Beautiful Behaviors - April 2017
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Today has been a much better day so far. Am trying to save some calories for my mom's house when I go get Boo this evening (no school). No snacking this morning, had my run, morning was gorgeous! Temp was right, moon was out so I could see, everything. Having fried apples and onions with a garden salad for lunch. Forgot my tomato, that's not cool, may have to run get one.3
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@wellthenwhat Fried apples and onions? Is that a dish by itself or a salad topping? I'm confused, and somewhat intrigued.1
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Yeah. That fried apples and onion caught my interest as well. Actually, in a tad of coconut oil, you could sauté those two together to top a tasty salad!1
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Lea, my favorite was definitely the meringue chocolate chip cookies. I just broke down and ate two more, but I tracked them. sigh. I expect to be over tonight, but that's life... it's SO not a straight line.3
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i just got a big responsibility at work for a short term project that is highly visible. I'm getting an anxiety attack and hope this doesn't portend a binge. i prefer to stay under the radar at work these days.
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@jessiquoi Anxiety and depression are big fat liars. The anxiety is telling you lies. Someone gave you that responsibility because they have faith in you. Look how big a support you are to all of us here. You need to have faith in you! You know a binge is possible, so take a step back and try to focus on something positive. Try to enjoy your weekend if you can and come into work on Monday ready to kick that project's butt! Hit it like it owes you money! Call it names and send it crying home to Mama! You are tough!5
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@jessiquoi those sound yummy!! You are doing awesome!1
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@str8bowbabe Ugh! I feel your pain. If something's in front of me, I have such a hard time saying no! It was just one meal, though, it doesn't have to get you down for the rest of the day. I hope you enjoyed it!!
@rdevol I'm so glad the accountability helped! Good for you!
@ParanormaLauren Awesome job with the Biggest Loser Challenge! It's great that you got some cash out of it. Now you can treat yourself with new workout gear or something! I joined a challenge on the Diet Bet website to make some cash for losing, but I haven't found a digital scale to weigh in on! =/
@aleahurst I think it's awesome how much you and your mom do to help those around you! One of my reasons for getting healthier is to be as active as your mom when I'm older. My grandma was like that
@wellthenwhat Good for you! Sounds like you've really taken this day by the horns!
@jessiquoi Meringue chocolate chip cookies sound heavenly! I can't blame you for eating some! haha.
As for the project at work. Try to breathe! You can do this. Also, what @fitzmonkey13 said!
I love how active this thread is today! You all are so awesome and positive! I finally got to the gym this morning before work, but I've been starving all morning! So, I'm trying to keep it healthy. I thought I would be in a better mood after working out, but I'm feeling kinda bitchy today. You guys are keeping me positive!3 -
Fried apples and onions is a dish in itself. Fried in a bit of coconut oil, with a touch of brown sugar. It was an experiment, and is pretty tasty.2
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@mbam89 - I love chocolate milk so I sooooooo enjoyed it. Just felt guilty after. I am playing pickleball this afternoon so I will make up for it and then going for a long walk by the river to watch the sun set. Get them steps in...get those steps in! LOL
Have a great rest of the day yall! Im off to a 3 day weekend.
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Since I missed swimming, I made it on a short dog walk. I am really bummed out though, because practice is cancelled tomorrow as the pool is closed. I didn't want to miss two days in a row. Oh well, I might take my Y guest pass from my friend and go there and do some elliptical and weights like I wanted to today. At least the pool is open on Saturday. And I do play volleyball tomorrow night (even though I can't stay too long so I can get up early on Saturday).
@ParanormaLauren - nice job winning second place and nice booty you won - both physically and monetarily!!
@aleahurst - that is a scary O2 level, please take care of yourself - what is ILD? so glad you aren't letting it get you though!
