While I'm sorry that you're experiencing the same issues as me, I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone in my issues.

Yes exercising is something I'd trying to do more of (I attend a swim fitness class twice a week) but it's finding the energy that is more of a challenge.

Congrats on the weight lost so far. That's wonderful!

Dani

Hey guys, still semi new around here, don't think I've posted in the weekly thread.. so, Hello! I finished all my final exams this week with an added 4 pound weight loss That puts me into the 200s! Good week all around. I did have a talk with my doctor about calories because I'm not a counter, but I realized by eating mostly fruits and veggies I was getting around 900/day which I know is horrible. She suggested I shoot for 1500-1800 depending on my level of exercise.

I did do a little celebrating last night so I plan to really work my butt off today . As a treat to myself for hitting my first goal I am going to a running store to buy my first pair of nice walking/running shoes as I am planning on trying out the c25k.

I'm in northern California, experiencing my first summer here and it has been over 100 degrees most of the week, completely disgusting, thank goodness my university has an amazing gym with ac!

I think that is it from me. Hope everyone has a great Friday!

Hi Gekster

Welcome and congrats on the 4 pounds.

I had the very same issue of eating well but not getting enough calories so I try to mix it up each meal to try to increase that number because the times I was too low, I didn't lose but gained.

Good luck. You're doing great so far. Keep up the great work!

Dani

HAPPY FRIDAY to a LONG weekend!!!!! J

Battle--thank you for the encouraging words. It makes me feel better that it’s ok if I do slip up but I can try my best to stay within my limit for the day and not throw away everything. Know what I mean? LOL I don’t try to stress if I don’t drink all of my water, that’s ok. It will take some time getting into the habit. I am such a creature of old unhealthy habits in more ways than just food and exercise. Also, Have you had the phone screen yet? Great job on the self control with the ravioli!!! I will have to try one of those Kashi bars, it sounds good.

Cyn--How is Justin doing, was he able to go to school to do his finals? My mom always had me to alternate the Tylenol and ibuprofen every 2 hours to break the fever. It works!

Jacquie--Has your sleep gotten any better? The week of final preparation and set up of a big event that I pulled off at our church I too had a lot of anxiety and sleepless nights thinking if I had everything I needed, will all of the workers show up, is anyone going to come… I eventually had to take a Tylenol PM. LOL It helped me to fall asleep, I was good from there.

Annie--Don’t you LOVE baking for others? It’s like my favorite thing to do!!! I know how you feel about being SO ready to visit your family. Mine lives 2 hours from me, my parents in one direction and my brother in the other. He has a newborn baby that I’ve only seen twice, and it’s been over a month since the last time. I can’t wait to get my hands on him! Have fun on your trip! Good luck on going to your therapist. I know I should probably go and do that myself but the thought of telling someone my deepest darkest thoughts and secrets is well, scary to me. I pray that you will have great success with it.

Annette--I hope you get some clear answers soon.

Val--I used to be in TOPS, I liked it. My group I went to was a bunch of senior citizens, they were soooo sweet! DH and I couldn’t seem to make it to the meetings though so we eventually dropped out.

Dani--WELCOME!!! Congrats on the 5 pounds! That is awesome!!!

Misti--YAY for the pound! That’s great!

SmilesIowa--Welcome back!!! And yes, 300+ people aren’t always lazy! We can still huff it and get the job done!

Torister--ok, WOW I went to that website, and it’s got me eating a 2650 calorie diet for wls and that’s with little to no exercise. I can’t believe that! I have been eating about 1700-2100 and I can’t imagine EATING that many HEALTHY calories in a day. Which makes me wonder, was I really eating 2683 calories a day to MAINTAIN! Talk about depressing someone QUICK.

Catherine--I wish I knew more about sewing. I can sew a pillow. Want one? LOL

Bulging Beauty--WELCOME!!! Do you mind me asking… I am 15 pounds heavier than your heaviest, and I am wanting to conceive, do you have any advice? Did you have any problems? Maybe this should be a PM.

Pennie--Hello lurker.. Lol I don’t do the 6 small meals but I try to plan for a snack between meals.

Gekster--Welcome! Congrats on the 4 pounds!

