Sitting in the car outside the hospital for 4+ hours while Anne has treatment was going to be fine. I can link in to their internet and I could do some food preplanning. BUT sun came out and it looked so nice. I could go for a wee walk to the supermarket, we only needed milk. I could carry that. Round trip 3 miles. It would pass a couple of hours. And then I got to the supermarket, oh yes bananas and a one of these….. and a one of those. Two carrier bags later and I have 1.5 miles to walk them back. Maybe I have the strength exercise covered for today

Good morning everyone! Almost down to a lower decade! .4 away!
@Lessennan -I hope the snow isn’t too bad! Supposed to get up to 40s today and then 60s tomorrow.
@Dianedoessmiles1 -thx! I walked yesterday but for short periods of time. Spent more time inside chatting with friends lol. My kids had marching band practice-yay it was inside!
@CSEGUIN2 -yay for packages coming. Yay on getting your strength routine back.

To the many here, who extol the virtues of the great team building in these 5% teams: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Ones doctor can probably recommend some sort of therapy or movement that meets the definition of exercise. I remember some of our former SparkPeople trivia quizzes and blogs recommending ways to stave off the desire to want to stay in bed for two days when experiencing some levels of back pain. Again, refer to your medical recommendations and your already great proactive stances that get you into these finely lead teams to help you succeed in reaching your goals.

Today, we can "modify" just about every type of excercise to accommodate our limitations. I had twelve such exercises for two pre- and post-total knee replacements. Foot pumps alone, were both easy and instrumental in keeping good blood flow. (Aid to preventing DVT's/ blood clots). Doing a few here and a few there, making numerous dedicated ten minute workouts.

Okay (confession time): I've been too lazy about reaching my food goals. Moderation of portion size is a must! I must begin again now and make my goal to begin again over and over. Spring is a great time for this rejuvenation. Time to start making my great freggie soups (healthy versions of pho are my favorites) and salads again and following the many healthy eating strategies we learn in these challenges. I love our healthy habit goals of slowing down to eat and using smaller plates.

The more we invest in these fine challenges, the better people we become. Make this day count with your great participation! Hug, hug!

it is a mostly windy day here today. my daughter says hi and thank you for the birthday wishes. it's her birthday today and she is enjoying herself and she will be having some cake later on after supper. both budgie birds are doing well and say cheep, cheep! i have been for a walk and i feel great! i will be doing some dancing later on. have a great day, everyone! take care and stay safe.

I was laboriously checking out an article (one of those editorials that serve as a vehicle for endless advertising) where 50 states were ranked by affordability, quality of life and healthcare. My resident state (Wisconsin) ranked #8, while my regularly 'go to' state (Florida) ranked #1. I still hope I don't get sick while in the sunshine state.

Here's my 'Quality of Life' photo to where I am today. Love or not love, I love to find great beauty of my Lake Superior Northland.



Dan is about to order the colorful watch band accessory and new charge pads for our travels (10v 1.0A same as my Gear 2, yet it won't work with this new watch -- just another way for companies to get our hard earned dollars.)

Note sent to my husband: "Would you please add the paperback version of the book: Volumetrics weight-control Plan. About $12. (If you already haven't paid for your Amazon cart yet.) MyFitnessPal team (and leaders) are talking about it and it hits upon the reason i so loved Weight Watchers 30 years ago."

There's something psychologically pleasing when we put our dollars towards our goals. It has the impact to help our focus to strive to meet our goals. My apologies for those who read this whose budgets are already stretched to the limits -- in that case, being part of this conversation thread and group of five percenters, is even more important an investment towards improved health.

Hug, hug. May you find your joy this day!

Happy Wednesday!
Yesterday was my DH's birthday. We do not do much, but we picked up some sushi and tried not to feel like we had to work on out "to do list". I did post 71 pictures of him (can you guess his age?) over the years working on projects, spending time with family, and traveling. It was a week long project, but it was a fun trip down memory lane. Today, I have been back in the basement sorting old papers. I am also moving from files to binders. It seems like a good move.

@HealthyBarb1 Oh my- that is a perfect description. It is always check off an item and add two more. It is progress though… You are planting beautiful flowers. I hope to start a few of those early next month. I love cosmos!

@kaliswalker I do wish I had great tips on organizing. One thing that I have found helpful beyond the basics is to choose the area for something first (since we all have limited space). So, if I choose where my cookbooks, for example, will go, then I can select the ones that I want the most and that fit the space. The rest simply must find a new home. I cannot say it is easy, but that has helped a little. I hear your feelings on cookbooks. I use “Plan to Eat” and my recipes are there and I am always finding more online. However, I am not quite ready to let go of the “Cooking Light” annual collection I have. Luckily, they look so nice on the shelf. But, I know that one day they will move on… 300 would not fir on my shelf though…lol. I have a very long way to go and I am not that great at it, but I am inspired by the small steps I have taken and I am excited about the idea of moving more easily whenever that time comes

@LindieMaeP I love sunsets too! They can be so beautiful and calming. Our back windows face the west and I love a long lingering sunset across the fields. Thank you for mentioning the book on memory. It sounds like one that I would like to add to my list. I am with you on dentists (although I try not to let the dentists know…lol) and days without jackets. We had a gorgeous day in the 60s a week or two ago and I got spoiled

@Dianedoessmiles1 Oh, I hope that you are right and that our cold days are numbered (and may the blizzards skip us this year). I cannot wait to get out to the garden.

@marg750me Getting what needs to be done accomplished is a lot these days. We always ask too much of ourselves, I think. We are on two groups together. I love it when I see that.

