20 pounds by Easter challenge

Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Friday!

My, you guys have been busy!
I'm kinda rushing this morning and wish I could stay longer but will return.

Have a good Friday morning!

Connie

Good morning ladies,
Wow!!!! Marie has some great results from her vegan eating plan. I am so happy for you and you deserve something to be happy about.

Steph, Glad you are feeling better.

Not sure what I will be doing today. Will just play it by ear????

Have a great day.

Nancy

Morning,

We went to see another Financial Advisor this morning on my husband's pensions. One more apt. and we can make a
decision.

I have to report I had two great days with my grandson, but on the down side I gained 1.6 lbs from the foods
we had at my daughter's. My grandson is 9 weeks old now and weighs 14lb 13 oz. A big boy but we love him.
Here is ther latest picture. I did get a walk in with the buggy and Isaac yesterday. Now for my bike ride.




Shirley

Shirley, a small gain for a great weekend is something you shouldn't regret. Just enjoy your family time.

Marie, I'm so super excited for you!!! You are rockin' this vegan thing, I'm so happy and proud for you!!

Stephanie, I'm glad you're feeling better today! I'm feeling better today too! Our cloud must have floated on. TOM is definitely a downer, for spirit and weight. I'd give it a few days after it's over and then weigh again, it'll take your body a little time to adjust accordingly.

Connie, have a good Friday!

Esther, I wish I struggled to eat all of my 1,400 calories. If I'm not busy, I'm a boredom snacker, so calories don't go too far with me. On busy days though, I can go forever without eating something, so work and school combo should be good for me in that respect. Those brownies sound good, btw.

So far today I've gone with my normal calorie intake, I've had a bowl of cereal with cashew milk, coffee with soy creamer, and am well under 300 calories for breakfast. I'm going to head to the gym and get a good workout in, and then there's pizza, cookies, donuts, popcorn, and chips on the menu for the rest of the day. Oh wow, typing that makes me feel uncomfortably full and kind of sick, haha. I'm going to be mindful of only eating what I feel like eating, and not just eating because it's a "splurge day".
We have an appointment to see a house tomorrow morning, and our appointment overlaps with someone else seeing the same house. That makes me uncomfortable, but if it's meant to be ours we will get it, right? I'm hopeful for it, it looks nice in the photos atleast. We'll see!

I had my weigh in this morning and I am down another 1.6 lbs. That puts me at a total loss of 42.4 lbs. so far, with 7.6 lbs. left to go! I'm hoping that despite my upcoming food activities, I'll shed that .6 by next Friday so that I can be at an even 7 lbs. to go. Fun Fact: My original goal was to be 140 lbs. which would put me only 1. 6 lbs. away from my goal right now. But of course I cannot settle for good enough, so I'm striving for 134. Gotta get all the flubber to smooth out. I'm feeling better about things today, and I love being less than 8 lbs. from goal, compared to 50 lbs. to goal. That's something to be happy about.

Have a great Friday everyone!!!

-Rachel

I'm in, too! I get weighed-in every other Tuesdays; so I don't know if I have lost any more (other than I can now button my size 14 slacks).
SW: 199lbs (beginning of life-style change)
2W: 192lbs (first two weeks)
Lost 7 lbs in two weeks
GW: 145lbs (and then I will try to 'maintain')

Marie, I am so happy for your loss and that this new way of eating is working for weight loss and keeping your CHF symptoms at bay!

Connie, Glad to hear you are having more energy and no gain! A loss will certainly be in your near future.

Ray, another great loss for you. You are so close and you and Esther are losing warriors!

Glad to hear the injured and ill family members are on the mend. My son ended up keeping his ring finger after the terrible crushing injury he had. It's much more narrow and curved more downward than the one on his left hand, but it's there!

I had to go to work today for a conference after my two exhausting clinical days. UGH I usually take off Fridays to help me recover, but had to take Tues instead this week. I'm so glad it's Friday. :-)

We'll go to bed VERY early tonight in order to get up early tomorrow to get back to working on the pond. We are getting close, but still need to haul and place a few more ton of stone. Yikes. I just want this project finished so we can get back to the garage renovation and get that done, too, before the fall.

There are days that condo life sounds really good! Lol

With all the stress of the past few weeks at work and no real downtime at home, I know my cortisol levels are up. That leads to weight gain, so I'm very afraid of what the evil scale will tell me tomorrow... Sigh

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone

Becky

Marie-That is so good, you have lost 14lbs, since the start of Easter Challenge, I am ready to tackle the 170's, its about time. I looked up pickling recipe and here is one that seems easy, make a brine of vinegar, water, salt,sugar,toasted mustard seed and peppercorns pour over vegetable in a day it will be good, you can also add coriander, dill seeds, or chili flakes, it will last up to 1 month refrigerate. There is several other quick pickle recipes on line, I like just using my leftover pickle juice. But you can only do that once,I would say Good luck Janice.