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Ulovlee-Welcome! I hope you find what you need here.
Peggy-I used to love those doctor’s visits when I was losing weight. The nurses just used to light up, and parade me around. I have those energy slumps now and then, and sometimes, I just need some extra fat. I add some olive oil or have a big piece of salmon, and it perks me right up. Other times it is a thyroid thing, or a reminder that I am burning more calories than I am taking in. Annie-I think we should start a pool to see who can guess the day you hit 299. Pumpkin. I don’t know, that might make me hungry smelling it. I saw an ad for a bar that makes pumpkin martinis. Ammi-My biggest problem with not having anything planned, is that I kind of don’t like to buy groceries before a long trip because I don’t want to come home to spoilt food. The problem with that is I come home from trips too exhausted to go shopping. The last two days though, have gone really well. I was expecting trouble after the pizza. It usually takes me longer to get back on the horse. Guess I just reached my fill of pizza and chocolate. Back in Florida, the wasp nests were underground, and the size of a Volkswagen. At least once a year someone would drive a riding lawn mower or tractor into one and get hurt real bad. Sharon-I have my father’s ears and nose, my mom’s feet and hands, and definitely my grandmother’s upper arms. I just didn’t know I was going to get them before the age of 80. Rat-Pain is also a major trigger for me. When I overdo it, I always have to deal with wanting chocolate. Water aerobics was a godsend for my back. Just dangling in the deep water could make sciatica completely disappear. I miss the flexibility. Only 31 more months until they will let me in the pool for free. Battle-I always have trouble with travel. I know that, and that’s why I was dreading this fall. I’m trying to learn one new thing, or one new coping mechanism with each trip. Debbie-Sometimes I’ll eat something that I know I shouldn’t, but end up doing it anyway, then I write it down, and am surprised that I can stay in my calorie range for the day. I had the energy today to mow the front and back, and clean out the storage building. I needed to dig the snow shovels out before the first snow. I’d hate for my snow shovels to get snowed in. I don’t know why I was able to OP so quickly this time, but I’m not going to fuss about it. |
Hi Phyra--
Thanks, apparently I can't send you a private post until my post total reaches 10 but I just wanted to drop you a note to thanks and that I would write a more in depth introduction soon. I am doing something called the Beck Diet solution which concentrates on changing your behavior before you try to change your eating. Hi to everyone else too! I'll be back tomorrow |
Luan, thats great news about being the producer of that show. I hope it all goes well for you. I'll be looking for it. Will it be on cable? :woohoo: on losing the pounds too!
Hi Crime girl and Ulovlee and Yertle! Story, I'm with you on the issues of the hanging skin. My belly is like jelly now. When I walk, it has it's own little movement going on with the jiggly arms. I hate it. Will you share with us what your therapist tells you how to deal with issues like these? Hope your headache gets better soon. Muse, YAY on making the 50 lb mark!!! Take pictures so we can see the difference. I love before and after pics. It's amazing how it feels to be at a lower weight, and see the difference in ourselves, and it truly is enpowering. It's almost overwhelming, the feeling of being so committed and acheiving goals, and doing it all by yourself...so yeah..I could see why you would cry during that DVD. Sharon, sorry your head hurts you too. Seems headaches are going around today. Wonderful news on the 8 lb loss! Ammi, you're right, I'm not bringing those nasty foods home anymore! I'm so happy to see you back to your old self. Staying OP and getting that exercise in is quite an accomplishment. Annie, don't you just love the stuff from Bath and Body? Yum on the pumpkin choice. It's so much fun to slather that stuff on... the only thing is, it starts to make me hungry. :rofl: Peggy, finally you are going to get some results. The doc finally made a good choice on suggesting the endo. Hopefully they can do a study on you and find out what is causing you to be so tired and get you straightened out. Battleax, That's great that you got back on track today. We just have to know that we CAN overcome this. Catherine, sounds like you got quite a bit done today. All good movement to get those pounds falling off. That's pretty funny, getting your snow shovels out before they get snowed in. :rofl: Today I did the treadmill for 35 minutes. I hope to ramp up each week. I've been keeping occupied by painting and doing my puzzles since I can't go outside. The wind was so bad last night it blew down a big branch off of a tree but it missed the houses so that was a good thing. Today I did great OP wise too. Didn't overeat. I've been doing the Fitday thingie and realized that I'm eating too much fat, so I've got to cut that back down too. Probably the reason I wasn't losing weight for so long. Have a great night! Debbie |
