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Hisgal
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Posted: 12 September 2007 01:47 am |
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Thanks, Sherry  I'm so glad I was at peace during that time he was laid off! I was truly putting it in God's hands. I should have been doing that at work........with all the stress lately! And I need renewed help with eating right! I have so many challenges.........and I guess I'm not doing too well with them! My scale was up this morning  I wasn't as good this weekend, as I thought I was  Oh well, I know I could have been much worse...........and have been much worse.
 Wednesday, Sept. 5: 175.6 lbs
Tuesday, Sept 11: 176.0 lbs
UP  0.4 lbs...........maybe it was the soup last night??? Yeah, right! Another of those things we tell ourselves, to justify what's happening. 
Last edited on 12 September 2007 01:48 am by Hisgal
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gauloises
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Posted: 12 September 2007 12:28 pm |
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| I have to ask - are you really from Minnesota? I'm British obviously, but I was born in Minnesota, in a town called Rochester ...
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Hisgal
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Posted: 12 September 2007 06:03 pm |
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| Yes, gauloises...........I am really in Minnesota Actually, my husband works in Rochester. One of our daughters lives just south of there, in a little town called Stewartville...........remember that town? It's a bit of a drive for us, but not too bad.
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gauloises
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Posted: 12 September 2007 06:17 pm |
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Well, we left the U.S. to move back to the U.K. when I was about a year old, so I don't really remember much about it!
When I was about 15 or so my parents took us back to Rochester during a trip to the states for a bit of a nostalgia trip ... I couldn't imagine growing up there. It's so totally different to southern England. Obviously.
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 12 September 2007 09:21 pm |
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Hey! Just catching up on your diary. Glad things are rocking along for you! Have a great day!
DG
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Hisgal
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Posted: 12 September 2007 10:52 pm |
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When I was about 15 or so my parents took us back to Rochester during a trip to the states for a bit of a nostalgia trip ... I couldn't imagine growing up there. It's so totally different to southern England. Obviously.
Well, I've never been overseas............so how is it different from S. England? Terrain......climate..........people.......or what? I do love our rolling hills and bluffs! And I love the 4 seasons.........and the change of seasons. We are just getting the fall weather now.......last Thursday we were low 90's and very, very high humidity. This week we are barely in the 60's and low humidity..........there is a crispness in the air........some frost this morning.
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zenobia
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Posted: 12 September 2007 11:04 pm |
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ooh! i'm interested, too! i have lived in mn my whole life. always wanted to go to england, though. get my england fix by watching dr. who....
lol- the joke in mn is "if you don't like the weather.... wait 5 minutes"
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Hisgal
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Posted: 17 September 2007 05:58 am |
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Well, I am still alive and well..........just busy! I had at least one meeting every night last week, after work.......except Monday and Friday, which I worked late. 
Saturday was my cousin's wedding, and today after church and Bible Class, I went outside to get some things done. Then took a short nap during football.......and then worked on a project that I've been trying to finish up.
The food has been OK.........not great! I was so busy last week, that I didn't pack my lunch even one day. I grabbed low cal/lowfat sandwiches, and ate 1/2 one for lunch and saved the other half for meal 3, then ate lighter for dinner. It must have been OK, as I was 176 on Tuesday weigh in, and 172.6 on Friday morning.
Even Saturday wasn't too bad.......Fiber One and 1% milk, ww bread w/low fat pbutter for breakfast..........lunch was Subway veggie sub.........dinner was 2 glasses merlot, lettuce salad w/drsg, green beans, white/wild rice, chicken kiev......snack on the drive home was mini carrots, celery, grape tomatoes
Today's menu wasn't as good...........too much time in the house after I came in from cleaning up the flowers, feeding the birds, etc. Fiber One, milk, ww toast, and whipped cream cheese for breakfast.........a slice of zucchini bread at church........3 slices of leftover pizza for lunch, baked chips, and a few whole grain Wheat Thins w/ hummus, snack size Almond Joy candy bar..........snack was 1 c. lowfat frozen yogurt, Honeycrisp apple............a few baked chips.........dinner was a small grilled steak, wild rice dish, 1/8 of an apple pie with light ice cream............
I know I need to journal and count calories...........and I'm still rebelling! But, I'm getting closer! I can feel it
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gauloises
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Posted: 17 September 2007 01:15 pm |
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How is it different? From what I've seen, in pretty much every way ... You have so much space, just fields that go on forever. Round where I grew up, it's very pretty and green, but the towns and villages are 10 minutes apart, if that. I think you have a different conception of space and distance to us - London is an hour away from my town (Farnham) on the train, but I still felt like I was growing up more or less in the country.
What else? In Minnesota, the towns I saw were so new. I live in London now but I grew up in your standard Surrey town, nothing special, but we had two castles, some 13th century almshouses, a church that was originally built by the Saxons, that sort of thing ... I found it strange to see places that seem so devoid of history.
