Hi I'm LA Joan - Sorry - Long Post

LA JOAN · 04-28-2012, 11:39 AM

Hello - you all. I don't know if this is actually the place to do this, but, I'd like to introduce myself to you all - and get to know you - so - here goes.

My name is Joan. I live in Los Angeles with my husband, my oldest daughter and her husband, and my only grandson - who is 6 1/2 - and the most delicious apple of my eye. They live in the house next door - literally and actually. We added a house on to our house, for them, so that we can be around for our grandson. My other two daughters do not live that far from us (but they chose to be childless). One is about six miles away and the other is about 12 miles.

I will be 70 this coming August, which blows me away - cause I certainly don't feel old. Slower, yes, more tired, yes - but not old. I am a retired Speech Therapist/Special Education Teacher and currently am the Administrative arm of my husband's company - which we run out of the house.

I am 4' 11" and currently weigh around 190. My top was 203 in 2002 when I had the Adjustable Lap Band installed. I was able to maintain at about 170 for 6+ years - not thin by any means - but do-able for me. Three years ago I had to have the band unfilled as a result of a stomach irritation and put on 20+ pounds. I haven't had much motivation, commitment, success etc. in being able/willing to take it off. So - here I am. On day 3 of a low-carb, physician assisted, new life - again.

I started using diet pills when I was 10 - and - with them - stayed normal looking- through 3 babies- until I was 27, when I had thyroid cancer and had to have my thyroid removed. Life, since then, without my amphetamines, has been focused on being on a diet and losing weight or in "I don't care" mode, gaining again. I have been up and down 50-60 pounds so often that I can't even begin to say how may times. I was a long time OA'er, doing "Grey Sheet" or OA HOW, which always worked for me. It's low carb, 3 measured meals a day, nothing in-between. I'm just not willing, at this point in life, to be as restrictive, structured, obsessive and militant as I need to be to stick to that food plan.

I had a quadruple coronary by-pass when I was 56, and even that didn't really motivate me to keep my weight down. What is motivating me now is that I am so physically uncomfortable with my body as it is, that I have to do something. I experience angina when I walk (exacerbated by carrying around an extra 40 pounds), my knees hurt when I need to do stairs, and I just have no energy any more. When I sit my belly roll and midriff roll sit on my thighs and push my boobs up to my neck - and that makes it hard to breathe. I'm just fed up with being so uncomfortable and unwieldy.

So - here I am - on day 3. And I would like to join the roll-call as a way of being accountable, supported, and supportive if I can be. Hello again you all.

ocali · 04-28-2012, 01:06 PM

Hi Joan!
Welcome! Join us everyday here and you'll really find out what a friendly bunch we are.
How nice that your daughters are living so close to you. And, I can read how you feel about your grandson. Enjoy him!
I am in Florida. Was in California (San Diego) just a few weeks ago.
Bye for now.....

Loretta V · 04-28-2012, 04:36 PM

Nice to meet you LA JOAN. You have put quite a medical history behind you. Hope this low carb woe works out for you. Be patient.

birdlady · 04-28-2012, 07:38 PM

:welc ome:

mamagiff · 04-28-2012, 07:57 PM

Mssarge · 04-28-2012, 08:00 PM

Hey Joan and welcome to the forum, you've found a home a lot os new friends who will do all they can to support you. Don't hesitate to come and unload as this is the support group you've been looking for.

I'm not so far from you, near Riverside, and have only been on this forum for a bit. I needed the folks recently when my husband passed away and they have been extremely helpful.

Looking forward to reading your posts...and WELCOME HOME....

Mary in SoCal

LA JOAN · 04-28-2012, 08:50 PM

Thank you all for your welcome. I'm a little confused as to the various places - like the Journal place and the Roll call - but - I guess I'll figure it out as time goes on.

Mary - sorry for your loss - and - you are fairly close to me. We are in Northridge - in the San Fernando Valley.

Talk to you all again tomorrow.

LoveMontana · 04-28-2012, 09:21 PM

Welcome again. We are way across the country in Upstate Finger lakes region of New York.

You found a great place to help in the weight loss journey and some really friendly, helpful people.

Jump in, the people are friendly.

LA JOAN · 04-29-2012, 05:06 PM

Hi LoveMontana. I recognize you from the Roll call. So do you all jump around from one forum to another? Is one supposed to be about different things than another?? I did the Roll Call one, and I've been writing in my Journal one. How do you know if someone has responded to something that you've written??

LoveMontana · 04-29-2012, 05:55 PM

Hi Joan, The Roll Call, menu threads and exercise threads are all part of the Golden years forum. Have a look around and please feel free to post.

As for the Journal, I don't have a clue.

I didn't sigh up for the journal on Low Carb Friends.

