7-13-12 FRIDAY'S MENOPAUSAL MAD HATTERS CHATTER! (TGIF!!)
Snooozie
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Morning Mad Hatters!!
Just starting up today's page; and looking forward to hearing the plans, goals and successes of our Hatters for the day!
:bigsmile: . not to mention IPOMS! :bigsmile:
Just starting up today's page; and looking forward to hearing the plans, goals and successes of our Hatters for the day!
:bigsmile: . not to mention IPOMS! :bigsmile:
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Ok! I know I've been very quiet but had visitors so it is difficult to get on here. I have a question about HRT. Do you think it helps weight loss and has a positive effect on your general mindset, or do you think it make you retain weight?0
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Ok! I know I've been very quiet but had visitors so it is difficult to get on here. I have a question about HRT. Do you think it helps weight loss and has a positive effect on your general mindset, or do you think it make you retain weight?
Oh and this is great! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328 made me feel very positive about myself.0 -
Good Morning Ladies! Thank you all so much for everything you shared yesterday, I feel truly amongst Friends. Well done to all who had cool, compliant days. I "rested" last night to allow myself to recovere from the exercise class, will train wiht weights at home tonight.
I read a great article that says losing just 10 pound can greatly improve menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and ease aching joints, so KEEP ON KEEPING ON , you really are worth it.
Weekends can be a lot harder to stick to the diet, I have an all or nothing mentality and can binge on an insane amount of food some Sunday afternoons. I am working hard to stop this and find one thing that really helps is not wearing scruffy loose fittling clothes. If I wear a skirt with a snug waistband it reminds me not to eat to excess. Best wishes to all.0 -
Good Morning Ladies! Thank you all so much for everything you shared yesterday, I feel truly amongst Friends. Well done to all who had cool, compliant days. I "rested" last night to allow myself to recovere from the exercise class, will train wiht weights at home tonight.
I read a great article that says losing just 10 pound can greatly improve menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and ease aching joints, so KEEP ON KEEPING ON , you really are worth it.
Weekends can be a lot harder to stick to the diet, I have an all or nothing mentality and can binge on an insane amount of food some Sunday afternoons. I am working hard to stop this and find one thing that really helps is not wearing scruffy loose fittling clothes. If I wear a skirt with a snug waistband it reminds me not to eat to excess. Best wishes to all.
Good idea about the skirt. Maybe I need to lose another 10lbs to stop the symptoms x0 -
Good morning ladies! My goal for today is to drink more water. I just measured my thermal cup that I thought was 2c, but find it is really only 1 1/2. My goal for today is at least 10c of water.. Anyone want to join me and make it a challenge for the day?0
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Good morning hatters! Yay Friday!!! Thanks for the water challenge, I too need to get more in. My goal this weekend is to work out both days. Have a great day all!0
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Good morning Mad Hatters!
Happy “TGIF!” for those who work mon-fri - know some of you have had a *itch of a week at work so imagine you’re looking forward to some down time (well, not that women often get actual “down time” cause most of us come home and put in at least another 8 hours of more work.. ha!
I’m a little stiff and a little lethargic this morning; and as I didn’t sleep well I suspect I’m a teeny bit cranky as well LOL.. but.. I’m actually kinda looking forward to heading down to the lake for my walk in a few minutes.. I won’t be able to go down there for a month now til dayshift is over and I going to miss it, even after a few short days. It’ll be too hot this week to go after work but I have a backup plan in place .. it just wont give me the lovely view of the lake and trees… on the other hand, I won’t be outpaced by a goose walking around home.. so it’s all good!
I wish I could say I was looking forward to my walk because I am just thrilled at the thought of exercise but alas.. that’s not it LOL.. I am relatively sure exercise for me will always be a chore.. something I know I just have to do. Which is ok… because nothing says I have to enjoy it, I just have to DO it.. whatever gets me there is fine with me lol… and I do feel some.. satisfaction I guess is the right word, and pride in myself for actually working on it.. I guess I just feel a little .. guilty…about not loving it..??
