NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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Morning everyone
Hectic time at work and after working 10 hours there is not much I want to be doing except watch tv and go to bed. Came home at the normal time last night, hence healthy dinner prepared, towels washed, this morning sheets washed and here I am with my healthy breakfast.
@trooworld - I get up every day at 4.45am to start work at 7am, so I know how you feel
@cbabie - my goodness - your church seem to have a lot of fasts or is it a special time of the calendar for you?
@theslightedgeforever - Good news about your MIL - thanks for checking in on me
@gemwolf110 _ hope your puppy does not have to have surgery
Catch you all
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Trooworld hooray on your healthy meal. Try to find some relaxing moments during the day.
Gemwolf great job on tracking your food.
Cbabie. I’m not a morning person but I do better overall if I pretend I am. No haven’t read the miracle moment. I am reading a book about movement. It was saying how your brain changes with movement You could go to the gym each day but if you are sitting the rest of it, you could die early from disease. He then talked about looking for OTM. Opportunity to move Saying break this down into micro mini and macro. Micro being a stretch every time you look at email. Mini being like 5 min of hip stretches or 5 push-ups and then macro as your regular exercise session. So I’m adding in some of that
Trishastime. I hope you enjoyed some rest and ready to get out there and fight the good fight. I just had a thought I’d like this journey to be easy not a fight. I need to look at it differently. Change my perception0 -
morning: yesterday was not my friend...I have had one of the most emotional days in along time and just kept eating...so I have just started again...trying to keep myself from emotions today.
@trooworld It's cold here too..I won't let DH turn the heat on..this will be the first year we have not. But still no job, so just keeping warm clothes on.
@theslightedgeforever Interesting about movement. I do think we should be moving and not sitting...as I sit here with a puppy on my lap typing..LOL
@TrishasTime This year I think Pastor is incorporating more fast. Usually churches do a 21 day fast in the month of January, but this year I think it will be mini fast. I do love to come home and sit and veg after crazy days...
Okay everyone enjoy your Day and one more step towards health.
Cbabie
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Trooworld. I don’t know if I’ve ever had yogurt pretzels. Now white choc pretzels yummy. I can’t have those in the house. Sorry about your cold. I understand. Just think of it as your body burning more calories to keep itself warm. Hooray on tracking. Me too. Now onto today. It really doesn’t take more time but I think we tell ourselves we are busy with X we don’t have time right now.
Cbabie. I listened to that Morning Miracle thing I did it in 15 min spurts. So did all of that eating change anything about the situation you found yourself in. What could you do instead? Phone a friend? Close relative? Journal. Go take a walk. How about get your bike out of the garage before it turns hot again. These things wouldn’t actually change anything either but they will help your body and mind instead of hurting it. You say you don’t like dogs but I know you secretly do. Lol.
Here’s the WW meeting. Every time I would go to YouTube to copy the link I would end up seeing another video and start watching that. Lol.
https://youtu.be/gaMThYLYQ_0
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Morning!!
I did much better yesterday with my eating. I so miss my treadmill. I have come to realize that my whole life routine is no longer as it was and I have to accept, change or quit....so I am trying to come up with a plan for getting that thing fixed. It's really something I looked forward to each day. However, I just had a thought, what if the part I think I need is not really whats wrong with it..Time to evaluate. I ate PB yesterday, but spoonful,not with ice cream. I am not sure if I could ever give that up as it's been my mainstay since I was little..my mom actually cried in the middle of the aisle of the grocery store when I got married, realizing that she would not be buying peanut butter each week..LOL
@trooworld Congrats on the loss, yes that always gives us the push to keep going on our journey!! Yes I almost brought in the space heater yesterday too...it rained all day and was so cold!!
