December 2016
SweetPeasMom55
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Well Sunday is the day! It is the day we have been summoned to have lunch with my daughters boyfriends parents. My husband is fuming he goes he will give them 20 min and he's out of there. I went and timed it it's just under 5 miles so if my husband ups and leaves me i'm going to wear comfy clothes and my hiking boots so I can get myself home. I know my daughter would drive me but I may need to walk to calm down. My daughter goes they want to know what you will eat I'm like you know I don't eat much of anything. She goes will you eat steak I'm like 3 oz I go basicly I will eat 3 oz of any meat at any sitting. UGH it's lunch it's suppose to be casual just order a pizza or have sandwiches. then I could have a small piece of pizza or a half a sandwich and be ok I had lunch. OY
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I'm back! Thanksgiving went fine with family. And this past week I had my annual work evaluation. That's why I forgot to check in. Had lots going on.
I skimmed through last week's posts. Depression, ulcers, etc. I hope everyone is feeling better now. Friends can often be more caring than family. I turn to my friends to cheer me up when my family lets me down. As for health, I skipped my annual checkup in November. I didn't want to go until I lost weight, and I haven't lost weight in quite a while. I know I better go...sooner than later.
@2020pinktogo You never know, you might be pleasantly surprised and enjoy your lunch with daughter's boyfriend's parents.
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@NewOR2015 I hope so but I will wear my comfy shoes just in case I have to walk home. LOL0
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November was crazy busy for me, and December is normally as well (it is busy season at work and summer and everyone else is on holiday).
Sorry, I don't get to chat much on here. Just keep up with my challenges...0 -
Happy December! Is it me, or did 2016 just fly by? I feel sooooooo much better today; the best I've felt in almost 2 weeks! Looks like the PT did the trick! I actually left the house for a few hours yesterday. I spent the evening with some friends at a big local craft market. I got some Christmas gifts and something for myself. I think the cutest gift I got was a Monster Alphabet Book. It has everything from Aliens to Zombies! I think my 3 yr old nephew will like it. I bought an adjustable skirt for myself. It is a wrap-around with snaps, so one skirt can fit a lot of different sizes. It should be comfy no matter how much I am bloated (last couple of periods I gained 4 inches in my waistline from bloat
). It was so nice to be moving and chatting with my friends. I got a little lightheaded a few times, but then I would stop, look straight ahead, take a couple of deep breaths, then I'd be fine and could actually get on with life!
@2020pinktogo -- I really do hope you have a nice lunch on Sun with your daughter's boyfriend,s parents. If not, at least you have a plan.
@NewOR2015 -- Glad you had a good Thanksgiving with your family.
@CaptainBoing -- Glad you are keeping up with your challenges. Summers are always a busy time everywhere, especially if you live/work in a place that has a definite tourist season. Having spent most of my life living on a coast, I can understand how busy things can get. The aquarium was really busy this summer. Now that it's winter, it's really quiet.0 -
Welcome back @CaptainBoing ! You've been missed! @2020pinktogo I hope lunch goes well tomorrow! @NewOR2015 , sorry you haven't lost weight in a while. I hope you go to the doctor soon anyway.
My week improved praise Jesus. It was very busy and my energy has been low. I don't have time or at least I don't make the time to exercise. I know exercise would help. I came home last night and fell in the bed. I was surfing the web and fell asleep by 6 p.m. I slept for 12 hours. I typically sleep 12 hours on Friday night but I usually don't fall asleep so early. I had wanted to go to an open house at a thrift shop that I like but I didn't have the energy. I was getting very low on patience and wanted to snap at co-workers and people who called.
I have to work this weekend. It's supposed to rain all weekend. At least I can work from home some of the time. I am still in bed in my pjs. I have been doing online Christmas shopping. I still have a few gifts to purchase.
I am going to grill zucchini and yellow summer squash for lunch on my indoor grill. Oh I how I love to eat that! I wish I had some catfish to eat with it. Oh well! I may just have a veggie lunch.
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It rained all day today. I stayed in and went through my tubs of Christmas decorations. I pulled out more than half of it to give away. It's about time. I made soup today. Great day for it.0
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My husband came home and goes did they cancel I go NOPE he goes off cursing. Oh lord help me. I feel so nauseous I hope this goes well. I'll let you all know. later0
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Lunch went well of course we were late as I had to drag my husband out the door. Then he was pissed as I had bought flowers. OMG he will be the death of me. I think they just want to get to know us well they got to know us as my husband was in rare form today. I'm sure they are thinking I get kudos for dealing with him. What can I say some days he is really cranky and today was a cranky day. LOL0
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So glad you survived @2020pinktogo . I think what you imagined was worse than what actually happened.1
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LOL @1skholloway no my daughter and his family thought of the experience with my husband as the twilight zone show. I had no clue what was going to come out of the man. It fell in between the thought he's having a senior moment to ok He's cranky to where is this coming from.
