Hi peeps:

Just checking in to let you know we survived the flu. I'm telling ya, it's pretty scary when you only go out ONCE and manage to bring home something nasty. (We got our flu shots, too)

We're both still coughing up gunk (sorry) but tomorrow I am planning to get back into exercising. I just haven't had the energy..

I may even weigh myself tomorrow tho it's not my day... For some reason, everything tastes "off" and I haven't been hungry. I'm just picking at meals; the other night I left it all and ate yogurt.

Cheers..

Is there a weekly weigh in today on top of Feb Challenge?

I can't keep track of it all.

But. GOOD news.. I'm down 3 pounds this morning.
The food tracker keeps telling me that I'm not eating enough, but I haven't been hungry.

Also, this means I've lost 7 lbs since December 29. (That's 7 lbs I should not have gained in the first place but I will draw a veil over that fact and focus on the positive.. ha)

My blood sugar is high this morning... I don't get that at ALL. Oh well. Onward.

I love love love the humor you are showing. It's brightened my morning soooo much. Thank you!

Joan I spent yesterday with my mom...it was just one day and it threw me totally off. She literally brings out food every hour and then pouts if you don't eat.

Joan: Look for the subject: February Challenge - Weigh-in; Report #1- Baseline

Oh NOoo... That's tough.

Oh, Joan.. don't you HATE that?

YEARS ago I belonged to Weight Watchers, and at one point they changed from the old Doctors' Office type scale to a digital scale. It showed me being UP 9 lbs from the week before.. which is probably physically impossible,(Unless one spends all day every day eating hot fudge sundaes) and completely "off" from my home scale, which showed me being down 1 pound from last weigh in. I was so mad that (sadly) I quit. Wish I still weighed whatever that higher weight was. HAHAHA

Here's something curious.
Since I got the flu (yes I'm still coughing) I have found that my taste buds are completely off. I would have expected this at the worst point but it's lingering. It's like I have become a "super taster" and I can taste all kinds of subtleties in food that I didn't notice before. And not always in a good way. We went out for Mexican food last night and I swear, the tortilla chips were subtly rancid. I didn't say anything; my husband thinks I'm nuts (which is not unusual) Ugh. It is really weird. It's like I'm my picky 5 year old self again; I take a bite or two and then just...push it all away because some weird, "off" taste comes floating to the top.

I guess it's a good thing, especially if it helps me eat less. But it's VERY strange.

There was some interesting news today. MFP has been bought out by Under Armour.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/02/04/armour-acquired-myfitnesspal-endomondo/?utm_content=bufferd74b4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I wonder what changes we shall see.

Chris...I hope you get well soon. That is not a fun way to lose weight.

Wanda

Hi all - love the valentines post you are so inspirational and have such great quotes etc. Thanks Nice group already posting in Feb. Well, I have been trying very hard since my kids left but still the same weight at least no gain but I really want to get serious. We have a lady in the park who does the core program COREin8.com it starts with a detox program and goes to an ignite program then thrive...it is an 8 week program and you eat every 3 hours and all is to stabilize your blood sugar which is what I need for my recent diagnosis of diabetics. I just spent $318.86 on the program which was for protein shakes and boost cleanse. I have the eating plan and will start a week from tomorrow as had to order the stuff. Wish me luck I have been on every diet you can imagine and promised after the Dr. Oz cleanse last year I would never do anything again except eat better etc. I just feel I need restrictions right now and a kick start so hope this is the answer. Thanks for listening and I will keep you posted. Linda
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