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Ups & Downs Support Group: April 2014
Hello Everyone and :welcome3: to the April thread for the Ups & Downs Support Group! If you are new to the group, please post and tell us a little (or a lot) about yourself. If you are already part of the group, please post and let us know that you made it to the new thread! Everyone is welcome to participate. All that we ask is that you are willing to give and receive support in your weight loss journey. The name Ups and Downs reflects the ups and downs of life in general and especially life with depression and on medication, as well as the ups and downs in our weight. This is our space, so post away!!! Glad you found us! ;)
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Hi friends.
I hope this post finds you well. I have been feeling pretty good, my mood is up. My anxiety is so so. Overall I am doing well. I am very lucky. The meds are doing their job which is all I can ask of them. I have had 3 days of appts, 1 Dr's appt, 1 chiropractor appt, 1 appt with the practitioner who gives me my meds for my depression. I've had a busy week. They have pulled me out of one of my client's homes. They have bed bugs there. I'm the one who found them last week. The people that lived there didn't even know they had them. I found them in my client's clothes. They called me today and told me that we aren't going back in the home until the bugs are all gone. I understand but feel bad for my elderly client. I want to tell you something funny. I got my eyebrows done today. She got them way, way too thin. I should be upset but I look kinda funny. I'm not taking it that seriously, it'll grow back and it doesn't look that bad, just weird. :D I will check back in a day or two until then much love to all. |
Howdy folks! I'm doing pretty well these days, churning out letters & postcards & original collage postcards at a decent pace, and digging back into my French reading and vocab. In reply to my long decorated letter in a handmade envelope, my Belgian friend Robine sent me a commercial card with one paragraph on it. I really expected a letter. She sounds like she's afraid of our relationship, at the same time she says she's "happy & proud" to be my friend. I'm still hopin' that she will get her pen and her heart moving across multiple pages for me, but I'm basically a hopeful person (when not depressed, of course). What can I do but write her back, say things to alleviate her fears, and see what happens from there...
I have another friend, an Aussie who lives near Sydney, who's bipolar, and I'm worried about her. She always gets a kick out of it when I send her batches of postcards in series, and she's fascinated by fonts, so I've been sending her an A to Z series of letter postcards, each letter in a different typeface. Sending one of them every postal day, I'm now all the way up to S and I haven't heard a peep from her. And she hasn't logged onto any of her usual Web haunts since late February. So I'm thinkin' maybe she's gone into a depression... =sigh= Foodwise, I'm still undereating. I don't know why...I just have no appetite. I'm doing my leg exercises every night to try to jazz my metabolism. And I'm still struggling with insomnia. The only way I can get to sleep is to take a large dose of benzo, and my prescription is only for 15 of them a month. I don't want any more than that, 'cause if I took 'em every night I'd just get tolerant, and then they wouldn't work anymore. But heck, if insomnia is the worst of my problems, I call that a good deal! =smile= What I do when I can't sleep is read detective novels until dawn, and there's no scarcity of detective novels in the world. ohiofreespirit— Jeez, that's a bummer about the bedbugs. But I'm glad your mood is up. You sound like someone who knows how to count her blessings: I admire that! |
Happy April everyone!!!! Not much has changed sine my last posts... I weighed in for the week, my first week on the diet pills, and lost 7 pounds!!! I'm so happy to lose weight again. That puts me at a total of 25 so far since January .
On a personal note I have been told that my job will be having a full time position opening up soon (hint hint) as my boss put it. It would be so nice to have benefits and paid vacation but I'm still going to school so I'm not sure I'm up for working full time and going to school full time, all while trying to make time for my three year old. I'll have to weigh the pros and cons I suppose. So I am bad about setting small goals and always want to aim for the big picture. For example instead of wanting to focus on losing another ten pounds, I want to lose 100 total by June of next year. Is that unreasonable? I was 150 a year ago so I feel like I should be able to lose it in a year and a half. I feel like I'm setting myself up for disappointment. I can say, though, this is the first time I have dieted and not tried to "cheat" the diet. Before I would work hard at it all week and then go crazy on the weekend. Or I would eat a salad but fill it with bacon, cheese, and ranch. Or add food into my fitness pal and put in one portion of something and actually ate double the serving. Also usually when I diet I seem to be hungrier than ever and crave ONLY the things I shouldn't eat. This time though, I am actually enjoy heating healthy, feel like it is a life change, and BELIEVE IN MYSELF!!! But I must remind myself, easy does it, one day at a time. Until next time, stay awesome xoxoxox |
I had an astonishing experience today. There's this 7-11 I go by on my way back from the post office (and I go to the p.o. 3-4 days a week) where I used to buy diet soda and the cookies I used to binge on. They're those bakery-made cookies in packs of 3, fresh every morning, and they come in 3 different varieties. I used to think of them as A, B & C cookies, where I had a definite preference for the A variety, liked just fine the B variety, and really did not like the C variety. I knew the morning patterns of that 7-11 very well: when the cookies arrived from the bakery, and when the store got packed with Hispanic day laborers buying their provisions for the day, mostly bottled water and sweets. The workmen seemed to prefer the A cookies as much as I did, 'cause there were rarely any left by 9 AM, and definitely none left by the afternoon....except on the occasional days when the workmen didn't show up. Like rainy days, wintry days.
