NEMOM: Good for you for keeping this up...i give you so much credit..they say stopping nicotine addiction is as hard as stopping heroine....that e cig is such a great invention...keep up the good work.. not to be morbid but I saw a friend die from lung cancer and it was horrendous...and it was all because of frigin cigarettes..so senseless and so sad!
OLEHAT: Yay, a drop...who cares about the reason just let this be what you need to keep on going!!!!
SUM: I dont' think he was that insulted because he asked me out again....can't blame a guy for trying. He's actually a really nice man and a total gentleman, I just am so not attracted....cupid was definitely NOT shooting his arrow that night....
KELIJPA: I'm sure your tree feels so much better now...LOL
LIZARD: Thanks for the pep talk...I think i"m just taking this badly for a couple of reasons...for one so much in my life is out of control right now, I want to be able to control something. This is a high weight for me, I have a small frame and it just doesn't look attractive....I hate how none of my clothes fit, I am living in stretch pants....not fun...Yeah, re: the date...a limo..didn't really phase me, I only date successful men....not on purpose that is just how it turns out. Definitely a character out of Sopranos...the accent was starting to really annoy me. Some accents just aren't that nice....any hot Aussies you want to send over here for me feel free!
I all..I had a tiny one lb. loss from yesterday, I am glad though because if the scale went up anymore i was just going to give up. Going back to the low carb thing.....it is the only thing that works for me..but not being as extreme as I was on Atkins. I love Atkins, it has worked for me in the past...but I work out a lot and need my carbs..the induction phase leaves me potassium deficient....not fun. Better jump into the shower....today is a "me" day (no kids) so I'm going to therapy (if only they can shrink my arse like they do my head) and nail appointment. May hit up the gym tonight to lift some weights and run on the dreadmill.....yes, I dread it, its the dread mill. I'm so tired of walking around with all this extra junk...I don't feel healthy and peppy and bursting with love...LOL......have a good day y'all (or in Lizards' case, night)
Hello, everyone! Nice to see everyone hanging in there, holding themselves accountable, and trying new techniques to improve. I'm feeling pretty sluggish. Cooked today instead of walking - my son is having a few friends over for the weekend. Of course, I sampled and tasted everything I made! Ugh! Luckily lots of roasted veggies were prepared. Unluckily, so were chocolate chip cookies.
ooooooohhhhh Ladies.....I am sad and worried. I have tried so hard to stay perky and optimistic, but I realize my weight loss is stalling and I'm getting bummed. And I've been at this less than one month!!!! I don't want to fall off the wagon. As fat as I am, I feel like I should be melting this off faster--I've lost more in the early days in years past. To make things worse, I have a big event in summer that's motivating me, and I'm afraid I won't lose enough to make a difference by then.
......I don't know ladies......I really don't want a pity party.....I guess I just need a big kick in the pants.........I HAVE to lose this, and I refuse to accept this slow pace of wt loss. I have a LOT to lose and I have GOT to get it off NOW!!
(tryin' to get mad about it--thanks for letting me rant)
ok......I got it.....I'm visualizing my fat cells as bedbugs. Hard work and drastic measures are required to eliminate them--but it must be done! Those gross things have got to get off my body. Gross Yuck Bleh Ewwww Nasty
Morning to all the lovely ladies of the board!
Well, have an appt. to go in & get the RIGHT paperwork for H's health assistance. It's going to be hard to keep emotions in check, but we're going to try. We know that we'll get more accomplished taking the calm approach, but it's really a screwy situation. Also getting furious won't help H's heart.
Yesterday was a good, healthy day. Walked. Plenty H2O. I also had a nearly 100% veggie/fruit day.
