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

HI all...Happy Mothers Day to all that trooworld said..Cold, dreary day here today. Supposed to be a frost/freeze warning tonight, but they think this will be the end of that much cold. Hope so, I am ready for spring. My cousin said she has flowers & tomato plants out already, and I don't have any yet. Dh helped dd till up the spot where she wants to plant a few things, peas, beans carrots, & zucchini & she got them in the ground. Hopefully I can put a few things in this week, she gave me her left over seeds, lol.

@trooworld Sorry about your bread. That is discouraging after putting so much work into it. Good job with the vegetarian menu. Being here at home & not going to restaurants makes me think I could do the Whole Food Plant Based like my sister..if I would continue to be here. Not sure I have the "willpower" to continue at a restaurant. Glad you got a nice walk in.

@renaegry Oh well, back to a healthy day again. Your supper sounds delicious. I love asparagus! I think we will order a pizza...we are both hungry for one as we have not ordered anything at all during the quarantine.

@its_cleo I agree on the apricots, yuck! Be careful with your achilles, a gal I used to work with had to have surgery on hers. Getting a bike sounds like a great idea! I have an old one that I keep thinking I need to get out & start riding. I hadn't ridden for probably 25 years until a few years ago when gkids were at our house, so I got it out so I could ride with them. Surprised myself that I could still do it...guess like they say, you never forget, lol.

@theslightedgeforever Good job with more veggies. I need to be eating more...mostly been broccoli, corn, & sweet potatoes around here, lol. Congrats on the loss, too! Things are opening up around here quite a bit...not convinced we should be yet with our case counts, but guess they didn't ask me, lol.

@cbabie Yeah for getting walks in. I bet the baby enjoyed it, too. Hope you got your work station all set up. Most of the time when I cook something, I must be planning for more people, because we usually have leftovers. Thats OK with both of us, tho. Dh & I will reheat most anything, & it saves cooking another meal, lol.

@TeresaW1020 Glad you got your hair done. I go with the natural hair..mine is kind of a blondish gray, but not going to color it. Sis has pretty salt & pepper type gray. Gave dh another haircut yesterday. He decided a few years ago that he didn't have enough hair to pay a barber, so I took over the job. Luckily he doesn't mind a buzz cut.
It is interesting about your church opening. Ours is still closed, but is so big, that I think social distancing would be hard. They plan to continue streaming the services even after they do open, so people that want to stay home yet, will be able to see it. We have had a young girl (about 10?) singing during a few of the services. She has an amazing voice for her age! Did you say about Vacation Bible School? Ours has decided to postpone it until next summer.

Think I said about dh breaking off a tooth. He saw the dentist last week & she was able to pull the rest out. We thought for sure he would have to go to an oral surgeon. Glad he didn't. Still really sore.

Well, not much happening here. Dd just called & asked if we will be home, they are coming over after a bit. We have been limiting our visits (been over there a few times) to being outside & 6 foot apart, but today is pretty chilly, so not sure if we will do that or if they will come in. Kind of feel like I shouldn't make a big deal out of it, if the other dd & gkids are coming here the end of the month. I am still conflicted about that, but know she needs help with the gkids while she works from home. The kids are planning to go fishing as much as we can, lol.

@renaegry Where did you start with macros? How did you figure out what your macros should be? I am currently on WW and starting to struggle. Honestly, I think it's because I am not eating enough. I am interested in the macros - but completely overwhelmed with the information.

Hey @trooworld still here! Sweet and sour tofu sounds yummy.

@Kaar17 I had the same issue with WW. Overall my calories would be like 1000 and yet I would be out of points. And 1000 calories a day is not healthy.

@theslightedgeforever so here is the funny thing with the alcohol- at the end of one week of being alcohol free and my calories for the week were higher than when I wasn't alcohol free. I was so surprised. So it's just a week, so I'll see how the rest of the month goes. But it's definitely an interesting experiment for me. I do think my skin looks nicer/clearer so there are other advantages. ...golfer's elbow. Well the tendon runs from top of shoulder to elbow. Then I think from elbow to wrist. So the pain shows up at the points, but bracing your forearm could help.

Achilles tendon runs from your calf to heel, so pain shows up near the heel, but it is partly caused by calf issues.....

Hi everyone! Quick check in today. I got a new job (yay!) but with it comes a lot more work and stress so I may not be posting as much but will still try to drop in to say hi. I had my "come to Jesus" moment where I reminded myself that this is not an excuse to go off the rails because I need my pants to fit when all this is over. There will be NO COVID-15 gained in this house!

