Last one on yesterday, first today : ) So I got on my scale at 11pm for some reason just before I went to bed and my weight was the lowest it's been all week. What's up with that? Maybe I should weigh at night instead of first thing in the morning!? Looks the same today so I'll stop at the gym to confirm it...appears to be the same .5 loss I saw the other day. If so I'm claiming it! I hope everyone is having a great week! My crunch is on, off tomorrow and movers come on Saturday.

Congrats on the loss Kathi. Sorry about the family issues. I'm sure it does make mother's day difficult. Good thing you will have a distraction this weekend. Good luck with your move. I'll look forward to seeing your new place next month.

I'm in a little better mood myself today. Must be something in the air because I saw that magic number on my scale again this morning. I have to see it more than 1 day to claim it though. I think Becky may be onto something with the fat content of my diet. I won't know that for sure until I see a trend but this is a good sign.

Good morning, all. I had a really good workout yesterday morning. We went out for a going away lunch yesterday, and I am pleased to say I ordered a salad instead of eating at the high carb/high calorie buffet. I ate a bit more than I should have for dinner, but not too bad, and I had fruit for desert instead of giving in to my refined sugar cravings.

WLW--so sorry to hear about your family troubles, but thank goodness the doctors figured it out and were able to remove the tumor. Try not to blame yourself for your daughter's choices. Even the best parents can only guide a child so far.

Petra--glad to hear you had a good day and that the PA is working out.

Lolajean--sounds like you're doing the right thing for you right now. Good luck with the maintaining. That's always been the hardest thing for me, but you don't see advertisements for weight maintenance, just for weight loss.

Last night, I went a little "crazy" at a party last night & had two beers. The scale this morning read 133.5. Woo hoo, I lost 1.5 pounds of water weight. Thank you, beer.

Seriously, I'm enjoying this segment of my weight loss journey. I'm starting to think about setting a final weight loss goal & looking at what maintenance would look like. I've never done maintenance before- I'd lose the weight and then gain it right back.

I'm also getting used to having a normal weight. My body can do things I never thought it could do like not struggle to get on a bike. Or squat down and get up without pulling myself up with my arms. I used to ignore my body with it's extra fat- now I am paying attention to how my body feels and moves. It's sad that I ignored my body before so I'm making up for it.

Anyway, enough philosophical stuff. I want to stay on my eating plan today & run 4 miles tonight. I'm trying to add strength training to my routine. I will commit to doing 20 minutes with my Bowflex & floor exercises.

Kathi - I'm sorry you're in such a difficult position. From what you've posted before, there's no reason to think any of this is you. Kids make extremely poor decisions - I read that the brain doesn't fully come into its capacity for decision-making until 25. One quote that's helped me is "We can't control how others behave, but we can control how we react to it". Spend a little time enjoying your successes in the past year!

petra - crossing fingers for you that maybe fat is a piece of your puzzle!

motivated - I always get a downtrend after a couple beers too. I think we all know why, but hey, it is nice to see even if it's temporary.

Heidi - thanks for the info on the hermit crab. I'm leaning toward Carolina anoles myself, because it's easy to set up terrarium that can be a functioning biosystem (very little cleaning required!).

ange - Two ways a big spider is deliberately coming into my house. "No way" is the one I can repeat here. Re chronic tension, even the chiros admit that neuromuscular aberrations cause the subluxation - so neuromuscular therapy is really the be-all, end-all of the root cause, esp for me. I've had very very good luck with a home version of NMT so far.

kitteh - great work resisting the sugar! It does get easier with time.

Left it ALL in the pool last night - yardage was only a mile and a half, but I tossed in a lot more stroke work than usual, plus a kicking set with fins. I was absolutely numb when I got done! Won't swim again til Saturday, so I figured I'd bust it good.

Hello gang!!

Angelskeep-Glad to hear that you were able to get out in the fresh air and exercise. I hope you can get caught up on your sleep; it is so important for good health. I said it before and I'll say it again, running a bed and breakfast sounds like lots of fun, but also LOTS of work! Hope you get back in the swing soon!

Petra-How nice to experience the appreciation of your patients at the nursing home. Appreciation is a big boost for me; my current job is the only one I've had where I feel truly appreciated and it makes it so much easier to come in everyday. Good luck on sorting out the fat content of your diet. I'm sure it will make a big difference.

WLW-Big hugs to you. I cannot imagine being estranged from my children. I do hope the situation is one that will change itself and become better for all. Glad daughter is doing okay now. Good luck with the packing!

Kitteh-Look at you with the workout and the healthy eating at a BUFFET!!! Great job! I haven't been to a buffet in months, not sure how I will act when I do see one.

Chickie-You wild woman, you! Two beers! It's a wonder you drug yourself out of bed this morning! Actually, two beers is close to my limit these days if and when I do drink it. I don't like the way I feel the next day if I have any more than that. Seriously, how exciting to be thinking about maintenance! I've ignored my body for too long, too. I hope it forgives me and cooperates with my lifestyle changes.


