NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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@trooworld Oh my bad, sorry for misunderstanding. That’s great that your hubby can just have a handful of chips and be done. Mine can’t lol. I do have a weakness for salty snacks so I try not to even get started.
That’s fantastic that you’re at your lowest weight since 2021. It looks like you’ve really been killing it! It’s so great to be in the groove with fitness and weight loss.
Yeah I was wondering if the Covid test was premature with me but so far so good. And thankfully DS is feeling better. But I will be on my own for a work out today. Can’t wait till DS is up on his feet again. For years I used to only train alone but I really miss working out with him now. I wonder if he remembers all the times I took him with me in the running stroller.0 -
@cbabie wow that is too bad you haven’t been feeling well, I hope you feel better soon. That is good though you got your blood test results, at least you know what is good and what needs improving. Thanks for the well wishes about DS and I. I am so glad his symptoms have been mild. Yeah it’s weird how some people have no symptoms while others have it the worst.0
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@cbabie Wow, that does sound like a big change! I bet it looks nice. How did baby girl do with getting her hair cut? That's great that your glucose is good. How are you going to improve your cholesterol? What's your plan? Yes, it is good to know where your stats are. I agree, it does hold me more accountable and aware.
@theslightedgeforever Thanks!
Great job at the party, 200 over isn't bad at all.
@senoritafloridita Oh no, I wasn't clear on that lol, no worries! Same here about the weakness, me too. Thanks! Yes, it feels great. Now to keep up the momentum. I'm so glad you are still good and your DS is feeling better. I thought it was your DH? Did I get that wrong? I think I did, sorry about that.
Hi all. Yesterday was just a so-so day, it was very busy with running around and then my friend canceled on me because she wasn't feeling well. I was going to work out but just couldn't get motivated after all the running around. I didn't drink enough water (although better than in weeks past). Then, we went out for a beer and a cheeseburger and fries. That was okay because I was really low on calories for the day so I don't feel bad about that. I do feel bad about not working out. Today, I need to work out before lunchtime as I am donating blood at 12:40. I will work out today.
Water yesterday: 67.6 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."0 -
@senoritafloridita I'm glad your ds is feeling better and it won't be long until he'll be back doing workouts with you.
@trooworld Did you workout before giving blood?
Yesterday was my ds's bday. So having said that......over 99 carbs and over 231 cals. Glad that only comes around once a year. lol I exercised for 10 min and finished up the rest of the 300 cals I needed to burn this morning which should have been a planned rest day. Exceeded water goal.
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Dtheslightedgeforever wrote: »
Oh I’m sorry I didn’t see your reply before! Yes it’s a pain how Covid keeps mutating. I hope your hubby and DS feel better soon. Yes that’s awful to be sick on your birthday. I actually had Covid on my birthday this past September. good job on keeping the surplus to only 200 cal at the party. At parties I can tend to go out of control. Today DH and I were watching the Eagles win at a local Philly bar and they had a buffer. I’m glad that we didn’t have any because I probably would have gone overboard.0 -
@trooworld yes it was actually my DS that got sick, not DH. DH and I had Covid at the same time in May and then I got it for a second time in September, he missed it that time. Nice to be able to go out for a burger and fries because you had that many calories to spare! Some days are like that with workouts. You’ll get it next time. I was supposed to work out on Thursday but I didn’t because I had terrible anxiety about DS and it actually drained my energy away. I got in workout clothes and tried going outside and on the treadmill. My body just said no. I hate it when it happens but it does every once in a while.0
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Today was the long workout of the week in the half marathon training schedule. I did 7 miles today. Afterwards, I sat with a bunch of very happy Philly people (DH is a Philly native) watching their Eagles win. It was pandemonium in the streets afterwards. Cars honking, people making parade floats out of their cars with people crammed in, all cheering, a guy on the street blasting Rocky music from his car… It was nice to see so much celebration and happiness after all the bad news in the world lately.0
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Hi everyone, finally have reception, been a happy week away. Back home later tonight. Looking forward to a shower 😂.
Should be back to routines next week.
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@theslightedgeforever I did! I did a 31-minute weight lifting session on the Tonal. I'm almost done with this program I'm in right now, 2 more sessions and then I will pick a new one. I felt a little "off" after I donated, it may have been that or it may just have been I didn't eat enough (I ended up donating at 9:40 am instead of after lunch and all I had eaten was some yogurt and berries). Yes, birthdays are a bit hard. Good job with the water!
