February Chat
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Love the cartoon; that is SO me.
Nothing good to report. I'm sure you've experienced this; gone up 4 lbs in like.. 3 days?
Impossible.
Although it might be that I'm still toting 4 lbs of (sorry) phlegm around.
Still on the mend; I haven't gotten back to doing much exercise. I'm trying to get completely over this crud.0 -
Your posts about retirement sounded so "close to home" for me and so I had to count days too......95 days until I could say adios. Whew that actually is becoming a reality - hooray!
Looking forward to downsizing some and being in warmer areas. Lots of choices & decisions we are slowly working on now. Some are such an "adventure " (where do we want to travel to ) and others little scary (do we sell this house?). I trust it will all work out and am REALLY looking forward to retiring.0 -
I go to the doctor tomorrow for blood work for my thyroid and also for a biometric screening that is required for work with the wellness challenge I am doing.0
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All our friends here are rooting for you!!0
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Like the heart graphics Charlie0
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Good luck, Joni, let us know how you made out!
Meanwhile as for me, I went "nuts with nuts" last night ... I was starving all day because, I believe, I had so much exercise early in the day. Then along came several nail-bitten hours trying to bring my laptop back from the edge of crashing... I succeeded... But between anxiety (need to crunch) and being starved, I ending up eating back almost all the calories I burned yesterday. My worst day on MFP so far!
However, the good news is that my total carbs for the day were still under goal ... which is very, very important for me so... Dusted myself off this morning and started over. And at least I weighed my overindulgence. That is a behavior I never would have done before. Even my binges have improved! AKA "I love my digital food scale."0 -
Thank you Charlie, Happy Valentines Day everyone!. Went to the doctor today to get blood work done for Thyroid, Vitamin D and B12, as well as for a Biometric Screening for a Wellness Program I am doing at work. I was really nervous about the scale, I always weigh more at the doctor. But as Wooken said the other day "the good news is my scale was the same as the doctor's". I did my exercises today, but other than that have taken it easy!!! Nice to have the day off. Only 20 months till I retire.0
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Well done, learn and mxchana (I must catch my nicknames to real names chart up again, sorry :blush )! And a happy Valentines Day to everyone
I was digging around in my closet today to see if I had ANYTHING that would do for a wedding I can't get out of (no luck - everything is several sizes too big and I pretty much lived in jeans and shorts for years), but just for giggles I tried on the dress I wore when Rick and I got married 12.5 years ago. Holy Toledo - it fit!
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Marilyn, how exciting! What a great feeling that must be. I have actually been toying with the idea of trying on my wedding dress tomorrow... I think I am close to the weight I was when we got married. I can give it a try and if it fits, I'll show it off. If I still have a ways to go ... well his birthday is in a month
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@learntolive: Is your biometric screening for your wellness program awarded with a Visa Card? Ours is! $100! I am almost done except the biometric screen (they did them at work, but I was off then.) I see the doctor on Monday for mine! As part of our program, I also have a wellness phone coach and we work on stress relief. Is this like yours? The chair exercise and meditation classes I went to this week are also part of the program. We have all sorts of things.
The funny thing is that wellness program statistically don't work, but I like the convenience for classes and lab work and the $$$$. Did it last year, too! Have fun with your program.0 -
WooHoo, Marilyn. That's so cool that you fit in your wedding dress. Now, I hope, you're going to go get a dress for that wedding that shows off your weight-loss accomplishment. You deserve it. Happy Valentine's Day Everyone 0
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone! It's pretty cold here, and I'm watching my grandbabies today so their parents can all have a nice evening out. My Valentine is working so we'll celebrate after he gets home. It was a good week, but the scale didn't move.... better luck this week!0
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ker95texas wrote: »Well done, learn and mxchana (I must catch my nicknames to real names chart up again, sorry :blush )! And a happy Valentines Day to everyone
I was digging around in my closet today to see if I had ANYTHING that would do for a wedding I can't get out of (no luck - everything is several sizes too big and I pretty much lived in jeans and shorts for years), but just for giggles I tried on the dress I wore when Rick and I got married 12.5 years ago. Holy Toledo - it fit!
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Great non-scale related victory.0 -
Thank you. I have mixed feelings about shopping for a new fancier outfit (it's been a LONG time), and since I have forgotten how to put panty hose on (that's my story, and I'm sticking to it), I'll probably go with something with pants. If my podiatrist didn't hunt me down and kill me for wearing heels first, I'd probably shoot myself after two hours anyway LOL0
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Everyone remember Rebamae? She's been MIA WAY too long, and I was thinking... many of us are her friends so let's send her messages (via the message or to her profile page) telling her we miss her. Maybe she'll come out to play again
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@ker95Marilyn, huge congratulations on your success.0
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Ker, what a great NSV!
