NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

Shexio

So far behind on reading again. So no shout outs. I’m doing good. We walk a lot now, today over 2 hours worth. And, I think my food is on track. I had a tooth extracted Thursday because....it was cracked in 3 Pc from me grinding my teeth at night. I guess. Maybe it’s like snoring, you deny the issue?

So I didn’t track my carbs because I could only have bread and eggs. Tonight I tried meat. It worked okay. Baby sized pieces. Actually, it helps me slow down while eating. I have a couple weeks of this and reduced workouts. No heavy lifting and no impact. Light ..... in a way o think that’s helping me control my appetite and not snack. Because I can’t say “I’ve earned it” mentally.


I know you’re all probably crushing it! So yay!!!!!!

I have my meal plan made for next week. Now I need to enter it all into MFP. That totally works for me! I stay on track !


Okay. I gotta go.

theslightedgeforever

@nighthazel01 Good for you on still getting in your walking. That's great you have been eating healthier. Your mom sounds like a gem. I hope your dd had a really nice bday as much as she could.

@teresaw1020 So this week is about finding your balance. I was doing well on that a little but the weekend kind of threw me off which is funny as everyday is weekend now. Which part of the day is the hardest for you? I guess now you can go to the beaches in your state. Do you live close to one? I'm glad you took precautions at the staff meeting.

@trooworld It sounds like you were still making good choices ordering out and splitting the fries with dh. Good for you. We will all get better at this as we practice more. Woohoo! I'm doing the happy dance for you. That's wonderful. Who would have thought it would take a pandemic for you to get rolling. So be thinking about what are you doing differently at home than at work. Cause eventually, you'll have to go back.

@mswatson0777 I will stream one of the PopSugarFitness videos this week and do that. Another goal of mine is a tire flipping workout like you see on Biggest Loser. I don't seem to watch anymore TV now than before. I think because I'm spending more time in the kitchen and then talking with dh or ds. Plus we watch a couple of movies together on the weekend. But you think I would have more time.

@huskymarie So what is it about the water that keeps you motivated and on track and not to miss a day versus doing the same with calories. (I can almost hear you say if I knew that then I would be doing it. lol) But it's really just a set of behaviors. I was talking with my friend about how floor and window streaks drive me batty but I can have a pile of clothes on a chair for days. She said for her it was smells drifting in the from the kitchen and going upstairs but yet she spends her days covering things in Febreze. So we were wondering why our brain allows for one thing to be okay but the other not. God bless you for making those masks and also doing what you do for the kids. I found a mask video using a bandana and 2 rubber bands that didn't need sewing. Although I'm wondering would I be able to breathe in it. But if I'm dead, I wouldn't be breathing anyway.......

@joannadavison Did you find any more slow cooker recipes? Funny about perception. You said your walk around the village was not exciting and I was thinking how fun that would be to be in a "village" looking at all the houses. lol Dd and I had tentative plans for going for 2 weeks in late September and early October because that's when her vacation is. We were going to do UK and then Scotland. I've been promising this trip for years. I wanted to take the train to Scotland to see the countryside she was like No mom we can fly. So we'll see. She still thinks we will magically do it this year but I'm like even if they allow it, I'm not flying anywhere this year. Nor driving across state lines until we have months of all clear. That's nice your school is helping the families with food.

@its_cleo Yummy, chick pea soup. I think hubby would like that. Nice of the Canadians to help out Detroit. I have a friend that moved to Michigan and she keeps saying please pray for us. I'm glad you were able to talk to your therapist and what a great suggestion. I think my dh is starting to crack. I told him he controls his mind not the other way around and if you let the anxiety get too far it overtakes you and you can't control it. I have such a good imagination I can play out scenes in my head and then get emotionally upset. So now when my mind starts to go to the dark places, I push stop on my mind. I can't go there. In a way it's kind of like food and exercise, we can only control what we have around us at the moment. We can sit and think about all the what ifs but it doesn't help. Have you watched any baseball stuff on YouTube? I'm ready a cheesy baseball fiction novel at the moment.

theslightedgeforever

@shexio It sounds like you are rocking this week with workouts and food. Good for you. I've cracked two top back teeth that way. Still haven't replaced them even though I should. Life just got in the way. Now that I have time, I won't go to a dentist and have him put his fingers in my mouth. lol I even cracked my mouthguard.

Green Day- Stayed OP 170/238 Exercise- none

April goals: Drink 4.5 glasses of water Decluttering 200 min of exercise

nighthazel01

@trooworld - Fantastic job on the weight loss, it's coming off quick, you're definitely doing something right.

@joannadavison - I'm a big fan of walking, it's easy, relieves stress and feels great. Hopefully your youth group meeting went smoothly. Trying out new technology is always stressful

@mswatson0777 Hope you enjoyed your 'lazy day' they're important. Yoga sounds like a good idea

@its_cleo It's important to keep up our normal routine as much as possible during this crazy time, so it's good you're still finding ways to exercise. I know a lot of people who've switched to online sessions with their trainers and love it.

@Shexio It's smart to make your meal plans up ahead of time and track them, especially since you know it works for you

I weighed myself yesterday, and I stayed the same, which is great really, because I'm eating more, but I'm also moving more because I'm not behind my desk at work. I get up and stroll around the house from time to time while I'm working from home. I also usually get an extra walk in everyday too, so it helps.

I only walked once yesterday, but I did yard work because it was so warm outside. It feels great that the temperature is warming up. It also rained in the afternoon, that's why I didn't get my second walk in. Instead my family played a board game. I bought the game Pandemic six months ago to give to my DD for her birthday because I heard it was fun, it's extremely ironic now. This game is complicated, with all these little side rules, I'm sure we didn't play it right. I've tried to go on Youtube to figure it all out, but we're still missing something. It was fun, because we were all working together, that's the point of the game, everyone is one the same team.

I'm going to focus on eating more fruits and vegitables today, like apples. I need to limit my carb intake.

nighthazel01

@its_cleo "there are 1000 Canadian nurses in Detroit, did you know that 😊 We help when we can."

