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  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,332 Member
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    Weighed myself in again and down -1.2 from first weigh in - I think my robe is heavy, but robe is part of official weigh in. So, that feels a little like cheating to weigh again, but encouraging.

    Dog walk was short, I will make sure she gets another chance before I leave.

    Happy Birthday Vanessa! Make a list and cross things off, it feels wonderful to get the list done.
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,846 Member
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    Good morning Ladies~~

    Happy Birthday Vanessa!

    *tossing bag and sunglasses onto favorite lounge chair for later*

    Lana
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,846 Member
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    Sara - sending encouraging vibes your way (re weigh in).

    Lana
  • rsamuelsgold
    rsamuelsgold Posts: 391 Member
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    Welcome Angel. Coffee is always a good idea.

    Happy Birthday Vanessa. Wishing you a fantastic year filled with beauty, adventure and love.

    High five @ Sara.

    Lana is it an actual lounge chair?
  • enichols147
    enichols147 Posts: 13 Member
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    Hello all! I am back in school now and have kind of restarted my weight loss journey. All the food people brought after the funeral really overwhelmed me because I don't like wasting food. Wish me luck and I'll check in as much as possible in between my studying.
  • hickchic67
    hickchic67 Posts: 802 Member
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    One funeral down. One to go. The family decided to have the memorial service for Grandmother in September.

    My work took a few minutes to go out together and look at the eclipse. That was kind of fun with everyone.

    Saltine - Sorry to hear about your aunt. Hope she recovers quickly.
    Good luck with the puppy training! Cant say that we did anything special. At night he stayed in kennel and we were punctual getting up and letting him out. Made big deal with praise when he did do his business outside. During the day, we just took him out every couple of hours like clockwork. Kept him out until he went, then praise and immediately back inside till next time. It was tough, but he did learn that outside is the only place to go. Made sure we cleaned any spots with Natures Miracle or other good enzyme/neutralizing cleaner so he wouldnt be attracted back to it. Scooped any poopies in the house and dumped in basic area where we wanted him to go. Lots of patience and had someone with him 24/7 for the first week or so. If your pup cant handle the crate/kennel, try a playpen sort of set up to just pen him into a small area or gate off a door to a small room, like the bathroom. Just something to limit his space so he wont be tempted to go there.

    Lana - sorry to hear you are still battling that head cold. have the Cboys whip you up a hot toddy and a massage so you feel better

    rsamuels - the fit of the clothes is the real test of weight loss. dont get obsessed with the scales.

    Annie - hope the new case manager works out well. dont stress about it until you meet them. enjoy the current case worker as long as you can!

    DH booked some time away with friends for my birthday this coming weekend. With all the stress of everything piling up on me this summer, it will be a welcome break. Am sure I will not be within my calorie counts most days if we have to eat out. He did book a suite with a kitchen so I can cook some to stay somewhat healthy and be able to make my chai. I am having cake and ice cream on my birthday - just not as much as I did last year.

    *waving to all who stop in*
    *stretching out on lounge chair to soak up some sun*
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,846 Member
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    Lana is it an actual lounge chair?

    It is a lounge chair at our virtual/fantasy Serial Starters Waterfall, Pool and Beach Club, with palm trees and our Cabana Boys, of course :wink:

    Lana
  • tlsb2016
    tlsb2016 Posts: 307 Member
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    Happy Birthday, Vanessa - hope the day was just what you wanted it to be!

    Happy Eclipse Day to everyone else! Our office was pretty empty due to vacations but it was REALLY empty during the peak time of the eclipse (we had 80% coverage in DC - pretty cool).

    Kathryn, your DH deserves DH-of-the-Year for such a thoughtful and wonderful bday gift. Especially after the summer you've had...

    Enichols, welcome back! Here's to a successful school year for you.

    Sara, well done on the weigh-in!

    Waves to Samuels, Lana, others - save me a lounge chair under the palm tree: 3 more days until vacation and I am dragging towards the finish line....

    Tess
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,332 Member
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    Good evening,

    Will watch something on youtube and knit while watching and then call it a night. Wanted to post one of the funnier eclipse based FB posts, but it doesnt work. Someone was tired of waiting for the eclipse and stuck a piece of bologna at the window - that was funny.

    Food choices were okay today and green # so that for today is enough. Window open to help cool off a little.

    Wishing all a good night
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,846 Member
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    Sara - I'm with you - something to watch and relax and then I'll try to get to bed a bit earlier than usual. I've been staying up too late at night--then there's too much "up" time to be snarfling around the kitchen looking for something to munch on. Need to adjust!

