NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Morning all. Just got caught up on posts. Glad everyone is doing well. Don’t have time to comment individually. My goal still is to log in daily and read and post. Had an alright week. Treadmill 2 days. Fitness class 2 days. Weight is up a bit but I’m sure it’s cause my body aches so bad from fitness and retaining water. Sitting at 154. Goal is to get below 150 by end of March.0
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Morning all! It's sunny and breezy here today. I may take GGD to the park today. I have been emotional today and it just dawned on my this is the month my dad passed away in 2017...you wonder if you ever don't "hurt".. Sitting here watching my DDG smiling at "Strawberry Shortcake" . makes me smile!
@renaegry Sounds like a good week and you can meet your goal!
@mswatson0777 Yes my DH mom passed away with breast cancer at 52, but his dad was much older..he is more like his dad. Glad you got your list done. yes it's cheaper $$ wise to eat carbs..LOL
@trooworld good for hubby to know his wife and encourages her in that!
@joannadavison Yes life can be TOO busy. Thanks for checking in!!
@theslightedgeforever You weren't thinking..LOL
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Hi all, I’m not sure I can keep up with all of you. But please know I am reading all the posts. I just usually can’t do it daily. So here’s my shoutouts. Yay on the shift change! Green would kill me but so would blue. I have 3 days left of WW since I cancelled it. If you cancel make sure you use up your wellness wins. I got 3 pairs of socks and donated the rest of mine to charity (I guess WW buys fruits and veges for charity with the points). @cbabie a baby monitor while your using the treadmill? Or the techie in me would do FaceTime with my phone and iPad. @mswatson0777 I hope you’re loving your weekend or relaxing. 👋 to all.
Yesterday we were supposed to go on a road trip to get my puppy (avatar) and pick her up this morning. Since I’m typing here, bet you all can guess that didn’t happen. Mishka got sick and the Breeder postponed the transfer and took her to the vet. She’s doing much better but we’re playing it by ear. I will say that taking yesterday off for what turned out to be no reason was awesome and relaxing. I have 3 other doggies and it was beyond wonderful to play with them, quilt, and visit my grandkids. DH’s birthday is tomorrow and I made him German chocolate cake. I think one piece on WW would use the entire’s day of points. At least with calories I can budget them in. I am liking leaving WW behind but I still won’t sell my stock because they made a dent in my brain of eating better. No other plan did that. That said, I was showing my DH this morning the calories of a caramel candy (140 calls) and that on WW it was 11 points. And then my muscle milk light was 100 calls and 1 point. I get the fat and sugar aren’t healthy, but 10 point difference for the 40 cal difference? It is interesting to see how the calls and points differ. BTW, I know that one of you wrote about green being 17 points but you’d use 5 weeklies daily. If you decide you want green and the 22 points, change your program to maintaining to bump the points up. I had to do that when they went from smart points to freestyle because I’m deadly allergic to the majority of the stuff they put on the free list. Then I added my foods that were free back in with the points. I found that way the best to manipulate the app some.0 -
@cbabie I hope you make it to the park and have a nice time. I hope you feel better- I’m sorry for the loss of your dad.
@mswatson0777 sounds like a nice weekend. I’m glad you sound a little less stressed. Are you taking classes all summer? How low carb are you going? It’s ironic I’ve just been checking my weekly macros over the last few months. I can’t do low carb, and noticing that I start to feel sick and/or shaky if I’m at 100grams. So I usually eat more than that. But a lot of it is fruits and vegetables and beans. And some bread I admit it!
@trooworld I hope you have a great 5k. I’ve never done one either walking or running. I think there is one here in May and I’m considering it.
@the slightedgeforever- wow 1,9 lbs! That is fantastic!
@TeresaW1020 wow on the 15lb-ers! Good for you, you will adjust in no time.
Seems like a lot of people have been busy. I’ve been busy working, and have to work tomorrow too but hopefully just for a couple of hours. Next week will be busy and then hopefully a break.
I’ve been doing ok with calories this week. I went out with a friend for dinner and I had 3 drinks (we went to hear a band play for a couple hours) but I managed to stay within my calorie limits for the week.
