Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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I am not a "gifted" gift wrapper. I love the bags and use them as much as possible. And I too have had some Christmas treats- everyday a bit. I do feel like I am being smart and eating one controlled portion. I love the thick pretzel rods that are then dipped in caramel and then chocolate. Yum! We can't buy pretzel rods here in Canada, so I will not be making them this year. But I am going to try and Christmas pudding. I have never made it, and have only eaten twice before. I quite enjoyed it. Making it has been on my bucket list for years. I picked up the ingredients yesterday. I am pretty excited. I will serve it on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
We still haven't returned to church either. I know that our congregation has anti-vaxers, so I am not all comfortable attending in person. But one day.... I think having carollers would be so festive. I wouldn't be ready to be a caroller yet though. Singing near others would make me nervous, even outdoors. We will watch church later today.
No much progress with my weight loss, but I have given myself new goals/dates. I am on track, but it was easy to get back to just below my highest weight. The real work starts now. The next pound will be one I will be really proud of.0 -
Shari, Your pretzel rods sound delicious!! I haven't ever made them, but I suspect they are a lot of work. I am not familiar with Christmas pudding. You'll have to fill me in on that!
I had a very good day today for making wise eating choices. It just amazes me how some days are so much easier than others. I made enough salmon to have it for the next 2 days, which is good and should help keep me on track. Tomorrow I am getting my hair cut, and Tuesday I have a considerable amount of work to do around the house.
Still many Covid concerns all around us. I learned that some churches are suspending coffee hours until at least some time in January. However, as far as I know, my church is continuing with no real changes. I viewed the live stream today this morning and saw that the church was very full with few masks and no social distancing.0 -
Hi Everybody! I changed my mind about going to church in person this week. Each week, usually on Sunday evening, I decide that I want to attend church in person the following week. After listening to the news during the week, I change my mind and decide it isn't safe yet, especially this Sunday and Christmas Eve when attendance is typically high. Maybe the Sunday after Christmas-that is often lower in attendance than the Sundays leading up to Christmas. The covid rates remain high around here.
My eating was pretty good throughout the day and I had yoga this afternoon. Tomorrow is my weigh in day for WW. I'm not expecting progress -just hoping that I'm not up more...
I have a busy week coming up including an appointment for my annual mammogram on Tuesday. On Thursday I will meet my sister halfway to exchange gifts and have lunch and then my daughter and her husband are coming over that evening to exchange gifts even though they will be here on Christmas for a meal. Shari, I also look forwards to hearing about the pudding! Paula, congrats on the great eating choices! Diane, I hope you are doing well!
I have to confess that I am not much of a gift wrapper either. I get paper on the package as best I can and then put on a self-sticking gift tag and a self sticking bow. For the gifts going to Alaska, I don't even put clothing in gift boxes because it takes up more space and adds weight to the container.
My grandsons are already out of school for the holidays and had a zoom visit with Santa this afternoon-what a great idea!!
Everyone have a great week!!
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Christmas Pudding reminds me of Christmas cake. It's made with fat, raisins, currants, mixed peel, almonds and then a bit of flour and lots of eggs. It gets steamed for six hours. There is a caramel sauce that will go with it. Very rich, and not a treat kids would enjoy! I wouldn't have.
Yesterday I filled my day doing things that I like. I baked a bit, I decorated a gingerbread house, we finished watching a movie and church online. And I read some too.
Jim's brother, who lives in Phoenix, cancelled plans to come see parents over Christmas. Due to Covid and partly due to the travel rules that seem to change by the minute. It's another year where plans need to be held loosely.0 -
I don’t remember if I mentioned we have no internet at our house since we came back to MN?? So I have not be on here as often until we are back home in AZ. Our next door neighbor has allowed us to sign into his internet account while we are home. Long distance, through walls of two homes….it is spotty at best and only available in my DHs office area…when it does connect. Short story is we are allowed by our cable provider ONE vacation suspension per 12 months. So if we turn it back on now we cannot suspend it again for 12 months. So while gone to AZ 8 months of the year we would pay $80 each of those months we are not using it. Decided we could be spotty internet for 3 weeks we are here. Our only internet companies are limited to one DSL phone line from off brand (which we tried and is terrible) or this one cable company….a monopoly for each for sure!
