When I said I'd share my successes and failures, I didn't think I'd mess up so soon! Weight was up to 287.5 this morning! I got off track on the weekend--completely derailed! Sunday we celebrated my grandaughters' birthdays (2 had birthdays). I made chili and I ate it! I bought a chocolate birthday cake with whipped icing for them and I ate it, too! I bought 2 types of ice cream and I ate some of each! Of course, it didn't stop with Sunday. I am tapering down now. Tomorrow, I go back to writing down every last morsel that goes into my mouth and counting my calories. That's how I've lost what I've lost, so I have got to get back to what works.

I am a stress eater and stress has been up this week! I've got a list of things to do (besides eat) for stress and I am going to start going down the list and see what works.

My mom is laid up with a sore, red, swollen, extremely painful foot and I have been at her house most of this week (plus working), trying to help her. She has been to the doctor once and to the ER once. Tomorrow, she goes back to the doctor-she isn't any better. The 2 doctors she has seen have 2 different opinions as to what is wrong, but neither of them has helped yet. I hope tomorrow gives her some help and some relief. All prayers would be appreciated!

Well, I worked 11AM to 8pm today. My sister is with Mom tonight, so I am staying home. I have to be back at work at 8AM in the morning. My daughter is taking my mom to the doctor in the morning. Don't know when I'll get a chance to blog again, but I am going to do what I said I would do. I have accomplished to much to backslide and go back to where I was. Quitters never win; winners never quit. I don't know who said that, but I agree wholeheartedly. Wish me well. God bless you all & me, too!