Thank You Canada . I have a lot of relatives just across the border from Detroit, missing them too.

TeresaW1020

@nighthazel01, good job on maintaining your weight and getting in exercise. Yard work definitely counts! What fun to play a game with your family and even if you didn’t do it by the rules you still did what is important and had fun together! Yes, I’m with you in needing to limit carbs and need to eat more fruits and veggies.

@theslightedgeforever, no I don’t live close to a beach so that won’t be happening. It sure would be nice! The hardest part of the day for me is the late afternoons. That is when I’m not really doing anything and have found myself roaming the kitchen. Tomorrow, I’m going to the grocery store and I’m going to buy some more fruit and have a serving of that instead of crackers or nuts.

@its_cleo, I am glad that you were able to speak to your therapist and will be checking in with her. And it’s great that you booked a session with your trainer. You just might get a lot out of the online session him and if not then you at least know you gave it a shot. I’m also glad that your Achilles is feeling a little better.

@mswatson0777, I hope that you had a relaxing weekend! I had a lazy day yesterday too and it was nice. I have to go grocery shopping tomorrow and I’m trying to decide if I should wear a scarf or not. I’m more inclined to say no and just make sure to keep my distance and go early.

@joannadavison, that is nice that you ran into your co-worker while out walking. I see lots of 6’ apart chats going on with my neighbors when they are out walking their dogs. I hope your ZOOM group goes great! We are doing another one tonight too with our church.

@huskymarie, what a lot of stress you have been under with your work but it is very important work, so good for you for getting it done. I do hope next week will be more manageable for you so you can at least take a pee break! That is so awesome that you are making masks for people. Such an important skill to have right now.



Good morning and happy Palm Sunday! I can't believe that I won't be in church this morning and instead will be watching a taped message with my DH in our home office. I miss my church family so much! We are going to have a Zoom meeting tonight where we will talk about the questions that will be asked in our morning message. So, looking forward to that. After my workout, I'm going to give my dog a bath. She is used to (and so are we) of going to a professional groomer and coming home all trimmed and smelling wonderful. She is getting shaggy and I don't think I can do much about that but at least she will smell better. Tomorrow morning I'm getting up and heading to Walmart to get the weekly grocery shopping over with. I've been going twice a week to the stores and this week I'm going to hopefully get everything I need in one trip and not have to go back. Have a good day and stay safe!

trooworld

Good morning everyone! I have been doing YouTube videos but I discovered yesterday that our local Y is offering online access to fitness classes for free to non-members from vendors such as Les Mills (people who brought you BodyPump, BodyFlow, and BodyCombat etc), YMCA workouts, Life Fitness, Studio Sweat OnDemand, and Mossa. Once again, you do NOT have to be a member (but you do have to live near this location to access their benefits)! So, check your local Y because they may have similar benefits, or maybe a local gym.

@joannadavison Well, you could try a YouTube video? I've been doing those lately. Lesley Sansone walk away the pounds videos, Bollywood dance videos, Latin dance videos, Zumba videos, they have it all! I hope you did okay with Zoom.

@mswatson0777 Thank you! I was able to find someone making masks for free for the community on Nextdoor.com (really generous of that person, they didn't want a donation or anything), do you have that website/app in your area? Your lazy day sounds perfect! It sounds like you made a lot of headway on your paper, that's great!

@its_cleo Thank you so much. I really have to say that the old me would be eating her way through all of this, especially being at home isolated and lonely. I think that's a great idea to book online sessions with your trainer. It will help keep your routine and also keep your fitness level up.

@Shexio Do you have a mouthguard you use at night? If not, you might want to get one. You can either get one from the dentist (that's what I did) or get a kit off Amazon. I clench/grind my teeth at night, too.

@theslightedgeforever Thank you, yes I think so. I know, right? I think this pandemic, as unfortunate as it is for the world, is a good thing for my weight loss. God, that sounds absolutely terrible! Yeah, I was thinking about that. I've started exercising mid-morning and I can't do that once I go back to work. I'll have to do it before work. I can do that.

@nighthazel01 Thank you very much! I'm happy with my progress. Congrats on maintaining, that's not easy right now either! I love Pandemic, it's our favorite board game lol. We play the original game, not the new ones. I hope you figure it out.

@TeresaW1020 I'm sorry you have to miss church. Have a good day and good luck shopping!

COMMITTED.
April goal: track 2 meals a day, do some form of exercise once a day, drink 52 oz of water per day

renaegry

Been a bit since I been in. Still getting my hour walks in whether outside or on treadmill. Then Monday to Friday 2-3 days do 10-20 min of a workout.

@theslightedgeforever Weekdays I am pretty good but when hubby comes home every other weekend our eating is good but we very much over indulge in drinks.

@nighthazel01 I have heard of Tiger Kings but haven’t watched it yet. Addicted to Animal kingdom. Stayed up till 4am last night watching. Just about done season 3 then I will have to wait for the next season to come out on Netflix.

@mswatson0777 My goal for April is to get done to 150. And to stick to my workout plan. By May would like to get off the walking and get back to walk jog intervals. The days all seem the same. Started crossing off on calendar so can keep track. Lol

@RetiredAndLovingIt This no routine for me is very strange. Kids are starting supplemental learning tomorrow. It’s optional but they are doing it. Will work out to be Ela and math and 5-7 hours per week.

@trooworld congrats on loss

mswatson0777

@its_cleo I'm so glad you're able to check in with your therapist. This is a hard thing for those of us with mental health struggles so I'm so happy you're proactively getting some extra help right now.

@trooworld I'm going to make a no-sew one for now. Who knows, maybe if I'm in quarantine for long enough I'll pull out a needle and thread and go old school! And my Y is doing a similar thing! I've been mostly doing PopSugar Youtube videos but I may switch over and try some of these too to mix it up.

@TeresaW1020 Long distance from our friends and communities is definitely getting tough. Good for you for continuing to keep contact low. I'm glad you were able to have a relaxing day as well!

