@katmary on my goodness, you and Bill have had the time off it! I am so sorry that you had such a rough go! I am glad that you had a good Easter with your family. Sometimes pictures are a real wake up call, I have definitely had more than my fair share of them🥴.

@AustinRuadhain congratulations on the exercise! I know sometimes festivals can definitely do a person in. I know you’ve got this week!

@DrewsAnna sounds like you are on the right path!!

@trooworld trainers are so good nowadays, I just know you’re going to get right on track with Violet! I did get back to the gym :-) :-). I wasn’t sure if I was going to once I laid down on the couch.🤣.

Well, I actually made it back to the gym yesterday afternoon and did 45 minutes of weights, and then went to the Yin yoga, which I am counting as a stretch class. The first Yin class I went to was so relaxing, and wonderful (you would go into a gentle stretch position and hold that for 3 to 5 minutes, 90% of them were while laying on our backs). The one yesterday was tough! I was expecting to go there and be all nice and chill and relaxed and instead she had us attempting all these challenging stretches, not what I signed up for🤣🤣🤣. I got it done, glad it’s over with lol. Today I was right on track with food, it was not a day that I do any exercises, I tried to get in my 10,000 steps, but it is raining so hard here today that it just wasn’t possible. That is just fine though because all this rain will definitely help to green things up. That’s it for me tonight, I hope everybody has a great day tomorrow!

@tammymccrady6278 I'm glad you did ok with food. A trip to New Zealand sounds amazing! How did you like the yoga? I really enjoy yoga.

@txcritter69 That's great you have a morning walk routine with Diesel, I bet he loves that. That must have been scary with the little dog.

@FushiaKat That's hot! I am ready for warmer weather.

@Katmary71 Thanks, I barely did lol. I'm glad you spoke up for yourself at the pain clinic. I hope you like the doctor. Haha about the teenagers...to be young again! Way to go with your no zeros, I like how you set boundaries!

@laurelfit57 I hope so. Yesterday was bad: in the morning, Violet and Daisy got into it and Violet bit Daisy's paw and made it bleed. Then when we got home from work, they got into it again and Violet bit Daisy's fat folds (luckily, she has them) and my husband had to break them up. Yay for getting back to the gym!!! I'm impressed! The Yin yoga sounds really relaxing. Oh, maybe not if it was tough lol.

Hi all. Oh I didn't feel well at work yesterday, I ate a healthy breakfast and then at about 10:30-11ish, I started having stomach pains. I took a longer lunch than usual and took a nap in my car. I skipped lunch altogether but had some ginger ale and crackers at about 2pm. By 3, I was starting to feel better thanks to that. I feel okay today but yesterday was rough lol. I ate a small portion of dinner.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: Drank an acceptable amount of water, had a healthy breakfast and skipped lunch, and had a small amount of dinner.

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

Username: laurelfit57
Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW: 147.2
CW: 146.6
-.6

@trooworld- thank you for sharing your vents about Violet. They all have their little issues, don't they? They are going to be such nice dogs when we get them settled! Uh oh. i hope you are feeling OK.

@jactop- how was the quiet stretching? You sure put in a lot of effort and to have such frustrating results. I hope you can get some answers.

@bethanie0825 - glad you are back in our little Slims planet. Hope you can also get some answers.

@laurelfit57 - thank you for sharing that about Vannie- it gives me hope. Wow, multiple exercises in one day- you are determined. And it worked! Nice loss! I think they should warn you if stretching is going to be a strenuous class.

@fairymange- wow- you did handle those parties quite well. Nice loss!

@shaunarlr1983 - you are hanging in there with the 6 in your number and not the 7. Keep up the good work!

@katmary71- I WAS very close to dropping a size, and then I gained. At one point I was down to 166 and now I'm 172ish. I hope you are feeling better and got things straightened out at the pain clinic-- oh yeah you did it! Yay! and so cute about the greenhouse conversation. Phew- what a busy day!

@AustinRuadhain - Hooray for exercise during a busy week!

