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

Finally had full force heat and hot water. My shower this morning was a delight. The gas company ran a new gas line due to a blockage.

Daughter has calmed down and is now longer extremely upset as of last night. We worked on her homework last night. I really can't help with the math but I was able to help in biology. That was good and possibly a bonding moment for us. She won't really try to let me help with the math. I'm sure a lot of you have been through that.

Monday through this morning (Thursday 2/2/17) I have been off plan. Eating with reckless abandon and no exercise. I've been making good choices so far today. I'm looking forward to spin class tonight. I've been tracking today to a "T." I hope to mitigate the damages when I get on the scale.

@trooworld I think my expectations compared to most of you are unrealistic. I, maybe wrongly, expect to lose about 2.8 a week. Not a month. I am pretty sure I need to dial it back a bit.

@cbabie Please make time for yourself. Stress is not good.

@gemwolf110 Great job on the interview. I think nervousness and excitement ar the best was to feel going into an interview. Crossing my fingers that you get the job. That pre-work must have paid

Keep working toward your goal(s). It is not an easy jouney. But doing it together makes it more palatable.

Rick

TGIF everyone!

@rickweinberg - Hooray for hot water and heat! I am glad there is peace on the home front. At least you are exercising and know the steps you need to take to undue some of the damage. Two steps forward...

@trooworld - I get so annoyed and feel like I have wasted calories when something isn't as good as it should be.

@jenmek - Welcome! This group is very supportive and has a lot of awesome people.

I got an hour and a quarter of peddling in (stationary bike Rick). My knee is still giving me a few twinges so I am taking it easy. I was just under calories yesterday and missed by protein goal by just a little. So far today is going well. Hubby is due home this afternoon and the girls are both out tonight. So we will probably watch a movie. The youngest girl is going ice fishing. She has never been (none of us have). She is going with her boyfriend's family who have a nice ice house that even has a TV. I get cold just thinking about being out on ice.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Liz

February Goals
1 January 2017 239 1 Feb 234.8
1. Log all food out 2 of 28 days Under calories 2 of 28 days Over calories 16 of 31 days Protein goal 0 of 28 days
2. Exercise 16 hours (960 minutes) 135
3. Managing stress 3 out of 28 days


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

@rickweinberg; I hope things are settling down with your daughter soon. I cannot imagine how scary that was. Shooting for 2.8 a week is ambitious. Don’t they usually say to try & keep it 2# a week or under as a safe rate? Maybe changing your target to lose 1.5-2# might help you stay more on track. Sometimes we have to play mind games with ourselves, to avoid Negative Nelly screaming in our brains about how much we suck at life, you know?

@cbabie: hang in there with your dad. It sucks having to become a parent to your parent, and it can affect every aspect of your life. Do the best you can, and take care of yourself also; think of it like an oxygen mask on a plan. You have to put your own on first so you have the ability to help those around you.

@gemwolf: GL with the potential new job!

@jenmek – I am a former WW member that has newly found the group as well. Welcome!

@mysticlizard : great job fitting the activity in & taking care of your knee while you do it.

@theslightedge… : Hope you get your yoga in later. If not, can you do it tomorrow?

@trooworld : Great job sticking it out as long as you did. And yeah, it sounds super restrictive, but finding new techniques that assist you on your journey to better health is always a good thing.

I’ve been staying OP every day this week. My February goals are to lose at least .5 every week (lost 1.0# this week, so I am already ahead of the target), to maintain hitting my Garmin target at least 5/7 past days (today is my 6th out of the past 7), and to get to bed before midnight. I don’t want to rush as much in the morning. I did well on Wednesday and Thursday with my bed time, but I didn’t get home until close to 11 last night so was up until a little bit after midnight. I got a full 8.5 horus of sleep though. This morning I got out for an hour on my snowshoes; it’s the first time all season we’ve had enough snow on the ground over a weekend for me to do so. I loved it! The sun was shining, and I even had an older couple walking on the plowed path stop me & ask me some questions about them because they were curious. You never know when you might be inspiring someone to try something new that helps them be healthy *_ * Have a great day all.

Hi Gem had family staying over xmas here for 4 weeks thing settling down again cheers xx

trooworld mindful choices are a good start.

cbabie yaay on putting yourself first.

danka having extra people in the house can harm a routine, at least for me. Now your back on track and can focus on you.

karla. Yaaay on hubby's numbers. Its good having a support system at home and you as a role model

gemwolf I was rooting for Falcons myself. glad your fiance is better. Hope you don't get sick. I have to go tomorrow for my annual blood tests. Blood sugar will be high on my 3 month test but was good today. Now to make a whole bunch of "todays"

I was over a bit on carbs and calories I walked 2 hrs in the mall waiting on my daughter. I just kept going round and round.

My fitbit quit charging so I have no idea about my steps

I've been away from the board for a while! Thinking of completely dropping my weight watchers membership. I might sign up for beachbody on demand...opinions? They're running a special right now, it's only $99 for the year! That's two months of weight watchers!

Hello All,
I made poor choices last week, but I'm back on track. I am trying to make my mistake one step back and two steps forward.

