NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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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
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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.
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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.1 -
@cbabie It sounds like your body is trying to tell you something. That's how I always know when I'm eating unhealthily, I get a lot of heartburn. Thanks, it's okay, next year will be better. I'm glad we like to cook, too, it makes it a lot easier for sure!
@gemwolf110 Wow, that does sound like a manic Monday!
@Tamevv Great job!
Hi all. I did fairly well yesterday at work. I did have a bagel but I had bites for it (Healthi app calls points "bites"). That got messed up in the afternoon when my husband decided to switch up what we were having for dinner even though I had already tracked it. He switched it to a store-bought lasagna which was more points than the original plan. I had to use some of my weekly points to make up for it.
Water yesterday: 70 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"1 -
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 😁.1
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@Tamevv Wow, that's great!
Hi all. Doing okay. I didn't have time to get into too much junk yesterday, for once I am very busy at work right now. I'm trying to get my work done so I can take Friday off but it's looking like I may have to work 1/2 day on Friday.
Water yesterday: 70 oz
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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.
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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.0 -
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@cbabie Oh gosh, it's always something, isn't it lol? Good job staying on track with food. Yes, I agree about tracking.
@roz0810 No problem, I just threw that out there! How are things going?
Hi all. Well, it's looking more and more like I will be working part of the day on Friday. Oh well. At least I will be working from home. I did so-so yesterday, I ended up getting a breakfast burrito from the cafe. My knee is still hurting so no exercise.
Water yesterday: 60 oz
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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
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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 😊.0 -
@cbabie Thanks for stopping in. You could have eaten the whole bag, so 2 servings is not that bad lol.
@Tamevv Thank you for thinking of me. I will get to relax today, I got my project done by some minor miracle! I'm still reading the second book, I haven't had time to read lately. Good for you for taking that walk! I think you are doing great while you are on vacation. 
Hi all! As I told Tamevv above, I actually got my project done in time to take today off. I had to stay seated at my desk all day except for a 30-minute lunch, typing the whole time so my eyes were sore from strain and my hands were a bit wonky from overuse but I got it done! I'm so glad. I needed a day off. I had a gain this week: 2.6 lbs. I'm very disappointed, I tracked 90% of what I ate and I didn't think I went over that much to make a gain but I guess you can't control the scale.
Water yesterday: 30 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
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.
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@cbabie I wouldn't be able to refuse cheesecake either, I love it! I once made a pumpkin cheesecake with gingerbread crust, it was out of this world! Thank you, I can't believe I said something profound lol!
Hi all. I had so many plans for my day off yesterday: I was going to make a loaf of no-knead olive bread, put up more Halloween decorations, go to Trader Joe's, read...but all I got done was go to TJs and put up some more Halloween decorations. Other than that, I lay on the couch and watched YouTube videos lol. But it was nice. Not much going on today, just going to get groceries.
Water yesterday: 30 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
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 😊.1 -
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!!
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@Tamevv Sounds like you did great with the exercise! And I do believe you are doing really well overall with the traveling, that's not easy. How much longer are you traveling? Thanks, yeah, it was nice!
@cbabie Today is a new day, my friend! Indeed, sometimes we need mindless days and I did have one! Yeah, I can't make cheesecake and expect it to survive in this house lol.
Hello all. I didn't do too much yesterday: we started putting together a new TV stand and we are almost done but it took 2 hours just to do what we did lol. Then while my husband was visiting his brother, I watched a horror movie from the 80s (House). Got groceries in the morning. Other than that, a non-productive day!
Water yesterday: 30 oz
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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!!!0 -
@Tamevv That's great, that's a nice long vacation. And that's good you weren't as drained. You know, I'm kind of getting like that about horror movies. I have to take "breaks" and watch the rest the next day lol.
Hi all. I didn't do too much of anything yesterday besides finish putting the new entertainment center together with my husband. That was a job and a half but it looks nice now. This week, I work 4 days in the office as two people are out of the office and they need coverage. It really stinks because I usually have 2 work-at-home days.
Water yesterday: 30 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"
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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.
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@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.
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@Tamevv Great job with the jogging! How do you feel after the jog? You haven't been indulging every day, have you? I think you'll be fine.
Hi all. Not much going on. This month and next have a lot of social events, I was just thinking about them. I'm going to lunch with a friend to celebrate my birthday on Saturday. That is the first event. I have a shooting pain in my neck, it's been here since yesterday. I must have slept on it wrong.
Water yesterday: 60 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
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
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@cbabie That's great! I'm sorry you aren't feeling so well. I hope you get better soon. Great job with the workout! Yes, if it weren't for COVID, I'd still be fighting the traffic every weekday! LOL Small blessings.
Hi all. I was able to leave work early yesterday and work from home for the rest of the day since I was missing one of my work-at-home days. That was nice. I still have that shooting pain in the neck, ouch. I also have a headache today, I think the weather must be changing. I did well with my water yesterday.
Water yesterday: 70 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
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.0 -
@theslightedgeforever I am in San Diego! I hope you enjoyed my town. The Gaslamp is fun. What else did you do? Did you go to La Jolla or the beach? I'm glad you got to see @cbabie. What a great thing, to actually lose weight on vacation! Great job! You'll get back to where you were with your habits, I know it.
Hi all. I left work early yesterday because my knee had a lot of pain. I went to urgent care because my doctor's appt wasn't until Nov 1st and my knee hurt too bad. Of course, by the time I got to urgent care, my knee wasn't hurting nearly as badly. I told them I had fallen in the middle of the night, I told them I had walked around a lot at the street fair, they took an x-ray and didn't see anything. They said I had sprained it and then exacerbated the sprain by walking around on it. So, he told me to get a neoprene sleeve for my knee and use Voltaren and take Ibuprofen. I'm going back to work today. I usually don't work in the library on Thursdays but I have to go in today because two people are out of the office. Tonight's traffic will surely be bad.
Water yesterday: 40 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
Hi all. I found a YouTube channel that you might be interested in, it is Pahla B, Weight Loss Coach for Women over 50:
https://www.youtube.com/PahlaBowers
She also has a podcast linked in the same profile.
Water yesterday: 40 oz
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"0 -
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
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@trooworld Found the podcast.
Cbabie0
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