Daily check in for Sunday and Monday
Food-not logged but good
Water-over 64 oz
Exercise- Walking at least 30 min, Pt and stretching

Sorry I was MIA yesterday. I had an emergency with Daisy. She ate a bone on Sunday. She never had a bone in the past 10 years and a neighbor brought one for her when Jim was sick. We watched her closely and she chewed off more of the flavoring off of it than anything else. When she was done with it, we had a bone to throw out. We bought her a similar one for her birthday and gave it to her Sunday. We weren't paying much attention this time, I will explain why later, and didn't realize until she was getting sick that she ate the entire bone. She was up all night pacing and acting strange. Mk and Shannon were with her, then she came in by me around 5:30 am and I could tell right away she was sick. I have a friend who has a pack of dogs (like 10-15) and does doggie daycare and boarding. She works closely with a vet and knows a lot. She told me to induce vomiting and see what she brings up. It was small pieces of bone. I still had to bring her to the vet but vomiting must have made her feel better because she was at least able to lay down and rest after that. I took her to the vet for an exam and xrays. He said she has a ways to go before this all passes through. He told me warning signs of when to call or bring her to the ER. I have to give her mineral oil to help her poop. I also have to give her mashed potatoes and bread to cushion the sharp edges. She has no appetite but I was able to get her to eat some mashed potatoes with chicken. Unfortunately, she didn't poop all day yesterday. I was expecting her to wake up during the night and want to go out but she didn't. Hopefully today she will start to pass some of it. Poor little thing, I know we aren't supposed to give bones but since she enjoyed the other one so much, I was a little over confident there would be no problem with this one. Today she seems much better but I am still waiting for her to poop the rest of this out.

Sunday was a great day. Our children had a small surprise 30th anniversary party for us. We had no idea. It was a lot of fun. Our 30th anniversary is actually today. So I did eat off plan but I didn't go overboard. It was fun.

I hope everyone has a great day today!


@bburrer30 Amazing steps! You did have a great week!
@GingerPwr Well said. We need to find balance and be able to enjoy our lives but not go over board either. Love the post on de stressing too!
@timibotkin Wow! Awesome steps!
@melaniescott I think gardening is a lot of work too but I have friends and my in laws for just love it. I also know a lot of ladies on here do as well. I wish I did enjoy it more. Looks like you have a great plan for your gardens and it will be beautiful. Plus some additional exercise. You really seem like you have been doing well with everything. Keep up the good work!
@JillyBT You have really had it tough with everything that is going on. Sounds like you found a good fit with caregivers for your parents. I am glad your son is feeling better. You can tell when they start arguing with you that the are on the road to recovery Lol! Especially after being so tired and lethargic before that. I am glad that you are finding the time now to take care of yourself. Before this all hit, you were on a roll. I hope you can now take a breath and focus on you a little more.
@Cafelelia As I go through all of these posts, I realize I dropped the ball with adding the step count in. Sorry about that. These days run into each other and I wasn't thinking.
@CassieGetsFit2013 You are on a roll! I am so happy for you!
@twyla77 Good luck on the Whole 30! I know you were ready to get back to eating healthier and I hear this is a great way to do that. I am excited to see your progress.
@annliz23 You have been doing some awesome workouts!!
@Mrsbell8well The salads look yummy!
@ljdanny Awesome steps!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx I am glad that you know that weight fluctuations are normal. I know we are all looking for a loss each week but the scale doesn't show the whole pic. You are also such a good baker and so creative. Looks like your children are too! That steam punk chicken cake is awesome! I saw on the news that NZ has no cases of Covid. That is awesome! I am glad everything is getting back to normal down there! I personally would want the border to stay closed so it stays that way for you but I guess that too can't last forever.
@Freeglerock I think we are all ready for life to get back to the way it was. My husband is hunkered down for the long haul so I am not going to have my house to myself again for a while lol! I am glad you are able to get your workouts in and also do your gardening to escape a bit.
@danisp There is something with the cold weather and just hibernating that always gets me. When I am cold, I want to just get under a blanket and do nothing. It doesn't make sense to me because if we moved, we would get warmer Lol! My logic doesn't always get my out from under the blanket though. No worries about the gain, just get yourself back up, dust yourself off and get moving. You got this! I have to say, I love that our posts here motivated you to go out for a walk! That makes me so happy! Looks like it was an impressive walk too!
@1theresamcvean You did great last week! Nice job! Nice job with using distraction and going for a walk instead of giving in to the urge to eat. I also love the way you are balancing things out for example, eating half so you can have treats. I think when you are able to make changes in your plan to allow things instead of just giving into an urge it shows a lot of progress. You also have been having the losses to show for it! You are doing great!
@jedaschultz Nice loss! Looks like you had a great week!
@podperson1 At least you didn't gain! Maybe your week wasn't as bad as you thought. Hope this week is better for you. It seems like things are better and not as violent here for the most part. Thank you xo

User ID: Freeglerock
Week Number: 2
Previous weight: 185.1
Current weight: 184.0

Pleased with that. It has been a week of generally being on track - logging, and getting some exercise. I am now at a point where in my normal yo-yoing I would "plateau" then lose motivation to continue. 180 is about the lowest I have weighed in my adult life (in March/April 2011 - then unintentionally fell pregnant). As I have started a 12 week exercise plan, I decided to take some "before" photos in my workout leggings and sports bra - not a pretty sight! But hopefully, even if I have little to no weight change over the coming weeks, I may see body changes by comparing photos. I am not brave enough to post the before photos here, but may in the future if they show good progress!

@Mrsbell8well thank you for sharing the recipe for happiness. I was talking with my Mum a couple of days ago, and she is really struggle since my brother's passing. My step dad is trying to encourage her to see a counsellor, but that really would not be her kind of thing. We talk through some other things that may help, then I read your message. It really resonated with me, but I also thought it could help my Mum. Whether or not happiness is the right word for it, but I truly believe that following such a recipe can help with achieving purpose or fulfilment when life becomes a struggle. Thank you x