So here I was, today, coming back from the p.o. and needing to buy something that was easy to pick up at that 7-11. I've been to that 7-11 a few times since I became binge-free in November, but not since I gave up diet soda. Now the cookies are displayed right on the counter between the two registers: you can't avoid being confronted with them. This would be the first time I'd have to stand there in front of the cookies without having my hands full with 6, 10, 12 bottles of diet soda. But I figured, "No big deal. It's afternoon on a nice day: the day laborers will have wiped out all the A cookies." Instead, what happened was, I had to stand there for a looooong time, right in front of the cookie basket, because the guy ahead of me was buying all these complicated lottery & keno tickets, and guess what....there were three packages of the A cookies in the basket (!), more than enough, when combined with a couple packs of the B variety, for a good ol' fashioned Fiona binge. I couldn't take my eyes off those cookies! I could smell them right through the plastic! My mouth was literally watering! They were burning a hole in my consciousness! It hasn't been that long since I last ate them...only about 4 months! I wasn't thinking about will power, or about "brain over binge": all I could think about was those cookies. But I didn't buy any. I purchased my item and left the store. When I got into my car, I just sat there for several minutes, shaking my head in amazement and thinking, "It's over. It's really over. I am no longer the slave of cookies." I used to buy other cookies, too, at other places, but if I had consciously set out to do so, I could not have devised a tougher test than the one I had just gone through. Now I may buy an occasional organic vegan cookie (only 1 to a pack), but that's not in the same league. My bondage is over!! It's incredible, just incredible... |
Fiona!!!!! It is so great to hear that you overcame the cookie obstacle. And I know how hard it is to resist something when it is right in front of you!!!! Way to go girl and keep up the good work!!!!
so its a weekend and im really bad about splurging on the weekends because we are out and about so much and tend to eat most of our meals out. well guess what we did today??? we ate out for breakfast lunch AND dinner!! BUT guess what else..... I made healthy choices at all three meals. turkey bacon and egg whites for breakfast, salad for lunch and grilled chicken and veggies for dinner. I am so proud of myself! I feel like things are going too smooth this time, like its all going to fall apart at anytime. this is again where I have to remind myself, easy does it, one day at a time. until next time stay awesome, xoxoxoxox |
Good for you, 1life2liv, that you had such a great day eating out with healthy choices at all three meals! I'm too much of a homebody to eat out that much, but I did go to a Thai restaurant last night with my husband's family. I got grilled salmon with a sesame ginger topping that was delicious, forced myself to eat a few boring broccoli florets, and didn't have one grain of rice. And my mood stayed good all evening even though the rapid conversation was challenging!
It's a beautiful day today and I wish I could say I'm going to take a walk, but I'm afraid I'm just dying to get in my collage room and work on my new piece.... |
Hi y'all! I'm new to 3FC. My name is Laura, I'm 28 and I suffer from BDD, MDD, OCD and Social Anxiety. I am not currently medicated. I moved to Florida from my home state of Kentucky. I have yet to seek out medical help for my disorders here. Because of my social anxiety I have a hard time making appointments and following through with them. It gives me so much anxiety just thinking about having to call them to make the appointments, let alone leaving my home to go. My husband doesn't understand at all.
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Introduction
hello! I'm new to the site logged in a few months ago and then just got busy. I've been diagnosed with depression anxiety and add. I work with young adults with special needs and love my job. I have two daughters and a husband.
Back in my you get days I was very athletic. I still love working out to this day but life has gotten in my way. My weight gain if 40 pounds has increased my depression and it's just a vicious cycle I was put on Paxil a year ago for anxiety and the weight gain happened in literally two months. Now it's stuck!! I'm hoping to just get support and ideas here. I need something different so I hope this is a move in the right direction. |
Welcome!!!
fatchicslim726: :wel3fc: and :welcome3: to our group Ups & Downs! So happy you found us! Sorry to sound ignorant, but please let me know what BDD and MDD are. I am so sorry that you are untreated where you live now. I hope that you will muster up the courage to call and make appointments, so that you can get on some meds that might help you get some relief from your disorders. I am also heartbroken to hear that your husband doesn't understand at all. That makes things even harder on you. :( Do you have any support people around you in Florida at all? I sure hope so. Even just ONE person that supports you can make a huge difference. Please feel free to share as much (or as little) as you want to here and we will all support you as best we can. I hope that you will consider making that call to have some professional support on your side as well. No pressure........ just hoping and praying for you! :hug:
JElis017: Hello and :welcome: to you as well! You touched my heart when you said you worked with young adults with special needs and love your job! I have a 14-year-old daughter who has Spina Bifida. I so relate to LIFE getting in the way of your workouts. I always seem to get sidetracked by all of the little things each day and find it somehow a challenge to get a workout in..... even though I am a stay-at-home mom and my kids are in school all day! I have to STOP what I am doing and let LIFE wait sometimes and make time for ME! I am no good to anyone else if I don't take care of myself first. But that is often easier said than done. I can also relate to weight gain with meds. I gained 60 pounds over a year's time on Zyprexa (dreadful drug!!!) years ago that I am still trying to get off of my body. I just found out that my thyroid levels were low, though, and got on a low dose of thyroid medication. So I am hopeful once again that maybe if I buckle down and eat healthy and exercise consistently, that I can finally LOSE some of this excess weight! Yes, being overweight is depressing in and of itself, and it does become a vicious cycle. BUT, with one another's help and support, WE CAN DO THIS!!! :D Thank you for posting. I wish you the best of luck on your weight loss journey! :hug: Fi: I am SO happy for you and proud of you that you RESISTED those cookies at the 7-11!!! :D You are TRULY binge-free and it must feel incredibly wonderful!!! Brain over binge, baby!!! :carrot: On another note, I am sorry to hear that your current relationship with your Belgian friend, Robine, is not going as you had hoped. That must be difficult to accept. I sure hope your Aussie friend is okay and that you hear from her soon. I have a friend who I met on the internet years ago who I corresponded with on a regular basis. Suddenly, she seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. I am beyond worried about her, but I just pray that she is okay. It is all that I can really do. I do hope that one day she will surprise me with an email. Last I knew, she was gaining weight and not doing very well emotionally. :( Is your appetite back yet? I hope you can manage to eat several small meals (or healthy snacks) during the day to keep your metabolism going for weight loss. I also hope that you get relief from your insomnia. A good night's sleep is so important! Hang in there, my friend! :hug: ohiofreespirit: I am happy to hear that your mood is up and your meds are doing their job! Sorry about your client who has the bed bugs. I understand you feeling badly for your client since they are elderly, but it truly is in your best interest to stay away until those darn bed bugs are gone. From what I understand, they are extremely difficult to get rid of. That is a funny story about your eyebrows being too thin. :lol: At least you have a sense of humor about it. That is awesome! :) 1life2liv: Congratulations on losing 25 pounds since January!!! That is fantastic!!! :D You should really be proud of yourself! Have you decided if you will go for the full time position at your job? Good luck with whatever you decide to do. That is wonderful that you enjoy eating healthy this time around and really feel like you are making a life change..... AND you believe in yourself. All three of those things are so crucial to success. Keep up the great work! :D Good for you for eating healthy at all three meals OUT yesterday!!! We eat out way too often, so I know how difficult this can be. You sure seem to have your head in the game right now. That is great! As for me, I have been a bit loose with eating lately. :o I'm not eating terrible things, but just not being as careful with my choices as I should be. I need to refocus my efforts and make healthy eating at each meal a PRIORITY in my life right now. Still exercising twice a week with my trainer and trying to get in at least 2 other days of cardio on my own. Still doing mostly the bike due to plantar fasciitis. I follow up with my podiatrist in the morning (Monday) and will most likely get another steroid shot and get fitted for professional insoles. I will be so happy to get back on the treadmill without pain!!! Hope I look as forward to it when I can do it again as I do now! I have already noticed an increase in my energy level since I began taking the thyroid medication. Fatigue is something I fight very often, so it is a great relief to me to have some energy for a change. :) Waving hello :wave: to everyone! |
Hi all. I'm new to this forum, but I think it may be just what I need.
I was a very dedicated member of 3FC back a few years, losing from 220 to 155 over the course of 2 years. And then a pretty serious family crisis hit, which lasted about 3 years, and completely upset my apple cart. It has been resolved now, but the anxiety issues that I developed during that time got steadily worse and worse. I've always disliked crowds and unexpected changes in plans, but it got to the point I was having panic attacks on a daily basis for apparently no reason, and if a room I was in was small or got crowded things were immeasurably worse. I'm very short tempered anyway, and the constant state of anxiety caused me to be basically vicious all the time. I self medicated with food causing my current weight problem. Finally, enough was enough, and my doctor put me on an anti-depressant, which was awesome...like I was a whole new person. However, over the past 2-3 years I've gotten in the habit of doing nothing, mainly because it was all I could do to just get through the day at work, and then just sit on the couch the rest of the time. I'm having the hardest time getting back to exercising or cooking or just about anything. I don't "feel" depressed, I partially think I'm just lazy, but I'm ready to start taking little steps towards being "normal" again. I've started cooking again, and started back with some hobbies (finally finished a headboard I started 1 year ago), so I'm feeling good about that, but I know I have a ways to go. Anyway, so that's my story. I want to lose weight for general health reasons, and specifically because I have severe neck and back pain when I'm heavier, and it is gotten pretty bad since I've been over 220. More energy is another goal. Thanks for reading all that...felt good to type it out. :) |
Welcome!
MonteCristo: :welcome: to our group! I am happy that you posted. Congratulations on your incredible weight loss from before the family crisis! The fact that you did it before means that YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN!!! It sure sounds like you've had a rough several years, but YOU SURVIVED and you are here reaching out for support!!! That is wonderful! I hope you will find this a safe place to come and give and receive support from others in the group. I wish you the best of luck on your weight loss journey! :hug:
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Howdy folks! It's really starting to be gorgeous here: daffodils, forsythia, redbuds, magnolias, dogwoods, the famous DC cherry trees...I could go on and on. The colors of spring where I live are mostly yellow and pink and white, and of course that heartbreaking soft green of the tiny new leaves on all the deciduous trees...