Also, the weather. We don't really have seasons here you know, just shades of grey, especially in the south. I've seen snow a handful of times in my life and it's never lasted more than a couple of days, but my mum told me that in Minnesota you have snow on the ground for months and months in the winter, and you can get frostbite. Weird.
Other random things ... I remember being in Rochester and not only being unable to find any international news in the papers, but struggling to pick up on national news, because all the news seemed to be about stuff happening in the state ... um, HUGE plates of food in restaurants but not being able to get stuff like good cheese ... people really, really friendly and polite but sort of - I don't know - not very cultured, like not really talking about books or films or plays or anything. Or politics; nobody seemed to talk about politics. And I saw someone shoot a snake, thus marking the first time in my life I'd seen a snake or a gun. And everyone goes hunting! And goes to church! Again, weird for me. Also, there didn't seem to be much ethnic diversity about, to put it mildly. People even seemed to dress all the same.
But then, this is all based on spending a couple of days in one town in Minnesota, many years ago, so obviously my views are going to be limited!
You should come to the U.K. and enjoy our many old buildings and complete lack of weather ...
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 September 2007 03:02 am |
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Gauloises, I think you picked up on the differences pretty well, for the short time you were here. Obviously, Europe was populated long before the USA.......I think Chris Columbus came across the ocean in 1492, if I'm remembering it right.........and the pilgrims didn't venture over until the 1600's. Then, being you were in MN....that didn't get organized into a state until 1858, I believe. (If there are some history buffs out there, you are welcome to correct me!  ) And I think we American's tend to tear down and rebuild buildings, instead of restoring and keeping them up.
As a Christian, I wish your observation about everyone going to church  were true. Unfortunately, too many don't turn to God  until they have a catastrophe in their lives! Too bad..........they are missing out on a lot. And that's another thing (religion), besides politics, that we seem to not discuss enough! I hear people get going on the political issues in the office where I work, at times. I think people get heated on those discussions, and tend to lay off of them, to keep the peace.
I do love the seasons! And it depends a lot on which area of the country you are in, if you have 4 seasons or not. I thank God that I live in the Midwest........so I can enjoy the seasons. The south is sunny and warm most of the year........unlike MN where everything freezes up and goes dormant in the winter, then becomes new growth in the spring! We don't have to deal with cockroaches and hurricanes.....but we do have tornadoes, blizzards and ice storms. It would be kind of boring, to me, if it were always the same.......of course you wouldn't need shorts and tank tops in summer, and then wool, corduroy and boots in the winter! It gives me a reason to go shopping!
Well, today has been OK..........don't seem to have many "outstanding" days anymore. But, that's my own fault for not writing things down........I should be more like Nir
To Sunday's food, I need to add a mini-Almond Joy candy bar and 8 peanut M&M's
Monday's food: Breakfast-oatmeal, dried mixed fruit, walnuts.........lunch-Subway 6" chicken breast on honey oat.........snack-Honeycrisp apple............meal 3-Subway 6" veggie on honey oat, 1 piece of corn candy........meal 4-leftover wild rice/mushroom/onion side dish (planned).............OK, so I ate the planned wild rice dish, then added a huge bowl of green beans and sweet peas. I'm stuffed!
Edited to add: Ooops, evidently not stuffed enough..........add 2 almond M&M's to Monday's total
Last edited on 18 September 2007 03:33 pm by Hisgal
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Scoobees
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Posted: 18 September 2007 04:53 am |
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Well, today has been OK..........don't seem to have many "outstanding" days anymore.
Same here Hisgal. Like a page out of my own diary. It used to be so different; my outstanding days were plentiful...a not-so-good day maybe once a month at the most. I need to get myself straightened out for good!
I thank you very much for that last post you made in my diary - I actually happened to read it before I went to Curves. It was comforting to hear that you didn't experience any additional knee pain during the workouts - whew! I was worried about that for sure! And by the way...
I Loved Curves Today!
Of course, you know I'll be going on and on about it in my own diary.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 September 2007 05:42 am |
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Scoobees wrote:
Of course, you know I'll be going on and on about it in my own diary.
Of course.............................
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 September 2007 02:06 am |
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Tuesday, Sept. 11...............176.0 lbs.
Tuesday, Sept. 18.................175.2 lbs.
Hmmmmm........on Friday it said 172.6 lbs...........darn those weekends!