So today is a busy day I have to call the insurance company this morning as they have stated they are dropping my daughter due to cuts. My husband is only her legal guardian. OMG so now I have to call and find out what's going on and get this straightened out. What a mess.0 -
Well what a slap in the face. thank goodness I took this new job I have health insurance I could pick up on my biological daughter.0
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I have survived 2 of the 4 days of organized snack days at work without partaking. Whew!!!! So far they haven't been tempting! The group yesterday were nice and provided raw veggies and fresh fruit. A buddy and I decided not to participate at all so we aren't taking anything which helps us to not eat anything. It's usually all highly fattening foods. There's food out for most of the day, so even if it's healthy, I'm tempted to graze. Bonus for not participating, I don't have to cook and take food to work! I don't have time for that right now. We still have 2 lunches at work though. I am trying to figure out how to get out of one of them. I really don't like going to it. If I say I have work to do, I think I will be told to leave the work and go anyway. I think I will say I have an appointment and just leave for an hour. I think they are planning a trivia game as the entertainment. There are usually nice prizes for the games. It's also an annual awards banquet. It's nice. I just don't like going to it.
We have been getting a lot of rain and the weather has been kind of cold for us - in the 40's all day long. I like the temperature. I had to order a heavier coat. I think the rain is messing with my sinuses though. By the end of the day I have a sinus headache and some nausea from drainage. Last night I was on the hunt for elasticized cord to use to hang ornaments. I had to go to 4 stores before I could find it. I just wanted salty food due to the nausea. I ate 2 small bags of fritos. Yup, that was my supper, plus a Lindor milk chocolate truffle because I always want something sweet at the end of a meal. Despite, my supper choice, I lost .8 of a pound! I had gone over the number of calories I normally eat but was still within my calorie limit based on how many calories I had burned yesterday.
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Happy Wednesday! We had a party for our neighbors yesterday evening. It was a lot of fun! It's so nice to sit and catch up with everyone. Everyone had a good time. I definitely nibbled, but the good thing to having cut back my calories is that my stomach must have shrunk because I ate a lot less food than I normally do at parties. Still more than I wanted, but a lot less damage.
I saw my pt for vertigo again today. I have been mostly good, but still getting lightheaded at times. She adjusted my other inner hear and I hope to feel 100% in a day or two. Then, I can finally get back to exercising like I want to! At least I got the house decorated for Christmas. It's one thing I love about the holidays-- all the lights and the Christmas tree.
@2020pinktogo -- glad you survived your lunch. Also glad you have health insurance through your new job and so can take care of your daughter.
@1skholloway -- Yup! It's definitely winter time. It's been 30s-40s here and we even had a morning of snow! It's supposed to snow again tomorrow night! Today was cold but clear. Hubby and I went on our usual walk and ALL the mountains were out today. So pretty! Glad you got a warmer coat. Good luck with all the snacks! I'm still trying to deal with the leftovers from yesterday's party.
@NewOR2015 -- Yup! definitely soup weather! I love soup! I made split pea the other day. today I made a dairy free clam chowder. Very yummy!0 -
@2020pinktogo So you made it through your lunch, great! Did anyone say "Let's do this again soon"?
@1skholloway My workplace still has lots of munchies being brought in on a daily basis. I did not attend our Christmas party and was thinking Yay! Now, our boss has decided to have another one because of the low turnout! Who does that???
@JanolaBarbara Ooooh, the incredible shrinking stomach. That's awesome! I know I've been stretching mine lately. I need to stop my portion distortion.0 -
@NewOR2015 --OMG, I lol'd about your boss giving another party! I guess the Christmas Party means a lot to your boss. I remember how hard it was resisting all the holiday munchies everyone brought to work. Of course, I do keep some in the house. But I try to keep them out of sight. XD
Today is the first day in what seems like a long time that I actually feel NORMAL. No headaches, no vertigo, no tummy aches. I have to add red wine to my ever increasing list of foods that make me feel bad. :-( Of course, since I haven't been well I also haven't been exercising (not including the short walks my husband and I take each day). And, I've gained all the weight I lost this autumn. Today, I am going to ease into exercise. My goal is to do 5 min on the elliptical and 15 min of swimming. I want to build up my endurance again.
Happy Monday everyone!
