Daily check in for support and accountability
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I am very happy to report that my scale finally moved! DOWN 3.5 lbs.
216.5.
We're going to a BBQ at my new niece's house today. No walking this morning, I'm not going to think about calories. Not going to go crazy, but will enjoy our day.
And I said "new" niece, because my husband, who is 66 and adopted, just found out last month that he has a bilogical sister and that his birth mother is alive and well. Very long story that I don't have the time to post about now. He's met her and her grown daughters, we've met his birth mother (so emotional!) and today we're going to his nieces to meet their husbands and children. It's been quite a journey.
Have a great day everyone and thanks so much for your continued support!
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@julierackow Congratulations on the big move! Your scale was just being a cheeky little bugger! And enjoy your day at the BBQ meeting all of your husband's new relatives. What a memorable Memorial Day it will be!0
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I have been weighing myself daily this month (except for the 25th and 26th when I went a little haywire). This is something I normally do not do. However, it has been interesting to see the fluctuations when you aren't really doing anything differently from day to day, and it also helps to normalize them. It has also been interesting to see the downward trend! Today (not my official weigh-in day) it said 199.6!! I made it to Onederland!! Of course, I realize tomorrow it may be up again into the 200's, but that is okay because I know it is normal! And I know it will come back down if I keep working the program!1
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I've been off the grid for the past week or so...
@julierackow - Wonderful to hear the scale is cooperating. I had a feeling that would happen. What a nice day to spend the holiday with new family members. I hope it was a great time.
@HASWLRS- Yay! So nice to see those numbers on the scale- your efforts are paying off. Even when it pops back up again, you know you're heading in the right direction.
As for me... I have been quite unfocused the past few weeks. I've had a lot of changes and over all too much going on, which has thrown me right off track. I am managing to post somewhat accurately, but I know I'm missing things and I'm going over every day. The scale was up 3 lbs. this morning. I know I didn't gain 3 lbs. but I do think that I have gained. Despite this, I'm starting to notice my clothes are getting looser and I really want to keep going with that. It feels good to have things fit better as well as feeling better over all. It took awhile for my pants to get looser and I realized something- with all of the stretchy material in jeans now, I can gain 25 lbs. and still fit in the same size
However, I don't go down a size after losing weight though.
I plan to have a good day today. I bought salmon for supper and I'm going to stay within my calorie budget. Have a great day All!0 -
Sunday: logged, under with a good chunk remaining, went for a walk and did some weeding.
Monday: logged, under with almost none to spare, no formal exercise, 6K steps.
Tuesday: logged, under, went for a walk, and then walked around my house right before bed to reach my 10K steps
Oh, my, gosh. I was hungry on Monday from my very active Sunday, but I didn't generate enough calories to eat as much as I wanted! (Yes, I could have dipped into my excess from Sunday, make it a weekly under instead of a daily under, but sometimes seeing that red "over" number can wreak havoc with your mental resolve). Moral of this story? Get up off your butt, Lisa!!0 -
WEDNESDAY WEIGH-IN
May 24th: 201.4
May 31st: 199.2
Doing the Onederland Happy Dance!2 -
@dogwalker157 I hope you had a good Tuesday. How was your salmon?1
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@HASWLRS- So nice to hear the scale is going in the right direction-You have a nice streak going. I'm hoping to get back into that mindset. Yesterday was better and I'm doing okay today. Hopefully I'm getting back on track. I don't want to slip back into old habits somewhat unconsciously. Logging every day definitely helps me with at least staying somewhat aware.
WE'VE GOT THIS 1 -
Hi all, new to this thread. I'm female, 50. Have been very active most of my life, completing lots of running races. Maintained roughly the same weight until menopause and COVID/stay at home orders happened all at the same time. I stopped exercising as much (which I think is nuts given the fact that getting outside for runs, walks and bike rides was about the only thing fun to do for a while!) and started snacking way too much. I didn't gain a significant amount of weight but it's made a difference. I'm back to running and walking plus some strength training regularly. Now I just need to reign in my snacking tendencies. I'm focusing on only having fruit or veggies if I find myself actually hungry between meals. Anyway, happy to be here!2
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Wednesday, the 31st
Logged, under, and went for an hour long walk, which I haven't done in I can't remember how long. Except that my knee is bothering me, my good knee of all things, so I probably shouldn't have. I am going to go to work today and see how it feels. There may or may not be a walk later this evening, depending on the outcome.0 -
dogwalker157 wrote: »I don't want to slip back into old habits somewhat unconsciously. Logging every day definitely helps me with at least staying somewhat aware.
WE'VE GOT THIS
YES WE DO!!
