Mar 1 - Mar 7
GaGasheesh
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LW: 134.4
TW: 134.4
I'm so glad weigh in is today and not yesterday. After traveling Monday, I was up to 136 . . but, now that my fluid levels are more normal I'm back to last week. I'll take that especially in light of the daily complimentary croissants, wine, cheese, etc at the hotel! I did partake, but tried to limit the rest of the intake (one cupcake sans the icing, salads for lunch, etc.) Also, playing with kids and daily walks with them to their school playground really helped. Thank goodness.
We got in too late Monday for a workout, but I got right back to it yesterday with a 30 minute cardio dance in between laundry loads and unpacking. The weather in Cali was colder than their norm, but we still had plenty of fun, and the sun came out during the party. DIL had to rent a room at a local Rec center to move it indoors just in case, but the kids were able to go out to the connected playground too, so all worked out well. We had a day in the downtown area, where we took the kids to an arcade and it had a room available to family karaoke. Wow! That was really fun! Picture DIL and me performing "girls just wanna have fun" and hubby and son singing "pony on a boat" and Willy Nelson.
And hubby and I did enjoy the hotel so much! It was full of French antiques and art, and of course French food. Even the Hotel Manager was French. My DIL, who speaks French and lived in France for a year, enjoyed engaging him in conversation in French.
Kelly!!! You are on a roll and I'm so proud and a bit envious that you've really found your groove! You're my role model!! And, knowing you also live in a cold place makes me realize there are no excuses for me. Good for you.
Sarah, I'm happy that you got your new implant, and that that's behind you now. And, congratulations on your fitness and health journey too! You're doing so great. I hope I'll be where you are soon.
Lois, my gosh, you are so busy. Navigating your job, your PT, your family, and your health is a LOT. I know you can do it though. It's hard, but think of all the hard things you do and have done. I hope your healing continues so that come spring you can get back to some of the activities I know you love.
Well, I'm off to get a workout I very much need. Trainer texted an earlier time tomorrow, too. So, plenty of activity, but I need to dial in the water and food intake.
TW: 134.4
I'm so glad weigh in is today and not yesterday. After traveling Monday, I was up to 136 . . but, now that my fluid levels are more normal I'm back to last week. I'll take that especially in light of the daily complimentary croissants, wine, cheese, etc at the hotel! I did partake, but tried to limit the rest of the intake (one cupcake sans the icing, salads for lunch, etc.) Also, playing with kids and daily walks with them to their school playground really helped. Thank goodness.
We got in too late Monday for a workout, but I got right back to it yesterday with a 30 minute cardio dance in between laundry loads and unpacking. The weather in Cali was colder than their norm, but we still had plenty of fun, and the sun came out during the party. DIL had to rent a room at a local Rec center to move it indoors just in case, but the kids were able to go out to the connected playground too, so all worked out well. We had a day in the downtown area, where we took the kids to an arcade and it had a room available to family karaoke. Wow! That was really fun! Picture DIL and me performing "girls just wanna have fun" and hubby and son singing "pony on a boat" and Willy Nelson.
And hubby and I did enjoy the hotel so much! It was full of French antiques and art, and of course French food. Even the Hotel Manager was French. My DIL, who speaks French and lived in France for a year, enjoyed engaging him in conversation in French.Kelly!!! You are on a roll and I'm so proud and a bit envious that you've really found your groove! You're my role model!! And, knowing you also live in a cold place makes me realize there are no excuses for me. Good for you.
Sarah, I'm happy that you got your new implant, and that that's behind you now. And, congratulations on your fitness and health journey too! You're doing so great. I hope I'll be where you are soon.
Lois, my gosh, you are so busy. Navigating your job, your PT, your family, and your health is a LOT. I know you can do it though. It's hard, but think of all the hard things you do and have done. I hope your healing continues so that come spring you can get back to some of the activities I know you love.
Well, I'm off to get a workout I very much need. Trainer texted an earlier time tomorrow, too. So, plenty of activity, but I need to dial in the water and food intake.
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LW: 130.6
TW: 130.4
So hanging in here, and I'll take it. Although I did not have as many food temptations as you did, Sheesh, we did go out to dinner with a group of friends Saturday night, and I baked cupcakes for my neighbor's birthday, and of course, kept a few for us.
Saturday was a good baking day. I got to watch it snow while I baked. But of course none stuck to the ground because it was almost 70 degrees two days before.
Sheesh, your trip sounds like so much fun. I am glad you had this time to enjoy the kids and grands and that lovely hotel, too. And even though colder than usual, I imagine California weather was a nice change for you.
We are on a crazy roller coaster of temps here. Yesterday it was very cold and rainy. Today the sun is shining and it's in the upper 50's. And it was a good day for the warm temps because I met my original walking buddy (Toni) for lunch and then we had a nice long walk in one of our parks. It was so nice to catch up with her.
