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  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @trooworld, what a terrible ordeal you went through thinking you might be having a heart attack! :o I am so sorry and so happy that it wasn’t that. But still, I know how bad a pulled muscle feels. So, obviously you will have to rest until the muscle is better. Do you know what you can do to avoid that happening again and still be able to ride your bike?

    @cbabie, walking an extra minute every time you get on the treadmill is a great way to improve! Ohhhh my goodness we are a confusing mess with all the singing and signing going on! :D:D

    @it_cleo, I have also read about the difficulty that the deaf is having with masks. It is my biggest hope that we aren’t going to have to continue wearing masks forever. I HATE them sooooo much! :s You should see me rip it off my face the moment I walk out of a store. I think it wouldn’t be so awful but with my glasses fogging up all the time it’s very frustrating. I’m such a baby! ;) Glad you are still enjoying your bike riding. That is so nice that you have beautiful gardens to walk in where you live. We have the botanical gardens here which are beautiful to walk in. Mmmm I love quesadillas!

    @theslightedgeforever, yes I love having great energy. Good for you for getting in a 45 minute walk! B)


    Good morning! Well, yesterday I opened my window at 19 hours and ended up eating too much and sharing a bottle of wine with hubby. My current problem is that I really need to adjust my food amount to fit what my stomach can hold and NOT what my eyes can hold. My lifelong battle! :p We watched the movie Lovebirds last night. Not so great language but very funny! :grin: OK, I’m off to hurt my body with some weights and cardio. :)
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
    Hi all...got a few minutes. Dh went to Menards to get some dirt, then we are going to replant some sunflowers that we started. I decided since they grow so fast, it would be fun to document them against the gkids while they are here. They will probably be here until the beginning of Aug. We will take them home then because school is supposed to start Aug 13 for them. The ones in IA not quite so early, but dd here is kindergarten teacher, so she starts on Aug 14, lol.

    @TeresaW1020 I laughed when I read your comment..I thought what does opening your window have to do with your eating? Then I realized you were talking about your eating window, lol. Guess I have regular windows on my mind, we have opened them the last few days, been so nice! Dd went back to OK on Sun to find out her AC needs to be replaced! She was desperately trying to open windows, but couldn't, lol. Have fun with the weights & cardio.
    Not so sure I am a cool grandma..I make them behave, lol. (which they don't get much of at home!) But I think like all kids, they really need some structure & they actually behave better when their parents aren't around, lol. We are trying to do fun stuff, and also some school work, because dd was so concerned about them falling behind. Gs (9)needs help with reading mostly, so trying to do that. His sister (11)did not like to read, but we finally got her started a few years ago & now she takes her book everywhere!!

    @its_cleo Nope, most of the time we "catch & release". Altho yesterday we caught a huge bluegill! He would have been great to keep & eat. Unfortunately, we only got one more. Also dh cleans them if we do keep them, so it is up to him, lol. The tiny bullheads definitely went back! You are really putting some miles (kms?) on the bike, glad you are enjoying it! Also, after finding worms in the meat of the ones last year, it kinda turns me off, even tho I love fish!

    @cbabie Good job with the treadmill. I think an extra minute every day is great!! I have really slacked off with my treadmill with the gkids here.

    @theslightedgeforever Good job staying OP & getting a walk in. They tell us our numbers are doing better, so I will trust them, lol. Our cousin's wife (they live outside of Grinnell) has been having bowel problems for 6 months or so. She went to hospital again last weekend for a blocked bowel, got a Covid test & said she was positive. She has only been out twice and has absolutely no symptoms.(thankfully because she is older than me) Kinda makes you wonder if what they say is true, that "everyone in hosp tests + so the hosp will get more money".

    @trooworld Sorry about your arm, hope it feels better. I was interested in the gel cover for seat, too, because that is one thing I hate about an exercise bike..you get sore, lol.

