Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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Shari, How did you do at your physiotherapist appointment? How cool that Grumpy cat is warming up! My friend Kay who lives in your area has 2 cats and they are as different as night and day.
DW, How is your oldest dog doing now? What did the vet say? I so admire your involvement with recues! I still check the shelters online here. I saw a dog that I know won’t be a good match for us, but when DS saw her he really melted. That is progress because he has been very reluctant about getting another dog, mostly because of our mobility limitations. I will keep looking.
Diane, Since I am not a morning person, I tend to be a bit like your DH and eat breakfast quite late on some days depending on my schedule and plans. I have my lemon water and coffee but often delay the first meal of the day. Without really focusing on it, I realize that on some days I am accomplishing an IF of about 12 hours, sometimes more. I am going to start paying more attention to this. I looked up some info online and am beginning to understand how this could be helpful. I think as long as I have my green tea and seltzer I might be able to give this a try, at least on some days.
I didn’t get to check in here yesterday. It seemed like my phone wouldn’t stop ringing, and each phone call was a long one. It is good to be in touch with friends, but I felt like it was just too much phone yesterday. All of the calls were church related in one way or another, friends from my church, my former church, and a church about an hour away from here. I enjoyed catching up and helping with some issues when I could. But I felt like the day was gone before it even started. I had a so-so day yesterday and am not sure why. Today is much better and I am very much on track. I am making chicken breasts for supper with veggies and a salad. So glad DS doesn’t complain about eating too much chicken. I promised him that soon I will make a few red meat meals as I saw some beef on sale at Shoprite. We so seldom eat red meat that I think a few beef meals won’t derail me too much.
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Paula…my DH will only eat chicken now and then…we used to eat it almost every day but he says he has OD’d on it, lol. So we do have red meat and other meats, even pork baby back ribs in crock pot once or so a month. I don’t worry about what the actual meat is as much as portion size and the carbs I want with it🙃. Now that I am counting calories and staying within the 1395 along with 7-11 fasting I only worry about portions to keep in calorie range…fill up with my veggies and “I know it’s not butter” which is 0 calories. DH had some of my veggies last night and never realized it wasn’t butter on his carrots😎. All this to say I am sure you will do OK with some of that beef that is on special…you are so on track majority of the time!👍0
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Paula, it would be wonderful to get another dog, I am hopeful that you will find the right fit for your situation in time. I am finding that the 11-7 eating window works well. I am drinking tea and water until meal time. I do switch it up with coffee once in awhile. I am starting to drop the weight slowly, if this keeps up, then I will keep up with IF. I am counting calories and it's nice to not worry about what foods I am choosing. I know it's best to choose whole foods, but this is looking like something I can keep up with.
Don't we all get those kind of days when people all seem to call at once? I was exhausted after that happened to me last Wednesday. I am excited for a haircut today. I have chosen a new style, I will see if I am brave enough to go through with it. And if I do, I hope I like it on my face lol. It looks good in the picture I found and I think I have the right hair type that it should work for me.
I met my mini goal today which I am so happy about. I have one month to lose the next pound. An easy target so I really have no excuse not to reach it. My goal dates are the 6th of each month so that I hit my goal weight by my birthday this summer. I have not been successful in the past, but I can only keep trying.1 -
Hi Everyone! Thank you for your good thoughts for my dog! He was doing better on Tuesday so I didn't call the vet and then he was outside 4 times last night between midnight and 5:00am.....three trips with me and one with my husband after I said loudly that it was his turn (I can get cranky on little sleep-LOL!!) I called the vet this morning and picked up some medicine. I also made rice and boiled ground beef for his supper so, hopefully we will all rest tonight! In spite of the rough night, I've been eating on plan today and hope to see some results after a good night's sleep! Have a great evening!!1
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Diane, I totally understand od’ing on chicken!! I think I am coming close, and DS is even closer. I do my best to change up a bit how I prepare the chicken, while still focusing on keeping it healthy, but I agree that some beef and pork could be a most welcome change. Tonight I made a frozen “Caulipower” pizza for DS while I had tuna. I am very much on track today. DS had a blueberry pastry roll for dessert, and I had more tuna! Believe it or not, I was satisfied. I was able to accomplish my IF today and will aim for the same tomorrow. Not sure how often and how long I will be able to keep it up, but I must point out that doing/trying to do this is highly motivating for me. Many years ago an old friend told me that one secret to weight loss is adding changes now and then to keep yourself interested and fresh.
