Day one of my staff two-day retreat is over and went very well. Looking forward to tomorrow and wrapping things up.
@kmstacy: back! Nice to see you. Glad to hear that you're back on track.
@Rennie: Oh, my dear friend I do hope you're able to discover the cause of being so Hopefully being proactive and with your Dr's help you'll be able to hunt the reason down.
@Kukkie84: You're so mysterious Are you trying?
@Martine: We've all had the "eat cake and sleep days." Honestly, sometimes it helps and is what's needed. Well, at least for me it is. I hope you got some much needed rest.
Good morning friends! TOM finally arrived (thank the heavens, I was getting annoyed), and I am down to 212.0. Unfortunately, I slept funny and pulled something in my neck/upper back that is being painfully stretched whenever I turn my head. I'm going to see if my RMT has an appointment today.
curvy - we're not trying just yet. But we've talked about maybe trying for another towards the end of the year. All the more reason to for me to get off the pill, let my body regulate itself and lose a good chunk of weight first. I was down to 190 before I got pregnant with my first, but had gained almost 40lbs - combination of eating constantly and my thyroid went out of whack with my first. I'd like to be down to at least 180 before it happens though.
I hope that everyone is having a great week It's going pretty fast which is good lol. I'm ready for my weekend.
Kukkie I hope your neck feels better soon. That's so annoying to have neck pain.
Jesikabeth I'm sure your scale will start to move soon. Maybe bump up the exercise and see what happens. Also how's the IF going?
Have a great day everyone
Hi, and thanks. Yes I'm going to the gym on Friday Unfortunately my hap hazard work schedule makes it really hard to fit gym time in, plus I sit at a desk 98% of my day.
As for IF, I royally messed up last week, so I started over yesterday. So far, so good!! LOL
Just dropping by to wish everyone a good morning It's day two of the retreat I'm hosting for my staff so there are a few things I need to get together before we begin.
Rennie Plexus has a 60 day money back guarantee as well so if you don't like the product or it doesn't work you can get your money back.
Been doing a lot of walking for Pokemon Go lol, went swimming today too, diet hasn't been that great though. TOM should be here this week and I'm definitely seeing an increase from that so gonna keep ignoring the scale til that's over. It's been super hot out, with the heat index it's been around 110 every day. I get off work around 1am though so we go walking around really late, still hot and muggy though especially last night cuz we got rain yesterday, it was like 97% humidity! Hope everyone is having a great week!
Morning everyone. I jumped back up to 213 this morning. TOM is kicking my butt this time around. I guess I forgot why I enjoy being on the pill so much, ha. Anyway, as FieryCupcake said I'm also going to sort of ignore the scale until it's over.
Good Morning Everyone I hope that everyone is having a great week
I think today is the last day this week of the humid and 90 degree weather I've been getting up super early to walk Hazel before it gets to warm, I'm pooped lol
Kukkie84 I hope you'll feel better. After I got off the pill (following a pulmonary embolism) and before going on Depo (to control my endometriosis), TOM was pure **** for me, so I sympathize.
loveofmylife001 here too the hot temps are supposed to break after today. Yesterday I bought tons of water bottles for our employees, it's just so hot.
curvynotlumpy hope the retreat was a success but that you didn't overwork yourself.
JessikaBeth good for you for going right back into IF after a rough start. Enjoy gym time tomorrow.
I'm having a blah week. Plan to get back into it tomorrow on my day off. I just had a horrible night's sleep, now I'm just taking it easy this morning before going to work for an afternoon/evening shift.
Ah, the retreat is over and it is Thursday morning Martine, it was a very good and productive retreat. Thanks for your good wishes. While we didn't get to everything on the agenda I set up, we moved through the most important parts of it. My anxiety level increases whenever I host a retreat because my tiny unit is only 4 people total; 2 staff that I directly supervise and a campus partner who plays a significant role in our unit and me. I put all of this pressure on myself to "get it right" not realizing that at the end of the day, it doesn't have to come anywhere near perfect.
Any plans for your day off tomorrow?
@lovemylife001: Glad to hear your hot weather is moving on. Where I live it's moving in for a few days. It's supposed to hit 102 degrees today FieryCupcake, with the temps and humidity you're having you're living up to your name . I live out West but I'm a born and raised Midwesterner and I know humidity all too well. Summer days felt like living in a sauna or a rainforest
JesikaBeth
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thursday
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I'm so ready for the weekend. My manager has been off again, ugh and I'm left taking on his role and mines. But he's used all his vacation time for the year so just sparatic days for him lol.
Curvy 102 degrees I can't handle the 90's lol and you would think that I would be used to the heat being from the south lol. But I moved to Michigan as a small child. My parents moved here in the 70's when working for the automotive companies was a big deal.
Martine That was nice of you to buy water for the staff. It's always so cold in our building that we wear sweaters the whole shift I hope you had a better nights sleep?
curvynotlumpy no major plans on this day off other than the usual running of errands and cleaning of the appartment. I need to go pick-up a swimsuit that I ordered online. I know that if I do take my husband to a spa for a massage that he's going to want to go into the baths and so I'm trying to find a swimsuit for the first time in over 20 years. I've had no luck so far.
loveofmylife001 I did sleep better last night, thank you. The air conditionning at work is rarely strong enough so we have to do what we can to help our employees stay cool.
I went for a 3km walk with Loki this morning, trying to stay active. I think this week I've been down because I have been working out and eating well this month and there is zero movement on the scale. I keep wondering why I am not losing any weight no matter the efforts I put in. Right now I'm reading up on protein and how I can get more in, seeing that I'm a vegetarian. Maybe that will make a difference (shrug).
Hope everyone has had a good week! I'm feeling a little bit sad today about my weight. I know I've lost a pretty good amount already but I just have so much left to go it can feel overwhelming at times. I've been trying to look at it on a day to day basis instead of the full amount but today I'm really struggling with staying positive. My period is coming on soon so maybe I'm a little more emotional because of that. I'm just sick of getting tired so easily and overheating because it's like I'm wearing a thick sweater of fat under my skin everyday. Exercising can be hard to enjoy sometimes when I get tired and aching so, so easily... but I know if I quit I'll feel even worse. I just feel like I'm way too young to be this tired all the time! Anyway, enough feeling sorry for myself... I'll try to get some extra sleep this weekend, plus work out extra, so hopefully those will get me feeling better.
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back! Nice to see you. Glad to hear that you're back on track.
Hopefully being proactive and with your Dr's help you'll be able to hunt the reason down.
Are you trying? 
Kind of disheartening, but hoping it'll move down soon!
It's going pretty fast which is good lol. I'm ready for my weekend.
Unfortunately my hap hazard work schedule makes it really hard to fit gym time in, plus I sit at a desk 98% of my day. 
It's day two of the retreat I'm hosting for my staff so there are a few things I need to get together before we begin. 
I've been getting up super early to walk Hazel before it gets to warm, I'm pooped lol
Martine, it was a very good and productive retreat. Thanks for your good wishes. 
While we didn't get to everything on the agenda I set up, we moved through the most important parts of it. My anxiety level increases whenever I host a retreat because my tiny unit is only 4 people total; 2 staff that I directly supervise and a campus partner who plays a significant role in our unit and me. I put all of this pressure on myself to "get it right" not realizing that at the end of the day, it doesn't have to come anywhere near perfect.
FieryCupcake, with the temps and humidity you're having you're living up to your name 
I can't handle the 90's lol and you would think that I would be used to the heat being from the south lol. But I moved to Michigan as a small child. My parents moved here in the 70's when working for the automotive companies was a big deal.
I hope you had a better nights sleep?