@theslightedgeforever okay you and trooworld both gave the same advice...so I am listening and putting in my memory banks...ride, journal, walk away..LOL
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Morning:
yea another bomb night...oh well I keep trying. I almost went to WW, but decided not to. I am trying not to spend any money. I have debts to get paid, no reason to create more. I do think that one thing I have to concentrate on is my treadmill. I really do miss my morning routine. I am reading in the Miracle Morning, some things I don't agree with as they are things in my walk of faith that are borderline to me, but I do know where he is coming from with using the treadmill/bike, etc time for use other than exercise. I used to do my prayers while walking..tried to do my school work, but couldn't bounce and read..LOL
@trooworld , No I am not a mechanic, my DH is YEA!!! I already know the part is about 350.00...so just looking at options. I remember those days in traffic...Phoenix, took on the CA traffic people. LOL I could sit in one place sometimes for 10-15 min at a time. Normal drive time home was 45 min to 1 hr, (one way) I hated it, that's when I started listening to audio books before I would be one of those rage drivers you see on the news..LOL
Well I hope everyone who isn't here, finds their way back home.....
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Morning everyone
Sorry - sometimes life just takes over. We have a 3 day weekend here and the local council is collecting all the green waste we put out, so we are busy cutting down a rosemary hedge that is overgrown and overlapping with each other.. DH is cutting and I am carrying. I spent some "me time" yesterday, Someone put up a post about Obesity: The Post Mortem. It takes us into a real life post mortem of a lady of who gave up where body for science. They classed her as obese - she was 5ft 5 in and 17 stone (107kg or 235 pounds). If you have a strong stomach - it is a wakeup call (or it was for me). We all see what being overweight does to us on the outside, but no one sees the inside until you go through an autopsy. This lady was 55, she did not drink, but had a fatty liver from the excess fat inside her.
They showed that eating the way we do, shortens our lives considerably and I am hoping that it remains long in my memory - I can not keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result (sorry if the above was too much info)
@cbabie - I agree - get a quote for the treadmill - then you will know what is wrong and if it is an easy fix?
@Trooworld - Travelling to and from work is crazy at 1.5 hours. I used to drive 110km (698 miles) to and from each work every day so you have my admiration for sticking to it
Hello to @theslightedgeforever _ I am doing well (espically after the above comment)
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Trooworld. Good for you on your weight loss Freestyle is really working for you. So back to tracking.
Cbabie. Email treadmilldoctor and see what they think. Check out YouTube. We diagnosed ours by ourself and ordered the part and installed it ourselves
It’s a wonder that your mother didn’t think about the rest of family and PB. Maybe they liked it too.
Trishastime. I’ll have to check out that Obesity show. Maybe it will wake me up
So either I lost a crown or a filling and have a big gaping hole in my tooth. So I need to go find a dentist. My regular one moved away and I didn’t like his replacement.0 -
Morning everyone
It is a public holiday here in Western Australia. I have already been up and walked 4.5km (2.8 miles) it is going to be 96 degrees (F) here today, so wanted to get out early with the dogs and make sure I could still do a fun walk for cancer that is on Mothers Day. It took 58 mins to walk but that was much better than surfing the couch. I have attached a view for you - so you
can start to see what is like over here
@theslightedgeforever - How is your tooth? Are you in alot of pain? Can your friends recommend a dentist for you?. You can see what I am doing to live my healthy plan.
@trooworld - I am so sorry that your family member is struggling with his health. My new motto is "If you track it - you will own it" so well done that you intend to track it . I am wondering if the family member is going to be in hospital for a little while, if you could pack an emergency food kit to bring with you - then you simply have to snatch the bag up as you run out the door. When my GD was in hospital alot that is what I had on hand as I absolutely hate the vending machines and cafeteria in hospitals. It is a struggle when you are trying to deal with your emotions and eat healthy.
@cbabie - Have you called the treadmill Dr for a quote yet? Like @theslightedgeforever - we googled my issue and bought the part and DH put it in. I am not saying it was not a struggle (my husband is not mechanically minded ) but we did it. It seems the treadmill is a big part of your healthy life.
I am off to go food shopping - I absolutely hate to do that when it is a public holiday as the crowds are out as well but the kitchen is kind of bare of heathy food .
