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mswatson0777

@cbabie You are so right, growth is everything. One of my biggest fears in life is feeling like I stagnated so I definitely appreciate the growth mindset. I hope the CBD oil helps you. I absolutely eat my emotions too and I'm so sorry that what someone said or did hit you in a negative manner.

@trooworld I've been trying distance walks, but it's harder for the friends that are further away (are we really going to drive 3 hours round trip for an hour walk). And winter is coming...fast, which doesn't help. I hope you like your new primary care physician, it makes a world of difference!

@theslightedgeforever Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, go with the new computer!!! And my one fun item is I'm meeting up with my Mom for a socially distanced coffee and walk to belatedly celebrate her birthday. It won't be much but it's something!

So good news, I passed my dissertation proposal and am now a doctoral candidate!!! I've still got a long way to go to graduation but I'm feeling really good at the progress I've made.

My morning has also been going fairly smooth. It's been back to back meetings but they've all been fairly innocuous. I also had a really good night last night when my significant other and I cuddled on the couch and watched Cobra Kai. That show is way funnier than I expected, we were both rolling with laughter!

Tonight my plan is to get one more class entry done, take the dogs for an extra long walk, and hopefully carve out some time with the SO for a new more episodes. And the best news is tomorrow if FRIDAY!!! I get to see my Mom on Saturday and I've got all Sunday to catch up on stuff which is going to feel great.

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld No computer still won’t start. We looked at computers today. Lots of models out of stock right now because of school. He’s trying to talk me into a MacBook or IPad Pro because he wants one he says buy one of these now and then later you can get what you want and give it to me. Lol. I’m an HP person though. His computer is about 12 years old. I tried to call up my Trello on it and it doesn’t support that function. 🤣. He is using his work computer anyway while he works at home. I got 50% water today. Started off well and fizzled. Good new habit.

@cbaie. Ok someone might say build the wall if you must but start dealing with the issue. Issues can also be babystepped. Yaaay for getting on treadmill and getting in outside walks this week. Oh I see my niece is one of those Apple people too. 🙄😀. I do like my phones to be Apple though. My little ds tried to teach me Mac when he was in college. He would take me to the computer lab and it was like learning to drive a stick shift. Why do it when there are automatic cars out there. Put in D and go

theslightedgeforever

@mswatson0777 your fun day sounds like it will be a lot of fun 😀. Woohoo on passing your dissertation proposal. Quite an achievement. I just started Cobra Kai today too. My son asked me if I knew what Cobra Kai was. I said it was a dojo from karate kid movie back in the 80s. He said they brought it back on. NEtflix It’s bad that I can quote script from the original movie. Every time they bring a flash back I say it before. Great soundtrack. Plus a lot like 80s movies. Just feel good stuff. We all need to feel good right now. I’m actually starting to like Johnny. When my first thing was seeing his face and said Jerk. Well that’s not actually what I said but MFP approved. Lol. Sounds like you have a good plan for physical and mental health.

Green Day Went over 245/238. Intentional movement 20 min YouTube video 21 min walk

September goals. Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water burn 250 cals via movement preplan food

trooworld

@cbabie You sound so stressed out. I hope the CBD oil helps you. No, I'm glad it's not my computer! LOL Yeah, I hope I like my new Dr, too. I have the appointment this morning via video.

@mswatson0777 Oh I see, yeah that is a problem! Yeah, I hope I like her, too. Otherwise, I'll keep looking! CONGRATS ON PASSING YOUR DISSERTATION PROPOSAL! WOOT WOOT! That's a big milestone. I'm glad you were able to unwind a bit with your SO. Have a great weekend.

@theslightedgeforever I'm also a PC person. No way you are talking me into the Mac ecosystem lol! I hope you find what you want. I got about 70% water yesterday. You need a smiley face that is kind of apathetic, not frowny...50% deserves something.

Hello all! So my doctor gave me something to try for sleep and it helped somewhat, I slept better than I have been sleeping. I still got up during the night but a lot less frequently, maybe once an hour vs. once every 30 minutes. I have a video visit with my new doctor today. We'll see how it goes.

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September goals: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

TeresaW1020

@trooworld I sure hope that the new medication will help you sleep! It can really hinder your weightloss if you don’t start having a restful and deep sleep. So, be kind to yourself until it gets sorted out!

@mswatson0777 Yayyyy on passing your dissertation proposal and becoming a doctoral candidate!! I had to go ask my DH who is a retired college prof what that all meant. All I can say is WOW and you go, girl!! I’m going to have to check out Cobra Kai. We love funny shows. Currently, New Girl is our favorite show.

@theslightedgeforever Such a bummer that you have to get a new computer. I’m a PC girl too.

@cbabie I hope that you are feeling better. If you do get CBD oil, make sure to research and get one that is good. From my understanding, not all are equal in quality. My podcast lady swears by HB Fields for its quality.


