Oh, if only I could walk!  Bone on bone on my right knee and need to get this weight off before my doc will do a total knee replacement.  Water aerobics and bike is about it for me.

Ooooh Peachpie - what a great post. Shedding weight really isn't a good team sport for me either.

I'm wondering if your sister is so gung ho because she is starting the diet and it's new and fresh and she is excited about it - in a short while maybe she will tire of talking about it all the time? Tough spot for you - maybe you can discuss your feelings about this with her? (((HUGS)))

Oh Peachpie - I'm jealous that you feel comfortable wearing a sleeveless top or bathingsuits. I guess the goal is healthy thinking, not "fat" or "skinny" thinking?

Hi Sherrie - yes I'm so glad I'm recording my weight now and I don't know why I was scared to do it before. I think I was afraid that if I fell off the wagon having concrete evidence in a weight record would be so embarrassing which is silly because it's only a personal record whereas everyone who looks at you can tell if you fell off the wagon and gained weight.

Wow, you went into A-fib from losing a large amount of fluid - that's scary. I'm sad to find out I'm very sensitive to salt too althought clearly not as bad as you. That sucks.

Have you thought about walking as your exercise? It's easy to just go somewhere, like the mall and walking around and eventually build up the amount of time and speed that you spend.

. . . Perfect timing for me, too!

I know how you feel, Peach!  And I thank my OH friends like Sandi who have helped inspire me and show me how to be active for life. 

And I was *always* the "skinny" sister up until about 5 years ago.  I felt all the emotions Sandi talked about, but reversed.  My sister is very supportive of my changes, and I'm so thankful that it's this way, and not any kind of sabotage or emotional blackmail. 

Big Hugs, Peachie!