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Monday I know I have been away for awhile. I had been on a good track and then I was away at a conference the early part of last week. Much too much food and no exercise. It stayed that way through the weekend. I have not checked the scale since before the conference when I had actually seen the 150s. Today is a new day.…

Sunday night Still exhausted and sore, but not as bad as I thought. No word from realtor. She was going to follow-up this morning. I guess this means no photos tomorrow and no listing it yet. I'm off to a conference a couple of hours north of here until Wednesday afternoon and I don't think I'm going to be making any…

Saturday night So tired! Cleaned and organized all last night and all today. Tweaked my back a bit picking up a box that was too heavy, I guess. Iced it right away and took Advil. Now having wine, advil, and some stretching. I hope I'm not too sore in the morning. Calories have to be in the red but have not tracked. No…

Friday Scale showed me a number in the 150s again today! 159.4! I don't know how that is - except stress is making me eat little but badly? I'll take it but know I need to do better. Had my MRI on my lumbar spine yesterday. The good news is there is nothing wrong other than mild degenerative changes (i.e. age) but no…

Tuesday The weekend went okay. The scale sat at 160.0 all weekend but I'm guessing it would be up today. Very carb-craving. Pretty sure it is PMS. My doctor appt went well last week (can't remember if I posted that.) Hip joint looks good. I go for an MRI on Thursday morning with a possible steroid injection if the MRI…

Kathryn, I am sorry to hear about your loss. Please accept my deepest sympathy.

Friday night I need to take some time to read all of the posts thoroughly so I can do a good job of responding to everyone. Thank you, all, for your positive encouraging words. Doctor appt went well. He understood that I have tried many conservative measures/treatments and that I am only getting by. He ordered x-rays of my…

Wednesday night Hello! Sorry I have been MIA. Life is busy - attitude has not been great. Working on setting it all right. Lana - I have been like you. A couple of good days and then hungrier/sick feeling in tummy pushing me into eating bread and crackers. Grrr. Dawn - congrats on the raise! Eating has been so-so. I am…

Tuesday Yesterday was so-so. Made a lot of good choices, but let a bit of sugar sneak in. Grrr! Today is questionable. Not sure what is happening for lunch since I have a meeting from 10-3 and we haven't discussed lunch. Hoping I can just go home and eat a salad. If we end up going out, hoping I can get a salad wherever we…

Friday A bit of a rough day. Went out to lunch with a former coworker. Not the best choices, not the worst. Had a little sugar at work today (chocolate covered peanuts.) I'm just feeling like I'm not making any progress. Got my new driver's license in the mail. I think I'm back up the weight I was at the last time I…

Thursday Yesterday was another good day. Made it to the gym last night and walked 2 miles in 32 minutes and then did a few arm weights (on machines). Hip and back are a little sore today but will continue to stretch as needed. Checked the scale. Gah! I've lost 2 of the 3.6 lbs I gained last weekend. But that means I'm…

Wednesday Good day yesterday. Planning another good day today PLUS a trip to the gym tonight to walk on the track and do some light weights (exercises PT had me doing last spring.) Today is Day #3 of no pop! So, so tired again last night. Not sure what is going on. I usually get like this during PMS - not AFTER that TOM.…

Tuesday Thank you for all of the kind birthday wishes! It was a good day, complete with a co-worker decorating my cubicle at work and flowers from my kids. :) I don't really make a big deal out of my birthday but it is nice to be remembered. Didn't eat as well as I would have liked yesterday. But that is over and done -…

Monday Happy birthday to me! I had gotten down to 160 on Saturday morning and then DH insisted on a dinner out and treats to celebrate my birthday. Today the scale says 163.6! Gah! But other than "good" creamer in my coffee this morning, back on track diet-wise. All the celebrating is out of the way and back at work today.…

Congratulations, Sara!!!

