Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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Exciting news about your job DW! Keep us posted on how things go. How nice that you an keep up with your scheduled dog events.
Shari, What are the ages of the kids in your youth group? Is it coed?
I had another good day today all around, no fatigue, mostly healthy eating (but I think a bit too many carbs), and a lot accomplished. I spent most of my time today working on the reports and organizing the info I need for Sunday's inter church group meeting at my home. I am beginning to think I do more work than another of our other members in the group. I must admit I am getting tired of that. I am already practicing saying "no" for whatever comes up at the meeting if it means too much work for me.0 -
Congrats on the job offer DW!!!! I have had the same issue at different times when trying to fill that cup. Now I always drink a lot of water before I go for tests and sometimes that doesn't even help. 10 hours is a lot of sleep, you really needed the rest. You can totally trust God!
Happy Friday!0 -
Spent the day with more prep work for Sunday's meeting. I didn't log any of my food, but I am sure I went way over my points. More prep work tomorrow, mostly getting the house ready. Not sure what I will do food-wise but planning to be realistic and healthy. Will be so happy when the meeting is over. Talked with one of my friends from my old church. She is 80 years old and has Covid again. Wish I could cancel the meeting, but I know I can't. Hoping to keep my distance from everyone as much as I can. I sure don't want to get Covid.0
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Just two more days to go and that meeting will be behind you Paula. I hope that you don't have to do it again, it's better to serve in your areas of giftedness. You contributed in other ways and I bet there is someone in the group that doesn't mind hosting. Especially if she was give some money to help with off-setting the cost of the food.
Covid is making it's way back, but I don't the sickness presents like it did. Has anyone gotten their booster lately? I think I need to start looking into that.0 -
Part of the problem with my inter church group is that really no one wants to host any meetings, but they all want to enjoy them and the fellowship. There are several other members who used to host meetings fairly regularly, but in recent years (post Covid especially) these folks all have reasons not to host. All are in financial positions (much better than mine) to host the meetings which usually are only 4 times per year.
Craig earned his angel wings again with all the help he gave us today. The house is well prepared for guests. He even washed some windows for us. I paid him well, and he deserved it. My eating was off track a bit, and I didn't log anything at all. Can't wait till tomorrow evening when I can just put it all behind me.0 -
Thinking about you today Paula. You go this!
We had a good day yesterday and I did well with my diet. Hoping for two more days in a row, which I should be able to do since I will be at home. It's our sabbath and I hope we can do something restful for our bodies and good for our souls.0 -
Thank you so much for allowing me to complain and vent here about the meeting plans (as well as other things). It all went well thanks to the help provided by 2 of the ladies in attendance, including the president who gave me such a hard time when we were planning the meeting. In a way my situation was beneficial to the entire group as it prompted our president to discuss the lack of volunteers to host meetings. There was a brief discussion ending with an agreement that all future meetings would be serving simply dessert and coffee and will be held at the home of the president for the most part. Woo Hoo!
I didn't eat a lot today, and there was quite a bit of food leftover, most of which I sent home with the president and her husband. She definitely mellowed after she got here and was quite cooperative. I am sooooo ready to get back to my healthier choices and get back on track with logging my food and dropping some pounds. Motivation is back, thank goodness!0 -
Sounds like everything worked out Paula. That is great!
I have been quite disciplined that last few days. I am sure today will be the same. I really really hope to see the scale reflect my choices. It seems to take a lot of good days in a row to show any progress as compared to just one bad meal to put the weight on.0 -
Hello! Paula, I’m so happy that your meeting went well and that people helped! It sounds like meetings should be better moving forward. Shari, congrats on putting together several days of good eating! I need to re-find my motivation-I suppose I’m overeating because of starting the new job tomorrow. Also, my dog that I walk with, who is entered in many upcoming events, started limping today and her rear thigh appears swollen. I took photos and sent them to her breeder but haven’t had a response yet. She is eating fine and is still bouncing around, which we are trying to minimize. DH will have to do the veterinarian appointment if needed. He will try to get out of it. Have a great Tuesday!0
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DW, congrats on starting your new job. Will look forward to learning how it goes. Hope your gal's limp is nothing serious. Please keep us posted on that too.
Congrats to you Shari on your string of disciplined days. Best wishes to keep it going!
I did fine today but was a bit tired from Sunday. I did a few things but not my usual to do list routine. I took it easy a bit more and rested. I stayed within my points but should have had more vegetables. I am enjoying tomatoes from a friend's garden however. I am looking forward to a fairly back to normal day for Tuesday, including more accomplishments on my to do list.0 -
DW -Let us know how your first day at work goes. I don't recall if you told us where you are working or what kind of work it is. Let's hope your dog's limp heals quickly on it's own.
Back to the office where it seems like I tend to feel hungrier. I will take good food along and hope that I don't feel the need to snack extra. I will need to focus on my water intake when that happens. I am working on fat loss and getting rid of my bloated stomach. It is such a slow process and takes a lot of focus.0 -
Good plan Shari taking good food with you to work. You are right about the slow process and the need for focus. I agree!
