1453 calories and not quite 11 carb servings!
Again, no exercise. I hope I can get to the gym tomorrow. I worked hard cleaning house this afternoon and evening though.

Marie - I'm the same way...I may not like what the evil box says but it still helps to keep me honest. And I hate measuring. The only time I measure is when my weight drops I can't resist getting out my tape measure to see if my waist is smaller. Since that's where I carry most of my extra weight it's important to me to watch it go down.

You guys may think I'm nuts/obsessive but I weigh myself in the morning, again before dinner if I remember (and adjust my eating as necessary) and again at bedtime. The bedtime is just for fun as I like to guess what it will be in the am! In regard to the pre-dinner weighing, you may remember my problem hasn't been my meals, it was my snacking (mostly evening), so I could adjust my food for dinner and then way overeat on snacks later. I know, doesn't make sense..

People used to tell me my over snacking was likely because I wasn't eating enough at meals but I tried eating more and still over snacked. It was more a matter of habit than hunger and the sense that I couldn't stand to deprive myself. Developed this as a kid I think. Now I think about my priorities...and definitely one of them to try and keep my bs as normal as I can for as long as I can. And also I want to be a more disciplined person....I've learned that chaos/being out of control and having everything I THINK I want at the moment isn't liberty. It is just another kind of bondage. Done with that...it isn't what I want anymore.

I don't fool myself thinking I have gotten control of my eating, but it's more that my priorities are in the right place right now or at least more so. Although I do want to lose weight that isn't even my first concern...my obsessive weighing to the contrary (that's kind of a habit too)...it's health..taking care of the body God has given me. Hopefully in time it will become second nature but it's not yet...so far I don't have much craving...but I can tell that if I lose track of my goals even for a minute I'd be back eating too much again. I have to keep my priorities/goals at the front of my mind all the time. Hope that makes sense, as I'm getting sleepy already this evening. It's been a busy day.

LOL no my man isn't usually sloppy..that's more me. Yet he puts up with me...can you imagine...

Marie, glad they have an Android app for Lose It now. I think she would also love My Net Diary or MFP. They are all such good apps. I do wish Fitday would fix their PC product and their iPhone app as I used to love Fitday PC but my copy of it crashed and it won't let me buy a new one, plus the app has horrible reviews. But am so happy with My Net Diary.

Hmmm, sorry, I'm an app junkie.

Funny picture of you kicking the scale into the wall. I must try that.

Maryea, I don't think you are obsessive or that daily weighers are either. I do my once a week out of habit. I think whatever works for an individual is best and not at all obsessive.

Marie, I measure myself easily with with a Myotape. It is for fitness types to measure by themselves. It is easy to do and takes little time and is very accurate. You can buy them anywhere online. They used to sell a digital version but I can't find them anymore, just the original tape device. I have had several, one finally broke (I was stretching it a little lol) and I just ordered two more and got them a few days ago.

Maryea, your focus on health is great. I am pretty focused on losing weight but the underlying reason for that is not so much health because I am already healthy but just to minimize aging and feel better and to be able to run as I get older (just walking hurts some days, less weight equals feeling better).

I also relate to people telling me to eat more at meals and I would snack less. Not true. I snack anyway. Also people often tell me online and off that I should always eat breakfast because I will eat too much at night or binge if I don't eat breakfast because there was some study or other once that found people who didn't eat breakfast ate more at night. I think that is bogus, in the main. I don't eat breakfast unless I am hungry at that time of day.

Anyhow, cals today are 1530, not eating any more tonight, quite full.

Exercise was 45 min walk/run on gym track and 45 min weights at home.

Had a rocky day, a lot of changes are going on in my life but I will handle and continue not to let any of that cause a shift in my determination to lose the weight I decided to lose.

Marie, 109 humid degrees IS insane lol. I think it reached 112 today, not sure, that was the forecast. It seems very hot. But I've had summers where it went over 120, so guess I'll make it lol. The heat is just getting to me this year. (lol sorry whining and venting, my cat is sitting on my lap whining, too)

Well, t'is 117 here at this moment unless the weather feed on my phone is lying lol.

Just very hot right now.

Marie, I'd be mad about that idiot with the truck and the dog also. Plus another pet peeve of mine is people whose dogs run away from them and then the person rounds up the dog and proceeds to yell at the dog. NOW, if I were a dog, would I come running when my person called me the next time? No, I'd run like heck to get as far away as possible. PLUS, dogs like my girl, who barks madly at anything and everything (even neighborhood bunnies) that passes our property on the road out front, interpret their human yelling as joining in the alarm to protect the property and warn off the intruder bunnies. I learned from my mom long ago to whisper in dogs' ears and it does work like magic, although with my little protector it is sometimes hard to get her to stop having a big drama long enough to whisper, but it does quiet her when I do. Yelling at dogs is a waste of time.

