NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

@cbabie Hooray on your weight loss. So exercise is an obstacle right now. What are the solutions and ways around this obstacle. It can be done in little segments of time. Your little hiatus of having me give you my words of wisdom is over. Hope you enjoyed the break.

@gemwolf110 So how will you make this week different than last so you show a loss? Bday months are fun. I love my special day. I hear you on the rain. I think it goes back to childhood when I had to stay indoors when it rained. Indoors was not a fun place to be.

@trooworld Technically I ate two meals a day and then snacked. I think not having lunch everyday helped me alot. El Loco Pollo sounds good. So you learned a good lesson. How many points would you have liked to eaten during that meal? So you can still eat what you ordered and enjoyed but cut down on the portion size. 1/2? 3/4? 2/3? That's what made me so successful before corona (BC) on my carb cycling. I ate what I wanted but like with quesadillas, it was cut into 8 triangles so I immediately took 2 off and placed them on my husband's plate. It was his choice to eat them or not. I just needed them off mine. Same thing when I eat my cornbread. I should probably have it for lunch so I could eat a whole piece. lol

@teresaw1020 I know you love your data. I've missed my spreadsheets myself. So true about the sizing. The pics that we keep in our minds. I think I have the opposite problem though, I see myself thinner than I really am I think. Then see pics and say Oh My.


Well, starting today off right. Exercised as soon as I opened my eyes.
I was doing all yellow and green while my sil was here. Now I'm back on red for today and tomorrow.
Normal schedule here I come.

188/164- Yellow
No movement

@trooworld Did you eat enough food at the other meals? Maybe you were too hungry when it came time to eat your snacks. Did you leave too much time between meals? In one of my groups we are working on eating at any other time besides planned meals/snacks. One of the things I have learned is that cravings start to diminish the moment you decide you are not going to eat; the moment you become indecisive is when the intensity increases.

So we are to list our cravings, the time, discomfort level (1-10), how long the craving lasted, techniques used to distract yourself. Outcome. I feel this is basically a skill that can be learned over time and we can teach ourselves to ignore cravings. It's a process like running. You start out slow and then get faster over time. I made a Trello journal called Cravings. They even made a nice background pic with special brownies all over it. That's how smart the technology is now. I was going to go look for a pic with something chocolate on it and Trello did it for me.

Yesterday this was my list

Reese's PB miniature, 10:30 a.m., 1, 30 seconds, mindset technique, (it's not on my plan today), Success
Reese's PB miniature, 7:30 pm. 1, 30 seconds, mindset technique, (it's not on my plan today), Success

I did notice my trigger was hot tea, and the second time hot tea and I was reaching in the bag where I had my bag of crackers that were planned out.

85/100- Red
32 min YouTube cardio video
50% water

@trooworld Congrats on being accepted into a gallery show. That's a really big deal. Good for you. OK, so let's get back to working on our water.

87/100-Red
54 min walking
50% water

@trooworld What good things do you give yourself credit for yesterday? ouch on the dentist. I haven't been since beginning of corona and need to go. I just keep putting it off.

@cbabie Because I'm always eating something if I have some hot tea. Not candy though. Right now I'm having nectarine slices with it. Indoors is boring unless I'm sitting reading. Just 4 walls. Outside is so much to do and see. Even in heat. For your movement..... Can you put on a good song and march around the house for 10 min. or how about do this with your little one. https://youtu.be/LZFwXQKIaB4

141/238 Green
Rest Day-movement
25% water

@cbabie I hope you get your "Me" time back. Thanks! It will be fun. Yeah I am glad I have insurance. Sorry you have cracked teeth. I clench my jaw really bad in my sleep even though I wear a mouthguard at night.

@TeresaW1020 I think I will eat before I go. Oh gosh, your poor mom! I got up at about 5:50 today which is sleeping in even on the weekends. I love the visual of your jeans!!! WTG!

@theslightedgeforever Gee, that's a hard question right now. I guess because I ate a healthy lunch and dinner. How about you? Don't put off your dental visit too much or you might have a surprise like me.

@gemwolf110 I'm glad you love your new doctor. Have a great weekend!

