Oh, and of course I had to tell her about you and the whole Beck thing, too! I guess we covered a lot of ground in an hour! Funny that you should mention Pinterest. I just recently read about that site in a regular column in my local newspaper. The columnist wrote about how she has become completely addicted to the site. I will check it out! Right now I am watching the Hoarding show on TLC, and I am seeing all kinds of things I don't like!!



I would definitely not think it would be better without the Oreos. Trust me on this.

That really struck a chord with me, too, and I was reminded of it yesterday when I got on the scale. I definitely understand her point, and I think it's a crucial lesson to not throw in the towel because of a 5-pound gain. I have thought of that many times, and I know I could accept staying at this weight IF I had gotten to it "honestly" (by healthy eating). But that is definitely not the case here. So I'm not ready to accept this as my new maintenance weight yet. But, more importantly, I'm absolutely not using it as an excuse to give up, either.

That's because you are SMART!

UGH. That means you must be doing the prep right about now. I had my first colonoscopy many years ago, and the prep is definitely not as bad now as it was then, but it's still the worst part by far. But the good news is that your weight will definitely drop! I hope it all goes well for you.

My weight was down 1.2 this morning. Stayed OP all day. Made it a point to eat extra slowly and mindfully. I worked all afternoon on my taxes (getting stuff ready to take to the accountant, which included a couple of hours on the phone with my brother going over the stuff that he manages for me), one of my most hated tasks, but did not give in to the urge to eat. I slept for only an hour last night (just couldn't fall asleep), so hopefully I will sleep really well tonight and feel even better and stronger in the morning.

Good luck tomorrow!

Later: I just went and looked at your Pinterest link, and I was able to see the page. So those purses are purses you found on other sites and would like to copy? And other people can see these as well? How would they find this page? And do you look at other people's pages? How do you know what you want to look at and how to search for it?

Oh, that show is a guilty pleasure of mine! It always makes me want to clear out a closet or drawer!

Well, you know Oreos are a definite weakness with me! I sent about half of them back to school with Mick and today I'm going to cut the rest into portion-size packs for Jane and stick them in the freezer.

Very good point that it's not simply finding that you simply can't eat that low day-in, day-out. You've proved you can and were consistently doing it until this latest issue reared its ugly head.

I occasionally have my moments.

It went smoothly, for the most part. I messed up the prep (the prep instructions that came with the box were VASTLY different from teh ones the doc had provided, but I didn't realize it until 3:30 when I was filling out the paperwork. But apparently I called an audible well enough to get to the eventual goal. But YEESH that stuff tastes awful.

Yay for the downtick! Love those, eh? Good for you for staying onplan even though you were doing your taxes. Sorry for the bad night's sleep. Mine was pretty broken up as I had to get up numerous times. I imagine I'll sleep well tonight!

Yes, not exactly copy but use as inspiration, like that Kate Spade purse, or learn from the tutorials on some of the sites -- one site gave me a fantastic bit of a suggestion for solving a common problem. Yes, others can see your boards. They choose to "follow" them, and you decide whether you want to follow that person back. It's sort of still in Beta and I don't think at this time there's any option for blocking anyone, so it's not something you'd want to pin anything sensitive on. When you first start out, you can find friends who are doing it by searching on their emails or names, and eventually you start seeing people whose board you're interested in even if you don't them personally -- people whose board indicate they have similar interests to yours, which means you can look at their boards and "repin" the things they pinned to their boards on to yours, which in turn shares those with your followers.

report: weighed, and I'm down an astounding 3.6 pounds to 7 pounds under goal! I nearly fell over when I saw 110 on the scale -- haven't seen that since my twenties. I should do a colonoscopy before every vacation. I know it's all deyhdration and of course the fact I was EMPTY, but still maybe tomorrow or the next day I'll still have a bit of a downtick leftover. Ate nearly nothing yesterday, but planning to go out to lunch with John today. Will skip the treadmill today because I'm feeling a little lightheaded still -- my bp just woudl NOT get back up to my normal low blood pressure level, so we had to wait in recovery for over an hour. John's hovering.

Hope your day was a good one!

ME, TOO!!! I'm usually cleaning out a drawer or cupboard before the show is even over!! But I'm fascinated by the show--those people's lives are train wrecks, but you can't look away from a train wreck!

Are you putting them in the freezer to make them less noticeable, accessible, and/or tempting? I think freezing them would make them even BETTER!!

Exactly. If I go back to doing what I was doing and still can't maintain a lower weight, I will accept that. But I don't expect that to happen.

And you're MODEST, too!!

