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

Quick check in.
Awesome day today. Over 20k steps. 93 active minutes. 2600 calories burned.

@cbabie Did you take a walk with your GGD?How about stand sometimes while you are on the phone and do calf raises? Hands free phone for a bit could buy you a little time to just walk around the room while you are on the phone or is it a corded phone. Can't imagine a corded phone. I will be granny and always color, although I remember the year I visited in 1994 when she didn't for some reason) You have nice gray hair. I will have the creamy yucky looking kind. Forever Young song is running through my mind. What was I thinking about homemade donuts? I'm thinking I've been shut in for almost 8 weeks now and don't have my usually goody snacks that I can eat and use portion control over so I'm making my own with the supplies I have at home. I usually bake once a week but lately it's been about 3 times a week.

@reneagry Hooray for your awesome day you had. Keep up the good work and maybe it will be contagious and spread to me.

Calories-Went over 1677-1500 Exercise 31 minutes cardio

April goals-Drink 4.5 glasses of water Decluttering Burn 200 cals through exercise

@cbabie I'm glad your able to get outside with the little today, enjoy the weather! And there are a lot of at the desk stretches to do, even when you're on the phone. They helped me immensely in the past since it's hard to sit for so long!

@trooworld I'm jealous you're able to do grocery shopping on weekday mornings, the weekends are so stressful! And exercising every day is a challenge. I've tried to reframe it to moving my body every day, even if it's just gentle stretching or a short dog walk.

@theslightedgeforever It's a very strange time, so I hope you're not being too hard on yourself right now. The important part is that you're not giving up!

@renaegry Way to go!

Day three and my good mood continues! I'm grateful I'm on an upswing right now but I recognize that a down swing is inevitable. But I'm going to enjoy the good mood while it's here. After three days of fairly intense activity I woke up feeling pretty sore today so I took the dogs for a long walk instead of a workout video. I've also got a virtual noon yoga date with my friend and tonight I'll probably do another dog walk. Long walks outdoors are keeping me sane, especially now that things are starting to turn green again. I'm also excited the weekend so I can just curl up with a book again. I hate being attached to the computer all the time so I look forward to unplugging.

Hi all..quiet day here today. It is nice & sunny, I should get outside, but our flowering tree is really starting up, so have been avoiding it. I stopped my allergy shots the middle of March, so don't feel like pushing it right now. I had been questioning if they were even doing me any good, so best time to stop & see. Bad thing is, if I decide I do need them, I will have to start all over building up again. Oh well.

Dh went out to the farm today to work on the tractor & check the pumpkin plot. Not sure why that, we won't be planting them for at least another month. I think it was more just to get out of the house for awhile. He figured he wouldn't see anybody there, so should be safe, lol. I thought about going along, but we weren't sure if I would be able to be without a bathroom for about 6-7 hrs, lol. The town closest(where we used to live) is under stricter stay at home orders & to go the other way, they are doing major testing in that town yesterday & today, so don't think I want to be there either. It has been kinda nice being by myself. We have leftovers for supper, so I don't even need to cook, lol.

@cbabie I like plain greek yogurt, but add blueberries, walnuts & a little honey. Pretty tasty & not bad on sugar. Good job limiting the PB. I like pb but never think to eat it. I have 1 1/2 smaller jars & then dd went to Sams before she took the girl scouts on a camping trip & bought 2 big jars. & then they didn't use it. Knowing she wouldn't eat that much, I bought one from her, thinking I could make cookies with it. I better get busy & use some of it.

@mswatson0777 Yay for the happy mood!! It sounds like a good idea to slow down your classes, too. No sense totally burning yourself out.

@trooworld Thank for the recipe for the breadsticks. I think it is the same one that my cousin used to make bagels. I like that they gave directions on how to convert regular flour to self rising. Dd gave me one this morning for Beer bread. Think I will have to try them both..I have plenty of flour, lol. I also got a recipe for instant pot chicken taco soup off that site. It sounded good to me.

