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Post by LR63402 on Feb 23, 2019 9:12:12 GMT
This thread is for anyone that has been away from healthy eating, had a gain and is recommitting. We accept all forms of healthy eating here, whatever that means to you. We touch base daily for accountability and to encourage one another. This is a judgment free zone.
We all struggle to get the weight off and keep it off. Sometimes this is a challenge, but we never give up and that is the key. Regardless of our situation or where we are in reaching our goal, we count on talking to each other every day and are blessed to have one another as friends.
Our motto is persistence, not perfection.
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Post by LR63402 on Feb 23, 2019 9:20:01 GMT
Good morning and Happy Saturday!
Well the ball is rolling, we're under contract as of about 10pm last night. We're not celebrating yet, as we clearly understand that things can go awry, but I am cautiously optimistic. Proposed closing date is March 26th. I'm not sure if we'll make a day trip to Atlanta for that, or if we'll do it remotely. That is yet to be decided.
Not much on the schedule today other than a grocery run. And most likely a nap....as I've been awake for about an hour. Sheesh.
It's coffee time, so I'm off to indulge that vice and I'll stop back by later.
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Post by keshet51 on Feb 23, 2019 11:15:58 GMT
Good morning Lora and ATF. I've been up since 2:30, bathroom visit and had a pounding headache, thought I might be getting a migraine (I've also never had a sinus headache so imagined it could be that). However, I took Advil and it's gone so just an ordinary headache. I'm just a mass of complaints and small ailments these days, looking forward to getting really healthy this spring.
There's a guy who assists my PT who is a personal trainer at a local gym and I'm thinking that once my PT ends next week, I will have a few sessions with the trainer to develop a weight and resistance program to supplement any cardio I'm doing. My BLE program suggests not starting an exercise program while in the weight loss phase because reduced calories and losing weight are hard on the body and exercise depletes the limited willpower battery we have available to us each day and which we need to follow the plan. But I think I'm close enough to my goal weight now that I can start building some strength. I figure the personal trainer knows my limitations at this point and will be better equipped to work with them than those young things at my gym who I doubt have ever worked with older people before.
Speaking of goal weight, can any of you ROs offer some guidance on this? I'm 5'5" and throughout the decades of WW set my goal weight at 123 (when I was in my 30's), 130 about 10 years ago, and more recently at WW raised it to 135. Each time I've reached my goal weight I've maintained it for 15 minutes before regaining everything I lost plus a few. I think this time is different - I have a plan, know what to eat, know how to add foods until my weight stabilizes, and I have no cravings, haven't binged since November 24th (my carrot cake episode last Sunday was kind of a mini binge but I got right back on track so I'm not counting it, heh heh), so I'm more confident I can do this. But where is the right place to stop? BLE uses the "French Method" of weight calculation but I think it might be too low for me. That is, for women, 100 lbs if you're 5 feet tall and 5 lbs for every inch over that. So my goal weight would be 125. Not sure what my weight is right now, will know next Friday, but I'd say closing in on 135 by the way my clothes feel and because I have hip bones again.
Anyway, sorry to be so gabby this morning but I've been up for 4 hours already, hahaha, and this is on my mind.
I will be staying close to home today, doing some meal planning and supermarket run this morning, extended nap this afternoon hopefully. I think this cold is beginning to loosen it's grip. I want to think so anyway.
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Post by LR63402 on Feb 23, 2019 11:45:56 GMT
Good morning Andi - goal weight is such a personal thing. I think it varies so much based purely on body type and musculature/lean mass/body composition. I'm not sure that I'd strictly use a scale number as a goal. For me, at 5'3", 127 was quite thin. Currently I'm more like 139ish, but I'm wearing the same clothes as I was at 127. I know at 139, I'm in a size 4. But 5 years ago when I was at 140 I was in a large 6/small 8. I'm definitely leaner now than I was then. Same weight but definitely not the same size. This is not just a vanity sizing issue. I have some of those 6s and 8s in my closet and I'm swimming in them these days. So all that babbling, and I guess I really just want to say that I would recommend a scale goal as only one piece of the information puzzle.
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Post by janjasmine on Feb 23, 2019 11:46:07 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Glad this past week is over. I ended up having to do extended care two of three days which I really wasnt happy about since I was supposed to have parent teacher conferences. Its sad because they could care less whether there is any quality and its just lip service. We get lectured at over and over about quality and then this. I guess I should be happy though that I only had to do it two days instead of 5. But having them from 12:30 until 5 and 2:30-5 feels like forever. During a normal week I have them for about a little over an hour except on Friday when I do have them from 2:30-5. Oh well!
Lora, congrats about the offer and getting the ball rolling. I hope everything goes smoothly as possible.
We finally got our new washers and dryers yesterday but I didnt know until I took my clothes over to my sister's last night when I was going to have dinner with her. Of course tho they raised the price to do it. It didnt surprise me. I kind of expected they would be more by a quarter for the wash. I didnt check the dryer yet.
I have my usual stuff today. I am shopping for my friend today because tommorow I am doing an event with my club at another art museum that is free on Sunday and has a special exhibit going on.