Exercising a lot this week. Today I did the stairs/hill and some core at the gym. I’m still very limited with my upper body bc of my arm.
My computer was struggling so I got a new part and after a couple of hiccups it seems ok. I’m sooo relieved bc I did not want to buy a new computer.
I’m dead tired after all the exercising today and will flake out and watch tv. Tomorrow is an off day, not sure what I will do. I don’t like the Daylight Savings Time and losing an hour sleep…
Cold today but beautiful sunny day and birds were chirping and I feel like winter is leaving so yay.
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I’ve been doing MFP for 4 Days. I love the app it is similar to WW. I am looking forward to chatting with some of you. I just can’t stay on WW for some reason , but MFP seems like a winner to me!0
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@teresaw1020 I think this move will be a good move for you mom. You will be such a good role model for her with your eating and exercising.
@cbabie Isn't perception an interesting thing? When I think of March I think of springtime and happy thoughts. When I read your post about dad I thought oh. Now the profile pic change on FB makes sense. Did you get your fruit this weekend? Your new schedule sounds wonderful. What would be great is if the baby would learn how to entertain herself when she first wakes up. Maybe leave a book in her crib to look at. That way you can have a few more minutes of me time to get in more exercise. You'll hear her eventually if she doesn't grab your attention at first. Plus it's a good life lesson. I was smiling thinking about your dh walking around with his coffee cup in his hand.
@trooworld you are still going strong I see. Good for you. Woohoo on your weight loss. Did you do the 5K?
@mswatson0777 So have you figured out the hunger level balance thing? You sound like you are really trying to find your balance on this. Which of course is sustainable. That's the key. What movie did you end up watching? I think feeling accomplished is the best feeling.
@joannadavison Just keep working on those weekends. I like eating higher on Thurs and Saturday so I lower my carbs/calories on the other days to make up for it. Kind of a win win for me as long as I stick to the boundaries. That's great that you are still tracking.
@renaegry Woohoo for all your movement you put into your life this week. I love springtime because as it starts warming up I get just a little bit more motivated. Then all the pretty flowers start appearing. Winter is so depressing. You can reach that goal. Step by step.
@mariechinander My two cents on group posting is do what you can do. No guilt. I used to have a 5 person rule where even if there were 20 people posting I would respond to the first 5 and say Hi to everyone else. Sometimes it got cut down to 3 and like this weekend it got cut down to a Quick check in.....and it was all about me. Sometimes we have more time sometimes we don't. At one point on another group I was sitting responding to people that I realized I was just SITTING. Not up moving my body. That doesn't help me lose weight. Do what you can do. Great tip about bumping up the points on WW. There's always a way to tweak a program to suit our lifestyles. Happy Bday to your hubby.
@its_cleo Good for you for staying within your calorie range this week. You are getting better and better at that. I think they should do away with the whole Daylight Savings thing.
@cpautism24 Welcome to the group! We are chatty at times but you'll find lots of support here.
Green Day- Stayed OP 193/238 carbs Exercise-41 minutes walking
March goals: Drink 3 glasses of water
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@theslightedgeforever, mom is already down 3 lbs and has been walking on the treadmill. She was up to 8 minutes on Friday.
@its_cleo, I don’t like the Daylight Saving Time either!! DH likes to open up the blinds first thing in the morning and I came out into the living room griping at him that the neighbors don’t need the view of seeing me in my robe!
I am also longing for spring and the end of winter…and rain!! Good for you for staying within your calories. I’m doing my best to stay within my WW points but it’s hard! 
@mariechinander, I hope that going off WW will work for you and that you will love calorie counting. I’ve been all over the place with counting calories, not counting anything and now back to WW. As we all know all plans will work if we work the plan. I’m just hoping that this time WW will work for me. Your puppy Mishka is adorable!! I hope you get to pick her up soon.
@cbabie, ((hugs)) to you my friend!
@tooworld, let’s make it a great week!! Go GREEN!!!
@joannadavison, take care of yourself!
@mswatson0777, you are doing all the right things with your planning and making sure that you get in your electrolytes in, which will help with that foggy feeling. You just have to give your body time to adjust to the change.