Good morning! Sorry I have been missing. Wednesday I found out that I had to teach the 4 and 5 years old at Awana because the woman who does the teaching got a detached retina and had to have surgery. So, I had to figure that all out. Then yesterday, I went to my staff meeting and then spent a few hours working in the office because I just found out that I am teaching children’s church because the woman who was supposed to just found out that her dad has COVID and has quarantined herself and family. So ugghhhh!! In weight loss news I did bounce up a little after my big announcement but I’m still hanging on to Onderland and plan to stay here! I lost 3.6 lbs this week and you all know that is a HUGE number for me. I’m just happy that I seem to have found a plan with the carb cycling that is working for me.

mswatson0777

@TeresaW1020 Oh my goodness that is a lot to add your plate, especially since watching over littles takes so much energy! Congrats on your amazing 3.6lb loss, that is truly fantastic!!! What subject did your husband used to teach?

@trooworld I hope the video visit goes well today. I'm so glad you got a bit more sleep, even if it was still interrupted.

@theslightedgeforever Is it terrible I still haven't seen the original Karate Kid? I know the characters and the premise since it's such a big part of pop culture, but I never got around to seeing it! I had asked my SO if Ali was going to make a cameo on this show and it turns out she was starring on 'The Boys' so probably not!

Happy Friday everyone! I did the Insanity workout yesterday and it was a little too insane because my hamstrings were screaming today and my knee got easily tweaked so I had to back off my workout quite a bit this morning. I still made it through the 30 minutes which I'm counting as a win. I also got another journal entry done for class and I'm going to wrap up the final one this weekend so that I can hopefully start outlining my paper. I've got to get all this classwork done so I can pivot my focus towards completing a rough draft of my dissertation's literature review. This next year is going to be quite the push to make it to graduation for spring 2022 but at least my entire social life is still cancelled due to COVID, which is a sad win. I hope you all have more exciting plans than I do!

cbabie

Morning all, I did get on the treadmill and my hair was soaking wet. LOL. The mesquites were out. So I got my diffuser with Cilantro oil in it. I still did bad last night on my night eating. I am just trying to keep moving forward, like walk...oh my, walked baby 2 times yesterday. I got in over 13K steps yesterday. That includes me having to take it off to charge. My fitbit only holds a charge a day at a time now UGH. I have 4612 right now..so hopefully another good walk day. Made my bed, got a shower, now working on my Bible study and book study. Baby is watching Veggie tales and eating her "stars" as we call them. Little gerber puffs. She loves them since she could eat them. We take them on our walk and she eats, rides, waves at and makes "truck" noises when one goes by.. LOL Learning to cook in my moms pressure cooker/slow cooker. Last night made chicken fajitas. All from scratch, well 1 can of diced tomatoes.. LOL

@mswatson0777 I am happy you are getting your school work done..lots of work and focus. You will do this, you are driven. LOL. Congrats on your dissertation proposal and doctoral candidate. Karate Kid was a staple in our home LOL...but I had 2 girls growing up in the 80's. LOL

@TeresaW1020 Sorry you got called in this week but so glad that they have you!! Keeping the other teachers in prayer. I am glad your plan works for you too...still finding mine. BUT I WILL. The CBD oil I use in through my Young Living..it has no THC, but all the good oils. It's expensive, but I am worth it LOL

@trooworld I love that we can go to the dr via video these days. To me that is one of the positives of this time LOL. I am stressed, but really working on it. I have a baby I want to see grow up.

@theslightedgeforever I had to laugh over the Apple topic. Tell DH go ahead and get it...I have an apple, but mine was given to me by my Pastor when he left our church. I had to learn it. LOL. I used it in the office, he was nothing but APPLE. lol. I have found, that really the Apple is simple once you learn the command keys. BTW, I have Trello on my Macbook Air and my IPAD pro. I have an android phone...see why we are sisters. LOL. Good job on the Youtube walk. I need to get back to that girl..Leslie? I can't remember her name. LOL

Cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld. I'm typing on my son's Mac right now. Weird, it's so much easier to use than it was 8 years ago. I think I could do this. Plus it's so much lighter and smaller than my laptop I was lugging around inside and out. Yaay on your 50%. water smiley: Yes, that is perfectionism. I'll find a new one for when I get in at least some. I did 100% today.

@teresaw1020. My friend had a detached retina. Woke up that way one morning. She just had her 4th surgery for it. The worst part for her was having to sit up in bed to sleep. We will always bounce up and down during the week I think because of sodium and hormones, but your overall trend will just keep going down,. Two weeks ago I gained 4.6. Now you know that wasn't all food. I'm about 17 days late on my "expected" period. Who knows anymore at this point. I'm so glad you have found a plan to work for you.

@mswatson0777. Ouch on Insanity. My knees can't take it these days. Just hearing you talk about your dissertation and all makes me want to tell my son DON'T DO IT. lol. But he really wants to be a professor in Communication Disorders. He's currently a Speech Language pathologist and says therapy is not how he sees the rest of his life. I'm trying to convince him to work in the administration/marketing/PR side of that field. He's an excellent presenter. I'll forgive you for not watching The Karate Kid. Although it's really good. You can still do it on Netflix. lol. Between all the other million things you have on your plate. It's just a feel good movie. I still go around saying Wax On Wax off.