Hmmm… just writing that makes me realize I don’t have to feel bad at all about not loving it LOL.. as long a I’m doing it I can live with it.. I feel better already!!
Hope all you Hatters have a really good day; would love to see a bunch of IPOMs today to give me inspiration for the weekend! And if anyone is struggling today and needs a helping hand, just holler – we’ll be here to pick ya up, dust ya off and make ya laugh!
Trinny: lovely to see you; hope you enjoyed the visitors! I set a small change goal to up my water a couple of days ago; I’m still short so will be chugging alongside you today!
BTW: I went to that link.. the global fat scale?? YIKES.. I’m above average weight not only for my country, but apparently for the whole planet! I don’t know anything about HRT, sorry I can’t help with that one…
Pearl – if that isn’t an incentive I don’t know what is (losing 10lbs can help with menopause… I am gonna keep that one in my head over the weekend – thanks!
And I know what you mean about the Sunday binge.. its almost like something in our heads says oh I have to be good again on Monday.. so I gotta pig out now on everything I can’t have then….. but really… if we could just turn our thoughts around and say hey.. there’s nothing I CANT eat… no reason I can’t have a SMALL amount of anything I want.. , maybe it would keep us from doing that mad dive into the feedbag, thinking we’re gonna have to go without!! Maybe if we start seeing weekends as just the next day in our plan to make the best choices we can, we won’t feel the need to go crazy like the food fairy is gonna come along and take it all away before we can indulge? Hmmm.. just thinking out loud.. any other thoughts on this Hatters?
Bis – meet Pearl… Pearl – meet Lorie – Lorie meet Snoozie. We shall be the water hogs today!!
Loriilou: excellent weekend goal.. !! Let us know how it goes and pop in if you need a little IPOU to keep ya going!
There was something else I wanted to say…. Nope, can’t remember (big surprise.. NOT) Mind is blank … which suggests I should get my butt in gear… will pop in when I get back to see who’s up and about!
Could someone do up my massive shopping list for me while I’m gone please??? Much appreciated… mwaaaaaaaa ha ha!0 -
I’m going out on a limb for a minute, and hoping Shewhowrestles and 1960Lisa don’t mind – I somehow missed a topic they posted called “Evening Chatter” in our group the other day…
I don’t know if anyone else missed it either, but both posts.. are awesome, and excellent food for thought (and calorie free!) going into the weekend for sure.. so I’m going to re post them here today.. hope you two don't mind!
POSTED BY “SHEWHOWRESTLE”
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hope everyone had a good day. I was driving around doing errands and was thinking about the meaning of life. I've been doing more of that now that I'm fifty and I have grasped that I am not going to live forever. Today my thought was thought was: life is to do something positive, make something happen, keep the ball rolling or get it rolling in the right direction. Whether it's for yourself or for someone else, whether it's a large action or a small one...to have something at the end of the day that makes you feel good that you did it.
I dropped another pound today for a total of 6 pounds in about as many weeks. I almost fell off the scale in shock because I could not believe I had lost another pound. For those who are having a rough patch, stick with it because it will work. About 2 months ago, before I found MFP I resigned myself to the fact that I would weigh 200 pounds for the rest of my life. So much of my readiness to accept my fatness was denial of how many calories I was actually eating because it was healthy stuff. I was still in denial the first couple of weeks and was not measuring my portions. I have binged a couple of times enjoyed it and proudly logged every embarrassing morsel but I've still lost weight for being good most of the time.
POSTED BY “1960LISA”
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I can relate so much to this...I have always eaten very healthy food (along with the occasional burst of ice cream or chocolate indulgences) but when I started MFP I weighed and worked out how many calories were in my "healthy" breakfast and nearly fell of the chair...I was having lovely organic toasted muesli or porridge, with flaxseed oil, lecithin, banana, yoghurt, maple syrup, soy milk, etc, etc...all organic...lovely....and nearly a days worth of calories in that one meal!!!
