Carol Sue I don't notice theMG cherrios sweetness because I use fruit and vanilla flavored Greek yogurt.

I also feel the same way you do about the carbs. I don't want to cut them out completely. I just don't think to strictly cut them down like keto or Adkins.

I think you are right about the slow losing being better for weight loss and keeping it off. I think by losing slower that it has a better chance of becoming a way of life rather than just a diet and I know that is what we want. I think we are on our way to making our personal woe a lifestyle. At least I hope so.

I've had 1121 calories so far today and the way I feel, I don't think I will be eating anything else today. I hope so. So far this has been a good day.
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Ended up with 1421 calories and 8 hr eating window. Still a good day.

I ate a little too much yesterday and won't get on the scale. I'm not in the mood to see a bad number. I will try to eat less today to make up for it, and I will make sure I'm hungry when I eat.

Trish I think the main thing for maintenance is to continue with the WOE you used for losing.

I slept from 10:30 last night til 9 this am, but I did get up twice for the bathroom and did lie awake for awhile. Fitbit says I was awake 1 hour and 9 minutes, but I had 2 hrs + deep sleep which I never get that much. And that was without taking anything. I haven't had a nap for a few days.

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I guess I didn't do as bad as I thought because weight is down .4 to 186.2. Down is down.

Carol Sue That is great. I'm glad it is down. Mine was down to 186 today down.6 lbs. FBG 95. My goal now is 185 as I'm setting my goals very small this time. I agree that slow is better because I think this is the way we learn how to eat so that when we get to maintenance will have made this our lifestyle of eating tha will easily keep going rather than a diet that we will stop because we reached a goal.

I can remember in the past when I reached a certain point and could wear a certain size I thought my "diet" was over that I had the attitude of "whew, I made it now I can go back to eating the things I have been missing". Of course, it didn't take long until the weight was back up to 200 or more and I had to diet again. I definitely have been a yo-yo dieter over the years.

What is going to make it different this time? For one thing I am counting calories. If I really want something, I eat it and just count the calories so nothing is off limits until I reach goal. I've learned if I really crave something that I need to eat it "before" if becomes a problem and I binge on it. I also eat the healthy foods I like whether carby or not and I'm learning portion control. That was a great lesson I learned from WW. I don't feel deprived of anything. I have a choice and I can have it now or wait and have it later even another day. So far it is working and I pray to God I can keep doing what I know to do. I've fallen off the wagon so many times, but I would really love to finish this journey staying in the wagon.

Hope everyone has a marvelous Monday.

You are really on track, Trish, and I hope I am too. I can usually only do well for a few days, though. But I hope this time is it. If not, i'll try again.

I just finished a 22 hour fast. I tried to make it til dinner but DH is working on his car so I don't know when he'll be ready. I cooked 2 eggs. I got a little bit hungry around 1 but not starving. I don't want to get to that point and overeat.

Today was a good day. I have very little pain without taking anything. I wonder if its because of the fasting. I did some laundry, stripped the bed and paid bills.

I'm still in my pound a week challenge even though I have hardly lost anything all year. But I'm losing now and I plan on staying in it if they continue it next year. I'm going to lose if it kills me!

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We went to Bob Evans for dinner and I had a chicken cranberry pecan salad. I'm going to continue eating very light during the day so I can enjoy whatever I want for dinner. They have those chicken cranberry pecan salads at Wendys too and they're cheaper. I'll get one next time DH wants a Wendys burger.

Carol Sue Congratulations on the 22 hr fast. I only do 16 hr fasts these days. I used to love the salads at Wendy's but we haven't eaten there since we moved here.

I've had a very good day tody as well. I took sheets off the bed and washed them and made the bed and I did a lot of other things around the house today. DH helps me make the bed. I am having more energy these days and I am really enjoying that. I sleep good at night and get up feeling good. So that may be what is inspiring to stay OP.

Goodnight.

I am excited to be down another .4 to185.8. Last night I ate a sweet roll so I thought I would gain. When I have a really long fast like that my mind starts to think that I can eat like that because I fasted so long. Its psychological. DH bought a pkg of 3 sweet rolls and he doesn't like the cheese filled. If they had all been fruit filled I wouldn't have eaten it. But I still had a small drop. This is my lowest since 2018 when DH was in the hospital. I got down to 180 and saw 179 for 1 or 2 days. I think my goal right now is to see 179 again. Then I'll go lower. My pants are starting to get baggy. They are ok right out of the dryer but once I sit in them they stretch out. I think I have a few smaller pairs. Unfortunately nothing is coming off my belly, and that's where most of my fat is.

I changed my bed sheets yesterday too Trish! We are definitely on the same wave length lately. I also washed towels and now I'm folding them.

Yesterday my step daughter asked me who is having Thanksgiving dinner and I told her everyone is doing their own. I want to do it, but don't want to do all that work. My SIL would do it but DH doesn't want to go to someone else's house. I can't go there because their bathroom is on the second floor. That's where she fell down the stairs. I got a break from doing it for the past 2 years because of the pandemic so now I enjoy not doing it. Its over a month away. I might change my mind.

