Hi Gals !! What a full day of studying..thought I would quickly check in before hitting the couch for the evening. Need a break before all the fun starts again in the morning :dizzy:

Petra - are you aware of what the other clinical symptoms of IR are ? I hope you get to take your trip, but only if it is safe.. otherwise we will worry about you !!

Angel Eyes - I am in BC. I did find some tall pants at Additionelle, but again they had way too much room in the butt and thighs. More incentive to get skinny !!

Curly - a few years ago I had alot of blood work done and nothing came up..is this something that can develop over time.. or like you say is it just not identifiable from a standard blood test.

Turtle - them darn nuts !! So you slipped.. you got back up so good for you !

Well I will say good night now and talk to you all tomorrow. TTFN !

Hi TLB......after the earlier posts of IR, I went to the Mayo Clinic website and looked it up. They have several pages about it and listed 5 factors that might indicate insulin resistance.
........... a waist measurement of 35" or greater
...........triglycerides of 150 or greater
...........blood pressure greater than 130/85
...........a fasting blood sugar reading of 110 and greater
...........a reading of HDL (good cholesterol) less than 50

Obviously there is more than just the 5 factors but if I understand it right, if you have 2 or more of the key factors then you might have the propensity to get IR. Hope this helps. geez.....I hate to think about my waist measurement!! NOT GOOD AT ALL!! :nono:

ok my morning weigh in for the challenge is 250 grrrrrrrr

I tried posting 2 times this morning..URGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I am going to try again real quick before I start actually working.

Turtle 25 -7
TEB 25 0
Petra 12 -2
Angel 25 0
Lisa_WY 27 -2.4
Momx3 21 -2
Curly 25 -1

If this isn't right please correct me. I will come back later if this actually posts.

LIsa
Wyoming

HELP! I've Fallen and I can't get up...
 

Hey all!

Not only did I fall from the wagon, I jumped off, hitting every weight-gain branch on the way down. Was on vacation for a week (after 3 years of no vacation), and ate like a :ink: :nono:

I have successfully sabottaged myself into gaining almost 10 pounds. :yikes: I feel bloated and sick, so I am drinking my water and calling myself a "do-over" starting today.

Please accept my apologies. My computer got fried by lightening at home, so I only have the one at work now, and they are watching my butt (obviously closer than me). If nothing else, just pray for me. I feel like :barf:

The worse I felt, the more I ate...the more I ate, the worse I felt. Vicious circle :mad:

I am going to pick myself up by the boot straps, because I have seen you all do this, and so can I...I want this sooooo bad, and I miss you all so much.

It feels good to be 'home' again.
TTYS,
L2L

Good Morning Ladies !!

Just a quick fly through before I start work.

I had my first spooktacular weigh in this morning and I am happy to report that I am down...... 2.5 lbs..... YAHOO !!

I will be back later to check in.... have a great day ! :D

Hello Monday
 

Lookin' good to see you back. I'm sorry you've fallen, but we're here for you. You can do this. C'mon back!

My morning weigh in, unfortunately, is still UP one pound. So I'm starting off at 230. Ugh..

Waiting for Pooh Bear to get up so we can go. I've been up, showered and ready for hours. I've gone to the post office too. Guess I'll have to go stand over him until he gets up from guilt and FEAR. :devil:

I'll check in later tonight. I have to go, RELUCTANTLY change my ticker. :mad: So, I guess you'll have to change that seven to a SIX. :(

:) I wanted to also say, count me in on the Halloween Challenge. I have been reading and reading and reading, trying to catch up with everybody. I'm at 277 now, so my minus 25 would 252 by 10/31. I think I can pull that off. Besides, I need something to make me more accountable (and that would put me a little under my 10% mark which was my original coal).

You are all doing FANTASTIC!!! You are all :queen: 's in my book!!!!

just stopping by to say hello
 

Howdy everyone.. well I havent visited this post in a really really long time.. I still havent gotten back on the wagon, but i'm cooking more instead of going out to eat every day.. and I started to excersize.. I'm sorry to all of you whom I let down.. especially myself.. I wish you all the best of luck, and I will check in with ya'll again...

Love ya

Dee!!!
 

Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee Dee!!!!!!!!!!
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

So glad to see you! No, lady you've not let us down. I'm just so tickled you've popped in. We're all struggling day to day, and you can work it right along with us. We all need each other and we especially need YOU!

Great job on the exercise. I don't cook, so you're doing great there too. Have a wonderful day and you come on right back to us. Post post post.

