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the biggest part of the battle is the mind!
Agreed, Alice. I have been focused on getting to 169 for over a month now and it just seemed like it wouldn't happen. Then yesterday, I decided to put a little weight loss chart on the freezer to track my weight between now and the end of June when I will be attending my high school reunion (40 years). I was struck by the fact that the 169 was no longer a goal, but rather an uneventful blip on the chart and suddenly in my mind it was no longer this big, hard-to-reach goal. Sometimes, I find the art/science of how the mind works to be a bit weird.
Jen - Hope you're still recovering well.
Cindy - I worked in a male dominated field back in the day. I say, girlfriend, you go show them how it's done!
Liz - So impressed with getting everything ready for your move. Hope it all goes well and everything doesn't get too wet.
... and to all of our L.O.S.T. friends, have a Happy Hump Day!
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Sounds like everyone is quite busy and getting on with things. I enjoy reading your updates and hearing how everyone is doing. I don't write as much as I should. I am feeling much better, celebrated my 3rd anniversary with my husband on Monday, pretty low key but clearly over and that's ok. I have had a couple of really good days which feels good and hopefully can continue. I believe that this group is helping, so thank you all.
The weather here in MA is finally warming up, it has been 80 since Monday and oh what a feeling that is, since our winter was the longest, coldest and snowiest (in the shortest amount of time). We had over 10 feet of snow in about 6 weeks. Enough of that SUMMER IS COMING... YEAH...
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JMarcella57 wrote: »I have been focused on getting to 169 for over a month now and it just seemed like it wouldn't happen. Then yesterday, I decided to put a little weight loss chart on the freezer to track my weight between now and the end of June when I will be attending my high school reunion (40 years). I was struck by the fact that the 169 was no longer a goal, but rather an uneventful blip on the chart and suddenly in my mind it was no longer this big, hard-to-reach goal. Sometimes, I find the art/science of how the mind works to be a bit weird.
Fantastic NSV Marcella!
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Happy belated anniversary EM. Very, very happy spring time! Enjoy the warmer weather and all the pretty flowers and trees.
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Thank you all for reminding me to take time to heal. I'm retiring my super mom cape, for now!
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Hello My Lovely LOST Ladies~
It made my day to pop on here and see all the check ins!!! I am truly struggling with the sleep thing this week! Haven't gotten more than 3 hrs a day since Sunday...I feel like CRAP and my energy level is in the POOPER! I am going to take an ALEVE PM tomorrow and try to squeeze in at least 6 hrs. Kyli has prom this week end so we are busy with, final dress fittings, hair and nail appointments etc, she has two big projects due for 2 of her classes and wouldn't you know it...someone hit her car in the school parking lot!!! Not a ton of damage but enough...they split her bumper, and it was a local cops daughter so the school resource officer tried to really down play it and my daughter has been VERY STRESSED OUT and upset over it! She puts a lot into her car. She has decked it out in pink rims, pink wiper blades, she even has those car lashes on her head lights! The officer did not notify her that her car had been hit for 5 hrs after the fact, then he refused to let her go out and look at the damage, he told her there was "just some paint swap, no big deal, she didn't need to go see it!" She then went to her next class and asked her teacher to write her the pass to go out and check it and she found that the bumper not only had the paint swap but had actually split the bumper. He told us there was not $1000 in damages so he wasn't going to make out a police report but he HAD to provide us with the girls insurance information. Well I called the insurance company and they said they had no such car insured so I called the contact number provided and that was wrong as well! Needless to say I then got pretty ticked off myself. I called the police Dept and spoke with his supervisor and that's how I found out the car owner was actually another cop. I got the correct phone number and luckily he was very nice. His daughter had gone home and told them what had happened and admitted the damage so he was aware that it was NOT just paint swap. He asked if they could have the car repaired for her and pay out of pocket rather than go through the insurance and have their rates go up. I told them it was fine, I didn't even care about getting the paint buffed out, I just wanted the bumper repaired. So now we have added car repairs into our crazy non sleep existence this week! YEAH me LOL!!!