@theslightedgeforever I think sometimes our memories have gotten worse because we can look stuff up on our phones, never having to remember a phone number, a birthday and have lists for everything. I will keep peddling. Remember how I mentioned a long bike ride this summer. Well I suggested it to my wife and she did not freak out. Of course she does not want anything to happen to me. This means I really must lose weight to prepare for the ride. Now I really have a good reason, or well, another good reason to lose weight. The daughter is actually nicer to us when she does not have technology and is stuck with us. She actually talks to us as a form of entertainment.

@trooworld and @cbabie Things are working out. The daughter is grounded and doing her homework lately. This should help. I still think she is walking to a convenient store after school to get potato chips. That is not in the plan for being grounded. I am going to have to talk to her about that. The heat and hot water are all good now. Glad it got figured out and it did not cost us any more money.

@gemwolf110 I am so glad the job interview went well. If you did your best you have nothing to worry about. We are all pulling for you. My daughter is in advanced Algebra. I could probably help her but I'm pretty sure there is no way she will let me. Daughter has been thinking about the military lately. Physically she would be great. I worry about war and stuff though.

@mysticlizard I too want to know about your goals. Do they automatically go into your posts somehow or do you copy and paste them each time? And Yes...two steps forward. When I am on a stationary bike I can only really go for an hour max. Boring and my butt starts to hurt. Outside I can peddle for 7 hours in a day.

@jenmek You should stick around with this discussion. We would love to have your vast knowledge. This is a good group. Very motivational.

@NEOHgirl When I was faithful to WW I could easily lose 1-3 pounds a week. Many of the fellow WW members were not jealous but more surprised I could lose weight so easily once I put my mind to it. When I first lost 56 pounds I had only one week when I gained. That is like one step back and a whole bunch of steps forward. Not all journeys are the same. My daughter scared my wife and I. I hope she never does that again but she probably will. Teenagers.

@dankas001 Welcome back. The more the merrier. You have a beautiful dog in your profile picture.

@cbabie Your health is important. I had chest pains once. Went to the hospital. They noticed that my heart was skipping beats. It was determined by a cardiologist that it was nothing. The pain was caused by a major problem with acid reflux. I took Nexium for about 2 years and now I am all good.

@mmcjtink How is the Yoga going? I've not seen you on here in a while. You are right about drinking water. I think all of us could drink more water. Making your self go to the gym even when you are tired is good. Working out usually gives me energy.

@happybride917 I have to tell you that I eat pretty similar things now compared to when I was attending WW. It can get frustrating not losing. Here is the my thinking. Prove to your self that scientifically MFP does not work. Once you have done that by being faithful to the plan, you should have zero regrets sticking with or going back to WeightWatchers. I know it is expensive but the way I feel when I am at goal so much makes up for the cost. Can you put a price on good health?

Headed to Yoga tonight. I need to call first to make sure it is going. Spin class tomorrow night. So many people are scared to try a spin class at the Y but I say, "hey, everyone had to start somewhere." I wonder what we all could do if we were not afraid? I'm trying to read "The Children Act" by Ian McEwan. Book group book. It is good but all this other stuff in my life seems to interfere. Just not enough time to do everything that I want to do. I got a 4 season tent in preparation for my bike trip. Daughter and I put it together in the living room. It is nice. Not sure I want to set it up an tear it down each day. After riding 60-70 miles the tent might be a bit much. My biggest fear are the ticks. I want protection from them as I sleep. That is all for now. Sorry it took me so long to post something.

Rick

Hi all,

I had a sick friend I had to go spend a few days with. She doesn't have internet and my phone was acting wonky down there. I am back now and ready to refocus.

For those of you who have asked, I cut and paste my goals and change the color of the words for each posts. It forces me to read my goals and update them daily so they are always fresh in my mind.

I hope everyone has a good day.

Liz

February Goals
1 January 2017 239 1 Feb 234.8
1. Log all food out 2 of 28 days Under calories 2 of 28 days Over calories 16 of 31 days Protein goal 0 of 28 days
2. Exercise 16 hours (960 minutes) 135
3. Managing stress 3 out of 28 days


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

I have not followed my plan for two days. It's amazing how easily I can get distracted. I had book club tonight and didn't order dessert but took a bite of two different desserts for a taste. Oh even passed up on a donut they passed out. We read 100 days of Happiness. A man got cancer and was given 3 months to live. He loved donuts and would eat one every day. This was his journey to the end. Really makes you think. I passed on the donut because of diabetes not death now that I think about it. Perspectives. Hmmm....@rickweinberg. A good selection for your bookclub. The author had an Italian name and there's a pic of a donut on the cover.

So back to my plan which will be modified for the next two days My friends are throwing me a bday party and I'm going to have chocolate cake and then on Saturday which is actually my bday. My family is taking me out So I will be following my plans for the other meals.

Hi all,

@rickweinberg - Whatever you decide to do this weekend, have a good one.

@gemwolf110 - Stay safe in that snow.

@theslightedgeforever - Happy Birthday!

I was under on calories yesterday and logged yay! I did not get any exercise in today . But I am caught up from being gone for four days. It is 47 degrees here today, we are having a heatwave yay!

I hope everyone has an awesome weekend.

Liz

February Goals
1 January 2017 239 1 Feb 234.8
1. Log all food out 3 of 28 days Under calories 3 of 28 days Over calories 16 of 31 days Protein goal 0 of 28 days
2. Exercise 16 hours (960 minutes) 135
3. Managing stress 5 out of 28 days

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

OK back from all my birthday festivities. I saw La La Land. Love that movie. Back to my program tomorrow.