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@trooworld I got 25% today. Well, hopefully it's not COVID. I hope you get better soon. Sounds like you are turning your ship around. Good for you.

@mswatson0777. Rough goals: My first thought was Eh, you win some you lose some. That's not a good attitude. I did better today. Sounds like you are hitting your goals. Woohoo. How was the fancy dinner. I've been to one of them and because I'm a slow eater I'm not done yet with one course and I felt rushed or I was full before they got through all the courses. But it was fun and an experience.

@cbabie. That's good that you are keeping focused on movement right now. Once that's a habit you can move on. I've been getting flu shots the past three years or so. I kept getting sick each winter all of a sudden.

@retiredandlovingit. Your steps look good and now you have some good food goals. It's easier when both of you try and eat better. Enjoy the grandkids. Ds is settled. I was trying to get him registered to vote and he turned it in but he doesn't appear in the county page. GRRRRRR. Hopefully they are just behind. I don't know why they make it so hard for people to vote. Well, I do know but..... He's just trying to get all his car stuff transferred and license. He starts work on the 12th. They asked if he could start early and he said no. I need time to get all this done. I'm the kind of person who would have said yes and then stressed myself out.

@its_cleo. Yaaay on meeting your movement goals. How did you like the elliptical? I have one but would rather go to the dentist and get a tooth drilled. We bought it for dh. Yeah, flu and covid would be bad. Sorry to hear cases on the rise there. Seems everywhere. I hope we aren't going to have a bad winter.

Green Day. Stayed OP 211/238. Intentional movement 49 min walking

October goals: Green Dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water. Burn 275 cals via movement. Preplan day:(

@teresaw1020. that's good that there will be a built in plan for holiday eating this year. Through no fault of our own. Your porch sounds pretty. I need to do some garden work myself.

@trooworld. You would have saved time posting if you had just put a disclaimer about your allergy symptoms at the top. lol. I kept reading your post to each person and it was the same thing. by the time you got to me, I was laughing out loud. But thank you for telling us individually. I got 25%. Nice new goal you have.

Red Day. Stayed OP. 97/100. Intentional movement: Rest Day

October goals: Green Dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water. Burn 275 cals via movement.*** Preplan day

@trooworld. I got 100%. Goodness you are having problems right now. think of the upside....you have a working bathroom. I've been working on my gratitude journal each day, can you tell?

@mswatson0777. So make that your goal this week. Eat slowly. I love Renaissance Festivals. Sounds like so much fun. they should make a system where your emails already come sorted priority wise. Like from key words that you enter ahead of time. How many of those 100 emails were really important? Now you can see I'm working on streamlining. lol.

@cbabie. The flu shot may have worked for me. I got sick a month later but looking backwards now, I think it's possible I had corona. I had all the symptoms for three weeks. Or just a strain of flu that was really bad. When they mentioned peanut brittle I immediately thought of you and mom. And PB fudge. Yuck on both. I know, more for you.

@cbabie Allergies are the worst! So sorry they're hitting you hard right now

@trooworld Wow! Allergies are hitting you hard too, holy buckets! I hope the medication helps all your symptoms and not just your eye

@theslightedgeforever If you figure out a way to prioritize emails like that in a way that works you would be the richest woman in the world! There used to be a feature like that on my old email and I used it, until I found out it automatically routed my boss's emails to the "not urgent" folder.

@TeresaW1020 So sorry to hear about your tooth! Is it a visable one or can you get away with not having to buy the implant? And I'm with you on using free materials over paying for stuff if I can. Podcasts are a lifesaver for that!

I stepped on the scale and I'm definitely at the upper edge of my range. I'm not the highest I've ever been...but it's not good. This past weekend I purged the house of all the junk and I'm keeping it that way. I guess the bright side of COVID is we have no family events and aren't traveling so I can make my own healthier food and maybe actually lose weight this holiday season. I miss my clothes fitting comfortably and with COVID I don't want to go out shopping, so I guess my option is to get on it and lose the weight!

In other news, I got the flu shot yesterday and absolutely got a low grade fever from it so that's fun... I've never had that side effect before, but I'm guessing it's because I've been so stressed my immune system is pretty garbage right now.

@trooworld. glad it wasn't covid. Have you thought about just adding elastic straps to your mask? that way they can be adjusted as needed. Don't make the mask too thin or corona will come knocking. lol I got 75%. What exercise have you done this week?

