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

cbabie That's good that you got out there and walked although in darkness......you could do a Leslie Sansone video on YouTube Happy Walk is 15 min I think. There are 30 and 45. You could go to your garage or out back and turn down the volume and just move.

trooworld I hope you find something that works for you. I guess contact the podcast lady and see how much she charges. I've paid three different times and yet here I am. I call my spark my lightswitch. I'm either on or off. I have used visualization of me flipping on a very big lightswitch when I vet off track. I recently installed a dimmer switch. I realized it doesn't have to be just on and off. I am the one in control of it. For now I am getting motivation from those twin Youtube videos each day. I saw a before pic and they really have come a long way. Have you started watching those yet? I think it takes a determination of WHY you want to lose weight. It takes changing the environment. such as tweaking recipes. They sell Jennie O turkey brats at Walmart.

Oh I see you found Vida. Maybe they will help you understand the patterns you have that keep you stuck in this cycle.



I walked with dh for about 35 min around the neighborhood.

trooworld It's good to get excited. That's what keeps us going. Did you go to the gym? I saw this video today and thought of you and needing a spark.

https://youtu.be/CuccXjToKFg

Hi all! Well, I signed up for the trial membership with Vida and I have an appointment set up with my coach for Friday night. We already had a text conversation about my goals. I can't wait to start making progress, I got on the scale this morning and had gained 8 ounces. Not what I wanted.

@theslightedgeforever darnit no I didn't...and for the stupidest reason: I couldn't find my gym card! I found it later, but at the time I couldn't. Thanks for the video, I'll watch it later, I'm on a computer that doesn't have sound right now.

cbabie Did you walk at work? How about those bikes you have at work?

trooworld Now that you have your gym card set a time to go to the gym. The hardest part is just starting. For me it's a matter of putting on my shoes.

lore I thought you were in your early 40's and thought no way can you have been married 50 years. We can all learn from each other.

I took a walk with dh.

Hi all! I made it to the gym last night, and did a HIIT workout on the recumbent bike. I don't feel I work very hard on the bikes, but it's better for my knees and it is something. I've been over on my calories every day this week. All I can do is start over the next day. Today is pretracked and I should be right at my calories today. I won't be going to the gym tonight, it is yoga day at work and I'm choosing to do that. Did I tell you all my mantra that I am telling myself? "My health is important to me. I choose to make it a priority." I made it my desktop background on my computer at work too.

@lore11a that must have been scary for your daughter and her family. I remember when I lived in Ohio, it was so scary when a tornado came around. I hope it gets warmer in your parts! Yes, my hubby is a great source of support. I'm so sorry for your loss. You would have been married 50 years, that is amazing. It must be a big adjustment not to have him around.

@theslightedgeforever yes indeed. For me, it's the changing into the whole workout clothes at work. I hate changing in the bathroom stalls but that is the only place to change. If I can do that, and if the traffic isn't too bad, I can make it to the gym. Great job on the walk! Oh, I watched that video. They have some good ideas. It's all about finding what works for you. I am a visual person, like the lady on the left in the video. I have a vision board on Pinterest, that helps. I think I just need to do MORE things. We just sit around our house on the weekends and do nothing. We live in CA where the weather is beautiful year round, I have no excuses.

@mysticlizard wow what a busy schedule! I'm glad you are enjoying the work though.

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cbabie Did you walk at work? How about those bikes you have at work?

trooworld Now that you have your gym card set a time to go to the gym. The hardest part is just starting. For me it's a matter of putting on my shoes.

lore I thought you were in your early 40's and thought no way can you have been married 50 years. We can all learn from each other.

I took a walk with dh.

Awww!!! You are so sweet. Actually I am 67 years old. Older than dirt!! Lol.

Hello all! Today, I have to take my husband to a cardiologist even though he is only 40. His regular doctor heard something on an EKG and wants him to get it checked out. I hope he's okay, I'm really worried.

@cbabie can you just take a 10 minute break at work and walk? Or first thing when you get home, walk for 10 minutes? Even 10 minutes is a start.

@lore11a I agree with theslightedgeforever, you look in your 40s!

@theslightedgeforever the gym does have a locker room with a bathroom I *could* change in but just never do. I think I would rather change at work. I do pack my gym bag every night, and usually bring it with me. I like the idea of your Weekly Review board, can you tell us what kinds of things you put on that board? I love that you analyze your week.

Hi all! Well, at the cardiologist yesterday, they just tested my husband: an echo cardiogram. So, I don't know anything yet but we'll see. Last night I had my first meeting with my health coach. It went really well. Video call over the internet. We talked about my weight loss history, my challenges, and made some goals including: workout 3 times a week, track 6 days out of 7, drink at least 60 oz of water a day. I liked her very much and she sent me the first of some information about mindful eating. I look forward to working with her. Today, my work is sponsoring a symposium and I am going to it. I am not looking forward to it, as it is going to take up 8am-6pm of my Saturday. I won't be able to grocery shop until after I get back and by then, I hope I'm not too hungry. Tomorrow, we are going to a "Healthy Living Festival" at the fairgrounds.

@cbabie what an awful time to be reprimanded for not performing! Shame on your boss. Good for you for making the decision to take care of yourself, and getting your teeth cleaned is an excellent first step!

I lost 1.2 lbs

Hi all! I thought I gained weight this week but then I realized I was comparing today's weight to a mid-week weigh in, when I did the math of last Sunday to this Sunday, I actually lost 1.1 lbs, so I'm happy! After speaking with my coach, I've made a menu for this week that is a bit healthier than usual. This is what is on the menu:

Sunday- Baked garlic parmesan chicken with fennel gratin
Monday- Asian quinoa meatballs + steamed veggies
Tuesday- Curried red lentil and pumpkin soup + zucchini cakes
Wednesday- Chinese green beans with lean ground beef
Thursday- bunless chickpea burgers + baked zucchini fries

And for breakfast, I'm having a light English muffin + avocado + an egg. Snacks are shrimp cocktail, caramel rice cakes + Jif Whips (chocolate and peanut butter variety), and P3s (those snack packs that have cubes of turkey or ham, nuts and cheese).

@lore11a I hope you got the good weather that you were looking forward to. I wish I had a yard to do a garden, I don't have the sunshine at my current place to have even a patio garden, it's so shaded and dark. I hope the cardiology thing is something minor too.

@theslightedgeforever great quote! I'm going to the festival today, if there is time. I was at that symposium all day yesterday and then went grocery shopping, so today we have to do laundry and cook a few meals. I'm hoping to still go to the festival either before or after that stuff. My husband is worried about his echocardiogram, his family tends to die early, so we are both worried. He's only 40! Congrats on losing your pound! Thank you for sharing your Trello board, I love it!

Well we went to the Healthy Living Festival and it was nothing but vendors trying to sell you things. And on top of that, it was a bunch of new age things like "check your aura" and stuff I'm not into. We stayed for 10 minutes and left. The good thing is that we parked pretty far away and we had to walk, so I got a little exercise. Plus, I walked with hubby and the dog this morning.

I'm meal prepping right now, I have 4 things cooked and need to cook one more thing before I turn the kitchen over to hubby to cook dinner. I'm exhausted but must keep going. I've drank enough water today, which is unusual on the weekends (usually, I hardly drink any water). At least most of the food will be done and we won't have any excuses to make last minute burritos or spaghetti or anything else not on our meal plan this week.

Well, I hope everyone has a great night!