Geriatric MM Warriors June 13, 2010

[gettinhealthy]

Robin, so good to see you!! All I can say is WOW!! lol. I am so glad you and Jim are getting along so well. I would love to go riding! Mike said after he gets his CDL license, he wants to get his motorcycle license. I told him if he gets his, I'd get mine. But I think he needs to get a job before we can get a motorcycle When I was little my one neighbor would take me and my sister and our friends (we were all friends) for short rides. I loved it!! Just be careful of the other drivers!!

Diane, your pictures a beautiful!! I would love to have somewhere like that to walk. We do have a wooded area a few blocks from the house, but it doesn't have very good trails to go by. Bombing birds don't sound like much fun though! Post more pictures when you get them!!

Jocelyn, thank you for posting the article. It really helped me see things a bit differently. I am going to print it out, make a few copies, and put them around the house and in my purse. I guess you hit it on the mark. If I can't do it right, why do it? I need to remind myself that yes, believe it or not, I'm human. I goof up. But I need to learn to view it as a learning process and not a failure. Failure is giving up. I don't want to ever get to the point where I feel that is my only option. It isn't. I can get up, dust myself off and resume where I left off. I can be proud of myself and what I've accomplished.

Lisa, I think Mike is starting to understand just how crappy I have been feeling all these years. Yep, years!! He has been helping out around the house and making sure I'm getting the rest I need. He is a lot like Tom. If I mention something I'd like to do or try, he goes and gets it or takes me to it. One time I was just talking about wanting to go somewhere, more or less talking to myself out load, and the next day he took me there as a surprise!! If I mention I think something would taste good, even in just theory, he gets it for me. So, I have to be careful about thinking out loud LOL. I need to change my point of view regarding this WOE. It's not a diet. It's a choice to change my life and how I feel.
After the rant the other night, I am feeling better. I haven't weighed myself in over a month. I have gained 20 of the 30 I lost So I am going to start step 1. I may need to tweek it a bit for the AF, Dr. Wilson suggests eating a little bit every 2 or so hours, but I will use as many freebies as I can when I do eat like that. He said to use a bit of protein, fat, and carb so I need to figure out something. That is for the hypoglycemia part of AF. I had a major crash yesterday. Forgot to grab some nuts or something and had a melt down around 1pm. I had eaten breakfast around 8. Too many hours between meals and no snack. I was shaking, sweating, heart pounding, just crazy.

Yesterday was Carrie's birthday, and I did have a tiny piece of cake with everyone. It was like a slither. I just didn't feel like eating any of it. Had a nice evening with everyone though. Small party with 8 of us LOL.

Ok, off to get ready for work. Have a great day everyone! It's a nice sunny COOL day here today. Sooo perfect.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Kathy: Are you keeping snacks in your purse? Tom and I went for a drive on Sunday and even though we knew we'd have lunch we took some string cheese, turkey slices and water in a little cooler. It made all the difference! We both were so glad to have the snacks. When we finally did have lunch, we were in control and not starving. We're learning!

The weather was gorgeous today. I planted some plants before dinner and got into the pool after the sun left it. Actually got cold! That's a novel feeling around here this time of year. It's been a mild season so far. It will be in the upper 90's for the weekend, though. Glad we're going to the forest on Saturday hiking. We'll be up where the streams are full of snowmelt. Freezing water and sunny hills. Yummm! 48 hrs. and counting til J-P lands!

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Good to see you all!

What beautiful pictures. I wish I had somewhere that beautiful to go walking.

Lisa - what are you using for the swelling in your legs? I have one foot and leg that is always swollen. I have injured it in the past and it his something to do with the fluid not being able to move back "up." I would love to find something that works for it. The high BP meds they gave me as a diuretic did nothing for the edema, and I don't have high BP!