Yay everybody! Dee is here!
:balloons: :cheer: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

Turtle 25 -6
TEB 25 2.5
Petra 12 -2
Angel 25 0
Lisa_WY 27 -2.4
Momx3 21 -2
Curly 25 -1
L2L 25 0

Good morning everyone!!! ....finally able to chart my weightloss.....a big whole whopping 1 pound loss. :cb: Not too bad actually as last week (before challenge start) I lost 6.5 lbs. Soooo all total, I'm happy with that. Nice to see some new (old) faces again :wave: .....Dee and L2Lose, so happy you popped in. We've all been there, done that....so don't feel bad about falling off, and lurking our posts. I logged in my loss on the chart Lisa......

Not sure how I feel about this; I went to the eye doctor today as I thought my vision was getting worse and its been about 6 years since my last prescription for glasses. He said....there was no change in my prescription (good thing), but if I felt I needed glasses to help read, to go get some of the OTC glasses at a pharmacy. Then he said...."welcome to middle age"!!! So I'm supposed to be happy? :lol:

Turtle 25 -6
TEB 25 2.5
Petra 12 -2
Angel 25 -1
Lisa_WY 27 -2.4
Momx3 21 -2
Curly 25 -1
L2L 25 0

Water Ideas Anyone?
 

Good Morning all - I am not sure how much water I should be drinking. right now I am filling my 33-ounce water bottle about 4 times, I guess that is about 120 oz give or take. There is so much conflicting information out there, I am not sure what to do :dizzy: I weigh 277, and have PCOS with excess water gain which I need to flush out with the water anyway (I was a good girl and did NOT drink any diet soda yesterday...YAY!!

How much do y'all think I should drink, minimum and maximum? I'm starting to get my "weight loss groove" back. After I drank that water and crammed in fruits and vegies and not white flour or sugar, I felt a WORLD of difference.

Thank you all!!
Have a wonderful day!
L2L

Good Morning!!!

We are all on our way to the not so scary scale challenge!!!

Deerod and L2L it was so nice to see your posts yesterday. Where is Jennie? I know she was moving and starting school...so hopefully she will be back when life is a bit more normal. Who else is MIA??

Deerod: Don't give up... make this site a regular part of you day. It keeps you on track and in the "zone". Join us for the Halloween challenge..it is never too late! You can beat this!!! We are all here to hold your hand!

L2L: Jump back on the wagon.... you can make your challenge. Keep your eye on your goal.

Angel: Good for you on your 1lb loss..it is 1 lb closer to your goal.

TEB: another loser!!! Yippeee for you!! We can do it..Yes we can!!! (bob the builder!!)

Turtle: I weight myself way to much. I can see as much as a 10lb gain in one day. Pick 1 day and that is your official WI day. I use the scale as a measure but it means nothing until my WI day. The scale can do wacky things. Hang in there you are doing great!!!

Petra: Congrats on your loss. Hopefully we both can reach onderland with the Halloween challenge. I am working hard toward my goal!! I know you are. Sometimes the WL is slow but the turtle always wins the race. Hey Turtle..that should be your motto... Remember the turtle always wins the race!! It may take some of us a longer time but it will be so worth it when we get there.

Momx3: Onederland is around the corner for you too!! I think of how far we all have came... and the struggle to get here...I know we can go to the next step.

My challenge for you today...is figure out what is "right" in your life right now that has nothing to do with the scale. DO you feel better? Can you tie your shoes without heavy breathing? Can you walk up the stairs without needing oxygen? Can you slip into a smaller pair of jeans? Did you pass McD's and your car didn't automatically drive in the pick up lane? Let's not focus on the negative...focus on the positive right now. We are all on a roll..... because we are here and we care about what we are doing for ourselves!!

Lisa
Wyoming

L2L-great to see you again. Post often. It helps to keep you on track. Minimum of 64 oz of water. Believe it or not, you can drink too much water which no one seems to talk about but I don't think you have gotten there. We have a problem with water drinking in the state hospitals--we have to restrict it believe it or not.

TLB-angel gave you some good guidelines for insulin resistance. There are some specific health problems that are associated with it but that is a good starting point. Your doctor can measure a fasting insulin level but like I said they don't do that very often, they base it on the kind of info angel gave you--blood pressure, body shape, fasting blood sugar, etc.

I am officially in mourning. I have been scouring news shows looking for pictures of what the city looks like and it doesn't look good. I'm sure I can't go next week, besides who wants to visit a disaster site on their vacation. I also fear there will be a lot of dead bodies when it is all over (and I'm not talking about the ones floating out of the cemeteries). I'm also having a bad week at work. Not a good combination.