Hello all. I'm going to go shooting photos with my photo club today. I've been a member for years but have only actually gone to two events. I want to change that. We are shooting boats down by the water. We are eating at a seafood restaurant afterward.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

@trooworld that is great that you are going to hang out with your photo club today! Boats on the water will give you so many opportunities for some interesting shots. At one I got into photography. I loved going to the botanical gardens and taking macro shots of flowers, bugs, and whatever else would look cool in macro. I’m jealous that you live by the water and can get really good seafood. Enjoy your day!

@theslightedgeforever I agree that moods and hormones control a lot of thinking and behavior. Especially with food! That is a good idea to make the pants pic a background photo. DH asked if I plan to keep the size 20 pants and I said yes. I never want to forget where I’ve been and where I’m NOT going back to.


Hello! So, last evening DH suggested we go out for a final meal before my big blood sugar challenge. Of course, I agreed and we ended up at the local brewery where I had an incredible burger with bacon and avocado and the fries. We had two beers as well and then thought ice cream would be a good idea, so we went to the store before going home. It's no surprise that my weight was a little up this morning. But that is OK! I started tracking my glucose and we shall see how things progress. OK, I need to go give the dog a bath since the groomer can’t get her in until July!

@teresaw1020 Even if I lived close to the water I don't think I would enjoy seafood. lol As close as I get is Long John Silvers. I grew up eating fried catfish but something happened along the way. I don't know. Were you the one reading The Beck Diet Solution? I just love that book. I'm currently doing that for my 100 day group. Second time around. I did it in October when I was about 6 weeks into carb cycling. I think it had a lot to do with my success then. It's been fun rereading my journal I wrote back then each day. I'm following the same template and adding my notes to the top to see how much I've progressed. Or not.....in some areas. I think I'd like to do this book every other year as a review course.

@trooworld Good for you for being so active. I bet you got a lot of good shots. That hot sun can zap the energy from you. Your lunch sounded good but I had to look up your soup. oh that sounds good and would be very good on my plan it sounds like. You want a good laugh? I was not pronouncing it right at first. My first attempt was Av-gole-mono So I was thinking it has like one main ingredient in it. Then I looked up the recipe and saw it's pronounced Ahvo-lemono (lemon-egg)

I just had a good NSV. Yesterday I wanted some ice cream and had planned for it being a green day and all. Dh didn't want to go get some. I didn't want to go all the way there by myself. So I knew exactly what would happen today. He would ask to go get some. Which he did. We were out doing errands and he said do you want to go get that ice cream now? NO but you can have some. Don't let me stop you. He says I feel bad. I was thinking you should be. He compromised and got a plain vanilla cone from McDonalds. Part of my Beck training this week is to eat what you have planned for the day. It's the unplanned eating that gets us in trouble. The food will always be there, we can get it another time if we want. Well I have 4 red days until Thursday. I could plan it in maybe for tomorrow but I told him on the weekend. So Yaaaay me. I will re-lose the weight I gained during corona.

I lost 2.1 lbs this week

147/238-Green
70 min walking
50% water

@theslightedgeforever I got *some* good shots but honestly, shooting boats is not really my thing. Yeah the soup is really good and I like it with a little bit of feta on top. Oh, I guess I'm pronouncing it wrong too! LOL I pronounce it "avgo-lemono" with a G in it. Oops! That's great that you were able to resist the ice cream. You WILL release that weight, I know it! Congrats on that great loss.

@TeresaW1020 It was a really fun day. You'll like the soup. I recommend adding a little feta as a topping. Oh dear about the heat! I can't wait to hear more about your blood glucose trigger number.

Hi all. I did something different this week with groceries: I didn't buy sugar-free Reeses peanut butter cups. I've been buying them lately but I think it is triggering me to snack. We'll see how I do.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

@cbabie No worries, I'm sorry you are struggling though. Congrats on the loss! Yeah, I think if I want Reeses I'll just not keep them in the house and get single servings once in a while.

Hello all. I did better yesterday at work: I didn't go to the cafe and I didn't go to the vending machines. I brought 2 snacks of my own (a WW bar and a single-serving back of Goldfish) and I stuck to those plus my lunch. Tonight, I have an event for my exhibition: it's where all the artists in the show meet each other. I am going to try to eat before I go but I have to go into the office again today and the timing may be tricky.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS