300+ Weekly Thread #1149
 

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Good morning Peeps - Monday is here again already - an hour early. What a day to decide to get up earlier since I've been running late in the morning lately.

Hope you are all doing well - I think we may see a little spring this week - I hope the same for all of you buried in snow.

Everyone have a great day - move your bodies, drink you water and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

Good Monday morning ,
Well its raining here in KY. I will take rain anytime over snow!! Well at least when I have had my fill of snow.lol I actually love snow...but just had to much ice and mess this winter. I collect snowmen.
Oldest daughter called her college basketball team is going to NCAA tournaments,so look like she will be traveling to MI this weekend. She said she is exhausted from the 10 days in NYC. She is excited to get to cheer at the tournaments though.She is working as an intern for an accounting firm and they are not to happy about her missing more work.
Youngest is home with fever and a sore throat. She says she just feels awful. HOpefully its just a sore throat and not the flu. She is going to the dr as soon as they can get her in.
I actualy woke up with a little bit of a sore throat also. I think mine is sinus.
Well I hope everyone who weighs in has great losses.
Have a great day

Good Monday Morning everyone. Still snowed in here in Ohio and it is icing rain outside with a mix of snow. Got to love it!

Well I weighed this morning and the scale is going from 279.5-280 so down around 1lb. My doctors appt is Thursday I am interested to see how much I weight on their scales (it is always different) I have done another new thing in my eating. I have been buying a smaller size cereal bowl. I like it, as it makes me feel like I get a "big Bowl" but really dont over eat, because cereal is something I can overeat.

I have been really thinking about my daughter and how I am handling her compared to how my family handled me. My grandma put me on diet after diet and my mom snuck me food? It was a weird thing. I am really striving to not put my daughter on a diet. I dont want her scared of food like me. I read this book called the Pari plan and it really stressed that about not puting children on a diet. It also stressed the importance of having special nites where you do eat out etc. So, that is what I am trying. I am also trying that in my own life.

Well everyone have a good monday and work hard.

Tina

I agree about it not being good to put kids on a diet. I have babysit for many years and a few years ago I kept a girl whos mom was a big ZONER. Her daughter was overweight and jsut a big girl for her age. She was also very tall for her age. Well her mom would send zone food and bars for her to eat. She felt mistreated and I actually would catch her eating food in the bathroom. She would go into the kitchen and get chip and snack cakes out of the cabinet and then take them with her to the bathroom and eat them. I caught on because one sunday I went to slide my feet into my dress shoes and there was a half eaten snack cake in one of them,,,lol.
I started cooking for lunch and making my kids eat a healthy lunch and with her. We tried to follow the zone balance and she was much happier. Its better to eat healthy as a whole family.
I see this girl from time to time and she is beautiful and actually very tall and not really heavy. She is just a bigger framed girl.
I still cant look at a little debbie snack cake and not think of her.

hey ya'll .... as paula deen says... OMG....i was a piggy pig yesterday! we drove to savannah to eat at the lady and sons restaruant...the one owned by paula deen...from The food network...and OMG the food was soooo good! her place is not what you might think for a tv personality, and nothing like emerils in orlando. its quite the homey country place....clapboard siding, ceiling fans whirring...and a HUGE buffet...fried chicken, roast pork, collard greens, cream corn, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes....OMG....i totally went off my nutritional take in! the building is an old southern three story building... in the heart of downtown savannah...very non-descript. but i knew it was her place as soon as I turned the corner and saw the line of people! haha i waited about 10 mins just to get my name on the LIST! then we had to come back about 2 and a half hours later for our reservations!!! they don't take call in reservations...only you have to show up anytime after 9:30 am to get your name on the list for the day! then come back at your assigned time! well, in one sense it was worth it...i can add her place to my list of establishments i have visited...however, uggg...i was sooooooooo stuffed on the ride home...and have paid for over indulging dearly, through the night and this morning! can you say plop plop??? fizz fizz??

its was a gorgeous sunny day....about 75 and a slight breeze...we started the day by watching the sun rise over the ocean! it was amazing...i love the sea! i declare, i think i am a land locked mermaid! haha

while we waited for our time to eat, we copped a squat in the park where already, savannah has the fountains dyed green for st pattys day! we played cards, and took pics and people watched! i love wathing little kids laugh and play and throw pennies into the fountain. i threw my penny in and made my wish! :)

hugsssssssssss
cheeriooo
rainbowsmiles

Sandy: I hear ya and will take it all to Goodwill or St. Vincents when the yard sale is over.

Bernice: You did such a great job on the photos. My bracelet is an Italian Charm Bracelet too.

Debbie: I have a few 22 size shirts that someone gave me. I also have saved a jacket, 2 pairs of pants and a shirt that I used to wear at my very largest.
Oooh. Wii fit sounds soooo fun.

Carol: Hope your weigh in goes wonderfully well.

debimitch: I love, love pampered chef products and having the parties. I used to sell it and made lots of money plus it was fun.

Catherine: I wish you to be able to get off all of your meds soon too. Hugs.

Wyoming: I think rewarding myself with non food items has been such a blessing to me. I wear my bracelet daily and often my DH chimes in and offers massages for my big goals. It makes everything more special to me.

Tina: Huge congrats on -1. Keep going and the best thing for your dear daughter is seeing her mom be healthy. Hugs.

Rainbow: Welcome back. Glad you enjoyed your meal out.

Well, I'm at work so gotta go. Just wanted to check in. Everyone drink your water, move your bodies and have a great day.

Blessings,
Annie

HI Everyone,
I'm still off sick today, but am feeling better, just no energy.
I did manage to take out all my old clothes out of the closet and
drawers. I've actually gone from a 5x last summer to a 2X-3x right now.
I'm gonna see if my son can take the two HUGE bags of clothes to good will
today so they're gone forever. I did save 2 pair of "fat pants" for future
motivation. It's cool and scary at the same time to think I have no more clothes that are too big for me around. Now, I can just focus on getting smaller sizes.
It was weird going through those clothes. I found the outfit I wore to my oldest daughter's wedding, my youngest daughter's wedding, my son's wedding and my step daughter's wedding. It was sad to give them up in a way.
I've found I'm back to being scared about being successful on my program.
And at the same time I'm afraid of failure cuz I HATE the way I look.
I think once I get below 250 I'll feel better. Cuz that will mean I'm half way there. I'm scared about the saggy skin. When I met dh I was at about 180-185. Way too much for my little frame. But, I had previously been up to 250. And, I had the nastiest, saggiest looking thighs you ever saw. Yeah, my legs looked good in jeans, but naked, PUKE! How are we suppose to feel good about our selves when we have all that stuff saggin around. I think I'll just at my self in the mirror when I'm dressed and have that hot butt! :lol:
I think I'm afraid of what my husband will think and feel. Stupid, huh?
Anyway, I was motivated by Annie to clean out the closet. And, I am excited to go to Walmart or the mall, see something on clearance that's adorable, just a little tight and be confident in buying it anyway cuz I know I'll be able to wear it in x number of months/weeks.