Logging everyday, getting enough steps to give me more calories to play with (I refuse to try to sustain myself with 1,200 calories!), not having any snack food in the house (nothing I can just grab and go, because I will "grab" more than I should, even if it is considered a "healthy" snack), and embracing the slight hunger (I go to bed slightly hungry every night). This is what has been working for me. And also really, really wanting it this time. I am hoping that when I see my son in 6 weeks that he notices a difference in me...the last time I saw him was in November.1 -
chicagoSeamus6524 wrote: »Hi all, new to this thread. I'm female, 50. Have been very active most of my life, completing lots of running races. Maintained roughly the same weight until menopause and COVID/stay at home orders happened all at the same time. I stopped exercising as much (which I think is nuts given the fact that getting outside for runs, walks and bike rides was about the only thing fun to do for a while!) and started snacking way too much. I didn't gain a significant amount of weight but it's made a difference. I'm back to running and walking plus some strength training regularly. Now I just need to reign in my snacking tendencies. I'm focusing on only having fruit or veggies if I find myself actually hungry between meals. Anyway, happy to be here!
@chicagoSeamus6524 Hello! Happy to have you here!
Covid and menopause got me too, except not at first. Late March, 2020, when I and the rest of North America realized that Covid was not going anywhere, any time soon, I decided not to hibernate, but to use the time to take care of myself. I started walking everyday for 20 minutes (at first) and logging my food. It was a slow process, but by November I had lost 24 pounds. I was feeling good and I was even starting to add some strength and yoga workouts, thanks to the internet and all its resources. Then I injured my ACL. It was a slow upward climb on the scale in 2021, but lightning fast in 2022. I just gave up on myself and couldn't find my way back. Even though my New Year's Resolution was to work on me, it took until May for everything to finally come together. Fake it 'til you make it, just don't ever give up completely!!0 -
Yesterday was the last day of school for my daughter. The insanity of the last month of school with awards, class parties, bringing everything home, half days, etc is finally over. On to summer break!
That said, that should mean I'm able to check in most days like I was a few months ago. The end of school is nearly as bad as December with all the activities I need to worry about. Sorry for being MIA so long.
Even my recipe blog suffered. Instead of bi-weekly I had a 3 week wait between recipes. It just wasn't happening. However, I did finally post yesterday. If you ever need an Everything Bagel Seasoning cheeseball for a party, I've got you covered. https://www.healthyeatingwithlinda.com/post/everything-bagel-seasoned-cheese-ball1 -
I am in a bit of a funk this morning. I have hurt my knee, gradually. The first twinge was almost a couple of weeks ago, but during yesterday's walk, it was getting sorer as the walk went on. I came home, say down at my computer to drink my big bottle of water and scroll through social media, etc. When I got up to shower, it was seized up. I can walk, with a limp and some mild pain, but I don't know how I am supposed to exercise. And the exercise and step calories are what has allowed me to be so successful for the last month!1
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Saturday the 3rd
I logged my food and was able to stay under by 45 calories despite any formal exercise. 5,994 steps
I may have to reconsider some of my frivolous calories, like the cream in my coffee!0 -
So now I'm back too 😆.
Thing 1: I went on vacation with the (what I consider) extended family. Brutal. Just brutal. I'm very happy to be home.
Thing 2: cats were peeing and pooping all over the house. Sometimes ON ME before I woke up. Figuring that out was tough. But I think we're back on track.
Thing 3: Yesterday we moved my sister into her new apartment. HALLELUJAH!! The angels are singing. I went to her new place today to help unpack some more. Thing 4: But now I can deep clean the house without a dog. Get everything painted and
Thing 5: move the master downstairs to prepare for hubby's aneurysm surgery. My point is this: I haven't been logging 🤣🤣🤣.
I'm still doing wegovy and it's phenomenal. 2 1/2 weeks of vacation with no logging and I still lost a couple of pounds. But I'll get back on track tomorrow.
I understand sort of the knee thing. I've had back problems for a few months that have kept me from trying much exercise and hardly sleeping. Doctor had me on PT but that made it so much worse. Turns out to be some degenerative spine thing and with inflammatory meds i can finally sleep albeit on my side. The sleep helps immensely.
My Lord this is a long post. I think I missed y'all. I'm so happy to share everything that's been going on that I can't stop typing. Back to accountability tomorrow. So glad to read that everyone is really doing well. Setbacks, I read. But overall progress!!! Ttfn1 -
Sunday, the 4th
Logged, under, but no formal exercise. 7,261 steps doing stuff around the house.
My husband was barbecuing steak for dinner, so I purposely ate very little up until then so I could enjoy as much as I wanted.
