Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

@cayladebra - if it's any consolation, we've always had a strong sleep scheudle for Alistair (he's 2yrs, 9 months) and it's still completely fallen apart in the last couple of months!! Well done on the loss - always a nice surprise to get.

Jen - hang in there and you will get back on track - it's never easy after a break away from it.

@rachelbachel32 - enjoy getting your hair done and well done on your overall loss - that's an awesome achievement.

@Rachel0778 - isn't it amazing what a workout can do. I work up feeling really out of sorts today and would quite happily have dropped Alistair off and gone back to bed (not sure my boss would have approved!!). But I've kicked myself into doing a Jillian Michaels workout and am feeling ten times better about the day. Good news about the house. Do you have any idea of timescale for actually moving into it?

@HGSmith0920 - frustrating, hope you are feeling better

So glad it's Friday. We've got a fairly quiet one planned - swimming with Alistair on Sunday morning and then a play date with a couple of his buddies on Sunday. House chores tomorrow morning then may pop out as a family and get some tea and cake somewhere in the afternoon! Hope today treats you all well and that you enjoy the weekend.

@cayladebra Great job on the loss! 1 pop won't hurt. Keep up the good work.

@janetay01 My oldest daughter started waking up in the middle of the night every night when she was 3 years old. I took her to the doctors, he recommend I wake her up after she had been sleeping for 90 minutes and then let her go back to sleep. This didn't work, she would be cranky and would take her about an hour to get back to sleep and then she would still wake up in the middle of the night. That was miserable. He also said if that didn't work to give her a dose of benadryl before bed for 2-3 weeks. I thought he was insane, and refused to give my daughter a medication for that long just because she woke up at night. So, I started just reassuring her she was ok, I was there and to go back to sleep. After about 6 months. she would wake up, see that I was there, and go back to sleep. (She would come out into the living room, or my bedroom.) She eventually got to the point where she would be able to go right back to sleep.

@rachel0778 Only a little over a month! You got this! 600 calories isn't bad.

Started my morning out with a visit to Star Bucks, and got all the stuff that is bad for me. Sigh. I need to figure this out. My scale is going up rather than down.

Plan on going to a baseball game tomorrow, and then Sunday we are doing a BBQ for my daughter's 18th birthday.

When did I get old enough to have an 18 year old? I am not ready for this at all.

Sounds like we are all having our struggles and it is helpful to know Im not alone. I no matter what log everything. Part of me wants to skip adding even the smallest things, but know it will only hurt myself. I took today off of work and was hoping for a relaxing day, but my oldest is being very emotional and even asking her to use the bathroom brings her to tears. She needs a serious nap. Days like this are the hardest because not only am I upset with her, I am upset with myself for being upset! It is a vicious cycle.

My husband is still in Florida, we are trying to find him a way home because his transmission died on the way down. Currently trying to fix his sisters older car with his father and nephew. Probably will not be back until Monday. Today is 9 days since he left. I do not know how single mothers/fathers do it. I have a good support system and I am still struggling haha.

It's not easy being a parent. We raised 4, 3 of them 2 yrs apart. I don't know how we did it but by God's grace.Hang in there cayladebra, you'll get thru this, safe travels for your husband. One of my grand sons was waking up in the middle of the night & doing things...he flooded the kitchen, played around with the stove etc (he just turned 5) so they started giving him meletonin, checked with Dr first. Since then he sleeps thru the night. I myself take a benedryl every night. My plans got changed today. Originally we were going to go over one of our sons for a B-day BBQ for his wife but they're tired from working all week so we're going out to lunch with them tomorrow instead.
Not sure what I'm doing with the rest of my day today. I can go help at our rescue or go to gym & clean house.
I was out walking my dogs for 2 hrs already & am kinda tired but want to do something useful today. have a good week end everyone

So anyone who has read my posts for any length of time knows that I love my husband to the moon and back, more than anyone else on this earth. But my goodness is he in a *kitten* mood today! And his negativity is bringing me down and my mood is starting to slip. I feel like I have to walk on eggshells around him today. I've been having such a great day but I got him sick and now he's just being treacherous! So I am going to go get my headphones, and spend some time meditating and praying and not allow him to sink me into a depression! I cant let his foul mood hurt my emotional state! I think that that is something I am learning through the process of healing my mental state!

Sorry for the vent! I just needed to get that out of me somewhere safe that no one knows either of us. Lol.

@HGSmith0920 - hang in there and do what you need to do to stay positive. Things aren't perfect all the time - I love mine to the end and cannot imagine life without him - but that doesn't mean that there aren't days when I wonder what on earth he is on!!! Don't let it derail you - and when you are both ready, talk to each other and move on.

@gymprincess1234 - that's a great set of victories. I like your description too of the blossoming flower. Hope you are feeling better!

@cayladebra - certainly not alone. My boy is 3 in December and we are dealing with potty training, sleep challenges at night and an unwillingness to nap during the day (with a complete inability to survive the day without a nap!). Hope your husband gets back ok. I know what you mean about single parents - my husband is an amazing support and I'm still left wondering about my sanity some days.

Jen - someone suggested to me that I wake him up before we go to bed. Don't know what the logic behind such a suggestion is to be honest - that would just leave me with a grumpy child that needed me to sit with him to get him back to sleep again. And as for the Benadryl - no, I'm with you 100%. As much as I want my sleep back, I'm not going to medicate him to get him to sleep. So, I'm just finding peace with the fact that this is how it is for now and that it won't last. Hope your days are getting better.

