Don't remember when I posted last as this has been a really busy week. I see some new faces so :welcome3: to the newbies and those returning.

Today is my WI. My digital scale was crazy this morning all over the place. Some how it got busted. So brought in the scale that was DH mothers when she was living. DH said "You can't judge your weight loss on 2 different scales", but that is the only thing I can do and according to the new (to me new) scale, I weigh 10 lbs less since my re-startm and YES I am gratefully taking it as a 10 lb loss. As far as I'm concerned a loss is a loss.:p:dizzy: and a great boost that I need.

Have a great Sunday Everyone.

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Trish you are crazy. 10 pounds sounds great but how long has been since you weighed? You are funny! :)
Lucky you get to go get a new scale with all the nice ones out there mine only weighs to half pounds it would be nice to have one with more accuracy. But mine is still in perfect working order and so can not make myself spend the money on a new one. Have fun buying. Lsfunky

Lsfunky I officially restarted this time a week ago when I made Sunday my WI day. It showed that I had gained 6 lbs. Now I'm not sure if I had actually gained or not sice scale was going nuts. One day it would show me as much as 8 lbs less and then maybe back up to the 238. I thought it was the battery so I had changed battery. However there were times I would get on the scale and the 00s would flash and then go blank just as it did before I put the new batteries in it. The scale I'm using now belonged to DH Mother, but they are the Sunbeam heavy duty scales and are not battery operated. I had forgotten about this scale of his Moms. They work perfectly fine so I won't have to purchase a new one after all.

Hello all,

WELL it's been a week or so?
Ok so the first half of last week was just horrid, work-stress-wise. I'm left not knowing if I even want to do this sort of work anymore - but I don't know what else I could do, and jobs aren't easy to find in this day and age.

But over the long weekend (I had Thursday and Friday off) I went away for a short break and was able to get away from things. I rediscovered how much (does this sound selfish?) I like travelling on my own, even though I might visit and spend time with people.

Haven't been paying much attention to my weight, but the thread about the NYT article and its snazzy gadget is helping :)

SALSA ~ when I was younger, I travelled on my own; visited people and enjoyed it. Lots of people do. I'm just glad that you were able to get some down time and find some peace. Who knows, if you really hate your job, maybe you could eventually change careers. Maybe in a related, but different field. I would just keep looking for opportunities but keep your present job for security. Lots of people change their careers. Maybe you could take courses over the net too. :hug:

TRISH ~ that happened to me a few years back; I had dropped my new digital scale, and it was all over the place. DH found me a big analog scale; and low and behold, I weighed less than I thought too. :D

SUE ~ how to go; yes, I can see ONEDERLAND just around the corner.

LSFUNKY ~ yes, forget the mistakes and keep on going; ya, forget about it -- control, consmole ... ;) Something will click eventually ... :D


GOSH, we had way up into the 90's today; full :sunny: but so :hot: :hot: :hot: and Huuuumid ... yuck. We decided to go shopping -- picked up that soil/compost for the front gardens, a new water hose, a new spade shovel, and a nice big pot of cherry tomatoes (with four plants in it). there's already a few tomatoes on it. I'm thinking I may transplant two into another container. :)

I got lots of walking in, so my legs and feet are very tired. Gonna go to bed early tonight. Picked up some deli spit BBQ chicken and had that with salad for dinner. Way too hot to cook. I have our fans working full tilt right now.
Thankfully, some :rain: is expected to cool things down during the night. Yeah!

Have a great week coming up, people ... :flow1:

Hi guys, I've been away for a while because I got super horribly busy and had a bunch of family stress hit me all at once (sick and hospitalized parents...)

I had ONE bad day where I went off track and binged, and then, I got a horrible migraine the next day, and literally couldn't eat the entire day. Then, I pulled it together and I've been okay since. Really thought about binging tonight, and then realized all of the reasons I didn't want to, and so I didn't.... Looking forward to a good week.

Hello! Baby shower craziness kept me away from the boards all weekend, but it's over and it went really well and I'm glad to have it over with, to be honest. Mom (and husband and baby) turned up a little late, but since they brought the baby I didn't even have to provide any entertainment!

It was too hot already for an outdoor baby shower, but I think everyone had a nice time regardless. And now I don't have to redo all the food in a month, so I'm glad it worked out in the end.

Sue, your shower story is much more of a disaster than mine! Though I bet it was fun for the attendees to hang out and be excited about the baby coming. Congratulations on the 201! You'll be in onederland before you know it.

