Let's Do this! - 2019 Challenge - Be the best you can be!

@loonyhiker pumpkin seeds are a great idea! I teach history and ethics. I'm also the dean of students so I try to teach them to not break too many rules.

@tiff0277 this is a really supportive group. I'm glad you found us and we're all glad you're here!

@msarobix where did you find an e-bullet journal? I would love to get in on that. Also, seems that yesterday's rest day was exactly what you needed to break a billion records today! Wow!! I think that there may be some cosmic weight thing going on. My weight was down 1.5 pounds on Sunday and Monday then was back up to its Saturday weight and stayed there the rest of the week. Black hole maybe?

@kimmie373 so sorry to hear your mom is ill. Let us know what support we can give you.

@KeriA I think you're well on your way to developing a schedule. I'm glad that you and your husband are walking together.

Thank you for the travel ideas. Good stuff there and I really appreciate it!

I had a really important conversation with a friend yesterday that got to some important truths I never want to think about. Not surprisingly, my food has been messed up since then. So, my last 3 meals weren't healthy or balanced and I've spent today on the couch with the cat and the remote control. I haven't been feeling sorry for myself, just kinda numb. What's weird is that the conversation was really positive. For me, eating is the way to hide from anything that has a lot of emotion - both good and bad. I have a work commitment tonight. I've never been so thankful to have to chaperone a high school dance! It will get me out of my house and around co-workers I like and kids that make me happy. I'm going to acknowledge and move on rather than dwell on the last 24 hours. I'm also going to do some journaling about that conversation. And I'm not going to do my usual Sunday weigh-in. I expect the salt alone will have me up a few pounds, and I don't want to send myself into self-flagellation. I'll weigh in on the 31st instead.

I'm really grateful for you all. It's good to have a space to cheer people on and be cheered on.

@msarobix I spent some time Saturday looking up bullet journals and digital ones too. It is funny but I used to carry a sketch book in my purse when I was younger and I would do some of the things that are like this. I would make calendars (weekly and monthly depending on which was needed to get organized) in the sketch book. I would write daily journal entries or sketch or to do lists in it, Shopping lists, menu planning, However there was never an index or page numbers. I would also jot down peoples contact numbers etc. The to do lists or weekly calendars would include health and fitness objectives. I would put down ideas and plan ahead. I had a studio and was able to pursue my art just before and during when my kids were younger. Then I went back to working and had a daytimer. Not as fun as the sketch books. So I was basically doing something similar to bullet journals that I made up to suit my needs to organize and set down what was going on in my life and work. That was before computers. I just started carrying a journal in my purse again recently when I got a new purse but with all the computer/phone apps I don't use it like I did before. Anyway it is an intriguing idea I am mulling over.

@mynacha73 I hope you are able to digest your conversation in a way that helps you. It takes energy to deal with certain things that we weren't really want to do. Something about what you said just resonates with me. I had a co-worker issue Friday and have been mulling on that this weekend. It has taken energy better spent on my family and home life. So a little different but still a distraction for me from what I wanted to concentrate on this weekend.

Hope we all have a good week ahead.

Hi MsArobix & All,

I’m someone that lost 65 pounds and was able to get to my goal weight. The busy holidays and the cheating that goes with it set me back 10. I know how I can get back on track and can help out with any questions.

This will help me to prove it to myself at the same time.

Steve

Thanks so much!

Yesterday hubby had to go to the dentist and it was the day of the "special" at the K&W Cafeteria which hubby loves. The special is 2 people get a full meal for $18 which includes an entree, 2 veggies, bread, dessert, and drink. This meal is a huge temptation for me but I used my Naturally Slim principles to help me. I got grilled chicken breast with onions, steamed broccoli, macaroni and cheese, garlic toast, apple pie, and unsweet tea. I put my timer on for 10 minutes and ate the chicken breast and onions very slowly. Then when the timer went off, I waited 5 minutes (logging food into MFP, taking vitamins, talking to hubby), and then started eating again. I ate most of my mac and cheese, and broccoli. Then I only ate the apples but not the crust and I never touched the garlic toast at all. I was satisfied but didn't feel like I overate.

When we got home, I drank a lot of water all day long. When I went to my knitting group at Starbucks, I only drank water. This morning I was afraid to weigh myself and was relieved that I'm still at the same weight. Whew!

I am excited to start my Worrkout Bullet Journal!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/annaborges/bullet-journaling-for-health
https://sublimereflection.com/ideas-tracking-health-fitness-bullet-journal/

We met some friends for dinner last night at Chilis and again I hoped I could control my eating. Before we went, I drank a lot of water and I had a teaspoon of peanut butter about an hour before we left. I went online and looked at the menu so I could plan on what I would eat and research the calories. When we got there, I had a tossed salad and I had cajun chicken pasta but I only ate half of it because I was full by the time I ate half. I got the rest for lunch today. I weighed myself this morning and I'm still the same so still happy. We aren't planning on eating out for the rest of the week.

@Fitness327wk Thanks for the sample layouts. I also pinned a couple so I could try them in the future.

This week is flying by. I am finding the evenings much easier this week than last week. Now that I have gotten use to not eating in the evenings, I rarely get hungry anymore. It is true that feeling hungry from time to time isn't a bad thing and we have to decide when we are truly hungry as opposed to just mentally hungry ie bored, stressed ect... I weighed in today at 158.8 which is amazing at this point. A total loss of 2 pounds this week. I am now 8.8 pounds to goal. !!