Healthy Peas! It's Wednesday! How is your week?

My kiddos at school keep bringing me Tootsie Rolls. They are my weakness. Lol! I have ate one of the teeny tiny ones each day. I always give the student one to eat with me. The rest get slipped to the custodian. Lol!

Other than that I am doing well. I am trying to up my daily calories to stabilize my weight. That scares me, but I am pushing through the fear.

I want to up my weights next week when I start a second round of the Bikini Body Mommy 6 week challenge. I am currently using 8's. Trying to decide between 10 and 12. I want muscle, but not bulk. Any advice?

Also, I would love some suggestions for a balsamic glaze? Sauce? Whatever it was I had on chicken at a resteraunt.

Gave up refined sugar and alcohol on November 1. Sugar detox! Gave up soda on November 2. Going to keep this up until Thanksgiving. Reading labels, counting calories and shopping at Earth Fare again. Packing lots of healthy food for work.

Went to Zumba on Sunday, hot yoga on Monday, tried 9 Round on Tuesday, joined & went back today. So sore.

I've been good again this week lost another 1.5lbs - I've now lost 21.5lbs in 13 weeks I'm hoping to stay motivated.

Keep going everyone, it's a marathon not a sprint.

Thank you ashley got posting this weekly thread, I love reading the posts. It keeps me motivated to stay on track

Pols, I am so proud of your running. That is my goal in the new year/spring...become a runner.

I will be turning to you for tips and tricks.

I've had a really successful week so far. I haven't been into the Hallowe'en treats. I've started exercising more and have been eating much better.

I have eaten like crap this week but somehow my weight was down 2 lbs this week.

I am planning to start the 5:2 diet and see how that goes. I've been part of a 5:2 Facebook group for a few years but haven't really been active in it. Lately, a lot of people are posting about their success and it is Inspiring.

I really want to join the healthy peas, but I'm afraid to commit, because I will have to try.

Since losing my husband I have been using food to feel better. Except now after my weight gain, I don't feel better. DEFINITELY have a bad problem with sugar!

tank- you can buy a premade balsamic glaze right by the vinegars. It's just reduced balsamic but it stinks up the house horribly to make it yourself. Bake or grill chicken then drizzle or brush on the glaze. I love the glaze over salad or roast veggies also (Brussels sprouts especially are heavenly!) also.

We would be glad to have you.  I promise that we won't bite you ;o)  If I have learned anything, it is that none of us is perfect and being healthy is journey, not a destination.

Great job everyone. I've had a very stressful week. I was poked by a used needle of a diabetic girl at my school. The family finally had her tested a little over a week later and I got the news that she tested negative for HIV and hepatitis today. I have been on HIV meds for the past week just in case they didn't have her tested and I wasn't feeling so great. So glad for the good news! Anyhow, I stayed with my paleo eating. No weight loss but I'm okay with that. I started whole 30 on July 26 and have lost 29 lbs so far.

This has just been a really tough week. I've got GERD and over the last couple of months, I've had almost daily issues with acid burning in my stomach and up my throat. I want to cry every afternoon because no medication is helping and I'm eating "stuff" that I think will help my stomach feel better. It never does, but it doesn't stop me from trying.

I emailed my doctor and she put in an new Rx for me, so hopefully this will help.

I've definitely been into the Halloween candy this week and it's now heading to the trash. I obviously cannot be trusted around it, so I have to get rid of it. The kids certainly don't need anymore of it, so out it goes.

So...that's the "bad news".

The "better" news is that my dress pants I wore to work last year are looser then they used to be. My shirts are feeling roomier as well.

I go see my dietitian and behavioral health lady today so I'm going to see what I need to tweak. My stress is definitely a contributing factor to my weight loss and I haven't been sleeping great lately. Still working on strategies to get back to sleep when I wake up at 2 and can't fall back asleep.

I haven't kept track of the actual weight, because stepping on the scale freaks me out...I do my monthly dietitian check and I'm ok...for some reason, having someone else weigh me doesn't stress me out quite as much. Yes, I'm weird.

So proud of all your successes! Keep up the great work! You ALL inspire me!

I have been where you are! What's your motivation? For some of us it may be visible transformation but that doesn't have to be your focus. I started lifting weights to feel stronger and lose weight. I haven't hit my goal in that regard, but my motivation has changed somewhat. Lifting is so good for my stress level that I'm convinced it's kept me from committing assault.

First of all, I am sorry for the loss of your husband.  I'm sure you are processing lots of emotions and stressors.  I'm an emotional eater and I can see how the grieving process would be a near-impossible time to me to eat healthy. 

I had a fear of commitment too. I don't want to post the positives because I will need to post the negatives too. I need accountability though.  Welcome to the group! 
Jo

Ran my first 1/2 Marathon yesterday. My official time was 3:10:37, my Strava elapsed time was 3:07:18 and my Strava moving time was 2:55:50. So, new goal: Do this again next year and do it in a kick ass time. I really wanted to do it sub three hours.