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

TeresaW1020

@trooworld Sorry that you seem to have caught this crazy “bad cold” virus. Will you go take a test or just quarantine yourself? That is what I would do since getting a test is so hard right now. I know so many people, both vaxed and unvaxed who are sick. Hopefully, this thing will run its course and be done.

@cbabie It’s super hard to stay out of sugar when you are surrounded by it. On Monday, get it out of your house and start fresh.

@gemwolf110 Happy New Year!!


Happy New Year! Well, my New Year’s Eve was spent in front of the TV flipping channels and binging on TikTok and Candy Crush. Hubby spent the evening in another room watching the Orange Bowl and his precious DAWGS take the win. We were in bed at 10 minutes to midnight with the fan on high trying to drown out the fireworks and keep Maggie quiet. I did wake up with a renewed intention to get back to losing weight. I ended the year with a whopping 6 lb. loss and a 10 lb. gain since the end of October. Most annoying! And while I have worked out the last two days and have eaten much better, I am going to cut myself some slack due to DH and the upcoming surgery. I have a new Marty Kendall challenge starting on January 8th and hopefully, by then DH will be home recovering and I can switch more attention to myself.

theslightedgeforever

@TeresaW1020 We are all learning about ourselves on this journey. Evidently I'm taking the scenic route. Your muscles are saying Yaaaay she's back. Hopefully all will go well on Monday so you can get that part out of the way.

@trooworld So you are consistent checking in here. Pick one thing and you can be consistent there too. I have discovered there is a difference between consistent and perfection. I think I was shooting for perfection in the other areas. Hopefully your husband only has a cold. Oh no you too? I love your new phrase.

@cbabie Yes, wear the mask in church. I'm sure many people get covid in church. Be like your sister. I laughed when you said I think 2022 will be a better year. We all said that about 2021. I have 3 friends who have 2 of their kids sick with covid.

@gemwolf110 I hope you had a wonderful time last night doing whatever you do on NYE. I always wish to do something different every year.

203/238 Green
31 min cardio and weights

trooworld

@TeresaW1020 Thank you! Yes, I will take a test on Monday (that was the soonest I could find and I started looking on Friday!). My husband took a rapid test on Friday and it came back negative but I don't trust that rapid test. I think my work would probably require a test anyway. We didn't do anything for NYE either, just eat and go to bed early lol. You should cut yourself some slack, I agree. Hugs to you!

@theslightedgeforever I have downsized my goals to a point that I think I can commit to them. I think I was shooting for perfection, too. Well, see above to @TeresaW1020. I'm still getting tested.

Hi all. My throat is really sore and this coffee makes it feel good. I tracked yesterday which is the first time in a long time. I feel like crap. I didn't have the energy to cook our good luck meal yesterday so 2022 is going to suck lol. In case you are interested in what I was going to cook: Slow Cooker Fall-Apart Braised Pork with Cabbage and Apples. I ate chicken noodle soup I had made on Thursday for dinner last night.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld My son took a rapid test and it was negative and then two or three days later took a reg one and it was positive. I just had the same thing happen to my friend. Only I think her son took two regular ones. First one negative and two days later positive. Someone recently told me that Americans eat black eyed peas on New Years day as a tradition. I said, I'm an American and never heard of this. LOL Your foods sounded good. I hope you feel better.

210/238 Green
35 min cardio

trooworld

@theslightedgeforever Interesting about the tests. Yeah, I've heard of black-eyed peas for New Year's but I don't like them lol. Not feeling better yet.

Hi all. I ended up eating more chicken noodle soup for dinner last night, it's the only thing that sounded tolerable. I'm really glad I made it to have. I did make the pork dish yesterday morning along with some beef stew. We can have that stuff throughout the week. I did track yesterday somewhat. I'm going to try to work from home today, I don't know if I will just end up taking a sick day or not. I have to get my COVID test at 11:20 so maybe I'll just work from home until then and take the rest of the day as a sick day.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld I hope you feel better. I didn't like black eyed peas as a child but I'm wondering now if I would like them. My taste buds have grown up somewhat. I hope you get a negative test today.