I'm going to miss Biggest Loser tonight........we have to run up to the Twin Cities on some errands, and tonight is the only time we have to do it. And I forgot to set the VCR this morning.............Grrrrrrr
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 September 2007 11:04 pm |
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I better record Tuesday's food, before I forget what I ate
Tuesday's food: oatmeal, dried blueberries, chopped walnuts, banana......turkey sub, on wheat, w/ cheese and ff mayo...............1 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 lg Honeycrisp apple.............8 mini pretzel twists...........Egg Beaters w/tomato, gr. peppers, mushrooms, 2 pancakes w/lowfat marg and sf syrup, 3 battered fried onion rings (Ihop)................. 1 small tootsie roll, 1 mini Almond Joy
Went for a 25 minute walk today..........the elbow hurt..........can't seem to walk without swinging the arm
Wednesday's food: oatmeal, craisins, walnuts..........protein bar..........turkey sandwich on whole grain w/mustard and swiss.............will edit later to finish
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soontobeme
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Posted: 19 September 2007 11:21 pm |
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Hisgal wrote:
I'm going to miss Biggest Loser tonight........we have to run up to the Twin Cities on some errands, and tonight is the only time we have to do it. And I forgot to set the VCR this morning.............Grrrrrrr
Hi Pat,
Go to nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/ and you can at least see recaps of Tues. Episode.
JudyLast edited on 19 September 2007 11:48 pm by
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 September 2007 12:45 am |
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A little copy from my Halloween Challenge entry:
Week 3: 175.2 lbs...................that's the same as last Tuesday
But, the good news is...............that's the same as last Tuesday
I made it through the last wedding/weekend away, for the month of Sept. (3 weddings, 1-50th anniversary, 1 husband's birthday party with all the kids home). So, believe it or not, I was very happy to have not seen a gain this week. We drove from our home in SE MN to west of Fargo.......and we always eat while we drive, to keep us awake. So, despite all the nibbling, I stayed the same. Must have been that wild dancing I did with my godson, the groom!
Unfortunately, I forgot my notebook at home this morning...........YES YOU READ IT RIGHT, I AM BACK TO RECORDING WHAT I AM EATING! My rebellion is over! If I don't starting tracking calories again soon, I will be back up at 247! Not exercising has really made the pounds come back on easily. We are finally having cooler weather, and I walked a few days last week. That's probably why I was able to keep my weight constant last week, despite the bad eating. The problem is, my elbow sure started hurting again, after walking. Can you walk, and not swing your arms??? I tried and I just can't do it!
So, for Monday, Sept. 24: calories-1478 pro-95 (25.7%) fat- 24.15 gr. (14.7%) fiber-38.7 gr.
Last edited on 26 September 2007 07:16 am by Hisgal
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ObsessedwithFitness
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Posted: 26 September 2007 03:53 am |
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Hisgal
Making the rounds...
I am enjoying reading your diary and catching up!! I also got a surprise history lesson, learned more about Southern England and got some cravings for mini almond joys and honeycrisp apples...and do people REALLY shoot snakes????
I need to go to MN just to see that!!!
Congrats on hubs new job and for starting to record your food again!!!
PS I think I saw someone walking WITHOUT swinging their arms once in Brooklyn....but I am pretty sure its not because their elbow hurt...
OWF
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Scoobees
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Posted: 26 September 2007 06:08 am |
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I can sooo relate to what you're going thru right now, Hisgal! Every thing I do seems to aggravate my knees...and you with your elbow, I don't think I could walk either without the arm swing.
I am so glad to hear you're back to recording! I would be totally lost without my trusty notepad! Here's to recording! 
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 September 2007 07:24 am |
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OWF, thanks for the comments. I hope you get to visit MN some day. It's a really beautiful state. I just am not sure you'll get to see anyone shooting snakes though, I've never seen it............
Scoobs, my notebook is now to be a permanent part of my body (except when I weigh ) for quite a while, or until I hit goal. I just can't do it, without writing everything down! Here's to recording (right back at 'cha)
Don't you love these cyber-toasts? NO CALORIES! (and you don't have to write them down in "the notebook" haha)
BTW, did you see Biggest Loser tonight? I had a meeting at church and didn't get home until the last 15 minutes. But, I got to watch the vote................oh no! That is not who I wanted to leave!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 September 2007 07:26 am |
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Tuesday, Sept. 25 food totals:
Calories-1541 Protein-73.35 (19.0%) Fat-29.8 gr. (17.4%) Fiber-38.4 gr.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 27 September 2007 05:25 am |
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Tired tonight! Helped oldest daughter repair walls that must have had wallpaper removed,(paint all peeling, and very bumpy surface) then was painted over, before they bought the house. BIG DAY! Sanding walls, re-mudding, sealer/primer, and then a top coat! If I can get Thurs. afternoon off work, I might go back and help again for a while. She is going to do a second coat of paint, and she's getting ready for a garage sale for Friday! Oh, the energy of youth And all this with 3 kids, while her husband is on a fishing trip!