Carol Sue We seem to be neck & neck on the weight loss. I was 185.4 this morning. FBG was 98. Feels so good to be losing again. I'm excited that you have made the goal of getting back down where you were when your Hubby was in the hospital.

I know how you feel about Thanksgiving. DS told me they are going to be here this year because her DD and her DH haven't seen his grandparents in quite a while and feel like they need to go there. So now I feel like we need to get together this yt ear. I really don't want to have everyone over because my house really isn't big enough for everybody to come. Hopefully DBS and her Hubby will do it this year. They are still at their son's house and they have plenty of room for everybody. But then they may end up at her other son's this year and we won't go there.

The past few years I got to where I didn't like turkey but for some reason this year would like to cook a small one for just DH and me as DS doesn't like turkey. I will wait it out and see what happens. DH and I used to have turkey or a roasted chicken for Thanksgiving and ham for Christmas. We don't go big on desserts either.

Today is shopping day to Walmart. DH has 2 meds to pick up and if they aren't too busy, we will get our first shingle shot. I guess I will check on our flu shot too. We got those covid vaccines that they are still puoshing and now they say more people are getting sick who had the vaccine than those who didn't. Crazy days. What are you going to do? Any way today is McDs day so we will have CB for lunch. I only had coffee and Protein shake so far. I was going to have strawberries but they were bad so no fruit this morning. Calories today will be barely 1100. So looking forward to another good day.

Have a great day everybody.

I too noticed that a lot of people who get Covid are vaxed. I think this is because they figure they are protected, but they say you can still get it. I notice very few people wear masks anymore. We did not get the vaccine but I wear my mask and stay away from people. DH does not. I told him people can have it and not have symptoms like his brother. He never listens to me but cries the blues if something happens to him.

I still get pain during the night but not during the day. I have not been wearing my knee brace because both of them were in the laundry. I even walked in Wal-Mart without it with no pain. I haven't taken Tylenol since Sunday. I hope eating less often and losing a,few pounds is helping.

Trish, I don't understand how anyone can not like turkey. I guess some people can't figure out how I can not like hamburgers. The last time we went to the casino DH stopped at McDonalds and got 2 cheeseburgers. I ate a bite of one and it was good. Today he had a burger from Wendys and it looked good but he didn't offer me any. I think he's learning not to do that! But maybe my taste is changing and I'm starting to like hamburgers again. I will have to try one again. I don't like them with cheese. I got a salad but I wish I had ordered a chicken sandwich because I had salad yesterday..

I'm done eating for today. 19 hours overnight and I don't know when I will eat tomorrow.

Today went very well. The nurse or technician who gives the shots at Walmart apologized because we had to wait so long for our shots but we got them. We got one in each arm. I got shingle in right arm and flu shot in the left. The left arm is a little sore and the right arm is really sore and bruised. She is good at giving shots but she said having to stick the needle in 2 bottles before she gives it probably dulls the needle a little and she thought that was why it hurt when she gave it too us. The main thing she said was to keep the arms moving. But we are done until we go back to get the second shingle shot at the end of the year.

Calories today were 1169 so another good day. We had the burgers and they were good. I think I am beginning to be satisfied with this woe. At least I hope so.

Carol Sue I also feel some pain during the night but once I wake up and move around I have no pain. I'm beginning to realize that the exercises that I do in the bed and 4 days a week for my back is making my legs and hips stronger. My walking is getting better.

Goodnight.

I can't believe this! Weight is down another .4 to 185.4, and its early, 5:30 am. I get on the scale, scared, thinking I'm going to see a bump up. I know its coming sooner or later. That's how it is when you weigh daily. Its the long fasts that's doing it because I'm eating til full, and anything I want. I should change my weight on my profile but I'm afraid it won't stick. I'm going to MAKE it stick!

I just looked back on my scale records and I have not weighed 190 since Sept 10, so one month I've held in the 180s. ​​​​​​

We wanted to get new furniture but step daughter tried to buy a couch for her game room and everywhere she went they are sold out. You have to pay, then wait for it to come in. She won't do that and neither will I. The store could close and you're out your money. We will have to clean this old furniture and live with it. I noticed that Goodwill isn't even getting donations because people can't buy new.

We have a sleep number bed. I let some of the air out and didn't get as much pain last night. Its a little better. We need a new bed, too.

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At DH request we went to Wal-Mart and stocked up. He heard that store shelves are going to be empty soon. Canned goods like soup, chili, tomatoes, dry goods like rice, macaroni, instant mashed potatoes, cereal.. OTC drugs like Tylenol and Ibprofen, antacids. I'm not going to stock up on meat because DH doesn't like meat that has been frozen. I know he will continue to eat out when we can. We need to go to another store for laundry supplies.

