Hope you had a nice day out.

I'm not doing well gained back a lot of weight. :(. up to 178.9 lbs today. I'm hoping my eating will get better when I'm off the antibiotic. I need to get a grip on this. I spent the winter losing about 6.lbs and now I've almost gained it all back.

I see you are up a lb. shy. Could it be the time of the year weather affects our eating and weight gain/loss?

ouch. I hope you can get a handle on the weight increase. Stopping it now is much better than letting it get out of control and then finding yourself in a worse situation.
Take it from me.

I'm still struggling with the weight at 152.0 lbs... yes I did gain one pound and can't seem to shake it off. I'd like to lose a little more than that as well. I now have 12 lbs to lose to reach my goal. Not too long ago, i only had to lose 6.5 lbs.
Agh. I don't know what's going on

Maybe you're right.... it could be that time of year where the weather affects our eating and weight gain/loss. I sure hope you're right!

How are you doing today, Zecilkl?

@Raymh: Where are you? It's been far too long that you've posted around here.

I'm doing Well Shy. I wonder if you are eating enough calories??? I know that's a strange question. Sometimes we exercise a lot and don't take that into acct. then the body goes into starvation mode.

My problem right now is that I exercise then for some injury have to stop. when I start to exercise I seem to eat over the cal. I eat. I know that since, I've been doing this for a while. LOL. Then I find the right balance and eat normally .. Right now I'm having trouble getting myself into a proper eating cal. range. Since, I've been on/off exercise it's a bit difficult. I can eat more than recommended (calories) when I'm always exercising. I know to lose I was told 1900 cal. and burn 350. well right now I'm way above the 1900. I've gone as high as 2500. oh my. So, working on what I should eat during the day.

What are you dealing with. Maybe, If you tell me it will help you lose the weight ??? ?We can try.

I went up another pound. ANd I know that it's not that time of month yet... or at least I hope not. As I mentioned before, it seems to be coming whenever it wants! Mind you, I think it's started to get back to normal again.

Anyways, I went up another pound.
I think you hit the nail on the head, Zelcilkl!!! I think I'm NOT eating enough calories. And, no, it's not strange at all to ask that. I know exactly what you mean! I've gone through this before and was literally eating empty calories and filling up with the wrong stuff. Once I jumped back on the wagon, I started to lose like I knew I would. Now I only have to convince my mind to get back on that wagon. I know what to do... I know I will lose the weight... but why can't I seem to get back on??? Why don't I have the motivation?
I usually have quite a bit of motivation and I can't even seem to muster up enough to get me to at least lose something... to get me focused and motivated again. Sigh.

Oh well, today's another day.... let's see what happens.

@Raymh: Where are you???

agh... I just typed a whole bunch of stuff and it somehow disappeared!
I'm not in the mood to do it again.
Basically, TOM did start yesterday... after I said it wasn't time for it. LOL. Someone is playing a good trick on me.
So.... now I know the reason for my weight gain.

Glad you have a motivation since it's TOM you will now get back on the wagon.. You will lose. :).
Let me know how things go.
I hate when you type up something and it disappears. I'm sure you'll remember some of it and put it in next time :)

I'm trying to get back on track. watching what I eat.... as the food goes into my mouth. I'm working on lowering my calories. Trying to go out for a walk for exercise.

Watching what I'm eating isn't going to be a goal for me right now.
DD#2 is graduating tonight and we're grabbing fast food. Then there is my nephew's graduation party on the weekend. I think I'll be in party mode from today onwards... lol!!!

But, seriously, I have so much going on right now that REAL food doesn't seem to apply to the equation.

How are you doing, Zecilkl??? I mean health-wise... has everything settled down now?

RAYMH ??????? WHERE ARE YOU ?????

I didn't weigh myself this morning. I forgot. I was sooooo tired from DD#2's grad last night. It was all the running around for hair appointments, cleaning up the house, etc..... We had so much family come down for it. It was really nice, though.

So, tonight, we traditionally take the kids out for dinner..... being the last day of school! No calorie counting here. I'll be lucky that I don't gain any weight once TOM is over!

Oops I missed posting yesterday... Doing better. Thank you Shy

Weighed in yesterday gained a bit today lost it and a bit more. so far I'm down a smidgen LOL

Broke my band on my pedometer watch :( so put it in my pocket yesterday. Didn't do many steps.
When I say watch my food Shy I just mean try to pick the best choice available :).
Have a great day

Yes.... that's exactly what I mean as well.... about the food choices.
Unfortunately, sometimes circumstances don't allow me to make the best choices...lol.

We're going out for dinner tonight with friends and t hen off to the graduation party on Saturday! Hopefully t hings will settle down a bit after that.

I'm sure you'll do fine with your choices. party's and family get together's are a part of life. So, If you can eat and enjoy while not gaining. you are doing very well. I hope you enjoyed the graduation.

I've been doing ok trying to make good choices. sometimes just eating out and getting something I truly want.:)

Happy July.

Yes..... definitely a happy July 1st or July 4th!!!! Depending on which side of the border you're on! lol

I'm finally back into my own space and things are starting to settle in. I, however, forgot to weigh myself this morning. I think that I'm around 152.5 lbs right now.
Not bad considering that I think I gained more weight than that.

Hmmm....
How are you doing, Zecilkl??? I'll bet you have everything under control... you just seem to be that kind of person.

@Raymh: Where have you disappeared to??? This has to be the longest that you have been away!

I'm starting my eating plan over. I was way off track and fall farther away fast. So, over the weekend I reevaluated what I was doing , What I want.
Hopefully I will do my "Open Focus" tape daily. that helps me stay focused and realize what's important. lowers my stress level.. I also, want to try to walk at least 3 x a week.

Raymh where are you
Sjmd how is the personal trainer going. Can't wait to get your next weigh in. I'm glad you are back here and on track.

I'm so glad that you are motivated and inspired, zecilkl!!!
What a fantastic outlook you have for starting your journey again.... and getting rid of the hiccups along the way. We need to do that once in a while... find out what's working and what's not working. We have to reassess again and start the whole process again. THis is part of the learning cycle... we have to learn from our mistakes and ensure that we don't do them again! THis is what creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is all about.
Good for you!!!

I thought I was already where you are now. But, honestly, I was just kidding myself and hoping that I wouldn't gain serious weight from all the 'freedom' I was enjoying! I didn't buckle down and stay on the horse.... it was too easy to just stay beside the horse and hope for the best! lol
I know what I need to do and I think I'm also getting back to the point of doing it. I believe that this week I will be back on track.

Together, we can do this.