Rat-for once it was me spitting up on my computer screen. In the alternative, I would also have argued that the rope had to be longer due to the physics of leverage involved in overcoming inertia involving such a large mass.

I do have very long arms. In college they called them freakishly long. We had to be calibrated for this piece of equipment, and it was from the eye to your hand extended at arm's reach. There were 5 women and 19 men, and only one of the guys had a longer arm and he was 6'6". The women in my family are all over 6 feet tall, except me and my mom, and the doctor once said that I should have been too. Besides my really bizarrely long arms, my thigh bone is too long in relation to my leg. If a pathologist only had my thigh bone to go by, they would have put the length into a formula, and gotten my height at 6'1". The doctor said I must have been malnourished when I was a toddler or something. Probably the only time in my life I was

I'm pretty sure my husband married me just because of my long arms. I'm probably the only Catholic woman in 1000 miles who could give him the Heimlich maneuver. That's important for someone who eats as fast as he does.

Story, sorry to hear you're going thru a bit of a rough time. I'll be saying a prayer that your results come back with great news and then they can get down to the bottom of why you're having pain in your breast. :hug:

Alison :congrat: on the 50lb loss
Soory to hear about your Grandma. :hug:

Carol, ah....geeze...sorry to hear about the weight gain. I have a feeling mine is going to go up this week too. I sorta splurged last night but back under control. Plus I think I've been eating too much breat. Don't worry, we can get ourselves back OP again.
:woohoo: for all the exercise you've done this month.
I'd love to see you post what you've been eating. It sorta gives me an idea of what others are eating and if I'm doing ok.

Tina, great NSV with the coat!!

Ratkity, so that's what I was feeling when I had that bear hug moment...thanks :)

Nancy, good for you on getting out there in the dating world. You might have to kiss a few frogs along the way, but you'll find your knight in shining armor soon. Best of luck to ya!!

Catherine, brrrrr that is just too cold. I'm having a hard time dealing with the 30 degree weather. That is so sweet of you to leave the little entry way for the homeless to get away from the weather. You've got a heart of gold. I would love to see you on the sled with himself pulling you!! :rofl:

Annie, hope this lil bug that you caught goes away soon.

Ratkity :rofl: too funny!!!!

I didn't exercise yesterday and it was really a hard day for me to get my calories in with healthy foods....so I messed up last night but OP today. Just another hiccup in this journey. Today I started doing a graph of my weight loss month to month. Last year I had started one but it was starting when I first started and my long term goal weight date. I want to keep better track of TOM and how it affects my weight loss. I tend to lose weight before and then gain it back after without really changing my eating habits or calorie intake. Weird!
The weather is weird too. Snow this morning, then sun, now clouds again but cold cold cold.
:congrat: to all the losers, :hug: to those of us gaining or staying the same.
Debbie

Ok, doing well OP so far. I have 66 ounces of water down and I'm under 800 calories so far. I didn't do the WATP but I was out all day helping hubby with work stuff. I'm going to try to shove in a bit of WATP later but right now I am tired! Hey, on the good side that earache went away. I used peroxide and then later yesterday I used vinegar and it seems to have worked!

Hi All,

I wish I had a few hundred pounds sitting spare in the bank lol. I just had an email advertising a holiday company’s Valentines Breaks. One of them was for 3 days in Rome. I was just itching to get my credit card out, but NO, I’m getting it paid off this year, so I am definitely not going to add to it. But a romantic break in Rome would be heavenly :yes: Oh well at least I won’t be tempted to go off my diet because I’d be away from home. See every cloud DOES have a silver lining :lol:

Annie – I’m really sorry to hear that you have a bug, I hope you’ll be feeling better soon :hug:

I don’t think you’ve got anything to worry about when you go on the plane in March, you’ll have lost even more weight by then and you will fit in those seats easy peasy!! It’s going to be such a wonderful moment for you, I bet you’ll be close to crying tears of happiness :yes:

Kayley – that sounds like a good idea taking your lap top to work so you can use it between the runs you do. I hope you will be able to post regularly then, it’s always nice to read your posts.

BattleAx – what size are you now? You must be smaller than a 24, so I am sure that even if you don’t have much room to move in those plane seats, you won’t be squeezed in so tightly that you are in pain! The last time I felt like you did on that plane was when I went to see an ice skating show. The seats were tiny, I was huge, and the seats had metal arms with not an ounce of padding. The show was 2 hours long and the pain I was in really detracted from the show! I actually had huge bruises on both thighs the next day! It’s my 40th birthday in July and money permitting we’d like to celebrate it in Blackpool, where I saw the ice skating show. It will be so cool to see how I fit in those chairs now because I am sure I won’t come away bruised :D

Val – so sorry to hear about you losing your filling and then your tooth breaking, ouchies. I hope you aren’t in too much pain especially as you have to wait until Friday before you can have the tooth pulled out.

