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@trooworld That fruit salad sounds yummy. Plus Scrabble too. That sounds like a fun night.

@TeresaW1020 if all of us did what we were supposed to be doing all the time then everyone of us would be at goal. I keep saying just for today. I can do this just for today. I have been pushing the boundaries to the utmost limit this week. Bend but not break. I think embrace the pain would make a good mantra bracelet. My dd is headed to Georgia early morning. She’s going with her class for some robotic surgery training. I keep singing Georgia on my mind every time she mentions it. She says stop doing that. Lol. She’ll be in Atlanta for a couple of days. Is Georgia famous for peaches? I’ll have to look that up. I told her that and she says yummmm. Peach cobbler 🙄. I said nice healthy juicy peach the way God intended. I obviously wasn’t on my health journey when I raised her.

Stayed within food boundaries. Exercised for 43 min. Journal is done. Big sticker day.

Hi All! Checking in, it's been about a week since I've been on. My husband works over the road and when he is home, I am so lazy in every aspect. LOL I have been making good choices but not weighing and watching like I should. I stayed the same weight this week, so at least no gain. He needs to get back out on that road so I can get back to normal!! hahaha!! It's so hard when he is here!

@cbabie. Good for you for getting your family to eat healthier

@trooworld I hope the compression stockings work for you. So you can get back to enjoying exercise.

@gemwolf110 That lasagna sounds good. I’ll have to try it

@TrishasTime Welcome back. You would think Apple would have a contest for steps somewhere as big of a company and well-known.

Stayed within food boundaries. Had two spoonfuls of my ds birthday dessert. Basically diabetes on a plate. 5 layers- brownie, Oreo, cheesecake , Oreo, chocolate chip cookie. 84 min exercise. Journal done big sticker day.

@its_cleo congrats on your loss!! You are so right that we have to listen to our bodies and NOT our emotions. WW or any plan is going to work if we work the plan. But it all starts with the mental.

@gemwolf110, thanks for the link to the lasagna recipe. I have added to my Pinterest board.

@gettingmeback2013, Maybe just try to start one good habit when hubby is home and get that one down and then begin another one.

@cbabie, I think that is great that your grandson is now tracking. You are creating a trickle effect of good health. Yeah, pastors never seem to pick a healthy place to eat, do they?

@TrishasTime, glad you had a good vacation, but you must be so tired of the heat. We are hearing about it over here on the news.

@Trooworld, When I'm in pain, I want comfort foods too. Glad everything went ok at the dentist. I liked your menu this week. You are always so exotic!

Well, ladies, I lost a whole .04 lbs this week!! Seriously I give turtles a bad name. I still have two more weigh in days for the 100-day challenge so we will see if I can make some headway there. I am giving up all night time snacking except for Tuesdays where I will split a bag of microwave popcorn with my hubby. I popcorn so much!! The rest of the week the kitchen is closed after dinner. I'm going to stick to that plan for all of next month and see if that will help. I'm also back to double tracking on MFP and WW. I'm hoping that with twice the work it will keep me more mindful. The motto of the day: Tweak it till you make it!

Well famous last words, because my weight went down and then up. So today is my official weigh in, and overall I'm up 2 ounces. I'm disappointed bc this was the first week I did not binge on the weekend, and my overall caloric intake all week was in a reasonable range so I don't really understand it. I think my exercise has possibly changed- I am doing more walking and before I was running/ and doing stairs. Will try to track my movement more.

But I'm trying to just continue and see what next week brings.

@TeresaW1020 I will be a turtle right along with you. I actually love turtles. I'm doubletracking too. It's kind of a pain, but I also think both are helpful in different ways.

@trooworld I'm with you, I haven't had mac and cheese in years, I miss it lol.

@cbabie I really like that - despise not small beginnings

@theslightedgeforever lol it does sound like diabetes on a plate!

Good morning ladies!

