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@itladyee so appreciate you for setting up the Sept. thread! @Walela617 I'm sorry to hear about your job. I went through 2 layoffs myself, both very long term jobs and the loss of daily interactions with friendly colleagues was tough. But life can change for the better if that is the path we choose. You've been doing…

I was AF Friday. Saturday I had a little retirement planning dispute with my husband which led me to: 4 1.5 oz drinks (2 gin, 2 tequila), both mixed with different juices. 600+ calories later and a blood sugar crash led up to - a Snickers bar- ta da! No surprise, history repeats itself well and over the calorie limit I…

Looks like I missed a lot in a couple of months! Scary lions and all! Hope everyone is doing all right. I re-started running and ran 3 hilly miles today, no pain or discomfort, with the first 1.5 mi at 10:55 pace in my new Pegasus 41 I use my Brooks Adrenaline insoles in them which helps reduce the too-much cushion…

@NonnieDoiron what lovely photos! Here been up and down. The never-ending summer heat is killing me. Plus doc wants me to increase my estradiol dose and said it will take a month or so to adjust. I had 14 oz of 11% sparkling wine yesterday "to cool down and manage my hormones". That was my excuse. But it worked so well.…

@Walela617 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Start of a wonderful new year! Great to read about your tremendous progress too! Very Proud!! I did better this past week, alternating drinking days. Been substituting a piece of fruit for wine when I get the urge. And slowing getting back to my normal fitness routine. And likely fall back on…

I am back! Where have I been? July I went on a trip to British Columbia for a week with daily pinot gris wine indulgence then I went straight to Drinkingworld when I got home. Then all the good excuses rolled in thanks to my wine devil: too hot to run in the mornings, air quality has been toxic, mixed with insane workload…

Checking in - today I ran 3 miles after a week of run/walks and prior to that a long hiking vacation (no running) in France and Spain and it was nothing strenuous, just long days of hikes near shorelines and prior to that an approximate 4 month hiatus due to hip overuse injury. I'm only a very young 60 yr old but today was…

Wow, you guys are doing awesome. I totally slacked off, went on vacation to France and to visit family and it was awesome. Well, the weather in SW France was actually broiling hot but I ate amazingly well and people were super cool and when I got back, after the 3rd day, I lost 5 lbs. Such a mystery after all the 20-25…

I'm back from a 2 wk vacation in France visiting the south central pretty villages, chateaux, medieval churches and of course hiking the coastline. Shocked to see I lost 5 lbs. on the "french vacation diet" of 2 wines with lunch and another 2 with dinner plus a few extra here and there on days we hiked and were too full to…

531 miles done! Added 18 mi today! You guys are all killing it! I promise I will catch up!

Checking in-insanely busy at work, been on auto-pilot. I did amp up my workouts though. Past 2 days did 3 hours of activity, prepping for a hiking vacation in the Pyrenees next week. I'll be practically fasting this weekend to make room in my tummy for all the goodies I will eat. May as well lower my cholesterol now before…

Mother's Day weekend was great. It's back to business this week and no fun and games for me until Memorial Day Weekend. @Walela617 appreciate that positivity! Wow, you've come such a long way! @NonnieDoiron Congrats to your son! And on the weight discussion, I am in the same boat, nothing is coming off me. And the less…

513 miles done. Added Saturday's 17 miles and today's 19 miles. Both killer hard hill intervals. Got in an hour of walk/run intervals before the crack of dawn too followed by some pool exercises.

Got in 1.5 hrs of a walk/run at the crack of down followed by pool exercises in a very cold pool. Busy work week doing boring contracts but excited for Mothers Day this weekend. Kids are bringing over a variety of gelato from my favorite and very legit Italian gelato shop. AF-4 A-1 LA-1 (3/4 of an IPA)

477 miles done. Added 17 miles from yesterday's spin. Miles are starting to grow, slowly but surely.

@Walela617 you're probably doing the happy dance right now. Applause for you!! Hit the gym for 5:30 am body pump class. Started the day with "free liposuction" as my husband calls it when we exercise. Not sure how we're defining LA days, perhaps it's individual. If it is, I'll count it as qty 2. AF-3 A-1 (3 piccolo variety…

460 miles done. Added 14mi from Monday's spin. I'm signed up for Wed. I broke down and ordered running shoes. OMG this stuff is getting expensive. @RMUNTZ2 congrats on your new bike!

@Womona VERY COOL and I love the pink hat! That one would add about 12 inches of height to my petite 5' 1" self. @NonnieDoiron I'll bet you're loving your countertops. It's worth it. @SunnyDays930 4 adults and 2 infants is a LOT of people. Just burned 350 cals on a speedwalk outside. Today is day 3 AF and here is where it…

It's only Day 2 AF and I left the gym hot and thirsty and a sparkly cold drink would've been fantastic but I negotiated with myself and bought an Almond Joy chocolate bar instead. Been sleeping great lately - new routine - Vit D+K2 at bedtime calcium/magnesium (30% of my daily allowance). I don't wake up during the night…

My sanity is at risk too! I do miss all the sweat and the relaxation feeling after cycling or running or any fast cardio. Since Monday, it was weights and pilates (Ugh). All I get is a burning, uncomfortable feeling. It's good for me and I need it but it's not so fun. Tomorrow is Spin again and aiming to buy running shoes…

@itladyee you have talent! It's lovely and thank you. Back to strict counting and tracking it all for the next 20 days before I go on a trip with friends to France and Spain. Vacation countdown begins.

Monday I was AF but Tuesday picked up 2 mini fizzy Rose Lunetta wines at the World Market checkout counter. Plan was to pick up ONLY olive oil but the $3.99 sign for the little cute pink wines sang to me. Today is AF, not leaving the house. @WestCoastGirl_1 I really do hope your medical appts. turn out alright and you do…

446 mi done. Added 16 from Monday's spin class. It was great!

May already! I'll join you guys.That came way too fast. I need to fit in my bikini without looking like buddha so my plan is no drinks for first 3 weeks in May. @itladyee thank you!!! Please check out my proposed House Rules in the April chat and by all means feel free to modify as you see fit or post monthly. Just a…

Checking in since it's the start of a new week and I am back to regular exercise (yay) and the depression from being injured and unable to do my normal thing has finally lifted. Calling today an AF day after a not-so-AF weekend. After reading several posts, and after feeling "turned off" to this forum lately, I will…

430 miles done. Added 14 from Sat. spin class. More spinning planned for today. This week I increase cycling from 2x/wk to 3x/wk.

@Walela617 really proud of how far you're come! Well done and please keep going! @SunnyDays930 my next blood test is in July and I want my liver enzymes to be in the 20s just like you! Great job! Last time I tested after over a year AF I was still in the low 30s so hoping this time I get an improvement. I have been doing…

416 miles done. Added 16 mi from Monday's spin class. Zero pain. Didn't push much and got 3rd place in the class for distance and that's ok. Working on getting cycling back to 2x a week, then 3x wk after this coming week.

@mfowler883 sending sincere condolences and well wishes to you and your family. It's a challenging time and also a time to give ourselves some grace.

400 miles done. Spin class done at 15 miles. So happy. Back to doing simple calorie tracking, basically aim for Garmin to show I've burned 2000 cals before I go to bed and make sure I eat 1200-1400 cals Then 1x a week I exercise a whole lot more but also eat more. This helped avoid the plateau. I track nothing online, it's…