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Hisgal
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Posted: 12 March 2008 03:23 pm |
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Beth,
I agree.............even if you don't do ETL perfectly, generally following the principals should still be beneficial. Peter  says he eats with an ETL influence. I try to too, when I'm behaving myself  I found that when I did do it pretty strictly, I discovered that I really love many veggies and fruits! They are still the first thing I eat off of my plate at a meal! Just the phytonutrients in all the veggies and fruits alone, would make it worth the effort! And I like I said somewhere, if I was ever diagnosed with cancer (or heart disease or diabetes or.......) I would be on it strictly without blinking an eye! So why do I procrastinate now? 
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Beth
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Posted: 12 March 2008 03:46 pm |
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ObsessedwithFitness
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Posted: 14 March 2008 02:10 pm |
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I just wanted to stop in and say hello.  I need to get caught up so it will take me a little bit. But thanks for stopping by my diary!!!!!!
 owf
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 March 2008 01:44 am |
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Hi Beth and OWF! Glad you stopped by 
Well, I am finding it increasingly difficult to stay off the scale! I told myself, that this time I would do an 11 day cycle of WL4I and not weigh myself until the 11 days were over.
I was having control problems, BIG TIME, and a cycle seems to get me back on track. Besides, like I've said many times before, it's so easy to follow when I'm busy and stressed out............like this time of year, when I work so many hours. I don't have to think about what I'm going to eat, I just follow the generated menu. Today was veggie day.........most people complain about that one, but I love it! I've eaten all of my veggies raw today, with the exception of a can of V-8 juice. Nir, how do you eat all those veggies? I feel stuffed! Today's food so far was: 3 c. sliced mushrooms, 3 cups of grape tomatoes, 3 c. baby lettuce, and a big salad at a salad bar for lunch, with romaine, brocc, cauliflower, olives, carrots, mushrooms, peas and 1 Tbsp of shredded cheese. Used low-fat ranch and low-fat rasp. walnut vinegrette with my veggies. I was going to stir-fry some veggies after I get home from work, but I think I'm too full now.
The other thing that I forgot that I liked about this diet (and it is a diet, not a way of eating)..............is that it really does seem to burn fat. Even with a few cheats, I really feel like I'm losing belly fat. I can see it in my pants...........the zipper doesn't show anymore!  The placket lays all the way across the zipper itself.  YESSSS!
Now on Friday morning, we will have to see what the scale says!
Last edited on 18 March 2008 01:50 am by Hisgal
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Theresa
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Posted: 18 March 2008 07:42 am |
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Nir
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Posted: 18 March 2008 03:09 pm |
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Hisgal wrote: Nir, how do you eat all those veggies? I feel stuffed! Today's food so far was: 3 c. sliced mushrooms, 3 cups of grape tomatoes, 3 c. baby lettuce, and a big salad at a salad bar for lunch, with romaine, brocc, cauliflower, olives, carrots, mushrooms, peas and 1 Tbsp of shredded cheese.
To be honest I wish I could eat less. Maybe it has something to do with your stomach being easier/harder to stretch depending on the volume of food you habitually eat. Perhaps if I eat physically-smaller meals at every ocassion, it might help? Today I stopped my breakfast at 450-odd grams of vegetables. Perhaps if I do this consistently my stomach would shrink down to half a litre?
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 March 2008 12:17 am |
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Day 9 (of 11 days on WL4I).............
Didn't follow the menu much today  I had scrambled Egg Beaters for breakfast, but added a slice of 2% cheese and a light english muffin (100 cal and 8 gr. fiber)
I went to lunch with a friend at a local Mexican restaurant..........I was suppose to eat red and green veggies, according to my menu. Hmmmmm, I ordered a veggie burrito, which is one of my favorite things. So, the flour tortilla wasn't on the plan, nor was the white rice or black beans.....and the cauliflower and mushrooms weren't on plan either. But, on the  upside..........I only ate half of it, and I didn't eat even 1 tortilla chip...........none, nada, not one! 
Then the third meal was suppose to be ham slices, and cottage cheese..........pretty much pure protein, and I ate the other half of the veggie burrito. The 4th meal today is fairly high carb............I should probably make it a protein meal..........we'll see.
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Beth
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Posted: 19 March 2008 04:28 am |
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zenobia
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Posted: 19 March 2008 05:37 am |
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so do you like wlfi? i was thinking that i might pick up something like that when i am done with this stint. i really really need rules to follow.
hey, it sounds like you did pretty well today, even if you didn't folow plan. and yeah, lots of kudos for not eating chips. i can never say no to those beasts! especially at my favorite mexican joints. keep rockin' hisgal!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 March 2008 10:05 pm |
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Zenobia wrote:
so do you like wlfi? i was thinking that i might pick up something like that when i am done with this stint. i really really need rules to follow.
Zen,
I've got to say, it's got it's uses  Like I've said before, when I don't have time to think about the next meal, I find it very useful! Or when I want to drop a few lbs. fast, it's good then too! Or when I need to detox from starchy carbs...........or when I just need rules to follow, to get me going again.
