Daily check in for support and accountability
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Hey all.
Last night I had birthday cake, m&m's, cheddar popcorn.... I just completely went off the rails. Worse, the cake we ate as a family but the other stuff I didn't say anything. Like I hid from my husband (who will support me no matter what health or not so healthy path I choose) that I was eating the rest. I don't know what went through my head to not only eat off the rails but to hide it like I was ashamed. I can do better and I will. I'm more worried about wanting to hide my indulgence than having a bad night. Certainly not my best day ever.
I also posted this as my status earlier today. Just need to remind myself that accountability is part of why I’m on here and that in order to move forward I’m owning up to my bad moments. Honestly, I think the stress of the upcoming parental visit during my daughter’s spring break, coupled with having just finished my fiscal year end for work, plus shark week starting any moment pushed me over the edge of reason. I’m trying to start fresh today as though nothing happened and not dwell on it too much.
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@pamperedlinny that shame thing. That sucks. I wish I had any insight. I had the same thing. I don't feel like eating at night anymore or I would still have it. What is that about, I wonder? It's like I think I haven't earned a treat. And I won't have earned it or deserve it until I am in reasonable shape. I do that with more than food. I won't watch TV on the weekend until I'm substantially progressing on chores. It aligns with my need for justice and order. Maybe that's not helpful. But maybe it is. I certainly feel for you. Let it out any time you need. I'm here for ya.
@HASWLRS you don't have to spill it here. Just let us know how we can help. You have your journals for the long stuff 😉 (I'm here for it, though, if you wanna spill)
Go grab up that health, everyone!
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Morning all!
I had a better day yesterday and stayed on track. We had ladies bible study night and the dinner was southern breakfast casserole, grits swimming in butter and cream, fresh fruit salad, fruit dip, and chocolate chip cookies. I hate eggs so I didn’t touch the casserole. I don’t love grits but I don’t hate them either so I started to have some but 2 bites in I changed my mind. Not something I even wanted. I ate a bunch of fruit and a single cookie. Then I broke my “no food after 8pm unless there is an event” because I was hungry. I had a small meal around 4pm knowing that I wasn’t having dinner until 6:30. Normally I eat dinner between 5:30 & 6. So… by the time I got home at 8:30 that fruit just didn’t feel like enough. I still stayed fully in my calorie allowance and by 9pm didn’t have anything else. Still not too bad. It felt good to be back on track yesterday.
Today I go to a new dentist. I haven’t been since early 2020 and I’m not really happy with where I had been going. I told them I had an issue with a tooth. They said they could see it on the xray and would fix the filling that came loose. I had explained I didn’t think what I felt was a filling but they pointed to it on the xray and told me it was the same tooth I pointed at. Guess what, it was the tooth next to that one. So for 3 years I’ve avoided eating on one side of my mouth, especially really hot or really cold stuff. Today is a cleaning but I’m hoping they can bring me back pretty soon for that one tooth. It’s starting to ache almost daily now. Funny thing, until the past few weird years I go to the dentist every 6 months like you should. I often have zero cavities or issues for years at a time. Even the “fix” they did in 2020 was a cavity from a decade before. So for me to have a really bad tooth ache is pretty weird. Hopefully they will see and fix it at this dental office without telling me it’s a different tooth.
@harringtona1 I’m thankful I pulled myself back in yesterday. I hate when I have those weird off the wall days where I just can’t seem to control myself.
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My scale is evil and I almost threw it out this morning. Then I decided to look back at my food diary for the past week. My calorie goal is 1700 but I'm averaging closer to 2000. I have been eating calories gained from exercise. Also, I've been eating a lot of fat (went out to eat several times). So this week I'm going to focus on sticking within my budgeted calories (not eat back extra from exercise) and cut back on the amount of fat. I have really avoided processed foods but I overdo it on the nuts. Hopefully next week the scale will be kind. On a positive note... my blouses are fitting better.
