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There are ways to manage take out and restaurant meals. Looking up calories in the website’s nutrition guide. We went out to dinner with friends tonight. I managed to get a 400 calorie meal. It wasn’t necessarily what I would have chosen in the past or if I had budgeted earlier in the day.
But it was a satisfying meal and we went out to be with friends. So the actual food was secondary.
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Now THAT's impressive Ms Yooly.
I usually end up in the 750 range when I am successful at my trying (thinking here about MY definition of "less noodles" in a pho and the usual Restaurant interpretation!!!).
Still anything under 1200 is a good thing given that most restaurant outings would START at around 1200 otherwise...1 -
Well the restaurant had “lighter” menu choices. It was a 6 oz. steak, green beans and carrots.3
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The eating out less thing is HARD. I live in a big city with so many amazing food options and festivals. But my thinking is quality over quantity. So I can still eat out, just not as often and I will go and try the best places. If I go to a festival I will allow myself something (like I will for lunch today likely) and maybe a small treat.2
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I have been awake for 22 hours. Did gym, supper, TV, work till 7:30am. Gym, home, hot tub, now roasting in the sun. About to snag a quick nap before my 20yo daughter and I go out and get our toenails done (literally my only girly thing, I have short hair and don't wear makeup, I live in shorts and tshirts and flip flops or runners) before a quick target run and breakfast for dinner at a diner.3
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Sleep 😴2
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Well.... given the results you could have gone to sleep by the looks of it! Yooly ought to be happy!!! ;-)0
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Well.... given the results you could have gone to sleep by the looks of it! Yooly ought to be happy!!! ;-)
Well I would be IF I had even had an inkling that there was a pro ice hockey team in Dallas! Who knew? Doesn’t make the local TV or newspapers. I discovered the score on a CNN crawl on the TV at the gym this morning. So now I definitely have to root for the Oilers because Deep South ice hockey is an aberration.3 -
I walked around 5 miles yesterday so today I am resting to hopefully not trigger my fatigue. It was just so beautiful yesterday that I went down to the lakefront and kept walking. Downside? I forgot the sunblock so today I am nursing a sun burn on my shoulders, upper back, and upper chest. Yay for aloe gel!
Going to meal plan for the next few weeks I think.4 -
Sounds like a fun relaxing walk Jade! 😎1
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Free air con at the arena Yooly--near the ice!😎2
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Ah that's easy! Get to the rubber thing on the ice any which way, including by moving through the guy in front of you, and slap it with your stick till it goes into the other side's net! If the other guy objects punch him.... but only in a way the refs don't take notice!😉😂😎
Maybe I'll let Nic explain cause remember I didn't grow up with the game!😜3 -
You captured the essence of it Pav, lol. There's a few more rules, but generally you wanna get the puck in the other team's net more than they get it in yours.3
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House guests - the in-laws arrived Wednesday. They aren’t too demanding but the disruptions in my routine has thrown my eating and logging off. Prepping meals for five instead of two.
And none of them is watching their weight and eating with abandon. I want them to have a good time so many verboten foods have come into the house. It’s hard to prep healthier meals for myself alone. So I am trying to at least take smaller portions.2 -
I always go for BIGGER portions of things that are LOWER in CALORIES
(so you could have lots of veggies (mmmmm cauli.....mmmm broccoli....mmmmm I don't know leafy greens or something!!!!! with sauce on the side.... and a full full plate or something...)
And yes... sigh.... the watch like a hawk thing too!
Good luck Yooly!!!
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On the plus, minus, or in between categories... well nothing changes in reality. What was true day before yesterday is still true today.
Well. Except that the perceived sound of the ticking clock is louder than it used to be.
I mean literally nothing changes because whatever has been happening has been happening for years. Probably judging by some "remembered" things from even before I started losing weight 10+ years ago.
Still a whole bunch of tests to be done. But we are officially getting on the let's contribute to pharmacist and pharmaceutical company profits for the next forever hamster wheel!
We START with: congratulations on having perfectly normal blood pressure. Have some pills. You and me baby "we" would like YOU to bring your systolic number down to 105!
Xcuse me what? what's wrong with normal dude? Still reading up on it. AI's remain perplexed!
Looks like if you take that drug at full dosage for about 5 years you get a good "25%" risk reduction on the dead PAV front... but the raw numbers are like 5 people out of a good couple of thousand... so I am still trying to wrap brain around the stats
Oh. And moderate exercise only. You know the uphills when you hit the 150's or 160's? Nope Nope. Just NOPE. 140 or less you **kitten**. Stick an alarm not to exceed!
Have a nice day!
<and on top of that I literally run into the guy while walking through on an unrelated task today... he seems to be my new "best friend"> UGH.
Anyway. No real idea yet (before the new and further tests) if this is a "well we will keep you around for a few years if we can" or... "well we will stick a device or two in there and reduce your risks" or.... well you can tock tomorrow or tick for 20. Basically... we know nothing yet except that NORTH of HOUSTON we have a problem!