I've been visiting the WL4I thread on this forum during this last cycle. It is very active, so you'd get a lot of questions answered about the plan. To me......it is a DIET......NOT A WAY OF EATING! It's not something I could stay on very long, as I'm finding out this cycle. It's maybe just me, right now. I'm still feeling a little bit "not me" from the depression/mood swings stuff between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I hear that when you buy the new version of WL4I, you can also choose to purchase "BEYOND CALORIES" for an additional charge. I don't have that, but from what I can figure out, you get several lists of foods that you can eat, and then choose so many foods from a particular list (I think that's all laid out for you-how many of which list) and have to eat 6 small meals a day. Some have said there are more fruits and veggies in the meals, doing it that way.
I still like of like my old version of WL4I, as it uses whole foods. The new version calls for turkey sandwich meat, ham sandwich meat, etc. But, then it also has frozen low-fat yogurt  for a meal..........and it gives you 2-3 foods for each meal, and you can eat just one or all three. The old version usually only had 1 food per meal. Both versions have 4 meals a day.
Most people use the diet generator...........it has two lists of foods, and you choose 7-15 foods from each list..............then it makes up your 11 day menu. There is one day of 3 meals of only fruit, and the 4th meal a sandwich........and one day that is all veggies or salad. The rules and recipes are printed at the end of the generated menu. You can eat the 4 meals in any order you want, but are suppose to keep the days in order, not switch them around.
Just about a year ago, I was on it for an extended time.........and I tracked calories and nutrients that I ate......eating just until satisfied, not full. It seemed to be a carb cycling diet, and I often wouldn't have hit my RMR each day, if I hadn't added in a few pieces of fruit.
Here is a sample of a few days of menus, so you can get an idea:
Meal: cottage cheese, ham slices, bowl of mixed vegetables
Meal: scrambled eggs, delicious shrimp
Meal: bacon strips, peanuts
Meal: turkey slices, walnuts, bowl of oatmeal
MEAL: BROILED HALIBUT, HARD BOILED EGGS
MEAL: CASHEWS, REGULAR CHEESE SLICES
MEAL: CHICKEN, SAUSAGE LINKS, FRUIT SALAD DESSERT
MEAL: COTTAGE CHEESE, HAM SLICES
Meal: scrambled eggs, delicious shrimp
Meal: bacon strips, peanuts, banana milk shake
Meal: fresh grapefruit, fresh apples
Meal: turkey slices, walnuts
To me, Zen, it seems to be very high in fat and protein....so I make some substitutions. I use Egg Beaters, real turkey or ham instead of the sandwich meat, raw nuts, turkey bacon or sausage (usually skip the bacon and sausage)
Hope this helps you decide what to do. Like I said, so to the thread on  and check out the chatter.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 March 2008 10:20 pm |
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Beth and Zen, I'm not sure how I kept my little  fingers out of the chips and salsa either! But I do think that the veggie burrito was a good choice.
As for last night's food, I added in a fat free yogurt (not on the plan)........and meal 4 I intended to have the oatmeal and the fruit dessert. I'm not one to usually pass up on dessert! But, I told myself I had to eat the oatmeal first (to which I added walnuts and dried blueberries).............and didn't have any room for dessert  I do feel satisfied on this diet, however.
I'm not sure if I'm going to do another cycle or not...........I am making too many changes to the generated menu. I think I was on it too long last year, and just can't do it properly so soon.
Like for today, instead of just scrambled eggs (used Egg Beaters), I ate them on a light English muffin with a slice of 2% cheese. I was eating a late lunch, so I sliced up a yellow and a red pepper and nibbled on that before I went on errands and a walk. I had a turkey tenderloin (grilled) for lunch, instead of turkey sandwich meat, with raw walnuts. I do have dry roasted peanuts along for meal 3, and will do the banana milk shake for meal 4, but will add fat-free vanilla yogurt to it.
I will try to hang in there tomorrow yet, then do my weigh in on Friday morning, after I've completed the 11 day cycle. Just not expecting too much, as I've hardly had one day, when I followed the diet exactly. But, I swear I can feel it in my clothes, so maybe I've lost something???? I do seem to lose fat when I follow the diet properly.
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zenobia
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Posted: 20 March 2008 05:17 am |
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maybe you are just really listening to your body and don't need to follow a plan like this to a T. maybe this is a good sign. it is keeping you in check, whether you stick to it perfectly or not... you avoided the chips and made other good choices... you even took up room for dessert with oatmeal (ooohhh... oatmeal sounds like a dessert for me right now! with warm apples slices, cinnimon, a bit of brown sugar or honey, some nuts.... amazing!)....
so really, i would put a notch on the successes. even if you just maintained your wieght (though you said you do feel like you lost), you at least have a pretty good idea of what your body wants, how much it needs, what fills you... and you can adjust it accordingly on your terms. you can start to "trust" your body and it's signals to you. i think that's pretty neat!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 20 March 2008 03:10 pm |
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Thanks, Zen
One thing I do know, knowing the rules of the WL4I plan are to only eat until satisfied, and wait at least 2.5 hrs between meals...........when I am on it, I do listen more to my body! Tomorrow morning will tell me how much I can tweak this plan and still have success.
