NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

theslightedgeforever

Interesting. I was reading a blog over on Sparkpeople and at the very bottom was this. Very fitting for today.

theslightedgeforever

Made a good butternut squash dish tonight with bacon and spinach. Tried to eat fish. Blech.
Off to exercise.

trooworld

Hi all! I volunteered to work today = double pay, so it isn't so bad. Lots of people at work have the day off. For me, I'll get some work done and get some money. I'm really tired though, stayed up too late. I'm working 6:30-1, early day. Have a great day!

@theslightedgeforever wow congrats that is AWESOME!!!!!! Interesting that that pic was on that blog today! Yay for trying fish, too bad you didn't like it. I'm glad your butternut squash dish came out good.

@cmedwards52 happy belated Canada Day! Thanks for the support. I need to do something.

cbabie

Morning: went off the wheel on Sat & Sun..but church was so good on Sunday, food for thought. Then I have this sister that just keeps saying commitment..not interest...I have never been really committed to much in my life. It's been one of what ever came my way I just fixed it, lived with it, took care of it...never goals. I am not sure why as I wasn't really raised that way. So I have been thinking....that's never good.LOL I am committed to church, you can't stop me from going there, I am committed to my husband..(not sure why) only kidding...so why don't I feel the same about my health. I think because I have always had good health..But I KNOW that my lifestyle with the stress that is in my life will play an important role and I really don't want to be like my parents. BUT what do I do to keep that in front of me. I keep my prayers in front of me...so why not y health. I think I need to work on a visual board. So I made my breakfast..eggs, spinach and tomatoes.. YUM.

@trooworld I don't think they could pay me enough to work today..LOL glad you only work until 1. Enjoy the rest of your day.

@theslightedgeforever good for you on your exercise..I think you are finally settling in after your vacation.

@cmedwards52 Happy Canadian Day!! You know its good to be proud of who you are!

Okay, hopefully this will be a productive day!

Cbabie

cmedwards52

Happy 4th of July to my American friends and neighbours. Enjoy your Special Day!
Cheers, Carol

trooworld

Hi all! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! I hope you are all doing something fun today. Me? I'm still thinking about commitment vs interest and my health. I'm also going to be doing some things to prep for the rest of the week, putting some food in the crockpot and folding laundry.

@cbabie , a vision board sounds like a good plan. I have a secret board on pinterest that I use as a vision board, I'll try to post a screenshot of it. I save ideas, vacation goals and quotes to my secret vision board. I need to use it more. Thanks for the reminder! I'm with you, I'm committed to certain things in my life 100% but my weight loss, not so much. I take my health for granted, I have no major illnesses and assume it's going to be like that forever which it won't be.

theslightedgeforever

trooworld I hope you had a good day at work. At least there won't be lots of goodies around to get in to. I tried making "cauliflower rice" tater tots today. Now they were yummy. I think next time I might shape them into hash brown type patties. Nice vision board. I decided to go to a non-virtual one because I don't look at it everyday. It needs to be right there in my face. Multiple times of the day.

cbabie I think you were thrown into the role of "take care of it" early in life. You never got to do anything just for you. Just remember whatever I tell you all, I'm really just telling myself. You all get the advantage of being around me. lol I have a vision board on trello. But I decided to go bigger. Go big or go home. I went out yesterday and bought supplies to make me a big one. Here's my guide.....



I've seen on pinterest people who just use a big white board and write it all out like this....



cmedwards Happy Canada Day. Do you all have any traditions on this special day? I'd love to be an honorary Canadian. The more I read about your country the more I like it. Except maybe for the cold?