@nighthazel01 I love the game Pandemic, I miss playing board games like that with friends. Great job maintaining your weight!

@theslightedgeforever Do you have a big tire??? This is so cool! I also feel like I have no more time than before, since I always seem to find things to fill it with.

@Shexio Sorry to hear about your tooth. Does this mean you have to wear a mouthguard to sleep now?

Happy Sunday! The sun is shining and the weather is supposed to be beautiful today. I was feeling a little stir crazy so I drove to a local trail and did some roller skating. It felt good to get out of the neighborhood for a bit.

Yesterday I did a bad job of relaxing. I ended up cooking a full ham, cheesy cauliflower bake, roasted green beans, and keto blueberry muffins. I did my laundry, washed bedding, and walked the dogs for over 3 hours! I'm starting to wonder if I don't know how to relax anymore.

Today I've got a 1pm yoga date with my friend and then after that I'm going to try to actually relax and read a book on my deck. I realized that keeping busy has been keeping the stir crazy feeling at bay, so I guess I'm going to be extra productive during the stay at home order.

cbabie

Afternoon,

I just want to hop on and say I tracked the last 2 days and got on my treadmill. Felt good about that. It's Sunday and breezy here today.

Please stay safe and keep working on your health.

Cbabie

Shexio

Yes, I should be wearing a mouth gaurd. I’ve been trying the past few nights as I got some from amazon. I used to have one from the dentist but, lost it. Interesting that several of you have the same issue .

I got my meals listed in MFP, for breakfast for the week. Forgot to add the rest. Dang! But I tracked today and was under so yay!!!

The only reason I know our food is because we had to devise a 3 week meal plan for corona. So I just did one week and took it times 3. Should be good that way. Tomorrow is hamburger day. Tuesday is taco day. Wed. Casserole (pizza dish from last wed) etc.

Gtg.still behind on reading everything

Good job ladies!!

theslightedgeforever

@nighthazel01 Good job on your walking and moving a bit more while you are in the house. Also great job on maintaining. There's actually a game called that? My family would never figure it out with all those side rules. I would be frustrated and no fun at my house. lol

@teresaw1020 I hear you on the nuts. I've just about finished my supply. So did you make it to the store to replenish your fruit supply? I'm banned from going to the store right now cause of my respiratory problems and can't seem to get others to bring back the right items for me. GRRRR!. You would think I would lose weight just because of lack of food, but it's the combinations I'm making while being creative. Soon we'll all be back outside again and doing our normal routine and be complaining because our lives are too busy and we don't have time to do anything.

@trooworld Good info on the Y. OK, so I'm going to hold you to doing some exercise before you go to work once you go back. Are you feeling better physically? Hang on to that feeling and let it remind you when you don't feel like waking up early to exercise.

@renaegry It sounds like you have a schedule all worked out for you and the kids. Good idea on using the calendar and crossing off each day.

@mswatson0777 I have a car tire which is standard. When we got new tires I begged dh to keep the tires and bring them home. I had grand ideas on making extra seating for the patio area. Then it was maybe I could use one as a planter. But they've just stayed in my garage. He's given me a deadline now. I'm like I can't go out and get materials in a pandemic. I need more time. lol So I agreed to keep one and he can remove the others. Oh I just thought of putting them out in a zig zag form like in the military. Although I'm not really that coordinated. I haven't flipped it yet so we'll see how weak I am compared to the tire. I have also thought about hitting it with a sledgehammer like they do on Biggest Loser. I was watching the last challenge and was thinking, I could do some of those things at home. Planning has never been my problem but execution.

@cbabie Good for you for tracking your food and getting on the treadmill. That's excellent. Soon these will become habits.

@shexio We all probably have grinding issues because we're all stressed. Mine originally started when oldest child went off to college. The two I lost are in exactly the same place on both sides. The one next to the very back tooth. I keep saying I'll put in some implants but haven't got around to it yet. It's been two years now for one of them. Good ideas on your corona meal plan.

Yellow Day- Went over 180/164 Exercise-nada

April goals-Drink 4.5 glasses of water Decluttering burn 200 calories

nighthazel01

@TeresaW1020 - Just like your dog, I think there are a lot of people getting their hair cut at home now. We're going to be rockin' some really interesting styles when this is all over.

@trooworld I'm going to check out my Y, what a great idea.

@renaegry That's a nice workout schedule, because it's manageable

@mswatson0777 Sometimes relaxing just means doing things different than you normally do, or doing something you've been wanting to do, like cooking and baking.

I went on my walks yesterday, it felt great to get out of the house because the weather is warming up. Stayed on track yesterday with my food intake. Back to work this morning.

JoDavo66

Just lost my post! AGGGHHHH!

@its_cleo we're pretty much locked down in UK. Some food places open for takeaway/delivery- McDs , Starbucks & many others totally closed!!!
We can shop for groceries & medicines, exercise away from home (walk, run, cycle, walk dog) once a day. Hubbie still at work (supermarket) & I'm on rota to go into work every 3 weeks to provide supervision for other key workers' kids, but generally teaching is from home. It's school holidays here so we're both off, but hubbie is in or Thurs, Fri & Sat as it's normally really busy for Easter & he wasn't allowed those days off.
Hugs over PTSD- it's complicated. I get GAD & OCD (control & routine) so I went way off- sleeping stupid times, eating out of control (huge amount of chocolate, biscuits, icecream & prosecco /G&Ts). I gave myself some space & regrouped. Now on high protein & working on new routine. Be kind to yourself. Nothing's hit the world like this for a hundred years!!

@Shexio ouch re:tooth. I've had a lot done in last couple of years- you have my huge sympathy there.
Well done on the walking. I really need to build that into routine. I normally do 6-8,000 steps at work before making an effort so I'm missing activity. I just need to build it in. Crushing it??? I wish. 1.5ish weeks of totally off it (see above). I am chuffed I've lost it plus another 1lb but I need to "get a grip".

