This September I Will...
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Racing to the Finish Line! I am very, very happy to have found habits that are working so well for me. Weight continues to slip off, which is a dream come true.
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9/21 👏 ACEMP
9/22 👏 ACEMP
9/23 👏 (ACEMVP) = art clean exercise mindfulness veggies protein
Had the best idea (for me), I haven’t been eating enough veggies even though I love them! . They don’t work with a couple of my meals. SO, in a flash, I realized...prep them at my lunch & take them in my walk! Every day. [Creating a new habit (veggies) on existing entrenched habit (lunch/daily walks)]
I did it today & it was AWESOME! 🌶 🍅 🥕
This is a turning point for me- I can feel it!!
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Steps Average (9/17/9/23) 10,557
Yay I thought I was still below 10K
9/24 👏 LACEMVP Veggies worked great again on hike! Added legumes (L) 2X per week.
9/25 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,284 Ling, steep hike! Good to know it only took me 4-5 walks before I was “back in the saddle” 🤣
@SummerSkier According to the nutritionist/dietician I saw legumes are lentils, chickpeas, etc. Have protein & fiber that is good for Crohn’s patients.
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FIVE more days!! Make ‘em count! I have a theory that the final 3-5 days are what switches an ok Month to a great month
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SummerSkier wrote: »my question is what is the difference between Legumes and Veggies??
Sept 24 not a great day but Sept 25 back to it.
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well miss Maddy I am going to have to google that legume thing I guess. LOL... Ok so a legume is a "subset" of a vegetable. So my sugar snap peas and edemame are legumes and vegied but the broc / cauli are vegies.
Happy to hear that you are back in the saddle for walking. I think with my injury and 5 weeks off that it will probably be at least 5 weeks before my fitness level is back to where it was. It's actually not so much the knee or during the run that I notice it but more the next day I seem not to be able to do as much. Interesting to me as different from past injuries.
ONly 4 days left in the month and then on to October. So crazy! It feels like it should still be March or April. I am not particularly upset or disappointed that I had a bad day last week. Just trying to evaluate what sort of brought it on but happy that my reaction to it was to acknowedge it happens and move on. The goblet of "good" days is almost full anyway.
Oct 1 will be my 3 yr maintainance anniversary. It where I met my first goal weight in 2017 and then started increasing calories. I still lost some weight over the next 2 months but it was just a slow trend downward and wasnt any issue really. One thing which was sort of like a light bulb to me was that you don't just get to maintenance and BOOM the world shifts and you move on. Nope. For me at least, I have chosen to stay right here and log and keep in touch with others who keep track of their CICO. Honestly I believe 98% of the folks on MFP right now currently working to lose weight think that once they hit their goal it's all over. To me... The story has just started.
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Hi all! Sorry I haven’t been checking in. Had to turn my house into Covid Disneyland again for my DGD’s 16th birthday. Since she loves Japanese anime, we went for COVID Disneyland, Tokyo. I tracked down an authentic kimono from my historical sewing contacts. 😊 I even bought one for myself. One of her requested activities was that she demonstrated how to create a pastel portrait of one of her own anime characters.
I also switched out the Medicare goal for Essay grading since my students first essay have been turned in.
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Covid Disneyland, Tokyo.
Kate's pastel creation
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Hi, I've read all the posts I missed and WOW! There's been a lot going on and some questions asked. So...@SummerSkier I'm just curious what you were thinking my username means especially when there was a little devil in the area
?!? Actually I'm very uncreative when it comes to naming things like cats or usernames, so I went with I'm from Nebraska (neb) and at the time I started was a practicing Speech Language Pathologist (slp) so there you go. Also a few questions about my picture and French obsession. Long story though... in 2017 my daughter asked me to go to Paris with her. I hesitated a long time having never been to Europe and scared for who knows what silly reasons. Well, hesitated a few minutes anyway, and then we went. We also went to London. It was an eye opening experience to see the different world out there after being stuck in my hideaway world all my life. I made a decision to take my 2 daughters and 2 daughters-in-law back to Paris the next year so they would get to experience centuries old buildings and art and do some bonding. We went in 2018 and all loved it, of course. I took a French class that was 1 1/2 hour drive from home for 2 semesters following both trips and I feel more connected to the memories when "speaking" French. This time it's offered through Zoom. YAY! My granddaughters begged me to take them in 2017 but they were too young. They are now 10 and 12 and I want to take them to Paris in 2022 or 2023 depending on the condition of the world. That's why I MUST get into much better shape so I can run with them. My legs are short and I felt like I was jogging around last time with those young tall girls. I can't imagine running around with teenagers leading 
On another note, you have the most beautiful flowers in Texas that are new to me. Thanks for sharing the pics. And good job on the KaaaChinks! 1 -
@PackerFanInGB Hello, how is your little Maddie now? Did you have allergy testing done or get some meds for her? Our beloved dog had allergies to trees and grass and other nature things. Yeah well, that's not good when you live in the country surrounded by trees and grass. She was on Benedryl a lot in the summer. And just curious about that new fabric you got. Have you had a chance to use it yet? How's the water intake? Looks like you have a very respectable percentage going on there. And it's so good that you got to spend your mom's birthday with her especially since she lives far away. I'm sure she was thrilled to have you with her.
