NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Morning: Went to the gym....I left with my legs shaking..LOL Came home and trying to eat something different. I ate greek yogurt with peaches and a boiled egg. Trying to get me back again. I know I am only trying to eat my stress and hurt away...that just causes me more Debbie downers because I can't get into my clothes. So it's time to break that cycle. One day at a time, One thing at a time.
@trooworld I am glad to hear the depression is gone...Do you have any lemon oil? I really only use Young Living as I know the quality, but lemon is a great mood up lifter. I know when all you want to do is crawl into bed, no one things about how to not get into bed.
@theslightedgeforever yes I forgot to tell you yea for walking around outside....I need to go do that today, but I have been so busy that I have gotten my 10K steps in the last couple of days.
I am so happy to have this group to share our days and activity with.
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gemwolf I guess what I'm asking is do you put the oils ON the pet. Like for anxiety, for instance.
cbabie So what are you going to do about your eating? In your journal list your top 3 excuses of why you can't stick to a healthy eating plan. So excuse #1 is you are trying to eat your stress and hurt away. You realize you can't do that, right? It will always be there unless you make changes in your environment that is causing you stress and hurt. It's not other people or things but our reactions to other people and things. Instead of eating a lot, go write down your feelings about whatever. Some starter lines.....It makes me angry when....... or It makes me sad when ......... I am feeling overwhelmed with ........ Good news is that you went to the gym and burnt off some of those calories.
trooworld ....and then yesterday I did absolutely nothing. But that's why this is called a process. So I went in on my journal and listed my excuses for not doing what I said I was going to do. That's all they really are. EXCUSES. So then I journaled some solutions to those excuses so I can keep moving forward. I say 0.6 loss is still a success for you. You are headed in the right direction.
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Morning everyone
@trooworld - Glad you are starting to feel better. High five on your loss!!!!!
@cbabie - You went to the gym! You had a nice lunch - one step at a time
Please do not be so hard on yourself
@theslightedgeforever - Yes indeed this ia process and hopefully we are all heading in the right direction.
For my - Ijust worked 2 11 hour days, came home last night to be told our water heater is broken. Let me tell you that cold showers are not invigorating like you see on TV. I have to go back to work again this morning so DH is staying home for the plumber to come. (thank goodness he will be here at 7.30am) then DH will go to work and work lateer to compensate the time.
Trish
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@cbabie wow you must have worked out hard! lol That's great that you ate something different. They say "For things to change, you need to change!" duh huh? But true! I'll check to see if I have lemon oil. Thanks! I'm glad to have this group as well.
@theslightedgeforever at least you are working on changing though. And it IS a process and will take time to break those habits. Thanks, it's actually 3 losses in a row!
@TrishasTime thank you! Oh no, a broken water heater...cold showers do not sound invigorating I'm sorry!!! I hope it gets fixed soon.
Hi all. Happy Memorial Day weekend to those in the states. I actually have to do some work for about 3 hours tomorrow. But that will make up for leaving early on Tuesday. We are supposed to go over to my sister-in-law's house for a bbq on Sunday. I really don't want to go, I just feel like vegging at my house all weekend, but DH already committed us.
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Morning! I went over a little on calories last night, but made lots better choices. My thighs hurt this morning...I told you he was cruel. LOL
@trooworld I know, I like staying at home vegging too!!! Luckily my DH and what family lives here understand we just don't do get togethers...finally! LOL
@TrishasTime Oh yea I hate those cold showers...we have hot water hogs in this house and we have to time when people take showers and dishwashers, etc. My DH has it on scald and its a 50 gallon tank...but still. I swear one takes an hour shower... So I am glad it will get fixed early and your DH doesn't have to miss too much work.
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trishastime I hope you found some time to rest your body and are making good food choices. Yes, cold showers are not fun.
Trooworld What's your plan for the Memorial Day get together? Will you be exercising before you go? What will you be eating?
cbabie Better choices is a good thing. I should have been a Kennedy. I like family get togethers. I wish my dh would have ours on SCALD, instead it's FREEZE. I'm in and out in about 2 minutes. I'm like what's the point of the heater? He says it's just me. Well, it's me that is freezing. He says saves money.
Whatever.
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Hi Guys
I just wanted to sleep in today - but nope - need to leave in 30 min to take GD to her driving lesson. The instructor is taking her the route that the driving test follows. I did a 42 hour week last week and when Ileft at lunchtime yesterday to let the plumber back in so he could install the new hot water system - I had done 44 hours this week. Mind you - there is no lunch break in there
Was goingto do HBF walk / run for a reason tomorrow - but my body is telling me NO.
