SW: 152
LW: 149.4
TW:148.9

Lost 1/2 a pound! Better than up!
So I sent in my nutrition questionnaire, my workout questionnaire, my 2 day food journal, and the pictures of myself. SCARY... I had to stand there in a sports bra and underwear and take selfies.. not pleasant.. especially at 5am. I had been putting it off..but this morning I just sucked it up and did it. Gotta start somewhere! I'm looking forward to seeing what she sends me for my plans. I'm not sure who asked me the questions about it, but I don't actually go to see her and it's all done online. I'll try this first and see if I can manage on my own.

My goal for the week...is to stop eating so much! That particular time of the month I just like to load up on carbs for some reason. I'm really going to try and focus on what I'm eating and how much I'm eating.

I'm headed home tomorrow, then off to Fargo, ND for some shopping with 3 girlfriends this weekend. I'm sure bad food will be consumed, I just hope I can keep a handle on how much I'm eating.

Lois - 1.8 gain isn't horrible.. but not awesome either.. I know. Bounce back and get back into routine. Sounds like you have a good plan to do just that!

Wow. Things look different after you hit submit. Sorry ladies. The info for the two 7 days periods looked like they were going to be in columns--not all mushed together.

Hi all! I ended up with my brother and his wife, my daughter, as well as my son, DIL, granddaughter and us for Thanksgiving dinner. Additional stress came when my daughter was in a pretty bad auto accident on the freeway. She was totally stopped in a traffic jam . . stupid driver sped up on jam to her left, slammed and swerved into her rear driver side, spun her car across 4 lanes where she ended up facing oncoming traffic! It was sheer luck that she didn't get hit again. Police and EMTs came. She's okay, just a mild concussion and bumps and bruises . . no cuts. Her car had a broken axel, and pretty banged up. Totaled would be worth 5K, but fixable for 4K, so she's fixing it because she can't afford a car payment for a newer car. Had to get her a rental to drive to work. Hassles with insurance companies! Hassles with retirement issues (health insurance, 401K rollover, pension, etc. ARGH!!!) Add to that, year end doc apts, prescriptions, and my doc found a lump in my breast that I need to get checked with a diagnostic mammogram!! Holy crap.

Additionally, son and DIL, and granddaughter are coming in tonight at 11:45 pm for a wedding their attending this weekend. Then, we fly to Boise to babysit for a few days, then on the 20th EVERYONE comes for Xmas for a week. I love my family, and wish I could just focus on them and not have all the other pressures, but . . . that's life. One day at a time.

My fitbit has been acting up, too. I left it on the charger 1/2 day yesterday and all night, and it still shows not a full charge. Boo. Needless to say, I've been getting my exercise only from trying to keep up, and getting my shopping done. That being said:

SW: 156
Last weigh-in: 137.2
Today: 138
Goal weight: 120 - 125

Not bad, considering I haven't been logging or really working out.

Lois, game plan for me is to just make good choices over the next week or so, and get some exercise where I can, ha ha!! Then, I'll re-set on Dec 27 when my house is quiet again.

Sarah, your stats look good to me. I agree with light and her friend that lower carb is better at our age, and it looks like you did well on a bit lower. I lose best when I don't go over 100 g carbs (especially anything white . . sugar, potatoes, white bread, white rice) Congrats on the loss!

Kelly, good for you getting a trainer! I really miss mine. And, congrats on winning the challenge!! And not just winning . . . blowing it away!

Light, you are so focused! I envy your discipline and stick-to-itive-ness

I hope I'll be able to accomplish something with weight loss and workouts over the next few weeks! I'll post when I can get on the computer, LOL!! Take care.

Oh gosh, Sheesh. Life does keep happening, doesn't it? I'm so glad no one else hit your daughter and the injuries are not too bad. I'll be thinking about you and yours and sending you good, positive vibes!

Try not to worry too much about the exam. A good girl friend that I'm spending time with this weekend has a breast biopsy Monday because of some clustered calcification. Seems like so many people have to go get retested. I've been through it before, too, and thankfully was okay. I think it's good the docs are always so cautious.

Wish me luck everyone, as my weekend plans are going to make food and activity a challenge. I'll report back on Sunday night. Hope you all have a great weekend. And thanks everyone for your recent feedback. I think that's why I managed to lose a pound during Thanksgiving week.

Just taking a quick peek at the boards before the day really gets crazy. I always pay for taking a day off. We traveled to the Delaware shore on Friday with good friends to attend a holiday house tour on Saturday and dine at a very nice restaurant on Saturday evening. This is an annual jaunt, and we usually go after work on Friday, but this year, we took Friday off so we could avoid hitting the DC area rush hour, which is usually worse on Friday with people coming into and leaving the city for the weekend. The husband of the couple has some physical limitations, so places were would normally walk to, we drive to when we're with them. Also this year, the houses on the tour were further apart and it was raining, so I didn't get as much activity in as I would have liked. Also, the wife in this couple had a foot problem this time, too, so we did a lot of sitting in the condo chatting. But they're good friends and we enjoyed time alone with them. I hope I can do some catch up in the next couple of days. My intake was not too bad. I had small deficits every day, but not the 600+ calories I was managing to do before we left.

Lois, you'll be happy to know that the walking video I have been using to supplement the mall walks includes some hand-weight exercises. If my shoulder doesn't flare up with these, then I'm going to include more weight work into my routine. I'm focusing on the "if nothing changes, nothing changes" mantra.

I came home very grateful to be able to be as active as I am now able to be. Seeing people who cannot move as much as I can, makes me realize how fortunate I am, and I hope this will help keep me motivated. You never know when your circumstances might change. We arrived home last night around 5:30, and the mall was open an hour later (until 7) because of the holidays, so you all will be proud to know that I immediately put on my walking shoes and dashed out for an hour walk before even bothering to get all the stuff out of the car and unpack. An added treat was it was "have your pets picture made with Santa" night, so there were doggies in Christmas sweaters to watch when I was in that area. And who doesn't smile when they see a Chihuahua mix wearing a Santa hat, or golden retriever carrying his favorite stuffed bunny?

Sheesh, you and your family have been in my thoughts and prayers.

Hope everyone has a good Monday!