Looking Awesome in August Challenge - Page 7

CindyCRNA · 08-28-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

If a person is on T4/T3 meds, make sure you have your blood drawn 5 hours after you take your meds. Otherwise the T3 drug will show up on the test. This would not give an accurate test.

Carolyn, can you just do the test first thing in the morning before your first dose or should you take a dose, then wait 5 hours?

CarolynF · 08-28-2009, 04:42 PM

Sure..I'm sure this would be fine. Maybe nonstickpam knows for sure.

Gosh..I worked all day at WW stuff..We had to "travel" for a different company we work for...and research schools, rentals in Bartlesville, OK..We are tired..I was good at lunch.

CarolynF · 08-29-2009, 05:20 AM

Hi gang..

Off to Bartlesville this morning to meet a "client"..LOL..Hopefully, we can stop at Hobby Lobby on the way back.

I am at 155..grumble, grumble..and weigh in is tomorrow...eeek..I might have to take a gain because of my Branson experience with some evil carbs, but so be it..

Name for September??? The Pounds are Falling Off..(what a statement, huh)? Don't we wish they will just tumble off our bodies.

Catch you all later..I'm drinking my coffee and ready to go ..DH is flying home from Seattle today..It takes alllllllllllll day long. He will be home by 9

Hugs all around.

TuscanGirl · 08-29-2009, 05:28 AM

We could be "Stunning in September"!

gettingwell · 08-29-2009, 06:06 AM

Carolyn/Cindy...on the lab tests for thyroid...if you take 1/2 your thyroid in the morning and half in the afternoon (this is my new routine) would I have my lab test 5 hours after my morning dose OR on the day that I was having my lab test would I take the ENTIRE days' dose in the morning and then have my lab test 5 hours later? I hope this makes sense....my labs were WAY off the last time they were done and I want to have them re-checked...but I did NOT have them drawn with this 5-hour protocol, either. It was after my last labs that we started splitting my dosage, too...any advice?

Sorry to just barge in on this thread, but since I'm trying EFGT percentages now, I figured I'd just post here!

Buffy45 · 08-29-2009, 07:40 AM

Morning!
I like Stunning in September, wishful thinking or not

Had great fun with the triplets at dinner and afterwards last night. 3 3 year olds is a mighty busy fun time

DD#3, the one who recently moved has been under so much stress, overworked, moving, getting remarried, travel for the past year and hasn't felt the best, but to be expected. Recently had blood work, thyroid way up, Vit D way down, B12 way down, so Dr. upped thyroid, put her on B12 shots and more Vit D, I can't wait to see how much better she feels in a couple of weeks.

Not sure what today is activity wise, waiting for DD's to let me know.

sjl330 · 08-29-2009, 09:00 AM

Hello everybody, I'm back! We loved every minute of our trip but it's always good to get back home too. We mostly just walked the beach and relaxed and ate. Sounds like a perfect vacation to, lol. It only rained 2 times and it was at night both times. I felt like I'd gained 10# but the scale only read 148.5 this a.m. and I'm hoping a lot of that is water retention.

I'll try to read back through the posts and catch up but sometimes that's hard to do. So I might just wing it.

Today is my DGS24's birthday. I really just can't believe it! His mom is fixing his birthday dinner tomorrow and it sounds very decadent. Of course, lol.

Have a great day. I think we owe our pup a very long walk and I don't know what else we might do. Except laundry of course. The dreaded vacation laundry.

CarolynF · 08-29-2009, 11:48 AM

Hi...

Welcome back, Sandy...You only gained a tiny bit and walking on the beach was probably extremely helpful..Sounds like you had fun..poor Bailey..He missed his parents for sure.

Stunning in September is a great name..So, I'll start it Sunday night..

MKay: Glad your dd made it back to NY safely. That is a very long drive..very long. Yes, you are "fun sized" for sure.

Gettin: Welcome, welcome..Pam says that you want to take your regular dosage (1/2) 5 hours before your labs are drawn. T3 lasts for about 5 hours.
You want an accurate account without any of the T3 meds in your lab report, just what your body is doing..

Buffy: No wonder DD is exhausted. Hope those meds help her and tell her she has to sleep, too..

Kapri: I thought that article was very eye opening.

