NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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@theslightedgeforever Oh that's good you walked with your hubby. I don't know how long refrigerators last but they should definitely last longer than 2 years! We can't go back to the manufacturer because we don't have the purchase paperwork. How did your exercise go today?
@TeresaW1020 I did a tiny bit yesterday, but it wasn't bad overall. Oh gosh, poor Joe! I'm so sorry, Teresa.
@roz0810 Sorry about the highest weight. One day at a time indeed. Do you have a plan?
Hi all. Our refrigerator stopped working too, not just the freezer, so we decided to cancel the repairman appt and order a new refrigerator altogether. The new fridge is coming on Saturday, we were lucky to find one: many places were out of stock. The new fridge and the windshield wouldn't be that bad of a hit but we just paid for the new window installation in the spare room. I did stress eat a little at work: someone brought in blueberry pie from a famous local pie area and so I had a small piece. But that's all I stress ate so I consider that a win.
Water yesterday: 75 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
@trooworld I'm just going to stick to tracking and drinking lots of water. I know when I track everything and eat well then I see results0
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@theslightedgeforever Yes, I did. I had a pretty good week overall. No, I didn't lol. I saw what looked like seaweed? Great job with the exercise! Did you do the YouTube video et al yesterday?
Hi all. When it rains, it pours. I don't think I told you but a rock flew up and hit my windshield on Saturday. That turned into a crack and now my windshield needs to be replaced on Monday. Well, yesterday we discovered our freezer isn't working at all. I called a repair place and they are coming out this afternoon but they said if it is what they think it is, we might as well replace the refrigerator.
I'm so stressed about money. I'm stressed because I'm going to have to ask for more time off work. Ugh. Eating was really good yesterday and I lost 2 lbs this week.
Water yesterday: 75 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"
Oh that horrible Murphy is staying at your house? He needs to be evicted.
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Hi all..been awhile since I've been here. Just plugging along, nothing exciting going on here, lol
@TeresaW1020 I am sorry that Joe is having such a tough time. I hope it gets better for him..and therefore, you too. Like everyone has just said, keep taking it a day at a time.
@trooworld That's too bad about the windshield & the frig. I don't think frigs last too long any more. Dd moved to OK in 2013 & got one after that (not sure when) & it has already died & she had to get a new one last fall. Will your insurance cover the windshield? Ours did. Yay for only having a small piece of the pie. We got a Costco apple one today & I had 1/12 of it, but as big as they are, it wasn't that small of a piece. lol
@roz0810 Good luck..I do think tracking & water are important to start with.
@theslightedgeforever Good job with the exercising! We had a few really nice days this week, so dh & I went for a few walks outside, too. Now it is cold again & possibly snow on Easter Sunday! But they say 70 in a week..I hope!!
Had my Medicare wellness check today. Had been putting it off because I was worried about my BP but it was pretty good today when they checked it. Waiting to see how cholesterol (usually a little high) & blood sugar (usually good) are doing. Overall, she thinks I am doing OK, see her again in a year. That's what I like to hear! & they measured my height...without shoes this time...so I thought oh no, I will probably be shrinking & she said I was 3/4" taller than the last time (with shoes, I think!) Don't think it was right..but oh well, I'll take it!
Dh & I got our 2nd Covid booster this afternoon. It's been almost 6 months since the last one & we are old enough to qualify, so decided we better get it, we wanted to get it before our trip in June. (Dr advised it, too, lol) Feel OK so far other than my arm is already getting sore. (I am assuming no other reaction..we didn't react to the others)
Been trying semi-plant based, limiting dairy, & getting a lot of fiber. By this I mean, I have been having meat only once a day instead of usually lunch & dinner. So far, doing OK..the nondairy thing is not going as well. I really wanted to see how that would affect my allergies. I think I am down a few pounds.
Have a nice Easter!!
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@roz0810 That's a great plan. Good luck, you've got this!
@gemwolf110 Yes! LOL My coworker said these things come in 3s. Well, that's 3: the spare room window, the windshield, and now the refrigerator. I'm done! LOL
@RetiredAndLovingIt Thanks. Yeah, I would think it would last longer than 2 years but I guess not. We got a 3-yr warranty on this new fridge. Our insurance covers the windshield except for the $500 deductible. So, that's good. But all these things add up to money we don't have. Costco has the best pies!!! Yes, they are huge. I'm glad your checkup went ok. I'm getting my 2nd booster next week. Congrats on the loss, hopefully, you can get to being no dairy to see how it affects your allergies. Happy Easter to you, as well!