Good morning! I got a terrible sore throat on Friday and didn’t do anything yesterday but rest and start a new jigsaw puzzle. It’s much better today, which is good because this is mom’s first Sunday to come to church with us. I’ve decided to create my own workout calendar that will take from two of the BOD programs and walking on my treadmill. Until I get more weight off, I have to stop doing BOD leg workouts because they are tearing up my knees. So, leg days will be mostly treadmill walks and I will continue with my upper body weights and the 80 Day Obsession Booty workouts. Maybe that will work!
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Morning all! I only got 10 min on the treadmill this morning. Babygirl work up early. She is sitting on the couch watching Veggietales, but if I go outside she will want to come. So I have to wait until DH is up and can help. I have to get this weight off as I feel "fat and stuffed" even though I am under my WW goal, but that goal was set a least 10 years ago..So it's time to set a new goal. LOL . I know with age we should carry a little more weight, but I feel better with less. I know that the tracking is the most important thing I can do..When I track I lose. PERIOD!!
@TeresaW1020 So happy you and your mom are doing health and life together!!! Yes please take care of your knees, you only get 1 pair and knee replacement is not on my list of things to do..LOL
@trooworld yea on the loss and you sound like the old you..LOL
@CPAUTISM24 Welcome!! Yes we do chat a lot, but you will find lots of encouragement and even laughter..LOL You can take this group at your own pace.
@its_cleo We don't do DS here!!! So I have to keep remembering where people are and what time it is..LOL
@mariechinander Yes the tech in me...I have the baby monitor..I had to go get her this morning before finishing..but I am for sure going to try to get back on when my DH gets up if he does before I have to get ready for church.
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Good morning everyone! Well, I'll start with my weigh-in at the WW location: According to my scale and according to the WW scale, I was down 3 lbs from last week but like I said yesterday was my first official weigh-in on WW so that 3 lbs doesn't count but it counts to me! My favorite leader isn't there anymore (I didn't ask what happened to her) but...the lady that used to be the receptionist is now the leader and I absolutely loved her so I'm happy with that! I look forward to her meetings. Now, the 5K: I was afraid my coworker was going to flake on me because I got there early and waited and waited and texted her and she didn't respond. Of course, my disaster mind went immediately to: "she's flaking on you" lol. But she showed and we walked it and it did not rain, thankfully! We were the absolute last walkers to end the walk but that's okay, at least we finished. My body was so sore, my feet so sore, after the walk. I just came home and laid around until I met my friend for tea. I had forgotten that since I have had plantar fasciitis for the past year or so, I haven't walked at all, so it was probably a bad idea to sign up for a 3.3 mile walk without doing any walking prior! But oh well, I survived.
@mswatson0777 Thanks! I'm glad you had fun with your friends. I hope you caught up on sleep and I hope you had fun for movie night!
@renaegry Hello! Getting below 150 by end of March seems reasonable, I believe in you!
@cbabie I'm glad DGD was able to make you smile through your tears this morning. Yes, my hubby is pretty good like that, I love that man!!! Only got on the treadmill for 10 minutes? At least you did get on it! Yay! Tracking is key, I think. Thanks, I feel like the old me!
@mariechinander Incidentally, your wellness wins are still there if you rejoin. Mine were there from 2 years ago! I was glad to see that. Don't worry about keeping up with us, just join in when you can. I know we are a chatty bunch lol. Happy birthday to your DH! Enjoy your slice of cake.
@its_cleo Thanks! I did enjoy it, it ended up being nice weather. I'm glad you got your computer problem fixed, I know that is so frustrating! You are doing so well with exercise, being so consistent. Congrats! I hate DST too.
@CPAUTISM24 Hi and welcome! I look forward to chatting with you, too! WW isn't the only program you can lose weight on. Do what works for you!
@theslightedgeforever I am going strong. I did do the 5K, see above. I see I need to rub off on you with the water. I've been doing really well (except this weekend). Over 100 oz of water a day!
@TeresaW1020 Is mom trying to lose weight? Yes let's make it a good week and GO GREEN!!! I'm glad you are feeling better, too.
