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  • StayFITTer
    StayFITTer Posts: 973 Member
    3/18/24
    Weigh In Day: MONDAY
    PW (Previous Weight): 173.8
    CW (Current Weight): 173.2

    Sunday 3/10 12,816 (20 min yoga)
    Monday 3/11 15,524 (20 min Yoga)
    Tuesday 3/12 6,749 (20 min Dance)
    Wednesday 3/13 8,543 (55 min PiYo)
    Thursday 3/14 11,771 (10 min HIIT, 10 min strength,)
    Friday 3/15 12,183
    Saturday 3/16 12,726 ( 20 min Dance)
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    MaddawgMadsen wrote: »
    I'm on track today to reach my step goal. I went to spin class this morning and took my morning break walk. Also, I have bowling later. Also, we are finally completely out of the old house!! ... except, we have to move everything in the shed and do some yard work. But, so close to being 100% in the new house.

    My weigh-ins yesterday and today were not the best. My guess is that I've been consuming too much salt and not enough water. Fingers crossed I get back to where I weighed in last week by Wednesday! I would love to contribute to the green tide this week, but if I don't, I hope everyone else can.

    Out of the old house!! That is fabulous. And so close to being all moved in - you must be feeling great. And tired.

    As to contributions to the green tide - you're on the right approach even if you don't hit green. You had a couple of indications that might have to do with salt and water. Fix that, and see if it is true. If not - no worries! Just try something else - experiment away!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    jugar wrote: »
    Mine for today:
    • What's my mood right now? thoughtful, not as antsy as usual
    • Today, I need to address movement - making sure to vary and enjoy more of it.
    • I do not want to get stuck.
    • I absolutely will practice flute and ride Jasper.
    • I refuse to eat nuts or flour
    • My one piece of advice for myself is to keep exploring.
    • My one tip for others is to keep exploring.

    Well - today wasn't perfect. I did get sucked into eating a bunch of nuts with chopped dates. I still managed to skip any flour, but the nut mix still has the meanest siren song to beat these days. I'm not really sure why, but I'll keep working on it. Otherwise, I had a good day! Jasper and I had a good sweaty training sesh, I practiced and found out I need to do some extra work on high register articulations (ugh), and it was all OK.

    Glad to hear about your win at breakfast this morning @ashleycarole86 ! You set it up and you did it :smiley: I gotta take a page from your book and have fruit for snacks. Undried fruit.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Due through Tuesday -

    @lindamartin27
    @strong_fit_ells
    @cleaneater80
    @lauren_989

    Thanks!
  • Gidgitgoescrzy
    Gidgitgoescrzy Posts: 298 Member
    What's my mood right now? Anxious, I paid a federal tax one day late, so I will get a penalty on it. I had to tell my boss about the mistake, and I really dislike making those types of mistakes, so even though his response was no biggie they should abate it, it makes me anxious, because I am my own worst critic.
    Today, I need to address exercise, I just can't keep a schedule.
    I do not want to criticize myself like I do.
    I absolutely will exercise this evening; I need that to get rid of this anxiety.
    I refuse to let this linger on my mind.
    My one piece of advice for myself is treat yourself fairly, everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect.
    My one tip for others is don't let slip ups linger and affect your ability to get right back on track.




    I had a good weekend, went to the houseplant extravaganza at a local nursery, it was fun, but I spent way too much money. Went to the diner for breakfast, and after that we went on a hike, and walked up a giant hill where thought I was gonna die. Then we went to the nature center, they have lots of live animals.
    It was a fun day.
    Sunday we just cleaned the house, made lasagna for the freezer, I made it in little 2 serving trays, so it was a lot of work making so many, but freezer is stocked.

    I skipped work yesterday because I opened all the windows on Sunday, and didn't think it was allergy season yet. I looked like a puffer fish when I woke up yesterday, so I took some benadryl, and started my allergy meds, and slept most of the day.

    All back to normal now though.

    Have a great day !



  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Tuesday. Snow!! Everything is white again.
    • What's my mood right now? antsy but determined. I kind of want to scream, but in a good way, if you know what I mean.
    • Today, I need to address clutter. There is just too much of it.
    • I do not want to eat something that is difficult to stop eating or will cause distress.
    • I absolutely will fill one big garbage bag with stuff I don't want or need anymore.
    • I refuse to actually scream. I'll do a good workout instead. Or take a long walk in the snow.
    • My one piece of advice for myself is practice those danged high notes with fast articulations. Figure out why they are feeling so hard right now. Keep asking why.
    • My one tip for others is to do something that takes some determination today. Even something little.

    Have a good one! I'm loving your lists - feel free to change the questions or skip some or fool around with this.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    @Gidgitgoescrzy ARRRRHHHHHH! You are bringing back memories. I worked under one boss who was amazing but quite scary. He was the master of the two word email that struck anxiety into the heart of anyone receiving it. Usually it was "what's this?" OMG. When he discovered a mistake instead of one of my team or me myself, it was a moment. But at least he was reasonable about fixing things, brainstorming ideas if needed, and moving on afterwards.

