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@teresaw1020 Here's my nutrition game rules:

Staying within boundaries of carbs =30 per day
Staying within boundaries of cals=30 per day
210 nutrition points needed per category


Carb Boundaries:

Penalty points: going over carb boundaries- Maximum points deducted is 30 per day per category
If over Subract ½ the number of carbs

Bonus Points: staying under carb boundaries
If under Add ½ the number of carbs if under boundaries


Calorie Boundaries-

Penalty points: going over cals boundaries- Maximum points deducted is 30 per day per category

If over 1-100 calories subtract 5 points
If over 101-200 calories subtract 10 points
If over 201-300 calories subtract 20 points
If over 301+ calories subtract 30 points


Bonus Points: staying under cals boundaries

If under 1-100 calories add 5 points
If under 101-200 calories add 10 points
If under 201-300 calories add 20 points
If under 300+ calories add 30 points

activity minutes: 2 pt for every 100 calories burned. (Equals 6 pts per day for meeting exercise goal)

Your train ride day sounds so nice.

@retiredandlovitit My Versa shows the zone minutes easily. I'd like something with my blood pressure if it was remotely accurate. OMG Still cleaning up trees. How many weeks has it been now? Yikes on snow already. Can't wait to tell my son. he's just loving the 25 min commute to work right now. He sent me a pic of him and his friend by the pool in their apt complex. Living the life now I guess. Oh that 3 lb loss was a while ago. I was just giving an example. lol I'm kind of stuck in place which is why the nutrition game was born. How is your nutrition lately?

@Its_cleo Your goals sound good. I have a monthly weight goal this month to meet and I've been so slow on the first half of the month I have to go above and beyond this last two weeks. So I'm trying to concentrate just on the next meal and getting in my workouts. It's the food that's killing me. Is it easier for you to break down your 1700 cals into meal goals? You could do 400 breakfast, 500 lunch, 500 dinner and two 150 snacks. For me I always have a larger breakfast planned and lighter lunch cause I love breakfast. I remember the Achilles heel problem. I hope it doesn't come to that. Your cookbooks sound fun. I want to give away mine since I don't use them anymore but mainly from Pinterest but I think of one day the internet goes down everywhere for a long time and I won't have access to recipes. So they still sit there. I once read a book about this scenario. Things we just take for granted was suddenly gone.

Red Day- Stayed OP 99/100
Intentional movement: Rest Day
0 zone minutes

October goals; Green dot day. Drink 6 glasses of water Burn 300 calories *** Preplan food

@TeresaW1020 Happy Anniversary! What a fun plan to celebrate, I hope you have a great time. You sound like an amazing teacher, high energy games AND candy?! No wonder you're the favorite!

@its_cleo So sorry to hear your achilles tendonitis is acting up. I know how frustrating it is when insurance doesn't cover things. Before we got married, my husband's insurance had an extremely high deductible so we were always making medical decisions based on cost which stinks. And Bite Me Balance sounds hilarious!

@RetiredandLovingIt We did a Finnish sausage and onion savory pancake tops with ligonberry jam. It was pretty good although the meat pies the week before were way better. Sorry to hear you got hit with snow. I think ours is coming on Tuesday. And sadly I won't graduate until spring 2021if everything goes to plan so I've got quite a bit of time left.

@trooworld You didn't sound preachy. We're in a pandemic...and I don't think people understand that. The pancakes were pretty good. They were baked with sausage, onions, and cheese and then topped with ligonberry jam which was fun. And I'm trying to give myself grace, but also recognizing that I feel like I'm dropping the ball everywhere.

@theslightedgeforever Sadly I feel like I'm doing everything half-a**edly, but it's the only way I'm surviving. I think I'll feel better once I've got rough drafts of chapters 1-3 done, because that is a lot of extra stress on top of everything else. And i'll have to check out that Tally app, thanks for the tip!

@cbabie Sorry to hear yesterday was a weird day, did anything in particular happen?

