Hi Everyone, I have been away from diettalk since Jan. have gained about 50 pounds back So I have started over before I gain it all back. I know coming here to DT helps me a lot. So hear I am again ,and I am planing on staying now. Thought I would start a Journal, last Sept. I was only 9 pounds from goal. This time I hope to go all the way,so wish me luck!

Yesterday My friend and I went to the lake and we walked 1/2 mile.
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and my knee has been very swollen, so dr. started me on prednisone for 3 weeks so as of yesterday I dont have much pain so thought this would be a good time slowly start back to my walking again. The last time the walking did wonders for my RA.

Why did I have to gain so much back? I know because I did not stick to what I know works for me. last Sept. I felt like a new person. And I really need that feeling back. I had so much more engery!

I wish everyone the best with there weight loss! I know we can do this!

7/15/05
walked 1/2 miles

HI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and a huge :welcome:

sorry to hear about your weigh gain - but thrilled you are back and are getting it under control :)

Beth :dance:

AHA .... I found you ..... so now I can keep up with YOUR SUCCESSES :cheer: ....

Take care my friend and welcome back .... YOU CAN AND WILL SUCCEED ...

I am as always, Monica :hug:

I did real good yesterday with my walking, I did the 2mile walk and tone tape. Did not work as hard at it as i should have but i made it through the whole tape. I dont want to get to sore or i would not want to keep it up.
So 2 1/2 miles in 2 days, not bad to start off with.
My eating has been real good also for the 2 days. It seems like the first week of getting to eating right is always the hardies. I guess I will always have that fear of going backwards, since I always do it. But I know I can do, this just need to get in the right frame of mind and stay there.

Well my boys came home Friday from the the philippines. My husband will be home the first week of Aug. His two brothers and nice where killed my a drunk driver so they took them home to berry them. My sister in law almost died, She feels so bad because she was the one driving. She has a long road of healing to go.
They where killed in Las Vegas.
It took my husband 23 years to get them to the U.S.A. and they were only here about 8 years and now this. They lived with us for 2 years until they could find jobs and get out on there own. So sad!

Well guess I will close for now. Need to get my shower and work out in the yard some. Glad I went to church last night.

Hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Oh how very very sad about your family - my thoughts and prayers are with you all :cross:

Beth

Thanks Beth! You are so right it was a real shock. But I think it helped my hubby a lot that he got to take his brothers home to lay them to rest.

As for me today, not to hot with the food part. I am having a hard time staying away the the junk today,it seems on the 3rd day is one of the hardes days for me. But I will still work on it the rest of the day and make sure i still do my exercise. I hope that will get me back into the swing better. Wish me luck everyone, I sure need it these days.

hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Well Had a bad day with the eating. I did get in a good work out! Had to move all of my flower beds around. We are putting a deck on the front and one on the back of the house. We will start that this weekend. We just bought this house last Sept. And we have done a lot of work on it already. Dose not even look like the same house. We bought this house that is when my eating started going down hill, after such a good weight loss the year a half before that (Lost 149). for somereason buying this house ( our first) sent me into a tail spend thinking what have we done. But now i feel real good about the house. So I know now I really need to get back to eating healthy and exercicing again. I know I can do this, but i sure am having a hard time getting it back. Oh well I will just keep plugging along until I get it right again!

Have a great day!

Millie, just take it all a day at a time. It isn't easy, even when you know what you should be doing. We are all creatures of habit, and old habits are hard to break.

But it can be done, and you are doing it, that is the important thing to remember.

So just stick to your guns, and lose that weight!!!

Hi JoJo, Thanks for the nice words! It seems like these days I need all I can get.
I did go out for a 2 miles walk this evening so I am sure that should help. You are so right one day at a time is the best way to get on with the weight loss. So I will work on it one day at a times!

Thanks JoJo!

PS. My best girl friend name is Joetta and we call her JoJo.