Daily Maintenance Weigh In - Thursday 3/21

And I'm back. OK trip if not for pleasant reasons.

Today's weight 138.0 so held steady since my last weigh in a little over a week ago.

Thanks everyone who posted while I was gone.

Yay, you're back! Glad the trip went okay. I'm sure it wasn't easy. HUGS.

I'm not weighing today, 2 nights of crappy sleep and my legs feel puffy. Did my meditation and realized that if I weigh I'd feel bad today so I'm not gonna. LOL :) Lots of water today!

149.8

Full disclosure - I got home from a wonderful lunch with friends (I had salmon and asparagus) and had a message from my daughter. She'd received a threatening note from a former friend (I'm more worried about me surviving middle school at this point). After calling the Dean to get the story, I decided to go and pick her up early so we could talk. We went to her favorite ice cream shop and I ordered a small ice cream in a cup. I don't feel bad about it. I logged it. I actually feel pretty good, because usually that much stress so quickly sends me into a tailspin of bad food choices. I did eat some almonds that weren't planned yesterday, but otherwise I stayed on plan.

My daughter is so awesome. When the girl apologized, my daughter said, "It's not okay. You aren't allowed to treat me like that. Don't ever do it again." She's a strong young woman which can be a big cross to bare (bear?) - something I know very well.

It's good she stands up for herself. Had to teach my daughter to not allow herself to be treated badly, but now she doesn't let folks intimidate her. She also has a two strikes rule. Once, she'll forgive within reason. Twice and she's over you. Her favorite saying and heaven knows where she got it is 'Save your drama for your llama.' She has a very low tolerance for adolescent drama.

Sounds like our daughters are very similar. The ex-friend was high-drama/high-maintenance which is one of the main reasons they haven't hung out in over a year. IMO, the ex-friend was looking to create some drama. She picked the wrong girl to mess with. Bullying is taken VERY seriously in our parts. Living so close to Columbine HS and the theater shootings makes for some hyper-sensitive folks in this area - especially school staff.

I'm very proud of her.

171.7 - tomorrow is my last day in India... head home late tomorrow night, can't wait...

Signed up for a Sunday group bike ride to train for the Gran Fondo New York.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate - looks chilly but nice otherwise.

110.7 lbs.

have a wonderful day!

gail

Down 1 pound to 162.   Down is good but need to lose another 2.

Home today as feeling so very crummy.

re:  bullying.  I wish, oh how I wish, that in my earlier days, had had the gumption to stand up and say what your daughter said.

  Am in my late 60's and just now  finding my NO! voice.   Since the WLS because am no longer fat ( according to the scale but still not in my head or when I look in the mirror) I feel that I don't have to give a reason for living.       Does  any of this makes sense?

Amazingly enough my children are more than able to say NO and I am so very proud of them!

Glad all went well Mom or perhaps as well as can be expected in those sad cir****tances.

Have the best day everyone.

Thanks apple. I'm very proud of her.

I hope you feel better soon!