I had a mini-binge yesterday. I was just feeling really run down and I spiraled a bit. Sadly that means I don't feel great this morning. I still did a 30 minute arms workout this morning and will hopefully take the dogs for a walk after work. I didn't even cook for the week so I've got to whip something up when I get home (I've got an easy slow cooker kung pao chickpea recipe that hopefully shouldn't take too long to throw together). I also barely did any grad work after Friday and I've got piles of laundry downstairs that needs folding...yeah I really didn't set myself up for success this week. Oh well...the world isn't going to end if I live in wrinkly clothes from a laundry basket for a week.

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@trooworld I got 35% today. No my Fitbit is still alive and kicking. Just the battery died. It only holds a charge now 2-3 days it seems. Itchiness: basically I just rub my eyelid. Although I'm not supposed to be touching my eye in covid times. lol I'll just be glad to be done with all these medications. I'm tired of taking a bunch of pills. Good for you for exercising. Hang in there. Exercising is not all about the scale. Go write in your journal all of the other benefits that riding that spin bike is giving you. The opposite happened to me. I went over calories and ate salty food and then loss 3 lbs. Never go by the scale as your success monitor. It's too out of control. Think of how good you felt after riding that bike. Looking at your Halo. Your success is in your habits. That's what I'm telling myself. How come they raised your goal to 300?

@mswatson077 Sounds like you are doing all the right things today. Keep it up. I like botanic gardens too. A fun way to get in some movement.

@gemwolf110 Fingers crossed for the new job. So give us a review of the Garmin. At least pacing keeps you moving. How has the nutrition been this week?

@cbabie I'm so sick of chicken. Dh can't eat red meat because of a blood disorder so it's been chicken for about 20 years. Blech! I'm too lazy to cook two meats so I try to order it when I'm out. I became anemic when he first got diagnosed. Still low hemoglobin. I'm on iron pills. I make sheet pan chicken fajitas once a week since they are so easy.

@its_cleo So start again today on making good choices. I wish there was technology where you could share your pumpkin pie with us. Kind of like a 3-D printer. Then everyone would get just one piece and we would help you not overeat. lol Win Win. Dh and I looked all over for a new house and we always kept coming back to this neighborhood. It just felt right. You'll find what you are looking for. So is baseball season almost over? I'm so behind. Are we in the playoffs?

@teresaw1020 Yes, jumping is not for me right now. I hope one day it will be though. That's good that your family is so supportive of your fasts. Just keep tweaking. That's Dory's new motto.


So I finally got my new game ready to play called Nutrition Points. I'm doing it both for carbs and cals since I really track both anyway. 30 points a day for staying in boundary. (210 a week) I can earn bonus points and penalty points. I get 6 bonus points for meeting my intentional movement goal each day. I gave myself 3 points for exercising on a planned rest day. I went back and recorded last weeks numbers to see how this would work. I got zero points the first day on Sunday. It was a bad day. lol I'm using the app Tally.

Green Day- Stayed OP 188/238
Intentional movement: 23 min walk
15 zone minutes

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

Urgh I’ve been awful lately. Just been stressed about the potential new job, COVID 19 and everything. So I canceled ww but then they gave me an offer to extend it for 2 months for free. I also called my gym to freeze my account for 3 more months. Just don’t feel comfortable to run into a gym quit yet. I have been doing Zumba via Zoom and met new Zumba instructors but one of my favs lives in TX. I live in RI...hoping she doesn’t end the virtual. She also doesn’t charge for classes, one can donate if the want but it’s not required.

Thank you for all! I will post as soon as I know the outcome.

Hope everyone had a great Monday!

@mswatson0777 Oh good. I don't think they do, either. The pancakes sound good! I like savory things more than sweet. Do you just feel like you are dropping the ball everywhere or is there actual evidence that you are? Sorry about the mini-binge. I'm glad you have something easy to throw together. I hate it when I have a day/week like that. I feel so unprepared and stressed.

@cbabie Oh dear friend, I am sorry you lost your post! Congrats on the loss! Woo hoo! Yeah, it would be hard to sing with a mask on and you'd sound funny lol.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks. Maybe I'd make a good preacher? That's great you got 100%. Yesterday I thought I would get 0. I was busy all day and didn't MAKE THE TIME to drink water. Until 4:45 pm and then I drank half my water. I would also love to be in @TeresaW1020's class!

