Good Morning all!
I am having my cup of java at the moment. TOM is fast approaching and it is one of those mornings where food just doesnt sound good.. know what I mean? I am giving myself another 30-40 minutes and then making some eggs!
Today I have lots of real Work to do at home. My job work. So I will be on the computer all day! But I am sure I will get a lot accomplished! (Or at least I am hoping)
Brenda - Make sure you really push the doctor.. I mean that. If they say it is nothing, tell him you want at least x-rays and blood work done! I mean it. Lumps are not a good thing like that. If he wont do it, get a second opinion. I am a huge advocate of telling doctor what you want. If I didnt do that last summer, I would have never found my Insulin resistance.
Jane - WOO HOO on that pound gone! And Italian restaurant? You can eat quite a lot!!
As long as they serve some traditional dishes such as Chicken Cacciatore (Make sure they dont put bread crumbs in the sauce, just tomatoes and cheese) Or Rovelini (Beef cutlets with pesto and cheese rolled in the middle fried with a very light tomato sauce).. Make sure to choose entrees with out pasta and breadding on them. And ask that your veggies be steamed with a olive oil dressing. (OK, Can you tell I am Italian? I have learned to make many of my favorites very LOW Carb. And my grandmother made many traditional dishes. Believe it or not, pasta really isnt traditional in The Tuscany area)
Jina - You are almost there! 2 more days this week and then it is the weekend! How far are you moving? Is it to a new city or just across town? Moving and eating for health no matter what WOE you are on doesnt alway work. Trust me! I totally blew it when I was on WW in 2000 and moved from CA to WA. Although that was probably a bigger move than you are doing, any move is stressful!
TG -
Good job on the exercise!
Star - When you are done with this project, I hope you will post a picture! I am dying to see it!
BTW, does advil affect your weight at all? I noticed that if I take advil I gain a pound or two, but if I take Ibuprofin (the regular generic) I dont.. Is that weird or what? and that is only at TOM time...
Kerri - I have been there too. Motivation wanes from time to time. Like Jane said though, you have to decide that this is what you need to do. It is a WOE and in my case I will have to do it for the rest of my life. I think about my blood suger and the potential for diabetes and that is what keeps me making the right choices.. most of the time. No one is perfect, but as long as you keep going and never give up, it will all come naturally at some point!
Rachel - I have always had my blood work done on an empty stomach. You might want to talk to the doctor about it when you go in next time.
Well, I am off for now.. talk to you all later!
so I must be off.
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