Like Minded Lushes - November
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Back from vaca. Resort served the BEST froo-froo drinks ever! I don't normally like that sort of thing but after several coldish keg Coronas it was high calorie fruity drinks all the way! I'm sure I consumes about 8 million calories in drinks alone. Luckily the buffet food didnt have much flavor so I didn't go all out on the food. I have decided not to weigh myself for a couple of weeks although I am pretty sure I gained a solid 3-5 pounds. We were pretty active swimming in the ocean and walking everywhere so maybe I didn't do so bad. By the end of the trip I think my sweat smelled like pina colada :blushing:
Good to be home and back on the plan! Oh. Except for the wine I will consume at Thansgiving. And the beers I will have while cooking Wednesday night.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!0 -
Oh Kim. What the hell were we thinking of when we decided to have them. In my next life I'm just renting them for the cute years. This too shall pass, this too shall pass, this too shall pass. Thank God she's home and safe.
I was a nightmare as a teen and ran away from Montreal to New York City in the middle of the night. How unbelievably stupid in a list of unbelievably stupid behaviours! It was hormones, imbalanced brain chemistry and no impulse control. I have to say in my personal situation Zoloft changed my life. For those critical years it put a floor under me and stopped my erratic behaviour and self medicating. That's not a solution for everyone, but I really benefitted.
So (I posted this on the 5 pounds a month thread) on TV today Regis and Kelly quoted a newspaper article that said the average person consumes 3500 calories for Thanksgiving dinner. I've come up with a game plan of extra workouts to offset the extra calories, and am foregoing bread because I don't really care about it - I'd rather have the stuffing. And even if I have to drag someone with me, I am going for a walk after the meal.
Supposedly the worst part is the cheese and crackers before hand and I can easily skip those and I'm spared the turkey and gravy because I'm a veg-head.
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Holidays are hard for me as I have lost a daughter and my mother to cancer, but instead of being depressed, I celebrate their memories as well as my wonderful husband and two beautiful daughters! I have learned to be thankful for what I have because you never know what tomorrow will bring (or take a way) . I drink champagne from a pretty flute because it makes me feel special and to me everyday should be celebrated! (not that I drink EVERY day!) For the holidays I am having my champagne with diet cranberry juice and drop a couple of frozen cranberries in to keep it cold!
We are flying to Austin tomorrow to meet our daughters and I'm sure I will be shunned as I don't want to go through the x-ray machine, but will choose the pat down. I just worry about the effects of the machines as I remember when hormone replacement was the best thing ever, andl I know three people, including my sister in law, that have had mastectomies after being on them. With cancer in my family, do you guys blame me????0 -
It was hormones, imbalanced brain chemistry and no impulse control.
Yep, that's my daughter...we are working with a psychiatrist...zoloft helps but she has difficulty concentrating in school on that one...so, are trying celexa at this point...ummm, definitely weaning up after this episode...jeez louise
I also agree with borrowing them from others
Sillygoose, sounds like your vacay was a BLAST:drinker: :drinker: ha, ha sweating pina coladas:laugh:
Amy, I agree with Robin, grey goose drip...I can start the IV
HerbieSue, I toast to you with the champagne as well...I don't blame you at all for shunning the x-ray...my hubs loves it though because he has a titanium hip and gets him through faster0 -
It was hormones, imbalanced brain chemistry and no impulse control.
Yep, that's my daughter...we are working with a psychiatrist...zoloft helps but she has difficulty concentrating in school on that one...so, are trying celexa at this point...ummm, definitely weaning up after this episode...jeez louise
I also agree with borrowing them from others
Sillygoose, sounds like your vacay was a BLAST:drinker: :drinker: ha, ha sweating pina coladas:laugh:
Amy, I agree with Robin, grey goose drip...I can start the IV
HerbieSue, I toast to you with the champagne as well...I don't blame you at all for shunning the x-ray...my hubs loves it though because he has a titanium hip and gets him through faster
Just want to let all you fabulous mamas know that I was one of those awful teenage girls. I never ran away but I did plenty to cause my parents all kinds of stress. I was in group therapy and on zoloft by the time I was 15. I barely graduated high school because partying was SO much more fun than school work. There is a long list of stupid things I did up until I was about 23. I thought that I had permanently damaged my relationship with my parents. Today we are so very tight. I go to their house just for the sake of hanging out with them. I know they thought I might have been doomed forever but their love and support turned me into what I am today. I am eternally grateful for all they have given me and their never-ending patience. Now I have my own daughter and I know that someday she will put me through much worse than the crap I put my parents through. Karma is a ***** I'm sure.
