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Debra, I have been where you are. In fact, my second anniversary is coming up soon. On my first, I was probably where you are right now. I felt stronger and not as grief-stricken as the first few months. I had a lot of support from various sources. But, just for myself, I planned for, and took the day off work. As the day…

Happy Monday everyone! The weekend was good and bad as far as my diet and exercise go. I'm learning that the more I stay off my feet the better my knees and ankles feel. I'm having SO much trouble with my joints! Know what helps joint pain? LOSING WEIGHT! Yikes! A conundrum. Anyway ... I'm determined. I'm going to be easy…

Congratulations Dinah!!! Winning a challenge at any age is exciting. More so when you're 57 and vertically challenged!!! You're very inspiring and I think I'll take a page from your book and challenge myself. I've been away from this site for too long and have let myself get back into some bad old habits so I desperately…

Hi all. I seem to have missed a couple of new people joining our group. I'm sorry. I've been slacking horribly. Enough about me. Kathy - raising a grandson right after your husband dies? You're my hero. You can do it. Listen to Quilter. She's the best motivator in the group! Toobefit - Wow. A lot for your family to go…

Hi everyone. It seems like a trend right now for us widows to be pulling out our husband's yard equipment and gardening stuff. Another widow's website that I belong to was filled with the same type of posts. Must be the time of year or something. I sold many of Bill's tools and only kept what I can use. I also have a…

Hi ladies. Becky ... it sounds like you handled your one-year very well. Mine is coming up. October 1 will be one year and my Bill passed very suddenly. I have no idea how I'm going to handle it. I've been getting kind of emotional lately and if that's any indication, I might just plan to take the day off work and just let…

Hi ladies! Are we back on track? I have to admit that I spent yesterday purposefully getting rid of any and all of the left over Labor Day barbecue food. Somebody had to do it. Being a widow ... that means me. So today I started my day with my kale and blueberry soothie and an planning my weekly menus in my head. Gotta…

A Madeliene is a yummy morsel of flaky, cakey goodness. They're also very beautiful. We eat with our eyes first, you know!!! I fully intend to be back here on Tuesday logging. In fact, I'm logging today. I'll be interrupted by two barbecues this weekend, but I'm pretty motivated right now. I have not idea why. I'm just…

Dinah - good for you on the grilling. I love grilling. I never though I would open the barbecue after Bill died, but it's my favorite way to cook right now. And about those processed diet meals!! I lived on those for a few months after Bill died. I lost some weight - but that was probably the grief diet kicking in. I just…

Cooking for one for me is about the same as cooking for two. Except ... I only cook what I want and I like. I find myself eating more salads and vegetables. My husband liked good food, but always seemed to need a meat, potatoes and veggie at each dinner. Now I make dinner out of salad, veggies and a small amount of…

Hi everyone, Nice to see the activity on the site. I've been pre-occupied for awhile and have only had the chance to log on today. I'm getting better about going to the gym. It still hasn't become something I look forward to though. I wish I was one of those people who love to go to the gym. I've never been. But, I plod…

Hi Dinah. Welcome. I'm Julie and I lost my husband last October 1. We were married for 26 years and I was 31 when we took the plunge. So I'm 58 now. I started Fitness Pal about a hundred years ago and have periodically logged on. I'm trying to be more committed because I still have so much to lose. I joined a gym about a…

Wow. I'm gone a few days and missed a lot! Beckster - a date. Wow. That's not even on my radar, but good for you! Susan — I haven't had a vacation since my Bill died, but then it's only been 10 months and I've been working. I don't see a vacation on my radar either! Maybe after my home loan is modified I can start thinking…

Friends, So, I went to the gym last night and had to try to figure out the weight training stuff on my own (without the trainer, Satan); and I didn't do very well. Not that I can't do the exercises, but because I forgot how the set-up goes on some of the arm extension pieces on the big honkin' machine thing. So I muddled…

That hiking sounds wonderful. Parking an RV in the woods for a month sounds even more wonderful. I'm not sure how much hiking I would do, but I'd love to just be in the woods, have a good book and completely unplug. That sounds like something I should plan! First ... get an RV. I hope all had a fine weekend. Mine was fun.…

