This June I Will...
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@PKM0515
Well, I told you that you helped!
I looked at new features of MyNetDiary app where I track my food & exercise!
Turns out I can look at a date & get all the foods I ate from highest to lowest sodium!!!
So I looked at a bunch of dates & counted from the bottom up until I got to the 1,500mg that folks over 55? 60? are supposed to eat.
And noted the foods that had thrown me over that number on a number of days.
Most were things I never ate before, but because of some Gastro issues, I had prioritized low fiber which led to more salt.
Also having visitors who added lots of salt to their delicious home-cooked meals & salads & stocked several amazing cheeses.
Now that I’m being treated & Know it wasn’t fiber, feeling great, I can return to how I used to eat!!
So I’m going back to NOT eating again:
All frozen dinners
high salt white bread
All deli meats
All cheese (including Parmesan) other than an occasional mozzarella cheese stick.
No added salt when cooking.
The only one we still have in stock is the high salt white bread. I will likely send it with our guests as they go to their next home visit.
I will exercise caution if I go back to pasta & bottled tomato sauce (most all of these are gone now!)
I will redouble my efforts to locate unsalted Laura Scudder’s creamy peanut butter.
I know returning to what I did before will make me healthier, less hungry, and protect my kidney.
Thanks!!!
Maddie🌸
For my 100-day challenge, I’m tracking making art of any kind for at least 5 mins.
6/1 ✅Day 1 🧵🏔
✅Day 2 🖊 👃🏻👄🌶
✅Day 3 🧵🏔📿
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@MadisonMolly2017
Thanks for mentioning that other site! It actually looks very interesting; I'm going to look at it some more. Being able to keep track of your sodium that way (highest to lowest) is a really nice feature.0 -
@MadisonMolly2017
Thanks for mentioning that other site! It actually looks very interesting; I'm going to look at it some more. Being able to keep track of your sodium that way (highest to lowest) is a really nice feature.
Yes @PKM0515 -you’re welcome
It gives you all kinds of other charts/ways to assess all your macros/micros as well as customize what you want to have on your dashboard & in what order
I’ve used it since the beginning 2016
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Well, I got the salt down, but sat fat & fiber went up.
Tomorrow’s plan:
Keep salt down.
Limit nuts to 1.5 oz
Limit v dr choc to 1 oz.
I should be ok then.1 -
Happy Saturday Everyone!
-Salt/sodium is not something I monitor...however, I know if affects the scale and has been the cause of many-a-disappointing weigh in-
Not sure what I'll be getting into today...nothing to crazy for sure...plan to hang around the house.
Angie
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So it's interesting. 3 folks in our group have recently given notice. I don't know if it is the going back to the office this month or other things but it is a lot of people to quit all at once.
Yesterday I had my mammo and thyroid US. I had delayed several weeks because first I wanted to be vaccinated and then I learned I needed to wait 4-6 weeks after being jabbed due to lymph node reactions. I have probably had the ultrasound every year/other year for 14 years now. I am incredibly surprised by how uncomfortable or not it can be. I hate to generalize but it seems the younger ones are the roughest. Yesterday she was pressing on my neck/throat so hard I had to tell her to be more gentle. She said well it's either more gel or harder press. Ok. Then it got worse to the point one time I actually had a pain reaction and yipped she pressed so hard. She said your collarbone is right there. Anyway, not a good experience, and as I was leaving her patient interaction of "the results will be with your Dr on Mon am and she will call you for follow up" were a bit disconcerting. My endo appt is Wed anyway so I doubt I will hear anything but it made me wonder "was it that bad"... jeez. My throat area was sore for a couple hrs in that weird someone choked you kind of way. And then last night I started having chest pains on the left. I was about to freak out when I realized my left pec was bruised from the mammo. Never had that happen before either. I wonder if the techs are just rougher these days or what?
So a lot of whining.
Angie, happy Sat and glad to see you here. I hope June is starting off well for you.
Trying to love, I don't drink plain water alot. But I do drink a small (think dentist cup) overnight when I get up to pee and take my synthroid. Mostly I drink coffee or fruit juices these days. I have been loving low sodium V8 and tomato juice as well as grapefruit and apple juice. I find that when I do longer runs I am much better off getting rehydrated thru those juices or fruit such as watermelon, manderin oranges (those small cuties are wonderful). Perhaps you can rethink your hydration and use fruit instead. They are pretty low cal.
@PKM0515 looks like you have a great start on the meds this month. I will admit I haven't done my tree pose for a few days and I need to decide on a trigger for it and a time so that I can make it more of a habit. When I was using the WII years ago that was one of the exercises I loved.
Maddie, it's definitely a puzzle trying to get everything to work. My BP was up this week and I was going to say it was stress from going back to work a couple mornings and the health appts but then I realized my neighbor had grilled some chicken and steak last weekend and I had been having those with my lunch. I have no idea but my guess is he was very free with the salt and other marinades which are high in sodium. Delicious but again my guess for the BP being higher.
