Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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Paula- I am glad that your therapy is having such a positive outcome. Is John also noticing an improvement?
I am very slowly losing some weight. It's been a month and I have almost lost three pounds. I wish it was quicker, but things are moving in the right direction now. I have some very good habits and I hope that my body can appreciate my efforts and keep shedding the extra fat I have hanging around. I can do slow weight loss! I have been feeling better emotionally too, at least I think that I have. I am getting stronger at the gym and I am taking advantage the massage chairs once a week.0 -
Shari, so happy about your 3 pounds. That is fabulous. It is very inspiring to me, especially as my motivation has fluctuated quite a bit lately. Ah, the massage chairs sound delightful.
John is doing very with the PT and OT. His balance is much improved. His hand strength and his fine motor skills in general also show considerable improvement. He hasn't fallen at all since starting these therapies. He is standing taller and has better posture too. Both he and I are so very pleased with his progress.0 -
Hello! Shari, congrats on the weight loss!! I have not yet tried any of the "extras" that I get with my black card PF membership, like the massage chairs, but I need to ask staff about them. Paula, I am so happy that both you and John are having such great results from your therapies!!
We've had a week...due to the heat, my private early time walking with my dog now has many folks out trying to beat the heat so we haven't been getting our walks in the past few days. She just doesn't do well with bikes, or runners, or walkers on the trail and that early, without coffee, I am not up to dealing with her antics. She is typically a very friendly dog but for some reason she goes into protective mode when walking. Last night we had thunderstorms spawned by the heat and then our power went out from about 7:00pm until 4-5:00am. Thankfully the storms had lowered the temperatures and the power was back on before it heated up today. Tonight the same thing started all over but the power stayed on. My dog class was cancelled for tonight and I cancelled my trip to the gym when the thunder started. I hope to make it all up over the weekend. I also hope to re-focus on my eating. I'd been doing so well but apparently my old habit of stress eating isn't gone. I hope you both have a wonderful Friday!!0 -
DW, things often seem so much more stressful in the midst of a heat wave. And not getting your regular morning walking in could add more stress, not to mention a power outage lasting as long as yours did. That is a long time to be without electricity and especially air conditioning. Good that the storms brought you some cooler weather. Our current heat wave is expected to continue through Sunday and possibly well into next week. Some thunderstorms are also forecast for the weekend.
I did well with my food choices today. And yippee, John was hungry when I was today so we ate early together. Tomorrow one of my dearest friends (and former coworker) is coming to visit. She hasn't been here since mid April as her DH has had a host of on-going medical issues. They live about 40 miles from here. I am not sure what we will do about eating, but I am guessing we will get delivery from one of our Italian restaurants.0 -
Happy Friday!!! I am taking today loosely off. I will be at home but because I have so many banked hours, I will only check my emails a few times. I am so excited to see the sun shining and that I can spend some time out in my neglected garden. Woo hoo! A great way to spend the first day of summer.0
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Shari, What a wonderful way for you to enjoy your banked hours! Our heat wave continues, and we are receiving heat advisories and excessive heat watches from the weather service. We are very grateful for our AC. John and I enjoyed the visit from my good friend today. She is very good at using Ancestry.com and helped me with some information I was trying to figure out. I was able to learn more about my paternal grandmother's branch of the family. It is fascinating to see the records from the censuses as well as immigration records. We decided not to get delivery after all as she was going to a barbecue later in the evening. That made it easier for me to make fairly wise food choices for the day. And she brought me lettuce from her garden. The first I have received this year.0
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Paula, we have heard about the heatwave in your area. We are not struggling with having high temperatures at all. I am glad that you have AC and don't have to suffer. Ancestary.com is a lot of fun! I can be lost for hours in it. We don't have a lot of historical documentation, it would consume me if I did lol!
I am sloooooowly losing weight. I have my weekly check in tomorrow where my weight stat is an average of the week. I started off in a not very good place, so my average won't show much of a loss, but that means I have a great starting place for the upcoming week.
I love that you had fresh lettuce Paula. I ate my first radish and is was so good. Can't wait for more things to grow so we can enjoy them too.0 -
Shari, slow weight loss is considered to be the healthiest and most enduring way to keep it off. I suppose it teaches us patience, maybe, right? We had a brief rain storm tonight, very welcome as everything is so dry in combination with these oppressive temperatures. The rain cooled things off slightly tonight, and some relief is insight for tomorrow with a high of only 92.
I did well again today with food choices but struggled with portion control. I guess I like my own cooking too much! The lettuce from my friend's garden was great, and I made a big salad for both of us. We rarely eat red meat, but today I grilled steak on the grill in my Cuisinart toaster oven. It was a real treat for us. It was on sale when I bought it. I will watch for a sale again to treat John as he really enjoyed it.0 -
This was a very pleasant Sunday for me. I had 2 phone calls from church friends, catching me up on things going on at my church. I so miss being there in person for so many reasons, mostly spiritual but some social too of course. I rested and read a little and stayed on track, much to my surprise as I was hungry in the afternoon but didn't pig out on junk food. I don't make to do lists for Sundays as a rule, but I had a little energy so I took care of some small tasks that needed to be done but weren't really work, so to speak. I am hoping for a good week to come for all of us!0
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Hello! Here we are in the last week of June! Shari, I hope your preparations for your trip are going smoothly! Paula, I’m happy that your Sunday was enjoyable!!
I had a busy day today starting with work this morning. Then, instead of coming home as I usually do on Mondays between routes, I stayed at work and caught up on reports and training that is on the computer. I had a hair appointment at 5:00 so I went to the gym for a quick workout before the appointment…. Big mistake! I was a sweaty mess for my hair appointment and apologized profusely!! Have a great Tuesday!!0 -
Whew, DW, You are the energizer bunny these days! Yay for you getting so much done. I wouldn't worry about going to a hair appointment all sweaty....you get your hair washed there anyway. I admire you for going to the gym, especially on a busy day.
I had a pretty good day today, but I was a little more tired than usual and slacked off on my to do list. I will have to step up tomorrow to get somewhat caught up. I am looking forward to my organic delivery on Wednesday as for the first time this season they are offering heirloom tomatoes, which are my favorites.`I hope they don't run out before I get mine!0 -
Hello! I have been out of routine with a cold. So tired. I am thankful I have some time to recover before we fly. Much better than getting sick while away (as long as I can get over the worst of it).
I think we are ready for our trip. I just need to pack my personal stuff now. My plan is to set everything out today and then add what is missing over the next couple of days. It seems so surreal to be leaving on Saturday.
How are the workouts going DW? I have been enjoying my time at the gym. I feel more comfortable now than I did my first few visits. I feel like the weightlifting is really helping me lose weight and I hope my body shape will shift soon too.
Paula- do you think you will be able to make it back to church at some point now that you can drive? Or will it be too much walking? I can imagine it would be exhausting and then hard to engage in the service if you are tired. So thankful you can watch online.0 -
Shari, Hoping and praying that you are resting and feeling better. I always preach the importance of rest when faced with colds and the flu. I am excited for your trip and looking forward to learning about it upon your return. Working with weights builds muscles and muscles burn fat so you are right on Shari! I doubt that I will return to church anytime soon. The building is small and quite crowded (good for the church, but not for my situation). I am sure I wouldn't be very comfortable sitting in the pews/seats available. Yes, the walking involved would likely be too much for me. My endurance is rather low. I am grateful for the livestreams available but still do miss being physically in church. I have thought about an evening service sometime as they tend to be less crowded, but I am not really ready for that yet either.
I did well with my eating and my OT today. In the evening I was exhausted again and slept for over an hour. I tell myself I needed it as I couldn't even fight off the sleep when I tried.0 -
A quick check-in from me tonight as we are in the midst of intermittent power failures due to severe thunderstorms with high winds. Our power has been going off and coming on so I am taking advantage of having electricity at the moment. It seems the storms have brought us some cooler weather, at least temporarily. I got a news flash on my phone saying 48,000 people in our area were without electricity. So glad ours came back on for now.
I did well today with food choices as I wasn't very hungry. I was fairly busy doing a bunch of little things I had been ignoring, the kind of things that need to be done but are mostly unnoticed except by me. It pleases me to get the little things taken care of even if they don't make it to my "to do" list.0 -
Hi! I have been sick and out of my routine. Sleeping in and then still trying to get my work hours in. I wanted to get so many things done. I am feeling better today and I hope that I can get some things looked after as we leave tomorrow. We need to be at the airport at 3am!!! This will be my only check in until I get back on July 10. I will better once I am packed. Anything else that I get done will be a bonus.