Em~ We are NEIGHBORS...I live in NH! I'm hoping to get to enjoy some of the beautiful New England weather we have been getting Blessed with SOON! I can't wait to do some mountain climbing with the hubby! Our White Mountains are good for the SOUL!!!
Julia~ I'm not taking anymore from the egotistical jack wagons! I'm showing them some serious Girl Power!!!
Liz~ I hope that light shines BRIGHTLY at the end of your tunnel! So you can enjoy some time gardening! My poor yard looks horrible right now...we lost quite a bit of my gardens to the winter this year! I lost my beautiful Rosy Sharon bush
and one of my favorite rose bushes! So I too need to find more time in a day so I can re landscape part of my yard!
aalice~ I too would LOVE to learn some of your yoga moves...I could use a little of your energizer bunny energy!!!
Jen~ So happy to see your smiling face! And to hear that you are being good to your self! KUDOS to you!!! and big ((((HUGS))))) from me!!!
Well I have written this in several small parts and am putting it together now....I hope it makes sense! Being this tired is making me a little loopy lately! Have a FAB_U_LOSS evening my friends! Sweet dreams to each of you! XOXOXO
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Cindy I wasn't sure about posting the yoga stuff here, so I created another discussion post for things like that so that it can easily be found by others later.
Liz I had inboxed you, did you get the yoga details?
Jen so glad you are giving the Supermom cape a rest
I have to get to work but will post the links there later.
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Cindy good for you for sticking to your guns and following through. And good for the father who wants to do the right the thing. Great lesson for your daughter to learn... so glad she went out and looked at when she did. life's little bumps and bruises along the way... have a nice day0
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Hi All!
Thank you Alice, I got them.
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Hi everyone
Just wanted to say hello from Taipei! I'm having a great trip And it is SO EASY to eat healthy here! So much fresh steamed food and the 7-11 (one on every corner) stocks fresh salads, cut fruit, and veggie noodle dishes.
Hope you all are doing great
Barb
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Happy travels Barb!!! I am so glad you are finally some where you have a lot of awesome food choices. Enjoy your trip!0
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Happy Friday everyone! Rest day yesterday back at it today... The weather is looking nice what could go wrong. Happy Mothers Day to all you mom's out there... have a great weekend..0
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Happy Friday Em! I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!!!0
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Have a great weekend, everyone!0
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Have a fabulous weekend everyone.
I have to switch to strength exercises. My ankle is fully healed but I had to get the walking stick out again because I have damaged my tendon on the same foot. This time I was not doing anything strenuous it is just from walking up the steep walkways yo my office. They have given me access to the reserve parking again at work.0 -
LOOOONG ROUGH WEEK...Didn't sleep most of the week...having a tough time adjusting back to nights at work. After 5 times swearing she wasn't going...for 5 different reasons...she's finally at PROM and I am WIPED!!! I will check back in tomorrow! I hope you all have a wonderfully FAB_U_LOSS Mother's Day!
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What a beautiful young woman your daughter is Cindy. I love her dress and corsage, just beautiful. I hope she makes wonderful memories. Another milestone for you as well. Try to get some rest and take it easy.
Alice, I am sorry about your foot. Tendon pain is the worst. Keep exercising them and take your time.
We have most of the furniture moved. Now we just have misc. stuff like closets left. I am glad we are almost done.
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You and Daddy must be so very proud of your daughter Cindy. She looks absolutely gorgeous in that royal blue dress too. I hope that she had the most amazing time. Do try to get some rest. I will post the yoga post tomorrow. I have just been busy with small but necessary things. I'm not going to do the BL 18 but I will explain why in another post.
Liz I may forfeit the second 6 months of my subscription at Curves so that I can build strength and swim but I will first see what the physio says and how that treatment goes. I'm really missing the 5km Park Walks and just walking in general (I mean outside of the normal steps). I also miss working out properly and being cautious all the time. I understand that my body is telling me to slow down and do things the right way to avoid worse injuries, but now that I am active again, it feels like torture in a way. I'll do what it takes though to get safely healthy again.