I am on day 4 or 5 of Step 1. I don't remember if I started Saturday or Sunday. the memory issues are starting to scare me. So far so good. A couple times I have eaten 1/2 cup of blueberries for my 5 g of carbs. I know I shouldn't, but I love frozen blueberries. I think they are all gone now, so that is good. I am feeling better. I had eaten poorly on Father's Day and noticed that I started getting the shakes, etc. I never have problems with that when I am lc.

Well, I am off to bed. I was up from 1:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. this morning with my allergies, so I am pretty tired.

I'll try to catch up tomorrow!

 

[gettinhealthy]

It has been so nice the last couple days. It has been down in the high 40's low 50's at night, so the air conditioners are getting a break. It is about 75* during the day with low humidity. Perfect weather. It is to warm back up by the weekend. I believe they are calling for highs around 85* with high humidity.

Lisa, I didn't have anything to pack for a snack because I didn't get to the store to really start step 1 appropriately. I picked up stuff yesterday evening, so I am pretty good to go now. I did ok yesterday. I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich yesterday. I forgot to get natural peanut butter, so I did use Jiff. But it really filled me up. And I did use 2 slices of bread. It is the light bread and was 6 n/c per slice. Not great, but it's ok. I had some left over shepherd's pie, so there was mashed potatoes with that. I had no sugar at all though, until I got home. I had a small piece of birthday cake (cake is my huge downfall and will be the death of me for sure!) and man did I get nauseated!! So I know now that sugar is a huge culprit in my symptoms of AF. There is still a couple pieces of cake left, but I will be throwing them out this morning.
So, today starts my official day 1 of step 1. Tomorrow is Mike's birthday, and although I will have no cake, not sure what he wants for supper. So I am playing that day by ear. I will probably try to eat something before he gets home so I won't be hungry for his supper, and maybe just have a couple spoonfuls of it. He may end up wanting tacos, and that would be great!!

Lisa, so glad J-P will be home soon. I know you'll enjoy your time with him!!

Ok, need to take care of a few things before getting ready for work.

 

[Simpleone]

Good day everyone!

Lisa, I love how thrilled you get when JP gets to visit! None of my kids have ever been far enough away or for long enough for me to get the opportunity to miss them, but it's easy enough for me to imagine. I hope you have a great visit with him, I know you will. Here's my most recent example,... daughter number three with two kids just left her home and moved back in with us on Monday. <<this is how I feel about that! She left her fiance and told him that she'd return (to the house she owns and bought herself!) when "he decides he's done and leaves." Now my normal quiet, perfectly organized house and life style has been turned upside down, I now have a 20 month old and a 5yr old back in my charge. I'm far too old for this! I love all three of them to death, I just happen to love them just a itsy bit more when they're in their own home!

Other than the aboved mentioned...I've had a truly awesome week with my foods and stress level. We all know how erratic the scale can be for us, so I'm taking this for what it's worth, but from Sunday until this morning, I'm down four pounds already and feeling at least ten pounds lighter! My happy thought and motivation for today!

It's great to see so many of us once again! Love it! Mindset ladies! We all know this works. If you goof, don't beat yourself up, just move right on.

Diane, your photos are so pretty! I'm shocked at how much it looks like our Celery Bog walking path!! It's so easy to understand how you've become so dedicated to walking it. Awsome!

Robin, thank you for posting for us nosey butts!! You're fault we like you so much and are interested in how and what you're doing!! Sounds like things have really fallen into place for you and it's so good to hear, very happy for you! Humor us some more as soon as you get the chance...pah'lease?

Bev, I hope you're feeling better today, all rested and ready to go again. If you and/or Lisa find something natural for reduction of that swelling would you please post it? My sister suffers from the same thing and nothing the doc or she does seems to reduce it.

Kathy, keep at it, everything will fall into place for you soon. I'd never be able to resist cake either, I don't even try anymore. I consider it a slip and just move on. I don't feel deprivation should be a part of anyone's WOE or WOL.

