NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Morning,
I tracked again yesterday, I was over my goal a little, but I tracked. I also got new yesterday from my blood test...all is good except..I am per-diabetic. So now the challenge begins.
@trooworld Great job in tracking everything. Good on the sleep, I didn't get much sleep, but have to be at work soon. I am going to go walk and get ready for work.
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Hi all. I hope you are well, especially you lurkers. Happy Weds! Two more days.
I'm doing pretty well. I bought these ice cream sandwiches from Walmart that are 250 calories, I think I will cut them in half, half is really all I need to be satisfied, and it would be a nice treat for 125 calories. Even with the ice cream sandwich, I ended up being 176 calories under for the day yesterday, I hadn't been under in a while so that was nice. I should be under again today, as long as nobody brings in any free food today at work. I have a plan if someone does: after discovering the free food, take a 5 minute walk and think about it mindfully, if I still want it, have a small portion of it and eat it in my office with no distractions (not while working, just enjoy it).
Well, have a good day everyone!2 -
Hi Everyone
Haven't been here for a few days. Very busy in my garden with this absolutely beautiful weather. Supposed to change back to rainy as of tomorrow so one more day in the yard today plus I'll have my little granddaughters this afternoon so a recipe for a good day ahead.
This has been a challenging week. We were away on a little golf holiday last week and I managed to do ok but for some reason having a tough time getting back on track. The cals and carbs are ok but I've had wine every night with dinner and I think that is coming back to haunt me a bit. Need to be VERY good today and tomorrow if I'm going to have a loss at weigh-in Friday morning. Also need to make sure I exercise both days and drink LOTS of water. Wish me luck.
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cbabie yaaay on your tracking and fruit ice cream. I find it faster to track on my phone especially when it suggest foods that are normally eaten with a particular food. I'm a creature of habit.
trooworld Cutting your ice cream sandwich in half was a good idea. I like your plan for free food.
cmedwards What are you growing in your garden? You sound like you have a good plan to get back on track.
I have a social event tomorrow night. My plan is to be picky what I choose and small portions.
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Hi all! I did it! I finally went to the gym last night for the first time since the accident. I just did the recumbent bike, but it was something. For 20 minutes. I'm probably going again tonight. I tracked everything yesterday. I hope for a great weigh in tomorrow.
@cbabie great job on the tracking. It sounds like you have a new motivation, a new "WHY". By the way, if you all haven't heard his podcast, Fatdag (WW leader and Connect star) has a free podcast that is very good: Whys Advice: www.fatdag.com. He has a free app in the Google Play store for android and one coming out for apple soon, for the podcast. I like it a lot. He always says to focus on your "WHY"...why did you get started on this journey?
@cmedwards52 I love wine. I make a spritzer with 50% wine, 50% diet 7up.
@theslightedgeforever I did cut my ice cream sandwich in half last night and you know what, I survived! lol I didn't miss the other half. Well, maybe a little, but oh well, I got over it. I like your plans for your social event. And focus on the conversation, always have a glass of water in your hand too.
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theslightedgeforever: Our garden. We grow carrots, beets, gr. beans, peas, cucs, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and herbs as well as lots of flowering shrubs and annuals. We have a quarter acre yard all, if I do say so myself, meticulously landscaped. Lots of work but we love it. Its our favourite place to be and we are able to use it year round, even in the winter. Yes, in CANADA!! LOL
As of yesterday I have another motivation to be VERY good for at least the next 4 weeks. I was told yesterday that there is something special planned for my 65th birthday coming up July 5th. I am to keep Saturday, July 8th open so I suspect my daughters and DH are planning a party, probably here in our backyard. If that won't keep me in control of my eating/drinking/exercising not sure what will.
Have a good one.
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Okay I totally blew it last night. I have found my triggers though...PASTA, I have to stay away from that, it causes me to crave carbs and sweets. So today is another day and now that I know that, my food plan will be different.
@cmedwards52 your garden sounds wonderful. Glad you have a goal, it always keep me on track. (if it's a reasonable goal) lol
@theslightedgeforever How did your social go?
@trooworld yea for you, I am sure it feels good to be doing something you used to do before the accident.
