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6/19: Tracking done G/B/B: had a smaller snack than planned this morning when I didn't get to it until pretty close to lunch, took stairs in the art museum.

Sorry to hear that. Good job trying to moderate. It's life and we can't always have full control. Way to practice your skills!

6/18 Tracking done G/B/B: extended walk, chose an added sugar free snack this afternoon, tried a spritz cocktail which is a lower calorie option, swapped in a lower fat broccoli slaw for the creamy slaw id originally planned, had a 4 bean salad instead of the baked beans I'd usually serve with the dinner I made.

Hi all. Checking in. I had an all day event and made the decision ahead of time not to track today. G/B/B: Chose all green for my bowl at Cava, only had one brownie bite when I really would've normally had 2, drank only non caloric beverages, took a short walk.

Welcome Malynn! So glad you're here!

6/15: tracking done G/B/B: walked to the clubhouse for a meeting, drank water when I found myself surfing for a snack and realized I wasn't really hungry but was thirsty.

Good reminder about lettuce wraps. Doesn't always have to be torn up for a salad. Also, endive. Thanks!

Trying to cut back carbs for blood glucose reasons. Pretty sure grains are an area I'm over indulging in. I don't want to track food forever so one thing I'm trying out is eating a grain free meal per day-ish. @ least 5x per week. If that approach pulls my numbers back in range, I can do that long term I think.

Great job Georgina! Here's my update: 6/14: Tracking complete G/B/B: Used standing desk for 2 sessions, finally returned the calls from my doctor, hiked 3.5 miles, 700 ft elevation after work, had a snack instead of going to bed hungry which would just set me up for rebellion. Did not buy any sweet treats at Trader Joe's.

Great! Always nice to have a good strategy. I'm good. My meals have been super satisfying so far this week.

6/13 (how is it almost the middle of June?!??): Tracking: complete G/B/B: took the hill route on my walk, stood for 30 min working, tried to mindfully enjoy my wine with dinner. If I'm going to have it, I should notice and enjoy it. It was delicious!

Glad it is appealing! I am having good luck putting my plan in the night before and then updating as the day goes. Do you have a firm enough plan that might work? I had to dump an entire meal today but I still think it was worth doing.

I have a standing desk so I'm going to leave it in the standing position when I step away for lunch. I'm not committing to standing but just putting it up in position. 9/10 times I'll stand for a bit at least. Adding a reminder to Outlook to do it everyday.

6/12: tracking complete G/B/B: I used my standing desk for more than 2 hours today!!!

Shoulder replacement is a big surgery. Hope you are getting to the other side of that. Do you have any ideas about a small step you could try to see if you could get closer to your target?

Welcome Georgina! So glad you joined us. Looking forward to hearing from you!

6/11: tracking complete G/B/B: Took time to figure out a good mini meal that fit my missing nutrients best tonight instead of just grabbing the easy thing that wouldn't have been as aligned.

6/10: Tracking complete G/B/B: no desserts, hiked 7 miles

@StrongerJan I am focusing on making one or more good, better or best choices a day. My example is I am considering potato chips. A good decision would be to take a portion and put the bag away, a better choice would be to measure out a serving or maybe 1/2 and best would be to skip them all together.

That would be hard for me day in and out. My sweet tooth is a mighty force. You get some good prebiotic from the yogurt too!

Yay! So happy to meet both of you! Welcome! Lots of pets! No fur creatures at my house except an occasional visit from my BFF's Whoodle.

Thanks for joining in @majork29! Those are great things to be focusing on!

6/9/23: tracking complete G/B/B: only ate 1/3 of my restaurant meal at lunch, used a yogurt sauce for my salad to up my protein today

Hi! I'm Peggy and I live in CO. I'm new to MFP this week. I'm focused on small changes that I truly believe I could sustain long term. I'm leaning heavily on things that have worked for me in both health arenas like food and exercise and other areas of habit building. I do really well being a participant in something like…

I just started a new group if you might be interested in joining us. My intent is for it to be a place we can get support and accountability: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/145006-baby-steppin

Hi ladies! I just started a group if you'd like to come join me. My intent is to have a nice supportive and encouraging group focused on making small, sustainable changes over time. Hope you'll come check it out: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/145006-baby-steppin

Hi Teka! I just started a new group with the idea that I too want to encourage and be encouraged as I work on some baby steps to better health. Come join me if you'd like: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/145006-baby-steppin

I'm focused on getting my food logged each day in MFP + making at least one good, better, best choice every day. I'll plan to come back to this post to update my progress each day as I get rolling. 6/8/23: Tracking complete G/B/B: Chose the hilly route on my walk instead of the flat one, skipped the tortilla chips with my…

I'd like to join you. I'm new to MFP but used another community long ago to get a lot of weight off. It came back and now my blood stats are starting to show signs of trouble. I know accountability id key for me. When I succeeded before I posted daily to that community. Made a huge difference. How would we do something…