I still stop and weigh things sometimes as I know my tendency is always to underestimate how much I am having...all that lovely organic food has to be good for me doesn't it....unfortunately good and healthy isn't the same as low calorie! I would still rather have the full fat organic versions of food than any "lite" stuff but I am learning to less is more (I learnt this phrase in art class all those years ago and I finally get it).
And I am losing weight very very slowly because I have told myself I am not on a diet but rather learning a new lifestyle...unfortunately this means that I still break out and have emotional "binges" a bit more often than I probably should...but I'm now lighter than I have been in years and well on my way to my goal weight and I'm fitter than I have been in over 20 years....so life is good....and I don't feel that I am denying myself.
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Snoozie, I would encourage you to keep walking. You will soon miss it when you don't get your daily walk in. I have been walking or running 5-6 times a week since January 1 and miss it when I can not get it in. I have even gone out in the rain (crazy I know). I do have a treadmill at home, but it is so much nicer out in the fresh air.
Lisa, thanks for the heads up I found a free phone app. Map my run. Today was a non run day so I just returned form a 2.48 mile walk at a 3.52 per mile pace. I like it and will try using it, but am a little concerned about focusing on numbers. I am afraid it might remind me of those numberes on the scale that move so slowly. But then again it is cool to see just how far I traveled.
Well have a good day everyone. I will be busy & will not have a chance to read your posts untill tomorrow.0 -
Good morning ladies! My goal for today is to drink more water. I just measured my thermal cup that I thought was 2c, but find it is really only 1 1/2. My goal for today is at least 10c of water.. Anyone want to join me and make it a challenge for the day?
I will join you...I have been slacking on my water and I can tell.0 -
Mornin' Hatters!
Just accomplished my IPOM of the day- got three miles walked this morning. Yesterday, two almost did me in, lol, so I was really proud to finish three today! I'd love to get outside to do the walks, but with a black bear and coyotes hanging around the neighbourhood, it's not ideal. I'm less afraid of the bear, they usually don't attack, but the coyotes can, and sometimes, do. The inside walk is the no excuses walk though, whenever you can fit in just a few minutes, it's time to do a short walk.
Congratulations to everyone drinking their water, getting in exercise, and watching portions- IPOU0 -
Got my last walk at the lake in; and loved it!
Do you guys remember that song from the er… 60’s… lol
“HOOKED ON A FEELING” ?
You remember… hum a few bars…
I’m… hooked on a feeling
I’m high on believing.. that I’m in love with youuuu”
Well, it was running through my head this morning, so while I was walking I took a little licence and changed the words… a la Mad Hatters LOL..
But you gotta SING IT to the tune of Hooked On a Feeling as you read it.. !:bigsmile:
(unless you’re at work.. in which case you may sing it in your head.. so your co-workers don’t decide you’ve gone completely insane!!)
Ready.. .. OOOOGA CHUKKA!!
HAD HATTERS VERSION OF HOOKED ON A FEELING!
If I eat right
And I ex-er-cise
I know that one day (la la la la)
I will see my thighs!
Cause I……
I’m hooked on a feelingggggggg
I’m high on believin’..
That I’m in love with MEEEEE (la la la)
Better choices
Is my only goal
And I’ll add laughter
Cause it will feed my soul!
Cause I…
I’m hooked on a feelinggggggggggg
I’m high on believin’
That I’m in love with MEEEEEE
Moving forward,
And I won’t look back!
Cause I’m a Hatter
And know you’ve all got my back!
Cause I….
I’m hooked on a feelingggggggg
I’m high I’m believin’…
that I’m in love with ME
oooga chuckka…
Now let’s see you get that tune outta your head today!! :laugh:
Rock on ladies!!
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Good morning ladies! My goal for today is to drink more water. I just measured my thermal cup that I thought was 2c, but find it is really only 1 1/2. My goal for today is at least 10c of water.. Anyone want to join me and make it a challenge for the day?
Morning all! I'll join that water challenge today! Have a great Friday the 13th all!:flowerforyou:0 -
What is an IPOM?
