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TeresaW1020 Yippee on your scale being down Sounds like you have your DH trained

krupalip I have found calorie counting easier if I pre-track my food for the day and edit as needed versus track as I go and hope I don’t go over at the end of the day. Tracking and measuring your food is just another skill to be learned. Maybe they have WW under a different name like they do in England. I think it’s Waist Watchers there.

Trishastime. So how are you feeling now? Any better?

Boy does time get away from you when you’re living life. I was at a barbecue this weekend and actually did really well only eating small portions of everything and sharing. Though I did have a small ginger ale which was my first soda in two weeks and was not interested in it so I know I don’t need to go back there. I finally am not achy and sore from the long hike on Friday so back at the gym tomorrow. I’ve also been making sure I’m drinking lots of water.

Just grilled steak for supper...not eating it as I think it tastes funny...I guess that's one way to cut calories. (hoping I don't end up sick from bad meat or something...)

Trooworld. Thanks for the recipes. Do real well this week and maybe you’ll lose that 0.8 plus more Way to go on going to BodyPump anyway.

Cbabie. How are you doing on your Trello board. How about just starting with the morning routine be consistent on that and build from there.

Mjsunshine. How spicy is that marinade. 1-10. Your long hike sounds wonderful

@audraV1989 welcome to the group. What is it about connect that you liked. A lot of people left WW online because of connect vs the old community. For me it was too impersonal. But as I’m trying to expand my horizons I was curious as to your reasons. I like viewing different perspectives on things. Sorry about the steak.

Krupalip. I did South Beach for awhile. I’ve learned any plan works if you work the plan. We just have to find the plan that meshes with our lifestyle so we can do it long term. I just went to NYC in early May. My first time. I was taking a roadtrip along the east coast and we stopped there for about 4-5 hrs. Next time I’ll leave hubby at home and go see a Broadway play. What sites are you planning on seeing. Hardest thing for me was figuring out the trains. First time on those too this trip. Keep working towards your goal. What’s your final goal?

@cbabie actually it was your post that got me hooked to this board, so I wanted to say thank you for your posts, I have started writing a food journal, dinner wasn’t too good this evening, however I hope tomorrow will include better decision making on my part once I weigh myself in the morning

@theslightedgeforever I am currently 6 kgs away from my goal weight which is 48 kgs, ideally I would rather be down to 45 kgs but I am reserving that goal for once I am back from my trip to the States.
Actually my hubby and I watch a lot of American TV shows and it would be great to actually see all the places, especially New York...we have 5 days there so i intend to be a typical tourist and also discover offbeat places. My research is currently on, though I won’t be on a diet during the US trip for sure !!!

@trooworld yes mumbai is one of the biggest and busiest cities in India, like NY it’s the financial capital and a city which never sleeps, i can’t imagine living anywhere but mumbai, it’s where i was born and brought up, I am a complete mumbaikar as we say here. Have fun at your office party...ice cream is my weakness too but enjoy a small scoop

Had a very intense lower body workout session this morning and I am so not looking forward to tomorrow, since I have a cardio session, I just am not a cardio person but it’s important I know, have a great day everyone, I am off to bed
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@theslightedgeforever I liked that connect was kind of like Facebook and that you could see everyone's post and just scroll through them...here everything is so closed off in separate categories and threads and you have to click into each one to read it. I feel like you'd probably miss alot...

Trooworld. The good thing is you have a plan. That sounds like a fun party.

Cbabie. I don’t know that you will ever be done with your Trello board because it will always need tweaking as you go through life changes and you find easier ways to do things. That’s what I found. I just say I’m done for right now.

Krupalip you are very close to goal. Just keep at it you will get there. One thing I wanted was a NY hotdog from a hot dog stand in Central Park. I was so disappointed. It didn’t taste good. Chicago still has best hot dogs I think.

TeresaW1020. Woohoo on the loss. Excellent. I love Southern style restaurants. Just keep tracking those points.

AudraV1989. I see what you mean. I only use two things on MFP. The diary and this group so I miss out a lot but that’s okay. I only have time for those two. Once in a while I will look at Fitbit site. They have a connect type feed that I use for motivation sometimes. Same thing for Sparkpeople.

@cbabie I'm sorry about the storm. Good job on the walking. Thanks, I hope to enjoy!

@theslightedgeforever well, you can't lose every week, just focus on next.

@krupalip you are so close to goal! You are going to get there very soon, keep going! Mumbai sounds like a sister city to NY. Thank you, I do love ice cream too, I may have to have some.

