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TrishasTime wrote: »

Hi everyone - short and sweet as I am writing this with my non dominant hand. Had a bad fall yesterday. Broke my left ankle bone and 2 bones in my right arm. The bone that runs along the thumb and the bones that run from elbow to wrist. Currently in hospital awaiting surgery.

Catchup in a few days

Ohhhh no you poor thing!! That is awful. I will be praying for you that surgery goes smoothly and that you will heal quickly. Also that you get some good pain meds. Take care sweet girl!! ❤️

@trooworld. Good for you for finishing the 5K. I hope the foot gets better in a hurry. Great choices you made at Panda Express.

@gemwolf110 Tell is one good choice or a small win you made today.

Stayed within food boundaries. Took a free day for exercise. Did not get my water goal. Journal done.

Hey all. I'm good but a sudden urgent project came up at work so I am both stressed and annoyed. I have a colleague who does nothing, and he could have done it but nooooo they come to me. So I will survive but today and tomorrow will be stressful. I feel pretty wired tonight.

@trooworld sounds like you did great on the walk and with the Chinese food. For your foot- can you see a doctor or something? It sounds really painful and also it's been bothering you for a while.

Carbs/protein raising insulin- as that the same as foods that are high in the glycemic index? Because some carbs etc are very low, some are high you have to pick and choose. Like beans vs. white bread is not the same impact. My brother was diagnosed with diabetes last year so I was looking into it.

@TeresaW1020 baby shower sounds cool. Does the mom know it will be a girl? You may have said that and I missed it.

I have to go try to chill out so I can sleep tonight lol.

Oh on the good side - went for a run today and my outdoor stairs are also starting to emerge from ice, so yesterday I did 3 rounds, 100 steps each time. My calves were very sore lol. I run very slow like a turtle but I tell you I feel like Usain Bolt inside. It's a good thing I've never seen video of myself.

hi everyone

back home now - surgery went well. finding it very difficult to do anything without my dominant hand. typing with my left is so slow.

I will be scarce on hear and probably just to let you know I am alive.

but for you entertainment (do no look if squeamish)



after having my arm pulled as the bones in my arm crossed over. They considered my broken ankle secondary to my splintered wrist bone



trying to find a vein to put the cannulas in but even the veins hid and they had to find it by using a scan machine



the day after surgery



2 days after surgery - getting a new cast on

take care everyone

we call I voltaren here in aus - look it up and then get the equivalent in us sorry typing hurts

@trooworld I’m a big believer in calories in/calories out theory. The more food we eat the more movement we need to do to counteract the calories ingested; otherwise we just end up staying around the same weight or gaining weight depending how many calories were eaten. We are all trying to get healthier by losing weight. So since your biggest problem is the food, I was thinking of a long term solution to more movement. So since that doesn’t seem feasible for you, what solutions do you have for the food? Small steps.

@gemwolf110 I like your word for the year.

@TrishasTime Have you tried audio texting from your phone? Sometimes I do it and only have to go back and change a word or two. That might help.

@RetiredAndLovingIt. Welcome to the group I remember when my mom did Weight Watchers back when she had to eat the fish and the liver because I remember the liver. Lol. Now I love liver. She just didn’t know how to fix it.

I went over calories. I exercised for 60 minutes. water goal met. journal done little sticker day

Quick check in. Went to a party. Went over calories by 100. No exercise; water goal not met. Journal not done.

It was my day 80 checkin and gained 2.6 lbs.

Hi all,

Feel like I’ve been away for a while, busy week.

@TrishasTime omg you look so sore. Please take gentle care, and I’m sending healing vibes from Canada!

@TeresaW1020 congrats on the weight loss! I’m not into intermittent fasting either, but everyone finds what works for them and it sounds like this works for you. It’s funny/sad how we struggle with weight and things all our lives. Sorry to hear weight was an issue when you were 13. I also had a lot of struggles when I was growing up with body weight, and also just inactivity. I’m trying now to undo a lot of stuff from then.

@theslightedgeforever man you did good! If I go to a party I am over by like 1000 lol. I am with you on calories in/out. The only thing I changed was increasing protein intake, but mainly because it makes me feel fuller and I like strength training so I want to be stronger.

