NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Morning gals:
I have been up since 3 my time...I slept an extra hour and my neck shows it..:( I tracked, I tracked, I tracked...Yea I tried a new smoothie and hated it...had to dump it and make another. I thought lets try apple, PB2, protein mix..it was GROSSSSSSSSSS...it was grainy..
@mysticlizard yep today is a NEW day..take full advantage of it.
@trooworld Great job on getting up and sticking to your plan...now remember what you felt like after you got done so that tomorrow it will be a little eaiser. PS I love the new icon.
@theslightedgeforever I will have to look at Trello, never heard of it. I am proud that you tracked, great job.
Okay what happened to the rest of our newbies.. I could type a list, send out the hounds, but you know who you are..it's time to come get some encouragement...
tracked- yes over on my sugar and eveything but cal..but close to goal.
exercised - yes 30 min walk, weights - arms..but didn't get my 10K in..close
So I am taking baby steps to getting my sync back.
Cbabie
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Good morning ladies,
Today is a new day and a new month. Yesterday was ugly with my eating. I know that it is the stress of this trip to TX. I am bingeing (sp) for comfort, I know that it is self defeating, at 51 I know better.
I am tracking EVERYTHING EVERYDAY that I am eating and that was one of my goals for Oct. I met that goal! Yay! 
I exercised for an hour 21 days during the month. My goal was one hour exercise daily, so I did not quite reach that goal. 
For the month I lost 7.6 pounds. Yay!!!!! 
My goals for November
1. Continue logging everyday. I did this and I can keep doing this.
2. No more than 476 calories for snacks a day. I am set at 1430 calories for 1.5 pounds lost per week. I do not eat breakfast, lunch is usually no more than 300 calories, and that will give me 576 calories for supper.
3. Get at least 85 g. of protein a day. I need to make better food choices.
4. Get one hour of exercise a day for 25 days of the month. I would like to get at least 15 minutes on the days I don't get an hour in.
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The last time I posted was Oct 21! Wow. I’ve been fighting this bug all this time, the cough got worse. I think it’s all heading in the right direction now though.
@tattooedprincess8 Hi Believe! I am going to get everyone’s names mixed up, haha.
@theslightedgeforever You posted that chart on cauliflower…I saw it and thought pizza..haha, I have yet to try the cauliflower pizza crust. Those cauliflower nachos look yummy! Your mother in law sounds like my mom. The caretakers have a dickens of a time getting her to keep her dentures in. I lost 3.4 lbs, which was amazing for not tracking almost half a month. Not 5%, but it’s a loss, I’ll take it.
@dawnemjh I had the same problem with WW…free fruit and veggies that I’d eat just ‘cause I could. I personally do better tracking here (when I track).
@vingogly I think the board works for us this way as it is something we are used to, and people are finding us! It’s easy enough to “favorite” the thread and come right back to where you left off. Of course if you’re gone 11 days like I was, you might come back to 90 messages, lol. It’s all good though!
@trooworld Hi fellow Californian! I’m up in L A. Been loving the rain, even though it’s made me cough more, lol. I make my own chicken bone broth in the pressure cooker…same results as slow cooking, but faster. I always add 2 tablespoons of vinegar. It doesn’t flavor the broth, but it does pull the calcium out of the bones so the broth is richer. I like your calendar. Especially since you made it your desktop. Good idea! You are right about diet being the most important factor. The point is, exercise is for your health…and if you’re exercising you’re going to make better food choices, not wanting to waste the exercise.
@peruviansweetie Glad you found a cheaper dentist. I sure understand wanting to take a break from the dentist. I’m close to done with all the work I need. Will take the next year (since I’m out of insurance coverage for this year, lol).
@mysticlizard and @gemwolf110 I will post my chili recipe later tonight or tomorrow.
@mysticlizard I teach a thematic class to homeschoolers, aprox 2nd through 4th grade. I thought your comment to cbabie was interesting. I have so much going on, just going and going, and I have fallen a couple times in the last year and I’m always bumping into things. I think your advice is spot on. Being sick the last few weeks has taught me to slow down, just a little. I still have my part time teaching job, and I had a convention to go to this weekend, but I have been trying to rest a bit more. It’s helped my carpal tunnel issues, resting my arms!
@gemwolf Thanks for the invite to the challenge. I have about the same goal as you by New Years.
@cbabie Hi! Missed all of you! I saw Stephanie O posting on here, going to try to get her here on the board!
I’ll post my November goals later tonight or tomorrow.
