Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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Welcome back @FluffySandwich !!
I'd go to an urgent care or the doctor right away if for nothing else just to get drops to relieve the constant feeling of something being in your eye when there's not- it's just the scratch! Plus you want to make sure there's no infection or permanent damage. I've scratched my eye by getting something in it and rubbing it a few different times so I speak from experience
So happy to see you back and I hope your eye feels better soon! Now just to get @MoHousdon back!!
ETA- my first post completely cut off my whole post! So had to rewrite the whole thing...from my iPhone 0 -
@bkhamill and @Just_Ceci Amazing transformations!
@quiksylver296 Awesome on the deadlifts and it's great to have that support. And I have just shared that photo with Sgt. SP (Will update on what he thinks of it). :laugh:
@Susieq_1994 It's good to see you overcoming anxiety a bit and focusing on your goals! Keep up the good work!
@Italian_Buju I'm sorry. No one should have a mother who is horribly manipulative like that.
As for the health issues, I read all of it and I have to agree with some other posters on here(can't remember who
). Buy some tupperware/ziplock baggies and try to pick a day where you can prep your food out for the week. It's what I do. Makes things a little easier when you wake up late(the snooze button is my worst enemy) and have to sqeeze in the workout and grab your lunch as you race out the door for work.
Weighing out and portioning food has been essential for me. Every little thing you can do will help. You've survived your mother, you can definitely do this.
ETA: Typing...I'm not so good with it....
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rungirl1973 wrote: »@ythannah Wowza!! Your SO was right! Nice muscles!Yes! Very impressive!I agree!Glinda1971 wrote: »Nice!! Super great definition!Nice!! You are all muscle!!kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »Awesome job! You're totally rocking your recomp.riderfangal wrote: »This. Awesomeness
Thanks so much, guys. That display of muscle is half down to lighting and half down to the fact that I was working as the pic was taken. Remember Pancake's trick with the bathroom lighting? Lol. But... not too shabby for a 51 yr old, I gotta admit.0 -
FluffySandwich wrote: »HI ALL! I am back from my vacation in the Dominican Republic! It was pretty awesome, though sadly the beach (which got awesome reviews on TripAdvisor) was FULL of seaweed. The water was murky, too... I went to the Bahamas thrice when I was younger and always loved the clear Caribbean water, but this water sucked! The sand was nice and soft, though... and it was nice to just lay out and read (I thought 1,400 pages would be enough... boy was I wrong).
The room was a lot better than I was expecting, because (opposite of the beach) there were a lot of complaints. I was very much happy with it... and the buffet was pretty decent. I'm going to miss eating all the mango and passion fruit I can. It was the first time I had passion fruit and to me it's pretty much like sour candy. Yum. And the banana smoothies and fresh donuts (made right in front of you) in the morning.
I got burned and it didn't feel great. For the first time ever I have freckles on my shoulders... I feel like my body didn't know what to do with the sudden influx of sun, and really I didn't get that much of a tan despite spending a lot of time every day in the great outdoors.
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME: I got sand in my eye yesterday, last day to really enjoy the beach. I kept rubbing my eye and washing it out with water but I still feel like something is in my eye. It kept waking me up last night and now it's just freaking me out. My boyfriend says it's probably due to irritation or just my own mind playing tricks on me... but I do feel like it's in there and it's driving me mad. I just tried to submerge my eye in the sink to rinse it out but I only succeeded in making my eye burn. I've rubbed it raw (bad idea) and now it's pretty dry. I do think I can see a hairline scratch, so maybe I rubbed san into my eye enough to scratch it? Does anyone have experience with scratched eyeballs? I'm terrified to go to the doctor because I hate people going anywhere near my eye
Despite that (and my dumb flip-flops breaking two days ago), I really enjoyed Punta Cana
It does feel pretty good to be home, though. I've been wanting to see Inside Out.
If nobody has answered you yet - I scratched my eyeball with a splinter of wood doing firewood. They gave me eye drops (which I hate) but it soothed the irritation. It healed fairly quickly if I am remembering correctly as it was 25 years ago or so.