@theslightedgeforever I've not found the new slowcooker recipes yet. I was meant to be away crafting last weekend (obviously that was stopped) & one of my friends was bringing me recipes- unfortunately her DH is unwell (she's now nursing him at home but it was awful last week with him being rushed in while COVID-19 being issue everywhere)- I'll get them from her later. You probably have an image of the quintessential English Village. That's not us at all. We're just off the motorway, old mining village & although in last 30 years there's been a lot of newer private houses built- it's old colliery terraces & a sprawling council estate, so not much to look at. Hoping to explore a new route today. You must visit Edinburgh- good airport there. Not sure where you would fly too but we're about 2-3 hours from Edinburgh- sometimes do it for a day trip.

@nighthazel01 zoom went OK- the kids were better than me- the youngest ones could change backgrounds & all sorts! Hoping to get them on more frequently during the lockdown- my 2 commented how weird as 2 of the girls live round the corner, opposite my mum! We're hoping to sort our garden while we're both off. It's a mess but there are no garden shops open so not sure if we can get plants on-line from suppliers. It's sunny here but that warm. Well done on STS- hard to loose when you can't do much.

@TeresaW1020 Palm Sunday definitely strange. Our church is hosting "watch parties" to other churches. So I "went" to our previous Minister's Church. It was good to see her & her family plus others I know through her- some of the twentysomethings were the ones that inspired our kids to set up their youth group format. They streamed the worship from 3 different homes, 4 if you count the tech! I was rather impressed by that. My housegroup meeting on Zoom tomorrow, then at 2:30pm for a prayers for a funeral (church friend's mum & only he +wife can attend). CREW youth group again on Wednesday- different way of doing things- I'm missing my Methodist hymn singing!!

@trooworld I think LesMills is free in UK at the moment. Eldest & I were thinking of the Royal Navy workout- it's not aimed at our current fitness level! 🤣🤣. You tube will stream yo our TV.

@renaergy that sounds like a good goal. We're just focusing on walking at the moment & trying to build routine.

@mswatson0777 good you're still getting time on college work. My busy yesterday was sorting buttons & brads !! Keeping busy is good. I'm back in study/craft room today.

@cbabie hello!!!!

Well just as I'm finishing this message, the sun's gone & it's now raining!
I think I'll have early lunch -I was awake at 05:30- get up in my room for some more decluttering & sorting. I was going to start on cupboards but I'm thinking some shelf space might be better 1st. I've got IKEA 12x12 shelves for my scrapbooks but there's a lot of junk on them too.
Stay safe everyone

mswatson0777

@renaegry I love your goals! I would also like to get below 150. I've been having a hard time dropping my calories any lower than they already are, but being in the 140s again for my would be so exciting!

@joannadavison Sorry to hear the sun went away! I love your decluttering goals, I hope to get there later this month too.

@nighthazel01 I agree that going outside is what is keeping me sane. I shudder to think if this had happened in January and I was stuck in the house all the time!

@theslightedgeforever What a cool workout idea! Please keep me posted on how it goes for you!

@cbabie Way to go at keeping on track!!!

I ended up being over calories both days this weekend, but not by ridiculous amounts and I still felt pretty good thing morning. I ended up doing one of the YMCA streaming workouts (GRIT Strength) and holy buckets was that hard! They had us do 50 burpees in 2 minutes!!!!! And that was after 30 minutes of other exercises!

Today has been the first day in quarantine that I wished I was going to work. I definitely think I'm getting a little stir crazy and I miss seeing people in person. But quarantine is quarantine so I'm going to stick with it for as long as it takes. Good thing is I still have plenty on my "to do" list to get me through the next month. And I'm sure once I get through those I can come up with an entirely new list!

I am extremely grateful we have a house during this time, I think if I were in an apartment this would be way more difficult.

trooworld

Hi all. I realized last night that my mental health has been in an ill state as of late. I talk to my therapist on Weds, so that's good. But I've not been taking good enough care of myself, I've not been getting enough sleep and sleep is crucial. I've also been letting myself get stressed out.

@renaegry Thank you!

@mswatson0777 I would have made a no-sew one but I didn't even have a bandana! lol I'll have to check out the PopSugar videos, thanks. Roller skating? That's awesome! I used to love to roller skate! Your dinner sounds delicious. I'm sorry you didn't end up relaxing. I hope you got to relax with a book.

@cbabie WTG!!!

@Shexio Yeah, for me, I think stress causes me to grind my teeth. Yay for being under!

@theslightedgeforever Yes, I am feeling better physically but as I said above, I'm slightly off mentally. I need "an adjustment" lol. Yeah, I hope this is not just a phase that I'm going through as far as the exercise goes. How are you doing?

@nighthazel01 The weather was nice here too, but it is supposed to rain all day today.

@joannadavison You know what? Try it and just do what you can! That's what I do with some of these workouts...when my husband asks how they went I say, "I did similar moves" lol!

COMMITTED.
April goal: track 2 meals a day, do some form of exercise once a day, drink 52 oz of water per day

Shexio

Good day today, the meal plan is very mentally freeing for me today. I don’t have to think about any meal or what we will eat.

@joannadavison : thanks for the encouragement. Hubby and I have 3 walk breaks scheduled every day. That helps a lot. I love Les Mills . They have a few free ones on YouTube.


@theslightedgeforever : sounds like your an excellent cook. (You said you were creative with food)

@cbabie congrats on the WO and food. Keep it up.

@mswatson0777 : that’s a lot of burpee’s!!! I’m in an apartment, just moved out of our house (of 26 years). I enjoy being here, nice area’s to walk nearby ( trails and outdoor malls). It’s easier for me I guess since family is so far away anyway (13 hrs).

Workout : slim in 6 butt/lunges. Wow.... million Reps and I’m fried. Hope it’s yoga or upper body soon.

its_cleo

@theslightedgeforever I don’t watch any sports stuff since they cancelled it all. It just upsets me. It’s easier for me to just pretend it doesn’t exist and won’t exist. Then maybe one day I’ll be surprised. However I am super annoyed that football is in the fall and likely wont be impacted, of all the sports. Bc I don’t give a *kitten* about football lol…….oh the tires and zig zag! That is my dream I wish I could do that kind of stuff. Maybe I could have before this pandemic but definitely not now.

