@theslightedgeforever – DAY 80! I can’t believe it, the time has gone fast. You said you skipped yoga- yoga is the one thing I don’t like doing. I always somehow hurt myself, my muscles are too tense lol. I know it’s good for me though, sometimes I try to incorporate it into stretching.

@joannadavison you asked where we were…I’m in Toronto, Canada. Never been to England though my parents have. My father was born in Scotland and came to Canada when he was 4. The other side of my family is Welsh Canadian. Balcony noise is getting a little better I think. Hard to stay on track during holidays. I’m supposed to take the last week of August off, not sure what I’ll do.

@TrishasTime they drill 8am to 6pm lol. Off and on throughout that time. So next time I have a call I will go to the office I think- I do have an office I just don’t go often. I think the worst part of the drilling is over. They pulled out all the walls of the balcony and now will do some work to replace it. I think the worst drilling was drilling through the concrete walls to pull it out. So hopefully it will get better now.
Congratulations on your wedding anniversary! --- and the roses sound lovely.

@cbabie it seems like it’s getting better!

@TeresaW1020 I;m so glad it worked out for your house! How stressful. The caramel corn- meh, you deserve it! Don’t have any more until you sell your next house though! Hopefully that will be years from now

@trooworld Happy Anniversary! I hope you enjoy the musical, it sounds like fun.

@RetiredandLovingit I used to fish when I was a kid too and yep I was terrified to take the fish off. We never caught anything big, just sunfish. When we ran out of bait we would cut up a raw hot dog and tried that. I can’t remember if it worked.

I’m okay. I’m still not feeling well and I’m a little frustrated. I think it’s ragweed allergies but the pills don’t seem to be working. I’m going to give it a few more days and then try something else. Exercising has been abit rough.

Thursday my trainer showed me a bunch of new core stuff for me to do on my own and it is intense. It’s hard to explain them but they all use the stability ball. They kicked my butt. I went in today and tried some, and did some upperbody exercise and it was ok.

I was going to run as well, that would be my normal routine but I feel like I have no energy. I will try tomorrow morning. I get frustrated when I can't run bc it takes me so long to make any progress with it, like in terms of how far I can go, that I get really frustrated when I have to stop. Anyway it will pass.

Also going out tomorrow afternoon with friends, looking forward to it.

Food- today is the last day of the week and I’m struggling to finish the week on target so here’s hoping.

I find the stuff with trying to be healthy- the exercise and food- it's just up and down, up and down. Small successes, then challenges, or two steps forward and one back. I need to try to be patient.

RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi..went to the State Fair and did pretty well with my eating! Had a grilled turkey tenderloin that was really good. Dh got a funnel cake & I just had a little bit (I don't really like it, so shouldn't have any....but?)) & dd got deepfried cheese curds & offered me some. I only took one little piece, because I know she & the gkids like them. We are home now & we have their dog, Bella, with us because they were going back to a concert & they have a showing at their house. So Bella is begging for my chicken sandwich, lol.

Most of the time when we go fishing, we only get little bluegills (sunfish?), and usually throw them back. Some of the ponds are catch & release..so just for the fun of it. Another pond we tried, we got about 12, so decided to take them home to eat. Dh fileted them & I was cleaning them & noticed these little yellow things in the meat. After inspecting it further, we discovered they were worms. YUCK! They went in the garbage & we havent kept any fish from there since!!

TrishasTime

GM

@trooworld - Happy anniversary - hope you have a wonderful day

@its_cleo - Perhaps it is time you saw a doctor? Maybe it is not what you think it is and you may need a script

@retiredandlovingit - had to look up Funnel cake. It looks like a batter /pancake receipe? Yuck to the worms.

@teresaw1020 - fingers and toes crossed for you

Take care

trooworld

@RetiredAndLovingIt Sounds like you will be busy with the grandkids, but that's nice you will be able to spend time with them. I loved spending time with my grandparents. I've been wearing my slippers in the house all the time and I've noticed it HAS made a difference. I don't wear flip flops too often, either. They are convenient to throw on though lol. Great job at the fair, that's always so hard! That's gross about the fish. Too bad.

