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I gained 3 pounds in 3 days

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That's all it takes for me to gain weight. Go on a little vacation, eat what I want and bam! Weight gain. We were walking 5 to over 9 miles each day. Apparently, that did nothing. I did not over eat- just made poor choices. Today I walked 2.47 miles. I'm good with that. And it was a bit difficult. I feel fat. I am completely frustrated with myself. It is so hard, this weight loss thing. I'm struggling. I'm wondering if I will ever loose any more weight. I question whether I will be able to run a 5K. I'm dealing with a lot of internal dialog, most of which is negative. My mind is like a hamster on a wheel, going round and round. I need a positive message. I need a cheerleader. There's so much on my mind, it sometimes seems a bit overwhelming. I feel too busy. I never have enough time to do everything I want to accomplish. Like sticking to these weight loss and exercise goals. Keeping up with my jewelry business, plus I'm looking to m...

Do people really want to work?

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For close to a month now, I've been trying to find a way, or source, to move a rather large piece of furniture out my my house and into my mother's house. You think this would be an easy task. Not so. Since it is heavy and bulky, me and my husband doubted that we could lift and move it, nor did we have a big enough vehicle to move it with. Do you know how hard it is to find a "mover" who will move one piece of furniture? Let me further explain. My first thought was, "who do I know?" I do have a "friend" who has a moving company, but when I talked with them, they could not help. I got suggestions to look on Craig's List, or maybe ask a maintenance man where we live. We called many movers and found that no one would do such a small move. Every company wanted over $150.00 or $50.00 an hour with a 3 hour minimum (same thing, I know). My mother offered to pay our maintenance man, who said he would do it on a certain day, with help from the...