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

@trooworld Your family will be in my prayers and you are in my heart. AND when you go to Chic-Fil-A you want the spicy chicken sandwich, fries, and Chic-Fil-A sauce. Mom says their mac-n-cheese is really good too.

@theslightedgeforever Yes, we are not only older we are wiser and I know that we are all going to have a better year because of what we have learned in this year. I too believe in finding the silver lining whenever possible.

@cbabie I think making the decision to cruise through the next couple of weeks is a great idea! You don’t need to add a bunch of pressure on yourself. Enjoy this time and make happy memories!


Good morning and Merry Christmas Eve! I got my booster yesterday and I feel like someone has slugged me in the arm. I wasn’t going to get it but since hubby will be in the hospital, I can’t take any chances of getting sick and not being able to see or take care of him. He was proud of me. Today we need to run to the grocery store and I want to go earlier than later because I know the traffic will be terrific. Tonight is our Christmas Eve candlelight service. We will come home to a crockpot full of chili and this evening there will be wine, and I think we are going to watch that great Christmas classic, Die Hard. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Hi all…Merry Christmas Eve. We came to dd in OK yesterday. Tonight I am wondering if it was a mistake…she acts like she is coming down with something & I sure hope it isn’t “you know what!” At least dh & I have our shots & boosters, so hopefully protected if it is.

@TeresaW1020 Good luck with your dh’s surgery next week. I can’t imagine taking down my Christmas decorations yet..in fact they will be waiting for me at home when we go back, lol.

@cbabie. I am just coasting for awhile, too. Have fun with your family there.

@trooworld Ham loaf & lasagna sound great. Have fun with dh & Daisy.

@theslightedgeforever. I think I am a silver lining type person, too.

We went to an outdoor Christmas Eve service tonight. It is in the 70’s here today. Definitely not my idea of Christmas weather. It was nice, but very windy so couldn’t have candles.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas however you are celebrating…with lots of people or few.

@RetiredAndLovingIt We are having VERY warm temps here too. Strange but I'm not hating it! I usually always take down my decorations right after Christmas. This year, I'm just a bit more eager to get it done so I can concentrate my DH.

@trooworld I’m sorry that you didn’t have a very good Christmas and had to spend much of it at home alone. I know that can be difficult and it sucks. I am glad that your dinner turned out to be really good. Are you still feeling sick? I sure hope not!

@gemwolf110 Love that doggy Christmas card!!

Hello! Well, Christmas was very nice and since my mom has been shopping since October it was slightly obnoxious the number of presents, I had to open. The funniest gift she gave me was a big box full of every kind of perfume sample you can imagine. I think I must have well over 100 different tiny samples of perfumes. I had mentioned one day that I would love to find a new scent and well now I’m going to get my chance to fine one! Yesterday and today, I finished putting away all the Christmas stuff and cleaned the house. Hubby and I even did a bit of rearranging of our living room, and I like it so much better. We just need to get that sectional to make it perfect.

I'm here. I'm here. I didn't realize it had been that long. I had a nice Christmas Eve dinner with friends. Playing Name that Christmas song/singer. I've been working on my goals the past 2 days. Nothing like the end of the year to get into that spirit.

@teresaw1020 Chili sounds really good. Lots of fiber in the beans and spice to keep me warm. I was laughing about Christmas decorations down already cause I'm like it's not New Year's yet. But then thought, you put yours up pretty early.

@trooworld I wonder if there are words for opposite of life/lemons/lemonade. Vaxxed to the max. I like that slogan. I want a Tshirt. It's not being selfish asking for your needs. I call it taking care of yourself. Putting yourself first. (which yes, I know some would say that's being selfish) LOL But I know you don't do it all the time.

@retiredandlovingit How long will you be in OK? "you know what" seems to be everywhere. My son was diagnosed a couple of days before Christmas. He's okay now just waiting to get out of quarantine. He took a rapid test which was negative but then went in and took a PCR test and was positive. Some people are saying that the rapid tests aren't picking up the new virus. I have no idea. I'm just glad he wasn't worse. Although he has spent his vacation being sick and forced to stay indoors. lol Good news on your dd getting better. I get the asthma cough with the cold weather. Happy Birthday. How about checking your MFP stats and finding out your average calories and then eat less than that. Pick a number.

@gemwolf110 I LOVE your card.

Well I gained 1.2 this past week. I did keep up my tracking and my exercise over the holidays.

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Exercise rest day

Hey everyone.

