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I'm here! Busy weekend, kid's bday party, Father's Day, decluttering some of mom's apartment... orchestra camp this weekend, so early wake up calls, booooo.... Let's do our best this week! Did Kerryatoon disappear on us?! How was your weekend azlisalou? I can't access my at symbol on the iPad... weird!

You look fabulous!!!!! Congratulations on your journey!!

Summer means tons of unstructured play! Forcing kids to keep up with sssooommmeee academics (30 min of math or science through IXL - a website to school practice), in exchange they earn an extra 15 min of screen time)! Means heardinf and convincing but they get it done! Lots of swimming, nerf gun fighting and bunches of…

Me me me! Long power outage in my hood meant going for a walk with the hubs... tons of neighbors out, kids playing, bike riders,... confirmation of how detrimental technology can be to our society! No tv, no internet, no video games and everyone out laughing, exercising and socializing! Hehehe

I am back! It's all I can say for now. I've already heard my brother's adventures with my mom -which I lived through for 7 years, so he can suck it up for a little while. Now I just need to shake this guilt and feeling like I gave up on her out of my system. Ugh, humans, we're so *kitten* complicated!!! On a positive note,…

I'm wiped! This has been a long week and my sister-in-law is a loud person. We're usually very quiet at home, we're probably neurotic when it comes to being respectful of noise. My SIL stomps, slams, keeps her phone on speaker, sneezes loud on purpose, yawns so oddly loud it startled me and constantly laughs and watches…

I'm somewhat in!! But from Mexico and dealing with relocating mom. I'll pop in here and there, but may not contribute too much today! I did indulge in a bit of authentic sweet bread for dinner!! I might indulge a bit more on a couple of yummy dishes while here. Hehehe We arrived yesterday morning and getting mom through…

@AZLisaLou good work, love! Facing and sharing all those private bits take courage!!! I think saggy bits is better, healthier for you! Yes, it will be hard to see when showering and getting dressed, but you'll be able to use compression items to help and you'll look great in pretty clothes. The you can decide if you want…

haha @Kerryatoon that happened to me the other day... hate it! I sometimes push the "Done" button instead of the "Post Reply" when I'm typing from my phone, I don't know why! I always find it amazing when kids put themselves up for talent show, it is so brave of them! Happy Graduation Week!! We no longer have 5h graders!!…

Doing nothing is nice! I missed it this weekend, HA! Too busy, husband left on work trip on Sunday, the boys and I hung out for the afternoon. Monday was some shopping for mom and phone calls to finalize some things! @AZLisaLou Sorry about the daughter attitude, how old is she? And you asked a good question, WHY are you…

Hey girls! Laying low this weekend (I normally don't go to any classes, sometimes just treadmill). I suspect I will be very busy this coming week with continued work to get mom moved. Husband flew to Europe today so I needed some lazy 'me and kids' afternoon. Just movies. Now they're both in bed! I fly mom down to Mx next…

Oh yes, the evil sugar addiction!!!!!! Years ago I had to go through a Candida diet. I spent 6 months eating only meat, eggs, non-starchy veggies and yogurt. The first 3 weeks were hard, detoxing from sugar and all sugar-producing foods was horrid, headaches, nausea, aches, just like a flu. But once I got through the…

Better morning here! Still itchy, I took a treatment of yeast meds (I had laying around) last night and I'm hoping it will help!! Two more doses! I got off my sorry *kitten* kitten and dragged myself to a CrossFit class with a friend! I survived!!! Whew, it does feel good to move again!! How's everyone today?!

@Kerryatoon yay!!!!!! What a relief it must be to get the results back!!!! To kick some butt into more healthiness! I think I'm now just in a permanent state of exhaustion! And obviously, like everyone else, no time to recover so we plough through! I hope my head stops itching soon because it's getting more uncomfortable…

More busy ssstttuuufff... awards ceremony for 6th grader and 5th grade graduation party. I've been struggling with getting to the gym. I've had no energy for the last two weeks, stress, or I don't know what. My dermatitis has been really bad and I've literally lost half of my hair :( my scalp is itchy and the medicated…

@Kerryatoon glad to hear you're feeling better and back on your feet! Will be thinking of you for the results to be as should be!!!!!! I'm sure it's stressful, even for me thinking of my routine mammogram as a first, I think about the results --and what if. Yes, letting go of control is hard!!! Very hard! I've had a day of…

Meh... my earlier post didn't upload! So here goes again... GOOD LUCK WITH SURGERY @Kerryatoon will be thinking of you and a speedy recovery! Wonderful tips you posted above, I try to follow some of these.... and then I forget, hehe @AZLisaLou small goals at a time! Good going with keeping up, it's what counts! I had my…

Good morning! Madness May... orchestra competitions and concerts, soccer tryouts X4!, end of business for PTA, birthday parties, soccer parties and I'm losing my mind. I have not gone to the gym, and it's OK, i will not beat myself over it, there are only so many hours in the day to complete to-dos. I've been struggling…

Give yourself the love and patience you would give anyone else going through a dip @AZLisaLou ! It will pass!

All good here. No gym for me this week so far. My body has just needed a break, so just logging carefully and keeping it at 1400 cal. However, I must not be logging too accurately because I'm still staying at 147-150 (155 when my body goes 'nanas). So if I'm to lose more I will have to start weighing and logging more in…

Hi girls! Great to hear from you both!! Everyone needs a start once in a while!! Good job on starting to log @Kerryatoon ! Small steps back! Awesome job on the soda control @AZLisaLou , I remember when I quit Diet Coke all together, I craved it badly for months... now, just thinking about drinking one sip makes me get…

You don't sound like you're logging precisely. What does 'eat normal sizes' mean? I'm not trying to be rude, but a normal portion size may look different to someone who grew up with a traditional US meal to someone in Japan or someone in Denmark. You need to input your stats on MFP, weigh all your food to make sure you…

I make a similar one, but will add 1/2 red beet, an inch of ginger and a few chunks of frozen pineapple. It's tasty.

Baggies with prepackaged salad (lettuce, carrots, cucumber, sprinkle of feta cheese) with 1/2 pita bread. Boiled egg with a few WASA crackers, Pure Organic bar (they're similar to Lara bars, just a bit less sugar and organic, green smoothies if you have a fridge to store and give it a good shake before drinking (I make…

@Kerryatoon well girl get your bum bum back in action!!! It sucks to go to ground zero, it's frustrating, but better than start now again than to never do it!!!!! We're here... mostly... hahaha And 11 months smoke free is TREMENDOUS!!!!

If you hadn't gained all the weight, you might still have a bad day. A draining, mentally yucky day. It could be a hormonal thing, it could be that your sleep cycle got interrupted and things affect you more today than they did the day before! You are here now and taking control. Allow yourself to accept that you will have…

It does get easier but it takes time. Junk food and sugar is addictive. Msg and high fructose corn syrup are addicting and so many foods contain it. Find your balance but don't deprive yourself. Like others said, you want a cupcake, eat some and log it and cut down somewhere else or add 20 min to your exercise. Have…

What a great job you're doing, keep at it!!!

@gen39 thank you! I have always struggled with not obsessing about, either food or exercise, when wanting to focus on weight loss. Unfortunately, often becoming a bit obsessive (without falling into a dangerous line); but I feel like I am starting to 'get it'! I feel like I've reached a happy balance, of enjoying life,…

Ugh, sorry I've been MIA! It's been a couple of busy weeks. I'm trying to get through the shock of how life will be changing soon, when school starts for me. And I'm really scared. That I'll hate being away from the kids, that I'll be sooo busy I won't have time to enjoy things or exercise, I'll have to quit PTA -likely,…