Poobah1972 wrote: »

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

I just drove 20 minutes to see my GP who apparently just called in and drove another 20 minutes to come home... A phone call would of been nice ..The receptionist said oh well he just called in ...I am sooo tired of people not doing their jobs ...I go back on the 19th at 8:30am ...rant over

That really sucks... Sorry to hear that!

Thanks Jonathan .... off to my surgeon soon to get the rest of my staples out and ask why it burn inside and when can I start walking with my daughter and husky... I am antsy to say the least ...

@lmf1012
That sounds like a lovely Mother's Day with your children (and steps). Congratulations on staying under, while eating out. Great planning! 👏🏻

@Megan_smartiepants1970
Yup, I'd be frustrated too. The GP should have given more notice.
So glad you're getting the rest of the staples out today and hopefully will get some answers. Hopefully, the surgeon will permit some walking - I know you really want to get back out there.
Thank you for leading and managing the step challenge for us, I know it's a lot of extra work. You're awesome for taking that on! 🤗

@888Angie888
Thank you for sharing. 🤩

@rlaskey2
I'm glad you had a wonderful Mother's Day with your family AND were able to get all of those steps in to boot. 🙌🏻

@lindamtuck
Congratulations on getting 3 out of 3 ✅ 🎉 ! Oh no, I'm sorry the anxiety is so bad. Hopefully on Wednesday, you receive some helpful suggestions for sleep and anxiety management. Good plan to get those exercises done and go for a walk after your coffee! 🤗

Went to my Surgeon ...he took 3 staples out and told me to come back on Thursday or Friday to get the other 2 out ......I am tired of driving so far away ...but at least I can resume to walking Aspen

I am not ready to walk my dog... just tried going around the block and it hurts like hell .... I think I will take the entire month off from walking and resume when my daughter is done with school ...She is out of school June 10th that way we can go out early in the morning and not have to rush home because she has classes with her other teachers

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

Reminder if I do not have your steps by the end of today(Monday 5/10/21) I will be zeroing them out
I still needs steps from:

@azkunk 5/3-5/9
@cesse47 5/2-5/9
@my_monkey_my_circus 5/2-5/9

Thank you

I am going to sit out the rest of the month and focus more on nutrition and rowing

TheresaM787 wrote: »

Good Morning Team



[bOverdue[/b]
@azkunk

Today
@mszoueb
@Z10Rtza
@lcfa5317
@jimboden3
@Poobah1972
@tomcat2019

Tuesday
@iradi8
@littleflutterby

I am on a diet break for 2 weeks and @megan_smartiepants said she would excuse my weigh-ins. I am happy to post but it is a gain. Just let me know.

azkunk wrote: »

TheresaM787 wrote: »

Good Morning Team



[bOverdue[/b]
@azkunk

Today
@mszoueb
@Z10Rtza
@lcfa5317
@jimboden3
@Poobah1972
@tomcat2019

Tuesday
@iradi8
@littleflutterby

I am on a diet break for 2 weeks and @megan_smartiepants said she would excuse my weigh-ins. I am happy to post but it is a gain. Just let me know.

I am not in charge of weigh ins....@TheresaM787 is since Linda is taking a break... I made a mistake when I told you that you could go on support for 2 weeks...support is for ones who don't want to weigh in for the entire month....I apologize for my mess up...Please ask @TheresaM787 if she will excuse you....again I apologize

lcfa5317

CW = 189.5
PW= 190.1

Weigh in day = Mondays

Fairly good day today
Finally I can set some goals.
All 3 rings closed on Apple Watch every day - this includes 30 minutes of exercise.
3 days a week of strength exercises.

My daughter was very ill the last 2 weeks, but she was able to go back to the university on Saturday. Yay! She still is weak because she lost so I have blood, but she’s much better. She’s going to take a few incompletes and finish classes in the summer. Wow! What a bizarre 2 weeks. You never know when something crazy will happen. She was in an emergency room for 10 hours before anyone even saw her even though she was losing vast amounts of blood. She is going to need to write a letter of complaint to that hospital.
I’m exhausted after 2 weeks an an emotional roller coaster. I brought her home last week so I could take care of her. I’m no longer used to cooking every day, so that tired me out too. It helped her though, so all is well. She’s a vegetarian, so I found new recipes which were good.
Now I need the weather to warm up to get out on my bike.

