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Diane: Yeah for you and taking a chance! Looks good! Are you wavy or is that a perm? How does your DH like it? YEAH!

Uber: Oh my goodness, I hate when people say beach front and it's not, it's like if they have sand on their sidewalk or in their house that qualifies! I hope you had an enjoyable time despite all your crazy running around and car troubles. I hate forgetting things and then in general or midway through the trip you realize they weren't needed anyway.

Hello all!

AM: An update for me - heard back from the doctor - I will have to go off my medicine for a few days to slow the body down and then back on - we are going to do a wonky schedule of dosing because since I pay out-of for the script I am not going to throw the hundreds of dollars worth in the cop shop recycler. Nope! I hope this helps. I am then hopefully going to stop with the jitters and be able to get back to walking and dieting in earnest. TOM can get a boot on out of here too!

AND - I ordered my bras - I had to laugh as I was reading through an old issue of Good housekeeping and in Feb they did a bra best of - and luckily, the one I had been thinking to get for an in-between was a highly rated one upon further review. Woot - I got two - they are only playtex so nothing high end - and they were on sale at hanes outlet online. So that's good - the size - good gravy - I guess I haven't lost weight in the boobs and I have been wearing the wrong size forever I guess - will see what these do or fit. I had tried on something similar at JCP but a size down and it was tighter but the underwire wasn't growing into my armpit. And the center did touch my breast bone whereas the current ones I have do not. i will keep the icky old ones (two of them) for walking/exercise and for gardening (soon!) and they can get sweaty as I work. I'll keep the other ones for post exercise.

So, my head is scrambled (too much - part med issues!), ran a kid to practice - they suffered parental embarrassment and all I did was walk them into the school (first practice and still under 6th grade - I am a protective mom and am not going to drop a younger child off at an empty gym and split - there were other kids so I am good. My DH has a meeting and I asked if he could switch it around a bit as he's a leader and I'd love it if he could do kid pick up - "NO" that's the way the meeting is run - I said REALLY? You can't flex? He didn't know how to answer. I don't care if the meeting has been run that way for 40 years - shake it up dude and move your part 10 mins back!

Ok - I am frustrated and jittery and have a lot to get done. more later.

I need to vent and it’s nothing diet related.

I hate HATE how kids can treat each other. You know, the popular girls, the “all star athletes” (even though under 6th grade). The type the parents push into sports and coach their own kids and never tell their own kids to shut up and sit down when they act like aggressive arses - the ball hogs if you will - on the court or field. Yep those kids. And THOSE parents.

Sure I want my kids to play sports And maybe it’s my own crap I remember going through in high school sports - but I come out of practice and/or games and feel no joy for my own child’s achievements (which I should, I find it becomes secondary and that’s not right) - just that I want to pull the others out of the game to teach them a continuous lesson that they aren’t the be all and end all, the cents rofnthe universe, that no matter how aggressive they are and how bad their tempers are and poor sportsmanship of stomping off the court before giving high fives if they lost (kicking the wall in red faced anger and shoving the Mom coach is a famous one and it would happen often and Mom doesn’t discipline) they aren’t the I in a misspelled team.

Sorry but my kid did pretty ok for a new sport and the first night of practice and then to watch and see these couple of annoyances trying to run the sport makes me want to scream - their first time too but they are like a pack of hyenas all vying to be a super jock. Oh if only there was rapid calories burned for thinking what I see - I’d be thin!

Now to learn how to put my blinders on once it’s game time and I have to go watch. I’m the worlds worst bench sitter.

So - to bring this round to dieting I think I need to plan to go walk when I encounter this nonsense. I’d probably get 5 going on 6 miles in my 45 minutes with what I feel coming away from practice. I’d have a feeling I could zoom w pent up irritation.

Ok - I’ll be quiet now. Hopefully by tomorrow morn the world will be rosy once again.

