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Post by Jarmstrong on Jun 19, 2019 11:48:49 GMT
Good morning.
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.
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Post by Jarmstrong on Jun 19, 2019 12:34:16 GMT
Good morning everyone.
I am still in somewhat of a funk. Work is a bit crazy for me this week with all the visitors and meetings. Next week will be just as bad. They are getting ready to kick off a big construction project here. They are leveling the station and the offices here and rebuilding everything from the ground up. I am not looking forward to that.
I have my gym bag packed today. I am either going to the gym to work out or I am going to the gym to cancel my membership. I have not been in months. I had hoped that I would use the cruise coming up to get motivated to lose a little more weight and to tone up - but I just have not been able to find motivation. Blah Blah Blah - I know you have all heard this before and it is the same old story with me. I am even sick of it myself. 
Not a whole lot going on with me.
Lora were you able to find a table? How is your weather today? Did you get the grass cut?
Susie how are you feeling?
Andi how are you doing? Missed you yesterday.
Robin sorry about the pool issues. I say the next F2F is at your house so we can party on that pool deck 
Janet I don't blame you for not wanting to take the $ from your DFs. You are thinking smart by waiting to get a car until you can save more $. Good luck getting the last of the art folders together. Did you find out who your partner will be for next year? Is it someone you will like working with, that hopefully will be more helpful to you?
I will try to check back in later today. Hope you all have a great day.
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Post by success4susie on Jun 19, 2019 13:58:44 GMT
Good Morning... I slept well...funny that the last couple of nights when I did NOT take the Rx, I have had no headache AND have slept well - ha. Jana...thanks for starting us ...sorry about the funk. We have sure all been where you are with our same ol' stories to the point where we are sick of it ourselves...this too will pass! Don't you think it is interesting that you DID pack your gym bag?  I think your subconscious is telling you something. Robin - I was thinking about all the work you said it is to get the pool ready...until you said how much it was worth it when it gets so hot...(then I also pictured us all sitting around it as Jana said...lol). To answer your question about the migraines, no I have never tried acupunture or botox. It may be worth looking into it though. Janet - At first I thought it was really nice of your DF offering $ to help you pay for a car (you do so much for them)...UNTIL I realized that you are right...you would feel like you really owed them something AND they may feel like they could ask you to do more. If you need a car (for some reason public transportation just doesn't work) do you rent one or what??? It seems to me that DD could just walk someplace really close and put money in something like a parking meter and rent a car for the day or whatever = does that sound right??? OK... I made it to my gym class, came back home, am fixing my coffee and then I am going to our clubhouse to do some work with weights...Since I missed the gym on Sat, Sun, and Mon I think I need to do an extra workout. Plus I know I would have seen a drop in the scale this morning, EXCEPT I came home from DGD's swim meet and ate like a fool !! AAAGGGHHH (Jana - here is that same old story for me). |
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Post by LR63402 on Jun 19, 2019 15:10:29 GMT
Good morning friends.
I guess I didn't make it back here yesterday, I thought I had...maybe my post didn't go through? Who knows.
Anyway, Lily and I slept until 8am this morning! Wow! So late for both of us! Lol
I didn't get to the consignment store yesterday, actually I didn't get out at all except to walk down the driveway to the mailbox. It rained off and on all day, so no chance to mow. Today looks to be the same, as does tomorrow. It might be Friday or the weekend before the mow happens. Hopefully, I won't need a machete to get through it by then. haha.
