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@trooworld Down over 4lbs!?! Way to go!!! That's amazing! Your morning sounds absolutely fabulous and relaxing, I hope you enjoyed the time. Your Amazon Halo tracker looks so cool, I'm definitely intrigued. Is what you posted included in the base model or do you need the subscription for it?

@theslightedgeforever Great loss!! And you're absolutely right, all of your good habits added up instead of that one day where you were just slightly over. And goodness knows I have plenty of clothes in a size smaller right now since I'm up! Ideally I'd like to be about 15-20lbs less than I am right now, but I'm about 12lbs away from a healthy BMI which is my first goal.

@cbabie Happy Sunday! Any plans for staying on track today? And it sounds like your fitness tracker is really working in your favor

Happy Sunday all! Yesterday I actually sticked with my goal, the first Saturday I've done so in MONTHS! I got a ton of research readings done and we went on a long afternoon bike ride which was really fun. Today I'm planning on doing some long dog walks, and if I'm feeling really ambitious maybe playing around with my new weights (if not I will Monday for sure!). Today I am committed to sticking with my goal as well. It's really been helping to focus on whole foods instead of having junky diety food in the house (I'm looking at you protein/granola bars!). I even bought natural peanut butter with no sugar added, which I figure is a good step in the right direction.

@trooworld I got 50%. I like the Halo thing. It sounds like the new fitbit zone minutes. But I do like the idea of losing points. I would play that game even though I have to do it manually. 22 points a day if you don't take rest days like I do. I have to shoot for 30 points a day because I have 2 days off a week.

@mswatson0777 Your first goal sounds doable. When is your deadline to lose the 12 lbs? Yaay for sticking with your goals. I'm finding all I need to do is focus on today. Or even the task in front of me.

@cbabie Make mandatory naptime at a certain time each day and call it BookTime. That's what I used to do for the kids. We would all lay down with our books in my bed or I guess Ipad now, and the rule was just read your book and when I get out of bed, BookTime is over. They always fell asleep. Me too. I still have BookTime. lol Woohoo on the walks. So in your journal make two columns....I don't want to track my food because and then I want to track my food because..... Now list all your reasons.

Yellow Day- Went Over 237/164 Intentional movement: Rest Day

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

@trooworld Thanks for that link, that was super helpful! From the looks of it it moderates your tone of voice? I'm curious for what kind of data that shows/what it does? It's crazy how far technology has come! It sounds like you had a really good on-track weekend!

@TeresaW1020 Thanks for the warning! I will definitely try not to dive in too hard too fast! I'm really impressed you did the full 60 minutes of 80 Day Obsession! I've been mostly sticking with 30-40 minute ones so you are killing it!

@theslightedgeforever Ideally, I'd like it off before next summer (since my hope is that we can gather again in large groups by then. I'm okay with taking the loss slow, I just don't want to backtrack anymore

@cbabie I hope you didn't go too crazy without tracking yesterday! How frustrating you weren't able to get a restful nap in.

Happy Monday all! I've decided I'm going to try to have a positive attitude this week since I was pretty grumpy about work last Friday. My new job is just a lot. A lot of pressure, a lot of responsibility, and a lot of people constantly questioning what I do. I know I entered into it during a really hard season and starting a new job in a pandemic while training an entirely new team is not ideal and wouldn't put any job in the best light. My goal for the week ahead is to be positive and open to change.

No time to respond to everyone today.

75% water

I went to the dr and I have shingles. Sunday I woke up looking like Quasimodo with my eye almost swollen shut. Now it's more like Rocky. I guess I waited too long to get the vaccine. I only found out about it during the past 6 months of shut down and I didn't really want to go to the dr and be around people. I was waiting til we were past all this. So I had to go to dr and be around people anyway. Lots of pills each day to take. Yuck. So I've made an executive decision to have no red days until I feel better. I'll just go with yellow and green.

Yellow Day- Stayed OP 118/164 Intentional movement: 25 minutes strength train 25 min dancing to 80's music on YouTube 42 zone minutes

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

@mswatson0777 when will you be done grad school? All your stories remind me of when I was in grad school. I did 12 months compressed, it was tough.

@trooworld that is an interesting gadget! I couldn’t use it- I don’t talk to people enough lol. It will tell me to make more friends. Hey 7 mins on the bike is better than nothing! Just call it interval training….you just have long intervals :Ds

@theslightedgeforever- shingles oh no! My step-m had them and said they were very painful. I hope you recover soon. I think adjusting your fitness plan is a good idea.

@cbabie…when you were saying- I need to control what I do have control over- me! You know athletes say that. I watch a of baseball and they will ask the pitcher before a game, are you nervous, etc., and the guy always says- I just focus on controlling what I can control- myself. So that is a good motto! Just think of yourself like an athlete.

@TeresaW1020 yay on doing the Obsession workout.

Well I was really off the wagon on the weekend. Last week they shut gyms down again, and I was like well heck, I might as well order Chinese food lol. So I had Chinese food and then leftovers. Then actually my trainer contacted me and was like even though the gym cannot be open to the public, the gym owner said he would let us go in to exercise, so it would just be me and my trainer. So I will still do that.

