Geriatric MM Warriors!

[Cindycin]

Have y'all seen Diane's new site?

http://mmfriends.boardhost.com/viewforum.php?id=12

 

[Virginiaponygirl]

OMG BARB!! Baileys in coffee and a few ciggies makes for the PERFECT Sunday morning!! LOL OK, We will quit together..just not yet!!!

 

[Barb F.]

Have y'all seen Diane's new site?

http://mmfriends.boardhost.com/viewforum.php?id=12

Interesting. Diane says it's a place to laugh, cry etc. But Georgia Lee is right up front. I wonder how long we could laugh, cry and be us...I'm thinking right here is the place to be. Maybe register over there just to keep up with Diane advice..

 

[Daniele]

Barb, she said we could use it as a 5x5 but use caution. I think your fine if you haven't strayed elsewhere, just don't use it any longer.

Cindy I hope you feel cheered up. I just slept for six hours. I think maybe I was stressed. I hope you get to do something you want to soon!

Pam, is there a vegetable close to where your building? Maybe you could go a little veggie crazy. Your dams could be fruits and things of that nature maybe, rather than processed things you can't get there. I know you can get some beans!

Hi Sunnee!!! I think we are staying but are going to check out Diane's new blogs too. Unless there's something extraordinary this feels like a very safe place with no one looking over our shoulder. I don't think Disney will be scanning us and deleting our posts! And we've got cool smiley's!

I see you were able to use the driving smiley Natalie!!

Yay!!! Abby and Tutu!!! I miss them both! I'm glad Abby's business is doing well and sad that Laura has been unwell. It will be good to see them!

Pony, if the parents are that far off the mark then I think the boy probably needed the prayers anyway. I haven't see the news. I've been sleeping!

Well, you were at an awful time of your life then Pony. If it doesn't affect you badly the chantax for quitting makes it tons easier than it used to be. I quit with the patch 20 years ago or so and it was hell! Barb, the zyban works a little but only for some people. It's the same medication as the anti depressant wellbutrin, and if it's prescribed under than name it's usually covered by insurance though.

I have not see it Cindy, I'm over to see the new site in a few minutes!

I don't think we can have bailey's on this plan Barb and Pony? If we can then I want my coffee brandy! I don't think that is happening, lol.

 

[Virginiaponygirl]

I WANT US TO STAY HERE!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Barb...we register there and check in from time to time, but keep ourselves together here for friendship, love , support, and unconditional good times!!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Pony needs to quit smoking, but work is such a stress...maybe after I lose another 25 pounds!! I need inspiration besides the fact that it can kill me...and the worst part is that I smoked for about 3 years in my late teens into 20, then quit until I turned 48!! OMG how pathetic is that!! I just had so much stress, I started again...

Robin, when I quit smoking in May (this year) I used chantix. It really helped me a lot. There is also a quit smoking forum that was a God send. It is quitnet.com
A book that really help me look at smoking a whole different way (I was still smoking when I read it, quit a few days after reading it and haven't wanted to pick up a cigarette since) is call
The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allan Carr.
Here is a link for a downloadable to the computer.

http://purplkoala.blackapplehost.com/library/allencarr-easywaytostopsmoking.pdf
If you need or want any more info on quitting, please pm me. I'd be more than happy to help you out.

 

[Virginiaponygirl]

Nell - I Know that when I am really ready to quit again I can do it on my own...dont need any chemicals, just need to get my mind wrapped around the idea again!!

Thanks Kathy, I will definitely check that out!


Saw this posted on one of my friend's Facebook...

" A good friend helps you up when you trip and fall, but a BEST friend laughs and then trips you again!! "

 

[gettinhealthy]

too I always tell myself that if I quit I'll gain weight but I gain anyway..I'm thinking of trying Zyban once my weight is off. My Dr. has recommended it for me since I don't have any depression issues. Pony, you and me girl, before too long huh? Give em up. But before we do, let's hang out with a few Baileys and cigs

Barb, please refer to my response to Robin, above, it's extended to you also and anyone else who may want to quit, or just even entertaining the thought of it. I love you all, and would love to help you if you want.

 

[momtozac]

Hellloooooooooo !! I am totally wiped out from my day off! So much to do, I guess it will be good to go back to work where I can relax!

