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Morning all! Linda 42 years old SW: 300 lbs (2009) April 1: 233.6 April 9: 235.8 Sorry I've been silent and not checking in over the past week. I was a mess waiting for the MRI and results. Well, on Monday we did the MRI and just a few minutes ago the results came back. The really great news is that the radiologist says…

Morning all! I want to start with good news from Upstate South Carolina! The Table Rock Complex fire is nearly 100% contained as of this morning!!!!!! So thankful it didn't get closer than 20 miles from us and that we didn't have to evacuate. I hate that people did have to, but my understanding is there were no deaths…

Morning all! Yesterday was rough. I started my period and that was interesting. I haven't had one since January when I got my copper IUD and stopped using hormonal birth control. Since I have PCOS, the pills have helped with symptoms for most of my adulthood. However, I also started showing signs of perimenopause over a…

Morning all and Happy April!!! Linda 42 years old SW: 300 lbs (2009) April 1: 233.6 ⭐ The weather is changing, and we're changing with it! What are your goals for this month and for the spring overall? My goal right now is just to survive. 😂 I’m waiting for an MRI next week to find out some of my health stuff and still…

Morning all! The school concert was great. I loved seeing all the kids and how big they are all getting. Most of them don't even look like kids anymore. I'm was not prepared to be seeing most of the 5th grade girls looking like teenagers already and most being between 5' to about 5'5" already. 😲 Were we all that grown when…

Happy Thursday! I live outside of Greenville, SC… between working, doing all the things, and watching the wildfires spread, it's been a long week already. Thankfully, I think we live far enough out that we won't be evacuated. However, my husband works a bit closer to that area (we live 30 or 40 miles from the fires at the…

SW: 300 (2009) March 1: 238.8 March 14: 237.4 March 23: 235.2 March 25: 234.4 I'm not actively trying to lose weight, but since I'm back to actively tracking and trying to keep my blood sugar under control, I'm seeing a downward trend. It's a nice side benefit. I need to remember that I'm focusing on other parts of my…

Linda 42 years old 5'7" SW: 300 in 2009 March 1: 238.8 March 23: 235.2 I wanted to check in! It's been a slow weekend and I'm enjoying the down time. I haven't even read a book. 🤣 So much doom scrolling and lying around. What my daughter's volleyball team had a hard loss on Saturday, it was needed to give her some one on…

I ended up making eggroll in a bowl for last night. It was really good. I'm going to have to add it into our regular rotation for dinners. I did make Jasmine Rice too, but only had a half serving of rice. Everyone else was able to eat that with it if they wanted. @CupcakeCrusoe I LOVE your beverage station. You know that's…

I'm hosting a movie night tonight. I tend to host them about every 2 weeks unless things get too busy (April I'm only hosting it once). All my girlfriends come over and we potluck all the food. We pretend to watch the movie while doing a lot of talking and just enjoy each others company. The kids run upstairs or outside…

@kristinwoods919 Chocolate is one of my coping things. If I couldn't have it ever it would be so sad. I'm glad to hear it's something you don't have as much anymore. Hopefully, that means you won't miss it so much.

Hey all!!! After about a year and a half of not being super active on here, I'm back. My diabetes and hormone issues have a few issues and complications again. That means I'm back to tracking everything I eat, now wearing a continuous glucose monitor, a change in medication and getting some other testing done. It's…

Sorry I got quiet. 4th of July weekend took a LOT out of me and then returning to work on Monday left me a ton of work. Ugh! So I've been swamped. But I'm still hanging on. I'll try to read thru all the other posts from this week later today or tomorrow. It's just been crazy busy.