@mswatson0777. boy all of us seem to have a little something off about our bodies right now. I'm sure it's just the stress of life that doesn't help. I noticed some bumps/lumps that are painful to the touch over my eyebrow and then a while ago at the base of my neck and now close to my ear. Maybe stress knots. All on the left side. So I'll just keep a watch on those. I did do a guided meditation today for two minutes and then found myself half way through thinking about cobra kai. Caught myself and went back to focusing. I thought sheesh I can't even do two minutes. Oh well, I guess it's a learned skill.

@cbabie. What are you trying to do on the Blaze? Today I wasn't liking my Versa too much. I was lifting weights and by bending my wrist with the weight gloves on, I kept hitting the pause button and didn't know it. So I would be so mad when I wasn't getting credit for all my zone minutes plus burned calories. Luckily it only happened twice but ended up being 12 min out of the 30. But with the data I had, I had to guesstimate before and after heart rate/calories so I could come up with my numbers.

Yellow Day: Stayed OP. 151/164. Intentional Movement: 44 min strength training and Youtube video. 11 min walking

October goals; Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water Burn 275 calories Preplan food

@cbabie I would love to be your neighbor, I agree completely! I'm definitely with you that walking outdoors is so much better than the dreadmill (not a typo lol). Winter is going to be tough because I'm going to miss my daily puppy walks.

@TeresaW1020 I'm glad it's not a visible tooth so you can go without, dental work is so expensive even with insurance! I'm planning on doing a big closet sweep later this month, I'm sad to see the summer clothes go.

@trooworld let me know how you like the Halo! I debated it but the subscription fee scared me away.

@theslightedgeforever I'm with you on meditation. I've been trying for years but my brain does not turn off. Honestly brazilian jiu jitsu is the closest I get to meditation because I have to only focus on one thing or I get thrown in a leglock! Sorry to hear about the bumps. Do you have a doctors visit coming up to make sure everything's okay?

Happy Wednesday all! This week has been going by so slowly. Tonight is the first night this week that I don't have any after work obligations so I'm looking forward to just vegging out on the couch like a zombie (this is how you know the burnout struggle is real). I did do a workout this morning and will take the dogs for a walk so I'm not being a complete couch potato, but the exhaustion struggle is real. I do feel a lot better this morning, I think the side effects from the vaccine are finally going away.

Strangest thing happened today. My old computer started working again. I just had this small voice say turn it on. Now I don't have to go buy a new computer. But after about 3 weeks of working on a Mac, when I went back to my computer I was like how does this thing work.

@trooworld I got 100% today. Allegra-D My son's job is the same, he has to wear it all the time. Now that I think about it, all my kids have to wear it. One is in the OR, one is around old people. Bulbous You are making me laugh today. Add longer elastic. Let us know about the Halo. Anything new and fun to get us up and moving.

@teresaw1020 Great job on having clothes that don't fit anymore. Just keep up your good work. Yaay on your tooth. My empty sockets don't show either. My gums have become immune to eating pointy Doritos.

@mswatson0777 When I saw your response to cbabie, I was singing "Won't you be my neighbor" How about mall walking in the winter? Right now they are only doing video doc calls. How can you feel my bumps over a screen. Hubby says it's stress and tightened knots there and I just need a good massage. He pushes too hard and hurts. He loves deep tissue massages. He says, it's supposed to hurt. Why pay someone to hurt you I always ask. So I'm trying to massage it myself. I wonder if a foam roller would work.

@midsummer174627 Welcome to the group! I hope we can give you the support you need and and in return you help us stay on the straight path. What are your goals for October?

Yellow Day- Stayed OP 156/164 Intentional movement: 43 min walking

October goals; Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water Burn 275 calories Preplan food

Hey everyone. I hope it's ok to jump in and join you all. I'm Roz, 27, married from England.
I've been recommended WW for 4 months from my doctor and started this week. I'm on green plan 💚 I have my first workshop today! Looking forward to it. I have been on MFP for years and love it so want to continue both.

Welcome @midsummer174627 and @roz0810 !

@theslightedgeforever I LOVE foam rolling, but fair warning it does hurt a bit. But it truly gets the job done and since you're doing it to yourself you can control the pressure. Also, I'm deeply impressed your computer is back up and running again! I'd definitely back up EVERYTHING in case it crashes again (but you probably already did that!).