@senoritafloridita Ah, I missed that. How's DS feeling now? I hope better. Yes, it was nice to be able to splurge! I'm glad you listened to your body on Thursday. Wow, I'm so impressed that you can run 7 miles! Way to go! And congrats to your team for winning, now they go to the Superbowl, right? That sounds like fun celebrating.
@Tamevv Oh I'm so glad to hear from you, I've been worried about you. I am glad you had a good week away.
Hi all. I did do my workout, a strength training workout on the Tonal, yesterday morning. It felt good. I had originally wanted to go for a walk in the evening with DH but it was raining so we didn't go. I made beef stew last night in the pressure cooker. It came out really well. Today is back to work.
Water yesterday: 92.9 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
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@senoritafloridita I always seem to be better in control when I'm out of the house. It was my ds and dh who was sick not me. Although today I've been extremely tired. Fingers crossed. 7 miles is awesome. I bet Philadelphia was lit.
@Tamevv Welcome back to civilization.
@trooworld That's great you did your Tonal. Another brick in the habit wall placed.
Yesterday I did well. Stayed OP with my food. Made up my missing burned calories from Saturday and drank my water. It's almost the end of the month. One more day to do well to meet my January goal.0 -
Afternoon all, I feel like I just sat down. Sundays are always crazy for me...but yesterday..I got plumb worn out...we went to my oldest daughters to celebrate all the January birthdays...I didn't eat anything until I got home about 7PM and I over did it...Today is not looking that great for food either. I have been emotionally eating today. I went to have my mamo and a bone density test...the Dr forgot to sign the order...but I finally got it done.!!! Not just waiting for results. I keep saying today is the day I get more disciplined...and I flunk the test.
@trooworld oh I was just a "little" jealous when you said you just did a 31 min weight lifting session. LOL I love lifting weights...you think if I keep saying someday I will get those weights and that treadmill? LOL. Great JOB
@Tamevv So glad you will be back to your normal routine, I have missed you.
@senoritafloridita 7 miles is awesome...I don't know that I could ever do that. Great job
@theslightedgeforever you did great for being the little social butterfly that you are.. LOL
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Just stopping by to say Hi! Been busy with work, preparing for class and just accepted a new position at work. Going to be a fun few months!0
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@theslightedgeforever Thanks! Great job! I can't believe it's almost Feb.
@cbabie I'm sorry about your day. That's good that you were able to get those tests done, they are important. For me, it's about COMMITMENT. I don't know maybe discipline is the same thing? I hope you can work out soon, it would probably help with the emotional eating. Thanks and sorry to make you jealous! LOL
@gemwolf110 Hi there! Lots of changes for you. How are you handling them?
Hi all. I did really well yesterday. I worked out again and drank a ton of water, and stayed within my "bites" and calories. I'm starting to get stressed about my trip. I woke up at 2am and stayed up for about 30 mins. But I just didn't sleep well overall last night.
Water yesterday: 126.8 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."0 -
@cbabie Instead of saying today is the day....how about tell yourself right now at this moment is the time I get more disciplined. Some moments may be good and some may not but you will have some wins that way and can feel good about those wins. Do you have a plan to get the weights and a treadmill?
@gemwolf110 Have you been able to exercise much after covid recovery? Congrats on your new position.
@trooworld Woohoo on a really good day. Where are you going on your trip? I think I missed that.
Yesterday, was an almost do nothing day. My body was extremely tired. That's how both ds and dh started. I'm hoping I don't get sick like them. They are both on the mend now. Today I'm still a bit tired but not as much as yesterday. I didn't even read when I took a nap, just fell straight asleep which I never do. Food was good and OP. No exercise, water goal not met.
Good news today though was I lost 4.3 lbs for the month of January. Now onto February My goal is 2.5 lbs0 -
Hi everyone. A slow work week to ease me back into routine. Don’t know what the week will hold Health-wise but so far today I’ve had two cups of water 😊1
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theslightedgeforever wrote: »@cbabie Instead of saying today is the day....how about tell yourself right now at this moment is the time I get more disciplined. Some moments may be good and some may not but you will have some wins that way and can feel good about those wins. Do you have a plan to get the weights and a treadmill?
@gemwolf110 Have you been able to exercise much after covid recovery? Congrats on your new position.
@trooworld Woohoo on a really good day. Where are you going on your trip? I think I missed that.
