Joe Anne - I'm sure you have retained water from the pizza you ate last week (I have been known to gain 10 lbs in one week from fluid retention). What's important is that your blood sugars are better. My suggestion is to cut back on salt and increase the water intake. I'm with you on the WLS, that is not for me. By the way, did you get the pm I sent you???

Venetia - I don't take insulin, I take Glucophage pills. I also take Benicar for blood pressure (my BP spikes when I move around according to my doc and he isn't happy with that). I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter. I don't know much about fibromyalgia but I'm sure you can find it on the Web. I hope she has a good doctor.

I hope Linda and Ali are having a good evening, wherever they are.

Back to work.

Good morning Friends
Here is my miles and minutes for last week
6/23-6/29
Total Miles; 5.75
Total Minutes; 147
I can see where my gains come from, not enough minutes of exercise and too much sodium and carbs. But I got things in control now and am looking forward to a loss or at least a turtle next week.
You all have a Blessed day friends.

Just stopping by to say hello. Linda, what are you up to? You must be working with your DH again. We miss your encouraging words.

I'm gonna be back a little later to see if you have been here.

I have to go to a Podiatrist tomorrow about my heel. I hope he can give me a cortizone shot or something. No surgery for me Mt younger sister started out letting them cut her feet to straighten a toe and now her feet look like an aliens feet from all the surgery she has had.

My DH is yelling my name. Wants me to watch a movie with him.
See you all later,
Venetia

Hi ladies

Hope you gals are having a good evening. I'm going to have a light night at work and I may get out of here early. I have the rest of the week off and next Mon so I you may not hear from me too much the next few days.

Venetia - i hope you are able to get something for your heel; do you have a heel spur??

Joe Anne - way to go getting in the exercise while you were away; that's not easy to do. Congrats for getting back in control.

Foxy and Ali - WE MISS YOU!!!!

I love all of you; you help me so much and I hope I help you as well. See ya later.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Love,

Venetia

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! TO ALL OF YOU!!!!

Hello Everyone
it a busy day today .hope you all had a great 4th .I been busy with my dad having test ran . they call yesterday and said the one they did show that his main arteries to his heart has blockage and sweeling so now he goes to a specialist to see what need done . I been worried sick over it .the one doctor said he didn't know if pop could make it through a operation or not .

I been hanging in there on my diet i mess up some but i'm trying to do good today .I hope all of you or having fun today .enjoy but try and do your best to eat healthy . lets be proud of this holiday how we eat . we can do it anyway life is more than food
will got to ran and spent some time with hubby today .God bless you all

So sorry about your dad. Take it easy and I will say a prayer that he will recover.

Love ya,
Venetia

thanks Venetia the more prayers the better . It help to know that you care enough to pray . Now this time i better run .My husband want some me time . Happy fourth

Linda,I hope you are seeing some improvement in your dads condition. Keep us imformed. WE CARE...

Connie,Joanne and Ali...Hope your weekend went well. See you all tomorrow?

Venetia

Hi All!

I am back and not ready to go back to work! Is it just me or does vacation make you want to stay away from work even longer? Hee Hee. But, good news - I came back to a raise! Yippie! I love this company!

Linda, I am sorry to hear about your dad. He is in my prayers.

Venetia, ouch! Be careful with coritzon (sp?) shots. They tend to mess with your blood sugars.

Everyone else - glad to see ya here!

My vacation consisted of not too much. My husband was supposed to be off, but the company he works for filed chapter 11 on June 1, so he found another job and gave his 2 week notice - unfortunatly they made him work his week of vacation! Bums! So, we headed to the lake for 3rd-6th. The fireworks on the lake were so beautiful! If you ever get the chance to watch them on a lake - go for it!

He starts his new job this week! He is excited!

My blood sugars did okay on vacation. (they do good while I work, because of being on a schedule) Right now it is 80. So I am heading to lunch!

See ya!

Ali

Tonight is my weekly weigh in at TOPS and I am not sure I made any progress in losing anything.
I've tried my best to stay away from breads, potatos, rice and other sugary foods. But it seems that the protiens are stuffing me up (constipation) or at least I hope thats what this bloated feeling is.
I just got some software from the TOPS website, it gives a pretty good reports of everything I have eaten and how many exchanges. I would say it's a little better than FitDay. But we'll see in a couple weeks if it really helps.
I glad everyone is doing well this week. Everyday, meal and snack is a renewal for me if I start to slack, I just begin again. The one thing that I have not slacked in is my walking , if it wasn't for that then for sure my diabetes would be out of control. At least that is my opinon.
I'll be checking in tonight to post my weigh in results. You all have a great day and I'll see you lighter.

I'm back; had a couple days off from work plus the weekend. Tonight I'm back to work.

I did manage to get in some exercise the past few days - mostly walking. I did an hour of yard work today - pruning a couple of bushes and then moving the brush pile to the street so the city would pick it up. I also did a lap in the mall before I got to work. I haven't been handling the food so well but trying to get back on program.

Have any of you tried the Glucerna snack bars? I got a box of the chocolate caramel; each bar has 25g of carbs; I tried one this morning and I thought it was really good - it tasted like a real candy bar. I'm not sure what kind of sweetener they use - I'll check the box later.

Looks like the holidays and being out of town has messed some of us up (including me). It's a new week; we have to get past it and move on.

Here's a group hug for all of us -

Went to WW again today for my weekly weigh in and I had lost for the week 2 1/2 lb..It is like a miracle to me. I have not been able to lose but looks like ww is going to help me. I am so excited.

Joann,Ali and Connie glad to see someones face other than mine.

I was real good over the Holiday but we have reservations to go to Boston Lobster and I am worried that I may not be able to resist all the temptation. But if I fall I'll just get up and start over again.

Connie, I haven't tried those Glucerna bars but have been tempted. Now that you have said how good they are maybe I will. How many calories do they have?

Joann I hope you do as well at your Tops Club as I did at WW. If not don't stress over it just start over, we all slip at times I'm sure.

Ali, I did get 2 cortizone shots and had a brace fitted to wear at night. Now if I could figure out a way to walk to the bathroom without falling and busting my butt I'll be ok.

Gotta run for now. See you all later,
Venetia