@trooworld Have fun putting up Halloween decorations! I'm buying pumpkins this weekend and I'm so excited! I feel so relaxed after chilling on the couch last night. It was fun to veg out (although I also planned out my grad school goals for the fall term so it wasn't entirely a waste of time).

Happy Thursday All! I feel entirely back to normal today which I am so grateful for. I was starting to get a little paranoid my flu shot side effects was going to turn into COVID!

Last night I created a plan for the months ahead. It's going to be A LOT of work, but I'm feeling very confident I can get it done. COVID definitely helps since I'll have a ton of time around the holidays with nothing to do but write my dissertation. I'm also going to come up with fun surprises and presents to myself as long as I stay on track, both with grad school and with my health goals. I've been feeling so much better this week with my eating so I'm looking forward to continuing that trend!

@midsummer174627 and @roz0810 Welcome!! Just jump right in and make yourself at home.

@mswatson0777 That is great that you have a plan for your very busy life and especially that you have plans to treat yourself. That is VERY important!!

@gemworlf110 Hey good to see you popping in! I vote for the Apple Watch! I don’t have one but I have been dropping hints to my DH for a possible awesome Christmas gift that he could give me. :grin;

@theslightedgeforever that is great that your computer is working! Our dishwasher died yesterday, and we tried it again tonight but nope…it’s dead! And it will be 10 days before the repairman can come. It’s like living in the dark ages!!

@trooworld Enjoy your time off and your Halloween decorating!


Hey everyone! Well, today was busy as usual. I went to staff meeting and then out to lunch with them. I wouldn’t have gone but my associate pastor’s wife and three-year-old son came and I just can’t resist them! Plus, she is helping me co-host the staff Christmas party and we had to talk details. Tomorrow DH and I are going to spend the day in Atlanta doing some shopping. We really want a recliner to replace the chair we have. I also want to hit a couple of shoe stores so I can find a new pair of pumps for my nephew’s wedding in February. It’s never too soon to shoe shop!! I am going to yet again tweak my diet and fasting schedule starting next week. The gist of it is that it will consist of one full day of fasting, followed by three days of 22 to 24 hours, and two days of two full meals. I will keep it low carb on the longer fasting days and higher carb on the eating days. This alternate day fasting approach has had really good results for lots of people. So, I will give it a try!

@midsummer174627 Sounds like a good reasonable goal. The MFP planner makes it so easy to track. The phone is easier than the computer in my opinion. Because on the phone, it will suggest foods that you usually eat with other foods so you can go click click click and you're done.

@roz0810 Welcome to the group! Nice to see another face from across the pond. We have a group member here Joanna who checks in every once in a while. What are your October goals?

@trooworld 100% today again. How's the food tracking coming along?

@mswatson0777 You sound so upbeat now. I'm so happy for you that the covid/stress doldrums are pushed away. I like your silver lining of covid lockdown. We can always find one if we look hard enough.

@gemwolf110 Nice to see you. Sorry I can't help you with the fitness tracker recommendations. Think of all the features you want and will use. Then if they are both equal that way, go for the cheaper one. lol

@teresaw1020 Just keep tweaking until you find the perfect Teresa plan. I have been really good this week on food, water, movement. Scale is not cooperating. I will stand fast like a good soldier does and then reevaluate at the end of the month. Dishwasher: Burned calories? See.....silver lining.... Maybe something simple as a blown fuse. Do dishwashers have fuses? Or the electric plug died. That happened recently with my vacuum cleaner. It was the plug. Some how inside the plug the wires had come unconnected.

@cbabie I'm glad you are walking. It's so good for you. Maybe she can come up with some good food items. Just remember one meal at a time. That's all we need to focus on. I don't know if a Mac is better than Windows or vice versa just different. It's funny how in three weeks my muscle memory took over and now I keep hitting the Alt key instead of ctrl when I want to copy/paste. I still have my open tabs which I like. Obviously the close button is in a completely different position. But I guess this was all good for my brain to try and shake things up. Were you one of those that liked Mr. Rogers growing up? You know I can totally see it. You are definitely older than me. So tracking.......it's really a habit just like everything else. One thing that really helps me is that I'm in a small group where we have to tell each other over Marco Polo everything we ate that day for accountability. Or even I am accountable to you all when I tell you whether I went under/over on my carbs for the day. So If I haven't been tracking, I can't do that and then have to stop and do it. Mostly though I just track after each meal because it's a habit. I usually just have three meals and a snack. I'm still working on my habit of pre-planning in the morning like I used to do last fall. That works out so much better. I know exactly what I will eat. I know if I stick to my plan, I won't go over and I'll lose weight.