Okay gals I am stressing I have a meeting with my boss and I usually come out of those meetings feeling not worth anything...so going to make sure I take GOOD food and not get into the trail mix or the birthday cake from yesterday. Maybe I will go out for a walk, it's hot, but it might be worth the sweat.
Have a great day.
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Hi all! Well, I weighed in exactly the same, which is 3 weeks in a row that I've weighed this. That's okay, it's better than a gain...I guess I'm practicing for maintenance lol. I'm glad it's Friday and time to reset my eating plan clock. Not that I had a terrible week, but I have a chance to correct the misteps from last week. Well, I hope everyone has a great day.
@cbabie ah pasta! That's good you realize that about it. Good luck with your meeting. It sounds like you have a good plan to handle it, I'm sorry about you feel after the meetings with the boss, you shouldn't have to feel that way.0 -
Good morning!!! It has been a while since I have posted but I have been trying to keep up with reading most of the posts. So far I am having a busy summer and every once in a while start to feel a little over whelmed with everything. Since my darling husband passed a couple of years ago, I have had to keep up with all the yard work. I love to work outside but it gets to be a bit much sometimes. I have a small garden this year and I planted cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, onions. I have cilantro that came back up this year and I attempted to plant just a few potatoes, but they are not doing very well. I also have an above ground pool and I am trying to get it ready to swim in. One of my grand-daughters car broke down so I have been taking her to work 3 or 4 times a week. I have not been doing very well on my exercising but that will have to change. I found out a couple of years ago that I am pre-diabetic and the doctor said to watch my carbs and exercise. I spoke to a really nice dieticican and she told me to have around 130 carbs a day, so we will see how that goes. Well I am going to go for now. I hope everyone has a great day!!!!!2
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trooworld Yaaaay on going to the gym You're becoming a new you. What other non scale victories have you had? Time to switch things up if you are maintaining.
cmedwards Your garden sounds lovely. So lucky for the fresh veggies. What's your average temp? I always think of Canada as really cold in the wintertime.
cbabie I've been having good success with using zucchini and cauliflower instead of pasta. I made a really good veggie pizza today. I need to learn how to make a good cauliflower crust.
lore Good to see you. Oh I see you have a garden too. Sounds like a lot of us are prediabetic on here. Yes, I need to recommit to my exercise program.
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Morning: Well I fought depression last night and the food one. I intend to do some food prep today to keep me out of trouble. I didn't to too bad at work. I have decided not to put in words, about my boss..it's better not said. So I changed my profile picture to help remind me. LOL
@trooworld You got this. You have done so great with all that life has thrown at you the last couple of months.
@lore11a I am so glad to hear from you. I can't imagine life without my DH, you are one great grandma. When you get overwhelmed. Just know you can only do one thing at a time and pick that one thing and then feel accomplished when you finish it. Then you can move to the next one thing,
@theslightedgeforever yes back to exercise...you are lagging in steps.. LOL
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Good morning ladies (and lurking gentlemen)! Happy Saturday. Today's not too busy of a day, I have to dye my hair and go grocery shopping. Other than that, just put together a medicine cabinet and maybe do some reading and enjoy myself. I hope you enjoy your day as well. Tonight for dinner, I am making pad thai, which is Thailand's most popular noodle dish in case you've never heard of it. I am practicing because DH wants me to make it for his birthday along with panang curry (his birthday is June 20th). Working with rice noodles is tricky, so I want to do a trial run.
@lore11a nice to hear from you! It must be nice to have a garden, I would love to even have containers with plants but my apartment gets no sun, so no plants.
It sounds like you have a busy life right now.
@theslightedgeforever Other NSVs, hmmm...in this last week, I suppose I could count resisting free food (bread and cheese brought in last week), yesterday at a business lunch I ordered a veggie burger with a side salad while everyone else ordered lasagna, that's about it that I can remember off the top of my head.
@cbabie food prep sounds like a good plan. I try to do that on Sundays for the week, and when I do do it, it helps tremendously. I like your profile pic, it's a great reminder. Thanks, cbabie. I'm trying. I think the scale will start to go down again, it's just a matter of time, I just need to keep on keepin on.0 -
Hi Ladies
So this is not weight-loss related in the least but I thought I'd run this by you and see what you'd do. Here's the scenario.
Look outside this morning around 9 and noticed the two 12 year old twin boys and their buddy, dressed in their pajamas and slippers, climbing out the bathroom window, on to the roof of their two-storey home, across the street.