So Happy 4th to you all. Make wise decisions if you are having BBQs.

cmedwards52

theslightedgeforever: Where in America do you live? Our poor Canada gets such a bad rap about always being COLD. Many parts of our country are cold in the WINTER but not all year. Here in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia (about 65 miles East of Vancouver BC) for instance, we get 30C plus temps for most of our summer, beautiful Springs and Falls and usually very mild winters, often without a flake of that white stuff (this year was an exception by a long shot). We can golf all year. In fact in 2010, the year of the Olympics here in Whistler, we were golfing in shorts and short sleeve shirts in January. It really is a very comfortable, very beautiful place to call home.

As for traditions for Canada Day? I'd say its much like your 4th of July. We celebrate our beautiful country with family and friends often with parties in local parks, bbqs in someone's backyard etc. All complete with Canadian Flag and maple leaf decorations and fireworks to round out the evening. And of course you can often find some of our favourite Canadian cuisine - poutine; beaver tails; smoked salmon; butter tarts; and of course anything "maple". Oh and don't forget our Canadian beer.

I, for one, would love for you to be an honorary Canadian. Welcome!!

Cheers, Carol

cbabie

Morning:

I am thinking of this as Monday, but it means I only work M-W..LOL I am making better choices, but not great ones. The good news is that I get up each day and say okay how can I stay on track..I haven't thrown in the towel yet. My Pastor has this saying that says a righteous man gets up seven times..not sure what that means, but I take it as he just keeps on getting up even if he falls down.

@cmedwards52 Sounds like you have great weather...I can do with out the beaver tails, but then, I can't even eat fish if looks like a fish...my food must be disguised. LOL

@theslightedgeforever I love the first board. I don't know what I would put on mine and I don't think we will find out..LOL

@trooworld I like your virtual board, but that is part of my problem..I have too many places to look and keep track of right now. Just like I am getting ready for my work day and facing my boss...I have 2 forms to fill out for her and they have the exact same requirements, but one is for each day with a list of my min by min plays and the other is the face to face calls only...and we have the same info in our system...I keep my own personal list..so that's 4 entries...learning cut and paste..but have to get a routine down..I only do well in routines.

@gemwolf110 Hope you had a great 4th and finish the week strong..

cbabie

trooworld

Hi all! I'm so glad it's Weds! Last night was awful, someone was setting off illegal fireworks and it scared our poor pup, he was whimpering and we were trying to comfort him the best we could, we had the windows shut and the fan on but it was hot and I couldn't sleep and neither could he. I hope you all had a good 4th, we didn't do anything special, just sat around listening to American or patriotic music, arguing about what deserved to be put on that playlist lol. It was fun.

@theslightedgeforever I have my Pinterest vision board set as my homepage so that every time I open my browser it pops up. That picture is your board??? I LOVE IT! What are the little clothespins for?

@cbabie Wow, she does sound like a micromanager (your boss). I do well with routines as well. Yes, thank god it's now Weds!!!

cmedwards52

cbabie: beaver tails are donuts in the shape of a beaver tail. Nowhere near an actual beaver tail! lol

Have a good one everyone. I expect to. This is my actual 65th birthday today. Been celebrating for so long now I'm going to be sad to see it end this evening. Been fun though.

Cheers, Carol

trooworld

Hi all. I went home sick from work yesterday, my throat is sore and I feel rundown. I'm still debating whether or not I'm going to work today. I think I will attempt it. My throat is still sore but I need to save my sick/vacation time for 2 weeks from now when my actual vacation is. I might just for for a half day.

@cmedwards52 happy birthday! I hope you have a great day.

cbabie

Morning all:
Stayed OP yesterday, tracked, got my 30 min on the treadmill, however, didn't make my 10K.

@trooworld Glad you had fun on the 4th. Good idea on the homepage.

@cmedwards52 LOL ok I would eatt eh donuts. Hope you have a great day.

Cbabie

cbabie

Morning, I tracked and walked on the treadmill. Not much to say here. all is the same. I have another meeting with my boss today at 9:30.

