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2018 - The Year of " I AM "
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Vail - I know exactly what you mean about having to be on the meds - my goal is to get OFF the metformin but I know I will have to be on the others pretty much forever - so I choose to look at those meds as beneficial - for me the sign was more about reminding me eating an entire bag of chips is simply NOT good for me lol... and that the more good food I put into me the more it will help me hopefully stay off any further drugs... but the ones I have to take I try to see as beneficial for my overall health rather than as omg not another pill I have to take... cause I dunno about you but sometimes when i'm taking my morning ones and opening 3 bottles I occasionally feel like omg - so I have to turn it around in my head that they are helping me
I haven't looked at where I was in January - but I know i'm up from where I started when I got serious again.. im honestly not sure why... I have been brutally honest looking at what i'm eating and how much; and with the better choices especially and moving more I am somewhat flummoxed... so I think I will have to start logging again much as I don't want to.... just to see if i'm actually way over consuming calorie wise...
I am absolutely loving the pickleball; its extremely addictive but I have learned to tone it back a bit... I played too long the first few times and as a result ended up in pain in various parts.. so I am forcing myself to only play for an hour instead of 3.. and to sit out a game or two inbetween… I did that on sunday and so far seem to be ok... I guess I need to remember most of my muscles have done nothing for the last 20 yrs and I am hoping that by starting off not going crazy I can build up some stamina and then increase the play time.. expecially while it's free right now lol. even once it starts up again at the rec centre it is only $2.75 for a 3 hr session so I can easily do that.. but free is better lol
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I’m so glad you’ve found something active that you really enjoy. That makes all the difference! I think logging is a necessary evil for me. I just lose track.0
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The very words "3 hour session" make me feel tired! I'm laughing at you forcing yourself not to play for the full three hours - not laughing at you, but laughing at me being gobsmacked at somebody having to force themselves to do less! It's fantastic that you feel like doing more! It does sound like a very active sport, and I'm glad you love it so much!
I can't face logging again. I normally cook everything from scratch, and make up recipes as I go along. They thought of having to weigh every single ingredient - and then I divide it up between my son and me, so I suppose I'd have to weigh the individual plates and do the calculations. It just seems like so much work, when I just want to eat and get the dishes washed! Although I suppose I could go back to just keeping a food diary. That seemed to help. One thing that always, always helps, is limiting food to mealtimes. Whether it's three meals a day, or whether I'm doing fasting and it's just one meal, I think just eating at mealtimes allows me to see the food altogether and have more of an idea of how much I'm eating.1 -
count me in... I'm up 4 lbs from the last weigh in....I called myself eating better...just breakfast, no lunch..... can't win. not giving up though.lol
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Trust me Vail - i'm laughing too cause never did I think those words would ever leave my mouth!! Too funny!! I wish it was because I was |exercising too much" LOLOL.. but its just my poor old body can't handle that much activity without completely breaking down on me! Which has opened my eyes tho to just how badly out of shape I am fitness wise! and if you're a very good player it's not crazy active like tennis; its only if you suck at it like me that you are doing a lot of running around, mostly chasing the ball you just missed!! HA!
And omg yes on the logging.. honestly I dread the thought of doing it again, but I have 7 days of dayshift coming up next week and im thinking if I can just do it for that time frame i'll get an idea if i'm actually over eating calorie wise... as Suzy said it might have to be a necessary evil for me for a while.. and I did log faithfully for almost 2 years when I lost the majority of my weight...so I think i'm going to have to try to force myself to get back at it!
Gail - good on ya for NOT giving up on getting what you want for yourself!! yay you!2 -
Oh y’all, you will not believe what I did this morning! I decided to try making something different so I tried pumpkin for my smoothie. At the last minute I decided to add some cinnamon to give it a spice flavor. Unfortunately I grabbed the ground cumin which looked almost identical to the ground cinnamon bottle! OMG!!! Worst thing ever!!! Hahahahaha!!!!
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omg suzy LOLOL... I cant even imagine - cumin of all flavours !!!!!!!!!!!! I did that once with something; cant remember what but very probably looking for cinnamon and got something savoury instead..... gakkkkkkkkkkkkk0
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Lol! Might have been OK if you turned it into a soup instead?1
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I don’t know, Vail. The French vanilla protein powder did not go well with that Mexican spice. Yuk! I’ll try again tomorrow or Monday.0
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I'm laughing with you not at you , Suzy.. been there and almost grabbed the cinnamon for paprika.... they look so much alike...at least it wasn't cayenne pepper!!
