2021 One day, or today. You decide
Snooozie
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It’s a new year and we have a clean slate to begin getting what we want for ourselves.
I want to lose 20lbs by June 2021. To achieve this, I have updated my current weight, reset my goals, settings and profile to reflect where I am right now, and where I want to be in six months. I will be setting additional weekly goals for myself along the way.
For this first week, I have 3 goals I have set for myself:
Log my food intake daily
Perform some form of exercise every single day for a minimum of 15 minutes
Restrict my potato chip consumption to 3 actual serving sizes this week.
I am sharing my plan here because accountability has helped me in the past, and I am going to use every tool at my disposal to get what I want for myself. It’s a new year and a new opportunity to make changes, and I will encourage and support everyone else who may be making changes as well.
Suzy has provided the perfect inspirational reminder for me as I begin to make these changes:
One day, or TODAY. You decide.
For me, it's today!
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Happy New Year! I’m ready to make this year a personal success no matter what’s going on outside my control. No more excuses! Only positive thoughts and actions and when I feel ambivalent about my health I’ll have y’all to help lift my spirits! Let’s do this! Let’s make this our year to achieve our goals!
I really hope Vail and Milove are okay and we hear from them soon.
My goals for 2021 are to lose an average of four pounds a month, improve my stamina for hiking, strengthen my body so that my knee is strong, improve my numbers (cholesterol, blood pressure and A1C).
I’ll have to think about weekly goals and how to make it all measurable.
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Ha! I just stopped myself from mindlessly reaching for my husband’s peanut butter filled pretzels by remembering that TODAY is the day not tomorrow or next week or on Monday “because that’s the beginning of the week.” No excuses! Now....to keep up this motivation past January first!
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Way to go Suzy. That’s a huge win!! Honestly I love that reminder you shared the one day or today photo I honestly I think it’s great and I think it’s going to be my new phone screen saver too!!1
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PS.. that "meal scan" option is only available in the pay for it MFP.. apparently you just scan your plate with your camera and it deciphers whats on your plate and the breakdown for cals etc.. i won't be paying for the premium option but its a neat concept .. maybe theres a free app somewhere that can do the same thing lol
i logged everything today, even when it went way over my cals (i knew it would as i had planned my NY dinner for tonite - BUT.. for once i didn't pig out and eat the whole 8oz steak, so now i even have dinner for tomororw nite from the leftovers - and should be well within my cals again.... i'd rather be honest and log everything i eat right now just because its really good for me to see just how much food i really am eating... but I am happy that im looking forward to getting back to better eating habits, portion control and losing this weight!!2 -
I just did the same thing Snoozie. I figured that I should log everything so that I’ll have an accurate accounting of why I’m losing or not. The more information we have, the better we can plan. I ended up about 500 calories over but I still feel like I did better than I’ve been doing. I didn’t snack at all today and made some good choices. I know I really need to work on my portion sizes.
I don’t intend to pay for premium. I can’t imagine that the scan option works as well as we really want it to though.
Good for you for logging everything!!!
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Morning Suzy
Yes on the logging everything - we are in lockdown still for a few more weeks, and I am determined to eat from my freezer and pantry before shopping again.. so i am using up stuff that may not be the healthiest but for that i will just have to have small portions but i'm not wasting anything i have.. i do have 3 different soups frozen in single size portions and a few servings of some things i made like shepherds pie so until i make a good dent in the stuff i have on hand, i will try not to shop at all which should keep me from picking up any junk too..
I have done up another challenge for my aunt and my sister (at their request) which starts on Monday... i tried to gear it mostly towards my aunt who is 74 so a lot of balance moves, stretches and some strength training... i did up 3 options and only 10 min of each but i called it the "one a day" challenge because you only have to do one of the 3 options (including a walking one).. BUT.. you get 5 points for every option you do each day lol.. sneaky yes... but that way if she only feels like doing one.. its still a feeling of accomplishment for her, but if she feels like more she can rack up the points.. but that will help me make sure i get my 15 min of exercise every day this week for my week goal.. it runs to the end of January but hopefully my weekly goal of 15 min will be increasing next week!
i brot up the leslie sansone walking videos again to bookmark in case the weather is bad too.. today the sun is out; we had freezing rain all night but at some point it changed to snow so there is a dusting but i'll def do my walk outside this afternoon when it warms up a bit.. even when its cold if the sun is out i much prefer walking outside even if just for the mental health aspect of it!!
