Goals Challenge
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Good morning all! I've met a couple of you in the Christian Bookworms group (hi!), but I'm new to MFP. I have about 70 pounds to lose to meet my goal weight, and closer to 110 to be at a healthy weight. Long road ahead! Here are my goals:
Long term:
Hit my first goal weight by my 32nd birthday (which is a little over a year away), would be wonderful to hit it sooner but my response to putting a lot of pressure on myself is to just start inhaling sweets like its my job lol.
Mid-term:
Finish Peloton beginner yoga course (2 of 3 weeks left), complete Peloton beginner strength course (6 week program , going to start after I finish the yoga course), continue training for my 4th and 5th 5K races (one in October, one in November) - I'd like to run them both in less than 45 minutes with no walk breaks
Short-term:
Focus daily on drinking enough water and hitting my macros
Looking forward to getting to know yall and helping keep each other accountable!2 -
Weight up another pound. Not sure what I am going to do to get it going back down again. I know the Lord knows what is going on so I am going to trust that He is in control and just eat how I know I am supposed to eat and just not get caught up with my weight. I don't know if it is a sign that my lymphedema and lipedema are worsening or not as well, and there aren't doctors in my area that specialize in that type of disease - there aren't a whole lot of them anywhere! I'm back to wearing my compression garments daily and am doing a partial lymphedema massage, but tonight will do my whole massage and make that a routine and see if that makes any difference. Please pray I can figure this out, it's frustrating. Thanks2
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Hello "Shoes"! Glad to see you here. I vaguely remember being 32....wishing you joy for the journey and great success in meeting the goals you set!
I found my Wyler's light lemonade mixes this morning and brought them to work....I have the regular and pink. I'll limit myself to 2-3 a day tho as they do have sodium and 10 calories per packet. Helps me get my water in and I've been lax of late.
I found 2 more of my mackerel tins too while searching for the drink mix...no telling what all I'll run across in my kitchen inventory that I have yet to complete.....2 -
Hope you are all doing well - it has been a week I wouldnt want to relive medically but am praying am on the upswing now.
Am tired but have to get lunch down then I can have a short power nap.
Today is my husband's 77th birthday - how did it get to me being married to someone who is so close to being in the 80's - as if I am young lol
Hubby is wanting ribs and spaghetti. I am not a lover of ribs but have some for him which I know he will enjoy. Have to get the sauce started as it takes a couple of hours to cook (make my own sauce and don't have any frozen so doing a big batch today so extra can be frozen). So I will be eating off plan for supper (I avoid anything with flour) but tonight I will and then tomorrow being the 1st of the month will be the start of being back on track.
Matthew 8:18-22
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the o ther side. And a scribe came up and said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. Another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and bury my father,. And Jesus said to him, Follow me and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
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I have had good days the last couple of days, but a bit low in calories. Today will probably be a little higher, but plan to be in goal.1
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Sunday - I love church! I am so afraid that they are going to be going back to masks, and it is so much easier to breathe without them, but at least we can go to church!
Calories: 975
Carbs: 98
Sat Fat: 11
Cholesterol: 912 -
I'm with you, Connie. Our building is scheduled to go up this week! We are putting up a metal building to meet in. We will do what we believe is safe and according to God's will in these uncertain days. We have still been doing Zoom meetings, but our pastor has families over to his house or he goes to someone's house to hold the meeting so there are others there in person. We had service from our home yesterday and it is always such a blessing. There are three of us ladies who have sung together for years. While I was away they continued to sing together. My voice range is very small now because of allergies, but it has been such a blessing to do some of our songs together. Relearning them has been fun too. I look at a song and go, "Huh" and then read who wrote it, and yesterday when I did that I had written the words and my friend had written the music. After she started the song bits and pieces of it sounded familiar, but it had been at least 25 years since I'd sung it! So much fun singing with lots of people who love the Lord!
Went a wee bit off track today eating fries with my bbq pork. We'll eat lite for dinner.2 -
I almost forgot to cook dinner tonight. I don't know why, but the time just got away from me. I'm so glad that I had an easy meal planned so that we were only about 15 minutes later than normal.
Monday:
Calories: 1055
Carbs: 113 - Spaghetti! But it tasted so good and I needed to use up that ground turkey.
Sat Fat: 13
Cholesterol: 1051 -
Oh spaghetti! I have such cravings occasionally but only have pasta 1-2 times a quarter. I have an open jar of sauce in the fridge so am thinking it will make the list this week. Learning to cook a smaller amount was key for me. I usually toss a handful of frozen meatballs in mine.
I have 2 bags of slaw mix for stir fries so that will happen as well. Simple is good....I'm at least cooking some things more often.