    Well, not much more. I am still tracking my food, but not weighing it like usual with the gkids here, and snacking a little too much. Weight has stabilized, but not going down. Also still not walking a lot, because still healing my ankle. I keep wondering if it should be checked because has weird pains sometime, but since I can walk without hurting, I haven't. Think I should go to the Chiro, too, its been since before shutdown, so back & knees get sore. Between dh & I think we are falling apart, lol.

    Hope everyone has a great day!! It is beautiful here!
  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning! Treadmill again 1 more min added to my walk. It feels so good to work up a sweat and then jump in the shower. Tracked my food yesterday, so here is to one more day. LOL.

    @TeresaW1020 I think we all have the life long battle. And I think if every person alive were truthful, they too have something they always deal with..luckily we have each other here for support.

    @trooworld It's good to have fellow readers..I love to read. wish I had more time to read..or maybe I should say more quiet time to read .lol

    @its_cleo Oh my I think you got the whole team wanting a quesadillas..I think that is what we are going to have LOL

    @theslightedgeforever great job on the move and don't worry, I will never be able to sign.

    Cbabie
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
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    @trooworld hopefully your arm gets better soon. We need our arms.

    @teresaw1020 So you know I'm all about reframing. How can you reframe your thoughts about masks? While you may never love them how could you get your mind to a neutral position? All that stress about them zaps energy from you. I had to do that recently with my thoughts on disinfecting all my groceries that enter the house. I think we all share the "our eyes are bigger than our stomachs" problem. But I think you can practice that and eventually you will figure out just the right amount for you. Overall you are doing well.

    @retiredandlovingit Made me laugh about Teresa and the window. What a great idea about the sunflowers. dh was telling me today he was reading about the numbers spiking in the college towns after the bars and restaurants reopened. May God protect us all. I personally think they play with the numbers to suit their agendas. But then that doesn't make anyone safer. You sound like you need to go in for a tune up. lol The good thing is that your weight has stabilized and not going up. I'm telling you outdoor games is good fun exercise. Even playing in the sprinklers. Do people do that anymore?

    @cbabie Yaay on more minutes. I feel like most of us play Whack a Mole with bad habits. We get one down and another one pops up. My goal is just to be faster than the mole. This has been a good week.

    So I'm down 3.4 lbs this week But mostly water and I will take credit for everyone ounce. First serious week is usually like that anyway. So now I'll go back to my goal of 1 lb every 10 days. That worked for me before.

    Red Day-Stayed OP 98/100 g Intentional Movement: walked 37 min

    June goals: Green dot day o:) Drink 4.5 glasses of water o:) Burn 100 cals via movement o:) Preplan food o:)

  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning all, Yea I got on the Treadmill and added another min. I am still fighting headaches, but I think it's work. I have to wear an over the head headset and with glasses it sucks. I am not totally to plan, but I am at least mindful of what I Choose to eat right now.

    @theslightedgeforever congratulations on the loss..and yes that mole or MOLES keeps popping up. LOL

    @trooworld I try to tell some of my grandchildren...reading takes you to another place and another time. Who wouldn't want to be in another place and time right now in our nation.LOL. I am with you to about getting into crowds..since I have a 22 month old at home, I don't want to bring anything into my home with me.

    @RetiredAndLovingIt My DH and I think we are falling apart too. LOL. So hence trying to do better. I am happy you are getting to enjoy the grandkids..it's important to build those relationship for later in their life. :)

    I may be thinking different now too, I had one of my dear friends lose a son to a gun shot wound from the police and it sounds like police error...he was shot in the back in his home..someone called in a dispute and there wasn't one...a prank gone bad maybe..not sure. But it makes you think about life and family.

    Okay gals have to get back to work
    Cbabie
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @trooworld Just remind your dh that if he ever has a heart attack or stroke that you may be the person who will get him treatment. How fast or how slow depends entirely on his behavior of making fun. :D You might be in the middle of a really good book. You are a good daughter in law. Well I'm back to what I was in mid April. So heading for my March weight.

