@amoic What about a small change, sometimes we think we have to do everything at once but a small step is still a step in the right direction.

@19shmoo69 Welcome back Darren! Glad you had a good mission trip!

@TeresaW1020 The Easter egg hunt sounds so fun! Congratulations on fasting the whole time, that's incredible! I think @Cornanda read Never Binge Again, right? I follow the Facebook group, it is a little weird to hear that but I get it too since I used to binge.

Woohoo, Slimpossibles in 3rd place!

@FushiaKat @Cornanda @TeresaW1020 Congratulations you amazing losers!

@trooworld So glad you had fun at the zoo and did some serious walking. Dinner sounds amazing, wow! Hope you and your husband have a great hike. Wonderful pics, I really love the bear one!

@laurelfit57 Sounds like you had a great day with the grandkids!

@FushiaKat Medium maple brown sounds beautiful! So happy you bought some new clothes, I know you were thinking of waiting for awhile. I'm so glad you're sleeping better, it's amazing what a huge difference it can make. For me if that goes downhill my pain and coping techniques do too. I hope this flare ends for you soon. One thing I always think when I read your posts is how much you're growing and doing the work, I really hope you see this clearly too, you're facing everything head on even if it's painful to get at a better place, I really admire you.

Hi gang! The charity event went really well, we did the Easter basket collection which must've been about 400, the food drive, then we passed out baskets in the afternoon. There was a plant sale at the food bank farm which I shouldn't have gone to, I have so many new plants in the last week plus a moringa dwarf tree (the high school greenhouse manager and I are on the same Facebook seed group that's been talking about it and the money from the sale goes to the greenhouse at the school where I water the food bank farm stuff). There was a group called League of Hope and the people dress up as superheroes and Disney characters for kids to take pictures with, they usually go to hospitals and women's shelters and they were so cool. I did way too much standing and was so bad last night I seriously considered going to the ER for steroids but am calming down today thank goodness, I just have to be better about pacing myself and leaving earlier next time. I kept running into people I knew from the food bank farm, it's weird after being bedridden and isolated for so long to be part of a community where people know me and I feel like I fit in. Have a great Monday everyone!

Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh-in week:  Week 2
Weigh-in day: Monday
PW: 191.0
CW: 189.8
Month +/-: -3.6
Total Loss: 74.6

@laurelfit57 Congrats on your loss this week! I was hoping mine would be more too, but the scale will do what it wants even with our good effort. So, just celebrate and move on to this week. Wow, you are having some crazy weather. Ours has been a little like that too.

@fatfifties I’m so happy you liked the book and yes we can all lose weight but keeping it off is the key. For us who suffer from binge eating, we need some extra tools to make that happen. I’m working on my food plan too.

@holly2e Thanks! I was very proud of myself for saying no to some of my favorite treats instead of saying yes to my commitment to weight loss and health. I told my husband that if I could just bottle that feeling of success the next temptation wouldn’t even be an issue. Good for you for learning to recognize that voice! I do think the key is in the consistency of saying no to that voice that in the end will leave us miserable. That voice doesn’t want us to be free and I’m tired of being enslaved to a Pig!

@FushiaKat How nice to have new clothes that fit and that make you feel good! I will have to read the book more than once to really get it in my head that I don’t NEED to keep feeding my Pig. When people we love, and trust call us fat it gets engrained in us and it’s hard to replace those feelings of shame with ones of pride in all we have accomplished. Just keep pushing toward the you that YOU want to be. Don’t let your husband or your Pig tell you that you aren’t a strong, amazing woman that can do great things!!

@Katmary71 I joined the Never Binge Again FB group too. I need all the help I can get! Maybe it was @Cornanda that told me about the book then. I couldn’t remember why where I learned about it to even have it in my library, but I’m so happy I finally opened it. I teared up reading about your day and how you feel about having a community of people who know you and that whom you fit in. I wasn’t ever bedridden but I did spend a huge part of my life isolated in my house. I didn’t drive and the only place I went into the grocery store or maybe a fast food place once a week. I was so lonely and miserable, so I get it when you do more than your body really should be doing. You're now living life and that is so full. How awesome!

