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  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    Two days down! I put it on my vision board and it’s manifesting? Usually I can’t go more than 36 hours.....or maybe it’s all y’all here? Who know?! I’m ecstatic!
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,402 Member
    edited November 2018
    9391 total steps and boy I am feeling the difference.

    wishing all a good night.
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    Does anyone else dream about food oh lawd hahaha! I dreamt that I accidentally ate a handful of potato chips and some peppermint marshmallows my work sells. This too shall pass.

    AOTD: spread my meals out a little differently so I’m not hangry in the afternoon. Say NO to pizza my work is bringing in!
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    9391 total steps and boy I am feeling the difference.

    wishing all a good night.
    Work it! Amazing!
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    I would like to join :)
    Welcome welcome!
  • ErynVee
    ErynVee Posts: 187 Member
    Morning all! I’m back!!

    I was on vacation for the last 10 or so days. Just wanted to drop by and say hi! I’ll update more later! Hope you’re all doing well!
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,402 Member
    edited November 2018
    TUESDAY

    Good morning Hungry - you are also an early bird. My dog is older and requires pit stops more often at night. Also keeps both of us on a good meds schedule.

    Sleep was "kitten" last night ( the censors on this website use "kitten" for unwanted words so we just help them out). I will ask a couple of people if Jury Duty and Traffic Tickets are done electronically - so many things are... I keep getting calls about "an important matter" but I am suspicious of it. Then I wondered how would I know if it was important?? So unless it is one of the above and including the above examples..... mail it to me.

    Thank you Hungry for being Tanya's "welcome wagon" I was at work trying to crunch numbers..... bleh. I am taking an apple to work to keep the end of shift munchies away.

    Wave to all who follow.

    PS Eryn you posted as I was knitting. Remind me of where you went - sunny and warm?

    oh crud - do we need at QOTD? okay

    QOTD: What is your best/favorite fruit/vegetable snack? I am looking for options.

    AOTD: At the moment bananas/apples.
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    @tillie - early birds unite! I’m a baker for a living (oh lawd help me!) so I rise with the dough hahaha.

    My favorite veggie snack is baby carrots with supreme spicy hummus. It really puts a nail in the salty creamy craving I get that I usually reach for cheese for. Glad to be the welcome wagon! I recently deleted my Facebook and I am definitely addicted to my phone so I’m browsing here like mad instead haha! Much better for the brain anyways, more positivity :)

    I love that the site replaces bad words with kitten. Are you a nap taker or nah?
  • marsellilove
    marsellilove Posts: 122 Member
    Hungry- I know a lot of people (myself included) have taken a significant step away from social media over this last year as means of reaching overall health goals. Good for you!

    P.S. I still dream about the sweet potato chipotle tempeh tacos from an old townie favorite restaurant that shut its doors forever last year... ;_;

    AOTD: My new favorite snack is the Bellweather sheep milk yogurt. It satisfies the cheese craving too.
  • brennerjlb
    brennerjlb Posts: 720 Member
    Good Tuesday AM.
    I too was wondering where Eryn went - tell us your great vacation details so we can enjoy it through you :wink:
    Early birds - I tend to be an early bird as well, but my routine is to get a cup of coffee, take the dog for a walk and then she and I watch the news together. Well all 70+lbs of her hops up on my lap and takes a nap while I enjoy my 2nd cup and breakfast.
    AOTD - cut of veggies. I love them with hummus. the trick is to make sure I am up on buying them and preparing them.
    Have a great day. A balmy 20 degrees F here in good ole WI!
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    Is AOTD “advice of the day” or “action of the day?” 😂
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,402 Member
    aotd = answer of the day.

    Hungry I was going to ask where you worked I thought maybe a coffeehouse/restaurant but a bakery? Wow good for you for holding off temptation as well as you do.
  • megbeveridge93
    megbeveridge93 Posts: 238 Member
    Good morning all!

    I've been absent for almost a week now, oops! I did my best with eating over the holiday, but definitely gained some. I'm glad the Californians got rain!! Hopefully the air stays relatively clear.

    I've proven to myself yet again that my eating habits dictate my immune system's strength. Of course after all those desserts and trying to eat just a little bit of the many many foods I only get a few times a year, I now have a cold. I've been sipping homemade ginger lemon tea with honey for three days now. Curse you, taste buds! You did this to me!

    AOTD: I like apples with peanut butter for something heartier, but usually I just turn to a plain apple or banana.

    Have a great Tuesday everyone!
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 4,014 Member

    Gooooood morning!

    One eye is open; working on the other one. Today is my last full day with my sister in CA. I am going to miss this wonderful weather/temperatures.

    AOTD: This is not my favorite veggie, but I have taken to steaming and chilling my baby carrots and then putting them into a container to use either as a salad veggie, for hummus, or to heat up quickly for a side dish with dinner. I just can't seem to enjoy eating more than 3 rock-hard raw baby carrots.

