Mission Slimpossible - February 2021 Team Chat
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@raleighgirl09 I like that advice. It is all small stuff! Even though it doesn't feel like it at the time. Perspective is a powerful thing!
@AustinRuadhain Thank you. My parents were away and dropped in for a quick visit on their way home yesterday evening so we actually got to wish her a happy birthday in person and give her the gift. She did love it!
Stay strong on the raisin front!!
@TeresaW1020 It's funny, real hunger I can ignore or delay. It's those non-hungry cravings that are harder to ignore! Glad you could drop those pesky travel pounds quickly - I always retain a bunch of water when I travel, too!
@leonadixon Great loss this week!
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I'm having a lot of feelings about yesterday. Things did not go to plan, and yet somehow worked out ok. I had planned to make tacos for dinner, but because my parents dropped in right at the time I should have been cooking them, we ended up ordering takeout instead. My whole evening was out of kilter, so I didn't do my planned workout either - but I had already ridden my bike in the morning and taken a walk during the day. I feel like I should be disappointed in myself for not doing the exercise and not cooking the dinner, but I still met my exercise goal for the day and I still stayed under on calories. So I'm not sure what I have to be upset with myself about, which makes me feel guilty for not feeling how I think I should feel? Confusing. I'm closing the door on yesterday and opening up for today, which will be better. And I will cook the tacos!
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Goals for February:
Sleep: 68.4/193 hours (average 6.8 hours) - AT RISK
Days below 1,960 calories: 5/10 - MUST TRY HARDER
Exercise: 238/660 minutes (average 24 mins) - ON TRACK
Meditation: 4/12 sessions - ON TRACK
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raleighgirl09
Wednesday check in
Whew - made it through. Long afternoon in training and back to back meetings all morning (b2b, as we lovingly say), many on Zoom- living in @AustinRuadhain land with that! My schedule should be more normal after this week - last week and this week are super meeting heavy (Zoom) and that means little else gets done. They still assign me action items, though, imagine that!!! =>
Only 2 pending documents on my loan app - some 4.5 hours in on doing the app, going to multiple websites to download required documentation, which means having to password reset them all because, well - PASSWORDS. Anyone else hate them? 32 documents so far and we have to repeat this in September to close on the house.
@TeresaW1020 the new house will also be in Raleigh about 6 or 7 miles from where we are now and our son is going to rent the one we have now and then buy it in a few years. The new 'hood is right on the greenway (miles and miles of lovely greenway space as part of the Mountains to Sea trail), and right where we get on is also a kayak launch onto the river. This is the river many of our long-time Slims will recall I often talk about walking along. We have always hated that we had to drive a car to go take that walk and now we'll just go walk to it. It's a lovely planned community that is on the greenway, walkable, bikeable and has a small commercial area that includes a brewery. .4 miles to the greenway and .4 miles to the brewery - choices!
We have been looking for over a year, targeting the greenway as a location....anywhere along it. I don't know if all areas of the country are this way but Raleigh is INSANE for real estate. They get bought about as quick as they are on the market so we had to jump through hoops to get it.
Nothing to complain about really (despite my whining) because not that long ago I didn't have a full time job and the hunt had been suspended. Life is good, just wearying at the moment. Next week is better.
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Howdy, Slimsters!
Beck Diet Check-in
DAY 11: Monitor Your Hunger
What was I thinking? This is too many checkins for me. Four checkins per meal was more than I could manage today. I did pay more attention, and that was helpful.
DAY 12: Practice Hunger Tolerance
I have been playing with extending my fasting window for a couple of years. I have been letting my overnight fasting window shrink of late, and I will work on that. In general, though, I have gotteng good at tolerating hunger.
@padjoetho
Thanks for sharing what you have been doing. I, too, love lots of veggies.
@raleighgirl09
I am right there with you on it only taking a day to establish a habit, for really tasty things.
@TeresaW1020
The four hours is only on Tuesdays, thank heavens. I did better this week at managing cooking and eating and feeding the family this Tuesday, which made me happy.
@trooworld
How did I miss knowing it was pizza day? I'll have to make a pizza for The Teenager! Or maybe get home one of the cauliflower crust ones if I make it to Costco tomorrow. Hmm!
@leonadixon
Woohoo! Congrats on the great weigh-in!