@TrishasTime Wow, 39 years? Congrats again! It turns out I just needed to adjust the splint, it fits okay now. The stretches: this is what they are called... towel stretch, standing calf stretch, plantar fascia stretch (you are sitting on a chair for this one), static and dynamic balance exercises, towel pickup, frozen can roll, heel raises, and side-lying leg lift. Thanks, we had a good day but it was really too cold at the musical so we left early.

@TeresaW1020 Thank you! We ended up leaving at intermission of the musical because we were so cold. Who knew that it would get so cold on summer night in CA when it was so hot in the day??? It was a good performance, too. I had brought a light blanket but it was just not enough.I did see that Cats was being made into a movie. I'll watch it but I'll wait until it's on Blu Ray. Oh my gosh, that woman sounds like a pain, how stressful!!! It's no wonder you binged on caramel popcorn. Just move on, dear. Just move on.

@its_cleo Thanks! See my comment to Teresa above about it.

Hello gals. I've had a busy weekend. Just had time to come on here now. And I have a busy day today: meeting a friend for tea at 11, I have to make a quiche for a work celebration for tomorrow, I have to do my nails and clean the house. It never ends! Have a wonderful Sunday.

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renaegry

Good evening all. Back from the lake which I over indulged again in booze and snacks lol but it was my birthday weekend (Saturday I turned 42) so all is good. One last pig out tonight since I didn't get to it at the lake (nachos and cheese). Will get back on track somewhat the next few days but have excepted that untill we get back on routine my head ain't all in it. Not sure why I am my worst enemy come summertime. Good intentions. Start off good then down hill it goes.

@TrishasTime hi

@joannadavison my kids go back to school after the September long weekend in Sept 3

@theslightedgeforever my run was good. Did something different. Instead of starting my time and including my warmup and cool down walk I started my time after my warm up so basically just timed my run. My time for 5km was 34:39 with a pace of 6'54". Wasn't my greatest run was humid had trouble catching my breathe.

@cyaneverfat Right now I just do online WW and was tired of the program so that's what brought me back to mfp but am locked in WW till April 2020 so right now I currently log in both. It is interesting how the points and calories all work.

@cbabie not sure if by shock treatment you are referring to a Dr Ho like machine. If you are I have one and love it. Use it on my lower back and hip daily.

@trooworld happy belated anniversary

And everyone else hello.

theslightedgeforever

@trishastime Happy Anniversary. Sounds like you gave your family member a great send off. So what is happening with you and food/exercise these days? OK, I'll try and send the link for the spreadsheet through here.

@cbabie That little TENS unit is helpful. At least to my hubby. He has arthritis in his C4, C5, C6 area and he uses it when he has flare ups. Why would Dad use something that might help him. lol Don't be like him. Isn't that our goal here. Don't be like the parents.

@gemwolf110 Are you still doing WW or are you just doing this right now?

@teresaw1020 Do you have a funny, witty sister like @cbabie does? I hear you on the no sleep thing. Sorry about the house drama. So did you get on that treadmill? Even 15 min. Caramel popcorn is just a small speedbump. So now that in the rearview mirror onto more losing with your keto program. I would hope this next program of WW is one that lets you choose your own program. Smartpoints, Freestyle, who knows, maybe even a Keto option. Although the programming on that might be a bit much.