I lost 1.2 lbs this week but 1.9 since I last entered my weight here. So I'm on the right path

151/164 Yellow
Exercise rest day

TeresaW1020

@trooworld I assume that your Covid test will come back positive from the way you feel. So many people have it. I overheard a manager at Walmart this evening say that half their staff is out sick. Yikes! And the news today said that they don’t even think cloth masks work for this stupid new variant. That could be good news because I HATE the masks and would just as soon stop the pretense of safety that they don’t even provide. OMG, I love your phrase for 2022!! It’s perfect!

@theslightedgeforever Yeah, the news today was talking about how unreliable the rapid test is. Fortunately, my job will never require me to get a test, so if I do get sick I will probably just quarantine the best I can and ride it out. That is what I think most of us in the world are going to have to do. Ugghhh I watched way too much news today and it totally bummed me out. Congrats on your weight loss this week! Ohh and the only black-eyed peas that I’ve eaten is in Cowboy Caviar.


Hello, well DH had his surgery and according to the doctor, it went really well. My poor dear was so drugged up on morphine and still moaning in pain. I sat with him for a few hours but the nurse said he wasn’t going to really wake up so it was fine for me to leave him in their capable hands. I plan to be up there tomorrow at 7 am so I can see his doctor. Hopefully, he will recover quickly and come home. This hospital is huge and undergoing a major renovation, so it’s a zoo to get around. A very nice police officer showed me the way out after I took a very wrong turn. Diet was totally out the window today but I do plan to reign it in and do much better tomorrow. I can’t use DH as a complete excuse for all my gluttony.

RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi all….Not a lot going on here. We came home on Friday because they were forecasting a lot of snow on Sat. Don’t think we got quite as much as they predicted. My throat was so dry on the way home & I have been coughing since Sat. No temp & I don’t feel that bad, but slight chills, so trying to decide if I need a COVID or influenza test. Talked to Dr’s nurse tonight & think I am going to do a telemedicine tomorrow & see if they will order it. Have been staying home away from everyone except dh.

Gd is doing great..she is even walking without crutches now. Going to try all day at school tomorrow & take the bus home since she is cleared to do steps, too. Her brother will carry her backpack the 1/2 block home.

@TeresaW1020 Glad your dh’s surgery went well & hope he will soon be home with you again.

@trooworld Hope your test comes back OK and you get to feeling better. Is your dh doing better?

@theslightedgeforever. Congrats on the loss! I think I am taking the scenic route, too, lol.

Hope everyone has a good week.

gemwolf110

Good Morning all! Hope everyone who is sick is feeling better! A lot of people I know are getting sick either with covid or flu or just the regular cold. Got back to work after 10 days off and it wasn’t as bad as expected lol. Even though we had a person out sick it was normal busy and was a productive first day back. The time away was so needed. Spent half of it at home and half of it visiting family. Was nice to recharge and relax.

Have a great day!

CW 226.8
GW 110-120

renaegry

Morning all. Back at it today. New year reset. Going to be slow at it. Did this last week. Was stepping backwards off of our back step clearing snow in the -35C coming from a warm vehicle and I seriously pulled my calf. So I couldnt walk for a few days. Then Started limping around. Went shopping yesterday and obviously over did it cause my leg is aching today. So will do some stuff. But don’t think I will be able to hit the treadmill. Was hoping to do a slow walk on it.

theslightedgeforever

@teresaw1020 It's the beginning of the year and you my friend have some goals to get working on. I'm glad dh's surgery was a success. I did that once in a hospital. Got lost and ended up in the basement by the morgue. My understanding is Delta is still going around so we would still need to wear the masks for those. I think Delta is more dangerous.

