Been a really good week friends. Finally lost all the weight regained the last week of April and even earned a NSV: Today was my fourth 1K🔥Day this week, and a personal record ~ so proud of myself.

Check in: Monday
PW: 143.5
CW: 143.5

@Digger61 @Veta2018 @Divya365 congrats on making it onto the leaderboard!

@megnolia82 Congrats on the loss! I loved your interview, it was full of really good take-aways. This sentence really hit home for me: "EVERY choice makes a difference."

@txcritter69 Those are great pictures, it's beautiful there!

@Katmary71 I did thanks! I had fun at the zoo yesterday. Baked feta and olive dip sounds yummy. I love Swiss chard, it's my favorite green vegetable.

@Sleepygirl79 Congrats on that loss!

@AyaTheTyga Congrats on your loss! I'm sorry about the binging and the depression. Hugs.

@laurelfit57 Yes, interesting, huh? My Mexican Spanish tutor didn't realize we celebrated on a different day either! It was quite the feast lol. I'm glad you are still sleeping better. I've wanted to get our pups a kiddie pool but my husband says no lol. We don't have room for it. Oh gosh, a dead mouse! Ty! lol She must have been really excited. That's so cute, what Ty and Vannie do.

@reshii_devi Congrats on losing that weight and what a great NSV!

@TeresaW2024 Poor Joe! I'm so sorry. I'm glad you caught it early enough to not have to go to the ER. I hope this week is better for you. Hugs.

ICEBREAKER QUESTION: Have you ever met a celebrity? I have. I've met many, actually. Most of them, not here in CA. My art was featured in the first Lolapolooza festival and I met several celebrities there. Also, just at concerts. I've met: Ice T, Lenny Kravitz, Trent Reznor from NIN, and more bands, Henry Rollins, a few authors...I've met actors at Comic-Con.

Hi all. I hope you had a great Mother's Day. The zoo was fun, I was able to stay for 2 hours before my knee started bothering me enough to leave. That's longer than most times lately. My favorite part of the zoo yesterday was seeing the keepers weigh the meerkats, they tricked them into getting on the scale by putting a treat on the scale and feeding the others treats at the same time so that they wouldn't get on the scale, too. My other favorite part was seeing a couple of keepers walking a porcupine. We went to breakfast after that and I did not make a healthy decision. I had a Spanish lesson after that and then we took the dogs to a dog park where they enjoyed running around with a few other pups their size (it was a park only for small dogs). We came home and sat on the porch for a while before I made dinner. By the end of the day, I had walked 9,846 steps and my foot did NOT hurt so yay! I had a migraine on Saturday and again last night...it's from the electromagnetic fields/Aurora Borealis. I know that sounds weird and "woo woo" but it's true. I looked up if that could happen and found it could.
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No Zero Days: Tracked everything, walked over 9,000 steps with no pain in the foot.

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My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@Katmary71 – I could try the Epsom salt thing, but all I can find at the store is lavender scented. Do you think that would work?
@TeresaW2024 – I had never heard of Wow Drops. Had to google it and it took me to the Amazon store. I read the reviews. Hilarious! Reminds me of Binaca Spray. What a blast from the past! I ordered it and it should arrive tomorrow Nice job with all the exercising!
@865jessica – Hang in there! You know what happened and now it’s time to get back in the saddle. I was able to see the Northern Lights here in Southwest Michigan. They were gorgeous! (Pics below)
@digger61 & @sleepygirl79 & @reshii_devi – Awesome job on the losses! (sorry if I missed anyone)
@trooworld – The weekend went by way too fast. Gonna have to try the pasta and bean recipes sometime this week. Fingers crossed I can make the pasta for dinner tonight before my fresh asparagus goes bad. Selling roses from a house…sounds sketchy LOL (I watch too many horror movies). I am in awe of everything you do. Always out and about, going to the zoo, hamming it up with family/friends, so much socializing. This homebody is always impressed! Sucks about the migraine. It’s absolutely true that atmospheric phenomenon messes with people. Like how Hunter’s bipolar intensifies during certain lunar occurrences. Her psychiatrist is the one that actually pointed that out to us several years ago.
@19shmoo69 – Thanks for the pep talk, buddy! How fun you’ve been able to meet so many band members! P.S. Ew on the random meat choices!
@txcritter69 – Love the camping photos – especially that adorable turtle and silly squirrel!
@Megnolia82 – Thank you for the insight…what really hit me was you saying you had been deluding yourself and that every choice makes a difference. That is so true. P.S. I’d love your lunch soup recipe!
@AyaTheTyga – Hugs Hugs and more Hugs. Those period cravings and depression are awful and I 100% understand. It sucks butt for sure. Hang in there.
@laurelfit57 – Your pups are too funny!!!

