NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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@mswatson0777 Yes they are very hard to avoid! I can't imagine being back at work this summer lol. I hope things are better in this world but that we get to work at home still. I love red Thai curry! I'm glad you are able to breathe some this week. It sounds like a nice day.
@theslightedgeforever I get that. I'm up all night peeing every night lol. I got 100% yesterday. That's interesting, what you read. I feel like since I started eating healthier, my mood has improved. I don't know if it just happened at the same time by coincidence or if it was due to the food change.
Hi all. I'm glad I'm not at work today, I got into those Toblerones again and the giant container of peanut M&Ms that is in my office. I decided to throw out the M&Ms so I took them home to throw away (I didn't want the giver of the "gift" to see me throw it away).
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@trooworld That would be wonderful, but sadly I don't think my job is going to allow for remote work options for a long time in a non-pandemic world.
@TeresaW1020 Bra fittings are so challenging! I got a bunch recently from Fenty online that I actually really like since I couldn't go in person. They use body diverse women in their advertising so it was nice to see how the bras actually looked on people other than models!
@theslightedgeforever I have to wonder if it's a bit of a chicken and the egg question. Do healthy foods lead to better mental health are people with better mental health more likely to eat healthy foods over processed comfort foods? Add the extra complications of mental health, physical health, and socioeconomic status and it becomes a mess!
Happy Wednesday All! I'm feeling pretty blah today, but we'll be seeing the quaranteam later tonight which will hopefully perk me up a bit. Thankfully the weather is still decent. I got out on 3(!) walks yesterday to try to cheer myself up. My dog was so tired from all that he refused to go on a walk with me this morning. I honestly wonder if it's because I'm so used to being so busy that I don't know what to do with downtime anymore. That or the social isolation has been wearing on me. There are only so many books you can read in a week!0 -
Morning all, You know I would love to say I have had some victories, but here is the truth in my life right now. i am not on plan, I even had to go back and read what I said my goals were, so I can write them down, do them and quit this roll a coaster ride I am on. My day yesterday was waking up to my 42 year old daughter screaming for help...she fell asleep sitting up, fell face first on the tile in our house..her nose bleeding, etc. She has a bump on her forehead, nose is swollen, a cut on the bridge of her nose...and I have family who flew in late Monday night, sw I didn't get to bed until wee hours of the morning... So yesterday was a total bust. I didn't eat bad, but I didn't track. Still looking at Fitbit's. I received some money from a friend for "love offering" she called it...so trying to spend wisely. There are so many, but the Sense caught my eye because it monitors stress, but it also is expensive and it still has bugs. So for now, making my old work as best I can and watching and reading.. I know stress is one of my triggers.
@trooworld I am with you I would like to see us always work from home LOL. I think you mood and food are tied together...LOL
@TeresaW1020 That is great news on your mom and before I forget again, sorry for the loss in your family. Life is just teaching us take each day and live the best you can, we are not guaranteed another one..we all know that in our head, but we "forget" Yea on the loss, you are doing great. I hate bra shopping..I think I put up with bad bras because I hate it so much. LOL
@theslightedgeforever no I didn't track, no I am not on track, Yes I hear you in my head. Yes I am going to turn this around. Yes I have not and will not give up. I can see you reading up on Ireland...I can also see you and mom wanting to take a trip and see it in person. LOL.
@mswatson0777 Glad you are having a better week. Our weather is going to back in the 70's tomorrow. I swear we never know what to wear. LOL In regards to the window..we don't know who it was. I laughed when I read your "keep swimming". I say, keeping my head above water. LOL
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@teresaw1020 Wonderful words of wisdom to @trooworld about the chocolate trap. Yes, words matter. On the sugar/depression thing. I'm in agreement with you, I need to go check what I wrote. Maybe I didn't type it correctly. No I typed it correctly, so what are you reading.
yes, on the Beck Diet book. I love that book. I might end up reading it once a year as a refresher. There is also a workbook that goes along with it. But I recommend the actual book.