    As you so wisely point out we need to do! Take a deep breath, and move right along, fixing what can be fixed, accepting responsibility for the rest. Phew!

    Your weekend, though. Now THAT is an example of a powerful weekend. Exercise (even to the point of near-death!!), animals, plants, food, windows open. Sadly it gave you a Monday off :grimace: but it might have been worth it.
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,543 Member
    PW: 209.6
    CW: 208.0

    I am so happy about my weight loss this week! I increased my calories slightly because I was feeling deprived and it didn't affect the scale in a bad way!

    @Gidgitgoescrzy I know what you mean about little mistakes. They give me anxiety with chest pain and not able to sleep 😕

    @jugar more snow?! We haven't had any snow in 2 years now!! 😄
  • cleaneater80
    cleaneater80 Posts: 476 Member
    Happy Tuesday - will ask to miss this weeks weigh in. Have to be away part of the week and want a chance to get my diet on track.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    cleaneater80 wrote: »
    Happy Tuesday - will ask to miss this weeks weigh in. Have to be away part of the week and want a chance to get my diet on track.

    No problem! Enjoy both being away and getting back on track :smiley:
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    The through Wednesday update:
    @lindamartin27
    @strong_fit_ells
    @MaddawgMadsen
    @Gidgitgoescrzy

    Thanks!
  • Kali225
    Kali225 Posts: 720 Member
    Back home from my weekend and it was fun! But definitely lots of eating and drinking. I'm off my schedule for meal planning and prep given that I got home late last night, so I'll have to dream up something healthy for dinner tomorrow. I was pretty tired after work, but I rallied for a late dance cardio session. Time for bed.

    @lauren_989 great loss and awesome that you were able to adjust calories up a bit and still see progress!
  • EvMakesChanges
    EvMakesChanges Posts: 568 Member
    The Vernal equinox was a moody day for me, yesterday. Some days are just a bit off. This morning, I feel more like my upbeat self and that’s a relief.
    My younger daughter came over in the afternoon and I fed her one of the lunches I made of quinoa, ground turkey, with zucchini, onion & summer squash. I baked a small chocolate cake and sent most of it home with her.
    We took a walk in our mildly hilly neighborhood and I was pleased to see how much my stamina has improved. My arches were a bit tired but didn’t cramp and I could keep talking without being winded. Yay!
    Off and running this morning.
    I’ll walk the almost-mile to work and go to the pool afterwards for another exercise session. That makes my water baby self happy!
    Have a great day, y’all! We have a dusting of snow…nothing like @jugar, though!

  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Gidgitgoescrzy wrote: »
    PW 150.2
    CW 149.8

    woohoo, now the biggest challenge, not to teeter :blush:

    Yesterday was good, although I did find out the husband will be back to going to WV next week, when they told him about this job out there, it was supposed to be a couple of weeks, it's now been 3 years, for 7 months out of the year... Needless to say I am annoyed, they do pay him a little extra, give him a per diem, cover all gas, and truck maintenance, but I'm still annoyed by it. LOL

    The biggest problem with him leaving in regard to my weight loss journey, is my eating habits when it's just me, I tend to eat easy things, and easy things are usually not so diet friendly (my typical dinner last time, was some air fried tater tots with bacon and cheese on them), so I have to make a better plan this time. I am so close, I really hope this doesn't derail me, but it will be a good learning curve.

    Hope you all have a great day.
    Put that tiara on your head and keep it up proud! New decade!

    As you say, the biggest challenge is not to teeter (or tater), celebrate with calories, or stop now! Keep up the trajectory. I always used to remind myself that weigh-in day is the first day of the next one - even if today gets a bit relaxed, back on it tomorrow!

    I heartily recommend my super easy dinner formula. It requires one pan (a good sized skillet with a cover), a pile of varied vegetables, a protein (veg source at least some of the time), and some kind of flavour-providing sauce. Brown anything that likes browning (eggplant slices, parsnip, sweet potato) in as little oil as possible. They all brown well with no oil if your pan does not stick too much. Then throw in other vegetables in order of how quickly they cook, a splash of water, and cover to get mostly cooked, stirring fairly often. I like chopped broccoli stems (my taller half only eats the heads!), zucchini, kale, more kale, rapini, chard, spinach - stuff you can pile on in huge amounts with no worries. Whatever you have. Then the protein (sooner if it requires more cooking time) and finally whatever sauce. I keep on hand a mixture of fresh ginger, soy, toasted sesame oil, and something slightly sweet (or prepared teriyaki sauce), tomato pesto, yellow curry with coconut milk, just herbs and stuff, whatever mood I'm in. Definitely keep your mood on hand.

    That took longer to write than it does to cook. Easy as tater tots! Well, with more chopping. But really delish. The whole skillet full will fill you up and not kill your weigh in. I hope that will help while OH is away! Of course, it is a hopeless meal for anyone who likes their foods all separate, but hopefully you like the one pan one bowl approach.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    I'm late to my morning statements - but here they are. Hope everyone is having a good hump day, and first full day of Spring (or Falll for @veronica1359 !)

