Mad - Thanks so much for your concern. I do appreciate it. I have decided that I'm not going to let the stress get control of me. I'm going to get control of the stress. Peace is my goal. The IF way of eating is so natural for me since I grew up eating this way "naturally" that it has actually released the stress of dieting and weight problems because I know this is "the way" for me.

Hi everyone I finally got a chance to get on here. I went shopping tonight and got a bunch of veggies and stuff for me to get on my better way of eating tomorrow. I have a plan to get up in the am and work out and then begin my day I have to do this for me and I must take the time for myself. So I will be here tomorrow ... I hope all is well with everyone .

Bonnie - Good for you. Glad to have you back here. I've learned that I don't mind doing the things I do for everybody around here, I just need to be able to also to have some me time and do some things for me. Glad you are learning to do the same for yourself.

Trish - I too hated dinner dates. I felt uncomfortable eating in front of a guy. I used to go to a club with my friends and there was an all night restaurant next door. Everyone used to go to the restaurant after the club closed. I just went on home. There was no way I could eat a meal and then go home to bed.

I had my A1c checked last week and it was 6.6. 6 months ago it was 5.7 but my diet has not been "diabetic friendly" due to a special diet I was on due to surgery. I'm surprised the A1c wasn't much higher! They had me on a low residue diet and I was not permitted any fiber. No gas producing veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, only iceberg lettuce for salads, only white bread and pasta. Everything the opposite of what I know for diabetes. I guess I kept my portions small enough not to do too much damage. I was struggling to maintain the weight loss I had from the surgery. Now I need to get back to good eating and lose some more weight.

Been on track today I had a on plan breakfast and lunch now I am heading for a afternoon snack . I even worked out this morning I did a hour and a half of walk it out. wanted to go walking but they are pulling up the roads and laying new ones down so I can't get out on the street. Plus they have broken 4 water lines so far this morning and their is water everywhere We cant even run water in the house right now gonna head to the uncles house jest for everyone to get a shower but I am doing good today I even checked my FBS this morning it was 103.

I hope everyone is having a good day. I will be back..

evening...
had a great start to my monday....
lost 3#s
lost a total of 17# since i recommitted 1-2-2012
lost just over 5" from bust, waist, hips
had a good 3 hour talk with sister in canada. she has been struggling lately.
hope ya'll had a good monday. off to make breakfast for dinner.

fbs up to 5.6 today, no idea why. Scale looks good for weigh in on Weds. Hoping to keep this loss going, maybe another pound down. Long work day today, am ready for a nap.
No yoga tonight, too tired.

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Hello All.

I am back home and back on track. Even though I controlled carbs while I was gone, I ate too much. However, I am so appalled at what the scale says. 10 pounds? That isn't even possible. I am hoping that I am back down to normal by the beginning of next week. If not I will change my ticker.

Mad, so glad that your weight is dropping. I hope you got some rest last night.

Bonnie! So glad that you are back and on track.

Chipper, you are doing so well! What great progress. Keep it up.

Trish, it sounds like you have some more peace in your life. I'm glad.

Carol, your A1c sounds good considering the low residue diet you were forced to eat. It's all about healing!

Ruthie, I hope you are having a good week.

Well I am off to the western part of the state today for a business trip. It is snowing over there so I am hoping for good travel. Hopefully the hotel will have wifi and I will check in later.

Rie

Rie - Missed you. Have a safe trip and hope you can check in again later. Yes, I do have more peace in my life. Taking back my life. I'm getting more involved with church again and I think it is helping me a whole lot. Daddy always said that everything happens for a reason. I believe that we can learn something from what we go through in life and have always prayed for God to use things I go through to make me "better" and not "bitter". My 1st MIL could be so sweet and loads of fun when she let herself, but we didn't see that part of her very much. So many things in her life had happened and she was a very bitter. I learned from that part of my life that no matter what I go through, I don't want to become bitter like she was. I loved her but she was so miserabe that I always felt like she wanted all of us to be miserable too. As a result, I just decide to let God use all that is going on to change me and teach me what I need to learn and hopefully I will come out of it a better person. Door has opened up at church for me to speak quite often to a ladies group and I can only share with them what God is doing in my life in this situation. DD and DGD knows what I speak on and DGD went last time. When she found out that I'm speaking again at the next meeting, she asked if she could go. Hopefully all of us are growning and becoming better.
DD lost her food stamps and I felt I had to go get food for them. Got home from church and found a sweet note that DD had written me and they were cleaning house. A lot of things haven't changed, but I've decided that "showing them love and helping them" at this time is best thing I can do right now. I think it is the "right thing" to do. Gives me the opportunity to live by example what I tell the DGs all the time... "You do what is right sometimes just because it is the right thing to do". I hope they will learn something good by it.

Bonnie - Glad you're back OP. You know I have a tendency to want to do everything "Perfectly", but I've had to learn that I'm never going to be perfect. I have to allow myself to make mistakes and just learn to pick myself up and do my "best". If I mess up for a meal or a day whatever whether caused by circumstances beyond my control or not, I have to forget it and move on when I realize what has happened. Sometimes I end up beating myself up for not being stronger, but what I need to do is to forgive myself for either getting myself off or allowing myself to and at the next meal/snack make it an OP meal/snack. I think this is the way we get to goal.

DSIL is off today. Didn't ask any questions, just take advantage of when he is off. DH and I are going out for chinese food that I've been hungry for for weeks. We will eat and then go walking at store and pick up youngest DGD. Today is Jaxxon's therapy day and it makes it easier time wise if the one getting him ready for the arrival of the therapist doesn't have to go pick her up so will help DSIL out that way.

Mad, Chipper, Carol Sue, Ruthie and everyone else.

Y'all have a great day.

Hi all: fbs was 5.2 this am. All my pc sugars are under 6, so am doing fine, but the fasting is the one that just doesn't want to come down.
Got to yoga this evening. Have been busy with work as we have been a bit short staffed for a couple of days, of course it got busy then!
Made it through safely for all, and now back to regular strength.
Hello to Rie and Trish, and looking forward to posts from our newbies too.
Have a good evening.

Good morning. FBGL 4.1 after my own low-cal pizza last night - an unexpected surprise! However, weight is up a bit from sodium. Olives and capers will do it!

Patty, I so admire you. You seem to have your life in order and are a very wise woman.

Mad, sounds like you had a busy week. Too bad babies don't stick to schedule.

Rie, stop the snow talk! I really am ready for spring - and it's been an easy winter around here.

Chipper, I am most impressed by that weightloss in such a short time.

Rie, yes, ten pounds is impossible, I think. It must be water weight.

Bonnie, hope the water situation is resolved soon. I can do without heat and light but not water.

Time to plan some meals. i have been meaning to do a bean and cabbage salad and the can of beans is still sitting unopened on the counter. I'll throw it together before I go to the gym. Yes, I'm back at it again!

Hope your Hump Day is humpless.

Rie - Since you were away and eating foods you weren't accustomed to you probably had more sodium that usual and are probably retaining water. It is disheatening to see that, though.

Good Morning Everyone!!! pattygirl63 Funny you should say that because I flopped yesterday . I woke up and I had the worst allergy attack . My hubby took me to the dr they gave me a steroid shot and some meds. Hubby felt so bad for me he went and got pizza for the kids and I had a few slices and to bed I went. Feeling a bit better today Now I have to go get my meds from wally world. Hopeing to feel good enough to do some wii walk it out.

I hope everyone is doing good and I will check back in later .

Just lost everything I typed and don't have time to write all the individuals again. Try to get back later. Y'all have a great day.