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Post by Jarmstrong on Mar 5, 2020 12:07:55 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.
Feel free to jump in and join us. All are welcome here.
Our motto is persistence, not perfection.
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Post by Jarmstrong on Mar 5, 2020 12:44:28 GMT
Good morning.
The end of my work day yesterday was very frustrating and I walked in this morning and I am already frustrated again. I have a leader that really should not be a leader. It is so frustrating because I feel like every time someone else does something incorrectly it falls back on me to get it corrected. Anyway - trying to move forward.
Lora so sorry to hear about Mark but glad his food options opened up a little. I have gotten back into a bad habit of having a diet coke every day. I think it has stalled my weight loss -  so today- no more Diet Coke.
Andi, you had a really long day Tuesday, glad you were able to get a nap in, boy, I really love my naps. Wow. So sorry to hear about DD and her problems. It is hard to be a neutral sounding board for our children. DD did get a flu shot. It is required by the school she works for. Weird thing is - my Dad also got the flu shot and the pneumonia shot and he ended up with both. DH and I have not gotten the flu shot - I was around Dad the whole time he was sick, sat in a hospital ER for 8 hours surrounded by people with the flu and I got a cold a few weeks later. I am so HAPPY that I haven't gotten it. So I am sad that DD has the flu - but I don't really want to be any where near her. (I am a horrible mom) I will be happy to drop of meds, take her soup or whatever I can for her (walk her dogs) LOL but I really do not want any additional exposure to the flu. I feel like I would be like tempting fate or something.
Robin happy that you got your car taken car of.
I was pretty caught up at work yesterday - but my email is full this morning so I have a few things to do to be caught up again. |
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Post by LR63402 on Mar 5, 2020 13:08:45 GMT
Good morning everyone.
Bet y'all can't guess what my weather is this morning. What? Rain, you say? Cold, you say? How'd you know?
Not much planned for today other than staying in and staying dry, I suppose. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny but colder.
Jana - Ugh. So sorry to hear that DD has the flu. Glad she's able to stay home for the rest of the week and then has the weekend as well to get herself better. I don't blame you for steering clear. When Mark's parents and my father finally found out about my surgery they were all mad that we didn't call and tell them so they could come down to the hospital and sit with Mark. OMG! Like I want a bunch of folks in their mid-80s sitting in a hospital waiting room full of contagious people! No, no, no. Just NO. Sorry about your frustrating work situation (I surely have not yet forgotten those days), and for the less than competent team leader. I hope the frustration passes quickly. Aspartame sweetener can have some ugly side effects. It really intensified cravings for me. If you can let it go, I think you'd be better off without it.
Andi - How was your workshop last night? I hope informative and inspirational.
Susie - How was your free evening? Relaxing and peaceful, I hope.
RobinMD - That's terrific that you have that kind of relationship with your vet. So glad to hear that you knee seems to have no long term effects, what a blessing! I'm sure your quick action to treatment helped. So far, we're not expected to have anything but rain, so hopefully that stays the case.
Janet - I hope today is an easier day with your kiddos.
Well I don't have much else for now. I hope everybody has a great day! BBL
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Post by success4susie on Mar 5, 2020 18:43:21 GMT
Hello Everyone...made it to my strength yoga class this morning, then to LLI for a session on ANGELS - it was OK, but since I have a schedule conflict next week, I think I am going to skip it. It is just a 3 week session, so maybe I will go to the last one. Tomorrow I start a 3 week session on the Constitution. DH and went out to lunch and now I am going to read for awhile.
Jana - sorry about the frustration at work...darn. Wow, you are lucky for not getting the flu though. My endocrinologist told me yesterday that no matter what anyone says to definitely get the shot. I used to get it all the time when they gave it at work, but since I have been retired, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. This year, I got it after DGD had already had it. I pretty much hate the idea of all diet drinks (even though I do succumb on occasion). DH has started drinking one on Fridays when we go to HH...and sometimes when he goes out to eat. He got water today and I got hot tea at the Chinese restaurant though.
Lora - darn, darn...I can't believe that Mark has 4 MORE weeks...well, I guess "better safe than sorry." Oh dear...more father and in-law issues...well, I guess they were just concerned,,, but you are right...it would have been awful for them to be sitting in a hospital full of sick people. I am actually impressed that your father was upset. My free evening was nice, but boy I sure can waste a lot of time...ha!
Andi - I had to laugh at your comment about not driving ANYWHERE that takes more than 15 minutes when you retire. You sure have had a lot of rough days lately.
Janet - hope you have a better day today and the "angel" does not drive you crazy.
RobinMD - yippee for getting the car in on time AND that it passed!
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Post by LR63402 on Mar 5, 2020 18:56:19 GMT
EeeeeeGads! CoronaVirus hype is making people NUTS! I hate to seem like a conspiracy theorist, end of the world lemming, but on the outside chance that we do end up stuck in the house for a couple of weeks I'd like to have enough food on hand that we really can just stay in and block out the world. I sure didn't want to have to wait until the weekend when the stores would be packed, so I waited for a break in the rain and headed into Guntersville. I hit up Aldi for the vast majority of my meats, some marinara, pepperoni, eggs, butter, some produce items and a surprise area rug for Mark's home office (we'd been looking for something to put under his rolling chair to protect the wood floors. They had a great 6.5 x 5 rug that's reversible and the perfect colors for $39. So couldn't pass that by. Also WM for coffee, cream cheese, a few canned goods and condiments. Good golly, that store was flat out empty of toilet paper, paper towels, antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer, etc. I wasn't looking for any of that stuff, but felt the need to cruise past those aisles because of what I'd been seeing on the local news and mountain FB page. Anyway, by the time I was ready to head back home it was pouring rain again. But thankfully Mark is WFH today so was standing by to help me unload the truck when I pulled in.