NEMom: I really hope that you are able to kick the smoking habit. My dad smoked for about 20 yrs. & I know it was really hard for him to quit, but his health REALLY APPRECIATED it. I know yours will too! Also I lost my MIL to lung cancer...she unfortunately was never able to quit. YOU CAN DO IT! YOU CAN DO IT! YOU CAN DO IT!
olehcat: Enjoy an little frop on the scale. Also get feeling better soon! I know there's a lot of icky things going around right now. Isn't nice to see something you haven't seen in months? I'd be sooo rockin' with it!
Zumba: Enjoy your ME day! LOL! Shrink your bum like your brain. That's a giggle. Imagine how much more $$$ shrinks would make if they could do that!!! Anywhos, be really good to you, K?
SUM:Okay, no more excuses! I need to keep doing that same thing. I won't accept yours if YOU don't accept mine! Deal?
kelijpa: Good job getting the tree done. Hope you're able to get out of the funk. I know those aren't always the most fun things. I applaude you for not reaching for the snacks to get through it. That's awsome!!
liz: Thanks for the encouragement! We need it that for sure, but I know we'll make it. I may be a strong lady, but it's only because I've had a lot of strong ladies in my life: my mom, my maternal grandma, and my MIL. They all taught me sooo much, I just wish I had a little more grace/patience like my mom. Mom is strong but she is a tempered strong...she knows when to "hold her tongue" and I swear she can get her point across without EVER raising her voice. She's amazing. I've written about her in my blog. My grandma & MIL are both gone....I"ll so miss my mom when her time comes. May that not be for years & years to come. Keep up the good healthy work!
EVERYONE BE HEALTHY!!! HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY & MAY IT CONTINUE ON INTO YOUR WEEKEND!!! My Agatha Noel, in one of her usualy positions. Mom! Don't wake me up!!
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Well - big business meetings are OVER! Now I'm home wrapping Xmas presents - I love on-line shopping.
Trying to determine whether or not I want to run, and think I'm going to just rest and relax. I'm going to run tomorrow morning, and then we fly to NYC tomorrow night - I will ice skate (more exercise) also run at the hotel Saturday morning but then do A LOT of walking throughout the day - then I'll run again when we come home Sunday (okay, I'm rationalizing, but it sounds good doesn't it? )
I just rarely get "just ME" time....and this afternoon I'm at home, it's nice and quiet....aaaaaahhhhhh....LOL
Just want to pop in quick to let SUM know you are doing GREAT!!! You have lost 11 pounds in one month, that is awesome!!! Do not let the negative self talk defeat you. I know it is hard not to get frustrated when we do not lose what we feel is fast enough but stay the course. YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB!!!!!
gosh i am sick and tired of back pain!!..i began to feel off yesterday afternoon...i think it was hormonal but not sure...not due for TOM till the end of the month or there abouts..felt very depressed.....even not sure if it was that??...felt off...teary and just not right..did not go for a walk...did not do
pilates..hubby was very reassuring and absolutely lovely..tis not like me to feel this way...ate on plan for dinner and all day until before bed when al brought me an ice cream...chocolate covered with vanilla middle....so i had half of it and gave the rest to him...you know i did enjoy it but was not esctatic about it..a bit disappointing oh well perhaps my body is going in the right direction...back on plan this morning despite everything..still in pain but it is subsiding...went for a walk this morning...going to try and do pilates this morning and evening today....time to step it up a bit...will be doing hydro on monday.. i guess i just had a bit of a bad end to the day...determined not to repeat it today...going to go out later and get some chia seeds and make a pudding for a snack...i am going to add low fat milk..some vanilla protein powder and a no sugar strawberry drink mix...i figure this way i am getting a boost to my fibre intake seeing as though i am eating very little in the way of whole grains...grrrr back uncomfortable now...sitting here tooo long bummer!!..better get up and do some house work..then i will come and sit down again..lol..lol..lol..i am a bit of a jack rabbit up and down up and down!!...oh i am going to ring centrelink soon and see about the disability pension...we are struggling financially at the moment because hubbys work is very inconsistent in hours at the moment..i am hoping this is only temporary though!! fingers crossed!! wishing everyone a wonderful day of healthy eating and good exercise!!