If it is scratched, the scratch may come back years down the road. About 5 years ago I thought I had something in my eye and my optometrist said the scratch had come back. Not as bad as before but back on eye drops I went for about a week.
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@orangesmartie have a safe trip to Glasgow and know we will all be cheering you as you climb!
Sorry about the boyfriend stuff. Hope that you guys work it out.0 -
@FluffySandwich yes, it's possible to scratch your cornea... my mum did so while on a vacation in Spain and was treated there, with drops. Stop rubbing and see a specialist.
Glad the vacation was good and happy to have you back!0 -
rungirl1973 wrote: »@ythannah Wowza!! Your SO was right! Nice muscles!Yes! Very impressive!I agree!Glinda1971 wrote: »Nice!! Super great definition!Nice!! You are all muscle!!kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »Awesome job! You're totally rocking your recomp.riderfangal wrote: »This. Awesomeness
Thanks so much, guys. That display of muscle is half down to lighting and half down to the fact that I was working as the pic was taken. Remember Pancake's trick with the bathroom lighting? Lol. But... not too shabby for a 51 yr old, I gotta admit.
That's not too shabby for ANYONE! WOW!0 -
@pofoster21 to answer your question from Susie's diary - I have both my Fitbit and mfp set to sedentary and I start getting more calories around 2,500 steps or so. On Wednesday the Fitbit gave me 1,295 extra calories. I usually don't eat all of them back to increase my deficit.
If you have the active settings on both the same you should get extra after a certain point. Probably not as low as mine though since you are more active.
The increasing my deficit part is because although I can lose a lb a week at my weight I don't like the little tiny calories it gives me. So I set it to 0.5 lbs so I'm almost never in the red, which I find disheartening, and try to eat under and use my Fitbit to move more and increase my deficit.0 -
And also @pofoster21 have a good trip!0
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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.
Sorry rant/moan/verbal diarrhea over.
It is confusing. I had a medical professional tell me to avoid watermelon because it is high GI. I did ignore that one, since I don't have any insulation resistance issues so low GI is not an absolute must for me.
But it won't do you any harm to try low carv for a while so long as you get the necessary nutrients and see what results you get, so why not try it? I really hope you have some success.0 -
There was a McNugget shaped hole in my life, and I sure filled it last night. Probably overfilled it in fact. Mmmmmm terrible, terrible McNuggets. I regret nothing.0
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Welcome back, @FluffySandwich ! Glad you had a nice trip. Sorry about your eye!
Good luck, @orangesmartie!! Can't wait for the pictures/videos!! Sorry about the boyfriend stuff. I'm sure you guys can work it out!
@ythannah, great pics!
I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend! Safe travels!
ETA: @Glinda1971, the thought of getting a splinter of wood in my eye, makes me cringe!! Yikes!!!0 -
@FluffySandwich Welcome back! I'd say you should definitely get to a doctor. It happened to my husband once when he was younger, and he had to put CREAM into his eye. Yes, cream. Ouch. Don't mess around with your eyes, they're the only ones you have and all that...
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I'm happy to report that I met ALL of my goals yesterday, which is awesome. Including my calorie goal, although I was stuffed after that.
I'm feeling much less "oomph" today and rather devoid of energy, so today's baby step goals will be:
- Get out of bed (Yes, I'm still in bed.)
- Prepare the food that I pre-logged into my diary today in time for iftar
- Stick to my calorie goal as closely as possible (Not too little, not too much).
- Drink plenty of water
- Do at least 20-30 minutes on my stationary bike.0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »So, I failed at the grocery store...I'm way over goal already and haven't had dinner yet. Oh well, whatever.
But anyway, after I ordered our half pound of cheese at the deli, my son politely asked the woman working, "Can I get 3 pounds of kittens, please"??? OMG, everyone in line busted out laughing, including me! Where does he come up with this stuff?
HAHAHAHAHA!!! This is AWESOME. He's hilarious!
Thanks! And seriously I know that kids are funny...but I could never imagine that a 3 year old could be as sarcastic, creative, and hilarious as he is! Cracks me up all day, every day. He's my best little bud! I'm dreading this fall when he starts pre school...I'll be lost without my sidekick!