I hope all is well with my other newbies.


cbabie

trooworld

Hi all. Well, I didn't end up going to work yesterday after all, I didn't think I could handle it and didn't want to spread my germs in case I was contageous. I'm feeling a bit better today, so I am going in. Eating has been okay, I have been tempted to eat comfort food to soothe myself but luckily there isn't much of that in the house right now. No exercise right now. I hope you lurkers will pop in and say "hi".

@cbabie good job tracking and treadmilling. I hope the meeting is okay.

cbabie

Morning: Well where is everyone! Lurkers come out come out....LOL

Well I didn't track yesterday, but I am going to go put all that I ate in and I mean all. I kind of went on a mini binge. I was let go yesterday. (that's how my meeting went) I am looking at the positive...I don't have to deal with her anymore. It's funny 30 years and you wonder if you made an impact or were you just a cog in the wheel. My phone was going off all day from my co workers, that will stop, we all have lives to live. And I intend to live mine in peace. So time to cook better and get the lifestyle in place and then going on to look for a much better, less stressful job. It's all about health and not finances you know. I am trying to get my DH to see that. LOL

@trooworld I hope you feel better!!

cbabie

trooworld

@cbabie oh my, I'm so sorry! What a $#@!&*!!! But maybe it will be better for you in the long run, I hope. You won't have to deal with so much stress and such a horrible person. I hope you can find something better and it won't take you long. Dear me.

Hi all. I am feeling better and better every day. Stayed up a bit late (10:30 p.m., late for us!) playing a boardgame called Pandemic last night. It's a lot of fun. I weighed in today and stayed exactly the same as I have for the past couple weigh-ins. I have a plan though. Healthier meals with smaller portions and a side salad with each meal LESS CARBS (did you hear me, Carol? lol). Things won't change if things don't change.

Well, I hope you all have a good Saturday.

cmedwards52

trooworld: Heard you - HURRAH FOR YOU!! Hope it works as well for you as it has for me. The last two weeks of bday parties, eating out and less exercise and I was still down 2 lbs. Its wonderful. If I can help, please don't hesitate to ask.

cbabie: I am so sorry to hear about your job but on the bright side - good riddance to your nasty boss. Would like to use a much better adjective but I'd probably get booted out of the post. I'm sure you get my drift. Make sure, in your interviews for a new job, you carefully analyze your prospective new boss. Not worth the job if its a repeat situation. I can honestly say "I know what this is like" and I don't envy you one bit, except for the fact that you are "out of there". Good luck and don't let this woman do any more damage like you eating the wrong stuff etc. She has caused you enough stress - DONE, OVER, FINISHED and that's a good thing!!

Cheers, Carol

cbabie

Morning all:

I am relieved not to have to see the bully every day. It's drama and pressure I don't want. I understand why she doesn't have children. So I am looking forward to the next phase in my life. I have no clue what I will be doing, but I know that I will NOT work for another bully. EVER.....

I didn't do great yesteday, but didn't do horrible. I didn't get my exercise in either. But I am determined to keep moving forward in my life and health.

@trooworld YOU got THIS...
@cmedwards52 Thanks! I agree.

Have to go get ready for church

cbabie

trooworld

Hi all. I tracked about 90% of what I ingested yesterday, I didn't track an iced coffee and maybe a wine spritzer and that is it. I can go back and track it now and I think I will. I'm over my calories for the day but not too badly.

@cmedwards52 thanks, I don't think I will be doing low carb like you do, but less carbs/low carbs meaning I won't shy away from a piece of toast every once in a while but I won't plan for a carb-heavy meal either.

