WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018
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I am enjoying reading the great posts from you all. Today I did ok eating certainly better than I have been overall. I did prelog a couple of my meals. I made an instant pot meal tonight for myself. I think next time I'll put in a few more spices. As i have a 3 qt. pot I have to divide ingredients and need to check it out better.
I too am getting a sodium warning when I log my soup. My doctor suggested I consider a more Mediterranean style diet - lots less processed food many more vegetables. That is something I will work toward.
I have decided to do some of the couch to 5k training to increase my moderate exercise. Though I walk 11000 steps at least 5 days/week, doctor says I need to work out at a moderate level more often. So I'll try a few weeks of that and go back to spinning once a week.
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Machka – I’ve never seen anything like Jamsetta, pectin is made from apple skins, while gelatin is an animal by product so the vegetarians and vegans don’t want jam with gelatin. It’s interesting how different what is available is by country, the brands make sense but completely different products…
Yes ... we've got some very different things here than what you might find in Canada or the USA.
Jamsetta is pectin, not gelatine, and since I didn't think gelatine was what I wanted, I went with Jamsetta.
From doing a bit more research, I think that if I want a more set jam, I'll need to boil things a little bit longer.
M in Oz
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ethree1eight wrote: »My doctor suggested I consider a more Mediterranean style diet - lots less processed food many more vegetables. That is something I will work toward.
I have decided to do some of the couch to 5k training to increase my moderate exercise. Though I walk 11000 steps at least 5 days/week, doctor says I need to work out at a moderate level more often. So I'll try a few weeks of that and go back to spinning once a week.
Have a great evening
If I had to give a name to what I eat, the closest "diet" would probably be Mediterranean.
Your exercise plan sounds good too!
Machka in Oz
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I saw this, loved it, and grabbed it from another thread. It's almost tempting to print it large and stick it to my fridge.
M in Oz
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Michele in NC, I do pay for the TRX classes at the rec centre. The gym that I go to has the straps, but no classes, so I'll sometimes work out with them on my own.
Kayla, thanks for understanding!! This definitely is a large group to keep track of! It doesn't help when it's late and I'm on here when I should be heading to bed!!
Becca, yeah, those quick and easy prepared soups are usually brutally high for sodium. I still will have some once in awhile, but never the night before weigh in!! lol
Tomorrow is my weigh in day, sure keeping my fingers crossed! I think I've done fairly well in the past week, we will see. Just have to keep on keeping on! Have a good one, ladies.
Evelyn, Vancouver Island5 -
Played 18 holes of golf but very badly. Good exercise and good friends.
Heather-it was a long time ago, in the 60s. My older daughter has born at RAF Lakenheath. We are going to Sweden this summer so maybe I should try to learn the language.
Rita - there is a saying that goes somethings like this, you only fail if you stop trying. Keep your walking going and take it one day at a time.
Becca- when I lived in England I would take the train to London for the day and thought nothing about it. But my English neighbor though I was the bravest person.
Ok. Bedtime
SueBDew in TX6 -
. Michele in NC ,
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatogram-ercp
Here's a page on all about ERCPs. More info you ever wish to know! Lol!
Becca
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Ooh my coddled eggs were heavenly!
