Easter Misfit Losers' chatting station
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hi everyone,
Janice, no sweat about the diary. I just am always curious about the combination of foods that people eat when actually losing weight. I have learned so much over the last 5 months about the whole macro thing.
Barbie, I make zoodles with my vegetti(from bed bath and beyond). it is a spiralizer and you just lightly sauted the zucchini noodles, delicious.
we went into the city again last night for dinner to this southern BBQ place. it was really fun. we went with another couple who is actually having a party at the restaurant in September. it is the husbands 50th birthday. the food was ok, kind of hard to fully avoid carbs because they ordered cornbread, hush puppies and mac and cheese. I tried a tiny bit of each and split fish and veggie kebobs with my friend. they also ordered this crazy dessert, it was vanilla ice cream crusted with peanut brittle in a bailey's chocolate sauce. I had a bite but if I wasn't careful, could have polished the whole thing off, I love that kind of stuff. I put my fork down and waited for my treat until we got home! hoping to just BBQ at home tonight:)
going for a walk with hubby. need to take advantage of our time because it is coming to an end:)
Stephanie0 -
Hi Misfits!
I'm back!
Cambodia and Siem Reap was fab so much walking!!!
I will hop in the scales in the morning and give you an update, but for now I need sleep as I have an action packed day at work tomorrow!
Keep up the good work folks
Faye
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Good Sunday afternoon./ Well I did it again. Lost my balance and fell backwards. Did not hurt me . But this is twice in two weeks I have fallen. Got to figure out how I can prevent it. I fell over backwards so did not reinjured my knees and legs. Now way pass lunch time so better go prepare something.
Marie0 -
Marie-So sorry you fell again, what do you think is causing it, by any chance is your sugar going low, my son and sister have diabetes and I have had to be aware of the problems that can occur.
Stephanie -We're good, sounds like a great weekend with your husband.
Faye-I hope the scale gives you a good surprise, and you have a loss while away.
Gotta go. Janice0 -
You need to be careful Marie. Luckily you didn't get hurt but it is just a matter of time....... Maybe you should bring this up to your doctor.......
So I was MIA yesterday. I felt like I had been run over by a Mack truck. We had a Blueberry Arts Festival yesterday. It is an arts fair that has booth with all kinds of different things from coffee fundraiser for our local swim team to homemade jams and jewelry and artwork photographs wooden bowls ceramics soaps etc. My day started at 645. I had to help haul equipment for a paintball set up. It had a wall tent minus the walls. Netting to keep the paintballs in the area. Targets and some shooting tables. I finished hauling gear and went home and cooked corned beef hash for some friends that stayed overnight at my house. Took Iris to her soccer game. Came home and ditched the car caught the bus and rode it downtown to where I helped with the paintball booth. We had bbq teriyaki pork sticks for lunch. Then I helped man the Girl Scout booth for an hour and a half so the local GS bigwig could hit the bathroom and get some food and see what there was that was offered. We caught the bus home in time to grab the truck and go back downtown to help haul the paintball stuff back to its home. We finished at 645 that evening. We went to a "greasy spoon" for dinner because we were way to tired to do anything else. I hurt so bad last night that even my pain pills did nothing. So needless to say this morning I was wasted. I woke up at 615 let the dog out and rolled over and went back to sleep. Iris was awake watching cartoons so she let the dog back in. He crawled back into bed with me and slept until I rolled over on him at 845. He left me for Shaundra and I went back to sleep until 945. I finally emerged from my bed at 1030 only because I was hungry. My girls had to fend for themselves for breakfast. And today we went down to the cruise ships where Shaundra was invited along with some of her fellow ballerinas to have a dance seminar on the Celebrity Solstice. It was a 2 1/2 hour session. They danced for an hour and the rest of the time was a tour of the ship. We walked 2 1/4 miles on that ship. My legs are dead tonight. I'm hoping I feel decent tomorrow.
Esther0 -
Happy Monday, Friends! Wow, so much has been going on here since I last posted!
Esther, you have such a super busy life, I would be exhausted all the time. It's so hard to rest when we have young, active kids. Just do your best to have a little quiet time just for you each day. Hoping your pain eases up and that the annoying feelings from the brace diminish. Also hoping the surgery to finally help with your knees is sooner rather than later. I can imagine how weary you are from the constant discomfort.