Hi all. I'm hanging in there. I am off at 12 today, I am going to run errands and take my dog back to the vet for a recheck. I ate pretty well yesterday, I did get into the snacks a little bit (reduced fat wheat thins, a 100-cal Clif bar) but not too badly.
Water yesterday: 75 oz
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@teresaw1020 I've been skimming the book before I officially start it with my group on Monday and I'm thinking of changing NEVER to once in a blue moon or rarely. So sorry about Joe. Caregiving takes its toll. Plan you some self care time. I know it's hard because you are giving everything you have to others but keep your batteries charged. Give yourself grace.
@roz0810 "hit my highest weight". I just read that in one of my journals yesterday. It was in 2020 and I had gained back the weight I lost during the last half of 2019. I was doing so well then. So which parts are you struggling with? Which meals? Which part of the day? Yes, tracking and eating well is the key for me too. Preplanning my day even better.
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@trooworld I love blueberry pie. I like Wheat Thins too. lol I was thinking like your coworker about how things come in 3s but didn't want to stress you out. Glad to see you already had the first one. So you're done. How's your food plan going in general? What good choices other than the pie have you been making?
@gemwolf110 What's the smallest thing you could do this week to change the trajectory of your weight? For me, it could be No eating while I'm watching TV. Part of me wants to add No eating unless it's fruit or veggies. But then I could see myself backsliding by eating fruit and crackers.
@retiredandlovingit Yaaay on growing taller. There's hope for me.
Hopefully all of your tests will come out good. I still have a couple of months left to hit the 6 month for me and the booster. Yaaay on the lbs gone and the transition to semi-plant based. That's a good way to describe it.
I didn't exercise the other day and yesterday just did my stretches. Just putting it out there for accountability.
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@trooworld I think if the only stress relief you did was having a small piece of famous blueberry pie you should be congratulated. What are you doing with your food until your fridge arrives?
@RetiredAndLovingIt That is good that all went well with your check-up. What kind of Easter plans do you have?
@theslightedgeforever Did you get the workbook too? Or are you just doing the book? I ordered the workbook and plan to start it on Monday. I am giving myself grace but I’m also trying not to give myself too much grace, so I end up only hurting myself. Focusing on the Never Binge Again book is good for me right now.
@cbabie I hope all is well with you!
Hello! Well, today is gorgeous and in a couple of hours, we will head over to the church for our Good Friday service. It’s always a very special time that we look forward to every year. Joe saw the nurse practitioner yesterday at the urologist and they sent him home still having the catheter until Tuesday when he goes back for a scope. Not sure what that is all about and we are doing our best to think positively. So next week is the urologist, the orthopedic doctor, and then his final round of chemo. I sure am glad my mom can still drive herself to her doctor’s appointments or that would be the only thing I ever do.
Today, I did manage to deep clean the bathroom, and bedroom, and do laundry. I also did a good workout.
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Hi all...
Not much for personals today...just wanted to say this booster has really kicked my butt!! I have been chilling since last night, and my arm hurts so bad, it is hard to raise it or even just move it. Couldn't sleep last night because it hurt & couldn't get comfortable. My Dr said you could get it if its been 4 months since last one (& it's been almost 6), it's been 3 months since I had Covid, so the antibodies should be wearing off. I wonder if it's hit me so bad because I had Covid. I was expecting to breeze thru like each of the others. Oh well, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
@TeresaW1020 Yay for the last round of chemo!! It is nice that your Mom can go by herself...sometimes it seems like all a person does is Dr appointments. You asked about Easter plans..we will be going to church in the am & going over to dd's in the afternoon to play games & eat dinner with them. She wants ham balls (she will make) & cheesy potatoes (I will make) & not sure what else..probably Costco apple pie, lol. We also bought a ham in case the ham balls fall thru, lol.
