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Good morning my Peeps,

What happened to my weekend? *poof* it was gone!

I am doing very well. My energy is almost back to normal. I'm frustrated because I'm getting in all my vitamins and water and almost got my protein up, but the scale isn't moving. Stupid TOM never showed either. Big Brat.

Ratrat is doing ok. She was frustrating me yesterday and refusing to eat much of anything. She was hungry this morning and I saw her drinking her water. I'll torment her with hugs and kisses again before work.

Hugs to all!
Ratkity

I hear you about the weekend just magically disappearing, Ratkitten. I swore I had all these plans, and good intentions, and then suddenly it's Monday and where did the time go?

I had a rough day Saturday, my sister and I were at a fundraiser for the Food Bank, and we were each allotted three bowls of soup... which was way more than I intended to eat, and I should have just stopped myself at two when I realised I wasn't really hungry, and should have thought about the fact that these were rich thick chowders and stews and stuff I was eating... but... nope. They were so delicious, and it was all for a good cause, and blah blah blah... just chowed down. I do so much better when I'm on my own at home. So it was a stumble, but not a fall. I'd call my first week a successful learning experience.

Plans for this week:
- Buying a scale
- Making at least one healthy meal that can be stretched across a few days to save me some cooking/planning stress (last week it was black bean and corn chili with my mushroom and onion "fake meat")
- Home to see family for the weekend, gotta make a plan for how to get in some exercise and make good food choices in that setting
- Might be time to finalize the long, drawn-out breakup I'm in the midst of. It's over, we're both just too afraid to voice it. And who wants to say goodbye to a 5+ year relationship, really? But it's time. So maybe this week.

Is it Monday already?!?! Guess so. Back to work I go...

My scale is not moving, but I will say I am losing inches as my clothes are sure getting looser. Maybe I am retaining water and awaiting a big wooooosh! We shall see.... I am starting my 7th week back on plan and I am really in the groove....hoping my scale will reward me with a drop soon. Meanwhile, I know I am living a very healthy lifestyle. Its all in your perspective I s'pose!

Hiya my Peeps,

I'm finding it amazing how stubborn my body is behaving. I'm probably not getting enough protein in, but I'm doing the best I can. Average calorie intake is about 1500, yet the body has not let go of a lb for 10 days. I'm wondering if mini-leveling (not really stalls or plateaus) of weight loss will happen. It's like my body doesn't believe me that this is serious and the fat is going away!!

My rational mind also knows that it doesn't help that TOM has been delayed, I'm healing from surgery still, I'm increasing my walking and therefore increasing my muscle tone, and my nutrition has radically changed (high protein, low carb, new vitamins). My irrational demon tells me I've already broken my WLS, I'm never going to drop this weight and go ahead and have those carbs (bad demon!!).

Just some Monday ranting going on.

Hugs,
Ratkity

edited: Dang it, TOM showed up today. BLEH!

Hello fearless weight warrior chicks! I hope everyone is doing well! It was a glorious weekend here in NE Ohio. My daffodils are 4" high, the scale didn't tip up yet even tho I had a couple totally off-plan days, I got to actually SEE the sun (which I wasn't sure if it still existed after all these months) AND i faced some of my personal demons - the big one in fact - and I won!

I've bought a hyacinth for my desk and it lightens my heart. I'm OP today and feeling optimistic about everything. I wish I could bottle that feeling for the days when it's harder to come by, and I wish I could sprinkle it all over any one who needs it.

morning all...slow moving thread :0)

I gotta go into work early today..I have the rest of the week off! I am so glad. We are just going to do things around the area. Maybe see a movie..go see the snow up north.

Hope everyone has a great day

Well...I'm not "fading away" just yet. I'm here, well here today, and yes struggling a lot right now. I did manage to read a few responses the week I posted and I wanted to say thanks. I didn't reply and sort of went "within" a bit, then we had a death last week, the Saturday before last, which was sudden and shocking...very sad.

So, the whole week was odd, weird, disturbing...my bf's family is...um...how do I put this...uncaring? Scary? Disturbing? I don't know...I'll give you a tip of how this family is. The father, who is rather indifferent, video taped the memorial service...and zoomed in on the family crying, oh and he smiled. Yeah...so...whatever. It isn't my bad karma, it is theirs. So, I don't even know how to explain the indifference and such, but I was really sad as was another family member. Just weird...

I'm taking your advice, all of yours, and taking steps to change my life. I'm not ready to move on just yet, I can't anyhow, but I can continue to make my progress with weight, with my work, with my life. It is draining, very...every day is some sort of blah blah...blah...fill in the blank.

*HUGS* I'm back and staying around. I won't disappear. I was a bit embarrassed when I posted all those feelings. I mean...I needed to, but on the other hand, I was like "I'm 32 years old and STILL being used and treated poorly and I don't seem to know any better." So, I sort of ran away, but then the death...

I'm due for a good week! LOL

I hope everyone is doing okay. I know a lot of us are struggling. I'm thinking of all of you and sending you good vibes.

I'll be back for personals...

OMG Jacquie!!

That is so *twisted* zooming in on the mourning family like it is entertaining to him! WOW! I sure wouldn't want to be around him when Karma comes to bite him in the butt!!

I am glad that you are starting to do some stuff for YOU. You are totally worth it. I mean that!

I *finally* spoke with my PCP last night and she won't do anything for me in regards to my Hypothyroidism other than refer me to an Endo...which is fine. I am hopeful that my appt on the 23rd gets me somewhere. We shall see...

Good Morning all,

Rat: I hope Ratkitty is doing better. Hang in there on the weight loss thing. It is frustrating but it will start to slide off again. I am in the same situation but I have upped my exercise and taken carbs down so hopefully the weight will follow.