Whatever it is I hope that I have a good one.
Hearing people chat about their hot times, I am in a slightly different place because I haven't had ovaries or a uterus since 2000. I am also thyroid free since 2010, so I rely on artificial hormones. While I have read the issues related to hormones, the studies don't address those of us without any ovaries at all.
Concerning the potential of weekend binges that is why I schedule my weekly weigh in for Monday mornings. I joined a challenge and the folks weigh in on Sunday, but I switched for one week and then switched back to Mondays. Sunday is the day when I am more likely to eat too much. I know the way my crazy brain works, if I weighed in on sunday I would conclude it was ok to overindulge because I would have the whole week to work it off.
I had become lax with keeping my food diary, even though I was continuing to do the challenge and visiting fitness pal for motivation. I had never friended anyone or been active in any groups. I decided it was time to refocus and so I have reactivated my diary and I will continue to hang out with you lovely folks.
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HSH:
An "IPOM" is an "I'm Proud of ME" moment!! (and an IPOU is an "I'm proud of YOU!") :bigsmile:
It originated here, and IPOU was flipflops brainstorm!
and... I don't know about the rst of you but I find oftentimes as women, we are brutally hard on ourselves and far more critical of ourselves if we hit a bump ni the road, then we would ever be on our friends or family... we seem to be our own worst enemies at times, we'll forgive everyone else for anything, but god help us if we slip on a diet, or don't seem to have enough time for everyone who wants a piece of us.. we tend to get down on ourselves so easily (in my humle opinion anyway.. )
so.. for me.. I've decided every day, I'm going to claim an IPOM. An "I'm Proud Of Me" (IPOM) to celebrate one small accomplishment that I'm proud of every day.
I'll learn from my mistakes, and look for advice and encouragement from the hatters when I'm struggling.. but by god I'm gonna say yay me at least once a day, because we all deserve to be proud of ourselves every day.. so I hope the rest of you will claim an IPOM and celebrate any and every success too!
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And a big welcome to our newest Menopausal Mad Hatters!! So good to have you aboard!
In case you have some time and want a few laughs, here are the links to our last three days of postings.. some great chuckles and lovely postings!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/662229-7-10-12-daily-chatter-for-the-menopausal-mad-hatters
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/663772-7-11-12-day-two-of-menopausal-mad-hatter-chatter
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/665157-7-12-12-thursdays-mad-hatters-chatter0 -
Finished my steel cut oat and blueberries so a few quick notes:
Charip!! HUGE IPOU!! What a high you must be on right now.. well done!!! :bigsmile:
I’m going to be substituting a treadmill for the next week too, so we’ll hoof together!
Mazie – lovely to see you, and welcome to the water hogs lol.
Hairspray!! I’m thrilled you decided to join us; especially since it’s a big step for you!! Welcome and a huge IPOU for refocusing and moving forward!
Bis – oh I plan to keep it up; I was just sad because I’ll have to resort to the treadmill for a while instead of enjoying an outdoor walk; I live in a condo in Toronto so like you I prefer getting outside to move when I can. I was just feeling sorry for myself LOL!