@TeresaW1020 I will have my phone with me during the event and will be tracking on the spot, as I don't know how much/what I will be eating. I thought about pre-tracking (and I may do it still) and I started to do it, but then I got to the fruit bars and had the choice between "with sugar" and "with no added sugar" and wondered if they had added sugar? That is something I will have to ask at the event. Other such questions will come up, so I will just track on the fly, I think. I know I have 9 extra points (not much, I know) before I go negative. Wow, what a great loss, congratulations! Who cares how slow you go? Once you get to goal, you aren't going to care how long it took to get there. All you are going to care about is that you got there!

@audraV1989 I like that about Connect as well.

@mjsunshine16 I know, I love those new low-calorie versions...they are better than Halo Top by far!!! I don't think they are going to have those at my work though, but we'll see. Sleep is so important for so many reasons, I'm glad you made it a priority and went to bed early. Yes, it's hard to see the scale when you can't read the numbers lol.

@theslightedgeforever my work always puts on fun parties. Once, for a Christmas party, they had a wall of donuts! They will have a selfie station today which should be fun, I'll try to take a few pics to share.

Hi all. I've had a busy couple of days at work. I'm usually moderately busy but I've been really busy and I don't like that lol. I'm getting ready for BodyPump this morning. That should set a healthy tone for the day. I like when I workout in the morning because it does set the mood for the day. Yesterday morning, I found myself starving at work. I had already eaten grapes and had no more snacks so I went to the vending area. I was looking for the healthiest choice. They had a pack of 2 hardboiled eggs + a piece of cheddar cheese with a single cracker. I bought that and just ate one of the eggs and saved the rest for another day. I was very tempted by all the other crap that was there, they had granola bars and candy bars and chips but I made a healthy choice. NSV. Have a good day.

Hey good evening! I'm just jumping in real quick. It's been a really long day and I'm ready to crash on the sofa and watch some TV and play some Candy Crush.

@mjsunshine16, the restaurant is like a cafeteria style where you chose your meat and sides. They do have a full salad bar and that is what I plan to concentrate on. Why didn't you sleep well? I suffer from slight insomnia and last night was one of those nights. I've decided that I'm going to cut all caffeine from my diet after 1 pm and see if that helps.

@trooworld, what is BodyPump? Is that a place you go to? I get off work at 2 pm and come home and workout. I call it my second job because by the time I change into workout clothes, workout for 45 min. to an hour, take a shower and get dressed again for the rest of my afternoon is gone. But I love what working out is doing for me so I got to make it work!

Trooworld. Donut wall. That’s a wall I’d like to scale 😜 What a fun place to work. That’s great on the vending machine choice. I’m glad they are offering better choices in those.

Cbabie. I may try your recipe on some lamb chops. You checked in again. You are becoming consistent. Good for you.

TeresaW1020. I know how addictive Candy Crush can be. I won’t start playing because I’m one of those who can sit in a chair and do nothing but that all day long if I get started. You want to eat? There’s the kitchen. Lol. That’s so great that you love your work outs

Krupalip. If your body doesn’t feel any better soon stop the workouts for a bit. Once upon a time I had the mantra I’d rather be thin than healthy. I didn’t stop and all I was doing was walking on the treadmill and weights. That turned into a nasty case of bronchitis and my recovery time was much longer. Plus when I feel bad all I want is comfort foods. I hope you feel better soon.

I went to my cardiologist and I’m going off diuretics. I wonder if this will affect my weight.

I'm here but not really in a mood to talk. Today was a lazy day. My dh got in late late last night so I stayed up too late. Now my sleep is all messed up.

@theslightedgeforever I feel ya! We’ll be here

@cbabie that recipe sounds great. I’m proud of you for getting some workout time in.

@TeresaW1020 i hope you lunch went well. I have a couple things affecting me: new puppy, stress at home with my husband being unemployed, autoimmune disorder that can through me in pain or a funk.

@audraV1989 I hope things are going well.

@krupalip I hope your feeling better. Make sure you take care of yourself.

@trooworld I’m sorry was not positive, maybe try with the other instructor before throwing in the towel. Also talk to them, I’m sure they will be more accommodating.

I feel like the week got away from me. With work and after work events. I worked all day yesterday and went to a baseball game till very late( I didn’t eat any of the awesome ballpark food - huge feet). My puppy was not happy with me and wouldn't calm down when I got home( he’s had a couple rough nights). Then he was up early. So after 3 1/2 hours of sleep I was up and heading to work. The day was going great until mid afternoon and sh$t hit the fan. I worked hard to not have that control my food/drink decisions. I picked alternative to my normal go to fixes. They may not be the best but they are much better. Dominoes was calling my name and I resisted.