    Today I am feeling a bit lazy. Hopefully this will pass.
    I need to address my right shoulder and tendencies to be too tense there when practicing.
    I do not want to stuff myself even with wonderfully healthy foods.
    I absolutely will walk outside. In the snow.
    I refuse to sit too much.
    My one piece of advice for myself is to try that pushing the cardio thing my trainer suggested :grimace:
    My one tip for others is to take a deep breath, roll your shoulders, move your neck about. Several times today. It feels good, and you all deserve to feel good.

  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 332 Member
    PW: 171.8
    CW: 172.2

    It's a small gain, but not the salt induced water weight I saw earlier in the week/last weekend!

    @jugar - Your one pan meal sounds a lot like the cooking I tend to do. My go to is always chicken and veggies, with the occasional serving of brown rice. Last night, since I was making it for my OH, too, it was chicken breast with frozen mixed veggies, and lime cilantro rice. I had mine with a little bit of a local, spicy, bbq sauce that I love.

    Today I am feeling tired, but confident that I will get through the day.
    I need to address a disagreement my husband and I had.
    I do not want to bowl poorly tonight.
    I absolutely will not drink beer at bowling tonight.
    I refuse to overthink things at work.
    My one piece of advice for myself is to remember that everything is going to work out how it is expected regardless of how much I want to overthink.
    My one tip for others is enjoy today because tomorrow isn't promised.
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 332 Member
    I know we have talked some in this group about self-control. It would be nice to have additional self-control with some things - like the ability to avoid ice cream! But, I found this article today that discusses the dark side of having self-control. It's an interesting read.

    https://hbr.org/2020/01/the-dark-side-of-self-control
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Well that was a good Wednesday! I got over my lazy feelings, but still had some nice down time. I got outside, got out of breath, rode Jasper (who was on the teenage idiocy spectrum today...), tried CARs (more on this below), practiced without wanting to throw my flute through the window, and kept the intake nice and reasonable.

    CARs are Controlled Articular Rotations - something my trainer is recommending. It takes each joint of the body and has a specific way to put it through all of its movements, going to your limits without using other parts of the body to help. I hope it will help encroaching arthrosis in my right shoulder and keep my feet from being stupid. The toe ones are really hard! It is supposed to help increase the thoroughness of the synovial fluid so that the cartilage is well taken care of and the joint remains mobile even as we age and have a harder time with that. It feels good, in any case! And way cheaper than trying cars :smiley:

    @MaddawgMadsen That article on self-control looks interesting - without a subscription it is not possible to read the whole thing, but even the summary offers some food for thought. Dark side indeed - I am sure we all know some people who are so sewed up and in control that it is easy to see that they are missing out on some things. I think having a certain amount of it is great, but it can engender fear of change, not to mention of failure or the important ways we mess up to learn things. So ice cream still has a place in this world, even though it can be hard to put away for another day!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    lauren_989 wrote: »
    Rough day today for me. I had my book club and ended up having a glass of wine. Then I ate 2 cookies that were not on the plan today. I overslept and didn't get my exercise in. Then during lunch when I was going to go for a walk, I stepped outside, it was windy and just thought f it. So not in the right spot mentally. I am pmsing and think that may have had something to do with it.

    @jugar I am glad you had a good day! How do you exercise a toe?

    Big hugs to you @lauren_989 !! There are days... Toes? Things like lifting just the big one, then just the 2nd, etc. And then doing a thing like drumming your fingers, only it's your toes. Or spreading them all out and back (that one isn't too bad!) My toes are seriously klutzy, but I'm going to see if they get more with it!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    OK - here's the line up through Thursday :smiley: Keep 'em coming -

    @lindamartin27
    @strong_fit_ells
    @ashleycarole86
    @bowens1973
    @eggfreak

    Thanks!
  • Kali225
    Kali225 Posts: 720 Member
    ^^ same thing on my walk this evening - stepped outside and realized it had just started raining and wind was picking up. totally threw in the towel then and there. vegged out for the night with dinner. :/ try again tomorrow!
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,326 Member
    Username ashleycarole86
    Thursday weigh-in

    PW 243.4
    CW 243.6
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 332 Member
    @ashleycarole86 - Monday, March 18: 7,163 steps, 45 minutes of spin, league bowling - 3 games
    Tuesday, March 19: 6,380 steps (CrossFit was canceled because I was the only person in the class :'( )
    Wednesday, March 20: 7,262 steps, league bowling - 3 games

    So far, I have done an hour of CrossFit today and have 3,044 steps (halfway to my goal) and it's only 11am. Also, I've had 48ish ounces of water. Today is going to be a good day.
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 332 Member
    @lauren_989, @Kali225, and @ashleycarole86 - yesterday was rough for sure! Between the weather, season (spring, but still feeling a little like winter), time of the month, and many other factors, it was a day that was survived, not thriving. I even slept through my spin class and drank beer at bowling because I didn't have the willpower to do better yesterday and I don't know why. I hope today is better for all of you! You're all amazing women!
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