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Post by keshet51 on Sept 1, 2019 10:46:57 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 success4susie on Sept 1, 2019 10:55:49 GMT
Good Morning Andi and ATF...Happy September (if that is even a thing to say)...All is quiet here in the neighborhood...sure is peaceful at dawn on the weekends. I guess we are posting at the same time Andi. We have been invited to a pool party at a DF's house today at 3:00 so may not do much until then. At 6:00 I am supposed to help set up the clubhouse for the Labor Day cookout tomorrow, and DGS is coming over about 6:30 for a sleepover with me tonight.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable and relaxing weekend -
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Post by keshet51 on Sept 1, 2019 10:58:25 GMT
Good morning ROs. Feels very fall-like here this morning. I have windows open and a bathrobe on over my night shirt. During the night I remember waking up and thinking I feel chilly. Wow, it happens so fast, doesn't it? It should get up near 80 today so that will be welcome to counteract the cold nights. Low 50's here now. Had an upsetting call with DD last night, serious marriage problems. I hate being this far away - she sounds so alone and isolated. I'm the only one she's told so far aside from the couples therapist they've been seeing. Her DH is now refusing to go back to sessions. I just feel awful for her, and with such little children. No major plans today - yoga and then coffee with or without a walk with a DF. Meal prep this afternoon/evening. And then I still have tomorrow off! Heaven. Maybe some shopping at Kohl's. Susie, I hear you on being down a bit. I absolutely think that what and how we are eating affects our mood and our whole way of being in the world. I'm so glad you were free at WW but sorry you too are struggling. I'm getting to the place that I think it will always be a struggle but would like to keep it in perspective so the struggle doesn't overwhelm me. I'll let you know when I figure it out  . Exercise helps, as does being in the sunshine. I'd also like to get back to meditating - do you do it? It's so centering. WW has the app Headspace which you can try out for a month free (it's not a WW app so anyone can use it), not that I've used it more than a couple of times this month. Anyway, just a thought. Sometimes we just feel depressed. Luckily those feelings pass. Have a great day, all. |
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Post by janjasmine on Sept 1, 2019 11:26:25 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Last night dinner with my sisters was nice. Ribs were really yum..corn on the cob tasted yummy too and german chocoate cake with leftovers on the ribs to take home. Sorry about talking food so early as I may be making you hungry.
We are planning to go to a bbq. Another friend called and was trying to see if we ( my other friend) wanted to not do the bbq and go to this park where we have gone before. I didnt call him back. He is very self centered and I am getting tired of his conversations about choosing to wear or not wear his speedo bathing suit. I called my other friend and said I'd rather go to the bbq as we have planned.
Andi, sorry that your daughter is having issues with her marriage and you are so far away and not be able to comfort her nearby.
Susie, enjoy your pool party and time tonight with your grandson.
Robin S. I hope that your son's wedding turned out great and things went as planned.
Have a great day!
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Post by robinmd on Sept 1, 2019 14:59:53 GMT
Good morning, everyone, Andi, I am so sorry to hear that your DD is having a rough time. When my ex-DH turned out to be an emotional, verbal, mental abuser, it took me a long time to tell my parents. I never lived close to them during my marriage (the closest was here, 3 1/2 hours away), but knowing they were "there" for me, no matter what, was a source of comfort. Sometimes, just calling and talking to them gave me strength, perspective, and could bring my mood back up, so that I didn't stay sad. That's too bad about the toaster oven. I am a fan of Cuisinart, too. I hope you find one you really like. Susie, yippee for being free! The pool party sounds fun, and then topping it off with a sleep-over makes it a great ending to a fun day. I hope your weather stays good. Janet, the bbq sounds delicious! It did make me hungry, too Your description of that guy makes me think that I wouldn't want to go anywhere with him either! Good choice, there. You got me thinking about bosses...I have had so many jobs over the years, but one clearly stands out as the worst. A nurse that was my immediate boss when I worked in an operating room in northern Virginia was a horrible witch of a woman. I would start dreading the weekend ending, sometimes as early as Saturday evening. I loved my co-workers, and the job, but she made my life miserable on a daily basis. I'm going to grab some breakfast and I will bbl. I don't know what I'm going to end up doing today! Waving to all to follow, RobinMD |
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Post by keshet51 on Sept 1, 2019 17:05:13 GMT
RobinMD, thanks, your comments were so incredibly helpful to me. I trust that DD will figure this out - she's a strong, competent person, and just knowing my being there for her will be a support to her makes me feel so much better since I can't actually be there in person. Thanks for sharing your experience. I haven't heard from her today. I realize that while it feels like a crisis to me, she's been living with this for some time...