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Tried again and it was delish!!! Am at the beach with my daughter and I’m enjoying every moment instead of stressing over food. I’ll get back to it on Sunday. Have a great week everyone!1
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enjoy!!
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All I can say is...wow. Got on the scale this morning and was shocked. I haven’t been this heavy in four years! So it’s back to basics for me. I’ve got to go back to logging (it’s been hit or miss this summer with all of our trips), back to the gym and walking, eating within my calorie goal and drinking my water.2
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Suzy if there is any truth to the idiom "misery loves company".... you're gonna love me... I have been on a bender; had a lot of social events and basically even at home eating like crap.. I SWEAR its because I know I have my A1C (blood sugar) test coming up next week... and you would think logically I would be the opposite.. anyway... I hopped on the scale and i'm into a new set of numbers... I stepped off and back on again... now its just barely there but like you... i'm done.... I was at a pool party yesterday for our Canada day party and ate like a pig because there was all this lovely food I never get (cause I never make it) and while I spent most of the day in the pool... I turned a noodle into a "U" and sat in it and just floated around.. so didn't burn one calorie there...
anyway... it is what it is... only I can change it... so... nuff screwing around.. its back to basics for me too …. so i'm IN!!!
Edited cause i changed my ticker weight to what it is... the only good thing is plan to log every single OUNCE as it comes off so I AM going to be seeing it move FREQUENTLY!!! (that's positive thinking coming in there !!) lol
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I thought about updating my ticker weight but I just can’t do it. Seeing that number would totally depress me. I did great yesterday and am feeling motivated. I just got back from the grocery store so I have loads of healthy food and snacks. I’ve got a pool party/family reunion at the end of the month so I really want to see a loss before that.
We can do this!
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Must come in threes ....I am back to within 13 lbs of being at start weight... just started a losers challenge to see if it will motivate me...Hope so!! We can do this!!1
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I had actually done quite well in that I'd got back to my previous maintenance weight. Still working on it, but inexplicably the scales are creeping up again! I say inexplicably, but I have been indulging a little at weekends, and I really need to learn that I can't do that any more. Also, I made some shortbread, only because I've started growing lavender in the garden and wanted to know what lavender shortbread would be like*. I didn't eat it all, but what possessed me to bake such a calorific treat! Anyway, I'm not going to give up things like that for ever, but they really need to be an occasional treat. Not every weekend. I end up knocking out the whole week's worth of work!!
Good luck to all of us over the summer! It's time for a change!
(*it turned out that it was very nice indeed! I also made caraway shortbread and hazlenut/currant shortbread. All very nice, but don't make shortbread! All that butter!)1 -
Vail I love shortbread.... but fortunately for me people usually make it at Christmas here so I only have to face the trauma once a year lol... so I feel for ya!! I had a piece of home made strawberry rhubarb pie at the pool party.. .which set me off as it's my absolute favourite.. so what did I do yesterday? yup picked up a store bought one. It was a small one .. but... I was perfectly happy with the one piece at the party so why did I buy an entire pie the next day???? splain that to me Lucy !!
Did a long walk at the lake this morning, basically because I got to the top of the hill and thot screw it.. tht's far enough.. and when I turned around down the hill were a couple I met a few years ago and hadn't seen this year, so I joined them and ended up walking an extra hour or so lol... wish I could say it was cause I was motivated but alas... nope... however, whatever gets me there i'll take right!!
im about to start logging today... blech.... but... it's what worked for me on the big loss and i'm hoping perhaps seeing the actual amounts i'm taking in will help me deal iwth the reality of what i'm shoving in my mouth... hoping to hit pickleball tonite so that should burn off a few and i'm about to start making a shopping list .. i may search out some meal plans to take the pressure off about trying to decide what to have for dinner... ya 1st world probs.. i know lol
Edited: so turns out coffee, toast and pb equals almost 500 cals ... its suddenly becoming clearer ....
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Vail....STOP!!! OMG, now I want all the shortbread!!! Hahahaha! The concept of only indulging occasionally has eluded me...hence the weight gain. I get on this roll where I totally rationalize eating more and more unhealthy food. Kind of like Snoozie buying that pie, “well I already had one piece, what’s the big deal with a little pie, I’ll start back tomorrow, I already blew it today so I’ll just eat this carton of ice cream...”