Sharon: Pepper seems to be better with the warmer weather. Thanks for the advice. She is on some hip meds etc. Like I said, the weater being cold and damp really effects her.

Cyn: Hope your kids are doing better. What is in Colorado that is a draw to your DH?

Neon: I'm sorry about your 5 year relationship being over but I hope you know you are an amazing person and deserve the very best! Hugs.

Peggy: Glad that your Doc will at least send you to the proper one. Blessings

Vallie: Hugs and I hope you stay positive. Too bad we can't bottle it. I'm with you.

Jacquie: Too creepy! Hang in there sweetie. Welcome back.

Well, I just walked down to Walmart which is about 2 miles from my house one way and then I walked back. I did great except for it is too cold for me and I didn't bring my face mask thing. I will be better prepared next time.

I am trying to stay on track and not eat crap and move my body more. Still no word as to when my gallbladder surgery will be. Please pray for me that they will call with a date soon.

Blessings all,
Annie

Greetings my Peeps!

Wow Jacquie, just wow. How inappropriate of him to video a funeral.

Tort, glad you are going to an endo. Doctors are so frustrating.

Cyn, yay for rest of the week off!

Annie, wow, 4 miles?! You go girl!

Neon, how are your plans coming for the week? They all seemed like reasonable things to accomplish.

Val, good to see you here. My daffodils are about 2-3 inches, but today is in the 60s tempwise.. I'm sure they are loving it.

I have been incapacitated today due to TOM. The cramps always have me doubled over on the day after it starts, so I took today off. I've been in bed all day with a heating pad. I'm drinking a protein shake to get some of that good stuff in me. I also have to remember to drink water.

Ratrat is hanging in there. I was upset because she wet her bed yesterday, but she is eating and drinking. The bed thing happens during end stage renal failure, poor thing. I just changed it and put new towels in it. She's in her bed sunning herself now.

Hugs,
Ratkity

Just got back from a trip to the Oils sands up in Ft. MacMurray. That whole place has an air of old west gold rush boom/bust. $400,000 will buy you a mobile home. Lots of alcohol and drug use, and mental health issues. There's only one case worker for the entire town for those on disability. She has a caseload of 450. The air stinks with desperation and desolation. At least it is sunny here, and I'm going to take a walk in the sunshine to clear that smell out of me.

Hiya my Peeps!

Wow Catherine, that place sounds dire. 450 ppl to one case worker is insane. I hope your time in the sunshine helped!

I remember feeling the lack of hope about a place when on a family cruise trip to the Bahamas and saw what the island looked like beyond the tourist areas. I was young and full of rainbows and bunnies.. that was a major slap into reality. Not sure why I wrote about the Bahamas.. guess I'm rambling.

Everything is status quo here. TOM is slinking away.

Hugs,
Ratkity

morning all...

I am loving my time off. Yesterday went to the eye dr. My youngest is getting glasses. This should solve his headaches when he reads. But he cant see far away so he will wear them all the time. He has a stigmatism in each eye like his mom..sorry kiddo lol

Had my niece for a few hours yesterday, so i took her into my work to meet my co-workers. They gave her a candy and a sucker and she was all smiles lol. She also told me in the car that her dad is handsome..LOL. She is really funny

Oldest one is ok with his hives. He takes benadryl twice a day and seems to be doing better. But they are not gone. I am going to give it another week and see how they go.

Today I think we are going to go see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. I DROOLE for Johnny Dep!

Catherine: UGGH! That place sounds aweful! poor people that live there.

Annie: My hubby moved to Colorado when he was in highschhol and LOVED it. He asked me to move there shortly after we had our first son..19 years ago. I told him I would but not as long as my grandparents are alive. Now that they are both gone..we are considering it again. The only thing that worries me is the snow I am an Arizona girl..never lived in snow. He loves the weather,the clean air,all there is to do,the mountains,the PAY at the sheriffs office lol. They pay alot more then here.

Rat: Glad you are doing well after the surgery

Rat:Glad kitty is hanging in there. Sorry about her accident mostly cause you shared what that means. I have a heartache for you having to see it happen slowly. We just love them so much. Glad TOM is leaving. I am anxiously awaiting my friend Tom. Guessing he will be a real pill and show up the day before surgery or something. lol.

Catherine: So sad. Sounds like where my sister lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation. You can feel the oppression. I hope that the sunshine walk cleared your head. Hugs.

Cyn: glad you are enjoying your time off. I like Johnny Depp too but Alice just doesn't get me excited. lol. I have only been to Colorado once and it was very pretty. I have to say I love it right here more. I have lived in CA, born and raised there and told Joel I wouldn't leave it while my Grandma was still alive. I swear after the funeral about a month later he was talking about moving to Idaho. My parents lived here and we both loved it when we wold visit. I hope that where ever you guys go you will be so happy. Hugs.

Update. I am having my gall bladder surgery on the 19th! I am so ready for my tummy to stop hurting. Yesterday was the first day off of the Plavix and aspirin. I was a bit panicky about it but really don't feel different or bad or anything. I was wrong. It is a mile and a half to Walmart so I didn't do 4 miles that day I did 3. Yesterday I did 2. Joel made me promise that I will go a bit slower while off the meds. I do one mile with my dogs then bring them home cause they are tuckered after that then I go back a few hours later and do another mile. If feels so good and it is taking the weight off me that I gained. I have lost 4.5 pounds this week already. I need to take off another 19 to get back to my weight loss tracker showing. I don't feel like changing it yet cause I am determined to take the weight back off and continue to take the weight off to reach my goals.

Well, I guess I better start my day as I've slept on the sofa for a couple of hours this morning. Hope you all have a wonderful sunshine day.

Blessings,
Annie