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@cbabie, so sorry you are sick! I’m still fighting a sinus infection and just want my head to feel clear again. One of the girls I work with talked me into ordering a neti pot so I’m waiting for it to arrive and see if that will help.

@joannadavison, breakfast idea. Do you like Greek yogurt? That is high in protein and if you had some chopped pecans or walnuts that would give you some healthy fat and stay with you until lunchtime. Yayyy for your loss on the scale!

@its_cleo, I hope the new chair does help your back and that it goes together easily. I looked up Palak Paneer and it looks yummy!! Hubby bought me a food processor for Christmas and that is something I could now make!

@theslightedgeforever, haha! No, my mom is not a good cook. She is very basic and my knowledge of cooking came from Food Network and reading recipes. She is however very good at cleaning and any chore she feels like doing is going to be great with me. My sister who she lives with now is an OCD clean freak and I am much more relax, so mom is going to have to learn to chill until I get around to cleaning or do it herself.

Good morning and hello to everyone who I didn’t mention above. I got caught up with DH and I’m now running out of time to post much more. I’ve got a full day of work today and a workout when I come home. I got my mom’s room mostly cleaned out and yesterday we went up and bought her a recliner and a mattress. I went to the furniture store I used to work at and got a really good deal. The rest of her furniture is coming from another girl that I used to work with who is now at Ashley’s Furniture and she will also give me a great deal. Pays to know people!

Hi everyone! Sorry I was MIA this weekend. Friday I had yoga and drinks with friends, Saturday I had judo, ran errands, and had my SO's holiday party, and Sunday we had family lunch and friends over for dinner/movies. I am exhausted. Luckily I planned nothing for this upcoming weekend so I have some time to recover. I made okay food choices, but they were by no means stellar.

Today I start my own spring term classes and classes start at my place of employment so it is absolutely crazy here. Sorry I can't connect with you all individually today, but I'll try to do better tomorrow.

In other news, I completely forgot to weigh in this morning (re: exhaustion) so I guess I'll be doing that tomorrow!

@teresaw1020 I have a neti pot and I like it. I think the food processor is the #1 thing in my kitchen that I must have at all times. I honestly don't think I could cook with out it. I'm on my third one I think through the years. I'm laughing about the culture shock your mom will have moving in from an OCD house. The older I get, the more OCD I get. I'll admit it. Interestingly in every place but my bedroom. In my dining room the chairs need to be put back in the same place so the little round things on the bottom don't make more round indentations on my carpet. Your mom sounds like she's the same kind of cook mine was. I learned to cook just like you did. Yes, pays to know people. So in all this getting ready for mom business, are you making good food choices?

@trooworld Hopefully you'll get to take more walks and make that a habit. Saturday is the day I walk with my hubby. I don't remember how it started. We've always gone to breakfast on that day but then one day afterwards we went to the mall and we walked. Then I mentioned it again. Now we just do it out of habit. We tried walking outside and different venues but he didn't like it. He just likes walking the mall for some reason even though he used to complain about mall walkers. lol

@mswatson0777 Sometimes all we can do is okay and then next time we'll do stellar. That's the way I look at it. It's a life long journey and we can't do stellar all the time. Same thing for checking in individually with the group. Sometimes I can do everyone and sometimes it's all about me. I'm learning "no guilt" over this. The important thing is I checked in. That means I'm focused on my journey. I'm putting it first. I do think of it as my AA meeting.

@joannadavison I'll have to check out a Pinch of Nom. I also like Taste of Home. I used to get their magazines and would love looking through them and trying new recipes. Especially the sweet treats. lol Then I got to a place where I was getting fatter and fatter and decided I'd better cancel that subscription. Now I'm more balanced and I subscribe to their emails where they send me digital recipes and such. Along with Teresa's greek yogurt recipe, I add in either blueberries or a diced apple and layer it with the yogurt and walnuts. I put it in a wine glass so it's festive and pretty and eat it that way. With your positives and negatives, are you heading in the right direction? That's the important thing. If the gap is too big from where you are to where you want to go then the brain will start fighting you on this. It doesn't want you to change. But change comes in small tweeks. So you'll get there.

Green Day- Stayed OP 223/238 carbs Exercise-Rest Day

January Week 2 goal: 3 glasses of water daily. Met goal 3/6 days This water thing hasn't worked so well the last 2 days. Back at it.

@mswatson0777, just remember to take a moment every now and again to breathe.


@joannadavison, I hear you about having to figure out how to manage carbs and sugar cravings. Since I went off Keto my eating has been a little wacky. Just because I can now eat carbs shouldn't mean I eat all the carbs!