@cbabie. yaaay on the treadmill. Does the cilantro oil really work? I keep buying citronella candles and waste of money. I'm ready for a bug zapper. Does that work on mosquitos too I wonder? So I know I'm talking to my black and white sister right now, but let's explore some gray. Did you do any good eating today? You have to give yourself kudos for when you do the right thing. Catch yourself doing something right. Even if it's only 25% right now. Same thing for me and my water. At first I was like who the heck is Leslie. Then saw walk and said Yes. Leslie Sansone. I did her today for my zone minutes. Easy way to get them. Plus I did 10 minutes of yoga from one of our relatives sites. Her voice is so relaxing. Apple Command Keys: Today when I was trying to CTRL-C and CTRL-V it wouldn't work and I was so mad. Then I figured it out. Then i couldn't find the time. Nor how to minimize, maximize. I knew better than to hit the red button. We all know red buttons aren't good. lol.

Yellow Day. Went Over. 192/164. Intentional Movement: 20 min YouTube video. 10 min yoga. 24 min walk

September goals. Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water burn 250 cals via movement. preplan food

trooworld

@TeresaW1020 Thanks! I do hope so, too. You do sound busy, woman!!! I hope you are taking time for self-care, too. Carb cycling does seem to be working for you. Keep up the good work.

@mswatson0777 It did, it went really well. I've heard the Insanity workout is truly insane lol. You are now proof of it. Unfortunately, I do not have more exciting plans lol.

@cbabie That's great you got on the TM. Wow, 13K! Woo hoo! I love using my pressure cooker (My Ninja Foodi on pressure cooker setting). I hope you like yours. Fajitas sound yummo. Yes, it is definitely a positive of all of this. I'm glad you are working on your stress. Are your oils helping?

@theslightedgeforever Ah...tempted by the dark side? LOL Yay for your 100%. I also got 100% yesterday. Yay us!

Hello all. My doctor's visit went well. I really liked my new doctor. She was warm and helpful. I think she's going to work out. Today, I'm getting my hair cut and colored. Then, I have to take my car to get serviced. There has been water showing up under the seats, I suspect some a/c hose is disconnected and leaking under the seats but I don't know. Also, it acts like it's going to stall out in traffic. Hopefully, it isn't too expensive.

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September goals: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

TeresaW1020

@trooworld I’m glad that you like your new doctor. That is so very important! Yikes, I hope your car repair is an easy and not too expensive fix. Have fun getting your hair cut and colored. For me, the worst part was having to wear the mask while having the dye on my head. The fumes were intense, but my hairdresser and I are masks cheaters and pulled them down as soon as the other hairdresser in the room left.

@theslightedgeforever Yup, a 4.6 lb gain in two weeks isn’t all food unless you have been on a major binge or in a hotdog eating contest. I remember those days when I didn’t know when my period was going to show up. I went 11 months when I turned 50 and was so mad when I started again and didn’t finally go into menopause until I was 52.

@cbabie Wow great stepping!! I just put chicken fajitas on this coming week’s menu. They are one of my favorite foods! Yes, you are worth the expense of good products.

@mswatson0777 My husband taught literature, rhetoric, and poetry for over 35 years. I have the worst grammar and make up my own words all the time, so he is constantly rolling his eyes at me. I haven’t tried the Insanity workouts yet. I am sorry that your social life still isn’t happening. Is your area still being hit hard by the virus?


Good morning! Yesterday was a super lazy day because I wasn’t feeling well. I have been dealing with a toothache issue for a few weeks now and it seems to be getting worse and giving me terrible headaches. I have a dentist's appointment for cleaning on the 28th and I called yesterday to tell them about the pain. This tooth has been a concern for years and I fear a root canal might be in my near future. Today, I need to clean my house and do my floors, which are a hot mess! We also want to take the dog and go up to the new pet store that just opened and shops for treats. She is seriously the most spoiled dog on the planet.

its_cleo

Hey everyone!

Well I had a nice vacation in Victoria BC. The weather was good, and I got there just before the air was affected by the wildfires. I rented an e bike. It is pretty fun- if you peddle a little bit they go super fast. (Although once it started so fast I went right into a ditch lol. It was grassy so I wasn't hurt too bad. Second bike fall this year! Seriously it's a good thing I never got into motorbikes lol) Also did some kayaking, and went on a boat tour and saw some orcas.

It was a fairly quiet trip other than that, and I was able to keep my weight stable. Now I’m back at home and trying to get back into a routine again.

This last week I did 10.5 hours of exercise over 7 days, and mobility 5 x (this is just 10 mins at a time). A lot of the exercise was walking but I did go to the gym and see my trainer for the first time in ages. It felt good to get back to it.

I’m still working on setting my goals for the coming week. I always have Sunday as my new week. One thing is I’m going to do something different with calories. I used to track and have a goal say 1700 and if I was going to treat myself then other days I would eat less say 1500 to make up for it. But I always struggled feeling hungry etc. So I’m just going to try setting my goal, and try to make it every day and if I don’t, then just try again the next day.

@TeresaW1020 yikes about your tooth! I have had a root canal, and it was bad, but not as bad as I thought. If you end up having one let me know and I can tell you about it.

@trooworld I'm glad about your doctor, I recall in the past your experiences weren't so great.

@theslightedgeforever switching mac to pc or vice versa- it's the little things that drive you crazy. I don't like Apple though. I did try but I will always stick to PC and I like the Samsung phones.

