Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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berlynnwall wrote: »Oh my gosh, I am so mad. My sister (as I have briefly mentioned before) is a mess... she is at this point basically a homeless criminal who goes around getting into trouble. Anyway, today I got a call from the Idaho prosecutor's office. They said I had a subpoena to appear in court next week. I was very confused when they told me I was being called as a witness to a crime at a casino, since I haven't been to a casino in over 10 years. Turns out my sister was the witness - all her friends got arrested, and because she has warrants up the yang, she used my name and gave my mom's phone number. Now I'm worried that this wasn't the first time. I can't believe her nerve.
Wow, so sorry about that. I hate to say it but now may be a good time to check with your creditors and make sure she isn't using your name elsewhere. Just a thought.
This was my first thought, too. I'd be LIVID if I were you. Ugh!0 -
(((HAPPY DANCE))) My home loan/assumption is approved as of today. Paperwork still ongoing but I'm approved all by my lonesome self all on my own to take over the loan that my ex and I took out. Now my little fixer-upper is allllll MINE! (soon).
ETA: Snoopy dancing happy!
Woot woot! Congratulations (soon).
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Italian_Buju wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »Ok, I give up!
Seriously, I GIVE UP!
I had an important appointment today that I thought was at 3pm, turns out it was at 2pm. I am not even sure how that happened because that is very unlike me.
Then, just now, my son texts me, to tell me that HIS NEW BIKE THAT HE JUST BOUGHT LAST FRIDAY JUST GOT STOLEN FROM HIS PLACE OF WORK. Are you kidding me?? Not only is that two bikes in seven days, but he just spent nearly $300 FIVE DAYS AGO, and it is gone! He is a 17 year old kid, that is a lot of money to him.....sadly, it is a lot of money to me too, so I am not even sure how much I can help him out.
And he needs a bike to get to work, it is not like he is riding it for fun. He literally uses it for transportation to and from work! Now, he is gonna have to walk the 35 minute walk again for who knows how long until he gets another bike.
I feel terrible for him, I am truly gutted.
does his workplace have cameras??
did he report it? that's so crappy
He talked to the owner of the restaurant, he is a sous chef at a very high end restaurant in town, and the owner seemed irritated that happened to him. He said there is a camera in the back, but the owner of the building has the access. They share a plaza with a top line clothing store and and fancy bar or something. So he said he would talk to him and get back to my son, but really, even if they see the thief, unless someone knows who took it, what can they do?
I am gonna give him money towards a new bike this time, and also gonna talk to the people at the bike shop and find out what the best lock he can buy is. The boss also told him he could lock in on a gas pole or something that is in clearer view. But it still doesn't make the situation suck any less.
I am still so mad, this kept me up half the night, and I had such a hard time getting out of bed this morning and now have to head to work. I had some other stuff I wanted to chat about yesterday, but this took over my thought and will have to get back to that tonight.....
Would the boss let him keep his bike in the back end of the store? Do they have a locker or a coat area he'd be willing to let him use? My boss used to let me do this when we had bikes get stolen a few times in our area. Sorry to hear about it though, that sucks a lot.0 -
Happy Canada Day!
I'm meant to be going camping with friends today, but the weather is a bit unsettled. We had a HUGE thunderstorm in the night. They have a nice new tent trailer which they will squeeze my son and I into if needed, but I'd rather not do that. I bought a new pop-up tent specially for the occasion but now I'm thinking maybe we'll go and have a nice day and evening with them, and then drive home.
Despite having been an awesome Girl Guide leader when my daughter was younger, I hate tent camping with a passion!
That thunderstorm was crazy! It woke me up several times during the night, and I was up at 4:30 AM to go hiking. I confess, I slept in the car for most of the way there and was very grumpypants for the first half hour of the hike. I don't do well on lack of sleep.0 -
Italian_Buju wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »@Italian_Buju, I'm so sorry for all of your struggles. Weight loss is tough for everyone...so taking medication(s) that cause a gain is definitely not going to make it any easier. That's tough! Have you gone to or considered therapy for your OCD? The way your Dr. described it makes it much easier to understand. Most people think being a germophobe and needing things clean means you're OCD...nope. Again, sorry! Sleep is so important to weight loss and just general well being (I struggle with sleep too) so it stinks that you can't get that part taken care of. I know for me, like today, I make very poor food choices when I'm low on sleep. I know you have a ton of other stuff keeping you busy...but is there any way to squeeze in a little time for food prep/using your scale? Like, dedicate one of your days off to just prepping a crap-ton of food for the week? I really don't know...just grabbing at straws(that's an expression, right?).