I’m sorry your husband is struggling. Yes we have to work on our minds too- when I was talking to my therapist she was like- you need to make a plan to take care your mind and feelings every day just like you do for food and exercise. And some of that yes is just doing what we can do. That is one reason I always found meditation helpful- it’s like training yourself to just be in the present moment with whatever is there. You can’t control it or change it, you just sit with it. When I did it regularly it really did increase my patience with life in general.

I’m curious though- what baseball book are you reading?

@nighthazel01 yeah that is the advantage of working from home normally- you can move home. Because even before the pandemic I worked from home regularly and it really gave me a lot of time to go to the gym or jog etc. I miss it! Also I found it gave me more time to make my own meals instead of like going out for lunch all the time.

@TeresaW1020 happy late Palm Sunday. How did the dog bath go?

@trooworld …sorry you are struggling emotionally too. It is really hard at this time. Are you getting stressed out over the news? Can you limit it? Hopefully your therapist can help.

that is great about your Y! Those Les Mills classes are super challenging though. Our Y is having free classes too, but it’s through facebook, which I don’t use. But I’ve just been trying different online videos. I should try a Zumba video. ….Honestly I am super uncoordinated so I can’t do all the moves, but I figure if I’m moving and sweating that is good enough lol.

@mswatson0777 relaxing is hard lol! There is truly an art to doing nothing.

@joannadavison I hope you and your husband take care and stay safe while you’re working. I just heard Boris Johnson is in ICU. I figured it was bad when they took him in the hospital a few days ago….ah the PTSD…honestly I was lucky I got a lot of help when I was very young, like 18, and like a lot of help for several years bc it was a severe case, but I’m 43 now and normally it’s not really an issue. But it’s amazing how this pandemic sets you back. But I’m ok. …..so many people have issues with anxiety or insomnia, or OCD, really makes you wonder about our society.

I’m ok. My session with my trainer is tomorrow so I’m looking forward to it. It will be really weird to have to think about my appearance! Not that I dress up for him but I should like brush my hair you know lol. Have to put a bra on

I’m trying to do better this week with food. But I think I’ve been doing better this week. My achilles is still sore but I can jog so I am so happy. But I will give the stairs a rest for a while.

I go out maybe once a day. I try to go early to avoid people. Sometimes I walk or jog, other times I try to go to the store. But they have increased the fines now- so they could fine someone if you are caught closer than 6 ft to someone – only if you don’t live with them. Families are ok. They also had to have police start patrolling the parks and stuff.

Hopefully we can get through this soon. Take care all.

theslightedgeforever

@nighthazel01 Sounds like you had a wonderful day by exercising and staying on track with food

@joannadavison Well keep at it with online videos for exercise. I've never heard of GAD. I'll have to look that up. I have alot of OCD issues though. The more the older I get. Sorry about your friend's husband. Now I have the song Here comes the sun stuck in my head.

@mswatson0777 That's great that you are still tracking and trying new exercise. I found the big heavy wrench that I will use as a sledgehammer since I don't have one of those. My plan is to do it tomorrow. I'll let you know how it turns out. Something to change the monotony.

@trooworld How did you do today on your April goals? I'm doing well with the water but not the decluttering. Weather has been nicer so I'm just sitting outside in my yard so I'm not sitting in the house. I'm glad you talked to your therapist. Today must be "song day" for I keep reading the posts and someone will say something and a song pops into my head. You talked about roller skating and I was singing "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, you've got a brand new key". I wonder how many on here are old enough to know this song. My sister is............. Although my family would tell you I'm slightly off mentally on a normal day. lol If everyone were like me, think how much fun the world would be.

@shexio I bet your backside looks great with all those lunges. When my kids left for college and I was at home alone with hubby, I decided I would try two new hobbies. Cooking and gardening. I'm a really good baker but cooking was never my thing because my life was always too busy with the kids activities and I just wanted to get everyone "fed". That's how I gained weight initially. But now I'm turning out some really good meals. Well I was. I haven't been inspired lately.

@its_cleo on sports stuff I don't mean new games but old stuff that you may have already seen or I saw they were showing some old games and homerun derbys on MLB channel. This is a link to some channels in the states.

https://ustvgo.tv/

It's fun to lose yourself in a game. I'm reading The Trade by Meghan Quinn Just one look at the bookcover tells you everything. lol It's actually pretty clean compared to other books. More cheesy I think. I needed something light. It's on my Kindle Unlimited list. Thank God for Kindle unlimited. Worth every penny I pay each month.


So I have to figure out my meal plan. For some reason we are having a shortage on eggs. WTH? Probably all those keto-lovers I hear of eggs in one grocery store and by the time you get there they're gone. So........I have to come up with different food list. Otherwise, I'm just going to keep going over. I've thought about just counting calories until this thing is over and then go back to carb recycling since I really like that plan and did better. It's just now I'm not being consistent. So that's my thought for the day.

Yellow Day- Stayed OP 159/164 Exercise-rest day

April goals: Drink 4.5 glasses of water Decluttering Burn 200 calories of exercise

nighthazel01

@mswatson0777 - I'm grateful for my house too, I'm also grateful for my family. Even though there are a lot of us in this house, I think it would be terrible to quarantine all alone.

@trooworld- Self care is important. Mentally it's a challenging time, I'm glad your aware of what you need.

@its_cleo - In my state that is a $1000.00 fine for being out with non-family members your not living with. I'm not sure they're enforcing it though. I go for a walk twice a day with my kids, otherwise I haven't left the house in three weeks.

@theslightedgeforever - I don't understand the egg shortage either. I understand that people are eating more at home, but restaurants are closed, can't all the egg and bread shipments be moved to the grocery stores?