We have our grandkids from Friday afternoon until Easter Sunday. (Provided we aren't in the 8" snow band that's suppose to start tonight-so they can still get here) So, I have been planning meals for while they are with us. I am hoping to just eat normal meals during my 3 "cheat days", (but I can eat BREAD!)............and I know I will nibble candy on Easter Sunday. Am hoping I can limit it to mostly Jelly Bellies. Got to limit the damage of another holiday and big meals with extended family.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 21 March 2008 07:21 pm |
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I got on the scale this morning, and I was down 3.4 lbs for the 11 day cycle. I'm a little disappointed, as I usually drop pretty good on WL4I. But, I hadn't had a lot of salty things just before I started, so I didn't have a lot of excess water weight to lose. And I always drink a lot of water, so I guess I will be content. It was a loss after all, and I didn't follow the plan exactly. I am re-evaluating this weekend.
HAVE A BLESSED EASTER EVERYONE!
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zenobia
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Posted: 21 March 2008 08:31 pm |
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hey, that's great HIsgal! it's a loss! and ya have to be thankful for that!
happy easter to you, too!
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Theresa
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Posted: 22 March 2008 11:14 am |
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Scoobees
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Posted: 23 March 2008 10:31 pm |
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Congrats on the loss Hisgal!  I hope you're enjoying Easter with your family!
Scoobs
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Beth
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Posted: 24 March 2008 09:07 pm |
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Ditto on the contrats! Well, you survived the grandkids' visit and lost weight, but not your sanity! This is good!
I just wanted to share about Hubby's turnaround. He has lost weight and is looking soooo much better! He's started walking on the treadmill and working out some and is talking about getting another weight machine. He even kept me from eating the chocolate Easter bunnies we bought the gkids. I'd say he is "on board." It's a miracle! It is amazing how far a little hope and a little attitude change can carry a person.
Have a wonderful day!
Beth
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 March 2008 10:34 pm |
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Zen, Theresa, Scoobs and Beth,
THANK YOU!
I love those words of encouragement, and really need them! I feel so awful about myself right now.............I just see this overweight body, where the nice, slim one was last summer...............and I want the nice, slim body back! I feel like I am in mourning over all the spring and summer clothes that won't fit! I know I will have to buy some new pants!
BTW, we were blessed with 10" of wet, heavy snow on Friday! Where is spring? It is up to 39 degrees right now, but the wind makes it feel much colder. I chickened out about taking a walk.............maybe tomorrow??
I did pretty good on Friday and Saturday with my eating. I finally broke down and had some Jelly Bellies on Saturday night! They'd been in the house for a week, and I hadn't touched them However, I pigged out at Easter dinner........actually I started at breakfast already I made whole wheat pancakes, turkey sausage and turkey bacon.......that wasn't too bad. But I had this butter braid in the freezer, which I bought before the hubs found out about his high cholesterol. I figured that being I had the house full of people, it was a good time to make one, and get rid of it. But, I ate too much of it............those things are to die for! I didn't do too awful at lunch either, but in the afternoon, my SIL brought out a bag of peanut M&M's and set them in front of me! End of story....................
I woke my husband at midnight last night, with the intent of asking him to take me to the ER! I felt short of breath, with pain in my back..........and I was thinking heart attack! Eventually, I tried stretching out my back muscles, then iced them, and started feeling better. I know I need my chiro badly, and lifting my 16 month-old granddaughter all weekend, must have started the spasming. Once I got the spasms under control, I could breathe just fine again! Sure was scary! Chiro appt is Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.
That whole episode was a wake up call though! I have let myself slip so badly  and put on so much weight again. I NEED to get it back off! Pronto! I feel like you do, Scoobs, I have a couple of good days, then I slip! I need to string together enough days to make weeks, and enough weeks to make months, so I can see real progress again!
I can't face WL4I again.............I just worry when I am on it, about all the protein that I'm eating. So, my other choice.........the plan I lose well on, is ETL. I really don't have too much trouble with that one..........I can go without the meat. But, I don't follow it religiously. I do supplement with protein shakes, and I'd like to include more bread, rice, pasta than the weight loss version does. But I do love fruits and veggies..........and I'm trying to push them with the hubs anyway! So to do it again just makes sense.
Beth..........I'm so happy to hear about your hubs progress! What a wonderful turn around he's done! You must be so proud of him! I know I am proud of the progress my hubs has made too. I just have to remember to praise him for his determination. He's a little heavy on the breads.........and his triglycerides were a bit high. Hopefully, he can turn that around too. He'd rather rely on whole grains for his fiber..........than on fruits and veggies. Baby steps for him too!
I hope I didn't come across as having a bratty grandson, in your diary Beth He's really not.........his parents have been really strict about raising him to respect his parents and others in authority. The only time he really "talks back" like that is when trying new foods is involved..........or when he thinks he can con Grandma and Grandpa into letting him eat his favorite junk foods! And certainly there are times we have pizza when he's there, but most times I prepare our normal "healthy" foods. Like I said, he likes to see how far he can push.......just like our kids did when they were growing up...........and like I'm sure I did when I was growing up. I like to think I was the perfect child..........but I know better!
Thanks for being there, ladies! What would I do without my cyber-friends?
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Beth
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Posted: 24 March 2008 10:55 pm |
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HG, I'm doing a semi ETL and it is working for me. I don't lose but about a lb per week, but that's better than gaining it! I'm not starving or anything. Things would go faster if I would formally exercise more.
I don't think gs is a brat. I think kids are hilarious. Our grandsons call me Granny B. The oldest one said Sunday he was going to call me Sister B from now on. I'm not sure why.
I was bad with what junk we had around here. If we'd had peanut M&M's I would have eaten the whole bag. That is really, really a deadly trigger food for me. I guess we all got rid of everything bad for us in the freezer while we had a crowd to eat it. You know, while the cattle are there, why not feed them and get everything rotated!  I got rid of some rolls I'd had in the freezer since Thanksgiving. Everyone LOVED them. And best of all, they are GONE NOW.
My highlight of the day was when both kids stood behind Joe on the patio and blew bubbles at his bald head. There were bubbles everywhere. He finally told them it wasn't funny anymore and would they please stop. I then said I still thought it was pretty funny and they really poured it on. I guess we all got to be kids yesterday. It was fun. Picking up those kids will break your back!!
Do not despair. You can get back on track. We'll all get where we want to go soon enough -together! We have each other to lean on. Isn't that great?
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Hisgal
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Posted: 27 March 2008 01:43 am |
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Beth,
Did you read "Eat to Live"? Did you get your hubs to read it? I think my hubs went through it a little, but I wish he'd read it beginning to end! I've started re-reading it this week, and it's amazing how much I'd forgotten from the first 2 times I read it. I think both of our hubs' health would benefit greatly from this eating plan. I am hoping that when I get done with these long work days, and am home to make supper at night again, that I can push the veggies on him a bit more.
Beth, thanks for being there to lean on!
So, this has been a new start................and I feel better about myself than I have in a long time. I have started re-reading "Eat to Live" and trying to follow it. Of course, there are still those evil little "Jelly Bellies" in my house. Thank goodness, that even though they are pure sugar, they don't have fat and you can eat quite a few for a serving. And I am enjoying giving myself a little leeway in the beginning of getting back on this plan.
I had leftover raw veggie salad from what I brought to Easter dinner, so I've eaten that up. I've had BIG salads for lunch and dinner.............romaine base for lunch and cabbage (cole salw mix) based for dinner. The lunch salad I piled on other veggies (yellow pepper, snap peas, broccoli slaw) and black beans. The cole slaw mix I've added fresh pineapple to, and dressed with a low-fat raspberry walnut vinegrette. Yummmmm! I also made a bag of asparagus stir-fry this morning, and had 1/2 the bag for lunch and 1/2 the bag for dinner, along with my BIG salads. Breakfast was a slice of Norwegian health bread w/natural p butter and a protein/fruit smoothie. Also yummmmm!
I see Dr. Fuhman's meal plans are laid out in 3 meals per day..........I've added in 2 snack-type meals.......though I wonder that I have room for them! I eat a late lunch, so I've been eating a high fiber/protein bar around 11:00. (yeah, processed, I know) And when I finally get home from work at night, I have something else. Last night was a vanilla protein/fruit smoothie.
The last 2 days have been in the low-mid 40's, with a good breeze.......but I went walking both days anyway. Figured I had to, as they are predicting snow again tonight into all day Thursday..........and again Saturday into Sunday! I also got to my chiro yesterday afternoon (so many things got adjusted!) and the walking was much easier today..........legs much looser and more mobile!
I haven't stepped on the scale yet though. I weighed on Friday morning, and I know I went up over Easter...........water weight if nothing else (2 meals of ham!). I've always been something of a scale junkie, but that last cycle of WL4I, I weighed on day 1 and then not again until the 11 days were over. I think it made me concentrate more on eating to plan each and every day..........and not being influenced by what the scale said each morning. So, I haven't stepped on it yet.........and I might not for a while I feel like my pants are looser today, and my thighs actually feel like they move inside my pants leg, instead of with my pants leg! You know what I mean?
I tried on some pants this morning, that I bought in Branson. They were tight when I bought them........but they will be the only non-winter-fabric pants I have that I can get into right now! So, I've been considering measuring my progress by how those pants fit, instead of what the scale says. I will probably hit a point where my curiosity will get the better of me, and I will have to step on my scale, but for now I am resisting!
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Scoobees
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Posted: 27 March 2008 02:57 am |
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Hisgal said:
So, this has been a new start................and I feel better about myself than I have in a long time.
Now that's an EXCELLENT start!! I am so happy that you're feeling better about yourself. That really rocks!
I will probably hit a point where my curiosity will get the better of me, and I will have to step on my scale, but for now I am resisting!
Me, too! I gave myself 2 more days and then I think I'll hold my breath and just do it. Just like you, I was thinking about the ham I ate (and chocolates, and jelly beans, and cheesy potatoes and....) and am hoping the water weight will be gone by then. Of course, in 2 days...I could change my mind.
Keep up the good work!
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zenobia
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Posted: 27 March 2008 03:57 am |
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oh funny! my recent debacle involved jelly bellies! they are so evily-delicious! i could easily chow my way through a whole bag (gotta love those toasted marshmallows and buttered popcorn ones! lol- but not at the same time!)
and it's so awesome that you are feeling rarin' to go!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 28 March 2008 12:55 am |
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OK............I'm feeling a little bit like Nir here I weighed my salads today!
