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Post by cathygeha on Jun 16, 2024 8:00:35 GMT
This challenge was created fifteen years ago by a few Weight Watchers members.
We are committed to making positive and permanent lifestyle changes.
Success isn’t always measured at the scale.
Each day, think about the positive actions that you made the day before and identify the challenges you are working on.
Anyone with a positive commitment to the program can join.
If you are the first one to post each week, please copy, paste and get us started.
If you choose, pose the Question of the Day (QOTD) that solicits constructive ideas for following the plan.
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 16, 2024 8:08:22 GMT
Yes I Did: Stay OP, make healthy choices, walk 30 minutes while reading, hydrate, check in with online friends Yes I Can: Track every BLT, String a third OP day onto the chain, walk 30 minutes, make a dent in the laundry pile, stay positive It was a bit cooler last night so sleeping was easier. It is another warm day and the fans are on inside with windows closed. I have mattress pads to hang on the line and more to wash. It will get done but first need to make sure we have water and how many loads it is safe to do. Not sure what lunch will be but could make either Mexican Bowls with brown rice, cabbage, ranch dressing, and beans OR perhaps grain bowls of a different variety. Hubby may go shopping and bring things home to cook with or a rotisserie chicken or something but I am getting peckish now so might not be able to wait for him. There is a lot of produce in our future but not quite yet. BOOKS: Finished and turned in the scoresheet for the fifth of six books I've been given to read and judge for a writing group and will read the sixth after putting another one or two in between. I am still behind but did enjoy Patricia Rice's book and what a different type of book it is from the one I just started by Marni Mann  Books take me away to places I may never see and I meet the most interesting characters and experience things through words that help me stretch and grow as a person. Okay...need to get on with the day. Here's to another week of goals achieved! |
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 17, 2024 13:12:21 GMT
Yes I Did have an OP day yesterday and sleep nearly eight hours last night,
Yes I can: buy produce and groceries for more healthy OP meals, walk, stay positive
We went shopping this morning. Windows are open because it is slightly cooler - phew. Talked to our son and his family. He is off on another business trip this week and will be gone ten days.
BOOKS: I finished the steamy book by Marni Mann, wrote the review, and started a historical fiction that starts a bit like a Bogart movie. It flips between events during WWII and just afterward. It didn't grab me in the first few chapters so read the end and it was so-so. Writing was fine but maybe not what I want to read right now? I will read while walking if I walk and if it is not any better during daylight hours will read enough to review and move on.
Hope you all are doing well with your "canning" - I am down a bit on the scale and happy about that...onward and downward I go.
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 18, 2024 6:59:50 GMT
Yes I Did overindulge last night after a perfectly OP day...till then Yes I Can get back on track today
The plan is to have healthy meals and get another book read. Might walk while reading. I am not sure what lunch will be but have mushrooms and for some reason pasta sounds good to me so...pasta with mushrooms?
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 19, 2024 8:43:35 GMT
Yes I did stay OP yesterday and see a drop on the scale this morning Yes I can have an OP day today, track it all, and stay positive
I am going out with a friend this afternoon. We will ride around a bit, might walk and window shop, and plan to go to Scooter & Bean for iced coffee and to play a few hands of card in their air conditioned shop. It will be a good day.
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Post by jancan on Jun 19, 2024 19:24:18 GMT
Happy Juneteenth.
I'm back with the living...almost. Surgery was very painful and recovery slow, but I am getting through it. Just getting ready
to get on the knee machine which I have to do 4-6 hours per day. All the PT is like a full-time job. Just wanted to say hello. Will be
back when I can.
Hugs to All,
Jan
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Post by starchild68 on Jun 19, 2024 21:38:35 GMT
Hello, Jan, Cathy, and other CANners!
Jan - sending you lots of healing energy ✨. Yes you CAN get through this PT marathon and feel much better soon!
Cathy - yay for scale drop! I know how much effort that entails. Enjoy your iced coffee and cards.