I want to get to the gym too but not sure I will get there as I just need to do so many things. If I dont get there today I may try to get there early tommorow morning before my event.
Tonight I plan to continue reading The Great Alone. So far okay but I think my expectation and anticipation was stronger than what I am actually reading if that makes sense but will keep reading it.
Andi, glad that your cold seems to be improving.
Have a great day!!
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Post by LR63402 on Feb 23, 2019 12:17:57 GMT
Janet - sorry you had unexpected extended care this week after all. Does that mean that you won't have to do it this coming up week? Enjoy your outing tomorrow. Yay for new washers and dryers, but dang that they've raised the prices. That just figures, doesn't it?
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Post by keshet51 on Feb 23, 2019 13:32:19 GMT
Lora, I forgot to say how exciting about the offer on the house! Wow that was fast. I mean, I know the process of getting the house ready wasn't fast, but wow the sale seems to be going quickly. Yay.
Janet, stick with the Great Alone. I found it a little hard to get into but it's worth it.
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Post by success4susie on Feb 23, 2019 17:23:57 GMT
Good Morning... slept in this morning...didn't make a morning exercise class (but then, for the last year or so I have not pushed to get to the gym on Sat or Sun mornings). I will go later today probably.
These migraine auras/whatever really worry me...They seem to be much worse since my cataract surgery over a year ago...I saw a neurologist awhile back and he seemed to think all my symptoms were in line with an senior who has always had migraine issues. I have made an appt with ANOTHER opthalmologist on March 4 (NOT the one that did the cataract surgery)...we'll see if I can find out anything else.
Lora - yippee!!!!!! on the possible house sale
Andi - didn't WW give you a weight "range?" If you are supposed to weigh 125 at 5'5" then I am really fat since I weigh that at 5'1" ---- Ha Ha ----- and I keep shrinking!!! LOL I try to check my BMI occasionally, but I think Lora's advice sounds pretty good.
Janet - yippee for free museum hours. Sorry about the extended care...seems like you have to do that a lot. My DGS goes to a daycare type of place that has a kindergarten class also (which he attends). After school, he goes to another room (I have never thought about it, but I guess that is Extended Care). I think there are kids there that are dropped off by school buses also after school, but I am not sure. What time does your place close? Are there kids there that are school-age or are they all pre-school?
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Post by keshet51 on Feb 23, 2019 18:04:44 GMT
Thanks for the goal weight input, Susie and Lora. Susie, I went and tried out a couple of BMI calculators online and they say my ideal body weight is around 126. One calculator said 132. My IBW is a range from 111-152, which is kind of crazy, and I think that's what the WW charts said. I seem to remember the top of my range at around 150. I also found a calculator which tells you if you're small boned, etc., and according to that, I'm small boned. I suspected I was. Anyway, I am now done making myself crazy about this - I think I will know when I get to a place that feels right. That's pretty much what happened with both you and Lora, I think,right? Something healthy that you can maintain. I know once I resume working out there will be some changes to my body, and then of course there's the age thing... Lora, a size 4??? I'm in a 10!
Susie, how nice to sleep in this morning! And I think you're absolutely right to consult with someone else about both your migraines and the whole situation with your eyes. My doctor told me I'm developing cataracts and I never worried about the surgery before until your experience.
I've been to the supermarket and will do some cooking and napping this afternoon, I'm not sure which I'll do first. Planning to make meat loaf "muffins," roast a spaghetti squash, and make a stir fry sauce to use later in the week. I'm off salads again, more into cooked vegetables - I'm sure that's related to being sick...
Have a good afternoon all.
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Post by success4susie on Feb 23, 2019 18:28:36 GMT
Andi - I think that is a good decison... As good as I try to eat, I think you all beat me.
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Post by LR63402 on Feb 23, 2019 19:19:42 GMT
Andi - for me, I just need to be comfortable in my own skin. Able to tie my shoes without my fat crushing my lungs, able to walk, hike, clean etc. without pain or exhaustion and keep my BP, BS, etc. under control. I'm really more about how I feel...for the moment anyway...Haha. Also, yes, I'm in a 4, but with my body type, I'm built a little like a mini fridge. I am quite muscular in the thighs & calves, always have been. And muscle is more dense so while volume wise, it may take up the same space as fat, but it's going to weigh significantly more. Right? If my thighs were the same size, but mostly fatty tissue, I'd probably weight a lot less.
Susie - I hope you'll be able to get some better answers from the next ophthalmologist. I know this situation must be frustrating.
Well we got the grocery shop completed, took an unknown road on the way home to "see where it went" and ended up on the wrong side of the mountain, the river and the lake...Haha. But, it did put us right by the electric company, so we stopped and dropped off the monthly payment and then headed home on the known roads. It's a little scary how high the water is on the lake and how choppy the river water is. The rain is making things a little dicey down here in some areas. I think we expecting another round of heavy storms this evening, and then it's supposed to clear out for a couple of days. We really need a chance to dry out a little here, so I hope they're correct.
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