Good luck with your upcoming appointment...hopefully things can start looking up by then (no more bikes being stolen, problems with your SO, etc..) and you can show your Dr. that you have made some progress! Hang in there. We're all here...even just to listen when you need to vent.
Sorry that I'm horrible with advice and using my words.
I was thinking the same thing. There was that girl who posted about all the food prep she does back at the beginning like weighing our her cereal and stuff for the week. If I had the space I would completely do this.
Also I think words are needed with the SO about the food portions. He needs to understand you can't eat that much. If that's not a possibility (it took mine a significant amount of time to understand this) I know it is a waste of food and money, but throw or give it away. Or just be like "Phew I can't eat anymore, you have it" After you have eaten the correct portion size.
and also this@Italian_Buju I wish I had a magic wand. Take baby steps and we will cheer you on.
I do not always eat everything he gives me, or I would be about 600lbs by now I am sure! But it is a lot easier to overeat when you have a giant mountain of food in front of you. He cooks big in general too, I am always bitching at him about wasting rice because he will make rice for what looks like 40 people for four of us
I recently told him I needed to start weighing my food to have better blood sugar control because it will help me know exactly how much insulin to take. He seemed to buy that, but now I just have to get on the ball and weigh the food!
*I can't tell him it is for weigh control or even that the DR asked me to lose a bit of weight because then I will get a lecture on how North Americans think being fat is a crime and how terrible it is and on and on and on.....I have literally doubled in size in the years we have been together and he always just tells me it is fine.....and for the record, he is of normal size....now that we are a bit older he has a bit of a belly, but nothing out of the ordinary.
I have the same issue with a SO who overfeeds. I finally managed to convince him to back off on portion size because I was having problems with reflux at night. Interestingly enough, HE has way worse reflux than I do and is well aware that eating in the evening is a major contributor to that but continued to shovel out massive meals at supper time. I'd estimate that we normally eat about 3 or 4 normal portions each at supper, followed by some serious evening snacking.
He's been so good about accommodating my meatless diet that I really hated to criticize his cooking efforts. And he's aware that I struggle to get enough protein, so it seemed like "more protein" got translated into "more food" in his mind.
But the massive heavy meals have occasionally been affecting my sleep, which was already a big problem (thanks, menopause) so I managed to convince him to lighten up and cut back on the food.
Ironically, he's the one who is always talking about losing weight, he wants to drop about 30 lbs... he does carry some excess weight on his belly, which can't be good for his longstanding back problems. So our new lighter eating scheme should help him with that.0 -
kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »Hi everyone. I haven't really responded to any posts today because I've been really depressed and spent my entire day in bed, only getting up to pray and then going right back. My app wouldn't let me access the forums either, so I couldn't even catch up until I dragged my sorry carcass out of that bed (with coaxing from the ever-supportive Mr. Susie, who bribed me with a trip to the supermarket. I *really* love the supermarket.)
Anyhow, my thoughts are with all who are going through bad times, and big YAY to those who are having great times, and a big "HAVE A SUPER GREAT TIME" to all who are going on vacation. Patricia, that Fitbit looks awesome! My husband considered all of your posts and asked me if I want him to really buy it now; after some thought, I told him not to, because the earning of the Fitbit by my birthday has given me some motivation and drive to "earn" it, and I don't want to lose that so soon, since I've been struggling SO MUCH lately. A few posts that stuck out in my mind today:
@kelly_c_77 Sorry that you couldn't resist the grocery store munchies. Tomorrow is another day, don't lose hope!
@Italian_Buju You're really having a terrible run of luck. So sorry about the bike and everything else that's going on right now.
@nonoelmo Too bad about the sword, and I hope you feel better soon; but a big YAY about the loan.
@FroggyBug Glad to see you checking in, and it stinks that your relationship isn't working out. I hope you feel better by your birthday so you can celebrate. I agree that life seems to have gone downhill since February for a lot of people... Not a very good year for me, either. As for your question about soreness--my legs aren't sore at all. Weirdly, I never seem to get DOMS in my legs, ever, no matter what I've done to them. Walking, exercise bike, 30DS, five million stairs... They never seem to get any worse than just a little stiff. A blessing, I think.
