Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@BarneyRubbleMD WOOHOO!!! You are doing awesome!!! Congrats! You don't have much more to go ... You got this!
@happygirlxxx I had a similar relationship with my MIL. Quite awkward. But, you hit the nail on the head ... she gets to see her son. It will mean a lot.
Thursday Truth? Okay ... I am so tired, mentally exhausted. I've been so stressed over family stuff and work stuff that I've put myself in a workout frenzy last week to kinda keep myself busy. But, now that has made me physically tired. lol
I've always had a hard time finding a balance. I am always going from one extreme to the other. Thank goodness for my husband, he normally sees me running around like a crazy person and reels me back in. Bless him ...
My dad will be visiting for the holidays and is arriving in a few days. He will be staying about 6 weeks. Yeah, I'm a bit spastic. lol
We will have fun ...
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Thursday Truth ... I'm an astrological sign Pisces, having been born around 'The Ides of March' ... and it's my understanding, from reading astrological guides, that we Pisces can be real pizzzers ... in several different ways. One that I have struggled with all my life is how 'thin skinned' I can be ... meaning that I am sensitive, overly self-involved ... meaning that I jump to the conclusion that I am somehow responsible or that something is about or because of something I said or did ... get it? Oh, it also means, I've read, that I have pretty good intuition and am perceptive, and also creative ... so perhaps those last 3 are the cause of the jumping to conclusions thing. ... And, you ask, why are you sharing this bit of information? .... Well ... it's because this thread has been so very quite ... and while I have stopped by my usual numerous number of times a day I have refrained from posting anything because there is a nagging suspicion in the back of my mind that people are staying away ... not because they are busy or not doing well and don't want to own up to it here ... but that something I said offended them and they decided to drop the thread. So ... that's my truth today... I'm a nut! 0
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@Nikion901 I have to 100% disagree with your thinking that people are quiet because of something you said. There is no way. This time of year is crazy with so much to do and plan for. That is the only reason. I know for me it's been harder to respond to everyone. I just don't have the time, but I do read. It's not always easy to respond individually on posts but I do the best I can with the time I have. Keep posting. We'd miss you if you didn't.
@lydiapassthedonuts I hope your son gets better soon. I can understand how stressful it is not knowing what is wrong. Kudos to you still walking and taking care of you in the face of all the stress.
@BarneyRubbleMD A HUGE congratulations to you!!! What a huge milestone. You are an inspiration!!
@happygirlxxx Your MIL's visit will give you a chance to learn more about her and get to know her better. It is great that she'll get to spend a long visit with her son and hopefully form a great closer bond with you, too, as you both get to know each other better.
Thursday truth is kind of boring. Have just been eating out way more than normal with various holiday parties. I'm not sure if I'll meet my own personal goal of staying at the same weight by the time I get back from vacation on Jan. 2nd as I was before Thanksgiving. I guess we'll see but one thing I know for sure is that there is no way I will gain anywhere even close to what I would if I wasn't doing MFP. I will still consider it a win. Happy Thursday everyone!1 -
@Nikion901 - yeah, you're a nut. One that we all love!
@BarneyRubbleMD - way to go!!! What a fabulous way to go into the new year!
@happygirlxxx - three weeks, eh? Yeah, long time... But also an opportunity to get to know the woman who nurtured and formed the man you both love. You may not have much in common, but you DO have HIM! Start there and keep trying to find common ground wherever it may show up. Who knows - you may find that you have a brand new friend. Wishing you much luck!
Thursday truth: I'm up about 5lbs. Not happy about it! It's the holiday season and Hermiston is everywhere. Plus, it's cold and dark and I don't feel like going for my daily walks. All excuses, I know. I'm not gaining more, and that's something. Still, I want these 5 lbs off, but don't see it happening till after New Year's. So, between now and then the goal is to not gain more. And on Jan 2, until those 5 lbs are gone, I'm gonna kick some BUTT!3 -
@Nikion901 I disagree for sure. I actually think that you represent what this group is about and you keep us together and sane when we start going crazy with our own loosing weight nuttiness
@birgitkwood definitively not fun gaining weight and the holiday season doesn't help either; but you have been so dedicated that you will lose them as soon you go back to your routine.
Thanks all for your comments and advise about my MIL. It will definitively be an opportunity to get to know her better ... I am actually the one who suggested for her to come and has organized everything.
