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@cbabie I’m glad that your back is doing so much better and yayy for that 2 lb. loss! Glad your dog didn’t get hurt falling in the pool. One of these days, I am going to have to try that PB and ice cream.

@theslightedgeforever I sure hope the doctor can help fix your foot pain. The cardio doesn’t aggravate it? You are totally right that we don’t overeat healthy foods. One of the reasons why I quit counting calories again is because when I’m eating the healthy foods that work for me, I don’t over it and I lose weight. It’s when I go off plan and eat the junk that I gain and no amount of counting helps me when that is happening.

@trooworld That is awesome that you are down 4.2 lbs!! I want some of those cookies that don’t make you gain weight!

Good morning! I woke up at 5:30 and lay there until 6:00 and finally got up. I needed to read my Bible study for tonight, so I knocked that out and now I’m about to go get ready for staff meeting and to clean both buildings. I’m still trying to get my head back in the weight loss game. I think the biggest struggle is that I am so often out of my normal routine with all that is going on. I’ll get it together!

@teresaw1020 I can be asleep for 7 hours and wake up and have worse foot pain than when I'm just moving around. Or just be sitting in a chair and have shooting pains in my feet. It's not really an injury but more a condition, I think. We'll see more when the xray comes back. She thinks it plantar fasciitis though. So I'm doing the stretching, icing, etc.

@trooworld I had read the WW blog to see the new program details and they had shown the green blue purple but I guess that was showing the kinds of food someone prefers when they do the assessment. https://weightwatchers.com/us/blog/weight-loss/myww

exercise-45 min dancing, weights, stretching
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Heading to bookclub tonight We read The Other Wes Moore One of them is now running for governor of Maryland.

cbabie wrote: »

Morning all, I am not up to par. I was up half the night coughing. I swear every bone/joint in my body hurts right now. I took a hot shower, hoping that would help....NO. So I have rode my bike yesterday and hopefully today. Wow, I am looking out the window and our mail man is here...HE NEVER gets here before 4 or even later..LOL

I will answer post tomorrow...It's killing my wrist to type, but wanted to check in and not go MIA again...

Cbabie

I hope you feel better today!

I can’t wait!!!!

TeresaW1020 wrote: »

@trooworld Wow that is a lot of zero-point foods that you get to have! How do you manage not to overeat the zero-point foods? So much of your foods are so nutritious and that is awesome, but I could eat my weight in pasta so I don’t know how that would work for me. I have a Terva tumbler and love it. You deserve a great tumbler to drink your water out of.

@theslightedgeforever Well, I sure hope that you can find some relief for your foot. Do you need special shoes?

@cbabie Ohhh no, I pray that you will feel better soon.

@gemwolf110 HaHa you are hilarious!! I saw that graphic and my brain was like, WHAT!!! And then I really looked at the picture.

Hi everyone. Well, DH and I had some bad news yesterday. He went to a lung doctor yesterday because they had seen a spot on his lung when he was in the hospital for the low sodium. The doctor is scheduling him for a PET scan next week and a biopsy after that. I am refusing to worry at this moment. My mom had the same thing four years ago and had to have surgery and she is just fine. My Joe will be just fine too! But I am praying extra hard. Tomorrow we have to go up to the church to set up for the Thanksgiving potluck and then I will come home and cook a huge turkey. I will just heat it up on Sunday. I’m looking forward to our church family being all back together again doing normal stuff, like eating!

I hope his PET scan comes back all clear. Sometimes imaging can be wrong. Will be praying for you and him.
Haha 😂 yeah that turkey pic was circulating around my friends Facebook profiles so I obviously had to join in on the fun lol.

@cbabie I'm worried about you. Take care of yourself.


@trooworld That's great that you are getting in lots of veggies. I'm better but not where I want to be. I still haven't found a good water bottle to make me drink more water. LOL Bookclub was in person. First time I've seen them since Jan or Feb 2020. Other than zoom. 6 of us. It was nice. We're all vaccinated. I wouldn't sit with them if they weren't. I'm still not taking chances.

