Welcome to a brand new month! What's happening in August for everyone? Vacations? Back to school? Renewed dedication to weight maintenance?

Check in and say hi and let us know what's going on in your world!

Hi. I have now been on maintenance for 3 days shy of a month. I am totally happy that I haven't gained. I am 4 lbs. below goal, and that is great with me. I am sticking to my same way of eating and exercising the same as I did to lose the weight. This is totally sad to say, but this is the longest that I have ever maintained a weight loss. So, I am very happy and feel I am on my way to long-term maintenance. This is hard, I do still worry about gaining. I am weighing twice a week. I think that little fear of gain is what keeps me on track. I thought about this yesterday, that I had lost 90 lbs. before while using diet pills. I don't rememeber ever getting back on the scales after reaching that goal until at least a yr. later, when about 40 lbs. had returned. It's not that I couldn't tell I was gaining, my clothes were all too small. I don't know where my head was at and why I didn't care to try to maintain after losing that much. It seems I just thought that's how it's done. Lose a whole bunch, gain it back and then try again. Oh boy, not this time. I'll strap that scale to my ankle if I have to. LOL

I went through my closet last weekend and divided everything into 3 piles: maternity/post-maternity stuff which is now too big, stuff that is fitting me now, and some pre-maternity stuff I'm just not quite back to yet--mostly pants and some very tailored shirts. Stored the maternity stuff (just in case we do #2), and put the small stuff in a nice neat pile on the shelf, where I can see it, but it doesn't get in the way. Now I can just grab something and go again.

Going to see an allergist tomorrow--been having massive upper respiratory stuff and I'm hoping finally it'll all get sorted out.

Been a stressful couple of days at work--big customer meetings. My eating has been simply horrible. My shoulder/neck has stiffened up from all the stress and I can't turn my head to the right, so I'm just calling it lucky to get through the next couple of days, and deal with the fallout then. There are just days when it is too much to handle all of it.

On the plus side, I'm running again, and it is actually going better. I'm guessing that once I can actually breathe again, things will really improve.

Meg, that was a hit and run post! What are you up to? Lilybelle, you are just doing great. How are the rest of you all doing? It's been too quiet here.

Anne

It is quiet here. I have nothing interesting to report but I thought I'd stop by anyway.
August? hmmm? It looks like I'll have lots of work. Things are really popping along with the house so I might have something to report on that front very soon.
I'm off to Day Surgery again today. I quite like it. I'm even considering taking courses in starting IV's ... then I could do other days too ... besides colonoscopes

I have this week and next off from work, then it's nose to the grindstone again, but I'm not too bummed about that since I like my job.

I've gotten my new workout plan rolling along nicely, have session number 3 with my trainer in 2 hours, which should be fun! Tomorrow I thought I'd go swimming for the first time in 5 years or so..

Gothenburg will be crazy and packed with people in a day or two, since the European Athletics Championships of 2006 kick off here on Saturday or whenever it is. It's still quite hot here and very sticky, humid weather. So sick of it now.

Tried to buy spinning shoes today but to my frustration I didn't find any! Incredibly poor assortment of spinning shoes in all the sports shops here so I guess I'll have to go to the bike specialist shop that's next to my gym. Hopefully they won't be too absurdly expensive, because I can't stand having numb feet for another spinning class and I really need the shoes. :P

Have a good day everyone!

/Ann-Charlotte

Hi mainainers,

Plans for august??? The kids will be on 2 weeks holidays with XH. I hope everything will go OK. They leave tomorrow, and they will take their mobile phones with them.

My plan is to loose the weight I gained during our holiday in California (beautifull place, but the portions are about 4x what we would eat normally !) and to get back on track with excercise and meditation!! Also i have to work out a proposal for the financial side of the divorce. And work of course. i guess that will keep me busy...

Rabbit

No big planst for August here... A wedding on the weekend, DH and I will go away the week of the 21st for a couple of days of biking in the mountains... DH tried my bike today and he liked it, so maybe, just maybe *I* will get a new velo!! They are on sale at the local bike store, I'm looking into a hybrid and not a street bike they kinda scare me a bit....