Friday Fitness!
I am not exercising as when I was in the US, but step by step getting back to it. I just feel my body is super lazy lately and I use that as excuse not to push me. But, yesterday I did spinning and today I went to my Pilates class.
Also, reducing little by little the food intake ... yesterday I was under my calories and I think today I might as well. Still not at my 1200 calories level that I had before, but trying!
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Friday Fitness ... going into that kitchen and making something I have been hankering over for a long time ... my own version of Chicken Noodle Casserole ...
300 grams roasted chicken breast,
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
12 ounces broccoli
12 ounces baby bella brown mushrooms
1/2 package Gia Russa wide egg noodles
1 cup shredded Mexican Cheese blend (4-cheeses)
The MFP recipe builder reveals that if this casserole makes 6 servings, then each will be 360 calories and very healthy indeed on the macros and vitamins.
Will let you know if it tastes as good in real life as it tastes in my imagination. Normally, on Friday, I would have fish ... but I roasted the chicken 3 days ago specifically so I could make a chicken casserole of one kind or another ... and this one is that will freeze ok so I won't have to eat it for 6 meals in a row!
@happygirlxxx ... your MIL is a lucky woman ... because you love her son, because you care about his relationship with her, and because you will go out of your way to make her a welcomed guest.
@birgitkwood ... me too, not 5 anymore, but it was so the other day. One of my challenges ends this Monday and as of this morning I am 3 pounds away from goal ... and I was 2 pounds away a month ago! ... Next year ... I'm already setting up my plan for it.
@b_lisieux ... so true, if I weren't working it with MFP I'd still be in the high 270's instead of high 220's today. We just must keep at it ... like @BarneyRubbleMD ... who is such an inspiration!
@lydiapassthedonuts ... hope you son is feeling better, and you too. When my son was about 5 years old he went through a really bad year of failed health and numerous hospitalizations ... thankfully a diagnosis and curative treatments began ... and he grew into health. Hope so for your son too.
@myMFPcronies.... you lift my spirits, you buoy me up, thank you.
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@Nikion901 Thank you Niki, that's one of my favorite songs. Your casserole sounds really good, too. Since the kitchen and I aren't friends I need everything spelled out for me. Put it together all at once? Add the noodles later? Cook on stove or in oven? How long? It really made me hungry and I would like to make it but as you can see, I need all the help I can get. LOL 0
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@bapcarrier ...This is how I put together my casserole ... I bake it in an oblong casserole dish ... one of those glass 9x13 inch models, or close to it.
Break up the broccoli into mouth sized floret sections (not too small or they become over cooked).
Wipe clean (or rinse and dry) the mushrooms. Slice up or rough chop the mushrooms.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (ab 180 Centigrade)
Put a sauce pan with 2 cups of water in it on to boil
Put a skillet on the stove to warm up. Add the mushrooms to the skillet, and add in a couple tablespoons of water. Cook the mushrooms, stirring occasionally.
When the water in the pot comes to a boil, drop in the broccoli florets and blanch them for a couple of minutes, then lift them out with a slotted spoon and add to the skillet with the mushrooms in it. Set that skillet aside, or turn off the heat and leave it on the burner.
Bring the water in the pot back to a boil and drop in the egg noodles (6 ounces, dry) and let them soften in the cooking water.
Meanwhile, open a can of condensed cream of chicken soup and put it into a bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and stir together, set aside.
When the noodles have softened, but are not yet cooked through, transfer them to the bottom of your casserole dish .. do not discard the water, instead use it to thin out the condensed soup. (I use all of it)
Once the noodles are evenly distributed on the bottom of the casserole dish, cut the roasted chicken breast into bite size cubes and evenly distribute the chicken over the noodles. Next add the broccoli in an even distribution and follow with the cooked mushrooms, again evenly distributing over and around the broccoli and chicken. Pour the thinned chicken soup over the casserole.
Bake the casserole for about 30 to 45 minutes ... until it gets bubbly, then carefully remove it from the oven and sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese evenly over the top. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese has melted ... about 6 - 10 minutes.
Remove the casserole from the oven, score it into 5 or 6 even pieces and serve by scooping it out of the casserole with a large spoon or with a spatula.
Serve with a side of your choice. (Tonight I had cucumber/tomato salad, and followed a little later with an apple for dessert).
