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

@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!

@theslightedgeforever yes hubby went back to work Monday morning but is back home tomorrow for the long weekend. So the vicious circle starts again. Lol. Will be a quieter day today. Help at local grocery store then into Yorkton. Hubby picked me out a 26’ CCM men’s bike at Canadian Tire for Mother’s Day. So going to go buy it. Been keeping up with my steps for the stepbet game I have been playing. Been walking or running daily.

Hope everyone is well. Don’t have time to comment to all today. Will try to be on more.

@TeresaW1020 I'm so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you, and I hope you took some time for self care this weekend

@trooworld I totally get not celebrating, I have the same thing with father's day for that same reason. I avoid social media that day and pretend it doesn't exist. And same place, I took on an interim role

@theslightedgeforever You're not wrong, I am really worried about my stress levels. But I had to take it for career advancement so this next year will be...interesting. Thanks for sharing the insights from your book, it sounds like a great read!

Thanks @its_cleo, I hope your project transition goes well too!

@cbabie The multiple monitors makes such a difference! I only made it one week working on one!

@Shexio Glad to hear you're feeling in the zone, that's awesome!

Hi everyone! Another busy week here. I'm glad I'm on a school break while I'm learning the ropes of my new job. I also dropped down to one class this summer. It helps I don't have to juggle a social life right now, so I guess that's a plus? I've been doing pretty well on the food and movement front, so my goal is to keep that trend going!

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

@mswatston0777 what is your new job?

@trooworld rubber bins are great, I have some from rubbermaid, I always mean to get more but I never do. I got mine at walmart I think. Making curtains sound ambitious! It sounds like you might end up with a pretty nice room.

So here is my project: I never wash my walls (they're painted) and I want to give it a try, just where there seems like the odd spot. But I rent this place and so it's the standard paint and I'm afraid it will come off. I painted an apt once and used the glossy paint that would wash well. This is just cheap stuff. I was thinking someday I should have painters come and redo it, but I never get around to it. I think bc I live alone I just put up with things.

@TeresaW1020 Well in spite of the mask Ihope your mom likes her doctor. My uncle has lung cancer but he has been doing fairly well with treatments. And ouch with the shingles vaccine! Too bad he is sick, but I heard shingles was really really painful.

My weight- I'm hoping it will be down a bit tomorrow.

My bike comes Monday and my gym might open only for personal training in June. I am really hoping so.

It's a long weekend here and I'm not sure what to do with myself. Most places are still closed. I can walk about 2km x2 each day. I'm also watching too much tv lol. I was thinking of doing some cooking or baking just to pass the time.

My work stuff I think is sorted out. I have assignments booked until spring 2021 so I feel pretty good about that.

Take care all.

@renaegry Nice bike. I love the color.

@trooworld Sounds like you have been very productive while I've been away. Do I need to go away more often? lol Purple sounds pretty. What kind of progress have you made with your health goals?

@teresaw1020 So now is the time to get your act together and make some progress. Can you tell my new word for the week is PROGRESS? lol I have one episode of Justified left. Series finale. Can't wait. Then I'm moving on to Deadwood. I told dh I'm not ready to give Raylan up yet. I said it was his grandpappy. lol How is dh? Hope everything turns out okay with mom's testing. I know she probably hates the mask but with her preconditions it's probably better. Although she may have a harder time breathing in it.

@trooworld, ugghh I hope you are feeling better today! So now that you have gotten the Black Hole organized have you started turning it into your meditation space?

@theslightedgeforever, we had a Zoom meeting last night that was just for fellowship and it was so much better and fun compared to our Wed. night Bible study where we just sit and basically listen to a lecture with a PowerPoint slide for an hour. We have two more of those and then Pastor is taking over the Wednesday. Thank God!!! I hear you that you have to feel comfortable about going out and about. I did order a couple more masks that are super lightweight and don't fog up my glasses.

Good morning! I'm about to go and knock out my workout. Today starts week 4 of Barre Blend, which means I'm halfway through the program and I'm still loving it. After my workout, I'm heading over to Walmart for the weekly groceries. Then for lunch, I'm meeting my dear friend at an actual sit down restaurant. I'm soooo excited!! This place has an awesome spinach salad with grilled salmon that is calling my name.

@its_cleo that’s my house too, I don’t have flour or sugar in it. Tbh, don’t miss it.
Condos huh, what state do you live in?


@trooworld water Intake is a golden key. I always have noticed when I force myself to do an extra 1 or 2 bottles, my weight and hunger-cravings diminishes. And when I skip or am low, cravings are intense.

@Shexio I'm in a state of boredom right now

Actually I'm Canadian. I live in Ontario.

@teresaw1020 Good for you for getting in the workout. I hope you enjoyed your lunch out.

@trooworld Good for you for getting in the yoga. so how about work on the water this week. I'll be working on exercising.

@its_cleo Did your bike arrive? Your walk sounded fun. Just nice to get out. State of boredom.

@shexio You have made such great progress. Keep at it.

@renaegry You always do better when hubby is gone. lol Me too. As long as you are making progress it doesn't matter how you get there.

Green Day Stayed OP 231/238 Exercise Free Day

May goals: Green Dot Day Water-4.5 glasses Burn 200 calories via exercise

@trooworld I love strawberry and spinach together. I'm doing two things for exercise. Walking outside around my house and then those Gina B. youtube videos.

@cbabie That's good you found something to get more sleep. So it's time to do something. What will that something be this week for you?

Yellow Day-Went Over 265/200 Exercise- 20 min walking

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

I'm a bit swamped but wanted to pop in to say I got the bike but unfortunately it's a bad fit. I rode yesterday for about 30 mins and my neck seized up, I still haven't recovered.

I knew it was a big risk buying online but I didn't have a choice.

Fortunately if they can't refit it/ adjust it I can return it, it's all just a hassle.

I'm disappointed and I still can't walk very far, but I tried.

@teresaw1020 In about 6 weeks we will have finished 1/2 of the year. Where are you in relation to where you wanted to be at the end of six months. TX Roadhouse is one of my favorite restaurants. Can't wait to see a pic of the opal ring.

@trooworld Time to go back to preplanning your points either night before or first thing in the morning. If you wanted to keep your meals you could always cut down the portion sizes so you are still enjoying the taste of the foods you love but less of it. I used to have to do that with things like my corn bread. Some days I could eat a full piece other times I might only get 1/2 to 2/3. I would plug it in before I ate it in the morning. Keep plugging away til you find your plan that works for you.

@its_cleo I wonder now with the three WW plans how it works with the avacados and nuts. I guess Troo will tell us. Sorry about the bike. Hopefully you can work it out soon. So disappointing. You sound like me on the painting. I used to do all of my own and now I don't want to do it. So I just live with what I have. Dh says we could do it together and be done quick. Yeah, I know that game.

Green Day Stayed OP 207/238 Exercise-Free Day

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