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Good morning All~~
It's a beautiful day here, but I missed my window of opportunity to go walking. I got caught up with bookkeeping chores. Dang. It'll have to be the pool today for exercise, and jeez am I lazy in the pool.
Holy Nightmare Batman!
LaPesadilla means the nightmare! Heavens to Betsy! Well, welcome my dear!
Fight hunger with plenty of clean protein at every meal and cut out soft drinks, sugars, corn syrup, and breads and pasta and candy. Those carbs can make you hungry! Whole grains, vegetables, and fruits are your friend.
Dawn - Congratulations on your raise.
Interesting about Mr. Grinch moving to another shelter.
Lynn, you are doing great! You'll pass 183 soon!
Kathryn - Sorry to hear about work. That must be so stressful.
As for making yourself comfortable at night, you will find what works for you. My bed has a cotton mattress pad; the sheets are cotton. I put a really soft, smooth, pretty cotton beach towel on my side of the bed, and a similar hand towel on my head pillow. It's really important to have a cool bed. I wore nothing when sleeping because then there was no clothing to become and stay wet. I kept nearby a change of that beach towel and hand towel in case I wanted to change it in the middle of the night.
I tied a big pink ribbon onto my top corner of the comforter, so that, after tossing it off of me because I was roasting, I could feel for it and find it easily in the dark when I was freezing again.
My sister and I both found that any stressful thought or dream would bring on a hot flash. So being able to meditate or talk yourself down, was helpful.
During the day, I would do something minor such as stubbing my toe, and then say to myself: 3, 2, 1, bingo....here's the hot flash. I would drop something, and again 2 seconds later, there's the hot flash. Even a worrying thought would bring one on.
I kept an Ace flexible reusable cold pack in the freezer, and during the day at least, I would grab it and put it on the very upper part of my back, just below the neck at the first sign of a hot flash. That would shut down that hot flash almost immediately. At work, I kept small water bottles in the freezer, and kept one on a coaster on my desk: hot flash came.....I would hold bottle on the back of my neck or up against one side of my throat.
What a dance, and I'm doing it all over again in my 60s because my anti-cancer meds further suppress estrogen. Gah.
Oooooops, that turned out to be very long. Hope some of it might help.
Lana
249.4 today
250.0 highest
179.0 goal4 -
Good morning, all!
Tomorrow is the start of my weekend Girls' Trip. Now, I'm dreading it. We had an organizational meeting last night to be sure we take all the supplies we need and work out the travel arrangements.
They (one in particular) have already started in on me about my food. I have packed a bag with sufficient snacks heavy enough to be a meal if necessary. My food safety comes before my socialization. That makes some people confused or even angry.
Some are upset that I won't be bringing alcohol for my own use. It's totally BYOB, so it's not like I'm depriving someone else of their consumption. Plus, we will be going to the Lodge on Saturday night and I will likely have a drink or two at their full bar there. I only drink when I feel like it. Right now, I don't feel like it. Is that wrong? Am I being a party pooper?
Other than that, we are taking games, music, and swimsuits. Most of that should be fun.
I've lost track of my days, but I know I have been back on my proper way of eating since Monday, maybe longer. Finally shed that last pound of my binge gain.
Wishing everyone a fantastic weekend! I will be logging in whenever I have service just to make sure I keep my streak, but I may not be able to keep up with posts over the weekend.
Cheers!
Tracy
SW 222
CW 152
GW 145
UGW 100
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Tracy your diet is medical and byob is just that, let them wallow in their own calories/booze. Stand firm for your health and have a great time.2
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okay squirrel fix for the day3 -
Tracy, I do hope that you have a good time. Evidently the organizational meeting got a little twisted, eh? People can get weird whenever someone (you) doesn't do exactly as they are going to do. This is the Girls Weekend version of Thanksgiving when a health-conscious family member doesn't want to eat the stuffing, potatoes, gravy, butter, rolls, and multiple pieces of pie.
Enjoy yourself!
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Sara - the squirrels are cute!!