Edited because HE'S starting pre school, not ME. Where's the coffee?
And he looks super cute too!
Thanks! I should post a picture where you an see his eyes. They are BEAUTIFUL! Big and super dark brown. Definitely what he get compliments on the most. When he was younger, strangers always thought he was a girl (no matter how he was dressed) and their excuse after I would correct them was always, "but those eyes are so beautiful"...as if boys can't have beautiful eyes???
Awww! He does have beautiful eyes! What a cutie
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kelly_c_77 wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »So, I failed at the grocery store...I'm way over goal already and haven't had dinner yet. Oh well, whatever.
But anyway, after I ordered our half pound of cheese at the deli, my son politely asked the woman working, "Can I get 3 pounds of kittens, please"??? OMG, everyone in line busted out laughing, including me! Where does he come up with this stuff?
HAHAHAHAHA!!! This is AWESOME. He's hilarious!
Thanks! And seriously I know that kids are funny...but I could never imagine that a 3 year old could be as sarcastic, creative, and hilarious as he is! Cracks me up all day, every day. He's my best little bud! I'm dreading this fall when he starts pre school...I'll be lost without my sidekick!
Edited because HE'S starting pre school, not ME. Where's the coffee?
And he looks super cute too!
Thanks! I should post a picture where you an see his eyes. They are BEAUTIFUL! Big and super dark brown. Definitely what he get compliments on the most. When he was younger, strangers always thought he was a girl (no matter how he was dressed) and their excuse after I would correct them was always, "but those eyes are so beautiful"...as if boys can't have beautiful eyes???
Awww! He does have beautiful eyes! What a cutie
He sure does! He reminds me of my little brother when he was a toddler. Enormous, chocolate brown eyes with the longest lashes you've ever seen! I wonder if I can find a picture... *going to look*
... Not the best or most cheerful picture in the world, but it's all I could find in my computer.
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So I pretty much only check the forums when working I took me all week to get caught up from last weekend! I was a little busier than usual doing my job and all this week. That said, I am so mad that I have to work today so I have absolutely no intention of doing any actual work today. I have a couple of long walks around the building planned, chit chatting with anyone I can find and, you know, this thread. They really should have let me have the day off...
I am 100% positive I will forget to comment on something that I wanted to say but here goes:
@FluffySandwich Welcome back!!! Vacation sounded wonderful. Please take care of that eye. I probably would let it be for a couple of days and if it's not feeling any better by Monday, see a doctor. But do not touch it at all!
@Italian_Buju I can't even imagine. All I can say is hugs for what you went through and applause for the amazing person you became despite.
To all the brave women that shared their stories of sexual abuse, hugs as well and admiration for your strength.
@ythannah Wow!! Impressive for any age. For realz!
@FroggyBug Happy Birthday!!!
@spamarie Chicken nuggets are seriously the only thing I would eat from McDonalds and your update made me laugh
@orangesmartie Sorry about the boyfriend trouble but you are going to rock that mountain!
@Susieq_1994 Yay for hitting all your goals yesterday!!! I can always tell when you're feeling low I and love it when you are feeling good!
I am probably going to be posting a lot today...0 -
Confession: I read MFP's newest blog post about hacks for healthier ice cream sandwiches, and I think my brain imploded and my IQ went down by at least 10 points...
Is it just me, or have the blogs been getting more and more like those idiotic articles in "fitness" magazines ever since UnderArmor purchased MFP? O.o0 -
Thanks everyone for your advice regarding my dumb eyeball. I woke up today with it feeling a bit better and I'm hoping it continues to improve. Thinking I might look into getting one of those eye cup cleaner things and drops.
I find it weird that being on vacation has reset my sleeping schedule into something much better than it was before. I woke up at 8 AM today, not tired. That was pretty much unheard of before.
