JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
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Progress pictures...
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Today my goals are to stick to my meal plan and not drink3
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more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 6/3/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/28)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/3
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/1)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 5/29)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/2)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true2 -
For today, I will log and stick to my calorie allocation. Gotta get back on the horse.2
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.2
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Recap 6/2 Sunday ~ nice day, sun & clouds, light breeze & warm temps
1) 9:00 church
2) Walked dog before too warm 3.53 mi doggo got treats, water & pets from Al & RJ
happy dog & happy me
3) Leftovers for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water Net calories close, 80 oz. water
4) Wash dishes / shop for phone? hubby actually started process, now we have to wait for restock / read / other? sorted through remaining pots & organized TA-DA!
JFT 6/3 M
1) Figure out supper / eat mindfully at restaurant for lunch / log best guess / 64+ oz. water
2) Walked dog 4.12 mi happy dog & happy me (esp. since we beat rain)
3) Not sure how productive I'll be rest of today
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
66 yrs old
Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA
2024 Goals:1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be thrilled if I can get back down to 160# this year- Post weekly weigh-in on MFP for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I track daily on a separate app (for the visual). My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
- Take measurements & log on MFP every month end
- Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26 but no new recipes yet.
* lentil rice sausage tortellini soup internet ~ very good, recipe is keeper
* glazed lemon cookies internet ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
* rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
* yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]- Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
- PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May
- Registered early on 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 ~ rats, no waiver of fee
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Always a good idea
- Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 85 miles away
canceled visit 1.12-1.13 due to blizzard
canceled visit 1.21-1.22 due Mom's bad cold
Mom's bday visit 1.31 with all siblings, in-laws & aunt
overnight visit 2.12-2.13 / breakfast out with Mom/ladies & aunt, youngest brother stopped over
overnight visit 2.27-2.28 / eldest brother stopped over
overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / took Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too
(middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt. - Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
1.7.24 HH came over & visited at my invitation
1.28.24 great-nephew's baptism affirmation in Oakfield, followed by luncheon
1.29.24 Greenville: BIL's 2nd cataract surgery (hubby was his driver) / lunch at IHOP
2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
2.16.24 pub food from McGeorge's & wine at La Vie with P&B / The Dirty Martinis played
2.18.24 Greenville: visit w/ hubby's brother, SIL & niece / lunch at Olive Garden
3.8.24 Darboy: tax docs & long visit with MJSW
3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
5.6.24 lunch with CAS
5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship1 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.2
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more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 6/3/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/28)✔️
4) Won't weigh again until 6/3✔️
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.✔️
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)✔️
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/1)✔️
10) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 5/29)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/2)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
JFT for 6/4/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/28)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/3)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/2)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Well it’s June 3rd and I’ve gained back what I lost in April.
I know the cause is snacking. I’m so bored in the evenings I'm just munching my way through. I need to just stop.
@Bex953172 - I think our plumbing needs redone before I get a dishwasher. This is the 3rd one we’ve gone through here, I think we need a more heavy duty pump in the dishwasher or new plumbing. It doesn’t matter I can’t afford one right now either way.
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Well like many of you I gained rather than lost in May. I saw a picture of myself the other day and I look pregnant. That's really not a good look for someone my age. Up note my hair looked good in the photo. Can't believe I'm sharing this picture...
Seriously though, I am so unhealthy right now. It's embarrassing and humbling. I promised myself I'd never get back to this state, yet here I am.
Tim has his next surgery scheduled for June 13. They will put a new shoulder in. There are billing questions, but that is just typical these days.
