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hello everyone, I am inspired by all your posts.... and I'm angry at how are being treated, Janet. so not fair, but, from what i hear, it's the norm. I'm glad you know how to speak up for yourself! I know these are the busiest years with my girls, and that i'll miss the activity.... but after this past week, i'm admit…

today I am grateful for a new day, and another chance to make better decisions. @OConnell5483 :smiley:

happy belated birthday, Karla! yesterday, i was slammed. how does a stay at home mom get slammed? but, i was. and my food choices were not good. today is a new day! glad Janet got through surgery, and hope recovery goes smoothly. My sister sailed through hers too. I'm grateful to all of you dear folks. :smile:

Thanks for your kind words, ladies. Janet- I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Ironically, My sister is also having surgery tomorrow morning, not so drastic---just her knee (cleaning up cartilage) you will both be on my mind. I have a six mile walk planned with a friend and am so looking forward to it! Myra

TT: today, i will track every bite.

Hello all. I'm also having trouble getting back into the swing of things. Many prayers to keep in mind for daughters and surgeries (& a long recovery time, yikes), and potential moving.... I have missed being a part of the group and hope to get reorganized enough to return. In the meantime, I've gained some weight and lost…

Today i am grateful i thought of OConnell5483 when i learned the Packers won! :)

Hello group. Just checking in. Been eating "cleaner" since the start of the new year, but i have a way to go. Baby steps. Hope everyone is keeping the good fight. ~Myra

waiving hello to everyone! i'm still alive :) I promised myself I'd only post positive things today, so here's to an upcoming much improved year..... hear that 2017? yep, good things are happening. I have missed all of you. happy new year, Myra

today I'm grateful for re-suming. and doing it in a non-judgmental forum, with people i respect. so, thanks for that. i'm also very grateful 2016 is over. gone. bye bye.

Hi Shel, My husband has had success with weight loss using "ketosis". me, not so much. I tend to faint, for whatever reason. a state of ketosis requires an ultra strict "diet" to achieve and maintain, and it's my personal opinion that it is not a healthy long-term regime. (but i only have about 20 pounds of fat to burn…

wowsers, i've missed so much. I remember one of you being on "team puppy"..... well, you won! he's now 9 weeks old and his name is "boomer", weighs 1.6 pounds and is maltese with a bit of poodle mixed in. and his middle name is "little piddles"! Need I say more? the carpet cleaner is getting a great workout..... and now…

YAY! for new little siblings :) i anticipated a slow and rainy weekend here, but the sun is out already. so, i think our weekend plans are still up in the air. there is a harry potter movie marathon on TV, but I'd like to get my little girls outside since the weather has improved...... we shall see. a non-event weekend…

Janet is in recovery, Suzi is sleep-deprived, Patti has a family crisis, and Karla is finishing her root canal. suddenly, I feel pretty darned good! perspective is a wonderful thing. "old lady core class" is just as it sounds..... but they call it "core and more" after many frustrating years, my physical therapist talked…

the bad news: I had to put my pebbles back into the other jar. the good news: I didn't have to search out MORE pebbles! ;) Happy start of our 3rd week! (and hang in there, Patti) Myra

Yikes, Patti. Prayers from NC too. also prayers for Glenn and Janet, and hoping for sleep for Suzi. thank you to MaryLynn for her kind words and support for child-rearing! i think for week 3 my motto is: try, try again. :smile:

congratulations on all the successes, ladies! you are an inspiration :) good luck, Janet, with the new surgeon. Karla, i was just tickled to read your advice for asking for the cancelation department. I'm going to give that a go for satellite radio ;) For TV, we switched from cable to direct TV within the last year, so we…

I am holding on to a renewed glimmer of hope that i am making progress in physical therapy, and will once again be able to exercise.

congrats @skyeashlee! I'm grateful to have, at first, misread that last post and had the amusing image of a "smashed PB&J whilst running" in my head for a second. HA!

congrats on the loss, Karla! my scale showed no loss of weight, but a 1/10th loss of percent fat.... so I'll take it. (it's better than a poke in the eye!) one pebble down, 39 to go! I'm officially stealing Patti's mantra: you have this, you know what to do, now do it! YES! I just ate a mini-lunch of brussel sprouts,…

HAHA! yes, adulting is terribly annoying! thanks for the laugh, Janet! :smiley: I'm still trying to come up with a mantra for the coming week..... Karla, you made me smile thinking about my sister and yoga.... i think this week we'll do a salad lunch instead ;) I'm still working on my "core" at physical therapy…

waving hello from a busy week here. all kid related ;) my project me is off to a rough start, but i shall preserver! I plan to recuperate this weekend from all the go-go-go, and stop the stress-induced eating! myra

"project me" great idea! I have 40 pebbles in my jar. each pebble represents 1/10 of a % body fat. I'm not putting a time "limit" on it..... but by Christmas would be swell! I came across a thought yesterday (happens occasionally). what if my diet is influencing the pain in my hip (not just erroneous movement patterns)? So…

Janet- my eating has been awful too. Once again, I've learned I am not capable of eating one piece of cake and then immediately "go forward". I swear I'm like an alcoholic when it comes to refined carbs. However, today is a new day, and I'm going to adopt your 'resume' attitude! today i shall resume. I survived having…

Yes, MaryLynn, this group is a compelling reason to keep coming back :) Waiving hello to all. I've been reading, but not having the time to respond the way I want to, so have been avoiding it. sigh. I"m smiling :) and I"m feeling better now that i'm eating better. I've decided that my "jars" will count fat percentage…

@SaraKim17 I can SO relate. I was just complaining this morning about my black&white thinking! it's a bugger. my focus this week is to eat more whole foods and less processed ones. when i do this, i feel my best (physically and mentally) I do anticipate eating birthday cake on friday (my daughter will be 12) and my goal is…

We are here for you, Shel I humbly suggest you make your first "mini goal" small and easy to achieve. that's what helps me, anyway. Myra

today i am grateful we don't have to get up early tomorrow

today, i'm grateful my two younger children both attend the same school. whew.

Hello OMG ladies! Since my last post, I became obsessed with used car research. for days. then, Saturday, I went to see ANOTHER car that had been "commercial". it was at carmax, and I expected to go see yet another beat up mess and go home dejected. SURPRISE, it was a very nice looking and nice driving Toyota Yaris (2008)…