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Tuesday Chat
Whatch out! I am bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning!
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Well for some reason I went to sleep around 9:30 WITHOUT a muscle relaxer for the first time in weeks (neck is getting better) and slept all night! That NEVER happens to me. So needless to say I am annoyingly perky today :D
Feel like a new woman.....hope I can repeat this tonight! |
Jane--Congrats on sleeping well!! And for being so dang perky. I need some of that energy!
Well, busted my good intentions last night. Had potaoes. AND DQ. ARGH!!!! I've no clue what is wrong w/me. It's almost like I'm intentionally making myself gain weight. I KNOW all this crap's going to do it. So why am I eating it? After I said I was going to be good because I knew this weekend I probably wouldn't be. ARGH!!! Just kick me in the butt now :( |
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But I know why you are doing it....I would be like that too. I know that this weekend I am going to be bad so why be good this week? It is really something how our minds work against us sometimes. The smarter thing to do would be to say, I am going to be good this week so that I can have fun and enjoy myself this weekend. BUT NO! Just be as good as you can this week with your mind working against you....get in some exercise and then just deal with the results. Or.......be good the rest of this week!!!!!!!! |
Good Morning Everyone!
Jane: Send some of that energy my way ;) Glad that you are feeling good today! Brenda: Don't beat yourself up. Just start over today. I know that you can do it! Well, looks like today is gonna be a messy one. It's been raining the last couple of days here, and now looks like we are getting some rain from that tropical storm. Where oh where is the sunshine??? Went to the beach this weekend. Had a good time. With the tropical storm coming in DH didn't even take the boat. He got a few things done at his mom and dad's house, and we did a little shopping. Other than that I did nothing but relax! Well, time to get ready for work. Hope everyone has a great day, and I'll check in a little later! Lisa |
Good Morning.
Jane, I am so glad that the pain in your neck and head are going away. It is about time. Glad also that you are back to being your perky self again. Brenda, I am sorry that you are having a tough time. You know, don’t beat yourself up. Somehow I think the more you beat yourself up the more you want to rebel against yourself. I am like that. If I get hard on myself I go on a spiral of bad behavior in my eyes. Just forget about yesterday, forget about this weekend. Think about today, and that is it. No past, no future, just present. Lisa, I am glad you have gotten some sun this past weekend, before all the rains. I too don’t like it when it gets cloudy and rainy several days in a row. I just lose all my energy. It is amazing how bring sunny day changes my mood for good. The scale still didn’t move this morning. Today is the 10th day. I am so glad I have the fat % scale. This way I can tell if I am retaining water. Today I was down almost 1% from yesterday. So hopefully I will lose pounds as well in the next couple of days. Have great day everyone. |
Good Morning!
Hi everyone! I didn't do so well last night. I attribute my downfall to lack of preparation. I woke up yesterday morning and decided I was going back on Atkins, so I really don't have the foods I need to be eating in the house. However, I do have lots of the wrong foods in the house, like chips and tortillas! I had a corn tortillas and cheese last night. :( Well, that was yesterday and today is a new day! :D So back on the horse I am! I will need to make a grocery stop on the way home tonight. And I need to have my daughters invite their teenage friends over to clear out all of the bad food!
I sure would like to have some of your perkiness Jane! Perky and mornings just don't go together for me. Brenda, just climb back on that horse with me. You can do it. Just think, you at least made it through 2/3 of the day doing well! Nights are always the hardest for me too! I tend to beat myself up about it as well, which of course just makes you feel worse, and if you're anything like me, when I get depressed I want to eat. Especially carbs!! Hang in there. I would gladly trade some of our hot and humid weather for a little rain. :cool: We are under a heat advisory for the past few days. It doesn't get just hot here (Houston), it also feels like a sauna as well. The heat would be bearable if we didn't have all of the humidity. I will be staying inside. ;) Hope everyone has a great day!! |
Good morning chiquitas!!!
Well I am on the horse today, the weekend was a little rough since we were out buying a truck for DH and then at the VW show and drag races all weekend. But I am trying to recover. I am off to the gym today I need to get back there on a regular schedule.....it will help now that DH has a new car. Last week his car died and he had to use my car at night to go to work so needless to say I was "gymless" ahahahaha. B- you can do it I know you can, you and I will struggle & kill the demon carb foods together. BURN down DQ ahahahahahaa! (I run to get my torch and angry mob) Jane- good sleep makes you PERKYYYY! Have a great day! Turtle: good to meet you! HI Lisa!!!! Hows the baby?? Rachel your scale will pleasently surprise you soon!!! Have a GREATTTTTT day ladies! |
Good morning!
