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Day 23 of 2024 miles in 2024 complete and I had 5.22 miles.
Day 23 of 75 complete and beginning Day 24 with morning hydration drink before going to make my protein coffee and fill my 64 OZ bottle for the first time today.

@Tabatha_Cain -aw good call to stay home from church. Our church is midway up a major road. The road isn't plowed well and the parking lot is even worse. If it's iffy, we stay home. And i am glad your office was closed. If it's a sheet of ice, there probably won't be a lot of customers. Lots of places around here are known for stating "opening at 11 due to ice"
@Dianedoessmiles1 -how are the roads there? How much snow did you guys get last week?

HI ALL!! Yesterday I had an infusion (Reclasp) last night my body wasn't happy, but today it's better.

@Tabatha_Cain, Ohhhh Tabatha if I tried that I'd have 1 or BOTH kitties at the door scratching away and MEOWING as if their little lives depended on it!! They love us. I wish you well!!
@Bookienj, OH I am glad you were able to be home!! Tabatha also!! We've had snow on the ground for about a week, I AM THRILLED!! As you all know I ADORE THE STUFF (LOL good thing since I live within 5 miles of where I was born, and have except for a few shorts times!). TOnight in the news they said Portland (There's ONLY ONE Portland LOLOL THE ORINGINAL one (in the US) Maine,, the weather is now 10 degrees warmer on an average than it was in 1960. WE COULD OF TOLD them that! Tonight it's freezing rain. Weirdly quite a few are still out, I have no clue why!! I'd of and AM waiting until the late AM tomorrow before going out.
@Kurtize, OH I HOPE YOU put that up on PS4L team in the chat!! If not, please do!! Others on PS4L we adopted the LION as our mascot! We are COURAGE AND STRONG along with being positively strong 4 life!

Good Morning Airport Friends:

I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Thursday and I am hoping that it will be a good day. I did get a membership last night right before closing. So I am hoping that I will be able to get the last 6 memberships in the next couple of days. I am out of the office on Monday the 29th due to having the Bariatric Doctor appointment. It is our 2 month check in and readjusting things that have not worked and discussing adding exercise. I have already been exercising, but Joe is listening to the doctor and not exercising to make sure he got the food down. Since I have been exercising for years I could not not exercise. I have to have that or I get depressed.

@bookieNJ - So sorry you got a massive snow dump. We have people in our life group that are in the Buffalo area and they got 70 inches of snow. How much did you get? We started yesterday with the rain as well. It is melting a lot. Yeah we really thought we would just have a delayed start as well, but our boss messaged that we were closed for the day.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - We do have the kitties scratching at the door. We just have to ignore it and give extra cuddles during the day when we are home.
@imustloseit1 - It is always good that the UPS man can get to the door. We just sleep so much better without the animals. Although once in a while I do love my cuddles from my cats.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday.

Tabatha

It is in the 50's, cloudy and some fog in morning and when evening comes about. Nothing new or exciting here. Hugs all.

Another good article from Inspire me today: written by Matt Borck who the lead singer & guitarist for the Langley, Canada band YUCA. Titled: Ready to Live? Give Love
https://inspiremetoday.com/brilliance/ready-to-live-give-love/?om

@Tabatha_Cain, WOOHOO Tabatha on the booking! YEAH!! You are doing so well!! With the cats, they'll adjust. LOL it's hard to get them into a different routine, but once they adjust they'll be fine.
@Kurtize, In the 50s is just way to warm for me this time of year!! i do not mind fog though. Today we woke up with DIAMONDS ALL AROUND US!! Yup! Freezing rain last night, sun this AM GORGEOUS!
@Imustloseit1, Hey, can we ALL come over for food? YUMMY!! How terrific it is you and your DIL are close!! That's the way it should be, but sadly it's not always. ENJOY the new floor!! That sounds very exciting!! Hopefully, at night you can all enjoy each other unless they're traveling back and forth or staying some place else.

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Happy International Customs Day!!!! Happy National Spouse Day!!!!
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Day 25 of 75 Hard complete and beginning Day 26 with my hydration drink before going to make my protein coffee and filling my 64OZ Sport Shaker for the first time today.
Day 25 of 2024 miles in 2024 complete and I had 6.47 miles yesterday.

