@askewcr sending you {{hugs}} and strength for your injection. My husband hates needles too and I see what he goes through when he needs to get a needle

@TwistedSassette glad your son's second class went smoothly and you were able to try out some things at the gym. Do they have trainers that will set up a program for you?

@Katmary71 I hope your appointment at the pain clinic went well and you can finally get some relief

@TereasW1020 I'm in for a tracking challenge. For my current diet I was given a list of low fiber/high carb foods I've been avoiding for years so I need to be diligent about tracking to keep BG in check. Doctors never seem to look at the big picture. They treat one thing without looking at how it will affect other areas/issues then they treat the resulting problem with more meds. I feel like I wack-a-mole game.

Not much new. Still not feeling great. I spend most of my time resting which has been a shock to my system but I'm kind of liking it. I'll wait until I've finished my antibiotics before I ease back into exercise.

Food has been fine. I started tracking again and figuring out which foods I can tolerate. I make better choices when I'm mindful so that's helpful.

@jactop- oops- sorry, didn't see that you had an intestinal infection. Hope you are on the mend.

@vegan4lyfe2012 - so glad your son is home!

@Katmary71 - how did the pain clinic go? Hope you didn't have to sit on the floor.

@TheGlwUp - I agree with all the emotional eating things. I've been working on those too and some days are better than others. I also stop and think before I eat- am I really hungry? And yes- it's way more than calories in/out. There are many habits and behaviors that have to be changed as well.

@TwistedSassette Love the cake toppers!

@trooworld- Love how you're kicking butt with fitting the boxing into your routine!

Not much news here. I'm trying to avoid doing some work right now, so I'd better get at it. I enjoyed taking my break with you!

Lisa

@askewcr Best of luck with the needle! You will be fine, a moment of discomfort for ongoing relief is worth it!
I was terrible with needles until I had to do IVF. Now they don't bother me at all!

@trooworld It sounds like you really earned the bagel dog! Glad that you enjoyed the boxing class again. Re the kettlebells - I would ask, but the gym is unstaffed, members access with a tag on the automatic doors & there are no staff on. The joys of small town life, lol - the owners all work in their own jobs as teachers, miners or stay-at-home-parents and have the gym as a side business!
P.S. I like the Wellness Wednesday pic

@GabiV125 Awww I'm sure your scale will forgive you soon! I hope you enjoyed your vacation.

@Katmary71 Haha thanks, but I didn't make or decorate the cakes - only the cardboard decorations on top! I do sometimes decorate cakes for family birthdays etc. but they don't look anywhere near as good as these ones do!
Best of luck for your appointment at the pain clinic! I hope it all goes well and you come out with a decent plan.

@Jactop The gym isn't staffed, but there are trainers who work with the gym by appointment. But they are pricey and my employer unfortunately DOESN'T cover that. But I'm a smart cookie, I'll find/work out my own program
Glad to hear that you're on the mend and tracking again. You're so right about doctors, most only treat the thing in front of them and don't worry about anything else - they should be more holistic! They like to treat symptoms and not always the cause.

@TeresaW1020 Thank you for the warning. I definitely did not use heavy weights, I started light and put the weight up as I figured out what felt challenging. I am not into heavy lifting and HATE the muscle aches after strength training so I was aiming for more toning than anything else. I think the highest setting I went to was 34kg. I weigh 123kg so squats & lunges probably put me at more risk than the machine (though I still do them too).
Have a great time at the church BBQ!
The August tracker looks great! I track in a spreadsheet along with a bunch of other data so I will probably just continue doing that. I didn't have a great day yesterday. I was planning to do a longer cardio session in the evening which I knew would burn a bunch of calories, so I let myself have a few extra calories throughout the day. Unfortunately in the evening, I got not one, but two bad nosebleeds - the second one started after I bent down to pick something up off the floor when putting the toddler to bed, so the change in blood pressure must have reopened the capillaries. I figured after that it wasn't a good idea to do anything too strenuous. So I just did a gentle walk and called it a night. I still had a deficit, just not as good as I'd wanted!

