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

Good Morning All

So frustrated here today. Just can't get that darn scale to go DOWN. I was doing really well in the Fall but then Christmas happened and I am having a really hard time getting back on track. I am up 7 pounds since December and it just doesn't want to move. Why is it so easy to put back on and so, so hard to take off again. Pretty sure it will help if I continue to post here. Thank you my friends, for "listening"!!

cbabie: doesn't it make you feel good when you have accomplished a "decluttering (or as I like to call it -dejunking) job? Good for you. Keep feeling better and "little by little" works just fine!! I love to crochet also. It always seems much faster than knitting. I knit lap blankets for a couple of the local Nursing Homes. They are always so grateful and that's a WONDERFUL feeling.

Have a good one,
Carol

Trishastime Super Bowl is always on Sunday so most people are off if they have the weekends off. I was celebrating because Eagles won. I just didn’t want Patriots to win another. What is Australia’s national sport? Cricket? Rugby? Hope your foot is better

Cbabie. I spent the last two days being lazy. Along with that came food. Sigh. So no laziness for me tomorrow. Although I have to say I did walk an hour one of those days so half lazy on that day I don’t knit or crochet. I had an impatient left handed mother . I was reading a book on sorting and decluttering this morning. It says most people think that to declutter is to throw things out. It’s actually keeping the things you love I’m trying to tie that thought in with body clutter

Cmedwards. I hear you on the weight. My struggle is food right now. I used to have a pause button. Don’t know where that went. Maybe I need to go buy a new one Very nice of you on the lap blankets. For Canada I’m assuming hockey? As a young girl I went to one hockey game. Very exciting

WW meeting highlights

https://youtu.be/ObxmR_3-rSU

@cbabie thanks!

@theslightedgeforever true true. I weighed in. I'm keeping you all in suspense. I'm sorry that you are having a rough couple of days. Don't end up going down the rabbit hole, try tracking your next meal? Start now. You don't want to disappear and end up 10 lbs heavier, do you? I don't want that for you.

Okay, enough holding you all in suspense. I weighed in and I maintained! I weighed exactly what I weighed last week! I am so relieved. I just knew I'd gain 5 lbs or more. I think it really helped to track it all and it helped to get right back on the healthy eating train once I got home. Have a good day, everyone!

@TrishasTime thanks! What is NBL? I hope you have a nice time.

Hi all! I'm glad it is Friday. We are celebrating Valentine's Day tomorrow, we are making champagne risotto and sundried tomato, spinach & cheese stuffed chicken breasts and for dessert, I'm making pots de creme (which is a chocolate dish sort of like mousse or souffle). It should be fun. That's all I have planned this weekend. How about you?

Morning everyone

@trooworld - I am slightly jealous - I do not think we have celebrated Valentines day for over30 years. My husband declares it is too commericalised and it is what he does everyday that matters - not just on that one day (which is true). Ihave a good 360+ days of each year with him

@cbabie - I can only send out cyber hugs, you go through life the best you can, please do not compare yourself to anyone, they are not you.

Today I going with GD for an hour drive. She is on learners so if I do not get back here - you know I did not survive (lol m- only gidding)

Trish

Trooworld. Woohoo on maintaining. I feel like I’ve told you before. Maybe I started a post and didn’t finish it. Oh well. Isn’t that a great feeling. I have have gained back 9.5 lbs since fall. But always the chance to start over right. The rest of my weekend plans is my son and hubby are taking me out to dinner for my bday Calories don’t count on your bday Although tonight I was thinking okay so you can reach your goal by 55. Then the thoughts came you said that for 50, 45, 40, and 35 That’s really sad and disgusting. What wasted years The fudgy brownies sounded better. Lol

Trishastime I remember those days of teaching my son to drive. We had to log 20 hrs 20 hrs of me watching him not know what a brake is for or waiting til the last moment to use it. When it got time for my daughter I paid someone. Lol. My husband feels the same about Valentines Day ugh. He gives me the same song and dance “but I show you love everyday not just one”. I give him the same song and dance but I want the chocolates dang it But I’ll keep him.

Cbabie. Here’s a good podcast for you to listen to. That really means listen to it. There will be a quiz later.

http://realweightlossrealwomen.com/wlmr094-thoughts/

How about thinking and recording in your journal all the ways you have gained control. Doing good for 23 hrs and then messing up for 1, you will look at that one and declare the whole day a disaster.

Okay off to do some other stuff

Gemwolf. Great goals there. Now be more specific. I just listened to a podcast talking about goals and how we write them Your brain needs to know exactly what you will do to be successful so it doesn’t have to make so many decisions during the day which depletes our energy. It says make the decision once and stick to it Then your brain will help you stick to it

So how often will you check in with us? Once a week? Twice a week?

How often will you exercise? When will you exercise? Before work. After work?

How will you eat healthier? Add more greens? Stay under X amount of calories/carbs/points/ whatever you count? No nighttime snacking? Whatever you think will help you lose weight and stay healthy

Hubby and I eloped I say save the money for a nice honeymoon or something big for your house. It lasts longer than the actual wedding. What field of study are you going to be doing?

Trooworld The food all looks good. We went to a steakhouse and I had ribs and salad. Ate 1/2 my serving of Mac and cheese because I never make that here anymore. I might do a cauliflower “Mac” and cheese Never tried that. Then DH asked me if I wanted dessert but after hearing you talk about brownies that’s all I wanted. Just a simple brxxxxxx. So I said not at the steakhouse but I did want one from DQ with hot fudge. Something plain and simple and I would really enjoy. I didn’t want to make a pan at home because I’m the one that would eat them all and I only need one. So I took him over there. It was a new one closer to the house and when we got there. The sign said Coming soon. Noooooooooo. I thought they had opened already. It was in a strip mall and looked finished to me. I was so disappointed. He kept saying how about baskin Robbins. Let’s get ice cream No I want a brxxxxxx. I’m the kind that once I have my taste set for something I may eat other things but won’t be satisfied so now I know not to waste the calories. So I went home. Still thinking about that brxxxxx though. Maybe I could make homemade brxxxxxs. No cause I only need one. So I thought. Oooh brxxxxxx in a mug. Pinterest. I made it. Blech. That was not a brxxxxxx lol. So as you can see I’m still thinking about those darn brxxxxxs. Although now I realize I’ve said it so many times I have you all wanting one too. Sorry. Troo started it. I went back and tried to make it easier for you. Here’s my attempt above. I ate half. I kept taking another bite hoping it would get better.

I gained almost another lb. this has to stop. So I’ve already preplanned my meal for tomorrow. I will do some sort of strength training