MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

And I’ve developed an outer hip pain syndrome, so am icing, doing the roller & ball exercises that are recommended- occasional Tylenol. Need to reduce my walking miles so inflammation can die down & heal. After 3 years of 10K steps a day, it’s a bit scary -
fewer calories. I never like to mess with the balance I know works for my maintenance but I have to this time. I can do this I can do this ...

I have to say I’m really quite down about this. All my giant hill walking apparently wasn’t the best for me. Sigh.

Internet says it’s treatable in medium timeframe ie months. Really Hoping I won’t need PT as I don’t think I’d risk going w/ COViD.

I meant to comment on this yesterday but I got totally sidetracked watching the shitshow we have in DC...
Anyway, for the hip pain have you tried using shoes with a different heel drop? When my hips were hurting I used higher heels. Of course then my shin splint was angry so I had to go back to flats. Maybe it's the equipment and not the body or the giant hill? The other thought is not to cut your cals TOO much because a healing body or injury needs a little extra for the repair. So for instance when I hurt my knee I did not cut ALL my cals back but I adjusted down by about half of what exercise adds to my BMR.

My boss did say YES and I have started moving one of my accounts over. I may take it back in a few months when the exiting accounts are done but the gal taking it has done it in the past so it's not a huge learning curve.

@texasgardnr I think I am with you on maybe the monthly weighing thing. You did SO good over the holidays but I bet you have started being more active as well? It seems to me you were able to do a little more walking in Dec?

Maddie best of luck with that deadline. Sometimes we work best under pressure?

@77tes when does teaching start up again for you? And grading papers?

@nebslp is apparently still in a huff about that missed date of ours.....

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@SummerSkier Yeah, you're correct! I just looked at what I posted in the walk group I'm in and I had been able to increase my time on the rebounder and indoor walking during December. Even though I took extra rest days while increasing the extra times did help me stay stable weight wise apparently! It was good to look back with a different perspective. Thank you!

@77tes you certainly are doing well limiting your carbs!! That is exciting that you are taking a dance caller workshop! Is this for square dance or would it include other dance as well? Square dance is the only one that I would know about. I like your sunrise theme for your tracker to go with new beginnings of the year. Quite clever and Pretty!
I'm experimenting this month again with a paper tracker. I'm enjoying coloring the spaces as a reward.

Paper Tiger 🐯 = file cabinet/ old papers
🌿🐯🌳 = hidden papers (such as found on book shelves or in drawers/closets)
📄📬 = new paper and/ or mail
🧩📚 = stuff
💻📱 = digital


January 1st: 🧩📚. 6 items including puzzles, a game, a book etc to be given away/donated.
January 2nd: 🐯, 📄📬. The chair pile was decluttered, with only two small folders remaining
January 3: 💻📱 email
January 4: 📄📬
January 5: 📬
January 6: 📄📬
January 7: 📄📬 and 🌿🐯🌳 paper on bookshelf in bedroom

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1. This January I will increase hydration.
2. The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish this goal: I will use lotion morning and evening and drink a cup of water before every meal in addition to my other water during the day.
3. The trigger or cue to remember to do my habit: The lotion bottle will set by my chair and one in the bathroom, and I will fill my water cup before every meal.
4. How often will you do your new habit - Daily
5. What reward will you immediately give yourself for doing your habit? (Small positive feedbacks reinforce the habit you are trying to build.) I will add a star.
6. What help would you like from us? Dazzle me with your stars and I'll try to keep up!
7. What does success look like to you at the end of January? Smoother skin (I promise I will shave eventually)

Hydration: January. M morning, A afternoon, N night
1 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
2 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
3 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
4 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
5 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
6 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
7 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟
8 M🌟 A🌟 N🌟

@SummerSkier Nope, my Paper Tiger 🐯 is still a big tiger. But bit by bit it will become a tame, docile, but happy tiny little Tiger.
Good for you for not letting your habit be an all or none kind of thing yesterday and lose your stars. When you didn't do one tiny part you jumped right in there and did the rest of it ⭐!! I have to watch that also, because I can tend to be all or nothing at times.
I also love my waterpic 💗.

