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

Hi everyone! I am also coming from WW as the program wasn’t working for me - the restrictiveness and weird points allotted to healthy foods was triggering binges and, well, feeling like a total failure! I’ve been on MFP for a few days now and already feeling like this is a much more manageable program for me.

trooworld Maybe cbabie and I are the same person like clark kent and superman. lol Now you don't want to undo all your hard work and losses over this Colorado trip. Nor do you want to eat like rabbit and not enjoy yourself. Find the balance in the middle. Think portion control. If it's an unhealthy food, eat just half. Think of the free foods you can eat and incorporate those at restaurants. Chicken breasts, fish, fruits, veggies, and beans. Take some walks with your friend. Burn off the extra calories. Pick one meal a day to not worry about food but then the other two meals need to be OP. It can be done. Maybe a goal of maintaining your weight is realistic.

@Devinpa Welcome to the group. Maybe try measuring all your food and counting calories for awhile will work for you. I stopped WW because I'm prediabetic and the dr told me I need to count carbs. Now I'm trying to eat alot more like Freestyle. I want to count fiber grams though. I was on a losing streak this past summer but then things slowed and now have stopped and backed up. Part of the reason was I quit pretracking my food. That works so well what are you doing for cardio?.

trishastime Send me your fitbit i fo so I can add you. Good for you on all those steps.

@beebomb3 Welcome to the group. Finding the right program for ourselves is half the battle. The other half is actually following the program. So you have found a starting place here with us. Are you consistent in tracking your foods each day? I used to be so good at that and now this month I've only been halftracking. So back to it for me.

I need to get back to earning my stickers.

Trishastime. I took my mil to the dr and we got her a chest X-ray. We will know results soon. Her blood oxygen levels were at 97%. Came home with a couple of inhalers and antibiotics. Hopefully she will get better soon

Cbabie. You know which one is Superman.

Trooworld. You look like you are making some new habits with food. Good for you

I did 30 min treadmill and stayed within calories

Plus I got a sticker. Onto tomorrow

Good Morning All: I'M BACK!!!

Haven't posted here for a very long time. Can't even remember the last time actually. A few life challenges in the past few months. My DFIL passed away last September so DH and I have been busy settling his affairs. Happy to say the house is sold, most of his paperwork has been completed with the exception of his income tax for 2017 but we will leave that up to our accountant. Now its just making sure DMIL is properly cared for in the Nursing Home where she resides and has done so for the past 9 years. She suffers from advanced Alzheimer's. According to her medical charts, the only thing she can do unassisted is, BREATHE!! How very sad for her and us actually. Only good thing about this dreadful disease is she never has to mourn the death of her husband.
Anyway, I am back on track and need to be. A few pounds gained back over Christmas etc but I will get r done now that things are somewhat back to normal around here. Normal??? I think that's a good thing!! LOL
Thanks for "listening" and we'll "talk" soon.
Carol

@cmedwards52 welcome back! I'm so sorry to hear about your DFIL. That is sad about your DMIL. What a dreadful disease.

@theslightedgeforever agreed! I see people on Connect saying, "I did everything right and I didn't lose. I'm quitting." basically. It's too bad...had they stuck it out, they probably would have been fine. Good for you for lifting weights.

@cbabie I see you!

Hi all! I lost another pound this week, so I am down a total of 6.5 lbs since December 21st. I am excited that the Freestyle program is working for me! Well...I have a lot going on this morning so I've gotta get going. Just wanted to give the scale report. Have a good day!

Good Morning
Thank you all for the kind words. We are feeling better. Dad was fighting melanoma for most of 2017 with several surgeries, chemo, radiation etc. In September the cancer invaded his lungs and he passed away on the 21st of that month. On the bright side he was 92 years old and until just 10 days before he passed away, was still living on his own in his own home and still driving his car. As my husband says, "Dad had 92 great years and 2 crappy weeks." That's what we need to focus on. Although we miss him dearly, we have to remember, he really did have a very good life and if we should all be that fortunate, hurray!!
Have a great day and again, THANK YOU!!
Carol

@cbabie I'm the same way. I plan my meals out on Thursday or Friday nights for the next week. It helps. Thanks! I am on a roll, I hope with my trip to Colorado this weekend, I don't come to a rolling halt!

@cmedwards52 wow, it sounds like he had a pretty good life until the end. Again, I'm so sorry.

@theslightedgeforever thanks! I forgot to track something too, have to go back and track it.

Hello all. I'm going to visit my best friend today in Colorado. We've been best friends since 8 years old. I haven't seen her for a couple of years. I'll be coming back on Monday morning, so not long enough to do too much damage, but I'll try to keep my goals in mind and do the best I can. I probably won't check in here until Tuesday, so don't call the police or anything lol. I know it will be weird without me here checking in bothering you all. Have a great weekend!

trooworld Hope you are having a good time in Colorado. We are watching you through your phone camera. lol So make good choices.

trishastime What lovely flowers. Plus you are a good neighbor. You don't find many good neighbors anymore. Most people don't know their neighbors. I see a night of relaxation in your future. I should get in 10000 steps today.

Cmedwards. Glad you are feeling a bit better. Sounds like we Americans could learn a lot from Canadians and Aussies. Your neighbors are lucky to have you I will make it a goal this year to get to know my neighbors better

I walked the mall for 25 minutes and then outside for 35. Went over calories though