2019 - I WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T GIVE UP!! HERE WE GO!
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Suzy have a fabulous time Gail glad u had a vacay too - more later !!1
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Congratulations on another mountain conquered, Suzy! I love hearing about your hikes - so inspiring! I bet the two pounds is just fluctuation. Enjoy your trip!1
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Enjoying my trip too much.
Unfortunately my choices haven’t been the healthiest. It’s not the end of the world though. I’ll deal with it when I get back. 1 -
Suzy am glad you are enjoying your trip - don't sweat the break from your "normal" just keep up the water and get in some walkies if you can but otherwise just enjoy your time with family!
I just finished my last night shift for a few months - have taken vacation for the next couple of months over nites so i will be back to a normal sched of just days and evenings ... and am so looking forward to normal and not having any excuse to not take better care of myself!
I'll wait a few days to weigh in officially til my body resets but my daily hop on the scale seems to indicate i've been staying at exactly the same weight since the beginning of the year; no doubt at all now it seems to be comfortable at this "set weight" so i suspect its gonna be hard work talking it into giving some of that up! But women excell at "hard", after all! lol1 -
Snoozie, I’m glad you’re getting a break from night duty. That has got to be hard on your eating, sleeping, exercising....everything! I know you’ve got to be frustrated beyond belief that the scale isn’t moving but a wise woman (that would be you!) once told me that it isn’t all about the number on the scale. I hope being on a better schedule will be the push that your body needs to reflect your hard work. Remember our motto for the year! You can do this!
I’m glad I have until Friday to officially record my weight because this morning was a shocker! If only shock burned calories!!!
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lol @ the shock burning calories... laughter does tho...and hot flashes if that's any help haaaaaaaa...
yup im not stressing over the number just recognizing my body seems to be very happy at this weight as its staying exactly the same - so we're gonna have a bit of a battle it and me
i wonder if i just started yelling out loud "let it goooooooooooo let it gooooooooooo" if it would just give it up and start dropping?? ya... didn't think so lol... not to mention the funny looks i'd get screaming LET GOOOOOOOOOO in public!
Finally got back to pickleball yesterday afternoon; went this morning again but my shoudler started aching a bit so i only played a few games ... but glad to be able to hit the courts again! One of the women today just got back from a cruise on the Princess line.. and they had a pickleball court on board LOL.. . guess they are realizing how popular its getting!
oh and my sister is trying to talk me into going to italy with her in the fall... along with 2 of my cousins from down east. i dont particularly have any desire to visit italy tho to be honest; im thinking i'd rather save my $$ to do a trip i really would like - i've always wanted to visit Sweden and Denmark and Norway and Switzerland - and the last trip we went on together was a disaster for us relationship wise lol... altho she swears she has evolved since then.. i dunno lol... anyway we will talk this week and i'll see what kind of trip she's planning and where exactly...1 -
We’re going to Amsterdam, Belgium, and Ireland the end of May with our daughter and son in law. We thought about Italy but my husband and I have been twice. We would love to go back to Norway (without young kids in tow this time) or Scotland or Finland. There’s so many places to see in Europe and so little time and money!!! Life is short; go where YOU want, with WHO you want! I have a young (35 years old...young to me!) friend who is single and she goes on group tours. She loves it. In fact, she’s going to Machu Picchu in May with a group. She doesn’t know any of the other people going but doesn’t let it stop her. I think that’s awesome!
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lol @ the 35 young Suzy ... ain't it the truth! and yes i've been checking out some travel groups and there are a few that look promising. ha on the going back to places without kidlets in tow - i can imagine! omg awesome on your trip thats fabulous!! if i lose enough weight to fit in your suitcase can i come too?? LOLOLOLOL ..
gonna go check out your recipe site after the next coffee... i went yesterday and got new passport photos cause i realized a few weeks ago mine expires in a few months (nothing to do with my sisters trip idea) and as you know you're not allowed to smile has to be a neutral expression - well mine looks like a mugshot LOL!! its a terrible picture - not as bad as my DL one where the girl actually offered to take another one because i looked too mean! haaaaaa well its not like its gonna be framed and sitting on a dresser but it is pretty scary looking! ok more caffeine needed.... be back later!1 -
great site suzy - she had me at "i find salads boring most of the time"! love the black and blue salad and the quesadilla ideas; will bookmark it to check out more later - thansk for sharing it!1
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ok.. it wouldnt let me back in to edit the little video lol... but it's a quick little watch - and I thought it was appropriate cause we've all had one of those 3 setbacks and we've all kept getting back up and dusting ourselves off and come back!!! That's resilience! Cause we won't give up on ourselves!! woo hoo1
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wow has something changed where you can't go in and edit your post for an hour after anymore?? blech.. i'm not liking this.... anyway if you watch the video, just click on the TOP LINE that says why resilience is the key to weight management - i dunno where those other videos came from .. sorry!!0
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I don’t know....MFP app is acting all screwy.