Becca3 -
Potassium I have some difficulty meeting potassium recommendations. But here is a list (and bananas do NOT top it) of potassium rich sources according to WebMD
Here’s how many milligrams (mg) of potassium you'll get from these potassium-rich foods:
Winter squash, cubed, 1 cup, cooked: 896 mg
Sweet potato, medium, baked with skin: 694 mg
Potato, medium, baked with skin: 610 mg
White beans, canned, drained, half cup: 595 mg
Yogurt, fat-free, 1 cup: 579 mg
Halibut, 3 ounces, cooked: 490 mg
100% orange juice, 8 ounces: 496 mg
Broccoli, 1 cup, cooked: 457 mg
Cantaloupe, cubed, 1 cup: 431 mg
Banana, 1 medium: 422 mg
Pork tenderloin, 3 ounces, cooked: 382 mg
Lentils, half cup, cooked: 366 mg
Milk, 1% low fat, 8 ounces: 366 mg
Salmon, farmed Atlantic, 3 ounces, cooked: 326 mg
Pistachios, shelled, 1 ounce, dry roasted: 295 mg
Raisins, quarter cup: 250 mg
Chicken breast, 3 ounces, cooked: 218 mg
Tuna, light, canned, drained, 3 ounces: 201 mg Thanks for this great list. Winter squash and sweet potatoes are some of my favorite foods but they are harder to prepare than spinach 2 -
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Becca: Keeping your DH in my prayers. I hope he is able to get his transplant taken care of in a way that allows him to feel healthier and happier. I agree with Barbie about canned food. Most often it is loaded with sodium. If you buy a can of food, read the label first to be sure it is okay for your body. A single 7 oz can of Chicken of the Sea tuna in my pantry has 180 mg of sodium. Of course I will use it, probably in a casserole or tuna salad sandwiches. I won't eat the whole thing by myself. I'll avoid adding any additional sodium and will watch my portions. Some of us are more sensitive to salt than others. I know right away if I've had too much salt because of the way my hands feel. (((HUGS)))
Barbie: DH & I are both in agreement with your point of view regarding the cleaner. She won't be asked to come back here. I'll muddle along on my own until we can find someone who is more reliable. The same beauty shop that recommended our dog sitter also has business cards from people who clean houses. We'll ask to see some when we get home. :ohwell:
Machka: I love your Patience, Just Keep Going message. Thanks!
Ryenday: I love your potassium list. We use sweet potatoes rather than winter squash in a number of meals because it is easier for me to prepare and cook. I was very pleased to see that it also has a good amount of potassium. YAY! :bigsmile:
It isn't even 9pm and DH is in bed already. We leave home tomorrow. We'll stay overnight in a hotel in Portland that offers shuttle service to the airport and safe parking for our car. They'll transport us to the airport on time and pick us up when we return. That resolves a lot of worries. :bigsmile:
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe
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NSV tonight! Was really wanting to eat something after dinner. I did have a few calories left over, but I really didn't want to eat aything more. Sooooo...... I went up and brushed my teeth instead. Very proud of myself about that!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island11 -
NSV tonight! Was really wanting to eat something after dinner. I did have a few calories left over, but I really didn't want to eat aything more. Sooooo...... I went up and brushed my teeth instead. Very proud of myself about that!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island
Good job, Evelyn. You should be proud of yourself
Janetr OKC2 -
Evelyn Wonderful. Brushing my teeth at 8:30 pm is my cue to my body that it’s done eating til tomorrow. It has been a huge help with eliminating snacking at night! Good for you, keep it up!
Katla I, too was pleased to see so many foods I like on the list! It is in no way comprehensive, but a nice place to start.
I went to bed at a sensible 10:00 hour but hot flashes drove me awake at 12:30 or so and I have been unable to get back to sleep. Frustrating.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Barbie’s comment on how much volunteer time all you women do. I do feel selfish at times, but have such limited opportunities (transportationally challenged and no motor skills for crafts). I’m pretty settled into my agnostic ‘beliefs’ and therefore do not feel comfortable with the local churches - and they are about the only organizations within walking distance with which there would be any volunteer opportunities. I wish there were a library or public rec center, community theater, or something within walking distance. But everything that would be even remotely a match for me would require me to drive someplace. I live a full life, but am aware that it would be so much richer if I could drive places on my own.
I best go back to bed and try to sleep. Middle of the night fugues are not good for anybody.
Rye4 -
For anyone looking for a veggie recipe ... this one popped up in my Facebook newsfeed and it looks good!
Vegetable Scampi
https://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/vegetable-scampi
M in Oz0 -
coastalgosgal wrote: ». Michele in NC ,
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatogram-ercp
Here's a page on all about ERCPs. More info you ever wish to know! Lol!
Becca
People use a lot of abbreviations on this thread. Some of them I understand (like DH) and others I've looked up (like DMV) or figured out (like DWTS). However, having worked for 25 years as an editor of biomedical research articles, I immediately recognized Becca's Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography. It's amazing what they can do deep inside your body without cutting you open!
(((((Hugs))))) to Allie and Yvonne and JanetR for your sudden losses.
