WEIGHT NO MORE - February 2020 Chat
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@tryingagain5 thanks for the book titles. Congratulations on 50 pounds lost! I lost two pounds this month, so I could be like you in two years if I can just keep it up. It was inspiring to hear from someone on the other side of that 50 pound loss! Thank you!2
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Jennifer
Rundgrenrocks
Week 4
PW 223
CW 223
I’ll take it; two pounds for the month was my goal and I made it 😁6 -
02/26 steps 111114
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@sleepymom5 great job stringing up your good days! Glad you get a chance to pause and focus on your needs. Those ivory booties were on my Christmas wish list. I had been drooling over them for months! Molly let me buy them but I had to put them under the tree. I love wearing them.
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx yes those are tinker bell type slippers!!! I love them. Bought them at old navy ❤️
I met my step goal of 7k yesterday. Today 8k.
Food still over. I’m going to have to do some skipped dinners. Molly is taking me to lunch tomorrow so I will skip dinner tomorrow night. Maybe go out to a movie.
I have been enjoying my time off and eating all this wonderful comfort food. But I need to get the scale back down. We all know how 5 pounds up easily turns into 10 pounds. Uh uh not gonna happen!
I have general cleaning today and helping mom set up her new planner. No errands today.
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Omg these damn hot flashes! Ugh! Oh well, onward-ready for another great day! I am like Angelina-no errands! It is windy in Philly, I need to go find our garbage cans. I swear when we have winds, it is always trash and recycling day. Hope everyone has an awesome day no matter what the weather is by you.
It isn't too early to start thinking about the weekend. What are your plans? Do you have a plan if you are going out or have some social occasion? Remember, not to let the weekend ruin the progress you have made. You can still go out and have fun but it is really easier if you plan ahead how you are going to handle things. It takes the stress out of making a decision in the moment when you may be more tempted. Looking up menus before you go to restaurants, planning how many appetizers and drinks you will have at a party and keeping up with exercise and water will all help you navigate your weekend plans. Just something to think about heading towards the weekend.
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx I was thinking that the bike ride home, although not an easy ride, must be nice after a long day. Hope you had a good nights sleep and Happy Friday to you down there! Btw-I have to say I love how you named your bike ride in your exercise diary Lol!
@rundgrenrocks I am glad you hit your goal for the month. I didn't even hit the not to gain goal. Although I didn't lose this month but I have actually been losing slowly. Restriction and exercise routines I can't keep up didn't work for me long term. I would take 50 lbs in 2 years too.
@brown6267 How about that number?! Hope all is going well
@Mrsbell8well Do you go back to work on Monday? I want you to take the time before you go back to think of where you were post surgery and where you are now. See how those little steps added up? Also see how well you feel now compared to when you were still recovering? You needed that time to heal and recover. I want you to remember this when you have to listen to your body and slow down or recover. It isn't the end of the world, you will be back to where you were. For how strong we are, the human body can be surprisingly fragile. You need to listen when it needs a break or needs to heal. I am glad that you are doing so well now. I know you are probably ready to get back to work. 3 -
Good morning everyone!
Running around this morning so will catch up on posts a bit later. 15 cm of snow overnight!! Schools still open but me son’s bus was cancelled so he has to tag along with me today. Shovelling all of that snow did not do much to close my Apple watch exercise ring! It is a rest day anyway but that watch is such a little taskmaster!4 -
@Mrsbell8well Great job organizing that room! We need to rework our closet space, but we also need to go out and get a new dresser in order to do that.
Yesterday was pretty good with food, but I got home hungry and had probably too much of some popcorn.
Doing okay on the no sugar thing - I used half and half in my coffee this morning because it only had 1 gram, but I think drinking it black will be easier.
I have another run today! Tuesday's run was better than Sunday, but still not great. Fingers crossed that today will be better.4 -
nstephenson01
Week 4
Thursday
PW: 168.2
CW: 168.8
Grrrr... wrong direction. Gotta run and pick up my neighbor to take her to her doctor's appointment. Hope to catch up on posts later today.3 -
@Cafelelia I just don’t know what the Apple Watch is thinking sometime! Lol! Good luck with your busy day.
@GingerPwr The no sugar is a huge deal, for me at least. Great job so far, keep it going!!
I am also impressed how you put it out there and committed. I am having trouble doing that for alcohol.
@nstephenson01 That isn't much of a gain at all. Did you realize you have lost over 2lbs this month? Great job!
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I almost forgot!!
Today's Leaping-Groundhog challenge-
Day 26 - February 27. What’s the most underrated diet or fitness idea you can think of?
The link- https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10783307/leaping-groundhogs-the-02-2020-questions-challenge#latest
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Hello all! Hope you are doing well! Sorry I have not posted much lately, been busy & the app kept giving me issues.
This week has been going ok, not too bad, but not great. I have not worked out much this week, I have been getting in a lot of steps, but I have not done a workout. I am going to try to go to the gym tonight. I have a dentist appointment after work, then I am going to go home, change and head right out. Even if I tell myself to just do a half hour, it is better than nothing. I am sure, once I am there, I will do at least 45-60 minutes, I just have to get myself there!
