WEIGHT NO MORE TEAM CHAT - JUNE 2019
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@julie8468 food open!!! 😋0
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Supposed to say food porn lol but I got myself too excited looking at those lovely pictures1
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@cyndiesstuff so happy for you!!!
@sleepymom5 I’m praying for you. Have you tried acupuncture?
I’m super happy about my loss.
I’m feeling lots of emotions right now. Anger, frustration, sadness, confusion, bitterness... I don’t speak to my sister. I just found out she is convincing my mom to move back to the west coast. It’s incredible drama trying to be brewed up. It would be a death sentence. I just don’t engage in drama. I can’t even speak to my mom right now. Sigh... the ebb and flow of our lives.3 -
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sleepymom5 wrote: »
@eyesopennow You are going to be in my neck of the woods. How long of a drive do you have? What part of Philly? I am in Havertown. Sorry to hear of your loss. Safe travels.
The funeral was at St. Edmond's in South Philly (21st and Snyder.) I had to drive from Richmond, VA and back. 4 1/2 hours up, 5 1/2 hours back. It was for the father of a friend from our office.
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Tuesday check in (very late)
Food - Logged & on target
Water 1 l
Exercise - 6790 steps
I had a really bad day today. Like really bad. My son’s issues have come up again at school. I can’t get into it all right now. I am strong for him but have been in tears when alone. I had 2 ice cream sandwiches but they were the low cal ones & in my calorie budget Still not something to keep doing as it is not real food & empty calories (and emotional eating). Will try to not go dark again & keep up with my daily posting. Lots of work to do. I met my big deadline but I have 2 more next week. I have to keep at it & then I can take July off. It cannot come soon enough. Am keeping up with all your posts & will write more tomorrow.3 -
Daily check in for Wednesday June 5
Logged: yes, a little over
Water: good 2L
Steps: 8,334
Exercise: zero
Vitamins: yes
Evening routine : good!
Sorry for the pictures, @mrsbelle reminded me they may be too risqué for MFP.. I’ll have to keep that in mind and share something healthy next time.
I’m so excited to see you Mme belle at 3 pounds away from your goal - way to go! I’m hoping all goes well with your mom.2 -
User ID: Cyndiesstuff
Week Number: Week 1
Previous weight: 157.5
Current weight: 153.5
Down 4 pounds
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Daily check in for Wednesday:
- Food: logged and under; no sugar; no late night snacks
- Water: couldn't track it properly
- Steps: 15904
- Exercise: 60 min jogging (split in 3 sets); 20 min stretching; 50 squats
Last night I wasn't asleep around midnight and was feeling a little hungry. In that moment hubby came in our bedroom with a cup of snacks. I have no Idea what was in it ( I guess peanuts and biscuits), because I just put my headphones and moved to the sofa in the living room, until he finished eating
Plan for today:- Plan A: 60 min jogging
- Plan B: 60 min weight lifting
- 50 crunches
- stick to no sugar and late night snacking
@cyndiesstuff, did you lose those 4 lbs for a week? That is a great!
About planning my food. I've tried it but I'm vary bad at planning at all. I'm a very spontaneous person. The best I can do is to prelog my meal before starting to eat, so I know how much I can have.4 -
Daily check in Wednesday
Food ate on plan
Water 70 oz
Exercise 30 minutes walk, 20 minute yoga
Steps 16822 steps
lol... did you see that weigh in? crazy. my day yesterday was full of excitement. started in the morning with the phone interview with home office, then the impromptu interview with the financial adviser in the office i applied at. and then a call back, and a in person interview set for next thursday morning. we finally finished the prenup yesterday. and today we are meeting at the bank to get all the pages notarized. We worked on the semi. the hydraulics for the lift box are not working and we need it to be able to dump. it has a load of gravel in it. saturday we are going to our rental and redoing the driveway. then i had my counseling session, that went well. and i did not eat compulsively and i met my 24 hour plan head on and was a success. it was just one day. and i did it. today will be a success as well.