Monday i am also going to reset my weight... when I weighed in yesterday it showed i was up 23 lbs during 2020. But i think that was a bit off because today i am back to where i have been kinda hanging, which is around 20 lbs up. So on Monday i will reset my weight and ticker; it will look like i've lost 3 lbs but i wont have lol.. just so you know!
I hope Vail that you pop in and let us know you're ok.. i sent a PM a few days ago and haven't heard back, and we haven't seen you in the group for a bit... its okay if you have decided the group doesnt work for you anymore but i hope you will pop in and just let us know you're ok if that's the case.. hugs
ok i'm off to log in my projected lunch and dinner plans... i find it easier when i know what i'm going to have to add it and just tweak later .. also helps me keep a bit on track i think ...1 -
I just did the same thing. I enter what I ate for breakfast and what I plan for the rest of the day. I think it does help me be more conscious of what I’m eating.
I used to have stuff in the freezer but we lost our electricity for four days and I’m cleaned out. I’m trying a new approach to dinner. I’m trying to make much lighter meals like soup, a piece of chicken with a salad, split a steak and a baked potato; that sort of thing. We just can’t keep eating huge heavy meals at night. I’m having soup tonight but making chili for my husband. I can’t eat chili any more because it wrecks my stomach.
Enjoy your walk! We’ve got sun and a high of 65 degrees today!!
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That’s too funny Susie because I’m thinking of doing the same thing switching my main meal to lunchtime and at dinner just having soup or a sandwich or salad kind of thing more later I’m on my phone now but I think it’s a great idea sorry about your electricity though2
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I am SUCH a marooooon.... i have 140 cals left for dinner when i only had a muffin for breakfast and an omelette for lunch .... the damn muffin had 340 calories gak!! I have been treating myself to one a week since the lockdown... but that aint gonna happen again!
Anyway.. the reason i'm an idiot.. i have been trying to use leftovers more and i had 1/2 a tomato, 1 slice of bacon and 2 green onions to use.. and a bit of cheese so i figured it would make a nice little ommellete... i had a slice of whole grain thin toast on the side as well..
BUT.. it wasnt til i sat down to eat that i realized i hadn't logged anything and i could have just scanned the damn barcodes as i took stuff out of the fridge - on the eggs and cheese and bread and butter and ketchup lol...so when i was finished i had to drag it all out again and scan it lol.. note to self.. when you are prepping a meal, keep your phone handy so you can scan what you can as you go!!
Altho they have improved the most recent foods so i could grab the tomato and green onion and bacon easily ... and my coffee is saved as a meal now... lol so if i smarten up the logging could be easier now... i also notice there's a new section of recipes.. not in the message boards but on my phone app.. not sure about the laptop version but i went thru some; they have then categorized as keto, low carb, yada yada.. so another source potentially..
I heard from Milove; with the 2nd wave of the pandemic she is very busy but at least she's ok.. hoping to hear from Vail soon too pls - just so we know you're good!!
Righto.. I'm off to another exciting day of lockdown... I may try to go out for my walk today the snow has stopped and it didnt really accumulate so i should go ....... yes i should... lol
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Lol! I’m sitting right next to you on that struggle bus! It’s hard to get back in the swing of logging. I’ll check out the recipes.
I’m so relieved that Milove is okay! Hopefully Vail will check in soon.
Did I mention that hubby and I have a goal of 46 hikes in 52 weeks? I got him a small field notes book that has 46 pages in it. The goal is to record one hike per page. We always end up trying to remember when we hiked a certain trail or try to remember the name of one we did or something like that. Now they’ll be recorded. So...46 pages = 46 hikes. We tried a new local trail today and went 3.6 miles before my foot was really hurting. It was more of a walk in the woods but it counts. Lol.