No w/i

Did not take my med in hopes that the body will begin to reset itself. Yeah! I hope this is a quick journey this time round - I have done it many a time before but this time was and has been a bit of a problem for me. I just have to be flexible.

The good new is spring is on its way! I noticed the 4foot snowplow piles have diminished down to about 12” when I came in last night. I’m trying to decide when to get my tomato seeds in their jugs to begin to grow. Maybe next week - most of my stuff says April but I’m itching to get stuff in the ground and I’m looking for good and sturdy plants so I need to do some more reading on it all. There isnt a lot out there specific to my area - they say just read the packet. Right - that’s totally informative.

Is anyone else changing up their diet plans with the arrival of spring? I think I might have to but I don’t know what direction to go. My simple one is switching one of meals back to salad. Maybe it’s just adding more fruit and veg - I’m still thinking.

Ok happy day all! Here’s hoping the bodies will continue to change in a good way.

Toasted: Wow you have a busy schedule! I'm sorry you have not been on track. I know that feeling oh so well. Life can sure get stressful at times and squeeze all out of us that we have to give. One huge thing that helped me on my current restart was taking one thing at a time. I changed one habit at a time for a week then went to another. I don't know if that's any help but we are here for you!

Diane: Your hair is gorgeous! I'm so glad you are liking it. Good job for having a great food day and exercise. I'm sure the scale will start the downward trend. Do you do more hiking in spring/summer?

Uber: Holy Moly! You sound like you had a crazy weekend! I'm glad you made it there and back safe. Sounds like it was a good event despite the troubles. I think my shoulder pain is from the fibro a lot of my pain is in my shoulders and neck and I can strain things from it. My ankle could be from my months of horrible plantar fasciitis pain and maybe I was walking weird. Seems like one pain goes and several more come. Oh the price of aging lol

Lemon: I sure hope your body has a fast reset you deserve it! Spring is definitely in the air. We had two very nice days and today is cold and rain. I look forward to the sun! I'm keeping yo IF, calorie count, and under 60 carbs. Seems my body likes that best. I struggle on the Facebook IF groups some of these people lose 10 to 12 pounds a month and complain how slow it is and here I struggle to get 7 pounds in a month lol

Yesterday was a busy work day. My kindergartener also turned the big 6. I avoided the cupcakes and hopefully this weekend at her party I can avoid the cake! TOM is approaching and I'm restaining water so I hope it doesn't make my weigh in horrible!!! Other than that just pushing on!!!!!

Happy Tuesday!!!

Jen: I’m pushing water but good today - it tastes horrible! Stand strong to the cupcakes and party goodies! I have fallen victim more than once!

Am: Trying to do too many things at one time at this house today. I bouncing between cleaning and putting away and getting some things ready for the kids project evening edition. Maybe we can get another thing completed on it. Will see. The child is excited about the progress and how it’s coming together. Yeah! The written part not so much.

Ok I hopped on the scale after 2 large mugs of coffee (4 cups) and my breakfast (no fasting again due to antibiotic) and weighed in at 228.7. Am I going to grumble? No it’s TOM and I just wanted an idea for when she goes. If she’s still this theee days later then I have issue.

So I’m off to drink water jug two as I struggle to get at least one thing done well. In between all of this I need to work on a wreath for a friend. They saw one of my seasonal ones and would like their own. Good news is I have a lot of time bad news is I’m not really interested in it this week but I’m tired of tripping over the wreath form. So that is added to my project list. Now if only we lost weight thinking through our projects and all I’d be super trim!

I’m outta here - enjoy your day!

Hey guys, quick check in. Yesterday, I managed to avoid the perils of cake even though it sat there beckoning at me. I also went running this morning as well and I'm doing so-so on eating so far.

