Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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I have to figure what kind of pampering would be good. Maybe a massage would be good. And that would be covered by our benefits. I am bad at making the appointments and not sure why I stall out.
Not sure what I will do today besides clean and go to church in the evening. I have a roast to cook but I keep forgetting to take it out of the freezer. I think I will take it out now in hopes to cook it tomorrow.
I enjoyed a good meal at one of my kid's. They made me Thai Chicken Curry and it was very very good.
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Shari, a massage sounds like a win-win because of having coverage for it. My mouth watered reading about your Thai chicken curry. I am sooooo overdue for some Thai food! I made a pot of beef stew today. It turned out well and will last us for at least Sunday and perhaps Monday. Beef stew strikes me as such a good winter comfort food. I was pleased too about having the strength and energy to make the stew. It was generally a good day for me though my pain level was higher than usual in the morning. I stayed within my points and didn't have any cravings at all.0
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Thai food is so good! Not something I have cooked, but now I think that I can. We are going to my parent's place this afternoon and will share a meal together. Other than that, I hope to read a lot and enjoy a day off from work.
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Shari, sounds like a delightful day, time with your parents and time to read and relax. It was a good day here too. After our online church service I made brunch and relaxed with some reading materials. A friend called to say she wanted to come here to drop something off. I am proud of myself because I told her I had just settled into the family room and was a bit tired. She then offered to just drop off the item at my door instead. I knew she wanted to talk so I said let's just talk on the phone which we did. It was win-win because I got to relax in the family room and she got to talk which I know she needed. By the way, after our phone call she did drop by my house and left a bag on the doorknob.
My eating was good again and well within my point range. The beef stew from yesterday was even better today, and we have enough for Monday. Woo hoo! A good way to start the week.0 -
We had a lovely meal with my parents. I had started to make a loaf of bread but didn't have time bake it, so I finished it at their place. But my mom wanted me to use the basement oven, which I did, but it cooks very high and fast so I ended up burning my bread (we cut off the burned part and still ate it). I also burned her backdoor rug. The bread pan was so hot that when I got to the top of the stairs I thought I could use a break and so I set the pan down on the rug. The rug instantly melted. I feel so terrible for leaving a mark on it. She said not to worry and I believe her, but I felt so stupid.
I have been struggling emotionally this weekend and know we need our next counselling appointment to keep moving forward. We have one in two weeks.
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Oh my Shari, what a story about your bread. I am sure you mom meant it when she said not to worry. As a mom, I am sure you would say and feel the same. Good that you have a counseling appointment scheduled and glad that it helps you move forward. So many personal things these days can be quite challenging.
I was able to accomplish a few things today and am pleased that I stayed on track with my eating. Because my pain level was pretty high all day and I was tired off and on, I didn't push myself to do too much but did what I felt up to doing. We are now all of out the beef stew so I will have to come up with an easy meal for Tuesday as we have our 2 online church classes tomorrow back to back:one starts at 6:30 and runs till almost 8, and the other starts at 7:30 and runs till 8:45. (Our Monday night class was moved to Tuesday for this week. I already told the 7:30 class that we would be late.) Back to back classes will exhaust me, but I don't want to skip either one.0 -
I was quite tired yesterday and found it hard to work. That doesn't happen very often, but I am thankful that I was at home. I do need to drive into the office today. I am a bit worried as there was some freezing rain yesterday and I am not sure how slippery the roads will be.
You have a full night Paula! I hope the classes go well- you may need a small break in between them.
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Shari, I hope the roads were safe for you. Winter driving can be tough. Hope you are able to rest up Shari.
I, too, had a pretty tired day today. In my case I was able to rest more than usual, and it paid off. I felt much better after resting and taking some extra strength Tylenol as my pain level was unusually high. I stayed on track with food choices and actually managed to accomplish a few things after I rested. Our 2nd online class was cancelled for tonight so that was a bit of a break. However, now the Monday class has been changed to Tuesdays permanently which causes a conflict for me. So I told the Monday class that since it will now be on Tuesdays I will have to leave class early in order to get to my regular Tuesday class. I think that will be ok. And who knows... things could change again.0 -
The drive to work went well. I feel quite caught up with work which is good. Hopefully I am not missing anything that I could be working ahead on.