@cbabie I've never used a pressure cooker or slow cooker. Maybe I should buy something like that I don't know. I get so tired of figuring out what to cook.

For dinner tomorrow I got some pork tenderloins and I'm going to marinade them overnight in some concoction with apple cider. I got the recipe from the Barefoot Contessa. With baby potatoes and brussel sprouts, for some reason I love brussel sprouts baked with honey and balsamic.

its_cleo

@TeresaW1020 congrats on Onederland! That is fantastic! I know that was a goal for a long time. I think you deserve a new puzzle

@mswatson0777 my social life is cancelled too, although tbh I never had much of one before lol. At least now I have an excuse.

RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi all. Thinking about going down & doing the treadmill. Probably will when I finish this. Kinda bummed, we were going to gs football game this am & found out only 2 can go, so we had to stay home. Guess I should have gotten up earlier last week, there wasn't the limit then. Oh well..too late now.

@its_cleo Glad you had a good vacation. I have a slow cooker (& have swiss steak in it right now), but no pressure cooker. Really thinking of getting one, tho. Have fun getting back into the exercise, lol.

@TeresaW1020 Yay for onderland!! Think you have really found your way of eating. I think our pets are always super spoiled. Hope you can avoid the root canal. I think I said when dh had one last fall, he thinks it was a waste of time, the tooth is still the same.

@cbabie Good job with the treadmill & steps!! My dd uses oils a lot also & the chiro has a few at his office. They use doterra, tho, not YL. She thinks they help a lot & I have Immunity going in my diffuser most day.(she gave me one for Christmas, lol)

@theslightedgeforever I hate getting new electronics...I dont pick things up easily, so I am always lost for awhile. I use a PC & now a Samsung phone, but love my I-pad. Dd has Apple everything, but that is what they use at school, lol.

@mswatson0777 wow, you sound like one busy person!! If I am understanding right..you are going for your doctorate? Very impressive!! Try to take some time for yourself, tho.

@trooworld glad you like your new doctor. I think when I go for my next wellness check, I am going to ask to see the other woman in the office. I saw her once for illness, & think I might like her better. The one I usually see is so "all business". I liked the one we had in our old town. She would sit & talk for awhile about our gkids, etc. But then they got rid of her, said she wasn't a good fit (after 11 years!!) I think she just spent more time with people than they liked.

Well, going to go do my walk so I will go for now. I think I was able to add my cute sunflower picture..the one that just didn't want to give up, lol.

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld. We rocked yesterday's water. Today 25%. Obviously being busy doesn't help me in this dept. Water is not on my mind. Funny how I never seem to forget my hot tea. I guess cause that's my relaxation time. My friend had that wet seat happen to her car. Have you done any exercise lately?

@teresaw1020. You would think that the mask would block the smell of the fumes from the dye. I'm 56 and have about 4-5 periods a year right now. I have all the symptoms of ready to start but Granny Flo is still social distancing from me. lol.

@its_cleo. Welcome home. Does Canada have wildfires too or is it just that pesky neighbor from the South that is blowing stuff your way. Yaaay on keeping your weight stable during vacay. Best thing ever. I'm becoming an expert on this Mac now. I don't know why I thought it was so hard before. Best thing ever is I don't have to change my earphones. I was constantly switching earphones or bitching because the ones I needed for my laptop were either upstairs or downstairs. Wherever I wasn't. I kept saying, more steps on my fitbit.

@RetiredAndLovingIt Did you make it to the treadmill? Bummer on the football game. My son leaves for TX on Thursday. Dd drove down from MN to help him finish packing and clean the apartment. She really just wanted to see the cat one last time. His friends are throwing him a going away party tonight. I'm just praying he and dd don't get get covid from all these people. I said, Mask up. They just looked at me and grumbled. Silly kids will probably hug everyone goodbye too. I wish I had a long distance cow prodder. ZAP. too close. I love the sunflowers. The little one is saying I think I can I think I can

Green Day. Stayed OP. 234/238. Intentional Exercise. 75 min walking

September goals: Green Dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water. Burn 250 cals via movement. Preplan food

TeresaW1020

@its_cleo I’m so glad that you had a nice vacation! It all sounds so nice. Except for falling off your bike! Glad you weren’t hurt this time! I hope your new calorie counting plan works for you. I will let you know what my dentist says. I’m sitting here right now with a slight headache from drinking my hot coffee.

@RetiredAndLovingIt What a bummer that you can’t go to your grandson’s football game. That is NOT good about your DH’s tooth not being any better. I sure hope they can fix mine or they can yank it out of my head! I’m over these headaches. That sunflower is adorable!

@theslightedgeforever Nope the mask makes the fumes wayyyy worse. Right now my hairdresser only works with one other woman and they are on opposite sides of the salon, so moving the masks down off my nose so I could breathe helped when I was sitting there by myself as the dye did its thing. Granny Flo! Hilarious!!


