2022 Healthy Lifestyle Discussion

[CCL]

Apr 8, 2022 14:18:11 GMT -5 Iggy aka IG said:

Apr 7, 2022 20:59:55 GMT -5 CCL said:

No, the capsules have no taste at all. Kinda big but very easy to swallow. Some of the gummies actually taste pretty good, apple flavor. I prefer the capsules since the cost is much less and come with more in the bottle so don't need to buy as often.

Thank you, CCL. I'll see if they are available here and keep you posted.

I buy them at Sam's Club:

www.samsclub.com/p/apple-cider-vinegar-240ct/prod21264358?xid=plp_product_3

[laterbloomer]

176.4 lbs!
I am in the zone with my eating, eating the right things at the right times! I'm losing a pound a day. If this could keep up for one more week I will be back to my lowest weight.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

How often should you weigh yourself?

I thought this article was interesting. 

[laterbloomer]

Apr 9, 2022 9:12:37 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

How often should you weigh yourself?

I thought this article was interesting. 

It is. I'm a daily weigher, it helps me stay disciplned.

[daisylu]

Apr 9, 2022 9:12:37 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

How often should you weigh yourself?

I thought this article was interesting. 

So basically, you do what works for you?

[geenamercile]

I choose weekly because I know I can become addictive/obsessive with things.  I think a daily weigh in would have me start nitpicking everything.  Becoming healthier had to become my focus vs weight loss.  I was worried about if my focus was weight loss I would run into unhealthy eating habits.  After having such a high weight loss in Jan (16lb) and only 7 in Feb, I really had to self talk about the bigger picture to myself and not just try and cut more calories.    

[mamasita99]

Checking in. I was sick last week and the foot has kept me from real movement for several month. Now I’m in a walking boot for a torn plantar fascia. Im eating way too much food, considering my calorie expenditure is screeching to a halt. Not very happy with myself.

But nothing to do but recommit and form better habits by doing better. Every time I make a healthy choice it becomes easier the next time. I don’t want to depend only on my willpower, I’m too tired to be thinking about this every minute of the day. I just want to get healthier and feel good again.

4/10 151.8
Target weight: 136-139 (anything under 140 gives me wiggle room)

[mamasita99]

Apr 5, 2022 19:15:20 GMT -5 Ava said:

I'm not in a good place right now.

Just had a session with my therapist.
This is the second time I'm worse emotionally when we finish than when we started. He said that may happen and it's normal, because we're discussing issues that are problematic for me.

Today he asked how Im doing with eating healthy food. I told him, I'm struggling, it's a constant uphill battle, I hate the feeling of deprivation because I have to eat certain foods and not others I enjoy more, and I feel completely inadequate each time I fail.
I'm failing a lot lately.
He kept asking questions, making suggestions that won't work for me, and the whole session was taken over by talking about healthy food.

The nutritionist is not helpful. Talking to the therapist is not helping either with this issue.
I just want to give up. I'm exhausted and I constantly feel like a failure.

No matter what the nutritionist says, I'm not buying another package of four sessions with her. She did what she can do. Continuing sessions won't change anything.

I'm angry with myself for allowing the therapist to take over the session and continue to talk about the same topic when there's a million other things I need to address. Yes, the food issue is important, but I'm stuck and I'm tired of talking about it.

Hope you are feeling better, Ava. I can feel the frustration in your words. I don’t have any answers regarding the therapist and nutritionist, but urge you not to give up entirely on your journey to better health. You were making progress on healthy changes so continue to do what you can stick with.

[geenamercile]

150 today, so down 4lbs.  

Okay goals for this week will be the same.

Watch the calories and eat healthy
Work out at home-- The Gym may just need to wait until May.
Take my vitamins each day


I have 8 weeks before my trip starts to get into as much shape as I can.
I also have an outfit I would like to wear to my next ladies pool day on the 24th.  It is just black jeans and this top us.shein.com/SHEIN-V-neck-Lace-Detail-Bell-Sleeve-Tee-p-1840830-cat-1738.html but it is a more fitted top then I am use to wearing.  It fits now, but tighter than I am use to or comfortable with.  But I also promised my friend I would work on updating my tops.  I have bought new pants out of the necessity but my tops are still pretty much the same ones as when I started losing weight.         

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Apr 9, 2022 19:36:55 GMT -5 mamasita99 said:

Checking in. I was sick last week and the foot has kept me from real movement for several month. Now I’m in a walking boot for a torn plantar fascia. Im eating way too much food, considering my calorie expenditure is screeching to a halt. Not very happy with myself.

But nothing to do but recommit and form better habits by doing better. Every time I make a healthy choice it becomes easier the next time. I don’t want to depend only on my willpower, I’m too tired to be thinking about this every minute of the day. I just want to get healthier and feel good again.

4/10 151.8
Target weight: 136-139 (anything under 140 gives me wiggle room)

Ugh! The boot is such a hindrance, but you need it so your foot can get better. I totally feel your frustration!

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

I ate badly Friday and Saturday. I did cardio yesterday but not Friday. I need to make super healthy choices today!

