Serial Starters
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Just checking in.....
Too much food today.
Tomorrow 7 hours in the car w family driving up to Quincy IL.
I hope I can stay awake until midnight! 😯
Hugs to all~~
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MONDAY
Good morning,
"0" change on scale - nice change and potential improvement. Extra food stops when it is finished no buying more of the extras will focus on getting a good day of food in and call it enough. How will you end 2018?
Lower back sacrum is talking, heating pads and walking. Quality time in bathroom will also help - afraid to get "kittened".
Lana - hope you stay awake - it isnt Times Square in Quincy!! My neighbors will let me know so I will put kettle on and have herb tea while I wait for the idiots to run out of energy at midnight.
Will lurk from work. Wave to all who follow.1 -
So I got intensely sick and so did most of my family and friends. I gained a bit of weight from eating friend rice as the only solid food I could get down for a few days. Real homemade food still isn't appealing yet but hopefully it'll pass and I'll be able to eat my own food again. First day back at work since and we have tomorrow off! These midweek holidays man...1
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Does anyone have that issue where food doesn't taste right and everything smells weird after being sick? Ugh my breakfast tasted like it came from a hospital...3
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Happy NYE everyone!
So glad I took today off. Got to sleep in some, and I just got my workout done! I feel good about that.
Going to try and make a fabulous dinner tonight and not over-do it too much. Staying at home with husband, doggies, siblings, and my Mom. Should be nice.
marsellilove - Glad you're feeling better! Hopefully food tastes better for you soon!
Lana - Good luck with your drive!!
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I am definitely ready for this year to end. My Grandma, that I hadn't seen in 20+ years, passed away yesterday. 26 years to the day, since my Dad (her son) died. How crazy is that? He was her baby boy. I feel guilty, because my cousin said she had been asking about me for awhile. I never went to visit. It's hard to want to see someone who always treated you and your mom horrible. Sounds like that family is doing just as well as mine.. which means, with Gma gone and Gpa has Dementia, it's going to be just like my mom's. I don't need any more of that.
Going to friends house tonight. First New Year's eve we've done anything. They live close and on back roads. So, hope not much traffic when we head home. If I even make it very late. So tired.
Lana- hope you stay warm in Quincy. It is so cold in Mo. Calling for snow on Thursday.... ugh
Everyone have a safe and Happy New Year!0 -
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9256 total steps.
Wonder if I should do Chinese again or have a smaller one meal at another? Will ponder it until tomorrow.
Wishing all a good night and Happy New Year.1 -
TUESDAY
Good morning, Happy New Year
Lots of fireworks etc and poor Miss T was a shaking mess, so she found her safe spot. Back to sleep around 1:30 compliments of neighbors so while I am up now - morning schedule will be a little off as I try and get more sleep.
Wave to all who follow. BBL.2 -
Happy New Year!
I had an anxiety / depression flare and have rarely been out of bed since Friday. Therefore, we did not attend the Moose party as planned last night.
On a brighter note, I reached my goal! A week later than intended, but I'm there. 180.6 lbs today.
SW 222
CW 180.6
GW 160 by February 10
Ultimate goal 105
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Happy New Year! Hope 2019 is a great year for all - filled with joyful surprises and challenges you can handle.
Best,
Tess2 -
gemwolf110 wrote: »Do you follow any kinda of program? If thinking of trying a modified Keto or Paleo diet. I don’t think i could do strictly Keto.
Thank you for the kind words!
I am following Keto as recommended by my doctor. Also on a bio-identical hormone and supplement program. I'm not currently exercising. I tried a six week Boot Camp Challenge, but I hated it. I will be starting back to yoga next week with bonus treadmill on Tuesdays.
A note on my Keto, I stayed super strict for sixty days. I have allowed myself a bit of chocolate lately, if it fits my macros.
Amy Smith's Facebook group "Push For Your Better" (also recommended by my doctor) has been a wonderful resource. I don't buy any special products. Focus on whole fresh food and portion control.
Wishing you great success!
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A view from my window just after midnight. Wasn’t even paying attention... a calm and quiet new year... with the exception of the fireworks 🎇
01/10/2018 331.1 lbs
06/02/2018 344.7 lbs
01/01/2019 323 lbs
I started last year merely tracking for several months. Then I began incorporating more water and exercise. In September, I started to focus on staying below my calories. I have gone over 5-12 days a month. But in the first half of the year, I was over by about 2000-5000 calories several days a week. Since September, I am usually over by about 500-2000 calories due to a holiday or depressive episode. So, that is a huge NSV.
Here’s to better health and self love in 2019!!3 -
6319 total steps about 4000 more than I would have gotten this time last year.
Ham and broccoli quiche this week (mushrooms sat too long and got tossed) for dinners.
Nice hot shower then tuck in with Miss T.
Wishing all a good night.
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WEDNESDAY
Good morning,
Glad the wonky schedule is gone until next year. Two Mondays two weeks in a row - almost illegal.
Did anyone make an official New Years Resolution?
Warmer mornings for dog walk after today with rain coming. Winds have cleared valley and we can see the snow in the mountains from some of the freeway overpasses.
