300+ Weekly Thread #1134
 

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Hi ya! Hope everybody is getting back on track today if required, and feeling generally OK about the holiday last week. We've all got a solid month before Christmas. Lots of time to make some good progress!

My son is in Scouts, and I worked the bake table at a Christmas fundraising tea this weekend. I was on my feet, standing mostly (as opposed to running around) for at least 90 minutes. When my feet started to ache just very mildly at the end, it occured to me just how far I've come. A year ago whenever I arrived anywhere for anything the first thing I'd do is scan the area for a place to sit. My feet and ankles would throb inside of a minute, and I'd have to get off them. That I didn't even think about it for 90 minutes on Sunday is such a wonderful NSV. Even if I don't really fit into an 18 yet! :)

Meta -- That's a great NSV!!

I've been thinking lately about how tired I am all the time. It feels like I've always been tired.

But then I got to thinking... I was tired because I do things nonstop all day and into the evening. A typical weekend now involves nonstop stuff it seems: clean house, workout, grocery shop and cook dinner, plus grade paper... at work I'm doing more than before... I'm squeezing in time for more social events too! I used to be exhausted all the time and all evening I just sat in front of the TV! So, I AM tired, because I'm doing SO MUCH! :dizzy:

Sometimes it's hard to remember!

Cyn – To get the smilies you have to hit “go advanced” when you are adding a post and then you can choose them from the pop-up window. You can also just type them in if you can remember what the codes are.

Rabid – It is possible they will still cover it but it needs preauthorization which I have asked my doctor for. Now I am crossing my fingers. Dental emergencies are no fun. I am glad you got to enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner anyway.

Catherine – Ouch!!!! That looks incredibly painful. I hope you will heal up fast now that you are home and the pressure is off from school.

Heather – I hope you have been enjoying your school break. It is definitely much better to be tired from getting a lot done than from just getting through your day.

Ratkity – What a great T-day tradition you have with your family! It sounds like a blast, but at the same time I can imagine it was really nice to come home to your own space.

Midnight – It is hard to be around people for treat you with disapproval. I hope your family visit was ok.

Annie – That is so exciting to hear how well your first week at your new job went. I am just so thrilled for you I can’t contain it.

Sandy – That is great that you had such a success with your T-day dinner.

Bev – I did ask for the generic. I am not sure why my insurance (Oxford) needs a pre-authorization but I am hoping my doctor can straighten it out today. I was on it before years ago when I quit smoking and really liked begin on it. I am glad to hear that it helps you out so much.

Sharon – Thanks for the sentiment :hug: I agree that asking for help when we need it and not trying to stick it out alone it so important. Thanksgiving is a pretty big holiday here and made bigger by the fact that most people get the Friday off work as well – a lot like most of the rest of the English speaking world gets Boxing day.

Meta – Thanks for your sympathy? :lol:

Battle – Are you a black Friday shopper? If so I hope you got some great deals.

Stephanie – Welcome! It sounds like you have a huge amount on your plate with work, school, kids and hubby. Hopefully with the hormonal issues balanced the weight loss shouldn’t be TOO hard (not that it is every easy).

Carol – I hear you on the tasting thing. I think it is because I was taught to cook that way. My dad seasons everything to taste, which makes total sense when you get into the science of spices (different potencies, potency changing over time, subtle taste differences between brands, etc.) Thanks for missing me. You are so sweet! I haven’t been able to use the Wii much because my bed is taking up all the floor in the living room.

Deb – I am sorry to hear that your holidays are being touched by two difficult family events.

Donna – That is so great that your family noticed your losses. I’m glad to hear that you got your computer issues sorted out. I am with you on the black Friday issue. In fact, I try not to go into stores too much until the New Year!

Debbie – Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant that has also been shown to have great affects at helping to curb cravings. I took it when I quit smoking and it made all the difference. It wasn’t really dramatic to the point of really altering my state like some of these drugs can do, it just gave me that extra push to get out and do things and also to not give in to cravings.

Angie – Your goals for the rest of the month sound great – just don’t beat yourself up if you don’t make you pounds lost goal in time.

So it was a really nice long weekend for me – mostly. The painting went well, but took longer than I expected. It is a little bit pinker than I had wanted, but I am hoping when the red stuff goes in it will look more beige. I did two coats on the walls, but the furniture took FIVE. It is because it is a glossy black, but I also think it didn’t do well with the primer I chose. This took up until Sunday afternoon, so it ended up being Sunday evening before I was ready to put up the bed. That went tolerably well until I got to the very last part and realized there is a major piece missing! So I will have to skip the gym tonight and drive over to IKEA to go get one. I am hoping that I will have that tonight and then be able to put everything back together. My house is a disaster because as I mentioned above I have my bed in the living room and since I am painting my dressers there are clothes piled everywhere. Argh! But it is almost done and I am really happy with how it has turned out. I promise there will be pictures once everything is put together.

