OMG Ladies ~ FIT - Fiber, Increase Metabolism & Treat Ourselves Kindly - 2016 Challenges

bertevans wrote: »

Good Morning, All....Today is a day for church staff evaluations. Most of them will be good; however, there is one I'm not looking forward to. My minister and I don't see eye to eye of this person. She makes too many mistakes, but he overlooks them. Hmmm Surgery is Wednesday. Have a great day everyone. Breakfast is tracked!!!!!!

My personal goal: DRINK WATER, EAT LESS.

Bert

It sounds like you are planning to surgically remove this person from your life....

Patti - peanut butter used to be on my "never eat" list because of the fat, but its SO GOOD! and satisfying too!

Diane - yes, you can put in recipes. Its actually not too hard, it just takes some patience.

Janet - great success story! its amazing how easy it is to gain a bit!

Karla - I love scrabble. its one game that I can consistently smoke my husband. (thank you words with friends!)

Bert - good luck with surgery!

Cindy - port roast sounds delish! braving the scale after the holidays was really hard!!

So, got some laundry to do and then off to the gym: lifting and yoga. Hope everyone has a great tuesday!

Hello and nice to see you all here this morning,
Just makes me smile to see all the postings and how positive everyone is. Love welcoming new friends and welcoming home some we have missed.

Heading to Mom's, we have lots to catch up on. Haven't seen her since Christmas day, but we have talked every few days. I am still feeling so very blessed to have her near me. Had a great idea in the shower, where I do my most creative thinking, and decided I am going to have a surprise birthday party for her. She will be 86 March 3rd and I remember her telling me she has never had a birthday party of her own. Has had group birthday parties over the years but not one that was just for her. I will probably have it here and will invite the family and my Yaya's. She has no friends here in town but I know she will just be over the moon to have a party just for her. I am all excited to put this together. Now need to come up with a great theme.

Better get running here but I will be back this afternoon

Patti

Ginny - what weightlifting program are you going to follow? You have accomplished so much already, but I think you will pleased with how weightlifting can help you get to your goal!

I went to the gym and got in a great workout...short treadmill to warm up, good lifting session and then yoga. Exercise makes it easier to meet the calorie goal.

Welcome Ginny, so nice you found us. We are a very friendly, non bashing, group. You have done amazing and I feel honored that you will share the last leg of your journey with us. I agree with Lisa about weight training and how it will help. I do TRX twice a week and it has really made a huge difference in my body, if I had my eating under control it would have helped with losing too, lol.

Paula, nice to see you back with us. Wish you didn't have to suffer so with the MS. Congrats on becoming a great aunt.

I am a 61 y/o retired Critical Care Nurse/Case Manager. Married with 3 adult children 46, 45 and 42. 4 grands 28, 24, 23 and 19. 2 greatgrands 6&7. 1 Great dane at home still, lol. Been on and off WW for years, gained and lost more than I care to admit and now have 30-40 to lose to get to my goal (haven't quite decided where I will land for maintenance). Have a cabin on the Ohio River and we travel quite a bit by motorcycle, some by RV and lots by car.

Back from a nice long visit with Mom. We never seem to run out of things to talk about. I kept thinking about her birthday party and how surprised and happy she will be. Now I need to get ready to be killed at the gym. Have not worked out in 2 weeks so will go at my own speed in TRX and not get caught up with how much ground I have lost. It's a new year, a new me and a new determination to get to goal and get there as a healthy, happy person.

Patti

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Even more new people! Welcome Ginny, we're sure glad to have you. Since we're doing introductions...

My name is Suzi and I live just outside Oklahoma City with Dave, my significant other and Laci, my aged, senile fox terrier. Dave and I have 3 grown girls between us 31, 24 and 23. I'm a lifelong Okie who has lived all but a few months of my life right here in Oklahoma County. I mostly retired from a 38 year career in banking last March and we've picked up the travel schedule. We have a small lake home in south central OK and spend quite a bit of time there - especially spring through fall. When we're not home or at the lake, we travel in our small RV. My favorite things are gardening at home and photography when traveling.

Up until about age 38, when I took up eating M&M's to console myself while going through a bad divorce, I was "yardstick with feet" skinny and very athletic. I joined WW and achieved goal weight and lifetime status in 2007, losing approximately 50 pounds and kept it off for about 4 years. A 6-month course of anti-depressants following my Dad's death in 2010 helped me cope with grief, but also helped me resume emotional eating and not caring about the consequences. I've taken turns at sincerely trying to lose and fooling myself about my eating behavior ever since. Things have improved over the past 9 or 10 months and I'm down about 13 pounds and several inches from last January. It sounds like slow progress, and it is, but I feel like I can easily live with the changes I've made to make this a true lifestyle change.

Hi, all. Paula, so good to see you here!

Ginny, welcome. You've found a great spot for support and conviviality.

Patti, love the surprise party idea. Your mom will be thrilled.