🎄Glad everyone is busy and seeing family friends over holidays. Hope everyone stays healthy!!🤞 My IF is going well but my choices in my eating window time could be better…too many treats around everywhere we go! SIL arrived with ginger cookies, peanut clusters and peanut brittle…all homemade, sigh! 😋. They are staying at our home until 12/27 same day of our memorial service for grandkids dad. The next morning we fly to AZ. The schedule this week is overwhelming so I am doing one day or half day, or event at a time!
We are invited for Christmas church service for tomorrow night, 22nd….this mega church does 10 services over Christmas spread over days and evenings. With Covid surge here in MN, I am leery about attending. My gut says don’t go. Our daughter and granddaughter want us to go with them??? Emotional tug of war for me.😳
Just in case…I don’t get back on the internet connection…I will wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!❤️
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Good to hear from you Diane. I know what you mean about internet/cable monopolies. It is the same here. We have a choice of two companies, and the prices just keep climbing. Some areas around here have a choice of only one provider, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. Will look forward to your posts when you are back in AZ. Merry Christmas and safe travels!
DW, Hope you had good news at your weigh in! I am overdue to weigh in, but I don't follow the WW weigh in schedule and just weigh in when the mood hits me. I do plan to weigh in before Christmas however. I am enjoying the WW program and the greater variety of foods it allows. I have also purchased online some of the WW treats and enjoy the selection and the portion control they provide.
Shari, I am eager to see how your Christmas pudding turns out. Is this a traditional Canadian food? You are so right about travel plans needing to be loose. I am still amazed at how many folks are traveling however.
Today was a good day for me, while yesterday was marginal at best. Today I was well within my WW pt range today and feel quite satisfied. I completed all the tasks on my "to do" list and even a few unwritten extra tasks. Tomorrow I will pick up my ShopRite from home order and run a few more little errands. I feel pretty much in control for the coming Christmas holiday.0 -
Diane, it looks like you are having a bit of an internet fast. That's not all bad! Miss connecting, but it's just for a short time. Merry Christmas!
Today is DH's birthday so we are out for dinner. I am looking forward to it, but not what it will do to my weigh in. I have been more strict, but the results are slow to show up on the scale. I will track my supper and see what will be left for the day. I am guessing not many calories!
Our Covid numbers are getting crazy again. Not good and not easy when people seem to care very little about being more cautious. I am cautious and feel a bit on my own with the level of risk that I am willing to take.0 -
Hello! Diane, it was so good to hear from you! Merry Christmas! Shari, my eating out will be tomorrow for lunch. I will try to make good choices-at least that is the plan until I get there and see the menu. My sister and I are meeting at a new place for the first time in at least 25 years. She became very ill after our last two visits to our original meeting spot so we need to find a new place for our annual tradition. Paula, I was down .2 lbs at the weigh in and have been up and back down since.....today I followed a 17DD C1 eating pattern but did log it on WW. Until Christmas is over, I'm going to do 17 DD C1 eating on the days that I have no plans, and relax and enjoy the days I do have plans. I do plan to log my food each day. I have my new motivation to get back on track- yesterday we learned that we will be going to FL in mid January for a four day dog show. Our good friends from SC (formerly from PA) will be there so I am very excited. Have a good evening!0
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Happy Birthday to Jim! Hope both of you enjoyed the dinner out Shari. Nowadays, a day off from cooking means a lot to me.
DW, Ah, a trip to Florida in January....what a delight! Where in PA did your friends live? Sounds like you have a good plan for following C1 on days without special plans and then being able to enjoy special days a little more.
Today was another good day for me, so that's 2 days in a row. I expect tomorrow will be easy for me to stay strong, but then comes Christmas eve with our traditional Eastern European "Holy Supper" followed by Christmas dinner. I am going to enjoy the weekend while trying to not go overboard and while still tracking the food on WW. I will be surprised if I practice IF on those days, but maybe I will. I had another successful and productive day. Tomorrow I get my nails done, definitely wearing my N95 mask, even though there usually is just one other client in the salon when I am there. I just ordered another pack of N95 masks and have given them to some friends who now prefer wearing them in place of standard cloth masks.0 -
We had a good dinner out. Our son Tyler sat next to Jim's mom. She kept hold his hand or arm. I felt so bad for him, but was glad I didn't sit next to her. I would have said something. It's Covid, plus I find it controlling. I would have stuck to telling her I am not comfortable with her touch due to Covid. My meal was wonderful. Cod, rice and a salad. High in calories, but not salt.