Besides painting, I spent most of my Thanksgiving weekend listening to podcasts of Jillian Michaels’ (one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser) radio show. Someone on The Biggest Loser show thread (Azure I think) recommended them and so I thought I would check them out. Jillian has a call-in show in California that is on a talk radio station on Sunday mornings. She talks about various health subjects, sometimes has guests and answers emails and phone calls. I am finding a lot of the information she gives out really helpful and educational. I think it has helped me to identify several things I have been doing wrong (#1 is not mixing up my workouts enough) and has really motivated me to try some new things. It is also great to hear someone you think is really into fitness talk about how much of a struggle it can be for her. You do have to site through the “I’m 5’6” 120 pounds and I want to lose 10 more because I am too fat to wear a bathing suit” calls (it is taped in L.A. and there is the Hollywood thing), but they didn’t get in the way of me enjoying the show overall.

The website for the downloads is: http://kfiam640.com/cc-common/podcas...ast=SUNDAY.xml

Hi everyone,

I had a couple of really really bad days, to the point of not being able to sleep from stomach upset. My body is not used to the abuse anymore, and it reacted badly. Today I am feeling tired and sluggish. I think I used to feel this way more often than not.

I'm kind of happy to be back in the office and back to a routine, although I could also use some more time off. Eating today so far hasn't been awful, but my stomach wants more food now. It's hard to get back on and detox.

I am not usually a Black Friday shopper, but did venture into the stores this time...must have been the part of me that still hates myself lol. I found a pair of jeans in Walmart for $9.96 in a size 22 Tall. I didn't set out to buy an incentive pair of pants, but they only had Regular length in size 24. For $9.96 I am sure when they fit I will be happy to have snatched up the rare pants in Talls at such a low price. The 24s barely fit, so there is a long way to go.

Have a great day, and if you struggled this weekend, I hope you're coming back down today.

Hello All - well I have to say day 2 feels much better than day 1. Now I'm on the road to learning more about me and my habits - can I cook without tasting, can I celebrate without food, etc. It was just 3 days but boy did I feel it.

Battle - I'm with you - sleep habits change, stomach kills me, headache today trying to get it all out of my system.

Nancy - glad to see you posting - hope you find the piece for your bed tonight.

Tomorrow is face the music day on the scale - I have no idea what to expect - but I will not stay away from it any longer. On a positive note I did make my exercise goal for November - I only set 500 minutes but had no idea if I could do it.

Hope everyone is getting back on track - I love my water!

Carol

No time, I need to work about 3 more hours tonight. Gonna be a busy end of year. But, I rode the bike 16 minutes, ping ponged with DH for 30 minutes,worked for 10 hours, and ate well. So I feel better than I expected. And I am barely over 358....so I feel good about that too.

Gotta scoot,but I wanted to be accountable!!

See yas,
Angie

Meta -- that's wonderful! I bet that felt as good or better than getting into that size 18 will! :hug:

Heather -- no wonder you are so tired! You said you grade papers. I'm assuming you are a teacher, then?

Not -- I love Jillian! Thanks for the site... I'll definitely be checking it out. I'm sure all the aggravation of painting will be worth it once you finally get it finished.

Battle -- You are braver than me! I didn't even want to drive by Walmart's parking lot Friday! :D


WARNING... Long post ahead with lots of self-deprecating language... LOL. :o

I had a horrible day today... absolutely horrible. I overdid the eating & haven't worked out yet & don't think I'm going too tonight. I didn't sleep well last night & am exhausted... hey, I just had a thought. (Could you see the lightbulb go off right then?) That could've been part of my reason for messing up so badly today... not sleeping well last night? True? Okay okay... no... it was me. It was all me. Let me show you what I ate... which was a considerably less amount that what I ate before changing my eating habits.

Bfast -- two hardboiled eggs -- had to have protein or else I eat all day long,
two cups of coffee

Drank water all day

Lunch -- went to Golden Corral with the boss man -- ate small'ish salad -- about a half cup lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers; two or three bites of chicken noodle soup; hamburger patty -- plain, no bun, no condiments, no cheese; ten or twelve shoestring fries; a tablespoon of stuffing; plain baked sweet potato; a roll; a cup of broccoli with a teaspoon of melted cheese; and a tiny slice of new york cheesecake; 1 1/2 diet pepsis

Had vowed not to eat anymore the rest of the day because that consumed all of my calories for the day, I'm sure. Took the kids to the in-laws so that I could go to class & SMIL (step mother in law) said "Stop & get pizzas on the way back & we'll have pizza since you didn't eat with us on T'giving." GRRRR... so I did. I had two slices of pepperoni pizza and one piece of cheese bread from Little Caesars.

