Sorry I've not been around.. I thought I posted yesterday LOL... Don't worry about speaking your mind. That helps in the process. Glad to hear you went down to 149.5 lbs. Woo hoo. So happy for you. Don't worry that your sister is coming .. Think about it this way. I've come a long way. been to parties and family get together s & I've held it together... (the weight you may have gained then wasn't much) You are still on track. I bet you can do well with her here. If you gain a little think how much you used to gain at times like these. You are down almost to your 145 goal. You can do this.
I can't believe you got snow this late in the season. Well, it's really not winter any more .
No I've never been to the Falls. I would love to see it. So happy you had a wonderful B.D. I know house work and laundry are never done. We can talk about it together any time you feel the need. I hope your family is doing well.

I went out to dinner last night gained a few tenths of a lb. still I'm at 172.8. my lowest this week was 172.2 I can't believe it. Considering I ate at a buffet that isn't to bad. I am really trying to stay in control. However, if i really want something to have it , trying to watch just how much :).
Got to run have to get ready to go to a college information session for transfer students with my daughter.

You broke the 150 mark congrats. you can keep going. It may be up/down for a couple of weeks then all of sudden you'll lose more. keep it up.

I just have to keep watching my eating and exercise. that's the key for me.

I've started the week at 172.2 lbs. I was surprised , but very happy.
I had a very busy weekend. Maybe, that helped me stay on track; even though I did eat out on Sat. and had cookies on Sunday.
Went to the college with daughter for a transfer student information center and then around to meet with the adviser of the womens and gender studies program she is interested in. So , I guess it was a productive day. this was the first time I saw the campus.. Didn't get to see it all but it seems like a nice place.

hope you are doing well. When is your sister coming for her visit? Do you have any special plans for when she is here?

I'm crazy busy with my sister over right now....
The kids have so many things happening with school etc...

This is just a quick note to say 'hi' and I haven't forgotten about you!
My weight is the same.... 149.5... thank goodness...

I'll chat more when she leaves... in another day or so

I am happy Shy that you have your sister over. have a great time.
Woo Hoo still 149.5.

I've got good news the weather here has been pretty good got out to walk yesterday and today I weighed in at 171.2 lbs. the funny thing was I thought at first i had gained weight.. I'm down over 2 lbs from last month. I'm thrilled.. I just hope I can keep this up.. I have stopped eating quite a bit as I've got to go for blood work for the AC1 test

Looking forward to hearing all the great things you did while your sister was over.
I maybe in the same boat in a week or so.. I have to help my daughter get ready for her Cuba trip. So if I skip a couple of days don't worry. but, you know I skip days here and there... I seem to forget that I didnt' come on here LOL ...

Have a great day if you check in today.. if not when you do I m wishing you good weather lots of fun.

I hope you are having a lovely time with your sister.
Things here are quiet. went out to lunch with a friend and gained a bit of weight. thankfully not to much. .Now I'm at 171.8 lbs. Hoping I can start going back down again.

popping by to say everything is the same.. hope you are having a great time with your sister. getting ready for D's trip to Cuba.

Monday morning. Up 1 lb. 172.6 lbs. went out for a late lunch (no dinner ) we went Mexican. A Place we've not been to probably in 5 years. The food was so good. I ate way too much starch and food too. lol. Also, it was extremely salty. I'm happy I didn't gain more than 1 lb. So, I guess it's a good thing.. I was able to go out enjoy , have a good time and not gain a large amt. of weight. I know it takes a long time to get rid of 1 lb usually .. I am hoping it's the salt. I ate little yesterday. I will try to exercise and watch what I eat today.. (yeah as it goes in my mouth LOL)

Can't wait to hear how you are doing.

lol!!! exactly... "as it goes in my mouth"! I love that!!!

Well, I'm back. Tired, exhausted and few pounds heavier.
I ended up gaining 3 pounds. I'm not too sure how that happened... yeah right! I had to go to my Mom's house this weekend and had some wonderful food for dinner. Then i went on a last minute excursion late at night with DH to his cousin's house one hour away only to eat my second dinner for that day! And, lol, it was the same thing I already ate for my first dinner. lol Except my mom's was homemade and the second dinner was from a restaurant. So, I'm thinking that I ate a lot of salt also... just like you! Let's hope we can flush it out of our system.
I'm glad that you were able to go out and enjoy your dinner and not gain too much. That's fantastic. It takes all the worry away and you can go confidently from now on and know that you are not doing too much damage to yourself and you can enjoy yourself.
You are doing great.

So my new weight this morning is 152.5 lbs. AGain. Here we go again. Oh well. Let's see what I can get off by the weekend because I'm going out of town again to attend a huge party at a hall. You know what that means!!! ANd I just got another invite to attend a wedding reception in two weeks (out of town). That means that party season is upon me... lol. I guess I'm going to have to be strict about what I'm doing and eating during the week and enjoy and let loose (not too loose) on the weekends!

I was hoping to be a little less than I am right now for this party. I'll be seeing people I haven't seen in a while. Too bad. Anyways, I doubt that 4 or 5 lbs would make that much of a difference at this point.

