Morning Ladies
DH and I had a loooong talk this morning. basically b/c I keep getting more and more depressed so we talked about things we can do to make it better one of which is moving to an apartment thats accessible and also making more of an effort to do things together versus coming home and vegging SO I'm starting to feel better. I'm going to the doc tommorrow and asking about that seasonal BC pill that has you get TOM 4 times a year PLEASE GOD LET THEM GIVE IT TO ME
my periods are so bad I won't go into detail but think of your worst one and multiply it by 10
I think we're going to drive out to PA for a day trip this weekend so that should be fun
I will bbiab

i all,

Hope everyone is well, looks like I am in for a very busy weekend, at least I took Thursday and Friday off next week!

Halloween in Sunday and I bought to boxes of chocolates that a peanut free.

Anyway hope everyone has a great weekend (oh I am going to my halloween party in scrubs).

Cheers!

Ali

Kierie: I am sorry you have bad periods, good luck with your doctor.. I can't be on the pill, but I hope it works for you.

Have a good day!

ALi

Goooooood Friday! I am back - I was really sick yeseterday so I decided to stay home and take care of myself! I slept most of the day and you know, I feel way better today- still not great - I am sure I have a sinus infection, but I can't see a doc for AGES.

I am dressed in orange and black today for Halloween! I have a very religious person on my floor who is beaking off about how it's satanist to dress up. You know, I am all for having your own religious beliefs, but keep it to yourself. Don't blow the fun for everyone! It might have pagan roots, but you know, almost ALL religious/christian events have pagan roots! Even holding flowers at the wedding is pagan. Rituals are all pagan in thier root. That has seriously irritated me!! She is very German and often says things that are insulting as well, like "I used ot be a size 16 too, but i was much more in proportion". And she has made comments about how her church wouldn't have married us b/c we lived common law, and how she disagrees. The funny part is that she was pg before her wedding!! Hows that for pot and kettle!!

OK - thanks for letting me vent....I think I am all done now....

Anyway, eating wise I have been OK. I ate a LOT of flexpoints yesterday - being home alone and feeling sorry for myself I just eat and eat!! But I did count and count so that is a good thing! lI have also had lots of exercise this week and feel good physically, but my WI today was only .1# down!!

Boooooooooooo

Belle: It's better than a gain, also if you ate a lot yesterday you may be retaining. Wow, some people should just keep their mouths shut especially about size and religious views. A guy at work is deeply religious in a religion that doesn't celebrate holidays and he's never made comments at the rest of us. He knows I am common-law and yet has never made any comments about that either. Rant away, people like that make me mad...

Cheers!

Ali

belle that lady sounds like she prefers nitpicking to having a deep faith
and I've seen your pics you're VERY IN PROPORTION that lady is out of her mind knowing me I'd wear a costume and purposefully walk past her desk a few times
In her mind I guess it's better to be "knocked up" but not "living in sin" lol you can just practice sin on the weekends
Ali the scrubs idea is great nice and comfy

Just a quick comment ( I am running out, but will bbs!), Kierie - my doctor told me to take my pill packs back to back, and let myself have my period every 3 months. She said it was perfectly safe.. a little more expensive because you go thru packs faster, but it really works.. thats what I do because my periods are so bad.

-Aimee

Thats what I have been doing but I think i need a new pill b/c my period never fully stopped from when i had it in september

Hey guys! Kier, are you considering Depo provera? if so, make sure you don't have migranes - my sister took it and her migranes worsened and she got a blind spot on her eye from teh vessels dialating. I think Aimee's idea is a good one!

Ali - scrubs are a totally cool idea- comfy!! Where'd you get them?

OK this is today's skinny daily post. I thought it was really motivational, hopefully you do to! My "suprise" was my collarbone! I saw it at my wedding and was so pleased!!
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Surprise!
Jonathan wrote in the other day on the question of whether all this work to lose weight, get healthy is worth it, after all. We agreed, it is hard work. It does take constancy. But we are both amazed every day by the way our bodies have been able to recover, heal, and even surprise us. The surprises are the best part. The surprises keep us going. Here’s Jonathan:

“When I lost 50 pounds three years ago, an amazing thing happened to me, and yet I don’t really feel comfortable expressing this joy (except to my boyfriend). Because I had been working out for years and because I was doing a lot of cardio work during the weight loss phase, by the time I actually reached goal I discovered that I have a washboard stomach!!! Okay, it’s not like the guys on Men’s Fitness, but really, there are abdominal muscles, and they are defined, and I can see them. Also I have all those visible distinctions between the various muscles in my arms and shoulders that my personal trainers always had. (Gee, and I thought it was just genetic!!)

