Thanks for sharing your day with us, especially the photos. Make me feel like I was almost there with you.

Molly

thank you. I am going to borrow my sisters first, before i buy one. make sure i will use it. she works at william sonoma so she can get me great diso****s!

looks like a fantastic time, and good for you for planning so well! your salad looked YUMMY! and congrats on taking your shorts off and wrapping your towel, what wonderful NSV!!!! hard to say what would have been the best part of your day!

Love the pics rainbow, looks like a great time! Lucky girl

Thanks for sharing! It does indeed sound fabulous and congratulations on the NSV towel as well.
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Rainbow, that was beautiful.

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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!
its a good feeling....today was just one of those special days...
when everything was just perfect!!:o

I was raised up north in New York and moved to Texas 35 years ago. It's still too hot for me. Crazy that the 90s are considered "cooler" weather!

Oh, this looks just wonderful! So glad you had a great day, Rainbow! Yes, wrapping the towel around is AMAZING!!!!!!:carrot::carrot::beach::beach:

Which beach did you go to?

Rainbowsmiles.... What a great vacation, I could reach out and feel the ocean thru your pix. And descriptions. Love the veggie container too. I'm hoping to find something like that to help organize my lunches during an upcoming road trip.
As for the dehydrator conversation. I have has one for years. I use it for all my herbs in the fall as well as drying fruit slices such as apples and making fruit leathers. Now that I am on the IP plan, the veggies re getting the focus. I'm thinking of trying shredded zuccani rather than slices.
I had a great 4mile trail run this afternoon. I just felt skinnier as I flew over the trail!

Rainbow you are such a sweet person, an excellent cook, and just an all around great inspiration! I love your pics!!!!! You my dear are a winner in all areas. I wish you nothing but great things ahead!

Once again you put a big smile on my face. What a lovely post and what a lovely day. I'm sure there are several of us who could relate to your NSV. I'm always still amazed that I can now actually wrap a bath towel around me. It's these "little" every day things that many take for granted, but to us are such a big deal. Thank you for sharing your special day with us. :hug:

I am just thrilled to no end for you. Truly! You deserve every beautiful thing in life. What a great day!:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

I just turned 50 last week so Hi Y'all!
I had wanted to lose 50# before i turned 50 but looks like my goal will be to lose 50+# while I am 50. I guess better late than never. I am looking forward to the 50s decade!

DD, good for you on the trail run! and I know what you mean about flying over the course!
I did a similar thing yesterday, but foolishly forgot nourishment for the half way point and thought I was going to get sick, but fortunately I made it. Anyway, yes I had been stuck at 166-169 for about 2 or 3 weeks and then this morning I was down to 162.9!!!( I wish today was my WI, drat!) I think I was in a funk and needed a change up. The run pushed me through the plateau. Lets hope it stays true for tomorrow realy WI!
I loved your comment about flying over the trail, don't you love how your body feels when you go for your runs now? I notice my arms aren;t hitting my hips, far less jostling in the caboose area, and my heart and knees, well they just sing when not carrying so much extra weight up and down hills.
And I absolutely I feel thinner, it is so amazing!
Have a great day, and Happy Trails!

thank you joy :) we went to EDISTO BEACH. its about 36 miles away. even though folly beach is closer to us only 4 miles away, we love to go to edisto because there is a state park right there on the beach and there are picnic table, restrooms, changing rooms, etc...and actually, once labor day comes and goes, is practically empty of people....so its so quiet and restful and peaceful and just the sound of the waves soothes the soul!!!

it was indeed just one of those perfect days!!

:cp: wow....a 4 mile run!!! i really can't wait until i can do something like that!! i have my first ever 5k coming up sept 22!! 1. i can't believe i am actually doing something like that! 2. it amazes me that as i lose the weight, i am becoming more and more integrated into "society"!! i have been such a recluse for so many years!!! this is really a beautiful benefit of IP for me!!

:hug: wow.....your post really touched me. what a lovely and endearing thing to say!! to think that i could inspire ANYONE....just makes me feel all giddy inside!! :) thank you for being YOU!!!

Dana...you are so right!!! its all those "little" things that just bring me squeels of delight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was a perfect day!!!! i sat there in my chair thinking, i can't believe i am sitting here in a bathing suit and nothing else!! no coverup, no jogging pants, no shorts....just me. and amazingly, it was liberating. it was a strange feeling for me. i was not embarrassed, i was not ashamed, i wasn't "hiding" under a towel....i was just me....sitting there....and it was rather nice!! losing weight is not just good for the body or your health, its good mentally as well!!