WEIGH-IN UPDATE
WEIGH-INS DUE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING: @littlebabekitty @rjv230 @AmbersWay @Jactop @reshii_devi @bark2j5
Reminder for Tomorrow's Weigh-in: @TeresaW2024 @FushiaKat

Thanks so much everybody for all the well wishes for my agility match. For the first time my brain did not blow up at a match, what I mean by that is it used to just get so overwhelmed with all the colours, sights and sounds (I had absolutely no filter) that it would shut down from the overwhelming amount of information going into my brain all at once. I did get a little stressed, but once I realized that my brain was continuing to function all was good. I was able to focus on the course and what we needed to do and not pay attention to everything else in the environment. I definitely made some mistakes, but it was just operator error lol. Vannie had so much fun! I didn't realize there were going to be so many runs, we did seven! In class, I do maybe three runs, I was exhausted as was Vannie when we were done.
Instead of taking the dogs for a walk today I thought I would just take them to the park to play fetch totally lazy on my part. I knew Vannie would be tired today as well, so I thought just a few chuckit balls and she would be good, which she was. I have a command for her, if I sort of twisted my leg to the side and say hup, Vannie will jump on that leg and launch into my arms. After we played, I said hup to Vannie, she looked at me and spun around so her back was facing me, that's what she does when I am just going to pick her up in my arms. She was done and there was going to be no jumping today🤣.
I did a spin class first thing this morning and Ty obedience class this afternoon, I am staying home and not moving from my couch tonight watching the game by myself, I don't think I can move 🤣.
Thanks again so much everybody for the support, it really meant a lot!

Good morning Slims!
Workmen are coming today for the windows. I'm nervous and excited. It will be great to have new windows, but it's just freaking awful to have strangers invading my space and disrupting the house. I've moved the furniture 3 feet away from the windows, which basically means everything is pushed into the middle of the rooms, and has to stay like that until they finish. If they don't finish today, then I can't put my house in order until tomorrow.
I got a text from my brother yesterday, telling me he had a little accident. It seems he fell down the stairs during the night on Sunday. He has no memory of the fall. He woke up with a headache, his head stuck to the pillow from the dried blood in his hair, a big lump on his head, a shoulder injury and a back injury. This isn't the first time he's fallen at night and had no memory of it. 4 years ago he woke up on the floor with broken ribs. I know he takes something to sleep, and I wonder if he's sleep walking. He said he might go to the doctor today to get the back and shoulder injuries checked out. I suggested that he get an Apple Watch, which has fall detection and you can set up 911 notifications. He says he doesn't wear a watch. Boys are stupid. No offense Darren.
-Mica

DISCUSSION QUESTION: What can I do to consume more water today?

I have been feeling like crap lately, mentally. My family had a family event ( my sister's son's christening ) a few days ago. I didn't want to eat badly but I didn't have a choice as we were to head to my sister's place right after the event where food was served for lunch. They had cake too, one of my weaknesses ( sweets ). I ate a big slice that I was given thinking at least the taste would be worth the calories and it wasn't. I was so bummed that later for dinner, I was like well, since I already was bad today, let me be bad for dinner and get Pollo Tropical so I can at least enjoy something I ate today. The food was all right taste-wise but nothing to be excited about, and then I just felt bloated and had that awful aftertaste of that garlic sauce all night until the next morning, as if it was a silent nasty reminder of my bad eating. I weighed 3 pounds heavier too! I know some of it is probably salt/water retention but still, it was upsetting to see such an impact from one day of eating.

I thought to myself, I'm going to walk my butt off this week to lose what I gained during my off day, but of course, I live in Florida and it's the wet season, where it rains every day. So, now, I'm stuck inside trying to walk in place or doing workout videos from YouTube hoping it's enough to lose the weight by Friday. All from eating bad one day with food that wasn't even worth the calories/fat. Ugh! If I end up gaining weight this Friday, that is why.

Hopefully, you guys are having better luck with your week.