(((((Hugs))))) to Joyce for your health issues. I hope the doctor gets you sorted out today.
Now I've got to get back to the annual report I'm editing and the PhD students I'm teaching how to write (luckily that's an online course).
/Penny, busy at the
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Machka - nice poster, but achieved is spelled wrongly. :laugh: Perhaps that's on purpose!
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
Some of you mentioned V8 juice. I used to like it, but then when I started cutting down on salt I noticed how salty it tasted. Haven't actually checked that out. I use straight tomato juice these days for my pm snack when I can hardly wait for dinner.
I like it "steaming" with Worcestershire sauce and tabasco. 
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx4 -
Morning ladies..
Was asleep before 8:30 and slept till 4:30 am,just lying in bed and might just sleep a little more...my body is going to need the rest as we work through this week...the reality had not hit me...and except when I walked in his house with the paramedics administratoring CPR,I cried for a minute and then got to work...the wake and service will be hard especially on my kids.8 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Machka - nice poster, but achieved is spelled wrongly. :laugh: Perhaps that's on purpose!
Unfortunately, many of those memes do have spelling errors.
Nevertheless, I'm seeing quite a number of people on MFP lately who seem to think that their weight should drop right off with just a few weeks of altered eating and exercise.
It takes patience, persistence, and consistency.
One of the things that really helped me in 2015 was that I first decided to stick with a net of 1250 calories for 3 weeks. That's all. Just three weeks. But every single day without fail during those three week. That was doable. Then I decided to extend it to 5 weeks ... and then 10 weeks ... and next 16 week. Each time I reached a week-goal, I reassessed what I wanted to do, and decided to keep going.
When I hit 16 weeks I had lost 15 kg. I went on holiday for a month, and went on a diet break. Yay! I stopped logging and tracking my food but I exercised a lot.
Those first 16 weeks had gone so well, I decided to keep going for another 16 weeks when I returned from my holiday ... and lost another 10 kg.
For me, it really helped knowing that what I was doing wasn't forever. I could give up potato chips, cakes, large ice creams etc. for 16 week knowing that I could have those things at the end of 16 weeks. But the interesting thing was ... I've lost the taste for a lot of those things. I'll have them once in a while, but for the most part, the cravings are gone.
Remember that I did a run 10 days ago ... the Cadbury 10K? I got a large block of chocolate as a prize at the end of the run. Half of it is still in the fridge. I've also still got an Easter Bunny from last Easter and a few remaining Christmas chocolates. I used to eat chocolate every day ... there was a time when all that would have been gone in a day or two. Now ... it's not really that important.
M in Oz
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Machka - I would have shoved that chocolate right back at them. It's not even chocolate. :noway: It doesn't qualify as chocolate in Europe.
By the way, you are so right - when anyone asks me how I lost the weight I say, PERSISTENCE, DEDICATION AND VERY HARD WORK. :laugh: They always nod and look very disappointed.
Kate UK - I remain sceptical about the tart cherry juice, but the brand I've bought is Biona 100% organic tart cherry juice. You could probably get one bottle in a health food shop. I bought three from Amazon on Prime, so it will take me a while to get through it. 2 oz a day - 56 ml. I take one oz in the morning and one at night as per the study I posted earlier. So far I have been sleeping really well!! That is not evidence, just an observation. :laugh: My reasoning is it can't do any harm, but you have to be quite disciplined to remember to take it and, although I LOVE it, the taste wouldn't suit everyone.
Making raspberry and yoghurt ice cream today for dessert tomorrow. It's supposed to be diabetic friendly. The recipe has some mini plain choc chips in it, so I will chop a few of my normal sized ones. I forgot to buy thin biscuits yesterday, but we do have others we can use. I'm not going to make them this time.
At the BIG supermarket yesterday they had run out of swede. (Rutabaga ) That is an important part of Burns Night as I is the "neeps" bit of neeps and tatties. Tatties is potatoes. The Scottish call swede, turnips, hence the neeps. I eventually found it in the posh food shop, but they had put it in a weird spot, so I nearly went away disappointed until DH spotted it.