Note ... You will notice I did not add any salt to this dish ... that's because the condensed soup has plenty of sodium in it, as do the egg noodles, however, if you are not on a salt restricted diet you may choose to lightly season the water before blanching the florets, and you may also lightly season the mushrooms once they have started to release their liquid. Also ... if you can afford another 30 - 50 calories, you can use 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoon neutral oil or oil and butter to cook the mushrooms instead of using a little water.
If you make it, I hope it comes out to your satisfaction. This is a type of dish that I can very easily overeat on, but find that if I do serve a nice big chop/chop salad with it that I am held well all evening long.2 -
Thanks so much for the detailed instructions, Niki. I appreciate it.
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I haven't been feeling well for the last couple of days and I let it allow my eating to spiral. Today was terrible. I ate almost double my calories. Yicks... good thing tomorrow is a new day! That casserole sounds Delicious @Nikion9011
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Thanks everyone! I'm out of town this weekend & the next visiting family for the holidays so I'm hoping I can hold my weight loss to just over 100 lbs by 1/3/2018 which is my "1-year diet anniversary" date.2
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@ckozl81 ... Hi, I totally missed your first post a few days ago ... and wanted to say welcome. Terrible days, thanks to the ever moving-forward clock, are gone once we move past midnight! (or whenever your day starts/ends) ... So it is now in the past and that's where is belongs. Today is a new day, a new opportunity to make ourselves proud.
That casserole ... Just so you know, it does taste very good when freshly made, reheated ... it thickens up and is not as luscious ... that's why I make it very seldom, and because it IS such a comfort food for me, why I immediately portion it out and package away the rest of it ... out of sight, out of mind!~2 -
@Nikion901 thanks for the recipe and instructions for the casserole. I have never done one, so I guess this will be included in this weeks menu .
@ckozl81 when we are not feeling well we tend to compensate with food .... I know I do!; but as you said, tomorrow is a new day and a new start. I am going day by day and celebrating each to keep me going. You can do this!! Just keep pushing and never give up!
Sunday Sharing!
When it was time to chose what to do with my life when soon graduating high school it was expected of me to go to business school. My parents would have flipped if I chose to do something differently I think. So there I went to a top business school, graduated and went to work in corporate America. Do I regret it? Not really; this path that was sort of chosen gave me tons of opportunities as well ... if I would not have gone to business school, I would not have landed my first job in NY (have in mind that I am not from the US, so for a young foreign girl to be hired in the US and specially NY was a big deal ... it was like living Sex and the City ), would not have met my husband, etc etc.
However, now so many years later I think that maybe my path was in something more creative ... I love photography and I actually enjoy cooking. Would I be able to make a living from any of those? I don't know ... but sometimes I think maybe I should go back to school to learn more about them.
Anyway for now, I carry my camera around the city and when at home I experiment cooking and sharing my creations (only if they turn out good ... sometimes even I can't eat them ).
All this to say ... keep the recipes coming! You have someone here that will try them out
Here a photo I took last night; went to have dinner at a Peruvian restaurant in the Navigli district (which is where the canals of Milano are. This is one of the canals with the Christmas lights and the reflection on the water)
Hope you all are having a great weekend!! Ciao!3 -
@happygirlxxx That picture is beautiful.
I'm still not feeling the best but I did start to reign in my eating yesterday at least a little bit. Due to a divorce my brother swaps kids with his soon-to-be ex-wife 2 States away from us so every two weeks I ride with him. In total the day is a 12-hour drive. It's not the worst but it gets long and we eat on the road all three meals. I try to make healthy choices but sometimes when you're bored healthy choices aren't what you want. I wouldn't change the ride because every other 2 week ride is totally worth seeing my nieces and their faces light up seeing their daddy and me.
I'm ready to rock the coming week. I'm going to start using the treadmill we bought almost 2 years ago more consistently. I was going to wait until after the new year but there is no time like the present.3 -
Get after it! Stay strong! The view from the top is always worth it!
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@ckozl81 well said!!! you can do it! I am sure online there are training plans you can download to help you get in shape and that gradually increase the intensity and challenge.