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Suzy what an AWESOME goal for the hikes!!! and what a great idea.. i can actually completely understand not remembering which ones you've done and the names of them lol.. my last walk i took a picture of the sign in the parking lot (it was a big place along the lake with loads of different trails and lots) so i think that's awesome!!
I hope your foot is okay today after the ouch from that fab walk.... and YES it certainly does count if you're off the couch and on your feet it's a WIN!! AND 3.6 miles.. holy cow... lol its kinda wet out there so i may try the leslie sansone 3 mile with weights video today... i was only going to tdo the one mile but you have inspired me!
3 days in i have learned a few things.. while i have definitely cut out a lot of the crap foods and junk snacks, i am HUNGRY and i eat when i hungry.. so i'm still way over my 1400 cals goal every day...the numbers are a bit shocking so im not even going to think about how much i was actually eating with all that crap i was consuming for the past 8 months!
i think my tummy is going to have to get used to being hungry for a bit.... let it get back to only needing smaller amounts in it because right now its obviously used to being fed a lot and more often!! so its good i'm seeing this all again - especially the calorie counts.. its also helping to go thru my saved meals to see what i was eating when i was losing the first time...
so even tho i'm not making the 1400 cal goal i have set for myself.. i'm definitely getting closer and re learning the things i need to make this successful again... so i'm definitely in a better place today for sure
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My foot is okay, I guess. I’m just so disappointed that it’s still bothering me after all these months. I really really feel that a lot of the problem is how much weight I’m carrying. I’m trying to stay positive and believe that it will get better.
I haven’t made my 1400 calorie goal each day either but, like you, I’m so much more conscious of what I’m eating. I admit to being hungry, too. I try to tell myself that I’ve consumed enough calories but my stomach isn’t listening.
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Happy New Year everyone, glad 2020 is gone, looking forward to a much better year.3
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Thanks so much for taking the time to check in milove glad to hear you’re OK and all the best for a happy and healthy 2021 for you
Last night around 9 PM I came so close to getting dressed going out and getting potato chips cause I was just Jonesing for them but I did NOT go - that was my big win for yesterday lol.1 -
Good to hear from you, Milove! Happy New Year!
Good for you, Snoozie for staying strong and fighting that craving!0 -
yup i just remembered "today"... and fought it... but i got close enough that i went into the bedroom to change before i managed to stop ...!
i did a porch drop to a friend this morning; she wanted to borrow my shredder so i brot it up and left on the porch and she left me some pork tenderloin she made last nite so i dont have to cook anything except veg... thats a bonus day for sure lol
hows the hand doing suzy???1 -
My hand is doing okay. I started deep cleaning the kitchen today and now it’s hurting a bit. Probably overdid it. I want to deep clean my entire house. It’s four bedrooms, two and a half baths with a full basement so that’s going to take me until April for sure. My strategy is to stay so busy cleaning that I don’t have time to think about eating. We’re hoping to sell and downsize in the next few years so I’m getting a start on it. I didn’t even notice that I skipped lunch today so maybe my plan will help.
I wish someone had left me some pork tenderloin for dinner! Lol. I’m making chicken breast stuffed with broccoli and laughing cow garlic and herb cheese. Do you have that cheese there? It’s a soft cheese. I’m making it up so we’ll see how it tastes. I’m having some riced cauliflower with it...just sautéed with a little butter. I’ve saved enough calories today to have that last piece of pumpkin pie! I’m counting the housework as exercise. Lol. I should have gone for a walk though.
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Wow you have set quite a goal with deep cleaning the whole house Suzy!!! I think your strategy will work - you'll either be too busy or too exhausted to think about eating lol!
oh yes i'm very familiar with laughing cow cheese lol... i used to use it in pasta and veggies - toss a triangle into the pasta for a low fat "sauce" as it melted in.. and i love it spread on crackers.. been a while since i had some so might add it to my next shopping list!
