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  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    Hey all! Still trying to catch up. I had off work yesterday. I told myself I would relax, have a bath, read a book, take a nap.... instead I started working on errands and chores. By 4:30 I was filthy but my parents also think they will be here Monday night instead of Tuesday afternoon. Between being busy today, Easter tomorrow and working on Monday I had to get some of it knocked out.

    I know I've been a bit more MIA and next week might be the same. With the parental visit, my daughter's spring break, my still working from home while managing all of that, and questions on my dad's health (he's visiting because of a specialist in the area).

    In happy news I did get to the school to have lunch with my daughter. I loved getting to sit with her and have some one on one time in the middle of her day. Also, I forgot how weird it is to think of lunch at 10:55am. Nothing like hitting the drive thru for "lunch" at 10:30 in the morning.
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    @HASWLRS I love your plan for Easter. That's about what I do for events. Eat just enough to not be too hungry all day, then find the things I want most at the events. Then I try to keep to portion control on those items too.
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 7,997 Member
    edited April 2023
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    Happy Easter!

    Yesterday went well. I had very little to eat before going to my in-laws (my usual yogurt and berries for breakfast and then a piece of leftover fish from Friday). She did have jellybeans and chocolate Easter eggs and fudge on the table, but I didn't have any. The eggs were of the cheap chocolate variety, so not even a little tempted. The jelly beans didn't seem special enough to sample, and the fudge looked too sweet. (Monday night's episode involved pecan pie, so I can't go there right now, thank goodness). There were four main dishes and two salads; I had a spoonful of each and my plate was full. I did not go back for seconds. I did not have any cheese or pickles. For dessert I chose a really small slice of warm apple pie and a tiny gluten free brownie with lost of chocolate icing. Then I realized I was still hungry, so I had another small piece of pie and another tiny brownie. I didn't even have any of the alcohol I brought! We got home in time to see the last 8 rocks of the 10th end of the Canada/Switzerland curling match at the world championships. (Canada won!!!) I went to bed around 11, but couldn't fall asleep. My mind was whirring a bit (as it usually does after a visit with family) and I was hungry!! So, I got up and had some leftover rice from Friday and went back to bed around midnight. The scale was the same this morning as yesterday morning :)
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 7,997 Member
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    @pamperedlinny Nice picture of you and your daughter at school. She looks like her mommy!!
  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
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    Hi All
    My weekend was okay with eating. I had more dessert than planned and went over quite a bit yesterday. Today I ate what I wanted and thankfully was under despite not paying too much attention. I had planned to be more careful but then the day got hectic. The next few days will be low key and I plan to be more mindful about my goals.
    @HASWLRS- Sounds like you made a lot of good choices at the in-laws. Very Nice

    @Pampered- Yes, a lovely picture of you and your daughter. Hope the visit with family goes well.

  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    Good morning all!

    Easter was good but more like any other day than being special, as it normally would be. We went to church, took our annual family photo, came home.... then it was prepping gyro that I'll bake today, my daughter having 2 friends spend the night (it's still quiet upstairs but that won't last much longer), a minor crisis with one of the girls getting 2 big splinters in her foot, telling my daughter to clean her bathroom before her grandparents arrive, etc.

    Today I'm working from home, my daughter and her 2 friends are going to be hounded to clean up whatever they mess up, my husband is home and will drive me crazy.... and the parents should arrive this evening unless they decide to stop at a hotel halfway and finish the drive tomorrow. I'm hoping for that scenario but not really counting on it.

    @HASWLRS So glad it went well! My mind always whirs when I have family or plans or something going on. I'll be so tired and just can't seem to turn it off. Thankfully, most days I can fall right to sleep as soon as my husband turns off the lights.

    @dogwalker157 If you ate what you wanted and still didn't go over, that's pretty great. I love days like that. It shows me that some of the good habits I'm working on are becoming part of my every day life.
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 7,997 Member
    edited April 2023
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    @dogwalker157 Glad to hear you enjoyed the weekend, but also glad to hear you plan to reign it in for the next few days to balance out some over-indulgences. It's all about balance!!