kelijpa-yeah i am too in a kind of funk...still feeling off..hope that we both feel better soon!!
sum-oh sweet!!..eat healthy you will feel better i am sure!!
olehcat-applaud applaud..congrats on the loss!! whoooooot whoooooot!!
nemom-oh wow 4 days that is amazing..just think if you have made it through 4 days without smoking you can do 8 and so on!!..i know you can!!..keep up the good work!!..let us know how you are doing! focus
on the feeling good hun!!
zumba-hey thats better...i had to laugh about the hot aussies thing...there are tons over here!!..lol lol...oh and hey we are always our own worst critic i understand!!...but i am sure you can and will make it!! oh hey a loss!! whoooooooooooooooot whoooooooooot!! you go girl..yeps i second on the low carb thing.. i think carbs are poisonous to me!! oh wow do you have gel nails or real ones?..thinking of getting mine done they look so awesome on!!
guac-hey yeah hun i hear ya..i had half an icecream last night..it wasn't as good as i had hoped which makes saying no next time much easier..boy could i do with a whole bag of microwave popcorn though..triple butter flavour would be awesome!!
see-yeah i knows how you feel..i am feeling depressed at the moment but i am not sure why??..oh i soo love your sense of humour!!..bed bugs how hilarious...mind the itchig though sweetheart!!...mind you all the dancing around and itching will burn calories??..will it not??....and we have to be patient!! stop watching the scales soo much and take some quiet time out to think about how fantastic you are feeling and about how proud you are of yourself for losing at all let alone working hard on it!!!
mrs-wishing you good luck with the paper work..i am going to try my hand at getting some financial assistance from the government...trying is the right word here...oh well they can only say no!oh wow your kitty is adorable..i soo love her stripes and white tummy..gorgeous!! thanks for the photo!!
sheila-good to see you are having me time hun!!..spoil yourself too!! this exercise sounds fantastic! have fun on your break away!!
Wishing everyone a healthy active day!!...Cheers liz
Zumbachica – Thank you so much. New kitty is settling in, slowly but surely! Less growling, sometimes sitting in near proximity to other cat. Holy crap, dates like you describe make me want to never even venture out into the world of dating, lol! And I hear you about having a small frame and the extra weight. Ugh, I absolutely HATE being in the 140s at my wee height and small frame! My wrist size is under 6 inches, I have petite features, child-sized hands, so the extra weight is really out of place on me! I think I’m going to love being at goal weight.
NEmom – yeah, I always cringe and dread going to the doctor. I would like for once for the DOCTOR scale to read under 140. I think that hasn’t happened to me in YEARS. During the last few years I’ve mostly been hovering between 137-139, but that means that by the time I go to the doctor fully clothed, I am already 140 at least, lol. I remember a few years ago, I lost down to 134, but then I got sick and I went off my plan and ate a lot of carby comfort food and sodium high soup and I shot up to 139 on my home scale. So even though just a week earlier I had been 134, doc scale said 140. I can’t win, lol! Good luck with your cig habit getting kicked!
Lizarddau – I’m sorry you’re in pain!!! And I will certainly post a pic of my kitties as soon as I can figure out how to post pics on this site. I may not have been a member long enough, not sure! I’m still waiting for my ticker!
Kelijpa – hope you’re feeling better by now!
Sum38 – do you have a long distance marriage? Before the divorce, my ex and I lived in separate countries for 4 years but saw each other during the summers.
MrsTryingAgain – thank you! I am rocking it today. I actually wore a pair of size 8 jeans that I had put aside since this summer since putting on the extra 8 pounds or so! You are going into a very frustrating situation with a good and calm attitude and I think that will only help you. How frustrating, though!
Sheila – sometimes you just need time to yourself to relax. I 100 percent agree with that!
