WEIGHT NO MORE DECEMBER CHAT
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Just made another batch of molasses jumbo cookies. Even though I put some of the last batch in the freezer they are gone! Hubby's favorites . . . . .
@Mrsbell8well love the sweater but not sure I would wear it out anywhere!
@sleepymom5 staying busy is one way to cut down on the snacks. Have a fun day in Philly.1 -
Tryingagain5
Week 3
Weigh in day: Wednesday
PW: 190.8
CW: 193.0
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Sorry team!🙁 My own fault. My two potlucks didn't go the way I had planned. I"ll do yesterday and today's check ins later. On my way to meet with my trainer at the gym now.4 -
Week 3
Thursday
@Ljdanny
@Nstephenson01
Friday
@hope002
@cafelelia
@lennoncpa
@Pacsnc6
@Sleepymom5
Saturday
@kirsten11872
@Zumba_Luvah
@timibotkin
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Tuesday 12/17 check on
Food: oops.🙄🙁
Water: 48 oz
Exercise: none
Had our work potluck. I did really well for the first break. They didn't get out the desserts until our 2nd break. I made the mistake of checking to see what was there. I got a plate and put too much on it and it went downhill from there. I was asked to stay for OT. I was going to say no because I was tired but yes came out of my mouth. After I got home I got into the cookies from book club and ate too many of them. I had planned on getting up and going to the gym as normal but was so tired I went back to sleep. I went to my 2nd book club later and ate too much there too.
Wednesday 12/18 check in
Food: logged and on track
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 30 minute training session with my trainer, 30 minute walk with the community walking group
I wasn't asked to stay for OT today, which was probably a good thing. Had I been asked I probably would have said yes. Glad I didn't have to decide. Got to bed at my normal time and slept really well today.
I give my food journal to my trainer on Wednesdays. I told him he didn't need to yell at me, that I did enough of that for both of us. He laughed. Said this time of year is harder and to take it with a grain of salt and don't beat myself up over it.
I have to work tonight and tomorrow night and then will be off until the 26th. Hoping both nights go by quickly.4 -
Hello everybody! Thanms for all the kind words! Love everybody here!
Had a quick question, if my calorie limit on here is set at 1,700, is it okay to only consume 1,200?
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@amytriesww The Chinese lantern festival was good, not many lanterns this year. There are all kinds of animals, a pagoda, the twelve "Chinese year" animals (rat, snake, dog etc) all of the, lit up. A few are interactive with instructions. For instance - the teapot lid rises with steam and a genie pops up if you rub the light. It definitely was worth going but very cold tonight. The acrobatic performers were very good too.
@sleepymom5 you are right - nice memories of time spent with family.3 -
@mrsbell8well - omg, that is the best ugliest Christmas sweater ever!! You look so slim too!
@kirsten11872 - so glad that you are feeling better! Yes, you are getting back on track, you can do this! As for the sweets, maybe a slow tapering rather than cold turkey quitting?
@pacnc6 - mmm, more cookies! The festival sounded great. even without too many lanterns!
@tryingagain5 - Please do not apologize for any gain. It happens to all of us. As for yesterday, it is ok to have a day that is not perfect, that happens too. I agree with your trainer, don’t beat yourself up over it. Look at it this way, you had a blip and got back on track. You had a not so perfect day of eating one day, and the very next day you had a session with your trainer and a good sleep.
@CassieGetsFit2013 - Re the calories, it depends and you may get a lot of different answers. I am not a pro, but here is my take on it. If you are eating a balanced and healthy diet, and you eat until satisfied, I would not fuss too much about being under a calorie limit. However, if you are very hungry, purposefully under eating, exercising a lot, and/or not eating a balanced diet, then maybe you want to eat to or closer to your calorie limit. Some people find the calorie limits very useful, and others not so much. You may want to see a nutritionist to better understand your needs.
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For today’s theme in the weekly challenge, I had to come up with my “buzz word” for 2020. It is:
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Thanks for all the kind words! I felt good today, and thanks to @Mrsbell8well and her festive sweater I just had a really great laugh! that is the best Christmas sweater I’ve ever seen!! 👏🏼5
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Thursday 12/18check in
Food: not logged and probably over
Water:64 oz
Exercise:30 minute walk, PT and stretching
We had a good time in Philadelphia yesterday. It is funny that so much is going on in our own city and I didn't even know it! My friend works down there and showed us around. We had dinner in the oldest pub in Philadelphia. It looked so good with the Christmas decorations. I did well all day with eating except for a few pieces of chocolate (my friend found the place we went in New York in Philly) and I had 2 drinks. Today is going to be a rest day. My legs hurt but I think because although the boots I was wearing were flat, they didn't have much support. I am going to PT, then to get my hair and nails done. I am looking forward to a quiet day. Hope everyone has a great day!
