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Sara - I agree... store bought toppings are not worth it. I did get some fresh fruit... yay me! Extra water is definitely a good thing... extra trips is extra steps, right?0
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WEDNESDAY
Good morning,
Dawn- never thought about the extra steps related to more water
. I usually think of more steps if my dog wants to walk further.....
Cafe salad today. Looks like they may hire the temp we have, she may get started crocheting again. I gave her the heart pattern I have been using and you get a finished product quickly. Many people say they dont have the patience or discipline - then think smaller projects.
Speaking to coworker about WW concepts that I no longer do..... hence weight higher??? Hmmmmm. Time to get back on the stick.
QOTD - What are you doing today to keep healthy?
AOTD - Drinking more water, stay out of the sun as much as possible (medication said not to as well) and find more steps.
Wave to all who follow/lurk. Hope to find time to lurk myself.1 -
Good Morning, all! And thanks for the warm welcome.
My AOTD - Drinking more water, tracking my food, and staying under my calories (even though I am going out later). I am going to find a healthy option.
I have to go try on a few bridesmaid dresses for my friend after work and not looking forward to it. Oh well!
Waves!1 -
Good morning, all!
AOTD-incorporate more veggies to try to get my calorie count up without going over my fat grams. It's a struggle to reach 1200 cals for me when I meal plan. When I don't, I can hit 1000 before I get out of bed in the morning!
Waving to everyone! Have a successful day!
Today: 213.6
Highest: 375
Goal: 1181 -
AOTD - try to fit in more steps/exercise. keep adding fresh produce to diet and keep trying to eat clean.
Lana - good luck with the roof estimates and all. like Sara said, let us know if there is any eye candy!
Tess - try to stay dry!
Dawn - keep drinking that water!
Sara - I really have to make more of the recipes you shared. They always sound so good but usually am so tired when I get home from work that i don't want to do anything let alone cook anything.
Weather says this is the hottest May on record. So glad I did not plan to go out to the track. I couldn't stand the heat and the crowds. A/C not turned on yet in my building, so its sweltering! I have been drinking what seems like oceans of ice water to keep cool & hydrated. I joke that all my water intake is part of my exercise plan because of so many trips/steps to the bathroom. They have nicknamed me Queen Pee at work!
Still fighting the weight gain from all the comfort food/sodium served on the Jeep trip. Sunday scales said I was up 13 pounds from Friday. Today, scales say I am 5 pounds over my weight last Friday.
Waving to all who stop by or lurk at work!2 -
amost forgot! saw this while at the lake! 3 -
Hi all:
Tomorrow marks the 2 year anniversary of my new knee. I am rededicating my efforts to myself. I just signed up with a new trainer that is going to hold me accountable to myself. (I think I like her already!) Did my 3D scan, set up my calendar for workouts and nutrition....so here is to day one!!!
Backstory:
I previously got down to just about goal weight. I even did 8 5ks (walking) in 2013. Made a move across the US to take a new teaching job. About 6 months in new state and my knee finally gave out (had 4 previous surgeries on it). At that point, I was a gym and MFP rat. The doc, per insurance
, put me on not 1 round but 2 rounds of steroids. Then had to wait another 9 months to do surgery which meant an entire school year teaching on crutches. So a year of no exercise, steroids, and a sedentary lifestyle undid most of what I had previously accomplished. Additionally, then I had months of physical therapy to be able to walk on the new knee.
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Welcome izenzo!! Keep up the good work! Stop by and post when you can and let us know how your new plan is going.
At work - 3 words - coworker shaking salads.......
Kathryn - LOVE that sign. Hmmmm giving me ideas. I am making sweet potato shepherds pie for next week meals as my dr specialist has limited my diet for the all fun colonoscopy Friday
Any ideas on reward I should give myself (not food) for getting through this??
Must scoot - vultures flying overhead. bbl1 -
Hello to Izenzo and everyone else here today.
AOTD:
Yikes - have not given it a thought. Thankfully, some old good habits kicked in, and so far today I've eaten only good healthy things, but I've done no planning.
Here comes yet another thunderstorm. Good grief!
Kathryn - I LOVE the Cabana Boy sign!
Both of the men who came to bid on fixing the roof would definitely make good Cabana Boys for our little Beach Club. Sadly, they are not the actual roofers. *Kitten*
BBL
Lana3 -
gemwolf110 wrote: »Happy Hump Day!
Hope all is well! Damn-how are you doing?
AOTD: walking with my friend and drinking more water.
Welcome to all the new MFPers! Waves to everyone and Dawn, Sara, Lana!
