todays cals-2245, no exercise. I ate too much again! I even feel overly full. Overeating and not exercising. This is not good. I just have too much going on. Last night I went to the opera and was out late (10:30, oh my!) so I was just too tired to exercise today. I keep eating things I shouldn't. This weekend will be bad as it is my daughter's college graduation which means travel and lots of eating out. I wish I had behaved better this week. Well, there is no reason tomorrow couldn't be better anyway.

Am2-It is sad to lose our pets. I love them like crazy. I hope Belle holds out for a good while longer but I know she is already living on borrowed time. She has never been the same since her big illness last year but with the help of the vet, I just keep nursing her along.

Hi Marie!

Yea, Tera, I love my one remaining pet like a crazy woman lol. Have been worried about her lately.

Facing some stuff lately that has gotten on my nerves but eating has been okay. Yesterday 1425. Steps above 12,000. Previous day did only half as have had pinched nerve or something, plus since working & not sure how long the job will last, have been temporizing the planning for weight maintenance. Have had friend & neighbor issues also. So happy I am not eating wheat as cake would have solved all these woes lol & I would have started gaining by now.

Tera, you are doing great!

Hi to Marie!

todays cals-2025, ex-none. Still high on the cals. Hopefully I am guessing too high. Maybe. I missed the Y again. I was just too tired and I have a lot to do with the graduation taking up my weekend. I finished my online Excel class tonight. It was a lot of fun. I though I knew Excel but that was just an intro class and I learned quite a bit of new stuff. I plan to take more classes but not until after the wedding.

Marie-You are doing great. I can understand not bike riding for awhile. Congrats on the new car. How fun. That is terrible about the fumes triggering your asthma though. It will get better. Thank you for the reassurance about a dogs ability to handle blindness. Jingle was truly one of the sweetest animals ever to walk on Earth so I hate to think of him being sad about not being able to see. He was on my lap a lot though so that probably helped.

Am2-Cake may taste soothing but it will certainly not solve any problems, ha,ha. Good thing you stayed away from it. Sorry for the issues causing you grief. I hope things improve quickly for you. You could always go step on the scale when you need a pick me up.

Lol, Tera, I would never turn to the scale for a pick-me-up as one never knows what it will say. For the most part I stick to my official day other than when I just check things out occasionally during the week.

Things always resolve themselves one way or another but the scale can complicate my moods unless it shows me a solid loss or maintain weekly lol.

Speaking of which, Thursday calories were 2090, exercise 13,000 plus steps.

Marie, so glad pretty Sasha is doing better. I also think dogs are very adaptive & can handle disabilities well.

Thank you for sharing about your kitty finding a sunny spot, that does help to think of that. I don't think of my kitty being gone much as I get upset.

The thing that I most remember with my furbabies is it is part of raising them to have to say good-bye for now. I do not want my dog to outlive me as I can't assure she will be okay.

Taking three days off the work, have definite cut off dates now & know more where I am, need to remember to take care of my needs.

Yea on the thing of cake solving nothing. It absolutely doesn't.

Yea, Marie, one way or t'other, I do believe we will all do meet-ups at the Rainbow Bridge with our fur babies.

Lol, mine is quite happy with me today as I was gone most of the day yesterday, visiting an old friend. This was a very emotional visit for me in a number of ways and was very tired when I came home yet again and consequently ended up with 1300 calories, which fit nicely with the calorie cycle. Exercise was under 4,000 steps, still in pain from a pinched nerve down back ... sciatica I guess ... have not seen doc as have had before but no weights for a while. Stressed to max so was my own physician and ordered self not to work on Sunday either, will do everything on Monday & Tuesday that needs to be done.

It is unlikely I will be working this job past June at the latest so will have to decide whether to keep on looking for contracts or just give up and retire. Lol, everyone thinks I am retired anyhow. I'm beginning to like that idea.

Like the job I'm on right now though.

