Going to try this again, and see if I can actually stick with it. I fell apart months ago, and completely lost track of journal posts. I have gone through many things during my time away, the biggest one being from 280 when I first joined diettalk to being 247 as of last Mondays weigh in. I have moved, gotten fired, found a new job and slowing trying to get back on track.

Tomorrow is a new day. and will start posting my daily schedule again.

it all starts with a single step huh


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nice to seeya !!!



Peng

... way to go on your losses !!

it is a huge success to keep focused and not turn a blind eye when faced with obstacles


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have a great monday

Pookie,

So glad to see you are back, wow, you had done a wonderful job midst all the stress. Good for you.

What are you doing to lose the weight?

Keep doing it for you. You will survive.

Hi Pookie, :wave:

So glad to see you back .... we're all here for you .... time to move forward on your JOURNEY TO SUCCESS. As always, Monica

Hi there!:)
I just saw your journal here while looking for mine, and thought I would drop by and say HI! You are really doing good gal, you hang in there, if I can ever be of any assistance let me know. Have a good one:rose:

Started the day off with a 3 pound weight gain.:c( And it has been going down hill very quickly. It's a long story and many aspects to it. Am down at the library right now. The kids are in the summer reading club, and today is movie day.

Monica, Peng, Lisad00, & Crazy- Thank you all for the warm welcome back! It's good to be among friends :ghug:

BlueEyez- thank you for stopping in. You are welcome here anytime!!

Lisa:hop:

Pookie,

YOU WIPE AWAY THOSE TEARS .... THIS INSTANT; you can salvage the day ... did you drink your 64 oz. of :water:? ..... how about your :ex: did you walk or pick up the house?

If you overdid for your main meals .... go light on your snack .. but select something that is filling like raw vegetables .... fresh fruit .... or freeze some yogurt.

Tomorrow is another day . ...... you know the drill DON'T THROW THE TOWEL IN ... YOU WILL NEED IT TO WIPE AWAY THE SWEAT Take care my friend . SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK .. YOU ARE GOING TO SUCCEED ... YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOUR ABILITY TO SUCCEED As always, Monica

What an exhausting day today was. I worked half a day, but I feel totally drained.

My agenda for tomorrow is to:
5 am walk
6:30 shower and dress
8 am go job hunting
1 pm come home, take nap
4 pm make dinner
6 pm go to work
9 pm come home and pass out!!

Will be taking a bath after I get dinner going. See if it helps my back any.

hi lisa... just wanted to stop in and say hi... i hope your back feels better after you hit the bathtub. take it easy-- tomorrow sounds like a busy day for you. i hope all goes well and wish u tons of luck on the job hunting!!

hugs
lisa

Whatever this bug is I have, I don't like it. Ididn't even survive work last night. Completely unreal. I don't usually get sick like this. Now my throat is killing me, my stomach feels like I have a monster in it (sounds like it too) I have a job interview at 9 this morning. So I have to pretend to feel great! Other than the interview, I am not going anywhere. And hope I can survive work tonight.

Pookie

Where is the fun and family time in that schedule.

You seem so down but maybe your expectations of your day is partly to blame. You are so much more than the schedule you project.

Donna

Hey you! I have no advice... :tomato: ... hee hee :D just stopping by to say howdy and hoping you are having a wonderful day! :D How do you like journaling? I haven't been doing it every day, but it is a good pulse check. Anyway, see ya later alligator!

Busy day for me. Get to work!! Here is today's agenda:
7:15 start dropping kids off at school (First day of school! WOOHOO!!!)
8:30 work
5:00 go home (hopefully I won't have to go pay the truck payment!!)
6:00 dinner
7:00 cuddle time with the birthday boy and family.

Today is the first day back to school. And my son's birthday. But gotta go drop kids off. Will post again tomorrow morning!

I never realized just how out of shape I was until I started working a job that means I am on my feet all day!! My back, legs, feet, and arms hurt so much right now. It has been a busy few days so I haven't had a chance to soak in the tub.
Schedule is the same as yesterday. Take kids to school, work, come home, and cuddle!

I was hoping to have been able to keep a good journal this time around, but I fell off the wagon again.

Things have been good and bad for me. Everything from starting to walk again, to getting rear-ended by a punk a^^% kid who wanted to beat the light.


Things are starting to look up for me. I have begun walking again (this morning) The doctor hasn't cleared me to do so yet, but I am being very careful and taking my time and not over do it. I will come in tomorrow morning and post my daily plans.

Your success will be achieved ..... we ALL GO OFF TRACK but our success happens by our persistence in GETTING BACK ON TRACK.

Take it easy. As always, Monica :wn

You can do this pook! Good job getting back on track...one step at a time is the best we can all do! Take care buddy!

:)
Yeah. What she said.

Forgot to come in this morning. (Minor brain malfunction) Today was a ok day. Didn't do much of anything though. Kind of just vegetated. Went for a walk this morning. Made some phone calls, and surprisingly, took 3 naps. I know. THREE naps. tomorrow will be alot more productive!! I promise myself to remember to come in tomorrow morning.

