I have been reading this thread and I love it. You all are wonderful!

I'll take some time to introduce myself as well. I'm a 29 (almost 30 :( ), mother of a 5 year-old boy and married. I have 2 dogs and a cat that I absolutly adore, though the cat doesn't like me much... actually she might just HATE me! We affectionatly call her devil kitty :devil:; she's a crazy one!

I live a pretty good life, but it is really hectic. I graduate next month with my Social Work degree, I go back to start on my Master's degree in July. Between working part-time, going to class and practicums (20 hours a week at an agency for free), being mom and wife and pet owner, life really does go by fast. Thank goodness I have a lot of support at home! :D

I have been overweight my entire life, though I grew up with an entire family of thin people; I have no idea where I got the genes I got! I have made a committment to myself to change the way I live through exercise and better food choices. I am not as concerned with stringent requirements as I am about feeling better about myself. I struggle, however, making sure that I have good food to eat and time to exercise with all that I have going on. The vending machines and Taco Bell have been good friends of mine for the last 4 years due to a hectic schedule. I have, however, managed to make sure that my kid eats better than I do. One of my biggest fears is that my son will struggle with weight as I have; this is a large part of why I am making the change I am making.

When I started this, my first goal was to get on the treadmill every day for 21 days as I have always been told that it takes 21 days to start a new habit. I did it! Today is day 26 and I honestly feel guilty if I don't. Now that I have gotten in the routine of getting on the treadmill, I feel comfortable thinking about better food choices and paying more attention to the scale. I have to admit that since I have been on the treadmill, I have made better food choices already... I guess they just go together. Since I started I have lost 21 pounds (I started more than 26 days ago, mentally preparing myself!), I can't believe what exercise can do!

Thanks for reading this incredibly long post. You are so wonderful!
Sassybiscuit :hug:

Good morning!
 

Happy Monday. it is a beautiful morning here in Minnesota - predicted high of 70 today. We are sooo ready for spring!:flow1: :flow1:

A short bio:
I am 51 years young - married for almost 32 years. I live in south central Minnesota where i have been an elementary teacher for 30 years. DS is 28 - lives and works in Minneapolis. DD is 24 - lives close by and works at an alternative high school and coaches the regular high school gymnastics team. DH farms. I grew up as the only thin child in the house - i was the athlete. DM was a fabulous cook - very heavy herself and actually had a gastric bypass over 20 years ago. She is still living, but has been bedridden for the last 2 years with a disease called multiple system atrophy, DF is her primary caregiver - she is so ready to die, can't move a single muscle including her eyelids by herself, but her heart keeps beating. DF is/has been normal weight, but I have two sisters who struggled with weight growing up. My older sister is extremely heavy now, younger sister has slimmed as an adult. My weight got started with both pregnancies and just never was much under control after that. I don't see myself as an obese person but would like to lose about 40 pounds - think that probably means I am obese! I just can't do the whole on a diet thing anymore - largely because it obviously hasn't worked!!
Enough for now - here's to a happy, healthy Monday!
Marsha

Sassy:
 

Just caught your post. I think I was composing mine when yours came through. What a great job you are doing - how long are you on the treadmill every day? You have made a positive lifestyle change that is giving you some VERY positive results. WTG!:carrot:
Marsha

Nice to meet all of you!
 

Thanks Nichola, Freda, Sassybiscuit and Marsha for your introductions.
Marsha, I live in Michigan and we too are so ready for spring. Looks like today will be a nice one for us as well!

I am 37 and live in East Lansing, Michigan. I got married a year and a half ago and have never been happier. Like you, Sassybiscuit, I have a few pets, three dogs, a cat and a parrot. I also have two step kids (16 and 18) who stay with us from time to time. I have just started my own business doing virtual reality photography for the tourism industry here in Michigan. My company is called Revolutionary Views (revolutionaryviews.com) if you don't know what virtual reality photography is. I love what I do but starting your own business is very stressful.

