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

@trooworld Does this Yeti bottle do something special? I'm trying to figure out why it is so expensive. lol Tell us how you like your walking pad.

@fabgeekmom Glad you are feeling better. Sleep is so important. I think quick and easy meals are the way to go especially if you are still feeling your cold. As long as everyone is satisfied.

@cbabie Maybe you now have more than a cold and might need some antibiotics. Beef is so expensive these days. I guess we are probably lucky that hubby can't eat red meat. Cause he used to have to have meat twice a day. Now it's just chicken or turkey. I wonder if I ate candy corn that way as a kid. I've just never been a water drinker. But now I'm working on my thinking. All day today as I drank water I would say I like to drink water. Drinking water helps me lose weight. Hopefully it will recreate some neural pathways in my brain. Just like you saying your mantra, Fall is here. Come here and you'll find fall. lol

I did a 37 min walk. Went to the gym for 31 min. Drank 81 oz.

@trooworld Thanks for the info on the Yeti. Yaaay on almost finishing the challenge. You can do it. Then move on to the Scooby Doo challenge. How about you and your friend go somewhere and take a walk and talk even if it's just around your neighborhood. Maybe get your 97-100% done.

@fabgeekmom How was your cycling workout? I've never had rainbow carrots.

Today has a been a do nothing day other than checking in here. Well not really true. I'm working on finishing up my bottle of water and that will give me 72 oz. I tracked all of my food today.

@trooworld That's good you got in a walk with your friend on the boardwalk. Sounds so relaxing. Congrats for finishing your first destination. Plus the 1 lb loss. Woohoo.

@fabgeekmom The carrots sound really good. I could make them with just regular carrots. I love tomato soup. Enjoy your workout.

Today hubby and I took a 27 min walk. We were waiting to go out with my daughter and she was running late so I said let's just go out and walk until she calls us. Nice day out there today. Then we went out to eat and I had a cherry almond salad with chicken. I ate half and I'll have the other half tomorrow.

I didn't sleep well last night so I'm probably going to bed early. Water was 43.5 oz. So I'll try again tomorrow.

@trooworld Too bad about your foot. Breakfast on the beach sounds good. I remember Little Italy when we went to San Diego. We ate at a nice restaurant there. When we were in Rhode Island last year we ate at an Italian restaurant there in Little Italy. My 11 year old granddaughter wanted to know why there was a Mexican restaurant there. Food was good and I wasn’t tracking or counting anything.

@theslightedgeforever Good news on your progress. One pound less is good but you know what to do to lose more. The tofu noodle bowl was really good and not very spicy. Ha! Ha! I’m glad I reminded you to eat the salad. I don’t have my progress from last year as I deleted my WW app since I didn’t want to pay for it. But I know I weigh less. Since the weather has been cooler I have been wearing jeans. Last year they were tight and now they are comfortable. I have lost my muffin top!

Hi all!

Had a wonderful trip last weekend, been busy with work, going to the gym and life. Ate a lot of good food and NY bagels. Only gained 0.2 pounds. But back into a better routine this week. Did Zumba this morning, Monday I have Bible study, Tuesday vets, Wednesday?, Thursday Aqua, Friday?, Saturday Aqua and Sunday Zumba. Plan on walking my mile with my coworkers during lunch this week pending weather. Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

~ Missy

@fabgeekmom Woohoo on your lost muffin top. Isn't that a great feeling?

@trooworld That's neat that you made your own necklace. I really like the colors. Sounds like you got in alot of movement. That's really good. So let's both shoot for a lb loss this next week.

@gemwolf110 Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. Plus not gaining a bunch of weight on top of it is extra special. I usually do better on trips than at home. The bagels sound really good. I love bagels. A good plan to go for a walk with your coworkers.

I walked up to the coffeeshop. Sat there for an hour reading and basically had a coffee for lunch. So at least I closed my exercise ring. I airfryed a turkey burger and had some potato salad with it.
I've decided to count points for one week just to switch things up a bit. Water was 48 oz today. It's getting colder. I need to make me some soup I think this week.

@trooworld You got a lot of movement this weekend. Good for you. What's your plan today for healthy food?

@fabgeekmom points vs calories. Yesterday I went over on both but this morning was a bit of an eye opener at breakfast. I did carb cycling for so long that I'm just used to eating an omelet for breakfast and then adding a bit of meat on the side. Well when I counted points in my head before breakfast I underestimated the Lil Smokies. I did count out the 5 that was the serving size but it had more points than I expected. But when I logged the calories for the meal, it fit nicely in the calories allotted for my meal. Had I never decided to count points, I wouldn't have had the thought of what can I do to make this a healthier breakfast? Which I decided I could do 3 lil smokies and add a 1/2 c of applesauce. For the week that I'll be doing carb cycling, it will work as is. Your meal sounded really good. No on the WW membership. I'm just using the healthi app but using the WWBlue food list.

@cbabie That's great you have found a way to get in some movement. Just little changes here and there helps. In lots of times I like waiting on others because it's like finding extra time that I wasn't planning on so I can do something and mark it off my list. Even if it's just sitting and reading my book.

Finally stayed within my food boundary today. I basically asked myself what 0 point foods do I have in the house. I steamed some baby carrots, then added some white beans and 1 1/2 oz of seasoned ground turkey. Plus a container of unsweetened applesauce on the side. Exercise was a 20 min walk. Water was 67.2 oz

Hi, all! This is a picture of my eggplant lasagna I made tonight. It was very good. This is my first time attaching a picture. I hope I did it right!

@trooworld Was the baked chicken Parmesan from a cookbook or the website? That sounds good. My family likes bucatini so that’s our go to pasta.
Hi, all. My husband and I are going to our cottage that is near the Outer Banks, NC. We are not on the ocean side but the Sound side. He has some work to do on the cottage. There is a park with a walking track near the neighborhood so I will walk. The weather is going to be nice. I have leftovers from last night for dinner tonight. We will go get seafood tomorrow for lunch. Fried oysters for him, steamed shellfish for me.

@trooworld Your Halloween celebration sounds fun. Also the beef tips I’m sure was a good meal. Hi, all. I’m on the way back from the Outer Banks. My meal yesterday was good even though I think I could make it better ( grilled tuna on salad). I did taste a French fry and ate a hush puppy. I walked the track this morning and did a body weight workout. Tonight we are having rib eyes, baked potatoes and roasted zucchini.

@cbabie That’s tough being tired and not sleeping. I’m glad you’re able to go for walks with the baby. I always feel better after I get some activity. And eating healthy food, too. I hope you feel better.