Mossy: to the group! Glad you posted! I, too, want to build a healthy relationship with food and exercise, as you said. It is a constant struggle for me right now. I have a thyroid issue which has made it difficult for me to lose ANY weight at all, no matter what I do. The only way the scale budges is UP for me if I'm not constantly vigilant. I see an endocrinologist next Wednesday and I am hoping and praying that she will be able to get my thyroid functioning at an OPTIMAL level. Anyway, you sound like you are doing great with your outdoor walking! Way to go! Is there any way you could JUST have a treadmill to use for indoor walking in the winter, now that you've made walking a good habit? Just a thought. Either purchase one or join a gym for the winter that would give you access to a treadmill? The winter sure does throw a kink into outdoor exercise, that's for sure! I guess we will have to be creative, like you were by getting your walking in at the grocery store!
Oh, and just an FYI: Kathleen and IBelieveInMe2 are the SAME person..... ME!
MrUki: Your post was not "too forward" at all! You did a great job! It is fine to post "personals" to each person or just write a general post ~ whichever you prefer. No pressure here, as Holly (Vermont Mom) said.
CONGRATS on all of your weight loss!!! I know you said you gained a lot back after your initial AWESOME loss, but good for you for losing a significant amount of weight AGAIN!!! That takes patience and determination and I admire you for it!
Fi: Glad to hear that you had a good evening with Grace! Sorry to hear that the kittens are so congested and sick!
I hope they are doing a bit better by the time you read this! Sending you strength, hugs, and endurance to take care of both of them..... AND you!
Holly: Boy do I hear ya on adjusting our mindsets to winter!!!
I am having an
extra difficult time with that this year. Sending
right back at ya! I know I sure need it! Let's hang in there together!!!
AmyLynne: I neglected to thank you in my last post for your kind words and prayers for my friend and her family. The funeral was today. It was a beautiful service, but it was so sad to see my friend as a widow.
Hope I wasn't too hard on you about your school work!
Just trying to get ya movin'!
How is it going? Hope all is well.
Lisa: If you are reading, I hope you are doing okay. Thinking of you and sending you a BIG hug!!!
I feel like a big, fat whale today!
I have been a little lax on my food intake lately and I think I am slowly gaining even more weight. Last I checked, I was back UP to my all-time high.
It isn't like I am eating fries and desserts either. Just overeating in general.... even on the decent stuff. Trying to not judge myself based on the # on the scale, but it is very depressing and makes me want to give up. I
won't give up on myself, but that is just how I am feeling today. My appointment with the endocrinologist is FINALLY next week and it just can't come soon enough. I
need to get my thyroid functioning optimally and my metabolism moving faster, so that I can FINALLY lose some significant weight!!! I am extra down because I attended my friend's husband's funeral this morning. It was a beautiful service, but he was only 47 years old. I don't like it when life throws us curve balls like that!!!
I just feel terrible for my friend and her kids.
I am okay, though! I'm definitely a SURVIVOR!!! Just sad tonight..... and that's okay! I will FEEL my emotions rather than eat them!!!