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  • Michaela_LaGata
    Michaela_LaGata Posts: 131 Member
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    I'm trying to push back to the on-demand plentiful food culture that most of us experience. It wasn't always this way and that is how we get in trouble. Especially with prompts to eat That we observe around us, including on screens.

    I hope everybody has a good and healthful weekend.
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 7,979 Member
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    In the merry, merry month of May I took 31 walks! Yay!

    Total for month 44.2 by bike 🚴, 140 miles walking 🚶‍♀️ 32 more miles than last month.

    @MadisonMolly2017 Wonderful that you you’ve increased your average! Brava!

    @Michaela_LaGata - so good to hear you trip went well! So true - backin the day, someone had to make the cookies or cake, so they were a rare treat.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,349 Member
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    Potted Bio - 2024
    Terri: Female; 77; living in Northern Ireland; married 57 years; 2 daughters, 3 adult grands; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age, life-long learning charity)SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
    In maintenance: August 2017
    LW: 131.2 (December 2022)
    GW: 130 < 140
    Moving forward ……
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    🌼🌺🪺 May 2024 🪺🌺🌼
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    I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit

    Habits keep me going when motivation flags.

    Review of May:
    I am happy with my progress in may. Despite the stress of resetting my devices, I did not abandon my Solid Habits and stayed on track. I have stopped the upward creep and am now hoping to redress the balance.

    This month I will …..
    May Focus: I have noticed a modicum of creep up in my weight, so need to be more mindful of food choices, especially snacking.
    Making small changes in food choices.
    In May I am …..
    … swapping chocolate based snacks for less calorific alternatives. 💐no chocolate 😔 mostly no chocolate (1 small indulgence allowed)
    To help me do this I am …..
    … logging my food first thing each morning and sticking to the plan
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    Other steps
    … leaving my weekly chocolate bars off my shopping list
    … putting all chocolate based snacks out of sight
    … having less calorific choices easily available
    By the end of May I will …..
    … have become more selective in my choices.
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    The end of the month has been quite fraught. I got locked out of my iPhone and iPad, and eventually had to do a factory reset. Only just got my iPhone reset on 27th. 😵‍💫 Still recovering data. Quite pleased that I didn’t go off the rails like I would have done in the past.

    📌Consolidating Solid Habits
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    Great Oaks from little acorns grow!
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    Daily Solid Habits:
    (Developed over time)
    💎Right This Minute: Anti procrastination strategy
    💎Just DO it!!!
    Morning Routines:
    💎Daily Meditation
    💎Walk/Make beds/Shiny Sinks
    💎Post Sole Mates steps
    💎Weigh 130 < 140/log
    💎Monitor %age Fat/Muscle
    💎Log CI<CO/Balance macros
    💎Herbal tea/supplements
    💎Self care
    💎Quality time with DH
    💎Ablutions/dress/Shiny sinks
    💎Breakfast
    In between:
    💎Intentional exercise > 60 minutes
    💎Cardio > 5500 steps
    💎Strength > 15 minutes
    💎Flex > 15 minutes
    💎Active hours > 6
    💎Zone minutes > 150 (per week)
    💎Declutter > 15 minutes
    💎Daily chores
    💎paint/draw/write/read
    💎Craft/crochet
    💎General chores
    💎Gardening
    💎jigsaw/puzzles/TV favourites
    💎Meet with friends
    💎Quality family time
    Evening Routines:
    💎Sole Mates evening reminder
    💎JGM10Ds/JFT/UAC/Hogwarts
    💎Close Fitbit rings/Zone minutes
    💎Building Healthy Habits
    💎Duolingo Latin
    💎Update Women over 50
    💎Clutter Sweep
    YOU are worth the effort!

    🧝🏻‍♀️Terri 🕊️
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    Yesterday June 1
    In bed by 12 - yes, slept well.
    Eat healthy - yes
    Prelog - partially
    Move - yes.

    Went to my initial evaluation at PT Friday. She said my body is definitely salvageable. She said I need a good massage, so I will do that this week.

    Yesterday I did some meal planning and made out a list. Today I shopped and I'm prepping. Should be good for a week.

    I had forgotten about the 15 minute declutter and my house shows it. I decluttered 1 room yesterday. No idea how long it took, but it was easy. The hard part was just to decide. Start. Anyway I'm adding that one daily.

    Michaela, I can't believe you went on vacation and only had one dessert.! Kudos.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
    edited June 3
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    June 2

    In bed by 12. About 12:05. Not great sleep.
    Eat healthy. Healthy food, yes. Only about 500 calories, so no.
    Prelog. Yes.
    Move. Some.
    Declutter. No.

    PT today. It was easier.

    Finished my food prep about 10pm. Very tired, but a packed fridge. All healthy. Mostly low cal. No time or energy for exercise.