    @cbabie Yaaay for more minutes. I love reading. Do you have headaches on the weekend? If not, then it isn't work. One family member had a cough that he thought was related to his construction work. He attended a family birthday party and gave covid to 7 other family members. Then those 7 members gave covid to 10 other family members. So 18 in total. This in N. Texas So if the headache doesn't go away, start exploring other options. I once had a headache for four months. Not a debilitating one just an all day headache from the moment I woke up til sleep. I just knew I had a brain tumor. (I'm grandma) Anyway, I finally got my appt with the neurologist and was with the nurse. She wanted me to sign something and I dropped the pen. When I leaned over to grab it, a big POP was heard. Something in neck popped and viola no more headache. So of course when I went in to see the dr nothing was wrong with me. lol I told him what happened and he said maybe a disc in my neck but he was glad my headache went away. How tight are your neck muscles? I once went to a chiropractor and she was saying mine are extremely tight and if I didn't stretch them more I would end up with headaches. That was 15 years ago and I still have trouble turning my head to the left. Of course, I don't do the stretches that I'm supposed to either. It's on the list. Sorry about your son's friend. It's sad we see so much of that happening now.

    Green Day- Stayed OP 220/238 Intentional movement: 20 min YouTube video

    June goals: Green Dot day o:) Drink 4.5 glasses of water o:) Burn 100 cals via movement o:) Preplan food o:)
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @RetiredAndLovingIt, I love sunflowers! They are such an awesome flower that gives us tasty snacks. Do you eat the sunflower seeds? That will be fun to document their progress against the kids. Ugghhh why do AC’s always need to be replaced in the summer? A cool grandma is one who teaches her grandkids to be the best they can be and that means providing a little discipline when needed. :)

    @theslightedgeforever, I will work on reframing my mind about the masks but I’m still going to hope that it won’t be forever. Although it was nice the other day at Walmart that I could mumble under my breath about people being in my way and they couldn’t see me talking. :D I live in a college town where football is life for most people and there is lots of talk about what things will look like when the kids are back and when football season is here. We shall see! :#

    @trooworld, two hours to grocery shop!! My mom has a bunch of doctor appointments coming up and I will sit in my car and read too. Good for you for not pushing yourself on the bike. You will heal sooner if you take care of yourself. Shame on your DH for laughing at you! Yes, it does help to drink more water and I bought some decaf green tea and will have a cup of that in the late afternoon. Once I’ve gone past 19 hours of fasting, I get cold so hot drinks are nice. Yes, see the movie! It’s hilarious! :grin:

    @cbabie, yay for adding another minute to the treadmill! It sounds like the headaches could be work-related. Good for you for being mindful of what you are eating. That is key! :)

    Good morning! Well, I dropped a very little bit of weight this week. I’m down 1.2 for the month. I plan to do much better in July. I’m going to continue with my IF and increase my workouts, and of course, control my eating. I don’t have much planned today or tomorrow other than doing some housework and if I get really motivated, I want to clean the drawers in my office. I have one of those tall IKEA drawer units that have 8 little drawers and 4 cubbies. It’s all a hot mess! I also started a new puzzle that is a collage of brands of ice-cream. A good puzzle for an intermittent faster. :D
  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning all, Another day on the treadmill and another min added. Thank you all for the replies about my friend's son. His daughter wrote another letter to the "policeman" who shot him...the police here won't say who it is, no body cam shown, etc.
    I had a headache all night, I don't have one now..so we will see.

    @TeresaW1020 I laughed outloud over the puzzle picture. It sounds like fun anyway.. LOL

    @trooworld I think I agree with my sister...make sure you husband know who will call 911 for him...LOL

    @theslightedgeforever Yes I am trying to figure out my headaches..I still thinks it's the headset with my glasses..

    Cbabie
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
    Hi all, have a little time, so better get on here.

    @trooworld Wow, 2 hrs to grocery shop! That sounds like me in "normal" times, but now I would be in & out! Hope you had more fun in this coffee shop with your friend.

