Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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Shari, thank you for your prayers.
I am happy to say that my pain level was less today and I am very grateful. I had a great day for eating and accomplishing things, a combination that hasn't happened in a number of days. I made a pot of veggie chili today which gives us enough for tomorrow too. It is delicious and very healthy. I have been wanting to make this for a few weeks but didn't feel up to it until today. I use "no salt added" ingredients as much as possible when making the chili because I know what a number salt (in the beans for example) can do to me. I also tackled one of my chores that I know can take some time, so I tend to avoid it unless I am "in the mood." Well today I was in the mood, and it is all done! My day was interrupted by 2 phone calls from friends. That can often steer me off course, but not today. I got right back on task after each phone call. As I so often do, I just wonder why every day can't be as successful as today was. Fingers crossed for another good day tomorrow. Thanks again for your prayers Shari!
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Good news that your pain level decreased and you had such a successful day!
Today we host our Bible study group and I need to provide dinner. It's a bit of work and not an easy task when I have to be at work all day. I did a lot of the prep last night. I prepped ribs to be slow cooked, cut up carrots and made a cake. I am hoping once I get home, I can quickly set the table and get everything cooked for 6:30pm.
Looking forward to a good day in spite of the colder weather that settled in for the coming week.0 -
Shari, I admire you for cooking dinner for your Bible study! I used to enjoy entertaining and serving meals to friends, but those days for me are gone. I understand how difficult it is to work all day and then entertain after work. It sounds like you have a good plan in mind. Hope all went well.
I had a good day today but did end up at the upper end of my calorie range. I am ok with that but I need to focus on staying more in the mid range in order to see some downward movement at the scale. I am over due for a weigh in but am not sure when I will do so. I had a bit of a frustrating day today. I agreed to do some work for our inter-church group because one of the members asked if she could come here today for me to help her with something that needs to be done. Since I know how to do this (but don't necessarily enjoy doing it) I agreed. She was to come late morning/early afternoon, but didn't come at all. She called at 4:30 pm to say she could come then. I told her "no" because it was too close to supper time and then our online church service in early evening. I felt like she held me up all day from starting anything important that I wanted to do. But now looking back at today I am just telling myself that it gave me a day to take it easy (while waiting for her). So it gave me extra time to rest and relax.0 -
It seemed like people enjoyed the meal. The slow cooker helped so much and DH stepped it up and helped quite a bit too. That isn't typical of him. I was a bit frustrated with our conversation about the passage we were studying. We were looking at Hebrews 3. It felt like the group (not DH and myself) had lots to say about how people who sin have so many things wrong with themselves. I get it, but not fully. It's like they forget they still sin too. They came across like they don't anymore. Maybe they don't. I know I still have a lot of brokeness that I am working out and I stumble a lot. I was surprised that they didn't identify with those of us who still struggle to live sin free.
Waiting on someone to show up for an arranged meeting isn't easy. You are right when you say it inhibits you from starting tasks and you are always on alert. You turned a frustration into a positive and you set a good boundary by telling her "no." I struggle with that at times. But I am learning how to set boundaries.0 -
Hello! Happy weekend!! Shari, I’m glad your dinner went well! Your comments reminded me of a poem that I had posted on my bulletin board at work for years. I don’t recall the entire poem but it is “ When I Say I Am a Christian “ by Maya Angelou. It spoke to me throughout all the years and continues to be meaningful. I’m not able to look it up right now because our power is out due to high winds. Paula, great job setting boundaries and turning frustration around!
I have also been trying to increase fruits and veggies. Thus past week, my weight went up 2 lbs overnight and was finally back down one of those this morning. I have a much more positive outlook and energy when the weather is nice, and it hasn’t been. We’ve had lots of rain. I’ve entered my dog in 3 show weekends in April plus a Scentwork weekend and 2Rally Trials. Luckily only one weekend involves staying at a hotel! Have a good weekend!!0 -
Shari, I will have to reread Hebrews 3. Without reading it but just thinking about your observations I can see your concerns. In my view we are all sinners and must focus on correcting our own errors without judging our brothers and sisters, kind of a major Christian theme, right? Not that it is easy to refrain from our thoughts and comments about others however!
DW, I heard about the winds and icky weather in Ohio. Friends of mine near Akron lost power too. Congrats on increasing your fruits and veggies. It seems to make a positive difference for me.