Hope you all have a great weekend
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@cbabie - can you get a refurbished part or a second hand part to keep you going ?
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Hello there
I am still over here, woke up late thismorning and therefor will be late to work. Not too fussed as yesterday I worked an hourover and they still owe me about 20 hours I do not get paid overtime - just hours off - one for one.
DH's TV stopped working yesterday and my fridge that has an ice water section has stopped making ice. That all my first world problems today
hope everyone is doing well. Congrats to @theslightedgeforever for your weight loss
Off to work now
Trish
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Afternoon all, sorry I have been MIA, weekends are hard for me and I had a horrible headache yesterday and woke up with it today. I am better, but I think it's the weather changing. Yes I have to get my treadmill fixed. It is like taking PB from me..LOL I am on a fast for the church, but decided that my health doesn't need to do a 3 day NO FOOD fast, so doing a protein shake in the morning and one at the evening meal time, but using my time to pray otherwise.
@trooworld I am sure your hair looks cute, I love those type of haircuts. I am so sorry for the emergency at the hospital. I don't usually share my nut mixture.LOL Sorry you were alone again. I am tracking, but whats to track..but hopefully it will get me back in the habit for when I do eat real food later this week.
@TrishasTime wow I love the view, who wouldn't want to get out and walk that. It's beautiful, I was driving today and we have several hiking places here and I passed one I used to go to every day when I was first able to walk again..loved it. I decided to ask my grandson if he would go with me sometimes, he said YES...so now to get the plan in motion.
@theslightedgeforever I will email treadmill dr...never heard of that. Thank for the info.
Okay guys I have to go finish up some things and then off to a Mary Kay meeting..
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Cbabie. Have you written on your Trello board make plan with grandson to go hiking. Plus research treadmill dr
I’m glad you are thinking about your health
Trooworld. I hope everything is okay at the hospital now. I don’t share my nuts either. I hate sharing food. Because it messes with my portion size I’m trying to come up with a new hairstyle too but can’t make up my mind.
Trishastime. Oh that’s right this is March. You and the UK celebrate Mother’s Day earlier than we do. I remember arguing with my British friend over this one years ago. Lol. I love those walking trails. When I go visit my kids they have a nice set in their area that we walk. Now everyone has left that area and I’ll need to find a new place. Oh a lake too. That would get me out there walking I’m in no pain at all with my tooth. I think it’s dead. I have since seen two dentists. One put in a temp filling and said I needed to see an an oral surgeon because it fractured underneath the gums So I went and saw him and he wanted to do an implant immediately after I told him you can’t do that the gum needs to heal up to 3 months. I already did the research with my other tooth I lost. they were going to charge me $250 for an X-ray which I was flabbergasted but then later after walking out of his office found out it was a 3D CT scan Which part of I’m not going to do the dental implant right now did he not get. Then today I broke the temp filling. So back out tomorrow to look for another dentist. I had one bad dental experience before which makes me jittery and cautious #firstworldproblems lol My Kids quote me that a lot when I’m complaining
WW meeting highlights
https://youtu.be/LT1WDJhIMfc
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Morning all! Well almost afternoon... I have had a bit of a busy morning, but all is good. I am getting laundry done that needed done 2 days ago..It's been a weird week. I am still tracking and still fasting. Today is the last day of the fast.
@trooworld LOL I am such a picky person, first I don't like people touching something I am going to put in my mouth, I don't like to share yes because of tracking...but people in my family want to take a bite...I like really? here take the whole thing. So sorry for your drive time impacted everything else..I so remember those days and DON'T miss them. However, it looks like you made a better choice than before in stressful situations!! Congratulations!
@theslightedgeforever Okay, getting there on the Trello Board. I hope you find the right dentist. We have one here, my daughter used to work for him, he is the BEST..so gentle and always willing to work with you. I mean you have to pay him, but he helped find the lowest cost solution to my grandsons wisdom teeth, etc.
