And good for you and Rissa getting out to walk! 
That's exactly what I need to do! 
ZCA72, Count your blessings, lol! It's a pain, sometimes literally!
PrairieQueen, are you out enjoying this pretty weather this weekend? I have actually been stuck inside doing projects. I didn't have to go down to the house on the river because the hubs is out of town, so I thought I'd get some things done around here.
Carol Sue, I imagine you have also been having this pretty weather. I hope you're out enjoying it too!
So happy I gained only half a lb after that chocolate splurge yesterday!
But I know when I don't gain or when I gain just a tad bit the day after Carb Day, my weight often goes up the following day, like some kind of bizarre delayed reaction, lol, so we'll see if it sticks tomorrow. 
:Have a great day, everyone!
Week 41: High 172.5, Low 168.5
2/23--172.5
2/24--171.5
2/25--170.5
2/26--169
2/27--168.5 Carb Day
Week 42:
2/28--169
2/29--
3/1--
3/2--
3/3--
3/4--
3/5--
Today's Meals:
Breakfast:
2 fried eggs
2 slices of bacon
Fage Greek yogurt with Mio
Mio water
Lunch:
Bologna and string cheese roll-ups
Diet Dr. Pepper
Tea Time:
Dinner:
Chicken
Steamed broccoli and cauliflower
Mio water
Today's Exercise:
! I just can't eat that much meat. And I'm an "abstainer" too...which has made these past few weeks difficult, as I feel like such a failure.
Just a week ago I was in about your same boat. I wasn't eating off plan as far as the types of foods I was eating, but I was overeating a LOT and even worse, I was drinking a LOT of Diet Dr. Pepper and very little water. I just couldn't seem to gather the motivation to stop and I went up 9 lbs very quickly. And then my RA kicked up and stopped me in my tracks, lol! I decided I couldn't wait until the Spring to buckle down. I needed to get back at it now. So I went right back to doing what I know works well for me: coming to 3FC everyday, posting my menus, drinking more water, trying not to rely on convenience foods as much (although I still need to improve on that). After a couple of days, my RA went back down to just the normal aches and pains and not the "please don't make me move" pain, lol! And my scale started moving back down. So YES, you CAN do it! And it won't take very long to reverse things. I still need to start exercising. I may be waiting until Spring for that. I seem to be waiting for something, lol! I'm sorry you are still feeling stressed about work. I know that's not helping your RA. 
I wish I weren't addicted to it, but it's like I hit the 6-month mark without it and the cravings are so strong, it drives me insane! 
I've been doing pretty well at having no more than one a day, but not in the past month. I was drinking it like I used to, and that's a LOT! 
I've heard soft drinks cause a problem for vitamin D absorption and that vitamin D and RA are linked. I definitely have problems with vitamin D. At one point, my levels were so low, they didn't register. I don't know how that's possible but my doctor was very alarmed, lol! 
I haven't had it checked recently, but the last time it was up to a 24. 30-50 is what they shoot for, and I've been taking supplements ever since so I feel pretty good about it. But I do wonder if all my Diet Dr. Pepper made it drop and it triggered my RA. I was actually more surprised that when I went back to eating more moderately and drinking lots of water, my RA straightened back out as quickly as it did. Don't get me wrong, I hurt, but at least I can function now! 
) Ok today is the last day, we are gonna go walk that trail everyday and no more sweets for you! 
Ok back to my hours ... from the week before black Friday to the second week in January going in at 11pm and not getting off till early afternoon that was hard. But its only 8 weeks so that's what we tell ourselves. No to mosquitoes 
yum 