Green Day- Stayed OP 215/238 Intentional movement: 17 min walking 25 strength training 19 cardio

October goals; Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water Burn 275 calories Preplan food

@trooworld I love how you say you're too lazy to decorate a pumpkin but you have a stunning hand-painted table top set. It looks fabulous!!

@theslightedgeforever I've definitely been in a better mood lately. It helps that I'm on a break between classes and work has somewhat calmed down. That being said, stuff is starting to ramp up again so I'm not sure how long that will last.

@cbabie You definitely got your movement in yesterday! My dogs are my motivation to get off my butt too, they are absolute nightmares when they don't get walks so it's not worth it to skip!

@gemwolf110 Welcome back! I totally get the business of life aspect. I don't have any fitness gadgets so I don't have an opinion, but let us know which one you decide on

@TeresaW1020 I hope you have a great time in Atlanta. I've never been but I hear it's a really fun town!

Happy Friday all! Tonight we're having a socially distanced bonfire at our house to burn off our woodpile before winter and I'm really excited. It's going to be a LONG day at work today.

I called amazon this morning since I thought we had some packages stolen. Only to find out they've been in my husbands trunk...for over a week. I'm so annoyed and currently stuck on instachat with amazon trying to cancel the second order I placed. Also, the order was my weights, which meant I could have been working out with them all week. Spouses sometimes, sigh.

@roz0810 Your goals sound very doable.

@trooworld 25% for water today. 100% for tracking all week. That's usually not my problem. I love your decorations. That is so cool. I'm expecting Michael Jackson to pop up and start dancing. My decorations would consist of putting a cardboard pumpkin on the door. lol Something I bought at Walmart versus hand-painting.

@mswatson0777 Did you have a good eating day? oh my dh would be so dead for that. He knows how I am with Amazon packages. I'm so paranoid and always rant about them just leaving them on the porch. Prime Day is on the 13th I think as a reminder.

@cbabie Can you check your heartrate while you are walking? There's a reason I use workout instead of walk on my Versa. But cant remember what it is. I don't really care if I mark my route or not. Just care about getting in my zone minutes and burned calories for the day. Mr Rogers was always boring to me. Are you that old that you had to listen to shows on the radio. Disclaimer @roz0810 @cbabie is my sister. I got to watch Electric Company in school when it first came out. HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!

Yellow Day- Went Over 229/164 Intentional movement: Rest Day

October goals; Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water Burn 275 calories *** Preplan food

@trooworld Your Halloween village is super cute! I love the little buildings. Do you add to it every year?

@mswatson0777 The bonfire sounds like so much fun! Ugghhh what was your DH thinking? At least you have your weights now!

@cbabie That is great that you and the baby are sleeping better. I loved watching Mr. Rogers when I used to keep kids. Most mornings I would be the only one watching while they were all playing.

@roz0810 You are so right that a few days of overeating is not what causes us to have weight issues. It’s what we do on a consistent basis that really matters. You have to enjoy a birthday!


Good morning! Our shopping trip yesterday was fun and very successful. We have been wanting a new chair and a new entryway credenza since moving in last year. I did my homework and found exactly what I wanted and went into the stores armed with the online prices. Both store's price matched and I saved over $400, which made DH very happy. The chair has a special order fabric and we won’t get it until sometime late February but the credenza will be here next week. We also browsed around a bunch of different stores and picked up a few Christmas things, but I have to wait for Trooworld’s holiday to be over before the stores really stock up on their Christmas decorations. We ate out at Panera yesterday where I had a salad. We left Atlanta by going to Starbucks and getting a latte and one of their incredible pumpkin scones. I thought it would hurt my weight, but I was actually down this morning! Probably all that walking that I did helped and I only had a cup of yogurt for dinner. This morning I’m going to start 80 Day Obsession for my workouts. When I tried it several months ago it was too intense for me. I’m hoping that I will be able to complete it this time and really lose some inches and tone up even more. I have my goal to be down at least another full size when I turn 55 in March.