Good Morning Everyone! Wishing you all a calm, cool, compliant day. Going to an exercise class tonight with ladies from work - it will be interesting to see if I can keep up with them.

Good morning Hatters! Getting ready to start my day with a little torture at PT and then a treat with a massage! I start back to work Monday and we are trying to make sure I am as functionally normal as possible. LOL! That is what they tell me as they reduce me to a puddle of pain. Seriously, it is painful but they are a great group of encouraging people who work very hard at reminding me I'm my harshest critic.
After that, meeting a friend from work who is going to update me on the mess I will have to deal with next week returning to work. Not to mention the teenager who got her four wisdom teeth pulled yesterday, that will need some babying. The birthday we have to celebrate and all the other wonderful surpprises the day has in store for me. :happy:

I hope everyone has a wonderful day and if you are in the heat you stay hydrated! Her in the sweltering Ga, you just have to go outside and drink the air. :laugh:

Morning Mad Hatters!!

No hot flashes this morning.. woo hoo it’s gonna be a GOOD day!

I feel pretty good this morning; a little “lighter” even if only in my head LOL.. but I’m not going to weigh in more than x2 a week now.. I’ve always been a “hop on the scales” every morning kinda gal, but am trying to break that habit as it’s not just about the pounds this time, it’s about getting healthier all around. But I want that little chick on my ticker to start moving so we’ll see how long I can hold out before sdragging the scales out!

My back is a little sore today; I’m not sure if it’s from all the recent walking.. or sitting on my butt for a couple of hours last nite on the boards LOL.. prob the latter!! I’m going to wait to do my walk til tonight I think tho.. as I have to sit in the car for a few hours today and I know from experience.. I’m stiff as a board already when I try to get out.. then again.. its gorgeous out right now.. I could head down to the lake for a “quickie”.. you know you’re getting old when a “quickie” refers to walking.. sheesh.. :sad:

I’m taking my senior friend I sorta look after (84) out for a drive in the country and lunch somewhere; I’m not worried about my food I can find something relatively healthy I’m sure. But today’s goal for me is to make BETTER choices.. although I was under my calorie count for yesterday, WHAT I ate were not the best choices. But I recognize it and am not looking for perfection, just progress every day. And as life is what it is, it’s a habit I’m trying to get into.. all about trying to make better choices every day, all the time, no matter what the occasion or location or whatever.. So looking forward to seeing how well I can do today in reaching my goal!! :bigsmile:

Ok.. im gonna throw on the sneaks and pop down to the lake before I talk myself out of it.. I can always go for a stroll tonite again to loosen up the stiff muscles…! See ya’ll in a bit and have a GREAT day Hatters!!

Remember to claim your IPOMS too!! :drinker:

T2: Thanks for starting us up again – you rock!!! How did it go with the cafeteria choices yesterday???

Flip Flop… hmmm that is a dilemma.. go with your gut and maybe leave it where it is for a few more days, then re-evaluate whether to drop it? LOL @ hubby… maybe the cat will be snoring too loud for him to hear you sneak out???


1slim: got a good chuckle out of the “sleep well.. hmm then again look who I’m talking to” line… thanks for starting my day with a laugh!

Lesley: laughed out LOUD at the could be worse - doing time for the 6lb crime – I’m thinking prison tattoos for us would probably be sofa cushions on our arm?? Don’t mess with the MMH’s!! Have a good day in the freezer lol.. and yes… of COURSE it was a man that said that…. LOL!

Sorry you have to go thru pt, but enjoy that massage!!:happy:

Hi Mad Hatters....good morning (actually I'm off to bed...its the end of wednesday for me...oh just realised its past midnight so its actually thursday)....big confession time..... well I'm on my own as my husband and son are away....I had a great day yesterday, lots of exercise and good food....and i was going really well today even though i knew I wasn't going to fit any exercise in and I was having a friend over for dinner....just made a nice healthy pumpkin soup...all good.....but she brought a pot of ice cream...and then left without having any!!! It is physically impossible for me to have ice cream in the house without it leaping into my mouth...what could I do??!! I realised about 10 minutes after she left that it was here....and 10 minutes after that it was gone...onto my hips :sad: :sad: :sad:

Luckily the most used saying on MFP is "tomorrow is a new day".... so now tomorrow is here for me and its a new day....off to the gym for me to repent my sins:devil:

Have a good day .....and by the way if anyone looks at my diary i was too embarrassed to put ice cream in or the true amount of calories.....but I've confessed to you here:blushing:

Lisa :flowerforyou:

Hello my beautiful MFP's! Happy Hump Day! I was quite pleased this morning when I weighed in at 164.5! Yes! I guess I should remind you all that I quit smoking on June 22, 2012. I smoked for 40 years. I refuse to gain weight. In fact, I still have 25 or so to lose!

