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

Well back to reality and back on track starting tomorrow. Bought a new Nutri professional bender so ready so make some yummy smoothies. My daughter wants to start having kale and spinach smoothies so bought some frozen raspberries and strawberries to use in smoothies. So any good smoothie recipes out there. Want to stay away from using protein powders. Will use Greek yogurt. Daughter is only 11.

Need to get more committed to eating healthier and exercising. When I get home from hockey or gym at 8pm need to commit to working out instead of hitting the couch. Will see what a person can do but with December and the holidays kind of hard. Lol. January will be a good full reset.

Hope everyone is doing well. Going to try to check in and post daily.

New doors

And living room. All ready had this style in dining room. Living room light transformer broke ages ago , so I'be been waiting patiently for this.
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@trooworld I think we're on to something with your onions. I'll add it to my love of cooked celery and tomatoes but hate of raw celery and tomatoes. I wonder if it's the texture that bothers us so then we really notice the taste. lol So you had a little slip. It is Toblerone though. So move on and make good choices the rest of the week. Enjoy your 4 days off. Plenty of time for exercise. You know you love me anyway, Troo.

@mswatson0777 Your plan sounds like a good one. All we can do is learn from our past experiences and try and make better ones. Not feeling like crap for 4 days is a good goal.

@its_cleo I wouldn't want to go out in the winter for classes either. I was with a group of friends on Tuesday and shared your Canadian history lesson. Yaaay for getting back in calorie range. Plus you didn't cave to dessert. Look at all the good choices you are making. Now I understand your reference to Joanna. lol Took me a bit though.

@renaegry I'd look on Pinterest for some some smoothie recipes. They have a whole section just for kids. I like to use greek yogurt too instead of protein powder. Did you exercise after hockey? I think a balanced approach is nice for the holidays. I'd just be happy with maintaining this year which is a big jump from last year. So I'm trying to fit in some treats but still not go hog wild and give myself permission to let loose. I undid all my hard work last year. Not going to happen this year. I'd like to look back at 2019 and see how far down the road I am. Not that I turned around and went back the other direction. Which reminds me, I think I'll go look at my journals for this time of 2018 and see what my mindset was. Knowing I gained 10 lbs, I probably was skipping journaling too. lol When I let go, I let go of everything. Not a good thing.

@joannadavison I'm glad you found your way back. So glad to hear you are resetting on Dec 1 and not waiting til Jan 1. Now I need to go look up York Christmas Market. Plus Germany ones too. Just be thankful you aren't celebrating Thanksgiving with your kitchen in that state. That was my first thought. But how will she cook the dinner? Then second thought was she's across the pond, she's not cooking Thanksgiving dinner. I love love your doors. Plus the light fixtures. Oh now you have me thinking about going out to look. I don't like the one in my kitchen.

So tomorrow is the big day for most of us here. We can make good choices and still enjoy ourselves. It's about the family/company we keep and not just the food. Do you want to feel yucky for the next 4 days or feel good for the next 4 days besides Thanksgiving is really only 1 day but we treat it like 4. Try and find some time to exercise. I remember the days when I couldn't control the food but was really good about exercising in the gym all the time. Now it's the opposite. But I have a plan........

Red Day-Stayed OP 97/100 carbs Exercise was 40+18=58 min walk. Now I need to go pre-plan my meals to make sure I don't overdo it.

Hi all, hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving has had a good day. I kinda overdid the food, but have plenty of steps, so still within my limits. Having trouble getting some in, so quick added quite a bit. Dd asked if we wanted to do a 5k Hog Jog with her & the kids, so we did..although walked it, not jog it. It was raining the whole way (although not real hard) & 39 degrees when we got done. Surprised myself doing it, lol. Then she & I went “Black Friday” shopping & I don’t want to move. Over 19,000 steps today! May not be able to move tomorrow, lol.

Gonna go, I’ll try to catch up after we get home. Tomorrow I have to sew badges on gd’s Girl Scout vest.

@trooworld I like raw onions on chili dogs for some reason. Sounds like you did really well at Thanksgiving dinner. I stayed within my carb/cal range but felt overly full today. I opted out of dessert so I could have another roll and 1/2 c. extra serving of sweet potato casserole I made. But still felt overly full so I didn't eat the 3rd roll I planned. With grape jelly. I never allow myself grape jelly anymore it seems. I wrapped it up and I'll have it sometime tomorrow along with the leftovers I took. Although no stuffing this time. Evidently I still have work to do in this process as I was overly full. Next week is two more gatherings. Ugh. I'll get through this.

