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At the WW Meeting on Friday morning, we talked about different ways that we could eat….. ……..S L O W E R…… There were lots of great tips from the WW members! 1. Set down your fork between each bite. 2. Set a timer, and make yourself make your meal last that amount of time. 3. Take a sip of water between each bite. (We didn’t discuss this one a lot, but there’s a lot more to this than one would realize!) 4. Focus on conversation with your family while you are eating and make sure the TV is off. 5. One member, who rarely watches TV, said she was going to turn the TV ON so she had something to think about besides just eating! 6. Chew your food really well so your body can properly digest it! We have a nurse in our meeting that works for a […]

I’ve had a few really interesting conversations about Facebook in the last few days. Social media can be a really positive experience, and it can be a really negative experience. I think it all depends on how involved you are and what it is you’re looking for in these different social media options. I love to read the inspirational stories and watch the funny videos, but I don’t get into the political comments and I’m not crazy about the “personal” rants people occasionally go on, although I’ve probably done my share of posting things people don’t like either. But for me, here’s the good thing. Facebook can be whatever YOU want it to be. You can read whatever you chose to read, and skip whatever you don’t want to read. I’m sure there are people that have NO interest in WW and are possibly tired of seeing my post, and […]

I was in a deep sleep at 6:30 am on Wednesday morning when the phone rang. Of course I panicked, wondering who was calling and what had happened. After getting tangled up in the blankets and climbing over both of the dogs to the other side of the bed, I was told by some man on the other end of the line that someone had been trying to hack into my email account and would this be a good time for me to get in front of my computer???? Um, no. And really? Are YOU the one trying to hack into my email??? While getting tangled up in the blankets, I totally tweaked my back, then I forgot that I was supposed to meet my friend to walk! That’s how my morning started off. It didn’t matter though, because the 4 Mile walk that I DID take late in the […]

Coffee with a Friend…. I had a busy morning planned that included errands and exercise, so to get me through my rainy morning peacefully, I hit the Starbuck’s Drive Thru for my Grande Nonfat Latte with 1 Splenda and 1 Pump of Pumpkin Spice. 3 PPV   Coffee in hand, I headed to my local library to find out why my library card won’t allow me to put a book on hold online. Urg. Could it be that I don’t use it often enough? Damn. Possibly. I’m still trying to get my hands on that book, “Depressed and Anxious”. Am I excited to curl up with it in a cozy chair and get to readin? Not so much. But I am eager to find a way to deal with unexpected stress and/or unexpected events, and at the same time stick to my exercise and healthy eating routine. My therapist, that […]

Having a Plan Simply waking up on Monday morning and knowing that I had a “Plan”, got my day off to a great start and I felt ready to take on the challenges of the days ahead of me. My friend that I had planned to walk with had to cancel our walk on Monday morning, and I knew that was not a “Free Pass” for me to skip my exercise for the day. I wasn’t in the mood to walk by myself, so I took Tucker to the Dog Park. He may actually enjoy the Dog Park more than he enjoy’s having his belly rubbed. Although I’m not certain. When he is having his belly rubbed, his eyes roll back in his head. When he is running across the field at the Dog Park, I SWEAR he is smiling. We met all sorts of interesting People AND Dogs at […]

Writing my post on Saturday morning was really difficult. I felt like I had completely let everyone in to see it all, the good, the bad, the ugly. I felt completely naked. It’s hard to admit failure. It’s easy and exciting to talk about success and goals achieved, but failing and admitting it, is difficult. Trying to figure out WHY you failed, is also difficult.  When I first started writing this blog about my weight loss journey, I wanted it to be a couple of different things. I wanted it to my “journal” so I could look back and reflect, and I have been able to do just that….often. Knowing my own weight loss struggles in my past, I also wanted my blog to be a place where people could come to for motivation and support in their own weight loss struggles. I want them to know that they are […]

I’m struggling a little bit this morning to write this blog post. I have some confessions and I have a lot on my mind (and I have a lot to get done this morning, and I have a feeling this is going to be one of those post that takes me three hours to write!!!) Let me start with reminding you that two weeks ago yesterday, was my lowest Weigh-In EVER since I started my Weight Loss Journey and I was really feeling on top of the world! Yesterday, I kinda felt like crap.  Yesterday at my meeting, for a couple of different reasons, I didn’t weigh in. You would think that after doing WW for as long as I have done it, that I would be very careful about what I eat on Thursday and keep my salt intake low. Nope. Sometimes I’m a little stubborn and I do […]

It was a MUCH calmer night in the neighborhood than I was expecting! Last year we had all SORTS of Trick or Treaters. This year? Not so much. Now I’m going to have to figure out what to do with all that candy! We started out simple. We were “The Farmers”. I thought since our last name is “Farmer”, it was hilarious, and I have no idea why I’ve never thought of it before. I’m fairly certain NO ONE else thought it was as funny as I did. 🙂   I had bought this mask, and later decided it would be fun if Mike would just sit by the fire with me, and when the Trick or Treaters (the very FEW that we did have) came up the driveway, to NOT move or talk. It actually just kinda creeped ME out.     Then Mike had this BRILLIANT idea, which […]

Getting Caught Up! Due to some sort of a computer glitch (that is now fixed and I have NO idea what I did to fix it!) and not being able to upload photo’s, I’ve had a terrible time attempting to get a blog post up the last couple of days!! Here we go….. Today is Halloween, AND……My Husband’s Birthday! Whoo! Whoo! Having a birthday on a Holiday can be kind of a bummer for the birthday person. When the kids were younger and living here, I would try to make Mike a nice dinner, maybe grill a steak and enjoy a glass of wine, and weather permitting, light a fire. I tried to make it a relaxed nice evening for Mike, even though really, we were just hanging out at home handing out candy. I love answering the door and giving out the candy, and sometimes yelling at Mike to […]

Yesterday was a busy and successful day with healthy eats, lots of water and walking outside! I’m keeping today’s post simple.  Make it a great day! Here are yesterday’s eats…..   Breakfast    Snack   Lunch   Snack   Dinner   Refresh…I can eat 26 points a day. I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose. I have an allowance of 49 points that I can dip into if I chose. I should drink a minimum of 6 (8 oz) glasses of water each day.   The food I ate and it’s PPV   Breakfast = 4 Egg Whites, Cheese, English muffin, Pumpkin Butter, Coffee with Skim Milk (9) Snack = Whey Protein Shake with frozen Strawberries (3) Lunch = Peppers, Chicken, Cheese, Grapes (6) Snack = Baked Sweet Potato with a little Splenda Brown Sugar (3) Dinner = Potatoes, Onions, Turkey Breakfast Sausage, […]