@trooworld I got 50%. Yaaay on your 100%. I'm getting better this week. So are the MnMs in the garbage? Now if they were plain, I would have kept those and thrown away the Toblerones.
@mswatson0777 I think it's both on your chicken/egg question. Better food leads to a clearer mind so people make better choices. Plus I feel better physically when I've eaten well. So that helps me too. Plus, when I eat better (on plan) my mental health is better because I have a "can do" attitude versus the days I don't. I think there is a psychological link as well as a physiological one. An interesting study I saw in the news is that they are tracking how your parents exercise habits reach over generationally to gene health. If that's true, me and @cbabie are at a disadvantage. lol
@cbabie One of your victories this week was to go back and find/read your goals and write them down. You could have just let another week go by saying, I'll begin on that when my company leaves. There will always be distractions. Now we were talking about words earlier. You said, Yesterday was a total bust. Not really, you said you didn't eat bad (I know you want perfect). So you must have done at least one thing right. The good news is that you get to try again the next moment, the next meal, etc. So glad you can hear me in your head. Yes, Ireland would have been a fun trip with Mom but now I get to take it with my dd. But we're going to Scotland first. She wants to see the Harry Potter castle. Maybe stay a couple of days there and then take a train to Ireland.
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Intentional Exercise-39 min walking
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@mswatson0777 Yeah I don't think my job is going to let us work remotely after this either. I'm glad to hear your feedback on Fenty bras, I was interested in them. Are they comfortable? I've been buying 3rd Love bras, which I absolutely love, but they are a bit expensive. I'm sorry that you are feeling blah. Hopefully a night with your coworker friends will cheer you up. That's great you got out on 3 walks!
@cbabie OH gosh, that is terrible what happened to your daughter. I hope she's okay. That's nice of your friend, a new FitBit sounds like a good investment. I've not heard of the Sense but if it monitors stress, that is great! That was a good idea to go back and read your goals. I think you are right about my mood and food.
@theslightedgeforever 50% is pretty good. I got 100% again yesterday. The M&Ms didn't go in the garbage yesterday: my arthritis is acting up and I couldn't take it to the trash. I didn't want to weigh down our trash bag with this huge thing of M&Ms. My back is not better today but I will find a way to get rid of them as they are causing problems. I wonder if my arthritis flare-up is a result of all of the chocolate I've been eating for the past week? You don't like Toblerones? Are you mad, woman???
Hi all. I'm in terrible pain from my arthritis. I almost signed out of work early yesterday but instead, I laid on a heating pad for about an hour and that helped some. Last night was the second night that I took the Ambien extended-release and I actually got a good night's sleep last night. Not so much the night before but last night was good. I've been tracking every day, actually pre-tracking. I need to start meditating again. I haven't gone for a walk yet this week.
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@trooworld I really like them so far! They don't have a lot of padding, which is actually a plus for me, but I've had mine now since basically the start of covid and they've held their shape well. I haven't tried 3rd Love, but I used to do Victoria Secret and these are thinner with much less padding (which I'm not sad about!). Sorry to hear about your arthritis pain, I hope you feel better today!
@theslightedgeforever I bet there is a huge correlation there! My parents were both extremely active and it took me a long time to find physical movement that I liked, but once I did I was hooked. I wonder if certain people get more of a serotonin dump from physical activity than others? Cause I know I'm downright grouchy when I don't move for a few days.
@cbabie How scary! Is your daughter okay? You do have a lot of stress and outside factors at play. My hope for you still this year is that you take steps towards putting yourself first, because you deserve care too!
I had a great time with the quaranteam last night and stayed within my goals. I even felt good enough this morning to still get up early for an upper body workout (which is a huge improvement from last week when I was too hungover!). Our of our quaranteam's birthdays is next week so we're surprising them by renting out the movie theater! Between the four of us it was actually fairly economical and a cool COVID-safe activity so it'll be fun to actually get dressed up and go out to the movie theater for a night!
I hope you all have fantastic days!