But, I packed my food for all 3 main meals and snacks (we left the house at 5:40 this morning). I was a little low on protein, but OK on the rest (obviously carbs are high too)
WEDNESDAY'S FOOD: Calories-1489 Protein: 19.6% Fat: 18.4% Fiber: 32.4 gr
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Theresa
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Posted: 27 September 2007 02:23 pm |
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Hi Hisgal
I have been reading your diary and I have noted that you are keeping record of your fibre, protein and fat etc. It was something that I haven't even thought of to keep track of. Please can you give me some advice and let me know what a persons approximate fat, protein etc intake should be daily. Im sure we all differ according to weight and size, but how would I work this out or find out. Thanks
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Hisgal
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Posted: 28 September 2007 07:57 am |
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Hi Theresa Welcome to the  forums and my diary! I finally got back to tracking the nutrients, yes! I did it almost to the extreme for a while, and got burned out.
I use info on bags and pkgs. to find the calories, grams of protein, grams of fat and the grams of fiber. What I can't find there, I get from the calculators, or from a book by the name of "The Complete Book of Food Counts" I like the book because for say tomatoes, it lists it in different quantities. So depending on if I eat a whole tomato, a slice or and cup of diced tomatoes......I can find the nutritional info that I need for my serving.
Then I add them up..........calories are self explanatory (you can use the calculators on this site, plugging in your own weight and height, to figure out how many you should be eating to lose weight)......if you have trouble Nir, myself or someone will help you. I then add up the grams of protein, multiply it by 4 (4 cal. in a gram of protein), then divide by the total calories for the day, to get the % of protein I ate.
Then I add up the fat grams, multiply them by 9 (9 calories per gram of fat) and divide by the total number of calories for the day.
To get the carbs, start with 100%, subtract the % of protein and fat. This seems most accurate, as it's hard to account for carbs, when they are affected by the amount of fiber you eat.
Fiber........I hear varying amounts of fiber recommended for women each day. I shoot for no less than 30 grams, and sometimes have around 60-70 grams.
For a normal eating plan...........I'd shoot for 30% protein.........20% fat (max) and 50% carbs. You kind of have to experiment to see what works best for you!
I seem to be carb sensitive and find I lose weight faster and easier if I keep my carbs lower. There's a lot of info around the diaries on what works for different people. Eat to Live has very little protein...............Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle and carb cycling has days of very low carbs, and higher protein. If you keep reading around, you will find out a lot of info. Nir is our resident expert, he can answer almost anything.
Thursday's food totals: Calories-1606 Protein-79.3 gr (19.8%) Fat-39.95 gr. (22.4%) Fiber-30.7 gr.
Today was way off! We had our weekly staff meeting, and I ate some extra fruit. Then I took the afternoon off work, to help my daughter finish painting and play with the grandkids, and clean up. I didn't pack my food...........and I was rushed this morning. The fat is so high, because of the natural peanut butter I had on whole grain bread for breakfast (16 gr) and the 2 Power Bars I picked up at Kwik Trip on the way to my daughter's, which I ate in lieu of 2 meals while working at her house. They were 4.5 and 5 grams of fat. I also got a turkey sandwich at the drive thru (13 gr. fat) for lunch, and I left the swiss cheese on it...........I ordered without mayo, but with mustard..........should have skipped the cheese too
I'm really not following any plan right now............just tracking calories and nutrients again...........eating what I like, and trying to keep it to the 30-20-50 rule.
Gotta start somewhere!
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Theresa
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Posted: 28 September 2007 09:15 am |
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Hi again Hisgal
Thank you so much for the info. It really helps, I was totally unaware that there were 4 calories per gram of protein and 9 calories per gram of fat. This will help me when I don't have a calculator handy as well. Nir also suggested that I have 30% protein, no more than 20% fat etc at this stage. Thank you all for your time and patience in helping us diet ignorant newbies like myself. It's much appreciated!
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Nir
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Posted: 28 September 2007 11:24 am |
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I was totally unaware that there were 4 calories per gram of protein and 9 calories per gram of fat.
Don't forget: this and more in the Tutorial
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Theresa
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Posted: 28 September 2007 11:46 am |
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Thanks Nir
I am going to print out and read over the weekend(I don't have a computer at home)
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Hisgal
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Posted: 29 September 2007 03:37 am |
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Well, I am heading into my first weekend, after starting to record everything again. And I think it's gone pretty well, with the challenge of being at our daughter's this week......but I am feeling majorly deprived and sorry for myself!
I have had 4 days that were pretty close to unadjusted BMR calories (1483). Could that be why I'm feeling deprived? Anyway, I decided to give myself a day of closer to maintenance. I want pizza  tonight, so I've kept the day pretty under control.......I think. I skipped the cheese on my Subway veggie sub this noon, and had a 60 cal. fat-free yogurt with it instead. And I am going to pick up a Papa Murphy's DeLite pizza for supper tonight. So, my calories should be OK, (sedentary BMR-1780 and Lightly active BMR-2039......I did alot of climbing up and down ladders this week, and went for a walk today) but I'm sure will be high on fat!
