Alcohol Free is What We Want To Be! Thursday, November 1

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?

Start November 1:
November 8:
November 15:
November 22:
November 29:
December 6:
December 13:
December 20:
December 27:

Final Weigh In December 31!

Happy Holidays and welcome to the New Year!

Start November 1: 169.4
November 8:
November 15:
November 22:
November 29:
December 6:
December 13:
December 20:
December 27:

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: 104/75 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): 6651
AIM: 0
ANIM: 1 (021221)
Fitbit Goal/burned: 2170/2024

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY

Journal: Y
Move Accountability: 4, 13,200+ steps, 250 steps 8/8 hours, workout videos, weights, laps in the basement, counter PU, wall stretches
Sleep Accountability: 2, trouble falling asleep, aches and pains, 6+ hours, Fitbit score 86, stress management 78
Nutrition Accountability: 3, egg wrap, yogurt with fruit and granola, protein bar, veggie soup, grilled cheese sandwich with roast beef, Halloween candy, protein shake
MacrosFirst: Protein: 110/137 (29%), Carbs: 124/100 (33%), Fiber: 27gm, Net Carbs: 97, Fat: 65/45 (38%), Calories: 1491/1353, 91 over, decent macros
Happiness Accountability: 3, enjoyed the day and the trick or treaters, watched Christmas movie, stitched, read before bed
Habit Accountability: 3, more water than Diet Coke
Check in Daily Accountability: 3, I'm here!
Time Management Accountability: 3, online and phone stuff, sat outside for trick or treaters, couch time, stitched
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: “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” —Jennifer Lopez

Start November 1:
November 8:
November 15:
November 22:
November 29:
December 6:
December 13:
December 20:
December 27:

Final Weigh In December 31!

Happy Holidays and welcome to the New Year!

2024 Goals:
11,000 steps each day: 289/305
At least 7 hours sleep: 147/305
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, 43, 44
Starting weight: 179.8
Get to the 160's: March 10, 2024
150s: June 24, 2024
140s: October 26, 2024
130s:

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!

After posting here yesterday I stayed online and took care of some stuff since DH was out and about. I signed up with Mochi Health for my GLP-1 med. Their intake is much more extensive than Henry Meds was, lots of forms to fill out. I have an appointment on Thursday, Nov 7 to talk to a provider. I could have gotten an earlier appointment, but I like the time I picked better. It looks like I'll be paying $178 per month (with a $40 discount for the first month), compared to the $297 I was paying Henry Meds. The medication is $99, and there is a monthly membership fee which starts at $79 for a month to month membership.  It's cheaper if I make a longer term commitment. I want to see how it goes before committing. I also made an appointment to talk with a dietician for November 19. I apologize if this is TMI, but I thought y'all might want to know. I was going to use my HSA debit card to pay for it, but when I plugged in my info it said insufficient funds. What??? I went ahead and put in a credit card instead. While I was in the middle of filling out their forms, I got a call from Fidelity who has called repeatedly over the last week, never at a good time. I had already decided I was going to talk to them the next time they called, so I answered. The guy said he was just calling to see if I had any questions. I said, "Yeah, why was my HSA card denied?" He looked at my account and said it was because all but a few cents was invested, meaning that I would need to move some into cash prior to using it. Good to know. By the time I finished with the Mochi forms, it was almost noon so I went down to the basement to do an aerobic workout with weights. Then lunch and couch time. We had leftover veggie soup and grilled roast beef and cheese sandwiches for dinner. I put the candy outside when I started seeing the littles out trick or treating. I settled myself in a chair to watch the fun and was out there until around 8:30. I counted 110 that came to our house. I ate 3 fun-size bars, but skipped my usual after dinner ice cream, so it almost equaled out. I still had about a half bowl of candy and cheese ball packets so I left those out when I came inside and amused myself watching a few kids come up to the door to help themselves. At 8:48, 3 kids took what was left, after filling their bags, one pointed at the ring camera and they left. Hahaha! I refilled the bowl with the cheese ball packets, but apparently no one was interested in those after that. The people that live catty-corner across the street always leave their porch light on but don't answer the door. From what I've seen, (Mrs. Kravetz talking here) they appear to be from an African country, so maybe they don't know about Halloween customs. I feel badly for the kids that trudge up their driveway only to be ignored. The neighbors next to them had set up on the driveway with a fire pit and sounded like they were having some adult fun. I'll bet they told the kids that came to their house first to not bother with the neighbor. DH was intoxicated before dinner, so he missed all of this. I went up to bath and bed at my usual time, but had trouble falling asleep due to various aches and pains. After tossing and turning for an hour, I read some more and finally turned off the light for good around 2.