Here are my 7-day averages for last week:
Steps = 12,778
Kcals burned = 1,764
Stairs = 15 floors
With a few warm days here and there, my step count is inching up, but I seem to stay around the same number of kcals burned and unable to reach my 1,800 daily goal. You wouldn't think burning about 50 more calories per day would be that hard.
Also, I did not achieve my goal for last week (doing more arm exercises with weights) because this darned left shoulder continues to bother me. I woke up again last night and realized that the reason was pain in that shoulder. It does not feel like the shoulder joint, but rather the muscle on the upper outside. Oddly, the most pain is when I try to buckle my seatbelt when I'm the front seat passenger. Working out in class does not elicit the same pain, so go figure.
Lois, I was so glad to see your post on Monday. I was getting worried about you. And driving all that way with your leg issues shows what a caring grammy you are. Hope you are soon able to do all your normal activities and without pain.
Kelly, I'm with Sheesh. You are a real inspiration. I wonder how my stats would look if I had a fulltime job, two kids with sports, extremely cold weather, etc. on my plate.
Well, off to do a couple of chores and then watch the first televised preseason Nats game. It came on while I was out with Toni, but we recorded it.
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LW: 151.3
TW: 150.3
Ohhh so close to those 140's again. 149 was my wedding weight, and I'm almost there. Thank you for the kind words ladies about my progress. I'm really proud of myself and my dedication to it. I know my family is too. Even though the weight isn't completely just falling off as we all wish it would.. and faster, that's not reality or sustainable. I'm super happy with the progress I've made and how much better I'm feeling from eating so much better. Having this desk job is the most difficult part of it all. Making sure I get up a bit here and there is tough sometimes.
Both kids are full force into their hockey playoffs... both making it to round 2. Something that hasn't happened before for them. We're busy and back at it with both kids having practices tonight, both playing game 1's tomorrow and Ella playing game 2 & 3 on Saturday and Sunday. Busy weekend again.. but I love it.
Sheesh - It sounds like your trip and the part was a great time. I can totally picture you doing the karaoke lol
Sarah - That darn shoulder pain! Might be time to see a physio or something to get it figured out.
Lois - great job with achieving your goals. So cute with your grand daughter biking while you walk.
K back to work I go. Busy day here in the office. Chat later.0 -
Hi, all. Kelly, WOW! I know it seems slow and healthy weight loss always is, but I think you're about 6 pounds less you were 2 months ago, and for us short ladies, that's really great. Good for you! Six pounds can make a world of difference in how we feel and how our clothes fit. I can tell a big difference with just a couple of pounds, which for me is when the higher end of my arc is down a couple. Today I weigh a full pound more than yesterday, which is just how it goes with me. Hubby made meatloaf last night that contains V-8 juice, which is choked full of sodium.
Had my class today and really pushed with the triceps exercises, so I think I'm going to be pretty sore--but a good sore. I remember years ago I had on a sleeveless top and my sister said, "Oh, no. You inherited Mom's arms!" And I did, and so I have to work more on my arms than on my legs. The good thing is that the exercises we do at class don't get the shoulder going, although I agree--it's time to get this shoulder checked.
As I was driving to class today I thought, I am going to have to log into the chat and tell on myself because when I verbalize something, even in writing, it seems to help. For some reason, my old friend "Anxiety," is rearing her head. It's very low level, but it's there. And there's nothing going on that should make me anxious. It typically does not last very long, and it generally goes away if I just recognize it and name it rather than try to ignore it. So I'm putting it out there.0 -
Sarah, I also struggle with anxiety and have almost my whole life. By eating more mindfully and lowering my coffee and alcohol intake, I have noticed a significant difference in how I'm able to control it. Great job on putting it out there, because you're right, sometimes just writing it down or typing it out, makes you accept what's happening. Hugs 0
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Congratulations Kelly!! You've had great success at reducing AND doing it by eating so healthy. I can tell that you feel great. That's what it'a all about. You've been so steady.
Congratulations Sarah! Reductions slow down as we get closer to goal weight, but you're in a groove too. AND adding muscle. I'm sorry you're feeling the anxiety come up for you. I don't know if I experience the kind of anxiety some have, but I do get anxious sometimes. Its source is usually some kind of dread . . thoughts of "what if . . ". It's hard to deal with. But, it's always from some deep down fear. I have to take some deep breaths and think back on all the "what ifs" I have experienced that never happened or if it did happen, that I dealt with it okay. Also, I cut back on caffeine, lol!
This week, I've done well with workouts, but intake has not been perfect. I feel kind of dragged out. Even though it's only one hour different from Cali, I am "feeling" the time difference . . having a hard time getting going in the morning, and getting to sleep at night. My trainer told me we go on daylight saving time Sunday the 12th. Argh. Already? So, I know that's going to mess with me more. I don't know about you all, but the time change really affects me.
Lois, I hope you're having a good week. Thinking of you.
