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Good morning, ladies. Should be almost good afternoon. Been awol for a few days. Have had to go back to finish up logging food/exercise each day for several days now. Lots going on. Three nights out--in a row--for concert and ballet tickets. Loved that I could walk to the performances (only 5 blocks from my apartment, and…

Good morning, ladies! Back to doing laps in the building pool this morning after the hiatus from Florence. Found a website that will calculate calorie usage http://www.swimmingcalculator.com/ which is nifty. Also got back on the scale for the first time since before Florence. Still logged food every day during Florence but…

Are you able to identify the cause(s) of your stress and anxiety? If so, are you talking to a therapist about ways to manage those issues independent of taking medications? It might be worth investigating, because living with constant stress/anxiety is not good for your overall health.

Good morning, ladies. Blue sky and sunshine showed up here in Raleigh yesterday afternoon. (You were right, Michele, it was on its way.) But I also saw videos of tremendous flooding in Chapel Hill yesterday--where I lived for 17 years and where we are trying to sell the house--from non-stop rain Sunday through Monday.…

I am living in North Carolina.

Good morning, all. Another rainy, overcast, end of Florence day here in Raleigh. Michele in NC suggested I post something about the actual experience of Florence here, so I started a Hurricane Florence check in thread thinking there might be others in NC/SC who might want to comment. But so far, no one else has. If you are…

Hi all, thought I would check into your group. I'm well over 50--67 and counting--but I see there are a number of us who are definitely on the + side of 50 active on the board. I lost 40 lbs about 7 years ago over the course of 9 months--kept it off for a couple of years--then slowly let it creep back. I kept telling…

Hi Kim, are you drinking alcohol? If so, take it out. I had a doc tell me one time many years ago to think about how much you have to exercise to burn 500 calories, vs how easy it is to not eat those 500 calories. Are you skipping meals? If so, don't. Try to spread your calorie intake across at least 3 meals and maybe one…

It's a toss up between chocolate, cheese, and pasta. Or a cocktail. Only solution is to keep what I can't say 'no' to out of the house. I did compromise with the chocolate. I am able to portion out 7 chocolate covered mini pretzels as a snack and stick to it.

Change is tough. I know. I've been there and am going through it. Start your day with something you like or look forward to. For me, it's walking with my dog. Giving up the daily wine or cocktail is also tough. I have just done the same thing...four days ago. I did it before by using good crystal glasses. I still have a…