Good Morning Airport Friends:

I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Saturday and Joe woke me up early. I am sure I will have to take a nap later. I can already feel it starting to creep in that I might need one soon since we have been up since 3 this morning. Yesterday at work went well. I made 38 calls and only 10 people answered. No one wanted a free associate membership though as they had no one in the household to give it to for free. So that makes it rough. I am trying though. I have 4 memberships right now and I am logging all my calls so they cannot say it is from lack of trying. It is just people are not answering their phones. So that makes it rough. Everyone sends me to voicemail. But atleast I have the log they gave me to use to show my effort.

@Dianedoessmiles1 - That is cool. I know my mom did a lot also, but she was raised with 4 brothers, so she just tagged along and learned stuff with them. If she did not know one of her brothers did and they would come over and help her. Well my uncles are a lot older now and not in the shape they used to be for helping. My husband is pretty good at some stuff. We are big on if we don't know we will watch a video on how to do it though. He fixed the bedroom door, and yesterday my husband fixed the vanity medicine cabinet in the bathroom. It looks better than it did before. He is so proud of himself, and I am too.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday.

Tabatha

Good afternoon, everyone! It is a mostly cloudy day here today. My daughter says hello to all. She's working at her part time job today. Both budgie birds are doing well and say cheep, cheep! I went for a short run earlier this morning and I really enjoyed it. I went for a walk after lunch and I feel great! I'll be doing some dancing later on. Have a great day, everyone! Take care and stay safe.

@Tabatha_Cain, I am sure thanks to SCAMMERS many no longer answer their phones. I know I DO NOT!! I did answer one today (WHY?? WHY!!???? LOL) it was a 207 (Maine is one area code one of the only 12 states that do in the US) and a Saturday. It wasnt a scam though I DID have fun. There's a man who had this number before 2012 and he STILL USES IT!! He's NOT A NICE PERSON!! He skips out on rents and bills. I've gotten calls from the Sheriff Department threatening me (LOL no matter how much I told them I AM NOT HIM OR HIS WIFE they thought I was lying for a little bit, until I told them to please put my number into the database, BINGO! It came up to ME!) so now I say and the person today I told them "if he's trying to rent a place from you DO NOT DO IT!" he thanked and thanked me! LOLOL hey the guy should use a different number. I did giggle. I'm not at all surpised many do not answer. I am glad you get to track the amount of calls you make etc. GREAT JOB Joe in fixing the door!! It's amazing the things we can do by watching and understanding a video!! I have fixed up furniture after it looks AMAZING! Oh and COOKING!! I hated to cook (I am not wild about it still, but I love the stuff I cook!) now when I eat out I am at times so disappointed because LOLOL Mine tastes better! Hope you enjoyed the day!
@Cormierannie, Glad you got so much done!! NO DOUBT your team LOVES the exercise you do and the WOOHOO attitude you have!
@Kurtize, Aww we also hope you had a most lovely day Joyce!! I love being at peace with myself (98% of the time) it just feels good Hope helps us to move forward! WOOHOO!!!

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Day 27 of 2024 miles in 2024 complete and I had 5.03 miles yesterday.
Day 27 of 75 Hard complete and beginning Day 28 with my hydration drink before going to make my protein coffee and fill my 64OZ Sports Shaker for the first time today.

Good Evening Everyone!

Lots of chatting going on and glad to see it.

I can definitely understand my weekly account of my happenings can be tiring. I am tired and catch up on sleep every weekend.

My Son is doing great but that is completely normal. We treat him like an adult and avoid triggering him. He has rules and responsibilities as well.

This week I was down 2.5 lbs. Work has been busy as always. Had a speed rack fall on me on Wednesday full of meat with minor injuries. It was partly my fault it happened. Worked 6 days this week. But back to 5 days next week. Definitely going to enjoy having Friday's and Saturday's off. Tonight is D-day for the decision if buses go on strike or not. Will find out by morning. Plan to check-in again on Friday as it will most likely be the next chance I get.

Connie

Good Morning Airport Friends:

I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Monday and normally it would be a work day for me. I however am off today as we have an appointment with the Bariatric Doctor today. This is our 2 month follow up. I am hoping that she is ok with the minimal weight loss I have had. I know she is going to be surprised at the weight loss Joe has had. It is am amazing change. I swear he has lost almost 20 pounds in 2 months. While I have lost 3 pounds. Not cool. I am struggling. Although she did say no exercise while we are trying to figure out the food macros. Just concentrate on tracking the food and eating the right macros. I have thrown in walking several times, but I mostly do stretching and housework as my exercise. I am going stir crazy here though. I love walking. I need to get out and walk.