“When it gets hard to stay on the maintenance journey, and man-oh-man does it get hard, I often just stand in the gym looking at my reflection and thinking, “God gave me this amazing machine. It has taken all the abuse and neglect I’ve given it and STILL it looks this good!” Wow. How could I abandon that?”

This amazement and wonder, these surprises anchor us to our new habits, I think. They are what reinforce, constantly, our efforts to make healthier habits, quell unhealthy ones.

My version of Jonathan’s abs is somewhat less covetable, I suppose. I am inspired by my knuckles. I remember when they appeared. Or reappeared. For many years where other people have knuckles, I had dimples.

But today, they’re great big knobby things. Four knolls for each hand at the top of my metacarpals. A ridge and a valley formed by the ligaments that run from my fingertips back to my wrist. Such a collection of unpadded bones and ligaments and veins encased in a bag of thin skin, it can hurt to shake hands now. These are not beautiful hands. Not modeling hands. But I really like them. They are so much different from my old hands, so much more interesting and visible than any hands I thought I’d ever have. I think. “Could these be MY fingers? MY knuckles?” I wave them to make sure.

I have other parts that have appeared suddenly and surprisingly. Knobs on my shoulders. I can watch the play of sinew in my arms. I can actually find the muscles and tendons that I hurt when I hurt them. These are surprises, unexpected moments when our bodies are willing to reveal something new, some ability, new or restored, some feature, some capability that we didn’t have when we didn’t work at keeping them fit.

We have been given “amazing machines,” capable of so much more than we might imagine. We can’t know what they can do if we don’t take them out, use them, see what happens when we push them to do more, and once in awhile, give them a good looking over.

How has your machine amazed you lately? Let us know at skinnydaily.com. Write about it in your body log. Keeping track may help you stay on track. It couldn’t hurt.

Hey Belle I don't want depo a friend of mine was on it bloated like a blowfish became a total witch and when she went off it had her period for months
btw I started reading the skinny daily post last night that woman is AMAZING

Kier - I am glad you and DH talked about your depression. It might be as easy as a change of environment and going to a movie more often! Either way, you are smart in addressing it before it becomes a problem. My sister has finally come to terms with her post-pardum - the baby is 6 months and she hasnt snapped out of it yet. Anyway, Yay Kier!

You guys are right about this woman. She really hasn't learned what keep to herself in the office! I know to some degree it's cultural, but really! She has been in this country longer than I have lived...

Since we're talking about women's health issues...I got in to see the OBGYN on MONDAY!! I was super excited b/c I was told I'd get in late January, but someone had a cancellation!! We can get to the bottom of my bad periods, get some fertility advice and hopefully get my pregnant without hormone therapy!

I'll have to tell you all about it afterwards. I am glad b/c this OBGYN delivers at a hospital that is MUCH BETTER and has the Neonatal ICU in it (where my neice Carmy ended up!).

Over and out...

Oh Hon I'm so glad!!! keep us posted

Hello, ladies! Holy cow, this week has just sucked at work. I haven't been at my desk hardly at all, which means no 3FC for me. Evidently, my bosses can't see how addictive this place is.

I'm currently reading Jemima J by Jane Green. It keeps making me mad because Jemima is about the same weight and height as I am and they talk about how HUGE she is. I just can't understand how a woman who is 5'7" and 204 lbs can be described as SO obese... Maybe she just has a smaller frame than I do. I don't know, but the book really is very good and it does discuss some things that heavy people deal with and SO many feelings that we have. I've read it before, but this time I'm reading it and will be presenting parts of it to my Interpersonal Communication class.

Kierie--I think that's great that you talked to DH and that he is so supportive of your goals. Good for you nipping the depression in the bud! Having that added support makes such a difference, doesn't it? As far as b.c. goes, I've recently tried a new form of it. It's called NuvaRing and it's ummmmm, inserted once a month. I tried the patch and it totally didn't work, plus there are weight limitations that effect it's effectiveness. Seriously, have you ever tried putting a stick on a beach ball and getting it flat? Doesn't work... But, I really like the NuvaRing, it might be something to consider. I would definitely stay away from the shot, though, from things I've heard.

Ali--I love the scrubs idea! You'll be dressed up and comfortable, always a great combination!

Belle--We have a guy like that here at work. Yesterday was our Halloween party and one of the gals who helped us set it up overheard him saying that dressing up was an "abomination", etc. He's one of those people who is religious when someone else is doing something he disagrees with, but forgets all about his religion when it suits him. Soundsl ike your lady at work might be his siter! I love the Skinny Daily Post--she has some REALLY insightful and inspiring pieces, plus she's a great writer. Now, if only I could get my machine up and running.

OK, back to work for me. I get to leave soon, yay!