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@sleepymom5 Pam I am so relieved to hear about Jim. I have a friend with the virus who has been out sick for over a month. Her second test still came back positive. Scary times.

Daily Check in Tuesday: Cleanse day 3 done Yoga yes sleep-8 1/2 hours That takes care of my top 3. All good. I have been constantly thinking about my diet and weight loss etc. I was very successful at dieting. I think I really fought the idea of going back into dieting mode. Just didn't seem fair. And I completely…

Mrsbell8well Week1 PW 155 CW 150.6 -4.4

Daily check in Monday- Day 2 of cleanse went well. Day 1 of yoga done slept 9 hours lots of hydration, plenty of water I always appreciate the mental benefits of fasting/cleansing. It gives me a chance to calm down and regroup. Last year I bought such a cute wardrobe in all the tiny sizes. Fortunately I am able to still…

introduction: Hi I am Angelina. Married to a very supportive wife, Molly. My parents live with us. 2019 was my best year ever. Lost 60 pounds in 1 years time exactly. Went from 202.6 to 142. Size 3 X to size 6-8. Went vegan, gave up caffeine, ran my first 10K and did a 34 mile bike ride on the Virginia Creeper for my…

June Goals- Weigh 147 By June 27th Complete dietary cleanse 30 day of Yoga start walking program back up next week Week 3 add rowing Week 4 add weights and abs

@gingerpwr I understand that mentality really well. Do you consider yourself officially at your goal weight? I appreciate the support! I am feeling optimistic. Really looking forward to seeing those 140's again but it will come. Your doing great. Stay focused on the positive just as you have been doing. @twyla77 what a…

Sunday check in: Day one of cleanse went well. Always happy to take control. Molly and I did some massive weeding and yard work. Looks so much nicer. Water-lots My weight went back down this morning as I figured it would. Taking it one day at a time. I was 153.8 and really happy about that. But last week that was my then…

Happy June everyone! I woke up yesterday not sure how I wanted to spend this weekend. Bad or good? I decided to split it Saturday bad Sunday good. Yesterday Molly and I had a big discussion about my weight. She is very helpful. I have been wanting to make banana bread. So I did. First time veganizing it. Delicious. That,…

@sleepymom5 your kind words made me laugh and smile. Yes your right I did not eat the whole sleeve. I am more of a glutton with good food. I love to eat and I love to cook. If one plate is good two seems even better! I think that has always been my situation is portion control more than what I eat. Busy day at work.…

I have promised some tofu instructions. We eat tofu often and lots of different preparations. I think the easiest for me is to take a block of firm or Xtra firm tofu, wrap it in lint free towel or paper towels, place it on a plate and put something heavy on it. I had a jug of water 1/2 full that I put on mine. Sometimes I…

Tofu pics:

@gingerpwr wow so impressive! How do you feel? Are you at goal??? What number were you trying to reach? You have done such an amazing job losing these last 15 pounds. You are definitely my inspiration and my can do model. I remember how you stayed stuck around 145-148 for so long. There is no stopping you now! @lenka1good…

@pacsnc6 I feel so bad that I have not responded to your recent posts. Your in my prayers and thoughts. I am so happy that you have been doing so well under the circumstances. I will be eager to hear your final results. Hang in there!

@Cafelelia thanks for the support. @gingerpwr so sweet. thanks for the love. When I was losing weight I always picked someone on the team that I was trying to catch up with. You were that person for me. I was coming close to weighing what you weighed when you took a break. I was so happy when you came back so I could start…

Not much to say. Going up. Not sure what it will take. Very sobering. There is a part of me that fantasizes about getting off this roller coaster. I actually did get off in 2017 and made peace with my body. I put away the scale. At the end of the year I was faced with a long list of health issues that had gotten worse with…

Mrsbell8well Wednesday PW 152.6 CW 155 +2.4

@sleepymom5 Your post is funny. Maybe smiling and drinking at the same time. When Molly and I were in NC we slept on a king size bed. After the weekend I decided that we too were going to buy a king size when we move there. Interesting that you are doing it as well. I borrowed a book from the library that was getting ready…

My weekend in pics: Molly snapped this picture of me cleaning Skylynn’s room. Sour dough starter day 7. Tomorrow I bake bread. Biscuits and gravy vegan style with kohlrabi greens. I have a new southern vegan cookbook. I let Molly choose the first recipe. Greens was my idea. Spent a lovely afternoon at the brewery with…

Good morning! I am up and running. Literally. I just finished day 3 of C25K. 3500 steps 6500 more to go. I honestly feel like I could run 5 miles but I’m taking it real slow. 32 oz of water done. Had another great day yesterday. This morning my scale went up again. I have incorporated all the good habits I can think of.…

@1theresamcvean oh my gosh I love that article. My daughter and her boyfriend live together and are having some ups and downs. I just read this article to her to give her some advice lol! Gosh I have most of this nailed!!! Never occurred to me to remove Molly's shoes for her at the end of a long day haha. @Cafelelia Holy…

Congratulations "losers"! Lot's of success this week. And for those that are struggling keep on going. It takes lots of tweaking. @Cafelelia thank you so much for the Italian saying. I wish I could hear you say it in person. LOL. I am expecting a phone call to let me know one way or the other within the next few hours. Oh…

@sleepymom5 I too am staying on my plan. It feels good to be back into a "normal" pattern. I have been thinking of what my life looked like when I was so successful. My sleep was a priority, I ate nutritious meals consistently, I exercised faithfully, I took vitamins, drank all my water. These are the habits that led to…

Thanks everyone for your very sweet supportive kind comments. I actually felt great yesterday. I made a to do plan and stayed with it. I made Molly's birthday cake, took all my vitamins, drank 64 oz of water, started C25K, did yoga, 10 minute ab session, and a very light round of weights. Asked my daughter to trim my hair,…

Mrsbell8well Wednesday Week 3 PW 148.4 CW 152.6 +4.2

I have been doing a lot of thinking today about weight. There’s the energy we use to lose weight but today I realized how much energy I need NOT to gain weight. Whether it’s physical, emotional or mental my energy is definitely zooming to get back on those lost pounds. It’s a real conflict. We so often can lose the weight…

Molly’s new do Strawberries! My BIL and I are attempting sour dough starters. Day 1

I woke at 3:30 am. Decided to catch up with everyone’s posts. So inspiring. Even those that have gained weight and posted. It takes courage to be open and honest. I pretty much overate on vacation and hoping to get started back on track tomorrow. Molly’s birthday is today chocolate birthday cake with vanilla buttercream…

Just stopped at a very crowded rest stop in Virginia. Shocked that Molly and I are the only ones wearing face masks.

Update...today is 14 days since I was in contact with the virus teammate. I am still on quarantine with work until May 27th. We could not get a refund on our Airbnb so we said heck with it and decided to go on vacation after all. We’re on the road headed to North Carolina. We’re pretty excited! We’ve got good food, beer…