Lemon: I really want to learn how to sew. Three of my cousins took weekend classes for 3 months and now they make their own incredibly stylish clothes and have a children's clothing line that they sell on Instagram and fairs and such like. I did Home Economics in junior high and there's this national examination you have to take in 10 school subjects to go from junior high to high school and for home economics our practical exam (other than cooking a 3 course meal) was a hand-sewing project that we had to be able to actually wear and model. I made a petticoat and let's just say I'm not the craftiest or the best with things like straight lines or cutting them with scissors, y'kno the needful things in sewing. But one day. The RTW life is struggs for real! I hope the rejigging of your meds fixes things for you and fingers' crossed the bras work out well for you. Sorry about the over-competitiveness annoyances with school sports.

Uber: Cake is totally my kryptonite but I'm pretty proud of myself because even though I cut someone a slice for a cup of tea yesterday, I managed to abstain. And as for your weekend!! Ai ai ai!!! What a weekend! High drama!! Yay the scale victory and so envious of your immunity. I tend to be the opposite that catches all the colds passing. I'm better these days but I've been known to re-catch the cold I gave someone after I'd initially gotten over it. My mom thinks it's because of my hand sanitizer addiction.

Jenni: I'm glad you had a chill weekend and I hope your ankle and shoulder feel a bit better. Sometimes, I think we need to be unproductive at the weekend, especially coming off feeling poorly last week like you did. Happy Birthday to your kindergartener. Here's hoping you have a balanced day with it.

Diane: Hike and Spin!!! Total #fitspiration Posting here is certainly helping with accountability. I'm going to try to keep up with posting daily as it seems to help when I'm on here seeing how you guys are doing every day. LOVE THE HAIR!!!! It's gorgeous!

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Lemon: Hope the no meds will help you and things can be figured out for you. What a pain! Congrats on the new bras, though! That's such a challenge for me, and I hate shopping for new ones. Ugh! As for my hair, I do not have a perm and there is some natural wave to it. I think that as my own hair color grows out, there might be even more waviness. But, we'll see. Hubby loves it, so I'm good there. He's been gray for many years and he thinks it looks like it is supposed to look now. He's a supporter!

Jenni: Aww! You have a big 6 year old now! Birthday parties for little ones are great. Hope you can avoid the cake! That's a tough one for me. I love cake, and I'm not one that says the frosting is "just too sweet". I love it all!! Oh, and yes, I do a lot of hiking in the summer. I have trails so close to my house, it makes it easy. As the days get longer, I go after work for 30-45 minutes. I just love it.

Toasted: Yep, I know what you mean. If I get away from posting here, I don't feel much accountability and things can head south.

As for me, I wasn't loving my weigh in today. I really don't understand the extra pound from yesterday to today, but I also know that I tend to jump up a little bit on Tuesday and Wednesday. Whatever. We'll see if it goes back down. Food has been on plan, I'll try to keep that up today too.

I took today as a rest day. I talked to my husband about it, and he helped me work through it all. It looks like Tuesdays might be good for a rest day for me. I just really like spin classes, so I want to keep doing those on M,W,F, and Saturday. I'll do Body Pump on Thursday, and hiking on Sunday if the weather helps out. So, that's the new schedule for now.

Shout out to Laurie... Missing you!!

You’d think today was before TOM with all of my incessant eating. Who knows what is up with that my body is out of whack so comfort food for dinner - stroganoff it is and a big salad that was totally not awe inspiring. I’m going to eat that and then wash dishes, and then curl up on the couch off kid duty for the night to watch my trashy show.

Do you know when you wake you have all these good intentions of getting things accomplished in your day and then you get ready for bed and your like what the heck did I do?! That’s me. My brain is all frazzled, my hair is super frizzy (who knows why I look worse then the dancing broccoli :broc: just for a reminder, I’m dead tired, and I feel crabby. I do hope that all this changes here soon. One more day of no medicine and then I begin again. I decided I better take my vitamin again (my hair frizz) maybe it will help some. Who knows.

So again tomorrow is another day on this journey maybe I will reign it in and get on with it. Did I say I love to hang onto decades I want to leave? I am not a super committed dieter right now - rather lackluster.

Happy evening all.

