NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Just a thought ladies but maybe you'd like to try a low-carb diet. It is working wonders for me. I've lost about 11 lbs in the last 5 1/2 weeks and since I started this I have not had any stomach problems (IBS/acid reflux). I think (and so does my Dr.) I just may be gluten intolerant and have been for many, many years. Oh how I wish I'd figured that out some time ago. Anyway, if you are interested you could google low carb diets but the gist is this: NO sugar, flour, rice, pasta or potatoes. NO high sugar fruits. Eat only veggies that grow above the ground with the exception of peas and corn. Keep your carbs to a net 30. Net carbs are carbs minus fiber. You also are to eat full fat on this diet so butter instead of margarine, full fat mayonnaise and dairy, salad dressings etc. Drink at least 8 8oz glasses of water per day and exercise will definitely help your cause. I don't feel hungry and I no longer crave sweets. I LOVE breads and I do miss them but I'm getting ok it, as long they are not in sight. In a restaurant, when I order something that comes with bread, I ask them to "please leave the bread/bun etc in the kitchen. Lots of restaurants will make you a burger now wrapped in lettuce rather than a bun. Really very tasty. Anyway, might be worth a try. Sure can't hurt!!
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Hi all! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. The setup of my display at the fair yesterday went pretty well. I felt rushed by the people helping me, which did make me make a mistake but a pretty minor one. We went to lunch afterwards, I had a chicken caesars salad. I was so tired, when I got home I took about a two hour nap. Today I'm going grocery shopping and then going to my sister-in-law's house for a fake bbq. Fake because we aren't grilling, she's buying bbq food from a restaurant and making baked beans, and we are bringing salad and asian dumplings lol.
@cmedwards52 I already do eat a semi-low carb diet.0 -
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trooworld I do get hungry if I skip a snack but then if I go too long my blood sugar drops and I become a bear. I have my calories set to include 3 meals and 3 snacks. In reality I almost never eat my morning snack as I like a bigger breakfast and use those calories for breakfast. I don't really do alot of mindless eating as my snacks are planned. On your perfectionist coworker, if she wanted it done a certain way she shouldn't have went on vacation. It may not be HER way but it's your way and I have confidence in you that you did your very best. There is always room for improvement in everything we do. We'll just take note and do better next time. We learn from everything we do. None of us are perfect.
cbabie What if you started telling yourself I used to be black and white but I'm finding out there's a little gray in me. I'm mostly black and white but there's a little gray. Would you be better off going back to tracking smartpoints? You still have boundaries called calories. The trick is not to go over just like points. Of course clean eating is the goal for us all but I also think practicality and balance, moderation come in here too. No emotional eating either is a goal but I think it's very rare that a person can go from totally eating emotions to not eating emotions all at once. The trick at first is to find things that will comfort you but are healthier than your normal foods you use to comfort you. Then you can work at finding other things to comfort you besides food. So can you find a replacement for sweets, salty, crunchy, comfort, chocolatey foods? That way in the evening when your stress levels are high or you are sad you don't go get a bowl of ice cream unless it's low sugar low fat ice cream or frozen yogurt or a frozen smoothie. Keep a list of your go-to foods handy along with keeping them on hand so when you need to grab, you can.
cmedwards I'm on a modified carb diet. I can lose about 1 lb a week which is my goal if I stick within my parameters. I do 142g for 3 days, 133 for 2 days, and 170 for 2 days.The minute I'm told NO of anything I crave it. I can't fathom staying on a low carb diet the rest of my life. So I'm trying to lose the weight like I'll maintain it. So I'm having one piece of toast instead of two.Using zuchinni instead of pasta. Slower this way but hopefully it will be permanent for me. I just didn't stick with my parameters while on vacation.
Hope everyone is having a good Memorial weekend.