My next big day is April 18th.
My sisters and I (and Abby cuz she can't stand to be away from her mama)
Are meeting in Alabama to bury my mom's ashes. (we lost her last august for those of you that don't know ....any of you that know the whole story of my mom and I, feel free to fill them in, I'd rather not think about it)
Anyway, I've lost about 25 pounds since then. It's only a month away. I'd be happy to be about 280 in April. I think it's doable. It's roughly 15 pounds and it's what 5-6 weeks away.
Then my next goal is to be 250 or under by my son's wedding June 21st.
Anyway, I just wanted you all to know I finally am ditching those old too big clothes. BTW, most of the stuff I found I can wear. They're 2x's. I still need the 3x for the bottom half of me, but that's ok. It's getting smaller too. It's those blasted german genetics.
TTFN, hope all are well.
Sandy

Heather---- what's up with tickers?
I know I can't post one til 30 days are up, but I don't see others either.

Well this weekend absolutely wore me out. I was staffing a youth group weekend out of town. I think the time change was a big factor, right there with long days, a lumpy hotel bed and all of the little things that happened. Food...I did all I could to stay on track...but when the meals that other people planned are not even remotely geared towards you...you deal. Friday night was an Asian-ish buffet. They had mini take-out boxes of salad (pre-dressed of course), steamed veggies, chicken in a sauce that semed light enough (I let it drain) and I skipped the rice. I did very well that night.

Saturday lunch was dismal. Usually we get deli on Saturday afternoon and I can make myself a turkey salad...but no...they went Italian and had 2 pastas and caesar salad. It just sucked. But not eating was also not an option. Argh. My cousin took me to dinner and I had a fantastic grilled salmon salad...but the pita chips and humus they brought to the table were tooo tasty. Then at the dance that night they had lots of stuff. I broke down and had dessert..which was a merengue type thing and a small piece of a cake. I was starving from the rest of the day. I did also have a cup full of carrot though..so all was not lost.

Sunday..lunch was a BBQ but I don't eat red meat and I refuse to eat veggie hot dogs...they didn't have veggie burgers. So I had a big plate of lettuce with some tabouleh salad, some israeli couscous salad and some fries (baked!). It could have been worse but it as just agitating. It was comforting to get back to my own home and my own kitchen and my own food where I was in charge. I did drink a ton of water though which was good and brought my oatmeal for the mornings and also brought some of my own snacks. Someone brought bagels for the staff on Sunday morning so I grabbed half a bagel, dug out the insides and put some light cream cheese on it. I didn't even try to track yesterday. I'll list it all but the points are just a lost cause for then.

I slept in today and am going in to work late since I worked all weekend...but have to work till 8 tonight.

We did have a scare over the weekend. One of the teens there (17 y.o.) who has Juv. Diabetes and wears an insulin pump (and was diagnosed at 7) had a dibetic crisis on Saturday night. She fainted and then when she kept retesting her blood sugar it would spike and crash and they couldnt get her stable. When the EMTs came she was near 600. My question is...if she has been dealing with this for 10 years how on earth did is happen? This was not her first time away on a weekend or at a dance or near sugary foods...it made the staff wonder if she had ben doing something else that could have provoked it. What gave us the most concern though was the cavalier attitude her parents took. Aside from assuring our director that it had never happened before, they had little to say. In fact, they did not go to the ER where she was taken..and they only live 30 minute away from where we were. Wow. I'd be there in a flash...especially if it hadnever happened before. Ah well...

My kids (the kids in my group) were terriffic and drama-free for a change which made the weekend go better for everyone.

The next few weeks for me are jam packed. Lots of long days and late nights. I am trying to get my strength together...and finally kick this silly cold too! It will not go away...argh.

Still no MIL update...she informed DH that if he kept insisting on talking about it that he was going to ruin their relationship. O-K.

Hello my Peeps,

Last week was a very strange week. Since my new supervisor started last fall, the team has been in crisis mode from one day to the next. I've got nothing done on a project I started this past December because each day something new has to be dealt with that she's erroneously implemented. I've gone up the admin chain telling her bosses, but didn't get a response until this last Friday. I have documented all the "crisises" she creates and this boss (2 tiers up) said he promised to push this topic to the forefront of his priorities to deal with. This 2nd tier boss was great and I talked to him for over an hour in a professional, non-emotional and non-attacking way about my supervisor. What was strange is that even with his promise (and I believe he'll follow through) is that I didn't feel better and still wanted to stress eat over this. I've decided that I need to go to employee assistance and make an appt to see "what's eating me" tomorrow.

The sunshine and upcoming spring is helping my motivation, but I think my journey is ready for more input. Even if employee assistance can't help me directly, they can recommend someone on my insurance plan that can. This is a big step for me because asking for help is soooooooo difficult for this stubborn peep!!

Hugs and Luv to all,
Ratkity

OMGosh Julee, a diabetic crisis like that is scary. I'm glad you were there and other people where there to impress upon that 17 yo that a blood sugar of 600 is beyond bad. If she's on a pump and it's doing that, there are major problems she needs to work out with her physician (of course, you know that.. preaching to the choir here). I hope her youth councilors can convince her that her blood sugar and her life are vitally connected .. she's not long for this world if she doesn't get control over it. *end sermon* Sorry, I get very scared when people are cavalier (sp) about diabetes.. I guess it's cuz I've seen the end results too much in my life.