Anyway, I have been a "normal" weight most of my life. I was also a smoker starting at 16. Around 30 I started trying to quit and finally did when I turned 33, however the process of trying and then finally succeeding has left me with a lot of extra pounds and a much slower metabolism. Diets don't work for me for the same reasons you all have mentioned. I feel deprived and then binge. It's a very depressing cycle.
I am a healthy eater and a vegetarian. My husband and I do a lot of cooking and grow an enormous amount of vegetables in the summer. My main problem is that I am an emotional eater and I eat a lot. I have a tough time leaving food on my plate even when I reach full. Too much is too much, no matter what you eat.

I can't wait to hear more about everyone here and look forward to making some friends. I used the support of a forum when I quit smoking and it was the smartest thing I ever did. Thanks everyone for sticking around and making this thread come to life.

Hugs,
kona

mejones
 

Originally Posted by mejones:
Just caught your post. I think I was composing mine when yours came through. What a great job you are doing - how long are you on the treadmill every day? You have made a positive lifestyle change that is giving you some VERY positive results. WTG!:carrot:
Marsha

I think that we must've been doing it at the same time, I didn't see yours either! :dizzy:

My first goal was to get on the treadmill for 21 days; it didn't matter how long. I made an excel sheet of what I am doing (as incentive and it lets me see how long I've been doing it) and the average time I am on the treadmill is about 30 minutes. In the beginning I wasn't doing so much, lately (the last 10 days or so), I've been in the 40-45 minute range.

I have been thinking about what my next "non-weight related" goal would be, and I think that I have decided to make mile goals for each month. I decided to walk 45 miles in April. I've done 15 so far, so I am on track for the month. I figure that it doesn't matter how long I am on the treadmill, just as long as I do the miles I have negotiated with myself... does that make sense? I could do them quick or slow; just do them. :D Having a goal like this fits me because it allows me to take a day off if I need to and not feel guilty, I just have to make up the miles in the time left of the month.

You made me think! :cool: I have been doing some thinking about heart rate; there is a difference between a fat-burning heart rate and an aerobic heart rate. I think that the fat-burning one is lower. Does anyone know the answer?

Thanks Marsha! It is so nice to virtually meet you! :hug:

Good Morning to you all ... it's Tuesday here, I guess I'm a little ahead of the rest of you ... or am I behind? ... Haven't quite got my head around the time differences!:dizzy:

It's great to get to know you all!

Freda, I know exactly what you mean ... I look back at photos of me when I was younger ... before marriage & kids! ... And I wonder what the **** happened to me?! The weight seemed to sneak up on me without me even noticing ... one day I was slim ... then suddenly, wham! ... It was there!!:mad:

Sassybiscuit, you are doing brilliantly!:) I'm really impressed with your determination as far as exercise is concerned. This is the other area which I need to address. Basically, I don't do any! I've hated any form of exercise all my life and find it a real struggle to get to grips with any kind of routine. I know I need to do something about this sooner rather than later. We do have a large dog who needs lots of exercise ... most of which I leave up to my hubby and the kids:o but I know it's about time that I got out there and did something about it ... the extra dog walks would be a good start! Reading posts like yours makes me feel ashamed that I'm so darn lazy! I WILL start to do something about it!

Marsha ... kids ... pregnancies ... I know what you mean! ... They've got a lot to answer for!!!:rolleyes:

Kona, I'm also an emotional eater. Whenever I get stressed, or upset, or whatever, the first thing I turn to is food. Although I do generally have a fairly healthy diet, I do tend to binge on the wrong things when the emotions get out of control. I was also brought up as a child to eat everything on my plate which has carried through into adulthood ... a habit which I am trying to break, because as you say, even if it's healthy, too much is too much, no matter what you eat.

Well, Spring has most definitely arrived here in HK ... daily temps around 24'c-28'c ... unfortunately, along with that comes the humidity! I HATE, HATE, HATE HUMIDITY!!! ... And it's only going to get worse over the next few months. Of course, if I wasn't so overweight, I wouldn't feel so uncomfortable! Oh well, only 6 more months of it and then I look forward to some cooler weather without the humidity! :^:

Have a great day everyone!