Marie, I wonder if you are losing your balance due to decreased cardiac output from the CHF? I think a visit to your cardiologist would be a good idea. Be sure to stand very slowly to allow the blood to get back to your brain before walking away from the item you were sitting on. Do you have a walker to help you balance? The kind with a seat may be beneficial as you could sit when you start to feel dizzy. *HUGS*
We had a crazily busy Saturday and Sunday 1.5 hours away each day and evening at our son's house! We are meeting ourselves coming and going. I spent 9 hours Sat and 7 hours Sun with an extended paint roller in my hands painting 5 rooms (including ceilings ugh!) and two hugely tall stair case walls and ceilings. Never sat down once. Super UGH! I also spent some time Sun power sanding the spackle on the new wall sections and other spackled wall areas! Whew
My arms, neck and back are so overworked and tonight is gym (probably arms/back/or chest!). I did well eating on plan. Next weekend is moving Josh & Jen so lots of heavy lifting and gobs of stairs at the apartment complex and in the new townhouse. I'm certainly getting plenty of exercise these days!
Hoping for a loss in weight the very near future. With my waist feeling larger and my pants tighter there, I am choosing to cut out a few of the items on the meal plan they created for me. I will do this for one week and see how I feel and then ask them to make the changes on my plan. I simply cannot have my clothes get any tighter for the sake of eating more. It's just too uncomfortable and they are cutting into my abdomen. It's a work in progress to see what works.
Tonight after the gym, grocery shopping, and making/eating supper I plan to start cleaning off each of the swing set pieces. I need to do that before I can restain them and then repair some of the wood. We need to get that up for the grandbabies. Not having any weekend time at home for 3 weeks makes us get so far behind on our millions of projects and chores. My poor garden is being neglected and I gave away all our cucumbers as I have no time to make them into pickles. Hoping to roast beets sometime soon to make pickled and non-pickled beets and can them for the year.
Hello to each of you and I hope it's a great week for all of us
Becky0 -
Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Monday!
Marie.. I agree with Esther..time to see a doc ASAP! Glad you are not hurt and hope we hear from you soon.
Esther..get some rest; if you don't, your body will continue to hurt.
Janice, Steph, Faye..good to see you guys!
Today begins my cut. Officially, I gained 4.4 pounds in the 2 months of diet break. Today showed more than that because we ate out yesterday and that included a ton of sodium! I am going to zigzag calories...5 low days and 2 high with the high days on the days I workout with trainer followed by cardio. My other days will be cardio but not as long or as intense. I think the stress on my body and lack of recovery may be one reason I'm so tired. We'll see.
Make it a great day, losers! Stay strong!
Connie0 -
good morning ladies,
oh no marie!! I agree with connie, ester and becky, go to the doc! you are lucky you are ok but could have been so bad, go get checked out!! we need you up and running
ester, that sounds like quite a weekend! while I am missing my kids, I am thoroughly enjoying being on our own schedule. although, a greasy spoon is always good once in a while
becky, hang in there! I don't know if I would eliminate or else you may throw of your macros. I might eat half a portion instead of the whole and see how that goes? there is actually a reason they have you eat certain % of c/p/f. it took me about a month to get use to the new regime when I started
connie, sounds like a great plan, wishing you all of the success. for me, it just needs to be doable and I need to feel satisfied with what I eat so I don't have a binge. I am feeling a need for a planned cheat soon. it has been a while and it might be beneficial. thinking dairy queen some time this week? it is my daughter birthday next week, so maybe I should wait as I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunity.
faye, sounds like an awesome trip!
Janice,
although I have a way to go, I am feeling like I have made some progress over the summer and hoping to stay on track. I can't believe how quickly summer has flown by! have a great day!
stephanie0 -
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Good morning misfits,
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
-Marie, Please be careful!!! Maybe you need to use some sort of assistance with walking
until you find out what is causing you to fall.
-Connie, Hope you will begin to see friendly scales soon.
To everyone else hope you are doing well.