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Morning everyone
Disaster struck when I went in to work yesterday when an application stopped working. I used to look after this application and the girl that does it now was on a road trip, so guess who got stuck with it. I ended up with a 10 hour day and ended up with takeaway and a couple of drinks
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Hubby is getting a new TV today, his shaver broke this morning, so he is getting a new one of those but he did fix the fridge for me.
Not sure about going to work today, I am just thinking what else can go wrong. I have had my 3 things.
@theslightedgeforever - I hope when you get the new temporary filling it holds this time
@trooworld - seems we are going through the same hours at the moment. I think yours is more stressful as it is about family.
@cbabie - Looking forward to hearing about the the treadmill doctor says
Oh well - off to work
Trish
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Trooworld. Sounds like you have a plan for this weekend to cook up your proteins for next week. Stick to it. How about keep a bag of Steamables vegetables in the freezer for those situations you found yourself in on Tuesday. You just have to pop it in the microwave and if you have your protein cooked Voila. Quick meal
Cbabie. I don’t think we were taught to share our food as children. I know for a fact my mother wouldn’t share hers. Probably cause she felt she had to give up everything else for the family she was like Can I at least keep my food for myself? I wonder if that’s why I won’t share my food. I once pretended to spit in my food when a friend asked me to share my dessert that I had brought to her house. We were having a gathering and I was being extremely good then. I asked if I should bring enough for everyone she said no she would provide the desserts so I brought enough just for me. One serving. SF choc pudding with FF cool whip and a graham cracker crumbled up. She then said that looks good give me some. Uh no. Then she tried to wink wink bully me into so I pretended to spit and said ok now you want some. Here take it She just walked away. Lol. She still brings that story up and it’s been at least 10 years. Although looking at my weight I would be better off to change and start sharing my food
Trishastime. I also said you’ve had your three things. Lol. Well today is a new day. I’m not getting a filling just having the tooth pulled. The tooth is basically dead and will have to be pulled 2-3 years anyway according to the 3 dentists I’ve seen. They said why keep putting money into it. I made an appt for Monday and hopefully will be less one tooth.
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oh my, I just realized, I read the post but didn't respond. It's been a crazy day.
I am still tracking, yea for me...and now trying to figure how to stay..LOL
@TrishasTime I had looked along time ago when I got the error and all reads were the Console..I found on Treadmill Dr the board for 150.00. Now just trying to decide what best to do. I am so sorry you had such a long icky day at work. I am glad that you got the 3 thing over with and can look forward to the rest of your day..LOL
@trooworld Well we are almost never surprised when we know we haven't eaten our best..LOL I am really so sorry you have to drive in that traffic. I know that is something if I can ever have a say in, I won't do again. I am proud of you!
@theslightedgeforever You know you do have an effect on people. LOL I can hear DD LOL
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Hi everyone
Go off work early as we head into the weekend. NBL(Aussie) basketball finals tonight. Plannign on having sushi.
@cbabie - I hope you can get the part. If it help you both mentally and physically it is is worth every cent.
@trooworld - I expect a rise this week as well. I always start the week with good intentions and it seems that the stress from work negates it. I do eat very healthy when I am not at work, so I need to sort out a solution.
@theslightedgeforever - hope all is going well with you. When do you get your tooth pulled?
Trish0 -
Morning all,
I didn't do well last night, emotional eating...I have had this shoulder pain for a bit, thinking it's my bed...the mattress is old. Now it's in my head behind my ear...so not sure. The ear thing is only in the morning, which is leading me to believe it's a pinched nerve in my shoulder area...
@TrishasTime I talked to my husband about it and it's between seeing what the gym across the street is or the treadmill, he is pushing for getting my treadmill fixed. I just know the videos don't do it for me.LOL
@trooworld Great job on healthy eating, and yes I am so glad it's Friday!!! Except I have to go get groceries here soon and I have not made my list yet...so not going until I do. LOL
@theslightedgeforever hope all is well where you are.
