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Summer my hubby is talking kids right now and when he brings it up I try to change the subject. I sometimes worry if something is wrong with me. I hear all of these women that say their biological clock is ticking but I think the battery in mine is dead. I really don't know what I want to do about kids. I am not gettng any younger either. (as you heard on the other thread)
For Dinner I am doing a grilled chicken salad with apples and toasted pita. Have you checked out the recipe thread? SOmetimes there are really good things on there. I also try helpmecook.com and there is a quick and easy section that sometimes has great ideas.
As for the kids - I don't think anything is wrong with you (or me) Do I think I will ever be ready? **** no! not that arrogant but I want to want them and I flip flop alot between near future and way the heck out there future so I want to be more consistent. May be as you deal with issues (and I deal with mine) it will come to the point where the clock is ticking. I want to take care of myself so I can take care of someone else...does that make sense? I have a strong trendency to babble.
Not much to post. No Cat..he's been gone since Saturday. Kid leaves Friday for the grandparental summer vacation trips, and I'm trying to close up my last auctions so I can run away for a bit too. Going to see my best friends for a bit and lend them a hand with moving and yard sales and play with my nephews. I gotta do something before I really break down. Depression bites me in the butt in times like these. Blah!! Somehow being around the people that have always loved me unconditionally squeezes the life out of the depression. For a bit anyhow...
Had lots of running around to do this morning.....mammogram, blood work, groceries, kiddo from kindergarten, lunch for her and her playdate and finally sitting down to have a look........man what a busy place!
It is a beautiful day here in western canada.......had to buy a new coffee maker and so am making my first cup of coffee for days,,,,,,,,yum
Hey ladies,
doing well, feeling good, saw the allergist this morning and got my first ever allergy shots. So now I'm itchy. All I can do is ice pack em. Can't scratch, can't rub, can't scrape them with a knife. Its funny because you can't see bumps, but you can feel the reaction under the skin!! It's probably all psychological. I have wanted to eat real bad all day today but I've been chewing sugarless gum instead like a mad woman, and tonight I'm digging out my scarf/afghan I was crocheting to start to keep my hands busy. Or maybe I'll work on the cross stitch for my friends baby. Either way, its time to get back into keeping the hands busy and doing things OTHER than eating to keep myself occupied (what a concept I know!) I'm bound and determined to do this, my goal right now is to get through this one day being 100% completely on program including doing some exercise tonight. Then I work on tomorrow. One day at a time, no guilt! well I hope you are all well, hugsssss!
I hope everyone is having a good day. I am trying to keep a positive attitude and away from the sweets. I have done a ok job so far.
I am listening to Dr Phil and am really glad that my husband and his ex-wife have a ok relationship. I would hate (and probably would not have entered the relationship) to have that stress to deal with on a daily basis.
GE and Kempyd-It took me almost 4 years of marriage to feel secure and ready for a baby. The only problem was that I was 37 at the time. It took us a long year of trying to get it right. Listen to yourself but be very true to yourself. There is nothing wrong with not feeling the need to have a child. For me, I looked at the calander and WHAM a really loud and big clock hit me in the face. It wasn't a pleasant feeling. I had some real regrets that I waited so long but........I have an awesome 11 month boy. And to be completely honest I still wondering if I made the right decision but when he smiles up at me I just melt. So take a piece of advise don't wait til you are 35 to decide to have a baby because the problems brought on by age aren't fun at all--I will get off my soapbox now.
My stepson tanked his grades and now my husband is upset-he has every reason to be but when he is in one of these moods he goes into himself and shuts everyone out and that hurts. So lock up the treats. I have already drank more water than usual. I am hoping to defeat the sweet treat demons .
Have a good evening. I am come-**** or high water.
This is just MHO regarding children...A couple should discuss having children before they get married! Some people want them, some don't. When I met R, I made it very clear to him on date 2 that I couldn't have any more children and he made it very clear to me that he didn't want any children of his own. If a person doesn't want to be a parent, that's great! There are thousands of babies born to people who don't want them and that's ashamed.