@Gabiv125
Hurray for holding steady this week!
@TwistedSassette
Hurray for getting to see your parents and for your mom liking her gift!
real hunger I can ignore or delay. It's those non-hungry cravings that are harder to ignore!
I think this is a seriously great thing to notice! They are different, aren't they!
@raleighgirl09
Congrats on making it through your packed day!
Yay to the new house!
Passwords - We all love to hate them, yes? I kinda like LastPass, whose security practices my IT husband approves. LastPass nudges me to change passwords so they don't get old, which is nice. Of course, there's a password for LastPass, too.
Hang in there! I love that you are seeing the positive, even if it is a wearying week!
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DAY 13 - Overcome Cravings
You know from successfully dieting that cravings usually diminish after a few weeks. To weaken the intensity and reduce cravings, you have to stop giving into them!
Do this:
As you go through your day pay close attention to what you are craving and why? Read the following techniques and adopt the ones that will work best for you.
Mindset Techniques: Do this when you have a craving.
1. Label it—tell yourself that what you are feeling is just a craving and while uncomfortable it's not hunger and it’s NOT an emergency.
2. Stand Firm and don’t give yourself a choice—Tell yourself no! saying no will build your resistant muscle. Ask yourself: “Is giving in to this craving worth the momentary pleasure I’ll get from eating it? How will giving in undermine my confidence?”
3. Imagine giving in to the craving—Visualize yourself giving in and how exactly you will feel that you once again let the craving control your behavior. Ask yourself, “Is it worth it?”
4. Remind yourself of your “Why”—Read your Response card on why you want to lose weight. You will not attain your weight loss and all its benefits if you continue to give in to your cravings. You also run the risk of regaining the weight you have lost.
Behavioral Techniques: If the above techniques aren’t working try the ones below.
1. Distance yourself from the food you crave—remove the food or yourself.
2. Drink a no- or low-calorie beverage—Thirst can be mistaken for hunger.
3. Relax—practice relaxation techniques.
4. Distract yourself—call a friend, take a walk, read a book, clean out a closet. Staying busy can help the craving go away.
Today’s Question: How do your cravings hinder your weight loss? What tips and techniques have you found work best for you?
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@trooworld I am hoping for a whoosh too but we both know that the scale will be what it will be. We keep on doing the work and the results will come. I agree that living next door to a grocery store would be hard when dealing with cravings. I once lived next door to Dairy Queen! I’m sure you can imagine out that went.
@raleighgirl09 The area that you are moving to sounds incredible and perfect for you!! I don’t have any green spaces, but I do have a really great brewery that is about .4 miles or less from me.
@TwistedSassette I think you got upset with yourself because you had a plan that you thought you were going to do and then you had to change it on the fly. BUT like you said you still got in your exercise and stayed under calories, so you need to give yourself lots of credit for being able to be flexible without going off your plan. That is a big win!
Hi Team! Today, I had to go into my weekly staff meeting. I told them that I was going to take the cleaning job at the church, and they are all thrilled and know that I will do a MUCH better job than what we have been putting up with. I will probably start next week and plan to clean on Thursday and Friday. I like having these jobs where I make my own schedule and don’t have anyone looking over my shoulder. Plus, it will be good exercise!
Beck Diet Solution Question of the Day
Day 13: Cravings—Cravings for sure have hindered my weight loss. I know calling myself a sugar/carb addict might sound a bit extreme, but I know myself and I know what addiction feels like and sugar has always been a real struggle for me. Last month, when I did the no sugar challenge, I did some of the mindset techniques listed and they worked! I totally did #2 and I stood firm in my decision to not touch sugar or alcohol. I did #3 and visualized how I would feel if I gave in and I continually reminded myself of why I wanted to lose weight. I also did some of the behavioral techniques as well. I removed sugar from my home, and I kept myself busy and focused on the goal that I had set.
So, did I conquer the addiction monster? NOT even close!! I went to Florida and was surrounded by junk food, candy, fast food, wedding food, and alcohol. I immediately knew that the moment I started indulging I wasn’t going to stop. I came home with a 5 lb. gain and feeling lethargic and bloated. What is the lesson that I learned? Simple, I can’t go off plan like that and expect any other result than what I had in Florida. Fortunately, for me, that is not the way I live my everyday life. My home isn’t filled with junk food that is highly palatable and full of empty calories. Someday I may be at a point where that kind of food won’t even phase or tempt me. I long for that day. But in the meantime, all I can do is forgive myself and begin again. I at least know the road that I need to get back on and that is a huge blessing.