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Hi all! The mistake I made with the work project is getting to me, it's my anxiety that is making it a big thing. What happened is that I put up a display/exhibit for the fair, and when it was done, I thought I saw a dust spot on the gray mat that we use as a base for the display. I think I really saw it, but I can't be sure until I go back to see it when everyone is looking at it. But my anxiety is really high about it and I should have caught this mistake. It may ruin the whole display. I don't know why I didn't see it, or why the other two people helping me didn't see it.
Today, I go to get new tires for my car. There is a place that was recommended to me that I can get tires for $250 for a whole set, which I understand to be a good price. I don't know how to pick out tires, so I'm going to rely on the sales guy to help me.
Other than that, I am going to go for a walk with one of my best friends who has left the state. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
@theslightedgeforever thanks for the meeting highlights. I'm so glad she does those and glad you post them! Yeah, I include 3 meals and 2 snacks myself, but rarely eat all of them too. It's nice to have them planned just in case. re: my perfectionist officemate...she's going to be mad at me but you are right, if she wanted it perfect, she shouldn't have gone on vacation. I'm with you, I won't do anything I can't do forever.
@cbabie I like @theslightedgeforever's ideas. Make a list of go-to foods when you are feeling in an "ok" mood and then when you are in a low mood, you have that list to fall back on.
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Morning all: I ate the items on the "program" yesterday, but not all, some I just don't like. However, I wasn't hungry and didn't crave sweets. So my caloric intake was too small.. trying to be better today and eat more. Boy is that a switch..LOL They also have a 15 min workout and oh my my muscles are sore.
@trooworld I am so sorry about your anxiety...I have learned that when my mind takes over like that in fear it is not of God and it is usually unfounded and lies. So I say I agree with @theslightedgeforever and you did your very best and that is what counts. You should be proud, despite your fears of not doing a good job, you did your job!!!
@theslightedgeforever Thanks for the post and the tidbits..I am trying to find my place and I WILL
I hope you all have a great Memorial Day.
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trooworld My family says I have laser eyes because I see things no one else does and like you start having anxiety about the smallest things that no one else usually notices. I really drive my family nuts they tell me. I tell them they drive me nuts too just in other ways
So I am learning to use self talk in trying to calm myself down. If no one came up and said anything about the dust spot, they didn't see it or didn't care. You had two helpers. They could have noticed it but didn't. Keep telling yourself next time I'll take care of the dust spot. I bet it was a good display.
cbabie Good for you for sticking to your plan.and doing the workout. On to the next day. I say keep the things you like about the plan and throw away what you don't. Add in some other things and call it cbabie's plan0 -
cbabie Im watching a video and thought of you. They were talking about eating foods you love. Think of your favorite foods and see how you can lighten them up or reduce the portion size so that they fit into your plan. Alot of what I was saying yesterday. Does anyone have an airfryer? I wondered if it would be worth it to get me one.0
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I was doing good but about 2:30 yesterday I was so hungry and this program only allows you to eat 4 times a day. So I have to start day 1 again. It is showing me how food works together in our bodies. I know I don't need a lot of carbs at my age, but I also know we need them. This is not about carbs or no carbs, this is about not binging and know when you are hungry and when you are just dehydrated. I will keep trying til I find my place.
@theslightedgeforever I am listening..LOL I don't have an airfyer..imagine a gadget I don't have,
okay off to walk...oh yea I have been doing this 15 min workout and it's lunges, planks, arms...yea I am sore..but it's a good sore.
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Hi all. Well, that holiday weekend went by quickly! lol I didn't get any meal prep done because my husband said if I ran an errand for him, he would cook all the meals this week. So I said I would do that. So I'm off cooking duty all week (he usually does most of the cooking anyway).
@cbabie I forget, what do you mean by "on the program", which "program" are you doing? Great job with the workout and I guess being under on the calories is better than being over! Thank you for your kind words about my anxiety. I did do a pretty good job, I should have taken a picture of the case to post here, it was really nice. I'll try to take a pic to post once the fair starts.
