300+ Support Group-May Flowers-The month of Of MAY

[Pcola Girl]

Hope you all had a nice mothers day. We just stayed home and relaxed out by the pool and our daughter and two grand children came over and she helped her dad make dinner. My hubby cooked us all a nice steak on the grill. The kids played in the pool and I just laid back in my chaise lounge and lazied the day away in the sun.
Didn't get all sunburned this time because I was covered in sunscreen.
But it was a real nice day.

My knees were hurting earlier real bad so I put the pain patches on them my doctor gave me and they help some but it just hurts bad to walk so I plan to stay off them as much as possible today.

See you later.
be good.....

Something fun to read....
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A minister was completing a temperance
sermon. With great emphasis he said, 'If I had all the
beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'
With even greater emphasis he said, 'And
if I had All the wine in
the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.' And
then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he Said,
'And if I had all
the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and
pour it into the river.' Sermon complete, he
sat down.

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced With a
smile, nearly laughing, 'For our closing song, Let us sing
Hymn #365, 'Shall We
Gather at the River.'
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Smile, life is too short not to !!

[pescacat]

*L* Thanks for the smile, Mary. Hope your knees feel better soon.

[Zer]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

Zer there is a registry that will cut it down some like the Do Not Call list

DirectMail.com's Mail Preference Registry - Get rid of junk mail

Do Not Mail : Index

Thank you for this info. I picked up a massive heap of junk mail that overflowed my pobox and spoke to the postal agent who seems to understand how difficult it is to struggle in to check my mail - and who may be able to help me (on the Q-T) to avoid junk mail. Not sure if this is going to mess with my magazines arriving or not. We shall see. Several of the people I saw at the p'office displayed concern at how I struggle to walk. Interesting to see some folks as frightened as I am by my decreasing ability to move myself around. Took me 2hrs to do mail pickup and trash to dumpster, both of which involve me rising from car seat. Even using arms to haul myself up by hanging onto the door frame, it's difficult. I'm in bed now with aching legs, swollen knees, from the effort expended this morning (8:30-10:30am) and from a fair amount of angst about WHAT IF...

I scare myself silly. That steals power from me. Got to stop doing that!

Things go better for me when I think positive about moving myself around, when I tell myself how proud I am of me for daring to go out in public, to walk and do errands as simple as hauling trash to the dumpster (in my car).

Anyway, lots of folks held doors open for me today. Nice people. Nice day.

I've had quite a bit to eat today, and need to get myself to FitDay.com to write up my carbs/calories as I am aiming to eat up to my BMR:2423cals daily for a better-functioning metabolism. I'm sure I eat too little. Got to get my calories UP THERE so that my body can let go of fat. Got to do this. Uh...

I'm just worn out. Want to sleep. Want to sleep until I can wake up slim!

Dreamer? Yeah, but it's a beautiful dream, isn't it?

[dantesmom]

Oh man am I craving stuff bad tonight! Thouhgt Id come here for some accountability so that tomorrow I can proudly claim that I kept the carb demons at bay lol. I am hoping you all are having a blessed evening.

[Zer]

Sally, this is when a tin of sardines in olive oil comes in handy. Got any butter you can take a curl or two of? Sometimes butter melting in my mouth resolves my drive to cruise in search of carbs. Good luck on finding a LC nosh!

[dantesmom]

Thanks Zer! I ended up having an oscar meyer hot dog no bun and a slice of cheese. Full of sodium but better than carby sugary junk. I am still just craving this morning. I have stuff on hand that is on plan to chomp on and also will head to the grocery store while I am out. I know most of this is a reaction to my at work stress. Hopefully I will find something new soon.

[Zer]

Isn't it great to get past a horrible craving without doing too much damage? I just heard about a hotdog made from grass-fed beef, organic, and I've got that on my shopping list, to try as a tasty companion to sauerkraut or cabbage in a slaw or a steamy skillet of smothered cabbage. Sound good? Yeah, with some mustard and some plump caraway seeds for flavor! Applegate Farms is the brand name that someone mentioned for the grass-fed beefy hotdogs at TJoe's.

As I spend time reading a thread about "Eating Up to My BMR, No Matter What" a lot of things are coming clear for me. I'm working at learning how FitDay can analyze my most likely food choices so I can aim to get enough calories as well as enough grams of protein to support my daily needs for basic metabolism.
- - - - -
Getting a grip: Daily protein quota, 150g; BMR:2423cals
As I learn more about how to work with FitDay.com to analyze the foods that I am likely to eat, I see that many meals round up to about 500calories - and I'm beginning to see that I can handle ingesting that amount of calories as many times a day as it takes me to reach my BMR:2423cals as well as a 150g protein quota daily to support my current weight (409# today, alas, as weight bounces up from a 402.4# weight a week ago - admittedly a dehydration "low" - sigh! - by a scale-manipilating wishful-thinking dork - yeah, me!).

Time to adjust my stats, face facts, get real about the data my scale gives me!

