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Sending you good vibes, loving thoughts and big hugs. Please take good care of yourself. :love:

Happy Saturday, everyone! I was getting a bit down on myself last night, after a poor first week of not enough exercise, and suddenly the last line of "Gone With the Wind" popped into my head: "After all, tomorrow is another day." So here I am with renewed commitment! Here's to a great Week 2.

I worked out on Monday, and have been shirking ever since! Have been for a couple of short walks, but not the work up a sweat type of workout. We have a cross country ski machine that I love, and I plan to get on it when I get home today. Will report later whether I stuck to my good intentions, lol.

Saving this! We have 2 bananas that are ready to become bread.

Thank you for posting this, as I've been getting discouraged by my scale going down, up, down, down, up, etc.. I've decided to go by the way my clothes are fitting instead of getting caught up in the pounds shed or gained game. I do weigh myself, but that's not my main feedback. If we're tracking our food and working out…

@MsTru2U: Letitia. Or Lalique. Something that means "one sexy momma with a lovely smile!" :wink:

I admit, I do want to get slim and fit, and MFP is a great way to keep track and keep on track. That said, I'm a 56-year old breast cancer survivor (and partial mastectomy, chemo and radiation survivor!) and I don't want to go through that again. Ever since the diagnosis and treatment in 2005, I've been living a sort of…

Wow, Steffie, thanks for all the inspiration - and a good laugh, above! I'm 56, so I find your story really, really, really encouraging! You look fabulous, even with "messy" hair. What a comeback! You're the greatest! Thank you for sharing..

Hi All! I'm Helen, and I'm 56. I live in Victoria BC Canada. I'm 5'9" Started MFP in late June at 225. Currently 216, highest weight, last December, was 245 (shudder!) Goal 160 - doable by June 2013? With your support, you bet!!!

Also on antidepressants here; have tried to wean myself off them and am way down on my prescription, but still need a small dose every second day. The best antidotes to despair I've found are gratitude - thinking about all everything in my life that I'm grateful for; and exercise (the hard breathing, sweaty kind). Best of…

Words of wisdom! Thanks for this insight.

No way! Lovely face, and that claw hand makes me think of a playful kitten!

Evenings can be hard, and Friday evening the hardest, especially if we're single. Do something nice for yourself that doesn't involve food - maybe go for a walk if the weather is nice? Go to a park and watch dogs playing? Whatever does it for you. Our emotions are just "for now." Tomorrow is a new day, and you'll feel…

Thanks, YoshiZelda! I came up with some imaginative meanings for NSV. I think the best one was "Non-Sucking Vampire" - which would be a vampire on a diet!!! LOL.

Wow, good for you! Keep it up, you're doing great.:happy:

Looking GREAT, Morty! Congratulations!

Greetings and encouragement to all! Success over excess! We can do it! Jumping in here on August 8th, better a bit late than never! I'm so happy to see this topic, as I wandered through the "looking for a twin" thread and couldn't see any other "oldies but goodies". I'm 56 years young, lol. My goals for August: log all my…

Wow, good for you! Well done!

Yes, very much like Cheetos. And to quote Scarlett O'Hara, "Tomorrow is another day."

Yup, every day, good or bad. I'm only cheating myself when I don't track, or when I'm not honest about my food and exercise.

Good for you for joining this site! It's really helping me. I've become so much more aware of what and how much I eat since joining less than 2 months ago. It's been an education, let me tell you! Other members' stories are so encouraging. So is entering the exercise I've done - makes me want to do more. I wish you all the…

Wow, good for you! You've had a great 5 days and even managed to stick to your goal while eating out. That's so impressive!

You're a winner, Allison! Keep up the GREAT work! And please keep posting your progress.

Beautiful Victoria BC here! Waving at all my fellow Canucks!

Yes, catzway, I'm a fellow emotional eater. Evenings are especially tough. I can be good with food all day, then undo all the work in the evening. What I've found that helps me is some aerobic exercise. Doesn't have to be a lot, even 20-25 mins. will do. Maybe being good to my body makes it harder to do harm to my body?…

Don't give up or be too hard on yourself. We're aiming for improvement here, not perfection. It sounds like you had a good vacation from both your regular life and your diet. You enjoyed yourself at the lake, now enjoy getting back into your program! You're doing so well, an inspiration to me even with your "disaster".…

I don't think you're crazy at all! Do whatever works for you and makes you feel good about yourself, your body and your life. More power to you.

Val, you are such an inspiration! Congratulations on the results of all your hard work. You look fabulous, and I bet you feel even better! :happy: