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Post by tickyboo on Feb 13, 2017 11:01:55 GMT
We are walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and some do other exercise. We set goals and keep track by miles. You can set your goal for any amount, count your miles any way you wish. The goal is consistency with exercise.
We started Jan. 20, 2003 on the WW Challenge Central Board as "250 Miles by June 1" & we've done 35 five-month walking challenges, including the one we finished Oct 1, 2016.
The group challenge is to average about 2 miles a day, 13 miles a week, or 50 miles a month; if you do it, in 5 months you will have walked 250 miles, and if you have stuck with the challenge and a healthy eating program for that 5 months, you will see wonderful changes in your health, fitness, and size!
Some people will finish well before the target date & will go for more or another 250 miles, but others will go at a slower pace, and new members will join along the way, so each member is welcome to set her/his own personal goal and target date. The new group challenge which started Oct 1, 2016, is "250 Miles by March 1, 2017."
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Post by tickyboo on Feb 13, 2017 11:05:55 GMT
Good Morning!!!
I had a nice weekend. No exercise Sat and Sun. Yesterday was a lazy day we spent most of it watching Netflix. I did have the munchies yesterday afternoon. We had fun babysitting Saturday night. The babies are adorable. My niece and her boyfriend had a nice dinner and got some shopping in.
We are eating in for Vday. We have a nice steak and some shrimp cocktail. Vday was never a big thing for me. I guess my hubby gets off easy. I feel you should show love all the time and not because the calendar says so.
Cait: Hope your travels are safe. Good for you eating healthier while traveling.
Velda: Glad to see you posting again. My miles have been down this challenge. I have gotten in a slump and have had a hard time pulling out completely.
Nancy: Good job getting in your exercise. I bet those puppies are so cute.
Amy: Great job with staying active with the treadmill.
Waving to all. Happy Walking!!
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Post by amyrs on Feb 13, 2017 15:56:35 GMT
Good morning all. Hi Kelly. I did 4 miles in 5 segments 1 mile in 2 segments on treadmill. And 3 miles in 3 segments of WATP. I get enough fit points to allow me the serving of peanut butter 6 points to be taken away and stay on simply filling. The cleaner is coming in 35 minutes. Took a shower before she comes to wash the towels. i like the mix of treadmill and WATP. I have to build slowly on the treadmill. There are 45 weeks left this year.I would like to be at goal by January 2018.
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Post by Cait on Feb 13, 2017 17:08:14 GMT
Good Morning Walkers!
Arrived home safely yesterday Yay! It's great to be home. One rain gutter got ripped off by snow sliding off the roof but otherwise all is well. I did march in place last night while watching TV 1 hour = 3 miles and made my 5 month "250 miles since Oct 1" goal well before the March 1 end of the challenge. Stayed in my green zone of pts & JGTB & did my other HHs. We're planning to walk today & tomorrow, before the next rain comes through. Usually I have difficulty with overeating when I return home but yesterday was no problem. A few urges but not strong. The "Eat Right Now" app combined with my 14 years WW & almost 9 years in Overeaters Anonymous and all the ups and downs and lessons learned and relearned must be sinking in.
Here's a quote in honor of Valentines Day:
Love is above all, the gift of oneself.
Jean Anouilh
KELLY - sounds like a lovely weekend
AMY - GFY with the goal and getting back to your exercise regimen
NANCY - how fun, busy with puppy adoptions! We will be home 3 weeks or so.
Waving at everyone! Have a great day!
