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Oh, and who posted about the sock exchange? Sara? I got such a kick out of that. 2 socks should not = 2 pairs of socks. Just saying!

Hi again all! Doing my check- in again today - happy hump day! Kathryn, I'm glad to hear about Cal again! What a rockstar of a dog. I'm sure you're glad to have him back home, even though it's tough. Sounds like you're handling it as well as you can. I think I missed a birthday! Lana's?! Happy birthday!! Kristina - good…

BAD NEWS. I missed 42 of your posts because I was too busy eating horrible food. I dropped the ball again and had about four days of bad eating, Christmas candy, etc etc. Then I woke up today annnddd ate fast food for breakfast and lunch. Why am I sabotaging myself and why can't I keep doing with this? I'm at my wits end…

Oh, also. Does anyone know anything about Zika? We're planning a trip to Florida/Mexico for our honeymoon in April and my fiance, Bill, is quite concerned about it. Star Wars comes out this weekend! Bill and I are going to the first showing at 6pm tomorrow. I am having a mental struggle over whether to eat popcorn and it's…

WHEW. FINALLY CAUGHT UP I THINK. Sara - I hope your knee is feeling better! Congrats on the new cubical location options! I just moved desks and for some reason, it makes a big difference. Love the story about the cookies! To whichever wonderful lady complimented the butts - that made me laugh. Annie - you talked about…

Hi guys! I'm back again, and finally feeling better other than a sore throat. Between being sick and having to work while sick, that was about all I could handle. I ate a little bit more calories too, and kind of feel guilty about it. But maybe it helped me get better? That's what I'll say. I'm going to try to read through…

Oh my gosh, you guys post so much! I’ve been sick this week (today is actually the worst day so far) and it’s hard to keep up with everything. Looks like I’ve been in the same boat as Kathryn – I hope she’s feeling better! Sara – Yes, we’ll be married in the rotunda of the City Hall. It’s absolutely beautiful! I laughed at…

It's actually the Minneapolis City Hall! Just a few blocks from where I work. We're renting it out for a Saturday morning ceremony. Again, I'M SO EXCITED. My fiance is absolutely exhausted with my level of excitement. (and corresponding level of stress) Late night thoughts - you know those chips they give people in AA and…

Sara - Also jealous of your no-salt habits. I crave salty foods more than anyone else you've probably ever met. I will work on doing some meal prep soon. Maybe this weekend I can try it! As far as the nice weigh in, I've just been actually dieting instead of doing whatever I want. I guess it's working. :) Kristina - At…

I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO DISCONNECT FACEBOOK. Now I have an excuse to avoid working for a few minutes a day... Sara - I can't figure out how you're so good at meal prep. I need to take lessons from you. That pork fried rice sounded amazing! Sorry to hear that you're having the mold issues; that's definitely a bit…

I'm discovering that trying to read and respond to all of these on just a phone is impossible! I used to use MFP and this group at work on that computer, and it worked great. Now, my current work blocks Facebook on their networks... Since I use Facebook to log in to MFP, I can't check it or respond to this group! Anyone…

Wow! I LOVED reading everyone's MFP stories/water intake tricks/etc etc today. I don't have time to respond individually but I'm so inspired! Thank you! I have so much to learn from all of you. Sara - what is Acorn TV? Sorry to hear about your coffee/cake/egg/glass/elbow fiascos today! Too bad your day off didn't go…

Good morning! Boy I don't want to get up today. My fiance has had a cough for a week and a half and I've been having trouble sleeping due to his constant coughing. Nothing seems to help. *yawn* Sara - have a great, relaxing day off! Kristina - I just recently got not one but THREE water bottles gifted to me for my…

Tess - thanks for the welcome! Yes, life is busy. On top of it all, we just got engaged at the end of last month and we're planning a March 2018 wedding. It'll be quite a busy few months with prep for that, too. Sometimes I get tired :) how is MPF going for you, outside of the community aspect? Do you use the tracking…

Yay! I'm so glad to be back. I love all of the updates! Sara - Congrats on the hats! I can't believe you've knitted so many, and for charity - that is amazing! I used to love doing crafts, but alas. No free time anymore. That's the biggest reason for my weight gain... I made a career move and I'm now working in global…

Sigh. I wrote a big long post and my phone deleted it before it posted. Here I go again...