Keeping busy over here, just opening up the travel trailer this week for the season and looking forward to some camping trips. Glad we have it this year for a full season- bought it last year a towards the end and just in time for our cross country trip! My fiancé and I started going back to church this past weekend. Making it a point to go every week as long as work or travel doesn’t get in the way. I guess if we travel we can always look up a nearby church. Also, got great news at the vet yesterday for my bichon’s stone recheck visit-she does not have any stones anymore. The special diet worked and she will stay on it forever. I was prepping myself to hear she’ll need surgery but I was happy mistaken. :-)
So happy for pup! What a cutie! Amazing that some food can help with stones and crystals... but, it can2 -
I wish my phone had the option to share pics...I had to chuckle...a Scentsy post with a pic of adorable kitten...the quote was, "We're out of Scentsy? You gotta be Kitten me" had to share in my Group...hehehe
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THURSDAY
Good morning,
Dawn - diets for all creatures if the right one can do wonderful things - so why do I keep eating stuff I know I shouldnt??? Miss T with the right food/ quantity and walking has lost half her weight (she was very overweight when I got her) it took a lot of time for her (and myself...) so we just keep going.
Scale was 1 pound less than Monday - as Lana says if you see it on the scale during the week, you will see it again on weigh in day (just maybe not that week).
Apple and banana to work last couple of days have kept the extra sugar treats away. Another piece of my success I let slip.
Enjoyed the posts yesterday as I lurked from work.
Wave to all who follow.1 -
Good morning all
. Thank you for the welcome.
Today is our last day and a half day for students....Yay!! Summer break is finally here! But that also means eating lunch out with colleagues (a luxury for a teacher during the school week). A lot of unhealthy choices around us, but I am determined to make good choices for myself. I will be putting my previous go-round before/after pic in my profile photos. I am very determined to get there and stay there. Motivation for me, and maybe some of you.3 -
Good Morning, everyone!
Yesterday and last night in general was a success for me. I managed to stick to my calories, and make healthy choices, even while out to eat with family last night! I chose a restaurant where I knew I had options and stuck to it! I felt pretty good about that because I usually love going out to eat and having a few drinks, etc.
I also tried on bridesmaid dresses for my friends wedding. I was a bit nervous about this considering I am not physically where I want to be, but it went pretty well. And it just made me more determined. I took photos and hopefully when I go to order again and eventually wear it I will look even better! Photos are great motivation.
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Good morning all~~
Sara - good going with the fresh fruit/better choice at work! Good for you!
Eryn and Izenzo - good reminders that it IS possible to go out with family and friends and make healthy choices. I have a very hard time changing my thinking of associating restaurants with freedom to go wildly off plan.
Waving to Dawn and Tess and Kathryn and Saltine and Missy and Tracy and anyone else who stops by later on.
Special Happy Hour today at the Cabana Club; foot massages and extra pillow fluffing to go with Zero Calorie umbrella drinks. We will have made it to Thursday of a long week.
*tossing floppy hat and beach bag onto favorite lounge chair for later*2 -
Waving good morning to all!
I splurged on fries with my salad at lunch yesterday, but limited myself to 25 fries (fresh cut from a local restaurant.) Stayed under my calorie limit for the day even with that splurge. Enjoyed an hour of hot yoga in a super small class--Instructor, one other yogi, and myself. It was great! I've been back in the gym for 3 weeks now and even though the scale isn't dropping very quickly, my clothes are looser and my legs are losing some swelling.
Meeting a friend for lunch and will do the best I can. No gym today due to Moose meeting, but may go for a rare outside walk afterwards.
Today: 213.4
Highest: 375
Goal: 1182 -
Happy Thursday everyone!! I have Friday off for a 4 day holiday weekend!!
Drove the big Jeep into work today without doors or top. Amazingly my hair is long enough now to pull into ponytail and I didn't end up looking like a shocked sheepdog from the wind when I got to the office!
WI this morning showed down 5.5 pounds from yesterday. Cracks me up how much weight can vary day to day!! I am having fun with seeing how sawtoothed this can make the graph on my weight report! LOL
DD got me hooked on So Delicious cashew/almond milk frozen dessert. Just like ice cream but a whole pint can be less calories than a couple scoops of regular ice cream (depending on flavors)! Will be nice guilt-free treat on hot summer days! Also have started the habit of "slicing" the actual container into 2 or 4 "slices" and popping them in freezer bags or plastic wrap makes portion control super easy (and doesn't make me run around kitchen looking for an ice cream scoop!)
Dawn - i cracked up when i saw that post in your Scentsy fb page! By the way, i think DH is hooked on the Scentsy blueberry cheesecake car bars now!
Lana - if the estimators are Cboy material, surely at least one of the workers will be too!
Sara - Is the sweet potato shepherds pie from the skinnytaste website? Or what is your recipe? it sounds delicious! what kind of things do you like to do for fun and/or what frivolous little thing have you been wanting lately? would think either of those would make a good non food reward!
Well, back to work.....2 -
Went out to lunch and made great choices. Seared ahi over salad greens. What a treat on a school day!! 12 pm tomorrow cannot come soon enough!