Shari, How did your aircut turn out? Will you be posting a new updated photo? I have very thin (the only part of me that is thin) hair, and it is baby fine. I haven’t changed my haircut in probably over 12 years! Woo hoo for hitting your mini goal!!! You are one step closer to your goal.
I finally went for my blood tests today and now will be anxiously awaiting the results. I am trying not to stress too much since in the past I have always had good results. But I am a worrier at times. Found out today that a dear family friend has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Her name is Mary. Please, in your charity, remember her in your prayers. She is a few years older than me. My annual mammogram is on Oct. 15. Will be praying for good results of course.
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DW- we will be hoping that the meds and simple diet will do the trick for your dog.
I love my haircut. I will see if I can find a more current before than the one I have posted here. I am back to the style shown here- more or less. I had grown out my hair and it was always in my face when I was doing things. I was wearing hats and headbands a lot. New freedom.
I will join you in praying for Mary. It's not a good time to be getting ill. Our Province is struggling with ICU space and we just don't have a lot of surgeries taking place. It's mainly Covid patients getting treatment since their situations are deemed more critical. It's super frustrating for so many that have to wait it out until they themselves are critical. I really hope our numbers take a curve downward.
I had dinner at 5pm and then was at work until after 9pm. I normally would have had something to eat, but I wasn't hungry and just had water. I am the same weight as yesterday, but I stuck to IF hours. Hoping to see some weight loss as I continue doing this.0 -
I am down another small amount today just .2 lbs for total of 6.2 since September 3rd when I started the IF and tracking on Lose It! These small decreases in weight are spurring me on to keep doing the IF and keeping my calories within the 1395 I am allowed/budgeted to allow me to lose weight.
I found out (by accident) if you are in log screen and tap the date at top between the arrow a couple times a whole history for all your days, by week are displayed on the screen. I have not missed any days of food tracking and the only “week” I have been over total calories was my travel week. I am learning this app as I go…but it is certainly the most user friendly food tracking, calories tracking and weight tracking app (or site) I have ever used. Love that it is free too!👍0 -
A fresh haircut is such a good feeling Shari! I think your hairstyle on your current photo looks great. Thank you for praying for Mary. I just keep thinking about her so much.
Diane, congrats on your continued success at the scale! Six pounds + is a noticeable loss! Great that you are staying within your calorie budget!! It is paying off for you. I have been consistent with my food tracking too. I will have to see if I can locate the history when I play around with the app. I agree that it is quite user friendly for tracking.
I was able to access some of my blood test results online today. My cholesterol and thyroid numbers are all great. My family doctor’s office called today to tell me the good results. I also saw online the results for the tests my electro physiology cardiologist ordered, and there are some results that are not within the expected ranges. I have not heard from his office yet. I am trying not to stress too much but am looking forward to what he has to say. I haven’t been able to access the results of the tests ordered by my rheumatologist yet. I think those will take longer to receive. I was on track today and was not very hungry, partly because of the initial stress of the concerning blood work results. I eventually relaxed a little and was able to eat without feeling sick.
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Here is a photo of a bear in our suburban neighborhood. This bear was seen yesterday just about 3 miles from our home. He crossed a major road and went towards a nearby golf course.
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Hello Everyone! And Hello BEAR! WOW!! Paula, that is great news on your blood tests! I will keep your friend Mary in my prayers! Shari, I think that setting the mini goals is a great idea! Diane, congrats on your weight loss!!
I am happy to report that my dog and I both had a good night's sleep last night. Whatever the vet gave us seems to be working! I am going to start slowly adding a little of his regular food into the rice and beef tomorrow to start the transition back to regular eating. I am also happy to report that I'm down 2.5 lbs since restarting 17DD C1. It isn't new pounds-I've been here before since our journey together began in January, but I'm closer to "new lbs." Having my big dog event at the end of the month is definitely motivating! I have a Dr appt on 11/6, which is a few days after the event and I have an order for bloodwork to be done prior to the visit. After reading your post, Paula, I've figured out that the best results will probably be before the "big event" so I will get it completed during the week before we go. Thank you for the reminder!! Have a great evening!!0 -
The bear is a cutey, but definitely not hanging out where he should be. Yikes!
That is good to hear that your blood results are all good. Never fun waiting to hear, but try not to stress Paula!
