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

gemwolf Great goals for 2017. I will repeat my goals for 2016 since I didn't achieve them I did get better at being consistent on my habits up until the last two-three weeks. My immediate goals are
*lose 10 lbs Get into 180's......
*reach daily step goal of 8000+
*stay in carb range for 15 days
*exercise in my cardio range for heartrate for 15 days
*fasting blood sugar readings under 126 for 15 days
*reach 39.5% bodyfat Currently at 40.3%

cbabie Happy Birthday In my mind I'm 19 but my body tells me I'll be turning 53 shortly. My hip and thigh hurt when I walk. Good goals Can you narrow your goals down and make them measurable as in SMART goals? Instead of "more" walking, what do you want to achieve?

okay out of here for now

Hi all. I don't see how I'm going to increase my cardio activity when just walking 9,000 some steps yesterday made my hip hurt and I was hobbling. It's so discouraging. If I ask my doctor what is wrong, he will say I need to lose weight. No arthritis, no nothing, just lose weight. So, I'm not going to bother to go to the doctor about that. I might mention it when I go in January for my physical, but I know that is what he's going to say. Today, I'm taking the car in for a safety recall and then possibly making dog biscuits for my dog. After that, I'll make dinner for hubby and I. I'm making chicken in green chile sauce, Mexican rice, and refried beans. When I get back from dropping off the car, I'll pretrack all my meals. Have a great day everyone!

@gemwolf110 great goals! I'm thankful for everyone's support, too!

@cbabie happy birthday! I don't feel my age either.

Good afternoon ladies,

I am back on track today. I got my hour of exercise in and have been on track with my eating. I did not exercise for four days after three months of being very diligent. My joints have been stiff and my lower back is achy again. I didn't realize that those aches and pains had not been bothering me. So the added benefit of the exercise is that I physically feel better YAY! So back at it, no matter how much I dislike it.

@cbabie - May your 59th year be your best year yet! My copy of 8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise came just before Christmas. Now it can curl up and read it.

I hope all you ladies have a good day!

Hi all! My time off is going by fast, it's already Weds. I have some appointment every day that I'm off. Yesterday's car appointment took 3 hours bah. Today, I have 2 appointments, one is the apartment complex maintenance coming out to handle a hole in the ceiling that I think mice are getting through. I had planned to go to the gym every day but that's just not happening. I'm not going to beat myself up because I only get this time off once a year. I'm going to try to enjoy it.

@lore11a That's great that you got one for Christmas! I've actually only used mine once, although I've planned to use it 3 times. Every time the planned recipe comes up, my hubby doesn't want to use the air fryer, he says it doesn't hold much food at once. I'm trying it this week on some toasted ravioli. The only thing I've made in it are fried pickles, and those came out "ok". I don't think they are quite right for the air fryer. I have hope for it though.

@theslightedgeforever hip stretches are a good idea, maybe I'll try those. I agree that failure is learning in disguise...every time you fail, you learn something. Even if it is small, you learn something about yourself or what you are doing.

Good evening ladies,

@lore11a - The burritos were awesome. My hubby came in that night with fresh green chilies so I could make him home made chili rellenos the following day. Where does one find fresh chilies on Christmas day? I did not ask. I made the rellenos the following day and smothered them with the green chili. They too were awesome.

@theslightedgeforever - I can say I did not meet my goals for 2016. I got through an extremely stressful five months. The situation was out of my control, all I could do is work it through it as gracefully and intact as I could. I accomplished everything that I had to. It took me three months to get caught up in my own life and get back to where I wanted to be. Looking back, I can say I did an amazing job of not losing my mind, being as true to myself as I could, and getting through it all. So I guess even though I will always rate 2016 as a year from hell, I know that there is nothing that came totally derail me or defeat me. It has made me stronger and much more sure of myself. Now if I can muster the discipline to stay focused I will kick some *kitten* and surpass my goals for 2017.

@trooworld - I hope you are enjoying your time off and having some fun.

@cbabie - (((hugs)))

I got an hour and a half of exercise in today. I have a empty house tonight so I will enjoy watching some TV and doing some reading.

Have a good evening everyone.

trooworld Have you started doing any hip stretches yet?

cbabie Hope you feel better We have passed around our bug and now I have a sore throat again. Round 2

mysticlizard In a way you met a goal you hadn't planned on in 2016. Being resilient. You can conquer anything now

shellyld Beautiful view. That's the best way to exercise.

So I've been going over my data and from Feb 20-March 14 I had a slow but steady weight gain of 7 lbs. Lose gain Lose gain but end result was still 7 lbs heavier. Those losses in between told my brain that I was still working my plan. Now actually from Feb 18-March 14 with the exception of 4 days, I didn't track any food. 3 days I tracked breakfast only and then March 10 I tracked a full day. So a big clue for me is not tracking food equals weight gain.
I'm going to see the next big jump of weight gain and look for more clues.

Good Morning ladies,

@shellyld2016 - Your pictures are lovely. Enjoy all those wonderful sights and beautiful weather.

@theslightedgeforever - You are a data nerd like me lol. Figuring out the patterns makes it possible to figure out what we need to do to make a change.

