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Sunday As usual, too much eating this weekend - especially with MIL's bday yesterday. Maybe if I would just work 7 days a week I could keep my diet in line. Even though scale showed a loss on Friday, I feel like my face looks rounder than ever. Massage yesterday was good. DS in college is home this weekend and caused some…

Friday WI was good today. I have officially lost the pound I gained last week. Struggling with some anxiety the last couple of days. I think it is fall-out from all of the stuff with DS in college along with my aches & pains issues of the last couple of months. Need to work on relaxation techniques to relax muscles and…

Thursday Scale is slowly heading back in the right direction but I have not yet lost the pound I gained last week. Official WI is tomorrow. Good plan for the day. Thankful today for a husband who cooks! Roast in the crock pot and a side of steamed broccoli is planned for supper tonight. It is good to see scale moving in…

Wednesday Sara - you are so consistent with your planning! Your focus is something I covet! You will get that scale down. I know you will. On that note, I feel your frustration. But I know I have not been focused and have not stayed on track. Really trying this week. I wasn't perfect yesterday, using my bad cold and "time…

Tuesday Cold is still kicking my patootie. Probably should have skipped eye makeup today. Eyes are watery and can't stop sneezing and blowing my nose. Ugh. But I am at work. AOTD: Pre-planning and pre-tracking my food for today. Back/hip/leg are irritated today. Probably too much walking this weekend (which doesn't mean I…

Welcome to all the new people! Looking forward to getting to know you. Terrible, horrible cold hit me yesterday with a vengeance. I spent a lot of the day on the couch and even took a nap (which I never do). So much for getting a lot of stuff done on my day off! I did do my PT earlier today. Managed to do 1 mile on the…

Forgot to say elderly neighbor, her dog, her son, and her daughter-in-law left last evening to drive back to California. I actually shed a few tears. A mixture of relief and sadness. Son will be back in a couple of months to clean the house and put it up for sale. We will keep an eye on the house for the time being.

Sunday Pretty terrible diet weekend so far. All of our kids were gone from Friday night to Saturday night. DH and I were basically on a date for 24 hours, which was fantastic. We had appetizers and drinks, went to a movie, went out for lunch the next day, went shopping, took a walk, and went out for drinks and supper on…

Thursday Good PT appt. Making progress. Of course, it feels irritated after doing all of the exercises but should relax soon enough. Scale back up 1 lb, so not holding out hope for a good WI tomorrow. Thanks for all the kind words yesterday. The sweets and breads are my downfalls. I really need to find a way to cut-back or…

Wednesday Feeling very disappointed in myself today. Just so mad/sad that I gained back these 10 lbs and that I am making no headway on losing them again. Letting stress get the better of me. I know how to do this. Why can't I stick with it??? And then I get stressed that none of my spring/summer clothes are going to fit.…

Tuesday Weekend was pretty much a train wreck, except for the deep tissue massage that has really helped my back and hip. :) Yesterday was better, except the girl scout cookies arrived! Sigh. Must get back to tracking and focusing. I'm afraid I'm going to go to my doctor appt in April with a 10 lbs gain! Slacking on PT…

Sunday Slept in and then picked up DS from college and went out for a brunch buffet. Ate way too much. I did check the scale this morning and had gained .4 lbs since Friday. Have decided Friday will be my official WI day. So, now the food-fest must end and back to eating right. DS is now asleep on the couch while I work on…

Saturday Massage was deep and a bit painful. Just got done icing my low back and right backside.:) Trying to decide what to do with the rest of my day. Eating is better today. An egg and 1 slice of toast for breakfast. Asian cabbage salad and homemade chicken nuggets for lunch. Diet coke and water. I think supper is either…

Sara - she is such a nice dog. We heard today that neighbor's son is flying in tomorrow from CA. Will see what happens next. Took DH out for supper after he had a rough day at work. Ate poorly. Had a drink. Will get back on track tonight with water and PT exercises. Will do well tomorrow. Hoping I feel well enough for a…

Friday!!! Lana - Good luck today! Sara - Congrats on thinking about your options! Happy to say the scale is down 1 lb. from last Friday! (still haven't decided if Friday or Saturday will be "official" WI day.) Now, how come all I want to do is eat a donut??? I have packed good snacks today and the supper plan is good, if…