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Good morning. Cold and snowing here. Trying to find the ambition to leave my chair and go get an hour of book work in. Not sure if any exercise will fit into the day today. Daughter has gymnastics from 3-6 plus it’s a 30 min drive. If anything will just do a day of squat challenge. Then back to the norm fitness class Monday and Wednesday and treadmill Tuesday and Thursday.
@mariechinander that is one of the main reasons I cancelled WW as well. I found some of the point calculations extremely discouraging. I still have it till the beginning of April but really haven’t been using it. I paid for premium here and really try to track my macros. Hopefully this and spring will be the answer.
@TeresaW1020 I started a puzzle ages ago. The Vegas strip. I should really sit down and finish it one day.
@trooworld way to go on the loss. That’s awesome.
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@trooworld that is so great on the 5 km!
I signed up for a 5km today too. I've never done it before, I will be pretty slow. I signed up to be in the last AKA slowest group. But I'm hoping it will just be fun. It's in May.
@cbabie glad to hear you got some time in the treadmills. VeggieTales what is that?
@TeresaW1020 that is cool your mom is using the treadmill. Good for her. I hope your sore throat clears up. I think you have a good approach with the WW and the exercise. You will gradually get back to where you want to be. Lol about the robe. I live on the 10th floor and sometimes I leave my curtains open and I probably shouldn't. But there is a 4 lane road between me and the next building.
@theslightedgeforever congrats staying on plan and on a green day. Yeah sitting in front of a computer or phone too much is not good. That's why I'm here less if I'm working a lot, I just can't sit in front of the screen any further.
@CPAUTISM24 welcome! And welcome to @mariechinander and any other newcomers I missed.
Well my weight is down .5 this week, and I can't believe it, it's at the lowest point it's ever been. I feel really good. @theslightedgeforever when you said you were a chocolate cake snob- man, that has stayed with me! I've been getting more choosy about my indulgences because if I'm going to have cals it needs to be good.
A lighter week exercise for me, about 6 activities. The last two weeks was 8 or 9.
Take care all
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@its_cleo- Good for you, a 5k sounds like fun. I've been thinking of signing up for one for awhile, but I never get around to it.
@trooworld - three pounds is hard work! I really slack on the exercise
@cbabie- When you track you lose, it's the truth. I've fallen away from it a bit in the last couple of weeks, but I know how important it is
@TeresaW1020- I admire your commitment to exercise. I just don't have right now, but it's a future goal of mine. Baby steps.
@CPAUTISM24- Welcome! I'm pretty new to MFP also
I've been struggling to keep my food logged, but I'm making more of an effort again. It's hard when my husband cooks because I'm not sure how to log what he does. I've kept up with my 30 minute walk during my lunch break, even when the weather is terrible, no kidding, I've worn snow-pants at work to walk when it's below zero. It's the one and only exercise I get. I did great calorie wise all week, but this weekend, not so great, I don't know why. However I'm still doing better than before I started using this app.
We had our time change, so tomorrow I have to be at work at 6:00 am, which is really 5:00 am for my mind and body, ugh. I'd like to go for a walk after work, but I work long hours, and come home eat a quick dinner and I'm pretty much off to bed. You all inspire me though to focus on my goal, which is health, which means being more active.0 -
@teresaw1020 Wow look at your mom go.....you both will be motivation for each other. Just keep tweaking your exercise program until you figure out what works for your body. We need our knees.
@cbabie Good for you for getting on the treadmill again. That plus checking in here are becoming habits.
@trooworld The point on the 5K is that you finished. If you do it again, you can work on reducing your time. Great job on the water.
@renaegry Still snowing? I'm trying to get my mind into spring mode. Two flies were mating on my car window and it reminded me of the word twitterpated and Thumper in Bambi. Ah Springtime.....although I just realized I'm showing my age. If I asked my kids what the word twitterpated was they would think it had to do with the social media platform. lol Sneak in small rounds of exercise when you can. I'm trying to change my relationship with exercise and think about it differently.
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@its_cleo Love the graphic. I've only done one 5K about 8-9 years ago. It was a WW 5K. My goal was to do it in under an hour. Which I came in at 58.something lol I was about 44 lbs heavier then. In my dreams I can run the whole way. But for now, I'd have to walk it with spurts of jogging. Woohoo on your lowest weight. Doesn't that feel really good? Chocolate cake snob. lol It's true though, right? I threw away something the other day (can't remember what it was). I took a bite and said Meh. Then thought maybe the second bite will be better. Nope so in the trash it went. Old slightedge would never throw away and waste the food. Old slightedge used to be 44 lbs heavier too.