It's encouraging to hear about all of the weight loss reports! It definitely helps me to know that I can do it too. I really want to book a Dr. Appt before mine retires at the end of November. I will book it, then I will need to find a new one. I will truly miss him, he has been so good for me. I was hoping that I wouldn't be at this weight when I have my appt. So maybe I can drop a couple of pounds before then!0 -
Paula…good luck with e heart report and the rheumatologist! I always want those reports as soon as possible so I can move on with life….or deal with new meds or whatever the results require! I hope all news is good news! Wow, that’s quite the bear sighting! We get them often in MN during the summer months and always scary in urban areas with kids, dogs and people in general!😳
Shari….glad you are finding the IF doable. My DH is doing well on it too and is looking for weight loss (after just 4 days) but it does take more time I told him, lol. Guys (my family anyway) are wired to want fast results and find it hard to be patient, lol! I am down another .4 lb this morning for total of 6.6 lbs! One of my sisters is “taking a break” from Keto she has been on two years. She had stalled in weight loss and is giving up and enjoying just eating what she wants for a bit. She is waiting to see how I do with this program and may join me in IF routine? I read that 10 weeks is the point in IF where you know it is sustainable and working etc. today I feel like I can do 10 weeks for sure!!
DW..so good to hear your dog is feeling better! Nice to get a full nights sleep too!👍. My weight loss is not new either…was down 10 lbs from January try at 17dd C1-then C2. Took about 2-3 months then stalled. I just slowly gave up and gained back those pounds…all but 2 of them. Good luck…we are all doing our best!!💪👍❤️0 -
DW, So glad your dog is doing better. It is not easy when one of our animals is ill. Congrats on the weight loss! Great motivation to keep going.
Diane, I appreciate your insights on IF. I think the 10 weeks is indeed doable. I see the importance of doing the IF consistently. Today I did not follow IF, so I will plan to start again in a day or so. So nice for you to see scale numbers going in the desired direction!
Shari, So sorry that your doctor is retiring. I cannot imagine having to give up my family doctor. But since she is considerably younger than I am, I think she will be around for a good while yet. I started with her in 1998 when she was not too far out of her residency. I sort of feel like I watched her grow up. I feel very comfortable with her.
Well I am barely within my calorie range today, definitely at the tippy top of it! It was just a plain old funky day for me. I didn’t feel ill or anything, but I didn’t feel like myself either. I had zero motivation for dieting today, so I really didn’t diet. Ugh! I did log all my food and appreciate seeing the reality of my less-than-noble choices today. Tomorrow will be a transition day for me as I have plans to see some friends, and I know it will involve food. I will be careful but realistic tomorrow and plan to get back to my structured eating and wise choices on Sunday.
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I am pinching myself again this morning to see if this is real!! Day 34 on IF. I am down again on the scale! Total 7.2 lbs! Less than 3 lbs to hit my loss number last January/February. Hoping this continues and I don’t plateau out like I did then!! 🤞Yesterday I ate my egg scramble for lunch. Had a 120 calories ice cream bar at 3:00 with my green tea, instead of my Apple. And for supper left over homemade meatloaf with 3/4 cup mashed potatoes and small amount of peas and carrots. Was nicely full and still under calorie budget for the day. I was able to not eat after dinner…even when DH had small dish of ice cream at 7:30….so he says he won’t eat until 11:30 today instead of 11:00? He is not counting calories like I am…just eating whenever and whatever he wants in eating window…obviously going to be more flexible on evening cutoff…will see if he loses…likely he will because guys seem to lose much easier!🤔1
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Diane, Your super success is very inspiring to me, and it came at a time when I truly needed it, given yesterday's lack of motivation. Your meals from yesterday sound both satisfying and reasonable. Thanks!
I had a great day today visiting with some friends from the church where I grew up. This was the first I have seen these folks since the onset of the pandemic. We remained outdoors as the weather was delightful. The leaves in that area have already changed to their fall colors, and it was just beautiful. When I got home I logged the food I consumed and didn't do as terrible as I thought it might have been. However, it was a long day, and I was exhausted from driving, socializing, and driving again. I don't think I should make a drive like that again for a while. I rested all evening but didn't eat! Happy about that. Looking forward to a normal healthy eating day with high motivation again tomorrow.1 -
Paula, this will be my last detailed report on my IF earing. But here is my yesterday report on what I ate. It seemed like a lot to me, lol! We had friends over at 6:30 last night. Sat outside as weather was beautiful! We invited them to join us for dessert and decaf coffee. Which we served right away and ate before 7:00. Then we sat and visited for a couple hours, time flew by!! Neighbors and friends we have known since 2005 and they were aware of our IF meal plan etc. and on board to come have dessert before 7:00. Had a normal piece of apple crumb pie with a tiny 1/3 cup of ice cream on top for me. Did not break my calorie budget for the 11-7:00 eating time. Am down again .2 lbs on scale. Could hardly believe my eyes…expected from C1 experience to see a jump upward with a treat like that!! Other than cleaning the house in prep for their visit I did no extra exercise yesterday.