Friday's Totals: (if I don't anything more than the pizza tonight)
Calories-1717 Protein-92.4 gr (21.5%) Fat-50.7 gr (26.6%) Carbs-51.9% Fiber-26.8 gr.
Here's a water toast to a great weekend everyone!  (at least 8 glasses per day, right?)
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voodoodoll
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Posted: 30 September 2007 12:48 am |
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hey pat, im glad you arent finding it too hard to get back into counting calories again. i find it so easy thanks to the packaging being so clear and detailed and then as a back up if there are details i cannot find then this site is fantastic
cheers to you too! hope you are having a good weekend!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 30 September 2007 03:15 am |
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Thanks, VDoll ! I know I have all the resources I need to count calories and nutritional info, it's just making myself do it! I've been doing it for about 5 years now, but at times I just get burned out, and rebel! But, I also know that I am much more careful about what goes in my mouth, when I know I have to write it down and add it up!  And I've got to say, when I record what I eat..........I record everything I eat! I don't take "nibbles" or "tastes" and not record them........if it goes in my mouth, it goes down on paper! 
For the record, I did only eat the pizza last night after I got home from work, so the above totals are correct for Friday. So far today, (6:00 p.m. Sat.) I am at 937 cal. I've been cleaning house all day (rainy day), except for a short nap after lunch, with my kitty.........and the house looks like I haven't done anything! We had the last Hazard Waste collection today, and I had some things I wanted to bring. But, that means most of the morning was spent digging through shelves and closets, to get all the stuff I wanted to take. Then I did a little shopping for essentials while I was in town, and dropped off the recycleables too. I've also been doing laundy.........so I better get back at it, or the hubs will be in soon wanting dinner, and the house will still be a disaster! Well, the sinks and tabletops are clean Will check in later.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 1 October 2007 06:51 am |
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Sunday night already! I decided that I'm going to try cycling my calories.........I think Scoobs did that, and Smallerme, and had good success. And besides, some days are just naturally higher and some are lower.
Saturday's totals:
Calories-1314 Protein-97.7 gr (29.7%) Fat-17.45 gr (12.0%) Carbs-58.3% Fiber-43.1 gr
Sunday's totals:
Calories-1571 Protein-97.5 gr (24.8%) Fat-25.25 gr (14.5%) Carbs-60.7 % Fiber-51 gr.
So, calories since starting last Monday: 1478-1541-1489-1606-1717-1314-1571
That's an average of 1531 cal. per day for the week.
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trimB
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Posted: 1 October 2007 09:55 pm |
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| I know you've been resisting all this number crunching for some time now... but I have to say that you seem completely unstoppable when you do it. Just an outsider's two cents!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 1 October 2007 11:12 pm |
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Yeah, well I crunch numbers all day for a living...............maybe that's why it overwhelms me once in a while??
But, thanks for the compliment, Trim..............I know it's the only way that I truly watch out for what passes between these lips
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Hisgal
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Posted: 2 October 2007 05:48 am |
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I wrote:
..............I know it's the only way that I truly watch out for what passes between these lips
I'm thinking I need to take those words back!
I know it's hormones, as TTOM started yesterday, but I just wanted to eat everything in site today! And I've had a splitting headache all day.........which I don't know if I should attribute to hormones or caffeine withdrawal....probably some of each. I decided I needed to get off the caffeine again..........so no coffee on Sunday and only decaf today
However, in my favor, the foods I grabbed were foods I would normally eat, just too many of them.
Monday's totals:
Calories-1758 Protein-112.6 gr (25.6%) Fat-33.05 gr (16.9%) Carbs-57.5% Fiber-51.1 gr.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 3 October 2007 01:49 am |
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I'm not sure I'll have time to post my totals later, so I decided to post quick right now, while I've got a report printing.
Today is Tuesday..........which is weigh-in day!
Now, I feel like I've done really well since I started recording what I'm eating....but I am retaining water like the Hoover Dam today, so I wasn't expecting much.
Tuesday, Sept. 25..............175 lbs.
Tuesday, Oct. 2..................175 lbs.
If I can stay on track, next Tuesday will be much, much better! Today will be a little high on calories, I think........I am already at 1365 cal. But, like yesterday, I think the percentages will be close to where I want them. My hormones are guiding me today yet, and I am eating too much!
As I keep track, I am slowly developing my eating plan. I see that I am keeping to about 30% protein-20% fat (or less)-50% carbs. I am trying to eat plenty of veggies, and limit processed foods. I know I am eating more starchy carbs than I should..........as I don't lose well with those. But, I am staying pretty close to the calories I want, and my percentages look decent. And, basically I am enjoying what I am eating. I'm planning ahead on the days I want a treat meal, and working it in. It's something I can live with...........