Hmmmm. If it tasted awful, you must have had something different than I did. What I was told to do was to mix an entire container of Miralax (I think it was 48 doses) in a gallon of Gatorade and drink the whole thing. It tasted mostly like Gatorade. It was too much liquid for my stomach to hold, though, and I started vomiting like crazy, which was unpleasant to say the least. I was afraid I hadn't kept enough down to do the job, but that fear turned out to be baseless.

Yes, I bet you will sleep like a baby tonight! I certainly slept better last night than I did the night before, but I still did not want to get up this morning. The time change did not help.

It definitely sounds cool--kinda like the cork boards we used to put on our dorm room doors in college, only on a much bigger scale!

OMG!!! I do not remember how much I lost when I had my colonoscopy, but I know it was nowhere near that much. Even if it doesn't last, I'm sure it was still very nice to see that 110 on the scale!! I have thought many times (given my ongoing struggles with extreme constipation) that I should just do the container of Miralax-in-Gatorade thing every month or so! But sanity has always prevailed. Is your BP low because of not eating, or because of anesthesia?

It was one of my looooonng days with a trip to Kent for a meeting, but it was a good day. I ate right around 1500 calories today but have still been quite hungry all day, and I am ravenous right now, so I will be interested to see if I support your theory about that by showing a good drop on the scale tomorrow. I was down .2 today. Got a bit of spontaneous exercise (consciously parking far away from destinations and taking the stairs for multiple floors instead of using the elevator). I at least was able to avoid eating meal in the car, so ate everything sitting down, if not as slowly and mindfully as I would like.

I heard from my eharmony match AND from another potential match (another professor, who is also a physician and lives in Columbus) who would like to start communicating with me. I haven't decided what to do about that--partly because I am so confused about the status of the first relationship. Sigh........

Time for me to get to bed. Tomorrow is one of my early class days (with the time change, it will still be dark when I have to get up). I also have a personal training session tomorrow.

How is your mouth doing? Hope you recover quickly from both of your procedures and have a great day tomorrow!

I know. It makes me feel a little bad for watching. I know the point of the show is that these folks are trading their privacy for the help they're getting and that the economics of the situation require people to be watching. But I still feel guilty for being fascinated by breathtaking lack of insight, beyond-dysfunctional family interactions, and filth.

Partly to get them off the counter, partly to keep them fresh for lunches, partly to work ahead. I often portion a loaf of bread into sandwich bags, two to a bag, so that in the morning I can pull out a bag, slap on some peanut butter, and stick it back into the sandwich bag and into a lunch sack. Pull out a bag with a brownie in it and add and orange and voila! Jane's lunch is ready to go. I do the same thing for diet-friendly breakfasts -- portion minibagels and a turkey sausage patty into a snack-size bag and I don't have to think too much about what to eat for breakfast, which helps keep me from deciding maybe I'll have a slice of leftover pizza.

It was called Suprep. The instructions called for mixing a 6-oz bottle with 10 oz water, drinking that quickly, then following it with a quart of water over the next hour, then a second similar dose 8 hours later. Next time I'll ask if it would be okay to drink it more slowly so I can dilute it more. One of the nurses actually mentioned that they used to have people drinking a gallon of water, which tended to make people vomit, so now they ask them to drink a LOT less water after the dose. I was supposed to drink an additional 64 oz of "fluids" during the day -- I think probably to prevent dehydration -- but even with starting early I couldn't get all that down so I ended up pretty dehydrated by the time they had to put the IV in. I hate IVs.

[quote]It definitely sounds cool--kinda like the cork boards we used to put on our dorm room doors in college, only on a much bigger scale![quote] That's exactly it!



No clue. My BP tends to be low just in general, though. It's one reason I never worry about how much salt I use.



Yay for a good day!

JMHO, but I'd say Sayonara to the first match. If he's wishy-washy at this point, he's not worth investing any more effort in. At the very least I wouldn't even CONSIDER it as having any understanding of exclusivity -- he said he wanted to consider it just a friendship, and I'd be taking him at his word on that one. Again, JMHO, and sorry if I'm overstepping boundaries.

On a tangent, would communicating with/dating multiple people cause you more anxiety, or less? What I mean is, if you're dating whoever comes along, both (all) in a no-more-than-friendly fashion, you could possibly see it as not-yet-a-relationship and so less threatening emotionally. You're not in a relationship, you're just exploring whether or not you =want= to be in a relationship with this person. Or would the idea of "dating around" take your brain to an anxious place?

Mouth is nearly healed, yay! SO glad to have all the stitches gone.