To all who have spoken of assault, it horrifies me that it seems to be so common and so few speak of it. Glad that many of you have gotten the help you needed and didn't let it rule your lives. I admit that I'm still terrified to death of strange men due to my own experience, and I can't stand to let any male (except my husband) stand behind me, no matter how far away he's standing.
The transformation pictures were amazing. Great job to both of you who shared them, and AWESOME on the three years of logging, Ceci (can't remember your exact username. Oops.)
@Glinda1971 Super great job on your steps; you can totally hit the 25k mark.
... I know this post is super long, but to update everyone on my progress today: Despite being horribly depressed, after being dragged out of my bed I went grocery shopping, did some food prep, cleaned up the kitchen, and did my exercise. I came nowhere near my calorie goal, because eating felt like a chore today--I helped it out with a bit of ice cream, but I admit that the oatmeal I logged in there is totally a lie. That's just the next day's pre-fast meal. Didn't do any stairs today; but hey, I got out of bed, right?
I am hoping you're feeling better today.
I think it's wonderful that you set up a goal to earn your Fitbit, because that will make it all the more special.
I agree! My husband "set it up", actually; it was his idea since he knew I wanted a Fitbit, and I think it was a great idea. The struggling that I've been going through over the past several months are just... Gone. Completely not there. It's weird not to feel like I need to eat everything all the time now... It's quite awesome! I've even gotten into a routine on my exercise bike; I've done 30-65 minutes every single day for going on two weeks now. I wouldn't say I'm fired up or motivated, it just feels like I've fallen back into my previous healthier habits somehow.
I am feeling somewhat better today. I wouldn't say I'm 100%, but I've gotten up and done some cleaning, laundry, food prep, etc. ever since I woke up; today has been quite busy, and keeping busy is much better for my sanity than staying in bed all day will ever be.
Hope everyone else is also having a good day!
My goals for today, as set when I woke up, are:
- Food prep (Done already!)
- Housework (Also done!)
- Climb a few flights of stairs
- Walk to the nearby Panda grocery store for the things we couldn't find yesterday (Yay steps! Yay walk!
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- Do 45-60 minutes of exercise
- Try to eat to my goal today, including the calories I missed out on yesterday.0 -
So...mini update on me.
We're inching closer to adopting a dog. They're calling my references now and if all goes ok, then mid July they will be bringing her up for a meet n greet with my kids/us. I'm very happy about this, DH is on board but still a bit of a Negative Nancy about it. He did admit that he was being unfair to me about it. Everyone here knows I will be doing 95% of the work for the dog. If I'm ok with it then it's not an issue.
I also had another woosh yesterday, so now I'm 6.4 lb from goal (Tubbs, I'm comin for ya! ) This is my pattern though- huge wooshes for like 10 days, stuck for 10 days, gain a bit for 10 days, repeat. Overall I'm still losing at a decent clip, so I'll take it.
Bought some pants online and a new blazer for work. I went from a 14 in blazers (I have a giant chest) to a 10, and from 12 in work pants to a 6/8 depending on style. Hoping to end up back in a 4/6 for pants, because I have a bunch in my closet from back in the day *cough*4yearsago*cough* that I'd love to wear.
Another dental appointment tonight for 3 fillings (*grrrr*). I have to take half a Xanax before I go bc I get panicky. I've had so much work done and the anesthetic ALWAYS wears off halfway through, so every time I go in it's painful. The dentist last time said he gave me enough for a 300 lb man and couldn't give me any more. It lasted 60 mins then wore off 0 -
kellienw335 wrote: »@Susieq_1994 - I hope today is a better day! You are very lucky that you don't get DOMS!
Agreed, I'm quite lucky--except that I DO get it in all other parts of my body. I guess I just have very strong legs?
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »Hi everyone. I haven't really responded to any posts today because I've been really depressed and spent my entire day in bed, only getting up to pray and then going right back. My app wouldn't let me access the forums either, so I couldn't even catch up until I dragged my sorry carcass out of that bed (with coaxing from the ever-supportive Mr. Susie, who bribed me with a trip to the supermarket. I *really* love the supermarket.)
@FroggyBug As for your question about soreness--my legs aren't sore at all. Weirdly, I never seem to get DOMS in my legs, ever, no matter what I've done to them. Walking, exercise bike, 30DS, five million stairs... They never seem to get any worse than just a little stiff. A blessing, I think.
