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

Good morning everyone!

@krupalip, glad your feeling better! Plateaus are a tricking thing that I know very well. Stopping the alcohol might be a good plan. Are you drinking enough water? Also if you are working out very much are you eating enough calories. I know it's weird but sometimes I will lose the most if I eat more food. Not junk or high sodium food, but good quality food.

@trooworld, WOW I watched that BodyPump video. Looks fun but really intense. I'm at the stage with weights where I look over at them when I'm on my treadmill. I like the sound of the new vending system you have. You still have to choose the right option but at least now you have that choice!

@mjsunshine16, life with a new puppy can be challenging to say the least. We almost didn't survive those first weeks with our girl. It will get better! And good for you for working to control your eating even when life was giving you heck! It's so hard when we are under a lot of stress but so tempting too. I bet you feel really proud of yourself for saying no to Dominoes!


This has been a crazy work week for me. I've been working hard with our children's director with all the new changes for our kids ministries. All good stuff but my goodness it felt never ending yesterday. I worked an extra two hours and still have a mile long list for Monday. Good thing I love it! My husband got a stomach bug and I've also been playing nurse for him. Thankfully he seem much better today and was able to eat his breakfast and walk the dog. Yayy!!

I'm going to hang out with some women from my church today and we are going to that restaurant I talked about the other day. I'm really going to do my best to make good choices and I plan to get a good workout in this morning. The scale was the lowest I've seen it in years and years and THAT is super motivating! Have a great day!!

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@TeresaW1020 Do you work at your church? It sounds like you work in the Children's Ministry? Great job on your scale!! I am so happy for you!!

Cbabie

Thanks Cbabie! I do work at my church. I've been the ministry assistant for almost two years now and still have to pinch myself to believe this is my life. I love it so much! I was in furniture sales before the church job opened up for almost 5 years and while the money was great I was miserable. My work with the children's ministries is all volunteer. I'm the 3rd-5th grade Sunday school teacher, one of the teachers for our children's church and the Awana secretary. I believe that God put me with kids for a very specific reason and maybe one day I will talk about that. Ohhh and I'm also the head of our women's ministry!

So, you mentioned going to worship practice? You play, sing, lead? All the above?

Morning everyone

@cbabie - it seems you and TeresaW1020 have loads in common. That is truly wonderful to find friends this wat

@trooworld - Sorry about your gain but remember in the all days, you would not have gone to body pump the next day. You have come so far and I hope you pat yourself on the back occasionally.

@theslightedgeforever - Yes I understand days when you just need down time. Epically when your sleep gets mucked up. I think it is harder to bounce back when you are our age then it was in our 20's

@teresaw2010 - It seems like @cbabie - you have a lot on your plate as well. Hope your husband is over the stomach bug and you had a nice healthy time at the restaurant.

@mjsunshine16. If your puppy is keeping you awake at night he is probably lonely and scared. I was advised to buy a baby size t-shirt and put it on him, tie a know where the t-shirt sits on his back, so it is nice and comfy. They do say that a low volume background music is also good - that way you both get a good nights sleep.

Stuff is going on here that require my attention. I am getting on here as often as I can as I need the support you guys give me.

That being said I lost 300gm this week

Trish

Hey everyone!

Oh man it’s so good to be back and reading everyone’s updates, just read the last 4 pages. I’m just gonna go ahead and jump back in the mix. I stayed off the community boards here on MFP but I did continue to track my food/exercise every single day. I’ve been doing good with my food tracking with the exception of my short work trip to Canada which was difficult due to eating out every meal.

On Monday my partner and I went on a 2 hour hike to a place called Inspiration Point. I was dying the entire time and there were several points where I wanted to quit. This was not a hike for beginnings despite what some of the reviews online said. We both pushed through it and when we got to the top man what a beautiful sight.

My plan going forward is to continue tracking and also staying active on the community boards. Not only do I find this board incredibly supportive I feel like it keeps me accountable to check in with everyone here.

@cbabie, getting coffee and talking all things ministry would be awesome to do with you!! Is your church small? Mine is small, which means that the same people do 95% of the work. I love it all but there are days when I really do have too many balls being juggled and I'm always worried something is going to get dropped and my menopausal brain will never remember that I dropped it.