New long term goals:
Drink alcohol only 1 day a week
Eat real food for breakfast & lunch instead of snack cakes
On evenings when I'm home, walk for at least 30 minutes
JFT Tuesday
- Work by 7:00
- Meetings
- Log food
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Meetings
- Walk
- Dinner at home
- No alcohol
- Clean litter box (forgot Sunday & Monday)
- Bed by 10:003 -
@pridesabtch - It's good to see a photo of you! Thank you for sharing!more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 6/4/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/28)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/3)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/2)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Recap 6/3 M
1) Figure out supper / eat mindfully at restaurant for lunch / log best guess / 64+ oz. water
did ok, didn't eat all the fries, but snacked at home
2) Walked dog 4.12 mi happy dog & happy me (esp. since we beat rain)
3) Not sure how productive I'll be rest of today
not much
JFT 6/4 T
1) Volunteer lunch at church ~ enjoyed the company, ate mindfully & small portions, didn't take. all. the. choices. / bake-at-home pizzas for supper / 64+ oz. water
2) PT exercises / min. 7,500 steps
3) Drop payment off at PO on way home / wash dishes / water houseplants / refill available containers from rain barrels (at capacity again, 0.5" rain yesterday) / read / declutter something / podcasts? / other?
Decided I'm not logging food today, due to mostly guesswork. Breakfast was easy, cheerios at home. But lunch was buffet of homemade foods & I would half-*kitten* guesstimate everything. Since it's $12 Tuesdays at Papa Murphy's, hubby and I decided to have pizza for supper. Something we do every once in a while. I'll log food again tomorrow.
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
66 yrs old
Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA
2024 Goals:1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be thrilled if I can get back down to 160# this year- Post weekly weigh-in on MFP for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I track daily on a separate app (for the visual). My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
- Take measurements & log on MFP every month end
- Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26 but no new recipes yet.
* lentil rice sausage tortellini soup internet ~ very good, recipe is keeper
* glazed lemon cookies internet ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
* rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
* yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]- Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
- PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May
- Registered early on 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 ~ rats, no waiver of fee
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Always a good idea
- Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 85 miles away
canceled visit 1.12-1.13 due to blizzard
canceled visit 1.21-1.22 due Mom's bad cold
Mom's bday visit 1.31 with all siblings, in-laws & aunt
overnight visit 2.12-2.13 / breakfast out with Mom/ladies & aunt, youngest brother stopped over
overnight visit 2.27-2.28 / eldest brother stopped over
overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / took Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too (middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt. - Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
1.7.24 HH came over & visited at my invitation
1.28.24 great-nephew's baptism affirmation in Oakfield, followed by luncheon
1.29.24 Greenville: BIL's 2nd cataract surgery (hubby was his driver) / lunch at IHOP
2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
2.16.24 pub food from McGeorge's & wine at La Vie with P&B / The Dirty Martinis played
2.18.24 Greenville: visit w/ hubby's brother, SIL & niece / lunch at Olive Garden
3.8.24 Darboy: tax docs & long visit with MJSW
3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
5.6.24 lunch with CAS
5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship2 -
Hour commitment - After my yogurt, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.2
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@pridesabtch - I’m with you on the looking pregnant.
I don’t know why I’m struggling so hard to get into a rhythm of losing and avoiding the junk. If I’m honest though, I truly think one reason is the cost of fruits and vegetables is ridiculous.
The other is I’m just tired of thinking of what to eat and ultimately reach for the junk everyone.
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Hour commitment - After my walnuts, I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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JFT for 6/5/24 (tomorrow)✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 6/4/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/28)✔️
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10✔️
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️Didn't eat today.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.✔️
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)✔️
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)✔️
10) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/3)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/2)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/4)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/3)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/4)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) No ground turkey today.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Took the day off from work yesterday to travel to my knee surgeon for my 6 week post op (meniscectomy and cartilage debridement). things are overall going well but need to be checked again in 6 more weeks to see if the remaining pain goes away.
I started my recent weightloss journey at 210-212lbs in April . As soon as I could start exercising with my knee recovery I started doing anything I was medically released to do and have been adding ever since. I am up to 5 days a week of excercise for both cardio and strength.
For the last week I was hovering on the 202.5-202.8 range. Today I am at 200.7.
However that is also two days of being below my 1500 kcal because I was feeling bloated and not hungry..What does this tell me? Do I need to adjust down on on KCal ?
Honestly, I am considering checking into GLP-1 meds again. I am not confident I can continue to lose on my own and get to my goal. I am worried if I slip AT ALL I will gain it ALL back . Gaining is so easy for me.. its beyond frustrating.
My ultimate goal is 165 and I am so tired of feeling and looking the way I do. I see myself in photos and don't even recognize the person looking back at me.
