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  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @trooworld Great that you got in a fun day of activity and got to enjoy beautiful nature. :)

    @gharvey2753 We all have off weeks. You will make it happen for yourself next week. :)

    @apple852hk It looks like you not eating dinner helps balance the cake and other yummy foods. ;)

    @AustinRuadhain LOVE that graphic to remind us to be proud of ourselves in our journey and not just wait for that magical day where we have arrived. Would you say that celebrating the progress along the way helped you as you were losing your weight? :)

    @adhmrh Thank you so much for your sweet words. <3 And thank you for your prayers for my church and my poor back. It really is hard to figure out what to do when we don’t know what tomorrow will bring. But then did we ever really know what tomorrow held. We just do our best. I haven’t yet researched CBD oils. I may try some alternate day fasting first to see if that might help with my back and with my pain. I’ve been listening to podcasts and now I’m inspired.

    @raleighgirl09 So glad to read that your family is doing better and that your tender-loving care can ease up a bit. Waiting to find about getting a job is the worst. Especially when you really want it. I knew about the church admin position for 6 months before I finally got hired. They wanted to find a new music minister first. It was an act of God that I didn’t nag pastor every time I saw him. :D


    Hi everyone! Today was a good day. I did a 60-minute booty workout this morning before church and I kept my eating very low carb. Tomorrow, DH and I will be gone all day for our anniversary which is on Tuesday. We are getting up early and driving 2 hours to Blue Ridge, GA where we will do an hour-long scenic train ride, hang out in these two border towns for two hours where we will eat lunch and shop, and then ride the train back. It is supposed to be a beautiful fall day and I’m looking forward to seeing how pretty the leaves look. The train is an open car so I should get some nice pics. When we come back home, we are going to dinner at a local brewery. I figure if we drink a little too much beer it will be ok because the place is less than a minute from my house. :grin: I will be back to check in with you all on Wednesday. :)
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    Woohoo! Finally caught up on all the posts. Sorry I haven't been checking in or contributing to the group. I read while exercising and can't keep up my pace if I type.

    @TeresaW1020 I've tried several CBD oils, creams and various products and they did nothing. I finally caved and tried a salve with 280mg THC and 80mg CBD. It also has Frankincense, Pepermint and Sage so not sure if that helps but it works great. My pain is from arthritis and inflammation but my daughter was sore after a workout and put it on one side only to see how well it worked and she loved it.

    My husband started using it yesterday too. Not sure what he did to his back but he couldn't bend over to put his socks on so I rubbed some on his back and now he's a fan too. Thank goodness. I don't do socks. I love him I didn't sign up for that

    I was sceptical about the THC because I thought it would make me high but apparently it doesn't work that way. I was told the molecules are too large to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,423 Member
    vegan4lyfe2012
    Week 3
    Sunday
    PW 195.0
    CW 194.6
  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 9,030 Member
    @AustinRuadhain I love that compounding self-improvement chart! It is so true, and shows how the little steps we take really do add up in the long run.

    @trooworld It's frustrating when you don't get the results you were hoping for on the scale! But you've definitely made strides toward better health and that's more important than the number on the scale.
    If nobody else has claimed the HeadSpace pass, could I grab it? I have been interested in meditation for some time, but don't really know where to start!
    Also, thank you for sharing the photo of the bamboo garden - it looks really lovely! I've never seen bamboo growing before.

    @raleighgirl09 Best of luck with the job hunting! Sounds like you have some promising leads so I hope it all pans out for you.

    @adhmrh I hope you enjoyed the birthday dinner!

    @TeresaW1020 I wish there were a brewery just a minute from my house! Or maybe not, or I'd be even larger :lol: The train ride sounds lovely though, I hope the weather is nice.
    I don't know about the CBD oils (I couldn't use them anyway since I work on a mine site and am subject to random drug tests - I can't even eat anything with poppyseeds as it shows up as an opioid!). But if your problem is with inflammation I can share a little knowledge I got from my Mum. She has arthritis (mostly in her knees, from years of horseriding), and she takes two products daily which really make a huge difference to the inflammation:
    • Red krill oil
    • Glucosamine Chondroitin + Turmeric
    In Australia we use a brand called Bioglan for these, not sure if they're worldwide or not. After I had my baby, I suffered from DeQuervain's Syndrome (or "Mummy Thumb") which is caused by inflammation in the wrists & particularly the thumb. So I started taking these as well, and it made a HUGE difference. If I skipped a day, I really felt it.
    I don't know if you've tried this sort of thing already so just ignore me if it's not relevant! But I always like to mention it when I hear people having inflammation issues as it really does work and it's a relatively cheap option to take a couple of pills a day!