My eating has been ok. Yesterday I did well with my eating, I felt good last night, not full or bloated. I packed my food for the day, all healthy stuff, so I am hoping to have another good day. I just have to figure out what I am going to eat for dinner.
@tryingagain5 congrats on the 50 pound loss, that is awesome! I am struggling to lose anything at this point!
@sleepymom5 did you every try the cocktail mix? I am curious to find out what you think.
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@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx you totally made my day. What a hoot! So you’ve never gone skiing or snowboarding or ice skating until you couldn’t feel your toes anymore!! I don’t do that anymore but I definitely used to always do it as a kid. I can’t wait to have grandkids so I can build a snowman. I haven’t done that since my boys got too old to enjoy rolling balls of snow into the shape of a snow man.3
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@tryingagain5 we had major storm warnings for Wednesday so all the local schools called a snow day ahead of the snow, which is unusual. We kept thinking that the forecast was wrong until about 2:00 pm when it started to snow and didn’t stop until sometime past midnight. For the most part we have had a pretty mild winter for sure. The weird thing is - last Sunday it was like 54 degrees out which you would understand is like a heatwave this time of year. I guess that was just a tease. But I definitely got my steps in yesterday. And a good upper body workout lifting that snow.4
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Ljdanny
Week 4
Thursday
Pw 188 ?
Cw 188.82 -
Small gain I think. I need to go in the opposite direction. This weekend after I see the new granddaughter I plan on meal prepping. I am getting an epidural shot Monday so hope that kicks in and I feel better. Today my neck is killing and its making me have a headache. The new babies name is Layla Jean. My mom's middle name was Jean and she passed away 6 years ago and my kids were close to her. I thought that was nice. My other granddaughter has 2 middle names and one of them is mine. My kids try to be nice sometimes, lol.
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Thursday 2/28 check in
Food: logged and on track
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 30 minutes walk, PT, strength and stretching
Can you believe it? Another good day! Tomorrow should be too. I am happy I have been sticking to my plan this week. Next week I will level up but I am not sure with what yet. I know little steps add up so time to make another little step up. Tomorrow I have an early morning so I am not sure if I will get back on here except to post my weight. Hopefully I will check back in at some point. No plans tomorrow night. Thanks goodness. I feel like I have been going out almost every weekend, usually starting on Thursdays. I am going to a play on Saturday afternoon. We are supposed to go to brunch first. I will know more tomorrow.
@kirsten11872 The app seems to be giving people trouble again. I know you are busy. On days you don't have time or don't feel like driving to the gym can you work out at home? Maybe do a workout video? Just a suggestion, I know sometimes after a busy day, the last thing you want to do is turn around and go back out. I actually haven't tried the mixer yet, I brought them to the shore but everyone was drinking beer. I just drank when we were out. I ordered more for here so I will try them soon. I am hoping this is something I like for the summer.
@ljdanny Just a small gain this week. It is hard when you are in pain. I hope that shot helps and you start feeling better. You have been suffering so long with this. I love your Granddaughter's name. It is so sweet that both of your son's included you or your mother in their daughter's names. Yes, sometimes kids can be nice Lol!3 -
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Thursday Check in
Did not track
No exercise but...
Colonoscopy done! All good and don’t have to do it again for 10 years! Yipee! Still have a bad cough from the cold and the broken toe. Not a good few weeks. Looking forward to March! Curious if the colonoscopy diet helped me loose a pound or two, I don’t have a scale at home on purpose. I use the scale at the gym to make me go to the gym.
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Fi45
PW 201.0
CW 203.6
Birthday week so although there were some reasonable food choices made, there were also some very bad ones! A lovely week with friends and family so happy to take the hit.3 -
Weigh-In Day: Friday
Week #: 4
PW: 65.50 Kg / 144.40 lbs
CW: 65.75 Kg / 144.95 lbs
I’m hoping to get back on track for March, but has some traveling involved which is a bit difficult with my diet restrictions so will have to plan really well. I’m really looking forward to it!
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@Fi45 happy birthday! Sounds like you had a great time!!!
@sleepymom5 thanks for the advice Pam. It’s good to reflect on where I’m at and what I need to do to continue self care.
Congrats on another good food day.
@JillyBT happy for you that your test went well and your good for 10 years. I’m sure that’s a relief to get it over with. Good luck with that cough and broken toe. I like your scale trick lol.
@ljdanny Layla Jean is a lovely name. So sorry your in pain. Hope the epidural helps. Sounds like you have been suffering with this for awhile. Hope you get relief soon.
@lennoncpa having grandchildren is magical. And you will be a great grandma! I was told early on to”build memories”. Sounds like you have fond ones.