Green Day Stayed OP 195/238- Walked 10 min cause I made myself get up and at least do something.

@teresaw1020 I swear you can make just about anything these days with Cauliflower rice. lol That's great that you did well over Thanksgiving. Now to just get through the rest of the year. One day at a time.

@trooworld Good for you for tossing the rest of the leftovers. It will go to waste either on your body or in the garbage can. I wish there were places to just take leftover food so it could be distributed to the homeless. It seems the homeless population seems to be growing. Sad.

Low Yellow Day- Stayed OP 149/150 37 minutes of walking.


November goals: continue following carb cycling program each day, strength training 2 times a week. 4.5 glasses of water. Well I did well on the carb cycling thing. I think I'll concentrate on the other two next for December.

It sounds like everyone did well at Thanksgiving, that’s great!

Homelessness is on the rise here too. I think housing is just too unaffordable….if I were to move anywhere my rent would go up by about $300 or more so I couldn’t afford that.

@TeresaW1020 cauliflower stuffing, wow creative. I’ve never tried cauliflower rice or pasta or anything. I’m afraid to try it lol.

@trooworld I’m taking off the week between xmas and new years…it ends up being about 14 days. Honestly though the holidays are very hard for me so while I’m looking forward to the time off I’m not looking forward to it, if that makes sense.

@theslightedgeforever lol yeah sorry that was confusing. It sounds like you have good goals. I approach my time like you do, similar. I’m now tracking in 3 month chunks which is almost 100 days. And setting goals in 3 month chunks, though I track weekly and monthly too. I figure if I can keep a good habit for 3 months then I can move on to the next.

So today it is snowing and yet I’m bound and determined to try the stairs/hill workout I normally do. We’ll see how far I get. I really want to keep it up this winter. I will try to take a picture if I can.

In other news I’m trying to buy a couple new things for the kitchen, just a couple of pans like a big stock pot, and a new lasagna pan. Just odds and ends but I had some old stuff that just got worn out. Finding it hard to find anything I like- everything is in sets. I made the mistake of going to the mall yesterday and it was just a mass of people lol. So I will try online.

Yesterday I went for a walk with my hiking group in the evening. There is a street here that all the houses put up a giant Sant, you know those big inflatable things. So it’s like house after house lit up with a giant Santa. I find it kind of funny, I would be the odd duck on the street that wouldn’t want to do it. And I picture the neighbours coming and having a sit down like in the mafia, and saying this is how we do things here, don’t make any waves. Like the Santa mafia lol.

Anyway. My cals have been down and my weight dropped a pound. It’s nice but so far it’s been up and down week to week, so I feel like next week it will just be back up. One thing I am super proud of is I met my goal of 4 drinks a week for the last month and that’s the first time. The months before it was always 4.5 or something.

@TrishasTime good luck with your test.

Hi Everyone! I'm finally on the drive home from my in-laws house. Sorry I've been MIA but its been a busy few days filled with family and visiting. I love my MIL, but she is an extreme extrovert whereas I'm an introvert so I tend to feel pretty overwhelmed when I visit. I'm looking forward to my extra day off tomorrow to regroup before going back to work on Tuesday.

Food wise I only had one truly bad day, and I didnt feel bad or sick while I was there which is a major improvement. I focused on getting lots of protein and only having one dessert a day. I'm looking forward to getting home and cooking a big batch of healthy food!

It sounds like everyone did very well this Thanksgiving, we got this!!!

@theslightedgeforever I did make it. I took a picture but MFP wont let me upload pics from my phone.

Itvwas fun but tiring. Stairsx4 hillx4.

Hi there.
@its_cleo where are you to have snow? It's below freezing every morning here- thick frost, black ice & too cold for snow!! Well done on the drinks goal.

@mswatson0777 re:your MiLI can relate, mine is always right!! Sounds like a focussed Thanksgiving.

@theslightedgeforever the thought of homemade soup kept me going today. Sooooo much nicer than McD's again!