Oh! And something small, but a little exciting for me. I ordered a new area rug for in the family room. I totally LOVE the rag rug that's currently in there, but it's impossible to keep clean. With the way poor Lily sheds, I can vacuum it 4 times a day and still it's looks a mess, it's like her little hairs just weave themselves into the fabrics and the stiches/bindings. I might try to get it cleaned up (maybe a billion rolls of lint brush sticky would help...Haha) and perhaps move it into Mark's office or into the guest room - Lily rarely frequents those rooms. Anyway, the new rug is more of a traditional carpet pile, so hopefully will be easier to vacuum clean. It's kind of reddish/goldish/tan variegated. I know, it sounds kink of garish described like that, but it's a warm look and I think will work well. Of course Mark thought he liked the same rug but in blue tones better. But then thought about it and knows that he always says "I can't picture it in here." Just like with the roof color here. Just like the paint, siding, roof, flooring etc. at the old house...All of which I picked and he ended up loving. So...we're getting the red. Lol. I hope it's good, online reviews are all good, and also say that the online color pictured is accurate.
We're covering aspects of food addiction, binges, disordered thinking and eating behaviors this week in my coaching group. And as you all know well, this really hits home for me. I'm proud to say that it's been several months since any binge behavior for me. It doesn't matter what that the food is compliant to my program, the behavior itself is what is just as damaging for me.
Anyway, I hope Wednesday is treating everyone kindly. I'm going to grab some coffee and move some laundry and I'll BBL for personals.
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Post by LR63402 on Jun 19, 2019 16:38:00 GMT
Okay, I got some things accomplished, so feeling better about not wasting so much of my morning being a sleepy head.
Jana - I'm sorry this week and next are going to hectic for you. The leveling and rebuilding really does sound like a giant P.I.T.A. Sorry that's something you'll have to deal with. Also...IF you want to work out, change your clothes before you leave the office. If you arrive at the gym already dressed, it will increase the chances that you'll work out instead of cancel. That first time back is the hardest, once you get that one under your belt, the next visit will be easier. (((Hugs)))
Susie - So glad for a couple of nights of good sleep and no headaches. That must feel great.
RobinMD - I hope you get the pool pump issue worked out. I know how much you'll be looking forward to that for the summer.
Janet - I think holding off on a car is absolutely the right thing to do. Give yourself a chance to build up some money for the down payment, so that you can greatly reduce your monthly payment (I HATE car payments! Lol). Especially this time of year and since you have public transportation that you can use pretty easily. If it were winter and with snow & ice that might be different. Good luck!
Andi - I hope all is going smoothly with your super busy week.
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Post by keshet51 on Jun 19, 2019 17:00:40 GMT
Good afternoon, ROs. Sorry i didn't make it here yesterday. It's been a really stressful week and this afternoon the reviewers give us their feedback and findings in the exit interview at 3, so coming right up. Overall things have gone well, especially in my finance department which you all know so well has been a major thorn in my side for months/years. We've got a major issue with one of our managers, the one in the prison program that I think I mentioned I've gotten the complaints about. I'll survive but I'll be happy when today is over.
Am taking a new supplement recommended by my trainer, called Relora. Has anyone heard of it? Supposed to help with sleep issues, cortisol and stress eating. I slept ok last night but not enough hours so I can't tell whether my fatigue today is from the supplement or sleep deprivation for 2 days now. Had a good training session this morning, working a lot on my quads and core to make sure I'm ready for hiking. Going out to dinner with my BFF and looking forward to that, although afterward I have to go to the supermarket so another late night for me.
Janet, I want to join the chorus here and encourage you not to take the money and just wait until you have enough to buy the car yourself. Your friends need to figure out their shopping needs without relying on you.
Jana, I so get the "same old same old" thing. It's really sad when we bore even ourselves, right??? Hope you get to the gym today - just doing it once feels so doggone good, breaks through the resistance barrier.
Lora, the new rug sounds great. Also, the topics you're covering in coaching are near and dear to my heart as well. I had a really good session (the second of three) with the Internal Family Systems coach last night. Lots of talk about my anger at rules and how to safely discharge anger. He wanted me to imagine myself with a bat in a china shop breaking things to express the anger and I had a hard time even conceiving doing that. I'm super repressed... Finally did it go and felt pretty doggone good. We also discussed my following a calorie plan, like on MFP, where I get to determine what I eat and when, since I'm in such full on rebellion. We'll see how that goes. Very emotional session, lots of tears, and that actually felt good, weirdly.