Have a great day and I will check in when I can! Drink your water and keep moving!

HUGZz
Kimberly:flowerforyou:

Hello my beautiful MFP's! Happy Hump Day! I was quite pleased this morning when I weighed in at 164.5! Yes! I guess I should remind you all that I quit smoking on June 22, 2012. I smoked for 40 years. I refuse to gain weight. In fact, I still have 25 or so to lose!

Have a great day and I will check in when I can! Drink your water and keep moving!

HUGZz
Kimberly:flowerforyou:

WOW!!!! good for you Kimberly!!!!

UGH So many positive reports and here I am spoiling it, but here goes.

Does anyone wake up mad? I mean just out of the blue go to bed fine and then its the next morning and you are ready to bite heads off or beat the crap out of someone with absolutely NO reason? :explode:

That is what has happened here this am I am mad no reason just mad. Granted my husband is away for a couple of nights but aren't we suppose to be happy when we have a break from the cooking and such and enjoy the time. :indifferent:

I just want to go to bed and pull the covers up and stay there !!! I felt it coming on yesterday and it has only gotten worse. I hate feeling this way and yet can't seem to get a handle on it :sad:

Good morning ladies…. Wow, a bunch of early birds here! I am NOT a morning person at all. All the coffee in the world can’t make me a happy camper. After 7 years (this Sunday) my husband has finally figured out its best not to talk to me until around 10 am. It will result in a fight, guaranteed! :explode:

I have a busy day ahead of me so not sure how much I will be able to log in, but, will try to from time to time. All of you that hit the ground working out this morning, you ROCK! I am very proud of you. I am definitely one that has to after work.
Bisland – welcome, I commend your triathlon goal. I myself am working towards a half before the end of the year. Was well on target until I tripped up and tore a calf muscle. Finally back at it, but now its 110 degrees on average outside so having to train on the treadmill. I’ll get there…:bigsmile:

Merci – I am so sorry about the PT… It seems so awful that we actually PAY someone to cause us extreme pain. Something so wrong about that, at least in the long run, they’ll get you to where you feel “normal”.:noway:

Snoozie – you are so awesome, you crack me up… Have a great time with your “senior” friend. Great job on adding the mins and running the seconds! Think of it this way, even our Olympic champions couldn’t run a mile when they first started!!! :flowerforyou:

Lisa – don’t sweat the ice cream… it was one time and “this too shall pass”.

Kimberly – Awesome on your weigh in, but more than that! You ROCK on quitting smoking! That’s HUGE woman!!!:smokin:

Have an amazing day my fellow hatters…. Know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers today. Lets take this day by force!!!

Leslye
:drinker:

UGH So many positive reports and here I am spoiling it, but here goes.

Does anyone wake up mad? I mean just out of the blue go to bed fine and then its the next morning and you are ready to bite heads off or beat the crap out of someone with absolutely NO reason? :explode:

That is what has happened here this am I am mad no reason just mad. Granted my husband is away for a couple of nights but aren't we suppose to be happy when we have a break from the cooking and such and enjoy the time. :indifferent:

I just want to go to bed and pull the covers up and stay there !!! I felt it coming on yesterday and it has only gotten worse. I hate feeling this way and yet can't seem to get a handle on it :sad:
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Too funny this came up right as I was posting. But yes, this is generally my mornings.

No that never happens to me, but I used to waked up depressed. The anger and irritability would hit later. I went on an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety med (an SSRI) 12 years ago and my life has been so much better. There is very little social stigma in being on there meds - so many people are on them now. They work and, to put in simply, all they do is keep a little neurotransmitter that makes you feel calmer from being dissolved as fast in your brain. Please talk to your doctor about this. Nobody should have to live like that.