Today, I have roasted veggies in the toaster oven...a potato, yellow squash and a zucchini and onion. I cut up enough for 2 rounds. I like tossing handfuls of assorted veggies in a steamer bag for the microwave too. I haven't done that in a long time. I have seasoned pork riblets for the air fryer for lunch with the roasted veggies. I cut them all in half and have 2 containers of meat. One in the fridge and one in the freezer. Dinner will be a lovely salad bowl with some leftover rotisserie chicken from last night.
Most days now, I am doing less coffee. Instead of my 5 plus cups, I'm having 3-4. Saving some potassium for my lovely veggies.
My weight climbed back up after a couple of weeks of carelessness, fast food, stress and little to no activity outside work. o...am dragging my carcass back up in the wagon today.1 -
Weight is staying steady. Phew! I had a piece of plain cake this morning for Wade's birthday. Mom wanted to make a pineapple upside down cake (which Wade and I pretty much made, but she got to break a couple eggs and stir it up and tell us how to do it. We want her to feel independent, but there are a lot of things she is just not capable of any more. The extra cake mix went into an oven safe pyrex container (small) and I had mine from that rather than all the sugar from the brown sugar topping on the upside down cake, Wade and Mom will have to eat that - and anyone who might come to visit! LOL!1
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I am under my October goal right now. Not by much, but under. Still 12-13 pounds to ultimate goal, but the main thing is staying on track. I can do it...I have before, but Bill's diet is making it a bit harder for me. I am hoping by following Bill's diet that my numbers will go down in my next physical....Cholesterol was running slightly high the last time and was attributed to the basically keto diet I was on.
Tuesday
Calories: 977
Carbs: 99
Sat Fat: 13
Cholesterol: 981 -
Won't reach my mid term goal. I've barely moved the scale. I think I am going to have to set goals for my eating and exercising habits and let the weight be whatever it wants to be! LOL. I am making stir fry for Mom and Wade tonight. I'll put my chicken over a bed of spinach and throw an ounce of cheese on it! Yum! The stir fry has peppers in it and I can't eat those. I can hardly stand the smell of them - they make me nauseous, but hopefully I'll have enough other smells that it won't bother me.0
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Well - After yesterday's cheat and knowing that tonight will be another cheat, I may have more work to get to that October goal. At least I am starting the two day cheat in a good place. Tonight we are going to a wonderful dinner theater with amazing food. I refuse to try to find the healthy options.1
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I sent a note to THM, joining as a member, and gave them the lowdown on my allergies, sensitivities and diseases. We'll see if anyone can help me there. I will keep eating healthy and exercising when I am able.1
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Just went back to my 1st post on this thread listing my long / mid and short term goals. Really need to update them as am not even near meeting any of them.
So here is what my goal is for the month of August
**Starting weight for August = 270
**Goal weight for August = 265
**Follow the Bright Line Eating food plan for this month
- So far so good as I am on Day 5 and all is well
Bright Line Eating (BLE) is not a diet but a plan for recovery from being a food addict. When I follow it as outlined I do well, have absolutely no cravings, never feel hungry, pain levels go down by 50%, sleep better and most of all consistently release weight. But the struggle comes with wanting - feeling I really need - to eat off plan. This would mean for me to eat anything with sugar or flour of any kind. I understand some people think this is restricting 'food groups' but really it isn't. Sugar and flour are not food groups but they are found in food that is in the food groups. And from the research I have done and reading the book Bright Line Eating which was written by someone who had an addiction and also is a professor who specialized in researching how food affects the brain - especially how sugar and flour do. It is a good read even for those that don't want to follow the program as it gives us why we tend to 'fail' at all those 'diets' out there.
At any rate I am back on track as of August 1 and things are going well. Looking forward to having a great month.
@connierandel - I happened to look back and read one of your post back in June where you posted your food from the food tracker. Quite impressive. I see you don't eat breakfast and that your 'calorie limit' is 1,200 but it shows you were in the 900's for calories. I now from the reading I have done and from talking to a nutritionist they say we should not go under 1200 calories - though I must say there are days I do. But I work at getting the calories in and then making sure I am getting the best value for the food I am eating to keep the other things such as protein, sodium, cholesterol and sugar where they should be. Also working at keeping the carbs at a lower number which is a challenge as I would like to keep it under 100 but most days are more than that but are always under what the number is given for it.
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I haven't met any goals yet. I am really struggling with the foot, shoulder and back pain. All I get for pain is the Tylenol with codeine and the extra strength Tylenol, due to an episode of internal bleeding caused by pain reliever a few years back.
The left foot is in Alabama by now. It went south on Sunday. Incredible pain and extreme difficulties walking but I still have to hobble off to work. I'll take my walker today. Praying for healing...again.1 -
Bren, I hope that the doctor you see for your diabetes can help with these foot problems. I've read that diabetes is not good for the feet! Will warm soaks in epsom salts help?