@nebslp nice to see you checking in. Enjoy those grandkids! I figure all the family visiting going on right now is just like me returning to the office. A bit stressful routine break. And exhausting sometimes.
I wonder if our txgarndinr will be back. I think she is enjoying her sleep more than the internet time and I don't blame her ONE LITTLE BIT. I feel lucky that I have access to post whenever I sit at my computer or even while watching tv. Speaking of which I wanted to see the new movie which is out so I joined Disney Plus for a few $ per month. But then to actually SEE the movie it was going to be $30!!!! Seriously not worth it. I would have done $5 or 6 maybe or even $10 or whatever the price at the theatre is but 30 was outrageous. However, I do like the new channel and last night I watched one of my favorite visual movies Avatar (which I saw in 3d years ago) and was really surprised at all the extras in the online movie that are not in my DVD. Plus I have this awesome new 65" HD TV my neighbor gave me. (yup that's right!) and it was just beautiful to watch. So I think there are a bunch of movies I can watch on there for sure.
I love that our June is going for 2 pages already.
Denise hope that you had an uneventful trip and the memorial service brings good memories and stories from the family. I haven't traveled in a long long time. Even before Covid but I can imagine with things opening up the airports are swarming again.
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@SummerSkier 😬 that was one BAD mammo tech! You should tell your doctor or someone who can see that she gets some training. Sounds like she has little empathy. Maybe too young and hasn’t had bad mammo experience herself. Sorry to hear you even got bruising from it! That would be upsetting. Does your office have a patient portal where you can see the results posted? If so, you could check the results as soon as they’re entered. I think her comment was just another example of her inexperience. I wouldn’t consider it relevant. I know that’s easier said than done, but try to put it out of mind and enjoy the weekend.
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@SummerSkier My June is off to a great start. Yesterday was my 41st birthday!
I had a great day with my husband and stepson, found out I was elected to an executive committee seat for my state teachers association, and then this morning I am down 4.2lbs!!!
That scale result is so interesting to me:
#1 - I've been averaging 5 lbs per month and then out of the blue dropped 4.2 in 6 days.
#2 - Since yesterday was my birthday, I ate to my maintenance calorie number instead of a defecit.
Maybe my body just needed a few extra calories to feel comfortable releasing some fat???1 -
Happy Belated Birthday Angie! What a great present the scale gave you. I never used to understand when I was losing how it worked. That's why I have severed my relationship with it.. LOL.
@nebslp the mammo tech seemed ok even tho I got a bruised pec muscle somehow but it was the ultrasound gal who was the worst. wow. Unfortunately you can't pick your techs. sigh. I did write her up on the survey they send for unnecessary roughness.
I am not shy but normally I don't tell them how to do their job. Me TELLING her that there are more gentle techs should have been a huge red flag to her but if anything it seemed to make her rougher. grrr. I am not worried per say just annoyed.
Hope all are having a great Sat! (I think it's about to storm again here. What else is new)1 -
Thank you everyone for your suggestions!
Thing is: I LOVE MY WATER COLD. just... not as the first thing I drink...
Question now: If I make a cup of tea, and I do not add sugar or milk/creamer, does it count as water? Because that could be something I do. I love tea, and have finally found tea I can drink black/plain.2 -
@tryingtoloveme97 Technically all liquid counts as water. I’d say tea would be fine, especially herbal tea for your first thing in the morning drink. Maybe move that big glasses of cold water to later in the day.
@SummerSkier , I’m so sorry that you had such a miserable experience with your routine test. That is not okay!2 -
So far doing great on my tree poses
June 1 🌲
June 2 🌲
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For my 100-day challenge, I’m tracking making art of any kind for at least 5 mins.
Began May 1
6/1 ✅Day 31 🧵🏔🪡
6/2 ✅Day 32 🖊 👃🏻👄🌶
6/3 ✅Day 33 🧵🏔📿
6/4 ✅Day 34 🧵🏔✂️
6/5 ✅Day 35 🧵✂️🪡
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Kept salt 🧂 down until dinner.
⬆️ For the day. Had my first restaurant or takeout meal in 477 days. Takeout from our son’s favorite Mexican restaurant on his last night of his stay. I had skipped it the other two times
(We might hike later in month with him, but this was a special night.)
I stopped mid-bite 🎉 & packed up the rest.🎉
I put back nuts & chocolate after dinner (to meet my goal from yesterday.)🎉
I figure I can eat out once every ~ 500 days! 😁
Calories under - just!
Limit nuts & v dark choc to a total under 2.5oz
Nuts 31grams
choc 35 grams
66 grams < 70g🎉YAY
I’m very happy to have been moderate. I can see how much I’ve changed these past 5-1/2 years!
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@SummerSkier
That ultrasound tech sounds awful. I'm really sorry you experienced that, and I'm glad you completed the survey honestly. Hopefully, she will improve her patient skills.
I bet a lot of your co-workers are uncomfortable being back in the office.
