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@gemwolf110 I’m sorry your grandma is not well. That’s hard. Also glad the dogs are okay. @trooworld It’s a good feeling to get something done, especially something you don’t want to do. Hopefully the exercises will eventually help you to feel better. Hi, all. The meal last night was good. I’m blessed to have family nearby. Today is a swim day. My son is making 2 ATK recipes tonight: chicken souvlaki and chickpeas with spinach. The chicken serves 4 but I will eat 1/6 of the recipe. Usually the ATK portions are big.

@cbabie Yes, I was wondering where you and @theslightedgeforever have been! What does your challenge entail? Good luck with it. That's good you went for a walk. Thank you. That's good you know what not to do.

@fabgeekmom I'm not sure, after surgery, they will need to be sugar-free, probably low carb and have some fruit in them for nutrition. Once I am approved for surgery, I will get a bariatric surgery cookbook that might have recipes in it. Good job on the walk! I hope you enjoyed dinner.

Hi all. I did not do my chiropractic exercises yesterday, I thought to do them in the morning but put it off and was going to do them at work but then I had a very busy day at work. And then, when I got home, I was exhausted from my day. Today, I will make it a priority. I did well with food yesterday. I went to the cafe at work for breakfast but instead of getting something terrible, I got an egg scramble, which was a little better for me and kept me full into lunch. I only ate a little bit of my lunch because I was still full.

Water yesterday: 78 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom When you talked about your RX bar, you reminded me I have two Kind bars in there I still haven't eaten. I need to schedule them into one of my meals. I'm only eating fruit in the evening for my snack so I guess I'll just have to make them a part of my dinner. I'm glad you enjoy your Peloton workouts. The chicken cheese steak sandwiches sound good.

@trooworld Looking back at your food diary, are there any entries that could have contributed to your weight gain? How was your exercise this week? I was thinking yesterday that in all the ways that I have improved my quality of food through the years I'm basically about the same weight. Which is a frustrating thing but I also know that as I age I'm losing muscle mass which decreases my natural calorie burn so that accounts for some of it. I've lost 3 weeks in a row but it is slowing down. But then my exercise slowed down too last week. Food was well within my boundaries for calories and carbs last week. So moving on to this week. Did the chiro have any suggestions on what to do about the vertigo?

@cbabie Yaaay on your walk despite you not feeling well. Probably when we need it the most. Release those endorphins to bring on the dopamine. Exercise is the best drug I think. Are you taking statins? That will give you joint pain.

@gemwolf110 A Star Wars fan I see. My son loves those. Enjoy the nice weather. I'm glad you had a good visit with your grandmother. My mil is 90 and she barely talks now. Walking is difficult. She has slowed down so much.

My electricity was off yesterday for two hours so I didn't cook. I ordered burrito bowls with cauliflower rice. Ate half of that and said I'll eat the rest the next day. I did order queso and chips which I never do. I haven't had anything salty/crunchy for 3 weeks. They were so good. But back to no salty/crunchy for another while. The electricity was off again today for two hours. Almost same timing. Can they go pick on another neighborhood? I'm having broccoli soup for dinner.

I got a call from my son. Last night he fell from the top of the rockclimbing wall and broke his ankle. @cbabie Dad vibes!

I fell going up the stairs today. I have these wide legged pants which I've fallen in three times before. My foot gets caught inside the pant leg. You think I would have learned after the second time. So they will be going into retirement before I really do break something. I just have scrapes and bruises. Although I'm already beginning to feel achy.

I met with friends for breakfast and walked there. Then they dropped me back as we went somewhere else. So I got on the treadmill to make up the difference. Every little bit counts.

@trooworld Woohoo look at your water. It's entirely possible your gain was sodium bloat and then you'll get a WHOOSH! Can you shoot this week for 81% Yaaay on staying out of the vending machines. That stuff is poison to our bodies. I was looking up butter bean recipe. It reminded me of foul madames. So I looked up butter beans and found out it's lima beans. Hmmmmm I didn't like them as a child but maybe this would be better. I know foul madames is just fava or broad beans. I might substitute. Although I just went grocery shopping this morning so I'll have to wait til next week to try this.

I've closed my rings Tuesday and Wednesday. Working on today. I was on the phone with someone this morning and I kept walking back and forth the whole time just to get in some steps. I've done strength training once this week. I need to fit it in two more times this weekend. So far water has been better than last week.

