Pre-workday blues. I am expecting to get word on the job tomorrow, but since very little has gone right with this thing so far, I am refusing to spend much time noodling about it. If it is right, it will happen, and if it does not, then it is a message that I must get off my fanny and invest energy in rescuing myself.

Saef, I read your check-in over on the weeky thread. It is clear that you are a Writer - I had my son (he's 12) read your post, and not only was he also nearly in tears, he said he wanted to gargle too! You have painted a marvelous and terrible picture; please know that we are riding along in spirit, and wishing you an endless well of strength.

Hi, I haven't posted on 3FC for a while, but this is me declaring my intention of losing the 8-some pounds I gained over summer break staying with mom and eating ice cream. Haven't yet figured out how I am going to work around the tendinitis. Maybe swimming.

School starts Sunday! And the only shoes which fit the rules the physical therapist gave me are really ugly. Sigh.

Jay - I am at a healthy weight of 131 as of this morning at 5'9". My goal is 125, which is BMI og 18.5. I started my weight loss at 158 after eating a book about nutrition by the National Dietetic Association.

I was amazed to realize that the overweight pattern in my family is not due to genes (as I was always told) but due to the stuff we eat. I stopped being a victim and realized that by making little changes in how I eat, I don't have to ever be overweight.

I talk a lot with my grandmother who survived the war and we often share how much we weigh (we do yoga over skype almost every day). It is somehow threatening to her to hear that I am pursuing my goal of 125.

Silverbirch - It sounds like a good strategy to not share with family about my weight goals. I will try and just not talk about it unless someone asks me. I have a need to be validated by my family and I think that's where I make the mistake.

Thank you for being here. It is so much easier to be conscious when knowing that you all are doing this as well.

[QUOTE=silverbirch;4020091]Come in, kittycat! Come in, kittycat! /over

We haven't heard from KC recently. Although my grasp of North America's geography is weak, I think she lives in Irene territory. So hoping you and the boys are OK, KC!

Hi
Wow, I veered into the dark with my eating. Scale up to 135. Haven't seen that since 2008

Irene came and devastated our town. Really and truly devastated. On the news, devastated. Thankfully, we have minimal damage and inconvenience, compared to many others.

Will now be posting on the food and exercise log. My operation has jumped to a full decade. Still fitting into my big clothes but barely. Off to the treadmill. Food so far good, for today.

Hello all now and personals later when I report back with on plan details

Road and Bronze!

Bronze, what sort of tendinitis do you have? I have struggled with tendinitis in many different places as well.

Speaking of physical therapy and tendons, does anyone know if home therapeutic ultrasounds are actually as effective as the ones PTs use? I'm thinking about getting one but I'm afraid they might be a scam.

138.6 today. Either normal fluctuation, or I'm finally starting to lose a little. Minimal splurging this weekend -- my "cheat" was half a box of Junior Mints. This coming weekend DH and I are going out for my birthday so it will be a bit more splurgey. Haven't decided where we are going yet or if I will try to make it a gluten-free meal.

The gluten-free diet is still going fine. I'm also exercising a lot more and wearing splints on my feet at night. I think my feet might finally be improving a little bit but I'm not sure yet. Also considering trying the "gelatin cure for arthritis!" Supposedly eating a packet of plain gelatin per day is supposed to help with arthritis. I'm skeptical in general, and I don't really have arthritis in the normal sense of the word, but it couldn't hurt to give it a shot. My problem does seem to be connective tissue and eating gelatin is basically like taking a connective tissue supplement. I may stop for some on the way home today and try it starting tomorrow. Basically I'm open to trying anything that will not have potential adverse effects. So I'm fine with trying the gluten free diet or basically eating a bowl of sugar free jello every day, but not with pill-type remedies.

Hey Jessica! Just FYI, gelatin is protein, and all protein gets broken down into its components in the digestive system. Then the components get reassembled as needed. So, if having gelatin helps increase protein intake, it makes sense that it might help arthritis. Plus the components of connective tissue are somewhat specific, and by eating gelatin, you make sure you're getting all of them. It sounds good to me.