I was eating my salad for lunch, and was a little over half way through it, when suddenly I got to wondering.............."if I'm suppose to shoot for 1 lb. of raw veggies a day, how much am I eating here?" So, I took my bowl of salad (over half eaten already) and put in on our postal scale! After I finished eating, I washed up the bowl, and then re-weighed it........and the last half of my salad weighed 8.6 oz., so if I double that...........I had over a lb. of raw veggies right there! Now I'm eating my supper (dinner) salad and I put that on the scale before I started. After subtracting the weight of the container, this salad is also over a lb. of raw veggies!
Of course, I haven't gotten that whole salad eaten yet...........I really do still feel full from lunch. If any of you guys are feeling hungry all the time.............eat your raw veggies! And drink your water! 
So, Thursday's food:
Breakfast: light wheat english muffin (100cal, 8 gr fiber!), 2 tsp. natural p butter, strawberry protein shake with frozen strawberries
Snack: 1 cup mixed fruit
Lunch: romaine, broccoli slaw, snap peas, black beans, apple, low fat drsg, vegetarian baked beans
No afternoon snack----too full and too busy!
Dinner: cole slaw mix, fresh pineapple, low fat drsg, mini-carrots, baked beans
Snack: not sure if I'll have room for one, might have a serving of Jelly Bellies (I did last night )
Scoobs, you'll have to let us know what the scale is doing to you. I'm really considering not getting on it. Not because I think I've gained again........I don't think I have. But, it was an interesting feeling, to not gauge my success by what that little bugger told me in the mornings! Like I said, I tried on those new slacks, and I know how they fit. So, I'd like to be strong enough not to step on the scale again until they are no longer skin tight! I don't know if I'm that strong.........but I'd like to measure my success by something other than the scale. On the other hand, already I'm so curious as to what it says, that I'm going nuts!
Zen, mmmmmmmm toasted marshmallow and popcorn! I know there have to be some of those in the bag! The hubs and I picked out all our favorites, when we bought them! Also black licorice and root beer! It will be good when they are gone, but right now it's my Easter treat.......and my reward for eating 2 lbs of raw veggies a day!
Zen, I was also wondering if you know if Trader Joe's is open on Sunday's? We are going to our son & DIL on Sunday. They are in Bloomington, so I suppose the closest one is Woodbury? But, I'd also like to stop at JC Penney.......hmmmm
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zenobia
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Posted: 28 March 2008 01:37 am |
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yeah, i believe they are. i don't know why they wouldn't be.. the liquer store will be closed, though.
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Sassykat
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Posted: 28 March 2008 06:27 pm |
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Hey there Hisgal! How are you doing with ETL so far? I think that was when I lost the most weight too, was when I followed that. But I made the mistake of not eating any bread. I think I messed up somehow and was missing nutrients. I read somewhere though that eating lots of raw veggies jumpstarts weight loss.
Best of luck! I'm sure you'll do great!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 1 April 2008 11:05 pm |
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Sassykat wrote:
Hey there Hisgal! How are you doing with ETL so far? I think that was when I lost the most weight too, was when I followed that. But I made the mistake of not eating any bread. I think I messed up somehow and was missing nutrients. I read somewhere though that eating lots of raw veggies jumpstarts weight loss.
Sassykat,
I think I'm doing good on ETL, but I don't think my clothes are feeling it I know one time I stayed on it for quite a while, I really restricted my starchy carbs for about 6 weeks. I lost really well on it that time........I think it was about 18 lbs in 6 weeks. But, I sure binged on bread, etc. right after that!
I see I haven't logged my food since Thursday! And I'm not keeping track anywhere else either! I am not being so strict on bread, rice, etc. this time. Maybe that's why the clothes don't feel looser?
I remember passing Papa Murphy's (where I usually pick up a De-Lite pizza every Friday night after work) and having a hard time driving on by I had to get groceries, and I really don't like doing that on Friday night, after work. But, I didn't work too late that night. So, I stocked up on healthy foods and I was home by 6:45. So I asked the hubs to help me put away the perishables, and we went for a walk. It was so nice..........no breeze at all, and about 40 degrees! Walked around 3 miles.
Last week was my first week..........and I had Jelly Bellies most every night. But, I didn't gorge on them, just 1-1.5 servings when I did have them. And I had two cheesy biscuits in the house when I started, and I ate one each of the first 2 days. Other than those sins, I've been pretty much eating like I recorded Thursday's food. But, I had a few extra breads on Saturday...........I found this pita at Wal-Mart. It's oat bran, flax seed, whole wheat and I think it is around 60 calories each. Very yummy.........I spread some hummus on it, folded it in half and ate it like a sandwich.
I know I made Egg Beaters for breakfast Sunday morning, for something different and put them on 2 light English muffins (100 cal, 8 gr. fiber each), with a half slice of 2% cheese on each them. I ate a little bigger breakfast that day, as we drove to Bloomington to go to church with our son and DIL, when they became members at their new church. We all went to their house for lunch afterwards, and I knew it would be a little later when we had lunch. I kept my fingers out of the chips and dip that was out before lunch.