Just know that someday your girls will appreciate everything you have done. If they don't, then kick them out on their behinds!
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Just want to let all you fabulous mamas know that I was one of those awful teenage girls. I never ran away but I did plenty to cause my parents all kinds of stress. I was in group therapy and on zoloft by the time I was 15. I barely graduated high school because partying was SO much more fun than school work. There is a long list of stupid things I did up until I was about 23. I thought that I had permanently damaged my relationship with my parents. Today we are so very tight. I go to their house just for the sake of hanging out with them. I know they thought I might have been doomed forever but their love and support turned me into what I am today. I am eternally grateful for all they have given me and their never-ending patience. Now I have my own daughter and I know that someday she will put me through much worse than the crap I put my parents through. Karma is a ***** I'm sure.
Just know that someday your girls will appreciate everything you have done. If they don't, then kick them out on their behinds!
hmmm, noted...we know that she didn't do it to hurt us...it's just that she missed him so badly...the ache of young love0 -
Oh Kim; thank heavens she is home safely. One of my daughters really put us through the ringer when she was younger but we now have a fabulous relationship (and have had since she hit her 20s). I have said in the past that, if that was the price I had to pay to have the relationship we have now, I would pay it three times over. SInce moving a year ago I live just 10 minutes drive away and I see her at least twice a week. She was the one I spent the craft day with on Saturday and afterwards she sent me a lovely message, thanking me for being with her and making it such a fun day - that meant so much to me. By the way, I also have a great relationship with both of my other children; although I don't see them as often as they live further away, we regularly speak and exchange messages and see one another as often as we can.
Do whatever you have to to get through this, including the margaritas, and know that there are a lot of people out here in MFP land wishing you well.
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wow Kim thank god she is ok. I know that I was not the easiest teen either. The cause was young love.
I only hope that I can figure out how to get my two daughters to understand better. IS THAT EVEN possible. Lord help us all. Hope everything has settled down for you.
I am dredding the holiday pounds.. I have been doing good with the loss and diet part of it until I lush it up.:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: It is starting to be crappy weather here so that means more inside time and not wanting to leave the house to go to the gym.:yawn: Need to find motivation to get to the gym AND motivation not to drink too much.
Thanks for all your posts!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I don't get time to get on here much but when I do I love this thread. Sometimes you think that your the only one fighting the battle and sometimes loosing. It helps to know that your not alone wether it is the drink or the relationship with family... or food. hope you all have a wonderful week with or without drinks...or chocolate(insane!):huh:0 -
Y'all are giving me nightmares about my little girl! (She'll be 2 on December 2nd.) Especially if she turns out like I did during my early teen years. :laugh:
I don't think I eat a ton during Thanksgiving dinner because I just have a sample of everything. I do, however, eat a ton of appetizers before, so I'll have to watch that. Maybe for every serving of goodie I drink a glass of water or something. If the weather isn't too horrible, I'm sure we'll take the kids to the park or for a walk to help them burn some energy.0 -
Thanksgiving, well, even 3500 extra calories is just one pound! My in-laws make chex mix by the vat and I love it! Last year I found out that it is flavored with bacon grease AND butter. I guess I better ask for recipe and enter it, then get my measuring spoons.
And, I was another one of the bad teens! My friend and I thought we could drive to MExico (from north of Denver, CO) for the weekend after consulting a map in the library! we told our parent we were going camping. I was 16 and I got a speeding ticket before we got out of Colorado. then we realized we were never going to make it, so we stopped in Albuquerque thinking we could get a hotel room with pool but you had to be 21 to rent a hotel room in Albuquerque! We turned around and drove home. Had to come clean though, because of the speeding ticket. that was pretty tame compared to some of the crazy stuff I did. It takes some time, but most of us turn out alright! and if you're going eat your young you should do it when their bones are soft;)0 -
oh, I would like a hot buttered rum recipe if anyone has a good one!0
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Kim, I'm so glad your daughter is safe. I was so worried when my daughter went missing from school a couple of weeks ago, that was nothing like the scale of what you have just experienced so I can only imagine how stressful it must have been.
