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

@trooworld How was your water intake today? I got mine in. I need to learn how to drill. Mine is going to retire next year but I'm sure he'll still find some reason he's just too busy. My fantasy is some nice fix it man that comes and does all my stuff. One phone call away.

@teresaw1020 You will figure out a good way of eating that fits your lifestyle. You are describing my mil movement. If I didn't force her to walk the perimeter of our house three times a day, she wouldn't. But it's keeping her mobile. She has to use a walker. Otherwise she goes from her room to the chair in the living room and back to her room. I also make her do chair exercises three times a day. I sound like a tormenter, but it takes 5 minutes to do those. Just weightless bicep curls, windmills, straightening the legs at the knees. The PT gave me these exercises for her to do at home. She said just to keep the blood circulating and all. Before the only time she left the house was to go to the doc but she hasn't been out in 4 months. Almost me neither. lol I just ride in the car. The good news is that she is almost off of insulin. When she came to live with me 5 years ago she was taking 56 units per day and now she is at 20.

@its_cleo That's really neat about them closing the road to cars so bikes can go down it. People in other countries seem to walk or bike alot more than we do. You sound so much more upbeat. Enjoy your brunch. I hear you on the laptop. I'm holding together mine with a small file clip. I bought one that can be a laptop or folds into a tablet. Well one of the hinges suddenly broke and it was causing the screen to buckle a bit. Dh had the idea to just hold it together with a clip. It works. Now if I can keep my Fitbit working a bit longer. I just had to replace my phone.

Yellow Day- Stayed OP 164/164 Intentional Movement 47 min walk

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

@its_cleo, I hope you enjoy your time with your uncle. That is great that your city has given the bike riders a place to ride by closing the street. Were there many people our riding? Glad you got your laptop back but I hear you about technology not lasting very long. DH just had to take his computer in for a repair and it’s only a couple of years old.

@theslightedgeforever, I’m glad you are able to get your MIL in to move. My mom is so stubborn and will tell you she is going to do something but then she does exactly what she wants to do. She is wanting to get out and go shopping so we might do that this week. I feel if we go early enough there won’t be a lot of people out and about so she should be safe.

@trooworld, girl I am jealous of your awesome weight loss!! Good for you! I am getting frustrated with the scale not moving but figure it’s best to just keep at it and it will happen eventually. Right!?

@cbabie, so sorry that you have been struggling with depression. I’m glad that you are feeling better.

Good morning! Today is a busy day. We have church this morning and of course, everyone is praying that the sound issues we have been having will be fixed. It’s been very frustrating! Sometime this afternoon I’m going to meet a lady who is selling me two really nice puzzles for $10. I’m loving that I discovered Facebook Marketplace! This evening DH and I are going over to some friends for dinner. I am really looking forward to it! Tomorrow, I am going to attempt my first all day fast. They call it Mealless Monday. Wish me luck!!

@theslightedgeforever Hey you made your water goal! That's huge. Is it any easier in the summer because of the heat? .....good idea with the clip for your laptop. Mine hinges too but so far that's the only part that hasn't broken. ,....the bike thing. It was pretty new. They only did it because when the pandemic hit and everything was shut down- like April and May- people went crazy for bikes, and trying to find space to bike. So it was good the city listened and made some changes.

@trooworld I like barbecue hot dogs, man I miss them. I could go for a hot dog right now lol. Normally my father has a barbecue every year, but not this year I don't think. ....so glad about the shower! When will your bathroom be done?

@cbabie I would totally keep a couch ten years. Except I bought a sofa and loveseat set a couple of years ago and I don't like it lol. So now I'm dying to get rid of it and buy another set. So I'm forcing myself to keep it a while. But my bed is like 15 years old. My mattress. But I bought it brand new and it seems fine. ....I'm sorry you're struggling with depression. I know it's not fun.

@TeresaW1020 good luck with the puzzles. What kind are they? I am like a total puzzle nerd now lol. I have been looking at different brands etc. Just looking! I think I have too much time on my hands lol. I hope you have some luck with the fasting. And good luck with the sound. Issues like that are awful when you're counting on it to work.

Brunch was nice today, it was just nice to get out. It wasn't too hot. It was nice to see my uncle. Normally we would go to some ball games so of course we've been missing that.

So my 30 minutes of movement/exercise- yesterday was a real struggle I maybe did 20 mins?

