Hi there! Well, I had planned to have about three days of uncounted calories during this challenge. What I didn't plan was to have them three days in a row.

I feel I didn't do TOO badly - brought half of meal home Friday - and a third of an 8 inch pizza came home with me Saturday. Don't seem to have gained. Maybe that's the heat - easier to stay hydrated. Am feeling somewhat rocky though - stomach problems - wonder if that's from change of diet?

Anyway, i'm not counting those three days as "failures" as I had planned on them all along. So that means I'm on Day 20 of the challenge (Day 22 of being pretty much on track.

Y'all seem to have so much going on. Have to work on that part of my life.

Mornin' all,

Well I'm 60% confident that I've kicked the deuce. Tonight at weigh in I'll see. The suspense is killin' me!!!!!!

Arabella, I'm SO with ya on the set point thing. My weight loss came to a grinding halt at around 213 and it's taken me almost 3 months to get to 199 in the morning. Like you said though, if it doesn't seem to be working, just keep trying, and trying, and trying!!!!! Our minds have got to overrule our bodies.

Clutha, you can do it! Just one day at a time!

Ceara, about a year ago I did the toxic friend dump too. Matter of fact there was more than one that needed to go and life's been drama-free ever since. It was hard, soooo hard, but healthier for me. Thankfully the Bean and I have had almost 20 years of trouble-free friendship. Actually "friendship" kinda belittles what we are to each other in a way.... But, here's to surrounding ourselves with healthy, positive influences!

Frogger, fingers are crossed for ya! Happy to hear you're staying until YOU decided to leave too. Keep us posted on the new job opportunity!

Anagram, Oh I totally think 3 days of "off" eating could cause tummy trouble. Heck, ONE day usually has me spending more time than I should in the tiny room with porceline fixtures! I betcha' when you're back to "normal" your tummy will be happier too.

Ok, nuff from me. My office is in mum's house and she's just starting having the kitchen remodeled, so I should get some work done before all the racket starts again!

Terri
Day 7!

hi clutha, ceara, kaylets, eydie, wildfire, amarantha!

punkin-hope you will have loads of fun with your friend and her family in town at the end of the week.

frogger-glad to hear it went well for you with the resignation and good luck with your new job possibilities.

arabella-congrats on .2 down. it may not have been a "whoosh" loss, but with all your hard work, it will happen.

anagram-wow---you're almost at the end of another challenge. way to go! hope your tummy is feeling better.

and to all our royals, mentioned or -un, hope everyone is having a good evening.

had another of my massage therapy appointments yesterday, and it was wonderful. so far, hanging in on this current challenge. well, take care, all.

Hello all.....

Somehow yesterday's post didnt make it here .... I will recap a bit..

I leave in a few hours for FL to spend my mother's birthday with my folks...
My guess is that I might be in for cooler weather there. Today temps here at home might hit 103....
At home, the a/c unit keeps tripping the circuit breaker.... The a/c people have been here 3 times now .... last night we thought it was resolved but then b/4 11 pm, it tripped again and was reset and then tripped during the night again. So now poor dh will take me to the airport and then stay home to wait for the a/c man to come back.

Dh also had an eye test yesterday. There is definite bleeding behind one eye, he is scheduled for laser surgery in mid Aug to hopefully correct the bleed.
Another BIG motivater for him to get his food/diabetic plan under control.

congrats to all for preseverance.

I will try to at least look in but do not know if I can post while away.

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Here's today's thought:
Thought of the day :

"We really are all part of the solution."
Kevin Johnson, former NBA basketball player, now turning around the
Sacramento school system

Question of the day:

"Can you name your first grade teacher?"
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Here we Wednesday!
Green for GO

Quick up date guys, one day down and twenty to go but I am feeling focussed and on top form. Thanks for all the encouragement and good luck with all your challenges!

Happy trip, Kaylets. Yes, you will be cooler! Two more scorchers to go and not a whole lot better after all. Hope dh problems even out.

Happy trip to you too, ceara. My goodness, you're a gogo gardener Wish I could see it all.

Arabella, dh did WHAT? You should have been consulted and you should have been allowed to just have that cabin for thine own self if thee wanted it that way. Hope you explained his transgression in very clear (and patient) language. It is a man thing, no doubt, but mayhap his generosity at your expense was prompted by news of MILs situation.

wsw - good for you on the massage. glad it helped. You're hanging in so well.

Frogger, enjoy your last days and then your vacation. Hope the new position is in place by the time you come back so you don't have any lost income time to set your finances back.

Clutha, hang onto that enthusiasm!

