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

Morning all. @trooworld glad to hear your test was negative. Having a cold sucks thou. We have a whole bunch of rapid tests at home so when feeling under the weather can self test to see.

Weight is really dropping with just getting back to eating better. Went from 164 to 159.6. Pretty happy with that.


Calf is Slowly getting better. Still taking it easy. Just did a 10 min ab workout. Still hoping to get back to full workouts treadmill and LIIFT4 next week.

@renaegry Yikes that is a nasty bruise. I’m glad that your calf is getting better. Congrats on your awesome weight loss!

@RetiredAndLovingIt I hope you feel better and that your Covid test is negative. There are sooo many people sick with either Covid or something else icky. I’m thankful that I haven't come down with anything after being in and out of the hospital all week.

@trooworld Yay on just having a cold and an even a bigger yay that you are feeling better. Yeah, I imagine a lot of people aren’t swabbing their nose right. I remember how far they shoved that thing up my nose when I had the test done. I sure wouldn’t have done that to myself.


Hello everyone! Well, DH finally came home late afternoon yesterday, and we are both so happy to not be in that hospital room. The surgery went much better than I had expected but the mental confusion and bodily functions that my husband has been suffering from were not something I had expected. I suddenly found myself not feeling like his wife but more like his caregiver. We had a very long night last night with him up every hour but today he is physically and mentally so much better and I am so thankful for that! We are facing chemo in a couple of months and are unsure what to expect with that but will deal with it when we have to. Right now, I just want to rest and for us, both to recover our energy. This past week I gained almost 5 freaking pounds! But I’m not beating myself up and have basically called today my New Year and tomorrow I will start the Marty Kendall Macro Masterclass challenge. I’m looking forward to it keeping me mindful and motivated.

@TeresaW1020 Yay for your hubby being home. I think surgery always causes some mental confusion when we are not so young anymore, but glad he is doing better. I’ll bet the 5# are probably water weight from different food & the stress of this week. You’ll get it back off.

@renaegry. Ooh, that bruise looks painful! Hope it is getting better.

@theslightedgeforever I don’t know if she is doing PT specifically for the heels…more just to get her hip healed & moving like it should…then she may get the heels again. Dd said tonight that she will be allowed to wear her jazz flats for Show Choir performance & walk on stage when they do a ballad, since she is not cleared for all the choreography yet. I am glad…she would have been so disappointed to not being able to do it at all after making it on the team. No, haven’t figured out my plan yet…just been taking it easy to get over the cough, then I’ll get busy. I really want to get back to my treadmill walking again. I did go over my food logs for the last few months, so think I have a pretty good idea of my calorie limit for reasonable loss based on that.

Took down all the Christmas decorations today..looks pretty bare around here, lol. I love Christmas decorations!

Have a good weekend!!

@renaegry Thanks, me too! That's good you have the rapid tests at home. Congrats on the huge loss, that's fantastic! Man, your calf, my calf aches for you lol.

@theslightedgeforever Me too. They aren't letting me do self-testing, I don't think: when I told HR that I was getting a test, they asked what kind I was getting and I told them it was the longer test (it was). I don't know what would happen if I said the rapid test. Maybe they wouldn't accept that? That sounds nice to sit outside with the birds.

@TeresaW1020 Yes! LOL yeah, I hated that test. I'm glad your DH is home and he's doing better. Yes, give yourself some grace. Today is a new day. I hope you have a great weekend!

@RetiredAndLovingIt Me too, thanks! I'm glad you are better. Yeah, I've heard a bad cold is going around. I love Christmas decorations, too, but it's time for mine to come down lol. I'm so glad your test was negative for both!

Hi all. We got one of those Rana refrigerated lasagnas for dinner last night from the store. I just had to bake it for 20 minutes. It was delicious and I'm glad we did it because I didn't feel like cooking lol. Today, I am going to get groceries and possibly make Daisy a fleece pullover. I'm going to do something crafty. Tomorrow, I have plans with a friend to go for a walk. If you haven't done your yearly goals yet, I found something that may help you plan them, it's a free booklet: https://yearcompass.com/

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

@gemwolf110 The pups look like they are having fun! Thanks, I'm glad too. Yes, sickness is everywhere. Have a great weekend, too!

Hi all. I didn't end up doing much yesterday, I took a much-needed nap and that's about it. Oh, after I picked up my husband from the hospital, we took Daisy to a brewery and sat outside and drank a beer. It was too cold so we left pretty quickly. I'm meeting a friend today for a walk. It will feel good to get outside and get some vitamin D. I'm also going to make a doggie bandana for Daisy.

My phrase for the year: "I take no crap and eat no crap."

Snow is already gone. Snow dogs aren’t too happy about that. Hopefully we get more soon.

Well hubby gone back to work for 10 days. Can get more on point now. Yesterday was a busy day just around the house. Just about got in 10K steps and calf is feeling alright. So going to try the treadmill today for 30 min for a nice walk. Hoping can go at least 3.6mph. Followed by a quick ab workout Then will fill the day with book work, need to treat and change hot tub filters and son has a 7:30 hockey game tonight. So the day should go by quickly and will be a late night.

Hope everyone is getting over their colds and is doing well.

I am busy with my sil. She's been here since Friday. No time for the computer or to just sit and think. I have been staying OP though and getting in my exercise each morning before she wakes up. She will leave on Friday afternoon and then I'll be back to normal. Yaaay

I think @cbabie is still dealing with company too.

Calf is sore today from doing the treadmill yesterday. So will take it easy today. Going to do Week 1 back and bicep circuit from LIIFT4. Don’t think i can bounce around doing the HIIT portion of a workout. Will stick to the circuits for a week. Don’t want to jump in to fast and hurt calf more then it is