I most certainly will put you in my pocket when I finally find my new place and have to move again
Marcella, I do hope you had a fantastic Sunday. How is your garden coming along? Is anything sprouting yet.
Jen, I hope you are relaxing completely and since it is Mother's Day, that you got spoilt to bits too
EM I hope you also had a fabulous Mother's Day and that the weather held well for you.
Barbs, pls send us "postcards" from Taipai! How long are you there for and when do you get to be home a little? Glad you are enjoying the food.
Hugs to everyone. I hope you all had beautiful days. This is one of the people I spent my day with today....
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Hello My Lovely LOST Ladies~ I hope you all had a wonderful week ends and the Mother's Day you each deserve....being treated like the queen of your universe! I got a nasty visit from TOM! But other than that it was very nice! I took y Mom and Aunt to play BINGO...while I was gone my hubby made me Chicken Marsala (my favorite meal he cooks) and bought me a dozen BEAUTIFUL roses! Kyli came home and went to BINGO with us (her 1st time) and she made me a home made card (my favorite thing in the world) she made me a beautiful necklace in jewelry making class and she go me some strawberry plants to plant out near our wild blackberry bushes!
Kyli had a lovely time, at the prom, although she said the food was GROSS LOL! The served chicken broccoli Alfredo ( which is a FAVORITE of hers) but she said it was NASTY!....She tried something from the desert table and she said it was even worse! So they all left there hungry! But they had fun none the less!
Liz~ I'm so glad your move is coming to an end! I remember the stress when we moved in here...not my fondest memory LOL!
aalice~That is one HANDSOME Lil man!!!! I will miss you immensely in BL 18...hope all is well! I was happy to see we were going to be on the same team again! I NEED to get back in to a good routine again! Things have been hectic for the past 3wks straight for me. First getting ready for my training trip, then the week of my trip and this past week dealing with Kyli's prom! Hopefully I can buckle down for ME a little again now!
Julia~How is the gardening going? Maybe I can hire you for mine this year LOL! I haven't found the time to even begin!
Em~ I hope you are enjoying this lovely weather! I think we may have some CRAZY stuff coming our way!
Barb~ Will you be home soon? I can't even imagine traveling as much as you have lately! My one week trip has thrown me off too much! Sending hugs and great thoughts your way!
Karen, Noodle, Megan....where are you???? I miss you!!!!
Have a FAB_U_LOSS day my friends! I'm going to go start getting back on track...RIGHT NOW...time for a work out!!!
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I have been a bit side-tracked from the the back yard gardening lately, but finally got back outside yesterday. It's so enjoyable. I get to exercise, enjoy some sunshine, and accomplish something that I can look at later, all at the same time. It just feels really good. Spent some nice time with my sons this weekend. This week I will enjoy the bubble bath, lotion and scented candle they gave me. This morning, I enjoyed using the cute kitty cat coffee mug they gave me.
Cindy - It's nice that your daughter decided to go to prom. She looked so lovely and the blue dress was such an amazing color for her. Too bad about the crappy food though.
Liz - Glad to hear you're pretty much settled in the new home. We have lived in our home for about 16 years and I'm not sure I have ever felt completely done.
Alice - Cute little guy! So sorry about your foot ... again. That's awful. But, you're being so positive. Enjoy the strength training.
Wishing all of our L.O.S.T. ladies a wonderful, blessed week.
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What a cool tea cup Marcella. I have been unpacking the kitchen wondering where my tea cup and tea pot have gotten to. So thank you for sharing yours.
Cindy, I hope you get back to normal life. It is such a relief after running so hard for a month. I am sorry TOM still visits you. Hopefully it won't for too much longer.
I hope everyone has an awesome day!