I walked on Monday, but today has been pouring rain all day. Went to see my chiro to get my back straightened out, so my knees and ankles won't hurt. Actually part of my pain was that my Right tibia was pushed back, and causing the pain and tightness in my knee. Sure feels good to have that back where it belongs!
Will update my food totals later..........even if I don't want to. .......................
OK, I'm back and finally done stuffing my face for the night! So, here goes......
Tuesday, Oct. 2 totals:
Calories-1755 Protein-99.7 gr (22.7%) Fat-37.2 gr (19.1%) Carbs-58.2% Fiber-55.5 gr.
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Scoobees
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Posted: 4 October 2007 01:03 am |
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Ugh. It's my TTOM too this week...and I know it's only Wednesday, but I've been in a state of constant hunger all week. I finish a meal and look around for what's next LOL. What is going on?? I don't know how long I can wait out the urges. And there's chocolate IN MY HOUSE. Blasted Halloween candy sales. Nooooooo!!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 4 October 2007 02:11 am |
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Scoobees wrote:
I've been in a state of constant hunger all week. I finish a meal and look around for what's next LOL. What is going on?? I don't know how long I can wait out the urges. And there's chocolate IN MY HOUSE. Blasted Halloween candy sales.
That describes it exactly! I feel like I'm eating all the time.........or looking for something to eat! I don't normally have a problem with chocolate.......we've got some Halloween candy in the house too. I had one mini-Almond Joy....cost me 80 calories! But, that's OK, because then I felt like I wasn't being denied anymore........and I went back to hunting out the salty things!
I am trying to have a lower calorie day today..........after too many high calorie ones I have found this protein bar (being I never seem to be home to make nevd's recipe) from Melaleuca (where I order my household and personal products) that has 15 gr. of protein, 6 gr fat and 4 gr fiber for 190 cal. I have been having one of those most days at work, in the afternoon........when the hungries hit.......or the feeling that I just have to have a sweet. It seems to really fill me up.........and keep me full for a while.
But, all week I've just wanted to stop for the biggest bag of potato chips I can find! One night I made a bag of stir-fry veggies.....they were a little higher sodium and helped me avoid the evil chips. And I've been having one mini bag of low fat micro popcorn each night........that has helped too. A few more days, and it should get better.......but it's like another person comes to live in my body for a week!
I'll update my totals later..............went for a walk today........it was 64 at noon and now at 5:00 p.m., it's 79 degrees! 
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 October 2007 02:20 am |
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Wednesday's totals:
Calories-1377 Protein-86.4 gr (25.1%) Fat-23.2 gr (15.2%) Carbs-59.7% Fiber-37.3 gr.
I wanted to keep my calories low and I did it! However, today may be a different story...........
The hormones are still fighting for supremacy I went on a walk this noon (about 1/2 hr), then ran to the store to pick up some groceries, so I wouldn't have to do it after work. Then I drove by McDonald's on the way back to the office................ yeah, I succumbed
But, the good news is............I did walk for 1/2 hr........... and when I came back to the office, to make my sandwich, I left off the 2% swiss cheese (50 cal) and used only half the low-fat cream cheese (30 cal.). I also had brought a tomato from my garden, so I put that on my sandwich. So, I don't feel totally guilty
We are in a warm spell........it's 84 degrees right now..........and I was hot after my walk. So, I enjoyed the low-fat yogurt cone at Mickey D's.......and adjusted other things to make up for it! So, now I don't feel like I've been denied..........but I am still at work, and there are these yummy pastries and apple danish coffee cake downstairs in the kitchen...........also a little fudge and cookies It will be OK! I had my sweet treat at Mickey D's...........after all I baked the hubs a pumpkin pie last night, after work............and haven't touched it! Now the apple crisp I'm making this weekend, when the kids are home, that's another story.....................
4 meals so far today and I'm at 1157 calories.............I can do this!
Last edited on 5 October 2007 02:24 am by Hisgal
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Paint-Mom
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Posted: 9 October 2007 06:46 pm |
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The pumpkin pie would do me in -- I could gobble the entire pie in less that three days.....but I think I will look for a custard and not use the pie crust when I bake this season.....since I'm the only one who loves the stuff.
We can get thru these holidays! They have begun and will be here again NEXT year too. Just don't stress!!
Blessings to you!! Sherry
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Hisgal
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Posted: 9 October 2007 09:14 pm |
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Thanks for the encouragement, Sherry You sound like my hubs......pumpkin pie is his favorite, but he usually eats the whole pie!
Unfortunately, I succumbed to the apple crisp, light ice cream, cookies and bars this weekend I was on a baking spree on Saturday,(because I was bringing goodies to church) and did fine until Sunday afternoon. I had to get the leftovers in the freezer, before there were none! I don't bake often, but man I can make very good cookies
And of course, it had to show up on the scale this morning But, the good news is that I am right back on plan on Monday morning. I just wish this wasn't going soooo slow! It seems like the extra 20 lbs came on overnight (although in reality, it took 2 months) and is going off at a turtle's pace!