Oh! I also adopted a pair of young male rats. I am so happy to have ratties again! They've been passed around a couple of times, so I am working on gaining their trust and getting them used to being handled. Fortunately, they are not biters.0 -
Happy Thursday! I hope you are all well. I was doing well until yesterday. I ate dinner with some friends and kinda over did it on the french fries. My tummy was still full this morning. :-( Feeling OK right now. Planning on finishing wrapping my Christmas gifts tomorrow so that I can ship them on Saturday. Then I can get the house ready for my in-law's visit!0
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Sorry y'all super crazy busy this week and dealing with bad stress induced headaches. I will take time to read everyone's posts later. Here's my latest undoing.
Hello my name is Susan and I'm a food addict. I have been doing so well avoiding snacks and sweets at the office all month. I have still gained a pound or so due to stress and no exercise.
Last evening we had open house at the residential homes at work. I did fine at the first 2 homes. At the 3rd home, the little boys kept asking me to eat their sandwiches. Oh my! At the next three homes I grazed. Some of the homes did have fresh veggies. After open house I had to go back to my office where all the left over snacks for the week were just sitting in the cafe all alone. I was in the building alone so no one would see me eat. I was tired and have been so stressed I'm having migraine type headaches for over a week. I lost my mind and started eating sweets. Katie bar the door! I probably at the equivalent of 6 cookies. Of course half of them weren't plain cookies. They were rich and gooey with lots of decadent ingredients. When I left I wanted something savory to get rid of the sweet taste so I stopped by Sonic for a small frito pie. I had gained about 2 pounds this morning.
Praise Jesus it's a new day and I'm going to make healthy choices whether I gain or lose a little. I will be through the worst of the stressful part of the season Monday. I am off work all next week!!!! I only work 3 days the next week! I commit to starting to exercise again Monday!
Just because I fell doesn't mean I have to stay down. Today I deal with the consequences of my poor decisions. I'm not going to punish myself but show myself grace!1 -
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Just because I fell doesn't mean I have to stay down. Today I deal with the consequences of my poor decisions. I'm not going to punish myself but show myself grace!
I love this statement. It reflects how I feel, now and many times in the past. I believe it to be true; yes, you (and I) may have fallen off the wagon, but we can get back on. And continuing to love yourself during this time is so important. Just because we made a mistake or two or three, we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves. That would have me spiraling downwards.
I hope you are feeling better today. Like you said, you have a few days left then you will be on vacation! Continue to take care of yourself.0 -
That's the spirit everyone show yourself some kindness.
It's been busy here too. I decorated the tree No I didn't move the lights I just put on the ornaments and just dealt with everything the way it was. I wrapped everything and have things ready to go to my mothers on xmas. Which was good as I kept going oops forgot something and kept going to grab things and adding to the box. So I got my xmas cards out not as early as I would have liked but still early and now it's a week before xmas and I'm getting ticked as I have only received 4 and probably sent out 30. Next year the list is getting cut. I'm tired of this all I hear is I love getting cards but these same people never send cards. You get a pass if you're old but if you're just plan lazy you're getting the boot.0 -
By the way @1skholloway I love your new picture!
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Hi, all. I can't believe how quickly the days slip by! Busy time of year. I started walking after work again this week, but today was too cold. I stayed in all day. Luckily, I didn't have much food in the house to indulge in.
@2020pinktogo I misplaced my little address book and decided only to send cards to people who sent one to me. Well, I've only received one so far.
I guess others wait for me to send and then send me one. What I lazy world I live in. 0 -
My weight has gone up my old old boss dropped off probably 200 cookies at my house not including the cookies she made for my daughter. then I went on a bagel binge so even though I am staying within calories I am not eating healthy and am feeling sluggish. So I need to buckle down and say ok no more cookies. My daughter is taking hers to the lab she goes I can't have all of these in my apt I will eat them non stop. My husband is happy as I don't make cookies anymore and at least he has cookies. I just can't believe how many she made.0
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OK wilbert came in and made me cookies ok he makes specialty cookies and of course I ate the whole little container as I was having my own little pity party for myself. Weight has gone up another lb. I just need to gain some self control.
Holidays are a crap shoot they build you up with anticipation but if you suffer from any kind of anxiety or depression. It's truly torture even if you plan it all out.0 -
I'm in a funk. Yesterday, it seemed like so many people wanted something from me or asked what I thought was stupid questions that I felt like birds were pecking me to death. I was off work but still had to go in to the office for a while. I binged on cookies at the office again. I then wanted to go buy more cookies. I talked myself off that ledge and made a kind of healthy sweet treat. I then went to bed and slept for something like 16 hours. Today I just want to stay in bed. I have more work to do and I can do it from home.
I am going to try to make healthy choices today. It would be good if I exercised and worked on cleaning the house.