I accomplished a little more today and feel good about that. My to do list for tomorrow has grown with some carry overs from today. I made healthy food choices today and wasn't unusually hungry. I need to plan my meals for Wednesday or I risk falling off plan.0 -
Well- I would have done okay but my supervisor brought in donuts for our team meeting. I almost a whole one. The scale wasn't happy with that decision! Today we are getting staff lunch. I won't stay, I just can't afford to cheat two days in a row. I hope I can keep my resolve once I am in the situation. I just have to remember my weigh in from this morning and know that I can't risk it going up again for one free lunch.0
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Such challenges you face at work Shari! I would have a hard time saying no to the treats offered.
Today was a good day for me all around. I napped a for an hour so I must have needed it, but I still managed to accomplish things, including what I always consider a big project and am so pleased when I complete it. I also did a few little things which needed to be done. I had shrimp for supper, a consistent favorite of mine. I didn't log all of my food but mentally I think I did ok. Back to complete tracking tomorrow.
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I didn't go to the staff lunch! I stuck to my guns. No loss on the scale. I am hoping that another good day today will show some results. Fingers crossed. I haven't been tracking, I know I am eating better but I should track to make sure.
Working from home today.0 -
Way to go Shari skipping your work luncheon. That took a lot of strength...very admirable.
I had a mediocre day today. I logged most, but not all, of my food. It seems that now that I have become more careless about it, the more difficult it is to track everything completely. I tried a new grocery store for delivery today. It is considered a rather upscale grocery store in our area. I decided to try it because of my family from Texas coming to visit late next week and one of my relatives is gluten free. (I am already in a panic about meals for them and now the wrinkle of needing gluten free options). I think I can get more gluten free items from this store than in my usual stores if need be. I didn't order any gluten free items this time, but I wanted to try out their delivery process and was very pleased. They are a bit more expensive than my usual 2 stores, but I think I will shop there for delivery from time to time, simply because of the selection of items they offer.0 -
Online grocery shopping is so good. I don't know if I can get that out at the farm here. I still like to shop in person, but it's good to know I could order and then pick up.
My weight is still stuck. I am getting a bit frustrated. Hopefully tomorrow the scale will show some improvement. Although- I have lunch out and it will be high in sodium. I just can't seem to get the scale moving.0 -
Shari, I feel for you with your frustration. If you don't see a pleasing number tomorrow, it will likely be due at least in part to the sodium in your lunch.
I made a tuna and brown rice dish today. It was low sodium, and I should have added more spice. John said he liked it, but I wonder if he was just being kind. We have leftovers to which I will add more spices before we eat it again. Craig was here working with me for about four hours today. We went through a lot of unneeded kitchen items like old coffee mugs and glasses among other things. He will take most to a local thrift shop to donate. We also tossed quite a bit for either recycle or trash. It is amazing how much unneeded stuff we accumulate. He will come again on Saturday to help me with more cleaning out as I prepare for the visit from my relatives. I think there is enough work here to do to keep Craig going for a while.0 -
I had my lunch out and did quite well apart from having a glass of wine at the end my day. Somehow I justified it to myself. I had such a long day! I was out until 11pm and was exhausted. I just wanted to watch a little bit of TV and relax with a glass of wine. I hope that doesn't ruin my efforts. I will drink lots of water today. I feel quite dehydrated.
Craig is such a great help to you Paula. When ever I am going through things and throwing them out I often think of it as helping my home lose weight.0 -
Such long hours for you Shari on some days! Yikes. Like you, I enjoy a glass of wine on occasion. I think it doesn't hurt weight loss too much and for me, is worth it, even if it does slow it down.
Craig was here again today, and we cleaned out the unneeded pots and pans in my in my kitchen, among other kitchen items. Most went to the box for the thrift shop, but some went to be recycled. The kitchen cupboards were very overcrowded, but not anymore! Shari, you are right, it does feel like my kitchen lost a lot of weight. After Craig left on Friday, I felt incredibly energized with all we accomplished. Today after he left I was just tired and was able to eventually rest a bit. I did well with food choices until later in the day when I overindulged in some chocolate, something I haven't done in a long time. It was good, but I hope I don't do that again for a long time.0 -
Dark Chocolate is the only treat that I allow myself. I will be very sad if I have to take that off my diet plan. I have been slowly cutting things out over the last few years. Today is a rest day, although it started off by getting a couple of stray cows into our gated yard. They wandered over in the night and we will need to figure out who they belong to.0
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Shari, I wish I had your discipline and commitment to limit my treats to dark chocolate only! I love dark chocolate but indulge in many other treats as well. You have inspired me to limit my choices. What a great photo of the cows! The setting is beautiful, and I think the look on the faces of the cows is priceless. I would consider that a frame-worthy photo.
