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Wow, I need to learn how to talk myself out of a glass of wine. Well done!!

Weekly check in for me. Will be hit and miss until April. Doing ok but could be much better. You all are doing so well!!! Congratulations! My three for the week 1) exercising well and increasing my weights and repetitions. 2) eating ok so not a win but a didn’t completely go off the rails. 3) getting ready for a vacation…

I am poking around a bit. Frustrated with my weight gain but all my fault. Eating Olive Garden right now, so maybe I focus on food starting Monday. OG will last for multiple meals. :#

Hey ladies I have been missing in action. Super moody and not on track. As of today putting myself back on. Having a tough Feb but looking forward to March. Love reading your posts.

Such cute pics Linda! And a great dad! I have gone up slightly but I anticipated that since I was on soft foods for so long. I do need to focus on me a bit now and improve my diet. Torn rotatory cuff is a issue with exercise but I can walk. :#

Happy St. Patrick’s day!

Restart in progress. Weight is up 2 lbs. it amazes me how much I can fluctuate so quickly. But my vacation is in a month so time to get it together.

Love seeing the pictures and notes. Been away on a few day’s vacation and totally have blown my diet regimen. At least you guys are doing well. Need to get back on the bandwagon

Hi guys , been a little awol but still hanging on…, I have not been keeping to my calorie count so need someone to slap me around. Did do a two hour dog walk today. Me and Marley. LOL. So cold!

Wow Linda! You are dealing with a lot. I always feel events like your family’s really put life in perspective. Hang in there. Happy belated birthday Selene! Gained back some weight, which is a bummer but is my MO. Up down up down like a yo-yo. Any who..,, Not sure I have three. But here we go. 1) one hour at gym, 2) went…

do you ever wake up and your mind is just so bloody negative, about doing anything? That is me today, I can tell staying on target is going to be difficult. I probably am this way because I did go over my normal cal intake yesterday, but at least I logged it all. Feel like I need to get my #$%^ together. I always post the…

Hi all, I too found you guys mid January and jumped on your bandwagon. I am a wine lover and was drinking daily. So the plan is to keep up the AF during the week, allow wine (1 glass) on Sunday as we always have a family meal. But BFF dinner group on the 9th, going to wine country on the 14th, family trip end of…

Hi all......doing ok....went off kilter yesterday but only by a little. @Janene5 - I think I have finally mastered the all or nothing with dieting, it takes time though. It started when a nurse practitioner told me I was a perfectionist, that I went cray when I had a slip up and it was difficult to get back on the track. I…

Cool but sunny Sunday here. I was so happy to be able to finally start doing stuff today. I cared for the horses, even cleaning the stalls. My shoulder is still super sore from being moved a few times while unconscious, it is taking its sweet time getting better. Yesterday we went out for lunch to a nice Italian place,…

Oh, @Janene5 - in regards to protein, I too struggle as a vegetarian....that is why I am using cottage cheese, high protein yogurts, protein shakes, bars, etc....I do try to make sure I get at min 60g of protein. Per my doc that will also help with weight loss.

Hi all! I am in California, in the hills...sticks....LOL. I too am 61, but 62 in July so I have a long way to go, ha, ha. I was advised to wait as long as you can for SS, my adviser said at least wait until 65 (so prob will do it then). Really loving that we as a group are growing. Here are my three positives for today…

You two seem to be doing well, congratulations!!! I am hanging in there too.....tomorrow I can slowly start back to normal.....yay!!! Won't be back at the gym until next Monday but I can do some stuff around here. I agree, we should all be thankful for where we are and how we live. I cannot imagine how horrible it is for…

Yesterday was ok… I did go over my allowance of calories but there were positive components. 1) started a hair treatment as it is super thin from when I started menopause over ten years ago. So feeling optimistic. Fingers crossed. 2) got to hold my youngest grand since my surgery. Love that little monkey. 3) enjoyed…

Love the dog reading even that is amazing! I did go cray with food yesterday but surprisingly did stay within my calorie count.....still feel like I went a little overboard on snacking. 1) stayed on count, ate celery with salsa versus chips, and caramel rice cakes (2) for dinner dessert. 2) able to sit outside in the sun…

I have been hit or miss logging in, you all are doing great! One for week of house arrest, doc said at that point I can start back slowly with normal activity. Counting the days! 1) lost a bit more, 1.6 pounds. 2) stayed within my calorie count. Probably should be less since I am not moving but staying with 1200. 3) got…

Couple questions: I have been following mostly this month but started AF mid-month, what will happen for Feb? Will a new thread begin? I see a lot of people mention AF beer but nothing on wine. I am a huge wine lover and I have never found an AF version that is worth drinking. Any recommendations?

Yeah I agree, come one and all.....let's keep each other accountable! Still on house arrest until the doc releases me....so hopefully that will happen soon. I do think they might make me do this for another week, but we will see tomorrow. 1) got dressed, LOL, and walked outside - been in pjs since the medical issue 2) ate…

Hi all! Fam just left and I did well. 1) no wine with dinner 2) only two bites of the dessert 3) was able to pu the house a little and fold laundry (using my feet to pu stuff as I can’t bend over yet. So feeling a little more positive. Keep on truck in’.

@3moons3 thank you for all the advice, I am sooooo like your mom. I am not good with sitting around, I like to read but two weeks of reading is HARD. This did scare the heck out of me and my hubs, he thought he would never see me again. Sore throat from the tube down it is making me ensure I have more fluid foods, luckily…

Good job all! Thanks for the herbal recommendation, will look into it. I am not allowed to do much of anything for at least two weeks. No gym and only light walking around my home. Can’t bend over, etc, etc…. So my focus will be around good and making sure I follow Dr directions (which is not my forte) but this hemorrhage…

like the idea to only drink out at events or with company but no need to drink with dinner every night. AF now for about a week and plan to keep that up as best I can until 2/14 when we are in Napa. : )

Thanks for the recipe site!!! Well my day and night took a turn for the worse. For some reason I had a hematoma and my whole face blew up with blood. Looked like elephantiasis and bleeding from anywhere it could. They cured me overnight and I am home now. Just look really scary. So no 3 things, except I have eaten little…

Reading through the thread, some very inspirational ideas on how to manage alcohol consumption. I have been a heavy wine drinker for many years and need to minimize this, pretty sure it is a big punch to my liver. I love wine, but I quit my wine clubs and am planning to only allow one glass with dinner periodically (no…

@pamperedlinny love the boundaries analogy, never thought about it that way.

@3moons3 - thanks for the recipe and details. I really need to work on meal preparation, so this really helps. I noticed a few of us noting that we blew it here/there, but got back on track (which is wonderful). Let me give you a little background. Years ago, I was seeing a NUT from my doctor's office because (as usual) I…