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gemwolf110

roz0810 wrote: »

Hey all. Again. I've been off and on MFP the past few months. Hadn't been eating properly and lost 12lbs in 2 weeks due to this but I've got my appetite back and I'm eating better now. I hit my highest weight ever again in July at 276.2. Today I am 270.8 but also have my TOM right now so it's been up and down a lot.
I got another fitbit and a new account. Does anyone have a fitbit and want to add me? username Rozeena M.

Welcome back! I tried adding you but Fitbit doesn’t seem to be cooperating.

Tamevv

Okay okay!! I’m up!! Definitely feeling the holiday vibes. Have not felt like exercising at all the last two days and have done enough to get my goals but not much more. Yesterday was daughters birthday so it was all about food but no excuse today. Am committed to water and tracking.

Tamevv

Morning all.

So it’s leaving day. I’m prepared but apprehensive. Not sure why, but I ate lasagne yesterday. Not a big deal but it’s more that I just didn’t think about alternatives. Glad that I naturally halved the portion I gave everyone else, but it is an unusual meal for me, so evidence my mind is somewhere else. Which bodes poorly 😒. Who would have thought active weight loss took so much focus and concentration ALL OF THE TIME??

Anyway, I did drink enough water and did an hour workout and journaled so met those goals. Hm, not sure if I posted them yet… nope, So:

Goals for this month will be split into two - I want to be mindful and accountable, but also realistic while away.

So for 1-15 Oct I will have:
- Min 2ltrs water each day
- Some kind of exercise every day
- Journal/ reflection every day. Keeping stable emotionally will be key for this trip
- I will try to track as I go based on best guess.

cbabie

Morning all, I did horrible this weekend..walked, but my eating was awful. I have heartburn so bad, it's like when I was very overweight and I figured out it was eating too much "fat" that caused it...so working on that today.

@trooworld I really am sorry it didn't feel like your birthday. Glad you and your DH like to cook with and for each other...It gets old being the "only" meal planner and cook around here..lol

@Tamevv Enjoy your time off and I love your accountability list. Good for you for taking your health as a priority in your life.

Cbabie

gemwolf110

Today has been a manic Monday. I got my one shift in to stay on call at my retail job yesterday over with but idk main job work doesn’t look like it’s going to be slowing down soon and I hope not. The OT is great and needed with the dogs and now my car isn’t even 5K miles from oil change in July and it was almost out of oil when I checked today. Ran to car store and picked up oil. Put about 2-3 qts in in the parking lot. Will let cool down and recheck tomorrow morning.
Why hasn’t Murphy received my eviction notice?!?

Tamevv

Hi everyone, checking in. Not a bad day - drank enough water and have just tracked my food and I’m under goal! Yay me. I was good about tiny tastes of things and didn’t feel guilty asking for substitutions in the dinner meal. Definitely progress. I also took two walks so met my exercise goals and closed all my rings. So far so good 😊

@cbabie. Ugh, I hate heartburn 😒. Hope it settled down for you.

Tamevv

OMG I just jogged! JOGGED!!!! And not just for the minute I thought I’d start with - jogged 5, walked 5, jogged 10, walked 5, then jogged a whole 15 minutes!! (And then walked another half hour home). I am so surprised and motivated. I am going to take myself shopping today for proper running shoes and Airpods. Both of these I have wanted for ages but not felt I could justify, but I am so proud of myself I think I’m due 😁.

cbabie

m mmmmMorning all, My 4 year old now has a runny nose and the baby was fussy all day yesterday, BUT I did stay on track with my food, just no exercise..LOL. Someday I will get it all together. LOL

@trooworld Great job on tracking!! Tracking really tells us where we are.

@tamevv. Great job on jogging...Jogging has never been my thing...What a testimony to what you have been doing!!!

@gemwolf110 So sorry about Murphy..LOL. I know I have had my share with him and yes he should go somewhere else.

Cbabie

roz0810

hey @trooworld no worries. Nice to see you too. I've actually joined another group for now but thank you. I'll keep it in mind.

@Tamevv thank you. hope you're well.

roz0810

@gemwolf110 I'll put my profile link here. Should be easier 🙂

https://www.fitbit.com/user/B6V5N7

cbabie

Morning all, I am just doing a quick check in...lots going on the next couple of days...so I will try to at least pop in and say hi and a quick status...