Karla :-)
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Hello ww buddies and the non ww. I know it's been a long time. My bad. Life just got in the way.
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Thanks for the invite bugmom92.2
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trooworld I'm a more slow to rise type person and think my biorthyms kick in later in the day. I'm experimenting with different times for exercise to see which timeslot is the perfect one for me.
cbabie Baby steps are good. I think I've got the tracking down now to make sure I don't go over my calories. Input before I eat it.....
gemwolf Get the candy out of sight. An old friend I hadn't seen in two years came for a visit and brought me candy. 5 pieces later......I usually can be satisfied with one piece. Which really happened but I was satisfied 5 different times. Motivation All my tricks from high school don'toit of the bones. seem to work now. I have one shirt hanging so I can see it. But 2 summers have come and gone. Still looking for my motivation. I just realized when I started to reply to mysticlizard that I lost a fair amount of weight this last month. I guess the motivation is there but I didn't recognize it. I need to concentrate more on my successes evidently instead of thinking about how I went over my calories today and didn't exercise.
mysticlizard Good weight loss.
My goals for November
1. 4 days of strength training 3 days cardio
2. Input dinner at meal time not before going to bed.
bugmom Glad to see you back. I was thinking about your comment on vinegar and how it pulls the calcium out of the bones. It doesn't do that with humans does it? I drink 2-3 T of vinegar everyday.
StephanieO Welcome to the group
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tracked over calories 270 translated into 5 pieces of choc over carbs by 28
Goal exercise Not met
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@bugmom92 good tip about the broth! I don't have a pressure cooker (wish I did!), but I can still add the vinegar. Right on about the exercise...it just makes me have my health at the front of my mind and make better choices.
@gemwolf110 yes it is very early! Good for you for making it 7 months, it's rough!
@mysticlizard great goals.
@theslightedgeforever that's great, finding what works for you is the key!
I got the flu shot yesterday (despite signing a paper saying that I hadn't been sick in the past 2 weeks, which I actually had been) and now I feel sick. Lesson learned!1 -
theslightedgeforever wrote: »lore Here's the recipe for the nachoshttps://youtube.com/watch?v=E1zo_HNaz7s
cbabie I do better on a modified carb diet than a low carb. Good for you on tracking and your treadmill. Have you thought about not exercising on Saturdays. Even God rested that last day. You can always choose to exercise if you want to but by not making it mandatory, no guilt. Guilt makes us feel bad which makes us eat. On the calendar
thing, tried it and yeah I blew it off. Now I'm trying Trello. I'm a visual person so this may help me more.
gemwolf Back to 15 minutes on the treadmill. Break it up into three sets of 5 min if you are busy. I can't imagine housebreaking a puppy. I hated doing it with my kids. But something that has to be done, right?
mysticlizard My mil can be funny at times. She has dementia\Alzheimers. Yesterday she was eating a pear and I kept hearing a noise and I looked and she had half of her pear and half of her teeth out chomping away. smh Of course that got a Put your teeth on the table, mama. I tried putting that adhesive tape but she picks it all off and then plays with the tape. lol My friend used to pack a cooler with healthy snacks and water for her long road trips. Some sandwiches. She said that kept her from buying soda, chips, and candy bars at every gas station. Yaaay on fitting into smaller clothes. I had a shirt that was really tight across the chest and I hadn't done laundry and I saw it and I couldn't believe it fit so much better. I have two more shirts I bought that I'm still waiting to get into. Maybe 5 more lbs and I'll try it on
trooworld I was looking at the word naruto and it reminded me of a Japanese character that my boys watch. They've been watching for years even though it's in Japanese and they read subtitles.
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tracked under cals and carbs
Goal: exercise not met
Thank you so much for the Cauliflower Nacho recipe. I will definitely be making those!!0 -
mysticlizard wrote: »Hi Ladies,
@lore11a - I used the same recipe as theslightedgeforever. I used 1 T less of oil and tossed the oil, spices, and cauliflower in a gallon zip lock to get the coating more even. I should have left the cauliflower in the oven longer to get it more crispy. But it was a nice change of menu.
I got 51 minutes of my hour exercise in then had to pick up my youngest daughter. I am counting that as a victory.
I hope everyone has a good evening.
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Hi ladies,
@bugmom92 - 2nd - 4th graders, kids are really neat at the age. I hope that cold leaves you soon. I am sure you are sick of it (no pun intended). I am looking forward to the chili recipe too. It is getting cold enough up here (MN) so that chili will be an awesome meal.