Around here, not much is new. Was feeling icky all day, so I sat around with a blanket wrapped around me and slept on and off. I think that it is the meds I take for BP that make me sick.
Did I tell you about the gag gift I bought my DD? She has chickens and is getting about 12 a day. For her birthday, I bought her an Eggstractor as shown on TV! It is supposed to peel a hard boiled egg effortlessly. She tried it last night and it popped the yolk out! My GS6 wants to try it on raw eggs now!
Cathyxxx – Hi there… You know, that’s where I bought my Kathy Smith video… from Wally World. I didn’t see the WATP video though, course I wasn’t really looking for it. I will take a look again and see if I can find it.
Kempy - I live out in San Bernardino California. About, I think, an 1.5 hours from Orange County. Maybe Less. I used to live in Ohio, my father was in the Air Force so I moved around a lot. I was in my Sophomore year at Fairborn High School when we had to move to Califonia… needless to say I hated it here… But I love it now. I can take the heat, it’s the East Coast Humidity that sucks LOL. Course I have asthma and I was continually in the hospital with either asthma or pneumonia. Especially when I lived in New York. I practically grew up in a hospital. The doctors told me my asthma would get worse if I came out to California… it’s been great I haven’t had a major attack in years. And 2 – 3 attacks here in Cali compared to being constantly in the hospital back east is much better.
Noodles – bring your bowling ball… if you feel up to coming by my place, I still have a score to settle with you on the lanes! Grin I even beat James a few times. Tell you what... you can pay for my bowling in exchange for hammocks LOL!
I posted this in April Chicks and I thought it was a good realization that I made about myself and my eating behaviors so I thought I would post it in here as well…
To all my lady friends who feel they have no control…
I just wanted to let you guys know that I to have no control. It’s hard, it really is…and I loose control often. You are not alone. I have to keep myself busy… and it really sucks when the kid and James eat all this stuff in front of me… makes me wanna drop them off a cliff sometimes This is what I find myself doing. I’ll try to eat as little as possible during the day. I’ll have like a cup of milk and a cup of cereal, and then around 4 hours I’ll grab a banana or something else to snack on… So during the day I try to keep everything under 600-700 calories…. Then since I’m on a 1600-1800 I can eat the rest at dinner…. But I do the zig zag so I vary it between 1400 and 2000 on certain days. Course I don’t know if this is a good approach, but this is what I do. However, I was always told not to go more then 5 hours without food… so I try to eat something small at least every 4 to 5 hours. Whether it be a granola bar or a piece of fruit. I find that I can extend a granola bar for an hour hehehe… it keeps my stomach thinking I am eating.
I am addicted to be full. I have to eat til I feel full…and that’s why I figured if I could eat a small portion of my calories through out the whole day, I can eat at dinner and get that full feeling. But I also drink a boat load of water to help with that full feeling as well. It seems to work to… I can eat about 1000 calories for dinner and feel satisfied. Of course eventually I need to work on becoming “unaddicted” to being full tho…
I don’t have much control, and its been really hard…like I said, I keep myelf busy with work and school… This summer is going ot be a HUGE test for me since I won’t be working or going to school for summer break.
Funny how you can be addicted to being full and want to eat til you are about to burst. I think I've been able to handle my eating a lot better now. Of course tho, I still have my moments of weakness. TOM is gone, so I am hoping I'll be able to keep on track for a bit. I do know Im gonna have set backs, it's human, and I won't let it get me down. At least I will try not to let it get me down.
Ever since I started working and started dieting, my depression has been well controlled. I can't remember the last time I had a really bad battle with my depression. I still get down, but not like I used to...
Take care ladies!
Sue (the happy chick)
Last edited by SueMarie301; 05-26-2004 at 07:38 PM.
Oh I also wanted to ask you ladies about a certain drink.
I started drinking Crystal Light Pink Lemonade, and it is really good. Then I read the ingredients. It has aspartame in and I have heard some really bad things about this stuff and I just wanted to know if any of you ddrink something different that is low calories that you could suggest. I got crystal Light because I heard it was good and it only had 5 calories in it.
Noodles, no kitty yet aw hun, I'll keep praying that he'll come home, hang in there, maybe he's just taking a mini vacation, sowing his royal oats?