Food in July has been awful!! I gained a couple of ## GRRRR .... Eventhough I've been exercising quite a bit, but obviously not enough to create a deficit ....

My good news is that my DH is switching to day shift. We have never both been off of the evenings in our entire marriage. I am looking so forward to this. He is very happy. He has promised to go walking with me every evening. I will be very happy to have him along.

Lilybelle -- That's great new about DH... Now you have no excuse to not exercise, as you mentionned on the other thread "The Hardest Part Of Maintenance is..."

I had a good hubby moment yesterday too. With work picking up and the house sale finally clipping along and all the cwap that goes along with that ... I'm feeling a bit strained. If my thoughts get any ... oh, I just feel like my head is ready to explode!
But lovely hubby and I had a nice chat last night. I was absolutely unable to get my head around everything that was happening and what needed to be done next. Now, I clearly understand what he expects from me and he wants to make sure I get some relaxing exercise in regularly
It just feels sooo much better to sort of have my path cut out for me.
I'll feel even better when the finance conditions are all waived
I can almost smell the highspeed internet!

Ilene, yes I am hoping to get back to regular exercise soon. I don't think I mentioned on this thread that I hurt my left ankle the other night. I was reaching in the upright freezer for a pack of frozen chicken breasts and I had a huge pack of frozen ribs, fall and hit right on my tibia. It has been swollen to 3 times the normal size with large skin tear and very bruised. I have been hobbling around on crutches. It is frustrating for me not to be able to do my treadmill like I normally do. I am very thankful that it isn't broken. I can bare some weight on it but not well enough to walk very far. I bought a pedometer and am looking forward to using it. I really do want to exercise but due to the swelling , I feel like I should let this finish healing first. Maybe I should have clarified that in my other post. I so look forward to taking long walks with DH. We can take our labrador with us, she loves to go but is too strong for me to hold onto. (If she sees a rabbit, she is off on the chase and doesn't care if she drags me with her.) She has never hurt any other animal, she just loves the chase.

Hi All:
I know I have been Mia for a while but I am trying to check in more often.
Things in maintence land are going okay for me. Not perfect but okay. A little up from my happy place but still okay. Seems vacations get me everytime. A least I am seeing a pattern, maybe next time I can use some preventive statergies.Been hot in NY so exercise has been indoors, which is okay but in the summer I like to do outdoor walks.



Rabbit seems you are doing well, glad to see that.

Ilene seems summer foods are tough all around. I think its the memory of carefree days of summer when we were kids. It was like one long holiday.

Anne good for you getting back to running, with a little one now its extra hard to find time. Good going.

Hi Gina,

Good to see you back !! How are you doing? Glad to hear you are OK, but I would like to hear more!

I hope you'll be able to get bia (back into action ?) soon,

Rabbit

Hi All:
Beautiful day here in NY. Picture perfect summer day. Enjoyed being able to leave the a/c.
My exercise today consisted of cleaning carpets. Two dogs and a heat wave
equal rug cleaning. Hope to get to the beach tomorrow.

BIA: so funny Rabbit. Things are good. Weight is stable but so is my life right now so sometimes they go hand in hand. Glad that things have worked out for you. Life's seems to work out somehow even when we dont think it every will.
Take care.

I am getting frustrated with not being able to exercise. I explained above about the pack of frozen ribs falling on left tibia. I wasn't too worried because I could still bare weight on it. This happened last Tuesday. On Thursday, I took my DD clothes shopping for 4 hrs. at the mall. I noticed that it swelled a lot from being up on it and the bruising had worsened. By Friday, it felt like my foot was asleep all day. On Saturday the swelling was gone but my foot and halfway to my knee was numb. I can't flex this foot or bend my toes. I am unsteady on my feet and feel like I could easily fall. I'm not sure what is wrong. Maybe nerve damage? Maybe torn ligament? Does anyone know. I am worried. I am going to see a doctor in the morning. I am currently just trying to stay off it and have it in an immobilizer because it is hanging down like someone who has "foot drop". Does anyone have any experience with this type of injury or symptoms? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm not really in pain because I can't feel it.