2021 Focus Word: TRANSFORMATION
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raleighgirl09
Thursday check in (and a happy BD shout out to my honey bunny, Franklin!! (who won't see this!!))
Hey-ho YO! A super quick fly in. Water was down yesterday and today, too, if I don't get 3 more cups in - jury's out. Steps, only need 700 more for 11,000 and have to put laundry away - seems doable. Have not logged food yet, going to do that in a bit but I had a cereal/walk/sugar thingy (yes - dumb at this point because it's happened a few times now and I know the issue) so there was some quick wolfing but maaaaaybe it didn't go over 1400 - problem is, no logging yet and there was no pre-logging so I did not set up for success - jury's out on this one, too. All loan docs done except 1 and it's a quick scan and upload once I am there with it on Sunday evening.
And last but NOT least - I forgot to weigh in this morning, will do tomorrow. I feel pretty good, seems my jeans are fitting really well and maybe even a little looser. I dunno, numbers wise, but mostly I feel like I'm doing well with food and food choices. Coming off of the hard line of not even one cal over 1240 is helping, I'm now mostly in my (self-stated) cal range of 1250-1400 a day. Let's face it, folks, that is not a lot of food/calories when it is consistent.
Love to ya's - stay the course.
Maria
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Howdy, Slimsters!
I have had an okay day. I got the blues a bit, as we had an ice storm. My two favorite trees on our property (bad planning on my part?) are two old cedars, and we lost big chunks of both to the weight of the ice on the needles.
Things could be worse, though, as much of our neighborhood is without power tonight, doubtless ice-related.
@raleighgirl09
Happy Birthday to Franklin! I hope you had fun making sure he felt appreciated on his big day!
Congrats on the loan docs!
You sound like you are doing great.
@TeresaW1020
This is so smart:
Vacations happen, and you are back at work after that time off.Simple, I can’t go off plan like that and expect any other result than what I had in Florida. Fortunately, for me, that is not the way I live my everyday life.
I am still working on my green check marks for the day. I got in a walk, but came scuttling in when my fingers started to get too cold, so I am off to get in my steps before bed. More soon!2 -
Username: anido1
Check in day: Monday
PW 153
CW 1323 -
Hi all
Username: davidji82
Check in day: Friday
PW: 272.2
CW: 271.1
LTD 100.9 lb5 -
Starting weight 96.1kg
Weigh in this week: 96.6kg
As said i didn't do much this week but will be back next week.
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Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 187.5
CW: 189.2
LTD: 75.2
Month: +1.0
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DAY 14 PLAN FOR TOMORROW
Today we plan for Tomorrow! Writing and monitoring what you will eat each day is very important because it will help you to do the following:
1. Think about how you’re going to get and prepare your food.
2. Help you remember what your supposed to eat and when.
3. Eliminate spontaneous eating.
4. Tolerate occasional hunger and cravings.
5. Make decisions about eating before you encounter triggers.
Do this:
Write up a food plan that includes EVERYTHING you’re going to eat tomorrow. Then, tomorrow, you’ll check off whatever you eat that’s on the plan and write down any food you eat that isn’t on the plan. After you write out you plan – prep the meals, make sure you have no excuses for tomorrow.
Today’s Question: What are your thoughts on making a food plan and tracking it? Are you a pre-tracking, tracking after you eat, or not tracking at all? Do you struggle with meal planning?
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Username:davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 267
CW: 269
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@raleighgirl09 Happy birthday, Franklin!! I’m glad that you have eased up on staying to a strict calorie number. Having a range is much better because it will keep your body guessing and it will allow you to eat more when you are hungrier and less when your not. Learning to eat to satiety should be our focus, in my opinion.
@AustinRuadhain Ohh that is a shame about your trees being damaged in the ice storm. Yayy that you didn’t lose power!
@trooworld Yup, we will both do better next week!
Hello team! Well, I was a little disappointed to have a gain this week, which is my first this year. But, it could have been much higher and for that, I’m giving myself credit for getting back on track and I will lose next week. I did a good workout this morning and a little housework. So, today will be catching up on my Bible study and finishing my current jigsaw puzzle.