Hey Liz, how have you been feeling lately since spring is upon us? do you feel your depression is better?
BethAnne, the one day at a time approach is great, you go girl. And sorry about the ichiey ooochies, will it go away soon?
Tippy ya feelin any better? sorry yer kinda poopy lately. Hey take pictures of your GD w/the raw eggs
Arenee HAAAAAAAA!! dang you go girl, you have a good evening too...DANG!!!!
SueMarie, I hear ya hon on the eating until your stuffed. I like that feeling also, its a rewarding/satisfying feeling as sick as it sounds. Its also a happy feeling. Sigh. Can you imagine eating until you are comfortable??? ya think we can do it? I do, with each other's help I do think we can. Its a learning process, we gotta figure out what makes us tick and what makes us do what we do. Hang in there baby cakes, we'll figure it out. I love crystal light sunrise, MAN is that stuff gooooooood !!! I can drink 2 liters in one sitting w/no sweat. But your right the chemicals aspertame will kill yah. Moderation right OY! The only thing I can think of is flavored seltzer water, lemon lime is pretty good. OR unsweetened tea, i love that, grew up on it b/c soda was to expensive to give 7 kids lol.
Leenie Hmmm... I guess if it's a "have in moderation" thing I can deal with it. I only drink it when I'm sick and tired of water. Need some flavoring. I been doing good. And to reply to you about the Adult Happy Meals <G> I can vouch that they come with a toy.
I've only had 730 calories today. 350 that combines lunch and breakfast... and then I went to McDonalds cause the kid wanted chicken nuggets happy meal. I think it was for the toy LOL. BTW they starting their NeoPets plushie giveaway with the happy meals, so I'll be eating there alot. HOWEVER *grins* back to the Adult Happy Meals. It does come with a toy LOL a pedomete. I gave it to Brit cause I bought one that calcualtes a lot more than what the McDonalds one does. They call them Go Active meals... I just asked the lady for the Happy Meal for Adults and she laughed and said I even get a toy hehehe anyways... I have to compliment McDonalds on their Salads. I had the Grilled Chicken Caesar with the croutons and Cobb Salad dressing... it was delicious and filling! Way better than those icky mcshaker salads they have. Instead of iceberg lettuce you get romaine, arugula, baby spinich... yum LOL... I gonna treat myself to a small ice cream cone or something, just because I'm only at 730 calories for the whole day and I got a craving for strawberry icecream hehehe...
Noodles – bring your bowling ball… if you feel up to coming by my place, I still have a score to settle with you on the lanes! Grin I even beat James a few times. Tell you what... you can pay for my bowling in exchange for hammocks LOL!
Hmmmm...are you SURE you want that challenge?? I got a few 200s under my belt this season., not to mention a High Series award, and team champion award. I'm not bowling against James...he beats me. Damn lefties.
on the moods, don't try to figure it out, just enjoy 
Somehow being around the people that have always loved me unconditionally squeezes the life out of the depression. For a bit anyhow... 
It wasn't a pleasant feeling. I had some real regrets that I waited so long but........I have an awesome 11 month boy. And to be completely honest I still wondering if I made the right decision but when he smiles up at me I just melt. 
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This is what I find myself doing. I’ll try to eat as little as possible during the day. I’ll have like a cup of milk and a cup of cereal, and then around 4 hours I’ll grab a banana or something else to snack on… So during the day I try to keep everything under 600-700 calories…. Then since I’m on a 1600-1800 I can eat the rest at dinner…. But I do the zig zag so I vary it between 1400 and 2000 on certain days. Course I don’t know if this is a good approach, but this is what I do. However, I was always told not to go more then 5 hours without food… so I try to eat something small at least every 4 to 5 hours. Whether it be a granola bar or a piece of fruit. I find that I can extend a granola bar for an hour hehehe… it keeps my stomach thinking I am eating. 
aw hun, I'll keep praying that he'll come home, hang in there, maybe he's just taking a mini vacation, sowing his royal oats?
@ sowing oats tho!!! Ya made me smile. Thanks. 