Hi all,
Long time no post. What does that mean? It's means I have been struggling badly. It looks like my job may be saved, but again, it's not been announced yet. We are still working on the updates with the house (working on the basement and putting in flagstone and a pond out back). But, it's so much work, that I keep putting it off. Tomorrow I will plant a few things that arrived in the mail, so get my butt going. Our weights, treadmill, and exercise bike are all being stored in misc rooms, and that is an "excuse" for not getting with it. I am looking for a kick in the pants. I am looking for support. Unfortunately, I appear to be looking for myself, as I seem lost at the moment. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. You all are great.... Angie |
Hi All~
Idealmuse ~ I have never lost as much weight as I have so far and so the changes that I am noticing are a little overwhelming to say the least. :lol: My arms are the worst and I already know that there aren't enough arm exercises in the world to tighten them up where they... hmmm, should, could, would?... be had I not gotten to where I did weightwise. I'm not really complaing, more of sharing the shock of it with someone before I dwell on it and get upset. :lol: Ammi ~ I know the feeling. :lol: I have been walking outdoors since January of this year. Though after suffering through the cold (I forgot where I put my WATP DVD :o ), I am going to start WATP (I found my DVD while cleaning last week) when it gets too cold to walk. Right now, it is just chilly enough in the morning that it is still pleasant without being like eyeball numbingly cold. :lol: Ratkitten ~ I expect to hover every month around TOM, but when it goes on for days or weeks at a time, it gets frustrating. :( Hopefully doing more walking will help to get the ball rolling again with the loss. :/ dogpal ~ :hug: :) ulovlee ~ Hi & welcome. :) Debbie ~ My stomach hasn't gotten its own swing yet, but for some reason, I am expecting it at some point. The only problem I have with my stomach at the moment is that where it used to be rather full looking, it's kinda looking like a beanbag chair that someone has started taking the beans out of. :lol: I honestly have to look at it and laugh some days. Where I have a scar from surgery, it used to look like a horizontal heiney, now it looks like bread dough that has had the yeast bubbles beaten out of. :lol: Once I get in and see my therapist, I will gladly share her thoughts and ideas on the whole body/skin issues thing. :) I managed to bump up my walk to 1 and 1/3 miles today. I wasn't as worn out as I was when I tried to walk a mile and a half last week. I still felt like I accomplished something, but I didn't overdo it. :) My eating wasn't the greatest, this afternoon, caught myself eating some of my son's Goldfish crackers. Bad carbs! Bad! Oh well, tomorrow is another day and I plan to bust my butt to work off that little indiscretion. :^: As always, I hope everyone is doing well and if not, you are in my prayers. :hug: Story |
Thanks for sharing my joy everyone! I've never been able to stick to anything this long before... it's very exciting.
TheStorySoFar - Yeah, I can relate to overwhelming! I've been lower, so I'm used to what's happening now as I've been below 250 maybe 3 times? I'm sure once I get closer to the 230-220s I'm going to be a bit freaked. It is hard to think how better your skin would be if you hadn't gotten to your highest weight, but can't really dwell on it either. I notice my stomach this time is hanging apron style more then it did last time I lost, but last time I lost 50lbs it was from 270-220... can't expect the body to react the same this many years (at least 5?) and 32+ more pounds heavier at start. Debbie - (BTW my parents still call me Debbie!) I know this sounds dumb but thanks for asking for pictures. You're actually the first person to ask me for any on 3fc. Sometimes I feel like I blend in too much or don't connect well or something... anyway nice to see someone take an interest. I'll post some despite my shyness when I get the husband to take new ones later this week. :) What kind of painting do you do? Heather - I didn't even notice your name change until just now. When did that happen? Guess I need to pay more attention! thanks for taking the time to congrats me. Ammi - yes, sadly weight for many of us is disabling and sometimes we don't even realize how bad it is until we start finding our way out of it. You've come so amazingly far I'm sure that's really something to behold! You might try measuring yourself