Wow its been like 3 months since I've been here! I completely fell off the wagon after birthdays etc then Christmas. I started my weight loss journey again on boxing day. I didn't want to wait till new year. I'm down 3lbs already ☺️ I've signed up for weight watchers digital as it was free for 4 months. No excuses now. I'm back to calorie counting and focusing on me!

All the best to all. Happy new year!

Thanks very much ❤️

Hmmm.. I have no idea why I didn't check in yesterday.

@teresaw1020 My goals are almost finished for Q1 of 2022. The festival of lights sounds fun.

@roz0810 Welcome back. Congrats on the 3 lbs. You can do it.

@trooworld Yaaaay on your salad. Lots of people eat like it's their last meal this week thinking "I'm really going to do well at the first of the year". I've been known to do that in the past. But this year is different for me. I'm staying OP for the most part.

@cbabie Glad you checked in.

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I found out today one of the ladies I was with on Christmas Eve is covid positive. She started showing symptoms on the 26th. So fingers crossed here. I'm wearing a mask in the house cause of my mil for a bit until I make sure I don't have anything.
Good news is I lost a little bit of that Christmas gain. Still up a 1/2 lb from where I was this time last week.

@teresaw1020 Just as you put on the weight, you will take it right back off. Just work your plan! Trivia night. I would have loved it. So far so good on symptoms. Still just a slight headache but I'm wondering if it's sinuses.

@trooworld I don't want to start the year higher than I need to. God knows it's high enough already. I do same thing for NYE, watch the shows until the ball drops and then sing NY NY Frank Sinatra style. Downsizing of goals is good. It's called focus. What percent would you give "somewhat accomplished"? I'm asking so this next year you can see definite progress made. For the ones you said 'not accomplished' Did you do those at all in 2021? Your goals are written out very well. Nice action verbs, time-triggered, measurable,

I'm currently doing a course on goals. Yesterday was my 2000 day check in. Woohoo! For some reason I thought it was today and so didn't pay attention to it yesterday. Go me! Gosh how many years is that? Almost 5 1/2 years. That just seems crazy. My brain usually tells me that "I'm not consistent". Helloooo, I think I am. Now to transfer this consistency to my food plan so I won't spend the next 5 1/2 years trying to achieve final my weight loss goal.

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@TeresaW1020 We are all learning about ourselves on this journey. Evidently I'm taking the scenic route. Your muscles are saying Yaaaay she's back. Hopefully all will go well on Monday so you can get that part out of the way.

@trooworld So you are consistent checking in here. Pick one thing and you can be consistent there too. I have discovered there is a difference between consistent and perfection. I think I was shooting for perfection in the other areas. Hopefully your husband only has a cold. Oh no you too? I love your new phrase.

@cbabie Yes, wear the mask in church. I'm sure many people get covid in church. Be like your sister. I laughed when you said I think 2022 will be a better year. We all said that about 2021. I have 3 friends who have 2 of their kids sick with covid.

@gemwolf110 I hope you had a wonderful time last night doing whatever you do on NYE. I always wish to do something different every year.

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31 min cardio and weights

@trooworld I hope you feel better. I didn't like black eyed peas as a child but I'm wondering now if I would like them. My taste buds have grown up somewhat. I hope you get a negative test today.

I lost 1.2 lbs this week but 1.9 since I last entered my weight here. So I'm on the right path

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Exercise rest day

Hi all….Not a lot going on here. We came home on Friday because they were forecasting a lot of snow on Sat. Don’t think we got quite as much as they predicted. My throat was so dry on the way home & I have been coughing since Sat. No temp & I don’t feel that bad, but slight chills, so trying to decide if I need a COVID or influenza test. Talked to Dr’s nurse tonight & think I am going to do a telemedicine tomorrow & see if they will order it. Have been staying home away from everyone except dh.

Gd is doing great..she is even walking without crutches now. Going to try all day at school tomorrow & take the bus home since she is cleared to do steps, too. Her brother will carry her backpack the 1/2 block home.

@TeresaW1020 Glad your dh’s surgery went well & hope he will soon be home with you again.

@trooworld Hope your test comes back OK and you get to feeling better. Is your dh doing better?

@theslightedgeforever. Congrats on the loss! I think I am taking the scenic route, too, lol.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Morning all. Back at it today. New year reset. Going to be slow at it. Did this last week. Was stepping backwards off of our back step clearing snow in the -35C coming from a warm vehicle and I seriously pulled my calf. So I couldnt walk for a few days. Then Started limping around. Went shopping yesterday and obviously over did it cause my leg is aching today. So will do some stuff. But don’t think I will be able to hit the treadmill. Was hoping to do a slow walk on it.