    Sunday was a quiet day, just me and my hubby. I logged my food, I was under, we went for a walk...it was a good day.

    @pamperedlinny Sounds like you have a busy few days ahead of you. Wishing you an abundance of mental and physical fortitude!
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    The parents are arriving shortly. They did stop last night but will be here within the next 2 hours. If I disappear for a few days that is why.
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 7,997 Member
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    Monday the 10th

    Today starts the "spring" season with my husband not getting home until past 8 pm. I felt more tired and hungry than normal so I ended up getting into foods I shouldn't have. I did go for a walk, and got in 9,168 steps, but other than that it was not a stellar day.

    @pamperedlinny Completely understand. Enjoy your visit with them, or at least make the best of it.
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    Good morning!

    The parents arrived at 12:30 yesterday with the dog. My daughter has been walking around with the dog all day yesterday like a baby doll. Playing with him. Holding him. Running with him. I think she wore the poor thing out. So far so good. No drama as yet but we’ve stuff to topics and tv shows that aren’t controversial. They have already declared they believe they are leaving on Thursday afternoon instead of Friday morning. I’m both annoyed and relieved. The plan changed mid-way without any discussion, especially when their granddaughter is so excited to see them, is normal and annoys me. Then again, we can’t have a bunch of drama if they drive home earlier than expected. Ugh. Now I’m annoying myself.

    Last night we went out to Cracker Barrel for dinner. I got the Smokey Southern Grilled Chicken with broccoli and carrots. No biscuits or cornbread. I did steal a few of the fried pickles my daughter wanted to order. Pretty good on calories, only 400 before the pickles. However, they brought me a crab pretzel from Baltimore and I know that eating that thing is going to be a lot of calories. I don’t even want to contemplate it yet…. But I do know that lunch is going to be seriously tasty.

    Also, I forgot to post the latest recipe link but I did have another blog post go up yesterday morning. www.HealthyEatingWithLinda.com
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 7,997 Member
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    My mindset to log has left me and this process doesn't work if you don't keep track of your calories! This morning I was 208.4 on the scales, which is entirely in the wrong direction. I am getting out in this beautiful weather and going for some good walks, but that only improves your mind and your heart and some muscles, but not your waistline; not if you are not logging as well!
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    Good morning!!!
    So far my visit has gone ok. Mostly there has been no big drama. They were ready to bring my daughter a puppy yesterday. They even arranged to meet someone tomorrow afternoon to pick it up. We had to shut that down. IT HURT! My girl was so happy and so excited. She begged and offered me her life savings (not much but all she had). I hated telling her no. My husband was the bad guy with the final word. My parents had even showed her photos of the dog they were going to pick up. That's the only big drama though.
    They are off to the appointment they came down here to do. We'll see what happens when they get back. They should be leaving either tonight or tomorrow morning to start back.
  • KeJeBeh1248
    KeJeBeh1248 Posts: 4 Member
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    HW 272
    CW 269
    GW 150

    Hi All, Doing the accountability check in. Got off to a rough start my first week but I am in the zone now (week 2). My goal for today (and every day) is to take it one moment at a time until I successfully complete the day, week, year (etc). I am working from home, so I have found it a challenge to stick to my plans with so much food distraction here. Today I decided to "pack my lunch" as I would if I went to the office by already setting my food aside for the day and logging it too. I had a trainer suggest this to me once, but I could not get myself to commit to a whole day of food in the morning, because I would change my mind about what I "wanted" to eat. Now I see that as a "emotional reasoning" and my relationship with food is so toxic that I was blind before. I wasn't willing to "give up" what I "wanted." HELLO! This means I was not willing to DO WHAT IT TAKES to get what I REALLY want- which is to be healthy again. Now I understand food is "just food" and it is "necessary" like fuel for a car. My car gets the same gas everyday whether it likes it or not! So now I just have to eat exactly what I "packed" and logged and I will be on point with my plan. That is more important and emotionally satisfying than "eating what I want." Thank you for sharing your stories. Check in with you again soon!
  • PloddingTurtle
    PloddingTurtle Posts: 283 Member
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    HW 355 lbs (March 2021)
    CW 234 lbs (April 2023)
    WL 121 lbs


    My name is Michele. I'll be 61 in June/23. I got serious after a couple of health-related scares in 2020 and 2021. That's what motivated me to get serious and it seems to be holding steady. I hit 760 consecutive MFP log in days this morning with a total weight loss to date of 121 lbs. I'm now a consistent food diary logger. I like the idea of daily check-ins and hope you can handle another participant. If anyone would like a new friend on your feed, feel free to add me.