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Morning all, I didn't walk yesterday. I did track, I was a few over goal if I didn't include my step activity. LOL But I tracked. That is my goal. You can't change what you don't know and you don't know if you don't track. I did get my goals for some of my health written, I am still working on a routine for supplements. I am going to try using my cbd oil for a 2 weeks consistently to see if I see any change. I am so stressed and tense these days. If it's not the outside world, its the inside world. This I do boundries book I am reading says my emotion tells me what is going on inside. I am allowed to feel fear, anger, sad, etc...but it is like your engine lights coming on . It tells you what is going on under the hood...so if your gas light comes on you need gas...but what if you were watching the gauges, you could fill up before your light says you have 2 miles of gas left. So my emotions need to be gauged and dealt with. I choose how to deal with them not tell someone YOU make me angry...no I allowed them to make me angry. Sorry for the long post.
@trooworld I am sorry your back is hurting again. I do think sugar makes our joints inflamed. I am looking at the sense...I think I am going to make it a reward for my health goals.
@theslightedgeforever I am glad you have DD to enjoy travel with. She is fun. Thank you for the positive feedback.
@mswatson0777 I hear you on the so busy I don't know what to do on the downtime. I think that is why I eat more. I have been overly busy for 30 some years and don't know how to relax. I have to remind myself that my job is to take care of baby girl...not make another career LOL
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@mswatson0777 Thanks for your feedback about Fenty. I'll check them out. I'm feeling somewhat better today. Great job with the workout! Renting out a movie theater sounds like a lot of fun. What movie are you going to watch?
@cbabie Yay for tracking! I'm sorry that you are so stressed, stress isn't good for you at all as you know. That sounds like a smart book. I looked at the sense, it looks really good and now I want one! lol I think making it a reward is a great idea.
Hello all. My back is "somewhat" better today and I got "GOOD" sleep according to my tracker. Next week's menu is different than usual. 4 of the recipes are from the WW site and 2 recipes are from fellow WWs. I don't normally plan WW recipes because, in the past, they've been disappointing. I'm giving them another shot. I'm glad it's Friday, I've felt out of touch with the world all week. I think it's because I work 4 days at home, it makes me feel isolated. My husband is getting his COVID vaccine tomorrow (he works in the healthcare industry so qualifies). I'm so glad. At first, he wasn't going to get the vaccine at all because, as he said, "I never get the first of anything, whether it be a phone or a vaccine." I'm glad he's seen the light.
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@theslightedgeforever I went and looked at the newsletter you wrote about and I disagree with lumping refined carbs and sugar together with high-fat foods like meat and butter. I think better clarity would be IF you eat the refined carbs with the high fats then you have a good chance of being depressed and fat. BUT if you eliminate the refined carbs and sugar and just eat the high fat then you might not be depressed or fat.
@mswatston0777 Glad you had a fun time with your friends! I’ve heard that you can rent a movie theater. Such a fun idea! What movie will you watch?
@cbabie Ouch so sorry about your daughter hurting herself like that. I hope she is feeling better. Giving CBD oil a try is a good idea. It sure helps a lot of people. I don’t know what to advise to give you other than take it to God and pray he will help show you how best to manage. In the meantime, just keep watching those gauges and fill up before you get to empty.
@trooworld Glad you are feeling a little better and got good sleep. I hope you like your WW meals. You are so big on flavor so maybe you can doctor them up if need be. That is good that your DH is getting the shot.
Good morning! Sooooo drum roll please…this morning's scale has me down 75.1 lbs!! I was really hoping to hit that number for today’s weigh-in. It’s only taken four years to lose that much weight but I tell myself that I’ve been trying for over 30 years so four years isn’t so bad. I’ve learned a lot about myself and what works for me, so that is all good, right? I went bra shopping and brought home three from Khols because they don’t let you try stuff on right now. One of them fit well. It’s a little big around but gives me good support and will work for a few months. Tomorrow the staff is having a baby shower lunch for our associate pastor and his wife. It will be the first time this month that sweets will be a temptation, but I’m determined NOT to touch them and break my no sugar January streak. I told myself that I can have cake at the wedding in February so I don’t need a cupcake tomorrow. I’m making chicken salad and Deviled eggs so I know there will be things I can eat that won’t blow my plan. Have a good day!
