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

fabgeekmom

@trooworld Too bad about the vertigo. Hopefully the chiropractor can do something different that will not cause it to happen. Your meal sounds good. Hi, all. Not much happening today: workout on the bike, grocery shopping. I’m tired today. I think it’s taking me a while to get back to normal after my trip. My daughter is coming over and preparing dinner. Her kitchen is being remodeled so she hasn’t been able to prepare meals except to reheat food in the microwave. And Sunday is usually her day to cook. She’s preparing a shrimp dish from the NYT app.

gemwolf110

@trooworld i hope you feel better soon. Vertigo isn’t fun at all.

gemwolf110

Good Morning!

Sunday I had planned to go to church when the Bishop was visiting and coming home to clean, etc. I made it to church but not the cleaning. Took my grandma out to lunch and grocery shopping with her. It was a good day. She’s 90 years old and can’t drive. She had a stroke last year and then COVID and it’s just been a declining since mostly memory. It’s awful to see and she is aware that she can’t remember things that she should remember.

Kiara is doing great, never would have known she wasn’t feeling good on Tuesday. She turned 14! yesterday. Rest of the pack are good! Bronco turned 9 on Wednesday. Keep praying they all stay being healthy and live a long healthy doggie lives.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Missy

fabgeekmom

@gemwolf110 I’m sorry your grandma is not well. That’s hard. Also glad the dogs are okay. @trooworld It’s a good feeling to get something done, especially something you don’t want to do. Hopefully the exercises will eventually help you to feel better. Hi, all. The meal last night was good. I’m blessed to have family nearby. Today is a swim day. My son is making 2 ATK recipes tonight: chicken souvlaki and chickpeas with spinach. The chicken serves 4 but I will eat 1/6 of the recipe. Usually the ATK portions are big.

cbabie

Morning all, I can't believe I haven't posted in a bit..time just gets away from me in the mornings. All is good, I started my challenge yesterday, but didn't do well last night. I could have eaten better. Went for a walk, so that was good.

@trooworld So sorry you are having vertigo issues and back issues. I for sure have had the back issues. I am much better, but know how to move and not stand all day. LOL Glad you got a good report from your nutritionist.

@gemwolf110 Sorry your grandma is declining. So happy she has you!

@fabgeekmom I am glad you have family around close to you. What a blessing. It's also a blessing you all get along. Sounds like you are getting back into your routine from vacation. LOL

Cbabie

fabgeekmom

@trooworld That’s good information from the dietitian. What are you thinking about concerning healthy desserts? Also glad your back is better. @cbabie Good job on the walk. Good luck with your challenge. Hi, all. I went on a short walk while talking to my cousin. DH and I went to Sam’s Club this morning. We ate leftover chicken and chickpeas for lunch. I need to work out on the bike. I feel lazy but exercise has to be done. I feel better afterwards. Tonight we are having salad, French fries and sloppy Joe’s. I have some 100 calorie high fiber hoagies leftover from Saturday.

fabgeekmom

@trooworld A bariatric cookbook will be helpful. It’s good you’re thinking ahead. Good job on managing your food. Hi, all. DH and I went swimming after breakfast. The water always feels good. Tonight dinner will be leftover pasta and meatballs I put in the freezer a few weeks ago. We have a band concert to attend. My granddaughter is playing in the sixth grade band and also the seventh grade band as they don’t have a drummer.

theslightedgeforever

@fabgeekmom When you talked about your RX bar, you reminded me I have two Kind bars in there I still haven't eaten. I need to schedule them into one of my meals. I'm only eating fruit in the evening for my snack so I guess I'll just have to make them a part of my dinner. I'm glad you enjoy your Peloton workouts. The chicken cheese steak sandwiches sound good.

@trooworld Looking back at your food diary, are there any entries that could have contributed to your weight gain? How was your exercise this week? I was thinking yesterday that in all the ways that I have improved my quality of food through the years I'm basically about the same weight. Which is a frustrating thing but I also know that as I age I'm losing muscle mass which decreases my natural calorie burn so that accounts for some of it. I've lost 3 weeks in a row but it is slowing down. But then my exercise slowed down too last week. Food was well within my boundaries for calories and carbs last week. So moving on to this week. Did the chiro have any suggestions on what to do about the vertigo?

@cbabie Yaaay on your walk despite you not feeling well. Probably when we need it the most. Release those endorphins to bring on the dopamine. Exercise is the best drug I think. Are you taking statins? That will give you joint pain.

@gemwolf110 A Star Wars fan I see. My son loves those. Enjoy the nice weather. I'm glad you had a good visit with your grandmother. My mil is 90 and she barely talks now. Walking is difficult. She has slowed down so much.