@retiredandlovingit Did you decided on a meal plan yet? Isn't being home a great feeling? Yaaay on gd.
oh no about you not feeling good. I laughed at you still staying around dh.

@gemwolf110 Did you decide on 2022 goals? I can't remember if you told us. I'm glad you got to relax some and see family.

@renaegry Ouch on your calf. I know all about slow going. I was just thinking the other day my foot was better and I'm on the mend and then the next day both feet started hurting. I'm better today though. So I hope you heal quickly and can get back to doing what you want to do. How is the food plan? I like our nail polish and tattoo.

98/100 Red
50 min cardio and stretching

gemwolf110

theslightedgeforever wrote: »

@teresaw1020 It's the beginning of the year and you my friend have some goals to get working on. I'm glad dh's surgery was a success. I did that once in a hospital. Got lost and ended up in the basement by the morgue. My understanding is Delta is still going around so we would still need to wear the masks for those. I think Delta is more dangerous.

@retiredandlovingit Did you decided on a meal plan yet? Isn't being home a great feeling? Yaaay on gd.
oh no about you not feeling good. I laughed at you still staying around dh.

@gemwolf110 Did you decide on 2022 goals? I can't remember if you told us. I'm glad you got to relax some and see family.

@renaegry Ouch on your calf. I know all about slow going. I was just thinking the other day my foot was better and I'm on the mend and then the next day both feet started hurting. I'm better today though. So I hope you heal quickly and can get back to doing what you want to do. How is the food plan? I like our nail polish and tattoo.

98/100 Red
50 min cardio and stretching

I haven’t. It’s a work in process

gemwolf110

renaegry wrote: »

Morning all. Back at it today. New year reset. Going to be slow at it. Did this last week. Was stepping backwards off of our back step clearing snow in the -35C coming from a warm vehicle and I seriously pulled my calf. So I couldnt walk for a few days. Then Started limping around. Went shopping yesterday and obviously over did it cause my leg is aching today. So will do some stuff. But don’t think I will be able to hit the treadmill. Was hoping to do a slow walk on it.

That looks painful hope you heal soon

cbabie

Afternoon all, just a quick pop in...Company still here...their flight was cancelled due to weather and they can't get out until next Tuesday. Learning to adjust. lol. I haven't even gotten on the scales. I have to do that tomorrow!

@trooworld I hope you feel better quickly and hope it's not Covid, but if it is...well then you can move on.

@TeresaW1020 I am glad your DH surgery went well. I will pray the morphine does it's job.

@theslightedgeforever Glad to see you keeping the conversations going while I live company..LOL.

@gemwolf110 Glad you got to recharge and relax.

@renaegry ouch!! Feel better soon...

Cbabie

trooworld

@theslightedgeforever Thank you. You should try the black-eyed peas again. Funny thing about that test, I'll update below. Congrats on the loss, woot woot!

@TeresaW1020 Yeah I don't know, my friend felt like crap too and she came back negative. So did my husband. There is a bad cold going around. I am now wearing an N95 mask, I didn't want to take chances. That's interesting about the staff and the cloth masks. I'm glad your hubby's surgery went well. The poor man. Oh dear about the wrong turn. I hate when things are confusing.

@RetiredAndLovingIt Fingers crossed that you get a negative test. That's great about your GD. My husband is doing better but still coughing. Thanks.

@gemwolf110 I'm glad you had a nice time off.

@renaegry Oh my gosh that looks painful!

@cbabie Oh wow. Thanks, I hope it's not COVID too. Yes.