Report: weighed (up 3 POUNDS! to 4 below goal), ate very reasonably for lunch and dinner, then had a wine-induced snackfest when Jane brought home a truly evil bag of a caramel-corn, cheese-popcorn, buttered popcorn mix that was like CRACK. I have issued a standing order that it's never to be brought into the house again.

Hope you had a great day!

No problem! Apparently I didn't get in here, either! I don't know why! Did I just get too busy? LOL!

It does help!



Yay again!


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I have had two good days. My weight was up .4 yesterday and down .4 today. Had a great personal training session yesterday and broke my record for most calories burned in an hour (almost 300). Stayed OP both days, ate everything sitting down, ate slowly and mindfully.

Putting this in as a placeholder -- will update it! Nothing was wrong yesterday, I must have just forgot. Weird. Report: my weight was up a little, 3.2 under goal, but that's still okay. Ate slowly and mindfully but did have a wine-induced snackfast last night, which is likely why I'm up a bit.

Apparently you have a life!



You must be going on vacation in what, about two weeks? Are you comfortable with the amount of leeway you have in your weight?

My weight was unchanged. Had a personal training session. My gym just got a rowing machine, so I learned to use that, and I LOVE it! Ate everything slowly and mindfully and sitting down.

I am so looking forward to getting that darn tooth out of my mouth tomorrow (actually later this morning!). I am going to have general anesthesia, so I will probably sleep most of the day tomorrow. Will try to get on here tomorrow night, though. Hope you have a better day than I will!!

A week from tomorrow! I'm comfortable, but I'd rather be down a bit. I may try to do shakes-and-bars next Mon-Fri.

I've never tried rowing! I wonder if I could do it with my knees?

I hope it went smoothly for you!

Report: weighed (no change, still 3.2 under goal), ate reasonably, didn't go to class this morning. Got up, dressed, started out, and the tendonitis in my ankle was acting up so I decided to skip it. I really don't want to go through that again.

TTYS!

Testing to see if this will work.....I see someone else started a thread about having trouble loading certain pages.

WOO HOO on the big weight drop. Don't you just love when that happens, even if you have no idea why it did?? But I'm so sorry to hear about your ankle--especially when you are about to go on vacation!

My weight was down .4 this morning. Stayed OP all day, ate slowly and mindfully, did not exercise. Today my jaw is incredibly sore, and on both sides. And the side of my mouth is all scraped and scabbed over so that I can not open my mouth very wide without cracking it. I feel like I got beat up! The extraction site itself doesn't hurt much, though. Weird.

Hope you had a good day despite your ankle.

Yeah, I'm really bummed. It means not exercising at all for weeks, too, which is such an incredible drag.

Oh, bummer! I hope it starts feeling better soon!

report: weighed (up 1.6 to 2.2 below goal, sigh), didn't exercise. On crutches now, trying to keep from using the ankle at all. Shakes and bars starting tomorrow in an attempt to stave off a weight gain even if I can't lose any before we leave.

Hope you're feeling better!

Did you injure your ankle somehow, or is this just a spontaneous flare-up?


Oh, no, does that mean you will be on crutches for vacation? What bad timing!

I do feel somewhat better today, although the whole side of my mouth is scabbed over (looks like a giant cold sore) so that I can barely open my mouth without cracking it. Made it a little difficult to sing (in choir) this morning!

My weight was down .6. I went to the gym (keeping to my plan to amp up the exercise during break) but had a little mishap. I decided to try the stair-stepper on my own (previously only used it with my trainer's supervision). Somehow I accidentally programmed it to go faster and faster. I got going so fast that I was having trouble keeping up but couldn't take my hand off the rail to re-program the machine. When I tried, I slipped. I held on to the rails but ended up sliding down the still-moving staircase on my stomach, which had the effect of suspending all my weight from my arms and really wrenched my shoulder, along with bruising my belly. It was also very embarrassing. The machine, of course, kept running until one of the staff heard me scream and came to turn it off. But at least I didn't hit my mouth on the stairs! Stayed OP all day. Ate everything sitting down and slowly and mindfully.

I sure hope your ankle is feeling better. I feel so bad for you.

I don't recall anything at all -- I think it must just be a bit of overuse. It's the same ankle I had the tendonitis on several years ago.

The worst. I will probably arrange for crutches there and hope I don't need them, but what a drag.

OMG! Isn't there a clip that you can clip to your wrist or waistband that automatically turns off the machine if you fall? I'm so glad you weren't badly hurt!

report: weighed (down .4 to 2.6 below goal), ate reasonably, didn't exercise. Won't be going to class until after vacation, at the earliest. I may try to do non-ankle involving things like pushups and curls on my own, though.