Have been really good today..Maybe I'll be down a bit tomorrow for the weigh-in............

CindyCRNA · 08-29-2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gettingwell

Carolyn/Cindy...on the lab tests for thyroid...if you take 1/2 your thyroid in the morning and half in the afternoon (this is my new routine) would I have my lab test 5 hours after my morning dose OR on the day that I was having my lab test would I take the ENTIRE days' dose in the morning and then have my lab test 5 hours later? I hope this makes sense....my labs were WAY off the last time they were done and I want to have them re-checked...but I did NOT have them drawn with this 5-hour protocol, either. It was after my last labs that we started splitting my dosage, too...any advice?

Sorry to just barge in on this thread, but since I'm trying EFGT percentages now, I figured I'd just post here!

I think what Carolyn said made sense. It doesn't matter if you take the whole dose or your 1/2 dose, if you still wait the 5 hours, the T3, no matter the dose, is out of your system.

Rode DHOR9 all day today. We are both tired. DC15 is now on Amoxacillin for a UTI, 1/2 of a fish oil capsule, arthritis medicine, amatriptilline for anxiety (?!) and probiotics for the diarrhea from the amoxacillin. We officially have nursing home!

Ate Mexican with my riding friends. Had shrimp fajitas sans tortillas. Very good. I could eat Mexican every day!

Sandy, that sounds like the perfect vacation!

CarolynF · 08-29-2009, 08:58 PM

Hi..Gary got home..I'm tired..I watch the Last Cake Standing Challenge on the Food Network..Those chefs are incredible..

Cindy: We all love the Mexican food..My big problem is the the pre-dinner tortilla chips.

TuscanGirl · 08-30-2009, 05:11 AM

Morning!

It looks like I started the month at 122.6 and ended it at 123.
My progress is going the wrong way!!

We're moving DS20 to school today and I won't be back until tomorrow night.
You all will have to hold down the fort!

Sandy - pictures?

Carolyn - Yum - cake!

I watched the season finale of LOST last night.
Slowly getting caught up from the Spring.

GettingWell - that's fine! Join in!

Buffy - I'm glad DD#3 is getting everything in order!

gettingwell · 08-30-2009, 05:58 AM

Protein was WAY too high yesterday! This is a mindset shift for me--I've been doing much higher protein and I need to really change things around to get the higher fat and lower protein. To be honest, I'm going to start in earnest tomorrow--too much going on today to change things up too much. So, it will be higher protein today...but my main goal right now is to get my eating under control, so that is the main goal for today--just no bingeing. Tomorrow I'll work on getting the percentages right! Have a good day, everyone.

Buffy45 · 08-30-2009, 09:04 AM

Morning peeps!
Welcome home Sandy, walks on the beach and relaxing sound awesome. Did you stay on or near the beach where you could hear the ocean at night? I love sleeping with the ocean sounds in the background. Love love love it.

How can it be the end of another month? I just don't understand where the time goes, I never get enough done and times just flies on by me like I am standing there wondering who am i, where am i, what am i?????

Yes, mexican food is the best, I think a favorite of almost everyone. Not low carb as a whole but if you pick and choose it can be ok, except for Carolyn's dreaded debil chips.

CindyCRNA · 08-30-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gettingwell

Protein was WAY too high yesterday! This is a mindset shift for me--I've been doing much higher protein and I need to really change things around to get the higher fat and lower protein. To be honest, I'm going to start in earnest tomorrow--too much going on today to change things up too much. So, it will be higher protein today...but my main goal right now is to get my eating under control, so that is the main goal for today--just no bingeing. Tomorrow I'll work on getting the percentages right! Have a good day, everyone.

Oh, Lord, that was the hardest for me. I just always tend to gravitate to protein. I had to really work on getting it down. I would plot it all out on ******, then readjust until i had it right. ****** is a life saver!

sjl330 · 08-30-2009, 04:10 PM

I'm not weighing in until the 1st and even then I'm skeered.
Have a safe trip MK.

I'm back on board tomorrow morning. I might try a few days of only fat/protein to get rid of the bloat. I feel like a balloon!

We did stay on the beach but it was hot so we slept with the air on and windows closed. I love the ocean and the beach but for some strange reason the noise of the waves when I'm trying to sleep is not soothing to me. ?? Weird huh?

