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Monday Check In & Tuesday Goals: Today was my official weigh-in instead of Monday because I gained nearly 3 lbs. last week while eating under 1400 cal/day and working out every day but Sunday...BUT...this a.m. I woke up and had lost the 3 lbs. and then some. So, ta da--I lost 1.4 lbs. last week. Not a biggy but I'll take…

Quick check in: Long day putting miles on car. Had to run to 5 Targets to find supplies for a project. Also walked 10,733 steps in all those stores. Oy, my aching hinges! 6/6 days under 1400 calories (and I weigh and measure carefully) 6/6 days cardio, 3/6 weight training Sneak peaks of scale show A WEIGHT GAIN the last 3…

Friday Fitness: Usually fitness on Fridays is out for me due to my schedule, but this a.m. I was at the gym before 7 and got in some time on the elliptical and recumbent bike. If I wait until afternoon, it won't happen. Too tired and lazy. September Challenge: 4/4 days under goal, 5/5 days cardio Kelley: Hearing about your…

Wednesday Wishes: That Alison's cleaning fairies would organize the clutter in my garage. I can't seem to buckle down and do it. Too many spiders! September Challenge: Exercise: 3/3, Calorie Goal 3/3 (after dinner tonight) I forget who asked, but BUMP means: Bring Up My Post. Kind of a bookmark to quickly get back to this…

Monday Check-in: I've had a GREAT first month back, thanks to everyone's encouragement and the August challenge. I'm not bragging, because I've had such spectacular fails in the past, but here are my results for August: 31/31 days under my daily calorie goal of 1500. Of course, some days it was c-l-o-s-e, and my choices…

Aargh. Late. Tomorrow. Bump. Sorry. GW>Marsha

Friday Fitness: NOT! Today's my day off from exercise. I am averaging 6/7 days with cardio, 2 or 3 of those days include weight training (depending on availability of trainer). Knee is very cranky which makes me cranky. 29/29 days under goal calories! However, sodium has been off the chart. Going to work on that in…

Thursday Truth: I sometimes dream I can run, just like I did when I was a kid! You know, feet flying over the ground, wind in the hair, nothing flapping that shouldn't be, and so on. Kind of like a blind person dreaming in color, or someone who lost a limb dreaming they have it back. Seems silly, I know. Maybe someday...…

Wednesday Wish: Wish I wasn't so busy today that I had lunch and dinner at 9 p.m. Never doing that again. I'll be up all night:yawn: So many posts, in the last 24+ hours, I just had time to skim. Toots: Although there is a one-child policy in China, that's only for the "ordinary" folks. If you have enough yuan (sp?), you…

Monday Check-in: Down 3.3 lbs. I have this nearly unreasonable goal of dropping 17 more pounds by October 9th. Flying will be much more comfortable if I do. One day at a time. We have two messy oak trees that feed many squirrels and their offspring. Add to that some very cute bunnies that are gourmands and love to nibble…

Sunday Share: I've been around for a while, but for those who can stand to read this (again), I'm 65, originally from Maryland, but had 13 homes from coast to coast, and have lived in TX for the last 24 years. Children (3) are grown, though one lives at home, and daughter's family (4 fab grands), live in Utah. Hubby…

Happy weekend everyone! The thermometer is practically smokin' here, but after all, it is August--which means fall is on the way.:happy: JNettie: You get an A+ for patience with you mother and MIL. Looking at it from the other side, I was so over-the-moon when my daughter was pregnant with her first child, that I…

Friday Not-so-fitness: No cardio today, too busy, but tomorrow's workout with the trainer will make 5x this week. A definite improvement over the last few months. I am feeling much better than I have all summer, surely because I'm eating better and more dedicated to moving my creaky hinges. :wink: Oh, and thanks to Advil!…

Thursday Truth: I am a sloth! Yep, This afternoon all I want to do is read...well, honestly, I want to read and eat chocolate. So I do a load of wash, and then read; I water some plants and read, feed the pets and read, and so on. Trying not to feel guilty for not doing something productive, so I'll just say I'm…

Brenda-Wow! That was some workout you had last night! I agree with Kelley/kah about protein. Last go round I didn't eat enough protein and was always hungry, especially after breakfast which was typically regular yogurt or cereal with skim and fruit. For the last few weeks I have been trying to eat most of my protein…