@harrington- glad to hear no side effects and you're doing well. Wegovy seems to have the potential to be a real game changer. I read that it makes it very difficult to overeat even if you want too.
@Haswlrs- Glad you're still here!
@pampered- Nice to hear you had a better day yesterday and hopefully this dentist is more attentive and fixes the issue.
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Here it is...
I really, really need to watch what foods I bring into the house. We went to a fundraising banquet/auction on Saturday. We ended up winning (translation"buying") a wagon full of booze, which came with some nuts and Pringles, and a pecan pie (separate item). Sunday, I was fine. My husband is home on Sundays. I ate differently, but I was still in my calorie range. Until he went to bed before me, that is. And then again while he was at work on Monday. I ate so much that I actually threw up in the evening, a few times. I believe the technical term for this is "rock bottom"; I thought I was pretty low, but apparently, I could go lower! People in my real life think I just had a little bug (even my husband). It is only through the anonymity of the internet that I can confess to all of you what really happened! And just so you know, I am not a big drinker at all. The alcohol is not my problem! We have no idea what we are going to do with all that booze. We are going to bring some of the wine and the coolers to Easter dinner this Saturday, for starters.
Tuesday I ended up going to work in the afternoon to stuff some customer statements and do some filing. I didn't eat anything until 5 pm, and stayed well within my range.
Today, it was supposed to be raining when I got up and it was supposed to rain all day. It wasn't (and isn't!) so I actually went for a two mile walk before I even had my first coffee!! There is nowhere to go but up from rock bottom!!
Last Wednesday I weighed in at 211, I think. Today I weighed in at 207.4
@pamperedlinny I am so glad you got yourself back on track. I have also done the "hiding while scarfing down crap food", but because my husband is not home a lot, I really don't have to hide to not let him see my shame
@dogwalker157 Going back to look at one's food diary when the scale doesn't cooperate, is a wonderful exercise. Numbers don't lie!!
@harringtona1 Love your positivity, thank you!0 -
Hi everyone
@harringtona1 - Hope your weekend trip goes well. I keep thinking I should make it a thing where I do some chores before I get to do what I enjoy. The chores don't get done as often as I'd like around here, and then I think I feel anxious, unsettled etc because I know the chores need doing, whereas if I did the chores - just a little each day would keep it in reasonably good order, I would feel fine... would burn more calories too and may even eat less if I felt more at ease in my surroundings...
@haswlrs - enjoy your hairdo :-) Perhaps next time don't go to the fundraiser - just donate instead?...
@pamperedlinny - I can relate... We just have to try and reason with ourselves - worrying doesn't help - it only takes your energy and makes you eat stuff you don't really want to eat...
I hope you get on well at your new dentist. If you've got decay you should be able to see it on the x-ray? It's a black blob...
@dogwalker157 - glad your blouse is fitting better! Such a lovely feeling :-)
ok - ttfn - Annie in the UK (GMT)
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Forgot to say I weighed today (I'm a Wednesday weigher because of the BLCs I do here on MFP, and then continue weighing on Wednesdays cos they also put on an interim challenge for us) anyhow, I weighed half a pound lighter than I was before we had our hols so pleased with that :-)0
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Well done on the weigh-in, @JuneWalks !
Yesterday was a good day. Today I did a walking video for another Challenge. I haven't done any sort of exercise video for such a long time and I am realizing how tight my hips abductors are. So, stretching needs to be on the menu!0 -
Hiya - just to let you all know I'm going to be closing my MFP account soon - I love chatting to you all and doing the challenges, but it's not really helping my weight loss, and I feel I could be doing something more productive with my time right now. Have a lovely Easter weekend. Annie in the UK x0
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It has gotten quiet around here. I am going to chalk it up to the long weekend.
Friday, April 7th
Logged and Under: Yes
Exercise: Yes, went for a walk with my husband and then did some raking up of leaves that had been under the snow and in flower beds.
