NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

senoritafloridita wrote: »

Hi everyone I’m stopping back by. Well the 2 job thing didn’t last long lol. And a good thing too, the schedule was terrible. But good thing is I’m now eligible for overtime with the 1st job which is the one I liked much more anyway. So I’ll make more $ with just one job and still have my weekends!

And the big weekend is almost here, DS and I will do the half marathon next weekend! I’m so happy we’re doing this. We want to do shorter stuff after this, do some 5Ks.

And I’ve modified my plan to be just more CICO. If I’ve had a big breakfast I might skip lunch, or skip lunch on Fridays when we go out for our big dinner. I’m down 20 lbs from my highest last August too.

So I will try to keep up more, now that my schedule isn’t so crazy. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Glad to hear that the 1st job is working out. Enjoy your weekends!

gemwolf110 wrote: »

Thank you so much!

@senoritafloridita Thank you!

Hi all. I had an okay day yesterday, I tracked most things I ate. We didn't take the dogs for a walk in the morning as we ran out of time (well, we took them for a short walk enough to do their business but not long). We took Violet to her obedience class, she did well. I didn't do so well lol. It will take practice for both of us. I managed to get to bed at a pretty decent time last night (7:30 pm) but I'm still tired this morning. That will happen when you get up at 4 am.

Water yesterday: 25 oz

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

@theslightedgeforever That's great, way to go!

I woke up at 2am with a migraine. I took some medicine and attempted to go back to bed. The medicine helped some but my head really hurts still. I am not going to work. I was supposed to be off at 10:30 anyway but I just can't drive up there with this migraine.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

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

@trooworld How's the migraine? It's so hard to function and make good choices when your head hurts. Cute doggy pics.

@cbabie ready for my 2 cents. You said either the baby needs something or the 4 year old. YOU need something too. You need to move your body so you don't die and then what's going to happen to the baby and 4 year old. So put the baby in the stroller and walk. Outside or in a mall. Strap on the baby in a snuggie and walk with Leslie Sansone in your living room. The 4 year old can walk too or you find some kind of art project or something that she can only have when it's exercise time. A good skill to learn is independent play. My personal favorite is teaching her it's exercise time. Maybe you can buy her an exercise outfit so she has to go change into it, put on her shoes, fill up her water bottle, and exercise. When her attention lags, you just say, keep going, I have to keep going til it's done and point out the time to her. We've got 10 min left. You can do it. Eventually over time it will become a habit for both of you. It's a good habit to grow up with. We never had those role models.
I remember you doing those windmill exercises and then we must we must we must increase our bust.

@senoritafloridita Keep up the good work on your weight loss. 20 lbs is great. The big race is almost here. What does CICO stand for?

@gemwolf110 How is your mom doing with her recovery? How are YOU doing with all this? I gained 15 lbs when my mom was first diagnosed. None of my stress eating helped her one bit.

So some good choices I made today. I did a set of my challenge exercises when I woke up. I did 30 min of dance cardio and 27 min of stretching. No junk food as of now. Hubby wanted to have burger/fries for lunch. Instead we picked a different place and I had keto baked meatballs with cauliflower rice. He had sweet and sour chicken with veggies and rice. Although he complained portions sizes was too small. I said that's the proper portion size you are supposed to eat. You've just been eating too much. Water is up from yesterday.

Here's a good article about mushrooms. Since alot of us need to add more veggies into our lives. Don't like mushrooms? Maybe you haven't found a good way to eat them yet. One of my goals this year is to find a "coffee" that I like. I always say "I don't like coffee". Maybe there is a flavor out there I've never tried yet.

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/delicious-recipes-that-feature-mushrooms/

theslightedgeforever wrote: »

@trooworld How's the migraine? It's so hard to function and make good choices when your head hurts. Cute doggy pics.

@cbabie ready for my 2 cents. You said either the baby needs something or the 4 year old. YOU need something too. You need to move your body so you don't die and then what's going to happen to the baby and 4 year old. So put the baby in the stroller and walk. Outside or in a mall. Strap on the baby in a snuggie and walk with Leslie Sansone in your living room. The 4 year old can walk too or you find some kind of art project or something that she can only have when it's exercise time. A good skill to learn is independent play. My personal favorite is teaching her it's exercise time. Maybe you can buy her an exercise outfit so she has to go change into it, put on her shoes, fill up her water bottle, and exercise. When her attention lags, you just say, keep going, I have to keep going til it's done and point out the time to her. We've got 10 min left. You can do it. Eventually over time it will become a habit for both of you. It's a good habit to grow up with. We never had those role models.
I remember you doing those windmill exercises and then we must we must we must increase our bust.

@senoritafloridita Keep up the good work on your weight loss. 20 lbs is great. The big race is almost here. What does CICO stand for?

@gemwolf110 How is your mom doing with her recovery? How are YOU doing with all this? I gained 15 lbs when my mom was first diagnosed. None of my stress eating helped her one bit.

So some good choices I made today. I did a set of my challenge exercises when I woke up. I did 30 min of dance cardio and 27 min of stretching. No junk food as of now. Hubby wanted to have burger/fries for lunch. Instead we picked a different place and I had keto baked meatballs with cauliflower rice. He had sweet and sour chicken with veggies and rice. Although he complained portions sizes was too small. I said that's the proper portion size you are supposed to eat. You've just been eating too much. Water is up from yesterday.

Here's a good article about mushrooms. Since alot of us need to add more veggies into our lives. Don't like mushrooms? Maybe you haven't found a good way to eat them yet. One of my goals this year is to find a "coffee" that I like. I always say "I don't like coffee". Maybe there is a flavor out there I've never tried yet.