I have a massage booked today so I am splitting my work shift. I will put in an hour this morning, go for the massage, come home and work a bit more before heading to the church. I work tonight for the Christmas Eve Services. I chose to help park cars. I would rather dress up and risk being cold than be inside where there will be lots of people. I will be doing that tonight and tomorrow too.
We got lots of snow yesterday. Driving is a nightmare! I will need to travel carefully.
I should look into getting N95 masks. Covid is going crazy here. We went from 300 new cases to 500 to 750 and yesterday 1300. I am not getting less convinced that I will make it through this pandemic without catching it. We have a couple on staff that have it. More were getting tested. I haven't been around any of them, so that's good. It's good to have been working from home.0 -
Hello Everyone! Just jumping on to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!! We have a quiet holiday planned with just my daughter and SIL coming for Christmas lunch and then he works at 2:00pm. I plan to do facebook church tonight and hope to Skype with our Alaska family tomorrow. Again, Merry Christmas!!0
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Merry Christmas dear friends! Your friendship and support here is a true gift. God bless you all!
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I guess I have been off this group chat for a few days and missed wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!
Hope all is well. Looking forward to getting Christmas meals and snacks behind me! I have this week off and I am so happy to be at home in our terribly cold weather!0 -
Hello! I hope you are all doing well! I have gained an amazing amount of weight in the past week and have been working the past two days to try to reverse this trend. Our new washing machine is finally being delivered tomorrow. I've been piling up the dirty laundry trying to avoid imposing on my daughter a third time-I even went as far as to purchase new dish clothes and wash clothes.....
The tree is down and decorations are away but there are still partial Kringles in the fridge. They need to be packaged and frozen before I get into them again! After tomorrow, I hope to be caught up on laundry and able to focus on some other projects that I hope to complete before year's end. Have a great evening!0 -
DW, I hear you on the weight gain! Hope things work out with your washing machine. Such a pain to be without something so necessary! I will keep our tree up for sometime yet. I usually keep it up till at least January 7. It is an artificial tree and certainly brightens up the living room with its white lights.
Shari, Enjoy your week off! Heaven knows you deserve it.
Diane, I hope you are managing ok in the cold winter weather. We are expecting relatively warm temps over the weekend and then old man winter will return here next week. Brrrrr!
I hope everyone has had a safe and blessed holiday! John and enjoyed the daily church services online Dec 24 through the 28th as well as a fabulous church virtual Christmas concert on the 26th with about 17 church choirs participating. So glad it is on YouTube and we can go back and watch it again anytime we want to. I made a turkey breast for Christmas and an amazing prime rib roast on Monday. We so seldom eat red meat that this was quite change for us. It was good, but I am now ok if we skip red meat for a while again.
I haven't stepped on a scale in the past few days. I am expecting to drop a few pounds of holiday gain by my next weigh in. I have had more than my fill of sweets, with many treats remaining, but the good news is I have little interest in eating any sweet treats, other than a small taste of a small portion the past few days. I have frozen quite a bit of baked goods and am not tempted to stray with them at all.
My head is spinning with all of the Covid information in the news. Our county has the 3rd highest rate of cases in our state (of 67 counties). I feel like we are worse than when the pandemic initially emerged. We are hearing of deaths of healthy folks who were fully vaccinated, including a teacher age 47 with no other medical issues. I remain resolved to stay home with as little contact with outsiders as possible. Craig was here yesterday. He is doing ok and has been tested for Covid 3 times, with all 3 results negative. Even so, we don't get too close to him!
Thinking of all of you and looking forward to reading how you all are doing.
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I have been stepping on my scale, and my weight is very steady at my highest weight. I am right where I was at this time last year. I am very determined to not give up. I have made some good changes to my lifestyle. I will make some more this year. I am glad I am not heavier, but I want to drop some pounds.