Hi all. I didn't come on here yesterday because I was feeling awful. Last night, I had a coughing fit in the middle of the night that felt like it lasted 30 minutes. I don't know how long it really lasted. Remember I was supposed to get a COVID test on Monday? Well, we went and even though we had an appt, they were out of tests. I was so mad. That was a private company so I made another appt this time with the county for today at 1pm. I don't think I'm feeling much better than I have been. At least I'm not eating everything. I've been eating chicken noodle soup for breakfasts and lunches sometimes as well. I didn't work yesterday, I'm going to try to work from home for a few hours this morning before my test.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

cbabie

Morning all, I couldn't sleep this morning, so I have been up for hours..made cinnamon rolls ( can) and making homemade white bread, it's in the bread machine kneading..LOL Once that's done, let it rise, and then bake in the oven...then in 15 min it will all be gone...no not by me..even though I wish. It is so cold here, I did go on a short bike ride yesterday. Trying to get my goals before me and not let company take them all. LOL

@trooworld Covid is going around to lots around here...I pray you don't have it, but if you do, you are already half way through..LOL. Unfortunately lots of people here have it...it's crazy. Even though I have had it, I still want no part of being around people who do. I still can't smell...and I had a VERY SENSITIVE nose before...drove my family crazy..

cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@cbabie I'll have company next week. My sil is coming for a week. Better not bring covid with her. I've already got my exercise plan in mind. I'll do it upstairs. She will be sleeping downstairs and if she sees me she will start talking and then I'll never do it. So I'm going to tell her I'll be ready to visit with her at 8 once I fix breakfast. That way I'll get in my exercise and my journal/meal time in. I read today a lady still doesn't have her sense of smell back and it's been one year. Hopefully you'll get it back before then. I'd rather lose sense of smell than taste. Did you need more sweets in the house? Hopefully they will all be gone so you won't get into them. I can't make homemade bread here or I'll eat it slice by slice. Only if it's soft white. Yaaaay on your bike ride. You are putting yourself first. I'm ready for cold weather to be over.

@trooworld I hope you feel better. Good news is you aren't eating a lot. So maybe you can squeak out a bit of weight loss for all your trouble. Yeah tests are hard to come by I hear. Oprah is now saying, You get covid and You get covid and you get covid. I heard Stephen Colbert had someone on his show last night that was giving good explanations about it. It's supposed to be on youtube. I haven't watched it yet. I feel sorry for non covid patients that need the ERs and hospitals.

130/164 Yellow
52 min cardio, weights, stretching

RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi all..quick note. @trooworld hope you get the test done & it is negative. I did do a telemedicine & didn’t even need to ask if I needed the tests. He set it up & 10 minutes later I was at the clinic getting them done. Found the influenza result online & it was Negative. Still waiting to hear about COVID. Just looked online & not there yet. I really don’t feel bad…just the darn cough! He did give me a pill to stop the cough & today hardly do that either. & my temp is back to normal at 97, even tho it only went to 98, lol. Hoping for a negative..maybe it is just that bad cold.

@cbabie…oooh, homemade bread sounds so good! Cold here, too….just said 8 degrees, lol. It is sooo windy last night & today.

@TeresaW1020 Hope your dh still doing well after surgery!

Gd had follow up appt & Dr pleased with her progress. She is hoping PT will let her wear heels so she can start doing Show Choir soon.

Hope everyone has a safe healthy week.

trooworld

@cbabie Sorry you couldn't sleep. It sounds like you were very productive! It's been cold here, too. Yay for a bike ride! I don't think I have COVID but my symptoms are similar so I had to test. It's really going around here, too. Yeah, you should be just as careful as always because you can get reinfected, I've heard that. Hopefully, your sense of smell comes back soon.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks. I weighed in yesterday, didn't lose but didn't gain either. Hahaha. I'll look up Stephen Colbert. Yeah, I tried to really treat the symptoms so this whatever it is doesn't turn into something else and I need to go to the hospital for it.

@RetiredAndLovingIt Thanks. I'm glad you got the test so quickly. I hope your test is negative. I'm glad you are getting good care.

Hi all. I attempted to work in the morning yesterday and lasted 2.5 hrs before I had to sign out and rest. I was just too wiped out. I'm feeling a bit better today (no midnight coughing fits!) and will attempt to work for as long as I can.

Getting a test from the county went very smoothly except they had us swab our nose ourselves after a one-sentence explanation. They didn't tell us how far up to put the swab or to twirl around on the insides of our noses, they just said, "twirl around 6 times on each side". I knew the real instructions because I had done it before so I did what I had done before. I can imagine some people might not get true results because of those instructions.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

trooworld

Hi all. I actually got the results back yesterday 24 hours after I took the test: I am negative for COVID! It's just a bad cold. Phew! I'm starting to feel better. Less congestion, less coughing, and a little more energy.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

renaegry

Morning all. @trooworld glad to hear your test was negative. Having a cold sucks thou. We have a whole bunch of rapid tests at home so when feeling under the weather can self test to see.

Weight is really dropping with just getting back to eating better. Went from 164 to 159.6. Pretty happy with that.


Calf is Slowly getting better. Still taking it easy. Just did a 10 min ab workout. Still hoping to get back to full workouts treadmill and LIIFT4 next week.

theslightedgeforever

@retiredandlovingit Hopefully your test will be negative also and just a bad cold. Nowadays you can't be sure. What kind of PT is gd doing for the heels. I need to get back into heels. My son would tell me google it. LOL What did you end up deciding on the mealplan?

@trooworld So happy it's just a bad cold. No lasting effects. Why are they letting you do self testing? That doesn't seem like it would be accurate like you say. Maintaining is a good thing. No hole to dig yourself out of. I'm trying to stay out of the cold because then I'll end up coughing with my reactive airway disease. I guess I could put a scarf around my mouth when I'm not drinking my hot drink. I just like sitting out in the morning with blankets wrapped around me and listening to the birds. Yaaay on more energy.

@renaegry Woohoo on your weight loss. What is your ultimate goal? You know how to lose the weight so how long before you go into maintenance mode?

162/164 Yellow
51 min cardio weights stretching

TeresaW1020

@renaegry Yikes that is a nasty bruise. I’m glad that your calf is getting better. Congrats on your awesome weight loss!

@RetiredAndLovingIt I hope you feel better and that your Covid test is negative. There are sooo many people sick with either Covid or something else icky. I’m thankful that I haven't come down with anything after being in and out of the hospital all week.

@trooworld Yay on just having a cold and an even a bigger yay that you are feeling better. Yeah, I imagine a lot of people aren’t swabbing their nose right. I remember how far they shoved that thing up my nose when I had the test done. I sure wouldn’t have done that to myself.


Hello everyone! Well, DH finally came home late afternoon yesterday, and we are both so happy to not be in that hospital room. The surgery went much better than I had expected but the mental confusion and bodily functions that my husband has been suffering from were not something I had expected. I suddenly found myself not feeling like his wife but more like his caregiver. We had a very long night last night with him up every hour but today he is physically and mentally so much better and I am so thankful for that! We are facing chemo in a couple of months and are unsure what to expect with that but will deal with it when we have to. Right now, I just want to rest and for us, both to recover our energy. This past week I gained almost 5 freaking pounds! But I’m not beating myself up and have basically called today my New Year and tomorrow I will start the Marty Kendall Macro Masterclass challenge. I’m looking forward to it keeping me mindful and motivated.

RetiredAndLovingIt

@trooworld Yay..glad you got your result & it was negative! Glad you are feeling better, too. I am still waiting for my result!! I am beginning to think they must have lost it. But I am a lot better, too, so I am pretty sure mine was just a bad cold, too.

RetiredAndLovingIt

@TeresaW1020 Yay for your hubby being home. I think surgery always causes some mental confusion when we are not so young anymore, but glad he is doing better. I’ll bet the 5# are probably water weight from different food & the stress of this week. You’ll get it back off.

@renaegry. Ooh, that bruise looks painful! Hope it is getting better.