I'm pretty sure we won't need to grocery shop for a while. And if we need any basic fill-in items, I'm sure I can get them at my little local mom & pop store. I don't really worry too much about illness exposure there, as generally any time I pop in there it's like me and maybe two other shoppers. Haha
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Post by keshet51 on Mar 6, 2020 1:23:36 GMT
Good evening all. Man I'm glad the week is almost over! It has been a killer for me. The workshop last night was really good, Lora, and the author signed a copy of the book for me and a second copy which was part of the workshop. She also took a picture with me and posted it on the group's FB page, so I felt really happy. It's those little things. Seeing her in person was really fun - she's a very engaging, funny, approachable person and a pleasure to listen to. The main message of course is that sugar is a bad thing, makes those of us obsessed with it (and flour) have small lives because it's always about the food. There were a lot of people there, mostly women of course, and I'm glad I went.
I came home from work early today, was just completely fried. I seem to have recovered though and my cleaning lady was here today and my house is sparkling which always makes me happy. And best of all tomorrow is Friday. I start the day early with the 4th to last of my training sessions, will work until 3, and then am driving down to see my ex and his wife and to talk about DD. Who btw seems to be doing a lot better, at least as of this evening. I know she will be ok and needs some time to sort things out in her head.
Jana, I totally understand your not wanting further exposure to the flu! Nasty bug. Hope DD feels better soon. And sorry about the leader - there's nothing worse than a bad manager.
Lora, I've heard supermarkets are out of just the things you mentioned. It's insane what's going on right now. I'm worried they'll cancel my flight out to Colorado in 2 weeks because the virus is affecting air travel. And I did lol about Mark's parents and your DF sitting in the waiting room together. As Susie said though, remarkable that your DF even had that inclination, no? Has there been more of a thaw?
I don't have any major weekend plans. Seeing my former yoga teacher for coffee on Sunday and then DN is taking another neighbor and me out to dinner Sunday night to thank us for helping her out when she had gall bladder surgery. Entirely unnecessary but I'm sure it will be fun. Oh, and a training session early Saturday morning because I missed yesterday. Next Friday I'm getting two more crowns - RobinMD you recently survived this, right? I've had one done so I'm sure I can survive two but I will be an anxious mess for sure. I don't want to feel anything...
Hope everyone has a good night. I'm going upstairs now to read my mystery in bed.
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Post by LR63402 on Mar 6, 2020 2:05:50 GMT
Susie - Oh, I'm sure you're really looking forward to the Constitution series. That's right up your alley  Andi - It sounds like your workshop was wonderful! I'm so glad. And I think she is absolutely on point with the "all about food" and how it consumes your life. I still plan things out, but it's not like how I used to be. Before, I would not even be finished with lunch and already be thinking about (almost romanticizing) supper. I'd plan every detail in my mind, and I'd know exactly what was happening and when for the entire week. Even down to snacks and binges. While I generally have a plan for supper, sometimes I almost forget to eat during the days when Mark is working in town. Glad to hear that DD seems to be improved, but so sorry she's having to go through this. As for my father, I think it mostly bothers him that he didn't know. He probably thinks that Mark's parents knew and he didn't. Which is absolutely not the case. While it was going down, the only person who knew anything that was happening was my DD. I think Mark felt the need to share with someone, and he chose our daughter, and I had no problem with that. It was a deliberate decision on both our parts to NOT call the old ones. He didn't need the added stress of having to worry about them and I didn't either. I explained that to Mark's parents and they understood. My father will never even try. I mean, for goodness sake he just finished 6 weeks of cancer treatment. He was not supposed to be around crowds or sick people. I honestly think he's just posturing. Something else to be made at me for and blame me for. Like most things concerning him and his wife, it's ridiculous. |
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Post by janjasmine on Mar 6, 2020 3:00:35 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday I didn't get a chance to post. The angel didn't come yesterday but he did today and was horrible again. He kept running out of the room. He has discovered that he can go through the bathroom to the other classroom door. I am actually surprised he hasn't figured out before this. The other kids are seeking attention even tho they know he got really hurt before. I try to ignore some things but when they aren't complying and the other kids are watching them do it it makes it hard to teach them. Today he even hurt our director. Later I went in to ask her if she was okay and she said she was going to a meeting on Monday and will be trying to ask for more support for him another child who is also having a lot of difficulty. I think she told his grandmother to keep him home tommorow. Tommorow is also my assistant teacher's last day. While we weren't close we did manage to get along okay. I bought her a gift certificate from Dunkin Donuts. I was going to buy her a certificate from Walmart but it was taking so long and when I finally got up to the counter the gift card wasn't registering correctly. The guy said to get another card but I didn't know if I was going to have to start all over so I said forget it and went to Dunkin Donuts.
I don't have a whole lot of plans this weekend so need to clean and get rid of clutter. On Sunday later in the evening I am meeting members from my club for dinner in Chinatown after they go to the flower show. Finished my lesson plan but need to go to the library to pick up some books that I requested.
Have a good night. I will write more personal notes over the weekend.
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so today- no more Diet Coke. 