@DrewsAnna - thank you for the words of encouragement. Much needed. Let us know how the biopsy goes- been thinking of you.

@megnolia82- how are you feeling?

@tammymccrady6278 - New Zealand?! That's very exciting!

@txcritter69 - oh my goodness- Diesel- what were you thinking? That had to be scary. I'm sure the trainer will have good ideas for you.

@FushiaKat - how nice of you to help the shelter, and in that heat. You are doing so great at maintenance! Thank you for your inspiring words- I needed to hear them.

@micaroo4 - hope you can get the bike out. That must be exciting after snow. Enjoy your days off.

Well, like I said- I can't get my act together. Tracked Monday- killed it. No tracking yesterday or today. Exercise is on point. Weekend eating was not great, but I can't fix that until next weekend.

Lisa

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Thursday
PW: 126.0
CW: 125.4
Omg, this no-snacks-after-6.30 routine, works! Well, hope I’m not jinxing it 😁.

@laurelfit57 Way to go!

@micaroo4 Yes, I noticed yesterday was a better MFP experience for sure. A nice ride to and from work sounds like a good destresser. Enjoy the nice weather and the long weekend!

@Cornanda They do! But we love them lol. They will be great dogs. Just hang in there! That goes for me, too lol. I am feeling better, thanks. I need to get back to consistent tracking, too. I just haven't been committed to it.

@Katmary71 Thanks, I do feel better. That must be miserable, staying up all night. I'm sorry! Ooh thanks for the recipe, that looks good! Enjoy your lunch. Great no zeros!

@GabiV125 Yay congrats!

Hi all. I did so-so yesterday, I didn't have a healthy breakfast but I did skip lunch and had a healthy dinner. I'm still struggling to track. I have this perfectionist side that says that I should just wait until my week starts over on Friday. I know that's bad.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: Drank an acceptable amount of water, skipped lunch and had a reasonable portion of a healthy dinner.

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

vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday
PW: 195.4
CW: 195.0

@trooworld I am so sorry that Daisy was hurt♥️. Hopefully with work with your trainer things will get straightened out in quick order. Is it a reactive dog class that you guys are going to be going into? There is one of those right after our agility class, I am amazed at how much progress has been made in the last few weeks! I am so sorry that you were feeling so tough the other day! I 100% used to have that same point of view, if I messed up, that week was a total write off for me, and I would just wait for the next week to start all over again.

@micaroo4 I agree with you, ha I was much faster getting on an FP today. That is a very nice thought, being able to cycle to work! I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

@Cornanda I feel like if you just stay consistent with what you were doing, things will turn around. Sometimes with Vannie there were very long days, but now I am so glad that I put in the work. I’m not sure if that stretch class was that strenuous or if it was just strenuous for this old stiff body🤣. Lisa you are doing a lot right! Your exercise is on point, you have tracked, everything does not need to be 100%. I am celebrating you🥰

@katmary it is not a flow class, it is supposed to be much gentler than that, it all depends on the yoga teacher that day. You are very right, I did not want to work that hard my second time at the gym on Monday lol. It sounds like your house is going to be absolutely spotless and ready for any company!

@GabiV125 it really looks like no snacking after 630 works for you! Good for you!!

@Vegan4lyfe2012 so exciting about the baby coming!

Some absolutely super fabulous over the moon exciting news to share… I slept 5 1/2 hours last night !!!!!!!! can’t even tell you how great that felt!!!!!
Anyway… Onto other news. Had a really good day today, good spin class and weight training afterwards. What a difference it is when you have slept being able to actually focus and put in the effort, feels great!
My daughter, son-in-law and grand kiddos came over for dinner last night and I made spaghetti and meatballs, I found a new recipe for turkey meatballs, and they were the best meatballs I have ever made! My turkey meatballs are usually quite dried out, no matter what I do, but these were great.

Friday weigh in
Cornanda
PW: 171.9
CW: 171.7

-0.2

I'll take it!

@trooworld - what a cute puppy! 😍

@laurelfit57 - yay for sleep!!!

