Healthy Living from the INSIDE OUT - May 2016 WISH Challenge

[mamattorney]

Hi I missed this! Well done this is massive achievement! Keep up the good work

I had really messy Sunday. DH's aunt is over from UK and end up in hospital after falling, and had an emergency hip surgery. I came home late after the hospital, food for the week not prepared. Not a biggie I thought, I can mange if I have few hours. I had my huge salad with roast chicken thinking how I will get myself sorted in the next few hours and I got a text from friends. Completely forgot we have meal out planned! Went out and they had nothing light on the menu - surprising for a restaurant that is considered trendy and known for good food. I skipped dinner wasn't remotely hungry but felt little off that I am not having anything on meal out with friends. I had 2 glasses of prosecco which is normally my limit. Food for the week not cooked, clothes not ready, I still have a wash to do! And I have to figure out way of getting to the hospital at least twice weekly, with DH going on alternate days as his poor Aunt will not be in position to travel back for more then a month and her family don't have plans to travel yet. There is no need, she has 2 sisters and nephew & 2 nieces and is very loved so we will do what is needed, plus her own sons may need to come later when she is fit to travel

I decided to work from home today and get myself organised for the week. At least I will cut on commute time. Cooking pesto grilled chicken & turkey egg whites scramble at 6 am in the morning.

I wasn't really tempted at all by the food last night but that was due to the healthful salad I had before I left (I just forgot we have plans) and the thought of beach holiday in 2 weeks. It will be harder on holiday - we have been many times at same location and sadly are experts on where the really good food is.

Kudos to you keeping on track despite surprises - you could have easily said, it's been a rough day, I'm going to indulge or I simply did not have time to cook ahead this week; I just I'll just take it one day at a time (which would open the door to make poor choices every day). But you took the harder road and found a way to get done what you needed to get done. I would be very proud of yourself and I'll be the week will be kind to you!

 

[mamattorney]

Thank you thank you thank you to @Flossbolna for stepping in at the last minute last week and coming up with some great questions!!!!!!! I knew I was going to be away a few days in advance but I didn't learn that I would be going to the land that time forgot (i.e. no cell and precious little wireless service) until about five minutes before the doors of my flight closed.

But I'm currently at Chicago O'Hare, eating my beloved Frontera yogurt cup, and waiting for my flight home. I hope to get results for last week posted tonight and to resume chatting tomorrow.

QOTD - May 16​

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How do you and anger get along? Are you one to blow your top first and ask questions later? Slowly simmer until you reach a full boil? Or do you just let it all roll off? How does anger help or hurt your healthy habits?

I must say, anger is a big problem for me, especially with my kids. Meaning I'll blow my top at them and ask questions later. I have so little patience for so many things. Not crazy, violent, blow my top, but I'll snap at my kids, end games in which they are fighting with each other, "that's it! Game Over!" assign blame without hearing both sides of the story, etc. Sometimes it just seems that all they do is fight with each other and I hardly have time to reset my fuse before it starts up again. Just this morning, one of them was purposefully antagonizing the other - drives me nuts.

With other things, I'm more tolerant. I actually do try to address things promptly because I find the "simmer until full boil" method makes me look like an idiot. It looks like you are blowing your top over whatever the last thing is - and it's usually pretty minor. So I try to address things the first or second time they happen so I'm not a raving lunatic and so there is some groundwork laid if I do eventually lose my top.

Patience has always been in short supply for me; it's something that I try so hard to work on, but I am hardwired to be impatient I think. I can cover it up and fake it, but I'll never be an honest to goodness patient person

 

[Oneanne]

Thank you thank you thank you to @Flossbolna for stepping in at the last minute last week and coming up with some great questions!!!!!!! I knew I was going to be away a few days in advance but I didn't learn that I would be going to the land that time forgot (i.e. no cell and precious little wireless service) until about five minutes before the doors of my flight closed.

But I'm currently at Chicago O'Hare, eating my beloved Frontera yogurt cup, and waiting for my flight home. I hope to get results for last week posted tonight and to resume chatting tomorrow.

QOTD - May 16​

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How do you and anger get along? Are you one to blow your top first and ask questions later? Slowly simmer until you reach a full boil? Or do you just let it all roll off? How does anger help or hurt your healthy habits?

Ahhh... My little red buddy, Anger. I went thru a period where I was mad pretty much all of the time. Sometimes it was also physical and I could feel the wave of anger flooding thru my body. It took quite a while to decode what was going on and find the trigger, which was/is coffee. At first I thought it was caffeine in general but I'm OK with tea most of the time, but even a little bit of coffee can get me going. The Friday I left for vacation I had an iced caramel macchiato instead of chai and my mood/frame of mind went belly up almost immediately. I had to keep telling myself "you're going on vacation, get over it".