Covid hit our family over Christmas. Kyle, my son who lives in Vancouver got it. He was vaccinated, but most likely got it from work. He then gave it to his girlfriend. Neither of them were able to come home for Christmas. Kyle is fully recovered, his girlfriend is a week behind him, so she still needs time to get better. Kyle could have flown today as planned, but he was too nervous in case he could still pass it on. I feel better that he can look after Claire and not leave her on her own.
I am going to take our tree down today. I like to do that before I head back to work. Now that Kyle isn't coming, I don't need to leave it up. I am also not sure what to do about cooking Christmas dinner. The turkey I bought is too big for just Jim and I. One son would most likely come, but it's still too big. I may ask DH to buy a small one and then have a smaller dinner. We would like to enjoy a turkey dinner. Maybe one on Saturday and another one when Kyle is able to come see us.0 -
Hello to all! I had started this and somehow “lost” it, lol. We are back in AZ and I am happy to not be surrounded by snow and to have working internet. An extremely busy and stressful 3 weeks in MN.
I was quite off IF schedule (some days) but tried my best to keep on track whenever possible. I ate too many sweet treats over the whole holiday but guess it could have had worse results. I am recommitting to being on track again now that we are home. One day at a time.
Reading the posts, it sounds like everyone had a nice Christmas and getting their homes back to normal…decorations down etc. Shari, so sorry Covid put a damper on your son coming home! Hope he and his girlfriend are better now! I am sure any weight gains will be short lived (I was up 4 lbs from not taking my diuretic for two days and flying etc). Now two days home…eating on track and taking my meds, I am losing that so I am only 1 lb up as of this morning. Take care and Happy New Year to all. 🎊 ❤️🎉0 -
Hello Everyone! Here we are a year later....Thank you so much for your support, understanding, prayers and friendship!! I wish us all a very Happy, Healthy New Year!!1
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Happy New Year All! This is our year to do it!!
Shari, Good news that Kyle is fully recovered, and how nice and considerate of him to be cautious about potentially passing Covid on to others. But I am sure it was disappointing that you didn’t get to see him for Christmas.
DW, So cool that you are able to Skype with your family in Alaska. I often think how amazed my parents would have been if such technology existed when they were alive. Despite all the problems we face daily, there are so many blessings around us too.
Diane, I continue to track my food now on WW. Some recent days my points were just plain outrageous, but it is good reality therapy for me to see how chock full of points some foods are. When I reached my fill of sweets and I reverted to some healthier habits, my points improved quite a bit, but still much room for improvement.
I have had another few good days in terms of relaxing and enjoying the holiday. I had quite a few phone calls from loved ones who live out of the area. A dear cousin on mine in FL called yesterday. It was the highlight of my day to hear from him. My eating has been better but still not where I want it to be. Today I made our traditional pork and sauerkraut (and potatoes) for New Year’s Day. This is a well-established tradition in our area. There is no Pennsylvania Dutch in my heritage, but I grew up knowing that the PA Dutch believe eating pork on New Year’s Day brings good luck. Our local newspaper explained that this is because pigs root around with their snouts in a forward motion and we always want to move forward, not backward in life. Our local newspaper also pointed out today that sauerkraut is made with cabbage, which is considered lucky because it’s green just like money. Just thought I’d share this bit of trivia!!
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Good Morning! I'm with you Paula! Ready for a fresh start and reboot! This is our year!! I made pork and sauerkraut yesterday and appreciated your trivia lesson. I've always made it for New Year for "good luck" (because my Mother did) but didn't know where the tradition came from. My SIL worked yesterday but my daughter came over for an early supper and took a plate home for him for after work. Today he started 1st shift after several years on 2nd. I'm hopeful that it will promote a healthier lifestyle for them! Shari, I'm sorry your son couldn't make it for Christmas but am glad that he recovered well from Covid! Diane, I'm glad that you made it back to the warm weather and internet!! Somehow, in the midst of this travel chaos, my sister and her husband flew to and from CA for a week's visit with her son and his family and had smooth travels. From what I've seen on the news, she was very fortunate!