[Ava]

mamasita99
Thank you. Yes, I'll try to do what I can. I'm feeling resentful about the pressure. The nutritionist is pressuring me, now the therapist only wants to talk about food, exercise, healthy eating, and he's also pressuring. My mother has been pressuring since the day I was born.

After more than 2 years, I'm traveling to Uruguay next month. Like all immigrants, I'm looking forward to eating the local food when I go back. Both the nutritionist and the therapist asked me already how I plan to eat while Im there. I said, Well, I'll be on vacation in Uruguay, I'll eat the local food. They are both nope, continue eating as the nutritionist said. In the end, I'll do what I want, which is eat the local food, but I don't appreciate the constant pressure.

The nutritionist has done what she's trained to do. Now it's up to me. I regret buying a second "package" of 4 sessions with her. We're just going round in circles. I'm not buying a 3rd package from her, no matter what she says when we finish these 4 sessions.

Regarding the therapist, I need to have a conversation with him during our next session. He always asks me to send him messages every now and then to see how Im doing. I never send him anything.
But last week I sent him pictures of the Easter eggs I made to share with friends and coworkers. The photo I sent him showed a large tray full of Easter eggs. I captioned it "Homemade Easter Eggs to share with friends and coworkers".
The intention was to let him know I'm doing well, I'm doing fun and colorful things, I'm reaching out to others in a positive way.

Well, not a minute later he answers "Think of the bearing this has on your long term plans". I had no idea what he meant so I sent him a question mark. And he answered back "Your healthy eating plans are very important and you're sabotaging them with Easter Eggs"
Oh, ok. They weren't even for me. Does he really believe I'm capable of eating a huge tray of Easter Eggs? So everything I do will be inspected under the light of how much I weight?
And why is he so involved in what I eat? He sounded exactly like my mother, and that's not a good thing. What are you eating now? What did you eat yesterday? Exactly like my mother.

I'm going to set him straight that he's not in charge here. I told him during the last session I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue trying to eat healthy, he said you should continue. That's his opinion. I never said, Yes, I will continue. All I said is that I'll think about it. But then he reacts like I'm 100% on board with continuing.

I'm not going to let others pressure me, and I'm not going to feel like a failure. I'll eat healthy when I can, I'll exercise when I can.

Yesterday I went out with a meetup group. As we were walking around, a man shouts to me Hola, gordita. In Spanish it means Hello,fatty. Of course I ignored him. I used to feel embarrassed when someone made fun of my weight. Didn't feel that yesterday. They are in the wrong, not me. And there are worse things you could be. If being fat is the worst they can say about me, I would say I'm doing pretty good in life.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Apr 10, 2022 7:13:40 GMT -5 geenamercile said:

150 today, so down 4lbs.  

Okay goals for this week will be the same.

Watch the calories and eat healthy
Work out at home-- The Gym may just need to wait until May.
Take my vitamins each day


I have 8 weeks before my trip starts to get into as much shape as I can.
I also have an outfit I would like to wear to my next ladies pool day on the 24th.  It is just black jeans and this top us.shein.com/SHEIN-V-neck-Lace-Detail-Bell-Sleeve-Tee-p-1840830-cat-1738.html but it is a more fitted top then I am use to wearing.  It fits now, but tighter than I am use to or comfortable with.  But I also promised my friend I would work on updating my tops.  I have bought new pants out of the necessity but my tops are still pretty much the same ones as when I started losing weight.         

Pretty shirt!

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Apr 9, 2022 15:36:03 GMT -5 daisylu said:

Apr 9, 2022 9:12:37 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

How often should you weigh yourself?

I thought this article was interesting. 

So basically, you do what works for you?

Yeah, that's what I got from it. 
I'm a rule follower, and I really want to weigh myself according to the rules. 
Apparently, there aren't any rules. 
That's annoying. 

[geenamercile]

Ava- what foods do you like.  There has to be a way to make them healthy but still have what you enjoy.  Do you have an air fryer?  They use way less oil when cooking.  I am not familiar with Uruguay food but from what google says there is a large Spanish and Italian influence.   

The Chivito kept coming up in my search and looks like something easy to make at home, I think the only change I would make to it is swapping the bread out with a wrap. 

Empanadas- in the air fryer and using ground turkey as the filling meat.   

Torta Pascualina- Crustless and with low fat cheese, heavy on the spinach

A lot of grilled meat came up too, and grilling is a great healthy way to prepare stuff.

I have also been using riced cauliflower and broccoli a lot, and Shirataki or Heart of Palm Noodles.   

Don't give up.  My guess is your therapist may be going with the idea that "Success brings Success," once we feel successful even a little at a goal we tend to be more committed and able to continue to work at the goal.  Once we meet one goal, then meeting another seems less daunting, so by encouraging you to meet this goal it can lead to meeting others.      

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

January 30th weight: 150.00
March 25th weight: 147.2
April 4th weight: 144.8
April 9th weight: 149.6

The gain indicates just how poorly I ate the last few days. 
I have done well today though. I'm also done eating at 5:00pm. 
I will likely have chamomile tea around 7:30, but I won't have food until 6:30am Monday morning. 
I did cardio today, so that's good. 

