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Good to see you Judy & very sorry about your Uncle. prayers headed your way for you & Family. I also hope you can find things to do beside eat, cause I know you don't want to get the weight back on. I am fighting 35 lbs now & hate it. (from my lowest). I am also eating lots & don't have a reason for it. I am certainly not bored with 2 jobs, this computer & sleep in between. I am also trying to work into the equasion a new boyfriend, but, with little time even that is hard. His name is Mark & I work with him at my other job. Cute & Single Just need to work out some time together. Take care & don't forget those vitamins. Ladybug Marilyn

Sounds like we're going through some very similar stuff; I can't help but wonder how endemic this is to our age group - I'll put it out there, I'm 51 and in full-blown menopause. What about you, Judy? How many of us 50+ women are going through similar feelings of exhaustion, energy drain, sadness/depression, no matter the level of difficult life cir****tances? I know for me, when I started losing the weight it was as if the years were going backwards until I felt every bit the kid who was just learning to crawl/walk/run/bike/fly! I'd say the last three years, up until about six months ago, I was just living a life of wonder at my ability to move and the joy and simple pleasures of moving my body through space. Now, it's as if I've maxed out - I'm the proverbial turtle who's fallen and can't get up. How much of this is gender/age related? What do you all think? In the meantime, let's get on board with Connie's challenge. Judy and Margo, we can do this! Let's help each other get back up! Love ya, Reenie

Reenie, I'm going to take Connie's challenge. In fact I've already started. This is the third day without sugar. I'm doing the low carb diet. If I just don't take the first bite of sugar I'll be okay. So I'm going to try extra hard not to eat any so I can report in on Monday that I've not eaten any. Good luck !! Judy

Yup I agree with some of what you said Reenie, I will be 54 next month & I know the menopause crap is causing some of the weight gain along with the eating out of control as it's only certain times of the month the rest of the month I do just fine. I think what we are showing here, is we still need each other & always will to get past the ups & downs. I joine the challenge for this weekend with you all. No sugar, very few carbs & I don't drink so the liquor is not a problem here. Maybe less coffee we'll see on that one. with 2 jobs working & very little sleep coffee is a necessity these days. Ladybug Marilyn

oh i am there with ya- i am so pooped right now that i don't have the energy to type my woes- with school and work and being on nite shift- i figured out that two days of the week i am up over 27 hours- with a two hour nap hopefully in between school and work ! school is for one year- and the job is something that i need-not want but need-soooooo i suck it up and pray that i don't fall asleep at the wheel! i had a bad sugar LOW at work the other nite-scared me.... reenie- mike has it right- it sounds like among other things depression- and understandably with the problems you are facing with your son etc- seek help - and know that we are here even if we don't post always! as for the candy corn- oh gosh--that is the only candy that i have missed this halloween season and now they are selling it with peanuts to taste like a payday! i have taken up chewing gum again- which is bad for our pouches in re gas ??? but is better than feeding the candy into my face! and part of my nitely duties at work is to restock candy shelves!!!! sofa?watching tv? what does that mean??i don't get that far!!!!! i don't think it's so much from the rerouting from surgery- i do think it is harder to keep protein and fluids under check when we are rushing so--and the family stresses..... keep in contact reenie!

Hang in there, Margo. Let's help each other. Read Connie's post to this thread and let's do it. I'm here for you - and I know you're always here for me and the rest of us. Love ya, Reenie

Wow !!!!!!!! It's so nice to so see all my marcher's family here at the board. Not for a happy post but , at least we are here to post our things. I'm just like some people drain, feeling tired. Fighting always with the devil " the candy" it's so hard to keep myself out of the way of the devil. He keeps in my way . This battle is daily . I'm going thru a sereve depression. I'm going to therapy weekly. Each week I'm watching my weight I want to go down at least to 170. I'm in 180 pounds.I don't want to go up no more I'm trying to eat healty. I just want to thank each of you for coming back to the board and helping us to get track back to the basic again. God bless you all.