Okay... so seeing it all written down it doesn't look as bad as what I had myself convinced that it looked like but I still hate that I ate that much. I know... tomorrow is a new day & I'll do better. I know that... I just hate that I messed up today!! :(

Meta, it truly is amazing to see how much more stamina we have now that we are lighter. There's things that I couldn't do earlier this year that I have no problems with. There were times I didn't want to even get up outta my chair!! So big congrats to you on your NSV!!!

Heather, you certainly do have a busy life but it sounds like you totally enjoy it!

Nancy, thanks for explaining Wellbutrin. I really hope it works for you. The talk show with Jillian sounds interesting. She is a real motivator for those on TBL. Glad to hear that you're getting your place looking good and you will have a nice bed to sleep in. Hope they had the part you need!

Battle, happy to hear you're back in control. And what a great find on those pants. I also have bought a pair that are in a size smaller than what I can fit into. I can get them on, but they aren't entirely too comfortable right now.

Carol, Good luck on the weigh in. I know I dread what Friday will tell me. I'm being especially good this week hoping it will at least tell me I didn't gain. I didn't even weigh last Friday, I was too busy shopping!! I know, lame excuse.

Angie, good to see you checking in and being accountable. Don't work too hard!

Steph, Don't be too hard on yourself. Really you didn't do THAT bad. Just pick up yourself and get back on track. We can do this ya know!

On my avatar is my two pretty kitties. James is the gray striped and Matilda is the black. They were orphaned by their mother so we took them in before they were weaned. We had to bottle feed them and boy they could make a mess when they started eating regular foods. They are both about 11 years old now but you'd never know it. Frisky kitties!!
I've been having trouble with my skin the last 5 or 6 days. I think I need to go have my thyroid meds adjusted. I broke out in rash all over my face, chest and neck. It just itched so bad I couldn't stop scratching. I bought some hydrocortisone and it relieved it some but it still itches. I really don't know if it's our water which we have to add 12% bleach to (we have a well with terrible water) but we've had that since we moved here 5 years ago.
I did really well OP today and hope to do well all week. The scale is still not moving except the wrong way because of my over eating over the weekend. I just hope to get it back down soon. I can't go on like this and I know it. I don't wanna be a yo-yo.
Hope everyone is having a good night,
Debbie

Steph -- Yes, I am a teacher. Actually, I'm a college professor. I teach psychology -- not the "couch stuff". I'm a social/cultural psychologist.

You're eating wasn't that bad ... before the pizza especially!

I do think it helps to try to figure out why we get out of control so we can stop it. Think of today as a learning experience. You may not want to experience it again, so try to learn from it! :lol:

BattleAx -- I prefer routine, too!

Ratkitten: Welcome home! Sorry that the scale is a bit up but, you will take it right back down now that you are back into the swing of normal!

Carol: Hugs on the up 4! You can do it. Thanksgiving is so darn hard because the whole day is about FOOD and EATING! I know you can do it. I hope that your weigh in day is far better than you are anticipating. Yep. I had a great time on Friday night. Being with all the hundreds of people was a new experience for me. I was agoraphobic for sooooo long that walking out among people and not wondering if they are thinking or laughing at me was a great experience. I sound so full of myself but actually I was such a self hater and it is nice to be kinder to me for a change!

Jeanne: I love your avatar photo. You look so happy and cute in your santa hat.

Steph: Hugs to you. Sounds like you are doing great with your workouts.

Debbie: LOL. I went to the Coeur d' Alene casino on Saturday. I walked away a whopping $3.oo richer. lol. It would have been $8.oo but my DH borrow a five spot at the last minute. lol.

Sandy: It is a new day and you can jump right back onto the op wagon. Here, take my hand and I'll pull you up. Hugs.

Angie: What a great goal. I am rooting for you to loose that 10 more pounds plus some if possible before Christmas!

Meta: Super great NSV's those are the best kind when we notice in our health. Hugs.

Nancy: I bet your place looks so cute. I can't wait til you get it all done and post some photos. Were you able to get the missing piece okay? I hope so.

Battle: I bet you will be in the size 22's before you know it. Way to go.

