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

@trooworld That’s good that you are making plans to do water exercises. Isn’t it great that you can burn so many calories without hurting your joints! Good idea to swap out books for more ( and different) books. I’m sure that you are looking forward to getting back to work and seeing your coworkers. Just don’t overdo things. @its_cleo I saw that about Drake. Interesting that the term has been around for a long time. I love learning new stuff. It’s good that the weather is cooperating so you can exercise. Hi, all. Most of the snow has melted. I went swimming for the first time since last Sunday. I’ve been in the house since last Tuesday so it was good to get out. DS is out of town so I’m cooking steaks tonight. I have learned how to cook them without setting off the smoke detector!

@trooworld I hope the bird watching went well. Taking your cane is a good idea. I totally agree with the article you mentioned. Life is all about adapting. @its_cleo Goog job on tracking and not stopping when the going gets tough. It’s all about progress, not perfection. Hi, all. The weather is in the low forties and the sun is shining. All is good! I ate leftovers from last night for lunch. I’m trying to stop eating when satisfied and the bonus was another meal. I went grocery shopping for the first time since last week. The store had the bread I like and sometimes have to go to another store to get. Dinner tonight is chicken breast that I marinated last night with a soy sauce mixture, brown rice, broccoli and edamame.

@trooworld I’m sorry you are feeling bad. I hope start feeling better. You were wise to cut the bird watching to an hour. @theslightedgeforever Good job on the weight loss. I had to laugh when you said your DH wanted to know why you didn’t prepare those meals more often. Hi, all. Dinner was good last night and DH and I had it for lunch today. He had rice and I didn’t. I’m trying to eat more protein. I rode the bike and DH and I went for a short walk. The temperature was in the low 50’s. Tonight we are eating at my daughter’s house tonight.

Did someone say they were reading the Scythe books? I need a new book to read.

@trooworld good luck at the dentist. I hate going to the dentist. Also I hope you feel better from the cold/flu.

@fabgeekmom burgers are my favourite, too.

Ack only tracked partway through the day yesterday, but my weight is down a bit.

@trooworld I hope you enjoy your meal!

@fabgeekmom glad you got out for a walk. I try to go every day. Yesterday I saw a beaver munching on some branches. (I live on the shore of a big lake). See beavers quite a lot, and mink. The mink are cute.

Well after trying to track for one month, today was my last Jan weigh in. I am down about a pound. So that is ok, I wish it was more, but I feel like I'm slowly getting better habits.

I have a doc appt today, hoping to get the results of my MRI. Hopefully it's nothing and they just say physio and rest or something, but I did already try that.

@its_cleo Yaaay on a lower weight. Mine had been up a bit and now it's coming back down. I always have a delayed reaction to overeating. It won't hit the scale til 2-3 days later I find. My son and I are reading the Scythe books. We are on #3. We've both really enjoyed this series. You enjoy swimming like I enjoy swimming. I like to lay beside the pool or on a float and have a book and something to drink. How neat to see beavers and wildlife.

@fabgeekmom Agree on the mask issue. If someone is sick and needs to go out, please wear a mask so you don't infect the rest of us. I had to go to the dr today for routine visit and hubby told me to wear a mask just to protect myself. Lots of viruses seem to be going around. I forgot. Hm, never thought about putting some yogurt on top of black bean soup. I really don't like the taste.

@trooworld How exciting to eat solid food. My dad's favorite meal was a cheeseburger. My last dental cleaning hurt in a few places. I was gripping the chair. Dh said he could tell I was in pain because of all my tensing up.

I've been playing with ChatGPT regarding this journey. It gave me a good 4 week program for exercise plus a good treadmill program. It was like talking to a coach. I started out the conversation with "how do I become a gym rat". Then as it asked me personal questions and went back and forth it came up with a good plan. We started off with a reasonable expectation to lose 6% of my body fat in 6 months to one year with consistently following the plan. That will get me back into a healthy range.

Today I went to the gym and did 25 min treadmill and 21 min body weight exercises.

@trooworld That’s great that you were able to eat the salmon and you have leftovers for another meal. @its_cleo That’s too bad about the tear. I know what you mean about over exercising causing. I, too, learned the hard way when many years ago I had to have a shoulder replacement. Hi, all. It was a little colder today so I worked out on the bike. DS was off today and went to the grocery store with me. We are having America’s Test Kitchen slow cooker navy bean soup for dinner.

@trooworld yay for real food.

@fabgeekmom those meals sound great. I always run out of food ideas.

I had pizza yesterday, so definitely over cals but it was a long week so I splurged. I have a long weekend now, it will be a quiet weekend, but I will do some yoga and a bit of walking. I have Monday off which is nice.

I do jigsaw puzzles so I have one here to hopefully finish up this weekend.

I kept to calorie goals yesterday. I did try chatgpt and am trying to work on an exercise plan, but it is pretty basic rehab type stuff. I went to physio last fall for a couple months, but it's expensive so I don't want to go back right away.

Not sure what my plans are today!

@fabgeekmom we have the same weather lol. Dreary here too. I may try to get out for a bike ride this morning, that is one thing I can do.

@trooworld aw sorry about that fall. I'm a klutz so I've had a few falls and yep always feel dumb when people are there. I've been trying really hard not to fall right now bc my hip is already damaged, so I feel like the last thing I would need is another fall to mess it up. Yesterday it was slippery out and I had a couple close calls.

I'm struggling to come up with some meal ideas. That was why I did Hello Fresh a while ago, I was tired of thinking of things, everything seems the same. But they've really gotten more expensive.

@trooworld I’m glad you didn’t get hurt. Don’t worry about your ego. @its_cleo The swans sounded lovely. It’s nice to be so close to nature. @cbabie Sorry you are surrounded by sickness. It’s good that you are tracking. @theslightedgeforever That was good to say no to tempting food, especially chocolate. I know what you mean about being stuck. If I had the answer, I’d use it on myself! Hi, all. The weather was nicer today but I didn’t do anything outdoors as I went swimming and when I swim laps, I’m tired in the afternoon. DS made soup from the Milkstreet website for lunch. Dinner was burgers, fries and homemade coleslaw.

@fabgeekmom Maybe your body is at it's ideal weight? We know mine is not. LOL I did move down 0.2 lbs in my trend so downward is downward. If I keep taking steps down the mountain I'll eventually arrive at the bottom. The pasta sounded wonderful

@trooworld So exciting your clothes are getting looser. I guess in a way you have to relearn to eat things. What is your thought process on how losing weight would make someone fall less? Any theories? When I eat steak I have to chew about 20 times because it gets stuck in my esophagus if I don't. So I usually only eat steak once or twice a year. Hubby can't eat red meat

@cbabie Give yourself credit for the things you are doing right. You are tracking your food now. What other little things have you changed this week?

@its_cleo I used to do balance exercises when I was doing daily stretching and somehow I've let that go by the wayside. I should try it on my bosu ball. At least if you know what throws you off you can fix it. I've been working on countering my thoughts. Today I noticed myself looking at the calendar and seeing it was February when the thought "I always gain weight in February" entered my mind. Statistically this is true. I've done it for the past 5 years. I will lose from Nov-Jan and then BOOM like magic I will gain. So this time I countered with But I've lost some weight. The thought "only 5 days in, just wait" So I had to counter that one with all I have to worry about is just today. Make good choices today. I wrote all this out in my journal to give my brain a better way of seeing it and holding on to it. I wrote if all I do is lose 0.1 lbs in February I will have NOT gained in the month of February. It's also my busiest month for some reason as far as socially. Which probably means I eat more and exercise less thus the gain. Awareness is the first step.