Sandy – you’ll have to email me and tell me all about that relative that’s driving you nuts at the moment. Is it the same one as before, or a different one? You are very true about us not being able to choose our families but that we can choose how we deal with them. They should make a bumper sticker or fridge magnet that says that :yes:

Heather D – the way I deal with late night snacking is I still do it, but with very low fat snacks! I save points in the day purely for my snacks. Another godsend for me is sugar free Jello, it’s a free food on WW, so I’ve always got a bowl of it made in the jelly ready for when I just have to eat something!

So glad to hear that your earache has gone away, that hydrogen peroxide is miracle stuff isn’t it!

Carol – I’m sorry to hear that your WI wasn’t good. Maybe with all that exercise you have done this month you have gained some muscle and that’s why you’ve not seen losses recently. Big Hug :hug: hang in there and those lbs WILL come off!

Thank you so much for telling me that you enjoy my posts, I always worry that I’m too optimistic and that one day somebody will tell me to shut up and get a grip :rofl:

Dusty – yes now I think about it I think even I could go off Special K if I did have it too often. Have you tried Special K Sustain, that is my all time fave variety although it’s a lot more expensive than the original.

There is NO way I’d sell my Gazelle, not just because I love it but it took me many many attempts to win the thing on eBay and it’s MINE MINE MINE, :rofl:

Xena – oh yes, that’s one good thing about putting on weight, losing it again means that when I hit milestones again we all get to party :rofl: again :yes: Only this time is the last time to hit the 100 lbs off because I refuse to let myself gain so much weight again!

Story – it’s perfectly understandable that you’d want to comfort eat with the worry of the mammogram to deal with. I really hope that the test results won’t be nasty, and that whatever is causing you the breast pain will be something easily remedied :hug:

Alison - :cp: :cheer: well done on the 2 lbs lost and a big :woohoo: on hitting your 50 lbs lost milestone :dance:

I am so very sad to hear how poorly your grandmother is, I’m sure the next few days won’t be easy, I hope you’ll be OK :hug:

Tina – what a wonderful NSV fitting so much easier into your rain coat. It won’t be long until the thing is too big for you and you’ll have to buy a new one in a smaller size!

Ratkitty – sorry that TOM has arrived and brought all sorts of nasty cramps with him. Us women have it so unlucky don’t we!! I hope you’ll be feeling better soon.

Loved the court script you made up, it gave me a really great laugh, :rofl:

Nancy - :cp: good for you for putting your profile on a dating site!! That is phenomenal, and I know what a huge step it must have been for you. I know you will meet a great guy who will indeed love you and value you for who you are. I can’t wait to hear how it all goes.

Debbie – I reckon as long as you always get straight back on track as soon as you can after having a little hiccup with staying OP then you will be fine.

Time for me to go now, but I’ll be back tomorrow. Bye for now and enjoy what’s left of your day,

Hugs,

Ammi :chicken:

Oooh... I do have some jello. I usually make it into cubes. My problem is that I have no idea how to count the calories/servings when I do it that way

OK Peeps - here’s the journal of what I’ve been eating the last several days:

Today:
Oatmeal 160
Banana (med) 105
Kashi pumpkin bar 180
Healthy choice split pea soup (whole can, 2 servings) 280
2 slices lite whole wheat bread 90
2 t light miracle whip 13
3 ounces roasted chicken, no skin 150
Apple - large 120
Lite string cheese 70
Still to come:
4 oz turkey smoked sausage 140
2 c. steamed cabbage with crushed red peppers 70
TOTAL 1358

Monday:
Oatmeal 160
Banana 105
3 ounces roasted chicken, no skin 150
2 slices lite whole wheat bread 90
2 t. light miracle whip 13
Homemade tortilla soup - all veggies and spices, no
Meat, fat (or tortillas). I’m guessing at this but think
This is very high guess 200
Curves bar 100
Tilapia (from Sams - 230 per serving) 460
2 c steamed broccoli 120
TOTAL 1398

Sunday
Oatmeal 160
1 c 1% milk 110
1/3 c. dried cranberries 130
Banana 105
3 ounces roasted chicken, no skin 150
2 slices lite whole wheat bread 90
2 t. light miracle whip 13
1 c. peas 100
Orange 70
100 cal bag of popcorn 100
4 oz broiled cod 120
Steamed carrots (5 whole) 150
WW ice cream sandwich 140
TOTAL 1438

These are very representative of how I eat each day. I always have at least 100 ounces of water. I haven’t had any diet pop for several months. I do usually have 1-2 cups of plain coffee each morning also. I’ve tried to guesstimate on the high side when I wasn’t sure of exact calorie count. Please help - I need some ideas. All suggestions are welcome.

OK - I’m off to finish fixing dinner.

Hugs, Carol

Carol: could it be sodium? I know it really wreaks havoc on some people.