@kirsten11872 sounds like you have done well with your food and steps. I like Pam’s idea too of maybe doing a workout at home if your not able to make it to the gym. So much of this is mental. Like you said if you can talk yourself into going for a little bit you often end up doing more. It sounds like you enjoy your workouts once your there. Good luck and hang in there!
@gingerpwr I miss running. Your experience is true for most of us runners. It will surprise you. Some days are surprisingly easy and other days unjustifiably challenging. At this point your still building your foundation so every run counts. It will definitely get easier. Your doing great every time you put on your running shoes. Are you planning any 5K’s? I wish we could all join @Cafelelia on her June 5K.
Good luck organizing your closet.
@Cafelelia your watch has me intrigued. My daughter was going to give me hers since she just bought a new one. I just started wearing my Fitbit again a few weeks ago. It does help. My goal was 8K steps yesterday. I was short 2k so I stayed up watching tv and walked in circles around the couch. Met my goal. I would never have done that without the watch. Good luck with the snow and your activities.3 -
I have a busy day today. Part of clearing out jewelry was to fix broken items, clean tarnished items and weed out items for goodwill. Used tarn-x on my beautiful silver bowl and costume jewelry. Looks brand new. Took my opal bracelet to be fixed. It’s part of a set with ring and earrings. It’s so gorgeous and I have never worn it. Picking it up from jeweler today. Molly’s class ring was for a pinky. Beautiful emerald. I had that sized to fit me. Picking that up as well. I will post pictures. Dropping off a sapphire bracelet that I found in my jewelry box that needs repair as well.
I’m opening a new business checking account for our rental property. I just formed an LLC this week to transfer the rental home title for our protection.
Lunch with Molly then 2 work phone meetings to prepare for Monday.
Step goal 9K.
Water goal 64 oz
Food goal-skip dinner. Start IF after lunch.
I made noodles or pasta 3 times this week. It’s my favorite. I have been doing that thing we do to eat all the good stuff before we get serious again. But I had a nightmare that my cheeks were chubby. It scared me. I definitely cannot live a “normal” life where I eat whatever I want when ever I want it. I will gain everything back if I’m not mindful. I tried the “self acceptance” and saw the scale hit the 200’s. I really think I could have lived with that but the scale never stopped. I knew I would see 300. I struggle. Still working on finding that doable lifestyle. It’s not easy. But I love being here where I am at a whole lot more than I loved being overweight.
Just remembered I also need to stop by doctors and have them sign another work form for me. And this morning I plan to mop the floors with my new mop. Cleaned bathrooms and dusted, finished organizing and cleaning the whole house yesterday. Mopping this morning and I’m done.
Phew not sure how we manage working FT and doing all this. Meeting with our financial advisor next week to discuss retirement.
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02/28 steps 78962
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Cafelelia
Friday
PW 150.7
CW 150.3
A small loss is nice. What I am really thrilled about this month is how good my leg feels and the running, steps and exercise that I have been doing! It would have been unimaginable at this time last year when I was limping & in weekly PT. I am just so happy about it today! Thank you everyone for your support and I really could not have come this far without you!!6 -
This is for all of you Star Trek fans!! I am a huge one & am currently binging in the new Picard series! I have another busy day so will catch up on posts tonight. Have a great Friday!!3 -
@JillyBT I am glad that the colonoscopy went well. You have had a rough few weeks, hope the cold and your toe are better soon. What a good idea to use the scale at the gym as a motivator for you to go!
@Fi45 I am glad that you had a nice birthday week. Just get back on track. You are so close to onderland!
@rosieposiesrl Not a bad weigh in at all. Are you traveling for fun or work. You are absolutely right, planning will make a big difference. You can still indulge but just be selective when you do. You can do this!!
@Mrsbell8well You have timed things well for finishing up getting things cleaned and organized around the house and getting back to work on Monday. Hope you can take the weekend to relax and enjoy. Btw-March sounds like a good month for Molly Month...just saying
@brown6267 Nicely done my friend!
@Cafelelia I can totally relate to your post and what a good feeling that is. At one point I really thought that I was always going to have pain. It is such an awesome feeling not having pain and also the point that you realize you are starting to really improve. So happy for you that you are getting back to your running! Love your post, I am not a Star Wars fan, just because I don't get to watch too many shows or movies but I did love the original one growing up.3 -
Sleepymom5
Friday
PW 199.4
CW 196.8
Phew...I was getting too close for comfort to getting back into the 200s....7 -
Today's Leaping-Groundhog challenge-
Day 27 - February 28. What is the silliest gaffe you have ever made in your weight loss or fitness journey? Crazy gaffe in the gym? Blender contents on the ceiling? Spill...
The link- https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10783307/leaping-groundhogs-the-02-2020-questions-challenge#latest
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pacsnc6
Friday weigh in
week 4
pw: 162.2
cw: 161.1
Yay! I dropped back to two weeks ago and that is after eating crazy this week. I was way under goal for two days then way over for three days and yesterday was normal.4 -
A few tips for a successful weekend. It really doesn't take that much time to think about your weekend a make a plan. We can have a fun weekend and stay on track!
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