Rosebud, I hope you get some good news about DH soon. The waiting really is the most miserable part.

Trish, congratulations on your new scale! That is a nice feeling, I bet. Hopefully it'll be a lot more reliable than your old scale.

Heather and Uber, I am right there with you at the moment. I'm struggling to get back on plan post-vacation, especially with the craziness of the weekend. I shouldn't have started eating wheat again, but it's so hard to avoid when you're traveling. Combine that with TOM and shower craziness and I'm having a heck of a time getting back on track.

I was at the grocery store four separate times this weekend and I did not buy a single grocery for my own house, which definitely isn't helping either. There's literally nothing to eat in my house, and I have no time to go to the store today. Maybe tomorrow.

We can get back on track! It's hard, but we can do it. I'm rooting for us.

Salsa, I don't think it's selfish to enjoy a little time alone. I love to travel by myself, because then I can visit people without the pressure on them of having to entertain me, and I can go do the stuff I want without having to worry about accommodating anyone else. That's my favorite way to spend time in NYC, actually, so this trip I just took was a big departure for me. I love my friends, but I was a little tired of playing tour guide by the end of it.

I hear you on the fear of job switching, though. I have been thinking about that myself a lot lately, but I'm single and about to turn 40, and I don't have youth on my side in the job market anymore. Combined with the fact that I would really like to move back up to the northeastern US, where the cost of living is a lot higher than the south, and it's a pretty terrifying prospect.

But it can be done, and if you're that unhappy I think you have to pursue a change. Our mental health effects our physical health in ways we don't even realize.

Hang in there, everyone. It's a new week and a new chance to get it right. Or something. I'm out of practice with the cheerleading. :cheer:

Happy Monday everyone :wave:

I had a fantastic day yesterday kayaking in the morning and planting my window boxes and flower beds in the afternoon. Productive, enjoyable, and a little bit of an upper body workout. :D

Caroline, I'm happy to hear the shower went well for you. Now off to the grocery store and time to take care of YOU.

ubergirl, congrats on getting things back on track. It's not easy to rein things in, you did great!

Rosebud, It's hard to believe you went from **** to hot and humid so quickly! I'm jealous of your tomatoes - I just don't have enough sun for veggies. The herbs get priority in the little sunny spot in the back I do have.

salsa, it's nice to have you back. I hope you can find some solution(s) to the work stress soon. Some days it's just so hard to wade through...

Trish, take the 10 pounds and run with it! I had to swap scales a couple of weeks in and it showed a gain :mad: but that was motivating to work harder to get back where I was before.

Lsfunky, we all have those days where things just seem to spin out of control. Today is a clean slate so concentrate on good choices for one day then string a few of those together.

Have a great day, everyone!

WOW time really does fly by :\ I can't believe it's been two weeks since I posted last! I'm stuck at 239/240 (I can't tell which because my boyfriends scale isn't digital, it's analog and like to move depending on where on the scale you are standing) I'm on week 4/day 1 of c25k and weight training, I have heard that it takes about a month of doing a new workout for your body to respond and drop lbs and I KNOW that it doesn't help that I have been NOWHERE NEAR my calorie goal (way over) most of the time but I would think with the calories burned I;d have at least dropped a lb and not gained then stayed the same right? I know, I'm expecting TOM this week sometime, or next (very irregular patterns) but it's still disheartening. Anyway how is everyone doing? I thought about going back and reading everything but I have been gone for SOOOO long and I feel bad cause I LOVE this community. NSV though is that I have stayed with working out for almost a month now, and feel icky when I don't do it and I even consider working out on the weekends even though I know I need to let my body rest and that 5/7 days of working out is more than enough. this is great because before I would get hot n sweaty and it'd be hard and I would quit after 2 weeks or do it half assedly for 2 weeks then quit. any NSV's out there for anyone else?

Hey Cassie, Welcome back! We've missed your smiling face around here!

You've done great staying essentially flat with so much upheaval in your schedule, Yay you! :cheer: I'm sure TOM and exercise both have a hand in your fluctuations. Just keep doing what you've been doing - you've got this!

I posted this elsewhere today, but I had a weird NSV today. Ate my lunch while doing some paperwork and realized it took me more than 30 minutes to eat 1 1/2 cups of chili and a mini cornbread. In the past, I would have eaten mindlessly and not realized much/how fast I ate until I put the spoon in the bowl and found it empty. In the not too distant past I think I'd have polished this off in 5 minutes and been looking for more. Weird, but an NSV for me.

