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

@HappyBride917 Good luck on your job interview! Did you find a good dress for it? I"m teaching part time right now, and probably will next year too, but I'm thinking of trying to get a job with a bank in May or June. I'll need business suit attire for the interview, which I don't have. My 19 yo daughter is also considering applying there. As for leaving WW...I was so hesitant, but I'm doing just as well now between MFP and my hubby's support..actually better. Saves me $42 a month, which is nice. Good job on pre-tracking. I introduced hubby to that concept today!

@trooworld Yes, the convention was fun. I love getting to teach people games, learn new games, connect and re-connect with people. Glad you're taking time to relax this weekend...I did a little of that today...tomorrow I need to get busy around here, lol.

@rickweinberg I agree with your statement about the money spent on WW was a good motivator...but then I'd lose motivation anyway and just get discouraged that I was wasting my money, feel guilty, and eat ice cream...lol. My friend teaches these amazing pilates classes, and I really need to go...I should spend my money on those now! When I slip away from the board there is usually something going on..like not tracking, not making good choices...so I hear you! Glad you're diving back into it. Glad your kids are both doing well. I think the cheerleading will be a good motivator for your daughter. I laughed about your boat...definitely easier to get forgiveness than permission sometimes! But $150 for a project like that isn't much. I think it's awesome. Our hobby is board games, and we back a lot of games on Kickstarter...by "we" I mean mostly hubby, but I've gotten hooked too. I used to have horses...I think they were definitely a cheaper hobby, lol. Good job tracking today...now stick with it so we see you here tomorrow!!! I miss everyone when I don't get here too.

@gemwolf110 Glad you checked in, even though briefly. I HATE typing on my phone, and so I don't. If I would do it, I'd get here more often, so I know where you're coming from.

@cbabie I'm here, where are you??? Hope all is well, and that you're having a revitalizing weekend.

@peruviansweetie @theslightedgeforever miss you both!

Everyone else {{waving hi}}
Until tomorrow,
Karla :-)

Hi all! It's raining today which makes me super lazy. I think I'll just fold laundry and then read for the rest of the day.

I am doing this 90 day financial bootcamp by The Busy Budgeter because I really think that my weight problems are tied to my financial problems and if I can get my finances in order, I can get my weight under control. I've always used an Excel spreadsheet budget that is for the year, and done a pretty good thing keeping things in order (nothing is ever late and don't have many surprise bills). We are just drowning in debt. Something has shifted in my brain lately though, I started pre-arranging payments for the next 2 paychecks, and this I think is going to be the key to making progress.

@rickweinberg welcome back! It sounds like things with your family are going good. The boat sounds like a neat project.

@gemwolf110 I'm glad you had time to check in. I don't even try to do it on my phone, that would be totally frustrating.

@theslightedgeforever I did enjoy Sansei. I don't think there are any bad choices there, maybe there are, but I made good choices: teriyaki chicken breast over rice with a side salad. I would like to lose a pound this week. I'll join you. 52 lbs lighter by next year would be awesome. Hubby and I would like to go to Mexico (Cancun) next year some time, it would be great to feel better about myself by then.

@bugmom92 I would go to a convention like that. At Comic-con they have some game rooms where you can learn to play games and try them out. We went one year to that area and it was really fun, we should go back. I want to learn how to play Munchkin, which we own but don't use yet.

@cbabie it sounds like you are handling things as good as you can, congrats on not having sweets for 3 days! I am relaxing for sure. I decided that the wraps I have on my nails (I use Jamberry nail wraps) can last another week, so I'm going to spend the time I would have on my nails, on reading.

I started this a while ago but keep watching the Oscars instead. So personals tomorrow.

I stayed within my food budget today for both calories and carbs
I exercised two times 31 min walk and 30 min treadmill
I hit my step goal of 8000 steps

Who is with Trooworld and I this week We have committed to losing at least one lb.

ONE POUND THIS WEEK CHALLENGE

Slightedge
Trooworld
bugmom
cbabie

Who's next?

When does our week start? I weigh every day, lol.

cbabie Good for you for your weightloss and no sugar days. You CAN be stressed and still be in control.

peru We miss you. How about just check in once a day and just tell us about your exercise for the day. It will be quick and keep you accountable.

danka Hopefully you will be healthy again soon. Make good nutrition choices and keep your body moving. That will help.

gemwolf Are you fitting good food choices and exercise into this busy schedule? My dd is dealing with the same thing. How to fit exercise into 12 hr shifts. i've got her convinced to join a gym Now to figure out when to go.

bugmom Pretend you are going to WW to be officially weighed in once a week. Pick a day and stick with that for reporting. Do you post your daily weigh ins on MFP? I will be using Sunday as my weigh in day.

trooworld Sounds like you and bugmom have something in common. I have had two days of food success. Right now what I'm doing is I know how many calories I want for each meal and snack. If I use up all my breakfast and morning snack cals on breakfast then no eating til lunch. It divides my day up into thirds so I'm just focusing a meal or two at a time vs whole days worth of calories. I'm going out to lunch tomorrow with a friend and I've already preplanned my cals to see how much I will have left over for dinner. It won't be much so I have some chicken broth ready and I'll make a light soup out of that with some veggies. What did you do today to help you lose that lb

Stayed within cals but over carbs by 5 gm
walked outside with dh for 34 min

Thank you xxx Definitely looking at making better choices cutting out caffeine & chocolate lent is a good time to start tomorrow hopefully see small loss nxt Monday is anybody giving up anything for lent ?x

beachlovertam Not gaining is a great thing indeed. I haven't heard of any mfp meetups from this group Did you exercise today?

danka I don't do Lent but I did see a good thing on Twitter about giving up something other than food. Food is always what I hear people talk about.

gemwolf 1 lb challenge is easy. Just commit to losing one lb this week and then work towards that goal. Are you in?

trooworld eating less of your burrito casserole is a good thing. My plans got suddenly changed today. So I ended up at Starbucks. I had the blueberry muffin and cut it in half at the beginning. Then took home the other half to dh.


over today on my food budget with cals and carbs
no exercise

Days like these do not help me lose 1 lb