Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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I have been trying out listening to my body cues about when to eat rather than what time it is. I do better with that on days that I am at home. When I am at work and I have meetings booked, I need to eat around when they happen.
I got a lot done on my to-do list yesterday but I had to add a big item to it. Well, for DH. My kitchen sink is leaking. He didn't get it repaired yesterday so that will be the first thing that needs to get done today. I hope!
We will work on planting a couple of trees and shrubs that we bought for a new rock garden/berm. I just had to look that word up so learn how to spell it. It will give the front yard a bit more beauty. DH's parents did nothing at all with the landscaping out here. They were happy with just yard and grass. I am glad DH and I both like to create more features. The comment his dad gave was that we are just making more work for ourselves. I am okay with that. I feel like God is a creator and that we carry that desire to create too. The issue is the weeds lol!0 -
Oh, I hope that leaky sink gets fixed for you Shari, such an inconvenience! Sounds like you have very interesting plans for your landscaping. I admire that. I believe creativity is a true gift!
It was a busy productive day here. Craig was here for the first time in close to a month. I had quite a list of items for him to do, and he did just about everything on his list and carried in the groceries when I came back from the store. There is always something he can do around here. My eating was good today, as I didn't really have time to snack a lot, even though I was a little hungrier than usual. When I did snack I made healthy choices. Very ready for a healthy and restful pleasant Sunday tomorrow.0 -
No fix to the sink yet. We were so busy outside that our indoors got neglected. DH will need to take a look at it today. We got our landscaping done. It was a lot of work and doesn't look like that much yet. But a few more big rocks and once the trees and shrubs grow, it should look really good. We are happy with what we got done yesterday.
I should admit that my body is telling me that I did a lot of work. A bit stiff this morning! Today looks like a rainy day and we should be able to take it easy. I would like to grab a squash from the garden though. I think I planted butternut squash. That is a first and I would love to check.0 -
Hello! Shari, that yard work must have been quite a workout!! You will be able to enjoy your landscaping for years!! Paula, I'm sorry that your company wasn't able to come! I hope you've been able to have the healthy and restful Sunday that you hoped for!
I continue with PT three times/week and see the Dr on Tuesday afternoon. I think I'm making progress and hope the Dr agrees! I'm still doing NOOM and am doing most of my tracking on that site. They group foods into three colors-green, yellow, orange, with calorie goals assigned to each level. I am always heavy on the orange calories and ok on the green, but often have no yellow foods. Those are things like some meats, low calorie salad dressings, and low carb tortillas. I need to explore the app a little more to see if I can find food lists.
Today would have been my SIL's 36th birthday. I'm so proud of my daughter for making an effort to make the day positive. She made a cake and shared it with us and her best friend. She also made a point of learning to use his grill today and successfully made hot dogs (a good place to start with grilling!) Also this weekend she has been working on painting the outside of her porch and chose a medium blue color that I really like. DH has been joining her early each morning to help. It was super hot and humid today but they were done before it got too bad. It is supposed to be hot again tomorrow.
I continue to search job listings but haven't found much that is appropriate for someone my age. Have a great Monday and a great week!0 -
DW, God bless your DD for how well she is coping with the loss of her DH. I am sure having you and your DH as part of her support system is helping her a great deal. The NOOM system sounds interesting. Will look forward to learn how your Tuesday doctor appointment goes. Good that you are noticing progress.
Shari, I am a big fan of butternut squash. My friend Nancy grows some and sometimes shares one or two with me. She is kind enough to cut it for me because I don't have the strength to cut through the squash. But they sure are delicious. Hope your stiffness loosened up a bit as your day progressed
This was a very lazy easy day here. I made turkey burgers on my Cuisinart grill (in the toaster oven) for supper and served them with fresh seedless cucumbers which were delicious. I plan to make more turkey burgers tomorrow. I think tomorrow will be another somewhat restful day. I am not making a to do list for Monday.0 -
DW- Your daughter is very strong. She is making such powerful decisions in the midst of her grief. It is good to hear that PT is helping you to heal. Let's hope that keeps up.
I can't wait to check on my squash. I should really pull some today. I haven't yet as I have been processing the donations that I have been getting from others. Yesterday I received zucchini from our neighbour. I don't care for that veggie, but I will shred it and freeze it. I can make a very moist chocolate cake with it.
It is another cool day here but we may get outside for a fire. No list or chores for me today. I had a full day yesterday, so today will be my day of rest. Back to work tomorrow. It's fall start up so I will be quite busy.0 -
Hope everyone had an enjoyable Labor Day. It has gotten very hot and humid here again, much hotter and more humid than it was in July and August. The feeling outside now is "air you can wear!" I think it will be this way for the next week or so. We even broke a high temp record for this date set way back in 1894!