And family is all; so even though the situation is not easy; the fact that your brother drives back and forth to see his kids is awesome. that is what they will remember, that even though they could not see him everyday, he was there when it matter. my parents got divorced when i was young and lived in different countries and my dad always made the effort to come see me, call and write ... and that is what I remember the most. is about quality, not quantity!0 -
It’s Sunday again. What a long week. Finished saying goodbye to MIL yesterday with a Celebration of life party. Decided early in the week that walking was better than eating. Walked over 10,000 steps every day, 16,000 high.
I had the crazy thought that I could jog on Monday so I did. I’m not sure how far I went before I thought I was dying,I didn’t. So I did it again. Now I am 4 days in and it’s getting easier. I’m struggling with a 345 pound man living in a 215 pound body. It’s real. I still don’t see me as I am. My wife and oldest went with me today. I am very self conscious so I usually jog behind the houses where no one can see me. No one laughed at my form or my distance. I probably went 400 yards, amazing for me but not really so far. No one laughed at either my form or distance. I’ve now decided that I’m going to go door to door all 3 miles on a jog. I’m going to run a 5k too. I’m going to get a t shirt or something. I have a team of believers, I have a goal. I have trouble with those, setting them that is. I am going to do it.10 -
Monday Check-in ... I didn't make my challenge goal in the Quarterly challenge group I'm in ... by less than 1 pound.
Still ... I am down 22 pounds from the start of the first challenge in that group ... and I know that if it weren't for the public accountability of sharing my weekly weights with other people that I would still be the same weight I was on 1/9/17 when that 1st challenge started. There is an annual challenge I'm in also that weighs in on a different day of the week, and it still has 2 weeks to run. ... for that one I bit off more than I can deliver by 50% and if I join it's 2018 version it will be with a much more realistic plan of what I can actually accomplish because ... while it is good to aim high, aiming at the sun when you probably will only reach the moon is self-defeating.
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@ckozl81 It is wonderful that you go with your brother every other week. Family trumps food in that scenario. Totally agree with @happygirlxxx that the fact that he drives so far every other week to see his kids is amazing and something they will always remember. He is a good dad!
@pneschich I'm sure no one was laughing at you jogging. No need to feel self conscious. You only need to concern yourself with you and your goal. The mind is the last to lose the weight in spite of what the scale and mirror show. Keep it up, you're doing great.
@Nikion 901 No matter what your challenge results are, you are down 22 lbs from the start of the first challenge...22! No small feat. As for the second, it's easy to want to lose quicker than is probably realistic. No matter what goals you set, the bottom line is you are still losing. Give yourself credit.
Every year our big extended family does an all day Christmas Walk, as they call it. We pick a country and do research and then have anywhere from 5-9 houses host a course. It's like an all day progressive dinner starting with breakfast and going through dessert. Yesterday was the day. I had no clue how to log it, just put in some high number. It was a fun day but today, back to reality, although tonight we are having dinner at my brother-in-law's house and he is making a fried dish for dinner. I feel doomed but at least will make wise choices today up until that dinner, which is not under my control. All I can do is stay within my range on the days there isn't something going on. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will not be good calorie wise, followed by a 5 day trip. Oh well, all I can do is my best when I can. Wishing everyone a good Monday! 1 -
@b_lisieux ... I like your 'take it as it comes' attitude. It's an easy-going manner that I have never been able to emulate in myself. For me, even if I had to spend an hour searching the database for foods that sounded like what I ate during that day long Christmas Fest I would have been unable not to do it. Like you say, you can do your best when you can and let the rest go. It's not everyday!0
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Hi guys!! I'm still here, just super busy as we head into Winter Break. I'm trying so hard to get the majority of my grading done by Friday, so I can actually enjoy some of my time off. I'm planning a baby shower for a colleague on the 29th, so I will be busy with that after Christmas. Long story short, if I don't get grading done now, I will be swamped after that.