I liked at the end when he said to use it as a learning experience and to be motivated by it. That’s the attitude I’m trying to adopt. I’m not sure I’ve learned enough to keep myself from going off the deep end when thrown out of my routine but I seem to be able to get back on it a lot faster than I used to. That’s progress for me!
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I keep getting this permission error if I try to click on inspiring or woo or whatever on a post too. So Susie I think that's exactly why you're doing so well - we're always going to have those moments or days but they don't really matter what matters is the resilience to get right back to continuing to get what you want and you're rocking it1
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Thanks for the video and for the recipe website.
Odd that MFP is playing up. I'll try to edit this after I post it just to see what happens.
I love Italy, but for such a huge trip, you need it to be somewhere you really want to go, Snooozie! And with people you'll get on with - in fact, I think I'd rather go alone than go with somebody I'm going to fall out with, lol!1 -
No, can't edit it. Strange. I'm going to be scared to post now! What a commitment!0
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I'm going to post a question in the tech forum asking whats going on with the not being able to edit!!! half of my posts are "work in progress" lol0
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Weigh in tomorrow. It’s not gonna be pretty.
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It'll be ok suzy.. no matter what it says up or down - it will simply be one more piece of information to collect - and when combined with your other info you've collected along the way - like your MOUNTAIN CLIMBING and hiking!!! well.. its just a wee bit more info for ya nothing more - and you'll soon be well on your way back to your resilience and consistency in getting what you want for yourself !1
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Now that nights are done for a few months i have no excuse for not taking better care of myself (well nites wasnt an excuse either to be fair... but in my head they were so that counts lol) and with the weather slowly starting to climb out of winter (i think there's still snow in the forecast for sunday but after that we should be at least heading above 0) so it's time to get cracking - i cannot believe 3 months have already gone by since the new year!
i've been thinking a lot about the Italy trip - and now i'm leaning towards.. why not.. it will be an adventure and i think i need to add something new and outside my comfort zone; i'm becoming a little too settled and i think in prepping for retirement, i going to need to seek out new adventures and try new things... and this may be a good jumping off point as i'll be with my cousins and sista.... i also think i'll either have to embrace it 100% as a new adventure... or not go at all.. and stay on my couch... i haven't made the final decision but i'm much more on the go side now that the not... lol
I'm off to get some groceries and do some meal planning for this week as i start dayshift tomorrow and i'm doing an extra shift this afternoon to cover for someone else.. hello overtime lol.. so better get my butt in gear. Have a great weekend Hatters!
ohhhhhhh and i found out how i can edit the posts now! I didnt get a reply from MFP, but i was fiddling around... and when i clicked on the DATE at the bottom left of my post (to the left of the "inspiring/like/woo/ buttons? it brought me to a new post box under this one... BUT the gear box suddenly appeared in THIS box... with the edit option! woo hoo...1 -
Snoozie, I’m sure you would love Italy and attitude is everything. If you decide to go then just embrace every minute! You made me laugh with climbing out of winter but still have snow in the forecast. I’m so spoiled with living in the south! We were considering an overnight backpacking trip this weekend but it may dip into the 30’s at night. Lol!
I’m pretty bummed that I’m ending the month at the same weight I started it. I’ve really got to get a grip on myself when I get off my routine and am away from home. So far....I’m home until the very end of April. I’ve got to make this next four weeks count! We’re going to the mountains at the end of the month for five days of hiking then the next weekend is a girl’s wine weekend.
How are you doing: Vail, Milove, Gail, Susan?0 -
Oh...and I don’t get a date at the bottom of my post. I have to leave the “community” page and then go back into our discussion, then I get the gear box on my post. Weird.
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Thank you for all the accolades!! It is because I can't eat and take a daytime pill........so some suffering went into this loss. but I will take it!! lol But come "get off work time"...... I am READT to EaT!! It still makes me have to ...."you know"....but at least I am home.
I seem to be losing it mostly in my legs, which I am not wanting, but I am getting in 8000 to 10000 steps a day in my new work, so I hope that will help me keep from losing muscle. Plus adding in Protein drinks to keep protein up....Premier Choc. is the only premixed I can tolerate.