    Some really great weigh-in results from so many people this week! Congrats to all our losers, and keep up the great work!!

    I had Friday off work to go do some shopping in a nearby city. It was a big day, we left home at 6:30am and got back at 7:15pm. My little toddler is a trooper - normally he naps for at least 1.5 hours after lunch but obviously that's not really possible when you're out and about. He fell asleep in the car while we were driving across town to have some lunch, and woke up maybe 20 mins later. And he napped for close to an hour on the drive home. But that's it - and he was still a relatively happy boy!
    On Saturday I took him to a friend's place for brunch and the kids all ran around and rode trikes & scooters - he wanted a go as well so I got lots of steps in pushing him around and he sure slept well that afternoon! The rest of the weekend was just a bit lazy, we watched some motorsport and cleaned up the house a bit, and hubby did some more work on getting the gate automated. The weather wasn't nice, a bit stormy, but no rain came in the end.

    So it's Monday morning now, and I'm aiming to have an active and on-track week! I have a short week at work again, but I would like to start doing some exercise in the mornings before work. I always have my alarm set early enough to do that, but I tend to snooze it several times...usually because I've gone to bed too late and find it hard to get up. So I will try getting to bed on time this week, and I've also started back on iron and magnesium supplements to help my energy levels.

    Here's to a happy & healthy week, everyone!

    100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
    Day 26: Sunday 18 October
    1. Log calories eaten: No - 14/26
    2. 20 mins exercise: Yes - 14/26
    3. Record a calorie deficit: Unknown - 12/26
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    TwistedSassette wrote: »
    After I had my baby, I suffered from DeQuervain's Syndrome (or "Mummy Thumb") which is caused by inflammation in the wrists & particularly the thumb.
    Interesting. Ive never heard of this. After my first pregnancy my thumbs and wrists ached. My dr. diagnosed it as Carpal tunnel syndrome and had me wear wrist braces.
    Thanks for the supplement recommendations. I'm going to ask my Naturopath about them.

    @TereasW1020 I meant to add this to my last post. This pain relief cream works just as well as the canibus cream I've been using. I can't use it at work because of the Menthol and Camphir smell which is the only reason I switched. I first tried it at my Naturopaths office. She has samples on the counter. I put some on my sore neck, went shopping and noticed the pain was gone in about 15 mins so went back and bought a tube. I've also purchased it in Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Kalaya-Naturals-Ultimate-Pain-120g/dp/B00D2M4W0M/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=kalaya+pain+relief+extra+strength&qid=1603072105&sprefix=kalaya&sr=8-3

  • adhmrh
    adhmrh Posts: 112 Member
    Well it has been a busy weekend. Hubby’s bday celebration with the family was great. Now we are having a “staycation”. We have both taken the week off and are going to enjoy local things with some friends. I will do my best to stay up to date on how everyone is doing. Please forgive me if I don’t respond much. Looking g forward to some much needed relaxing and exploring with my guy!!! Hope everyone has an awesome week!! ❤️❤️
  • AustinRuadhain
    AustinRuadhain Posts: 2,699 Member
    Sunday Check-in
    🟢Food on plan weighed & logged
    🟢Calories in the green
    🟢Workout: 45 min+/6 days-wk (45 min platform stepping, 58 min walk)
    🟢Over 10K steps
    🟢Only the one planned snack, no trigger foods
    ⚪In bed by 12 (that's the plan!)

    Is anyone else checking out this week's challenge, Self Care Bingo?
    I have gotten started. This is a nice challenge!
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10813037/october-week-3-self-care-bingo-challenge-10-18-to-10-24

    Okay, I want to catch up, but I have to head out and get to bed before midnight!
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,654 Member
    Hey team!
    Exercise- stretching
    Calories- over

    I'm pretty much benched, I couldn't even do mind yoga this morning without modifications! It's been a crazy week, I either sprained my upper back or the pain has spread, the rest is crazy bad, and they think my immune system crashed from all the steroids, the flu shot, and meds to the point that I was in a wheelchair and needed to be helped everywhere at the ER. I texted my brother to make sure my cats had a home if I didn't make it, that's how awful I felt! I've been to the hospital twice, had two urgent care appointments via phone, and crashed on the floor of my doctor's office Friday until they could see me at the nurse's urging. Good news is I don't have MS or need immediate back surgery like suspected yesterday. Bad news is I need to get in with a rheumatologist, pain doctor, and neurologist ASAP which is a joke. I was honestly hoping I needed back surgery, yeah it's a year recovery but I've been through it before and could handle that easier than what I'm dealing with now. I have a bunch of new back problems but my pain is more than they suggest. So, I did get somewhere, I just have a long way to go.