Beck Diet Solution Question of the Day
Day 14: Plan for tomorrow—I always plan my dinners a week at a time and since I never eat breakfast and stick mostly to the same type of foods for when I do eat lunch, I can easily plan the day before. Although, I believe in flexibility so it will be written in pencil! I don’t count calories unless I’m purposely doing a 500-calorie day, and even then, I rarely bother. There is just too much current research that calorie counting doesn’t work. In my opinion, it’s more important to seek after high-quality food and learn to eat to satiety.
2021 Focus Word: TRANSFORMATION
Hey Team! I REALLY would like your thoughts on me continuing to do these Beck Diet Solution questions every day. At first, I thought more of you would be participating, but now it looks like it's just been @trooworld and myself. It is a lot of work to put the questions in writing, which I certainly don't mind doing if most of you are enjoying reading what is posted and it's giving you something to consider in your own weight loss journey. But I also don't want to be a distraction from our team and our normal discussion. So, if you all think that it's too much then I would rather drop it and continue on my own. I hope you will feel comfortable giving me your honest feedback. You can even private message me if you prefer. I will wait to see what your responses are and make a decision by Monday. Thank you!!
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Username: buniphuphu
Weigh In Day: Monday
Week: 2
Starting Weight: 345.4
PW: 316.1
CW:315.2
LTD: 30.2
I am SO late this week, but this was my Monday weight. I just haven't had two seconds to check in during the day, and I've been so wiped out in the evening. I'm hoping to get caught up over the weekend. We're supposed to have bad weather move in, so I'll be housebound.7 -
Week 2 weigh in Thursday (11Feb2021)
Previous weight:178.0
Current weight: 177.8 @broncobuddee
LTD MFP #2 57.2 lbs
LTD overall 122.2
Hi gang, I'm happy I show a small loss this week. It's been a hard week of trying to outrun the rain and deal with a hectic schedule for walking but the majority of the week was good. Even yesterday was ok when I checked in but when I went to bed I just laid there and laid there with my mind whirring a mile a minute. I finally got up and read for a while and had a yogurt snack with pb&j and so - that was a lot of calories, AND up until 2am (SOOO tired!). Today - well, by today we ran out of pretty much all of the precooked food options. We wolfed down burgers and whatever for lunch (actually, breakfast as it was the first meal) but I was not set up for success AT ALL No water station for the past 2 days as I started work early. No walks today because of cold rain all day. Odd dinner and a smoothie after and now my 5 week prediction is several pounds OVER what I am today - hello sticker shock!!!
UGH.
Anyway, will shop tomorrow for good things and do some pre-cooking and get back at it. At least I did not fall off the face of the planet here - well, not completely. No time for much reading but did see @TeresaW1020 post about Beck. Well, I have seen a couple of other folks comment on it so I know others read it - I have although not much the past several days. I would go with your gut - and folks may not comment much either way on how you do it. If it helps YOU but you feel odd about posting it here - you could post it on your home page and then we'd see it there, too, anyone linked with you. I'm good either way and I do read it when I can.
Hoping to get at least a page or two caught up this weekend on mingling with muh PeepPossibles!!!!! 2 -
Username: itsmegina
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 146.0 lbs
CW: 146.6 lbs3 -
Good evening, Slimsters!
It has been a bit of a wild day. The power went out last night. We did get it back today, but not in time for a morning check-in for me. Fun mental picture for you -- my son has a tropical bird as a pet. I got up early this morning to check on her, and ended up with a bird cuddled between two shirts I was wearing. She was chilly and went back to sleep once she got warm and comfy. I am still amazed and delighted to learn that birds are cuddly.
The weather here will be setting records for cold and winter precipitation for the next week. Kind of exciting, if we can keep things warm. I am reminding myself that outdoor walks in the cold will likely rev up my metabolism!
BECK Day 14: What are your thoughts on making a food plan and tracking it? Are you a pre-tracking, tracking after you eat, or not tracking at all? Do you struggle with meal planning?
I love food plans and tracking. I don't always pre-track, but I'll go log breakfast and lunch, and check on how I am doing before I make dinner. I always write down what I eat (scratch paper), and them come do data entry later, as I find the keyboard easier and faster than the phone interface.