Cait
Focus For Feb - "no compulsive eating; no mindless eating"
250/169.6/145
160.7 is my first 10% goal since my high weight 178.6 in July 2016
WW lifetime 11/4/2003 (In range - Lifetime goal 169)
Overeaters Anonymous since 3/5/2008
- An urge is not a requirement. It will pass if I let it
- The goal is to eat healthy balanced meals in moderate amounts one day at a time
- No compulsive eating; no mindless eating
My Healthy Habits:
- Stick to my Plan of Eating. Aim for green zone of pts 37 or fewer; only occasionally go into higher zones, & never over 67; avoid sugar and salted snack foods
- Pray & meditate, read, share (12 step work)
- Exercise
- Work during work hours
- No snacking after planned evening snack of about 4 pts
- JGTB around 10 pm but not later than around 11 pm
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Post by sweetadeline on Feb 13, 2017 22:50:26 GMT
Good evening,
Kelly glad you had a good weekend. I bet the babies are sweet. So sweet of you to babysit so your niece could have the evening out.
Cait glad you had a safe trip home. GFY staying in your healthy zone.
Amy I am so happy for you getting back on track. You will reach your goals, you did it before and can do it again.
I walked two miles and rode the bike twenty minutes. It has been a cold rainy day, and I have had the munchies. Haven't gone over points but it is a bad way to use exercise points.
Nancy
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Post by tickyboo on Feb 14, 2017 10:48:47 GMT
Good Morning!!!
I had an ok day yesterday eating wise. I did not eat enough protein at breakfast so I ended up eating a doughnut that a coworker brought in. I did get a little over 10000 steps yesterday. I did the WATP moves while watching TV.
So what does everyone have for lunches during the week??
Cait: Glad you arrived home safely and didn't overeat. Good job on the exercise and meeting your goal.
Amy: You are doing great. You will lose the weight. You have a good plan in place.
Nancy: Good job with your miles and not going over in your points.
Waving to all!! Happy Walking!!
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Post by amyrs on Feb 14, 2017 18:30:20 GMT
I walked on my treadmill for 1 mile in 2 segments 30 minutes. I did 2 segments of WATP for 30 minutes for 3 miles.
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Post by Cait on Feb 14, 2017 20:46:58 GMT
Good Afternoon Walkers!
Yesterday 2.1 mi walk on the river road & this a.m. we walked 3.1 mi. We pick up trash when we walk here, and since we've been gone for 2 months there was a lot of it! It makes the walk take a lot longer. We may be able to walk tomorrow a.m. as well, because the rain now is not supposed to arrive til tomorrow afternoon. It was in the low 40's F this a.m. & 30's F yesterday while we were walking, but I am a "sweater" no matter how cold it is!
We are watching the Westminster Dog Show, yesterday & today. I thought of you NANCY when we saw the Yorkie. That's yours, right? Watched some of the agility competition Sunday.
Yesterday not so good with evening eating and didn't JGTB, but good news is I ate less than I usually do when I do that. So glimpses of progress. But it is frustrating to see myself do the same things - there was a good joke about that someone posted a while ago, and like the quote about the definition of insanity - Doing the same thing and expecting different results. Today I am trying to use the mindfulness practice, at least in retrospect, in reviewing how it felt during and after last night's eating and staying up late.
I made split pea soup today - with millet, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, a little sweet potato, cabbage and spices. I make a huge pot when I make soup, so this will last us almost a week, having it every day at lunch.
Yesterday & today we're finishing off the chili soup I made over 2 months ago - we had some in the freezer.
KELLY - My lunches in SoCal are usually Trader Joe's Veggie Wrap with Hummus (half), broccoli dipped in TJs eggplant hummus, 6 unsalted almonds, 1/3 Wasa Hearty cracker, and an apple. My lunch at home is usually my "mix" - chopped veggies (lots of them) with 1/2 cup beans & 1/2 cup brown rice or other whole grain, 2 almonds & apple. Right now it's "soup season" so I'll have 1 cup of my homemade soup and my "mix" with only 1/4 cup beans & 1/4 cup whole grain.
AMY - GFY with the TM & WATP
NANCY - you've got a good healthy exercise routine in place. Routines make it more do-able for me.
Waving at everyone! Have a great day!
