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@theslightedgeforever Thank you for your kind words! And I agree that this gives me more incentive than ever to stay healthy

@trooworld Sorry to hear you're still struggling with sleep. I hope you start to get some rest soon too! Did you ever get to do the sleep clinic?

@cbabie Holy steps batman, you did a great job yesterday! I would kill for 59 degree weather. We are still covered in snow!

@TeresaW1020 I'm not expecting any good surprises when it comes to the scale. I can always tell when I gained and sadly this is one of those times. I'll be honest, I didn't love Morning Meltdown. I do the yoga workouts sometimes but I didn't feel the other ones were cued as well. Let me know if you end up enjoying it!

Happy Wednesday! I tracked my food the last two days and got my workouts in so I'm feeling good. Having the work day for structure also really helps. I'm feeling really positive about my plan going forward. Especially with vaccines rolling out, I have a lot of incentive to start looking good for once I can do social things again!

I'm also excited it's St. Patricks Day. We're going to eat corned beef and cabbage and watch a zoom concert of Irish music. It's the little celebrations that make the difference!

@teresaw1020 Have you tried doing any shoulder/chest stretches. Before the hip/knee/ankle pain, I started with shoulder pain and now have got that under control by doing some mobility stretches for it. Now to just work on the other parts. Stretching is my least favorite exercise. Yes on the carb cycling/WW thing. I have been consistent this week so far with it. Last week was spotty in tracking. I like carb cycling better but will continue doing the points too because it helps me see how I could make little adjustments while still eating the same food. For instance I had made chicken salad and thought that would be good on croissants. So I bought a package. Luckily they are too messy for me to enjoy those more than one. So I happened to be on a points day and was just the croissant was like 6 and I'm like (that's a whole meal) So I had noted in my journal, next time I could have had an open faced sandwich and saved 3 points.

@cbabie Here's something to think about....what if the office person is what you WERE. What if that's the past? What does an office mean to you? Who are you now? Who do you want to be going forward? I also got the anxiety and paranoia with the good skin. Although I do have deep trenches in my forehead now. No, I don't want to try your MK stuff. I buy it and then it just sits there. If I could do all my habits I want to, then I would be thin and not have achy joints. Fatigue: Probably a combination of all. It's the little things in Long John Silvers. Eat one less piece of fish than you normally would. Same thing for hushpuppies. If you slice those in half Two becomes four. It's all mind tricks if you eat slow enough. But then it's less calories/fat for your tracker and body.

@trooworld 50% Are you having trouble staying asleep or going to sleep? Did you ever do a sleep study? I can't remember. I hate self check-out. I can bag with no problem, it's the scanning. So I'll stand in line to get a cashier.

@mswatson0777 Sounds like you have a plan going forward. I had forgot it was St Patty's Day. Life seems to be just a big blur right now concerning time. But my week is going better on some things. So that's progress. I'm trying to remember do the important things first. Take some time for fun each day. Your zoom thing sounded fun. My youngest son went through a Celtic music phase. Now he's in this "music all sounds the same to me" phase. Usually I like his music. I don't at first but then it grows on me. This stuff touches some kind of nerve in my body. But if it makes him happy. I'm sure some of the stuff I like touches a nerve in my hubby's body.

Yellow Day: Went Over 27/23 points (Although good day with carbs/calories) I'm taking the somewhat success)

@cbabie It sounds like you had an eventful day with all those calls, I hope the call with your one family member went well! Family drama is never fun and I can understand why you ate the sugar cookies

@trooworld I didn't get my stimulus yet either but my husband did (go figure). We're going to use it towards new flooring that are desperately needed. I was deeply bummed about the bar situation. I am so ready to just get vaccinated and get on with life. And I'm sorry to hear you're up on the scale. Keep at your good habits and it'll be right back down!

@TeresaW1020 This is going to sound nuts but I might keep the masks after all this is over. I haven't had a cold or anything this year which has been great! And I love your new countertops, I bet they will really brighten up the space! Definitely keep me posted on the 100 Day Meltdown. I also love that they're short and sweet!

Happy Friday All! I've stuck with my goals all week and have been feeling 1,000,000 times better because of it. I don't have a lot of exciting things to post honestly. The weather is supposed to be better so I'll be going on some long dog walks to get out of the house and I'm just waiting until the snow clears so I can start doing bike rides too.

@theslightedgeforever The whoosh happened!! I’m a really restless sleeper and our bed is always destroyed in the mornings, which is bad for poor DH because it’s his job to remake the bed. You could make a chaffle in your donut maker! Yeah, I like shiny countertops too and my family isn’t very good at keeping our current shiny black smudge-free. Hopefully, the new countertops will be a little more forgiving.

@mswatson0777 I think lots of people might keep the masks for that very reason you stated. I just want us to have our choices back so that I can walk in a store without my mask on if I want to. I hope you have a lovely and relaxed weekend!