Good morning! Well, we didn’t take the dog to the pet store yesterday. Instead, I cleaned the house and mopped the floors. DH cleaned the back porch and got it ready because the new screens are coming tomorrow. I ordered a pretty teal rug to go out there. I’ll take a picture once I have it all prettied up. I am teaching children’s church this morning and doing a lesson on kindness. We are going to play musical chairs with a focus on being kind and not pushing and shoving to get in a chair or they will be out. Should be fun! This afternoon hubby and I are going to our pastor home for a staff end of the summer party. It was supposed to be a pool party, but it’s chilly, so not sure who will get in the water. Probably the little boys and their dads. I think my new boxing workout is causing my back issues with all the twisting and moving that it makes me do. I’m taking the next two days off to rest it and then will decide what I’m doing. I might start 80 Day Obsession and leave boxing for another day.

mswatson0777

@cbabie Sounds like you're on a roll with all those steps and homemade fajitas, yum!

@TeresaW1020 The pool party sounds like a lot of fun! Sounds like you've had a really productive weekend! My SO was so nice and cleaned up the kitchen and then I came in and trashed it when I was making food for our friend who recently had surgery, so cleaning up that mess is definitely high on my to do list. We've been really cautious with the virus, especially since the last 14 day quarantine we were in was awful mental health-wise so most of our social life is on hold for the time being.

@RetiredAndLovingIt Sorry you had to miss out on the football game. I hope you're able to go to a different game soon. And you're correct! I decided to go back to school to get my doctorate since I noticed a lot of candidates for director positions either had theirs or were working on them so I knew I had to have it for my future career goals. I'm glad I'm doing it, but there are a lot of days I wish I wasn't since I miss my free time. At least the pandemic means I'm not missing out on much (odd bright side, I know).

@its_cleo If you like brussel sprouts with honey, try them with maple syrup- it's SO good! Sounds like you had a really active vacation, that sounds so amazing!

@trooworld I'm so sorry to hear about your car. Paying for car repairs is never fun. I hope you have a relaxing time at the stylists, getting a new color or touched up color also feels amazing!

@theslightedgeforever That's amazing that your son wants to go for his doctorate. His field is so important and it sounds like he has some amazing career goals! I know I complain about mine a lot, but I would call it a net positive in my life. It's really helped me develop as a person and shown me what I can accomplish when I put my mind to it.

Happy Sunday all! Yesterday was kind of a blur. I was up late Friday night talking a friend through a breakup so I had almost no sleep. I then grocery shopped and cooked up a big meal for our friend who recently had surgery. Once bedtime came I crashed so hard! I'm going to get some homework done this morning and then I'm going to spend the rest of the day just relaxing before diving into the week ahead.

trooworld

@TeresaW1020 LOL mask cheaters! I'm so used to wearing a mask by now, it doesn't bother me lol. I only ended up getting my hair colored, not cut, since I'm growing my hair out. It was kind of nice since it took a lot less time and money! As for the car, that's another story which I'll tell below to all. Oh dear, I'm sorry about your tooth. Are you sure you want to wait another 8 days? I can't wait to see your porch. Have you sat out on it with tea and a good book yet??? Your lesson on kindness sounds perfect, good luck! Have fun at the pool party.

@its_cleo Oh no! Right into the ditch, that's something I would do lol. I'm glad you had a good time. Thanks about my doctor and yes, I've had not so great experiences with my old doctor. I hope you enjoy your pork tenderloin dinner: that sounds really good!

@RetiredAndLovingIt That stinks about the football game. That's too bad about the other doctor that "wasn't a good fit", sounds like she was to me! Your sunflowers must brighten your day when you see them, they are amazing.

@theslightedgeforever Yes. And I had about the same water yesterday too lol. I have not done any exercise lately besides walking my dog. What was the cause of your friend's water under the seats, do you remember?

Hello all. Well, I got my hair colored but not cut (I'm growing my hair out). It was good because it saved me money and time. Speaking of time, it was a waste of time to take my car to the dealership: I got there and told them what I needed to be done and they said they were too busy to get it all done that day (even though I DID have an appt!) and could I leave the car until Monday? NO, I needed the car to run around. So, I rescheduled the appointment for Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. I didn't get a confirmation email so I'll have to call them to confirm on Monday.

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September goals: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

theslightedgeforever

@teresaw1020. That's a fun way to teach kindness. I know some adults who need to play this game. Hopefully your back will feel better and you can get back to your regularly scheduled program. My goal is to work on food this week.

@mswatson0777. you are are good friend. When I am too tired, I make poor health decisions. Sometimes I make them when I've had enough sleep.

@trooworld. I asked my friend about the cause of the car problem. I don't remember. Walking dog is good. That gets you some movement. How about a 5-10 min Youtube video. I got 50% on my water today.

Yellow Day. Stayed OP. 164/164. Intentional Movement: Rest Day

September goals: Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water. Burn 250 cals via movement. *** Preplan day

trooworld

@theslightedgeforever Thanks for asking your friend. The only time I have the energy for exercise is in the morning and that only works out Tues-Fri when I'm working from home. 50% is better than 0%. I got about 25%.

COMMITTED.
September goals: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

TeresaW1020

@mswatson0777 So nice that your SO cleaned up the kitchen and how nice of you to make food for your friend. Well, I hope that you will be able to ease up soon and enjoy some social time with your friends. We understand that we are taking a risk by going to church and hanging out with our friends. I really feel it has to be a choice that each of us needs to make for ourselves. I hope that you had a restful weekend!