    BBL

    Lana
  • hickchic67
    hickchic67 Posts: 802 Member
    Have been gone a week and wow! :o have i missed a lot in here!
    Did DH side of family Tgiving last Wed. Kept all portions small and only one serving. Gave myself pat on the back for that one! 17 hour drive to family gathering in FL I didn't get much food choice - McD's only place open on Tgiving Day! :/ Once in FL, ate much better than I figured I would. Mostly seafood and even that was in moderation. Barely any sweets/desserts. Most days stayed within calorie count! Never done that on vacation before! :o


  • hickchic67
    hickchic67 Posts: 802 Member
    Soooo many posts to catch up on!
    Sara - glad to hear air quality improving! also, I am anything BUT an early bird. if sleeping in were an olympic sport, I am sure I would be a gold medalist!
    Dawn - we have snow but NOTHING like you were slammed with! the black ice we got did keep driving home last night from getting boring though! LOL
    Lana - glad you are traveling between warm places! this snow and cold is no fun.
    Tracy - congrats on the overall loss and kudos for making it safely through Tgiving! you may be frustrated with "stalling" but you are actually killing it, girl!

    Welcome to all who drop in!!

    AOTD: currently, apple and almond butter or blueberries and cashew butter. in a pinch - Quest Hero or Detour protein bars.
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    Today was so stressful I could rip my hair out! I really almost emotionally ate but I managed to swerve. Still fighting the demon though.

    @Tilliesmommy1 - thanks for the answer! Yeah it can be hard when I’m busy not to just grab a pastry. I recently got promoted so I’m not in the kitchen asssss much but it can still be a struggle! So many tasty things....
  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
    Kathryn - we actually got lucky where I live. It was where my family is, that was hit so hard. There's pretty much no snow here. Family got 6- 7 inches. Further North, towns were shut down... so glad that isn't us... not sure we'll be so lucky all winter...
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,402 Member
    total steps today 7552

    small dinner and then with any luck more sleep. The stress of questions I had late last night were answered, so it had better be new stress keeping me up tonight >:)

    Wishing all a good night.
  • jtophinke
    jtophinke Posts: 61 Member
    Day 2 of cutting out sweets. Day 2 of honestly logging in all my food. Day 2 of being realistic about getting in my steps. Currently walking the hallway because it's Siberia here. Looking for more active friends on here. It appears after going through my current list I have 2 people that are doing more than just checking in.
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    jtophinke wrote: »
    Day 2 of cutting out sweets. Day 2 of honestly logging in all my food. Day 2 of being realistic about getting in my steps. Currently walking the hallway because it's Siberia here. Looking for more active friends on here. It appears after going through my current list I have 2 people that are doing more than just checking in.
    I laughed at the Sirberia comment 😄
  • jtophinke
    jtophinke Posts: 61 Member
    jtophinke wrote: »
    Day 2 of cutting out sweets. Day 2 of honestly logging in all my food. Day 2 of being realistic about getting in my steps. Currently walking the hallway because it's Siberia here. Looking for more active friends on here. It appears after going through my current list I have 2 people that are doing more than just checking in.
    I laughed at the Sirberia comment 😄

    Okay that may have been an exaggeration 😜
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,402 Member
    I also laughed at the Siberia comment - at least you are walking the hallways.
  • jtophinke
    jtophinke Posts: 61 Member
    Well it's actually 14° I'm sure there's some kind of a -20° wind chill so it's probably close to Siberia right?!?
  • jtophinke
    jtophinke Posts: 61 Member
    Aotd- I'm going to say cauliflower and ranch. I like hummus also but Walmart here decided to not carry my kind.
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    Good morning to the early birds 🦅!

    I have a QOTD if I may? Do you preplan your meals on MFP like a budget, or do you just log as you go?
  • Twiley510
    Twiley510 Posts: 377 Member
    Tweet, tweet! Early bird check-in.

    AOTD: I pre-plan my meals so I know where I'm headed for the day. Logging everything ahead allows me to adjust meals and make better choices. If it's not on the log, it doesn't go in the mouth.

    Also, allows me to accept the days that may be less than perfect ahead of time. I'm the person who would see that I ruined a day at the end and say *kitten* it, I'll have a sundae every night from now on.
  • marsellilove
    marsellilove Posts: 122 Member
    AOTD: I do both but I see more success with meal planning and logging as I go can lead to not logging at all.
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,402 Member
    edited November 2018
    WEDNESDAY

    Good morning early birds.

    Last hour dealing with computer issues, means I am living on less sleep.....

    AOTD stopped logging = dont know why - I try and preplan my meals so it is not a free for all.

    Lurking soon from work. Lynn I may also be snoring at work, we shall see....hahahaha
  • Hungry4Hawaii
    Hungry4Hawaii Posts: 31 Member
    Twiley510 wrote: »
    Tweet, tweet! Early bird check-in.

    AOTD: I pre-plan my meals so I know where I'm headed for the day. Logging everything ahead allows me to adjust meals and make better choices. If it's not on the log, it doesn't go in the mouth.

    Also, allows me to accept the days that may be less than perfect ahead of time. I'm the person who would see that I ruined a day at the end and say *kitten* it, I'll have a sundae every night from now on.
    I’m the same way - if I eat off plan I say heck to it and go crazy! Hence why I’m on the serial starters thread 😂

    NSV: I’ve said NO to our peppermint marshmallows we make here for five days in a row! My first weigh in for a goal of -5lbs is on the 7th, and if I make it I’m going to have a reward of a marshmallow (they’re big!) in my daily calorie planning for a treat!

    I hope everyone slept okay!