    @TeresaW1020 I think I was in your town about 12 years ago, lol. I remember it being a college town. We were visiting dd & she needed to take something to someone there, so went along. No, we didn't eat the sunflower seeds last year. Just saved some to plant this year. They got about 8 ft tall, but they have tiny seeds...not like the kind you get at the store. Hope you get your office straightened. That is a job I need to do!

    The rest of my garden is starting to bloom..won't be long before we have zucchini, green beans, & snap peas. My tomatoes will be a little slower & something (birds or rabbits) are beating me to the strawberries. I also have carrots, probably will let gs have them, theirs didn't come up very well. & dd also gave me some cucumber seeds, so I planted them, but might have to give them to dd, I don't usually like them. They are supposed to be Japanese seedless? Maybe they will taste better? We drove out to the pumpkin patch yesterday. What a weedy mess!! Not figuring we will have much luck with them this year. I think this will be the last year for them. Too far to keep it up & the gkids are too busy to help with it.

    @cbabie Good job with the treadmill, hope your headaches get better. I used to get quite a few. Mine were probably stress, I don't think I have as many now retired & thru menopause. So sorry about your friend's son.

    @theslightedgeforever Yay for being back to April weight! Good job staying OP!

    Your headache story reminded me of a time when I had such a pain in my belly all day. Finally about 9pm dh decided we needed to go to hospital (40 miles away). We had gone about 20 & all of a sudden something kinda went "ploop" (like a flippy thing), the pain went away, drove a little more & decided we might as well go home, pain was gone. Never has been back again. I wonder if it was a kink in my bowel that unkinked.

    Well, need to go. Have a good weekend!!

  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @trooworld How have you been doing on tracking your meals? Yeah, I'm not ready to venture out into cafes and restaurants yet. You were courageous though for doing it.

    @teresaw1020 I'm probably the only person in the world that doesn't like sunflower seeds. I might if they were already shelled. You made me laugh on grumbling to yourself. I do that anyway. Well, used to when I went out. I was wondering did they have football when the Spanish Flu happened? I mean there was probably literally nothing else to do except chores back then so going off to a game was wonderful. Although maybe coming home with the "flu" was not so wonderful. :D I'll have to research that. I have no idea when football started. Although I love going to games.

    Have to stop here cause my battery on my laptop is running low.
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    So typing from my phone now....

    @TeresaW1020 Yaay on your weight loss. I’ve been going through drawers and tossing stuff last couple of days

    @cbabie. Hooray for more minutes they all add up. How is your eating these days? I’m glad you got a little relief from the headaches

    @RetiredAndLovingIt your garden sounds wonderful. What a good way to eat healthy. When I read your bowel story I first read ploop as poop :D I thought yeah that will help. I sometimes have a pain like that. It usually only happens when I get out of bed. I wonder if there are exercises to unkink your bowels. Another thing I can research


    Yellow day. Went over 205/164. Intentional movement. Rest

    I was OP until a couple of hours ago. Ds brought me a milkshake. Kind of a runny milkshake but I drank it anyway. I haven’t had a milkshake in probably 20 years. So I will kindly tell him to keep his milkshakes to himself

    June goals. Green dot day. :( Drink 4.5 glasses of water. :( BUrn 100 calls via movement. Preplan food. o:)
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    So in researching football, (I forgot most of the world calls soccer football) I came across this. I laughed when I saw one state was not going to let a pandemic ruin their football. :D

    https://si.com/college/tmg/tony-barnhart/spanish-flu

  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @theslightedgeforever, haha that article and picture cracked me up! That is my state in the picture and living in Athens, I have no doubt that the UGA football stadium will look very similar this fall. :grin: You know you can buy sunflower seeds all ready shelled, right? I can’t buy them like that or I will eat the whole bag in minutes. :D

    @RetiredAndLovingIt, it must be so satisfying to grow your own veggies. Bummer about the pumpkins. What a crazy story about your belly pain. The body is a weird thing sometimes. :grin:

    @cbabie, wow you are racking up those minutes! That is awful about your friend’s son. Tragedies like that should never happen. :'( I hope your headache stays away.