@77tes The kimonos are darling! What a creative bunch you all are!! Have you finished up with you BIL's house, and I hope things are settling down with that. I know how time consuming grading papers can be because my sister is a retired English teacher and she was always grading papers in the car and every spare moment she got. Of course, I'm sure grading papers is much more interesting than Medicare, so good swap
@MadisonMolly2017 You have the right combination and are walking the walk so congrats on that. And thanks for reminding me that I actually like frozen packets of vegetables and sugar snap peas and will be adding them to my WM drive up list next week. I hadn't thought about having them for lunch, but great idea!1 -
I'm starting to prep for October. I will be focusing on food and exercise so am putting some accurate recipes on mfp so I won't have to guess at the numbers. This will be a long process but well worth it in the end. I have been doing so well with logging and TRYing to balance my macros. It's very surprising to me but I think I've stuck with it because it's a challenge to do the balancing act, not just count calories. I'm going to tweak it a bit next month because it no longer feels overwhelming to me. Exercise is down the tubes. I do walk hills and roads, but that is not getting me to my strengthening goal. Time to focus...but not for a few days, right!
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9/11 to 9/22 ACEMP 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
9/23 👏 (ACEMVP) = art clean exercise mindfulness veggies protein
9/24 👏 LACEMVP
9/25 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,284
9/26 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,619
9/27 👏ACEMP Steps: 10,425
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THREE more days!! Make ‘em count! I have a theory that the final few days are what switches an ok Month to a great month
Hugs,
Maddie
PS October I Will discussion strand is posted!
I’ll come back tomorrow to comment on your posts! 😴 💤1 -
@nebslp honestly I had no idea what your username meant... LOL. Not sure why I chose a devil tho and thank you for the explanation! Yes time to gear up for Oct already!
Nice to see everyone checking in and those Kimonos are fabulous @77tes I think they are keepers for sure!
@MadisonMolly2017 thanks for posting the Oct thread. Hopefully some of the new folks will join in but honestly I think they are possibly in the wrong forum. LOL.. You are doing wonderful with your Oct and I think every day counts.
CccchhhhaCHING for 9/27 (running out of marbles might need to purchase some soon to keep going?) and quite happy that some of the August items (such as reduced credit card spending!) have carried over without really tracking them.
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Still holding on to Sept like a cat with a mouse in it's teeth. KKKKKkaaaCHING!!!!
and it's CHILLY this morning so it was the first day for radiant heaters (kitties are spoiled) and corduroy pants. And even after 7 months they still fit exactly how I like.
:) I was a little leery after wearing mostly shorts all summer and tracking but not weighing but it seems I can maintain this way. Oct 1 will be my 3 year mark. 1 -
@77tes Reference your question on this
yellow flower.... it does resemble a squash blossom but not as large. I had to look it up and it is part of the nightshade family. Buffalobur. Which means that touching the plant for me causes a serious skin reaction immediately. Most of the nightshade around the barn area are purple flowers or white flowers and very lovely and very toxic with their little fine spines. Also called buffalo berry or Kansas thistle. And I have never seen a yellow one before is why it caught my attention. The purple flowers are also quite stunning
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Gorgeous flowers, @SummerSkier !!! STAy aWAy from them!!!! I like your cat and mouse analogy. I'm going to try to visualize that when end of the month fatigue sets in. BUT we only have one more day after today left to finish this out right. I hope you have a few more marbles left, cuz you're going to need 2.
