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Good Morning I hope you are still open to new members? My name is Carol (67). I live in Chilliwack in the Fraser Valley of beautiful British Columbia, CANADA. I have been dealing with too much weight most of my life. About the only time I was really able to control it was during my two pregnancies. I only gained 27 pounds…

Hi Everyone I haven't posted on here for AGES. I'm actually wondering if I could run something by you and see if anyone has any suggestions for me. I'm dealing with some real stomach issues at the moment. The Dr. suspects IBS but I can't seem to get it under control if that is what it is. Certainly fits all the symptoms…

GOOD MORNING: I'm BACK!! I haven't posted here for many months but I'm back now if you'll have me. I just can't seem to get motivated to get these last 20 pounds off. If I could be happy at this weight, I know I could stay here but its just a little too heavy for me. So I'm back to tracking and exercising. The exercising…

Good Morning All Could be a tough day here today but I'm going to reverse that and keep very busy, exercise and drink lots of water to make it a very GOOD day instead. Tough because tomorrow is WI day and so far its really nip and tuck for a loss on that metal beast. So, sleeves rolled up and HERE I GO!! Carol

Good day yesterday. Got my walk in at the Park and stuck to a very healthy eating plan. Today has been really good too. Golfed with DH this afternoon and that was really nice. Home now heading for a nice hot tub and a glass of wine before dinner. Ribs (cooked in the crock pot) and a Greek salad on the menu for tonight. So…

I knew this was the place to come back to!! THANK YOU all for your wonderful words of encouragement. Exactly the same things I would have told any of you. Now I just need to listen to all of you AND myself!! I've just finished planning and tracking for today and as a result, can clearly see how these pounds have found…

Good Morning Everyone Well as you may remember, several days ago I said I'm back and wanting to get back on track. That lasted all of half a day. Boy, when you get off track, getting back on is REALLY HARD!! Had a bit of a difficult day Saturday. My cousin's Celebration of Life and it was tough. She was like a big sister…

Good Morning I'M BACK!! Haven't posted here for sometime but I'm back now. I really need to get my act together or should I say "back together". I have gained a few but not too serious. Hopefully once I am back tracking, exercising and drinking water, the pounds that managed to sneak back, will be gone. Wish me luck. Carol

Good Morning Everyone This is a bit off of our regular topic but wondering if any of you have had any experience with ocular rosacea. I have been dealing with rosacea for several years and now have, what the Dr. suspects, is ocular rosacea. Swelling, redness, and some soreness of the eyelids (just the left eye thank God).…

No problem here. Don't like football!!

Good Morning All So frustrated here today. Just can't get that darn scale to go DOWN. I was doing really well in the Fall but then Christmas happened and I am having a really hard time getting back on track. I am up 7 pounds since December and it just doesn't want to move. Why is it so easy to put back on and so, so hard…

trishastime: Thank you so much and welcome. Looking forward to hearing all about your beautiful country. I live in British Columbia, Canada and needless to say, VERY PROUD of that!! Lucky neighbours you have - the ones moving out and the new ones moving in and they don't even know about you yet (or maybe they do). We also…

Good Morning Thank you all for the kind words. We are feeling better. Dad was fighting melanoma for most of 2017 with several surgeries, chemo, radiation etc. In September the cancer invaded his lungs and he passed away on the 21st of that month. On the bright side he was 92 years old and until just 10 days before he…

Good Morning All: I'M BACK!!! Haven't posted here for a very long time. Can't even remember the last time actually. A few life challenges in the past few months. My DFIL passed away last September so DH and I have been busy settling his affairs. Happy to say the house is sold, most of his paperwork has been completed with…

Very hot and smokey here today. Fires please GO AWAY!! Doing really well on my weight loss plan. Actually down again today so I'm very pleased. Just need to keep it up now for another 10 or so. Must get busy and get a few more things done inside before its TOO HOT to stay in. We have a beautiful big backyard with lots of…

