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

@cbabie I was thinking of dumplings today when I was looking at the left over tortillas. That's the quick way to make chicken and dumplings. Then I thought I bet that's loaded with carbs. But it will have to go on a green day.

I stayed OP today. Did 30 min walking in the mall with dh.

I stepped on the special scale: Since Aug 1beginning of program

7.5 lbs gone including 0.5 lbs of Visceral Fat
BMI decreased by 1.5
Bodyfat % decreased by 0.9%
Muscle Mass increased by 0.2%


Onto September.......

@TeresaW1020 the church kids club sounds fun. We've lost our community worker posts & so a few of us sharing jobs- I take the 11-16 to a district meeting once a month & then run one at our church 2 weeks later. We are small in number but growing. I am thinking of cancelling WW too. I still want the protein bars as much lower than other brands but I've found out anyone can order them on line. I'll do this month & then decide.
@cbabb great news
@trooworld -I dread to think about the scales after my last 2 weeks. I feel gross.
@theslightedgeforever love your improvement- I need to take inspiration

I apologise now for not remembering all the details in all the posts.
I'm about to hang up washing load 2 & put in the 3rd! I can barely see my kitchen floor.
Loving that most of my teacher friends are back to school tomorrow & my school has 1 more day! Off out to Eden Camp again- we got a month's pass as part of admission so might as well use it!!

Good day all. Back from camping and sad to say I think I am up 10 lbs this August. I know a few pounds will come off easy in next few days but still makes me mad that I let myself get back there. On way to Yorkton to pick up the newest addition to our family a little male kitten.
Back at it tomorrow. Ready for major commitment.

@TeresaW1020 exciting times, re:new house. Enjoy the celebration on Thursday. I thought I was crazy planner but spreadsheets shpuld definitely keep you organised.

@trooworld I've spent a bit of time getting my planner & fitness journal in order. Got a month of meals listed & planned 1st 2 weeks, while we were away. We also try to cook from scratch as I find processed meals too small (& I want more) and salty (causing water retention). We tried a Nandos packet today- substituted quorn (branded vegetable protein) for chicken in the recipe- it was gorgeous.

@renaegry don't panic- I've had a "good" holiday too- was going to get weighed this morning & I totally forgot. I can feel it's not good! Important thing is to have a good break & relax.
That kitten is just tooo adorable. We've got 2 cats- from kittens. Molly is a shy princess diva (we think she has PTSD from being abandoned too young) & Charlie is a naughty teenage boy!! Both were rescue kittens.

I really should be in bed. 1st day back at school tomorrow & it's a training day. I need to look like I'm awake. Been busy sorting my planners.

Quick check in here. Stayed OP with my carbs but cals were about 100 over. Exercise was 35 min walk on treadmill and 10 min walk outside. I was at the clinic and had an errand to run so I walked it instead of taking the car. Extra steps for my fitbit.

Hope all are doing well. Make good choices

renaegry wrote: »

Good morning all. Quick check in. Weighed myself this morning and wasn’t pretty. 159.4. Can’t believe I let myself get there. Been bouncing between 148-150. But weight is logged now time to start losing it.

Plan for the day is stay with in calories. Get weight workout in and a 30 min walk during sons football practice. Hope to hit my 10K steps but will be sitting at my table working most of the day.

New fur baby is good. Tiny little thing. He was a rescue. He weighed in this morning at 2lbs 3 oz. time to fatten him up.

My fur babies.

They are all so cute!!! Love them.

Know the feeling. I got a desk job and it’s just a bit too sedentary for me. I gotta see about getting one of those stand up desks.

its_cleo wrote: »

Hey all

I’m about the same, not losing weight and not gaining, so I suppose that is ok. Things are okay, I’ve just been taking a break from posting.

@renaegry what a cutie! I hope they’re all getting along.

@theslightedgeforever good job with the exercising. That is great you’re having so much success with your numbers!

@gemwolf110 that will be nice to have a firepit. I hope you get a discount at the store!

