Living the Lifestyle: Wednesday, 01/15/2025
misterhub
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This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Wildcard
Wednesday-misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: Any big trips or plans for 2025? How may that affect your health and diet activities?
We want to go to British Columbia, but we'll have to see. But, that is our hope. Toward the September, October time frame. I understand there's a lot of really good Chinese food in Vancouver. I like Chines food.
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Wildcard
Wednesday-misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: Any big trips or plans for 2025? How may that affect your health and diet activities?
We want to go to British Columbia, but we'll have to see. But, that is our hope. Toward the September, October time frame. I understand there's a lot of really good Chinese food in Vancouver. I like Chines food.
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We have a lot going on already: we're going to Israel for a couple of weeks and will have our daughter's engagement party (a vort) there, then our daughter's wedding in NY a few weeks later, then Passover here at home, and then our son's engagement party in NJ. Whee!
Yes, they will all have the potential for impacting my health and diet activities.
I'm feeling very stressed right now, in terms of all of the planning and finances that go along with all of it. Normally I would end up having more wine/alcohol to help steady the nerves. However, I've been avoiding weekday alcohol, and my running is going well, so I hope that this will help keep my weight steady. As the movie says, "just keep swimming..."3 -
One of our nephews is getting married this May - in Spain. No, they have no connection there; it was just significantly cheaper for them to get married there than in MA or CA (his and her home states, respectively). I bit my tongue and didn’t point out it wasn’t cheaper for anyone attending, and some of his family and siblings won’t be able to attend.
But! Great excuse for a trip, so after the wedding we’re doing two weeks in Spain and Portugal.
Before that, a weekend in Arkansas for a niece's college graduation.1 -
2025 - no big trips - honestly i'm afraid to go anywhere too far away because of my moms Heart attack in June 2024.
we've talked about maybe a few days in California, or a 5 day stay in Biloxi or Gulf shores, Mississippi.
Trips don't impact my health in a bad way. I tend to stay with the foods I have been eating. Straying just messes up digestion and I pay for it. While on vacation/away even just visiting family, I bring my own food to the party. I've tried NOT bringing my own, but I always get sick off of what they prepare. I"m not vegan or anything, I just eat veggies and meat and fruit. The issue is they believe pizza and cheeseburgers for every meal is a meal. Shaking my head, Uh NOOOOO. I just can't eat that way. Also, I never got into alcohol. The hardest thing I drink is some crystal light in water, or a diet coke from time to time.
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Those trips and weddings sound very expensive.1
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SherryRueter wrote: »Those trips and weddings sound very expensive.
Either one by itself is expensive. But if I’ve invested the airfare for the wedding, then the tour isn’t as bad because I’ve already incurred the airfare. It’s sorta two trips in one, with the cost of airfare spread across the two trips.1 -
Hi everyone
It's been quite sometime since I posted here so I hope I am welcomed back
I'm Jerry Year's ago I've given up WW. but my efforts on my own didn't succeed. So I finally rejoined WW online after gaining over 50 lbs of the 110 lbs. I lost. So far I've been doing better with the program and the support of my new wife of a year after the loss of my late wife 49 years in 2022. I was devastated at the time. Last year alone I packed on just about 20 lbs. so it really is time to buckle down at age 72 which makes it much harder plus my disability with my back keeps me at bay to excersise and walk.
Only travel I do these days are a 2 hrs or so from home to a place we like visiting often.1 -
No trips planned except to see the doctor. Our kids live nearby.2
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Welcome back! It sounds like you have been through a lot. I can't imagine the pain of losing a wife. Glad to hear you are doing well now.Jerdtrmndone wrote: »Hi everyone
It's been quite sometime since I posted here so I hope I am welcomed back
Keep after the weight loss. Remember that you did it before, so you know what and how to do it. In a little plug for GOAD, checking into the daily rollcall and reporting your weight every Friday are great tools to help you keep on track.
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Flintwinch wrote: »No trips planned except to see the doctor. Our kids live nearby.
Us also. Grown kids are the best. Oldest will be 60 in July.1 -
Only trip planned at this point is to see the CocaCola 600 at the Charlotte motor speedway in May, the tickets were a Xmas gift from my son and DIL. It's an RV trip so we will have the opportunity for some control of my diet, but its also a NASCAR race not an environment that is known for healthy choices! We have talked about a fall trip to Europe but no hard plans right now.
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SherryRueter wrote: »Those trips and weddings sound very expensive.
Either one by itself is expensive. But if I’ve invested the airfare for the wedding, then the tour isn’t as bad because I’ve already incurred the airfare. It’s sorta two trips in one, with the cost of airfare spread across the two trips.
Very smart idea. I used to do that when my son was in a heart valve study. They would pay for airfare to florida, so we took a weeks vacation every time.
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Jerdtrmndone wrote: »Hi everyone
It's been quite sometime since I posted here so I hope I am welcomed back
Always welcome. Truly sorry for the loss of your wife, but congratulations for finding love once again!
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Thanks all for the welcoming back.Jerdtrmndone wrote: »Hi everyone
It's been quite sometime since I posted here so I hope I am welcomed back
Always welcome. Truly sorry for the loss of your wife, but congratulations for finding love once again!
Thanks all for the welcome back.
When I was married to my late wife we never had children, it just never happened, so since her passing my life has dramatically changed. I now have through my marriage 2 son inlaws, 2 step daughters and 5 grandchildren the 2 youngest 13 and 16 and a wonderful wife that I wasn't even searching for, it just happened. so just married a year in December.
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Welcome back @Jerdtrmndone Jerry your right at home here and probably most of us have a similar story.
Now on to Greg's question about travels for 2025. DW and I both have separate businesses and getting away too far is hard. Besides that due to my health issues I really can't fly anymore for at least 3 reasons. 100% paced, 100% catherized, and congestive heart failure. All my vitals however are excellent age and weight.
I would have to fly out of Hartsfield Atlanta and that place is a Forrest. Fighting the long lines even with concierge service right to the door is most difficult.
So any trips we take will be road trips 2-5, 6 hours where we can stop and use facilities on the road.1 -
Welcome back @Jerdtrmndone! Congratulations on your marriage.
We're just starting to discuss vacation. We've stayed close to home the past few years, for a number of reasons. I think Scotland may be on the horizon for fall.1