Good Morning Haven't been here for a couple of weeks. We've been away visiting friends at their cabin in Vernon and then spent some time on Vancouver Island in our little 13' trailer. Lots of beach time and golfing. Was a great couple of weeks and one of the very best things? I actually lost 1/2 a pound. That is definitely…

trooworld: Happy Anniversary!! Sounds like a lovely dinner and I'm with you NO TV!! Wasn't a great week for me. Just wasn't focused enough. I think the scale will relate that this morning at WI. Looks like a gain - a small one but still a gain. :( Oh well, I'll just have to be much more mindful this coming week and I need…

theslightedgeforever: Some of the smoke your friends are experiencing in Washington State is also from fires burning there. We are getting the combo smoke here too. Coming at us from all directions. :( Predicting possible rain this weekend but its going to take a lot of it to make any significant difference and hopefully…

Good Morning Well yesterday was much better. Lots of water - stopped counting after 8 glasses. Exercise was a full round of golf - walking. Calories and carbs were, if anything, low. Working on a repeat performance for today although the exercise might suffer a touch. Have my little girls over for the afternoon. That does…

Hi everyone Has been a very busy few days (probably last 10) around here. A lot of entertaining and with this heat (no AC) and smoke from the wildfires it makes it all quite challenging. Haven't been too good on my tracking or exercise of late. Water consumption has been really good however. Plan to get back to tracking as…

Good Morning Well if the heatwave isn't enough, now we are in thick smoke from the wildfires. So my plans for a waterpark backyard this afternoon for the little girls (they are here for a sleepover tonight) has all changed. Not a good idea for them to be outside all that much today. We don't have air conditioning so I…

Good Morning Ladies Well we are gearing up for a real heatwave here in BC. Predictions for high 30s low 40s C. Probably even higher in the Cariboo and Interior where the wildfires are burning. Way TOO HOT for here. I have the little girls here for a sleepover on Wednesday. I'm going to turn our backyard into a water park…

Good Evening Now that was a busy day. Three little girls (ages 4,5 & 6) and one Grandma at the beach for the afternoon. They were very good but they are very busy and did I mention, we were at the BEACH. I am pretty much exhausted but its a good exhausted. I am definitely below my calories and carbs for the day. No…

Good Morning theslightedgeforever: I think, if you don't mind, I might take a page from your book and check in here each evening reporting on how I did for the day (cals, carbs, exercise etc). Would be good accountability for me. Had a gain last week and I thought I'd be much better for this week's WI (tomorrow) but its…

Good Morning Well we are back to beautiful sunshine here so its out to my garden this morning. Had a really bad night last night. Almost NO sleep. HATE THAT and no idea WHY!! Had my little girls here yesterday and I must admit I was not too good with my food choices. I really need to be more organized for their Grandpa and…

theslightedgeforever: Thanks. Unfortunately, no insurance available because the property is only accessible by water. Kind of ironic isn't it - surrounded by water and destroyed by fire!!

Good Morning Raining here today so inside duties I guess. We really need the rain (a couple of months ago I wouldn't have thought I would be saying that now) for all of the wildfires burning here in B.C. Our dear friends got the official news yesterday that their cabin and outbuildings at Loon Lake are indeed TOTALLY GONE.…

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers everyone. I'm really not in a very good place right now. Not sure if its the sad news of our friends' loss or what. I just need to pick myself up and get back on track I guess. Helps to "talk" to you. Thanks for that! Carol

Good Morning Not good times here for our beautiful Province. 180 wildfires burning around the Province with 40,000 people evacuated from their homes. Very scary. We are fine here in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland as well as the Kootenays, Northern BC and Vancouver Island but otherwise its NASTY!! Our dear friends are…

Good Morning Well its going to be another challenging week around here. Two more bday dinners - one at our DD's this afternoon and then at a dear friend's on Tuesday. Tomorrow we are meeting friends for a late lunch out and Wednesday there will probably be a lunch out after golf. Going to have to really be on my game in…