Jocelyn, everyone is right, that is a great article! I copied and pasted it to a word doc to print out for my fridge. Great find and thank you!

You all have a pleasant rest of your day! Lunch time!

 

[Seabreezes]

Good Afternoon,

Been nice and busy the last few days and eating the proper foods. Does make me feel like I have accomplished something!!

My cousin and I went to Cheesecake Factory for lunch today. I ate half of my Cobb salad and brought the other half home for dinner. We watched the cheesecake slices go by, but did not indulge. I found a recipe on line that is supposed to be their low carb cheese cake. I haven't tried it, but have the ingredients so will try it for the weekend.

It is so nice to "see" more faces here.

Robin, so glad you checked in. Your trip this weekend sounds great, too. Have a safe ride on your bike.

Hugs to ALL

 

[mmponygirl]

Hope you all have a great 4th weekend...I am leaving work early tonite to go pack, then we are leaving inthe morning for a week long motorcycle adventure!

Glad so many of you are starting over and happy about it....I cant do it true to plan, but am kind of adapting with a combination MM/Jorge thing...mostly no sugar, trying to kick the splenda habit and switch to stevia, and low carb...seems to be keeping things stable so I know the only thing that will kick start the losses again is back to the gym REGULARLY, instead of this hit or miss thing....sigh...what to do? Hang out with the man, or make him sit at the gym with me and hand me towels and water? LOL, he would do it, thats the funniest thing!

Continued prayers for jobs, weight loss, and health ...Love you all!

 

[Diane W.]

Robin - Have a wonderful & safe trip! Sounds like you've found a great guy.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Bev: I’m taking Nature’s Way Leg Veins (2 twice a day) and Michael’s Naturopathic progames Water Balance Factors (3 a day) for the swelling. I was skeptical, but honestly they seem to be working to about 90% of normal! I took my best friend all the way to Murphys (Joeclyn!) yesterday so along with shopping the little towns we were gone for 8 hrs. and I did all the driving. I then rushed home to meet some kids to show them houses in the heat until 9 pm. I was only slightly swollen in the ankle that was sprained. Much, much better than the week before. I think these preparations are working better even than the prescription was anyway. I lost 4 lbs. right away on Step 1. Stuck to the exact rules for a week then had a planned bite or two with my friend for her birthday. Two bites of bread and about two of bread pudding we shared. Hmmmm, I had a massive headache in the night. I cannot eat any sugar! Do I hear myself?? OK good. Bev, I just noticed you are getting all of my musings under your name, lol! I also wanted to tell you that on Diane’s blog she says you can have ¼ cup of blueberries, not ½ for your 5 carbs in 5 hrs. ¾ = 15 so ¼ = 5.

Pam: I’m sorry some of the family has descended on you again, lol! If you didn’t make such a lovely home…LOL! Just kidding.

Robin: I’m so glad you found a man that loves everything about you! I did want to whisper that the main benefit as I see it to all of your success with your health this year is that you have your blood sugar in great shape. Your doctor probably has your picture on the wall as a poster child! So keep it up! Have a great time on your trip!

I’m going upstairs to put the finishing touches on J-P’s bathroom. We told Bonnie today that he’s coming home and she ran around sniffing everything. So cute! We’d take her to the airport, but if the plane is delayed she’d get too hot in the car.

I want us to be cooler, active parents that suggest healthy activities so we’re going hiking all day tomorrow. Sierra City and beyond, Jocelyn. Plumas County Lake Basin. There should be a lot of wildflowers, waterfalls, lakes and streams. I’ve been reading a website with blogs where people post their pictures, etc. I bet there will be a lot of people, but we’re going to try to leave early and take a picnic.

Happy 4th if I don’t get back on here til Monday!

 

[Seabreezes]

Lisa - your hike should be lovely, one of the many beautiful areas of California.

Robin - have fun.

We will have friends in for a casual dinner and then watch the fireworks that are off the Ala Moana beach park for those who know the area. They are always quite nice.

