Well I no longer think the pain in my foot is gout but plantar fasciitis. Its been going on too long for gout and I have taken a whole prescription of gout medicine…to no avail! My sister and my oldest brother both have plantar fascitis…so why should I be different??? My sister has been telling me the whole time that is what it is, but I wasn’t wanting to hear that.

Not being able to walk is killing my diet!!!!! Scale was up again this morning (2 pounds). If I can’t walk…how am I supposed to reach my goal??????????

Well hobbling off to eat supper (I made homemade chicken salad with low-fat mayo and a homemade peach pie).

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!!!

Judy

Well as I figured, the scale is no longer forgiving of my inactivity. I tried to walk Monday (limped for 45 minutes) but I made it!!! The down side is that it started my foot back to hurting (since it wasn’t totally healed in the first place) and I didn’t get to walk today. The scale was 196 this morning…but it could have been worse!!!

My shoulder surgery is just around the corner…9 more days!! I want to be 195 or less by then! Had a steak biscuit for breakfast, sub for lunch and my beloved cantaloupe for supper and a Rice Krispie treat for snack….not too bad (not too good either).

Hope all of you are making significant progress on your diet journey.

God bless,

Judy

I have been so excited to see the scales falling while I have been pretty much confined to bed. I know this is not going to continue but I am happy for now. The scale was 194 this morning!!! Now maybe I can make last month’s goal of 193 this month. I am trying to get in the 180’s screaming and clawing!!!

Jade and DJ are supposed to come today. I hope I can be up and around when they get here!

Will check back in as time permits….

God bless!!

Judy

If I wasn’t in so much pain, this would be laughable!!! I have a pain patch on my right knee (gout), a brace on my left hand (carpal tunnel and I am left-hand dominant) and can’t walk on my left heel (gout…again)…hubby baffled cause he is 18 years older and he’s taking care of me!!! I feel 91 instead of 51!!!! I guess the Lord knew I needed something to smile at this morning so here it is…I MADE MY 195 GOAL THIS MORNING (13 DAYS EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!) THANK YOU LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please excuse any spelling or typing errors…I am pecking with one finger on my right hand!!!

Sarah will be here in a couple hours to help me…Bless her heart!!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend and stays on plan.

If you’re the praying kind…Please say one for me….I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God bless!!!

Judy

My scale read the same this morning 198.8 for which I was glad considering I couldn’t walk yesterday.

Yesterday in addition to gout in my left foot it crept into my right knee.

I have pretty much been confined to bed today…trying to rest my foot and knee. I hope and pray I will not gain weight today due to inactivity… but it just can’t be helped!! Can’t walk tonight either so I am not looking forward to tomorrow’s weigh-in.

Hope everyone is on plan and making progress on their diets.

Will update when possible

God bless,

Judy

Well the scale was better this morning!! I am officially out of the 200’s…again. The scale was 198.8 this morning!!! I have gout in my left heel so I am barely moving today…and that’s a bad thing for several reasons…1) our preacher’s wife had surgery yesterday and I promised them chicken and dumplings and banana pudding for supper (can’t disappoint three small kids) and 2) I need to keep walking to keep the scale friendly!!!! 3) my daughter is coming up today and we were supposed to go shopping but I CAN’T WALK!!!! I forgot my gout medicine for one day and look what happens!!!!!

Well I will probably use my walker for transportation today and do the very best I can…under the circumstances!!!

Will check back in as time permits. Now off to breakfast!!!

Hope everyone has a great day!!!!!

Judy

The ugly truth!!! Scale Saturday was 200.4,  Sunday 200.8, Monday was 201.2 (from my Mother’s Day feast) and this morning it read 200.2.  I am trying very hard to get (and stay on track). Like I said by the 29th I WILL be 195 or less!!!! My neighbor and I walked for an hour and 10 minutes last night. If any of you subscribe to Good Housekeeping, the magazine’s June edition features 6 women who lost 45-120 pounds by walking on a regular basis.

Well off to the grocery store…uh I hate grocery shopping!! So will check back in with more weight loss news tomorrow ( Lord willing).

Have a great day and get out there and put one foot in front of the other for a couple of miles!!!! No day like today to get started (or re-started) on that healthy lifestyle!!!!

 Judy

OKAY I have been REALLY bad this last few weeks and it is time to get my butt back on track. Hit 200 this weekend…AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!! So my new goal is to be 195 by my surgery date…May 29th. That’s not much and I know I can do it!!

I have been having a horrible time with gout (toes and knees) and therefore limiting my walking adding to the fact that I have been overeating…horribly and my weight is climbing. I REFUSE to go back above 200 so that was my wakeup call…sort of I was NOT good today at my Mother’s Day dinner but that is over and I am committed to going the other direction. 5 lbs in 17 days. I CAN AND WILL DO IT!!! I HAVE TO!!!!

Hope all you mother’s out there had a great day!!! If you overate don’t sweat it….you were entitled just this once!!! Now jump with me back on the wagon!!!!

Will check back in as time permits!!!

Judy

Well it is official…I am to have surgery on my shoulder on the 29th of May… not looking forward to it but hopefully it will restore my arm to 100% and maybe someday I can even bowl again…I miss that probably more than any other activity.

I have NOT given up on my goal!! I still plan to reach my goal of 175!! I just have to convince myself that 85 pounds is NOT enough…great but not where I want to end up. I have this apparent brain block that keeps me content (but not happy) with my weight loss.

 Took Jade and DJ out to supper last night her for making the President’s List at college in her ADN program (for the 2nd semester in a row…you go girl!!!!) and him for his 23rd birthday. We had a great time and when we came back Jade and I walked her block 3 times …and it was a long block!!! My hubby walked with us 2 rounds and her hubby (lazy bum…just kidding, DJ) only walked one.

I know the weekend is upon us again and I will TRY to behave myself…if possible. Since it is Mother’s Day this Sunday may I wish all you mother’s out there an early HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY !!

I wish my mom was still with me so I could wish her a Happy Mother’s Day in person. All of you who are still fortunate to have your moms still alive…be sure to tell them Happy Mother’s Day and how much they mean to you…before it is too late and all you can do is place a flower on her grave!!!

Well I will say goodnight and will check back in as time permits!!!!

God bless you all…especially you mothers!!!!

Judy

I am NO where close to reaching my goal this month. I am furious with myself. All I had was 1/2  pound to go and I would have been there…and I blew it!!! Scale has been up 5 pounds for the last week!!

That is all I have to report for now!!!  Hope everyone is doing a lot better than I am!!!!

Judy