Cait
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Post by sweetadeline on Feb 15, 2017 3:30:04 GMT
Good evening,
Kelly WTG on the steps. I usually have leftovers for lunch. I make a three can soup that I have often, 1can of refried beans, 1can of chicken broth, 1 can of RoTel tomatoes. It is a little spicey. I have a cup of that with a turkey wrap. I tend to get in a habit of eating the same thing. I ordered a digital air fryer,so maybe I will try out some new recipes.tonight I made fried chicken and it was good and you do not use any oil. I have seen them advertised so decided to try one. Hope that I like it.
Amy GFY with you walking program. You are doing great.
Cait your soup sounds good. And so does you walk along the river. Where I live there are no bodies of water close. I can walk around the pond at my sons, but right it is a little grown up with weeds. Yes Yorkies are one breed of my dogs, I also raise toy poodles and Maltese.I only have one yorkie puppy ready to place in a home. Six that will be ready at different times and six poodle puppies about four weeks old. So I am pretty busy.
I walked two miles this morning,then went to Midland with DDIL or she went with me, we went in my van to pick up a bench that she had bought that wouldn't fit in her car. Then went to Sears for a big sale, the store is closing and everything is fifty per cent off. GD got a lot of new clothes.She has had a growing spurt.then we went to lunch,had a great day. We never get to go together much because of her work schedule.
Nancy
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Post by tickyboo on Feb 15, 2017 10:58:24 GMT
Good Morning!!!!
I am not having a good week with WW been eating too many goodies that people have brought in at work. I also have not been very motivated to exercise. I will try to get back on track today. Looks like we all do similar things for lunch.I love soups and make them year round. I know some think it is crazy in the summer months but work in the A/C so it doesn't bother me to eat warm soup.
I have so blah this week, I am hoping I am not getting sick. The girls I worked with last Thursday at the office in my town were all out sick Monday and Tuesday and the kiddos that I watched Saturday night were getting over colds except the babies they were ok. We have had several out at our office too.
Nancy: Good job on you exercise. Your air-fryer sounds like a neat option for healthier cooking. Looks like you had a nice day. It saddens me about the Sears and the Kmarts.
Cait: Good job getting in your walks and cleaning up the environment.
Amy: Good job on your miles!! You are doing great.
Waving to all. Happy Walking!!
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Post by ruthinnj on Feb 15, 2017 12:44:21 GMT
Good morning, I am so sorry I have been missing so long. My b'day was over the weekend and the kids and new babies were here then it is just so hard to get back on. I also can't respond to everyone, no time.
Cait, I am getting the app right now. Eat Right Now from Goblue Inernational, right??
Friday 6.2 miles
Sat 3.9 miles
Sunday 2.7 miles
Monday 4.3 miles
Tuesday 2.5 miles
178.9/250 miles as of Feb 14
159.3/250 miles as of Feb 9
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Post by Cait on Feb 15, 2017 16:51:36 GMT
Good Morning Walkers!
Yesterday I was in my green zone of pts, JGTB and other HHs. We walked 3.1 miles. It's supposed to rain today so not sure if we can walk but I'll do some exercise.
Usually DH makes our dinners, so for V day I made DH dinner. He made the salad. We had a candlelight dinner with wine. I made "spaghetti squash e fagioli alla puttanesca." It sounds great to say, just rolls off the tongue. 😀 I just made up the recipe & fancy name, then afterwards discovered recipes online with the same name, except pasta spaghetti, not spaghetti squash. Also had whole wheat pita with hummus. It was great except we ate too little and were hungry 2 hours later. Forgot it has so few calories. It looks big on the plate and we felt full! No worries. We just had our evening snack. Usually we aren't hungry for the snack, just have it as a sort of ritual.
RUTH - Happy Birthday! Good to see you. You're doing great with the Miles! Glad you are enjoying life. Can't do it all. Yes that's the right one. I discovered on day 5, you can continue "free" with the checkins and exercises, but to keep getting the daily "training/lessons" you need to pay. At first I wasn't going to but the next day I decided to pay. It's $129.99 for the year. I figured it's worth it to me.