Yes I DID:
--some email decluttering and some garden decluttering over the weekend, yay! Got rid of old broken pots, filled in some holes, raked debris from the area nearest the house. Looks much better!
--enjoy final cello choir of the term, done until Sept. Such an enjoyable group of people, I look forward to seeing them again. But also looking forward to summer "vacation", just like a little kid.
--get out for morning walks yesterday & today. We're having 4-5 days of over 90° & very humid, unusual for our area in June.
Yes I CAN:
--stay cool
--scale back on bread/muffin/etc. empty calories....wt is staying level, but I'd like it to go downward a tad!
--remain positive....limit my exposure to alarming stories on the news & online, especially before bed!
Be well!
Carol
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 20, 2024 11:34:11 GMT
Yes I had fun with Rosalie but when I got home I went way off program and yes, the scale was up this morning Yes I can stay OP today, make healthy choices, and not indulge again today.
JAN: Good to see your post. I can't imagine hours of knee exercises if your knee is painful...yikes! Hope you heal quickly!
CAROL: I, too, need to rein myself in and decrease calorie ingestion. I also would like to only check the news once or twice a day...so little is feel-good news these days.
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Post by starchild68 on Jun 20, 2024 12:58:41 GMT
Good Thursday morning, positive peeps 🐣🐣!
Yes I DID:
--change my dinner to something lower point ( cauliflower rice)
--wind down
Yes I CAN:
--get out for early walk (and hydrate!)
--avoid impulse buy at the grocery
--wind down earlier
Yay Summer Solstice! Long days, hopefully productive days!
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Post by starchild68 on Jun 21, 2024 17:03:38 GMT
TGIFriday, noontime, positive peeps 🐥🐥!
Yes I DID:
--get out for early morning walk yesterday (avoiding the "heat dome"), took some photos of pretty flowers & enjoyed chatting with someone working in her garden.
--30 min. strength training (Silver Sneakers zoom class)
--not consume any junk food at the grocery! (bought a pumpkin muffin to share for dessert later)
--try to wind down, but had some difficulty. Still, I made the effort.
Yes I CAN:
--early walk
--declutter my closet a little
--wind down!
Be well!
Carol
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Post by cathygeha on Jun 22, 2024 11:58:56 GMT
Saturday Afternoon
Yes I Did: arrive on time for the dental cleaning, buy more produce for meals, pick up dairy, do a duolingo French lesson, track every BLT, hydrate, stay positive, finish all books assigned for me to read and score for a contest
Yes I Can: Make healthy choices, track what I eat, stay positive, stay within points-calories today, revisit and stick to my intentions.
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Post by starchild68 on Jun 22, 2024 17:37:46 GMT
Happy Saturday noon, positive peeps 🐥🐥🦆!
Yes I DID:
--have a good chiropractor visit
--enjoy a late afternoon bike ride. We drove to a park on the canal about 30 miles away then rode the bikes to the next town, 20 miles out & back. Weather was great, warm but a little breeze.
--wind down. Dinner was quite late because of the bike ride and drive time, but I did make the effort to quiet my mind before bed.
Yes I CAN:
--tackle some decluttering, maybe take a box or bag outside and work on it in the shade.
--eat healthy
--wind down, not ruminate on things left undone or not done perfectly
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Post by starchild68 on Jun 23, 2024 19:32:11 GMT
Happy Sunday (June 23)!
Yesterday I DID:
--enjoy a long, easy paced walk, almost 4 miles, while listening to a podcast
--impromptu visit to ice cream shop w/college pals around 7 pm....did it stop me from eating dinner at home afterwards? No, LOL!
--wind down but didn't get enough sleep, had to get up early for Mass.
Yes I CAN:
--do a little decluttering...trying to make that a habit again
--get organized for day trip tomorrow
--wind down a little earlier
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Books take me away to places I may never see and I meet the most interesting characters and experience things through words that help me stretch and grow as a person.