C25k today after lunch. Weather terrible at the moment.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Machka - I would have shoved that chocolate right back at them. It's not even chocolate. :noway: It doesn't qualify as chocolate in Europe.
That's partly why I did the run! I ended up with about $10-15 worth of chocolate and a few other things.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Machka - nice poster, but achieved is spelled wrongly. :laugh: Perhaps that's on purpose!
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
Concerning Cadbury chocolate. Isn't that a UK company? I like Lindt 85% but I am no connoisseur. What is your favorite?
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Machka - I would have shoved that chocolate right back at them. It's not even chocolate. :noway: It doesn't qualify as chocolate in Europe.
That's partly why I did the run! I ended up with about $10-15 worth of chocolate and a few other things.
The roast almonds look delicious, but the "chocolate" is mainly vegetable fat and sugar. Arrrghhh!
When my son came last week I made delicious "gobbets" for our dessert after the pub, made of 85% plain chocolate, almonds that I roasted and chopped myself and raisins. Yum!
When I was young I used to love a bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk when I was waiting for a bus on a wintry night.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
Morning, afternoon and evening, all....
Allie, I know you're up in the worst of it right now. Thinking about you.
Heather, our weather's clearing up now to the point where I CAN run, just as yours is breaking again. Hit 1.6 miles (2.6k) on Monday, pleased with that. Hope to extend it about a tenth of a mile a week, get up to running two miles, three times a week. Not fond of Cadbury's, but used to be. The looks on British folks' faces when I gave them a Hershey's kiss, American chocolate, were priceless. To those accustomed to dark chocolate, American milk chocolate truly tastes awful, highly perfumed and far too sweet.
SueBDew - Small world! I was also at RAF Lakenheath, in Suffolk, 1979-1982. That's where I met and married my first husband. Went back again to the UK, to RAF Greenham Common, 1989-1992, was there when it was closed under the INF Treaty.
Didn't sleep well... work pressures are up a bit. Our major event of the year is coming up in March, and we just had to move it out one day to avoid another major charity's annual fashion show (something I'll keep in mind for next year). The e-mails were flying last night, with board members asking if we were going to re-send all 200 sponsor requests (no, but I will call those who do sponsor with the date change), if everything was all sorted out (yes), privately, if I had noticed one committee member still got the date wrong (yes), and on and on and on. Add this to ten grants and two reports hanging over my head, and it's a little stressful. The end is in sight, though.
Going for a run once it's light out will sort me out quite nicely. I go about 8 a.m., as no one in Texas or New Mexico is working yet, even though I've usually already put in an hour or two. Plus the school buses are gone, and worker bees have all driven off to their jobs by then. Then a shower and on with my day, which hopefully ends at 6 p.m., though not always, as witness last night. The blessing is that it's always a 4-day work week, and Fridays, I often do nothing at all but read and relax. Now I just have to figure out how to convince myself to do some other form of exercise on non-running days. Gyms just aren't safe enough here to patronize early in the morning, which is the only time I'll go.
Anyway, off to the races, my chickens...
Love y'all,
Lisa in NC5 -
Becca,”Well husband had his 7th ERCP last Tuesday at OHSU, and it went OK. The docs go in via throat ( an endoscopy), to the bile duct, change out the stents, putting new ones in. He tolerates it all well, but he is sore from being manipulated!”
My DH recently had out patient gall bladder surgery.The surgeons said he came thru in good shape with BP & heart rate just fine.However,they found so many stones,he needed endoscopy surgery to clean out the bile duct & insert a stent.Since he did so well & was still out,they reccomended it be done now. So it was & 4 days later he was dismissed.
6 wks later,he went back to have the stent removed.Being tossed around was his main complaint,felt bruised & beat up.He got a great report at final check.We’d never heard of this surgery........guess you never know once Drs are involved.It’s amazing what medicine can do. Wishing the best for your husband. The 7th time? WOW !
Pat in Ohio
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KetoneKaren wrote: »cityjaneLondon wrote: »Machka - nice poster, but achieved is spelled wrongly. :laugh: Perhaps that's on purpose!
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
Concerning Cadbury chocolate. Isn't that a UK company? I like Lindt 85% but I am no connoisseur. What is your favorite?