But have I gone for a walk lately? No, no, no. I've been cooped up inside, working like a fiend all weekend and Monday, too, on my biggest collage ever: 11" x 16", both sides. Zillions of gnarly little bits to cut out, layers and layers of background and foreground, and even an elaborate border design. All, I repeat, on both sides. 'Sounds weird, I know...why would anyone make art on both sides of a piece of paper? Because it was for a fold-n-mail project, where you fold your art into thirds, so that the inside becomes the "message" part and the outside becomes the decorated envelope part. You tape it together, arrange a little collage of vintage stamps for the postage, and in the only spot you left bare, write the recipient's address. I took it to the post office today to get the stamps hand-cancelled: it's on its way to Maine. I'm not complaining about all those hours and hours of work, though. Not in the least: I loved every minute of it! I'm so happy to have enough energy to do this kind of stuff. I used to be depressed about three days out of four—not big-time painful depression, usually, but draggy and low, especially in the afternoons. But not now! I don't know quite why I've entered into this phase of being a driven artist, but I'm betting that being mostly off carbs, especially 100% free of sugar, has a lot to do with it. I seem to have a brain that functions best on a diet of protein and fat, especially butterfat. The only downside is that it's taken me nearly 60 years to figure that out. Better late than never, I guess. And of course the other part is finally figuring out what brings me the most joy. I've had a lot of different jobs—everything from legal consultant to brain researcher to sailing instructor to book reviewer—but none of them compare to the nonstop pleasure of being an artist. Am I losing weight? I have no idea. I've stopped over-indulging on the muesli, and in fact am limiting myself to a quarter cup a day. I apparently need just a little bit of carbs to keep from getting jittery & generally off-kilter, but I refuse to eat any more than absolutely necessary. Only time will tell whether this diet that fuels my brain so well will start melting off the pounds again. I'm doing my leg exercises every night, and I can really tell because running up and down the stairs is very easy. But I need to pry my hands off the scissors, paper & glue long enough to start walking on a regular basis. Sorry if I sound a little scattered...I'm doin' so much art, I'm gettin' out of practice at writing. It's great to see the new folks here! Keep posting, y'all, and you'll find this is a very supportive group. MonteCristo— I've got a similar story: I lost 100 pounds back in 2007-09, then a long & arduous family crisis hit, and I gained it all back plus 20 pounds more. I'm slowly working my way back down, and I'm determined: this time I make it all the way to goal weight. We did it once, we can do it again, right? Right! We don't seem to have heard from Holly in a while...I hope she soon will escape from that dastardly boss, and be into the pleasurable phase of the year. Maybe she's not posting because she's in transition? Anyway, I'm wishing everyone well! =big grin= |
Hey everyone! Im here because After having my son after (a very traumatic birth) I developed late onset Post Partum Depression (It didnt hit till he was about 6 months and it was a huge battle till he was about 9months), along with the post partum depression I went from being 270 (below my pre pregnancy weight!) to 315 the biggest I have EVER been (minus when I was hospitalized for pre-enclampsia, and swelled majorly due to pre enclampsia). I decided I want to be healthy. I want to show my son what a healthy parent looks like. I'm currently at 299. working towards my next goal. I just got word today that I have health insurance once again! Can't wait to go to the doctor and get back on my ADHD meds and talk to him about my goals in losing weight.
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Welcome!
mb2004: :welcome3: to our group! I am sorry that you had to go through post-partum depression and gaining weight. Great news that you have your health insurance back! Hope you will get your ADHD meds soon and be on your way to the weight loss that you desire! So happy you posted. :)
Fi: Sounds like you have been a very busy artist!!! Glad you enjoy it so much. Good for you for doing your leg exercises every night. I hope you will allow yourself the time to get outdoors and walk and enjoy all of those beautiful trees and flowers that you mentioned. You will be glad you did! ;) I am wondering how Holly is doing also. Hope no news is good news! Did you ever hear back from lilturtle? I didn't. I am worried about her. Haven't heard from her in a month and a half. :( I had my appointment with my podiatrist on Monday and he gave me a shot of steroid in my heel for plantar fasciitis. Thursday, I go back to get casted for professional orthotics, which is the "cure." I did the treadmill for 30 minutes last night without much heel pain, so I am excited about that. I like the treadmill much better than the bike. Eating has been pretty good, but there is room for improvement. Exercise has been fairly consistent, but room for improvement there, too. Focusing on progress and not perfection! Hope this post finds everyone feeling renewed and ready to tackle this weight loss thing! Hope to hear from some of the "regulars" soon! Until then, I am sending everyone some :dust: and sunshine! :sunny: WE CAN DO THIS!!! :D |
Do y'all know about the importance of inefficiency in weight loss? They've done studies of how fat people go about doing stuff—in the house, in the office—versus how skinny people do the same things. They've documented that fat people tend to be very efficient in their movements: if they need to carry three things from one room to another, they gather up all three things in their arms and move them all in one trip. A skinny person, by contrast, will grab one item and carry it to the next room where it goes, then go back for the second thing and carry it to the other room, and so on.
The same goes for going up and down the stairs to their apartment, or up and down the stairs in their house. The fat people, when documented over time, make fewer trips up and down than the skinny people do. If they're wearing pedometers, the skinny people take many more steps a day than the fat people. So the next time you're picking up a room, or carrying stuff around the office, or bringing the dishes from the dining room into the kitchen, or moving the laundry from point A to point B, think about doing it inefficiently. The job gets done just the same either way, but if you take more steps, and climb more stairs, and make more trips from your car to where you live, you're living the life of a skinny person—moving about more and burning more calories. 'Sounds counter-intuitive, I know. Why would anyone want to do more work than is necessary? Why would anyone want their chores to take twice as long to accomplish? But just like waiting to eat until you're hungry, instead of eating at defined meal times, if you move inefficiently, you're changing your lifestyle. I practice this as much as possible, telling myself the job will get done just the same if carrying in the groceries takes six or seven trips, than it will if it takes three trips. It's a mellow way of doing things, too. Oddly enough, inefficiency is much less stressful. I feel more relaxed as I'm moving about, because I'm not all bothered about getting things done in a hurry. I park as far away from the post office as possible, stretch my legs and work my muscles, before gettin' back in the car to run the next errand. If it's a nice day in the spring, I get more opportunities to appreciate flowering trees, see a bird, interact with a neighbor. I don't always remember, though: sometimes it seems like the right thing to do to take the elevator instead of the stairs, when I only have to go up one or two floors. But I'm trying...trying to make myself into an inefficient person. |
Hello!!! thanks for missing me :) I have been functioning with the basics but not much (any) joy. The deal at work, with the idiot boss/groping customer/no satisfaction from the Civil Rights Unit got me so down. But I know alot worse things have happened to people and i need to get over it. Wrote out a succinct resignation letter and did not mail it...felt good to write it though.
