What keeps you motivated? Topic

Joycetime 05/10/20
I would think 225 for a man is a good healthy weight. I imagine you are feeling healthier right now as far as you have gone. Have you had to buy new clothes? I have notice some of my tops getting loser and my blue jeans are more comfortable. Those thing like that are motivations for me. I can see and feel the results of not eating that bowl of chocolate ice cream and it is worth it. That was a good deal on chicken. Chicken is my most used protein in meals. I kind of make a salad like that but no avocado...I love avocados but don't know when to say enough is too much. I know they are good for you but they have alot of calories for me when I want to eat a whole one all the time so I don't even buy them. I hope your wife has a Happy Mother's Day and enjoy the day!

Jloughlin 05/10/20
Great scale day, after very little loss for ten days, I was down 2 today. I have dropped about 5 inches at the waist and gone from 3X to XL or 2x depending on brand. Sous vide machine was busy cooking 22 lbs of thighs today..With my daughter on maturity leave, we get FaceTime about three times a day. My granddaughter is two and ask to call us often, so that is fun. I think I am going to go up and help her next week and take her about 6 weeks worth of food ready to go in her freezer.. Don’t think my wife is comfortable going with the virus being pretty active there, but I am healthier and hopefully have some antibodies. I think out tomorrow.

Joycetime 05/11/20
GREAT on weight loss! Such a good feeling when you see that and know your health has improved. I can't wait to lower my weight and feel like a 62 year old instead of an 85 year old. Start taking Elderberry Sambucus vitamins for your immune and health system. My daughter bought me some 1250 mg when this virus start plus vitamin D to help keep my immune system up. It is also good for allergies. I'm so glad you can face time her a grandchild needs their Mamaw and Papaw. You take care and congratulations again on your healthy you!

Joycetime 05/13/20
If there was a day on my health journey yesterday I would like to erase! I really don't know what got into me but I ate horrible. It was like I just could didn't think of what the results would be. I'm not mad at myself but I just don't understand what or where I was thinking or doing. I think the reason not mad I did get back on track today and know I would but I just can't do that if I want to get healthy and I do. I had the boys and all they eat is fast food and junk. The little one use to eat veggie but I think the older one told him for so long they are awful and now he don't like. My daughter being in the fields she is in knows they should be eating better but I think with her still in school she don't fight it...there Dad is a junk food person no veggies or fruit. So anyways I ate right along with them and didn't fix me anything different. We had McDonald's, I had fish and actually it didn't even taste good ...I don't don't know why I ate it. than they didn't eat a mcchicken so guess what that night I ate it. I had 3 WW candy snacks and chips. Not proud kick me in the you know where. Today I'm looking at yesterday in utterly why? Hopefully I will think back on that day and not do it again...I went to bed like what did I do and why? On the good and positive side yesterday I found a exercise video I like and can do it all and it is 25 minutes long.....yah. Have a good day and wish me find good motivation and stay away from what ever got into me yesterday! Most likely the devil.

Joycetime 05/13/20
I love carrot salad WW had this one look so good with apples gone to try:

Ingredients
fresh apple(s)
2large, 1 red and 1 green, cored, thinly sliced, cut into matchsticks
fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 T or to taste
uncooked carrot(s)
(3cup(s), cut into matchsticks (many stores sell these precut)
chives 1/4 C shopped
olive oil 1 T
sugar 1tsp
table salt 1/2 t
black pepper 1/4 t
feta cheese 2 oz french variey suggested brumbles
toss apples in lemon juice and stir rest altogether....go good with some outside grilled pork chops or big grilled turkey burger...

Jloughlin 05/14/20
Recipe sounds good. I love feta. I spent some time working as a consultant in Bulgaria. I really love feta from there. When I visit my daughter in the DC area, I can buy it, but not here.
It is really hard to find anything to eat at McDonalds. We just got a Wendy’s and I can eat their chili. Mostly I don’t eat out much at all. I enjoy cooking, it’s cheaper, healthier, and I enjoy what I cook more than anything but the highest quality restaurants.
Back to biking and put an hour in today along with a half hour walk and some gardening.
Packed a cooler for my daughter of frozen meals today and took them to our church kitchen. They have tons of freezer space and no one is using them now. Not sure when I will be able to get up there to see them. My test for antibodies came back negative, so no immunity for me :(

Jloughlin 05/17/20
Made your recipe for lunch. Yummy! Went the first 10 days of May with no weight loss, but the last week has been great. Got me back to my average of 6 lbs a month. Not sure how much longer I can keep up that pace. Keep having to up my exercise to make it work. I noticed today that an hour of walking is now 50 calories less than when I started the diet and weighed 60 lbs more. Hit the 60 lb milepost today.