@theslightedgeforever I am sure you will get back to your plan once things get back to a semi-normal state. I am sure worrying about your kids is not helping you.

@renaegry Wow, 20k steps!! I think I am doing good when I get 10k.

Well, better get something done b4 dh gets home, lol. Then I will probably go do the treadmill. I have been pretty good about it most days. I have my calories set to maintain, & have been doing pretty well with that amount. I try to leave most of the exercise calories for my deficit. So I lose a pound, gain a pound, but I think the average is on a slight downward trend.

Have a safe day

@trooworld 3-4 days a week is excellent progress from the troo I was first introduced to. So just build from there. If I get 5 days in a week exercise, I'm happy.

@mswatson0777 I know it's a strange time but I don't see this going back to normal any time soon. I've never been one to just adapt quickly. lol I'm taking it as the lesson I'm supposed to be learning right now.

@cbabie I'm glad you found a healthy meal choice. My favorite is blueberry greek yogurt with blueberries. At least with full retirement I can hopefully get out of the house. Although this thing keeps up much longer and it will all merge anyway.

@retiredandlovingit That's great you have kept up with your treadmill and your weight is on a slight downward trend

Calories- Went Over 1909/1660 Exercise-Rest Day

April goals-Drinking 4.5 glasses of water Decluttering Burn 200 cals via exercise

@trooworld, thanks for the link to the 2-ingredient dough! I have pinned it and several other recipes from that website.

@theslightedgeforever, I didn’t know there was a Deadwood movie! I did show my DH the trailer for Deadwood and then remembered that the main dude sure loves a good cuss word! I haven’t started Justified yet but probably will tonight. I will have to get some root spray if my girl doesn’t reopen for my May appointment.

@mswatson0777, So glad that your good mood continues. I wish my dog liked to go on walks. She likes it until a truck or something scary comes by and then it is a major pull to get back to the house. She is a chicken outside and a fierce guard dog from her front of the window perch.

@cbabie, good job on finding another treat that isn’t peanut butter. I love Light & Fit Greek yogurt. All the flavors are delicious.

@RetiredAndLovingIt, good idea not to push your allergies by going outside right now. We are finally at the end of our pollen season so we can now start to enjoy going out and sitting on the patio. Which I better enjoy because it will be in the 90s before we know it here.

@nighthazel01, I hope that your spring comes soon and that you will be able to get out and enjoy some nice weather.

Good morning! Well, I’m sure you have heard that Georgia is opening up today. It’s all over the news and there is strong opinion on both sides. I’m just praying that opening up business now doesn’t have bad consequences and sets us back in our recovery. At my staff meeting yesterday we started talking about when we should reopen the church. Right now, we are looking at the end of May. We will only have one church service and stream live on FB. We will not have Sunday school, children’s church, or even nursery to start with. Our hope that is by summer we can start adding in more and by fall be back to our Wednesday nights. I’m excited and of course a little nervous. OK, I’m off to work out and then do some housework.

Hi all..dreary day today & haven't gotten much done. Dh trying to see what pumpkin seeds he should order, so was looking for flower plants or seeds also.

@mswatson0777 Too bad for being so stressed yesterday,,you seemed to be doing pretty well with the happy thoughts. Chocolate is a definite need right now for me. Good job trying low carb. I don't think I would do well on it at all.

@TeresaW1020 I did see about Georgia opening up so much. Made me glad dd is not still in Alpharetta, lol. Interesting about church, I have wondered how ours will open up. It is a big church, but I can't see socially distancing being possible.

Iowa will be opening soon, too, from what the Governor said today. Starting Monday, they can start doing some surgeries with more restrictions lifting on May 1. I don't think we are ready for it, we had the highest case & death report today. Of course, their reasoning is because they are testing more. I don't think we have had the 14 day decline that was supposed to be the bench mark either. I especially don't like it when she says about opening up, but the most vulnerable (older) will still have to stay inside. I want my freedom, too, if everyone else has it, lol.

