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@joannadavison I think focussing on the calories first is a good way to start. It can get overwhelming with all the other stuff. I focus primarily on calories too, plus protein. Then I sort of tinker with the rest, but it's taken me a couple years of slow changes to be able to do that without feeling overwhelmed or irritated.

My gym doesn;t have an assisted pullup, but when my trainer is there he sort of makes one with a thick rubber band. We loop it over the handles and then I can stand on it, and depending on the thickness of the rubber band it holds some of my weight. It looks like this:



It's kind of fun. I trust my trainer a lot lol that I won't fall on my head.

@TrishasTime I have work work clothes to a funeral, but I wear a lot of grey, black, etc. But it depends on the style of the funeral. Yeah honestly 20 or 30 lbs seems insurmountable. I guess I am taking it a bite at a time as you say.

I had a big success yesterday. I went out to dinner with my father and then we went to baseball game. So I've been trying not to indulge on everything at once ie dinner out + dessert + drinks. So last night we had dinner and I had one beer only. Then on the way home I wanted ice cream sooo badly. That would have been 500+ calories. But I managed to resist, and when I came home I just had a glass of water and went to bed.

So I;ve done really well all week, and this was the first week I really was able to balance some treats without going over. Weigh in is tomorrow. Even if my weight isn;t down I feel good about it.

Exercise today is stairs/hill, and then some arm work at the gym by myself if my energy doesn;t run out. Then I'm going to flake out and watch tv lol. Baseball is getting exciting so I watch a lot of baseball especially as the season ends. Today I'm interested in Cleveland, Mets, Jays. It's a good excuse to veg

Morning all

Yesterday’s fair was good. Only sat in beer gardens till 1am. Lol. Then walked home so burned a few cals there. 2 more days. Lol

@joannadavison I have deleted my posts so many times as well. Really frustrating. Lol.

@its_cleo I am more so following mfp now bit have WW till April since I signed up for a year. So I currently log in both. I love seeing how the 2 programs relate with cals to points. Myself I try to follow cals first then look at fat and sugar.

I started to check in earlier today and then got sidetracked as usual.

@trooworld Maybe that's your dh's way of balancing out his carbs. We all have our ways. I try to tell my dh my way is better. He counters with Yeah, your results are proof of that. lol Now karma has come to bite him. Have you been exercising?

@teresaw1020 I used to love blue cheese dressing. I don't know what happened. Hm...I might have to revisit that. I've been using Russian dressing for so long that's just what I keep handy. I think I got burnt out on salads and smoothies. Everytime I revisit the Shred Program this happens. What is insanity? Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? I just think I'll do better the next time. So far I'm liking this program. Now just to see if I can lose weight on it consistently. Dh said today keep it up. Then laughed and said that's the part you have problems with. lol So true. I get checked every 6 months for skin cancer since I've already had it on my nose. I go Sept 3 to have another one removed and biopsied. Again, my nose. It sticks out the furthest I guess. That's what @cbabie would say.

@renaegry ooh chuckwagons and chariot races. That sounds fun. So enjoy yourself, moderately. That's the thing I think is to find the balance in life. Life is just not about calories in and out. Good for your run.

@its_cleo Now I was just thinking if all of you like salads, then why are you all trying to lose weight? See how my mind equates it? Salad=skinny. Then realized you all like beer too. How was pizza with your father? I like to cut my piece into two pieces so I trick my mind. I'm learning to like thin crust because it has less calories than thick but I still get the taste of pizza. Oh just read about your successful date with dad. Good for you. I like Indian food if its not too spicy. You can always cut up some chicken breasts and add them to whatever you are making. How about shrimp biriyani. I love chicken biriyani.

@joannadavison I originally joined MFP because I was prediabetic and I had to watch my carbs. That didn't really go so well the first time around. I'll probably always be under in protein. But that's okay with me. I have to pick my battles. I'm still working on more fiber so I don't get colon cancer. It runs in the family. I could spend all my points on junk. Although I quit WW right when they switched to Smartpoints I think. about 2 months later. I'm no longer prediabetic but still hanging around the border so I'm still working on that. We all have to figure out the plan that will work for us for the long haul.

@trishastime I like to break things down to smaller units too. It's taking forever to eat this elephant. At least I'm back at the table again. What did you decide on the funeral. I think people should dress up. They don't seem to do that in America much anymore for funerals. I remember people used to dress up to go to church, fly, weddings, etc. But then I'm old school. I'm like have respect for the dead. My kids would say, Mom they can't see what you are wearing. :rolls my eyes:

@Retiredandlovingit So now you are home and ready to get back to it. Do better than me. It took me a month. That's a built in goal for me for next year's vacation. My dd and I were talking about taking an Alaska cruise this past week. How many nights is it? She'll start her new job in a couple of weeks and then has to start acruing vacation time. So it will be awhile. She went to Iowa state fair today with an old college buddy who just moved back to Des Moines. I think my son will go on the 14th. He wants to see that comedian. She said lots of the presidential candidates were there today but well you know, It's IOWA.

OK, still doing well. Big stickers everyday. I've been doing well in my gym since I moved it around. I realize now it was the claustrophobia thing. I had my treadmill pinned in. If I could have only figured that out 6 years ago. Better late than never as they say.

@RetiredandLovingIt welcome back! Sounds really nice. I would love to do a trip like that sometime. Too bad the food wasn’t as good. I do find veg Indian food is very good, I think bc there is a lot of spices and flavor, whereas meat dishes just rely on the meat to provide a lot of flavour.

@renaegry beer gardens sound nice, that kind of thing is always my downfall. You are in Saskatchewan is that right?

@theslightedgeforever yeah I like salads, mainly bc it’s easy. I usually just throw together a bunch of raw veggies.
Once in a while I will try to make something different. But it’s not very filling by itself.

Dinner was good- thin crust pizza- Yeah I miss thick crust. It’s hard to get now. I know it’s a lot of calories but what the heck. The thing with pizza is I don’t find it very filling, it seems like it but then I’m hungry shortly after. If I make it myself it’s better. – yeah I love chicken biryani. –that’s great on the gym! I wish I had a treadmill for winter.

@TeresaW1020 I hope you enjoy the movie, that is lovely you are thinking of your daughter. I’m sure she is smiling somewhere to see this movie come out.

@gemwolf110 that really sucks about the dogs.
I’m okay, doing a hike this afternoon. I haven’t done one in a while. It is 9.5 km which is about as much as I’m up to (I think that’s 4 or 5 miles…).

My weight was down today but maybe will go down even further bc I had French fries last night and so maybe there was some salt. Doing okay with food- start of a new week today. I am on track but ravenous today. Yesterday and today woke up at 4am hungry. I assume this is bc I have dropped my calories down to 1600 (before it was 1800 and I was actually eating like 1900 half the time lol). But it’s okay, I just had half my breakfast and then went back to bed.

Beautiful day here today but it already feels cooler…really sucks bc summer was so short this year.

Good morning everyone

@its_cleo - it is great when we can socialize and still stay within the boundaries that we set ourselves. I am just hanging out for the weather to get warmer down under. However today it is sunny, sold wind, but it is sunny

@RetiredAndLovingIt - Welcome back Shame about the food, I find it when we used to cruise, a very hit and miss. What did you do on land?

@renaegry - we do not have fairs over here, we have markets and shows. Shows are only in the major towns where there are rides , stalls where they display and show bags you can buy. A couple of bars may be placed somewhere. There is nothing like chuck wagon etc that @theslightedgeforever mentioned.

@theslightedgeforever - We have a variant of Russian dressing (mind you I had to google it), we call it Thousand Island dressing. I went out and bout a new jumper to go with some trousers that I wear out. - it is expect to rain, so also need to keep warm. I will probably dress the jumper up abit.

@trooworld - I am absolutely not a fan of blue cheese (stinky cheese is what we call it). DH adores it but only gets it when we go out for dinner

@teresaw1020 - Glad you are getting alot of response to your home and that you are finding furniture that wil lnot break the bank What are you doing with your puppy whilst your home is open?


@gemwolf110 _ Sorry to hear the news about the dog restriction, my puppies are my family and I could never be without them. You could always keep your eye for another one whilst you are busy doing up the house.

@joannadavison - Wow - how great is it to get results from that long ago. Hope the weather turns for you


Today is day 5, so i can going to try Leslie Sansone 1 mile - see what happens. Wish me luck

Take care

@gemwolf110, well I totally understand that you wouldn't give up your doggies! And yes, maybe once your home is all clean and decluttered you will decide to stay. I have had those feelings with my own home.

@its_cleo, if you ever want a pizza that is super filling you should look up Fathead crust. Totally a Keto thing but so good and I can truly only eat two slices before I feel like I'm about to bust.

@joannadavison, I Googled the Beamish Museum. I'm totally jealous of all the great history you get to explore! I hope your weather is decent for you.

@TrishasTime, our little Maggie Mae goes to doggy daycare. It's a great facility and they have a webcam so I can check on her while she is there. She doesn't love it there but she is well taken care of and safe. How did the walking go?

