@maureli...how are you? @heatherc369, you still with us? @kerryatoon how are you doing today? @nadiamayl, what's going on with you these days?

@heatherc369 So sorry to hear about your friend. I hope she recovers well and lives a long happy life. You can do 1 lb a week. Get the Christmas food gone (I know what that's like!!!), replace it with some healthy stuff and get on your way. How is your ankle doing right now? What if you start with some semi squats and lunges so it doesn't put too much pressure on your ankle, but so that you can get used to doing it again? Just a thought.

@maureli What do you think is leading to your night time snacking? are you watching tv? Reading a book? Something that works for me sometimes is sucking on Lifesavers. Not the mints, but the sweet fruity ones. Even if I have 5 it's less than 100 calories and can take quite a while to get through. What kinds of things are you craving? Can you find alternatives? I don't know if it was on here or on Fitday, but someone told me about popping popcorn, spraying with a little canola spray, sprinkling on onion powder and grated parmesan. It's actually super good and you can snack on a whole lot for very few calories. Plus it's great on fiber. What about a protein bar or shake?

Yesterday was part good and part meh. I made a Unicorn Pie and had a piece. What is unicorn pie you ask? Cream cheese, sugar, heavy whipping cream beat into a fluff. Then you separate it in 5 bowls, add food coloring to make pretty colors, dollop them by big spoonfuls all over a graham cracker crust and swirl. Oh, then of course you have to have sprinkles on top because unicorns are all about rainbows and sprinkles. lol. It was adorable and very tasty. Very costly on calories and carbs though. The rest of the day was pretty good, but I still managed to go over on calories and carbs....oh, there was maybe a soda in there. (I'm so ashamed!) Seriously though, I can't be perfect. I have great days, like today is a great day, I have mediocre days (which was yesterday) and sometimes I go completely off the rails. I just need to find a balance where my good days are more than bad, and so far this new year I think I'm being pretty successful.

Hope you all have a great day!

@maureli how did lunch with your sister go? Did you get a workout in?

Today was good for me. I'll end up going over my calorie by a little over 100, but yesterday I was under by about the same so it's a wash. I'm under on carbs, got in 108g protein, and 22g fiber. I'm over on fats and sugars . Honestly I don't know how to make every single macro right on target. I think I did good today, and I'm happy.

My husband offered to have pizza or Chinese take out tonight. I resisted! yea me! Instead I had a spinach salad with chickpeas and sunflower seeds and a cup of home made chicken/mashed potato/cheddar soup (delicioso by the way!)

Off topic. I have to brag about my 15 yo Freshman daughter. She has worked an after school job since she was 14 (at a Culver's restaurant). She works probably 4-5 afternoons/evenings a week. Even with her work schedule, she still has maintained a 4.0 gpa and found out today she is ranked #1 in her class of 741 students. omg is that amazing or what???!!! I'm one proud mama!

Hello ladies. Last day of the week. Who's finishing strong? I'm doing ok so far today. I did have a little soda; however, I'm doing really well in that department, so I won't let it derail me. Just got my exercise in by walking the super Walmart with a cart full of groceries. I get lots more steps in on grocery day, that's for sure.

Have a good day and I'll see you tomorrow for another week.