I am down one pound from last week. That makes a total of four pounds. I think I can keep this going once I get back from this trip. It isn't too hard and I find that gym is helping me get stronger physically and emotionally. I had to miss on Tuesday as I was feeling so tired.
I won't have much access to internet while away. That will be very weird!!! I may try to get an e-sim card. If I do, I will try and do a check in. I will miss you both.0 -
Hello! Shari, congrats on your weight loss!! Prayers for safe travels and that you continue to feel better!! Paula, I hope your weather has been better and that you’ve had electricity!! I’m very happy that the weekend is here! I am showing my younger dog on Saturday and Sunday at a show that is about an hour away. I am also planning to get to the gym on Saturday after the show. I do feel a tad stronger now! I am also feeling exhausted at the end of the work week but need to muster enough energy to prep for tomorrow. Shari, have a great trip! Paula, I will check in tomorrow! Have a great weekend!!0
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Shari, Will be praying for you while you travel and for your cold to be gone soon. You will be missed here!
DW, Good luck with your show this weekend. Burning calories there and at gym as well....a great combination! Your added strength is a terrific benefit of your gym activities. I hope you can catch up on some rest after the weekend show. I think you'll need it.
My friend who visited last Friday came to visit again today. This time she brought Chinese food which we haven't had is quite some time. It was delicious but not too diet friendly. Tomorrow my across-the- street neighbors are coming over in the evening for pizza (their idea). I will do my best to make good choices during the day tomorrow and to limit myself to 2 pieces of pizza. I think I better make a strong effort to get back on plan next week with all of these social eating activities.0 -
Hello! Just a quick note because I wrote a lengthy one, nodded off and accidentally deleted it. Paula, I hope today’s visit was enjoyable!! The dog show went well but I didn’t get to the gym- too tired! Hopefully I will get there tomorrow after the show. Hoping for a good night’s sleep! Have a wonderful Sunday!!0
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DW, I am proud of you for listening to your body even if it means resting from the gym. You have quite a busy and active schedule. It is important to take care of all of you, including getting some rest. Good luck with Sunday's show.
We had a very nice visit with our neighbors. I did ok watching my food before they came. The pizza was very good, and we had a salad along with it so that helped me stay on track a little better than I expected. We got caught up on some of the neighborhood goings on, always interesting but nothing really major. We have so much food on hand that I won't need to have a grocery delivery for some time I think. I am looking forward to a very restful and relaxing Sunday as I did a lot of house prep in anticipation of today's visit from our neighbors.0 -
Hello! I’m happy to hear that your visit with your neighbors was enjoyable!! Our dog show on Sunday was also enjoyable. My girl did well and had fun. It appears that her gait is normal and her rear legs are fairly symmetrical after her surgery last October and her 3 months of rehab! I am grateful to all the veterinarians and the rehab assistant who worked with her! I did get to the gym on Sunday afternoon - I was feeling well rested after a long nights sleep. I came home from the gym and caught up on dishes and laundry while DH grilled chicken for supper. Today I only work a few hours and am looking forward to a nail appointment after work.
Somewhere along the way this weekend, I picked up 2lbs and they haven’t disappeared yet -I will keep trying!! Have a wonderful Monday!!0 -
Congrats DW on the dog show and what wonderful news about the results of the surgery. I love reading that your girl had fun too! Sounds like you had a lot of energy on Sunday. Woo hoo!
I had a very busy day today. I had OT and worked hard for the session. I had a substantial to do list today in prep for the monthly visit of my cleaning service. I got most of it all done, but still have a few little things to take care of. I have OT again tomorrow in the morning (difficult for me) as our schedule is a little off the usual pattern because of the July 4 holiday. I did very well with my eating today. I was too busy to stray, and when it was time to eat I made solidly healthy choices. I need to get to bed pretty early tonight to be ready for a morning OT session. Ugh on getting up early, but woo hoo for another OT session.0 -
Hello! I hope your OT session and your day were both good! Congrats on making good food choices yesterday!
My day has been ok and I’d rate my food choices as medium-some good and some not so good. DH’s car broke down last week and after calling several places, he found that the earliest date that it could get looked at is 7/10. Today he dropped me off at work and went to 2 different towns to pick up paintings that had been in shows and the shows were over. So far we’ve been able to juggle things and share. I work tomorrow and then my older dog has a vet appointment. I have Thursday off but work again on Friday. Have a great Wednesday!!0 -
I am often amazed at how busy car repair places are these days. Being down a car is can be a real hardship. Kudos to you DW and your DH for managing this so smoothly.