Just thought of it..we have an eagle nest not too far from our house & 2 of the 3 babies have hatched this week. I love watching them on you tube. (Denton eagle cam) It just amazes me how the parents feed them & take care of them.0 -
@theslightedgeforever Heya. I mostly tend to have a day off plan and then suddenly it turns into 3/4 days off and I've undone all my progress so far. but I've literally had enough of this. I'm going to push myself and shake this weight. I'm still intermittent fasting because it works for me and I see results. but I make sure I eat enough calories too. I'm gonna do this!0
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@theslightedgeforever The pie was good. So were the Wheat Thins! Things in threes...I think that was it: the spare room window, the windshield, and the refrigerator. Hopefully, that was it. Food planning is going well. Tracking is going well. Yesterday when I opened my eating window, I ate some almonds and a cheese stick and then some other snacks that weren't terrible (cuties, Fiber One brownie). That was at 11:10 a.m. I decided at around noon that I was going to listen to my body since I wasn't quite hungry for lunch yet. I would wait until I got hungry for lunch to eat. Well, I never got the hunger queues until closer to dinner so I just waited for dinner. That may be the first time I tuned in so much to my body for hunger signals. I hope you enjoyed your rest day and I hope you are doing some form of exercise today.
@TeresaW1020 Thank you. Well, we've got some food in a cooler with ice, other food we threw out. I hope the Good Friday service was enjoyable. You must be so stressed with all of this going on. I'm glad you are working out, that's probably a good stress reliever. I'll be thinking of you and Joe next week. I'm glad this will be his last round of chemo.
@RetiredAndLovingIt Oh gosh, sorry about your reaction to the booster. I'm supposed to get my booster on Thursday. I hope I don't have this type of reaction! That's cool about the eagles.
Hi all. I ate quite a few snacks yesterday after I opened my eating window. But I didn't eat lunch, I was listening to my body's hunger signals and my body was telling me the snacks were enough until dinner. The fridge is coming today between 2-6. The delivery people said it will be closer to 6 before they come. I wish it were coming earlier, we are supposed to be somewhere at 7. We are going to see some comedians at a dinner club. We will probably have drinks and appetizers. I also wish it were coming earlier so that I could get groceries today. I think I will go for a long walk this morning.
Water yesterday: 75 oz
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@teresaw1020 I don't have the workbook. If you see any pertinent questions that you think I'd like, let me know. I hear you on the dr appts with mil. But now that dh is retired I make him take her. He doesn't ask the right questions or I should rephrase questions that I would ask but I'm learning to keep my mouth shut. Not my problem I keep telling myself. I like to control everything/everyone around me so I'm learning not to do that. If I suddenly died, the world would go on.
@retiredandlovingit It's been interesting watching these vaccines because you never really know what you are going to get with it. Hope you have more energy soon. I'm assuming ham balls are not pig testicles. But something yummy, correct? I'll look for the eagles.
@roz0810 I have same problem sometimes. I call it my switch is either ON or OFF. Once it flips off I have a hard time flipping it back on. So now I'm trying to learn that if it's off to manually flip it back on with little actions. I just wish I knew what flips it off in the first place. I never follow a very strict plan because I know myself. But all of us here keep trying and one day we will reach our goals. What I want to accomplish is consistently keeping myself in my weight boundaries as I lose so the mindset is already there once I reach goal. The boundaries would be for instance if my weight was 195, then the boundaries would be 193-197 (2 lbs over and under). As I lose then I keep lowering the boundaries. So if one day I'm at 135, it would be 133-137. If I go over the 2 lb mark I need to immediately follow a "red day" in my case and keep doing that until I'm back under 137. That causes unwanted potential weight creep like 138 then 140 143 145 and before I know it I'd be back to 165 which could hit 180 then 195. So I'm working on that mindset too. Putting my boundaries where I can see them everyday.
@trooworld Did you take your walk? Woohoo on listening to your body for hunger signals. That's the way to do it.
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Hi all...just wanted to pop in and say I am so much better today!! It started getting better last night about 8...so about 30hrs after injection. Arm is only slightly sore today.
@trooworld Great job listening to you body & good luck getting the frig early.
@theslightedgeforever Oh no....not pig testicles!! At least I hope not..dd is making them. I have never made them (ham balls), but have eaten them other places. Basically like meat loaf or meatballs, but using ground ham & pork with a sweet sauce.
They do have testicle fries around here (Rocky Mountain oyster fries) but have never been to one and don't think I want to.