    Good morning! Last evening, we got a disturbing call that my DH’s oldest son, who lives in Ohio, is in the hospital and has to have a quadruple bypass on Monday. He is overweight, unhealthy, and has major stress in his life. DH has worried about him for a long time. We are praying that all will be well and that this will be the wake-up call he needs to change his life. Today, my plans are to work out, clean the house, and cut DH’s hair for church tomorrow. Have a good day! :)


  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @TeresaW1020 Glad I made you laugh. How did you do on the fasting today? Sorry about your stepson. Prayers sent. My dad had to have one of those. But he ignored all the stents he had to have put in first. So I want to be better than him. My best friend's cousin had a heart attack on Friday. He was 35. I keep telling my kids that these things are starting to affect younger people now. They aren't old people things.

    @trooworld Hooray on your weight loss. Tracking has never been my problem. It's sticking with what I've preplanned. For instance the milkshake yesterday. I was within bounds and at the end of the night, BAM. I did have a choice to drink it or pour it down the drain though. No one forced me. Yikes on the leak Those upstairs neighbors need to move. So let's do well again another week.

    Green Day- Stayed OP 182/238 Intentional Movement nada

    June goals: Green Dot day o:) Drink 4.5 glasses water :( Burn 100 cals via movement :( preplan food o:)
  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning all, I decided that today I would not get on the treadmill. I am okay with my choice. I would have been singing at church today, but our Pastor cancelled our services this week and next because AZ has had such spikes in cases. I think people just got careless, we opened too early and who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to open up the bars...you know this is a city full of universities. smh. So I am going to relax today, putz around my house and enjoy the day.

    @trooworld So sorry about the condo upstairs...I would be upset too!! I laughed at your cramp in your finger. LOL that was funny!! Congrats on the loss and tracking. I will get there.

    @theslightedgeforever UGH you gave up calories for a runny milkshake? McDonalds used to have the best ones. I remember when I worked there as a teenager..Fish Sandwich, fries and a strawberry milkshake..(free lunch and all). LOL.

    @TeresaW1020 I hope you guys have a great time in church today. I so miss it. I am wanting life to return to normal in that area. I am so sorry for your DH son, I will pray for him. I had to be there when my dad had his as my mom was sick with cancer. It was an all day stay for me. However, my dad was one who would take more insulin just to have another apple pie. LOL.

    @RetiredAndLovingIt Oh my your garden sounds so nice. I have always wanted one. We tried one year here, but we have lots of sun, so it didn't fair so well. My DH says never again.

    Okay gals have a great Sunday

    Cbabie
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @trooworld, Ugghhh I am so annoyed for you having to deal with water damage again! What is wrong with those people. :angry: Can your insurance go after them to pay for the damage? That was probably a good idea to postpone going out to the restaurant. If it makes you nervous then you definitely need to wait until you feel safe.

    @theslightedgeforever, my fasting is going well. I did 19 hours yesterday and today. Tomorrow, I’m going to push for 23 to 24 hours. I would like to do that two or three times a week. DH’s son told him on the phone that maybe this is his wake up call to take better care of himself. Poor DH deserves a medal for how hard he had to bite his tongue. :|

    @cbabie, I am so sorry that you have had to shut down your church again. I honestly don’t know what the balance is in opening up things and all of us stay safe. :/

    Hi everyone! Church this morning was amazing, and we were all so excited to be together again. :) We had about 40% of our people come and everyone did pretty well adhering to social distancing. Many wore their masks and my pastor's wife stood at the door with a bottle of hand sanitizer to douse us all down. We will have nursery and children’s church on July 19th and expect that most everyone else will return then. I can’t wait to start my teaching rotation with the kids again! We are all really praying that this virus will not force us to have to shut down again. Mom wants to buy dinner tonight so DH is going later to pick up Jason’s Deli. I’m getting the pastrami on rye. :grin:
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @trooworld Probably a good safe choice on the restaurant. What kind of food do they serve in an Ethiopian restaurant? How was your water intake? I seem to run hot and cold on this goal. Cold right now. Time to turn up the temperature.