I'd like to thank you - all who support me - for helping me to get a grip on a number that has been a mystery to me - and that I suspect is the key to unlocking and letting go of the weight that I intend to let go of once and for all with a diligent LC/Atkins plan.
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Stats: 5'10"; 64; 508.7/409/199
WOE: Atkins+ALGittleman
3mo of scale data: 432.4(2/8); 426.2(3/8); 413.2(4/8) 402.4(5/8)
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And to start the day off right, I'm halfway through my 500calorie/40g protein hot slosh. I'm adding more VCO now, so maybe I need to re-evaluate its calorie count. I now scoop three spoonfuls of white melty VCO into the hot mixture and stir to dissolve it. Plenty of VCO sure adds satisfaction!

[Zer]

Consider a handful of pecan halves as a way of short-circuiting a craving. My best success with nuts is freezing my pecan halves, which keeps them out of sight and out of mind until I'm scrounging for emergency rations, for an oily 'fix' to save me from diving into a crinkly bag of carbs and doing serious damage to my LC/Atkins plan.

Originally Posted by dantesmom

I ended up having an oscar meyer hot dog no bun and a slice of cheese. Full of sodium but better than carby sugary junk. I am still just craving this morning. I have stuff on hand that is on plan to chomp on and also will head to the grocery store while I am out. I know most of this is a reaction to my at work stress. Hopefully I will find something new soon.

Stress costs us dearly. I'm doing a little bit of reading on adrenal exhaustion - and stress can ruin a body! Contact with difficult people can wreck adrenals that pump adrenalin to cope. With that info, I have terminated some awkward relationships, just to see if I can calm my internal mechanism. It's working. Less stress means less of an urge to use carbs to calm myself down. Yay!

[debkeversole]

[tulips]

Hi everyone,
I hope I am welcome to join again. A few yrs ago I lost 170lbs and have regained most of that back. So here I am!
I really need the daily support and hope I will be able to get to know all of you.
Thanks.
tulips

[cleochatra]

Hey!! Welcome home. {{{tulips}}}

[Bandy1]

Hi all.

Sorry I haven't been around. Yall are so chatty it's hard to keep up. That's a good thing. It's great to be able to connect on how yall are doing. When I stumble, I know I'm not the only one, and the ones who are on when I am off is so encouraging.

I was doing well, now I'm not. Better than I was, but not as good as I need to be. I don't know if I've posted about the visit with the dr. last week or not, but I have an umbilical hernia. I'm going to try to put off the procedure to fix it till I get a few lbs off. I figure the less pressure on my belly will lead to better and easier healing. When I had my hysterectomy, we were all concerned that my incision (from belly button down) would split open, so I had to have the staples in longer than usual, and wore a giant velcro wrap for quite awhile. I started getting an infection in the staples, and it wasn't pretty or comfortable.

This surgery sounds a lot simpler, but my weight always complicates even the simplest of things. (like stairs, walking, breathing, sleeping, etc.)

I'm making some better choices in my eating, but when I slip and eat too many carbs, I get ravenous. Then you better get out of my way. I get mean. (much like the time back when I was a smoker and my ex took my pack of cigs and dropped them in a sink full of water.) It aint a pretty picture.

Anyway, I'm glad to see so many here, and so many trying to improve their life. I hope every one of you realize that you are all very inspirational, whether anyone says so or not.

I hope to be able to check in more often. Take care!

[Hot Tamale]

lol - I think I'm a good example of a BAD example!!!

I'm just so stressed with work these days. It is crazy.
Yesterday I went to see my MIL in the hospital. I took her a few things:
some flowers, some hard candy, some white chocolate squares, and some peppridge farms (is that how you spell it?) sugar cookies. Well, that woman - at 83 - tells you how she feels about certain things. LOL she told me to take the cookies back because she wasn't eating sugar!!! The candy has more....anywho - I leave to drive the 75 minutes home at 7:45... I have the pack of cookies. Just what 12 cookies? Maybe only 10? I look at the bag. I look again. I think of you guys. AND I FLING THE COOKIES INTO THE BACK OF THE VAN! Woo Hoo - tiny victory dance!!! More later - gotta go teach a class!

[alaskanlaughter]

good for you tamale thats more willpower than i've had lately

with the stress of family and taking on other children, ive been soooo tempted and starving....i weight myself today expecting to see a HUGE weight gain after struggling to stay on plan lately and i was only up 2.5 pounds...i was very surprised...i met my 205 goal and then went a bit down and now a bit up, resting at 206 today...my next goal is 198 and im feeling a bit more motivated now to stay on plan

[Zer]

Hot, I'm so proud of you for tossing those cookies instead of opening them and losing the battle for control over carby impulses. Kudos to your MIL, for passing on the cookies, too! Remember, you can always gift nursing staff if your MIL does not want your offerings. Nurses are busy burning off calories and can probably handle stuff like that!