Hugs and Luv to all
Ratkity

Wow such a hectic weekend, but back to work today. I am home on lunch. Update, the daughters state speech contest went well. She received 2 number ones and one number 2. She was kind of bummed about the 2 and wanted a one, but for her first year to go as far as state was awesome!!! She agreed and then at weigh in she gained a half pound! Probably the donut she had, she said! HA! HA! I don't even know what donuts taste like anymore. Probably because I would not be able to stop at one. Younger daughter lost half pound. She is doing fine for her age. We are not pushing her to lose weight. We have just changed the way the whole family is eating and that makes a difference. I just wanted to check in before going back up to work. I am so glad mail count is over for another year or two!!!! Hubby had an early flight today so I have been up since 3:30. I will miss him for the week again. Young daughter dance tonight and older one piano practice so maybe I can start some exercising one of these days!!! I want to know when "ME" time is???

GABE ALERT - If you're interested...
 

Ladies, I've been very naughty and have hardly even been lurking for the last few weeks. Kind of on a pity party I guess, because it's been so long since I was really in control, and yet another winter has almost passed, and here I am. This time of year is often hard, seasonal light disorder and all that, so perhaps that's helped inflat my feelings of discouragement. I guess I'm not the only one to go through a period of feeling hypocritical or like a failure when the weight loss isn't what we want it to be. But there's nothing for it but to move on and keep trying. How many times did Edison try to make a light bulb before he found success??

Anyway, Yesterday I did something that a few of you might want to hear about, and I'm so excited I had to share:

Gabriel & I ventured out of the indoor arena on our first ever real live actually trail ride, and ended up going where he hadn't even been before. HE WAS FANTASTIC!!!! I couldn't believe how calmly he took everything. He was kinda put out that whichever horse(s) was in front of him it was moving so slow, but with 14-16 inches of snow to wade thru... It didn't stop Mr. Legs, tho! And he didn't spook at ANYTHING. At the top of the hill there's a semi-truck parked, and the way he looked at it as we came up the hill towards it made me think I was going to end up walking back to the barn. But he actually PASSED the other horses and went towards it first! Same thing with barrels and cones half buried in snow. He looked at everything with his head high in the air and his ears forward, just fascinated. But he never spooked. I have to admit that it really thrilled me to hear one of the other riders exclaiming how incredible he looked, just striding through the deep snow, bold and fancy.

Just as we got back to the barn, a flock of geese leapt off the pond squacking at the same instant that the dog came trotting into view, and Gabe startled briefly, but he didn't shy or snort or spin or anything bad. It was an unbelievable ride, even tho we never went above a trot. I knew that the thrill of that big trot of his bouncing over snowdrifts would send me into peals of high-pitched laughter for the joy of it, and I figured THAT noise would scare him if nothing else did! I'm using the great experience to motivate myself today. Focus and refocus, right? I just really thought it would be late summer before i had the courage to ride him out, but there we were - living the dream.

I can only make it better and better to lose this weight and be secure in the saddle. To be more balanced, lighter, easier for the big guy to bound over snowdrifts. I worked out again this morning, and I just have to keep trying, every single day, to give myself the gift of a healthier life.

Thanks for letting me share.

Hi everyone!

My lovely, lovely husband finally found the knitting patterns that he'd put in, ahem, a safe place...two years ago. So now I can finally get moving on some projects I've been itching to start on. Of course, I have three or four other projects in various stages of completion, but you can never have too many, right? :)

Hope all your weeks are great -- I find out Friday whether I can start putting weight on the broken leg -- woo hoo! Can't wait to not be stuck on crutches! (I'm guessing I will have to be reminded not to push too hard once I can get moving again! And I'm sure there will be many days when I'll be wishing I had a good reason to be stuck on the couch, reading and knitting!).

Rattkity I'm sorry you're having such a terrible time at work. I know first hand how that feels. It's good you went to the 2nd tier supervisor. I'm proud of the way you handled it. I also understand stress eating. Big time! I think going to employee assistance is a wonderful idea. It never hurts anyone to talk to a professional about emotions. I personally think it helps you grow as an individual. Hang in there! xxoo

Julee, Those parents are morons! I would seriously consider bring in child services. 600 is way to high. Sugars over 150, we were told, start doing damage to your
veins and arteries. Imagine what 600 does. My mom had diabetes, and she passed last August from complications to diabetes ....kidney failure. She died even though she was on dialysis and kept her sugars normal. But, she didn't always take her diet seriously. And she smoked. I certainly hope someone can get through to this family that 600 is not acceptable. I'm very upset about the parents not even going to the er. It's dumbfounding.

..Penny How cool about your daughter at state. That is so cool. Please pass my congratulations to her.

Val What an amazing experience. I can just see you and Gabe in the snow. I also know it's a huge, huge accomplishment from when I first "met" you. Keep up the good work. ....and I always do care to hear about Gabe.

Walrus, You're a riot! :lol: I was so glad to hear I'm not the only one with several
projects started at the same time in different stages. It's almost sad when they're done. But, I hope to have one of them finished by the end of April. The pathetic thing, is it would only take me one day if I could just do that. But, I have to get it done before my daughter's softball season starts. That's a must..... hey, it starts in April. And don't you dare do too much on that leg. I had knee surgery once. Believe me, you don't want to rush it.

I think I'm well enough to go to work tomorrow. I'm certainly gonna try. I actually miss my work and my friends there.
I think I'm gonna make chili for dinner tonight. It's a little chilly outside and it's damp. So chili will be a wonderful comfort food. .......and I don't have to feel guilty about eating it.

Hugs to all, I'll catch up with all y'all later.
Sandy :hug:

Carol, YAY!! You finally got to get your hands dirty. Didn't it feel great? I can't wait to get back out there but it's rain for the next few days with a cold front following. O well, I can at least get ready to start my garden veggies inside.

Debi, yes, rearranging is one of my fave things to do too but in this house it's hard. Not enough walls and too much open space. But I can move couches around and little things to make it look different. Painting the walls made a BIG difference too.
Hope you and your daughter get to feeling better soon.

Catherine, Yep, I think we will be on the thyroid meds forever but, getting off all the others will be great, which I'm doing now. I just dropped my last bp one. And I feel fine and my pressure has been great. I'm not taking my diabetes anymore as it seems to be staying in the normal range. It feels good to be off of all that and the big plus is saving the money I used to have to spend every month.

wyoming, where abouts in NY are you? My niece just moved there last year to Queens. She's trying to break into acting but right now she is doing medical billing. She used to be in alot of plays and from what I hear, was really good. I keep telling her to try out for "I Wanna Be A Soap Star". Here I thought you guys were getting all kinds of snow. At least that's what it looked like when they show the weather map here. I hope you get some soon.