I tried Saxenda 9 months ago through Form Health . It was a daily shot which got to be a drag (and expensive since my insurance doesn't cover it) I lost all of about 6 lbs for the 4 months I was on the medication and working with a dietician . I was disappointed in the results but ran out of extra cash to throw at trying a different medication which was the next step.
Do I try again and try the oral options that are now available for GLP meds?
Or do I keep trying on my own for another month since I am having some success??
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 6/5/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/4)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/3)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/4)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) No ground turkey today.
Hour commitment - After my coffee, I won't eat again until after 12 pm.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
@HappyDonkey75 - Hang in there and don't lose hope. The path is often long and windy. Just do something good for yourself today.
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@HappyDonkey75 I personally know nothing about working with a dietitian or meds for weight loss. In the past (many years ago) I joined Weight Watchers & that worked for me, until I tried to maintain for more than one year, and I stopped following. Eventually I joined MFP. My weight has gone up and down during that time. One thing I'm a real believer in is CI < CO: calories in must be less than calories out in order to lose weight. My struggle is liking food & wanting to eat more than I should, or have the activity for. It's a balancing act, one that I try to follow most days; have to have exceptions or I would go crazy.
Recap 6/4 T ~ very humid & warm = ICK
1) Volunteer lunch at church ~ enjoyed the company, ate mindfully & small portions, didn't take. all. the. choices. / bake-at-home pizzas for supper / 64+ oz. water
low on water, lunch away from home, two days in a row
2) PT exercises / min. 7,500 steps YAY did PT again
3) Drop payment off at PO on way home / wash dishes / water houseplants / refill available containers from rain barrels (at capacity again, 0.5" rain yesterday) / read / declutter something / podcasts? yes / other? can't remember lol TA-DA!
JFT 6/5 W ~ more rain showers & humid weather UGH
1) Supper? / log all food / 64+ oz.
2) PT exercises? Walk dog? min. 7,500 steps
3) Vacuum downstairs / podcast / read / other?
Third day in a row with rain showers and VERY humid weather, which I hate. Hopefully the weather shifts soon. Learned this morning that annual Packers 5K has finally been scheduled for July 20; I will register soon (I have participated in every single race since inception, about 20 years).
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
66 yrs old
Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA
2024 Goals:1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be thrilled if I can get back down to 160# this year- Post weekly weigh-in on MFP for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I track daily on a separate app (for the visual). My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
- Take measurements & log on MFP every month end
- Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26 but no new recipes yet.
* lentil rice sausage tortellini soup (internet) ~ very good, recipe is keeper
* glazed lemon cookies (internet search) ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
* rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
* yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]- Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
- PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May
- Registered early on 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 ~ rats, no waiver of fee
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Always a good idea
- Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 85 miles away
canceled visit 1.12-1.13 due to blizzard
canceled visit 1.21-1.22 due Mom's bad cold
Mom's bday visit 1.31 with all siblings, in-laws & aunt
overnight visit 2.12-2.13 / breakfast out with Mom/ladies & aunt, youngest brother stopped over
overnight visit 2.27-2.28 / eldest brother stopped over
overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / took Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too (middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt. - Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
1.7.24 HH came over & visited at my invitation
1.28.24 great-nephew's baptism affirmation in Oakfield, followed by luncheon
1.29.24 Greenville: BIL's 2nd cataract surgery (hubby was his driver) / lunch at IHOP
2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
2.16.24 pub food from McGeorge's & wine at La Vie with P&B / The Dirty Martinis played
2.18.24 Greenville: visit w/ hubby's brother, SIL & niece / lunch at Olive Garden
3.8.24 Darboy: tax docs & long visit with MJSW
3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
5.6.24 lunch with CAS
5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship2 -
pridesabtch wrote: »I miss Hannah & Bookmeister86. Book mister pops up every now and again on my feed, but haven’t really spoken with her in years. She always had the most amazing adventures. Hannah I pray for, she had a rough lot.
