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Old 03-01-2013, 07:24 AM   #1  
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This group is for those dealing with the challenges of being fit when you have a significant amount of weight to lose which becomes harder after age 40. If you're an old or new friend and not over 40 and feel this is the place to post, jump right in!
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Old 03-01-2013, 07:27 AM   #2  
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I cant believe its March already!!! Spring is around the corner! I woke up to a pretty coating of snow...We are suppost to get more today and tonight. I think today it will mix with rain. I am done with winter and so ready for spring. We arent getting anything major just enough to be a headache.
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We haven't had much snow this winter, but over 80% of it has come in February. I'm ready to turn the page, too!

Eating crept up a little last night and I didn't weigh everything so don't know quite what I ate. But I know it wasn't terrible and plan to continue on today! Really glad it's Friday.
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Made a big mistake this morning. I compared my weight today to March 1 of last year. I know me and it will take great strength to not let this get to me. Good thing I have 11 POP days under my belt and a basic plan for the weekend in place. I'm having a great deal of trouble accepting where I am and not lamenting where I was - maybe getting it out will help.

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Oh, Carol, I'm at risk of doing the same thing! Last year doesn't matter!!! What we do today and tomorrow DOES!!
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Oh, Carol, I'm at risk of doing the same thing! Last year doesn't matter!!! What we do today and tomorrow DOES!!
Thanks Heather!
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letting go of the past was really hard for me, facing that i had regained 40lbs was painful. I now have almost 20 of it back off. I know that having to relose it was alot harder than losing it the first time.
I do good when I have a goal like a wedding, but just quit after the event. I cant do that this time. I have to keep going and get under 180. I need to do it for my health!
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I'm not going back to check. You ladies have me scared.

Lost 1.5 per the WW scale yesterday. YAY! Didn't stay for the meeting. I did something to my back or hip, not sure which. Hurt like heck yesterday but once I downed enough Ibuprophen I felt better. Still sore but not as bad today. I used quite a few extra pts. yesterday. It seems like I ate too much of whatever I could comfortably reach. Shooting for POP today!

Here's to getting through March and hoping Spring arrives soon.
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I hope my spring is filled with lots of swimming, walking and sex. All ways to burn those calories.

I did chores today but no pool.
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Yes, let's look ahead to March and not behind. I'm having a hard time with both but trying to focus on reasonable goals for reasonable periods of time.

Here's to a great March!
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Have a great weekend ladies! I have my plan and will try my best to stick to it! Heading out to my grandsons 2nd bday party and maybe a bit of shopping today. Then home( its an hour and half each way to my daughters) to hit walmart and grocery store. I know eating out will be the food for the day but I will count my calories closely.
Tomorrow will start with doing some last minute house cleaning and then church and home to a house full of family and friends. Shower is at 2 so everyone is kinda meeting here and walking over. I am excited but wondering where on earth we will store all that stuff. LOL
I am also making a pan of baked spag. in the morning for anyone who needs lunch at my house. I plan to have my lunch at the shower. So excited to see everyone but overwhelmed at the same time. lol
Have a great weekend and lets make it POP!
Scales are stuck...but I knew this was a set point I had been at before.
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Had a POP day yesterday with eating out included. Amazing what having the resolve to make good choices does. I stayed away from all of those things that normally fill my plate at our favorite steakhouse and stuck to the basics. Was good to get out and be waited on too.

Today is a quick hair cut then will spend the day finishing up tax returns - think I am down to three for the family.

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Hello friends I just joined silver sneakers since I now have medicare I love it. I thought it would be real easy for me but it was not. Anyone else on that program?
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Good morning all! Yesterday was POP for me - weekends with extra unscheduled time are challenging for me. Didn't get the taxes done yesterday so will work on them, finish up laundry and chores and make sure everything is in the house for a POP work week.

Stay strong!
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Morning! The sun is FINALLY shining here. We had some sunshine yesterday, too. Amazing how that helps.

Broke down and shopped for some pants in my current size. *sigh* I had nothing to wear right now to work.

But on the plus side, the scale may finally be ticking down, and as Carol said, I feel like I have more "resolve" than I have in months. Not all the resolve I need, mind you. But more. Making slightly healthier choices and keeping accountable for the calories. I'm still eating a bit more than I'd like, but certainly less than in free-fall (or free-gain times) when the resolve is thin at best. Exercise is ticking up in a significant way.

The best thing right now is that my energy levels are up. Maybe it's because I'm trying not to work every night. Maybe it's because I'm getting more exercise. But I'm not collapsing into a nap every day like I do sometimes...

So, I'm hoping to keep moving this pattern forward and make it better.
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