Been bingeing and that is so awful, especially when I thought my mindset was on 'spring' and trying to get weight off, I think I've gained :( I have only 3 more days of the idiot boss and then I have almost 3 weeks off and then start the good summer job so I have that to look forward to. :welcome: to the new folks!! this is a very supportive group and it does help to know that some people care. :) Fi - it is wonderful to hear of your energy and joy when you are creating! IBelieve - I am glad the steroid shot gave you at least some relief for a while, and best wishes on the orthotics fitting. I am sending :dust: for both (and all) of us! Ohio - Hi :wave: 1life2liv - congrats!!!! 25 down since January is stupendous :D |
At the Lake!
Hello from the lake! :sunny: I am so happy to be back up at the lake for another season, but I forgot how tempting it is to munch constantly up here. I need to work my RESISTANCE muscle often up here! I can do it, though. Just need to have the right foods around..... and stick to those foods! We go to Florida the week after Easter and I am soooooooooooooo much bigger than I wanted to be by now; as in, haven't lost ANY weight (just creeped UP) since I set out to be thinner by Florida. :( I will NOT let it ruin my time, though I will feel like a beached whale in a swimsuit. :o Gotta practice POSITIVE self-talk and work on at least maintaining while in Florida!!! Then, back ON BOARD with weight loss when we return!
Fi: Thank you for sharing about being INeffecient in weight loss. Very interesting perspective! Glad that you are getting so into your art, but please do make time for the outdoors, too! It is so good for your mind and body....... and even your creativity! Hope this post finds you well! Holly: It is so great to hear from you!!! Sorry that you have been down. Forget about any bingeing and make it through these last few days with the IDIOT boss and you will feel renewed and ready to take on the challenges of weight loss once again! I can't wait for you to start your summer job!!! Enjoy your days off between jobs!!! You most definitely deserve it! :D Thanks for checking in. ;) BTW, have you been out on your bike yet??? :bike: Waving HELLO to everyone else!!! Please check in when you can! :wave: |
Hey everyone!!!! I don't have much for tonight just want to wish everyone well,check in and add an update . I had my weekly weigh in and I am down another pound. I feel like I slacked l bit last week and definitely did today. I don't know why I do this. I always feel so rotten after making a poor diet choice. I started a little bet with a friend with some money involved. We both set small goals and if we both reach our goals the. We just add to the money. If only one person meets the goal, they get the money. I think it will help me stay motivated.
Until next time. Stay awesome, xoxoxoxo |
Bathing suit shopping
OMG, people. I've bought a swimsuit. Actually, I placed an online order today.
Last week, I activated my new, free fitness center membership provided at work under our new employee contract. Prior to this, we were encouraged to use the facility but were expected to pay around $300 for the privilege. That's a week's salary, thank you very much. Anyway, this week I took the very scary plunge and activated my membership, then scheduled an appointment to learn the equipment. Then, I went back on Friday to workout all on my own. The more times I go, the less scary it will be, I think. Since I know that swimming laps is a good, low-impact, full-body, cardio workout, I debated with myself about using the lap pool. The first, big scary move was to take my measurements and figure out what size bathing suit to order. I picked out a style yesterday and slept on the idea overnight. This morning, I pulled the trigger and ordered the suit and a pair of women's swim shorts to give me just a little extra coverage. Once the outfit arrives, I will continue to operate under the premise that, the more times I do it, the less scary it will be but I'm still facing that first frightening moment of putting on the suit and walking out into the public pool area to swim laps. :o You can't truly die of embarrassment, right? |
KITTENS!!! The breeder from whom we'll be getting our next pair of oriental shorthair kittens just told me: our kittens were born last night! The litter has one male and three females. Once they're old enough to tell what they're gonna look like, Julie (our breeder) will pick out one of the females for her breeding program. Since I'm first in line to get kittens from her, we'll get the male and our pick of the other two females. Yay!