Hope you feel better soon (emotionally). Big hugs!!
That is crazy that your legs never really get sore. I can't decide if that is a good thing or a bad thing either. I think it's good but I worry about you over-doing it so be careful. 0 -
@Italian_bujuItalian_Buju wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »@riderfangal
@kelly_c_77
@rungirl1973
@WestCoastJo82
@Susieq_1994
@girldownsouth
@nonoelmo
@pofoster21
Thank you all for the kind words and acknowledgment of my post.....it really took a lot for me to put that out there, as I feared I might be seen as trying to gain sympathy for my health situation, which was not the case.......
I am up way too late tonight, it is nearly 2am, but after this post I am just gonna check the batcave quickly and go to bed. Tomorrow I get to sleep in, and then I am going to have a nice protein packed breakfast and head to the Y. I only have one errand to run tomorrow, and then I plan to come home and spend a couple hours cleaning my place and cooking dinner etc, as my sister and her family are coming in from Indiana Friday to see us.
We only see her once every few years, so it is always nice when they come. Then we are meeting up with her closest girlfriend and her family for dinner, whom I have not seen in 17+ years! Its gonna be a great day. Makes me nervous though, I cannot lie. My sister and I are about as different as you can get.
She is almost ten years older than me, very slim and healthy, a business professional and world traveler with a stay at home hubby. My mother spent a lot of time when I was younger trying to convince me that she just tolerates me cuz I am her sister. Most of the time I know that is not true, but I cannot deny that I always remember that.
Here is a perfect example, when I was 11 years old I choked on pizza and it lodged into my lung and I spent a couple of weeks on life support, and several months in the hospital. My sister was a couple hours away at school, and my mother never called and told her. She just happened to call home one day to check in and that is how she found out. Even though she rushed up to see me, I still have those weird doubts in my mind.
Her and I are close in the sense that we talk regularly and such, but she does not REALLY know me or what goes on in my life. Every time I see them I cry when they leave because I love them so much but I feel like they are here, but not here, you know what I mean??
Sorry I am so heavy today, lol. Hopefully you guys all know I am normally not such a drag, but this last couple of weeks life has chewed me up and spit me out! I know things are getting better soon.....with the exception of having to deal with my son's bike situation I really feel like the worse is behind me.
On a nice side note, a lady that I was on parent council at my kid's school with dropped a card with $20 in it off at my work today to go toward my son's bike fund. I can't recall if I mentioned that before or not. She said she wanted to give him $10 and then when she got to my work she said her boyfriend gave him $10 also. So sweet.
Ok good night all.....see you tomorrow!
Ugh I am so sorry your mom was like that with you. Did she always try to make wedges between your sister & you?
I am hoping that things will turn around for you health wise & will keep you in my prayers.
That is so sweet that someone contributed to his bike fund.
Oh yes, she tried to play divide and conquer with all of us.....here are some examples.
When my sister got married, she asked me to do a reading at her wedding......my mother told me that she did not want me in the bridal party because I was fat (which, for the record, I was less than half the size I am now), years later my sister told me that was not true, and even pointed out that one of our cousins was bigger than I and a bridesmaid.
She left me behind when my sister had her high school grad, and then told her I did not want to come.
The whole not telling her I almost died was a crazy one too.
I know there is more but those are the ones that come to mind right away.
Your sister sounds lovely. Your mother sounds defective. Your man sounds overall well intended but sometimes unhelpful. Can you tell him that it is not a crime but your personal preference is ____ and you want his support as you get where you want to be?
I hope you have a nice visit with sis. Hugs
Yep, all of this. I'm glad your sister is a good person, and have a good visit!
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Italian_Buju wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »@riderfangal
@kelly_c_77
@rungirl1973
@WestCoastJo82
@Susieq_1994
@girldownsouth
@nonoelmo
@pofoster21
Thank you all for the kind words and acknowledgment of my post.....it really took a lot for me to put that out there, as I feared I might be seen as trying to gain sympathy for my health situation, which was not the case.......
I am up way too late tonight, it is nearly 2am, but after this post I am just gonna check the batcave quickly and go to bed. Tomorrow I get to sleep in, and then I am going to have a nice protein packed breakfast and head to the Y. I only have one errand to run tomorrow, and then I plan to come home and spend a couple hours cleaning my place and cooking dinner etc, as my sister and her family are coming in from Indiana Friday to see us.