My weekend went by too fast. But it was nice having my girls and their babies with me for Mother’s Day. We did our usual morning church service, then to my mom’s for lunch and a movie. We usually struggle to figure out what to eat every Sunday after church and end up at a drive thru. The past 2 Sundays, tho, we’ve had pasta/sauce, salad and Hunter’s home made garlic bread. I asked everyone if we wanted to just make every Sunday be Spaghetti Sunday and, believe it or not, everyone got excited for that. So there it is. I made sure to have twice as much salad as I did pasta and, tee hee hee, they didn’t know they ate chickpea pasta for added protein. I’m such a stinker! Anyway, super surprised with my weigh in. I thought for sure I’d be up a few pounds. Guess I need to stop thinking!

Have you ever met a celebrity?
I worked 1993-1997 and 2000-2004 at a hotel that was close to a large venue. We had several performers stay with us and I’d get to chat with them. Carrot Top, Steve Harvey, Sinbad (he’s actually a local), Stevie Wonder, Gallagher…lots of comedians, as you can see. Also, since we are right around the lake from Chicago, we’d get celebrities having a weekend getaway in our Presidential Suite. Oprah stayed a couple times. There are a lot of others I just can’t remember. Cataracts, ya know… LOLs

Here are a few snapshots Syd’s boyfriend captured of the Aurora Borealis in our area. It was beautiful and I’m so glad I stepped outside to see them. I hadn’t seen them in about 28 years when I was on vacation in the Upper Peninsula.

Weigh In Day: Monday
SW (Starting Weight): 198.2
PW (Previous Weight): 197.3
CW (Current Weight): 195.1

@19shmoo69 my son-in-law has the same eclectic taste that you do as far as meat goes

@trooworld my dogs have not actually used the kiddy pool yet just the grandkids lol. Sounds like you had fun at the zoo! Did you bring your dogs? How are your feet?

@vegan4lyfe when my kids were growing up we had spaghetti Wednesdays. My kids all had activities after school that day and I couldn't make it home to make a meal and drop off 4 kids at activities, then pick them all up and feed them because we didn't get home until 7:30. I made the spaghetti ahead of time, raced home, heated it up and filled up 4 thermoses with spaghetti. The kids loved it, when they got in the vehicle they had a hot supper already for them.
It sounds like you had a wonderful Mother's Day! LOVE your pictures!!

@Cornanda my two pups always keep me laughing!

I have a plan for my food today, made it to the gym for spin class, logged my breakfast and lunch and checked in here:). I am happy with my start to the day

We are off to Ty's first obedience class, this should be interesting🤣!

@Digger61 @Veta2018 @Divya365 Way to go top team winners!

Great job staying in the green team!

@sleepygirl79 Happy Mother's Day!

@AyaTheTyga Hugs to you. Would focusing on maintaining for a bit help with the binge cravings? Sometimes the pressure of losing can be tamed by taking some pressure off.

@micaroo4 Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.

@19shmoo69 I haven't met anyone HUGE, lots of semi-famous people.

@laurelfit57 Happy Mother's Day! Thanks! I'm so glad you're feeling better and getting some sleep. Oh no yuck on the mouse! Haha too adorable how Ty lets Vannie pull her around. Sounds like a perfect, on-track day!

@reshii_devi Way to go on getting that weight off!

@TeresaW2024 I'm glad you had a talk with your sister. Crazy how hard drinking affects us when we're older I don't know how I used to function. I'm glad Joe's infection was caught fast.

@trooworld Nice group of celebrities! I'm glad you lasted longer than normal at the zoo. That's freakin awesome about your foot, yay! That doesn't sound woowoo to me at all but I have rebounds from technology so of course I believe. Hope you're feeling better today. Love the photos!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Sure lavender-scented works! I was taught at the holistic group to use at least 1 cup of them, it does make a difference but I buy 8lb Epsom salt bags, ACV which I also put in for pain, and Dr. Teal's bubble bath from Walmart pick-up. Sounds like a great Mother's Day! Beautiful Aurora Borealis photos!