Nichola

I was a bit overweight as a teen, then slimmed down in my 20's, then I got an office job and started gaining weight in my 30's - ugh! I've lost weight and put it on again kept it off for 3 years and then had another life change and put it back on -:p

My main need right now is to exercise but I just can't seem to stick to it for more than a week. :(

Mauvaisroux, that's exactly my problem, I'll decide to start exercising a few days per week, say walking ... I even bought a pedometer a few months ago and felt really motivated ... but then after the first week or two the novelty wore off and I got bored with doing it. I always end up making excuses, like I'm too busy and don't have time, or I'm too tired when I get home from work (even though I only work part-time!). I just can't keep myself motivated long enough to ever get to the point where it becomes habit and part of my life.

I know I'm going to have to make more of an effort to do something about this. My husband is a walker ... he often goes off on long hikes at the weekend and takes part in charity walks etc. I'd love nothing more than to be able to join him ... unfortunately, our fitness levels are so far apart that I simply can't keep up with him ... a brisk 20-30 mins is about all I can manage at the moment without being out of breath ... and he goes off for like 4-5 hours!:dizzy:

I really need to find something that I'm going to enjoy ... something that I'll be able to stick to. Now the weather has warmed up, I noticed yesterday that the apartment complex where I live has just started to fill up the pool again, perhaps I give swimming a try (as long as there's no one else around to see me in my swim suit!!). We also have a residents gym here which I haven't been in for about 4 years ... and even then it was only a half-hearted attempt! I don't know how to use most of the equipment in there, but they do have a treadmill, and an exercise bike, so I've got no excuse really.

There's got to be some form of exercise out there to suit me ... I just need to discover what it is .........

Nichola

Hey - if you have a free pool and exercise room then go for it! :cheer:

Hey, I think you are all right. Don't have much time to post tonight, but I would love to be on your thread.

Catlover

Welcome to Catlover:)

Mauvaisroux, you're right, I should just go for it. In fact, I think I should be ashamed that I've got the use of these facilities and don't bother using them:o Saying that though, the pool isn't great for exercise ... can't really do laps in it as it's a funny shape, like a kidney ... but I guess I could swim round and round like a goldfish:lol: ... that would still be exercise right?

Ok, I've made a decision, hubby's going to be off work for a few days over Easter, so I'm going to get him to come to the gym with me to show me the ropes, and I'm going to go in the gym 3x a week when I get home from work ... the pool isn't heated so I think I will have to give it a couple of weeks to heat up under the sun before I venture into it:eek: ... but I am going to use it!

Hope you all have a great Easter!

Nichola:woops: :ebike: ... How do I look??:rofl:

welcome
 

Good Morning all,

Welcome to all the new people! My smilies aren't working today for some reason! Glad to have some more people on board. It's always good to get new insight from different people. We all have different oponions and experiences. It all adds up to a lot of good information!

My computer has been down for a few days! I only got one about 4 years ago, was afraid to take it out of the box for months, then was afraid to get internet service! Now, don't know what I would do without it! But i'm not very good at solving problems with it! It's that old fear comming back! If I touch something it might break! I need a teenager in the house!

What is everyone going to do about Easter dinner? What are your traditions and what are you doing to continue them with your kids? Are you making the "traditional" dinner? Adding a few low cal things in there too?

I do make a "traditions" dinner, with the ham and all the trimmings. But I try to add a few lower calorie things also, a fruit salad and a vegetable tray. All the "traditional" desserts but also a few things that I can have without guilt too. I'm making chocolate covered fruit this year, strawberries, grapes, pineapple.

I actually like to exercise and miss it when I don't have time. I think it's like everything else, it takes time to form a habit! I wish I had the swimming pool and gym! But I do have the treadmill in the baement and a few other pieces. In the summer time I just walk outside! I put on my booktape and away I go!