Heather dw, glad to hear the ear is all cleared up.

Carol, I don't know about you, but bread seems to keep the weight on me. Although you're having lite bread, you might want to try and give up bread for a week and see what happens. Other than that, it all looked pretty good. Maybe you are just making muscles and that weighs more than fat.

I feel like getting my shoes on and doing some treadmill time....talk to you later
Debbie

I just wanted to say a hi...and say how wonderful it is that you are all so motivated...I look forward to getting to know you all. I am on plan today (well as much of a plan as i have which is simply 3 healthy meals and low calorie snacks)

Enjoy your day/night all

kazz =]

Carol - I think you might want to actually up your calories a bit - even if just on intermittent days. You might try to calorie cycle a bit - eat 1800 one day, 1400 the next, then 1600, etc. Do you know what your percentages are carb/protein/fat? What you have here looks a bit carb heavy to me.

Heather – Is it sugar free jello? If so, that stuff has almost no calories at all.

Ammi – Hmm… trip to Rome or stay on the diet? I know which one is more tempting to me! But I totally hear you on not wanting to put things on the credit card.

Debbie – Hormones and TOM are such tricky things. I think I may have stalled recently because I took myself back off of the pill and it is messing with my balances. The important thing is that we keep on going.

Moosegirl – Congratulations on hitting the 50 pound mark! What a great milestone! I am so sorry to hear about you grandmother. :hug: and prayers to you and your family.

Catherine – :lol3: About your long arms and being able to give himself the Heimlich! Somehow I doubt that was part of his criteria for choosing you – just an added bonus.

Ratkity – I feel kind of stupid, but can you explain that joke to me? I feel especially bad about not getting it seeing as how I lived in Canada for two years.

Annie – I am so sorry to hear that you have been gotten by a bug! I hope you feel better really soon.

Tina - What a great NSV with your rain coat! Now just wait until it is too big to wear anymore!

Donna – Sorry to hear you are having computer trouble.

Kayley – Did you say getting up at 4:00am and not going to bed at 4:00am? Goodness girl, that is pretty horrendous!

Battle – I hope your trip goes well.

Story – How scary about the breast pain! I hope you get your test results back really soon.

Deb - :wave: and hope classes are going well.

Dusty – Which Bollywood video did you get? I love Bollywood. Do you get the show AVS (Asian Variety Showcase) where you live? I used to watch it a lot when I got TV out of New Jersey, and I could also get it in Atlanta, but here in CT I don’t get it any more. It is a review show of current Bollywood movies and music and is a lot of fun.

Sandy – I hope work calms down for you soon!

Kazz Sounds like a good start to me! Welcome to the main thread!

OK – It is getting late so that is about as far back as I can go tonight.

My knee has been acting up a bit, but I went to dance class tonight anyway. I am hoping it was just tense or something. I noticed the problem with it last night when we were doing stretches.

One funny thing about this dating site I am on is that my ex is also on it and when it searches for your best matches, he comes up first for me! Argh! It isn’t a mainstream site, but still!

Nancy: Good luck on the dating site. It is a big step, I know. I signed up at a dating site and only received inquiries from Nigerian scammers. I quit and then received a couple of what look to be real inquiries, but haven't rejoined yet. I'm thinking I may go to a bigger site, such as Match. Also, I signed up for speed dating, and that will take place late in February.

It must be weird to see your exe's face coming up first on the screen! Thinking back to any of the exes I've had, this would not be pleasant for me.

Ammi: Rome calls! Maybe next year.

Carol: I'm with Nancy in thinking you could increase your cals some.

Debbie: Hope you're having fun exercising! Sorry to hear about your bad day, but you're back in it. TOM is evil. I notice that my weight actually goes UP after TOM for a while. This was a surprise to me, but I've come to accept it.

Kazz: Welcome!

Hi and hugs to everyone else. That's all I can manage for now.

Today was a really bad eating day, but I'll be back on the horse tomorrow. I think what set me off was that I didn't eat enough in the morning, and was tied up all morning until 1:00 pm with no opportunity to eat. My stomach growled from 8 am on.

Heatherdw-When I try to figure out calories, I just add everything up, and then divide by the number of servings I get out of it. There have been times that I have even made huge pots of stew or soup, and ladled it out into serving bowls to figure out how many calories each bowl was. I try not to be quite that nuts anymore.

Carol-I’ve had plateaus of 6 months and 18 months before when I was completely OP. I’ve also had plateaus, where I wasn’t OP. Those are much easier because I know why I’m not losing. I’m convinced that I survived them because at the time I hated myself so much that it was like punishing myself to stay OP without any progress. When I hit a plateau now, a non-self imposed one that is, I change what I am eating entirely. I’ll take up an ethnic cuisine, spice things up. It’s like trying to fool my body into ramping up the metabolism. At other times I have had to increase my calories for half the week, kind of again to fool your body into thinking that you aren’t on a diet.