Yesterday was a good day food wise. My DH project of redesigning our laundry room is almost done. I'm focusing on fruits and vegetables today, that's my goal.

TeresaW1020

@nighthazel01, yes you are right that we are all going to come out of this with a desperate need for haircuts. I predict that hairdressers and dog groomers will be among the first to get back to work and will be overwhelmed with clients.

@theslightedgeforever, yes, I have noticed an egg shortage as well. Aldi seems to always have them but Walmart and Kroger either have had empty shelves or very little. I really wish people would stop freaking out and just buy what they need for the week.

@its_cleo, the bath for Maggie Mae went much better than I expected. And now she is clean and smells good. I am a little worried about how shaggy she is getting because she will get matted so I’m brushing her every night and she loves that. How did the session with your trainer go? HaHa with having to brush your hair and put on a bra! I don’t have that issue with Beachbody!

@trooworld, it’s good that you have realized that you aren’t taking good enough care of yourself. What steps are you taking to fix that so that you can feel more in control?

@mswatson0777, Yikes! 50 burpees in 2 minutes. There is NO way, but I can’t do them very well at all. Having a to-do list is the best way to get through the days of being stuck at home. This reminds me that I need to update my list and find some new things to put on it.

@joannadavison, I’m glad that you have found ways to attend church and fellowship while quarantined. It’s so very important that we continue to stay connected! Happy sorting and decluttering!

Good morning! So, yesterday morning my staff had our first Zoom meeting. We wanted to talk about what we could do this week as we head into Easter. One of our goals is to do a big push for Facebook Live, so that we can watch the Easter message together in real time. We are also doing a virtual Good Friday service and will have communion. Shhhhhh, don’t tell pastor but I bought red wine instead of grape juice. If I have to finish off a bottle of something, I wanted the calories to be worth it. I went out yesterday morning to Walmart, Publix, and CVS (for mom’s RX). The shelves are still pretty empty and at least 90% or more of people had masks and gloves on. I actually for the first time felt like the odd one because I didn’t have a mask on. I got everything I need and won’t need to go again until next week. I’m just really praying that this virus will be over soon and that life can resume. I know we all feel the same. Stay safe, friends!

trooworld

@Shexio I agree about meal planning. I always meal plan for the week.

@its_cleo Thanks. Not really the news, I'm not watching much of it, but work and the thought of me or my husband possibly getting COVID-19 since my husband insists on going to work anyway and doctors go to his work constantly (my husband told me the other day that he's an essential worker since he's in the healthcare industry. I don't know if I buy that.). He IS working from home about half the time, but still, it just takes one interaction. I'm also worried about possibly losing my job. Things are up in the air in that arena. Yeah, I'm hoping a talk with my therapist can help. Good luck with your trainer appt. Yes, you have to put a bra on lol! I'm glad your achilles is feeling better.

@theslightedgeforever Yesterday I did well. I tracked all of my meals, did a Leslie Sansone video even though I am starting to get depressed and drank all of my water. That's good you are doing well with the water, bravo! It's nice that you can sit in your yard. I haven't talked to my therapist yet, that's tomorrow. The world would be a better place if everyone was like you. Eggs are hard to come by here, too. I am able to find them in a small ethnic market I go to. In fact, I've been getting everything I need for groceries in my small ethnic market that I've always gotten my produce and some meat from all along. I'm just getting everything from them now. No lines, nothing out. I can get everything I need (well, they don't have some things like the big stores). If you have an ethnic market near you, try there.

@nighthazel01 I'm grateful we bought our condo when we did last year. before we bought it, we were in a less than 500 square foot 1 bedroom apartment that was dark and depressing. If I was quarantined in that, I don't think I would make it lol. Thank you re: mental health. That will be nice to have a new laundry room.

@TeresaW1020 I'm really focusing on making sure I'm getting better sleep and limiting the news. And I'm taking two days off work: Friday and Monday. I'm also making sure I do some form of exercise every day, I think that will help. Red wine is definitely better than grape juice and no, I won't tell your pastor! Stay safe.

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April goal: track 2 meals a day, do some form of exercise once a day, drink 52 oz of water per day

mswatson0777

@trooworld I'm so sorry to hear you're struggling with mental health right now. It's definitely a hard time and I'm so glad you're able to connect with your therapist

@nighthazel01 I agree, I was just talking to my mom yesterday about how glad I am to have a person to quarantine with since I think I'd feel really touch starved to not have anyone to hug during all this!

@theslightedgeforever That's so weird that eggs are in shortage. I wonder if everyone is buying them up so they can dye eggs for easter? (or at least that's my plan!)

@its_cleo That sounds intense! I haven't seen fines or anything like that, but I also haven't seen large groups of people gathering either. Maybe it's a Minnesota thing, we socially distanced before social distancing was cool lol.

@shexio Lunges are my least favorite exercise! Good for you for cranking them out

@TeresaW1020 Sounds like you have a fun plan for easter, and I won't tell In times like these, wine is needed!

Happy Tuesday all! Yesterday my Mom and I put on masks and walked 6ft apart so we could "see" each other. This distance thing is starting to wear on me a bit, but I'm trying to stay positive. I think once the weather gets nice again it will be easier. It's gloomy this morning which doesn't help my mood and it's supposed to get cold again later this week.

I did make a good dent on my paper last night and finished the sixth season of the Great British Baking show which was fun.

I also woke up early this morning to get an hour on the elliptical before work. It honestly felt amazing. That is one thing that has really hit home during all this COVID stuff is how important moving my body is. It's usually the one time of day that my brain shuts up and it gives me a sense of normalcy instead of just wallowing in the sads.

theslightedgeforever

@nighthazel01 I don't know sometimes be quarantined alone would be a good idea. lol Yaaay for a good food day. I had one yesterday. but not today.

@teresaw1020 So how was your food day? Good ideas on the Easter service and all. one of my friends told me that their church had church by everyone sitting in their cars and the preacher was delivering the message via sound system. Kind of like drive in movies. I thought that was a good idea.