It's gloomy again today. I think we got a bit of rain early this morning, the pavement looked wet when I got up. My leg pain was a lot better yesterday, just a bit lingers today.


Liz- Sounds like a good decision to keep your lights off. Yay for the warranty on your windows, glad you are so happy with them. WTG putting away summer clothes and getting rid of stuff and for having AF days. Yay for being halfway done with DSIL's blanket. So sorry that DD tested positive for celiac, I didn't realize that you could be asymptomatic. It's good that the baby is negative. I have no idea who she is but I posted the quote, “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” —Louise Hay

Jan- Yay for breakfast at Perkins, getting errands done, dollar store finds. Sorry about the snafu with your prescription. I'm hoping we don't have to move again, but I understand wanting a more senior-friendly house.

Cindy- Thanks so much for the new challenge! Hope the new meds are helpful. Hugs!

Cathy- Enjoy your day in Batroun and lunch with friends.

Murphy- Good to see you back and glad you are doing well on WW. Hope you are able to go to the mountains with Judy.

M-W Word of the Day

hatching 
noun | HATCH-ing

What It Means
Hatching refers to the drawing or engraving of lines close together as a method of shading, or to a pattern so created.

// The artist uses hatching to breathe life into her comics.

// The hatching adds depth to the illustration.

Hi girls! Happy November! How in the world are there only 2 months left of 2024? Looking back at our last challenge, I gained 4 pounds. Between seeing that, and trying on some clothes at the store yesterday, plus reading Cindy’s awesome new challenge, I am ready to face all the temptations these next 2 months will bring! I’ve been doing well with my activity this week, as well as my eating. I’m going to a women’s function with our church tomorrow, but will do the best I can with the choices I have. Yesterday we dressed up before our water class. I was a Steelers fan with a jersey, foam finger, and a terrible towel. In the water we did the motions of our characters. It was fun! And I got more steps in and my activity actually counted as aerobic, which doesn’t always happen! Afterwards, I was able to swim the pool 4 times! When I first started trying, I couldn’t even make it once! Slow and steady makes all the difference! Just like WW! Last night was practice for the murder/mystery and we used our microphones. Mine had to be turned down! 😂 I plan on making a list today and getting some things done! I probably won’t post again until Monday. Enjoy your weekend and don’t let it become your weak end! Oh, and the only way I’ve ever used hatching in a sentence is Look, the eggs are hatching! 😁

Cindy: Thank you so much for this new challenge, in spite of not feeling good! Do you write them yourself? It was perfect, and I think I need to include it with my devotions every morning! I hope the new meds help. Which fall might have caused the concussion? I have a young friend that walked into a tree branch and one my age that just walked into a glass door that both have concussions. Nothing to fool with! Both were told to REST!

Jan: Have fun with your sis! I hope you sell everything! 😁

Amy: Thanks for all the info. Depending on how things go, I may be trying it next year. Time will tell. Also, thanks for being so open about DH. It helps.

Murphy: Yay for joining us again! I haven’t been drinking enough water lately either.

Liz: Sorry that Elyse has celiac, but I’m glad she has been following the diet! There are so many more choices out there now, as you know, than when my mom was first diagnosed.

Carole: It’s so exciting to think that you can move anywhere you want! DH and I have discussed it, but I won’t leave my kids and really enjoy my life! If anything, we might spend a month away at some point. We’ll see.

Cathy: Enjoy your time with friends! It’s so cool that you harvest your own olives for olive oil!

I’m done. My goal is to stay off my iPad until tonight. We’ll see how that goes!