Nancy-I met my husband through an internet service. It was a special service for devout Catholics, and had a lot of safeguards to protect users from nuts. I was going to wait until I had reached my goal weight, but I realized that I had already wasted a good hunk of my life waiting to start my life once I had lost weight. I also wanted to meet a man who would love me for who I was, and not what I looked like. I’m not going to fool myself that I’m not susceptible to regaining the weight. It took a lot for me to put a photo on that looked like I really looked like. We are just perfectly suited for each other, and there would have literally been no way for us to have met any other way. Be truthful, be careful, but have fun with it.

Battle-when I don’t eat early, I start eating in the evening and don’t stop practically. I always carry a meal replacement bar in the bottom of my bag for emergency mornings.

Annie-When you are sick, you are supposed to stay home. Don’t make me come down there and straighten you out. It’s too freaking cold.

Debbie-My former roommate used to go off the wagon once a month. After she had a hysterectomy, it stopped happening. If I’m going to have to have chocolate or basically die, I can almost measure with a stopwatch exactly how long I have until TOM starts. Being cognizant of it is the first step to sidestep it.

Ammi-3 days in Rome almost sounds like something worth going into debt for. We get to take a lot of trips, but we don’t pay for them, or we’d never go anywhere. Go rent some movies filmed in Rome, the romantic kind, not the gladiator kind, and some really good espresso. Make your living room Roman, because lets face it, if you’re going to have a romantic get away, the view outside the hotel window doesn’t matter.

It is still snowing. The wind chill is supposed to reach -70F again tonight. I’m not moving from my chair. We went to the grocery store and put up provisions for the apocalypse. I’m sure the four horsemen would be arriving soon, but their horses refused at the border, and bolted South. They were going to proceed on foot, but the going was so hard they decided to head to Rio and Carnival. If it hits absolute zero, and I become one of those ice mummies, let the Discovery Channel know that my left profile is best for the views on the documentary.

Morning peeps - thank you for the suggestion to up my calories. I actually just started eating the bread in the last few days. Should I just eat a few more ounces or protein - I am basically pretty satisfied (full) with what I am eating. I guess maybe some non-fat yogurt would be good. Other "snack" suggestions. I am really trying to break the snack cycle as that is one of the big things that got me here in the first place - I want to break the cycle not just replace it. Make any sense?

Ok - gotta run - another crazy weather day here so may have a little longer commute.

Drink you water, move your bodies and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

I've been so busy I haven't posted here (but I've been reading!)

Ratkitten -- I loved the court script too!

Carol -- I am one who believes that people shouldn't starve themselves to lose weight and it doesn't sound like you're eating much at all! Patience is important!

I also believe in snacking. Lots of healthy snacks make it into my day every day. Lots of successful "losers" end up doing this, but I don't want to claim it's good for everyone. For me, it keeps me from getting tooooo hungry during the day.

Some yummy snacks:
* Cut up veggies and a little hummus or dip (w/low fat sour cream)
* yogurt or cottage cheese
* light cheese and a couple of crackers
* hard boiled egg
* a handful of nuts

There's more, but I have to run!

Hi girls! I only have a minute and wanted to say hi! And congrats to all the losers!!!! I'll have to catch up on posts this evening. Here's whats going on in my world: (just needed to talk.....)

..........many of you know that last year my daughters were in an awful automobile accident.......my youngest had severe head trauma and things were rough for weeks. Road to recovery was long and hard, but we survived it! Well she has been experiencing headaches, throbing, pressure, etc..........we see the "medical" doctor here this morning and then to get a CT scan. After we get the results, it will determine weather we go back to Childrens Hosp. in Pittsburgh to see her specialist!

I'll keep you posted -

jeanne

Good Morning. Hope everyone is doing well. I did not sleep much last nite as had some terrible storms here in Ohio and then the power went out. Well I awoke to find my computer is completely and uterly screwed up!! I had to borrow my daughters laptop to take care of work for the rest of this week. Which I cant do because all the system downloads etc are on my computer. What a bummer. I did however weight his morning and I am down some more. I am not going to post official numbers till friday which is my weigh in. Well I am off to do housework and worry about not working for a few days.

Have a great day!
Tina

babybear: I guess it's someone's way of telling you that you need a vacation. :lol: Congrats on the weight loss

jar: Oh dear! I hope it's nothing major. Let us know how it goes.

Since Wednesday is officially weigh in day, I stepped back on the scale to NO CHANGE UGHHHHH. I know it's a new scale but it hasn't budged since my first weigh in on this thing (Last thursday). As much water as I am drinking and I'm not even losing water weight? Something is definitely not right here. Lack of results makes me want to just quit. I'm one of those people who needs to see results to stay motivated.
:tantrum:

Today will be a good opportunity for me to practice staying centered in my own needs and eating plan. I'm going to help my friend who is moving back to her home country with cleaning and emptying her apartment. Another woman will be there as well. Both the friend and the other woman are teeny tiny skinny little things, and they hardly eat. They can go all day without eating. I don't know if it's because they truly are not hungry or they have issues....but it doesn't really matter. In the past I have beat myself up for being hungry when they weren't. Like somehow they had the right way and I was a hopelessly flawed pig for needing more food.

