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Here’s my plan! I will reassess my goal weight when I get down, but this should be good. I want to take it slow and steady then when I switch to maintenance it will feel like a normal lifestyle I can maintain!

@Mrsbell8well - congratulations on the 10k!!! @sleepymom5 - you are such a good friend, I feel so bad for your friend and family. I hope he can get respite care once in a while. I’ve heard that being the caregiver really takes it out of you. Good job pretty much keeping on plan! @cyndiesstuff - oh my gosh your wedding is…

I'm 54, 5'4" and currently at 147 lbs. I live in Minnesota, am married, work full time, commute 50 minutes 1 way to work (so I don't have to live in the cities) and mom to the sweetiest cat in the world! (In my humble opinion) We also have SIX grandchildren - all under 5 and they are all precious yet so uniquely different…

Thursday Check in Food - good ended up over as I had a snack after I closed my food diary Water - great Exercise - 11,000+ steps Working on my June challenges. One thing for sure is to prelog all my food the night before. Only one day I can't do this as we will be at a wedding and who knows what the food will be! I also…

Carlsoda Week 4 PW: 146.3 CW: 146.3 No change, but that is good. I've been pretty snacky this week!

My outdoor adventure (yesterday!) Lake Maria State Park

@twylla77 - love your journal page! You're giving me ideas (thanks!!) :) @cyndiesstuff - sorry about the weather. It's been pretty sucky here too. Today however will be sunny and 80! I'm sending it your way! @sleepymom5 - great job preparing for your meals on a trip. You are doing great considering everything! @eyesopennow…

Here’s my project I am working in - my relationship with food! Every day is a new opportunity to learn about how I react to it in different situations!

Here’s some pics outside my house. Backyard with all my flower pots, side of house with my veggies in big pots and our wild front yard. Everything is growing like crazy due to all the rain. I haven’t had a chance to weed it yet!

I have a few favorites, first my kitchen shears - they are the best for cutting up chicken and any thick packaging. My ikea knife holder. My gosh that was a game changer, my brand new fridge. I LOVE it! My new freezer downstairs. In June we are getting a 1/4 beef! I can’t wait to get my antibiotic free farm raised beef!…

Monday check in Food - pretty good until my husband make muesli and it was a little too delicious. Please remind me to stay away from it! Water - not enough Exercise - not enough It was definitely a rest day yesterday. It was pouring rain all day so we went to the mall and Trader Joe’s. It was a fun day though...I love…

My purchases today from Trader Joe’s!

@Mrsbell8well - great finds! You have great style! I love your deck lined with pots - I do the same thing! @lenka1 - your daughter looks so happy! Great job on the cake @cyndiesstuff - hope you are not feeling so sore today. Have you eliminated gluten from your diet or at least for a few weeks to see if the pain goes away?…

Emmeline Lake and her best friend Bunty are trying to stay cheerful despite the Luftwaffe making life thoroughly annoying for everyone. Emmy dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent, and when she spots a job advertisement in the newspaper, she seizes her chance - but after a rather unfortunate misunderstanding, she…

Saturday check in: Food - not as good as I wanted Water - good Exercise - got in my 10,000+ steps Well yesterday didn’t go as I planned. By the time we ate lunch it was 3:00 pm and I was starving. Extra foods not on plan were: sour cream and onion chips and a piece of Costco apple pie. OMG both were delicious. We didn’t…

@Cafelelia - so true! I learned that years ago, everything I worried about turned out different! @eyesopennow - good to get it out in words. I would say 5-10 years ago it was all about losing weight. Today I am on MFP to fix my stinking thinking and become healthy. @sleepymom5 - hope all is well with your mom. Sending…

@cyndiesstuff - just remind your self you are getting paid a lot of money just to be there. May not know why but you are! There is something to learn from this I bet.

Friday Check in: Food - almost on plan. Ate an extra serving of paleo bites and a Lara bar Water - great Exercise - almost 14,000 steps and gardening after supper Over all a pretty good day. I was extra hungry yesterday but I stuck to non-junk foods to fuel my body. And I likely needed it cuz I was transplanting plants,…

<<SQUEAL>> she is SO cute!!! Happy Birthday Daisy!!!

Thursday Check-in Food - Good!! Water - Good!! Exercise - 8.000+ steps. Not as much, but I did get all my grocery shopping down on lunch and after work. Today's plan: Food - pre-logged and planed Water - lots Exercise - 14,000+ steps today Happy long weekend eve for all our U.S. group members...my gosh we need it don't we!…

carlsoda week 3 PW: 147.7 CW: 146.3

What a great idea!! I was thinking on my way in to work this morning how much I cherish our group. It's not just about food or weight loss, it's about changing our mindset. We're in for the long run and dang it we will make it! We're all working on making this a permanent lifestyle!

Ok couple of thoughts...I deal with this all the time. Love my job but it goes through phases of not being able to keep up, then I get caught up and nothing to do. I think that's a huge problem for most people working in offices these days. Can you download books on your phone and read while at work? Can you listen to…

I also took Tuesday and Wednesday off for a 5 day weekend! Planning family time, a little memorial day shopping, hiking, cuddling with Lucy and relaxing!

Many days check in... Food - I've been hungrier this week and it may be due to the stress at work so even though I've been eating more than I would want, it's more paleo food than junk food. (not sure if it makes a difference) Water - great Exercise - great I've been SO busy at work this week I've barely had any time to…

Sunday Check in: Food - pretty good - I did have extra food after I closed my diary but I was hungry and I keep it low carb Water - not quite enough Exercise - 10,000+ steps Overall not a bad weekend considering a bridal shower and lots of running around on Sunday. Most of my steps happened after watching BBC Antiques…

Agree wholeheartedly!

Saturday check in Food - great Water - great Exercise - 11,000+ steps and 15 minutes yoga Yesterday was a great day and my escape plan worked, I had one sausage and 2 spoonfuls of fruit and left the rest. The cinnamon French toast sticks smelled lovely and there was a huge cake. I am also glad I brought some water, they…

@lenka1 - 💯 true! @cyndiesstuff - you did really good yesterday considering all the stress. You are such a good daughter, how is your dad holding up? @nstephen01 - oh my gosh what a trip - Montana to Minnesota to Detroit to Pennsylvania. Exhausting! You were so close to me too, even if I live about an hour from MSP! Have a…

Thursday check in Great day!!! 14,000+ steps Food perfect!! Water a'plenty!! Today's plan: Another day of great food choices 10,000 steps 20 minutes yoga pay bills tonight (my financial health!) We have a wedding shower on Saturday, so I'll need to pre-plan for that. It starts at 11:00 am so I think I will eat a late…