My son grilled skewers with marinated chicken and beef with veggies. I had a chicken one..........it had 2 little chunks of chicken on it, with wonderful colored peppers, onion, mushrooms and tomatoes. My hubs, however, ate a skewer that was filled with just chicken. Such a battle to get him to eat him veggies! Even now, when he's trying to use diet and exercise to lower his cholesterol! My DIL cooked a mix of whole grain and wild rice..........three of us brought veggie salads..........one fresh fruit plate...........and I brought dessert.......Angel food cake slices, with fresh blackberries, strawberries and low-fat Cool Whip. I did have a piece of dessert But, I think that was the first meat I'd had in the week since I started back on ETL.
Monday's food: light english muffin w/ natural p butter, vanilla protein shake with 4 oz. orange juice and 2 serv. mixed frozen fruit..........salad with romaine, snap peas, broccoli slaw, grape tomatoes, celery, low fat drsg, celery and carrot sticks, left-over hominy bean salad from Sunday, 1/2 c. fresh strawberries, 3/4 c. blueberries........... whole grain flat wrap w/ hummus..........1 c/ brown rice, veggie chili, tbsp. low fat cheese, 1 c. shredded wheat, handful a cashews...............York peppermint pattie (grabbed it on the way up to bed ) My appetite seemed to be insatiable.........TTOM again, so that explains it.
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Beth
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Posted: 2 April 2008 03:22 am |
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Pat, seems like you are on track with a plan. Sunday's grilled foods sounds wonderful. I am really enjoying grilled food. I grill whole meals - chicken or fish and squash, peppers, zucchini. I like cooking whole eggplants on the grill for making eggplant dip. I made Dr. F's anti cancer soup today. The recipe made a ton of soup. I froze a lot. Of course, Joe won't eat it. I don't understand why these guys won't eat veggies. He told me today his blood sugar is almost normal. I'm really pleased about that. I guess something is working for him. He is eating better and walking. That is a miracle!
Well, I just wanted to check in and see how you're doing. Seems like we're all doing ok this week. I've got to settle down long enough to read ETL. Maybe I can get a few chapters in tonight. You know MM's hubby is having his surgery tomorrow. We need to remember them in our prayers!
Take care!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 3 April 2008 06:14 pm |
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Well, I've been hopping around the boards, but ignoring my own diary, I see.
I've been continuing to eat an"Eat To Live" influenced diet. I've still only had those two little bites of chicken as my only "meat" in the 10 days I've been doing this. However, I have had 8 oz. 1% milk, 3 oz. 2% cheese, and 9 scoops of protein powder for other animal products.
I've had 1 C. of some type of beans most of the 10 days. I haven't done well with the nuts or ground flax..........maybe 2 times of each. I think I've hit 2 lbs of veggies most days, but probably not in a 1:1 ratio..........some days it's mostly raw, and a few days it's mostly cooked. I do prefer the raw, as they seem to fill me up better. Besides, I wonder if it doesn't take more calories to digest the raw, as oppposed to the cooked?
I have had absolutely no problem eating my whole grains! Most likely too many of them I sure love those whole grain pitas and wraps with roasted red pepper hummus And whole grain bread, brown rice, whole wheat pasta............
Two mornings I've had Egg Beaters on light english muffins (100 cal, 8 gr fiber each) with 1/2 slice of 2% cheese..............just to change up the protein shake with frozen fruit, that has become my "normal" breakfast.
Still haven't gotten on the scale. I have been tempted many times, but have held off. Just doing TTOM now (I feel like I'm in labor this morning), so will wait until that is over, and then maybe I'll get on the scale to see if there is a change. I am thinking that staying off it for long periods of time, gets me to focus more on what I'm eating, not on "results".
Didn't walk Monday (too much snow and slush), but have been out the other days.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 4 April 2008 05:23 pm |
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Well, yesterday I got to thinking..........I wonder how many calories I am actually eating each day on my version of ETL? So, I decided to log them. And I'm going to log them for today also...........as I started each day out differently (about the 2 variations on breakfast that I have )
Thursday, April 3:
( 252 cal.) Breakfast: 2 serv Egg Beaters, 2 light English muffins, 1 slice 2% cheese, 2 tsp. Benecol spread
( 90 cal.) Snack: small banana
( 429 cal.) Lunch: Salad (romaine, broccoli slaw, snap peas, celery, grape tomatoes, garbanzo beans, 1/2 lg. apple, 2 serv. low-fat rasp/walnut vinegrette
( 133) Snack: 1/2 c. blueberries, 6 oz. mini-carrots, 2 sugar-free lifesavers
( 260 cal.)Dinner: 1/2 bag asparagus stir-fry, light English muffin w/ spread
( 150 cal.) Snack: lg. whole grain wrap, 2 Tbsp garlic hummus
Total calorie intake for Thursday: 1314 calories
BTW, my second oldest daughter (age 27) called this morning to tell me she was going into the Dr. today to check out a lump she thinks she feels in her breast. PRAYERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED! Living in His Son-shine 
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Posted: 4 April 2008 06:49 pm |
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BTW, my second oldest daughter (age 27) called this morning to tell me she was going into the Dr. today to check out a lump she thinks she feels in her breast. PRAYERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED! Living in His Son-shine
Praying for her my dear!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 4 April 2008 10:27 pm |
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Sassykat,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
I got a call from her this afternoon, and her Dr. is pretty sure that it's just a cyst. But, she wants to do an ultrasound to check it out for sure. They were still trying to schedule that last time we talked. It would be sometime today yet or not until Tuesday. So, I don't know too much more. She has to go to the hospital in Boulder for it.
