I don't know what I did yesterday ; even with eating out I lost 2.2 lbs today back down to 175.8 . No plans for today. .I hope you are getting a lot of things done.

Oh boy, Weight is 177.2 lbs. :( I don't know what's going on... Seem to have lost control.. It started with vacation .. then when I came home I started to take a medication at night where you can't eat around it.. so i think i'm eating more before because I know I have to wait til morning to eat again. I may have to re think the taking at night.
Hope you are dong well. Did you have fun this weekend at your gatherings?

Weight is moving a bit... however, not enough to mention. I'll wait a bit and see if it's because I changed one medication from a.m. to p.m. my body may have to get used to it.
I hope you are enjoying all your parties and family gatherings . how is your to do list coming along?

Hey hey!!!
Glad to see that you haven't abandoned me...

I've been so busy with parties and family gatherings and birthdays!
DD2 and I were away for 6 days as she was attending a workshop and I was invited to come along.
Right after we checked out of the hotel, DH and the rest came to meet us and we had to attend two events in the afternoon... one his family and one my family... thank goodness both the venues were close to eachother and close to the hotel. We were home for less than a day and packed to go to Buffalo for a couple of days. We got home soooo late. We spent the day cleaning up and putting away our stuff and emptying our suitcases and decorating and shopping for DD1's Bday yesterday. She went out to a fancy restaurant and then invited her friends over for a desert bar! It was gorgeous and she was so happy. DD2 and DS helped me get it all done.
To say I'm tired is an understatement!
But, hey, the upside is that DD1 got her party on her actual bday and my house it clean... at least downstairs is... and certain rooms upstairs.

All h*ll broke loose in my bedroom! lol Everything is shoved in there... everything. I now need to put away and clean it up. It will take me all day and then some..

I'm glad to know that you are still around but not glad to know that you are having difficulties with the weight. Yes, please check the whole medication and eating thing... that's whats doing it, I'm sure.

I did pretty well at the hotel and didn't really gain a lot. However, I gained tons when I was in Buffalo. I ate well yesterday and was very active cleaning up the house etc, that I ended up losing. Yay.

My weight is now 153.0 lbs.
Not bad considering.

Now to lose it and get back to the 140's so I can look good for a wedding in Virginia... and my clothes will look nice on me.
Hmmm three weeks to do it. I'm going to dedicate my eating to that the best I can. When I'm at a gathering, I will enjoy myself with some limitations... when I'm home, I will measure and weigh everything to lose.
This has to start tomorrow... did I mention that I'm going to Mom's for a dinner party tonight?
Yup...
lol

Agh...
the weight is going up. It's going the wrong way. Ouch!!!

154.5 lbs
I've got to stop this. When will I stop it?
I guess I've got to stop going to parties.... lol. Not going to happen. This is a very busy summer for us and it is flying by so quickly.
I was at a gathering yesterday and it was a pizza party! it was 1 hr away
I'm going to a bbq today... 2 1/2 hours away
My cousin suggested that I drop by her house after the party for a cup of tea and perhaps to sleep the night. She is 1 hr 45 min away.... so she is kind of in the middle. It depends how late it gets. Also, I know that I'll end up going out for a lunch at a special place....great... more yummy food.

When will the madness stop????
lol

Enjoy all the parties. Little by little we'll learn to cut back naturally. All the work we do during the year will help with the family gatherings in the future.. at least, for you. I've been off track for a bit. I've been craving all sorts of foods. Don't know if it's sadness or being tired.(sp) We can do this. At least, I've been basically maintaining my weight. I'm a bit more than the spring but haven't really gone anywhere.. I'm trying to get back to exercising. I measure my breakfast. Now I've got to start planning snacks and better meals. Been eating out a great deal lately. So, with that in mind, I just have to get into the routine of watching better. LOL

Glad you are enjoying your summer. hang in there. You are lower in weight this summer than last correct?

As for me I think I'm up from last year about 1 - 2 lbs. Not so bad but I rather be down that amt. LOL

HI Zee,
I think you're right. Thanks for being there to ground me and bring me back to reality.

I'm wondering if you are craving all these foods because of the meds you're on? You had mentioned that you are on new meds and they were playing havoc with your diet.
Are these permanant meds or are you taking them for a short time? If it is for a short time, then just do the best you can and try to avoid the real diet busters... fried food, starches, lots of pizza etc. (all the foods that I love).
IF it's long term, then you have to find things that work for you and try to incorporate healthy snacks to get you through the cravings until your meals.

lol... speaking of cravings... I just polished off an entire bag of microwave popcorn! I don't think I've ever done that. I was calling DH to have some but he had gone up for a nap and a shower... I didn't know. So I sat here and ate the enitre bag.
My kids are all on a cottage vacay with my brother, sister and families.
I had to stay back and attend an event with my hubby yesterday and again on Friday.

Agh... I'm waiting for the calm to happen.
I'm going to be busy doing so many things around the house with the kids gone. I hope.

BTW, I just came from the gym. I went and did my half and hour of the treadmill. I was getting so good at it and then it stopped. And then I ate an entire bag of popcorn. lol

155.5.....It just keep going up and up.
Sigh.

It seems to be a problem lately for a lot of people this year. Wonder if there is something to the alignment of the planets and stars that are affecting us.. LOL wouldn't that be funny if it turned out to be true.

You'll get back on track. great job with going to the gym.. You didn't run anything with the bag of popcorn. you said it was microwave. that's not that terrible a thing to eat a lot of .... Next time you won't do it... Hey maybe, get the individual serving bags they have and share that with hubby.. if he doesn't come you aren't really doing anything terrible and if you share you are eating less and still having the enjoyment of the popcorn with your hubby.