Good morning everyone. It's nice to see you all back on the board. I was feeling a bit lonely yesterday. Not that @RetiredAndLovingIt wasn't good company, she was! But I'm used to the chit chatter of many more voices! My mood has been foul lately and yesterday was a change of pace: I had the energy to do a 20-minute Leslie Sansone walking video, clean my fridge, and then in the afternoon I actually dared to tackle the black hole. :O Have I ever told you about that room? It's our spare room. It's packed so tight in some places in there that you can't walk in there. It desperately needs to be organized and sorted through but it's overwhelming. So yesterday, I started the process.

@theslightedgeforever Yeah, there are recipes online for gochujang. Some of the ingredients may be kind of hard to find but you could probably improvise or buy them online. I think the "score" is a decoration but also deflates the bread slightly. The next time, I will buy a clean razor blade to have on hand before I bake. I was so very disappointed! I don't miss days only because it's part of my morning routine: get coffee, sit at the computer check my email, chat with you gals. What a sweet Mother's Day present from your family! I'm glad you are enjoying your 100-day book. I look forward to hearing insights from it.

@its_cleo Yay! Yeah, that sweet and sour tofu was super good. Air frying tofu is the way to go. I'm so glad to hear you bought your bike! I can't wait to hear about you exploring your town.

@mswatson0777 Are you working for the same university? Congrats!

@TeresaW1020 lol...I'm glad you are still with us! I will try the bread again when the need arises. I will make sure and have a sharp razor blade on hand to actually make the cut with the proper instrument. I was so disappointed! As I said on the other board, I get the ignoring Mother's Day thing. Not only did I lose my mother, but I've had multiple miscarriages, so Mother's Day is not my favorite holiday. I'm so sorry it's painful for you, too.

COMMITTED.
May goal: track all meals, do some form of exercise 3 times a week, drink 52 oz of water per day

@its_cleo Clearer healthy looking skin is definitely an advantage. Congrats on your new bike.

@mswatson0777 I guess Yaaay on your new job. Although you were stressed to the max as it was. I hear you on the Covid15 and I'm working hard to reverse it.

@teresaw1020 Come on, try some bread. Unless you think you will eat the whole thing. I think dough is easy if you proof the yeast correctly. I've never made a loaf of bread but do yeast rolls and cheese filled croissants regulary. Oh, wait, I did make a loaf of Artisian bread in my new dutch oven. Forgot about that. That's great about the college students. Sometimes different can be fun and we learn from it. I'm glad you had your mom there this year for Mother's Day.

@trooworld Hooray for attempting the black hole. A little a day gets it done. Even years later. lol I have a black corner. I'm sorry about Mother's Day for you. But you are a mother to your furbaby. If only the furbaby could cook or order flowers. But hey, I have live humans that live with me.........As the Stones sing, You can't always get what you want. (I didnt want to cook on Mother's Day) Sometimes they just can't read the room.

@cbabie Did you try your oils for your headache? What other stress reliever things could you do? Dark room with noise canceling headphones? lol

So some insights from my book so far.....

Hard road or easy road?

When your path is taking you down the hard road, you repeatedly let yourself down. Stop submitting to the familiar lies that keep you from creating the change you want. What are those lies? stop living in a cycle of continuous deferment…tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, but never today.

Hallmarks of the hard road:

Valuing novelty (new approaches) and intensity over consistency.
Putting off until later what you don’t feel like prioritizing today.
Focusing on your skillset more than your mindset.
Investing energy in the problem instead of acting on the solution.
Making yourself a victim of factors outside your control.
Making decisions based on emotion instead of principle.
Trying to do everything right instead of focusing on doing the right thing.
Talking yourself into an excuse instead of talking yourself into progress.
Focusing more on the journeys and opinions of others than on your own.

From "Chasing Cupcakes" by Elizabeth Benton



Yellow Day-Stayed OP 190/200 Exercise-free day

May goals: Green Dot Day Drink 4.5 glasses of water Burn 200 cals via exercise

@theslightedgeforever - you made a good point.

I’m really feeling in the zone. It’s amazing. One change is I’m drinking more water. More water, less desires for food. Also, mindset seems dialed in. So nice to be in this headspace right now. I’m feeling like I’ll see amazing things of I step in the scale. So I’m staying off of it (afraid It’ll be bad and I’ll go into a tail soon). Nope. No weighing in! Not right now. Not worth all the success I feel from what I’m eating. I know I must be doing it right. It just feels like I am!!!!!!