Such a nice weekend here - but so busy! I'm truly not sure where the days go sometimes - and I think I come to work for a rest! I desperately need to get on track - just can't seem to find the discipline at the moment and I'm eating because I'm tired which isn't good. On the plus side, my step count for today is already over 8,000 and it's only lunchtime! Have a good day all

Rachel0778, sorry about how you're feeling. I'm an introvert too & when our dtr visits she usually stays with us with her 2 kids, now 3 with the new baby. A few weeks ago she stayed at her brothers, I was so relieved. I love her so much & we're like best friends but our house is so small & there's no privacy & it becomes such a mess with so many ppl in here. Yesterday, instead of going out for lunch, my son said he BBQ'd a lot the day before so we went over there. I have hamburger & fries (ore Ida) & he made his chocolate cake with buttercream frosting. I had about 3 pieces. I was so tired when we got home I fell asleep.
The new thing is my heart beat has been skipping beats now & then. I had this problem about 10yrs ago & it was due to too much caffeine. I get very aware of my heart beating & it feels so uncomfortable.I love coffee so I put about 1/4 of the scoop of regular & 3/4 decaf but I have been sipping it all day, so I stopped. I'm getting labs done to start finding out what it is. I don't know if I should go to my gym classes. will updade

Benadryl has the backward effects on children anyhow. You give a child benadryl, it tends to make them more rambunctious not sleepy.

The hubby is back home as of yesterday. He flew back in the afternoon. It was a much needed reunion and my daughters were so happy to see him. As for me, I have consistently been around 200 over my calorie goal this past weekend and today. I have not been grocery shopping and have been eating a lot of carbs. My water intake is up, but feeling kind of bloated otherwise.

@janetay01 I haven't done a bullet journal but I've heard good things, let me know if it works for you! 14500 steps is fantastic!!!

@cayladebra I'm glad your husband is finally home! Going grocery shopping for healthy choices will likely make a world of difference

@gymprincess1234 Thank you for the suggestions! I'm truly terrible at meditating, but after the gym last night I curled up with a good book and I'm feeling a lot better today after some solo time.

@Evamutt That cake seriously sounds to die for! So sorry to hear about your heart, please keep us posted and take it easy until you have more information from your doctor!

I'm feeling better today after making healthy choices yesterday and finally getting back to the gym. I can see why the Standard American Diet is nicknamed SAD, the high sodium, low vegetable, no exercise lifestyle really messes with my well being. I'm still a little frustrated that I likely undid all my hard work these past few weeks, but I'm glad I'm getting ahold of it now before it gets too out of control.

I think the stressful parts of house hunting are mostly behind me. We decided on the mortgage program and bank we want, the inspector is coming today, and we have our move in date all planned after closing. Since the house was inspected a year ago I'm not expecting any unwanted surprises, but who knows? This really feels like the last hurdle which is good.

@cayladebra Thank you for the tip! They checked both and it looks like they are all in working order, thank goodness! Great job staying in your calories! What line of work are you in?

Our house rocked the inspection! I am seriously so excited since that really felt like the last hurdle before home ownership. We do have to get a radon mitigation system (I seriously can't believe the prior owners didn't test since they have two small children), but other than that no major issues were found.

I've been sleeping way better now that things are feeling more settled. I was overly hungry yesterday though and this morning woke up with major cramps, so I think something may be on the horizon, ugh.

Hey, girls!

My pinkeye came back today. Very upset, checked my mood app and I've been ill almost 3 weeks now with a couple day break when I felt better. Got these cold shivers yesterday and knew I'm not good again.
Feeling very weak, 3 weeks without weight training and cardio. Hiking and walking keeps me at caloric deficit/maintenance, but just overall have no energy, antibiotics and other medication has totally hit my digestive system and sleep cycle is all messed up with the amount of naps I need to take. Eh Can't afford to be sick, have to be in grad school 25h/week, but can't go with contagious pink eyes either, what to do?

France is doing no good for me so far. 3 months to go till Canada, hope that side of the pond treats me better!

Hello Everyone!
My name is Christine. I am getting back on track myself. I have used this app in the past and successfully lost 30 pounds. I just joined the gym and find myself going consistently. I have also been tracking well for the past 4 days.I have 2 fitbits currently collecting dust in my desk at home lol. I am open to support and encouraging others in their fitness journey.

I lost 70 lbs in 1996 on Weight Watchers. My weight stayed in the vicinity of 155 since then, with a number of 5-7 lb increases followed by losses down to around 155. Suddenly, at age 64, I'm up about 14 lbs and cannot seem to stop eating (mostly sweets.) I have so many reasons to get back to 155: I have some arthritis which wll worsen the more weight I have, I was prediabetic and may now already have diabetes and my parents are 95 and 93 years old and I am an only child who has to deal with medical and other issues concerning them. I am retired and have too much time on my hands. I'm stuck there too and cannot seem to decide what to do and so I do very little but read. I only mention this here because I'm sure it affects my relation to food.
I'm trying. And failing. Every day.

so sorry you're sick, gymprincess, the change in weather here brings a lot of sickness. I got all my labs back & they're all normal. My BP has been fluctuating tho. See Dr next Tuesday. I haven't been working out but I did go with a couple of my dogs & a friend to a large park 2 days ago & we walked the trail for 2 hrs. A few times we hiked up some hills. Nothing bad happened after I did that. I lost another pound. You know how you feel after an illness with a fever & that feeling when you're starting to get better? I feel like that. Hope ya'll have good week end

good for you cayladebra, I do crunches at home too