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Strange week last week - ended up having a CT scan on Thursday - fortunately (I think) was negative - the doc still thinks it's a "wonky" appendix. Flaring up off and on. I turned to comfort food - not sure how that helps.

Today is a new day - done kicking myself - ready for a great week including lots of fresh fruits/vegs.

Im here and ready for the week also. Im also ready for temp to cool down. It was still 90 at 9 oclock last night. Heat index is suppost to be 110-115 today. No outside exercise for me today. I have my granddaughter and plan to keep her out of the heat.
Have a great week everyone and dont forget to drink your water!!

Wow, that's hot, Debbie!

Carol -- I hope you figure out what's wrong. Comfort food doesn't help, but it can be hard to tell yourself that at the time...

Back to work for me this week, but not crazy busy work. I need to get going with my exercise!

Just read an article about how obesity is "almost impossible to cure." Sigh.

Hope we're all having a good OP week.

Carol, hope that appendix doesn't wonk too much!

I had two OP meals yesterday - thought of Angela and will try for three today. Feeling so much better. Need to get some exercise back into my day - that will help! Can't believe I've only missed one formal day of exercise and what a difference it makes in how sluggish I feel - gym tonight!

Gym for me this morning. I am sluggish too, and despite my exercise goal, not exercising like I should. I know this is often what happens to me in the summer -- takes a couple of weeks for me to "wake up" and get moving after the craziness of the school year.

Have an OP day, everyone!!

Good Morning Ladies!

Got off my fanny this morning and jumped on the tread mill for the first time since starting my weight loss adventure! Hoping that will jumpstart my exercise regime!

It's a rainy day here today, my flowers are loving it! I have opened all the miniblinds at work and I am watching the storm come in!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

~ Jane ~

Went to the gym this morning - totally against my will. Good thing I don't always get my way! My mom drags me three times a week. She's a good influence on me. I also notice that I drink tons more water when I workout. That's something else I don't normally do and I should. I haven't been eating right either. I can't decide on a diet to follow. I feel like it's too much work. I know I'm just being lazy. It's almost as if I don't want to loose the weight. But I know I should, for my health more than anything else. I don't want to die young because of this weight. But I will if I don't make it a higher priority.

Ugh! Just needed to vent and beat myself up a little so I'll stop whining. Sorry.

Angie, I'm right there with you, just kinda stuck in inertia. I know I shouldn't even say things like that, because saying it makes it more real, and makes me believe it.

Maybe we need to figure out why we're inert. I think I know why I am. As soon as I ask the question, the answer seems obvious. Life is stressful and I'm not feeling a lot of support. So, as usual over the years, instead of asking for and getting support from people, I want to eat and "indulge" myself. This morning, in fact, I knew that a question about my mother was coming, and instead of wanting to vent about it, I was hoping my friend wouldn't even ask. I mean, i was really dreading her friendly inquiry, and while I was dreading it, a little part of my mind was thinking "You should be glad you have friends who care about what's happening." But I didn't want her to ask.

Just writing about this is making me cry. I'm trying so hard to be good, to get everything done that I need to get done, and there doesn't seem to be a good place for feeling sorry for myself. Instead I have an Irish coffee and some chicken fingers and fries. That was definitely not OP.

So, let's see, what can I do? I can't get over all my neuroses over night. Somehow tomorrow, without fixing all my craziness, I still need to eat healthily.

I know I can do that if I choose to. I'll let you know tomorrow what I chose.

Hope y'all are feeling strong.

Angela

I had 3 great meals yesterday - that's the good part - the bad part was some walk in from work snacking - that's today's goal to work on. Didn't make it to the gym either - another goal for today.

I cant believe its wed already. I enjoyed my visit with my precious granddaughter. She was up early everyday and I didnt get online and by evening when she finally went to sleep I went to sleep also.LOL
The heat is still hanging on here and its miserable. I think the heat index warning is out again for today. We really need to mow the yard but the dew is to heavy in the mornings and it still in the upper 80-90 by evening. I think we may get a little break tomorrow.
I need my routine back and not having kids here daily really hurts my eating.I tend to sip on coffee to long and skip breakfast and then lunch and over eat at dinner even though calories are right for the day. This is how I got to be so heavy. SO today I will not skip a meal!!

I'm congratulating myself on working out this morning on my treadmill (something I've promised to do regularly this summer, yet this is the first time I've managed it).

I won't beat myself up over the fattening lunch I ate. I will not let this derail me.

I'm slowly working my way back OP. Damn, but it's hard. Just gotta keep on trying.

I felt the earth move this afternoon. It's been a long time since I felt a quake. Very strange.

Didn't make 3 POP meals today - like Judy it's a struggle to get back where I want to me mindset wise.

Judy - where was the quake? Glad you're safe.