@FushiaKat - I'm so sorry that your beloved cat Tessie passed away. 😢 I know how hard it is to say goodbye to furry snuggles and kitty kisses.
-Mica

WEIGH-IN UPDATE
PLEASE WEIGH IN NOW: @littlebabekitty @rj230 @Jactop @reshii_devi @bark2j5
Tomorrow Weigh in Reminder: @DrewsAnna

@teresaw2024 congratulations on the loss!! Sorry, I do tend to go on L O L. That program that you were doing sounds very interesting.

@trooworld I promise you Vannie definitely has her sassy times lol. It is so easy for that "moment to pass" and not do what we had the best of intentions to do. I have a really hard time getting any type of exercise in the afternoon. Your husband sounds like such an amazing cook!

@Fushiakat I am so sorry about your cat, she was beautiful♥️

@micaroo4 I'm sorry to hear about your brother, I hope things go well and he can get home.

@katmary71 I am so sorry that you are still dealing with your flareup, I hope you can find some relief soon. Hopefully an evening of rest will do you some good.
Just a heads up, I am going to try to do my way in on Saturday morning. We are camping for the weekend, I am heading out first thing Saturday morning and won't be back until Monday morning.

I think I am still trying to recover from the agility match🤣🤣🤣. Met my friend for a lovely lunch, I ordered a Mediterranean salad and it was delicious! There was beet hummus, pickled red cabbage, falafel, grilled chicken, it was so good! I went to Marshalls and got a few summer tops, I really needed them! I have been on my couch from about 7 o'clock, I can't move.
I was just telling somebody the other day how lucky I was that Ty has not chewed up any of my stuff, not sure why I had to say that out loud! Last night in the space of half an hour she chewed up one of my favourite walking sandals and the bottom shelf of my patio coffee table. This morning when I was bringing in groceries from the garage (max of five minutes), she finished off the rest of the coffee table shelf, was really loving just cuddle down there and enjoy her chew.

News feed is officially gone for me.

Hi Slims,
My window replacements are taking longer than expected. They did 6 of 10 windows yesterday. The new windows are 2-1/4" thick and my old ones were only 1" thick, which means they have to cut into the existing window frame by 1-1/4" to make the new windows fit. The cutting took about an hour per window, and they burned through one blade for each window, and probably 2 or 3 batteries for the power tool that was doing the cutting. So they were recharging batteries at every outlet. It was extremely noisy, plus sawdust making it very messy. But 3 rooms were completely done by the time they left, and those rooms are cleaned and the windows look great. It's 2 more rooms today - the kitchen, and 2 windows in the sunroom. I will probably replace the remaining 7 windows next year, but this is all I can stand to do for now. I'm very happy that I did it, but it's very hard on me personally with all the noise and commotion. They were supposed to be here at 8:00am, but they are not here yet....
-Mica

Good morning,
Catching up on everyone post has turned this into a book of sorts.

@trooworld Your commit challenge sounds like a great way to stay moving. I am glad you made it to the lake. it is beautiful. I have the same problem with Diesel when walking him in public places where there are other dogs. That is great on the no snacks. I too am cutting out the snacks. If I really have to have something I have the light mini bag popcorn as a nightly snack.

@sleepygirl79 Salty choice ruin my weigh ins too. I am learning to make them earlier in the week so I can sweat them out. LOL That's great that you are running again. Keep up the great work. I started walking again and boy am I feeling it. Hopefully my body will remember it and loosen up.

@AustinRuadhain Great job on the loss. I got the tomato plant after my hubby's uncle passed away and it was in July so we were in the heat of summer it was just about 2 feet tall. I found on YouTube that you can grow them in the house by keeping a uv light on them and put them in front of a window they will produce over the winter. It worked and then I put it back out when spring rolled back around and got that whole spring through fall before it started dying off.

@Katmary71 I am sorry you are not feeling well and pray you are doing better soon.

