MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

donna25trinity wrote: »

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

biketheworld wrote: »

I’ve been almost non existent here for the past week or so. Fell into a terrible slump/depression. I’ve been eating everything in sight. I’d planned a 68 mile bike ride for Sunday on a trail that right now is probably aglow with fall color, but decided not to go partly because the weather was iffy, partly because I just couldn’t muster the energy. As I was eating Halloween candy last night, I actually thought to myself, “I wonder how fast I can gain that 30 pounds back,” and I didn’t even care. I’ve been using an excel spreadsheet to record daily weight because it includes a logarithm that removes the crazy daily swings and I’ve really appreciated that. However, this morning I opened up the Happy Scale app which I haven’t used in several months and was jolted by how far I’ve come since February. Then I entered my historical weights from the first day of each month. The app breaks down my beginning weight to goal weight into 10 segments and I’ve accomplished 5 of them - I’m half the way there! It’s taking me forever, but I realized I do not want to throw that progress away. So I’ll keep slogging my way along, I should probably change my username to “aslothcouldbeatme” but whatever. The issues that threw me into this slump are still there, some I can’t do anything about, one I’m going to address today. The sun is shining, the colors are reaching their peak, my backyard is practically glowing. Life really is good and I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. Sorry for the long post.

Hi my friend, @biketheworld,
I’m here for you.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
“I could over-eat, but I won’t because then I’ll have TWP problems toSolve - the original & my weight.”
“The quicker you get up from a fall, the faster you win the race.”

Stock up on your favorite crunch veggies.
I’ve been eating a bowl of any carrots, large apples, salads, a bowl berries, as needed.

Other suggestions: warm baths, a funny or light movie, an upbeat book, put on jammies early and snuggle with blanket & a decaf tea

We have to develop NEW WAYS to deal with feelings. Gradually, with forgiveness & persistence.

I also had a depressive month or so. The tinnitus. I dug deep & decided I really really don’t want to diet again. I also don’t want to fail. I really don’t.

So I ate more veg/fruit, drank gobs of hot decaf tea, watched some silly shows including one of those bake-off series.

Eventually, I got “on top of” the tinnitus. My spirits began to lift.

I felt like I’d gained 20-30 lbs, but I took a hard look at the data. I’m barely out of my maintenance range. My brain likes to mess with me sometimes BUT I’m on to it’s tricks.

Perhaps, your brain is doing the same to you right now. Remember your WHY…remember …really remember ..how you felt when you began dieting. I was fatigued, uncomfortable, disappointed in myself, pretending “head in sand” that I didn’t know the negative impact of my eating habits. I was in a statin & a blood pressure med. and sometimes heartburn.

No way I want that again. You CAN rise above this, and each time you do you insure your longterm success EVEN MORE.

I’m here for you.
Maddie
PS We didn’t do Halloween. COVID, hardly anyone comes by, didn’t want to derail my newly regained mini-successes.

Throw that stuff put stat - I wish I had last Halloween. It’s a Quad Threat that I cannot control, so out it goes, or this year “never let it in.”

U shld be a motivational speaker! Love it and I'm sure just wat @biketheworld needed to hear right now along many others! Glad to hear it getting over it rough patch! Xo

Thank you Donna aka @donna25trinity
Right back ‘atcha!

Seriously though, we have to BECOME our own Motivational Speakers. I tell my “tricky monkey brain” that it won for decades, but there is a new Sheriff in town & I boot it the heck out!!

We have Worked ToO Hard & devoted a lot of our lives to our accomplishments- we cannot let it slip away from us.

It DOES get easier. The monkey brain gets quieter AND we have developed more strategies.

Thanks again,
Maddie

mshawski wrote: »

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Walked 1, ran 3

My November goals, outside of the UAC goals are:
Run a total of 60 miles
Stretch/foam roll for at least 10 minutes a day

When I started my journey, I drank a lot of green juice. (Either straight celery or celery based.) It seemed to really help set the tone for the day, it helped my digestion, and it helped me get more vitamins in. I stopped drinking it because it’s $4 a bottle and increasingly hard to find around here without driving out of the way to get it. I started drinking it again at the beginning of this year, and I again had a lot of success. I again stopped because of the cost. I got two weeks worth of it today, and plan on going out of my way to keep it in my daily plan. Perhaps it does something physically, perhaps it’s a placebo effect - either way it seems to work for me so now I need to budget like $120 worth of juice into the month. Ugh saying the total like that makes me queasy. Lol. Fingers crossed the stores I can still find it at don’t stop carrying it like all the stores I normally shop at.

vero2468 wrote: »

Exercise: yes Tracking: yes Calories: yes
I love these simple attainable goals. I’ve always gone too hard/fast and then quit. My goal is just to stick with it for this month and keep posting even if it’s a pass day

tahm42 wrote: »

Yes x 3

Plan for this month
Work on lowering Cholesterol by eating low fat diet.
Incorporate my cardio.
Hit 10,000 steps at least 4 days a week.

Chinkiri wrote: »

I don't really have a plan, I just try and stick to the UAC rules. My primary goal at the moment is not so much losing weight, although I try not to put any on, it's to stick to the structure this challenge gives to my daily life. My life can be quite chaotic, with an Alzheimer's patient, irregular work, necessitating travel, hotels, and Mum and kids in different abroads with different challenges. Trying to plan and log my food, meals and exercise really helps me to maintain a healthy-ish routine, both for my physical and my mental health. The support from UAC friends along the way is invaluable! Most important for me at the moment is my daily post!
I try and be supportive too, but some days I just don't manage to read through all your posts...