My new goal to reach is 50 pounds lost by august when i go on vacation to visit my cousins who i have not seen in many years. I am so excited i can't even begin to tell you.

So I've been really focusing on my food intake and trying to exercise whenever i can. I am 15 pounds down right now from when I started Jan 28th and I have 5 months to go still. That is totally doable.

I am so ready for this change. I notice little changes in my body with just a 15 pound loss. It's awesome...and very motivating. I am back on track and running full speed ahead.

I just wanted to say that I had the most amazing weekend! I had a friend come out of town that I only see once a year but is one of my closest girlfriends. Our annual weekend was a blast as always!

Sorry about the ER visit! That sucks! Hope your daughter is alright too! I am also sleep deprived today, which does not take much for me....I was kept up past my bedtime two nights in a row!

As far as snow goes, if I never saw it again in my entire life that would be good. I do not even like it at Christmas..I do not celebrate outside so I do not need it!

@HLaR79 I hope your daughter is alright!!
@Italian_Buju we didn't get as much snow as you, but we got about 18 inches. Our city shut down as well. However working at a hospital does not benefit when the weather is bad. They are always open lol. Thankfully I was able to go home early and stay indoors and got home safely even in the white out conditions.
@bmeadows380 I too hate getting up before 7. I'll also never get used to it. I work 8-430. And I would love to work 730-4. Only cuz traffic is much better at those hours. However I do enjoy the extra half hour of sleep in the am it gives me lol.

Sorry I have been mia. Stressful couple weeks. I'm not losing any weight. But at least I am maintaining and not gaining. Trying to be good. However hubby is a bad influence. He is one of those people whom seems to be able to eat anything they want and don't gain any weight. Lol
Still getting to the gym tho thankfully. My drs visit went well yesterday. It was a physical. He is happy to hear I joined the gym and the inches that I lost and told me not to be discouraged with the scale not moving much. I'm hoping by the time I see him again in September I will be 30-50 lbs lighter. That would be amazing. Goals

Venting: I've been on radio silence lately, and it shows on the scale. Up again. I have been working 12+ hrs plus commute every day, so needless to say no gym. By the time I get home, put the kids to bed, I am starving for dinner and it is about 9. Then I eat and too tired to do anything.

Today I made a stand. Temptations at work have been horrible. Film free food it too much to resist. Slowly going to craft service more and more. Today I said "No craft service food" I have my snacks (veggies and an Asian pear and a small apple sauce brownie). Huge temptation came, free Dairy Queen Ice Cream, anything I wanted to order......I texted my wife for reinforcements and looked up the calories on the items I was thinking about. My wife, and I and the power of God, talked myself down from a large blizzard, to a peanut parfait, to a buster bar, to a dilly bar, to nothing. Even though my co workers were "Are you sure", "you're missing out", "I don't accept no as an answer" was even a response. It was like a boxing ring of NO.

Even after they came they asked If I wanted one as they had bought a box of something. Come on people this isn't fair.

Alas, thank you for the vent, I'm still a little angry I chose today to put my foot down, and grumpy I missed out, but really what have I missed, 12 hours walking to take it off? Or worse at least .5 lb up in calories, which usually translates to more on the actual scale.

Cheers everyone. Almost April, I hope everyone did better than I did in March.

Walk On.