@Dianedoessmiles1 - That is good that you are taking a trip. You deserve one. Even a quick one. My son is the one who throws a fit about kenneling the dogs. We did so for a week back when my daughter got married in 2021. One of our dogs refused to eat the whole week and lost 5 pounds. To be fair she was a chunker. She weighed 16 pounds when she went in. She is a mini dachshund so she is only supposed to weigh at max like 8 pounds. She is currently 11.6 pounds still. So she has maintained her weight loss. I use a kennel attached to our vet office. So even though the vet office is closed I am sure if there was an issue the vet would come in and take care of it.
@CSEGUIN2 - It is always good to have rules and responsibilities. That is obviously what it is to be an adult. I hope the buses don't strike, but I know you said you got it covered if they do. I am glad you only had minor injuries from the rack falling on you. I am sure you will enjoy your time off.
@imustloseit1 - That is fantastic. So cool that you got the flooring done. I can bet that curved stair way was definitely a pain getting the angles just right. I agree that it is definitely recliner time for you. Spend time with those animals and enjoy the relaxation.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Monday.

Tabatha

@Imustloseit1 WOW!! That's a TON OF WORK!! Got any pictures to share? WOW!! I have NO DOUBT your body is screaming in places you didn't know it could! I'm in my 60s and cringing with you!! I can't imagine doing that!! But WOOHOO on it looking nice and being done!! CONGRATS!! Glad the heavy stuff is back in it too! I am sure it looks lovely!
@Tabatha_Cain, on our team, we are working one on one with many members. We had 12 members who lost, 10 who maintained and 4 who gained. The 4 who gained most were only 2 to 6 ozs! COOL!! It's not easy to lose!! I am one who lost, I had to UP my calories. We are finding many long term members tend to et not enough calories. Its the mind set of "I can't eat more" but the body will not lose if we do not. Of course for those who eat to much, it's a matter of not doing so, but to suddenly lose a lot of eating foods, is not going to work long term. But to slowly cut back that works. Oh it's so unfair how for many men all they have to do is slightly cut back and they LOSE BOKU Pounds, but or us? SIGH!! I am sure Joe is working hard at it, but SO ARE YOU!!! It's just different as we well know for men and woman. Awww I am sure your dog is adorable!! Or as we said on the Dawggie team: ADogable!! Hehehehehe!! I'm sure your S enjoys being with the dog and some time away from his normal routine though. COOL you found a place if needed. THANKS on the trip!! I'm going with 2 or 3 friends (one has many health issues if she can come and she badly wants to, WOOHOO if not it'll be 3 of us) we all get along very well. All 4 of us are very flexible and always look out for each other. It'll be a fun trip! One wants a room to herself and though we are totally to split the cost, she's insisting she'll pay for her own room. She found us such a GREAT DEAL on top of that!! For a rental when you work with people, do you ever suggest they rent a car from a car dealership? I was so surprised that can be done and it's cheaper with a guaranteed new car! WOOHOO on that!! We are doing this.
Also today found out TOMORROW I am going to see the surgeon for my parathyroid!! WOW! That was very very fast!! I have a ride (it's 28 miles away) and 2 more lined up thanks to one of the friends above arranging them for me. I COULD of arranged them, but she really wanted to. I'll catch you all up on how it went. Tabatha PLEASE CATCH US UP on how today went!! CURIOUS MINDS ARE ENQUIRING!

Hi all! Well yesterday my 7 lb chiweenie came in from outside totally out of it. Didn’t eat or drink anything. Didn’t run up the stairs following us. She was really panting and something was up with her back legs. Took her to the dr-back pain! Her breed is known for spine troubles. So she’s on prednisone for the next two weeks. No walks other than 10 steps out the door and back. This is my dog that walks 3 miles a day with me. So she gets crate time while I walk. First dose of medicine she te dinner and her mintie…hoping she figures to drink soon too.
@imustloseit1 -love your mfp name! Aw I hope you and the furbabies got good rest.
@Tabatha_Cain -congrats for Joe! That’s great. I hope they are able to help you succeed also!