Lana1 -
Lana- thanks for all the great ideas. I have found that Clary Sage as an essential oil works pretty good for regulating hormones. I have not had them hit me hard though - my body is still fluctuating back and forth. The ribbon and blanket idea is fabulous.
Now for my long post:
Sarah- I was able to lose some weight for the wedding because #1 - it was my daughter's wedding and I am vain and wanted to look as good as possible in the pictures but my father also had a triple bypass/valve replacement open heart surgery and I looked at him and decided I did not want to go in that direction. I honestly do love veggies and fruit, whole grain bread, etc. I just have to force myself to prepare it. I turned to mostly whole foods - no processed food. I listed what I thought were my main binges (to me that was salty snacks, wine and chocolate) I removed them from my menu. When I wanted them I made myself stop and think about why I wanted them and if I did not have them would I be deprived. And finally I asked myself would I rather live lean or eat my main binge. All of that I got from a short educational program here and work and it worked for me. When I wanted those things I reminded myself that I really wanted to look good in my dress at the wedding while I talked and danced. So I created a vision.
So there you go - long story It is a bit amazing though how easily I fell off that routine. Last couple days I just want to eat junk.
Tracy - people can be so weird sometimes. Likely...they are fully aware they will over indulge this weekend and are a bit jealous that you have a plan to keep on track? Have fun and don't worry about what others are thinking! Enjoy the friendship -those are important.
Later
Lynn1 -
Sorry Lynn, you did ask, essential oil both Lavender oil and "blends" one that works really well has Rosemary as well as Lavender and I did have one with clary/sage - the post Lana posted "in fun" this company has a wide variety and while I havent ordered any, I will let you know when I do.1
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Thanks for all the encouragement! Trying to get out of my own head is the longest part of the upcoming trip.1
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Two possible cboy sightings today wowie how did I get so lucky?
One was a late 20-early 30's waiting in lobby for interview, tie/shirt/suit. Couldnt resist and told him "nice suit", young men in suits??? So rare anymore.
On afternoon walk in parking lot UPS driver stops and asks me if he has the correct address. I told him a good place to park and to check at the front desk for packages..... If you remember the Village People, he could have been in that group with at little weight training.
Okay here is a third - going to complex office to pick up some water the guy above the manager was leaving and I held the door - he had nice shoes on so I told him. Trifecta!! Just my lucky day.
Not that I am ungrateful, but job news would be more appreciated.
9888 total steps. will give my feet a rest.
36 state jobs applied for total
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Saturday is my weigh in day. I have been doing pretty good. Its hard waiting a week.
I am glad to see everyone's moving forward and not getting discouraged.5 -
I'm back at the gym, still walking, counting calories and beginning to see the scale inch downwards. Feeling encouraged!5
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FRIDAY
Good morning,
TGIF!! First of all and most of all. Phew on this week.
Audit at work. May spend rest of day fixing claims, oh well at least I am working......
Scale not quite my friend but steps are there. Neighbor moved last night and luckily stopped around 10pm. While I was trying to fall back asleep I was thinking about aromatherapy and they sell it in "roll on" form that you can stick in your purse for those moments when spraying the room is just not possible.
Back on the salad trail for awhile.
Wave to all who follow.1 -
Good morning Sara -
I'm glad that you've been scouting around for more Cabana Boys!
Lynn - thank you for that good advice!
Everyone have a good day.
I've got to scoot to get out there before the temps get impossible. I fell hard off of my balance beam, and the scale scolded me this morning.
Lana
252.0 today
250.0 highest
179.0 goal3 -
Good morning!
Sara - you made me smile all the Cboys!
Lana - hello!
mgals - great job on the gym action!
Davis...- good luck on weigh in. I weigh in often - track it daily or every couple days. Shows some patterns, etc. Allows me not to beat myself up too much for a bad weigh in because I can see the downward trend(at least at this time I have a downward trend) .
Have a great Friday!!!!
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Hi all, Happy Friday,
It has been a while since I posted last, I hope everyone is well and would like to say hi to any newcomers.