Today I did better I think, 30 minutes of light core and some mobility stuff. It was really hard to start but once I did I started to feel motivated again- the old feeling of like I want to be strong. Haven't felt that in a while. So it was nice. Tomorrow I will try 30 mins of lower body- squats and stuff. Just bodyweight.

Also I stopped tracking for a week or two, today for the first time I started to feel a little motivated to track again.

I was going to go out for an ice cream this aft but I went for a quick bike ride instead.

So maybe my plan to pull back a bit and take a break is helping.

Take care all.

Well summer has not been good. Eating isn’t to bad. Running when I can. Just have to much alcohol at the lake. Need to slow that down to keep the weight in check. If I can not gain anymore I would be happy. Can start making progress again in August.

Hi all, sorry I have been gone so long! Dd came back from OK & was on vacation for 2 weeks, so we were doing more with the kids. She left yesterday again for OK. Still working from home, but had Dr appts she needed to keep. Had planned to take the gkids with her, but really hesitant about sending them to daycamp, so Dh said as long as they have been here, they might as well stay a little longer. So we will have them approx 2 1/2 weeks more, unless they start getting moody, lol. They have been here 7 weeks, so I think both are missing Daddy, too, so we will have to see how it goes. We do things about everyother day with dd & kids here.

This am dd(here) wondered what to do..the dog was acting strange, so she moved the step & saw a critter in there. After calling around & getting an outrageous quote for someone to get it out, dh went over & they managed to get it out & hopefully it is gone for good. It was a half grown possum!

I have read all the posts, but don't think I remember everything, so won't be able to do a lot of personals. Please know I am thinking about all of you & hoping things are going well. I am kind of in limbo right now. Eating too much, but am moving some. I love having dd & gkids here, but kind of miss "my life", boring as it is, lol.

@TeresaW1020 I laughed about the Melatonin gummies. Gd likes to stay up to read, so dd got some of those. It worked for a few nights by telling her they were a vitamin, but I think she realized she was sleeping more, so now refuses to take them. (she is 11) Hope you can get a good routine figured out, not sure how you can do such a long fast!!

@its_cleo That is neat that they closed the street so people have a place to ride. There are a lot of bike trails around here, I really should get mine out. Gs got a bike for Christmas 1 1/2yrs ago & refused to ride it because it didn't have training wheels. His old one had them, but dd decided he was too big for it & sold it. When they came here, she got training wheels for the new one & they only lasted about 3-4 days before they were bending because he is so big (9 1/2). Anyway, less than a week & he is "going like the wind" on his bike without the training wheels. So we accomplished something this summer!!

@trooworld Congrats on the 21# loss!! That is fabulous! Hope your bathroom gets done soon!

@cbabie I hate buying stuff also..our couch is a hand me down from dd when they got a sectional, so it is 16 yrs old. But I like it & it is in good shape, so why get new. We did buy a futon from Wayfair, tho, so we had separate beds this summer for the gkids. We needed another place to sit down in the family room, anyway.
We are about the same height..I was always 5-3 1/2, but sure I have probably shrunk. Dh is 6"3". My mom always said she was 4-10, but when she died, she was way shorter than that! One gd is already about 5-4 (she's 13) and her brother is 10 & already about 5-1. Other gd is not quite 5ft. (the 11 yr old) & her brother is almost as tall as her. She worries about being so short.

@theslightedgeforever Glad you are sticking to your plan more. I need to start a baby step of more water!!

We have had snap peas, strawberries, green beans & 1 zucchini out of garden so far. Lots more zucchini starting & lots of tomatoes. We went out to the pumpkin patch. Not looking good out there, even tho we thought they were getting lots of rain, it was still very dry!

Covid cases here are increasing also..Iowa made NY's don't enter list, lol. I read an interesting thing that as long as the deaths are going down, we are doing better. Hope that is true..we need it!

Well, gkids have been holed up in the basement family room all day, better go see what they are up to. Dd is having a sinus ct scan today to try to figure out what has been bothering him all spring. Hope they get it figured out.

Hello all. I did end up riding the spin bike yesterday. I didn't do much else, but I did ride that bike!

@cbabie I understand the too hot to exercise thing. I hope tomorrow you can get some exercise in. I would also like to be 5'7" lol. Have a good day!

@RetiredAndLovingIt Wow, 7 weeks! You are good grandparents. A possum, no wonder the dog was acting strange lol. Thanks: re the loss. I hope the bathroom gets done soon, too! Your garden sounds like a delight.