I think the most useful thing this month again was my tracker, and wait till you see the 2nd half (teaser ) ! It's not perfect, but it gives me a chance to see what's working. It also shows me where my priorities lie.
Today I printed out two healthy recipes, one an apple crumble and another a copycat Panera chicken and wild rice soup. The ingredients are on my WM pick up list so I'll be making a trip in soon to get them in time for my October healthy(er) eating.3 -
Yes, @nebslp, I didn’t use a paper tracker this month, and I missed it. In my case, as I colored it in, it acted much like mindfulness & I would see what I needed to focus upon or think of new solutions etc.
I’m still deciding on October’s but I guess I need to do this by tomorrow night! 🤣2 -
@nebslp, you are inspiring me to take French online. I know that the French teacher at our school is quite a character, and I would love to get better at the language than Duolingo can get me.
I can’t wait to see your tracker.
@SummerSkier , hurrah for corduroys that fit! Love the flowers. That yellow one does look like a tomato blossom, and those are nightshades.
@MadisonMolly2017 , wow, you are getting in the steps. I was disappointed that my steps dropped down even though we’re having nice cool mornings, but I had to baby the sick pup. She’s fine now, so I’m hoping this week will be better.
As I finish up September, it will be 6 months of using a habit tracker.4 -
9/1 to 9/22 ACEMP 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
9/23 👏 (ACEMVP) = art clean exercise mindfulness veggies protein
9/24 👏 LACEMVP
9/25 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,284
9/26 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,619
9/27 👏ACEMP Steps: 10,425
9/28 👏LACEMVP. 3444 Unhealthy Air
9/29 👏LACEMVP. 6800 Heat/Debate
9/30
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@77tes oh glad the pup is doing better... It's so hard when they are sick.
@MadisonMolly2017 I could NOT watch the debate last night because every time I listen or see "that person" I want to puke.
Today is our last day for Sept so let's finish strong!!!
KKKKKaaachink! for 29 Sept altho I was unhappy with how much my knee hurt after my run. I was thinking it was the running more miles but it turns out that it was the little trips I have had the previous few days and sprains are just so notorious for tweaking again and again . sigh. So I was able to get my run in today no problem and altho I "felt" my knee I was not making it worse and it feels a lot better than yesterday so hurray! and gotta STOP TRIPPING over things. <rolling eyeballs> I mean why isn't the pavement LEVEL and who put that tree branch or STONE right under my foot?!!!!!!
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Here’s my wrap up for September.
See how much prettier the 2nd half is in color!?! I’m so glad several of you suggested splitting the month in 2 parts. It helped me emotionally deal with what always seems like a LONG month! Definitely have some work to do in a couple of areas, but 4/8 passing marks will have to do. And so many past habits are still in place even without charting so 😁3 -
Hi everyone, I am sorry that I've not been here for about two weeks. I let myself get caught up in circumstances and then it felt too hard to just jump in and post. Of course I should have known better because I've done that before.
I read everything that I have missed and everyone has continued with such wonderful and encouraging posts. I have missed you all.
@77tes I'm certain that your journal being pretty also helped your journaling habit take off so well.
Great idea to ease into your retirement by continuing to work online. I do hope that you can always get online classes until your retirement time ⏳.
Yes!! your rescued rose bush is alive and giving you a thank you for rescuing me bloom!
Covid Disneyland, Tokyo! What a creative and wonderful idea, complete with authentic kimonos... you are so very creative and artistic, and obviously so is your granddaughter! Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures of yourself with your precious granddaughter. 16 is a lovely age!!
@PackerFanInGB I was so excited to read that you officially declared yourself as being retired! Your whole post on the 17th, from start to finish, was one super happy post!! It just about made me cry with happy tears for you.
I really like your inspirational quotes! Thank you for posting them....
Yay for you getting your hair cut/trimmed and colored! I'm still holding out for a while more. I can now finally put mine up in the back off my neck so it hasn't bothered me as much now. I trim my bangs.
@MadisonMolly2017 I see that you were able to get past yoga making your left hip sore. I am glad for you. Being awake till the wee hours in the morning with a sore muscle is the pits.
Let us know what the follow up with general surgery recommends for your husband.
I am happy that you can report that walking outside is getting easier again with increasingly better air quality... finally! And that is a great idea to take your veggies with you on your walks! Now that is a two-fer win-win combo!!
