Yesterday was just ok. Went significantly over my target calories for the day, due to dinner out with friends. Did however, make decent choices and stayed within my normal daily calories allowance so I feel ok about it.

Went to doc. Still not a clear diagnosis, but he thinks pain is probably coming from lower back. Have lots of stenosis and some misalighnment. On a short course of prednisone and will go to some physical therapy. Unfortunately, the earliest PT appointment I could get was 7/13 (ugh). If these interventions are not successful, the next step will be an MRI. In the meantime, still not able to ride so will have to focus on walking (which I can do pain free) and battling a bad mood.

@lauren_989 Peaches!! We are getting peaches in the store now. I tend to ‘mini-binge’ on them, but they are so yummy and relatively low cal, so I still stay within cal allowance. Love summer with all the fresh fruits and veggies.

@micki48 Good goals for the month! I would guess that if you are experiencing feet and ankles swelling that you are retaining some fluid … probably accounting for some of the ‘weight gain’. Drinking the water and getting your steps in should help with this. (It always seems counterintuitive to me that drinking more water helps when you are retaining fluids, but it work!)

@graceojo999 Glad to hear your father is doing better.

@DD265 I used to live a good distance from a grocery store, so got into a habit of going once a week. That is no longer necessary (only a mile from the store), but I still have the tendency to shop as if I am not going to be back for a week. It does lead to waste. Trying to break that habit. The one thing that I have found is that the only way I manage successfully is to not bring home anything I should no be eating. The idea of having something in the house and having just a taste (so I still stay within cal allowance) just does not work for me … it is an invitation t binge ☹ Maybe someday I can work that through … but not now.

eggfreak “I love mornings” Me too!! All things feel possible in the morning.

@Kali225 Congrats on your loss! It is sooo motivating when the scale takes a dip like that!

@MoonlitMuse Sounds to me like you are doing a LOT! I certainly wouldn’t call you “being lazy” at the end of the workday … sounds like you are just really tired. No advice, just appreciate all you do and fit in what you can.

@Gidgitgoescrazy Hope today goes better. A big well done! on logging it! I have a bad tendency to go into denial on those days … which, alas, can lead to a few more days of denial following ☹

@CarolAnnM2 Joint pain is so challenging to work with. Do you by any chance have access to a pool? I know when I was struggling with knee issues before I had it replaced, I struggled to do much of anything that involved weight bearing. I found that there was a lot I could do in the pool for both calorie expenditure and fitness (I didn’t swim because of shoulder issues, but was able to do a lot of pool “calisthenics” that were really helpful.

@Shawtytel Welcome. I am also new to the group this month. Congrats on making the choice to start again. I suspect most of us have been in your place. There is certainly a discouraging aspect to this, but I try to remind myself that I know a lot more than I did before and can use that to help me succeed this time.

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@CarolAnnM2 Joint pain is so challenging to work with. Do you by any chance have access to a pool? I know when I was struggling with knee issues before I had it replaced, I struggled to do much of anything that involved weight bearing. I found that there was a lot I could do in the pool for both calorie expenditure and fitness (I didn’t swim because of shoulder issues, but was able to do a lot of pool “calisthenics” that were really helpful.

I do not have regular access to a pool unless I join the YWCA or a city facility and the fees for that don't warrant the number of times I could use it, plus I am already paying for weekly physiotherapy and acupuncture. I am working 4 days a week and after work I am just too tired to go to a pool in the evenings. I do, however, go 1 or 2 times a month to a Mineral Spa and spend a weekend in the mineral pool. I find that provides me an opportunity to get more exercise and steps in as well as relaxation and reduced pain levels for a couple days.

@Shawtytel sometimes I brush my teeth when I am done eating for the day and am afraid I will snack. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I like your note idea!

Wow @AshenMoon Congratulations 🎊 What exciting news! Wishing you all the very best for a perfect day ❤ 💙

Today was a productive day. I got 64oz of water down, worked out for 45min, took a half hr walk with my boys and as I'm typing I've completed 11,139 steps. Ate dinner pretty late today and to grab something quick it ended up being 2 slices of pizza after 10 that ended up being nasty and not worth messing my day up over. Now I have a migraine. I wanted to accomplish something great today and I did my steps so I can't really be that hard on myself.

Btw...notes posted!!!

Alright, I ended up turning the night around a bit. Brad made us supper, and after that I put on my shoes and took my dog for a walk and caught up with a friend on the phone.

I then spent some time downstairs with mom decompressing a bit, talking about some of my perfectionist thought patterns and the ways they both help and hurt me, and after all that I have made my way back here feeling a little less off.

@Shawtytel Sounds like a great day. Bummer when a pizza night isn't even tasty.. hope the migraine passes quickly

@PlaneMonkey Tried to add you but it's not doing anything.. I'll try again tomorrow!