We only see her once every few years, so it is always nice when they come. Then we are meeting up with her closest girlfriend and her family for dinner, whom I have not seen in 17+ years! Its gonna be a great day. Makes me nervous though, I cannot lie. My sister and I are about as different as you can get.
She is almost ten years older than me, very slim and healthy, a business professional and world traveler with a stay at home hubby. My mother spent a lot of time when I was younger trying to convince me that she just tolerates me cuz I am her sister. Most of the time I know that is not true, but I cannot deny that I always remember that.
Here is a perfect example, when I was 11 years old I choked on pizza and it lodged into my lung and I spent a couple of weeks on life support, and several months in the hospital. My sister was a couple hours away at school, and my mother never called and told her. She just happened to call home one day to check in and that is how she found out. Even though she rushed up to see me, I still have those weird doubts in my mind.
Her and I are close in the sense that we talk regularly and such, but she does not REALLY know me or what goes on in my life. Every time I see them I cry when they leave because I love them so much but I feel like they are here, but not here, you know what I mean??
Sorry I am so heavy today, lol. Hopefully you guys all know I am normally not such a drag, but this last couple of weeks life has chewed me up and spit me out! I know things are getting better soon.....with the exception of having to deal with my son's bike situation I really feel like the worse is behind me.
On a nice side note, a lady that I was on parent council at my kid's school with dropped a card with $20 in it off at my work today to go toward my son's bike fund. I can't recall if I mentioned that before or not. She said she wanted to give him $10 and then when she got to my work she said her boyfriend gave him $10 also. So sweet.
Ok good night all.....see you tomorrow!
Ugh I am so sorry your mom was like that with you. Did she always try to make wedges between your sister & you?
I am hoping that things will turn around for you health wise & will keep you in my prayers.
That is so sweet that someone contributed to his bike fund.
Oh yes, she tried to play divide and conquer with all of us.....here are some examples.
When my sister got married, she asked me to do a reading at her wedding......my mother told me that she did not want me in the bridal party because I was fat (which, for the record, I was less than half the size I am now), years later my sister told me that was not true, and even pointed out that one of our cousins was bigger than I and a bridesmaid.
She left me behind when my sister had her high school grad, and then told her I did not want to come.
The whole not telling her I almost died was a crazy one too.
I know there is more but those are the ones that come to mind right away.
I still can't get over how your mom didn't tell your sister about your hospital stay until she had called home to check up!
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@Susieq_1994 Great work on the stairs!0
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@Susieq_1994 glad you're feeling better today!!0
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xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »So...mini update on me.
We're inching closer to adopting a dog. They're calling my references now and if all goes ok, then mid July they will be bringing her up for a meet n greet with my kids/us. I'm very happy about this, DH is on board but still a bit of a Negative Nancy about it. He did admit that he was being unfair to me about it. Everyone here knows I will be doing 95% of the work for the dog. If I'm ok with it then it's not an issue.
I also had another woosh yesterday, so now I'm 6.4 lb from goal (Tubbs, I'm comin for ya! ) This is my pattern though- huge wooshes for like 10 days, stuck for 10 days, gain a bit for 10 days, repeat. Overall I'm still losing at a decent clip, so I'll take it.
Bought some pants online and a new blazer for work. I went from a 14 in blazers (I have a giant chest) to a 10, and from 12 in work pants to a 6/8 depending on style. Hoping to end up back in a 4/6 for pants, because I have a bunch in my closet from back in the day *cough*4yearsago*cough* that I'd love to wear.
Another dental appointment tonight for 3 fillings (*grrrr*). I have to take half a Xanax before I go bc I get panicky. I've had so much work done and the anesthetic ALWAYS wears off halfway through, so every time I go in it's painful. The dentist last time said he gave me enough for a 300 lb man and couldn't give me any more. It lasted 60 mins then wore off
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xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »So...mini update on me.
We're inching closer to adopting a dog. They're calling my references now and if all goes ok, then mid July they will be bringing her up for a meet n greet with my kids/us. I'm very happy about this, DH is on board but still a bit of a Negative Nancy about it. He did admit that he was being unfair to me about it. Everyone here knows I will be doing 95% of the work for the dog. If I'm ok with it then it's not an issue.