@theslightedgeforever I did a bunch of reading on lower back pain and it seems doing a lot of twisting and turning might not be the best workout for me. I'm looking at the other BOD programs. I think I need one that has more focus on form and less on trying to follow a whole new kind of movement that I'm not used to. Boxing is like learning to dance and that isn't my thing either!

@trooworld I haven’t gotten one bit used to the mask! Maybe if I didn’t wear glasses it would be better or if I wore it more often then just when I’m in a store then I would have adjusted. I just want it over with and then I’m having a mask burning party! What color did you dye your hair? How long do you want to grow it? Uggghhh that is frustrating about the dealership! Not very good business practice.


Good morning! I leave in a few minutes to take mom to the doctor and then we are going shopping. I’m needing some Hobby Lobby retail time today! Then we will go get groceries. Yesterday, the end of the summer party was so much fun. My pastor lives in a lovely home with beautiful grounds and the weather was total perfection! We spent the first hour sitting around the pool watching the three little boys (3 and 4-year-olds) learn how to jump in the pool with their dads. It really was too cool to swim but the boys didn’t care. Then we all sat around their huge table and ate and had a great time. Whenever I spend time with these 10 people, I just feel so blessed to be a part of them. It’s really like night and day from the life I had before my DH and what it has now become. OK, I gotta run!! Have a good day.

mswatson0777

@TeresaW1020 That sounds like a wonderful time with your friends. It truly is life-changing when you finally get a friend group that fits well. When we first moved to our current community we had a heck of a time finding a group we fit into, but now we've got some amazing friends here and it's been truly life-changing so I'm totally with you there!

@theslightedgeforever lol I'm totally with you. Sometimes I can blame it on sleep...but sometimes...yep it's just me being me.

@trooworld oh my goodness, I would be so annoyed at the car dealership if I were you! How incredibly frustrating and awful customer service.

Happy Monday All! We went over to our friends' house for a fire last night and it ended up being way later than expected so I did not fit in a workout this morning. I'm hoping to get one in this afternoon after work. It is SO hard to focus on work this morning, especially since we didn't get to bed until pretty late last night. I also didn't eat the best this weekend. I really need to kick it into gear, otherwise I'm going to have to go out and buy new pants...and I really, REALLY don't want to do that. I'm thinking of mixing up my schedule a bit, because right now I think I just have too much time in the evenings near the kitchen but I also dread the idea of working out after work so it just feels like a lose-lose situation. Ugh.

cbabie

Afteroon all, I am sorry I was missing this weekend . I am still at work and have a busy night, but wanted to get on here and try to keep doing what I need to do for a better me. I didn't get on the treadmill, but boy have me and the baby girl been walking our neighborhood. SO still movement. I am trying to eat better, but last night made Talipia and really wanted fried potatoes. So I did, but I had broccoli too. LOL. It was a new word for Baby girl. She keep saying it over and over. LOL

no time for personals. Hopefully catch up tomorrow

cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld. My friend's car: They told her it was a seal problem in the window. That's how moisture was getting in there. They said they fixed it and she had to take it back three more times cause the problem was still there. So they ended up trading cars. I got 100% today. I was very careful to follow the schedule today. Four days of exercise per week is still good. So hit it hard on those days. Besides the losing weight factor, it's so good for our bodies as we age. To keep moving around like young people instead of little old ladies with a walker.

@teresaw1020. How is your mom? Have you talked her into any kind of health program? I'm glad you had good times with your friends. I can't wait to get back to normal. i would do an outside event like a firepit night. One of my friends hosts one of those every year. I'm excited to see people. Today in the mall I saw a lady walking and she kept pulling the mask outwards to let in some air. I have some masks that are easier to breathe in than others. But I keep wanting to breathe so for now, I wear a mask. lol.

theslightedgeforever

@mswatson0777 I think I'm the kind of person that could make friends no matter where I am. My dad always said I would talk to the wall. I can meet people at WalMart and start talking about life things. My dh is the exact opposite. I think he has one friend. I say you better hope you die before that friend or you're screwed. Schedule and environment is so important in how habits play out. For instance, we used to watch our one TV show for the day in bed before we sleep. Then something happened with the TV so we started watching it in the family room. Which is next to the kitchen. So I started snacking at night when before I wouldn't because I didn't want to eat in bed. The bedroom TV is fixed so I think time to go back to the bedroom. It took me a while to figure out the best time for exercise. I still need about 15 more minutes added to the schedule, but I'm having a hard time getting up earlier in the mornings to do it. So I'm trying to just do 5 minutes at a time. My biorhythms are much more alert and active in the morning and evening. I found that afternoons, I'm not good for anything.

@cbabie. Walking is walking no matter where you do it. Plus you get the added bonus of fresh air and sunshine when you are outside. That's good that you are teaching healthy food habits at a young age. I still laugh about mom banning all sugared cereals (the good kind) from the house so it was always Cheerios so we would eat better but then allowing lots of sugar to be added to the bowl. lol. Health was just not up there on the priority list as we grew up.

I am having a problem with food that I'm trying to figure out. My behavior is not going to get me where I want to go.