I am sore from my PT exercises!! They are making my knee a bit sorer so got a cortisone shot in it today. It feels much better - if only that would help my back! Oh well...........

Have a lovely long, safe sugar free weekend everyone.

Hugs

 

[gettinhealthy]

Hi guys!! So nice to see everyone again!!
Lisa, I did the same thing with the sugar. Mike wanted cheesecake for his birthday cake and I had a small piece. BIG MISTAKE!! I woke up this morning with a huge migraine. I did eat a piece of thin crust pizza (pepperoni) from Pizza Hut too. So I am sitting here waiting patiently for my throbbing head to stop.
I hope J-P got in ok yesterday. I can imagine how excited Bonnie must have been to see him!! I know how Tyson and Bailey are when they see Tris and Levi. Isn't it nice to see how happy they are to see someone they haven't seen for a while? If we "humans" acted that way, guys with white jackets would be coming to escort us out of our homes
I know you'll enjoy your walk. I really wish there was somewhere close to us like that. On Father's day we took Tyson and Bailey to a place called Buttermilk Falls. It was soo nice!! I'll post a few pics of it. Bailey wanted to get into the creek, and I was going to take a picture of her. When I snapped it, then looked at it, she wasn't there. Mike said that as soon as I snapped it, she went into the deep part and went under. Scared her for a moment. She (like Tyson) swims like a huge 65* rock LOL. But she still wanted to go into the deep parts. I am thinking I'll need to get her a life jacket. The creek was running a bit fast, so we didn't let her go in too far.

Jocelyn, I hope your knee feels a bit better. My knee still acts up from time to time. The fireworks sound so nice there!! We can see fireworks from our front yard, so Mike and I usually just sit on the grass and watch them. Tyson doesn't like loud noises, so he stays inside. A 65* baby for sure LOL.

Going to have a busy weekend. Have a picnic to go to this evening (bon fire, fireworks, lots of great company), and Mike's niece is having a picnic tomorrow evening. Hoping the dogs can go with us tomorrow. They would have a lot of acreage to run on.

Have a great weekend everyone if I don't make it back before Monday.

 

[Seabreezes]

Hope everyone is enjoying their day. I'm going to the beach shortly.

HUGS

 

[gettinhealthy]

Just stopping in to say hi to everyone. It is a really hot and humid 93* out today
I'll catch up tomorrow morning with you all

 

[Simpleone]

Just popping in to say Hi to everyone.

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend!

The heat and humidity has driven me back inside, it's fine, I'm good at puttering and doing housework.

I splurged yesterday and did a piece of angel food cake with strawberry and whipped cream icing. Mistake! I think it was just too much, I've been thrown back into a detox mode today with headache and tiredness. Blah! I know better!

I'm really having to resist getting on the scale for some reason, so I keep thinking about that piece of cake, if that isn't motivation I don't know what will be.

 

[zumbalaura]

Hello Everyone!!! It is hard to believe that you all changed my life 1 year ago. Boy what a year it has been

I hope you all had a great 4th of July!!!

Why do I not see Nell???

 

[Wisteria1956]

Hi, everyone! I hope you all had wonderful 4th's!

Laura: It was especially nice to see you! It has been an amazing year with us all together. We should make a yearbook, lol!

We had such a great time over the long weekend. We got up early the first day with J-P home and headed out for the mountains. We first had a beautiful picnic on a river sitting on boulders like chairs with our feet in icy snow melt rushing by. It was so relaxing! Then we drove up further and hiked to a waterfall where you could hear the wind rushing through the pines and see a lot of wildflowers. It was so gorgeous I had a hard time believing it hadn't been professionally landscaped, lol! Then we went to the biggest lake in the region. It had clean sandy beaches and gentle ascents into the water. Paradise! Bonnie had such a great time.

