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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.

Hello lovely ladies! For those of you that celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope yours was wonderful. Mine was great except it rained all day. I ate one sensible plate plus dessert. I was very full but not to the point that I felt like I was going to burst (that's how I usually feel). We took home leftovers for one meal today and that's it! It did take me 2 hours 10 minutes to get home Thanksgiving eve...

@mswatson0777 Oh, I feel your pain. There is always stuff like that at my work, too. It's usually cheese and bread though. It's hard to resist. I usually just try not to go in the room where the food is. I hope your Thanksgiving was great. Thanks for your support. Yeah, the commute stinks.

@its_cleo Oh yes! It's wonderful. Good idea to say noooooooo! Christmas will be here before you know it, hang on! Are you taking any time off?

@renaegry I have a Nutribullet and love it.

@joannadavison I think you can star the thread to make it your favorite, that's how I find it. Don't lose us!!!! We miss you!!! That stinks about your kitchen. Hopefully, it is done soon. I like those new doors, very nice. And the lights are very cool. Wow!

@theslightedgeforever hahaha! I don't know what it is about raw onions. And here's something funny: I can eat them in potato salad but nothing else. I do love ya! I'll try to get some exercise in. I hope your Thanksgiving was successful, mine was. Wow, two dinners!

@TrishasTime Hello and I hope your exam goes well.

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November goals: track 5 days a week, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, ride the stationary bike 5 minutes a day 3 times a week, lose 2 lb

Good grief, I had written a long post to everyone two days in a word.doc ago and must have forgotten to post it! I'm glad you all seem to be doing well! I did pretty well over Thanksgiving because I was home and could control my food. I made Trader Joe's cauliflower rice stuffing and it was pretty darn tasty! This morning I have to go over to the church and help with the Christmas decorations. Then back home to do a workout. Ya'll have a good day!!

@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.

Hello all.
I hope Thanksgiving was good.
I was hoping my kitchen was servicable by yesterday but it's going to be at least Thursday next week!
Thank you for lovely comments about lights & doors. I was excited- now I am just fed up & want it functional! DH is taking the dirty dishes & laundry to my Mum's on a morning & bringing it back after work late evening.
So today I got weighed- heaviest I've been in at least 10 years. I feel awful as not been eating "good" food- so sick of processed fast convenience food.
DH & I had healthy lunch out & did some shopping- we've bought ready prepared soup mixes- basically veg chopped with some herb seasoning. So the soup maker will be on every night instead of microwave or McDonald's!!!
Set up my healthy planner for 12 weeks & set some goals for Dec.
I will try to post daily again but with the chaos might not be as frequent as I'd like.

Good morning everyone

I am cleared for another year. Even though I pay through the nose at a private clinic, I do it because I get the results on the same day and it is worth it to me. I try very hard not to think about it during the year - no self examinations for me, so when the appointment pops up - I only have a few days to mull. Apparently the further I get away from 40 - the smaller the risk it comes - so there another benefit of ageing

I hope you all had a great time for thanksgiving. December means Christmas is just around the corner - have you all done your shopping yet?

Are you planning how you are going to handle Christmas in your December goals

Take care

Onto December.....

@trooworld Yes on the rising rent costs. People can be so greedy these days. Ok, so you said you will go for a walk 2 days a week. Which days? Treat them like an appt. What time? I'm going to be playing that game this month with myself. I'm going to attend a virtual step class on Mondays and Thursdays 7:15 a.m. Your recipes look good this week.

@joannadavison I hear you on remodeling. Especially the kitchen. It's such an important room of the house. It sounds like you have a plan for Dec. Just take it one day at a time.

@its_cleo I was afraid to try the cauliflower rice too because yuck! But I've made tater tots, recipes using reg rice (family didn't notice), and my all time favorite Cheesy Cauliflower Bowl which I eat once a week. I just buy a head of cauliflower and rice my own in my food processor. Takes just a couple of minutes. Then I put them in 1 c portions in my freezer so I can just take out what I need. Did you do the stairs in the snow? Santa mafia. lol Woohoo on the dropped lb. Continue with good habits so you can see another lb gone. You did great on your drinking goal.

@trishastime So I'm sitting here trying to figure out what you were cleared of. I thought breast cancer but then thought that wouldn't fit in with the age 40. I added my December goals. Christmas will be just like Thanksgiving. Well,that's the plan anyway. lol

@mswatson0777 Extrovert. lol That's what my daughter in law will be saying about me. (if I ever get one.......) I know, you just really want the silence. That's how I feel when I used to go to my inlaws. They all talk loud and it's very chaotic. I have to retreat into the bedroom sometimes. I have a split personality where I'm both extrovert/introvert. I think there's a name for that I read. Yaaaay, you showed some progress from last Thanksgiving. We got this.

OK, so seems everyone seemed to make progress this Thanksgiving, we can do it for Christmas. Planning ahead is the key.

Red Day- Stayed OP 100/100 carbs. 65 minutes of walking.

December goals: Step class and strength training 2 times a week. 4.5 glasses of water.

Morning ladies! I got a lot done yesterday: I went for a walk with the dog and my husband, decluttered the spare room a bit and took some stuff to the Goodwill, did meal prep and even had time to take a nap! I think December will be a good month.

@joannadavison Oh no! That sounds so inconvenient. I'm so sorry. Hang in there.

@its_cleo Yeah, I think housing is a big part of the problem. I understand what you are saying about it being a break but not looking forward to it because it is hard for you. Do you try to keep the structure in your days so that you are busy? Be safe with those stairs/hills in the snow!!! lol to Santa mafia. Congrats on the weight being down and meeting your drinking goal!!! WTG!

@TrishasTime That's great news! I have not done my shopping yet and probably won't do it for another couple of weeks lol. I think I will handle Christmas like I handled Thanksgiving...I did well with it that way (don't take many leftovers home).

@mswatson0777 You must be exhausted from your visit! Welcome "home" and I hope you settle in at home to a healthy dinner nicely.

@theslightedgeforever The weekends. Those are the only days I have time for now. In the morning with the dog and the husband. re: the recipes...thanks!

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December goals: track 5 days a week, drink 50 oz of liquids a day, go for a walk 2 times a week, lose 1 lb

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?