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@cbabie I have been back on the program the past couple of days. Nothing really bad happened in my life, I think I was just bored with my program. But I've changed it now. Speaking of good times vs bad time. For the most part we create our own destiny.

@Tamevv I've tracked three full days now. Having visitors can be hard to stay on the program but it's possible. I've finally figured out how to do this when my sister in law comes for a visit. I just had to set my boundaries saying I'm not going to be available for a bit because I need to exercise.

@senoritafloridita I think lots of us have had setbacks recently. I weighed this morning. Yesterday I would have said I'll never reach my February goal after not doing anything for almost two weeks. But then today I said, I still think it's possible if I work hard. I somehow lost 0.8 lbs which tells me my gain last week wasn't from just my habits. I wish I could remember that when I'm thinking about that number on the scale. Focus on my habits. That is my success.

Well I think I was bored so I changed my food diary a bit. I renamed Breakfast, Lunch Dinner, etc to Green Foods, Yellow Foods, Red Foods, Drinks/Condiments, After 8:30, Junk Food. I'm following the Noom program food lists without paying for it. I changed the percentages of calories needed per meal to reflect the goals of each category. This will highlight all the healthy foods I'm eating and highlight all the unhealthy foods I'm eating. We'll try this for a while and see if I can build some new habits around my meals.

I even exercised today.

Hi everyone. I did a strength workout this morning and am disappointed that it earned only half the amount of calories a cardio does, but I’m trusting the experts and crossing my fingers for longer term benefits. I ate well today didn’t snack at all through the day. We had a small dessert and then I had some chocolate but am pleased with my choices today 😊

@theslightedgeforever I tracked all day! Yay me. I like your idea for changing the names and ways you track. Sometimes changing it up helps motivation and can help to see things differently. What exercise did you do?

@senioritaflorodita Hello!!👋👋. Glad to hear you’re feeling better. Maybe we can both catch up to the wagon again this week 😁

Hi @cbabie, hope you’re doing okay and getting some sleep😴

Hi all... @cbabie you would not like our weather today! We were supposed to maybe miss the snow, but instead we have at least 4" and it is still coming down, lol. Good day for staying inside, but going to make chili & missing some ingredients. Oh well, improvise, I have the basics.

@trooworld Glad you are back home & back to normal routine. That always feels good to me. Sorry your dh is sick, hope it isn't Covid. My dd has been sick, the last Dr said sinus & strep throat. Still sick so went again and this time different Dr was sure it was the new strain of Covid. But the PCR test said no, so evidently just bronchitis. Hope your dh feels better quickly & you don't get sick.

@cbabie It does sound like you have sickness in your house, hope you stay well. I agree with slightedge, just try to do better than yesterday and work from there. Glad you are getting all your checkups done, they are important at our age, and easy to put off.

@Tamevv I have started some senior exercises that use body weight & dumbbells. I am kinda embarrassed how light of weights I am using, but gotta start somewhere. I switch between 2 sizes, somethings I can use a little heavier weight. I am older than you, so playing a little catchup, lol. Be glad you are starting now & you won't have to. It is so important for our health. Good job tracking!!

@senoritafloridita Sorry you were having a tough time, Nov & Dec were not good for me either, and I haven't been sick, lol. Slowly getting back with it & trying to take off the 6# I gained. Hope you and ds feel lots better soon.

@theslightedgeforever Good advice in your last posts. Are you getting snow? Maybe coming your way tomorrow, lol. It has been snowing ever since I got up. I am curious about your new food labels. That sounds like something I would like do, I like the idea of the different color foods, some of my books go along that line. How will you post something you make that is comprised of different things..break it down according to the colors? I think it would really show your healthy vs unhealthy foods. Of course, my dark chocolate would go under healthy...

