I'm in iowa. Getting in my workouts and i think my food is doing good. But like so many, this cold weather has hampered me in getting in steps. Today I may be able to go around the block a few times.
And I did do cardio.

I'm working with mom to see if we can get her to pull up her britches by herself with one arm. she can get it 75%. Thats really the only thing I can see her having big issues with. ANyway, she's recovering well. Just working out a few kinks. Britches are a big kink, but she can shower herself well enough. Although, the home health care worker will be doing that for her for the first 2 months.

I gotta go.
Just a fly by post.
SHerry

Good mornin' friends.

Down .5 ish (okay, it could be .8 but... thrilled)
@CeeBeeSlim - WONDERFUL. Love the dancing routine you have started.

My mom has made wonderful progress. SHe can now dress herself completely.
Next up, make sure she has enough for meals etc. I feel confident that she will be self suffient before I leave. She can even lay in bed again! WHich is huge with shoulder surgery. She continues to have pain at night. IDK. We are going to try some iBU profen at night. AND, her to not use her muscles during the day.

Moisturizers are amazing. I go off and on them, but I make sure I clean my face with this cleansing oil and use good hydrating foundation (I've switched a few years back to a brand that is more 'vegan'/clean)

Plyometrics today.

YEs- I do vacuumes. Love them. They were implemented when I did my fitness competition.

@ceebeeslim are you up for a couple you tube videos? or not really? LMK and I can post a couple about the vacuume -

Yes, I did a Physique comp in 2014 and 2017. 2017 I was a lot better muscularly. I used Keto as my nutrition plan and, it was very satiating but, I was unable to find food at dining establishments that I could eat. So I believe I cut well, simply because my "food rules" didn't allow food.

I will forever blame those competitions for my bad diet mindset. For me loving how I feel underwieght. For me enjoying that flat stomache, even though its not a healthy lifestyle.

I'm learning to enjoy my present lifestyle. It allows treats and sweets and my jeans still fit. But I also want to embrace a Weight loss Week. and Drinking water (which is easy for me). And I want to embrace more veggies as they do fill me up and help me not focus on food. I enjoy not having a food thought filled mind.

I am dribbling crap (and austrailan statement for talking too much).
My workouts are goign great. I'm starting to feel stressed by the next couple of days. I have thur/fri and then leave saturday. I can feel my nerves kicking in and my sweet tooth coming out to play.
Breathe.... Breathe....

I don't know if I could go skydiving. I do ride a few roller coasters (Scream a lot too). I don't care for them and stay away from many of them but, I do accompany my family when they go on one.
I guess my issue is bugs - the black creepy ones escpecially. The little lady bugs, I can deal with. Even a few smallish spiders. Thank goodness for the Bug spray people that do houses.

@ScienceofTeaching @Ceebeeslim You're welcome on the ab vacuume. It was eye opening to know i have muscles under the ones that show and that we train them in this way.

I'm back from taking care of my mom. I'm feeling like I had a weight loss week, but won't step on the scale until Wed. First of all, I need to get batteries for it. Second of all, we ate out a couple times this weekend and while I did have a lot of veggies, I'm thinking the sodium was higher than a homecooked meal (for sure!) .

Tracking my water. So far I'm around 42oz when I finish this bottle.
Next up, breakfast.

https://healthline.com/health/how-long-does-it-take-to-digest-food#digestive-problems

How long it takes to digest food

In general, food takes 24 to 72 hours to move through your digestive tract. The exact time depends on the amount and types of foods you’ve eaten.

The rate is also based on factors like your gender, metabolism, and whether you have any digestive issues that could slow down or speed up the process.

At first, food travels relatively quickly through your digestive system. Within 6 to 8 hours, the food has moved its way through your stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

Once in your large intestine, the partially digested contents of your meal can sit for more than a day while it’s broken down even more.

The normal range for transit timeTrusted Source includes the following: gastric emptying (2 to 5 hours), small bowel transit (2 to 6 hours), colonic transit (10 to 59 hours), and whole gut transit (10 to 73 hours).

Your digestion rate is also based on what you’ve eaten. Meat and fish can take as long as 2 days to fully digest. The proteins and fats they contain are complex molecules that take longer for your body to pull apart.

