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Every week when I get on the scale I try not to be upset if I haven’t lost anything.  After all, it’s better than a gain, right?  So this week I get on, and once again have maintained.  I really can’t complain- I hosted a 50th birthday party for my MIL on Saturday and ate a few cheese puffs and a cupcake- didn’t go overboard and kept myself busy talking to guests so I wouldn’t concentrate on food the whole time!!  But I am looking forward seeing  a loss again.  I am working w/2 pound weights and a resistance band a few times a week, so I know I might not lose a lot to begin with, until the fat is converted to muscle, so I’m really trying not to be down on myself.  If I do that, I’ll just get depressed and go right back to my old habits!  But I’m feeling good so far today, eating great, and plan to keep it up.  Have a great Monday, buddies, and if you are currently maintaining like me, just keep up the good work!  You will show a loss soon!!

It’s not been a good week!  Monday I did very well with my eating and I did 4 miles when I got home.  Yesterday I didn’t get up and exercise, so I didn’t get any in.  Today, a friend at work brought me lunch- a hot dog and homemade mac n cheese!  And I won’t get home until 9pm so I know I won’t be exercising today either.  I’m tempted to get depressed, but I know if I do that I’ll just throw in the towel and have to start all over again. So I might as well just determine to start now eat well the rest of the day and get up and exercise first thing tomorrow!  Sure appreciate all your support! 

I am so tired!  Been tired all day, decided to do 4 miles tonight. At about 1 1/2 miles I decided I would stop after I finished 2.  I was just too exhausted to continue.  When I got to 2, I decided I could push it to 3, and when I got to 3, I figured why not go to 4.  And so I made it!  I’m still ready to go to bed and totally worn out, but my body feels good and I know it will be worth it!

I am happily exhausted!  What a weekend, w/singing at 3 services between last night and today, spending time with family and getting the house cleaned up, I am ready to drop!  I’m sure I’ll be asleep the second my head hits the pillow!  No counting points today, but I still managed to not overeat, even with Mark’s Granny’s fantastic home cooking!  So off I go, to put away clean clothes, put clean sheets on the bed, put another load of laundry in the dryer, and finally crash!  Hope everyone enjoyed this blessed day!

Just did a 5 mile strength walk with my Walk Away the Pounds dvd- feeling sweaty, and good!  It’s a beautiful day here so my plans after grocery shopping include taking my daughter and our 3 dogs for a walk in the park. I love Saturdays- it’s great to be able to have the time to squeeze a lot of exercise in on the same day- and doing it by fun stuff.  I’m going out later to finish Mikayla’s Easter basket- all she wanted was  a stuffed sheep and I also got her a bracelet and some peeps- but I gotta add a little bit of chocolate!  Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!

I feel lighter today…I don’t know why!  I’m sure I haven’t lost any weight yet, I just feel different.  Maybe it’s from the last week of eating 90% all good stuff-I’m starting to get the bad stuff out of my system, and it’s just making my body feel good.  Sure is nice, whatever the reason!  I’m about to head out to lunch and get some Subway- my Friday treat- even though it’s good; not even cheating-it feels like a treat!  For those buddies of mine who share my faith, remember to take time today to reflect on what Good Friday means to you- and for everyone, HAPPY, HAPPY EASTER!!!

Happy Spring!  The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the cherry trees are blossoming…ok at least here they are!  My friend in upstate NY said to me, and I quote, “You suck”. LOL Well, it is an advantage to living in the South!  And also a great motivator to get busy and get healthy!  I don’t know what exactly it is about nice weather that motivates me to lose weight, but I guess maybe it has something to do with the fact that I know summer is coming and I’d like to be able to  go places and do things and not be totally embarrassed about the way I look in capris, shorts, or even, dare I say it…a SWIMSUIT AAAAHHH!  Yesterday I did so well, even though the weather was rainy and gloomy, right up until I didn’t get any dinner before I had to go somewhere for the evening.  Which meant by the time I got home at 9:30, I was starving, which resulted in the eating of not 1, but 2 pieces of ham, black olive, and mushroom pizza.  Now for a normal day this would not have thrown me much off course, however I had Long John Silvers for lunch yesterday, for a grand total of 20 points- and with my range being between 24 and 31, I thought, no problem- by that time I had 7 points left for the day.  Well…1 piece would have put me right at my limit, but no I had to go and have the 2nd piece, which put me 7 over!  So today, I have to pull back and not eat as many points, but hey, it’s Spring, and I’m motivated!!

Well it’s been a while.  I decided to take a break from Buddyslim, not because I was done losing weight, but because the pressures of my job were weighing very heavily on me, and by the time I got home at night the last thing I wanted to do was get on the computer!!  But things have greatly improved and I will actually have the time and desire to get on here again!  I am sad to say I have not lost any weight…totally my fault.  But I have just recently started doing Weight Watchers Points and gotten back into my workout DVDs.  The points system is easy, and I think it is something I will be able to stick with.  I still need to get myself up in the AM to exercise, because night time just doesn’t work as well…something always happens so I never get in the 5-6 days that I want to do, instead of the 2-3 that I end up doing.  I also have a friend that I work with who is also trying to lose weight and we have become accountability partners- which is great for me!  I feel if I have to answer to somebody I will do better.  So that’s it for now-looking forward to re-connecting w/old buddies and getting to know new ones!!