@trooworld good idea to make your own meals again. It is time consuming but it’s a big difference with calories. It’s always a learning experience, when the scale goes up. I try to learn something from it and do better next time. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t lol. Reading club- rotating genres is a great idea. The older I get the lighter I want my reading to be. I don’t think I could read the classics.

@TeresaW1020 thanks! I’m ok, I feel better now, not so sick. I didn’t post, I guess I was feeling anti-social or something. I’m trying more now. I also feel a lot better physically. I don’t blame you for not making your own mayo- there are limits!

@joannadavison are you a teacher?

Sorry I missed people. It’s been a while, I will try to post more regularly. I’m trying to eat below maintenance and end up eating at maintenance. So it is what it is. Month over month my intake has been less but still just very small changes.

I just had a week off, it was kind of quiet. I wish I could go away but I can’t afford it right now. I am dreading winter coming again- same thing, I wish I could go away but can’t really afford it.

Other than that things are good. My Indian cooking class starts next week. I’m looking forward to it, but I’m a little afraid I will end up bringing home lots of rice, naan, etc. I’m hoping I will be able to freeze it.

Today I’m going to the gym w/trainer, leg day. Tomorrow I have to go in to the office for once.

Yes I do get a discount and I know where I’ll be buying all my family’s Christmas presents from lol.

Hope you enjoy your Indian cooking class. It sounds interesting.

joannadavison wrote: »

@trooworld Nando's restaurant chain is mainly chicken but my girls took me in holidays & I loved the seasoning on the veggie burger. Found a kit in supermarket so tried it. It's Peri-peri seasoning originating from South Africa .
Hope you can get MFP working.

@theslightedgeforever Hi! Well done

@renaergy my weight wasn't goos either. 3rd day back on track & feeling better already. Furbabies are gorgeous. How many do you have??

@its_cleo yes-I'm a secondary school science teacher. Hope your PT was good. Cookery class sounds good. One of my friends is Indian origin & cooks her Mum's family recipes- Yum!!! I know what you mean about winter. I went to IKEA after work & it was starting to get dark when we left before 8pm!

@gemwolf -interested to see the firepit.

Managed to stay reasonable today with lunch provided at work. Stupidly stumbled on bench ( putting up display) & tried to steady myself on computer- which of course didn't work so I fell. All my rubbish muscles stiff but I've pulled my wrist-like going over on ankle! What a muppet!!
Got little bit of work to finish then I'm off to bed. Got PT at gym tomorrow- only a half day.

It’s coming along slowly

@joannadavison So back to reality for you. Vacation's over. I have a friend from Hull UK and she likes clotted cream scones. I had never heard of it. She said American food is weird when we first met. I told her yeah and she eats beans on toast for breakfast so...…… You have a starting point. Now do you have a plan to get back on track and lose some weight? Oh, I should have read your yesterday's post first. Yes you do have a plan.

@teresaw1020 Do you have a spreadsheet made out to get you to Onederland? Yeah, I'm not one to be a strict rule follower. But I really do need structure. So I'm still tweaking my program to fit me but yet add in as many healthier food choices as I can.

@trooworld I like your journaling where you list the things that may have made you stumble lately. That's what we have to do. Figure out what's holding us back from getting to where we want to go.

@renaegry I had the same vacation dilemma that you did. 10 lb gain in vacation. It seems I spend 6 months getting that back off and then holidays roll around and then I put it back on. I blame my kids. lol Then spend next 6 months getting it off and then vacation time. I vowed to do different this year but I didn't. I do have a plan for next year though.

@gemwolf110 I like the fence around the firepit.

So missing the rest of you. As @cbabie says, do we have to send the hounds out for you? I know @trishastime is in her caravan somewhere in the outback. I hope she's having a good time.