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Sheesh - The Spring Forward time change really affects me too. The Fall Back one, not so much. Takes forever to adapt to the change.0
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Happy Saturday, everyone. Kelly, thank you so much for quicky responding to my post. I saw it yesterday but didn't have time to respond. It does help to know that other people deal with this and understand. I think I have also dealt with anxiety since I was pretty young. I remember getting sick on my stomach a lot as a young teen. When my parents took me to our family doctor, he essentially said that there was no physical basis and that it was probably caused by anxiety. It's very low-level and so typically no one knows but me when I start feeling a knot in my stomach. And like you Sheesh, it's generally connected to something I fear or dread. I tend to project, and I need to remember that like Woody Allen said, "Worry works because most of the things I worry about never happen!"
One thing that I've been projecting about in the past few days is something that happened to hubby. He was running errands and came up to a 4-way stop. Across from him was a school bus. It did not have any lights on, so he thought it was just stopped for the stop sign. But as he proceeded forwarded the bus driver blew her horn. He rolled down the window and shouted, "your lights are not on." She ignored him and turned on the lights and let a child out. Then a person walking shouted to him that passing a stopped school bus is a $250 fine. He didn't try to yell to tell that person that without lights on, it appeared to just be a regular stop at an intersection.
I know that buses now have cameras and so I looked up some information on the county website. It says that the cameras come on before the lights are engaged, and I assume that the cameras point out, so the photos do not show the bus's lights or lack thereof. The car he was driving is registered in my name, so I'm waiting for that ticket to come in the mail. Hubby says that if it does, he will request a court date and fight it.
It's not the money that bothers me, but a potential black mark on one of our driving records. I know--I have no idea what will happen, but that on top of a month where we had $10K in expenses above the normal ones, some minor health issues, and short days with a lack of light just have me a bit out of whack.
Well, I'm off to run errands and then get in some activity. We are going out with friends again tonight and I do not want to come home late and feel like I need to jump on the treadmill. Have a nice weekend. 0 -
You ladies are killing it!!! I love all of the activity on the board. So much is going on, I don't know where to start - except I'm proud of all of you!! The focus and dedication you ladies have right now is incredible.
With the exception of Friday (did not feel well at all and went back to bed at 9:30 am and slept the day away and into Saturday). My goal was .5 miles (around the block and then add one house per day. I'm currently around the block and five houses so about .7miles per walkabout. Then I have my calf stretch/raises, then I have 30 mins of band work in my chair. So if I'm not in a physical therapy appointment, this is what I'm doing as home exercises.
I heard from a cousin last night that her brother had past away on the 4th. Heart attack. Just turned 60. He's December and she's November. Now for the males in our family this is not too much of a surprise, except he had called my uncle on the 28th, after getting out of either a hospital visit or dr. visit, but he specifically told my uncle his heart was "fine". And then a few days later he's gone - very quickly. The females haven't had the issue, but I worry about my son and what this means. I'm hoping it skips over him. He's 35, overweight, but working at getting in better shape etc, but he's getting closer to the first heart issue timeline of my dad and other uncle of 40-45. Yes, I do still worry about me as well. I've thought of going on Nutrisystem or something like that, but maybe this is what I need to get myself motivated to plan and cook healthy again.0 -
Sarah, that's an irritating situation with the school bus! That driver just forgot to put the lights on. I hope you don't get the ticket, but if you do, what's done is done and you can't change it unless your hubby fights it. I know it's impossible to not worry. But, thinking about whether there's anything you can do now to change things might help you let it go. That helps me. Then, what's left is how to "work the problem" like Matt Damon in "The Martian" says.
Kelly, lots of people around here love Daylight Saving Time, but I'm definitely not one of them. The debate seems to be to just stick with one time year round, and the prevailing thought is DST over Standard Time. I guess I prefer sun in the morning hours over sun in the evening hours. And, in the summer it seems to take forever to get dark. I'm always too tired to enjoy fireworks that don't even start until after 10 pm. Oh well, I guess I'll take my own advice and try to not worry about it, lol.
I had my trainer today, and she came earlier than normal, so I'm already winding down and still have dinner to make. Be back Wednesday.0 -
Sheesh, I'd also vote for Standard Time year-round over Daylight Savings Time year-round. We get enough daylight at the end of the day in the summer on EST. There are some variances, though. Atlanta is further west than we are, but still in the same time zone, and my former coworkers always complained about their kids having to go to school in the dark when DST first happened. Conversely, in winter on EST, I would mention that it was already dark at 4:30, and one of them would say that they still had about 45 minutes of daylight.
We have a high wind advisory here today, so it will be a treadmill day for me. It was nice enough to walk outside yesterday with a coat and gloves. Thinking of activity, an interesting thing happened at my class today. The instructor asked if I would consider getting certified to teach it. She said my form is excellent and they need more instructors. Of course, I have NO rhythm and look like an idiot in the dance-like warm up. LOL
Lois, I am so sorry about your cousin. He was way too young to go. And like you, I worry a bit about the cardiovascular disease that runs in my dad's family. Mentioning which, I have my 3-month check-up tomorrow and I sure hope my BP is down. I'm borderline high and I just do not want to take a medication.
Will be back tomorrow afternoon.
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