Week one of my break was ok. I only gained 0.4lbs. The theory is that a diet breaks help reverse meta.boric adaptations. I am still tracking, rowing and focusing on protein but I have increased my calories to maintenance. We’ll see how it goes. My endocrinologist appointment was on Friday. She thinks my symptoms are mostly menopause and changed the medication I was on. She did order thyroid studies to be sure nothing is going on there. As far as the calcium and parathyroid goes, she thinks it’s all related to medications that I was n and she wants to give it 3 months off the medications to recheck the labs. I really hope the new medication helps with my symptoms. Today, I had to use my lunch break to take a z30 minute nap. I could not keep my eyes open and I still feel exhausted. I feel like if I were left alone in a dark room, I could sleep for 2 days.

I will try to read and catch up. Hope everyone is well.

Thank you @azkunk!! I'm glad you are getting some answers for what has been going on medically. I'm sorry that you are still feeling tired. I was going to have a big step day. I think I'll watch a movie in bed, instead!!😊

@azkunk i'm glad to hear they think it may only be menopause. nothing serious (coming from a man. lol). enjoy your break. you deserve and earned it.

@lindamtuck2018 thanks for the info on the burgers. i'll be looking again tonight when i pick my daughter up from work. she's a cashier at our grocery store. i don't recognize the names but i don't remember them all that were there.

@Megan_smartiepants1970 why did he leave 2 in? if you get bored, just grab some tweezers and yank them out yourself. lol keep healing. has the pain all but disappeared yet?

@Bluetail6 i hope you had a very happy birthday. and i can't believe some cad asked your age. i would have asked your weight, thinking you're prouder to give that one out.

check-in for 5/10:
steps - 4338. i'll probably hit 4500 when i pick up daughter. i can't believe i still have to pick up a 32 year old.
calories - well under. i have no clue how. story below.
exercise - not today. i did, however, sign up at a gym. 30 a month and i can take a guest with me. i got chased out of the same gym years ago from people mocking me. i hope i can handle any of it this time. granted, i'm 140 pounds lighter than i was then.

today i met up with my friend and had a late lunch, snack for me, at dennys. i'm sure we grossed some people out since we just sat there telling each other about all of our near death experiences in detail. heart attacks, strokes, b/p collapses, cancer of testicle, etc. we did that even when we were young. i just ordered a small plate of nachos and still only ate half with some calorie free tea.
i feel like i ate a lot of food today. i've been full most of the day. breakfast, lunch, late lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks. MFP still puts me well under 1800. it's sooooo weird. today i checked and double checked my entries again.

important day tomorrow. national "eat what you want" day. it's also "twilight zone" day. so grab the ice cream, put on fat free whip cream and binge on the show.

MAY WEEK 1 TOP 5 STEPPERS ARE:

1st @Bluetail6 - 94,217 steps
2nd @TheresaM787 - 91,200 steps
3rd @rlaskey2 - 87,795 steps
4th @Z1ORtza- 78,132 steps
5th @iradi8- 71,626 steps
CONGRATS LADIES
AS A GROUP WE WALKED 816,744 steps
GREAT JOB EVERYONE

Recognizing everyone who pledged their steps
@lindamtuck2018 - 7/7
@Megan_smartiepants1970 -6/7
@TheresaM787 - 7/7
@iradi8- 7/7
@rlaskey2 - 5/7
@Tazaria87 - 5/7
@Z1ORtza- 6/7
@Bluetail6 - 6/7
@red1185 -4/7
@rwood566 - 4/7
@Poobah1972 -7/7
@lmf1012 -5/7
@littleflutterby - 67
@roz0810 - 3/7

WELL DONE EVERYONE

Fantastic Tuesday Morning Everyone!

I felt amazing out there this morning. Pain was at an absolute minimum throughout my 5 laps around the compound. It didn't feel like a chore today, that I had to grind through. The handled the hill portion of each lap with gusto and definitely had more power in my step to get up that hill and still have go-go juice when I got to the top. I even slogged the entire flat section of my last lap in a bid to keep my heart rate close to the 160 mark successfully. And as an added bonus, my heart rate monitor actually worked pretty good, except near the end for a few minutes....