Everyone make it a good day! Freda

Hi Freda.... yah Easter dinner is one to be gotten through LOL. I am going to someone's house and the guy makes the BEST homemade dinner rolls I have ever eaten. So I a plan to limit myself to one with NO butter and just eat small portions of the stuff that is high in calories and fat. :) A test of my strength; that's for sure LOL

Hope everyone else puts on their "strong shoes" too LOL.

Good for you Nichola! :cp:

Easter dinner we are going to my mom's. She's making roast beef, roast potatoes, veg and sherry trifle. I'm making the Yorkshire pudding.

My plan is to skip the wine with dinner so I can have the trifle, limit the potatoes and double up on the veggies. :)

We don't exchange gifts at Easter so there is no chocolate/candy in the house but I will pick my mum up some flowers or a potted mum arrangement.

Newbie...
 

Hello Everyone:

I've been reading this thread for a few days now. I've decided to jump right in and introduce myself. My name is Marie. I am a divorced 41 year old single mom of one child (17 year old son). I live in TX. I've been overweight pretty much my whole life. I'm the oldest of 7 siblings and am the ONLY one overweight. Of us 7, I have only one sister who of course is completely the opposite of me. She is like a size 4/6 and has never had a weight problem.

Over the years, I did manage to lose about 75 pounds 10 years ago on Weight Watchers. Unfortunately I think I might have only kept it off for 9 months before putting every pound back on plus some. Over the past year I've done so many different diet programs... lets see Suzanne Somers, Weight Watchers, Atkins, Medifast, and most recently Rice Diet.

At this point I'm just so TIRED of being so consumed with it. I'd like to stick to an exercise routine and eat healthy and love myself for me. Exercising for me has gotten to be pretty difficult. Not so much because of my weight but because I have a health condition called fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. Because of this, my body is always in pain. So exercising is very difficult. More recently I've been able to walk on the treadmill about 3 times per week. I'd like to increase it though. However, consistency is still a problem for me. However, my eating is still out of control.

So here I am hoping to find strength, encouragement and motivation to get the weight off. I am currently around 255 and need to get down to about 155. I've lost about 20 lbs :snail: since December which I did with Weight Watchers but I fell off the wagon the end of February and have not been able to get back on.

Sorry for such a long post. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone.

Marie;)

Hello Marie!

Thanks for the introduction! We will gladly make room for you up here on the wagon so just jump right back on!! :)

Hi Marie, welcome to the thread:) I look forward to getting to know you:welcome2:

Well, I'm having a few busy days ... hubby's off work for the Easter hols which is a bonus as he often ends up working! We were going to go out for lunch tomorrow (Easter Sunday), but I've decided to do the whole traditional thing at home ... for us it's turkey and all the trimmings ... dessert's going to be bannoffie pie because it's my kids favourite (and mine:o ) ... I'm not a great dessert maker, but I do make a mean bannoffie pie, or so my son always tells me!

I will try not to over induldge too much, but I'm not going to make myself miserable by thinking I can't have something after I've gone to all the trouble of making it! After the hols I'll be straight back on track. I haven't been weighing myself lately ... just trying to get my head around eating more healthily, and cutting out any stuff that I perhaps shouldn't be having, and also concentrating on my portion control. I've been happily maintaining for the past few weeks (ok, so I did hop on the scales on a couple of occasions just to check!!) while I've been sorting myself out without any pressure, but now I'm feeling much happier and more in control of my eating habits, so I'll be hopping back on the scale next week and will start to keep track of how I'm doing.

Whatever you are all doing for Easter, have a good one!

Nichola

Hi Everyone, The holidays are always a problem. But then, there are always occasions that will be there to tempt us! We have to learn to be more in controle and plan ahead. It's ok to have a "bite" of dessert. Denying yourself will just make you eat more of everything else. But a bite doesn't mean half a pie. And, know your self. If youcan't stop at a bite or too, realize that, and don't take that first bite!