Hey guys, so yesterday wasn't great. First of all, I was in the office till 9pm working on a proposal. Then I went home and my (sports) team (not "MY" sports team as I've never participated in a sports team but the football (soccer) team I support) had a match and played really badly and got knocked out of our major "save our already bad season" competition by a team that are beyond underdogs compared to us and we were embarrassing- have I mentioned how beyond bad we were. Sighhh. Anyway, I descended down a cake-paved spiral and it wasn't very pretty eating my feelings. Sigh... It wasn't so much that we lost, it's the no effort, no energy, giving 1% manner of the loss. And okay fine, maybe I'm a bit of a poor loser. Although we lose enough that I should be humble by now. Sighhhh. Anyway, I weighed my cake binge and it wasn't the end of the world in the grand scheme of things especially since I went running yesterday, but it wasn't on plan, it was emotional and didn't make me feel better, AND it's really not behaviour to engage in when I'm the heaviest I've been in the 6 years since I reached goal.

Anyway cake and a late night notwithstanding, I forced myself out of bed this morning to go running and come home and do some weights and let me just say it was THE HARDEST day of running so far. I'm not sure why. I mean, with the late night cake, I should be well-fueled you'd think. But no, it was a struggle. Maybe it's not enough sleep, but anyway, I pushed myself to get it done and then came home and forced myself through some bodyweight and dumbbell exercises taking ample breaks in between because literally I was at the point of not doing them at all and getting back into bed sweaty and all, so I'll take that victory. I've logged my food for the day and it could be an okay day if I stick to it. I don't mind going low calorie (1200-1300ish) but now that I'm back to exercising and trying to go hard at it (she says 3 days into properly exercising again LOL), I want to up my calories to maybe 1400-1600 minimum. When I lost weight initially and got to goal, I found that my body had become extremely efficient and doing a lot of activity on low calories because I always ate around 1200 calories even when I was doing HIIT or kickboxing or weights or whatever and that made maintenance harder (and killed my RDA dreams of 2000 calories a day even being a 150-lb woman in her 20s) because even 1700 calories without exercise would result in a gain over time. So no, not doing that again.

Diane: Sorry about the bad weigh in, but then I suppose the benefits of daily weigh ins is that you can kind of figure out trends in how your weigh ins progress over the weak and not freak out as much. I mean, the scale will probably always result in some freaking but maybe less so, if you know you get a midweek bump. It's making me want to consider daily weighing once I feel more on an evil keel plan-wise. As for your weekly work out plan... nothing but #goals as usual. #FitspirationLife

Lemon: Sending you all the hugs. I know all about feeling moody and out of sorts and in a funk. That was basically me all through February. Hanging in unwanted decades is the worst! Especially when you feel stuck and unable to dig yourself into the right mindset and actions to do what you need to. The struggle is real for me as well right now. Know you're not alone and we'll make it.

Alright guys, wishing you all a wonderful day.

No w/i

But tomorrow I should I hope as the calendar progresses and we move on. I certainly join toasted on the sweet bender. My DH brought home over processed Girl Scout cookies. AND THEY TASTE HORRIBLE - but I kept eating them. Well everything tastes horrid right now as a side effect to the short term med (well a half month of it - everything is bitter and horrid).

I saw a headline but didn’t read the article - so a gal who does IF went off of it due to illness or laze. - whatever the case and she immediately went up 12 lbs in that one week. Guess what?! So did I well not 12 lbs yet - but I’ve inflated. Ugh.
Having to eat first thing in the morning w the med had been working but now w this aftertaste I’m not so sure. I’m suppose to eat w/it as it tends to be a tum-grumbler. Always something!

I’m going to plant my tomatoes today and hope they sprout lovely. I’ve got 2 cherry/grape size. One is this one aren’t they wild?! They look like little eggplants (which I’m not a fan of) as they grow. And I know taste is all subjective but I’ll try them and see what they do.

And my only diet related goal - I got 132 oz of water in. So it’s something. Nothing great just something I finally achieved.