Without coffee I'd say my anger is right where it should be... I have a pretty long slow burning fuse and I've learned to speak up before I go off the rails.

 

[Dr Gunnie]

How do you and anger get along? Are you one to blow your top first and ask questions later? Slowly simmer until you reach a full boil? Or do you just let it all roll off? How does anger help or hurt your healthy habits?

I think I get angry at times just like everyone else. I was probably quicker to blow my top when I first started out (being hungry will do that to you), but I think that is way in the rear view mirror at this point. I'm not sure if it reflects on my healthy habits... if anything it might help motivate me. Usually this happens when the scale isn't cooperating. I get angry, but then it motivates the rest of my day to get the weight off.

 

[bigsis1970]

QOTD - May 16​

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How do you and anger get along? Are you one to blow your top first and ask questions later? Slowly simmer until you reach a full boil? Or do you just let it all roll off? How does anger help or hurt your healthy habits?

Hum I would say that mostly I just let it roll off.. Being a Libra helps me in that way I think.. I am all about keeping the peace (balance & harmony) so I'd rather keep it in vs. starting something most of the time.. that being said I have been known to hit the limit and a rear my ugly angry head then feel immediately bad and make amends.. I will say though when my DD was about 9 - 16 we just butt heads about everything - and because she kept all arguments alive (with me and her little brother) she was the one to get my wrath and sometimes a bit of soap to her lip! (when I could catch her!) but things have since calmed down between us (all) and we mostly laugh about me chasing her around the house with the soap pump!

Looks like you were quite chatty while I was on vacation Page 11 - 23! Phew, I haven't caught up so i'll just start from here.. In two weeks from tomorrow we'll be signing on our house.. Our current house sold while we were on vacation last week (I had 60 inquires over 3 days for it! but then again we are only selling it for 3,000.00) so we are just now waiting on the appraisal to come back, and we'll submit stuff from our CU that says we have the closing $ and bill of sale from our current place then I think we are just waiting.. which is torturous.. HAAA

Hope you all have a great rest of your day and I'll be back when I get caught up at work! Hugs & Smiles.. Michelle

 

[Ellie Badge]

Checking in, my progress is still stuck at 10% which I guess I shouldn't be surprised by considering it's my water-retention week along with the fluids you retain after flying and consuming alcohol, which we did at the Epcot dessert party and at a wedding yesterday.

Our Disney getaway was lovely but on the stressful side because we foolishly tried to pack in way too much in a short weekend. I think I'm coming up with a new rule: rides only in the morning. Then in the evening you can only just watch shows or parades, browse the shops, walk around and soak it all in, or have a nice relaxing dinner. Loading up on too many fast passes was way more rushing around and stressing out over the time than it was worth. We were 15 min late for a 60-min $69 dessert party because we were trying to squeeze in Mission: Space first. DUMB!!!

 

[ski_mom]

Typically I'm one to rarely get angry. I definitely get that from my dad. He was very laid back and really not much bothered him at all. I'm basically the same way. I think the biggest problem with that is that it can have a negative effect on those around you if you are too laid back - it drives my DH crazy at times. I feel like everything bothers him and he feels like nothing bothers me. I see it as if I'm a "don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff" kind of person and he's a mountains out of molehills kind of person. But, I also realize that in life, there are things that you need to get a little angry about in order to fix or improve them. That's where I struggle. It's just not second nature to me to see problems in things where there are sometimes problems. That probably doesn't make much sense, but it's kind of how I am.

I guess an example of this would be that our middle DD has an over the top, terrible, awful, messy room - basically to the point where it would probably be condemned if it were a home. DH blows his top about it. I know it's a problem and I keep talking to her about it, but even it doesn't really make me "angry" and it probably should so I would help light a fire under her to fix it.


To check in (if it's not too late) - I've lost 4.5 out of my 10 pound goal, so I'm at 45% for the month. Not quite half way there, but I'm still hopeful to pull it off this month!

 

[SarahDisney]

Anger ... that's definitely a big part of my personality. Not going to go into any more detail because it will just make me more stressed out, but I'm very aware of the role that anger plays in my life.
Plus, I eat when I'm angry ... so I'm basically eating all the time.

I forgot to check in over the weekend ... progress report is 0%. But considering some things that happened last week, I think I'm still in an okay place.

 

[Lady Marie]

I see it as if I'm a "don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff" kind of person and he's a mountains out of molehills kind of person. But, I also realize that in life, there are things that you need to get a little angry about in order to fix or improve them. That's where I struggle. It's just not second nature to me to see problems in things where there are sometimes problems. That probably doesn't make much sense, but it's kind of how I am.