@trooworld the declutter sounds good. We started in the summer with clothes etc. Obviously some things on hold for major remodel- although I'm chucking ancient pans & baking stuff and getting new to match & only what I actually use. At some point, over school Christmas holidays, my craft room needs doing! Got rid of girls' fairy/angel wings to church nativity costume box!! I love a good declutter but takes me ages to motivate!

@TeresaW1020 I know what you mean. I've not long been in & today's work shows a lot of progress. Finally starting to come together. A swap around with work out always good. I've arranged mine with trauner, in 2 week cycles as I was starting to miss some of the earlier exercises out. Staying the same over Christmas is not a bad thing. That was usually my goal. If I hadn't lost the plot recently I would be happy to maintain.

I'm skipping my housegroup tonight as eldest has exams ("mocks" - internal to the school but using last years actual papers as a practice- I've just finished marking my classes last week) & it's Biology tomorrow so I'm helping her. Unfortunately she missed whole weekend of work as the Cadets decided to have their "advancement board" (they do this for older cadets for the top 2 ranks, weekend assessment- the rest is in unit) this weekend- stupid time of year but they did it. Pleased she passed but could've done without it!
So I'd better get quizzing!

Hi all. I’m not doing a good job of checking in. Lol. Hope everyone is doing well. Eating is alright. A little slow on getting in my workouts. Did a 40 min walk on treadmill yesterday and did a jog on Friday.

Had a huge flare up with my jaw. But it’s a spot on my left jawline. It’s been off and on since October but the last few days my face has been so swollen. Going for a CT scan on Thursday. Then hopefully can get an appt with the doctor next week to find out what it is. Hopefully it isn’t to serious.

Work tomorrow then have to go to daughters
Gymnastics so hopefully will get in an outside walk while there.

@renaegry We cross posted. I hope everything is fine with your jaw and they figure it out. The important thing is you are getting in your workouts. How is the food this week?

@TeresaW1020 I hope you have a great day off and get lots done!

@trooworld Sounds like you've been really productive! What a great way to kick off December

@theslightedgeforever You're absolutely right, I crave the silence. I'm an only child and my family tends to sit quietly and read or visit around the fire and it's always super relaxing. I always have to adjust my mindset when I visit my MIL

@renaegry Sounds like you did a great job getting some movement in among the holiday chaos!

@Its_cleo Happy Birthday!!!! I feel you on those office treats, its a slippery slope! Today so far it's just pumpkin pie at my office, by we are all going out to lunch together so that will be a challenge. I hope you have a great time celebrating!

@joannadavison Sounds like a busy time of year for you! As a teacher do you have a long holiday break to look forward to?

Hi Everyone! Officially back at work today (womp womp). Yesterday was an amazing day of self care. I got a haircut, went to my counseling appointment (yay mental health!), read 100 pages of my book, did back to back brazilian jiu jitsu classes, batch cooked for the week, and did all my laundry. It felt SO GOOD to be back home, in my own bed, in the quiet of my own house. I also feel a lot better eating my own food. I made a huge batch of veggie soup I can't wait to dive into! Hope your Tuesdays go well!

@its_cleo that looks lovely. Rain is pretty typical in UK! It's been particularly bad recently but then we've had this really cold snap. Where in Scotland is your Dad from? I'm trying not to eat at work but had an odd biscuit. Odd takeaway OK. Happy Birthday for tomorrow.

@renaergy sorry to here jaw playing up again. I hope you can get some answers soon.

@theslightedgeforever I'm not sure if too cold for snow an expression or if it's just UK because of us being an island so if it gets very cold we get ice not snow?? It appears to be true here.

@TeresaW1020 I'm liking your tree colour scheme! Bit like mine. We got all new when we moved here 20ish years ago all coordinated then added over the years. Nothing much matches but very homely!
I might end up missing gym tomorrow. I came home to find the doors & handles fitted (&half the floor done) but they are not the handles I ordered!!!! DH was at work- so 3 way msgs between us & the Project Manager- turns out the supplier (who planned the kitchen too) didn't put handles on the order. Rather annoyed because I definately ordered the ones I wanted - I remember him asking me what colour finish!!! So it'll get sorted tomorrow but company will have to pick up costs of new doors! Another day set back. Not great when we've got baking for church fair to do. At least sorted soon.