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Rori I’ll have to remember the gum trick. I keep gum in the utility drawer in the kitchen for that reason. Actually used it as a strategy for countering the after meal smoking trigger when i quit smoking in 2013. Snacking between meals doesn’t seem to be a problem for me. It’s the late night or middle of the night urge for…

📙Accountability post for Monday, April 8th ✖️1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. (111g) ✖️2. Fiber 25g. (20g) ✔️3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily. ✖️4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes (16 Active minutes). ✖️5. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast.…

Barbara - So sorry for your friend. Such a devastating loss. I know she'll appreciate your help with the dogs. One less thing to worry about. Yes - get your will, physicians directives and medical power of attorney in order. We did after my mother-in-law's sudden death in 2000. It gave us both such peace of mind to know it…

📙Accountability post for Sunday, April 7th ✔️1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. (52g) ✔️2. Fiber 25g. (26g) ✔️3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily. ✔4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes (29 Active minutes). ✖️5. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast. ✖️6.…

Re: Fitness throughout the day I try to find ways to work in some exercise time. I read once that you need to get your heart rate up for at least 10 minutes before the exercise burns calories. So I do a few 10-15 minute tasks to help me meet my goal. • Sweeping the front porch is a good 10 minute workout. • Laundry - I…

Barbara - I looked back on my medical history sheet - i don’t have the SSN on there. They won’t need it. I thought about that after i posted and began to doubt my memory. The pain I experienced Friday night was in my knees. They just ACHED around both knees. I’m sure it was arthritis. In 2014, I had scope surgery for a…

📙Accountability post for Saturday, April 6th ✔️1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. (29g) ✔️2. Fiber 25g. (41g) ✔️3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily. ✖️4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes (0 Active minutes). ✖️5. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast.…

Barbie - I like the "911" container. I've heard of doing that but didn't know any area actually supplied a container with instructions. I'll see what we have in our area. I keep a condensed 1 page Medical History for each of us. We take it to doctor appointments And I keep a copy uploaded to my CareZone app. (A free app…

📙Accountability post for Friday, April 5th ✔️1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. (50g) ✔️2. Fiber 25g. (41g) ✔️3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily. ✔️4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes (34 Active minutes). ✖️5. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast. ✖️6.…

📙Accountability post for Thursday, April 3rd ✔️1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. (46g) ✔️2. Fiber 25g. (25g) ✔️3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily. ✔️4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes (44 Active minutes). ✖️5. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast.…

📙April 2019 Goals 1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. 2. Fiber 25g. 3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily. 4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes 5. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast. 6. In bed by midnight. Hey folks! I’m back. I’ll try this again. I…

Hi folks. Checking in. This has been a tough month for me. The weight roller coaster continued. • I'm going back to tracking and recording my daily carbs, fiber and exercise. I'll track a daily goals checklist in my bullet journal. That works for me. Not just the actual tracking in MFP and Fitbit. But actually recording it…

Looking forward to some cooler weather coming in today in my little southeast corner of Texas. --Ginger in Texas

Hi folks. I've been on a weight roller coaster ride. Currently on the way back down. But, it's crazy how I can pig out on cookies, gain 10 lbs. stop the cookies and drop 10 lbs, Feels like the sugar such swells me up then drops after a week of no sugar. Anyway... onward. Goals this month; stay with my plan of lower carb…

Thank Kylia. I actually had “journal blessings” as a Sep goal - then decided to not make it a goal - just work on doing it as part of my nightly routine. Keeping it short. — Ginger in Texas

How'd I Do? August: ✖️1. Lose weight. ➡️ Nope. Gained. ✔2. Monitor blood glucose ➡️ Yes. Daily. ✖️3. Exercise - avg 30 minutes/day. ➡️ Nope. My head just wasn't in the game. ✔4. Track daily in MFP. ➡️ Yes. I tracked most days. ✖️5. Declutter. 30 Bags in 30 Days. ➡️ Nope. Just not feeling like doing much. I'm not sure…

A snarkish one...

Hello folks. I gave up trying to catch-up reading the comments. Every time I try that - I get distracted and don't post. I'm still experimenting with taking my blood glucose. What I've learned is - For me: • Sugar is bad. • Too many carbs are bad. • Marketers lie. Read labels carefully. • Exercise is good. • Sleep is good.…

July - How'd I do? ✔Lose Weight. Lost 3.6 lbs. ✔Experiment. Tracked my Blood Glucose daily. Learning, And it's motivating me to do what it takes to keep my numbers in the normal range. ✔ Exercise. Got exercise back into my routine. I'm using my Fitbit to track active minutes. I'm not so concerned about number of steps. I'm…

I have that problem also. I think it’s mostly habit - and addiction. I’ve tried different things. Brush, floss - and whitening my teeth helps. Lately - I plan a late night snack - tonight it was half a pear and a slice of cheddar cheese with a cup of hot tea. Establishing this as my late night “thing”. A signal to my brain…

Update on my eyes - I’ve seen 2 specialists. A retina specialist - he cleared me. The round spot in my eye is not a hole or something sinister. It’s a membrane thing. Like an age spot - though age spots aren’t usually round. I have other age spots on my eyes - but the round one is slightly different. Now I’m seeing an…

Hi folks. Just checking in. I decided not to post any July goals like I have each month.I want to take some time to make a true lifestyle change. • My goal is to turn this around and get off this roller-coaster ride. • My goal is to lose weight. • My goal is to get off the excess sugar, carbs. Get my diet back onto a easy…

Dust cloud from Africa (Sahara Desert) has reached Houston. Yikes! —Ginger in Texas

Hi folks! • Self-inflicted struggle. I lost that 8.8 lbs in May then promptly put most of it back on. I have a difficult time resisting cookies. Fresh baked soft cookies. ;-) I’m back down 5 lbs but goodness! I think I’m allergic to sugar. And bread seems to do the same thing to me. I bloat-up then it comes off over a week…

May - How'd I do? ✔Drink my water ✔ Carbs 50g daily ✔Track my food ✖️30 active minutes daily ✖️Work on sleep The good news is: I lost about 9 lbs. 8.8 to be exact. • Water. I drink only coffee and water. I'm trying to drink less coffee and more water. I'm sure I'm drinking enough water. • Carbs. Limit to 50g carbs. I think…

Allie - love your hair. I once wore my hair in a similar color and style. I've let the color go natural but the style is still similar. Yesterday I was in Walmart shopping and I seriously thought about getting a temporary color - something wild like blue or purple - honestly just to tease Mama (91). I've tried to talk her…

Rita - your story about the trip with your mother reminded me of some good trips in 2003. My mother is one of 12 children. She had 7 sisters. By 2003 she lost 5 of her sisters. 2 in 1991. 2 in 2002 and 1 in 2093. I decided I wanted to spend time with my mother and her 2 living sisters. I wad still working a full time job…

Today is our 27th wedding anniversary. I love my husband dearly. He is a great partner. Tonight... he has turned into a “Chatty Cathy”. I’m sooo tired tonight. And he’s chatty. Talking non-stop. I laugh. I um-huh. But, I’d really like for him to run out of verbal steam for a while. ;-) He’s reminiscing old times. Things…

Just a quick share before bed tonight. I’m doing well. Staying on plan. Working through a few items on my to do list. Lost another dear relative. My cousin. A great fun loving guy who never failed to make us laugh. Quick witted and charming. He surprised us and made us laugh one last time. He requested a special song be…

Lenora About the stuck rings. Did you try the trick of using dental floss to wrap your finger from the ring to a point above the knuckle? Search YouTube for how-to videos. It seems to work for lots of people. -Ginger in Texas