@nighthazel01 Just keep working at the tracking. I've given up trying to do it "perfectly" when I don't know exactly what is in the food I'm eating but "close enough" is good enough for me. I lost weight that way. I've been aiming for the middle calories on MFP and it seems to adjust itself somehow. It keeps me in the habit of tracking each meal. If your hubby follows a recipe then you can upload that recipe to MFP and you'll be able to use it again the next time. When I have a new recipe that's what I do. Importing the recipe is easy. If the recipe says 6 servings I immediately divide the finished product into 6 and take my part before the rest of the family starts theirs. The whole house knows now STOP let mom go first so she can measure and weigh. lol Then STOP mom has to enter her food if I haven't preplanned it. They are getting used to me. You are doing an excellent job with your exercise. You inspire me. I wear a mantra band that says no excuses. Evidently I have alot of them.
Yellow Day-Stayed OP 124/164 carbs Exercise-46 minutes
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Good morning everyone! I'm still kind of sore yikes. I didn't realize just how out of shape I've become. It's pitiful! Yesterday, I barely got any meal prep done. I had to rely on my husband to do it.
@renaegry I hope it warms up. re: the loss...thanks!
@its_cleo Thank you! lol...Bravocado, I love it! Like I said, we came in LAST...dead LAST but that's okay, at least we finished! And like you, we were doing it just for fun. Good for you for signing up, I hope you enjoy the experience! Congrats on the loss and being at the lowest weight, woo hoo!!!
@nighthazel01 Thank you! I did work hard this past week, but I am going to have to work very hard many, many weeks to get this weight off. I will have to remain consistent. I slack on exercise as well, don't feel alone! That's incredible that you still walk when it's cold enough to wear snow pants, go girl! Below zero...wow.
@theslightedgeforever Yes, true. We weren't trying to beat anyone. It took us 1 hour 26 minutes to walk the 5K. I know that's a bit long, but oh well! Thanks re: the water. You did good on water and decluttering...WTG!!!
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@cbabie, good for you for getting on your treadmill! And you are right that tracking is the most important part of weight loss. I have really been trying to make myself track first thing in the morning. Now the goal is to stay under my WW points and not over them.
@trooworld, that is great that you are down 3 lbs.! I’m happy you have a leader that you like. I would probably still be going to WW meetings if I hadn’t lost my leader. Yayyyy for finishing the 5K!! I hope your plantar fasciitis doesn’t do another flare-up. My mom is trying to lose weight. She needs to lose about 40 lbs. and is very happy that I cook mostly healthy meals.
@renaegry, I’ve seen a puzzle of the Vegas strip before that is 2000 pieces. I want to do that!!
@nighthazel01, doing exercise does require baby steps and determination to do it. Don’t count yourself short! Doing a 30-minute walk is exercise and it’s soooo good for you! Tracking can be hard when you don’t know exactly what foods to track but when I am faced with that I just give my best guess. At least I’m tracking something.
@theslightedgeforever, yes we need our knees! It frustrates me that I can't do the exercise I want but I have to use some wisdom so hopefully my new plan will give me good results and as I lose weight I can go back to squats, lunges and other contortion that those trainers like to make us do. Do you know that for every pound we lose we take off 4 lbs of pressure from our knees? I bet you knew that already.
Good morning! My tonsillitis (yup that was my self-diagnosis after going on Webmd ) has cleared up and I’m ready for a busy week. Mom and I tried to fill out the forms that will transfer her medical and it’s over our heads so I have tasked her with making some phone calls and seeing if we can get some assistance. We both just want all the business stuff done and over! The good news is that the scale was down this morning and I’m determined to have a good week with NO gain! Have a good day!
