Hi all!

I have a ton to catch up on. Howdy to all those returning and congrats on all the loses I’m seeing. Wohoo 🎉

I have either been sickly, exhausted or busy with kids and their projects/exams.

No Zero days

-I’ve closed my activity rings daily
(Including my steps)
-logged every meal
-made time for myself, had to I was in bed a lot.
-got my fluids in
-doing at least one organizational task a day

Went to TexasRoadhouse today and avoided the evil rolls, had a house salad with dressing on the side, unsweetened tea and half of a 6oz steak. I managed to stay on plan while enjoying lunch out.

I need to get a notepad and reread everyones messages to catch up.

I was planning on having zoodles for supper, but for some reason when I spied a container of tofu, I could not get tofu scramble out of my head. Another instance of it being handy when you have things already prepped. Colorful sweet bell peppers were already diced in the freezer, can of mushrooms in the cupboard, garlic pre-minced in the fridge. Onions diced from the freezer. All I had to do was slice up my avocado while the tofu was pressing. It all came together in about 20 minutes. Enjoying it with some Serrano hot sauce :-)

@DrewsAnna Glad you, your hubby, and your best buddy had a good hike! I shouldn't even tell you about this because I'm hooked on them now but have you checked out the “things to buy at Costco right now” videos on YouTube? I started with Trader Joe's and now I watch for Costco too, I have huge wishlists on my phone! Our rain is back tomorrow too, I've been sick for the two dry days which stinks. Great steps!

@FtoFit Are you doing tricep work for your arms at all? I'll always have some flab there because I was so overweight but tricep dips and diamond pushups are known to help. I can't do the latter anymore but do tricep work for my arms with weights and dips.

@gemwolf110 I hope you're 100% soon!

@lrjogger1 Have a wonderful time with your family! Smart to bring snacks and plan on hitting the store for sure, that should help a lot with staying on track. I haven't tried frozen green beans just fresh, the fresh ones come out well for sure! I tried frozen brussel sprouts in the air fryer and they were a mushy mess, may be the frozen softer veggies don't do well in the air fryer but it's the only one I've tried. Safe travels!

@trooworld I'm so glad the migraine stopped! That salad sounds and looks delicious, it would be funny to send you a picture of my recipe list on my laptop and see how many I saved are from you! Are you taking a diabetes class or is it an online webinar? I'm guessing if you're reporting it's a class your taking. Good luck with it!

@tammymccrady6278 Crushed day 1, woot woot! I agree Day one is always the worst for me too but now you have one behind you so each day will get easier (and you won't want to break your streak). I'm so glad you came on here instead of munching, you're breaking the munchy habit! It's tough when you're used to doing that to break it but you're doing awesome.

@shaunarlr83 I hope the kids do great at the track, that should be easier as far as wrangling goes! I like everyone I've volunteered with so far though I've butted heads with the president of the charity when she demanded we do something but we've gotten by it. I've also gotten better at saying no to things I'm not comfortable with doing and that's helped. There are some quirky people, I'm sure I avoid issues because I don't like being in front of cameras or being the center of attention so I DEFINITELY am not stealing the limelight from anyone and tend to be with the “behind the scenes” people. One thing I've run into that I struggle with that's totally on me is I hate saying I can't do something and seem to always get things that are hard for me to do like passing boxes from one person to the next on a staircase when I just started a medication that makes me super dizzy and with my nerve damage but I just did it while the few people who knew what was wrong with me kept checking on me. OMG praying for the two children, that's horrible! Let us know what happens there. It sounds like you did great today, I was just thinking of how much your posts have changed in just a few months, you're super busy but you sound a lot happier and you're surrounded by family who seem to need you just as much as you needed them.

@micaroo4 I'm so glad your back is doing better! Great workout!

@megnolia82 I hope you hear from the doctor soon, that's frustrating. I'm impressed how well you're doing with your daily exercises despite feeling bad, I know that's hard to do. I'm glad you're in better spirits! There's a low calorie/sugar Gatorade, I think it's called Gatorade Zero? My parents (and I) are diabetic and they keep it around for when they're sick. So glad you're in better spirits!