@theslightedgeforever that's how my officemate is. Her eyes are going to go right to that spot, you watch. When she goes to the fair (I'll probably go with her), her eyes will go straight to the mistakes! lol I have an air fryer. I don't like it, it doesn't hold much food and takes what I think is a long time to cook it. I might be in the minority with my opinion, a lot of people like them. What I want is a pressure cooker. I would give you my air fryer if you lived closer to me. I really think it was a mistake to buy, I've used it 3 times maybe.
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Hi all. Looks like nobody's been here since my last post. I'll keep this short. I got two new pairs of shoes yesterday, I went to Clark's since I have so many problems with my feet. One pair has about a 1 1/2 inch heel, the other has about 1/2 inch heel. They are both very comfortable and I don't anticipate losing any toenails over them. lol It was the last day for their 20% off sale, so I got a pretty okay deal on them.
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Running late, will try to pop in and tell you how I am not winning, LOL oh who needs to hear that. So maybe it's better I am out of time.
@trooworld it's the 7 day beyond diet program..I am just too hungry, so trying to figure it out.
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trooworld I'm glad you got some new shoes. Keeps your feet healthy so you can exercise. How is that part of your journey going?
cbabie What if you wrote your own program? Oh wait didn't I say that the other day? You are listening but are you hearing ;P
I finally got on the treadmill for 40 min. I need to get working on my strength training. Food is so-so but pretty good. Overall I'm pleased and hope to lose my lb this week.0 -
Morning all ( all 3 of us) LOL
I bombed, I know exactly where I went wrong...
@theslightedgeforever This 7 day program is specific to certain foods working together to help move the weight and change your behavior. So when I start making my own..not a good thing. So today I try again...I keep trying until I stop failing... glad you got on the treadmill..I am making my way there in about 20 min.
@trooworld yea on the shoes, I need some new ones. Mine have to be at least 5-6 years old. I have always been a miser on shoes.
Funny someone in my family told me that it's because I am a(maiden name here) LOL He thinks my family was that way so I am..:)
Okay here is to another day of trying to get it right.
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Hi all! I've been stressed lately. Our apartment lease is almost up and the management sent us a letter saying we either have to renew it (and the new rent is $25 more), or apply to go month to month (and there is a $100 a month fee to go month to month, and we might not even get approved to do that, so we might either have to sign a lease or be forced to move within the next 30 days!). I wish we could afford to buy a condo, but our debt-to-income ratio is too high right now. Our goal is to pay off some debt and buy within 5 years. This renting is for the birds!
@cbabie I hate being hungry, that wouldn't work for me. I like @theslightedgeforever's idea of writing your own program. Take what works from everything you've done in your past.
@theslightedgeforever me too. I've been wearing inappropriate all black tennis shoes to work (with a note from my doctor, so it's okay with my work, it just looks bad). I haven't worn the new shoes yet, I have to wait until my new hose socks come in I ordered, which will be today. I have only been going for walks on the weekends, no time during the week between physical therapy and not getting up early enough to go to the gym. I need to make it a priority. I'm glad you are having a good week. Congrats on getting on the treadmill!
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Hi all. I guess nobody has checked in since I last checked in. Well, I'll just update you really quickly. I think there is going to be some bad news today at work, there was a hint about it today at the end of the day, so I'm already anxious about it. Trying not to worry about it until I know what it is, but this anxiety causes me to go straight to doom and gloom.
On another note, we are going to see a "perfect" apartment today. I hope this is the one. I hope it's not already rented by the time we get there. Send good thoughts my way please!
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trooworld They kept raising the rent on my dad every year. His social security didn't raise every year though. I hope you aren't eating more due to stress. How about shoot for one time at the gym this week and keep up your walking on the weekends.
cbabie Hmmmm, probably true on your (maiden name). I'm like that. Although I would buy more if I could find ones I like or fit. Maybe not. lol You make up for shoes in electronics and gadgets. Mine is pillows. So keep trying til you find something that works for you.
