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Hi everyone, good day at work, not great at home. Was in a weird mood and DH didn’t help 😤. So I ate chocolate for breakfast and went with DD to the bakery when she suggested afternoon tea. Did halve items but could have been better. Skipped lunch and didn’t eat dinner but am still 600cals over budget.

In the bath (sulking 🙄) and trying to reset for tomorrow. I lay in bed this morning talking myself out of exercise cause I was anxious about work but tomorrow I will get up and do it and I KNOW that will shift my mood.

@cbabie I tell myself that too, that I will be one of the active ones, but I’m so scared I won’t be. My kids tell me that by the time I get there technology will have advanced so that physical bodies don’t matter as much. Not sure if I like the at idea much better!!!

@theslightedgeforever Must be exciting to visit your daughter. How often do you see her? Mine is starting to talk about moving away in a couple of years and I’m dreading it. Silver lining is the excuse to visit and get to know her as an independent adult. I’m trying to keep the positives in mind so I don’t lose it completely. How long are you going for? I’m pretty sure DH would LOVE it if I went away for a while.

Hi @trooworld. I yesterday went great! Today…..not so much. Tracked though and tomorrow will be better. I have a plan 😊. Those random incidents are the ones that keep me up at night - the things you can’t see coming. Scary when it’s so close to home.

@cbabie Are you taking any pain meds? Or doing anything else for the pain other than sucking it up and living with it. Dh just basks in the silence while I'm gone. Usually I leave him for a few days and then I text him.

@Tamevv I go and stay with dd at least once a year for an extended visit and then she comes for short visits because of her work schedule. She just likes me there so I can do the cooking/cleaning. Usually hubby goes but not this year. I give him 8 weeks and he'll show up. But I always end up gaining weight at her house. We are food buddies. I told her this year will be different. I'll be gone til first week of November. We've got a couple of trips planned out when she takes her vacation.

@trooworld Things go alot better foodwise when I'm alone without hubby. He's a food pusher. I can eat the same foods for breakfast/lunch most days of the week. He gets bored and will say hey let's go out to eat. Yikes! The guy lived on your street? I'm so glad they caught him. Are you taking planned snacks or lunches into work? You always do so much better when you do that.

I think I'm going to give the MFP meal plan another go. I'm on my last week and have really only done about 30% of it. Having youngest ds here has me distracted since I like spending time with him and going out. Today we played Trivial Pursuit. He beat me. My other son wouldn't join us this time. I said Why? Tired of losing?

I think I've figured out how the meal plan works now and how I can tweak it to foods I really like once I finish one more go at it. I'm doing the Low Carb one. My friend is doing the High Protein one and she said basically wouldn't it be the same thing? I found out the High Protein one has slightly higher carb counts. I saw a thread today on here that one lady lost 40 lbs and her protein amount is only 20%. I know usually my protein is never high enough but I lost weight too once upon a time.

Ds fixed black bean burgers today for lunch. They were really good. I told him that I could make those smaller like sausage patties and have them for breakfast too.

@theslightedgeforever Ah yes. And yes, that guy lived on my street, I think a few blocks away. I'm glad they caught him, too, I was so scared. I am taking planned snacks and lunches. Maybe not enough snacks, or not enough appealing snacks. Yesterday, I brought grapes and I had granola bars at work (as well as chocolate). I didn't reach for the grapes but I sure reached for the granola bars and chocolate. I think I'm just really vulnerable right now because I'm so busy and stressed. It was a victory not to eat at the cafe for breakfast yesterday. Hahaha about the Trivial Pursuit. I'm glad you are getting quality time with your kids. Did you lose weight when you were doing low carb or was it high protein or a combo? That's a good idea about the black bean burgers.

@cbabie I hope you have a good day today. Yes, that was very scary and I think it was just a block or two away. You could use your job as an escape from stress when it gets stressful at home. What do you want to do as your dream job? What did you want to do when you were a kid when you grew up?