@trooworld - Time does seem to fly. I hope you are getting in a little down time. The banana bread sounds yummy.

@cbabie - I hope you start feeling better. Take care of yourself.

@gemwolf110, @bugmom92, and @lore11a - I am thinking about you. I hope you are doing well.

I have been kiting off again in the last few days, I have not been really focused on my health. We gave middle daughter (17) a raclette grill for Christmas. She used one in Germany this summer and loved it. It is much like doing fondue (which we enjoy). So anyway she is having a few friends over and asked me to join them to raclette. Then tomorrow she and one of her friends is going with me to the Cities to pick up youngest daughter at the airport (she went to the oldest son's house in WY). The girls want to go to White Castle to eat. White Castle isn't really my thing but I will be able to go to the Asian markets and Trader Joe's (Yay!) while we are up there.

I have distilled all my goals for this year into one goal

1. Make healthy food choices, stay within my calorie goals, and log everything.
2. Exercise at least five hours a week, every week.
3. Stress will not rule me, I will rule stress.

I am being purposeful in my daily actions to become the healthy active balanced person that I want to be.

Ladies, I hope everyone has the best year ever. Happy 2017.

Liz

Hi ladies,

@gemwolf110 - Way to do on your steps! Yay on the new fridge.

@cbabie - Sending prayers and happy thoughts to you to feel better.

@trooworld - Enjoy your last day of vacation off.

I got my youngest home. We were on the road late so my food choices were poor. I logged it and will move on to do better tomorrow. I didn't get my exercise in either. I am motivated to do better tomorrow. I know I will feel better if I exercise.

I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow.

Liz

I am being purposeful in my daily actions to become the healthy active balanced person that I want to be.

GRRRR It truncated my message to mystic lizard I had lots of insights I found in there oh well I guess Ill write about my insight tomorrow.

Hello ladies!! I'm hoping to be back in full force this year!!!

@theslightedgeforever : LOVE ❤️ THE QUOTE!! I need to print it out!!!

@mysticlizard.. Great goals for the New Year. Don't worry we all make poor food choices sometimes, depending on the circumstances.
@gemwolf110.. Congratulations on your new refrigerator, I know you will enjoy it. Sounds like you have been busy around the house. It is always makes you feel good. Awesome number of steps to end the year.
@cbabie...I hope you feel better soon. Praying for your speedy recovery. I love your attitude about being positive on life. To answer your question, I walk on the treadmill a lot using an incline. I also do Walk Away The Pounds by Leslie Sansone, ride my stationery bike and every once in a while to my Wii.
@trooworld...Enjoy your time off. Sometimes even though you are busy with errands, it is good not to have to go to work.
@theslightedgeforever...Good job tracking all your food. I have decided to do that very thing even if I go over my calories.
I hope 2017 is a better year for all of us. Needless to say, I didn't make my December goal of losing 2 pounds. What was I thinking? All the holiday meals and snacks. It is definitely time to get with it and do better now. I mentioned in an earlier post, I got an Air Fryer for Christmas. So far I really like it. I have tried cooking Steak, Hot Wings and Sweet Potato Fries. They turned out really well and you don't have all the grease. Well I have to get busy. My Mom fell last Thursday and thank God didn't break anything, but she has a bad sprained ankle and had to have a walking boot. She just turned 83 and is having a little trouble manuvering around, so I am going over to help out.
Talk to you all soon!
Lore11a

Happy New Year everyone. I've been reading all of your posts for a while and from what I've read, you are all doing great in your weight loss journey. I joined WW about 17 years ago and became a Lifetime member within about 4 months, as I didn't have that much to lose. I've managed to stay at goal all this time. 5 years ago I lost even more weight and am now between 15 to 18 pounds below my goal weight. This year as of Jan. 1st, I've decided to give up on WW for 2 reasons. One being, I haven't counted calories or points in quite a while and no longer feel as though I need to go to WW even if it's only to weigh in once a month. My second and biggest reason for quitting is that there is absolutely zero support at all from the staff when you stay below goal for as long as I have now. The leaders are always making faces and a few of them even ask why I still belong there. Up until now I've always just ignored them. However, around mid December I began asking myself that question. Since I haven't been following the WW diet plan anyway, and have been doing just fine on my own, it's finally time to cut the strings with WW and continue with simply exercising and eating the way I have been. I eat small meals every 2 hours due to a hiatal hernia, and gastric reflux disease. I'm also on a gluten free diet due to celiacs disease. I have a very active job that nets at least 10,000 + steps a day. For exercise, I do HIIT workouts like; Insanity, Insanity Max 30, Focus T-25, and Turbo Fire. I Powerlift 3 times a week for an hour at the gym. This is what helps maintain all of the weight I lost and one of the main reasons why I don't have to count calories or points. I am currently using the Fitbit Charge HR 2 and Apple Watch Series 2 that I got for my B-Day and Christmas to keep track of my TDEE. I like the Apple Watch a lot, but I like the Fitbit App more since it has everything all in one App without the need to sync with other Apps to track things like Water and sleep. The Fitbit App is much more user friendly, IMHO.
Well, enough for now. I know ALL of you will meet your goals in 2017!!!
This was my day after 8 hours of work and an hour of Power lifting at the gym.