The friend who is moving is also the one I've posted about recently, who was trying to get me to eat more than I wanted--seemingly to make herself feel better.

I am picking some food up for us for the day. My solemn vow is that I will listen only to my own self and not get mentally caught up in their issues or needs--whether I ultimately act on them or not. I will only listen to my own body and my own eating plan.

Hi Kkazz123, :welcome:

Nancy, wow! that is so weird that he would be your best match. You must come up on his too then, huh? I'm sure there will be someone that is so fantastic that you'll be so happy.

Battle, Yes TOM is evil, that's for sure. I'm tracking my weight loss on a graph now to see how TOM affects my weight loss so I can be ready for it when it comes again. You have a safe flight tomorrow. I hope the day helping your friend goes well.

Catherine, I had to laugh because I did the same thing you did and thought I was nuts with ladling out food into separate bowls to get sort of an accurate calorie count, now I don't feel so crazy. What we do to lose weight huh? Stay warm and I think I just saw the four horsemen galloping down the road here. You just crack me up. :rofl:

Carol, most diets tell us to have two snacks a day each between meals. So I wouldn't give them up completely. Maybe just have a piece of fruit or some raw veggies. I know my snacks are what help me to stay on the straight and narrow. I think the best bet is to up your calories like others have suggested.

Jeanne, I didn't know about your daughters and the accident. I hope that after they run some test, that it will be good news for your family. Take care and :hug:

Hi Tina, at least the power came back on or it would be pretty cold, wouldn't it? Rest up and hopefully the computer problems will be over soon.

Heather dw, DON'T QUIT!!! It's just a little blip or a plateau. Just give it a chance to work, and you'll see results. I understand about wanting if not needing to see results, have patience, it will happen.

I ended up doing about 6 minutes on the treadmill (so boring) and then doing another 20 minutes doing a WATP dvd. I feel sore today a little but plan on doing some more DDR since that seems the most fun and interesting for me. There's a lull between songs, but I do sweat!
Have a butt movin, water drinking day!
Debbie

a whole month and 2 pounds? Ugh... Maybe I should cut my calories back to that ridiculous low level or. heck. I don't know. I'm at a loss
If I don't see movement this week, I'll have to do something a bit more drastic

Jeanne-I am a traumatic brain injury survivor. One thing that I have learned in the almost 16 years since being injured is that doctors are used to dealing with males. Most TBI’s are from sports or dangerous activities and car wrecks. It’s about 80% male I think. With more and more females doing things like hockey, soccer and ski jumping even, they are seeing more women with TBI’s and post concussion syndrome, and they are finding that the symptoms, deficits, and long term effects are different in females. I know how hard it is when one of your kids is sick, and you feel helpless to help. I’ve had enormous amounts of recovery, more than I thought would have been possible at the time. I pray the same thing for your daughter.

Tina-One of my biggest fears is a fried computer. The amount of backing up I do, I’d just as well have a second computer.

Battle-I don’t know which is harder being around skinny people who don’t eat, and skinny people who eat non-stop and don’t gain an ounce. Just put horse blinders on and focus on your needs.

Debbie-I used to get horribly bored on the exercise bike, but then I bought a tape designed for it that had different pretty rides, so it was like I was riding through Tuscany or the Irish countryside. I think they have walking ones too. I guess they strapped the camera on the handlebars or someone’s waist to make them.

I am staying warm, watching the snow fall. I’ve got schoolwork to keep me occupied. Some Vatican II document with a Latin name that I’m sure is really important but boring. He’s home today too, so maybe we can find something interesting to do.

I'm still here...just haven't had much to say for the last few days. Tonight is my first WI since going back OP...no expectations...I just know that I did eat much better this week than I have in months. For next week I have to focus more on how to get all my points in every day without eating junk. There were a few days this week that I was under and then the end of the day came and I was full...or i didn't want to eat so late (after 10pm). I have to find protein that I can bring for lunch since I can ony bring in fish or vegetarian food to work (kosher building). I have a few ideas.

