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Oh my no one has posted for Saturday yet. Today was fun and fattening, my son's 13th birthday (actually yesterday), he has two friends over for a sleep over so I am not expecting a whole lot of sleep tonight. I plan to be a good girl for the rest of the week.

My Friday fitness was all about running around town to get my new teenager's birthday party stuff. My feet hurt. It was well worth it though. I may not have to worry about getting exercise now that I have two teenagers in the house. Although I don't imagine a 12 year old is all that more tame than a 13 year old.

I will have to go tell my hubby thanks for participating in National Men Make Dinner Day. He fixed dinner for the boys and now they are watching football. I stepped back over the 50# lost mark, thanks to my cold and lost appetite, I lost 3.4 pounds last week. I REALLY need to start logging again though or that will all…

I love deviled eggs, I like your quote too @Morgori I try to live by a similar motto, "Leave it better than you found it." Whether that means fixing something or just appreciating. I am struggling with a bad cold and it is hard for me to care about what I put in my mouth when I can't taste anything and I am always feeling…

As a chocoholic I will have a FiberOne Brownie to celebrate and hope I can stay to one. LOL

I love being a mom, wish I were in better shape, I feel like my physical shape is making me less of a mom than I would like to be. This is my motivation to stay on tract. down 1.6 this week.

Well, I can see myself getting busy and neglecting to plan my food and log. It sneaks up on you. And, of course, drink your water!

Well, my company is gone and my travels are through and I am feeling pretty good, because the first week I maintained (no weight gain) and today I was down 2 pounds. I was so worried I would set myself back with all my "off diet" eating. I had an Aha! moment with my counselor and it has really helped me react…

@Melwillbehealthy~ I slowly lost weight (over 100#) and I had some under my arms, but not bad. I agree is looks better than all the excess weight which is why I am trying to loose again. Probably wont have time to log in for a few days. Out of town company and travel.

@Nikion901 The roll models in my life who lived long productive lives were not thin, but they were not overweight either. Getting to a healthy weight is important. @DSnutz The 21 day diet I did, did not allow fruit and I was so missing it by the end of three weeks. @cblue315 Motivation is so important. I have a list of…

This cold, two steps forward, one step back... today was a step back. Guys went out for Dairy Queen and I didn't even care, I guess that is a silver lining... sort of... bah humbug.

I went to Burgerville with my son at dinner time and didn't eat, that was a minor miracle. I came home and ate my diet dinner, that was probably 1/10 the calories which is it's own reward.

@Terri70 catching up on lost sleep is always a good choice over snacking! @nicolenailah NEEDing to loose weight trumps WANTing to eat every time. I find taking a multivitamin every morning with a glass of water or milk really cuts my snack craves way down. @caketina yep this is a good place to get advice/support/fellow…

@kah68 Don't you just hate it when mechanical things complicate your life? sorry you are having issues with your mechanicals. @Terri70 Frustration and boredom are two of the biggest enemies of weight loss. Try something new; new recipes, new exercises, new hands on hobbies, what ever it takes. @Morgori I take my son to…

@Morgori Well, may I say, "Happy Punctuation Day" to you too?! @DrivenDiva You aren't the only one I was so close to my goal, then my life got mega crazy and I gained most of it back and now, here I am again, but at least we knew where to go for support, right? @RobinsEgg I really enjoyed myself at the RoundUp but I am…

@susan2396 Oh I wish it had be 4 pounds it was in fact 0.4 pounds. But I was pleased because I though it would be a gain. Love the football photo. @RobinsEgg I am glad I wrote something helpful, that's why we are all here, right? to inspire and be inspired. @kah68 sorbet is a good idea, I keep Popsicles in the house for a…

My weigh in was not at all painful, lost .4. Phew! And Happy Constitution and Citizenship Day to you to @Morgori ! @Kah68 I moved a lot as a kid and hate living out of boxes, funny thing is my brother doesn't usually unpack until he has to make his house look good for sale. We sorta went opposite directions.

@susan2396 thanks for the encouragement, wishing you peace of mind during your busy season. @kah68 good luck with your deep cleaning. It sure is nice when you know where everything is...someday I will get everything put away, we are approaching the anniversary of moving into the house and I hope to get the last few packed…

@RobinsEgg - Congrats on the job @cblue315 - Hope you find your book @sistermargaret - congrats on your 10# loss @Lauriek70 - praying for your dad and your excercise/milkshake inverse ratios @Nikion901 - I can relate to your sleep issues that is my biggest issue at the moment AFM I survived a church pot luck and dinner out…

Well, my husband's back is all healed, my son's broken arm is all healed, my rib's have all healed and I'm back. The biggest change is I have another son, he will be with us until next June. I decided to try Jenny Craig while I was on vacation and that was a month ago. I have lost 10 pounds and thought, now that I have…

@kah68 - Exercise is definitely something that has to be habit. I just can't seem to motivate myself to do anything. Partly it is the pain in my ribs, but I could walk without hurting myself. I am just out of the habit.... @2BaNewMe2 - I hit the same wall, I refuse to by clothes to fit my oversize self and I got rid of the…

I remembered to post last night at 12:02 so I didn't bother. But there goes my logging in everyday. My son is having a sleep over tonight so I don't know how much sleep I will get wondering what they are up to... LOL

Today was a painful day, went to the chiropractor and then had a personal chore to do that was emotionally draining. When the boys went off to scouts I passed out on the bed. Well at least I am getting back in the habit of signing in if nothing else.

I made dinner for the extended family Sunday and had left overs tonight. mostly just ate one meal both days...to busy to log but hope to get back into it asap.

Happy Resurrection Sunday Y'All!

Thank you for that link. It will be helpful.

Next week I have to go on a liquid diet for a few days before a medical test. Any suggestions what I should "go on"?

I have to face the facts that I can be as active as I want, so the weight loss will be slower than I want. But I guess that is also a part of life.

My April goal is to get back into the habit of daily visits to MFP to log, blog and share.

Now that I am wrapped like a mummy from the waist to the neck I am able to avoid most of the pain. Life is looking up, maybe now I can start thinking about something besides avoiding pain. Thank you for your sympathy.