@rdevol - nice job with the potluck - I am always afraid of what other people put in food - way to be accountable - also I bet your dog is so happy you want to start walking more - good bonding
@fitzmonkey13 - I think it is learn to swim month - get out there and start swimming again - it is the best exercise for your body - I love swimming with the team - at the meet we did a lot of relays, which were tiring, but a lot of fun and I was amazed at how many people I didn't know that congratulated me on my mile swim
@str8bowbabe - at least you had your calories in milk and got some protein and didn't just eat a cupcake with gobs of frosting - one day at a time - remember that not all fats are the same either - don't be so hard on yourself
Looking forward to getting a couple of butcher steaks for Easter to eat with my older son. My younger son is Vegan. I am sure he will complain about how I am hurting animals with my dinner...2 -
This is one of my favorite snacks at night. It is a whole grain, fills me up and is low in calories. Oh, and it is dusted with chocolate cocoa, yet the sugar is really low.
My dietitian at Hyvee told me about it. And, no, I don't work for Skinny Pop. I am an eLearning Program Developer, but I was snacking when I wrote this and thought I would share. I guess it is my guilty pleasure where I sneak in a little refined sugar...
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ILD= interstitial lung disease... I told you it was a long word.
Anyway, love to all! I'm a tad tired tonight. My son needed a beebox complete and I had just painted one. He looked at it and said, "The primer is showing through right there. I hope the bees are happy with it." The bees are bugs. Bugs. They will live in your gutter, in the trunk of your car, in your toolbox. but I was polite. I said (and smiled), "I'll be glad to touch it up if you want to wait another day on it". No, he decided that he needed it now. Silly boy. Mama knows best. We just lost a bee to Bat. I don't miss the one that was eaten. It was being a pest. Oh, and my taxes are done. I gave up on the software and did them by hand. They were a piece of cake.
Tomorrow's Beautiful Behaviors:
1. Take time for prayer.
2. Text message some people who need encouragement and some people who don't
3. Mail off my taxes
4. Grin a lot!4 -
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I am so pissed at myself today. I was gonna bring my food scale so I could weigh the sweet potato fries I am getting for lunch today, (work is buying us lunch) and I forgot it. I will be eating out twice today, so I needed to know how much I was eating!!! >:(1
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So I have some big challenges coming up. I will be eating out twice today, which will be hard. I am not doing any snacking to try to stay low for that. Sunday for dinner my mom is inviting us all over and cooking a large dinner for Easter. Lots of my favorite foods. This will be an even bigger challenge, as I don't have the price restrictions of eating out, and there will be so much food there. Hoping posting here will help keep me accountable.0
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So i did it yesterday!! No snacking or binging! I was rewarded this morning with a big loss. Guess the dancing and singing helped lol. Happy Friday lovely ladies hope you all have a great day!!4
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How do you add pictures to your comments?0
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This is a beautiful thread that I would love to join! I recently joined MFP and have been creeping through the various threads and forums and was a little discouraged to see so many trolls in this community. So let me just say that I'm very happy to have found you all!
I've been overweight since childhood, but in 2012-2013 I lost a total of 130lbs with a lot of determination, personal growth, mindfulness, and work. A big part of that process was actively counting my calories through another website that has since gone under. I took a "break" to maintain and let my skin recover before continuing my weight loss efforts. (BMI indicated that I needed to lose 190lbs...which caused me to bawl the first time I saw those numbers. Not sure if it's accurate to me, but I'd like to find my ideal weight/body on the journey.) Over the past few years I have been fluctuating between the same 15-30lbs, but recently regained the grand total of 50lbs. I refuse to lose any more ground and I'm determined to continue to move forward towards my goals of being strong, athletic, and comfortable in my own skin!
My beautiful behaviors include:
*Avoiding alcohol. (It lowers my inhibitions and triggers binge eating for me. The hang overs also last longer than the "fun.")
*Continue to get outside everyday and be active! (I love nature and being athletic to really enjoy the outdoors has and will always be my goal.)
*Work out 5x a week. (I feel so much better about myself and relieve so much stress.)
*Focus on healthy and creative cooking. (I am a foodie and LOVE being in the kitchen. My husband is a picky eater with a junk food addiction so the better I can keep things fresh, the better we both stay on track.)
*Cultivate a mindful and connected relationship with my body. (Focus on how I am feeling and try to understand what my body is telling me. I am terrible about picking up my body's cues.)
I look forward to celebrating the beautiful little victories with you all and lending support when it's needed! Keep up the good fight!6 -
@alaskandelight welcome! I have only been on this thred a few day and they are awesome!! I totally agree about some of the other ones! I love reading everyones up and downs and encouraging words❤2
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Welcome @alaskandelight We're glad to have you!