I 've been all crazy. the medications I'm taking are permanent... It's for thyroid. I was also told I'm pre diabetic.. that threw me for a loop (I always expected it but when it came i was shocked ) I went into a thought i can't eat any sweets... etc. so i went into binge mode all sweets every day. Now I have to get a handle on it. I want to get more weight off.

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I got sick Monday night. still not feeling myself. I think I lost like 3 lbs . with eating just toast and soup, with ginger ale. I've put back 1/2 lb. Oh well, trying today to watch what I eat.

I did walk yesterday today I got up did some stuff and had to lay down as I got a heaviness in my head. like my head was heavier than my body. > it did help to lie down. Got up and started in going threw more things to get rid of.
I hope you get threw the things you want to get done while the kids are away. Is it a special occasion for them or just a vacation with family? How were your events with hubby this week? What type of plans do you have for the weekend?

Enjoy remember the gym and together maybe, we can start eating better.....

Hey Zee...
I'll respond to your post later as I'm about to go out and do some shopping for a bbq I'm hosting tonight.
Last minute but there are some friends visiting their old town and wanted to see us as well.

I was at a bbq last night and didn't have time to prepare somethings so now I ahve to runaround.

Surprisingly my weight was 153.0 lbs this morning. Not too sure what's going on but I'll take it.

Talk to you soon.

How lovely you are so busy. Time here has been flying by. Great job with the weight.
I was down to 173.6 lbs. Yesterday I ate all 3 meals .. one was at a sushi/chinese buffet. I did a lot of eating . so today I'm at 175.4 lbs. Not bad since i hadn't eaten a week.

I hope to stay on track this week.
Let me know how the bbq's went. Hope you had fun .

Just checking in to see how you are doing.
Weight is holding below 175 lbs. I also checked last year at this time. I'm down 4 lbs from 8/11/14 So , that's a little bit of an encouragement.

When do your children start school?

Shy where are you :).
Not doing so great. Gained a lb this week .:(. up to 175.2 lbs

Still at 175.2 lbs. Hope all is well with you.

Ahhhhh.....

I've been so busy. My DD1's bday party was on Saturday and I was running around getting everything ready.. food, decorations, plates/cutlery.
I went to help inlaws move (they are downsizing) and then went to get DD1 a new outfit for her party the next day. Then came home and did everything for this party in 3 1/2 days!!
There were 65 people invited....
It was crazy.
I went and returned things yesterday that were not needed for the party, cleaned the back yard and had to attend a gathering for DD2 (she was receiving a prestigious award from Girl Guides).
Today, I spent the day (so far) cleaning up. Putting away all the dishes, chaffing dishes, perculator etc. We just finished vaccuming and sweeping and mopping downstairs... where the party was held. I still have to clean two bathrooms and vacuum upstairs.
Oh.. did I mention that DH's friend is here from Europe and is coming over for dinner? Then he and DH are heading to the states to visit a colleague for two days. They are leaving tonight.
DH hasn't packed yet.
DH has to also go through his clothes and pack for a wedding in Virginia. He hasn't done that yet. He was supposed to do that yesterday after the guests, who slept over, left.
We just didn't think about it. We were both tired. Oh yeah... with everything else we did yesterday... we also spent over one hour putting out the garbage and recycling last night. Thank goodness today was garbage pickup day! There was a lot of garbage and recycling... we just kept throwing things in the garage so we finally had to spend time and break down things.

At least I have food for tonight. We are going to have the bbq food that didn't get cooked!

Did I mention that I made 21lbs of chicken? 97 hamburger patties? And got 10lbs of Hungarian sausages especially made? Not to mention the two salads I made? Thank goodness for my sister, SIL and best friend who offered to make other salads and bring them!
There were also appetizers and a huge dessert table!

So... I've been busy!
lol.... understatement....

As soon as DH leaves, I have to start packing for the wedding... for myself and my kids. It's a 4 day wedding with 4 events every night... therefore 4 outfits. These need to be accessorized with jewelry and shoes! I'll be doing this for two days.
Then I need to pack clothes for the day time during the wedding.
Also, we are making a big trip out of this and decided to make a vacation (ahead of the wedding) to Myrtle beach! We are going with two other families.
So... I also have to pack beach stuff and beach clothes. I also have to buy food items that we are taking along and don't have to get there! I have to pack them and deal with them.
I was also told that the father of the bride has rented a house for us to stay at during the wedding (thank goodness... the expense of the trip and the vacation is already eating into our funds). But.. we have to take our own bedding. Great. Now i have to do that as well.

The only person who has his clothes figured out (for the wedding) is my son... but I have to alter two pants. He's so tall and skinny that the pants are falling off of him. i don't know how to do it as the alterationist cannot do it. I guess there really is no one like my mother! I don't have time to get them to her.

So much to do... I also want to clean the car before the big trip.
I have to figure out what to do with our pet.

Did I mention that we are leaving on Thursday afternoon? Yeah.

I think this is my calm before I start to freak out.
I know that I can do it... I hope. After all, I did throw a big party and only had three days to do it.... with the kids and DH's help.
Too bad that DH won't be around. And when he comes back, he'll be busy getting his clothes ready.

Oh yeah...
I haven't weight myself. I don't know what the damage is. There is a huge laundry basket on my scale and I have to deal with that as well. I just didn't want to move it to see the damage.

Thanks for hearing me out.