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

@theslightedgeforever, it will be interesting to see how the carb cycling works for you. You know that we appreciate it when you are willing to be our guinea pig. Glad to hear that your mammogram came back all clear!

@trooworld, you really do need to set up goals that are challenging but also attainable so that you don't lose heart. I look forward to seeing what your new word will be. I for one find you very empowering!

@joannadavison, good luck with getting your teen girls to help with the cleaning and decluttering. That has to be a challenge! I'm finding that the harder I work at decluttering and cleaning my own house the more I miss the days when I worked out in my home gym. My body hurt a whole lot less than it does now.

its_cleo, glad to read that your cat is doing better. Good job on balancing out your calories! To me, that is the key to sticking on a plan that will work. In WW we talked about living a lifestyle vs. just losing weight. To be successful you have to do what works for your lifestyle. I think you are doing great!

@trishastime, we must be long, lost relatives because we share the same organizing gene! The strips of paper wrap around two corners of a box. I do the same with the green duck tape. The front bedroom is everything I'm not sure what to do with and just need it stored out of the way until I figure it out. The breakfast room will hold all my knick-knacks and other accessories because we don't have a breakfast room table and chairs yet and that space will be empty. I have movers moving us and I am determined to make this their most efficient and quickest move so that they don't make a fortune on us.



I am writing this evening instead of the morning because I will be out straight all day tomorrow. I'm going into work early tomorrow morning so that I can get everything done so I can take off Friday. I spent most of today in my kitchen. Kitchens sell houses or so they say and mine is going to be perfect as long as people don't stare too hard at my cabinets which need repainting, but not going to happen by me!

I went to WW this morning and my weight stayed the same as last week. Considering that my muscles are so sore and tired from all the work I've been doing, I am happy to have not had a gain. I have lost 5.4 lbs this month which is the most I've lost in any month so far this year. I think it's obvious that my body likes me doing IF and low carb so I plan to stick with that for the time being.

@renaegry Great job on getting in your 10000 steps. What can you do tomorrow to make sure your eating is on par?

@teresaw1020 I love the colorful moving supplies. I was like oooh green duct tape. I'm such a child. My moving experience is similar except I write the room it's going in on the box with a big black Magic Marker. lol Then on moving day I'm an aircraft controller. It looks like you found a good eating plan for you. Here's to a successful August.


Well I have my meal and exercise plans all worked out for the first week of Aug. I'll be working on week 2 during this week. Now all I have to do is execute the plan. That seems to be where I fall short. Going to take it day by day and meal by meal if need be. I can do this.

@joannadavison Thank you! Good luck with the reorganizing. As far as the motivation for the gym: can you set up a reward system for yourself? Say, if you go x amount of times per week, you will give yourself some sort of treat? It doesn't have to be something of monetary value. I used to give myself things like an hour of uninterrupted reading, or a leisurely stroll, or coffee with a friend.

@its_cleo Thanks! Yes, indeed, 50/50 is better than zip! Reaching for goals is helpful. I also love beer lol. Going for a run might help your stress?

@renaegry That's fantastic that you got 10K steps in! WTG!

@TeresaW1020 Oh, I'm not changing my word until 2020...empowered is the word for 2019 . The GOALS changed. I like how you organized/color coded your moving! That should help. You are doing great, you won't lose every week.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks for that, you are right.

Hi gals. Okay, I've made my new August goals, see below. I think they are much more attainable than July goals were. How did I do on July goals? Not so good. I gained a lb instead of losing two, I didn't track 6 out of 7 days, and I didn't drink 100 oz of water a day. BUT...I did do those things more than I did the month before, so that's good.

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

Hey all

@TeresaW1020 those labels make me want to move lol. It just looks like fun. Yeah kitchens are important. It's funny I was looking at places online this week, just daydreaming, yeah and the kitchen and bathroom are the two I narrow in on. Losing 5lbs in a month is incredible.

@theslightedgeforever yeah I'm just trying small things. Like one of the things I did was I went to Chipotle for a burrito and I had it without rice, and without sour cream, which brought calories down by 300. That's great you have your plan. Re MFP- I think it's been wonky today/yesterday a bit. So that may be why your post disappeared.

@trooworld I love the goals.

@renaegry enjoy the long weekend. Jealous you're at the lake. I'm stuck in the city.

Well I couldn't go for a run yesterday because my legs were way too sore from the gym. They're still sore today but I might try anyway. Then gym later with my trainer, upper body day. My shoulder is a better but still not 100%.

Still on calories for this week, so I'm cautiously optimistic I can make it through the week.

Hi there.
I'm enjoying a sneaky iced soya latte with my girls. Been to Roman Army Museum & Vindolanda (which is a part excavated Roman Army Camp & town- currently has the 'summer dig' with archaeologists & volunteers)- It's about an hour & half drive. Went with my youngest, my cousin & her son (he's visiting from Luxembourg) had really good time. Picked up eldest from the Uni Sports Centre where she's been volunteering for 2 weeks at thw Holiday Camps.
Crazy weekend ahead- youngest at Police Cadets tomorrow at some fun day & eldset goes of to Sea Cadet Summer Camp on Sunday. At least next week I'm not running around after both!!
@renaegry happy anniversary
@theslightedgeforever those burritos sound good. Harry Potter filmed at Durham Cathedral & Alnwick Castle (about 40 mins away)- Alnwick was a teacher training college before it became a degree course & my Aunt studied there- her Grandkids think it's hilarious that she went to Hogwarts- planning on taking them there during next 2 weeks
@trooworld I'll have to get to gym next week sometime- I have PT session on Wed so will be there. At least I've got a loy of steps in visiting places.

Apologies if I haven't caught everyone- got to dash so eldest can get ready for cadets- it was so much easier when they were little!

