This week has been hit and miss. But I'm still smiling.

@TeresaW1020 -- actual snow? That's exciting. Southern snow storms are different than northern ones for sure! Wow, another financial task to take on.... at least hubby is there to help out as you transition. Your posts are very light- it's obvious you are keeping your sense of humor through all this. Like I said before, you are a strong woman. Congrats on your loss this week!

@fatfifties - hope you feel better soon.

@19shmoo69 - that is a TASTY looking cup of coffee!

No big shakes here today. Hubby and I worked on cleaning the garage. Not fun, but feels good to make progress. Then he grilled us some delicious drumsticks for dinner.

Lisa

Did a night shift last night so just posted my weigh in now. I’ve had a good week. Trying to just stay away from everyone cuz it seems brockville has exploded with omicron. I’m in health care and work with the elderly so I do not nor can I afford to get it. I think I may even start getting my groceries on line and just go pick them up. I haven’t done that before cuz I actually like to go shopping. See what there is.
We r in a cold snap here so I’m not even going out for a walk lately. My exercise has consisted of stair climbing. It’s something though. Our new puppy is growing like a weed. She is a Great Dane and her name is Whiskie. Our other animals are getting used to her except when she has a frisky on Then they run for cover lol. Well gotta run. Have a great evening all.

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Sunday (Jan 9)
PW: 179.2
CW: 183.4

@trooworld Are your migraines caused by your blood pressure spiking? Mine are completely gone now thank goodness but for awhile I had to take a blood pressure medication before exertion and that helped a lot with them. It's even warmer there than it is here, how nice! Your meals always sound awesome.

@Jactop I hope sleep will be the answer. I know cortisol is up without sleep so inflammation is as well.

@FushiaKat I'm sorry to hear about your husband, I think a lot of times men hear us complain and their answer is to fix it when we just need to vent. Unfortunately weight loss doesn't always go along with the data which is really frustrating, that's been the case for me especially since my CRPS came out of remission. Hugs my friend, we're here for you, you can talk here but do what you feel comfortable with. I'm glad you have a therapist you can talk to about it all as well who can give you impartial advice. Sounds like your husband has good taste in cheese!

@GabiV125 I absolutely agree with all your advice to @FushiaKat ! I hope your dog is feeling better. Must feel great to have your house spotless now!

@laurelfit57 80,000 steps is not chump change here! I honestly think I relapsed because I was so determined to get 20,000 steps every day and it was way too much for my body, I try not to dwell on it because I can't change relapsing with feeling guilty so I don't usually think about it. Do what feels right for you! Your gym workouts sound so fun, I wish I could do them and you lived here so I could tag along with you!

@murdog3t Welcome back!

@askewcr Sounds like everything is falling into place! Have a told you how happy I am to have you back here with us, you're always so optimistic, I love your spirit and outlook! Huge bear hug! Sounds like yesterday was a wonderful day! You be awesome too and thank you for always making me smile.

@Cornanda I can't even imagine how empty the house feels. It always feels awesome to come home to a clean house versus having one more thing to do when returning, I'm of the school if it's something you can get over with today then do it! That workout channel looks cool, I copied and pasted, I actually caught myself before losing all my responses! You know who would love her is @AustinRuadhain since she used to do step, don't know if she still does.

@leonadixon You have a good week too!

@TeresaW1020 I'm so sorry about your bank account, like you don't have enough going on! I'm so glad to hear your husband is doing better, so next is stitch removal? Oh Teresa, I'm so sorry your husband is worried about controlling the finances, you're just getting a huge amount of stuff on you right now. I guess the bright side is he said something before it became a mess. Be safe with the storm!

@davidji82 Still gaining Christmas weight huh?! Pretty funny, step away from the peppermint bark!

@bgame4 I hope you don't mind me asking, what are the social-emotional interactions?

@fatfifties I hope you feel better soon and some of the weight comes off! When I was sick from a medication I told the doctor I'd lost weight and she cruelly told me I'd gain it all back, I was sick for a month and of course I proved her wrong, I gained a little but not all of it!