By contrast, fruits and vegetables, which are high in fiber, can move through your system in less than a day. In fact, these high fiber foods help your digestive track run more efficiently in general.

The quickest to digest are processed, sugary junk foods like candy bars. Your body tears through them in a matter of hours, quickly leaving you hungry again.

What happens during digestion
Digestion is the process by which your body breaks down food and pulls out the nutrients your body needs to operate. Anything left is a waste product, which your body removes.

Your digestive system is made up of five main parts:

mouth
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
This is what happens when you digest food:

As you chew, glands in your mouth release saliva. This digestive liquid contains enzymes that break down the starches in your food. The result is a mushy mass called a bolus that’s easier to swallow.

When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus — the pipe that connects your mouth to your stomach. A muscular gate called the lower esophageal sphincter opens to let the food move into your stomach.

Acids in your stomach break down the food even more. This produces a mushy mixture of gastric juices and partially digested food, called chyme. This mixture moves on to your small intestine.

In your small intestine, your pancreas and liver contribute their own digestive juices to the mix.

Pancreatic juices break down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Bile from your gallbladder dissolves fat. Vitamins, other nutrients, and water move through the walls of your small intestine into your bloodstream. The undigested part that remains moves on to your large intestine.

The large intestine absorbs any remaining water and leftover nutrients from the food. The rest becomes solid waste, called stool.

Your rectum stores stool until you’re ready to have a bowel movement.

To keep food moving smoothly through your digestive system and prevent issues like diarrhea and constipation, try these tips:

Eat more greens, fruit, and whole grains, Vegetables, fruits, and whole grains are all rich sources of fiber. Fiber helps food move through your digestive system more easily and completely.

Limit red meat and processed foods

Work is slow today. I work at an IT helpdesk. when things are running smoothly, I'm not busy. Perhaps I'll look into more linked in training for something to do.

Workout: Shoulders and Glutes. First time thru this routine, so it wasn't as challenging as I think it will become next week. Tomorrow I will take a cardio and Yoga day.

Yesterday it was in the 60's here. Sure wish it would be that way more often (as I sit here with a heating pad on my lap and my shawl around my shoulders. We were able to get in a few walks.

Weight loss day yesterday! I replaced the batteries in my scale and now I'm down 2.5 pounds (was 109.4 now 107.0) I was joyful and surprised.

Curious - what have your successes been in JANUARY ?

I've been focusing on 4 principles:
1. Water - Drink more water. No Soda (gave that up January 1st ish)
2. Veggies - Eat more veggies. Gave up my daily cup of sugar (literally, not figuratively). Gave up my artificial sweetener packets. I now have about 1T monk fruit (or 2) a day.
3. Fruit - Eat fruit for at least 2 meals.
4. SNACK-optional - Have a few veggies, or a protein. Snack is optional. The less I have, the hungrier I am at meal time. This isn't a light bulb moment, but, yet it is. SO freeing. This was a harder one to implement, but its going okay.
5. Keep coffee - but replaced creamer with 2T of Protein Powder.
6. 2 hands on the wheel - Instead of busying my hands with food for comfort. Keep my hands on my water bottle, phone or keyboard. Read a book, take a walk. Dinner and Done. Lunch and Done. Breakfast and done.

I'm still working on what's working. Meaning, I havent' tracked long enough to know what's working well. I feel that when I have veggies for breakfast, I eat more veggies all day long and, if I were to have a carb for breakfast, that would end up in wanting more carbs throughout the day. I also believe that water has a role. I feel that when I have a certain amount of water, I am more full - than when I have a lesser amount. I just don't know what the magic range of water ounces is for me.

I have added more veggie options. Baby bell peppers, Carrot chips. Cauliflowerettes, Riced Cauliflower. Butternut squash. I'm buying most frozen 0- which I know is more expensive BUT... I am NOT purchasing foods like candy/sweets/chips.... so that makes it worth it. I also feel happier, sexier, joyful. Less bitchy, sad, ashamed. I'm starting to like what I see in the mirror again (and I had been covering my mirrors with beach towels).