@Tamevv - I hope your day did indeed end well. I’m glad other know the struggle of the Watch thinking we have superpowers 😂 When I first got it I remember it was set to something like 870. I couldn’t hit it! I wrote a little blog about how I felt I needed to lower it and had one of my MFPals tell me I shouldn’t lower it I should work harder to hit it! 😳 I felt awful and lowered it anyway until I got in the habit of closing a lower goal and then gradually increased until I could maintain hitting that but she still made me feel bad lol I wear my heart on my sleeve! I felt so much better when I started adding Watch friends and saw no one set their goals too high!

@FushiaKat - that soup sounds amazing. When I was keto I found a recipe for taco soup that I love, it’s made the same way with either chicken or beef and so good either way. I eat it all the time. Reminds me of tortilla soup minus the tortillas! I found someone with more cats than me, I have 6 but we are country folk so they enjoy barn life and the great outdoors. You are so close to that goal!!!! I’ll be cheering for you to hit it!!!!

Well we made it just outside of the town where we will unload tomorrow morning in Nebraska. I did great with all of my goals today! Made several trips into stores along the way to go potty and then walked a mile once we got stopped to ensure I hit my step goal and close my move ring. This took some real willpower and determination because we are parked next to a feedlot (lots of cows) and that is the worst smell to me. Just after we unload we will head over into Iowa to reload. It will be going to Texas but hubby plans on going home for the weekend and then taking it on to Texas Monday. I’m looking forward to being home but it’s been cold and rainy there and I’m not looking forward to the cold temperatures. Usually I love to go walking when I’m at home but looks like I will get more use of my gym. Also I get a touch of the winter blues so yes @FushiaKat, when the time falls back this weekend I’ll be sad. Depending on how well our time at home goes (it never really goes well but I’m hopeful) and what his next load is, I might ride to Texas to deliver with my husband but I want to go right back home so I can figure out how I’m going to pull off my NOLA trip! 😂 Right now I don’t see it happening without a fight! 🤷🏻‍♀️ Stay tuned for emotional updates to follow!!! 🍿🥤👩🏼‍💻

Part of my monthly goals are to state one thing I’m grateful for and I’m most sincerely grateful for this group, all of you! 💞
Goodnight friends happy November!!!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Lol, that should've said, "10,000 steps" lol, I hate it when I do that 😂😂

Day 1, I am thankful for my fur babies. I have a black lab mix, his name is Chipper and he is my absolute best buddy. He knows it to 😂 I also sort of have 5 feral cats (2 of them kittens). Since they are feral they aren't really mine but, I feed them and give them shelter in the garage to keep them out of the elements. 2 of them will let me pet them, Mama kitty and her babies will maybe let me pet them if I shake the bowl of food long enough. Lol, they want to be loved but, it takes a lot of time to build their trust.

I'd love to be a foster fur mom, but that isn't really in the cards for me.

Today, I feel accomplished I met all of my goals. I even got to take my best buddy out for a walk. Here in a minute I'm going to get to work on my mom's blanket, it seems as though Christmas is coming really fast.

Y'all have a great evening

@shaunarlr83 What a great picture! You have done such an amazing job at building on your goals each month. You are rocking it!! :B

@vegan4lyfe2012 What cute cards! I love going to our local brewery for dinner. Great atmosphere and food and so many yummy beers to choose from. And it’s only one minute from my house so I don’t have to worry too much about how tipsy I get. Have fun with your mom and Sydney.


Good morning! I thought I better get in a quick post before the day begins. Joe has a PT appointment this afternoon and I have a long list of church things to do. Y’all I have eaten so much candy the last few days that my tongue hurts! Last night I made my sister take the bowl out of the kitchen and we bagged up all the good stuff and put it in the freezer. I’m going on a modified 40-day sugar fast where I am going to not touch anything sweet except for Tuesday evenings. My sister, Danna, and I like to come home from TOPS and have something sweet and watch a couple of episodes of New Girl. It’s our thing! And I think if I know that I can have something sweet once a week, it just might help me stay out of the junk for the other 6 days of the week. Fingers crossed!!