That is too bad that both classes will be on Tuesdays now. I am sure you will adjust to the new routine.
I didn't choose my food well yesterday, but I did go on the treadmill for 20 minutes.
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Shari, Yay for your treadmill time. You are an active woman! Even if you aren't seeing a lot of movement at the scale yet, you are doing the right thing to help keep your body fit and healthy through exercise! That matters a great deal.
My day today was quite good. I woke up feeling well rested and without the terrible pain I had on Tuesday. The pain stayed away through most of the day, till I experienced a evening pain so I took Tylenol again which helped. I ate well but had a few more points that I was aiming for as I craved a sweet and had a candy bar. Ugh! My home health care worker came today and did a lot for us in less than 2 hours. She is a good worker and quite pleasant. And today we discovered that she knows Craig. What a small world. I will have to mention her to him next time I see him. Tomorrow I am getting a much needed grocery delivery with some special treats for John to enjoy while we watch the Super Bowl.0 -
I have decided to not step on the scale for a week. I think it is stressing me more than it is helping me. I. hope I can do it! I want to see if I can get that one pound off, and one more during this time. Hopefully I can report -2lbs at this time next week. I am going to try harder this week. If I am still stuck by March 1, I will try noom or go to a local weight loss clinic.
Glad you are having such success with the health care worker Paula. And to think she knows Craig too!0 -
Hello! Paula, that is too bad that both of your church classes are now on the same night. I hope that will work out better for you very soon!
Shari, that sounds like a good plan to take a break from the scale! I hope that will take away some stress!!
I’ve had a brutal week in terms of busyness - each night I’ve had an evening activity so I am looking forward to getting some rest this weekend . Two of the things I gave up were dog club related, but not anything that I do with my dogs- just “ busywork “. The 3rd was working the election. That one I was sad to give up but can return once I retire again-lol!!
My weight continues to fluctuate- very frustrating!! I must close and get some sleep! Have a Happy Friday!!0 -
DW, hope you do rest this weekend. Take some time for yourself and enjoy!
Shari, it will be interesting to see how you do with a week off from the scale. I think a break could be a good thing. When I used to go to weight watchers meetings (about 23 years ago or so) they used to encourage us to just weigh in at the meetings and not hop on the scale every day or so. With the WW app I used now weigh in is encouraged weekly, but I don't even weigh in that often. It is quite difficult (and impossible on some days) for me to stay unassisted on a scale long enough to get an accurate weight. I do need to get on a scale soon so I am hoping for a good day when I can do so.
I had a so-so eating day today, not my best and not my worst. My motivation has been fluctuating lately too. I need to keep my motivation high in order to see results when I do weigh in.
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DW- that is good to hear that you gave up busy work and you could keep the activities that include your dogs. I am with you about this weight fluctuation. It is so frustrating. I really want to see some loss and it just isn't happening.
I almost stepped on the scale last night and this morning, but I was able to resist. I did okay eating yesterday but could still do better. I have some healthy options in the house, and that helps.
We have our Bible study group starting up again tonight. We haven't met since the end of November. People were slow to share the dates they were available. The one couple who stalled out the longest ended opted out. That was a bit frustrating for me but I will get past it. People's lives change and we all need to make adjustments. Our group wasn't a priority anymore.
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Shari, I like your attitude about people's lives changing and our need to make adjustments. That is good for me to keep in mind too.
This was a so-so day for me again. I didn't have a long to do list so in that sense it was an easy day. I am still struggling to get my motivation back. I need that to continue to do well. It is the old I know what to do but am not motivated to do it or to do it well. I was pretty tired again today and took several short naps. Sometimes when I sleep during the day it lessens my pain when I wake up.0 -
I had a really good day today. I was on track with food choices and got a lot done. I felt well-rested and my pain level was lower than it has been on some days. Looking forward to tomorrow, first for our morning church service online, then to watch Penn State's basketball game at noon, and of course the Super Bowl to round out a fun day.
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I must have been out of routine yesterday and didn't realize that I didn't check in. I think part of that is that I typically weigh in, enter my weight in MFP and then come to this page. Not weighing in is weird! But I think that I can make it to Wednesday. I woke up hungry today. I am hoping that is a good sign indicating that I didn't eat more than I needed for dinner.