So, lessons learned. Listen to my body. If the pain is making it so I cringe when I'm out there, and the enjoyment seeps out of it. TAKE A BREAK. You will come back stronger then ever, and your body and you mind will thank you for it.

Also, if you experience issues, then take steps l to alleviate them... Don't just let them get worse. Such as...

Ordered Knee brace (should have it by Friday)
Started taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Massages (lynn thankyou)
Voltaren cream... It helps.. I think.
Ice Gel Pack - on the list for this weekend's shopping trip.

(I'm starting to hear the Getting stronger music from Rocky... Just like I did when I was reading about Beth's hard work.) lol...

Anyway, it's all good.... Now for the Blood work this morning.

Blood Ketones 2.0
Blood Glucose 161
GKI 4.47

Was expecting a 3 for ketones this morning and a I'm not sure what's up with my blood sugar, but that is the highest reading I have ever had I think.... GKI is alright though... So, I'm just ignoring the whole thing.

As for the weight room, I tore down the last of the boxes and vacuumed the room. Tonight, after work I pick up the Olympic bar and some Olympic weights. It's also start to pack up all the stuff on the shelving unit, so we can get it out of the room. 😄

Other than that.... I feel GREAT! Thanks for all the love and support through these last few "Darker" days. lol

Have an amazing Tuesday Everyone! 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗🤓😆👍



@Megan_smartiepants1970 Steps May 10, 2021 - 3756 (I failed.... )

@Bluetail6
🎉Happy Birthday 🎉

@lcfa5317
Congratulations on your weight loss AND for hitting your Apple Watch goals! 👏🏻👏🏻 That's terrific news, about your daughter feeling better and is back at Uni. So scary, you're a strong momma. 🤗

@azkunk
It sounds like your body is telling you to sleep and rest. I'm glad you listened and slept a bit. Are you able to get to bed earlier? It's amazing as adults we fight the urge to sleep, but as infants we just fall asleep when we're tired (hear that Netflix? we're tired) 😆 I heard something similar about going on maintenance during deficits - I think it was from the Half Size Me podcast.

@Beautyofdreams
I LOVE that podcast (We Only Look Thin), so inspiring 😆(the hosts joke about how inspirational they are, but to me they really are). I'm definitely using almost every last available calorie in my budget- I still pre-log in my dinners and desserts. It's true what she says, maintenance and deficit are basically the same, you just have a bit more calories available to you in maintenance. I think that's why both We Only Look Thin and HalfSize Me are both advocating for choosing a meal plan/diet/lifestyle that you won't mind sticking to forever.

Thank you for sharing what you're going through. I had no idea of the range of emotions 🤗. I'm so glad you found an outlet to exercise on the bike, that's good to hear you aren't putting any pressure on the wound. Please continue to share and hopefully that will help you realize that you are not alone, we are all here for you.

@rwood566
Terrific step count 👏🏻👏🏻 I'm so glad you went to meet your friend. Hilarious about your lunch conversations, the neighboring diners were probably in awe 😆. Bonus, you stayed under your calorie budget, especially when going out - that's a tough one! I hope you enjoy the gym, shame on those people for making you feel unwelcome - they don't know how awesome you are, YET!

TheresaM787 wrote: »

@Poobah1972
Amazing!! Look at how far you've come in such a short time! Five laps AND it didn't feel like a chore 🤩 Yes, great advice and I'm glad you took you're own. You did come back stronger, mentally and physically. So happy for you👏🏻👏🏻 Now for the mean momma part (said sternly, but with motherly love), please don't say (even in jest) that you failed. Every step counts, and you did FIVE LAPS of steps. Some days we hit our goals, other days we may not. That's why it's a goal, something to strive for. Ok, mean momma part over - go outside and play with your friends.

Your right... My fiancé would of been all over me for that one too. I should of said I failed to hit my target yesterday. I am certainly not a failure. It was a rest day after all, and I came back all the stronger for it!

Thanks Momma Bear!