They have been our neighbours for the last 7/8 years or so. We don't know them real well but have often chatted with them and their siblings and parents and they know us well enough to have asked, on at least one occasion, if they could come in and wait for their parents when they forgot their key. We of course invited them in and contacted their parents. About to order them pizza for dinner when their older sister came home. So, we are, in no way, strangers.
They proceeded to run the ridge of the roof, climb on the chimney to take photos etc. My question to you ladies is: would you have said or done anything???
Here's what I did. I called over to them saying "Hey guys, are your parents home?" Response: "No!" Me: "Are they ok with you climbing on the roof?" Response: "If its dry, we can but if its slippery (had just quit raining) we are not allowed." Me: "so, if I called your Dad right now he would tell me its ok?" Response: "If its dry, he doesn't care and anyway we are going in now." Me: "good idea".
I don't think I overstepped. It does, after all, take a village to raise children. If anyone is annoyed I did what I did, I don't care. I would rather have them and/or their parents angry with me than to have one or all of those young boys seriously hurt from something I could have protected them from. If they were my children I would be very appreciative to hear a neighbour stepped in on my behalf.
Anyway, if you'd like to comment, love to hear from you.
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@cmedwards52. I would have done the same thing. I would think if the parents are responsible and love their kids (which I am sure they do) they would be glad I care enough to speak up,0
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Thanks cbabie. I felt about the same as the day I stopped (at least for the moment) a young man I knew from the highschool where I worked, from buying beer. I was at the checkout at our local liquor store when I say him come in the front door. I saw and recognized him and he saw and recognized me. I thought that might be enough for him to head right back out that front door but no he came in. I thought about it for a nanosecond and then said to the clerk: "Just an FYI but you might want to check the ID of that young man who just walked in. He is a student at the highschool where I work." Here in BC the legal age to buy alcohol is 19. I waited outside to see what happened and as expected he left the store without any liquor. I didn't even feel bad since I knew I would have felt VERY bad if I'd not said anything and then heard he had killed himself and/or someone else in an alcohol related car accident. I felt quite sure he would still manage to get his beer should he want to but it wouldn't be with any help from me. After all, I was the adult, he the child!!
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cbabie Yes on the exercise and steps. Summer is hard for me. But it is what it is so I just need to do it.
trooworld I have heard of Thai Pad but haven't eaten it. I'm not very adventurous when it comes to food. You have a lot of great NSVs.
cmedwards On the roof thing.....When my son was 3 and 4 he used to crawl out the window all the time and go on the roof. My neighbors would call and I would say thank you. At 5-6 he was tying sheets together to make a rope and would climb down to the ground from second floor. I appreciated my neighbors call No amount of punishment worked with this child. Lots of trips to ER. He's now 27. Yes on the alcohol thing too.
I lost 1.3 lbs this week so onto next week. Total of 31 lbs from highest weight.
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Hi everyone . Is it too late to join this discussion? It seems to me that you give each other lots of support and I'd love to be part of that if possible. I've done WW in the past but am now tracking exclusively on MFP.
I'm 48 and trying to get down to a healthy weight /BMI. I like exercising though am confined to walking for now after recent surgery. I have a problem with emotional eating and tend to snack loads.
My "personal challenge " is to stop eating between meals.
As I said I'd love to join in your discussion and hear from you.
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Happy Sunday!!
@trooworld..That was a very smart thing to do, cutting your icecream sandwich in two. I tend to have a mentality of all or nothing. Lol. How did your Thai Pad turn out?
@endevoy1..Welcome
@theslightedgeforever..Thank you for posting the WW videos. They are really good. Congratulations on your weightloss.
@cbabie..Good job on tracking your food. Even if you go over you are still being accountable. Thank you so much for saying I am a good grandma. You made my day. You are so sweet to say so.
@cmedwards52..It is sometimes hard to know what is the right thing to do in different situations. Concerning the small boys climbing on the roof, "Great Job"!!!! Personally I don't think they should be on the roof even if it is dry.
@shonat11..Welcome. I tend to want to do my snacking at night..not good!! Lol.