@gemwolf110 - I had to smile about your aunt's cooking. We are leaving tomorrow to go to TX for my younger son's wedding. The rehearsal dinner and the wedding supper are vegan, gluten free, and dairy free, no cake either. The menu sounds pretty unappetizing. So like you, I think I will do all right. I just have to worry about the meals on the road. We are taking the cooler with lunch fixings and I have weighed everything and figured calories for what I will eat. I hope that tooth doesn't give you any more problems.
@trooworld - I hope you feel better quick.
I did not get my exercise, doing last minute stuff for this trip. I hope to get a bunch of walking in on the way down to TX and while we are there. Our three girls are traveling with us, my oldest son, his wife, and my year old grandson will be there, and of course the groom and his partner. So we will be able to spend a little time with all the kids and I am really looking forward to it. I know I will be checking in, I don't want to lose my 669 day streak. I don't know that I will post though. So I hope everyone has a good end of week and a lovely weekend.0 -
gemwolf Maybe ask your aunt if you and your mom could come over and help her with the dinner prep. win-win You get good food and cooking time with mom Your aunt gets the blessing of hostessing and less stress.
Yaaay on getting the candy out of your house. I had picked up a piece of candy and then said You don't need this today You had some yesterday and put it back. Baby steps for me.
trooworld I need to get my flushot. I forgot. I'm hoping my new timeslot for exercise will be good for me. Today was good I walked for 40 min. A stray dog kept following me and jumped up on me twice. Scared me to death. White german shepherd. I used to have one of those years ago and think it was the ghost of Novembers past. lol
lore I have a new head of cauliflower I need to make something with. I'm leaning towards the tater tots
mysticlizard yikes on the wedding menu I wonder why we can't go back to the old days of just natural food that everyone eats. Enjoy your family. Make some good memories. Wow on the 669 day streak. Awesome
I made eggplant lasagna tonight. Trying out new recipes.
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Morning:
I had an emotional melt down yesterday morning and new I couldn't write on here and sound sane..by the time I got myself together, it was time for work. I didn't get home from church until 9 and didn't sleep real well, but today is another day!!
I have tracked and stayed the course so far, I am not getting my 10K steps in, but I did walk 30 min yesterday on my treadmill. I am working from home this week, so not as much movement. We were supposed to move into our new building on Monday, but the TI work wasn't done..so we all work from home or our warehouse or something. I chose home.
It's good to see everyone posting. I will try to catch up today, but no promises. I love the new ideas on food and new recipes. Let's keep sharing those. I am not cooking for me this week, so no new ones from me this week. You guys seem to be the good cooks.
Believe# I am so happy to see you here, I know you have a new name, but you will always be Believe to me!!
@mysticlizard Enjoy your trip. My mom used to say..let's make an adventure..and she would take my sister.LOL I am not the adventurous type.
@gemwolf110 LOL right after church all the guys were trying to get the game on the screens at church, me I waited till this morning and checked the headlines.
@theslightedgeforever great job on your exercise. Keep sharing those recipes
@lore11a Morning!
@trooworld I hope you are feeling better. I won't get the flu shot, I know it will make me sick. Maybe someday I will change my mind.
@stephanieoney21 Oh my so glad you found us!! Don't be a stranger, I miss you!!
@bugmom92 Thanks for sending our friend this way..I hope you get rid of the cough.
@dawnemjh Morning!
@vingogly Morning!
@peruviansweetie Morning!
Okay I am sure I missed someone,
Gotta run get ready for the day!
Cbabie
Goals:
Track!
Exercise 30 min
Vitamins (been forgetting lately)
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Good morning everyone.
cbabie I have been missing you and everyone else.1 -
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gemwolf Now the Christmas cookies and candy starts. So we all need a plan for that. Great game 7.
cbabie Maybe step out of your comfort zone. Go wild and be adventurous. Then when you come back to your current life, it will appear bland. lol Last year was the first year I got the flu shot. Keep walking and tracking. Have you figured out a way to put on the brakes yet? How about one hour? Just concentrate on you
stephanieo what exercise are you doing today?
Hello to the rest of you
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Goals exercise Met strength training tracked dinner after eating Met
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So does anyone want to join me in sharing good bean or lentil recipes? I need more fiber and protein. Plus alot of good health benefits.
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Morning! Wow where is everyone?
I tracked and was under yea
I walked 30 min yea
I didn't get my 10K steps in... in fact my sister is ahead of me. LOL
I don't have any good bean or lentil recipes. I love beans, but not everyone in my family does. I grew up
on navy beans..I might be going to back to that. LOL
@theslightedgeforever LOL I did the wild thing in my mid 20's don't want to go there again.
