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Welcome, Emma girl. Grief stress is hard. It doesn’t go away, just lurks til you feel normal . . . I didn’t get sick from vaccines! Sara, I am so glad you are ok. Glad to hear your pop is doing better too. I walked a bit after school. I’ve done very little after school since going back full time. I don’t want another blood…

Lana, I hope you feel better soon. Just got my flu and Covid vaccines yesterday. Feeling ok but I usually get sick for a day or two. We will see. Depressed about the weight at MD’s office. I was 7 lbs lighter this morning at home. Still 2 lbs heavier than 2 weeks ago. Ugh. Feeling down bc I’m sooooo tired. I’ve been trying…

Missy, sorry; that’s a lot. I had a massage and went to gym, then car shopping with my sons. Leasing a RAV4 hybrid for 3 years. I was not going to, but it’s a hybrid so I decided to go ahead and do it. Tired. Waiting to complete the lease paper work. Son is lending me the down payment. Hahaha. Like he will see that money…

Hey all. Friday at 5 and I’m desperate to go to bed. A 4 day week, but the most I’ve worked full time since October. I’m so tired. I’m going to stay up until 6 and then go to bed.

Hey, all. Good to see several check-ins. Sara, I hope your father has good pain meds. Lana, hope you are on the mend. Not much here. Went to the gym, logging. It’s always a struggle.

Thanks, Sandy. Early today, I went to the park with the steep trail 1.5 mi loop, and did it once in each direction. It was a bit easier than last week.im going to try to go 1x/week for now. Doing better with intake but still leaving only a small deficit. I know that’s better than overeating, but if I want to start jogging…

Happy Saturday. What a week. I went to sleep at 3 pm on Wed afternoon—so exhausted. Got up at 2 am Thursday and was up for the day. Then yesterday I awoke at 3 am after 6 hours’ sleep, and just got going. Students have gotten those cruel, nasty messages going around. I was on the verge of tears, I felt so bad for them. I…

Lma, I refused to take a statin for that reason—muscle pain. I hope it is temporary. Feel better soon. I need to curl up in bed with a good book for the next few years. TTFN.

Good afternoon, all. Sara, the pic pose sounds cute, even if you felt it didn’t flatter you. I was 2nd in line to vote this am, arrived 30 min before poll opened. Then went to work and home getting ready to walk now. It’s raining lightly and I don’t care about rain when jogging, so I can learn not to care when walking. I’m…

Lana, you know we all know how that feels. So convinced that even w/o weighing and logging, I’m still maintaining a deficit when I know from many, many years of experience I AM NOT. Thats my insanity. It works when I do the work. I know that. But do I? No, bc i “know”!im keeping track in my head and that should be good…

Happy Sunday. Sandy, I should find an egg lady! Lana, Sara, missy, how goes it? I had an excellent—if exhausting—day yesterday. Went back to King’s Mtn National Military park and did the 1.5 mile loop in each direction. It’s very steep and a great work out. They lost over 1000 tress to Hurricane Helena. I got home (gone…

Sandy, that’s great. I’ve gotten down to 180 3 times, stalled, and regained. I want to be very mobile in retirement and losing the weight will make such a difference. I’m feeling a bit down today. Yet another doctor’s appt where I have to get on a scale. I know I’m fully clothed, shoes on, and just had lunch, but is so…

Sandy, good for you. I’m just so tired today. Skipping my walk. M CPAP wasn’t working right last night so I didn’t wear it. That’s probably why I’m so tired. I’ll walk Tu/Thu and the weekend and lift Wed. and Saturday. Should walk more but I just don’t have it in me yet. Starting back full time on Thursday and plan to walk…

Good morning. I slept 10 hours, which is so rare for me. But my weekends are getting more like that. Idk if it’s the knee wearing me out more or age. I’m just glad I can manage to get extra sleep. No real plans today, although writing that makes me want to make a plan. I think it might be wet out (haven’t looked), though.…

Happy Saturday. Sara, what surgery? I walked a bit this morning and turned back early—knee pain. Not awful, thankfully, but enough to make me crabby if I persist. Went to the gym; end of week 3. My arms are so weak! I knew that, but having this confirmation is not necessary, haha. I feel I’m in a routine I can maintain.…