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Morning Ladies! I'm officially on day 2 of low carb, and I feel much better today than I did yesterday so I'm hopeful my "keto flu" feelings will be minimal. So far my hunger is also much lower than it has been, so I'm thinking this change might be a positive one! My friend also gifted me with all of her low carb baking supplies, which was greatly appreciated since they cost a fortune and my grocery bill was already significantly higher than it normally is. But I'm feeling good about all the healthy food I purchased.
@TeresaW1020 I'm glad you're feeling better! And even better that the scale is going down, way to go!
@trooworld Glad your husband was able to help you with meal prep, that's fantastic! And I'm glad your 5K went well, I hope you're able to get lots of rest in.
@nighthazel01 The time change is the worst! Is there a way you can ask your husband what he puts in dishes so you can get an estimate? I always think an estimate is better than nothing.
@its_cleo I'll be rooting for you on your 5K, that's awesome! I'm not doing super low carb, I'm trying for around 50 a day to see how I feel. If I don't feel well after a week or so, I'm switching back, but I figured I needed to do something with how high my hunger levels have been. And I do classes year round, summer is usually the worst since it's a shorter term (yuck).
@renaegry It's so hard to get going when it's cold and snowy.
@cbabie Congrats on still being under the goal you set years ago, that is amazing! And I love that you're able to set a new goal based on what you feel is best for you now.
@theslightedgeforever I really am trying to be sustainable, while making healthy choices. I know women especially move to higher fat and protein and lower carb as they age due to changing nutrition needs, so maybe I'm just hitting that point? And we did a 90s flashback night with The Mummy and Tremors, we had a blast laughing at the old effects!
Welcome @CPAUTISM24
@mariechinander I'm so glad this app is more workable for you. I'm all about balance and finding what works best for you!0 -
@theslightedgeforever The last time I counted calories (before WW), I came up my motto to never eat anything I didn’t really like. The cookie is only 150 cals but is meh, then toss it. I’ve followed that motto for about 10 years. Sadly I really like a lot of sweets 😆. It went with my other motto that if I wanted to snack, I had to ask myself it I will feel satisfied 10 minutes after I eat something. If the answer is no, then I really try to convince myself not to eat. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn’t. So I’m with you. I’d have tossed the meh cake.
For all that had to switch to Daylight Savings Time, I’m with you that I hate it. Hate, hate hate it. It should be outlawed.
So I have a Fitbit and I get a lot of steps. But the MFP exercise cals is about as illogical as it can get. It is sync’ing fine but here’s some examples. Today so far I have 12.6K steps and MFP says 412 calories. Yesterday was 13.8K and MFP says 444 cals. So far so good. But on Saturday I had 12K steps and MFP says 12 calories. Total. TWELVE. Huh? Friday was 11.2K steps and 149 cals. Thursday was 13.2K steps and 102 cals. And last example Wednesday was 14.8K steps and it says 434 cals. Does the program use a dart board? Because it certainly isn’t scientific or remotely accurate. I’m still stunned but the 12 calories for 12,000 steps. Then there is the flip side. It is pretty entertaining.0 -
FYI, I changed my username from my real name to my usual social media name. But Mishka avatar is the same. And hopefully nothing screws up the plans to get her on Wednesday.🤞🏻1
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Quick check in here. Went over 101/100 Who would have thought that by forgetting to type in 1 egg it would make me go over. Oh well. Exercise rest day.
And onto tomorrow.
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Good morning everyone! I'm pre-tracked, coffeed up and ready for the day! lol
@TeresaW1020 Well, I liked her as a receptionist. I don't know how she'll be as a leader, we'll see! I have a hunch she'll be good but I don't know. I'll give her a shot. So far, my plantar fasciitis seems okay, thanks! I'm glad it didn't flare up too. That's great that your mom is health-focused, too. It gives you both something to work towards! I hope you guys can get the assistance you need. Congrats on the scale being down woo hoo!
@mswatson0777 I'm glad you've found something that seems to be working out for you. I'm pretty lucky that my hubby likes to cook and is willing to help out! I've been able to rest and am starting to feel like my old self, thanks!
@huskymarie Mishka is adorable, I hope you get to get her! Yeah, that MFP exercise cals don't make sense!
@theslightedgeforever WTG on the water!
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@huskymarie I'm with you, daylight savings time is the worst. I hope our state gets rid of it soon. And I'm hopeful that you get to pick up Mishka on Wednesday!