Tina, congrats on the 1 lb loss!! It's great that you are showing your daughter how to eat like "normal" people. At least what we think they eat. LOL. I think your doing the right approach on not saying it's a diet so she doesn't end up having a bad relationship with food. Keep up the good work because you are seeing results!

Rainbowsmiles, I just love Paula Deen. She's a messy cook but has so much fun. Her shows are great. I bet it was fun going there and eating some of her great foods.

Annie, I'm so afraid by the time next winter gets here that my beautiful new jacket I just bought will be way too big! I'm going to wear it anyhow. :rofl: even if the sleeves are dragging on the ground! I think the charm bracelet idea is great. I don't wear much jewelry though so I have to reward myself in different ways but that is awesome to buy a charm for each goal. A great way to look back at your journey.

Sandy, Wow! That's a great NSV to be down to 2-3x from a 5x. You're doing great!!

Julee, what a traumatic weekend, huh? I would of been there to ER in a flash too. I don't understand some parents. You're a great person to be working with those kids. They definitely need you and more people like you. So hard to deal with food issues when you're away like that but it sounds like you did ok. Sorry the mil is being like that. She'll regret it later.

Ratkity, :hug: it sounds like you need one. Take care of yourself.

worthapenny, whew! sounds like you are one busy lady. It's great that your whole family is eating healthier and better. It makes it easier for everyone when you're all on the same page.

Val, so glad to see you back and posting. What an awesome ride that must of been!!!! It sounds like he's come such a long way! That must of been a beautiful ride with all the snow. I'm so thrilled for you. What a motivator huh?

thewalrus, O I sure hope you get to start using your leg again. It's so hard to be trapped on the couch. Good luck at the docs on Friday.

Hope everyone is having a great day no matter what the weather. Keep OP, exercising and thinking happy thoughts to keep us all motivated. Hurray for the losers and hugs to the ones struggling.
Not much going on here so I think I'll find something to get into.
Debbie

Good afternoon all,

You miss a few days and wow, look at all the posts. I was busy this morning and see that this week's thread is off and running. I think I'll give up on trying to respond to last week's posts, and try and keep up this week.

I went out this morning and got my weights. I did manage to get the 72-lb box into the cart, and into the truck, but decided to open it in the driveway and bring the weights in separately. No point in killing myself on day one. It's a beautiful sunny day here today, although still pretty cold. The long term forecast shows some warming later in the week, but all that's likely going to bring in water in the crawl space. You just can't win. :)

Carol - I seem to have been running behind all day myself. I suspect that the time change will eventually work itself out, but I really had a tough time getting to sleep last night.

Debimitch - I think the problem is that we just have piles and piles of snow. If it rains I'm not sure where it will go. Hope that sore throat is just a morning thing. Everyone I know seems to be sick lately. It's made staying at home (being a hermit) not such a bad thing. That's so sad, about the girl you were babysitting. There has to be a better way to deal with changes. I've been skimming through this season of the Biggest Loser. There was one episode where they go home for a week, and one of the guys was trying to stop his kids from eating all the junk they were used to. I was thinking that his sudden stopping of foods they were used to was likely only going to want them more. I think the better the lifestyle of the parents - hopefully - the better adjusted the kids will be. I mean look at me - father sneaking food off his diabetic diet, and a mother who still sneaks candy into the house even though she's only a few pounds over where she should be.

Babybear - I was almost the same, although it was mother and father. My mother would try and control what I was eating, then my father would give me what I wanted. It was the same with other things as well (ie. my mother would ground me, and my father would let me do what I wasn't supposed to). I don't ever remember specifically being told to diet, but it felt like it. It probably didn't help that my father was diagnosed with diabetes while I was young. Because of that we changed our eating habits, but my father cheated from his new diet as well. So we did this together. Kind of a bonding thing.

rainbowsmiles - hello there. I've seen Paula's show, but not sure I'd trust myself in the restaurant, well not yet. It sounds like you had a good time, so that's great. I'm very jealous about the weather... really, really jealous!

Sandybar - I worry about the sagging skin from time to time, but I decided I'll live with it when the time comes. I've decided I'll wait until I'm under 300 to go through the closet. I know I have some things from when I got down to 280, so I won't need any new stuff for a while. I'll be cheap though and have some of my favourites altered. In fact, I think there are a few that I'd already had done, so it will be nice to wear them again.

Julee - it's always bad when someone else is providing the food. I spent last winter with someone cooking all the meals for us. It sounds good (and the food was reasonably good), but by the time I got home I missed just cooking something I wanted. I thought I'd done a pretty good job of maintaining the weight I was when I left, and even being a few down. If I'd been more careful I could have probably lost weight, but the past is past. I'm wondering if the pump itself failed, although it could be like my aunt. When she was younger there were periods where her pancreas would start creating insulin and she would spike her sugar. I'm pretty sure she spent almost a decade in and out of the hospital. She was too far away, and I was too young, to remember the details. I do know that once that phase passed she could control her sugar levels very well, although now that she's older her body is a bit of a wreck from those earlier problems.

Ratkitten - I've had insurance plans in the past that will pay for counselling, but never taken advantage of it when needed. Issues with supervisors are so hard to deal with, or even overall company issues. I was working in a company many years ago and our fill-in HR guy took myself and another employee aside. He said that as much as he was friends with the current Plant Manager, he was telling us to get out, for our own sakes. He was right, the company didn't promote women, and there were big changes in the wind. The very good plant manager was leaving (which I suspect the HR guy knew), and he was replaced by someone horrible. There was no future for either of us there. I left, going to a better job. My friend stayed and had an idiot promoted to be her boss. Things did not go well, since he was a serious problem. It's so hard when you're doing your best, but others are impeding your progress. I hope you get the help you need (from either the people higher up, or some outside help).

Penny - I keep thinking about how well your whole family is doing with having a better lifestyle. I think it's wonderful. Helping your kids gain good habits while they're young is the best gift you can give them.

Val - I commented on your ride in the other thread, but just adding another 'way to go' here.

