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Post by LR63402 on Mar 20, 2019 11:42:57 GMT
This thread is for anyone that has been away from healthy eating, had a gain and is recommitting. We accept all forms of healthy eating here, whatever that means to you. We touch base daily for accountability and to encourage one another. This is a judgment free zone.
We all struggle to get the weight off and keep it off. Sometimes this is a challenge, but we never give up and that is the key. Regardless of our situation or where we are in reaching our goal, we count on talking to each other every day and are blessed to have one another as friends.
Our motto is persistence, not perfection.
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Post by LR63402 on Mar 20, 2019 11:48:15 GMT
Good morning friends,
Brrrr. It's a chilly 34 here right now, but we're supposed to see 60 this afternoon. I can see the orange of the sunrise peeking through the trees, so I know that's on the way. At least it will look warm in a few minutes. Ha!
Not much planned for here today. My tummy is a little crampy this morning, so not sure what that's about. Haven't heard back about the possible date change of closing yet, so just kind of hanging loose until we do.
Like I said, not much from here. I hope Wednesday is treating you all with kindness. I'll check back later.
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Post by success4susie on Mar 20, 2019 12:58:23 GMT
Good Morning Lora and ATF...slept really well..awakened early and then fell back to sleep and when I looked at the clock, I knew I was probably going to be late for my gym class...so...I am dressed and ready to go to the gym, but haven't made a move toward the door - ha - I've been sitting at the computer for about an hour. I usually take coffee to DH while he is in bed, so I guess I will do that and fix my own and then see what I decide to do.
I have to pick up DGD at 12:30, then I have Mah Jongg at 1:00, then I have to pick up DGS at 5:00 and take him to church dinner tonight.
There is frost on the windshield again this morning... I agree Lora brrrr
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Post by Jarmstrong on Mar 20, 2019 13:21:50 GMT
Good morning.
I had to travel for work yesterday and I was onboarding a new employee so I never had a chance to check in here. Today we have a meeting in my office so I have a steady stream of techs coming in and out of my office.
I need to drop my car off this afternoon for an oil change and I have a tail light out. I am super busy at work once again - well I am not sure I have ever not been super busy since January at this point. I need to put in some extra time here or work from home or something to try and catch up. Maybe a few hours over the weekend - IDK.
I also want to start working on my flower bed. I weeded it over the weekend and I am itching to plant colorful flowers in there now.
Lora I need to go back and read why they want to change your closing date.
Susie sounds like you have a busy day today. How is your hand doing? |
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Post by Jarmstrong on Mar 20, 2019 13:35:59 GMT
I went back and caught up.
Andi I am so sorry about your DF. Good job on the workouts though!
Lora so proud of you for cutting all that grass! That is awesome.
I need to get back to the gym. Once again I have lost all mojo to do anything health related. DH wants me to get an appt. with my PCP to have my blood checked to see if my iron or any vitamins are low (very common in WLS people) I don't think anything is low - I think I am just being lazy.
DP are on their way to visit with DS today. My DU from Indiana was in NC yesterday and made a trip to visit with DS. I talked with DS on the phone last night and she was very weepy. They had gotten her out of bed and into a chair and she was not happy about it. I really think she needs to do that though. She lays in the bed so much and they keep telling her she needs to be sitting up more. She had called for the nurses to come help her get back into bed but it had been about 10 minutes and she had not seen anyone yet. The longer she just lays in the bed the longer it will take her to recover. I think she hears that but it is just so easy to stay in bed.............. I don't know. I can't imagine how I would be if I had been in the hospital as long as she has been.
I need to get to work. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. |
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Post by vtfishstick on Mar 20, 2019 13:58:50 GMT
Good morning everyone -
Different pace today - had an early meeting, another couple of meetings but I actually have a couple of hours with nothing scheduled this afternoon! So that should be good and hopefully I won't be as worn out when I get home from work. I have some stuff to make sheet pan beef and broccoli for dinner - need to actually cook it so the steak and such doesn't go bad.