@gemwolf110 Love the pic. I had to keep looking at it. First I thought it was you to be congratulated, then I thought oh maybe this is a doggy ultrasound. lol I kept thinking why does the doggy have his legs wide open like that?

@teresaw1020 Are you back on your eating plan? Special shoes. Then they wouldn't be pretty. lol I don't know. It comes and goes. I'm still trying to do my stretching and PT exercises. It's hard first thing in the morning when I get out of bed. I'm still able to exercise though. Plain walking is bad so I'm doing aerobics which doesn't seem to bother it. Well, prayers for your hubby. My friend has had a spot for years that they just keep watching and it just sits there. So hopefully this will turn out to be nothing.

Went over yesterday. 196/164
Exercise rest day

@trooworld Your food looks nice and healthy. yaaay on your walk. I make the cheese boats (that's what I call them) I love those. I wonder if I can find the pic I once took. It's been awhile. I like to put black sesame on them. I looked just now and I think they are on my old phone.

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no exercise

@theslightedgeforever It was! Here is a picture of my husband's cheese bread dish, which is called Adjaruli Khachapuri. I had a little more than planned but not much.

@neffyworld Hi and welcome! Doing things that are sustainable is key. I hear you about the cost of food. Here is a list of foods that are reasonably priced: https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/cheap-healthy-15-nutritious-foods-about-2-dollars and here's another one: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/29-cheap-healthy-foods and another: https://greatist.com/health/44-healthy-foods-under-1 I'm sorry you are struggling. What kinds of foods do you usually eat? Maybe we can give you some suggestions.

Hi all. Yesterday was a less-healthy day. I did okay and made sure to eat veggies with it. I had this thing below. It's delicious. DH also made some fried potato dish which I had a little of. In the afternoon, I attempted to make dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. I attempt to make them every couple of years and always fail miserably. This year was no exception. I will try again on Wednesday and hopefully have better luck. Me and yeast are not friends.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

@theslightedgeforever I’m back on my eating plan somedays and other days not at all. Church potluck for instance was a zero eating on plan and today will be 100% on plan. Trying to do the balance thing as much as possible. 😉 Yeah, when I was having so much foot pain a few years ago and working at the furniture store, I had a terrible time finding cute shoes that wouldn’t make me cry in pain by the end of the day.

@trooworld That cheese bread looks amazing!! I wouldn’t even attempt to make my own dinner rolls so good for you for not giving up!

@cabie

@neffyworld Welcome!

Good morning! Well, the potluck last night was a huge hit. We had close to 100 people, and everyone ate too much and had a great time. I printed out these fun coloring/activity placemats and had crayons on the tables. Young and old had fun with those. I was exhausted by the time I came home and I’m still tired out this morning and of course, the scale is up many pounds! It will come down hopefully by Thursday, so I can do it all over again. Today, I’m going to Walmart, and then later DH and I are going to buy our new mattress. I’m excited about that!!

neffyworld wrote: »

Hi. I signed up for Weight Watchers 2 or 3 weeks ago. I tracked everyday and found it really discouraging. I was over 200 points some weeks. I have been making myself walk 4500 steps per day, which isn't many for me, but it felt sustainable. It's barely made any dent in the points I recieve. It's hard because theres food like my cappuccinos which would be like 200 calories on myfitnesspal but on weight watchers its 8 points. Whole fat milk is 8 points for a cup, which is crazy, because it's not that high in calories and it's supposed to be good for you. I find the food on WW quite extravegant, I'm poor and can't really afford it. I'm really unsure of what I can actually eat. It's so frustrating. I better get used to it because I've signed up for six months. Why was myfitnesspal so much easier to work with? I signed up for Weight Watchers because I basically have diabetes, and needed something that was focused on health and wellness. I like the program overall, I'm just finding it hard with the way I currently eat. My sister was a leader about 15 years ago and has basically told me to eat as many stirfrys as I can (which is difficult because I hate them!).