@Cafelelia It is so nice that you are still going to spend Christmas with your Mother in law. It will be nice that everyone is together. It is so hard to lose someone, especially this time of year. It is great you are caught up with Christmas, I still feel like I have so much to do.
@Mrsbell8well . I love that Christmas sweater! Lol! I am not surprised you won 1st place!
@kirsten11872 This is a tough time of year. If you think of it, we do have more days of celebrating this month than we usually do but there are 31 days in the month. If we can enjoy our celebrations moderately and stay on track the other days, it wont be as bad as we think. Sounds like you have a good plan for the upcoming days. Just keep planning and thinking about it. I remember for me, December was a free for all and I didn't plan and helped myself to every cookie and candy that came along. Even if it wasn't something I loved. Now I am trying to make smarter choices and make sure the calories are worth it. I think you are going to do great. Sweets would be hard for me to give up but @lennoncpa did it over a year ago. So it can be done. I am glad that you are feeling better with the anxiety too. It is a tough time of year for that too.
@pacsnc6 I have eaten frozen cake before Lol! I would have swiped your cookies too! Lol!
@tryingagain5 It is difficult to navigate all the special occasions, especially pot lucks. Just get focused and right back on track. I am sure a lot of that is sodium so drink your water too. You have been doing so well, this won't derail you! I am happy you will have a little stretch off from work to enjoy the holidays too.
@CassieGetsFit2013 I think that @Cafelelia answered the calorie question for you. Are you not doing WW anymore?
@twyla77 I am glad you are feeling a bit better. Hugs!4 -
lol thanks for all the sweater compliments. Molly and I were at a goodwill on my birthday vacation in October. I saw that sweater and had to get it for Molly. When I heard we were having a work contest I thought why not. haha. It works great since the moose is attached with Velcro. After I won, moosie went back into my bag.
My sore throat has eased up but now I have a miserable cold. Molly and I went to see Scrooge at the Shakespeare theater last night. It was really good. My favorite holiday classic. I had gotten home early from work so took a nap before the event. When we got back I did my yoga. 10pm 30 minutes. Not feeling so great. But it is a special 1 week chakra yoga that I signed up for and I really don't want to miss any of them. It is a 7 day free trial and I plan to cancel after the trial so I wanted to make sure I get it in. I am really doing good flowing into the different positions. Getting stronger everyday. But I missed a rowing and running session. I am visiting the food bank for work later today. After that I am going home to take it easy. We may be going out for some vegan Pho soup tonight. depends how I feel.
@Cafelelia great word! BTW...how are you feeling? I know you had a sore throat too.3 -
I still have to catch up with the challenge but this is my buzzword. I am not sure if Balance would be better but same idea. I have had a hard time with everyone growing up and my life changing so abruptly when MK graduated HS. Twenty two years of my life revolving around my children just ended. Not that I still don't do a lot with them. It is just the day to day has really changed. Plus, with the kids growing up and moving out, I don't see everyone as much as I want to. I realize that I am the person who needs to plan and get everyone together. I actually am starting to like that I have the freedom to plan my days how I like. After a year or so of not really adjusting. I am going to take this year and get all the different aspects of my life in Harmony.4 -
Nstephenson01
Week 3
Thursday
PW: 168.2
CW: 167.6
Should have been a bigger post TOM loss but I’ve been naughty with my eating 🤭 Still a loss is a loss and am feeling somewhat more in control4 -
Wednesday check in
Food - logged & on target
Exercise - 60 minutes with trainer
Water - 1.8l
Well I am feeling better, but my younger son is sick. Really awful head cold and congestion. He had to miss his Christmas performance this afternoon, but he took it all in stride. I can’t wrap presents today while he is around, so I may wait until he asleep tonight to do it. I have changed my eating plan for the next week or so to include a few more treats. My thought is to enjoy myself rather than worry about every little bite.
@nstephenson01 - Nice loss, especially considering TOM. Really great that you are feeling more in control too!
@sleepymom5 - Love your word! I had my kids later, but I have a few friends who going through something similar to you. It is not easy. I think that you can make this a really exciting year for yourself where you continue to adjust and find an awesome new “normal”.