I also had another woosh yesterday, so now I'm 6.4 lb from goal (Tubbs, I'm comin for ya! ) This is my pattern though- huge wooshes for like 10 days, stuck for 10 days, gain a bit for 10 days, repeat. Overall I'm still losing at a decent clip, so I'll take it.
Bought some pants online and a new blazer for work. I went from a 14 in blazers (I have a giant chest) to a 10, and from 12 in work pants to a 6/8 depending on style. Hoping to end up back in a 4/6 for pants, because I have a bunch in my closet from back in the day *cough*4yearsago*cough* that I'd love to wear.
Another dental appointment tonight for 3 fillings (*grrrr*). I have to take half a Xanax before I go bc I get panicky. I've had so much work done and the anesthetic ALWAYS wears off halfway through, so every time I go in it's painful. The dentist last time said he gave me enough for a 300 lb man and couldn't give me any more. It lasted 60 mins then wore off
Awsome for you!! I am so glad to hear that DH is willing to compromise on the dog. Congrats on the Whoooshh!! too!! I am starting to inch back downward again. This weekend will be a struggle for me because I dont' want to see it go back up but we will be out of town all weekend and I need to keep an eye on my intake. Good luck on the dental appointment. They arent' quite the scary things they used to be.0 -
Italian_Buju wrote: »Ok, I am just gonna gab for a bit if that is alright. This is mostly about crappy health stuff, so if you are not interested just skip on by, but I felt that I have some friendships here that might be the best support I have for this particular issue.
I wish I could help you more. I know my words probably won't come out the way I want them to (I seem to never know what to say even though I have a lot of sympathy for what you are going through).
I don't have full blown OCD but I do have bipolar disorder and anxiety so I have a lot of days where I'm already having a bad day and one little thing will set me off and stress me out. I think that is why I have a tooth/gum infection right now too (as an example). I woke up this morning clenching my jaw so hard that everything was back to hurting again. So, I know what stress can do to someone and their body. I also TOTALLY understand needing a good nights sleep. I know that when I have trouble sleeping I get stressed, moody, mean and depressed.
First, I know you are super busy but is there any way you can pack your own lunch so that your SO isn't giving you so much? Or maybe splitting the lunch between two days? Or maybe let him know that you don't need so much lunch? Can you maybe talk to your daughter without having to have snacks in the room? I'm not trying to be mean or anything but I think that may help. You may have to start with little changes like that so you aren't overloaded.
The one good thing is that you've been able to lose weight before so I know you can do it again. I have a lot of days where I want to eat everything because of stress etc but I know that I want to get down to a healthier weight so most of the time that helps to stop me. I try to make sure I'm logging every single thing I eat and I want to make sure that I'm in the green. Maybe you can let us know if you are having bad cravings or tell us when you are doing well so that we can help/praise as needed.
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berlynnwall wrote: »Oh my gosh, I am so mad. My sister (as I have briefly mentioned before) is a mess... she is at this point basically a homeless criminal who goes around getting into trouble. Anyway, today I got a call from the Idaho prosecutor's office. They said I had a subpoena to appear in court next week. I was very confused when they told me I was being called as a witness to a crime at a casino, since I haven't been to a casino in over 10 years. Turns out my sister was the witness - all her friends got arrested, and because she has warrants up the yang, she used my name and gave my mom's phone number. Now I'm worried that this wasn't the first time. I can't believe her nerve.
Wooooow, that's pretty bad. I don't even know what to say. That would really get to me. Hopefully this doesn't cause you too many problems...
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Italian_Buju wrote: »Sorry I am so heavy today, lol. Hopefully you guys all know I am normally not such a drag, but this last couple of weeks life has chewed me up and spit me out! I know things are getting better soon.....with the exception of having to deal with my son's bike situation I really feel like the worse is behind me.
Haha this is how I feel. I'm usually not so down but it's just been one of those years. I hope that things do get better for you soon.
That is a scary story about being on life support too. I can't imagine how scary that would have been. That's sad that your mom never called your sister. I hope that the visit with your sister goes okay.
That was so cute that that lady gave you money for your son's bike. That is really nice.
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xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »So...mini update on me.
We're inching closer to adopting a dog. They're calling my references now and if all goes ok, then mid July they will be bringing her up for a meet n greet with my kids/us. I'm very happy about this, DH is on board but still a bit of a Negative Nancy about it. He did admit that he was being unfair to me about it. Everyone here knows I will be doing 95% of the work for the dog. If I'm ok with it then it's not an issue.
