@tammymccrady6278 - Yes, we need a pic of Whiskie. What a cute name. What other animals do you have? I was planning to return to in person shopping, but I still find so many things out of stock that for now I prefer on line shopping. I make a short in person run for produce because I like to pick that out myself.

@askewcr - wow, what a great way to look at snow! Your attitude is so uplifting!

@FushiaKat - enjoy that freezer and fingers crossed for your queso!

@Katmary71 - now that it's been a week, the empty house feels more normal and I'm OK. I'm glad you did not lose your post on my video link! When they tell me one of my walmart items is out of stock on my order, I often run into the store when I do my pick up and it just might be there! I think they say it's out of stock before it actually hits zero on the shelves. Your epsom salt project sounds like quite an adventure!

@19shmoo69 - that's hilarious! And nice loss this week. I hate when people tell dumb blond jokes. So, when someone tells me one, I tell this joke: "What's brown and red and laying in a ditch?" A brunette who told too many dumb blond jokes....

@trooworld - I saw another thing about the hair freeze contest and apparently they do it in a hot spring so at least the rest of their body stays warm. Your snacks sound yummy! Here's one I like--- I like egg salad, so I slice up a hard boiled egg, put the slices on cucumber slices with a dot of mayo and a dot of mustard. I've seen other photos of that Van Gogh exhibit and it looks amazing! Glad you got to go.

@laurelfit57 - on your weigh in. I guess this is one of those weeks. You are gonna get there!

Rainy and windy this morning, haven't taken my walk yet. Time to go do some house cleaning. I'm gradually getting things back where they need to be around here.

Lisa

Sorry for the book everyone!

@trooworld do you find seeing a dietition helpful? I have a doctors appointment at the end of the month and I’m thinking of seeing her dietitian . I think my whole adult life I have either been trying to lose weight or have been binge eating, I don’t know how to eat normally, I’m thinking a dietitian might help.
We had that same van Gogh exhibit here last summer. I absolutely loved it!

@Cornanda you make me laugh talking about the weather, especially because I know you come from colder climates! We had a guest come to our city a few years ago from Florida. It was the middle of winter and it was definitely cold. We loaned her winter coats and boots because what she brought definitely wouldn’t do. After one week of wearing the winter garb, she complained about the weight of the winter coat and boots🤣. When my kids were young, we used to go out to my brother and sister-in-law‘s at the farm and rent a hot tub for New Year’s Eve. The kids always got their hair soaking wet, then made different hairstyles and they froze like that! They still talk about that to this day.
My weight gain this week was a head scratcher, see post below.

@TeresaW1020 congrats on the loss, good for you! When my kids were younger, I was a solo mom. They were all involved in many activities, I was working full-time and at times it all seemed overwhelming. When it would seem overwhelming, I just looked at that day, didn’t think about tomorrow. I used to have it all written down in a day timer and if I looked ahead at everything we were doing, it was too much. I would look at the day and think, it will be busy but we can do it!
That is funny that you look forward to a winter storm lol! Hope your back feels better!

@tammymccrady6278 it seems like Omicron is everywhere! Do take good care, especially the field you’re working. Your puppy sounds super cute! Pictures please :-) :-)

@FushiaKat wow, you are really plowing through those books. I am not very good at that although I do listen to audiobooks

@bgame4 those healthy habits that you are building, will definitely stand you in good stead. They are definitely sustainable!

@Katmary71 I cannot even imagine doing 20,000 steps a day, good for you that you attempted it! When I was first “friends” with my girlfriend on Fitbit, I tried to keep up with her (I thought, seriously, she’s 10 years older than me I can certainly keep up). I soon realized that if I kept up with her, I had no energy for the rest of my life. My goal now is 70,000 steps a week, walking Vannie three times a day, that is not a stretch. During the week, going to the gym, I usually get a bit above, on the weekends, when I have my grandkids and on Sundays (housework day), I usually end up with a little less. I think we really need to figure out what works for each one of us! Make sure we can do something sustainable.
Your Epson salt soak class sounds like fun, it would’ve been a good laugh!