Colors: in the picture I'm about to link, the two on either end are called red spotted tabbies, and the two darker ones in the middle are red ticked tabbies. The male (I don't know which one he is) is spotted, and I want one of the ticked females. They're only 10 hours old in this picture.. Just to give you some idea, here's what a young red spotted tabby oriental looks like, and here's a young red ticked tabby oriental. The latter is called "ticked" because even though the coat in the picture looks like a solid color, it has darker guard hairs—the "ticking." The eyes for both colors are green. We love this breed because they're very sociable, affectionate, and playful all their lives. They play fetch, they come when they're called, they're devoted and sensitive like you wouldn't believe...in many ways they're like dogs. They're the polar opposite of an aloof, independent cat. And with a good breeder like ours, they're raised with lots and lots of TLC. They don't leave the home they were born in, and they don't leave their mother, until 12 weeks of age, so we'll drive to New Jersey to pick them up in mid-July. We did this same thing before, with the same breeder, in 2001, and those cats were fabulous. And yes, I already have names picked out, but I've gone on too long already...I'm just SO excited!! Since we don't have children, these cats are our kids! |
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Hello Everyone!!! We came back home tonight from the lake. I am anxious to get started on a fresh new week of healthy choices!!! I ate pretty well today and we got some walking in over the weekend, so I am on my way!
worththeeffort2: :welcome: to our group! Do I remember you from a post a little while ago, or does your "name" just ring a bell with me? Congrats on taking the plunge and buying a swimsuit (and swim shorts for extra coverage)!!! And for activating your gym membership and following through so far. You are on your way to better health!!! :carrot: HOORAY FOR YOU!!! :D 1life2liv: It is great to hear from you! Thanks for checking in! Congrats on losing another pound!!! Best of luck with your bet and staying motivated! YOU CAN DO IT!!! :D Fi: Those kittens are adorable!!! Bet you can't wait to have two of them!!! Come on, share your names! I'm listening/reading! :) Waving HELLO to everyone else! :wave: |
worththeeffort2 - :welcome: ! I also applaud you for taking the plunge :D (bad pun huh) about swimming, I think that is great! I also agree that even though the first time might be challenging, each time will be less scary and I bet you'll get such a great workout.
1lifetoliv, CONGRATS on getting rid of a pound! seeing the scale go DOWN instead of up is so great isn't it :) :cheer2: Fi, congrats on the kittens!! IBelieve, you and I need to focus on what we want so much...and not get derailed. You are right, that now I am out of the dastardly boss place, I can be much more positive, and just being away from the odors of deli/bakery food has already helped, I am not 'starving' feeling all day because I'm getting aroused :D I have almost 3 weeks off! :carrot: Because the dastardly boss and wife close the store for over 2 weeks, that means I can file for some unemployment benefits, and then there is one more week before my return to work date at the fun summer job. I have been pretty 'blah' for the past few weeks, not excited about summer job or even my motorcycle...just had to get out from the jerk boss and I think I just physically don't come alive til mid-to-late April and definitely having the snow go away is helping! though we still have snow in the lower reaches of the yard, and the driveway is a mud pit..the bikes have to wait til the driveway firms up. I have to work on my dinner portion being reasonable; not eating anything after dinner; and not be bothered by my spouse eating dessert or seeing what he has in the daytime by the wrappers and crumbs in his car. That sounds awful but I am worried about our life together. that is a big deep thing for me to reveal. So :wave: to you all and :hug: and I WILL be here more!! :D |
Hello ladies,
I am doing well. My mood is good. School is good, next session I go to 2 classes. Business and math, it should be interesting. I take math in person and business online. I am very excited!!!!!!! It is so good to see everyone and to all the new girls welcome to the thread. Holly, it's great to see you. I'm sorry you have the blahs though. That sucks. IBelieveInMe2, Congrats on walking. That is awesome. Fi, congrats on the kittens!!!!!!!! wooooo hoooooo Worththeeffort2, congrats on the new swim suit!!!!!! I have a new one too. I can't wait to wear it this summer. Maybe new summers will be smaller???? 1life2liv, congrats on losing a pound. yay!!!!!!!! It's always great to see the scale go down. That is awesome. Much love to everyone. |
hey everyone!!! So yesterday my small dog bit my daughter. she drew blood and left about 6 puncture holes in her face. the bite is located right by the eye, too close. so long story short I have been under so much pressure and stress trying to figure out what to do with her. do we put her down, keep her, or have her adopted? anyways when this happened the first thing I caught myself doing was shoving something in my mouth!!! of course!!!I talked my self down from that before I had way overdone it. THEN I felt guilty for eating so I immediately had a thought of wanting to purge. OMG!!!! THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING! I have not had thoughts of purging in forever. it almost killed me before. not to mention I now have issues with my teeth, taste buds, stomach lining, and throat because of it. All I can think is how stupid am I for even thinking about doing that again!!!I didn't end up doing it but it still really bothers me that those thoughts are creeping up. ok enough with the griping!!
