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Hi all! Well, I am happy today because I didn't lose my one pound...I lost 2.5 lbs! This is good because I gained last week (0.4 lbs). I did not make the same mistake as last week (eating heavy carbs the night before weigh in), but I kind of did: I made Chinese food (chicken with snow peas stir fry with brown rice) but I don't think it had much affect on me. This last week, eating has been under control, I've been mostly drinking enough water (although I could drink more), and I've tracked everything.

I ordered a new water bottle from Amazon, it's a fruit infuser water bottle, you put slices of fruit in it. I'm hoping it will help me drink more water.

This next week, I'm going to be trying something new, I'm going to be going to the gym in the morning before work and flopping around in the water while my husband swims. I'm not going to try to swim, that would probably do more harm than good because of my injuries, but just doing some gentle stretches and exercises might help. I'm a bit nervous about this, as I hate being in a bathing suit.

@cbabie wow it sounds like you were busy! Great job on the steps. What are you going to eat if you can't have what you planned? Can you make a list of good substitutes, for instance sugar free chocolate pudding, chocolate mug cakes, fruit with yogurt...etc. for times when you are weaker?

Hi all. I can't believe it is Monday already. I didn't even get to fold the laundry. It rained all weekend, which was nice. Now it's dry. I'm still in a rental car from the accident. I should have my car back hopefully next week or the week after. I'm sick of driving a rental, I want my car back. I prepped veggies/fruits for my water so that I can have fruit/veggie infused water. I have lemons, mint, cucumber, raspberries, and cantaloupe. It helps me to drink more water when it's flavored.

@theslightedgeforever congrats to your son! How did you do at the celebration? Did you just enjoy it or did you choose healthy options? Boy, you are on a long trip! Yes, I hope I heal quickly too. I don't like this PT I know it's supposed to help but it hurts in the meantime.

@cbabie well that's good to be busy. Meal prepping/planning is important, it's saved me many times. I plan on Friday nights while watching tv, and then go shopping on Saturday mornings. Thank you, I'm trying to be consistent. It helps coming here every day.

Good Morning All

Well a great nsv yesterday. Did the annual Alzheimer's Walk (5k) in Vancouver. I've been doing this walk for the past 15 years and have raised just under $50,000 for the Alzheimer Society of BC. Yesterday's total was $5,030. Very proud of that if I don't say so myself. Sure hope it helps find that cure. A huge thank you to all of my very devoted donors.

OK on to a weight related topic. Was another good weigh-in on Friday. Down 1 3/4 pounds and that was with very little exercise other than all the walking around collecting my final pledges for the walk.

I'm really enjoying this low carb eating. Friday night we had a taco salad without the chips and it was really good. Had nice crunchy romaine lettuce and didn't even miss the chips. Last night we had shrimp and veggie alfredo minus the pasta and again, VERY tasty.

Well I must run. I have lots and lots of thank yous to send out today and if the weather holds I'm going to power wash our very large decks out back. Hopefully a few calories burned with that job.

Have a good one everyone. If you are fortunate enough to have sunshine at your home, ENJOY!!

Cheers, Carol

Hi all. I did really well getting my water in yesterday, having that new fancy water bottle really helped. I had raspberry and mint infused water yesterday. Today I think I will have lemon, cucumber and mint. I'm also doing well with the mindfulness eating. I really think about why I'm eating before I eat and last night, I stopped before I finished/was too full. What I've discovered by keeping a mindfulness journal so far is that I'm terrified of becoming hungry. I will pre-eat if I even think there is a chance of becoming hungry. I'm also afraid of potatoes. lol And now, slightly of pasta.

On another note, hubby had to do a stress test yesterday and he told me something like they said the problem was when he was sitting still, that when he was exercising it was fine. The cardiologist will call him and go over the results. Right now, we are testing his blood pressure 3-4 times a day which is driving him crazy and making him a bit depressed.

@lore11a so nice to hear from you! Congrats to your grandson! My undergrad is in English, I really enjoyed getting that degree. I love to read and got to read a lot for that.

@cmedwards52 that's a great NSV, great cause too! Congrats on a nice weigh in.

@theslightedgeforever I love hot dogs too. Have you ever had a bacon wrapped hot dog? It's a thing down in Mexico by the border, it's so good don't ever try it lol. Great job tracking, that is excellent work. I'm glad you went for a walk and went for groceries. What a beautiful view.

@cbabie yay for you for the sugar free pudding! Baby steps = progress. Yes, my car, I love it I miss it and it is my second home I'm in it so much!

Hi all! @cbabie, I did something similar at work: I was standing at the front counter and one of the managers comes in and says "I've got bread and cheese" and another manager says to me, "go ahead and get some" and so instead of saying no, or I'll wait, I rush in there like it's going to poof disappear and I grab a slice of bread and two slices of cheese and a cookie. Why did I do this? Well, for one thing, because I love cheese and bread, but mostly because it's FREE FOOD. So, this is going to be my strategy from now on: when someone brings in free food and I discover it, I will:
- give it 5 minutes of thought to make sure I really want to eat it
- if I do, I will take a small portion and sit down and eat it
- if I do not, I will avoid the breakroom for the remainder of the day

@cbabie today is a new day. What strategies have you put in place today to stay out of the trail mix? Yes, after you learn something gotta do something with the knowledge! Thank you for your prayers, it means a lot to me.

Hello all!!!
Just stopped by to say hello!!!
So, I decided to join WW AGAIN lol. I pray that this time I do it right. I'm just doing the online plan because that's the most affordable for me. I can't believe how much higher the prices are for the meetings ughhhhh!!!!
Anyway just wanted to say hello to all!!!
Sending lots of hugs!!!!

I've been tracking and walking except for yesterday. No walking because of rain.

Hope all is well with everyone

theslightedge: Where do you live? Boy if we didn't walk here this year because of the rain, we sure wouldn't be outside much.

Another good weigh-in. Down 1 1/4. Doesn't seem like much but week-in-week-out it does seem to add up. That's also with very little exercise too but now that the fundraising Walk is over, I can get back at it and hopefully some golf in the very near future also.

Have a good one everyone.

Cheers, Carol

Hi all! I had my meeting with my Vida coach last night and she was worried I might actually be drinking TOO MUCH water lol. How's that for irony? Go from drinking not enough (lucky to get 40 oz a day) to drinking too much? So, she found the correct amount is around 2.7 liters for me, give or take a little. That's still a lot. I was drinking around that so I ended up being okay. I was running to the bathroom every hour at work (which helped get my steps in, btw). I have to do some meal prep this weekend as I am getting sick of the easy stuff for breakfast (overnight oats some days, other days I'm having toast with avocado). This week, I'm making some frittatas, IF I can get my act together and make them tomorrow.

I continue on my journey to learn to make good chinese food at home. This week, I am making General Tsao's Chicken tomorrow night. I am getting my Chinese food recipes from a blog written by a young woman whose family used to own a Chinese restaurant. Last week, I made Pad See Ew (Thai noodles), which came out very well. One of the keys is to get your wok hot enough, and I have an electric wok, which I put on high.

I hope more of you pop in and say hello. I feel like I'm talking to myself some days. lol I hope you lurkers at least enjoy what I am writing.

@cmedwards52 congratulations!

@peruviansweetie tracking somewhere...that's what counts!!!

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