@gwamajtw91 I'm so glad you kept up the exercise, it's so easy if one area falls behind to throw caution to the wind but you kept up good habits, way to go! See, we may not always look at the big picture but we are growing step by painful step!

@19shmoo69 Love the coffee, hang in there my friend and keep that smile going!

@tammymccrady6278 You can't tell us about Whiskie without pictures, did I miss them? I like grocery shopping in person too, I've only done Walmart pickup but if you're in person and they're out of broccoli you can pick cauliflower. And you don't get notice right before all the time and if you don't get premium you need $35, a couple weeks ago I was bringing salad to a get together and I got everything but lettuce. Give me a freaking break, LOL. Stair climbing is awesome exercise, even when I did the stair treadmill climbing stairs at college was exhausting.

Holy cow that was long, sorry this post will probably take up one page! I went to the store to get my brother a birthday card and gift card and a few things for myself. I went to an Epsom salt soak making class, basically it was adding essential oils to Epsom salts and we bagged them for the holistic pain group to sell. I did a few stupid things like one bottle didn't have a dropper top and I poured half of it in the salts so we made three batches then a bottom of the plastic tubing wasn't sealed so when I lifted it to shake it to the bottom it all fell on the floor and got the pet therapy dog's hair in it so it had to be thrown away but at least the last one wasn't my fault. Tomorrow we're celebrating my brother's birthday and going out for BBQ food. Not much else going on, I'm doing an exercise challenge this weekend and am sore so I'm going to take it easy and probably take a bath with one of the "magic potions" I made!

Time to share a humorous story.
Most of you know I like coffee. For decades I would be asked "How do like your coffee?". My response is always " I like my coffee like I like my women Hot, Black and Strong". The person asking the question and my white wife would roll their eyes and my wife would playfully swat at me. Then it happened. I was asked about how I take my coffee. I gave my usual response. Then they asked my wife how she liked her coffee. Without a pause she said I like my coffee like I like my men, thrown in a burlap sack and drug across a mountain. That was awesome! I'm so proud of her.

@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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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!

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Previous weight 233 lb
Loss 3.8 lb

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@laurelfit57 It is a fact that if you change up to or increase your workouts your body can hold onto quite a bit of water. And if you are doing squats and lunges you are working the biggest muscles in your body so not only, are you going to be sore, but weight gain is totally normal. Drink extra water and it will come off. I did a hard workout today and I’m positive that I will be sore tomorrow too.

@trooworld I am the same way with my snacking. If I’m at work and there is stuff that I can get into then I will. There is always stuff lying around so it’s hard, but it does help if I give myself a stern talking to before going to work. And if I have enough “approved” foods to eat while I’m there. Those breakfast cookies look yummy! I could never make those because I would eat them too quickly. Carbs are such an addiction for me.

@Cornanda Maggie Mae didn’t like the snow. She liked watching it so one picture was all I was able to get out of her. I did my journal today too and once I got started I avalanched for a good long time. I’m the same and tend to journal when struggling. If we don’t write the good stuff, then we will just look like big whiny babies when we look back years from now at what we wrote.

@Katmary71 What a pain to have to deal with boring phone calls and I sure hope you can get your laptop fixed. You have been waiting for so long. I’m glad that you had a good time with your brother’s birthday and got to eat some yummy BBQ.


Hi Team! Woke up with my back feeling much better so I did a workout this morning. I so need my workouts because they do wonders for my stress. Hubby had a hard morning with his dizziness and we have been tracking his BP and it’s always wayyy too low in the mornings and especially when he stands up. We go to see his surgeon tomorrow and will talk to him about that and see what our next steps are with his cancer. I just want it gone and for us to resume something that feels normal. We did have snow yesterday and it was sooo pretty! It stuck to the ground but was mostly gone by morning. Maggie didn’t like walking in it but she loved watching it from the window.

Still just chilled at home today. It was COLD! I decided to stay in and do some cleaning. I spoke with my stepmom who has had COVID for two weeks. She got tested again and still was positive. She is bombed out about that so I tried to encourage her. She feels much better so I told her she had to be on the mend. Even the doctor told her it would just take a few more days. Bless her heart! Well tomorrow is a brand new day with brand new possibilities. Let's go get it!