I’m having a awful week. Saturday, one of my cats bit me! Twice!! He is an inside cat but I let him snoop in the backyard every so often and I guess he saw the neighbors cat from underneath the fence and the next thing I know he’s over the fence. I run through the house to the front and when I get out there I hear growling and howling and see my cat standing over the neighbors cat and the little demon just looks at me. (Thinking back it makes me laugh) anyway they continue to fight rolling through the neighbors flowerbed and finally the other cat ran to the other side of her house. I gently petted my cat trying to calm him down because his tail was huge and had his Mohawk going up his back. I thought he was all calmed down so I picked him up to take him back inside and next thing I know he bit my arm and my opposite hand. They both swelled up almost immediately, the next morning I headed to the urgent care and they gave me antibiotics and pain pills. My arm is bruised and is almost better but my hand I can still barely move. He bit me between the thumb and index finger and the swelling gets a little better everyday, but i can’t do hardly anything with that hand. I can’t cook, Heck, I can barely pull my pants up by myself. The first few days I couldn’t, my poor husband has has been a rock for me this week. I haven’t eaten horrible except for one meal, but We have been eating out a lot...also haven’t been drinking as much water as usual either. I don’t know that I want to get on that scale Saturday. If I have gained, I’m afraid it’s going to discourage me. Wish me luck!!

@Mellykay88 - good luck with the new job!

@meldwel - you poor thing! Cats can be straight up evil when they set their minds to it, can't they? The cat I have now has never bitten me but I have had cats that have. Be kind to yourself until you heal up.

@meldwel omg be so very careful. We know a woman who became ill and died of an untended cat bite. I thought it was just a Ted Nugent song until that happened! You were being a good mom but they get upset and don't know, do they? Hope you get well soon!!

@Mellykay88 good luck at the job! Hope it's amazing!

Hey hope everyone has been doing well. I was cut off for a few weeks doing research for my job, but I was thinking of you guys and hoping you were doing well. I had a hard time because I was on the road and always do better at home when I have my routine. But I am back home and back online, and have already been to the store to get my healthy staples back in the house. Will be spending the day hauling wood from a big storm so my exercise is covered! Hope everyone has a great week!

@CheezWhiz88 glad you're back to the routine and glad the storm gave you some wood. Have a good day and nice to see you back!

Good Morning Everyone.

@Mellykay88 Such an amazing accomplishment in the 22's. Keep it up.

Right after Christmas I purchased two pairs of size 20 jeans and I never remember being in anything smaller than a 22. I also found a pair of Vera Wang size 20 white Chinos on clearance for $5 and they were really tight. But I thought pants are hard to come by in this journey so I purchased them and today I have them on and it feel awesome.

Right now my biggest 2 goals are to be at 299 (I am back down to 300 after TOM this morning). Also to hit 100 pounds lost which is 7 pounds away. I am back to being really strict about my diet and water intake. I have been kind of relaxed the last 4 months or so......kinda been just counting calories and that was it. Then with my accident really everything took a back seat. Now I am back to doing this. Pushing myself just like at the beginning of my journey.

What has been working for everyone recently?

That’s an awesome accomplishment @CassieBinTC ! I’ve had months where I was less than focused for one reason or another, too. What’s important is that we come back!

I’ve been thinking a lot about my own weight loss journey today and I think that it is crucial that I don’t become complacent. If a day goes by and I don’t put some focus on my plan, whether it be reading forums on here, reflecting on progress, or whatever, I begin to lose focus and it becomes easier to let myself slip. My thoughts can make me or break me, and the latter is true when I lose focus. I’ve also realized through this that I am going to have to stay focused forever. I’m never going to be able to become complacent with this because I will end up right where I started and that is absolutely not an option. Anyway... just wanted to put those thoughts somewhere... I hope my rambling makes sense to someone

@theowlbox you sure have a lot of compassion and caring thoughts. What a kind post where you replied to @jules81 Thanks for being you.

@CassieBinTC it's easy to second guess yourself but the good news is that you have done an amazing job! And you've recently had an accident so you have been doing better than great. Sometimes you feel confident in your decision and proud, and sometimes it might help to remember that you can always change your mind and nothing is set in stone. Whatever makes you feel better, but regardless of the surgery, you are doing so well! SO WELL!

Just checking in. I am starting some D.Tox plan that my husband found, starting tomorrow. Tonight, we are going to the store to pick up all the necessary staples. Apparently, they warn you that you feel horrible the first 4 days while your body rids itself of all the bad stuff, so we will see how it goes. Doing the 14 day program with my husband will definitely make it easier.

I am literally so close to my first goal of 300 lbs! And my size 18 jeans are starting to fit me again compared to size 24 I was wearing before

Everyone kept talking about “TOM” and I had no idea what it was and have spent more time than I’d like to admit trying to decipher what it stands for (instead of just asking, naturally). I even tried asking my husband, who assured me it stood for “totally obedient moron.”


...I finally googled it.

@bmeadows380 Thank you for the info! It’s very accurate for me as well! I consistently gain 3 lbs or so leading up to TOM and then lose it pretty quickly, plus what I would’ve gave lost. It’s frustrating because it kind of messes with my head. Losing weight has really affected my cycles too (in a good way) so, where before my periods were very inconsistent, they’re now a bit more predictable, but still wonky from time to time.

The scale finally moved for me this morning! I’m about 5 lbs away from being 50% to my goal weight... which is VERY exciting!

Since the weather has finally started to warm up here, I’m going for walks in lieu of the gym on weekends. Yesterday morning I walked 4.6 miles!! It was FABULOUS! I also walked a little over 2 miles with my mom yesterday afternoon. It was a good day and I’m not even sore today! Another fun surprise is that some of my size 22 pants are getting loose! I think those size 20’s are coming sooner than I anticipated.

I hope everyone is doing well! I had a pretty long talk with myself yesterday during my walk and reminded myself that I must remain in the present and take this one day and one moment at a time. I can’t change my past, so no use regretting decisions that got me to my heaviest weight or punishing myself. I also can’t skip ahead to the day I finally reach my goal, so I may as well enjoy the journey. On days that the number on the scale goes down, this is fairly easy. I just hope I can remember this on days when my progress slows.