So happy day all!

Toasted: oh the workload sounds heavy right now. When is this project due? And the cake z- well I did the cookies. It happens and sometimes we console our feelings with them. I had read they think when we stress crave like that it can go back to our in-utero time and what our mamas craved and were eating. My mama turned to chocolate and sweets. Do I buy the theory? Partially! I did the same chocolate disservice to my kids and cranberry juice. Well with the first one while I had to be mindful after because of the gestational diabetes. Alas - makes you wonder.

I say take a sewing class. I’m going to order fabric today and make a dress for spring/summer; the fabric appears bright and floral (as is trend - I can be in my 40s and pick some of that!) and the pattern I found should work well. It’s simple but it looks like a nice fit. But back to sewing - you can do it - if there is interest and a predilection to fitting your own body I’d say do it! I have my problem areas but I learn how to fit those areas sometimes I do really well and other times it becomes a serious learning curve but then I go forward. I’m so glad I can make bottoms that fit me right. And in something someone else doesn’t have. Maybe that’s what intrigues me more.

Diane: do you have any spring hobbies?

Uber: how goes the clothing search? I hope your scale is kind to you today. Did the cars all get fixed?

Hello to everyone! I’m off to go check my plants and get some more planted up and germinating in the oven. I just have to make sure I don’t turn it on like I did last year and melt the plastic tray. Brilliant! Simply brilliant on my part. :broc:

Good Morning Ladies!!! And happy hump day!

Toasted: I sure hope you have a better day. And I bet you were tired after working until 9pm!!!! I am sorry that you are struggling. I know it is a hard place to be in. I recently had a cheat meal. I tend to allow myself that once a month. But boy the next couple days were SO difficult and I had a lot of errors those days. Part of me is like why do I do that? If it is so hard for me to get back on why do I allow myself that, but then again if I didn't allow myself that I may be not so good the other days..... who knows. What I was trying to get at is sugar is so hard and addictive. You can do this, I believe in you. Some days will be really tough but you CAN do it! And great job on the running!

Lemon: So sorry to hear about the awful taste in your mouth!!! If you add a little lemon to it will that help? That is crazy about IF. I have never heard that. I would assume that you would gain coming off anything though. I'm sticking with the 16:8. I was trying extended fasts and they are too hard on my body. Some of these people doing IF get so weird about it and do like 7 day fasts. As much as I complain about slow losing I would rather have that than really fast and sagging skin!!!!

Diane: The party is this weekend. Poor baby doesn't understand why her party is after her birthday. I feel bad but with being sick that is how I had to do it. It is a UNICORN party. That will be too much fun! All that hiking sounds amazing! I sure am ready for spring/summer. We usually get less rain so getting out walking is easier! Hope you have a better weigh in today!

Shout outs: Uber, Laurie, Lil: Hope you guys are all well! Lil, hope you are having an amazing time. Uber, hope your day was great yesterday. Laurie, missing you around here! Hope all is well!!!

Well I was really tired yesterday. TOM is approaching so that is very normal. I am doing well on counting my calories and staying in my eating window. Weigh in is on Saturday, hoping for a decent number, but due to TOM just not sure. I cannot believe we are almost half over with March! This year is flying by!!!!

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Lemon: I would imagine that going off IF does add some confusion... and weight gain... to your body. But I would bet that you'll be able to get it back off quickly!!

Toasted: I kind of think that having the wrong type of foods, or too much, does make workouts a little bit of a struggle. You would think you would have lots of energy and be able to do it better, but I do think that there is a slug effect from it. At least I have that problem!! I don't know why it all has to be this hard!!

Jenni: Hope you have a good weigh in on Saturday. So far, my March is not as good as I would have hoped. Hopefully, yours is better!! It is hard to believe how fast it is going.