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@theslightedgeforever I did not. It was too cold when I went to go and I was going to go later but later never came because I got busy with the refrigerator. How did you do with exercise yesterday?
@RetiredAndLovingIt I'm glad you are better. Did you get the Moderna or the Pfizer? Just wondering since I am getting the Pfizer on Thurs. Oh gosh, I wouldn't want those fries either and that's saying something because I love all kinds of fries! LOL Happy Easter.
@cbabie How are you? Where are you, friend?
Hi all. Happy Easter if that is something you celebrate. Well the fridge came early yesterday, it wasn't supposed to come until around 6 pm but at 11:15 they called and said they'd be there within 45 minutes and they were. We had to let it come to temperature for 3 hours and then we had to peel off the protective film and tape pieces which were all a pain. It took a while putting what we saved back in the fridge but boy am I glad to have refrigeration again. I am going to the store shortly for groceries.
Last night, we went to a nightclub to see comedians. The service was terrible, we ordered a drink at the bar and got that but then the bartender said he'd come to our table to see what we wanted for appetizers. Well, that never happened so we went up to the bar to order and he kind of scolded us and told us to go back to our table. Then he never came. And about an hour into the show, someone finally showed up to take our drink order but then never brought the drinks we ordered and we didn't get a chance to order food. Mind you, I hadn't eaten since 10:30 a.m. so I was quite hungry. We never got our 2nd drink nor any food but luckily, we had bought pierogis at the store and so we air-fried some of those.
Water yesterday: 25 oz
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@trooworld I'm glad you got your new fridge. I've had them go out before and know what a pain it is. Hopefully, this one will last for many years. That is terrible that you got such terrible service at the comedy club. I imagine that they were shorthanded as so many businesses are these days.
@RetiredAndLovingIt Glad, you are feeling better.
@theslightedgeforever Haha we are the same with our need for control and it is hard to let go but we have to or we will burn out and have nothing for ourselves. I’m learning to do that with my staff at work. Lately, if it is not part of my actual job description, I bite my tongue and let them figure it out on their own.
I LOVE what you said to Roz about staying within a weight boundary now and not waiting until you are at your goal weight. That is such a great idea! I’m going to add that to my Never Binge Again food plan and make it a rule. If I had done that maybe I wouldn’t have gained so much back these last few months.
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a good Easter. Mine started out really stressful because Joe was having some serious dizziness when he got up. He even passed out for a few seconds in the bathroom and would have fallen if I hadn’t held him up. Once he ate, he was able to get dressed and we made it to church, which was wonderful! I did have to get one of our deacons to help him to the car afterward just to be on the safe side. I made a nice dinner of pulled pork and the fixings and we had some apple pie and ice cream for dessert. Joe hardly ate dinner but you can believe that man ate every bit of his favorite pie!
My weight was up a little today but I did lose 1.2 lbs. for the week, so I’m happy with that. This week is going to be busy with two doctor appointments and chemo on Friday. I just hope nothing unplanned happens! Have a good day!
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@TeresaW1020 Me too! It is such a relief to have one! We got a 3-year warranty on this one so hopefully, it will last or they will pay for the repair. I don't know, there were like 4 people behind the bar working and it wasn't that big of a bar. But you may be right. I'm glad Joe felt better after eating. Dinner sounds like it was delicious.
Hi all. Yesterday was spent prepping for the week. I made three recipes plus I cut up a bunch of fruit. I was exhausted when I was done and went to bed at 6:45 p.m. Today I get my windshield replaced so I get to leave work at noon yay.
Water yesterday: 25 oz
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Hi all..we had snow yesterday..covered the ground for awhile but then melted..still cold (35) today. This is not spring! I want some warm (but not hot!) weather! Supposed to be 70 by Friday tho.
@trooworld. Yay for the frig. Glad you got it earlier than planned. Too bad the night out was kind of a bust tho! We got Moderna..that’s what all of our others were. I thought about Pfizer but decided against it since we hadn’t had it & I think it is the one dd got & she is convinced it has caused autoimmune issues for her. No way to know tho.
@TeresaW1020 Your poor hubby…I hope things settle down for him after the last chemo.