@cbabie I think you will end up doing much better eating-wise once things get settled in...no more bullying boss.

cmedwards52

Good Morning

Well its going to be another challenging week around here. Two more bday dinners - one at our DD's this afternoon and then at a dear friend's on Tuesday. Tomorrow we are meeting friends for a late lunch out and Wednesday there will probably be a lunch out after golf. Going to have to really be on my game in order to have, at the very least, a stay the same at Friday's weigh-in. Need to ramp up the exercise this week too. Workout planned for Monday and Friday at the gym and a golf game on Wednesday although that's a short course so the exercise is not really that much. I guess I'll have to add a couple of 2 - 3 mile walks somewhere in the mix. I'm only 12 pounds from my goal so its getting harder and harder but also feels SO GOOD!! Once I get to my goal I will probably increase the carbs a bit to include some of my favs that I am missing - some fruits and veggies. I plan to stay away from wheat and sugar though for the rest of my life. I now know the wheat is a REAL problem for me. Too bad it took this long to figure that out.

trooworld: As for tracking? I don't think we do ourselves any favours leaving anything out. We might feel better at the time to not record it but we've still ingested it, so, no matter how you slice it, the calories are there! Just sayin....................................... What I sometimes do is to set my calories for the entire week, adding on the exercise calories as they are earned. My goal is to have a considerable number of excess calories at the end of the week and if I do, that usually results in a loss. If I overindulge one day, I need to earn more exercise calories to compensate. Kind of a fun challenge.

Have a good one ladies.
Cheers, Carol

theslightedgeforever

cmedwards Your week sounds like my week. I've had a full social calendar and have two more on Tuesday then I'm done. I'm glad you are getting close to goal. That's so exciting. Your traditions for Canada Day sound fun. I love picnics and BBQ outings. I think I just like being outside in the sun. I could have the same food indoors and it's just not quite the same. I'm from IL and think anything north of me is COLD. The older I am, the more the cold seems to affect me. So I'm glad to hear it's great weather where you live. I looked up Fraser Valley on the map. Beautiful. I have a friend that lives in Portland and she said they don't usually get snow but this year was the exception. Happy Belated Birthday.

cbabie Come on and make a vision board. It can be a work in progress. Each day you add just one thing. I finally finished mine. It looks more like the first one. Sounds like you have been walking tracking consistently this week. Sorry about you being let go. Where one door closes........ At least now you don't have to put up with your micromanager. You have more time to cook and use that food processor. Remember the list you once made on what you would do if you retired. Well here's your chance. While you are looking for another job, take advantage of all the free time at your disposal.

trooworld The picture I showed of the first vision board was on Pinterest. I made one similar. The clothespins are a tangible way to show how much weight I need to lose and have lost. When you lose a lb, you move a clothespin from top row to bottom. They are in groups of 10. So you can visualize 10 lbs at a time. I hope you are feeling better.

Ok finally caught up. I realized I forgot to post the WW Meeting Highlights last week. So this week you get a two-fer

https://youtu.be/IQHy9p6H59k

https://youtu.be/alTC6iVZb-I

theslightedgeforever

I lost 0.1 lbs this week. This is on my vision board between the clothespins.

trooworld

Hi all. Not too much going on here. I had a good day yesterday, was under my calories and today will be under my calories unless I'm not lol. I'm pretracked so unless someone brings in a chocolate something or other and I can't keep my hands out of it, I'll be okay. But I'm going to be mindful and practice my techniques if they do bring in free food. My technique for free food is to go take a 5 minute walk and think about if I really do want to eat whatever they brought.

@cmedwards52 congrats on being so close to goal! It sounds like you do have a challenging week. Good luck! I agree about tracking--- when we leave things out we are only fooling ourselves. When you say you set your calories for the week, are you saying you pretrack? I do that too sometimes. For instance, I have already pretracked my day today, so all I have to do is tweak it. I don't add in my exercise because I don't like to eat my exercise calories back.

@theslightedgeforever thanks for posting the meeting highlights. I like the turtle saying, it's appropriate for my weight loss.

trooworld

Oh dear me, I'm talking to myself today.

Hello all! Yesterday was the best day I've had in a long time. I ate perfectly within my calorie and carb range and I felt awesome. The only thing missing from the equation was exercise. I had to go to the dentist after work yesterday. Today, I plan to go for a walk while I talk with my Vida health coach so I'll get at least 20-25 minutes of a walk in. I might also go for a walk on my 10 minute afternoon break, we'll see.

cbabie

Morning;

I am still here. Just trying to figure out what to do. I am not used to staying at home. However, the good news is that I stayed OP yesterday! I tracked everything and made somewhat good choices.