Hi all. Like @mswatson0777, I also had a sort of mini-binge. I binged on half a pretty big Tony's Chocolonely chocolate bar. I was so busy yesterday, I didn't meditate and I didn't exercise. I got up late and had to go on-site to work. After that, I had to make a bunch of phone calls and then pick up my husband. I'm disappointed in how yesterday went but today is going to be better.

COMMITTED.
Goals for Oct 18-Oct 24:
- rate my hunger on a scale of 1-10 before eating
- track 90% of food intake
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day
- put my utensil down between bites
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything

@TeresaW1020 great pictures! Looks like a beautiful area. Sounds like a really nice anniversary.

@cbabie yep half bagel is better than all. I do have a weakness for raisin cinnamon bagels myself. Glad you got a walk in.

@mswatson0777 glad you had a nice day, and yes the sweatshirts sound adorbs.

@trooworld we all have those days, just carry on and don’t look back. You weren’t being preachy about the mask. It is much less an issue here, everybody just wears them. Well actually I guess here they have passed bylaws- all stores, public buildings, even when I leave my apt if I'm in the hallway they passed a bylaw we have to wear a mask. I'm used to it now. Actually in the winter, I feel like it will keep me warm!

@theslightedgeforever that must be hard not seeing your friends. I haven’t either but I’m not so close to them…the calories- I’m almost the opposite I tend to have a lighter lunch and a bigger breakfast. I do pretty good with the meal portions and am almost always within 400-500 calories. It’s the mid afternoon and evening snacking. Mid-afternoon- like right now I’m hungry and I don’t know what to eat. Should stick to 200 cals. I think I will get a salad with some chick peas and salad. Though I would like a big pumpkin muffin from starbucks, but that’s like 400 cals. So I will skip it. ….good luck with trying to meet your weight goal. I used to do that with calories- set a weekly goal, overdo it for 3 days then struggle the last few to try to make it up. Now I’m just trying to go by the day.

@gemwolf110 good luck with the job. Yes it’s a hard situation with the gyms.

Calorie goal checkin- was on track Sunday. Yesterday I was over by 100 bc I forgot to track a protein bar I ate. Today I am so far, but baseball is on tonight and I really want to snack but trying not to. Or snack on carrots lol.

Exercise- I think I’m doing ok. I have been in a super bad mood yesterday and today and today I was like – I have to just bike it out. So I got on my bike and turned up some music and biked for 2 hours. I think my mood is better. I’m too tired to tell lol. I can barely move now.

On my bike I stopped to have some water and a bold squirrel literally climbed up my front tire and sat there staring at me. I guess he wanted a ride.

Mobility- have not done this at all which is awful bc I really need too. Being hunched over the bike, my hips and back need help after. My goal today is to do 30 minutes so hopefully I will get it done! Lol. I hate it.
Will try my new cookbooks later this week/weekend.

@mswatson0777 I hope today is you. Yesterday was better for me, food-wise. That's good that you got those things done, now you are all set for the week. I hope the day at work is quiet for you.

@cbabie 1 walk is better than a lot of people do. Good idea to eat just half, well done! Well done tracking, too. You are welcome. LOL I can't imagine tuning her out but if you can, go for it! I did have a much better day yesterday, thanks.

@TeresaW1020 I'm so glad you had a good time. I do the driving for the two of us, too! That's good you got a new puzzle. I wonder how long you'll take to get it done? What's it's theme? That flatbread sounds amazing! That's interesting that you didn't have any back pain. You guys look so happy and make such a cute couple. Beautiful pictures. I would love a trip like that.

@its_cleo Thanks. That's good that people wear the masks there. You know America, gotta be different lol. 2 hours on the bike, wow, impressive! I am happy if I do 16 minutes lol. That's cute about the squirrel. I hope you like your new cookbooks. Let us know what you try.

@theslightedgeforever That's true. 75% is great for having a late start.

