omg... sorry for the long post.

Glad to hear that you are doing ok and very busy. Have fun on your vacation at the beach let me know how you enjoyed that. Tell me all about the wedding too. Boy you got a lot done this weekend.. i don't' know if I could do what you've been doing. Good luck with getting your sons alterations and getting all the packing done.

Things here are busy too. Getting ready for school . trying to get some new living room furniture. bought something and then had go back and cancel. The furniture was to big. and not a good store to purchase from we found out..

Don't worry about long posts I love reading all the things you are up to. It helps make me smile.
have fun

Okay.... you asked for the long posts..

My official weight this morning was 154.0. I guess it could have been worse. I hope to go for long walks or runs along the beach in the mornings. I need to lose about 4lbs now to look a little bit decent at the weddings.. especially in one particular outfit. Of course that even is the last one and I'll probably be 10lbs heavier!

DD's and I were up late last night finding outfits and accessorizing them. We finally quit when my brain went dead and I couldn't take anymore. Plus my clothes were bothering me.. they were itchy. You'd think that I would have changed into my pj's like the girls did.

Is the living room furniture for yourself or for your daughter?

Sounds like you are very busy getting ready for this wedding. It's a big deal since, it's 4 days long. WoW. You are really going all out with having all those outfits and accessories. I would probably wear simple clothes on the other party days with limited accessories that i could use more than once. Have a great time when you go. You'll have to let me know how everything went. Your post wasn't long at all. I expected this long long post it was so sort I had to look at it twice LOL. When you get back you'll need another vacation LOL
I hope you lose the 4 lbs so you fabulous in your dress and don't gain anything while your at the wedding.

The furniture is for our living room for all of us to use. We need things. Hubby is getting a lift chair and my chair is over 20 years old so with getting rid of the leather sofa we need to get her a chair. plus, i was thinking of getting rid of the other sofa we have. we have too much in the living room now ... at least , the way it's set up. Time for some changes.
Weight is holding it's own right now. Working on not sure what lol. trying to watch what I eat , still haven't started writing down what I'm eating. maybe, later on I'll start doing that too. now just trying to keep portion control when I can I measure my food.

Have fun. Hope to hear all about the vacation and the wedding.

Hey... I like what you said about working on you don't know what. That's perfect! It pretty well sums me up as well.

My weight actually went down from yesterday. I couldn't believe it. I'm 152.5 lbs... almost where I've been all summer when I declared that I was going to enjoy my summer and deal with all this afterwards. I feel pretty good but still resent the fact that I couldn't get myself into a routine to lose the weight and then enjoy the summer. So, I'm 12.5 lbs from my goal. If I can just lose a couple of pounds before the wedding I would be happy. But beggers cannot be choosers... I'm happy with what I have right now.

I say let's just enjoy the rest of the summer and start things fresh when the new school year begins!

We are leaving tomorrow for the vacay and wedding. Actually we are going two hours away for DD1 to attend a concert and we will be going to Buffalo afterwards for an overnight and then leave in the morning.
So, we have to be packed by tomorrow afternoon. The other two families have another full day to complete their packing.

WEll, I'm leaving today.
I'll be back on Sept 1.
Take care and post here. I'll read it if I can and, for sure, when I get back.

Don't stress with the weight. Enjoy the time with your DD before she goes off to school! Enjoy the last few weeks of summer and summer bbq's.
We'll work on our weight together in the Fall. We will help eachother.

Take care.

Have fun. Great job with enjoying your summer and losing some weight.

I'm trying to enjoy. Daughter started school today. She's living at home for now. I hope the commute isn't to much for her once the weather gets bad.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to lose some weight. I think now I'm still going to try to eat smaller portions, I really don't want to count calories. Maybe, try to exercise a bit more. Time will tell if I need to do more.
HAVE A GREAT TIME ON YOUR VACATION THEN AT THE WEDDING. I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT. ENJOY THE FAMILY TIME.

Hope you are having fun. Started a new eating plan for diabetics. only 3 days. lost 2 lbs. down to 173 lbs. was eating less than the 1800 plan I picked... last night was very hungry and had a lot of cal . left. daughter brought in Chinese food ate some so today I don't know if I gained a lot of weight back. I tried not to eat it but the pot roast I made was awful. I will have to dr. that up. it was very dried out. :(.
Can't wait to hear about how things went .

Welcome Home Shy How was your trip.?
I'm still trying to walk even if it's for a short time and slow. Trying to keep steps at 10,000 or more. Doesn't always work out. have to up my exercise I think. Otherwise doing good.

Hi Zee!
Thanks for the welcome!!!

I'm exhausted. I gained weight. I have a lot of unpacking to do.
I'll chime in later (or tomorrow) and catch up with you.

:(.... new weight is 158.0 lbs. Ouch.....

The important thing is did you have a good time :)? You will lose the weight. Do you have any more celebrations coming up?

Things here have been hectic. Car went into repair at the same time the microwave and hubby's new chair broke. Did you every hear of a microwave that keeps running when you open the door ; even after hitting the stop button ?

Weight is going down so far. phew. I hope I can keep my resolve and keep this up.. Down to 171.3 lbs today. It's been a long time since I've lost weight. I usually sabotage myself at some point.

Ate lunch out yesterday. :(. gained .4 lbs. back to 171.4 lbs. (my low so far has been 170.8 lbs. ) I tried to be good. I didn't pick something really diet friendly i guess. had Moussaka , salad , rice pudding , a little piece of bread. . the lunch wasn't finished . i brought it home had a little for dinner and now i have some for today for lunch or dinner. It seems whenever I eat beef I 've gained some weight. probably what I'm eating with it or how much. even with measuring it to 3 ounces. Well, time will tell. Maybe, my body has to adjust to it. I guess .4 lbs isn't to bad to have a different food in my diet LOL. time will tell.

I hope you have gotten everything in order. What have you been up to since you came home? Did you do anything for the Labor Day weekend or don't you celebrate that ?

Checking ... Hope you are doing well Shy. I guess beginning of the school year your busy.
How did you do with your to do list for the summer?

Weight 170.2 when i started 11 days ago I was 175 lbs so am happy right now.

Wow Zee!!!
I'm so happy for you!!!!
That's fantastic!!!!

Sorry I have not been around. I was extremely busy getting ready for back to school and then I've been busy with my In-laws almost every other day! They are moving to my city and are building a house. There is so much that they have to pick from and it's taking my valuable time away! I barely have time to maintain the house in between. Forget about the unpacking of the special clothes we took for the wedding... or of putting laundry away... the clothes just sit in a pile and the kids are picking through them! lol
I can't wait to have some time to myself.
They are coming back tomorrow and on Monday. I just ignored the main floor yesterday and concentrated on the bathrooms upstairs (which have not been cleaned since we got back). Of course I did some laundry and dishes and made supper. It seems that my day stops when the kids get home around 3pm and 5pm.

I've got to get back to routine. Hopefully next week I'll have more time for myself and the house. Now I have to clean up the main floor so that it's clean for tomorrow. It's basically putting away the clutter that's still in places since we got back... and then vacumming etc. ugh.

My weight is staying the same, going down slightly and then going back up! It's all over the place and it doesn't help that we are eating out when the in-laws come over. We are driving around all day that dinner cannot be made and we order out. This is not helping my weight.
Next week....

You're not too far away from me now. We have to work together and get rid of this weight.
I am now 158.5 lbs.