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Nice to meet you Sharon! This community is usually a little more active, but I bet with summer coming on, some are out and about on vacation. And I hear you about too much wine; I like a small glass with dinner every other night, but I know those calories can rack up. I have the same goal weight in my mind, too, as yours.…

Hi Embera and welcome! First, I totally understand about working long hours and trying to fit in healthy eating -- and at a pizza place! Wow -- that must be so hard! But it sounds like the good news is that there's salads there, so that would be my strategy. I'd figure out which dressings are the best choice (low-fat,…

And I want to give a shout-out to folks still in the group: Aliza, your trip to India sounds amazing -- I'd love to see some pics! (is there a way to share those here? maybe as URL, I guess). Rae, a new grandbaby sounds so wonderful. I hope mother and baby are doing great! Lori, welcome to the group; so nice to meet you!…

Hi Everyone, I've been down for the count for nearly a month (pretty much all of April) due to a serious bout of chronic bronchitis that required 2 rounds of antibiotics, shots, prescription cough meds and 3 different inhalers (and a visit to the pulmonologist). Thankfully, I'm at nearly 100% and feeling better. The down…

Aliza, don't be so hard on yourself. It sounds like you enjoyed the meals yesterday (well, except for the queasy part). We all need recalibration sometimes -- I've even dug out my digital kitchen scales again so I can spot check my portion sizes. But I do understand what you mean -- I thought January was going to be great…

Joanne, way to go on your blood sugar numbers -- that is exciting!! And don't be hard on yourself re: your resolution not to eat out for a month . . . it's nearly the end of January, right? Let us know how the swimming and yoga go, too. There's a community center about 20 miles away with an indoor pool; I may have to check…

Oh, and you all were talking about food and cravings . . . way back in 1993, when I first lost weight while in graduate school, I really learned about portion sizes, food groups, meal prep, the whole 9 yards, thanks to Weight Watchers. Since then, I've felt like I've tweaked things but . . I hate to say it . . there are…

Hi Everyone, sorry to be MIA for nearly the entire month. I've went back to work after 4 week off at Christmas, (that was slow going!) . . . then got hit with bronchitis (thankfully it didn't turn into pneumonia like it has before). Good news is that I joined a gym this month and was killing it, exercise wise . . . I'm…

Hi Everyone! Sorry to be away for a while, but the whirlwind of the holidays were in full swing for me (in a good way!). I got to see family, travel a bit, cook and eat (a lot!) and take off from work. Overall it was very nice . . . but . . . my plans to "lose" weight did not come to pass. In fact, I gained a bit of…

Hi Everyone! Lin, I hope the Christmas shopping went well -- 12 grandkids? Whew! I had a hard enough time keeping up with our own girls' interests when they were little. I can't imagine grandkids and their various interests! Aliza -- traveling to India sounds fantastic! You'll have to take lots of pics to share (like on…

Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving! (and I wasn't intentionally hiding Aliza, honest!). I did pretty well, food-wise (not wonderful) but I didn't manage to lose anything this go around. Our older daughter was home from college for the holiday and we ended up eating out more than we normally do (I know, I…

Hi Ladies! I'm so glad it's Friday -- I love my job, but it really leaves me exhausted. Was really proud that I've managed to work out every day this week (woot!), eventhough it was really hard for me to walk away from either work projects that were undone or things around the house. Everyone still ate, had clothes to wear…

So nice to meet you, Rae -- thank you for the kind welcome :) That fancy wedding (in Italy!) sounds simply amazing and magical, like something from a novel or movie. You should definitely write it all down in detail. I'm mean, seriously, a wedding reception in a castle?? eeeek!! And I bet you were lovely in that red dress,…

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Hi Lin and Aliza, Thanks to you both for the warm welcome! Aliza -- what a wonderful wedding celebration! I think for a once-in-a-lifetime event like that, you just have to enjoy all the goodies, right? I know I would! My dh and younger daughter attended a wedding last month (older daughter is in college) and while it…

Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for the group invitation -- I've been looking for a group just like this, 50+ and a smallish size to keep up with. I joined a few on FB but the size of the groups got to be a tad overwhelming. So, I'm excited to be here! Well, about me: I'll be 52 next month, married 27 years, mother of 2…