Quick check in here. I’ve had two successful days of eating, water, and exercise. Big stickers. Woohoo!

I’ll catch up tomorrow

@joannadavison It sounds like you have a busy weekend! I hope you find some "me" time.

@TrishasTime Thank you. I'm sorry you didn't see a loss, but hopefully, next week will be one.

@theslightedgeforever big stickers? Yahoo!!! Congrats!!!

@TeresaW1020 Thank you! I'm just worried about the timing of it all: we have to be at the restaurant at 11 for a reservation, and we have to be at the museum at 1 for a reservation (they do it by reservations). So, if my husband is pokey at all...it could be trouble! lol I've heard kitchens sell houses so it's good you reno'd yours. Stay away from those snacks, girl!

Hello gals. I've got so much to do today and I'm supposed to be enjoying a day with my husband. I don't know how we are going to get it all done. We have to go on a date, then go shopping for the brunch items, then come home and hang the art and clean the condo. Eek! That's a lot to do. My in-laws are coming for brunch tomorrow at 11.

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb

I stayed within my food boundaries today. Walked for 35 min in the mall. 32 min of weight lifting and stretching. Then 70 min of working out in my yard. I really built up a sweat. I had lots of trimming up overgrown plants and raking, etc.

@trooworld Am I the only one that doesn't like beer? Great job on setting some goals for August. Our main focus will always be filling the gap between where we are right now and where we want to be. How was your date? Did you make both reservations? I love artsy stuff too.

@renaegry Enjoy the lake while you are there. Balance out your eating and your movement while at the lake so you can maintain like you want. That sounds so relaxing just being at the lake. Then when you return you can hit it hard using those weights. Great August goals. Happy anniversary.

@its_cleo So how can you use labels like Teresa's for eating healthy? Is it the colors that attract you? For my carb cycling, I'm using a spreadsheet with colors for each column. Each week is a bit different. But I have 7 columns for my days with either red, yellow, or green. Then I have 2 additional columns for weight lifting plans. Upper body is blue, lower body and arms is purple. Great idea on dropping the rice out of the burrito. It's the little changes in our lives that will give us the big results we want. So now you know always have a little calories squared away in your calorie bank in case someone asks you out for drinks. Those are the little things we learn over time. But look how many days you went staying on track. Good for you. Yes retraining our thinking takes time but it's so easy to say, now I'm over my boundary might as well go big or go home. But then I read in a book once that just because we have one flat tire doesn't mean we need to go out and slash the other 3. Then it takes a whole lot more effort to get back on the road again. So I'm learning that lesson too. I like wearing just a sports bra when I do my weights. Well, I do have bottoms on too. lol Those motivate me. I like to pretend I'm on the cover of muscle and fitness.

@joannadavison All those places you mentioned sound like fun places to go to. Ha on your aunt going to Hogwarts. My daughter who is an avid HP fan said, that looks like the HP castle. I said, there are lots of castles over there. I'm sure it just looks that way. Now I have to tell her it's one of the two. lol I should know better than question her on HP stuff. We were the family going to bookstores at midnight when they released the books. lol Did you set some August goals?

@Trishastime 105 houses? So this next weigh in will be a better one, right? A little tweak here and there. Usually I have to wait a week for my mammogram results. One year I had to get a biopsy and it took two weeks for the results. I worried every single day. Now I'm learning worrying about things I can't control is useless. I can acknowledge my feelings about it by journaling instead of eating. The current 100 day book I'm doing has taught me I have more emotional eating problems than I thought. Up to Day 70.

@gemwolf110 Sounds like you are busy with movement as you get your house ready. What's happening with food choices? Do you have any August goals for them? Yes on that decluttering feeling.

@teresaw1020 Tomorrow: I know I said it twice probably didn't I. Maybe I should just use the word someday. lol My normal routine got messed up when I usually check in and had to make the decision where to prioritize my time. Other than lose weight, what's your basic August goal? I sent a message to @cbabie to see how the wrist is and to say we need her back in the group. Her last text to me was wonky, so I still see she is having a hard time typing. lol


I think I want me to go buy me some Bento boxes. I love those. So another good day of staying in boundaries. It was an exercise rest day but I drank all my water. So another big sticker day.

@theslightedgeforever lol you might be! Actually, one of my best friends can't stand it either. My date was wonderful. It was a lot of fun. It's been a long time since we've actually left the house to spend time together lol. We did make both reservations but we were late to lunch. I called to tell them we would be late but it turned out that they were empty so there was no need to even make a reservation (it was farmer's market day in Little Italy and a lot of people were at that). The restaurant was a unique experience: I ordered one of their handmade pastas (the little ear pasta which I can't spell lol) and they finished it off table-side in a cheese wheel: they poured the bowl into the giant cheese wheel and swirled it around it, chunking off pieces of the cheese so it went into the sauce. The sauce was lobster bisque with shrimp and asparagus. It was delicious!

@TeresaW1020 You should get her to do something for your new place! There is nothing like having a unique piece of art for your wall. We bought a metal installation piece for our wall off Etsy (I'll attach the photo) and we love it! It really adds to the living room. Best of luck with the open house and pictures and I hope your house sells really quickly!

Hello gals! Yesterday's brunch went really well. My in-laws loved the new condo and the food was delicious. Hubby and I are getting a little sick of Trader Joe's meals so we decided to join Costco. We stopped by there after the brunch and got our card and I bought a couple of meals. Hopefully, we can have a little variety. Costco sells these "protein noodles" that are made out of Alaskan pollock so they are very low carb. I looked up the reviews and they are supposed to be pretty good so I think I will buy some.

EMPOWERED.
August goals: track 4 out of 7 days, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, lose 1 lb