Barb - I have saved every e-mail I have from Diane in a folder in my AOL mail, so anytime we need a "repeat" I GOT EM!! I agree with you and Pam that there is some leeway in the plan, I think Diane is just cautioning us that this is a step 3 veggie and not to overdo it. I think it is probably just one of the carbs that causes insulin to spike more easily, so counting it as a 5x5 and saving as a treat should work for us! I know that I am going to be making KW's pie for Thanksgiving and a single piece will make me happy. I seriously dont want the carb cravings to return, but I know when I spent the 3 weeks on step 2, those carbs didnt do a thing for me...in fact I really didnt even want them, much less any "bad carbs"!!

Sunnee - Yay!! Finally got you here! I am still working on a few others, like Cheryl, SueAnn, and Tom...they all wanted to come, so they have directions to get here and will hopefully be joining us soon. Tom is really busy with wedding details, Cheryl has been redoing her house, putting down new wood floors, etc and SueAnn had a busy weekend with her family opening a new store...so Im sure they will get here when they can.

Nell - hope you are feeling a little more chipper than earlier? I have hungry days on occasion too, I just eat MORE of whatever legal stuff I have lying around and it seems to do the trick.

Natalie - I make taco salads all the time...just use Lisa's recipe for taco seasoning so no carbs, then toss in some lettuce, salsa, lowfat cheese and some sour cream and I am a happy camper!!

Anybody else really ticked off that the whole boy in the balloon thing turns out to be his wacko father's publicity stunt? So many people across the country were worrying and praying for that child, so much money spent on searches, helicopters etc. and this jerk says he did it so he could get his own reality show? OMG I hope they all go to jail.

Its too bad you have to catch up on everything you have to do on your day off it can be tiring!! any cows crying lately? (so sad!) I am going to use that taco recipe this week--how many carbs are in a regular taco seasoning packet? I've had a couple taco salads this past month and didn't even think of that (oh, I"m living in such brain fog.....) I've also eaten a couple chef salads this past month not even thinking about the ham having sugar. I think I might stay on step 1 longer than I'm supposed to just to cover this stuff.

 

[Daniele]

I WANT US TO STAY HERE!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Barb...we register there and check in from time to time, but keep ourselves together here for friendship, love , support, and unconditional good times!!

I way like the colors here. I'm not sure about the bright pink. I just woke up though.

I will probably follow Diane's threads over there. I still our friends who are not democratic. I feel more comfy here though.

 

[momtozac]

Robin: I am heartsick for those children that they have such terrible examples for parents. The family will likely be split up and that little boy will feel guilty for his whole life! They are trash! Bless his little heart. I wish I could scoop up all the kids with bad families.

I wish I could scoop up all the kids too--have been on the fence for years to become a foster mom

 

[Wisteria1956]

Hey, guys! I wanted to tell you how we got my Mom to quit smoking easily after 45 years! She was about a 2+ pack a dayer - maybe even 3. We had heard of an acupucnturist near here - Dad had a couple friends go once and never smoke again. But, it took us about 2 years to get Mom to make the call. They had a cancellation the next morning (they usually had a long wait, so Mom thought she could smoke for a couple more months, lol!). I went with her. They put tiny needles in her ears and she had to come back once a week to have them adjusted. I think it was 3 weeks?? Anyway, she never smoked again! That was several years ago. The acupuncture taps into the serratonin levels in the brain and makes you feel content and calm. Now, there is a laser treatment that is just like the acupuncture, but without the needles. The only bad thing for Mom was not sleeping on her ear for a few weeks. I would check it out!

 

[momtozac]

Hi Lisa! Hope you had a good day with your open house. I laughed when Diane said she was on vacation, then she has e-mailed me 3 times in 2 days!! I told her to get off the computer and go relax!! I have all my reponses from her saved, so if we decide to post them here somewhere, I have them all.

I did post on the other thread this morning, then decided no more, so I actually deleted it from my favorites!! Let Georgia see what she has done...there is next to nobody there...think we should tell Diane that we have escaped from Alcatraz??? Maybe if she knew there were only about a dozen hard core regulars here she might join in?