And, speaking of pies, Nicolla, what is that bannoffie pie you mentioned? Not something we have here!

It was so warm here today I shaved my legs and put on shorts!! I went for a long walk too, taking advantage of the warm weather. Listening to a really great book tape. I know some of you have mentioned that you hate exercise. Really, give it a chance! You just feel so much better! It does take awhile I admit. I gained a lot of weight after a back injury. When I first started walking again I couldn't even go 2 blocks. I would have to sit down on the sidewalk my legs hurt so badly! I would cry and hobble back home. Now I take long walks and feel great. And as for fibromialgia and RA, exercise is the first thing that is recomended!

Everyone have a great Easter! Remember, holidays are about the people we love, not about the food! Freda

Good morning!
 

Hello to everyone - welcome to Marie! It was supposed to rain today here in Minnesota - now they are saying 75 and sunny til tonight - YEAH! After our long winters, we deserve it!
I ended up spending about 5 hours in the mall yesterday, went in the morning with DD, then stayed and met DS and his GF there later. Got a LOT of walking in - my hips hurt by the time I got home.
I have been really trying to slow down my eating, and trying not to eat when I am really not hungry - both are problems for me. Hope there will come a time after a lot of practice when it will just happen naturally! I read something on another site which, while kind of funny, has had me thinking. If we remove all the issues around eating, then hunger and thirst become a body function, like peeing. If someone tried to tell you that you should only pee three times a day, at certain specified hours, etc., it wouldn't work for most of us! So we pee when we have a need to, stop when we are done. Could we do the same with eating if we really listened to our bodies?
Have a great day, and Happy Easter to all!
Marsha

It was a gorgeous day here on Friday so DH and I went fo a walk - for 2 1/2 hours! :faint:

I thought my legs would be killing me today but so far they are okay :)

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! :flow1:

Monday!
 

Hey,guys! Anybody out there after the big weekend? I did pretty well until last night when we were home - pretty much ate what I could find - really not hungry! But today is a new day, and a vacation day for me. Think I will go shopping with my sister for a while. Her youngest son left for Irag about 3 weeks ago and they don't have any bedding in their barracks. Poor kid doesn't even get a pillow! We are going to find him some stuff so she can get it in the mail. He asked for a bed in a bag type thing - I looked on Friday, but could only find Hello, Kitty or Dora the Explorer in twin size ones. We thought he would be quite the hit in the Army with one of those. Minnesota just shipped several thousand National Guard kids over - besides my nephew there are several students in my school whose parents are gone - one poor kid whose mom and dad are both gone for a year. It is going to be a long year of worry about them all.
I am feeling good about the life style changes I intend to make today. I am going to listen to my body, eat when my hunger is at a 2 or 3 out of 10, and stop when it is at a 5 or 6. I am also going to make sure that I am really hungry when I eat, and not just thirsty. Any other good ideas?
Marsha

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the newcomer (sorry can't remember the name). Come often, post much!!! We'll get each other throught this!

Ho did everyone make out for Easter Dinner? I did well, just ate a normal dinner, light on the higher calorie stuff! I made a sweet potato for me and that really helped me eat less of the other stuff. Plus I love them! My DIL did bring a huge chocolate cake (why couldn't it have been white? I don't like white cake) and I had a small piece! So, not too bad. I even had time in the morning to go for a long walk and do my weights!

Marsha, I think you should buy your nephue gi joe bedding! If you send Hello Kitty the other guys will be jealous and try to take it away from him.
Good plan for the eating! Eat healthy food and stop when your body says "full" The only problem is, we aren't used to listening to our bodies and don't really know what "full" feels like! My advice is to eat very slowely. Put down your fork between bites! Remember it takes 30 min for the stomach to send a signal to the brain that it's full!

