20 pounds by Easter challenge

Sandcastles61

Congratulations Rachel . Your house sounds perfect!!!!! Yay!!!

Glad to see everyone is doing well . My youngest son flew out Thursday to visit his dad's family in NY for two weeks. I was so excited to have my only break from being a mom I get each year..... Only to get a phone call from my oldest son about 4 hours later that he might have broken his shoulder . Fortunately after going through a gambit of tests he ended up with only a full AC separation at the joint and torn ligaments. He is still having a bit of trouble with pain and is out of commission for about 8 weeks, but fortunately it was his left arm and he has a desk job

I have been adding 50 calories a day each week to try to find my maintenance calories. So far so good. I allegedly will have 1340 and this week am shooting for 1275 average. I am going to keep pushing it up though I sincerely doubt I could ever get close to 2000 calories. Now that the drama has settled I can get back to it and am going to start the Fit for Life class tomorrow and get going on that stretching and strengthening program. Uugh Tonight however is swimming

Hope you all have a great Tuesday .

Tami

eyegirl777va

Good Morning Everyone,
Hope you are having a good day.
I am up 1.4 lb. today. I knew it was coming as I didn't do too well last week with my food.
We are busy getting ready for July 4th. Will be cooking shrimp and enjoying friends at our
house. We live on a 850 acre lake and they have a great party with live music, fireworks, food etc. at our clubhouse.
Everyone decorates their pontoon boats and we ride to the clubhouse, listen to the music and we have a boat parade.
Lots of fun.
Marie, Hope you find your keys.
Nancy

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wow Nancy sounds like loads of fun You and Shirley have a great time out on the lake Jerry and I will still be hunting for the remote control for his car. Pain in the neck
I had a low blood sugar this morning and over ate on my protein. So tonight it will be a big fruit salad for fruit hardly have any protein, Thank goodness.. Found out I can't eat Greek yogurt unless I plan on it.way to many carb. I did not check it out before I ate I am learning. Did make it to the store But not to get my haircut yet. I been reading a lot about Kidney disease today and I think I am on the right track with that problem. These doctors do not tell you anything and I was going to a kidney specialist.

Marie

Shirley61

A chiropractor apt this morning, my usual, but in time. On the way home from the wedding I was getting a pain down my
leg so I needed a treatment. Better now, I still have TO put heat and cold on it.

Doing ironing today and tomorrow packing. I picked up some groceries for a few days while we are away but forgot
a few things that weren't on my list. So I will have Dave pick them up. I also gassed up my car and my usual
pump place was being renovated so I had to go elsewhere. I also picked up my soaps from a lady who used to
have a booth at the farmers market but I found out she will be moving to Northern Ontario. I got 4 bars and one free.
I went to her house, it was beautiful and big and back in the woods. She said she found a place on the water,
I wonder how much that cost them.

Yesterday while doing laundry I went down to get things out of the dryer and there was a back up of sorts and water
all over the floor. What a mess! Dave called the Town and they came out to check it out. They said there were
some roots they saw so they will come back in a few weeks and dig it out. I went in the shower this morning and
some of it was there too. It seems to be back to normal, they figure something was clogged and it gave way.
NICE!

I will be going to a restorative Yoga class tonight. I have been missing so many classes because we are always
away. Good thing I paid for 20 classes, I did catch a class yesterday morning, my usual.

Well have to get ironing.

Shirley

rayw89

Hi, everyone! Happy Tuesday night! Haha. Sorry I've been absent again, busy times. But all for good reasons. Thank you everyone for the congrats on the house! I'm not counting all my eggs just yet, I have learned to stay cautious. When the inspection and appraisal have gone through and we've finalized the sale, I'll jump up and down and celebrate. The inspection is in the morning, and we'll be hanging around the whole time, so I'll get to spend around 4 hours at the house tomorrow, looking for issues and planning where everything should go. Everything looks to be in really good shape just looking at it, but we'll see what the official report says. I can't wait for those two steps to be completed so that we can officially call it ours!
Janice, it's located in Taylorsville, it's in a really nice, peaceful looking community. It's the perfect spot to put us 30 minutes from work and school(even when school moves), which is great because a lot of houses in Taylorsville would've set us up with a 45 min. to an hour drive. The house isn't huge, and doesn't have a garage or out building, but the location and the land is what makes it perfect. It's a very nice little house though, well maintained. And we intend to build a detached garage within the next few years. I'm eager for it to be ours and to start moving things in. I hope all goes really well.