Saturday food: I had my egg scramble for lunch (I started cooking at 11:00 ate about 11:20) which I calculate as 320 calories, a 1/2 large honey crisp apple for snack with tea about 2:30, snacked on (1-3 at a time) nuts from bowl on counter during the day total about 1/8 cup, a plain 6oz home cooked burger with ketchup on bun for dinner at 5:45…no sides (early because we planned on our guests arrival) and my pie dessert with neighbors.
I feel very satisfied on the food I am eating for meals and snacks. Yet I am almost always under 1395 calories everyday except on our trip across country. My body seems to be liking this new plan….the only time I am really “hungry” is about 2 hours after I wake and I want breakfast…but that hungry feeling I am strong enough to resist in morning where I was unable to resist treats after supper before. I visualize fat burning off my tummy when I feel that morning hunger burn…and get busy doing some cleaning, laundry, chores and it goes away. Some days I all of a sudden realize it’s 11:30 or noon and I could have eaten at 11:00 but forgot the time.0 -
My tracking since starting IF
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Oops…guess it. Didn’t go back to Sept..start date but is much the same. Red is when I went over budget mostly on the road trip.0
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Diane, Thank you again for sharing your meals and insights. I was easily able to apply IF today and will plan to do so tomorrow as well. The morning is easy for me. I could easily wait till noon to eat, but evenings are more challenging. I am considering a 12 - time span since I am not much of a morning person or morning eater to begin with. As long I have morning coffee (black), I am good to go. I continue to be amazed at how easy it is to track my food on Loseit. It even has ethnic (Eastern European) foods, which I enjoyed yesterday. I also like how it tells me how many more calories I am can for the day and still be within my allowance. Silly as it is, I appreciate that compared to doing the mental math myself!!
Shari, Happy Thanksgiving. I think you celebrate tomorrow, right? Hope you have a great day.
I feel so much better today, having rested up from yesterday’s trip “back home,” as we say. I have lived here in this city over 42 years, yet back home will always be back home I guess. I am very much on track and feeling satisfied. My meals for the week are fairly well planned, including crock pot beef roast, which will be a real treat for DS.
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Glad you are feeling better Paula. And glad you are enjoying the Lose It app. I have found so many odd foods and it is easy to add your own foods to the list too. I have used calories on packages and figured out what I use in certain go to foods so I can easily put in the food tracker, like 1/2 small avocado on toast with one slice of Oscar Mayer ham etc…and it’s all free! Can’t ask for more than that😎0
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, Shari! 🍁🍁🍁0
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I had another good day, busy with chores I felt up to doing and getting a lot done. I made a pot roast in the slow cooker with carrots and potatoes. It was soooo tender and delicious. Glad that I bought 2 and have the other one in the freezer to make down the road sometime. I already have my "to do" list ready for tomorrow and have given myself a lighter work load since I got so much done today. I hope to spend the extra time catching up on some reading.
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Hi Everyone! Happy Thanksgiving Shari! It sounds like everyone has been doing great with IF!! I was doing great but then hit a patch of snacking....it was within my calorie range but for me, the time I eat things really does make a difference! Today I learned that I might need to hand out awards at our dog gathering at the end of the month, so I need to get back on track quickly!! Thankfully my dog is back to normal and was able to attend his class tonight. I hope to have more to report tomorrow! Have a great evening!1
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I missed a lot of news in the few days I missed checking in. I have been off my routine, but back to it now. We had a lovely Thanksgiving, albeit quiet. We still have restrictions in place in regards to home gatherings. We pushed the boundaries to have two of our single boys over for dinner. We were only allowed to have one other household, but I think we will be okay!
We had a full weekend that included building our greenhouse (I haven't taken photos yet), we enjoyed a night out at a dinner theatre with free tickets from friends that couldn't go, and yesterday we had a turkey dinner. I haven't tracked my food in a few days so that is priority number one today.
I was super tired when my alarm went off, so I decided to take an extra half hour. Now it's time to get to work! Thankfully it's just a walk up the stairs.1 -
Shari, Glad most of your family was together for Thanksgiving. I am curious about the monitoring of the restrictions regarding gatherings. Is it on the honor system or could someone report a violation, etc. ? Congrats on building the greenhouse! Sounds like such a huge project. Will look forward to the photos when you have them posted.