Ok Hatters.. I’m off to tackle all the chores I put off yesterday… is there a calorie counter for how much you burn scrubbing toilets and floors??? :sad:
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Snoozie!! I loved that song and especially your rendition!! Great job!!:flowerforyou:0
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I am exactly the same way in my mind with just after a weigh in! It's "like who do you think you're cheating silly girl?!" So welcome! I have never even been in a chat room so this is new to me as well, and I am thankful for all of you "hatter's"!!0
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Happy Friday! Love, love, love the song snoozie. We should make it a Friday tradition lol. I hope every one here has a great day and I will pop on here and there to chat
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I will join in the "drinking more water" challenge. I'm terrible about drinking water. I don't like it but I'm going to try my best. I've been slacking terribly in the food and exercise department. The last almost 2 weeks it seems I've been somewhat sabbotaging myself because of a comment made to me by someone who is suppose to love me. It was a comment regarding my weight that cut right through my heart. Well, I woke up this morning and have decided that I'm not going to let this person destroy how far I've come. Even though I've only lost a total of 8 pounds (gained 1 back) it's alot for me. It was hard and I was trying my heart out. I now vow to get back to eating more healthy and trying to do some exercise. I've also learned, the hard way that I'm an emotional eater. Now that I realize that, I can learn from it and do better. Thank you all for being here to uplift and understand that we are all only human.0
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Good afternoon ladies! Well, after getting my lazy *kitten* out of the house, I made it to the gym for my strength workout. I managed to slog my way through it, but I was just not in the mood today. IPOM for doing it anyway, though
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Yesterday was a tad crazy for me...my bike ride with friend was not terribly successful (she rides like my grandma who's been dead since I was in middle school), which just irritated me. The ride that usually takes 2 hours took 3, and then I had to rush to take my boys for their sports physicals (and McDonald's for lunch...which also irritated me...they have no idea what the smell of those fries does to my salivary glands!), then off to work (where I do all the stupid crap at my husband's office that no one else will do), and he left early to golf...which guess what (irritated me)! Rushed home to finish making dinner, picked up my son from his life guarding job at the water park in Ocean City, other son came storming in, angry that I gave him bad information about his soccer practice (irritating, yes). Husband finally comes home, has dinner and goes downstairs to watch GOLF...which personally I find insanely boring and VERY irritating. So I ended up eating (again). Thankfully, I've been doing enough exercising that all this eating hasn't really affected my weight (yet).
And, I wore a new pair of jeans (size 8 from Banana Republic!), which I have to say looked pretty damn awesome on me, and A) my husband said nothing (until I prompted him as I was getting into bed) and
what he finally said was "you've got to feel pretty good about yourself". As I typed this, I realize that it doesn't sound bad, but I guess what I wanted to hear was "you look amazing, and I'm so lucky to be married to a hot mama like you" (or something equally fabulous).
So today is yet another new day, and I am determined to be successful despite all the irritations I am feeling (which I also have a sneaky suspicion...between us girls...could be menopausally connected, which makes me irritated and feeling bad).
Now that I got that all off my chest, I have to admit I feel better! And now...
Pearl, I hear you about the weekend. It's much harder for me, but I find if I stay active I'm usually ok. Good luck this weekend!!
Bisland, I wish I could join you in the water thing. I have been trying, but after delivering three babies, my bladder is not what it once was. All it takes is one sneeze or a good laugh, and I have to change my pants
Lorie, I know you will accomplish your goal of working out both days (and Arthur needs a long walk)
Snooozie, as always your post made my smile (and I love the new profile pic!). Good for you for getting out there and doing your walk. I just started riding my bike in the fall, and I have to say, it's the one thing I actually look forward to doing and get crabby when I can't. You just need to find your "thing". I'm wishing you much luck and all the support I can give as you go back to work. And you do really need to get a smart phone. And OMG, singing at my kitchen table OOOOGA CHUKKA!! LOVE IT!
Carip, IPOU for doing that walk! Good for you
Janet, I hear you! I also see you've lost a ton of weight! Good for you. I find now that I'm at (or near, depending on the scale ) my goal, it's easy for me to lose focus. Does that happen to you?
Tina, I'm so sorry someone made you feel bad about yourself (we do enough of that on our own, without help from others!!) I really am trying to make this about ME. I've realized that I can't (nor should I) rely on others to make me feel good about myself (or let it affect me when someone says something negative). I think most of us here have already admitted to being emotional eaters, so we feel your pain. And the last week I've been stuffing my face because I've let the actions of others get to me. I'm trying to dust myself off and refocus...join me!!
Off to water the gardens, do laundry and hopefully sneak in a quick bike ride. Thanks to you all for giving me a place to rant and share. Here's to our success!!