Does anyone else ever get tired of measuring and weighing all their food, besides me? Sometimes I think it would just be nice to just eat and not worry about how many calories are in this and that. I have found out though, that doesn't work for me. Sometimes it doesn't seem like we eat as much as we do. It all adds up. Everyone have a wonderful day!!!0 -
Morning all! I'm having some lower back pain today pretty bad, I don't know what is going on, it's right at the base of my spine and it hurts with movement. I might have to go to urgent care today. grrrrr medical things! I've had enough. I have things to do today, I don't need to deal with pain too.
@cmedwards52 I would have said something as well. I'm sure their parents would have appreciated it.
@theslightedgeforever congratulations, you are making great progress!
@shonat11 never too late to join! Welcome! I'm 48 too, I also used to do WW now just do MFP. One thing that helps me eat less between meals, actually a couple things: eat lots of protein with my meals, drink lots of water, keep busy. Again, welcome! I'm glad you are here.
@lore11a thanks, it works out okay to cut it in half. The pad thai turned out really well. I bought shrimp with the heads still on (which I was really squeamish about), because I needed to make shrimp stock for the pad thai. We had the pad thai with some dumplings from the asian market. Yum! I go through spurts where I get sick of weighing and measuring and I do quit weighing and measuring and I guesstimate things...and guess what? I don't do so well and it shows on the scale. So...back to weighing and measuring I go. I see you have had the same experience. lol
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Thanks for the advice trooworld. I hope your back is ok.0
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Hello! I've been on mfp for 1,894 days consecutively. I lost 135....got injured....had some (a lot) of stress and I'm back up to only a 40 pound or so loss.
I'm a vegetarian and I lost the initial weight doing lower carb. I'm leaning towards weight watchers now (never did it before) because I keep feeling deprived and once I screw up the day, I really really screw it up.
Add me please! I really think I'm going to go the ww online route.0 -
Morning friends:
I did not stay the course, I let my emotions over my bosses email get to me..makes me mad because I gave her too much control in my life. I did go get my nails done and I did ride my bike this weekend, but didn't do great on food.
@shonat11Welcome! you know they say it's never too late until you take your last breath!! I am happy to see you today!
@JenniTheVeggie Welcome! I started struggling more with my weight after I broke my knee. However, now I struggle because I can't eat like I used to (almost 60) LOL You can do this. I always look at a lot of my things in life, saying I did it before I can do it again. So here is that small voice in your head...YOU CAN DO IT!!
@Lore11a Don't you just love grand kids. I love mine, but I don't get to see 4 of them very often. Thank goodness for text.
@trooworld I certainly hope you feel better. I agree, medical garbage go back to where you came from.
Today is a new day!! Live it with laughter, and know you can do whatever it is you need to do today!
Cbabie
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Good Morning Everyone
Had a really nice weekend. Lovely dinner at our DD's Friday night celebrating our granddaughter's 4th birthday and my father-in-law's 92nd. Was a great 88th birthday gift for him the day little Genevieve was born. It is especially nice to be able to celebrate with him this year as he is struggling with terminal cancer. So sad that he is burdened with this when otherwise he is a very healthy 92 yr old still driving and living on his own. Cruel world sometimes!
Saturday my dear dear friend of almost 50 years came for a "pajama party" while our husbands went to their 50th highschool reunion. We had a great time, shopping, chatting, drinking wine, casinoing (I know - not a real word but you get the picture) etc. Then I topped the weekend off with a great day around here with DH. Doesn't get much better than that.
Now its time to tighten the belt so to speak and get down to business, so that I can still have a good weigh-in Friday. Shouldn't be doable since I did stick to my calorie/carb budget with the exception of the wine and because of that, not enough water. Also, not enough exercise but I plan to make up for both these next four days.
Out to my garden this morning to plant two new shrubs.
cbabie and Lorella: ditto on the "love grandkids". My granddaughters are 4, 5 and 6 years old (sisters with a very busy Mom and Grandma when I have them - lol) who live 20 minutes away from us. We get to see them LOTS!!
Have a good one.