Hi all! Some of you may remember me as a regular around here last summer. I absolutely, totally fell of the wagon - who knows why. Lots have happened in the last year and a half including two new dogs, selling a house, buying a house, a major job change/relocation, and also I got engaged! BUT I gained 40 pounds since last…

Hi ladies, and happy Thursday! Boy it's been a long time since I've had a chance to post here. I just got back from vacation late last night, and I sure am tired out today. Especially since I had to come in to work almost an hour earlier than normal, due to a meeting. I had a fantastic few days off, especially since my…

Thank you ladies! Lana- No, I think my leg will be okay. I can do everything pretty much normally today except I can't go up or down stairs very well, something about how it puts pressure on the knee. It's healing though :) I appreciate the concern! Also, I'm flying to Charlotte, NC on Saturday for vacation, and then my…

Oh, oh, oh! Remember when I kept talking about fixing up our bathroom? I can FINALLY share a before/after picture since we finished it on Sunday. The tiling was a ton of work, but I'm so glad that we went through with it. Yay!

I'm finally poking my head in after several days of absence... Made some oopsies and ate too much, didn't track, etc. Gained about five pounds as of Monday; haven't dared to weigh in since then (usually weigh in every day). Ugh. On the bright side, I did get a lot of stuff done over the weekend and beginning of the week,…

Sara- I am attaching a picture of a bullet journal. It's similar to how I'm making mine. Basically, I bought a plain journal with no lines or formatting in it, and I'm drawing/coloring in my own calendar pages and making other organizational tools. It's a lot of fun and a lot of work, but mostly right now, I'm happy about…

I picked my pre-baby weight, which was the same as my high school weight: 125. I remembered that I always felt really confident and received a lot of compliments when I was that size, but I still had curves, which made me happy. (I'm 5'4"). I'm halfway there now; only 20 more pounds to go...

Good morning, and hello to all the newbies! I had an AWESOME day yesterday with my calories. I was good at work (which is unusual), I had a HUGE dinner of chicken breast/veggies/potatoes, and still ended up a little bit under my goal. Hopefully it'll give me motivation to be good today too! I've really been enjoying tea…

Tuesday morning! Sara- My daughter (3 years old) is in a combination gymnastics/dance class. In the dance portion, they do mostly ballet and tap. It's pretty adorable! I am definitely a proud dance mom. Also, very neat that you'll be giving your car to your coworker! I think that's very generous of you :) gemwolf- I'm not…

Only 2.5 more hours to go before I can leave work... Time sure is dragging by today. I wish I were able to walk around the building more in order to get some steps. That usually increases my energy, too. However, I am stuck next to the phone for the majority of the day, and since it's Columbus Day and we are short staffed,…

Monday morning! I completely fell off the wagon over the weekend, oops. Not sure why weekends are so rough for me... I "forget" to log and then before you know it, I've eaten an entire bag of potato chips. And not the small bags, the big ones. I was surprised though, this morning, when I somehow weighed 0.2 pounds less…

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I stayed home from work yesterday due to daycare issues. It was a good excuse to work on the bathroom some more! We've now removed wallpaper, removed wallpaper adhesive (the toughest part so far), painted, re-vamped the countertop, removed sheetrock, put in backboard, and now tonight we'll work…

It's Wednesday today! Happy hump day! I missed a lot of posts yesterday... Spent all of my free time shopping online instead, oops! I ordered a shower curtain, a pair of boots, and a planner. Strange combination of items, but now I will anxiously await all of my packages in the mail. Annie- Glad your leg is feeling a…

Ouch, sending lots of warm thoughts towards Annie and Sam to heal the injuries! Neither of them sound very fun, but hopefully they will feel better soon! Lana- Congrats on being able to go to the water class! What kinds of exercises do you do there? I can't easily afford a gym membership, because they are all so expensive…