@19shmoo69 Good morning and thank you, and you've been prayed for too!

@GabiV125 That's great you're walking more, could your dog handle longer walks?

@AmbersWay I hope you feel better! You did great at Texas Roadhouse, wow! Don't ask me what I got the one time I went, I'll have to channel you next time. One thing a few members of this group do is you can open a word document while reading the posts. I snap one window with the posts and one with the document then respond on the word document and cut and paste it when I'm done. It's real easy to lose everything if you click a link (I'm too curious to not click them so if you go through about a year ago I'm always mad I've lost everything!) plus my laptop is great at deleting things so this tip works real well.

@vegan4lyfe2012 She made it back, yay! How did the flight go? Wow your son gets serious bonus points for the food situation! You did amazing on your trip, I need to take you when I go on vacation! And you lost too, that's awesome Jenn!

Hi team, that was a lot of catching up! I never know if I should do the day I missed or not but I woke up sick yesterday (or allergies were real bad) and my head hurt so I stayed in bed and slept all day. I'm feeling better today but canceled dinner with my neighbor as I don't want to get her sick if it's an actual cold. My neighbor brought me ham and beans which is what we were going to have. My friend I've been hanging out with from the charity asked me to go to a fun concert, it's guys from Days of Our Lives who formed a band and I watched that soap for almost 4 decades so it should be a blast, it's not until next month. I did my full workout this morning and ate great today. Yesterday I had popcorn for dinner which I'm sure was higher than I guessed but I'm feeling “fluffy” and need to get back to it. Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

No Zeros
Ate under calories
Did full workout

Thanks for the tip @Katmary71, I need to open fitness pal on the laptop, instead of my phone, it would be easier. I guess I could do the same screens on my phone but I’m likely to swipe one closed 😂

Meg, you’re doing great! I do hope you get some answers from your doctor.

Vegan4lyfe, that was quite the trip! I send hugs for your pregnant daughter who’s moving, that’s rough. Way to go with staying on your plan during all that.

Tammy, good job on breaking the snack habit. I have the same issue and still working on fighting that beast. Reading group posts is a great idea, always encouraging.

KatMary, I hope you are feeling better. I had popcorn for dinner too when I was feeling well and a cheese stick. It was a sad day food wise. I was reading your comment on volunteering, don’t over do it physically and put yourself in harms way, you need to take care of yourself. I love reading your volunteer updates. The concert sounds like fun.

Hi all
Username davidji82
Weigh in day Friday
PW:238.9
CW:237.8

davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 237
CW: 238

Username: Trooworld
Weigh-in day: Friday
PW: 227.0
CW: 226.8

LTD: 21.2

@shaunarlr83 – Praying for the missing little girl. Definitely sounds like a fishy story.
@DrewsAnna – I’m smacking my head. I should’ve had a V8! I have all the different color resistant bands from PT from my last 3 surgeries just taking up space. Totally going to use them for strengthening at home Sometimes it’s the most obvious things that I need to be told! As far as the Cheez-Its, I’m sure your husband ate more than you. As long as you didn’t eat an entire box on your own. And I did end up with a second day of “screw it”…after making dinner, I relaxed on the couch with a movie and it was all over from there!
@Ftofit – Mental health is so important. It’s awesome that you realize it and are focusing on it!

Last night I ended up with another “screw it” vibe and did not get 30 minutes of activity. I think part of the reason is that I had just spent over an hour at the physical therapist and I have a hard time trying to physically do anything after that. Also, my default is to go outside and walk, but when it’s already dark and below freezing, it’s hard to muster the motivation.

TEA update – I’ve been brewing a cup of Celestial Seasonings Apple Cinnamon tea and using that instead of plain water for my oatmeal…yum! No need to add sweetner, either!

No Zero Days logging:
1. Cook bean/grain:
2. Weigh all food:
3. Log all food:
4. 30 minutes activity:
5. Restaurants 2x:
6. Stop eating when pleasantly full:

@megnolia82 - You have a diagnosis! Now you can get treatment! There is a light at the end of the tunnel - you can get your health back! Good luck with today's 13 reps.

-Mica