I had another good day today, both for eating and for getting things done. No attacks of the hungries today. Tomorrow I will read for my Monday night classes. Other than that I have no plans for Sunday outside of our online church services. I think the woman who sort of stood me up on Friday will call to come by tomorrow....if not she will do so on Monday as I know this work has to be completed soon.0 -
DW- I had never heard of that poem and looked it up. It is resonates with what I was expressing yesterday. Thank you so much! I am going to send it to a friend, I know it will be something she will appreciate reading.
So happy for another day off from work. I am thinking about going to the city and pick up a few more seed packets so I can start a few more things indoors. I am so exited to take things out to my greenhouse. This. year I am going to try and start bedding plants. I will be so thrilled if I can! I will be able to put out so many more that way. My greenhouse is heating up really well during the day, I am just not sure how cool it gets at night yet.0 -
Shari, Make the most of your green thumb! Having a greenhouse is a big plus.
I got all of my reading done today and enjoyed the material we are reading now. I also had another good day for eating. I think I am on day 9 of my streak. I do allow myself some kind of sweet treat when I want something like that. Today I had 2 chocolate chip cookies that John's Godmother sent him. The difference I note on a good day is that I am satisfied with just 2 cookies and not 5 or 6 or even more. The woman from the inter church group called at 1 pm to say she would come by sometime today and would call again in advance before coming. Well, she just showed up around 5 pm but didn't call in advance. Ugh! At that point I was glad to get the work done so I didn't say anything about her not calling. After she left she did email me to thank me for my help. So I guess she appreciated what I did. It took much longer than I anticipated, but at least it is done.
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It is very strange to me that the person you helped didn't have the courtesy to follow through with her commitment to call first Paula. Especially since she didn't honor her first scheduled time. I am glad you got the work done and hopefully you won't need to assist in the future.
I haven't been tracking so I have no idea if I am on any kind of streak. I feel like I have been doing okay. I will start tracking again today and see if I can get an official streak started.0 -
I thinking tracking my food has helped me with my streak. It sure puts things in perspective for me. I finally weighed in this morning and am down about a pound and a half. This boosted my motivation. Today flew by. I didn't get to do everything I wanted to do, but I am pleased with the few things I did accomplish. I had to drive John to a meeting in late afternoon and then make sure we were home in time to do our 6:30 pm online Bible class. This schedule has often been a downfall for me because I get hungry while John is at his meeting and then I use this as an excuse to get something from a Dunkin Donuts nearby while I wait for him to come out from the meeting. Today I went to DD and got a piece of avocado toast for 220 calories. I loved it, was satisfied, and was able to stay in my calorie range. It is nice, too, that the calories are posted on the menu at so many places these days.0
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Congrats on the weigh in Paula!!!! Your weight loss has boosted my motivation. It can be done. I really hope that I can join in on the progress. I wish we had the calories posted at our restaurants. That isn't something that happens here in Canada.
I seem to be maintaining which is better than the upward trend that I have been experiencing. I didn't track yesterday. No excuse, I am just out of routine. I will see if I can accomplish that task today. I can do this!0 -
Hello! Shari, I’m glad you were able to find the poem! I also looked it up online and reflected on it once again. I know my well worn copy is here somewhere but only God knows where!
Paula, what you said about sin on 3/26 ( I think that was the date) is what I’ve always been taught and believe! Congrats on the weight loss!!
Today, when I got an appointment confirmation robotics call, I realized that I scheduled my mammogram at the wrong location. I am going to call tomorrow to cancel the appointment and then call the place I usually go. They are in the same building but I usually go to the Women‘s imaging center and ended up in the general radiology department. Very confusing!! My eating has been going well and I got out for a short walk today. Have a great Wednesday!!0 -
Thanks for the congrats. The weight is coming off very slowly, but at least I am continuing a downward trend, slow though it is. It is definitely an exercise in patience.....about the only exercise I get these days lol.