I went for an outdoor walk yesterday. I didn't love it as the wind made it a bit too cool for my face. But I kept thinking that the fresh air would be good for me.
We will be watching the Superbowl. I haven't figured out what we will eat yet. It's nice to have time to prepare something before the game starts. I am missing a Guatemala team meeting. It is happening at the same time. I asked if we could move it, but that didn't seem to be necessary for anyone else on the team. I didn't want to leave Jim home alone to watch it. He gives up a lot for me to do church things so I thought it would be good to put him ahead for this one instance.
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Hello! Shari, I hope you and your DH are enjoying the Super Bowl! It is on in 2 rooms here and our daughter is here watching with her dad in one room while I am doing chores and listening in the other. I will join them once I get to a stopping place.
Paula, I hope your day has gone well! I also hope that you are enjoying the Super Bowl!! It has been interesting so far!
I have had 2 good nights of sleep and was down a pound. I’m hoping it will stay off…we’ll see! I know I won’t be up for the end of the game in an effort to continue to get sleep! Here’s hoping for a great week for us all!!0 -
DW, Congrats on dropping that pound. Woo Hoo!
Shari, I applaud you for watching the game with your DH. Very sweet and considerate of you to do that.
I enjoyed the game very much though I did fall asleep during part of the 2nd quarter and the half time show. I am happy the Chiefs won as I have a special place in my heart for Andy Reid as he used to coach our Phila. Eagles. I didn't pay too much attention to my food choices today as I shared in with the wings and cheese sticks I made for John for the game. I focused on portion control and think I didn't do too much damage. We are expecting a morning visit from our family on Monday. My cousin's DH has a medical appointment here in our town, and they will come here after that. I am just serving coffee and a raspberry roll I thawed from the freezer. We still have their Christmas gifts and gifts for the rest of their family including their grandsons. Mornings are rough for me so I am not really looking forward to that part of the visit, but I am very happy they are coming here.0 -
The Superbowl was a great game to watch. I didn't end up seeing the half-time show. I refrained from snacks so that was good.
Yes DW- you lost a pound!!! That is awesome. I hope you can add to it this week and celebrate more loss.
Working from home today so I will need to make sure that I fit in some movement in my day. I know that I sit far too much when I work here. Hoping to make wise food choices today and really watch my portions.0 -
We had a very enjoyable visit from our family. We haven't seen them since October. I am glad that all of the Christmas presents are finally out of our house. I was exhausted by the time they left, and I didn't even do that much, but I did a little prep before they came. John and I feel so very blessed to have such dear loving family in our lives. We don't live that far apart (90 minutes or so), but we don't see them much because they are so tied up helping take care of their 2 grandsons. I did ok with food choices but had too many carbs for my liking. We are under a winter storm warning now for 5 to 8 inches of snow. I think that causes me to crave comfort food carbs at times.0
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It was a snowy day here. We got about 9 to 10 inches of snow. My snow removal service got here quite late in the day, but at least they got here, and that is what counts. Buster eventually did something outside but not much. He really doesn't like the snow and neither do I. I did ok with my food choices today, so I hope this is the start of a stronger trend of healthy choices and increased motivation.0
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Happy Valentine's Day!
We celebrated yesterday as we typically do as we got engaged on Feb 13. We ordered a box from Good Food and cooked a meal together. It was very nice. It was a lobster pasta with a green bean salad.
I hate to say that I would like some snow. We haven't really had any and I would like to do more cross country skiing. That might not be in the cards for this year.
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Shari, such a lovely way to celebrate Valentine's Day and the anniversary of your engagement. Lobster....yum a great choice. Yay for the -1lb!
I did pretty well today. John and I got pizza for Valentine's Day, his choice. We got mushrooms and peppers on it so I count that as good veggies. I had 2 pieces of pizza and felt satisfied. Still need to improve my motivation but today was a step in the right direction.0 -
I typically stay home on Thursdays, but I have a couple of meetings so I need to go in to the office today. I was up too late. Part work and part my own fault so I slept in and will start my day later. I kind of did some grazing yesterday, so today I need to shut that down!