@trooworld What a beautiful place to hike! You keep doing those “easy” trails and they will become easy and then you will smoke your husband to the top! Ohhh dehydrated strawberries sound yummy! I think my Ninja has that feature too!


Hi Team! It’s going to be a perfect spring day with the sun shining, the flowers blooming, and the pollen flying! I was happy with my loss this week, even though I was hoping for more. Aren’t we always hoping for more? I’m really happy with how these past two weeks have gone so I plan to do it again this week and see what happens. Today, I have my 6-month dental cleaning. Not fun but necessary. Right now I’m off to do a workout and get some housework done before I have to leave. Have a great day!

Username:@leonadixon

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Congrats to our Leaderboard peeps! @FushiaKat @Cornanda @TeresaW1020

@19shmoo69 – I hope office life is treating you better. So glad you have access to your beloved coffee! Where was your mission trip to? Our church tried planning one last fall and it would’ve been in the States, but it fell through (stupid COVID). I’ve never had a chance to participate in one since they’ve all been overseas previously and this girl doesn’t fly.

@TeresaW1020 – Nice job on sticking to your fast during the Easter egg hunt! I finished reading your paragraph and immediately downloaded Never Binge Again. Definitely going to give it a go. We can share our thoughts. I vaguely remember someone on our team mentioning it a year or so ago.

@trooworld – That dinner sounds divine! And awesome job getting through that hike. And how do you make your dehydrated strawberries? I think my Ninja has a dehydrate feature, too, but I’ve never tried it.

@laurelfit57 – You can download any of the books on Amazon using the Kindle App…don’t have to have a Kindle And good job on avoiding ice cream and the mall foods. Teriyaki stir fry sounds delicious!

@FushiaKat – Medium Maple Brown sounds yummy!

@Katmary71 – Sounds like you really worked your patookie off at that collection and food drive! You crack me up with all your plant purchases. I’m the same way with my stamping stuff! I hope your body has calmed down and the pain goes away quickly.

My weight is up a little, but not for long. I’ve had a lot of high-sodium foods, so it should start going back down. I’m going to pay more attention to my salt intake. Still happy to say I’m soda-free (been over a month, I believe). Sticking to my water and tea. Was able to make and send out 30 Easter cards (5 went to people on MFP) and I felt so accomplished. Now it’s back to working on the wedding invites!

NO ZERO DAYS!

@fushiakat thanks so much I will definitely be cheering you on! Yes… “Dear weight gods please let us lose just one more pound”🤣
I hate to be the one to tell you this, although your new clothes may be beautiful right now, in 21 pounds you are definitely going to have to go shopping again :-)!

@katmary71 WOW! It sounds like your charity event was a great success, good for all of you! It sounds like you have found your community there, it is such a wonderful feeling when you belong❤️. Hmmm… I think you might need to learn how to pace yourself, so difficult to do when you are truly enjoying yourself, I am really happy for you!

@trooworld is that picture where you were hiking? It looks absolutely gorgeous! With all the walking you are doing at the zoo, you’ll be out pacing your husband soon :-)

@TeresaW1020 congrats on the weight loss! Yes, we are always looking for more lol. Your weather sounds absolutely delightful, especially the flowers are blooming! Hope you enjoyed your work out :-).

@cornanda It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, spring is such a lovely time to get things done in the yard and then you can reap the rewards all summer long! You are doing great! Our last two dogs, lived much longer than I had anticipated and my kids had all moved out of the house, so there was only me there with them. The last two years they couldn’t go for more than four hours without going on a potty break. I do remember missing them so horribly, but also remember the sense of freedom❤️

@vegan4lyfe wow, good for you for being a month soda free! I know that can be a hard habit to break! So kind of you to get out all those Easter cards.

@MOUNTAINMERMAIDCO Congrats on the loss!