@19shmoo69 Love your coffee story🤣🤣

Well… It was a beautiful week here, really enjoyed the weather! I had a weight gain (2 lbs), which I am not sure about 🤷‍♀️. I definitely lost track of my two month goals, I did not get enough water in, I did not stop eating and drinking at seven, I did not hit my macros every day, but did hit my calories five days out of seven and the two days I didn’t I was only over by maybe 200 to 400 cal. Some of you who are more experienced in this than I am may have some answers, but maybe it is just one of those weeks :-). I did an intervals class on Friday for the first time. I was pretty confident going in and pushed myself pretty hard, especially with the squats and lunges. BIG MISTAKE!! I knew I was feeling pretty stiff, just driving home, which is about 20 minutes I could feel the stiffness starting to settle in. I should have stretched out again then, but was busy getting ready for my grandkids arrival. By Friday night I was definitely stiff, by Saturday morning I was dying! I have not been that stiff, since working out with a trainer for the first time when I was in my 30s. Yesterday was more than brutal, when my daughter picked up the kids I forced myself to have a hot soak and use a roller, I wanted to cry. Poor Vannie didn’t even get a walk yesterday. This morning is manageable, I am going to use the roller again this morning (😩), I have to tell myself it hurts so good🤣. Then Vannie and I are going to go out for a nice walk before I start on the house work. I couldn’t even put the dishes away in the dishwasher yesterday because reaching down was killing my legs and my back muscles. I am wondering if that has something to do with the weight gain, first the work out that I haven’t recovered from and then barely moving yesterday. I will hop on the scale tomorrow morning to see what it says. Note to self, you are in your 60s, not in your 30s🤣

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Username: @gem_t_86
Weigh In Day: Sunday - 16/1/22
PW (Previous Weight): 13 stone 1lb
CW (Current Weight): 13 stone 1lb

Hi everyone, sorry I've been away for so long and missed one weigh-in. I got the dreaded covid and it was horrible, so I'm only just starting to get back to things.

Hope everyone else is doing OK and @TeresaW1020 I really, really hope that all the cancer was removed from your hubby's operation and that he's not in too much pain. Sending loads of good wishes in your direction xx

Nice relaxing day today. The snow did come but didn't stick. Watching it by the window was so beautiful. Even found a red cardinal eating at the birdfeeder. I didn't do too badly eating today even though it seemed like the day dictated "eat snacks" all day. I did not listen. Hoping and praying the roads aren't too dangerous as there is a fear of black ice. I plan to go back to the gym tomorrow but we will see. Let's go get it!

Weekly weigh in
Fatfifties (lis)
Weigh in day monday

Current weight 229.2lb
Previous weight 233 lb
Loss 3.8 lb

Yippeee

User name: 3duffs
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 189.8
CW: 189.2

@TeresaW1020 --- I would like to think I am like that..... but I do think you are better at it than I am. Did you get your video of Maggie Mae in the snow? Hoping your back feels better quickly!

@laurelfit57 - I don't know if I've said this already, but since I live in North FL, we get an occasional freeze. When it gets very cold here, the Floridians will say that it feels colder here than it does up north because we have a "damp cold". That still makes me laugh. Who knew you could rent a hot tub?! That sounds like a blast! I hope your muscles are feeling better and that you will like your weigh in next week.

@3duffs @bgame4 @laurelfit57- Congrats on the leader board!

@gem_t_86 - Wishing you a speedy recovery. Be patient with yourself if it takes longer than you think it should.

@19shmoo69 - I actually LOLed at your post! Thanks for the smile!

@askewcr - watching the snow out the window seems to be the way to go. Hope the roads were safe today.

@fatfifties- Nice loss!

@trooworld- eggs are the devil's work- ha! Hope your hummus turned out good and you enjoyed your day off. cookies for breakfast sounds good!

Well, I did my journal! Hooray! I found that I set some pretty large goals for myself in 2021, and I made progress on all of them, but did not complete any of them. So, I will continue to work on those this year. I made some notes, and I'm going to try to pull the journal out more frequently so that I keep what I want to do at the front of my mind. I tend to use it mostly when I'm struggling. I will have to set a reminder for myself. And I'm going to give myself a specific task to focus on each month.

I did not do any strength training last week. Will have to plan some for this week so it happens. I've still been measuring my cardio with the same step workout. It's gotten easier, but I'm not back to where I was before Christmas. I think I will stick with the basic level workout this week.

It's very windy here today which makes the 50 degree temp feel cold. I have a crockpot of pea soup cooking for supper. I love soup!

Lisa

@19shmoo69 Good comeback from your wife!

@trooworld That exhibit looks amazing, a friend of mine went to it in San Francisco and raved about it, looks really cool! Love the meme too!

@Cornanda Glad things are getting back on track! And you journaled, woohoo! I don't know why because once I start I enjoy it but just picking it and a pen and doing it is a pain for me to do.

@TeresaW1020 I'm sorry to hear about your back, being at home relaxing for a few days ought to help you bounce back. Enjoy the snow!

@laurelfit57 I definitely agree about finding what works for each of us plus you do a lot of gym workouts which don't always translate on a tracker. The step treadmill was the absolute worst with that, it didn't track steps on there well at all. Are you talking about using a foam roller? I posted on here once that Hurts So Good is my rolling song, that's perfect for it! I hope you feel better!

@3duffs @bgame4 @laurelfit57 Congratulations!

@gem_t_86 I hope you fully recover fast!

@askewcr Sounds like a beautiful day and you did great not snacking!

