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

So as I mentioned this is my 2nd day. Finding that counting calories is a lot harder than counting points! I’m doing miserable! Tomorrow is a new day, thank you Lord. I hope to do better. I did manage to connect my Fitbit today, that was a chore. Forgot my password 😜. But all is well, changed my password lol. Here’s to a new day and staying within my count!

@trooworld the little red things on the plate were flat peaches. At least that's what I call them. lol
That was good on sending your husband a message like that. Now in my household it would turn out "I couldn't find them". Which is why I have to go. I've trained him too well. Today I suggested what about you learning to cook. That can be a hobby for you. He replied, how about you take up the hobby of fixing the things around the house? (Like those have to be done 3 times a day EVERYDAY) Anyway..... I think your dentist is trying to make some extra money. LOL I keep hearing about dentists doing root canals and such when not really necessary to make money and then that is causing problems later for the patient. I hear you on the scale and losing weight. I'm trying to disassociate the scale and my good habits. My success is in my habits. I have been stuck at the same number give or take some ounces for more than a month. I'm looking for the NSV while continuing to be more consistent in my habits.

@Babytessie01 Welcome to the group! They always say awareness is the first step. I used to do WW then did carb cycling then did Healthi thinking it would help me eat more f&v (it didn't) then now I'm doing carb cycling while trying to stay within my calories and still working on the f&v. I have a perfection problem so a tendency to just quit if I'm not doing it right. I'm now working on learning to increase my f&v and other healthy foods and decrease my portions of unhealthy foods. It's the overall trend that I'm looking at. Have you tried tracking your symptoms and food at the same time to see which foods could be a problem? Maybe in the Notes section of your food diary you could keep track. Alternatively there's an ios app MySymptoms that I use that help narrow down possible suspect foods. The problem is I got tired of double tracking so it kind of went by the wayside until I have a problem again and then I'll start back up.

@cbabie Good for you for tracking. Your food can look pretty too. My chicken breasts are really just sauteed with some Everything but a Bagel seasoning sprinkled over it. That easy. The salad didn't take long either. You know me. I don't want to be spending too much time in a kitchen when I could be reading. So what is the treatment for your pain other than Tylenol and waiting it out?

@fabgeekmom I'm glad you are in our group with your normal day to day doing it right things. Your username is a good one. You are like a mom to us wild teenagers trying to figure out life. lol You give us hope.

@gemwolf110 Love the pics. Especially the sunset. I could taste your gravy. I've had two molar extractions.

@trooworld The chicken recipe looks good. I have all the ingredients for the chicken except the lemon so I’ll save the recipe for later. Hi, all. My children came home this morning at about 2 AM. They were supposed to fly home from JFK but their flight was postponed until 11 PM. They rented a car and drove home. I woke up before 2 and couldn’t go back to sleep until I heard my son come in the house. Today is a walk and bike day. I have chicken breast, green beans and red potatoes for dinner. I’m thinking of marinating the chicken in low-fat buttermilk and Ranch seasoning mix and roasting the potatoes and green beans with a little olive oil and Italian seasoning.

@fabgeekmom I made a couple of butternut squash last night and will be eating them this week. I figure if they are ready to grab, easier to eat. Glad your dh got some intention. Your dinner sounded good. Did you use the LF buttermilk and ranch seasoning or was it ranch dressing? Too bad about your kid's flight.

@trooworld That's a good idea about a NSV book. Great job on your steps. At your work, do you sell gems and rocks or do you just categorize, etc.? Yes, chocolate from overseas is much tastier I think. I had to go look up that tonkatsu sauce. That sounds good. I'll have to try it next time with the chicken strips instead of just ketchup.

I finally broke my plateau. Lost 0.7 lbs this week.

@trooworld The chicken was good! Little Italy sounds like fun and a lot of good food! Hi, all! I went for a walk this morning and went swimming afterwards. That was too much and I’m feeling it. I’m not in a lot of pain but I can tell I overdid it. I won’t do that again. Tonight my son is grilling flank steak. I made a soy sauce and olive oil sauce to pour over it when done. I’m also roasting potatoes and cooking squash from the garden. My daughter and her family are coming over.

@trooworld That was a great idea to try out different restaurants. Now you have new places to go to. Also that was good restraint in stopping when you were full. @cbabie Welcome back! Umbrellas are a good way to have shade. I have one on my front porch. Hi,all. I exercised today but did not overdo it. I learned my lesson. My bad knee was acting up and I had to ice it. But I’m okay now. Dinner was leftovers from last night plus a salad I made.

Waiting for my Athenian pizza to arrive way too hot to turn oven on

@trooworld I liked the new pool. It’s larger and has more lanes. They were having swim lessons but we still had a lane to swim in. Tracking on the weekend is really important. I know that I am stating the obvious. Get started this weekend. More than anything I like the feeling of being in control. @cbabie It is hard to exercise when it is hot. Are there any indoor exercises you can do? And get back into tracking. After all, weight loss is mostly what we eat. Hi, all. I went to the recreation center and worked out on the recumbent elliptical and then went grocery shopping. I bought ingredients for the recipe my son is making tomorrow. It is grilled chicken with cheese and a corn/ black bean salad with poblano peppers on tortilla chips. Tonight is steak night.

@trooworld The meal at the Mexican restaurant sounds good. Good job on only eating part of it. DH and I will use the new center as a backup if we can’t go to the one we usually go to. I like that center as it is convenient and has a nice pool. The only problem in the summer is that there are lots of programs which leaves not much opportunity for lap swimming. Hi all. DH and I went to the center we usually go to as there were no programs. We had a lap lane to ourselves. In my area we are in a heat advisory. I went outside to look at the garden in the backyard and had to come in. I think my walking days are gone as it is too hot. Luckily I have my recumbent bike and a recreation center membership. I’m looking forward to the meal tonight. My daughter and her family are coming over so it will be fun.

@trooworld The birthday dinner sounded good. It’s good that you planned for it. Too bad about the water bottle. @theslightedgeforever Too bad about the weight gain. I hope all your health issues improve. Maybe you’ll lose the water weight this week. Hi, all. It’s super hot here. I worked out on the recumbent bike today. My son made corn and bean salad with leftover corn from last night. We also had chicken breast. I went to the grocery store and bought ingredients for the next 2 days. When I got home my son was making brownies from an ATK recipe. We’re going to my daughter’s house for dinner tonight. It’ll be the first time since March. Her kitchen renovation is finished.

@fabgeekmom On the Apple fall alert, does it alert an assigned person or what? I'm glad you got in a walk when it wasn't so hot. I think I'm going to go back outside and walk in the mornings instead of my treadmill. I seem to want to do it more plus I drink more water that way. Win-win I've been craving some burgers but dh can't eat red meat so I can't wait to get to my daughter's house so I can have burgers and meatloaf.

@trooworld I have days where the food is really healthy and then I have days like today where I just ate two hot dogs on sliced bread. At least it was whole wheat. lol I'm trying to use up the stuff in my freezer and fridge before I leave. Excellent job with the water.

@trooworld I hate ants! I guess everyone does. I’m glad you got rid of them. The snack sounded good and satisfying. I can understand you’d be excited and nervous about the surgery. @cbabie I’m sorry you’re in a funk. I hope your arm gets better. @theslightedgeforever I thought you couldn’t eat beef but I reread your post and saw that is is your DH. Enjoy the beef! There is nothing like a beef burger or steak. Hi, all. DH and I are at our cottage. It’s too hot to go outside but we may go for a walk if it gets cooler. We’re having leftovers from last night for dinner.