Daily Check In: Are You On Track Today?
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Hello! I’m happy that today was a better day for you! It was for me, too! I got caught up on some monthly “paperwork “(really computer work) this morning and got to the gym after work this afternoon. DH’s car finally goes to the shop this week so that will be some progress toward having 2 cars again.
My food choices today weren’t great but I was within my calorie range, so I’ll see how that plays out on the scale. Have an excellent Tuesday!!0 -
Way to go getting to the gym DW with such a busy schedule you always have. I worked hard today with my occupational therapist, but I am sure not the level of what you accomplish at the gym! It is still oppressively hot here with the current heat advisory in effect till Wednesday at 8 pm, about 24 hours from now. We had a very short rain storm a few hours ago which cooled things off a little. We definitely need rain. I got an email today from Panera Bread telling me they were offering free delivery and also a free 1/2 sandwich or 1/2 entree. Well, that is all I needed for an excuse not to cook. The calories were higher than I'd like but the food was delicious! I was careful with all of my other food choices today and enjoyed the Panera treat.0
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Hello! That is exciting to have Panera deliver to your home! I really like their sandwiches- anything with avacado in it. Their salads are also delicious and taste so fresh! Many years ago, I could have gone on about their pastries but I haven’t had them in ages- I guess my tastes have changed😂
We had cooler weather today but gray and rainy with winds picking up tonight. Still much better than predicted!
My eating today was horrendous and not within my calorie range. I ate junk from start to finish. I was feeling stressed due to trying to cram too much into one day. I have better choices planned for tomorrow. Have a great Thursday!!0 -
I can relate to your rough eating day DW. That is what I experienced a few days ago. Good news is we can bounce back from that kind of day. Today was a very good day for me for staying within my points and not having to battle the hunger monster. How I wish every day could be like today. I think our heat wave is lessening with highs in the mid 80s not the 90s that we had over the past few days. We briefly lost power tonight from thunder storms that I think are bringing in the cooler temps.
It was a full and busy day for me with OT and then a nice (and heathy) grocery delivery. I cooked a healthy supper including a big salad. I did well with portion control too.0 -
Hello! It sounds like you had an awesome day yesterday!! Hopefully your electricity has remained on and temps are cooler! My eating today was 50/50-some good and some not so good but still within my calorie range. Work has been a little stressful and time consuming lately and, once again, I didn’t get to the gym today. This weekend I will be at dog events with my older dog so probably won’t have time to get to the gym but will try if I get home early.
We did have great news about DH’s car- it is finished, he can get it tomorrow, and it’s not expensive!! We are VERY happy about that!! Have a great Friday!!0 -
Sorry to see that your work is stressful. I hope your time with the dog events this weekend will relieve some of the stress for you. I think being with dogs is often a stress reliever. And having your DH's car back could also reduce some stress. Good luck this weekend with your older dog!
Today was a mediocre day for me. I did well with my OT session in the afternoon and cooked a nice supper of Greek turkey burgers (they come frozen from the grocery store) and salad. John made brownies today (dark chocolate) so I indulged in them. Even the crumbs were good! They put me over my points so I am tapping into my extra points. It is good we are almost at the end of my points week.0 -
Hola! I have made it back from Guatemala and ready to dive back into my regular life. It was a very good trip and everything went smoothly.
I have today off from work, so that and the weekend upon us means I can enjoy these few days to catch up on a few things and spend time with DH. I should be ready to go back to work on Monday. The sun is shining and it's warm outside. That makes me happy.
I am also suddenly inspired to make brownies lol. I believe I have a recipe that uses dates, I will let you know if end up making them.0 -
Welcome back Shari! Wonderful that you had a good smooth trip. John says he is happy to have inspired your brownie baking. I bet adding dates would be delicious.
I want to tell you about a free showing this weekend on TBN network (Trinity Broadcast Network) of the musical "David" performed by Sight and Sound. This is the Sight and Sound website: https://sight-sound.com/lancaster. John and I have been to see Sight and Sound performances in person several times. We saw "Jonah," "Moses," "In the Beginning," "Daniel," "Samson," "Joseph," and maybe one or two more. You can watch David for free this weekend by going to the TBN website: tbn.org. You likely have to establish an account, but that is free. The in-person performances are amazing, Broadway quality, and the free showings on TBN are riveting too.