Hmmm, all mixed up in my thinking but would be VERY nice if I had a very nice weigh-in tomorrow. Anything in the 120s will do though, don't care if I go up as long as it is in the 120s. Feeling puffy.

Tera, I love Excel but t'is true it is hard to learn all the ins & outs of it. It is a very old program but folks still use it extensively, I think.

Lol, I do, anyhow. I love data and numbers and use it a lot for my personal stuff and diet stuff.

Okay bye bye all for now!

Lol, me again, sorry lol!

Well, well, well, well, welladay! T'was AFTER ALL a good day to join all my companions in the Flora Challenge (members of the Flora Challenge are actually just ME & ME lol, but I am having fun) to maintain in the range of 120-129 in a special Cinco de Mayo walkabout down to the Sacred Grotto o' Flora's Flowery Golden Scale & do an OFFICIAL WEEKLY WEIGH-IN! Woot! Said Golden Scale DID vouchsafe to me that I have LOST .4 pound and am even more safely ensconced in the GLORIOUS 120s, the weight decade wherein I seek to remain! Hooray for Moi! I am afraid I must congratulate my royal self! Hooray for Flora, Queen of the May Today! Yay!

Yesterday's calories: 1540, walk did in the end reach 18,000 steps a little before midnight! That was a nice record!

Huzzah to Marie & Tera! Woot!

Thanks for the woot on the weight, Marie!

Hope you don't have to say adieu to your pool for too long a period!

Good plan on the new calorie distribution. My cycle is settling down in a more narrow range also. Cals at 1810 today, steps at 12,000+.

I love your little Yoda & his saying.

Huzzah, Tera! How goeth it?

cals-2100, ex-step class. Had a great time at the graduation but not without lots of drama concerning a final assignment. Still a bit up in the air but I believe everything will work out soon. Crazy. It truly was a situation completely out of DD's control. Calories are still running a bit high so I am not losing these days but I do seem to be maintaining. I'll take it. I was glad I made it to the Y today.

AM2-Good for you for maintaining the mid 120's. That is so cool. I hope your job situation works out in whatever manner makes you feel comfortable. I figure there are good things about working and good things about not working. For the time being you are working. Just take it a day at a time.

Marie-Warm weather sure is taking it's sweet time this year. Good for you for getting in the pool for a swim. Your cals are awesome. I hope the more consistent approach feels better. I have a pretty steady calorie load myself although lately it is consistently a bit high.

Tera, thanks re my job situation. I also feel there are good & bad things about any situation so we'll see.

Glad you had a good time at graduation & that the dilemma of the assignment is somewhat being resolved.

Marie, the hot fudge sounds good! Good job in riding the bike, too.

I finished at 1350 today with 12,000+ steps. Would like to get back to weights this week but doubtful will do so right now.

Good night, all!

todays cals-2250, ex-none. We had snacks at work for a birthday so my cal total is a wild guess. May be higher or lower. DD finally made it home today. It was nice to see her smiling face.

Marie-Funny it was computers that led to DD's glitch. She needed someone she interned for to download a video to a cloud and they had all kinds of trouble getting it to work. It is done now though so c'est la vie! The hot fudge accident sounds like my kind of mishap. Yum!

Am2-Doing great as usual. Good for you!

todays cals-1705, ex-long walk with my neighbor. Well I am better with the calories today for a change. I have been indulging in too many treats lately and the cravings are getting pretty difficult. I was craving m&ms today for gosh sakes. I had gotten past most of my cravingss a while back but I have a bad habit of sliding back into old ways that get me in trouble. I am going to try to persevere though. I would like to lose just a bit more for the wedding.

AM2-I hope you are having a good day with no wheat and lots and lots of steps.

Marie-Did you get to swim today? We had a gorgeous spring day here in the ATL. I walked around the parking lot at lunch. I work in a basement of a building with no windows so it is just a relief to get outside and bask in the sunlight.