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mollymoo24
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Posted: 26 January 2008 02:20 pm |
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 Congrats on the 5# weight loss and the improvements in your skin and your back and knees feeling better too. That's awesome Beth. {CHEERING!!!!}
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Beth
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Posted: 27 January 2008 01:23 pm |
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Sunday
Joe (hubby) and I went to a covered dish supper last night. I did pretty well. Ate vegetable soup and as many veggies as I could. Joe kept leaving and coming back to the table with these different pieces of cheesecake. I never said anything to him, but his friend across the table from me finally said something and started laughing. The friend is a tall, lanky semi-vegetarian who claims to have a gift/curse of knowing when someone is about to die. Turns out he had a job in college in a paranormal study of talking to corn plants. He cursed one plant and blessed another plant. The blessed plant did better. Anyway, the conversation went on cremation and the storage of one's ashes in urns. I finally told the friend I'd have to buy an XL urn pretty soon for Joe. Joe was too busy eating cheesecake to notice. We got a good laugh out of that one. You'd have to know this group. I think we're all a little off. I love being with them.
The good news is I did ok because I'm committed to do ok. Joe (hubby) has lost about 3 lbs. despite his best efforts to be bad. That's because he's working nights and is too tired to go and buy the #%@&! food he loves. I seem to be currently in charge of the food. With my new status as "Aunt Bea, " I've been able to put healthy food on the table and in the cabinets. I guess the next good news is my commitment to lose weight is benefiting my family (hubby.) Good habits do rub off in mysterious ways.
Lord help us today. It's Joe's birthday and we are taking him to Olive Garden. I may have to purchase a muzzle and a leash! In a way it's good to be too poor to eat out very often these days.
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Beth
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Posted: 29 January 2008 02:17 am |
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Monday Jan. 28 -The Pitty Pot Day
I've had a yucky day. Just woke up feeling yucky and let it snowball. It actually started yesterday when I didn't want hubby to be gone all night. He can't help it, he's just trying to do his job. I think I also had too much caffeine yesterday and I couldn't get to sleep because my legs kept bugging me. I have that creepy crawly feeling in them.
Went junking this morning to avoid doing what I needed to do. Ran late and went to Walmart and got fried chicken for our lunch. How dumb! I knew better. I pulled as much crust off as I could and ate it. Actually, I don't think the chicken was as bad as the hand full of pecans later on.
Anyway, managed to stay around 1500 calories today instead of going nuts and eating a huge bag of M&M's or going to the really fine ice cream place and getting a "Snappy Turtle" and sitting out in the car to enjoy every last fat laden bite.
I don't want to go through this tomorrow. Must work on my attitude!!!!! I know I am my own worst enemy. When I get scared, or lonely, have hurt feelings, or get depressed, watch out. At those times I eat to medicate the pain. Food is not my friend. It can't talk to me. It can't negotiate for me. It can't hug me and say everything will be ok. It just causes me more problems. I am realizing that what I am searching for is a feeling of comfort I had somewhere in my life I associated with food. Maybe my grandmothers gave me food when I was fussy or something and I associated it with feeling better. I've got to realize food isn't love. Food is just food. No matter how much I want food to be the answer to everything, it is just food. If I can overcome this obsession with making food my buddy and stay on my program, I'll be healthier and happier later on even though today was a yuck day.
If I do what I always did, I'll get what I've always got.
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Beth
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Posted: 30 January 2008 03:45 pm |
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Made it ok through pitty pot day and yesterday even though I ate chinese food. I thought I'd lose some today - not. Guess it may have been the sodium.
Have been working on my attitude. Must Keep moving forward.
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Beth
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Posted: 1 February 2008 12:30 pm |
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| We've been sick this week and I quit recording keeping my food journal. I've gained 2 lbs. Strange considering I've had a stomach bug...guess I've eaten more than I thought. I'm still feeling yucky, but will start back on the journal today.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 2 February 2008 12:44 am |
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I've been plotting my food and my weight and can definitely correlate a 2-lb weight gain after I have had a couple of high sodium days in a row. It's just water and will come right back off.
Sorry you are under the weather, seems like there is a lot of that going around. I am going to send you a message with a suggestion about tracking your food that may make it easier.