Cbabie0 -
Morning everyone
It is Saturday here - expecting to be a nice sunny day. I am off to wash my car in a moment. The lawn could do with an extra watering. We are only allow to water here twice a week and the days depend on the house number you have. I am blessed that I weighed the same today - I truly expected a gain - glad that I did not but I certainly deserved it.
@cbabie - I think you need to decide if you want to have people around you when you exercise or would you use he treadmill more? Once you fix the treadmill - it is not the ongoing cost that a gym is. I know after 9 surgeries on my hip/leg that I am banned from some thing in the gym (some from the surgeon - some from me as it causes pain). You have mentioned something happened with your leg, so please take that into consideration.
@trooworld - I wish my work environment was just about eating. Mine is extremely stressful with everyone wanting everything at once from you. As a senior they want evenmore from me - 10 hours a day and there is weekend work comingup is the norm for me.
@theslightedgeforever - I have been wondering how you chose your login in name?
Hope everyone has a great weekend
Trish
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Trooworld. So sorry you had the awful traffic stress. Do you listen to podcasts or something? That’s great news about the hospital situation Is moving somewhere closer to work an option for you
Cbabie. Hooray for still tracking. Now for next step. Stay within your limits. Treadmill- $150 will you charge it vs will you save for it Because if you charge it that will be more than $150. If you have ever listened to Dave Ramsey’s financial advice what non essentials do you currently spend money on that could be used for savings. This takes tough decisions. But on other hand if you aren’t exercising because of no treadmill would it harm your health and cost more than $150. How much to buy a new one? What are you doing about your shoulder?
Trishastime. Hopefully on Monday I will get my tooth pulled. I have another busy week and I’m trying to plan my pain around it. Lol. How was the sushi? I went to a wedding party on Thursday and they kept walking around with sushi and other similar type appetizers. Not my thing. Which is good because I saved lots of calories. I even passed on the dessert table and had fruit salad. I make better choices when I’m out Make good food choices this week or that gain you expected will find you next week. My login name is the title of a really good book. Well I added the forever part I should reread that book. I think it would help me right now. Thanks for reminding me Do you eat more at work because of the stressful environment. What is holding you back from losing weight?0 -
Hi everyone
Sunday today, going to a pub where GD is singing, which means lunch thee, I am looking at the menu now and trying to decide which is the best option for me.
@theslightedgeforever - I was toying with the thought of slight (being of weight or body frame). I just googled the book - might see if I can download it to my ipad . I hope you can get that tooth sorted on Monday - tooth aches are just the worse as it is not as if you can put heat/ice etc on them?
Yes I eat more at work then I do on the weekend. I tend to eat very healthy on the weekend which kinda saves me abit. At work I get into a situation where I need to sit on my butt and analyse a computer situation for hours. The only time I get up is to go to the ladies and hammer the chocolate box and diet coke. It seems to give me energy to keep going and to concentrate. I know it is a temporary high but I feel guilty taking a quick walk to distress and come back. That being said, other people go out for a smoke etc. My work environment used to be one of everyone help each other and now it is more of "lets protect our own butt as we do not want to be the next one out of the door"
I saw the stress ww program you put up and the quote about the airline and oxygen mask. I had already decided yesterday that I need to take care of me first at work (health and break wise). It is not a matter of breaking the existing habit .
Hello to @cbabie and @trooworld - I have sent you both a friend request, but will not be offended if you do not accept.
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Trishastime I’m not slight of body. Lol. My tooth doesn’t hurt so it doesn’t really bother me. It’s just broken. Supposedly underneath the gum line. We will see Is there a way to have healthy snacks at your desk. Maybe bring in a soft sided cooler that includes your diet drinks so you don’t have to go look at the chocolates. But still get up and go stretch your legs and walk around just not around the chocolates if that is what is holding you back.
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Morning everyone
Today is back to work day and I am going to try. I have packed a little container of fresh strawberries and blueberries. As well as my normal container of roasted chicken and tomatos. I have determined t take a small walk from one end of the building to the other every hour - I shall tell you whatI acheived tomorrow:)
@theslightedgeforever - thankyou for the suggestion, yes I need to walka way from the direction of the chocolate box.