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July goal: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

@trooworld the hot dogs- well I like them barbecued and I guess I just dont go to many barbecues any more. I have no social life lol....that's a pain about the bathroom. Are gyms open in your city? We lost water for 24 hours once and I was like well I can always shower at the gym if I have to.

@RetiredAndLovingIt sounds like you're having a nice summer...a possum wow! Glad you were able to get rid of it without too much trouble. Hopefully he found another home. -- So glad about your Gs on the bike! I remember being a kid and one summer my big worries were learning how to ride a bike and swim. I still remember getting used to the bike without training wheels.

@TeresaW1020 funny you should ask about baseball, I was just watching a training game. I don't know how much you've been following it but MLB is supposed to start end of next week. But the poor Toronto Blue Jays don't have a home yet. Because we have a quarantine law here, and everyone coming into the country right now from outside must quarantine for 14 days. So it probably won't work for the Jays and other teams to be flying in and out. So I don't know what's going to happen. I'm a little annoyed MLB didn't have a plan. I don't think they care much about us bc it's a Canadian team.

Anyway.......those puzzles sound nice! I have 3 I got at a second hand store and 4 I bought new- I splurged lol. I am very slow so that will probably keep me going to the end of the year so I won't buy any more.

@trooworld- Yay on the spin bike! Something is better than nothing.


Went for a bike ride today, did 15 mins of mobility. Was supposed to do 30 but 15 is better than nothing. I tracked my food for like a day and was like- I don't wanna. Lol. So I'm just leaving it.

I don't think my gym will be open until August. It's kind of weird though I don't miss it anymore. I'm not even sure I will go if it opens. Not bc I'm scared, but just I don't know if I'm into it.

Take care all

@trooworld Keep working hard on your plan. You are beating all of us. Yaaay on riding your spin bike. I used to be 5'4 and now I'm 5'2 1/2. Ugh. Yes it's short. Plus being fat makes me short and fat. Nobody wants to be that. lol Hey, I rhymed.

@renaegry What progress can you make today. Just one small thing. It doesn't have to be a giant leap. Tracking one extra meal? Eating 50 less calories than the day before? Running in place 5 min? How about 1 min? That's still progress.

@retiredandlovingit Yuck on the possum. Baby possums are cute in pictures on the internet. lol But not half grown ones in my yard. I saw that Iowa made the NY list. My son thinks I should stop looking at the numbers. I think he should wear a mask and social distance when he's with friends at the lake or pool. That's great no more training wheels. I've got you all beat with the couch. Mine's 25 years old well more cause I was pregnant with ds and he's 25. But I recovered it. Regarding the grandkids and the other set of grandparents. There is technology today. Lots of ways to video call and with apps like "What's app" just a couple of lines back and forth or sending pics or funny jokes. Mileage is not an issue anymore. You are good grandparents. I had grandparents and my own parents that just weren't interested in my kids. I hope to be a better grandparent (if ever that day would come) My kids say I might want to change my goal.

@teresaw1020 You are a very disciplined person. Enjoy your window of eating.

@its_cleo Yeah, I've showered before at gyms when we had no water.


Yellow Day Stayed OP 160/164 Intentional Movement: 43 min walk

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

@its_cleo The only time I follow MLB is when I read your post! This new puzzle that I just started is going to take me awhile. All the pieces are the same shape, which makes it much more difficult. Isn’t that interesting that you have lost interest in going to the gym? A few years ago, I was going to a gym and I hated it and I’m so happy to have my own workout room and my Beachbody programs. I’m not really tracking my food either. It’s another thing that I hate.

@theslightedgeforever My mom managed to shop at two stores for about an hour before she decided she had to go home. Her vision is so bad right now and with the heat and having to wear the mask she was pretty miserable. She has eye surgery next month so hopefully, that will make a difference. I am not tracking my calories. I do still have WW until November, so I am tracking there just to keep an eye on what I’m eating. I’m really trying to learn to listen to my body. Last night, I was full, and I stopped eating dinner. Usually, I just keep shoveling it in.

@trooworld That is good news about you getting to go back to work! Fingers crossed that HR will call you with good news. I was only working part-time and now since the virus, I haven’t gone in except for Thursday’s staff meeting. And I like it! Someday, I’m sure that I will have to start going back to the office again but I’ve gotten pretty good at being a lady of leisure.