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Beth
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Posted: 2 February 2008 03:15 am |
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| I weighed tonight and looks like I've gained almost all my weight back. Egad! I hope it's fluid. I don't think I've been eating that much! Well, if it is all back, I need to just start back at square one and get it going again. At this point, it will be a blessing to just feel like walking through the house again. I've been so weak, I've just slept a lot. This has been a s strange malady. Nothing acute, just having a slight stomach bug and feeling cold and tired and utterly depressed. Hubby has had respiratory issues and laryngitis. They sent him home from work because he couldn't talk. Looking forward to better days.
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Beth
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Posted: 2 February 2008 02:03 pm |
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Finally started the journey back to the land of the living last night. Scale shows I've gained about 4 pounds over the last three or four days. I am dismayed. I plan to get right back on the wagon. I don't know what happened. Either I ate a lot more than I thought while I was sick or had fluid retention. Have started back journaling food to try and stay down at 1500 calories. I am seeing this as a setback, but not something I will let sabatage my weight and health plans.
Despite all, I still think I'm healther. All those apples and all that spinach I've been juicing has surely helped my immune system. I never really got totally down - just felt like #%@&!. The news says the schools have a high rate of absenteeism due to flu and a stomach virus.
I'm not feeling as depressed today. I realize some of the depression is due to hubby being gone to work every night. Since we can't change that, I am going to try and find some constructive things to do at night - I can go to night services at our church. That would be a good thing.
I've always had problems with the night - I just get a little crazy and feel like running away when I'm by myself. I am sure this plugs into the old separation anxiety I've had since early childhood. I didn't particularly want to feel and to analyze all of my deep-rooted emotional problems right now. Maybe it is something I need to face to escape this fat trap I seem to live in.
Oh well, I had made a commitment for 2008 to be a year of change. Good change.
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Beth
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Posted: 2 February 2008 02:12 pm |
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| Decided to analyze my coffee and half and half. Geez...been drinking 32 oz. coffee each morning with about 18 tbsp half and half. Thats about 320 calories in half and half. Well, bye bye half and half and will cut back on the coffee, too. I've been in denial.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 2 February 2008 03:07 pm |
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Wow Beth!! Just cutting out this one thing could make a huge difference for you in reaching your goals. 320 cals a day translates to 33 pounds per year. Congrats on this realization!! When I started tracking calories it made me examine the worthiness of everything I was putting in my mouth and how large my portion sizes were. I eat less now and rarely feel hungry. L can quote me as I have said a number of times since starting this journey "Knowledge is power!"
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Beth
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Posted: 3 February 2008 08:49 pm |
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| No more half and half. I need to go and pour it down the drain. Been too weak to care. I am back down to 192 after it looked like I'd gained all my weight back while sick for several days. Walked 15 minutes on the treadmill yesterday with no pain. Will do it again today. I am staying on track counting calories. I've decided it really is about what goes in vs what you burn. I wish I'd come out of denial years ago. Better late than never, I guess.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 4 February 2008 04:10 am |
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Beth wrote: No more half and half. I need to go and pour it down the drain. Been too weak to care. I am back down to 192 after it looked like I'd gained all my weight back while sick for several days. Walked 15 minutes on the treadmill yesterday with no pain. Will do it again today. I am staying on track counting calories. I've decided it really is about what goes in vs what you burn. I wish I'd come out of denial years ago. Better late than never, I guess.
Beth, that's fantastic that you were able to walk for 15 mins on the treadmill with no pain. Even a little exercise will help you feel better. Keep up the progress on watching your intake.
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Beth
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Posted: 5 February 2008 03:47 am |
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| Have stayed on track today, under 1200 calories. Just didn't feel like eating a whole lot. Yesterday was the first day of drinking 8 glasses of water. Could that be decreasing my appetite? It would be wonderful if it were true! Oh, drank all that water today, also. Supposedly it gets easier?!
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Beth
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Posted: 5 February 2008 01:28 pm |
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Have lost -6.5 lbs. Am at 190. Holiday fat is gone. Time to start working on the REAL fat. The results of counting all calories and drinking 8 glasses of water are becoming very evident. The next key will be to walk and hit my weight machine so I will be on target for my September debut. The hypnosis tapes must be working because yesterday I bought myself 2 new pairs of very expensive Thorlo walking socks. That was a good gift to myself! Need to put them on and get going!
