haven’t moved the scale in a while…time to step it up again. beginning sunday - WW meeting will tell the tail about the three week vacation damage - need to get back in control.  not going back to where i came….not going to go there ever again.

It’s been a while since posting, but the good news is only 10 to go…whoot whoot!!! Proud of myself in every sense of the word…and although everyday is a struggle with food I’m winning

A couple weeks ago I had a gallstone attack, ended up having surgery to remove my gallbladder - that was bad, but from all things something good can come. I was able to move from my platue LOL…now with only 16 lbs to goal I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel amazing - everyone  is complimenting me on how great I look. I have an amazing support system, Mom, hubby, and my WW group. I don’t know how I would have done it without them.

I’m now in physical therapy for my arm, which has caused me issues for over 8 years, thought it was about time. After years of chiropractic work but still no releif for what I went for in the first place, it’s time to do something different. Don’t get me wrong, I love my chiropractor Elaine Stout. She has done more good for me than I would ever have predicted. She has taken me from unable to walk, sit, stand, shop for more than a few minutes to loving life again. Even without the weight loss I was doing pretty well structurally, but I’m taking the next step in getting healthy, whole, totally put together He, the therapist named Rich thinks it might be in my neck since the pain radiates down my arm. I’ll give him a week or two, then we’ll move onto the shoulder if nothing happens. I’m to be the model of posture which is almost impossible for me. I’ve slouched my entire life. Tilted my pelvis trying to make my stomach flat. That’s the way I was taught growing up. Now this old dog needs to learn a new trick. Perhaps my skin will no look so saggy too. Especially the neck - yikes - what happened to my neck??? LOL

ok - this wasn’t a good week. i don’t really know what happened. new years eve we had the family over for dinner. i had snacks, chips, mints, a bunch of good stuff out. i had been baking and taste testing like in the old days and found myself back into a routine. this was a wake up call that told me it was time to get back to tracking. so out came my book. everything was written down and i mean everything. i did not count points this day, but began the next and everyday since. i like tracking, but then looking on WW site realized only 6.1 pounds lost since nov. 15th. this is too slow even for me. its now january - back to tracking, soup, salad, normal dinner, planning - no skipping meals or by the seat of the pants planning. i’ve come too far to go back. 20 to go and this isn’t going to be easy but i don’t want it to take another year. setting the goal for april 19th to be at goal of 154/159. just goes to show how easily one can become side tracked and complaicent (spelling - too lazy to check it).

I used to be between the 50-100 pounds weight loss. Then I was from the 25-50 pounds. Today I’m in the 5-25 pound range with 21 pounds to my goal. I love the used to be’s and looking forward to doing the work to get me to my healthy goal weight. I’m walking/jogging…in the beginning of this journey my goal was to run again. Well, I am jogging on my treadmill for one minute every four minutes. It’s amazing that I can do this, but being over 50 pounds lighter it shouldn’t be so surprising, now should it?  I feel like a teenager again. I’m acting like one too running from the parking lot to the grocery store in the pouring rain to return my cart.

I reached my 50 pound goal this week….yes!!!!

My grandson is ten and living with me, along with his three siblings, 8, 3 and 10 months. Mom is in the hospital so Grandpa and I are holding down the fort. Problem is the 10 year old cannot sleep. He is still up and it is almost 11. I need my sleep since I get up at 4 a.m. What am I to do? Any tips out there? HELP!!!

Quote of the Day

“Ruin and recovering are both from within.”
– Epictetus

ONLY YOU have the power to be happy, healthy, vibrant - or not! It’s up to each of us to treat our bodies and others with the respect they deserve!