Petra:
I hope Buddy is feeling better!
Lisa
Wyoming

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Squeak's (my stray cat) biopsy results are good. Now if she heals from her spay (a little bulging at the incision, but all else seems well) we'll all be okay. Her incision only bulges when I hold her on her back to see it. It doesn't seem red, hot, sore or hurting her and she's eating and potty-ing fine. I may have to call the vet just to ask them about it. But for now, I'll just keep an eye on her.

I'm back on program, I'm done wallowing in self pity, pouting and whining. At least for now. One never knows when the urge will return. I'm on day number two of being back on track. Bought a diet book (South Beach Diet to see what it's about) and a new and cool work out DVD (with self hypnosis bonus CD/DVD). I'll let you know what I think of both.

I hope all are well here.

Hello,

Need to find a home. I just started and posting--I thought some positive support would help this time. I posted on summer starters and no one really responded. So here I am. I started yesterday--I trying a kind of Atkins thing. I walked last night too. Not very far but it's a start. I thought anything is a step in the right direction.
My starting weight is 280 and want to loose at least 100. So here goes my first week.

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Welcome, welcome, welcome and best of luck to you. The women here were very responsive and motivational for me (I'm sort of new too). I hope you'll find the home you're looking for, here. They're all great! :)

Hello Ladies!! I am feeling really tired all the sudden and can't figure out why but I'm still plugging away. I went to curves this morning. DD started South Beach with me today I just hope she does'nt get any crankier :devil: :dizzy:.

Lisa - Bed at 7:30. I am so jealous!! You must have really needed some sleep. :tired:

Petra - Poor Buddy!! :( I hope he is feeling better. Yeah on the outfit. :dance: I put on a pair of jeans I had hanging in the closet that I had put up and forgot about and when I put them on this weekend they were to big!!!

Hotcup - I am glad Squeak is doing better. I am doing South Beach so if you have any questions I will try to answer them for you and if I can't Petra can. She is the low carb queen :queen:

Boggie - Welcome to the group :high:. We are glad to have you here. Just jump right in. The ladies here are the absolute best!!! Where are you from. Give us some background.

TTYL

Welcome boggie, we have a few faithful posters and a few low carbers so I think you will feel right at home.

Buddy seems a little better. He is still laying around a bit much for him but better than yesterday. He's also getting a ton of Benadryl so that might have something to do with it.

I got lots of compliments on my outfit today, so I guess it looked fine. I also went to the gym tonight. Pager went off twice while I was there which was annoying but I survived. I did 10 minutes on the elliptical. That machine is tough and some weights. I spent more time on my stretching and even did some of the yoga positions. I'm planning to go to a yoga class tomorrow even though I have to drive to a gym across town.

Pager is going off again. Guess that means I better get going. Talk to you guys tomorrow.

petra: i am having the same problem with my dog .. tho his spot is on his hips ive given him oatmeal baths, sulfadene baths, salt water baths, etc.. ive had him on antibiotics... and he is still scratching..
now ive moved on to feeding him canned fish in the hopes that the fish oil will help... ive heard apple cider vinegar will help..


OK LJ wanted a pic to see how tan i am .. of 10 shots i picked apart 10 ... :(
"face looks to fat", body looks to fat, etc etc etc.. to me i dont look any different than when i started losing and i know that cant be possible......... SIGH........ :(

I have to say i am really depressed after seein those pics...


hi boggie... great to have u join us... i promise im not usually this depressing..........

Curly - I know what you mean about the pictures but let me tell you that You have lost and You are doing great. We all know what a beautiful person you are and I am sure your outside matches your inside. Sometimes it is hard for us to see how much we have changed but I bet if you posted a before and after We would see a big difference. ;)

Well--I am a mom w/ 2 daughters 12 & 10. I have 3 kids if you count my husband. I retired from my job because of a knee injury--I'm 43. We have a boxer dog who likes to shred anything he can. He is also my walking buddy.

I have had a weight problem all of my life, but never like this. After my first baby, I didn't feel right and I kept telling the doctors I thought something was wrong. Well, 12 years and five doctors later, they figured out what was wrong. I'm insulin resistant with Syndrome X. So now that I know why I can't loose weight, I can understand what's going on and make some adjustments.