Got the results of blood tests…everything was good except LDL a little high (106). She said advice would probably be to start statins because of my age, but could recheck in 6 months & see what it is doing then. That was what I opted for, so really have to get serious about the better eating because I don’t want statins. Most days I am eating better than before & I think I have read with a diet change you get more fats in your blood until it finally settles down, so I hope that’s true & will settle down by then.
We had a nice Easter with dd & family. Gkids were upset that dd decided they were too big for an egg hunt. I had gotten some foil chocolate eggs in case we ate here, so took them along & they got their hunt, lol. Of course, then gd gave up hers because she said they taste like soap. She & dd are still having some smell & taste problems from Covid in Jan. She also was discharged from PT (from her surgery) this week, so doing good with the healing.
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SW: 273.4
4/17 272.8
4/18 271.8
4/19 270.2
Good morning all. Hope you had a good Easter. Finally I am back on track and seeing some progress, yeay! 😁 Just need to continue this consistency and stay on track!0 -
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Hope everyone had a great weekend and Easter holiday. Was busy with family this weekend and busy day at work yesterday. Hope everyone has a great day!
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@RetiredAndLovingIt Oh dear, snow??? Well, hopefully, it warms up soon. The night out was still fun, so no worries. Yeah, I've gotten Pfizer the whole time so I decided to stick with it. Hopefully, your numbers do settle down so you don't have to go on statins. That's good the kids got their hunt lol. That's interesting about the smell & taste problems.
@roz0810 Congrats on the loss! Consistency is the key, good luck!
@gemwolf110 Have a good day, too.
Hi all. I got my windshield installed and it took less time than they said it would yay. I went for lunch with a friend yesterday while they were working on my car, we went to a Thai restaurant. I didn't order smartly but it was good. I had a healthy Greek chicken bowl for dinner. All is well. I think I found my sweet spot for intermittent fasting: fast from 6:30-10:30 and then eat from 10:30-6:30.
Water yesterday: 95 oz
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Morning all, I have been well not here. LOL. I won't even try to catch up on everything. My DH was in Alaska for 3 weeks, baby girl and I got well I will call it a head cold...and it's just last forever. I am starting to feel a little normal, I even put make up on this morning. LOL. I have lost and gained and for sure have not tracked. I still have goals and am trying to regain some kind of normal in my everyday routine. We do go to the park everyday, and I do try to walk everyday. I just don't ride bike or track..so those are 2 things to work on.
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@retiredandlovingit Glad to hear it was the yummy thing I thought it was and not the other. It's nice that you are feeling better. Yuck on the snow. My son was in Des Moines this weekend. He never said anything about the snow. Now he's back to sunny TX. I don't think I would take statins. I've heard such bad things about them. Just keep working on the exercise and the semi-plant diet.
@trooworld I'm so glad you found your sweet spot. That's half the battle I think. Reducing the friction is something that will help you be more consistent with habits. I learned that today on a podcast.
It makes sense. Maybe the bad service at the club was a blessing in disguise. Less calories consumed.
Although frustrating Exercise: Friday and Sunday were planned rest days. I exercised Saturday but not Monday. Also still not today. I have been cleaning out my closet and got over involved in that and didn't stop at the time I was going to for exercise. So I'm taking a break but I will do some kind of exercise. Note to self: Do exercise BEFORE cleaning out the closet. I'm actually switching closets with dh. If you could see my bedroom. It has piles everywhere where I've been sorting.
@teresaw1020 You said, " If I had done that maybe I wouldn’t have gained so much back these last few months" I'm the one with the great idea but I ended up doing the same thing. So I put my boundary on my Trello board where I have a Daily Big Three list and I will look at it every day. Now having said that, I need to discipline myself that if my weight goes over that end number to immediately switch that day to a Red Day. Now the thought just popped into my head. But what if it is one of your two planned green days? HA, I just won't weigh on those days. I usually weigh twice a week and I will switch one of my days around instead of Thursdays. Yaay on the weight loss.
@roz0810 If you figure out how to stay consistent let me know your trick. I did it for 6 months and now can't seem to do it 6 days. You're doing great.
@gemwolf110 Glad to see you checking in. How are the pups?
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@cbabie Pick one of those two things and start doing it. Which one would make the most impact for you and your goals? I hope your cold goes away.