Tuesday, Oct. 2 - 175 lbs
Tuesday, Oct. 9 - 174.6 lbs.
I am so enjoying all the wonderful breads and brown rice again..........I hate to think that I have to give those up, to get this weight off again! That's not a plan I could live with for life..........the way I am eating now, I could do for life. But, I want the weight off faster than this. I should go for a walk today, but you know the wind chill temp out right now, at noon, is 48 degrees! I'm not sure that I'm that brave 
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Posted: 9 October 2007 10:32 pm |
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hey pat, it sucks when weight comes off slowly. but hey, its still coming off which is the main thing! i personally dont see why you should give up bread and brown rice. afterall, you want your diet to be a maintainable thing for the rest of your life. and (wholemeal) bread and brown rice isnt really unhealthy at all so long as its eaten in moderation.
with my plan part of me (the crazy part that wants super fast results) wants to throw caution to the wind and eat 1000 cals a day to get to my goal quicker, but i know in the long run this approach will end up unsustainable so i need a slower plan that works for me.
anyway, well done on your weight loss and good luck
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Posted: 9 October 2007 11:17 pm |
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Hello Pat,
I want to thank you for praying for me. You have been so sweet, checking on me, a long with voodoodoll and some others.
I have been going to some bible studies and I feel so soothed when I go. I have decided to take some baptism classes.
My husband's work has finally picked up.
By the way, what is it about hormones that transforms us so much? I always have an extremely difficult time during my PMS week. It always makes me ravenous for a good 4 days or so and nothing seems to help. I wish there were a solution.
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Posted: 10 October 2007 03:53 am |
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Hisgal said:
the way I am eating now, I could do for life. But, I want the weight off faster than this.
I sooo hear ya on this one! It feels like such a trade off sometimes. I totally know I would be losing faster back on my semi-ETL plan...but I love breads/brown rice/low fat dairy, etc. Sometimes my mindset is that I want the rest of this weight off now and other times I'm thinking 'what's the rush?'
I do know one thing...I sure would love to try one of your cookies!!!! And when you mentioned pumpkin pie I started drooling! Can you even believe we are about to enter into another holiday season soon?? I can remember my diary last year - deciding how much/what I was going to indulge in. I do remember counting every single solitary calorie during Thanksgiving and actually LOST weight over the holidays...maybe this year I'll 'let my hair down' a little LOL.
I joined Curves today and I'm so happy!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 10 October 2007 07:47 am |
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voodoodoll wrote:
hey pat, it sucks when weight comes off slowly. but hey, its still coming off which is the main thing! i personally dont see why you should give up bread and brown rice. afterall, you want your diet to be a maintainable thing for the rest of your life. and (wholemeal) bread and brown rice isnt really unhealthy at all so long as its eaten in moderation.
I know that most all of you understand and are going through the same thing! I think that partly I am frustrated because of the tennis elbow and not being back at CURVES yet. I am walking, which should burn calories, but I can feel and see the muscle definition, that I gained at CURVES, is disappearing! And yes, voodoodoll, the bread is almost always 100% wholegrain and the rice is brown.....although this weekend I picked up a loaf of cottage cheese onion dill ....it was good! I have found out through trial and error, that if I cut way back on animal protein, way back on starchy products (bread, rice, pasta etc.), I lose very easily. It's just part of my body type But, I love bread!
Sassykat, prayer doesn't cost anything, it just takes a little time out of my day I am so, so, so, so happy for you! Do you know Matthew 6:33? I love that verse. And once I started living it, I found it to be so true! And I know what you mean about the hormones........I've been posting about it too! It's been especially bad this month. I'm not looking forward to menopause...........but if the mood swings and cravings get better?????? Maybe that would be an upside to it?
Scoobees wrote:
Sometimes my mindset is that I want the rest of this weight off now and other times I'm thinking 'what's the rush?'
That sure is where I am now.............I am so close to going back to ETL or WL4I! I know I can drop weight faster with either of those. I'd at least like to get back to the 155 lbs. I was at in June.......then I'd be happier to take it easy! But you know what got me there? (Well, yes it was WL4I) But, it was also that I was going to Curves 5 days a week..........and I was doing Turbo Jam...........and I was walking when I had time. I've done so little exercise since the tennis elbow thing! And I miss it! But the last week, during my walks, my elbow isn't hurting after the walk. A few weeks ago, when I started in walking again.........it hurt so bad from the slight swing of my arm during my walks. I WANT THIS HEALED UP SO BADLY! Aaaaaah, Scoobs, it's so nice to have you and all my online buddies to get me through this!