Hi all. I am working fast and furious at work, we are having to get rid of about 15% of our printed magazine collection. We never, ever get rid of anything out of our collection but we are out of room. It isn't as simple as just taking them off the shelves. We have a process. My part in this is taking them out of our library catalog, each.individual.issue. I've done about 1,200 so far. I have to take them out and then take a marker and cross through our labels that say the library name and then also the barcode. It's time-consuming. Not all titles that we are removing have to have their individual issues removed from the catalog, only the ones that we are keeping some of the issues. So some titles go faster than others. Yesterday, I barely drank any water. And the only break I took was lunch. I need to take better care of myself at work or I'm going to get hurt.

Water yesterday: 35 oz

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

@trooworld I lost weight when I did carb cycling. It averaged about 0.8 lbs a week but I was consistent. This last plan I've not done well tracking plus unfocused because of ds here. But I finally weighed today and I'm down 0.7 from about 10 days ago. That was a big shock. I was expecting a gain of 3-5 lbs. Celebrate you are tracking and then see here and there where you can tweak. Even eating half/serving.

@cbabie I don't think you have to worry about the fat in the regular PB as much as the sugar. Your shake reminded me I didn't make the shake today that I wanted to so I'll have to do that tomorrow. I just want to get rid of some cantaloupe before I leave. Should have been like me and not do what you were told.

I've been doing a bit better with my water. I had 60 oz yesterday which is A LOT for me. I did some wall pilates and stretching for 40 minutes.

Hi all, im here but im sick so havent eaten much for a coup,e of days.

Hoping for a good sleep tonight.

@Tamevv Oh bummer! I hope you feel better soon. Hugs.

@cbabie I'm sorry about your day yesterday. I hope you can figure out something with your hair. A makeover sounds like fun! HAHAHA no A play! I am enjoying my weekend, although it is going by very fast.

Hi all. I had a great time in LA. We took the train up and walked SO MUCH. First, we went to Little Tokyo for lunch and had ramen. Then we went to the Jean Michel Basquiat exhibit and that was inspiring. After that we went to Bottega Louie, which is a restaurant that specializes in desserts. I had a chocolate-filled beignet and I got some macarons to go for my husband. We took the train, we took the city bus, we walked around. I left the house at 6:50 am and got home at about 7:45 pm. It was a long day. Here are a few pictures. The silver building is the Disney Theater. No, I did not track.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

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

@cbabie what did you do with your hair? Mine is getting unruly not too - need some inspiration.

@trooworld hope you’re feeling okay? I’m improving, thanks. The ramen looks delicious.

@Tamevv Thanks, I'm a little better thanks to meds. I'm glad you are improving. The ramen was sooooo good!

@cbabie Can you do what you want to do today or another day? Yay for maintaining, better than a gain! Thanks, yes I did have a blast on Saturday. Oh gosh, I don't know if I would be able to take that side effect.

Hello all. I did not make it to work yesterday, too dizzy. I did take an Uber to urgent care and got some meds which help a lot. I am going to work today.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

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

@cbabie Thank you for coming here when you are busy. I'm glad you feel better. Oh gosh, sorry about the heartburn. I kind of wish pizza gave me heartburn, I wouldn't want to eat it lol. That's true, I should make little of my efforts. What you say is true, sometimes the greatest lessons are learned when it's too late, unfortunately. You never have to apologize for a long post...speak your mind! Thank you.

@txsusango Hi and welcome to the group! No, I am not using WW or MFP to track, I use an app called Healthi: https://healthiapp.com/ The Healthi app is free to download and use, but the free version has limited features. The free version allows you to track your food and calorie intake, as well as your activity. The Pro version is a yearly subscription that costs $59.99 annually. I have the Pro version and think it's worth it. I can track limited macros, which is helpful. Let me know if you have any other questions!

Hi all. I feel bloated today, I made baked feta pasta last night (https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/baked-feta-pasta/ ) along with garlic bread. That's enough to make anyone bloated. I don't have much going on this weekend. A dog training session today. Grocery shopping. Here is my food log from yesterday...

Water yesterday: 30 oz

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