Water: 10 cups
Steps: 16,746
I am sore this morning, but I knew I would be the second I picked up that rake! Today we are going to my in-laws' for Easter dinner. They are having it catered so I do not have to prepare any food to take, which is nice. We are bringing a selection of wines and coolers from our booze wagon instead My strategy is to eat very little before we go, and then have a small serving of only the best offerings. (I have no idea what is on the menu!) We shall see if this pans out!
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Hey all! Still trying to catch up. I had off work yesterday. I told myself I would relax, have a bath, read a book, take a nap.... instead I started working on errands and chores. By 4:30 I was filthy but my parents also think they will be here Monday night instead of Tuesday afternoon. Between being busy today, Easter tomorrow and working on Monday I had to get some of it knocked out.
I know I've been a bit more MIA and next week might be the same. With the parental visit, my daughter's spring break, my still working from home while managing all of that, and questions on my dad's health (he's visiting because of a specialist in the area).
In happy news I did get to the school to have lunch with my daughter. I loved getting to sit with her and have some one on one time in the middle of her day. Also, I forgot how weird it is to think of lunch at 10:55am. Nothing like hitting the drive thru for "lunch" at 10:30 in the morning.
@HASWLRS I love your plan for Easter. That's about what I do for events. Eat just enough to not be too hungry all day, then find the things I want most at the events. Then I try to keep to portion control on those items too.0 -
Happy Easter!
Yesterday went well. I had very little to eat before going to my in-laws (my usual yogurt and berries for breakfast and then a piece of leftover fish from Friday). She did have jellybeans and chocolate Easter eggs and fudge on the table, but I didn't have any. The eggs were of the cheap chocolate variety, so not even a little tempted. The jelly beans didn't seem special enough to sample, and the fudge looked too sweet. (Monday night's episode involved pecan pie, so I can't go there right now, thank goodness). There were four main dishes and two salads; I had a spoonful of each and my plate was full. I did not go back for seconds. I did not have any cheese or pickles. For dessert I chose a really small slice of warm apple pie and a tiny gluten free brownie with lost of chocolate icing. Then I realized I was still hungry, so I had another small piece of pie and another tiny brownie. I didn't even have any of the alcohol I brought! We got home in time to see the last 8 rocks of the 10th end of the Canada/Switzerland curling match at the world championships. (Canada won!!!) I went to bed around 11, but couldn't fall asleep. My mind was whirring a bit (as it usually does after a visit with family) and I was hungry!! So, I got up and had some leftover rice from Friday and went back to bed around midnight. The scale was the same this morning as yesterday morning 0 -
@pamperedlinny Nice picture of you and your daughter at school. She looks like her mommy!!0
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Hi All
My weekend was okay with eating. I had more dessert than planned and went over quite a bit yesterday. Today I ate what I wanted and thankfully was under despite not paying too much attention. I had planned to be more careful but then the day got hectic. The next few days will be low key and I plan to be more mindful about my goals.
@HASWLRS- Sounds like you made a lot of good choices at the in-laws. Very Nice
@Pampered- Yes, a lovely picture of you and your daughter. Hope the visit with family goes well.
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Good morning all!
Easter was good but more like any other day than being special, as it normally would be. We went to church, took our annual family photo, came home.... then it was prepping gyro that I'll bake today, my daughter having 2 friends spend the night (it's still quiet upstairs but that won't last much longer), a minor crisis with one of the girls getting 2 big splinters in her foot, telling my daughter to clean her bathroom before her grandparents arrive, etc.
Today I'm working from home, my daughter and her 2 friends are going to be hounded to clean up whatever they mess up, my husband is home and will drive me crazy.... and the parents should arrive this evening unless they decide to stop at a hotel halfway and finish the drive tomorrow. I'm hoping for that scenario but not really counting on it.
@HASWLRS So glad it went well! My mind always whirs when I have family or plans or something going on. I'll be so tired and just can't seem to turn it off. Thankfully, most days I can fall right to sleep as soon as my husband turns off the lights.