Same here!

It's an odd place to be too sometimes. Especially where I live--- there are a lot of angry people here (my city often makes the rudest cities in America list). I am sooooo not like that. But DH was born and raised here, dyed in the wool, and fires back at these people all the time while I sulk in a corner rehashing the ordeal wondering if I was a bad person all day! I don't know which was is better. He certainly doesn't stew about things like I do, but I think he angers too easily.

Anger doesn't affect my eating directly---but it's best buddy, disappointment, sure can make me eat. I tend to skip the fiery part, and go straight to sad/disappointment which begs to be comforted with something sweet :-(

 

[Flossbolna]

I am another one who does not know a lot of anger. I rarely get angry. And when I get angry, very quickly it turns into sadness and does not stay anger. And sadness is definitely one of my biggest motivation to eat without thinking! I am a comfort eater and this is a habit that is very difficult to break.

I sometimes think I should have more anger in order to give me some energy to move things along and affect change. But I am far too much brain driven that I ever let anger motivate me. Anger might lead to me analyzing something as wrong and therefore working to change it. But I very very rarely act directly on anger. And if my brain isn't stopping me, my shyness is. I am far too afraid to do something out of line!

I also still owe an answer to the Weekend QOTD:

As someone else said, there are so many to chose from, but I decided to go with Remy from Ratatouille. He managed to succeeded at what he loved against all odds because he dared to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions. I am often far too easily discouraged when I don't have immediately success with what I am doing, so I can really learn from his persistence. And besides this, I think Remy's approach to food is what I need to learn. Remember the scene with Remy and Emile where Remy tries to teach Emile about enjoying food for its taste? I love good food - but I am far too much like Emile that I want to stuff myself with lots of it that I totally forget to enjoy what I am eating.

Ok, now I think Ratatouille would make a great theme for one of our threads, but I already have something else in mind for June...

 

[Zoesmama03]

Made it home late last night just after midnight. I wanted to stay longer but my car was not safe to travel with so I had my brother's truck and he needed/wanted it back for work this morning. I didn't sleep well in the hotel room so it was nice to have my own bed back last night. I tried "catching up" on my sleep. Slept in quite late. Now I'm supposed to call work about possibly taking two new clients but they keep wanting to send me 30 hour(20 miles) out from where I live. ARGH Not sure I want to take it but I also don't want too much lapse in pay and my check will already be very low. These new hours would only be 10 additional to what I was getting weekly which was 15. They don't really give 40 to anyone because then they have to pay health insurance and other benefits.

I screwed up my calculations earlier I think. I'll have to figure it out. But regardless I'm making progress and happy with that. Going to see if my legs will be good to make it to the gym later this afternoon/evening. They are sore including a slight blistering between my toes from walking the boardwalk sidewalk half mile down. Then walked back on the beach. It was nuts I was slower than my friend on the beach maybe just the extra weight I dunno it was a challenge to walk my normal pace. She definitely out paced me on that. I usually outpace her on treadmill.

I'll try a long stretching session. Maybe I can get the rollers and roll out the legs before walking my 45-60 minute walk on treadmill. Then I think I'll do arm strength. I know my legs might not be ready for resistance training stuff until later in the week.

So happy to get my eating back to normal today. I had Jack in the Box twice. Once on the way there and again coming back(jumbo jack and shared a few curly fries with my daughter) but the real shocker on calories was my Ihop breakfast. They make two slices of bread come out to 900 calories as cinnamon swirl french toast. WHAT??? It was good but my tummy of course did not like the gluten. Had a protein bar and fruit for my brunch. Gotta plan some meals and get groceries.

 

[4Mickeys]

But I did 13.11 miles (half marathon) for the first time during my walk/jog interval session this weekend, so I am proud of myself

Great work - you should be proud of yourself - I am proud of you too

but things have since calmed down between us (all) and we mostly laugh about me chasing her around the house with the soap pump!

Looks like you were quite chatty while I was on vacation Page 11 - 23! Phew, I haven't caught up so i'll just start from here.. In two weeks from tomorrow we'll be signing on our house.. Our current house sold while we were on vacation last week (I had 60 inquires over 3 days for it! but then again we are only selling it for 3,000.00) so we are just now waiting on the appraisal to come back, and we'll submit stuff from our CU that says we have the closing $ and bill of sale from our current place then I think we are just waiting.. which is torturous.. HAAA

The soap thing soooo funny - I have occasionally used a little soap on my kids too. Great news you had so much interest in your place and moving excitingly but not fast enough towards your new place

I'll be back to post about my best friend Anger in a minute just need to take care of something first so I can think about it.