@trooworld Vulcan toes: You know the sign that Spock makes in Star Trek with his hands. That's what my toes do. Didn't used to do that. I think after all the years of weight the toes said, I just can't take it anymore and collapsed. lol Does not look pretty at all with sandals. I've bought various "contraptions" over the years like toe separators. Probably I'm like my dad more than I realize and didn't use them consistently. Meanwhile, I'll just deal with it until I'm forced to deal with it. As long as I can walk and get around. So what has the doctor suggested you do for exercise? You can always do chair aerobics. Oh just read your list. I do alot of those exercises already. So that's good. Happy Anniversary to you too.
@retiredandlovingit Good for you for keeping up your steps. I just got me a new Fitbit since my other one is on it's last leg. I laughed at your dh's job when fishing. That's what my dad used to do for me when he would take me fishing. Recently my son went fishing with friends and I said I'm surprised you baited your own hook. He said I'm not touching those worms. I let them do it. I said aren't you ashamed, your a man. He says women want equal rights, do you bait your own worms Mom? :sigh: KIDS. I know exactly what bluegills are as that is what we have in IL. I guess when they want to go on vacation they swim over to IA by you. lol I didn't realize Immodium would help before you need it. I always thought once it started to slow it down. That's good to know. I take some pills when I fly especially. I wondered which concert your kids went to. My son went to a couple this past week. Maybe they were at the same ones. lol He kept sharing videos with me cause he knows I would be there with him. I told him next year I might have to come see him in August so I can go to the fair with him.

@its_cleo I hope your allergies feel better. It's hard for me to make good choices when I don't feel good. Part of my yoga thinking is that I can burn more calories doing something else. But as I age, I need the flexibility even more and I always feel so relaxed afterward. I can't do all the poses like they can. Especially the one where you step forward after downward dog. My body just doesn't work like that. For now. One of these days if I stick with it I'll be able to do that with ease. Like a well oiled machine.

@renaegry Summer and good intentions: Yes, I have that same thing with my vacation every year and go visit my kids. Mine probably started when I was a kid and we had school routine and then summer means I can do whatever I wanted to. Sleep in, stay out later to play, no set routine. I think it extended waaaay into my adult life. So I'm working on just maintaining during that time. This year didn't turn out so well. Your run time sounds great. I have trouble breating in humidity too.

Taking me forever to just finish this page. I still have unanswered posts on the other page but that will have to be tomorrow. My routine is all messed up. So I've not been getting on here like I normally do. Dh's little time off got me off kilter. But I stayed OP food wise. That's something to celebrate.


Still going strong with carb cycling. Learning how to steer around obstacles. More about that later.

trooworld

@renaegry HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! Summertime is hard, there are so many things going on and the weather is nice. Thank you, we had a good time!

@theslightedgeforever I've never heard of that, is it uncomfortable? As far as for losing weight/general health that doesn't involve hurting my foot, he has suggested biking and swimming, neither of which I enjoy nor will I do. I would do chair yoga. Thank you!

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

TeresaW1020

@its_cleo, bummer you are suffering from allergies. I have slight allergies, but my husband is really struggling right now. Yes, to needing to be patient as you get fit and healthy. We have to accept that there really is no end date. I do hope to make it to goal weight but then the struggle to maintain will begin and from what I’ve heard that needs to look just like losing or the gaining will begin again. It’s annoying!

@RetiredAndLovingIt, I LOVE funnel cakes!! So much carby goodness!! Ewww to wormy fish! I think catch and release is the way to go.

@trooworld, that is too bad that it was too cold to finish the musical. Weather is so weird!

@theslightedgeforever, I do have a sister but I'm the funny and witty one! I didn’t get on the treadmill but I did spend several hours yesterday packing up all the unneeded things in my kitchen.

@TrishasTime, Happy anniversary!! I’m glad that the funeral was joyous. It sounds like you have a great family.

It's Monday and my week will be busy! I did more packing yesterday. We are very sure this woman is not backing out since she put down her earnest money right after she did her walkthrough on Saturday. So we are relieved! I'm also going to work hard this week to get back on track with my eating. I've decided that since I am a WW member I'm going to use my WW app and begin tracking again. I probably will go over points eating low carb but at least I will be tracking and aware of what I'm sticking in my mouth. I might have to stop buying pecans. Just saying!!

RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi all...looks like a beautiful day out today. We have to run gd to orthodontist today..she broke something on her braces at the concert. Then when we come home, I need to pick green beans & tomatoes. Disappointed in my tomatoes..I thought they were little grape ones, but they are like grape ones on streroids! but they do taste good.
Dh is keeping gs busy..they are trying to make beef jerky out of a roast. We buy beef from his cousin & never seem to get the roasts eaten. I did lose 1.17# this week, so kinda excited about that! Hopefully not just water weight loss from our trip yet!