I had 4 facial lesions removed today. So I have 4 stitches and steri-strips all over my face. Not a pretty sight. Plus I forgot I'm not supposed to bend over and I keep forgetting. The chin stich started bleeding. I might have to wear a mask when I go out. lol Hopefully all of these come back clear and they don't have to go back in deeper and wider. But I'm back to no exercise for the next 10 days. I was just getting into the groove again too. I still don't see how stitches in my face will be a problem with exercise. I said I'll just walk on my treadmill. He said no. So to keep up my routine, I will concentrate on getting at least 5000 steps per day. Surely walking slowly around the house won't bother the stitches.

I stayed OP with my food today. I purposely planned cheese bread cause I know it's comfort food for me and I didn't have to cook. But it's full of sodium so the scale will be a bit higher tomorrow. That's good and bad. Good because I know it's just sodium and will come back down. Bad because it's my 100 day weigh in.

@renaegry, your new kitty is sooooo cute!! That is exactly the type of kitty I hope to get one day. The thought of bringing a kitten in our home really freaks my husband out so I’m not sure if it will happen but a girl can dream. You will get off what you gained. Just get determined and stick to your plan.

@gemwolf110, what a nice firepit you are building! We have been talking about getting a small firepit when we get our new backyard. I wonder if I can find a recipe for Keto friendly s’mores.

@its_cleo, glad you are feeling better. I hope you love the cooking class! Make sure you share with us your experiences. You definitely might have to make adjustments for all the food you might be eating in that class, but it's going to be sooooo tasty!

@joannadavison, ouch your poor body! Science was one of my favorite subjects in school. I bet you’re a great teacher and lots of fun!

@theslightedgeforever, right now I have two spreadsheets that I use to track my weekly weight and monthly progress. This morning I weighed and I’m on my 139th week since I had started WW back in 1/17. I keep notes on the spreadsheet so it’s interesting to look it over and see the how and why of my weight losses, gains, and stalls. You better listen to your doctor and take it easy! Will you adjust your calories to make up for not being able to exercise?

Good morning! I spent most of the day yesterday getting the kitchen and our office packed up. Today is more packing and organizing. Tomorrow, I will work until about 11 am and then we go to the house for the final walkthrough and then it's off to sign the final papers and get our key! I'm super excited! I've been spending all my free time on Wayfair and other sites getting ideas for what I want to buy. I need three rugs, breakfast room table and chairs, porch furniture, a new ottoman, TV stand, entryway table, mudroom hall tree, and other misc. items. Thankfully we are selling this house for more than we are paying for the new one. Otherwise, my sweet hubby would have a coronary when he goes to pay the credit cards bill. I've promised him that I will go slow and take it one thing at a time. Whatever!! I did manage to lose a pound this week!

TeresaW1020 wrote: »

@renaegry, your new kitty is sooooo cute!! That is exactly the type of kitty I hope to get one day. The thought of bringing a kitten in our home really freaks my husband out so I’m not sure if it will happen but a girl can dream. You will get off what you gained. Just get determined and stick to your plan.

@gemwolf110, what a nice firepit you are building! We have been talking about getting a small firepit when we get our new backyard. I wonder if I can find a recipe for Keto friendly s’mores.

@its_cleo, glad you are feeling better. I hope you love the cooking class! Make sure you share with us your experiences. You definitely might have to make adjustments for all the food you might be eating in that class, but it's going to be sooooo tasty!

@joannadavison, ouch your poor body! Science was one of my favorite subjects in school. I bet you’re a great teacher and lots of fun!

@theslightedgeforever, right now I have two spreadsheets that I use to track my weekly weight and monthly progress. This morning I weighed and I’m on my 139th week since I had started WW back in 1/17. I keep notes on the spreadsheet so it’s interesting to look it over and see the how and why of my weight losses, gains, and stalls. You better listen to your doctor and take it easy! Will you adjust your calories to make up for not being able to exercise?

