NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Hi everyone
@theslightedgeforever - Thanks for asking. Like you not putting myself first - Issues with last minute things going wrong for the ball and if I am honest -eating the misery I felt from work issues
Today, I am pleased to say that I am on board, took puppies for a walk, using a new receipe "Chicken Primavera", made my lunch for tomorrow and put a check list in place, that I can mark of doing things that are required to put myself first. (like take gdgos for a walk, walk up and down one flight of stairs, get away from my desk at lunchtime, taked eep breaths rather than eat when under pressure
What is a trello board?? Is it like lessons learnt type of thing?
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@TrishasTime today IS a new day, I hope your day goes well. Your GD looks like a movie star getting into that limo! Beautiful. Yes, you are right, we should feel safe and secure but we do not. My BIL is doing better thank you. Still in the hospital and will be for a little while yet. Trello is a way of organizing information, a little bit like a virtual bulletin board. https://trello.com/
@theslightedgeforever thanks for the reminder about Trello. As you might remember, I have Trello boards too. Thanks for the highlights.
Hi all. Well there is something good coming out of these inspections, I cleaned off my computer desk no more junk lol. The apartment is getting more organized and cleaner than it has been since we moved in. I hope you are all well. I'm not doing too good eating wise, my priorities are elsewhere.
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Morning all, I have been sick since Friday. I got a sore throat, but had to keep up with plans already made and when I was at home...just wanted to sleep ( and eat ice cream) So yea...my healthy food plan went out the window.
@trooworld I am so sorry for all the stress in your life..it's really awful that sometimes we have all the stress we do. That's when I either eat or sleep...depending..LOL I hope you get relief soon.
@TrishasTime I love your GD dress...it's beautiful and so is she. love her braids. Glad to hear you are on the up side.
@gemwolf110 LOL I don't think I could do the rock climbing.
@theslightedgeforever I know you will figure out a plan...it's what you do.
Okay I gotta run
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.Morning:
There are a group of us that have been on the WW site for years and we are starting over here. We are hoping to keep our group and add to our group with more interaction here. Some of us do WW tracking, some do MFP, some just do on their own. The most important thing is accountability and encouragement. We strive to encourage, as we all have our own things we are working on to improve. However, it all comes down to HEALTH. We can't take back the years of abuse, but our bodies are amazing and heal themselves when given the opportunity. We will post on this THREAD every day, we will not start a new one. So bookmark this thread and come visit us everyday.
@canuckEMS Bumped this for you
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Trishastime. It looks like you have made small proactive plans to help you move forward in this journey. That’s what we need. not the big jumps but the small consistent daily steps will get us there. Here’s a short video on Trello. I have a vision board on there daily meal planning board daily workflow board where I’m working on my habits. It can be whatever you want it to be.
https://youtu.be/Qnh9aj6RoXg
Trooworld. My DH always said my house is cleaner when company is coming. Lol.
So did you stay within your points today?
Cbabie no wonder you are not losing weight if you just eat or sleep when you are stressed. You are always stressed.
Planning is not my problem. It’s following the plan that I seem to not be consistent. I’m still working on those habits Sorry to hear you have been sick.
Jimb376mfp. Waving at you. You make me believe all things are possible
So I put a screenshot from my Trello board as my phone wallpaper. So I look at it all the time. I need reminders.
Then I just looked over the year and saw I was really doing well July-October before it all went downhill or I should say uphill really. I looked at the weekly nutrition stats and you can see a pattern of my averages between 1300-1500 and then it moved up to 1600 then 1700 then I didn’t track everyday and here we are. So the beginning of my slump was the 1600 range. I need to learn to recognize the signs so it doesn’t happen again. Ds graduated and moved back home. That’s part of it. Little ds will graduate in May and move back home til he finds a job so I need to be on my guard during that time and not let history repeat itself. While I love having them home it does create a break in my routine. Suddenly donuts appear in the house I am stronger than donuts
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@cbabie I'm sorry you are sick. Take care of yourself, get lots of rest and liquids. Thanks, yeah me too, I hate stress!
@theslightedgeforever oh my yes my house is always cleaner when company is coming! And as far as did I stay within my points yesterday, I would guess that I did not but I haven't tracked in about 4 days.