Friday Scale hopped back up .6 of a pound this morning for no apparent reason, so not a happy start to my Friday. But I will persevere. DH diagnosed with high blood pressure on Wednesday and his blood work yesterday showed highly elevated triglycerides along with his other cholesterol numbers not being great. Doctor…

Thursday Have to run to the DMV this morning to renew my license. I almost forgot and my license expires on Monday! Yikes! Hoping I don't have to wait too long. (Hate getting my picture taken, too!) Hoping I can pass the eye exam without my glasses. :) Scale was kinder and dropped another pound to 160.4. That is exciting…

Thanks, Kathy! I resisted the urge to eat a donut hole in the breakroom earlier today even though I feel stressed and wanted to cave in. Sticking with my plan!

Tuesday Good morning! It's a beautiful, balmy, foggy, smoky morning. It created a beautiful red sunrise for us to enjoy on our way to school and work. Checked the scale today. I have not checked since 9/2. It has not changed. It was exactly the same at 161.6. I am disappointed. The last 5 out of 6 days I've been doing…

Hickchic - Yes, I am finding that I feel satisfied and not craving sweets as much. Still have to be strong, but it's not as much of a struggle. It's nice not to feel hungry, though. And GREAT news on your dress! My parents are still in Atlanta (5 hours from their home in Brunswick, GA, which is by St. Simon's Island). A…

Monday DS pulled us off our low-carb, high fat diet just a little last night when he made supper for the family. He made beef pastie's with gravy. Yum! I couldn't say "no" when he offered to cook. (Okay, well my husband "gently" encouraged him by saying "what are you making for supper tonight?") :) The rest of the day was…

Update: Hasseback chicken was AMAZING! Until I learned DH gave me more than a serving. I was already kinda high on calories today and that definitely put me over. :( The cauliflower rice veggie medley was actually pretty good. Will definitely buy again.

Saturday Nice lunch with my 92 year old grandpa and some of my cousins. I stayed low-carb, high fat compliant by eating a cobb salad with ranch dressing. Proud of myself! Tonight DH is making hasselback chicken and we are trying a microwavable steamer back of a cauliflower rice veggie medley. I am a bit over on carbs…

Friday I have been MIA. I know! Welcome to all the newcomers. It's been a crazy few days getting the kids back to school and having meetings out of town for work. Have not been sticking to much of anything but am starting low carb, high fat today to see if I get an results from it. My brother and his wife started it two…

Saturday Hadn't checked the scale in awhile and it was a disappointment. Today was up at 161.6. Really need to cut out carbs and sugars and focus on getting my protein in! Like Velocity, I'm trying to view September as a new month to start anew. DH and I will discuss menu for week and plan accordingly. Exercise has been…

Wednesday Still can't say much good about my diet. The bright spot has been good breakfasts and lots of water. DH forgot to buy my salad makings for lunches, so I've been eating leftovers that are a bit carb-heavy. Trying to stay out of the sweets at home - but need to throw them away to do so! Back/hip have been a bit…

Monday Won't even go into the diet and lack of exercise rant. It just is. Working to be better this week. We did have a fun weekend celebrating DD's b-day - which will actually be Wednesday. She and I made "Beauty and the Beast" themed cupcakes. I'm including a picture here. She loves to bake cupcakes and I decided to have…

Wednesday Hi everyone. I'm just doing so-so. Some good choices, some bad choices. My back/leg felt pretty good for a few days (didn't have to take an Advil) and then I went for a walk last night. It wasn't even fast! And last night/today I've got a lot of irritation and some pain. I'm so discouraged. I'm just about ready…

It was a self-sabotage kind of weekend. Stress. Ouchy back and leg. Neighbor trouble. No affordable houses on the market that we would want. DH heads back to work tomorrow (he is a teacher). Life gets more stressful as school starts. Just kinda sucky. But going to suck it up tomorrow and fly right. My sister reminded me…

Friday Tough start to morning. Learned DD's wonderful Special Ed case manager has been transferred to another school. :( In my mind, we would still have her for this final year of middle school before making that big transition to high school. Now, we start over with a new person. We have not always had good luck with case…