TheWalrus - I'm betting that just about the time you get back into your knitting it will be time to get up and moving around. That seems to be the way it always goes.


Well, I started this before my afternoon exercising, and had to take a break to finish it up. All I can say is that I'm not sure my strength training before this prepared me. To some extent I did okay until the last exercise set. It's to be done on an exercise ball, which I've never used. Without going into too much detail, you're supposed to start with your shins on the ball (supporting your body with your hands). Then you are supposed to tuck in, ending up with your feet on the ball. This is the point where I usually fall off the freakin' ball! Oh well, this just leaves me looking forward to Wednesday's crunches using the ball. I better clear the room of anything I could crack my head on...

Rat: I actually was not involved at all. I didn't find out what was going on until after the fact. My job at that moment was to keep the kids in the room where I was from going into the lobby so they could treat her without too many onlookers. The parents argued with the 2 physicians who were there about her needing to go to the ER (2 volunteer parents who are both licensed MDs). If that's the first time it happened..hello...time to see what's what. I know that when DH's sugars go abover 120 I panic (even though he tells me not to). I have seen my share of hyper-reactive parents as well...but these parents lived not too far from where we were and not out of state...I can't see the logic.

DH has been having a rough time at work with his supervisor as well. he finally got fed up and wrote up his grievances and asked the next higher up for a transfer. She asked if he had addressed the problem directly and bumped it back down...argh. Things haven't really gotten better or worse...the supervisor seems to have back off a little bit but in a weird way.

I wish I were still in bed. Really I do.

Oh dear, I seem to be getting behind in the reading. And of course, I'm MILES behind with the posting.

I noticed that some people have been mentioning charm bracelets and I just wanted to say that I picked up my second charm on the weekend. I am getting myself a charm for every year of maintaining my weight loss. I reached my 'goal' (adjusted, because my original goal was a little low) around the middle of March 2006, so the purchase was a week early, but I figured that I would pick up the charm I wanted when I found it, and I also figured that I wouldn't gain my weight back in the next week. Actually I'm down 2lbs to 170lbs, which is VERY nice.

My first charm was a heart locket, which I had to change over the weekend for a normal heart charm, still very pretty, but the locket kept getting wet when I washed my hands, and just wasn't working, so I will put it onto a necklace at some time. I got the heart because I had lost the weight to improve my health/heart and because I was learning to love myself again. I also lost the weight for love in a way, because I wanted to live longer to be with my husband longer.

My second charm is a butterfly, because I have certainly come out of my coccoon and am ready to FLY! Actually I've been flying for a while now, so the butterfly was SO appropriate.

Catch you all soon.

Zelma

I spent 90 minutes in the pool today. I stayed after class for 500 extra crunches, and when that didn't get my heart rate up high enough, I just started doing laps. The lifeguards are looking at me very strangely. Women my size are not supposed to be able to keep up with the instructors, and then doing laps and crunches was just beyond their ability to understand. It's a small enough pool that they know all the regulars. He didn't come with me today because of meetings, and I warned him that there might be some cute guys at the pool, and this one lifeguard is young and cute. So I told himself when I got home that I had a long conversation with him. Any incentive it takes to get santa into the pool with me, I'm capable of pulling. The lifeguard may be cute, but I've got honest to God underwear that is older than he is. I think he was talking to me just to make sure I was actually still breathing.

Catherine, you are so funny. That lifeguard was probably thinking he was clever by talking to you to see if you were still among the living. You knew better!! hehe. When I was bicycle riding at my highest weight, I would shock other cyclists by zooming by at a decent pace. Who'd have thunk that a fat woman could be strong or stronger then they were?? When someone would say something about my strength, it just proved to me one more time that discrimination (the fat/lazy stereotype) was alive and well. I try not to see the insult in the comments or curiosity, but am very sensitive at the same time.

Julee, I have gone through the chain of command with my concerns and I have not started any grievance processes or threatened to start them. Those are formal procedures in the gov't (I work for the feds). I made it clear to the 2nd tier boss that I wanted the least confrontational solutions available so there is room for change. My boss is a nice lady, just clueless and a micromanager.

I wanted to update ya'll that I made a call to employee assistance (EAP) and have started the process to get an appointment. I even took a one hour online course about tips for stress management. It was a little hokey (sp), but not too bad. Even little things are side-tracking me and my productivity has declined. I'm lucky the gov't provides EAP services.

Hugs and Luv and thank you for the support! You ladies and gents ROCK!
Ratkitten

Hi everyone,

I am still struggling. Today is going ok so far, but I have a banquet dinner coming up tonight and not too many calories left to use. I think I'll do ok, as I'm not terribly hungry and not feeling in a danger zone.

I keep falling down but I keep picking myself back up. I can tell that I gained weight, but am not ready to face the scale. Today I am feeling a renewed sense of commitment, and hopefully will continue with more focus through the rest of the week.

I think I need to get rid of the popcorn in my office. I'm finding this to be a binge food no matter how I work it out. I went for many months being able to eat it, but I think it needs to stay out of my life for a while.

Sandy: I hope you feel healthy and ready for the day tomorrow. I hear what you're saying about the saggy skin. Imagine on top of your own feelings about it, being single and worrying about how the next Mr. Possibly Right might react. I was recently talking to a male friend who shared with me that his girlfriend, who lost 88 lbs before they met, has a terrible, deflated, saggy body that he does not find enticing (although he cares deeply for her and still is attracted to her). I don't know why he shared this with me (or anyone, but especially me) given my circumstances.

There really is no choice but to live with the saggy skin--that or continue the death march that we were all on. For most of us, there is no modeling contract in our future, but at least we'll be healthy and able to join in on all life offers.

Anne: I have thought about an exercise ball, but am afraid I will kill myself on the thing. Grace is not my middle name. How'd it go?

Rainbow: Oh, my, gosh, I would have stuffed myself silly at Paula Deen's restaurant. In a way I'm glad that her restaurant is thousands of miles away from me. I love her soooo much but man is she the Queen of Heart Attacks on a Plate! Friends of mine went on a Paula Deen tour last year.

Rat: I have availed myself of the EAP counselors from time to time, with mixed results. It can't hurt to try to get some support, and to set aside some time where you are working on figuring out how to find your peace again.

Sorry to hear the job is stressful. I hope something is done about your supervisor.