I had asked Tom for a book on hikes within driving distance from our home for Christmas so we could begin to be more active in our recreation, instead of taking drives and eating out, for instance. This book had all of the above and a lot more we plan to do in the future.

In the Fall, we're going to plan a hike at Mt. Lassen, the volcanic mountain where there are also hot springs. It's about half way for J-P and us to meet there. We can find lodging nearby and make a family trip out of it. Yippee!

I want him to remember us as the kind of parents that were fun and active instead of watching too much TV like my Dad does...

We had my parents over for a bar-b-que lunch on Sunday and I stepped on the wild side with some strawberry pie and a piece of olive bread. Trying to be back on the wagon today. I'm like Pam - feeling afraid of the scale, but I don't think the news will be too bad.

Have a great day everyone! Email Nell and drag her back here. She had some events in her life and was accepted to nursing school, so she's probably overwhelmed.

 

[Seabreezes]

Here is an interesting video to watch by Jorge Cruise. He is a bit much, but do like some of his info. It is called Death by Sugar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH47sGmJZaQ&feature=channel

Busy day, will catch up later.

Hugs to ALL

 

[Simpleone]

Hello eveyone!!

Thanks for the link Jocelyn, that was interesting, it made me go on to more and more of his Youtube videos. What he advises really is a lot like MM. I went through his Belly Fat series. This is the second time I've seen that the key to the loss of belly fat is a constant fueling of mono and poly unstaturated fats. I now truly believe there must be a link, so back to more EVOO, olives, nuts and fish for me! Thanks again!

So good to see you Laura! I hope all is well with you! Come visit more often if you can!

Lisa, your time with the family this week sounds absolutely delightful, I'm sure you're enjoying yourself so much! Love it!!

Kathy, stay safe and cool!! This is suppose to be the hottest day so far this season for us east of the Mississippi!

Middle daughter called wanting me to go to the pool with her once again, once again, I laughed! We decided on going to see Eclipse instead. She talked me into going to see the previous two so I suppose I should go with her for this one. I hate seeing movies after reading the books, the movies are always so disappointing in comparison.

I'm past detox once again, it took two days to recoupe from one single piece of cake...amazing! Feeling great and reenergized and back to my old self.

My MM anniversary is on the 27th of this month. For those of you that don't keep track on MM Facebook, you might be interested in knowning that Diane has opened her photo access tab for us to insert before/during/after photos of ourselves. I'm thinking hard about this one,, I've yet to allow myself to get in front of a camera so I will have actually stand still for one to be posted. Maybe someone could hog tie me to a chair or something. This will require some thought on my part.

Everyone stay cool and have a nice afternoon!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Pam: My MM anniversary is one day after yours! I say if you have those pics post them for sure! You've made amazing progress.

 

[Simpleone]

I hear crickets in here again!

HellooOOOoo everyone!

Where'd y'all go?

Lisa, you're not posting... I Step, II Step...any step at all?

Kathy, how are you doing, I'm still missing your morning posts....

Jocelyn, are you still swimming, I think about you then think about where you live and I get envious every single time!

Diane may have gotten lost on one of her walks ...find Nell and send her looking for her!


I sent my daughter back home where she belongs and now I'm just kinda bored. I'd rather be this way that stressed over her business though.

Lisa, I will post my before/during photos on Dianes facebook. I have a feeling I'll end up being the first to do it, and that makes me a bit nervous. You know that means you have to do it too!! It will be interesting for me to see as well. I don't think I've fully grasped how much I've lost. Standing still for a photo will probably do me good. I realized something ironic today, I have check in doc appointment on the 27th of this month, my MM anniversary date. I'm thinking it may be a good idea to call and have them write me a blood work order prior to the appointment. That way I can get it done and be able to post the exact one year changes with the photos. ...hum...must think about this one.


I'm still going strong with Step I, it's all clicked back in for me and am feeling lighter and cleaner on the inside., happy gal here!

Y'all come say hi!