Ugh I think I missed my weigh in yesterday, sorry!!!

happysquidmuffin
Weigh in: Tuesday
PW: 137
CW: 136

Steps:
10/25: 9,720
10/26: 13,466
10/27: 15,294
10/28: 9,284
10/29: 14,151
10/30: 10,111
10/31: 13,769

I’m a 35yo married mom of 2 (5yo and 3yo) and right now just very busy and depressed. But some positive news; Monday I signed up for a trade membership at a local gym. I have to work a certain number of hours watching kids in the gym nursery each week/over the course of 13 months, and I get a free gym membership out of it! It’s an incredible (and very expensive) club with many amenities and I’m so excited about this. It’s really going to help me stay on track through the cold cold winter. I’ve only got about 11 lb to lose to reach my ultimate goal weight. Yesterday I ran my fastest mile yet 10:18.

@Cornanda here's the repost

I ordered an egg and chicken from Amazon.


I'll let you know.

@DrewsAnna I didn't know you feed the ferals, I used to do that with ones in my yard (a mother had kittens under my shed), a couple would come in and night when the others weren't looking and act like normal non-feral cats while inside, well one did the other didn't really want to be touched but liked being in the house. The last one disappeared earlier this year but I ended up adopting two feral kittens from a rescue group, I honestly think the ones in my yard helped prepare me to take them on as I learned a lot of patience with them. It definitely takes time to win their trust! I'd love to see your pup and feral kitties!

@Cornanda What book are you reading?

@TeresaW1020 I think freezing the candy and having one day you can have it is a great idea. I know if I made things off-limits all the time I would binge if I did have it so I get the mindset there, if things aren't completely off-liimits it's mentally easier to cope with.

@trooworld Love your pics from the other day! Glad you had a great time with your best friend. I don't get to see mine often but it's always like being with family when I do. I've saved that chickpea meatball recipe before, I have to try that because both then and now I was excited about it! Between all of the recipes I've saved here I need to do a challenge to do all my saved recipes once a week, I have tons on Pinterest I've never tried too!

@happysquidmuffin Congratulations on the gym membership, the trade sounds like a great idea! I can't wait to hear what you end up loving there.

@leonadixon Sorry to hear about October, I know that time before surgery goes super slow and you can't wait to get it over. Hope November is better for you!

@19shmoo69 How do you drink your coffee? If you went to a coffee shop what would you order? I used to be a mocha or if it was Starbucks a frappacino but with calorie counting I switched over to Cold Brew with light cream-type drinks. At home I add a small amount of creamer or a half serving of a protein drink though I used to drink a lot of creamer. There's some tasty peppermint ones coming out soon but since I have white chocolate pepperint creamer hopefully I'll be able to resist.

Hi everyone! Didn't get much rain today but had a hard time sleeping so it was a mellow day. One of the websites I do work on has been down for a few days which is frustrating since that's the one I use the most. I don't know if any of you remember I had a distant cousin contact me on 23andMe and we met when I went to my first cousin's funeral last year. He's only about 20, he's my Grandpa's brother's grandson and he's really into researching our family. He sent me a video of my great uncle's surprise 75th birthday, I was just watching it and as soon as I saw my Grandpa I started bawling, I never cry (hardened up since it makes my pain worse) but seeing him walking around got to me as we were real close and he died when I was in college. I meditated and will probably add that on to a Thanksgiving challenge if we do one as well as stretching twice a day. One of my friends started a 30 plant-based items either in a week or a month so I'm eating a ton of produce in case it's the first. Have a great Thursday, this week is flying by!

@trooworld yes, we need to do a Thanksgiving challenge 😊

@happysquidmuffin that club sounds wonderful

@Katmary71 I used to let 2 of the ferals in the house but, the "gifts" they brought were sometimes bigger than they are so, in the house didn't really last very long. I set the first 2 up in the garage. They come and go as they please. Over the summer, Chipper started being real curious about the coffee table in hubby's man cave and sure enough, there was mama kitty and her 2 kittens under it. Lol.... I'll post some pictures for you as soon as I can.