I am still good on food, although the wheat thins got me a little last night..was tired and needed to stay awake...so ate 2 servings instead of 1. LOL

Cbabie

Tamevv

Hi All,

@trooworld Thinking of you today and hoping you get to relax. I’ve brought the third book in the stone sky series away with me but only picked it up once. Actually that’s not true, I’ve only read it once but picked it up another time but that act prompted the people in my head to remind me I needed to up my exercise so I went for a walk instead 😊.

@cbabie yep it made me appreciate getting up and going every morning this last month. I’m still feeling quite proud of myself 😊. I’ll trade you some of my exercise enthusiasm for your food restraint? I’m struggling to track and feel myself slipping in the self- control department. Had sweets twice yesterday but at least chose very small portions, but still not ideal. And the real food trial doesn’t start till later today then runs 3 days.

Slept better last night but woke at 4am and could not resettle - too many things on my mind. And now I’m anxious about the day because it is a very long one with driving and visitors and logistics to arrange and I’m worried about being tired. Im going to not even try to track the next few days - it will be one thing too many. I will be mindful of my eating but I think my focus has to be elsewhere. I will keep up the exercise to close my rings every day - that goal got me out walking even in the rain yesterday 😊.

cbabie

Morning all, yesterday had company and they brought Cheesecake....I can't ever refuse cheesecake...so Yep I went over, but company was good...

@trooworld You said something profound..."you can't control the scale". No you can't and as we all know the scale doesn't do a full body scan to tell you whats going on...could be bloat, could be anything...you can only control your reaction and you had a good one...Yea for getting your project done.

@Tamevv Sorry you are so anxious about the day...try to relax and just enjoy your time, it will all fall into place.

Cbabie

Tamevv

Hello, did another jog yesterday and felt excellent, but did not get to close all my rings today which I’m disappointed about, but I did still meet my calorie burn goal after a walk along the beach, just didn’t get enough higher intensity stuff in. Food was so so today, but I’m feeling controlled and restrained in my portions so still travelling well. Slight stresses occurring but emotionally I’m doing well too. Off to bed now, 👋

@ trooworld so glad you got to relax on your day off.

@cbabie I had cheesecake today too 😊.

cbabie

Okay girs checking in...didn't do well yesterday on food or exercise...I am trying to start afresh today!!

@tamevv look we all have the same thing in common...we all love cheesecake. LOL. Great job on the jog, look at what you did get done and not what you didn't...be proud of what you DID..

@trooworld Sometimes we just need those mindless days to get ourselves refreshed...Glad you had one..the cheesecake sounds yummy, but won't be making that...LOL. I would eat the whole thing. oh your no knead bread sounds yummy too!!

Cbabie

Tamevv

Hi ladies.

@trooworld I’m away till Thursday and on holidays from work till Sunday. It has gone a lot more smoothly than I was expecting so emotionally I’m not as drained which is what I was nervous about. The next few days should be pretty relaxed but food will still challenge me, but the “party days” are over now 😊.

Yesterday was my worst health day in both food and exercise, but I did sneak in a short walk enough to meet my cal burn goal and I was really good with meal substitutions - I just indulged a bit with the sweets 😊. Anyway so it’s going well here overall.

@cbabie Thanks, I do need to be conscious of focusing on the positives. Not sure why that does not come naturally to me, but I am getting better at it.

@trooworld I can’t do horror movies anymore. I remember watching some in my 20s but they just freak me out too much now. I’m still a little traumatised from the original Candyman and mirrors 🫤. Glad you are enjoying them tho. My husband loves movies - all sorts of oddball ones, and I know he wishes I could get more into it. Lately I just fall also sleep if I sit still for that long!!!

gemwolf110

cbabie wrote: »

Morning all, yesterday had company and they brought Cheesecake....I can't ever refuse cheesecake...so Yep I went over, but company was good...

@trooworld You said something profound..."you can't control the scale". No you can't and as we all know the scale doesn't do a full body scan to tell you whats going on...could be bloat, could be anything...you can only control your reaction and you had a good one...Yea for getting your project done.

@Tamevv Sorry you are so anxious about the day...try to relax and just enjoy your time, it will all fall into place.