@theslightedgeforever, I used the neti pot for the first time last night. It was like jumping in a pool and forgetting to hold my nose! I'll keep it up and see if I can get used to it and get the benefits from it. My sister once had this rug under her dining table that had fringe on it and she was obsessed with that fringe always being perfect. One day my brother-in-law had enough and cut the fringe off the rug. That didn't go over very well! I am doing pretty good with my eating. I'm really working on just eating food and trying to get a calorie deficit. It's weird not having a particular "diet" plan to follow and I admit to feeling a bit lost but I also really like it. The scale was down again this morning!

@trooworld, yes it sounds like you need to incorporate a bath into your routine so you can get a good night's sleep. You made that all sound so lovely that I think I need to take a bath now!

Good morning! So, yesterday I started week three of my BOD workout LIIFT 4 and the trainer on the TV convinced me to up my weights. It was triceps day and some of the sets I used my new 12 lb. weights. I thought I would be dying today but I'm barely hurting. I think that is a good thing! Today is biceps so maybe tomorrow I will be dying. One thing that is annoying me is that my knees haven't been happy with all the squats and lunges so yesterday during the HIIT portion I just jumped on my treadmill and walked at a really fast pace. I got my heart rate up and didn't hurt my knees. Gotta make it work for me, right? Tonight my ladies Bible study starts back up and I'm excited to be with the girls again. Have a great day!

@mswatson0777 congrats on the loss! Every time I type your name it makes me think of James Bond.

@TeresaW1020 lot os people love the neti pot, I’m not sure if I could use it.

@trooworld sounds like a nice bath. I think I would stress out over the fitbit at night lol. Last night I dreamed I was on vacation somewhere. It was nice.

@joannadavison a trip to Socal, I’m jealous. I want to go on vacation but I can’t seem to get it together to organize.

@theslightedgeforever food processor is that like a blender?

So I’m pretty much still like Eeyore I don’t know what’s wrong with me. A lot of little things. My credit card that was compromised still hasn’t been replaced and the bank still hasn’t refunded the money from the fraudulent charge and they’ve screwed up my online account. Then yesterday I thought I lost my wallet and cancelled my other cards.

It’s my own fault, just not paying attn.

I’m on track with calories but really struggling to get my usual exercise done. It’s all emotional. I did see my trainer last night but he’s off now for 10 days.

Anyway I will try again tomorrow.

@trooworld I'm always in the "FAIR" category partly because it registers the hour I sit and watch TV while laying in bed as being awake then I'll go into a light sleep according to it then awake and so forth. I am not sleeping. lol
So you can make a weekend habit. Now how is the food tracking going?

@teresaw1020 Neti-pot: Yes, slightly hold the head forward and to the side. Took a couple of times for me to get the hang of it. Yaaaay on the scale being down again. Your "plan" is working. It's Teresa's plan. Yes, personalize your exercise plan too.

@mswatson0777 I'm pretty well the same about sweet treats. It works better for me to just control the portion sizes than avoidance. I love that wycwyc That's great about your scale. Either way you are down 2 lbs. Whichever story keeps you motivated.

@its_cleo Food processor is more like a slicer/dicer/shredder thingy. But I also make bread dough and cake mixes, etc in it. Eeyore is my favorite character from that book/cartoon. He's a great friend. I'd have to slap Tigger if I was around him all the time. Sorry about the bank stuff. My anxiety would be through the roof. I never used to have anxiety but I've become worse as I age. I have to talk myself down. Woohoo on being on track with your calories. That's usually the hardest thing for you.

@cbabie Please put your chair back under the table. That bugs me too. Especially when we are out at a restaurant and people in my family just get up and walk away from the table. There I am scooting all the chairs under the table and they are already in the car. I had that conversation at my house tonight. I have a new helper for my mil and she had been sitting at the dining room table. She left the chair askew and it was making an imprint on the carpet in the wrong place. Didn't I just talk about that pet peeve of mine recently on this group? lol I bet she was thinking REALLY, LADY? It takes seconds to move the chair back in place. I'm just glad to have the help so most of the time I keep my mouth shut but some things just need to be said. lol Actually I thought of you when I wrote food processor the other day. I was thinking, I bet she still hasn't used it. lol It is so easy to clean except when I make dough in it. Think of the time you will save on all that chopping. Unless that's therapeutic for you. My friend likes to iron for that reason. Yuck. I'm so glad you put yourself first and took 2 naps. End of time must be near.

Green Day: Stayed OP 229/238 Exercise-Rest Day

My company is leaving tomorrow morning so next week I'll be back off maintenance and back on regular plan. I think this first trial at maintenance plan will have worked unless the scale changes drastically before Thursday morning. But it will be 4 red days next weeks. I can do this. I've done it before.

January Week 2 goal: 3 glasses of water daily. Met goal 3/7 days

@trooworld Especially with the wine and the book that sounds so dreamy! I can't wait for this weekend when I have some downtime so I can get some relaxation like that in!

@theslightedgeforever Way to go with the maintenance plan! I think sometimes we get so wrapped up in weight loss and forget the importance of also understanding how we can maintain our weight.

@cbabie You've got to take care of yourself before you can take care of others. I'm counting down to this weekend since I purposefully made 0 plans so I can focus entirely on self care. I hope you feel better soon!

@its_cleo I totally relate to your Eeyore meme. I get like that about once a month *cough cough hormones*. Even though I know it's coming it still feels awful to be in the middle of. I hope everything sorts it out with your cards and you start to feel mentally healthier soon.

We made it to Wednesday!!!! I ended up training with a young kid yesterday (okay...probably 19-20 year old, but he seemed REALLY young) and of course he was spazzy and now my back feels off today. I did yoga this morning and gentle stretching, but it means I didn't sleep very well last night which was frustrating. I also ended snapping at my SO twice yesterday for things I probably wouldn't normally snap about so I was clearly not doing well yesterday. Hopefully today is better, work already feels calmer which is much needed. Counting down for the weekend!

@cbabie -Rest is a good idea, I hope you're feeling better soon.

@joannadavison -Going to the dentist is the worst, too bad I love my teeth so much

@theslightedgeforever - You got this, you've made a plan and you're sticking to it.

@trooworld- a bath before bed sounds like a great idea, it's been along time since I've soaked in a tub, it's also been long time since I've had a good nights sleep-- coincidence?

@mswatson0777 Good job on the 2lbs.


Tonight has been hard for me, I have the munchies so bad, so I'm here typing on my computer instead. It's been a long day, work has been a pain, there are a lot of special projects going on, which means long days. I feel my motivation waning, so I need to change up my routine a bit.

@trooworld I'm so glad you are doing well with your tracking. I actually did very well with my plan and her being here. My goal was to maintain during the two week stay and I checked and lost 0.5 lb total so that would be right on spot. Now back to losing some more weight.

@mswatson0777 My goal for 2019 was to learn to maintain 65 days out of the year. First 14 days I did fine. Then I helped my daughter move cross-country and it seemed that week long of eating out every meal and not exercising plus not weighing put on 9 lbs. Then I maintained that for a week until I returned home. But damage done. Then those last two weeks I just finished cause I postponed them. So really it was only one week but boy was it a week. Lessons learned though. I really wasn't following a plan back then other than calorie counting. Let me check to see if I tracked my food that week. Nope. Another big lesson.

@joannadavison I wonder if it's a control thing. As I age I might feel I'm losing control(kids, body, mind) so it comes out in things I can control if that makes sense. I do know it drives my family nuts. Especially the thing of Did I lock the door? Yaaay on all the little steps that you are taking. That will get you there. The book I'm reading now is Mini Habits for Weight Loss. Ouch on the tooth.

@nighthazel01 Good for you for finding a distraction when really all you wanted to do was munch. If we can just get past those little windows of time we will win this war.

@retiredandlovingit I don't get as much deep sleep either but can't really control that. 33 degrees doesn't sound like a fun walk but then it would be better than walking in -2 degrees. Kudos to you for walking. Another Freckles. Yaaay. I miss her. So do you have a plan to cut back on the candy? Is that the only thing preventing you from getting to goal or other things?

Red Day- Stayed OP 100/100 carbs. Exercise Didn't do anything. More like a "company is gone and I'm not going to do anything day"

January Week 3 goal: 3 glasses of water daily. Met goal 0/7 days

@cbabie, I’m glad to read that you are feeling better and that you are putting your health as a priority.

@theslightedgeforever, last night I found myself looking at different diets and then I said NO, I’m doing MY diet and it’s going to work!! I love how you have made it work for you having your company and now you are back on your plan. That is how it should be, isn’t it?

@mswatson0777, ugghh a hurt back is the worst! I hope you are feeling better now.

@joannadavison, that is too bad that you have to have a root canal. That is great about your sugar cravings? How have they been today?

@nighthazel01, changing your routine is a good idea when you are stressed and feeling like turning to food. I’m working on that too!

@RetiredAndLovingIt, yes that Sinus Rinse bottle is actually what I have too. I just called it a neti pot because I assumed they are about the same thing. Water up the nose!! Still not liking it but I have 100 of those little pre-mixed packets so I’m committed to it.

@trooworld, how is the sleep coming along? I can’t wear my FitBit at night. It moves up my wrist and annoys me, which wasn’t helping my sleep at all. I do miss all those extra steps I was getting up through the night going pee.

@ its_cleo, you are in my thoughts that things are going to get better for you very soon!

Good morning! I've been crazy busy the last couple of days. We had to pay a guy to come to take apart my treadmill and move it to the other room, so now that is all done and my workout/storage room is combined and my mom's new room is all cleared out for her. I also reorganized my kitchen, which is something I was going to do anyway. I'm heading off now for my weekly staff meeting. Have a great day!