Linda 41 years old 7/1 - 240 lbs 🌈What have you accomplished so far this year? What are you still hoping to acheive? And where would you like to see yourself in another six months? I haven't accomplished anything health-wise this year. In fact, I've gone backwards. March of 2023 I hit my lowest ever adult weight at 195...…

@planktonbye that sounds interesting. I'll add it to my ever growing to-be-read. I love using Hoopla & Libby or my library's website for audiobooks and ebooks. I also have Kindle Unlimited for a lot of ebooks. Add in that I have about 700 to 800 books at home and am on the first name basis with our favorite librarian.....…

@girlinkaz744 We made a bunch of shakes and smoothies this weekend. I used the food processor part for shredding up lettuce and cheese for tacos. Then I used the blender for homemade salsa too. :D I really am like a kid with a new toy at Christmas. @planktonbye I love your motto. I know I'm really bad about eating because…

We got a new Vitamix yesterday!!!! Our Ninja finally went up and my husband decided that I need a really good blender since I enjoy cooking. So any good recipes where you blend anything let me know. 🤣 I'm already planning to buy my gyro ingredients now that I can puree the onion, garlic, and herbs again. We make protein…

Good morning!!!! I haven't checked in with the group since January, so I'm trying to be back. Especially with the news feed no longer there. :'( I am starting to log on Lose It instead of here since I can use the bar code scanner. I miss hearing all your updates and having a place to check in. For those who don't know me,…

Hey all!!!! I hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving weekend!

@kiteflyer105 I don't really plan to do any tracking for Thanksgiving. I plan to enjoy that one day and then go back to what I normally do the following day. I go to see my doctor this afternoon. I know my weight is up but my A1C was decent last week when I had the labs run. So I hope it goes fairly smoothly. I'm in charge…

Good morning all!!!! My friend came from Thursday thru Sunday. We ate all the things.... breakfast at a mom & pop place, Indian food, pizza, over the top ice cream sundaes, Mexican food, we hit up the Mexican bakery too, chips, dip, candy.... However, during his visit he also mentioned that he had joined the YMCA back home…

Why is it that cold pizza is always so good the next morning? :D

Good morning!!!! Today is my Friday as I took a vacation day for tomorrow. Our friend from home (Maryland) is coming to visit us for the weekend (in South Carolina). He's driving down right now and we're hoping to see him in another 9 to 10 hours. Woot!!!! I'm so crazy excited for us to see our friend. My daughter even…

Good morning!!!!! I got my newest recipe up on my blog for Slow Cooker Adobe Chicken and Rice. https://www.healthyeatingwithlinda.com/post/slow-cooker-adobo-seasoned-chicken-rice-with-a-hidden-vegetable I need to text my neighbor/accountability partner about maybe going to the gym tonight. I know if I'm left to my own…

I had sooo much food at movie night on Saturday and then ate so many leftovers yesterday. I still have quite a few leftovers to eat but I'm back to moderation after a weekend of having whatever I wanted of what was around. In good news (or bad depending on how you look at it) I'm out of mashed potatoes. Since that's my…

I went to Zumba last night. I've only been a couple times over the past 4 months when I used to go 3 to 5 times a week. I always forget how much fun I have until I'm there. Like I just DON'T want to go to the gym but then I have a great time once I'm there. It helped that the teacher was actually my daughter's room mom a…

Linda 5'7" & 40 years old SW: 300 lbs Prev Low: 191 lbs Oct 30: 216 lbs 🍁What do you hope to accomplish this month or before the year is out? I'm hoping to lose at least 5 lbs this month. It's not a huge amount and it feels realistic. Given I hit my low weight earlier this year and then put 27 lbs back on almost…

No candy yet today but we did have a pumpkin shaped pizza from Papa John's.

@justanotherjen13 I hope you feel better quickly! Pain after shots is so unpleasant. I get allergy shots every few weeks and sometimes it causes a large painful bump on each arm (I don't know why some months isn't too bad and others are horrible). Sleeping afterwards is a joke.

Hey all! I'm trying to keep on track and so far today I'm doing well. Yesterday I did a trunk or treat and took caramel corn flavored rice cakes topped with peanut butter and chocolate chips, spicy pickle flavored popcorn, an apple, and pistachios with me so I wouldn't be tempted by candy or the food truck. Then a friend…