Good morning! I spent most of the day yesterday getting the kitchen and our office packed up. Today is more packing and organizing. Tomorrow, I will work until about 11 am and then we go to the house for the final walkthrough and then it's off to sign the final papers and get our key! I'm super excited! I've been spending all my free time on Wayfair and other sites getting ideas for what I want to buy. I need three rugs, breakfast room table and chairs, porch furniture, a new ottoman, TV stand, entryway table, mudroom hall tree, and other misc. items. Thankfully we are selling this house for more than we are paying for the new one. Otherwise, my sweet hubby would have a coronary when he goes to pay the credit cards bill. I've promised him that I will go slow and take it one thing at a time. Whatever!! I did manage to lose a pound this week!

Thank you. Mmm s’mores

@gemwolf110 That firepit looks great! That will be so nice to have.

@TeresaW1020 shopping for all that furniture sounds fun. I would love to do something like that. Actually I wish I could get like an interior decorator to help me, bc I can't think of good ideas on my own.

@renaegry I'm sure with time they'll get used to one another. That's cute your daughter was working to get him. I have two cats, both are 13. I swore I wouldn't get another one but last week I was walking by a vet clinic and they have a big display that is where they house kittens for sale. I watched 3 of them play, they were so cute. I did resist though!

@trooworld sorry you're struggling with so much anxiety, that is difficult.

@theslightedgeforever ouch, I hope your face heals okay. That sounds so unpleasant. Yeah take it slow.

@joannadavison I see, must be busy time of year. I always thought being a teacher would be hard- you have to deal with kids, parents, and the govt lol.

Well I was supposed to see my trainer yesterday. I do every Tues/Thurs at 5pm. Except this week I had to cancel my Thursday session. So I went yesterday changed into my gym clothes and was doing some stretches, and then my trainer showed up with someone else. Turns out the admin staff had wiped me out of their system completely and then booked him in with someone else during my usual time. So I didn't work out, I just changed and came home, it was just a mistake they made and I tried to be gracious, but I was super super super annoyed.

They asked me to come this evening instead so I said yes, but I don't really feel up to it and it's a later appointment and it just doesn't work out well for me. But I will go anyway. I'm still really annoyed about the whole thing. I need to get over it.

I have a physical/checkup tomorrow. I don't think it will be a full physical, just a couple things. I put it off, don't really want to go.

I'm ready for the weekend lol.

@trooworld Do you have Android or iPhone? I know nothing of the Android app, but on the iPhone, I just import the recipes from whichever site I'm using to the app. Then I check to make sure the ingredients are correct and then # of servings and then it's done. Could you use both? Desktop for creating the recipes and then the app for the actual eating part once you've finished in case you have to change something. I assume your phone is with you a lot more than your desktop. Sometimes I don't eat all of my omelette on Saturdays so then I have to downgrade the portion size. Sorry about your anxiety. Do you have a calm space in your new place? Somewhere to just be alone and listen to some calming music, maybe a light a candle, incense, or whatever is your preferred method? Sometimes it's good to just go get out all the things that are stressing you out on paper somewhere. Or online journal. That's my preferred method. big hugs to you. I don't like the classics either for the same reason. My first bookclub was reading those and I was reading Dean Koontz books. lol They always scared me. Sometime I wouldn't even want to turn the page. I was so glad when they changed to popular fiction. Now I just read romance unless it's a bookclub book. This group reads popular fiction. I'm having trouble getting through this month's book. I have a week left. 70% more to go.

@renaegry Sounds like you jumped back in right away with your plan. Good for you. I love naan with butter chicken too. I'm making that next week. I just added it to my spreadsheet this afternoon. I love naan with hummus. Our weight goals are about the same. I'll have to see what I look like when I get there. I don't want to look like some gaunt old lady if I lose it in the face first. Although right now I would like to lose some face fat. My eyes would be bigger like they used to be. lol

@its_cleo Somehow I missed your post yesterday. Maybe too busy looking at kitties and firepits. Sometimes I get in those quiet moods too. I know you all are shocked, right? lol So keep making those small changes and look around to find more so the scale starts inching downwards. Look over your food diary and see where you could cut 50-100 cals. Pick any day this week. A piece of cheese on a sandwich? Cut portion sizes down from 1 c to 3/4 c? I'm doing that with my carbs if I happen to be slightly over my boundary. I input everything I've planned in the morning and then find I'm over like 2 carbs. So I have to go make changes somewhere. I'll take a maintain of gain any day. Although I really need to be about 50 lbs smaller to do that on a consistent basis. I've been at this weight far too long. I gain the 10 lbs and then lose the 10 lbs. I hope you get the trainer schedule figured out. Especially since it was their mistake. It's hard when our routines get messed up.

