@nadiamayl, so sorry to hear about your skin and hair! How terrible to be going through that, along with everything else piled on your plate. I hope you get some relief soon (from everything!).

@kerryatoon YEA! GREAT news! So relieved for you.

My eating is ok. Soda is so-so. Exercise? What's that?! ugh. I gotta do it; I just can't find the initiative. Kids had their last day of school today. Yea! I get to sleep in a bit now, and I don't have to roll out of bed and instantly become chef for breakfasts and lunches. They can make their own food for the summer....mama's off duty! lol. I won't leave them hanging all the time, but sheesh. They're 17 and 15. I think they can take care of themselves a bit, don't you?!

I have an appointment on Friday to see my regular doctor about the steps I need to take to get a sleep study done.

@nadiamayl and @kerryatoon you both are doing great! @kerryatoon, I know what you mean on getting lower calories with less sugar and carbs, but still feeling satisfied. I've had that happen myself, too. It seems like it would be a no-brainer for me to do it all the time. I hope you have better luck at sticking to it!

as for me, still working on just keeping my eating in check. Not made any easier by the fact that I made a lemon cheesecake with a graham cracker/coconut crust last night. The family cries foul when there are no snacks or anything for them. Problem is, when they're in the house then I eat them. But as my 15 year old so lovingly said, "Then you should show self control. It's not our fault that you don't want to have snacks." Where do I find self control and balance? I'm not sure....still looking.

Other than a slice of cheesecake, I had a deli meat chicken sandwich and I've been drinking diet today. Fajitas last night were delish, but I ate too much of it. When it's good I can't stop! Some days I wish I was a terrible cook. lol. Actually, now that I think about it, I might have been ok with last night's dinner. I only had one tortilla. I just had 2 servings of meat and stir fried onions, peppers and mushrooms with some sour cream and a bit of cheese. That doesn't sound so bad, right? I mean, if you're going to eat "too much" then it should be with protein and veggies.

My goal for the rest of the day is to stay out of the cheesecake, and only have 1 serving of the casserole I'm making for dinner.

@kerryatoon your list of addiction symptoms is spot on for me too. I can't go without carbs. I'm supposed to have 180g a day according to my health advisor and the ADA. I just have to choose the right ones, which has been a problem. Sugar has been a serious problem for me forever. To be honest, detoxing from it sounds so scary and awful. I don't think I could do it. Especially with having to feed the rest of my family as well. I could put them through it too, but I just don't have the willpower to do that to them also. After some complaining I'd give in. Even though I know it's best for all of us. I was going to say I could get by with eating fruits as snacks, but I like peanut butter with my apples, and of course the p.b. has sugar boo. I think the biggest thing for me is to detox from soda, and that's proving to be a mountain not easy to climb as well. So happy you are meeting your goals!!! Glad to hear the flu symptoms are being helped with some aids this time around.

@nadiamayl when you went through sugar detox, did you make your husband and kids go without too? How did you manage through having a family and trying to get off sugar for yourself? Sending you good vibes as you go through moving your mom. That must be super tough for you. Hopefully it will soon prove to be the best thing for her. Good for you for getting to spin class and crossfit! I know that "feel good" kind of hurt (it's a distant memory lol!), and it encourages you to keep it up.

The cheesecake is gone. I had way too much of it. I used to bake a lot, but now I only do it once in a while. So when I do it's a treat for all of us, including me. I've managed to not have bad snacks other than the cheesecake. I'm having a really hard time getting back into logging, weighing and measuring everything again. I used to do it religiously and it was an addiction too. I got away from it though on the suggestion of my dietician aunt. She said to start relying on my own knowledge of proper portion sizes rather than go through all the weighing and measuring. I wasn't too sure about her suggestion and ideas, but I thought, "Well, it would be nice to not be chained to my kitchen scale and measuring devices." But it's proved to be the worst thing for me. I know I haven't been staying in my calories goal, otherwise I wouldn't be in this stagnant position for so long. I had been staying within the same 3 lbs since the beginning of the year, but I know I've gained some in the past week or two...even though other than the cheesecake I don't know what I did differently.

Wishing you all a good weekend. Even though it's a 3 day weekend because of Memorial Day, we don't do anything special. No bbq's to navigate through or anything like that, which is good. Hope you all reach your goals over the weekend! btw, has anyone reached out to @heatherc369 to try to invite her back. I sent her an email a while back like I did for you two, but she never responded to me. I see she is still on FD because the home screen lists her weight loss and days logged in. I hope she is doing ok.

Wow! that post was a freaking book! sorry