Remember me???

Am I still welcome after being MIA for so long?

Sorry I took off for a while, but I've been kind of down at times and it was hard for me to keep being positive when I was on the boards. My weight loss has just about stopped completely and it was hard for me to see people whizzing past me who had surgery after me. One of you, I won't n ame names because I really like them!!!, is smaller than I am now and it's hard for me knowing that she had surgery like 6 months after me!

I know it's not a contest, but I'm not at goal weight and the scale won't budge (though I'm not gaining - just fluctuating betwen 4 pounds or so) but I'm still trucking along! I've looked at what's been different lately and I think not being here hasn't helped at all.... so I'm back on board and started journaling again yesterday to make sure I'm on track. Having been on vacation since the end of July hasn't helped either, I graze more at home, but I'll be back to work next week!

Am I still welcome? I'll post a few recent pics from my brother-in-laws wedding last month and from Boothbay Railway this past weekend so you can see I didn't fall of the wagon or anything! LOL








So can I come back and play now???

 

Good to hear from you again Summer!!! You look wonderful! And enjoying life! Dont apologize for that!! Your little boy is adorable! Support is important...we give it and take it...both are important!

Im glad to see you back! Us Lisbonites have to stick together :)

Of course you are still welcome.      WELCOME  BACK!!!

You look  marvelous!!!  I too have slowed down  on weight loss but   i had  a metabolic  calorie  test  at   my  nuts today  and my  metabolism is on the high side so if i  stop  grazing  and get back on track  and exercize more i should be able to  start the scale  moving down   again.

a little  faster than   it has gone  this summer.      Glad you are  back  and   take care!!!!

Awww Summer we have missed you of course you are welcome. You are so beautiful. I am sorry you were going through a rough time.  How is your mom doing? Thanks for sharing the pics so pretty. Hugs n honks

Welcome back!!!!
Good for you, assessing what you need to change to be on track. 
This food/ weight thing is all a learning process. And yours will have a positive outcome

Of course you're welcome!  Silly question :)  You look great too!  Ya know, we are not always positive here...but that is what we are here for.  We want to know when people are down or having trouble.  We wouldn't be able to try to help otherwise.  I know I will be coming in here with some rants one of these days and I expect these girls to lift me up and put me in my place at the same time.

Are you coming to the gathering on Saturday?  Maybe it is just what you need!

Are you still welcome? Of course you are!
WELCOME BACK to the board. You're looking GREAT!  We ALL go through times that are frustrating, so don't feel bad. Summertime is NOT an easy time to try and keep on track with anything. You are doing things right by starting your journaling again and realizing that once you're back to work, things have a habit of changing too.
Again, welcome back. Will you be able to join us, even for a little while this coming weekend at our little gathering? I hope so as I'm looking forward to meeting you and many others.
Take Care........
Anne

Welcome back! You look great and what a cutie-patootie son you have! I was born in Boothbay harbor and love it there! I have only just started but I imagine it could be discouraging when your weight-loss slows. I think that is why I set such a high goal for myself. 170 pounds is not my ideal weight, but I feel good there and look so much better than I do now, that I hope I will be happy with it. Maybe I will feel differently when I get there. But you look so good and you have such a beautiful smile that just glows! I say again, Summer, welcome back!

Summer!  Welcome back!  I've missed you bunches!!!  You look WONDERFUL!!!!  You are one of our HOT MAMA's!!  WOOHOO!!!!!   Please stick around....YOU ARE ALWAYS welcome!!!!  SHEEESHH!  DUH!!!        hugs!  Ruth

Awwwww, thanks you guys! I've missed you all so much!

I know I need to get back moving and grooving and you guys will keep me on track, I'm sure! I'm not real excited to be back at school, but I know that I eat far less when I'm not at home (if I can avoid all the sweet treats in the teacher's room that is!!) My office is way closer to it this year ... eek!)

I quit Curves because it was getting to be too too much money at 39 a month. I have a treadmill in the basement I need to get my butt back on! I've been active since school got out but haven't really been working out either.

Dr. Loggins and Corinne trained us so well, I totally know what I need to do to get back in gear ... the trick is going to be doing it! :)

Thanks for the warm welcome back! Love you guys!