@theslightedgeforever I always hate it when I forget to track something. At least it was only by one point.
@trooworld I'm glad you're starting to feel like your old self. I won't know if this works for awhile, but so far so good.
I woke up this morning ravenous, which was a shame because my hunger levels seemed pretty stable yesterday overall. I've been reading some forums that say the initial switch to low carb makes you more hungry at first but then it evens out? Does anyone have experience with this? I'm still not married to this idea for the long term, so my plan is still to do this for two weeks and re-evaluate. At least my energy levels haven't suffered too bad. I was able to make it through my jiu jitsu class just fine last night without a crash and for day three I haven't had any crazy cravings. I don't have any motivation at work...but honestly I don't blame that on the carbs! Happy Tuesday all!0 -
@mswatson0777, I don’t remember being ravenous but I’m old so my memory isn’t what it used to be. Are you getting in enough good fats? It can feel overwhelming to eat that much fat when you start low carb but it’s a must.
@trooworld, yayyy for pre-tracking! I’ve been making sure that it’s the first thing I do when I turn on my computer. We can always go back and tweak as needed.
@theslightedgeforever, well at least that sneaky egg didn’t do too much damage.
Hey everyone! I got up early today and mom and I went and changed her driver’s license, made her a doctor’s appointment for next week, and did some shopping. She took me to Chic-Fil-A for lunch so I have to be super careful with my dinner tonight or my points will be wayyy over.
My friends had their baby two days ago and he passed away last night. He was a beautiful boy and we are all so thankful that the baby lived for much longer than expected. His parents will cherish the time they had with him forever. My heart breaks for them so much. 
I’m off to workout and then drink some coffee!
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TeresaW1020 wrote: »@mswatson0777, I don’t remember being ravenous but I’m old so my memory isn’t what it used to be. Are you getting in enough good fats? It can feel overwhelming to eat that much fat when you start low carb but it’s a must.
@trooworld, yayyy for pre-tracking! I’ve been making sure that it’s the first thing I do when I turn on my computer. We can always go back and tweak as needed.
@theslightedgeforever, well at least that sneaky egg didn’t do too much damage.
Hey everyone! I got up early today and mom and I went and changed her driver’s license, made her a doctor’s appointment for next week, and did some shopping. She took me to Chic-Fil-A for lunch so I have to be super careful with my dinner tonight or my points will be wayyy over. My friends had their baby two days ago and he passed away last night. He was a beautiful boy and we are all so thankful that the baby lived for much longer than expected. His parents will cherish the time they had with him forever. My heart breaks for them so much. I’m off to workout and then drink some coffee!
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@trooworld I find that water and decluttering go by the wayside when I'm busy. So I have to come up with a solution to change that. You finished the 5K, had fun, and moved your body. Win-win all over the place. Yes consistency is your friend. (telling myself that too)
@teresaw1020 Yes tracking is the easy part, staying within bounds is a bit harder. I used to do so well. Today was not one of those days. Need to go back and revisit the moment I lost control of the steering wheel. I knew we took pressure off our knees but didn't know the exact number. So thanks for that info. I learned something new from you. I'm glad your throat is feeling better. Feeling sad for your friends. Sometimes it's hard to understand the whys of it all. Hooray for your pretracking
@mswatson0777 Any little change we do towards a healthier life is a good one. It never has to be all or nothing. Crazy thing that my oldest son used to do better in summer classes. Sometimes he would have to retake the same class and big difference in his grade. I think for him it was a shorter amount of time to retain all the material in his brain. lol Although I work better under pressure too. So there's that. Maybe it's inherited. Feeling ravenous the next day....could some be physcological versus physiological? I know that when I have a red day at 100 carbs I wake up feeling like I could eat my house out but I know its all in my head. But that's where most of our problems with weight loss live. If we could just fix and change our thinking, the body will follow. (my theory)
@huskymarie I used to be a salty/cruncy person but as I age it's more about the sweets. On the fitbit and the steps/calorie thing. I have figured out (well that's what I tell myself) that it's the intensity of the steps that is the reason for the discrepancy. Oh just finished reading your post about the 12 calories. Houston, we have a problem. Love your little doggy.
