MONDAY......MONDAY!

linda, Don't you dare use that "F" word on here! lol You are not a failure!! You have come too far to give into defeat over a few silly pounds. That is where I had to rethink my feelings on weight gain .....I always look at where I was and how far I have come....don't look down the scale to see how far down you got too and then when it went back up a little beat yourself up for it. This is a journey for life full of ups and downs. Unfortunatly we will always battle the weight issue, for me stress equals sugar/chocolates :o) It is my refuge. ;o) I have never stretched my pouch out beyond about 8~10 ounces so I can only eat a little at a time but the sugar doesn't bother me except for the guilt :o) I can't believe how much better I feel after cutting it out for just one week :o) When we go thru trials we may use a food crutch to get thru it out of old habits, but knowing we are not being wise helps us to catch ourselves and get back on the path. if you need a buddy to cheer you on give me a buzz and I will be happy to remind you how far you have come and you can make it! :o)  Life is full of trials and God gives us great support angels to help us along. You have been such a blessing to your family and to those of us on here. I love seeing your beautiufl smile when you post!  Take care sweetie and I am here if you need me!
Hugs!
Cheerleader Marianne

I confess, I was bad this weekend also.  We had our big party Saturday.  We were so fortunate with the weather.  It came down in buckets all morning then let up around noon.  It was warm and humid, but by the time the party started at 4 the sun was almost out.  Yesterday rained all day and we had high winds in the afternoon.  There were many trees down and power outages all over our area.  We were lucky and didn't lose our power though.  The party turned out good.  We didn't have as good a turnout as last year but I think the weather was a factor there. We still had about 75 show up.  I was so busy I didn't have time to sit down and eat. So I pieced all day. Some good stuff (eggs, veggies) some bad (brownies, candy).  I don't dump on sugar.  I don't feel good but it isn't bad enough to make me not eat it.  Then when I feel queezey and groggy I scold myself because I know I just did it to  my self.  Nothing showed on the scales today, so I just need to be carefull this weeks and get rid of all the bad stuff left in the house from the party.
I have to work all this week then I'm on vacation.  We are camping next week at tawas state park in michigan. It is on Lake Huron. We are taking our bikes this time so besides hiking we can ride our bikes into town, (internet says it is 7 miles) Hope all this nasty weather is just a memory then,