04-28-2012, 11:39 AM	#1
LA JOAN Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 25 Gallery: LA JOAN Stats: 188/185/? WOE: low carb Start Date: 4/26/12	Hi I'm LA Joan - Sorry - Long Post Hello - you all. I don't know if this is actually the place to do this, but, I'd like to introduce myself to you all - and get to know you - so - here goes. My name is Joan. I live in Los Angeles with my husband, my oldest daughter and her husband, and my only grandson - who is 6 1/2 - and the most delicious apple of my eye. They live in the house next door - literally and actually. We added a house on to our house, for them, so that we can be around for our grandson. My other two daughters do not live that far from us (but they chose to be childless). One is about six miles away and the other is about 12 miles. I will be 70 this coming August, which blows me away - cause I certainly don't feel old. Slower, yes, more tired, yes - but not old. I am a retired Speech Therapist/Special Education Teacher and currently am the Administrative arm of my husband's company - which we run out of the house. I am 4' 11" and currently weigh around 190. My top was 203 in 2002 when I had the Adjustable Lap Band installed. I was able to maintain at about 170 for 6+ years - not thin by any means - but do-able for me. Three years ago I had to have the band unfilled as a result of a stomach irritation and put on 20+ pounds. I haven't had much motivation, commitment, success etc. in being able/willing to take it off. So - here I am. On day 3 of a low-carb, physician assisted, new life - again. I started using diet pills when I was 10 - and - with them - stayed normal looking- through 3 babies- until I was 27, when I had thyroid cancer and had to have my thyroid removed. Life, since then, without my amphetamines, has been focused on being on a diet and losing weight or in "I don't care" mode, gaining again. I have been up and down 50-60 pounds so often that I can't even begin to say how may times. I was a long time OA'er, doing "Grey Sheet" or OA HOW, which always worked for me. It's low carb, 3 measured meals a day, nothing in-between. I'm just not willing, at this point in life, to be as restrictive, structured, obsessive and militant as I need to be to stick to that food plan. I had a quadruple coronary by-pass when I was 56, and even that didn't really motivate me to keep my weight down. What is motivating me now is that I am so physically uncomfortable with my body as it is, that I have to do something. I experience angina when I walk (exacerbated by carrying around an extra 40 pounds), my knees hurt when I need to do stairs, and I just have no energy any more. When I sit my belly roll and midriff roll sit on my thighs and push my boobs up to my neck - and that makes it hard to breathe. I'm just fed up with being so uncomfortable and unwieldy. So - here I am - on day 3. And I would like to join the roll-call as a way of being accountable, supported, and supportive if I can be. Hello again you all.

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04-28-2012, 01:06 PM	#2
ocali Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 1,156 Gallery: ocali	Hi Joan! Welcome! Join us everyday here and you'll really find out what a friendly bunch we are. How nice that your daughters are living so close to you. And, I can read how you feel about your grandson. Enjoy him! I am in Florida. Was in California (San Diego) just a few weeks ago. Bye for now.....

04-28-2012, 04:36 PM	#3
Loretta V Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 19,168 Gallery: Loretta V Stats: 140/115/120 WOE: Low Carb & Modified JUDDD Jan. 2012 Start Date: July 2001/ Low Carb Friends 9/2001	Nice to meet you LA JOAN. You have put quite a medical history behind you. Hope this low carb woe works out for you. Be patient.

04-28-2012, 07:38 PM	#4
birdlady Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: south louisiana Posts: 4,787 Gallery: birdlady Start Date: june03	:welc ome:

04-28-2012, 07:57 PM	#5
mamagiff Bike Tart Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: right down the road from Bong Recreation Area! Posts: 56,215 Gallery: mamagiff WOE: general low carb

04-28-2012, 08:00 PM	#6
Mssarge Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sunny Southern California Posts: 1,954 Gallery: Mssarge Stats: 220/181/155 WOE: JUDDD and moderate carbs Start Date: 6/1/2012	Hey Joan and welcome to the forum, you've found a home a lot os new friends who will do all they can to support you. Don't hesitate to come and unload as this is the support group you've been looking for. I'm not so far from you, near Riverside, and have only been on this forum for a bit. I needed the folks recently when my husband passed away and they have been extremely helpful. Looking forward to reading your posts...and WELCOME HOME.... Mary in SoCal

04-28-2012, 08:50 PM	#7
LA JOAN Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 25 Gallery: LA JOAN Stats: 188/185/? WOE: low carb Start Date: 4/26/12	Thank you all for your welcome. I'm a little confused as to the various places - like the Journal place and the Roll call - but - I guess I'll figure it out as time goes on. Mary - sorry for your loss - and - you are fairly close to me. We are in Northridge - in the San Fernando Valley. Talk to you all again tomorrow.

04-28-2012, 09:21 PM	#8
LoveMontana Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: NY/PA border in the Finger Lakes region of NY Posts: 29,573 Gallery: LoveMontana Stats: 5'1" 155/ 100/112. Not bad for a 69 yr.old gal WOE: Atkins Start Date: Dec.1997	Welcome again. We are way across the country in Upstate Finger lakes region of New York. You found a great place to help in the weight loss journey and some really friendly, helpful people. Jump in, the people are friendly.

04-29-2012, 05:06 PM	#9
LA JOAN Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 25 Gallery: LA JOAN Stats: 188/185/? WOE: low carb Start Date: 4/26/12	Hi LoveMontana. I recognize you from the Roll call. So do you all jump around from one forum to another? Is one supposed to be about different things than another?? I did the Roll Call one, and I've been writing in my Journal one. How do you know if someone has responded to something that you've written??

04-29-2012, 05:55 PM	#10
LoveMontana Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: NY/PA border in the Finger Lakes region of NY Posts: 29,573 Gallery: LoveMontana Stats: 5'1" 155/ 100/112. Not bad for a 69 yr.old gal WOE: Atkins Start Date: Dec.1997	Hi Joan, The Roll Call, menu threads and exercise threads are all part of the Golden years forum. Have a look around and please feel free to post. As for the Journal, I don't have a clue. I didn't sigh up for the journal on Low Carb Friends.