Hope you had a good day!

TOTALLY a drag. I hope it won't keep you from having a wonderful time!

No, isn't that crazy? I asked the trainer the same thing, since he always makes me wear that clip when I'm on the treadmill, even when he is standing right next to me. And even worse, the switches are up at the top of the staircase, too high up for anyone who is not standing on the staircase to reach. So the staff person who turned off the machine for me had to first get a step stool! I won't be using that again unless my trainer is right there.

Having an ankle that is out of commission really limits the exercise options, for sure. Even push-ups sound really difficult. The only thing you can really do to get your heart rate up is to move your arms. What are you thinking about how you'll handle eating on your vacation, since you won't be able to burn as many calories and don't have as much of a cushion as you hoped?

My weight was down 1.4 this morning (??????). I REALLY feel like I got beaten up now, between my jaw, the side of my mouth, my bruised belly, and a very sore shoulder, so I didn't exercise. I have a training session tomorrow and hope I can keep up! Stayed OP. Ate slowly and mindfully. Am feeling in control again, which is a relief.

Hope you had a better day today.

I'm sure I'll still have a good time. But I'll have to skip a lot of stuff like shopping, walking around, etc. I won't be able to wear most of the shoes I'd planned to take with me. But without being able to get any exercise at all, it means limiting my eating even more, which of course is hard on vacation already. And

Wow, that's nuts! They're going to end up with someone really hurt.

I'd already planned on focussing on seafood. I love seafood and of course can't often get it fresh, so that helps. And I'll just have to be really strict about completely avoiding anything I could get here at home.

Yay you for feeling back in control!

report: weighed (no change, still 2.6 under goal), ate reasonably but didn't do the bars and shakes. I was just feeling too sorry for myself sitting in the kitchen watching Bollywood with my foot propped up. It's easier to do the bars and shakes route when you're busy.

Looks like something got cut off here at the end! I'm glad you have a good attitude about your vacation, even with the limitations you will face.

I told my trainer about it today, and he said they bought the stair-stepper used, so he suspects that it is an old model without safety features that are standard on newer models. He said the very same thing happened to him the first time he tried it, so I shouldn't feel bad!

Seafood is always a good way to go, and it's a good thing you actually LIKE seafood! I think the strategy of avoiding everything you could get at home is really rational and helpful--honors the idea of a vacation without going overboard.

I do feel a lot better. Part of it may be situational, though. I'm going to be meeting my second eHarmony match in person for the first time this weekend, and I will feel much better about that if I feel on top of my eating.

Aw, you're allowed to feel sorry for yourself, and I don't blame you a bit. And good for you for not letting feeling sorry for yourself be an excuse for overeating.

My weight was down another .6 this morning. That's three good losses in a row (I was back under 130 today, for the first time in weeks), so I suspect I may be dehydrated. It will be interesting to see what the scale says tomorrow. I really kicked up the exercise today. First I walked to the gym for my personal training session. I got there half an hour early, so I worked out on my own before the session. Then I walked home a very roundabout way. I believe I walked about 12 miles. My Exerspy says I took over 21000 steps (a record for me) and that I burned almost 2200 calories, and I know both of those are underestimates, because I didn't put the Exerspy on until I'd already been awake for a couple of hours. I ate about 1500 calories, so I definitely had a good deficit. Ate everything sitting down and slowly and mindfully. I definitely did not want to overeat and undo all that exercise! That's one of the best benefits of exercise.

I am incredibly exhausted and suspect I will sleep really well, despite the fact that it is 86 degrees in here right now. I can't remember if I told you that my air conditioner died months ago and hasn't been replaced yet. It will be done on Saturday--just about the time the weather is supposed to cool off anyway. In the meantime, I am sweltering, especially during the constant hot flashes I get because of that darn medication.

Hope you had a better day and aren't feeling quite so sorry for yourself.

Very cool! I'll be looking forward to hearing how it goes! BTW, I'm considering not taking my laptop with me on vacation, just to help limit how much stuff I need to carry with me. John'll probably take his iPad, so I might be able to get on with that.

I actually had good news! I saw my doc and he thinks this isn't tendonitis but more likely a stress fracture. This is great news because a stress fracture won't be made worse by overuse as long as it's reasonable overuse. So I don't have to completely baby myself. I can walk through the pain without worrying so much.

Yay, you! Wow, 12 miles and 21000 steps!

Oh, bummer on the AC! Hope you did get that good night's sleep!

Report: forgot to weigh this morning! Oops. Ate pretty reasonably yesterday, so fingers crossed for tomorrow. I have a hugely busy day today to get ready for leaving Saturday.