Zelma: charms are a great way to celebrate continued success. To be reminded every time you look down what you did for yourself

Catherine - some of my best male friends when I was in highschool were lifeguards at the pool we swam at. I hung out most of the day and eventually just hung out with some of them. I think to some extent it's something people do who are people person. Enjoy. :)

BattleAx - it was not pretty. I understand that if I take a little air out of it I could have less stability problems. My little (117) mother doesn't understand why I'm having such problems. Sometimes she doesn't get that simple exercises can be difficult for me. She sees me on the treadmill or lifting things, but doesn't understand that I'm not the most flexible person in the world. I'll be trying the crunches on Wed. And for the next 8 weeks, I'll be using it three days a week. Thankfully, only for one set of exercises.

Anne, I'm sorta leary of those balls. I loose my balance to easily. I even have to hold on to the treadmill at times because I loose balance. I don't know if that is due to my weight or what.
When you get a chance, could you tell me the workouts you do with your weights. I've got 8 pounders to start with and don't have a large amount of moves to do with them. Brain dead, I guess. :lol:

Ratkity, so glad to hear you're in the process of getting help. There's nothing wrong with asking for help when you need it!

Battle, YaY! for getting back on track. Anything we can do to help? I know it can be so hard to stay motivated. Sometimes something clicks and you can get back OP so I'm glad to hear you heard a loud click!!

Last night I was in the shower and I feel......squishy. Before all my fat held my skin firm, but now it's like jello. Ick. I have to keep thinking that I'm getting healthier, which I am, but icky squishy skin....ew. Just one more thing we all have to deal with. I wish I had of done this years ago to where it might have gone back better, but, live and learn.
Ok, gonna get back on the treadmill. Did 24 min. @ 2.7mph, earlier. Wanna at least get to 30 or 40 with some jogging.
toodles,
Debbie

Sandy: congrats on getting all those clothes out of your closet. You won't need them again! Ya, the skin thing is a bummer. I am already planning to have surgery on my tummy. My tummy skin is sooo huge right now. I can't even imagine what it will look like in another 122 pound loss. I have a plan for tummy tuck hopefully next year at this time. Hugs to you. I hope that when you do your family thing on April 18th it goes well and you feel proud of yourself. June 21st is a ways away but it will come upon us quickly. I am rooting for you sweetie to get to the goal weights you want by those dates. You can do it Sandy. Hugs.

Julee: wow. What a weekend you had. I hope you can rest today at some point and feel better.

Ratkitten: so glad that you got an appointment. I hope you get some answers and help. Hugs.

Worthapenny: You need to schedule it in. That is the only way I can fit exercise in daily. I schedule it in like it is an appointment and it actually is, an appointment with me.

VAl: I am soooooo happy for you to ride Gabe and have such a wonderful experience. I sure miss you around here girl. Sorry you are struggling. How is work going? How is Bill and the evil SD? I hope you are doing wonderful my friend.

Walrus: good luck on your leg results.

Debbie: I hear ya on the jacket thing. I wore my two new big heavy jackets this year but they absolutely don't fit me at all anymore and they look rediculous. I have two more that look just as bad but I am keeping one until the weather gets a bit better and the other one too just for a bit. Hopefully by the time I have my yard sale I will be able to put them in it too.

Anne: How do you feel after the weights? I use my ball pretty much daily. I do situps/crunches with it and I also do push ups with my shins on it. I still get the work out but not as much work as if I were doing it with no ball.

Zelma: Your charms sound lovely and well desearved. Hugs.

Catherine: I'm so proud of you for the pool today. You are doing so wonderful.

Battle: Hugs and hi. I hope you manage well tonight at the banquet.

My day was so peacful today as my supervisor from H#ll was gone. She will be back tomorrow though UGH! I am really picking up on the clients lately. It is kind of sad. I did all the intakes today and well, there were only 2 but the other two voc consultants didn't even try to help so that made me feel okay at least I am doing my share and then some. Tomorrow I have 3 new clients scheduled plus another intake day. We have 32 intakes scheduled for tomorrow. Usually not all of them show up probably like 50 percent so if 16 show up we can divide that by 3 vocs and it won't be too bad. No new news about our company but supposedly we have some for tomorrow. Usually they don't say too much. I wish it was just over or not already. lol. I have applied for about 8 jobs since last Friday so I hope someone calls. I'm sure someone will eventually. It seems that lots of companies take apps and resumes for quite a while then start deciding. I have a job for now and I am thankful for the income that is much needed.

I hope you are all doing well and staying op.

blessings,
Annie

Hi all,

Well, I got my test results back. Good news and semi-not good news (but not unexpected). All blood work looked REALLY good...trigs, cholesterol, etc. All but one. It appears I may be pre-diabetic. My fasting blood sugar was 119. My Dr isn't too freaked at this point, because I have been on prednisone and antibiotics quite a bit within the last few months, and apparently that may cause an increase. But I need to be honest with myself. My grandmother had diabetes and died from it in her 40s and my dad has it pretty bad as well (although well into his 60s). I love sweets. I am morbidly obese. Why would I think it's a fluke? So I am taking this as a gracious warning, time to lose weight. And each less refined sugar.

I want to cut the issue off at the pass, and not be prescribed drugs for it. Ever. So, it's time to get busy.

Debbie, you are doing fabulously, and are off the meds. What kind of things do you eat? Any guidance (from anyone) would be greatly appreciated.

Take care and be well,
Angie

Rat-People are surprised by my strength. Have been my whole life. I was a shot putter, clean up hitter, and a weight lifter. I pushed 600 pounds around in a wheelchair for 8 years. Now that is weight training.

OK BOY you gals don't stop yaking do you??? LOL just like a bunch of women even though we use keyboards!!! hehehehe

I got up EXTREMELY late this am!!! we normally get up at 5am....woke up at 6:22!!! I had to shampoo my hair(didn't get it blown dry LOL) So needless to say I didn't get to post anything this am! I tried to login at work....I managed to read a few posts but that was about it!!! LOL

We had a wrestling banquet to go to tonight so I just got home posted all my food & Dh's food on TDP and just now finished reading posts but now its 11:23 & I have to get up early LOL so I will just post a short (ok short for me) LOL

with the banquet tonight (potluck except for the boosters bought Fried Chicken!) I made Ceviche (its a low fat Mexican seafood salad of sorts) I picked up whole wheat chips as well as regular (for others) I ate that as well as some broccolli & bacon salad, 1 deviled egg, and 1/2 slice of baked ham. for dessert I chose Ambrosia (except it had snickers cut up in it! I ate two bites of the candy & had to ask what it was! I couldn't believe I didn't recognize my favorite candy bar taste! Its been well over a month since I've had one!) I also had a small bit of Dirt pudding. I logged EVERYTHING I ate (over estimating some of it since I didn't know the exact recipe) I stayed within my calories as well as fat grams!!! woooohoo!