I'm not completely off the rails, but other things have taken priority. I will start tracking again tonight probably. That's good you could look back and see what happened. My guess is that strong tracking helped you with that.
Hi all. Well I am tired as a...well just tired. I have cleaned every inch of the apartment down to the light switches and there is no more time for more cleaning. What will happen will happen. The apartment looks really nice. I need to get back to tracking. Last night, I made a healthy soup for dinner but we had it with garlic bread, so there goes the healthy dinner. Still going to the hospital every day, so that is a priority. Have a good day all.0 -
Morning everyone
@trooworld - If you try to make every meal as healthy as possible, I wold not worry about the tracking at this time. A person can only do so much before falling over the edge. Fingers crossed for your home.
@cbabie - How are you feeling today? What are you plans? Are you tracking?? Thinking of you
@theslightedgeforev - Thanks for the information - it is like a personal kanban baord that we do at work. I m ade myself a checklist yesterday - ( I am a task orientated tupe of person) and I felt better ticking off the lines.
Today is hump day (Wednesday) in Aussie, I am glad the ball is over and now onto the next thing. In Aussie unless you leave in the country, the kids do not really move out to go to university.
Off to work now
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Late Afternoon: I got so busy catching up on everything I had not done with being sick, I guess I didn't get on here. Sorry. I still have a itchy throat and a tickle that makes me cough every once in awhile. Otherwise doing better. I am tired and would like to take a nap, but I have worship practice in an hour. Hopefully I won't sound too raspy.,LOL I have had 2 days of no sweets, meat, cheese and nuts AND LOTS of Water.
@trooworld Yes my house is always cleaner when I know someone is coming over, but because of life that has happened in the last few years, no one really comes over..LOL I am sure you have done the very best and poohpooh on anyone that would make you feel otherwise.
@TrishasTime Interesting about the university life style. I think it would be financially better unless it's a scholarship type thing if all students went local. However, here unless you like debt the university here is expensive. ASU is a great school, but also great in price.
@theslightedgeforever I started my Trello board up again today. You should see the picture that I put on the background for Children's Church, It makes me smile every time I go in there. Yes adult children have caused me to lose lots of weight and gain lots of weight,.. LOL
Okay, I have to run, but wanted to stop in.
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Trooworld. Get back to tracking. You won’t know if you stay within your points if you don’t track (says the person who didn’t track today). I had just told myself that right before I read your post. You’ve just got one leg off the rail. Jump back on while it’s easy. You were doing so well. So think back over the last 4 days and what you could have done differently. So next time something big comes along that takes priority over your health you will be ready. Add them to your Trello board. I have a Habits and Excuses board with a food list and exercise list On my cards I put the reasons I couldn’t stay on plan for that meal/day or exercise (excuses) Then as I read down them sometimes I notice patterns. Sometimes I add a solution card. With having to visit the hospital each day it’s too tiring to cook and too easy to grab bad food. How about keeping some Smart Ones in the freezer for those occasions? I say the garlic bread is fine as long as you track it and it fits into your daily points. Maybe less of it next time so you still get the taste? Could you make that WW bread into garlic bread and freeze it so you just need to pop out a slice. Lower points. This is an example of what I would put on my cards. Sit back and admire your apartment. You have worked hard.
Trishastime. Yes Kanban. That’s exactly the word and was the name of my first board. There are good and bad things I have found about having the kids away at college. I still would have been “mommy” had they stayed at home and felt the need to do things for them. Now I have moved into an advisor role. What one thing did you do right on your health journey today?
Cbabie. I agree with you on college I think first year especially at a local college to get some of the basics out of the way at a cheaper price I guess depends on what field you are going into and will all your credits transfer. I’m just glad we are heading to the finish line for my children. Of course now it becomes looking for jobs. Hooray for you on no sweets. Glad you are feeling better.
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@TrishasTime thanks, up to this point, I've been concentrating on convenience and quickness which hasn't always meant healthy. The past two days have been pretty healthy though. Happy Hump Day! Today is Hump Day here now.
@cbabie I'm glad you are doing better. Thanks. We did do our best.
@theslightedgeforever I will, I promise, today, right now, right after I type this. You are so smart, you always have such good ideas! Okay, I pretracked my day. Today was okay. I can't vouch for the rest of my days.