My starting weight is 280. I started Atkins on Monday. I also started walking around the block. I figure it's a start. I am very active with my girls. We go to the beach & waterslide park a lot.

My biggest problem is my sweet tooth. But I think I can overcome that. Giving up carbs is sort of like giving up cigarettes for me. My brother was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago and I can see the road ahead if I don't make some lifestyle changes.

So here I am. I really don't even know how I found this website, but I'm glad I did.

Hey Curly

What have you been doing to loose? I'm picking on you because you were at the same point I am now. Any tips----problems----advise?

Curly-I assume you've had experience treating hotspots before. If not, the only thing I've found that really works is that you shave all the hair off, you keep the area clean with something like phisohex (they make a veterinary version called novilsan or something like that) and then put neosporin on it and keep them from scratching it further. He's getting some Benadryl right now. Sometimes you need antibiotics for the infection and sometimes even steroids if they don't clear up.

Boggie-good for you choosing low carb to help with your syndrome X diagnosis. If you browse back on our thread I have some summaries of some other low carb diets if you want to do a little comparison shopping. Atkins isn't the only low carb diet out there so if you find you have trouble with it, don't give up, it just might not be the right plan for you. I've read every reputable low carb diet book at this point so I am pretty well versed in this stuff and I'm a doctor.

Petra: ive also read that gold bond powder helps... but my concern with chai is that he would be licking the powder off..


Boggie:
1. ahh i have the insulin issues also, im on metformin to treat them.. and see an endocrinologist.

2. South beach is great! get rid of the bread, pasta, potatoes, and high sugar foods.. learn as much as u can about which foods are high in sugar.

3. I would recommend getting the south beach book and have a look

4. at first this journey has to completely take over your life until u have brain washed yourself completely... that this is a change for life... learn all u can about nutrition

5. start exercising... slow at first... try walking and even if u dont get very far the 1st day... promise yourself the next day u will go a little bit further.. and do it everyday.. it will help u stay focused

(if u feel uncomfortable walking around people.. do it early in the morning or in the evenings)

after i had lost @ 25 lbs i went and joined the ladies workout express (a curves clone) i was so afraid at first to go being overweight... and now i go everyday and love it ..


and the most important thing>>>> stay in this thread and post everyday .... this is the most wonderful group of people!!!!!!!! they have supported me when i was stalled...and are a great group of friends!!!!!

MOmX: thank u for the pep talk . ((huggs))

Sorry for being a bum
 

Good Day All!! :dizzy: I AM SO, SO, SO SORRY. I didn't intend on letting anyone down, but I let myself down. You have all been so wonderful to me, and I havent even posted a simple 'hello' in days. Please forgive me????

BOGGIE ~Welcome Aboard~

Today is a new day. I need to get my rear in gear and pick up the pace a little here...I guess you could say I'm doing the 'justify the greasy burger and try to exercise it off twice a day' diet. Ugh...What am i doing. I have been reading the posts to catch up. Work is crazy. It's like Alcatraz. Tons of mandatory overtime...You can get on the island but you never, ever leave :lol: Zoiks!

I am the exact same weight. I need to start chugging that water. I grab a half-frozen bottle and stare at it. I know telekinesis is not going to get that water in.

Back to posting every day, so help me...It keeps me accountable and encouraged, even if I eat junky sometimes and wake up too late to exercise in the morning (which is not often).

I started Pilates today...and hours worth, let me tell ya, I was crunching like a 3-year-old with a bag of Cheerios, no kidding. It was starting to freak me out a little!!

Keep going everyone..you are all doing great. I am going to sit down tonight and (1) Clean all the junky munchy foods out of the house, and (2) sit in front of our mirrored wall in the workout room and write down a game plan of what I want and how I am going to get there, sort of a reality check. Need to reclaim what I want for ME and from ME. With the help of all of you, I can do this (right now I have 2 speeds....slow and stop...need to upgrade to the 10-speed mountain bike). LOL.

Love you all, talk to you soon.
Hugs,
L2L

Hello Partners !

Just a quick fly through to say hello to everyone :wave:

I have been keeping very busy with work and the relatives, so unfortunately haven't had time to post.

We are heading out of town tomorrow morning for the weekend, so I am hoping to get all caught up on Monday (a holiday here).

Hope you all have a great weekend and TTYS.

Keep on keeping on.... TLB