@pacsnc6 ohhhh yeah girl. that paddle boat adventure sounds like fun and what great exercise! and i wish there was something you could do to help your friend relearn how to crochet. but if her hand is losing feeling, unless she can learn to use her feet, (and i have seen videos of sighted people knitting) then it probably won't work. hey but i just thought of something maybe she could crochet with her hands instead of the needle. try this link, maybe it's the answer.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-avast-securebrowser&hsimp=yhs-securebrowser&hspart=avast&p=hand+crochet+blanket#id=1&vid=4528dafcd5fc12340e3d15a89ed250fb&action=click
@Julie8468 it will not be as easy to check in as it is now, but i plan to make time for this group not matter what happens. my checking in will be different, maybe not so frequent but still daily for sure. i will schedule it and it will work. it is part of my recovery. you all don't understand this but you are all very important to me. and you all help me so much by giving me an outlet. and @Mrsbell8well is right. look at that beautiful food. ohhhhh. food porn. no, and don't you worry about posting those pics. they are beautiful. we will not villainize food.
@Mrsbell8well the fact is, your sister is trying to get your mom to move. how you think about that fact is totally up to you. this certainly is going to be tough for you. but maybe you should journal about why it's in your mom's best interest to stay and then have a sit down with her and speak your piece. try to stick to the facts not emotions. then, you have done what you could. they are both adults and will make up their own minds. and at least you will have had your say. hang in there friend. nobody ever said raising our parents would be easy!!
@Cafelelia you cannot eat frustration and sadness. they are not a food group. when you were done eating the ice cream did you feel better? remember the thought processing from the beginning of the june thread. first there is a fact, and you have a thought about that fact, that creates a feeling, and that creates an action. i know this is not easy. your primitive brain said, ahhhh fight or flight. we need energy. eat. look to your more analytical brain and work out the action. you can do this momma. i know its hard. but God created you to do hard things. you goth this.
@Moarrein good for you! that is awesome. it was a great NSV for sure!! now. you need to keep rolling that ball down the right side of the hill. yes!!!
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User ID: Shirin_K
Week: 1
Previous weight: 161.4
Current weight: 160.6
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Daily check in for: Wednesday
Logged food: Yes, under (Day 3 completed – yesterday was Day 2 oops)
Water: 80 oz
Steps and Exercise: 13,620 steps, 30 minutes walking, 20 min yoga
Water, food, and exercise on target. Finally did a much-needed yoga session – still love the Adriene yoga videos! I took a couple short walks as well.
Today’s plan:
- Log food and stay under calories
- Drink 64 oz of water
- 12,000 steps
- Walk outside
- Plan tomorrow’s meals and snacks
@cyndiesstuff Woohoo - great news on the interviews and weight loss
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cyndiesstuff wrote: »User ID: Cyndiesstuff
Week Number: Week 1
Previous weight: 157.5
Current weight: 153.5
Down 4 pounds
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@Shirin_K your hard work is showing!! good job on that loss. you are doing great, three days in your string!!
@eyesopennow you know it! I had that ole familiar dread when I stepped on the scale. but it was generous this morning! now, to keep it moving in the right direction!! lets do this!!
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@cafelelia - sending you hugs and strength!
@Julie8468 - love love love the pics! Canada really truly has the best of the best bakeries in the world. Glad I don't live there anymore! (I will take an eclair please!)
@mrsbell8well - sorry about the drama at home. Sending you strength my friend.
@cyndiesstuff - WOW 4 lbs loss!!!
@Shirin_K - great loss this week!!!
Wednesday check in:
Food - almost on plan. Still a couple of things I didn't plan for but thankful they were not junk food
Water - great! Lots!!
Exercise 14,000+ steps!!
Today's Plan:
Food is all planned for the day
Yoga tonight plus 10,000 steps.
Still binge listening to PNP! I'd love to join her tribe one day but I think I'd feel silly doing that when I really only have 10 lbs to lose!! For me it's all about fixing my stinkin' thinkin'! But on a positive note, tomorrow is national donut day. I get emailed grocery ads from some of my favorite stores and one that has amazing donuts (Lunds & Byerlys) has donuts 1/2 price tomorrow. I asked myself, shall that be my joy food for the week...1 donut? I immediately answered myself No, if I want a joy food it will be something even more special. One victory at a time!
