Alcohol Free is What We Want To Be! Wednesday, September 18

THE EIGHT GOOD HEALTH GUIDELINES
1. Eat at least five servings of vegetables and fruits each day.
2. Choose whole-grain foods, such as brown rice and oats, whenever possible.
3. Include two servings of milk products – low fat (1%) or fat-free – each day.
4. Have some healthy oil (olive oil, canola, sunflower, safflower or flaxseed each day.
5. Ensure that you are getting enough protein by choosing at least a serving or two of meat, poultry, fish, eggs or dried beans each day. Many dairy products are also good sources of protein.
6. Limit added sugar and alcohol.
7. Drink at least 6 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
8. Take a multiple vitamin-mineral supplement each day.

NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY
Drink more water:
One or more fruit daily:
One or more vegetable daily:
Dairy:
Healthy Oils:

AF:
AIM:
ANIM:
Exercise goal:

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY

Journal:
Move Accountability:
Sleep Accountability:
Nutrition Accountability:
Happiness Accountability:
Habit Accountability:
Check in Daily Accountability:
Time Management Accountability:
What did you do for yourself today?

Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or motivational quote
Start weight September 3:
September 10:
September 17:
September24:
October 1:
October 8:
October 15:
October 22:
October 28

Happy Halloween! Final weigh in:

THE EIGHT GOOD HEALTH GUIDELINES
1. Eat at least five servings of vegetables and fruits each day.
2. Choose whole-grain foods, such as brown rice and oats, whenever possible.
3. Include two servings of milk products – low fat (1%) or fat-free – each day.
4. Have some healthy oil (olive oil, canola, sunflower, safflower or flaxseed each day.
5. Ensure that you are getting enough protein by choosing at least a serving or two of meat, poultry, fish, eggs or dried beans each day. Many dairy products are also good sources of protein.
6. Limit added sugar and alcohol.
7. Drink at least 6 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
8. Take a multiple vitamin-mineral supplement each day.

NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY
Drink more water: 96/75 oz goal
One or more fruit daily: Y
One or more vegetable daily: Y
Dairy: Y
Healthy Oils: Y

AF: (mostly alcohol free since August 16, 2006): 6607
AIM: 0
ANIM: 1 (021221)
Fitbit Goal/burned: 2170/2070

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY

Journal: Y
Move Accountability: 4, 12,600+ steps, 250 steps 8/8 hours, yoga, walked at the club house, workout with weights, laps in the basement, counter PU, wall stretches
Sleep Accountability: 2, trouble falling asleep, 6.5+ hours, Fitbit score 81, stress management 82
Nutrition Accountability: 3, protein bar, protein shake, chicken enchilada, yogurt, fruit, pasta with butternut squash, Twinkie, ice cream cone
MacrosFirst: Protein: 99/137 (27%), Carbs: 170/100 (46%), Fiber: 25gm, Net Carbs: 155, Fat: 46/45 (28%), Calories: 1440/1353, 87 over, too many carbs
Happiness Accountability: 3, enjoyed the day, watched Emily in Paris, stitched, read before bed
Habit Accountability: 3, more water than Diet Coke
Check in Daily Accountability: 3, I'm here!
Time Management Accountability: 3, yoga, walked, picked and canned green beans, watered garden, stitched, couch time
What did you do for yourself today? reading, time outside, stitched

Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or motivational quote: “A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.” ―Sonia Sotomayer

Start weight September 3: 154.6
September 10: 154.4
September 17: 153.6
September 24:
October 1:
October 8:
October 15:
October 22:
October 28

Happy Halloween! Final weigh in:

2024 Goals:
11,000 steps each day: 246/267
At least 7 hours sleep: 124/267
Lift weights twice/week: Wk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13:only once, 14, 15, 16, 17:only once, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
Starting weight: 179.8
Get to the 160's: March 10, 2024
150s: June 24, 2024
140s:

Yoga was good yesterday morning, the class continues to draw a big crowd. DH met me afterwards and we walked around the clubhouse grounds, as did the yoga instructor and her significant other. When we got home I picked green beans and a few cherry tomatoes, watered the garden beds, filled the bird feeders. Then I got busy prepping the green beans for canning. I ended up with 7 pints. After I cleaned up the kitchen I had some couch time. I made fettuccini with butternut squash, collard greens, smoked sweet peppers, bacon, and onion for dinner. After dinner I watched Emily in Paris and stitched. I had trouble falling asleep, so I finished the book I was reading.