Pony needs to quit smoking, but work is such a stress...maybe after I lose another 25 pounds!! I need inspiration besides the fact that it can kill me...and the worst part is that I smoked for about 3 years in my late teens into 20, then quit until I turned 48!! OMG how pathetic is that!! I just had so much stress, I started again...

the 3rd time was the charm for me, but I totally understand the stress thing, I starting smoking again when I went back to school for ultrasound in my late 20's early 30's but then I got a part time job at The Cancer Center here in Jersey and that woke me up!! you can do it Robin--vent here to help the stress

 

[gettinhealthy]

Nell - I Know that when I am really ready to quit again I can do it on my own...dont need any chemicals, just need to get my mind wrapped around the idea again!!

Thanks Kathy, I will definitely check that out!


Saw this posted on one of my friend's Facebook...

" A good friend helps you up when you trip and fall, but a BEST friend laughs and then trips you again!! "

Your very welcome. Just a warning. The chantix has many, many side effects. Be very aware of how you're feeling when you take it. The studies suggest if you take it for a full 6 months, you have a better chance of remaining smoke free. I only took it for 2 months. The side effects were starting to really work me over. It is something you need to wean on and off. It is a mood enhancing drug. I don't want to scare you because it was a "miracle" drug for me. But it does affect your moods as it attaches to the dopamine in your brain. That is the feel good drug. The site I posted has a subforum that deals specifically with chantix. There are people there 24/7. I don't consider myself an ex-smoker. I am a smoker who choses not to smoke for today. Yard by yard it's hard, inch by inch it's a cinch.

 

[Virginiaponygirl]

OK, I went over and checked out the new forum and am confused already...looks like one thread with Diane originally starting and welcoming, then another one with guess who starting it and about 4 posts...hmmmmm dont like it already!! I know I need to be open minded and give it a chance...but why didnt GL just post on the one Diane started instead of doing a separate one? And the BS with calling Diane "Mama Met" just grates on my nerves....maybe its just ME...SORRY!

Lisa - you KNOW I love you, but no one is sticking needles in my ears!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Oh, gag me! They have the new Diane site divided into Step 1 and Step 2.

 

[Daniele]

I wish I could scoop up all the kids too--have been on the fence for years to become a foster mom

It's defiantly needed Natalie.

I decided that I'm going to print out my fasfa results (the federal student aid) and go up to that college this week and make sure that it will still be 0 contribution if I pursue going to their school because they are private. If it is I will be a nurse, helping others and able to be paying off any student loans in less than two years!

I definitely need to get my mind busy and off of myself!

 

[Daniele]

Oh, gag me! They have the new Diane site divided into Step 1 and Step 1.

It's a blog. Any one of us can go over there and start a thread I think. I'll try it. That should stress democracy!

 

[Wisteria1956]

OK, I went over and checked out the new forum and am confused already...looks like one thread with Diane originally starting and welcoming, then another one with guess who starting it and about 4 posts...hmmmmm dont like it already!! I know I need to be open minded and give it a chance...but why didnt GL just post on the one Diane started instead of doing a separate one? And the BS with calling Diane "Mama Met" just grates on my nerves....maybe its just ME...SORRY!

Lisa - you KNOW I love you, but no one is sticking needles in my ears!

The needles are teeny, tiny and they don't hurt. OK, I will only say this once, and in advance, I love you to death, but you will breathe fire into your lungs but not have tiny needles in your ears? OK, all done. I will mind my business now.

 

[Barb F.]

Robin, when I quit smoking in May (this year) I used chantix. It really helped me a lot. There is also a quit smoking forum that was a God send. It is quitnet.com
A book that really help me look at smoking a whole different way (I was still smoking when I read it, quit a few days after reading it and haven't wanted to pick up a cigarette since) is call
The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allan Carr.
Here is a link for a downloadable to the computer.

http://purplkoala.blackapplehost.com/library/allencarr-easywaytostopsmoking.pdf
If you need or want any more info on quitting, please pm me. I'd be more than happy to help you out.

Chantix! That's what I meant. My Dr. is going to give me some for free through a support program my health insurance provides. I've heard really good reports about it. Thanks for the other info. I'll do the download for sure.