Hi, Lissa and welcome to the family! This is a great place to be! I’m Robin and am 2.5 years post-op RNY and am also trying to lose that last 25 pounds!

40 is just a fond memory for me (I’m 61),but I do have a 36 year old daughter who is a social worker in Boston. I live in Hewitt, TX just a hair south of Waco where we’re already having temps in…

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Just wanted to report in before I head to bed early. 80+ ounces in, unplugged most of the day, about to have my snack before bed.

Some of the meals I have planned for the week are :

Breakfast – shakes, cottage cheese with fruit or peanut butter in it, eggs (most likely omelets)

Lunch – leftover roast and veggies, sandwiches made with my grocery…[Read more]

Got my 80 ounces in.

Clear!

As for the other challenges, I have 60/80 ounces of liquids in so far today. I’m still eating my snack at bedtime and am actually getting a bit of more sleep. After yesterday’s extremely STRESSFUL day with my dog, I’ve been unplugged most of the day just relaxing and reading.

For the next challenge, I have made 3 double batches of Unjury…[Read more]

No infection just extremely bad allergies. She’s in surgery now to drain the hematoma. The vet will give her an allergy shot that should relieve things for up to 2 months. She’s be able to come home in a couple of hours with antibiotics and pain meds. Plus a cone. THAT will be a new experience for all of us!

86 ounces in, currently having my snack before bed and I was unplugged most of the day. I actually ran errands and it wasn’t until I got home that I realized I had left my phone at home! All food was made, portioned and eaten at home.

I don’t know what’s going on with me. I wake up with plenty of energy, but by lunch time, I’m barely dragging myself through the rest of the day.

Steps and liquids are in. Shake for breakfast, I don’t think that I ever ate lunch and some homemade shrimp scampi for dinner.

I am doing horribly with the challenge!  The only one I seem able to keep up with is the liquids.  But, I’m still here, just quiet and trying to get myself back on track and keep up with my munchkins, family and online transcription work which is so much harder than I thought it would be!!!

I think it’s a great idea! I’m sorry I have been so absent lately.  By the time I get off the computer from transcription I just don’t even want to look at it again!!

I definitely think this challenge has helped. My weekly goals before this challenge were to get my liquids in everyday. I was struggling with that. Now I’m hitting my liquids goal consistently.

As for the no eating 60 minutes before bed, I’ve learned that I have to have it no farther out than 30 minutes or I’ll be awake in the middle of the night…[Read more]

I’m tired today and have no idea why. But, steps are done, liquids are almost done.

Breakfast was a Premier Protein shake mix with coffee and heated up

Lunch was some homemade chicken salad and some apple

Dinner will be meatloaf and green beans

And bedtime will be early!

80 ounces in, unplugged most of the day. I ended up having to get up and have a snack not long after I went to bed last night. I had my snack just before bed so I could sleep through the night, but before I made it to bed, my husband and I had an unexpected adventure. He was out back letting the dog have one last trip to do her business and caught…[Read more]

My non-negotiables  :

my walking. I need to not only for exercise but to reduce stress

My vitamins and supplements

my liquids

at the moment, grains and starchy carbs (other than dried beans)

The last item is due to the fact that I have learned the hard way that not only do those cause me to have a rapid weight gain with a very small…[Read more]

I’m finishing up ounces 61-80 at the moment. I’m quite sure I will be having more throughout the rest of the day as it’s just 3:20 here.

I’ve been unplugged for several hours already today.

My eating was all out of whack yesterday with the birthday party. Dinner was early and I didn’t eat much. Actually, I didn’t eat much at all yesterday. Which…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I’m in recovery mode. It was close to 100 degrees here yesterday and part of my grandson’s birthday party was held outside. Today I’m running errands and catching up with the laundry that I usually do on the weekend.</p>
Breakfast is a Celebrate chocolate mint shake (I think that I have become seriously addicted to to…[Read more]