Well, I only dropped a half a pound, but I am going to claim it! Going to weigh again tomorrow to see if I get the even number I got yesterday morning. Could be TOM coming up.

I got the majority of my work done last night and hope to be able to enjoy the weekend with my boys. Was considering a drive to Red Rock Canyon in Hinton, OK for a casual picnic lunch and some light hiking/trails on Sunday, but so far it looks like a 40% chance of rain. We may be able to adjust things and do this Saturday, but going to wait until tomorrow to decide. Younger son enjoyed the hiking we did 2 weeks ago so much that I want to keep it going. Anything to get him out and moving....older son, too, if he will go.

My tummy has been feeling like it is trying to get a little upset going, but nothing has happened.....glad for that. But hope it gets to feeling better later today. Not sure what is going on.

Have a good day everyone!

Becky-We posted at the same time. I can't believe you swam a MILE AND A HALF!!! Great job! I've never been that good of a swimmer, but I can sure appreciate that work. You're going to do great in Atlanta!!

annie - thanks! It's sorta funny to me that I'm in the "only a mile and a half" mindset. We used to log in a solid 4 miles a DAY when I swam in high school. It makes me snicker that I'm almost as fast now as I was then - and I'm doing so little work, relatively!

ICU-

Still tired. Reading and glad for everyone else's posts. Just waiting for dinner to be here and over, then a hot bath and early to bed. Thanks to everyone for being around.

Barb

Becky: you are going to do great in Atlanta.

Motivated chick: maybe you should start checking out the maintainers forum. I'm no expert on the topic having never gotten there myself but I understand there is some adjusting of your mindset if you want to be successful at this longterm.

Annie: your weekend hike sounds fun. I wish I could say I always have appreciative patients but this is one of the major drawbacks of being a psychiatrist. Today I had a patient call me "the devil's mouthpiece" of course, he's delusional right now. Fortunately, I don't take myself too seriously.

We had a little party tonight in honor of nurses week and they gave out little tongs in cheek awards. I got one as Healer of Mysterious Illnesses because so many delirious patients get admitted to my service and I end up treating all kinds of strange things that are the underlying cause of the delirium. I also have an appointment in human resources with my boss tomorrow. From my understanding this guy we have an appointment with is supposed to be an impartial mediator and I hear that he is fair so I'm not too concerned about this. In fact, it may actually be helpful.

petra and barb both - hang in there and look after yourselves!

ICU: got lots of those little green lizards running around the yard if you'd like me to ship you some : ) never heard of keeping them as pets! Good job on the swim, I'm sure you'll blow them away at the meet : )

Petra: the HR/mediator person might just be the solution. Looking forward to your visit : )

Funny, we had a peanut butter discussion on here and now I have some friends engaging in one on facebook, on of whom happens to be working on losing weight. Sorry I dumped my despair on everyone. The kids issue is usually packed away on a shelf labelled, "it is what it is" because I need to accept what I have no control over. Sometimes it comes back up and I need to work on letting go and letting God all over again. My dd1 is out of ICU and in a private room. I was told I'm sooo wrong to say it, but one of the symptoms of cushings is emotional instability, so maybe removing the tumor will provide an attitude adjustment? (anyone who was around me through my cancer treatment knows I have a warped sense of humor when it comes to seeing the positive in a bad situation!)

The crunch is on for my move yet here I sit playing on the internet...surrounded by boxes and chaos. I'm claiming that 1/2 lb and moving my ticker, the scale at the gym agreed with the crazy one here at home : )

ok, so the ticker didn't like the .5? gives me something to aim for I guess : )

Good morning. Just a quick post. Lost a couple pounds over the past few days-woohoo! Ate (pretty darned) healthy yesterday. Had some temptations, but I kept reminding myself of my goals. When I go on a cruise this summer, I want to be able to fit into my smaller swimsuit.

Gotta go. Have a great day, everyone.

Becky - You are thinking of anoles! My sister and I kept anoles for years growing up and loved them to death. Literally. We handled them way too much. Poor dears.

I am so excited to read your swimming updates and training for Atlanta. I feel like I'm living vicariously through you.

Petra - Thanks for suggesting the maintainers forum. I've started lurking there, but don't feel like I deserve to post there yet. I might as well introduce myself to them. I don't know why I'm shy.

Here's my morning update. Scale said 134 so I'm down another 3 pounds for the week, give or take. Now that my binge eating is in check, my weight has been a straight shot downward. I always knew that I had a high metabolism, but I never was thin b/c I always ate insane amounts of food.

I'm having lots of NSV's lately. I really like how I look & my fitness gains. And this morning for the first time ever, deep in my heart, I know I am going to make it to maintenance. And I know that I will stumble and binge sometimes, but I am going to keep working at it for life.

Have a good day all.