Staying on track, although I am having one snack too many lately. My tummy was growling when I went to bed last night (around 9 PM) and I wanted to get some cashews or pistachios, but held off. I'd had more than enough for the day! I too am going to have to be sure to keep myself to plan despite what my body/brain says it wants.1 -
It would feel wonderful but I am in no condition to haul my tub from the kitchen to the living room at the moment. There's not much to do with neuropathy pain but ride it out. I pray unceasingly for sure! I could deal with it better if I could stay home. I'm up and about often, here at the office and using your term "rickety"...I struggle a lot to avoid falling. The walker is more effective than the cane for that purpose. I stay close to walls and furniture and use my cane.
There are a lot of "remedies" on Amazon but I've spent so much money on things that didn't help...that I am leary of trying another product.
The past 3 nights, I've skipped dinner. I wasn't really "hungry" enough to fumble around in the kitchen Tonight, I may have a can of soup and cornbread. I can put that together in 4 minutes. I haven't had lunch yet. All my easy things have way too much sodium and that contributes to the inflammation issues. I'll be so very glad to walk right again. I'm in the surgical shoe today. Couldn't get my regular shoe on the swollen foot. I didn't bring the walker tho so perhaps I can sneak it in here tomorrow. This is day 5 of round 1,768.
Having my tea....I'd snagged a coffee and ice from McDonald's this morning. Their coffee is so much better than the Green Mountain I get at Sonic. This is day 2 I've not hobbled into the kitchen to make coffee and pack lunch! I have those cups all over the place now. Like my Mama...I recycle them! I used to give her a hard time about that and now I'm doing it. Oh well...1 -
Just checking in re my goals for August. Yesterday I ate off plan but did write down what I ate - was still under calories but don't like that I ate things that are not good for me - sugar and flour - as they do a really number on my body. But I am back on track today
On the right side of back around waist is hurting - doc believes it is my back problem but not sure. Hopefully it won't get any worse as he is out of town till next week.
Have a great day everyone
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Marilyn, I had a new tenant mention those very things yesterday. The sugar and flour and what trouble they cause her (and me!) She was a very nice lady and we chatted each other up a good 15 minutes and share a lot of common griefs and pains. She's 72 and looks maybe 60! She can be an imaginary friend for me! LOL She's having extensive work done on her home after extreme damages from that freak winter storm we had in February. Makes me very grateful to be in an apartment.
I had the soup and cornbread for dinner. It was delicious. I'd done a 28 hour fast at that point so was very glad I didn't go off and devour things not planned. The pain is a real deterrent, in every aspect of my life ...from home, to work to general activities/needs. I find myself debating the course of least resistance and trouble in my decisions currently. I'm doing the very bare essentials at the moment, not for the first time. I will definitely take the walker to the office today. I have 2....and a cane in all my 3 "spots"...home, car and office so am good to go.
I made coffee today for the first time since Tuesday. Will take it from home today, along with ice and lunch stuff.
I have the 10X30 to unlock on my way to the office as it's on hold along with 2 other units for today. I had 2 rentals yesterday. I look forward to my "putter work" which keeps me seated and at rest for the most part.
Gotta throw myself together and head to work. Be blessed all...0 -
Marilyn, from what I've seen of previous posts, you will soon have yourself back in a good eating place. You seem a determined and focused person, so you will get where you need to be! It's really hard to find things that don't have flour or sugar in them. I have a wheat and dairy intolerance - no dangerous or painful side effects, just uncomfortable stomach issues. Finding a bread without wheat (it's not a gluten intolerance) that doesn't cost a fortune is really hard. I have a THM recipe for NUKE White Bread that I can substitute their baking mix (which has almond flour in it) with my coconut flour and add a wee bit more liquid, and that should be a bread I can eat without struggling. My protein drinks have pure cane sugar in them, not the bleached and processed sugar in other things, so I can tolerate that since it's fairly low on the list of ingredients. But everything else has Stevia or Monk Fruit in it. We both have to be label readers!