I had an ok day today. I am at the top of my calorie range, but I will just try harder tomorrow. I like staying on my streak so that motivates me too. Because I ate more during the day than I usually do (and saw the high calorie count as I tracked everything), I had to be extra careful at supper and in the evening. Portion control still challenges me for sure.0 -
I didn't end up tracking yesterday. I can't believe how consistent I can be at some of my good habits and then out of the blue, just give up on them and struggle to get back in the routine. I know I can do it, I just don't know how to get started again. I really really need to start tracking again!! I am at a standstill with my weight loss, and I can bet it's because I am eating too much and consuming too much fat. I hope I can get back on track soon.0
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Focus on your consistency Shari. Positives produce more positives in my opinion. You will get back to regular tracking again!
Today I had my nail appointment and picked up groceries. We had an online church service at 6 pm. Before the service I took a nap. I think being out for nails and groceries tired me out. I had an on track day. I could have made some better choices but managed to stay within my range nevertheless. Looking forward to an "at home" day tomorrow, my favorite kind of day. I am so much happier when I don't have anywhere to go.0 -
Hey Paula- I am very much a homebody too! I do love to go on vacation and there a few activities I enjoy. But typically if I am asked what I want to do, I chose to stay home. I am supposed to go in to the office one more day this week, but I am struggling to do that. I would rather work from home both of the days. I am going to check in with my team and see what they are up to, I may be able to work from home if they won't be around much.
I didn't track yesterday, I knew it would be tough when we had lunch provided at work and then I ate out out with a friend. We have been splitting meals when we order and that is super helpful!! I will track breakfast this morning and see if I can at least have a little success and inspiration.0 -
Splitting meals is a great idea Shari! Another strategy that I have seen (when I used to go out with a friend) is to order an appetizer or two....again much smaller portions.
I had a really good day today and am right in the middle of my calorie range, which is what I aim for. I accomplished all of my to do list today. Tomorrow John and I have our semi annual physicals so a dear friend is coming to baby sit Buster. This was planned before the new doggy camp opened. I think we might get a delivery to eat when we get back from the doctor if that is ok with her. I am ok with that and not too worried about over doing it with calories. I won't have a to do list for tomorrow, going to the doctor is enough, plus we have an online church service at 6 pm. I am looking forward to a good weekend.0 -
I finally tracked. Not absolutely everything, but at least I got started. That was my goal. Better to do something rather than let perfection keep you from doing anything at all.
I am so glad it is the weekend. I really need a break from work. I need to look at taking a day or two off. That would be super helpful.
Enjoy your delivery meal. It's such a treat when you don't have to cook. I don't know what we will be up to tonight. I should try and get out with DH. Something besides eating out or shopping!0 -
Congrats on tracking Shari! Way to go! Our delivery meal was great. We have enough for tomorrow too. I really enjoyed spending time with my friend. We have been friends for about 35 years (we worked together). She lives about 45 minutes from here. We don't get to see each other much these days because her husband has been having medical problems that require her to drive him to appointments for PT, OT, tests, etc. They have no kids so all of the responsibility falls on her, at least until her DH is able to drive again.
I ordered a shrimp wrap that came with a vodka sauce that I suspect was quite high in calories. We also split several appetizers, so it was a high calorie and definitely off track day. All went well with the doctor appointments, and Buster was a good boy while we were gone, though he did whimper and cry immediately after John and I left. Eventually he settled down.
I am looking forward to some quiet relaxing days over the weekend.0 -
I don't know how I missed checking in yesterday. I must have been interrupted during my morning routine. Weird!
I was able to clean the kitchen a bit more deeply than I typically do. I feel good about that. I will have an easy day which include heading to our mall to wander around with a friend and then we will stop for tea when we are done. It will be wonderful to catch up.
My weight remains stuck. I don't really want to be stuck in this area so I really hope I can start to make some progress.0 -
I understand your good feeling of accomplishment on cleaning your kitchen Shari. That means a lot! I believe you will see some accomplishment at the scale soon too!
Saturday was still an off day for me, but Sunday is day 1 of my new streak. I feel good about my Sunday choices and have moved on from my Friday and Saturday indiscretions. My motivation has returned, so I am trying to make the most of it. I relaxed quite a bit on both Saturday and Sunday, without feeling guilty like I sometimes do when I take it easy. Back to more of my routine on Monday. It will still be an easier day than some days, but overall not a high demand day. I'm ready!