Well it was my daughters first day back at school today after being suspended for 2 days for covering a toilet wall in graffiti. I asked her how her day was and she said fine, 5 minutes later the phone rings and it's her head of year to tell me that she missed her 2nd lesson as she stayed with a friend who was upset, and she has to stay after school on Thursday for detention. Hmmm not a 'fine' day in my book! At least it's not as bad as some of the things she's been getting up to, got a printout of all the warnings she's had and in the last 4 weeks she has been constantly rude and disrespectful to the teachers. Oh boy bring on the end of my alcohol free time!0 -
I was a rotten kid and my daughter was as well, boy did my mom love that. I think I straightened up about 22 but it took my daughter a little longer. :bigsmile: She's now getting her doctorate and has one son of her own and is adopting another. She does have a rotten step daughter though which gives me much joy. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Amy, you probably have about 10 good years left with your daughter and then all bets are off for the next 10. Kim, thank goodness she is safe. At least she had the sense (?) to take the dogs along for safety or company, whatever.
Sunlover, do your parents live in The Villages by any chance? That is our retirement dream area.
We are staying home alone for Thanksgiving (YAY, first time in about 5 years) and I am skipping the stuffing since I don't like it and the sweet potatos because DH doesn't really like them. Who ever dreamed up mashed potatos, sweet potatos, stuffing and dinner rolls for Thanksgiving?? My mother used to make a squash casserole that called for TWO sticks of butter. Oh my! Anyway, we have a few stores open here on Thanksgiving Day so I may get some pre dinner exercise by doing a little shopping.0 -
Hot Buttered Rum
I used to make my own with butter, spices and sugars but I just buy one now at Albertsons made by Reser's Fine Foods. I use it with hot water and rum in a mug. I float an thin pat of butter on top because I like the mouth feel of the floaty butter. It all comes out to about 200 calories a mug but when I am cold and cranky I don't really care
I plan on working out a lot before I eat thanksgiving but I am not really going to sweat it.0 -
I think I am in the same boat as most of you....went thru hell raising my daughters at times, thinking WHEN does this get fun??? But the answer to that is NOW. They are 22 and 24 and I am close to both of them. One lives near me, one does not. And for all they put me through as teens, they better give me grandbabies someday!:laugh:
Debbie, my inlaws have an RV and stay in a park in Ocala winters and they have a summer home on the lake up here in Maine. (rough life!:bigsmile: ) Ocala is beautiful, we love to visit them when we're down there but my heart belongs to the beach.
We always stay in a hotel right on it so I can walk/run on it every morning. We are actually looking to trade our timeshare that's in Cancun for one of the Florida coast when we are down there next week.
Sillygoose....I think by the end of next week, our sweat is going to smell the same. :drinker:0 -
thanks! I hope they have that Albertsen's in Colorado, but I don't know. They are not allowed to sell alcohol in grocery stores so they might not have the best selection of mixes!0
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we only sell beer and wine in grocery stores. Our liquor stores are state run and few and far between. it is supposedly sold at almost any major chain so I hope you can find it.thanks! I hope they have that Albertsen's in Colorado, but I don't know. They are not allowed to sell alcohol in grocery stores so they might not have the best selection of mixes!0 -
Gave in to the vodka call last night. No will power.
Today is my one year anniversary of quitting smoking.
Officially one whole year smoke free!!!!
I will probably celebrate that fact with some sort of alcohol today. what can I say? I am a lush.0 -
I will be looking for it! 0 drinks last night but looks like that trend will not continue!
Happy Thankgiving lushies! enjoy your celebrations in whatever form they take!0 -
Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone!0
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This is going to be the first Thanksgiving in a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME that I am not going to have any alcohol and only drink water. My mom is coming over and while I love her lots it's easier to take with 1 or 2 (or a bottle) glasses (or a bottle) of wine in me. I won't do it! I have lost another 1.6lbs this week and while the loss is slowing down it's still going down and I don't want that downward trend to stop until I reach 140 ... 15 lbs to go!.