@trooworld Good for you, you stuck to your plan. One daty and One stp at a time.

@theslightedgeforever I am trying to take one day at a time, but putting deadlines on things. This week is making sure that I get all the exams that insurance will cover while I still have insurance.

@cmedwards52 sounds like you have things planned and I agree about the tracking...it's a good way to look at it. Thanks!

Cbabie

That_Country_Girl82

Question?? Which does everyone think is better ww or mfp? I have done both. So far I am thinking mfp is better.

theslightedgeforever

trooworld if someone brings in a chocolate something or other you just hold out your hand in a stop motion and say no thank you, it's not on my plan today. You are in control of the situation. The more you do that the easier it becomes. It won't be the last time that someone brings in something. You might even build into your pretracked plan some calories for a splurge one day a month or whatever you feel would be beneficial to you and your health journey. That way it is on your plan. If you don't use them, no problem. You'll use them the next time. Did you get your walk in?

cbabie Make a list of all those things you wanted to do when you retired. knit, read, sleep, cook, it will take some time to transition as you look for another job. But enjoy this downtime before you are back in the ratrace again. Go volunteer somewhere. Where would you make a difference in someone's life?

@That_Country_Girl82 I like MFP better. Welcome to the group. I like their database and the reports.


I've been sick the last day and a half. Some kind of virus. I'll live but it's putting a damper on my exercise. Food has been good. Hopefully no fever tomorrow so I can get back to it.

trooworld

Hi all! I talked with my Vida coach last night about why I can't be consistent in my efforts (my words). I think it's because I've got so much weight to lose that I'm overwhelmed by the number, I might as well be trying to wish for a million dollars. She suggested I put the bigger picture COMPLETELY out of my mind, no more saying, "my ultimate goal is to get down to 155" and just focus on losing 5% of my weight (11 lbs). So, that's what I'm going to try. I've tried setting rewards in the past, I have a whole list of them, but they just don't motivate me. Just focusing and achieving one goal might though. So far, I'm doing well this week since about Friday.

@cbabie great job! Now just repeat each day, right? re: insurance...you can have COBRA for a while, right?

@That_Country_Girl82 Hi! Welcome! I don't think one is neccessarily better than the other, it just depends on which one works better for you and which one you will be more apt to be consistent with. One advantage that MFP has over WW is that it is free. On the other hand, WW, if you are a meeting member, has the advantage of real life support through the meetings. For me, personally, MFP is the right way to go for now due to finances and also I like the ease of tracking. Just my 2 cents!

@theslightedgeforever I just talked to my Vida coach last night about taking an 80/20 mentality rather than the black and white mentality I currently have. She wants me to give myself permission to make perhaps less healthy choices 20% of the time, while eating healthy 80% of the time. Yes, I got my walk in, I went to the gym and walked 30 minutes on the treadmill. First time at the gym in weeks. I hope you feel better soon.

cbabie

Morning : I just couldn't get up today. I am in a funk. I will shake out of it I am sure, but today....
I tracked everything, but I think I need to just go to bed even if I am hungry. It leads to bad food choices before sleeping.

@trooworld Yes I think you got good advice, sounds like you're going to listen too.LOL

@That_Country_Girl82 Welcome! I lost a lot of weight on WW, but that is what I needed at the time. No matter which you choose, you need a good support group. It's really not a journey you want to do alone. I like MFP, the data base is good, these people here is someplace I can just be honest and not worry about finger pointing or condemnation/judgment...but support and ideas that work for them and might work for me.

@theslightedgeforever I am working VBS right now...yea I don't want to go back into the Children's ministry..LOL

Okay gotta run
cbabie