I did ok with food today, but my points are at the upper end again due to afternoon snacking. I have been feeling quite anxious lately due to (I think) the inter church group meeting I am hosting on Sept. 17, the upcoming visit from our Texas family, and several medical appointments on my calendar for Sept. and October. The medical stuff always stresses me out, but the hosting stuff is really rough because of my limitations. I realize I have to get better at saying no. I agreed to the church group meeting months ago because I thought I could do it, and I was sort of pressured into it by the president. She is now being rather difficult about what I planned to serve as I was looking to simplify things and make it easy on myself. She said, "go ahead, I just won't eat anything." Ugh!!! (I was to keep it simple with cheese, crackers, and 2 kielbasi trays, as well as a cake (cake being brought by another member). My plan would also keep it more affordable for me. The president wants me to order sandwiches too, so I guess I will do that against my better judgement so she can have a sandwich!!! Sorry for venting here, but I know it is a safe place to do so.0 -
I had a pretty good day yesterday. I didn't track and need to make sure that I do today. We are not having hot weather and in fact, it almost got to freezing last night. My tomatoes are still outside, so I guess I will pick them and let them ripen indoors. I don't want to chance it and have them freeze. I think there were safe since they are near the house.
Hosting isn't one of my gifts. I find that I focus on the tasks on hand and not the people. My DH is simply the other way. Not helpful unless asked and just sits and talks and talks. I sense that the president from your church is quite passive aggressive Paula. I think that your meal plan was just fine, and if the church is paying for the food, they should be quite happy without the sandwiches. So if you decide not to order sandwiches, it will be just fine. It's hard not to be concerned about other people's reactions and judgements. I wish this lady had a thankful and supportive heart.0 -
Hope you are able to save those tomatoes Shari. Lots of good eating in home grown tomatoes.
I find the situation with the president of our inter church group very frustrating. The meeting host generally pays for the food served with members who attend bringing along a little something like dessert, a veggie tray, etc. It is especially frustrating to me because for years the president has been saying we need to simplify the meals and just have snack foods without feeling the need to serve a full meal. One couple always brings a small container of cookies. I am thinking of asking them to pick up a pizza or 2 and serve that along with what I had planned. The president can eat pizza.
I had a pretty good day with my food choices. I was quite busy and didn't have time to snack. Craig helped me get to my nail appointment today. I drove right up to the door of the salon and then he took the van and came back for me when I was done. That cut down my walking in the parking lot and really helped me a lot. I am so grateful to him for that help. I am getting close to no longer getting my nails done because of the walking challenges involved. But if Craig helps me then I should be able to continue a while longer.
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I was so tired after work that once dinner was done and the kitchen was cleaned, I didn't feel like picking the tomatoes. It started to rain too, so that helped me with my decision to leave them until Thursday.
I know what meetings at church are like. I don't quite understand why every meeting has to have food. We are holding a training session from 7-9pm tonight. Thankfully I don't have to have a meal served, but I have to get snacks. I am planning to pick up some candies and put them in bowls around the room.
I am glad you can still get your nails done Paula. Craig is a big help.
My diet plan isn't helping me lose any weight. I do know I eat too much fat and not enough protein. Maybe if I can balance that this week, I will see some progress.0 -
Shari, sometimes switching just a few little things can make a difference in weight loss. Of course figuring out what to switch can be a challenge! Hope you are able to tweak your plan to make a difference for you.
I think I have arrived at a favorable compromise with our group president regarding the menu for our next meeting. She called me today and was suggesting some options that I didn't agree with. So finally we settled on my original plan along with a few finger sandwiches. That is an easy route for me to take. A dear friend of mine came to visit today. We planned this only yesterday. She is such a good friend (and former co worker). Before she came John and I stripped our beds and then my friend put on the clean sheets for us. Another blessing for sure! Changing sheets takes me and John forever and often exhausts me. My friend also brought us Chinese food from a restaurant near her home (about 45 minutes from here). So, a double treat....clean sheets and a day off from cooking! I didn't track my food today, but all I had was the shrimp and broccoli (without white rice) and some strawberries all day.0 -
I am glad that you have a plan for the meeting's food Paula. I figure she lets the host decide what to serve, or bring the food in herself. Friends are awesome! Sounds like you have a very dear one Paula.