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This week has been very stressful to say the least. I have tried several times to come up with HOW to explain this all but there is just so much information. The gist of it all is DH and I are very concerned about our 11 month Niece. Her parents, well, need to grow up and act responsible and not be so selfish. DH and I would LOVE to take her in and raise her but when DH and MIL brought it up to BIL and his lady they said that they can’t do it… I just pray that they will think about what was said to them and realize that DN NEEDS them, and needs them to grow up and show her a life outside of what they live. Thankfully all three of them live with my MIL and she is actually the main caretaker of her but any argument that BIL and his lady has she flies out of there with her… things that happened this week with DN just breaks my heart. L

I am SO excited about this weekend!!! DH, DN and I are going to Elizabethtown, KY to visit with my family. My brother lives there with his family and my parents are traveling there too. They are driving their RV and we will be spending a lot of time at the campground. We wanted to bring DN so that we can KNOW where she is this weekend and to give MIL a much needed relaxing weekend. It’s going to be so much fun with my Niece and Nephew there! She is 11 months and he is 4 months next week. YAY!

I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!

Thanks guys! Its is really motivating to continue.

Dani - Before I realized how little calories I was actually eating I gained and was so upset, I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong! I had no idea how many calories were in anything non packaged and since I started this journey I have pretty much cut out all prepackaged stuff. Wow was I in for a shock haha.

Lauren - It is very upsetting to see youngsters in bad situations, but at least you get to go on a vacation with her.

oh btw, I lost 2 pounds last week. I'm really happy considering the disastrous weekend. LOL

And I will probably not be back till week # 1212! Have a happy and safe weekend!

My panic attacks/anxiety attacks are the result of PTSD in my case.

I returned from my scavenger hunt, successfully. I got my pickled turnips and wild cucumber pickles. I'm going to make hummus tonight.

Hello All,
I am on a beta-blocker called Propanolol and a sedative called Klonopin for anxiety. They really do help. The only problem is that I don't want to take the sedative if I am going to be driving so I end up taking it later in the day when the anxiety has already struck. I took some when I got home today and I now feel much better. Really, if there is an anxiety issue sometime medication can be quite helpful. The funny thing is that I get the same relief from a workout.

I had such a bad big-fat moment today when I was at the store Kohl's. I just went in for a second to buy some beach towels. My mother went with me and I lost her somewhere in the home accents. Anyway, while I waited for her to resurface, I started to sweat. A lot. It feel like beaucoup buckets were running down my face and I was getting highly embarrassed. It was one of those moments that you swear that you are never to going to overeat again! If I was thinner, I could wear shorts and little shirts that would help to keep me cool. I know that it is not a biggie but all that sweat really got me down.
Catherine My mother sewed my childhood clothes on a machine that you would have loved. It was an avocado green Kenmore and was built like a tank.

I hope y'all are having a decent day and, if not, I send you hugs.

Hey now...don't be depressed! I weighed more than you when I was at my heaviest and we were about the same starting weight when I started Atkins back in November. The calculator makes sense I think. Put your goal weight in and see what it says for that. It makes sense that at your or my weight we need more calories just to exist. I eat mainly whole foods that have as little processing as possible and I get lots of healthy calories in daily.

Awww I don't care what people think. I wear shorts and sleeveless tops out and about when it is hot out. I did that today....too bad for those people who are offended by the sight of me.

Cyn: Just a thought about your Armour thyroid (the one made from pig thyroid). I read something on my thyroid message group lately that there have been some quality control issues with the manufacturer of it and I know that I can feel really lousy when I am not getting the right dosage. It might be something to look into. I hope you get that straightened out soon. It just stinks not feeling well.

Annette: Any updates from the Doc?

Well, Memorial Day Weekend means planting our veggie garden and getting the flowers in. I am looking forward to that. It has been hot here for a couple days, but its suppose to cool down a bit over the weekend thankfully.