I wish ALL of you well, it's hard to not drink during the holidays but the payoff is tremendous ... besides not driving drunk (buzzed, impaired) you are losing weight and just think, not drinking for a while means your TOLERANCE goes DOWN and you become a cheap date again
Love you all my like minded lushes!0 -
Robin, Happy Anniversary!! :drinker: :drinker: I am amazed you could quit smoking and stil drink. You rock!
Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all my fellow lushes and safe travels to all.0 -
I drink every Friday and Saturday night. I drink enough that I am good and buzzed but I balance it out so that the way I feel the next day does not affect the minimum 4 miles I must run. Usually that is 5-8 shots of vodka. 69cal per shot is max 552 calories for me and this is VERY easy to work into my calorie goals.0
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Gave in to the vodka call last night. No will power.
Today is my one year anniversary of quitting smoking. Officially one whole year smoke free!!!!
I will probably celebrate that fact with some sort of alcohol today. what can I say? I am a lush.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my MFP American friends; haven't been able to find any pumpkin pie on this side of the pond so I will pick up some carrot cake tomorrow to celebrate with you (but I'll skip the alcohol until the weekend). :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Oh yes, half way through the week so that much closer to my weekly treat on the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Many congratulations, Robin; I quit 8 and a half months ago. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
Boy, I'm having a hard time reading all of these. I can't understand that much drinking. One or two beers or glasses of wine a week is no problem. But a case of beer a week?! Anything more than 5 drinks in one sitting is considered binge drinking and soooo bad for your body. Why spend all this time trying to let healthy if you're just going to destroy it with alcohol. Anyone remember the actor who played J.R. in Dallas (think that was the name)? He was a hard drinker for quite a while. Then he quit for good. 15 years later his liver gives out and he has to get a liver transplant.
I've yet to see alcohol be a good thing to anyone.0 -
Hello and welcome to the thread that acknowledges alcohol. We like it. Most of us drink it. We struggle with the effect it has on our weight loss. We support each othere when we strive to control it. We support each other when we fail to control it.
November has many people with personal challenges to abstain. More power to you. It is a challenging time with the holidays quickly approaching and the stress levels rising.
My goal is to not drink Mon = Thurs. One glass of wine on Saturday and maybe one beer or cocktail on Saturday and I will take Sunday as it comes.
This is my biggest issue! I'm glad to find a forum about it. monday through thursay i'm ok but the weekend comes and I end up going out with all my friends and of course, you go to a club or a house party and everyone's drinking. for the past two weeks i've completely tried to not have alcohol at all but.. If i end up going out with friends i always end up drinking. I think i need more will power :S lol0 -
Ummm....hpsnickers, I am going to try to be diplimatic about this but the name of this thread is loud and clear. If you are not a "like minded lush" why did you click on it?? And if you have a hard time reading it, DON'T! I don't mean to be rude, but all of us on here are on the same page with what works for us and what doesn't, how much we can still drink and stay healthy, etc. I'm sorry but this thread is a JUDGE FREE ZONE! Perhaps you would be better suited in a different thread. :bigsmile:0
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Sorry I got a little wound up and side tracked with that last post, I meant to say HAPPY TURKEY DAY to all my fellow lushes!:drinker:0
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Ummm....hpsnickers, I am going to try to be diplimatic about this but the name of this thread is loud and clear. If you are not a "like minded lush" why did you click on it?? And if you have a hard time reading it, DON'T! I don't mean to be rude, but all of us on here are on the same page with what works for us and what doesn't, how much we can still drink and stay healthy, etc. I'm sorry but this thread is a JUDGE FREE ZONE! Perhaps you would be better suited in a different thread. :bigsmile:
Well said , sunlover, :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
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Ummm....hpsnickers, I am going to try to be diplimatic about this but the name of this thread is loud and clear. If you are not a "like minded lush" why did you click on it?? And if you have a hard time reading it, DON'T! I don't mean to be rude, but all of us on here are on the same page with what works for us and what doesn't, how much we can still drink and stay healthy, etc. I'm sorry but this thread is a JUDGE FREE ZONE! Perhaps you would be better suited in a different thread. :bigsmile:
Well said , sunlover, :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Pam
ditto
I thought I made it perfectly clear in the first post each month that we don't judge. I am just going to say that hpsnickers = troll.0
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