Hi all! I'm slowly coming back to a sense of normal. I can't change the future and what will happen with my living situation, I can only live day to day and take care of my health as best as I can. Have a good day!
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Hello all, I am behind in getting on here as I sit with a puppy on my lap...LOL I feel as if I am in charge of a new born. I swear just about the time I think I am getting my routine...it gets changed. I have been listening to a bunch of things with my Mary Kay and it has challenged me on several sides. Before I had given my heart back to Christ, one of my favorite sayings was S*** happens. I had a key chain with that on it...now we are talking at least 28 years ago and up until this past year I had that thing in a drawer. Why am I telling you all this? Because yesterday I heard something that stuck...SHIFT Happens!!! We are all in the shift mode, which way are you shifting? Life never seems to be ho hum...same today as yesterday, so SHIFT has to happen. LOL
@trooworld LOL I saw your picture of WW dashboard and said to myself oh, she put herself under a secret identity so that no one would know who she is...LOL I think your name is trooworld..blond moment. I think you are turning your ship around and getting to the place where the wind will glide your sails.
@theslightedgeforever Trooworld is right, you are always so full of great ideas. I am expecting you to take your own advice and turn your ship around...you like the beach right? Then sail towards it.
Okay got a run
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Morning everyone
@cbabie - Glad you ares tarting to fell better
@trooworld - mmm.. No more convenience food for you girlfriend
@theslightedgeforever - I support various corporate applications and we use Kanban to talk to our Corporate customers as to where their enhancement, break tickets are at. I ate well all day - used my list for the past 2 days, so it means I have gone up and down 2 4 flights of stairs and moved away from y desk at lunchtime.
Got to run and tidy up before the cleaner comes (mm that does sound strange)
Trish
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@cbabie SHIFT does happen and it's happening to me: a shift in mindset. I'm shifting to focus a little more on me now. You are funny...yes, I do have a name not Trooworld lol. It is my secret identity though (although on WW I'm a different secret identity).
@TrishasTime nope, that ship has sailed!
Hi all. It has been sooooo cold here lately, in the mornings it has been around 45F which is cooooold for Southern California! I know, some of you don't think that is that cold, but for me that is freezing. It hasn't gotten much warmer, it is supposed to get into the 50s today. I need some soup or something but I don't have it, I have a chicken burrito for lunch (homemade). This will be the 2nd day of tracking. I lost 0.4 lbs this week, which is nothing short of a miracle considering I did not track but one day last week. This week, I will honor myself by tracking and eating healthy again. I have no choice: payday isn't until next Friday and I'm broke lol. Have a good day, everyone!0 -
Morning:
I am feeling better today, but still have the tickle in my throat. I got hot while singing, had to take my jacket off so I wouldn't start coughing...LOL I have not tracked at all, I am just in the lets eat no carbs/sugar mode for 4 days. I have to start down this journey as I really don't want health issues. I could go down the gluten free path, but not sure that's really what I need. I just know I don't need sugar. Right now I am craving my PB, but trying to not eat it one more day. I want control in my health.
@trooworld I had to laugh, I could see Wonder Woman in my head with your secret identity. Yes I am in AZ and we are having the same weather. I hate COLD.. but I am grateful for no snow. Congrats on the loss, Great job.
@TrishasTime Thank you! great job on using your list and walking the steps!!!
Hope to see the others soon on here today.
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@cbabie start by tracking one meal. Can you track your breakfast? lol I love WW! Yes, I hate cold too. I hope it warms up soon. Thanks, yes I am very pleased the scale went down instead of up.
To the others: Hello hello come out come out wherever you are!!!
Hi all! I let my husband make the flatbread pizzas last night and that was a mistake: they came out to be 22 points for 1/2 a flatbread pizza (2 slices) which is NOT much pizza. It's because of how much cheese he put on them (14 pts worth). The next time, I'm going to put the hammer down and tell him how much cheese I want on mine or I'll make them myself. I shouldn't have let him do it without instructions. I only get 24 points per day, so that is almost a day's worth of points in one meal! Have a good day everyone.0 -
Happy Friday! I didn't do great last night, I gave in to the ice cream and pb....emotional eating. However, when I got up and took my shower, I stepped on the scale and I am down 2 lbs, so that tells me that my eating plan is working. That gave me the incentive to not give up and say why bother I can't do this.