@Katmary71 - don’t ever delete a lengthy vent session, pm me lol sometimes I need to vent to someone too! I’m so sorry things got rocky and Bill is having so many problems, I’m sure not being able to be with him is very hard on you both! Hugs! Love your new picture. Isn’t it crazy how few people stay friends from school? I always knew this and have preached it to my kids, I actually work in the same building with a girl I grew up with and we were best friends in high school, she even lived with us for several months, we have stayed great friends but time and distance grew more and more and we rarely ever talk. I saw her at Christmas and told her I moved back home (3 miles from her) and she hasn’t ever tried to reach out or talk. I didn’t feel it necessary to try again when I started working here 🤷🏼‍♀️

@micaroo4 - I haven’t started stretching either ☹️ really need to start!

@AmbersWay - I need to stop calling it Beachbody because they have rebranded and are now just called Bodi 👎🏼 I’ll never get used to that. Sorry you had a rough week, love those goals, and clothes victories are the best!! I need more challenges, I’ve tried looking for other friends and challenges but haven’t found anything yet. Guess I’m not looking hard enough.

@tammymccrady6278 - I’ve been the same for so long! 😂 the weightloss is coming so super slowly this time but I’m hoping that means I’ll actually keep it off! How did yoga go?

@DrewsAnna - I love that you reannounced your goals! I have had to do that so many times.

@Cornanda - I love to hear your pet frustrations. I love dogs and have always had them but when I got divorced I was ready to step away from owning any. They are just like having kids, I needed a break! I had been basically a single mom to two humans for 21 years and I can’t begin to name the number and variety of pets. My husbands (both) always wanted and got different animals and it was always left up to me to care for them. I hated losing them 💔 but it’s inevitable when their lifespans are so much shorter than ours. It’s nice not to have the added responsibility for now. I’m sure I’ll settle in and get a new love one of these years but not now. I’m happy for y’all that have partners that pitch in equally!

@Jactop - message me if you have any questions….keto wise. I’m curious what you eat mostly. When I was very strict keto I noticed my diary was almost always under calories also. My hunger and food intake also decreased. What did you choose for a sweetener? What do you drink daily besides water? I still sway more towards keto than anything I just haven’t been able to stick with it for an extended period since before Covid 🤷🏼‍♀️

@bethanie0825 - I’ve missed you!!! I happy you’re on a normal schedule. Hopefully it’s just taking your body awhile to adjust and you get everything figured out soon.

@vegan4lyfe2012 - Thank you for the Easter Card and all of my cards!!! I love them so much! I’m so excited for next Tuesday for you!!! Can’t wait to hear updates!!! This pregnancy seemed to fly by from my perspective!! 😂 Hopefully when it’s my turn, time slows a bit!

I reread and caught up with you all. Sorry if I missed specific highlights! I love everyone in this group! Time is hard to juggle. I want to do so much and most days I am but other days I just sleep and don’t want to crawl out of bed. This past week we went bowling, to the races, had Easter with my family, celebrated my nieces birthday (without her twin brother this year💔) I took them all to the Myriad gardens in OKC so we could take pictures of her with the tulips, I’ve been making it to her softball games also. My son started staying back with my little brother, so I spend a couple nights a week hanging with them and see my daughter at work and on the weekends! Still don’t do too much with my mom but we’ve had a few good moments together here and there! I’ve made it to the gym 4 times this month, ran 3 miles and walked a couple times. I’m ready to hit the trails soon for another hike! The scale is slowly moving! I so happy to still be progressing but It’s just so hard to focus on it all!!!

@Cornanda Ugh yeah. I don't know how to get over that besides talking back to myself. Congrats on the scale going down! Daisy seems okay now. I sprayed them with water yesterday when they got in a fight and that stopped it right away so I may try that again if it happens. I haven't measured myself in a while, I'm afraid I'll be fluffier or there won't be a difference.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Congrats on the loss! Good to hear a peep from you. I've been thinking of you. Good luck with the induction.

