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Okay - well, I've been wanting to switch my morning routine to include going to the gym and I did it this morning! 

Last night, I enlisted the help of my family.  I asked them to remind me to put my breakfast and lunch together to take with me this morning as well as get out my clothes for work.  Then I made sure my gym bag was all packed.  When I got, at the usual time, I threw on my gym clothes, put my work clothes in my gym bag, grabbed my prepared m...

Spring is definitely here in New England.  All the perennials that I planted last year are starting to peek out of the ground to see if it's safe yet.  And we've had rain, rain, and more rain.  Up north, there has been flooding.  So far, we've been spared that this year.

My weight loss problems continue.  I've not had much success despite tracking my food and trying hard (and mostly succeeding) to stay within my calorie limits.  I've gone for s...

It's been along time since I've posted.  I'm hoping to change that again.  I'm not going to say much right now except that a lot has changed since my last post. 

I won't be doing the Arthritis Walk this year - no time.  However, I have been busy with lots of other things, especially at church.

I'll write again in a couple days.  In the meantime, sorry to have been so long about blogging.  Definitely need to change that!

Down today - 206.5! 

I keep track of my weight, nutrition, and exercise goals on a site called sparkpeople.  It's a wonderful site, and you'll find a link to it on my links page.  One of the great things about sparkpeople is the support from others just like me.  On sparkpeople, I'm part of two teams with monthly goals I know I can achieve. 

The first goal is with the Canned Fat Drive team.&...

Hello.  Back again.  I had a conference to go to today which was very good.  Unfortunately, my weight loss is not so good.  I've gained a little more weight and am up to 210 again.  I'm not sure what's going on.  Well, tomorrow's another day.  Must be my age!

Blessings today:

1.  I learned a lot at the conference--mostly about myself and how I relate to others which is a good thing.

2.  I still have two b...