@she~ Great advice for TArnold. I agree, no one should have to live like that and there is no shame in getting help.

@TArnold~ I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers!

I agree with the Rx advice to a point.... Just be careful and Really pay Attention to yourself... I went on med's for a while after my divorce and to be honest with you, they made my symptoms worse! I had never really thought about suicide, but when I was on one of the many they tried with me, not only was it constantly on my brain…. I actually started to plan it out…… Please, please be careful…..

Good afternoon my friends! Off to a good start and keeping my fingers crossed and my mouth closed . My 16 year old had football weight training at 7:30 this morning, so we were off and running early this morning. He's a life guard at a water park on the boardwalk (we live in Southern New Jersey near the beach), so I dropped him off at work and headed to the gym. I felt so gross this morning after my binge...really thirsty and just plain"bleh". It made me realize how much better I feel when I fuel my body with quality foods. And why is it, that the more I eat at night, the hungrier I am in the morning? That seems grossly unfair!

I realized one of the reasons I fell of the wagon is that I was unprepared. My son had a baseball game that was over late, and because I worked late I hadn't prepared dinner. I offered to stop and get Taco Bell (a rare treat here), which is my Kryptonite (big mistake)! I only had one (at the age of 14, I ate 10 of them..my mother still reminds me of that proud (not) day)!), and then I was going to make myself something else. I was tired and maybe feeling a little bad for myself watching them all stuff those tacos into their mouths. Oh well, moral of the story is, be prepared (and don't go to Taco Bell)!

I did my strength training at the gym. I'm doing a program called "The New Rules of Lifting", which totally kicked my butt today. I was thinking of going on a bike ride, but have so much to do, I probably won't be able to squeeze it in until later, if at all.

Snooozie, great job getting that workout in early. I hope you have a lovely lunch

Cheryl, good luck with all that you have to do. We too were victims of the "derecho" and had no power for a week (thankfully no major damage for us, but many HUGE trees snapped and lots of our neighbors had major damage and totaled cars). I'm still trying to get back into the groove.

Pearl, looking forward to hearing about your exercise class, what kind of class is it?

Bisland, good for you! I bike and swam competitively as a kid...if I didn't have big boobs, short legs and a bladder destroyed by delivering three babies I'd love to do a triathlon but the running just isn't going to happen for me. I'll live vicariously through you

Merci, sorry about the PT, but hope you enjoy the massage! Good luck with the wisdom teeth (if your teenager hasn't seen the YouTube video of the girl who talks about the unicorn after her wisdom teeth are removed, watch it together...it will make you both laugh)

Loriloue, good for you, the hippie and Arthur! I may take you up on the offer of help for my daughter someday! Good to know there's a responsible adult nearby (we're about 6.5 hours away)!

Lisa, sorry about the ice cream. I often think I would be more successful if I lived alone (or had locks on all the cabinets and fridge). But that was yesterday, and today IS the new day! I'm sure you will have a great, ice cream free day (It's gone, right?)

Kimberly, kudos to you (again, and again). I can't imagine how hard it must be to give up smoking after 40 years. We're all rooting for you!!

TA sorry you woke up feeling down, I think it happens to all of us a some point or another. Please don't feel like you need to apologize (I certainly won't when I'm complaining, isn't that what we're paying for? Oh, that's right, this isn't therapy, just feels like it )

Shewho, clearly you have too much energy and should share it with people like me who are descended from sloths. Maybe I need to do the caffeine intravenously like Snooozie?

Leslye, when we do our cross country trip together, I'm rooming with you (and we're sleeping in)!

Flip, I agree about Hump Day (but it reminds me of something else )!

Off to get motivated to put my house back together, make dinner and put laundry away when what I really should be doing is sitting at the beach with a good book!

-Melissa

Melissa, where in South Jersey are you, I lived in Barnegat for 5 years about 30 years ago. I'm originally from Totow and hubby is from Clifton.

Melissa, where in South Jersey are you, I lived in Barnegat for 5 years about 30 years ago. I'm originally from Totow and hubby is from Clifton.

Flip, I'm in Linwood!