Hi everyone..still haven't gotton my laptop back i am waiting for a program that i ordered.. im changing from windows vista which i hate back to windows xp..less proplems for a person who doesn't have alot of puter savy..soooo still using my dh puter..when i can get in here.. thankyou for the support in my decision for wt loss surg..it means alot.. still dont know if i quailfy yet but am having tests done etc..its a long process my dr said..we had agreat 4th..my dh took me to the parade..we got sunburned but i so enjoyed getting out..nothing new on my agenda..((((hugs))) for all rosey

Hello all,

Off to work here in a few min ~ just popping in to say hi.

Following Lynn's idea, I am trying to keep saying to myself ~ when faced with that cake (or whatever) that is calling to me ~ Choose Health
Small little victory ~ I didn't eat any of the cake that was on the break room table at work last night.

I have been floundering lately ~ weight going up instead of holding my own or losing. I thought maybe if I had one day a week or every other week and kind of let myself have some of the stuff I had been craving that it would give me something to look forward to and I could "be good" the rest of the time. Not....That turned out kind of disasterous. I bought some snacks/junk reallly that I thought would get me through my treat day. I even picked a day when I didn't have a whole day ~ thinking that would limit me somewhat. What on earth made me think I could consume all that stuff in a day. It tasted good at the moment, but I felt like crap later. Gotta come up with some other plan/way to deal with being able to have some of the things I would like to have.

I don't want to have a heart attack, or a stroke, or end up being diabetic. If I don't change my ways........well ~ what is wrong with me I should know better.

How are you all doing?

Off to work ~ take care

Good Morning!
I've been absent due to spending way too much time playing 'Farm Town'. My DD got me hooked on it and it's so time consuming, my hubby is even complaining about me and the game.
Rosey...I have Visa and had to work thru a few problems but it runs fantastic now, I wouldn't go back to the old XP. I had the sleep mode disconnected, that was a terrible mode to get into. I would put the computer to sleep for the night and it wouldn't wake up in the morning. I'm sure they have that fixed by now, I had my local tech guy disable it.
Glynne...I think every one of us has the same problem you have. I can't have anything laying around the house period. Maybe you should reward yourself any place but home and work. If you plan having a treat, go to a restaurant where you have to buy it. Or if it's a bakery item, just buy one and don't sit in the car to eat it. You'll just go back and buy one more thinking I already had one , what's one more. Our minds do that to us when we are trying to overpower temptation.

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I thought maybe if I had one day a week or every other week and kind of let myself have some of the stuff I had been craving that it would give me something to look forward to and I could "be good" the rest of the time. Not....That turned out kind of disasterous.

We had some lovely overnight rain here, great for our garden and trees. Our raspberries are ripe now so we're having the fruit on our cereal in the mornings. I made some sugar free vanilla pudding topped with raspberris for a sweet tooth attack. Yesterday I didn't bother to count calories because they had large pizza's on sale at the grocery store and DH wanted it for supper. The store makes them up from scratch and no calories are available and I'm not going to guess.
I had a large sald before the pizza to fill me up so I wouldn't eat so much.
We're having some filet's wrapped in bacon for supper tonight, it was part of a meat package from SIL for Bruce's birthday. I'm going to give Bruce the bacon even tho it's my favorite part, yum.
You all have a great day!

Hi Rosey, Glad you had fun at the parade – stay AWAY from the sun!

Hi Gayle, I call it “enlightened neurosis.” We KNOW what we need to do, however, we don’t always do it. I REALLY believe that eating right is a FIGHT against our bodies/brains. For whatever reason, some of us are programmed to eat fat and carbs and too many calories. We are in a WAR. Over time, we identify some strategies that work, but they do not always work in every situation. Sometimes, we have to change strategies/exercise/diets because what has worked in the past doesn’t work now.
My best advice is to de-carb yourself. Have 3 days of NO carbs except vegetables. Then, when you go back, eat only brown bread/potatoes/rice/pasta & NO sugar. For most of us, carbs make you crave carbs.
Good luck finding something that works.

This is a GREAT strategy – I will use it tonight – my Son-in-law is making spaghetti & meatballs.
My DD & SIL are going on a vacation while she continues to recuperate. I’m going up to my sister’s for the weekend.
Check back next week when I get home.
Lynn

Hi Golden Girls, may I join the fun?

Hello everyone. Sorry to have been gone for so long. My Daddy passed away on the morning of the 4th and it has been a bit rough. Trying to get back on track now--although we have another tough day coming up on Monday when we go to spread his ashes in the lake where he always wanted them. But I was able to be here with him for about the last month and a half.
I am liking my our new house and even the 100 degree temps!! It sure beats the 65 degrees back in Colorado. Still getting stuff unpacked and trying to figure where to put things.
Take care everyone----I've missed you guys.

I'm on my way out to weed the garden before it gets too hot!
Karen31......

Hi Late, WELCOME! What's your name?

Hi Karen, I'm so sorry to hear about your father. Wonderful that you were able to be with him at the end. Please accept my best wishes to you and your family at this difficult time.

Lynn

Hi Everyone, Well, another thing has happened and tomorrow won't be happening for us. The man from the morthuary had a heart attack last night and so the whole day has been cancelled for us. Don't get me wrong--- I feel bad that happened but I have tried to talk to my oldest brother and my younger sister to see why we couldn't just do this by ourselves but they don't want to do that. So now we are all in a holding pattern again just waiting to see what will happen next. I was in a very melancoly mood all day just knowing that tomorrow we would be able to put some closure to this chapter but now it is all in limbo again. I just seem kind of lost right now and don't quite understand why they need someone else to do this when it would be so much more personal for us to do it ourselves. And I think it would mean so much more to all of us---but I guess I am the only one of the 4 of us kids that feel that way. Just trying to bite my tongue a lot but it is sure getting sore!

Karen ~ sorry you are having to go through that. Hope it is resolved soon for you all. {{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}

Hi Karen, I'm confused, do what by yourself?
I'm in the middle of hanging out wet laundry on the line, I'll get back later.

Oh I guess that does sound a little confusing. Sorry.. We were supposed to go this afternoon to take my Dad's ashes to the lake where he wanted them to be spread. For some reason one of my brothers and my sister want the mortuary to take them, when I thought it would be more personal and mean more to us if we took them ourselves. So now the mortuary has said they will get it done but they just don't know when. I really just wanted to go and do it with just us kids and family there. But I guess this means we will be doing more waiting. Sorry I guess I wasn't so clear on that. Will let you know what happens when things change again.

Good Afternoon girls!
Thanks Karen, that now makes sense. If it were me, I'd want to do something more personal with just the family too, maybe the laws don't permit you to throw the ashes by yourself. Some states only permit officials to do it.
Bruce got his 1932 Chevy delivered, it's a beaut! We have some restoring to do on it, like the whole insides. We're going to order the pre-cut panels and attach the fabric ourselves. It's kind of cool out, think I'll go heat the oven up and make some granola for DH.

Hello all,

Well, the days off are over ~ back to work tonight. The days off always go by so fast.....sigh.....

Got to go to the community pool a couple times while off. I was hoping that could be my exercise for the day, but I guess I don't do it vigouously enough to help me with my weight loss.

So, I will have to come up with some other plan. I gained, and need to work harder.

Hope you all are doing well.

Off to bed for the before work nap.

Take care