[geenamercile]

Apr 10, 2022 19:33:35 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

Apr 9, 2022 15:36:03 GMT -5 daisylu said:

So basically, you do what works for you?

Yeah, that's what I got from it. 
I'm a rule follower, and I really want to weigh myself according to the rules. 
Apparently, there aren't any rules. 
That's annoying. 

LOL,  .  I don't know if it was your intent to be humorous, but you made me laugh and I needed that.  So thank you.

[mamasita99]

Ava, When I’m really struggling, I try to give myself a “rule” I can be successful with, and then the rest of the chips fall where they may. . Like I’ll tell myself I have to have 2 veggie servings, and then whatever else I want for the day. Basically if I’m not in the mindset to make healthier choices anyway, I can at least do that one little habit. So when I am ready for more, I already have some successes to build off of.

I wouldn’t want to pass up local dishes, either, so I would find a healthier version of them, or fill in my meal with veggies, or eat a veggie filled lunch, so that I follow my “rule”.

[mamasita99]

greenamercile, how awesome to have a goal in 8 weeks! That gives you plenty of time to make progress, not like a 2 week crash diet thing.

[countrygirl2]

I'm pretty much stuck right at 157 and 158. I added some weight when visiting, they had so much good food at both places. DIL said she had gained, she was XS now small, but she was right her behind has gotten some bigger, but I bet she gets it under control, she really watches her weight. She still looks super nice, but probably not to her. And she is in her early 40's so weight gain happens as we age.

I know what I can do, fill up on things like radishes, cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, even turnips raw. That stuff fills me up and I love it, been lax, need to get with the program again.

Back home now I will be ok, eating out is what gets me.  

Going to be tough to even maintain where I am as time goes on, but I will. Have to, to keep walking.

[ners]

Weekly update

Hit step and water goal.
Need to work on getting to bed before 11:00 PM and not eating after 9:00

I do weigh myself every day.  It works for me. 

This week is a 4 day work week.  Below are my goals for the week:

60000 steps
average 44 ounces of water a day
No eating after 9:00 PM
In bed by 11:00 PM on work nights. 


01/01/19 177.2
01/01/20 165.2
01/01/21 169.0
01/01/22 167.2
02/01/22 166.8
03/01/22 169.0
04/01/22 167.8
04/04/22 167.6
04/11/22 166.8

Have a great week everyone.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Massive emotional eating today.
Here’s to a smarter tomorrow.

[ners]

Knee Deep in Water Chloe  


I have eaten after 9:00 PM the last 2 evenings.   

Have not gone to bed by 11:00 both days.

I too am hoping for a better day today.

[finnime]

Talk about emotional eating. I'm sharing a pint of Trader Joe's chocolate peanut butter ice cream with DH after I tore the bumper off our car while parallel parking a 12-foot Penske's truck. I do not need this. Ice cream, I do need. Now the insurance company is apparently having technical problems. The app and online do not recognize me or our policy number. I've been on hold for 55 minutes.

[Iggy aka IG]

Apr 12, 2022 23:57:49 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

Massive emotional eating today.
Here’s to a smarter tomorrow.

[geenamercile]

Apr 12, 2022 23:57:49 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

Massive emotional eating today.
Here’s to a smarter tomorrow.

I ended up having some cake from the break room yesterday.  Monday and Tuesday were just those days, with one my kiddo's deciding to go into rear end of a donkey mode.  Today was better.  Sanity has to be important too.

[azucena]

Oh Fin, you didn't need that on top of the other stressors you have going on right now. I'm sorry.

Ava - I won't offer suggestions. Here to listen and have empathy though. These last 3 yrs have not been kind to my body, and I'm struggling to begin where to start undoing the damage.

[Iggy aka IG]

Happy Friday, everyone!  This week FLEW by.

Weight still coming off slowly, but more importantly, the "bloat" is subsiding as well.  And a pair of slacks seemed to be looser in the legs earlier this week.  Still eating on plan.

I did it!  I finally used our at home treadmill and exercise bike yesterday after work and again this morning.  It had been at least 2 months.  And, I must say, I feel fantastic.  Though sore, my legs already feel stronger, and I have more energy here at the office.

Have a wonderful Easter.  

[geenamercile]

Today is a very unhealthy eating day. Last night youngest and I had bacon cheeseburger. Not the healthiest but not the worst being made at home. Today U already had a Carmel cheesecake tart and have a sliced of raspberry cheesecake for dessert for after dinner. Oh well.

[geenamercile]

Since I wasn't home yesterday.  Friday was an okay eating day.  I was home and so made a bigger breakfast thinking I would balance it out with dinner.  Then the youngest wanted Bacon cheeseburgers for dinner.  No balancing it out.  Saturday was dinner at my aunts made by the oldest, and Sunday as just gluttonous, the girls grandparents always put on a southern feast for holidays.  Not going to make the 145 goal for next Sunday and my ladies league.  Oh well.  I still think I can make 140 before my trip.  


151 today, so up 1lb.

Okay goals for this week will be the same.

Watch the calories and eat healthy
Work out at home-- The Gym may just need to wait until May.
Take my vitamins each day


I have 7 weeks before my trip starts to get into as much shape as I can.