I am basically back on maintenance mode, though, with the gym closed. It is closed for a month.
This week I am trying to wrestle my weight down a bit, so I’m on maintenance mode but simultaneously trying not to overindulge. Weather has been nice so I have been riding my bike. I talked to my father on the phone yesterday so that was good to connect.

I’m thinking of buying a condo again. Mainly bc my apt needs upgrades- painting, carpet needs to be replaced, etc. But I just rent. So if I move I would be paying almost the same in rent at a new place as a mortgage. So it just makes sense.

Right now I’m trying to decide where. In the city (expensive) or outside the city (less expensive). I’m just researching places so far. No rush.

@cbabie You are doing great with your walking and tracking your food! I still haven’t brought peanut butter back into my house because I know that I will eat way too much of it. I did find some PB peanut butter powder that is in their own individual packets and I use those to mix into non-fat plain Greek yogurt. It’s tasty but it's not Jiff.

@its_cleo Uggghhh that is so frustrating that they are shutting down gyms again, but the good news that you will still get to see your trainer. Are other businesses shutting down too? I think that is great that you are thinking of buying a condo. Maybe you can find a place that will make it convenient to ride your bike when the weather is good. Is that something you are still into doing?

@mswatson0777 Girl, I did AAA today too!! My thighs and butt already hurt from booty day and now tomorrow is leg day! I’m gonna die!!! I hope that you have a really good counseling session that allows you to refocus and gain some peace.

@trooworld Ohhh my goodness that tracker knows you as well as Google knows my shopping habits!! It would really have fun with me when I yell at my dog every time, she barks uncontrollably at something out the window. Good job on staying away from the work vending machines and 7 minutes of exercise is better than nothing so celebrate it!

@theslightedgeforever I am so sorry that you have Shingles! Will you get the vaccine once you are better? Yes, to just sticking to yellow and green days. You need to take care of yourself.


Hi everyone! Well, hubby and I have been out spending more money today. And like the expense of getting my tooth pulled this one wasn’t much fun either. We had to buy a new dishwasher. I had looked at the store’s sales but when we went in they only had one in stock (thank you COVID) and it was $400 more than we had planned. She knocked off $200 which helped. It won’t be installed until the 26th so I guess we are roughing it until then. My new credenza arrives tomorrow and I’m excited to see how it looks. I think it’s going to look amazing. I’m just worried that it will be damaged and I will have to send it back and wait for a replacement. Fingers crossed!! My back has been acting up all day as well as my shoulder. I did some reading about my arm and it looks like I need to retrain myself to sleep on my back. That sounds doable! OK, I need to get ready for Bible study.

Hey again everyone. I went to my first WW workshop yesterday evening. The lady was very nice and explained things in detail to me. I've been using the app for about 2 weeks now and I lost 4lbs but then it was hubby's birthday and I said I wasn't going to have anything special but I did for a few days! So I'm now up on the scale but it's heading downwards again which is good 😂 Hope you are all well

@its_cleo thanks very much and yes it's heading downwards which is good!

@trooworld thank you. im looking forward to my first weigh in already!

@cbabie thank you, i definitely would of struggled most likely 😂 and consistency is the way 👍 keep it up

@theslightedgeforever definitely. this isn't for a few weeks, this is my whole life style!

Down again on the scales this morning. I do weigh in daily challenges so I weigh every morning on my scales and I know I'm losing inches so the numbers don't always matter. I've lost half an inch so far from my waist! Have a good day everyone.

@TeresaW1020 Sorry to hear about your credenza, what a bummer! I swear, when it rains it pours when it comes to financial stuff. And I got scared away from leg day when she started talking about 35lb weights (which I definitely don't have!) so I bumped back to the 21 day fix leg day, I figured that one was hard enough lol. Let me know how it went!

@trooworld Sounds like you're going to hit your goal, no problem! I love the idea of non-zero days. I've been trying to do that with my gradwork. even if it's only reading one article, I want to do one small thing to get me closer to goal. I suppose I should translate that with weight loss too lol.

@roz0810 Losing inches is the best feeling, way to go!

@cbabie Great job tracking, even if you were over. 300 calories is just a blip you can get off with a long walk or two, you got this! Also, I relate big time to the struggle of grief and work. I had a major traumatic loss two years ago in February, and sometimes it makes it really difficult to focus. Sending long distance hugs your way.

*its_cleo I absolutely ADORE pumpkin pie. Hungry girl has a crustless one I've been a big fan of: https://www.hungry-girl.com/recipes/upside-down-pumpkin-pie. And I'll hopefully be done with grad school spring 2021 (if I play my cards right). My advisor thinks I'll have no problem meeting this goal, but I have my doubts (and fears!). Also, sorry to hear about your gym shutting down but glad you're able to see your trainer one-on-one.

@theslightedgeforever lol glad I'm not the only one! I recognize I don't say a lot of interesting things for companies to listen into, but I was a big fan of the book 1984 and it's starting to feel a little too real with Alexa lately.

