Thanks, guys! Let's not crack open the champagne yet, though.

When I get below pre-break weight, then I will do the happy dance. I am still not fully convinced this has worked. I just don't want to get my hopes up yet.

Thanks for your support!
Connie

Hello Ladies,

Yesterday my daughter, SIL and Isaac came down to the boat to visit us. Isacc has on his anchor pants and diapers.
He was so cute and we had to take him around and show him off to the other members.

Today was Yoga class and meditation and I enjoyed it. I will manage 3 times a week this week before we go to the
cottage for a week taking my MIL again. I plan on taking at least two classes of Yoga while there.

I will not have WI FI again but I will survive. My daughter Kathy will be coming up with Fraser and the baby for the
first part of the week and our friend Tom is coming for a few days at the end of the week. It will be busy.
We are leaving on Sunday.

Today I also had lunch with a friend at the Olive Garden and I ordered the Mediterrean flatbread and salad.
I tried to eat a lighter fare.

Connie - Congrats on the weight loss, I know what you mean about getting too excited about it. My road to weight loss
will start in the Fall after Labor Day weekend and I will readjust my weight with MFP and start again. I am still
doing the challenge until Thanksgiving although I haven't seen any results with that yet.

Esther- So sorry about your pet, its so hard losing a family member. At least he is at peace now.


Shirley

Thank you everyone. She will be laid to rest in the morning next to her father and best friend in my back yard. I was unable to dig the hole this weekend because if my girls activities. She has been in the vets freezer until we were able to get the yard ready.

On a higher note here is another pic of my daughter.

Esther

hi all,

my daughter got home yesterday and I am on about my 8th load of laundry!! so glad my kids are coming home 4 days apart. hoping to have everything from my daughter done and put away before by little one gets home.

I can see how this is going to be challenging already as my kids are STARVING!! last night, I was going to make this really good chicken and all she wanted was pizza! we are having lunch with my mom today and dinner with my mother in law, lots of eating out. I do hope to lose the next couple of weeks but maybe my goal should be to just maintain until school starts!!

have a great day all!! ester, your daughter is beautiful!! connie good luck at the doc!

stephanie

Good morning misfits,

I had a good official read today on the scale 196.6, while I am still in the range of +/-5 from 200 I feel confident that my trip into ONEderland is permanent. I have lots of challenge time to go but the screen on the fitness pal said 188 in 5 weeks. I know that's a lie. It just makes me smile when it says nice things.

Daughter had a great first day as a Senior, she is really happy with the teachers and classes she was assigned and is acting very confident, so I hope that bodes well for a great year. She's such a young 17 and really needs some confidence boosting.

Family all got new glasses, even me. Daughter got some big black nerdy girl frames (back in my day they wouldn't be cool, but they are all the rage right now!) I actually bought glasses that I want for when I'm thinner, as I tend to keep the same frames for 2 years and I should be at goal by then. It was scary, I was nervous they'd look too awkward. They came in yesterday. So far, I'm adjusting and people are making compliments.

Today I got a nice fresh peach from our fruit store. I had no idea that 100 grams is about 100 calories for Peaches and this one is 297 grams. WOW. To think I used to eat 2 or 3 a day in the summer in addition to regular meals without any thought to what the calories might be. I might have to cut it in half in order to balance my day....OR I might have to work out a little more. I know what the right answer is, ladies.

Hope you all have a good week.

Hello Misfits,

I am trying to check in more until next week when I will not have Wi Fi at the cottage. I signed up for two Yoga classes
while away at the cottage.

Today I did some ironing and took a 12 mile bike ride. Always feels like an accomplishment of exercise.

Have a great day and Esther I commented on your picture at the Thanksgiving Challenge.

Have a good evening, and now to start dinner, stir fry veges and shrimp and scallops and rice.

Shirley

Hey Guys

I've been missing in action these past few days!! Work has been immense with auditors in and everything has gone out the window!!

I had a loss at the weekend of 1lb but I think I put it on this past day as I have cooked a great home dinner that I have been craving....spagbol !! Totally worth it ;-)

Auditors are off end of this week so back to normal with logging and dragon boating


Keep up the good work misfits

Faye

Hi ladies,
Connie, Still no rain and will be another week before any chance.
Been working on a fence for an area around side of boat house where we store a water hose.
Still hot but enjoyed the little project.
Have a good day.
Nancy

Hi everybody. Not to sound like a quitter but I quit. I am so done with the swimming crap. Yesterday the chlorine was so strong that I ended up taking 7 showers just to relieve most of the itching. Today I walked down 4 steps and was itching almost instantly. Just typing this post on my phone I have scratched 8 different times. I think I am going to abandon the pool and let it circulate and my skin heal. I will try again next Monday. I will just have to go upstairs to the cardio room and go for a bike ride instead while Iris is having her swim lessons.

I have tried taking Benadryl and I am currently using Claritin twice a day and nothing helps. The chorine is also kicking up my asthma. So I quit. At least for the week. Let's see how next week goes. I just might have to quit swimming for a while.

Esther