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Originally Posted by bubbleblower
(Post 4704642)
What a great evening we had last night, and quite unexpectedly! We thought we were just going over to a neighbor's house for dinner with them. We were the first two families in the neighborhood almost 20 years ago, so it was a really nice gesture when they invited us over for a 'farewell' dinner. The food was great (boneless pork chop and grilled squash and portobello mushrooms - just bread for others for carbs since they knew I had been on IP), as was the company. As we were sitting having coffee (me) and dessert (the others had homemade flan, which was my DH's favorite and not something I like at all), a neighbor from across the street came over with a platter of cookies, and she joined us for dessert. Then the doorbell rang again, and another neighbor arrived. Then another. And another. And another. And so on until there was a houseful and we suddenly were in the middle of a party! It was very touching to have everyone gathered there to give us their best wishes. I know my husband will be sorely missed in the neighborhood in particular, as he was the homeowner's association president and always stayed on top of everything that needed to be done. He's leaving big shoes to fill!
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Now THAT's what it's all about (sorry Hokey Poky fans)... friends, and caring communities, neighbors.... things you just can't buy in stores. What a great evening. Thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by newday2013
(Post 4704708)
True enough, but I also find that if I post something important (to me) in chat, I don't always get feedback or advice, so I see the temptation to make a new thread...but I'm very obedient, so I don't do it, lol!!
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Newday - Feel free to ask again if you don't get a response. Sometimes I jump right to the last page thinking I must have read everything up to that point, and I could miss something - or I'm too busy when I read the first time to respond and forget to reply later in the day.
Not directing this at you :hug:, but adding my own thoughts in general - I think we've all had the experience of typing out a huge response and the system crashes or whatever and we loose the whole darn thing too - very frustrating, and causes me to not want to try again for awhile... (note to self, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C right now :) - so I have a copy on my clipboard before I jinx myself right here right now) and sometimes, it is good to let your inner rebel out :hug: if it's something you have researched and found not to be out there that you can bump that thread up for example. I suppose what it boils down to (for me at least) is that I do read the main threads, I often don't find the time to read the new threads so those who post in a new thread may not get the number of readers or responses they would/should get in the main threads. Aside from causing confusion if things get posted in multiple threads, or showing that they didn't bother to search on a topic to see that there are threads already going about the very topic they want to discuss (example, veggie measurements, tea selections, Big C, exercise in P1, etc) May we get the responses we all need in a timely manner :hug: and :cheers: here's to those people who take/have the time to respond!
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Originally Posted by Suzali
(Post 4704766)
Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a while but read the posts daily. I've been hovering at my current wait for a few weeks and wondering if I should change my goal. I'm so happy with where I'm at and people at work are complimenting my weight loss and asking what I've been doing. I happily explain the program and may have convinced a few to look into it. So nervous about changing my goal to be five pounds higher but more nervous about maintenance. I love the "security" of the packets. My wonderful hubby has been so supportive through my journey and is actually encouraging me to stay at my current weight. He's worried I may not be able to maintain another 5-6 pounds lower. I know it doesn't sound like much weight and I'm so close. Guess I'm looking for some advice on what to do?
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It is perfectly fine to change your goal :hug: Keep in mind that you probably will see the scale go up ~3 pounds when you phase off, but it is not a fat gain. I've been in the shoes of DH telling me what he would like me to do, but bottom line is, it is our own personal decision what our "done" weight/inches/size is. I personally do not believe maintaining 5 or 6 pounds difference is going to make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things. If you want them off, do it now. If you are truly happy with where you are, by all means, change your goal and get into maintenance. That's my thoughts anyway - but again it is totally up to you and how YOU feel :hug:
Happy Saturday all. Wow I was hungry yesterday. Sure enough I was down another pound this morning. I do monitor my weight daily - but I've done it so long I don't let it bother me if I go up a couple pounds from one day to the next. I know I'm 100% on plan, so anything like that can not be a fat gain - there's just no way. Going down however, just means that yes I will settle into that number and below over the week or into the next week. It's just a squiggly chart line moving downward on the graph towards my goal. Still that squiggly line even if it's a flat line for a week or so means it's not going up! It won't be long that this will be my new comfort zone/charting pattern.