worththeeffort2- good to meet you and have you in the forum!! Congrats on taking soooo many chances. At this rate you are going to make leaps and bounds in getting healthy and losing weight!! WAY TO GO!!!! Fiona- congrats on your new kittens being born!!! animals are at times a lot of work but totally worth it if you ask me!! ibelieveinme2- glad your back from the lake safe and sound (: we camp everyother weekend during the summer months. I have not been camping while on a diet. I think it may be very difficult because we go with several other people and there is constantly a buffet table full of food sitting out. and trust me its not healthy food either! I think this year I will make sure to take plenty of healthy options for my self and instead of hanging out at the campsite next to the food the majority of the time, I will get out and be active by fishing, hiking, swimming (maybe), and taking my daughter to the park. anyways way to go on making healthy choices!! Vermontmom- sorry your a little down right now! here in Kansas the weather keeps going from one extreme to the other. today it was 35 degrees and two days ago it was 84!!! my depression and mood do not like this type of weather. also on the bike subject.... I have now been banned by my father and husband from every riding a motorcycle again because just about every time I get on the back of one, I fall asleep. FOR REAL!!!! it happens in cars, on boats, anything with a rumbling engine. anyways thought you might enjoy hearing that. lastly I am the same. I want my husband and I to both be healthy and active!! we have been together for 5 years and he has only gained 10 pounds in that time. I on the other hand have gained about 100 pounds. It makes me sick lol. he has always been a little over weight though. but he deffinately has some toning and general exercise that he could be doing. what makes it even worse is that he has a degree in health and exercise science and chooses not to utilize it to his advantage. but we cant let the choices and lifestyle of others interfere with our own success. ohiofreespirit- I glad to hear you are doing well!!I was a business major for a while. Actually thinking about it, I have been just about every major at one time or another. Anyways I enjoyed business classes and hope you do too!! MATH on the other hand, OH BOY!! Not my best subject. put it this way , I'm 229 pounds and would get a better grade in running a marathon than I would in math, especially algebra lol. Good luck to you though!!! well folks that's all ive got for tonight. until next time, stay awesome, xoxoxox |
Thanks, y'all, for wanting to know the kittens' names. The boy is Oscar—for Oscar Wilde, one of my favorite writers and definitely the person in history I would most like to meet. The girl is Nénu (pronounced "nay-noo")—short for "nénuphar," the French word for water lily, which is a loan word from Arabic. I love water lilies and lotuses of all kinds.
I'm having a rough time of it, depression-wise, because one of my medications didn't get refilled by mail-order as it was supposed to have been. The government has done a lousy job of handling Bob's transition to disability retirement: they owe us tens of thousands of dollars, and now our health insurance and pharmacy claims are screwed up. I'm more upset about all this than I should be, because I've been without that medication for two days, waiting for our local pharmacy to get it in stock. Last night I overindulged on muesli. I'm really worried that I'm not losing weight, because I don't feel like I'm getting smaller, but I won't know for sure until my weigh-in on the 22nd. But other than last night, I'm on plan for my food, and I'm doing my 600 leg lifts every night. I'm sorry I can't do personals. I feel really crappy, and when I go to pick up my medication at the Co-op, I'll have to grocery shop, too, since I'm out of some regular items. I hate doing anything out of the house, like grocery shopping, when I feel so bad, but I have no choice. =sigh= |
Originally Posted by 1life2liv: and I love how you end your posts, telling us to stay awesome :D You are not the only one to fall asleep on the back of a motorcycle!! I have done that..and I know at least one other biking lady who rides her own but has also fallen asleep behind her husband. But it doesn't make it any safer does it! Short from bungee-ing oneself to the seat or to the rider, it is serious because we're not in control when asleep.. Ohio, congrats on doing well in school and feeling good about it! :carrot: Will your daughter come home from college soon? well I did very well on eating yesterday, healthy food and correct portions, one day down, and hope I can do the same today..and the next..and the next... :D I have had times in my life where the depression is really bad, when I was suicidal, thank goodness I haven't had that in a long time, but I think I just might be the kind of personality that can so very easily, slip into negative thinking/apathy and I find that if I FORCE myself to just do something, literally get up, i can kinda propel myself into activity. Definitely the 'fake it til you make it' deal. But if it works, it works. I know I've touted this website before but I really like their workouts, www.fitnessblender.com I find them on youtube through our TV. I've also been doing Jillian Michaels' Banish Fat Boost Metabolism workout. HI :wave: to everyone and as 1life2liv says, keep being awesome :D |
Originally Posted by Fiona W: |
Thanks for the welcome, everyone. I've started my Tuesday/Thursday schedule of going to the gym after work. After a 45-minute workout, I chugged a bottle of water and headed for home. Leaving the gym, I walked smack into a wall of grilled beef and fried onions smell from the dining commons across the road from the gym. It was mouth-watering but I simply enjoyed the delicious smell, knowing it wouldn't taste as good as it smelled, anyway. :) No calories wasted there. Stuck to my program but I really do need to do better at eating vegetables.
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Hi everyone!
Hope it's ok for me to join this thread. I am bipolar but have more downs than ups. Right now my meds are keeping me pretty stable (for the first time in 25 years) I have lost quite a bit of weight over the past 7 years but not in a healthy way. Starving then binging Starving and binging and repeat. I joined weight watchers several months ago and it has worked for me although it has been slow. I look forward to joining this thread! hugs Judi |
Lots of activity here!
Wow, lots of activity here in the past few days! I love it!!! I am pretty much back on board with healthy eating and portions, but haven't exercised for several days. Getting ready to go on Spring Break vacation. Not sure if I'll be in touch via the internet, so please forgive me if I can't post until the 26th, and please everyone else, keep posting and supporting one another!