I love that you're a foodie! We look forward to you sharing some recipes
@sabinki If you use a computer, there's an "attach a file/image" icon. I haven't figured it out for a mobile phone yet.
I'm not even sure if that worked.....
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hey, everyone! happy friday!
so glad to see the group still growing. what a great bunch of people we have here!
i had a productive day off... mammogram, obgyn appt, and then food shopping. the rest of the day is to chill!
john is away for the weekend, so there's nobody cooking for me lol. i bought yogurts and fruits and nuts and peanut butter and will feed myself the way i like to eat. i love when john cooks, and i also love eating lighter than the meat plus he always cooks. i think i'm almost ready to go vegetarian... except.... BACON!!! i don't know if i could live without that.
tomorrow i will go to the gym with my buddy, and maybe sunday too. i need to go buy clothes also, and am not looking forward to buying yet another outfit in this size i am. so i will reward myself by going to Michaels afterwards and buying some new yarn to crochet.
how is everyone's day going?
later,
jess5 -
Awwwww
I'm too tired to retype it all. MFP app just stole my post.
Love you all.
Lea1 -
Did well with my two restaurant meal day yesterday. Stayed up until after midnight, got up at my usual 5 am to workout. I'll crash this evening, but I felt good on my run. I can actually run!!! I am on week5 day 2 of c25k, so it's running 8 minutes. I can get a good pace, and run those 8 minutes without losing my breathe! I'm still slow, but I plan to go through the program again when I'm through, and slow run/fast run instead of walk/slow run.2
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Good morning everyone!
@alaskandelight Welcome aboard! I love good recipes! You seem to have a lot of good ideas and have really given thought to your journey.
@jessiquoi Yay for non food rewards and crochet! My friend gave me an early birthday present of some sort of those light up hooks and I can't wait to try them out!
@wellthenwhat Great Progress on the running. And great idea for doing the program again to increase your pace!
@sabinki Great work. Keep on dancing!
I had a wonderful day yesterday with my first bike ride of the season and an impromptu Easter get together with friends. I made a huge green salad to bring and I found a new recipe for an artichoke salad dressing that was super yummy. I enjoyed everything I had at the party but didn't go overboard on anything. Thankfully, after I'd had a couple of chips, one of the kids swiped the bag and ran outside with it. As if to save me from myself!
Looking forward to lots of good activity today and maybe a little baking!
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Sorry all, not my normal uplifting self. I've been fighting some sadness lately. I miss my mom. It's Easter weekend and my sister's in town who I haven't seen since my mom's funeral. I had a wonderful day with her and a couple of my sister's yesterday. However one of my sisters does not get a long with my sister that came into town (2 oldest). Just makes me sad that she won't even see her. No one can seem to agree on a time or food for tomorrow. My mom use to bring everyone together, I'm trying. Also i see my kids less and less because their grown and have crazy schedules. *Pitty party over, now I have to put on a happy face and figure some of this out.
-Nothing lasts forever.1 -
Happy Saturday!
@jessiquoi - did you let John indulge in the other cookies? Chocolate chip + meringue = yum! Actually, chocolate + anything = wonderful. I'm a big believer in leaving room for one treat on special days.
@wellthenwhat - Rising early enough to run while the moon is still out sounds enchanting!
@fitzmonkey13 - What you said, "Anxiety and depression are big fat liars" is so true. Someday, I will refuse to listen to them by staying on task and not looking to those two. Insightful! I love it!
@sabinki - try browsing to MFP on your phone's browser. My browsers are called chrome and silk. Then, sign in, go to forums, request desktop site, option to add a picture may be there.
@alaskandelight - I would love to see Alaska! I'm also happier outdoors. Love those goals! Good for you! Learning to listen to your body is lots of work, but you can have excellent results.
Stop talking, Lea...
No wait, @mbam89 - love the dog! @nickiphillips1 - All natural snacks = yum! @str8bowbabe - hi! @ParanormaLauren - 0 -
Oh my. Today, I slept in. Ahhhh.
Goals:
1. Breathing exercises and visualize health
2. Prayer and study time
3. Sweep floors - but make it fun.... Hmmm how can that be done?
Love to all
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