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Yeah, my back still hurts a lot but it will loosen up later in the day I think. I'm hoping I can doctor them up if they sound like they are going to be bad lol. 75.1 lbs, wow, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Yes, that is all good. You are such an inspiration! That's good you are bringing stuff to the baby shower that you can eat. Good idea!
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For Teresa...congrats again, lady!
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Morning all, I took 10,066 steps yesterday, logged but was over my calories, not sure on sleep, my battery died and I didn't know it on my Fitbit. I tracked and took my supplements and oil. I am still stressed, family dynamics at play, but I am headed in the right direction.
@trooworld I would like to fall out of touch with the world, it's part of my stress and anxiety. LOL. I am sorry your back is still tight, but glad you are sleeping better. Let us know how the WW recipes work out. Love the penguin picture for Teresa..LOL
@TeresaW1020 Congrats on the loss. You have found what works for you and most of the time it really is about the journey not the end result. Although both are happy notes for you!! Congrats on no sugar. Glad you found a bra, it's hard to find one that feels like you are not wearing one, sticking gouging, suffocating..LOL
@mswatson0777 My daughter is better, yes. Thank you. Thanks for the pep talk. That sounds like fun renting out a theater. You guys now how to celebrate. LOL. Hope you keep that joy and laughter I hear in your post in you, even while you are working.
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@trooworld I'm glad your arthritis is better now. I've been doing some stretching exercises trying to reduce my hip pain. Maybe just go out for a short walk to start and then build on that. I'm like your hubby on "I never get the first of anything". lol
@mswatson0777 Good for you for staying in your boundaries. There really might be a generational correlation. I'm grouchy if I don't get my sweets. lol My parents always had sweets every night. I grew up with Hostess Twinkies, HoHos, and Ding Dongs. We didn't have much money but there was always money for those. I'm a Soma bra gal. I like to splurge on those. That sounds so fun about the movie theater.
@cbabie Good for you for tracking. It's the first step. Your book sounds really good. I may read it once I'm done with my other books I'm reading right now. A bit sad today when I looked at the date and thought it's Dad's bday I need to call him.
Your job is to take care of yourself first so you can take care of baby girl. If you are sick and decrepit then what? How is your daughter now?
@teresaw1020 I see your point now. I think it depends on the actual person. I know someone who takes depression medication but has very little fat in her diet. Other friend has super high cholesterol and based on her diet shouldn't have. So yes it's an experiment of one. I do not want to be my mother in law. Woohoo on the 75 lbs. That's awesome. I hope to join you one day in that victory. I'm half way there.
I had dinner at a friend's house last night still managed to stay OP. Learning to eat half portions.
I lost 1.9 lbs this week.
January goals:
Green-Stayed OP 171/238 gm
Intentional Exercise-46 min strength training, walking, stretching (got 253/300 burned calories)
Water-25%
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@cbabie That's great, well done! I'm sorry you are still stressed, I hope that gets better. I will let you know how the WW recipes are.
@theslightedgeforever Yeah it's finally better today (it still hurts a little). Yesterday it hurt pretty badly still. That's great you were able to stay OP at your friend's house. And well done on the loss!
Hello all. I talked to another one of my doctors yesterday (the one that does my depression medication) and she said that the Ambien is only supposed to be prescribed for temporary use and it is addictive. She only wants me to use it 4 days a week max. So, I will ask about the sleep clinic at my appointment with my new doctor. In other news, I lost 1 lb this week. This is not much but it's better than it has been: I've been gaining every week for many weeks now.
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@mswatson0777 I meant to tell you that I went looking on the SavageX by Fenty website yesterday and ended up getting some things. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll give them a try and see if I like them.