    @cbabie Enjoy your rest day and back at it tomorrow. Yeah, the milkshake could have been better. It was more like a cup of Ensure. But it was still good and cold. I probably would have been better to stick it in the freezer and eat it the next day like ice cream. But since I only order one every couple of decades, I will forget this nice tip by then. lol

    @teresaw1020 Good for you on another successful fasting day. Just keep practicing.

    Almost time for July goals. What do you need more practice with?

    Red Day Stayed OP 100/100 Intentional movement: 37 min walk

    June goals: Green dot day o:) Drink 4.5 glasses of water :( Burn 100 cals via movement o:) Preplan food o:)
  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning all, I did get on the treadmill today. I am trying to increase speed and go further each day. I made homemade banana bread yesterday..oh my was that good. We grilled chicken and had baked potatoes..yum.

    @trooworld I will check out that movie...we are watching more Netflix these days. LOL

    @theslightedgeforever Yes I did rest and now back at it.

    @TeresaW1020 Yes I was sad we were closed too..I don't know where the balance is. It's kind of scary, but I will just value the time I do have at church. I think I do more online studies..LOL. and listen and sing at home when I can. Great job on the fasting. UHM Jason's deli...

    Cbabie
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @trooworld The food looked good until I got to the fish eyeballs staring at me. lol I've eaten a lentil stew before but with pita bread. The fuul looked good. I've tried that before. A water goal sounds good. I need to make a definite effort too this next month. My dd told me about Knives Out but I'm not really a movie person.

    @cbabie You are doing great on the treadmill. Keep it up. Your food sounded good. I made homemade buttermilk biscuits that were so yummy. I had egg and cheese on them for breakfast and next time I'm going to add some sausage. Hmmm....I might have that tomorrow for breakfast too. I have some left over dough. I couldn't fit them all in my baking sheet.

    Yellow Day Stayed OP 136/164 Intentional Movement: rested

    June goals: Green dot day o:) Drink 4.5 glasses of water :( Burn 100 cals via movement Preplan food o:)
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @trooworld, that movie sounds interesting. I love Clue! Is it on Netflix? We watch Agatha Christie's Miss Marple on Hulu and love it. :)

    @cbabie, good job on getting on the treadmill. Do you not have a Jason’s Deli? They sell really good sandwiches among other things. I used to go there for the salad bar, which was amazing. But with COVID it’s closed and now they make your salad for you.

    Good morning! Well, yesterday I fasted for 23 ½ hours and did weights and barre cardio for my workout. I kept myself busy most of the day but completely cleaning and purging my home office. Our office chairs have needed replacing for a while now and DH said I could order some new ones. I found some nice grey chairs on Amazon that didn’t cost that much and had good reviews. I’m excited to have this room looking nice because it’s a wide-open study right off the front entrance of the house. Right now I’m going to work out and then head over to Walmart for some groceries. Have a good day! :)
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
    Hi all..seems like same old, same old here, lol. Dh & either dd or I will be going to Costco in a little while. (I think dd wants to go, so I will stay here with the gkids.) Dd bought a couple of bikes here instead of bringing theirs & decided gd needed a bigger one, but when she went home this last week, she brought back the gk's bikes. So now she is selling the 2 extra. One gone already & someone supposed to get the other this am.

    @trooworld Oh no...you sure have water problems! That would be so stressful! Hope things settle down for you. A hotel sounds kinda nice, tho, for a bit.

    @theslightedgeforever Your biscuits sounded good & great job staying OP. The cousin that tested positive had absolutely no symptoms & is 73, but her gd is 20 & had it & said so hard to breathe for awhile. Guess she is doing better now.