@trooworld, glad that your "growing old" mole isn't anything to worry about. Hubby doesn't really think mine is anything to worry about either since he is a mole expert. I will have my doctor look at it when I see her next time. Or if it goes all freaky on me.

Well, our open house was a huge success! Our realtor said about 40 people came and everyone loved the house. We are expecting three offers later today, so hopefully, we will be accepting one of them and get this place sold! The Lion King movie was really good and the memories of my daughter at 3-years old singing and dancing were sweet. She would have loved it! We went to Charlie Graingers for lunch so hubby could have their world-famous hotdogs. I had their brisket in a bowl that was topped with pimento cheese, BBQ sauce, housemade pickles, and pickled okra. So delicious and super filling. They also make their own pork rinds! So, a very Keto friendly place that we will eat at again.

Hi..a couple have asked about our cruise. It was a package for 7 days cruise, 3 days land. I would do the cruise again, but think I would rent a car to do land tour on our own. Some days just cruising..mostly by the glaciers..they were beautiful, and also sad to hear how much they are receding. When we did a land stop, we did bus tour in am & walked around town on our own after lunch. Beautiful weather..60-70. We were expecting much colder than that, lol.

@theslightedgeforever--yeah a lot of politicians at the fair..been on all the news. Your son is going on the 14th? That is "old people" day, lol. Seniors get in for a reduced rate that day. We want to go, maybe with dd & family but not sure which day. Wednesday & Thurs supposed to be the best weather. Great job with all the big stickers!

@gemwolf110 --I wouldn't give up my dog either (altho at the moment don't have one, lol), but they are family!

@joannadavison --I try to keep track of fiber, too. I think it is important.

@trooworld --glad your mole is nothing to worry about

@TeresaW1020 --great news about your open house! Hope you get a great offer soon. dd still waiting to sell theirs, but have decided to definitely take the one they want..close on Sept.6th. Something for Mom to worry about, lol.

Decided to set MFP at .5# loss a week & see how it goes. I do eat most of my exercise calories back, not sure if thats a good idea or not, but that is how it is set up, so going to keep trying.

Quick check in. Food has been good but weight has flatlined I spent 66 min in the gym doing weights and cardio plus stretched at the end.

I am managing my dh’s days off. If something unexpected comes up, I just rearrange the plan. Haven’t went over carbs so far. Calories was over by 35 the other day but make up for it later cause I was under by 400 today.

@RetiredAndLovingIt, that is good news that your DD is getting the house she wants. I hope she can sell hers soon.

@cbabie, so happy to hear that you are feeling better emotionally!! You can't start to feel better physically if your emotions are in turmoil. You are on your way back!! Yayyyy!!

@theslightedgeforever, I know that you know if you are in the gym doing weights that your muscles are going to retain water so don't get discouraged seeing your weight flatline or even go up a little. Good job managing your plan with you DH being off.

@joannadavison, that is great that you can return to the museum as much as you want with your ticket. I would be there all the time!

Well, I got good news!! We accepted an offer yesterday for our house and it was over the asking price! We actually had four offers presented to us. So, now we just need to get the inspection and get an appraisal and then I can pack up and get this party going! I have less than 4 weeks before we are in the new house.

I'm leaving in a few minutes to take hubby to remove the skin cancer on his arm. I'm praying it won't hurt him too much and that it heals quickly. Our little dog expects to be carried around by him like the princess she is. Then I have to go into work for an emergency staff meeting. We have had some major drama and we are losing one of our most prominent families. Lots of history but I for one am relieved and I know that this is going to end up being very good for our church. We just gotta figure out how to get on top of ripples this could create.

Have a great day!!

@TeresaW1020 That's good that you aren't too concerned about your mole. Wow, what a successful open house! Congrats! That's great that you were able to eat on your plan. Oh, I just saw your second message that you accepted an offer...WOO HOO!!!! That's awesome!

@joannadavison Thanks, me too! I'm glad you had fun at the museum, I love going to museums. What a nice treat to have old style treats! re: premium...here is a breakdown of the premium features: https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/essential-guide-to-myfitnesspal-premium/ Basically, the one I'm most concerned about is being able to customize my macronutrient goals since I do keto. If I wasn't on keto, I don't think I would bother with premium...I'm not sure.

@RetiredAndLovingIt Me too, I don't need skin cancer to worry about, I worry enough about everything else!!!

@cbabie No need to apologize, just come here when it fits with your life. I'm so glad you feel better at least emotionally. That can help a lot.

@theslightedgeforever Hello! Have a good day.

@TrishasTime It's bread that uses beer instead of yeast as a method to rise. Here's the recipe I used, it was delicious and really easy to make: https://www.pastryaffair.com/blog/2012/2/2/beer-bread.html

Hello all. I went to the podiatrist yesterday. He basically gave me a bunch of handouts on plantar fasciitis, told me the least painful way to manage it was to tape my foot and said to stop going for walks/stay off it until it goes away. He also said I should never go barefoot so I ordered a pair of slippers that are for plantar fasciitis. He said that plantar fasciitis can start healing and then take a downturn, so I need to be careful. He said that I can wear a nightsplint if I can tolerate it, so I ordered one of those, too. One of the handouts has stretches similar to what I've already been doing. He recommended icing (already been doing) and ibuprofen (already been doing). He mentioned specific shoe models, if you are interested in those, I can tell you about them. I had a ganglion cyst that he took care of too, that was painful for him to deal with. That's about it!

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

Morning all. Fair weekend was great. Great weather and socializing. Back to reality now.
Did a fitbod workout last night and off to Yorkton today for sons braces, school supplies and my daughter and I are treating ourselves to pedicures. Hope to get in either a good walk or jog in this evening.

@its_cleo yes I live in Saskatchewan. I small village of around 275 people

@trooworld great to hear about your mole. I have also been to a podiatrist. My arches constantly fall which makes my feet ache. Have insoles I wear in my runners but only time I wear them is when I'm running. Lol. Summer is bad for wearing all the flip flops usually have to got to the chiropractor to get them reset.

@TeresaW1020 that is awesome news about your house. Hope everything goes well for you.

@JessT1299 Welcome to the group! What type of eating plan are you following? Do you have any August goals?

@teresaw1020 On carb cycling, probably too early to tell but I think I could do this for the long haul. It's as flexible as I want it to be as long as I stay within the parameters for the week. On special holidays, I'll just have to change one of my yellows to a green unless it happens to fall on a Thursday or Saturday. So I think totally doable. Tomorrow, I will complete 2 weeks. What are things you don't like about keto as to why it may not be a lifelong thing? I've been able to maneuver around dh and his time off this week so far. That usually doesn't happen. I'm glad the open house went well. Hopefully it will sell quickly.

@gemwolf110 Awww too bad about the dog issue. But who knows, maybe this is just a small bump in the road and you can enjoy a nice renewed cleaner house. That's a nice re-do right there.

@its_cleo Isn't perception a funny thing. You like salads because they are easier to prepare, I think just the opposite. Yaaaay for the scale going down.

@joannadavison You always seem to have exciting places to go. Maybe we just both like the same kind of things. I am always short of my needs on fiber, but I'm working on adding in more beans, lentils, and such.

@trishastime I used to always eat Thousand Island until a friend had Russian dressing at her house. Now I'm hooked to that. If I would switch dressings, I could probably eat a bit more of different carbs on my salad days which are always red. How was the Leslie Sansone? I'm so glad that YouTube has those on there so I can just switch them out depending on how much time I want to spend. I usually choose the 15-20 minute ones, but the other day I actually did a bit over 30. Of course I was saying just do 5 more minutes through it. But it worked.

@trooworld So you have 2 hours. How many hours do you sleep? Can you take out 15-30 min there? How long does it take you to eat? Could you find simpler recipes to cook that take about 30 min. Back to the batch cooking on the weekends, but simpler stuff. Maybe a 15 min walk at lunch? If you exercised on Sat/Sun then you would only need 2-3 days during the week to figure out some time for it. It doesn't have to be long. Even 15 min. Just get your body moving. Wouldn't it be great to have better sleep? That might give you more energy the next day.

@Retiredandlovingit That was me that asked about the cruise. That was nice weather. Thanks. 0.5 lbs is still 26 lbs a year. better than I've done in a while. I'm glad that I might qualify for some of the senior discounts. I just forget to ask. I just ignore my remaining calories number and just look at the food and try and stay within that.

@cbabie Glad you are learning from that book and the old you is coming back. How about new and improved you. Remember we talked about old before? It's like doctors treating the symptoms of a disease instead of finding and treating the disease itself.

@joannadavison ..you can set your calories to a certain number even on free MFP.

@TrishasTime The chiropractor snaps my arches back into place.

@trooworld The only time I wear my arches is when I'm running. I just keep them in my running shoes. And in summer that's about the only time I wear runners. Lol. Thanks for the link will check it out. The pedicures were awesome.