once a month if your not ready to make peace with the scale because of muscle gain? That muscle is so going to be beneficial down the line though. The important thing is even if you gain from muscle you're still losing fat. I wish Body fat was easier for us to track because it is hard to see #s go up or not change even though your mind knows it's a good thing. Rat - Heh I was never fond of social exercising either I think that's why the home DVD works out for me but really the gym isn't so bad if you can make it there! I hope you find a class there that is new and inspiring for you. dog - Mmmm Pumpkin. We made pumpkin and black bean soup last night for dinner. I love pumpkin. What are the signs of low potassium? Didn't even know that could be a serious issue. Ulov - Congrats and welcome. I've been on WW before it's worked well for me in the past and what i'm doing isn't really all that far off from WW. Only difference is I'm doing calories instead of points and paying more attention to the contents of what I'm eating. Are you doing flex or points? Tori - Sometimes I think the doctors office is just being polite by not really taking their best guess at your weight because they usually undershoot mine too, but it's nice to feel you don't look you're weight doesn't it? :) |
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i dont know much about the show, other than its a cooking show (prob definately not low fat) and its in louisiana. i am really excited to go. i cant wait
ANNIE!!! i have a pic in the same spot :) CdA is such a beautiful place IdealMuse - CONGRATS on your NSV's i love fitting into clothes i havent touched in forever :) |
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Catherine...I agree about adding more calories and good oils. I have been trying that this week. I am also trying to think outside the box food wise. I was really in a slump....eating the same thing day after day. I tend to do that. Its stuff I like, but I really need to branch out!! LOL Anyway...I feel good this AM. Hoping for another great OP day! Hope you all have one too! :hug::hug: |
just popping in to tell you all that I am still here and still struggling. Had some major breakdowns this week. Maybe it will help put me back on track. Started journalling in fitday again. Also hoping that makes a difference.
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!!!!
Idealmuse - I'm doing flex...this is the first time I have ever paid close attention to the calories, fat, and portion size to food in my life. Portion control is a really big deal for me, so that is why I do flex...trying to get used to eating healthy..one step at a time.
I don't know about the skin thing yet, because this is my first real attempt at trying to lose weight since I was a teenager....but I can tell you guys this...the skin thing maybe a little upsetting, but at least its not filled with fat ;):D Realist - Come on, sometimes being sooo realistic makes you too hard on yourself (I know I am too that's why I can tell you that, but be hard on myself:smug: ) Just take those chores one at a time, it is tough when you have to get a household together work and deal with any other issues!! Remember....ask yourself...what is going to happen if I don't finish this today? and if the answer isn't die, than you can do it another day :D |
Hello All,
Another OP day for me so far and I’ve exercised. Shame I can’t say the sun is shining, but never mind, you can’t have it all can you :rofl: Marilyn - hi and :wel3fc: I guess it can help to have a one on one support buddy, but all those things you mentioned, “someone with whom I can discuss problems, brainstorm strategies, check in on progress” well I think you will find that you can get all that here :D By all means make a support buddy, but do keep posting here too because we’d all like to help you along on your weight loss journey. Annie - I still owe you an email, I promise to write soon. In the mean time I just want to say that I am glad you are starting to feel better and that you are not pushing yourself to exercise. Also when you do your pondering about not only being out of the 500s, the 400s, and soon the 300s FOREVER I hope you’ll do a great big happy dance and feel very proud of yourself :hug: I’ve said it before and I am sure I will say it again, you are inspiring!! OH and I love the new charm you have bought for your bracelet, it’s perfect! Ulovlee - :welcome: lovely to have you here. I have to say it, this is THE best place you could have come now that you have decided to make your lifestyle change. I hope you will post often so that we can get to know you better :wave: Peggy - Sorry that the doc had no idea about what’s causing you to feel exhausted all the time, but I am glad she is going to refer you to an ‘endo’. I hope the wait to see one won’t be too long and that you can find out what’s wrong and most importantly, get it