So I hope everyone had a great holiday. Looks like the 3 Abrahimic religions have converged at the same time. I read that happens every 33 years. I've been busy listening to podcasts and cleaning out closets.
I went to the doc the other day and they changed my heart med. I take 1/2 of my usual tablet and 1/2 of a new one. We'll see how this goes.0 -
SW: 273.4
4/17 272.8 (-0.6)
4/18 271.8 (-1)
4/19 270.2 (-1.6)
4/20 268.6 (-1.6)
Total loss 4.8lbs
Its so great to see this!! TOM is on the way though so need to watch it!
Thanks all for your kind words. I'm going to continue being consistent because I want/need this so bad. I can't mess up again but I won't deprive myself. Instead of having a takeaway when hubby has one I'll get myself a nice meal within my fat allowance again.1 -
@cbabie I'm glad you guys are feeling better. I've missed you! Now, back to your routine.
@theslightedgeforever Thanks, me too. That does make sense. I think the bad service was definitely a blessing in disguise! Cleaning out your closet is probably exercise. It will probably be good to have just what you use in the closet. And a new closet is nice, hopefully, it has more room than your other one. That's great that they were able to reduce your medication!
@roz0810 Congrats on the loss!
Hi all. I weighed in this morning and am up 0.2 lbs. I consider that a "maintain" and am okay with it considering I was -84 pts yesterday. What happened to get me -84 pts? I only get 18 pts a day, and every day, I ended the day at about 36 pts.:
Weds 4/13 - 15 pts worth of snacks (including that piece of blueberry pie), 13-pt lunch, 9-pt dinner
Thurs 4/14 - 14 pts worth of snacks, 9-pt lunch, 10-pt dinner
Fri 4/15 - 20-pt dinner, 8-pt lunch, 12 pts worth of snacks
Sat 4/16 - 20-pt lunch, 10-pt dinner, 8 pts worth of snacks
Sun 4/17 - 18-pt lunch, 14-pt dinner, 3 pts snacks
Mon 4/18 - 18-pt lunch, 12-pt dinner, 16 pts snacks
Tues 4/19 - 6-pt lunch, 9-pt dinner, 20 pts snacks
I love my zero points foods list and I eat everything on the list but it's what I snack on and what I add to the zero points foods that get me into trouble. I don't like a lot of the WW recipes so I use outside recipes that I tweak. Sometimes I'm more successful tweaking these recipes than others.
Water yesterday: 85 oz
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@cbabie I’m glad you are feeling better and trying to get back to normal. One day at a time!
@trooworld that is great that you found your sweet spot for IF. I think I have found mine too and usually fast from 5 pm (we eat dinner) to about 11 am. Looking over your points for the week, I know I don’t need to tell you that your snacks are where you are seeing the biggest issues. Have you tried double-tracking calories lately? It might be worth the effort for a week just to see what you’re actually consuming. I remember how those zero foods can sneak up on you. What kind of snacks are you eating, and do you really need to snack? Would you be better off eating a bigger lunch and then waiting to have dinner? This would give your body time to drop its insulin and maybe help you cut the points more and lose more weight, which I know is your goal.
@theslightedgeforever I hadn’t heard that about the Abrahamic religions. That’s really cool! I have some closets that need a good cleaning too. I also need to do something about my laundry room, which becomes the catch-all for things I’m not sure what to do with.
@roz0810 Great job on your loss so far this month!
Hello! Well, life with Joe is still pretty rough. His urologist is having him wear the cath for another week and then will test to see if he can urinate on his own. This morning he is super dizzy and fainted on the bedroom carpet. He is OK and now back in bed. I’m so tired of all this and we are at our wit's end on what can be done. He has an appointment with his orthopedic doc later today and we will tell him that PT is out of the question. Hopefully, Joe’s shoulder is healing up OK. He feels like it is. In other news, I’m doing my best not to stress eat. Sticking to my IF schedule is helping as is reading the Never Binge Again book and doing the workbook. I did an exercise a couple of days ago where I wrote about what my life would look like one year from now if I followed all my rules 100%. It was fun and motivating. Now I just need to do it!
