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2018 - The Year of " I AM "
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The lake is gorgeous, Suzy!! I toolove the bench and the water spouting..... I know there is a better way to describe it, but my brain is soooootired , I can't think...
Thanks Snooze. She is actually well enough to come home, so I hope she is better. They said she was severely dehydrated. So the drips did their job.
.....headed off to bed before I lose this tired feeling and my night owl syndrome kicks in..
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I’ve actually been doing really well this week. I feel motivated and on track. However....tonight we’re going downtown to see our son who is in town on a show and tomorrow we’re taking our son-in-law and daughter out for dinner for his birthday. I have no way to plan for dinner tonight because I have no idea what to expect. Tomorrow we’re going to Fogo de Chão, which is an all you can eat Brazilian grill type place. I feel like I’m doomed to put these two pounds I’ve lost back on in a 24 hour period. Ugh!!! My plans and motivation tend to fly out the window when faced with this type of challenge. So....I’m going to do my best and not go into either situation hungry (hope that helps!).1
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Suzy - stick with protein and veg if you can, and maybe take a doggie bag home - but no matter what enjoy your time with your family! Brazilian grill sounds fab right now as after 4 nite shifts my body is starting to move away from pb and toast to wanting more...substantial...I know there are plans afoot to order in tonite so I am leaving my $ at home on purpose and packing my lunch but will add 2 wee cookies as a treat so i'm not tempted once the food arrives... fingers crossed!
Suzy - I wanted to thank you for your post and photos.. because it inspired my lazy *kitten* to get up and down to the lake when I woke up around noon. It was lovely and sunny but very cold, but I bundled up and it was soooooooo nice!! I totally enjoyed it and went a little further than I thought I would.....
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up until all the rocks ... suddenly started to look like iced cinnamon buns !!! omg.. everywhere I looked all I could see were iced cinnamon buns... so I got the hell out of dodge and came home LOL.... but ya gotta admit... all u see are iced cinnamon buns too right??
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Oh my gosh, that looks so cold!!! My southern blood would never make it! Good for you for getting out there!!
We had a wonderful, if brief, visit with our son. We ended up going to a restaurant right across the street and I had the most delicious 600 calorie meal of trout, asparagus and broccoli. I did great!!! I am proud of myself!! Now on to tomorrow’s challenge! I’m going to go for a hike in the morning (before the rain starts) to get some calories in the bank.2 -
awesome Suzy!!! 600 cals and sounds totally delicious!! yum yum yum!! and brilliant idea to do the hike tomorrow to offset tomorrow's challenge - def IPOM moment!!
im happy to report that after getting away from the cinnamon roll rocks i lost the urge for one.. cause i remembered ONE had about 500 calories last time i checked... i'll have the rock instead lol
i changed my vacation dates last night; i decided to work my next night shift and take the one after cause then i'm done with them all til november...rather than working one inbetween vacation dates... being old has some advantages at least when it comes to vacation weeks!2 -
oh my gosh!! hahaha They do look like iced cinnamon buns!! I can almost see the brand name....lol1
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Uh oh. I didn’t do very well at the Brazilian steakhouse. I didn’t eat any bread or potatoes and I ate a salad and some veggies but I ate too much meat and then had a glazed pineapple ala mode for dessert. No alcohol though. It could have been worse but I’m so full right now that I’m uncomfortable. Live and learn.0
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Beautiful picture, Suzy! It's so good to be outdoors, I think, but all the better if you have some lovely views, and there's something about being near water (lakes, river, sea) that is special.
I hope your mother's OK, Gail. It does seem to be a bad winter this year - so many people coming down with things. I hope she's home now and recovering.
I'm laughing at the exercise equipment, though! I have been through various stuff over the years. I only have a small house, and I moved all the exercise stuff to the living room to make me more likely to use it. So one corner of the room is taken up with weights, kettlebells, a step and so on and pride of place goes to an exercise bike. And I have actually been known to hang things on it. I do use it occasionally for its intended purpose, I don't like it being there, but getting rid would mean admitting defeat - lol! I have got rid of bouncer/mini-trampoline, one of those giant ball things, a hula hoop (I'm all for the latest exercise crazes - temporarily, but the other stuff is staying for now. I'm probably using the step more than anything.