We were all awakened this morning with the smoke alarms going off. DH got up to investigate and could find nothing wrong. It sounded like they went off once in every location, then stopped. I did manage to go back to sleep for a bit. It's cloudy and it looks like it rained overnight. It looks like it will just get to around 80 today. I have an appointment to get my hairs cut this afternoon.


Murphy- Thanks for getting us started. WTG going to the gym, doing laundry, working on bathroom closet. Hope all goes well with the dentist and library today. Glad you are enjoying listening to books while biking.

Carole- Hope camp inspired you to get BOT.

Cindy- WTG breaking down boxes and weeding. Sorry the ground is so dry and cracked. It sounds like a good idea to have the lawn guy rip out the dead bushes. I need to do a pantry purge too. When I was rummaging for the smoked peppers I found and threw out 2 boxes of stale ice cream cones. Yoga is on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, low impact aerobics on Thursday mornings. I don't feel the need to look for any other classes, but would consider it if they did something else at the club house.

Cathy- WTG doing errands and getting your pot luck dish made. The pager explosions sound horrific, sorry it's cancelled your plans. GL to Mounah getting his visa. Glad you and Bella are enjoying your cooler weather.

M-W Word of the Day

by and large
adverb | BYE-und-LAHRJ

What It Means
By and large is another way of saying "in general" or "on the whole."

// By and large, I like the way things have gone.

Hi girls. Quick post as I have Bible study soon. Afterwards I am making dinner to take up to DD’s. We get to see Rylee on her birthday! 7 going on 30! 😂 After dinner we are going to see their new house! They are all so happy! After staying within my points for 2 days, and getting some activity in, I was down 1.2 today. I’ll take it! I was able to do both classes yesterday, but my knee is really sore today. I think I will be resting it today! Have a great day all!

Jan: I’m glad you’re still talking! 😂

Hi All!

VENT: I woke up at 4 am and never fell back to sleep. Realized going to lunch with my friend was today and not tomorrow…aargh. This is the friend whose husband recently passed. 3.5 hours later I would be happy not to see her again. Even though I am eleven years older than she is, she acted like she was a big sister giving me advice. I know what needs to be done when a spouse dies and though she had asked me lots of questions, she acted like she did it all without any help. I’m not looking for thanks. She certainly has plans on how she plans to spend the money she “thinks” she will get and I decided not to tell her that she doesn’t understand how it all works. I mentioned that when we went to the memorial service I was surprised as we went through the town that is quite desolate that there was a TJMaxx and I haven’t been in one in several months. She responded, thank goodness you aren’t spending money. She has no idea of my finances. This is not a competition as to who is the best widow. She also criticized my son that he is working with his friend and not going to what she perceives as a proper job. Umm, none of your business. I did a good job hiding my feelings. I finally said that my knee/leg was getting very stiff, and it was, and I needed to go home. Vent over!

Oh and she told me she is pouring bleach (for clothing) into her septic system…she has the same type system I have and clothing bleach can do damage. A specific bleach is made for the system, but by then I had given up. Whoever she has a contract with can explain it to her. She has already sold off her husband’s office furniture. I understand everyone is different but it was exhausting. Vent over for real.

When I got home I texted a friend and asked her to “yell at me" for being in a good girl syndrome. I'm not upset with my friend, though my vent probably indicates I am, but more sad.  Vent really, really over!!

Murphy, yay for going to the gym and I hope that the dentist appointment was easy! Any particular author you are following from audio books? Any specific genre? Hope choir goes really well tonight!

Amy, sorry about the smoke alarms going off. That happens at our house too. The main one is hard wired and have no clue why it happens. I hope you had rain overnight. Fingers crossed that we have some. Do you like your haircut? I have ice cream cones in my pantry and have no idea when they were purchased. I give myself a bit of a pass on cans as long as they aren’t damaged but seriously need to rethink my Costco shopping.

Jan, good to hear from you and that you and your friend are still talking!

Vicki, yay for being down and getting to see Rylee on her birthday! Sounds like it is all coming together! Rest your knee!!

Cathy, follow the news and the pagers explosion was shocking. I’m glad that you and Mounah are safe and Bella too!

Carole, are you back on track? You always amaze me how you do so much! How was work today?

Hi Liz!

Hugs to all, Cindy