@dogwalker157 If you ate what you wanted and still didn't go over, that's pretty great. I love days like that. It shows me that some of the good habits I'm working on are becoming part of my every day life.0 -
@dogwalker157 Glad to hear you enjoyed the weekend, but also glad to hear you plan to reign it in for the next few days to balance out some over-indulgences. It's all about balance!!
Sunday was a quiet day, just me and my hubby. I logged my food, I was under, we went for a walk...it was a good day.
@pamperedlinny Sounds like you have a busy few days ahead of you. Wishing you an abundance of mental and physical fortitude!0 -
The parents are arriving shortly. They did stop last night but will be here within the next 2 hours. If I disappear for a few days that is why.0
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Monday the 10th
Today starts the "spring" season with my husband not getting home until past 8 pm. I felt more tired and hungry than normal so I ended up getting into foods I shouldn't have. I did go for a walk, and got in 9,168 steps, but other than that it was not a stellar day.
@pamperedlinny Completely understand. Enjoy your visit with them, or at least make the best of it.0 -
Good morning!
The parents arrived at 12:30 yesterday with the dog. My daughter has been walking around with the dog all day yesterday like a baby doll. Playing with him. Holding him. Running with him. I think she wore the poor thing out. So far so good. No drama as yet but we’ve stuff to topics and tv shows that aren’t controversial. They have already declared they believe they are leaving on Thursday afternoon instead of Friday morning. I’m both annoyed and relieved. The plan changed mid-way without any discussion, especially when their granddaughter is so excited to see them, is normal and annoys me. Then again, we can’t have a bunch of drama if they drive home earlier than expected. Ugh. Now I’m annoying myself.
Last night we went out to Cracker Barrel for dinner. I got the Smokey Southern Grilled Chicken with broccoli and carrots. No biscuits or cornbread. I did steal a few of the fried pickles my daughter wanted to order. Pretty good on calories, only 400 before the pickles. However, they brought me a crab pretzel from Baltimore and I know that eating that thing is going to be a lot of calories. I don’t even want to contemplate it yet…. But I do know that lunch is going to be seriously tasty.
Also, I forgot to post the latest recipe link but I did have another blog post go up yesterday morning. www.HealthyEatingWithLinda.com
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My mindset to log has left me and this process doesn't work if you don't keep track of your calories! This morning I was 208.4 on the scales, which is entirely in the wrong direction. I am getting out in this beautiful weather and going for some good walks, but that only improves your mind and your heart and some muscles, but not your waistline; not if you are not logging as well!
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Good morning!!!
So far my visit has gone ok. Mostly there has been no big drama. They were ready to bring my daughter a puppy yesterday. They even arranged to meet someone tomorrow afternoon to pick it up. We had to shut that down. IT HURT! My girl was so happy and so excited. She begged and offered me her life savings (not much but all she had). I hated telling her no. My husband was the bad guy with the final word. My parents had even showed her photos of the dog they were going to pick up. That's the only big drama though.
They are off to the appointment they came down here to do. We'll see what happens when they get back. They should be leaving either tonight or tomorrow morning to start back.0 -
HW 272
CW 269
GW 150
Hi All, Doing the accountability check in. Got off to a rough start my first week but I am in the zone now (week 2). My goal for today (and every day) is to take it one moment at a time until I successfully complete the day, week, year (etc). I am working from home, so I have found it a challenge to stick to my plans with so much food distraction here. Today I decided to "pack my lunch" as I would if I went to the office by already setting my food aside for the day and logging it too. I had a trainer suggest this to me once, but I could not get myself to commit to a whole day of food in the morning, because I would change my mind about what I "wanted" to eat. Now I see that as a "emotional reasoning" and my relationship with food is so toxic that I was blind before. I wasn't willing to "give up" what I "wanted." HELLO! This means I was not willing to DO WHAT IT TAKES to get what I REALLY want- which is to be healthy again. Now I understand food is "just food" and it is "necessary" like fuel for a car. My car gets the same gas everyday whether it likes it or not! So now I just have to eat exactly what I "packed" and logged and I will be on point with my plan. That is more important and emotionally satisfying than "eating what I want." Thank you for sharing your stories. Check in with you again soon!2 -
HW 355 lbs (March 2021)
CW 234 lbs (April 2023)
WL 121 lbs
My name is Michele. I'll be 61 in June/23. I got serious after a couple of health-related scares in 2020 and 2021. That's what motivated me to get serious and it seems to be holding steady. I hit 760 consecutive MFP log in days this morning with a total weight loss to date of 121 lbs. I'm now a consistent food diary logger. I like the idea of daily check-ins and hope you can handle another participant. If anyone would like a new friend on your feed, feel free to add me.