@trooworld - I do not like family get togethers much. We have a couple of family members that do not know when to stop drinking and it can go from hero to zero in a second.
@theslightedgeforever - Have you finished reading the book yet? I am like with the shower. We have our spa set at 40 degrees Celsius - and it still not hot enough for me in winter
@cbabie - Hope your thighs feel better soon - they say the first 2 days are the worst
So... they made another section merge and subsequently another 3 people lost their job this week
It has been 3years of this stress - will I or will I not have a job next month
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@cbabie you are making progress!!! Take a hot bath with Epsom salt. Or maybe one of your essential oils helps? Yeah, you are lucky you don't have to do get togethers! lol
@theslightedgeforever my knee is giving me trouble, so I don't know about the exercise. I may ride the bike at the gym if I have time. My husband is making ribs to bring and I think there is going to be potato salad and baked beans. I am bringing a chicken breast for myself and maybe a fruit salad or something.
@TrishasTime you must be really stressed, working all those hours and not taking a lunch. It doesn't help that they let people go either. I wouldn't like being around those family members either.
Hi all. I sure am not looking forward to working on a Saturday. But luckily, it's only for a few hours. Hubby and I are supposed to go to BodyPump in a little while but I don't know if I want to go because of my knee, I don't want to aggravate it. I may offer to go to the gym and ride the bike while he does the class. I hope you all have a good Saturday. 0 -
Trishastime Listen to your body. It knows better than our minds do. I'm doing a chapter a day and then doing the homework and action steps in my journal. Is there some place better that you could work? Living under that stress and uncertainty can be very hard on the body. Although if you keep at it, they just might keep you?
trooworld Your husbands menu sounds good. lol I would be having a small portion of that, I'm sure. I'd take those foods over dessert any day.0 -
Morning all! No gym today or yesterday...I didn't get home until after midnight last night and woke up to a phone call at 3am...UGH...But keeping my good attitude to keep pushing forward.
@trooworld I love the deserts...homemade Ice cream...jello cake...I could go on..LOL Take care of your knee...knee replacement is no fun..
@TrishasTime I agree with the slightedge....that stress is awful..I know I lived it too...now I just wonder how we pay the bills each month...but God has provided each day. I said a prayer for you and your job.
@theslightedgeforever My DH has 3 women in the house and it's easier not to listen to them scream about hot water..LOL or he would have no water heater...
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Morning everyone
Woke up and the weather still sucks, I am glad I chose not to do the fun walk. I spent yesterday on the couch with a blanket and feel less tired. I feel that I could do that for a week.
@theslightedgeforever - It is unfortunate that this is the current situation for all large corp and government departments at the moment. They have all relied on the mining industry which is not as "profitable" as it was 3 years ago and therefore the government is continually requesting the departments to tighten their belts. Tighten their belts quickly means getting rid of resources So it is everywhere.
What sort of homework - thinking things through before they happen sort of thing?
@trooworld - How is the knee?? If you really feel you need to go and have dicky knee - use the barbell to do your lunges. That way your knee is not taking all the weight and you can still do the lie down presses etc (x body pumper here)
@cbabie - Hope everything is okay - phone call at 3am is not normally good news
@gemwolf110 - My sister is in doterra oils and when I need something - I ask her, so I think it is a similar thing.
Trish
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@theslightedgeforever my plan, and I'm sticking with it lol, is to bring a piece of bbq chicken breast (made with sugar-free bbq sauce) for me and a fruit salad to share. I might have a little potato salad and beans, but overall, I'm sticking with my food.
@cbabie oh no! I'm sorry you didn't get good sleep. I love desserts too. But I love money more lol and I'm going to win my money so I'm going to stick with my eating plan for today!
My knee problems don't stem from anything structurally wrong, or from arthritis...it's a result of having 225 lbs of weight on them (or so my doctor keeps telling me ). I'm hoping some of this weight comes off and my knees won't hurt so often.
@gemwolf110 are you talking to me, gem? If so, no I have not. Tell me more.
@TrishasTime sometimes we need to do that. My knee feels better today, I'm glad I did not go to the class. That's a good idea to use the barbell, thanks.