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Yesterday wasn't the best day of choices, but today will be better. We got a bit of snow last night. (just enough to look really pretty but not stop traffic) The sunshine on the snow is just beautiful, but it's too cold to go out. Off to a better week!0
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(((((((((Jo))))))))) So glad to see you poke your head in here. There are some days in all our lives where we should just accept going in that it may not be perfect - holidays, including Valentine's Day can be on that list 0
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Not my best coupla days. I was either traveling which entailed all restaurant meals with friends or just plain eating too much while staying with Mom (and now stuck here since there's a blizzard going on in RI). These are lo-o-o-o-ong days.
Anyway - the re-motivator in my corner is that last week I was able to go down a size in jeans and chucked out all my larger ones!! After my "days off", they're already feeling a little uncomfortably tight, so, no choice but to climb back on board.
Going off plan was scary and I'd reached a point where I thought I would NEVER go there again, so to see myself flip right back to "well, I've blown it on this meal - so no point in trying for the rest of today". I really need to cure myself of that attitude - or accept that it's a possibility and stay aware.
Sorry to be a bummer when everyone's doing so well and being so upbeat - but I needed to get it out there. Tx0 -
(((Joan))), this is what the mutual support is about ... being able to share what's real with those who have also "been there, done that" !
Congrats on getting into those smaller jeans. I have no doubt you will be able to look back at these couple of challenging days as just a blip on the radar.
We didn't get it too bad here in Worcester --- a little wind, a little more snow (maybe 8 inches I would guess) --- but the condition of our streets is truly sad. Our city does not do a great job plowing. Our street looks like a toboggan run, with room for just one car to pass at a time.
Meanwhile, I have to report a lovely Valentine I got from my husband --- on Friday night, actually. We were eating dinner and he said, "I've always known you were a great cook, but ever since you started eating this way your cooking has become even better - just superb! I don't know where you come up with the ideas for all these great recipes." That was so great to hear! It is true, we are both really enjoying this healthier way of eating. But that compliment was sweeter than flowers or candy! ~ Kathy0 -
Joan.....I had a rubbish day yesterday too......but just tell yourself that it is gone now and today/tomorrow is another day! It's what we eat 80% of the time that counts not the little slip ups....
Story about buying jeans...I went to Gap last week and they had 30% off jeans, which was good as they are expensive in there. They are sized very oddly there......I had to ask the girl what size a 10 (UK) was...she said usually a 28....... so I took a pair to try on and they were too loose..... she told me they were a style called Boyfriend Jeans and are meant to be a loose fit........ I wasn't having any of that...I told her that when you get to be over 60 and have a nice bum you want to flaunt it...and bought a size 26! They are fab!!! lol
She was a great sales lady and said all the right things...you don't look your age...you are very trendy.....you look great....then she told me she was 50 so I said all the same things back to her....honestly! We were a mutual appreciation society! I said You are a great asset to Gap, I hope they appreciate you!!
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Joan.....You're not a downer, I had one of those yesterday myself. I need to do the same as far as not blowing a whole day when things don't go as planned. I really want this to be the last time I have to lose a lot of weight. I know I'll always have to watch and go up and down a little....but these 50 pound swings are killing me! Hang in there....I'll bet a some of it is water and will come right off. 0
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Thanks for the wisdom, Kathy, Jean and Redzz. I know you are right and at least I'm recording today and on track so far. One of the difficulties here is that I have no idea if Mom's scale correlates with my own and that's a tool I find essential - both in staying real and in feeling more relaxed about the nature of weight fluctuating - so I can just focus on the trend line.
Kathy - good to hear the snow's not too deep. I'm curious to hear what's going on in RI but my husband's cell phone crashed, so no word from him.
Great jeans story, Jean. Redzz - thanks for sharing that. Sometimes one feels like they're the only one going off the reservation.0 -
Marilyn (aka Ker) was my inspiration for trying on my wedding dress and it did indeed fit ... in fact it was a bit loose! The look on my husband's face was priceless; it made a great Valentine surprise. While I was rummaging in the cedar closet, I also recovered a nice warm sweater that I used to love to wear. Just in time for another very chilly day!
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so beautiful, Kathy! What a wonderful success!!! 0
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Wonderful!!!!0
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Rose, how sweet! Good for you! Well I'm allowed to walk 1/2 mile this week. It is 4:45 a.m. We got some snow here in Louisville, KY. I turned down the room at the hotel that was offered, got up early, allowed 1 hour to drive in. Got here, have walked my 1/2 mile and did my neck exercises. Will do my floor routine and exercise bike when I get home. Had a great weekend, but did not do so well with my food plan. Had a great Valentine's Day. Joni0
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That is so me wooken! Thanks for the smile this morning.0
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