    I'm reading all your posts, sorry for not commenting more but I'm on my phone, it's hard to use my laptop right now.
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    Username: Jactop
    Weigh-in week: Week 2
    Weigh-in day: Mon
    Previous Weight: 195.0
    Today's Weight: 194.6
  • buniphuphu
    buniphuphu Posts: 287 Member
    @davidji82 Great loss! Two miles is quite an accomplishment! Keep it up!

    @Cornanda Big number for you, too! Woo hoo! Rock on!

    @trooworld You are kicking tail on that bike, girl! You deserve a gold star!

    @GretchenReine Welcome back! It looks like you had a good week. I know it's frustrating to start over, but you will be back to where you were before and surpassing it soon!

    @TeresaW1020 When you sleep on your back, it might help to put a pillow under your arm. This will keep the passive weight of your arm from pulling on your shoulder while you sleep on your back.

    @davors19 I hope you have a better week next week!

    @mss9675 Nice loss! Keep at it!

    @cherrymajoni Holding steady is an achievement too! Way to go!

    @Firefly743 CONGRATULATIONS! You made it to Two-riffic Town!

    @itsmegina What a great attitude! You know what you need to tighten up next week to see the scale move. :)

    @apple852hk Messing up my sleep schedule will mess with my weight loss too. I hope you get back to a more normal schedule soon.

    @gharvey2753 I'm sorry you're struggling. What is going on?

    @adhmrh Enjoy your staycation! Sounds like a great opportunity to get some fun movement in!

    @AustinRuadhain Banner weigh-in! You are killing it!

    @Jactop I'm doing a low-carby thing-ish. I'm in fat-burning ketosis, and it seems to be working, but I really don't like labels. The fact that I'm doing IF, and that's a label is bugging me a bit tbh.
  • anido1
    anido1 Posts: 35 Member
    Username: anido1
    Weigh In Day: Monday
    PW: 151
    CW: 151

    Didn’t exercise as much last week and tried to stay at my calorie goal. Of course, my weekend eating was off track as always. Glad I didn’t gain any but motivated to get back on track this week so I can continue losing. Have some weekend plans that include lots of eating so I have 5 days to make sure I watch it😬
  • gwamajtw91
    gwamajtw91 Posts: 136 Member
    Holy tofu! I’m a Jekyll/Hyde, too! Do so good all day with lovely, healthy choices…then 8pm hits and I can easily finish off an entire bag of chips and a family size bag of candy. It’s so hard to change that habit! If you find the secret, please let me know ASAP!
    @Jactop @vegan4lyfe2012
    Me 3!!
  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 9,030 Member
    @Katmary71 Sending huge hugs your way. That sounds absolutely awful!

    @AustinRuadhain What an awesome weigh-in result! Go you!

    @trooworld Thanks so much! I have sent you a PM with my email address.

    @Jactop I know we're all different, but I usually find that I feel more "snacky" in the evenings on the days where I haven't really eaten enough earlier in the day. Especially enough protein. I have tried the IF thing, but the days where I skip breakfast I'm a snack monster in the afternoon/evening, so it just doesn't work for me. I'm not sure what you eat or when, but it might be worth playing around with meal timings etc. to see if it helps. I also have a cup of herbal tea in the evenings where I want to keep eating - it seems to help. I use a sleepytime blend so it has the added bonus of helping me off to sleep!

    @buniphuphu You are such an inspiration - I love seeing the results of all your hard work paying off! Congrats on 25 lbs gone - that's amazing!

    @vegan4lyfe2012 That sounds really painful! I'm glad you went and got it checked out though. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery!

    My day yesterday didn't go as planned. I let hubby serve dinner & dessert and the portions were...large. So I well overate. But it's only one day, and I'm back at it today with some healthier choices and a renewed determination!

    People who get up and exercise early in the mornings, what is your secret to success? I have tried and tried but I am really not a morning person so when that alarm goes off, I just can't drag myself out of bed! I have tried putting out my workout clothes the night before, disabling the snooze function on my alarm (which just resulted in me going back to sleep and ending up late for work), planning a fun workout that I actually want to do...what can I do to convince myself to get up and do it?!