I will check in again over the weekend, if not sooner. I am still logging most days and doing okay with food. No real movement downward on the scale, but my efforts are keeping the holiday treats from adding to my weight.2 -
@Nikion901 This time around with trying to lose weight, I seem to have developed a whole new attitude/approach. Even I don't understand where it came from. I guess my 'take it as it comes' attitude and more easy going manner this go round has made sticking to the plan much easier. It somehow takes the stress off and when I do have a day like I had on Sunday, or even after a trip or whatever, I am right back on it, something I never did in the past. In years gone by, after a day during the holidays like I had on Sunday, I'd just say forget it, I might as well just eat what I want because I'm going to gain weight anyhow. Not this time. No stress or putting that stress on myself. I used to be like you, logging every morsel that I ate that day, stressing out over getting it perfect, so I totally understand that approach too. I can't even explain why this time is different for me. I sometimes wonder that myself. Another new thing for me is that if I won't enjoy something, it doesn't go in my mouth. Now when I eat a calorie, it's because I like it and I'm not afraid to leave something on a plate when out somewhere if I won't enjoy it. By the same token, if I really like something or want it, I'll eat it, enjoy it, log it and no stress. I'm not sure I recognize this person inside of me anymore but I hope she doesn't leave. 1
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Holiday Exercise Challenge/Goal/Plan
Name: Nikion901 (Niki)
Goal: 30 minutes workouts 3 times a week
November 22 - 110 minutes, but in 2 sessions
November 29 - 180 minutes, in 2 sessions again
December 6 - 225 minutes, in 3 sessions
December 13 - 120 minutes, in 3 sessions
December 20 - 60 minutes, in 2 sessions
December 27
January 3
January 10
Continuing with Weight reporting Wednesday ...
11/22/17 = 227.4
11/29/17 = 226.8
12/6/17 = 227.4
12/13/17 = 227.6
12/20/17 = 225.8@Nikion901 .... I used to be like you, logging every morsel that I ate that day, stressing out over getting it perfect, so I totally understand that approach too. ..... I'm not sure I recognize this person inside of me anymore but I hope she doesn't leave.
@b_lisieux ... I hope the new you sticks around as well. But you got it wrong about me ... yes I do log every morsel that I ate as best as I can but I don't stress over getting it perfect. For me, it's a matter of accurate data input to get the stats that I am interested in. If I were to just wing it on what I ate, then I wouldn't bother to record it at all because the information provided would be false.
There ARE other ways to measure what we eat besides the labor intensive calorie count method. And they work too. It's all a matter of eating less than you need to maintain your current needs. I think if I decided to stop counting calories that any other method would still have me looking at the portions and their sizes because I've learned that hunger and feelings of fullness don't always either prompt me to eat or to stop eating, heh, heh, heh ... 1 -
Greetings All! It was a good food aware week for me. I have been logging everyday and really paying attention to it. That is a big NSV for me. AND I had a scale victory as well. I dropped 2.9 lbs this week. The exercise challenge is where I have failed in my goals. This month just be came so busy! I did flowers for a wedding this weekend and it took so much of my time and energy. The Flowers looked stunning and I was so please with that. So I guess I am out of the exercise challenge because I have NOT been focused on that.
Have a great day everyone... and a wonderful holiday weekend!
Name: Cyndy aka @raindogmaa
Age: 60 yrs old
Weight: 208.8
Initial Goal: 199
Ultimate goal: 150
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Holiday Exercise Plan!
Name: Ana
Goal: Exercise 3 x week for 45 minutes.
Nov 22: 3x10+K steps + 1x45’ spinning
Nov 29: 1x60’ + 1x30’ spinning + 1x45’ Pilates
Dec 06: none! Back was hurting
Dec 13: 1x30’ dancing + 1x30’ spinning + 3x10K steps
Dec 20: 540 min (1x45’ + 3x60’ + 1x15’ pilates + 2x45 yoga + 2x45 + 1x60’ + 1x30’ + 1x15’ spinning + 1x15’ rowing)
Dec 27:
Jan 03:
Jan 10:
I didn't realize I had exercised that much this week!! Great!! The last couple days I had not done much though because been with a horrible migraine, but tomorrow 9am I have Pilates so back on track.
My problem is still the food ... I am so disorganized lately and these couple next week wont be better; but I have promised myself next year I will create weekly menus as well as weekly routines of exercises that I need to follow .. if not I will never get to my goal.
I made a Baileys Chocolate Triple Layer Cheesecake for a friend ... didnt look too professional, but it did taste good (so I guess that is more important, right? )
MIL is arriving tomorrow!!! Her flight from Buenos Aires is already delayed, so I hope she doesn't lose her connecting flight in Amsterdam because she doesn't have a cell and doesn't speak English either, so not sure how would I know in which flight she is in if she doesn't make it ... but part of the adventure!