@TrishasTime ..yes I think funnel cake is just pancake batter that they swirl in hot oil & deep fry, then coat with powdered sugar when done. I am not that crazy about pancakes either, & sometimes the oil is just too much for me.

@trooworld ..glad the slippers help! Too bad about the weather. We have had funny weather this year, too.

@its_cleo...sorry about your allergies. I have them, too, and this summer has been terrible! & a lot of people here are saying the same thing! Must be the weather, lol.

@renaegry ..Happy belated birthday!

@theslightedgeforever ..I will bait my hook, but usually cant get the fish off. But if dh is willing to bait it..why not let him, lol. My OB-GYN told me to try that one time when we were going on a trip & knew we were doing bus tours & there would not be "emergency" stops available. Hasn't hurt me (that I know of, lol), but as always "ask your Dr before trying something new", lol The concert they went to was Pentatonix (an accopella group). I am interested in your carb cycling, too, so please share it here if possible. PS..my sister has a funny sister, too.

We have a tens machine that we mainly use on our lower backs.
Hope everyone has a great day!

cbabie

Morning all,

I have gotten behind again. I am really struggling in life. Who knew you could be old and struggle. I feel like I need to be doing something and yet all I do is sit. I have been fasting for about 3 weeks now, I don't eat until 4 pm and then well I don't know this is the way I should be doing. I am creating bad habits. This was not a diet fast, this was a spiritual fast. I am at a point in my fast that I am looking for prayers answered. Always trying to make sure I am not a Pharisee, LOL.

@theslightedgeforever you are right, I do not want to be like our parents health wise...so I better pick up the pace. Just for the record...I do have a sense of humor...just more sarcastic...LOL

@trooworld glad you figured out the splint...see we are both still learning!!

@TeresaW1020 Yes it would be good to have a conversation someday. Lets get you moved and settled in..LOL

@gemwolf110 Good luck on your interview. I have to start looking for work again...UGH

@RetiredAndLovingIt I love you have a garden, that is on my bucket list...it might have to wait until my DH is gone to nevernever land..LOL Thanks for sharing about the TENS

@renaegry Happy Birthday...luckily it's only one time a year...so glad you enjoyed your weekend with no regrets.

@TrishasTime my granddaughter wanted to make funnel cake, so I had to look it up too..LOL

@its_cleo Yes I have to learn patience as well...NOT one of my strong points

Cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld No it's not uncomfortable just ugly. Occasionally it feels like my toes will split so wide that it will tear the top of my foot. It's probably age, weight, etc. Both feet are the same with the left being a bit more spread. But I saw one dr about it and she said because both feet were affected she doesn't think it's anything. I had an x-ray done about 5 years ago because the foot itself was hurting and nothing. My hamstrings are extremely tight so maybe it's pulling on some tendons in the foot which in turn pull on the toes. It all started with my knee about 10 years ago. I was getting into an airplane seat moving sideways and felt my knee pop. Middle seat and I was about 40 lbs heavier too. When I got off the plane I was limping but I didn't go to the dr because I thought it would go away on it's on. It did sort of but there's always been some kind of foot pain after that. I found one other person who has this and she's heavy too. That's why I think it's partially connected to my weight.

@teresaw1020 Here's something for you to think about. You used the word struggle with the idea of maintaining. Our thoughts are very powerful. Why not think of the opposite of struggle with maintaining. I think most people have a hard time with maintaining because they do drastic diets to get to goal and then go back to eating the way they did before and it just doesn't work that way. The trick is to find an eating plan that you will do forever and then when it's time for maintenance just add back in a small number of calories. Same food but just slightly bigger portions. Visualize yourself at a WW workshop and getting on the scale and reaching your goal. Then visualize yourself stepping on the scale after 3 months and the number is in your range. So take 15 min away from packing and get on the treadmill. You will get everything done and be moving out on time. The exercise will be good for stress relief and your body.

@gemwolf110 Woohoo on the 2.6 lbs. I bet you feel great. Fingers crossed on the interview.