I have been doing pretty well with exercise, trying to make my treadmill walk a nonnegotiable, even if not so long, other than Sunday. It is rest day, unless I decide to do a walk. I do 30 minutes in morning at Cardio speed, and if I don't have my 10,000 steps by later afternoon, I have been doing a slower walk while reading or watching tv. I am also trying to get consistent with the senior exercises, right now doing strength, core, or yoga, depending on what I have done the last time. It helps that I am retired and have lots of time to do it. My eating has also been a little more on point, too. Tracking is not a problem for me, I have done it so long, it is just habit. Staying within my calories is where I have work to do.

Hope everyone has a great week.

@cbabie Now you know what you have to do and have to make yourself a priority. Put YOUR facemask on first, just like on the plane! The cold...I'm from Ohio so I should be able to tolerate this but I haven't been in Ohio for over 20 years lol. I did track yesterday, yay me!!! I like what your sister said to you. Just improve every day.

@theslightedgeforever Thank you!

@RetiredAndLovingIt Oh gosh, stay in!!! Chili sounds perfect. It does feel good to be home. Thank you, I don't think it is, he's feeling better and going to work today so yes, I hope it isn't COVID too! So far, I'm not sick (thankfully). That's good you are doing well with exercise. Good idea to combine it with fun stuff (watching tv and reading). Good luck!

@Tamevv (((( HUGS )))) Tam. I'm so very sorry you are having such a hard time. Sometimes I feel lonely too, my husband is gone most of the weekends and it's just me and the dog. I don't have many IRL friends. I think that is why I come here so often. As you said, you guys feel like friends. No need to apologize.

Hi all. I'm still struggling to get back on track but doing a little better each day. I tracked about 75% yesterday. I'm pretty happy with that, today I'll do even better. Tomorrow, I'm meeting one of my friends to go for a walk and then we will reward ourselves with lunch out. It should be fun.

Water yesterday: 25 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

@retiredandlovingit That's great you are using some dumbbells. I did biceps/triceps/legs today. I was just watching the Weather Channel. It was talking about for some of the states they will be getting warmer than usual temps for this time of year. No snow just cold weather. I'm ready for spring just not rain. Rainy weather makes me depressed. It's supposed to rain next week. :sigh: Hubby always says we need the rain for food. Yeah okay. I wish they made glasses so where it would have an always sunny day filter. So on rainy days, I look up and it's blue skies and pretty clouds. Colored foods: For my fajitas I made, I separated out the ingredients since that's how I post them anyway. It's really helping me in ways. The way Noom does it is how calorie dense is the item. I've been using the formula here if I don't know. https://noom.com/support/faqs/question-topics/food-logging/2016/08/think-food-color-wrong/ I separated my "red" foods into two categories. I have one category called Junk Eaten That will be processed foods like crackers, chips, etc. Popcorn is there. Other guilty pleasures I have like chocolate, french fries, etc. That way they are all focused together. My red foods category is for things like full fat cheeses, olive oils, etc.

@cbabie It's cold here, too, I just can't get motivated to do anything in this cold! LOL I'm glad you were able to find out how to do the exercises correctly. Hopefully, it will help you. Yeah, it always stinks getting back into your routine. I did better yesterday...more solid tracking. That's interesting about your grandson. I bet Alaska is pretty but you couldn't pay me enough to live up there lol.

@theslightedgeforever Same here with the water. Grrrrh. That's great you are tracking and exercising. Well, you can tweak your program, right? My mom put salt on weird things: beer, and fresh tomatoes (well, I agree with the tomatoes part)...I think she put it on watermelon. Enjoy the stretching! That sounds like a nice reward for your dancing and weights.

Hi all. This is going to be a busy day. I have to drop Daisy off at the vet's because she is going under anesthesia to get her teeth cleaned and get some x-rays done. After that, meeting my friend for the walk and then lunch. We are going to a Taiwanese restaurant because when I was in Tucson, I had the best soup, which was Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup, and I am craving it again. It is slightly spicy with beef, noodles, and baby bok choy and it is delicious. I hope this restaurant has it at least as good as the one in Tucson.

Water yesterday: 40 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

@gemwolf110 HI!!! I hope you are enjoying both work and school. Update us when you can.

