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@cbabie sorry to hear about your depression. I have it too and have for most of my life. I’ve been down to the bottom and up again over and over. Just do not give up, keep striving towards your goals.

Hope everybody is having a great start to Memorial Day weekend. It was a long hard week so glad to have made it to Miller time, lol. I’ve been doing well with tracking, I just need to work more exercise back in, take back some time that the new job took.

I’m disappointed that the MIL turned out to be the way she is. I wanted to like her. But I guess narcissism is an epidemic…maybe even another kind of pandemic. 😔

@trooworld No I don't drink coffee. I drink hot tea though. I'm glad you are feeling better. I saw you lost some weight. Good for you. Your program is working. Yaaay on the 10000 steps at the zoo.

@cbabie At least your household didn't just step over your body. I'm glad you had some good test results from your doc. What kind of f&v did you have today?

@senoritafloridita Miller time made me smile. Maybe start off with little exercise goals and then add more so you can fit it into your day. That's what I keep telling myself. I'm truly sorry about your mil.

Party was a blast last night. I think I danced probably 3 hours and I'm not exaggerating either. On the dance floor more than off. All different kinds of music. I did the macarena (which I had forgotten and finally did it correctly towards the end of the song. I was like I'm glad I'm in the back and then switch now I'm in the front. lol I limboed. I know that's not spelled right. Then there was a song called Low by Flo Rida and I got low, low, low, low. Now my back hurts this morning and all the muscles I probably don't use alot. It was fun though. I passed up some chocolates and had one little appetizer. Then took really small portions on the food. 1/4 piece of the bday cake. All in all a successful party. Even took a bit of salad which I never do at a party. lol It's the little things......

@trooworld I hope you find some time to exercise since your food will be on the unhealthy side at the gathering. That can at least help off set it a bit. Feet hurting: I bought a new pair of shoes just for this party and my toe box area was on fire by the end of the night. I couldn't wait to take off my shoes.

This has been a do nothing weekend so far. I'm supposed to be priming my wood furniture so I can paint it. It's almost done. Just one part left. I think I stayed up too late on Friday and now I'm paying for it.

Hope you all are having a good healthy weekend.

@trooworld Yes, I finished the priming part and dh will paint the rest. I do hear you on the exercise. Think of other things you don't like to do but still do them anyway. Why?
Besides losing weight. List for me all the things that doing some sort of exercise would benefit you. I have stopped for about the last 4 days(5?) I can tell you that my joints and body aches more. Go back and reread your posts when you were doing your machine thingy. I forgot what it was called. Remember posting the pics to us about how much weight you were lifting. Go back and read how you felt.

I know exactly how you feel. For the past 4-5 days I've been doing those things you mentioned. Oh it's been 3. See? seems longer. But I checked. Are your goals still too big? No really. You can actually Track one food. Exercise for 30 seconds. 15 seconds? Drink one ounce of water. I will do these myself today. Sometimes black and white thinking pops in to where no I didn't reach my goals but I did notice progress. For instance, I've been trying to get the habit of everytime I go out I take my water bottle with me. I didn't like to in the past because then I would have to stop somewhere to pee probably and don't like public bathrooms. Or feel the need to buy something if I'm at a fast food place using the restaurant. I don't need that extra food. So I found a water bottle that keeps the liquid really cold in heat and doesn't get hot to the touch. Perfect. I did it once and then the next time I went out totally forgot. Yesterday I went out and I knew it was only going to be about a 15 min errand. Why bother. But then a voice told me do it because I'm trying to form the habit. If I go out, I take the bottle. So I filled it up and took it with me. Two days done. Now this doesn't really look like any kind of success. Two days. Big whoopdee doo. But I did finish the bottle both times and that was 40 oz that I may not have put in my body. So I'm trying to count the little things that I'm doing right. Focusing on them. Because just focusing on what I'm not doing is so depressing. Oh another thing I have almost made into a habit. Is eating an orange at night while watching TV. Usually I don't eat anything else. Just that. Unfortunately last night might have also involved a bag of cheese popcorn with some chocolate. So I'm celebrating the fact that I did get in my fruit like normal after 8:30.

We don't want to wait until the doctor says we have diabetes. I can tell you that even getting that diagnosis doesn't make a person start exercising and eating mostly healthy foods. I had two diabetic parents. That's just a quick trip to heart attack, stroke, paralysis, toes cut off.

so hang in there and let's both do what is good for us today.

@theslightedgeforever I brush my teeth because my teeth will fall out of my head if I don't lol. The Tonal. Things that exercise would help:
- my self-esteem
- my flexibility
- my aches and pains
- reduce risk of osteoporosis
- fit in more clothes/better clothes

That's all I can think of. I've tried making small goals, track one meal, I've tried making a goal of exercising for 1 minute. No go. I've been drinking about 50 oz of water but that's not acceptable to me, I need to drink more. I don't like public bathrooms either. But that's a good sign of progress that you bring the water bottle with you. I think it does look like success. You are right about it being depressing to focus on what you aren't doing. Thanks for the pep talk!

@cbabie I'm glad you are better. Awww, baby girl! That's funny about the ice pack. Good job with the treadmill, woo hoo! Thank you for the encouragement.

Hi all. Thanks for the pep talks and encouragement. I needed that. I had a nice long weekend. Got some exercise in the form of going to the zoo on Friday and walking the dogs with my husband yesterday. Ate decently yesterday, I only ate one time: we ate homemade carne asada + beans at about 2 pm. Got some quality time in with my husband.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

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

Hello all. I'm talking to myself again lol. Yesterday was not good as far as food goes. There was a big retirement party at work. Once again, I just want to be accountable somewhere not really asking for tweaks to my eating at this point.

Water yesterday: 60 oz

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

Hi all…following along, even if not interacting. We are in OK, dogsitting until probably Monday. Typing an IPad again…don’t like it. Think my food has been a little better, exercise non existent. Air quality in Iowa last week was terrible from the Canadian wildfires, went for a walk in it, & coughing ever since. Finally went to Dr here on Tuesday & got medicine & think I am finally getting better today.

@trooworld…hope sharing your food helps. No judgement here, mine would probably be way worse! But wanted to say “aren’t those Bundt cakes good!” But oh, the calories in that little thing! Dh & I used to share & each get 1/4, but that’s like 2 bites, so now we each get 1/2, lol.

@cbabie, hope you feel better! When I went to Dr the other day BP was way higher than it had ever been! Scared me & my sil , too. She got out her BP machine to check it right then & made me bring it back here to check daily until we go home. I think it was the no sleep & constant cough, because it did come back down pretty well. I think low could make you tired.

Hope everyone has a good week. It’s hot here right now..think I still have my Iowa winter insulation on, lol.

Hello all. I am getting my blood drawn today so I am drinking black coffee. I am not pleased lol. I usually put sugar-free creamer in it. Here's my tracker. I forgot to track a beer I had, we went out for a happy hour beer. I have nothing really planned for today, just getting groceries and running errands. With the beer, I am still under my calorie and carb goals for the day.

Water yesterday: 75 oz

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

@trooworld Just think. This is the only place you can talk to yourself and no one will think you are crazy. LOL Sorry about not being here. My routine is off and when my routine is off things just don't get done. Still trying to figure out how to STAY ON ROUTINE. I hope my little pep talk helped you. Now do me. You do whatever it is to help you succeed. The good news is that you are tracking again. I'm glad that dh will help and not make dessert every weekend.

@cbabie so you need a routine. I'm currently watching a tedtalk called Forget Big Change, start with a tiny habit. You really already have a routine. But it's not getting you to where you want to go. So think about this floss your teeth....floss one tooth. What do you want to add to your routine?

@retiredandlovingit Good to see you. I hate typing on a ipad/tablet too. Glad to see you are getting better. I know you enjoy your walks. My dd was in the south this past week and complaining how hot it was. She's used to MN weather. I'm going to visit her in about 3 weeks or so.

My painting project is finished. I moved it into my bedroom. Now to just get the the stuff moved into the cabinet. I've been decluttering so I have piles all over my bedroom. Plus my son is coming for a visit. I've been cleaning out his room (which I use for storage. lol) Lots of physical movement but no official exercise since Saturday. Hubby and I did a 35 min walk.

Is anyone else here doing any of the Meal Plans? I started the low-carb one. I'm still doing my carb cycling but using their tips and recipes.

@trooworld Yes on the calendar. I use Planyway on Trello. I don't always follow the calendar because life (hubby) gets in the way. I am scheduled, he is more when the mood strikes him. That was a good pep talk. Thanks. It's mostly the exercise. I prefer to exercise alone. I have done some exercise today. I was following the Tedtalk advice from yesterday. Insert a tiny behavior after an existing habit. So I chose exercise 10-15 min after cleaning my room. When it came time for that I thought I really need to go down and start lunch. Then decided I could actually do the exercise while I was waiting on my soup to simmer. It worked out fine. I went and did a hill program for 12 min. Sounds like you made good choices at the cafe and then at the ice cream place.

Mealplan: They were having a special in May that you could get 28 days free of a meal-plan. But had to join the mealplan by May 31 to qualify. I saw it on May 31. It has a schedule and usually 4-5 tasks a day to complete. They are easy. This first week we are only concentrating on lunches. Cook the meal. Pack your lunch (for workers outside the home) Then eat the meal for 3-4 days. It has a place when you are reading the recipe to log it straight from there. Then you only have to "copy to" the following days. Week 2 will be learning to prepare low carb snacks and lunches. I like it. Gives me something to focus on instead of eating what I want and then hoping they fit into the tracker without going over.

@trooworld I laughed out loud just now. WWTD? Obviously today I must be an imposter. I just had some pizza. More than one slice. Do as I say..... I wish I knew the answer to consistency. I was just reading something last night about this. I'll post a screenshot. Congrats on the award. That's really neat. Also I noticed you got in 75 oz of water. Woohoo!

@theslightedgeforever You might be having a rough patch right now, but if you look at your track record, you give solid advice and make solid decisions. Thanks, I appreciate your support! That was interesting what you posted. I need to find some sort of reward for my brain for tracking. I'm tracking but I am not sure I'm getting a reward.

@cbabie Oh I'm sorry to hear you've had so much medical stuff going on. I hope everything is okay. Thank you, I appreciate it! Yes, we do like to get away from the demon dogs and their fighting lol.

@1murph MFP is not similar to WW app but the Healthi app is. It has a paid and a free version. The screenshots you see from me are from the Healthi app, the paid version. The free version is great to start out and see if you like before you pay the $39 for the year.

Hi all. Turns out I won 2nd place in my category at the fair! After the fair, we stopped by the grocery store and got some salad packs to eat with some chicken that was already made. This did not make up for the fact that I ate some junk yesterday. But I did track it all, so that's good.

Water yesterday: 65 oz

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

@cbabie Are you experiencing a depression bout right now? Thank you! I never noticed that about Beauty and the Beast lol, you must have a good eye for detail actually! I agree about the rewarding the kids for turning in on time. No rewards should be given, you get an award if you do extra work that is extra good! lol

Hi all. We have an electrician coming today to give us an estimate on an expensive project in our condo. I have to do some cleaning up/folding of laundry before he arrives this afternoon. I ate pretty well yesterday except for breakfast, which was interesting. Today's a new day to make better choices.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

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