Jana - has DS been able to do any counseling while she's been in the hospital? I'm just thinking it would be easy to slip into a depression with all she has been through and I don't know if that would help or not.
Sending everyone happy Wednesday vibes! Let's do this thing, week!
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Post by Jarmstrong on Mar 20, 2019 15:40:13 GMT
Amanda she actually has not had any counseling. I have no idea how I would be mentally if I had been in the hospital for 2 1/2 months straight. When I am there, I try to get her to get out of her room, even if it is just to wheel around the hallway. I feel like she needs sunshine and something outside of those 4 walls.
I am working steady today but don't feel like I am catching up much. I will just keep plugging away |
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Post by LR63402 on Mar 20, 2019 17:23:21 GMT
Okay, just heard from our agent and we're waiting to get final confirmation but we think the closing will be Friday afternoon. It turns out that they are closing on the sale of their current house on earlier on Friday, so want to do the closings back-to-back so they can start moving in right away. I think that also explains a little more about the big down payment and why they asked us to pay some of the closing costs. I'm guessing they're probably using the money they're making off the sale of their current home for the down payment on buying ours. And although they asked us to pay some toward closing, the sale price we settled on is very close to what our asking price was....so for us it's kind of a wash. We'd walk away with about the same whether we were paying toward closing with the higher sale price, or if we weren't paying anything toward closing and had come down more on the sale price. If that makes sense. We're perfectly happy with the price settled on, and even with kicking a little toward the closing costs, we still come out very well in the end.
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Post by RobinS811 on Mar 20, 2019 18:01:09 GMT
Susie, as usual you are having a busy day. Nice to get the relaxing fun break of mah jongg in. I played again last night in my regular game, and won a few dollars last night too! Always much better to win than lose, that's for sure. Not that anyone is going to go broke with the small amount we play for, it just feels better.
Jana, I agree with Amanda about your DS, maybe not therapy but having a social worker come to visit. I am surprised they haven't done that considering how long she has been in. It is good to get out of bed to prevent bed sores too. Good that your DP are closer now so can visit more, I am sure they like that.
Lora, hopefully their mortgage company gave them the disclosure documents to sign yesterday, they have to be given them 3 days before.
Amanda, I love doing sheet pan meals, I will have to look for a beef and broccoli recipe, it sounds good.
Nothing much going on here today. I am way backed up on making doctors appointments for myself, but finally just made one for a mammogram and bone density.
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Post by Jarmstrong on Mar 20, 2019 18:11:33 GMT
Good afternoon everyone.
I forgot to share some possible good news with you all. DH has been contacted about a new job. It is with a contractor that he currently deals with. They had expressed some interest in bringing him on as a project manager a few months ago but told him it might be awhile before they were ready to make an offer. DH told them that was fine. He got a call Monday from the company and there has been some back and forth over the past couple of days. He is excited about the possibility.
Lora sounds like things should go smoothly for you on the sale of the house. It is great they are wanting to close earlier. Fingers crossed that it all goes smoothly.
Robin congrats on your game wins  I have never played mah jongg.
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Post by RobinS811 on Mar 20, 2019 19:53:44 GMT
Jana, keeping fingers crossed for DH.
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Post by janjasmine on Mar 21, 2019 0:11:57 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Lora, glad that you are getting down to the last final step.
Jana, still keeping your sister in my thoughts.
Andi, I am sorry to hear about your friend. I hope that even tho it is in such a late stage that something can be done to help her.