Meal planning - I don't struggle. I do have a higher tolerance for eating something several days in a row, which makes planning easier.
I am not super ambitious about big production recipes for myself. But I have to pay attention and mix things up ot it makes me a little nutty.
I love all of this advice:1. Think about how you’re going to get and prepare your food.
2. Help you remember what your supposed to eat and when.
3. Eliminate spontaneous eating.
4. Tolerate occasional hunger and cravings.
5. Make decisions about eating before you encounter triggers.
These are all things I pay attention to and have done lots of habit work on over the last coupe of years. I would agree that working on this could very likely help someone nit just lose weight but keep it off. It's certainly stuff I think about i a regular basis.
My problem spot right now is my afternoon snack. I have let the size of that creep up, and want to whittle it back down to about 100 calories. So that's the plan for tomorrow.
On the plus side, I am keeping to my eating schedule most days. Tuesdays I tend to be off, and I am working on that.
@raleighgirl09
Congrats on the loss this week!
Yes, those 5 week predictions can produce sticker shock when you have an off day. On the other hand -- your food seemed off to you and you would have to repeat that 34 more times to get that gain. And you sound like you are already gearing up for a more normal day for you!
@buniphuphu
Woohoo! Congratulations on the great weigh-in!
Housebound for someone that likes to move as much as you... hmmm. Walks around the house?
@TeresaW1020
Hurray for not being up by much! You gave yourself permission to go a little crazy in Florida, but you are back at your regularly scheduled program, and it sure shows in that not being a big number.
My 2 cents on the Beck posts. I have been reading them all, and sometimes I go off and think about them and then (my bad!) don't get done thinking about them and come back to talk about them. (Also, I think my last post got lost entirely. Maybe I had not hit send when the power went down last night?)
I think the material is great. Day 14 is my favorite so far. But if it is a lot of work, feel free to back off from doing so much.
@davors19
Hang in there! Is there anything you are focused on this coming week, as you keep working away at your health goal?
@trooworld
I love your dust-yourself-off-and-get-back-to-work attitude!
@padjoetho
You got this! You have a great plan going, and I'll bet you start on a new roll this week!
@davidji82
Wow! Congratulations on passing theHi all
Username: davidji82
Check in day: Friday
PW: 272.2
CW: 271.1
LTD 100.9 lb
100 pounds lost
mark!
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mlhopp93
HW -- 355
Weigh in day Saturday
SW (130/2021): 277.6
2/6/2021: 275.0 (-2.6)
2/13/2021: 271.0 (-4.0)
2/20/2021:
2/27/2021:
Still cold in the Midwest and supposed to get colder. Did manage to get 6 out of 7 days with 10k+ steps with lots of treadmill time. Spring will be here soon.
Building time into my day for working out my taking time I would spend watching TV and using it for light weightlifting has helped my morning energy levels. Feels good to accomplish something non-work related before work instead of trying to cram in a workout in the evening. Hope everyone has a great weekend.4 -
DAY 15 –Monitor Your Eating
It doesn’t matter if you are new to dieting or have been doing it for years. The knowledge you have gained over the last two weeks will help you to:
• Continually remind yourself of all of the reasons you have to lose weight?
• Respond effectively to your sabotaging thoughts?
• Choose a healthy diet plan and make reasonable modifications so you could stick to it?
• Use specific techniques to tolerate hunger, desires, and cravings?
• Consistently give yourself credit?
• Make enough time in your schedule to keep up with exercise?
Do this: start to journal about your eating experiences, to reinforce your good habits and to learn from your mistakes.
*Why it’s important to monitor in writing what you eat:
• It helps you strengthen your motivation.
• It helps you build your confidence.
• It helps you recognize and solve problems.
Today’s Question: What do you think about journaling your dieting? Does it help you or not? If you don’t journal is that something you think might be beneficial for you to start?
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Firefly743
***Weigh In***
PW: 277.4
CW: 274.65 -
User: RYcare
Weigh Day: Saturday
PW 233.8
CW 234.3
LTD 20lb4 -
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@buniphuphu Good loss this week! I hope things settle down for you so you can get some rest.
@raleighgirl09 All losses MUST be celebrated. So yayyyyy and good job!!! Thanks for your feedback on my question.