Hi all. I did not go to BodyPump, I did an hour on the recumbent bike! That's the longest I've ever done on the bike. My feet were going numb by the end. lol I think I will either go for a short walk or go to the gym today, not sure which. I want to earn some more FitPoints. I've got 52 so far this week, but my goal is to get 87 by the end of Wednesday. Have a good day, everyone!0 -
I am new to Weight Watchers again, but have used MFP to lose my first 100 lbs. I had major surgery and started to gain some of the 100 back so I decided to join WW with my friend. In the first 3 weeks of WW I've lost 11.2 lbs. I do still track my calories on MFP though.1
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Morning everyone
It is Monday here in OZ . Looking a at a new brekky routine, leaving english muffin out and introducing a smoothie with Kale, Watermelon, Strawberry and Pineapple with coconut water.
Does any have a healthy receipe for Smoothies?
@LoreA1960 _ Welcome - we are a mixture of WW and MFP but we have all followed WW at some time even if we are not doing it now
@trooworld - How did you end up a the dinner party. How is you knee today? Hpw do you determin a fitpoint, is it by time or the amount of calories burnt?
@gemwolf110 - Morning - how are you going this week, what are you plans
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Hm....I thought I checked in yesterday but I saw 8 notifications and thought WHAT? Guess I didn't.
cbabie So make it back to the gym today. Don't let that become a habit. Make your health a priorty.
gemwolf How are things with you?
Trishastime Seems I hear about sucky weather from alot of people. Sorry about the mining industry. What sort of thing do you all mine? That's how America was with coal. It's not coming back even though some people hope and dream. They have found alternative things to produce cheaper. Corporations and government are all about the profit no matter how many are hurt. Are there any new industries or fields you could retrain in? Homework: Things like that or writing in my journal about current situations I face that are keeping me from my goal. Today's lesson was about hunger. Different types of hunger. Feeling hungry everyday should be a normal part of life. I'm more of a grazer type eater so I never really feel hungry. But it works for me when I stick to my plan. So I don't know how I feel about the subject of hunger. There are lots of smoothie recipes on Pinterest. Here's one
https://pin.it/cpvdlcbbbcx6az
trooworld Just keep working on those FitPoints. Did you stick to your plan? It's great you had a plan to begin with. That's half the battle.
@LoreA1960 Welcome to the group. What an accomplishment. 100 lbs. You can get off the rest that you need to. You sound determined. I'm following a "count calorie" program that focuses on fiber, fruit and veggies. That's my ideal program anyway. I'm looking at WW Freestyle recipes on instagram to give some ideas. I used to do WW but then became prediabetic and dr wanted me to start counting carbs and do a modified carb program.
WW meeting highlights
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Hi @danawest16 welcome!! Yes anyone can join and wewould love yo have you here..we each try to post every day, I dont always make it...lol..
@LoreA1960 welcome...congratulations on the 100 lbs!! I am glad you are here... I achieved lifetime...byt it was the high end of goal... I felt better when I weigh 20 pounds less than I do right now.. so that's what I'm working on and I have thought about going back to WeightWatchers
I didn't go to the gym today either..but I usually don't on Sunday's.
@TrishasTime I dont have any good smoothie recipie... I do the same thing over and over again frozen strawberries, protein powder sometimes kale , a banana Frozen and some amazing grass greens..that's my smoothie.
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@gemwolf110 what is the cool azul cream or panaway roller for?
@LoreA1960 welcome! Congrats on losing 100 lbs, that is awesome! AND 11.2 lbs on WW!!! I'm glad you decided to join us here on this discussion board. Please come back. I'm on WW, I do online only. I love the program!
@TrishasTime I did very well at the dinner party, I stuck to my plan and had 1/4 c of potato salad, 1/4 c of baked beans, as much fruit salad as I wanted, and a bbq chicken breast...NO cake, NO monkey bread, just one beer and one glass of wine! Knee feels okay. The FitPoints are determined by time, I guess. I just put the time in and it figures it out via the website. That smoothie sounds delicious! I do smoothies sometimes. Sometimes I do:
2 Tbsp PB2/PBFit + 1 banana + 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 1/2-1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt + water+2 handfuls of spinach= yum!
@theslightedgeforever I did stick with my plan. My fruit salad that I brought was delicious! My husband surprised everyone (even me, I didn't know he made it) and brought monkey bread, and my sister-in-law had chocolate cake there, but I stayed out of both and just had my chicken breast that I brought, the fruit salad, a little of the potato salad, and a little of the baked beans. So proud of myself! Thanks for the highlights!
@danawest16 welcome to the group, more is more as Tony Duquette (jewelry designer) says! We are glad to have more.