It's 25 degrees this morning. We are having a cold snap. The 2 days we had a lake wind advisory so it felt like 15. I like cold weather but I'm not prepared for it when it's that cold and we have wind. Thankfully I recently found some sweater tights. I also have fleece lined leggings. I wear those clothes everyday though so I guess I just need to add more layers.
I don't have to leave the house today. I don't have to talk to anybody or answer any texts if I don't want to do so. Just that thought makes me a little happier!0 -
ugh. Can I join the Feeling Crappy train, too? I don't know why, but I am having a real hard time avoiding not only unhealthy foods, but foods that make me sick. And, I'm not exercising like I should AND I'm just eating eating eating which makes me feel bloated and heavy and bad, then I eat to feel better. How did I get on this slippery slope??? Every morning, I wake up with renewed determination, but by the afternoon it's all out the window and I'm just eating sweet treats or just eating too much in general. Last week was so cold! Today it's actually sunny and warm (45F). I know DH and I will get a walk in.
Thanks for listening. Just having some people who understand to spill my guts out to makes me feel a little better. Now to shower and get the guest room ready for my in-laws!!
@1skholloway -- I hope you have a much better day today, and get a chance to recharge. Way to go for not breaking down and buying more cookies!
@2020pinktogo -- *hugs* I guess we all need to take a deep breath and handle each moment as they come. I hope you take care of yourself today.0 -
OMG This place is like a food fest There are boxes of gourmet chocolates out for everyone and cookie platters. i seem to good at work it's when i come home that i slide down the slippery slope. My mom goes no wonder everyone is fat at the bank. Well that makes me feel just so fabulous I really need to watch everything I eat. I want to stay in the thin group not get in the old chunky group. I shouldn't be tired but I am so I think I'm just going to lay down for a little bit and if I don't wake up til morning so be it.
At least I'm not the only one suffering this holiday.
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I got 5 gifts today. 4 were chocolate candy and 1 was sugar cookies. That's so sweet of people...on the one hand. On the other hand, sabotage!0
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@JanolaBarbara there's plenty of room on this train. I love grumpy cat and a friend got a grumpy cat daily calendar for me. One of the recent days said "deck the halls with melancoly." Funny but a little too true for some of us.
Praise Jesus yesterday was better! I made healthy eating choices. Instead I went on a shopping spree. I went to Old Navy for the $4 tee shirts and some jeans. Well I saw 1 $4 tee shirt and it had a snow flake on it. It seldom snows here so I am not going to buy a shirt with a snow flake on it. They have a great sale going. I did put back some things because I already had shirts in the same color. I got clothes I can layer for winter and wear in summer. Sadly, I couldn't find jeans. I have been wearing size 10 pants. I have noticed they are a little big in the waist. Our store doesn't carry high rise jeans (old people jeans) and that's what I need to hold in my muffin top. I could fit in the size 6 jeans but it looked like a busted can of biscuits falling over the waistband. I have no butt and a big belly. As much as I like to shop there, it drives me crazy that there is no consistency in their sizing. Some of the shirts I could wear a medium and others a large. I tried on a dress and needed a size 14. I guess I shop there too much because almost everytime I go in, sales associates recognize me. I only go in once or twice a month and I usually don't spend that much. It could be that I spend so much time trying on clothes and asking for their opinions. Last night, even after putting back clothes I still spent more than double what I have probably ever spent in that store. I got $60 of Old Navy cash to spend in February. Yep, they are just reeling me in to spend more money!!!!! I won't tell you what else I bought. This was the worst damage I did.
So, it must have been a rough (or really good) night of sleep for me. I awoke with my monkey pillow hugged to my head and my body pillow thrown off the bed. I softly heard my phone alarm but couldn't find the phone because I was lying on it. I had slept through my first three alarms. (Don't judge me. I'm a heavy sleeper and can't turn the alarm off and go right back to sleep.) I think I had the pillow mashed to my head because my cpap mask was not fitting properly and leaking air. The pillow stopped the leakage and the noise.
I'm going to try to do something productive today like fold and put away laundry and try not to shop. I have a girls day scheduled for tomorrow so I have to do something productive today.
Ok ladies we are going to survive! We may gain some weight but we can lose it later. Let's make the best decisions we can at the time and show ourselves some grace.0 -
Well crap! I called to check on my parents. My mom asked how I've been spending my week. I started weeping a little and told her how depressed I've been. I normally hide the depression from my family. I guess it might be a good thing that I finally let them know.0
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@1skholloway well this could pave the break for you if you decide you're not up to the mental torture and decide to stay home Sunday and just stay in your jammies and sleep all day you have laid the groundwork. Or just stop in for a short visit and then leave do what's best for you. Give yourself the best gift of all and do something for you and just do what makes you happy.
I have to admit Dec. is one tough month for anxiety and depression. i will be so happy when we get through it.
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