Take care, Freda

Hi Everyone, hope you all had a great Easter. I enjoyed it, it was nice to have some time with hubby at home, he's often so busy at work that we don't get to spend as much time together as we'd like. I've still got a few more days holiday before going back to work on Monday (I work in a primary school so I get nice long hols:) )

Well, I will confess that I have probably (:o ) eaten far more than I should have done over the past week, but I have hopped on the scales this morning and I am now back to tracking my weight, so I'm now hoping for a downward trend rather than maintaining!

Freda, trust me, you don't want to know about the banoffie pie!! (A combination of banana/caramel/cream/chocolate ... mega, MEGA calories!!):eek:

Nichola

Wednesday!
 

Good morning to all! Haven't had breakfast yet and my mouth is watering over the pie description! I have an issue that is huge with me. I don't have any problem eating light all day - in fact it is very much a habit. Bit I swear I can eat dirt if it is after 5 in the afternoon. I almost get a panicky feeling if I am not eating. I know it has nothing to do with real hunger, and it is definitely what is keeping me from really getting control of this weight once and for all. Any advice from anyone? It is so defeating to do so well all day, then wake up the next morning knowing I consumed a day and a half's worth of calories if a couple of hours! On a lighter note - wishing everyone a great day.
marsha

Originally Posted by kona:
Well this chick isn't.

This chick isn't either!! :)

Good Morning all, It's going to be a beautiful, sunny 75 degrees here in Michigan today! Hope the rest of you are getting some spring weather too! Just lifts your spirits!

Nicola, We all over do at times! Just pick your self up, dust yourself off, and get back with the plan! remember it's just one day and learn something from it. That pie would be the down fall of me, you're right! Got all the stuff I love rolled into one big calorie!!

Marsha, I wish I had an answer for your problem! Because it's mine too! I do fine all day but the minute I set down at night, boom! I'm raiding the kitchen. I have tried to "defat" the house but you can eat too much of anything! Maybe some of the others can give us some tips!

Make it a good day, Freda

Marsha & Freda, no, sorry, can't give you much support there as that's my problem too ... I can be great all day, then when I'm preparing dinner for the rest of the family, I start to pick ... and boy, do I pick!!! ... I probably eat a whole dinner just whilst I'm preparing it ... then, I have dinner!!! ... This is something that I'm working on!

Freda, the pie's all gone now, thank goodness, so no more temptations!!

Nichola

Well I do have one suggestion... not sure if this will help. But Repo Girl recently posted something that I do in the morning and it really helps! I take a lemon and stick holes in it with a fork, then put it in the microwave for one minute. Cut in half and as soon as you can handle it (I hold it with paper towel) squeeze the juice out of half and pour it into a 16 oz bottle and fill with hot tap water and chug it. She does the other half an hour or so later but I do it all at once in a 32 oz bottle... chug the first half and drink the rest over the next hour or so. It not only FEELS great but it does take away my hunger. You might try doing it at around 5 PM or so... or shortly before. Just a suggestion.

Thanks for the suggestion Misty! I already drink my hot water and lemon in the morning, but i'll try it again at night too! I don't think it will help though. Because i'm not really hungry! I think it boredom and habit! A BAD habit! I am working on that! Freda

Freda, most of the time when I eat too, it's not because I'm hungry (except perhaps at normal meal times). I know I'm a 'comfort eater', so whenever I'm feeling down or whatever, I eat. But I have also noticed, over the past couple of weeks whilst I've been at home during the Easter hols, that I've eaten much, much more than I normally do when I'm working. I put this down to boredom. Basically, when I'm working, even though I only work part-time, my life is usually pretty hectic, but during the holiday I've had a relaxing break and I will admit to being pretty lazy (and I've enjoyed it!!). But my eating habits have been dreadfull! I constantly find myself in search of something to eat ... and not always healthy stuff either!!