I did ok with my food choices today and didn't indulge in any chocolate or other treats. The day was not as restful as my typical Sunday. Craig came by again because there was still plenty here to do, so I was busy for a couple hours with him. Today we cleaned out a ton of my old cookbooks. I held on to some favorites and some with sentimental value, but donated quite a few. With the availability of recipes on the internet, I don't depend on my cookbooks the way I did 25 years ago. Craig also set up our new smart tv in the living room. We didn't have a tv in there because John and I watch tv in our family room. But that room is not set up for us and four additional visitors (i.e. Texas family) to watch tv comfortably. So I caved and got a tv for the living room. John is delighted by this addition!0 -
We found out who owns the cows so that's good. They journeyed across the highway and up a mile or so to our place. We have them until Tuesday as the owner's cattle trailer is being fixed. They should be safe until then. Not sure how happy they will be locked up in the yard though. They really want to join our herd, but it would be too hard to single them out when it's time to go home.
I had a good food day, but had wine again. We were invited to our neighbours for one last visit on their deck. They will be preparing for winter and put everything away. They are away and worried that it could snow when they get back. I hope not! But we had a very nice visit.
My goal for the next 14 days is stay away from the red wine. That is very doable now that the visit with our old neighbours is complete. I think she would be disappointed if I didn't share a glass with her. Today is day 1 and I know I can do it. I am going to report here daily to be accountable.0 -
Hello! Once again, I am so sorry for disappearing for so long! I ended up starting work on Wednesday instead of Tuesday last week (their request) but it worked out for me because I was able to get my dog to the vet. Nothing is broken and she is on two meds. She started to get better and then tweeked it again Friday evening. It has been not good since then inspite of the continued meds. I had to withdraw her from the events she was entered in this past weekend (no refunds) and spent some time today trying to get into an orthopedic veterinarian with no luck. My veterinarian will extend the medications if needed and we will continue to keep her as quiet as possible. It is some type of soft tissue injury.
Work is going well so far. I had hours of training on the computer last week and this week I am shadowing people and have another day of training on Wednesday. I had to drive a large van and be evaluated and I passed that. I must keep my work hours below a specific level to protect my retirement benefits.
Paula, I have started to think about getting rid of stuff once again and am inspired by your reports of success! I had paused my previous efforts because I wanted to try to sell some items but now I just need the excess to be gone!
Shari, the cow photo was awesome! How nice of you to take care of them and keep them safe!
My eating has not been good lately-still hoping to recover my motivation! Let's all have a healthy Tuesday!!0 -
DW, Sure hoping your girl bounces back to her full healthy self. Rough that there are no refunds when withdrawing from her events. Sounds like you are off to a great start with your new job. Woo Hoo!
Shari, Our seasons are noticeably changing here too. I have managed to not turn on our heat yet, but soon I will have to. We have had several days of heavy rain which makes it so damp inside and out. Autumn is here, and the temps have been a bit chillier than usual for early autumn.
I stayed on track today but again at the top of my points. No Craig today because I had to drive John to a Miracle League meeting, but I did manage to do a little work here on my own today and also ran a few errands while John was at his meeting. I was very tired by the time we got home. We had our Monday night Zoom Bible study, after which I took an evening nap. It was too early for me to go to bed, but I needed some rest.0 -
Hoping your dog is able to be quiet and heal DW. Glad you were able to get some training under your belt for your new job. Part time sounds really good.
I had a good day of eating yesterday. I am back to work and hoping that I can take some of my will power with me so that I can stay on track with my eating. Day 2 of no wine. Tomorrow will be the temptation since I will be meeting my friend for dinner. I know she will be supportive, I jut have to be strong lol!0 -
Hope your dinner with your friend was a good time. Sometimes having a drink in a restaurant is so expensive it is a double win if you skip the wine Shari.
It was another productive day here for me as I continue to prep for my visitors. I did it with John's help as Craig wasn't able to come today. I was quite on task and busy all day which left little time for snacking (yay!). The dreary rainy weather here continued through today. I think it will brighten up here tomorrow. Craig is coming tomorrow as is my friend to change our sheets for us again. I am quite pleased with how much has been accomplished this week.0 -
I have stayed on track yesterday. Today is my dinner out. It's true that having a drink at a restaurant is expensive, it far more affordable on Wednesdays as the place we typically meet at has wine at half price on Wednesdays. I am feeling strong this morning, so I think I will be able to pass on the wine with our meal. I am still bloated the same amount after a week and a half of watching the kinds of food I eat. I am hoping that in one more week I see a difference. I was expecting to see a change much sooner. I am wondering if I am still eating something that causes me to bloat. I really need to pass on the wine in case that is the culprit.
Good that you are still getting things accomplished Paula.0 -
Shari, You have a nice on-track streak going...great! I cannot say the same about me. I went to my nail appointment and Craig went with me so I could park closer to the door and then he came back when I was finished and I drove home. (Can't remember if I mentioned this before but it is much easier for me to get in and out of the driver's seat in the van than in and out of other seats so I drive the van instread of being driven in another vehicle.) There is a pizza place in the same plaza where I get my nails done. Craig wanted pizza so he got enough for all of us. Yep. I indulged and was just so happy to not have to cook when I got home. The pizza was ok, but the convenience meant a lot to me today. I think I am loosening up a bit too much with my eating but probably will not get back to my stricter eating plan till after our visitors leave on Tuesday.0
