Good morning all!
Thank you,
Jillian, for coaching this week!
And a big welcome and thanks to our current coach,
Rose!
Tuesday QOTD: What is your favorite way to get yourself back on track?
"Your next bite is a chance to get it right!"
That was something that used to be said a lot on the WISH challenges.
Hi ladies!
Just wanted to pop my head in really quick. Work really began to pick up towards the tail end of October and I just haven't had the time to really check the boards. I will be back in January when all of the holiday craziness slows down again.
Thanks for stopping by! Take care of yourself, happy holidays, and we will see you in January.
Does anyone else feel like that when fighting off illness, just drained and hungry and so tired, like it takes so much effort to even move your body? How do you deal with that and stay on track?
When you are getting sick like that I think that you just have to rest and let your body heal itself. Any symptoms below the neck and the recommendation is to not do any sort of workout -- so a fever means rest. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can and make taking care of yourself a priority.
QOTD:
When I need to get back on track I know I have to religiously track all my food (and be honest with myself while doing it!) and get up and haul my big butt back to the gym! Those two things set my whole mentality to doing what I know is right for myself and my body
And thanks everyone! I love my dress and I am working really hard to make sure I feel my most beautiful on my wedding day... even though I won't be at an ideal weight, I want to feel good about the work I have done and what I have achieved before the big day comes
Then I have to worry about getting to a healthy weight before DF and I plan to add to our family!
Excellent plan! I'm sure you will be looking lovely in that wedding dress as you walk down the aisle.
We did get horrible wind & rain. We do have a huge branch down in the backyard but luckily we did not lose power. Parts of town were out of power for hours. Thanks for thinking of me & prayers to everyone affected by those terrible storms & tornados! I tell my students that teachers look forward to breaks as much if not more than them. And, it's sooooooo true lol
I'm glad that you and your family are safe. Such a tragedy for so many folks for sure.
Kudos to you for your
for staying OP and for typing such an awesome long reply on your phone!
My woohoo tonight is that I am feeling a bit better and managed to get through a 30-minute workout. Now I can crash for the night, and stick to my meal plan.
I'm glad that you are feeling better!
What is/was the WORST thing (in your opinion) about being overweight/out of shape/unhealthy?
I think the worse thing about being unhealthy is the way it makes you feel about yourself.
Hi all!
*stepping out of lurk-mode*
I had a 3 day stint of off track behavior. I didn't go overboard, but I didn't stick to my eating plan AND I had a few extra glasses of wine. I definitely felt affected by it, and my mood was pretty low too.
I am doing better today! The only way I know how to get back on track is to get a good night's sleep, remember my vitamins and just dive back in.
I'm adding more tea (got the green w/ blueberry kind), more water and throwing some nice little yoga poses into the turnaround point on my morning walk. It was nice to look up and see the stars from my triangle this morning! I felt like an Egyptian pyramid.
May the scale be kind, and remember every day is a new chance to do better!
We all have times like that!
Kudos to you for getting yourself back on track and congratulations again for making your goal!
Happy Wednesday all! Didn't get called to work again today.... so I made it an errand day. Did my official work weigh-in for November... and sadly was up .4 over my range, so I will probably get a "slap on the hand" email next month.
First time in nearly a year of employment with WW that I have weighed in over my range. oh well. I realized when I started thinking about it that I drank VERY LITTLE water yesterday, had salty rotisserie chicken for dinner and had salty popcorn before bed... plus since it was my work night I ate the chicken and popcorn VERY LATE.... so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Live and learn.
Sorry about the .4,
Pamela, but that could have been a couple of cups of coffee sitting in your stomach. I have every confidence that you are probably already in your range right now!
QOTD Thursday, November 20
Next week is Thanksgiving! It is probably my favorite holiday. But it can be really stressful (both good stress and bad stress). Pick ONE thing that you can do consistently next week to keep your head in the game. You don't have to be perfect--I plan on enjoying the stuffing and mashed potatoes, but I think we all need something to help us remember that we don't need to stress eat or drink, we can have small portions and still have fun, and we can continue to take care of ourselves. So what is the one thing that you can do consistently next week to stay somewhat on plan? (For our friends across the pond think about how you are going to handle the upcoming December holidays.)
I plan on enjoying my Thanksgiving meal, too,
Rose. I think that is a good point that we can enjoy our favorite things without guilt and as part of a healthy lifestyle.
My plan for next week is to make sure I am on plan as much as possible until Friday. Honestly, our dinner is not going to be that fabulous because we are visiting out of town and it is coming from Safeway. (DS calls it Thanksgiving in a box.
) But on Friday we will be Seattle and eating at one of my favorite restaurants and that will be a meal worth going off plan one day for. I will remind myself over and over to save the points for the good stuff!
I'm doing a 10k on Thursday so that will earn some good APs and help make up for any transgressions that will probably be more of the liquid variety.
To answer the QOTD: Well, I know I am going to walk at least a mile a day (that silly mile a day challenge
) but as much as I hate to keep coming back to it, I need to drink water! I am so bad about this. I am having to work some days to get in 32 ounces and I am not really drinking anything else except a cup of coffee in the morning and an occasional gf beer (and I don't think that counts
). I also need to plan out what we are going to eat for the rest of the month--which is on my agenda for tomorrow. So I guess that's two things.
I moved furniture yesterday--not a lot I can do in our small apartment--but I am very happy with the results. My back last night--not so happy. Holy cow! I got a little too confident that it was 'better.'
Didn't someone say they were using the rowing machine? Jill, maybe? I think I am going to get someone to show me how to use it, because I need to do something else to strengthen my back.
Hope everyone has a good Thursday!
Hope that your back is feeling better today,
Rose.
It is really busy at work and at our house lately. I am doing well being OP and hope I can see a new number at WW this week-end.
Hang in there everyone!