I'm currently focusing some extra effort on adding more activity in a sustainable way to my daily routine, and I'm trying to make the jump from mostly sedentary (still) to 10,000 steps/day as spring weather arrives in my locale. (yesterday's steps: 10,051, or 4.52 miles) consecutive days with some exercise: 17 days.
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Welcome new friends.
I haven't been checking in on this thread as frequently- perhaps I should, as I've been having some bumps of late. Reacting to stress in the usual way- reaching for nuts etc. I haven't been going too far over, but my weight loss is slow as it is so this just delays it. When I started this I was really focusing on better health and taking the emphasis off of weight loss. Lately I have put more focus on the weight and I wonder if that's why it's been more challenging. I think when I focus on weight I slide back into old patterns of thinking and behavior. I'm going to try to get back to focusing on well-being.
@pampered- oh- that's a tough position to be in. Puppies are a lot and a big decision, especially for such a busy family. I'm glad you were able to stand your ground, much better to make a well thought decision about something that will impact your everyday life. I wish they would have discussed with you first before getting your daughter's hopes up. It would have saved you from feeling bad about it.0 -
The parents left about 90 minutes ago. I'm going to work today and try to decompress tonight. My daugther's BFF is coming for the weekend. That will take the rest of the sting out of the lack of dog.0
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Good morning, beautiful people.
Checking in on a sunny Friday with- yesterday's step count: 10,299; 4.63 miles
- consecutive days with exercise: 18 days
Always in the past I linked walking (or whatever exercise of the day) with dieting, so it was all part and parcel of the big change: food and exercise. And when I got tired of one, both disappeared from my life. This time around I'm linking walking with meditation and destressing and as something entirely separate from food. I don't know why this makes it feel different, but it does. This is beginning to feel like sustainable routine activity to me.1 -
So much stuff while I've been away from chats!
I'm hesitant to say how great things are here
I'm on my long weekend healthy retreat and It. Is. Awesome. I'm finished up with day 2. One and a half to go. If only insurance would cover it. There are people here who have been here for weeks! Anyway, I'll tell more when I'm back at tempting home.
Everyone hang in there and keep up the good stuff. Make one habit 😃0 -
Checking in with my step count numbers since Thursday (not doing so great on the daily thing, clearly):
Friday: 7,907 steps for 3.55 miles
Saturday: 11,585 steps for 5.21 miles
Sunday: 10,487 steps for 4.71 miles- consecutive days with exercise: 21
I know I'm in the early euphoric phase that comes from embarking on a new plan, but I am feeling so great about my progress. Mini goals: aiming for a full month of April with no exercise gaps in it; and striving for that daily 10,000.
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@PloddingTurtle- great progress!
My weekend was so so- went out to eat 3x, which made it challenging to stay within my calorie goals. I plan to cut back on the eating out and had a better day today.2 -
Hey all! I'm trying to be back to "normal" now that all the chaos is past. I still have events like ladies bible study tonight and my monthly potluck movie night on Saturday but that's easier to handle than the out of town visitors, school spring break, and all the rest.
I'm happy to note that even with my little binges, my crazy emotions, not having full control of everything going on... I seem to only be up about 3 lbs. Hoping that by this time next week I'll be back where I was and not tempted to go off script again for a while.3
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