@AustinRuadhain Ohhh that is sweet that you have a cuddly bird! Yikes to all that cold weather and losing power! You remind me that I shouldn’t be complaining about how cold I think it is here when it’s not compared to you. Thanks for your feedback on the Beck posts.
@mlhopp93 Great loss you had this week! All that walking is really paying off for you.
@trooworld I looked at the Plan to Eat website. Looks interesting! I do agree that journaling our weight loss progress is a good idea. We will want to look back at it once we make goal.
@Firefly743 Wow, what a great week you have had? What did you do that worked so well?
Hi Team! Today, was a relaxing day at home. I did do a very good leg workout this morning and I fasted almost 23 hours today. I made a very yummy chili and a low carb cornbread. I splurged and had a bottle of beer with dinner. Sometimes you just gotta do it! This week I've found a new passion and that is watching YouTube make-up artist tutorials for women over 50 and I found this woman named Kay Harms, who has a page called “Dressed for my day.” She does videos and has a blog. As I age and continue to lose weight, I want to look the best I can. Modern, young, but also age-appropriate.
I’ve decided that for the Beck Diet Solution going forward I will stop posting the daily task and question and instead I will write about my own experiences with the program. That way I won’t be bogging down our group with things we might not all care about and you can feel free to respond to me, @trooworld, or others doing the program as you wish.
Beck Diet Solution Question of the Day
Day 15—Monitor Your Eating
As I mentioned yesterday, I haven’t been keeping track of what I’ve been eating but I have started doing so this week in my daily planner. Also a few months ago I started keeping a monthly summary of the highlights of what happens each month concerning my weight loss. In that, I keep track of big milestones, struggles, anything I’m doing that month that would affect my weight. I’m hoping that having records like this will be most helpful once I reach maintenance so that I NEVER become obese again.
2021 Focus Word: TRANSFORMATION
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@AustinRuadhain - that is very cute that birds are cuddly
@TeresaW1020 - Looks like you've decided about Beck..... that's good. I've been following along and doing the questions on paper- haven't found time to add them here. I'm a slow thinker and these questions have been coming at me FAST. I'm finding the parts about sabotaging thoughts and how to respond to them most helpful.
Also- the part about only eating when you are sitting down. Initially I thought- no problem for me, I always eat sitting down. Yup. No. I don't. And when I eat standing up, it's when I do the most damage. I'm working on this now.1 -
Friday weigh in
Cornanda
PW: 179.6
CW: 179.8
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LTD: 11.33 -
Just wanted to check in and say hi, same old stuff on my end. I'm eating a little better now, I started my second steroid pack in a couple weeks and am waiting for it to help. No plans for Valentine's Day for obvious reasons, I guess I should plan something but I don't really feel like celebrating. I usually make heart-shaped pizzas with my nephews. Keep kicking butt gang!2
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Username Digger61
February week 2
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW: 204
CW: 2044 -
raleighgirl09
Saturday check in
Slim'oLiciousnessES!!!!!! Coming to you from the freakin' FROZEN NC!!! Well - ok, from the somewhat cold 45 degrees of nothing but RAIN and threat of ice. I know - I'm weak. I hate winter.
Was able to get my walk in today and combined with some food shopping and some house work, I have hit and exceeded my 11,000 steps for today! However, I am shy of my average of 11,000 a day, 77,000 a week by over 5,000 steps as of right now - I had only 1700 yesterday so there is too much of a deficit to be able to take it home. Ain't gonna make it this week, gonna have to live with it. Calories should be good today, have had a very light day, hunger wise. Slept great last night, thank goodness, I was really tired - got up at 10am which is unheard of for me! Water wil be late but it will happen before day's end. Made a yummy soup and have had Valentine's chocolate and Johnny Walker Black for a quiet celebration with Frank - life is good, even if I sometimes get a little cold and cranky and tend to not focus on the good. I'll be fine, darn near halfway through February.....reason to celebrate just with that.
Hitting the highlights for my catch up this week - went back to see a couple pages of weigh ins. Keep on keepin' on, SlimOlahs, we'll eventually be past the winter!! Unless you're @TwistedSassette and then....um, you'll be past summer??? Are you miserable HOT to be the bookend to the US miserable COLD??????
Some really good weigh ins this week!!
@leonadixon what a great loss this week, way to go!!