Karen in Virginia
Lindt is, I think, a somewhat better quality chocolate (and more expensive), but the Cadbury is all right.
Our Cadbury chocolates are made here in Tasmania ... where the run was held.
https://www.cadbury.com.au/About-Cadbury/Cadbury-in-Australia.aspx
"In 1922, Cadbury and Fry, joined by Pascall, create a new Australian company named Cadbury-Fry and Pascall.
The company chose a factory site in Claremont, in Tasmania, whose location was ideal because of its close proximity to the city of Hobart, good source of inexpensive hydro-electricity and plentiful supply of high-quality fresh milk."
And how it's made ...
https://www.cadbury.com.au/About-Chocolate/Chocolate-Making.aspx
"Production starts at the Singapore cocoa factory where the top quality cocoa beans are processed to produce the cocoa mass - which contains 53% cocoa and cocoa butter - the basis for all chocolate products.
When chocolate is made, the 'mass' goes straight to our factories in Victoria or Tasmania.
Fresh full cream milk is collected and condensed and transported to the factories. Sugar is added to the condensed milk with some of the cocoa mass, making a rich creamy chocolate liquid, which is then evaporated to make milk chocolate crumb.
As these ingredients are cooked together, the special rich creamy taste of Cadbury chocolate is produced. Each year, 22,000 tonnes of crumb is produced at Claremont to be made into chocolate.
On arrival at the chocolate factory, the crumb is passed through a pin mill and mixed with cocoa liquor and cocoa butter, as well as special chocolate flavouring. The amount of emulsifiers added depends on the consistency of the chocolate required. Thick chocolate is needed for moulded blocks, while a thinner consistency is used for assortments and covering bars." (and more within the link above)
Interesting ...
I just looked up a Cadbury UK Dairy Milk Wholenut Chocolate Bar, and the ingredients listed are:
Milk, sugar, cocoa butter, roasted hazelnuts, cocoa mass, vegetable fats (palm, shea), emulsifiers (E442, E476), flavourings.
https://www.cadbury.co.uk/products/cadbury-dairy-milk-wholenut-11330
Whereas the ingredients listed on the bar of Cadbury Australia Dairy Milk Roast Almond I have in my fridge are:
Full cream milk, sugar, almonds (19%), cocoa butter, cocoa mass, milk solids, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, 476), flavours
Milk chocolate contains cocoa solids 26% and milk solids minimum 24%
M in Oz
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Rye- Is there a high school or junior high school near you? I remember my days as a drama parent/booster, there were a few men and women from the community, who had no ties to the school, that would come in and help us with set design, make up, hair, costumes. They were fantastic and it was a way they could help and stay involved in the community doing something they enjoyed. They also need people to do things like costume "laundry". Or script copying, etc. Things that you can do at home when it is convenient for you. Or think about your passion and volunteer to help during an event. Like an art event. Communities always need some one to help organize and set up those events.
Becca - I rarely do canned soups anymore. The sodium in them is a food diary nightmare and as I have cut most sodium from my diet, they taste really salty to me. Try buying sodium free broths. That is what I use, then I can flavor/salt to my taste.
Heather- Enjoy your Burns Night! I think, if I could be a fly on the wall, I would want to do so at your place and watch this party! (Although, if you are like me, any fly on the wall in my house would be meeting an untimely death). I hear you on the tomato juice. I have long enjoyed Bloody Mary's during vacations or occasionally on days off. Since kicking the sodium habit, I have to either make my own or ask for it to be made with tomato juice (and they just give me the condiment bottles to add the spices). It really is amazing once you swear off sodium, how much you notice it in EVERYTHING! I am also a bit of a chocolate snob. I buy a bar of dark chocolate in the specialty section and keep it in "my" cupboard. DH and DYS don't eat it, they aren't dark chocolate fans. We have a couple of chocolatiers in our community, one woman makes the most beautiful chocolate pieces of art! Expensive, but I get them for my daughter for a stocking stuffer at Christmas and for me as a treat when I reach a goal. I haven't had any in more than a year (lol, I need to get my tushie in gear).