I noticed that MFP is starting some type of challenge tomorrow. I'm going to check it out! Have a wonderful Sunday!0 -
Thanks for sharing about the pork and sauerkraut. Not something I have ever heard of and I found it very interesting. Maybe next year I will join the tradition.
What is the MFP challenge? I will see if I can find it.0 -
Shari, I got an email from MFP about the 2022 Simple Start Challenge:
"14 Days to Healthier Ways - Want to change your weight, get stronger, or be more mindful? The Simple Start Challenge will set you up for success. Challenge starts January 3 in app." "For 14 days, complete daily tasks to build the foundation for a balanced diet—and help you on your way to a healthier life."
I am planning to check out the challenge as it starts tomorrow.
We had rather warm weather today, almost a new record high, but much colder weather is in the forecast for tomorrow. Today was another lazy day for me, and I enjoyed it immensely. I wasn't hungry at all so my eating log is good and healthy. I am back on the IF schedule which I think truly helps to keep my "hunger monster" rather tame. Tomorrow is the 32nd anniversary of my mother's death and the 38th anniversary of her mother's death (you probably remember from my previous posts over the years that my mom and her mom died on the same date 6 years apart). January 3rd is also the date of my dad's first of many amputations in 1994. So this is not a happy date for me. I tend to stay at home on this date and remember my lost loved ones and keep it as a low key day. All of these memories are pretty distant now but in some ways still fresh.
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I don't think anyone outside of the US can access the challenges. On my app, it says no challenges available. I looked up a forum, and that seems to be the explanation. I may send an email to MFP to confirm.
We are back in the deep freeze. It's -30C (which I think is around -20F). It's terrible. I am thankful I can still work from home and not put my vehicle through the torture of running when it's sooooo cold.
I hope your day of remembrance goes well Paula. Thinking of you!0 -
I have been struggling trying to find this group again. After sparkpeople closed down, I came here but then was off grid for many months out with my husband in our toyhauler so no internet access. Now with the New Year here, I find myself, like so many prior years, having regained and needing to lose. This year I kept off most of the weight loss till Nov. Then have really gained. I really need the support of others to do this. I'm not quite ready to go back to 17 dd yet, but am working my way to returning to healthy eating.0
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Paula…wishing you well as you remember lost loved ones! Sending a hug.
Sorry it’s so cold where you are Shari! Hope it moderates soon!
DW…Thanks for your good wishes in the coming year. Let’s hope it’s the year Covid ends.🙏🏻
We are enjoying 50 degree weather…and it’s nice not to see snow. MN is having a -15 below cold snap. Brrr. Must be the reason we moved to AZ! I am on track with my IF and my weight was pre Christmas this morning so I am feeling motivated to stay on track with the IF plan. Take care all😍0 -
So good that you found us mjjdzhere! I am not doing the 17DD at the moment. I am hoping to lose by tracking calories, exercising, sleeping well, drinking water and journalling. I spent most of last year attempting to stick to the diet, but I wasn't able to and I am at the same weight I was at this time last year. I have given myself 6 months to get a better weight and then will work to maintain it for the second half of the year.
It's even colder here today. I can't even believe it. So thankful to be able to work from home. It's much safer and easier on my car.0 -
Shari, I appreciate your kind words for me regarding January 3. I cannot imagine having to venture out in your exceedingly cold temperatures! So glad you can work from home. How does Moe do in such cold weather?? I was not able to access the MFP challenge. I am wondering if it is available to only “paying” members. DW, were you able to access the MFP new year challenge???
Diane, Congrats on getting back to your pre-Christmas weight! You are an inspiration!! I seem to have lost my motivation the past 2 days but am working to bounce back. Thanks for the hugs and support.
MJ, How nice that you are now here with us!!! So good to see your post. I am currently following WW online and Intermittent Fasting (IF) as best as I can. This was working well for me till the holidays hit. Our holiday celebrations (mostly customs related to church celebrations) will be over after this weekend. While I have had a few good days of compliance between Christmas and now, I expect it will be not until Jan. 8 or so till I am back to my healthier practices on a consistent basis.