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Here is my WW+ year in review. You'll see it says something about December 2020, to get another discount, I had to quit and re-sign up in December:
https://thewwyearinreview.idomoo.com/c54b0036bb3c729272e90f29359e3ee12f4790e162aa5dc911208460cf04ab46/aa36f66b537a3a7cff45e5a5d6bef9407f4a9d9a/01A3385B000 -
Morning all, I walked yesterday, but emotionally I cried all day. I did better on my food.. But I am on a fast rn praying. So over all it was a good day. My walks are important to me. LOL I have to laugh at myself. I have a book thats kind of a devotional..called Sparkling gems. I felt led to read todays pages. It was all about self care...are you so busy taking care of everyone else that you forget yourself? If you give and are empty you have nothing to give. Now it was talking about about a preacher of a large church and not spending time with God, but my mother had a saying I apply to me ...first the natural then the spiritual. I even took all my supplements and drank my elderberry juice...so all boxes checked.
@trooworld That review is great..what an awesome thing to have. Yea on the loss!! Never despise small beginnings. LOL.
@theslightedgeforever Yea I wrote on his FB then my camera gave me a review "on this day". Dad's birthday 9 years ago, mom was still alive..I cried. oh well you forgot we grew up on fried cheeseburgers too...LOL
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@TeresaW1020 Congratulations!!! 75lbs down is a huge accomplishment!!! And we're going to watch Groundhogs Day (I know a lot of references from it but I've never seen it so I'm excited!)
@trooworld I'm so glad you found some stuff on the website, let me know how you like them!
@cbabie way to track and get your movement in! I'm so sorry that it was a rough emotional day. I'm glad you were able to cry it out although I hope today is better. I hope you're able to embrace the message to care for yourself, because you deserve it!
@theslightedgeforever Congrats on the loss! I've never been much of a Hostess girl, but I LOVE homemade cake. I try to keep cakes and cookies out of the house because I devour them, but I do have mini dark chocolate bars for a daily sweet treat. I find it keeps me from bingeing
Happy Three Day Weekend! I slept in until 7 and then laid in bed for another 30 minutes, it felt glorious. Last night my SO and I had a date night and watched WandaVision and Soul on Disney+ (I recommend both). It felt good to watch some lighthearted TV and just snuggle on the couch after a long week. I got my dissertation edits back so I'll have a busy couple of weeks ahead of me while I make those edits. I'm glad she got them to me before the three day weekend since I'll actually have time to dive in before work takes over my life again on Tuesday.0 -
@trooworld Awe thanks for that graphic! Those Emperor Penguins are really big! Ohhh that isn’t good about the Ambien only being a temporary fix. I hope you can get into a sleep clinic and find some real answers. Great job on losing that pound!! Keep it up.
@cbabie Glad, you were able to get out and walk. I very much agree with that book and that you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others around you. Hang in there!
@theslightedgeforever You don’t want to be your mother-in-law and I don’t want to be my sister. I’m hoping to actually become an inspiration for my sister before she ends up bedridden when she gets older. Thanks for the whoohoo! You will get there for sure! You are one of the most determined people I’ve met in my online communities.
@mswatson0777 Thanks! I’m pretty happy about finally hitting that number on the scale. I LOVE Groundhogs Day! Glad you are having a good weekend.
Hi everyone! Well, I almost did something totally stupid. I had the wrong date for the baby shower. It’s not today but next Saturday. Thank goodness I texted one of the girls a question who cleared up my misunderstanding before I showed up today with a big bowl of chicken salad and Deviled eggs and no one to eat it. I have a children’s church tomorrow and spent most of the morning putting together my lesson plan. I also did a workout and now I’m off to watch Day 6 of the Quit Sugar Summit. I really have enjoyed all the great speakers and info I’ve been getting.
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@cbabie I'm so sorry you are struggling emotionally right now. I'm glad it was a good day despite the emotional upsets. Your mother sounds like she was a smart woman. Thanks for your continued support.
@mswatson0777 Will do! How wonderful to have a 3-day weekend! We started to watch Soul last weekend but we stopped to go to bed and then we forgot we were watching it. It was good, what I saw of it, we'll pick it back up. That's good you know what you have to do with your dissertation. Good luck!