CarolynF · 08-30-2009, 04:59 PM

Hi everyone..

Well, I was happy (sort of) to be at 154 this morning........Only gained a pound this month..LOL..Well, back on track tomorrow..

Sandy, I agree..I don't like even "nice" noise, like the ocean when I'm trying to sleep..

Happy travelling, MKay..

Tomorrow is blood day for my thyroid. I'm getting up early to take my pill so I won't mess up the test.

Brett had a good week at school, he said. The new roomie is working out fine, although he is not a cook..So, it's Brett and Sam, who are the "cooks" in the group. I use that term very loosely.

Ok..Starting our new thread.

Gett: Protein is really hard to control...I think it's better to space it all out.

sjl330 · 08-30-2009, 07:45 PM

Am I out of sync? Isn't tomorrow the 31st? Don't we still have another day where I just might be able to drop an extra 10 pounds, lol? I'm still holding out til the 1st to do my "official" weigh in, ok?

My granddaughter and her 2 roomies have been cooking up a storm. I'm hoping to talk them into starting a blog about it. They're making some yummy recipes and have sent us pics and it looks like restaurant food! Two of them have been servers for years so I guess they at least learned how to plate up the food to make it look good. They're planning their menues from a bunch of old cookbooks I was getting rid of. It looks like they found a good home with the girls. One of the gals doesn't cook at all. She's on clean up duty.

Buffy45 · 08-31-2009, 08:47 AM

gettingwell · 08-31-2009, 10:52 AM

Well...things aren't going well for me...the past 2 days have not been good at all! BUT, tomorrow is a new month, so I'm "in" starting September 1! The scale will scare me, though, so I'm not going to weigh...I will be able to tell, though, if I'm losing...if things go well with my eating, I'll weigh mid-month. I just can't face it right now...things have been so bad in the food department that I don't even want to step anywhere need a scale!

CarolynF · 08-31-2009, 03:54 PM

Duh, I lost the 31st..

anyway, I actually weighed 153 today instead of the 154 that I weighed on the 30th, so I'm taking the 153 for the month and calling it a draw..LOLO.

Sandy: That is wonderful that your dgd is becoming quite a cook. Good for her. It's great when young ladies learn to cook.

Getting: You can do it...

Buffy45 · 09-01-2009, 03:01 PM

Just a drive by hello! Nothing to report today, weight still hanging about 210, mainly b/c I am not watching portions.

Blood sugar doing great though. Off to see DD's and DGS's.

TuscanGirl · 09-02-2009, 05:08 AM

Buffy - come to the new thread!

08-29-2009, 05:20 AM	#183
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,945 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi gang.. Off to Bartlesville this morning to meet a "client"..LOL..Hopefully, we can stop at Hobby Lobby on the way back. I am at 155..grumble, grumble..and weigh in is tomorrow...eeek..I might have to take a gain because of my Branson experience with some evil carbs, but so be it.. Name for September??? The Pounds are Falling Off..(what a statement, huh)? Don't we wish they will just tumble off our bodies. Catch you all later..I'm drinking my coffee and ready to go ..DH is flying home from Seattle today..It takes alllllllllllll day long. He will be home by 9 Hugs all around. __________________ May 1: 141

08-29-2009, 07:40 AM	#186
Buffy45 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 8,549 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC/MP/HF Start Date: Restart 9/3/2012	Morning! I like Stunning in September, wishful thinking or not Had great fun with the triplets at dinner and afterwards last night. 3 3 year olds is a mighty busy fun time DD#3, the one who recently moved has been under so much stress, overworked, moving, getting remarried, travel for the past year and hasn't felt the best, but to be expected. Recently had blood work, thyroid way up, Vit D way down, B12 way down, so Dr. upped thyroid, put her on B12 shots and more Vit D, I can't wait to see how much better she feels in a couple of weeks. Not sure what today is activity wise, waiting for DD's to let me know. __________________ Buffy

