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Post by LR63402 on May 13, 2019 11:07:53 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 May 13, 2019 11:09:39 GMT
Good morning friends,
Not much new here this morning. I hope the Monday treats you with kindness.
I'll check back later. Have a great day everyone!
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Post by keshet51 on May 13, 2019 11:46:38 GMT
Good morning Lora and ATF. I made it to PT this morning but I am still sick and feeling run down, not to mention that I can't smell or taste anything. I'm taking a sick day today which works out fine because i have no scheduled meetings on my calendar. It's also 41 degrees here this morning with more rain in the forecast so staying in my warm home under a blanket seems extra appealing today. Drinking decaf now but will shift over to tea shortly. Wish I had some soup at home but I don't, may have to make a quick supermarket trip to get some. I made a salad for lunch today and that so much doesn't appeal to me! Maybe I'll do that now - according to the weather app on my phone the rain will be starting at 9. I do hate going to the supermarket Monday morning when they haven't restocked from the weekend but hopefully there wasn't a run on chicken soup.
I'll bbl for sure.
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Post by LR63402 on May 13, 2019 11:59:14 GMT
Andi - oh how miserable for you. I'm glad you were able to take a sick day. Back in the day, I remember my favorite "sick" food was the chicken corn soup from my local Chinese delivery place (it was just like egg drop soup, but with a tiny bit of chicken breast and some corn kernels added). I think the last time I was really sick, I ate almost nothing but that for a solid week. Ha! Now days, I'd just make my own (minus the corn) since I learned how and now know that it's so quick and easy. I definitely remember that it was the only thing that definitely comforted me. Do you like Chinese soups? Maybe you could get some delivered.
I just took Lily out and realized that it will probably be sometime closer to afternoon before I'll be able to mow. The grass has gotten high and is very wet. I'll have to wait for it to dry up a bit before I can tackle the yard. That's okay though. I've got all of today and tomorrow, so I'll just have another cup of coffee and maybe do a little rock painting this morning.
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Post by vtfishstick on May 13, 2019 12:58:23 GMT
Good morning everyone -
Andi I hope you can get some rest today. That sounds miserable - especially with 41 degree weather!
Lora I hope you have a good day- and are able to mow if that's what you want to do.
First day at work post-graduation - makes you not want to do anything. I don't think that's really an option though. Lots of people think that once students leave on a college campus we can all just relax and put our feet up for the summer. That might be true for some offices but not mine. :-P
Hope everyone has a good Monday.
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Post by keshet51 on May 13, 2019 13:01:50 GMT
Lora I wish you were here to make some chicken soup for me! I generally am not crazy about Chinese soups because they're so salty. I buy the Progresso Light chicken noodle soup and while it does not taste at all homemade, it does the trick, and of course right now I can't taste anything anyway. I can tell bitter and sweet but that's about it. Chinese chicken corn soup does sound really good...
With all the rain, I can imagine that the grass grows really quickly. I think you should take a selfie on that mower for us. Complete with beverage in the cup holder... Enjoy the painting today.
I am back from the supermarket and it's drizzling and still cold and gloomy. Happy to be home.
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Post by Jarmstrong on May 13, 2019 14:15:12 GMT
Good morning everyone.
My eating has been off the chain - I finally took the plunge this morning and got on the scale :/ I am back up all the weight I had lost. Today is a get back on track day. I have my food packed and my gym bag packed. I plan on going to the gym after work today. I started a new book yesterday so that will help me at least walk on the treadmill for a bit this evening. Something is better than nothing.
Yesterday was a lazy day for me.
Today is cool and raining in VA.
I got pretty caught up last week at work so my goal now is to stay that way. LOL
Andi sorry you are not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon.
Lora we got the grass cut over the weekend - and just in time because it is raining here now.
Amanda I feel you on not wanting to work. It must seem so peaceful with no students there.
I am going to a training in Boston in August. I made my airline reservation and hotel reservation this morning. I have never been to Boston so I am looking forward to exploring a new place. My hotel is only a few blocks from the Harbor. Anyone ever been to Boston before?? Any recommendations??
We are also going on a cruise in October. While I am not going to be able to get my plastic surgery this year - I still want to look the best I can while on the cruise. I basically have 5 months to do strength training and try to tighten up as much as I can. I will be in simple summer dresses and bathing suits for the entire week. I just want to be comfortable with myself dressing that way. I don't want to feel anxious about what I am wearing.
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Post by keshet51 on May 13, 2019 17:52:38 GMT
Hi again. I'm watching an endless episode of My 600 lb Life. This is why I worry about retiring, that I'll spend endless and mindless hours in front of the TV watching reality shows. Ack! But am glad I stayed home today - am doing a little work but since I'm taking it as a sick day, I don't feel guilty about spending time doing absolutely nothing. I ate lunch and was able to taste it a little, so some improvement there, still coughing a lot though.
Jana, I know that when you get back on your plan you can lose a lot of weight quickly, so hope that's the case this time and you'll get those annoying pounds off fast. I'm down 3 of the 6 I put on so I know we can do this!!! I think you'll love Boston although I can't make any recommendations since it's been years since I was there. And I know what you mean about the bathing suit thing and being on the cruise and feeling comfortable. I'm really enjoying the strength training - didn't you have a friend who is a trainer and offered to work with you?