@TrishasTime, There is no prize at the end of the 100 day challenge. However, hubby has promised me a spring shopping spree for some new clothes, so that is motivating. Popcorn isn't a bad choice at all! It's anywhere from 2 to 4 points for 2 to 4 cups. I count mine as 4 points. It's high in fiber which is always a good thing. That is a great step count! I am lucky to get 7000-8000 on a good day.

@its_cleo, if I could give you one piece of advice it would be to not get discouraged. Yes, I know that is easier said than done! I keep a spreadsheet since I started WW and yesterday was week #108. It's interesting to look at it and see the trends of my up and down weight. I also keep notes so I know why I might have gained that week. But you know what? Sometimes there is no reason. You got this!!

@theslightedgeforever, I should look into getting a microwave popcorn bowl. If I could eat more popcorn every day! You are rocking your plan! Sunday was my rest day but I still got on my recumbent bike for 20 minutes just so I could reach my daily goals. Consistency is what is going to get us to where we want to be.

@trooworld, I love mac & cheese!!! I don't ever really get it because my husband doesn't like it. He's not normal!

Well, it's 29 degrees here and for us that is cold!! But I'm not complaining considering what others in the country are going through. I watched a video earlier of women doing snow-yoga. There is no end to crazy in this world! I woke up with the scale down, which made me happy. I plan to be extra careful today so I can end my day 30 with a loss. I like this focusing on 10 days at a time along with my regular weekly WW weigh-in. Usually, I would have eaten more on Tuesday and Wednesday but because that is day 9 and 10 of my challenge, I have to be more mindful. Win win!!

@theslightedgeforever yeah you're right, body and mind will definitely want to go back to the old ways. It sounds like you had another great day!

@TrishasTime I haven't done measurements, I always worry I can't do it right twice in a row. My gym has a scale that shows body fat percentage, and I tried that at the start when I joined ww. It's a special scale- calculates bmr etc- , so I don't use it for my regular weigh ins. But I will try it again in a few months to see.

@TeresaW1020 thanks! I'm not discouraged yet. I track things too, I wish I could figure out a simple formula for losing/ or maintaining, but I haven't been able to yet lol. Congrats on the scale being down! 29 sounds close to what we have -17 C or 1.4 F. But yeah people in some areas of US have it much worse than us.

@trooworld - Lol. I thought of that, the bathroom Honestly maybe I was getting a little relaxed with calories + a bit less rigorous exercise.

So I am watching what I eat like a hawk again this week, so we will see.

Take care all

GM everyone

@its_cleo - Funnily enough at last night's workshop - one of the questions to our workshop TL was finding the right balance. Through discussion, it was determined that some people need to eat all their points daily/weekly. Some need to eat all their daily and some weekly. I think you will need to find your "sweet spot" The TL did say that to be mindful of the zero point foods. You need to remind yourself of the serves. Eg chicken breast is O points, but you would not eat 2 chickens in day, Dates are free for a serve but you would not eat the whole packet - just a though. There is a "serves" guide on the application.

@theslightedgeforever - I am hearing you about the Yoyo game. It has been far too long. I was sitting next to another failed LTM and she said this is the last time she is going to do this, she is sick of being a yoyo dieter.

@cbabie - I have never understood Keto - just eating unprocessed foods?

Last night saw a loss but more importantly, saw a changing mindset start to evolving. Today is a non exercise day it is will be 39 C - which is over the 100F AGAIN. I thought I would do some planned exercise but know if I exhaust myself then I will go back 1- steps. I would rather be a turtle this time and know my limits

Take care

Trish

@cbabie. At least you will have a food buddy in the house. That would be nice. Sometimes it’s not nice when they become the food police. As I tell my husband you do your program let me do mine.