Glad you did the salute thing.

I am ending the eating day at 1490. I do not have any sugar free popsicles or I would eat some of those but it is too hot to summon the energy to get in the car and go to the store right now.

I did walk 90 minutes early this morning.

My dog did bring me another lizard. This has been going on for awhile. Lizard was fine, I put it outside.

I rather like lizards, but prefer them outside.

I am going to move to Alaska.

1349 calories and almost 11 carb servings. Worked out today finally. Had really missed it and it felt good. My bs was better today..somewhat high in am but very good later on. Unfortunately I seem to have yet another UTI but so far not feeling too badly. Hopefully I can get by with home measures...water, cranberry juice (I already take the supplements) and Pyridium (OTC drug). If things get bad I'll see another urologist but I have an appt with mine on the 15th so hoping to wait til then. She has no openings before that unless there is a cancellation.

Went shopping a bit today (one store was all I could take) and I didn't find what I wanted but did buy an inexpensive top and some earrings (I still wear the same size earrings I wore in high school! ) But I was pleased to find some cute outfits that fit except for my belly making them look terrible. Soon, soon..I keep telling myself...

Good evening challengers! Woot! I won't mention the temp and just note that I'm ending the eating day at 1405. Exercise was a early morning hike/walk/jog thingie with a friend on the trail. I got in 105 minutes to log on the streakity streak, although am behind in the log by a hair. Was busy the first part of the day then it got too hot to do much.

Maryea, woot on getting the exercise done. Glad you are feeling better and got some cute outfits at the store.

Marie, glad thy DH now is converted to treats and praise for wandering dogs who return to the fold. Your dog walk sounds fun, with you walking while the man drove. That made me smile.

I am unable to type much more as my kitty is rolling around on my lap vocalizing, looking at the computer screen and trying to stare into my eyes.

1324 cal but whoops 13 carb serv
Worked out...bike and treadmill only and walked around mall.
Got a cute skirt but now need a top to go with it! Haven't found anything for pictures so will go with what I have I guess.

Had to estimate as we ate out tonight. 1249 calories and 12 carb serv. At the restaurant we shared the Sizzling Beef Platter and I actually had very little of it plus about 1/3 c white rice. I did eat 2 med-size chicken and vegetable spring rolls. When I left the restaurant I was slightly satisfied (I sorta wanted something else) but not full. No exercise today. The UTI is really bothering me now.

Marie - Yes, I have a urologist and will see her next week. Last year (last time I saw her) she gave me a one year prescription for an antibiotic to take when I have a UTI. This is my 4th one since then. I thought the prescription had run out (could swear that's what the pharmacy told me) and when I called the urology clinic they said I needed to see her again before getting a new one. At that time I did not have a UTI but wanted it to take on a trip. But while waiting for the appt (next week) this current UTI came up. Was hoping I might be able to make it to the appt with home remedies since I thought I couldn't get any more antibiotic, but last night I got to thinking about it and thought maybe I could so today I called and sure enough there was time on the prescription for one more bottle! So I'm not sure whether I misunderstood or they told me wrong but I am just glad to get it! So now I'm on it and hopefully will get some relief soon.

Maryea, glad you will see the doctor next week. Hope it all goes well and you get the relief you need.

I always read your posts on the readings on the other thread. Sorry I haven't post there for awhile.

Marie, congrats on 2.2, thanks for understanding about the long cross postie lol, glad someone else occasionally does this.

Sugar doesn't necessarily really make me want more sugar, what it does is do a lot of unhealthy things to my body and emotions. It makes me lose control over food, all food, plus feel chaotic in general. I am not able ultimately to control my weight when I am eating sugar. I really need to get a handle on that lol.

Luckily, have never had a vanilla Oreo lol. I am sure I would LOVE them.

Ended eating day at 1495. Already posted the exercise.

I am just the opposite regarding the daily versus weekly weigh-in and mind games. If I am hopping on the scale daily, that is when I am playing mind games, or rather the scale is playing mind games with me (if a scale can be said to have a mind lol). I am only interested in consistent data, not my lowest weight for the week, so I do carefully control the time, place and my eating for that weigh-in day. If peaches made me bloated, I would not eat the peaches (I don't like peaches anyway lol). If nothing has changed since the last weigh in, then I get exactly (as exact as possible with such a fluid activity as weighing) a consistent set of data as to what I weigh, how much is water, food, fat, muscle, etc.

But I like your idea, too, which is why I occasionally have step on the scale during the week. To do so daily would make me crazy.

Good night, all.

1332cal and 12 carb serv