@trooworld LOL I laughed, that's how I feel about my DH...I have to give EXACT directions..Did I ever tell you the meatloaf story? I hope you have a good day and yes we need our other friends back.
Cbabie0 -
Morning everyone
@trooworld - If I let my husband prep dinner, he will cook steaks with the fat still on which is okay for him but not me. I have ended prepping / cooking most of the food as then I know what is it. I think I have made a rod for myself.
@cbabie - I am glad you are feeling better and on track
Today is Saturday, a nice 30 degree celsius and we are taking the dogs sheep herding. The have tea and cream biscuits up there, so I need to be mindful. I recorded the same this week which is a blessing as I worked 3 x 10 hour days.
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@cbabie Congrats on losing 2 lbs, that is awesome! You CAN do this! I've always believed in you. No, you have not told me the meatloaf story...do tell! I would love to hear it.
@TrishasTime lol...yeah, my husband puts flavor before calories most times. He is on his own health journey, but for him, working out takes priority over eating healthy. Congrats on maintaining! I hope you have fun sheep herding with the dogs.
Hi all! Well, like cbabie, I did a little emotional eating yesterday...family member took a turn for the worse and is not out of the hole. I didn't get into too much, but enough to feel guilty. I was at work, it was there, I was emotionally raw = it got eaten. It's over, I'm moving on. I wanted to share with you a list of ways to sneak exercise in, it's pretty good: https://mindfulnessinfaithandfood.com/how-to-lose-weight-when-you-are-too-busy-to-exercise/ 0 -
Just wanted to let you all know I’m here but busy. I need to reorder my priorities. Oh just realized I left my Fitbit on the charger. I hate when I do that.
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@gemwolf110 I hope the diet works. Your poor pup! Good luck with the house hunt.
Hi all. I hope you lurkers are doing well, and those that aren't here are okay. I'm stressed but I'll be fine. I've got a busy day ahead of me. Back and forth to the hospital and errands. See you.0 -
Morning eveyone
@cbabie - Congrats on your loss
@gemwolf110 - So sorry to hear about your puppy - good luckinhouse hunting
@trooworld - How is everything now woth the family member? Has those inspections happened yet?
Got to run -late to work
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@TrishasTime getting better a litte at a time, thanks for asking. The inspections are over. Now we wait to see what happens.
Hello all. Not much to report here. I'll catch up more tomorrow when hopefully there will be something. Hope everything is well with you.0 -
Morning all! I have been busy, my weekends are always crazy busy. I am getting back to normal, yea. I talked to my sister about carbs and how I felt eating them. So I am going to try to track everything and see where I feel the best..and stick to that. Exception we have a 3 day fast with my church next week, so between then and now..LOL
@trooworld the meatloaf story...why I don't let my husband cook without very detailed instructions!~
I made meatloaf put in the fridge with saran wrap over it, told my husband to cook at 350 a before I get home..well while eating the meal..I asked why the meatloaf was "chewy"...it dawned on my..."DH did you take the saran wrap off before putting in the oven?" Hence details details... glad your inspections over..
@TrishasTime Morning..hope your day went well at work
@theslightedgeforever hope your doing well
@gemwolf110 so sorry to hear about your dog...hope the diet works...good luck with house hunting!!! so exciting.
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Trooworld. How is your bil? Prayers sent. All of us need to concentrate on our health journey so our loved ones are not visiting and worrying about us.
Trishastime. What good things did you accomplish today regarding food and exercise?
Gemwolf. Ouch on your dog. Dogs nowadays seem to have more human health problems than when I was a kid or is that just me thinking that. Are stones common for that breed of dog
Cbabie just keep trying and you will find the right plan for you
I took my mil to the doc the other day. We got to take her off cholesterol meds and reduce her diuretic by half. Her A1c for diabetes is coming down Always nice to hear someone’s health is getting better0 -
@cbabie hahaha! That is hilarious! I can see why you give detailed instructions now.
@gemwolf110 yay for Kiara! I'm glad you are waiting for what checks all the boxes.