Good evening all. I cut my usual walk short a bit today—just so stiff after work. I’m toying with a 4 am walk. I won’t be the only one out, I know, and I’ll have a dog with me. Not sure I can make myself get up and out before coffee, though. I guess I’ll stick with what I’m doing until it gets easier. I’ve had 3 pretty…

Welcome! I had RTKR on 7/17, scheduled for LTKR on 2/12. Also trying to lose for my knees. I want to resume running and don’t want to be overweight for that. I have 40 lbs to get back to the healthy weight/bmi range. How did your first surgery go? When’s the 2nd? Maureen

Hi to all. I’m waiting on new glasses and can’t read posts very well-and not sure my message will be properly spelled, either! Lots of blurring, but my new specs should be here soon. Still logging and all but 2-3 days have been under my goal over the past few weeks. Have had knee pain off and on, so didn’t walk today. So…

Good morning. Another lovely fall day. I slept in until 6:30. Walked btw 8 and 9 and now reading. I’ve been down 3 lbs consistently in the past 2 weeks. I am lifting weights at the gym-went yesterday. Hard but not too hard, and I’m a bit sore today in my arms. Will be glad to see results in a few more weeks. It doesnt take…

To work out 90% of the days planned. I am really tired for good reason. And I still know that pushing myself will make my current routine seem easier.

Hi all. Great pics, Missy. What a gorgeous sky. I’ve been logging nearly 2 weeks again. It helps. Down maybe 2 lbs. I’ve been so tired after working a half day o haven’t been keeping up with knee exercises as much. But I hope I’m slowly building some stamina that will help when I return full time. I hope you all all well.

Good morning. Cool, clear, and almost crisp here in Charlotte. Missy, amazing pics! What a beautiful color. I’ve had a week of progress, mostly just avoiding the last minute eating before bedtime that was “eating into” (haha) my calorie deficit. I went to the gym this morning and hope to walk later. Feels weird not to be…

Hello, all. I’ve had a steady few days, getting walking and exercises for my new knee in. I went to my gym and got in a good workout. I’ll go twice a week for now—I’ll find it challenging to be “our so late” if I don’t get home until 5 or 5:30–12 hour days, those! I have 2 siblings in St. Pete and both have evacuated to…

Hi, all. When I'm not posting here, I'm not logging. And if I'm not logging, I'm not losing--and am gaining. Sigh. I need to have a firm conversation with myself. We missed two days of school due to power outages in Charlotte after Helene, and of course the awful news coming from our western neighbors. I was a little…

Good morning. I’ve been logging faithfully this week—except for yesterday when I was so sick. I knew Monday I wouldn’t make it back to work on Tuesday. A fairly miserable day with a low-grade fever and chills and body aches. I woke at 1 am today and realized the chills and body aches were gone! Now I’m resting at home bc I…

Lana, your friend sounds very smart! I eat a lot of the same things for the same reason—but then I get tired of them. Maybe putting more meals into the rotation would help. I finally am back one the healthy eating wagon again, and hope to have a nice, long ride. Getting fit again will be easier if I weigh less; it’s that…

September! Wow. A very fast year, 2024. I’m almost 7 weeks post op on my right total knee replacement. Started working half time last week—exhausting on Monday, less so each day after. Will be going back full-time tomorrow bc I was denied FMLA for the remains 3 weeks at half-time that I requested. That sucks, but oh well.…

Hi to all. I’m not doing a very good job sticking to my fitness plan. The walking is going well but I eat too much. Sigh. Such an old story. How’s everyone else?

Hi, all. I’m nearly 5 weeks out from surgery and planning to go back to work next Monday, half time. Recovery is going well. Sara, thanks for the tip on soccer. I enjoy watching but haven in years. It might be fun at start at the beginning of the season. Lana, I agree with the “never give up” approach. I have weathered the…

I just caught up— had knee surgery 7/17 and could have sworn I posted that day. Drug fog! Sara, I cannot believe those temps. Sounds scary-one mistake in planning a quick errand could prove life threatening. I sure hope you stay cool and safe. And I look forward to you getting your next pup. My meds are kicking in now so…