Jeanne, thank you for my laugh for the day. You are losing what??? When I say I'm losing IT, it's my mind or my temper. I prefer to say "I AM losing weight."
I can't imagine doing the work like either of you did. With a defective heart, I used to pass out in the sun, so I was a hothouse flower. I didn't go to work until I was 38 years old. The woman at the Social Security office was mad at me for not working prior to that. Did she not think raising 5 children wasn't enough? I walked out and drove 50 miles to get a card from someone polite.
I do think we have to be realistic about our goal weights. I like the formula (I wish I could remember where I read it - it may have come from the nurse who had to pronounce me obese at 170 pounds when we did a work based wellness program at school) that allows 5 pounds for every decade past 25 after a base of 100 + 5 pounds for every inch over 5 foot. With Xylie as an example 100 + 25 (5"5") + 15 (3 decades) = 140. Add a few for her body type and you've got 145-150. An attainable goal. I sit here with these 5 3/4 inch wrist and small bones under the fat, so I have to subtract a few pounds from the formula. I was 5'8" and am now 5'5" due to the problems with my spine, so that's a big minus. I've been aiming for 138, but may settle for 145 if my smallest pants fit - they aren't that small.
I need to get moving if I'm going to the quilt quild. I'll try it one more time. See ya later.
I AM losing weight. Judy