Cbabie

Oh cheesecake. My coworker has been talking about cheesecake for weeks. Finally broke down and bought a slice which found out when I got back to work it actually was a double slice. Cherry topped ones. It was yummy. Took about 3 sittings to finish it. It was very filling and cheesecake usually isn’t my go to.

Tamevv

@gemwolf110 Well done for spreading it out! That’s a great strategy 👍

Morning all. I jogged again this morning - yay me. But just ate a toasted cheese and salami sandwich with rocky road dessert…. Not so yay 😒. So it’s a mixed bag now - I feel like after the stressful parts passed I’ve relaxed a little too much. Still meeting my cal burn goal every day but it will be interesting to see how the scales react when I get home.

Hope everyone’s having a great day!

cbabie

I thought this went yesterday...UHG

Morning all, I am hitting goals about 50%, so that is much better...I am trying today to get back on track with food and exercise...I want more than 50%, however, I either have allergies or a little of what my baby girl had last week...ugh

Well I just finished my workout from Beachbody...I did a modify...but still felt good to work out.

@trooworld Sorry you have to work in person all week...We are all glad that covid provided us the ability to work from home..LOL

@Tamevv Glad you are taking care of you...it shows in your post how positive you are getting...and that alone is truly better for our health. I hate horror shows...I used to watch Dark Shadows as a kid, I am talking grade school, but anything related to horror I won't watch and if my family does I go in my room and put in my ear plugs..LOL

cbabie

theslightedgeforever

I'm back. I think I've been all over creation as my mother used to say. I started in MN and then me and my dd flew to Vegas. Spent 3 days there and then drove to Los Angeles and spent a day and a half. Then drove down to San Diego and stayed 3 days. @trooworld I couldn't remember where you were in Calif. But I was waving to you in SD because I remember once you said you liked to go to Comic Con. We were traipsing around Gaslamp Quarter and my dd says, there is where they hold comic con and I thought of you. I said Hi Troo and started waving. Then we drove to AZ and saw some family members including my sister @cbabie then drove back to Vegas and flew back to MN. I'm so tired. Good news is during all of that I lost 0.8 from when I left.
I started out really good tracking the first week but then the second week I was just half tracking. That habit is back today. I went to the gym. So that one is getting back on track. The veggie habit hasn't come back. That needs work. But eating fruit with my breakfast and a cup of water before my morning tea is still there.

I'm not even going to try and catch up with posts. Just jump in where I am. I hope everyone is fine.

cbabie

Morning all, I have been trying to do Beachbody routines and tried a new thing they have out and well whatever is in it, I think has done the reverse of what it is supposed to...I am not going to continue it...I have felt awful after taking it...I thought at first it was the sleepless nights taking care of this newborn, but I believe its the stuff I have been taking, so I will not take it for a while and see how I am. LOL. I am in a challenge group there as well and it's been good for me..making me look at things differently. Doesn't mean I am doing all that great, but better. I take each day as it comes with the hope of a better tomorrow. So the word of the week for me is focused....I am focused on my health and I take it very seriously.

@trooworld Glad nothing was broken and other than over using it and hopefully all those things the Dr told you to do will help it heal quickly. You are doing so great. Also the video wouldn't play, I will try to find her podcast. (not saying I am over 50). LOL

@theslightedgeforever glad to see you back on here., LOL

Cbabie

cbabie

@trooworld Found the podcast.
Cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld We went to La Jolla and the beach. Tomorrow I'll get out some pics to post. It was such a nice time. Thank you for the podcast. I'll add her to my list. I listen to podcasts when I'm at the gym.

@cbabie Keep listening to your body. What's good for others may not be good for ourselves. I'm glad you found some exercise you like.

I went to the gym today and did almost 90 minutes. I'm sort of getting over my exhaustion from the trip. I could have had so many excuses today not to go. We had to do an extra trip to the bank and do some errands at the time that I normally go to the gym. I planned ahead and wore my gym clothes to my errands. People's opinions be damned. I came in and put away the groceries and ran over to the gym. Only to realize once I got there that I forgot my water bottle. Then 15 seconds later I go to set my fitbit and it's dead. I said to myself my body knows it's exercising. I said just do 30 min. But I just kept following my routine til it was done. Good choices for me today.

Well with exercise and breakfast. Nighttime not so much.

