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Highest weight ever: 306 (2013) Ultimate goal weight: 165 1/6 - 195 1/17 - 187.8 1/24 - 188.2 January goal - 188

Up very early here this morning about 3:30. My mind is all over the place of course. Very difficult night with telling Bella and Jim having a good cry. Important to get those feelings out. My oldest cat Sebastian also had dental surgery on Tuesday. Poor kitty has terrible teeth. He has a very severe under bite and his…

Hope everyone's got heat now and staying warm....so cold! Well we got some tough news....my husband does have Parkinson's disease. We are so upset ....my husband is in denial understandably. So we have a lot of learning to do and he a lot of treatment to explore. Trying to digest the news and take care of ourselves right…

Shelley - I hope you are feeling better. Please take care of yourself. So much going around this time of year. Paula - Way to go. You are so good at this :-) I'm feeling pretty good about this week. Was able to get back into my fasting routine which is good. Didn't get in as much exercise as I'd hoped since I had to be in…

Just learned that I got approved for the iron infusions. I start on Friday. Hoping they make me feel better and give me more energy! Work late and then had an appointment tonight. I did an arm weight workout yesterday. Hoping to do two more this week. Trying to get back in the swing of weight :-) Karen

Paula and Chris.....thinking about you both and the people in the fire zone ..... unbelievable and heartbreaking 😭 Went to yoga this morning....first time I've exercised in over a week ...felt good.....did some food prep today for the week, which I hope to make a weekly activity. Back to the office tomorrow after 3 weeks…

Paula - Love your cookie story. Our brains are so persuasive aren't they? Good job ignoring her. Sounds like we're all doing a reasonable job refocusing for the year. I have been out of pocket for a few days with the norovirus. Needless to say the scale has gone in the right direction, but not really because of anything I…

Happy New Year Gals! This cold has really gotten me down....feeling better now expect for a lingering cough. I did get back to yoga yesterday which has been the only real exercise in a few weeks.....have my plan for this week... I enjoyed the holidays (too much) and need to stop the insanity ....not going to beat myself…

Kathy - wow that car has been well-lived. Does she have a name? I name all of my cars :-) Still fighting this cold. It's kind of turned into a cough now. I probably just need to sit and rest but that's not my jam. Yesterday was Bella's birthday and we went to New York for the day to see the Radio City Rockettes and hang…

Merry Christmas Gals! I haven't been feeling too well the last few weeks....got a cold that took me out and then threw my back out which is finally better! I've had some time off this week which has been nice. We are having family over today for Christmas dinner.....my siblings and their kids ...13 of us. Back to…

Too much good food on this end too ladies..... I find evercising so hard this time of year. It's been FREEZING here in PA...makes me want to be warm and not sweat lol. Jim got surgery on his arm the day before Thanksgiving....so been taking care of him. It's not easy having your dominant arm in a sling. Also not easy to…

Shelley - Hope your migrainea subside and you get some relief. I didn't get to exercise yesterday. Had great intentions for the day got away from me. I made my cranberry sauce so that is done. I went to the chiropractor for a very needed adjustment. My knees been bugging me a bit. Probably from the extra pounds :( We did…

Hi ladies! Finally back home after 2 weeks of travel. I was in Houston for my boss's staff meeting, and then Nashville, and then just recently two Atlanta for my best friend's daughter's wedding. All three of us went for that and it was so wonderful. I've known Lindsay since she was born. We got a VRBO with my sister's…

Kathy - thinking of you...Grief and loss is so tough. We are here for you! Paula - congratulations on your new car. Subarus are such great vehicles. I also enjoyed Halloween last night. We sat outside with our neighbors and gave Candy to the kids. They were all so polite and lovely. I mean you are giving them candy right?…

Happy Friday! Hope everybody's having a good morning. Busy day ahead. I start my meetings at 7:30 today so need to try to figure out some exercise before then. May go into a peloton workout in the basement. It's so dark out I won't do something outside. I have a lunch with the United Way today. I think I've mentioned that…

Highest weight ever: 306 (2013) Ultimate goal weight: 165 10/7 - 189.3 10/25 - 187.4 October goal - 185 Karen

Shelley - sorry to hear about your mom's broken hand! That will be challenging. I'm also excited for your impending retirement. I can only imagine all of the great things you would do Paula - well done with the hill! And I'm so glad you're feeling some relief on your knees with the weight loss. That's fantastic. Those…

Chris - sounds like a great ode to Chris :-). Cancer does suck! So much. Shelley - The pictures are so gorgeous. Really looks like you all had an amazing time. I came down with some sort of a cold / allergy issue this week. The weather's been so wonky. Pretty stuffy and sneezy. I was meant to give blood yesterday but I had…

I’m really trying to energize myself to do more weight-bearing activity. I did a peloton workout at 6 AM. Check and then walk a good 40 minutes in the afternoon check :-)

Paula - how are your knees? I hope better! Shelley - wow I can't believe you've had your dish for over a decade! What is the oldest you have had? Got my flu shot yesterday....feeling a bit of a scratchy throat...but that's about it. Didn't get much rest this weekend. Went to my friend Tracy's yesterday....she's so…

Highest weight ever: 306 (2013) Ultimate goal weight: 165 10/7 - 189.3 10/11 - 186.5 October goal - 180 A few pounds down....need to keep focused! Karen

Heading home today. I did a workout in the hotel gym today (felt good!) looking forward to sleeping in my bed ;) Karen

Kathy - I’m so sorry for the loss of your beautiful Mother. I enjoyed watching your adventures together and the many photos you shared. Sending you lots of love… Karen

Hope you feel better Chris! I'm in Canada for a short trip for work. Got here Monday and will leave tomorrow midday. It's a bit of a whirlwind, but all good. Bella is really struggling with community college. I think you all know that she has ADHD and anxiety depression. She's only taking seven credits but it's been a…

Chris - I need your trainer! Did a beautiful hour walk this morning. So nice and chilly now that fall is here. Jim and I are going out for Greek to celebrate our anniversary and then to a comedy show tonight. I can certainly use some laughing after the month that I have had :-) Hope everybody has a great Saturday! Karen

Here are some before and after pictures of the kitchen. I am fairly obsessed with the tile :-) We have so much more cabinet space than we did before. And having the peninsula to do food prep is just glorious. The counters were so wonky before. We do a ton of cooking and host all of the holidays at my house. Really happy 😊

Good morning and happy Friday! It's been a fairly hectic week but so glad we're at the weekend :-) our kitchen is done! Thank goodness. I spent the past week organizing, donating, decorating. Really pleased with how it turns out. I'll put a couple of before and after pictures here. So nerve-wracking to pick colors and…

Kathy - I'm so sorry to hear that your mom is declining. So hard to watch. She is so lucky to have you as a daughter. My mom is starting to decline of that cognitively and it is sad and pretty scary. Yesterday she was scammed and they almost got $15,000 off her savings. They had her really believing that going to the bank…

Paula - congratulations on the 30 lb loss! Not easy! You are one strong cookie :-) It's been quite busy here since getting back on Friday. My chat line is horrible. 3:30 in the morning seems to be my wake up time. Hopefully it will lift soon. Getting a kitchen renovated is not for the faint at heart ;). I will say we have…

This morning, I did a tour of the Hungarian Parliament building. It’s one of the places that I’ve always wanted to visit, but could never get a ticket. It sells out pretty quickly. I was able to get an 8 AM ticket and got there early. Just absolutely stunning.amazing what folks in this country has been through. Really…