Best to all...
Julee

Oh Catherine... -70? I don't understand :) That is so far beyond my comprehension. Why bother counting at that temperature? There is a comedian who rants about the wind chill factor...saying that if it feels like -25 they should say that....because if it's that cold why does he care what the temperature would be if it were perfect outside. LOL

Ok, this has been a terrible day. No weight loss, hubby didn't get his bonus so I had to cancel the appointment to get the car's thermostat replaced. We go to Walmart and when we're loading the trunk, we see that someone has cracked out entire bumper. We have no idea when it happened but it was probably at hubby's work. Hubby brings home dinner, he's like "I didn't get you a ton, it's CHINESE" so I eat and then google stuff later. I'm at 2400 calories. I swear I can't have anything. I can't have a car that doesn't have issues, I can't have money, I can't lose weight .. AGH
:mad:

No work for me today! They cancelled school due to the weather, so I didn’t have to go. And the best part, was that I still got paid for it! Lol. Awesome, right? Today, I spent a majority of the day vegging out. I told myself I was going to work out, but never did. Bleh. Back to the grind tomorrow. My eating has been really great this week. I’ve been having one of the Slim Fast Optima shakes in the morning, and that keeps me going until lunchtime.


Nancy – Good for you for getting back out there! You deserve someone who loves you for YOU! Yeah, it’s going to take me a little bit to get used to getting up THAT early. Bleh.

Ammi – I ended up taking the laptop with me yesterday, with every intention of keeping up with you all yesterday, and then I got side-tracked! Lol. Hopefully, I get better at it! ;) Oh, how great Rome would be! Understandable about not wanting to put it on the Credit card. My goal for this year is to get mine paid off as well.

Kazz – WELCOME aboard!

Jeanne – I hope all goes well with the CT scan!

Julee – GOOD LUCK with the WI! Let us know how it went!

Catherine - -70?!?! Eeeps! It was -27 here last night (-40) with the windchill last night! :(

HeatherDW – Just keep your chin up. It’s trial and error, this crazy weight loss thing! YOU CAN DO IT!

I don't even think I've said a word this week. It's just been an odd week overall. I had a job interview yesterday, but for various reasons, I don't think it's going anywhere. They really want someone permanent but posted it as a short-term job. I couldn't do it permanently and admitted that I was trying to go back to school. The industry I work in tends to be fairly small, I actually knew two people who worked there (not personally, but they have worked with people I've worked with). I made a good contact with the HR person, and if I do end up back in school she's offered to try and get me placed early for a work term (technically the first summer is a break, but with my experience she thinks they might make an exception).

The food and exercise have been going well, but I'm still fighting a bit of depression today. More about being unemployed and broke than anything else. :D

There are 5 pages in the thread, so do know that I read them all, but will only comment on a few. My feet are cold at the desk here and I'm going to bolt for the couch soon. I've got last season's finale of Lost on, so I'll be all caught up tomorrow night.

Dusty - glad to hear that you're feeling up about your routine. That always helps.

Heatherdw - sorry you're down in the dumps. Don't play around with the calories just yet. Make sure your calorie intake is what you think it is. Try and avoid things that may be high in sodium. Drink plenty of water, especially if you're eating out. As to the other things take a deep breath and focus on your food and exercise plan. I know how easy it is to let the other things overwhelm you.

Catherine - nice to see you back posting. Your posts about the temperature remind me how lucky I am in Southwestern Ontario. I'm repeating to myself that -7C tonight is actually quite warm. :dizzy:

Debbie - I keep meaning to ask you what DDR is?

Ammi - I know how that feels (closing on a regain). I'm not even remotely close to my previous lower weight, but I can envision getting there. Congrats for almost being at yours.

BattleAx - planes can be extremely stressful, best of luck on the upcoming trip.

Nancy - good luck on the dating front. I haven't seen my on again / off again in a long time. Eventually it will have to be something I do as well.

Carol - It looks good (the food list), but perhaps a few more calories? (I hate suggesting that, but it might help.) The only thing I can think of is (as Debbie said) perhaps less bread. Or more protein. As I said in the other thread, I don't think I'm good at busting plateaus.

jar1965 - best wishes for your daughter. It's got to be very stressful. I hope it works out well.

If I missed anyone it's most likely because I couldn't think of anything to add. For those on plan, congrats. For those off plan, just start again tomorrow. I used to have a very bad habit of saying 'well, this week is screwed so what the heck'. A very bad thing to do. You can't change the past, you can only fix the future.

Hi all,

It's been a little while since I have posted. Work has been extremely busy, and that's kept me from doing much more than work. Tuesday was my birthday, so I was fortunate and only worked 11 hours. My DH and I did go see the snow sculptures in Breckenridge this past weekend, and then stopped a casino on the way home. We won 75 dollars...woohoo. It was fun, and great to have some time together. He has been working a ton lately too (he went to work at 6am and apparently will be home around 8pm).

Anyway, the weight loss journey isn't going great for me. I am at about 355 now, but I am not changing my ticker. I am going to get to 350 within the next week or two if it kills me. OK, not if it kills me. But I sure hope to get there soon.

Now for personals...

Heather dw...breathe girl. If you are doing the right things, the weight loss will come. It may not come quickly, but it will come. As a note, I sure haven't been doing the right things lately.

