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Beth, thanks for thinking of me. I’ve been skimming posts but not replying. Super busy with conference stuff right now. My feelings are all over the place regarding my weight loss/get healthy journey. I’ll try to post more next week. I’ll be tied up tomorrow with family responsibilities that I could rant about, but I won’t.

I had a good Mother’s Day. My sister did most of the cooking, but I helped slightly with lunch at Mama’s. My sister fried catfish that her neighbor caught in New Orleans. All of my kids and grandkids were there. My son and my husband put a jigsaw puzzle together with a little help from my sister, my mom, and me. It was a…

30% sugar? Is that a typo? Surely you meant protein. I feel like I've really had a handle on my eating this week/month. I have logged every day, getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 1700 calories. I've hit way over 100 g of protein each day and walked at least 10,000 steps. I've even done my 3 minutes of exercise every…

Heather I’m so thankful you decided to get an x-ray. I’m also thankful that your fracture can heal without surgery. My similar fall required a rod and pins which I still have, but I knew as soon as I got up that I would need an x-ray. Barbara, justice vs Just us summary in a spoiler since it’s religious.

So thankful for May. My presentations at the weekend retreat went well. The theme for the weekend was social justice and Love through action changes the world. Friday night I talked about showing your love for others through acts of service and using your life experiences as a way to be a comfort to others going through…

Has MFP changed the way you log food or I am just being stupid today? I sat down this morning, using the app on my iPad and logged my food for the day. I logged out to sync my Fitbit. When I came back and clicked on my food diary, none of my food was showing. But, when I went to log it again, my foods that I had searched…

I am all caught up! I think I had to read about 20 pages. Kim, big, big hugs. This time last year I was in full care-giving mode for my father, and I remember the feelings of utter exhaustion and frustration, and I was sharing the burden with my mother and sister. I cannot imagine having it all on my shoulders, as you do.…

Kim, great advice about keeping ypur mobility strength. I follow Katrina and Chris Sequenzia at Healthy Free Life. Katrina is a nutritionist and Chris is a physical therapist. Chris says that if we can get out of a chair without holding on, we need to continue to do so every chance we get. He also says that we should get…

Some of you might enjoy my latest housecleaner saga. If not, just keep scrolling... I knew my cat was pretty smart, but he has surpassed all expectations. After only three days, he has realized we are on daylight savings time, asking to go out at 4:30 a.m. again! I threw him in the laundry room and went back to bed, but…

Hugs, Carol.

Machka, I will be interested to hear what the doctor says if you do end up going in with your cat bite. When my DH was bitten by a dog, urgent care told us that they don't stitch up dog bites because it stitches the infection inside. I know, however, of plenty of instances where dog bites were stitched up because it was…

Melanie, welcome! It sounds like your approach is very similar to mine. I concentrate on protein and eat around 1600 calories a day. Loss is slow, but I don’t get hungry or have sugar cravings. I try to choose healthy carbs and limit them to two meals a day. I would not pass the low carb test, though. I also try to limit…

I'm actually looking forward to the time change this way since it means my cat will wake me up at 6:30 instead of 5:30. For the most part, I like it that he has decided our woods make a better potty than his litter box, but I would gladly clean the litter box once a day to get to sleep just a little bit later.

Just popping in to catch up before heading to the grocery store. I liked my new mattress a little better last night. I have killed a few peace lillies in my time. It k8nd of hurt my feelings that my mother did not offer me any of the flowers sent to Daddy’s service. On the other hand, she does know my lack of a green…

Terri wins the prize for knowing where the delivery men found my splint. I had changed the sheets that day, and it made total sense that the motion of putting on new ones would cause it to slide off. I took the new sheets off and remade the bed looking for the splint. It must have been way up between the mattress and box…

Barbara, the funny thing about the protein is that it has killed my sugar cravings. My goal is no more than 25 g of added sugar. I don’t count naturally occurring sugar from fruit or vegetables. I meet that most days. Probably not today since I had the maple syrup. Margaret, I do think I was supposed to blend the oatmeal…

Anybody remember when I broke my finger a little over two years ago and lost my splint? Well, guess where it turned up today! It actually was right where I thought it was; where I looked at least a million times, unsuccessfully. Hint: you will know immediately where it was if you remember my post from yesterday. TikTok…

Rosemarie, I am so glad you checked in. It sounds like you have a wonderful service planned for your husband. I’m sorry your friend was so rude. You do kind of find out who your real friends are when you go through something like you are experiencing. I have been slowly letting go of some “friendships” that were starting…

Katla, so happy you have your user name back. Even more happy that your DH is improving. Carol, prayers for your husband and for you. I got my hair done this morning and my eyebrows waxed. They were way overdue. I feel better.

Rosemarie, my deepest condolences on the loss of your husband. Katla, I wish I was close by. I would find you and fix your problem with MFP. I think what happened is that you got logged out of MFP by the system, then instead of logging back in, you created a new account. My advise is the same as some others have said. Find…

I have the total opposite problem. I am fairly tall at 5'7" but I have a long torso with short legs and arms. You know that school "finger tip rule" where your skirt or shorts have to be below your fingertips to be considered long enough? Well, I can adhere to the fingertip rule and still show the world the cheeks of my…

Good morning, all! Fiber, I do track mine with MFP. I always exceed my MDR. I should probably say almost always, but I do a pretty good job of adding fiber. touching toes I can touch my toes, but I need to bounce a little to be able to do it. I could not do it when I was younger. So, I call that progress. sleep I have not…

I did our taxes last weekend. I use H&R Block tax software. I get it when it goes on sale on Amazon. Our federal refund is already pending deposit. Since our house is paid for and they raised the standard deduction so high, ours are easy peasy. In the past, when we’ve had complicated stuff, I have paid an accountant. Books…

Thanks, y’all, for the hugs and well wishes. I think the thing that makes it so hard to process is that it seemed to come out of the blue. DH does not do a good job of keeping up with his MN family, especially since his parents passed and we don’t visit every year. I just realized when we got this news that we had not…

Oh, shucks, Allie, my “friend” is also a 9. The slippers would fit the same as they do on you. I’m just bummed today at the unfairness of life. I know that’s the way it is, but today it just hurts. On a more positive note, I’ve been pretty consistent all week with getting my steps, staying in a calorie deficit, and meeting…

Allie, what size are those gorgeous slippers? Asking for a friend!

We have always used Revolution for our cat. The last time I went in to pick some up, the receptionist suggested Revolt, which is the same main ingredient but half the price. We have noticed that our cat loses his appetite for a couple of days after treatment and tends to not be his usual playful self. I don't know if it's…

This is hilarious. I am always looking things up, too. The urban dictionary is quite enlightening. In my diet culture mind, WLS is weight loss surgery. I would have to go back and read Michele's post again to see if that made sense in the context of what she wrote.

All caught up! Beth, so sorry about all the Covid. Prayers that you all recover quickly and that your mom avoids it. Karen, best wishes for your meeting with your son. Still concentrating on protein goals. It’s going pretty good. Dave has decided we need new mattresses. Ours are over 10 years old. He says more like 15. I…

I am not caught up with January, but I am ready for Fresh Start February. Although I did lose a couple of lbs in January, I did not reach my goal. I did, however, take my vitamins every single day. That is a first! I did reach my goal of 10,000 steps daily, I did average 10,000 and walked 132 miles. I feel like I’m back on…