Love kids, love dogs, love cats! Don't tolerate any of them doing their business except where they are supposed to or interrupting-barking-yowling or having tantrums or ruining anyone else's dinner/movie/garden, etc. Good parents and caregivers teach them to behave before exposing them to the rest of the world. If they…

Goals: Don't laugh, but I'm hoping to start harp lessons this fall. Something I've always wanted to try. Yep, I'm an "old dog," but if not now, when? I don't want to wait until I actually get my cloud assignment. :laugh: Anyway, by December I want to be able to play some Christmas music. August Goal: 19/19 days under my…

Monday Check In: 3.3 lbs. down from last week for nearly 12 lbs. in 3 weeks (keep in mind week #1 is always a big loss for me) I've managed to stay under my 1500/day goal every day, but not by much, believe me. The original goal set by MFP was higher than 1700/day, but I want to lose more than 1.5 lb./week, so I bumped it…

Begin week 4 tomorrow! So far, 17/17 under goal, though sometimes just barely. Saw The Giver yesterday. Lived up to my expectations despite liberties taken with plot/setting/age of main character et cetera. On the way home I stopped in at the pharmacy and saw a woman take a horrific fall in the parking lot, hitting her…

Friday Fitness: Friday afternoons, after I'm done with volunteering in the city, I get my 30 minutes of cardio in, then meet with my trainer for weight training and core strengthening exercises. She has lots of experience with "geriatric" types like me and people with injuries (my knees, feet...heck, all of me!). I've…

Poppin' in for a short up-date: 14/14 under goal. Worked out 4/4 days. Thursday Truth: I'm having a hungry caterpillar day. Nibbled my way through most of my calories. Today was 1/2 price cheeseburger day at Sonic and family indulged in them and onion rings. As soon as we got home I looked up the calories for the burger…

Wednesday Wish: That someone ELSE in my house was in charge of dinner AND would cook a healthy meal! Well, I guess that's more of a gripe. Okay, for a wish with a world view: I wish various groups, organization and nations would stop harming/oppressing those they don't like or agree with. 13/13 days this month under goal.…

Hubby's brother and wife lived in Guangzhou for years (now in states) and I was there a few years ago. Expats there are familiar with areas where most parents meet with their children and stay while waiting to exit the country. I can't tell you anything at all about the process except...when there, watch where you eat (NOT…

Barely any Monday left, but thought I'd check in. August Goals: 11/11 days under goal. (In reality, 14/14 days under) Today's weigh-in: 1.5 lb. lost. With staying under my daily calorie goal and stepping up my activity, I was hoping for an epic Biggest Loser loss. :noway: Right. I'll just be happy with what I've got.…

You all are so kind. Thanks for the anniversary wishes! 46 years today! :love: Church and Nat'l Lazy Day, so you know I didn't get a workout in, but I taught a class of 11 year olds and it sure felt like a workout. So far, goals met 10/10. Somebody tell the press! Oh newbies, your stories tug at my heartstrings. You are in…

Well, nothing went quite as planned with my choices for our anniversary dinner, but it sure was yummy! I figure the meal was about 1200 calories from beginning to end, not counting the appetizer the waiter dropped in my lap. :grumble: Good thing I did some water jogging/exercise today as insurance. Thanks for your good…

I've been under my goal every day this month, too, ebailey (sorry I don't know your name)! Hurrah to us both! It's a record for me. Tomorrow night is our anniversary dinner. I've seen the restaurant's menu on-line and realized that other than veggies, everything else is VERY high calorie. So I'm having minimal cals during…

Lamb report here: 9 days under calories goal (just barely)! Question: I use a fitbit One and have tried to friend two members of this thread. I can't make it happen. I copy and paste the e-mail address into the appropriate field, then it requires a message in the comment field, but that "greys out" and won't let me write…

Popping in for a quick up-date: 8 days in a row under my daily goal! Wednesday wish: That working out didn't involve so much sweat! :laugh: If I could get in and out of our pool, I'd do water jogging, AND I wouldn't sweat. Must find a solution. Just let me say, "I LOVE sweet, juicy, cool watermelon!" Going to be 100…

Tuesday-Goal: To lose at least 50 pounds so I can get at least one knee fixed. So tired of limping! I am now 8 days in a row under my daily calorie goal! Yeehaw! I take advantage of exercise calories a little. Yesterday I earned a 700+ calorie deficit through exercise and ate back 8 calories. Cutting myself some slack…