On track and doing alright. Not getting the exercise I need with my back hurting so badly, but will work on getting it back under control and then walking again. I'm wearing my TENS unit today to see if that will help. I think I found a setting that goes deep enough to do some good - but it is really ouchy when I get it where it can reach deep enough. FUN!!! Praise the Lord for giving someone the wisdom to make a gadget that is going to help me!0 -
@bren5535 - yes sugar and flour are not good - they cause more damage then good - and they are in just about everything we eat. If you want a good read, get the book Bright Line Eating by Susan Pierce Thompson - she is a professor and has done research on food addiction and how sugar and flour affect the brain. It is a good read for anyone wanting to lose weight and who has tried just about everything as she gives a lot of science behind what she says - she also gives a food plan that has lots and lots of food but no sugar and no flour = if you do read and and have questions let me know as I have been involved with the program for some time - did really well with it when I first did it (lost 30 pounds in 2 months but I have a lot to lose) then got to sure of myself and decided I could eat sugar and flour and guess what - gained back 15 of those and have struggled to get that off again - it is the only program that really works for me as I am a food addict and this program deals with recovering from this
Anyway other than the wildfires doing a big number on my stress / anxiety I am doing ok - but it is time to get off the computer for some - so will say by for now
-Marilyn0 -
Back on track yesterday. I enjoyed the two days of cheating, but I know that I feel better when I stay on track.
Today I stayed within my goals. I know me and how my body reacts. If I eat within 900-1100 calories, that is my best range. Both for weight loss and feeling good. I have been known to gain weight at 1200 calories over an extended time.
Today:
Calories: 905
Carbs: 100
Sat Fat: 12
Cholesterol: 861 -
Just a short note. First time in 6 weeks that we have had blue sky, no smoke from fires - but looking west we can see the smoke ready to come back in with the wind we are getting - all from one wildfire that is 15 km away. Thankfully the wildfire on the east of us turned away from the city (2 subdivisions were on evacuation alert but are off for now and hopefully will stay off) but other cities close to us are under alert - we know of many friends that are in these areas so it is a time when we are really concerned as to where everyone is going to go.
But am on plan for my goal for August - in the last 8 days I have lost 2.3 pounds and in 4 days have lost 8 pounds so am doing ok - and it looks like (as long as I stick to my plan) that I will more than likely hit 5 pounds + gone for August.
Please continue to pray for the province British Columbia in Canada (where I live - for those that are not sure where this is it is on the west coast as the Pacific Ocean is what one boarder is and Washington State to the south and Alaska to the north) as the wildfires have taken out 2 towns (small cities) so far and are threating many more along with a beautiful resort. All around the city I am living in we are surrounded - population is 100,000 and hubby and I are prepared to evacuate though I am fairly sure we will not have to leave but we are packed and ready in case as the fires are that close.
Thinking of all of you
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Marilyn, my best friend from high school went to British Columbia with a team from college to help in a church. She met a man, married him and now lives there. We have pretty much lost contact, though. She lives Red Deer, Alberta.
Sunday:
Calories:891
Carbs: 100
Sat Fats: 13
Cholesterol: 671 -
I had a treat on Friday but stayed on plan the rest of the weekend. My problem is adding a snack or two (acceptable on the plan, but adds calories I don't need). I forgot to weigh this morning - see, that's what happens when you get out of the habit! LOL!
Praying for you, Marilyn.
OOO, what fun, Connie. Although, when you go off plan you still have less calories and carbs than I have when I am on plan! heehee.
Am going to try and walk some today in the house. We'll see how it goes.1 -
I had 4 days this past week where I skipped dinner, 2 where I missed my PM insulin (once on purpose), have had a really tough time but I see a light at the end of this rather long tunnel. This too, shall pass.
I'm praying for recovery, thankful for this day off and 2 more to work on said recovery...and for simple things which bring me joy.1 -
Taking things one day at a time - has taken a long time to understand that this is the way to go - no use going back as I cant change things though looking at some fond memories is nice, looking into the future well guess it is good to have a plan but to be worried about it does nothing for the body. So live for today, do what we can today to keep our body healthy by eating healthy foods and moving some and of course spend time with our Lord and Savior
On saying all of that I am on plan - feeling a bit off today - have a tooth that keeps acting up though it has had a root canal done on it but should it continue to feel this way (giving me a slight headache) will once again need to see the dentist - have a cleaning coming up this month so hopefully can wait till then.
Working on following my food plan this week as the 1st week of August I lost 2.3 pounds and would like that to remain plus another 1 - 2 pounds so really need to stay focused.
Hebrews 12:28-29
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
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Monday:
Calories: 1097
Carbs: 90
Sat Fat: 17 (Whoa!) It was too late to adjust anything enough to cover that, so it stayed.
Cholesterol: 1560 -
I fully agree Marilyn. On looking back or ahead...and I have learned to say ...that's OK....I will do what I can, as well as I can for the day I'm given and thank God I have this time. He is my strength for each day and is with me in every valley experience. I'm coming up out of this one at last and am so very thankful.
I did have 3 meals yesterday and found I didn't need the last one. After skipping dinner 4 days in one week...I am rather liking the not stuffed feeling. I will aim for 2 today and see how I fare.
I had regained back up to 233...and today am back at 224.4...a loss of 8.6 rebound pounds. That looks good to me.1