The last two days were very frustrating in terms of my car. They told me on Saturday that it needed a part they didnt have. They were ordering it on that day and to bring it back on Monday morning. I dropped it off on Monday. It didnt dawn on me until later in the afternoon that I hadnt received any call from anyone. I called them and first they tell me that that it wasnt done and they didnt have the part yet. Then they tell me that they will have the part and it will be done by closing. I get ready to go, get the first bus with not much of a wait but the second bus took longer to come. I get to the bus terminal around 6:15 and try to load more money on my bus card but I coudnt do it. I arranged an uber but the guy wouldnt call me back. I was trying to see if he could meet me at the Walgreens. It said to go to some location which I wasnt sure exactly where to go. Then it cancelled my ride and charged me 5.00. At that point I realize that I am not going to get there in time anyway so I call the car place and say I will get in the morning. I get over there in the morning and the guy says he is waiting for the techician to come in with the part ( a clamp). He comes in and they say they still needs the clamp. So infuriating because by now I should be on my way to work and if I have to take public again I am going to be really late. The technician says it will be okay to drive to work and return later and he will put on the clamp. That is what I ended doing but not sure if I should have. The technician said he told the guys he wasnt finished on Monday. This is a place I have gone to before but may have to think about going to maybe a different location next time. I wasnt happy on Saturday either that noone called me to tell me the status of the car.
I have to start prepping tommorow for the colonoscopy. I am going into work for a few hours and then coming home. I know I wont start with anything for breakfast and plus I am using just about all my pto time between tommorow and Friday and am just short a full two days worth so if I go in for 2 hours it should just enough so it wont come out of my own pocket.
I am going up to camp on Saturday but now my friend who is really the one I really wanted to hang with isnt going to be up there because she fell and hurt herself bad. She may have broke her ribs but was waiting to hear about the xray. I kind of dont really want to go so much but feel funny about cancelling and making up a story about not coming. Have a great night!
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Post by keshet51 on Mar 21, 2019 1:28:59 GMT
Good evening, all. I am so, so tired! Had a great training session this morning but it definitely takes it out of me at this point since I have so little strength. Did some lunges today and I'm sure I'll have trouble getting out of bed tomorrow morning . OK day at work, finance committee tonight and I always feel so inadequate and uncertain when discussing our financials. I really don't know how to read a balance sheet and all the backup documents and pretending that I do is taking a toll on me. At this point it doesn't make much sense to get some instruction because my finance director will be back for the next meeting and she can explain everything to the board (and to me). Ugh, down on myself tonight. And tomorrow I'm in the city for much of the day, am taking both lunch and dinner with me this time since I get home so late. I have a big backpack to carry it all in but what a nuisance! I'm having salmon with salad and avocado for lunch, stir fry veggies with tofu for dinner (can eat this cold). Also it's supposed to rain all day and we may have some snow as well. I can hear the wind now so the storm is moving in. I'll buy coffee and herb tea as needed. I do like my train time at least. Susie, sounds like a fun day all the way round, including sleeping in a bit. Robin, hope you got those doctor appointments scheduled. They seem to come in waves, don't they? I think my next wave is July. And since I practically live at the dentist's office, that one has a wave of its own, hahaha. Lora, hope you're feeling better and the weather has warmed up. Great news about the closing. It's almost here!!! Amanda, sheet pan beef and broccoli sounds really good to me. Hope it turned out well. Jana, glad your DPs are with DS. I second the idea of some counseling for DS. I don't know how she's keeping her sanity at all given what she has been through and still has to endure. I can't imagine not needing support in a situation like this. Oh, and I think your DH is right about getting your fatigue checked out before calling yourself lazy. Rule #1 in social work school was always to encourage clients to rule out possible physical causes before deciding something is psychological. I take that one to heart. Janet, so sorry about the car! I routinely now take my car to the dealer (which is more expensive, I'm sure) because I get a loaner and don't have to deal with that kind of hassle. Good luck with the colonoscopy prep. I went to work one year the day before it and it was pretty hard to concentrate on work - I was really hungry and anxious. Not a good combination. Hope you don't feel as I did. I suppose 2 hours is not a big deal... I have to renew my drivers license, may do it Friday morning at this point. I have to get the "enhanced" version which means I have to go there in person with a ton of documents. It used to be so great to do the renewal online but after 2020 you can't use the regular license as ID at airports. Going to bed. Hope we all have a great night of sleep (I'm looking at you, Lora!). |
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I have never played mah jongg.