I had a pretty good day for food choices. My portion control is getting better again, almost back to where it was when I was doing so well. I have been doing well avoiding high sugar snacks which is always so challenging for me. Tomorrow we start with a new in-home physical therapist as the wonderful young lady who we had for the past 2 months has taken a job elsewhere. We will miss her a great deal but I suspect we will see her again as she lives very close and within walking distance of our home. I have already spoken to the new PT, and she seems very nice too.0 -
Happy 4th of July!! I’m happy that your food choices are going well! I know that you liked your previous therapist and hope that your new one will keep your progress going!!
My weight was down a tad this morning after being up 2 lbs for the past 5 days- still a tad above my recent low but I’m trying to hang in there and not get discouraged. I think the difference is that I had a lengthy good night’s sleep. I wish I could get myself to bed on work nights so I could get 7-8 hours. I will try to focus on that next week. Have a great Thursday!!0 -
DW, Little tads add up to bigger tads so congrats on the loss. Keep up the good work and you will be back at your low weight. Losses, no matter how small, can be motivating. I completely agree with you about good sleep being an important factor! I am a big fan of sleep, as you likely already know. In fact I rested and slept a lot today. It was a day off from therapy, and I think I needed the sleep very much. Our new physical therapist is very nice. She has more experience than her predecessor and has a good approach. Our first session with her was easier than the work we were doing in PT with the other therapist, but I suspect she will build up quickly to the demanding level we had in the past with the other therapist.
I made good food choices again today. I tracked my points again, which really helps me realize what I am consuming and how important it is to track everything. Those "little bites" I tend to eat but not record certainly add up. Soon John and I will watch our July 4 traditional movie, 1776, which we watch faithfully every Independence Day. We love it and can basically sing along with all of the songs in the show.0 -
Hello! You are so right about tracking food! I am still doing NOOM and use their app for tracking. Some days I am shocked at how many calories are in items I’ve deemed “healthy “-LOL! Most days I do pretty well and can usually blame gains on too much salt or too little sleep.
I’m happy that your new PT is working out well!!
Tomorrow I am heading to MI with a friend to work stewarding at an Obedience Trial. I’ve done this for many years- the work is enjoyable and they pay us! Usually I am volunteering when I do this.
I worked today and it felt like a Monday after being off yesterday. Hopefully I’ll feel back in sync tomorrow! Have a great Saturday!!0 -
DW, I find your involvement in the dog activities fascinating. How nice that you get paid for your work this weekend. I am sure I would enjoy learning about and watching the obedience trials as well as the other activities you participate in.
Today felt like another holiday for me, and I think Saturday will too. I lightened up my to do lists for today and Saturday, and we had no therapies since Thursday. I always rest on Sunday so these days are like a mini vacation for me. We have no PT scheduled for a while as the new PT will be on vacation all of next week. So we had just one session with her so far. Our OT will resume on Tuesday. I did ok with my food choices. I have continued to make an effort on logging my food but I know I missed a few "bites."0 -
Hello! I hope you have had a restful Sunday! My dog show work was canceled for today and it was a good thing- I have had an upset stomach most of the day and took a late afternoon nap. I’ve done a few chores but much of the list will wait for another day.
When I steward at dog shows or performance trials, I always walk away having learned something that helps me be better for my dog. Sometimes it is what to do and sometimes it is what not to do! I’m going to call it a night and hope to wake up feeling better!! Have a great Monday!0 -
DW, Hope you are feeling better. I am happy that you were able to fit in some important rest this weekend!
I had a tough terrible day for eating today. I was unusually hungry most of the day and didn't fight off the hunger very well, meaning I didn't make good food choices at all! I couldn't seen to satisfy the hunger monster, something that hasn't happened to me in quite a while. Ugh! I think it will take me a week of good choices to undo the damage I did today. I was also more tired today than I have been in ages. I slept off and on throughout the day. I am hoping this isn't part of a bigger flare, as I haven't had a bad flare in quite a while. I plan to head to bed soon and try to fit in a few extra hours of sleep.
Let's all have a great week!0 -
Today was MUCH better than yesterday. While I still felt hungrier than usual, my food choices were much better and I tracked all my food. I was busy with a sizable to do list and accomplished more than I expected. I will carry over today's undone chores into tomorrow. I plan to keep on this track to make sure I don't have a repeat of Sunday's hungry monster issues!0
