Evenin everyone....relaxing in bed with DH I thought I'd check in with everyone while he starts dinner...

Woke up super late today (11am). I guess my body just needed the rest and I forgot to set an alarm so there's that. Had some left over chicken salad and some cottage cheese for brunch then headed to the gym. It was so dead which is the way I like it because I can get on all the machines I want and not have to wait. I snapped a pic of myself when I was all done...figured I'd share it

After I spent my usual 2 hours at the gym I tooled around town looking to see if I could find a dress I liked better than the other one I found for the wedding that's coming up. I'm broke until payday but wanted to look around and kill time while I waited on my friend to come have coffee with me. I haven't found anything else so I really hope Target still has the dress in my size when I go back for it next week when I get paid. I'm also contemplating wearing heels to this wedding. I haven't worn heels in over a year and normally don't like wearing them because I'm flat footed and because of my weight. I'm curious to see if it's any easier to wear now that I've lost some weight.

Tomorrow I go do a trial run for an upcoming wedding. Which reminds me I need to get up early to sanitize my kit...I'm too pooped to do it now.

Anyway wanted to check in...Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!

Having a bad week-end...tired from insomnia, so that made me feel lazy & I didn't work on the things I had planned to do. Plus I've probably eaten 5 lbs worth of all wrong stuff & I didn't even *like* what I ate, which makes it worse.

Ubee ~ Thanks for the tip, I'll ask him if he can start folding them when he pulls them out of the dryer.

Time ~ Welcome Back

Fiona,Sam & Shinesgirl ~ Hi Ladies, How are you all doing?

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I woke up at 5 am but I fall back asleep after I turned off my alarm and when I woke up again it was 5:30 am so I got up, Its now about 6:30 am, Im gonna go for my morning walk at 7 am and then at noon I'll work out to my dvd and then at 6 or 6:30 pm I'll work out to my dvd again after mom goes to bed. I need to clean the bathroom today, I cleaned it Tuesday but I've noticed that it needs cleaned again. I still need to fold my clothes and put them in my drawers I'll do that today too. Well those are all of my plans for today. I hope everyone has an awesome day today.

Another quick pass through. Ubee's right -- my emoticon for the next few weeks is definitely ! And, yes, Ubee, Becky is staying here as well and it rained all day yesterday which meant that both dogs were inside.

Bill is doing remarkably well with his recovery, but he's a model patient. And I've managed to get 19 of the 36 pounds that I had regained off during August. I imagine that September will not be as successful, but at least it's going in the right direction!

I hear Bill so guess I'd better get the coffee going and fix him some breakfast before the morning exercises. Have a great holiday tomorrow (for everyone celebrating Labor Day in the US).

Betsy— 19 pounds is terrific! You make me want to get the ball rolling again on my own weight loss: I basically stalled during the last month of the BERP and the couple weeks after. You're such a decent person—and by "decent" I mean "generous, good-hearted"—to do what you do for Bill, and others too. I admire that.

Terra— Good for you that you're getting housework done! If I learned anything from my long slog through the BERP, it's that housework is not necessarily a bad thing. The aftermath of housework, having a nice clean environment to live in, is what makes it worth the effort.

shinesgirl— Sorry to hear you're having a bad weekend...insomnia is the pits, and I hate it when I'm too tired to get things done. I hope you get some sleep tonight, and that tomorrow will be a better day.

Sam— I hope you had fun with your trial run for the wedding—is this the gay wedding? I think about you now when I'm doing my arm exercises, wishing that I had the force of will that you have to work my arms until they feel like jello. Maybe some day... As for "Game of Thrones," if you can just get yourself through the third season, you'll find that the fourth season is utterly fabulous. Great stuff with Arya and the Hound, with Jaime, with Brienn, with Jon and Sam, with Tyrion...and Prince Oberon is marvelous! Have you read the book? I think some of the changes they've made from the book really improve the storyline. And the acting, of course, is to die for....