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Morning all, I stress ate last night. I will say I did go for a bike ride by myself, walked, and went to the park with baby girl. It's not a great exercise day, but it's better than zero movement. I am going to track today and if I get movement in great, if not, I am okay with it today. I feel better today, didn't have as much head congestion as the day before...so means yes I am getting better. Baby girl didn't seem to have as much of a runny nose either..now waiting on DH to get going the other direction.
@TeresaW1020 I am so sorry you and Joe are going through this. No one likes to not feel good, or watch someone they love not feel good. I am keeping you in my prayers. You made a comment that got me to think....what are my goals in 1 year if I did what I should be doing? The funny thing is my Mary Kay director gave a teaching on gardening...she was talking MK, but I have been toying with the idea for life things..you see I am meant for a purpose. So I have also been looking at baby girl will have to be going to school soon and what does that look like? So loved your thoughts!!!
@roz0810 Great job, I think the key is consistency, partly because it then becomes habit and we don't have to "think" about what to do. LOL
@trooworld I am so happy you found a good spot to be in, now to see how to stay in your boundaries? LOL. I could never eat all the free points, I think in my head I knew how many calories they were and I grew up counting calories. LOL. I too don't like the WW recipes. But you are a much better cook than I so, I think you are going to find a way to eat your free food and tweak and stay in points. I believe in you.
@theslightedgeforever I think tracking in what I should focus on...
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@roz0810 Looks like you are working your plan. Woohoo! Plus you are thinking in advance of the obstacles that can come your way and how you will deal with them. I was just thinking earlier about the word consistent and then you had mentioned it in your post. That seems to be the crux of our not meeting goal. For me I had realized listening to a podcast that by saying I'm not consistent or if I would just be consistent, the word "consistent" itself was just something abstract that didn't get my brain's attention. Although what did get the attention was the words I'm which is I AM which the brain takes to mean "This is who you are" "This is your identity". So then it shows me short clips of all the times that I haven't been consistent in my life which just reinforces that. So I'm going to begin using the words "doing the habits that work for me" So either I'll be saying Lately, I haven't been doing the habits that work for me or it will be Today I was successful in doing the habits that work for me.
@trooworld So just looking over your points list, if you get 18 points a day it seems like lunch and dinner is almost if not more just by themselves. So how could you be expected to stay within your boundaries if you added in breakfast and snacks. Oh just realized you didn't list breakfast because you are doing IF I assume and not eating in the morning. But wouldn't the first meal you have technically be breakfast because you are breaking your fast. Semantics I know. But if you changed the terminology you could end up with no "snacks" just 3 meals. Now if all you get is 18 the way my mind works is that it's like 6 apiece for the 3 meals or maybe heavier at dinner since that is when you are with hubby and then lighter other times. Questions:
So what are you eating that has you eating 9-20 points for lunch, 9-20 points for dinner, and 3-20 points for snacks. Just go back and look at the 20 point days to start.
Can you make your recipes that you eat a "side" and not an entree? Then supplement the rest with zero point foods. So for instance like MyPlate 1/2 is fruits 1/2 is veggies/salad 1/4 is low point foods and 1/4 is your recipe you made. Are you cooking too much for you and hubby and don't want to waste it so you eat more? Don't want to eat the same thing over and over so you cook more often?
I had the bigger closet originally but then hubby kept buying more work clothes and suits and shoes. (He's part female, I think.) That his closet was overstuffed. Plus he doesn't like throwing, giving away stuff. So one day I just switched closets with him while on a trip. Now I'm doing the same thing since he's retired. (If only he would give up those work clothes and suits. Keep the bare minimum.) Oh well, not my problem unless his clothes start spilling over to my area. I'm still not done as I'm tossing my own stuff while I go. Of course my bedroom is a total disaster as it has little piles all over where I have sorted. I keep thinking Marie Kondo....what brings me joy.
@teresaw1020 So sorry about Joe. Do they know why he's fainting? BP too low or glucose too low? That's great that you are not stress eating. Keep it up. What do you call your Pig? I've named my Beast and he shrieks. Great journal exercise. Isn't doing it the hard part? I've been listening to old GTD podcasts and the main thing seems to be that if something isn't working in your life then your system is not working for you. We tend to blame ourselves. We aren't consistent. We are lazy. We aren't motivated. It's not US it's just the system we have chosen. Make it simple. Make it where you only have to think about it once a week. The rest of the time just follow what you already planned because the mind(beast/pig) will always come up with ways to do something different than what you planned. I heard today Get the physical part moving before the mind kicks in. I read that Abrahamic thing on Twitter and I thought interesting that Jesus was supposedly 33 years old when he died.