Susie, great news about no migraine! Could you have some kind of paradoxical reaction to the medication? And I do that eating like a fool thing as soon as I get home from work. Ugh.
Have a great day everyone.
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Post by success4susie on Jun 19, 2019 22:18:18 GMT
Got to my clubhouse gym and worked out for another 30-40 minutes with weights and some balancing. My instructor this morning said we are supposed to be able to stand on one foot and balance for 30 seconds so we did that in class this morning.Then I did it again at the clubhouse - my best time at there was almost 2 minutes on one foot and about 1 1/2 minutes on the other foot. Funny how if I don't look at the clock, but at a tree/whatever I do better. I came home, took a quick shower and went to mah jongg (I won 1 game out of 4).
RobinS - I have a new neighbor from NY - she came to mah jongg today. She told the agent before she moved that if we did not play mah jongg, she would not move here - ha ha ha - she has been playing since she was 10 years old (one parent was Jewish and one was Italian).
OK...DH just left for Bible study so I am going to read and maybe call my DSister. I have NOTHING planned for this evening - YIPPEE!!
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Post by robinmd on Jun 20, 2019 1:40:07 GMT
HI everyone,
Jana and Susie, you can't believe how much I would enjoy having us all up by the pool, with the firepit, tiki lamps lit, music, and talking into the night... those are great nights up there.
And now, I will admit to all.....I am a doofus. Yes. I got home from work today and took another trip up to the pool to try again. Nothing when I plugged it in. So I walked over to the pool house and looked at the breaker box. Yep. The breaker was off. Silly me, I thought it would be switched in the same direction as the other breaker, that YD's camper is plugged into....but sure enough on closer inspection, the breaker was, in fact, in the OFF position. WT_? So I cancelled the electrician, because guess what? When I plugged the pump in, now it works!! Derp.
Lora, the rug sounds great! I had to laugh at DH always saying "I can't see it", and you just following your own instincts! Its nice that he gets involved enough to have an opinion, without questioning your expertise! I feel your frustration at not being able to mow, due to all the rain. I have a lawn sweeper and if the grass gets super high, I have to pull that out and sweep up the clippings. I hate mowing them all summer long! Its an extra chore that I try not to do, because I have enough for myself. But when I can't mow for awhile, it's either that, or bale it!
Susie, maybe the acupuncture could help, but it sounds like the med may be part of the problem? Is it a migraine med? They don't all work for everyone, that is for sure. There can be a lot of trial and error with that sometimes. Glad you got that extra workout in. Its nice that you have some options on where to get in your workouts and walks!
Andi, I've never heard of that supplement. I hope it helps you. I'll be curious to hear what you think. A lot of people struggle with sleep issues, and I hear a lot from them about what they have tried and what works. I hope everything went smoothly today at work.
Well, I think I'll be heading to bed a little early again tonight. I might be struggling with some depression right now... I have been having a bit of a tough time with thoughts of Mom and our time here. I think my feelings about eventually needing to sell this place, figure out where I want to end up, when I want to retire, etc... all that is wrapped up in there somewhere. I haven't had any support from my brother or his family. He DID call me about 2 weeks ago, and said he was sorry he didn't call me on the 4th (May 4th was the day she died, and was my dad's birthday). He said it was a hard time for him. Really? She lived with me, and died with me. And all her things are here, that I see and touch and handle daily. That is the support I get. Needless to say, I'm not worried about leaving the area. It doesn't feel like I have family here, and he is all I have left, besides my girls. Sorry....my point was that I might be overly tired because of the depression. I'll be fine tomorrow!
I hope everyone is having a good evening. I was reading your posts at work today! I'll be back tomorrow.
RobinMD
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I think your subconscious is telling you something. 
