Nutrition in November Week 5

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  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    Okay, Halloween at my house will see somewhere around 300+ trick-or-treaters. I have purchased 15 packages of Halloween pretzels packs to hand out. They are so cute: shapes of bats, pumpkins, and ghosts.

    As to reading labels, I found out Healthy Request soup is not near as healthy as I would like. The sodium is still too high and there is not enough solid food to justify the calories.

    How do I stay away from the trick-or-treat candy. It's probably easier from me than some. My youngest child is 23; so he does not go begging anymore (I hope). And since we are handing out pretzels, there is no candy here.

    We never get any kids at our house. ever. So, we go into to town to trick or treat. We live in the country where walking house to house... you would like get 5 houses in 15 minutes. lol I knew there was someone else who would find that their "healthy" food isn't so healthy. interesting isn't it? I love the pretzel idea. That is so cool! I'm sure my girls will have a ton of pure crap to bring home. We did have a lady pass out apples when I was a kid. That was cool. And someone last year passed out juice boxes.
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    Somebody has more talent than me! So cool! I just checked the spreadsheet and someone made a section that calculates percent lost! How cool! How did you do it so it changes itself? I can do it manually, but I forgot the code for excel to do all that cool stuff. I have been out of school WAY too long I guess!

    Thanks!
  • strivingfor130
    strivingfor130 Posts: 221 Member
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  • fiftyandfit
    fiftyandfit Posts: 349 Member
    HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

    Jenn..we also live in the country :wink: Have to drive into town so my
    lil guy can go door to door. He got braces a few months ago...so anything
    chewy, crispy, hard has to be taken out. And whatever is left over, he
    only gets 2 pieces a day, at the end of the week....goes to my coworkers :devil:
    (evil laugh)!!
    Found out that my sugar cravings are diminishing! Who would have EVER
    thought that was a possibility??? Went to my nephew's wedding Saturday,
    had 2 bites of cake and ended up with a sugar headache...ugh! Don't even
    want to think what will happen if I get into my son's candy bag!!:sick:

    Hugs to all!
    Pam:flowerforyou:
  • Pam37841
    Pam37841 Posts: 286
    I was just looking at the spreadsheet and saw that a few have added their measurements. I will add mine later today or in the morning.
  • agingwithfitness
    agingwithfitness Posts: 1,404 Member
    I live in the country too but not far from town 1 1/2 miles. First year I bought a small amount of candy and no one came so now we sometimes drive to town just so we can see the cute little kids dressed up, I miss that.

    My kids are grown and have kids of their own, live out of state so I just see pics on FB.

    Pam I am cutting down on sugar too and yesterday with rest of apples I had promised my husband apple pie, so I made two froze one and cut half the sugar it called for. I ended up having one piece and felt sick to stomach but I saw this as a good thing! My body is telling me it doesn't want that stuff!
  • kristennwinter
    kristennwinter Posts: 100 Member
    Ever since friday I have been having HORRIBLE EATING DAYS. :(
    Friday was pretty much shot as it was. Alcohol, Cake, and Pizza. Enough Said.
    Saturday was OK, but since my friend was still on her cheat, she asked if I wanted McDonald's, and of course I had a happy meal. Another day shot.
    Yesterday wasn't HORRIBLE, but it could have been much better.
    Today I was soooo busy with school and meetings and homework that I skipped supper and had a BAGEL in class. Even my prof was like, "Is that your SUPPER? You must have been really busy today!"
    Then he gave us Halloween treats for showing up to class on Halloween night. (He's an awesome prof!!)

    Someone PLEASE kick me in the butt for doing so horribly :(
  • mkaluzny
    mkaluzny Posts: 508 Member
    Here is a long distance KICK IN THE BUTT! Really what I think you need is permission to mess up once in a while. You just have to climb back up out of your hole and get with the program. When I have days like McDonald's (or even too much wine or Halloween treats), I just resolve to do better the next day and add some additional cardio minutes. None of us is a machine, we all slip up; it's how you handle it that matters.
  • kristennwinter
    kristennwinter Posts: 100 Member
    Thanks for the kick in the butt!! Today is the new start of being back on track!! :) I do allow myself to slip up sometimes, I just never do it for so many days in a row, lol!!
  • Emwalker3406
    Emwalker3406 Posts: 308 Member
    Somebody has more talent than me! So cool! I just checked the spreadsheet and someone made a section that calculates percent lost! How cool! How did you do it so it changes itself? I can do it manually, but I forgot the code for excel to do all that cool stuff. I have been out of school WAY too long I guess!

    Thanks!

    I thought that might help motivate :smile:

    For the life of me I can't remember the proper code so as weights are added just correct the last cell used and it should be accurate. I also put the auto code in for total weight loss (except for kg sry guys) so all we have to do is enter our weight and the rest is done for us.



    so I still think planks are evil lol I managed 1min 32 sec and thought I was going to die lol
  • BeccaB1981
    BeccaB1981 Posts: 456 Member
    I just added my measurements and am down a total of 15.5 inches for October! I swear I don't see it though. I did take a "before" picture and am supposed to take my "after" (or during really) picture this weekend. I hope I can see the difference that way. I see the scale going down and my measurements getting smaller and even notice my clothes fitting looser but I dont SEE it when I look in the mirror...
  • kristennwinter
    kristennwinter Posts: 100 Member
    I've decided to start weighing on tuedays/wednesdays because for some reason fridays just don't work for me. I'm still gonna be a part of this group though, I'll just weigh a little earlier than everyone else. :)

    I'm down 2 pounds this week!! I also just did my end-of-october mesurements and was down a total of 15.5 inches!!