Hi all! As you read above, I had a great NSV yesterday with the family get-together: I stayed with my program, stayed out of the ribs and other goodies and stuck to my food for the most part. These are the kinds of decisions that will help get me to my goal, I'm confident of that. Another thing that will help get me to my goal is to meal prep, which I desperately need to do today. It will suck the life out of me, but I need to do it. Have a great day!0 -
@danawest16 Welcome to the group. We always love to have more support from people who are making the same journey we are and be able to support them.
cbabie Smothies....I like to chew my food. I have resistance to smoothies and I don't really know why. I'm sure it's all just psychological. lol I think because I enjoy sitting down to a good meal and if all I have in front of me is a glass, that's not a meal. Told you it was all in my head.
trooworld You are really rocking your plan. Keep it up. I would have went for the monkey bread and no wine or beer. lol That's why this journey has to be a personal one. One size doesn't fit all. It's just important that we find OUR plan that will keep us healthy. I got excited yesterday looking at Instagram. I was looking at one of the ladies I follow and she had been doing a #oneingredient WW challenge. It happened to be lentils. I had never thought about eating lentils for breakfast. But the way she made them with eggs I thought hm....... I think I will try it. So I checked out another recipe. I was thinking about cooking up a bunch of lentils and bagging them and sticking them in my freezer so they can be ready at a moment's notice. One of the best things I did was cut up some red, yellow, and green peppers into different shapes (diced, strips, rings) and then freeze them. Cooking is going so much faster and it makes me want to try new things. I didn't grow up in a healthy food home. I'm late to that party but I'm learning.
gemwolf You know life will always get in the way of well-intended plans. Plus there will always be "things" you want to add to the wedding which costs money and sometimes life eats up our money too. lol Most important is that you and your fiancé love each other and want to spend the rest of your life together. There will never be a perfect time. Does he do your health journey with you?
Well, off to do something else. Make good choices today.0 -
@gemwolf110 thank you for the information! I will take a look.
@theslightedgeforever yes indeed, not one size fits all! lol I didn't grow up in a healthy food home either, so I know what you mean. That is a great idea to cut up and freeze the peppers. Way to set yourself up for success!
Hi all. I didn't get all the food prep done yesterday, I did get a lot done. I made zero point breakfast sausages out of 99% fat-free ground turkey breast for breakfast this week. I'll have it with instant grits with a piece of Velveeta cheese and maybe some fruit. I went to the gym yesterday morning, went for a walk with the husband and the dog, and then walked to the store. By the time I had done all of that, I was too tired to do too much food prep. lol Have a good day, everyone!0 -
Hi all! It's been a long while since I've been here. I've been backslidden'. I'm trying so hard to get back on track. I start my new life-changing diet every Monday. It would be hilarious if it weren't so ridiculous!
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trooworld the sausages sound good. I'll try that and freeze some. How long will they keep in the fridge?
gemwolf That's good that you have found something you like to do and help preserve your health at the same time
sonkissed1 We all struggle at one time or another. I'm not shooting for 100%. 80/20 would be nice right now. Concentrate on the next meal. Pick out some nice healthy things you like to eat. Let the plan fit you versus you trying to fit a plan. That's a recipe for disaster. You won't stick to it long term.0 -
Morning everyone
@trooworld - I just has to look up what Monkey bread is - not something familiar to me - but sound delicious
@SONKISSED1 - Hello - I have learnt along the way is one day at a time and if you have a bad day - do not wait until Monday to start again instead start the very next day
@theslightedgeforever - mmm lentils for brekky? I have included lentils in some receipes ( I must admit reluctantly as I am not a big fan of them
Another busy day at work, but I brought my brekky in rather than eat it at home - I am thinking - I may just get home earlier if I start earlier
Thanks
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Hi Sue
Did they not ask for special meal requirements like they do on airplanes. I am lucky that I have never done and never will do jury duty, due to husbands occupation
Hope you get something that keeps you interested or you get released
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Good morning - Thanks ladies! I should have stayed in the group. I am REstarting TODAY and not MONDAY ! and I will stop thinking about the rules and just do it! Have a great day!
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@SONKISSED1 Welcome back. Maybe try your new lifestyle on a Wednesday or a Thursday instead of waiting to start on a Monday? Mix it up a little. Why wait? And if you slip up, just start again with the next bite. Not the next Monday. Oh, I see you popped back in to say you started again today and not Monday--- Yay!!! Good for you! That's how you do it. Start with the very next bite. Forgive yourself and move on.
@theslightedgeforever they are really good. Here is the recipe I used: https://projectmealplan.com/best-breakfast-sausage-patties/ Except I used 99% fat-free ground turkey and I didn't fry them in oil, I misted my pan with cooking spray and cooked it in that. -0- points! I think this batch will last until Friday or Saturday and I cooked them on Monday.
