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Hi, all, it's been crazy and weird here lately. Still going, still hurting physically, but each step is better. So sorry I have not been on here for quite a while. I think of you all and the rest of my fit family daily. May you get rest, stay safe, and healthy as you deal with this new life ahead. Gentle Hugs, CJ

Hi, Dr. Fu, I think of you as a Fu Man Chu, lol. I know, right?? I have read your post and think I can relate to your story very well. For me, my pup of 14yrs 9 months died on December 29th. He was old, it was his time. But I wrestled with this decision for a long long time. It is now October, I've cried a lot, still do,…

Hi Everyone! So sorry to let this go! I have broken my leg and injured my rt arm. I have been using the Tablet and not the PC. The tablet won't show community stuff nor messages!! I am so sorry! I will try to be on the PC more and monitor better!! Hi @pricer15 ! Welcome and please join us! Sorry @andielyn for dropping the…

Ok, picture this, I'm hobbling in an exo-skeletal brace in front of hubby and he says, "gee honey, your getting smaller". Goes to show you that even though we don't see it, others see our weight loss accomplishments!!

Thank you Sweet Fried Lou!!

Hi Wheetree and Welcome to the group! Sorry about your inabilities too. All of us here in some way or another, can totally relate to what you are going through, physically. Check out the other pages in this group and since your now a member, add a topic if you wish! Welcome and hope to see you on here more. I've been out…

Non-Scale Victory or NSV... dropped total inches lost 8.5inches!!! Wooo Hoooo victory dance!!

Hubby took me out to dinner and neither of us finished our plates nor did we get dessert. We took half dinners home and ate them for lunch today! Great NWV for both of us! :smiley:

Thank you so much Lou!! I hope to keep on going!! hugs! CJ

Hi Microwoman! Welcome Back!! Gentle hugs from a back surgery gal too!! CJ <3

I'll start with the biggest one I have ever had!! Gosh, I've had so many lately!! First finding my size in Seconds and for $1 each! Brand Names and I can wear them now. Next, my closet is filled with clothes I can actually wear. The best, hubby said he could see the 35 lb loss!! YAY!! Happy New Year!!! CJ <3 Hahaha Hubby…

ACCOMPLISHED!! I can sit in my walker, with braced leg out and no pinching and no turning sideways to sit in it!! YAY!!!

I will try to post an update soon as I get the brace off my leg! I hope you are all doing great and sticking to it in this New Year! Gentle Hugs! CJ Clock wise 2014 @280, 2015 @265, 2016 @252 ~~ YAY~~!!!

Hahaha Hubby says, "tell them about your great news!" I forgot. Heart test in Dec shows no sign of my 3 heart attacks, no heart scaring visible, no prinz metals angina, No enlargement of the heart!! I still have a spasmatic angina, but it is easily treated!! So there is my NSV for the whole year!! YAY! CJ

Gosh, I've had so many lately!! First finding my size in Seconds and for $1 each! Brand Names and I can wear them now. Next, my closet is filled with clothes I can actually wear. The best, hubby said he could see the 35 lb loss!! YAY!! Happy New Year!!! CJ <3

Hi Liz, Brenda ! Thanks for the encouraging words! Welcome to the group! Lou is a great support and I am here on and off. Pain dictates my days. Join us in the "Let It Out" Room in this group. Seems I may be the biggest ranter! LOL Anyway, nice to meet you ladies and hope you are having a better start to 2017. CJ

Thank You Lou! I have up and down days, company coming and want the house cleaned...but that will have to just be as well as I can do it. Thank you for the positive, it is such a comfort to know you are out there for me, my friend! Happy New Year to you and keep us updated! Hugs, CJ

Hi Joyce, I am sorry you are gong through sou much. I hope you made it to Choir practice. I made it to Prayer Mtg. and it is the first time since I have wrecked my knee. I am disabled, I know where you are coming from. Hugs, CJ

Oh Mary, I am a disabled Grasshopper! LOL

Hi, I'm new here. I started MFP last January and have dropped 35 lbs,I am disabled, and have just tweeked my knees, heading for Ortho surgery. But here are my Jan goals:* I will show up for physical therapy appointments and do the exercises assigned in between,* I will get my LDL numbers down,* I will log in daily(count is…

OK! So here it is... I was due to have this great pain inhibitor implanted in 2014 in my hip. So, what are the Dr.s goals for me? Loose weight, get stronger. I start loosing weight, walking 30 mins per day, dropped 35 lbs. Then I fall, sprain the right wrist, separate my shoulder, and hit my neck into a box, revealing my…

Hi Nicked! I so know what you are saying. It is good to have like minded people that can help with encouragement, especially when unhurting people don't get it and ask why you log sitting and crocheting! So what is your treatment course for your arthritis? you said you are walking, have you tried stretching too? You can…

cjdsign yesterday burned 1,182 calories doing 400 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Sitting - moderate work" 54321 That's a lot of calories! I love that "sitting" was included!! cjdsign 54321, I am disabled. I can't do much standing and since it has been 20 years, I really don't think that much is going to change. So…

I am using this site in conjunction with diabetic site Fit2Mecoach.com There are great stretching, low impact, and great food recipes here too! I am disabled. It is my daily life to be more active and to eat things that help me live better. I have started a forum conversation that is for like minded disabled individuals,…

Thank You @BianryFU !!! Now if I can get the heart working correctly, I can get back in the water. I can see my torso getting stronger and I can hold myself up better. No cane in last photo. and I am walking without cane on carpet with bare feet (Non Weight Celebration!). Gentle High FiVe Back!

Sorry guys for being out of commission for so long! Here is my 4 months, I did this on Canva.com It takes a bit to figure out, but it worked well! Gentle Hugs, CJ And kudos for you DrFU and Lou!!

Hey everyone!! I got to really play on the playground with my grandson for the first time EVER!!! one of my this year goals!! Here is one of the photos! LOL Have fun and be safe! Gentle Hugs, CJ

Hi Ykcemtt! I can tell you that moving it the best thing. Doing something, anything during the day. I am using Calorielab.com to calculate, "normal" but difficult for me, routine things and the calories add up. I copy/paste them into "my exercise" and then add them to my exercises for the day. Just type in an activity,…

@loobe1066 "I have come to the conclusion I am fed up with my life. I am sitting here feeling sorry for myself. The reason I am feeling sorry for myself is not due to hubby or work. " @loobe1066 I do think it is much due to the menopause, sadly, it has been 11 years so far and I still have the hot flashes and mood swings.…

@rce884 You are so right about this being the place where you can really let it all out and not be judged! I know that pain dictates life and Dr's think they are gods. I, for one, only believe in one God! And saying that, most human Dr's fall very short of that line. Most, not all. Lou says it all and she is right. Try not…