Well, I missed Biggest Loser again tonight! I've been trying to help my in-laws with their new laptop.........get them online again. And last week, Scoobs, when I taped it, and you referenced a "cliffhanger"............my VCR stopped taping just before the end of the show! So, I never did see the end of it! I keep thinking I will go online and watch it, or the highlights, or whatever is online, but I never have the time to do it!
Anyway, I better post some totals and get to bed....................................................... Friday, Oct. 5 (pizza day) Calories-1988 Protein-23.9% Fat-26.1% Carbs-50% Fiber-37.9 gr.
Saturday-didn't finish recording and posting........I was up until 1:00 a.m. trying to finish cleaning, laundry, and baking........but I kept to plan........the numbers would be OK
Sunday-did not stick to plan at all................Good until mid-afternoon, then I really blew it!
Monday, Oct 8-Calories-1420 Protein-21.3% Fat-12.8% Carbs-65.9% Fiber-36.8gr.
Tuesday, Oct 9-Calories-1502 Protein-24.0% Fat-12.7% Carbs-63.3% Fiber-41.3 gr
Good Night all!
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zenobia
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Posted: 10 October 2007 08:22 am |
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hello there, pat!
the first thing i saw on your most recent post was the big red letters exclaiming your deep love of bread. oh yeah, i hear ya! what is it about that stuff that just turns a person in to a ravenous monster??? i believe that woman can live on bread alone! ha!
question- if you cut back on protien and starch, what are you left eating? mainly fruits and veggies? it's interesting that the cut in protien would cause you to lose quickly. i keep wantiung to eat only fruits and veggies for a while, but it never seems to happen...
unfortunately, i know what you mean about losing that definition... i am in that same spot, only i don't have an injury. unless laziness is an injury...
so, i just wanted to say hi and congrats on getting back on the track. i hope you can get to curves again soon!
take care
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 11 October 2007 06:13 am |
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Hey Pat!
Here's hoping that elbow starts behaving immediately!!! Keep on keeping on....you are such an inspiration.
DG
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 19 October 2007 04:34 pm |
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Hey Pat!
Your diary was dropping down too far. I wanted to invite you to a funeral for the 240's today. Come as you are. I'm down to 238 this morning. Thanks for all your support and inspiration! Hope all is well with you.
DG
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 October 2007 08:09 pm |
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DG, see my post in your diary..............Yeah! Way to go!
Wish I could say the same for me..........it's been a bad week. It's been raining all week, so I haven't walked at all. Besides that, I've been running a fever since Tuesday. I think I've dedeuced that it's sinus. Several in the office have had a flu virus , but all I've got is a sinus headache, low grade fever, and minimal dry cough. I am feeling better today, hence the posting. I haven't even felt like posting this week, and that's not like me. Of course, while I've been sick, I've been eating kind of rotten...........well, not rotten, but too much.........especially my favorite Norweigian Health Bread..........with low fat cream cheese, with natural peanut butter, with grilled portabella mushrooms...........you name it, I've had it with my fav. bread. And last night, I hit my all time low...........something I haven't done in 5 years..........I drove through McDonald's for a cheeseburger and fries Why did I do that??? The rest of the week was just overeating healthier stuff..........too much of it!
I just have to get back on track, and back to exercising. I've certainly seen the benefits of that! All this weight came back on, when I stopped going to Curves and doing my TJ DVD's. On the good side, my elbow is feeling much better..........not perfect, but it doesn't hurt so much with the "little things" anymore. Squeezing my shampoo bottle is not a lesson in pain endurance, like it was.
I am excited about going to the Women of Faith conference today in St. Paul, at the Xcel Center. I had to miss it last year, because of a wedding in North Dakota. The speakers are so awesome, and this year Nicole Nordeman is there to perform. It will be a wonderful start to the weekend!
And I will get back on track.............but maybe after the headache goes away! I haven't been thinking straight all week :(
Here's to a new week! And starting over................yet again
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Posted: 19 October 2007 08:56 pm |
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| hey hisgal, its good to see you picking yourself back up again. you can do this girl! have a great weekend and get well soon!
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morbidlemon
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Posted: 19 October 2007 09:13 pm |
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Being ill sure does suck. I think that was partly why I splurged on food on Wednesday. Trying to be good though! I feel rough most of the time anyway, even when I'm not ill but I can usually get on with things, so it's a bummer to have a cold. I never get a cold! Ever ever ever. Grr. It puts everything on hold. 'Cause you're not meant to do much exercise when you're ill, right? Because of the risk of it spreading quicker around your body instead of the energy being used to fight it.
A few more days and we should both be back to normal and then we'll be able to kick food's arse with a clear head again !
[Was looking for a bug-like emoticon, and have realised why you used haha]
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 October 2007 09:20 pm |
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| Hey ML. here's a toast to healthier days ahead....... in body and in eating!
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