@retiredandlovingit Even if it's water weight the scale is moving in the right direction. I take any and all losses. lol Kudos to you. I don't like the worm wriggling in my fingers. Ick! I love Pentatonix. The guy that sings bass looks like my older son. Same face and smile. It's my younger son that lives in Johnston. He went to the 515 something in Des Moines. Everybody needs a funny sister.

@cbabie Sense of humor.....hm..... okay maybe it's coming out more with age. I have so many good comments to make on this subject but I'm trying to #bebetter Tell your dh how much money you will save by growing your own food. How do you not know what funnel cake is. Oh maybe you didn't go to the fairs like I did. So what can you do while sitting? Sometimes it's good to just sit and be. Although we weren't raised that way. But it's good. How about going to take a walk? Did the doc say no walking outside? Do it early in the day. ooh better yet, go sit in the park after walking a bit there. Get in some nature and stress relief.

theslightedgeforever

@joannedavison So this is from the other day but instead of saying I've blown it maybe think so what did I learn from this? So what did you learn this past week about overeating. I can hear you say, Not to do it again. lol But where were you? What was happening around you? Was it lack of plans? I'm from So. IL That's in the Midwest.

@cyaneverfat Welcome to the group! What kind of fitbit do you have? Some of them you can purchase larger bands from Amazon. I think follow the kind of plan that you can stay on for the rest of your life. I'm not one to avoid anything. It just makes me eat more of that kind of food. My problem is being consistent. I seem to have an on and off switch throughout the year. I do well and then stop. Then do well a bit more then go on vacation and gain back all I'd lost previously in the year. So I'm taking my own advice and trying to see what did I learn from this so I can apply it next year. I always look at my exercise calories as my savings account for the days I tend to overspend (overeat). I don't like to touch those.

Another good food day for me. I ended up doing swimming instead of yoga for the day.

Details on carb cycling to follow.

RetiredAndLovingIt

I ordered new bands for my Fitbit through Amazon. I like the ones with "air holes" in them, lol. Anyway, started with a large I think, after awhile decided it was too big, so ordered the smalls in same one, it was too small, so now I have one part from the large & one part from the small, and it fits pretty good.

TeresaW1020

Good morning!

@RetiredAndLovingIt, yum to making your own beef jerky!! I had a friend whose dad made his own venison jerky and he brings me bags of it for free. I sure miss that friend!

@cbabie, I’m going to lift you up in prayer that you will receive the answers you need to hear. I am VERY sure you are NOT a Pharisee.

@theslightedgeforever, as usual, you are full of wisdom!! I will start visualizing myself reaching goal and being able to maintain my weight. Yes, I need to get on the treadmill. Soon!

I’m about to head out and get my hair colored and cut. I’m thinking of going a darker red but will talk to my hairdresser on what her thoughts are. I usually just trust her to do whatever she wants. After my hair appointment, we are going to buy a refrigerator for the new house and make sure to get a delivery date that works for us. Then I have to go to the grocery store because I’m out of sparkling water and that truly is an emergency in my world! After that, I think I will do some more packing. Have a great day!

renaegry

Good morning all. Well I will some what be getting on routine sooner then I thought. My son is in grade 9 and we got a message yesturday that the grade 9s are to come to senior football practice. Which is awesome. Except we play in a town that is 30 min away and practice is every Monday to Friday starting Thurs this week from 6:30 am to 8:00 am. Omg. That means getting up at 5 and leaving the house by 5:45. Ugh. So I have decided since I am up and will be there for 1.5 hours might as well get my runs or walks done there and Will pack my yogurt granola mixture for breakfast there. Off to yorkton today for some things. Treating myself to a small blizzard since I never did have a birthday cake (think it's just an excuse lol).

@RetiredAndLovingIt Love how you put 2 bands together to make one. And I also like the bands with the holes in it. Much more breathable.

@TeresaW1020 It's always nice to treat yourself to hair cut and color. I have such Greys already I need to get my roots done every 6 weeks which is pushing it. I have started buying the powders to cover the roots or at home kits to do myself the odd time to help with the cost.