NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

@TrishasTime, I hope you like your new scales! How can you hate shopping? Shopping is life!!

@theslightedgeforever, I think that is awesome that you used your app to make better choices! I downloaded the app and gave it a try. It’s not as user friendly as Carb Manager but it was fun to see how my food measured up to Carb Manager. I got mostly B’s and C’s.

@trooworld, socializing is good for you so calm down and have fun!!

@its_cleo, great workout plans! Yes, I agree that with your trainer. When I took pictures that week for my church’s VBS my body hurt so bad because I was putting it in positions it wasn’t used to doing. A good lesson that we need to do all kinds of things to keep ourselves fit.

So, I survived my dinner at the bosses house last night. They had ordered food for a local restaurant and they had pineapple chicken, salad, corn, and rice. I mostly stuck with the chicken and salad and had just a tiny helping of the rice and corn. Ohhhh and one very small cheddar biscuit. Still a ton of carbs but tasty!! My good news is that I said no thank you to the banana pudding and happily drank my coffee while the other seven people ate their pudding. Of course, it helped that I'm not a fan of bananas. It was like God was looking out for me!! We played some silly games afterward and had a great time!

@TeresaW1020 Good for you for passing up the banana pudding. That would have been hard for me. I love it with the little vanilla wafers in it. Sounds like you did well. I agree about the user friendliness of app. Plus the database isn't as good as MFP. I wish MFP would do everything the other one does. I've been getting B to B+ grades overall each day. But I still have a lot of foods that are C's.

@trishastime When fooducate first came out that's what it was used for. Checking to see what your food choices was. Then it seems they have developed a whole community like they have here and put in a food/exercise tracker. It also gives a place on there to add your mood and hunger scale. I'm cold when most people are not, and hot when most people are not. On your foot tumor, I spent two years going to doctors in search of the cause of my extreme thumb pain. Finally when I saw an orthopedic guy he immediately said oh you have a glomus tumor. But to be sure, let's do an MRI or CT scan. I can't remember now. So much time wasted in pain.

@its_cleo Good luck shopping for the throw. Sometimes accents make all the difference!

@TeresaW1020 lol...I survived yesterday, maybe because one of my plans postponed until Monday! But today, I go for fish tacos. You did great at the dinner, congrats!

@TrishasTime Oh that caravan trip would drive me crazy! Yes, I did have a good time and we were able to treat my sister-in-law to brunch and adult beverages which was nice to be able to do. I hope you are able to walk for more than 20 minutes without pain soon.

@theslightedgeforever I had half of a bagel with smoked salmon and chopped tomatoes and cream cheese. Not the best, but not the worst either. Plus, I had 16 oz of mimosas. I did not track yesterday at all.

Ok gals, I am going to track today, period. PERIOD. I have not tracked for about 3 days. It just feels like such a chore. I'm failing miserably at my July goals!

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July goals: track 6 out of 7 days, drink 100 oz of liquids a day, lose 2 lbs

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@theslightedgeforever - I am one of those people who do not do the floor thing (LOL). I do not have enough strength in my muscles to get back up. So glad you are heading in the right direction.

@trooworld - You know what you ate and drank yesterday, so track it now. Do not wait another day. If you get caught and are unable to track, take a picture of your plate and work it out later. It is still tracking.

@its_cleo - mobility frightens me too, however, there are always alternatives to doing the normal thing - as long as you can be mobile and achieve what you need to do I am glad you are doing well on maintenance.

This week is busy again with meetings for tax, foot specialist, physio and remedial massage. Working through it all - looking for a light at the end for this foot issue. The ankle/foot support should arrive tomorrow and then I am hoping it to be easier



JULY GOALS - lose 500 - 800gms per week, track, track, track

@trishastime LOL on the floor. Now you have a new goal. I have watched my father and now my mil. I don’t want to be them

I stayed within calories and met my water goal. Tracked my food No exercise. The big sticker continues to elude me.

I lost 1 lb this week.

July goals: track everyday, lose 3 lbs, burn at least 200 calories via intentional exercise 5x/week

Good morning!

@TrishasTime, I completely agree that you just need to find one tracker and use it. If you have premium MFP then there is no reason to switch. I sure hope that the foot doctor can give you some good news that will get you back to your normal life!