Now that the beachy vacation is out of the way, my boyfriend and I are thinking about saving up to go to Japan for a long while. Honestly, I've been wanting to go there since I was very, very young.... so that sounds incredibly amazing to me. Japanese food is just the best (sushi... fresh ramen... yum).0 -
FluffySandwich wrote: »Thanks everyone for your advice regarding my dumb eyeball. I woke up today with it feeling a bit better and I'm hoping it continues to improve. Thinking I might look into getting one of those eye cup cleaner things and drops.
I find it weird that being on vacation has reset my sleeping schedule into something much better than it was before. I woke up at 8 AM today, not tired. That was pretty much unheard of before.
Now that the beachy vacation is out of the way, my boyfriend and I are thinking about saving up to go to Japan for a long while. Honestly, I've been wanting to go there since I was very, very young.... so that sounds incredibly amazing to me. Japanese food is just the best (sushi... fresh ramen... yum).
While I haven't been to Japan, I went to South Korea and it was AWESOME. I loved it!0 -
@FluffySandwich welcome back! Sounds like a scratched cornea to me. Been there a few times and it sucks. I have recurrent corneal erosion in my left eye and actually have plugs in my tear ducts now. My eyes would dry out at night and the cornea would stick to the inside of my eyelid. And, well...this is probably not helping. LOL Anyway I feel for you!0
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »Confession: I read MFP's newest blog post about hacks for healthier ice cream sandwiches, and I think my brain imploded and my IQ went down by at least 10 points...
Is it just me, or have the blogs been getting more and more like those idiotic articles in "fitness" magazines ever since UnderArmor purchased MFP? O.o
I never read any of the posts for the most part. Once in a while if something catches my eye. But I agree they are fairly shallow. I haven't found much value. I can't say if they are worse though as I kind of started right before Under Armour bought it.0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »So, I failed at the grocery store...I'm way over goal already and haven't had dinner yet. Oh well, whatever.
But anyway, after I ordered our half pound of cheese at the deli, my son politely asked the woman working, "Can I get 3 pounds of kittens, please"??? OMG, everyone in line busted out laughing, including me! Where does he come up with this stuff?
HAHAHAHAHA!!! This is AWESOME. He's hilarious!
Thanks! And seriously I know that kids are funny...but I could never imagine that a 3 year old could be as sarcastic, creative, and hilarious as he is! Cracks me up all day, every day. He's my best little bud! I'm dreading this fall when he starts pre school...I'll be lost without my sidekick!
Edited because HE'S starting pre school, not ME. Where's the coffee?
And he looks super cute too!
Thanks! I should post a picture where you an see his eyes. They are BEAUTIFUL! Big and super dark brown. Definitely what he get compliments on the most. When he was younger, strangers always thought he was a girl (no matter how he was dressed) and their excuse after I would correct them was always, "but those eyes are so beautiful"...as if boys can't have beautiful eyes???
Awww! He does have beautiful eyes! What a cutie
Thank you! And yes, @Susieq_1994, he has the same big, dark brown eyes and long lashes as my son! 0 -
They aren't that terrible though, in terms of calories at least. (Although, exactly how large was the hole and how many did it take to fill it?There was a McNugget shaped hole in my life, and I sure filled it last night. Probably overfilled it in fact. Mmmmmm terrible, terrible McNuggets. I regret nothing. )
I'm feeling like I'm getting back on track. Was under cals yesterday and did my 10,000 steps. Today I'm planning on running again - I haven't been out for over a week. That mental barrier that says 'You can't' is trying to trip me up again.
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South Korea looks like a ton of fun! I'm hoping to go there too one day.Susieq_1994 wrote: »FluffySandwich wrote: »Thanks everyone for your advice regarding my dumb eyeball. I woke up today with it feeling a bit better and I'm hoping it continues to improve. Thinking I might look into getting one of those eye cup cleaner things and drops.
I find it weird that being on vacation has reset my sleeping schedule into something much better than it was before. I woke up at 8 AM today, not tired. That was pretty much unheard of before.
Now that the beachy vacation is out of the way, my boyfriend and I are thinking about saving up to go to Japan for a long while. Honestly, I've been wanting to go there since I was very, very young.... so that sounds incredibly amazing to me. Japanese food is just the best (sushi... fresh ramen... yum).