We talked about it for a while, and agreed that while one part of your mind tells you that this is very common, and there is very likely nothing to worry about.........another part of your mind is saying, "Yes, but this is happening to ME! And I want to know NOW what is going on!" It's so different when things happen to us, rather than the other guy. It takes on a whole different perspective!
You know, Sassy, I sometimes wonder if God thinks that way?? Something like, "Hey, you people down there.........I watched my very own Son be ridiculed, beaten and crucified on a cross like a criminal........all so you could be forgiven and spend eternity with me. I love you that much........why don't you act like you appreciate what I did? This was my only son, after all!" Yeah, I know..........I have strange thoughts sometimes!
Again, thanks for your prayers.
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Sassykat
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Posted: 6 April 2008 02:50 am |
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Those are not strange thoughts. We all try and associate with God, it helps us feel closer to Him. God does understand our limitations and loves us despite our bad behavior at times. I do have a hard time understanding that kind of love.
I know it must be very scary to worry about your daughter. I won't pretend to know the feeling, but I can try and imagine how it would feel if it were my daughter. It would be hard not to worry and think of the worst until all the results were back. Cysts are common though, I must have a bunch of them all over the place. I had a lump under my arm last summer. It was very painful and came about suddenly. I made a doctor appt right away. They did an ultrasound asap and could not tell anything, which was good. Since then it has come and gone, but mostly it stays away. I believe now, that it is a lymph node. I never had it before and so that was a very scary day for me when I first got it. My daughter went with me to the doctor. It was comforting to have her there.
I am praying for you dear. Wish I could give you a hug. 
May the Lord keep you and your daughter in His special care.
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Posted: 6 April 2008 08:17 pm |
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Hisgal - I am so sorry you & your daughter are going thru this! Sending prayers to you also!!! Keep positive, it probably is just a cyst...but of course that doesn't stop the worrying - I know.
I'll be thinking of and praying for you both.
Scoobs
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Posted: 7 April 2008 01:57 pm |
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| Pat, I've been away due to a power failure for 3 days. Just wanted to let you know I'll also be praying for you and your daughter. I hope by today all is well!
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Posted: 7 April 2008 02:47 pm |
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| I hope all goes well for your daughter.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 7 April 2008 05:02 pm |
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Sassykat, Scoobs, Beth and Theresa,
Thanks for your prayers and thoughts for me and my daughter. Her ultrasound is scheduled for Tuesday morning, so one more day to wait. I think she said they'd told her it would be a few days for the results.
When I have had them, the technician would usually let me watch and talk his way through it, so I kind of knew what he was seeing, as he described it. But, ours is small town hospital, so maybe that makes a difference? I'm praying for patience, peace and good news!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 7 April 2008 05:08 pm |
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Hisgal wrote:
It's so different when things happen to us, rather than the other guy. It takes on a whole different perspective!
I went back to re-read my entry............and I saw this.
How many of us, on the forums, can attest to this? Whether is with our weight loss trials or the other trials going on in our lives?
Thanks again for the support in EVERYTHING!
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zenobia
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Posted: 7 April 2008 05:11 pm |
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hi hisgal
i just read what you are going through. i really hope that everything turns out alright. you, your daughter, and your family are in my thoughts. plaese take care and keep your faith. everything works out in the end.
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Sassykat
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Posted: 7 April 2008 07:57 pm |
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Hisgal wrote: Hisgal wrote:
It's so different when things happen to us, rather than the other guy. It takes on a whole different perspective!
I went back to re-read my entry............and I saw this.
How many of us, on the forums, can attest to this? Whether is with our weight loss trials or the other trials going on in our lives?
Thanks again for the support in EVERYTHING!
You're right! I think we want to be sympathetic to other's problems, but it is hard for our little minds to fully understand a situation and grasp all it's meanings and repercussions unless it is happening to us. That's why we are not perfect and can never totally be prepared for something no matter how hard we try. We are only human.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 7 April 2008 10:26 pm |
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Zen, thanks for your support too!
Well, the weekend was so so
I was pretty heavy on the starchy carbs, even if they were whole grain ones. The hubs had an American Legion fundraiser, which features a meal of BBQ beef and pork slices on buns, baked beans, corn, potato chips and dill pickles............hmmmm! Being I hadn't had more than 2 bites of meat in 2 weeks, I figured I could eat some. But, when I got in line, I actually got a wheat bun with a thin slice of pork.......baked beans.......1/2 c. corn..........1/2 dill pickle........then filled up with coffee. Normally, I would have had 2 huge buns piled high with meat and lots of potato chips This was an NSV, for sure.
I tried a new bean salad this weekend. I don't like it as well as my old stand-by. It's black beans, garbanzo beans, jalapeno, red onion, red & green pepper, corn.......drsg is olive oil, red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, 2 tsp sugar, cumin, oregano flakes and chili powder. Like I said, it was OK, just not great! I found another bean salad recipe that I want to try. Maybe that one will be a keeper?
I had one other meat meal this weekend. It was a treat for both of us.......we always had this on Sunday nights, when we were first married. I lightened up the original version though...........toasty dogs! I used fat free hot dogs, 100% whole wheat bread, 1/2 slice 2% cheese and onion for each one. I served them with a big mound of green beans and had a fruit smoothie later on.
