Hi.  This is late Wed. night.  All I could get done was 15 min's of treadmilling - doing 6/10 mile.  Food was fair.

Later.

Hi.  This morning I got on the scale and found that I gained 1/2 lb.  Oh, man!!  I'm SO tired of all this yo-yo-ing I've been doing the last couple of months!!!!    I've been so mad at myself lately for wasting my time - not losing anything much!!!

I've been wracking my brain, trying to think what I need right now --  for motivation.  I hope I've figured it out . . .

Again and again, I keep coming back to "Self-Talk."  For me, whenever I make a habit of encouraging myself, I do a lot better.  I have to tell myself that "I CAN do it.  I WILL do it.  I AM doing it."  That I am " . . . able to do ALL things through Christ, Who strengthens me."  God WANTS me to be successful, healthy, and happy.  So do i.  I have to work at it.  Make changes IN myself.

Change IS possible.  Look at what I've already done so far!  At least I've been "inching" my way down lately and haven't regained all of my hard-won lost weight!!!   I haven't quit.   I"m NOT a failure!!  I'm still a success!!!

Now, it's time for me to get back on the ball and get things rolling again!!!

I've decided to "challenge myself" to exercise for 21 days straight again.  (Even if its only for 10 min's.)   This is what helped me SO MUCH when I first started here.

Gwynn, I have to get off here and go to work.  Will report my weight later tonight.

Love to all my friends!

Hey. I forgot!!   So, I'll weigh tomorrow.  I'll probably have a gain tomorrow, so don't be surprised, okay?  I just didn't put any effort into it this week  --  was sick most of it.  But, I hope to do better this week.  I sure hope so.  I'm so tired of doing NOTHING!!!!   Does anybody know how to re-motivate oneself????  I've been bogged down for quite a while now, and don't want to give up!

Hi!!!  I'm B-a-c-k !!!  I've missed you so much.  I was down in my back for a while and then I took a stomach virus when that was over!!  Ha-ha!  (Not funny at the time!)  I'm just glad I didn't have them both at the same time ---  that wouldn't have been funny AT ALL!!!

How have you all been doing?  I haven't read my post comments yet, but will as soon as I finish this.

I checked my weight the other day and it hasn't changed much since the last weigh-in.  Now that my back isn't hurting and my stomach isn't hurting either, I can start exercising again.  Yeaayy!  I've kinda' missed it a little bit.  Who'da thunk it??

Tomorrow, I have to blanch and freeze about six dozen ears of corn.  Haven't done that kind of thing in a while.  It'll be good to have some on hand.  Especially with the cost of food these days.

I'll make it a point to get on here again tomorrow or tomorrow night.  Will read up on some of you and try to leave some comments.  Love ya'!!!

Hi.  I typed out a post, then lost it.  So here's another, shorter version.

I had gained a little weight back during the first part of my week.  So I tried EXTRA hard (I wasn't in the mood) and lost it back.  Plus, I now have a loss of 1/4 lb. for the week.  Not much, but better than the gain I almost had to report.  (  Whew!!!)

Thank you for coming to my support when I was feeling so low.  I guess I've had too many funerals and visitations (wakes) to go to lately.  (I even went to a visitation last night!) That, plus the gain, and the loss of some of my best friends on here, had me "down in the dumps."

I feeling a bit better now, thank you.  Except for my lower back.  I hurt it a little while ago while I was out pulling weeds.  Got to rest it for today.  I should be good by tomorrow morning.

Thank you again, for being kind enough to let me know you care!!   Love you!  (((hugs)))

Hi.  Today, I didn't eat on program and I didn't exercise.  I just don't feel motivated right now.

I used to have a couple of friends on here who would really "talk" with me.  They're not on here anymore  (most of the time).  And when they ARE on here, and finally leave a comment, its only a short one.  They helped me more than they knew -- before!   I tried and tried to help them, too.  But now, they're hardly on here anymore.  I just can't seem to help them either!!  

We all lose "friends" on here, I know.  I've lost a bunch.  But some people are special friends, and when they're gone  --  it's just not the same.

I was hoping that the 8-week challenge would bring some of us pretty close  ---  but it hasn't happened yet.  One or two are friendly, but it's just not the same.

I guess you can tell  --  I'm feeling pretty low these days.  Sorry, to be a whiner!!    

I guess I just need to stop leaning on others and stand on my own two flat feet!!!  This place just doesn't seem the same lately.  Don't get me wrong.  I'm not planning on leaving or anything like that!!!     I'd be TOTALLY LOST without you guys.

I'm gonna get off here before I make an even BIGGER fool of myself.  I hope I didn't "turn anybody off."  G'night!  I hope you all do well, as always!!!   My love - to you.

Hi.  We had a very nice day today, but the only exercise I got was walking around a few stores.  We ate out  -- and I did fine except for the 3 choc. chip cookies I ate!

I know I'm going to have to "step up to the plate" (and I don't mean dinner plate) and get on the ball once and for all.  I'm not getting anywhere here lately (except for two weeks ago).    I'm getting pretty darn mad at myself!!   I remember the expression, "When the going gets tough  --  the tough get going."  Well, I hope that's me!!!!!!   Gr-r-r-r-r-r!!!!

Oh!  I forgot to tell you!  I had another Non-Scale Victory today!  I was climbing up into my husband's company truck.  It's so high up off the ground, that I've always had to get him to help pull me up into it from his side.  I couldn't get up and into it by myself.      Well  ----  today, I managed to get myself up into it ALL BY MYSELF over and over again  --  off and on all day!!!   Yeeaaayyyy, me!!!!!  I felt so good about that!!!!

Hope you are having a great weekend, guys! 

Hi, guys.  Yesterday, after work, I swam in my pool for awhile.  Last night, I ate almost everything in sight!!!   I don't know what happened to me.  I just felt STARVED to death.  I couldn't get full!!!

Today, I've been a little better, but not as good as I'd have liked.  I only strolled around a store today for a couple of hours.  Food has only been fair.

Tomorrow, is DH and my 33rd Wed. Anniversary.  We're going to a movie - about an hour away and will surely eat out.  I'm going to have to be careful.  He's getting a golf "thingy" and I'm getting a lightweight CD player to take out to my pool deck.

I'm going to really have to "step it up" for the rest of this week, to make sure I lose something by weigh-in day.

I hope you all are doing well.  G'night!   Love ya'!

This morning I've treadmilled for 1 1/2 miles in 36 min'.  Gotta leave now or I'll be late for work!   Love y'all! 

Hi. Sorry I haven't been here very often lately.  There's just been so much going on.

I do have to work tomorrow and Friday, too.  But, I will try to blog something!!

I didn't weigh-in yesterday, my usual day.  (I forgot.  )  So, I weighed this morning.  I maintained.   (First time I've done that!)   I'm just glad I didn't have a gain!   Been a busy week!!  Hope to do better this week!

How are you all doing?  Have you missed me?  I sure have missed YOU!!!  You're my "buds"!!!!!!   I'll try to talk to you soon.  Please forgive me.