Good morning all. Hope that everyone is doing well.
Fi Your collage just wore me out looking at it, and the amount of work you put into it! WOW! There were so many layers and elements......this is one of your collages that I'll have to look at several times and then assimilate. Hope your day with Margaret goes well. The kitten video was adorable -- they're so much more lively (duh!) than the last video. I know you're eager for their arrival. Laughed at your weight loss thread comment -- don't you find when your mind isn't on dieting all the time that it's actually easier to stay on plan?
Sam Your post was so uplifting and so glad to read about how happy you are right now. You're such a positive person that your post last week worried us all a little, but sounds like your back to knowing that this is for you. I love how you are building those muscles for the big reveal. Sounds like you've had a great weekend so far!
SilentArctic Glad you're still posting. Last year I was in a maintenance mode/not really with it for about six months. Posting here helped me from going totally off the rails. Eventually you will get some warm weather -- I've been surprised how much more positive I am now that the days are getting longer. Hang in there -- you know (I hope) that we care about you.
Terra Skipping the evening walk one day is OK, because you always get back to them the next. Is it still so hot there?
Larry So glad to see your post on here although I wish the diagnosis were a little better for you. Fortunately, you're already well on the way to losing weight and exercising so this won't require huge changes in your life style for you. Hope that the progression is very, very slow for you.
Time4Me First, I'm so glad that you posted to let us know how you're doing. But so sorry that you're going through the emotional side of weight loss. And your relationship with your dad sounds like it's definitely getting to you. You always sound so busy with your job, but I hope that you're able to have some good "me" time as well.
The big container gardening project got done yesterday as the weather forecast changed and I wanted to get it done before it starts raining for the next couple of days. Evidently there seems to be a correlation between lots of heavy work and losing weight. Last week when I moved the 80 bags of mulch, I lost 3 pounds that day. Yesterday with moving the 40 bags of soil and amendments and planting, I lost a couple. One more pound and I meet one of my mini-goals........for the 5th time! I am more determined this time to keep the downward trend going, so hopefully I'll be able to soon change my signature and take off the short term goal of getting from 333 to 313 and switch it to getting under 300 pounds for the first time since 1990. Today has now become house cleaning day and dinner got postponed until tonight. Hope everyone has a good day.