Thanks so much everybody for the support on my weight loss. I have not been in the 130s for 30 years! I have been mostly in the 150s to 160s, I have definitely had periods when I have been higher than that. I just want to reach 135 and stay there :-). It was a great day today, with a spin class in the morning with a substitute instructor. I think she was in her 20s and she reminded me of Vannie🤣. She just was such a happy, energetic bouncy young woman, I just kept laughing all the way through class thinking, if Vannie was a human that is who she would be🤣🤣🤣.

@trooworld Your hike sounds fun, I love when couples exercise together like that.

@TeresaW1020 Thank you Teresa, sounds like you understand perfectly what I was feeling, you do so many amazing things with your church. So glad you're back on track and the day is beautiful.

@Cornanda Sounds like an awesome outdoorsy weekend, how fun. I'd love to see how your yard turns out.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Congratulations on staying soda free! Thirty Easter cards is amazing, wow!

@laurelfit57 How funny that the instructor reminded you of Vannie. She sounds like a lot of fun!

Hi everyone, happy Monday! I didn't know it was going to rain today, I think I looked outside and my smile turned to a frown but it was probably good for me to take it easy, I worked out and read. Not much new, have a great Tuesday!

We had a wonderful time celebrating my mother-in-love's birthday. She turned 80 and is in good health. It was touching as people payed tribute to her as the spoke on how much she means to them. We surprised her and I believe she will be talking about it for the rest of her life.

I've been super busy and my eating is getting back on track. I will be resting today except I have one student to tutor. It's going to be a great day. Let's go get it y'all!

@TeresaW1020 It was very scenic. I can't wait to smoke my hubby! Yeah, the strawberries were very good. We also make chicken jerky for the dog using the Foodi. Maggie would love that! Yes, we always want to lose more than what we do lol never happy.

@Cornanda Thank you, it was a great weekend! I'm glad you had a great weekend, too, you deserve it. I'm glad you are doing okay, too. Hugs.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Thank you. Here is a link to the strawberries but also other fruits, it was really good, the only tip I have is don't be afraid to put them back in for longer mine were not totally dried out: https://mumedibbles.com/ninja-foodi-dehydrator-recipes/ You are doing great with the no-soda, woo hoo! Are you feeling better depression-wise?

@MOUNTAINMERMAIDCO Congrats on the loss!

@laurelfit57 Yes, we were on a trail but yes, that was our view! I hope to outpace him lol. That's cute about the spin teacher being like Vannie and making you smile.

@Katmary71 It was fun! He totally just went for me, if it were him exercising alone, he'd just go on a fast-paced walk. I hope the rain didn't cause you too much pain.

@Glombog Congrats on the loss, woo hoo!

@askewcr I'm glad you had a good celebration with your MIL.

@micaroo4 I hope you enjoy the time with your brother.

Hi all. Eating, water, and tracking were all good yesterday. I'm doing really well. Hopefully, it will reflect on the scale tomorrow but if it doesn't, I know I did well.

My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"

@katmary71 With all of the yardwork that you have been doing, maybe rain is a good thing? It also have good day for you to rest after you’re super busy day on Sunday!!

@glombog Congrats on the loss, both in weight and circumference! I’ll bet your kids loved being in the outdoors for a few hours when the weather is great! Are you planning on cutting up those trees?

@askewcr your mother-in-law‘s birthday sounds like it was truly lovely! So glad you are able to get your eating back on track, sometimes with a hectic schedule that is challenging!

@trooworld that’s great that you’re eating and water we’re on track yesterday!

@Fushiakat SO CLOSE!! Next week for sure!!

I did my Weight class this morning moved up the weights a little bit more :-) :-). I started out with 2 and 4 pound handweights, and 10 pound barbells. I am now up to 4, 6 and 8 pound handweights and 20 pound barbells. When I write it down, it doesn’t seem like a lot LOL. This class is intense and you are continually lifting weights for 55 minutes. By the end of class my arms were quivering and if he said to pulse the lunges one more time I was either going to drop or smack him🤣.

