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    Well-trained bodies - turn of the year, goals, January, etc

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    one day I will learn to include ALL of the words...

    My overdue, week 3 done update

    Done daily: 10-15,000 steps/ day; 10-20 minutes of yoga w/ Joelle; Jorge Cruise workouts (aka Laura's pdf 😄)

    Accomplishment: I lost 0.2 pounds according to my new Renpho scale. 🤣 I have to say, it does provided a lot of information! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to sync the Renpho app with my Fitbit app. My next weigh in will be this weekend. I've been trying to add weekly short hikes with my youngest on days that I'm off (and weather permits.) We have some local urban trails that are easy-moderate in activity level. It gets us out into some (urbanized) nature settings for about an hour or two, which is nice.

    Needs work: Had a very stressful work week last week and consumed a few extra alcoholic drinks over my current plan. This week I'm back on track and continuing to check in with my tracking app.

    I didn't have much time to meal prep so I'm trying to make good choices with what's available this week. Now that my work routine is mostly back to normal, I should do better next week.

    I think I'm going to continue with the daily walking/ yoga/ strength training and weekly hikes with the youngest for now. I'm thinking that about mid-February I might change things up if the weather permits. When it was colder in the mornings, I did strength training and yoga before work and focused on walks during my work breaks. In February, I'd like to alternate mornings between walks and c2 5k training. I'm also thinking of holding off on Yoga with Adriene until about March and just sticking with Joelle.

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    Well-trained bodies - turn of the year, goals, January, etc

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    Chaotic week over here, so quick update:

    2 weeks of daily walking and yoga

    • Received my Renpho scale and now have a new start baseline (that was 😰😣😒).
    • More meal prepping so I can stay on track with eating.
    • I've slowly started shifting my breakfast meal to before I get ready for work instead of waiting until I get in. I think it's making an overall difference in how I feel and not feeling as snacky.
    • My period is this week and my work schedule is off kilter due to an event and holiday, so I'm trying to focus on one day at a time. My sleep is going to be a bit messed up and I'm just trying to make sure I can keep some kind of routine, even if everything has to be done at the end of the day (which I'm not a fan of because that's when I'm most tired.)
    • You northern clime ladies make me feel like a wuss for not walking in this mornings 39 degree weather. 😝 I opted for some yoga and weights instead. I left the walking to later in the day when it warmed up.

    I'm hoping to give a fuller update later in the week.

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    Well-trained bodies - turn of the year, goals, January, etc

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    Re: daily or weighing at other times

    I'm opting for weekly. I get a bit obsessive when I weigh daily. Logistically, I know weight fluctuates (through the day and from day to day) but if one morning I weigh say 170 and then next day I go up to 173 or 175, I feel deflated. I'm also aware that my weigh goes up just before my period and won't drop back down until a week after. Once I get into a regular routine/ rhythm, I'll probably opt for monthly again. For now, what's more important to me are any body changes. I find measurements are more useful and positive thoughts inducing. It's really satisfying to me to know "wow! I've lost a 1/2" or 1" vs "I am now X lbs."

    That said, thanks for the scale discussion! I didn't know about that particular brand. I have an old analog scale and would love to upgrade to that one. 🙂

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    Well-trained bodies - turn of the year, goals, January, etc

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    19 hours ago, Ali in OR said:

    I do a dumbbell workout on Thursdays--Jessica Smith's 30 min Stepping Strength on YouTube. I do end up using a larger variety of weights. Jessica uses 5 lb and 10 lb weights. I use 3 lb weights for the first couple of exercises that work the shoulders, then I switch to 5 lbs for the rest of the arm exercises, then I use a 10 lb weight for the single weight exercises, then I switch to 8 lb weights for the exercises at the end that Jessica does with 10 lb weights. And the video is about 33 min, but I've been know to cut the end short when under time pressure.

     

     

    14 hours ago, Laura Corin said:

    I've been doing the 8 minutes a day recommended by.... I'm sorry,  I can't remember.  Was it @TechWife? I found this page that has a pdf that I have printed. I'm doing it each morning after sun salutations, so I don't do the specified warm up.

    https://www.oprah.com/health/jorge-cruises-8-minute-get-trim-workout/all

    Welcome @Brittany1116!

    Thank you! I will certainly check both of these.

    I forgot to add to my post yesterday that since I have a FitBit, I'm trying to focus more on my active minutes vs number of daily steps or miles walked. I aim for 10,000 steps, but that's not much of a problem for me to hit on a regular weekday. What I need to work on is getting my heartrate up and tracking active minutes is the best way to see how I'm doing. At the moment, I'm content with getting 30 or more active minutes in a day. When I was actively hitting 45-60 active minutes, I noticed it was easier to keep weight off.

    Either next month or March I'd like to restart (again🙄) c2 5k. But for now, walking, yoga, and some weights are enough.

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    Well-trained bodies - turn of the year, goals, January, etc

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    I think a weekly check-in will work for me.

    I pretty much started my getting back to it routine on January 3rd. Thanks to the poster who mentioned Yoga with Joelle. 💖 I like mixing up Adrienne's and Joelle's videos because I haven't had a consistent yoga routine since mid-November. Some days, Adrienne is too much and Joelle's longer stretches are perfect. (As an aside, this is the 2nd year that I find YWA's January program is not a good way for a beginner/ those getting back into a daily routine to jump in. Some parts assume a basic knowledge of some positions. Other times the flow is way too fast for modifications. I prefer starting with her older videos and build up to the present day ones.)

