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@jugar Can I please move to support for next month? Right now I am in over my head and I am looking for things to simplify my life while I focus on some other more pressing things. Our son has moved back with us for a bit until his vision improves and he can be on his own. But his diabetes is proving very brittle and we…

@jugar Sorry this is late. I’m working off an I-pad and it wasn’t letting me sign in. I’m not going to be able to weigh in this week.

CW 179.4

CW 179.4

CW 178.6 :( Oops! Two words: Eggnog Shortbread

CW 175.8

PW 175.4 CW 174.6 Honestly right I am not logging or exercising or really even thinking about weight loss but weighing myself weekly makes me stay accountable. I don't want to let my weight get out of control so I create my own health problems to deal with...

@jugar Great big hugs to you and your daughter. Jack sounds amazing. Those crazy Appies can really steal you heart. So good that your daughter will be with you soon so you can honour and remember him together. The Zoom meeting sounds like fun but I'll be a pass this week. I look forward to reading all about it though. A…

PW 174.2 CW 175.4 :(

Wow, am I late to the game this month. And you have all been very busy posting. I'm CG, live in NW Alberta although I'm currently residing in Edmonton caring for our eldest son who gave us all quite the health scare at the beginning of November. After three weeks in hospital they released him but only if he had someone who…

PW 173.8 CW 174.2 :( Not much of a surprise. This week has been hectic. Our son is out of hospital. We are staying with him because he is hooked up to an IV pump with antibiotic infusion for at least 3 weeks and they don't want him alone. It has been an adjustment moving in with a 32 year old who is ill -- the mother…

Apologies for my continuing absence. We got more test results for my son on Wednesday and things started to move in a good direction quickly. They are talking about him being discharged early this week on a home administered IV pump with antibiotic infusions for a few weeks. He can’t be alone while he is hooked up so I’ll…

PW 173.2 CW 173.8

PW 172.8 CW 173.2 This was actually yesterday’s weight. I won’t have access to a scale today. We moved into Edmonton yesterday to be closer to our son’s hospital. At first we were driving back and forth but we had two really bad winter weather trips so we will be staying at his condo for now. His condition has improved a…

PW 175.0 CW 172.8 Combination of being bloated last week and feeling like I've been punched in the gut most of this week so I don't feel much like eating

Thank you everyone for your prayers and comforting words. We are still waiting on a lot of test results so really don't know anything more, except that he is where he needs to be for now and getting good care from what he describes as his "legion" of doctors.

Thank you all for your comforting words. Unfortunately we have had an even more difficult situation arise in our family. Our eldest 36 year old son was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection circulating in his blood stream which is attacking various organs including his heart, eyes and lungs. He has Type I diabetes and…

My apologies for disappearing for a bit. For the last 2 weeks I have been spending large parts of my days nursing the last of our geriatric pets - our 18 year old cat. Sadly she left us yesterday morning so our house is feeling very empty right now. She was such a very gentle part of our family for so many years. In fact…

Friday PW 173.2 CW 175.0 LTD 25.2 I have had an upset GI tract most of the week and am really bloated so I held off posting hoping this morning would be better than yesterday. It wasn't. :( So it is what it is...

Friday weigh-in PW 172.8 CW 173.2 :( This has been a difficult week. Lots of stress, emotional eating, lack of sleep. So I'm actually pleased it wasn't worse.

Amen, sister! I bet she would be glad to know that something she gave you is making you feel good today. My day was better. We got most of the Christmas lights up in the yard. The theory is that it is always better to do it before it gets too cold. But it was already -12C (10 F) with the wind chill so not sure we picked…

Today everything got away from me -- food and time. I got to the gym this morning and we got our winter tires on our vehicles. But after that I didn't get anything else on my list accomplished. By evening I was so frustrated that my snack resistance was non-existent! So all my chores will still be there tomorrow and I need…

PW 171.4 CW 172.8 :( LTD 27.4

Today turned into a good day. Logged all my food and ended up in a good place, and spent 30 minutes on the rowing machine. Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. Between Thanksgiving Monday and birthday supper Tuesday I think there is a pretty good chance tomorrow will not be green. :( But we'll see in the morning...

@spyro88 Thanks for your comments to @jugar. Wise words indeed. I ended up a bit over on my calories yesterday but I did log it all instead of giving up on the day so that is a step in the right direction. And I signed back up for another year at the gym. We have managed to avoid the snow they've had in other parts of the…

@SMcFall0215 Thoughts and prayers to you and your family. You are certainly in the midst of turbulent times but it sounds like sunnier days are ahead for you. I celebrated another year on the planet today. I always consider it a privilege to grow older as we've had too many friends and family who do not get that chance.

A good day today both for food and exercise, not so much for weather. It has turned cold and windy, even a possibility of snow by next weekend. We are traveling tomorrow to my home town about 4 1/2 hours drive to celebrate Thanksgiving with my parents, son and daughter-in-law with our eldest son driving in to join us as…

@jugar You have my sympathy with your iron bacteria. We have the same thing with our well but we are able to get about 24 months between shocks. @Terytha Good at least to have an answer for the problems that you have been having, but sorry to hear it is gallstones. And unfortunate that our medical system in Alberta is so…

Guilty as charged. I've been on the computer a lot lately since one of the businesses I work with has Sept 30 as their year-end so I've been logging lots of screen time going through their books. Funny how we think of stretching when we do physical activity but something like the computer doesn't trigger those thoughts.…

I had an interesting conversation with my massage therapist this morning. I have been having ongoing problems with my right shoulder and upper back. He asked me how I carried my purse and, surprise, it is always on my right side. He believes we as women are not helping ourselves by carrying purses that are too heavy and…