Monday's food:
Breakfast: 2 light english muffins, 2 serv Egg Beaters, 1 slice 2% cheese (310)
Snack: protein/fiber bar (7 gr soy protein)
Lunch: cole slaw mix, pineapple, 1/2 oz. chopped walnuts, rasp walnut vinegrette, bean salad, and a can of tomato soup
Snack: Oat bran-flax seed-whole wheat pita with hummus, 1 oz raw pecans
Dinner: aspargus stir-fry w/olive oil, 1 c. brown rice, 1.5 c. raw mushrooms
Snack: Fiberwise oatmeal and raisin bar
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 8 April 2008 01:47 am |
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I am just catching up, I am sorry that you and your daughter are going through this anxiety right now. Now it is my turn to send all the positive thoughts and energy your way, hoping to hear good news tomorrow. 
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Posted: 8 April 2008 05:42 am |
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| Hey! Just wanted you to know that you and your daughter are very much in my prayers.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 8 April 2008 03:13 pm |
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Thanks Mol & Suenos,
I'm watching the clock at work...........not that I can do anything in MN when she's in CO! (which is a bit frustrating---I wish she lived closer) But, I'm just praying for her while I work. I know God's got her in His very capable hands, and He is in control, but He tells us to come to Him always in pray and petition. So, I AM!
I know in my head that cysts are very common, and probably more women have them, than don't. And I wouldn't say that I'm worrying, as I know the Lord tells me not to worry about things, to put it all in His hands. And because of my faith, I can do that, and it gives me peace. But, I am just wanting to hear the "official" report, that everything is OK. And if it's not.............well, God will get me through that too.....and my daughter also. She also has a great faith. Because of that, nothing can hurt us.....even death. It's such a comfort!
It is so wonderful to have this forum, and all my friends here. I truly do appreciate the support I get! And I hope I am able to give as much back or more What did I do before ? I've met some of the most wonderful, caring people here I hope I have you around for a lifetime!
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Theresa
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Posted: 8 April 2008 03:27 pm |
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Sassykat
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Posted: 8 April 2008 04:50 pm |
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Aaaaaaawww, your entire post just gave me lots of warm fuzzy feelings. You're a really good person Hisgal.
I would have to agree with you about the people here on CPH. I have visited a lot of forums and none can compare to . Somehow this one has attracted the nicest people.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 8 April 2008 07:57 pm |
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Sassykat wrote:
I would have to agree with you about the people here on CPH. I have visited a lot of forums and none can compare to . Somehow this one has attracted the nicest people.
I second that comment!
Update on daughter in CO:
I got a call right from my daughter, right after her ultrasound. Her voice was shakey, which wasn't a good sign................ In fact she was crying.................. I know it's scary for her, because I've gone through the same thing! Just one month after my mother died of cancer, I found that dreaded lump in my breast too.
So, anyway, it's not a cyst. They can see it's a growth......probably a fibroadenoma or fibrocystic growth. Her options are to wait and re-check in 6 months for any changes......have a biopsy..........or have it removed. She wants it out, but this is the daughter who faints at the site of a needle or blood! But, she says she can tough it out for a day or so, to have it gone! So now she waits for a call from her Dr., and then they do some scheduling. She is suppose to fly back to MN for a weekend visit, 3 weeks from Friday. I do hope it can be all over, done with and healed by then.
Of course, I want to hop on a plane to CO! But she pointed out that I'd probably be on the plane longer than she'd be in the hospital! Her husband will be there for her, but the mom in me wants to be there too!
Still praying.....................................
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Hisgal
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Posted: 8 April 2008 08:16 pm |
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So, now on to the weight loss front:
I did update my last post for Monday's food. So, I better start recording today's, before I forget...........
Tuesday's food:
Pre-Breakfast: light english muffin, natural p butter
Breakfast: vanilla protein powder, 1 c. soy milk, 4 oz. o.j., 2 serv. frozen mixed fruit
Snack: 1/2 lg apple, 1/2 lg orange, 1/2 sm. banana
Lunch: 1 can Tomato Soup-at-Hand, cole slaw mix, fresh pineapple, 1/4 oz. chopped pecans, low-fat rasp walnut vinegrette
Snack: 1/2 apple, 1/2 orange, 1/2 banana, 1/2 oz pecans
Snack: whole wheat-oat bran-flax seed pita w/hummus
Late Dinner: romaine salad w/ veggies, light ranch drsg, 1/2 bag asparagus stir-fry
I did go walking yesterday, but it was really cold. Today was better......it was 2 degrees warmer, up to 39 degrees! But the wind was at 4 mph instead of the 14 mph it was yesterday. Makes a big difference!
I might have to step on the scale tomorrow morning I am getting really curious to know what it says. The clothes feel a bit looser, I think. We'll see........
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Sassykat
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Posted: 8 April 2008 09:02 pm |
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| My heart goes out to both you and daughter. You guys are in my prayers. I'm so sorry about all this. Will pray and think positive that all goes well. Still I'm sorry you guys have to go through this.
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Theresa
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Posted: 9 April 2008 06:56 am |
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| I hope all goes well with your daughter, at least she has you with her through all of this. Keep positive, our thoughts are with you.
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