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Steps today (Friday): 3,400

You’re amazing! I just found the Boxing Day message you posted - I’m finally getting the hang of some of these pages. Theater comes naturally - well, drama does anyway, eh? (Haha!) I hope you get a part. You’d be great!

@jugar my reported weight on Wednesday 1/1/20 was 192.8 (Yes, you missed it but you’ve been mighty busy, Sis)!! My number has since gone down some more but I’ll wait until next Wednesday to send you the next number. 😘

Thanks, Micki! Feel better soon. I’m happy that your germs can’t come through the keyboard! I’ll breathe in the wonderful refreshing air of Vermont on your behalf.

Aquarobics plus walk = 4,800 steps Here I come! It’s been a good day. I hope you are all feeling fine. More tomorrow!

Steps Wednesday 1/2/20 1,565

I'm working on it, too and at 62! Calcific tendonitis is such a painful condition. That's the main reason inspiring me to become a Physical Therapist Assistant for my "retirement job" so I don't have to hurt quite so much. Massage Therapy keeps parts of me strong but I need more balanced exercise. I'm walking more and plan…

Happy New Year! Happy new weight 192.8 Time for a celebratory walk!

12/31 steps: 3,225 “I used to have a problem eating sweets (or whatever)”. That’s a phrase which I find is very helpful while changing habits with ones which will get me closer to where I want to be. It allows for the less desireable behavior to be admitted honestly without the guilt trip. I now get to choose how I want it…

Steps for today (Monday 12/30): 1,040 horrible weather out there for walking or anything! back to the pool soon.

Congratulations! You help inspire me to move more than I have been. If you can, so can I. Have a good beginning to a new year. I'm glad you're here.

Good evening, team waistaways, I'm sorry about not reporting all of my steps. sigh. I'll give it another shot, @micki48 and hope to get them in sooner than Sunday nights. I'll aim to have "computer time" on my daily to-do list starting in January (next week)! I'm feeling successful in spite of having a moody day.…

Happy Saturday night! 193 is my weight from this morning (instead of 193.9 on Christmas morning). I’ll get back on Wednesdays next week. I’m psyched! I know there’ll be an ebb and flow to my program but it feels great to have some success. Time for some sleep. I’ll catch up tomorrow. G’night.

Happy Christmas Eve to you all! I went to work today (Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, Vermont) and will be there again on Thursday and Saturday. I brought many of the cookies I baked for a cookie party on Sunday and felt great that they were being ingested by someone other than *me*! Yesterday afternoon, I attended my first of 5…

@micki48 steps: 12/15 3700;12/19 2312; 12/20 4200 I’ll zap Saturday’s to you when I check in after my concert (Saturday p.m.). Time for bed. Not much to report but will catch up soon. Be well, y’all!

193.7 (up from 193.3) Steps: 12/16 4,600; 12/17 3,306; 12/18 5,500 ...clearly, the week with visitors didn't keep me losing but, I'll be making a bigger jump soon, I suspect. @eyezbydiana Congratulations! I'm happy to hear you'll be staying around, too. I wish this type of support was available when I had my girls. Living…

I like the idea of having an overall monthly challenge as well as smaller ones during the week, even if there are only 2 or 3 weekly ones rotated through for January and February. It’ll be great weighing in on Xmas Day although my bigger eating will probably happen on a different day anyway. I’ll probably have the day to…

Hi Steph, I was advised to place the toes of my shoes so they touch the very front of the step. By doing that, your feet have a secure area and are less likely to slide while “pushing” off during use of the machine. The other ideas about supportive socks, looser laces, etc. make good sense, too. Good luck! I hope your…

Hi everyone, My weigh in on Wednesday was 193.3 which is technically down a wee bit from last week. I'll take it. It could be a fluke or perhaps, a trend. That's what I'm aiming for! Steps 12/8 3,200; 12/9 2,280; 12/10 2,073; 12/11 2,550; 12/12 2,722; 12/13 1,377; 12/14 2,230 My semester work is done until the middle of…

Ack! I've been inundated with end-of-semester assignments, quizes, massage Open House, and a fabulous visit from my daughter, Monica. The 3 of us packed in baking, tree decorating, eating (mostly within reason), and watching the live performance of "Nutcracker" in Concord, NH with her boyfriend and his 5-yr-old daughter.…

It’s just past Wednesday but I’ll put my weight in here (even though we’ve slipped into Thursday) anyway, so the Sarge doesn’t bang on the door! 193.8 lbs Off to bed - more tomorrow! Nighty night.

Just "sometimes", eh?! Well, enjoy the time away. zap me a message and give me some good times to touch base tomorrow (Wednesday). Have a blast with Moni on Thursday! hugs all around. :smiley:

Hi! I'll join you although I'm pretty low on the count much of the time. I'll work on it! Remind me about timing to send you numbers...weekly or daily?

Hi everyone, I have a love/hate relationship of keeping track of my food on MFP. It's great to see everything on the lists and how it'll contribute to my weight loss in x-amount of weeks...cheesecake really makes those numbers rise instead of fall. What the heck! OK so, I weighed some of my food yesterday and today but…

Thanks, @Andrea! My sister is a powerful influence, for sure. I'm hoping to get myself settled in soon. The semester will be over soon and that'll help me focus on eating patterns, etc.

Hi team Waistaways! I'm a massage therapist in Vermont going to school to become a PTA (Physical Therapy Assistant) for my "retirement" job. I doubt there'll be much retirement activity in my household before my mid-70s so, might as well choose a profession with less wear and tear on the bod. My sister Liselyn (aka @jugar)…

"jugar A huge welcome to my sistah!!!!! @evelynladams527 it will be fantastic having you on board. We'll try not to drive everyone too crazy, ok? Feel free to come and hang out on the November chat thread until Sunday if you want. Hi! Thanks for the great welcome and for the instructions on how to use this site. Some of…