Hi friends! Having a bad pain day, I'm going to make dinner then get in the tub. Sounds like most of you are doing well which I'm always happy to read! Have a great night and awesome Tuesday.

Have you ever met a celebrity?
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Username:TeresaW2024
Weigh in week:  Week 3
Weigh in day: Tuesday
SW (1.1.24) : 252.0
PW: 248.5
CW: 248.5

@vegan4lyfe2012 Congrats on the loss! I agree, the weekend went by way too fast for me, too. I hope your asparagus stays fresh and eatible lol. Roses from the house, girl there is a house that sells tacos and other foods from the front of their house! LOL They have a tent in front of their house with an "OPEN" sign and everything, hahaha. I only do all that stuff on the weekends, which is why time flies by! Interesting about the atmospheric stuff, huh? I would love Spaghetti Sunday, it's one of my favorite things to eat. Good job with the salad and pasta! Wow, you've met a lot of celebrities! Amazing pictures, thanks for sharing.

@reshii_devi Congrats on the loss!

@laurelfit57 Oh hahaha! I bet they will like it, at least maybe Ty? I did have fun. No, they don't allow the pups at the zoo (unless it's a service animal). My feet hurt a little yesterday but today it is okay. How'd your day go yesterday after making the plan? Sounds like a good start to the day. How did Ty's obedience class go?

@Katmary71 Yeah I probably have met more, those are just the ones I could remember off the top of my head lol. Yeah, I'm super happy my foot seems to be getting better. I felt crappy yesterday with another migraine but today I am so-so. Better than yesterday. I'm sorry about your bad pain day. I wonder if it has to do with the Aurora Borealis like my migraines?

DISCUSSION QUESTION: What’s a challenge that you’ve recently overcome?
I wouldn't say I've overcome these things, but I've made progress on them: I'm doing better with water intake, averaging 70 oz a day; my foot is feeling better and I hope to walk more now.

Hi all. We had teriyaki chicken burgers last night and they were so delicious, I highly recommend that recipe. We didn't even add any optional Yum Yum sauce or mayo, just had it as is: https://pinchofyum.com/chicken-teriyaki-burgers I had a migraine yesterday, I had it over the weekend off and on, but it seems so much worse when you have to sit and concentrate on something. I went home early and shut the blinds, took some medication, and took a nap with the hopes that it would do what it usually does: get rid of the migraine. But no, I woke up with it still. I feel a little better today but I can tell it's still there.
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My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

Question: What's a Challenge You've Recently Overcome?

I have two, first is working outside the home for the first time in ages, it's been a goal for years and is my most important goal I wanted to reach. A second is running my own project for the charity, the president runs these big events and I wouldn't have imagined myself running one. It was a small one but we completed it yesterday getting all the leftover bark out of the yard and the homeowner gave me a big hug. Aside of my brother we had a super outspoken quirky crew where everyone's been complained about at one point or another (assuming I have too since I do stuff like leave in the middle of a meeting when I don't feel good plus the one woman I got into it with was there who I've gotten real close with). Dealing with the larger organization and the punk in charge of projects definitely wasn't easy but I'm proud of myself for not telling him where he could shove his project, lol. I got good feedback from the team on keeping everyone updated too and we had a great time.

Good Morning,
Congratulations to everyone that lost this past week!

@megnolia82 I loved reading your spotlight. I'm sorry you are having a stressful week. Just keep pushing through.

@trooworld Your pups look like they were having a blast and the zoo pics are awesome. I am sorry you are still suffering from your migraine, I hope you feel better soon.

@vegan4lyfe2012 I am also in awe over how everyone has so many thing and places to go. The town I live in has nothing of such. I have to drive a ways to find things to do. I am glad you enjoyed the pics. The squirrel was about 5 ft for us teasing Diesel, all he could do was whine and we laughed. The pics of Aurora Borealis are beautiful. If we were able to see them we could not do to all the storms rolling through here. for the first time in yrs our lakes and rivers are 100% full. This summer it will be hard to find places to go that are not so crowded with people.

@laurelfit57 I love the game Ty has come up with. We still do spaghetti Wednesday. John loves his spaghetti. Lol Diesel is going for his first appt today with a trainer to see if she will be able to help us with him.

@Katmary71 I am sorry you are having a bad pain day yesterday. I pray you are doing better today.

