It will have to wait. Chris had to process grease, so no gym today.

Yay, I got a long sunset run in -- nothing like a run to blow off the steam generated from family-in-law time.

Heather, hang in there. I'm glad the massage was so good!

Most importantly, was Jo subjected to anything unnatural or inappropriate at the in-laws?

Today was a busy day. Finished making breakfast and lunches for the week. Calories today are well below the norm so that's good. I had my PB&J sammich for lunch and it was simply divine! :D

Jo, glad to have you back :)

Heather, how's the nausea? Hope you're feeling better. Hang in there :hug:

Rhonda, thanks for the agave info. Unfortunately, I took the plastic wrapper off my bottle already but haven't tried it yet. I guess I'm stuck with it now. How did the girl scout meeting go?

Manick, I made a small batch of the oatmeal today and froze it. Thanks again for the idea :)


- I was wondering about the same thing.

Tomorrow:

oatmeal and blueberries
inevitable coffee with skim
baby carrots
lunch-salad
dinner--crockpot enchiladas


gallons of water
trip to the gym

Tomorrow I have a plan to climb out of the hole that I dug myself into today. Food was horrible. I ate like I used to and frankly I don't know how I'm not 400 pounds. I'm going to journal a little and start fresh in the morning. Hopefully the scale won't hate me to bad for my TBL weigh in.

I'm about to cross to the other side, back to sanity and non-pms-beeachy-self-imposed safety exile....whew. EVERY fricken month! Thanks for the encouragement, you girls are the best! :grouphug:

I'll be back tomorrow. Today was "ok"...a party at a friend's house, LOTS of wonderful Arabic food, I had one plate and stopped, no dessert. I tried to savor every bite.

Hugs to you all.

Rhonda, book yourself a massage RIGHT NOW! DO NOT WAIT until any "magic" number on the scale! DO IT. You deserve it, value yourself and your health and relaxation NOW!

Jen, huge congrats on the job!

Anj, I hope the oatmeal is the way you like it when you re-heat. Great job on the weekly meal making.

Jaime, thinking of you this weekend-stay strong these next few days!

Heather, studying/retention vibes going your way!

Anna, more from me later but all that you blogged was amazing. Have you considered a memoir of sorts? Writing what you know & have lived through? I was moved a great deal more by what you wrote than that I have read in any published form lately. It was evocative to the point that I felt like I was right there with you in the room over on the couch in the corner as you fought through it. I imagine it is cathartic and somewhat scary to relive it through the words you choose, but I think it could also be much more. Just a thought...but a strong thought. I dreamed about you writing this book last night.

Zinke, I think you are doing a great job finding a whole new direction for yourself and your children, eventually. I enjoy your determination and purpose!

Cat, yeah, mind over platter, I WISH it was so all the time!

I'm thrilled to report that everyone kept their pants on. What bothered me most is that my husband is the butt of all the "fat" jokes. His father just won't let up, and doesn't matter that he isn't slim either, or his other son, or his wife. ALL of them are quite overweight, but they all find it "funny" to say something to my husband. I don't know how he lets it all roll off his back, but it pisses me off beyond all belief.

Girls. I suck.

BACK. ON. PLAN.

welcome back Jo!

ditto

Billie - are you out of that hole today?
Manick - so glad you are feeling sane again.
Jo - My husband's family does the same thing to him.."Little Paul isn't so little anymore...te he he." And, they are all very overweight themselves. I can't wait until they see him in a 2-3 months. Your husband will be smoking!

Today is my official weigh-in day and I'm very proud to say that I've lost for the 3rd week in a row.:carrot: Today is also my OP day #19. I'm doing well with the food component, so I'll concentrate on the exercise portion this week. Hopefully, my weekly losses will stay consistent.

Anjuli - I'm technically off today too, but guess who's working? I have two reports that I want off my plate.

Well Hello my name is Heather and I'm a binger. It's been quite a while but yet I did it. I didn't journal, I know exactly the reason why just not sure how to work through it. Either way I'm pissed off at myself today. Moving on. I'm amazingly not sore from the massage today - I was last night though.

Jo - Families suck. I don't know why they feel they have the right to discuss stuff that no one else in their right mind would bring up. Of course until he tells them to can it it's not going to change.

Manick - Glad you're back!!

Billie - Same boat with you, I find it amazing I'm not stuck on a couch somewhere. But you are better then that. Move on!

Rhonda - Congrats!!! So proud of you.

Kitty - You don't suck!!

Anj - Enjoy your day off!

Rhonda!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot: I'm so proud of you!! You are totally ROCKING!!

Lucy- Come on you can do it!!!

Billie-Today is a new day!! :hug:

Heather-It's in the past, so no worries. Today is a brand new day! :hug:

Jo-I agree with Heather. Family sucks.

I'm working today :( But I'm happy that now I know there is a light at the end of this tunnel! ;) OP day #18 today and I'm feeling great! I want to also add in a little more exercise too. But my I'm keeping my focus on the food because I know that is what gets me into trouble.