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Day 43 Tracked food Exercised - quick few minutes of HIIT High - great time at church this morning Low - some health issues still unresolved mood - 9

Day 42 (although I think somewhere along the way I lost a couple days!) (Sat) Tracked food Exercised - walked, streching/pilates and housework High - super fun date with my man Low - cleaning! :) Mood - 10

Day 40 (Thurs) Day 41 (Fri) Ok, ladies...I did not really track the last two days (boo!). Just need to put that behind me and keep moving forward. I did get some good walks in the last couple days, which is awesome because I haven't been able to walk much in the last year. (yay!) I will get back on track (haha, see what I…

Thank you! Hoping to skype with her tonight!

Day 38 (Tues) food tracked (mostly) short walks for exercise high - had friends in town low - found out my daughter is not feeling well mood -8 Day 39 (Weds) food tracked went to a pilates class high - met a sweet lady in my class low - rough morning, feeling homesick mood - 5 Hope the two of you are doing well!

Day 37 Food tracked - went better than I expected today Exercised - cleaned and walked at the park High - coffee out with my 17 year-old son Low - finding out my daughter was having a rough day Mood - 9 (started at a 3, got better as the day went on)

Day 36 Tracking food (still have dinner to go, so far, so good) Exercised - 12 min HIIT High - I am loved...by God and my family (this could be my "high" every day!) Low - crummy weather and bummer news today Mood - 7

Thanks for the birthday wishes! Day 35 Tracked my food...although I've gone way over due to b-day continuation and a real day off...it's alright, though, I will just get back on it tomorrow. Excercise - going to walk around the mall tonight with my husband High - Date tonight and getting to stay home and read, work on a…

Day 34 Today was my birthday so I gave myself the day off of tracking...nothing too crazy, though :) Exercise - walking up and down a huge hill twice High - hanging out with friends, skyping with my son Low - sitting in traffic on the way home Mood - 10

Day 33 Tracked food Worked out - kickboxing for 40 mins (including w/u and cool-down) High - really beautiful day today, enjoying it while it lasts Low - stomach was hurting earlier today, not sure why Mood - 8 Jazmine, I hope your day included a "high" at some point. :smiley:

Day 32 Tracked my food Exercised - cleaned our place from top to bottom (phew!) High - getting our house back in good shape after a really crazy month Low - arguing with my two teenage boys! Mood - 8

Day 31 Tracking food (need to post now since I'll be out later) Exercised - 25 minutes of really tough HIIT...first "real" exercise since surgery...yay! High - skyping with my daughter, and my son hearing he got accepted by a tough university he applied to! Low - Couldn't make it to church today, was too wiped out by our…

You are so welcome. We all need support and a kind word. I've been through depression as well and come out at the other end of it better able to face life. Your exercise and healthy eating can only help you with this, I know it has made a difference for me. I'll be praying the darkness will lift for you soon and you'll be…

Day 29 Tracked food - but it was ugly! Worked out - just some walking High - finished my Turkish tests! And passing Low - taking my Turkish tests! Mood - 9 Day 30 Tracked food - after the fact, we were out of town (and it was a crazy day of having American foods available so I ate some things I wouldn't normally eat...a…

BTW, my main food source today was carbs and chocolate...all within reason ;)

Day 28 Tracked food Worked out...barely! Some stairs and walking, did squats with my son High - finished the first of five tests I have to take Low - just in a crummy mood, everything irritated me this morning! Doing better now. Mood - 6

I hope things are going better today!

Day 27 Tracked food Walked stairs at my classes, but pretty minimal High - getting good news at the doctor about my son Low - bad headache + the effects of surgery recovery on eating/exercise have been discouraging and I was hungry all day :( Mood - 6

oops, accidentally hit "post!" High - getting to go to my son's basketball game Low - tough class Mood - 7

Day 26 Tracked food (but most of it after the fact...crazy day!) Exercised, stairs at my classes and some walking at night

Day 25 Just tracking food now Walked up and down 13 flights of stairs High - made it back to class today and normal activity Low - got reeeeaaally tired/dizzy at class and had to meet my husband at work to drive me home Mood - 7

Day 23 Food tracked Not able to work out yet, still recovering High - having my husband home Low - still not feeling well Mood - 6

Day 22 Tracking food No exercise due to recovery High - skyping with my daughter Low - feeling very tired and weak Mood - 6

Day 21 (Thursday) Tracked food (not too hard...had to fast after breakfast!) Work out...yes/no...had surgery yesterday so walking to the bathroom counted :) High - waking up after the surgery Low - the hour before it Mood - very sleepy :wink:

Thank you! I had outpatient surgery yesterday and it seems like everything went as we hoped for. :smiley:

Day 20 (Wednesday) Tracked my food except for dinner Barely worked out, a few crunches, not feeling well. High - dinner with my family Low - tests at the hospital, feeling discouraged Mood - 6

Day 19 Tracked my food Worked out - 45 minutes of kickboxing...kachow! High - Skyping with my older son and eating dinner with my husband and younger boys Low - sitting in traffic for two hours Mood - 10

Day 18 Tracked food Worked out - almost 40 minutes of HIIT High - snow day! Low - snow day! ;) Hard to get much work done. Mood - 7

Day 17 (Sunday) Tracked food Worked out - deck of cards w/o with push-ups, sit-ups, squats, planks and burpees, made it through more than half the deck :) High - two hour skype with my older kids Low - no big low Mood - 10