It sounds like you are doing great, Snoozie, very organised with your frozen meals. I do think tea is better than coffee too, although I try to limit it (I could chain-drink tea all day).0 -
Suzy - I totally get what you mean about being so full you're uncomfortable; I did that at the Jamie oliver restaurant a few weeks ago... I finished the entire bowl of pasta even tho I could have easily taken half of it or more home for another meal... I was stogged and sluggish the rest of the night... but kudos on getting in the veggies and the greens and skiping the alcohol.. so def a positive !
Vail omg I larfed at your bike/closet.. anytime I had a bike that's exactly what it ended up being.. a clothes hangar !! and if I even thot of using it for its intended purpose, I realized i'd have to drag everything off it first which of course... made it easy to say nope lol. I still have the giant ball in my sunroom..i just keep rolling it out of the way here and there... I keep telling myself i'll use it in the living room when I'me watching tv or something.. but i'm such a klutz I can see myself taking a header off it and knocking myself unconscious on the table.. altho I have carpeting so maybe I should rethink it... lol
I hit the lake again this aft; it was gorgeous and sunny when I woke up but by the time I laid around and finally got dressed and out the sun was gone.. wah.. and I forgot it was a sunday so it was crazy busy with people out and about as the temp was about 4C .. and we're headed for another deep freeze tomorrow so I guess everyone was taking advantage of today... but I was slightly miffed they were taking up my space lol.
LAST night shift tonite yee haw... i may do a small celebratory dance in the morning before bed .. and with my luck... tomorrow i'll finally sleep more than 4 hrs and totally mess up my switcharound LOL. ah well.. big picture not exactly a crisis!
Hard to believe january is almost over.. i dunno if it's because as they say the older you get the faster time goes but holy cow.. !
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I know! Hard to believe that we’re almost on to our second month of the year. It took me way too long to get my butt motivated this year. But I am now and that’s what counts! I’m happy to report that my Brazilian steakhouse overload didn’t do too much damage!! Yay!!
I’m getting a late start today so I can relate to your Sunday, Snoozie. Yesterday it was cold and rainy and I stayed indoors but I’ve got to get out there today. I’m determined to go to the gym and then for a walk. Wish me luck because this couch is awful warm and cozy.
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Well I was in my happy place having finished midnights this morning.. THEN I got an email from MFP saying "Happy 6th anniversary - six years ago you joined MFP .. now is a good time to recall what motivated you blah blah"..
and all I could think was omg... 6 years.. seriously .... and i'm still trying to work towards my goal weight? NOT impressed with myself right now.. ya I know i'm much better than I was in my eating and choices and I've learned a lot... but 6 years has gone by while I've been blatting and blathering about it... on the plus side? you wanna talk about motivation now.. ya .. I will NOT waste another minute let alone another 6 years getting what I want for myself!!!
Suzy - so glad the Brazilian steak didn't leave a dent !! And kudos girl on getting prepped and pumped and ready to tackle your goal!
there's a huge snowstorm going on outside right now so gonna head for some indoor chores to burn off some cals and i'm thinking scrambled eggs are on the menu for dinner tonite!!
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Yep. I got that message from MFP for my four year anniversary. I was pretty bummed as well. Good for you for turning it into a motivational tool! Go get em Snoozie!!! This is OUR year!2
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I had an IPOM victory tonight. I bought two dozen bakery cookies for my husband’s lunches. I separated them into ziplocs for his daily lunch and put them in the freezer without eating a single one!!! Go me!!! Yay!2
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Good morning ladies, glad to read and catch up.
I am glad your mom is doing better Gail.
I AM very slowly taking the pounds off now to make it through Mardi Gras trying to stay away from the famous delicious very sweet King cake.
I think that we are all doing well I have not gained the weight that I started at however the difference is also working on this for my health. Trying to get my cholesterol down not just lose the pounds.