Amanda, even though you still have to work, hopefully without the students there the pressure will ease up a bit. And no on-call, right?
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Post by success4susie on May 13, 2019 18:03:13 GMT
Well, it rained most of the night...in general, I like that if I can hear the rain; however, this morning I was sooo cold. We went to neurofit, then met DD and YDGD for lunch, back home now. I am going to bed...have another one of those migraines (mild, but still yuck) and I just feel sooo cold still. I was going to try to go to the gym, but don't know if I will make it...supposed to go for a bridge lesson/review at the clubhouse at 6:00...sure hope I feel better by then.
Andi -just bumped my heat up... I used to think "chicken noodle soup" when I (or one of my kids) was sick. I am fine with egg drop soup now. Hope you feel better, you certainly have been fighting colds lately. My DM used to always call the changing season times "pneumonia weather" (even though we should be through that by now).
Amanda - hope you get at least a few days of less stress at work, before the summer onslaught begins (and the next trip to Disney - ha).
Lora - hope you get the grass mowed..if not, enjoy more rock painting.
Jana - I will ask DD about sites around Boston harbor.
Off to lie down
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Post by Jarmstrong on May 13, 2019 18:51:17 GMT
Good afternoon.
I am grumpy and frustrated with myself. I need to lock myself in a room until I can get my eating under control.
The team leader that works at the location where my office is has brought in Hershey miniatures and Hershey kisses. He finds it humorous that I can't stay out of them and I want to throat punch him (bet he wouldn't think that was so funny, huh?). He knows I have a problem with sweets. He told me - just don't eat them - ok if I could JUST NOT EAT them I wouldn't be complaining about you bringing it in.
I have eaten so many sweets over the weekend and today that my blood sugar is all over the place and I am miserable. Why can't being miserable be deterrent enough for me to stay away from the junk??
Not too much longer and I can get out of here and go home. DH did take some things out of the freezer for me so I can have some options for dinner.
Susie it is chilly today. I have been cold myself all day. Sorry about the migraine. Is there anything they can do for them??
Andi I hope you are feeling better. Yes my BF's DH is a personal trainer. He will help me but I have to pay him now (I mean I suppose it is only fair, he has offered to help me for free in the past and I never stuck to it) Right now I am trying to stick to a budget and I don't really have the extra $ to pay him. And it isn't like I don't know what I need to do. I know all the exercises and all the modifications, etc - it is just a matter of making myself go.
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Post by LR63402 on May 13, 2019 20:53:58 GMT
Busy day here so far. I did some painting while waiting for the grass to dry a little, then hit the yard. Once that was finished I decided to go ahead and take my walk/hike while I was still in my exercise tights and boots. It is truly a spectacular day here. The sky is an amazing shade of blue and the clouds are big, white and puffy. Even the trees look deeper green and so lush from all the rain. So I got my 2.5 miles in and then got my shower, had a small bite of lunch and am now just relaxing with a cup of chocolate raspberry flavored coffee.
Amanda - I wouldn't necessarily say that I ever "want" to mow the grass, but it is something that I look forward to getting out of the way...Lol. If that makes sense. Like I dread it, but have a nice sense of accomplishment when it's completed. I'm sure having the students gone (for the most part) just simply makes time for you all to work on all the things that don't get accomplished when they're there. Probably also tons of stuff to do to prepare for them all to return in a few months, I'm guessing.
Andi - if I were there, I'd definitley make you some chicken soup! I think sick days make it just fine to veg in front of the TV. Don't be too hard on yourself. And I don't think that will be your retirement activity. I mean, unless you plan on having a miserable cold for the whole of you retirement. Lol. I'm sure you'll be traveling back and forth between the littles, you'll be hitting the gym, enjoying your meet-ups, your opera and movies. You'll probably be like Susie and be go-go-going all the time.
Susie - Oh gosh! I'm so sorry for your headache. That's just no good at all. I hope you get a nap and get to feeling better very soon.
Jana - I'm sorry but that team leader is an ass clown! Are the candies in a common area? If they are I'd just tell him to put them away somewhere or they're going into the trash. Also as to the "why can't being miserable be a deterrent" question, I can honestly say that it never worked for me that way. I'd binge eat sweets until I was nauseated, shaky and jsut wanted to sleep - truly like a sugar coma or something. I would feel so bad. And then a few days later, I'd do it again. For me it just took a sustained period of abstinence for me to get to the point where I didn't want it anymore. Just keep trying. One day at a time, one meal at a time.
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Post by keshet51 on May 14, 2019 1:32:36 GMT
Good evening all. Jana, I don't blame you for being grumpy. Your team leader sounds like my assistant with the PB eggs on her desk for WEEKS around Easter. I never figured out how to handle the temptation although there were days at a time I stayed out of her office. Ultimately I caved each time. I think the only thing that helps me (aside from what Lora wrote) is to get angry at the person that brings the stuff in (inside, not necessarily express it), angry at being manipulated into eating something I don't want, something that doesn't even taste that good and is so bad for me. Rage goes a long way to help with self protection, it turns out. But there's got to be a better way. Let me know if you figure it out.
Susie, hope by now your headache is long gone.
I had a long nap this afternoon and feel a LOT better. Hope I can sleep tonight and not have to resort to sleep meds again. I definitely need to go to work tomorrow... Sleep well, ROs.
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