New job doesn't allow much free time , so I am reading posts quickly ..... and they are great posts!
Yea, I really need the edit button, so forgive Me If I misspell most of the time.. : )
Have a awesome weekend, You deserve it!!
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Newest G-Baby is doing great! so precious!!1 -
Good Morning Mad Hatters!!
I have enjoyed reading the posts. Thanks for the ideas in the recipes and the resilient video is how I have lived my life. When you fall down brush it off and continue on.
My cholesterol numbers went back up again. I don't know I guess I went back to my old habits. So I am back to a low fat and low carb diet for the most part. I am up a few and down a few because I weigh everyday. But at the end I am dropping a pound about every 2 to 3 weeks. I can live with that. No more fried chicken or fried fish and slowing down on the red meat going to miss my steaks. Hopefully, in six months my cholesterol will be back to normal.
I would love to go to Italy and France. My little cousin might have an opportunity to dance in Poland for next December. I will know soon and if so I am planning on going there to see her dance. And of course travel to at least England and France.
Glad to see you had an enjoyable vacation Gail, and enjoy yours Suzy. And welcome back to days Snoozie.
I am still climbing the stairs at work had to slow down because I saw my knee swell up. Hopefully, when the weight come off the knee will tolerate the stairs better.
My goal for this summer at age 62, I want to wear a bikini lol and look good in it. I have never wore one in my entire life. I want to walk on a beach where no one knows me of course. You guys can ignore me and laugh just wanted to share.2 -
Milove, no laughing here! I say go for it and rock it!!! Confidence is much more beautiful than toned abs!
Gail, good to hear from you. If only we could pick the area we want to lose weight from! Hug that grand baby for us!
My husband and I walked this cool paved trail into a little town square near us yesterday. It’s about a two mile walk, pretty easy. Then we decided to sit outside and have a drink before walking back. It all went downhill from there. I ended up drinking four glasses of wine, ate fried fish tacos and then we had ice cream on the way home. Good lord!!! I had zero self control. So, yes I walked four miles but I also ate/drank about 2000 calories for dinner. Wine is not my friend.
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But Suzy that sound so enjoyable. Make up for it today or tomorrow. We still got to try to enjoy life. And food and drinks is such an important part of that.1
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And thanks for not laughing Suzy!!1
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No laughter here, Milove. You can do it!!
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Milove - i think that's an AWESOME goal - and like the others, I absolutely know you can accomplish it and ROCK the bikini! And I agree with Suzy - confidence is the #1 attribute in feeling good about ourselves - and I think any of us who have ever struggled with weight have had confidence issues... but we all also know when we are wearing something that fits well and we FEEL great in it, our confidence soars and we feel great about ourselves no matter the size or shape we're in - i had a very hard time (and still struggle occasionally) getting AWAY from buying everything "baggy and loose"... took me a long time to realize something that fits me well (whatever size i'm at) looks a WHOLE lot better than just everything baggy! Show yourself off to the world, milove and know you're gonna look fabulous while you do! and I do hope you get to the dance recital !!
I have my doc appt in a few weeks to see if the new T2 meds have brot my A1C down, and to check my cholestereol and the usual other stuff.. Will be interesting as i started adding back some red meat last month because of the low iron results - so we'll see if it impacts my cholesterol!
Suzy - i know you're not happy about the indulgence... but honestly when i read your post.. my first thought was .. "how lovely!! out for a stroll with hubby, stumble across a lovely little outdoor patio, have a few drinks and some munchie and people watch - i would love that sort of thing!" so altho you may have consumed some extra cals today, it sounds like a lovely break from the norm with hubby and a delightful outing! We gotta remember its just as important to seize the moment so to speak - and as its sunday you can simply forget the calorie part (not the moment!) and get back to your " normal " for the start of a new week tomorrow!
Gail - i am impressed because i can't choke down any protein shake stuff.. so good on ya! But did you mean you aren't eating at all all day ??? ack! Maybe you could talk to your doc about switching to a different kind of med for the T2 if you aren't able to eat all day because of the effects of the metformin chaining you to the bathroom if you do?? They have a lot of new meds to treat T2 .. ? Huge congrats on the steps per day holy cow well done you!! I have GOT to get back to walking every day..... today is the last day of March and its been snowing for 24 hrs .... !! But it shoudl be gone by midweek as the temps start to climb and i'll have absoltuely no excuse now!!!
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