Oh now for my WI for today! I lost 1lb.........small loss but I did make my Easter Goal! 13 days early Too!!! So I took an additional 7lbs off my bday goal to give myself more of a challenge!

I think the time change hit me this morning! So I'd better get to bed!

Know that my thoughts are with you all!
Bernice

Angie, pretty much what I eat is chicken, turkey, fish and veggies. Once in a while a good cut of beef with all the fat cut off. I don't hardly EVER fry ANYTHING. I try not to eat bread, pasta unless it is whole wheat. I eat alot of salad with light or fat free dressing and TONS of water. I do love my 100 calorie packs though as I'm not too good at portion control. I might buy Skinny Cow goodies once in a while too. But while I was trying to get off of the meds for diabetes, I didn't even have those. It's hard but soooooo worth it not to have to take those darn pills, so yes, do all you can to make sure you don't have to be on meds or even worse, insulin. When I was diagnosed, I asked the doctor if I could try and control it thru diet and exercise. I was fooling myself because I wasn't ready to do that.
I didn't even start exercising til this year but it all helps. Use what the doctor told you as a wake up call and try and control it without the meds. Losing weight helped tremendously in controling it too.

Annie, at least you had one day with that mean supervisor gone! You sound so busy that I bet your days just fly by. Take care of yourself and I hope you hear back from one of the jobs you've applied for soon.

I'm thinking of starting up a little business of healthy goodies. I'm going to see if I can use the kitchen at our club as it has to be a commercial kitchen. I want to try and start selling at the farmer's markets and then move on to bigger shows. Food sells big time at these kind of events. Someday I would love to own a little shop and sell my healthy goodies. I've got to call the Health Dept. to see if what our club has would be ok. Anyhow, that is what I've been thinking lately since no one seems to want to hire me, might as well start my own business.
have a good night!
Debbie

Debbie - I'm following a book I bought - the New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's probably way out of my skill level, but I figured I had to start somewhere. It has different stages, and I'm obviously in Stage 1. During that stage, you alternate two different workouts 8 times each. They do suggest if you want, that you can add another 4 workouts, which is what I'm doing. So, at three times a week they will take me 8 weeks to go through. You are told to raise the weight with each workout, within reason. I'm logging my workouts in the blog, but the book has more information than I'm adding.

I have found a site that looks fairly good as well, so I'll give you a link to that one.

http://www.exrx.net/Beginning.html

"ExRx.net (Exercise Prescription on the Net) is a free resource for the exercise professional, coach, or fitness enthusiast." ExRx.net consists of over 2000 pages, most of which are found in the Exercise and Muscle Directory. The content of this web site is available on CD-ROM."

It's got a lot of information, and (from what I've seen) the exercises all have a small demo at the top, so you can see it done. The website has a lot of information, which is probably better than I could do. Remember, this is the woman who kept falling off the ball today!

Annie - I'm not sure it's a good sign that I'm feeling a few twinges here and there already. I wasn't expecting that until the morning. We'll see how I am in the morning. There's probably a very good reason that I'm only doing this three days a week!

Catherine - your comment about strength reminds me of when I first started to use the leg press at the office gym. I wasn't quite sure what I should be doing and asked one of the guys for help. He sat me down, helped me adjust the seat and such. I did the press, and as I was doing it, one of the other guys told him that he should adjust the weight. It seems I was pressing about 140 pounds, something they thought I shouldn't be trying for a first time. I didn't really want to tell him that I was pressing just about what I had lost. Why shouldn't I be able to press it, since I'd been carrying it around for years.

Bernice - congrats on meeting your Easter Goal! (I was yakking/typing so much that I missed your post.)

Well, I think I'll take my tired, slightly aching body to bed now. I'm trying to break the late night habits, but it's not easy.

Hello everyone. I'm new here ..well, new posting anyway, have lurked for a while, and finally feel good enough to post. Seeing and reading all of your stories is truly inspiring. Hope to be a part of your wonderful board from here on out.
Have a Good Day.

Anne- ROFL :rofl:you sound just like me!!! I couldn’t stay on that ball to save my life!!! Something about a round body and a round object just don’t mix well!!! LOL Good for you on the weights!

Zelma- I like your heart:val1: charm idea that’s neat! Congrats on your maintenance!!

Catherine too funny....:santa:..Santa??? LOL he lives at your house too? Dh shaves his head bald and has been known to have our dog Precious’s (white Lab) hair lodged in his goatee! LOL or he says it’s my gray hair that has stuck to his head! Too funny!

Ratkitten- :cheer:Good for you on getting an appt with employee assistance! Hope everything works out for you with some help from them!

Debbie-:chef:will you be shipping any of those healthy goodies??? Cuz I think I know a few people around here that might be willing to pay shipping! LOL


For all of you who have cellulite......I watched a Dr on fitTV the other day & she was pretty much “selling” her diet......which wasn’t bad (don’t ask me what it was called) but to strict and limiting for me....anyhow I gleened one tidbit of info from her.....on her case studies establishing her diet formula she had ladies drink 1 to 7 ratio of Unsweetened Cranberry juice & Water 3X a day.........and of those that drank this concoction they lost cellulite ............I figure why not try it? Couldn’t hurt huh? I think the only place I can pick up unsweetened Cranberry juice is a healthfood store but I think I will pick some up this week and mark down any notable changes....who knows.......it will at least benefit my body if nothing else!

Well I better get ready for school.......dd is staying home today......her big brother (not the one in the Army) and his fiance are down till Weds and she wants to spend time with them. Since she has only missed one day of school this year I told her she could skip today! Hehehe She was thrilled! But I have to go in darn! Need to save my days off for other son’s graduation from Basic!