I had another good day, healthy food choices and reasonable portion sizes. I had a considerable to do list and happily checked off all but one task, even with a visit from a friend who brought us cucumbers from her garden....delicious and helped with the good food choices of my day. I have started my to do list for Saturday but plan to keep it a bit smaller to build in some fun and relaxation too.0 -
Thank you for the link! I just checked out the website and I will see if DH will watch it with me. I am sure he will.
I weighed in today and I am up a pound. I was hoping to come back at the same weight that I left at. I have some work to get back to where I was, but I know I can do it. I am just not sure how long it will take. I am back to my typical food plan and it was working before so I have confidence.
My garden needs some more TLC, the weeds took over while I was away and it never rained either. Not my best garden, but there is always next year. I hope to spend most of the day outside. It's not as hot as it has been, but still quite warm.0 -
Shari, I hope you are able to access the David performance. John and I plan to watch it tomorrow. We have a TBN account, and I think I didn't have to pay anything to get it. I wouldn't stress about being up a pound as you returned from your trip Shari. You are right to have confidence in yourself. I think you will see a drop after you are back in the groove of your healthy daily routine.
I did well again today in terms of eating. I craved some sweets but watched how much I ate and counted the points. I worked on my to do list early in the day and then took the rest of the day off. I must say that the cucumbers from my friend's garden are delicious. We have enough for two more days.0 -
Good Morning. We had a pretty good day getting laundry done, some gardening and house cleaning. We went to church and then we went to see our oldest kid, he has Covid. I delivered some gatorade and some simple snacks. I wore a mask and hand sanitized when I left. I hope I didn't pick it up. Pretty tough to be sick and live alone!
Today is my rest day. So thankful for one more day before heading back to work.0 -
Shari, I hope and pray your son has a quick and complete recovery from the Covid virus. Has he had it before or is this his 1st time? You are a good mom taking things to him. Good idea to wear a mask too. I sure hope you didn't pick it up from him.
John and I watched David and enjoyed it very much. We are considering renting it for $5.99 to see it one more time. We love all of the Sight and Sound shows but think now that David is our favorite. I looked into the paid options and for $89.99 per year for a "season pass" we could have access to all Sight and Sound has to offer. I am not sure though that I want to spend that money now. I am thinking of buying the season pass for John for Christmas or for me for my birthday in August. I had a healthy restful day. I am getting much better about tracking all of my food, which I know makes a big difference and helps keep me in reality.
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This is his second time getting Covid. I am hoping and praying he starts to feel better soon!
Our day went sideways, we were going to watch David and it fell out of my head once we got home from a walk and dropping off cough medicine. We could easily rent it for $5.99. That seems very reasonable.
I am back to work after a two week break. I will need to get caught up, but I am hoping that that July won't be too busy for me. It wasn't easy getting up!0 -
Hello! Welcome back Shari!! I'm happy to hear that your trip went well!! Prayers for your son's speedy recovery from Covid!! Paula, it sounds like you got right back on track after the brownies-good for you!! And your neighbor already has cucumbers to share-fresh veggies are always a plus!!
I finally made it to the gym last Friday evening and had a good workout. Then I was up early for the dog event-about 30 minutes from my home. My old guy did well and I was pleasantly surprised. He found both hides and received 3rd and 4th place ribbons. The next day he didn't find the 1st one but found the 2nd one and got a 2nd place ribbon. I'm just so happy that his nose is working again (he'd lost his odor detection ability after an infection/a dental surgery) and he still enjoys this game.
I volunteered and helped at the event and it was so hot! I was exhausted by the time I got home and took a 3 hour nap on Saturday and a 1.5 hour nap on Sunday. We had some rain during the event on Sunday that kept things cool for a while and I was able to head home before the heat became too much. Have a wonderful Tuesday!!0 -
DW, Woo hoo for a busy successful weekend. Congrats to your ribbon winner and to you for getting to the gym with everything else you had going on.
Shari, Hoping you were pleasantly surprised when you got back to work and found not too much accumulated in your absence.
I had a rough night and rough day on Monday. Out of nowhere early Monday morning I woke up with a lot of pain, mostly in my left leg and in both shoulders. It got a little better as the day went on, but I was exhausted all day. We had a substitute physical therapist today because the one who just took over last week is on vacation this week. The sub today was excellent and very understanding. Sleeping a lot today helped a great deal. I am thinking this is a flare, something I haven't had is quite a while and certainly not to this degree. I will talk about this to my OT on Tuesday. My eating today was not good, and I didn't track anything.0 -
DW- That is great to have won some ribbons over the weekend! That is impressive and always sounds like so much fun.