@mrsbell8well - I hope that you are feeling better. I never got the cold, but I still might given my son has been sitting in my lap most of the day. Have lots of tea and soup! I just made my guy a honey/lemon tea and am heating some miso soup as well for lunch.
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sleepymom5 wrote: »@CassieGetsFit2013 I think that @Cafelelia answered the calorie question for you. Are you not doing WW anymore?
Oh, I am most certainly still doing WW! However, I was just interested in seeing how many calories I was consuming while using all of my WW points. 😊 I wanted to see if the amount of points I was allowed was a lot different from my calorie limit, under or over, etc. Yesterday I went over my points by 4 points and I wanted to see how many calories that put me at, which I believe was 1,260 and my limit is 1,700 something. Just wanted to know if that was still in the safe range or not.
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@Cafelelia & @sleepymom5 I like both your words. Still thinking about mine...
@Mrsbell8well Love the sweater! How practical that the moose comes off.
My NSV for the day... I have a couple of boxes of sweaters under the bed in various sizes. Grabbed one to put on before heading out to my Chiropractor appt. its a medium and a little too roomy. Think I’ll donate it!
At my appt, my Chiropractor’s wife offered me the most amazing cookie. Don’t know what its called but its light & airy shaped like an angel. Pure sugar but really a work of art. I think it was @cyndiesstuff that at a particular event chose to enjoy partaking in things she doesn’t normally eat. That’s going to be my MO this next week. Don’t go overboard but enjoy the occasional treat that’s out of the norm.
Happy Thursday everyone! The weekend is almost here!!3 -
Seems like I've been posting here more lately, it's just that I have a lot of issues going on lately and it's nice to have kind, caring people who will listen and give advice.
So, the first thing...I took a shower earlier, started thinking about Frazier, then started hyperventilating, then crying, then I threw up, then I got out and started cutting my arm...Gonna share pics, sorry if they upset everyone. I probably shouldn't share the pics, but I'm going to anyway. I feel SO pathetic for being this way lately, I don't know why it's happening! 😔
My Mom got diagnosed with stage 2 lymphedema, she's been having a rough time getting them to heal, she went in to the wound Dr. A few days ago, he gave her 11 days to try and get them better on her own and when she goes back, if they aren't better to his liking, he's putting her in the Hospital. She is very worried, cause she's the transportation for all of us and she doesn't know how everyone will get around without her. I'm sure we can make it work SOMEHOW! Although I don't want her to go in the Hospital, she would get all the help she needs and I know they would get a lot better.
My eyes have been hurting and bothering me A LOT for over a month now, I have no idea what is wrong with them! They make me not want to do anything or go anywhere, they bother me so much, I just want to cry and stay in bed all day, Mom got me an appointment with my eye Dr. Finally, but not til January 29th! 😔 She said she will call them back tomorrow and get me put on the cancellation list! I HOPE they can get me in sooner!
It just doesn't feel like Christmas at all this year. We still have zero decorations outside, we don't even have a tree! 😭 Mom said we've been going through a lot lately so it's okay thst we're missing those things, as long as we have each other and our family. Still makes me feel very sad because we've NEVER missed a year of getting a tree or decorating. I just wish I could let Frazier go or get him off my mind some, because it's making me stay VERY depressed and I'm self harming because of it. I really don't want to go back to Rehab any time soon
Thanks for reading and thanks for letting me share! Love you all! 💜🖤4 -
Sorry for posting inappropriate images. Hopefully I have figured out how to delete them and they will be gone now. I am very sorry everybody! Please don't get mad at me. 😔0
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Cassie, If you still are able to, please delete these photos. They are graphic and not appropriate on MFP. I am so sorry that things are not going well and that you are suffering. But you need to reach out for help immediately. If you cannot find the help let us know and we can locate a hotline for you. Please try to delete the photos and if you cannot please let me and Pam know.2
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Cassie, I am in Canada but I found this self harm crisis service in the us. You can text them https://www.crisistextline.org/selfharm1
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Cassie, another thought is to call 911 immediately if this is an emergency1
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@Cafelelia Sorry for posting the images. 😔 I am trying to delete them, but can't figure out how. Can you or Pam delete them? Again, I'm sorry.