Ubee— Are you still writing down your plan each day, then checking off the things you did right? In med school I learned to draw a little square next to each item and then to put a bold check mark in it when I got that thing done. That pen-on-paper sensation is so satisfying, it's a little reward. As for portion control, are you eating on small-size plates? I find that using smaller plates, bowls, etc., really helps me stay in line.

I wish I didn't have this pattern of depression always following stress, but there's nothing I can do about it except live through it. At least now I have kitties to sleep with. =smile= With Bob at the farm getting my studio there painted, a lot of my thoughts have been about that room. It's going to be my refuge when I go there, so I want to do it up right. Bob doesn't know this yet, but I went to Design Within Reach (dwr.com) and splurged on a 1950s-style space-age floor mat—not round, not rectangular, but a curvy parallelogram. Think "The Jetsons" and you'll know that shape. I also picked up a cool-looking chair, also curvy, on sale—just plastic and chrome, something practical but classy for Grace to sit on when she's helping me there. =smile= I already have my own work chair, a simple black office chair on rollers. Bob's found this awesome table in one of his woodworking, etc., supply catalogs: it's sold as an "assembly table," and the top is a maple butcher-block plank that is 12 feet long! I love its grey industrial-looking adjustable steel legs: they look so masculine and serious. I'm going to enjoy going to the farm so much more, once I have a place to work while I'm there. There's only so much time I can spend all blissed out in the hammock before I get up a head of steam to frickin' make something already!

Hi Everyone,

This is the first time I have joined a community of any kind so Im a little nervous. With the support of my husband, he has urged me to reach to people who are going through the same thing as me. Weight loss. I have made this a private battle for so many years so please bare with me while I get adjusted to 'public' life. lol

I have recently decided to take up kickboxing again. This is the one sport that I truly fell in love with and have a ton of fun doing. Its difficult at times but I know if I keep at it I will get there. Hope to make some new friends and journey with all of you.

Fiona ~ Yes I agree that having a nice clean environment to live in, is what makes it worth the effort.

Tiger ~ Welcome to the forum and thread

Hi Everyone!
Yucky food day today. We went out and the food did not taste good. They had 2 tables with sweets and I had NONE! I still am eating too much but I am sticking to all my goals. I will soon add in portion control once I feel I have just eating healthy foods under control.
Welcome Tiger! I was nervous when I first joined and now you can not shut me up. I know the support here has saved me. In 2 months I will have been at this 2 years. Never would have happened on my own or with real life friends. As for kickboxing starting to do something you love is a great first step in taking care of you. Glad to have you on this journey!
Fi my charts always are on graph paper and I color in each little box when I succeed. Black markers are for failure. No black squares yet. (Portion control does not start until Tuesday.) Your studio sounds inspiring. I love the picture with the kitties sleeping.
Betsy woohooo on the 19 pounds! Who says Sept. won't be as successful??? Positive attitude!!! Don't spoil Bill.
Terra did you get your clothes put away?
Shinesgirl the only thing worse then overeating is overeating stuff you didn't enjoy. I usually do that when I am stuffing some emotion down. I really need to get in touch with my emotions. Jump right back on that wagon. We are here for you!
Sam I can not see your picture. If you are like me you will be pleasently suprised when you wear heels again! Hope your dresss is still there for pay day.
Melissa good to see you. Your cruise sounds lovely.
Bye all see you in September...

Tigerlilly - hi there : )

Terra - you seem so organized about getting yr housework done - & you're right, the reward is having a nice neat home!

Betsey - try to sit down w/ a cup of coffee yourself, after you make yr b-in-l his breakfast - it's time to smell the coffee, lol

FionaW - I love hearing about yr studio etc. & that table sounds sooo neat! I currently have just a 4' table & a drawing board to get my work done - having 12' of counter wld be amazing! What paint color did you decide on for yr studio?

Ubee - be sure to get yourself a special pretty plate for when you start your portion control - that way it will seem like a treat when you use it.
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I had a much better day today & managed to catch up on the tasks that I didn't get done yesterday. That felt good. I hope the insomnia is gone!