I really need to try have restraint today with my eating. I am not losing weight and quite disheartened. I will track and I think I have to really cut back hard the next few days to see if I can see some weight loss. It is getting hard to stay motivated without the scale showing better numbers.0 -
Shari, it is hard enough to stay motivated when the scale doesn't move, let alone when the scale is stubborn. It is important to keep up and not give up. Easier said than done! I had a great day today. I wasn't overly hungry and kept my points well in check. The challenge is repeating days like this over and over. I ate a lot of zero point foods today which I knew helped keep me satisfied. Fresh veggies and fresh fruits were on my menus today along with chicken breasts. Thinking of shrimp for tomorrow's protein. Tonight we had hours of very strong and violent thunder storms in the evening and late evening. Many areas lost electricity, but we were fortunate and ours stayed on.0
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I had a really good day of restraint but I guess I need many more days just like it before the scale will move. I am hoping to have enough determination to repeat yesterday. I agree that it isn't so easy.
Made it to Friday! I hope to harvest my garden this weekend. Next year I need to plan better as I have too much of some foods and not enough of others. Too bad that spring doesn't come around more often in. a year. Our growing season is so short.0 -
Hello! I must say, hosting isn't one of my gifts either! I even try to avoid hosting the coffee hour after church because I get so stressed about it and end up spending too much $$ on the treats to go with coffee. Some people set the bar so high with what they serve that I just don't sign up anymore. Paula, I'm thinking that it seems a tad rude of someone to tell you what to serve when you are hosting. Shari, were you able to get the tomatoes picked?
I had a job interview yesterday-that was STRANGE!! I haven't been in that position in over 35 years-LOL!!
Now I wait to hear something......
The Dr appointment went well and I continue with therapy and don't go back to the Dr for a month. He said that I could start phasing out of the boot-not a problem! I haven't worn it since! That's all the news...Have a great weekend!0 -
DW, Congrats on your progress in going boot-less! Wishing you good news with the job interview.
Shari, way to go with your day of restraint! I like that word and will keep it in mind for myself. Will be interested in how your harvesting goes.
I faithfully logged all of my points today. I used 2 extra points which WW calls weeklies. These are limited extra points that we get each week to use on days like today when I use up all of my points and need a few extra. I was quite tired today and took a rather long afternoon nap. I knew I needed it and felt much better afterwards. I have days like that, don't like them, but I have them on occasion. No special plans for this weekend and happy about that.
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My garden hasn't been harvested yet but that is my plan for today. The mornings are pretty chilly so I need to get at it.
DW-good news about the boot, now for good news about a job. It will come.
I had an okay eating day yesterday although I blew it some in the evening. I can do better today!
One of Jim's cousins cows got stuck in the mud yesterday. It was quite the ordeal to get it out but they managed. Moe joined in for some of the excitement. I send some photos separately. Needless to say it ended up being a bath night for him.0 -
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Shari, I love the picture of Moe and his muddy paws! He is so cute, and I bet he enjoyed getting muddy. The land on the photo looks great too, a lovely view.
No tiredness or fatigue for me today. I felt great and got things done. Didn't have to take nap either. I discovered today that a Greek Orthodox church in our area is having a food fest this weekend and for the first time, to my knowledge, was offering delivery of their Greek delicacies via Door Dash. So we ordered and loved it. Then I logged the points for the gyro.....ouch....it used up all of the rest of my daily points, but remarkably didn't tap into my weeklies. So I was satisfied and pleased. We love Greek food and are considering ordering tomorrow again, but I am not sure if we will.0 -
Living on a farm, even though it is more of a hobby farm is a lot work at times. I do love the garden veggies we get to enjoy. I picked the tomatoes even though they were not ripe. It is getting pretty chilly at night. I had way too many spaghetti squash and will need give them away. Too easy to grow! We had a few parsnips and I picked crab apples. The crab apples will be turned into jelly today or tomorrow. I prepped the juice so it won't be too hard to finish that task.
I did well with my eating plan and I am very pleased with that!0 -
Hello! Shari, I love the photos of Moe!! It looks like he had so much fun!! Paula, that is really something that the church offered Door Dash!! I hope it increased their success!!
Yesterday we went to our hometown (about 3 hrs one way) and back because DH's stepbrother was playing in a rock band at a bar/restaurant there. Their sets started at 4pm so we were able to stay for all of them before heading home. My brother-in-law is 70 and still playing drums-he is really good!! DH's sister and her husband met us there so it was a small family reunion of sorts-did my heart good to spend time with all of them!! We didn't eat there but had to do fast food on the way home because we were starving-not a great plan as it turns out that fast food late at night is a challenge at my age..I didn't get sick but did have a belly ache the rest of the night. Today is my 69th birthday and we are going out to eat. My 1st choice restaurant isn't open on Sundays so I need a back up plan. Have a great Sunday!0 -
Happy Birthday DW! So nice that you will celebrate and also got to spend some time with family this weekend. How cool about your brother-in-law and his talent!