Nancy, your 4th plans sound so fun! I want to watch fireworks this weekend but I don't think there are any planned close to us. Maybe next year we'll be setting some off in our backyard.

As far as weight, I feel like I've gained weight. I won't be shocked if I did, I've been enjoying my calorie-packed weekends, and I did cut my gym time in half. I hope it's all in my head though, because I look forward to weekends so much now! Haha. Plus getting to snack away is really nice during weekend homework assignments. We'll see on Friday though.

Sorry if I've missed any important news or info. I hope everyone is feeling good and doing well.

-Rachel

SeeAhtter787

Hi guys. I hit 10000 steps again today. I thought I would be a useless lump in the chair after soccer practice last night. I have t been able to play soccer like that in 8 years. Not that I ran. I like having long legs. The poor kids (5-7 yr olds) have to run to keep up with my walking with the ball. It was fun. But thanks to the new brace I was actually able to chase kids today swim and walk the dogs. And I don't hurt as much as I thought I would. Even tonight I don't hurt as bad as expected. A good day finally for me.

Eather

Shirley61

Morning,

I took in Yoga restorative class last night. Gentle postures but holding them longer like 10 min or so. I felt great after
that. I have been stressed lately due to being gone so much. I have to pack again today for a week on our sailboat.
I like going away don't get me wrong, but I also like some down time at home and putter around here. I have not had
that opportunity since my husband retired. He is a go go all the time.

I will be packing today and then do some other things. We will be leaving tomorrow morning. It rained here again last
night and it is so soggy around the house. I hope we have decent weather while away. We have our club cruise
over the long weekend then we are on our own after that.

HAPPY CANADA DAY ! I may catch some fireworks tonight depending how the day goes.


Shirley

CALIECAT

Where is our HApply Wednesday Greeter. Miss you. Connie.
Gape fully I get my hair cut today. It is really bugging me
My low protein ponies coming along fine. I get 35 grams a day and it seems plenty for me. I was sneaking in some yogurt but founout way to many protein for me. I am really having to watch my insulin doses real good. But I will get it work out soon. Learn thu to errors. Time to get my shower an get dress

See ya'later <3Marie

rayw89

Esther, that's so awesome! I'm so glad you have a brace now that helps you to be even more active. This is why you will be so successful, you're not satisfied to sit still.

Shirley, I know what you mean. We rarely have a lot of plans, but when we have several at a time we just want to have some down time in between, especially my husband. If we go on a vacation he wants to have at least a day to just sit in the hotel. I'm starting to side more toward him on that one too.
I hope you get to go see some fireworks tonight! I love fireworks.

We're off to our home inspection. I only got a handful of sleep last night, and when we return in 4-5 hours I still have to get in the gym. Going to be running on caffeine today. A friend of ours is coming over tonight as well. He'll get to meet our new kitties.

Have a good day everybody! It looks like it's about to storm here, hopefully we'll get to the house before it starts.

-Rachel

lovesretirement

Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Wednesday!

Sorry, Marie ..running late this am. Couldn't get the dog out to walk cause he refused to budge, had to eat breakfast before my gym appointment with trainer, and had no time to post.

Ray..great news on house..so happy for you!
Nancy..your weekend sounds fabulous!
Esther..good for you on the steps!
Steph.. I only feel extremely full when I eat the wrong stuff. Gonna give it another month then cut to a deficit. Yes, it could be water.

Few more days until the challenge is over. I lost 2 or 3 pounds before I decided to increase, but not gonna count it in the tally since I have almost gained it all back.

Make it a great day!
Connie

cristina0000

Well hello everyone!

I have been traveling quite a bit lately. I was in Dallas last weekend now I'm in Chicago. We will be having a family reunion for the 4th July weekend.

I'm looking forward to meeting family members and seeing others that I haven't seen in awhile. I am on the planning committee so I will be glad to see everything come together and for it to be over!