I haven't been going to the gym either. I was trying to go as often as I could but the last week was crazy with my sister around. I know she would have gone with me but I didn't have time. There was too much to do and the kids had so many things going on as well.
I hope to get in my minimum of 30 minutes a day of the treadmill. But it already looks like today is out of the question. I'm really tired. Maybe I'll go for a walk around the neighbourhood later in the evening. Let's see.
Anyways, I'm hoping that the exercise and the eating will be good this week and I can hopefully lose a few pounds. It will just make my outfit look that much better. Mind you, I'm wearing something loose.

Hmmmm.... something strange happened and I thought I'd share it with you...
I was about to go into the shower after lunch and thought I would weigh myself just for fun. Yeah right. The scale is right beside my shower and I tend to step on it from time to time other than my usual time. It is not an obsession and I don't do it everyday.... I was just going in for a shower.

So, anyways, I was 150.5 lbs!!!! What??? I couldn't believe it so I stepped on it again and again and the same number kept coming up!
Whoo hoo!!!!!

lol... here we go again. I'm back and you're not... you're back and I've been awol!!!
We'll get it right yet.

I forgot to come by and quickly post yesterday. I was very busy. My weight was 150.5.

This morning, my weight was 150.0 so that's a drop of 0.5 lbs overnight! I'm right there again,,,, just at the brink of getting back into the 140's. lol... the lowest I've been is 149.5. I somehow am not trying very hard. I seem to be enjoying myself around here. There's just been too many gatherings to keep the weight loss happening. At least I'm not gaining too much and maintaining what I'm tyring so hard to lose. Like I said before, if I can watch what I'm doing during the week, I can let go on the weekends. I just need to get to the point where I'm watching what i'm eating during the week! lol

SO I have a busy rest of the week. I've got to go to DS's school tonight, help kids pack for camp and attend a grand party on Saturday night. Lots of old friends and lots of food.

I haven't even gotten to the gym in ten days at least. I need to go. I've got to plan out my day and fit it in.
I'm dying to get back into the garden and get rid of all the old winter dead stuff. I did my front and it looks beautiful... now to get the rest of the yard to match!!!!

How are you doing?

Glad to hear the weight has come off. So , happy for you. Funny that it went down in the afternoon.. however, maybe, the weight gain was from salt and you flushed it out. Keep going as you are.. enjoying what you are doing is probably helping you lose.. However, don't forget to exercise. .that's what i have to tell myself too. We get caught up in doing well and then for me I may slack a bit.. .forget my new habit. we can do this together.

Keep up the great job you are doing. I will try to follow along.. I gained .5 lbs so now I'm back to 171.6 lbs. oh well, i did have fun last night eating a cannoli (sp_) it was so good. :) .. Gotta run Hope to hear more good news..

My weight was 150.5 this morning... went back up 0.5 lbs lol
I'm staying steady and I want to get into the 140's now. The weather has warmed up significantly and it just makes me want to lose the weight and be where I want to be. Mind you, the mornings are quite chilly for me....
It's suppposed to get really hot today - it will feel like a hot summer day! While I like the weather, I don't like how spring is skipped over and we jump right into summer.

I've got to get serious about weighing and measuring everything so I can lose this weight. I stopped and the weight has maintained.

Where are you?
I hope that you're doing something fun to not be around here!
Did you help your DD get ready for her Cuba trip? How long is she going for? Is it her first time there? Is it her first time on a trip?

lol.... looks lilke we both posted at the same time yesterday!

I didn't get around to weighing myself, if you can imagine! I had a very hectic morning and just got back. I like to weigh in in the morning but DD1 was using my bathroom to have a shower before school.
It was probably a good thing because we went out for dinner last night and I ate tons of starches! And I know what starches do to me. lol
It was a pre-Mother's day dinner for me. I won't have an opportunity to go out tonight and we're attending a party tomorrow night and then MIL is coming over for Mother's Day.
Busy busy weekend..... so what else is new? Right??

Hope that you are doing well.

Happy Mother's Day.
You are doing great with all the outings and food excursions you've had you haven't gained a lot . basically you're maintaining. that's not a bad thing. you will then suddenly lose it. You are measuring everything you eat wow you are better than me.. i do somethings. I may have to do that :).

Sorry I've not been around it's been hectic here too. Don't even remember Thurs. .i think i went food shopping. Then yesterday (fri) I went to Pa to bring hubby's car to the dealership for a recall. he had a couple of more complaints for them to check out.. well, it turned out they were both problems... I had to wait from 10:30 - 3:30 pm to get the car then the travel home. I still have to go back as they didn't have one of the parts to fix the 3rd problem. Booo hoo. what a pain.. Oh well. haven't been eating great. Hubby took me out to dinner last night and tonight. Not sure about tomorrow.... I do hope you have a fun Mother's day. Let me know what you do.

We went out for dinner last night.. Oh my I gained about 2 lbs. Oh well, Did eat a lot of salt and a lot of sugar. I hope that I can lose it before the week is out. Still over 1 lbs lost from last month.