I am seeing that losing weight is not hopeless when you're 54. My daughter is 35 and we talked yesterday. She is also losing weight. Took a little break for Mardi Gras and will get going again after it's over. I am planning a trip to New Orleans to see her in the spring. Can't wait. Maybe we'll eat salads! Ha! in New Orleans????
Found out why I was so depressed. I think it was the Zrytec antihistimine I was on. I am amazed at how drugs affect me. There was a time when I took so many drugs that I couldn't feel any side effects. Looking forward to losing this weight without harmful drugs or harmful surgery. I know I can do it one day at a time. I am learning that every day really does count.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 5 February 2008 01:41 pm |
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Beth, I am truly happy for you in your breakthrough progress. 6.5# that's awesome!! More than that, you are changing your ways of thinking about food and those are changes for a lifetime if you just keep at it. Someone on here was talking about 21 days to form a habit. Can you do 21 days without half and half? Sure you can!!! Way to go with the calorie counting and starting to get exercise and most of all just feeling better. You rock!! Go girl!!!
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Beth
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Posted: 5 February 2008 02:05 pm |
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I can go 21 days without half and half. It is truly wonderful, but it is not worth the consequences. I poured my new quart down the drain. Black coffee with Splenda is good enough!
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Beth
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Posted: 6 February 2008 05:27 pm |
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| Weight today 190.8. Didn't quite get to 1000 calories yesterday. I am discovering I can eat lots of fruit and veggies and drink lots of water and not consume too many calories. Am trying to find a workout guide for our Weider Max XP 400. Seems you're just supposed to know these things. I thought with Weider being a guru, he'd at least have an exercise guide with his home gym eqipment - Not.
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Beth
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Posted: 7 February 2008 01:31 am |
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Just finished walking for 30 minutes - it's a miracle. I haven't done 30 minutes in months because my back hurt too much. I don't know if it's the weight loss or drinking the water or what, but I feel much better. Changed antihistimines, so I'm not so depressed. I am realizing that for every action, there is a reaction. I think I can feel good if I do the right things.
Got a book last night regarding simple free weight workouts. Ordered The Bowflex Body today and I hope it will help us figure out what to do with our immitation Bowflex. I think the book will have some pictures of form and a basic workout plan. When I get the exercise going, everything will be in place to get healthy and to get the weight off.
My hubby has lost about 7 lbs., too. This is a good thing. I was amused last night at Books a Million when I was looking at the workout section. They had an over 50 workout book. These people were just sort of stretching, like they would break if they picked up anything heavy. It will be interesting to me to see just how fit I can become. I don't think I'm quite ready for a walker.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 7 February 2008 05:46 am |
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| Attagirl Beth!! I am so thrilled to hear that you walked for 30 mins!! And whoa the hubby lost 7# too!! That's great. I think I am starting to have an impact on my hubby at least THINKING about what he is putting into his mouth. Baby steps all add up. Too awesome!
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Theresa
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Posted: 7 February 2008 07:50 am |
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You are doing brilliantly Beth, keep it up! 
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Beth
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Posted: 7 February 2008 02:02 pm |
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| 188.8# today. Haven't seen weight this in about 3 years. Onward!!!
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Beth
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Posted: 9 February 2008 03:01 am |
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188.8 # again today. I've consumed almost 1400 calories today and that is pretty high for this week. It's the avocado I ate that bumped the calories up. Those little things are high in calories. Didn't get all the water in today, either. I ran all day- showed an empty rental building and finally ended up on top of a commercial building with a gas blower trying to blow off the water so I can patch it tomorrow. Superwoman lives.
Oh well, I guess I've done pretty well for a stressful day. At least I didn't turn to my old pals, the M&M's. I've come to realize they can't make hubby's flu go away and they can't patch the roof. As I said, they are not my friends..
It will be very interesting to see what actually doing all the things to be healthy will accomplish with my body. My hubby has been very sick with the flu and I didn't get it. I think I must be getting my immune system back. Got a haircut yesterday and told my beautician I was "coming out" skinny in September. Told her I might do something drastic when I see what I'll look like thin. She said "tips." Tips...humm.. Haven't colored my hair since I was about 20. Got my dark black hair frosted and didn't like it. Tried to strip it out and dye it and it turned navy blue. Had a long talk with Jesus about how I'd never do that again if my hair didn't fall out. Well see...