@its_cleo I mean burn 266 calories via exercise. I never eat back my calories. So option B. 1375 is my current average. My range is 1417-1660. The reason I started keeping track of my burned exercise calories was if I took a 30 min walk outside and ate 1650 calories I felt my day was successful which “on paper” it was but I can’t lose weight at that rate. Then I would get discouraged thinking why am I exercising if I’m not losing weight (yes I know the other benefits) but my Fat monster was sowing the seeds of doubt and I became less consistent with exercise til I basically stopped. Maybe once or twice a week. Now I can still choose a 30 min walk but know that I could burn double if I would do a 30 min Leslie Sansone Video. Burning more means more food I get to eat. My magic numbers used to be 1521 and 315. (Average) But it was taking me a lot of effort to get that 315 and I didn’t do it very often. So since Jan 1 I started with 200 then moved to 250. My next goal will be 275. I just haven’t decided when. Because I feel successful every single day I have been consistent which for me equals weight loss. January’s total was 7.8 I never do good in January I’m more of a March person. Lol. Cause mid February is my bday and I say another year has rolled around and here you are still fat. This is my year. Then I repeat the cycle the following birthday. So this year I did something different. @TeresaW1020 helped get me started with her 100 day chart. I added in the journal and I just finished 1/3 of it. Now to conquer February. I agree with you on keto

@Trishastime I think of keto as eating a lot of fat but little carbs. Kind of like Atkins on steroids. But some people like it and it works for them. I’m just not one of those people. Yaaay on the loss but the changing mindset is way more important. I agree on the turtle. This journey is for life

@fancyladyJeri Welcome to the group. Your username reminds me of my mom. It looks like you have developed a good habit of exercise. Now you will begin to develop the habit of tracking. I also believe that eating emotionally is a habit to be conquered. This group probably gets tired of me talking about habits. Lol.

Another day of staying within my food boundary. I had bookclub and I ate a bowl of chicken mushroom soup with a roll. Couldn’t find the chicken. Lol. But it was good and I didn’t order dessert. I took my exercise rest day because of problems with my mil but still got in my required 15 min and my step goal. Journal done. Big sticker day

Now that Feb is here I’m adding in the goal of drinking more water to earn my big sticker. No snooze is pretty well a habit but I’ll keep it up there til March. Part of me is in panic mode. Thinking I’m a juggler and I’ve added another ball and it will all fall down. Then I remind myself that I control the speed of how fast I toss them in the air. I can do this. I’m going to conquer February

@trooworld. Did you get your stockings yet?

@TrishasTime Naming my demons makes me look mental 🤪 I’ve also named my inner brat. Tina Apologies if there are any Tinas on here. My official step goal with Fitbit is 8000. 10000 a Day is perfection to me and sets me up for failure plus when I do have a lot of high step days my legs hurt in the night and I can’t sleep. Right now my unofficial goal is 5500. I’m baby stepping my way back to 8000. I think I’m averaging around 7000 steps actually right now. Soon I’ll move my step goal to 6000. This way I’m almost always guaranteed a win so I keep trying. If your plan works for you balancing them out then do that. Your weight doesn’t come from one day anyway. I was there on your shoulder but the lollies were louder. Maybe put up pics of me everywhere. Lol. Happy bday to your gd. Did you play at the interactive gym?

I stayed within my boundaries as far as food and water. But didn’t reach my exercise goal. I walked 17 min but didn’t get in my second round. So just a medium sticker. Booooo. Well that’s better than no sticker. So job well done for me for the things I did right.

@TrishasTime Thanks, I feel like I’ve been trying to find the sweet spot for a while! Part of the problem is I’m inconsistent, but I do think I’m slowly getting better. You’re right about the zero point foods. I think one of the advantages of counting calories as well as doing WW is it helps to keep a check on that. Have fun at the gym! I think that’s a great idea to do the point spread.

@fancyladyJeri sorry to hear about the emotional struggles, that is tough. I hope whatever is causing stress is getting better. And welcome here!

@theslightedgeforever - thanks for the info. It is helpful for me to hear what others do. I tried on my own for about a yr to cut calories but it never worked. I was very inconsistent and also just struggled to know what the right amounts of things were. But bc I was so inconsistent I could never figure out the sweet spot. – Water has been a goal of mine for a long time, it’s tough but it’s definitely something to be aware of.

