Alcohol Free Is What We Want to Be! Sunday, October 20

HOCUS POCUS, WE NEED TO FOCUS!

September 3 - October 31

The focus of this challenge is to become a healthier, happier, Boo-ti-ful person for Halloween and it won’t be a costume.

As always we are working towards/maintaining being AF! We need to take a look at what is our witching hour and how do we prevent it. What can you replace your brew with? One suggestion is make a list of treats that you will be able to have if you don’t give into the brew. Give yourself a face mask (facial) or maybe make mummy jalapeño poppers.

For this challenge to work you have to commit and take it seriously in spite of the puns. Respect the importance of the challenge. RESPECT YOURSELF by focusing on your health and taking care of yourself.

This isn't easy, no one said it would be. Are you in an emotional war when it comes to alcohol? Declare a moratorium and determine that it isn't helping you, in fact it may be causing you problems. Can you decide to be alcohol free for the challenge? Can you determine your detours, not necessarily to take them but to plan so it isn't a free fall into AIE? Don't give yourself an excuse that oh my day has been a fright so I will have a drink or I'm bored so I will drink to get through the evening. During the challenge the primary goal is to abstain from alcohol. We understand there may be special occasions for which you may plan for an AIM detour. However please remember if AIM becomes a relapse....we still want you back! Don't berate yourself. Come back to the board, 'fess up and get back on track. We are here to be supportive of each other in reaching our goals.

So what are you going to be for Halloween and beyond? A much healthier, happier person sounds great! RIP alcohol and junk food. AND you will be going into the final two months of the year in great shape!

Have a healthy, happy Halloween!

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: 64/75 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): 6639
AIM: 0
ANIM: 1 (021221)
Fitbit Goal/burned: 2170/2044

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY

Journal: Y
Move Accountability: 2, 8400+ steps, 250 steps 8/8 hours, unloading and unloading DH's truck, setting up booth, fidgeting, laps in the basement, counter PU, wall stretches
Sleep Accountability: 3, slept well, <7.5 hours, Fitbit score 87, stress management 91
Nutrition Accountability: 3, fruit, bacon, apple fritter, protein bar, Quest crackers, steak, potato salad, green beans, protein shake
MacrosFirst: Protein: 96/137 (27%), Carbs: 140/100 (39%), Fiber: 20gm, Net Carbs: 120, Fat: 53/45 (33%), Calories: 1389/1353, 36 over, gold star
Happiness Accountability: 3, enjoyed the day, watched Hallmark movies, stitched, read before bed
Habit Accountability: 3, more water than Diet Coke
Check in Daily Accountability: 3, I'm here!
Time Management Accountability: 3, Fall Fest, loading and loading DH's truck, putting stuff away, 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: “It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” ―Jenny Craig

Start weight September 3: 154.6
September 10: 154.4
September 17: 153.6
September 24: 153.4
October 1: 152.6
October 8: 152.2
October 15: 151.4
October 22:
October 28

Happy Halloween! Final weigh in:

2024 Goals:
11,000 steps each day: 277/293
At least 7 hours sleep: 144/293
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, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
Starting weight: 179.8
Get to the 160's: March 10, 2024
150s: June 24, 2024
140s:

We left around 10 yesterday morning to set up for the Fall Fest. Cory drove his car, helped up set up, then went on home. It was a beautiful day, warming up quickly. Sales were slower than last year, but it was fun people watching. It was amusing watching the girls in their sweaters and boots when it was really T-shirt weather by the afternoon. They do a costume contest, so a lot of kids in costumes. I got a lot of compliments on my stuff and did a lot of chatting with folks stopping by, including a couple of the girls from my exercise classes. I didn't get a lot of steps for the day, but a decent calorie burn. I sat and stitched when I could but got up every time there was a customer, and re-arranged stuff after most sales. I sold 4 out of the 10 magic wands I made, need to make more pink ones for next time. I'm not sure I made enough money ($200) to make it worth my while, but I enjoy doing it and people seem to appreciate what I sell. In a LOL moment, I chatted with a guy and his wife and sold him $20+ worth of stuff and didn't realize until he walked away that he was the HOA president. I was really tired by the time we got every hauled in from the truck, had a bit of couch time and dinner and felt better after that.  We had some of my canned green beans with dinner, they were pretty good.  I watched a Hallmark movie, took a bath, read, fell asleep easily and slept like a rock other than getting up to pee around 4.

It's another pretty day today. The goal is to inventory and put away the rest of the Fall Fest stuff.


Jan- Glad you had a good day, yay for crossing stuff off your to-do list and the deal on squash. It will keep. For what it's worth, I did half and half cash vs Venmo/Zelle sales. I only sold a couple of tissue box covers, which usually sell better than that. Sold lots of $2 ornaments and $1 gift card holders and a couple of Santas. Weirdly, I had 2 different people looking for Iowa stuff, sold the 1 ornament I had. I'm not sure the raffle added to my sales, but the lady that won the bat candy dish was very excited about it. I gave free raffle tickets with each purchase, the more you bought, the more tickets you got.  Oh, and a few people asked about wine bottle covers.  I definitely need to look into that.

Cathy- Yay for going out for pizza and a beautiful sunny day, being able to talk to your daughter. WTG voting, I think we'll vote next week.

