@phoebe112476 wow. that is a great loss. how is your puppy doing? are you all moved in yet?

@gottagetthisdown definitely have a talk with your nutritionist. let her know how you prepare your food. it can be done and it can be done healthy. I do most of my meal planning and prep work on Sunday. Then, during the week, everything is ready to just put together, 20 minutes tops. and your right sleep needs to be a priority for you. that is when your body does all it's rebuilding. a big part of successful weight loss is the proper amount of sleep. and what worked last year may not work again this year. just be ready for that possibility. you have changed since last year.

I got up early to walk on the beach and my hip is killing me. It has never been this painful. I have a doctors appointment the week after I get back. I will have to move it up if this continues. I did my stretches, took ibuprofen and iced it. Hopefully I can walk later. I am not sure if I pushed it yesterday. I did have a similar thing happen to me in Georgia and my friend thought it was related to the long drive a couple of days earlier. I forget the exact timing though. Oh well, I forgot I needed to wash a few of my Mom's blankets so maybe after lunch or after dinner I can wash them and walk on the beach between. The washer is 1/2 hour and dryer is an hour. I am staying in a VRBO condo and a nice lady who lives here full time told me one of the dryers work without putting money in! She told me she liked me because she was struggling to get in the door and I helped her. Lol! Oh well, I better get moving. I need to wash my hair again. I don't know why but it feels like I still have conditioner in it or something. I can't believe I would be so distracted during my shower that I wouldn't rinse my hair properly but looks like I did . Lol!

@Mrsbell8well I still think you should write a blog but I will take a story...Lol! Have a great day!
@cyndiesstuff Another good day! I like it! Sending good vibes your way for the interview! At least it will be a late night with good things. Enjoy! Love your plan for the day too. It was so weird yesterday, it was like a lightbulb! I am not going down that path again, you dragged me kicking and screaming from there and I am not going back Lol! Remember when you would post things like the one you posted today about patience and I would think you were speaking to me Lol! You are awesome! That is why I know you will do great today!
@phoebe112476 Amazing loss! Although, I know you don't want to lose too quickly, I can't help but be happy for you Lol! I think it must be all the running around and getting ready for the move that is contributing to your loss.
@gottagetthisdown I can see where it would be a better fit to have meals that can be prepped ahead of time, especially a busy Mom like you. I am sure if you mention this to the nutritionist, she should be able to guide you. It sounds like you have a good plan with the exercise and sleep. People seem to get busy and sleep is the first thing to get taken away. Have a great week!

@cyndiesstuff How do feel the interview went? Sending good thoughts!

Hi, I'm Debbie. I'm 56, married 35 years next month and have two daughters. Our oldest is 29 and has special needs and lives with us. Our youngest is married and lives in the next state over. We live in Central Illinois and I stay home and am the caregiver for our daughter. I have been trying to lose weight now for quite some time. I'm great at recording everything however it usually is way over my limit. Here are my goals:

Today - stay withing my calories, exercise, drink my water
Week - get close to where I was before we went on vacation last week.
Month - lose 5 pounds
Year - lose 25 pounds

Yesterday
Exercise - went to the gym and walked
Water - not enough
Calories - stayed under my limit
Steps - 10,578

@cyndiesstuff don't think of it as one more day to stress but one more day to prepare. Good luck!

I like your circle goals too.

@pacsnc6 omgosh you are sooo right. I need to practice what I preach!! thanks for the remind. your the second person today to remind me to be more positive. I think it was a great day, and sometimes walnuts have to have ice cream!! you could try to swap out your ice cream with sugar free pudding and put your nuts in there.



or try these,


Ingredients
•5 ripe bananas
•¾ cup sweet diced strawberries (can use other fruits, nuts or mini chocolate chips, I have also passed on the fruit and added 1/2 all natural peanut butter)
•11 sheets of graham crackers

Instructions
1.Slice bananas into disk.
2.Place in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
3.Freeze for 2 hours or until frozen. (don't skip this step, I did once and the sandwiches were hard as a rock)
4.Place banana slices in a food processor and blend until creamy.
5.Scoop banana into a large bowl and fold in dice strawberries.
6.Line an 8 x 8 dish with parchment paper.
7.Spread banana mixture into the pan in an even layer.
8.Freeze.
9.Cut banana mixture into squares (use a graham cracker as a pattern)
10.Assemble ice cream sandwiches.
11.Wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag to store.