Yellow Day- Went over. 199/164. Intentional movement. 23 min YouTube video. 42 min walking

September goals: Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water. Burn 250 cals via exercise. Preplan food

trooworld

@TeresaW1020 Oh bummer! I wear glasses too, so I know what you mean. My glasses sometimes get fogged up and that makes me aggravated but then I just think of how the mask is protecting everyone so I just kind of put up with it lol. Yeah, I agree, I just want it to be over! I'll attend your mask burning party. My hair is pretty much my natural color just no grays: dark brown. Boring! lol I think I want it to grow to the middle of my back but I don't know yet. The dealership: no, not good business practice at all! I hope you enjoy HL. What are you going to get? I'm glad you had a good time at the party.

@mswatson0777 Oh, I was annoyed! It's like, why did I make an appointment then? I'm glad you got some social time in, it sounded like you needed that. Yeah, I hear you about not wanting to workout after work. I've never been one to be able to do that.

@cbabie Do you have a scenic neighborhood? Are there a lot of trees? Probably not since you are in AZ, right? I'm glad you are walking with baby girl. Broccoli must have been a hard word for her to say!

@theslighteedgeforever Ah. There's no way that's the problem since it hardly ever rains here. I wonder what it is? I think it has to do with the a/c, i think there must be a hose under the seat that is disconnected. WTG on the water! I got about 75% which is impressive because I was onsite yesterday working and usually I have problems on those days. I drank 26 oz on the way to work, that's how that happened. You make an excellent point about exercise, noted. I understand what you are saying about your problem with food. What are you going to do about it?

Hello all. This is day 3 of "Leave 3 bites of food on my plate" goal. I'd say I'm doing pretty well with this goal. I'm still incorporating last week's goal into the mix, too (Asking myself if I'm really hungry before I eat anything). Today I take my car to the shop to see what's wrong with it. I have a lot of anxiety about it. I hope it's not something major.

COMMITTED.
September goals: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

TeresaW1020

@mswatson0777 I’m glad that you have a great friend group too and that you got to have fun last night. Yeah, I wouldn’t like to work out after work either. You might have to get creative during these busy times you are living. Most importantly is to stay out of the kitchen! No buying bigger pants!!

@cbabie I think walking the neighborhood is probably a much better workout than walking on the treadmill.

@theslightedgeforever Mom is good but she is definitely set in her ways. The good thing is that she eats what I make for dinner, which is much healthier than what she used to eat. Her doctors are happy with her so that is a plus for sure. HaHa, I am that lady that will pull my mask away so that I can breathe! I am very careful not to do it around people, so I don’t stress them out. A friend of mine just got a mask with a nose wire and she said it really helped with the fogging of her glasses. I’m going to order one today since it looks like it will be stuck on my face for the foreseeable future.

@trooworld Like I told you in F2F, I love your goals and plan to do them too. I think that if we can get used to leaving food behind it will help train us to stop when we have had enough instead of just stuffing it in because it tastes good. Or we need to become terrible cooks!


Good morning! The plan for today is to paint the concrete porch. We weren’t going to, but it’s so stained up with Georgia red dirt that I think it will look nicer and be easier to clean. The screens look amazing and my new rug comes later today! I’m excited to get it all done and enjoy the space. I’ve been consulting with Dr. Google and we are very sure that my back problems are from my sciatica nerve. I’m going to research exercises that I can start doing. Of course, continuing to lose weight is highly recommended so I guess I better continue doing that too.

mswatson0777

@cbabie Walking the neighborhood is a fantastic swap for the treadmill, way to go! And I love that your little grandbaby loves broccoli!

@TeresaW1020 Sounds like your home spruce-up is going really well! We have a painted deck and love how it adds a pop of brightness so I hope you like yours too. Sorry to hear about your back, sciatica issues are no joke. I've heard foam rolling works really well (I LOVE mine for releasing tension and increased mobility) so that might be something to help?

@trooworld I'm always amazed at people who can workout consistently after work. it was different when I had a workout class to go through because I looked forward to seeing everyone and having that social time. But at home, streaming a workout in my living room, bleh.

@theslightedgeforever Sorry to hear about your current food struggles, what's been going on? And I totally get it about environment. Now that it's getting colder I may move myself to the downstairs (where the fireplace is) to place myself as far away from the kitchen as possible. And I've always been envious of people who can make friends anywhere. I'm great at making really deep friendships, but I also only click with certain people so it's ferreting out those people that's the challenge.

Happy Tuesday all! Although it doesn't especially feel happy. I tweaked my knee somehow (I noticed it while biking yesterday) so I had to completely stop my workout this morning and switch to something low impact. I'm still struggling a lot with feelings of burnout (I know, you're all completely shocked those haven't gone away!). I ended up curling up in bed at 8pm last night with a book to just check out from the world for a bit. I debated calling in sick for a mental health day, but didn't want everyone freaking out thinking I had COVID so I sucked it up this morning.

cbabie

Morning all, I got up so late today. These nights of going to bed at midnight, waking up @ 3 when you hear the little one up and then you can't find her and you are freaking out. Only to find her in the living room standing by the couch. Then you wake up at 5, go turn the coffee pot on...go back to bed and wake up at 6:30 only time to get ready to be online @8...ugh. So not walking today. I have meeting tonight to...so today is a bust. The good news is I won't be sitting by the food.. LOL.