08-29-2009, 09:00 AM	#187
sjl330 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Middle America Posts: 11,811 Gallery: sjl330 Stats: 184/145/140 5'7" WOE: EFGT-Barry Groves Start Date: January 2003	Hello everybody, I'm back! We loved every minute of our trip but it's always good to get back home too. We mostly just walked the beach and relaxed and ate. Sounds like a perfect vacation to, lol. It only rained 2 times and it was at night both times. I felt like I'd gained 10# but the scale only read 148.5 this a.m. and I'm hoping a lot of that is water retention. I'll try to read back through the posts and catch up but sometimes that's hard to do. So I might just wing it. Today is my DGS24's birthday. I really just can't believe it! His mom is fixing his birthday dinner tomorrow and it sounds very decadent. Of course, lol. Have a great day. I think we owe our pup a very long walk and I don't know what else we might do. Except laundry of course. The dreaded vacation laundry. __________________ Sandy Everybody thinks that every womans dream is to find the perfect man.....OH PLEASE....every womans dream is....TO EAT WHATEVER THEY WANT WITHOUT GETTING FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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08-28-2009, 04:42 PM	#182
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,945 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Sure..I'm sure this would be fine. Maybe nonstickpam knows for sure. Gosh..I worked all day at WW stuff..We had to "travel" for a different company we work for...and research schools, rentals in Bartlesville, OK..We are tired..I was good at lunch.

08-29-2009, 05:28 AM	#184
TuscanGirl Princess Proofreader Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In My Happy Place Posts: 36,651 Gallery: TuscanGirl Stats: Sad/Happy/Wow 5' WOE: Something like GL and LC and . . . . Start Date: July 2003	We could be "Stunning in September"!

08-29-2009, 06:06 AM	#185
gettingwell Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 401 Gallery: gettingwell	Carolyn/Cindy...on the lab tests for thyroid...if you take 1/2 your thyroid in the morning and half in the afternoon (this is my new routine) would I have my lab test 5 hours after my morning dose OR on the day that I was having my lab test would I take the ENTIRE days' dose in the morning and then have my lab test 5 hours later? I hope this makes sense....my labs were WAY off the last time they were done and I want to have them re-checked...but I did NOT have them drawn with this 5-hour protocol, either. It was after my last labs that we started splitting my dosage, too...any advice? Sorry to just barge in on this thread, but since I'm trying EFGT percentages now, I figured I'd just post here!

08-29-2009, 11:48 AM	#188
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,945 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi... Welcome back, Sandy...You only gained a tiny bit and walking on the beach was probably extremely helpful..Sounds like you had fun..poor Bailey..He missed his parents for sure. Stunning in September is a great name..So, I'll start it Sunday night.. MKay: Glad your dd made it back to NY safely. That is a very long drive..very long. Yes, you are "fun sized" for sure. Gettin: Welcome, welcome..Pam says that you want to take your regular dosage (1/2) 5 hours before your labs are drawn. T3 lasts for about 5 hours. You want an accurate account without any of the T3 meds in your lab report, just what your body is doing.. Buffy: No wonder DD is exhausted. Hope those meds help her and tell her she has to sleep, too.. Kapri: I thought that article was very eye opening. Have been really good today..Maybe I'll be down a bit tomorrow for the weigh-in............

08-29-2009, 08:58 PM	#190
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,945 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi..Gary got home..I'm tired..I watch the Last Cake Standing Challenge on the Food Network..Those chefs are incredible.. Cindy: We all love the Mexican food..My big problem is the the pre-dinner tortilla chips.

08-30-2009, 05:11 AM	#191
TuscanGirl Princess Proofreader Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In My Happy Place Posts: 36,651 Gallery: TuscanGirl Stats: Sad/Happy/Wow 5' WOE: Something like GL and LC and . . . . Start Date: July 2003	Morning! It looks like I started the month at 122.6 and ended it at 123. My progress is going the wrong way!! We're moving DS20 to school today and I won't be back until tomorrow night. You all will have to hold down the fort! Sandy - pictures? Carolyn - Yum - cake! I watched the season finale of LOST last night. Slowly getting caught up from the Spring. GettingWell - that's fine! Join in! Buffy - I'm glad DD#3 is getting everything in order!

08-30-2009, 05:58 AM	#192
gettingwell Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 401 Gallery: gettingwell	Protein was WAY too high yesterday! This is a mindset shift for me--I've been doing much higher protein and I need to really change things around to get the higher fat and lower protein. To be honest, I'm going to start in earnest tomorrow--too much going on today to change things up too much. So, it will be higher protein today...but my main goal right now is to get my eating under control, so that is the main goal for today--just no bingeing. Tomorrow I'll work on getting the percentages right! Have a good day, everyone.