@trooworld You are doing so well during all this. Just keep at it and lead the rest of us through. Try and think about things that are happening versus the one's that may happen. You have equal chance in your husband not getting the virus and bringing it to you and also keeping your job. Although think of this possibility. You lose your job but that only frees you up for a job that just opened close to you so your commute time is shortened and that gives you more time to exercise like you have been doing and you lose more weight. If we are going to think about future ideas let's think up some good ones that benefit it. Because they are just ideas at this point.

@mswatson0777 Yeah for your exercise. I did the tires today. Almost popped a knee doing it I will say. But I got in some exercise finally. I flipped the tire down the side of my house but it was too darn loud because everyone is in their house it's so quiet around. Then I had a big wrench I was using as a sledge hammer and that was too loud. I bet all my neighbors were wondering what is that noise. Finally I used two flowerpots full of soil that were heavy and would run with one of them and then sometimes run with two of them. I got in a weird but good workout. Yes you might be right about Easter eggs. My dd lives in MN. She socially distanced also before it was cool. But that's just her personality. I saw a T-shirt yesterday I wanted to get her.

Started calorie program for now- Went over 1483/1467 Exercise 31 min

April goals- Drink 4.5 glasses of water Decluttering burn 200 calories in exercise

nighthazel01

@TeresaW1020 It's great hearing how everyone is finding ways to connect with people in new ways. Lots of Zoom going on. My church has mass every week online, and people are meeting virtually for several different groups. Good call on the wine, I don't like juice.

@trooworld For sure find someone to talk to online. I've got concerns about my job too, which I never thought was possible. I want everyone to stay safe as possible so I'm doing my part by staying home.

@mswatson0777 You're right exercise is so important right now. My daily walks make all the difference for me mentally

@theslightedgeforever Sometimes it's good to mix up our eating programs anyway. Hopefully the calorie program is easier to be on right now.

I went for my second walk yesterday and people made regret it. Some people don't care about social distancing. I had to turn around in one place because two groups walking in the same direction were taking up the whole road. I decided to head back home and I had to pass this couple who were walking down the middle of the road. I ended up walking halfway down the lawn of a neighbor. I don't know if I'll go out for a walk today. I haven't left the house in three weeks, things are serious where I live, and I feel like I have a responsibility for myself, my family, and for other people in my community. I'm going to focus on better eating habits, more fruits and vegetables. I might have to walk around my house.

Shexio

The past 2 days have been good. I weighed in yesterday down a pound, so tracking and just making sure I’m eating when I’m hungry and stopping when I’m no longer hungry (and tracking) is working. I did have some joy foods yesterday, I suppose as a celebration, because Lord knows it wasn’t out of hunger! I didn’t over feed though, just a few chocolate candy's here and there, and extra oil here and there. TBH, I didn’t track it all.... do you do that also? Back to my stricter eating today. I work for a company that makes the oils (yeah, like canola). I’m in IT. I do reporting and such. Slow day yesterday at work. That played into it too!

Tooth is feeling better. Did lower body the last 2 days. Maybe upper and cardio today.

@nighthazel01 Look up on you tube Jessica Smith. She has a series for free that’s a walk and talk. I know, some people are idiots, we had a similar issue last night walking.

@teresaw1020 I hope your food went well today. I also heard of that church that deliverEd the message via sound system. that would be cool!

@trooworld I Am interested to hear how you answer teresaw1020’s question “what steps could you take...”

@mswatson0777 50 burpee’s...intense stuff there!

@theslightedgeforever what a workout....Sounds like you’re a CrossFit person? maybe you needed to have some music playing outside to help reduce the noise.

@TeresaW1020 I need to make a to do list list also.

mswatson0777

@theslightedgeforever I love your tire workout! I had to laugh a little bit at your "what will the neighbors think" comment comment cause I would have been in the same boat! I love your ingenuity with the flower pots

@nighthazel01 How frustrating! It drives me nuts when people aren't respecting social distancing. I've also found myself walking on yards to avoid others.

@Shexio I try to count my oils, but I have a friend who doesn't who has really good success. I'm a bit of a perfectionist so I have a hard time not doing it.

I had quite the evening. We had a bunch of sticks to burn from a storm last year so my spouse and I decided to do a bonfire. Fun, right? No. First, I found a mouse nest IN our camping chairs WITH live baby mice in it. AHHH! Then, THERE IS SOMETHING LIVING IN OUR WOOD PILE. It sounded bigger than a mouse but I am officially freaked and don't know what to do about it.

I 100% didn't sleep last night. I am very much an indoor cat (and clearly a newer homeowner since this is my first experience with both of these things. Seriously, how do you flush out a living creature from your stick pile that doesn't want to leave?!?

TeresaW1020

@mswatson0777, Yikes!! Maybe you should call a pest control company to come out and flush whatever is living in your woodpile out.

@Shexio, good job on losing a pound!! Yeah, I find myself not always tracking accurately too. I’m trying hard this week to be more mindful because I know that all those little taste, bites, and nibbles add up and not tracking them doesn’t mean that I didn’t eat it. My cousin’s church in California did a drive-in style service and everyone could tune in on an AM frequency. That was pretty cool!

@nighthazel01, yes walk around your house instead of going out! I once went to a WW meeting with a woman who walked 5 miles every day in her house. She would listen to a podcast and just walk. Stay safe but continue to try to get in some exercise.

@theslightedgeforever, my cousin’s church did a drive-in style service and I thought that was a fun idea. We talked briefly about that but we don’t have that kind of sound-system and we certainly can’t spend any money right now! My food yesterday was OK. I tracked it all, but my points were still over. I’ve already tracked today and plan to do better. My Fat2Fit group has a challenge to lose at least one pound so I’m really wanting to make that happen. I think that it is a good idea to count calories since you have to be more flexible with your eating right now.