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I had a good day yesterday. One of my sons came over for a bit before I headed out for my shopping date. I was looking for a new pair of pants but didn't see any that I wanted. I did find a fall jacket on sale and picked it up. It will be nice for next fall, maybe a few days this spring. I still need to go find a pair of dress pants that fit. Losing 10 pounds would save me from that, but I haven't been heading in that direction. I am not giving up my dream to do that, but I need some better fitting clothes.
I have been able to eat a later breakfast most days and then just dinner. That might help me with how many calories I am eating. That's my plan for days I work from home- so only 2 weekdays and then 2 on the weekend.0 -
I always enjoy finding a bargain Shari. Enjoy that new jacket! There are days when I eat a late breakfast and then have dinner without lunch in between. This happens mostly when I sleep rather late in the morning. It works for me sometimes.
I did ok today, so day 2 of my current streak. My plans got changed unexpectedly because I had to go out to take my laptop to my computer guy as the laptop had some malware (or whatever it is called). Thank goodness no harm was done and thank goodness for my wonderful computer guy who took care of the problem immediately. I was pretty tired today too, so I didn't really accomplish much else, but I did manage to stay on track. Our 8 pm online church class was exceptionally wonderful and uplifting tonight. Both John and I feel so blessed to be a part of this class.0 -
It's not often that I sleep late. I wish! Maybe when I retire. It would be nice to have a similar sleep schedule to my DH. Or at least have them line up a bit more. I do enjoy my mornings once I am up.
I will see if I can start some kind of streak today. I need to! I didn't track yesterday and I had no excuse. I will see if I can join you a streak Paula.
Computer support is super important! I wish I knew more than I do.0 -
I don't know much about computers and their problems. I don't know what I would do without our computer guy. He is very trustworthy/honest, which means so much these days, especially when dealing with our personal computer stuff.
Today I made another big pot of veggie chili. We will have it for a few days, which takes away my pressure to cook healthy every day. Much easier to just reheat. I had a very much on track day today (day 3 of this current streak). But my afternoon got eaten up once again by work for the inter church group, work that I had no idea I would have to do. The woman who is the secretary of this group is very sweet but does not use a computer at all. She probably shouldn't be secretary, but we keep her in that position because she is so sweet and always means well. Her husband has some computer knowledge but is having major medical problems and is not able to help her these days. She called me desperate with a problem...so I ended up doing what needed to be done. I like her a lot and didn't mind helping her, but there went everything I had planned to do. Oh well, maybe Friday, since tomorrow John and I have eye doctor appointments, Buster has his first official afternoon at doggy day camp, and John and I will take care of other "going out" errands.0 -
I forgot to track my food after breakfast. I am good at tracking my first meal, not to get back to tracking the rest of the day. I will get there!
I had a longer day at work due to a meeting and I really didn't want to cook. But, I resisted stopping to pick up dinner and made the fish that I had planned on cooking. That felt good! A win.
Yesterday morning I had a very scary experience. I let Moe out and the timing was such that he spotted a coyote on our lane. He took after it- right towards the highway. I screamed and called for him to come. Luckily he did hear me and paused, for a moment I thought he was going to back to the chase, but he came back. He did stop halfway to poop. While he was the coyote was screaming at him. I wouldn't call it a bark. Anyway I called and called again and said "treat" and Moe came back in. I watched the coyote come back towards our house- right up our lane and slowly make his or her way behind our buildings I would think into the bush at some point. I am not happy about this. I have no idea how we will be able to get rid of this coyote. I don't feel super safe! At least not at dark or in the dusk. I think our cat has street smarts and won't end up caught. I am thankful for that.0 -
Hello! Shari, how frightening!! Thank goodness Moe came back! I've seen the occasional coyote from a distance over the past few years but nothing close to home. When I worked, I drove all over our county doing home visits. My youngest colleague, who did the same job, returned to the office one day and shared this story....she was going to a visit and noticed a very thin dog by the road. She pulled over to help it and just before she opened her car door, she realized that it wasn't a dog....a coyote. Needless to say, she was on her way very quickly!
Paula, I am envious of your computer connection! Years ago we had a nice young man who would help with our computer while he was still in college. Once he graduated, he was done with computer repairs. We haven't needed anything since but ours is very old and outdated and I think we are on borrowed time!