I have had a very lazy day. My hubby hasn't been feeling well so, I hung out in the bedroom for awhile so he could rest in the living room. That was a huge mistake. I should've worked out in the spare room. Instead, I fell asleep and lost all my ambition. I did drink all my water and my some good food choices and thankfully all the candy corn is gone. Lol.... Tomorrow, I will workout and use the resistance bands. Hopefully, my weigh in won't be that bad.

Day 2, today I'm thankful to have a comfortable home to live in.

@19shmoo69 - thanks for the repost. I think that everyone feels like that sometimes. You be you!

@Katmary71 - I'm reading Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeny. It's for my book club. I'm not digging it- the end might change that, we'll see.

🦃Thanksgiving Challenge🦃

🍽 Log everything I eat!
🧍🏽‍♀️ 50 side bends each side!

I used to do side bends almost everyday and it drastically reduced my “love handles” I have been incorporating a few when I have to modify a bit on my workouts, basically I just hold a weight or weights and bend straight to the side using my core muscles to stand back up straight, sometimes I add in a row at the top to work my arm as bit also.

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Thursday
PW: 139.0
CW: 138.7

@DrewsAnna Oh no, I'm scared to ask what the cats brought in! I hope your husband feels better. Resistance bands are awesome, I need to use mine more! I do for legs every other day. I'm so glad you were able to fix your glasses, I've sad on mine more than once! Have you been tired all day? I've accidentally taken my sleeping pill in the morning before, I'm cracking up because I can relate. I'm a total idiot the first two days of that TOM and have done so much stuff especially when I used to get migraines too. Hope the fire alarms didn't go off with dinner!

@Cornanda I hope your book has a great ending! I can't remember if I read that one, it came out awhile ago, right? A book club would be fun!

@trooworld I hope your husband is feeling better soon and it misses you. I tend to catch everything too so I get the “it's inevitable” attitude!

@19shmoo69 The Frothy Monkey sounds awesome! We have a coffee shop near here with super expensive coffee, I haven't gone to it but the menu sounds awesome! You can always talk coffee with us, I may not know as much as you but know a little! San Francisco Bay coffee is in the town my parents live in, I talked my Dad into going to their open house a couple years ago where you could walk around sampling coffee, it was really fun and their coffee is pretty good for one you can get at Costco.

@shaunalrl83 Hm I may have to try those side bends! I do side planks then with leg lifts but I'm guessing that side crunch helps a lot.

Hi team! Day's been a little rough, it started when I opened the dryer door and a pen with leaked black ink all over it fell out onto the door, that was definitely NOT in a pocket so I have no clue how it got in my wash. Ironically right before I left the farm the other day I shoved some garlic cloves in my pocket and those went through the wash but they haven't turned up yet. Had a bad appointment with the pain clinic which is leading to more appointments, I want injections in my feet for more movement but she first lectured me about not keeping up with my diabetes (I lost 75lbs, am off medication, and my A1C is 5 and I've had neuropathy 20 years before I had diabetes so I shut that down) then went into my vitamins which has also been monitored. I have to get my primary involved and you can't get through to the office to make appointments so tomorrow I'm setting all afternoon aside just to make an appointment.

Goals: meditating, eating variety, longer stretching or 2xs a day.

davidji82
weigh in day Friday
PW:238.0
CW:242.5

Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week:  Week 1
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 198.6
CW: 201.0

November
Weigh in Day: Saturday
P. W. 257.5
C. W. 259.5

I will get myself together very soon. Too much going on right now. I know I must do better and I will.

@shaunarlr83 Since I now have an office job, I drink one tall cup of coffee a day. Maybe another when I get home. The weekend can be different. I'll make a pot in the morning and then my kids will probably keep the coffeepot full. The rule at our house is if you think you want more than one cup make a pot because it will get drank. The rest of my family can drink it cold/room temperature. I cannot.
Years ago we noticed our "lil" boy's hands shake from time to time especially if he's nervous. Somehow we found out if he drinks coffee his hands calm down. His sister is a protector of sorts. If she sees him shaking she will ask if he's had some coffee. If not he gets some.
Not sure why I shared that but there ya go. Consider it a freebie.