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 9 February 2008 07:24 pm |
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Hey Beth, congrats on sailing past the 190 mark. Well done!!! You are doing fantastic. I think pouring that half and half down the drain is doing wonders for your progress.
Sounds like you burned enough cals being on the go and being up on that roof(!). Was also curious if you have done any more walking and how is your back holding up?
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Beth
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Posted: 10 February 2008 02:27 am |
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Thanks MM. I haven't walked again. S. Nerve hurt a little, but not much. I just didn't want to chance it and put it on the back burner. This weeks mantra will be "walk on the treadmill before you get dressed and go out." Seems like I don't come back in until I'm drop dead tired.
This forum is really great. A place to self-express and share. I've done well this week. Walked one night on the treadmill. Will do more. My priorities are slowly materializing and becoming habits. This is a good thing.
My hubby has been really sick with bronchitis. He's been really worried because he said it felt just like congestive heart failure. I was mean and told him he'd better get used to that feeling if he didn't do something about his health - like get off those ## diet cokes and drink some water and try to get a little exercise. I told him I was so incredibly sad that I was getting really healthy and leaving him behind. I do so love this man (even though I could pinch his head off at times.) I told him unless something strange happened, it was looking like I'll be left by myself - which I don't want to endure. I think this heart scare got his attention. He asked for a glass of water at lunch. Gee, maybe changed attitudes aid in many types of recovery.
Our friend once said we were two powerful little people. Maybe we can be two skinny, powerful little people.
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Beth
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Posted: 11 February 2008 01:44 pm |
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Well, we've plowed through all that food I bought last week. I can remember I used to buy fruit and salad stuff and it would always go bad because we ate out all the time. Now that we're eating a home, the healthy stuff is consumed. This is good!
I felt tired and bummed out yesterday and hubby has orders from the Dr. not to return to work until Tuesday. I have sleep apnea and I think I get bummed when I don't get enough sleep. My prayer is that I'll get off the CPAP when the weight goes down. That mask is a royal pain. I think the apnea is improving. I've left the mask off some while I sleep and I'm not waking up having panic attacks as much due to stopping breathing.
Took Little Bit (older Pug/Pekinese mix) and Sissy( Maltese/Shihtzu for a walk yesterday. They loved it. Sissy isn't quite 7 months old yet and is still learning to walk on a leash. She still kind of hops along, but she is trying. Came back and ate a healthy dinner (baked catfish and steamed veggies) and walked 9 minutes on the treadmill before the backache kicked in. I finally went and boiled my poor bod in the hot tub. It was wonderful. I don't know why I don't get in every day. I think it's because I'm too lazy to go through drying off and all that. It really helped relax me and I slept like a log last night. I think I pulled a muscle trying to pull the leaf blower up on top of the roof last week. Nothing major, just a new little ache. The heat really helps it temporarily.
The Bowflex Body book should be in this week. I guess I'll sit down and get my act together about the workout and get started. The last time I thought I was "hot" I was working out regularly. Seems like when I started working out the weight just fell off. Hopefully it will happen again. I could surely stand a miracle.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 12 February 2008 03:11 am |
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You don't need miracle Beth, just your determination and lots of support along the way. I hope that the weight loss is the key to improving your apnea too Beth. That's a goal worth struggling for!! Poor J, hopefully he will feel better soon. I hope he keeps taking steps toward eating better. It's been baby steps with L and he is coming along at his own pace but he is being more aware of what he is eating and how much.
A soak in the tub sounds like what I need tonight too! Get some sleep tonight!
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Beth
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Posted: 12 February 2008 10:36 am |
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187# and going strong.
Today am thankful today for moments of clairity and second chances.
Walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. Finally found some little free weights at Target I like, 5# and 10#. That's what Joyce Vedral (lady in fitness workout book) says to use. Will get up and running on the workouts ASAP. This is my second run with Joyce. I had her book years ago and used it. Threw it away a couple of moves ago. I guess that was good for Joyce.
My back is OK. Legs have me up at 4:00 a.m. I probably have restless leg syndrome. Whatever. It didn't help that I patched a roof today and had to squat down for about an hour to do it. I can't believe what I've been paying someone else to do this kind of work. It would have been really easy if I'd had a stool to sit on! I'll know next time! It was like I was standing on a huge flat cake and putting really thick icing on it with a trowel. I think more women should be in construction. If I could do anything I wanted to do at the moment, with cost and the market not being issues, I'd probably love to design and build homes, do remodels, etc. Would love to take a carpentry class! I started doing machine embroidery last fall and I love it. Have considered trying to do something with monogramming on Ebay along with maybe selling vintage linens. Vintage and heirloom clothing and linens have become a passion of mine.