@TeresaW1020 1.7 lbs is something, better a loss that a gain, so congrats. This is hard work you’re doing. I hope you enjoy the day.

@trooworld I hope the foot gets better. I’ve been trying acupuncture for a back problem. It helps but it’s expensive. I hope it helps your foot!

So it has been a month and I have lost 2 lbs, not as much as I wanted but it is something. And I have been more consistent over the month.

Other successes- yesterday a long day, up at 5am and out by 6am. Came home around 4pm exhausted and nothing I had for dinner seemed appealing. I was very close to ordering pizza, but managed to resist an d find something in the freezer.

When I was out for the day I also bought a carrot muffin. Now I loooove muffins, and I hardly every eat them as they are pretty much like cake. So I bought one, and wanted the whole thing, but I cut it in half and just ate the half. And I was totally satisfied with that. So it was a good lesson.

Have a good weekend everyone.

@Teresaw1020 I’m probably too anal with my numbers. But it calms me. 😂. Yes you are eating too much then. Are you tracking each day. Every bite Measuring your portions accurately. The numbers the experts give us are just based off a general formula. You have to figure out what does your body do. I have read lots of people on WW talk about how they can’t use any of the weeklies or some can only use a bit. Even though everyone on WW is given some weeklies to use. So either bump up the exercise or slowing reduce the calories to see what you get away with and still lose. My ideal plan is to move as little as I can get away with and eat as much as I can get away with and still lose 1 lb every 10 days Hooray on your loss for January while I know you wanted more if you continued at that rate every month you could lose 20 lbs by end of the year. I gained 6 lbs in 2018 and I was trying 🙄 so crush it for February

@trooworld they should make inserts for professionals. Ok get back to that tracking. How will you ever know your magic numbers if part of the data is missing. You can do it. You are empowered.

@its_cleo. So vow this year to find your sweet spot and stick with it. Most important thing is data. You are a scientist doing an experiment. If you want a similar result you have to know how much of this and how much of that you put into the beaker (tracker) So I want you to tell yourself I USED to be inconsistent but now I .......fill in the blank in your own words. It’s really helped me. Thoughts control your feelings which controls your actions
On cutting calories for a year but didn’t work, maybe you were too drastic in your cut. Start shaving off 50-100 calories a day. Til you get used to that and then see where you are. It’s what we do in the long run. My name is Slightedge for a reason. There’s a book called The Slight Edge. It’s about doing small things over and over which grows into big things but it’s so small you don’t really notice it. You are doing well. 2 lbs x 12 is almost 25 lbs a year. How many dress sizes would that be? I’m a muffin person too I also learned how to be satisfied with half. Plus you said I have been more consistent. That’s huge.

@TrishasTime Yay you’ve joined our consistency group. I really believe it’s a habit to be learned. Actually it’s probably more of a side effect. The habits we form and do everyday cause us to be consistent. The fruit thing sounds interesting. I’ll look her up on Instagram I can be very loud. Watch out.

So another day of staying within food boundaries. I got in 73 minutes of walking. Water goal met. Journal done. big sticker day.

This next week will be social heavy which means lots of opportunities to overeat. So I’m going to take it a day at a time. Preplan my meals with light foods leaving a lot of calories left for the events At the events use portion control and wise choices. Keep up with my exercise and hope for the best. One day at a time. I can do this.

GM everyone

We are heading towards the shortest day again, At 5am this morning, it was still dark and it did not get light until 5.40am therefore you guys must be getting more light in the morning?

First full week back ( last week was only 3 days for me). I am going to work on being consistent and not reaching for lollies when I am stressed

@trooworld - Was there something specific you went to see at the museum? I know a lot of people to meal prep - the only meal prep I do is my lunches.

@shygazer - welcome aboard

@theslightedgeforever - I am one of those that can not get away with using their weeklies I like your goal to more as little as possible to enjoy life and lose the weight.

Hello to @Teresaw2010, @cbabie @prisoner2food and anyone else I have missed

Trish