As for me, not happy with my weigh in today. I knew it was going to be higher. For some reason, my ring is a little snug today, so I think I'm retaining something. I don't know why, but there it is. I just seem to have trouble mid week. Oh well. Keeps me very humble. Someone at the gym told me that I'm looking great, so that made me happy. She was also shocked when I told her my age. She thought I was at least 10 years younger, so hard to be too unhappy today with those compliments. It really helped having her say those things today with my scale being a jerk.

I did take yesterday as a rest day. Today I went to Spin. I have Body Pump tomorrow.

Oh lordy-- 3FC just ate an entire post with personals for all of you. I don't have time to repost, so I'll just put a quick note here to say that I woke up this am feeling bloated and almost didn't weigh in, but then I was surprised to find another pound gone! :carrot::carrot::carrot: 250!

I'm really excited to drop below 250 because that is just a stubborn water shed weight for me. I've dieted down to 250 a million times in my life, but only once managed to keep on going the rest of the way down the scale. Every other time, this is my boomerang point when I start climbing back up again.

Sorry about all the lost notes-- but hope everyone has a great day. I'll come back later if I have time and repost!

Well I have 2 jugs of water in - so that's a win - but I had potato chips - a huge loss in the diet realm. Hey the body wants strange things in a way delayed TOM window. Ugh!

It's bright and sun shiny out and I got the rest of my starts planted. I have the tomatoes germinating in the oven. Yes - I have everything taped so I can't turn it on like I did last year and melt my trays! I planted 8 tomato plants, I did 2 seeds in each pot and hope that they come up and then will weed them down. All new seeds and a new company (heirloom varieties). So I am telling my thinner self (though heavy this week) of all the glorious tomatoes that I will grow this year and can eat all summer long. NOW if only I stick tight on my weeding - however I am also trying a lasagna garden this year too - so maybe a whole new gardening experience.

Toasted: girl - your work days remind me of my own except I'd go in when it was still dark, I got more done then instead of the time everyone was in the office. I do hope it all comes together for you.

uber: Ugh! I hate when this site eats a post - use your Preview Post as you are typing, I find it doesn't loose them as often as I think the site times out after a point, so when your deep in thought the messages leave. When do you trek to France? I can't recall if I asked - my meds mess w/my memory right now. And 250!!!!! Yeah for you! I know those decade changes are so motivating to keep it going!

diane: oh - boo! Well maybe tomorrow your scale will be 3 down instead! Keep looking forward and just take it as your body is working well yet and you aren't stuck to a self lifting recliner, you can get out and hike and bike and walk! You are doing smashingly!

jen: Lemon doesn't help, i tried. :dizzy: I will live with it and just say everything tastes wonky. Oh a unicorn party! How fun. I like making my littles smile and feel special on their birthdays - and she'll get over the week late - mama's got to be able to run to with everyone and serve cake and play games. Enjoy your day!

Hello all! Even to those vacationing ladies, I look forward to your tales!

AM: Well, I ordered my dress fabric and some for a top for me and a hunk of fabric to make my dd a knit dress for easter. She's all about ease and comfort and the colors were right for her. Sight unseen by her - but I think she'll enjoy it. She likes being able to pull on and not worry about fit. I on the other hand am a project in learning where to fit myself. One of the tops I am making is just a simple kimono style jacket. I enjoy "dressing" up when I head out to a causal date with DH - it looks a bit stylish/bohemian and I throw it on with jeans, a t and a long necklace. I think I look nice. Who knows what the world thinks.

So after feeling like I lounged yesterday - I got stuff done today - planting is a big deal - I am trying to let the world dictate when these plants will come up - I hope they do - it's a gamble, but I keep reading they do so well once they do come up. Which reminds me I need a new watering can w/a skinny neck.

Weight - well TOM should ship off tomorrow and I think I have 4 days of the antibiotic, so between the two by next week if all is good I will be able to again IF. I mean I can't say fasting between my breakfast and a late lunch will work at all, and I actually will say I miss it. I seem to have more spunk in the mornings then I do now. Alas - who knows. My body is way of the dodo bird of late.

happy afternoon!