@megnolia82 I have the same issue with food choices. I have stopped buying that stuff. I have no self control with Junk Food so if it is not in the house I can't eat it. I do buy a candy bar once in a while and do allow a trip to the ice cream shop but it is off limits to the house.

@DrewsAnna I am glad you are enjoying your watch. I have a Fitbit right now, but now that Google has taken over and done way with some of its features I am waiting to see what they are planning to do over the next year. If it is not for the good I will be looking for a new watch. It sound like you had a great day with your daughter.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Do we have a baby yet?

@bark2j5 great job on the loss.

@laurelfit57 I am so glad things went well with the agility match and that you were able to enjoy it and not be all stressed out. That is a lot of runs. It's great when we are able to wear our fur babies out. They definitely have energy to burn. Ty is something else sorry for the table but such a cute pic.

@micaroo4 I am sorry to read about your brother I hope all goes well and he will be able to go home. I hope they are able to finish up on your windows today.

@TeresaW2024 My reward for losing the weight is a whole new wardrobe. I feel that if I am able to get to my goal I deserve that. I hope everything goes well with Maggie. We do what we have to for our babies.

What can I do to consume more water today?
I have to agree with @micaroo4 on the water thing. There are times that water just does not taste good to me. I really once drink 60 ozs of water a day. I also drink decaffeinated tea.

@lislisa123 I am sorry you had to deal with the family get together lunch. But as you posted "Every new day is another chance to change your life."

@FushiaKat I am so very sorry for your loss.

@19shmoo69 Yeah I lost mine yesterday. It sucks! I am going to miss the cheers for logging in. This was the first time I made it that long as I have and the cheers is what helped me to get there.

@lislisa123 your cake story is very similar to a story that happened to me. We were at my MIL house for dinner one evening and I just as I was finishing up my dinner my MIL put a single serving cheesecake down next to John and I (my SIL works for a 7-11 convenience store and she brings home the food that is no longer aloud to be sold). I was so full from dinner I passed my cheesecake off to John. Just as I done that here comes my SIL with a chocolate, cookie dough, and marshmallow layered cake and put it in front of me. I said that's ok I don't want any. She said just take a bit, you will love it. I said I'm good. She opens the plastic container the cake is in and said No really try it. Goes and gets a spoon and puts it in my hand. At this point my will power is depleting. So I gave in and ended up eating the whole piece of cake. As I am eating this piece of cake John tells his sister that I am trying to lose weight and this stuff does not help. She replies. I only put it in front of her, what she does with it is on her! This has stuck in my head ever since. This is where I realized that I was like a puppet to these people and food. A few weeks later My MIL came to the house and handed me a bag and it was another piece of that cake(this cake is 800 calories a slice). As my MIL walked out of the kitchen I placed the bag in the trash. To this day that moment still leaves such an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. These are supposed to be people that support me and they are not.
I told John a few days later about how that affected me and he agrees that I need to really stand my ground with them. It may hurt some feeling but they need to respect my wishes.

I did go out and bought a new loveseat and couch for the living room. The set we have now is causing me to have back problems and I can't deal with it any more. I realized this while we were out camping, I had no problem with my back hurting the first day home sitting in my chair after watching one show I went to get up and my back was so sore I could hardly stand up. So it's out of here!

I hope everyone has a blessed day and here is a few pics from our trip

I miss the FEED
I loved seeing all the fur baby pictures, love em! Just came in from doing yardwork those weeds just won't seem to die. I sprayed about 1/3 of the backyard today. I'm having Roasted Chicken and Yellow Squash for lunch today might toss in a few mushrooms too.

Thank you for the condolences, it means a lot to me.

Hello friends!

I read some wonderful advice today that really resonated.

Someone asked “how do I manage the hunger when I’m eating at a deficit?”

The main consensus was this: hunger is not a bad thing. Eating at a deficit you should expect to feel hunger at times, and that’s ok.

So I’m going to embrace the hunger! If I can sit in hunger for a couple hours in the evening I know I’ll sleep better, wake up feeling better and see that movement on the scale!