@theslightedgeforever he is getting better day-by-day. Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts, they are appreciated. Yes, that is true. Good point! That is good news about your MIL.
Hi all. I'm working the early shift all this week (6:30-3:30) so, forgive me if I'm not too talkative. It means I'm up at 4:20am and don't have much time. This will allow me to get to the hospital to visit without taking vacation time. Last night I had a healthy meal, I'm glad to say. I hope everyone is doing well.0 -
Morning: I got in late last night and had taken yogurt pretzels to a meeting and 2/3's came back with me. I have to tell you I ate too many on the way home. I was tired and crunching kept me awake..UGH. Oh well the good news is bagels didn't sound good to me today, only a protein shake did.
@trooworld Yep that's why we keep him out of the kitchen. My 16 yr old grandson is a better help in the kitchen. LOL I liked the early shift...I am a morning person, so it was good for me.
@theslightedgeforever Such good news for your MIL...I am sure you DH is glad.. we have seen so many heart breaking things among our elderly, I don't want to be one of them.
I am reading a book called the Miracle Morning, have any one of you read this? Check out this link...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PO-PTXPBe_A
It's long, I am sorry and you don't have to listen to the whole thing, but me being a morning person, this was good.
Cbabie
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Morning everyone
Hectic time at work and after working 10 hours there is not much I want to be doing except watch tv and go to bed. Came home at the normal time last night, hence healthy dinner prepared, towels washed, this morning sheets washed and here I am with my healthy breakfast.
@trooworld - I get up every day at 4.45am to start work at 7am, so I know how you feel
@cbabie - my goodness - your church seem to have a lot of fasts or is it a special time of the calendar for you?
@theslightedgeforever - Good news about your MIL - thanks for checking in on me
@gemwolf110 _ hope your puppy does not have to have surgery
Catch you all
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Trooworld hooray on your healthy meal. Try to find some relaxing moments during the day.
Gemwolf great job on tracking your food.
Cbabie. I’m not a morning person but I do better overall if I pretend I am. No haven’t read the miracle moment. I am reading a book about movement. It was saying how your brain changes with movement You could go to the gym each day but if you are sitting the rest of it, you could die early from disease. He then talked about looking for OTM. Opportunity to move Saying break this down into micro mini and macro. Micro being a stretch every time you look at email. Mini being like 5 min of hip stretches or 5 push-ups and then macro as your regular exercise session. So I’m adding in some of that
Trishastime. I hope you enjoyed some rest and ready to get out there and fight the good fight. I just had a thought I’d like this journey to be easy not a fight. I need to look at it differently. Change my perception0 -
@cbabie yogurt pretzels, yum! I'd have a hard time stopping with those too. That's good you had the protein shake. I'm a morning person too, I like it, I get more done when people aren't around. RE: the Miracle Morning...I have heard of it, I haven't checked out the link yet though so I will check it out later thanks.
@TrishasTime that's how my weekdays are since I have a 2-3 hour commute each day. (Not each way--- total both ways!)
@theslightedgeforever my relaxing times are on the way to work listening to music or podcasts, and when I get home making dinner. Pretending you are a morning person is half the battle.
Hi all. I tracked for the first time yesterday in a long time. I know how important it is to track, I don't know why I am so resistant to it when things aren't going well. It wasn't pretty. It is so cold here right now, probably 45F (cold is a relative term, remember), and it feels like it is about 55 in our house. DH won't let me turn the heat on because the wall heaters in the apartment are located right by our tvs. Oh well, I guess I'll just be cold. I hope you all have a great day! 0 -
morning: yesterday was not my friend...I have had one of the most emotional days in along time and just kept eating...so I have just started again...trying to keep myself from emotions today.
@trooworld It's cold here too..I won't let DH turn the heat on..this will be the first year we have not. But still no job, so just keeping warm clothes on.
@theslightedgeforever Interesting about movement. I do think we should be moving and not sitting...as I sit here with a puppy on my lap typing..LOL
@TrishasTime This year I think Pastor is incorporating more fast. Usually churches do a 21 day fast in the month of January, but this year I think it will be mini fast. I do love to come home and sit and veg after crazy days...
Okay everyone enjoy your Day and one more step towards health.
Cbabie
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