@theslightedgeforever, I don't like bananas so when I was little my mom made banana pudding all the time and she always made me my own bowl of just vanilla pudding and Nilla wafers. Those soggy cold cookies were soooo good!! Getting down on the floor was one of the main reasons I wanted to lose weight so bad. I do so much with the kids at my church and having to make sure I sat next to a wall to help me get back up was miserable. It's a great goal for us both!

@trooworld, do you track first thing in the morning? Even if you end up not eating what you planned it might at least get you in the habit. I boot up my computer and open my tracker first thing and at least add what I think I'm going to eat and then I go back after dinner and edit. It's a habit that you just have to get into and make it a non-negotiable.

@its_cleo, I LOVE to decorate!! Houzz is a great website for ideas like theslightedgeforever suggested. And trooworld is right about art.com. Most of my artwork on my walls came from them! I'm planning some minor redecorating of my living room for next year. This year I'm redoing my laundry room. It's painted Pepto Bismol pink and it has to go. Yes, I actually chose that color! So, are you planning to go back into weight loss mode? Will you stick to your same plan or switch it up?

@cbabie, thinking and praying for you!!

Happy Monday everyone!! I feel like today is about hitting the reset button. I've done really well considering I had a dinner party and the church luncheon yesterday but I'm so determined to not fall back into my old ways and I have to stay focused and diligent to my plan. Fortunately, I don't have anymore off plan eating events this week. I have a church BBQ on the 24th but I can totally manage that by just saying no to the buns!

Yesterday, we toyed with the idea of getting a kitten. A girlfriend is giving her litter away and one of them just tore at my heartstrings. I LOVE cats and miss not having one. But hubby has never had one and doesn't think he likes them. Then there is my weird little diva of a dog. Not to mention my furniture and very expensive window treatments that would only take one cat attack to be ruined. And I absolutely could not declaw a kitty. So, I let go of the dream and will just have to love them from afar.

PS..sorry that was so long...I get so far behind!!

@trooworld I wish you could see the look on my face when you said banana pudding ice cream. It was the same look when you said chocolate hummus. lol I don't know why the two words together make me go ick. I like both of them separately. So what's your resistance to tracking? Because it's so easy, there must be something more going on behind the scenes. So answer the question, if I track...….. or When I track I …….Go write in your journal about it. See if some ideas pop up.

@teresaw1020 Pepto Bismol pink. I had a Happy Halloween pumpkin color on my walls once. Years later I look at pics of that room and think I must have been on drugs at the time. Some kind of psychadelic drugs as teal was also involved. lol Kittens are cute and then they turn into cats. Yes, hit the reset button. I have lots of social events this week. I did well today and stayed within my calories despite going over to a friend's house and sitting in front of food for 3 1/2 hrs. That was basically breakfast and lunch. I have staved off popcorn cravings for two days. I just keep telling myself to let a whole week roll by and then I can have some if I still want it. I passed along Jason Fung info to my friend today. She's a diabetic and has trouble controlling it.

@retiredandlovingit I eat more around my kids and they are in their 20's lol That's good for you that you got in a walk. I've always wanted to do an Alaskan cruise. It's on my list for dd and me. Interesting about the OsteoStrong. I'm having resistance to my gym and I need to figure out why. I've decided to tackle every excuse I come up with and get an solution for it until I run out of excuses.

@Trishastime Did the ortho support arrive? Did you notice that it helped a bit? I know too soon, but when I'm in pain I pray for immediate relief. I hope ds finds another place soon.


I stayed within my food boundaries, walked 15 min, tracked and did NOT meet my water goal. Too much tea.


2 weeks left of July, how are you doing with your goals? What do you need to tweak a bit to reach them?

July goals: track everyday, lose 3 lbs, burn at least 200 calories via intentional exercise 5x/week

Good morning everyone

@trooworld - Sorry to harp - but you need to make time for you. Could you not do it at l lunch or 5 min before you go to work. You do recipe planning - why not do the main meals at the same time - you can always change later - by the way - I do not like the thought of banana pudding either


@theslightedgeforever - yes it did arrive - so far I have put it on. The section around the top of the foot is very tight, although the rest of the foot is good. Time will tell when I am walking around the office today. Does not tea count as water?