Re challenge - yesterday was the 21st day of that challenge. The three days I didn't count calories were not really that bad (at one meal each day and I only ate half of that).

I'll be declaring a new challenge after I think on it. I'm going to doctor this afternoon and sometimes doctors come up with the challenges Skipping tai chi this morning but will work on it at home to make up for the miss. Had t.c. Monday, pool yesterday. Had to really force myself both days because of weather. So I've been doing pretty well on exercise (for me) and fluids and calories. We'll see what demon scale says today at doctor's. I'm feeling more "fit" but always dragging. Gotta find the answer to that.

Yay for a/c!!!!!

Punkin, enjoy visit with Bean!! Unburden your soul, too, unless you do all that via phone.\

First grade teacher was Catherine Dalto. I remember because, though she was quite young, she became ill before the year ended and passed away that summer. No idea why but she was kindly.

Anagram, you are so charitable! Actually, DH invited his mother to stay at the cottage about a week after I initially booked it. She just said she was trying to figure out when she was going to visit in the summer and he said "Oh! We're renting a cottage mid-August -- why don't you come then?" Although he had not a thought in his head of being there himself. I still can hardly believe it! In any case, I've told him that if his mom comes I'm taking a third week and taking my vacation then.

Congrats on the second block and enjoy your A/C! (I wonder why it's abbreviated that way? I know it is, but ... hmmmm...)

I am under the deuuuuuuuce!!!!!!!!!

Yup, I got it done, I was down 3.2 last night, my WW total is 41.4, MY total is 46.2. Very happy to have overcome that little milestone.... Next is my second 10% lost. I'm about 3.6 pounds from that...

Arabella, have a great vacation with or without your MIL (yikes, DH could be in deeeeeeep doo for that!)

Clutha, congrats on day one! Sometimes the first one is the hardest....

Ceara, hard to think of any kind of freeze when it's still over 80 here! It's been in the high 30's in the mornings here, 80's during the day. Fall is coming I can feel it!

WSW, ooooh a massage sounds so good! I need to make an appointment for one during my September vacation, me thinks!

Kaylets, have a great time in Florida with your mom! Good luck too to the DH with his eye surgery, thankfully they found it early on and can do something about it. See? Another tale of scare that I can tell to my dad, the Sweet-Tart, cookie monster diabetic that he is!

Anagram, 21 days!

Ok, gotta get some work done while I can. There's construction going on in our office so I'm making phone calls between nail gun bangs!

Terri

Oooh, congrats, Punkin. So proud of you. You've made a great comeback.

Sorry, WN. I tried to give DH an out. I think your third week plan should do it.

When I went to doctor I was down 7 pounds from last weigh in. Can't remember if that was May or June but it was my highest point. Of course I didn't think I REALLY weighed that much at the time so maybe I'm down less than 7 pounds. Anyway it's over the last two or three months - the point is that it's DOWN. I really go by the weight on my home scales under controlled circumstances - that's less of course than dr scales so they're closer to being back in onederland.

Re next 21 days - so far what I'm coming up with is continuing with water, food, exercise stuff I've been working on. I do have a goal to get my LDL cholesterol down but wouldn't know that result for a while. Dr. did do blood work today but I said we can wait until next visit (Nov) to recheck that. Gives me more time to work on it. HDL and triglycerides are good. Just that LDL. I hadn't started back to regular exercise when they last tested so am hoping that will help. Need to add something to challenge - thinking cap on. Not that sticking to the above wouldn't be challenge enough.......

anagram-congrats on completing this last challenge! a/c is definitely my favorite invention.

kaylets-have a good vacation. my first grade teacher was mrs. nelson. surprised myself by remembering that.

clutha-you're doing great!

punkin-congrats on reaching onederland!

arabella-men are like that, aren't they?! good for you for making sure you get that third week of real vacation.

ceara-congrats on lb. down, and those jeans fitting!

almost made it through another day on target. have dinner planned out, so hopefully, it is a done deal. stuck inside today because of this miserable heat, but have an appointment tomorrow morning, so will have to venture out then. the heat is absolutely wearing me out. too bad it can't do something useful like melt off a little weight. ah well! to all in the roayal kingdom, have a good evening.

Hey guys, well done on sticking in there and have a good time away for those who are going on trips. Yesterday was another good day, wrote it all down and journalled. One problem was the booze. I had an non self induced drink and am not sure to count it or not? A friend said here - taste this without telling me it was liquorice vodka so yes I had a drink but I didn't want to. Do you think I have to reset to the start or can I not count that?