@trooworld, good for you for having the courage to tackle the Black Hole! Just keep telling yourself how much better you will feel once it’s done and organized. I’m glad that you got through the weekend too. ((hugs))

@cbabie, so sorry that you have been having such a bad headache. Do you know what is causing it?

@theslightedgeforever, yeah you might be right and that if I made a loaf of bread I would probably eat it all. Unless my DH got to it before me with his massive amount of butter that he likes to put on bread. He actually eats peanut butter, butter, and jelly sandwiches for lunch. Soooo gross! Oh, I keep meaning to tell you that I am totally hooked on Justified. I LOVE me some Raylan Givens!

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So some insights from my book so far.....

When your path is taking you down the hard road, you repeatedly let yourself down. Stop submitting to the familiar lies that keep you from creating the change you want. What are those lies? stop living in a cycle of continuous deferment…tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, but never today.

Uggghhh this!! Every day I say tomorrow I'm going to push my fasting longer and every day I end up not making it past noon. Maybe I need to stop focusing on the amount of fasting time and focus on the actual time on the clock. Like today, why don't I just say that I'm going to wait until 12:10 to eat and then tomorrow wait until 12:15 to eat and so on? Hmm, I'm going to give that a try. Thanks!


@its_cleo, did you finish your puzzle? I’m still trying to put all the blue pieces together on the top half of my 5000 piece puzzle. I might never finish it! I’m still on the hunt for 2 lb. weights that don’t cost a fortune. I have 3 lbs. but I’m telling you that this Barre Blend program works my arms as much as when I was doing more heaving lifting. I think it’s because she keeps our bodies under tension for sooooo long! When does your bike arrive?

@Shexio, I had that book Made to Crave and read most of it. From what I remember it was very good. Maybe I should see if I still have it.


Good morning! Not much going on today. It's Barre Blend booty day so that should be intense. My new Booty Kicker bar is supposed to arrive today so DH will put it together for me tomorrow. I'm excited to see if it will be better than using the side of my treadmill and my plastic shelving. Tonight we are having all-beef hotdogs on our new grill. We rarely eat hotdogs so we are all excited about dinner. Have a good day!

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@renaegry Where did you start with macros? How did you figure out what your macros should be? I am currently on WW and starting to struggle. Honestly, I think it's because I am not eating enough. I am interested in the macros - but completely overwhelmed with the information.

Currently I am doing 40% carbs and 30% fat and protein. MFP defaults I think to 50/30/20.

@TeresaW1020 Woot for Raylan! Love him though I do like the other guy also, Walter Goggins character.

I haven't finished my puzzle yet but almost. The Life Magazibe covers. You would probably find it pretty easy. It's almost done.

Back tomorrow to respond to the rest!

Other then my running around yesturday I didn’t get no actual exercise in but did his step goal. Today’s plan is to go for a run later this morning. Bought a new bike yesterday so maybe go for a little bike ride tonight. Got it for Mother’s Day 😁

@cbabie I think I've learned as I've gotten older- you start to care more lol. That's great you tracked everything! It took me a while to get used to it.

@mswatson0777 I hope you get a break over the summer too.

@trooworld I can't believe you're almost done organizing your room. That was fast, you just started.

Lazy day today. Calories more on track but exercise not as good. They're opening stores here but I dont know when my gym will open.

Take care all

14 posts. Didn’t I just miss one day😀 anyway no time to chat but didn’t want trooworld to be lonely.

Hope everyone is making good choices today

@trooworld, that is a good idea to cover up the shelves. It would be nice for you to have a nice Zen space to do your thing in.

@its_cleo, ohhhhh yeah I really like Walter Goggins character too! He is a great actor.

@theslightedgeforever, I’m trying to make good choices!

@mswatson0777, I hope you have a nice weekend. Are you all done with the yard work?

Hi everyone! I had to get up early this morning and take mom to her new cancer doctor to be checked out. She had a small lung cancer a couple of years ago and needs to be monitored now. Then she had to go get blood work done. She wasn’t happy that she had to wear a mask into both places. I waited in the car and read my book, which was much more comfortable. My DH is in bed not feeling well. He went yesterday and got a shingles vaccine which come to find out gives flu like symptoms. I told him that his timing wasn’t the smartest considering we are in the midst of a pandemic and his symptoms match that of Covid. Ugghhhh! Hopefully, he will start feeling better soon or we will be going for test just to make sure. My weight was up almost a pound this week. I blame the new grill, which of course required beer to be consumed with our hamburgers and hotdogs. Guess, I better get my act together. I’m off to workout now.