@gemwolf110 How's it going with the food these days? Spring is here we are going to work towards a summer body.
I had a friend over for breakfast. We usually meet every other week at a restaurant somewhere. We decided maybe it would be safer not to be around as many people right now. I just got over that bad case of bronchitis and I definitely don't want to be a statistic. I was fine with the food until early evening. At some point I just said, I'm done fighting for the day. Tomorrow is another day. Bad thinking on my part. My "tomorrows" have turned into decades. So back at it tomorrow. I did track everything. That's a win for me.
Yellow Day- Went Over 285/164 Exercise- Did not exercise
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@mswatson0777 I'm glad too, for a while there I was starting to go off the deep end! I don't have an answer to your question, sorry. But like Teresa, my memory is kind of bad lol. I know you are probably having enough protein, right?
@TeresaW1020 Yes! I even pre-tracked today's foods last night as I was watching tv! I've never eaten at Chic-Fil-A but have heard it's good. It's always really busy around here. So sad about the baby.
@theslightedgeforever Yeah water goes by the wayside when I'm busy, too. I'm on a roll...now to stay on one. That was a good idea to have breakfast at home. Yes, you can't be too safe right now. It's crazy. I know you are going to flip that switch and turn it around.
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@trooworld I'm getting around 150 grams a day so I don't think it's protein. Today I feel better, so maybe yesterday was a fluke? I hope it was!
@theslightedgeforever I'm sorry to hear about yesterday. Sometimes willpower just isn't enough. Good for you for tracking, that's a big win! As far as hunger, since I'm feeling better today I think it was just my body adjusting. I also did 2 hard hours of a workout, so a few additional calories were probably needed.
@TeresaW1020 The fats part is definitely overwhelming! I picked up some more full fat dressings last night which will hopefully help. And I'm so sorry about your friend's baby. I'm glad they got to spend a few days together before he passed over the rainbow bridge.
I didn't sleep very well last night so today will probably feel like a long one! My hunger levels are more under control though, which is good. I'm hopeful that I feel better by class time tonight so I can make it to both jiu jitsu classes. If not I might have to take time off to rest. This whole carb switching thing is a lot on my body! But I promised to do two weeks with my partner, so I'm powering through.
In more fun news, wedding planning is definitely coming together! There's still a lot to do, but it feels very manageable. My friend's Dad even agreed to do music and officiate! I feel so blessed to have so many generous, talented people in my family to make this day possible.0 -
Morning all,
Running late, will try to catch up on personals after work. I came home with a horrible headache yesterday and I went to bed with it,but not this morning!!!! YEA . I did get on the treadmill again today for 20 min. Yesterday was a bust. But still trying to track and walk.
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@trooworld I'm so glad you are on a roll right now. Especially for those of us who aren't. We need someone to have the oars in the water rowing.
@mswatston0777 I agree with you sometimes motivation is not enough. Action is the best cure. I'm glad your wedding planning is smooth. One less stressor in your life.
@cbabie Hooray for tracking and walking. Every little action counts.
Red Day- Went over 296/100 Exercise- did not exercise
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@theslightedgeforver, are you struggling this month? Do you need an intervention? I feel like I should give you some words of wisdom but that is your department. Sooooo what do you say to yourself to get these to turn back to on March goals?
@cbabie, glad the headache went away and that you got 20 minutes on your treadmill! Take care of yourself.
@mswatson0777, how are you feeling today with the low carb? Have you had any weight loss? Yayyy for wedding planning! That is great that you have people in your life who can help make your day awesome.
@trooworld, yayyy for tracking!! I am doing my best to track it all too. Chic-Fil-A is the best!!! I am seriously addicted to their diet lemonade.
Good morning! I am about to head out for my weekly staff meeting. We are deep into our Easter plans which as you know is a very busy time for a church. The biggest hurdle this week is deciding on what the banner should be for out front. Too many cooks in the kitchen if you know what I mean! 😉 My weight is stalled but I know that it’s been because of my overeating my points. I have also started my new workout routine. Right now my upper body and lower half are killing me. Today is my off day and I need it. Have a good one everyone!
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