My knee is feeling better, relatively speaking, but I am still not going to go for a walk. I will just try to accomplish things around the house to get my steps.0 -
@harringtona1 Welcome back! I thought you had just disappeared; I am glad I was wrong. It sounds like you got a lot of things figured out/sorted out while you were away. I am sorry to hear that your husband has to have aneurysm surgery, but I guess it is better than the alternative. I am glad the Wegovy is still working well for you.1
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I forgot to mention a couple of NSV's from last week. I was at work most of Thursday afternoon. Usually when that happens, I just pick up subs or order a pizza for dinner. My husband said he felt like pizza. I told him that was fine, I would get a pizza, as long as he was okay with having pizza two nights in a row. I told him I would not be having any and there would be leftovers. He was. I ordered and picked up the pizza and had none! Friday was National Doughnut Day. There were donuts at work from the bakery. At the end of the day when most people had already gone home, there were still three donuts left. I could have easily had one, but I didn't. I just know that if I have something that decadently sweet it will make me want more of the same. I will fit the calories from a slice of pizza and/or a donut into my day at some point in the future, just not at this early stage of my journey.2
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Monday the 5th
Logged, under by 68 calories, no formal exercise, 5,736 steps. Couldn't fall asleep last night, so we shall see how functional I am on 4 hrs 46 mins of sleep. I am going to take my dad out for lunch today, so the coffee had better be working for my two hour (round trip) drive!0 -
Weighed in this morning for "Weigh-In Wednesday" and I lost another (almost) two pounds! I am locked-in, ladies! Hoping you all have a wonderful Wednesday.0
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Weigh in Wednesday:
SW 234
CW 208
GW 150 but I'll feel good at 175
Sooooo lazy feeling. I think I'm having some trouble getting it together after vacation. Not walking yet. Not really getting up on time in the morning. Fortunately, I don't have much work to do right now. But getting back into mfp logging. It's a start. My year of me is having about a three month stent (stint?) of extended family (vacation was for them), pets (a week of just pooping and peeing everywhere until we got settled in from vacation), sister (moving her into her new place), and hubby (preparing for surgery).
Interesting thing - while I'm writing about my burnout, hubby turns to me (we're eating lunch together now) and says that he feels burnt out. LOL. He never says stuff like that. He usually doesn't know he's having a feeling let alone figure out what it is until I tell him. 🤣🤣🤣
The struggle is real here. But from a weight standpoint, he cooks with me, walks with me, and helps a lot.0 -
@harringtona1 Your post made me chuckle at the end there. I know I always have trouble getting back on track after a vacation. Your vacation time away from MFP also involved some stressful scenarios; maybe that is why it is harder than normal to get back to it, and why you are feeling burnt out. Give yourself a little longer grace period, if you need it. It is a marathon after all.1
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Thanks so much, @HASWLRS1
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My parents visited for the past week and I have been so off the rails I didn't even try to accurately log. They fly out today. Every time they visit I end up messing myself up something fierce. *sigh*
@harringtona1 Sounds like a lot going on lately. Hopefully you and hubby can take it easy for a bit.
@HASWLRS congrats on the loss this week!
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Hi All,
I was away on vacation for the last week or so. I tried to log some but wasn't keeping up with much of my usual schedule. Overall, I have been doing okay. I haven't been on the scale in awhile so I'm not sure where things stand in that department. I'm guessing I probably maintained through vacation but now I'm ready to get back to it.
Sorry to hear about your knee- that stuff can slow us down some, but it sounds like you're doing well with eating and that is really great!
Harrington- it sounds like you're juggling a lot of stuff. Nice to hear from you and see how things are going.
Well, I'm off to walk the dogs. Have a nice day, Dianne
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I went to another wedding shower for my nephew's fiancee on Saturday. I didn't go crazy, but it did get me out of my routine. I was not going to have much, or anything for supper, but I ended up eating two of my husband's Popeye's chicken strips. (He was comped three extra strips for a slow kitchen). Then I had a cupcake that I brought home from the shower. I was only going to bring two things of dessert home for my husband, but the hostess gave me a full plate because she had so much left over. After my husband went to bed, I got into his corn chips and his cheese curds. That was the most concerning of all. I don't really like corn chips and I don't feel great when I eat too much cheese (I guess no one really does), so my choosing them is a behaviour that needs to be changed. A little bit of the same behaviour on Sunday, but overall fewer calories. I was also feeling a bit sorry for myself as my knee was quite sore...so much for "feeling a bit better"! On the flip side, I have a bit of an external motivator now. At the shower, the three of us were talking, and my SIL told my MIL that she needs to lose a few more pounds to make her dress fit better and my MIL said that she had noticed that she had lost a few. No one has noticed my weight loss. To be fair, I am wearing the exact same clothes still and they are not fitted and I have only lost roughly 13 pounds. I think the number "they" say that others start to notice your loss is higher than that, but my motivator is a notice from my MIL!!1
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@dogwalker157 Welcome home from vacation! Hope you can jump right back into your routine!0
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I was talking to my friend about how I'm still wearing the same pants after losing weight. We had a good laugh at the fact that our jeans have so much stretch material now that we can gain 30 lbs. and not have to go up a size. Unfortunately, we don't seem to have to go down a size when we lose weight either.
I did okay overall today but I'm definitely less focused than I was. I ate several servings of Jordan Almonds and ate them rather mindlessly. I just can't bring that stuff in the house. There are days that I can be fine and won't touch it and other days I throw caution to the wind.0
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