Catherine...I am happy to see you are doing well. Other than those horrifically cold temps. Have fun are your Superbowl parties.

Nancy...what a kicker that your ex came up on your dating search. I met my DH on the internet. Neither of us had any intent on meeting someone. I went to a chat room one night that he made. It was only the two of us. We became good friends quickly, and continued talking on the web for about for a long time (8months or so). Then I would call him....we would talk about 6 hours a night...we did this for about 6months or so. Then he moved across the country to be with me. Again, we had no intention of finding each other. But we are so happy we did. It sure put a lot less stress on the relationship....since it wasn't a relationship for so long.

Battle...good luck with the airplane ride.

Yikes, DH on the phone, gotta go.

Take care all.
Angie

Realist - I definately know how work can get in the way of things! When I was doing classes AND work, I barely had any spare time, let alone time to get online! Happy belated birthday, btw! Glad to see you post. :)

Anne - What kind of industry do you work in? And what do you want to go to school for? Good to see you posting as well. :)

Well, I wanted to pop in here before I headed to bed. Have to get up early of course, for work in the morning, because I'm sure we'll have work in the morning, because the snow has subsided, for tonight at least.

here's the pic of the car. I drew a line where the damage is. Hubby is flipping out because he thinks it's in a huge piece that goes back over the tires
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http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8938/damagerq2.jpg

I everyone. Work is still crazy, but I haven't had to work over since Monday.
Still op though I feel bloated.

Ammi Yes, it's the same relative. I'll email when I can.

Jeanne I'm so sorry to hear your daughter isn't feeling well. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts.

Gotta blot. Hugs to all.

Mama B: I hear you about the “blanket” getting finished by first Birthday…I started my sister’s embroidered pillow when she was10..she is now 25!! I should dig it out!

Dusy:WTG on the special K diet..you know I love that cereal. And I don’t have to even add sugar to it!

Heather DW: sorry about your ear girl. I am sick right now and my ears hurt! Also sorry about the ups and downs of weight loss. I know..its hard! But you are soooo worth it.

Catherine: thanks for posting…glad your back.

Jeannie: wine festival?? I am so jealous! Always wanted to go to one of those!

As for me well….I am okay. I have somehow managed to catch another cold. UGH! So exercising has been put on hold. Then today at work I broke..I have a hamburger from Wendy’s. LOL But have not had it in forever and I could finally taste something. And I shared a small fry with 3 people!! It was hard but I did it!

I am hoping I am on the last part of this cold! Feb is here and I want to get back into exercising..toodles all!

Kayleystar - It's the automotive industry. In Ontario it's much smaller than it is in Michigan ;) I've been in quality for the last 9 years, but I'm finding it harder to find work than I have in the past. A couple of potential employers have been very clear that it's my lack of technical training that concerns them the most. The few offers I've had are too far away, or not interesting. I'm actually more interested in the process/process improvement side of the business. So, I'm considering returning to school for a 3-yr Engineering Technology program (well, if the college(s) will have me). It will be in either Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering (again, depends on which college will have me).

I say it's a small industry because it's really unusual to not find someone who knows someone you've worked with. Or even if they don't know that person, they know someone who has worked with them. It's a good and a bad thing. It means you have to leave everywhere on good terms (although I'm not sure that my last boss will ever really understand why I left, or forgive me for it). With a little more education I might try for something in a more general manufacturing line (ie. not automotive). Although I have to admit, I'm a sick child, I kind of like building car parts for a living.

I don't however feel any safer in my vehicle....

Kayley-They didn’t cancel school here, just some of the school buses. These crazy people refuse to let any kind of weather problems slow them down, and they don’t even drive suv’s. I thought when I moved here they’d all be driving jeeps, but they all drive little cars or minivans. They use earth moving equipment to clear snow off the roads, so some people even drive bicycles. That’s nuts.

Anne-at -7, my husband doesn’t even wear a coat, but he actually complained about the cold air this afternoon. He burned his lungs with cold air in Antarctica, and he said that it felt about the same.

Angie-I haven’t changed my ticker either. Don’t know what to change it to since my scale only goes to 380. I’m hoping to see something other than error real soon.

I still supposed to be working on my ecclesiology assignment, but started rambling, so I thought I’d do something else for awhile to refocus. So I guess you guys are my diversion.

Hi everyone,

I worked hard today at my friend's apartment. It is great to have the energy to be able to work hard physically. I was moving like a tornado thru that place.

I did not over or under eat.