Same! Last I remember, Bookmeister86 was looking to purchase a house with her boyfriend and learning French and taking trips to France with her boyfriend to visit his family. I think she was looking for a different job also? Hannah started a blog and was trying to get her writing off the ground and was working at Aldi I believe? She did have a lot going on. I hope life is treating them well. I think I'll say a little prayer tonight too.2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »@pridesabtch - I’m with you on the looking pregnant.
I don’t know why I’m struggling so hard to get into a rhythm of losing and avoiding the junk. If I’m honest though, I truly think one reason is the cost of fruits and vegetables is ridiculous.
The other is I’m just tired of thinking of what to eat and ultimately reach for the junk everyone.
I think I struggle because I'm an emotional eater...and it doesn't matter what emotion it is! Happy? Celebrate with pizza and ice cream! Sad? Grab a bag of potato chips or chocolate bar. Angry? Find anything salty or sweet and shovel it in my mouth... Bored? Well, that's just a recipe for a bowl of chips and dip...or popcorn.
I have to learn to divert my brain to other activities when the urge to eat hits and I know I'm not really hungry. On a podcast I listen to, she says "How do you know if it's hunger or emotional eat? Grab an apple...if you don't want an apple, you ain't hungry!" Makes sense, actually.
At least we keep coming back and trying, right Tracy? If we didn't do that, just think where we'd be right now!
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Hello JFT Friends!
This week was another 3-month follow up CT scan of my chest, abdomen and pelvis. So, in true fashion for me, I spent the past week eating chips, pizza and ice cream--and I gained back 2 lbs eating that way for a week! So mad at myself, but I get so anxious about what may come back on CT scans and that's how I dealt with it. I shut my brain off with food. I've actually done pretty good with teaching myself the difference between actual hunger and emotional eating, and most weeks I've been able to stick to my daily food plan and not overeat or grab-*kitten*. But not last week. UGH. The GOOD news is that the scans showed no active disease, stable results again. YAY! 💥 And they tested my labs yesterday when I went for my treatment and my labs are almost all back to normal. Just a couple that are a little bit elevated but not alarmingly. That's the first time they've checked them since I finished chemo in early March, so that was fantastic news! I'm tolerating the immunotherapy drugs well also.
Today I have a PT appointment for my SI joint. Hopefully they can get it unstuck so I can start a daily walking routine and build some muscle back up! I really had a lot of muscle wasting sitting on my hinder during those chemo months. I can tell how weak I am every time I walk up our basement stairs. Oy!
My focus today is to eat nutritiously and increase my protein. I also have found that if I get my water in before 6 pm, I sleep much better at night. Less times I'm up running to the bathroom...TMI? lol
@cschmitz110515 What kind of things did they sell this time of year at the Saturday Farmer's Market? I haven't made it there yet and am wondering if it's worth going since no fresh veggies are available yet? Do they sell fresh eggs at the Saturday market? Yum. I used to get eggs from my friend up the road when we lived out in the country. They're so much better than store bought! Do you go to the Wednesday night market downtown, or the one on Thursday afternoon at the old Shopko on Military? I've been wanting to check the Military market out. Wednesday night market is so big I don't think I'm up to walking that much yet and I know the Military Avenue market is fairly small...
@pridesabtch Love the submarine! And the photo you posted...you look beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
@Snowflake1968 I have a dishwasher that we've used probably a total of 20 times since we moved in. I like to use it but husband does not because we always run out of silverware or serving utensils before we have enough dishes to run it. I always wanted one and now it doesn't get used. Ha! Story of my life... I don't really mind though. I find it settles my stomach to stand at the sink and hand wash the dishes after I finish eating.
JFT 6/5/2024- 24H Plan and assess
- 64 oz water before 6pm
- Close 3 activity rings on watch
- Journal every bite and close Food Diary at the end of the day to see the completion prediction.
- Empty summer clothes bins - Keep / Donate / Toss. No. Really. Try it on. Is it comfortable? When did you last wear it? What is likelihood of ever fitting into it again? Is it replaceable? GET THIS DONE.
- Dust and water houseplants today or tomorrow.
- Physical Therapy appointment
- Cut fabric for quilted throw pillow pieces
- Batch freeze baggies for smoothies - greens, berries, etc.
