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

@gemwolf110 I like your goals for the week! They seem very actionable and doable without being too restrictive

@cbabie I'm sure the sodium will cycle out soon, I hate feeling bloated too. And I agree with your points on fear and the virus, a lot of it has been blown out of proportion and we need to look at what we can control.

@TeresaW1020 I'm not doing true keto cause I don't think I can realistically live under 20 grams, but I'll try under 50. And I may extend it to a few weeks to see how I feel. I made a grocery list and a meal plan which is making it seem more actionable. He's pretty excited because I'm a meal prepper so I'm making a bunch of new things that he definitely wants to try!

@theslightedgeforever That picnic sounds wonderful, I'm so glad you were able to support your friend. I hope you're able to find some time to get some movement in today.

@trooworld I love pre-planning and pre-tracking food, it makes things so much less stressful! And I'm intrigued to see how next week (and possibly the following week?) go. I'm hoping it helps with my hunger levels because right now they're too high for me to feel this is sustainable.

I'm so excited that it's Thursday! I handed in my final for one class, and then handed in my midterm for another, so I have the weekend to relax before I have to dive in again. This break is SO needed! I've got some college friends coming down to visit. We're going to have a movie day and spend the day relaxing, it will be fabulous! Then Sunday, I'm going to dive into my 1-2 week low carb challenge with my partner. It will be a good gauge on how my hunger levels are and what I need to adjust. I found some great recipes so I'm feeling pretty good about it. The goal is to find a balance with my hunger levels since they've been too high lately and I think it's sabotaging my long term success.

@trooworld, girl I had to scroll back to the post where you rejoined WW!! I am sorry that I missed it. I think it’s great that your DH talked you into the meetings. I’m going to see how much I can lose on my own and when I get closer to my goal I will for sure start going to meetings. Congrats on losing so well this week. I was the complete opposite this week. So, we are both GREEN girls and now we can motivate each other. Have fun at your 5K!

@mswatson0777, I’m happy to read that you are going to get a weekend to relax and have fun with your friends! I hope the low carb goes well for you. There is no shortage of recipes you can find for your meal prepping. https://www.dietdoctor.com/ is a great resource for all things low carb, and they have lots of great recipes that I made when I was doing the diet.

@cbabie, I hope you will love and thrive with your new work schedule. You are right about control. I say we control what we can and leave the rest in God’s hands. I’ve been playing the Mother May I game for too long and it’s time to take bigger steps. We got this!!

Good morning! Well, the scale was up 1.5 lbs this week. Not too surprising considering all I ate last weekend while traveling to get mom. Then there was my birthday dinner and the cake and ice cream and then the church BBQ. It is what it is, and I knew this week would be crazy. So, today I’m starting fresh with my WW plan. There are no other events happening this month, so I have no excuses! I will say that a very small amount of my weight gain could be water retention in my muscles. I used the new 15 lb. dumbbells that DH gave me and I literally can’t move my arms without my triceps screaming in pain.

@trooworld Congrats on the loss, that's fantastic! We have no idea what movies we're watching yet, I'm just excited to get together with everyone. And I think your idea of a weight reset is fantastic. It's a fresh start!

@cbabie Even 10 minutes is a great way to start the day, way to go! And I'm sorry about your DH. I had a great uncle like that who lived into his 90s, so some people are just blessed with great health even if they don't work at it! My partner has a lot of heart disease on his Dad's side of the family, and it is common for men to pass away in their young 60s on his side, so he has a lot of incentive to kick his health into high gear!

@TeresaW1020 Thank you so much for the resource! When you were going through it, how did you make it through the fog? What were the pros and cons while on it? And way to go on using those 15lb weights! I'm sure that gain is temporary and will be off in no time.

I feel very accomplished today. I planned out my menu for the events this weekend and for the next week (all low carb). My grocery bill will be atrocious, but once I have some basics in the house it will be better the following weeks. I'm planning lots of hydration, electrolytes, and vitamin supplements to hopefully help with the fog, but I know my athletic performance is going to tank...big time. I hear it comes back and you feel better than ever...but we'll see... I'm just interested to mix things up to see how I feel.

Sorry been MiA. Just finding life very busy I'm not getting time to sit down to read messages & respond. I am still tracking. I've had a couple of crazy weekends where I've sabotaged my good work- weight stayed the same so trying to be mindful this weekend & not mess up.

@theslightedgeforever Way to go on the loss, you've got this!!!

@trooworld Keep us posted on how the 5K goes! And I hope your favorite WW leader is there!

@joannadavison Good to hear from you! I hope life calms down for you a bit!

Happy Saturday! We had a bunch of friends over last night for drinks and it was a blast. I ate entirely low carb and it wasnt as challenging as I thought, which was a good sign. I didnt sleep enough last night so I'm hoping for a nap today before I get together with my college friends. I hope your all your weekends goes smoothly!