@trooworld - how do you track? what application do you use? Has your husband ever driven?
@cbabie - Yes I agree - an old mattress would cause back issues.
Happy Monday everyone
Trish0 -
Trooworld. That cat show sounded fun. My dd would have liked that. So did you get all your protein cooked for this week?
Trishastime. That sounds like a good plan you have for today. When I’m in the grocery store I have to bypass the chip aisle because of Doritos. I had a weekly habit of picking up two bags. It was on the way to the chicken. So since I still need chicken I have found a different route
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Morning all
I tracked all weekend, but gave into emotion. At least I tracked every bite.. I am fighting depression and today I am on the upside of it, but yesterday and all last night, the battle was in my mind and I was not winning. I know I am not happy because of my weight and life happenstances...but it feels like everyday is a battle for every little thing in my life..LOL So armor on, mind protected, cleats on my feet..here we go again.
@TrishasTime What a great idea to walk every hour!!! you go girl.
@trooworld Such a nice husband...in AZ we don't change time...it was hard to get used to when we first moved here many years ago...but love it.
@theslightedgeforever yes you will be a conquer. Do you remember the song we are more than conquers?
Cbabie0 -
Morning everyone
I did well yesterday - had the afternoon munchies but resisted and ate an orange. I think the afternoon munchies is more of a habit then I am actually hungry and I stopped and asked myself was I hungry or stressed. I ended up eating - but it was an orange and it was enough to distract me
@theslightedgeforever - Do you get your tooth out today? The filling that my dentist replaced a few weeks ago in the hope of starving off a root canal is not working, so I have booked myself back on for next Monday (7 days). I dread to think how much this will cost, being a front tooth, it seems I do not have alot of options
@trooworld - I am glad your hubby did that for you - it is so nice when you think - I have to get up and do that but whenyou realise that DH is done, it is such a nice feeling
@cbabie - I read over the weekend that being overweight (well they called it obese) brings with anxiety depression, self doubt and high blood pressure. I hope you have a great support team with you in AZ
Got to go to work again
Trish
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Trisha’s time Hooray for you for choosing an orange over some munchies. I had the same issue tonight and chose grapes. Yes my tooth is finally gone. He cut this one into four pieces since it had a vertical crack anyway and that’s much easier coming out He put in some kind of bone enhancer since I’ll be getting an implant there eventually. No pain afterwards vs my left side and other dentist pulled the tooth straight out. All four roots hanging on for dear life. I thought the back of my skull was being ripped out. Then a week of intense pain afterwards. Which is why I procrastinated so long on this one. Did you walk around your building?0
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Trooworld. I’ve always got plans. It’s the following them that’s the problem. Lol. Sounds like you and your husband make a great team. You drive him around and he makes breakfasts. I don’t like to drive either. As long as I get where I want to go I’m good.
Cbabie. Hope you are still buttoned up in your armor. Is part of your depression that your expectations don’t meet reality? You can’t change or control the happenstances only your reactions to them. right? Remember the definition of insanity is doing the same thing expecting to get different results. Mindless eating because of others is not going to change the happenstance nor your weight. Well it might make the weight increase. With that comes more risk of heart attack stroke diabetes cancer. Do you really want to be your parents? Yes I remember the song. So if I’m more than a conqueror I’m a gladiator0 -
Morning: Nope still fighting to find a reason to be here on earth today...but my Grandson made me get out of bed..I haven't been here in a bit...I guess I could always say tomorrow it will be better and the last couple of days it's it will never get better or change, so why am I here.
I ate my self into more depression...I know this has to stop and no I really don't have a support system in AZ. MY DH just rolls his eyes...or huffs..so as I am looking at this cup my mom gave me years ago..."If it's going to be...It's up to me....with the Christopher Columbus boats across the bottom..
Okay gotta go
cbabie0
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