Nancy0 -
good morning friends
Just had my oatmeal breakfast
No luck in getting Jerry to cook for me. I may have to resort to TV dinners Look likes it is p to me to cook my own meals. its terrible to grow old and not be able to do what you always done. But I will manage somehow
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Connie-Thats not bad after taking break to only be up 4.4 lbs, I hope your body cooperates with you since you gave it a rest.
Stephanie-Summer has flown, heck this whole year has. School starts around here in 9 days, which is fine but the bus stop is right in front of my house and throughout the day, there are 6 times it comes thru, and its always backing up to go forward and noisey and in my way alot.
Nancy and Cristina-I hope all is well with you.
Marie-Do you cook in the crockpot, they are handy, and easy. On the tv dinners I eat Lean Cuisine occassionally for lunch, but I have had some weight watchers before and they're okay.
After this weekend the scale was up alittle after the mexican and homemade pizza made with chicken , lite sausage, lite ranch, bacon bits, pic di gio, and italian seasonings. Hopefully its mainly sodium.
Have a good day everyone. Janice
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Marie- You may want to make your traditional beans, some hard boiled eggs, some greens you like etc. and put them into mason jars. I've been prepping this way since December and it's really helped get me through the times when I don't have the energy or focus or time to cook. It's all measured out with nutrients/calories I need. Things last a bit longer this way too and can be heated if needed. Shame to not get a little more help at home, but we do what we gotta do sometimes.
Connie- You're ready for the next stage. I'm excited to see the steady movement again, now that you've reset your body.
Becky & Esther you both just blow me away with the activity, amazing how much you guys are doing all.the.time!
Faye - Travel is something I've never really got around to, although those areas always look so beautiful. I have a colleague going to Thailand and India this November, so excited for her. I'm going to do a small trip to New Orleans, going to be tricky to stay on track there food wise.
So many people... I'm reading along, every word, promise.
One of my weight loss friends ran a 31k in 4 hrs 40 mins this weekend. In Arizona. He's already lost 116 pounds and just continues to amaze me what he is doing with his body! I'm not ready for that.
Tomorrow is an official weigh in day for me and I have a book on the way to help me get started with core work. I'm hoping to take myself to MY next level. I really want to be "Fit by 50."0 -
It would not let me post earlier. no comments today Eyes are tired. But did want to check in on you gals.
I had a good day today. unusally here lately
Marie.0 -
So I have a burning question of the day........ Once again I was gone for almost 11 hours today. Why are we called Stay-At-Home Moms?
Esther
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Today I dropped Shaundra and her friend at ballet and the friends sister at work at 9. Took Iris to the pool for swimming lessons. Ran home and made lunch. Took Iris to the theater for final week at noon. Went back to ballet studio for the older girls. Took them to the theater and I was there working on costumes until 520 when I came home to grab Iris and take her to soccer practice. After practice I stopped at the grocery store for a few things. I got home just after 7 pm. I left the house at 830 this morning. Why does my leg hurt and why am I so tired? And just when exactly do I stay home? And to top it off.......that is the rest of my week too. Not just today. But the kids are doing great with their production of Beauty and the Beast. They are sounding great. It will be worth the work.
Esther0 -
Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Tuesday!
Marie..glad you had a good day and hope you are feeling better.
Eninad..you have such a refreshing attitude about this process! It so helps when we realize that our level is different from others.
Janice..I am so happy it was only 4.4 pounds, too, and hope that my body will cooperate this time around.
Nancy..how are you doing?
Esther..you are so busy!
Steph..yes, the summer has flown by! I am looking forward to fall!
Cristina...HI!!
Becky..when will it slow down for you so you can get back to your routine?
Yesterday was a good day. I managed to eat exactly what was on my menu, drank plenty of water, had a light morning exercise session, and spent a good bit of the overnight getting rid of a lot of water weight! It feels great to have order return in my life!
This morning I have had another light cardio session and need to get breakfast now. Make it a great day, losers! Stay strong!
Connie
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How's everyone today?
I'm still super busy at work with auditors!
In-laws have gone home and I'm on count down to when my mum comes to visit 36 days!
