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@dogwalker157 Ooooh...we are hoping to move to Maine eventually too!! It's our favorite place.

Great job staying within your calorie goal...but BOOO to tooth pain. I hope that's sorted out soon.

@dogwalker157 Sorry about the tooth pain. Well done on not letting the animal crackers uprising get ugly!

So, I have been with my dad in the hospital for the past two days. He is still in the ER because there is no bed for him in the ward, but he does have his own room. He is on the high flow O2 so his levels are now acceptable, and he is on antibiotics because they are assuming he is fighting another pneumonia infection. His spirits are pretty good, and he feels good, but he is confined to his bed with all the monitor hook ups. I have not eaten very much the past couple of days, so I am now in Onederland. However, it is also affecting my sleep as I have been awake since three. I live an hour and a half from his hospital, so I am not going today but my sister is. My husband and I will go back on Sunday. I just had some soup and I might try going back to bed now.

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Lisa, sorry to hear about your dad and hopefully he will get to his own room soon. When my dad recently had his medical issue it quickly consumed a lot of time and energy. It's so easy to put your own needs aside when someone you care about is in crisis. I hope you are able to get rest and take care of yourself as well.

Thanks, Dianne. I did indeed go back to bed and was there until almost 10 am. My husband brought me my coffee on the couch when I got up. Right now I am having my breakfast at my computer. When my headache subsides we are going to go for a walk; it is a lovely, albeit cool, November day!

Lost one pound after stepping on the scale at work this morning. As my coworker keeps saying, "This is a marathon, not a sprint..". I knew that the first week where I lost five pounds was an anomaly so this just motivates me to keep going and make it through Thanksgiving without falling completely apart food-wise.

I guess I have disappeared again. This time, though, it is completely different. The day after I drove to my dad’s to take him to an appointment and he wasn’t doing well, I ended up driving back to his place and taking him in to the ER. (We didn’t send him by ambulance because we could not be sure the ambulance would send him to our hospital of choice, and the options are night and day). He has been in the hospital ever since, and with the exception of last Saturday, I have been there every day. They think he has a rare form of lung cancer that is filling his lungs with mucous. (He has been on oxygen since late summer). He will not be going home again; we are searching out palliative care options and trying to find one a bit closer to me. Currently my drive is about 75 minutes of highway driving one way. Before my dad went into the hospital I had been in the zone and counting calories and losing weight for 2 1/2 weeks. The amount of food I am consuming right now is not a lot, especially when I am at the hospital with him. However what I am choosing is healthy options. I am not logging, but still losing. This morning I weighed 195.2. My husband brought Christmas cookies home from the grocery store yesterday and I am not even tempted at the moment.

I hope all of you Americans here are having a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! And I hope everyone keeps striving to reach their goals. Don't give up! I haven't; I'll be back someday, just not sure when that will be.

Lisa

Is this group still going?

Hi--I'm new (sort of) to MFP. I was on here years ago and it helped me lose 20 pounds. A LOT has happened since then and I find myself heavier than ever. Do you mind if I check in with this group for accountability?

Thought I would pop in for an update.

Dad did indeed pass away on November 28th. He died in hospital before we could find palliative care for him. I got down to 194 right around that time. Put on ~5 at Christmas. We just got back yesterday from a two week vacation (an Eastern Caribbean cruise out of Fort Lauderdale followed by a conference in West Palm Beach) and I put on ~5 more from that. So back up to 203.4. I am logging my food again starting today, but my husband also wants to lose weight so this time it might be easier? He will not log food; he'll just watch his portions, and cut out that late night snacking. We go to Mexico in four weeks so our goal is to lose as much as we can before then.

Hope you are all having a wonderful start to 2024!
Lisa

Lisa, I'm just logging in after a long hiatus. I'm sorry to learn of your dad's passing in November. I am glad to hear that you have been able to get some travel and relaxation- though I know travel comes with it's own stress

I haven't been paying much attention to my nutrition and overall health for some time now. When I visited the doctor last week, I was reminded how important it is to make health a priority. At this point it would be very good if I could lose 25 lbs. So that is going to be my goal for the next 3 months or so. I try not to focus on the scale but I do need a measure and that is the easiest way for me to track. My plan is to weigh a few times a week and try to maintain a 500 cal. day deficit. I'm also really going to try to make an effort to cut out a lot of the processed sugar snack stuff.
Not sure if anyone is looking at this thread any longer but I plan to post my progress here to help me stay focused and attentive.

I am 31 and currently shredding for a bodybuilding competition. I am a pneumococcal survivor and mental health fighter so I want to spread the awareness and show others they are worthy and capable.

I signed up for MFP today, and am sitting at 61.3kg however, my heaviest was 75kg.

My goal (or stage) weight is 55 - 56kg so I have a small grind ahead!