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Hi, to all Mad Hatters! Wheww…. What a week, If we have one slow day then you know your gonna pay out the caboose to catch up all the other days. As for logging in , One of us has been a bad girl. I don’t know if it was ME, Myself Or I…..LOL …….But one of us put in a quaint amount of food for dinner last night , and then the other one, went crazy and got BBQ!! Soooo, My log for dinner last night turned out to be bogus. I was trying to plan ahead. : /
Thanks for the heads up on IPOMs, Snooozie. I knew I would be feel silly when I found out.
I agree, PearlG … I gain so much more when I’m living in sweat pants or something loose. They grow with me.
What amount of water are we aiming for? enough to drown or just to float?
Snooozie, loving the new pic. I am down to two baskets of clothes, we’re living out of..So you know that means it’s time to wash again……. Two things I never run out of is Dirty clothes and Bills to pay!
Hey LorieLou …I know you will get that exercise time in. Do it 1st thing , then it’s out of the way and you are free!
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Sttrinians…..I see your off to bed, have a great day tomorrow
To all the water babies, Gulp it down…..Bisland, NanaD, Mazie , Tina bug, Snooozie, Me,Myself Or I
Charip, Thanks for the note. I will get back to you about the DVD’s
Janet, I haven’t had any of the trying things that everyone else has with symptoms, either. I had my hysterectomy done in1999. I had to find out about IPOM , myself . Sounds like a good thing. I’m going to have to ponder on what mine could be for today. Hmmm…. What about just managing to get this letter posted. I am not much in the typing division….
Merobi—Men!!! Ugh ! sometimes they are as dense as a brick wall. I know you looked amazing and don’t let him ruin your glory! Rock those jeans…Size 8 - Banana Rep. that is awesome!!!….Me- size 18 anything stretchable..for now…
And last but not least - Tonya , my good friend…I didn’t know you were here!! Yeah!!
Snooozie, I'll be seeing you on the flip side.
Everyone , have a Fantabulous day ( was that the word of the day? can't remember) Hydrate, Hydrate!!
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Wow, size 8 jeans, IPOU Melissa, even though that size is in a different dimension, I am thrilled for you. Congrats on being so close to your goal! Although my stated goal is 55, I set that arbitrarily because my real goal is overwhelming. So I am only half way to where I ultimately want to be. And even at my very healthiest thinness at 5"10" size 8 jeans were not even in my dreams.
Here I am singing Hooked on a feeling without even realizing it, great song and great lyrics.
IPOM-tomorrow is my first tennis match in the USTA over 50 league and even though I voted for purple, the team colors are white skirt and blue top and that doesn't intimidate me at all.0 -
at first I was having a hard time with the water but lately it's all drink. It helps when I'm craving food. Also on the Menopause note.....I started going through it at 47. Now at 51 I'm pretty sure I'm done. I gave up caffeine and t
hat really helped with the hot flashes. I never get them anymore unless I have caffeine.
Thank you all for your words on this page. It brightens my day, which is very hectic, with a 2 year old around. Nap time is the only time I have to myself. I should use that time to exercise but I'm exhausted and use the 2 hours for resting and catching up with household chores.
Normally I'd go for walks with the grandson but it's been too hot to drag him out. It's even too hot for playgrounds. I need to find another way to get in some exercise. Maybe a stationary bike or something.
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IPOM! I exercised today on my lunch break! I plan on doing more after work. Yay! Did I mention that I hate to exercise? lol!0
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Just logged in my lunch stuff…. I’m getting a little better at searching food items, because I finally realized there are multiple entries for the same food sometimes (I mean really.. how can there be 27 entries for a plum??) But… I am figuring it out and look for whatever I’m eating that has the most confirmations first! But..
I AM finding it a wee bit hard to freewheel some meals tho; today I had a small piece of leftover chicken, and a ½ small cooked potato.. and I chopped up some celery and green onion and mixed it with a bit of mayo.. (the plan was to have it on a bed of lettuce but I was too hungry so I ate it right outta the tub. Technically I consider it a “bastardized” potato salad lol.. but I wasn’t quite sure how to enter it so I went with each individual item.. is that what everyone does? Or are there some tips .. at least now too I realize it keeps all my choices so I don’t have to search the more common ones every time.. slow learner? Yup LOL!