ETA: Where is ICUwishing? I'm hoping everything goes well today!

Jay

Hiya, Jay - thanks for thinking of me. Final review meeting is at 4:30; my friend says the boss is just the curious type, not a meddling type, so she has high hopes that there will be news soon. She is being the perfect professional - not once has she implied anywhere in writing that this thing was a done deal. I'm quite proud of her reserved demeanor, as it's very out of character for the personality she displays most of the time (transparent, outgoing, and a little crazy).

DH suffers/suffered with osteoarthritis in his knees and ankles; he's had surgery to clean out one of the knees. The ankles were really hurting him, so about a year ago he started on the golden raisins/gin combo (box of golden raisins in a glass dish; pour gin to cover - eat exactly 7 raisins per day). He figured he had nothing to lose, and he is definitely the consummate skeptic. Remarkably, he is pain-free these days. I have tried to find the scientific basis for this with little success, but have found many testimonials for its efficacy. Just throwing it out there! At my house, we gravitate toward the traditional (lost) practices before we let "modern" medicine take a shot at us.

Any news, Becky?

Noooooo. Sigh. Maybe tomorrow?

Becky, looking for the fingers crossed smilie but cannot locate--
my fingers are crossed :
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Becky - I hope you hear today. We are on tenterhooks.

Tuesday

Sleep. Working on it but 6.75 hours is not enough. Had to get up in the night but that's unusual so I think tonight will be better.

W. No change

E. Nil. Ridiculously busy and non-negotiable day.

F. I got very cold in the am (need warmer trousers), made a poor choice at lunch and didn't regain my equilibrium. Tea but no supper: good.

Other. Despite using this format, I'm going to carry on posting here for a bit rather than the accountability thread. I'm not looking for accountability at this point, just the odd comment.

Becky, I am hoping for the best for you, and thanks for the compliment on my being a writer. It is how I make my living, but it's also how I make sense of the world. If I try to put into words what I am experiencing and feeling, it helps me. I describe things; I tell myself stories. To preserve my sanity: If I am writing a story, it has a sensible narrative arc, anything introduced in the beginning becomes handy at some point before the end, efforts are rewarded, and the ending can be happy.

I'm back in this thread though I'm not sure I belong here, as I know I've lost weight over the past week. (Though not in a desirable way. Be careful of what you ask for, as you just might get it.) I can see it in the mirror, and someone at my apartment building remarked on it.

One of my goals is to get a new scale, since mine drowned. My mother is content to coexist with a cantankerous scale, the kind that can't be trusted to tell the truth as it will give you three different readings if you step on it three times. My mother's not fixated on a number as a description of herself & a marker of her identity. (She's also really obese, and unhappy about it.) But I want to get that number every Friday morning, as I have for a couple years now. I need my paper graded. I need to confirm whether what I do is working or not. So I'm planning to head out to Target or Bed Bath & Beyond this weekend to pick up a new scale.

Hi all!

Well after a summer of too many ice creams & dinners out, I find myself up about 10lbs since May despite my rigorous exercise routine. I stepped on the scale this morning for the first time in months and did not like the number that I saw. But instead of dwelling on it, I'm here, hoping that the scale will keep me accountable and on my way back down to my happy weight. Lately I've been struggling with night time eating, and closing down the kitchen. Since I run about 40 miles a week my stomach seems to be always hungry, but I think it's my brain over my actual stomach.... I'm going to start counting calories again to gauge calories in vs. calories out.

I'm not necessarily happy to be back at this point, but I know this forum has helped me out incredibly in the past, so I hope to immerse myself again and get these pesky pounds off! Thanks for reading!

The beauty of this thread is that it can be whatever kind of thread you need it to be whenever you need it to be it. (I'm not as good of a writer as Saef!)

Welcome, LB!!

I'll post more later!

, LB!

Please do, midwife!

I'll be back around my bedtime.

Becky - fingers still crossed here.

Saef - I find the scales are a useful tool for collecting information. I've started to post my daily fluctuations here just to show how they are normal and almost boring if you look at them objectively.