I just started reading a book called Work Clean which is based on the concept of "mise en place". A term that chefs use for efficiency and order in their kitchens. It is taught at the Culinary Institute of America in NY It means put in place. So the book talks about how you can use this concept in every aspect of your life. Office, house, family etc. I'm excited to see how it crosses over to healthy lifestyle. As an example, students were told to dish up soup into bowls. A serving was 8 oz. One student grabbed a 2 oz. ladle and dipped four times. He asked why didn't she just grab the 8 oz ladle and dip once. Her focus was on the result: getting the soup into the bowl. But it took four times as long. She could have dished up four bowls in the same amount of time and then went on to do something else. She slowed herself and everyone else in the kitchen down which caused stress. So they discuss planning and using the right tool.
So what planning and tools are you using on your health journey?
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Morning to you all:
@trooworld I am so sorry for your stress, my mom used to always say don't borrow trouble when I would start down that path of yuck. I am learning to be less frantic and not always expect the worse...but I don't stay in that place all the time. LOL Sirens just went by, every time I hear them here at home, I cringe and say Lord, help whom ever that is for. I will be keeping you in my prayers today.
@theslightedgeforever Yes I love my gadgets..but today I don't feel like walking or working out and I am not going to. I don't know why, it's rare I feel this way, but today no... I realized this morning that the program I am trying
to do, JUST will not work for me. Like yesterday, I was all good to go but then had an unexpected luncheon at work...So I need to get back to the days where everything was okay, but in moderation. I still will not try to eat bread, I am good with open face sandwiches. I used to choose my points based on what I wanted NOT to give up. LOL Let us know about your book.
Well girls, I have to go get ready for work, I have a 9:30 I have not prepared for..
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Hi all. It turns out the bad news about my job was about one person at work's husband's job, who doesn't work in our department at all. I was worried for nothing. I "borrowed trouble" cbabie lol. That was a relief (although a shame for my colleague). I weighed in yesterday, I didn't lose anything but I literally didn't gain an ounce either so I guess I'm okay with that, considering how stressed I was. Oh by the way, that perfect apartment we were going to see? I called at 4pm to confirm our appointment and he said it had been rented that morning! It feels like we'll never find a place.
I have a busy day today, grocery shopping this morning, a haircut at 12:30, other things this afternoon.
@theslightedgeforever I'm not really eating more due to stress, just letting my husband make whatever he wants to make because I don't have the fight in me right now. I also like electronics and gadgets lol. What planning and tools am I using on my health journey? I'm using the following:
- this thread
- MFP, pretracking my food and adjusting as necessary
- my water bottle
- my VIDA coach + the mindfulness techniques I am learning
- I have a daily desk calendar that gives me motivational and fitness tips that I have at work, I love it
- I have a sort of mini-fanny pack (more of a running belt) for when I go walking, I put my keys and a credit card in case I want to stop for a coffee or tea, kind of like this
- this book, which is teaching me more about mindful eating: Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle
- to plan healthy meals and grocery lists, I use Plan to Eat
@cbabie thank you very much. I like your mom's saying. Cbabie, I don't know if you would be interested in this or not, but there is a cheap app that counts Weight Watchers points like WW but is not WW. I forget the name of it but if you are interested let me know and I'll find out the name of it. It's like $3.99 for the app.
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Morning, well I didn't get on my treadmill, but I am okay with that today. I have so much to do, I am sure I will be getting my exercise in. LOL I made my breakfast and tracked. I have to force myself to track. This is the only way I will see what I am doing. I just went in and put in how much I wanted to loose a week and I had to lower my calories to 1000 to even get close. It didn't matter carbs vs protein..just calories.
@trooworld I wish my DH would do the cooking..he does only on the grill because I won't grill. I am afraid of it. Thanks for the offer of the app, but then I would have to double track. If I can't track, I know I won't double track. LOL
Well I have to make my grocery list..(yuck) and then go to where all the people are.
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I did it, I tracked (1) whole day..LOL I feel like the toddler that says mommy I went in the pottie..LOL
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Awesome! I know how big of an accomplishment that can feel. Now make it 2 days you got this!0
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Hi all! Any minute now, over 20,000 people will start running down my street for the Rock and Roll marathon. We are trapped in our apartment from 5am-10am due to the marathon, but honestly we weren't planning on going anywhere anyway.