Im not having much luck with my water; picked up some crystal lite to see if that will help me get more into me. But otherwise.. having a pretty good day (thank god, cause it would SUCK if I wasnt on my last day off ) but.. it’s only lunch time.. and Friday the 13th.. so I’m not gonna jinx myself!
Loving the posts .. such a great place to come to remind ourselves that we aren’t alone, and we ROCK!!
How are the rest of the water hogs doing today with their goals?
Hairspray: You already have an IPOM.. joining us – we know it’s a huge change for you so congrats and claim it, girl!!
Lorielou: I can see your lips moving.. you’re humming that song, aint ya! And an IPOM to you as well for taking the plunge with the Mad Hatters !!
Tonya – I’ll raise a glass to that! (crud.. it’s water, who took my wine?? :frown:
Tina: I’m pretty sure most of us have had the same thing happen; and how awful is it that we can let someone else affect how we feel about ourselves?? Yet I do it too.. and I bet a lot of the others do too. And it SUCKS .. because while “rationally” we may know that our diving into food won’t hurt the person who hurt our feelings one little bit; emotionally??? It destroys us.. and. we turn to food for comfort because it’s always been the one thing.. that won’t reject us, or hurt us, or irritate us, or tick us off.. And why do we give these people power over how we feel about ourselves... but we do..
So we know how hard it is when you can come out of the slump afterwards (whether it’s a day, an hour, one bag of chips or 20) and start again.. believe me, we really do!! So congrats on being ready to move on…. We’re very proud of you!!!0 -
Puter froze up … so to continue !!
Tina! Woo hoo on the lunchtime exercise!!! IPOU!!!
Melissa (Merobi): huge IPOU for getting your exercise in, especially when you were so not in the mood.. well done!! And a size 8??? Add a one in front and I can picture it, but a size 8.. only in my dreams!! You’ve lost almost 50 pounds??? Lord love a duck woman…. You are amazing!!
and you slay me.. I started laughing at “grandma” and didn’t stop! (and yup yup yup on the whole emotional stuffing.. why DO we let ourselves get sucked into the evilness of feeling bad about ourselves because of someone else..
Oh yeah.. cause we’re women.
But I have to tell ya.. every time I read the word “irritated” .. I laughed my.. posterior off…! I could feel your pain! And of course we understand how ya felt when hubby did the “you should be proud of yourself” response.. sigh…. Much as we love em, do they not KNOW that all you wanted was for him to take one look at ya and drag you off to the cave cause he couldn’t keep his hands off ya”.. Grrrrr…boys are stoopid.
Time2!! Life (and BBQ) does get in the way of the best laid plans every now and then.. kudos on planning and logging what you were hoping to have – how’s today going; hope it’s a little less hectic for ya??? As for the water amounts, I’m aiming for enough to fill Lake Ontario, but will be happy if I can make it to 6 glasses today! and absolutely claim your IPOM for posting – I know you have a crazy day so it’s a huge accomplishment!!
Hairspray – just saw your new post – OMG a tennis match?? You ROCK!! I can’t wait to hear all about it – good luck, have a blast, and remember when you’re on the court you have tons of Mad Hatters cheering for ya!0 -
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at first I was having a hard time with the water but lately it's all drink. It helps when I'm craving food. Also on the Menopause note.....I started going through it at 47. Now at 51 I'm pretty sure I'm done. I gave up caffeine and t
hat really helped with the hot flashes. I never get them anymore unless I have caffeine.
Thank you all for your words on this page. It brightens my day, which is very hectic, with a 2 year old around. Nap time is the only time I have to myself. I should use that time to exercise but I'm exhausted and use the 2 hours for resting and catching up with household chores.
Normally I'd go for walks with the grandson but it's been too hot to drag him out. It's even too hot for playgrounds. I need to find another way to get in some exercise. Maybe a stationary bike or something.
Any ideas?
Thanks for that Linda I will stop coffee see if it helps0