    100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
    Day 27: Monday 19 October
    1. Log calories eaten: Yes - 15/27
    2. 20 mins exercise: No - 14/27
    3. Record a calorie deficit: No - 12/27
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,423 Member
    @TwistedSassette Why do you have to work out so early in the morning? I'm a night owl and I just can't do mornings. Nothing says we HAVE to get our exercise in so early. As long as we are doing it...it doesn't matter when. My favorite time to get exercise in is around 2pm to 3pm. No matter what time, it still nets you a non-zero day :smile:
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    @TwistedSassette I've been skipping breakfast fairly consistantly. I'll try eating more in the morning and see if that helps. Thanks for the tip.

    I'm a fan of the snooze button too so morning exercise is a habit I need to ease into. I start by forcing myself to get up 5 min earlier and do something (usually my stationary bike while still in my pjs) then keep increasing the time. At some point I start to regret that I didnt get up earlier so I'd have more time for a longer workout. The biggest hurdle is getting started.
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    vegan4lyfe2012 wrote: »
    Did you notice that your weigh in and mine were exactly the same!?! Same PW and CW! Crazy!
    That's cool. Fingers crossed that we can both rein in our late night snacking and have a good loss this week

  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 9,030 Member
    vegan4lyfe2012 wrote: »
    @TwistedSassette Why do you have to work out so early in the morning? I'm a night owl and I just can't do mornings. Nothing says we HAVE to get our exercise in so early. As long as we are doing it...it doesn't matter when. My favorite time to get exercise in is around 2pm to 3pm. No matter what time, it still nets you a non-zero day :smile:

    That is true, I don't have to work out in the mornings, but I have a tendency to not do it in the evenings either. My problem is that I work 7am-4pm. My son goes to bed at 8pm. So the only time I have with him is ~4:30-8pm (and weekends), which includes his bathtime and dinner. If the weather is ok for a swim or a walk, I can take him with me so I get some exercise in that way. But lately it's been stormy & awful so that's just not really an option. After he goes to bed, I find that I'm just exhausted, or haven't had dinner yet, or have to pay bills/clean the house/other chores and before I know it, it's bed time or I'm late to bed again and haven't done any exercise! I really think that morning exercise would suit my schedule better. Then if I get to swim or walk after work that's just a bonus. The really stupid thing is that because I have my alarm set so early in the morning and keep snoozing it, I'm not really getting any extra sleep that way! I really want my exercise done in the mornings so it's out of the way and sets the tone for my day. I just can't seem to convince my sleepy brain/body to get out of bed and just DO it!

    I am convinced that part of my problem is that I don't get enough sleep, so I always just want 5 more minutes even though I really know that's not going to help. It's a vicious kind of cycle - get up late, late for work, late leaving work, less time after work, still try to get things done, late to bed, not enough sleep, and so on around and around. Tonight, I will aim to get to bed on time and see if a good night's sleep can actually get me to get out of bed and do something!
  • miriammuhindi
    miriammuhindi Posts: 22 Member
    PW 226 pounds
    CW 224 pounds
    Ltd 4pounds
    Weigh in Tuesday’s
  • AustinRuadhain
    AustinRuadhain Posts: 2,699 Member
    edited October 2020
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    Monday Check-in
    🟢Food on plan weighed & logged
    🟢/🟡 Calories in the "Green" (I think this was actually green, but my fitness gadget was not registering. On reflection, I think I believe the sweat over the gadget!)
    🟢Workout: 45 min+/6 days-wk (over an hour of platform stepping)
    🟢Over 10K steps
    🟢Only the one planned snack, no trigger foods
    🟢In bed by 12
    Today's plan -- more of this!

    @trooworld
    Since you are loving Celestial Seasonings teas, I will chime in and say I love all of their fruity teas, especially Apple Spice.
    Hurray for checking in and owning up that you didn't hit all your goals yesterday, and yeah, chocolate happens sometimes. I know you are back on it today!

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    I think @trooworld 's question/suggestion is BRILLIANT:
    Or, can you allow yourself to do something if you work out, like for me, sometimes I will only listen to a certain podcast if I ride the spin bike. It's my "reward" for riding.

    Who else does this? How do you build in extra fun to your workouts?

    Building in something that makes exercise extra rewarding can be so effective, at least for me! I have had long periods when I allowed myself to listen to an audiobook I love only while working out. Suddenly, I can't wait to get out walking! Currently my rewards for evening walks are conversations with my husband and seeing the outdoors at night. And I can burble at you about how much I have fallen in love with evening walks with my husband. Every night we see the one or two geckoes that now visit the ceiling of our front porch (I now leave the light in the early evening on to attract bugs that the geckoes eat!). Night before last, I saw a meteor, a really bright one, in our slightly cloudy urban sky. I came home and checked, and it was a leftover bit of Halley's Comet! A few days before, I spotted a five point buck running across the street. All little things, but all unexpected joys that I watch for and only get if I for for that hourlong walk each evening!

    Hmm. I have also sometimes used workouts to listen to audiobooks and podcasts about health and fitness, as a way to keep myself excited about, interested in, learning about nutrition and fitness.

    @miriammuhindi
    Brilliant weigh-in! Congratulations!

    @TwistedSassette
    With a little one, I think exercises are a huge challenge. I hope that getting to bed early helps shift that rhythm or you!
    Like you, I find that doing exercise in the morning is helpful. Currently where I am on that is doing just a bit -- 10 minutes or so, to at least get that mental boost (yay! I did something this morning!).

    @Jactop @TwistedSassette @vegan4lyfe2012 @gwamajtw91 and, and almost everybody?!
    What a great conversation about late-night eating.
    I'll bet I could pay more attention to sleep, as per Jactop's comment!
    Everyone has to figure this one out for themselves, for sure. For me, one key is eating enough fiber. So for me, dinner usually includes a huge salad.
    And I have to have eaten enough, overall, that I am not crazy hungry at bedtime.
    And then I have a "no eating after the dishwasher has started" rule for myself. I turn out the light and walk out of the room and say "done for the day" to myself.
    And I also have to get trigger-y foods like candy out of the pantry. When I started losing weight. I sat down my husband and son and talked about how scared I was about the direction my health was going, and then explained that they could help me tackle this if they would be willing to go without ice cream in the freezer for a while.

    @buniphuphu
    Drop the label if you don't like it? I just love that you keep working at it and tweaking and figuring out what works for you. Your consistency and determination inspire me, week after week!

    Oh, and thank you for this: "Two-riffic Town!" I was wracking my brains for what a term was for that, and couldn't think of it.

    @Firefly743
    Since buniphuphu reminded me, I will say CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN for making it to Two-riffic Town! That is a huge accomplishment! Yee hah!

    @TwistedSassette
    I love that you owned what's so and analyzed where things went wrong! And a big yes to the power of keeping extra food off the plate as an easier route to staying on track!
    My day yesterday didn't go as planned. I let hubby serve dinner & dessert and the portions were...large. So I well overate. But it's only one day, and I'm back at it today with some healthier choices and a renewed determination!

    @anido1
    Hurray for staying even last week!
    If the weekend is going to be a challenge, is there a way to make slightly better choices, food-wise or exercise-wise, to have it be a victory in some way? Weekends can be so tough, when there are big social/food events.

    @Jactop
    Thank you for the congratulations! And yeah, it wasn't just avoiding pie, but I was super sure that if I started eating pie, I could totally toast the work I had been doing.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,654 Member
    @vegan4lyfe2012 Whatever makes you feel better is less gross! I had to make some gross decisions with the bone graft material for my fusions.

    @TwistedSassette I was never a morning workout person then on vacation last year my only chance to work out was if I went with my uncle in the mornings. I continued doing it when I got home, basically you're out-of-it so by the time you can question what you're doing you're already partway through.
  • AustinRuadhain
    AustinRuadhain Posts: 2,699 Member
    edited October 2020
    TeresaW1020 wrote: »

    @AustinRuadhain Girl that is a fantastic weight loss!! Did you try to lose that much in one week? :)

    Hey there! No, I did not set out to lose a crazy amount of weight in 1 week. I am sure it will be back to normal next week. I just went from slacking food-wise to back-on-track eating and added some extra exercise. So I think it was the bump you sometimes get from making a bi change, and I think I ate a salty dinner the night before the previous weigh-in (bad planning!).

    The big change was cutting back on sweets. I gotta say, it's annoying that I can't eat more sweets, but I truly cannot do that. I had been indulging in extra fruits, including dried fruits. All that seems" like it should not be so bad, but I can't get away with it without consequences. My weight went up and some of my inflammation issues flared up. So I am back to eating mostly veggies and limited fruit, almost none of it dried. I had a dietician tell me I was the most carb-sensitive person he worked with, and I keep wishing it weren't true, as I love sweets. I just love being healthy more.

    Your train ride looks gorgeous, by the way!
    My son was a big fan of railroads for a couple of years, and we did trips on some trains. The Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad was the prettiest, if you ever make it that far west:
    https://www.esnarailway.com/
    The Illinois Railway Museum is amazing, too: https://www.irm.org/
    This reminds me that I should take a look at our stack of train books. I need to declutter...!
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