Liz thanks for your everyday happy thoughts and for your kind words. They do make me smile each time

I usually weigh myself in officially on a Monday because that is when it is done at Curves. It's supposed to be a weekly thing but ends up being once or twice a month, which I prefer. I really prefer weighing myself on a Friday morning though because that is usually when my weight is at it's lowest for the week. It is silly as you say bit it makes a difference.

EM I am so glad that today is much better for you and sending more hugs to you. So sorry about your loss.

Cindy take it easy as you also said to me. You've had a tough year and emotional stress also breaks down your immune systems. Sleeping is critical for your recovery. Why not make that your only baby step goal next week i.e. 6 hours sleep 5 days in the week. Watch what you eat and get exercise in but don't make them your baby step goals. That is also one of the ways I cope when things are just not moving.

Gosh! I am not sure what is going on but the amount of deaths, heart attacks, car accidents and injuries this month is incredibly high - not just here but elsewhere in my entourage. This really is not the time for us to be pushing ourselves it seems. For those of you who are into astrology both Mercury in retrograde and Uranus doing its thing are not helping the disruptions at the moment.

Keep well and safe my dear friends.

On the weigh in question, I have always liked Friday morning too. Not really sure why!

Hugs to all of you! Have a super weekend!

Hi Everyone!!! I hope everyone is having an awesome weekend! I think I will try to weigh in on Fridays for awhile

That was. A bad weekend of eating.....

Hi all, just a quick Tuesday hello. I am having a hard time getting back to my food plan. My eating is all over the map, and each time I feel more and more like, why keep trying? And then I start thinking, since I'm already off-plan, I might as well REALLY go off the rails. Talk about all-or-nothing thinking!

Sometimes I think I have a truly abnormal appetite - I can just eat and eat. It's like I was born without an "off" switch in my gut.

So, I'm just checking in and being honest. I ate two large cheese croissants for breakfast today along with my regular yogurt and fruit. They were really really tasty, but - as always happens when I eat refined carbs - now I just want more. There are some foods that instead of filling me up, make me hungrier - pretty much any refined carb is that way. My nutritionist calls this "carb cycling" - for someone like me who is prediabetic, eating refined carbs can cause a blood sugar spike, and then a blood sugar crash, which stimulates more hunger hormones.

I do not know how many times I need to learn this lesson the hard way! But clearly I am a slow learner.

What works: when I find myself in this situation, eating high-protein, high-fiber, high-fat food seems to help regulate my metabolism. So I am breaking into the afternoon snacks I packed - almonds and cheese sticks and snap peas and sprouted wheat bread - and hope that having a nutritious snack will calm the carb cravings raging in my brain.

Also I am REALLY RESISTING logging my food.

There is probably an emotional component as well. This morning, I am working on writing a talk that I've presenting in a couple of weeks. I get nervous about public speaking and even working on the presentation can jangle my nerves. Also this coming weekend is the public memorial for my nephew, who died a couple of months ago. His parents have asked me to speak at the memorial, and I am really dreading it - I want to honor my nephew's memory, but I get very emotional at funerals and having to speak about his life and death to a large gathering - about 200 people are expected - when I am also grieving - I guess I'm also really nervous about that.

A few years ago a WW leader told me "persistence not perfection." Well, I'm not eating to plan, I'm not logging my food, but at least I'm showing up here! That's one small step - thanks for sharing your stories and experience - reading this blog gives me strength and hope. Big <<<hugs>>> to all of you who are also grieving right now, our sadness honors our loved ones.

Hi Everyone,

Barb, I can tell you that when I am not tracking what I eat, I never get a sensation of being full, I can eat the whole pizza and think nothing of it and then go in for ice cream right after. Most people don't believe it when I say I never get full nor do I actually get hungry. But when I am eating properly I do get hunger pains, I don't get full, I just have to know that what I am eating is enough. It's weird but it's ok too been like that my whole life...

Sorry to hear about the memorial, I just attended my sister-in-laws mom's funeral yesterday and it reminded me of when her dad passed away and I was asked to read the eulogy (at least I didn't have to write it too), and how nerve wracking that was and yes how emotional I was already and still had to do this. Take a deep breath and remember your nephew is smiling down at you and all your family and that it doesn't matter if you stumble of stop for a moment, everyone is feeling the same way you are.

Have a great day everyone and get back to logging.. LOL

Good Morning everyone!!! Happy Friday. I hope everyone is ready for an amazing, peaceful, or whatever type of weekend you are looking forward to.

Here it is the last day of school for the girls. Billie (the baby turned 15 last Friday) is having a birthday/end of year party with five girls tonight. They are going to have a fire in the fire pit (weather permitting), burn school papers, and cook hot dogs and somores. I am not sure what the rest of our weekend holds.

Have an awesome weekend ladies!!!