Only one moment ticked me off. My friend is getting rid of almost everything, and there was a ton of food to get rid of, and she was trying to give it all to us, which I appreciate, but I took what I wanted and left the rest. At one point, her friend started to put a bag of cookies into my sack. I said no thank you....twice. She moved away then took another cookie bag and started to put it in my sack. I raised my voice at her...something very out of character for me. I think I am overly sensitive to this issue, but at the same time it rankles me when people are so darned disrespectful. Why do some think no means maybe or yes? She was smiling as if she was being silly, but I am just not in a laughing mood about this sort of thing. I think it may be cultural--some cultures are aknown for pushing food on people as a sign of generosity or affection, but fer crying out loud, when I say no, I mean no. When it happens with food, it pushes my buttons x 200, but I don't like this kind of insistence from others about anything I say no to, period.

Rant over, thanks for listening.

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Catherine: Stay warm! brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. How did the paper turn out?

Kayley: You stay warm, too!

Anne: Sorry the job wasn't exactly right. I hope you find something soon.

Julee: Good luck with tweaking your eating. Sometimes finding just the right balance is tough. I have a problem when I find a good balance, and then the routine is no longer possible for some reason. It takes a while for me to find nmy equilibrium again.

Realist: Congrats on the $75 prize! I hope your work schedule eases soon.

Sandy: Good for you, staying on plan. Eventually the bloating will reduce and you'll feel great.

Cyn: I hope you're back to your old self soon. Sounds like you didn't go too overboard on the burger at lunch.

Heather dw: Hang in there! 'Round here, my car is constantly getting dinged. I don't even bat an eyelash anymore.

Heather dw, :hug:

Anne, DDR is Dance Dance Revolution. It's a Wii game that comes with a dance pad. You have to match the steps that the cd sends up while it's playing songs. Really fun!! It's practically the only way I will exercise now. It sounds easy but it's not...you really sweat!!

Angie, Happy belated birthday and great news on winning at the casino!

Just popped on here because it's my alternative to eating.

toodles
Debbie

Battle-My paper turned out okay. I am never completely satisfied. This week it was on some really long Vatican II document. I wasn't in the mood and hope I didn't just phone it in. I just sent it in, and am going to try to let it go. I actually wanted to clean house instead, how sick is that? I'm going to clean tomorrow to get ready for my superbowl party because I have to start preparing the food on Friday because I'm spending all day Saturday in a conference. Oh Joy.

A real quickie.
Story, my mum's boss was a specialist at the breast cancer dept at our local hospital (Derby or Nottingham, I forget which) Dr Holland is her name & she told my mum breast pain is usually A GOOD SIGN that it ISN'T breast cancer. I'll be crossing my fingers that it is something small & not serious.xxxxxxxx
Jar, fingers crossed for your daughter.xxxxxxxx
I'm havng TOM & feel awful, eating was terible yesterday evening. It's cold, windy & wet, nothing like -c but still too cold for me.
Hugs to everyone, I'l try & post more when I feel better, what with hip/pelvis pain, tummy pains & headache I don't know which is worst! xxxxxxx
xxxxxsharon

Catherine – That’s crazy, riding bicycles in weather like that! Yikes. They barely clear our roads around here, even the main ones. So, driving is next to impossible when we get over 5 inches of snow. It’s MICHIGAN, you’d think they’d handle it better than what they do!

Anne – That sounds like a good plan! I wish you luck in getting into school!!

Well, I must be off. Have to hop in the shower, and head to work. I have so much to do today, so I won’t be online during my break between shifts, so hopefully I’ll be able to hop on here tonight when I get home. I’m going to be going shopping today….woo! lol, and then I’ll be over to my friend’s house to help her out with some stuff. :) Have a GREAT Thursday everyone!! Just remember….it’s ALMOST Friday, so hang in there!!

Good Morning Everyone. I feel normal again lol, DH woke up pushed about 4 keys and fixed my computer :carrot: He said my Bios Battery is dying and that when the power went out it wasnt enough juice to keep it going. So, he said not to turn my computer off till he can get me a new battery. I am doing the :carrot::carrot::carrot: happy dance. FYI I am still taking tomorrow off. I think everyone is right I needed a break. DH has 2 more nites on this dreadfull shift then he starts his new job at the power plant. Which we are all looking forward to. Well everyone have a great day and stay strong.

Heather-dw--I know how it feels when everything seems like it works against you. Just take it day by day. Also, maybe if you post what you are eating in a day either privately or on the forum some of the ladies and gents here can help you out. hth.

Tina

Morning Peeps - I am off today and need to be cleaning in anticipation of the dinner party after the birthday party on Saturday. I seems the weather forecast is forcing some of the out of towners to cancel. I certainly don't want them driving 250 miles in bad weather although we will miss them. If I don't end up with any overnight guests I will not be devastated. Better if I can send them home (or to someone else's home) and I can have my little routine back.

I know I know - stay off the scale - I did pop on because I've been doing well OP - up another 2 pounds - gotta love it. I can't even blame a bad scale as we have a doctors balance scale. I am going to try to up my calories today to about 1800 and see how that goes - I honestly am not hungry at the place I'm at now but maybe my body things I'm starving it.

Big hugs to all. Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Carol