[Leenie]

Good Morning

Just gonna go read up and brb.

[Leenie]

Lots of posts this morning
Well its hump day, thats better than it being Moanday

Whats shaking w/you all ?

[marbleflys]

Good Morning everyone:

Marie, the Xenical keeps you "honest" about what you are consuming....a trip to the pizzaria or McD's. won't go un-noticed.....

yes, I'm on both Meridia and Xenical...I alternate dosage on the Meridia...between 10 & 15 mg daily. It really helps me to curb my appetite and seems to have a mild anti-depressant effect on me.

Although I haven't officially changed my tracker (i refuse to allow that until I get the courage to brave the scale)..I'm probably down about 22 lbs. since mid-January. It would be more if I would stick to my formal exercise program, but I've got a lot going on both at the homestead with major renovations and this is my busy season with the start-up of the new year (academic-medical).

Hey carla---"my" students are learning to sew today (sutures and knots on pig bellies).

I have very interesting news from here.....it seems like one of people from my area actually was a contestant on the new upcoming season of "The Biggest Loser", I love that show! but I would probably collapse within the week......

[cathyxxx]

good morning gang!

ok I have figured out why I can't get up at 5 am and get in my exercise - I never get to bed before 11 or 12 pm with it being summertime. There is just too much going on at my house! I thought I had regrouped and planned to walk yesterday during lunch and my plans go changed. So I figured - ok I'll go at noon today - now I need to go check on an over the range microwave (ours went out over the weekend) and find out how much a new one is before we decide if we want to figure out what part went out and if we want to try to fix it.

I know what it is ..... I need a maid, a secretary and a runner! Then I could do the things I want to do or need to do for myself.

How's everybody doing today?

Leenie - are you back at work today? or taking a vacation day? I hope you are enjoying your day!

still no Liz huh? goodness I hope she is ok?

Cin - that is a LOT of stitches!!! goodness be careful! how ya feeling today?

Hey Marble - you and I were posting at the same time! I did not miss an episode of the last "Biggest Loser" - will your friend be on this show that is fixing to start up soon? if so you will have to let me know which one is the one you know! how cool! I also don't think I would make it a week around there but I do love watching people change their life in a healthy direction and I also love watching them lose weight!!!

Well I hope everybody has a great day!

hugs,
Cathy

[CIN]

Good Morning Gals
I am excited because my Mama is coming to see me today. She was out of state during this whole ordeal and I am glad.it would have been hard on her to see me in the hospital and will be easy on her when she sees how well I am doing.

I am going to nap.then shower and do the hair. That wears me out but I feel so much better after that shower!

I am so tired of TV!!! Looking forward to company from several today!~

Later taters

[cathyxxx]

Cin - so glad your Mom is coming in!
enjoy your time with her! and let her "mother" you a little bit!
you know us moms like to do that!

hugs,
Cathy

[liz321]

Hey everyone!

I'm here.......Cathy thanks for noticing my absence.........to tell you the truth there isn't anything that exciting to report........school ended the end of June....tearful goodbyes to my dd7's grade one teacher.........dd13 had five nights of sleepovers so far this summer teens don't like to go to sleep at night..........ugh and then trips to the outdoor pool to stay cool in 29-31 degree C weather.

I haven't really read back much........I trust not much has changed......Cin you have been unwell? What happened? Cathy you aren't getting enough rest.......what else is new......congrats on all the pounds down!

Hello to everyone!

I'll try to check in more often........just trying to keep busy and spending very little time at the pc..........falling into bed each night...have a summer cold that is zapping the life out of me.......but I refuse to be dragged down.

It is the anniversary of my son's death on July 16th........he died almost 9 years ago at the age of 2 and would be 11..there are alot of triggers this time of year as I remember the weather, the garden, the hot nights etc.

My father has been diagnosed with a AAA....does not require surgery as the risk of surgery outweighs the good it would do at this stage of the game........so we had that appointment recently as well.

My neice is struggling with life debilitating depression at the moment and I feel so helpless as she is 18 hours away from me........please keep her in your thoughts and prayers if you can squeeze in one more cause.

Anyhow that is it in a nutshell.

A big hello and how do you do to all my friends here!