Good morning! So, the scale decided to give me a nice little whoosh and as of this morning, I’m down 79 lbs. from when I first started getting serious in January 2017. You know, it can be so easy to beat me up for how slow my journey has been, but down is down and after being obese for over 30 years I will take a slow journey if it means finally reaching my destination. I have a relaxed day plan and after doing what will be a painful 80 Day Obsession booty workout and a little housework, I think I will sit and work on this incredibly hard puzzle that is still sitting on my dining room table

@theslightedgeforever I’m sitting here debating with myself if I need to Google what it means to think about foods and histamine. That is probably not a rabbit trail I need to go down. I spent quite a bit of time yesterday researching our need for iodine. One health issue at a time.

@cbabie What am I going to do when I get to 80 pounds? Well since that just happened, I will start working towards 90 pounds! I have 25 lbs to lose before I declare myself at goal.

@trooworld That blueberry lemon cake sounds sooo good. I love that flavor combination! You just keep working hard this week and you will work off those cake points.


Good morning! Well, yesterday I stepped on the scale and I’ve hit my 80 lbs loss! You know I did a happy dance as I rushed out to show my DH the number on my Happy Scale app. And now, I need to continue working hard to keep that number and work towards getting to 90 lbs. loss. I need to figure out a time to get in my closet and get rid of all the clothes that are too big. There is no way I’m keeping larger sizes because I’m NOT going back there ever again. OK, off to workout and then hit the grocery stores.

@teresaw1020 Congrats for hitting 80 lbs. That's a huge accomplishment. Now onward to 90. Yes, don't go down the rabbit hole with histamine. You think you've fixed one problem and another one pops up. Yes get rid of those clothes. Someone bigger than you out there needs them now.

@trooworld 25%. I know I need to make it a habit but I'm currently working getting my tracking habit down pat again. There's always something it seems. Your pineapple dish looked really pretty.

@mswatson0777 Yaaay for cooking and prepping for the week. Plus tracking. Dh making dinner. Judgement Day would probably happen first. lol Or I'd be waiting that long for dinner to be ready. He's really meticulous at some things. We have a joke with our kids about "dad" making the PB sandwiches. He made sure all the corners were perfectly covered. All the PB was the same height across the bread. No knive marks in the PB. Meanwhile, "mom" just slaps some PB on the bread and that's what you are getting. Don't like it? make it yourself. They never complained though and said they like me making it because dad takes too long. I'm like they are going to eat it and poop it out. I have other things I'd like to do with my time. I'm not the most patient person in the world. lol So now he makes his own lunch which is usually corn flakes. Since he's retired, I'm not cooking 3 meals a day. I hope you're feeling better now.

I didn't even think about red, yellow, or green days yesterday. But all is good as I lost 1.7 lbs this week. I think I still had leftover fluid to get rid off. Because surely it wasn't my habits last week. But I'll take it just like I took the gain I wasn't expecting. Now the real work begins.

I went to the dr and got my knee x-rayed. Well both to compare. She said it looked like I had some fluid there so we'll wait for the results. Plus my BP was sky high so she increased my meds again. I wonder if inflammation from my knee isn't messing with my BP. Of course could also be I haven't exercised consistently since I hurt my knee a month ago. Not like I was doing. So I'll figure this out too.

Red Day- Went Over 36/16
Exercise-Rest Day

@trooworld Thanks so much for the awesome graphic! It’s true that I was once as round as a ball of tape. That pineapple shrimp dish looks amazing!!! You seriously need to become a food blogger. You make the best food and take such a great picture of it.

@mswatson0777 Thank you! I’m pretty happy to finally hit a number that has taken what feels like forever to reach. That is great that you got your shot. Do you have to get the second one? Bummer that it made you feel icky. Hopefully, that will pass soon.

@theslightedgeforever Thank you! Yup, I’m going to chase hard after that 90 lbs. Congrats on your loss this week! A loss is a loss even if it’s just fluid getting flushed away. I would bet that the inflammation in your knee could be causing your BP to go higher. Is the knee feeling any better?

@cbabie thank you and yes the big clothes are going away for sure. I do have a few really cute tops that my mom thinks she can alter for me, so that will be nice. Congrats on your 2.4 lb. loss this week! That is great!


Good morning! The scale bounced back up a little this morning, which is annoying but we all know that is the nature of the scale. I'm going to do a long fast today and eat a 500 calorie or less dinner. I figure if I do that today and on Thursday, my weigh-in will be good to me this Friday. I have a hair appointment this morning and then I plan to come home and work on my lesson for Sunday’s kid church. I also have a zoom meeting later this afternoon with the other three ladies that I run the challenge group Fat2Fit with. That should be fun!