KELLY - hope you are well. GFY committing to back on track with the eating.
Waving at everyone! Have a great day!
Cait
Focus For Feb - "no compulsive eating; no mindless eating"
250/169.6/145
160.7 is my first 10% goal since my high weight 178.6 in July 2016
WW lifetime 11/4/2003 (In range - Lifetime goal 169)
Overeaters Anonymous since 3/5/2008
- An urge is not a requirement. It will pass if I let it
- The goal is to eat healthy balanced meals in moderate amounts one day at a time
- No compulsive eating; no mindless eating
My Healthy Habits:
- Stick to my Plan of Eating. Aim for green zone of pts 37 or fewer; only occasionally go into higher zones, & never over 67; avoid sugar and salted snack foods
- Pray & meditate, read, share (12 step work)
- Exercise
- Work during work hours
- No snacking after planned evening snack of about 4 pts
- JGTB around 10 pm but not later than around 11 pm
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Post by ruthinnj on Feb 16, 2017 10:23:40 GMT
Good morning. Today is yoga, hoping it is not too hot today. I did drink a lot of water yesterday but still hope it isn't too hot.
Cait, I do like it so far. Need to take advantage of the little videos.
182.9/250 miles as of Feb 15
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Post by tickyboo on Feb 16, 2017 11:01:46 GMT
Good Morning!!
Off scale victory, I did not eat any of the cookies that were brought in yesterday. I did a 2 mile WATP last evening. I actually went to bed early as I was tired.
Cait: Your dinner sounds yummy. Great job with the miles, healthy eating and JGTB.
Ruth: You are doing great with your miles. Hope it was not too hot at Yoga.
Waving to all. Happy Walking!!
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Post by Cait on Feb 17, 2017 0:26:16 GMT
Good Afternoon, Dimers! Eating was not so good last night, I stayed up late, didn't JGTB, ate DH's snack foods, but fewer total points than previously. Of course there are fewer of those available in the house, too! I did march in place 1 hour = 3 miles. No walk, as it's been raining here in North State CA. Although this afternoon is pretty nice out. Day 8 of "Eat Right Now" app - I can see that it is helping, so I'm keeping with it and went ahead and paid for the year. I'm seeing more clearly how my compulsive eating is linked to my other habits. The training aims to help you see without judging how the habit loop works in your body and enable you to "step outside the habit loop." I like that it is a daily "training," with a variety of tools, not just things to read or listen to, where then you're thinking "how do I do this?" I'm re-reading the book "Salt, Sugar, Fat" by Michael Moss. All 3 of those are major trigger foods for me. He points out that the craving for salt is even more powerful in some ways than sugar, but it is not inborn. It is learned. I have noticed that my desire salt in meal-type foods is less, because we use very little in our home-prepared meals, HOWEVER, I still get triggered by those salted snack foods. I'm looking forward to the mindfulness training lessening my desire for them. The author has some interesting "podnips" on his website that I'm going to check out: www.michaelmossbooks.com/ I'm having trouble fitting in everything but persevering - I have difficulty working from home anyway, plus doing my HHs & indulging my cherished recreational reading time. Long standing habits to be changed. At least yesterday and today I did JGD before lunch and after lunch (Just Go Downstairs) to my office, a good first step to actually doing work. RUTH - yes the little videos in the "Eat Right Now" app are really good - not too long, and focused on what you really can benefit from, not just freewheeling information. KELLY - GFY passing on the cookies! NSV! NANCY - My split pea soup turned out AWESOME if I do say so myself. You really have your hands full with the dogs! Wow! I guess I missed that info earlier. Yes, we love our river here at home, which right now is big, raging and muddy due to all the rain, and we love being able to walk tot the beach in SoCal. Waving at everyone! Have a great day! Best wishes Cait |
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