Machka- I love how you broke down your weight loss journey into bite sized pieces! I just did two things yesterday. Displayed two jars in my kitchen: One with 88 glass stones to represent the 88 pounds I want to lose, and one empty. I am hoping the visual of moving each stone from a full jar to the emptier one will spur me forward. The other thing I did: Break my goals down into manageable "bites" in my journal. (ie A goal for six weeks, a goal for 12 weeks, another 12 after that, and so on...) Seeing it written down gave me new energy! You are an inspiration! I can do this!
I had to walk very slowly yesterday, as my knee was sore. I was up and down on the ladder Sunday night to put up Luau deco and Monday night to take it down. My knee swelled a bit. I guess it is okay with walking but the stairs are still something I need to wait or just not do too many. *sigh Going slow is SOOOOOO hard! My knee feels much better this morning. AFter my walk, I got off it and iced it, then took a shower before an early "to bed". Missed a Viber chat with Joaquin (I could hear the tones in my sleep), but DH got to talk to them.
I have another interview with a family looking for care two days a week for their baby. I will go through with the interview. They don't need care until April. I am on the fence about adding another baby. I can do it. Not doubting my ability, just trying to weigh the money it would bring in, with my desire to have another baby here (even for two days).
kids arriving. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)5 -
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A bit late, but only just recently got these photos ...
This is me crossing the finish line of the Cadbury 10K run on January 14.
BTW - I went to my chiro today about my numb foot (my left foot kept falling asleep during the run) ,and a bit of niggly pain in my right knee.
I've got an inflamed and irritated disc in my lower back which could be from running or from all the walking I did during those 8 days of the course. All that walking I did to and from the university (4 km every day) plus all the walking I did at lunches (anywhere from 1.8 to 8.5 km) was done with a relatively heavy backpack on my back. Or it could have been a combination of the two.
Also, my right knee isn't tracking quite right. I kind of suspected as much. Cycling works 3 of the 4 quads which tends to pull the knee off track ... the 3 strong quads pull the knee outward, and the 4th quad on the inside isn't strong enough to do anything about it. So I've got to start doing more weights and things to strengthen that 4th quad.
I haven't run since the 10K, which is probably a good thing right now, and probably shouldn't for a couple more weeks until I can build up the strength of that 4th quad a bit.
Meanwhile, my focus is on cycling and walking, which my chiro was happy for me to continue to do.
M in Oz5 -
Machka- I love how you broke down your weight loss journey into bite sized pieces! I just did two things yesterday. Displayed two jars in my kitchen: One with 88 glass stones to represent the 88 pounds I want to lose, and one empty. I am hoping the visual of moving each stone from a full jar to the emptier one will spur me forward. The other thing I did: Break my goals down into manageable "bites" in my journal. (ie A goal for six weeks, a goal for 12 weeks, another 12 after that, and so on...) Seeing it written down gave me new energy! You are an inspiration! I can do this!
Thanks! And you can do this!
During my first week, for a moment, I thought about this as a forever thing and had a small meltdown. But when I told myself it was only for a few weeks, that was OK.
As it happened, I had started my first uni course toward my Masters right about the same time as I signed on with MFP and my uni course was 14 weeks. I figured if I could handle 14 weeks of the course ... working full time while attending classes and doing assignments etc., I could handle eating less. And in many ways it was a relief to have a fairly set diet. I was so busy, but I didn't have to think about food. I knew that if I just ate this now and that then, I'd be all right. By the time I had finished the exam and everything, the 16 weeks was up!
But this is also how we are "taught" to handle the long distance rides I and my husband and many of our friends and acquaintances do. One bit at a time.
If I start a 200 kilometre ride and think to myself, "Well, I've got 199.9 km to go!" ... I'd probably turn around and go home. But if I think, "OK, it's only 40 km to the first stop. I've done 40 km many times. That's all I've got to do ... just 40 km." Then I'll go and do that 40 km, and when I get there, I'll think ... "Now I've got 50 km to the next stop. This one is a little bit longer than the last stretch, but the last stretch was all right and I've done 50 km many times". So I'll just go ride 50 km ... and so on, and before I know it, I'm done.
It's not so daunting that way. One step at a time.
Machka in Oz
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