This is a good time in life. I am taking a break and reinventing myself. I wonder what the next chapter will bring.
I am so happy to be losing this god-awful weight. I'm beginning to like myself again. I was so ashamed of myself for being so fat. I know I did it to myself. I can't understand why I fattened myself up so much and why I didn't decide until now that I could do something about it. I know I had given up hope that I'd ever lose the fat and I felt so out of control. I was so ashamed that I'd gone from high school beauty to fat pig. I didn't want to see anybody or go anywhere because I was so ashamed of myself. I was entirely too stressed from the past few years due to family illness, deaths, etc. During all of that I jumped into my own little business that just wore me out. I just put my head down and worked and worked and worked just to keep from thinking and to try to escape my grief. I worked so hard that several years passed before I looked up and wondered why was I doing this???? I definitely think stress contributes to obesity - that and drinking too many cokes and not eating properly. I guess it all snowballs - stress, improper nutrition, isolation, shame, all that negative stuff. I realize now that obesity has got to be like alcoholism - only alcoholics can put the stuff down and never touch it again. We should call it obesityism - pigism - some type of ism.
I want to go see my college roommate. I've avoided her for years because I was so ashamed of my weight. Will put that on the list to do! I will take her to a birthday lunch since we both have birthdays in September!
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Theresa
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Posted: 12 February 2008 11:09 am |
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| You are doing awesomely! keep going and enjoying yourself. I know what you mean about not wanting to be seen when you go fat. I have avoided seeing people for two years because they haven't seen me as fat as I am. Definately by December this year when I go on holiday to SA I will proudly go and see them again and not feel I have to avoid everyone because I am embarrassed about my weight.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 13 February 2008 01:51 am |
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Beth wrote: I didn't want to see anybody or go anywhere because I was so ashamed of myself. I was entirely too stressed from the past few years due to family illness, deaths, etc. During all of that I jumped into my own little business that just wore me out. I just put my head down and worked and worked and worked just to keep from thinking and to try to escape my grief. I worked so hard that several years passed before I looked up and wondered why was I doing this????
Beth - we have a lot in common-I could have written this! I like you am beginning to see and embrace reality and rejoice in my every baby step of progress. Its very liberating isn't it.
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Beth
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Posted: 13 February 2008 01:37 pm |
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| 186.2# First Ten Lbs down!
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 13 February 2008 02:40 pm |
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| YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 13 February 2008 05:43 pm |
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| Awesome!!!!!!
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hoofprints
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Posted: 14 February 2008 03:42 pm |
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| That ten pounds must feel AWESOME to you. That's great! good for you!
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Beth
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Posted: 14 February 2008 04:10 pm |
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| Bought myself a valentine's/weight loss gift today. I found an antique crystal ice bucket and three matching fluted champagne glasses. Since hubby has to work today, I guess we can have champagne tomorrow when he's off. A little bubbly shouldn't upset things too much!
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Beth
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Posted: 14 February 2008 04:17 pm |
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| Thanks to all for your support. I often pull up the forum and read and think when I might normally eat. It's so nice to know I'm not alone in my efforts!
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Beth
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Posted: 15 February 2008 05:54 am |
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I've spent too much time this week buying food! I guess I'll get organized pretty soon. I'm pretty much down to eating fresh fruit, veggies, and a little protein. I am horrified of cooties, so I've been washing lots of fruits and veggies.
I've spent some time cleaning out my two refrigerators so there is room for what we actually eat. I had some second thoughts about throwing the potatoes out in the woods, but we don't eat them anymore. I've been getting off the white stuff for about a year. Hubby is now losing weight and has said he doesn't want any more potatoes. I am amazed that he is getting into losing weight. He even drinks a glass of water a day! This is good because he used to only drink diet coke (poison) and coffee.
I am a very visual person, so it makes me happy to open the refrigerator and see all that beautiful fruit in there. It looks like a work of art in there! All those little superfoods!
Oh well, enough musing for now. Guess I'll sleep a little and start over tomorrow.
