Serial Starters

Ammey- thanks for the encouragement! It's the first time I haven't gained anything on a special occasion.

Lanna- I love the numbers idea! I'll give it a try.

Annie- I'm sure it was a shock to her system! Everyone assumes dorms are these glorious things.. nope, four cement walls, a bed, a dresser. Good enough. Sorry pumpkin picking was stressful. Doing anything with extended family is a bit of a mess, I think.

Happy monday, y'all! I'm .3 pounds away from my next goal-- 149.9. It's so close, I can almost taste it! Didn't exactly eat to my deficit this weekend, but that's normal for me. Back on track M-F. Seems to work the best.

Managed to slice off a good chunk of my thumb with a mandolin slicer yesterday, so aside from babying that hand I'm trying to eat a bit more protein/vitamins/a few hundred (150-200) more calories than normal to aid in the trauma healing. Besides that, quiet weekend, a lot of quality time with the puppy and a lot of QVC watched. My favorite kind of weekend.

It's getting colder here in the mornings (50s) and it makes me miss living in New England. Might drag the s/o to a pumpkin patch and corn maze this weekend. We'll see.

168- Highest Weight ever(1/2016)
154- Lowest weight achieved first round (4/2016)
150.2- Saturday morning
145- Weight at start of relationship (12/2013)
135- Goal weight

Ouch, sending lots of warm thoughts towards Annie and Sam to heal the injuries! Neither of them sound very fun, but hopefully they will feel better soon!

Lana- Congrats on being able to go to the water class! What kinds of exercises do you do there? I can't easily afford a gym membership, because they are all so expensive around here. Otherwise I'd be so interested in doing something like that. Or just going to a gym in general. However, I run in circles around my block instead... At least it's free!

Half an hour left of work, then I'll be dragging DD to dance class. With how crabby she was this morning, it might be a challenge. I'm just going to keep picturing the Vikings game and the beer that will be waiting for me at home afterwards; I ate well enough today that I can have one or two cans tonight!

Hi All-

Been MIA for a bit...really just been binging - like over the top. I won't even list it all. I think I mentioned I moved back to my old job/town. I also have moved back to old habits- just lots of indulgences and not moving. I decided that to get back into the swing I need to just take things back a notch- so cut out a ton of food yesterday (this was binge food I had had for hte past month) and got a good night sleep. Switched back to skinny latte from salted caramel mocha. Amazing how it just starts creeping- I saw it listed in starbucks- ordered it for a treat- then went to daily to 2x daily drink of this iwth whip cream - then added a brownie or cookie to it- and then didnt even think of all those calories in my day-- it didnt count because i ate them on the way to work. I have not been to WW in a month or so-- got really turned off the last time i was there and that sent me on my slide and i kept on blaming it on ww and the womans comments but that was an excuse for a day - not a month.

Hope everyones been well -

Lana- hope you are gettin tback into the swing of thing.. where is your husband going? I missed so much

Waves to Sara, Annie, Amy and everyone else--

Annie - Forgive me if I missed something recently, but I think your doctor should know about your leg. Don't assume it will get better on its own. Could be something that needs to be looked after. Take good care of yourself!

Hugs,
Lana

Thanks, Lana and Sara. I have a suspicion it's related to my bum knee. I've been noticing more issues with it lately and have talked about going in to talk to the doctor...but then it feels better. I HATE going to the doctor. Don't want to stand on the scale as it will be higher than when I was last there. Hate to have my BP checked. Just don't like being under the microscope. But I do wonder if I could need some physical therapy regarding the knee. I was diagnosed with rough cartilage under the kneecap when I was in junior high. Never did anything about it because I wasn't in sports and it was a minor irritation. Then I broke that ankle in college and it didn't heal correctly. The achilles on that ankle is pretty much frozen. So, I'm sure I walk funny on it and I know I don't have the range of motion/mobility I should have. It's a perfect storm for problems and now that I'm reaching my mid-40's, maybe my body is getting back at me for coping all these years.

That being said, I have history with the other leg doing something like this due to an issue with my hamstring and psoas muscles. So, could be related. I have gone for chiropractic adjustments and massages periodically over the last couple of years to keep it in check. I was just telling DH it was probably time to get a massage on the calendar.

But I am watching it closely because all of my siblings have dealt with blood clots in the past. All three have a factor in their blood that makes them more likely to develop a clot. That means I probably have the factor, too, but I have never been tested. The factor DOES NOT guarantee that you will ever develop a clot. It's a weird thing. But all of them developed clots after things like sports injuries and car accidents. I haven't been involved in either in the last week. So, watching it.

So, I chatted with my brother tonight and decided to make an appt to see the doctor tomorrow. Better to have it looked at. I made the mistake of stepping on the scale tonight before my hot bath. After 4 days of not great eating, it said I'm up almost 6 lbs. So, feeling very sad and ashamed. Now, I know I'm pretty puffy and some of that is water weight. But still. Why do I do this to myself?