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Marie, I love Bubba! He is adorable. Mew!

Good morning, friends! I am down a little on the scale since Wednesday when they made a change to my meal plan. I had NO energy on Friday for my leg workout. It was bad. Not sure why. I'll take the loss. Wednesday is my 6 week accountability session. I can't believe it's already been 6 weeks. My one year will be up before…

Hi, friends. Just popping in to say a quick hello. Glad all are doing well this week and that Marie is getting good sleep and healing! At training on Monday, I mentioned to my trainer that I was disappointed in the no-weight-lost yet category and he replied, "Actually, weight loss is not our goal. Healing the metabolism…

Connie, great job on the 3.8 lb loss!! I know you are on a wonderful losing trend. Great work healing your metabolism! Esther, I am so sorry about the loss of your wonderful fur baby. :( At least is was a peaceful passing without pain. It is so difficult when we lose our beloved pets... Your daughters are blessed to have…

Good morning. We're headed to our son's place for moving day today. So glad it will be finished today! Lots of stairs for me today. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Becky

Vicky, Congratulations on losing even beyond your goal weight! Hopefully, we will all join you in that lovely place one day in the not-so-distant future! Becky

CSW: 186.7 Wk 1: 183.2 :) Wk 2: 183.1 :) Wk 3: 183.9 :( Wk 4: 184 :( GW: 167 Total lost this challenge: 2.7 lb My personal trainer said I have lost 4.5 lb of muscle and gained 4.5 lb of lean body mass. I'd still like to see the scale move downward! Great job to all the rest of you who have lost and all of us for continuing…

Eninad, Congratulations!!! Onederland all the way, Baby! <3 Connie, Next weekend is the moving and then the next two weekends are Emily's 1st bday party and then Joseph's 3rd bday party! <3 After that, school gets back into full swing and my schedule during the week will really ramp up. However, the weekends should be ours…

Happy Monday, Friends! Wow, so much has been going on here since I last posted! Esther, you have such a super busy life, I would be exhausted all the time. It's so hard to rest when we have young, active kids. Just do your best to have a little quiet time just for you each day. Hoping your pain eases up and that the…

Stephanie, congrats on being at your lowest weight in two years! That has to be a great feeling. B) Connie, thanks for the additional portable meal ideas. :) Thank you guys for continuing to remind me and all the rest of us that this takes time and to allow for steady progress. Once my abdomen get a bit smaller, I will…

Good morning, friends! Shirley, Isaac is so cute! His eyes sparkle when he smiles. <3 Well, last night was my 3-week check in with the trainer. I'm not 100% convinced that the BF% ultrasound works perfectly, as they had the check the abdominal reading several times and the reading was quite a bit lower in that area than…

Marie, so glad you went to the doctor! Infections in the legs with edema from CHF can be tough to treat if you let it get too far along. Glad you caught this one early. I hope the new diuretic works wonders at getting that fluid off. Just be sure to stay very hydrated! Thanks, everyone, for your encouraging words. I know…

CSW: 186.7 Wk 1: 183.2 :) Wk 2: 183.1 :) Wk 3: 183.9 :( GW: 167 Total lost this challenge: 2.8 lb I meet with my counselor at the training center tomorrow. We will look over my meal plan and see what needs to change if anything. Rather bummed by the gain this week. Marie, please let us know how you are doing with that leg!…

A gain of 0.8 lb this week. I meet with my counselor at the training center tomorrow. We will look over my meal plan and see what needs to change if anything. Rather bummed by the gain this week. Marie, please let us know how you are doing with that leg! Have a great week of eating well and getting in the exercising you…

Hello everyone! I am happy to report that Little Miss Foxie is finally acting like herself! Thank you for all your kind thoughts. <3 We ran and ran all weekend and yesterday helping paint/spackle/clean/remove old carpet and hardwood, etc. from our son's new townhouse. My Fitbit recorded 59 flights of stairs on Saturday…

Thank you all for your thoughts of Foxie. She is doing much better! She is now eating, which she hadn't done since Saturday when it all began. Connie, all our dogs like the crates if they are down from the attic. We got one down just for keeping her in one spot for the IV tubing. We have dog/cat beds in many rooms they all…

Little Foxie had IV fluids all night and is now back on the IV after a bit of running around the house for exercise. She is doing better and actually ate her special GI low fat food this morning. First food she's eaten since Saturday morning when the vomiting started! Today I am cooking and cleaning while watching over…

Eninad, Great job sticking to your plan! My husband also loves to share the social aspects of eating with me and would love it if I didn't ever follow a particular eating plan. He enjoys having a variety of different meals every night rather than the same two alternating. But, he's supporting me (as always) and going along…

Esther, that would be a wonderful idea. I'll talk with my vet about it. I am blessed to have the resources to pay for Foxie's bills at this time ($1,150 for Monday and at least another $400+ for today), but many folks simply don't have the money when these emergencies pop up. At first, I was a bit bummed that the extra…

Connie, I wondered about pet insurance, but we have 3 dogs and 3 cats. I think the premiums would be way to expensive. :/ Oh well. I just pray none of the others needs anything for a while! It is so exciting that you are so close to starting your new home adventure. It will be lovely to pick out everything you want. I'm…

Stephanie, Yes, the man did come back yesterday and finished the garage. It looks beautiful. Foxie is my five year old Pom-Chi. She is such a tiny little pup and she went from 8 lbs to 6 lbs in 48 hours! With all the busy-ness and stress, I have done as well as I can with staying on my eating plan. Monday night I didn't…

Not much change, but a loss is a loss. ;) CSW: 186.7 Wk 1: 183.2 Wk 2: 183.1 GW: 167 Total lost this challenge: 3.6 lb Congratulations losers on your successes this week! Seems we're finding what works for us! Let's all keep it going into next week. :) Becky

So, Foxie was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. She spent Monday night at the vet emergency hospital getting IV fluids, pain meds, antibiotics, antiemetics, and antacids. They had me pick her up yesterday morning, but left the IV catheter in just in case she got dehydrated again. I gave her the antiemetic and pepcid in…

Well, yesterday turned out to be a lot busier and more hectic than I had planned! It ended waaayyyy too late and with a killer headache to boot! I started out tired from getting to bed late after our very busy Sunday. I got my breakfast and packed my meals for the day and ate well at work. Dashed to the gym after work,…

Becky, May 6. :)

Good morning, friends! Everyone here seems to be doing well, with the exception of Marie and her falling! Marie, I am so happy to hear you are okay after your fall! Your new kittens are adorable!! I am such a softie for any creature that is a baby <3 David and I had a very busy weekend with chores, visiting the…

I'm really liking the new digs! The chairs are comfy, Ruthie, and all the pictures look great on the walls! ;) I was off today for my mammogram and a million and one errands and things to do around the house. We wanted to find a playhouse swing set for Joseph and Emily for when they are here. I went on Craig's list and…

It feels kind of strange over here. Like a new apartment with no furniture. Lol we'll get used to it. Becky

Nancy, the view from your new porch is gorgeous! I am so enjoying all the pictures! Great news about your son, too. Esther, Your town is so pretty and I love the mountain view!! I Googled pictures of the city and it would be great to visit one day. I didn't realize how far south you are. Barbie, I do the same thing when I…

I agree with all the posts since I checked in yesterday! So many and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures! Esther, so glad to hear your report on your "other daughter." Sometimes it takes us hitting rock bottom to really ask for the help we need. I, too, have been there and I came out the other side all the stronger for having…