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

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  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 7,678 Member

    @fabgeekmom Ah ok . I'll look for that. Good job with the walk! That was nice of your cousin. That does sound like a good dinner.

    Hi all. I wasn't feeling well, so I came home early from work. I started feeling better later in the day, so I did a home strength training workout (after all, I said, when traffic was light/when I got home early!). I didn't eat lunch, so I had my leftover salad for dinner.

    Water yesterday: 72 oz

    My phrase for the year: “A new era of me.”

  • theslightedgeforever
    theslightedgeforever Posts: 2,453 Member
    edited June 11

    @fabgeekmom My daughter says I complain when it's too hot and I complain when it's too cold. I'm like Goldilocks. I bet kids today don't even know who that is. I've never had fontina cheese. I looked it up and said Emmental could be substituted. I like that.

    @trooworld Wow, I can see a big difference. You are doing great. I prefer soggy pizza. lol I was probably forced to eat something crispy as a child as I don't like anything crispy. Oh rice crispy squares. LOL Good you are listening to your body and worked it but still rested.

    I went to the eye dr today for my annual visit. Extremely dry eyes and beginnings of cataracts. I told him I'm too young for that.

  • fabgeekmom
    fabgeekmom Posts: 856 Member

    @trooworld I’m sorry you didn’t feel well but glad you felt better. Good job with the exercise. @theslightedgeforever I’m like Goldilocks, too. There’s a lot of stuff we know about that the kids today don’t get. I have dry eyes, too, and have cataracts. cataracts. Probably it’ll be soon for surgery. I don’t dread it as DH is seeing so much better. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. We had last night’s leftovers for dinner.

  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 7,678 Member

    @theslightedgeforever Thanks ! Ah, I see lol. Yes, trying to listen to my body more. Oh no, I'm sorry about the dry eyes and cataracts! Did they say you need to use lubricating drops? I hvae dry eyes and that's what they told me.

    @fabgeekmom Thank you ! Good job with the swim. I had leftovers last night, too.

    Hi all. Traffic has been light all week, I think because school is out and so the teachers and college kids aren't on the road. Since I got home early, I took one of my dogs for a longer walk. She didn't want to go for a longer walk, but I forced her lol. She wanted to get back to my husband who doles out treats that time of day (pieces of fruits and veggies). Today, I have my 6-month appointment with the surgeon. Hopefully, he is pleased with my progress. I am. Although I did realize something: I have been eating too much at my meals...I looked back through the eating instructions yesterday and it says no more than 4-6 oz per meal, half of that protein. I started weighing my recipe portions and the salad I ate the other night was 7 oz and the portion of food I had last night was about 7 oz (but I didn't eat it all). So, not too bad but I do need to reel it in a bit. I'm still losing so it must be pretty close.

    Water yesterday: 72 oz

    My phrase for the year: “A new era of me.”

  • fabgeekmom
    fabgeekmom Posts: 856 Member

    @trooworld Good job on the walk even though the dog resisted. LOL on how she preferred your DH’s snacks. That’s interesting about the amount of food you have been eating. The most important part is that you are losing weight. Hi, all. It’s hot here but still not very humid. I was able to walk this morning and sit under the umbrella on the front porch. It’s nice sometimes to be outside and not inside with the AC. Dinner tonight is ATK’s One pan orzo with shrimp and zucchini. I’m cooking.

  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 7,678 Member
    edited June 13

    @fabgeekmom Thank you ! Yeah, she's very food motivated. Both the dogs are pretty food motivated but Violet is even more food motivated than Daisy. I agree, about the eating/losing weight thing. That's good it's not humid there. Good job with the walk. I love sitting outside and just watching the birds or reading. I hope you liked the recipe.

    Hello all. I had my 6-month checkup and it went pretty well. He is pleased with my weight loss and asked what my goal was. I told him to get down to 155/165 lb range and he said that is totally doable within the 1 year period. That's about 30-40 more lbs. He is having me double my iron supplement as my iron is lower than it should be. He wants me to do aerobic exercise where I am slightly out of breath at least two days a week and weight train two days a week. So, walking the dogs isn't going to cut it. I guess I'll do YouTube videos, hike, or water aerobics. For dinner, I made myself Buffalo Chicken Salad, which is served in a lettuce wrap. It's a Skinnytaste recipe. I used canned chicken breast and it was super easy to make and pretty good. I would make it again. I maintained this week: I lost 0.2 lbs, which is okay I guess. My muscles are probably retaining water from starting to lift. Speaking of, tonight is a gym night.