    @TeresaW1020 Wow, I am impressed with your fasts! Don't think I could do that. Great job getting office organized, it does make a person feel better to do that. I need to be doing it, but will probably wait until dd & gks go home. They take most of my energy, lol. & for some reason not getting much deep sleep according to my Fitbit. Not sure about the reason for that.

    @cbabie Your banana bread sounded delicious! Gs been eating all my bananas, so havent been able to make any. Won't complain, tho...he is such a picky eater!!!

    Well, not much else. Planning to go fishing this afternoon, may be storms later, so I hope they hold off until we are done. We went to a local pond on Sat & the kids caught quite a few. It is the place that had the wormy fish last year, so of course we did "catch & release", lol. One of gs's friends went along & his dad came after awhile for a little bit. The dad is a pulmonologist, so dd said "now's your chance..cough & see what he thinks!" LOL, but no I didn't.

    Have a great day!! Stay cool!
  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning all, I didn't get on the treadmill this morning. Overslept, had a baby up all night. I made a salad yesterday, it was so good..sweet potato chunks, chicken, baby spring mix, craisins, and poppy seed salad dressing. YUM

    @trooworld Oh my I am sorry about being displaced. Yes that is nerve racking and the people upstairs..

    @theslightedgeforever your biscuits sound yummy....Hardy's yum....

    @TeresaW1020 That was a long fast...glad you made it. I bet you feel better after..LOL. I love purging..it's time for me to do so. LOL I just had a bulimic thought..not that kind of purging...:)

    @RetiredAndLovingIt Sounds like life is fun with the GK...I stay away from stores if at all possible these days. LOL

    Cbabie
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @teresaw1020 Sounds like you had another good day working towards your goals. I bet your office will look very nice. It will be good to walk in the front door and see a nice looking space.

    @trooworld Good choices are on the menu today. Sorry about the stress. I hope you get to include the hotel costs as part of the insurance agreement. Think of the hotel as a romantic get away moment. You will have maid service. It's all in how we think. It was the fish eyes looking at me. Maybe they were empty holes but still looking at me. lol

    @retiredandlovingit What kind of movement are you getting in these days other than chasing grandkids. But that sounds like so much fun. You are making wonderful memories for them. I would have coughed for the pulmonologist. lol Like going to the dr for free. I'm finally getting over my cough from January. I'm still a bit winded.

    @cbabie That salad sounds really good. Purging: I had the same thought. Was does that say about us? ;)

    Yellow Day- Stayed OP 143/164 Intentional Movement 30 min walk

    June goals: Green dot day o:) Drink 4.5 glasses of water o:) Burn 100 cals via movement o:) Preplan food :(
  • renaegry
    renaegry Posts: 1,256 Member
    Been awhile. Just checking in. June was a bust. I’m up like 6 lbs. mostly water weight I know. Heading to the lake today. Will be spending most of the summer down there. Plan for July is to do lots of exercising to make room for those booze calories. lol
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
    Hi all..quiet day here so far. The gkids have each had an online class & dh & dd went to Sams to see if she could get some clothes for the kids that Costco didn't have, lol. I have been kinda lazy..should start washing some clothes at least!

    @theslightedgeforever Not doing much extra for exercise. I still get about 8,000 steps just doing normal stuff. I have been slacking on the food front also. Still logging, but not staying in calories very well. I know it is too much munching even tho not really hungry. We did a longer walk on Sunday. I wouldn't like fish eyeballs looking at me either. Kinda like the one time I cooked tongue..just couldn't handle seeing the taste buds, lol.

    @renaegry Have fun at the lake! That sounds so fun & "normal"!

    @trooworld Yay for getting to stay home longer! (Although the hotel sounds kinda fun, too!) I know what you mean about leaving your home empty..it worries dh, too.

