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:flowerforyou: Vicki, it was good to read your post. Since I haven't posted for awhile I don't know alot of the members. I like your Christmas family picture. What a wonderful bunch! I find myself being pretty grumpy as I get back to my weight loss journey. I have been doing fine with eating the right things, but I guess I…

Well, so far so good. I think I will just weigh once a week. Before, when I weighed on Thursday it was an incentive to be careful over the weekend (my easiest time to NOT watch what I eat). It is really good to be eating right. I miss the sweets a little, but try to eat a few nuts when the sweet urge strikes. Hope you all…

Happy New Year!! I have been AWOL since September. Once school started (we homeschool) my routine just hasn't been what it was. I gained about 7 pounds over the last 4 months and I am ready to get busy. I tried to avoid BP meds for all these years, but it caught up with me and I'm now taking some meds for BP. But the Doc…

:flowerforyou: Hi! Can't believe it's already September. We will be starting school next week. I only have 4 homeschoolers. Our tribe is decreasing. Catch you all later...:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: I love brussel sprouts steamed. I had only had them boiled to death as a child, but since steaming them, they have become a favorite. They need a little butter and salt to make them really tasty!:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Why is it that this morning I did not want to do my exercises? Especially after I have been feeling so much better because of doing them each day this week. Well, I looked for several excuses to not do them, but I did them and am so glad I did. You would think that after all these years of maturing and…

:flowerforyou: Had a good weekend and watched what I ate. It's good to do my exercises this morning and get off to a good start. Cindy- I will be praying for you. I cared for a friend for just two years and it was a real empty place when she passed on. Find some projects to work on to keep your mind busy. And remember,…

:flowerforyou: As always, each of your posts are an encouragement and help. I actually recorded everything today and got more exercise than I have for a few days. I really need to get this weight off or I will have to start taking BP meds. I really don't want to get started on those!!:noway: I tried adding my goals as my…

:flowerforyou: It's good to read all the posts. It is crazy how quickly the days go by, August already!:noway: I want to know how you all get your goals under the ticker. I would like to that. If my goals are in front of me every day when I post, I think I'll be more mindful of them. Otherwise it is easy to change them as…

:flowerforyou: Susan, with 10 of my 14 children being adults now, I'm finding that several of them are more high-maintenance than they were when they were children! I've come to the conclusion that no matter how many letters I write or phone calls I make, they still do their own thing. My only option is to pray for them…

:flowerforyou: I have decided to set a goal of losing 1 pound per week. I haven't been setting any goals and consequently I haven't been losing any weight. My husband and I have started exercising every day and I am going to start drinking at least 80 OZ. of water daily. It really does feel good to get back to exercising.…

:flowerforyou: Just checking to get on the July thread. I can't believe time goes so fast and that we are in July already. We have been very busy and some health issues, but I hope to get back to posting regularly every day! We are also getting back into a routine of exercise. Have a good one!!:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Hi! Stopping to read posts and get back into the habit of logging my meals. We have had company every weekend of the summer so far. That is good though, because we live in the middle of nowhere and we don't get company as a general rule. Several of the kids have been home and we have had some friends stop in…

:flowerforyou: Hi! Just a note to say I'm getting back to a good routine with my eating, exercising and drinking water. Once you get off track, it takes some diligence to get back on.:grumble: Anyway, I like reading the posts, they are an encouragement. Have you noticed that only about 10% of those who read the posts…

:flowerforyou: Hi! Just in and back out so I can keep the June thread. Where does the time go??? Have a good afternoon:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Good morning! I just rode the stationary bike twice as long because I was reading a book! The time went by so fast, I didn't realize I went longer than I thought! I love mysteries and the more I read, the more involved they get, so a good way to pass the time exercising. Off to a good start. Glad you are all…

:flowerforyou: Susan, I must confess that I am in the same boat as you. I started this day right and intend to keep it up throughout the day. We CAN do this. Let's just keep on keeping on!!:happy: Have a great day!!:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: I thought was on the May thread, but found out I wasn't!:ohwell: Three of our adult children will be home this week! We have fun when the kids come home. Our oldest daughter and her family are on their way to the Phllipines. This will be the first time the little girls will get to meet their Phillipino…

:flowerforyou: Kathy, I was just thinking last night of some of my pals that I haven't heard from for a while. I will be praying for you and your mom and dad. I think you are so right to be bringing your mom home. She will be happiest being with your dad and with you. Your husband must be real jewel! I hope you can get…

:flowerforyou: The hair color queestion: at 56 my hair is still mostly brown. I tell my children that each time I teach one of them to drive I get a ton more white hairs. With only three more to teach out of 14, Ithink I may get by without any coloring!:ohwell: My mom has beautiful, soft white hair and I will be happy if…

:flowerforyou: I had to work this afternoon and the dress I put on I hadn't tried since Christmas. It was too small then, but today it fit nicely! I should have measured this whole time I've been losing, I'm sure it is revealing! Looking forward to a hamburger on one of those thin buns. They are great, especially at only…

:flowerforyou: Rosy, Welcome to a great group of women who 'have been there', no matter what it is. My kids and I have not been eating after 6:00 pm and that has really helped us cut out the snacking. We have water bottles that we fill two and three times a day and make sure we drink all of our water. We are not always…

:flowerforyou: Hi! I thought I was on the new thread, but found out I wasn't.:blushing: I wondered why no one was posting,:laugh: . Anyway, glad to be on again. Had a fairly successful Easter. Back in line again and doing well. Have a good day!:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: My healthy eating habits, while they are getting more habitual, are sometimes getting old. It would be easy to go back to my old habits, but I really don't want to. I do want to lose weight. I am losing slowly and steadily and I'm feeling better all the time. I have to remember that these are new habits and…

:flowerforyou: It has been interesting to find that since we've been eating 3 veggies and 3 fruits a day and drinking our water, we don't want to drink anything with our meals. That has never been the case with any of us. The scale finally moved for me, 3.5 pounds this past week. (:blushing: the down side is that I never…

:flowerforyou: Weekends are always different. I don't usually drink as much water or exercise. I can tell it makes a difference. I decided Sat. and Sun. have to be the same as the rest of the week. Exercised and drank my water yesterday and am getting ready to walk on the treadmill now. Staying on track with my calories…

Barb, To change your nutrition chart: click on FOODS, then Settings. You can pick what you want to track. :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Barbie and Barb, Thank you for responding to my questions. I looked back on my daily numbers and found consistenly I am over on sugar. I have a cup of coffee with cream and sugar every morning and a glass of 1% milk. That adds up to 30 grams of sugar and on 1200 calories/day I should only have 31g. Wow, that…

:flowerforyou: A question: my kids and I are staying within our calories, burning off at least half of those calories with exercise, drinking water like crazy, but aren't really losing much!?! I tell the kids it's probably because we are building muscle. Is that really what's happening here? It can get discouraging, but we…

:flowerforyou: I started the morning out with a Yoga routine on the Wii, 10 minutes on the treadmill and my "Go You Chicken Fat, Go!" cd. I don't always have time before we start school to do this, but it was great! I'm going to try to accomplish that at least 3 times a week. Otherwise, I do the treadmill daily, at noon…