December 6th - December 12th: What will your commitment be?
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I'm so sorry for your loss. That's one of my worst fears. It happens all too often, the loss of one of our children in accidents. Really losing anyone is beyond words. Take care of yourself and check back in when you're up to it. Blessings and warm wishes to all!0
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livingyoung28 wrote: »Good morning all,
Its been a few days since I checked in....This week I'm asking everyone to say a prayer for my sister in California, her 25 year old son was killed in a car accident last Sunday morning. My husband and I are off to California for a few days to attend funeral and support my sister. Just so sad, no words...........so my goal this week is to just to love on my family. I wish you all a great week with your goals and I'll be back next week....
Praying for your sister, your whole family and for safe travel. So sorry for this terrible loss.0 -
Oh, @livingyoung28 -- I am so very sorry. I can not even fathom.
My heart goes out to your sister and her entire family. You all will be in my thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself and we'll be here. (((((big hugs)))) 0 -
irishsungirl wrote: »Looks like a lot of good support going on here! Nice, very nice! My week is going to be about staying on track. It's getting real now after 7 days of being on the path and all sorts of distractions and negative thinkings are trying to unhorse me. I won't have it! I'm staying on my horse and we are going to ride out this week!
Stay strong! I got bucked off the horse the other day, lol, but all we can do is get back up and keep on it. What is it? Supposedly 21 days to make a habit?
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Oh no! That's terrible. @livingyoung28 I wish you strength to help your family deal with this loss. Thoughts of support and compassion to you and your family.0
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I had a pretty bad day today, and had to physically stop myself from eating the rest of my advent calendar chocolate (because I don't have any other treats in the house).
Hang in there, Allie. One bad day will not erase the progress we make; it's when we let it turn into several bad days -- to several bad weeks, etc. I have to remind myself of that daily.0 -
@livingyoung28 That is so awful, I am only 24 and I know that I haven't reached my potential yet, and I imagine her son too had so much more left to do and see, to have it so suddenly be taken away.
My thoughts are with you and your family.0 -
I had a pretty bad day today, and had to physically stop myself from eating the rest of my advent calendar chocolate (because I don't have any other treats in the house).
Hang in there, Allie. One bad day will not erase the progress we make; it's when we let it turn into several bad days -- to several bad weeks, etc. I have to remind myself of that daily.
If you are having a bad down day, it is so easy to turn to food. But it turns into an endless cycle, because I am now unhappy with my fitness level, I don't feel like myself anymore! 21 days to break a habit (although that 21 days does include Christmas you know!!)
On an unrelated note, I attempted to go the gym yesterday. I say attempted because the city I am in has the worst road system ever, and after 2 hours (where I was soooo close to the car park but so far away) I ended up on the road home. Not on purpose! I think that 2 hours navigating busy traffic and impossible road systems is enough for anyone surely. Next time I am going to do star jumps in my room to get some exercise I think!0 -
@livingyoung28 - I am so, so sorry for your loss. Please travel safe. Keep us posted.0
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@livingyoung28 Always family first but if you need to turn to us for support we will all be here for you.0
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@livingyoung28 My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Take care as you travel.0
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I have completed my cookie contract making about 14 dozen cookies and only eating about a cookie worth of cookie dough and no actual cookies. Plus, I logged it. A year ago, it would have been "One for you, and one for me. One for you, and one for me."0
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And if I was there last year I would have gladly taken the one for me, every batch!
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So I was having a good day...until the school secretary confused me for a colleague who is 8 months pregnant. I guess I should have second-guessed my decision to wear a chunky white sweater today.
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Allie -- omg, how frustrating! What city do you live in? Sounds like a nightmare!
Olga -- wtg, with the cookies! Freshly baked cookies are not easy to resist!! Good job!
Trish, I'm *sure* it was the sweater and maybe you have a similar haircut or something! You look wonderful. Chunky / oversized clothes can have that effect. I know because I wear them all the time to hide my stomach! lol!
LivingYoung28-- Thinking of you and your family!
How is everyone doing today? Another day down on the treadmill today. I upped my speed and am feeling more fit and less winded!0 -
Aside from #sweatergate2015, I am doing well. I have worked out for four straight mornings in a row and going for my fifth tomorrow morning. I am out and about on Saturday and baking/cooking Sunday, so I wanted to make sure I got in a decent amount of exercise this week. My food choices are good too.0
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Trish, great job on getting your exercise done! I doubled my walk today because I know I am going to overeat tomorrow...Lunch out with one friend and dinner out with two other friends.0
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I live in Edinburgh and London, but I've had to move up to Aberdeen to work on client site, and it seems like I'll be here foreverrrrrrr!