@TeresaW1020 Yes they are! re: Ambien...yeah, I'm disappointed but we'll see if I can get into the sleep clinic. Oh my! I'm glad you discovered that the baby shower is next weekend before you made all of the food. Enjoy your day with the kiddos and the Quit Sugar Summit!
Hello all. My husband and I went for a nice walk yesterday, the weather was so nice. It was actually a bit hot (sorry you people with snow lol). I made homemade corn tortillas for dinner, we had steak tacos and refried beans. It was really delicious. Today, I plan on cleaning the car and maybe making some meals ahead of time. We'll see if that happens.
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@TeresaW1020 If you can believe it this was my first time seeing it! We laughed so hard in the theater, I love dark comedies! And that is too funny about the shower, thank goodness you texted someone.
@trooworld The second half is really cute as well. I'm glad you were able to get out for a walk and enjoy the nice weather.
Happy Sunday! We had an absolute blast at the theater, it felt so wonderful to do something semi-normal for once. And honestly, it was great to be able to talk in the theater without annoying anyone! I'm definitely not losing any weight this weekend, but we had so much fun I'm not mad about it. I'm cooking healthy meals for the rest of the weekend/week. I spent the morning reading for fun and the afternoon doing some dissertation work, and now I'm about to round it out with a walk or yoga or something.0 -
@trooworld it sounds like you had a great day yesterday! How is your arthritis pain doing?
@mswatson0777 Glad you liked the movie! It's one of my all time favorites and you make me want to watch it again. Maybe on Groundhogs day.
Good morning and happy Monday! Today, I need to do some housecleaning and go to Aldis. I have a lower body workout to get through first. Last night my hubby put his hand on my leg and commented that my leg was so much thinner. I was like, "finally you noticed" I need to have a good week because this weekend is the baby shower and then on Sunday is mom's birthday and we are taking her out to dinner. I did find a recipe for individual Keto cheesecakes that I plan to make for us to enjoy too. 0 -
@mswatson0777 Oh good, I'm glad to hear it. Yes, it was so nice out all weekend! I'm glad you enjoyed the theater, that sounded like a lot of fun. You seem like you had a fabulous weekend, well done!
@TeresaW1020 I did have a great day that day, actually, the whole weekend has been good. My arthritis pain: I woke up in pain this morning but not as bad as it has been lately. I think by the mid-morning, the pain should go away. Thanks for asking! That's great your hubby noticed your weight loss. By 75 lbs, I would say it's about time lol. Knock it out of the park this week and you'll be fine this weekend!
Hello all. This weekend was fabulous. I did use all of my weekly points on steak tacos, chilaquiles, drinks, and a very tiny thing of Ben & Jerrys (I bought the smallest one they make) but it was worth it. The weather was nice all weekend and I did make a soup for later in the week. Last night, we had Lemony one-pan orecchiette with sausage and Broccolini, which was a WW recipe. It was really good and encouraging that the rest of the WW recipes I picked out for this week might be okay! LOL I drank 128 oz of water yesterday so @theslightedgeforever , I more than made my 100%. My goal is to drink 128 oz a day now. It used to be 60 oz but I read an article on WW about drinking water and they had a formula based on your age and mine came out to be 128 oz.
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Been a bit since I check in. Way over indulged on hubby’s days off. time to kick it into overdrive have a few pounds to go to make it to my end of January goal. Hope everyone is doing well. Will try to get caught up on posts today.0 -
January goals:
Green-Stayed OP 94/100 gm
Intentional Exercise-41 min walking
Water-50%
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@TeresaW1020 Isn't it so funny how many pounds it takes before our SO's notice! Lower body workouts are always so challenging. I did the 21 day fix plus cardio core this morning and it was a challenge!
@theslightedgeforever Looks like you're doing well on your goals! Now just adding the hydration in!
Welcome back @renaegry!