@Glombog A walk in the forest sounds amazing. Sounds like you'll be getting a good workout with those trees.

@askewcr I'm glad you had a great celebration, I love that people are saying things now so she can hear them and feel the love surrounding her. Get it girl!

@micaroo4 Have a great time riding with your brother sounds fun!

@trooworld Good luck with the weigh in!

@FushiaKat I hope you reach your goal, you got this!

@laurelfit57 Congratulations on going up on weights, it's surprising how fast that happens although for arms was usually pretty slow for me. Sounds like an awesome class!

Hi everyone, I haven't been sleeping well so am not pushing myself too hard aside of my workout. I'd been hoping to get vacuuming done but after time in the yard I was beat. Next few days are rainy so time to pull out the long johns and bury my nose in my book. I'm reading a Sandra Brown I read a long time ago and brought home from the lending library. Have a great Wednesday!

Username: Trooworld
Weigh-in day: Weds
PW: 235.4
CW: 233.4

@Cornanda I’m getting close to finishing the NBA book too. I’m sure I will have to go through it more than once to make things stick. The pig in this one is strong. I’m really liking the FB group. There is some real honesty there that makes me comfortable sharing my struggles. What do you think? It’s nice to spruce up your yard. Our neighbor just had his tree removed from the front yard and it’s a hot mess. I’m hoping he plans to do something so I’m not living next to the worst house on the street.

@veganflyfe2012 Yayyy I’m glad you got the book and I look forward to discussing it! You are doing great on not having any soda. I can’t wait to get my card!

@laurelfit57 When you reach 135…and you will! What steps will you take to stay there? Will you give yourself a leeway of a few pounds either way? You should since weight can fluctuate so much. I believe maintaining is the hardest part of all. From what I’ve learned it basically looks like doing the same things that you do to lose the weight in the first place. Do you agree?

@trooworld Yayyy on your loss this week!! All that hiking around and watching what you eat has paid off! I’m sorry that your finances are taking such a big hit. Why do these things always come in waves?


Hi Team! Well, yesterday wasn’t the best. I had to take Joe to the hospital because he wasn’t able to urinate and that is not something to play around with. He has been feeling yucky for a few days and having all kinds of intestinal issues that I won’t go into here. We were at the hospital for a few hours and they sent us home with him wearing a catheter. Nothing showed up with their tests so it’s probably chemo-related. We go to the urologist in the morning to remove the cath and hopefully get some answers. Once I got him home, I went to the grocery store. I stopped at Starbucks for a caffeine boost and bought a pack of chocolate-covered almonds. They weren’t on my plan and that upset me. I did tell Joe about it and will do better today. The Never Binge Again talks about having a food plan that I create and stick to. I’m working on mine and the Starbucks trip proved to me that I have to revise my Never rules. Ugghhh stress!! Today, I have to go into the office since I didn’t get to go yesterday. I think I should first go work out.
2022 Word: INTENTIONAL

@Glombog Enjoy your time off, have fun!

@trooworld How frustrating to have both things happen at once. I know from helping my brother appliances are pretty backed up too, hope you can get one soon.

@TeresaW1020 Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about Joe, I hope the urologist is able to help. It's hard to stay on track when something stressful happens and you don't have your planned meals around. Let us know how it goes with Joe tomorrow.

@FushiaKat When you first said that about salsa I was going to say use it as dressing but you already discovered it, it's really good that way isn't it! I was dipping raw veggies in it for awhile too.

Hi gang, not feeling too hot with the storm coming in and am still flared up, I plan on taking it fairly easy tomorrow since it's going to be rainy. I'm at the 14 year mark from when I quit smoking for my back fusions (first surgery was a year ago tomorrow through the pelvis then surgery through the back two days later). That was the most miserable week in the hospital of my life going through withdrawals and my body overreacting to the hardware right away and being taken off my usual pain medication. I hope I never need another surgery like that. Not much else going on, have a great Thursday.