@TrishasTime oh, yeah, sorry about that. I forgot it is probably not a worldwide term! Yes, delicious but not very healthy.
Hello all. I am up at 4:15 to get ready for work boy it's early. I did really well yesterday until I didn't: a colleague walked into my office and said, "It's chocolate time" and handed me a chocolate bar and I took the bar and promptly ate it. 12 pts! I made the choice to eat it all. I had a stomachache after that. But at least I tracked it. Tomorrow is weigh in. I hope it doesn't affect it. I've been drinking a lot of water. Hopefully, that helps!0 -
trishastime I like red lentils versus brown lentils but I'm learning to use them in all sorts of recipes. I've made tacos out of them one time. It was pretty good.
gemwolf110 So make a vow that this will be the heaviest day of your life. No more backsliding so that in 6 months you may be heavier. You don't want that. I gained 30 lbs and once got a new "heaviest" weight by losing 1 lb and then I would gain 2 and losing and gaining and I didn't realize that over time I was 30 lbs heavier. So make a vow. I declare on this day that XXX is my official highest weight. This is unacceptable to me. I deserve to be at a lower, healthy weight. Then take your next meal and make that a healthy one. I need to make movement a lifestyle choice. That's where I'm struggling. Let's work on this together.
sonkissed1 I hate the word rules. How about boundaries? You have other boundaries in your life that you don't cross, right? What would be some of your food boundaries? You are the author. Living by someone else's rules means that you aren't in charge. But you are in control of this journey. You are in the driver's seat.
trooworld Thanks for the recipe. So now you can come up with a plan that doesn't include 12 unplanned points the next time your colleague pops in. Lock the door! lol What did you tell yourself right before you ate it? I think that colleague knows that you are becoming stronger and she is trying to sabotage you. She might know free food is your weakness. I read recently but can't remember where something about free food and how most of us just take it and eat it. We have to tell ourselves that food really isn't free. It is destroying my health, my happiness, and fill in the blank. Some other options would be cut it in half and just eat half or a fourth. No taking home for later either or hubby. Why destroy his health. Other options, have a healthier or lower point chocolate item in your desk for these occasions. When she says chocolate time, you will be prepared Oh No Thanks, I have my own......
Well, I think I'm going to go swimming. Maybe burn some calories that way.
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afternoon! I was without a computer all day Monday, Tuesday flew by and here it is already Wed afternoon.
My scale has been broke for a bit and I thought good...I will just go by how my clothes fit...well my DH just fixed it and I am up 5lbs. UGH....so now I have to lose those as well. I know my eating has been emotional and my gym has not been consistently every day. Just like right now...I am emotional...just thinking I am back where I was almost 5 years ago...why do we go up and down..up and down...I want consistent. So I have to work on consistent, one thing...not all things. So my main goal is not to eat after 6...problem is I usually run out the door at 5 and have not eaten...so I come home hungry and eat and go to bed...so I have to change the pattern. OR THIS will continue to be a gain.
I don't have time to catch up today, I have to get ready to leave, but going to try to eat before as someone said...today it starts not Monday!!!
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@theslightedgeforever lol...I do need to make a plan. I told myself I have a choice: I could eat all of that bar, half of that bar, or part of that bar. I decided to eat a little of it first, and then I decided to eat it all. You might be right, but I think she knows I like chocolate and she sees me as a comrade in this weight loss journey that she can identify with (she is also on Weight Watchers but she slips up and has chocolate). The next time, I will take it, have a little and then put the rest in my little fridge and save it (I can ration it out. I know some people can't do that).
@cbabie oh no...so sorry about the scale! Yes, start today, not Monday!!!
Hi everyone! I'm very happy to report that I lost -2.1 lbs this week. That is WITH eating all of that chocolate bar, and WITH eating all of my weekly points and some of my FitPoints! So, I lost -6.3 lbs in May. Not bad!!! It's amazing how this journey can be different when you aren't emotionally stressed and can focus on it. lol0 -
cbabie How about making your one thing a positive one. Instead of I will NOT eat after 6 pm. I will eat a healthy meal at 4:30 p.m. That way you will eat before you leave and not come home and eat junk and go to bed. Now if you tell me that you can't eat at 4:30 because you have to get ready to leave by 5, then get ready earlier. Think of this as an appt. or a business meeting. You would be on time for those and get other things arranged.
gemwolf110 What good thing did you do right today? Mine was set up my June goals. Do you have any?
trooworld Another successful week for you. Woohoo! You rocked May. Now go rock June. Yes, we are more successful when we put ourselves first.
Off to go watch some motivational Youtube clips.
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