sandkp wrote: »

I know I said I was gonna write out my why. . But life gets in my way. Maybe I will have to resort to writing it in a note on the phone and transferring it here cause time at my desk and computer sure isnt happening like I thought it would. Guessing we all know about that time thing... I can say I opted to walk vs sit/type yesterday in my 25 min notice before visitors arrived... but a parent drop by I am not gonna turn down...have to make time for family.

Traveling again tomorrow and next day so hoping another college town will bring me some walking time cause I will be sitting alot on the long drives. Fingers crossed for good (and right!) Food orders this time.

Hope everyone has a great week!

mhoss2 wrote: »

Hi everyone! I didn't log my food for a couple of days but restarting today.. I thought about something I read a really long time ago because I got kinda down standing in front of my mirror before my shower this morning.. When you start back up with healthy living.. and whatever that looks like to you.. you will always feel better first before you look better.. and that is what I am going to focus on.. My energy is going up, my body hurts a little less in the joints and it takes me longer to get out of breath when I go for a walk.. the NSVs are important.. Also, I find that if I change the narrative in my head from "I didn't" to "I did" it helps... so instead of saying "I didn't work out today" I say all the things I did do today to add to my health bucket.. so far today I had a lot of veggies for breakfast, I drank a lot of water, I picked a healthier lunch option, I went for a walk.

Keep up the great work everyone!!! Even if the scale doesn't reflect our hard work, that's ok!! and even if you didn't put 100% in today, that's ok too.. baby steps are better than standing still or walking backwards.. ok rant over! Thanks for coming to my tedtalk..

HASWLRS wrote: »

brandi_84 wrote: »

So, I ask you TBBT - What is your why?

Please share what made you decide to begin this journey, what motivation do you have?

@brandi_84 This is an excellent jumping off point for a thought provoking post which embodies both retrospection and envisioning the future! I would encourage everyone to be as specific as possible; everyone wants to "look better" and "feel better", but delve a little deeper!

MY WHYS

Looking Better:

1. My son is in a very serious relationship and a wedding is most certainly in the near future. (And if they cannot get their Visa situation figured out, it may be sooner than any of us thinks!) Those pictures are forever and I do not want any negative thoughts coming into my head every time I look at them! I only want happy memories, with no regrets! And I also want my son to be proud of my transformation, which would be evident in those photos.

2. My husband has gained a few pounds since our wedding, too, but no where near as many as I have. It hardly seems fair to him. He is always telling me how much he loves me and he still calls me his bride, so he deserves a woman that is closer to that woman in appearance! It would be one thing if there was a disease or serious injury responsible for my weight gain, but it is just me being self sabotaging and basically unappreciative of the good things that I have in my life, even if there are a few things missing.

3. My husband has a bucket-list dream of going to an opera or a symphony in Vienna or Prague or London and in this dream he is wearing a tuxedo and I am wearing an evening gown. If this dream were to become a reality, I definitely would want to do it up right and look smoking hot!!


Feeling Better:

1. I injured my right knee a year ago. It is basically okay for the most part, but it will never be as good as it can be until I lose weight. I was going to physio for it, but I realized I was wasting my time if I didn't lose the weight, too, so I quit. Two and a half years ago I hurt my right foot, (boot camp) and two years ago I hurt my right ankle, (curling) and both injuries were weight related. I am too young to have to bow out of activities because I can no longer do them....I can no longer do them because I am overweight, not because I am a senior citizen!! I still want to run a 10K someday, but again, until I lose weight, training for such an endeavour would be fruitless, not to mention impossible!! I would also like to go skiing with my son's new girlfriend and her parents next time we are in Slovakia, and again, to do that I need to get in shape, and to get in shape I need to lose weight!!

2. In the spring, my blood work revealed I had a fatty liver. Apparently many people do and are not even aware! I do not eat fried foods, and I drink rarely so the culprit is the junk food that I consume in copious amounts at any one sitting!! If I keep this up, my liver will stop working altogether, and then I am dead....you cannot sugar-coat that one!!

kristiekay1962

Nov. 10

track: yes

under: no--went out to lunch with my daughter.

water: 8 glasses

exercise: 32 min.

steps: 8305

November 10

logged; yes

under; no

exercise; no

Yeah I think everyone that uses the app have the same issue. A lot of the options that are on the web version we don't have access to in the app. I just use it to log in calories

@brandi_84 Me! I thought it was still totally down. I just tried the web version and got in, phone is a no go ATM. Which is a major drag cuz I need the phone app to check the GoT tie breaker first thing in the morning. 😠😠😠😠😠

I have been able to get to it from the phone app, but it looks different now. Still trying to figure out how to navigate.

@kkay2345 you must have an iphone, Android is still hosed. According to the "bugs" thread they're working it...it's a major pain for those of us who don't want to log into a PC just to check the forums.

Weigh in week 2

PW: 147.2

CW: 147.2

I guess I deserved that 😒

Thursday Nov 11

log; yes

under; yes

exercise; yes

I think my spinal epidural and my physical therapy are starting to releasing some pressure and inflammation within my spinal column. I am getting stronger (thank you Pilates!); so other parts of me are supporting my spinal column. ....I'm itching to go running, for years running was my therapy...but...alas that was my past. New reality as my body changed, weakened somehow over time. Well, regardless I am going walking today. Lets see how far I can get before I need to stop and decompress. It's usually about 10 to 15 min, but I'm feeling pretty spunky

brandi_84 wrote: »

mhoss2 wrote: »

Hi everyone! I didn't log my food for a couple of days but restarting today.. I thought about something I read a really long time ago because I got kinda down standing in front of my mirror before my shower this morning.. When you start back up with healthy living.. and whatever that looks like to you.. you will always feel better first before you look better.. and that is what I am going to focus on.. My energy is going up, my body hurts a little less in the joints and it takes me longer to get out of breath when I go for a walk.. the NSVs are important.. Also, I find that if I change the narrative in my head from "I didn't" to "I did" it helps... so instead of saying "I didn't work out today" I say all the things I did do today to add to my health bucket.. so far today I had a lot of veggies for breakfast, I drank a lot of water, I picked a healthier lunch option, I went for a walk.

Keep up the great work everyone!!! Even if the scale doesn't reflect our hard work, that's ok!! and even if you didn't put 100% in today, that's ok too.. baby steps are better than standing still or walking backwards.. ok rant over! Thanks for coming to my tedtalk..

This is what we all need to come back to when we are getting down on ourselves and our journey. Thank you for this!
@mhoss2
I love your profile picture, by the way!

DaffyGirl88 wrote: »

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