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 15 February 2008 02:41 pm |
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| Beth, I feel the same way when my fridge is stocked with healthy fruits and veggies. I open it up and I never feel confused about what to eat. When it's bare (like now!) I keep scrounging around, which can lead to me ending up picking a bunch of somethings which add up to way more calories than I needed. :(
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Beth
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Posted: 15 February 2008 03:10 pm |
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| 185.7 # this morning. I didn't think I'd be able to lose the weight. I'm really feeling optimistic about it all.
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luv2teach
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Posted: 15 February 2008 06:22 pm |
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| Beth your diary has been very inspiring! Congrats on losing 10 pounds! I bet you feel great!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 16 February 2008 12:57 am |
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Beth I am so glad to hear that you are continuing your remarkable progress. Not only that, but J is coming along too. Hurray!! You are a great role model for your hubby and as he comes along together you will make a powerful team!
I also nodded my head reading your and Abby's stories about the refrigerator. It is amazing when you get the 'stuff' out of there and load it up with the things you SHOULD be eating. Plenty of fresh food and lots of color. I still cannot get over how much money we are saving compared to our 'eat out' ways, literally I don't put any restriction on what we spend at the grocery store as long as it is healthy food - and we are still coming out ahead.
Congrats~~I really enjoy reading your progress and you inspire me to keep working at it too. You're catching up to me fast!!
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Beth
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Posted: 16 February 2008 01:10 pm |
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186.8#. Had my first "restaurant" experience in a while late yesterday. Hubby wanted to go out and eat Chinese and I said I just wasn't ready. I felt bad the last time I ate all those food additives. Plus, I always go for the fried stuff and didn't feel like I could find enough to eat that was ok to eat. We should have gone there! I could at least have had a few boiled shrimp and some fresh lettuce.
We went to Sonny's, a barbecue place with great french fries. I ended up at the salad bar and had brown lettuce, bell pepper, pickled okra and chicken and tuna salad. A large slice of lemon was floating in my water. I had just read an article yesterday about how someone had tested lemon slices in several restaurants and how filthy they were.  I wanted to jump across the table and grab Joe's sliced pork, french fries, and coleslaw. I didn't do it. I managed to eat part of my awful salad and drink water. I kept looking at that water and lemon and hearing the theme song from "Jaws" in my head. I was so happy to get out of there!!! 
Dining out is certainly different when you're not busy eating everything in sight! I always spent the entire time cramming food down my throat. I got bored behaving myself. I had too much time to notice how much the place needed to be cleaned.
I think I'll eat at home for awhile. I like my fresh fruit and veggies and my clean lemon slices. Since I've been tracking food calories, I can understand why America and Beth are fat. The food bars are looking more and more like cattle troughs to me.
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Maggie
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Posted: 16 February 2008 08:31 pm |
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I just love your descriptive words. A cattle trough...lol...
I am envious in one way of your eating out. I can't get my stuck in the mud husband to go out very often, maybe that is a blessing.
Best of luck to you in your weight loss journey.
Maggie 
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 17 February 2008 01:42 pm |
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Beth, ugh about the lemon slices...there have been simliar expose's about iced tea and ice in (some) restaurants as well. The way that a place is run including attention to basic food handling safety and the thorough cleaning of holding containers has everything to do with it.
I read your post in my diary - thankfully I was back asleep by the time you posted. I actually sleep through the night most of the time- that is, once I get to sleep. I usually have trouble falling asleep because of everything on my mind, and I have to take a small does of Xanax frequently. If only our dog would let me sleep in late on weekends!You mentioned your apnea before, is that why you are awake during the night?
Have a Great Day Today!!! 
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Maggie
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Posted: 17 February 2008 06:34 pm |
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Hi Beth:
Thanks for dropping by my diary. Yes, I am in Canada. The internet is great for bringing people from all over together. You are in the South so we are pretty far apart as the crow flies.
Your hubby is diabetic, that is hard on you as well as him. Juices are good for lows. If I can be of help in any way just let me know. I have been dealing with diabetes for quite a few years.
Maggie
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Beth
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Posted: 17 February 2008 10:50 pm |
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Today hasn't been so hot. I was up at 3:00 A.M. with legs aching and with one little unhappy pug. I don't know what came first, the aching legs or the unhappy pug. Anyway, we were having a bad storm with lightning, wind, and heavy rain. Little Bit wants us to hold her during those times, as she is terrified of bad weather. She makes sure we know she wants us to hold her... Up at 3:00 drinking coffee, back to bed at 5:30 a.m., up again at 8:30 and back and forth to bed most of the day.
My legs feel like they just want to curl up. I don't k now if it's some type of bug or just my back doing strange things. Hubby said he didn't feel well, either. Strangely enough, the day turned out to be beautiful and sunny, not a cloud in the sky and 71 degrees. Oh well, I didn't do much to enjoy it. Managed to stay on my food program. Still have lots of water to drink before the night is over.
MM, nights at my house are like grand central station. I'm an insomniac anyway, hubby and I both have sleep apnea. Sissy (baby Maltese/Shihtzu) gets up and down to play all night. She particularly likes to walk on Joe's back to try to wake him up. Sissy and Little Bit argue over the treats they hoard during the day. Hubby now has to work the night shift and doesn't come to bed until about 3:30 a.m. when he's been at work. Then his CPAP starts leaking air and it sounds like an air compressor. Geez...I should probably put the doggies in another room, but they are our babies and we all like to pile up in the big bed. My dogs aren't spoiled or anything...
Enough rambling. Today is just in the tank. I will probably live and thank heavens tomorrow is another day!
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Beth
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Posted: 18 February 2008 01:18 pm |
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185.4# I didn't eat but about 800 calories yesterday, just didn't feel like eating. I figured I'd lose some weight yesterday. NOT! I guess today I'll get off my duff and go to the store for fruit, veggies, and apples and eat more. I'd truly starve to death without apples. I never liked them before. Seems like I always gain 1-2 lbs over the weekend - no particular reason and then lose it again by Tuesday. I need to quit eating so much salt. I know the verdict is still out on salt. Most medical publications say cut the salt. I found one doctor who said eat the salt. If I craved it that much, I must need it. I do have low thyroid and have taken pills for years for it. It's funny how the experts flip flop on what we're supposed to do. I think I can give up everything in this life but coffee. Gotta have my java!
One plus of the weekend was I went to Books a Million and got a book on essential oils and aromatherapy. I've been using myself as a guinea pig for improving my skin for about a year. I use lots of shea butter and jojoba oil. My skin never looked better. I've been living in lavender for a long time! Mosquitoes hate me! I've been concerned about loose skin, etc. The new book has some recipe's for fat buster bath synergies. I think I'll order some more oils today so I can get that started. Seems carrot oil is a great thing for "mature skin." If only I'd been interested in preserving life at an earlier age!
Enough rambling. Gotta get on with the day.
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artistjohn
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Posted: 18 February 2008 09:02 pm |
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Hi Beth, Thought I'd pop by and say hello.
Thanks for your support and your honesty in your diary too.
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Nir
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Posted: 19 February 2008 08:01 am |
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Beth wrote: I need to quit eating so much salt. I know the verdict is still out on salt. Most medical publications say cut the salt. I found one doctor who said eat the salt. If I craved it that much, I must need it.
Check out http://www.caloriesperhour.com/tutorial_salt.php
Incidentally on a day where you eat no processed foods at all and don't add salt it might be possible to go under your sodium RDA, but I'm sure the number of people affected by this concern is rather low.
How does the doctor saying 'eat the salt' square it with the blood pressure issue?
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Beth
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Posted: 19 February 2008 12:37 pm |
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Nir, thanks for your post. I don't know how the doctor justified the salt issue. It was a long time ago and he was considered a quack by some because he looked for hypothyroidism. He was testing me for hypothyroidism several years before it actually showed up on a test a doctor would recognize. I don't eat the salt on junk food. I don't do junk food anymore. I can't afford it with my 1,000-1,400 calorie allotment. I learned pretty quickly I'd better eat healthy food or I'd stay hungry. I had to give up junk food for the cause. I consider it "entertainment" food. I can't afford to let food entertain me any more.
I'm not trying to dodge the issue of salt. In fact, I think I'll go and see someone who specializes in thyroid issues. The salt craving may be connected and I am generally tired. All of this may be connected.
May we all have a wonderful, happy day!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 21 February 2008 04:18 am |
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Hi Beth, just checking in. Just got back from a commando trip to Kissimmee for work. (Waves). I like you idea about "entertainment food". That's a good way to describe it.
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