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nstephenson01
Week 1
Thursday
PW: 173.2
CW: 170.28 -
Todays weigh ins:
@ljdanny
Friday's weighers:
@Cafelelia
@carlsoda
@DananaNanas
@eyesopennow
@hkfleming
@hope002
@julie8468
@lenka1
@lennoncpa
@pacsnc6
@moarrein
@sleepymom5
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@cyndiesstuff fantastic progress Cyndie on so many levels. Look at you go! What a lovely unfolding of your new life in all areas.
thanks for the input on mom as well and the well wishes @julie8468. I usually use my phone for MFP but today I am on the computer. I went back to your pictures to carefully view each one. I really would love just one bite of everything. (I gave up sugar in October but I still make some tasty "natural" sweets).
I am usually a very good communicator but my sister and mom dynamic has always been a hot button for me. My mom kind of stirs the pot by holding me up as the shining star. It creates sad jealousy dynamics. I wake up and think my sister is so evil and selfish. I start feeling angry and want to blast both her and my mom. I did snap last week and then caught myself. That's not me...that's not how I engage. I gave it a rest but my mom brought it back up. I kept my cool and just ignored it. I am trying to get some space between this situation and my emotions. I do not want to come from a place of anger. I am trying to breathe and surrender to life and explore my options and my responsibilities. For those of you who are caregivers just think how lovely it would be to let go and have someone else handle all these responsibilities. Wouldn't that be nice? My mom was living 10 minutes from my sister in California last year when my sister called in a panic begging for my help since my mom was dying. This week has come out of the blue. My sister has been in a mental hospital and is incompetent in every way. For me to stand aside and let my mom go back to the west coast would be to acknowledge that she is flying back to death. My sisters life is a constant drama day to day with long hours on the phone to my mother. Sigh...I just want to give up and say "go". It needs to be talked about and my parents aren't prisoners. They truly can go if they want. Molly and I bought a huge home last year to accommodate them living with us. They also contribute financially to the monthly mortgage in the form of "rent". If they did go that would mean Molly and I would have to do something with the house. My sister told my mom not to worry about it that we would figure it out. We live 1 minute from the hospital. As most of you know mom has almost died, literally, 4 times this last year. She is also on dialysis 3 X a week. I do all my mom's pills and bills. I feel my face getting hot just writing this but I really needed to vent. We will have a discussion but I can't do it right yet. I don't want to come from a place of full blown emotions. And I do feel compassion for my sister. All her children hate her and her son is trying to murder her. I was so happy to get my mom away from all that drama but I think sometimes people like drama. It can be a choice. Molly and I do NOT do drama so we are trying to feel our way through this. Yes it is painful on so many levels but I do believe in surrendering and I trust the universe has something spectacular in mind for us now and in our future. We are truly blessed on so many amazing areas of our lives.
I finally finished my short story. @sleepymom5 it is a romance. This is really not the kind of writing I prefer but I was trying to enter a contest last year and it was a romance story submission. I had started it so I wanted to finish it. the first draft is finally done so now I can go back and edit. Molly was an English major and is a good editor so I will give her a go at it once I finish my revision.
@twyla77 I love your 28 challenge! I want to do it!!! I will do a vegan version.
My work has been incredibly intense this week. I am taking a quick break to write then back into the madness. I brought my running shoes and plan to sneak over to the gym sometime today. I had no idea what to eat today but threw together a smoothie, grabbed some hummus and veg, pita chips and apple sauce and ran out the door. I have been too busy to finish our budget and too busy to grocery shop. I spend all day reminding myself to breathe. Thanks team for all your support!!!5 -
Yesterdays daily goals:
after my interview, i will spend 5 minutes in meditation to refocus my mind.
my mantra for today is, "I am at peace around food" at least 5 time
10k steps
30 minute walk
eat when hungry and stop when satisfied
if i get snacky, i will journal about it first
bare my soul to my counselor tonite
yoga and stretching
Today I will:
drink my water
make my 24 hour plan
30 minute walk
20 minute cardio
10k steps
eat when hungry and stop when satisfied
if I get snacky I will journal first
mantra for today, "I have found my willingness to quit"
@nstephenson01 omgosh girl! you had a whoosh too. good job. look out 160's here comes nancy!!