@theslightedgeforever Yeah you might be right. I did have a little loss this week. I can shoot for 81% this week. That stuff is definitely poison to our bodies and is so addictive. I need to remember that. I decided I didn't like that recipe. Maybe it would be better with a different bean. Let me know if you try it with a different bean. Good job closing your rings! How did you do yesterday? How does it feel when you close your rings? Remember that feeling. Sounds like you are doing well.

@fabgeekmom Yeah I'm not sure I'll make that again as is. I'm sorry you didn't sleep well. Good job pushing through to work out! I'm glad you enjoyed the concert. Dinner sounds yummy. I love fruit salad but it's so much work to make (I usually cut up a bunch of fruit and it takes me forever).

Hi all. I'm happy to say I lost 1.6 lbs this week. I really couldn't take another gain, so I am grateful for this loss. Yesterday started off badly: I accidentally poured my 1/4 cup of chili-lime spicy pistachios on my berries and yogurt instead of the 1/4 cup of granola I brought. I couldn't eat it so I had to go to the cafe. I did make a pretty good choice: I got a scramble but I did get potatoes with it. I didn't need to eat much lunch because the scramble kept me full. I met my water intake from yesterday, which is good. We'll see how I do today: I tend to neglect water when at home.

Water yesterday: 108 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@trooworld Those recipes sound really good. I did a screenshot of the first one and might make that on the grill. That’s funny about mixing up your food, like using cumin instead of cinnamon. Hi, all. I slept really well last night. I feel better except my arthritis is flaring. It’s cloudy here so that might be why. We went swimming this morning and it felt good. Tonight is steak night and Gardeners’ World, a show we watch on Britbox every Friday night.

So who knows if these ideas in my brain are keeping me from going to the gym regularly but I'll continue in the book cause he has solutions once you find out your thoughts.

Another thought I came up with: Some of the reasons I have written down are I want to lose weight so I don't get cancer. I want to lose weight so I don't get diabetes. My mother became prediabetic and was told if she didn't lose weight she would become a diabetic. So she lost 70 lbs and became a diabetic anyway. She said to me I wasted my time. Then she got cancer.

So I have to reframe my reasons to I want to lose weight to reduce the risk of getting cancer and diabetes.

I'll keep reading the book.

@fabgeekmom Thanks! I am thinking I may make that one on the grill as well. Yeah I was not eating that mix-up lol. I'm glad you slept well. I'm sorry about the arthritis flare. Hopefully that swim will help. Good job with that. I hope you had a good Friday night!

@theslightedgeforever Thanks! That's good about the rings. You are welcome. Sounds like Thursday was a fantastic day for you. Those are all very good reasons to have a subconscious fear of going to the gym. These are really great internal observations. Maybe just even acknowledging them will help. Gosh, you are really doing some thought-work. That's great and sounds like you aren't done with it.

Hi all. We are celebrating Mother's Day with my MIL today instead of tomorrow. Did you know that yesterday was Mexican Mother's Day? Here in San Diego, many of the Mexican residents celebrated yesterday. Flower and gift vendors were lining the streets and people walking with bouquets of roses. In my neighborhood, there is a house selling roses. I digress...yes, we are celebrating Mother's Day a day early today. My SIL is getting BBQ from a restaurant we've been wanting to try. We are getting this tuxedo chocolate cake from Sam's Club. I'm making a green salad and my husband is making potato salad. It should be nice. I don't even know if we will want dinner. I drank more water than usual yesterday (32 oz) but half what I need to drink. Baby steps.

Water yesterday: 32 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom You know what they say about bad memories, replace them with good ones. Your cousin's dinner sounds good. Now I'm in the mood for a BBQ.

@trooworld Happy Mexican Mother's Day. I had a friend from England and was surprised to learn they have a different one than we do in May. Then learned that different countries have different ones. Are there any special traditions in the Mexican community? Yum. Potato salad. I might have to make me some.

I'm not doing anything special tomorrow for Mother's Day other than I'll get a group call from my kids. They get on and sing me the song they made up when they were kids.

Yesterday: Walked for 36 min/ 97 oz water/ food tracked and under 236 calories

My AC isn't working. At least I drink more water that way. lol