Relapsers getting Real Healthy Accountability group- 2020-2021

@HealthyTrent The problem with the treadmill is space, rather than affordability. Our house isn’t small but with 4 of us rattling about there’s little space for new kit. I imagine if there was a folding one that might work... may research this.

Lovely that you have a nature reserve nearby. Am guessing you’re reasonably urban? We’re lucky to live on the edge of a small town so it’s only a few minutes to walk out into the local woods and fields. We started doing daily walks as a family in lockdown and we still keep it up at weekends (when not bucketing down). It’s been the stand out pleasure from 2020 for me.

@BronTonRollyBeau Another with a treadmill! Very jealous you have warmth. We just seem to have wind and rain at the mo.

Yesterday was ok, but I snacked a bit on the leftover knödel while cooking turkey leftovers. That’s exactly the sort of behaviour I was trying to avoid so I’m keen to not let that happen again today. On the upside, my family have nearly finished off the mince pies for me and I didn’t feel like cake yesterday, so it was a better day than it might have been! Hoping the half kilo I regained over Xmas is quickly desposed of!

@melichalupa - glad to see you again! regrouping for the new year sounds good!
@ClearNotCloudyMind - I live in a suburb of Denver, lots of single family homes and boring chain stores in our area. The nice thing about this city is that there are a fair amount of parks and trails that we can get to from almost any part of the city - there's a park that's walking distance for me with a small lake and trails that we can walk around if we want to get into an area that feels more naturey and less urban.

Well, my day started out okay yesterday with my walk, but then I ended up drinking more wine than I should which led to more food than I should, and my calories in were just about equal to my calories out, which is not the goal! Today will be better. While I appreciate a few days off work, having too many unstructured days can backfire, and I'll be glad to work again tomorrow through Wednesday (we have the 31st and 1st off).

I think my stretch goal is a bit out of reach for 12/31, but my goal of 232 is still reasonable, so that's what I'm aiming for. I weighed in at 233.5 this morning, so I only have to lose 1.5# by the 31st, which is in line with what I've been losing when I stick to things.

Well, I was all over the place this weekend and definitely did not stick to my meal plan. I gave myself allowance to enjoy myself a bit but went way past a little. But I got in a good workout this morning before work and the junk food is out of the house so hopefully I can get back on track, trying to remind myself one weekend is not going to kill all my progress over months.
@laurenebargar is your husband getting vaccinated? It's starting to roll out where I work and I'm curious how everyone in healthcare is doing.
Hope everyone is enjoying whatever you celebrate or enjoying the lack of celebrating. Have a great week!

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Well, I was all over the place this weekend and definitely did not stick to my meal plan. I gave myself allowance to enjoy myself a bit but went way past a little. But I got in a good workout this morning before work and the junk food is out of the house so hopefully I can get back on track, trying to remind myself one weekend is not going to kill all my progress over months.
@laurenebargar is your husband getting vaccinated? It's starting to roll out where I work and I'm curious how everyone in healthcare is doing.
Hope everyone is enjoying whatever you celebrate or enjoying the lack of celebrating. Have a great week!

Yes still not sure when though, but for his specific employer they will be requiring it of all employees (even office staff) not sure when any of that will actually go into effect though. I believe they are starting in ICU and then ER and then it will trickle out throughout the company. I agree with @melichalupa not many people are very excited, I think people are a little scared in general.

Hi all! just checking in for the day. I'm so proud of myself - I got up at 6am to walk a mile and do some stretching. I did 10 minutes of walking at lunch, and then did another 30 minutes after work - got in 3 miles altogether. I also shoveled the snow, though I realized I should've just waited because it started snowing again and now you can't tell... oops. My little sister is staying with my temporarily (hopefully just for 1-2 weeks) but I have to make sure I keep on track even though my space is being disrupted a little bit.

@gold6767 - that's great to focus on the fact that one off-track weekend won't derail all your progress! It's completely true. That's the biggest thing I'm focusing on with this effort I'm undergoing - that I can have a bad day without it completely wrecking everything... I just have to pick myself back up the next day and make my next choice a healthy one.

@laurenebargar - glad you're already feeling better! Hope your workout session today went well.

Hi everyone! I woke up sore today - my hip and lower back were hurting. I took some Aleve and that seemed to really help - I was able to rally and get 11k steps via 60 min walking on the treadmill (3 miles) plus some quick snow shoveling outside. Now I'm going to go take a relaxing epsom salt bath before heading to bed. The scale was up for no good reason this morning which made me a little cranky, so I'm hoping it will be more cooperative tomorrow.

@ClearNotCloudyMind - I've used the rower once so far - it's definitely a workout! It probably won't be an every day thing, but I'm glad I have it. I had to lookup a video on how one is supposed to properly use such machines - I took I'll probably go a little slower at first as I try to make sure I get in the habit of using it with the appropriate form. Years ago when I went to a gym, I definitely used it wrong...lol. That's great that you're feeling ready to get back to healthy eating! I bet it will feel really good once you have a few days of it under your belt.

Hi Rashmi and everyone!! This looks like a great group, and would love to join in. I am a chronic relapser. I am getting older and think it's catching up with me! I NEED to feel better. Here I am again!

Hi all - just checking in a little earlier today rather than at the end of my day. I was very happy to see my weight drop back down to what it was on Christmas (my current lowest). Here's to continuing in the right direction! I'm eating lunch at the moment - leftovers plus some freshly steamed broccoli. I'm really enjoying this chickpea pasta that I discovered - it's very similar in taste and texture to regular pasta, but way higher in protein and fiber, so I plan on only using this type of pasta going forward. I've made black bean pasta and pea-based pasta before as well, but so far this chickpea pasta is my favorite alternative pasta.

I've put in a grocery order for Friday. In the next two weeks I'm looking forward to some butternut squash soup w/carrots, onions, and celery, home-made baked seitan, more of my new favorite breakfast of sautéed zucchini with wilted spinach and poached eggs, and some tacos with low-carb tortillas, among other things. It's starting to feel really fun/enjoyable to be making a variety of healthy meals on a regular basis again.

@ClearNotCloudyMind - interesting observation about your body temperature!
@gettingmeback2013 - welcome!
@laurenebargar - finding things to do with our hands rather than eat is so helpful. I got a few puzzles for Christmas, and should get one setup soon to work on during my free time.

@Gold6767 - I'm definitely someone who tends to stress-eat, so I sympathize with your trying hard not to buy something sugary. Seitan is a meat substitute made from wheat gluten. It's high in protein, low in carbs. Traditionally the seitan dough is cooked in broth/water, but I use a baked recipe that results in a texture that I really like, and that has lots of spices to counteract the potential "blandness" of plain seitan. I'm not vegetarian, but I dated a strict vegetarian for a few years, and my wife went through vegetarian/vegan phases, so I like to mix things up with vegetarian protein sources sometimes.

That’s brilliant @HealthyTrent! All that walking has definitely paid off. We’ve done loads of walking over the holidays to get out of the house and it does make me hungry...

I’ve decided to prioritise weight loss over fitness for the first half of this year. I know that sounds daft, but exercise makes me so HUNGRY. I always seem to gain weight when I up my exercise. Should probably mention I’m mostly a cyclist and “exercise” means a 75mile hilly bike ride. And huge carb cravings.

So... goal weight, then work on fitness. Hoping it works. Your 1000 miles sounds like a great goal. Where can you get to from yours in 1000 miles?!