Good morning!

I haven't posted here in ages either.  As you mentioned....life just seems to get more and more busy so some things tend to fall by the wayside. 

Glad to hear you're enjoying your job!   And I'm sure....enjoying those grandbabies as well. 

Old....well.....I'm turning the big 4-0 in a few months...so I'm definitely feeling old right now!
I have 4 cousins that are also turning 40 this year along with my sister-in-law so we've planned many celebrations.  Or distractions, as I've been calling them...

I've been beating myself up a lot lately over gaining weight over the past 1 1/2 years.   Obviously we all want to reach and stay at goal weight forever but for me....I've definitely realized that it's something that I'll forever struggle with.  There is no slacking off and starting back on the elusive Monday that never comes.  So, I'm working on it.  I know it won't/can't be as fast as when I first had surgery but I just have to keep at it.  As long as I'm trying, I haven't failed.   Though there are days I could try a little harder. :) 

I had to laugh at a friend on Facebook that asked if she thought about exercise really hard, could she count it?   Oh how I wish!   I've gotten quite adept at ignoring the many, many exercise videos I've bought over the past few years.  I think I almost convinced myself that dusting them and moving them around on the shelf is just as effective as actually popping one into the DVD and following along.  According to the scale.....that does not work!

My boyfriend lost 40lbs this year by eating high protein/low carb.  I've been doing a lot of eye rolling these past couple of months because he's still losing easily and not trying.  So the phone call on weigh-in day when he says  "Hey...lost another pound but I ate like a pig all week" is not my favorite!  But what I really noticed that I never really thought about before (and we've been together for 3 yrs) is that he doesn't snack.  At all.  If he's hungry and it isn't meal time....he'll have just enough to satisfy him so that he can make it to the next meal.  Like a handful of almonds.   Going to a movie doesn't automatically mean having popcorn.  Going to the Red's game doesn't mean eating his weight in soft pretzels, cracker jacks and ice cream.   I began to question if he had some type of mental disability....then I realized he just doesn't have a food addiction.  Jerk. 

Okay....so now that I've written a book of ramblings.....who is going to the OH conference this weekend??  I'll be there with a friend and hope to make more friends.  This is the first one I've been to and I'm really looking forward to all the classes, people.....and free stuff!