    Dh has been going to Costco during "elderly" hours & very few people there. Since dd went with him yesterday, had to go a little later. He said it was a zoo!! & out of so much..tp, paper towels, cleaning wipes, hand soap. It shocked him that all the paper products were gone again! Don't know if that means people are starting to stock up again (which is what I was trying to do, lol), or getting ready for the 4th, or ??? So ready for things to go back to "normal" but sometimes wonder if they ever will, or if we just have to get used to a new normal.

    Well, better go get something done, not getting steps sitting here, lol.

    Have a great day!!
  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @trooworld Your new goals sound simple and doable. May the last half of 2020 be better than the first half. I hope your bathroom gets fixed real soon.

    @renaegry Summer on the lake sounds good. I hope you have some nice healthy food and snacks to take with you.

    @retiredandlovingit Yuck on the tongue. I've seen it in the grocery store along with chicken feet which grosses me out too. But then I'm sure my food is gross to other people so I won't judge. So that's good that you are tracking. How about munching on some healthy stuff. I'm sure with gkids lots of other goodies are around within reach. I know I eat more junk when I visit my kids or they are here. I think we will all have a new normal.

    Red Day- Stayed OP 87/100 g Intentional exercise: 20 min walk 30 min YouTube video

    July goals: Green dot day o:) Drink 5 glasses of water :( Burn 165 cals via movement o:) Preplan food o:)

  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,482 Member
    @trooworld What good choices did you make today? Mine was not eating in the PB/Nutella on a sandwich thin just because I had the carbs left.

    Green Day- Stayed OP 187/238 g Intentional Movement: Rest day

    July goals: Green Dot day o:) Drink 5 glasses of water :( Burn 165 cals via movement ** Preplan food o:)
  • dankas001
    dankas001 Posts: 209 Member
    Hi all I'm back at we again lol heavier than ever I've been following blue plan for 2weeks lost 5lbs happy with that kate xx
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @RetiredAndLovingIt, I sure wish we had a Costco in our town! There has been talk about it for years but so far nothing. We have a Sams Club right down the street from me, and they have been out of paper products since COVID began. Last week I ordered toilet paper and paper towels from Amazon. I got their brand and am happy with it.

    @cbabie, oh that salad sounds very tasty! I love purging things in my house. I think it’s because I have moved so much in my life and have had to often pair my life down to just the basics many times. So, I’m good at letting go and I’m especially good at buying new things! :D

    Good morning! So, yesterday was more of an eating day than I’ve had all week. The staff wanted lunch, so we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant where I ate wayyy too many chips. Then mom wanted Subway for dinner, so we did that. Today, I will fast until dinner. My weight stayed the same this week, which is a little annoying but not surprising. I’m doing a weekly average now instead of just taking Thursday’s weight. OK, off to workout and then figure out what to do with the rest of my day. :)


  • cbabie
    cbabie Posts: 1,723 Member
    Morning all, I haven't done so well this week. Been having headaches and no sleep, (baby is not sleeping well) poor choices and well I could go on, but why. you get the point. I have had a lot of anxiety this week and trying to get rid of that. I swear anxiety is straight from the pit of hell. I had to go out yesterday and our numbers for the virus are up so much, and it seems to me they don't really care. People can make me crazy..so I am staying away.. LOL

    @trooworld So glad you get to stay in your Condo, what a blessing.

    @TeresaW1020 Well one day of eating a little over, doesn't mean you did the rest of the week for nothing. It means you did the very best you could on any of those days. Besides, it had been awhile without your friends. LOL
    You know for some reason, I don't really care for Subway...I am the only one in my family that feels that way. I think because I don't really care for the bread. Weird considering I LOVE bread. LOL

    @theslightedgeforever I am not sure I would have not had the PB/Nutella if I had room LOL.

    I have to tell you guys this, so you can laugh. My 23 month old loves PEAS - cold or straight from the can. She was eating some in a bowl last night on the couch while working on a shape puzzle and I looked over to check on her and she had the bowl tipped up trying to get the last drops of peas/juice out of the bowl. I laughed so hard.

    Cbabie