I seem to remember a recipe similar from the southbeach diet days.. pound out chicken breast thin, lay a slice of ham and a piece of LC cheese cut up, roll it up dip in egg and roll in parmesan cheese and bake...
I did better today with my calories - getting closer to my goal # of 1400.. I'm still logging everything i eat even tho it goes over just so i can keep seeing the actual #'s...
My little challenge with my cousins and sisters (virtual) started yesterday.. this one i did they have to choose one of 3 options to do every single day... either cardio, balance and stretch, or strength training .. each session has to be at least 10 min BUT everyone can choose whichever one they feel like doing each day.. and they get 5 pts for each type they complete in a single day with the winner being whoever has the most points at the end of January...
Yesterday was the first day and all of us checked in with one type done.. except my aunt (the one we are kinda doing this for who is 74) announces she has done TWO sessions.. a cardio AND a balance/stretch one ( iI sent her a bunch of difference balance and stretch exercises for seniors she could try) anyway.... as soon as she posted she did TWO... DARNED if one of the cousins decides SHE is gonna do another one because she can't let "Nana" (my aunt) outdo her LOLOLOL... so she went and did a stretch session so she could claim 2 done as well!! It was TOO funny - talk about a tiny competitive streak!! But it did give everyone a laugh and start us out with a great first day of the challenge lol
That said.... today i did the balance and stretch moves for 10, then i did a chair yoga class online too... i'm actually VERY surprised at how much i like the chair yoga... i cant get on the floor so i cant do real yoga, and i thot the chair one would be lame at first.. but i actually like it.... but i had to go thru a lot online to find one where i liked the instructor LOLOL.. if the voice bugs me or the demeanour bothers me i cant do it.... there was one where the chick was perky!! WHO is perky for a yoga class?? its supposed to be quiet and calm lol
I did find one i like and all you can hear is the ocean behind her... i'm going to try a few more so i dont get bored with just the one but i'll definitely do a few more for my "balance and stretch" components every few days. Tomorrow the sun is actually supposed to show it's face and i think it will be a degree or two above 0, so i'm hoping to get a nice long walk in outdoors.. i did the leslie sansone walk at home video yesterday and that was fine occasonally but i'd much prefer to be outside walking when i can considering it's winter
Still haven't gotten a reply from Vail with my msg and haven't seen her here.. hope she's ok.. Also been a few since we saw Gail so if you get time please pop in even if it's only for a sec? hugs
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Lol at a perky yoga instructor! That would be a big no from me as well. I’ve been wanting to get back to doing yoga but my hand can’t take downward dog yet. I never thought about chair yoga! I’ll have to look that one up. PM me the link, if you think of it.
A degree or two above zero? Brrrrrr!!!! Remind me not to complain about cold weather on here. Lol.
The chicken was really good! Hubby even liked it!1 -
ohhh....I am struggling ! but not giving up!! Every time I weigh it is the same, no matter what, but it will go down. just got to keep focused.
Yea, glad you are okay milove. I can't imagine how it must be for you out there helping with this stuff. Prayers and hugs sent.
Praying all is ok with vail.
That is wonderful to be doing a challenge with your family, snoozie. such a good bonding exp. with this going on.
Suzy, glad your hand is better. You must surely be missing that baby. I know it is nice to have your home back to just you two...but it must be tough. I still miss mine. lol ....not gonna let them know though....in case they want to move back! hahaha
Be sweet and stay safe. time to go home.
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Suzy.. this is the beginner chair yoga one i liked best of all so far.. keep in mind i've never done yoga in any way, so as you have it may be too simple for you ...
Senior & Beginner Workout - 15 minute Gentle Chair Yoga - YouTube
I found that one on a youtube called Senior Shape Fitness.. and i just discovered they have about 15-20 different videos with her, from bodyweight to resistance bands to low impact cardio etc... so i will definitely be checking out a few of those for sure.. specially the bodyweight one..
Senior shape fitness on youtube SeniorShape Fitness - YouTube
These are two other ones I did that i liked as well.. keeping in mind for me i have to like the instructor LOLOL.. so we may have different tastes that way haha..