    I'm currently focusing some extra effort on adding more activity in a sustainable way to my daily routine, and I'm trying to make the jump from mostly sedentary (still) to 10,000 steps/day as spring weather arrives in my locale. (yesterday's steps: 10,051, or 4.52 miles) consecutive days with some exercise: 17 days.

  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
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    Welcome new friends.

    I haven't been checking in on this thread as frequently- perhaps I should, as I've been having some bumps of late. Reacting to stress in the usual way- reaching for nuts etc. I haven't been going too far over, but my weight loss is slow as it is so this just delays it. When I started this I was really focusing on better health and taking the emphasis off of weight loss. Lately I have put more focus on the weight and I wonder if that's why it's been more challenging. I think when I focus on weight I slide back into old patterns of thinking and behavior. I'm going to try to get back to focusing on well-being.

    @pampered- oh- that's a tough position to be in. Puppies are a lot and a big decision, especially for such a busy family. I'm glad you were able to stand your ground, much better to make a well thought decision about something that will impact your everyday life. I wish they would have discussed with you first before getting your daughter's hopes up. It would have saved you from feeling bad about it.
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    The parents left about 90 minutes ago. I'm going to work today and try to decompress tonight. My daugther's BFF is coming for the weekend. That will take the rest of the sting out of the lack of dog.
  • PloddingTurtle
    PloddingTurtle Posts: 283 Member
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    Good morning, beautiful people.

    Checking in on a sunny Friday with
    • yesterday's step count: 10,299; 4.63 miles
    • consecutive days with exercise: 18 days

    Always in the past I linked walking (or whatever exercise of the day) with dieting, so it was all part and parcel of the big change: food and exercise. And when I got tired of one, both disappeared from my life. This time around I'm linking walking with meditation and destressing and as something entirely separate from food. I don't know why this makes it feel different, but it does. This is beginning to feel like sustainable routine activity to me.
  • harringtona1
    harringtona1 Posts: 86 Member
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    So much stuff while I've been away from chats!
    I'm hesitant to say how great things are here ;) I'm on my long weekend healthy retreat and It. Is. Awesome. I'm finished up with day 2. One and a half to go. If only insurance would cover it. There are people here who have been here for weeks! Anyway, I'll tell more when I'm back at tempting home.
    Everyone hang in there and keep up the good stuff. Make one habit 😃
  • PloddingTurtle
    PloddingTurtle Posts: 283 Member
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    Checking in with my step count numbers since Thursday (not doing so great on the daily thing, clearly):

    Friday: 7,907 steps for 3.55 miles
    Saturday: 11,585 steps for 5.21 miles
    Sunday: 10,487 steps for 4.71 miles
    • consecutive days with exercise: 21

    I know I'm in the early euphoric phase that comes from embarking on a new plan, but I am feeling so great about my progress. Mini goals: aiming for a full month of April with no exercise gaps in it; and striving for that daily 10,000.
  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
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    @PloddingTurtle- great progress!

    My weekend was so so- went out to eat 3x, which made it challenging to stay within my calorie goals. I plan to cut back on the eating out and had a better day today.
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,556 Member
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    Hey all! I'm trying to be back to "normal" now that all the chaos is past. I still have events like ladies bible study tonight and my monthly potluck movie night on Saturday but that's easier to handle than the out of town visitors, school spring break, and all the rest.

    I'm happy to note that even with my little binges, my crazy emotions, not having full control of everything going on... I seem to only be up about 3 lbs. Hoping that by this time next week I'll be back where I was and not tempted to go off script again for a while.

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