Jane - Perky away! We could use some perky around here :D Brenda - Remember the way you feel right now about what you did last night and pull that out the next time you're about to dive into a peanut buster parfait ;) Mrs H - Glad you had a good time at the beach! I love watching storms come in! Rachel - I'm sorry, but I had to laugh when I read your post. 10 days? I've gone 6 weeks without a change. Like Karen mentioned yesterday, I'm at a 'set point' for my body. I have one right around 140 and spent 6 weeks there. My other one is right around 130 which is where I am now. Don't get discouraged over 10 days. It's just part of life :) Turtle - I like your kitchen cleaning plan! :lol: TG - you'll recover just fine! You always do ;) Well, for all of you who ask how I can play so much and sleep so little, I hit the wall yesterday. I was so amazingly tired even after almost 7 hours of sleep Sunday night! I almost fell asleep at my desk yesterday! When I went home, I ended up taking a 2 1/2 hour nap and then still went to bed at 11:00 last night (that's 2 hours early for me). I feel much better today :) I'm working on getting back into the exercise groove. I did my pilates yesterday and today I'm going to shoot for a bike ride or a jog. I really do feel better when I'm working towards de-squishing myself. :p |
Lisa: Hope you don't get hit with that hurricane.
Rachel: Like Star said...I think we have set points. I have been on one now for about 4-5 weeks. If I could get my :censored: in gear I could break it. Turtle: I can't even imagine how hot it must get where you are! Definitely invite the girls over and let them be done with it! Preparation is everything! TG: Glad you have the car situation fixed. Just how fast can a VW go? :lol3: Star: :nono: See we told you it would catch up with you! I've got the exercise bug too....must have been too much sleep :yawn: |
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:coffee: Good Morning Gang! :coffee:
Well, TOM Is finally here (I think it has been so hard to tell these days) but I have the headache that goes with it. To day was a planned day off of exercise for me! I ate great yesterday. I have added Berries and Nuts back into my diet and Had some strawberries. I bought then not quite ripe so that I would not be tempted to eat to many of them though. But I was hungry all day (TOM does that to me too) I went to bed last night at 9 pm too! (that is about 2-3 hours earlier than normal for me too) Not quite sure what was up.. but I feel really refreshed today. Jane - i am glad that neck is feeling better!! :) Brenda - You are like me, we both need to learn the word "NO". :LOL: Mine in the case of doing things for people, you in the case of going off plan. But it is the same thing! It is a hard thing to learn, but I know we both can do it! Turtle - Welcome back! I wish I had teens to help me eat all the wrong foods in my house.. but my DH and DS seem t o help in that respect! TG - Get well soon! Star - WHAT? No night life last night? :ROTFL: Actually, You needed a night off didnt you! Good job getting back to the exercise! OK gang, I have to get something off my chest here.. I guess I just need to talk to women about it.. (Sorry guys who might be out there!) Most of you know I have had issues with TOM all my life. I have Endometriosis and I am Insulin resistant which leads us to believe that I must have PCOS. I have always been irregular, but it is getting ridiculous now. For example, since July 8th, I have had only 4 days in which I have not had any spotting or bleeding. And that is only 3 days after my last TOM finished. I have called the doctor and have an appt to show him my chart on September 2nd. At my last GYNO appt in Dec, he told me to start charting and call in 6 months. He and I already have talked hysterectomy. I know that is what he is going to recommend again especially when he sees this chart.. it is so crazy. Anyway, I have resigned myself to the fact that I will most likely have one by the end of the year. I am done having kids, I have two beautiful ones that I thank the lord for everyday. But it is still a hard decision to make. I find myself upset and depressed about it sometimes,and other times totally elated! But I need to decide whether or not to keep my ovaries. they will determine the difference of starting HRT now or later in life. No matter what I do, He will still have to cut me open to do the removal because of the Endo.. I am that bad. But most of the time I think it would be better to have him do it all once, that way I dont have to go through it all again later... I have to do more research on it all, and I know it is really a personal decision, but I would love to hear some comments on what you all would do in my situation. Oh I forgot to mention. I cant do Birth control pills because they give me horrible side affects, so the HRT scares me to death even though the dr says that they are more adjustable than the BCP. Ok.. I feel better now just posting all that! talk to you later..... |
Oh Karen I remember you mentioning this before and wondered how you were doing. I don't know what I would do to be honest with you. In my case I would just have them take it all and never look back. But I have never wanted kids so that makes a big difference. As for taking the ovaries.....I would definitely do some research and also GET A SECOND OPINION! Don't just take his word for it. This is much to important.