    On work days, I've been getting about 25-30 minutes of a walk in before I get ready. I've gotten back to 20-30 min of yoga at lunchtime and still use my 15 minute breaks and part of lunch to walk. Consistency is my focus and I was able to get walks done on Saturday and Sunday along with daily 20-30 minutes of yoga.

    I meal prepped like mad this weekend after partially meal prepping and cleaning out the last of the junk stuff last week. As long as I keep alcoholic drinks to a minimum and cut all the fast food I was buying during the holidays, I think I'll be ok. I've been upping my veggies, adding more whole grains, and shooting for at least 1 vegetarian meal/ day. 

    For those who use weights, is there a program or videos you prefer for starting out? I have some 5lb weights at home and I know there's videos on Fitness blender. It just feels overwhelming to find something. I'd love for videos in the vein of Joelle but I'm not sure what's out there. Also, I need ones that are 30 minutes or less to fit into my schedule. I don't mind doing them 2-3 times per week and I love variety, so it different ones would be perfect.

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    Eggs? (Shortage Dec 2022)

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    5 hours ago, Elfknitter.# said:

    Since about a week or two before Christmas, I noticed that a local Trader Joe's was out. I overheard a worker tell another customer that they received a set amount of egg cartons each day "due to the shortage." They stock each morning and once they're out, that's it for the day. I have a feeling the same is happening with Sam's Club as I notice they are out by the time I make it in the evenings. They had a 2 item limit up before the holiday. Aldi has eggs but last I noticed it was like $4.60/ doz. They used to sell them anywhere from $0.99-$1.50/ doz.

     

    Correction: eggs at my local Aldi tonight= $5.60/ doz. No cage-free or organic ones available.

    Eggs? (Shortage Dec 2022)

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    Since about a week or two before Christmas, I noticed that a local Trader Joe's was out. I overheard a worker tell another customer that they received a set amount of egg cartons each day "due to the shortage." They stock each morning and once they're out, that's it for the day. I have a feeling the same is happening with Sam's Club as I notice they are out by the time I make it in the evenings. They had a 2 item limit up before the holiday. Aldi has eggs but last I noticed it was like $4.60/ doz. They used to sell them anywhere from $0.99-$1.50/ doz.

     

    Well-trained bodies - turn of the year, goals, January, etc

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    Peeking in. I started the year ok but ended very flat (and with increased weight. 😖)

    January goals= walking every day and adding in morning walks before work. I already walk on my work breaks at the least.

    I'd also like to get back to yoga, so I'll probably start with doing it 2-3 times/ week and work back up to 5-6 days/ week. I'd like add in morning jogs in February, but I want to see how January goes.

    I need to carve out time on the weekends to get back to meal prepping for the work week. I have a couple of recipes already picked out for next week.

    I also want to focus on going slow and steady. Often times I find I try to get back to a routine too quickly rather than easing into it. Then burnout sets in and it becomes a mess. I want to try to avoid that this time.

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    Hi we are Californians and I want to start homeschooling my high schooler.

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    2 hours ago, Asha said:

    Thank you, I went to the PSA affidavit online it asks a question I didn’t know how to answer. What’s my CDS number. Do you know where I can find this information?

    You won't have one. That's for schools with 6+ students.

    This pdf from California Homeschool Network walks you through how to fill out the PSA: https://www.californiahomeschool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Instructions-for-Filing-the-Affidavit-1.pdf

    Is this enough?

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    3 hours ago, BusyMom5 said:

    Sandwiches would need some meat on them, and no one but me likes tomato soup.  So no-   Not a meal in my house.

    ^^^ This. Canned or not, no one here but me (and on a rare occasion 1 offspring) would have the tomato soup. Dh hates cheese, so this would be something I might throw together for just me and the offspring. It would more likely be a lunch rather than a dinner

    S/O Monkeypox news & polio news

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    15 minutes ago, KSera said:

    Do we know if monkeypox is contagious before the development of sores or other symptoms? It seems like it's primarily the lesions themselves that spread the disease?

    In a newsletter I received:

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    • Monkeypox is contagious from the time symptoms start until the rash has entirely healed and a new layer of skin has formed. This can be several weeks. If you do get sick with Monkeypox, isolate at home, away from other people (and pets) you live with.

    and the same on the CDC page: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/clinical-recognition.html

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    Persons with monkeypox will develop an early set of symptoms (prodrome). A person may sometimes be contagious during this period.

     

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    Name a completely irrelevant thing that bothers you more than it should.

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    4 hours ago, Tree Frog said:

    People who can't follow the zipper merge when a lane closes and insist everyone should have already been in the open lane. It makes for dangerous backed up lanes when people don't zipper merge.

    People who automatically move into the left lane when they merge on an interstate regardless of whether they're passing anyone or even going the speed limit then refuse to move over if other traffic wants to move faster.

     

    YES.

    Signal lights in cars- either they leave them on so you aren't sure if they want to merge into your lane or just forgot to turn it off. Conversely, people who don't seem to know that there is a magic stick on the steering column that when engaged allows other drivers to know that you are about to move right in front of them. 😑

    Vehicle-adjacent: people who park their shopping carts in the middle of the aisle, blocking anyone from going past them.

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