Well I've been thinking about this and I'm having a hard time coming up with things. (certainly NOT because I'm doing it all right) 1. I'm working on positive physical/mental/emotional/spiritual image!! This sounds strange but I really struggle with this. I've been listening to the wrong voices and it's got me quite mixed up. I dont really know of a "goal" for the next 8 weeks in this area but just to keep working on it and replace those negative images with positive ones. 2. Eatting - I've GOT to get an increase in my calories. Yesterday was a busy day and I only at 3 times - not my six times! That leaves me at around 650 calories for yesterday. UGH!! So, my goal is to get in 1,200 calories five days a week. WOW, that even "sounds" HUGE to me!!!! 3. Organization - I've got to get things more together. Between the kids' schedules, my personal schedule, my Mary Kay business schedule.... I don't quite know if I'm coming or going. So, I'm putting all those schedules together and I'm going to work on cutting out things that I don't need to do, can delegate to someone else, or I just need to do. I keep saying that I don't have time for all these doctors appts. (I have three this week alone) but I've got to make the time, so I have to get "creative". 4. Exercise - FORGET IT!!!! I'm not even going here. I went to open the darn door at a restaurant last night and I hit myself in the face with the door!!! OUCH!!! The dang door was just tooo heavy and I was in a hurry - smack - right in the face. I KNOW for sure that I can't exercise at this point in my health so I'm not even going to attempt a goal knowing that I can't do it. So that's it for me. Laurie

Ahhhha!!! Yup, guess we should have known that one!! I go see new pcp on Thursday. Today I saw new allergy doc - he added in zertex (sp?) into my daily regimine... oh boy, another pill to take. lol Good news - Seriously, I do get good new once in a while!!! B1 is 64.6 (normal range is 25 - 75) so I'm even the higher end of normal!!! So, B1 is good, B6 is good, B12 is poor but were doing injections now. And zinc is back good!!!! Something to celebrate! So, the off things are Vit A and Vit D, prealbumin, and of course iron. Calcium is at the very low end of normal so that needs to come up to. Hey Doc - what's "folate"??? Mine has gone UP each lab so far, started at 5 and is now 13.2 with normal being 2.8 - 15.6?? Laurie

You both look GREAT!

Jasmina, Great list! Please be careful on the water intake and the passing out. Be sure to eat regularly and keep your blood sugars up and stable. Good luck! Kathy

I think that the splurge thing is how many normal weight folks eat, eh? They eat healthy and then when a big event comes up they allow themselves the indulgences and then the next meal they are back to the healthy eating. I'm with you on weekend water and vitamins and protein. I do excellent during the week but my routine is out of whack over the weekend. I definitely go too low on water on the weekends. I do okay on vitamins and protein but sometimes I'll miss a stray vitamin here or there or only get one protein shake in rather than more than that. You give me ideas for my goals. Thanks! LOL! We'll have to work on the reward ideas. Great list! K