Lurking from work. Wave to all who follow.1 -
I started my New Years resolutions but dialing back a bit: Loose 10 pounds instead of 30, keep a wall calendar instead of trying to plan everything in an agenda, focus on nutrition instead of calories. The Big One how ever is to get rid of old furniture and start fresh which is a bit of a production...2
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Happy New Year everyone! I have not stepped on the scale yet - will do so soon. I am starting over again with the new year, new me talk. I over indulged the entire holiday season, but enjoy alot of great company!
My resolution - be kind to myself and treat my body like it should be treated.
Twiley - CONGRATS on the goal! that is awesome!
TilliesMom- sacrum/lower back. If you find any good cures please let me know. I have been through PT, chiro and actually get once a month massages to keep mine in check. Still pain many times - not debilitating, but annoying. Everyone blames my sacrial joint? I do have another goal of getting my core back in shape - hoping that will help.
I hope 2019 brings everyone health and happiness!
Lynn
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masell - my clean up job is a serious project so it also involves large objects..... so slowly I go.2
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Happy New Year everyone!!
oh my gosh! 66 new posts! this will take me forever to catch up! LOL
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marsell - at work trying to be sneaky - means typos like crazy!!1
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Still catching up on posts - Runa - great that you could see the fireworks from your window. And CONGRATS on the NSV and the weight loss!
Here we go:
CW196.8
HW 209
GW 170
30 weeks until my daughters wedding.
So to recap- I am back to where I was when I started counting down many weeks ago with the group - UGH. BUT not higher, so that is I guess a plus and not surprising due to my eating habits the last two weeks. So here we go - the countdown is real. Average of 1 pound per week until the wedding!
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work is almost done and I will hit 10k steps -
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Hi all!
Made an appointment with a GI Doctor today for a couple weeks from now. Also have a gallbladder ultrasound on Friday. No food or dink whatsoever after 5 AM that morning. I often mess up and take meds anyway... so getting post-it notes ready to put up everywhere. New clinic called to change psychiatrist appointment in March for a couple weeks later, but on track for therapy appointment later this month. Trying to get more thorough record together since I’ve been bouncing around for years.
Went back to the Clubhouse today. It is a mental wellness center based on the International Clubhouse model. I have been encouraged to get out more since I am doing better with my anger management the last few weeks. Too much has imploded in my life the last six months and I have been taking the anger out on myself. Been isolating more to “protect” people from me. It has just not been good. But I think it can be better with new tools in my hands... figuratively speaking.
Hoping to actually get into the Y more. Been paying for membership since July 2017 and have gone for 30 minutes once in February 2018... time to start going to the pool or cancel the membership.
Looking forward to doing more cleaning of apartment. Finally making good strides towards cleaning/unpacking/organizing... first time since I moved back down south in June 2015.
Ready for the lounge chair and a nice breeze.
Runa 💐5 -
So following Tilliesmommy’s example because I think I’ll start sharing my step count here to help hold myself more accountable.
9.1 k today
10 k goal
Not too shabby!
Runa: I wish more of the gyms and community centers around me had pools 🤨 I hope the GI appointment goes well!
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10837 total steps
I thought I posted! oops.
Wishing all a good night.1 -
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Being with DH’s family has been so distracting that I forget to check in with you all.
Laptop is still non-functioning
Big hugs to all!
Lana
No scale to weigh
No journaling of food
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THURSDAY
Good morning,
Got slammed with a flood of claims when I got back yesterday - many were easy and had a triple digit production day which is rare. Brain pretty pointless after that - so went to bed early.
Lana!! You are here before me. Must be that country Illinois air..... Glad you are having a good time. Enjoy your down time and the wonderful company. The scale will find you soon enough.
Korean Food on cafe menu - pretty good stuff actually.
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Morning all - I know I’ve been absent for a few months (it wa a rough fall at work). New year, new resolve. I have over 400 messages to catch up on here (yikes!) so may just start fresh. Waves to all who know me and the new folks who have come on since I last checked in.
Quick intro - I’m Tess, live in Washington, DC, am in my mid-50s, one husband, two cats. In 2017, I was able to lose 50+ pounds through MFP tracking and exercise (first walking, then added cardio at the gym). Last year, I added strength training with the help of a trainer. While I could stand to lose more weight, decided to go into maintenance for a bit which worked until the holidays! I gained more than I’m happy with (about 6 pounds) so have gone back to concientious meal planning and calorie counting.
Happy Thursday!
Tess3 -
Hello Tess - happy to meet you. Been around probably as long as you have been gone. Congrats on the loss and maintenance.
Runa - also congrats on all the steps you are taking to a healthier/happier you!
Tillie, Marsell, Gem and all the other steppers- great job. I have to start counting I think as well!
Did get my walk in with doggo this AM. Cold 14 degrees. We took a shorter walk - tried to stay out of the wind. tomorrow it is suppose to warm up int he 20's again (:1 -
Saw this on someone’s FB page in my feed... feels just like my day today. Freezing rain came through starting last night. Several freeways got shut down and there were many accidents in my area. Worst I heard of was a 21 car pile up. Even though I am from the north and used to crappy driving conditions... doesn’t matter when you are one drop in a bucket of those who just can’t... or won’t slow down. Plus the built the overpass bridges here with a different material than regular freeway blacktop, so it freezes over faster and is the primary reason for the accidents as people hit black ice. Whose brilliant idea was that and why have they never changed it?
Need to venture out nonetheless and so getting psyched up for it. Going to try not to eat my weight in bad food today, but I just need a day of sun so desperately!! Been too gloomy for way too long here ☹️1
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