Still more paperwork & hoops to jump through! It'll probably be at least another week to 10 days before we'll get it figured out..if then. I'm soooo over it! Ended up having a ugly crying jag over it. Could truely be menopause kicking in. I'm having flashes, mood swings & just feel kinda "outta sorts". Hormonal changes? If so, it's gonna happen to all us females...can't fight it.
Anywhos, I took a walk after we got home. I needed to work my frustrations out. I forgot just how good walking hard was for that. Turn on some nice hard-hitting metal & go! Better now...
olehcat: Size 8! I'd love to be in 18s! I'm a "big gal". When I at my slimmest I wear at least a 16. Enjoy, enjoy...remember loosing weight is like getting a new wardrobe!
liz: We alll go through times like this. I soooo understand. Be patient with yourself & your health. You can do this, I know you can! Don't make me come to Australia (I'd love to see your country) & give you a kick! I will if I have to, but I really dislike flying! Funny you had ice cream today...I've been craving something like that. Maybe just maybe I'll get a very small frozen yogurt tonight/tomorrow. No toppings though. Good job on not devouring the whole thing...I probably would! I have a HUGE sweet tooth! Thanks Grandpa Jim!!! (I inheirited my maternal grandpa's sweet tooth--ice cream was one of his all time favorites!)
Sheila: You're so right about online shopping! The last time I had to shop for Christmas...that's how I did it. I just had the gifts forwarded to my family's ranch, wrapped them when I got there & just love it! Remember when you tell us you're going to do such & such...you are making it a promise! We're gonna hold ya to it!
SeeMyFeet: Don't you dare give up! I know that it's hard. But YOU ARE making progress. Think about it sweetie! How do you feel as compared to before you started? Look at even the little things. Are you sleeping better? Do you feel like your clothes are a little looser? Course I guess you'd give us exercise giving you a kick in the butt! So if you really want one, come on! I've got my combat boots laced up & ready to go!
Well, I guess I better get dinner ready. H is hungry, Agatha is hungry. Me? I'm just wanting a shower & bed. And it's only 6 PM here in no. CA. Go figure! Crazy for a night owl like me! I'm just really... Catch up tomorrow.
pleased to say that i am feeling sooo much better within myself..no crying or depressiveness today..feeling pretty good..still in pain but that comes and goes...hope everyone else is okays!!..thanks soo much everyone for your well wishes..this group is fantastic!!
olehcat-you must be able to post a pic hun..i could...oh heck i can kinda understand you i think i am about your height....lost a couple of centimetres due to the osteo arthritis and shermans but still over 5 foot.. just!!..lol...lol..lol..i wish i was taller then the fat would be better distributed rather than a round shape..a butter ball am i..like i always say i am not fat i am fluffy..but mind you i am fat!!..and boy if i had a dollar for the amount of times a doctor or another person has stated that fact i would be a millionaire!!
here is how i post pics..i go to photobucket and upload my pic to my account then i grab the relevant url..usually the image one and cut and paste into my post!! and wallah there you go!!
mrs-oh bummer about the hormones..i had a friend who would say she was having a tropical holiday when she had hot flushes oh funnee flashes..lol..lol..lol..sounds like me on pms...mood swings etc..my fave band
of all times is Def Leppard and they are good to listen too when i am pissed off..well i enjoy them anytime really!! oh hun if you get the chance you must visit..thanks soo much for the support means a lot to me.. tis hot here and hubby has heaps of different ice blocks in the fridge..cream ones and ice ones..i am not tempted cause i love savoury stuff more..lol..give me a bag of chips or a dip and bikkies anytime or even a bag of microwave popcorn with that buttery stuff!!go have a good night sleep sweetheart you deserve it!
oh i haven't pursued the government assistance yet but it will be interesting to find out if i can get it or not!! i will keep you posted!
now i had better go start dinner for hubby and i...he is having meat balls grilled on the georgey and i am having chicken thighs grilled on the georgey with salad i think...easy that is...gotta have cooked vege tomorrow though!! oh the chia dessert turned out cool..it is a nice purple colour due to the
mixed berries i put in it..here is the recipe if anyone is interested!!
