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Post by djpiper on Jan 1, 2024 15:53:41 GMT
Happy New Year!!!  Let's say goodbye to 2023 and hello 2024! We're all here because we want to lose weight and get fit -but how about we focus on treating ourselves better? Let's give ourselves the respect and caring advice and support that we'd give to our friends. We can be so hard on ourselves! Let's focus on being and showing ourselves respect by getting in some exercise each day and adding more fruits and vegetables to our diet, maybe try to get to bed a little earlier, and keep up our social connections. Let's see what showing a little self love can do for our overall health?!  WELCOME EVERYONE, anytime, and yes you can walk/jog/run or combo, cycle, spin, swim, aerobic classes, elliptical machine, yoga, Pilates, strength train and core work too! Each week you set and post your own attainable mileage/minutes goal and strive to achieve it. Saturday through Friday is our fitness week with Saturday morning weigh-in (WI). WIs are encouraged but optional. There is no judgement here. - Join in on the August water-exercise challenge if you want to, but no pressure if you want to do something else. This challenge runs January 1 through January 31, 2024. Our challengers: Amy- 192 Brenda- 225 Deb- 152.6 Mo- 226.8 Hello everybody and happy new year!! Welcome 2024! A new year and a fresh start. Let's get the new year off to a good start by showing ourselves a little compassion and treating ourselves to some healthy choices out of love and respect for ourselves? Oh and don't forget our daily challenges! Daily Challenge: Mon- Water up! Tues- at least two servings lean protein Wed- OP day--check out how you have done so far, this week. Thurs- at least 5 fruits & veggies Fri- at least half your servings whole grains Sat- self appreciation day Sun- journal it |
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Post by djpiper on Jan 1, 2024 16:02:22 GMT
Good morning! Well, I didn't get off to the best start this morning as I was technically still on call for work until 8:00am this morning. I got a call at 6:00am for something that is NOT our groups responsibility and shouldn't have come up. Arg! I SO wanted just one morning to not have to get up or get ready for something. Oh well.
I hope this thread is okay? Please feel free to edit the first post so it's better.
I have started working on treating myself better and trying to catch myself when I'm berating myself by asking, "would I say that to a friend?". I really have a self esteem problem and I do think if I was kinder and more forgiving of myself that I'd get healthier naturally. Eating enough produce, leaner protein, exercising, hanging out with family and friends -those are all ways of treating myself with respect.
It's nice that its bright and sunny out to encourage to head outdoors for walk and also to expose myself to some sunlight!
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Post by djpiper on Jan 1, 2024 16:05:02 GMT
Amy, WTG with our the steps and just in general! Sounds like you really have a handle on things! All, I just used your most recent WI in the title post, please edit to how you'd like it!  |
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Post by djpiper on Jan 2, 2024 12:35:42 GMT
Good morning! Well, yesterday was a bit of a disaster in terms of self care but today is going well. I went to the gym this morning and did the arm weight machines, 15 minutes of rowing and then {drum roll} I stretched a good 20-25 minutes on a mat and even did a balance exercise I used to good about doing of standing one leg at a time on a half bozu ball! I don't know why I got out of the habit of stretching every morning, I feel so good afterwards!
It's a serious NSV, as I didn't want to go to the gym and was attempted to say I'd go later in the morning or at lunchtime or after work -which almost NEVER happens. Now for challenge #2 -go for a 30 minutes walk outdoors today in the sunlight. And the toughest challenge of all, #3, eat mostly whole foods today and stop when full.
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Post by sunrose49 on Jan 2, 2024 14:20:11 GMT
Happy New Year!!! Let's say goodbye to 2023 and hello 2024! We're all here because we want to lose weight and get fit -but how about we focus on treating ourselves better? Let's give ourselves the respect and caring advice and support that we'd give to our friends. We can be so hard on ourselves! Let's focus on being and showing ourselves respect by getting in some exercise each day and adding more fruits and vegetables to our diet, maybe try to get to bed a little earlier, and keep up our social connections. Let's see what showing a little self love can do for our overall health?! WELCOME EVERYONE, anytime, and yes you can walk/jog/run or combo, cycle, spin, swim, aerobic classes, elliptical machine, yoga, Pilates, strength train and core work too! Each week you set and post your own attainable mileage/minutes goal and strive to achieve it. Saturday through Friday is our fitness week with Saturday morning weigh-in (WI). WIs are encouraged but optional. There is no judgement here. - Join in on the August water-exercise challenge if you want to, but no pressure if you want to do something else. This challenge runs January 1 through January 31, 2024. Our challengers: Amy- 192 Brenda-223.0 Deb- 152.6 Mo- 226.8 Hello everybody and happy new year!! Welcome 2024! A new year and a fresh start. Let's get the new year off to a good start by showing ourselves a little compassion and treating ourselves to some healthy choices out of love and respect for ourselves? Oh and don't forget our daily challenges! Daily Challenge: Mon- Water up! Tues- at least two servings lean protein Wed- OP day--check out how you have done so far, this week. Thurs- at least 5 fruits & veggies Fri- at least half your servings whole grains Sat- self appreciation day Sun- journal it |
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Post by sunrose49 on Jan 2, 2024 14:22:25 GMT
Debbie, thanks for our start. I updated my wi for this start.