 

[courtneybeth]

QOTD - May 16​

How do you and anger get along? Are you one to blow your top first and ask questions later? Slowly simmer until you reach a full boil? Or do you just let it all roll off? How does anger help or hurt your healthy habits?

I love Anger's swear word console.

While I'm a Disgust, my husband is more Anger. I don't really get mad or frustrated - just more like a really upset Disgust with a potty mouth.

 

[Zoesmama03]

Okay I think my actual percentage to goal is 39% I accidentally did my math from the start of my gym membership which was April 22nd not the beginning of may. I also did the math on my 50 miles in May goal and am also around the same at 38% of the way to that goal.

Friday QOTD:

Let's talk about being active! And active besides specific exercise. One of the big lightbulb moments for me was that one issue a lot of people have when trying to lose weight is that they add in exercise (gym, running, cycling, swimming, whatever) and then are tired from it and as a result become less active in their daily life and therefore the effect of exercise is diminished. So, let's talk about non-exercise activity, things you would do for fun!

What are three physical activities besides your regular exercise routine that you enjoy - it does not matter if you do them regularly or not or if they are even ones that you have never done, but would like to try. It does not have to be something that would be considered a sport, just something that gets you moving!

1. swimming 2. skating 3. hiking(I'd do this if I didn't have the fear of meeting a rattlesnake)

Weekend QOTD:

A lot of Disney films have characters that have to overcome difficulties and then live up to these challenges. Some of these can be very inspiring. So, which Disney character speaks to you and inspires you? It does not have to be weight loss related at all!

Dumbo has always spoken to me. Just learning to be comfortable in your uniqueness. Tough question. I would probably require hours to really think on this.

Goals checkin:

Getting into to 180's before vacation... 100%

Walk at least 20,000 steps everyday while on vacation... 100%

Only gain 3 pounds while on vacation, well the damage was +5. This is a tough one to do the math and on. I'll say I exceeded the goal by 2/3, so success was 33%.

Now I need to lose that and a couple pounds more. I actually had a good plan day yesterday and was down a pound already this morning. So total goal for the rest of the month is -7, of which -1 is achieved, or 14%.

Hoping for more energy and activity today, I think part of the wipe out yesterday was the drastic change in climate. Friday morning I was walking around EPCOT I n 90 degrees and then yesterday it was overcast, rainy and in the 60's. It's grey again this morning but I don't think there's supposed to be any rain, which is good because I'd really like to get something done out the n the garden.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

Woohoo.

 

[HappyGrape]

I am more of a Joy person! DH is more Anger but after what he went through he learned to deal with it better. I don't think it plays big part of my life. I get annoyed at situation but not to level of anger

I don't get angry enough to impact my diet on either negative or positive way.

I won't walk to work today as I will carry breakfast for 3 days, lunch for today and snack for 4 days. I will get in early so I can hit the gym before work, and go for a nice walk on my lunch break.

I am wearing a dress that I bought last December and it was really little too small. It's perfect today, I feel good wearing it!

Have a healthy day all

 

[Flossbolna]

Ok, I finally gave in. Doctor's appointment for my foot is on Thursday. I was very happy to get one so quickly. It is a new, young doctor who took over from my previous doctor. He seems to be 10 years younger than me!! Kind of strange that I am getting so old that the yound doctors are really younger than me. I recently had a discussion with friends about this and my line of thought is that a young doctor will know all the newest developments and still has more enthusiasm, even when he might lack some experience. However, before a doctor is allowed to have their own practice here, they had to go through so much training that I don't think the experience is going to be an issue.

Now I am afraid that I will hear that I am not allowed to walk for a month or so! I already kind of expect that there is no chance that I can run the 10k in two weeks. But no walking would be really really hard! I have tried to cut down on exercise, but I just love my walking so much! Last two days still got me to 7.000 steps each. And I really love the additional calories that I earn by moving! So, I am afraid that my weight loss might slow down quite a bit if I cannot walk anymore!

 

[DisPup75]

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[piglet1979]

QOTD - May 17
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Warning: movie spoiler ahead!!!!

Bing Bong sacrificed himself to the memory dump in order to save Riley. Are there things, routines, or activities that you've sent to the memory dump on your way to a healthier you? Things that you would like to forget even exist? Or are you one of the lucky ones who can put the potato chips on a high shelf and take them out only on special occasions?

For the most part I am the lucky that can just put junk food away and not eat it. Most of my problem is the lack of movement. Having a desk job is a killer. If I am mad or frustrated I do tend to eat bad though. In high school if I was stressed out I would go buy a tube of cookie dough and eat the whole thing. I know cookie dough is a weakness so I do not make cookies often.