@trooworld, I’m glad that you are taking steps to take care of yourself. I know that you are very concerned with your DH going to work. I would be too! I hope you are both taking all the necessary precautions. When I went grocery shopping on Monday, I wouldn’t let my DH even help carry the groceries in from the car. I put everything away, sanitized the kitchen, changed my clothes and washed up really well. At the end of the day, all we can do is our best and pray that it’s enough.

Good morning! I woke up to the news that 10 people have died at a nursing home that isn’t far from where I live. I read several articles and it seems that they were trying to hide that people there had the virus and how bad it was. Sketchy and scary for sure! I also read that only eight states have more cases then we do in Georgia. Ugghhhh I just want this over for all of us! I’m still trying to not to come out of this with a huge weight gain. Yesterday, I worked my biceps and back and did a treadmill walk. This morning my muscles are super sore. Today, I’m doing week 3 Booty workout on 80 Day Obsession. I admit that I’m a little scared about how bad the trainer is going to hurt me. I've just got to pull back on my eating and stop the snacking!! Tonight, we have a Zoom Bible study that I’m looking forward to. Have a good day!

its_cleo

@theslightedgeforever yeah they have been airing old baseball and basketball games here too. I haven’t been watching any of them. I don't like it, it just reminds me. ….that tire and flower plant workout sound fantastic! Just be careful. My trainer a few months ago sent me a Youtube clip montage of Rocky working out, from one of the Rocky movies. He was like- this is what we’re going to do this week lol. …I keep joking I just want to get some cinder blocks and throw them around…...I’m all about light books. I used to like serious stuff but I just lost interest as I got older. Life is too serious.

@TeresaW1020 lol yeah I get used to living alone so half the time I look like a bum, although I do always shower and get dressed, I’m just not dressed for success as they say….I’m sorry to hear about the folks in a nursing home. It is happening here too. It’s worrisome for sure.

Lol about the haircuts. Yeah I am more grey than I thought, or else the grey is growing- probably the latter. I only have highlights in my hair, but I was do to get it refreshed in May so that will probably not happen. Everyone in my family goes grey- no one loses their hair though.

I had the online session with my trainer yesterday, it worked pretty well. Definitely I worked out harder than I would on my own. So probably will keep doing it twice a week like before. It also keeps me sane somewhat. My only frustration is I wish I had more weights but I have looked high and low and absolutely everywhere is sold out pretty much.

Burpees are interesting, I’ve never really done them. I’m not convinced of the value lol. But I was looking at a video this morning and might give some a try this week.

@trooworld yeah I get it. I worry about that stuff too. Every time I get groceries I worry about it. And I think my job is secure? But who knows with the longer this goes on. I’m just trying to focus on one day at a time.

@mswatson0777 lol about Minnesota socially distancing before it was cool. I keep saying I wish this virus had come in the winter when everyone wanted to be inside anyway….woodpile I don’t know. I would just leave them. When the babies are a bit older they will likely vacate.

@nighthazel01 I hear you it is tough walking and some people don’t care. I’ve started to adjust my schedule to get
up a bit earlier and go out earlier in the morning. I think there are less people out earlier in the day. By 11 am it’s a bit of a mess.

@Shexio hey congrats on the pound.

Is quarantining alone better? I am quarantined alone, and I miss interacting with people. But I try to stay connected with the internet. Once in a while I see one of my neighbours and I’m not super close with any of them, but when I see them holy smokes I want to visit for like an hour. I come on MFP, and another forum. I have calls for work 2 or 3 times a week. I talk to my father every couple weeks. Sometimes I feel like it will be hard to readjust when this is all over.

Well- I’m feeling okay this week, but I have Friday and Monday off work and the weekend seems kind of overwhelming. I don’t know what I’ll do. I may just keep doing a bit of work.

My Achilles is still sore but better than it was and I can still jog a bit, I’m trying not to push it- normally I have one jogging route that is very hilly, so I am skipping that one for now. My trainer said I could probably try to stairs, but I have to walk up them not jog up them because it’s the bounce and lift off that hurts the achilles. So that is one thing I will try this weekend.

I’m trying to get my calories under control but it’s a work in progress.

trooworld

@mswatson0777 Thank you! I'll get straightened out. It's just a rough patch right now. How nice that you were able to see your mom! And good work on your paper and doing the elliptical. OMG! Something living in the wood pile! What are you going to do???

@theslightedgeforever I've hit a hiccup. No exercise yesterday, I didn't drink enough water, and I ate 9 pts worth of cashews. I'm not in the red for the week yet, but this is not the way I want my days to go. I'm in a depression right now. I think today when I speak to my therapist it will help. Thank you for the positive thinking train, I needed that. I can see how that can help. That's a good way to look at it and opens things up.

@nighthazel01 Yeah, I've had the same job for 7 years. I'll talk to my therapist over the phone today. Yeah, some people do not care about social distancing, I ran into the same thing with the mail carrier yesterday: She asked if I wanted to get my mail while she had the box for the complex open and I said no, I didn't have my key (duh, she had the box open!). But that's all I could think to say when really I just didn't want to get near her! LOL It sounds like people are bad where you are. Yes, you have to take care of you and your family and your community. You've probably seen the picture of the matches on fire and the one match that steps away and stops the others from burning.

@Shexio Congrats on being down, woo hoo! I'm trying to think of things I don't track...I don't measure out my protein shake that I put in my morning coffee, I guesstimate that at 2 oz. It comes out to 0 points anyway. Glad your tooth is feeling better. My answer to Teresa's question was: "I'm really focusing on making sure I'm getting better sleep and limiting the news. And I'm taking two days off work: Friday and Monday. I'm also making sure I do some form of exercise every day, I think that will help." However...I did not do any exercise yesterday.

@TeresaW1020 Honestly, the Slimpossibles is really helping me challenge myself. So, thanks for the invitation! My DH is NOT taking any precautions going to work. Just going like a normal day. This is quite upsetting to me. But he does work from home half the week, so that's good. It sounds like you are being cautious, which is good. Yes, that's all we can do. I hope you enjoy your Zoom bible study!

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April goal: track 2 meals a day, do some form of exercise once a day, drink 52 oz of water per day