I begin with the one on one training right after I finish tomorrow. I am SO ready for this!!2 -
Good evening,
NSV (non scale victory) - I asked a question in our department meeting and was told rather patronizingly to check the process flow - email later in the day said the process flow I was referred to got updated..... I did a virtual run around the cubicles - so who is the stupid one??
Doing better with extra fruit and fewer sweets.
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Good morning,
TGIF - I am lucky enough to have Monday off. Have not always in my work history, so I am grateful. No big plans, so will be setting up foods starting Sunday for my food prep for Fridays procedure. Yes, I did just roll my eyes.
I was awake anyway when rain hit at 2, drinking extra water does have one side effect.....
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Good morning,
After a nine-month hiatus (where I gained back what I lost last time), I'm back. I'm feeling a little low but happy to really have committed to starting again. I'm reading some of my old posts from last year and remembering how great it felt to be doing this and having it work. I want to get back to where I was then, mentally.
As always, it starts with the first day back, but I'm glad I chose today and not tomorrow or next month.
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Only a few hours left until my summer break begins. I already have workshops scheduled starting next week. Teachers never stop learning
Starting off my summer break right....have my trainer scheduled for an hour after I get off of work today. Added benefit, my hubby is meeting me there to also workout 
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Waving from the edge of the Memorial Day weekend! I can see it on the horizon from here.
Yesterday was a bit of a bust for me foodwise, however, I did spend some time with my daughter and that was very satisfying.
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
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Friday - we made it!
Tracy - what is a Moose meeting, and where do you live? (rare outside walk made me wonder)
Kathryn - congrats on that great weigh in. Human body and scales have a special relationship, don't they? I love when it jumps down and hate when it jumps up. (see my number today) Enjoy your 4-day weekend.
Sara - Good on the at-work NSV. Ah, so the procedure is a week from today? Getting your food ducks in a row. A pox upon the patronizing mouth at your work place. Hate that.
Welcome to Kyubeans! What's your name or nickname we can call you? So cool that you are starting today and not putting it off until after the holiday. Smart!
Waving to Izenzo - You are very fortunate to have a trainer. Amazing that your hubby will be working out too. So helpful to have the other people in your house helping rather than working against you, as can happen.
Waving to Tess and Saltine and Missy and Eryn and anyone else who stops by later on~~
Lana
239.2 today I did it to myself, again. Moving on. Today can be better.
250.0 highest
185.0 goal1 -
LanaCabana537 wrote: »
Welcome to Kyubeans! What's your name or nickname we can call you? So cool that you are starting today and not putting it off until after the holiday. Smart!
Thanks! I figured -- why would I want to stuff in those extra calories when it'll only make me feel worse?
My name is Kyu! Pronounced like the letter Q.
Have a happy holiday weekend, everyone!1 -
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Welcome new people! You have found a great place to come for support and encouragement! Hope you visit often.
Went to dentist, yesterday. Boy...I knew it wouldn't be good... it was pretty bad... and, the cost of a crown! Holy cow! I would rather just have it pulled, because of cost (molar) but, they say it will affect my bite... ugh... so, I am going to try to sign up for Humana...as I need to make multiple visits for special cleaning...I would love for them to knock me out for that. I do not do well! I curse my parents for blessing me with these teeth and gums...haha
I have noticed something about myself... even tho, I am almost back to my highest weight ever (3lbs shy) ... when I look at myself in the mirror, fully clothed, I don't feel like I look as bad as I did then. I still have to watch certain things, of course... but, most of the time I think I'm ok...maybe, part of it is the relationship I'm in now compared to then..I was belittled so much before.. now, I am told I am beautiful no matter what...I still beat myself up a lot... but, I don't feel as bad as I used to.
Well, gotta get back to work. Everyone have a great Friday!
Oh... funny note... there was a scent "recipe" from Scentsy... Cabana Boy! Hehe love the name!
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LanaCabana537 wrote: »
Tracy - what is a Moose meeting, and where do you live? (rare outside walk made me wonder)
Hi, Lana!
I'm from Newbern, TN.
Tl:dr; Moose is a charity/social club.
Moose Intl is a charitable organization focusing on the care of disadvantaged children, veterans, and senior citizens. The local chapters raise money for an endowment fund for Mooseheart, IL (the disadvantaged children's city) and for Moosehaven (a retirement community in Florida). We have social activities to fund our contributions. Men's groups are called Loyal Order of the Moose and women's groups are called Women of the Moose. We work together within our Lodge to further the cause. We meet on Thursdays for Lod
Children at Mooseheart are fed, clothed, housed, and educated from birth to 18 years of age. Scholarships to college of their choice are available for those with good grades. They are provided a laptop and cell phone upon graduation from high school.
I have just recently become involved since our Lodge is new (less than 3 years old.) My significant other and I joined in December and my daughter will join next week.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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dawn - how do your dogs do with thunder/lightning? another storm came through this morning 4am and dog finally was tired of sitting /shaking/ fussing with me and went into her safe/hiding place - when I was able to get some sleep.1
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Twiley- fellow Tennessean here.2
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