I don't have a scale here so I'm not sure if I'm gaining weight or not. I'm still exercising so I'm hoping that offsets my change in eating while I'm here.

I will post my weight when I return home on the 7th(which is my birthday!). I'm off for a run, hope everyone enjoys their day!!!

CALIECAT

hello yourself Cristina. Have a great fun time for the 4th of July. And enjoy your day. thanks for keeping in touch with us.

If I follow thru on my food chart I will have a perfect day on my low protein plan. And I am feeling great on less protein. With my kidney problems it is probable the best thing for me as long as I feel this good. It great to feel les bloated all the time. I am eating lots of salad As the days gets cooler will be heating the soup . But that will be a while

yes I got my hair cut.

I let Jerry drive by himself into Dallas to see about replacing his remote control for his Suv. He should be home shortly If he did not get lost.of course you know I am on pins and needles till he gets home. I should have went with him.


Connie continue having HIGH HOPE for your plan. Sometimes it takes time for it to work. Where did you get this Plan? I know there are a group on it. Eat more lose more. But I never check into it. you have really work hard on losing . you deserve to lose and it will one day. Just don't ever give up I will never give up even if this plan I am on Does not pan out.. The last visit I went to my doctor she told me to leave the fat off for we get plenty in our meat, Since I am not eating meat now I am trying to get more plant fat. not succeeding too good right now but working on it.

Marie

eyegirl777va

Hi Misfits,
Hope it's a good day for everyone.
Busy day of doing serious cleaning and it is definitely not what I like to do.
Connie, I hope you will get your body to cooperate with all your hard work and start
to lose like you should when doing all the right things.
Nancy

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Jerry got home about 4 1/2 hours. I had the whole family involve Alice took off work Her Husband Jim did a lot of phone calling. Jerry went to 2 difference dealership/ and still did not find what he needed/ unaware of the worry he was causing the whole Family Now I am mad at . I guess I should be glad to see him But right now am not Well after living with him almost 60 years I ought to know he thinks. Just thought I would let you guys know he is home safe and sound.
Marie

Shirley61

Good to hear Marie, your Jerry is home with you again. Try and cool down, sometimes men are aggrevating

Looks like we will get to see the fireworks today! Yay!
All the packing is done now and food will go in the cooler tomorrow.
We still have to pick up sparklers for our July 4th pot luck dinner on Saturday with our club.


Shirley

lovesretirement

Connie continue having HIGH HOPE for your plan. Sometimes it takes time for it to work. Where did you get this Plan? I know there are a group on it. Eat more lose more. But I never check into it. you have really work hard on losing . you deserve to lose and it will one day. Just don't ever give up I will never give up even if this plan I am on Does not pan out.. The last visit I went to my doctor she told me to leave the fat off for we get plenty in our meat, Since I am not eating meat now I am trying to get more plant fat. not succeeding too good right now but working on it.

Marie[/quote]

Glad Jerry made it home okay and that you got your haircut.

I am eating 2500 calories just to maintain my current weight...basically taking a break from dieting to give my body a rest. I'm going to continue with the diet break for July then cut it back. Hopefully, I will begin to lose since my body knows that I'm not trying to starve it. Won't give up, but some days are really tough.

Yes, it is hard work especially when trying to determine what is right for your body since we are all so different. We just can't give up the fight, right?

Connie

Eninad

Just want to affirm to you Connie that I really believe you are doing the right thing. Maintaining on 2500 is amazing! That means you do a ton of exercise! That really impresses me because I can't get my head around the activity as much as I can the food. It's a combo of both things, but you already know this. Learning your bodies personal combination is the secret key for all of us. You are totally solving it!

lovesretirement

Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Thursday!

Marie..hope you have a calmer day today than yesterday.

@Eninad..thanks!

It's cloudy here today and somewhat cooler. The dog has been walked, and I am going to get some housework done. Hope all of you are doing well. I'll get back later.

Stay strong!
Connie

slw19

good morning ladies!

off to south beach this afternoon! going to try and make good food choices:)

hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

stephanie

eyegirl777va

Good Morning,
Got my exercise today by cutting grass. My hubby's knee is really bothering him so
I am trying to help out with that chore. It's overcast and not as hot as usual and that
helped.
Have a great day.
Nancy