I was at dog shows Saturday and Sunday. The judge on Saturday didn't like her but the one on Sunday gave her "Select". ON Saturday morning we saw tornado damage as we drove to the show. It was damage to businesses-parts of the roof, siding, etc. The town where the dog show was did not have power from storms the previous night but the hotel where the show was had generators. I was thankful that we were coming and going from home and hadn't had the severe storms. We were under lots of weather advisories today but again, thankfully, nothing materialized.
I am finding it impossible to find anything healthy when we are traveling and eating from fast food restaurants. I will need to figure out a way to plan ahead and pack food and beverage. I keep tracking but my results are a disaster-one fast food meal is easily more than my day's calorie allotment! I am feeling extra discouraged because I unpacked clothes for warmer weather and shirts that fit last year are too snug around the middle. Meanwhile, I seem unable to part with anything (so much for my "death cleaning" mindset-LOL!! ) I will work on it!! AND the weight!! Have a great Thursday!!0 -
Shari, so glad that Moe obeyed you and came back. Cool that the word "treat" helped in getting him to you. I don't know much about coyotes, but I have heard people in our area claim to have seen one here and there. We live in a suburb where there is much (way too much) development going on. Other animals like deer are rapidly losing their natural habitat. Some say this is why some folks are seeing coyotes too. I never even remember hearing about coyotes in this area or the area where I grew up many years ago. By the way, I love your characterization of your cat as having street smarts!
DW, eating healthy when traveling is not easy at all. All of my theories and plans used to go right out the window when I traveled. John and I traveled on "road trips" with one of our groups up until about 2013. We got to see many places we wouldn't have seen had we not traveled with this group. But we don't miss the food issues of those trips. Lots of fast food and carbs seem to go along with traveling. Congrats on the "select" rating your girl got. So sad about all the weather damage happening lately. We had an online church service with our Ohio church this evening, and they lost power temporarily. Eventually the service began streaming again, but we could hear the heavy rain even over the livestream.
I had another good day (streak day 4), thanks to my big pot of veggie chili. We had great visits with our eye doctor. John's eyesight actually got better. Mine stayed the same (good for me). I have to have special eye tests every year because of one of the meds I take for my RA. Those tests were good too. And Buster did fine at his first day of doggy camp. We are very proud of him. There were 3 other dogs there, so a small group and all dogs are under 40 pounds. (Buster is 12 pounds.) They told me they did some "mental stimulation" activities with him. I don't know what that means, but I will look into that and ask more about it in the future. We are thinking of enrolling in private training classes on Saturdays with the trainer there. They offer a 10% discount for the next 6 or 7 weeks or so. I think Buster is smart but definitely he (and John and I) could use some training!!
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DW- That is great you are able to participate in the dog shows. I keep thinking that it must be a wonderful community. Eating out is always my downfall too. I don't think any restaurant meals aim at helping one staying within calorie limitations or salt, fat and sugar. I try and make up for it on days that I eat at home. Good to hear that your home is missing the impact of the current weather in your area!
Your comment about you and John needing the training made me laugh Paula. After watching so many seasons of Caesar, it rings in my head. When Moe isn't doing things how I would like it is because of the owners, not the dog. Luckily we did a decent job when he was young.
I will work from home today and I am super thankful about that. I can eat healthier and I will try to get out and walk around a couple of times. I think our weather is finally turning to be warmer. This spring has been quite chilly. Snowflakes were still in the air yesterday.0 -
John and I are fans of Caesar too. Good that you got to work from home today Shari. Our weather warmed up a bit today too.
Today was not a streak day by any means for me. I started on a low dose of Prednisone on Tuesday, prescribed by my family doctor because both of my ears were filled up with fluid, and she said it could lead to an infection. I had been hearing a sort of humming beat in my left ear for a few weeks, thinking it was tinnitus, but my doctor thinks the sound could be from the fluid in my ears. The good news is the Prednisone also helps my joints. The bad news is, it made me ravenously hungry. My day deteriorated with food choices as it went on. I still have about 10 more days to stay on the Prednisone, using tapered dosage. The next days will be challenging for sure. I suspect I will stay away from the scale for a while. Ugh!! But I know my doctor knows what she is doing, and I certainly don't want an ear infection. I also started taking an antihistamine because of my multitude of allergies. I haven't taken an antihistamine in many years, so perhaps this will help me avoid the fluid in my ears in the future.0