@nebslp Increasing your hydration sounds perfect for January! Then come summer you'll be ahead of the game! I also really like how your habit is hydration that includes both water and lotion. You are very smart doing it that way! I am going to latch on to yours for the lotion portion. Winter heat in the house is so destructive to my skin and I forget lotion waaay too often.

I am so sorry to read that your son was diagnosed with COVID 😢. I pray that it is very mild and that he recovers very quickly.

I'm cutting out all TV news for a while and also severely limiting my phone news to just once in the afternoon. As a rule I seldom start or end my day with news on my phone. But recently with all that is going on (again) I have been definitely ending my day 😧 looking at it. Doing that at night time is not good for me at all.

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@texasgardnr English Country Dance is a cousin of square dance (and Scottish, Irish, contra). It’s a bit more stately. It’s like the dancing they do in Jane Austen movies. Here’s a video of the last I attended before the lockdown. I’m dancing on the left side of the hall and am wearing a gray dress with a black Spenser jacket.
https://youtu.be/s-CHFsSqhIc

@77tes thank you for the explanation and the dance video. I really enjoyed watching it 💃🕺. Yes, The dances in Jane Austen movies are fascinating to watch, as was the video that you shared!
That is good that your BIL and sister 😥 both had/have mild cases. But I am sorry that your family has been ill.

Paper Tiger 🐯 = file cabinet/ old papers
🌿🐯🌳 = hidden papers (such as found on book shelves or in drawers/closets)
📄📬 = new paper and/ or mail
🧩📚 = stuff
💻📱 = digital


January 1st: 🧩📚. 6 items including puzzles, a game, a book etc to be given away/donated.
January 2nd: 🐯, 📄📬. The chair pile was decluttered, with only two small folders remaining
January 3: 💻📱 email
January 4: 📄📬
January 5: 📬
January 6: 📄📬
January 7: 📄📬 and 🌿🐯🌳 paper on bookshelf in bedroom
January 8: 📄📬 and 🌿🐯🌳 starting a little bit on one category of sentimental paper
January 9: 📬 and 🌿🐯🌳 paper that was hiding in a binder on bookshelf in bedroom .

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@suefitnessaccount CONGRATS!!! That is huge that you got it done. And logging without judgement is extremely critical to our health (at least until we get things where we want to be longterm). When I first started logging it really made me aware of what things had a lot of calories which just weren't worth it! Like nuts for instance. I could eat an entire bag of pistachios. So knowledge is power.

@77tes I really enjoyed that video also. I love with this dancing and square how it is fun for ALL age groups. What a cool thing to learn to be a caller. Glad that your limiting carbs habit is getting easier also, That tracker uppage really brightens the conversation also.

@texasgardnr I dont know where all that paper comes from! It's like you turn around and it multiplies. But you just keep chipping away at it. The sentimental is of course for me the hardest. I did take a lot of photos of the certificates that I found in my Mom and Dads house but I still could not toss them. I mean I might need my Mom and Dad's marriage cert 1 day right?

@MadisonMolly2017 hope that your work on that deadline is almost complete and you can have a little bit more stressfree time for yourself. And maybe your hips will be starting to recover.

@nebslp how is your son doing? Daughter and family still ok? This virus really is nutz. You can be really really careful and still end up catching it. Maybe he will figure it out. How is the hydration coming along? I have given up on my fingers and heels and just started dosing them with nu skin daily due to cracks.. sigh. I definitely am not a hydration type of person so will be curious to see what benefits you get from this hebit.

It's pouring rain and 30's here this morning. I had already planned a rest day from running. Supposed to turn to snow later and get up to 3 inches altho it might accumulate just because of the blizzard nature of it but it will most likely all melt once it stops. And the last blizzard I can remember here was at Dairy Queen....

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I finished reading all previous posts and !WOW! There’s a lot going on here🙂

@pamelajmcnab Welcome to our happy little group😊 thank you for working through the stress and worries of COVID so you can teach those kids at school and help them get through this tough year. Stay well! You and I share a few goals actually. How is your water before meals coming along? Mornings for me have been easy because I paired that goal with reaching for my coffee cup. The others aren’t automatic yet. Keep it up and I’ll see if I can, too.

