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My day is complete. I didn't eat a lot today, not on purpose but just because I wasn't all that hungry (had to force myself to eat dinner). The diary is closed. Carol, we'll discuss all of gun stuff in February. Don't forget, Girls Like Guns, Too. Hehehe.... You BETTER check in with us to at least say Hi.…

Oooooo, almost there Kris!!!! :)

Mark and Kevin, I'll help wear Carol down and turn her into a gun enthusiast. :smiley:

Going to be so much fun Carol. I'm super excited!!! It's going to be weird though being on the other side of the mic. I'm usually the one asking the questions. :)

It's Thursday!!! Weigh in for the FB challenge tomorrow. Feeling good about it. I feel I've been eating much better. No soda, no sugars (other than fruit which I am eating a lot of), limited processed foods and more veggies. Jaunting starts up again tomorrow. I'm hoping to get my 30 miles completed this weekend (not that…

Kris!!!! I miss you too. :( I hope you're doing OK despite the crazy work schedule. Nibbling on veggies is much better than dropping it all and eating chips. Good for you. Come back and see us when you can. :) Hugs.....

Another good day in Jen's world. :)

It's Wednesday everybody. Hope it will be a great day. Carol, great time chatting with you yesterday. Kevin, I'm planning some challenges each month - may just be more walking but that's my main focus right now. Loving that this is being received so well. John, hehehe, herd. :)

So much jaunting. I love it!!!!!!!

The food diary is closed, the challenge sheet has been filled in and the day is nearing it's completion. I really ate pretty light today. Today I thought about the fact that I haven't bee wanting snacks at work. I've just had breakfast and lunch and yet I haven't felt hungry or wanted to eat due to boredom (a HUGE issue…

John, my sleep has been an issue for a few months now. It's much better now, thankfully. I'm still off a bit on my timing of sleep though but working on it. The dark evenings are always difficult so I know once the daylight hours get a bit longer, I'll be better on my sleep.

Happy Tuesday everybody. Slept better which is good. Heron, I hope you're feeling better today (and slept better). Sorry to hear you had a relapse on the carbs. Right now I can't imagine an ultra low carb lifestyle. Yes, I'm reducing the amount of carbs I eat but it's still not low I'm sure. Move forward past the relapse,…

And thanks from me too.

No, not me. I think it might have been Heron or Kim who originally mentioned it. I just bought it for my tablet.

Love that DebSue. Just put a big smile on my face. :)

LOL TJ! Well I guess I better go pick it up myself. Funny you mention keeping you up. I put on the latest podcast last night because I couldn't sleep. Darn it if JT and Carol were so entertaining that I couldn't actually go to sleep!!! Note to self: don't listen to the F2FHQ podcasts if you want to sleep! :)

I've been struggling with my sleep for probably the last 3 months. Had some issues with reflux (gone now that I don't drink soda), headaches (gone now that I am past the aspartame withdrawals) and stress due to work-issues (gone now as well). So all of my known factors are gone. Sometimes though, I just can't get to sleep.…

Hmm, imagine that, formal training coming from you. :) Sorry John, just being silly. Thanks....

Thanks John. I'm not feeling too bad, yet. :sleepy: Sorry to hear your Fitbit has gone missing. Too bad you can't just go online and find it (wait, I guess that won't really help if you know it's in your house - hehehe). I listened to the latest podcast last night/this morning and I am intrigued by this tough mudder thing.…

Good morning everybody. Rough night last night. I got maybe 5 hours of sleep but it wasn't in anything longer than an hour. :( I will still make the best of the day.

A great week and a great weekend! I see I'm still behind you Kris on the Jaunt leaderboard! :) Awesome job getting the walks in. This is how we do it, right? :) I treated myself to breakfast this morning - we over the top but I did keep away from the sweets. Had a nice small dinner so it all evens out. Great walk today -…

No worries John, the vlogs continue. :) Two posted today. Glad they are so motivating.

Kris, I'm so glad that you have found the support here in this community (I know I have). And we are a 'ragtag group of awesomeness'. We all found are way here, not necessarily in the best places in our lives and found each other. Carol, good for you! It's amazing to me how people are always pushing you to eat something…

Good morning everybody. Another new week here. Getting ready to go step on the scale. It's going to be a good day. ☺

So a question regarding the Vegas mudder. I'm not sure I'll participate but I thought about making the trip out just so I could meet and hang out with the awesometasticness (I just combined a bunch of words there!!!!) that will be there. :)

Another great day for this girl today. A crazy jaunt in crazy weather! Tomorrow I do my official weigh in (I did very well when I weighed in Friday for the FB challenge). Closing my food diary in a couple minutes and starting the wind down to the evening (I know, it's only 5:00pm). :)

Susan, I've never heard of the Well Fed cookbooks. Looks like I'm on a quest now. :)

Who knew a video could be so motivating? ☺ Y'all are amazing. Kim, hitting the slopes in style. Carol, a YouTuber has to have her toys. I look ridiculous using the GoPro but I don't care. I only saw one person yesterday.

DebSue, I'm so glad you enjoy them. I needed to get back out regardless of how cold it was (and holy cow was it cold). So sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. Don't do too much if you're not up to it. Nobody here judges, that's for sure. Just finished chatting with Kris and she said we're a ragtag group of…

Thanks Heron. I have eaten some grass fed/pastured beef in the past. One store used to carry it but that lasted about 3 months. Frustrating. I know some local farmers that sell it but most only sell it at farmers markets or at their farms. Fish is a touchy subject, I know. I'll admit, what I like the best is considered the…