Thursday PT session was good. Therapist says she is seeing measurable improvement and noted that the changes I am noticing with the pain residing elsewhere and more tightness in my low back are indicators of improvement. :) Still have work to do though! Scale was not good. Back to where it was last Friday. :( Aiming for a…

Wednesday Weight same as yesterday, still down from last Friday/Saturday. Not sure if it will stick. Spent 6 hours at the theatre ushering 1400 elementary students in and out of two performances. It was fun and I'm happy to say my back and leg held up okay. Thought I had my diet under control...but got all off schedule and…

Tuesday Back at work today. Feeling better, although low back is tight and achy. Very irritating. Just emailed my massage person to see if I can get myself on her schedule soon. Telling myself I will feel better one day. Will probably have to resort to some ibuprofen since stretching just isn't cutting it today. Started…

Monday Home sick today. Tummy was not feeling good yesterday or last night. Did not sleep well. Decided to stay home, rest, and do my homework. Not a great week to have a sick day since I have a parent-teacher conference tomorrow, vacation day on Wednesday, and PT on Thursday morning. Oh well! The work will still be there.…

Sunday Have not been as good as I wanted to this weekend. Too many drinks and too many carbs...not sweets, but carbs nonetheless. Actually got over 10,000 steps yesterday just from running errands. Still not able to exercise. :( Planning a good weekend. Making white chicken chili in the crock pot tomorrow for supper and…

Saturday morning I love my lazy Saturday mornings. Sitting and drinking coffee with DH while I read the news and check my Facebook, Serial Starters, etc. Just folded a load of laundry. Now it's time to do PT exercises and get cleaned up. Celebrating Grandpas 92nd bday at 11 a.m. today. Scale didn't change due to last…

Well, date night was fun! Ran into some former co-workers and visited for awhile. Dinner was good = shepherd's pie. And two glasses of wine. And a soft, warm pretzel appetizer. And 1/2 a piece of cheesecake. It was tasty - and good to be out with DH sans kids. Drinking water now. Tomorrow is a new day!

TGIF! I faced the scale and it wasn't as bad as I feared. The number was 156.6. So, thankful I was not up into the 160's and essentially, I have maintained since just before Christmas. However, my lowest weight in 2016 was 148.8, so definitely up! Goal is 145 at least...would like to see if I could get to 140. Just walked…

Thursday night I was doing so well....and then DH brought me a Shamrock Shake! Grrr.

Thursday Yippee! Neighbor comes home from the hospital today and will have someone coming to check on her and spending a couple of hours each day. We'll see how that goes. So, we are done watching the dog for the moment. We are considering offering to take the dog to the vet and the groomer (at neighbor's expense) so…

Wednesday Missy - good luck with your interview! Dawn - I am no good with family pix. We did our own the last time and although it wasn't the perfect lighting a photographer would get, I liked our pose and didn't hate myself. That was a couple of years ago when I was a bit thinner. I would like to do some new ones again…

Tuesday morning A little icy this morning but nothing too scary! Happy last day of January! AOTD: Tracking everything - actually pre-tracking as much as possible and then just sticking with it. Cutting out sugar and breads/rice/pasta. Neighbor will not come home from hospital today. Maybe tomorrow. Poor dog is alone in the…

Monday evening I made it through the day without eating any candy or goodies!!! I did drink some diet coke and had 4 saltine crackers crushed up in my chili tonight. Baby steps. My pants are snug tonight, so a good reminder to stay on track. Lana - My mom's cruise was out of New Orleans on Carnival Dream. My mom lives in…

Monday Just caught up on the last couple days of messages. Hello to all! Sounds like you are all doing pretty well. Sara - great job on WI. Good news about your shower curtain. Lana - hang in there. My mom is a painter and I think she finds it very therapeutic, but she does have to be in the mood to do it. Gemwolf - good…

Friday A busy week. A few things with elderly neighbor but nothing serious. Sara - don't worry. We do not want guardianship! We have three sets of our own parents to worry about as time goes on (my parents are divorced, so mom/stepdad, dad/stepmom, and DH's mom/dad.) But we do want to be sure our neighbor is getting the…