My electricity was off yesterday for two hours so I didn't cook. I ordered burrito bowls with cauliflower rice. Ate half of that and said I'll eat the rest the next day. I did order queso and chips which I never do. I haven't had anything salty/crunchy for 3 weeks. They were so good. But back to no salty/crunchy for another while. The electricity was off again today for two hours. Almost same timing. Can they go pick on another neighborhood? I'm having broccoli soup for dinner.

I got a call from my son. Last night he fell from the top of the rockclimbing wall and broke his ankle. @cbabie Dad vibes!

I fell going up the stairs today. I have these wide legged pants which I've fallen in three times before. My foot gets caught inside the pant leg. You think I would have learned after the second time. So they will be going into retirement before I really do break something. I just have scrapes and bruises. Although I'm already beginning to feel achy.

I met with friends for breakfast and walked there. Then they dropped me back as we went somewhere else. So I got on the treadmill to make up the difference. Every little bit counts.

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld Woohoo look at your water. It's entirely possible your gain was sodium bloat and then you'll get a WHOOSH! Can you shoot this week for 81% Yaaay on staying out of the vending machines. That stuff is poison to our bodies. I was looking up butter bean recipe. It reminded me of foul madames. So I looked up butter beans and found out it's lima beans. Hmmmmm I didn't like them as a child but maybe this would be better. I know foul madames is just fava or broad beans. I might substitute. Although I just went grocery shopping this morning so I'll have to wait til next week to try this.

I've closed my rings Tuesday and Wednesday. Working on today. I was on the phone with someone this morning and I kept walking back and forth the whole time just to get in some steps. I've done strength training once this week. I need to fit it in two more times this weekend. So far water has been better than last week.

fabgeekmom

@theslightedgeforever Good job on your food choices today and exercise. Closing my rings is a big motivator. Sorry about your son. @trooworld Too bad about the beans being mushy. I like trying new recipes but sometimes things don’t work out. It looks like you made the most out of it. That’s a good idea to limit food from the cafe. Hi, all. I didn’t sleep well last night so I’m dragging today. I did make myself work out on the bike. My hair dresser came today. She does a good job and I also enjoy talking to her. Last night no one wanted the pasta so we ate sandwiches. The concert was good but long as there were several groups that performed. Tonight we are having burgers, sweet potato fries, and string beans for dinner. Also fruit salad- strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

fabgeekmom

@trooworld Those recipes sound really good. I did a screenshot of the first one and might make that on the grill. That’s funny about mixing up your food, like using cumin instead of cinnamon. Hi, all. I slept really well last night. I feel better except my arthritis is flaring. It’s cloudy here so that might be why. We went swimming this morning and it felt good. Tonight is steak night and Gardeners’ World, a show we watch on Britbox every Friday night.

theslightedgeforever

@fabgeekmom there was some kind of children’s show when my kids were younger that had a song in it 🎶fruit salad. Yummy yummy 🎶. Every time I read the words fruit salad that plays in my head
Yaaay on getting in a workout while you were tired

@trooworld another good day of water for you sorry about the wrong spices on the yogurt on your 1.6 pound loss. You were doing something right so keep it up. So when I close my rings, it makes me feel really good because I’m doing what I intended to do so far three days in a row working on today. Thank you for posting your recipes

Yesterday was good. I drank 85 ounces of water I Walked 27 minutes and my food was it was within boundaries

I’ve been reading this book called self-defeating behaviors. It’s very interesting talking about the science about our choices that we make even the unconscious choices. It explains how we’re always making choices. It talks about new moments of life. so it’s basically starting from right now moving ahead in time is the new moments in your life. the problem I have is inconsistency with going to the gym. logically in my head I know it’s good for me. I feel better when I go to the gym, but for some reason, I don’t always go to the gym when I plan to go to the gym so there must be something there .

So I found two things actually that might be giving me problems in my unconscious mind. Subconscious the book even goes into preconscious,

bad things happen when I go to the gym

OK there are three instances I can think of totally unrelated but in my past number one was I was at the gym and people were around me crying and I found out one of my friends in Bookclub had been killed in a plane crash the night before. number two. I was at the gym when I found out I was pregnant for the third time. I was hoping to wait a couple more years before I got pregnant, but God had other plans number three I was living down in Texas for about three years and one day I was in my upstairs gym and there was a lizard there and I’m deathly afraid of lizards and so I was yelling for my cat to come upstairs to get the lizard, and so the cat came upstairs, but then sat and played with the lizard right in front of the staircase I couldn’t go down so I was trapped in the gym

theslightedgeforever

So who knows if these ideas in my brain are keeping me from going to the gym regularly but I'll continue in the book cause he has solutions once you find out your thoughts.

Another thought I came up with: Some of the reasons I have written down are I want to lose weight so I don't get cancer. I want to lose weight so I don't get diabetes. My mother became prediabetic and was told if she didn't lose weight she would become a diabetic. So she lost 70 lbs and became a diabetic anyway. She said to me I wasted my time. Then she got cancer.

So I have to reframe my reasons to I want to lose weight to reduce the risk of getting cancer and diabetes.

I'll keep reading the book.

fabgeekmom

@theslightedgeforever That’s a lot of think about! Everyone has to find their own reasons for doing what they do. You are making a lot of good choices, and hopefully soon they will be habits and you won’t have to think about doing them. I’m sorry bad things have happened to you at the gym.

fabgeekmom

@trooworld That was interesting about Mexican Mother’s Day. I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing. Your meal sounds outstanding! You had me at the tuxedo chocolate cake. Hi, all. I feel more rested today as I slept a little longer. I’m going to workout on the bike. My son is making a Frito taco salad for family dinner tonight. It’s a NYT recipe. Tomorrow my cousin is having all of us over for Mother’s Day dinner. She is having beef barbecue, grilled chicken, corn and black bean salsa, potato salad, coleslaw, cornbread and an Oreo cake. Too much food! I will eat small portions. I always joke if you go hungry at her house, it’s your own fault!

theslightedgeforever

@fabgeekmom You know what they say about bad memories, replace them with good ones. Your cousin's dinner sounds good. Now I'm in the mood for a BBQ.

@trooworld Happy Mexican Mother's Day. I had a friend from England and was surprised to learn they have a different one than we do in May. Then learned that different countries have different ones. Are there any special traditions in the Mexican community? Yum. Potato salad. I might have to make me some.

I'm not doing anything special tomorrow for Mother's Day other than I'll get a group call from my kids. They get on and sing me the song they made up when they were kids.

Yesterday: Walked for 36 min/ 97 oz water/ food tracked and under 236 calories

My AC isn't working. At least I drink more water that way. lol

fabgeekmom

@theslightedgeforever Good job on the walk and tracking. Too bad about the AC. Enjoy your group call and happy Mother’s Day.

gemwolf110

fabgeekmom

@trooworld Good job on food choices and tracking. I plan to do the same tonight. I really wish people wouldn’t prepare so much food as it makes it so hard. But I know that I have to adjust. I bet the zoo was fun. Hi, all. I just got off the bike. There were 2 Peloton workouts that were Mother Day related. It’s so much fun to pedal to good music! I haven’t seen my children yet but I got lots of nice messages and funny memes.

theslightedgeforever

@fabgeekmom I hope you had a good Mother's Day meal. Any meal we don't have to cook I think is a good one. lol I know when I go to a gathering with lots of food, I take spoonfuls but then when I enter everything in I can't believe the calorie count. For a while I was looking at everything and picking my 3 favorite things to eat and then just enjoyed a regular portion. But of course I always had someone coming up why didn't you try MY (fill in the blank). I learned to say, I'm kind of full right now maybe later. Yaaay on your bike

@trooworld I love that history on Mexican mother's day. So sweet. Good job on tracking what you could.

@gemwolf110 Such a pretty graphic with such a nice meaning. Yes, all kinds of moms out there.

Yesterday: 61 oz water, stayed with in food boundaries and was a rest day for exercise.

theslightedgeforever

@trooworld Yaaay on all those steps you got and a bonus is that your foot didn't hurt. Woohoo. I love the pics. I love meerkats but then I liked that porcupine too. I need to come visit your zoo. Ever since I read that book about giraffes going to the San Diego Zoo I've wanted to go see it. The pugs are so cute. Especially that last pic with the tongue out.

I gained 0.3 this week. So onto next week.

Yesterday:
Water 70 oz
Food: I was 23 carbs over and 125 cals under
Exercise: 19 min treadmill 21 min outdoor walk 11 min stretching

fabgeekmom

@trooworld I loved the pictures of the zoo and your dogs. That was great that your foot didn’t hurt. Occasionally we eat a meal that is not he’s and that’s ok. @theslightedgeforever Sorry about the weight gain. Luckily it wasn’t much. And you’re exercising so that’s good. Hi, all. I had a great Mothers Day yesterday. My children gave me some scented candles and a subscription to Storyworth. Every Monday I get an email with a question to answer and in a year I get a book with my responses. I’ll give it to my granddaughter. I ate too much last night. Everything was good and I’m over it now. Tonight my son is making steak fajitas. He’s marinating skirt steak in pineapple juice, soy sauce and garlic.

cbabie

Afternoon all, Well last week was a bust for various reasons, but here I am ..this is the last week of school and I am jumping up and down. LOL. It really breaks up my day to go there at 7:45, get home at 8:15, then back again at 10:45. I will enjoy the leisure. LOL

@fabgeekmom So glad you had a wonderful mothers day. It was good you enjoyed the food and are over it. LOL. Steak fajitas sound yummy!!