DREAMER ~ maintaining your new exercise regime is a great NSV -- congrats to you; and yes, sometimes a loss won't show for a while becuz of holding a bit of water weight. It will come though, in time ... :hug:

Sue ~ hey, a NSV is a NSV -- doesn't matter what it is, it is one for you. A lot of people feel eating slower helps them a lot; gives the body time to send out that "I'm full" signal so they eat less. BTW, my cherry tomatoes are in a hanging basket; can you get those? I got 4 plants for only $12.99. I have two garden beds at the front of the house, and there's room at the very front to plant some beans. Plus, we have two half rain barrels that we will take advantage of as well; I've planted in barrels before; it works great for beans, onions, and flowers.

Caroline ~ things move much slower up here in the medical arena; they haven't even done the tests yet, so it will be some time before we have any results. First you have to convince the doctor that tests are warranted, then you have to wait for them to "arrange" them; then you wait for the results, if anything shows up. If nothing shows up, they give up literally. You really have to push to get things done. Oh well, our system has many other advantages, but there is always room for improvement, as they say. ;)

UBERGIRL ~ Hang in there girl; persistence is so key. As you are already learning, you can get right back at it after a less-than-perfect day. It's what you do for the long-haul that matters more. Keep it up ... :hug:

Yes, our weather is tres, tres weird! Indeed, we went from ***** to :sunny: to :rain: and the 90's F to the 50's today. But what a relief it is from yesterday. It is supposed to be sunny again tomorrow, so we'll work on those beds and barrels. Then it is expected to get :hot: again. Strange weather for spring, if you ask me. :shrug:

Today, I am just taking it easy as it has been :rain: ing all day. DH has been trying to hunt down my garden tools from the basement; and he found a few -- enuff to get things done anyways. DH says it has finally stopped raining. :D

Have a terrific Tuesday, ladies ... :flow1:

wtg sue! that's GREAT! I know what you mean!

our weather has done the same thing want2be, soo cold here now.

I am back because I was gone for a while. My friend's cancer in her breast returned and she retired from work as a result. That hit me hard. She had been in remission for nearly 20 years!!! It struck me very hard and I wasn't concentrating on dieting or exercising but just spent days crying. Then when I start to get back on track, my girl cat has cancer in her breast!!! I nearly fell over when the vet told me. She needed surgery and lost a bunch of weight and stopped eating. She needed antibiotics in pills but would not eat then in her food so guess what? She got sick again, ran a fever of 104 and I immediately had to take her back to the dr. She got two shots, one for antibiotic and one for a fever breaker and he removed liquid from near her incision site. It was terrible! Now she is fine and I am doing well and back on track for day one. She gets her stitches out this week. I went up with all of the illness of my loved ones so I am working out getting to 270s for right now. Little tiny steps. One at a time. :) I am glad to be back. This board helped me out so much during my weight loss! :carrot:

:wave: Hello everyone!

I haven't posted in the last two week because I have been super busy! Work, volunteer commitments, kiddos, life is hectic :)

I am going in for a MRI of my foot today - I sought a second opinion and luckily it is NOT fractured, but the ortho seems to think I may have some tendon problems.

I have been in maintainance the last two weeks. Since I have been so crazy I really haven't made time to devote to tracking, measuring, etc. The good news is that I still managed to lose a half pound while I was maintaining, so I am happy with that!

Hope you are all having a great week! So glad to be back and tracking again! :carrot:

luv- so sorry to hear that! :hug: but welcome back!

texsrapper- WTG on maintaining! I hear you about all the commitments, I volunteer and go to school too, don't have kids but I have a very needy and demanding newfoundland ;) I also play house wifey to my boyfriend since I am home all day LOL .

as for me, feeling better today than I did yesterday YAY! got my "rest day" workout in. chillin out here before I go get my breakfast/lunch from subway. The boyfriend teased me by mentioning it last night then we didn't get it, we had leftovers instead. I did get lovely dark chocolate with orange last night though so it was an even trade. I ate so little when I was in bed yesterday that I got to eat most of both the bars of chocolate (don't worry it was healthy chocolate) and still was WAAAYYY under calories. homework is the plan for today and a friend coming over. anyway, have fun...I'll check back in later!