How pathetic am I? I forget to come in again, and instead of having a productive day, I slept. But in my defense, I did have another killer headache. Went to work, and came home. Tomorrow I don't have a clue as to what I am doing. ALL the kids are now in school, and Chris has the day off tomorrow. I suppose we could just lounge around the house all day. Chris has a computer job in the afternoon, and we have a madlibs party to go to tomorrow night. But other than that, no plans.

On the good side, Ashlee made the team for volleyball!!

This has been a rough couple of weeks for me. My mother calls me 2 Tuesday ago, and tells me that my grandfather is in the hospital with an aorta anryrism that was 8 mm in size. She said they can't do surgery (because of his age) and they can't put a stint in because they need at least an inch on either side of it, and it's not there. The doctors said that there was a 75% chance it would burst with in a year. Well, that lasted 1 week, this past Tuesday it burst and my grandfather died in his sleep at 2:24 pm. I'm grateful that he died in his sleep. At least he didn't suffer. Then on Wednesday my dad calls me and tells me that he is going in to have quadruple bypass surgery on Friday. It took him forever to convince me that he was ok. The doctors said he has a healthy, strong heart. He would eventually need the surgery, but went ahead and had now because it increases his chances of getting on the transplant list for a new kidney. He is doing well. They moved him out of ICU yesterday. And on good notes, I started working out 2 weeks ago. I joined a gym. And I try to walk every day. And I just got hired on on Thursday to clean houses. It's full time, physical work, and pays better than the job at chevron. I start on Tuesday.

Just stopping in for a quick visit. hope you are doing better. I know things have been stressful for you lately. But we are all thinking of you. Hope you have a nice weekend. Been missin ya.

That means in 20 days I will officially be in my "late-thirties". Ok, now what I want to know is where are my late-twenties? Where did they go? Seriously, age isn't a big deal to me. Age is a state of mind. I have always said that when I can't picture the birth of my oldest child like it was yesterday, then I will be getting old. Today, I will start keeping track of my food intact. The past 2 weeks, I have only been watching what I eat, and starting the exercise. Now I am on week 3, so time to add a little bit more to the walking, and start keeping track of the food intake. Bought a couple of cases of slim-fast that were on sale. Been doing the powder lately, so I got all the right stuff, now I just need to put it all together.

Day 2- Exercise was great. walked 2.5 miles this morning. Clean 2 houses today. Full house cleanings, major work out. didn't go to the gym tonight. Will do that tomorrow. Food wise I sucked. I didn't over eat or eat the wrong foods, just ate too much of the right foods. :c( Tomorrow will be a better day.

WITHOUT A DOUBT YOU WILL MAKE IT A TERRIFIC DAY; our successes are earned ..... AND THE THREE KEYS TO THAT SUCCESS ARE FOLLOWING AN EXERCISE :ex: REGIMEN .... DRINKING OUR :water: AND OUR WEIGHT LOSS PLAN You're going to succeed .... you have the determination and the ability TO SUCCEED. Make it a great day. As always, Monica

Pook,

Hope you are having a GREAT day 3!!!! I can't tell you how many times I have lamented eating too much of the "right" food. Don't ya hate it when you do that? But you know what, even after my labor day pig-a-thon, I know we can both get back on track, eat those healthy foods, exercise our buns off, and get healthy!!! See ya on the thread buddy! --Ivy

Day 3 wasn't too bad. Had 3 jobs today. 2 of them cancelled at the door. Bummer..no pay for those. the third house was huge. 3 people took us 2 hours to clean it. Lots of marble, tile, and glass. 3500 square feet.

Food wise I did really good. 2 slim fast shakes, a lean pocket breakfast thingie, and 2 cups of milk. Now just need to have some dinner so my intake is not so low.

Exercise was another great day. Didn't go for my walk, but the 2 hours of hard work cleaning that house, and then working out at the gym, I think I did pretty good.

IR~ I really hate it now when I don't eat right or pig out. Drives me almost to the point of tears. I know I am not suppose to do it, but sometimes it just feels like I can't control myself. Make sense??

Hi Pookie, WANTING TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY :bd CELEBRATING WITH FAMILY :balloons: Make sure you enjoy your day .... take care of yourself. As always, Monica :hug:

Hello my friend,

Sure do miss you. I hope that you are doing a little better. Please let me know if I can help. PM me anytime, I would be glad to do whatever I could. But for now, all I can do is keep you in my thoughts and prayers, hoping that things get better quickly. I was glad you could be with friends and family for your birthday, that can be a blessing by itself. You take care now. Big HUGZZ

Hi pook! I miss ya too!!! Hope you are doing great buddy! :D

Hi there Pook, just wanted to stop in and say hi. I see day 3 is going alright, good for you!!! :D

Here is your journal in case you lost it....lol! Thank you for the hug I needed that.....and here is one right back at you:hug: