jr - Thanks, and congrats on the 20! I'm eager to lose for my vacation b/c I'll be walking a lot, and my feet hurt so much worse than they used to carrying around this extra weight. I've invested in some v comfortable shoes, so that should help.
PRE-DIABETIC - I was diagnosed about 7 years ago and find following the glycemic index helps me think about food choices. I don't follow it 100% like my dad (he was diagnosed about 20 years ago and calls it his 'eat this and die list') but it works.
Sounds like everyone is keeping busy.
I have started adding little goals and so I have been working out more (until I caught my husbands stupid cold and so I have been sitting it out again - but I am getting better and will get back on it), smaller portions, I was able to find some veggies so that helps, adding in more meatless meals. Also weighing myself every couple of days to make sure I stay on track. Was very happy to see 159 on the scale the other day. Need more of that.
Off for a major walk today to hang posters for an event so I'll at least get some exercise today - and it's not raining (yeah - it's raining season here right now).
Chunk I totally get it. Before my "visitor" (for all intents and purposes he's my significant other) get here in October I want to be below 240. He's the only person I've ever told my weight to, and is the most encouraging person I've ever met. He'all hopefully be moving here within a year, and this visit is to kind of scope out job opportunities and locations, etc. But it should be a fun little vacation for both of us. He's a workaholic just like me. I haven't had a vacation since November 2015, and I'm not sure he's ever really taken one for himself.
As of my weigh in this morning, I'm only 1.2 pounds from hitting goal this month. That would be on the fast end of my losing pace, but it's in the realm of possibility, so I'm pretty excited.
jr -What a great reason for a vacation! I hope everything goes great on the scouting jobs/locations front. You're making amazing progress with weight loss, so I wouldn't be surprised if you hit your goal for Oct!
Yesterday was kind of a weird day for me. I love watching Netflix docs and movies, and last night I watched one that I had been waiting to come out. It was about a young girl battling an eating disorder. While mine was never nearly as bad as the disorders portrayed in the movie, it was still a bit of a trigger for me. My work schedule throws off my eating times. I've been at work at 4am all week, and my work "lunch" is around 6 or 6:30am. This has made me ravenously hungry as soon as I get off work, so I've been eating a large meal around 1pm, and if I am not hungry before I get in bed at 8pm I just won't eat anything until the next morning. The movie last night was kind of triggering to my past issues with eating disorders/control issues, so when I was a bit hungry last night around 8:30 or so I just ignored it and went to bed. I woke up this morning and around 3:45am I nearly fainted from being so hungry. I've made sure today to eat plenty, regardless of calories (but still not overdo it) so I'll likely see a pound or so of weight gain the next couple of days. It's still a struggle some days to see consuming food as putting fuel into my body so I can keep getting stronger and healthier. Hopefully the movie doesn't mess with my control issues and work as a trigger for some bad habits to resurface.
jr - Schedule changes can rly throw a wrench in eating plans. I'm sorry you've been through an eating disorder. I applaud your keen sense of self-awareness to so clearly capture what you're feeling and how that movie triggered you. That's such an important step to staying on track. Please stay the course and fight any old urges that might resurface. We're here for you.
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I'm eager to lose for my vacation b/c I'll be walking a lot, and my feet hurt so much worse than they used to carrying around this extra weight. I've invested in some v comfortable shoes, so that should help. 
I hope everything goes great on the scouting jobs/locations front. You're making amazing progress with weight loss, so I wouldn't be surprised if you hit your goal for Oct! 
I applaud your keen sense of self-awareness to so clearly capture what you're feeling and how that movie triggered you. That's such an important step to staying on track. Please stay the course and fight any old urges that might resurface. We're here for you.