Originally Posted by Hot Tamale

I went to see my MIL in the hospital. I took her a few things: some flowers, some hard candy, some white chocolate squares, and some peppridge farms (is that how you spell it?) sugar cookies. Well, that woman - at 83 - tells you how she feels about certain things. LOL she told me to take the cookies back because she wasn't eating sugar!!! The candy has more....anywho - I leave to drive the 75 minutes home at 7:45... I have the pack of cookies. Just what 12 cookies? Maybe only 10? I look at the bag. I look again. I think of you guys. AND I FLING THE COOKIES INTO THE BACK OF THE VAN! Woo Hoo - tiny victory dance!!!

I'm so impressed! HaPpYdance! Next time I find myself toying with the notion of (ch)eating, I'll think of you!

[Zer]

Originally Posted by alaskanlaughter

i met my 205 goal and then went a bit down and now a bit up, resting at 206 today...my next goal is 198 and im feeling a bit more motivated now to stay on plan

Oh, I hope you find a way to hang on while you burn off those few pounds! What an inspiration to me, p'doodling around just above 400# and trying to eat more calories to my BMR:2423cals - and just about hating the 'burden' to eat more food than I want.

I choke on chewing meat. Want lots of other stuff to help me get that meat in.

I'm truly NOT a carnivore. At least I'm not loving the meat I find to eat. I'm sure there are sizzling steaks and burgers that are tempting and delicious. I'm just not seeing a lot of that sort of meat. I just choked down a cup or so of beefy leftover bits and maybe that much salad too, using mayo to expedite the process. Urk! I'm maybe halfway through the calories I'm supposed to eat today to satisfy my BMR:2423cals - and I dread facing failure almost as much as I dread finding a way to put myself in close proximity to more meat that I need to eat to accomplish today's calories. What a hideous way to live!

[Pcola Girl]

My knees are still hurting today so I am still resting them. Wish the doctor could find something to help them besides surgery but right now it looks like that is going to be the only way to keep them from hurting like they do when I walk.
Not much else going on today, its getting dreary looking outside, we are suppose to get rain today. The plants and yard sure need the water to.

Hope all of you are having a good day with your eating, so far i have been doing ok, now just to keep it up and not stray from it is the main thing..

See you later, be good...............

Here is some fun humor for you.....
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There were 3 men who died and before God would let them into heaven, he gave them a chance to come back as anything they wanted.

The first guy said " I want to come back as myself, but 100 times smarter. So God made him 100 times smarter.

The second guy said "I want to be better than that guy, make me 1000 times smarter. So God made him 1000 times smarter.

The last guy decided he would be the best. So he said "God, make me better than both of them, make me 1,000,000 times smarter.

So God made him a woman !!

[Zer]

Read this and take a 2d look at aspartame. Do you really trust the FDA that lets aspartame be sold as safe for human consumption? What are the costs?

Originally Posted by elise135

I received this link in an email today, I thought it was interesting. Jennifer Cohen is an eleven-year old student in Mrs. Simmons' sixth grade Oradell, New Jersey class. Jennifer conducted an experiment proving aspartame, the artificial sweetener in diet soda, breaks down into two deadly neurotoxins when stored at room temperature and under refrigeration. The National Expositor - 11 Year Old Girl Shames the FDA by Doing Their Job

I am thinking I may just want to stop using anything that lists aspartame as an ingredient. How about you?

[alaskanlaughter]

Originally Posted by Zer

Oh, I hope you find a way to hang on while you burn off those few pounds! What an inspiration to me, p'doodling around just above 400# and trying to eat more calories to my BMR:2423cals - and just about hating the 'burden' to eat more food than I want.

I choke on chewing meat. Want lots of other stuff to help me get that meat in.

I'm truly NOT a carnivore. At least I'm not loving the meat I find to eat. I'm sure there are sizzling steaks and burgers that are tempting and delicious. I'm just not seeing a lot of that sort of meat. I just choked down a cup or so of beefy leftover bits and maybe that much salad too, using mayo to expedite the process. Urk! I'm maybe halfway through the calories I'm supposed to eat today to satisfy my BMR:2423cals - and I dread facing failure almost as much as I dread finding a way to put myself in close proximity to more meat that I need to eat to accomplish today's calories. What a hideous way to live!

thank you zer i agree, im not much of a meat-eater but being the only girl in the house, everyone else wants to eat it....i find it i grill up a bunch of veggies with it, that helps me eat it...i've always thought of becoming a vegetarian but i cant' conceivably do that without also obligating my family to that way of life LOL

[Pcola Girl]

Hope everyone is doing well today.
Its raining here today but we sure needed it. We were on water resrtictions here but now its been lifted so we can water the yard and plants. This rain will help alot.

My knees are still bothering me bad today so I am still staying off them as much as possible. I have had every injection they have put in them and they still hurt so I guess that surgery the doctor was talking about may be necessary after all. I see him again in June so will find out something then.

BE GOOD EVERYONE................

[Pcola Girl]

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[hippiegirl]

I haven't really been on plan. Haven't gone Hog Wild - just maintained. But as of today, I'm back on track.

I made a batch of potsticker patties last night - they're edible, but a bit too much onion IMO. So I'll definitely cut back on the onion next time.

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the mothers - hope you had a good one!

[MzMelissa]

I am really excited to know that I am not the only one with as far to go as I have...Sometimes it seems insurmountable.