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:grouphug: Karen! That's a tough decision to make, but I know you'll make the right one for you. Both my mother and one of my closest friends have had hysterectomies. My mom did it all at once, my friend had 3 partials. Judging from their experiences, the all-at-once was much easier, but they both had hormonal issues afterwards. All I ask is that if you do decide to do it and go on HRT, please please PLEASE do not use Premarin! The technique used to make Premarin involves the torture and death of thousands of horses. (avoiding rant now)
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Oh Jane - This one is actually my third opinion.. and they are all the same... I have had 2 surgeries for endometriosis already... my original doctor in California who was my OB since I was a teen did the first, she recommended it first because of my history and my mother's history (who had a hystorectomy 3 years ago finally and I take after in a big way!) then my GP recommended it last year after reviewing my chart and history along with the sonograms in for my last endo surgery in July '03. this OB that I am seeing now did the surgery, and I would trust him with it all. He is the only doctor I have seen in the last 4 years in WA that gave it to me straight... no one else (and I saw 4 other OBs) would even do a sonogram or MRI. they told me even with my history in my hand the Endo would not come back and tried to pawn off pills. When I had the surgery last summer, the doct took pics for me to see what was up...l know I am scared very badly and I had organs stuck to organs... I was a vertitable mess. that is why we talk hystorectomy. It is bad and will only get worse as I get older...
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You confirmed my thoughts on the all-at-once theory though.. My mom at 65 kept her ovaries and is having pain with them still... |
Karen: Then I guess I would go with his decision if you are comfortable with it and you trust him. Just make sure you are both on the same page as far as the ovaries and HRT's go.
I don't envy you having to make this decision. |
Just popping in to let you know that a newbie has posted about Atkins in the Acronyms portion of Frequently Asked Questions. Can anybody help her?
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Good Day everyone! You all were busy chatters this morning! :)
Thank you to those that responded to my "newbie" post, I really like this board. I am off to a great start today, and already got my workout in and 48oz of water. I always feel so much better if I get the exercise out of the way first thing in the morning, feels like it sets up my whold day for me. Does anyone feel like that? Today is a day of errands and back to school shopping. I cannot wait til these kids go back to school! :D I love them dearly, but my gosh they are getting on my every last nerve this last week! Jane, nice to see some "perky"...makes everyone more perky, dontcha think? Brenda, I love love love DQ too! Was it at least good?? LOL. Well today is a new day, a new beginning. All you can do is try your best! Lisa, I hope you didnt get alot of that tropical storm! Saw it on the news last night! I heard it was good for the surfers there tho! ;) Rachel, I hear ya on the scale not moving! I'm going on the end of my 2nd week---have alot more to lose than you but it's still just as frustrating. What kind of scale do you have if you don't mind me asking? I would like to get one that does body fat % but don't have a clue what would be good. TIA Turtle, welcome back on the wagon! I wish you luck as you begin your journey again. Theo'sgirl, hope you enjoy the gym today! I am too chicken to go to one so I just do it at home. LOL. Hope today is a good one for ya! Star, wowzers! Your stats are impressive!!! Karen, I am so sorry you are having such troubles with TOM. My sister has servere endo as well and has had 2 surgeries already. She is only 27 and wants kids badly. Not sure if that will ever happen. I wish you luck and prayers as you make a decision as to what to do. You know what will be best. Hope you get to feeling better soon. Well ladies, it is wonderful to meet all of you. Hope you don't mind me jumping in the crowd here. Everyone have a wonderful day! Make it count! |
Welcome Danielle! We don't mind at all. :D
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Hi Ladies :grouphug:
Gotta make it fast, I'm leaving in 1/2 hr to go to the Doctor. I'm still hacking away so I figure I'd better get checked out. Hugs to you all who are having a difficult time and hugs to you all who are having good days. |
Hey there everyone!