(Fitbit claims excellent CV fitness 50 to 54 rating and no irregular beats detected... M'OK: review: while they may be accurate IF and WHEN they detect stuff... they do seem to miss an occasional irregularity or two!)2 -
Another week of insanity at work just about done. There are 2 times a year where things get crazy. This is one of them. It also doesn't help that I had all those projects added to my plate right before all of this too. Just 2 more weeks of this and I will be back to "normal".
I did get a donut and tea this morning though.
Tomorrow I am driving up to my hometown to get pizza from my favorite place and then do a bit of shopping. Wanted one more trip up there before I sold my car this month. That will be a $400 savings a MONTH for my budget. Plus hopefully I can get enough money to pay off my credit card and put some into savings.2 -
That's advanced! But I guess if you're in a highly concentrated hub/center and well connected to transit the need for a car in reduced.
One donut doesn't sound bad... it's when one gets two and three that hte problems start! Have fun with your drive!!!2 -
All things on moderation athijade!
Ah Mr. PAV - it’s a sad day when you learn your body is beginning to betray you! First please find a cardiologist that doesn’t make you go Ugh. You need to navigate this with someone you trust. I don’t get the BP requirement because 120/80 is well within normal bounds for a man nearly 60 yo.
My BP is fine -usually around 110/65 but goes high when exercising or agitated. Unfortunately it stay elevated longer than is good for me due to stiff inflexible arteries. Thus I am forced to medicate to maintain equilibrium. But that’s me not you.
You may have to accept that aging and a lifetime of obesity come with penalties. Some times you gotta do what you gotta do…..
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PAV - this is quite the deal. Such a tricky place to be. I, like you, am uncertain about medical world - especially with this type of thing. But. But. But.
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I agree... but. but... but... hopefully tests bring clarity and choices... the waiting gets hard tho, often makes me want to eat extra
Have a close family member going thru stuff, sent to overcrowded ER, hours and 2 nights later before even admitted.
The fret triggers the wonky squirrelies (urges/incessant) in my eating. Trying to stick with regular foods, amounts and times. Went to bed early last night. It helped some.2 -
The ER thing is an even bigger UGH. Over here I would not expect a wait time of less than a few hours before you're even seen. Maybe triaged by the admitting staff but no more than that.
Spent five plus hours with parental at hospital yesterday for a CAT scan that was by appointment! Of course emergency patients get priority. And there was a LOT of them!1 -
And then he wanted to go for pizza!
AT least the super thin crust slices at the place we went ARE really good. Sampling of the two I brought home for testing a few days ago has the joint classified at "about" 125.5g per slice! 1 -
Hope good results! Get that, about the pizza... mom always took us for ice cream after anything medical/dental. To this day, afterwards, i want some. Or pie. Think I might die, cuz i like pie... lol
Weird how tradition/memories are such a strong trigger.2 -
ERs and CAT scans - big ugh 😩. Wasted hours of waiting around. But I’m sure the staff is equally frustrated. Somehow the bureaucracy makes it all more difficult than it should be.
Hope all is well with your dad, PAV. And your family member too, Adventurista! Sometimes a little bit of pizza can make it all better for a while.2 -
As Yooly said, it's a hard truth that eventually even the best-maintained body will start to break down occcasionally, and for those of us who have treated our bodies really badly that process of biting us back is likely to happen much earlier than we'd like. My husband often says he won't make old bones and will pre-decease me by decades because of his health issues, and I have to point out that spending at least 45 of my 59 years obese can't have done me any favours in the longevity stakes. Not that it's a race to the grave, but I'm not exactly expecting to see my centenary in 2065!....
Best we can do is live better going forwards to try to mitigate or reverse some of the damage we did in the past, seek out the best medical care and advice that we can and hope for the best! Fingers crossed for you Pav!2 -
Spent 13hrs in the car yesterday. Only got 3k steps, then hit a Japanese place for dinner with my youngest (18yo daughter). Had some steamed edamame, one gyoza and one skewer of chicken thigh with a nice sear in it. Then watched my Oilers go up 3-2 in their series in the hotel room.
Today, got up in the morning, knocked out 30 minutes (mile and a half) on the treadmill, then grabbed some coffee (decaf for me) and spent the next 6.5 hrs straight moving my 20yo daughter into her rental house. Lots of carrying, bending, lifting, twisting and assembling furniture. Then me and the husband, the 20yo and the 18yo went and grabbed early dinner. I had 3 fantastic chicken wings and a cup of summer vegetable bisque. We hit Target for some house supplies (paper products, cleaning stuff, shower curtain etc) then did another little bit of puttering around at her place. Then me and the husband headed back to the hotel to watch the Rangers get eliminated (wooohoo) and shower and chill. The two girls headed out to reclaim my 20yo's cat Ollie from her boyfriend's parents' house.
Tomorrow we're going to the Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls (Canadian side) and we'll check out the falls themselves after, weather permitting. I'll probably hit the treadmill for another 30 minutes in the morning beforehand. Then we'll hang out before we have to drop my husband at the airport in the early evening.
Monday is girls day.
Tuesday is the long drive home.2 -
Fun fun and full days! Aren't you glad you're riding the pep of recent weight reduction???😘2