@laurelfit57 Well, we have learned the signs of an impending big fight so we've been able to quell them pretty well the past day or so. I sprayed them with water yesterday and that stopped them dead in their tracks lol. The class is a general class, but the trainer specializes in reactive rescue dogs and was recommended by the rescue as amazing. I hope to see great progress, she's very trainable, so I think we will. How did you get over perfectionistic thinking? Yay for decent sleep! What made the difference? Did you do anything differently? Yummm...I love spaghetti and meatballs. Do you want to share the turkey meatball recipe?

@Katmary71 I absolutely think all-or-nothing with this in a way. I don't do the "I may as well eat all the things" but it's more I won't track stuff. Thanks, I hope I am! Good job at the restaurant, that sounds like a yummy meal. Poor Bill! I hope he gets better soon.

@shaunarlr83 Thank you! Sounds like life is good. Yes, it's hard to balance it all but you'll figure it out.

Hi all. I had a loss this week, which makes me happy. I'm going to a doggy birthday party tonight, a rescue group is celebrating one of the dog's birthdays. I'm meeting one of my best friends there. I am not bringing any dogs because if I bring one, I have to bring the other and we aren't sure how Violet would do.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: Ate a healthy breakfast and lunch.

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

DrewsAnna
Weigh in Thursday
PW: 159
CW: 160

I was really tired last night so, I just went to sleep.

@Cornanda I love you using the increased measurements as fuel to lose vs. fuel to overeat, way to go!

@shaunarlr83 Oh that stinks your friend didn't reach out after you talked to her, I was hoping that was going to end better! You've had a ton going on, I'm not surprised you have days where you just need to rest. I love all your connections with your family, I'm glad you have a great support system and are for others as well. Hope you get that hike in soon!

@trooworld I'd missed the fight with Daisy and Violet, I'm so glad Daisy's ok, that's real frightening and I hope it stops with training. The trainer sounds awesome from your description! Wonderful loss too! Hope you have a blast at the dog party, that sounds fun. Funny you mentioned not taking one dog without the other, that's what started Jasper's behavioral issues with Asher was being separated with nail trims. I hadn't thought it would be that bad but a lot of issues can start with taking one animal away so I agree it's smart to do.

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great day. Bill's pancreatitis is back and the hospital did scans on his chest and abdomen trying to get to the bottom of things, he'll get the results in a couple days so he's there for a bit. I didn't hear from him until this afternoon so I was freaking out at the greenhouse and overdid it there. His phone's dead and I contacted the gift shop and they're out of chargers so his only communication is with the regular phone there now, I'm guessing Amazon doesn't deliver to patient's beds right? Put a message in the delivery notes to leave on his chest, haha. I have a couple offers to give me rides there but I don't know if I could get back unless Bill can drive me which he can't do if he's still bad. I'm tempted to bring him back here to heal but he's been out of work so much that he can't afford to leave. I stress-ate last night, trying hard not to tonight. I moved peppers into bigger pots all morning and there's a lot more that needs to go in the ground or in pots and with this storm next week it's going in pots so I'll do that instead of the farm tomorrow. I have to stop there to drop off a plant for someone and check out the plant sale too. Done rambling, be awesome tomorrow!

No Zero Days
leg strength and greenhouse
healthy eating for the most part
good water

tammymccrady6278
Weigh in day Saturday
PW 228.4
CW 229.1

@Katmary71 Yeah, I instant messaged with a vet on the Chewy site and she said that Daisy is trying to establish dominance with the new dog in the house. They should be able to work it out eventually, I hope. I will also ask our trainer. She IS awesome! The dog party was nice, I got to pet a lot of senior dogs (it's a senior/special needs rescue). Wow, that's interesting with Jasper. Poor Bill! I can see why you stress ate. I hope you can resist it tonight. Hugs!

@askewcr Way to go!

Hi all. Quiet around here. We had fun last night at the doggy event. Ate some terrible tortellini at the event, what a waste of money and calories. Daisy, our older pup, is having pain around her joints so I'm going to try to get her into the vet's today.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: Drank a decent amount of water.

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