@nebslp I discovered that adult coloring books existed about 6 years ago when I was the caregiver for my brother, after his hit and run as a pedestrian accident. When I color I can experiment and have fun with color and feel relaxed.
I'm glad that you realized that yard work/ gardening is definitely a total body workout! It is certainly worthy of counting it. It is often what kept me sane when I couldn't do other workouts that I wanted to do this year.
Even when it not that intensive, it still moves my body more than I realize. And being outdoors is another great benefit!
Thank you for the explanation of your 'name'. It is creative in its' own unique way. I would have never figured that one out... obviously lol 🤣🧐 .
@SummerSkier It seems unbelievable that you, and others that I know, are into 6 months of remote working from home. Time has gone so slowly, yet so fast, in a weird way, during this unprecedented time of our lives.
Look at that beautiful picture of your precious mother and the rose bloom!!! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing!
I so love your flower and horse pictures. Now I have to add the automobile pictures :laugh: . They brighten up the forum, as well as my day!! Thank you for posting them.
I didn't get any rain from Beta or the other recent storms. Finally I had one random rain, and the flowers were so happy they burst into bloom. The sage gave me a only a few blooms because there was just not enough lightening to help them do what I know they can do. But the Lantana and both the yellow and the apricot Esperanza among other flowers definitely made the most of the rain that we just recently received!
Congratulations on your corduroy pants still fitting exactly how you like them to fit, even after not wearing them for 7 months!! Well done girl!!
I hope that you knee heals completely soon.
@themedalist I hope all is as well as possible with you... Know that we love and miss you
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During September I will read my book and/or color some every day. 📖 = reading a book for fun, 📜= coloring
September 1: 📖 📜
September 2: 📖 📜
September 3: 📖 📜
September 4: 📜
September 5: 📖 📜
September 6: 📖 📜
September 7: 📖 📜
September 8: 📖 📜
September 9: 📖 📜
September 10: 📖 📜
September 11: 📖 📜
September 12: 📖 📜
September 13: 📖 📜
September 14: 📖
September 15: 📜
September 16: 📖 📜
September 17: 📖 📜
September 18: 📜
September 19: 📖 📜
September 20: 📜
September 21: 📜
September 22: 📖 📜
September 23: 📖 📜
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September 25: 📖 📜
September 26: 📖 📜
September 27: 📜
September 28: 📖 📜
September 29: 📜
September 30: 📖 📜
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Hooray for September! Since I’ve taught for so long, I sort of see my year as starting in September.
This September marks 30 straight days of journaling! Also, 2 years of daily yoga practice, 1 year of working the Flylady habits, and 6 months of habit trackers. Each was a small habit that wasn’t too hard. I do none perfectly. But I’m making progress.
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9/1 to 9/22 ACEMP 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
9/23 👏 (ACEMVP) = art clean exercise mindfulness veggies protein
9/24 👏 LACEMVP
9/25 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,284
9/26 👏ACEMVP Steps: 13,619
9/27 👏ACEMP Steps: 10,425
9/28 👏LACEMVP. 3444 Unhealthy Air
9/29 👏LACEMVP. 6800 Heat/Debate
9/30 👏LACEMVP, 38 min Ex bike- Unhealthy Air
This system works well for me! Today, I hit the Lower GW I’ve been attempting to get to over the past 6-9 months. I haven’t weighed this since June 3, 2019. I know it will take a week or two to consistently be solid, but I will likely make this my top weight going forwards. 🎉2 -
@nebslp yep! the second half of the month is much prettier and colorful! I definitely like it also! Making it colorful does make it more encouraging to see each day as you fill it in. You did great for the month.
Thanks for sharing!
@77tes six months of tracking, well done.... Your trackers look so bright and colorful all together. Each one is totally unique, telling its story of the month they each represent. You are cultivating some excellent habits over time!
Congratulations for 30 straight days of journaling, 6 months of habit trackers, one year of working the Flylady habits and 2 years of daily yoga practice.
@MadisonMolly2017 well done hitting your lower GW this month! Your chart shows much hard work and determination also 💖. Go you! I like your unique tracking system.
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@texasgardnr WOW! Not a day missed all month! Congrats!2
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And congrats to everyone who participated and made this such a fun month and developed or strengthened some good habits to boot!!!2