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/delicious-recipes-that-feature-mushrooms/

Mom is doing better! She’s stubborn to get back walking and everything. I’m doing alright. Gained a little bit. Grandma’s surgery is tomorrow. Will get back on plan when these surgeries are over.

@gemwolf110 Good luck to your grandma with her surgery.

@Tamevv Oh no! I'm so sorry. Is it plantar fasciitis? I hope whatever it is gets better soon. Sorry for your struggles.

Hi all. The medication helped take away about 90% of the migraine so I went to work and stayed all day. I feel okay today. I attended my pre-diabetes workshop last night. The topic was a review of eating with the healthy plate method. I got depressed because there were a lot of people having successes and I realized I hadn't had any and I haven't been following the plate method. Here's an image of what I am supposed to be eating. I'd say my plate is made up of 100% casseroles some nights (that has veggies, protein and fats in it); some nights it's 1/2 protein, 1/2 carbs; some nights it's 1/2 protein 1/2 non-starchy veggies. I never get it perfect. I AM using a 9-inch plate for the most part.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

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

Hi everyone just a quick flyby for now, but today I got down into the 180s for 1st time in 2 years. Happy about that 😁

gemwolf110 wrote: »

Good Morning 🌞

How is everyone doing? Hoping I don’t stress eat too much today. My mom is scheduled to have surgery today to remove the cancer and tests to make sure it didn’t spread. She is at a good hospital and in good hands. Will be praying 🙏🏻

~ Missy

Praying for your mom! 🙏

cbabie wrote: »

Morning all, I tracked yesterday, can't say my eating was great. I haven't exercised. I just can't seem to find a time I am on my own to do this. Either the baby needs something, or the 4 year old..or it's late and I am too tired. I am praying for a "habit" that I can co partner with to keep me moving.

@theslightedgeforever I only want to walk, not all those other fancy moves you do. LOL. Do you remember when I was in HS, I used to twist from side to side, 100 times every night. LOL Thought it would make my waist smaller.

@senoritafloridita Glad you are down to 1 job...2 jobs is just plain hard. Congrats on the loss of weight since you have been on your journey.

@trooworld So sorry for your migraine...stay in bed..get over it and life will be much happier for you! . Work can do without you for one day. But DH can't do without you.

Cbabie

Thank you so much! And I hope you can just take a breather. Some “you” time. Where you can maybe reimagine your goals.

trooworld wrote: »

Hi all. Not only did I not lose a pound, I gained 3.2 lbs. for the month of April. It's disheartening to not even be able to lose a pound in a month.

Water yesterday: 75 oz

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

Oh that is frustrating. I know for me, the scale didn’t move until I both cut back on calories and did some intermittent fasting. And today is our treat dinner but I’ve started skipping lunch on these days. I have started skipping breakfast too. But I don’t do the whole nothing but water for 16 hours thing. like I’ll have coffee in the morning with milk and cream but then nothing else until lunch.

Hi all, I’ve taken a day in the bush. Have to be really careful cause of my feet, but loving sitting by the fire. Cant wait for lunch - it’s just noodles but everything is better cooked over fire 😊

@trooworld yeah it’s what you suggested - the plantar fascia….thing. It’s getting less painful but I only walk on my toes now, which I know you’re not sposed to get into the habit of doing, but I figure if I can heal it this time I’ll know what to look for regarding warning signs next time it flares up and it won’t get so bad. I wish I could do that not-hungry-so-didn’t-eat thing. I just eat all the time regardless 🙄. I have noticed that even though I’m really not doing well overall food-wise, I have noticed that the kinds of foods I reach for has changed so that’s a win - and kind of a significant win in that it shows a wider “lifestyle” change in the right direction, which makes me happy.

Good Morning 😃☀️🌞

It’s a rainy Sunday here. Going to get some cleaning/organizing done. Shopping for Mother’s Day maybe today. Worked out with my sister yesterday. I’m so out of shape. I can only use the gym that she goes to as I’m a guest. Thinking of reactivating my membership or unfreezing it at the other gym. Or transfer to another gym that has more group class options.

Mom is doing alright. Lots of pain. She’s doing to much probably. She’s the type that can’t sit still.

Grandma is doing good considering her surgery was this past Friday.

@trooworld love art festivals. Gets your steps in while admiring talent.

@Tamevv nice! Yes anything cooked on the fire is so much better.

@senoritafloridita Thank you!!

@cbabie ams @theslightedgeforever hope all is well!

Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!

~ Missy

218.6 yesterday.
Goals:
Track both on WW and MFP
Exercise for 30 minutes at least 3 times a week to start.

Hi, everyone. So the half marathon was here today at long last. It was pouring down rain all day long. And my so-called rain jacket did nothing against the rain.

But my son and I pushed on. Our spirits weren’t that great at first, but as we approach the halfway point we felt better and more motivated. We started having a great time actually. The scenery was beautiful too.

But then, only about 3 miles from the finish line, my son got an extremely painful blister and that was it. But I’m so proud of him - he braved the cold and elements so many times for long workouts this fall and winter. We had so many long talks, had time together we wouldn’t have had otherwise.

So at the first aid station we came to, I asked if someone could drive us to the finish line where DH was waiting. They made us wait about 40 minutes or so in the freezing cold rain for someone to come get us, while I was soaked through. I probably had hypothermia during that time. All the aid station seemed to care about was screaming woohoo and “we’ve got Gatorade” at the passing runners. Not about us.

But oh well, chalk it up to experience. I’m grateful for all the time my son, and I spent together while we were training for this. And after this, training for 5Ks will be a real vacation lol.

@gemwolf110 Yes, Happy May. I hope things go well at your Mom's follow-up appointment. And thanks - every race is different. I'm glad we went out there and got that far - a lot of people just turned back less than a mile in. And there were good parts of it.