@majork29 Oh, that white looks so beautiful in December…lol. It is funny how much I love seeing snowflakes then. We often spend Christmas with my son, DIL, and granddaughters in south Florida. Palm trees for Christmas confuse me…lol. I do love 4 seasons. Alberta must be beautiful.

@Lessennan I hope the treatment went well. It sounds like you had a good workout while getting a task done. Congratulations! I have done something like that on occasion when my husband has a medical appointment, but I usually just sit with my phone…

@bookieNJ Congrats on being so close! Those 10s are so exciting

@EjoyEvelyn I loved your post. It is so hard to be “on plan” all the time and moderate portions is a goal of mine too. What do you do for healthy “pho”? My DH would love that if I added it to our menus.

I am off to make dinner. Waving at everyone else!! Have a great evening.
Donna

It's 37 feels like 32 with a high of 47 for today. I AM: I have empathy for everyone. Axe Sharpening: Never ask someone to do what you haven't done or aren’t willing to do yourself! LEAD FROM THE FRONT! DO THE WORK!~~Ty Russ 1st Phorm Elite Athlete Action for Happiness: Discover the joy in the simple things of life. Fitness quote for today: When people said " We never want to look like you" Arnold replied " Don’t' worry you never will"~~gymaholic Motivational quote for today: Overcoming your negative self thoughts is one of the most important things you can do for yourself.~~unknown Closed all rings on my Active 4 and had 11,776 steps yesterday. Today's training plan: Truck unload this morning then Shoulders/Chest in the gym after work.

Good morning everyone.

good morning from Alberta, the sun is just starting to come up and it is above 0 today already. Our snow is starting to melt in a big way.

@EjoyEvelyn – I think that at times we all get lazy about our food goals. I know that for myself I say to myself 1 won’t hurt, the problem is that 1 cookie leads to 2 cookies and then you know how it goes….. or at least for me.

@CSEGUIN2 I’m happy for you that you got your portion containers. I hope they work for you. When I tried them, they didn’t work for me but that was probably more of a me issue then the actual containers.

@Ceriusly1 happy to hear that you only have 1 treatment left. It took my friend a little over a month to get some energy back from when she had her treatments. Not sure what normal is but she claimed that she felt better then she had in a long time. Good luck to you.

@Patti241 Good morning

@ceriusly I feel for you and your treatment. Bet like my pal who is having chemo you look well. It’s so much easier to sympathise and assist someone with visible bruises and bandages look ill.

Good Evening Everyone!

Today was errands day. Took longer than planned as Hubby is as slow as molasses 🙄. But I enjoyed the walk anyways. The wind was blowing hard and almost went flying 🤣. I am too light! Once I hit goal I will have to weigh myself down on really windy days 😉. Got my paper copy of my 3rd exam and finally looked at it. When reviewing my incorrect answers there was an issue. Sent instructors an email regarding this. My mark may go up if I turn out to be right. Today I also realized that there are messages on the bottom of the pages. So I went back and read them all. They're so up lifting and inspiring.

There are two names on the Mission Slimpossible roster that I have no way of contacting. So am going to try tagging here. @eva_letsdance and @Tree1005 , your invitations to join the Mission Slimpossible Team were sent out yesterday. Please to go Community, Groups to accept them. Practice week begins Saturday, April 2nd. Hope to see you soon!

Dee, Motivational Leader

Hi Everyone,

I think the pantry possibly closing is getting to me. The things I said to Ellie were the truth. Rose nor I expected her to call St Vincent and tell them what we said. St Vincent pull out and took ALL their money. I know 97% of the people could go to other pantries for food but the ones that walk cannot.

Thanks for the heads up, @Retired_Sue. I'll let Ceri know.

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In less than a month we are taking Mom to Tenn. to live with my aunts. She has gotten worse and I can no longer take care of her by myself. She keeps insisting she's going to drive. My first thought was whatever then I considered she might not only kill herself, but others and as her caregiver I might be held liable for not stopping her. My aunt already has our bedrooms almost ready. I'll stay down there couple weeks and return to finalize everything here. 1st trip will be necessity items and my brother came up with the idea to use his trailer to haul that down. He is the type has to be ordered to take vacation at end of year and he's put in for vacation to do this. My aunt says she can handle Mom for the time I have to return. My aunt has been giving her hints that if we came and stayed she could get away for short trips. She takes care of another aunt who is driving her crazy. She didn't mention to Mom that I could also get away short trips cos she knew that wouldn't go over well as Mom doesn't really consider what this does to me since she calls me stupid, lazy, disorganized, don't know what I am doing and make snap decisions. I told my sister her resentment towards me would probably turn to hate. I am only trying to keep her safe from harm. She said after we tell Mom on Sunday she will resent all of us. I am going to have to leave the group for this next challenge. There's no way I can do any reporting or keep up on anything during this time. Plan is for me to be back to Tenn. by July 1 since I have to arrange moving van for what is being kept even if it does go in storage locker. Have a three people lined up to take some things. Mom's car is being taken to my sister's for storage Sunday. It is not road worthy for even local, wouldn't travel well to Tenn. And I have to give notice to landlord. I have a lot of work ahead of me. Hoping to have time to log food/exercise in MFP until things settle. I will miss the team help

Praying for you.
Sad how growing old affects us.
I sympathise fully with you. I’m lucky that my mum is still able and sensible at 91. I can still get away.

Please come back often and vent as much as you need to. I can imagine the emotions will be all over the place for a long while