PW: 129
CW: 126.8
much better this week, I am back under my "magic number"

It has been a busy 2 weeks for me. Lots of church work, we are not back in the sanctuary yet so I am posting on Facebook to keep our congregation engaged. Daily prayer, M-F bible study daily sing a long, daily lectionary. I am also board chairman trying to keep things going without meeting since March. I am getting pretty good with google forms but would love to meet with the board. Most are old (like me) and will not even try zoom or facebook video messenger. Sounds like this pandemic is getting us all down. I did have 4 friends over Tuesday: outside under the magnolia tree in the shade with a little breeze, spaced 10 feet apart. I made homemade pimento cheese sandwiches, chips, grapes and chocolate cake (my mama's recipe)
We had a nice visit and it really lifted our spirits. Wednesday I rode 31/2 house to see my sister and her husband. We had not seen each other since Christmas. Again, a very quick visit, only stayed about an hour and came back home. Even with 7 hours in a car I got my steps in!!!! This was a good week!

I have been reading the posts.
@1theresamcvean my heart goes out to you, your mom and sister. Prayers for all of you. I sure hope a vaccine is developed soon and life gets back to normal. I will not accept this as our new normal.

@GingerPwr I taught school and the last 10 or so years I have been a middle school substitute every day until they closed in March. I miss it! I baked 2 cakes (I bake when I am bored) and took them to school Monday. The admin and most teachers were actually on campus that day. Hang in there, I am seeing that school will be much better this fall than it was last year.

@brown6267 I am loving the walking challenge, keeps us going! Congrats on being at maintenance , I am also at maintenance weight.

@annliz23 Your dolls are certainly works of art, great job!

@Zumba_Luvah congratulations on being back in the 50's

@goingape congrats on your loss, hope your phone finds your fitbit, that is so frustrating. I have to power off my phone then the fitbit versa - when phone comes back on it usually finds my fitbit. Good luck with it. hair loss could be Thyroid, make sure they test for that whenever you get blood work again. I had the same issue.

@timibotkin ask yourself "am I eating because I am hungry" it helped me to lose a lot of weight. I was eating because it was a certain time of day, others were, eating, stress and boredom. You can do this!

@jugar WOW, week 4 already, good luck with the challenges

@sleepymom5 hang in there, being away from home does change things a bit! Good luck with Daisy and the house cleaning.

@kirsten11872 Victory, wearing cloths that were once too tight congrats.

@Cafelelia one year as captain, I have only been here a few weeks. I am sure the team will miss your leadership and support. I look forward to getting to know you better. Glad you are staying on as a member.

@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx nixRe WINS: clothes fitting, working out, getting stronger - all wins, congrats!

@Freeglerock We all do depend on technology, I am lost without my phone. Your story tells me I need to back up some information stored there. You are back and you will succeed!

@podperson1 sounds like you have found a way to carry on with the social distancing and masks. I get frustrated when I see people without one on. Some have medical reasons but many around here just will not do it! Enjoy your activities!

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!

The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember slow and steady wins the race!

Tomorrow Lisa, @Cafelelia, will transition back to team member after helping us succeed for the past year. What an intelligent, accessible, down-to-earth, and beautifully real woman Lisa is. As we approach Labour Day, which for me has always been more significant in terms of goal setting and starting fresh, let's wish Lisa luck as she embarks on another school year with her two boys and a pivot in her law practice with the world in the grips of Covid.

Moves like this make our team vibrant and successful. Just as we all ebb and flow, lose weight and gain confidence, shed old habits and learn new tactics, our team gains strength.

As Lisa steps back a bit to re-join us as a team member, Ashley @minstrelofsarcasm, steps up to take her place as co-captain together with me. I am really pleased that Ashley accepted this challenge. She brings so much to the table. She's young and savvy, resilient and intelligent, an outstanding communicator, and a natural leader. And she doesn't live in Toronto.

It's an exciting new day tomorrow for each of these women, and for us as a team as we work toward our goals.

Hugs all around!