Today was a good day for me. It is good that I had a light “to do” list, which I did accomplish. But I wasn’t in the mood to do much more. I tracked all my food and am well within my range. I feel quite satisfied at the moment and am ready to relax till it is time for bed. Tomorrow John and I get our flu shots. Will be happy about that.
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Covid restriction monitoring is on the honour system. That's why it isn't working. Most people are not following the mandates. You can report a violation, but I haven't heard of fines being given out.
I need to get out and take some photos of the greenhouse. It's not pretty to look at since we made it out of stuff we found around the property. Except for the plastic. We bought that. It held up in some pretty strong wind yesterday. We were really happy about that. Now it just needs to survive the winter.
My diet has not gone well. I tracked my food and was over yesterday and I am sure that was the case on Sunday and Monday too. At least I tracked. I will track, then eat today. That should help. My next goal is to be met on November 6. I have no time to lose as time seems to pass quite quickly.
DH is getting a Covid test today. He has a runny nose and sore throat. Most likely a cold, but we need to check it out. I told him his guard must have been down to catch anything. We should get results tomorrow morning. I want to get the flu shot. I will wait for DH's test results and then get that booked.1 -
Shari…good luck with your husband’s Covid test! Hope he does not have it! We are hearing about too many people we know, including family, or acquaintances that are getting breakthrough cases of Covid. No one so far we have been in direct contact with. When Covid first hit we knew no one who ever had it…now after almost everyone we know having had Moderna or Pfizer and about 5-6 months out that is no longer the case….people we know and talk to by phone or someone in their family etc are contracting it. 🤨. Glad we got the booster but wondering how long that will help us??? We are masking in all public places except if we elect to eat in a restaurant as we did on our migration south. Is seldom, and we keep 6’ apart.
My weight bleeped up yesterday by .4 lbs but is right back down that .4 today so my body and my scale must be normal, lol. With steady downward trend so many days I was hoping my scale was accurate!👍😎. My DH is not seeing a loss yet and is really wanting some proof diet is working!!🤞🙃
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Shari, Hope your DH doesn’t have Covid, but better to find out asap. I applaud you for tracking even if you know/think you are over your range. I do that too, as a form of helping myself face reality (at least that is what I tell myself, and I think it does help to get me back on track).
Diane, I heard on the ABC evening news today that it is ok to mix vaccine boosters, and for those (like me) who had the J & J, getting the Moderna or Pfizer booster has even more favorable results. Encouraging. I also heard elsewhere that it is recommended to wait at least 2 weeks after getting the flu shot before getting the booster. Since I just had my flu shot today, I will wait at least 2 weeks before inquiring about the booster shot.
I weighed in today and am down almost a full pound, but since it is not a full pound, I am counting it as only .5 pound. I am pleased however since I had a few “days off” over the past few days. It tells me that even when I stray I don’t do all that bad….well, except for today. I started out strong but by evening decided I was going to have a drink. I had a can of Clubtail Margarita. This was the first time I tried this, and it was great. I searched for nutritional information but really couldn’t find it online. I just know it was a lot of carbs from how good it tasted. But now that I had it I and don’t have anymore (I bought only one can), I don’t plan to indulge in that anymore. But I must say, I loved it. I have always loved Margaritas, and this was really a great guilty pleasure. My food choices were all on track, healthy and nutritious. So I am telling myself I didn’t do too much damage.
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DHs test results came back negative. He just has a cold. I am super happy about that. My nephew had COVID and it was deemed a breakthrough case. He is okay from what I know.
I am hoping too see a downward trend on the scale soon. I have been pretty consistent, which is great, just not until I lose what I need to lol.
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Great news about your DH Shari! Glad your nephew is doing ok.
I had a good day for eating today. I wasn't very hungry which sometimes happens when I am stressed out. With me and stress I never know what will happen with my eating. The good news is that I got the report of the blood tests that my rheumatologist ordered as far as I can tell they are fine. His office hasn't called me, and I think they would have if there was anything to worry about. The bad news is that I haven't heard yet from the electro physiology cardiologist whose lab results (that I received) suggest some elevations that could be indicative of a kidney problem. His office hasn't called me so far, and it is about a week since I had the blood work done. I am hoping that his interpretation of the elevations is that they are not all that significant. I am partly looking at this with a "no news is good news" approach so I am not planning to call his office, at least not yet.0
