Sounds like your climate is just perfect, Bella. Can't imagine living through that, Yooly. We've had a decent spring here temperature wise. A few days feeling at or above 100 (actual temp in the low to mid 90s) - but only a few. Today is going to be a hot one. Not any sun even - just like walking in soup. Time to put in my window air conditioner soon I don't have central heat or air - just a small brick house well protected on both sides.

It's been terrible like that here, Connie. I haven't felt well cause of mouth issues, and miserably hot too.... so hot my bedroom air conditioner can't keep up. And I really can't nap when it's 85 in the room. (sigh)

But it's supposed to cool off a lot at night this weekend and for most of next week, and that's much more tolerable.

No PAV in residence - then what is the point to even thinking about Vancouver?

I finally got a taste of what you've been describing. Yesterday it was a relatively pleasant 29C and today it's 35C! It's only a few days, it's supposed to rain tomorrow at like 24 degrees and storm tonight in some parts of the country but these two days are intense. We never had hot summers so no one has AC and most households don't even own a fan. We had a few heat waves over summer a few years ago but pandemic temperatures have been less hot iirc. There have been warnings to stay inside because of the heat and smog but I guess it's still better than the situation in France and Spain

So week #4 of unbearable heat and looks like we’ll slide into July even hotter.🔥🔥🔥 It ain’t even August which is usually the worst. I can expect summers to be in the 95 degree range but this?
And no rain in sight. But that would only raise the humidity more.

The Netherlands sounds lovely! Hope you’re enjoying your visit.

Good work, Azurite. Getting back into the routine is a major accomplishment. Please join us in the discussion threads.

The COVID thing... that's starting to annoy me , you know!!!

Well done so far! Watch them knees! :

🇨🇦 Welcome Greg! Quite a Canadian convention here. Hope to see you here often and look forward to whatever you want to share. Looks like you’re off to a good start.

I was thinking that the initial numbers weren't adding up but that was the most likely reason on re-read!

You're moving at a good clip closer to 1% than 0.5% of body weight per week. Keep going... but don't hesitate to adjust if you feel the need to! Keep pushing for "long term" /"forever" options in terms of everything including eating and exercise; don't just look to "today"

I was heartened to see this group still going, even some recognizable names. A couple of years ago I was pretty active in this group and had some success in weightloss. Since I have had a lot less success. Back and starting again, the line is in the sand as they say. I hope to get reacquainted with the group veterans and to know the newbs. I have lost and gained weight several times and for me it is all about discipline, when I have it I do well, when I don't I don't. Here is to starting good habits, cheers all!

Me too! Welcome back. As you know much of weight loss is a head game!

Hi everyone!

My name is Lori. I live in North Aurora, IL. It's about 45 minutes west of Chicago. I have a daughter, Lena, a sophomore at Boston University. I have three dogs. Lilo is my 10-year-old black lab mix. Zed is my 10-year-old chihuahua/mini-pin mix. Jax just recently came to my house. He's 5ish and a chihuahua mix. He's also diabetic. I'm diabetic too, so he and I are helping each other control our diabetes.

I weigh 290 pounds and plan to get down somewhere around the 160s. I started at 335. Although I want to lose weight, I'm really working on eating better and exercising. I'm currently focused on getting 5 fruits and vegetables a day. I'm also walking for at least 30 minutes a day. I'm going to add strength training and yoga soon.

I'm excited to connect with people who want to live healthier lives.