@mswatson0777 LOL hearing her say broccoli was cute. I have so been in your shoes..so please take care of you...Don't worry if your coworkers think you have Covid...you just might need another night of check out. LOL

@TeresaW1020 I am so imagining your porch..I bet it is SO relaxing.. That's great your mom eats what you cook..not sure my mom or my dad would have. I think mom yes maybe, but dad NOOOOO..... LOL

@trooworld my neighborhood is not great, but not bad.. I live right off the freeway here, but I am used to the cars and traffic..didn't used to be like this, but now when I take her for walks she sees a bus and she says bus..truck..varooom...LOL. Can you tell my DH "plays" with her...sorry about your car...I laughed when you said to slightedge..what are you going to do about it? LOL glad you are keeping her in check

@theslightedgeforever yea we didn't have good examples except don't do as I do, do as I say...LOL Yes move away from the kitchen.. I have thought about moving into my bedroom..baby girl loves playing in here...it would be a plus. LOL

Cbabie

its_cleo

@theslightedgeforever I do think BC has wildfires sometimes, but right now it’s the smoke from the south…..a firepit night sounds heavenly. Some day this will all be over….that’s great you can make friends. I’m the opposite, I am terrible at meeting people. It makes things hard.

@retiredandlovingit that’s a lovely picture with the sunflowers! They’re nice flowers. I have some house plants and I’m new to house plants tbh and I find it kind of stressful lol. 2 are doing really well and 2 are struggling. But I’m learning!

@TeresaW1020 that sounds like a great game with the musical chairs! I love it. Boxing is pretty tough. I’ve tried it a couple times and it is a tough workout. I just don’t feel fit enough for it. I feel like you need a very strong core and a lot of stamina……glad you had a good time with your friends. I’m jealous!

@mswatson0777 sorry about your knee. Always good to take it easy with stuff like that. You always sound so busy- good you can check out when you need to.

@trooworld I used to have very short hair and then I grew it out. Took quite a while, and I hated the in between. For a while I had a mullet I swear. Now it’s kind of like a long bob basically. I won’t ever get it cut short again lol. I don’t want to go through the process of growing it out again. ….I’ve gotten used to the mask too. I don’t get what the big deal is but I don’t want to get into politics lol. I’m in Canada so it’s a bit different here. At least right now, who knows what the future holds.

@cbabie better she is saying broccoli than candy lol! Although candy is probably easier to say.

I’m ok, I met my exercise goals last week and did some mobility.

This week I want to do around 11.5 hours of exercise. Mix of walking, biking and seeing my trainer. Holy smokes it was nice to be in a gym and lift weights. My gym is small and practically empty so I don’t worry about covid.

I have fall allergies and it always takes a while for the meds to work. So the allergies hit me today so I feel like crap, so hopefully by the weekend the meds will work. I just take OTC stuff. I’m having some other minor health problems that are a pain. Minor in that it can be fixed but it is annoying to live with. I see my doctor next week- normally I would see her next day. But their office was closed this week for some training. So I can live until Monday.

Anyway I’m taking it easy today, work is quiet this week thankfully.

The weather is beautiful- I love fall. Take care all

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld. I got 100% today. cbabie has lots of pretty flowers in her neighborhood although it's post summer so probably not now. lol My favorite thing was to look at all the yards and see how they did their landscaping. Yaaay on your 75%. What am I going to do about my food? My first thing I think is substituting fruit or cheese for any other food I might have at night. Remember that Hamilton workout? She redid it so it can be viewed now.

@teresaw1020. Leaving food behind is a good rule but one I know i wouldn't remember til afterwards. I'm having such a hard time with memory lately. Another menopause symptom I hear. Dh was complaining about my moods and I said it's menopause. Look it up. So he did and said how do you spell it I said MENopause. It's when you really need to take a pause from men. So he kept reading and after each symptom, oof That's not good. Do you have that? YES. Yes, I do. So being the male that he is was looking for me a solution last night. I said if there was a solution, that person would be very rich. I'm having pain like sciatica but up the front part of my leg. I don't know what causes that. It goes from knee to groin and can literally stop me in my tracks. We painted samples today on our family room. I felt like Tom Sawyer. I was supposed to do it but got my son and hubby to do it while I watched. Hubby wants to do two more samples.

@mswatson0777 I've been using my foam roller for opening the chest exercise. When I used to work, I liked to exercise afterwards. It was a transition time between work and home. Plus if I didn't do it then, I know I would go home and just sit on the couch. I loved that little gym. I think we all show some kind of PTSD symptoms these days. Ouch on the knee.

@cbabie. Don't forget the nice mountain view you have if you walk the route I used to walk. Mom ate my healthy food but then complained about how tasteless it was and if we just added more salt and fat it would have been better. Green beans. I even got her to drink a green smoothie once. Only once. I told her that she was a person who added a bunch of sugar to strawberries. So.....

@its_cleo. Yaay on the exercise and mobility. I'm sure your numbers in Canada are better than ours. One day I hope to visit there. Although right now, you won't let me in. I agree fall is my favorite time of the year.


Yellow Day- Stayed OP. 154/164. Intentional Movement: 26 minutes YouTube video. 30 min walk

September goals. Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water. Burn 250 cals via exercise. Preplan food