Cheers, Carol
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@shonat11 Welcome to the group. I do better with planned snacks that fit into my cals and carbs. I too used to do WW then became prediabetic and have to watch my carbs so I just post here for now. I like a bigger breakfast so I get an afternoon snack and an evening one after dinner.
lore11a I saw you welcomed a new person. Did she delete her post? or am I just blind in my old age. I don't do as much weighing and measuring as I should. I know how much cereal to use because I use the same bowl and have measured once. I should measure my meat. I buy packaged chicken breast and usually do math. lol 16 oz divided by 4 is 4 oz. Although i do realize they don't all weigh exactly ghe same tjing. I figure it will all even ourt eventually. I do need to get more strict with that. I have a snack bowl that I thought was one cup. Turns out it was 1/2 c. so that was a good surprise.
trooworld Shrimp heads??? lol I like my food headless. I went to China and about starved How's your back.
@JenniTheVeggie Welcome to the group. I'm on a modified carb eating plan. I can't do low carb long term. Tell me NO and I say watch me. So... I eat what I want just smaller portions and not every day. My problem is consistency. I watch a youtube channel each week with some twins who are on WW. One has lost 100 lbs and the other one 80 something. She's got about 5 lbs to goal.
cbabie So you lost that battle. You'll win the next one. Do you have a strategy? Do you have things in your house ready to go when the urge to eat hits you. How about little containers from the Dollar store. Pack them with 7 cheddar cheese cubes and 12 grapes. Or 1 string cheese and apple slices. Cut up carrots and dip You get the idea. Think Snackables. Only make your own. Here's a good video. Mind over munch She's got a bunch.
https://youtu.be/DDY3pTVAV5E?list=PLt2c0hX1aB8r6FP3wkLoQHgsvUKX8N61u
cmedwards Sounds like you are blessed and have a very full life. So good for you on trying to stay healthy to be around as long as your father in law. He sounds so sweet.0 -
Hi all! Well, well my back feels a bit better this morning, I don't know if the 2 pain pills I took last night still haven't worn off yet or if my back just feels better. This all is incentive to get this weight off asap.
@JenniTheVeggie wow, that is quite a streak! Congrats! I've lost 40 lbs but gained all but about 15 lbs back myself, so I can relate a bit. But the good thing is that we know that we are capable of losing the weight because we already did it once! At least you've kept off 40 lbs, that's a nice start.
@cbabie I'm sorry you have to deal with such stress at work. That makes it hard to stay on track. Can you sort of go into your own world at work by putting headphones on?
@theslightedgeforever yep! I like my food headless too, luckily I just used the heads for the broth and then threw them away (but they were in the back of my mind when I was eating the pad thai so it kind of grossed me out). My back sucks, thanks for asking lol. I found out the reason for my pain: they said, likely from the accident, I am having an arthritis flare up and one of my vertabraes is moving forward out of place. She recommended I do more yoga, core strengthening exercises and move around more. She didn't say lose weight but I know my regular doctor will tell me that when I go to a follow up visit in a few weeks. Thanks for asking!0 -
Morning gals, running late I have a meeting with a client on a bid package this morning. I tracked yesterday and didn't do that bad. I did eat ice cream, but controlled how much I ate. I will try to catch up with personals later.
have a great day
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Hi folks,
Trooworld I'm glad your back is better. Hope it stays that way .
Theslightedgeforever thanks for the advice!
Today's been good and I stuck to my calorie limit, largely thanks to encouraging posts on MFP.
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Hi all. The back is definitely on the mend, I could almost get right out of bed this morning. I don't think I will have to walk like an old lady at work today, yay! Now for the bad news: my tracking has been spotty because I've been focused on my pain. Yesterday, I did track 100% but I was over my calories. My choice for breakfast this week is a 722 calorie something or other, I didn't realize it would be 722 calories when I chose the recipe...lesson learned: figure out the calories before you commit to it for the week. If I don't have any snacks today, I can end the day with 93 extra calories (so I guess I can have an apple lol).
@cbabie sounds like progress to me.
@shonat11 me too! yay for good days and sticking to calorie limits!0 -
Morning gals: Where is everyone? I know where I was, in the bottom pit of depression. This has nothing to do with my weight, but it does have an effect on how and when I eat. I haven't been this low in a long time.
@shonat11 I am so glad you are finding support and staying to your goals. Yes we help, but you also know you are the one making the choices and you are doing a great job.
@trooworld I am so glad your back is better. I know when my knee acts up, I am not my usual self..(whatever that is)
Okay I am running late, I didn't get up until my DH alarm went off.
Cbabie0
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