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Jloughlin 06/08/20
Hope you make your goal. I had a good weekend with my diet. My wife is starting to get serious about the diet. She has lost 22 so far and I think she does not want to see me weigh less than her ;) I was just .6 of a lb off my lowest weight this morning, so could be able to record a new low tomorrow if Imam lucky.
I use a small paint roller when I do the porches. It goes pretty fast, but I have five porches all together. We have front and back at my house, an adjoining house that my parents lived in before they died, a a porch on the she shed that I lived in during the quarantine. I also need to use the same solid stain on the exterior of the she shed. It’s been 4 years and it’s starting to look a little worn.

Joycetime 06/09/20
Ah I hope you get there on your weight...a good feeling to be at low rate of life times! Having someone on diet with you helps so much..my middle sister abut 10 years ago went on a diet with me...we joined TOPS. We worked together and when one lost the other would listen and take advice from the other to help each other. As of today 3/4 of my weight got put back on and she is at her lowest weight. She is doing great! I will get there....my health depends on it. I have not been out the house all day..I took the grandsons swimming yesterday and we all got to much sun...the sunscreen I used had expired and we got burnt so we stayed in today and played games. While they played around I exercised for about 2 hours in the pool...we were there 4 hours...pool floating and playing is number 1 on my list. Gardens are starting to sprout can't wait for veggies...best time to be on a health kick summer. I have the boys for couple more weeks than I'm gone to start trying some new recipes from weight watchers out if good I will share. Hope all is well!

Joycetime 06/11/20
Well Mr Jloughlin I blew my diet terrible! I could tell when I got up it was gone to be a rough day. Mood was low, the boys came in so hyper and ready to eat. So I'm gone to move over to a different weight watcher plan...they have 3. This is my last chance to blame it on food and not me, lol. No I just got to take the bull by the horns and get serious. I can't imagine a drug addict goes thru when I'm having this with food. I'm not even gone to record my food today or weigh in it was so bad. What I am gone to do take a deep breath, realize my faults and get into a plan of action. I believe in the Bible and God's word and turn this health situation over to God. You and your wife keep up your great health work... someday I will be there with you!

Joycetime 06/11/20 replied to Joycetime
I was gone to tell you if you or your wife want to see who you are talking with and I lead pretty normal life I'm on FB Brenda Johnsonbaugh-Wise...you will see me, my fur babies and my grandsons...my life that I love...just not my unhealthy body.

Jloughlin 06/13/20
I,Lloyd check out your FB page next. Still have not recorded a new low weight. It’s been weeks now. One problem has been rain. We got 9.25 inches yesterday and it has sprinkled all day today. 80% chance every day till Friday. Thank goodness My house sits on a sand bluff, so drainage is never a problem, but I can’t get outside to work or exercise, so it makes it hard to lose weight.
My quartet is pretty busy. We had two parties we performed at last week and three in the next 9 days. Most of them Birthday parties. Thank goodness we just learned a Beatles arrangement of Birthday.

Joycetime 06/14/20
It is amazing how just walking can help. 10 years ago I walked 3 to 5 miles everyday even Christmas Day. I wish so bad I could do that again. It sounds you have got your share of rain. We were pretty lucky we had some hard rain Thursday's afternoon and Friday morning for about 10 minutes but sunny from than on. It did bring in cooler temps tonight down in 50;s...don't laugh I'm sitting here with a small heater on me. I think I would like Beatles Birthday song. Although I like all music. I usually listen to music more than anything. Tonight I went up town to our towns Saturday music performances...it was blues not at the top of my list music but I liked it. I may watch a Hallmark movie during day, do puzzles alot, read some but always music on. I read up on eating disorders such why I eat and not even hungry. Gave me some ideas to think about but mostly about not proper sleep and I'm sure guilty of that. I stay up until 1 or 2 in morning than get up for boys around 6 or 7...in that sleep I'm up 3 times during night. It told me to ask myself some questions before I eat it. It was very interesting it was a blog of this lady who like me had to eat it until it was gone like a pie or if she knew there was left over pizza it hounded at her until she ate it. I see me all thru it and made me think and gave me goals to work for. What was more amazing before I found that article I was praying to God my sin of over eating and I do want to stop...than I sit down at my computer and started putting in my food I ate and shaking my head I over ate again. So I thought why don't I ask google why I over eat and the blog came up....it was like a light on me and I do have this problem I need to work at and figure out to accomplish my health goal. She said a dietitian help her see her problem and she wanted to share to try help others. I read some more tonight on it. You stay so busy I don't know how you could ever be overweight. Well back to Church in morning so I best get to bed. Take care and hope the rain goes away for now for you!

Jloughlin 06/14/20
We’re up to 11.5 inches of rain now and 3 more days of 80% rain chances. Figured out how to broadcast the church service on our TV last week. Still not great, but better than watching on my iPad..
Hopefully the rain will hold off long enough to get a bike ride in today. I only burned 238 calories yesterday with exercise and normally I do about 750.
This shutdown plus the rain has me having some anxiety problems. As long as I was out working and exercising, I slept good, but now I wake up about 4am and fret over things that aren’t really important.
Today is our 52 aniversary. We have really been blessed.
Well our telephone Sunday School class has begun, so I better pay attention.

Joycetime 06/14/20
Does anybody put gardens out? I bet they are underwater. Hope the rain stop soon. Did you get your deck all done? It gone take awhile for it to dry out now if you didn't. Like you said staying in causes anxiety problems...I think that is alot what is a matter with some of these crazy ones in the world. Your body needs people, exercise of the outside, and sunshine or you go into a depression. Happy Anniversary to both of you..how wonderful 52 years! Mike and I would have been 38 this September....he past on our 24. Did you do something special for her. My special Mike would always have a note somewhere saying something like I always love you but to be in love with you is the greatest on a paper heart stuck to mirror or clothes.,,love it. Going to a birthday party have good day.

Jloughlin 06/14/20
I tried gardening when I first moved here, but diseases take over when the hot weather hits, so I don’t do much more than herbs. I did plant some zucchini and cubes. The soil is so sandy I that when it quits raining on Thursday, I will need to start watering three days later..
The virus makes celebrating not very exciting. I cooked some shrimp, coleslaw, and a cornbread bake. Turned out good, but pretty lame.
Finally quit raining long enough to take a walk today, but tomorrow is 100% rain again.

Joycetime 06/15/20
It sounds like you had a nice anniversary...you cooked and had a wonderful meal. Seafood mmmmm, cornbread comfort food the best and favorite coleslaw. You cooked it with love for her and that is what matters. Maybe you should do a little Indian rain dance to get it to stop raining. I have never been one to travel much so I don't know your area about the sand and drying up. My home is my happy place so never want to leave...we camped in all areas of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Been to Florida once never go back to crowed. Been to Las Vegas 3 times and that is about it. I was good today went to a Birthday party ate no cake or ice cream. I'm trying hard right now I could eat everything in fridge so I better go to bed. Thinking of you and if I could send you some sunshine I sure would! Keep healthy!

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