@theslightedgeforever I don’t know if she is doing PT specifically for the heels…more just to get her hip healed & moving like it should…then she may get the heels again. Dd said tonight that she will be allowed to wear her jazz flats for Show Choir performance & walk on stage when they do a ballad, since she is not cleared for all the choreography yet. I am glad…she would have been so disappointed to not being able to do it at all after making it on the team. No, haven’t figured out my plan yet…just been taking it easy to get over the cough, then I’ll get busy. I really want to get back to my treadmill walking again. I did go over my food logs for the last few months, so think I have a pretty good idea of my calorie limit for reasonable loss based on that.

Took down all the Christmas decorations today..looks pretty bare around here, lol. I love Christmas decorations!

Have a good weekend!!

RetiredAndLovingIt

They finally posted it to my account..both the Influenza & COVID tests were negative. Yay!

trooworld

@renaegry Thanks, me too! That's good you have the rapid tests at home. Congrats on the huge loss, that's fantastic! Man, your calf, my calf aches for you lol.

@theslightedgeforever Me too. They aren't letting me do self-testing, I don't think: when I told HR that I was getting a test, they asked what kind I was getting and I told them it was the longer test (it was). I don't know what would happen if I said the rapid test. Maybe they wouldn't accept that? That sounds nice to sit outside with the birds.

@TeresaW1020 Yes! LOL yeah, I hated that test. I'm glad your DH is home and he's doing better. Yes, give yourself some grace. Today is a new day. I hope you have a great weekend!

@RetiredAndLovingIt Me too, thanks! I'm glad you are better. Yeah, I've heard a bad cold is going around. I love Christmas decorations, too, but it's time for mine to come down lol. I'm so glad your test was negative for both!

Hi all. We got one of those Rana refrigerated lasagnas for dinner last night from the store. I just had to bake it for 20 minutes. It was delicious and I'm glad we did it because I didn't feel like cooking lol. Today, I am going to get groceries and possibly make Daisy a fleece pullover. I'm going to do something crafty. Tomorrow, I have plans with a friend to go for a walk. If you haven't done your yearly goals yet, I found something that may help you plan them, it's a free booklet: https://yearcompass.com/

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

gemwolf110

@trooworld and @RetiredAndLovingIt Glad to hear your tests were negative! The flu and colds are going around like crazy. My mom, dad, stepmom and step dad all have flu and bad cold. All tested negative last I heard. More and more people I know have tested positive. Some are okay others had a rough time. One person that I know but not very close to unfortunately passed. :-(

Anyways hope everyone is having a good weekend and anyone that is sick recovers and feels better soon!

trooworld

@gemwolf110 The pups look like they are having fun! Thanks, I'm glad too. Yes, sickness is everywhere. Have a great weekend, too!

Hi all. I didn't end up doing much yesterday, I took a much-needed nap and that's about it. Oh, after I picked up my husband from the hospital, we took Daisy to a brewery and sat outside and drank a beer. It was too cold so we left pretty quickly. I'm meeting a friend today for a walk. It will feel good to get outside and get some vitamin D. I'm also going to make a doggie bandana for Daisy.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

TeresaW1020

@trooworld I’m glad that you are feeling better! You will have to show us a pic of Daisy wearing her new bandana.

@gemwolf110 Look at all that snow and the dogs look completely comfortable out in it.

@RetiredAndLovingIt I’m glad that your tests came back negative. I know that is a huge relief for you. It’s always a shock to me how bare my house looks after I put up all the Christmas. I’m a minimalist most of the year and during the holidays, I’m a glittery hoarder.


Hello! Not too much going on here today. DH and I had a much better night and got some good sleep. His pain level is still high but is slowly improving. We of course didn't go to church and watched it on live stream. Our pastor gave an update from the stage on DH since he is the financial director and today they voted in this year's budget. I had several ladies reach out wanting to bring us food. Such good Baptist women! I declined because I don't need fattening casseroles in my house! For the first time in over a week, I went in and had a good workout. It did wonders for my mood and something I’ve really been missing. My eating has been great and I’m really working on this macro challenge and following all the steps. This weight is coming off!!