Well all hope you are OP today drink GALLONS of water and hmmmmm just had a thought! We have weight loss goals as a group and exercise goals as a group why not have a Water drinking Goal as a group??? Would challenge all those who struggle with getting enough water in daily as well as give us incentive to see how long it would take us to fill a swimming pool (hmmm does anyone know how many Gallons of water it takes to fill an Olympic size pool?) Ok ok.....not sure if this challenge would be something you all would want to do? But those of you Mod’s maybe you could come up with some sort of challenge in regards to drinking water daily.....whatcha think?

Toodles Peeps!
BErNICE :goodscale

Good morning Peeps - quick fly by here. The scale was good to me today - I lost .25 lb. After the last 3 weeks I just knew the ole bod wasn't gonna give anything up. This was by far the best OP week I have had so it will come. I truly am ecstatic about the loss. Hasn't been many weeks since I was complaining about this kind of a loss - no pleasing me - I know.

Personals later. Don't forget - move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

Good morning everyone,
I think a water challenge might do me some good. I have not been getting enough in. I dont drink anything else usually. I did have a couple of glasses of unsweet tea over the weekend. I am suppost to drink a gallon per day because i have a tendcy to get kidney stones.( they are so painful) Latelly I have only been getting 3 or 4 bottles(16.9) in. That is about half of what i need.
I know I am holding fluid this morning because I was up 2 lbs and I didnt eat to much yesterday and I didnt get up during hte night to potty. I know can soup is high in sodium and I used canned soup in my potatoe soup last night.
Well hope everyone has a wonderful day. Im going to go and finish my coffee.
debi

:welcome: Mimi!! Post often.. just jump right in :)

Luv,
Ratkity

Bernice-When there was a discussion about himself wearing a kilt to the wedding, I kiboshed it. He would have looked like a young Santa in drag. His father wore the kilt, and himself wore his tartan with his suit. He's got salt and pepper hair and beard, and carries all his weight in his tummy.

I'm headed to home depot today. I've got this crazy idea to make something, and I am going to roam the aisles to see if I can find the parts I need.

Well our pc crashed yesterday so I'm WAY behind. I saw the Dr & got some Prozac to help me through, I go back in two weeks to see how I'm doing on it. I'm really tired, yet sleep at night in bed just isn't happening, if I sit still long enough I can fall asleep really easily, GRRRRR.
Anyway just to let you know I'm ok, I'll try & do personals later or tomorrow, I only just ate and it's 4pm! I had stuff to do, then write a story for my creative writing, I missed two buses & ran for the third , I got to class late and after that I fetched the boys from school.
Hugs to everyonexxxxxx
xxxxxsharon

Good afternoon all,

Well, there are only a few pains today, until I move. :)

It's not that bad, just a few tender points. It would have been a great excuse to not use the treadmill this morning, but my legs really weren't sore, so I pushed on. The only thing is I'm going to go more a little snow on the patio shortly. I'm not looking forward to that as I'm pretty sure I'll need to use the muscles that are sore.

Bernice - I'm sure it can't hurt (the fruit juice), just watch the calories. Assuming you take an ounce of juice and 7 of water it will be around 30 calories. Three of these won't break you, but if you're taking more just remember to count it. I've never really had a problem drinking water, although it used to be lots of diet soft drinks instead. The challenge might be a good idea for those who struggle with their intake.

Carol - every .25 pound helps. String enough of them together and you win in the end. I know the weeks I'm up that it's silly to get upset about it, but I still do. In the end a nice consistent downward trend is best. Maybe one day I'll get to the point where I only weigh once a month... I'm just not there yet. Keeping on plan, as you said, will eventually bring the results. Keep at it!

Debi - I was thinking a gallon was a lot of water, and then I realised I do drink more than that most days. Of course, I don't drink coffee, tea, milk, etc.

Catherine - the only men who really look good in kilts are young tall fit ones, with great legs. I had a cousin get married in one (family in Scotland). It just didn't work for him. :) I will admit I'm quite curious about what you're making.

Voodoo - I hope you get back on track with the sleep. I've always had troubled sleep patterns. It just throws your whole system out of whack. Hope you got your story written.

Well, I think I shouldn't avoid shoveling a little snow. Then I'll have my afternoon snack and collapse on the couch for a while. I decided to try changing my eating habits a little as well, with the exercise changes. I'm trying to push for 3 meals / 3 snacks, which I'm finding a little odd. I kind of feel like I'm always eating. I just didn't like the way the evening snacks were going. It seemed like I was keeping the calories lower during the day so I could eat lots at night. I know all I really need is a piece of fruit and a protein shake to keep the hunger at bay, so diving the food up during the day more seemed like a good idea.

Take care all, and have a good afternoon/evening.

Anne, thank you so much for the website. I'm sure I will find all kinds of stuff there. It sounds like you're really into the weight lifting. Is it something you've always wanted to do? I like how it defines the muscle but I don't think I would like to be like those women you see in the competitions on tv.
I find I'm doing the same thing. Not eating enough during the day and then eating too many snacks at night. I've got to change that.

Hiya cuckoomimi, glad you joined us. Just post any 'ol time so we can get to know you.

Bernice, I think the water drinking challenge would be great. I know I can get 3 liters in a day but try to get 4, but the last one is so hard to get down. It would be interesting to see how much others drink.
If I ever find a kitchen (Eagles didn't qualify) I probably would be willing to ship. Spread the word, I say! I've got some banana muffins in the oven right now. I'm going to try them out on Jim's guys at work to see if they can tell they are "healthy" versus the sweet stuff. Ought to be interesting.

Carol, YAY on the .25 lb gone forever!!

Catherine, whatcha gonna make????

Sharon, hope things settle down for you to where you can get some sleep.

O my gosh!! We had such a wind storm last night. It got pretty scary. I kept getting up to see if any trees had fallen but none did. Our outside swing got knocked over and I guess there was a tree down on the main road. It's died down now, but wow, that was spooky.
I got my 40 mins on the treadmill last night. Only did jogging one though. Just couldn't get the uumph to do it. Maybe today. I did do one set of weights and I actually feel it in my arms, so I guess it's a good sign. I have really big upper arms which are saggy big time, so I want to see if I can do something about them.
Off to go check on my muffins.
Have a great moving, drinkin day
Debbie