Tamevv

Hi everyone! Really sorry to be behind on replies - will see how the evening goes later on. For now I’m saying hi and reporting that I actually managed to lose 200g while away 😁. Am 100% certain exercise is what saved me as the last 3 days I was pretty slack with eating. Have done two good workouts since coming home and even tho I snacked a bit this avo I’ve just tracked it and still came under budget. I’m really happy with how my eating and even snacking habits are changing. Need to get back into water tho as that is very low. Always do well in the morning but getting the second litre is not happening.

Anyway have to run but happy to be home and back to routine.

gfjazz

I HAVE BEEN ON WW FOR 6 MOTHS 3 POUNDS WHY LIFE IS THROWING ME CURVE BALLS THIS WEEK REALLY TRYING

cbabie

Morning all, I sort of threw in the towel yesterday, but back on my focus this morning. After writing this, I will be moving to do my exercise..If I start my day with that the whole day goes better.

@trooworld I think I would have told my DH that he has a part in this LOL..in reality, we are in charge of how we "react" to things and people and they are in charge of them. I am learning that I can't allow what others "want" me to do is what I really need to do. He is right about your health and he is worried I am sure...but you are in charge of you. Small steps do lead to big steps..and YEA on your loss. Let's all keep focused on our goals this week. Come here for encouragement and well while I am on a roll...someone said to me yesterday in another group I am in...we all have bad days, we just try not to have 2 bad days in a row...I thought that was good for me and maybe it will encourage you.

@theslightedgeforever Yea on your exercise...you really did make some good choices.

@tamevv yes I think moving is a big part of what we should be doing.

Cbabie

theslightedgeforever

theslightedgeforever

@Tamevv Yaaay on your loss. I think just keep practicing your habits and you'll get there.

@trooworld Woohoo on your weight loss. You must be doing something right. I just remember on What Not to Wear them always telling those people that unless you are at a gym or working out to ditch the gym clothes. LOL I think you need to take the opportunity since hubby opened up the conversation to say to him Yes I've been thinking about what you said and I think it would help me if you would do XYZ. I was reading a blogpost today about wasted time. I hate to waste time, waste money. But evidently I don't mind wasting time when it comes to my weight. How many years have I been doing this? It talked about we think of time as infinite and eternal. If we don't do good today then we can do good tomorrow. Unfortunately, years pass by that way. Today I have had Wendy's and chips now that you mention it. I went to the store for some water. I didn't have lunch and then I went to the gym and came home with a bunch of stuff. Meanwhile, dd gets off work and calls and says I'm at Wendy's what do you want? I have learned that I need to learn the skill of telling people NO when they ask me do I want XYZ! Never go to the store hungry.

@gfjazz Welcome to the group. Like in baseball, you have to keep practicing so you know how to hit those curve balls. So just keep practicing your good habits. Be consistent and then you will lose weight at a rate that you are comfortable with.

@cbabie Good news is you are back to focusing. That is what it takes.

It actually snowed lightly this morning. UGH. I had just taken a nice video two days ago of the pretty colors in the back. I thought it was foggy when I looked outside this morning.

I went to the gym today for 60 min. I just need to get my eating in gear.

Tamevv

Warning, a bit long and ranty- sorry but wanted to offer what I could😔

@trooworld Ouch, that would have been so hard to hear 😔. It is such a struggle for us - especially when there is physical limitation and pain involved. I really feel for you and the internal hurt that must have caused. I know his words came from a place of love but maybe he doesn’t know how else to support you? Sounds like there is genuine concern for your health so you are heading in the same direction, just your plans for how to get there are not coming from the same page (or book??). Maybe if you did say those things to him it would make him see how he can actually help in a practical way. And it would kind of force him to recognise some of his own decisions and maybe having to make changes himself would help him understand the struggles you are facing. If he really wants to help, I’d encourage you to give him the knowledge and opportunity to do that. If you are not giving him all the information (channeling my husband here) how can he make appropriate decisions with half-info?

When I started to get serious a while ago i wrote DH a letter and laid out explicitly what I needed from him. I did it in text because I knew I’d dissolve into tears if I tried to talk about it because it made me really uncomfortable and raw to be honest about how deep my food issues lie. But it made him realise how important it was to my self-worth, and being really honest brought us closer in a way. I’d really encourage you to be honest with him and explain why and how his decisions effect you as well.

Tamevv

Okay, tomorrow is back to routine day. Tracking and water here we come!!!