1 cup of frozen mixed berries or whatever fruit you want!!
(you don't have to use fruit)
1 teaspoon of vanilla or just add what you want?
1 tablespoon of vanilla shake powder
1 cup of chia seed
2 cups of low fat milk
some sort of sweetner if you want to have it sweeter!!
i put all of this in a blender and blended it up and then poured into a plastic bowl..it will set into a jelly like consistency and be like eating a pudding..refrigerate when set!!
mind you though i found the chia seeds to be rather expensive to buy!!!
goodnight guys see you in the morning!! cheers liz
SeeMyFeet, you need to applaud yourself for getting started, sometimes you have to just work on keeping off what you got off, that's a success. I like your bedbug analogy! You're doing great, don't quit!!
NEMom, congrats on staying OP while giving up the cigs, that's awesome.
To all, leaving funkytown, looking over my shoulder, it's going to be a little tight moneywise over xmas, but the spring brings some ease, so looking forward to that.
Guac, I might be making some xmas cookies with my mom next weekend, so that will def. be a challenge.
well, I REEALLY have to get going now. talk to you later!
Hi all, had a little swoosh this morning.....I was out for most of the day yesterday and skipped lunch...did not have any carbs except for salad and veggies.....feeling like i'm on the road albeit a long one. I teach zumba this morning and i'm hoping to find time today to do a Yoga DVD and stretch out these muscles. I feel achey.Am a bit melancholy about the holidays, hoping to bake some cookies this weekend and do some Christmas shopping/wrap just to feel a bit more in the "merriment".
LIZARD: that chia dessert sounds good...thanks for sharing!
MRSTRYING: can understand how paperwork and jumping through red tape hoops can make you nutsy...I know it does me. Hang in there!
OLEHCAT: You totally get the small frame thing. Even though I'm not a short girl I have teeny wrists , fingers, etc. Fat doesn't settle evenly on me......I look deformed when i get to a certain weight. and don't worry about the world of dating...take it in stride. It is nothing to be afraid of if you have your wits about you.
SUM: You are kicking butt , out of all of us you are probably the most successful...so you have a minor setback, its all part of the game. I met a woman that lost 100 lbs and she told me that she had to start over many many times. So......no more negative talk from you , eh? Today is a new day and you will get to where you need to be.....
Liz - I am so sorry about your back pain. Being in constant pain is really stressful. Good for you for working through it.
Zumba - I am sorry you are having such a rough holiday season. Be sure to be nice to yourself, if that includes a bottle of wine and a crying jag, go for it.
MrsTrying - Gosh, I am so sorry that trying to get help for your DH is so stressful. It sounds like you are getting the royal run around. I really hope there is light at the end of the tunnel for you both. I was so happy to hear that you went for a long walk to help work off some of your frustration. Amazing what a little physical activity can do for you.
Did not have a good food day yesterday. We went out to a buffet last night. Started with a salad, had the best of intentions not to stuff myself until I tried the yeast dinner rolls and a piece of carrot cake. Lost all control at that point. Luckily, scale is not up this morning. Its not down either but after last night I will take it staying the same.
I am planning on a good food weekend. Have to work my PT job tonight and Sat. night, and will be busy cleaning house and putting up tree the rest of the time.
Have a GREAT weekend all!!
I need to keep doing that same thing. I won't accept yours if YOU don't accept mine! Deal? 
I will if I have to, but I really dislike flying! Funny you had ice cream today...I've been craving something like that. Maybe just maybe I'll get a very small frozen yogurt tonight/tomorrow. No toppings though. Good job on not devouring the whole thing...I probably would! I have a HUGE sweet tooth! Thanks Grandpa Jim!!! (I inheirited my maternal grandpa's sweet tooth--ice cream was one of his all time favorites!)