Hi all. We got some bad news about Daisy, she has fluid in her lungs and some other issues. We will do the next step to find out what is causing the fluid. I'm very upset and sad and hoping everything will be okay. I love that little dog!

It was really nice seeing my friend. We didn't walk for long, only 20 minutes. My knee started bothering me and I was thirsty. We went to a boba tea shop and I got Vietnamese iced coffee. She got this strawberry milk tea that was so delicious, it tasted like an elevated Nestle Quik strawberry milk. Then we went to lunch at a busy restaurant. My Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup was really good but I preferred the beef in the restaurant in Tucson. The broth was good in both restaurants. We also had these chili onion crunch wonton dumplings that were so good. Today, I'm not doing too much.

Water yesterday: I had about 12 oz plain water yesterday! I had a lot of coffee.

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

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@gemwolf110 HI!!! I hope you are enjoying both work and school. Update us when you can.

Hi all. We got some bad news about Daisy, she has fluid in her lungs and some other issues. We will do the next step to find out what is causing the fluid. I'm very upset and sad and hoping everything will be okay. I love that little dog!

It was really nice seeing my friend. We didn't walk for long, only 20 minutes. My knee started bothering me and I was thirsty. We went to a boba tea shop and I got Vietnamese iced coffee. She got this strawberry milk tea that was so delicious, it tasted like an elevated Nestle Quik strawberry milk. Then we went to lunch at a busy restaurant. My Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup was really good but I preferred the beef in the restaurant in Tucson. The broth was good in both restaurants. We also had these chili onion crunch wonton dumplings that were so good. Today, I'm not doing too much.

Water yesterday: I had about 12 oz plain water yesterday! I had a lot of coffee.

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

Oh no! Will be keeping Daisy and you in my thoughts and prayers!

Hi all, just saying hi 👋. Busy busy, trying to make good choices - actually just trying to consciously MAKE choices and not just bounder through it. Still flat but functioning pretty well. Am intentionally changing some of my dialogue which is making me more aware of things.

Ugh, I know that’s kind of cryptic, sorry, am off to bed. Will explore more sooner or later. Hope you’re all well.

@theslightedgeforever What did you make for your friends? That's a good idea to get rid of the dessert. I made something for dinner last night that I don't want in the house (baked spaghetti). We are freezing it until this weekend when my husband will give it to his side of the family.

@gemwolf110 Thank you so very much!

@Tamevv Thanks for stopping in.

Hi all. Slightly better on the water front yesterday but not nearly enough or as much as I was doing. I know what I need to do: I need to add flavorings to my water until I get to the level that I was at before. I will do that today. I am making savory oats for my breakfast this week (https://www.skinnytaste.com/savory-steel-cut-oats/). I hope I like it. I'm off today for President's Day holiday. I think my hubby and I might go for a walk at the beach.

Water yesterday: 30 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

Hi everyone,

I’m up and exercised. Been doing more strength this week and feeling it in my muscles which is good, but not burning so many calories which is bad. Of course the eating everything in sight is not helping either 😞. Feeling a bit better in my head today though. Parents arrive for the weekend today so I have to at least seem put together so they don’t worry.

@cbabie I like your reframe which was days ago now, but about when you pick the baby up. My reframe is that I have been consciously removing the words “have to” from my dialogue and using either I “want to” or in”choose” to. This has two functions - it means I have to stop blaming other people for my feeling overwhelmed, amd it makes me realise and prioritise and appreciate the things in my life. There are things I don’t want to do but I’m choosing to because the consequence if I don’t is even less desirable, and the reframe makes me pause to notice that, and puts me back in control. It’s helping I think 😁

@trooworld I’m struggling with water too. Bought a squirt bottle thing yesterday because I’m hoping it will be quicker and easier to just take sips all day long when I’m on the go. Feels like clutching at straws but will see if it helps.

Oh I haven’t read far enough back to see what has happened with Daisy - hope she’s okay!! I’ll go back after posting this..

And hope the dentist went okay - on the plus side I’m guessing you won’t be eating after it for comfort 🤣