I think OK is opening up also. I think dd will still be a little cautious, at least I hope so.

Well, not much more, guess the treadmilll is calling, lol.

@theslightedgeforever, yesterday I did a killer booty workout, tracked my food and only went over by 3 points, and fasted for 19 hours. We haven’t started Justified yet. There seems to be this whole NFL thing going on that my DH has been glued to his TV in the office watching. I’ve been watching season six of the Great British Baking Show. Maybe tonight!

@RetiredAndLovingIt, I think all the states that can need to slowly start reopening. The whole point of the shutdown was so that we wouldn’t overload the hospitals. It was not so that no one would get the virus. I think the country has forgotten that point. We talked at the staff meeting about encouraging our seniors not to come to church, but it does need to be their choice. My mom, who has many health issues will probably stay home longer but there is NO way I can keep my DH out of church. He is chomping at the bit to get back to his church life. I have repeatedly informed him that he can’t be a greeter at the front door. Although, I still don’t think he believes that I’m serious!

@mswatson0777, I was wondering how the low-carb was working for you. I went off too because it wasn’t sustainable for me. Sometimes us girls just need some chocolate and bread! Hang in there!

Good morning! I woke up so sore from yesterday’s workout that it hurts to sit! A new program from Beachbody started yesterday called Barre Blend. It’s supposed to be low impact but high energy and guaranteed to give me amazing results. I’m going to try out the sample workout this morning and if I like it. Right now I’ve been doing my own hybrid calendar of BOD programs and the treadmill. Mom and I talked yesterday about how we have got to get serious about our weight loss. Summer is coming, church will be resuming, and I NEED to fit into my clothes that aren’t made of stretch material. I have got to get serious and consistent or I’m going to feel like a complete failure and I don’t want that! I would much rather have my friends see me and notice that I've lost weight instead of whispering how I sure let myself go during the quarantine.

Good morning everyone! Yesterday I had to take some Imodium because Thursday I ate some old cheese on my pita pizza and it made me sick so I wasn't expecting any kind of a loss at all today but I am happy to say I lost 1.2 lbs! I'm looking forward to dinner tonight, we are having 2-ingredient dough pizza (I'm putting bacon and fresh pineapple on it) and baked jalapeno poppers. It will feel like a restaurant meal without leaving the house!

@TeresaW1020 You are welcome. I'm glad your church is taking it slow on reopening. Have a great day!

@mswatson0777 Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a slow time here. The slowest time does seem to be first thing in the morning but even so, yesterday morning I went to Target and there were 25 people at least in line ahead of me waiting on the store to open. I'm so sorry you are stressed. Maybe a hot relaxing bath is in order? And some downtime this weekend. The low carb: like you said, at least you know what it is like and maybe you can learn something from it. And now you can appreciate breads and pastas and potatoes that much more! lol And you'll probably never want to eat cauliflower again if you are anything like I was when I went off low carb.

@theslightedgeforever Not really any exercise yesterday besides waiting in line at Target. I shared Gina B videos? I don't know if that was me, was it? I get confused, I share so much lol.

@cbabie That's great that you've been getting out every day with the baby, keep it up! Thanks, I hope it's a nice day. It's certainly hot today.

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April goal: track 2 meals a day, do some form of exercise once a day, drink 52 oz of water per day

Oh I meant to say: I;ve been trying some new snacks and recipes from a cookbook I have that I've never done.

So one snack I made:

-brie cheese on cracker with a drop of honey, slice strawberry and sliced almonds. Pop in the oven for a few minutes. Delicious! But I think next time I need to get something sturdier than a cracker, maybe like Melba toast.

-also made a veggie pizza for a very light snack or lunch- hummus on a large tortilla, red onions, portobello mushrooms, tomatoes, with some mozzarella and asiago cheese.

It was very good.