My quartet is singing for a Birthday Party tonight. I think we will just stand in front of the house and sing. I hope it is not pouring rain. We did a decent job last week at church, although it was apparent we have not practiced enough with all the virus worries. You can watch us here if you care to https://www.facebook.com/southporttrinityumc/videos/278621703540477/UzpfSTg1NDQ4OTY5NDcyOTkwMjoxNTE4OTAyNTY4Mjg4NjA4/
We sing about 10 minutes in and 30 minutes in. It starts out with two girls just talking before the service starts.

Joycetime 05/27/20
Hi Jloughlin...been off for alittle while. Still dieting pretty much just holding but 2 days ago got serious about it. Told myself this is not a joke how do I want to live my life and sure not sitting in a chair. I listen to your group sing...very good. You each complemented each other so well in harmony. I really like I Will Fly Away...happy place in my heart. I go to a UMC also..it is Mt Tabor in Dunkirk, IN. It is late now 2:30am but I want to go back listen to the whole sermon. My grandsons have been staying over alot, spring cleaning and getting the house maintenance all arranged for the summer has keep me so busy...this is when I miss my husband alot...it is hard to keep things up by yourself. I don't like to ask my family...I am so independent...I love old homes but when things go wrong fixing is horrible. Now on weight side I was down to 313 but the last time my grandsons stayed we had pizza, cookies and waffles...not diet food. I was so mad at myself. I grocery shopped today and didn't buy anything I couldn't eat...my grandsons are gone to have to learn to eat healthy...I don't want them like me. I got stuff for me to have pizza....zucchini sliced (spray with oil and bake until crispy , put fat free mozzarella cheese on each piece , top with turkey pepperoni and bake until cheese melts. I have made them before I like! I also got some spaghetti sauce to spiral the zucchini and make spaghetti...I have a crank machine to do that with. Some chicken to make kabobs. Hope all is well with you...thanks again for sharing.

Joycetime 05/28/20
I have always weight in on Thursday so i'm gone to continue. So after weight in 2 days ago than today lost 1 pound. The best thing I have done to aid me on this diet is made a chart and each weight in week I would but the lost or gain, my weight, and my total weight lost as of starting. Not impressive lately...yes since I started Weight Watcher Feb 27 I have lost 29 pounds but most of it was the first month. The last 2 week been awful...For the whole month of May I lost 1.8 pounds. That is unexcused for...I should be losing 2 pounds a week with no problem. So reflecting on this if I'm gone to be on a diet and do the work a diet cause for and get healthy I need to eat right every second of the day. Until I looked at the chart and thought about it I realize I have not been eating healthy at all...lying to myself. So as of right now I told God I will do this the sin of overeating will stop and I can do it! The only good thing I can say is I carried in a 28 carton of water yesterday and I thought I was gone to die....made me think a bottle was 16 oz...that is a pound so that whole case was 28 pounds and I just lost that so with that I have to be doing better on my body and health not carrying all that around anymore...just need to get rid of 100 more! Congratulations on all the weight you have done..you have made the change well and seeing you sing in the video I can tell you are much alive and healthy....a good positive motivated feeling. Does your wife have a weight problem.....if so has she done as well as you changing your health all around? It sure makes it easier when your spouse dose it with you. My husband was a 6 ft 2 in 380 pound man...so he and I would try to eat healthy..we would do it and lose weight but some how put it right back on. This time I am gone to do it and keep off..I'm tired of no energy and motivation. I started reading the Bible more and really trying to understand it better..some days I only get in 2 or 3 verses because I have to go and study what I read to understand better. That helps me grow in Christ but also helps me not think about food. Sorry I bent your ear...rainy out so good day to chat with a friend even thru social media....take care!

Joycetime 05/29/20
I have the boys for couple days...they have been begging to spend the night again. I love them to pieces but boy are boys they are a hand full. It is nice out so hopefully we can do stuff outside. Wish me well on my eating with them...I have been thinking about it and know how I blew it few days ago with them so I have to keep that feeling in my mind!

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