    Also a NSV for today: I have never been able to wrap a regular-sized bath towel around me that I can remember (maybe when I was 12ish?) and TODAY I did!! :)
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    I've decided to start weighing on tuedays/wednesdays because for some reason fridays just don't work for me. I'm still gonna be a part of this group though, I'll just weigh a little earlier than everyone else. :)

    I'm down 2 pounds this week!! I also just did my end-of-october mesurements and was down a total of 15.5 inches!!

    Also a NSV for today: I have never been able to wrap a regular-sized bath towel around me that I can remember (maybe when I was 12ish?) and TODAY I did!! :)

    Hey the weigh day is fine! Awesome! I know all about the towels. I am convinced they are making them much smaller these days!
  • Emwalker3406
    Emwalker3406 Posts: 308 Member
    I just entered my measurements into the spreadsheet. I had a total of 9.25 inches lost :smile: I cant see it but it feels great to record it. I feel like I'm starting to get back into the swing of things. I was able to go out for a walk today & had a great workout yesterday. Looking forward to what tomorrow brings.
  • amitcham4
    amitcham4 Posts: 14 Member
    Luckily for me my kids came home from their festival with a bucket full of candy and sat in our driveway and gave it all away. I have discovered that if a bag of candy is in my house but unopened I can leave it alone

    but if it is open and has Reese's peanut butter cups...well let's just say none of our tricker treaters got peanut butter cups...sigh. However while my nutrition was terrible this weekend I stayed mostly on track! Yay. I snuck a peak at the scale this a.m. and was happy to see I had maintained--which considering my poor choices this weekend is a huge yay. Hope you guys are having a great week!!
  • Malumyangel
    Malumyangel Posts: 47
    Here is a long distance KICK IN THE BUTT! Really what I think you need is permission to mess up once in a while. You just have to climb back up out of your hole and get with the program. When I have days like McDonald's (or even too much wine or Halloween treats), I just resolve to do better the next day and add some additional cardio minutes. None of us is a machine, we all slip up; it's how you handle it that matters.

    mkaluzny is right. WELL SAID!
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    Somebody has more talent than me! So cool! I just checked the spreadsheet and someone made a section that calculates percent lost! How cool! How did you do it so it changes itself? I can do it manually, but I forgot the code for excel to do all that cool stuff. I have been out of school WAY too long I guess!

    Thanks!

    I thought that might help motivate :smile:

    For the life of me I can't remember the proper code so as weights are added just correct the last cell used and it should be accurate. I also put the auto code in for total weight loss (except for kg sry guys) so all we have to do is enter our weight and the rest is done for us.



    so I still think planks are evil lol I managed 1min 32 sec and thought I was going to die lol

    You are so awesome!!!
  • mkaluzny
    mkaluzny Posts: 508 Member
    Okay, I went into Walgreen's today, and they were playing CHRISTMAS CAROLS. I talked to the manager; his reply was that there were just testing the system. Thank goodness. I would have had to boycott the store. But the offshoot of this was that when I did my plank, I did it to the 12 days of Christmas. I got through all 12 days. Music, obviously, distracts me when I exercise.
  • SaishaLea
    SaishaLea Posts: 333 Member
    Okay, I went into Walgreen's today, and they were playing CHRISTMAS CAROLS. I talked to the manager; his reply was that there were just testing the system. Thank goodness. I would have had to boycott the store. But the offshoot of this was that when I did my plank, I did it to the 12 days of Christmas. I got through all 12 days. Music, obviously, distracts me when I exercise.

    Lol..I LOVE Christmas music! I could listen to it 365 days a year.
    That is one LOOONG plank...I only last 30 seconds.

    Today was great! I finally reached 5 miles! Sooooo happy right now!!! Excited about the weigh in tomorrow. I have been losing weight pretty fast the past month, so I'm thinking it will probably slow down soon. I have heard that happens a lot. I have been switching up my routine with circuit training, running, weight lifting. I hope that helps.
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    Hey guys, I am still working on this weeks challenges, so I will post them after work today. in about 12 hours from this post. I'm so sorry!!!
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/384710-nutrition-in-november-week-6

    O.K. I finished it before work today. Let me know what you think! I am slowly running out of ideas, so please share some with me!
  • mkaluzny
    mkaluzny Posts: 508 Member
    Planks for 2 minutes and 20 seconds. The arms were rubber, the tummy started to sag, and my mood sank even lower, but I did it! Cardio for over 350 minutes this week; so I know I got in the miles. Read food labels, tried to de-stress through prayer, and did hip hop abs instead of crunches. Eating this week was over the top, but that happens. Overall, I gained a pound since last week's posting. Not too worried. It will come off again.

    A positive attitude may be my best offense in this weight struggle.
  • BeccaB1981
    BeccaB1981 Posts: 456 Member
    Somebody has more talent than me! So cool! I just checked the spreadsheet and someone made a section that calculates percent lost! How cool! How did you do it so it changes itself? I can do it manually, but I forgot the code for excel to do all that cool stuff. I have been out of school WAY too long I guess!

    Thanks!

    I thought that might help motivate :smile:

    For the life of me I can't remember the proper code so as weights are added just correct the last cell used and it should be accurate. I also put the auto code in for total weight loss (except for kg sry guys) so all we have to do is enter our weight and the rest is done for us.



    so I still think planks are evil lol I managed 1min 32 sec and thought I was going to die lol

    maybe its just me but the % column doesnt seem to be updating automatically anymore.... I have no idea how to fix it.
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