Well I am vacilating between being so happy that I have such a wonderful job in a wonderful environment with lovely people to feeling like I will never, "get it". Lol. Me thinks I need to go to bed and have a fresh head in the morning about it all. I tend to expect so much of myself even things that are just plain silly. I mean, they told me that It takes a good 6 months to really learn this job and yet here I am expecting myself to get it right now. lol.

Both of my sister in laws are back home now. I adored their visit but there is something to be said about a nice quite home with just myself, hubby and my two furbabies. It is snowing outside and I just want to sink into bed and sleeeeeeeep. lol.

Hope you are all doing wonderfully well and staying op.
Blessings to you all,
Annie

I spent the day doing a 40 page presentation that is 30% of my graduate class' grade. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you are trapped in bed. I am a bit buggy at that point. Now all I have left for the entire semester is a 15 page paper on Eucharist as covenant. The law is what I know, so might as well go with my strong suit. I just wish my leg was getting better quicker. It snowed all day, and I'm supposed to be doing the sidewalk. He hasn't been home enough. I guess he's going to have to talk someone into coming over to do it for me, because I'm not going to be for awhile. The -20 degrees doesn't help either.

It's a small victory but I am only up 1/4 lb for the week. Maybe I have learned something. It really is motivating to me - off I go for day 3 OP.

Have a great day,
Carol

Hi everyone, well I'm still really tired & feeling worn out, don't know why, I've done nothing!
Heather, WTG on being tired through WORK/WORKING OUT/ KEEPING BUSY, I bet a year or two ago you could never imagine how different life & your looks/health would change for the better. You continue to be an example of how to get & stay healthy.xxxxxx
Nancy I hope you get your bed sorted, we have an Ikea 15 minutes away from us but we never go, there's only about THREE in the whole of England & it gets way too busy for me to feel comfortable there (I hate crowds). It is known for parts being missing/broken etc even though most of the stuff is great quality. I hope the bed is comfy, all that runing around & stuff better be worth it! Good luck with the insurance company, they HAVE to give you some meds if it's affecting your life.xxxxxxx
Annie, SO GLAD that you're enjoying work so much, a while ago you didn't want to leave the house! Just look how far you've come in a year!!! Half the woman you were 'size-wise' - twice the woman you were 'confidence-wise'!!! HUGS & CONGRATS on your achievements!xxxxxxx
Debbie your cats are so cute, what do they think of the llamas? lol I hope your skin gets better soon, arent there any other treatments you can use on your water like some kind of filtration system or something?xxxxx
Battle, WTG on those jeans! Yep it's amazing how a couple of days of 'bad' eating st you back physically & emotionally, it's not worth it, is it? Yet I still do it, doh!xxxxxxx
Meta WTG on staying UPRIGHT!!!lol it feels so good when we get those sorts of realisations!xxxxxx
Steph, Ive been eating rubbish too & there's no Thanksgiving in the UK, lol. A new day a fresh start, that's the best way & hey it could have been much worse what you ate, like Heather said great until the pizza, but you could have eaten much more so be kind to yourself!xxxxxx
gggirls, I'm with you too! tummy ache, feeling 'icky', soon be feeling better once we start eating right!xxxxxxx(btw 1/4lb is GREAT, could have been much worse!)
Catherine, if it's not broken you could still be looking at 4 weeks before it's anything like 'normal', I've broken & badly sprained my ankle (the same one every time!)4-5 times. Hey, at least you only have hubby to look after, I had two nughty boys who took full advantage of my hobbling around! They knew I couldn't chase them upstairs if they needed a smack or telling off! Just take it easy & let it heal, better not trying to do too much otherwise you'll make it worse or take longer to heal.xxxxxx
Well the 5lbs I took OFF are ON again! GRRRRR I feel to ill to exercise & keep snacking on bad stuff, I'm allowed nuts as snacks, BUT NOT A WHOLE PACKET!!!!!So it's back to basics AGAIN!!!
BTW can anyone HELP ME???? I keep seeing 'broth' mentioned in South Beach recipes, in the UK broth is a thick, rich soup-type thing full of vegetables, oats/barley etc & I'm sure that ISN'T part of the plan. Is 'your' broth a type of bouillion, like a thin, clear stock? Thanks, in advance.
xxxxsharon
ps 'chatted' to Ammi last night, she went ice-skating for her wedding anniversary last week, her skin is still not better, but not worse. She does seem a bit happier though.

Sharon -- Yes, broth over here is just as you described... thin, relatively clear, like buillon!

Thanks for the update on Ammi!!

Catherine -- Did you break anything, or "just" sprain? Good luck with the papers and getting someone to shovel! I would be going crazy!