08-30-2009, 09:04 AM	#193
Buffy45 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 8,549 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC/MP/HF Start Date: Restart 9/3/2012	Morning peeps! Welcome home Sandy, walks on the beach and relaxing sound awesome. Did you stay on or near the beach where you could hear the ocean at night? I love sleeping with the ocean sounds in the background. Love love love it. How can it be the end of another month? I just don't understand where the time goes, I never get enough done and times just flies on by me like I am standing there wondering who am i, where am i, what am i????? Yes, mexican food is the best, I think a favorite of almost everyone. Not low carb as a whole but if you pick and choose it can be ok, except for Carolyn's dreaded debil chips.

08-30-2009, 04:10 PM	#195
sjl330 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Middle America Posts: 11,811 Gallery: sjl330 Stats: 184/145/140 5'7" WOE: EFGT-Barry Groves Start Date: January 2003	I'm not weighing in until the 1st and even then I'm skeered. Have a safe trip MK. I'm back on board tomorrow morning. I might try a few days of only fat/protein to get rid of the bloat. I feel like a balloon! We did stay on the beach but it was hot so we slept with the air on and windows closed. I love the ocean and the beach but for some strange reason the noise of the waves when I'm trying to sleep is not soothing to me. ?? Weird huh?

08-30-2009, 04:59 PM	#196
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,945 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi everyone.. Well, I was happy (sort of) to be at 154 this morning........Only gained a pound this month..LOL..Well, back on track tomorrow.. Sandy, I agree..I don't like even "nice" noise, like the ocean when I'm trying to sleep.. Happy travelling, MKay.. Tomorrow is blood day for my thyroid. I'm getting up early to take my pill so I won't mess up the test. Brett had a good week at school, he said. The new roomie is working out fine, although he is not a cook..So, it's Brett and Sam, who are the "cooks" in the group. I use that term very loosely. Ok..Starting our new thread. Gett: Protein is really hard to control...I think it's better to space it all out.

08-30-2009, 07:45 PM	#197
sjl330 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Middle America Posts: 11,811 Gallery: sjl330 Stats: 184/145/140 5'7" WOE: EFGT-Barry Groves Start Date: January 2003	Am I out of sync? Isn't tomorrow the 31st? Don't we still have another day where I just might be able to drop an extra 10 pounds, lol? I'm still holding out til the 1st to do my "official" weigh in, ok? My granddaughter and her 2 roomies have been cooking up a storm. I'm hoping to talk them into starting a blog about it. They're making some yummy recipes and have sent us pics and it looks like restaurant food! Two of them have been servers for years so I guess they at least learned how to plate up the food to make it look good. They're planning their menues from a bunch of old cookbooks I was getting rid of. It looks like they found a good home with the girls. One of the gals doesn't cook at all. She's on clean up duty.

08-31-2009, 08:47 AM	#198
Buffy45 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 8,549 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC/MP/HF Start Date: Restart 9/3/2012

08-31-2009, 10:52 AM	#199
gettingwell Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 401 Gallery: gettingwell	Well...things aren't going well for me...the past 2 days have not been good at all! BUT, tomorrow is a new month, so I'm "in" starting September 1! The scale will scare me, though, so I'm not going to weigh...I will be able to tell, though, if I'm losing...if things go well with my eating, I'll weigh mid-month. I just can't face it right now...things have been so bad in the food department that I don't even want to step anywhere need a scale!

08-31-2009, 03:54 PM	#200
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,945 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Duh, I lost the 31st.. anyway, I actually weighed 153 today instead of the 154 that I weighed on the 30th, so I'm taking the 153 for the month and calling it a draw..LOLO. Sandy: That is wonderful that your dgd is becoming quite a cook. Good for her. It's great when young ladies learn to cook. Getting: You can do it...

09-01-2009, 03:01 PM	#201
Buffy45 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 8,549 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC/MP/HF Start Date: Restart 9/3/2012	Just a drive by hello! Nothing to report today, weight still hanging about 210, mainly b/c I am not watching portions. Blood sugar doing great though. Off to see DD's and DGS's.