@davidji82 suhWEET!! excellent weigh in! Over the 100 mark....it's not really easy to put that into words, is it? I am soSO happy for you to see this milestone, it's an achievement on so many levels
@anido1 holy cow - that's like - over 20 pounds! Congrats but I also hope everything is ok.... =>
@Firefly743 very nicely done this is an awesome drop!
@mlhopp93 SHAZAM that is a terrific weighin, way to go and congrats!! Super cold here, too, although likely warmer in NC than in the midwest.... => I wear my Weenie name well!
@buniphuphu great weigh in - I hope you've been able to make a swim date at the Y while being so busy!!
Keeping it green, WOOT!
@GabiV125 awesome stuff - some status quo is awesome, so happy you kept it blue+yellow=GREEN!!!
@Digger61 great way to hold STEADY!!
Hang in there!!
@davors19 this isn't what you're usually going for - we're with ya and cheeeeeering you on!!
@TeresaW1020 the wedding and time with friends was so fun - and this is part of the cycle with being a little more flexible. You are doing an awesome job overall - this is a FANTASTIC opportunity for you to be plan to live versus living to plan. Getting past gains is a part of the process and, dare I say - part of the maintenance process
@trooworld your overall plan is good and you have a lot of terrific habits in place and you'll be back to the routine quickly. A DQ next door.....? That is serious temptation - we're experimenting with keeping chocolate in the house - let's wish each other luck!
@padjoetho there's always a new week to be had and a new opportunity to be back on track! =>
@Cornanda a little bump in the road, you're doing so well overall - YOU GOT THIS and what a great revelation about eating while standing!
@RYcare ugh, the wee little bits that are just fluctuations in the week.....next week will be better!it's
@itsmegina just a small tick up, this will be turned around in no time, we're WITH YOU!!!3 -
No loss this week! but 0.5lb gain not that bad, I was expecting way more … the super ball food lasted for the whole week in my house especially the sweets, I did manage to keep up with at least 35 minutes exercise in the gym every day, so I guess it helped.
DAY 13 - Overcome Cravings
This is very challenging, same as eating slowly and chewing the food. I can’t seem to find a consistent way or technique that helps. My problem with my diet is my mind, my stressful life, and my sadness. Everything works well when I am happy, and everything seems to mean nothing when I am sad. I am working on making those sad days less frequent, and control what I can to make soul happy.
DAY 14 PLAN FOR TOMORROW
Piece of cake for me. I am very organized and a planner. I work full time, and I homeschool my girls since the beginning of the pandemic. If I don’t plan and cook for the week, we end up with lots of take out, fast food, and options on the way aren’t always the best. We are so used to home cook, whole food, so the outside on the way food doesn’t make them full for a long time, and I end up buying more food on the way back from their activities. My girls are athletes (they are competitive swimmers and dancers, they also do gymnastics and ice skating) they train 7 days a week, primary sport is swimming. My oldest is 13 and swims at a national level, and my 9-year-old (my ballerina) is also an excellent swimmer who qualified for State when she was 8, competing and still with the 10 years old, but her heart is set on dancing which is fine with me, I always say “ as long as you are moving and exercising, it does not make a difference for me, I want you to stay healthy with doing what you love”.
I have a list of the meals and snacks we like, when they ask for a new meal during the week, I added it to the list. Most of the time I ask for 10 minutes from their time Friday night, we decide on what we want for the coming week, I put my grocery shopping order online Friday night for delivery Saturday morning. I’ve been doing this for more than 10 years now, the delivery part I started maybe 4 years ago. This helps keep the junk out of the house, and reduced what goes in the trash because I find myself sometimes getting stuff I do not needed, or not have the full ingredients for the meal, I used to get some stuff just because it was on sale or appealing. Shopping for the ingredients for the meals you want to cook the same week is also great for keeping the meals somehow fresh, you buy and cook so nothing stays in the fridge for too long. Some weeks, I end up needing another mid-week delivery mainly for fresh produce, we do eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
DAY 15 –Monitor Your Eating
I did track my eating for a while at MFP, which was an eye opening at the beginning realizing how many calories I eat. I am on and off tracking during the year, I just can’t find a good app to help with Mediterranean home cooked food. I use lots of my mom’s and grand-ma recipes with pure whole food and extra virgin oils, and I don’t weight my food so it is really hard to figure out calories.
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