Hello again. Just needed to check in quick. Fish, I know I said I was sorry my mood came your way, but you did not, I repeat DID NOT need to send it back. Thankfully, I have a friend who knows me, who talked me down off the clock tower.

Elyn, have you tried glucosamine? I was having a really bad time with my ankles and knees. I have been on it about 1 1/'2 years, and it really has helped. I too would wake up with bad pain.

Cbeta - good luck while on vacation. Hope you get caught up on your sleep soon.

Have a great day all!

Jolly~I too, have been on glucosamine for almost 2 years now for left shoulder pain and it has helped some. Surprisingly, the pain on my shoulder have been non existent since I stopped eating meat.
The pain on my ankle and foot is from the sprain I sustained when I twisted my ankle more than a week ago.

day 6 carbs=57

walking=3 miles

Hello everyone

Red, congratulations on finishing the crunches challenge, you rock!!! Don't let those pause days on the other challenges get you down, girl!

CBETA, your last few weeks seem quite a bit like my own last few weeks, only I don't quite have such solid reasons as work, health issues and so on... But it'll get better, you can do it!

I'm doing fine, and have been successful for 4 days now, whee! I know that's not much, but seems quite something after not being able to get through day 1 or 2 or 3 a number of times recently...

I'm not feeling entirely fine though... Life stuff. I messed a few things up quite badly, and also messed up the chance to fix them... the worst is that I just can't talk or write about it, so it's eating me from the inside. Just feel like such a loser and nobody because of that. It's serious stuff, and it'll have serious implications for my future. I feel like repeating "I suck, I suck, I suck" and whacking my own head over and over again, but it's not going to make me feel better OR make things better...
I don't know what I'm going to do... there are only so many chances you can have, only so many times you can fix things up... I've messed up my chances and have nothing to show for the ones I was given... can't expect people who could help with this to stick with me yet again.
And I know it'll spoil the trip because I'll be feeling awful.
Okay Sushi, enough, shut up already...

My tracker isn't accurate at the moment, so I'm trying to be very very very good these days, so that things (hopefully) improve by Monday or Tuesday morning. I want to know how many pounds of me will be going on my camping trip, and I don't want that to be influenced by lack of exercise and poor food choices over the few days beforehand. And I want to know how many pounds will be coming back - hopefully fewer! I won't be changing my tracker before the trip though, no point since I won't be posting anyway.

I wish I could determine whether I have a chance to meet my mid-May goal, but can't right now, difficult to foresee what will happen on the trip. The last time I went on a big trip, I actually gained 2 pounds despite lots of walking and hiking and activity... I'm bound to feel miserable if I don't meet the goal, so better not focus my mind that much just yet... will need to reasses things after the trip... the only problem is that then there will be just a month to go, and if things go bad on the trip, I'll have no way of meeting the goal... ugh, I'm starting again... shut up, Sushi! Shut up!

If it is any consolation, I have been feeling exactly the same way... yeeks I have messed up in the past couple weeks and whined and whined, and some it may have implications on my future too. But hey, you know what... we ALL go through those times and we ALL feel the "I suck" at times.

Fortunately people who love us DO give us more chances, especially if we go to the ones we need to and ask forgiveness. Is it okay with you if I pray for you?

~4~Joy

Wow, Sushi and Joy - do I hear what you are saying right now. I am feeling so low right now - but I have no logical reason why. I just feel worthless. I ended up not staying for the wedding reception tonight - I just couldn't stand the crowds. Actually, I just can't stand my own skin. I want to just scream!!!!!

So, I hear you. One day at a time, right? We have to find some light at the end of the tunnel.

Curly - congrats on another day down. Elyn - hope your ankle feels better soon.

Despite the mood, and having to decide on dinner since I didn't eat at the wedding, I still met today's challenges. Day 17 for the no and day 16 for the menu challenge.

Everyone - have a good evening.