@angelic845
Happy Belated Birthday!!!
Love all the progress I'm seeing in this thread, everyone! 💗
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@tryingtoloveme97
My thing about water is...I prefer tap water (or water from my refrigerator's filter) cold or cool, but I like bottled water room temperature.2 -
My Habit Tracker Update
(sleep, water, walk, calories, total steps, resistance training)
June 1st - 6/6
June 2nd - 1/6
June 3rd - 6/6
June 4th - 6/6
June 5th - 5/64 -
@angelic843 Sending belated birthday wishes! Congrats on the honor of being elected to the seat on teachers association 🎉 And on the weight loss! Great week!2
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I’m at 100% for my accountability goal. That is recording on Habit Bull every day before going to bed to keep track of how my other goals (old) are coming along.
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@nebslp that is very cool! I really enjoy going back and revisiting some of my older habits also to see how they are doing. The one I have enjoyed the most is favoriting my photos daily and then at the start of the new month transferring them to the 2 USBs which drive my digital photo frames. Yesterday I had the most fun doing a photo shoot with Bandit. It's been so muddy we have had to just hand graze and I don't really like to turn him out in the covered arena because the footing altho good for riding is abrasive to his skin when he is doing a lot of rolling and such. Anyway, I snagged this action shot which I think shows just how much JOY there is in his heart and soul.
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Look at that playful boy! 💞 🐴 💞2
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@SummerSkier the big guy is stepping out - getting his moves on! I was just wondering if the photo transfer habit has stuck because you get the immediate and ongoing reward of enjoying the memories every time you look at your digital frames 🤔 That’s better than one and done. We’ve talked a lot about giving ourselves immediate rewards, but I haven’t given much thought to ongoing ones. And even though you’re performing the same action, there is variety in the result. This is a lot to ponder 💭
I have a few more habits below these that I haven’t met my goal on…needlework 5 days a week and strength training 2 days. I think they are pulling down my percentage. I’ll see what happens if I get with the program this week.2 -
@nebslp that app looks pretty cool! I'm thinking about downloading it.
@SummerSkier Bandit looks like he's happy things are opening up, too!
@MadisonMolly2017 - I'm looking forward to my first restaurant meal in...seriously, I don't know. I'm so glad you are enjoying your son's visit.
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Meds, Days 1-5, 🌟3
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@77tes The free version of the app allows you to log 5 goals. I don’t remember how much the premium app is but you can add lots of goals. I have 10 or so this month. Each habit is customized by however many times or minutes you want to do it each week. Apparently I paid or am still paying for it but don’t know for sure 🤔???? Guess I should find out!1
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@nebslp I like that digital tracker.
Right now I am enjoying my paper tracker that I color in...but when school starts back up and I have less time...I may go back to digital. And thank you for the birthday wishes.
@SummerSkier - I love that you make a habit that allows you to enjoy your pictures. I am terrible when it comes to remembering to take photos...lol
@PKM0515 & @MadisonMolly2017 @77tes - Great job on your habits so far this month.
@77tes - One of my long term goals is to start doing yoga. When I visualize myself as a fit and happy person, I always see myself doing yoga...LOL
However, as someone who is super-morbidly obese with a lot of knee issues, I am hesitant to start until I get some of the weight off. I know there are free chair yoga videos on Youtube, (and I tried one) but it doesn't seem the same. According to my orthopedic doctor, my knee issue will not go away when I lose weight...but I just keep thinking...it's got to a least help a little.
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This monthly habit community has really helped me over the past (almost year gasp!)
The picture digital filing has stuck
The floss/water pick has stuck
Right now working on the heart/BP healthy approach to my food is a work in progress. I want to make sure it’s sustainable because I know what the rollercoaster ride is like and I do nOT like it. 😒
@angelic843 I think you are right and your Dr is wrong. I lost only about 30 pounds but I felt a HUGE difference in my knees.
@PKM0515 excellent start to the month with the meds! I only have 1 which I have to take (synthroid) and because it is not supposed to be taken with anything pretty much I just take it with a small glass of water at some time during the night when I get up to pee. I suppose that s a pretty good habit. “When I get up to pee, I will drink water and take my med”
@nebslp I looked at some of the digital habit tracker apps and I think they probably provide a lot more data than the monthly written ones but I do not want another place to record things. LOL. I have enough with recording my runs on a daily basis and logging food here.
@MadisonMolly2017 sounds like your 100 days is off to a magnificent start! And sailing is so amazing and sheer joy. Happy you got to have such a great visit with your boy!!!
@themedalist I hope that your travel is going well and the memorial service was a good time for fond memories of the deceased.
@77tes I have given up on the tree.
I might look again next month as I really need it. Do you have a BEAUTIFUL June tracker to show us? LOL.
@texasgardnr I am not giving up on your finding time to check in with us and let us know how things are going!?1 -
Ps: if all my habits were attached to peeing I would be pretty much “in like flint”. 😎😉😂3
