Thursday. Feb 18th I think.

2:30am and wide awake.  Annoying.

calories 1367 and walked the legs off.  Unknown to me Fitbit died in the middle of the day.  Oh well.

glad that jobs are saved but sad that some have not made it through the cuts.

 We all seem to be doing well either travelling, coming home from travelling or staying the course at home.

Happy Thursday!

Good Morning !   133.6.  Closest I've been to 1200 calories yesterday, and carbs back in check.  I'm excited to think that summer weather is coming and daily activity level with outside work will be increasing again !!!   Kairk.. excellent point about being able to plan on saying one size.  My winter jacket was a XL.  I'd had it many seasons, and it was on the short side, because I didn't bother to try to fit/cover my butt and hips.  Well, with this last cold snap, the wind and cold have been just whooshing in and freezing me out. I purchased a beautiful bench length jacket in a medium, because I am confident of where I am.  It is heaven, and has plenty of room for layers underneath.  Linda, I think of you and that rockin' closet !!!   Now, there's a goal !!!

Go forth and protect everything we have worked so hard for !!!

Diane

124.8 today. Very little pain, even with normal daily activities - shopping etc. I have not tried any real exercise yet but perhaps will try some light walking tomorrow. I have an appt. for tattoo #2 today. I'm getting the Hawaiian islands on my foot. Thought this would be a good time to do it since I shouldn't really wear shoes for several days and I'm off wor****il Monday. I've heard feet in particular can be a pretty painful area for getting a tattoo. Hope it isn't too bad!

Paula

I hate it when my Fitbit dies in the middle of the day - it is like those steps didn't actually happen then!

Seriously, I had typed a whole big response today and I lost it before I could post it.

Good morning all,

It looks like a lot of positive feedback happening on here again today, I love this place for that - you are all so uplifting and inspiring.

-.8 lb this morning to 149.2; happy dancing my way back into the 140's. 147 is my top red line number and 143 is my bottom. Random thoughts of moving into the 130's have been popping into my head the last couple of days. Not sure where it is coming from. Both my plastic surgeon and doctor have said they don't think I should go below 140 - 143. They both feel that I have at least 18 lbs of excess skin and flesh on my body. I have had plastics on my stomach and arms and I love the results. 8lbs of excess on my arms alone. However, there are challenges with having had those procedures done as well. I guess I will have to take it one day at a time and move to my redline and not worry about anything else. I don't think, unless I win a lottery I will ever have the rest of the plastics done. Estimated cost is $25,000; and insurance does not cover any of it. Protect my skinny!!

I have been doing regular workouts this week and it feels wonderful to be back into the swing, there is just something about going to the gym for me that makes me feel strong and fit. It is like working out outside of the gym atmosphere is just not the same for me. Mind you I have been going to the gym 4 to 6 times a week for almost six years now, so it may be the habit part of it that keeps me going. I also find when working out properly food is not an issue for me. It is like a whole mind set thing that happens. Not that I eat more because I am working out, I don't, it is that food becomes secondary in my life for the most part anyway. It seems to keep my head clear where food thoughts are concerned. BUT perhaps not where continued weight loss is concerned. Geeze more for me to think about LOL!

Any way I am totally rambling sorry!

Have a wonderful day everyone!  Keep on keeping on with the good work and positive thoughts! You guys ROCK!! Thank you for being here; without you all I surely think I would have been lost in early January and self loathing I had for putting on weight; well we know about that!

Hugs Lorna

Nice loss! I'm interested in hearing about your challenges from plastics. It is something I am considering albeit way down the road.

I will PM you in the next day or two Paula.

Carbon, sad, sad, sad about the Fitbit not capturing your data!  I lost my fitbit at the end of day of walking around Washington DC last summer.  It still hurts.  I am convinced it was my best day ever.  

128.2 today.  128 is the tip top of my range.  My eating has been fine.  This, I believe, is just fluid.  I have been pushing water with limited output. I still feel thirsty in the morning.  This won't continue forever.  Patience.

My lymphedema storm continues and to literally add insult to injury, I scalded my affected hand yesterday, it blistered, and then the blister broke so now the skin is open.  Infection is pretty possible so keeping a close eye. 

Interesting food thing, to me, at least:  Pre VSG,  any illness would drive me to the kitchen.  Except for a mild desire for crackers yesterday, I haven't felt triggered.  Glad there were no crackers in the house, tho. 

No yoga yesterday, none planned for today.  I feel punky.  But, hopeful, because tomorrow I see the specialist who will start wringing this crap out of me.

Diane O, YES, let's duplicate Linda's closet!  Enjoy shopping :)

Have a great day! 

Shel

Sorry about the burn - OUCH. Burn pain is the worst! Sorry you are feeling punky too. Rest up my dear friend and feel better soon!

182.0 finally continuing downward! So exciting!!!  In August 2015 I was 182.8.  This is the first loss I have entered in my Jawbone UP24 log since then. Yay! 

Being prepared makes all the difference.  Having a good option readily available makes it much easier to make good decisions.  Once a plan is in place, bad decisions take much more effort.