@theslightedgeforever, cool fact about cbabie being your sister. Do you live close to each other? My sister is in another state and we used to be so close but then life took us both in very different directions and something got broke between us a few years ago. We are still in contact but it's just not the same and I miss it!

@ChelleTrell, congrats on making it through your hike. I told my husband that I would like to maybe do some hikes in the fall. When the weather is WAY cooler than it is now! I agree with you that tracking and staying accountable is so important. I love this group and I have a couple of challenges that I'm doing, which help keep me mindful.

@trooworld, so do you cook all your meals for the week on Sunday? I know that lots of people do that kind of meal prep. I eat the same foods for breakfast and lunch so I don't need to really prep them and then dinner is my time to cook, which I love. I do meal plan for the week but I've not prepped very often beforehand. Your menu sounds delish!!!

Well today has been another long one. I was upstairs all morning in what we call the Treehouse. That's where all our elementary kids are. Then we had a three hour meeting after church for our Wednesday Awana. So much info overload and next Saturday the core teachers and me are going to an all day training. Seriously!!

Last night went great! The comedian we went to see was hilarious! The restaurant however wasn't that great. There really were not many choices there weren't deep fried or covered in oil. But I didn't touch the desserts or breads so I was pleased with that. Of course my weight was still up almost a pound this morning. I know it's sodium! I should go workout but I just don't feel like it, ya know?

Hey everyone, had a good weekend, did go off track a bit but not much, did a weigh-in last evening and I was down to 53.5 kgs, which is good but this week’s goal is to be below 53 kgs
Have a packed week ahead, hope I can keep away from the carbs and make the right choices
Somehow Monday mornings aren’t very good for me but looking forward to my workout back and biceps today
Anhyhow have a great week ahead everyone

Krupalip. You are very close to that 53 kg. Just keep working your program

Trooworld. Thanks for the link. I gained another 2.5 lbs today. Yippee. Not. Eventually it will have to leave, right? Right now I’m focusing on my behavior and choices. Which were good today. If your pain doesn’t go away go see a dr. Pushing through it is not always the best plan. I did that when I hurt my knee getting on an airplane. Eventually the knee pain went away but settled into my foot. Then went to my toes. I did something with a ligament or tendon because now after all these years I have a problem stepping up on a curb without tension. Maybe wrap it before going on walks

cbabie. Glad to hear you are taking care of your eyes. You need them to roll at me when I nag I had a headache too. Mine was bp related. I’ll be glad when my body adjusts itself

ChelleTrell. .3 is nothing. You’ll get there. Do you have a planned reward? I keep shrinking. I’ve lost 2 inches since high school.

I started my weight training. Did all my “pushing” body parts. Along with a small walk and some stretching

@cbabie Was your headache related to your eyesight/vision? Or was it something else? Thanks so much for your support, I think the pain is just from me being overweight...I don't think there is anything actually wrong (I had my knees checked out by my doctor a few years ago and he couldn't find anything wrong). But still, I'll be careful. I like your attitude about Mondays!

@ChelleTrell Congrats being so close to 10 lbs down! That sounds like a great plan for the week. I'm so glad you started an NSV page...you won't regret it! Here is the link to the Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Rice recipe (I cooked the rice separately, by the way): foodyschmoodyblog.com/instant-pot-buffalo-chicken-rice-bowl/

@theslightedgeforever I think focusing on behavior and choices is the way to go right now. I promise to see the doctor if the pain doesn't go away with a few acupuncture visits.

@krupalip Thanks, I just follow recipes. If it weren't for recipes, I'd not be a good cook. My husband can cook without recipes. I can to a point, but I do better with recipes. You are doing great with exercise, keep it up!!!

Hi all. I'm donating blood this morning and I'm hoping that I don't pass out (I have kind of low blood pressure). I also hope it doesn't make me feel icky all day. I'm doing it at work at 9:00 a.m. before my day really starts, so to feel sick all day wouldn't be good. Today is a rest day for exercise. I'm glad because yesterday's BodyPump class was brutal. Every couple of months, the class changes so that your body doesn't get used to the exercises, and yesterday was the 2nd day of the new version of the class..."BodyPump 106" it is called. It is so challenging but I made it through. I did have to take breaks here and there, though. Have a good day!

Good evening everyone!

@ChelleTrell, Good job on almost getting to your 10 lb. mark! So what kind of foods do you make in your Instant Pot? I was dying to get one and now the most think I do is cook my dog's chicken in it.

@trooworld, How did you do with the blood giving? That is so great that you give. I probably should but it's incredibly hard to find my veins and I just hate it! A couple of years ago I was in the hospital for a week with pneumonia and those people stuck me so many times trying to get a good vein that I came home looking worse than when I went in.

That buffalo chicken recipe looks awesome! I pinned it for future use.

@theslightedgeforever, what kind of weight training are you doing? I really do want to start doing something but no way am I up to what trooworld does with her BodyPumping.

@cbabie, how did your eye appointment go? Your eyes are very important that is for sure, but yes it can be so expensive!!

So, today was busy. I have Tuesday's off from work and went to my Weight Watcher meeting and was thrilled to have lost another 1.2 lbs for a total of 40.8! I've been on MFP for 27 days now and have lost 4.4 lbs. I really think this double tracking is paying off! There were two ladies in my meeting who are very new and we're talking about how the 0 point foods were so confusing for them and one lady had a big gain because for some reason she thought it was OK to eat all the 0 point foods she wanted. I told them both about my double tracking and how it's working for me.

I also got my hair cut and colored and after that, I was starving so I went through the Chic-Fil-A drive through and I had it all planned out. I ordered a 12-piece grilled chicken nugget, medium fruit cup, diet lemonade, and a zesty buffalo sauce, which was supposed to be 4 points. But once I drove off and found a parking space to scarf my food down before going shopping, I discovered that I had 12 regular chicken nuggets. Ugghhh! Those suckers were 9 points!! But I ate them all because I wasn't getting back in that long line. I'm still all good with points and calories tonight. I just don't get a big bowl of popcorn tonight!

I hope you all have a great night!!

@ChelleTrell I love snacking on grapes, too. I have been meaning to try freezing them and eating them, but haven't. Have you tried that? Yes, I love the Instant Pot, too! So easy and convenient!

@TeresaW1020 Well the story about donating blood is that my appointment was at 8:55, I showed up at 8:50, it was SUPPOSED to take 30-45 minutes but it took 1 1/2 hours! I had to be on the reference desk at 10:30 sharp, and I wasn't even back in the library until 10:35. Now, keep in mind, this is all on work time so I'm afraid I'm going to get in trouble for being away from work for so long...I'm getting stressed looking at the clock as I'm donating. But it worked out. I did get a little light headed for a while because I didn't drink enough water afterward but then drank some water and felt okay. My blood is really thick (that sounds weird but it's true: when they pricked my finger to do the iron test, they had to prick two different fingers and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze to get enough blood out because it was just so thick and barely coming out...I had drunk a ton of water too), so I think it took extra long to donate. Your experience in the hospital sounds miserable! Some people have really small veins, my brother-in-law is like that, they have a hard time putting IVs and needles in his veins. Woohoo for the loss!!! 0 points food do not mean 0 calories and I think people forget that and that gets them into trouble. Look at salmon: it's 0 points but it has a lot of calories in it. Bummer about your Chic-Fil-A order!

@theslightedgeforever I'm taking another rest day today: mandatory...I found out no exercise for 24 hours after donating blood. I don't like it, but I also wouldn't like passing out during BodyPump.

Well, yesterday was a less than stellar day for me. Things didn't go as planned. I got back to my neighborhood from work at 5:30 and walked the dog then immediately had to leave and pick up my husband from work, then we were going to have to pick up my mother-in-law from the train station at 7:00, so we decided to grab a beer while we waited. Well, we said, "What are we going to do about dinner?" We ordered cheeseburgers and split a fry. I'm so unhappy about this. It took almost all of my FitPoints, I have no more weekly points left, so I am dangerously close to being in the negative for the week. My NSV for yesterday was that our director brought in a blueberry streusel from a German restaurant and I didn't touch it. So there is that. I'm so tired, I've gotten about 5 or 6 hours of sleep and now will feel terrible all day. I wish I could call off sick but I will go in.

Trooworld. You did a lot of positive things so think about those. Next time you will do better

TeresaW1020. I have the thread bookmarked by clicking the little star at top right. Do you have a yard and a sprinkler? That’s always cheap fun for a 5 yr old. Adults too plus you can get a bit of exercise by running through the sprinkler. Lol. Coloring books. Kids don’t know how to play anymore except with handheld devices.

I had minor surgery on my left backside to remove precancerous cells. So 6 stitches and can’t exercise for a week due to location and internal sutures. I tried to get him to let me just walk but he said due to location they would always be pulling. So.....
I just got back in the mood for exercise.

Hi everyone!

@theslightedgeforever, I hope you heal up quickly and listen to your doctor! I always hate when something derails my exercise and then I have to start over. But you can and you will!

@trooworld, Your day sounds awesome! I wish I could physically go shoe shopping but I wear a wide so I order my shoes online. I'm hoping that with more weight loss maybe my feet will skinny up too! Happy anniversary! Can't wait to hear what you had the French restaurant.

My day was pretty good. I got a lot of stuff oon my work to-do-list crossed off and that always makes me happy. Of course, that also means I now have room for more stuff! Tomorrow I have to drive into Atlanta (about an hour away) for an all day conference thing for our church Wednesday Awana Clubs that we do for the kids. I'm the secretary for the Awana and will be with 4 other ladies who are leaders. They are going to feed us lunch which is a little stressful because I have no idea what I will eat, but I will just have to do the best I can. I also won't be getting any exercise in. Oh well, such is life. You all have a great evening or day....depending on when you read this!

Trooworld. Sounds like you have a nice weekend planned. Enjoy. Happy Anniversary

TeresaW1020. I have a wide foot too but not at the online stage. Because of weight I’ve went from a size 7 to a 9. I wonder if my feet will get skinny again. I have Fred Flinstone feet and won’t wear sandals. That would be a great NSV. How was the Awana conference. Control the things you can control and manage the rest. That’s all you can do.

On a good note. I have an NSV because I stopped the diuretic my blood sugar is at the lowest in six months.

@TeresaW1020 Oh that stinks that you have to order your shoes online! Hopefully, your feet do shrink when you lose. Thank you, our anniversary is actually Monday but since it's on a Monday, we decided to celebrate this weekend. I hope you enjoy your all-day conference, sometimes you just have to eat what is provided.

@TrishasTime Thank you! Early happy anniversary to you too...38 years is a lot of years! How are you feeling?

@theslightedgeforever thanks! Congrats on the low blood sugar numbers!!! Thanks for the reminder about the body check.

Hi all. The dog is at the kennel still, dropped him off yesterday morning and we miss him terribly. He has never been in a kennel, so I don't know how he is doing. We are picking him up this morning. I had to go to two different places to shoe shop, DSW didn't have any shoes I liked (I was looking for a pair of dressy black wedges), so I ended up at Nordstroms Rack and found a pair of Clark's there. They aren't sexy like I had hoped, but that was asking a lot out of wedges lol. Wedges are the only high heels that don't hurt my feet, that's why I was after those in particular.

I've been using a new app to track my food in addition to WW called YouAte. It's free and available for both iPhone and Android (the website just says download for iOS but look in Google Play store, it's there), it's a visual tracker...you take pics of your food and then click on words associated with your meal, like "you ate because you were...hungry, it was time, social...etc" + "you ate...at the table" + "It was prepared...homemade". Then you click whether this meal was on track or off track as far as your food plan was concerned and you are done! It's pretty simple. If I'm somewhere I don't want to take pics of my food (like I probably won't take pics of my food at the French restaurant), I'll probably wait until later and just snap a rando pic of the wall or something and then enter text of what I ate and the info. Just thought someone might be interested in this.