My doctor is very odd about my weight. The nurse practitioner that we see is the same. They both were proud of me when I was quite thin but are quiet about my regain.
Dr runs and eats like a European. NP is very plump. I'm still the only one in my family without BP and blood sugar issues. I don't know ...
I've lost a couple of pounds since we've been back from vacation and I'm feeling good enough now (post-op) to exercise. I think the coming weeks will be OK.
I think I may be back to re-join this thread too. I like seeing familiar faces too!
I have been VERY busy this fall because I got roped into coaching field hockey again. While I love it, it's extremely time intensive - I have many, many 12 hour (and longer) days now, and the exercise is just dwindled to nil. Eating is so-so, but certainly needs to be better.
Ok, there. I've gotten all that out, so I guess I am officially saying I'm back.
Susan - you ok? I see the mention of post op. I haven't chatted with you in so long, I have no clue how you are, but I hope it wasn't anything too serious.
Nothing too exciting. Hysterectomy. I never was sick really, just wearing down. I'm feeling good now.
Hysterectomy is quite a big deal SusanB . Haven't had one yet (51 so I think it's probably coming at some point) but my former boss did and she was out for 6 weeks.
DH wrote his first CMA (Canadian Management Accountant) exam today and is "celebrating" getting it done.
He brought home 2 bottles of wine, buns, crackers, cheese, pate, muffins, anchovies and God knows what else. And he's going to eat/drink it all tonite , he says.
And you know what? My ears are burning because I used to do a lot of this kind of thing on weekends in my late 30's. I'm watching him and remembering how empty it all felt and how wretchedly sick I was following one of these "party" weekends.
I have made a healthy dinner and will join him at the TV later (Battlestar Geeklactica night) with 4 crackers, low fat goat cheese, and 1 1/2 cups of green grapes. I don't feel smug or superior or anything, just sad that he's still doing this. I hope it makes him a bit happier for tonite at least.
. . . I'm still on plan. I did break down and eat a cold pork chop last night, on top of the cheese and crackers, but I resisted DH's 3 offers of ice cream (he had stashed that in the freezer downstairs on Friday).
I'm letting DH sleep until noon (yes he really can stay in bed that long) and I'm thinking he won't be doing much else today. He didn't get into the 2nd bottle of wine so I've quietly put that away. I think he had a good time . Blew off some steam.
I'm going to go for a jog this morning (2nd time in 30 years ) and then go to an art show. I certainly don't miss the Sunday food/booze hangovers. I like being healthy on the weekends.
Instead of feeling apprehensive and anxious about going to church, I'm OK. I did do a little shopping this week and I know what I'm going to wear and it fits. No scratching thru the entire closet looking for elastic waisted things.
It's not a weight loss victory but it is good for my self esteem.
SusanB, I know about that searching thru the closet thing, so discouraging to have to wear the same black, knit . elastic waisted pants AGAIN! Now I can go to the closet and actually have a choice as what to wear. And there is not one elastic waisted pants in my entire closet.
Susan, I too, can relate to that. We have to celebrate our small victories, and this sounds like a great NSV for you... feeling and looking good are in themselves good motivations to eat healthier!
If you notice my ticker, my goal this fall was just to be able to wear some of my school clothes and not have to rotate just 2 pairs of pants.
I've been struggling fairly mightily, like I said, largely (no pun intended) because I've been burning the candle at both ends. When I am this busy (so many late, late nights, especially the far away games that put me home at 9-9:30 - this when my workday starts at 7:20), SOMETHING had to give. The exercise and eating well have just been very difficult.
I'm not trying to make excuses. Rather, I want to proclaim here and now - with the end of hockey in sight - that I am 100% dedicated to getting back on track. I'm reading a book now called "Food as Medicine" by Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., and it's really getting me motivated to get back to clean eating. I read the chapter last night on eating clean proteins. Good stuff.
So, today I'm going to juice (my dr. Oz green drink - yum), and we are having lunch at my folks. My niece and I are making homemade whole wheat flour tortillas - so good- I plan to just have one of those with homemade pintos and a little cheese. My main dish will be a big salad. Then DH and I will walk/run (he is a willing partner now - yay!!), so it will be a good start to the week.
Have a healthy and happy day, ladies. It's good to be back into having some accountability.
What do you guys think of starting the next thread to go right through November? Would that be all right with you? If it gets long we can change it later???
. Haven't had one yet (51 so I think it's probably coming at some point) but my former boss did and she was out for 6 weeks.
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Binge-erama at our place. . .
, he says.
because I used to do a lot of this kind of thing on weekends in my late 30's. I'm watching him and remembering how empty it all felt and how wretchedly sick I was following one of these "party" weekends.
After the party . . .
DH's 3 offers 
of ice cream (he had stashed that in the freezer downstairs on Friday).
today. He didn't get into the 2nd bottle of wine so I've quietly put that away. I think he had a good time 
. Blew off some steam. 
wannabee)
