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Happy to have all 3 of my kids home tonight. Life is good!

Tuesday morning Scale the same as yesterday. Hoping to see a small drop before Thanksgiving. Stayed on track yesterday but no time for treadmill due to DD's homework. Thankfully today is the last day of school for the week! Here's hoping she doesn't have homework over the long weekend! Work today until 2:45 and then off to…

Sara, I always do! That is what kids are for! :) But then my stepmom always wants one of just my sister and I with my dad. Grrrr! No one to hide behind there. I'm going shopping after work to try on one of the other shirts I saw yesterday. I've got a little time before I have to pick up kids. And Sara - sorry to hear about…

MONDAY Yep, scale was bad. Not as bad as I feared, but bad enough. No wonder pants feel snug. I have been playing with this same 3 lbs for the last several months and I'm on the high end of those 3 lbs as of this morning. Clearly I need to change something in order to see the drop I desire. Eyes are watery today. Time to…

Sunday night Wreath done. New slim snowman-themed Christmas tree up and decorated in the basement family room. (Needs more ornaments). Groceries purchased and at least a plan for the first part of the week made. Will need to hit the grocery store again on Tuesday night or Wednesday as we did not get ingredients for pasta…

Saturday morning We got the kids' bedrooms cleaned last night! Hallelujah! Didn't get as much of the rest of the house done as I would have liked, so will pick away at that over the weekend. Hoping to attempt to bake a pumpkin pie to see how it turns out. Otherwise, need to order one ASAP for Thanksgiving. Also need to…

Friday I was going to brave the scale today...got undressed...went to the scale...and it wouldn't turn on. Battery = dead. So, will need to remedy that this weekend. Good plan for the day. DH will make a yummy supper at home. House cleaning tonight! I have baking and craft projects I would like to accomplish this weekend…

Thursday Have concentrated this week on staying within my calories. Sugar/carbs haven't been as low as I would like but I'm ok with that for now. Have not been looking at the scale. Will do so tomorrow morning. I "feel" like my monthly friend will be here soon, so don't always trust the numbers around that time. Guys are…

Hooray, Sara! So excited for you! That is awesome to meet your goal!!!

Welcome Kat and Collie! Massage was painful but it hurt so good. I scheduled two follow-up massages in the next few weeks and got recommendations for a couple of stretches I can try in the meantime to loosen things up. Drank lots of water tonight and applied heat. Managed to get 1.5 miles on the treadmill and did 28 abmat…

Tuesday Kids were little monsters this morning. Grrr. Trying to shake it off and get in the right mindset for work. Sara - thanks for those kind words. Do you know that yesterday I almost didn't eat the apple because of the sugar/carb issue - and then I told myself, "Nobody ever got fat from eating an apple, for crying out…

Monday night I did it! Made it through today without pop and without candy. I did have a couple of cups of coffee with "good" creamer and I did put a little honey on my corn muffin tonight. I had planned to eat veggies for lunch, but instead had an apple with a small amount of natural peanut butter. I tracked everything in…

Monday Yay, Sara!!! You are amazing! I am taking it one day at a time now. Today I am committing to not drinking any pop and not filching any candy out of the Halloween candy. Egg and coffee (with some "good" creamer) for breakfast, some protein and veggies for lunch, white chicken chili and a corn muffin for supper.…

Dawn, oh I will be baking. I really shouldn't as I don't need the extra temptation. But it's so fun to bring a tray of cookies to work, friends, church, etc., and spread some holiday joy!

Sunday night Feeling very fluffy. Have not braved the scale in several days. I did get out for a 2 mile walk with the dog today since the weather was so nice. Lana and Dawn - I also struggle with avoiding pop. I am going to make a concerted effort this week. It's looking to be a "quieter" week at my house and at work, so…

Happy birthday, Sara!

Thursday night Thankful that today was my Friday. It's been a struggle this week. The scale being up on Tuesday really took the wind out of my sails and I haven't looked at it again. Too many sweets this week and an adult beverage tonight won't help. I keep telling myself I WILL NOT GAIN over the holidays. I'm going to…

Wednesday Stayed up late to watch the election results, so only running on about 3 hours of sleep. Did not bother to WI today knowing that lack of sleep will automatically make the scale higher for me. Concentrating on eating light today. DH said something last night about how he knows he needs to lose weight. I told him I…

Went off the rails with my eating today. Will drink extra water tonight and get on the treadmill while I watch election results.

Tuesday, November 8th! Up and out the door on time. Stopped and voted on my way to work. I cast ballot #158 at my polling place. I was excited to see my DS's name on the voter roll. This is his first election as an eligible voter and he will be exercising his right to vote later this morning. Checked the scale and was…

Should have gotten on the treadmill tonight but when it was already 9:15 pm before I could even think of putting on my tennis shoes, I gave up. Doing my best to stay out of the candy and just drink my water. Actually had a portion of the day without a headache. Hope that means I'm rounding the bend on this thing. Have a…

Monday It was a pretty good weekend although I feel carbs got the better of me. I was plagued with a nagging headache since last Tuesday and will admit that last night I had 2 drinks later in the evening to try to relax and see if I could sleep better. The headache played with my appetite. Grrr. When my tummy feels icky, I…

Saturday Scale was back up 1 lbs this morning. Boo! I swear I didn't go off the rails yesterday. So, who knows why. Started out today well but almost forgot I had "Lunch with Grandpa" today. My grandpa is 91 years old some of us cousins take him out for lunch once per month. Needless to say, the cheeseburger and cheese…

FRIDAY!!! I am ready for the weekend! Good WI today - down .8 lbs from last Friday. So, currently 150.8 lbs. maybe I can make it into the 140s for Thanksgiving?? Looking forward to an extra hour of sleep on Saturday night. Have not done that well with my "getting to bed early". One thing is for sure, since we started using…

Yay, Sarah!!!

Thursday Thinking of Lana this morning on her Chemo day! And Lana, I liked your comments about how knowledge is power and watching trends is valuable. I think I fear that number too much...which is silly, because it really can't hurt me. Glad to be more than halfway through this week. It's been crazy! Looking forward to…

Wednesday Progress on AOTW: I got on the treadmill last night and walked 2 miles in spite of my headache. Not my fastest walk...I finished in 36 minutes. But I DID it! And I did 20 crunches, 5 leg raises, and a 20 second plank. (I'm following a 30 day ab challenge I found online). Getting to bed earlier? Not so much.…

I really only drink a maximum of one 20 oz bottle per day. And that's a maximum. Often times I only drink 1/2 the bottle. I'm going to concentrate on limiting the soda to diet-only and cutting down on the amount. And limiting my breads/rices/crackers. I like Lana's idea of only having a sweet or dessert once or twice a…

Hi Lana, I always think I can cut out the pop but I just get so bored drinking water. I have cut back to diet pop and have been consistently staying away from regular. But I do know there is a school of thought that the artificial sweetener in diet pop can actually make you crave sweets all the more. When I drink water…

Happy November! Tuesday My 14 year old cat decided to sit on the back of the couch and watch for trick-or-treaters. The kids (and parents) could see her through the window when they rang the doorbell. They enjoyed her! We have way too much candy left - and that is after I handed out 3-4 pieces per kid and sent a bunch home…