@Mrsbell8well those family dynamics are tough. but you are right. it is ultimately their decision. when you have your conversation with your parents, I would make it clear that if they make this choice, and they leave all that you have built together and for them, that you won't be able to save them again. This is your life and they have theirs. none of this will be easy. and the answer will not be clear. sorry for your stuggles. remember tho in all of this, that you and molly have to come first. it is noble to sacrifice and share but not at any cost. take care my friend.
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Sorry I won't be able to comment until tonight. MK and I are heading to the shore. She has to work at 4. Daisy is at the groomer and then we are leaving. I am calling the doctor today, hoping to hear back before I leave. I am sure I can an MRI or xray or what ever she orders down there. If not, I can always come back up. It is not a bad drive except for the summer weekends.5
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Wednesday Check in
Food - Logged and under
Water - 1l
Exercise - 6620 steps & physic
I forced myself to bed early and got a lot of sleep, so am feeling better today. We will have a difficult week ahead of us with our son, but we have a plan and I am seeking some advice from his therapist. I need some different running shoes according to my physio, so I have stopped my running plan until I can get the new ones tomorrow. Now it is back to my deadlines.
Congratulations on all of the amazing losses that I am seeing today!
@Mrsbell8well - I am so sorry about the family difficulties that you are going through right now. Family issues are so tough, I know. Hope that you stay focused as you are so close to your goal!
@cyndiesstuff - Thanks for your words of encouragement. I am feeling back on track and thankfully, I was very much aware of what was going on with my ice cream sandwich attack yesterday. My danger zone is when I am not aware or not willing to admit what is going on with that kind of behaviour.2 -
@carlsoda and @Cafelelia thanks also for your supportive comments. I am feeling better after venting and it has been a very busy productive work day. my ego really wanted to grab on to this situation and run all out with it. Bottom line I want peace and happiness more than I want to be righteous and accusing. I am really breathing and trying to flow with it. I want to hold a grudge against my mom and sister. Molly and I were planning to take my parents to the beach for 4th of July weekend...but this makes me want to screech on the brakes and punish my mom. sigh...that is the old me. the new me does not invest in drama. It's no big deal...just let life unfold and daily do what I know is right for me and keep myself set at a higher standard. I used to pride myself in tit for tat. No more...I have worked really hard to forgive and move on.
@cyndiesstuff we were shopping today for a community project to help boys and girls club for my work. we bought lots of games as well. One of them was "wack-a-mole"...it cracked me up and made me think of you and your nickname. lol2 -
Ljdanny
Week 1
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Pw 188.4
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Hey team...in 10 weeks of training I only missed 1 workout. I decided to do it tonight. I am sweating buckets. But I left the gym feeling like an amazing Wonder Woman warrior! But check out the shoes I packed...
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@Mrsbell8well lol. Funny shoes wonder woman. From one wack a mole to another, you've got this. I was thinking about you today too. This is why.
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@cyndiesstuff thanks for the recipe. I bought the ingredients tonight to make it.
I have to say I feel so much better. I came home and chatted with mom for a bit. Everything is fine. At least for tonight. And that’s all I need. 1 day and one night at a time.4 -
Finally logged me in. For some reason i could not get on for past 3 days. It would keep kicking me out
@sleepymom5 hope your hip is feeling better!
@Mrsbell8well so much drama with your sister. You’re a wise lady though, it’s stressful and it’s good to let yourself think and calm down before you have that conversation.
@cyndiesstuff great loss and congrats on your interview!
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Had a big salad from Harris Teeter for lunch and made chicken piccata for supper.
Our principal gave us ice cream for a surprise treat. So I'm grateful that I chose the salad.4
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