sorted :yes: BattleAx - good for you for seeing your overeating for what it was, just down to PMS, and something that doesn’t have to be the start of a week long binge fest or anything. You had your yummy food and now you are back on track :cp: Now show me where that popcorn with butter is, mmmmm :drool: Catherine - that’s great news that you are back on track quicker than you expected to be. It won’t be long until you shed those lbs you put on while you were away. :yikes: those wasp nests you mentioned sound like something from a horror film. It must be terrifying for those people who have the misfortune of running over one of them with a ride on mower or tractor! Debbie - you know the funniest thing for me to do with my wobbly jelly belly and thighs? When I try to do a star jump, or even run up the stairs, if I am wearing loose clothing my wobbly bits make the stupidest slapping sounds. It’s so stupid it’s funny :rofl: BUT I’d never want anybody to hear it, so I must carry on exercising and focus on that tummy tuck surgery I hope to have :yes: :woohoo: on doing 35 minutes on the treadmill, much better than 33 :D Angie - :kickbutt: there you go, there’s your kick in the butt, and here :hug: is a big hug. It sounds like you are being so very hard on yourself. Feeling bad is only going to make trying to get back OP harder. If I was you I would focus on getting your house sorted, and getting the exercise equipment back out, and then you can give your all to being back OP and exercising too. Until then perhaps take some baby steps, drink more water, try to cut down portion sizes, little things that will prepare you for when you do feel in the right frame of mind to carry on with your weight loss journey. Story - I am glad you found your WATP DVD before the really bad cold weather sets in. It might be freezing outside, but you get going with Leslie and you’ll soon be dripping with sweat. I did the 4 mile walk today and boy oh boy was I pushed to the limit. It felt brilliant though. Idealmuse - I used to like the idea of measuring myself as a better way of judging my weight loss when I couldn’t trust the scales. BUT….when I reached 100 lbs lost my hubby measured me. I got him to measure me the other day at 105 lbs lost and I had gained inches on my bust, hips and waist, 15” altogether!!! I haven’t become a huge muscle woman lol, I’ve not gained weight, yet I have gained inches. Something’s up with that :crazy: So I am going to neglect both the tape measure and the scale for a month and just go by how my clothes feel on me :yes: Luan - loved the photo you posted. Brenda - I had been wondering where you had gotten to. Sorry you’ve been having a tough time of it :hug: I hope things will improve for you soon. Sharon - I hope you are feeling better today, TOM really doesn't treat you kindly at all :hug: Got to run now, but I’ll be back :rofl: Hugs, Ammi :chicken: |
Battle: Pms eating is the worst. Hugs and glad you are doing better now. The weight caused swelling of my legs which caused me to have to take a water pill which caused low potassium. lol. No more water pill for a couple of months but still low potassium as of 8-20-07. I am hoping that yesterday's blood test will show a huge improvment.
Catherine: You crack me up about the pool. lol. Pumpkin is okay for me to wear because I don't care for pumpkin anything including pie. lol. I can just walk around tempting other people. Debbie: Wow 35 minutes is great. I hope to do 5 when I go. lol. I can walk and walk outside but on a treadmill I just don't think I can do it. I haven't walked on one in a couple of years. Maybe I should give it a go at the gym soon. Angie: So sorry that you are struggling. Hugs. I will be keeping you in my prayers about you keeping your job. Hang in there sweetie. Storey: Hi girl. Ideal: Low potassium feels like you have absolutely no energy at all. It felt like an effort just to raise my hand up. I think everyone should get checked out for it for sure. Luan: I love the pic of you at Coeur D' Alene lake. Okay girl. for sure when you come next time we HAVE to meet up so I can give you a huge hug! Peggy: Glad you are feeling good. Brenda: Hugs to you. You can do this sweetie. Ulovlee: Great thought about the skin not being full of fat. lol. Ammi: Hi friend. No worries about the email. I am just very happy that you got it. Have a great day. Well, not much planned for the day. Deciding if I should take it easy or go try to swim and work out a bit. I am still feeling pretty low energy. I could do some housework. lol. Hope you all have a great op day. Blessings to you all, Annie |
Battle-I was always surprised at the amount of fat or sodium just an ordinary diet has. Learning to read labels has been an experience. I get livid when a see a package that is obviously single serve, but the calories are listed so that there is supposed to be 4 servings in that little sack or box.
