erikNJ wrote: »

Long rant (apology in advance)

I have been really on a downward spiral mental health wise, so my motivation has been non-existent.
My back is still hurting from shoveling snow 4 days last week so I haven’t been able to go to the gym regardless.
A coworker that I worked with yesterday potentially has covid, so now I have to quarantine while I wait on test results, making my anxiety even worse. And yet another reason I can’t get to the gym.

I am going to take this week off if I can roll over my weight, and I will catch up with you all next Monday.

I’m sorry your back pain hasn’t subsided.. I totally understand that pain and when I get a flair up depending the severity and the level of immobility I experience- the whole thing totally effects your psyche!
That being said maybe while you break- you can still try to maintain your dry-for-30 days goal? That was a great Goal you posted and I didn’t even realize it at the time, but ever since we all talked about it here, I have been skipping my 2-Whiteclaws-a-night trend and I’m feeling very empowered by that. Hopefully you’re still going after it!! See you Monday!

@HASWLRS Thank you

Tuesday 9 February
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes

Steps: 7596
Water: 96 oz

2/9/21
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Water: 7.5 cups

@mooreshelly09 - that is almost too much for one heart to bear. Please take good care of yourself and give yourself some grace. We lost our nephew to suicide just after Christmas, and the grief is in waves. His sister has had the hardest time as I can see you have, too.

@erikNJ - hang in there my friend! I am sorry about your back, and hope that these Feb blues recede and you can enjoy a great Valentine's day this coming weekend. Thanks for sticking with us in good times and bad!

I took a tumble over some boxes of furniture yesterday morning so took a day off of walking. I landed on my knee at first but quickly rolled to my amply cushy fanny so I think I'm good to go today.

2/09/2021
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: no
Water: 80
Steps: 2251

prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »

Prehistoricmoongoddess

Wednesday
LW 148.0lbs
CW 146.8lbs

@prehistoricmoongoddess
Fantastic!!

annabananamc wrote: »

@mooreshelly09 - that is almost too much for one heart to bear. Please take good care of yourself and give yourself some grace. We lost our nephew to suicide just after Christmas, and the grief is in waves. His sister has had the hardest time as I can see you have, too.

@erikNJ - hang in there my friend! I am sorry about your back, and hope that these Feb blues recede and you can enjoy a great Valentine's day this coming weekend. Thanks for sticking with us in good times and bad!

I took a tumble over some boxes of furniture yesterday morning so took a day off of walking. I landed on my knee at first but quickly rolled to my amply cushy fanny so I think I'm good to go today.

2/09/2021
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: no
Water: 80
Steps: 2251

@annabananamc
Oh no! I hope your doing ok!

WRD

For this exercise I analyzed my lunch, I eat the same thing every day so this was easy. We’re going to visit the grandbaby this weekend so after that I will analyze one of THOSE meals. It will be harder to stick to a plan when I don’t control the menu. Plus my daughter insists on keeping bags of salt & vinegar chips in her pantry. :-0

Every Sunday I grill a package of chicken breast and divide it out for the week (M-F). Each day I have that plus a salad (2 cup container filled with lettuce, spinach, diced red onion, jalapeno, and bell pepper). I use wine vinegar and EVOO instead of bottled dressing. The breakdown is as follows:

Calories: 308
Carbs: 16 minus 4g fiber = 12 net
Protein: 41g
Fat: 9g
Sodium: 116mg

After many years of yoyo dieting, I have found that this meal works for me. You’d think it might get boring but to me it doesn’t. I like that I don’t have to think about it and can just grab and eat it on a busy work day. No (additional) stress. 

Also, thinking back to what Lisa said about the cost savings of having one packet of oatmeal instead of two, I couldn't possibly add up the cost savings of this lunch as compared to most of my coworkers. In both time and money. Every day people would stand around discussing where to get lunch from that day before heading out to one of the local fast food places. Aside from the $5-$10 they spent each day, I cringed at the calories, fat and sodium content of the meals they came back with.

@erikNJ Just so you know, going dry will actually help with anxiety and depression. I don't know you well, but this I have derived from your posts, 'you are strong'. Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal include anxiety and depression, so that leads to reaching for more alcohol, which leads to more anxiety and depression...it's a cycle. But I have faith in you that you are stronger than the cycle. Alcohol is just depression in a bottle...