Yay for your upcoming dog adoption!! And good for you for standing up for what you wanted. Congrats on the whooshes too... awesome progress!
So a couple little NSVs for me related to lifting. I always feel like I'm not a "real" weight lifter because I'm not pushing around the amount of weight that some MFP posters report but my SO thinks I'm a real powerhouse, lol.
I usually set up the barbell for next morning's lifting the evening before and he happened to come downstairs when I was doing this, asked me to do a squat, which I did -- he was more interested in seeing how I used the power rack, since he bought it for me. The next day he told me he'd tried picking up my bar and said it was "really heavy" (it's not, really it's not).
Yesterday was Upper Body Day and he came down to talk to me in the midst of my workout -- I normally don't let him watch because an audience and/or conversation can really throw off my focus and form. I was just finishing up a lat pull set and moving on to upright rows when he was there. He stood behind me watching both lifts for a few minutes, then blurted out, "Holy *kitten*, you look like you're ALL muscle!" Then he offered to take pics of me so I could see what my back looked like.
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Call me crazy, but I get so confused when I have a qualified doctor telling me to do a low carb diet instead of CICO because some bodies react to carbs differently to others and this might work better for me, and then this kind of thread appears
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10197215/question-about-ketosis-does-it-really-help-you-burn-fat-faster-than-cico/p1
and I start to question everything. But then I think, well, these are random people on the internet, no qualifications, possibly trolls just wanting to confuse the situation, but they are all saying the same thing so it can't be UNtrue. But do I then question the validity of my doctor? Low-carb is a way of life for people with certain conditions so it's not unhealthy but it just frustrates and confuses me when a group of people are so adamant that their way is right and everything else is wrong (this can be applied to sooooo many other things in life). This is almost playground bullying, their way is right an no-one should say anything or even suggest something different.
I get to a point where I feel so helpless, CICO hasn't worked for me and funnily enough it isn't working for my mum and my nan struggles with her weight as well, so it could be a genetic thing that carbs just don't sit well (or maybe too well?!) with our bodies and limiting it is the solution.
Either way, I'm going ahead with the low-carb plan and my mum said she is going to do it as well, and if we lose weight where before we couldn't, then I think this should be something that is taken into consideration for obese and overweight people.
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I went for a 4.5 mile run this morning then immediately had about 48oz of coffee, a donut, chicken wings and a cereal bar for breakfast. I'm still starving and lunch can't come fast enough.0
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pofoster21 wrote: »For those in the US and the Brits celebrating the 4th along with us what are your weekend plans?
I am going to my mom's in Long Island and getting 2 long rides in to Montauk on my bike and at least one swim. My sister and her husband are visiting from Seattle too. I may cook Saturday if I can fit it in. Back at barn to work Sunday. Anyone have any fun things planned?
Tonight we are (hopefully) going to see fireworks. It is kinda cloudy/rainy right now so hopefully it'll clear up later tonight so we can go.
The 4th is my birthday and we always have a family bbq with lawn games and we play apples to apples or cards against humanity (kinda corny but really fun). We are having s'mores and cake too (my mom is making me a cake ) then we will see more fireworks. I'm excited.
I think you are going to the beach (Montauk?) but I'm not 100% sure. If you are, I'm jealous. I wish I could go to the beach too. Have fun!
Hopefully we get out a little earlier today. It is dead at work at the moment. Then I probably won't be on much this weekend.0 -
Glinda1971 wrote: »My legs are amazingly not really sore today. Those were the most steps I've taken since I got my Fitbit (like 12,000 more).
I remember when I first started walking that if I did a mile they were sore and a mile felt like a long ways. So that's progress.
Thanks for the well wishes.
That is awesome that you beat your best on steps yesterday. Be proud but also take some time to rest if needed. 0 -
Yesterday was Upper Body Day and he came down to talk to me in the midst of my workout -- I normally don't let him watch because an audience and/or conversation can really throw off my focus and form. I was just finishing up a lat pull set and moving on to upright rows when he was there. He stood behind me watching both lifts for a few minutes, then blurted out, "Holy *kitten*, you look like you're ALL muscle!" Then he offered to take pics of me so I could see what my back looked like.
Nice to know he's so impressed.
Always nice to hear compliments! Especially from someone you love!
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Last day at work until next Tuesday! Bad news: my eating has caused the scale to go from 137 to 145 this morning
Ah can't change the past can only go forward. Which is what I'm going to try to do!