Good morning! So, my good news is that I didn’t overeat yesterday after breaking my super long fast. That was a major win for me. I’m thinking about doing another long fast starting today after dinner but instead of going all day long, I will eat a 500-calorie meal at dinner tomorrow. Then on Friday, I would eat more food again so that my body doesn’t think I’m starving it. I’ve been reading about a lot of women having real success with that approach. This of course could change if the staff decides to go to lunch tomorrow. Then I will just move my plan to the next day. OK, I’m off to workout and then clean my house. I told myself no puzzle playing until the dust is gone.

@trooworld Yaaay on doing the Leslie Sansone video. Part-time is a good transition. So start making your plans. You are doing too good to halt your progress. My friend has a mil just like yours. lol Maybe you shrunk too and don't know it. I know I was 5'4 when I first got my license. Then at the dr about 4 years ago they said you are 5 2 1/2 and I said no I'm not I'm 5'4. She showed me and yep I shrunk. Maybe our spines?

@teresaw1020 That's good that you listened to your body and stopped. Just keep working on your plan. If you are not losing weight at your preferred rate, then keep tweaking until you find your sweet spot. I'm in maintaining mode it seems but better than the gaining mode I have been in for 5 months. But having said that, I'm not at a healthy weight so maintaining mode needs to go bye bye. But the good news is that I'm getting data on what amount of movement and what amount of food I need to keep it level. So this was not a total waste this week.

@cbabie Good for you for eating the fruit bar.

Yellow Day-Stayed OP 154/164 Intentional Movement: 37 min walk

July goals: Green Dot Day- Drink 5 glasses of water Intentional movement Preplan food

Morning everyone! I spent most of yesterday watching movies: a plumber was here doing work for the upstairs condo, they had to do the work from below in our condo. So I watched two movies: "The Big Sick" which was a drama with some comedy in it and was EXCELLENT...it is on Amazon Prime video. I also watched "Desperados", a rom-com on Netflix, which was pretty good. So far, I've not heard from work and it's Friday. I could still hear from them today. I'm getting anxious.

@cbabie Good for you for doing something. And reaching for a fruit bar instead of ice cream was a great move. LOL you and my MIL would probably get along well . I do love her but she's special! LOL

@its_cleo The air-fried hot dogs are good, just like they are BBQ'd. I hope I get back to work, too. I think it's only a matter of time. Part-time is great for me right now since the bathroom isn't fixed yet. I work for a corporate library, so we don't deal with the public but our public libraries here are just doing curb-side pickup too. A trip to Victoria sounds lovely. You should go!

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July goal: get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep every night, drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

@trooworld Sounds like you have a good plan in place for your workouts. So Step 2 when the time comes, work on the execution.

@cbabie Another good choice today on fruit bar. Oh that was yesterday, just read your next post. lol But you did get on the treadmill. So then it made me wonder did you have a fleeting thought of well, I exercised today so it's okay for the ice cream. (you can always tell when I'm reading books about the thoughts we have) A good response to ice cream calling your name is responding, OK, let's make a date for tomorrow. Then plan to have some tomorrow. That way it is mindful and not just impulse. But then you need a good distraction and that's where your list of distractions come in. (you've made your list in your journal, right?) Strange. I have a sensitive nose too. But only for smells that aren't supposed to be there. I'm not real good with food smells or perfume smells. Sorry about your friend's son. I'm not happy right now with a lot of the boys in blue. Too many videos out there.

@its_cleo So I'm assuming you jumped off the food wagon? Cause it sounds like you still are doing some kind of movement. Notice I said jump and not fall. Fall would indicate accidentally. Everything we do is a choice. Good or bad. For instance I chose to eat 1/2 pita with Nutella and PB. I should have chosen the 1/2 Twix candy bar that I really wanted but said, no. After logging it all, I had more carbs/calories with my work around. Air fried hot dogs don't even sound appealing. Probably cause I'm thinking air fried popcorn better known as cardboard pellets. But it's possible. Although I could just pop them into my toaster oven. Easier to clean. Victoria BC sounds like my kind of place. I wasn't looking at Bo's hair but his chest. I think cougars have more fun anyway. Life is to be enjoyed.

Yellow Day- Went over 216/164 Intentional Movement- 31 min walk

July goals: Green Dot day Drink 5 glasses of water Burn 165 cals via movement Preplan Food