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I did have a great day. I found out today that a good friend of mine who is a priest in another town will be coming here on Friday and will bless our home. I didn't "sign up" for my own priest to come to bless our home for various reasons that really don't matter I guess. Fr. John's wife called me this morning to say that he was coming to town (they live about an hour away) and he wants to stop by to bless our home. I am so happy about that. He and I are the same age and very old friends from our college days. I know his wife even longer. We haven't seen Fr. John since October so we are really looking forward to his visit. Even though it doesn't matter to him what my house looks like, John and I did a great job straightening up the entire house (all rooms are blessed annually). I was very energized and motivated to get things done. And I stayed pretty much on track with my eating too. So, yes, it was a great day!0
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Paula, I share in the good news that you have a home blessing coming up and by Fr. John! I know how important it is that your home be blessed, and now it can be someone you are far more comfortable with.
I did okay eating yesterday. I am still just weighing on Wednesdays, so I have no day to day knowledge of how my weight is doing. I lost a bit of joy last night while chatting with DH. Thankfully we have counselling this morning and I hope it helps us. I know it won't fix things so quickly, but maybe if DH sees there are some things to work on, he can put some effort in. It all stems from the boundaries that I set up regarding his parents to protect my emotional health. Unfortunately, that hurts him and that is where a lot of our tension lies. In some ways, I feel like his parents matter more. I know that isn't true. It's just that sometimes his actions and words make me feel that way. Anyway, I am sure our counsellor will help us sort things out. I just know that I can only work on me, and it would be nice for someone to point the things he can work on that would be helpful for our relationship.0 -
Shari, I truly appreciate your kind words and understanding of my situation with the home blessing. Your comments mean a lot to me. Thank you! I hope your morning counseling session is productive. You are right, things like this take time and considerable effort. Worth it but far from easy.
We enjoyed a wonderful visit with Fr. John. He is such a good man and devout priest, kind, genuine, and easy to relate to. After he blessed our home he visited with us for about 2 hours. Such a good time with him. We didn't talk about a lot of church stuff but just fun stuff in general. Both he and my John love to talk sports and movies. He brought us goodies from his wife including a nut roll, a dozen pierogie, and a bottle of wine. We will save the goodies for special treats.
I stayed well on track today with no cravings (yay!) Key for me will be to keep this going for more than a day or two. We are getting more snow again, another 4 to 6 inches over night on top of the 10 we already have. I am eagerly looking forward to spring!!
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Yay for Saturday and not waking up to an alarm but because the sun was coming up.
We had a tense morning but the counselling really helped to turn things around. I was right about so many things, but sometimes it takes hearing it from an outsider and/or a professional before feeling affirmed, and then for DH to believe it. I think he was a bit blown away that sharing feelings with each other creates closeness. He was raised to stuff emotions. I think I was able to cope better because I had a wonderful neighbour who would listen, I had close friends and attended women's Bible studies where I could talk. And then moving out to the farm and Covid left me more isolated with DH, and he really struggles with having emotional conversations. Mainly the ones about his parents. That was a lot more than I was going to share, but also not as much I could. The good thing is, that he is willing and capable to grow.
I didn't do well with my food choices, but I should be able to do well from today through until Monday. Then I will have to try a bit harder. Not so easy when I am at work.0 -
Shari, Your insights and comments are deep and thoughtful. Having affirmation through counseling means a lot. Sounds like you have a good counselor, so important for sure. I consider this a safe place to share, as you can tell by some of my posts. I understand how helpful friends and support systems are for us, especially these days. I recently saw a candle with the inscription "I wish you lived nextdoor." Consider yourself gifted this candle from me!
I had a terrible night last night because of so much pain waking me up. When this happens I am not well rested at all and the pain continues for a while. So Saturday was a rough day for me but did get better as the day wore on and some of the pain lessened. The snow came as predicted with many areas getting more than predicted and high winds causing power losses. Our power stayed on again thank goodness. Two of my neighbors shoveled for us before the snow removal company even got here. Jane was concerned about Buster needing to take care of his "needs." Abraham who lives next to Jane came to help her. Such blessings in our lives. Despite not feeling great today I stayed well on track and made healthy choices. I made a turkey breast that will last us for a few days and once again my hunger was well controlled.
Here's to a blessed Sunday for all of us!
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