@SuperMotivated56 I hope you’re the right person....the 56 at the end threw me! Giving up chocolate and lollies is huge. Taking away all cereal is great unless it’s too much to change at one time. I can totally relate to doing well all day and then messing up in the evenings. Funny thing though.. since sugar not a problem for me, unlike fat, I actually decided if I was going to eat something and I had leftover calories I would have a bowl of cereal (crunchy) or sugar free fudgsicle (creamy) instead of the the old stand-by ice cream or chips when they’ve been brought in my house. We all have our own enemies, don’t we!?!

@Jomarunner You are so right! One day at a time is the only way to go😻

@77tes I LoVeD the dance video and it looked like so much fun! My dad’s cousin gave up square dancing this year but she still swims every day. She’s only 99 years young🙂. Keep on dancing!
I also appreciated the James Clear quote, “Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.” That’s why our beliefs about ourselves create our behavior and that, in turn, creates our lives. Such a good quote! Thank you for the reminder. Also good job on managing your carbs👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@texasgardnr You said about the tiger taming process (paraphrased): .... I just don’t feel like it now but don’t want to lose the momentum.... That pretty much sums up the way a habit becomes a habit and not something we do just because it’s our focus for the month. You are unstoppable! And an inspiration to me when I get tired of the necessary repetition. How is your Amaryllis plant doing? Are you seeing any growth yet? Same question goes out to you @SummerSkier. I kept my poinsettia from last year alive and it’s blooming, not profusely, but I’m still excited. Today I thought about ordering seeds to start in the house. I think spring fever is starting to set in😂🙄

@znaoiec Have you learned some notes on your new keyboard? What an adventure! Slow and steady!
And regarding the clutter goal...do you have a plan on how you can keep up with it? It’s a pretty universal goal, I think, so tips are always welcome😊

And last, but DEFinitely not least. You were actually the first! @themedalist It’s so good hearing from you. I hope things are more settled for you and your parents. Your daily notes will brighten their days and give them something to look forward to. I’m glad you’re actively joining us again.

I am changing my lotion hydration to twice a day, but will keep up with the water before meals, so fewer stars will be shining on my posts. My legs and feet are becoming silky smooth after 10 days so YAY! That’s reward enough😃

EDIT: I posted that and then read that it said I was doing an onion hydration!😲 so I thought I should edit😂🤣😂 🧅 😝

@MadisonMolly2017 I'm not a great cheerleader for myself but when I finish up a project I will recognize that I did a good job and allow myself to enjoy that feeling for a minute. In the next breath, I say "is there something that would make it even better" not as a judgment but more of pushing myself to another level. Maybe I should work on that?! Rewards are also internal. I enjoy the feeling of tired muscles after a workout or just a satisfied feeling of having done what I said I would.

@SummerSkier The first mention of an onion cookie had me (where's the gag icon???)! But when you said they're like chips it was all good. And the picture makes them look like crackers. Sounds better all the time! However I'm not ready to start an onion hydration at any time soon. Love the goggles (so funny and wise)! And what's up with your neighbor not getting the mail?? Maybe they've had a bad surprise before I haven't checked my home page so am wondering if you got your snowy run in today.

I forgot to use lotion this morning so I'm counting my early afternoon as a win. I'm kind of a perfectionist so feel guilty if I don't do things exactly according to Hoyle, but I'm working on easing up on that. But apparently I'm feeling enough guilt to confess it (eye roll)! I cleaned up the ancient home gym grease that had gummed things up and should be able to have a smoother time with it.

I'm really beating myself up for not doing more to accomplish my weight and exercise goals during the pandemic. I gained about 7 pounds and they stuck. Easter is 3 months away and by then we might be able to emerge back into the world, so I am going to put the stick away and get to work now.

Hope everyone is doing well and that we will hear from everyone soon.

@SuperMotivated56. You are doing great! Love the baby fist pump!!

@SummerSkier it takes determination to push through those days when you’re not feeling it. You’ve got it!