My work day was a full one and I ended up putting in an extra hour. I will have a later start to my day today which is good. I can take some time to meal prep my lunch. For some reason I am up a couple of pounds. I hope they come back down as quickly as they came on.
Sorry to hear about your flare up Paula. I hope it subsided and today will be a better day for you. Any new advancements with your PT and OT?0 -
Glad for your later start today Shari. That would mean a lot to me. I have a good feeling about you dropping those pounds. You are active and busy Shari. That helps a lot.
Today was a much better day for me. So strange how bad I was on Monday compared to today. My friend whose DH has a form of RA told me that he had a bad day on Monday too. Maybe there was something in the air! I had no eating struggles today, and my pain was minimal. I had a good OT session today. I went to the garage and got in the van with the OT today in preparation for going to get our haircuts tomorrow and making a few other stops. I did very well and then did more OT exercises to complete the session. I think my OT and PT will be ending soon. John will likely continue for about another month. It will be important for me to keep up with my exercises. It won't be as good as when the therapists are here, but I will try to do my best. I don't want to backslide on all of the progress I have made.0 -
Two days of work done and three more to go until the weekend. Summer is my favourite month and work gets in the way. But I will retire in two years and then I will be able to enjoy every summer day. Its' been so nice out but yesterday a meeting went late and I missed out on some of my evening. Today, I will be able to leave a bit early and I am looking forward to that!0
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Shari, I am SOOOO happy to read that you plan to retire in 2 years! My retirement years have been the best years of my life, even with all my medical challenges. I loved my job when I worked but never looked back when I retired and never really missed it, even though it was such a big part of my life for 30+ years.
I am checking in early today because I am not sure if I will have my laptop for the rest of the day/night. I am taking this laptop and a new one we just purchased to our "computer guy" for him to copy the data from the current laptop to the new laptop. I am not sure when he will have this completed and when I will have both laptops back. I hope to have them tomorrow at the latest.
My day is off to a good start in terms of food choices and pain levels. As I often say, if every day could be like today I would be in good shape!0 -
Thanks for the encouragement Paula! I am getting to the mindset where I am ready to retire. I might not even make it two more years. But that will be my end goal. Good to hear that you got a new laptop. I am almost at that point too.
I will work from home today and tomorrow. That is always helpful to keep me on track with my food choices. It's hot and it's wonderful weather! Loving it.0 -
I got my laptops back on Friday instead of Thursday. My computer guy had to leave before I or Craig to go to get them on Thursday. So Craig went to pick them up for me today. I am now using the old laptop and will eventually start using the new one, but not yet. All went well with my drive and haircut excursion. She cut my hair a little shorter than usual, but I like it for now. My eating has been good these past few days. I am enjoying cottage cheese, something I enjoyed a lot when on the 17 DD but got away from it. Non fat cottage cheese is zero pts on WW. With zero pts fruit the cottage cheese is a good healthy choice for me and very satisfying. I have a fairly long to do list for Saturday and will be happy if even just some of it is accomplished.0
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Glad you got your computers back! It's hard to be without them. And a haircut! Woo hoo!
I had plans to be outside today, but the smoke from fires has rolled into our area. Not sure I want to be outdoors much. Maybe if I wear a mask, I can water some of my plants.
My weight hasn't dropped this week, but I haven't been eating enough protein, and I have had some bad snacks. I am ready to get back to being more intentional like I was last month. I haven't given up on going to the gym, so that is good. I will head over later today for a work out. I know that I am getting stronger. I can lift heavier weights each time I go. I am sure that will plateau at some point, but not yet!0 -
Shari, I didn't realize you could be exposed to more smoke from fires. I hope it dissipates soon so you can enjoy your otherwise good weather. It is good that you are going to the gym. That will pay off in more than one way (not just wt. loss but also strength, energy, etc.). I applaud you for going and working on staying fit.
