Good morning everyone… it does kinda look like a ghost town here. How is everyone doing? I haven’t been around much these days as a lot has been going on. I had not been feeling well for a long time but thought it was fibro issues or something of that nature. Well I started losing weight w/o dieting, (in fact had a hunger that was never satisfied and was eating twice as much) had an insatiable thirst, was very lethargic and depressed and didn’t want to do anything. I felt old and like I was dying. I finally went to the doctor and found out I have diabetes, my sugar was 420 and my cholesterol was almost 400. Not good. Wake up call for me. That was around the beginning of March. I have now lost about 25 lbs. total and realize I am no longer on a diet, that this is it and this is how I am going to have to eat.

I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season and have an even better new year.  

So….. here we are again :wave:, back at square 1 once more.  Well, I guess it is good that we are here and not ignoring something important to us right?  I am trying to get my head in the right place so as to try to stay on track again.  It wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t have to gain back all the progress we have made time and time again, but I have no one to blame but myself.  When you quit paying attention, you pay, dearly.  Once again I come, tail tucked betweeen my legs to start over.  The good thing is I know you all are not judgmental and totally understand. :grouphug:

Well, it is official, I went to WW last night for the 1st time in a long time and weighed in.  I have gained back everything I lost all year.  I was so depressed but what else can I do but move forward and try again.  At least I have kept up with swimming twice a week.  Its just so darned frustrating.  I know what I need to do, I have what I need to do it, but do I do it, no of course not.  I am trying again but then I think about the upcoming holidays and there never really is a good time is there?  I guess as long as we don’t give up thats good. 

Well it is now Wednesday evening and I went to the aqua aerobics class.  I didn’t go Monday because I wasn’t feeling well so tonight was my first night.  I have to say in all honesty, that I really enjoyed it a lot.  It was a small class but very enjoyable and the hour went by fast.  I could feel it pulling on muscles with the various things we did but there was no feeling of sweating and feeling exhausted.  It was great.  I think I have finally found an exercise that I can enjoy.  If any of you have not tried this and are comfortable in a pool, I would recommend it.  I think I can commit to this without any problem.  ;)  I hope everyone is having a good week. 

~~~~~~~~~~ Sue

Okay, today is the day I start my water aerobics class.  I really am kinda looking forward to this and hoping this activity will rev my metabolism up.  I’ll let you all know how this went tomorrow.  If this works out well and I get myself in a little better shape, my goal is to add two more days of a different exercise.  We have a gym at our apts. so I would like to ride the stationary bike and treadmill and do some weight work on Thurs and Sat. depending on how busy that gym is.  I didn’t really start back on my “better eating” (code for DIET) but they tell you not to say you are on a diet so I won’t.  I was at my mom’s all weekend and for some reason was in a real nibbly mood.   It wasn’t over the top but more than I should have had.  The meals were good but it was the in between stuff.  Today is Monday and I started off the morning with some NF yogurt and a WW bar.  I brought an apple for a snack and then at lunch I will have a protein shake (I have to get in more protein and less carbs) and for dinner I am thinking a piece of broiled chicken and some spinch salad and some squash.  This should bring me close to my 25-27 point alottment.  I have to add it up and probably fit in a snack or something later.  I hope you all had a nice weekend and that this week will be a good one :wave:

Ok, I had a talk with myself after taking a 5 minute hilly walk and feeling very, very sore the next day.  I realized how out of shape I was and if I continue this way for very much longer, things will only get worse.  Its like Richard Simmons once said, “use it or lose it”.  I dug around my town and found a place where they have drop in deep water aerobics twice a week, at 5 bucks a workout.  I think I can do this as there will be no sweating involved and that is half the reason I don’t like to exercise is the sweat rolling down your face and looking all red like a tomato.  It feels easy in the pool but is one of the best things you can do for exercise and it is low impact on your joints. These will be on Monday and Wednesday so I am committing to this.  Its at a good time in the evening so no excuses here.  I will have to change my WW day to Thursday but that is fine.  I am going to an A’s game tonight so tomorrow will be my new start date as I will bite the bullet and weigh in at WW’s.  I bought a new journal to log my food and stuff, bought a nifty little points calculator so I am set to go.  What really irritates me is that most of what I wanted to lose could have been off  by now since January had I not screwed around.  So…. Onward and persistangly I go, no more excuses.  There will always be something come up so I am just going to deal with it and not let the get together’s be about the food anymore.  I will allow myself ONE thing a week that I would really like, anything, but just one thing,  after weigh in day and that’s it.  This has always worked before so this is my plan.  I also am going to check in here daily and do something, comment, submit a recipe something… even if it is only 5 minutes, it will help keep me focused.  You guys are all terrific ladies and are so encouraging.  I hope everyone will not give up and keep trying.  We can do this and together is better than struggling by yourself. 

Yep, I’m pretty much at a standstill.  I have battled since January and I have just only lost 20 lbs., 5 of those pounds keep coming and going.  I am not giving up but I am frustrated.  But, I will soon be working from home as Kaiser has run out of office space.  I can get more done at home anyway.  Therefore, no more goodies on an almost daiiy basis.  I can get more in a routine of cooking something healthy for breakfast and lunch without involving fast food or food on the run.  This will be good.  I can also break when I want and I will have a 12 hour window to get my work done.  I can make time for a workout in the middle of the day and go for “doggy walks”.  I think things will go a little better.  I’ve really been almost embarassed to weigh in at Weight Watchers because nothing ever happens lately except to lose 5 lbs., gain 5 lbs. lose gain, etc.  My group leader is great and they never make me feel bad, however, it is embarassing.  She always tells me to not give up and that we are at a different place in our lives than we were when the pounds came off very easily.  So…. onward, and I hope everyone will come back for encouragement and continue.  We can do it, I’m sure.  Summer is a hard time because of all the activities, winter is hard because of the holidays… there will always be something I suppose so we just have to figure out what works best for us.