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

Krupalip not fitting into a certain size is not failure. Failure is giving up and sitting down in the middle of the road not moving forwards Sizes are not constant. I went to China years ago with my DH on a business trip. Everyone told me clothes in China are cheap you’ll be able to buy a lot. Didn’t buy one thing except for a pair of pajamas. I was 20 lbs lighter then and their XL was too small for me. I thought well I’ll buy shoes then. Nope. My size 8 is too big of a foot. My point is it’s not about the size of clothing. It’s about all the hard work you did to get you where you are at right now. If you had a million dollar goal in your bank account by the time you were 40 and all you were able to save was 990,000. Failure? Look how hard you worked for security for your family. Donate the too big clothes to someone who needs it. Give yourself no reason to go back to those clothes. Otherwise it’s too easy to do it.
Did you lose this weight for your trip or for your life?

Trooworld bookclub sounds fun. We always meet in restaurants usually. That’s one of my boundary rules I’ll allow myself the choice of dessert if I really want it. It’s once a month why not. Usually I just eat half or share with somebody. This month I just ordered french onion soup and ate half and ordered dessert but then later when it was time for dessert I changed my mind and canceled dessert. I like smaller gatherings as not a lot of overtalking. We have 12 in our club. That event sounds fun. I’m one of those that can stand in line for hours and end up knowing all about the person in front of me and behind. Lol. My dad says I could talk to a wall

Good morning!

@Krupalip, girl you need to ignore what your family told you about putting the weight back on and believe in yourself! You have been working hard and your NOT going to stop! Buy clothes that fit and make you feel beautiful. Also, you are going on a major vacation and you might eat more than you normally do and enjoy foods that you don't always have. That's OK! Even if you come back home with a gain you will get right back on your plan and get it off. Having said that, it would be super fun if you proved them all wrong.

@trooworld, I LOVE those BBQ/grape jelly meatballs! They are always a huge hit at any gathering. Bummer about not being able to go to BodyPump, but maybe your body does need a break.

@theslightedgeforever, sorry you had a gain but great that you are learning how to fight those obstacles. Weight loss is so much more than what we eat and how much we exercise. I've been on WW for a year and 9 months and I've learned that it's not just about the scale dropping. It's about learning why food has such a control over me and how to battle it. We got this!!

So, I'm happy to report that my knee is better and I walked on the treadmill for 25 minutes yesterday with no pain!! I've learned my lesson about being smarter and to stop trying to do things that cause injury and set me back. I'm going to stick with walking at my own pace and keep going day after day instead of trying to compete with others, which never ends well for me!

I'm about to go to WW and weigh in. I'm sure that I will be up about a 1/2 pound and I'm OK with that. No exercise and a wedding happened this week and like my sweet husband pointed out, in the past I would have gained a whole lot more. He is right! After weigh in we are driving back to Augusta to see my friend in the hospital that had the breast reconstruction. She has gotten infections and an 8" separation in the skin grafts. She has already had two surgeries this week and two more later in the week are scheduled. That family is a mess and I feel so bad for them. So, going to go try to inject a little cheer if possible. Ya'll have a great day!

Trooworld. I do the meatball in the crockpot thing with bbq sauce and grape jelly too. I could eat all of them.

TeresaW1020. Yep, we got this. Woohoo on no knee pain on the treadmill. Sorry about your friend. Yes go spread your cheer. That is why I was put on this planet.

Cbabie. The important thing is your clothes are starting to feel differently.

Krupalip. In my experience I’ve always found flying makes you gain a couple of lbs anyway because of the fluid buildup but eventually goes away on its own. The trick is to have a plan to enjoy yourself fully at the same time making good choices daily. Portion control is the key. A few bites of non healthy stuff versus the whole thing I’m getting good at that half thing. When I get it first thing I do is cut it in half. You can do this. You have shown great determination so far

Trooworld. So just divide the number of days with 512 pages so you know exactly how many pages you need to read everyday. My bookclub friends make fun of my method because I’ll stop at exactly 34 pages or whatever. They say what if you are at a really good part. Nope. I still stop. Then go back to reading where I left off on a different book. Something a bit more in my preferred genre. I kind of treat it like homework and I’m in search of balance. Can you get it on audio so you can listen while you commute?

Cbabie. Just one thing is a good motto.
Here’s the recipe for the meatballs. https://pin.it/bgp72i67os7xut

Blueimp. I’m so glad you have found a program that works for you. Your road trip is a small speed bump. you’ll learn how to navigate over it so the next time you go on one you will get better and better at fitting in WW and macros. Do you take a soft-sided cooler with you so you can fill it with food of your choice?

Hello everyone!!

@trooworld, good for you for signing up for the book club. I hope you love the book and meet some great people! I also hope they meet at a place that you won't feel too tempted by the food. How's your headache doing?

@cbabie, I like your attitude about doing one thing a day to keep going in the right direction. Even if we have to do the same one thing more than once or 50 times, that's OK, because we aren't stopping!! I also believe that God puts us where we need to be and with people, we need to be with. This is a great group!!

@Krupalip, don't worry about having to post to everyone! Life gets busy for us all. We are just happy to hear from you.

Well, I had a pretty good day! I finally told my boss that I wanted to change my schedule and leave the office early on Wednesday's because the homeschool group that uses our church buildings on Wednesday has been making me crazy! They are OK in the morning but by noon they have classes upstairs, which some are above my office and it sounds like a herd of elephants is about to come through the ceiling. They are kids and there is no stopping them but I can't concentrate. Plus, because I have to be back up at the church at 5:30 for our Wednesday night stuff it will give me more time to work out and make dinner. I would rather stay a little late on Thursday or Friday, which I do often enough as it is.

I've also decided to stop buying fruit-flavored Tic Tacs. Why? Because they have become an addiction and I don't think there is a 12-step program for Tic Tacs!!

@cbabie lol people are weird!!! I don't know if you want our weather, it causes headaches too! But I'll send some your way!!! I hope your head feels better. I took some prescription medicine (it makes me feel nauseous so I also drank ginger tea) and that took my headache away.

@krupalip You can do this!!! That's great that you are going on your trip without the kids. The weather in CA depends on what part of CA you are in. Southern CA's weather next week is going to be from a low 68F to a high of 79F. If you are in northern CA, like in San Francisco, the low is going to be 53F and the high is going to be about 74F. Nevada (Las Vegas), the low is going to be 72F the high will be 99F. Have a wonderful time and I can't wait to hear how you like our country! It will be an interesting experience.

@TeresaW1020 Thanks! My headache is much better, I took something prescription strength and it knocked it out. Good for you for speaking your truth/speaking up for yourself. I'm sure that schedule will work out better for you. We have people above our work area sometimes and it is very distracting so I know what you mean about not being able to concentrate!

Hello all. I'm so glad it is Friday and I'm glad my head feels better! I hope you all have a fantastic day.

Trooworld I’m glad your head feels better too. As far as temps Northern California sounds like the place to be. I was just telling my sister last night I’ve never been to California. I want to go drive by the Pacific Ocean.

Cbabie. Was the PB measuring a good surprise or a bad surprise. You just reminded me that I didn’t log my PB toast. Now I think I’m over calories 😩. If the oils aren’t good for a baby are they good for you?