I’m down a few pounds in a few days, so there’s the water weight gone. I’m dealing with parental issues today and I do like to stress eat, so wish me luck!1 -
Yay on losing a few already Suzy !! Lordy tell me about the stress eating I hear ya! I am more an emotional eater one and the problem is it doesn't matter what the emotion is😛😛. Good luck with the parents today !1
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Totally stayed within my calories today and I walked after dinner! Go me!!!
However.....tomorrow is July 4th and we’re grilling baby back ribs, having baked beans and I’m making banana pudding!!! I’m having salad instead of beans and limiting the number of ribs I eat but I am having my banana pudding. I’ll have to cut back on lunch and make sure I go for a walk! I’ll leave the leftovers at my parent’s house; that’s the only way that I won’t eat the whole pan!1 -
GREAT job on staying within your cals yesterday and the walkies!!!
and happy July 4th to my amazing friends across the way!! Hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating your lovely country's birthday!
Suzy, home made baked beans are one of my fav things... and remember they are super high in fibre if you decide to have a small side serving of em!! You can feel free to send the leftovers to me instead of your parents btw... lol just sayin...!!
I did NOT manage to stay within my cals.. well i might have actually... by the end of lunch i was at about 3/4 of my daily content.. but.. i ended up skipping dinner to go play pickleball, so i had a bowl of oatmeal and an orange for dinner when i got home ha!! I didn't overdo it this time i dont think... i'm a little stiff this morning but will head to the lake and walk it out.. i have to sit for a few hours this morning as i booked a hair color and cut - so i'll have to make sure i get up and waddle around the salon a bit here and there hahahaha...
I have changed up my shopping habit a wee bit too - I've decided i am only buying what i plan to eat over the next 2 days when i go to the store. I'm wasting too much food, and this way it will hopefully help with that and as well, keep me from straying into too much crap. I will still buy meat and freeze it when it's on sale, but the past few weeks i've been "eating" from my freezer and cupboard; i seem to have so much stuff in there i just keep buying and adding to... and end up throwing out down the road... so im not buying anything more until they are both pretty empty lol.
okey dokey i'm off to the lake!!
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I also freeze a lot of individual servings of meat or bread and such. It sometimes sneaks up on me that I’ve run out and then I look in the freezer and am confused about where it all went. Personally, I try to go to the grocery store as little as possible. Every time I go there it’s one more chance for me to grab something that I shouldn’t eat. You’ve got to do what works best for you though.
I did okay tonight with eating. I had a couple bites of the beans Snoozie. Worth it. I also had corn on the cob (which I wasn’t planning on but it was so good!). Ate one too many ribs and didn’t need the garlic roll but overall I’m pretty proud of my self control. I also walked today, so that helped.
Snoozie, pickleball sounds like such fun! I’m glad you’ve found something you enjoy.
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i'd say you did awesome suzy !! I am jealous of the beans and ribs … but I had corn on the cob the other day so that will have to console me lol.. how was the banana pudding???
i'm not sure the whole shop more often is gonna work either to be honest; but i'll give it a few weeks and see if helps or hinders lol!
off to the lake.. back to work today on evenings and was up at 5pm.. I wonder if they'll allow me a nap during shift tonite?? haaaaa
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I hate to blow my own horn but I made the banana pudding and it was incredible! One of my all time favorite desserts.
Working different shifts has got to be hard on losing weight. I am so routine driven and when I get off my routine my healthy diet suffers. Hang in there Snoozie!
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Morning Hatters!! We had lots of rain/thunder and lightening last nite which blew out the heat and humidity we had been dealing with for the past week... I just stuck my head out the window and its lovely and cool and breezy and sunny... can't wait to head to the lake this morning! and I slept pretty good for a change .. altho i'm still yawning lol...
Suzy the shift work does mess with me in many ways... but at least these few months over the summer where i'm not on nites helps big time; its just days and afternoons for a few months which is way better for me mentally physically and emotionally!! I'm down a couple of pounds but as Vail said in her post.. I'm waiting for a "new" pound before I log it.... which means i'm still have quite a ways to go … but that's ok at least the scale is moving in the right direction again and that's a start... so i'll take it!
I made a last minute decision on the way home from the lake yesterday to go to pickleball.. this free program over june/july is great so I figure I might as well take advantage of it while I can! I was a good little pudge tho.. did the practice drills and then played only 2 games... I was still a little stiff last nite at work but I think scaling back when I play is helping.. it was kinda funny the instructor asked us if we'd like to have a little tournament at the end of the program.. honestly we were like abunch of little kids all shouting yesssssss wow ya that'd be cool and everyone was all excited... we are all SO bad just the thought is a giggle.. but it is very nice of them to give us our own little tourney .. you never know one day one of us might be in a real one! I don't think i'll get to play in it tho if they do it right at the end cause i'll be working dayshift... but... I am so glad I tried something new even tho the thought of that much physical activity scared the hell out of me... and come the fall when I have to start paying to play at the rec centres, I will def start working it into my budget! Thankfully it ranges from $2 to $6 for 3 hrs of play so definitely doable lol!
ok time to get my butt in gear … Suzy I've never even heard of banana pudding.. can you believe that? I've had banana cream pie.. and various other things but never banana pudding.. s it actually pudding? like chocolate pudding?? or is that just a name? I suspect I would love it tho lol...cause I do like anything with banana.. i'm so glad it came out perfectly for you!!
righto. nuff babbling.. hope everyone has a great weekend; and be good to yourselves in any way that nourishes you body, mind or soul!!0 -
Banana pudding is vanilla custard layered with bananas and vanilla wafers and topped with meringue. Delish!
I like that...”new” pound phrase. I still have a long way to go to log a new pound loss. I know I should update my ticker but I just don’t want to see that number on here again. In some weird way it’s motivating me to get down to my ticker weight. Oh the mind games I play!!!
Snoozie, I don’t know if you get the Haribo gummi bears commercials up there where adults are in a board meeting but their voices are little kids talking about the candy. That’s what popped into my head when you were talking about your group’s reaction to the tournament. Hahaha! I love that commercial! I hope you get to play in it somehow. Sounds fun!
Have a great weekend everyone! We’re going to do some hiking if the weather allows. We’re getting that cold front from up north so it may only get into the mid eighties! But it might bring rain, so we’ll see.
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ok.... that dish should have a much fancier name than banana pudding Suzy lol - it sounds scrumptious and not at all what I imagined from its name hahaha!! And yep I like the "new" pound thing too.. well i'll like it a lot more when I actually get there...!! I am down 2 lbs of the extra I picked up, but still have a lot of that left to get rid of before any "new" .. however at least i'm on the way towards getting there so i'm on the right track again...
Ha @ the commercial; nope never seen it but it prolly does look exactly like we did lol...
I hope you got in your hiking; I did a walk at the lake this morning and I was going to come home a do a few chores before work but I have since decided i'm going back to bed for a bit instead... because I can!! I feel tired so … back I go lol... 1 -
Popping in for a quick second before work.... had a nice walk at the lake and then had to figure out non meat menu for all of today as I have bloodwork I wanna do tomorrow; had a toasted tomato sammich for brekkie and a cucumber sammich for lunch lol.. some peanuts and an orange and I made up the kidney bean quesadillas (mashed kidney beans mixed with salsa in a tortilla and pan toasted on each side) .. i'm trying to stay cholesterol free for the 24 hrs before the test; a lot of docs don't require that anymore but mine says hey if you can do it its a more accurate reading so what the hell... I did have cream in my coffee and I sprinkled about 6 strands of grated cheese in the tortillas... I figure its only about 20mg of cholesterol so better than the pork chop I had for dinner last time before the test hahaha..
Sundays are my weekly weigh in day, so yesterday seeing the couple of pounds of regain gone was great as it was my birthday - ha... i had a lovely walk at the lake in the morning, a cinnamon scone as a BD treat for brekkie and a couple of hours of pickleball before heading into work..oh and one of my guys brot me a cake pop from starbucks... they are pretty tiny but i still only ate half then thru out the rest wrapped in about 20 paper towels so he wouldnt see that i tossed it lol...
hope everyone has a great week !!
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Happy happy birthday Snoozie!!! I can’t believe you had the willpower to only eat half the cake pop! Wow!!!
I had never heard that about avoiding eating cholesterol before your blood work. I’ll have to try that. Of course, I need to make my appointment for my blood draw first.
I’m seriously considering pizza for dinner tonight. I’m exhausted and my neck is seizing up again so it’s killing me. I have an appointment at the stretch place tomorrow. It’s definitely a lazy pity meal. I’m rationalizing it because I hiked 8.5 miles over a mountain yesterday. Ugh. I’m hopeless.
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