Angie-It is so hard to live in limbo like that about your job. I had to do that once for a couple of months, and just about had a stroke. It is as if they just don’t understand how hard it is on people not to know. All you can do is try to focus on each day. You can’t survive everything at once. I can’t stay on a diet the rest of my life, but I can today. I can do anything for one day. Tomorrow will take care of itself, and you can’t do anything about yesterday. Sometimes I have to take a day 5 minutes at a time if that is what it takes. Hang in there. Story-My funniest story about skin sag is that I had the old style gall bladder surgery in 1981, and that 5 inch scar that used to be just under my right breast is not about 6 inches lower. My new doctor couldn’t figure out what I had done. It is too high for appendix. He thought I had been shot or stabbed or something. When I complain about skin sag, my husband calls me his Sharpei, and says that they were used as combat dogs and to hunt wild boar. Yeah, don’t get between a fat chick and the BBQ. Muse-The statistics out of the Center for human Nutrition at the Univ. of Colorado says that most successful long term weight loss maintainers had tried many ties to lose weight before finding that thing that finally worked. It is a great feeling knowing that this time is “it.” Brenda-I had pretty much a lost week too. Don’t feel bad. I have trouble when I don’t come here regularly. Ammi-The sun is shinning here, but it’s only 3 degrees. It’s always sunny here in winter. It’s kind of like a tease to see the sun coming in the window, and then open the door like opening a deep freeze. In Florida it was opening the oven though. The polar bear I’m married to is sitting on the patio having coffee with a friend in just a T-shirt. I’m inside under a lap robe with a heating pad. He says I’m just a hot house tropical flower. Annie-Low potassium can cause serious problems with your heart and blood pressure too. My angina medicine had a good dose in it because I was supposed to watch things high in potassium to mix with it like Nosalt that is potassium chloride. Wow, I guess I can use that again since I’m off the angina medicine. The cardiologist said he’d never had someone come off that medicine before. He had to look it up to see if I needed to be taken off slowly or could abruptly stop. I am going to the dentist today. I do so enjoy going. I picked a dentist at the mall so that I could shop before and after as a distraction. I normally have to be sedated even for a cleaning, so I’ll take the meds with me incase I start freaking out in the middle of the dollar store. |
Hello my sweet peeps!
Welcome Marilyn, Phyra, Lee! Annie, w00h00 for great Bath and Body Works stuff. I'm personally into Vanilla Sugar. Yes, I like to smell like a sugar cookie..hehe. Vanilla scent is very relaxing to me. Hope your cold is on the way out. Your cold will take energy from you as well! I hope it returns to you full force. Tori, hehehe about the nurse doing the scale weight sliding. She prolly got wind of the other nurse's faux pax! I'm glad the doc is happy about your weight loss. I hope you get your exhaustion issue fixed. OMGosh Battle, I'm channeling you!! This has been a bad preTOM week for me as well. So far, I'm OP today. Dang those hormones!! (ps I always think of that hokey joke when talking about hormones... "How do you make a Hormone?" "Don't pay her"). Catherine, last week I got some small pieces of salmon stuffed with some other thingie. I generally hate fish and all the good stuff, so it was nice to find something palatable for me that included fish. I'm glad you got your energy back so fast!!! You sound ready for winter. Himself outside in a Tshirt?? I'd be next to you with the electric blankie inside. Good luck at the dentist.. ugh, I hate them. yay Debbie!! 35 min on the treadmill! I'm going to try Spin Class on Thursday. I think in keeping with bird migration and flying south that we should plan exercise mileage to Florida. I think the Keys is a good place. We could meet our miles in Atlanta? I'll look to see how many miles from DC to Atlanta .. hehe. We can do this!! Angie, you can join Debbie and I as well :) Dust off those exercise thingamajigs! Anyone can join! Story, yay for ramping up your walking! Ammi, w00h00 on an OP day! Hugs to Luan, Tori, Heather, Brenda, Lee and more hugs to all the peeps that had a struggle day this week. Luv and Hugs, Ratkitten |
Muse -- I had my name changed a couple of weeks ago. I realized that no one could spell or say wyllenn and heather was available!
So... Confession time. It's week 4 of a 10 week term. Yesterday I hit the place where I just didn't care what I ate, and I overate. The damage wasn't significant (300 calories or so), and the food was regular stuff I normally eat, but it's my attitude that disturbs me. This is how the weight gain started last term. I got overworked and stopped caring so much about what I ate. And I KNOW it's happening when it's happening and I JUST DON'T CARE at that moment. So, I had a good long talk with myself in the shower this morning and I'm ready for a new day. I have already planned another workout for the week (for stress relief and calorie burn ), have written down everything I ate yesterday. I think the long term strategy is to not let work overwhelm me... but right now I don't know how to do that. Anyway, I'm just saying it to say it. Thanks for listening! |
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