Susan and Quilter - you are such good girls! Congrats on the race. Your best personal time. That's saying something. And Susan - I hope you got some hiking in. Even a short one. Better than I did over the weekend. I made lovely grilled chicken salads with grilled beets and organic greens. We had a couple glasses of…

Hi all, I'm feeling better. I don't know what that was, but it's gone now. I went to the doctor yesterday because I had a few things to discuss. One was my sore knees. Remember I sprained my left knee last January during the winter from hell? Now my right knee hurts as well and I wanted to make sure that the gym was a good…

Thanks Quilter! I'm doing just that. And I'm surprised to learn that a number of people here at work are fighting something. Some have stomach issues and a woman who works for me came in with a cold. So I'm going to drink lots of water, get lots of rest, and hopefully feel better tomorrow. Playing tennis and mowing the…

OH. MY. [INSERT NAME OF FAVORITE DIETY HERE]. That was awful. I went back last night and let me begin by saying that, for some reason, I was dragging all day long. I got up, walked Mali for 2 miles, came home and CRAWLED BACK IN BED before I got in the shower. Then I went to work, came home at lunch and CRAWLED BACK IN BED…

Hi all and Welcome Susan. I've been BAD about posting and I have no excuses. My biggest problem with staying up to date is that when I eat well ... I post my food intake and exercise. When I don't ... I don't. That said, I'm going to try to be better. Last week I joined a gym(!) The first time in many, many years. And it…

Wow, we haven't been posting much lately. So ... I'll chip in. I'm doing okay. I'm not tracking my food very well. I tend to do the morning and lunch and then stop. I haven't gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either. I'll improve. I'm motivated now. It's summer and I don't wanna be slow. I have a lot to do and want…

Hi all. First off ... gmtcuzz ... don't apologize because your life is a mess right now and you can't log on and keep us updated. I know exactly how that feels. Just come to us when you can and keep us in the loop because we're all fighting the same battle. I've been crazy busy lately too and haven't been tracking my food…

Hi all, Welcome Jeannie. I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my husband a little over 7 months ago and my pain is still pretty new. This group helps. And Quilter? Size 8? I'm not sure what that means!!! Single digits? I just moved from a size 18 into a size 16 so ... there's that! I'm not dropping any weight…

Heyjude — I feel your pain about your dog. I sent you a message. I hope we all had productive weekends. I did and feel great today. I'm motivated now to get off my butt and start tracking my food and pumping up the exercise. Maybe it's the weather or something, but I'm feeling very strong. Have great week everybody.

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't logged on for awhile. Beckster - I feel your pain. I'm having some troubling times also. Yesterday would have been my 27th wedding anniversary and it's my first one without Bill. I was doing fine, but I'm trying to get a loan modification on my mortgage and I finally got a human on the phone…

Quilteryoyo — you're inspiring to me to increase my walking distance. I'm going to work toward a 3-mile goal. Which means I have to get up a little earlier in the morning and that goes against everything I believe in :laugh: but I'll give it a shot. The one thing that keeps my walks from being the best workout that they…

Hi ladies, I've been away from this site for a couple of days — but they were very good days. My brother in law is talking now and we couldn't be happier. So Brandi (his wife, my BFF) came over Saturday and we celebrated. We had champagne and made a pot of shrimp etouffee and then had some cupcakes. Also lots of laughs and…

Hi ladies, I'm feeling better. Thanks for the virtual chicken soup. To be honest, I ate like a horse yesterday and slept really well and today I'm almost over it. Sometimes our bodies simply tell us to slow down and take it easy. So I did. I'm so proud of you quilteryoyo for running on your treadmill. I gave away my…

Welcome gtmcuzz. You're right about this being a sad group to join. But it's also a very positive group. It's nice because we've all been there and know what the other is feeling. Some for longer than others. I'm a newbie myself — losing my husband last October. Still lots of firsts for me. Like today. I came down with a…

Hi everyone! And welcome to Heyjudev13! I haven't logged in for over a week and we've picked up some serious momentum! I'm dealing with the family issues and helping my sister-in-law deal with her husband. This is going to be a long, slow process so we've set up a system where she stays at my house a couple of days a week…