Yesterday, was an almost do nothing day. My body was extremely tired. That's how both ds and dh started. I'm hoping I don't get sick like them. They are both on the mend now. Today I'm still a bit tired but not as much as yesterday. I didn't even read when I took a nap, just fell straight asleep which I never do. Food was good and OP. No exercise, water goal not met.
Good news today though was I lost 4.3 lbs for the month of January. Now onto February My goal is 2.5 lbs
Unfortunately not, hoping to get into a good routine soon. My energy still isn’t fully what it used to be.0 -
@theslightedgeforever Thanks! Great job! I can't believe it's almost Feb.
@cbabie I'm sorry about your day. That's good that you were able to get those tests done, they are important. For me, it's about COMMITMENT. I don't know maybe discipline is the same thing? I hope you can work out soon, it would probably help with the emotional eating. Thanks and sorry to make you jealous! LOL
@gemwolf110 Hi there! Lots of changes for you. How are you handling them?
Hi all. I did really well yesterday. I worked out again and drank a ton of water, and stayed within my "bites" and calories. I'm starting to get stressed about my trip. I woke up at 2am and stayed up for about 30 mins. But I just didn't sleep well overall last night.
Water yesterday: 126.8 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
Yeah! There’s been a lot! All within a month! Bit nervous but excited.0 -
@theslightedgeforever Thanks! I'm going to Tucson for my work trip, to a trade show. Oh gosh, I hope you don't get sick! I'm glad they are on the mend. Congrats on your 4.3 lb loss! Way to go!
@Tamevv That's a great start!
@gemwolf110 It will be good!
Hi all. I weighed 232.0 on 1/3 and I finished out the month at 226.4 yesterday, that's a loss of 5.6 lbs in January. I'm happy with that. I don't really have a lbs goal for Feb but I do want to keep up with my water (at least 70 oz a day) and work out 3x a week. I don't anticipate working out while I'm on my work trip as I'll be on my feet the whole time.
Water yesterday: 101.4 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."1 -
@Tamevv Yaaay on your water and a slow work week too. I'm getting better at getting back into my routine quicker than I used to.
@gemwolf110 The energy thing takes a while I hear. Take care.
@trooworld oh enjoy Tucson. Woohoo on your weight loss. Your water intake was great. Your goals for this month looks good. I'm sticking with my carb plan and my 300 burned cals but bumped up my water goal to 5 cups for the days I track it. I also reduced my sugar gram goal to 60 since I did well on that last month. Veggie goal remains the same since I didn't hit my 75% completion I really like this program as you either add a tracking day if you hit above 75% or you can change the quantity. The whole point is to slowly build the habits while feeling successful at the same time.
Yesterday: Food was OP, exercised 10 min, met my water goal
I need to get my act together for exercise again and complete what I've planned.1 -
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Afternoon all, I am finally able to check in again..kids either playing or asleep. LOL. I really haven't tracked or exercised, but feel better that I am getting all my medical taken care of and praying for good results on all. LOL. I have just felt like I have trouble focusing on one thing. So trying to catch myself when I get distracted going back to what I had planned. This will take time, but I believe it will be a game changer.
@trooworld Yea on the monthly loss...you have started the new year with a positive influencer. Good you still have your water goals, now maybe set a goal for Feb that keeps you going forward.. like my sister does one veggie at a time..
@theslightedgeforever Yes I know you are right about it starts now, not tomorrow thinking... I hope you don't get sick..
@gemwolf110 Congrats on the new position.. how exciting.
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@theslightedgeforever Thanks! Your goals look good, too. I'm glad you found something you really like. Wow, look at those improvements! That's fantastic, congratulations!
@cbabie Well it's important to get the medical stuff done, so well done! Thank you!
Hi all. I did so-so yesterday. Water was great but food was not. Today will be better. Since I didn't do so great yesterday, it's nice to look back and see how well I did in January. Here's some stats from Tonal app...
Water yesterday: 118.3 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
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hi all, loss this week which is good, and means I’ve met my goal to stay under 75 till the start of working year. Yay me. Now to resettle and start the downward journey again.1
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@Tamevv Congrats, that's great!
Hi all. I finished my 12-workout program on Tonal last night after work. It felt great to accomplish that. I also drank a lot of water yesterday. My food was on point, at lunch, I didn't feel like eating what I had planned but I did find something in the fridge to eat that kept me on plan. Dinner was a delicious salad. I gained this week which really stinks because I've been working hard but hopefully next week will be better. One of my BFFs moved back to Nebraska in November and is already moving back here so I am happy. She's the one I go for hikes and walks the most with.
Water yesterday: 118.3 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
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@cbabie I was really more referring to catching good moments in the day versus one bad moment makes the whole day bad. It's easy to let the day get away from us. I'm struggling with exercise again at the moment. When I think a habit is fully established, nope. It's not. So I'm trying to figure out how to be intentional. Well, I do know the plan now trying to execute that like I was doing is the goal for the moment.
@trooworld Your Tonal graphics look really good. Look how far you've come. I remember when you didn't want to exercise at all because you didn't have time for it. You made your lunch plan work which is sometimes hard to do. Plus a workout friend is moving back to the area. That's always a good thing.
Yesterday: I went to bookclub We read The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah I stayed OP. No exercise and did not meet my water goal. But a good thing I did was order water at the restaurant instead of my Diet Coke.1 -
Good morning everyone.
I have a day of heavy cleaning and grossness today, with a bit of ironing thrown in for variety 🙄. Wish me luck.
@theslightedgeforever Yay for swapping the drinks 👏. I really like the look of your goal app but right now I can’t even manage to track water or food,so I’m going to not commit to anything else till I get that back on track.
@trooworld I miss salads - please come visit and prepare some for me 🙏. Great job on finishing the workout series. What’s next on your workout plan?
@cbabie Glad the medical stuff is getting sorted. I know that is draining mentally and emotionally so it’s not surprising other stuff is getting put on the back burner. Catching and redirecting at the time is an awesome strategy - one that I need to revisit actually, thanks for the reminder 😊
@gemwolf Hope you’re feeling better. Congrats on the new position - always an exciting (and nerve wracking) time 😊
@senioritafloridita How’s DS going now? I smiled at the football reactions and celebrations in the street 😁
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Good morning everyone.
I have a day of heavy cleaning and grossness today, with a bit of ironing thrown in for variety 🙄. Wish me luck.
@theslightedgeforever Yay for swapping the drinks 👏. I really like the look of your goal app but right now I can’t even manage to track water or food,so I’m going to not commit to anything else till I get that back on track.
@trooworld I miss salads - please come visit and prepare some for me 🙏. Great job on finishing the workout series. What’s next on your workout plan?
@cbabie Glad the medical stuff is getting sorted. I know that is draining mentally and emotionally so it’s not surprising other stuff is getting put on the back burner. Catching and redirecting at the time is an awesome strategy - one that I need to revisit actually, thanks for the reminder 😊
@gemwolf Hope you’re feeling better. Congrats on the new position - always an exciting (and nerve wracking) time 😊
@senioritafloridita How’s DS going now? I smiled at the football reactions and celebrations in the street 😁
Good luck! I need to do the same. Time to purge stuff I don’t need and organize.
I’m feeling better just tired, thank you! Yes 🙌🏻 definitely a little bit of both! Thank you again!
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@Tamevv Congrats, that's great!
Hi all. I finished my 12-workout program on Tonal last night after work. It felt great to accomplish that. I also drank a lot of water yesterday. My food was on point, at lunch, I didn't feel like eating what I had planned but I did find something in the fridge to eat that kept me on plan. Dinner was a delicious salad. I gained this week which really stinks because I've been working hard but hopefully next week will be better. One of my BFFs moved back to Nebraska in November and is already moving back here so I am happy. She's the one I go for hikes and walks the most with.
Water yesterday: 118.3 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
That’s awesome! Yeah I don’t understand why the scale does that after all the hood hard work. Glad your friend is coming back!0 -
@theslightedgeforever Thanks! Yes, but it is easy to slip allll the way back so I have to be careful. Yes, I can't wait until my friend is back. I also work out AFTER work some days (Mondays usually). Great job ordering the water!
@Tamevv I hope the cleaning went well. Salads, can you believe I used to hate them? I love them now! Thank you. I am going to do another Tonal program, I haven't decided which yet. Until I decide, I will do individual Tonal workouts to keep me busy!
@gemwolf110 Thanks! Yeah it's frustrating lol. I am so excited for her to come back.
Hi all. I had a good day yesterday. No exercise but I didn't plan any for yesterday, so it's all good. I ate well yesterday. Drank a LOT of water. Got a new phone since my old one is starting to go out. That's about it! I may or may not work out today.
Water yesterday: 101.5 oz
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."1
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