NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

Hi ladies,

Hope those that were sick are better...I had a head cold that is thankfully just about gone...
Still dealing with hip injury but did go to yoga today..
Eating has been pretty on track for past few days...hopefully scale will cooperate next weigh in.....

mysticlizard You had an awesome day

dawne glad to see your cold is getting better. I need to do yoga at least once a week Good for you on eating right.

Good morning,

@theslightedgeforever and @gemwolf110 - Thank you for for the encouragement.

@cbabie - I am sorry about your fall. I once went through a time when life was hectic and stressful and I was having accidents and injury, someone told me that I need to slow down, learn to say no, and figure out what was important to me or I would end up having a heart attack or stroke and then I would be totally screwed. I looked at my life and thought to myself I am screwed now, how would I cope with something worse added on to what I had to deal with now? I first thought about what was really important to me, my family. I knew I had to take care of myself so I could take care of them. I then started questioning myself about everything I was doing, was this ______ (fill in the blank) something that I HAVE TO DO to make me or my family better and stronger? Is ______ going to matter next week, next month, next year? It was hard at first then I realized that a lot of the things I was worrying about and doing where not going to change the big picture down the road. I was a go to person because I had never said no to anyone. I was saying yes to people because that was where I was getting my self worth. Then I realized I am more than what I do. Saying no became easier and most of the time they could find someone else to do whatever it was they wanted done. I still do many things for others, but they are things that are important to me. It is the quality and not the quantity. My life is much more fulfilled now then when I was running around crazy. How to do this? Some of the things I did was made pro and con lists. I wrote in a journal then read through and see what bothered me the most and targeted those areas to work on. I think everyone gets there from their own path. Hang in there, you are an awesome person and you got this. It is just a project like any other that you have done in your life, you are building the life that you want. The great thing is, is that you have all your life experience and the skills needed to to make it happen. Be kind to yourself. I am rooting for you.

gemwolf What breed of dog is your puppy. So I challenge you to at least 15 min on the treadmill tomorrow. I'll do the same. Track one meal.

cbabie ouch on your fall. Your balance is off and I mean that physically and spiritually. So how do you put on the brakes? step on the pedal which means action from you. The car won't slow down itself as it is speeding along and you are trying to control it by veering in and out of traffic. You just ran a red light. - didn't track.
I'm glad to hear you will have less of a commute. Now what will you do for yourself with that extra time. Guard that time like precious diamonds. Otherwise life will just seep in and fill up the cracks. You could read a good book. Go to a starbucks or a nice park and just read. That's one day a week. Take a yoga class. Some cities have pay as you go classes at community recreation centers. That's one day. Cook a new healthy recipe. That's one day. See I could fill up all your time. lol

mysticlizard great words of wisdom for cbabie That's what is special about our group. Support and offer insight to each other. Kick butts as needed. If we see someone missing, send them a PM. If they aren't here it's either life is kicking them or they aren't doing well in their journey. Just a friendly reminder we are all in this together. High School Musical song just ran through my head.

I went to a brunch today at a friends house. Bad thing about French food is the portions are so small but when you enter them in MFP big numbers come up. I went over cals by 10 Not bad at all.

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tracked over cals under carbs
Goal exercise not met

Hello ladies,
I need to stop by here more often. I'm gone a few days and when I return I have soooo much to catch up on.
I'm trying to be on track. I really want to start going to the Y to exercise, so I will need to put that on my schedule. I've been eating better and I do move all day. You can't stay still with 2 little ones around, but going to the gym gives me some me time and I need that!!!
@cbabie I'm sorry to hear you are going through a rough time. I'll say a prayer for all to get better and for you to heal quickly from that fall!!
@gemwolf110 I do like the new name lol! It's tough for me to track everyday too, but everyday we get is a new day to start over.
@bugmom92 Hi Karen!! Ok I'm replying to the last post I read from you about the dentist. I have to catch up on the posts on here lol.
The dentist I go to now is actually my second opinion dentist. He told me the same thing the first dentist told me, but his treatment was a lot cheaper than the first dentist, so I'm sticking with this one. Thank God my teeth are a lot better. I still have a few more things to do, but I want to take a little break from the dentist right now lol lol!!

I have to go back and catch up on the posts and I'll return to finish up my personals!!

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trooworld Pretracking is a good idea. Problem is me remembering to do it. lol I need to work on my step goal too.

gemwolf I got in my 15 treadmill. I swear the only reason I did is that I challenged you. lol

cbabie Yaay on the tracking. My dh fell on vacation in May and he injured two discs in his neck and his shoulder was damaged. His started with the headeaches. Does your insurance pay for chiropractor visits? Another thing helped was massages and a hand massager. Plus we bought this little thing at Walmart that sends little electric charges into the affected area. It's like a TENS unit they use in physical therapy only cheaper and smaller. It's portable He has arthritis in two other discs in his neck.

lore Good to see you again. Wow only eight lbs away from goal. That's awesome. Aging parents are hard. My motherinlaw lives with me now.

peru I saw you lost 5 lbs so you must be doing something right. What day are you going to the Y this week.

mysticlizard. Good luck with your dentures. That word is a 4-letter word to me because of my motherinlaw. lol
She has dementia and so really can't help herself but she wears them only for decor. When she eats she pulls them out no matter how many times we tell her. Or she will take a bite and then put them in and then pull them out. Then back and forth til I get fed up and say just put them on the table til you are done. So back at it tomorrow on the food and exercise.