I had a very good day today. I seem to have my food choices and hunger under control and am not feeling any temptation to stray the past few days. I hope this momentum continues. I had to call the Prez today with some good news for our group. We get an annual check from our national organization, and this year our group got an additional $500 because of all the good works we did. This is huge for a group as small as ours. The money will go to helping more charitable groups in the coming year. Prez promptly told me the only reason we got the extra $500 is because of everything she did and nothing that the rest of us did. I just ignored the comment but was understandably frustrated. After her comment however, she turned really pleasant again. Oh well....and so it goes.0 -
Hello! Paula, I don't know how you stay so pleasant and patient with the Prez and I admire you for doing so!! I'm happy to hear that your eating is going well and that you've been feeling well!! Shari, I hope the smoke will clear out soon so you can enjoy your outdoors again!! I have been so tired the past week and have been falling asleep in the chair earlier than I planned-then waking up and going to bed. Yesterday I went to a graduation party with DD in the afternoon and today I went shopping with her-also in the afternoon because I was the liturgist in church today. Tomorrow I have a routine Dr appt but this is the one where she tells me 3 words and I have to remember them and repeat them back to her. I think I also had to draw a clock face the last time and make the hands say whatever time the Dr said... and we'll see what she says about my weight. I'm going to call it a night-I hope you both have a great Monday!!0
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DW I often fall asleep on our love seat recliner and then get up and go to bed a while later after waking up. I find that evening sleep refreshing, but it doesn't usually interfere with my night's sleep. Hoping all goes well with your doctor's appointment.
I was lazy today and didn't do much. My friend, who grows veggies, called then came over with more wonderful home grown veggies again (cukes, tomatoes, and peppers). John and I are in for some healthy eating again with these goodies. I did pretty well with my eating today but didn't keep up with tracking my points today, part of being lazy I guess.0 -
I have never been a napper. Maybe one day... Some days I think it would be rather nice.
I had a restful Sunday. I didn't do much, but that was the plan. I am working from home today, and I am hoping to get caught up. I had a big project to do last week, which I got done, but that put me behind on my regular tasks. It will feel good to be all caught up.
I have difficulty just hearing about your Prez Paula. I don't know how she can't see she can be such a poor leader at times. She could have celebrated the team after hearing about the $500.
Let us know how your Dr appt goes DW. I need to make an appt soon. I hope to see some weight loss before I have to go. I was down, now I am back up a bit and hoping to get it back down this week. Such a crazy journey to try and lose and keep it lost.0 -
I had a very productive day today. I tackled 2 major (for me) tasks that I have been avoiding. So happy to check those 2 tasks off of my to do list. My eating was ok, but I had to tap into my "weeklies" for points because I made hamburgers (beef instead of turkey burgers), and beef burgers are high in points. We seldom eat red meat, so I didn't mind using the extra points.
I talked to another member of our inter church group today, a very sweet, conscientious, and kind woman. We talked about the $500, and I mentioned to her the Prez's comments. I hesitated to do so, but at the same time I felt this member should know as she too does a lot that helps our group get that bonus. She wasn't really surprised but seemed less frustrated than I am with the situation, maybe because she doesn't deal with the Prez as much as I do.0 -
I ate well yesterday. I stuck to my plan. I hope to do the same for today. I have to keep trying to get in a weight loss phase. I am steady, whereas I had been gaining. But I really want to come back down. I feel like I have less stress and that should make a big difference.
You are very gracious Paula, just as the other church member is in regards to the Prez. You are not wrong to feel frustrated. I stand by my comments that a good leader knows how to be an encouragement to the team that they lead.
We had a dip in our pool last night. We have an above ground pool as DH had to buy it when he damaged it on a job he did last year. We decided to set it up and see if it could be repaired. It is repaired, and in this heat has been enjoyable the two times that we went in. It's been hot so DH appreciates being able to cool off.0 -
A cool dip in a pool sounds great Shari. Will it stay warm/hot in your area for a while now? Do you get much humidity? It has been quite hot and humid here for a few weeks now. Dipping in the pool is another way to burn calories too.
I am officially discharged from OT as of today . John's OT has been extended for another month. Both of us have made considerable progress. I have essentially reached all of my current OT goals. I am not sure how much longer our PT will continue. I will find out this week I think. I did another big project today that took a little over an hour. I am always relieved when I make such accomplishments. I have one other rather big project on my list for this week. I think I can accomplish it on Thursday and Friday, and then I will come up with a few more items to add to my to do list. I did well with eating again today, back to chicken again!0 -
Our summer heatwave is about to end. Today is the last day. It's quite dry in Alberta, so not much humidity. We expect rain tomorrow and we need it. My garden will be so happy.
I hope to have a very good work day and like you Paula, get some projects looked after. I am able to not push so hard at work for the rest of the week which is great. I have been going, going, going!
I am working on losing one pound to get myself back to my pre-trip weight. Then I am looking forward to tackling the next pound. I believe things are shifting, but slowly.0