1life2liv: How SCARY about your dog biting your daughter on the face!!! :( So sorry that happened!!! I, too, would opt for adoption over euthanasia. Maybe the dog needs to be in a home without children. What does your vet say? Is your daughter okay? Understandable that you found some comfort in food. Good for you for talking yourself down before way overdoing it! I can imagine how uncomfortable that must have been to have thoughts of purging, but the important thing to focus on is that you did NOT purge, even under pressure. Maybe journal about the whole situation to help yourself "debrief." Good luck with everything! BIG HUGS :hug: to you!!! Holly: Sorry you have felt blah the past couple weeks. That is no fun! I hope you get your energy and spirit back soon, "Cupcake!" ;) Yes, we both need to work on keeping our focus on the positive and making healthy choices in order to get to what we truly want ~ a slimmer and trimmer body! WE CAN DO IT!!! :D I hope you will thoroughly ENJOY your 3 weeks off before you start your summer job! ohiofreespirit: Happy to hear that you are excited about school and that your mood is good! Best of luck juggling both Business and Math! It is kind of nice that you will have one class in person and one online. Keeps it interesting! Fi: Love the names Oscar and Nenu and your reasons for both! Can't wait until you can hold your sweet kittens!!! So sorry that your meds got screwed up and you are having a rough time of it depression-wise. That should not have happened with your meds! I can understand your frustration and irritation. I hope you are back on meds and feeling better by the time you read this post. Hang in there! BiG HUGS :hug: to you! worththeeffort2: Good for you for getting your gym schedule started!!! YOU ARE DOING IT!!! WooHoo!!! :carrot: Are you swimming in your new swimsuit?!? ;) Good luck on getting in those veggies! projectjudi: Of course it's okay for you to join the group!!! :welcome: We are happy to have you here with us! That's a bummer that you have more downs than ups, but glad to hear that your meds are keeping you pretty stable at the moment. Good for you for joining Weight Watchers. Remember, slow and steady wins the race! Slow weight loss has the best chance of staying off, so you are doing well! Focus on the POSITIVE!!! :) Hey, Chelsea and Trish and shr1nk1ngme, are you gals still around?!? I hope you are at least reading along. If so, please post and let us know how things are going for you! We care! ;) |
Hi everyone. Things have been going pretty well for me lately. On my medicine, mood staying pretty level (have bitten anyone's head off). Haven't lost any weight this week, but that was expected. Starting tomorrow I'm going off sugar for 30 days to try and "reset" myself...I been drinking too many sodas (sugar free ones set off my anxiety) and eating other sweet things, and I haven't had much luck in just cutting back, so I thought I'd try this. Have a nice 3 day weekend to get through the initial cravings.
1life2live - Wow, having your dog bite your daughter must have been terrifying. And now having to decide what course of action to take...you have my sympathy. FI - Cute names for your new cats. I love cats, mine have been a huge blessing to me...and they can always tell when I need snuggles. That is terrible about your medicine. My insurance company had some kind of major snafu a while back and I got a total run around from the pharmacy / insurance company / doctor for 6 weeks while waiting for them to let me have my prescription. I mean seriously, I take this medication so I don't loose my temper and punch someone in the face, and they give me the run around for 6 weeks? It was not a pretty picture. They eventually fixed it after I planted myself in my doctors waiting room and pretty much had a complete meltdown. Hope things go much smoother for you. projectjudi - I'm fairly new myself, but welcome! I'm terrible about personals, but HI! to everyone else. I may not always remember to speak to you directly all the time, but I read your posts, and it is comforting just to know others are going through the same things. |
Originally Posted by 1life2liv: I have been holding this in for a long time. My email is completely open to him so I don't write about this because I don't want to hurt his feelings or have him get defensive but I don't know what to do. thanks for the vent opportunity. |
Originally Posted by MonteCristo: 'sokay at not doing personals, everyone does what they can and we just hang together :) best wishes at kicking sugar!! I went without for about 2 weeks last year and that was quite an accomplishment for me. |
Originally Posted by IBelieveInMe2: |
Originally Posted by projectjudi: |
Originally Posted by worththeeffort2: |
Quick update!
Hello Support Buddies! This morning when I stepped on the scale, I showed a 2.5 pound weight loss!!!!! :carrot: I am soooooooooooooo excited because I think it might be due to the thyroid med I began earlier in the month. Oh how happy I would be if I could begin losing weight consistently again!!! :D
MonteCristo: Great to hear from you again! Best of luck to you going off sugar for 30 days! Hope it helps. Holly: Thank you for being willing to help "hold down the fort" while I am away. I leave early Friday morning and will return the 25th. I think hubby is taking his computer, so I might touch base while gone, but not sure. Regardless, I will be thinking about everyone and wishing you all well! I will do my best to make healthy choices and get lots of walking (on the beach!) in! But I am also not going to be too hard on myself if I slip. It IS vacation, after all! But I am excited about this little weight loss and hope to keep the trend going DOWNWARD!!! Hello :wave: to everyone else! 1life2liv, I hope your daughter is okay!!! :hug: |
Back to the gym today for me. Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. I really appreciate it. The swimsuit has not arrived in the mail, yet. It should be here--maybe Saturday? I'm not sure. I'm hoping it fits properly and, if so, I may add a third day to my workout schedule in order to add swimming without taking away from my strength training.
My doctor recommended I use the rowing machine, which I have been doing but I'm finding it is one of the most boring pieces of exercise equipment I've ever touched. Think of what it would be like to be sitting on your butt, trying to start a giant, pull-start lawn mower without spark plugs. Endless cranking without even the frustrating engine sputter that drives you to pull again. Thank heavens for my iPod Shuffle. I'm up to 15 minutes, which is about 2800m of rowing for me, according to the machine's readout. The trainer recommended I do no less than 3000m each session, once I work up to that point. I do think I'll need to get a pair of workout gloves to protect the inside of my knuckles from fiction against the pull bar. I have a cute story to share. When I got home from work last night, my husband gave me a big hug and a squeeze. I was hugging him and rubbing his back, enjoying the attention when I realized he was quietly testing to see if I've lost enough weight that he can make his hands touch behind my back! ;) That made me smile because he never said a word. Soon! Just give me a few more months, sweetheart! :lol: Have a wonderful day, everyone. |
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