@TeresaW2024 We are finally getting to see the sun today. We have had cloudy to mostly cloudy day along with sever thunderstorms for the past 2 weeks.

So I have been sticking to my step goal with a 16 day streak. I have not done this in a few yrs. This month I am also working on using my protein intake. I have a 140g at this point, it will change as I get closer to my goal weight.
Diesel has his meet and greet with his trainer today at 1pm. I am nervous for him. I am going to get him outside this morning and play and walk him so he will not be too high strung when it is time to go.
I hope everyone has a beautiful day!


Have you ever met a celebrity? Back in my club hopping days I was able to meet Collin Raye and Aaron Tippin. Both were still up and rising stars at the time playing in the clubs.
What is a challenge you have recently overcome? I have been working on learning to be happy again. It is still a work in progress but I am having more better day than bad days.

Hey all so I missed the question “have you ever met a celebrity?” And I would love to answer!

The biggest celebrity I ever actually met was Weird Al. I went to his concert (well I’ve been to several of his concerts) with a friend who happens to have worked in radio and music for a long time and knows one of the guitarists to quite well, so Jim “Kimo” West left backstage passes for my friend and the other 3 of us who went together. We got to go backstage after the concert and hang out with the band. We briefly chatted with Al who was super soft spoken and polite before he was rushed off to do his paid meet and greets. But the band was amazing and we visited for quite some time. Just normal
People living out of a tour bus really.

I also was on a flight from Miami to San Juan PR in 2011. We boarded and walked through first class to get to our (economy) seats. My sister sat down beside me and said “did you see the rock?” And I’m like “what?” And she says “Dwayne Johnson. the Rock. He was sitting in the last row of first class. He had his head down and headphones in, and there was a huge security guard sitting beside him in the aisle seat”. Well, I noticed the security guard but not The Rock. So I spent the rest of the flight trying to discretely sneak up to the first class bathroom but they kept the curtains shut and I never made it. And then he must have dashed off the plane and skipped the baggage claim because we never saw him.
Turns out he was filming Journey 2 the Mysterious island I believe. So that’s my closest encounter and I never even saw him hahahaha just breathed the same recycled air for a couple hours

Username: FushiaKat
Weigh-In Tuesday
SW: 245
Maintenance Goal 135 - 140
Weeks in maintenance 19 of 52

PW: 137.8
CW: 137.4

Today I went to get bloodwork done and I stopped at Costco and picked up a Rotisserie Chicken, I had that with Summer Squash, Yummy! It's that time again, it's time for the Annual Wellness Exam, Yuck. I got stressed out, that guy was just fishing around in my arm. I hate that.
I'm enjoying my new phone that I got about 3 weeks ago, the same make just an upgraded model. I got Yellow, special online color only. It was easy to set up and I got a $750 rebate for my old phone.
I got some Blueberries and Strawberries today. I eat a lot of fresh fruit.
We watched Dune II last weekend, it was so long it took two nights to watch, I think there will be a Dune III, but I could be wrong. I did enjoy the Movie. My husband didn't want to pay the rental fee, but I begged him. We don't go out or eat out so I think we should be able to splurge now and then.
Here's to another week of maintenance ♥.

@megnolia82 Oh no hate losing posts! Good call you can get through this. Loved reading your famous people stories how funny. Woohoo congrats on beating the craving!

@trooworld My pain could be related to it too, I've had problems with my last box of pain patches sticking so that's some of it as well. Hope you're able to ditch that migraine today.

@TeresaW2024 There used to be a trampoline at work, I wish it was still there to try. Earth and Owl looks fun I checked her out! LOL on Maggie, having dumped a lot of bark I know how my hands ended up looking! Glad the boyfriend is gone for your niece.

@reshii_devi Great job on the burns, you're doing awesome!

@txcritter69 Thank you. That's a serious streak, wtg! I hope Diesel and the trainer get along well.

@micaroo4 Not a weed fan either, glad you got it done!

@FushiaKat I love those rotisserie chickens! I love fresh fruit too glad you found some good berries. Doing awesome acing maintenance!

Hi team! Work was good today but slow. My patches in the last couple weeks aren't sticking well which makes my pain worse. I'll be having another ionic foot bath tomorrow, hopefully it will help some. I'm headed outside to water then get in the tub. Have a great night and Wednesday!