Alcohol Free is What We Want To Be! Wednesday, March 20

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 precuts – 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?

Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or motivational quote


CHALLENGE START WEIGHT 2/11:

February 18 weigh in:
February 25 weigh in:
March 3 weigh in:
March 10 weigh in:
March 17 weigh in:
March 24 weigh in:

Final Weigh March 31:

SHAPING UP FOR SPRING EQUINOX!
February 11 - March 31

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 precuts – 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: 72 oz
One or more fruit daily: Y
One or more vegetable daily: Y
AF: (mostly alcohol free since August 16, 2006): 6434; ANIM: 1 (021221)
AIM: N
ANIM: N
Fitbit Goal/burned: 2170/2195
JUST JOURNAL!

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY

Move Accountability: 4, 14,000+ steps, 250 steps 7/8 hours, walked to and from the nature trail, workout video with weights, laps in the basement, counter pushups and stretches
Sleep Accountability: 2, up late reading, trouble falling asleep, 5+ hours, Fitbit score 78, stress management 83
Nutrition Accountability: 3, 24/23, 30 weeklies left, blue dot, saltine toffee, ice cream
Happiness Accountability: 3, enjoyed the day, watched UpTV movie, stitched, read before bed
Habit Accountability: 3, drinking more water than diet Coke
Check in Daily Accountability: 3, I'm here!
Time Management Accountability: 3, walked, completed about 1/2 of CE's needed for license renewal, laundry, couch time, stitched on Patriots on tissue box cover
What did you do for yourself today? Reading, couch time, time outside

Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or motivational quote: “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” ―Diane Von Furstenberg

CHALLENGE START WEIGHT 2/11: 173.0
February 18 weigh in: 173.2
February 25 weigh in: 172.6
March 3 weigh in: 171.6
March 10 weigh in: 169.8
March 17 weigh in: 169.4
March 24 weigh in:
Final Weigh March 31:

2024 Goals:
11,000 steps each day: 78/79
At least 7 hours sleep: 39/79
Lift weights twice/week: Wk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Blue dots: 70/79
Starting weight: 179.8
Get to the 160's: March 10, 2024
150's:

While I was waiting for it to warm up a bit yesterday morning I worked on some online CE courses so that I can renew my nursing license. DH had an appointment with his dermatologist so I headed to the nature trail to get some steps. When I got back I had lunch and some couch time. DH grilled steaks for dinner, I made a salad and we had some leftover roasted carrots. I went to bed at a decent time but got involved with the end of a book, stayed up too late finishing it, and had trouble then falling asleep. I'm really dragging this morning, hopefully walking revives me.

It's sunny in the 30's, heading to the 60's. The bird feeders are empty again, so that needs to get done at a minimum. Folks are posting about seeing hummingbirds, so I may make some nectar and put a feeder out.


Jan- Yay for being happy with WI, GL with all the Easter temptations. The yoga instructor does not seem concerned about squeezing twice as many people in the space. Maybe the point of the Oprah special was to encourage more acceptance/understanding of people with obesity and talk about her own journey.

Cindy- Thanks for getting us started. Beef stroganoff sounds good. I need to swap out my St. Patrick's decorations for Easter stuff too. I sure hope the doctor is wrong about his Covid vaccine/cancer theory. Glad DS's weight is in a healthy range and the lab oddities turn out to be nothing. Yay for the mowers showing up!

M-W Word of the Day

flora 
noun | FLOR-uh

What It Means
Flora refers to all the plants that live in a particular area, time, period, or environment. It can also be used broadly to refer to plant, bacterial, or fungal life.

// Lisa admired the aquatic flora in the pond as she gazed out at the horizon.

Hi girls. I wanted to post before heading out. I was down 1.2 pounds today. It makes absolutely no sense. Whatever, I’ll take it. Hopefully it will help my mindset. I was surprised that the Oprah special was only about the medicines. Like Amy, I wish they would have talked more about the side effects. And the big pharmaceutical companies blaming the insurance, and I’m sure the insurance would blame the big pharmaceuticals. I think it was Jan that said the price won’t be coming down any time soon. I do think the special was to get people talking and normalizing the idea of obesity being a disease. Plus they kept saying this medicine has been around for 20 years, so it isn’t really “new”. I would love not having the food noise in my head. Why sometimes can I shut it up, and sometimes I can’t? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Oh, and guess what? DH’s cough is finally gone. Just in time for his new doctor’s appointment on April 1. Oh well, he has lots of other things to talk to him about!

Amy: When I wrote I was convicted in church, I meant I was feeling guilty. Our Sunday School lesson was about sin. The question was asked, what sin have you tried over and over to get rid of, but you still have? For me it was gluttony, because I had been just shoving the food in and not even tasting it. And really, why do I do it? Because I like it, even if I know it’s not what God wants.

Jan: How well we know each other! Haha. You’re right about that book! I turn off movies because of language and either fast forward the sex scenes, or turn them off too, depending how bad they are. There’s so little even on tv that I watch. It just goes against my beliefs.

Cindy: How amazing for DS to have lost the weight! I understand the mama worries. Hopefully he’ll have good results back soon. That’s scary about the cancer and Covid shots. So many people are being diagnosed with cancer in our church and our community. It does make you wonder about the additives in our food, etc.

I was reading in my journal yesterday about my overeating and WW meetings and notes I have taken over the years. I read where I was writing down things from Annie Grace and her challenge. There was so much good information on that site.

I need to get ready for Bible study. I’m really glad to be a part of this group. 😘

Hi All,

Hard fought battle with Celtics pulling out the win, beating out the Bucks.

Jan, glad it showed no allergy to shrimp. Hopefully all goes well after eating them. Enjoy tomorrow with your knitting group. Fingers crossed that the snowstorm is not too bad. Glad DS is having a great time! It's a balancing act with the mowing. The water has receded into the ground and there was enough growth of weeds/clover/grass to mow. For the area that gets sun, he uses an industrial size mower. In the areas shaded and has bushes, the area is either mowed with a push mower or a trimmer. They have a system and I just go with it. I have been looking into the Covid Cancer link and as you say, conflicting reports but one article I read was by PBS and the premises was the FDA was not doing their due diligence in approving drugs. I could drive myself crazy reading articles and doubt we will ever know the truth.

Amy, did you start with the Easter decorating? I did get the last of the St. Patrick's Day stuff put away and put the Easter LED candles up. Realized they aren't on a timer so guess I will go through batteries. I have the candles on cast iron candle stick holders with leaves and birds decorating the stem. They sit on the mantle and one is 2 feet tall and the other 3 feet tall. I can reach the two feet one to turn off the candle but once the other one is on, it is on unless DS comes by and turns it off. Hope the online CE courses went well. Do you many more to go? I saw postings about hummingbirds also and was thinking of getting a feeder back up. We have so many redwing black birds, they are pushing out other birds. I was happy to see mourning doves this morning. I do hope the doctor and his group are wrong about the connection between the vaccine and cancer also.

Vicki, woot for being down! I agree about food additives. Remember when red food dye was a big issue? I think it still is. I have two friends whose husbands are going through cancer treatment. They are in their sixties. Very glad DH's cough is gone and hope he has had a positive experience with his doctor. I'm glad we are part of this group too!

Hi Cathy, Liz, Carole and Murphy!

DS had 5 more vials of blood taken today. Fingers crossed that he gets results in the AM.

Wishing everyone a good evening.

Hugs, Cindy