    Tonight is first water aerobics of the season. I'm excited!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed by 12. Yes. Slept 1 hour.
    Eat healthy. Yes, until 1 am. Then no, definitely not.
    Prelog. Yes.
    Move. Yes.
    Declutter. No. Need to just do it!
    No water aerobics last night. Problem with the pool.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed at 11:30
    Ate healthy
    Prelogged
    Moved - water aerobics
    Declutter- guess I'm really going to have to work on this one. I thought it would be so easy.

    Water aerobics and pt tomorrow.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed by 11.
    Ate healthy
    Prelogged
    Not much movement
    No declutter

    Today will be better!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed about 11
    Ate mostly healthy
    Prelogged
    Water aerobics and physical therapy
    No declutter

    Woke up at 1am hungry again. Have to stop this now! Can't let it become a habit! At least I ate healthier this time.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed by 11, took 2 aspirin
    No, not healthy, not terrible. Wendy's
    Prelogged
    No movement
    No declutter

    Slept well and long. Feel better today than usual.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
    edited June 10
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    In bed early
    Ate Kinda healthy
    Prelogged
    Worked in the yard
    No declutter

    Slept pretty well
  • Michaela_LaGata
    Michaela_LaGata Posts: 131 Member
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    Headed to bed soon, but I have five more minutes to get my exercise in then I'm done. Great walk in the last remaining sunlight over the mountains tonight. I love summer evenings.

    I'm not big on sweets, but I do love so-called healthy whole-grain carbs.
    I just like healthy food. And I want to eat too much but with my intermittent fasting and my tool for fasting on my phone I'm doing better and also using mindfulness and distinguishing mouth hunger from true physiological hunger. Getting all that FOOD noise out of my head Through an adaptation of mindfulness-- and Learning to urge surf- It's just a thought it's just a desire I don't On it. And I already satisfied my nutrition needs for today.
  • Michaela_LaGata
    Michaela_LaGata Posts: 131 Member
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    Sorry all I had trouble seeing the end of my comment above. I'm trying to say urges are just thoughts and feelings about wanting food. I don't have to act on it. I have some tools and strategies to mitigate it. Now I have to strengthen those tools and strategies because they don't get strong or become internalized by themselves.

    Good night wherever you are and sweet dreams🌌🌙
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    Just barely in bed by 12
    Ate healthy, still hungry, ate bad.
    Prelogged
    Didn't move.
    Vacuumed

    Slept well
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,117 Member
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    Corina1143 wrote: »
    Just barely in bed by 12
    Ate healthy, still hungry, ate bad.
    Prelogged
    Didn't move.
    Vacuumed

    Slept well

    Hi @Corina1143
    You are doing great. Your self-honesty will get you to your goals!

    I wanted to say that when I “eat bad” I actually feel “hungrier” - mostly mouth hunger not true hunger. True hunger - you will eat cottage cheese or a salt-free cracker etc because you are HUNGRY! Mouth hungry - if you tune in- wants salt or crunch or creamy (fat) or the sugar hit. And here’s the kicker …at least for me…salty foods, sugary foods, fatty foods make me want more of them.

    You are doing great!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    Corina1143 wrote: »
    Just barely in bed by 12
    Ate healthy, still hungry, ate bad.
    Prelogged
    Didn't move.
    Vacuumed

    Slept well

    Hi @Corina1143
    You are doing great. Your self-honesty will get you to your goals!

    I wanted to say that when I “eat bad” I actually feel “hungrier” - mostly mouth hunger not true hunger. True hunger - you will eat cottage cheese or a salt-free cracker etc because you are HUNGRY! Mouth hungry - if you tune in- wants salt or crunch or creamy (fat) or the sugar hit. And here’s the kicker …at least for me…salty foods, sugary foods, fatty foods make me want more of them.

    You are doing great!

    Thanks for the encouragement. I really need it right now. Just coasting for a while.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed by 11
    Ate healthy
    Prelogged
    Water aerobics 1 hour
    No declutter
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed by 11
    No! I didn't eat anything healthy all day! Better today
    Didn't prelog
    Water aerobics 2 hours.
    Decluttered! A victory!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,106 Member
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    In bed by 11.
    Ate healthy-ish
    Prelogged halfway
    Water aerobics
    Way too tired to do anything else
    Off to prelog
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,117 Member
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    Corina1143 wrote: »
    In bed by 11
    Ate healthy
    Prelogged
    Water aerobics 1 hour
    No declutter

    GREAT Job!!

    In bed by 11
    No! I didn't eat anything healthy all day! Better today
    Didn't prelog
    Water aerobics 2 hours.
    Decluttered! A victory!

    Great job with your exercise!! And decluttering !!



    In bed by 11.
    Ate healthy-ish
    Prelogged halfway
    Water aerobics
    Way too tired to do anything else
    Off to prelog

    Great job @Corina1143 !!

    #NeverGiveUp!

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