Liz

[Leenie]

Hi Ladies, its good to see you all

Liz, we were going to send out the 3FC patrol if we didn't hear from you soon lol

I'm glad your okay and its just that life is keeping you busy. I'm so sorry to hear about your neice and your Dad. Of course we will pray for them, I even think there's room for 2 more or is that 3 (including you)

HUGS !!!!

[Marie]

Hi everyone, it's great to see so many posts. I've had a good day. It's DS's 20th birthday and he came out to have a BBQ party. Then tonight he and I are going out to dinner with 2 of his friends. Everybody else is working. It's sunny and warm and I just love summer. I made strawberry freezer jam from my strawberry garden last night and it is sooooooo good. I found a fruit pectin that uses only 1.5 cups of sugar instead of 4 c. like I found in other recipes. So I thought I did good. This is really the first year of my strawberry garden being productive - last year I had planted the plants. So to get enough strawberries that I didn't know what to do with them is a cool thing.

Marble, do you also take antidepressants with the Meridia? I would really like to try both and see if that would help me. The Xenical is working at maintaining but I'm not losing (which I'm not complaining about since I am usually gaining...). Do you go to your family dr. or a specialist? I know there isn't a magic pill, but I could sure use a little help in the appetite area. I can not be hungry and still munch on something because it sounds good. I hate that.

Liz, I'm so sorry about your loss. I would imagine this time of year is always hard. You're in my thoughts and prayers. So is your Dad and niece. Depression is so difficult and then there are idiots like Tom Cruise out there saying that it doesn't exist. He bugs the daylights out of me for the harm he spouts about. I hope your niece will be okay.

Cathy, I hope you have success in fixing the stove/oven. If it's real old, I'd recommend getting a new one. They are so nice these days. But getting rid of the old one is not easy. I know what you mean about plans getting changed. I wake up with great ideas of what to do but someone ALWAYS has other ideas about what I should do. So I rarely get to do the things I want to do in the morning when I feel the best. By afternoon, I get tired and by evening I'm sort of blah. I'm thinking of talking to my dr. in September about changing antidepressants and then also asking her about the thyroid tests that have been done - whether they're the free T3 and T4. Right now she's on sabbatical and I have to wait a few more months for her return.

Well, I'm off for dinner with DS. Talk with you later.
Marie

[april99]

Good evening all....I just finished eating some cherries....they were so good...I had a good day....using the light box again....maybe tomorrow I won't have to.

I went to coffee with friends this morning...then went to get some groceries....stayed home the rest of the day....it was pouring rain a few times today...but we had blue skies later today....our weather has been terrible lately....hopefully it will be nicer tomorrow.

DD-in-L was in the hospital again....her blood pressure was up again...plus her blood sugar...she came home today....on bed rest....she has to have her breakfast & lunch in a cooler beside her bed....she can get up for supper....she is about 31 weeks pregnant now.

Cathy....I would love to have a maid....lol.

April

[carla49]

Well, Fitday is quite an eye-opener. My fat levels are fine, but I'm surprised at how hi my carb percentage is. However it is summer, and I have every intention of eating fruit until I just don't want it any more. The carbs aren't an issue for me, just surprising. So far my calories are right where they belong, which is as it should be this early in the process.

On Sunday I'm co-hosting a bbq. danger!! danger!! And on Monday I leave for 2 weeks working out of town, living in hotels and eating in restaurants. It'll be pretty tough, as I'll be at conferences where there is an awful lot of yummy free food at every coffee break, every lunch,... I'm taking my little smoothie maker and protein powder, so breakfasts will be okay. And I'll try to hang out with my very slim colleague and eat what she eats. But hotels are tough. Maybe I'll try to go for a walk every time there's food out on break. Maybe I'll take some resistance bands and try to figure out how they work. Maybe I'll pig out on lobster rolls. Yum.

It's odd, every so often recently I get a sudden strange feeling of what I was afraid was depression returning, but finally identified tonight as the sadness of withdrawing from my good friend dietary excess! Who knew? No more chocs and wine to make every little emotional twinge go away.

Enough introspection. It's time for bed.
Good night all, and sweet dreams.

C