GETTING HEALTHY FOR FIFTY
4/12/2024 0 Comments Just over here being a bratToday was the first day since September that I didn't weigh myself.
Hang on, let me catch you up. Yesterday I found out that my NOOM account was cancelled and had I known there were issues with my card I would've handled it ASAP. But I never got the emails. I don't know if they went to SPAM or a sub folder or what... anyway that would not have been an issue at all IF this company could just reinstate your account and all your data restored. I mean, you'd think since you have to sign in, that your data would be stored in your account. But that is not the case. I'm told that I would need to re-start, even the lessons. And I am 7 months into the lessons. I can't re-do 7 months of lessons. Most of the time I don't even re-read books! I'm told there *might* be a work around that they actually CAN put me where I left off, but I'm not counting on it, since NOOM was like hard-stop about not being able to do that. That brings me to today. Now, I am a stubborn, (middle-aged?), Italian/German woman. I feel like they did me dirty yesterday, so I have not totally decided on whether I want to give them my money again. Why? Because they are more than happy to take your money, but have no technical help for you. That seems crappy to me. I did LOVE the lessons. I felt like I was learning, and when I learn thing about a healthier lifestyle I am interested, engaged, and motivated. But on the other hand. re-doing 7 months full of lessons sounds BORING. So right now I am stomping my feet like a child, mad that I need this plan, especially now, and they messed it all up. That's why I'm not re-instating it just yet, cause I'm a brat. So, not following a plan, I didn't weigh in today, nor did I log my food. It feels weird. But again, I'm being a brat. (but this plan isn't cheap, so them not having the technology to store your progress and start where you left off is infuriating.) I will probably sign back up, I just need to stop pouting first...
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3/19/2024 0 Comments Ebbs and flowsI'm at a standstill with on the scale. And I hate it.
I can't remember what they call it, but NOOM does say you will have good days, bad days, and you will even stand still - like I am right now. It's hard not to be disappointed when I look at the scale, even though I am still down 15lbs. I didn't gain that back. Shouldn't I be celebrating that? I am actually fluctuating from 15lbs down to 20lbs down. Of course I like that bigger number much better. That one makes me excited. And it's hard not to get down on myself when I'm eating the correct calories, I'm using my compression wraps, and I'm drinking my water, and the scale isn't cooperating. Yes, I am bloated and PMS-ing right now, so that would explain the few pounds I went up. But I'm having a tough time letting myself be okay with that. And, yes, NOOM does try to teach you to be okay. Planning healthy meals also gets tiring around this point during my two week menus. But, even though I don't feel like chicken AGAIN, we are still having chicken enchiladas tonight. I just need to change some things up. Maybe add some more movement? Or more water? Or more produce? I don't know, I just need to change something. And find some new motivation. Yes, it's a long term change. I know that. I also know I didn't gain it all in one week, so it's not going to come off all in one week. 3/7/2024 0 Comments one of those daysToday is one of those days for me. Yesterday I was motivated and ready to get into gear. Today I want to dive into a cupcake (or cookies). I'm feeling PMS (even though it isn't PMS). Of course the scale wasn't cooperating this morning either. Stupid scale, lol.
But I am pretty sure my issue is too much lunchmeat (I started to have a sandwich for lunch, had turkey and swiss the other night, and an antipasto salad last night (with a few pieces of a Chef Boyardee pizza). That is something I can change. Lay off the processed lunch meat. But that has me going back to my breakfast sandwiches for lunch. But at least it is something I can control - do better with my meals. Or maybe i should go back to protein shakes for lunch? I can do a breakfast sandwich once a week as a treat maybe. I also need good veggie or fruit for snacks. I like celery but the celery I've been buying tastes nasty sometimes. Why is that anyway? I can't let today keep me down. I will take a little time for some self care, but I need to stay at it. At least get my steps and water in, and try to watch the calories. I think all the stress I've been dealing with is just affecting me today. I feel like I'm weighted down. Maybe I'll look for a meditation video and try that later. Or maybe I just need some sleep? All good ideas! Good food for fuel, meditation, and sleep. This post could work for this blog, or for my Lymphedema blog. It fits both.
Taking care of me, for once, is not that simple. Even as I sit and write this, I am thinking I need to be doing something else, making sure someone else is doing what they should be doing, and maybe doing dishes... You know what I have the most difficulty with? Balancing working on me and other things in life. 1) Concentrating on my LE, meaning using the pump, using the velcro wraps, getting movement in while in the compression wraps, and of course trying to keep up with new research while wondering why my legs don't look like they're changing, while focusing on getting healthy, trying to eat better, plan the family meals, grocery shop, find ways to exercise, get my water in (while not straying too far from a bathroom), and trying to stay motivated when the scale isn't changing. And 2) making dinner, cleaning, staying after my child to look for a job, having others tell me what I should be doing, paying bills, doing the budget, etc. It's almost impossible to do both of those things. Also a neurotic dog who takes a lot of my time and keeps me up at night. I'm the conductor driving this train, basically. If I don't push, things don't get done. But that all means putting me on the back burner. Putting me second is why last year my legs got worse and not better. I skipped the pump and the wraps almost daily because I had other things to do. How do people do it? How do you manage your healthy lifestyle, and getting in the exercise, while running the household and raising/motivating/directing children? And again, I really need to go enforce my child is doing something he needs to do, so I need to cut this short. Plus, my mind is wandering to being a mom and my other stressors. Shut out the world - right? Wait, that won't work. I mean, for me, sure it would work. But I don't think this household would run without me. (Considering the first question I get asked in the morning, yes, even BEFORE my coffee, is "what's for dinner?") Advice? Suggestions? I'm open to them all... |
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Just an author who loves to eat trying to get healthy in a fast food world. There's no quick fix to losing the weight, just like it took time to put it on, it will take time to lose it. Join me on the journey to getting healthy for fifty, and beyond. Learning how to eat what you love, without binging, is the key to happy and healthy. Archives
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