M-W Word of the Day

defenestration 
noun | dee-fen-uh-STRAY-shun

What It Means
Defenestration is most often used to refer to a usually swift dismissal or expulsion, as from a political party or office. It is also used to refer to a throwing of a person or thing out of a window.

// Once fancying itself something of a big tent, the group now seeks the defenestration of any local leader who isn't aligned with the current mayor's administration.

// Ingrid's annoyance at the alarm clock’s persistent drone led to the clock's sudden defenestration from her eighth-floor bedroom.

I look to 2024 with a renewed commitment to Progress”
“Out the Door in 2024”

NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY
Drink more water: daily goal 70: 80 oz
One or more fruit daily: 2
One or more vegetable daily: 4
AF: 252
October: 9
Fitbit Goal/burned: 2,000/2,271

JUST JOURNAL!

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY
Move Accountability: Step goal 8,500: 8,613 steps, 11/11 hours, 110 PU, 10 floors, unpacking, walked market, grocery AP
Sleep Accountability: 8 hours, 72 sleep, 73 stress, resting HR 72
Nutrition Accountability: 42/23 -1 weeklies, oatmeal, apple, banana, Lo pork stir fry, 1/2 quest, 1 1/2 cookie, chicken pot pie, AIM
Fitbit Macros: calorie goal @1500/1,975 57% carb 172g, 30% fat 67g, 13% protein 62g fiber 23g, 445 over
Happiness Accountability: 4 feeling happy
Habit Accountability: 4 Journal, stretch, FB meditation, PU
Check in Daily Accountability: 5. I'm here!!
Time Management Accountability: 4 Grocery, farmer's market, vaccines, moved laundry along, TV time, knit, outside time
What did you do for yourself today? 4 read, TV time, outside time
Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or quote: “Don’t be afraid to start all over again, you may like your new story better.

If you are waiting on weight loss to love and accept your body, I hate to break it to you...but true love and acceptance should be unconditional. Your body doesn't need to look like or do anything specifically to be loved, accepted, appreciated or deemed worthy. (Some words from a Connect Post.)

HOCUS POCUS, WE NEED TO FOCUS!

Start weight September 3: 195 cabin
September 10: 193
September 17: ?
September24: 194
October 1: 195.2 Went to WI today
October 8: 196 at home. 195.4 at home this morning.
October 15: 196.4. 195.4 at home today
October 22:
October 28

Happy Halloween! Final weigh in:

Back from the sale. Can't say there was anything too interesting that stood out. Crochet animals, mugs and tumblers, some woodworking, wreaths, some commercial vendors. It was more fall themed instead of Christmas so didn't really get any fun ideas that sis and I could do. Does help to see some of the booths, we need some shelves to put up on the tables, or taller ones for the floor so everything isn't just flat. Most people had signs that just said cash or check but some were doing Venmo or Zelle. All we can do is see what happens. The small town where we're going to be isn't going to have a ton of outside foot traffic but it will be fine. Now to work on some of my projects here today and just keep packing things up to take. My eating and exercise were pretty good yesterday until I got into some of the wine DH had in the cupboard and that we'd used in the Pot pie gravy. A new day to get it together and be OP. Tonight we are making Ahi with veggies and probably rice. Just feeling kind of hungry today so see how I manage. Hope you all have a great Sunday and start off your new week with all the Vim and Vigor, I think I may find a bit after I take a little nap ha ha. Enjoy, Jan

Amy Interesting at our fair, no sports stuff really, a few GB magnets and cups, no plastic canvas, really no knitting, everyone is crocheting now. Maybe I'll have some different things. I liked your sign, I have a banner I made once, maybe I'll pull it out and see how it would work on the front of a table. I like your idea of a raffle but not sure how we'd do that, how did you "announce" you winner? We're the questions about wine bottle covers like the kind you sew up? Do you have another sale before Christmas somewhere?

Cathy Hope you can talk to the GK and son today. Did you go out for pizza or do you bring it home?

Cindy. Sorry about the Texas outcome, not sure what happened there. How have you been feeling this weekend?

Waving hi to all.

Hi Amy, Jan, Carole and all that follow!

Spent most of the weekend sleeping or watching sports. Not a good weekend for my teams. Though I know it is wrong for UT fans to throw water bottles on the field....no beer cans despite reports....I could understand the frustration. I'm sure the school isn't too thrilled with $250K fine. We played poorly but for the Bulldogs to have two targeting calls plus one that wasn't called, and for the coach after the win saying the refs tried to rob us.....grow up...you are lucky your team is in the NCAA. Off that soap box.

The Patriots, sigh...guess they want to get first pick at the end of the season. I did not realize that the field in London is the Jackson Jaguars field...news to me.

Have an early appointment with the eye surgeon. Will check traffic before I leave . Will go to sleep as soon as I post.

Amy, loved the photos of your booth. As long as you are enjoying participating in the fair, it is worth it. Plus you are making lots of contacts.

Jan, good luck with your fair. Sounds like a nice weekend.

Carole, glad your gym is open!! $13 for a glass of wine would stop me!.

Cathy, yay for pizza. Hope you were able to connect with family today.

Vicki, how was your weekend?

Off to bed, hope springs eternal that I will be sleeping less this coming week. Thanks for bearing with me.

Hugs to all, Cindy