I had a good yoga class, really helped calm me down and center me. Then went for a walk with a DF who kind of annoyed me, not really capable of being empathic and I think just feels uncomfortable with the depth of emotional sharing I do. I need to rein it in; she's not the right audience.
Anyway, home now, having lunch. Will get to cooking shortly after a nap maybe. I don't have to worry about getting to bed early tonight because I don't work tomorrow. Have I mentioned that? Hahaha.
I'll bbl.
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Post by success4susie on Sept 1, 2019 17:28:06 GMT
Oh Andi - I am so sad about DD's marriage problems...so far my DC who are married have stayed married, but you just never know. My DD & DSIL have already made it longer than I did. I don't think DS & DDIL could find anyone else who would put up with either of them...and YDD is not married yet. Thank goodness you can talk and text. I have a feeling you will be on the phone much more often. Like RobinMD said, she knows you are available for her to lean on....even if it is from a distance.
Janet - the pic of you with your 2 colleagues on FB was cute - looked like a nice celebration. Oh, I cannot imagine the conversation of you with your friend about whether or not to wear his speedo - ha!
RobinMD - when a DGC is here, I try to play with him/her and it just wears me out - lol. We are the only DGPs DGS has here, so we try to help whenever we can. I loved my maternal GPs soooooooo much (like you were saying the other day) and I am so happy that all of my DGC live close...that may be a totally different story when YDD gets married and has children.
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Post by robinmd on Sept 1, 2019 23:27:06 GMT
Hi again,
I have been pretty lazy today...I waited too late to eat breakfast, and my stomach gave me a fit. I felt pretty bad for a while there, so I just ended up eating toast and a jello. I did run to the grocery store, and stopped by the farm stand on the way back home. I picked up some local peaches, pickling cucumbers, 2 ears of sweet white corn, some cherry tomatoes, and a homemade apple dumpling. It is really big, so I will cut it in half and make 2 desserts out of it. I love the crispy little cucumbers on sandwiches, and I have been enjoying the cherry tomatoes with mozzarella pearls with some fresh basil from my little garden, and some chopped Romaine. I was glad to see that they still have peaches, too. They were so good this year. The early apples are starting to show up as well, but I have apple trees, and have been using those. I got home and ate a b.l.t. on sprouted wheat bread. That settled pretty good. I might do the salad for dinner, with an ear of corn. I did manage to vacuum my bedroom, but that was about it. I suddenly remembered that tonight was meeting night at the ambulance station (I volunteer at the one here in town) and next weekend is a big one for money making. It is Boonsboro Days, and we always make food and serve it all day, while crowds shop at all the vendors that set up here in the park. I love the crafts, plants, foods, etc. that are there. I often find lots of little stocking stuffers to save for Christmas gifts.
Susie, I was really close to my paternal GPs, and spent lots of time in DGM's kitchen cooking anything and everything. She used to make sourdough bread and potato bread, and one of my favorite things was making homemade tapioca pudding. We would also take little day trips, like down to Old Salem in Winston-Salem, N.C. and she took me on my first train ride, when there was a train that ran from Martinsville to Roanoke. My maternal GPs didn't live very far away from them, so every time we were in town between moves, or on holidays or vacations, we had to trade off who we stayed with....and they kept track, and knew exactly who we stayed with the last time! HAHA!
Andi, I'm glad the yoga helped you feel better. Too bad about the conversation that was lost on your friend. I know what you mean about that. I am off tomorrow too, and I am so glad I don't have to worry about going to bed early. I only work on Wednesday and Thursday this week, so I really hope I get a lot done around here. Enjoy your evening, and your extra day tomorrow!
Guess I'll get off of here and catch up with what is going on with the hurricane. I have a lot of friends on the Urban Search and Rescue team (and my boss, the chief of the station where I work) who have been deployed to Florida, initially in anticipation of things being bad there, but I am thinking they will also be needed in the Bahamas. Unbelievable sustained wind speeds of 185 with gusts up to 220mph. My heart just breaks for what those people are going through. I will be back tomorrow. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Waving to all who I missed!
RobinMD
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. Exercise helps, as does being in the sunshine. I'd also like to get back to meditating - do you do it? It's so centering. WW has the app Headspace which you can try out for a month free (it's not a WW app so anyone can use it), not that I've used it more than a couple of times this month. Anyway, just a thought. Sometimes we just feel depressed. Luckily those feelings pass.