Okay I hope my friends stop by and say Hi.
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cbabie How is your nighttime eating? When I meant go wild I was thinking about you choosing a different ice cream flavor lol I can see how your all or nothing thoughts trip you up. If the family doesn't like the beans or lentils then they can eat something else. Since you have never made the recipe yet, they just might like it. Go to Pinterest and search. Choose the first one that comes up. Add the ingredients to your next shopping list. Plan a time/day for you to cook.30-45 min out of your 24 hr day. You are doing it for your health.
gemwolf Good for you on consistent tracking. Yum beanies and weinies. Can you find a healthier recipe?
I walked today for 38 min. So that's out of the way.1 -
Hello everyone! I've been busy and tired and now I'm finally feeling well again.
A bean recipe...NOTE: I bake these at 350 for 20-30 minutes (flip halfway through). They are really good!
Homemade Black Bean Burgers:
16 ounces canned black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces
1/2 onion, cut into wedges
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 1/2 egg, or as needed
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce, or hot sauce
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 small corn, canned, drained
1 whole tomato, sliced
1 whole avocado, sliced
4 whole lettuce leaves
4 whole hamburger buns, mixed grain
If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Press through a sieve to remove all extra moisture. Put mixture into a bowl then stir into mashed beans. Add corn and stir.
In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties. Freeze formed patties for 15 minutes before cooking.
If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.\
Assemble with tomato, avocado, lettuce on top of hamburger bun.1 -
Good evening ladies!!
Missing you!0 -
What!!! I just wrote a whole blog type post and all that showed was "Good evening ladies. Missing you" So annoyed right now!!!
I'll come back tomorrow. Sorry
Have a good night!! So angry0 -
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Good evening everyone.
Peru hi long time see you. Been missing you all!0 -
theslightedgeforever- hello. Today I helped my hubby unload the trailer and then we went and starte trading stuff out of a shed that was given to us by a friend.0
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Morning gals: I stayed within goals as much as possible. I had a pj & pie night at church last night. I took 1/4 servings of several things...it was good and I don't have any regrets. I think I am finding my balance.
didn't walk, couldn't get on the treadmill today, I have to be at church in 30 min and my DH just got up.
But I have been cleaning all morning, so burned up some energy there.
Stephanie, hope you did well with your trailer stuff!!
Peru: so sorry about your post. Come back today and share again..
@trooworld love the recipe. I should share with my daughter. She love blackbeans!!
@theslightedgeforever I actually have been only drinking protein shakes all week, so it was good. I didn't even crave night eating. So I need to go and look at my protein, fat, etc and see why I didn't crave sweets.
@gemwolf110 Glad you are getting back to your old self!!
okay gals gotta run.
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@cbabie great job on the balance!
Hi all. I just got back from BodyPump and it went really well. I've been there in the past, but not for a long time. My hubby went with me and even he admitted it was a good workout. I'm getting ready to go grocery shopping to stock my cupboards with healthy foods for the week. I've got a meal plan already made and ready to conquer! Have a great day everyone.2 -
I find this as easy as WW, same info and great support and no cost4
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trooworld That recipe sounds good. I will add the ingredients to my shopping list. Thank you for sharing.
peru I hate when I lose a post. Hope all is well for you.
stephanieo Sounds like you really used those muscles.
cbabie Yaaaay on finding your balance. How about on Sundays while your dh sleeps you could do a Leslie Sansone's Walk away the Pounds video on youtube. You could view that on your laptop or Ipad type tablet if you have one. There are 15, 30, and 45 min ones depending how much time you have. You don't need a lot of space.
gemwolf I love chili in cold weather. I like to make mine in my crockpot. yum with some cornbread. Although that gets me in trouble. Its hard to just eat one piece. Look at those steps. wow
kim Welcome to the group
I exercised 4 days this week which was better than last week. So shooting for five this week.
Calories and carbs much better this week but I need more vegetables.
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Hello everyone. I had started writing a post but then I lost it, so just going to say hello and goodnight. I am so tired, been a busy day1
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Morning gals: Running late...have to be at church in 45 min and I am still sitting here.
I read the post, glad to hear from everyone. I don't have time to reply and will be gone for almost the entire day...this time of year is so crazy busy...enjoy your Sunday. I will be spending mine in the time of the Lord, friends and my own mind..LOL
cbabie1
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