We had the most amazing sunset here yesterday, the most beautiful I have ever seen in my 26 years living in this house. There were 3 incredibly beautiful layered rows of color as I peered out my kitchen window facing southwest. The bottom level was truly Caribbean blue, the bluest sky I have ever seen in this area and quite similar to what I remember from my visits to tropical areas in the summer. The next level was a striking orangey pink, a color sometimes seen here is autumn sunsets, but not in winter, and the top layer was a mix of blue sky (but not Caribbean blue) and some white fluffy clouds, again somewhat unusual for this time of year. I found this beautiful sunset most comforting and (forgive me if you think I am crazy) a sign from my departed loved ones whom I mentioned in my last post.
We are expecting icy weather tomorrow and a snow storm on Friday. No word yet on how much or how little snow will come on Friday. The Covid situation here is still a cause of great concern for me….so much so that I even cancelled my one and only regular outing, going to the nail salon for my every-two-week manicure. It just isn’t worth the risk for me, even though I am vaccinated and boosted and not many people are in the salon when I am there. Many businesses here are short staffed because of the virus, including my beloved ShopRite and the laundry service that I use as well.
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HI Everyone! I was able to access the challenge. On the app, click the "more" dots on the bottom of the screen, then click on "plans" and scroll until you find the Simple Start Challenge. I hope that helps! It has been cold here the past couple of days. Covid continues to be challenging around here so I've returned to church via facebook but not in person. We have a new interim minister who gives a pretty good sermon so I've been tuning in. Paula, I like your practice of a day of remembrance! Shari, I'm glad you can still work from home-for many reasons but especially when it is so extremely cold! Diane, great job getting back to preChristmas weight!! MJ, I'm so happy you found us again!! I've been off and on the 17DD and am currently doing it as well as WW. My weight remains up since my initial WW weigh in but I'm working on that!! Everyone have a good evening!!0
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Our Covid numbers have gone crazy here. The government did not add back any restrictions but we can take care of ourselves without needing the rules. I know more and more people with Covid even if they have been vaccinated. We canceled youth for this week, which is wonderful. Not sure about the upcoming weeks though. I have canceled all of my plans due to Covid and the cold. I can't even believe that it is colder today. My weather app says that it feels like -40 C. Moe has been so good. He zips outside to do his business and is right back in. He hasn't gone stir crazy. Just a few more days and we will make sure to let him have some outdoor fun.
I found the "plans." I can't access the "challenges." Maybe they updated the way they do things. I have a paid MFP and I can't access any challenges. But I can see plans. Which is wonderful.
I have lost zero weight so far, but I haven't given up. I have few Christmas goodies left, it will be wonderful once we can finish eating them. I don't have the heart to throw out the treats we received as gifts, but I froze what I could and that leaves one cake that can't be saved. So... after that I should do better. I ate way over my calories yesterday. Not today!0 -
Thanks DW. I was able to access the new challenge but haven’t quite figured out how to do it so much. I will play around with it when I have a few extra minutes and some extra patience. Technology is not my strength. Maybe I get will John to help me get going with it. Odd though to me, that the challenge was under “plans” and not “challenges.”
Shari, Like you, I have frozen some of our Christmas treats. I, too, cannot throw away goodies, especially if they are gifts. You are right for not giving up on the weight loss! It will probably be slower for you since you don’t have a lot to lose. But you can do it!!
For whatever reason, my motivation returned today. So happy about that. I had a good day with no visits from the “hunger monster.” The ice storm missed us, causing problems to our east instead. I got off to a slow start today with my “to do” list, but managed to accomplish almost the list. Snow is still in the forecast for Friday so that will be a good day for me to focus on getting things done here at home. Because of the increase in Covid cases, the Scout troop where John is a committee member has cancelled all activities till at least January 20 and perhaps beyond that depending on the cases. The troop committee chair is a pediatrician, and the scoutmaster is a university professor with a Ph.D. in chemistry. I trust their assessment wholeheartedly. In an email they referenced statistics from the CDC, including the current high rate of COVID transmission in our county. They explained that the current transmission rate in our county is 1320/100k people, which is 13 times the "Substantial" transmission rate (the highest category) and that the positive rate for testing is currently 33.79 %, which is more than 6 times higher than the target rate of < 5 %, which also means it is VERY likely that many positive cases are not being tested at all.
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