@cbabie I hope you make it to the park and have a nice time. I hope you feel better- I’m sorry for the loss of your dad.

@mswatson0777 sounds like a nice weekend. I’m glad you sound a little less stressed. Are you taking classes all summer? How low carb are you going? It’s ironic I’ve just been checking my weekly macros over the last few months. I can’t do low carb, and noticing that I start to feel sick and/or shaky if I’m at 100grams. So I usually eat more than that. But a lot of it is fruits and vegetables and beans. And some bread I admit it!

@trooworld I hope you have a great 5k. I’ve never done one either walking or running. I think there is one here in May and I’m considering it.

@the slightedgeforever- wow 1,9 lbs! That is fantastic!

@TeresaW1020 wow on the 15lb-ers! Good for you, you will adjust in no time.
Seems like a lot of people have been busy. I’ve been busy working, and have to work tomorrow too but hopefully just for a couple of hours. Next week will be busy and then hopefully a break.
I’ve been doing ok with calories this week. I went out with a friend for dinner and I had 3 drinks (we went to hear a band play for a couple hours) but I managed to stay within my calorie limits for the week.

Exercising a lot this week. Today I did the stairs/hill and some core at the gym. I’m still very limited with my upper body bc of my arm.

My computer was struggling so I got a new part and after a couple of hiccups it seems ok. I’m sooo relieved bc I did not want to buy a new computer.

I’m dead tired after all the exercising today and will flake out and watch tv. Tomorrow is an off day, not sure what I will do. I don’t like the Daylight Savings Time and losing an hour sleep…

Cold today but beautiful sunny day and birds were chirping and I feel like winter is leaving so yay.

@teresaw1020 I think this move will be a good move for you mom. You will be such a good role model for her with your eating and exercising.

@cbabie Isn't perception an interesting thing? When I think of March I think of springtime and happy thoughts. When I read your post about dad I thought oh. Now the profile pic change on FB makes sense. Did you get your fruit this weekend? Your new schedule sounds wonderful. What would be great is if the baby would learn how to entertain herself when she first wakes up. Maybe leave a book in her crib to look at. That way you can have a few more minutes of me time to get in more exercise. You'll hear her eventually if she doesn't grab your attention at first. Plus it's a good life lesson. I was smiling thinking about your dh walking around with his coffee cup in his hand.

@trooworld you are still going strong I see. Good for you. Woohoo on your weight loss. Did you do the 5K?

@mswatson0777 So have you figured out the hunger level balance thing? You sound like you are really trying to find your balance on this. Which of course is sustainable. That's the key. What movie did you end up watching? I think feeling accomplished is the best feeling.

@joannadavison Just keep working on those weekends. I like eating higher on Thurs and Saturday so I lower my carbs/calories on the other days to make up for it. Kind of a win win for me as long as I stick to the boundaries. That's great that you are still tracking.

@renaegry Woohoo for all your movement you put into your life this week. I love springtime because as it starts warming up I get just a little bit more motivated. Then all the pretty flowers start appearing. Winter is so depressing. You can reach that goal. Step by step.

@mariechinander My two cents on group posting is do what you can do. No guilt. I used to have a 5 person rule where even if there were 20 people posting I would respond to the first 5 and say Hi to everyone else. Sometimes it got cut down to 3 and like this weekend it got cut down to a Quick check in.....and it was all about me. Sometimes we have more time sometimes we don't. At one point on another group I was sitting responding to people that I realized I was just SITTING. Not up moving my body. That doesn't help me lose weight. Do what you can do. Great tip about bumping up the points on WW. There's always a way to tweak a program to suit our lifestyles. Happy Bday to your hubby.

@its_cleo Good for you for staying within your calorie range this week. You are getting better and better at that. I think they should do away with the whole Daylight Savings thing.

@cpautism24 Welcome to the group! We are chatty at times but you'll find lots of support here.

Green Day- Stayed OP 193/238 carbs Exercise-41 minutes walking

March goals: Drink 3 glasses of water Decluttering

Good morning. Cold and snowing here. Trying to find the ambition to leave my chair and go get an hour of book work in. Not sure if any exercise will fit into the day today. Daughter has gymnastics from 3-6 plus it’s a 30 min drive. If anything will just do a day of squat challenge. Then back to the norm fitness class Monday and Wednesday and treadmill Tuesday and Thursday.

@mariechinander that is one of the main reasons I cancelled WW as well. I found some of the point calculations extremely discouraging. I still have it till the beginning of April but really haven’t been using it. I paid for premium here and really try to track my macros. Hopefully this and spring will be the answer.

@TeresaW1020 I started a puzzle ages ago. The Vegas strip. I should really sit down and finish it one day.

@trooworld way to go on the loss. That’s awesome.