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

@alexpufhal3382 I am a former lifetime member of WW. I joined MFP because I was gaining on WW. Too many 0 point foods. My doctor recommended MFP. I have lost 10 pounds since March.

@trooworld My son said that the spinach needed half and half. The quinoa recipe sounds good. Yoga and book club also sounds enjoyable. Hi, all. Cooler weather has finally come to the East coast. Plans today include a walk, Peloton cycle workout, grocery shopping and dinner at my daughter’s house.

@theslightedgeforever I only have about 3 pounds to lose but I could stay at my present weight as I am in the healthy BMI range. In January I will decide if I want to go on Maintenance. Right now it is hard. I could lose more if I were stricter but I don’t think that is sustainable. @trooworld It’s too bad your husband made you mad. Consider telling him when you are not mad that those comments aren’t helpful.
Hi, all. I went for a walk yesterday and it was pleasant outdoors. I also rode the recumbent bike. Dinner was at my daughter’s house. My son made Taylor Swift’s iced chai cookies. I ate one but wanted another. They were good and so rich. My son and daughter are Swifties.

@cbabie Glad you had a good walk even with extra weight to push. Burns more calories. Even I mentioned the "should" quote, he'd never remember it. lol I'd like to have some 70/80s too about now. I cook my frozen turkey burgers in the airfryer.

@trooworld Just keep trying to make good choices each day. I was telling my son today that fall weather now isn't what fall weather used to be. I remember the leaves had changed by this time of the year.

@fabgeekmom You will be our role model for maintenance. Sorry about your cane. When things like that happen I just think someone else who couldn't afford that item must have really needed it. That happened with my hat my last day in Italy. God blessed me to have the money to go buy a new one.

So we went hiking today about 45 min. The good news is that I made it up to the top of the hill faster than I did last year. Although I had forgotten how straight up it is. I like a more gradual hike. But I did it.

@trooworld Sorry about your foot. I'm currently dealing with a bit of that myself right now. I have been since last day of my vacation. I ordered my new inserts which really help while I use them but when I sleep at night and don't use them I get up and can't walk on my foot right away. But the inserts really help. I ordered off of Amazon. It just feels like a big rock in my shoes right now while I walk. But my heel doesn't hurt when I use them. lol Try 30's-50's. It's supposed to rain tomorrow and Friday. Good thing 40's or we just might have snow had it been today. That's not a good thing for my walking plans. I guess I'll take my umbrella or rain poncho.

@fabgeekmom So glad you got your cane. I went crazy last night on calories. A bit better today but not where I want to be. My son left so that's one distraction gone. I made him pumpkin whoopie pies today. Good news is that they were too sweet for me and I only had one. Years past I would have had two. I'm done with them even though there are two left.


No exercise today at all.

@trooworld Last time I had problems with my plantar fasciitis I found I could dance or march in place to exercise but walking hurt me. I think it was the motion from heel to toe. So see if you could try some of that to get in your steps for your challenge. Fashion is important. Someone needs to come up with transparent inserts that we can use for sexy shoes. Maybe they have and I don't know it. How were the lentils. I like curry and lentils, just don't know about the coconut.

@fabgeekmom Your salad sounded so good. Plus the turkey pot pie. It's rainy and cold here. I seem to want all comfort foods. I'm making some turkey chili tomorrow.

Still struggling a bit with the food. But I'll get there. I did force myself to the gym today. I am a person who goes consistently goes to the gym. I missed yesterday so I can't miss today too. But I just didn't want to go out in the rain and cold. Nor did I want to do my regularly scheduled program. But I said just do 30 min on the treadmill. You are still being consistent with your habit. So I went and actually did 45 min. I found some good music and just kept walking more.

I read an interesting book today about being mediocre. Being content with where we are right now and never really changing even though we say we want to change. He was talking about it's not the tangible goal that we are really chasing but the feeling associated with it. How will we feel when we get there? So I was thinking about my "feeling" and I think it would be accomplished. So the next step is how to feel accomplished along the way? I came up with going to the gym or moving my body in other ways. Drinking my water. Learning new ways to cook the foods I love.
Learning to like new foods. Final step would be to make a big deal about it. Acknowledge the win! Don't just concentrate on all the things that I did NOT get done today.

@trooworld I don't like Thai food. Now it's possible that the one time I tried Thai food I didn't like the sauce or some other taste I didn't like. So now when I see or hear Thai food mentioned I go blech! But I used to say the same thing about coffee and I've been occasionally drinking pumpkin spiced lattes. So you never know. One day I might be eating Thai food. But in general I don't like Asian food. Too bad we don't live closer and you could make me some nice Thai food. That is a neat walking app. I'll have to look into it. Yaaay on getting your 8000 steps.

@fabgeekmom I mostly listen to podcasts while I walk. Occasionally music. I hope you get over your cold soon. I have a very sensitive tongue and don't like really spicy food like Indian. Sometimes even Mexican can be a bit too much for me. lol

I'm hoping the rain has stopped and tomorrow I can out for a proper walk.

@trooworld I looked up the walking challenge you were doing and then saw how much to pay for each one. You are doing so well with your steps. Keep it up! I'm glad your foot is not hurting any longer. The rain did stop and I took a 36 min walk. Cold and windy. My nose was running by the time I got home.

@fabgeekmom I could do noodles and vegetables and eat that. I like soy sauce. Salmon sounds really good. Hope your cold gets better soon.

@cbabie Well you don't sound good. Upside is down 6 lbs. That's always a good thing. Maybe I should borrow the baby. lol I say walk down the big major street. Lots of traffic and people around on that. oooh candy corn. I usually wait til after Halloween so I get it cheaper. I like to take out 5or so and eat one color part at a time. I did well last year. I had it on my stash shelf for months. Do I need it? No. If I was so consistent I would be at my healthy weight goal. I have persistence. I just keep trying to figure out the thing that will work. Pumpkin Whoopie pies. Imagine a round Suzy-Q that is pumpkin flavored and not chocolate.

I got a new water app last night while looking at troo's exercise app. Waterllama I'd love it if everyday water was no problem. I did drink more water than yesterday so.......

@trooworld Too bad about the zoo. I hope you like the walking pad.
Hi, all. I’m feeling better but still have a cold. My son and I are going grocery shopping for the week. I plan on doing a cycling workout. Meals have been quick and easy, not very imaginative. I have some chicken breast that I made into tenders,marinated, and froze. I put them in the refrigerator to thaw last night. I will throw them on the grill. I should have leftovers for lunches.

@cbabie My cold is better. Sorry about your cold coming back and the dogs. My son is grilling the chicken and I am roasting potatoes and green beans. Simple tonight.

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@trooworld She posted yesterday about using another app instead of this forum. I responded to her because I don’t want to do that. Good job on the performance review and tracking. The rings recipe was a big hit! I doubled it and thought I would have enough for tonight. Wrong! It was that good so there was enough left for my son to take to work and another if he wants it tomorrow. Tonight I am making the pork chops Parmesan (page 206).
Hi, all! I’m drinking coffee now and relaxing before I go to the recreation center. I’m still coughing but feeling much better. It’s a lot cooler on the East coast. It makes sleeping
much better. It’s sunny now so that always feels good. Last night I realized that I bought 85/15 ground beef instead of 93/7. I decided not to sweat it.