Allison

I do best when I check off the days. Routine is the best thing to focus on – the weight will follow.

Naps help on tough days.

I used to joke that if I had to choose between hubby or cpap – cpap would win!!  But to my amazement – during a 9-hr overnight power outage from one of the recent hurricanes – I was able to sleep without it.  That is a miracle – because for two decades I could not!

Life happens. I have been trying to check in here, but it is usually right before I go to bed!!  Been busy here also!

Awe shucks.  Thank you!!!

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I like to do meat and cheese or a scrambled egg for 5-bite lunch and a bar for dinner.  If I make it to dinner – I am golden!  If I have a bar for lunch – sometimes it turns on the desire for more sweets/carbs.  So that is helpful for me to keep my first meal higher protein.</p>

Good gor you!! I am going to use bars for my dinners this week.  They are satisfying and remind me of the bite size we are supposed to use.

Thank you! I watched that May zoom that Michelle mentioned.  It is a blessing to have these zoom chats.  It will is very motivating during oyr projects!!

Look forward to hearing about the new job!  Congrats!

That is  a sign you are doing it perfectly!!

Haha!!  I am struggling still! I bet I will be the worst report out on Monday!!

Congrats on the new job!!

  One thing I learned like you is it takes so little to slip back to old ways and the aches and pains and all of it comes back so quickly!!

you can turn it around quickly too!  Don’t let it continue.  Set up an exit strategy for a bad day or week.  Mine is sparkling water. It reminds me to start at that moment doing the right thing…[Read more]

 And all the ones before me that inspired me.  Keep paying it forward!!  You all are energizing me – as I.5+ years is so long to be in diet mode!!  So happy I am still inching toward goal!!

  I don’t recall your pre-vacation weight, but I am guessing you did great!!  You and I were both near the same number a couple of weeks ago!!!

Sounds like a great time!!

How nice! And for people like us who struggle with all of none thinking, I think it is actually a really important step to take a sixth or seventh bite and stop. It teaches us that we can have moderation, even if we haven’t been perfect on the diet.  Well done Michelle!!!

That is the best news!!  Conquering situations like that is so powerful!!

I missed it due to other activities.  I need to get focused!!