@teresaw1020 You asked about calories and lack of exercise. No because on my red days, I'm barely doing anything at all anyway. If I tweak this program, I'm afraid I'll give it up entirely because it will become "hard" for me. So I'm going to continue to do what I've planned and then just expect to maintain and hopefully not gain. It's just a week and a half. The days are counting down to your new home. So excited for you. Yaaay on the one lb.

@gemwolf110 That's a good idea about repurposing the fence. I'm going to recover my pillows that sit by the firepit. The sun has damaged them over the years. I'm ready for the smell of smoke and the crackle of a fire.

@joannadavison Hmmm.....I must have missed one of your posts too around the time I missed @its_cleo Oh I see it now. Sorry about your little accident. Seems like a lot of us are banged up around here in one way or another.


Ok, that's done. Today is my 100 day weigh in plus I finished the 2nd book. I lost 0.6 lbs Told you that cheese bread would come back to bite me. But a loss is a loss. I'm headed in the right direction. So now onto my 3rd 100 days which I will start on the 9th. I've already picked out my book. Had to go to another author as this one didn't do a third 100 day book. lol I'm doing Beck Diet Solution Workbook along with Diet Trap Solution. Same author. It's all about changing how you think about food. What kind of traps we all into with food. Etc. Etc.

I stayed within my carb boundary-Red day. no exercise. I did walk slowly around the house for 10 min.

@trooworld a stationary bike is a wonderful idea. My friend and I were talking today about her fitbit and it didn't register her "steps" while she was on the bike at the gym. The new ones are supposed to do that. So we're looking into that. I told her to manually add the time. If I'm moving, I want my fitbit showing it. lol That should help your foot too. I hate when depression comes to visit. I have that sometimes. I just pull inward and don't want to talk to anyone. Usually you can see me either binge watching TV or reading. Nothing gets done in the house. I end up sounding like Eeyore on Winne the Pooh.


@its_cleo It sounds like you have analyzed and are working your plan. One of 100 day lessons was instead of saying I blew it, ask yourself what can I learn from this? So what did you learn? Was it the drinks or the sweets? What factors put you in the situation to go over? I read romance novels for the same reason you like sitcoms. I need something light. lol I didn't start having PMS til about 5 years ago. Then it became apparent when a week before I would eat ALOT of popcorn, crackers, or chocolate. I'm hoping this new plan I'm doing well help that. I haven't tried it yet because no period since July. I realize it's perimenopause but for one moment just now I had this horrible thought of pregnancy. lol I thought weird things happen to me, what if this is one of those weird things. Perish the thought. My kids would laugh so hard at me. Always talking about wanting some grandchildren, they would say there you go...…

Today was a green day and I stayed OP through that. I love my green days. French toast for breakfast. A couple more weeks of this and I'm going to analyze my spreadsheet to see which weeks produce the most weight loss. I would imagine it's the ones with 4 red days. But we'll see.

I visited a friend in the hospital today. It hit home of why I should be making good choices everyday. That could be me one day.

Good day all. Had a huge change of plans today. Had my yogurt packed for lunch going into Preeceville to work today. My poor Willy is sick so I was going to drop him off the vet there. Went in and no vet today. So no work now and off to Yorkton to see the vet there. Dropped him off and they are going to see him when they can. So now I am sitting in Canadian Tire for 3 hours getting new tires and a wheel alignment done. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone. So day is totally upside down. Upside is I have my lunch packed. And a good book on my phone. Lol. Hoping tonight to get in a Fitbod weight workout. Hope everyone has a good day.