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Hello lovelies. I've been MIA and am truly apologetic. I've been dealing with a lot of personal things and some of you know if you've seen my posts on my diary or on my wall. I'm in chronic pain a lot more than I have been and just trying to stay afloat of eating without binging and handling the chronic pain, lack of sleep and as some of you know my girlfriend is bipolar and has mood swings. Just know I'm thinking of you all and try to make comments on your diaries as I'm feeling able to do so. I do miss reading all your activities and posts. stay strong my friends. 0
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It is good to see you Karen! You hang in there (((hugs)))
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hello all! will have to go back & see what I missed, but work has been preventing me from stopping in here (what else in new). They finally hired 2 people to replace the people who had left, but I was heavily involved with their training. They're both standing on their own 2 feet now, so I should be able to stop in here more often now. I've missed everyone so much! I look forward to all of your positive vibes.0
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Alice- My boys & hubby have been awesome not only spoiling me on Mother's Day but everyday since my surgery.
I'm still praying for healing and patience for you. I told my boys that I'm not a very patient patient!
What a darling little one! Great smile!
Cindy- Your daughter looked absolutely beautiful! She will always treasure that event in her life. My oldest son, James, is doing all the "senior" things. He graduates on May 31st. I prepared and shopped for his family grad party before my surgery. His friend and church family party is in July.
Liz- I'm glad that your move is coming along nicely. I hope you start to feel settled in and a "at home" very soon.
Karen- I'm praying for you in your struggles.
Marcella- I love your new mug! I like to buy fun coffee mugs! My favorite one I got as a gift 14 years ago for my 30th bday. It has three handles and says " get a grip, you're 30!"
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Hello My Lovely LOST Ladies~
I am having trouble with my ipad, which is how I often get the chance to check in here. I'm heading over to the Apple store (which is a couple towns away) AGAIN today. I'm hoping they can figure out what is wrong with it. I can get onto MFP from my Kindle but it won't allow me access to the community...so I can't get on my groups...only my newsfeed and my diaries. I have not been logging in a couple weeks...my schedules (eating and sleeping) have been completely CRAZY, so I have decide this week is about getting back into routines so I can start tracking again next week!
Aalice~ Please be patient and kind to yourself! I completely understand how frustrating it can get when we get on a routine that we enjoy and a wrench is thrown into it....but you deserve the love and kindness my friend!!! Without it you will continue to set yourself back rather than move ahead!
Julia~ LOVE that mug!!! My daughter always says she doesn't ever want kids (which is great at 18) and she just plans on being a crazy cat lady! Her love are sphinx...we have 2 of them!
Liz~ I will be good with TOM disappearing. I will NOT send any search parties out for him LOL! Glad to hear your move is settling in to settling in! Normalcy is a wonderful thing! I think it may be the end of June before I actually have it back but it has settled down some!
Karen~ I'm so glad to see you! I am sending (((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))) and prayers your way my friend! I hope you are getting them!
Noodle~ I have missed you! So glad you will be able to pop back more often soon! KUDOS to you...through all this you have maintained a great commitment to yourself...still swimming regularly! You ROCK!!! You are my inspiration!
Jen~ I am happy to hear your men have been taking good care of you! Mother's Day LOVE should be an EVERY day thing!!! I am waiting on Kyli's graduation party as well, although not quite as late as July...it will be the last week in June. At the Postal Service we have to put in for our vacations for the year by February...so I took the last week in June off to have her party. All her friends are having theirs the week before because it's actually graduation week so they will be able to be at hers this way also. My Mom's birthday is the 28th so we are planning on a dual celebration!!!
Well my Lovely LOST Ladies...I have a lot to accomplish still today...including a quick workout so I must run!
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Hi Ladies....I hope everyone is doing well ..........I am struggling big time and I received some very sad news this morning ....I lost 2 of my best friends from HS last night .....they were killed by a drunk driver I am having a hard time focusing on myself at this time ...Sorry I haven't been around much ..I am hoping to turn that around because I am feeling overwhelmed , sad and other emotions .... 0
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Ms. S, I am so sorry for your loss. Honor their memory by living your life the best you can. Be kind to yourself.(((Hugs)))0
