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Yes, please make a new thread for us! :happy: I think it's the support more than the group challenges that have kept me going!! :smile: Thank you, Linda!!

:bigsmile: YES!!! Keep the challenge group alive!!! I NEED YOU GUYS!!! :bigsmile: I only lost 6.8# on this last challenge, so I didn't make my goal. Lots of stuff happened that I didn't expect. However, I was foolish when setting my goal KNOWING about my daughter's wedding and my Ohio trip. :ohwell: In retrospect, it was…

Hope everyone has a good 4th of July weekend! Stay safe!

Crystal - I think I understand what you're doing in your head... I do it too. Sometimes, I HAVE to beat myself up in order to move forward in a positive way. I have a bad habit of eating "just one more" and it turns into "just 3 more". :ohwell: It happens. We are human. As long as you recognize it and make a point to try…

Thanks for the warm welcome back! Linda - I totally understand depression. I had "situational depression" about 15 years ago. Was on meds for 6 months, no more issues since then. Paxil was a Godsend for me! Crystal - you DO look good in that color!! I agree with what everyone else has said... bridemaids dresses aren't…

HELLO LADIES!! Home from vacation! Only gained about 1.5# - I was given a max of 5# gain so I'm feeling pretty good about it. Official weigh-in tonight with Slave Driver! Tons to do... laundry and cleaning... I came home to a disaster area that was my home!! Ugh.... Still, I had the best time ever in Ohio!

I just love everything about this entire post!!! Crystal - you are absolutely gorgeous! Heck with people like that! What is it our mother's used to say? "If you can't say something nice..." :happy: I second what she said Pink and Nikster! Linda - Sounds like you had a great time! YAY! It is somehow always more difficult…

Thanks, Crystal. Prayers are ALWAYS welcome and appreciated!! But life must go on and I am getting ready to go on vacation! YAY! My brother has stepped up and asked Chad to go to the river with his family this weekend for a week. Which means his sister won't have to come stay at the house to watch him while I am gone. Chad…

Memorial service - my kids did an amazing job. The hardest part was watching my 11 yr old give his eulogy. He stood on a chair with his older brother holding on to him and spoke from his heart, as only a child can. Lots of tears shed. But it was a celebration of his life. As people spoke... I wondered "Did this person even…

It takes 20 minutes for your body to start burning fat. So, in effect - you are only doing 20 minutes of fat burning vs. 40.

You are probably craving carbs. Are you working out with HR in "fat burning zone" or "cardio zone". If your HR is too high during workout, you are using your available carbs and not burning fat during workout. My trainer explained this to me. Ever since, I work out at a slower, but more effective, rate... and I NO LONGER…

Taking a stool softener everyday (Colace) DOES have consequence. If you MUST take a stool softener, try to find something natural/organic. And Miralax is a laxative. The reason your MD probably didn't think anything of it is because it is considered "within normal limits" to have a BM once every 3 days. Everyone is…

I was trying to think if I actually even HAVE a weight loss type mantra. I don't. I don't really do any self-talk at all! I DO, however, weigh my choices and then decide if I am willing to pay the cost. For example: if I want some ice cream... am I willing to do an EXTRA 45 minutes on the elliptical for it? Then there are…

SERIOUSLY AWESOME, APRIL!! THANK YOU! Well... I guess everyone pretty much knows MY current struggle! Telling the 11 yr old that his dad had died was NOT easy. But with much love and support from his older brother and sisters... he will make it through. Actually, it was Jason that told him... he asked that he be able to…

I don't want to be "Debbie Downer" but my ex-husband died tonight. My son went to his house to take him to the ER and by the time he got there, he had already died. Sad. I knew he wouldn't live long after Cayla got married, just didn't expect it to happen so fast. I am numb. I have no idea how I am supposed to feel... My…

I LOVE my New Balance! But as others have said - go to a running store and have them FIT your feet!

Somehow I posted twice... and it wouldn't let me delete previous message without writing a new one! SORRY!

Sooooo I ended up buying ZERO yoga pants!! :laugh: BUT... I DID BUY... 2 pairs of Guess jeans (30 waist! yay!), 1 pair of Vigoss jeans, 1 belt, 1 pair of trainers, 2 nightshirts - soft sexy ones! :happy: , and about 6 summer tops I didn't really need! :bigsmile: Should've never walked into Nordstrom! Well, the Guess jeans…

I have gotten rid of SO many clothes and shoes in the past month... my closet is becoming empty. I am too cheap to go out and buy a bunch of new clothes since I am still losing weight. I have been buying 2 new pair of jeans every time I go down a size and make sure to get the old (big) size out of my closet! But the thing…

Pink: I have been scrapbooking for about 15 years. Since before you could get cool products to do it!! The Cheer scrapbook was for a good friend's daughter. I will admit that "sparkly" isn't my style! I am not at all into the glitter! However, Grace is! Glad you liked it - hope she does too!! :bigsmile: And yes, it is an…

WHAT SHE SAID!!! :bigsmile:

Okay... only 0.8# left! And yeah... not at all upset about the 3# gain. To be honest, I knew it would happen. It wasn't a surprise. I had a wonderful time so it was well worth it!! :drinker: In 2 weeks, I leave for my annual trip back home to Ohio. My goal is not to gain more than 5#!! :laugh: We'll see what happens!…

Okay... I am positive I will weigh myself daily until those 3# come off! Was pleasantly surprised that 1# is already gone this morning! :bigsmile:

you owned it... now move on.

The wedding was emotional and funny and absolutely beautiful!! It rained so they moved it indoors. :ohwell: Still, it was perfect! My oldest son wrote the most touching speech ever. My oldest daughter wrote a really funny one. Both were very appropriate! :bigsmile: Funny how kids raised in the same home can be SO…

Ya know, April... your MD is probably right. Losing weight has helped my knees and back in ways I can't even tell you. The truth sometimes hurts us. It will either motivate into action or it won't. Remember the choice and the consequences lay with you. Being fat isn't healthy. I am still fat and I know it isn't good. But I…

:laugh: Oh... you DO make me laugh! :laugh: My daughter is having an afternoon-ish (4pm) outdoor wedding in "apple country"... Julian, CA. At a really nice lodge. Reception is indoors. It's gonna be a bit chilly in the evening. I am really looking forward to it... to be OVER!! :happy: I love my soon to be son-in-law and…

Glad you had a good time! And losing weight as well!! YAY! I hope I am as lucky when I go on my vacation in June! My daughter is getting married on Sunday and I refuse to count calories while I am in San Diego this weekend. I am just gonna take in the moments. THEN... I have 2 weeks back on program before I leave for Ohio!…

WTG!!! YAY!!

April... once again, a huge THANK YOU for the time you put in for all of us! :flowerforyou: Pink: Well, I've lost 60# now... and still, boobs! LOL But maybe it makes a difference that I had a reduction 10+ years ago. Am still big though. (I can SO relate to your bra sizes!!) After I had lost 170#, I didn't like them…