20 minute chair yoga - Relaxing and peaceful, great for seniors and beginners! - YouTube
Gentle Chair Yoga for Beginners and Seniors - YouTube
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ok the links didnt post and i can't edit it so i will try again lol
This should be the link to the chair yoga i liked best from Senior Shape Fitness
https://youtube.com/channel/UCkWYei5MULuRDhH7uxtZqqA/videos0 -
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OK.. the link directly above this post is the RIGHT one..
it is the SeniorShape Fitness channel on youtube and has all the videos there, including the one i liked best so far for chair yoga... i'll attempt to post the other 2 i liked as well later LOL.. i need more coffee!!0 -
Thanks Snoozie. I’m going to do the chair yoga one tomorrow. I spent about four hours today just cleaning my laundry room! Lol. I went through all the cupboards and cleaned everything that could be cleaned. My husband came in at 4:00 and asked if I wanted to go in a walk. I was finishing up and was no where near ready for a walk. He ended up going alone. I told him that I need more notice than that. Lol.
Gail, I do miss the baby! I see her maybe once a week now and I’m so afraid she’s going to forget me. We certainly are enjoying having our house back but it seems so quiet. Hang in there and stay the course...the scale is not the only measure of how you’re doing. I know it will reflect your efforts soon though. Just don’t give up!!! You can do it!2 -
Just popping in to let you know I heard from Vail - she's physically fine just overwhelmed with everything going on so very relieved to hear from her..
back in a few to post but Suzy holy cow lady.... wanna come to my place?? I'll lend you a parka while you clean LOL1 -
I’m so relieved to hear that Vail is okay but hate that she’s so overwhelmed. Hopefully she and Milove will be in the first wave of people getting the vaccine to give them some protection.
Still trying to limit my daily calories to 1400 and not making it. Some days are definitely better than others. I used to send all the leftover candy to work with my husband for his coworkers but now that he works from home I’m his coworker!! Lol.
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Morning
Suzy I'm not hitting my calorie goal either most days - but i do find that logging is helping me see just how much i'm eating and how many calories i'm taking in.. I was thinking this morning that i would normally be playing pickleball a few times a week over the winter, which would help burn off the excess but as i'm really not doing anything except a few online classes here and there, its going to have to be my fork that does most of the work to get to my goal - as in putting it down...
i was actually kind of shocked to see a few days i'm over 2000 cals (as I'm being honest about what i'm eating as much as possible) .. and the weird thing was a few of those happened on days when i thought i was doing well.. but i'm considering it a positive as seeing it in black and white so to speak, will help me keep paring it down to get closer and closer as I progress. I AM making better choices more often, but one of the biggest issues still is boredom eating (like everyone else) and it's hard during lockdown to find something "else" to do besides munch lol
But it's hard to believe i'm already one week in to working towards my goal.. i weighed in this morning as for me, I'm going to update my weight every week and altho the scale hasn't moved down, it has stopped moving up for a change. So that's also a positive right now
Today i will work on some mini goals for this week and decide what to address.. our "one a day" challlenge started 3 days ago so that has helped motivate me to move a bit more too..
Its been so grey and dull outside for the past few days that can also affect my mood but today the sun is supposed to show up at some point and i'll bundle up and head out for walkies if it does..
I am quite liking the chair yoga recently as i mentioned, and i'm going to try to get into a routine of doing a session after my coffees and breakfast, and before i shower and dress. So I'm off to do that now and then figure out whats on the menu for the rest of the day lol
Have a good day people... and remember Suzy.. we ARE making progress and that's good on us!!!
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I actually showed some movement on the scale today! Yay!!! I’ll log my weight every Friday morning. I’ve definitely been much more aware of what I’m eating and have stopped myself from some mindless noshing several times. The boredom eating is a problem for me in the evenings. That’s something to work on. I’m so sorry that you’re still on lockdown. We probably should be here. As for me and my husband, we rarely go out...just groceries every other week and to see the grandbaby. Luckily we have very moderate winters so we can still get out for walks and hikes. I really feel for you with those cold winters. Hang in there! Spring will get here eventually.
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