I ate dinner rather late last night after seeing the accountant and my stomach kept me awake most of the night processing the takeaway. Never again. I will either have a piece of fruit and a cup of soup, or stay up later.

Hello to everyone else

@trooworld Yaaaay for pretracking for the day. Now that you are not cooking new meals every week, it should be easier to track. You can even do the quick add or better yet if they are those Trader Joe's meals, all you have to do is scan the barcode. A good exercise one day is to time yourself tracking your meals to see exactly how long it takes. I used to be that way with unloading the dishwasher because in my mind it was a lot longer than in reality. Once I saw how much time it took, it was easier to do. Cause I can spend those 5 min playing a Wordscape game on my phone (which turns into 10) or I can go input my food. Once you build your personal database, it is really just a click that takes a second or two. I've inputted a lot of my Pinterest recipes on MFP so the next time I make them, it's already there. I also don't worry about being 100% exact. If the brand is not exactly the same or I can't find it, I'll type in the product and then choose the one that has the middle number of calories. Not the highest and not the lowest. Sometimes I look at the nutrition info on the package and then find one that matches that number if I can't find my brand. For weighing purposes, if I cook 1 lb of chicken breasts, then I will divide them into four portions and call it 4 oz. This guestimating serves me well sometimes because I have zero patience with things that take a bit of time. Otherwise, I just give up and won't do it. This way it gets done. I was losing weight using this method until my exercise waned.

@trishatime Another non banana pudding lover? Maybe it means something different in Australia. I don't count tea as water because it dehydrates I thought because of the caffeine. Plus I have sweetener in it. If that's true, then I hit my water goal every day. I'm talking about just plain old water or with fruit. I don't like to count those flavored squirt things either that make the water taste better because it has chemicals in it.

@its_cleo My tastes in colours have definitely changed over time. Look at the way I spelled color. I think Trish is starting to rub off on me. lol I'm more a muted neutral kind of gal now where I used to be like Cindi Lauper, if you know who that is. My first thought was Phyllis Diller then realized you would be too young to know who that is. Maybe too young for Cindi. I'll have to think about a more modern version. There's no way you are weak. Look how much time and effort you put into your exercise program. You don't have the same passion for food. Why? I think fear more than weak. Fear you won't do it. But I'm thinking you think you have to make a drastic cut for calories to go into weight loss? If you've been tracking, you will know how much is your average each week or for the last 3 months or whatever. Reduce that number by 100. That's it. That's like leaving off a piece of cheese on a sandwich and leaving 2 bites on your plate of some food. Slowly bring it down so your body gets used to it and it's not such a big thing for your mind. I just finished reading your post and you did bring it down 100. Good. Now do another 100. Tell me about your patterns. Sometims we're successful, sometimes not. Maybe this group can give you some suggestions that you haven't seen. Like a fresh set of eyes. Now I want to go to Newfoundland.
My father had loads of stents put in. I'm talking LOADS. He also had a quadruple bypass. Then the next year had to have a pacemaker put in. Then the next year, his heartrate was going too high so they had to go back in and do more surgery. The thing is he never changed his lifestyle. They can put in a stent to keep the walls from crashing in but if the person still eats the junk, then those stents become worthless and have to be replaced. This is why me and my sister fight so hard on this issue, because we don't want to be like him. Plus he always had high blood pressure. the kind that would bring down an elephant. Plus extreme severe diabetes. His dr ordered 3 shots a day of insulin, but he never took but two. So the best advice for you to give your friend who is like family is to start changing his lifestyle. You know how hard that is with food, but yet if we don't, that is where you and I are headed. On the flip side of that is my mother who had diabetes and breast cancer. Me and cbabie are really screwed when it comes to family history/genes. One would think that alone would get me moving.

Had a mammogram today. I don't think this tech was thorough. This is my 20th mammogram. I need them to be thorough.

I stayed within food boundaries, walked for 18 min. Not enough water. Tracked my food. I'm still off my 200 calories for exercise by half. But right now I'm trying to get in the consistency factor then I'll start pushing for the other half.