Jane - glad you're feeling better! Brenda - no use beating yourself up over it - just start over and think about all the good things that you have done! MrsH - speaking of beaches, I haven't been to one yet this year, though my sister goes every day - she has to take water samples at all the beaches then deliver them to the lab for testing. Needless to say, she's developing quite the tan. :) Rachelearth - based on your stats you seem to be pretty consistently losing - way to go! Turtle - I'm trying to keep my fridge Atkins-friendly too. Except my yoghurt - it's staying. ;) You're from Houston! I was in Houston for a day over Christmas hols last year - went to NASA HQ - something I've always wanted to do. TG - for a moment there, I thought you were talking about a *real* horse! :D Star - maybe 7 hours was *too much* sleep for you and that made you tired! ;) 7 - 7.5 hours is about what I like normally. Karen - good luck with making your decision - I have no experience nor words of wisdom, but I'm sure if you trust your doctor and agree with him, then you'll make the right decision for you. azmomma - welcome! I haven't been around in awhile, but it's nice to see new faces. Sounds like you're off to a great start! Whew - lots of responses! I haven't been around in awhile. I was at my folk's home for a few days last week. We got in some golfing, which I am surprisingly not too bad at considering I only golf about twice a year. Some more Bocce ball, a little shopping (much to my chagrin and my sister's great delight!), a little time spent looking at brick options (for my parent's new house that they are building) and a drive-in movie evening. We saw Shrek 2 (funny) and Anchorman (probably the least funny movie in existance. Ever.). We were too tired to stick around for the showing of I, Robot though. On Sunday I had a wedding to go to in Toronto - it was an Indian (Hindu) wedding and it was loads of fun. They know how to enjoy a wedding! The ceremony was almost two hours, but since it was all so new and novel for me, it hardly seemed that long. Plus the priest-guy (I'm not sure his proper name) was easy-going and had a good sense of humour. Later at the reception, there were some great Indian dances and some great Indian food (most decidely off-plan, but yum, Indian food is great, if a bit too hot for me!). The dancing at the end of the night was interesting because they were playing music that was apparently at the top of the charts in India - needless to say, I didn't much recognize the music, but, hey, I danced anyway. In fact, *everyone* was dancing right from the get go! And I love all the great colours of the women's saris. And ugh, this morning I found a dent in my car! Grr...someone backed into my car when it was parked on the street I think. Someone left a number - I think it was someone who saw it happen (since they listed the car type beside their number), so unfortunately I probably won't be able to find out who did it. Ticks me off - I don't want to report such a little dent because insurance is no-fault, so it wouldn't be in my best interests for a little dent. Not what I wanted to see this morning!! Back to work for me! |
Oh hey Leenie! I missed you there. Hope the doctor can help you out!
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Star, you are welcome to laugh at my expense, LOL. The last time I got stuck on a weight is too fresh in my mind. It took me 27 days to pass 144 six weeks ago. I was hoping that I would stuck again around 134 not 139. You know, it bothers me a bit since I have increased both exercise and my water consumption and I was hoping for more rapid weight loss not slower.
Jane, I wish my set points were 10 pounds apart. That I can handle. But it seems mine are only 5 pounds apart. Well I suppose I get used to it soon enough, LOL. Karen, I am real sorry about what you are going through. I hope that you come to a decision very soon. Once you made the decision it gets a lot easier. Danielle, welcome to the board. You and I started almost about the same time. It is great to have you here. Leenie, I hope everything goes well at the doctor’s office. Lekker, I am glad you had fun at the wedding. Sorry that you woke up to a dent car. Thing like this unfortunately happens all the time when you live in the city. Some people are in such a hurry that they don’t pay attention to their driving. I am glad at least it is small dent. |
Ruth - I posted a response to her. How's TVM??? I'm still dying to see it!
Welcome Danielle! Leenie - Hope all goes well at the dr's Lekker - Welcome back! I missed you! Sorry about the car - that bites. Rachel - Remember: Lower = Slower ;) FYI - I posted a new progress pic at the top of the forum and updated my comparison pics in my profile :D |
By the way, Danielle, I have a Tanita scale. Mine is a few years older than this one at amazon http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s=hpc&n=507846
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Hello everyone I hope you all had a great day.I am melting in Boston 87 and humid as **** went for a swim though so that felt good but im back to sweating again lol.
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I do well up until after Supper. Then DH gets it in his head that we need DQ and being the ever obedient woman...I go along with it. It's time to start taking a stand and telling him (again) that with this WOE I need to at least stay away from that much temptation. Eating a hamburger on a bun once in a while is one thing....eating that AND DQ is another. So with that thought in my head I'm going to do my best to at least stay OP this week. And do my best to try and stay as much OP as possible this weekend. The only thing I'm figuring I'll end up screwing up on...is having brats with buns (and ketchup). And potatoes. But I'm hoping to make healthier decisions so that if I DO eat that I don't pig out on them. Of course then there's pudgy pies and smores. So I need to bring some veggies for snacking on. And I know I'm going to screw up...so not going to kick myself until next week...then pick myself up and waddle back OP!!!!
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OMG I am posting this for star because she will appreciate it!
I have been researching Hystos today on my break and I found this site with great help and info but this just made me laugh! It is called the "Princess Package" Is this perfect or what?? |
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