Anyway, the hols are almost over for me (back to work on Monday), I went shopping yesterday and have stocked up on lots of fruit, veggies, salads etc ... and no crap stuff ... sorry kids!!:D

The weather here in HK is really warming up now and the humidity is already driving me nuts! I do not want to be feeling this uncomfortable in tight fitting clothes throughout the summer months! Official weigh-in day for me is Friday, so I'll be updating my tracker then ... and I will not be accepting anything other than a loss to report!!:crossed:

Nichola

Hello Everyone:

I've been busy this week with a sick grandparent and have been spending most nights at the hospital.... so I haven't had time to post. Anyway, I'm so frustrated. Because of all of the stress I've been eating uncontrolably. I don't know where to start or how to get myself back on track. Again I've gone back to old habits to figure out what weightloss plan I need to do next to get this weight off. I think I'm going crazy!!!!! Can anyone relate?

Take care all!!!

Marie

Hi Marie... Hey don't be too hard on yourself; you have had a stressful week! Sorry you fell off the wagon, but I'm scooting over right now to make room for you up here beside me... so jump back on; I'm extending a hand to help pull you up!! Here we all are :grouphug:

Marie, sorry to hear about your grandparent:hug: It's obviously a very stressful time for you and it's quite understandable that your mind has been on other things rather than your eating habits, so don't beat yourself up about it. Give yourself a bit of time to sort yourself out and ease yourself gently back into it when you feel ready ... you need to be in the right frame of mind. You mentioned that you need to 'figure out what weight-loss plan to do next' ... well, with a 20lbs loss already to be proud of, I'd say you were already following the right plan:)

Well, it was my first day back at work today ... I'm feeling absolutely exhausted ... not just that fact that I had to get up early, but we had a really bad thunder/lightning storm last night and didn't get a wink of sleep!!:tired: I can't wait to crawl into bed early tonight! I've had a pretty good day so far ... lots of healthy eating ... AND I turned down a piece of rich fruit cake with icing on it that one of the girls brought in because she got married during the Easter hols (it wasn't the actual wedding cake, but she'd brought two big cakes in for the staff which was nice of her). Any way, I'm feeling really rather pleased with myself for not having any, because I know if I'd had a taste, I would probably have had a second piece!:o

Nichola

Hi
 

:crossed: Good morning all, Worked the weekend, did ok with the diet. Didn't get any exercise. I'll try to make up for that today, and the rest of the week.


Marie, I know how stressful it is try to care for a family member in the hospital. So don't be too hard on yourself. And cafateria food isn't the greates with healthy food choices either. Take care of your self. Maybe go for a walk around the hospital to relieve the tension. My prayers are with you.

Nichola, Good for you for turning down that Cake! Don't you feel so much better about your self when you make good choices? We have someone bring in SOMETHING every day I work! I've gotten to be very selective! I have a small bite of something, that's all! But if you can't do that, don't have any! Know thy self! :crossed: My fingers are crossed for you too!

Make it a good day, Freda

Hello Everyone:

I'm back! Thanks so much for the support. Granddad is home and is progressing as well as to be expected for an 80 year old.

Anyway... I'm wondering if anyone has heard of Julia Havey's book Awake the Diet Within? No I'm not soliciting anything. I was doing some surfing on the web and came across her site. If anyone has heard of it or has the book, please let me know what you think.

This week I've been doing ok with making better choices. Of course I could do better. But I'm taking it one day at a time. I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but it's so hard to break the DIET mentality.

Anyway.... take care all.

Marie

Hey, Where is everyone?

Maire, yes it's a hard thing to do. I guess we've done it so long it's a habit! Now we're forming new habits and hopefully, some day they will be as ingrained as these are now! Won't that be wonderful?

I lost some more weight! I am within 1 lb. of goal. I was beginning to doubt that I could lose the rest of it and had almost been resigned to keeping it on. But got on the scale this morning and couldn't believe my eyes. Hopefully I can continue. I am hobbling around because I hurt my leg somehow! I worked yesterday and I always get really bad leg cramps after work, BUT I went to soccer practice with my grandson Tuesday and played soccer with my GD while he played. May be from kicking that ball around! Hope it leaves soon.

Take care, God Bless, Freda

Hi--

I'm sure you are right, and I hope to learn from you--just joined the thread.