My yesterday was one of sparse eating - only 14 grams of fiber. Today, 24. I also take fiber capsules morning and night. Going to work on getting more tomorrow and beyond. I have stayed within my calorie limit both days though.

Managed to stay busy all day. Cleaner was here and I did small, insignificant things that needed doing. Took it a bit easy and going to bed early. See you all upon the morrow.

I'm not sure how to find fiber grams with my tracker on my phone. No problem on the computer

Since we are doing introductions, I am Diane, age 55, live in Maryland between DC and Annapolis. Married for 32 years to my best friend and soulmate. One son, 26 and married and living about 20 minutes from us. One daughter, 23, living with us and searching for what to do with herself. I work for the Navy in DC as an engineer/ program manager, as does hubby. We will retire a year from now, and we can't wait!

I didn't get to the gym this morning because I had a doctor's appointment for a physical mid-morning. So instead I went early to the mall right by the doctor's office and walked for about 30 minutes. It's just too cold outside for a walk! 14 F when I got up this morning. My usual routine is to get up and drive to the city and go to the gym before work.

Looks like I really need to work on the fiber. 15 yesterday and 16gms today. I think the goal is 21 to 25+. I think I need to start adding some beans in somewhere. Edd is not a big fan so will have to find something that we both like that I can make and just add beans to my portion.
TRX went way better than I thought it would, but I think she took it easy on us, no floor work, but I bet I will be sore tomorrow. I WILL get the decorations down and put away and get everything put back in place tomorrow.
Patti

A quick good morning- see you at lunch.

Good morning ladies,

My niece is in the hospital. Went around 10 last night. I'm super excited to become a great aunt. I'll be heading to hospital as soon as I get my shower.

I'm not really tracking on here either, so not sure of my fiber. I am staying low carb, good carb. Hoping eliminating all processed foods will help me feel better all around.

So nice to see so many here. I'm still trying to get use to this community versus ww community lol it is very different. I'll learn it though.

How often do you start a new thread or do you keep same one? What's the easiest way to find the thread? I'll figure it all out a little at a time but if you all can help it would be greatly appreciated.

Well I'm going to shower and head to hospital. Have a great day.

Another late start for me. I am so hooked on Reign that I lose all track of time and the next thing I know it is after 2am, about the time Karla got up today, lol.

Myra, welcome to the group. Looking forward to getting to know you better as you join in the conversation.

Lisa, I thought I would be sore too but feeling pretty good. My gym doesn't offer hot yoga, not sure I could do it as I already get overheated and sweaty with little effort.

Paula, can't wait to hear the good news. Praying all goes well for your niece. We keep the thread going. No real need to restart. You will notice that when you check it you are taken to where you left of, no need to scroll back and find your place. You can also add pictures, change your font or type style, and so much more. Plus there is no character limit to your post.

Janet, you seem to be our resident site guru or computer gal here. Since I eat pretty much the same breakfast I do like using the quick add feature that lets me copy yesterday or any date options. I do miss the drop and drag favorites list from WW but am not really missing much else. The tracking is getting easier the more I use it.

Today is a home work project day. UnChristmas the house, do laundry, change sheets and that should take me up to Zumba time.

Karla, TRX is more about core strength than anything else. Much easier on the bones and joints than lifting weights. I have issues with my right knee, left shoulder and left wrist. The trainer gives modifications for every more and is constantly watching to make sure our form is correct. The hardest thing for me is the push ups, but I have difficulty even if I don't use the TRX. I truly believed I could not do this class and if my WOB (workout buddy for those who are new) had not pushed me I never would have even tried. What I have found is that by strengthening my muscles my joints are more protected and I am able to do a lot of moves that caused me pain in the beginning. The biggest lesson I have learned since joining the gym is you never know until you try.

Speaking of trying, there are some new classes at the gym this quarter that I may be trying out. I'm getting a bit bored with Zumba. The classes are so late that I have ended up skipping them for a variety of reasons, some of them legit, most of them not. My WOB is in the same place and I think we need a kick start for the New Year. I am going to see if she wants to try at least one new class this quarter. My TRX instructor highly recommends 2 of them so will start there.

My daughter told me last night that she is joining the gym near her house. She wants to lose 50 pounds this year. I wish we lived closer to each other so we could take some classes together. But I have a feeling she is going to do the machines, probably start on the treadmill or eliptical. I offered her my help if she needs it. She knows I have been going to the gym for a while now and I don't want her to feel intimidated or like she can't keep up. I know that is how I felt when I first started working out at the gym. It is a very scary thing the first time you walk thru those doors, see all the equipment and all the people already working out. Then after a bit you realize nobody is looking at you, they are engrossed in themselves. Once you figure that out, it makes going so much easier. I know she has a bicycle and lives very near the bike path, so this spring I am hoping for riding time with her.

My how I do go on, sorry ladies, I will stop my chatter for now.
Patti