@trooworld , even making cheeseburgers and fries or pizza can be better than eating out so don’t judge yourself too harshly. I do that sometimes, and I used to order and eat a whole pizza, or Harvey’s or whatever, and it is much healthier to make at home. So I tend to consider that a win.

What's up with me? I think I commented my brother was diagnosed with diabetes. Yeah that was last year, and he is only 40. There is diabetes in my family- my grandmother had it- but with him I think it was lifestyle. We’re not close, but it definitely made me even more determined to eat healthy. I also feel bad for him, but I know he ate a lot of jun and drank a lot.

My running and stairs- yeah I can do those things without it affecting my knees. I feel lucky. I'm just very slow though. Ironically, I struggle a lot when I sit. So sitting causes me a lot of pain and other issues with my back, hips, and legs. Like yesterday I sat around a lot, and one of my legs has been hurting ever since. So it really drives me to move, move, move. Sometimes it gets tiring and frustrating when the pain won’t go away. But if I am active all the time and do all my stretches it is ok. I got started on my fitness journey in 2012 when I had a slipped disc in my neck and they said it was from sitting all the time/poor posture.

My weight peaked high last year, mainly due to too much junk food, fast food, and drinking. So I really am trying to get a handle on it, though I must say I missed my weigh in Tues.

Oh I mentioned Usain Bolt- fastest man alive! Jamaican runner who run gold medal for 100m dash in the last 3 Olympics, maybe more I can't recall. He retired after the last one. He is a pretty cool guy and credited with bring some attention to running as a sport. He has a characteristic pose after every run. i don't think this video is the best for displaying his personality but it def shows his speed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiJHJz4f5Q

@trooworld My gain was a combination of going over my calorie limit 3 times and then an extra day of not hitting my burned calorie goal for exercise. That’ll do it. Husbands can help or hinder our progress. Mine used to always want to go out to eat. Now I’ve almost broken him of that habit. Could you let your hubby make a pizza for him and then you do a pita bread pizza or English muffin pizza. Pizza doesn’t have to be fattening. It’s what we put on it. But we still get the psychological comfort of having pizza. Same for cheeseburgers. I make them at home. I just make sure I have the calories left for what I’m going to eat. While everyone is eating a bun, I’m eating sandwich thins. I used to bake my fries but now I have an air fryer. I still have on my calendar permission to go out once a month or so and get me a cheeseburger and real fries at my favorite place. But I haven’t done that yet during this 100 day challenge. I think knowing I can do it without guilt helps. On the other hand knowing how many calories I’ll have to log will probably not get me a big sticker and that helps too.

@TeresaW1020 congrats on your loss. Almost halfway there. I’m hoping too for the 10 lb total. I just need to hang in to what I’ve lost and not let anymore come back on. Overall I’ve done well by losing the first 70 days. I’ve decided to do the second 100 day book (sequel to the first) after a 5 day hiatus when this challenge is finished.

@its_cleo. I was very proud of myself at the party. For the most part I do a 3 thing rule where I look over all the food and just pick 3 things. I talk too much so my mouth is usually busy with that. 😜 yes on Usain Bolt. When you mentioned Jamaica it hit me. I had foot pain this Friday on top of my foot so I had it wrapped and it feels much better

@gemwolf110 Getting started is the hard part I think. Finding a plan you like is half the battle. You can do it.

@lisaandryan Welcome to the group. It sounds like you’ve got a good plan to tackle this next part of the journey. I think it’s muscle too. Just keep noticing if your clothes are feeling looser. Do you have more energy?

I stayed within food boundaries. Dh and I walked 81 minutes. We were comparing Fitbit results. I was right next to him every step of the way. He burns 929 calories and I burn 426. 🤬 His heartrate max got to 157 and mine was 133. Water goal met and journal done. Big sticker day 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@trooworld that sounds like a great self care day! Enjoy! I have a week of at Easter and I'm really looking forward to it, though I don't have anything planned.