@cbabie Yaaay for all the things you did right yesterday. Give yourself credit. What does a great exercise day look like to you? You said I think the key is consistency, partly because it then becomes habit and we don't have to "think" about what to do. LOL That is just what I told roz As I've been listening to GTD which has been interesting since I read his book and started his system 20 years ago probably. That has been turned into Trello for me. But listening to these old podcasts I now see a fatal flaw in my system that he says is in everyone's systems. We make lists either on paper, computer, or head but we don't simplify it down to the "next action". So for instance eat more vegetables would be a card in my "health and fitness" list. Can I do that right now? No because I don't have cut up vegetables that are easy to grab. Or I haven't looked up a recipe for cauliflower that's in there. So I continue to procrastinate on eat more vegetables. I continue to not lose weight. I continue to stay unhealthy.
So you said focus on tracking. What causes you not to track on a regular basis? Breaking it all the way down to the simplest form would be "enter my food into MFP while I'm eating it" No way to forget. If you have a no phone rule at the table, then take a pic. Why do you drink so much water? You never forget to drink your water. Because you had that annoying sound on your phone to remind you to drink your water until you formed the habit. Do you still have that sound?
I need to get my rear into gear and exercise. I have a daily goal of 1 hr to stay in the closet but I was in there 2 1/2. Then just was drained from all the mental deciding what to do with things. So what did I do? Went and played with dead ancestors on Ancestry.com So rule today is exercise before closet. My knees are really hurting when I get up so I need to strengthen my thigh muscles.0 -
@TeresaW1020 Yeah, I know it's the snacks. I have double-tracked in the past, I don't think I want to do it again. I am having snacks when I open my eating window, I'm starving by the time I open it and so I eat stuff. Snacks I've been eating: reduced-fat wheat thins, blueberry pie, 100-cal Clif Bars, bananas, reduced-fat cheddar cheese sticks, Pop Chips, clementines, Fiber One 70 Cal Brownies, cantaloupe, cheddar/caramel corn mix, pretzels. I know which of those I probably shouldn't be eating and some of these snacks I only had one time over the period of the week. I do need a snack, I'm starving by the time my eating window rolls around. I'm not eating an afternoon snack. Yep, that is my goal. Now, to do it! Poor Joe. This is such a tough thing to go through. You are handling it pretty well, Teresa.
@cbabie Sorry things are stressful. I think you did great with exercise. I'm glad you guys are starting to feel better. Yes, to stay within the lines...I've never been good at coloring inside the lines lol. I don't know if I'm a better cook but I WILL figure this out! Thanks for believing in me.
@theslightedgeforever Well I'm not eating breakfast right now due to IF, so that's good news lol. But snacks, yes, I am eating. Yes, you are right, it's technically breakfast lol. Well, lunch: I always eat leftovers from the night before for lunch the next day, so it's not necessarily lighter. What I'm eating for SNACKS...see my answer to Teresa above, it's the oopsies for snacks that are getting me, it's not things like bananas and cantaloupe. It's things like the blueberry pie and cheese/caramel corn.
We have a different recipe each day. It may work to only eat 1/4 of the portion and supplement with zero points foods.
My hubby is becoming a clothing hoarder himself, buying new clothes a lot lately. I hate going into my side of the closet because it is so full, I can't get anything out of it. Good luck! Making a rule of exercise first is a great idea.
Hi all. Thanks for your support and suggestions about my overindulgences. I hope I can get it figured out. Next week, I scheduled 4 WW recipes that I do like:
Instant Pot Chicken Fried Quinoa
Tofu, Broccoli & Butternut Squash with creamy tahini sauce
Chicken Salad with Blackberries, Feta, Golden Beets and Avocado
Slow Cooker Lasagna
We are also having:
Homemade sushi (shrimp tempura rolls and spicy tuna rolls)
Crockpot ham with Air Fryer Cajun Potatoes and Classic Creamed Spinach
Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup
My plan is not to bring trouble-making-snacks into the house. I will buy fruit and possibly some veggies to snack on.
Water yesterday: 40 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0
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