@trooworld Glad you got to enjoy the zoo for a couple of hours..looks like your pugs were tuckered out too. LOL. I could never work at the zoo feeding the animals..I am a scaredy cat!!

@theslightedgeforever Sorry about the gain, but it's not much and you have been working out..maybe you have gained a little muscle?

Cbabie

fabgeekmom

@cbabie I understand your happy anticipation of school being out! I remember feeling that way when my children were in school. I hope this week will be better than last.

cbabie

Morning all, went for a walk as the sun went down. Ate okay, but could have been better. Tonight we are having Salmon...which I can't stand, but it's a favorite with the family. LOL

@trooworld I hope your migraine goes completely away. Those are for sure no fun. I think there weather here adds to the tendency to get headaches, My adult child woke up with one this morning.
Recipie sound yummy, thanks for sharing.

@fabgeekmom I am sure it will be better, every day is one day closer to no school..LOL. I hope you are having a good day today too!

Cbabie

fabgeekmom

@trooworld I hope you are feeling better. The chicken burgers sounded good @cbabie Good job on the walk. I’m going to have salmon later in the week. Hi, all. I had a busy morning. I went on a short walk and then went to the pharmacy to pick up some prescriptions and then to the grocery store. I found out that they gave me someone else’s prescription so I had to return it and get the correct one. Ugh! After lunch my cousin came over and we had a nice visit. She brought me some chicken meatballs that I put in the freezer for another time. Tonight we are having crab legs for dinner.

cbabie

Morning all, I didn't go for a walk yesterday, it was a crazy day. I was exhausted for some reason. Today I have so far eaten on task..but you know the late night always gets me. We are going bowling tonight, so no need for a walk...

@trooworld It will be nice, when your migraine is completely gone. Scramble is good...you could have had dougnhuts..LOL

@fabgeekmom Oh that stinks about the perscriptions...it's nice you have family that can come over for a visit. I have family here, (my husbands side) but we don't really see each other and that is really probably a good thing. LOL

Cbabie

theslightedgeforever

@fabgeekmom That Storyworth sounds neat. I'll have to look into it. My mom filled out a book like that. I was the opposite and couldn't wait til school started.

@cbabie Too bad you couldn't go to a gym after dropping her off and do some cardio and weights three times a week. Do some errands or just go to a coffee shop and read a book with any remaining time. Gaining muscle would be nice or holding a bit of water since I have increased it so much. My body might be saying save all you can, we might not get this much again. Bowling sounds fun. You also have our side of the family in your area.

@trooworld I heard about the giant pandas. That's exciting. Yaaay on your increase in water. I'll add the recipe to my list. I hope your migraine goes away.

Last night I had a girls night watching a movie at someone's house. We saw Mother of the Bride. It was a sappy feel good movie. I thought I did well on my snacks til I entered them in. I should have been entering as I ate or preentered. I even gave up dinner so I'd have extra calories but still went over. Lesson learned.

Had dentist appt and cleaning this morning. Ouch. I even put on some relaxation music to help my anxiety. I thought I had a big cavity but it's just part of the filling.

Yesterday:
Food-Over 485 calories
Water-68 oz
Exercise-12 min treadmill 35 min strength training

fabgeekmom

@trooworld Glad your migraine is better. I hope it completely goes away. It was good that you could work. The scramble sounds good. @cbabie Enjoy your bowling. Exercise is fun when you find something you like. Keep up the eating on plan. @theslightedgeforever It looks like you learned a lesson about tracking. It helps! I like to pre track. I don’t always eat as I tracked but I eat less than I would otherwise. Hi, all. Today was a swimming day. I got everything ready for dinner so all I have to do is pan fry some chicken burgers and cook frozen French fries. I mixed some sun dried tomatoes, chopped onions, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in some low fat ground chicken. I am loosely following an ATK recipe but left out the melted butter. We’re going to eat the burgers with goat cheese and balsamic glaze.

theslightedgeforever

@fabgeekmom I agree with you on pretracking. Problem is in a situation like I had didn't know what I was going to be served. She initially said popcorn and then when we got there there was a whole spread. Next time I can take a moment once I'm there and look and choose and enter them into my food diary before putting them into my mouth.

@trooworld Glad your migraine is manageable. Next time like me, you can pre-enter your pizza and decide how many slices you can eat before going over. It's good you kept it to 68 cals though.

Yesterday:
Food-under 1 calorie
Water-85 oz
Exercise-30 min hill program on treadmill 12 min stretching

I'm going to be working next week on increasing my intensity in my workouts so I can have more Zone 2 minutes. That seems to be where the magic happens. I can get them on my hill and sprint programs but not just regular walking on my strength training days.