Welcome! Last time I was on WW I got frustrated with the points and felt like I couldn’t eat anything. I like their support system but just not the points system.

@neffyworld theslightedge gave you some good advice and I agree with her about baby steps I also have some thoughts. I can see why you are struggling with the new plan. That food sounds delicious but it would be hard to fit a lot of those foods into the plan on an everyday basis. My advice to you is that if you want to stay on WW, I would pump up the veggies and fruits (if you are eating tinned fruit, make sure the fruit is in its own juices only, no added sugar). Also add in more lean protein sources like 99% fat-free ground turkey and ground chicken, boneless skinless chicken breasts, fish (not fried, just pan-seared with a little cooking spray or oven-roasted), and eggs. Do you eat fat-free cheeses or something else? If you want to eat cheese, there is nothing wrong with that in small quantities. Choose lower-fat cheese or no-fat cheese and something stronger, like extra-sharp cheddar so you don't have to use so much of it. If you focus on fresh veggies and fruits and lean proteins, you can work the not-so-healthy stuff that is high in points into your plan on an occasional basis. I still eat some of that stuff but I do it on a once-a-week basis. I like that I don't know anyone on this site in real life. It gives me a certain amount of anonymity.

@TeresaW1020 That cheese bread was everything, girl! Yeah, I'm going to try again probably tomorrow. I'm glad your potluck was a success! It sounds like a lot of fun. Oh, that's good you are getting a new mattress.

@theslightedgeforever Well, we both like cheese! That cheese boat was delicious. Yes, if you make your cheese boats, please send a pic. My migraines...I am getting about one a week. I can't use the Tonal because I get an almost instant migraine. I received a message from neurology yesterday wanting to schedule my appointment about them, so I will hopefully get some help and be able to use the Tonal again.

Hi all. I started feeling sick at work yesterday so I came home early. I am fatigued and my throat is sore but no fever. I might get a COVID test since Thanksgiving is this week if I can get in. I don't think I have it but I want my loved ones to feel comfortable being around me. I was supposed to have jury duty today but I am going to call and reschedule it for when I am not feeling sick. Last night was my DH's turn to make dinner. He didn't feel like it and wanted to order food delivery. I said that's fine but I want to order something that fits into my WW plan. We chose Panda Express. I was able to get super greens mix, string bean chicken breast, and mushroom chicken and fit it into my plan. I really wanted orange chicken but that would be 18 points which is way too much: I only get 18 pts for the day! I weigh in tomorrow and I am concerned about what the sodium is going to do to my weigh-in. I will have to drink a lot of water today to make up for it.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

@theslightedgeforever It’s good that you figured out that it’s the extended walking that is hurting your foot. The good news is that you can keep up with your workouts. The bad news is that you are going to have to moderate how much walking you do at one time. I suppose Christmas shopping should be online for you this year. 😉 Changing our habits when we eat out is one of the harder things to do, I think. But there will always be a next time!

@trooworld I hope you are feeling better and that you don’t have the dreaded Covid! Yeah, with only 18 points for the day, I can see how you have to be careful and focus on those zero point foods.


Good morning! I woke up at 5 am thinking and praying. Today, DH goes to get that PET scan to find out what is going on inside his body. I’m not sure when we will find out the results. Hopefully soon! I was supposed to get my hair done yesterday, but my stylist had to cancel. So, I went to work and did the cleaning for the week. I’m not going into the office today because our bookkeeper wants to leave early. Works for me! I will clean house and I need to concentrate on the ladies' Bible study Christmas luncheon that we are having here on Dec. 4th. My mom is so excited! She is putting together gift bags for each lady and having so much fun with them. I’m happy that I can do this for her.

Good Morning 😃🌞☀️ hope everyone has a great day!

@TeresaW1020 continued prayers 🙏🏻

My baby is all prepared for this cold weather 🥶