I know it might not sound healthy but I stop eating my breakfast in the morning and I save it for lunch. That way I have fewer hours to go over my calories. I have been drinking a cup of tea in the morning instead. That was one of my techniques when I first started on here. We will see. Have a good week ladies.
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Milove, I’m glad you’re seeing some progress. You’ve got to do what works for you. As long as you’re striving for healthy then stick with what works.
I went to the gym again today (twice this week...whoo hoo!) and tried the stair climber. I was able to go seven minutes instead of five and (it said) I climbed 12 floors! Baby steps but at least it’s steps! I’m still disappointed that the scale isn’t moving much but I’m not giving up.
I also tried the Oikos triple zero Greek yogurt today and it was pretty good. Have y’all seen/tried it? Zero added sugar, artificial sweeteners and fat. 110 calories, 15 grams protein and pretty tasty.2 -
Suzy....tried it but not quite right
I like the Oikois in the blue containers. Better taste for me.
Well, gotta get back on the wagon. Fell off and it took off without me.
I can't wait for spring. Winter is killing me. Hate the gym thoughts, changing 3 times plus the hour drive home after in traffic is torture.
Talk to everyone later
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Morning Hatters..
Did my weigh in for the start of this month; I'm down a bit for January but still haven't broken though the "fluctuation" numbers; which for me is about a 5 lb range. But I AM going to break through it and will work harder this month to get what i want for myself
and as Suzy reminded us, we need to be proud of every little step we take towards getting that so IPOM!
Milove - as Suzy said.. as long as it works for you, go for it! And I also agree that having more of a primary focus towards improving health overall rather than just losing weight is a good motivator. Having my A1C # and my "what do you want MORE?" signs on my cupboards actually does help remind me of the bigger picture quite often.
** brief interruption; lost my post when my battery died.. will i get it back?:
Suz - WELL DONE on the stairmaster and specially on the extra 2 min! wowsa.... that two minutes is a whole bunch more stairs so kudos to you, as well as taking yourself to the gym 2x! I will keep fingers crossed the "woosh" factor will kick in soon to reflect your hard work on the scale!
We're heading for another deep freeze tomorrow.. sigh.. i'm pretty much done with winter now.... mother nature needs to take a step back!! At this point i wish i had booked a trip somewhere warm lol. .but only 6 weeks to spring so will hang in there... not that i have any choice ha.. \
I only have one more night shift to do the end of this month, then i'm on vacation for the rest of them til october.. so i am going to go online and look at our rec centres and seniors centres to see about maybe doing a 3 month membership ... paying as i go would be more expensive, and i'm hoping with a committment financially it will help me actually go... but will have to make sure there are classes that i will enjoy ... until then i have committed this month to going down to the gym here .... and to starting up the wee strength moves with the little weights i have at home while i'm sitting on my *kitten* watching tv... during commericals will not only stand up but will incorporate a few minutes of those exercises ....
BTW.. do we want a new thread for each month this year? or just keep to the one for the whole year?
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Was flipping back thru some old recipes and got some boneless chicken boobs on sale, so gonna do a simple greek marinade in olive oil lemon juice oregano then pan cook the pieces and have a bunch of roasted veggies on the side.. will make enough for lunch tomorrow.. bought a pre made tziki sauce but should be a nice change of pace (just sharing in case anyone looking for ideas for simple and easy and healthy)1
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Chicken sounds yummy, Huge congrats!! on the loss, Snoozie.. I enjoy having It all in one year and then seeing if we beat the last years posts at the end...just my thinking.
Suzy, Awesome on lasting more minutes. won't be long before you are rocking it like a rock star...you already are in my book....with all the hikes!
Milove, Awesome loss!! You are doing great! ......especially through Mardi Gras!!
Best wishes Carol. I am still trying to find my wagon.
Pounds Up a bit on my end and I think that is where it is all going...to my end!! Sweet desires are diminishing...could be that I finally don't have Chocolate lying everywhere.
Making it to the Gym to do Leg crunches . Haven't worked up to bike or treadmill again...working on strength...to add a bit of muscle... fingers crossed it will work.
Have an awesome rest of the week
& weekend!!
G3