Shari, congrats on your good eating day. More to come as you continue your harvesting!
It was a quiet relaxing day here. John and I watched the Eagles/New England football game. The Eagles (our team) won in a close game. Sometimes I am not in the mood for football, but today I stayed awake and watched it with John and didn't even open a book to read while it was on. I did ok with eating today as I wasn't overly hungry. Need more days like that!0 -
Happy Birthday DW! Sounds like you had a good weekend!
I didn't have the best eating day yesterday as we spend the afternoon at our old neighbours. I am planning to have a better day today. I was able to drop off some of our homegrown produce for her. I think she will love the little habanero peppers.
I was so tired last night that I fell asleep watching TV. I had a good sleep and decided to sleep in a little. I get to work from home today so that doesn't ruin the start to my day too much. I hope to get out and walk during all of my breaks.0 -
There definitely are benefits from working at home Shari, including a few extra minutes of sleep. It is so important to feel well rested!
John and I did some cleaning out (more like rearranging things) in his closet today. I felt good that we accomplished something, at least making it look a little neater. So much work to be done, but I am grateful for every little bit of progress. I did ok with eating today but got lazy about logging my food so I have to go back to make sure I didn't miss anything. Tomorrow I get my permanent crown. Going anywhere now really stresses me out as I worry about my walking. It is getting more difficult it seems lately.0 -
I think my Sunday eating showed up on the scale today. I only blew it one day lately so it seems unfair. I did well yesterday and should be able to the same today. I do find that I get more hungry when I am at the church. I don't know what changes, but I have been getting better.
Good you are getting your permanent crown Paula. It will feel so much better. Hopefully you can manage the walking that you will need to do.
I will be taking spaghetti squash to work today. I have far too many for us to eat. I don't even like it that much. Next year I think I will try a pumpkin patch.0 -
Ah Shari, if I lived closer I'd take your spaghetti squash off your hands in a heartbeat. I agree about the frustration with weight gain after one off day. My guess is that by keeping up with your water you will see that weight go away pretty quickly.
My dentist appointment went well. I am pleased with the new crown but ouch on the price of course. I did relatively well with the walking, once again parking as close as I could to the entrance and with the receptionist walking me to the van to help me with my walker. I logged my food today and was surprised how high my points were and how weak my willpower was today. ugh! I was pretty tired today both before and after my appointment. I hope to accomplish more on Wednesday.0 -
I will see about keeping up with my water! Hopefully that will help. I have been trying to drink before eating and that has helped to curb any hunger pains that are not necessary.
Dental work isn't cheap! I am glad you made it through the appt Paula. Keeping healthy teeth is important.
Here is to us all being successful on a Wednesday. Our youth program starts up tonight so I am back to having late nights.0 -
Shari, hope your youth program is off to a good start. I don't envy you having to put in some evening time! I am sure, however, that you are great with your young folks.
Today was a terrific day for me all around, one of those days that I wish would repeat again and again. I had plenty of energy, no fatigue, stayed on track with my WW points, wasn't overly hungry at all, and accomplished a great deal mostly with Craig's help. He is a very kind and patient man who works so well for me and John. He was here about 3 hours today doing some things on his own and then some things with us. I am delighted with what we got done. And I know he needs the money I pay him, so I am glad I can help him when I do. Hoping tomorrow will be another good day, though Craig probably won't be here till Saturday when he comes to help me set up for Sunday's (dreaded) meeting!0 -
We had a really good night last night. Lots of kids and lot of good conversation. I am super glad to be able to work from home today. I eat so much better on the days I am at home. I think I am going to try and give up sparkling water and see if that will get rid of reduce my bloating. It won't be easy but I really want to see if that will make a difference.
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Hello! Paula, I’m happy to hear about your good day with much accomplished and on-plan eating!! Also happy to hear that your crown is completed!! Shari, I’m glad that your youth group went well and that you can work from home today!!
I received a call on Monday offering me the job I interviewed for provided I pass the physical, drug testing and background check. Yesterday I had to go do all three of those things. It was traumatic ( I took me 2 hours and 3 tries to be able to “produce “ for the drug test) and I went to bed at 8:30 last night and slept 10 hours. This morning I was late getting out for a walk with the dog and there were too many people on the trail for us to have a good walk.
If everything works out testing wise ( no reason it shouldn’t but one never knows), I will have orientation next Tuesday and training the rest of the week. I will still be able to take off for the dog events that I had already scheduled. This will just be part time work- I can’t go over a certain amount of hours due to my retirement. 🤞🤞🤞That everything works out but my birthday Bible verses all said “Trust God”!! Have a great Thursday!!0