Faye
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@Eninad - traveling is one of my favorite past times - probably explains why I've been in Singapore for the past 3 and a bit years ;-)
I would love to work and live in the US maybe that will be on my list next!! It will definitely be a lot nearer for family to visit
Faye
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good morning ladies,
marie, good to here you feel better!!
connie, sounds like you are off to terrific start. i actually love the feeling of losing the water weight through out the night. there is something wrong with that
eninad, i hope the scale tells you what you want today, but if not i know you will get there. just need to stay with the program!
nancy and Christina, good to see you!!
faye, hope going back to work goes smoothly. always challenging after a good vacation.
ester, that is a really good question
have a good day everyone!
Stephanie0 -
The scale whispered sweet nothing into my ear today. "Eninad you have just earned a ticket to ONDERLAND."
Yea! 198.8, I am never leaving numbers that start with "1".
I should get my strength book today and will take the next actions to continue the drop. 60 more to go before maintenance.
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The scale whispered sweet nothing into my ear today. "Eninad you have just earned a ticket to ONDERLAND."
Yea! 198.8, I am never leaving numbers that start with "1".
I should get my strength book today and will take the next actions to continue the drop. 60 more to go before maintenance.
Conraduations Eninsd So happy for you.
marie
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Eninad-Congratulations on reaching onderland, I took a picture of my weighing when I reached onderland. It is a special day for you, you should be proud of yourself for all of your hard work. Janice0
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Eninad, Congratulations!!! Onederland all the way, Baby!
Connie, Next weekend is the moving and then the next two weekends are Emily's 1st bday party and then Joseph's 3rd bday party! After that, school gets back into full swing and my schedule during the week will really ramp up. However, the weekends should be ours for a little while
I sent my coach an email asking her about cutting calories or carbs just for a few weeks to allow for a some loss in my overall weight. I know I'm losing fat and gaining muscle, but I need to be down in general to keep fitting my clothes!
Not sure what she'll have to say... We shall see!
Esther, post some pics of the girls in their costumes for Beauty and the Beast! Such fun when our kids are young and still at home. I miss those days and family dinner time
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@Eninad..that has got to be the most wonderful achievement ever!! Congrats!0
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-Eninad, That is great news!!! So happy for you.
I am so ready for cooler weather. Tired of feeling
like my hands are swollen!!!
Hope everyone is doing good. My stats are not changing and I am not too happy about that.
Tired of exercise and no results!!!
Have a good evening.
Nancy0 -
Hello from beautiful NW Washington where the poodles are much happier with the cooler weather and want to walk even more than usual. Barbie 0 -
Hello, ladies! I miss you all! I haven't read everything but skimmed the last two pages a little. @Eninad CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Marie, Lean Cuisines are pretty tasty, and they have some good meat-free options. I've had a few Smart One's meals lately too that were good, also meat-free.
I hope everyone is doing well! Staying cool and keeping active, I hope.
I'm drowning in homework these days, College Mathematics is pulling me under the deep end. They doubled up the course for it, we have an online version to do and a written/paper version to do. It's way too much and it's killing any momentum I might have started with. I want to focus on the studies I'm there for, and not so much math, but that's not the way they're doing things. And there's so much "busy work" and trick questions in everything, it's crazy.
We were supposed to having closing on our house tomorrow, but due to the bank requiring the septic be the image of perfection, we were pushed past our date, and now our loan application is expired and we'll be doing it allll over again. Not sure when the next closing date will be.
My husband and I will be going to Tennessee with my sister and brother-in-law this weekend, so that will be a lot of fun!
I haven't lost any more weight, I've actually gained a pound or two. My eating has been hit-and-miss lately, and I've changed my workout to just P90X instead of all the running, etc. I may not be getting thinner but I think I'm gaining some muscle(not weight-wise, but visually), which makes me happy. I look forward to getting the keys to our house, because if I'm distracted and kept busy(moving), I forget to eat. Haha. Or atleast I'll be burning some extra calories.
Have a happy hump-day!!!
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Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Wednesday!
Ray...so good to see you! Enjoy your visit with your sis!
Becky..hang in there! I feel your pain.
Nancy..never give up!
Marie..hope you are doing okay.
Faye..it has to be exciting living in another country. I've lived two military tours in Germany years ago. Both children were born there.
Barbie..I will be glad when it cools off and I'm sure Cooper will be glad, too.
I'm just peeking in before going to the gym. The scale shows a few pounds of water weight gone and that's good news.
I'll check back later.
Stay strong!
Connie0