    Water yesterday: 96 oz

    My phrase for the year: “A new era of me.”

  • fabgeekmom
    fabgeekmom Posts: 856 Member

    @trooworld That’s good news and good advice from the surgeon. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. Dinner was air fried tofu, sticky rice, edamame and salad. We didn’t have our usual steak dinner as we are eating heavy this weekend.

  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 7,678 Member

    @fabgeekmom Yes . Good job with the swim! Dinner sounds good. Good idea to balance out your weekend eating.

    Hi all. I worked all day and then went to the gym. I had a good workout. I forgot to start the workout on my watch, which annoyed me lol. I started it 11 minutes after I actually started my watch, so it didn't track the full workout. Oh well, my body knows I did it! I made Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Peach Salsa (a Skinnytaste recipe) for dinner, and it was pretty good. I made it on the stove. This morning, I'm going to the gym and then probably to coffee. Later, I have to pick up groceries and then go to a baby shower for someone at work. I wish I hadn't said I was going to go, I'm not looking forward to it.

    Water yesterday: 72 oz

    My phrase for the year: “A new era of me.”

  • fabgeekmom
    fabgeekmom Posts: 856 Member

    @trooworld The shrimp recipe sounds good. Good job with the gym. Too bad about the baby shower. Hi, all. I’m lazy this morning and am still finishing my coffee. I put a pork butt with apple cider vinegar, salt and red pepper flakes in the slow cooker for Eastern NC barbecue. DS is making coleslaw and we’re also having frozen French fries. Pretty easy meal. My daughter and her husband are eating with us. I’ll go for a walk as it’s cloudy and hopefully not too hot.

  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 7,678 Member

    @fabgeekmom It was pretty good . Thank you! That slow cooker recipe sounds good. Your dinner was probably delicious between it all! I hope you enjoyed the walk.

    Hi all. The gym went well. My lower body was very tired after my workout, I had to hold the handrail at the gym to make it up and down the stairs to stretch and then leave lol. The baby shower ended up being fun: I was worried there would be a bunch of people I didn't know there but it ended up being a small group of about 8 of my favorite people from work, so it was okay. It was really well done and a lot of fun, dare I say. After that, I met my husband at a beer place and we had non-alcoholic beers. I didn't need dinner because I had appetizers at the baby shower. Today, we are going to the county fair.

    Water yesterday: 64 oz

    My phrase for the year: “A new era of me.”

  • fabgeekmom
    fabgeekmom Posts: 856 Member

    @trooworld Good job on the gym. I’m glad the baby shower was fun. Not eating dinner showed restraint. I hope the fair was fun. Hi, all. I decided to ride my bike today as it was hot and humid outside. Plus buggy from all the rain we have had. My bike workout was fun as I use the Peloton app. Since today is Father’s Day, we having the family over for dinner. DS is making lasagna. My cousin is bringing a salad. Plus we have garlic bread and the cake DS made. It is my DH’s favorite: yellow cake with chocolate frosting. None of it is made from a mix. DS used a 1,2, 3,4 cake recipe. That is 1 cup of butter (2sticks), 2 cups sugar, 3 cups self rising flour and 4 eggs. Plus some vanilla and 1 cup of milk. Easier and better than a mix!

  • its_cleo
    its_cleo Posts: 698 Member

    @fabgeekmom sounds like a great dinner , hope you have a nice Father’s Day! I’ve never tried Peloton but some of the workouts sound fun.

    @trooworld , love the before and after photos. Rockin it at the gym is always good. I actually ran into my old trainer last week. It was nice to see him.

    So I fell of the calorie counting wagon for about the last week. Actually I just felt like I needed a mental break from tracking. And I basically know what is under/over my goal bc I eat the same stuff all the time. So I did pretty well until yesterday when I had too much junk- beer, chips, and some chocolate lol.

    However- I’ve done really well on limiting how much takeout I eat- my goal was only 4x a month, and so far half way through I have only done take out 2x.

    So I’m back at calorie tracking tomorrow. I’m not sure how much exercise I will be able to do this week bc I’m pretty busy at work but I will try.

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