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Post by Jarmstrong on Nov 13, 2019 13:03:06 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.
Our motto is persistence, not perfection
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Post by Jarmstrong on Nov 13, 2019 13:24:50 GMT
Good morning.
Thank you all who responded to my post yesterday. Yesterday was very emotional for me. I did talk to my sister and my Aunt. My Aunt has helped me a lot through out the process of my sister being ill and then my mom's sickness and passing. I have really bonded with her this year. I want to do something nice for her to let her know how much she means to me. I did call my EAP yesterday and they do provide grief counseling as well. I have my first appointment on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. I am also still going to go to the counseling offered by Hospice. At this point I will take everything I can get.
I spent most of yesterday with my Dad trying to get a few things straight with him. We opened a joint checking account with me on it yesterday. We also went by Social Security but the wait was so long we decided to go back to his apartment and call and see how much we could get done over the phone. We were able to get quite a bit done.
Still trying to work on things at home to get him moved in with us.
Lora did you get any snow yesterday. Your pictures on FB are beautiful as usual. We got some snow but it melted (which is fine by me). It is 26 degrees here this morning. I hate this weather.
Susie glad you made it to concert last night.
RobinMD thanks for sharing your story with me about your mom. It sounds very similar to what I am experiencing with my own mother. While I know feeling guilty won't change anything- it so hard to not feel the feelings.
Still trying to catch up here at work.
Waving to all. |
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Post by success4susie on Nov 13, 2019 17:17:24 GMT
Good Morning Jana and ATF...got to the gym this morning after getting my car door (that was frozen shut) opened. I sure do love those heated seats...just with I had the heated steering wheel like DH does - lol!
Jana - glad you were able to talk to your DS and DA.....also that you got so much accomplished with DF. Especially wonderful is that you were able to get an appt for tomorrow too! Thinking of you all the time.
OK...off to mah jongg
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Post by Jarmstrong on Nov 13, 2019 17:29:45 GMT
Susie isn't this weather crazy cold! I had trouble with my car door this morning too. 
I don't know how people live in places that are frequently below zero and negative temps.
Work is a little slow as in there isn't anyone here. I have plenty to do - just no one in the office.
My mom's oldest sister (she has 4 sisters) called me this morning. I had sent her something that had belonged to my mom. She had me all emotional on the phone. I know you guys are probably getting sick of me posting about this stuff. Sorry.
I am thinking now that my life should get back to some sort of normal (whatever the new normal will be) It is time for me to start taking better care of myself. I need to get to the grocery store and get to a point where I can meal prep again and I am thinking about going back to the gym.
Lora - did you go back to the gym? I thought I had seen where you were thinking about it - but I can't remember. |
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Post by LR63402 on Nov 13, 2019 17:33:22 GMT
Good morning (or afternoon for most).
Jana - I'm so glad you were able to get an appointment for tomorrow! And that your Aunt has been such a wonderful support for you. We didn't get snow, but we did get ice. Luckily since it had been 65 the day before, the roads were fine. Ours accumulated on the roof, mailbox, and some in the flower beds. Yesterday afternoon she the sun finally came out and apparently warmed up the metal roof, the ice started to melt and broke loose in big sheets and slid off the side of the house and shattered into pieces when it hit the ground. The whole process made quite a loud racket and I was more than a little perplexed and a little startled until I figured out what it was. Lol.
Susie - thanks for the info on the coconut curry recipe. It really does sound yummy. I have to agree, heated seats are just THE BEST! I've never had a heated steering wheel either, but it certainly does sound inviting.
When DH left for work this morning it was 18 degrees with a wind chill of 12. All that meant for me was that I was absolutely just going to roll over and go back to sleep. Haha! The sun us up now, the sky is clear and we're up to a tropical 32 degrees. Whoo Hoo!
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Post by LR63402 on Nov 13, 2019 18:08:57 GMT
Jana - I guess we were posting at the same time a little while ago. I did rejoin the teeny tiny fitness center in my teeny tiny town. Unfortunately I've only actually gone there a few times. I know how good I would feel if I was actually going on a regular basis, I just can't seem to motivate myself to actually do it. SIGH! And YES, I absolutely agree that you need to be taking better care of yourself & finding positive ways to take care of yourself physically, mentally and emotionally. I'm glad you asked about the gym. It's got me motivated and I'm going to try to make myself a schedule to stick too.
I think that maybe part of my problem is now that I no longer work, I have too much time. So a workout is super easy to skip by justifying "I can go any time". Well, if "any time" never actually happens, then it's certainly doing me no good, right? Maybe if I make a schedule, like making an appointment with myself, I'll be more apt to keep that. I think it's also a bit harder to do without having direction. I've always done better with instructor lead workouts. But that kind of thing would mean a more expensive gym and a 50-80 mile round trip. I know me too well, and know that I'd never make that drive several 3-4 times a week. So that means I'll just need to find a way to motivate myself and find my own accountability. Sigh....adulting is so hard sometimes.
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