 

[pjlla]

What are your favourite meals that you find very satisfying hunger and healthy & tasty right now? It could be snacks too

First thing I'd say is egg whites..... you can eat a HUGE portion for very low calories/SmartPoints... throw in some sauteed veggies, some greens, even a bit of cheese and you can have a HUGE portion... very satisfying (check out my recipe for the Change-it-up breakfast bowl over on the recipe thread for other egg ideas!).

Salads.... but make them interesting.... no boring iceberg and tasteless tomatoes.... how about some shaved brussel sprouts, caramelized onions, roasted veggies, goat cheese (so tasty and worth the calories!).... lots of great combos! Add some quinoa or farro or another interesting grain to add some texture. I have some great salad recipes on my Pinterest salad board.... I love to pull them out and bring them to outings when I get asked to bring a salad.... I have a summer squash ribbon salad that is delicious and so different! I keep baby spinach and mixed spring greens in the fridge all the time.... but I tend to only use the "standards" of cucumber and tomato when they are in season.... otherwise I try to add other stuff. I often make myself a lunch by topping greens with whatever was leftover from dinner the night before. And try making your own dressing..... it makes thing more interesting as well!

You want easy? How about some Thin and Trim chicken sausage (I imagine you can find something similar where you live).... it tastes best grilled or sauteed, but is okay just microwaved too. Add it to a salad or in with your egg whites or tossed in a skilled with a bunch of veggies (summer squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, onions, etc). The sweet italian style I buy is just 1 SmartPoints per link and adds a ton of flavor... plus they are nitrite/nitrate free! I don't usually buy processed meats (bacon, sausage, lunch meat), but these are just too handy to pass up! They also come in buffalo spice, sweet asian (2 SP per link), and apple cinnamon (haven't tried this one yet, but I'm thinking it would be great at breakfast!).

Plain fat-free greek yogurt..... dress it up with all types of fruit, nuts (small portions go a long way), maybe some crunchy bits of cereal.... add a bit of cinnamon and vanilla (or lemon) extract and a touch of sweetener (I use liquid stevia).... it is practically an ice cream sundae!! A 1 cup serving is really filling because you can essentially double the portion with the fruit.

I try to mix my dinner protein with veggies whenever possible...... much more filling that way.... and I love veggies. I RARELY serve a basic piece of meat with veggies on the side.... I'm big on stir-fries and soups and stews that combine a little healthy protein with TONS of veggies.

Check in. I lost .2 pounds this week. That is a total of .8 out of 7. That is 11%. It is something just not what I was hoping for.

I had a rough day yesterday. My husband and I were fighting all day over my daughter gymnastics. She made team and my husband does not like the cost. This is the only thing she does and I think we need to let her move to the next level. He also does not like the time commitment. It would be 6 hours a week. He thinks it would affect her grades. She does have issues in ready and things don't come easy for her and the way my husband was putting it was if she doesn't have good grades she shouldn't be doing 6 hours of gymnastics. I took it wrong and got very defensive.

Needless to say I ate horribly yesterday. We are better today. I told her we both need to let it go until the meeting when we get more info. No sense in fighting when we don't have all the info yet. So it is tabled for now.

First of all, congrats to DD on this accomplishment! Second of all... hugs for you and DH. You KNOW you both want the best for her, but disagree on what the "best" looks like. This sounds a LOT like some conversations/disagreements that my DH and I have had in the past. Hopefully it will get worked out in a way that makes everyone happy.

Check-in Report
Days exercised: 15/31
Percentage: 48.3%

I'm glad that I only set a requirement of "30 active minutes" minimum for my 'days exercised' to count - because the last two days have been phenomenal and exhausting. Walked over 20,000 steps on Friday and yesterday was over 15,000. We went out shopping for all those trip necessities: shoes, dresses, socks, etc. Walked three malls and woke up this morning feeling the 'effects' of having so much fun!

Today is our trip to Target to stock up on those last-minute needed essentials. I think I may take Friday off from work because graduation and all Courtney-focused activities are all day Saturday, then we have Jason's grad dinner on Sunday and then we're on a plane at 6am on Monday morning. I don't think I have enough time to pack and clean up the house before then. I just may need a "down day" to get ready for graduation since it's at 8am and we have to be on campus at 645am to secure parking for line-up activities that start at 715am.

HUGE congratulations!! Cannot wait to see pictures!!

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Hey friends.... I'm out of time. I had a few more quotes to reply to, but I'm at school and totally run out of time here. I'll try to find some time later today, but no promises!..................P