While I haven't been to Japan, I went to South Korea and it was AWESOME. I loved it!
Ohhhh man, the cornea sticking to the eyelid is sounding terrible. I'm sorry! Hope that doesn't end up happening to meAngryViking1970 wrote: »@FluffySandwich welcome back! Sounds like a scratched cornea to me. Been there a few times and it sucks. I have recurrent corneal erosion in my left eye and actually have plugs in my tear ducts now. My eyes would dry out at night and the cornea would stick to the inside of my eyelid. And, well...this is probably not helping. LOL Anyway I feel for you!
I read a book a while back about a parasitic worm that was created as a weapon of war. It would infest human (or animal) bodies and devour their nutrients and any food they ate until they were just a sack of bones eating anything they could get their hands on (paint off the walls, dirt, etc). At one point in the book a character had one of the worms crawling around in the jelly of his eye.... I unfortunately was reminded of this while I was trying to sleep
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »So, I failed at the grocery store...I'm way over goal already and haven't had dinner yet. Oh well, whatever.
But anyway, after I ordered our half pound of cheese at the deli, my son politely asked the woman working, "Can I get 3 pounds of kittens, please"??? OMG, everyone in line busted out laughing, including me! Where does he come up with this stuff?
HAHAHAHAHA!!! This is AWESOME. He's hilarious!
Thanks! And seriously I know that kids are funny...but I could never imagine that a 3 year old could be as sarcastic, creative, and hilarious as he is! Cracks me up all day, every day. He's my best little bud! I'm dreading this fall when he starts pre school...I'll be lost without my sidekick!
Edited because HE'S starting pre school, not ME. Where's the coffee?
And he looks super cute too!
Thanks! I should post a picture where you an see his eyes. They are BEAUTIFUL! Big and super dark brown. Definitely what he get compliments on the most. When he was younger, strangers always thought he was a girl (no matter how he was dressed) and their excuse after I would correct them was always, "but those eyes are so beautiful"...as if boys can't have beautiful eyes???
Awww! He does have beautiful eyes! What a cutie
He sure does! He reminds me of my little brother when he was a toddler. Enormous, chocolate brown eyes with the longest lashes you've ever seen! I wonder if I can find a picture... *going to look*
... Not the best or most cheerful picture in the world, but it's all I could find in my computer.
Oh my gosh he is so cute!0 -
Well wishes for our little kitten Skye are welcomed today. She doesn't seem to be feeling well. Yesterday, she only ate a few bites of her dinner and definitely is wayyy more calm than her usual crazy self. This morning, she ate a teeny bit of food and then just slowly walked away...uninterested. I offered her some wet food and she ate a decent amount of it (at two separate points) a little later. She's just laying around though...so out of character. I'll watch her the rest of the day and make sure she continues eating (even if just a little) but will definitely make a vet appointment if she doesn't improve. It's so weird seeing her like this.
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Is it just me or do guys have the best eyelashes? My brother was also extremely pretty when he was little. I remember people coming up to tell my dad what a ''beautiful little girl'' he had (meaning my brother, not me). My dad was always extremely insulted (''THAT is my SON''
). He has huge blue eyes, extremely long eyelashes and (when he grows it out) beautiful thick and curly hair... plus he had very pouty, red lips when he was a toddler. I was always jealous.
I tend to notice that, for the most part, guys have longer and thicker lashes than girls (minus mascara).
@kelly_c_77 Best wishes to your little kitty! I love cats and I know how much it hurts seeing them sick or in pain. I hope Skye gets better soon. 0 -
Here's a confession: My willpower is terrible lately! I pretty much eat all of everything. I've given up on even trying to log it all, I'm so embarassed. Today is weigh in day and I'm up over 4 pounds from 2 weeks ago. I'm so scared of gaining back the weight I lost, nevermind I never made it to my goal. I wonder if I just need to take a break and reset or something. My exercise has been pretty consistent but I think I'm getting bored with that too. I signed up for a 5K and the end of the month so I think I will keep with the exercise schedule I'm doing until then. After that I want to start Stronglifts.0
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