Happy Thursday all! Yesterday was so insane at work I FORGOT to drink my coffee...and then wondered why I had a headache. I ended up taking the night off of grad school stuff I was so out of sorts and read a fluffy romance novel instead. I feel so refreshed today that I'm glad I did. It helps today is supposed to be calmer work-wise. I only had 30 minutes total yesterday that wasn't in a meeting, I could barely talk at the end of the day! Oh well, at least it's almost the weekend.

@trooworld Tuesdays with WW are my official weight in.

@TeresaW1020 thanks very much

@mswatson0777 definitely the best feeling ever! it makes it all worth it

@cbabie yes definitely, it's the best way

@trooworld That is almost exactly the tuna noodle recipe I make except I haven’t tried it with French onion toppings (and I will!!) and I like to add in some frozen peas. And now it’s going on next week’s menu! Congrats on your awesome day yesterday! You know it’s true that good habits build on each other and the more you do them the easier they are to keep. I heard how hot has been in CA. Crazy weather everywhere!

@theslightedgeforever We are of the same opinion when it comes to crust and toast. I won’t let my DH make my toast because I want it barely toasted and the butter put on immediately. Glad that you are feeling better.

@cbabie That is a great tip to use applesauce on your oatmeal. Do you like apple butter? I bet that would be very tasty too. Thanks for the CBD oil info. I’m still in research mode. My grandma’s house in CA had a swamp cooler and we kids would lie in the hallway on a hot day and let that cold air wash over us. The hallway is where my grandpa stored the watermelons too.

@mswatson0777 What day were you on when Autumn talked about using 35 lbs weights for leg day? I just did week one and she didn’t go higher than her 15 lbs. Plus, there is no way I ever try to keep up with those people on how much weight they use. I’m sore enough using my 10s and 12s on on leg day. I also can’t do the sliders on 80 DO at all! I think I still weigh too much to for my body to do those moves. 21 DF is a great program too and once you are done you can move over to 21 DF Extreme. Oh, dear! I can’t imagine forgetting to drink my coffee. I hope you have a relaxing weekend.


Good morning! My weight was down this morning and I’m still in Onderland! I’m on day three of not sleeping on my right side and my arm is slightly improved. I’m also rubbing Blue Emu on it twice a day to see if that will help. I bought a new pillow where you can add or remove the stuffing. It arrived yesterday so I need to play around with it to get it just right. We went yesterday and got our flu shots so hopefully, we won’t have that issue this fall/winter. Today, I’m planning on getting some stuff done around the house and work on my children’s church lesson. I also might finish my current puzzle.

@trooworld The good thing about the itchiness is that it's not in the same place as the "sores" It's right underneath on my eyelid. I got 50%. I don't know actually how many active hours I got cause my fitbit died mid day. I know at least 4. But I wasn't very active so.....It was my exercise rest day but I did take a walk with dh. That's when I noticed my fitbit dead. SIGH. I like earning those zone minutes. But I know we walked 3083 steps. I used my Health App for that on my phone. Woohoo on your spin bike. Keep working towards those minutes.

@teresaw1020 Yes to the butter on immediately. You sound like me when needing to modify moves on YouTube videos and such. Some of those moves I just can't do. Especially alot of the plyometrics. I don't want to tear up a knee right now and then not be able to do anything. So I modify. My dream one day is to be able to do it just like them cause I'm lean and svelte.

@mswatson0777 That's awesome about your tracking and your intense workouts. Keep doing those so they are a habit and that's one less thing you will have to think about. You'll just naturally do them. Since I've been struggling with food lately I couldn't think of a way to motivate myself until just now. I've been reading a book about we are motivated by rewards or pain. I kept saying is there a third option? I just realized I will work like crazy for my zone minutes. So now I have to design a similar program with my carbs/cals. A way to earn some zone minutes for them. I love Hamilton. I wish I were there with you. I just go around the house and in the car singing the songs and dh just looks at me.

@cbabie That is a big mindswitch for you about walking outside. Maybe that means I might go to the treadmill. At least you will have it when the weather turns hot hot hot in the summer. Bullet journals are the fun way to create a tracker for baby girl. Fun gets it done. Remember when Dad would make the homemade bread. I didn't know you weren't supposed to salt the watermelon until I met my inlaws. They just looked at me when I asked can you pass the salt? I wonder which side of the family started that rule. Yes, I love the new avatar. It really is you. The big eyes makes me think of those Love Is.... things that used to appear in the newspaper and you would cut out. I guess with 7 kids, granny forgot she put toast in the toaster. Maybe back then they didn't have settings and you had to do it manually. Although history repeats itself, I made grilled turkey sandwich for my son and his was medium well done and he just looked at me and I said, scrape it off if you don't like it or make your own next time. That's not burnt. Yes, I need to work on my planning. I used to be so good at that. It's probably the easiest thing there to do. Now here's how I view that chart you posted. You moved your body 6 days hard enough to stay in the fatburning zone and/or cardio. You earned some zone minutes. You pushed oxygen through your body. You strengthened your heart muscle. Give yourself credit where credit is due.

Yellow Day- Stayed OP 164/164
Intentional movement: Rest Day plus walk with dh
??? zone minutes

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