WTG with the gym!!
Waving to Amy and Mo
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Post by djpiper on Jan 2, 2024 15:29:09 GMT
Hi Brenda!
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Post by djpiper on Jan 2, 2024 15:48:58 GMT
Brenda, how is the new puppy?
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Post by finaldescent on Jan 3, 2024 11:12:29 GMT
Happy New Year everyone!!
I will try to get back later this evening to post more, but so far so good. My weight is right on for the start of our challenge.
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Post by djpiper on Jan 3, 2024 12:10:25 GMT
Good morning! Made it to the gym this morning for leg weight machines, rowing and a good stretch, woohoo!
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Post by amyrs on Jan 3, 2024 13:30:14 GMT
I have an appointment at the uw Health Science . I am bringing a cashier check for the first payment is 45 dollars more the regal at a appointment at 12 pm Friday.They haver an osteoporosis program to weight life. they have that program monday through Friday but have other equipment including a pool.
my doctor wrote out the form to go there. I wanted the appointment cause I got my SSa today.
I will e able to order meals b ut it may take a month. I have enough money this moneth to shop. I am salso getting the same kind of sketchers sneaker today which I got at lower price and paid off today. I am getting that pair today. I have enough money for food this month. I do not need to buy food this week.
But I am getting a refund check where I can add 42 to 32 dollars plus use 4 this way I have some money to eat for the rest of the year for the 11 months following. The staff comes back today and we have a belated party for Scott today if he is allowed someone locked the door Sunday night and no-one could open it till
Tuesday morning. I am glad the party is today if they allow it and then I will shop tomorrow and hopefully start my better eating tomorrow.
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Post by amyrs on Jan 3, 2024 13:33:45 GMT
I am paying for tracking. right now I pay about half the normal price.i am gong to save money to save for my trust that my brother has for me. I will send 2 payments form Stable in May and October and that would help me get to New York in an emergency. I am getting tested for a particular familial gene that cause ALs
the firsts week of February. I do not yet yet have a cardiologist appointment which I need to get lidocaine. They probably have read the results of my tests and are not in a hurry. my case manager comes today and I want to ask her for help in getting that appointment.
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Post by amyrs on Jan 3, 2024 13:34:50 GMT
I got the refills I wanted yesterday at the pharmacy in target.
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Post by djpiper on Jan 3, 2024 14:00:22 GMT
Happy New Year!!! Let's say goodbye to 2023 and hello 2024! We're all here because we want to lose weight and get fit -but how about we focus on treating ourselves better? Let's give ourselves the respect and caring advice and support that we'd give to our friends. We can be so hard on ourselves! Let's focus on being and showing ourselves respect by getting in some exercise each day and adding more fruits and vegetables to our diet, maybe try to get to bed a little earlier, and keep up our social connections. Let's see what showing a little self love can do for our overall health?! WELCOME EVERYONE, anytime, and yes you can walk/jog/run or combo, cycle, spin, swim, aerobic classes, elliptical machine, yoga, Pilates, strength train and core work too! Each week you set and post your own attainable mileage/minutes goal and strive to achieve it. Saturday through Friday is our fitness week with Saturday morning weigh-in (WI). WIs are encouraged but optional. There is no judgement here. - Join in on the August water-exercise challenge if you want to, but no pressure if you want to do something else. This challenge runs January 1 through January 31, 2024. Our challengers: Amy- 192 Brenda-223.0 Deb- 195.6 Mo- 226.8 Hello everybody and happy new year!! Welcome 2024! A new year and a fresh start. Let's get the new year off to a good start by showing ourselves a little compassion and treating ourselves to some healthy choices out of love and respect for ourselves? Oh and don't forget our daily challenges! Daily Challenge: Mon- Water up! Tues- at least two servings lean protein Wed- OP day--check out how you have done so far, this week. Thurs- at least 5 fruits & veggies Fri- at least half your servings whole grains Sat- self appreciation day Sun- journal it |
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Post by djpiper on Jan 3, 2024 14:01:33 GMT
Bummer! I'm sorry to say that I posted the wrong weight for my first WI of the year. How I WISH that I weighed 152.6, lol! But I had to get real. Hopefully, 6 months from now I'll be in the 150s!
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Let's say goodbye to 2023 and hello 2024! We're all here because we want to lose weight and get fit -but how about we focus on treating ourselves better? Let's give ourselves the respect and caring advice and support that we'd give to our friends. We can be so hard on ourselves! Let's focus on being and showing ourselves respect by getting in some exercise each day and adding more fruits and vegetables to our diet, maybe try to get to bed a little earlier, and keep up our social connections. Let's see what showing a little self love can do for our overall health?! 