@bgame4 That's a great list, I love it!

@murdog3t Great job hitting those goals!

Hi everyone. I had all these calls to make but even non-government places I needed to schedule appointments aren't answering so I have to postpone everything, how dare they take a break! I have a call into The Geek Squad to see if they could fix my laptop, if not I'm going to file a claim to get partial reimbursement. The pin that the screen needs is apparently hard to get now, I've been trying for two months and got the runaround while it was in the shop with the last place. I spent some time in the yard cleaning off succulent leaves damaged from the cold, yesterday I did herbs so I'm almost done with cleanup. The BBQ place was fun, of course I ate way too much but we only go there on my brother's birthday so it's not a common thing. Have a great Monday gang!

@trooworld I won hundred percent could not have those cookies in my house, I would eat the whole batch! I am always so impressed with people who have self control :-). You make your own hummus, that is super impressive!

@Cornanda I always find when I have been away from working out, it definitely takes thought to get back at it. I am with you, I love making soup in the crockpot, I have a ton of it in my deep freeze :-) :-).

@Katmary71 yes, I was talking about my foam roller, the older I get the more I use it😂. I think I will have to copy you with the Hurts So Good song, maybe it will keep me on the roller longer:).
I think I would be in trouble if they had a barbeque place here :-)!

@TeresaW1020 so glad your back is feeling better! Sorry that your hubby is having a hard time right now, I know that also adds stress on you. I’ll bet you can’t wait to get back to “regular” life. Your little Maggiemae is just too cute for words🥰

Today was definitely a better day, my quads and hamstrings are still stiff, nothing like they were before though! They were sure complaining by the end of spin class today.
Our weather continues to be the craziest!! It started raining last night in the middle of the night and continued on through most of the day. The temperature remained just above zero, so as long as people are wearing the spikes on their boots, it is possible to get out for walks. At about 4 o’clock we had a break in the weather so I got Vannie out for a walk. We got about 30 minutes from the house and it started to rain again, picked up our pace and by the time we were within about 10 blocks of the house it was pouring, within a block of the house it was snow mixed with rain and the wind was blowing so hard we couldn’t hardly see. We were both soaking wet by the time we got home. It is now a full on winter blizzard out there and they are expecting the temperature to drop to -18° tomorrow! I don’t think I am even going to attempt to go out of the house tomorrow, on our way home we were actually going through huge puddles, I can’t even imagine what it will be like out there tomorrow!

Username: FushiaKat
Weigh in day: Tuesday
PW. 178.8
CW. 178.2

Hello All!
Another great day in the books. Had errands to run and checked all of the off. Woohoo! We take victories wherever we can. Even made it back to the gym and stayed about an hour. I had my ear pods on and it was a praise party, just Jesus and me. Tomorrow will be brand new. What will we do with it. Let's go get it! Don't forget to be AWESOME!!

@FushiaKat Congrats on the loss! Woot woot! I'm sorry about the prescription mix-up. I hope they can get it worked out. Yeah, the breakfast cookies are yummy but if you have a sweet tooth, you could be in trouble with them. Luckily, I do not have a sweet tooth so much as crave salty things.

@askewcr Yes, we do! Congrats on a good day.

Hi all. I'm disappointed by the gain but not that surprised. I've been putting my energies elsewhere instead of focusing on my health. I am going to plan more healthy meals next week. I planned some healthy things last week but life got in the way and we ended up getting food out a couple of days. I need to start putting my foot down when my husband wants to get food out.

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

Hi- Just time for a quick pop in today. I'm not making choices that align with my goals this week. "Found" an open bag of chocolate chips. Skipped exercise when husband was at work. ('m much more motivated when he is working here and knows if I did it or not.) Chocolate has been disposed of.

Couple thoughts- after my nice loss at the beginning of the month, I slacked. You know how sometimes you get a nice, easy loss and then you think you can eat more and skip some good habits? That was the beginning of the slack. Now I'm also distracted by a trip I'm taking this weekend- which will also mean less exercise and more food. I really, really thought that next decade down was close at hand, but I'm not taking the steps needed to go after it.

Why girl? Why?

Nevermind. I will do the best I can for the rest of this week. I will do my best not to eat too much on my trip. And when I get home, I will push RESET and get back at it.

I'm glad I am not doing too much damage before catching myself.

Trip- I leave Sat and we are having a surprise birthday party for my Dad. He is turning 80. It's in WI, so I am flying up and will experience some true winter. I'm very excited about it- (the trip, not the weather!) My Mom seems to be developing dementia and they are talking about moving to a senior complex where access to care will be easy when it is needed. It might be a tough year, so I'm glad we are kicking it off with something positive.

I will bring some exercise clothes so I can use the gym at the hotel and also some healthy snacks.

Have a good Wed!

Lisa

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