Hello everyone. I had a pretty good day yesterday. I rode the spin bike. I went to the spine clinic about my back and the doctor said my Xrays looks really good, my spine looks like the spine of a 30 year old and he doesn't necessarily think I have degenerative disc disease. He doesn't think the arthritis is going to be a problem in 10 years (I asked him what it's going to look like in 10 years). He said that the pain I'm experiencing is likely from something I'm doing in day-to-day life without realizing it. So he told me to download this app and gave me an access code. The app is kind of like physical therapy for the back but at home. 3 times a week, I will do exercises and then the app will give me a survey on how I'm doing.

On another topic, I didn't track that half a chocolate bar initially because I just didn't want to see what it did to my week. I buried my head in the sand about it. But last night I went back and tracked it: 24 points! (For reference, I get 30 points for the day)

On yet another topic, we were just falling asleep last night when all of a sudden we heard a loud noise and the bed collapsed. Our bed frames is one of those that has wooden slats and you don't use a box spring. Well, it gave out on us and now we need to fix it. I don't know how yet. My husband isn't as handy as he thinks he is lol. I really don't want to pay anyone to fix it though. We'll figure something out. Last night, my husband had to sleep on the couch and I slept on my side of the bed, which hadn't collapsed.

COMMITTED.
Goals for Oct 18-Oct 24:
- rate my hunger on a scale of 1-10 before eating
- track 90% of food intake
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day
- put my utensil down between bites
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything

Hi all..trying to get on here more often, lol. Should go out to the farm & finish up, but its too wet out. We had about 5" of snow Monday (places about 20 miles from here got about 9) but it is warm enough it has all melted already. It is supposed to rain tonight & tomorrow, then get pretty cold, so we will probably wait until next week.

@its_cleo Love that you are still able to ride your bike. Dd has a bird feeder up that the squirrels love. She has tried everything to keep them off & I think has given up. Cleaning up trees--Iowa had that derecho (inland hurricane) in Aug & it broke off a lot of trees & uprooted others. We still own the small farm that dh grew up on, so had to go clean the trees out of the fields & now the lane in the timber. We have been out there about 15 times already & I think one more day will do it for now. The very end dh wants to leave (about 3-4 big trees across the lane) so that people aren't driving thru our timber. Wouldn't be so bad, but it is close to the town we used to live, so it is about 100 miles from here! (It is where we have grown our pumpkins, too) Dh & SIL go deer hunting in Dec..not sure how they will do it this year, it is such a mess, & so hard to walk thru, let alone drag it out.

@mswatson0777 Glad things are being a little calmer for you. Our snow stayed on the ground, but streets were still pretty clear. Were yours? My BIL put a picture of the snow in Mpls on Facebook.

@TeresaW1020 Happy Anniversary!! Your train trip sounded like a lot of fun! We did something similar here a few years ago. Cute picture of you two! Your desk chair could probably be the reason for your back ache. I sat at the computer a little too long on Sunday & boy, was my back sore! I have put a pillow behind my back now & it seems to be helping. I think I slouch too much without it.

@cbabie Yeah for getting a walk in. I agree with slightedge..make your goal one & then the rest are bonus! Dont think I could get up at 4:30..I set my alarm for 7:00 & decide "nope, still dark!" LOL guess it is a perk of being retired, lol. Although I really prefer getting up a little earlier, lol.

@trooworld Yikes about the bed! Hope you can fix it! Yay, for the good news about your back. At least it doesn't need surgery! Hope the exercises help.

@theslightedgeforever Your journaling sounds good. They always say you should write things out before bed so it doesn't interfere with your sleep. I laughed at giving 1/2 muffin to a homeless person. Sounds like a good idea, tho. You're lucky ds isn't still in Iowa..our numbers are terrible. Highest hospitalization rates for the whole pandemic! We still see dd & fam & don't usually wear masks with them, but the more I hear about them doing (gd having someone sleep over, etc) I am beginning to wonder if we should be avoiding them and/or wearing our masks. She says school seems to be going well, tho.

Well, gs in OK has his birthday on Monday & we usually would go down there, but have decided we better skip it this year. We had to miss his sisters in March, too, so its better this way. We are still hoping for Christmas? She did say that working from home has helped her..she is one to let things go around the house, but being home all the time & seeing it, she has started to work on it. Took out the broken dog door & filling it in and things like that.

Well, almost lunch time, so guess I will go. Have a good day everyone!