Calling out to some old friends -- let's get back to accountability together. I'll start...

It's been a rough summer. I lost tons of motivation and just got busy and made a lot of excuses. I'm back to running and have a half marathon coming up in just a few weeks. Moving my body more, running and trying to get my eating in order. I've been good for a week, off for a week, then get on track, then slide again. Consistency is what I'm working towards again.

When I am in the zone, I feel so good, and lately I've been satisfied with just okay.

I jumped back up in weight some, but life goes on...so here I am - starting at 240. Makes me sad I'd gotten down to 223, but I'm still down 20 pounds from where I started...and that means I'm 20 pounds lighter than where my body was last year.

My body fat has gone from 42% to 30% - and I've got 3 half marathons under my belt.

Hope you guys find your way back again...

Heidi, Becky, Kathi, Marie if you're out there, Petra, Cindy, Carol....and you know who you are...let's get fired up for fall.

**special thanks to Heidi for rounding us up again.

Hi Deb! Hope you don't mind if I welcome you back! Good to see you.

Most of the regular posters from when I started here seem to be pretty quiet. I believe Marie is in the Maintainer's forum now. Not sure where everyone else is lately, but some of us are still posting along with new friends in what is being called the "(insert name of month) Chat". It's really quieted down lately. I think it may pick up soon with Fall coming in.

I hope to see you around alot!

Hi Annie, Great to see you!

Becky just checked in with a few of us (facebook), and we were all talking about how we drifted. Maybe a few of the girls will find their way back too. I'm going to make an effort to be accountable again.

I hope to be around more too thx for the re-welcome

Hi Deb,

Thanks for kicking us off. Not sure Becky will join us but a thank you goes out to her for reminding us where we came from.

Are you having problems with the site being slow? I tried to post earlier and it locked up. This time it’s still slow so decided to write in Word and then cut and paste here. Hopefully this will work.

Had to chuckle when I logged on and was below the age groups the “Dieting with Obstacles”. I was thinking I am the number one obstacle when it comes to being consistent. I too have been full of excuses. Not sure if I’m really ready, still have a couple more pool parties planned and you know how that is, beer and BBQ.

Well I’m going to run but will check back at least a few times a week, maybe more if the site moves like it use to.

Hugs,
Cindy

Hey everyone! I've missed y'all : ) Looks like the chat forum starting picking up again with lots of newbies, but it's great to see some of our veterans back.

so are we jumping to the September chat thread? Hope more people check in, would love to see what's going on with everyone again.

((Kathi)) have enjoyed staying in touch via FB as well....glad you're still here too.

Will start updating over there (Sept thread)

Heck yes, I'm joining you! It's September 1st, and I'm ready to get back to work and ... refine things. I pretty much took the summer off - moved more than usual, and was more mindful than years past about what I was eating, but have not accomplished the final "oomph".

Marie is alive and very well over in the Maintainers - she posts regularly in the chat thread. Still has struggles with chocolate, but it sounds like she's actively living the life of the thin and fit.

I'll scoot over to the Sept thread. Very glad to see everyone again!

Yeah Becky!!! Give Marie a hug for us

we can do it either way, I didn't want the newbies to feel left out. we can have a thread for the veterans or all in one : )

oh, no problem at all...didn't mean it to separate people..I wanted an easy place to say...here we are...let's get back to being accountable on the main thread - but easily find each other again.

New and Old!!! Let's all share together - I all ready jumped on the main thread -- just happy to see people checking in.

Good to see some familiar faces. Long story short, I have had one of those years when I will look back when I am old and say, whew, not sure how I made it but I did!

Stress levels are lessening and I am back on track in many area of my life. I had gotten all the way down to 207 back in February, slowly crept back up to 224, and this morning the scale shows 222.5!!!! I feel very happy to see that I did not gain too much weight during the past six months or so and now I am losing again!!!! Even though I overate and did not exercise that much, most of the time I chose healthy foods and I thought about the group here often (my old pc went belly up and I was offline for a time).

Welcome to all the new people!!!! Hugs all around!!!

Hydra, nice to see you! Will catch up with you over on the September thread