Hope you are having a good week!!1 -
Wednesday and struggling with everything. Me weight is bouncing and I’m freaking out. My 2 pound swings are now closer to 5. I’m pretty sure that the increased energy output and bad water management are the culprits but dang 5(!!!!)lbs heavy! Monday rest day Tuesday jogged and it was hard. Today walked 3.5 miles. Anger walked today. Just mad, unfocused mad. Angry at work, kids just frustrated angry. I don’t know how to fix that. I’m not sure how to get to 5k jogging. I’ve looked at plans but the wall at about a quarter of a mile is daunting. I know it’s only a week but I really want something to work, be easy and not feel like I’m crashing into a brick wall at 100 mph1
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@pneschich I hope each day gets better! Don't freak out. You've got this. Stay focused. One day at a time, one bite at a time, one step at a time. You are not crashing into a brick wall....look at how far you've come already!
@happygirlxxx Enjoy your visit with your MIL. I hope the rest of her trip went uneventful after the delay. Your cake looks delicious.
@raindogmaa Congrats on the great weight loss and the NSV!!! You're doing great!1 -
@pneschich - feeling the same way, Bro! My weight is up about 5#s and nearly every day something happens to derail my efforts to get "back to normal." It's the holidays! And in your case you have a bunch of emotional stuff going on as well. Difficult stuff.
So, in only 10 days the holiday season will officially be over. It'll be a new year, a new week, a new month. A time to regroup and focus! I plan to fully get back in the groove on Jan 1st. Join me, please! It'll be good to have your company. (In the meantime it is my goal not to do TOO much more damage, but looking at upcoming celebrations, frankly - it's not looking good)1 -
Hey all, I dropped off the MFP plant back at Thanksgiving. The stresses of family life, holidays and prego brain that won't let me think straight as well as some ongoing pregnancy complications just got to me and something had to go. I haven't been logging or anything since then but have been doing fairly well though I am feeling the aches of not being able to exercise. But i'm Only up 2 lb, and i'm not even sure about that because I have to drink about 30oz of water before even getting out of bed(fighting dehydration and dizziness and its the only thing that helps) and of course drinking tons more throughout the day makes it hard to get a good weight. Anyway just wanted everyone know i'm still around and the plan is to come back around in January, once a lot of this craziness I call my life right know calms a bit. Looking forward to catching up with everyone!0
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Hi @jam5660 ... My grandniece just had her second child this week ... he was determined to be a Christmas Baby but mom and dad had alternate plans and they won out! ... Hope you are feeling better soon, pregnancies take a lot out of a woman. Keep well.
Hi @birgitkwood ... Me too ... along with your and @pneschich ... like, where did that 5 pounds come from in the past 2 days? Must be something wrong with my scale.
Hi @b_lisieux ... you cheer everyone on ... but how are YOU doing? Great, I hope!
Ana @happygirlxxx ... good looking cake, makes me want to bake something for my family Christmas Eve party. Maybe some of those savory and sweet filled buns my mom used to make for us. They need a yeast dough and are time consuming to make, but if I were to actually bake something, they would be it.
@raindogmaa ... You did really well this week with your weight loss! So what if you have fallen off the exercise challenge .. no need to consider yourself dropped off unless you want to quit reporting on it ... it's all a do as you wish thing, isn't it.
AFM on this snowy Friday here in Western New York (some call it Upstate, but not I ) ...
I did my annual review this week and spent a lot of time getting my sheets and goals ready for 2018. One of my goals is to get out amongst people more than I have been ... getting to be a real recluse and need to fight that solitude in my life ...
I won't bore you with all the reasons why my social life has shrunken to the point where I think it is something that needs to be tweaked ... except to say that's one reason why I am so active on this thread, and on other social media ... I'm trying to stay connected.
Today, I was reading an article from the SilverSneakers organization and got an idea for something that just might be the ticket. ... TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) ... there is a local chapter about 4 miles away at a local church. They do have small annual club fee, plus a monthly meeting center fee ... so I need to take another look at my January budget to see if this is something I can plan on for anytime soon ... Still, it's an idea worth thinking about ... at least for 2018.
Well ... hope I didn't miss saying 'hi' to anyone who posted since the last time I did. Have a wonderful weekend, and if you celebrate Christmas ... then may it be Merry and Bright, and may all your wishes come true.
Niki1
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