As for the 4th, here in Columbus they have an event every year called Red, White, and Boom so I'll go to that tomorrow (after sleeping in and a hard workout) with the family! Then Saturday and Sunday I'll probably head home to Dayton to see my other siblings and relax. Family dinner on Sunday then I'll head back to Cbus so I can enjoy my day off from work on Monday ahhh can't wait!! Hope everyone else has a great Fourth, yayyy for being an American!
If it helps you feel better, you and I are at nearly identical stats currently.
I've got half an inch less in height and one extra pound, but close enough! We shall prevail!0 -
AngryViking1970 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »For those in the US and the Brits celebrating the 4th along with us what are your weekend plans?
I am going to my mom's in Long Island and getting 2 long rides in to Montauk on my bike and at least one swim. My sister and her husband are visiting from Seattle too. I may cook Saturday if I can fit it in. Back at barn to work Sunday. Anyone have any fun things planned?
LOVE Montauk. My friends and I used to go all the time; just drive out for the day so we could eat lobster rolls and walk around.
I thought this earlier but wanted to comment on it. Every time I see the word Montauk I always think of that Montauk monster picture that went around years ago (that weird thing they found dead on the beach).
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Too many posts to reply to, so I'll blanket respond:
To all the negative stuff - That's terrible, I'm sorry, and things are/will be better!
To all the positive stuff - Great job! Weeeeeeeee!
Confession: I'm getting really tired of people giving me crap for "dieting" as though it somehow inconveniences THEM that I eat smaller portions if they make a calorie-heavy meal, or make "better" choices if we go out. This is a lifestyle change, not a temporary fix to drop a few pounds, peeps. I'm in this for the long haul, so getting in the habit of "cheating" because it makes them feel better isn't part of my game plan. Sorry, not sorry.0 -
I got my Modcloth dress order in and I hate both of them, I think. The polka-dot dress makes me feel like Minnie Mouse and is all awkward, hits me at a weird place at the hem, and makes my waist look wide...
And the peacock one (sorry it's still so wrinkly and weird in the skirt in the photo, it came all squished in a little bag) hits in that same weird spot above my knee plus it's too big around the waist and makes the embroidery sit all folded up because of all the extra fabric:
It's frustrating to always look so much bigger than other people wearing the same size. Like...both of those dresses are the smallest size they even came in on the website but I certainly don't look it. I hate the way clothes fit me.
So that was a fail and the return process is a real pain from Canada, so I guess I'll be trying to pawn these off on a friend or something. And I still have nothing to wear for the wedding apart from my old black bartending cocktail dresses, which is...not ideal.0 -
xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »So...mini update on me.
We're inching closer to adopting a dog. They're calling my references now and if all goes ok, then mid July they will be bringing her up for a meet n greet with my kids/us. I'm very happy about this, DH is on board but still a bit of a Negative Nancy about it. He did admit that he was being unfair to me about it. Everyone here knows I will be doing 95% of the work for the dog. If I'm ok with it then it's not an issue.
I also had another woosh yesterday, so now I'm 6.4 lb from goal (Tubbs, I'm comin for ya! ) This is my pattern though- huge wooshes for like 10 days, stuck for 10 days, gain a bit for 10 days, repeat. Overall I'm still losing at a decent clip, so I'll take it.
Bought some pants online and a new blazer for work. I went from a 14 in blazers (I have a giant chest) to a 10, and from 12 in work pants to a 6/8 depending on style. Hoping to end up back in a 4/6 for pants, because I have a bunch in my closet from back in the day *cough*4yearsago*cough* that I'd love to wear.
Another dental appointment tonight for 3 fillings (*grrrr*). I have to take half a Xanax before I go bc I get panicky. I've had so much work done and the anesthetic ALWAYS wears off halfway through, so every time I go in it's painful. The dentist last time said he gave me enough for a 300 lb man and couldn't give me any more. It lasted 60 mins then wore off
SUPER JEALOUS about you getting a dog. I have a cat and frogs but I really want a dog. I just can't get one at the moment because of where I'm currently living. I hope that everything goes well!
Congrats on the weight loss. I used to lose weight a similar way. It would be about two weeks between losses. I haven't lost anything in the last two weeks though. Boo...
I'm SO sorry that you have to go to the dentist. I do not like going to the dentist. Hopefully everything is pain free for you tonight.0
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