I was under quite a bit today with calories That's unusual. A good thing though

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tracked; under cals and carbs
Goal- exercise Met

bininj wrote: »

Sorry to hear that a few of you have been unwell. No sickness here. I'm feeling great. 7kgs down. My skin is clear, I'm sleeping well. Low Carb high fat eating has stopped that bloated feeling and energized me.

I have been doing the LCHF eating for the past week and so far it is working. I don't quite have as much energy as I would like yet but I read when you first start eating that way, you would not. Any tips or pointers would be much appreciated. Good luck to you!!!

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is going to do at least one fun thing this weekend.

@theslightedgeforever - I'm sorry, I had to chuckle about your MIL. I used to have an uncle that kept his teeth in his bib overall pocket. He would put them in at the table and back in his pocket when he was through.

@cbabie - I managed to to eat mushrooms today with them in, without them popping out. I was thrilled though it took me a long time to eat. I will get it eventually. Even though your eating wasn't right at least you logged it. That is a victory in itself.

@lore11a - I found a cauliflower nacho recipe online that I am going to try tomorrow. If it turns out I would be happy to give it to you.

@gemwolf110 - How is your fur baby doing?

I did not get my hour of exercise in but I am doing well on my eating. I'm just trying to get a lot done around the house before we go to TX on Thursday. I am thinking about eating strategies to use while on the road. I would appreciate any ideas that any of you have used or have heard of.

I hope everyone has a nice evening.

mysticlizard wrote: »

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is going to do at least one fun thing this weekend.

@theslightedgeforever - I'm sorry, I had to chuckle about your MIL. I used to have an uncle that kept his teeth in his bib overall pocket. He would put them in at the table and back in his pocket when he was through.

@cbabie - I managed to to eat mushrooms today with them in, without them popping out. I was thrilled though it took me a long time to eat. I will get it eventually. Even though your eating wasn't right at least you logged it. That is a victory in itself.

@lore11a - I found a cauliflower nacho recipe online that I am going to try tomorrow. If it turns out I would be happy to give it to you.

@gemwolf110 - How is your fur baby doing?

I did not get my hour of exercise in but I am doing well on my eating. I'm just trying to get a lot done around the house before we go to TX on Thursday. I am thinking about eating strategies to use while on the road. I would appreciate any ideas that any of you have used or have heard of.

I hope everyone has a nice evening.

Thank you so much!!!!

lore Here's the recipe for the nachoshttps://youtube.com/watch?v=E1zo_HNaz7s

cbabie I do better on a modified carb diet than a low carb. Good for you on tracking and your treadmill. Have you thought about not exercising on Saturdays. Even God rested that last day. You can always choose to exercise if you want to but by not making it mandatory, no guilt. Guilt makes us feel bad which makes us eat. On the calendar
thing, tried it and yeah I blew it off. Now I'm trying Trello. I'm a visual person so this may help me more.

gemwolf Back to 15 minutes on the treadmill. Break it up into three sets of 5 min if you are busy. I can't imagine housebreaking a puppy. I hated doing it with my kids. But something that has to be done, right?

mysticlizard My mil can be funny at times. She has dementia\Alzheimers. Yesterday she was eating a pear and I kept hearing a noise and I looked and she had half of her pear and half of her teeth out chomping away. smh Of course that got a Put your teeth on the table, mama. I tried putting that adhesive tape but she picks it all off and then plays with the tape. lol My friend used to pack a cooler with healthy snacks and water for her long road trips. Some sandwiches. She said that kept her from buying soda, chips, and candy bars at every gas station. Yaaay on fitting into smaller clothes. I had a shirt that was really tight across the chest and I hadn't done laundry and I saw it and I couldn't believe it fit so much better. I have two more shirts I bought that I'm still waiting to get into. Maybe 5 more lbs and I'll try it on

trooworld I was looking at the word naruto and it reminded me of a Japanese character that my boys watch. They've been watching for years even though it's in Japanese and they read subtitles.

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tracked under cals and carbs
Goal: exercise not met

mysticlizard That's a good idea about the ziplock bag. I agree with less oil and more crispy but it was really good.

I guess everyone is off enjoying their Sunday. I was busy but a good kind of busy.

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tracked under calories over carbs by 19
Goal exercise Met 35 min walking

So today was last day of 5% challenge by Halloween for those that participated. How did you do?

I lost 6.7 lbs which was 3%.

My next challenge will be to lose 3.5 lbs by Thanksgiving.

@cbabie - I just made a calendar (I'll post it) with my scale goals along with my exercise goals. I think it will help me, give it a shot it might help you too!

@mysticlizard - that is fantastic! Congrats, what a feeling, eh?

@theslightedgeforever - I use Trello for my reading accomplishments, I love it. Maybe I'll create a fitness board too, thanks for the idea! Yes, Naruto is an anime show...I guess that it means fish cakes? hahaha

Well here is my calendar for November, I set it as a desktop wallpaper so it's in my face every time I use the computer:

cbabie back at it. You will conquer it.

trooworld I started a mealplan board on Trello yesterday. Good idea on the calendar.

mysticlizard Seems like Monday has been hard on a bunch of us.


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tracked over cal by 75 over carbs by 62.
Goal exercise Not met

I'm working on finding a timeslot that works for me.