    See you all tomorrow!

    Lana
  • The_Red_Widow
    The_Red_Widow Posts: 60 Member
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    I fail everyday
  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    We had 90% coverage, today. We all sat outside for about 30 minutes watching... luckily, we have no appts between noon and 2:00... was very exciting... it didn't get totally dark, but was enough for dusk to dawn lights came on.... really was neat to see, and knowing, that it won't happen again for over 100 years.... amazing
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,332 Member
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    TUESDAY

    Good morning,

    As I was watching CNN yesterday I was thinking of you Dawn and wondering - my coworkers were not impressed - I guess they thought the eclipse same with a big "o".....hehehehe

    Wondering if I should select a medical plan for one specialist? To do so would put all my dr's in a place I cant easily get to - thoughts?

    Oatmeal on and window open - I heard paper and dog did not - she was snoring and was angry when I woke her to get paper. Such a life.

    Wave to all who follow, lurking from work later.
  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
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    It was a very lovely birthday! There was a lot of cloud cover, but I was still able to see totality here. So awesome! Back to work today. 2 12's then I am leaving town Thursday to go see my hubby. He's about 9 hours away from me for a while, so we road trip to see each other.

    Tilliesmommy, it sounds more convenient to have everyone in one place. That's what I would go with!
  • rsamuelsgold
    rsamuelsgold Posts: 391 Member
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    @The_Red_Widow

    Count the wins. When it feels like you're failing count the wins. Whatever they look like.

    I mopped the bathroom floor before going to work this morning. It was one of my goals and I did it. So regardless of the other things I didn't do at least I got that right. It's a tiny thing for others but its huge for me. And the laundry might be piling up and my calorie goal almost destroyed BUT I have a shiny bathroom floor.

    Celebrate the small victories and don't give up "Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet" - Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Hugs....
  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    Sara- some coworkers were disappointed because it wasn't total darkness...I thought it was really cool, with the partial... either way, it's something we will never see again in our lifetime and I think the is amazing...

    Was so sad to hear of the loss of Jerry Lewis..I grew up watching his movies and the MDA telethon... he will be missed...

  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    I'm torn between continuing this journey... or, just accepting myself the way I am... like it or not... the scale just keeps going up...I've been watching my Macros, and just can't get it... no matter how good I think I'm doing, Fat and Carbs are always high... some days, Carbs aren't so bad, Protein is almost never good... even when I think I'm doing good with Protein, Fat wins out... I'm just frustrated ...I will continue to track, to try to keep from getting outta control... just need to make better choices... even more than I think I am...
  • hickchic67
    hickchic67 Posts: 802 Member
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    @The_Red_Widow

    Count the wins. When it feels like you're failing count the wins. Whatever they look like.

    I mopped the bathroom floor before going to work this morning. It was one of my goals and I did it. So regardless of the other things I didn't do at least I got that right. It's a tiny thing for others but its huge for me. And the laundry might be piling up and my calorie goal almost destroyed BUT I have a shiny bathroom floor.

    Celebrate the small victories and don't give up "Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet" - Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Hugs....

    Dawn - I echo what rsamuel said.
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,846 Member
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    arniedog74 wrote: »
    I'm torn between continuing this journey... or, just accepting myself the way I am... like it or not... the scale just keeps going up...I've been watching my Macros, and just can't get it... no matter how good I think I'm doing, Fat and Carbs are always high... some days, Carbs aren't so bad, Protein is almost never good... even when I think I'm doing good with Protein, Fat wins out... I'm just frustrated ...I will continue to track, to try to keep from getting outta control... just need to make better choices... even more than I think I am...

    Dawn - It seems as if you need to seriously change what you are eating, even if only for one meal per day.
    One meal of your day needs to be either a soup ("clear" not cream) or a salad with some clean boring protein added to it, such as some chicken breast. Chicken breast can bore me to tears, but if I stick it in a soup, I can get it down. If I put it in a salad, I have to be careful with what dressing I use.

    We can't give up - things will only get worse! Stinks, but it's true.

    Courage!

    Lana
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,846 Member
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    Waving to Samuels and Vanessa and Kathryn~~

    ......and Tess and Annie and Saltine and ENichols and Ali and Missy.....


    Ali and Missy probably ran away again with some of the Cabana Boys who wanted to see the eclipse from Canada and the Northeast......I kept telling them to go to Wyoming.....

    Lana