Edit: Never mind, I went to the post where the images were and I was able to delete them by editing the post.0 -
Cassie- The only way we can delete them is by reporting them. I would not want that to lead to you being cut off from MFP temporarily or otherwise. There is a small wheel in the top right corner of you post. Press it and you can edit the post if you do so within an hour I’d posting. Let me know if that works. Are you in crisis though and do you need immediate help? We care about you here and want you to feel better.1
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Thank you Cassie. Is there somebody you can speak to? I want to make sure you are okay and have help now if you feel you need it.1
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Cassie, please also know that nobody is mad, just concerned about you.2
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@Cafelelia Thank you for being so kind to me and making sure that I'm okay. Is that crisis thing that you shared a text thing or do you contact them by calling? I have calmed down a lot as of now, so I don't think I need any immediate help. Thanks for your concern though. I saw my Clinician earlier, about 3 hours ago and showed her what I did to my arm and we talked about what was bothering me and she was kind and supportive. I am very glad she cares a lot about me. If I had shown the wrong person, like my old Counselor, she would have called the police on me. I have a new Counselor now and I almost thought about contacting her, but too scared cause I don't know if she would have sent the cops as well, so I showed my Clinician instead and talked to her.
I'm glad I was able to delete those images so yoy didn't have to report me to get them taken down. If I would have been banned from here, even if temporary, I would have been really upset!4 -
Cassie - I am glad that you calmer now. If you do feel you need immediate help, please speak to you mom or any member of your family, or a good friend. You can always call 911, there is no shame in that. It could be that you need more support and intervention than what you have now. I truly urge you to speak to your loved ones about this. We are supportive community here, but we are virtual community, spread all over the place. We are also not professionals. So we can express our support to you, but we cannot really take a lot of action due to these limitations. MFP has community posting guidelines, so you must be mindful of those as they can cut you off, even if temporarily. I know that you come to this community for support, so you must be mindful fo these MFP guidelines and also think of others on this team. Yes, what I sent to you was a text line. Here is another resource that I found, with multiple numbers that you can call as listed on the home page. I am in Canada, so I am not as familiar with the help available in the US.
https://selfinjury.com
Cassie, this is a difficult time of year for many people, so you are not alone. You are a young woman with so much potential. It is important that you get the help that you need.1 -
@CassieGetsFit2013 we are all here with you, and hope you will be able to get some help as soon as possible. You will certainly not be banned from here! We are not an emergency service, though, so when things get really panicky or serious, be sure just to hit 911 and they will be there for you. You are so worth it!0
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Cassie - I am glad that you calmer now. If you do feel you need immediate help, please speak to you mom or any member of your family, or a good friend. You can always call 911, there is no shame in that. It could be that you need more support and intervention than what you have now. I truly urge you to speak to your loved ones about this. We are supportive community here, but we are virtual community, spread all over the place. We are also not professionals. So we can express our support to you, but we cannot really take a lot of action due to these limitations. MFP has community posting guidelines, so you must be mindful of those as they can cut you off, even if temporarily. I know that you come to this community for support, so you must be mindful fo these MFP guidelines and also think of others on this team. Yes, what I sent to you was a text line. Here is another resource that I found, with multiple numbers that you can call as listed on the home page. I am in Canada, so I am not as familiar with the help available in the US.
https://selfinjury.com
Cassie, this is a difficult time of year for many people, so you are not alone. You are a young woman with so much potential. It is important that you get the help that you need.
I don't really like bothering my family with my problems. 😔 They're going through enough as it is and when I start screwing up, I just feel that I make things much worse for them, so I try to keep my messed up issues to myself as much as I can. However, if for any reason I start to get bad again tonight, I will contact the police, as I have many other times in the past. My Aunt usually fusses at me for contacting them though, she'd rather I come to her instead, but for some reason, I rather contact them then go to her. I will be seeing my Counselor on Christmas Eve and I plan on talking to her more about the struggles I am having at the moment. I talked to her a lot about this guy when I went to her last week, she did have some good advice, but I seem to be ignoring it and doing the very opposite! Again, thanks for everything and the kind words!3 -
@CassieGetsFit2013 we are all here with you, and hope you will be able to get some help as soon as possible. You will certainly not be banned from here! We are not an emergency service, though, so when things get really panicky or serious, be sure just to hit 911 and they will be there for you. You are so worth it!
Thank you for sending me a friends request and having such kind words to say. I'm happy that everyone here is so caring and I'm really glad that I won't be banned from here. I've been apart of this team for what seems like forever now, it feels like a home to me, so it would be devastating to not be able to come here anymore. I will definitely call 911 if I need them!2
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