At least I get to work from home on Fridays, which is why I currently haven't left my bed (which also means my diet is going well today because I haven't made it to the kitchen as of yet)0 -
So I didn't make it to the gym this morning. I woke up with a headache (from taking a sleep aid last night) and my thighs still hurting from Wednesday's leg day. So I decided to listen to my body and sleep in a little more today. On the plus side, today is exactly 6 months since I started consistently logging with MFP!
Happy Friday everyone! I hope your weekend is great. 0 -
Yesterday was rough, but really not that bad. Had some low energy and felt weak. I took it as a sign to ease up and did not do my normal hike. But I ate fairly normal and then didn't meet my calorie goal because I didn't exercise. Small sigh of frustration.
But then a sweet little miracle - I logged in to MFP and my Fitbit and you know what today everything was set back to zero! Such a nice little reminder that every day is a chance to start clean. And I woke up with my normal energy and strength and got right back to my routine.
Hope y'all have a great weekend!0 -
Just been watching this film called Fat Sick & Nearly Dead on Netflix, has anybody watched it?
It is making me want to try a juice fast!0 -
@AllieUK - I have seen the movie as well and it's a good one. Netflix has some great food and health related documentaries. I find them very fascinating. "Fed Up" is one of my favorites. It is important to remember, however, to take it all with a grain of salt. Each one of these documentaries has a bias of some kind.
Adding pressed vegetable juices to your regular diet isn't a bad idea but it isn't feasible long term. You really shouldn't juice fruit because you are only getting the sugar and not the fiber from the fruit. If you want to add it for the nutritional benefits, i.e. vitamins and minerals, it's not a bad idea. I know I am guilty of not getting enough fresh veggies in my diet. It took me a loooong time to learn there is no other method for long term, sustainable weight loss other than CICO - calories in v. calories out. Oh how I wish I could go back and tell myself that...I would have saved a ton of money in fad diets, fasts, and products.0 -
Walked a ton yesterday with my husband. Doing well with food choices. Pre-planning is making a big difference.0
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Hi everyone, will check back later. Heading to lunch and need to stay strong. Sometimes it's hard when there are so many delicious things on the menu!
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Eating out is hard, especially when I have my favorites on the menu. Today I went over my calorie limit (ate out for lunch and dinner) but was nowhere near the 3-4 thousand I used to pack in.0
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What is everyone doing this weekend?
We are heading to Napa today with my brother in law and some friends. Tomorrow I am planning on baking homemade gingersnap cookies for my Secret Pal at work.0 -
@MrsVelapanur I'm avoiding doing some online training for my job...So I'm cleaning my garage this morning. I'll probably get to the training tomorrow afternoon...maybe.0
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Hi, everyone. I did OK eating out yesterday, but I'm going to make a real effort this week to eat as cleanly as I can since I know next week will probably involve too many treats. Allie, I have watched that documentary and it was pretty inspiring to see how quickly the health benefits kicked in. I know, for myself, that would not be something I could stick to, but every now and then I try to have a day or two where I just eat raw fruits / veggies and I usually feel much better afterwards!
Trish, have fun at Napa! I have gingersnaps sitting in my cupboard right now -- Matt's favorite and thankfully it's one of the few kinds of cookies I'm not wild about, so I stay away! LOL
Olga, good luck cleaning the garage! Ours is in need of that, too. I buy way too much online so we have piles of cardboard boxes that need to be cut down. :P
Alright, off to get on the treadmill to fulfill my commitment for the week! I'm going to up the speed a bit today and see how it goes.0 -
I had a great end to a good week. Got in 11 training sessions (goal was 10) even though I added an extra rest day due to exhaustion. Ate ok, but not brilliantly. Scale dropped back to my previous low (I avoided scale for most if the week as I was obsessing!) And totally rocked the cost at the party. Got loads of compliments, which are continuing with all the photos on Facebook. The best was one of the guys I so BJJ with, walked past me at the beginning of the evening and said hi as he went by. Then he stopped and turned around and came over to get me properly (hug) and say how great I looked. The expression on his face as he turned when he realised it was me, dressed like I was, was classic!0