@trooworld I've been really impressed by how much WW have grown in their recipe game. I used to try to make some stuff from them in the early 2000s and it was so bland and flavorless. I once tried a crockpot red curry from them that called for 2-4TBS of red curry paste for the very large crockpot (for real). Now they're actually using spices!!!
Happy Monday all! Since I have the day off I got a workout and a dog walk in this morning and now I'm going to do some dissertation work before I do a virtual movie night with friends. I cooked up a bunch of healthy food and did some laundry yesterday so I'm ready to take on the week.
I've been noticing I've been getting really grumpy when it's time to do my dissertation work. I need to work on a bit of an attitude adjustment or it's going to be a long year. I feel like 2021 is the year of putting the work in for 2022, since by 2022 I'll hopefully be done with classes (and tuition payments!) and vaccinated so I can actually enjoy a social life again. But to get there I have to buckle down this year and put in the dissertation work and stay safe. I just keep reminding myself that this is the year of achieve so the following year can be a year of enjoy!0 -
Hope everyone has a great night! Started back tracking today. Making it a goal to track everyday and get up at 4:30 am. Need more time in the morning beforehand work but I’m far from a morning person.0
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mswatson0777 wrote: »@TeresaW1020 Isn't it so funny how many pounds it takes before our SO's notice! Lower body workouts are always so challenging. I did the 21 day fix plus cardio core this morning and it was a challenge!
@theslightedgeforever Looks like you're doing well on your goals! Now just adding the hydration in!
Welcome back @renaegry!
@trooworld I've been really impressed by how much WW have grown in their recipe game. I used to try to make some stuff from them in the early 2000s and it was so bland and flavorless. I once tried a crockpot red curry from them that called for 2-4TBS of red curry paste for the very large crockpot (for real). Now they're actually using spices!!!
Happy Monday all! Since I have the day off I got a workout and a dog walk in this morning and now I'm going to do some dissertation work before I do a virtual movie night with friends. I cooked up a bunch of healthy food and did some laundry yesterday so I'm ready to take on the week.
I've been noticing I've been getting really grumpy when it's time to do my dissertation work. I need to work on a bit of an attitude adjustment or it's going to be a long year. I feel like 2021 is the year of putting the work in for 2022, since by 2022 I'll hopefully be done with classes (and tuition payments!) and vaccinated so I can actually enjoy a social life again. But to get there I have to buckle down this year and put in the dissertation work and stay safe. I just keep reminding myself that this is the year of achieve so the following year can be a year of enjoy!
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@renaegry You've got this!
@theslightedgeforever You are doing great!
@mswatson0777 Yes, I had the same reaction to their recipes in the 2000s and that is the time period that my dislike is based on lol. I'm going to plan more next week. I hope you had fun with your virtual movie night, that sounds like a good time. I think you have the right line of thought regarding your dissertation work. I know when I was in grad school, it seemed like I would never be done with school and I often got depressed. I hope your mood lifts soon!
@gemwolf110 Good idea to track. I used to not be a morning person but after years of having to get up early, I am finally one.
Hi all. My back is still bothering me and that's not surprising because yesterday I got into some chocolates at work and had 4. I need to not go in that room but that's where the water is. I can go to another building to get my water and I think I will start doing that. I drank over 128 oz of water yesterday again.
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@gemwolf110 4:30am?!? Holy buckets! You must go to sleep super early to get up then!
@trooworld Impressive water intake! It is really hard to avoid the treats when they're right in front of you. I know I've struggled staying out of the kitchen! Getting up and taking a short walk to the other building sounds like a great plan to avoid treats and incorporate movement.
Happy Tuesday! I'm feeling fairly refreshed after the three day weekend. Yesterday I got all my goals in and I didn't overeat sweets which I'm calling a win. Today I got up early, got a workout in, and got 40 minutes of solid dissertation work in before work. I'm realizing that I need a few days to come to terms with requested edits before I can start to make actionable progress on them. Once I break them down they're really not too bad. I got Chapter 3 out again to one of my committee members and now I'm tackling wording changes before adding additional content. I've got two more weeks to get it back to my advisor to stay on track which I figure is plenty of time.0
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