I spent the day at the gym so I either missed the call from the dr or she didn't call, I'll be calling on Monday. The nutritionist is a good idea, I'm going to mention it to my dr too. In the meantime, I've increased my calories to test it. 2 days so far I've been over 1000. I wasn't happy today to find that I gained .06 though after the first day of increasing them
Yesterday I did a ton of lunges, front lunges, reverse lunges, side lunges etc, ran 1 mile, did arm curls, shoulder work, did 30 min of aerobics then went to the Y and did another mile on the treadmill and worked on some of the machines for my tummy and butt.
Because of what I did yesterday I was super sore today.... but I went to the Y again and did even MORE. I literally can barely move right now, I'm in so much pain. I did squats with 120lbs 3 sets of 10 today in addition to running 1.75 miles, 4 miles on the bike, some free weights, did something with Lynn with the weighted ball (whatever it was is supposed to work your side muscles and tummy), and finished with an hour 10 min swim. I literally have no clue how I'm going to do stuff again tomorrow, but I'm going anyway.
The good news is, today when Lynn and I were walking around the track at a good pace I had an "ah ha" moment and realized that two weeks ago I couldn't do that pace and that far without being completely out of breath, but today it was actually very relaxing instead of stressful like it used to be. You know what that means?? All this work is making stuff easier and I'm getting in shape. I can't wait for the running to be 'relaxing', right now it's not lol. I also have been getting my heart rate up to where it's either in zone 3 or 4 out of a 1-5 scale.
BTW, I work out 7 days a week because of this competition, so taking a day off isn't something I'll be doing, although tomorrow I may only run 1 mile, do the bike and swim, but probably skipping the weights (if I still hurt like this).
Ok, now I shall go pass out and try to ignore this pain.
Annette

Hello all

Just rushing through before bed... but Annette, wanted to say great job and good for you for making the effort to do what you need to do! Way to go.

I hope you don't mind if I make one suggestion... please know I am not trying to tell you what to do. But in looking at your Fitday I notice that the vast majority of your foods are processed foods, etc. I see almost no fresh fruits and vegetables, which would be so helpful to you and also they really fill you up because you get a lot of most of them for very few calories, plus I am a firm believer that our bodies process natural foods so much better. I have recently focused a lot more on whole fresh foods and it is amazing how much better I feel. People have even commented to me on how much nicer my complexion is getting.

Again, please don't think I am being critical... I applaud your efforts, yayyyy! Just something you might consider.

Annette - Just something to think about. When I do a really strenuous workout, particularly any kind of weight training, even if I don't change anything in my eating habits, I gain weight for a few days afterwards. It seems to happen every time, without fail. So, don't think straight away that the increase in weight could be because of the extra calories (1000 is still VERY little) as it could possibly be due to the exercise. I'm not totally sure, but I think it's something to do with muscles retaining water for repair, or something like that.
You are doing an amazing job with exercise. I am glad you are possibly going to do a lighter day now and then, because your body does need time to recover and repair.

Talk more to everyone later.

Zelma

Verdande - welcome - post where you are most comfortable. I post on both 300+ boards. I look forward to getting to know you!

Annette -- I'll chime in too.

The scale goes up and down for MANY reasons. Remember that the scale weighs ALL of you: skin, muscle, bone, water and fat. You want to reduce the fat, but it's hard to know when the scale goes up or down whether that's fat that's doing the moving.

After workouts our muscles do retain water, and that can cause weight gain. But it doesn't sound like you really had a gain at all. .06 pound? My scale is a dial scale and I couldn't even see that difference!

Your weight will fluctuate every single day for one reason or another, so I wouldn't blame eating 1000 calories (still very low... I'd be starving at my current weight!)

Well we got our son graduated last night. I held it together pretty good. I am soo proud of him! Hubby and I both did not graduate from high school so this is a big deal!

As for me: well I am still a mess. Last night after everyone went home I took an Ativan. With in 30 min I was asleep and slept a long time. It was nice to sleep for once but again I am up crying this morning. Since I vomited 40 min after taking the other antibiotic, the Dr wants me to take Bactrim again. I am already nautious and that will make it worse. BUT I am going to take it. Yesterday all I could eat was 1/2 a piece of pizza, half a piece of taoast.

I am so sick of being sick. I am also afraid that these "bumps" are not going to go away. Or they will but others will come back.

I have also called to get an appointment with a therapist. I think I may need an antidepressant. I dont know.

My friend said she would join a gym with me. She is very anti gym..but I think she knows I really miss going adn that getting this weight off may helpw tih whatever is going on

My uncle asked why the Dr didnt refer me to a dematologist if he wasnt sure what the bumps are. He said derms are trained to identify what they are.

I know I have said this before but I am really scared. I sometimes think, besides the bumps, that I am making myself sick.