- Find & set up Nutri-Bullet
- Evening Routine
JUNE WOTM: Strength. By the end of June, I will be walking and rebuilding my muscles daily, even if it's just to the Stop sign and back.
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pridesabtch wrote: »New long term goals:
Drink alcohol only 1 day a week
Eat real food for breakfast & lunch instead of snack cakes
On evenings when I'm home, walk for at least 30 minutes
JFT Tuesday
- Work by 7:00
- Meetings
- Log food
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Meetings
- Walk
- Dinner at home
- No alcohol
- Clean litter box (forgot Sunday & Monday) Poor cat
- Bed by 10:00
Started feeling a little off/light headed yesterday late afternoon, so I took a nap when I got home instead of walking. We ended up with fast food for dinner, but I was still within calories for the day. I'll count that as a win.
Tonight is my designated evening to have a few drinks (trivia night), but I may drive tonight instead. I guess I'll wait and see how I feel. If I can't squeeze a shower in, I may not go at all.
New long term goals:
Drink alcohol only 1 day a week
Eat real food for breakfast & lunch instead of snack cakes
On evenings when I'm home, walk for at least 30 minutes
JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00 closer to 8:10
- Meetings Yes, but many were canceled, yay!!
- Work on training module for CHP Sent for review
- Log food
- Stay green
- Trivia???
- Shower
- Clean litter box
- Put away laundry
- Bed by 10:00
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@cschmitz110515 - CI< Co- yes that is a big one for sure. And I agree, trying to reestablish the idea that while food should be enjoyable I have to also think about it as not something to overindulge in. I come from a family of overeaters.. I guess I am realizing my idea of full or satiated needs to be a bit more under control. The quality of food I eat is actually pretty healthy overall. (minus the sweet tooth)
I think @PackerFanInGB hit the nail on the head- learn to divert our brain to other activities when the urge to eat hits .. its a mental game ...3 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 6/5/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/4)✔️
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10✔️
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/2). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.✔️
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)✔️
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)✔️Didn't eat today.
10) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/3)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/4)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) No ground turkey today.✔️
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
JFT for 6/6/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/4)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/5). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/5)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/4)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) Ground turkey ok today.
17) Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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@PackerFanInGB - great news on the scans.
One thing we can say is we aren’t giving up, I’m actually feeling once classes are done I’ll be able to keep up my steps for a bit. I hope I’m able to anyway.
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June goals:
~ Continue with Solid Habits
👌👌👌👌👌
~ Focus on body flexibility
🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️
~ Weigh less next Sunday than I do today
2 June: 138.6
6 June: 138.2 At least it’s going in the right direction. Too soon to tell if it’s going to stick.
👌👌👌👌👌
🦋 Terri 🐬2 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 6/6/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 6/2)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/4)
4) Won't weigh again until 6/10
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 6/5). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No peanuts today.
8) No Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 5/22)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/3)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 6/5)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 6/4)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) Ground turkey ok today.
17) Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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pridesabtch wrote: »
New long term goals:
Drink alcohol only 1 day a week
Eat real food for breakfast & lunch instead of snack cakes
On evenings when I'm home, walk for at least 30 minutes
JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00 closer to 8:10
- Meetings Yes, but many were canceled, yay!!
- Work on training module for CHP Sent for review
- Log food
- Stay green Maybe
- Trivia???
- Shower
- Clean litter box
- Put away laundry
- Bed by 10:00
Went to trivia last night. Drank a bit as planned. Shot a little pool. We were first going into the final question. As usual we missed the final question, but bet 0 points. Came in 3rd (out of the money), but had a gay ole time.
Work today is mostly meetings and baby sitting a vendor. After work, I'll go to mom's to sort bills and take her shopping.
Lazy evening planned.
New long term goals:
Drink alcohol only 1 day a week
Eat real food for breakfast & lunch instead of snack cakes
On evenings when I'm home, walk for at least 30 minutes
JFT Thursday
- Work by 8:00
- Meetings
- Watch vendor do installation of new SEM/EDX
- Mom's
- Shop
- Home by 5:00
- Walk
- Nap
- Dinner
- No alcohol
- Log food
- Bed by 10:00
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Hour commitment - After my yogurt, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.2
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