Good morning all!

Welcome cherrymajoni!

Well all is well with the knee. I feel so much better this morning and should have gotten the shot months ago. But, all is well. It's a beautiful morning. I plan to downsize some more in the garage and my shoe closet and take a trip to Goodwill. I'm also going to clean my car. I will go for a short walk today even if it's in my home.

I made chicken salad yesterday and it was yummy. Hubby and I had it on sandwiches with fresh tomatoes and it was delish!

It's a brand new day and my slate is clean. I'm going to win today as I keep my eyes on the prize. Blessings to you all and let's go get it!!

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@Jactop @TeresaW1020 thank you for the welcome.

A quick into/recap

My name is Cherry and I live in the UK. With my little family, previously when I joined with the lovely support of the group I managed to loose 10kg it was all in aide of my being healthier for my next pregnancy. By God's grace I did fall pregnant last August but had a very terrible pregnancy on bed rest for months, ill every day and hospitalisation. And thus my abrupt exit, my apologies that I did not say goodbye officially at the time.

Welcome back! I'm kind of new to the group and I simply love it! It's the best way I've found to be intentional about what I eat, my exercise, and my weight. Blessings!!

@cherrymajoni Welcome (back)! Congrats on the birth of your baby girl

@askewcr I'm so glad your knee is feeling better already!

@trooworld Oh no! I'm so sorry you're a close contact. But yay to you for not caving to the emotional eating! Here's hoping for a negative result!

@Jactop Thanks Regarding the tracking, I do find it easier if I either pre-log or log throughout the day. If I leave it all till after dinner, I am less likely to do it at all. And there's the added benefit of being able to see where you're up to for the day and make dinner choices around that!

@TeresaW1020 I eat back my exercise calories because we're supposed to My daily calorie goal is set based on a target loss of 0.5kg (a little over a pound) per week, but that's assuming no exercise. If I exercise, my body needs more fuel, and I feel hungrier. So on days that I exercise, I do eat back at least a portion of those extra calories. I do this partly because of the extra hunger/fuelling mentioned, but also because I am aiming for slow weight loss and there are some huge health risks associated with underfuelling (e.g. hair loss, organ damage etc.) that I'd rather avoid. During the week, my calorie goal before exercise is 1600 - if I were to burn 500 calories like I do some days, then I'm left with a net of 1100, which is below the recommended minimum for females in order to provide for basic functions like digestion and healing. So the 1600 becomes my base, and if I burn 500 calories then I can eat up to 2100 that day and still lose weight at the target rate I have set. Wow, that was really long - sorry! Essentially, I do it because it's better for my body, and it makes a healthy lifestyle easier to stick to!
Regarding the doctors...it's not really like that in Australia. "Big pharma" isn't a thing, and the doctors don't get any perks for prescribing one medication over another. There aren't any sales reps visiting doctors to convince them to switch brands or anything like that. I think mostly our doctors are just overworked, they have such a limited time with each patient (like 10 mins, tops) that it's easy to overlook other symptoms or forget another medication that they're on. One time I went in for a prescription refill, and the doctor had forgotten to bring up my file on his computer, so the script came out in the previous patient's name - I only realised when I got to the car so I raced back in and got him to fix it up. But it was rather concerning that he gave me a prescription without even having looked at my file at all!
Sounds like you are all set up for a fantastic August!! I did not have a good day yesterday. I was tired and cranky and just overall in a funk. I didn't exercise, and I overate (though, still in a deficit). I'm really glad today is Friday and the weekend starts tonight. I need to catch up on some sleep!
On the bright side, all the water weight I was carrying seems to have gone and I had a mini-whoosh on the scale this morning. I have now reduced my BMI by 6 points which is so great! I still have a long way to go, but looking at my longer-term weight charts is really motivating, it's good to see the trend going downwards consistently.

Hi all
Weigh in day Friday
PW:227.0
CW:223.1