Carol Sue That is awesome that you are down to 185.4 lbs. You are doing great. I think we both can say goodbye to 190s. My weight was 185 this morning. So I have reached that goal. Now my goal is to stay there the rest of the week while working toward my next goal of 184.

I forget about the sideboard. I notice it is still at 183. I think I will leave it there hoping that within the next few weeks I will reach it.

We aren’t seeing any shortages on anything in our stores at this time. Sam’s is setting limits on some things especially paper goods so no one can hoard them like they did before. So far I have been able to get the things I want or need.

The girl who gave us our shots told us to be ready for reactions even rashes. Thank God I don’t have a rash but I am sooooo tired. I slept beautifully only getting up to go potty one time and that was almost dawn. I’ve planned to fry tilapia for dinner but we may end up eating soup if I don’t start feeling better. I did eat a bowl of MG cherrios with yogurt and drank 2 c of coffee but it didn’t do any thing for energy. I also did my 20 minute morning exercises which usually pep me up but it didn’t work either. So I think I am going to take a nap until DH gets up. I hope he feels better than I do or we both will be napping all day.

Have a good day everybody.

We ended up going to the casino today instead of tomorrow. It was so bad we are home at 8:15. . Can't win all the time.

I'm sorry you don't feel well from your vaccine. I hope its not long lasting and you feel better tomorrow.

I have a doctors appointment on Nov 4 and I would like to be 179 by then but that's 6 lbs and I dont see that happening. It doesn't really matter because he never discusses my weight as I am always in the same general range. But it matters to me.

I think our empty shelves in our Wal-Mart is because they don't have enough employees to stock shelves. . Sometimes they will be out of something and DH asks about it and they go into the back and get it. Every business around here has Help Wanted signs but no one wants to work. But they have been saying shortages are going to start because there are not enough truckers to deliver the merchandise. Bob Evans cut their hours because of not enough cooks or servers and Denny's is open for breakfast and lunch only. No dinner. . They used to be open 24 hours a day.

Today I was reading about lactic acidosis. It says it can cause muscle weakness and soreness in the legs. As I read more about it it said it can be caused by Metformin and also Tylenol. It seems strange that Tylenol can cause muscle pain. I was thinking that my leg pain has let up recently and I have not been taking Tylenol like I was. I was getting into a habit of taking it to help me sleep and I dont do that anymore. Also, I'm not drinking near enough water and water dilutes the amount of the acid in your blood. So starting today I'm drinking more water. I think it would be great if my leg pain and weakness stayed gone. I guess I was wrong to take Tylenol before I got pain to try to prevent it. I thought since I was taking less than the maximum dose that I was ok. I'm thinking I might try Benadryl if I need something for sleep or a low dose of Melatonin.

HI everyone: I am really excited to see you both losing again. I too have been more successful this week.
Carol: sounds like you are doing IF. Even without low carb, you seem to be losing just doing that, so maybe just keep doing that unless you stop losing weight.
I am doing my 2nd 40 hour fast this week. I was 163 this morning, so hope to be down to 161 tomorrow. Its been a long time since I saw that number.
I have to be careful not to be in hurry to get under 160 *(even tho I am in a hurry) but to accept that it will take a while, and so will all my weight loss.
My plan is to fast at least twice a week and see where I get by my 60th, which is in early november. I would like to be less that 160 for sure by then. Well and truly.
I am still walking with the dog of course.
Stay well friends, and continue to take precautions, even with your vaccines. We are finally getting our cases down again here. The vaccine passports help a lot.
blessings

A quick one before I go to bed. Another good day. I am kind of settled into a 7 to 8 hr eating window. I didn't eat popcorn tonight. I was hungry for peanut butter crackers. I make my own with regular saltines and crunchy peanut butter. I think being able to eat what I want within my calories is beginning to keep me from being hungry for snack. Actually my supper really is a snack not a meal.

Mad I had no doubt that you would get back toyour fasts again. You are on your way back down to below 160.

Carol Sue Our local stores and Walmart doesn't seem to be hurting for workers so I guess that is why there are very few if any empty shelves. We see loads of trucks all the time just bumper to bumper when we are out so it is hard to beleve we don't have truckers. They were on he highway when we went to FL too. However, that was weeks ago so it could have changed. But then we have I-35 going through here which is from Mexico although up north so maybe that is why we see so many trucks.

My left arm isn't very sore any more from the flu shot and the other arm is still sore but not as bad as this morning. I've been exercising them a lot like the tech told me and it seems to be helping. However, I am getting sleepy so I'm headed to bed.

Goodnight.

I just wanted to mention I have a sleep number bed also. It is 17 years old. Roughly 5 years ago, we were thinking about replacing it. In the end, we replaced the foam side walls and the center foam instead. It was like we had a new bed! Even better it only cost around $250. A lot for some foam but much better than having to get a new bed. Be prepared to be on the phone for a while though. I think it took me hours to get the pieces ordered between finding the right number and identifying the correct parts.

Keep up the good work ladies!