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Good afternoon :D -- finally got to the grocery store. I hit up Lidl and Aldi today ... probably overbought a few things (trying a bunch of different breads/wraps from Aldi). I was getting pretty hungry, so made my lunch as soon as I got home. I had a "lighter" breakfast today (I usually have a huge breakfast ... medium…

Good morning ... I have my referral for my x-ray. My sonogram did reveal a 5cm cyst on my right ovary -- but I don't think it's anything to worry about. However, I have to repeat the sonogram in 6 weeks "just in case." I was a bit surprised that my OB had no idea regarding my hormone levels -- I thought for certain that…

Hello again... it's just me. Visited my parents over the weekend. Advocated strongly for my mother's care ... and something I advocated for is seeming to help. She got sick about 3 years ago, and has been in a constant state of decline. She has mold, parasites, and heavy metals -- and high cortisol. Her cortisol has been…

Hi ... it's me again. Less than 10 pounds away from seeing a leading "1" on the scale. Could be this month ... could be next month. I have no idea what my body is going to do. I just have to keep reminding myself that "slow weight loss is sustainable weight loss." This week is a struggle. Mostly, because I'm just not…

Hi Laura! Welcome. I'm not menapausal yet. No idea when that will happen. But I am in the thick of difficult weight loss.

Checking in for the day. I probably won't be around much tomorrow, as I'm heading to my folks' house. Hanging in there ... still working hard at not obsessing over every detail related to this journey. Looking forward to one day having the ability to eat more intuitively. One month of my three-month test is complete. I'm…

Good morning! Got up and got walking (with the dogs). Excited to be going back to the pool tonight. Hopefully, it will be a warm day, and the pool will warm up a little after a weekend of cold rain. About half-way finished with getting my used curriculum ready for a sale in 2 weeks. Just have to label everything, and get…

My breakfast currently consists of 2 eggs, a form of breakfast meat (homemade bacon, beef or turkey sausage), 1 can of green beans (unless I've made a veggie scramble with the eggs and meat), and 1 slice David's Killer 21grain bread w/Kerry gold butter -- unless I'm having breakfast burritos Soon, I'll be coaching in the…

After spending a couple of hours on a required online training for coaches, I woke up this morning to discover that all record of my passing the test yesterday is gone. I completed another one today, but this time I printed the certificate ... so at least I can email THAT to my LSC if something similar happens. I guess I…

The long weekend is here. On my agenda, is planting 5 bushes, getting my books sale-ready, menu-planning (cleaning out the fridge), working on the week's swim team workouts, and enjoying time with my family. Next Thursday morning I head to my folks' house. It's getting harder and harder (my mom's health has been declining…

Good afternoon! Thankful for the coming weekend. I need to get my books sorted and entered for a curriculum sale. (mostly need to get my kids to help me enter them all) It feels good to finally be purging a lot of this stuff from my house. Last night of practice this week. Heading with my daughter to the pool tomorrow…

My thoughts to those of you who are grieving the loss of fur-babies and friends. It's never easy to lose loved ones. My GSD is turning 8, and I know our years with her are growing short. I find myself wondering how she feels today (she also has an autoimmune disease, so we have to be careful about her diet, etc.). I woke…

It was a swim meet weekend, so I was gone most of the time. While I am a coach, this weekend I played "official." (I actually was a swimming official/starter/ref for years before switching to coaching -- but since it was overseas, I have to be trained again. I spent all day Saturday walking back and forth a 50 meter pool.…

Good morning! Well, last night after I got home I decided I was going to eat a "real" meal (usually, I get home so late that I just go for the protein shake and a handful of nuts). I made my big salad (mixed greens, red cabbage, bell pepper, green onion, chopped broccoli, some mushrooms ... and my favorite Italian meat…

Checking in for Wednesday ... a little later than I planned ... but here. Today is a "hungry" day. I'm not quite sure what to do. I just finished a lunch, but it feels more like a snack. (2/3 c. Greek yogurt with fresh strawberries and a keto blueberry/cinnamon "granola", Joseph's Pita with 2 TBLS natural peanut butter,…

Good morning ... (I mean that two ways ... Good morning to you ... and it was a GOOD morning). Finally saw the scale bust down 1.5 pounds. Took measurements to start logging those as well. 45 minute morning walk completed, and some light weeding in my yard. Next up ... eating breakfast and prepping lunch (today on the menu…

Hello. New here (not to MFP, just to the boards). I've used MFP on and off throughout the years. I hit my heaviest weight ever in March, and am trying to fix me first and hope the pounds follow. I was bulimic in my teens and twenties. And a rocky relationship with diet and exercise built on that history of disordered…

I feel your pain ... I do. I am in a caloric deficit (have been for weeks), and am not losing any weight. The scale is *not* budging (a lot of this is my age and hormones, unfortunately ... so I just have to keep going, but it really, really stinks). When you say you "have" to eat pre-packaged food, I'd like to know why.…