We've made a decision about apartment hunting: we are going to stop apartment hunting and stay in the place we are in for another year or two until we can afford to buy a condo. Yes, we will be miserable but it will be worth it in the end.
I need to get back to focusing on my health. I've been so focused on anxiety and apartment hunting, that I haven't been tracking well, nor have I been making healthy decisions 90% of the time, more like 70%-80% of the time. Time to get back to business. My goal is to pretrack my meals this week 3 out of 7 days, and go to the gym 2 out of 7 days. And lose 1 lb @theslightedgeforever .
@cbabie at least you made breakfast and tracked, that is a start. I'm afraid of the grill too! With good reason: once, the grill kind of exploded and singed DH's eyebrows and arm hairs. No thank you! Yeah, I wondered if you would be into double tracking lol...it's hard enough to do it once, right???? Great job tracking the whole day! I am having trouble tracking right now, so I understand how great of an accomplishment that is.
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trooworld Well sorry for your coworker but good for you. That's great you didn't gain because of stress eating. Now onto this next week. You have some great tools. 70-80% is still pretty good compared to what you used to do. Remember days of 30-40%? I think we focus too much on oir shortcomings that we don't give credit to how far we've come. Are you tracking on your phone or your computer? Put the MFP app next to the app you use the most each day so it's always visible as a reminder.
cbabie Who's mommy's big girl Actually, mom probably made you potty train yourself. lol
I think find foods you love and fit them into your plan. I'm following a pre-diabetes book and MFP for my daily calories and carbs. 1330-1417-1700 and 133g-142g-170g of carbs.
@ndevoy1 Welcome to the group.
I lost my 1 lb this week and now onto next week.
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Morning: Day 2 tracked, I remembered how I satisfied my sweet tooth in the very beginning of WW..Cantaloupe! i always had it on hand in the fridge. I cut some up yesterday and got hungry last night and went to "search" for the kill and saw that and ate a cup of it and felt satisfied!!
@theslightedgeforever yea on the loss, good for you! So it looks like you are doing 10% of your calories in carbs?
@trooworld you probably feel much better that you have made a decision about your place to live. There is something about indecision that puts a weight and a stress on us. So I am glad for you guys, now you can focus on your health!
@ndevoy1 Your right, I/we can do this!
Okay working on day 3 and time to get on my treadmill.
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HI all...well that weekend went fast. Back to work today. I tracked everything yesterday so that was good. I'm pretracked today so as long as I stick to the plan or if I change the plan, I adjust my tracking, I'm good.
@theslightedgeforever you are right, 70-80% is better than the 30-40% I used to do. I track mostly on my computer but sometimes on my phone. I leave it up on a tab on my browser at work and at home so it's always accessible...no excuses but somehow I find them. Congrats on your 1 lb loss!!!
@cbabie there you go! Cantaloupe is a great thing to eat. And great job tracking.
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cbabie I'm doing 40% of my calories in carbs the carbs is in grams. 1 gram is 4 calories. Yeah for second day of tracking. I love cantaloupe.
trooworld yeah on pretracking
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Morning, Day 3, made it. Tracked everything and kept to my goals. I did go over my carbs, but it was fruit, not starch! Yesterday was a very stressful day and I didn't go to food.
@trooworld Good for you!! I have to be careful at what I open on my browser. Work watches us and some sites are blocked...it's crazy, but that is the world I live in. So I have to do it on my phone if I am at work and want to add it right then.
@theslightedgeforever I made my "fruit" ice cream last night. 1 banana, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup of frozen cantaloupe. YUM
Okay on to day 4, I hope you all have a great day!
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Hi all. I did pretty well yesterday, although I went over on my calories, I did track everything. I got more sleep last night than the night before, so I should have a better day today than yesterday at work. Yesterday at work I was tired.
@cbabie you are doing great, keep it up! My work is the same way.
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