Yeah my back- everyone was very surprised bc I guess its unusual for that to happen due to posture. It's better now, but it took like 2 years of work. My problems now are some hip dysfunction that can cause low back pain, and sitting aggravates it. Also when sitting too long my muscles just seize up, so this week that is why my leg was aching. It's all a PITA, but one of the reasons I have a trainer is to try to help with these issues. Sitting is terrible for everyone, but it's so hard, our whole society is pretty much designed around sitting lol.

@gemwolf110 goodl luck with ww! It can definitely help to get back on track.

@lisaandryan welcome! 1300 seems a bit low to me, especially if you are exercising on top of that. jmo, of course. But ironically if we undereat too much it can be harder to lose weight, because your body is struggling to hang on to everything it gets because it is deprived. Or that is my understanding anyway, I'm definitely not an expert on this stuff!

@theslightedgeforever I like that three food rule. I will remember that.

@Nikki76mfp welcome!

I always prepare my own meals but I'm so tired of figuring out what to make. It's really becoming a challenge. @trooworld I gotta start saving the recipes you post.

Yesterday I sat on butt all day, so today I went to the gym. This afternoon I am going for a short walk (30 mins) with some friends to a pub/brewery. It's a club and we walk to different breweries in the city. I like craft beer. Problem is calories lol. But today I will have lunch there and a drink and I think I've exercised enough for the calories.

Thanks everyone for taking time to welcome me and respond to my post 😁 I'm still a WW member, but using MFP for some calcification to get back on course. Being diligent with weighing/tracking food to see what I ACTUALLY eat, and how my energy levels are on 1300-1400. anything below that while working out is counter productive. (Makes me a tired and stressed. Not sustainable)
I eat a bit more on days I workout more, but don't eat back all calories; just allow myself extra on those days for sanity and fuel!
I'm going to look at a monthly trend with scales, measurements and photos rather then getting hung up on good and bad scale fluctuations throughout the week...very prone to monthly water retention, so best to factor this in.
My goal is healthy, not at all unrealistic, so I shouldn't need to starve to achieve! Maybe it's too much or too little fuel, maybe it's needing different workouts. Maybe it's a stubborn plateau that just needs a bit more patience. Just need to collect the data to see what's going on.
Important not to get down about it. MUST stay positive 😁

@gemwolf110 Yes you are correct. Your health is worth the extra money.

@lisaandryan I’m a big believer in the number on the scale is just a number. It’s just data. Just like calories or points or whatever you track. It’s all data. Then I try to figure out the trends, sweet spots etc from it. There are no good foods or bad foods. But there are consequences to the foods I choose. I’m just choosing smaller portions these days of those foods and trying to add in some other types of foods. Yaaaay I see you’re a data gal too. Eventually our experiment will succeed.

I stayed within food boundaries. Exercised 53 min, water goal met, journal done. Big sticker day

@trooworld thanks! I think I will check out some of the recipes you've been posting. That's neat you've brewed your own beer! I've never done that, though I think there is a place here where you can do it. Yeah craft beer is great but yeah calories. It's the only time I drink beer though, I don't bring it home very often. Congrats on the weight loss! 3+ is pretty good!

So but I am way over calories. I was looking at the last few weeks and I'm almost always over my mfp calories. I expect tomorrow my weight will be up. And I just bought a brownie and ate it, and it was gross lol. What a waste.

I think I'm going to do a spot check on some of the days I was over and see if I can identify areas for improvement.

@lisaandryan it sounds like you have a good plan. I agree I think the tracking can be really helpful in terms of providing information.

@prisoner2food I'm sorry you're so sick, it sounds terrible.

I have to go into the office tues-thurs this week, so less exercise. I will still try to get some walking in. My gym is having a 30 day challenge in April to move 30 minutes a day. I think I'll sign up, even though I don't think there's a prize or anything.

@theslightedgeforever it must feel good to be almost done the 100 day challenge! What an accomplishment.

Hi everyone

Still here - just reading mostly cause typing is slow with one hand on the keyboard. More bruises are showing everyday Off to the occupation therapist shortly. So no exercise, mainly sitting with leg raised, hand raised. No steps that warrant mentioning

As to heathy eating - I think I need a kick up the butt - @theslightedgeforever - I need your words of wisdom.

Hello to the newbies - hope everyone is going okay

Trish