@theslightedgeforever Congrats on the loss! And that level of perfection would drive me nuts so I can see why you do it yourself too lol.

@TeresaW1020 I do have to get the second shot so I've got that scheduled for early April. I'm excited to get back to normal by late April! I hope you have a great time in your zoom meeting!

@trooworld Luckily yesterday was a light day so I made it through and I'm feeling way better today. I even did full body cardio from 21 day fix this morning! I hope you get caught up on work since you'll be home the rest of the week.

@cbabie Congrats on the loss! I hope it helps inspire the healthy habits going forward. I also hate nausea so I'm glad I started feeling better later in the day.

Hi Everyone! I am feeling 1,000,000 times better today. It was great to get up and do a workout that actually felt good. I powered through feeling cruddy yesterday. I ended up doing a full workout, walked both dogs, cleaned up the yard, got a few big work projects done, and folded laundry. I just kept moving because it distracted me from feeling cruddy and I knew I wasn't really sick and just nursing my post-vaccine hangover (my SO thinks I'm nuts). Hope you all have a good day!

@RetiredAndLovingIt I hope your colonoscopy went well. I had a friend do an elimination diet to try to get to the bottom of her allergies. Sometimes it can really help, but I agree that I wouldn’t start it before you got home from seeing your family. You must be excited that your family gets to be together again.

@mswatson0777 Glad you are feeling better and able to resume life as usual. Once you have both shots will you feel free to go about your life as you used to? I have a sweet friend who just returned to church after being gone for over a year. She is hugging everyone!

@theslightedgeforever Yeah, hopefully with you keeping up with the exercises your leg will start to feel better. Pilates are no joke! I always sweat a ton when I do them.

@cbabie Were you able to exercise today? I’m ready for cold weather to be gone for the next several months! Just please remind me that I said that when it’s in the 90s here and I’m dying.

@trooworld I feel the same about complicated dishes. Like I love Chicken Cordon Blue, but why would I pound out chicken and do all that rolling and breading, when I can just turn it into a casserole and still have the same great flavor.


Hi everyone! I spent a couple of unplanned hours today trying to rearrange and get rid of a bunch of my knick-knacks. I have been hanging on to things that I really love and bought especially for my last house, but they just don’t work here, and it was time to send them off to Good Will for someone else to enjoy. I still need to redo things like the top of my kitchen cabinets, but I first need to find decide and find replacements. I didn’t get my hair done because my lady was sick, so that is a bummer. Hopefully soon! Exercise and food have been good today. I’m making a green chicken chili casserole for dinner that I’m excited about.

@teresaw1020 I don't know if the exercising is making my leg better or worse. Now I have ankle pain. It's not in the joint but in the soft tissue area. Maybe I over stretched. I finally broke down and took an Aleve last night. I'm tired of the aching pain all day. Yaaay on your exercise and food.

@trooworld Good for you on your 100% I got 50%. So far at 75% today. So I'll be doing 100 :fingers crossed: Oh share the WW eggplant parmesan recipe. I love that.

@cbabie Good for you for reigning it back in. Everyday we have a new day to make good choices. What are you doing for exercise today. I think the extent of mine will therapy exercises today. I might walk 10-15 min. Still no X-ray result.


I made some really good butter chicken and rice. But I'm on a points day so I'm not having any. I saved a portion for tomorrow when I'm on a carb day. I'm determined to stay within my boundaries today.

Red Day- Went Over 116/100 carbs
Exercise 30 min walking 10 min therapy exercises

@trooworld I actually don’t have that many knick-knacks, but what I do have just isn’t working for me in this house. For instance, in my other house I had a kitchen cabinet that I had painted dark teal on the back wall and on the top shelf that was lit with LED lights, I had a white ceramic owl, two white artichokes, and these two white modern water pitchers. In this house, I have them on top of my kitchen cabinets and they just die up there. I need more color or something with more contrast. I also want to change out the picture in my breakfast room and things like that. Glad your headache when away. Fingers crossed for your weigh-in tomorrow. My fingers are crossed for mine too.

@cbabie That is a good idea for the shadow box. I don’t really have much that is little, but my mom sure does in her room. She loves things that are little and sparkly.

@theslightedgeforever That is the problem when we have pain. Do we make it better or worse if we try to exercise or vice-versa if we don’t do anything? That butter chicken looks good! I’ve seen recipes for it but haven’t made it. If I did, I would pile it on cauliflower rice.


Hello! Today, was busy with church work. I almost gave in to temptation because I got so hungry and had some candy at the church. But I thought first and looked at the carb count. 22 carbs for 2 pieces!! I put it back and quickly walked away and took a big guzzle of my electrolyte water and went back to work. I ended up fasting for 23 hours. Fingers crossed for a nice loss on the scale tomorrow…or at least NOT a gain.
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