...boy oh boy have a got a whopper of a story...sorry for how lengthy it is...
Well since my last post I became very ill, my skin broke out. I have had psoriasis & eczema since I was about 14 ish, has always been the same patchy scaly breakouts mixed with the eczema, no biggie right...however the past couple years I have noticed something different with my breakouts but nothing alarming, just thought I was experiencing more eczema breakouts that psoriasis.
This past Feb my skin broke out with the same red liquid filled bubbles as it has a couple time in the past couple years, even my dermatologist had no clue what it was I was sent to an allergy dr who couldn't test for anything because by the time I saw him my skin was clear. Well my skin started to break out again in July, just before our possession date of our new house (great timing right!!), I contacted my dermatologist on a Friday and got in to see her the same day, she took a biopsy and said she would let me know the results when she received them. Over that weekend my skin flared up so bad, imagine a sunburn with blisters, so sore then the blisters dry up and the skin starts to peal and becomes extremely itchy that you have no control over scratching because you have to...but when you do it feels so good for a split second, then becomes so sore while still not satisfying the itch!
This started out on my lower torso then moved to my upper torso, my arms, then neck & shoulders at this point on the Monday I contacted the dermatologist and found out she doesn't work on Mondays so I had to go to my regular dr. because I was so swelled up I couldn't fit any of my work clothing & called in sick to work & of course needed a dr. note (really bad timing because my manager thought I was faking it because I needed to prepare for my move), as soon as he saw me he wanted to put me in the hospital because he had no idea what was going on or what would cause a react like this. I convinced him not to put me in the hospital on the terms that I would see the dermatologist and send her pics of my skin.
I did just that & she called me into the office the next morning, obviously biopsy still hadn't come back & we didn't know what was going on, so she prescribed me medication and issued me more cream as I went through my whole 450g tub over the weekend...this lasted about 2-3 weeks from the time I started noticing my skin breakout....I was off work for that week, (any longer I would need to go on short term disability & didn't want that). We moved that weekend and I felt horrible because I couldn't even help...I was more in the way than anything & my skin was still breaking out, but it was starting to heal on my torso and other areas that were first affected. And so the saga continued I was broken out on my upper legs progressing downwards so I went back to work for 1 day (it was a Monday just after our move). I was so unbelievably uncomfortable the swelling has progressed downward even more and my legs were like tree trunks I could hardly walk, actually there was a few days I could only handle walking to the washroom...or more waddle & even then it felt like my legs would split open from the pressure (if I didn't know any better my first thought would have been renal failure as my legs looked exactly like my mom's did when she started swelling up due to her renal failure) I was supposed to work on the Tuesday and had booked holidays for the rest of the week. Lets just say I was in tears by the time I got home (to the new house, I had to wait 45 min outside in +34 heat waiting for my new bus). I texted my manager & told her I was not coming in & I would be going back to the dermatologist on Tuesday.
The Derm dr. said I had a very rare/sever form of psoriasis called Pustular Psoriasis & she had only come across 2 cases in her whole working career....yay me!!! She gave me a steroid shot and a dr. note to be off work until yesterday. Since then my skin has cleared up or rather I have shed my old skin & now have/getting new skin (I feel like a reptile), my swelling on my legs has dissipated and is almost gone, not completely but at least I can wear my work clothes now & my running shoes with minimal discomfort & my fur babies can sit & walk on my legs again...poor things had no idea what was going on.
Well after all this I am scared to step on the scale, the last time I did it was just before my breakout & I was at 254 after working so hard to lose weight I really hate to see where I am at now...but I am going to wait until I am completely healed before attempting to face the scale...lol
That's enough for now (probably too much)
waving to everyone who follows
~Saltine~7 -
Saltine -is any of this stress related? read the postings we have lately on aroma therapy, it cant hurt.......1
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Saltine?!?!?! ugh - that sounds dreadful! I am glad you got treatment that worked! I hope you continue healing. I agree - worry about the scale later....Take care!1
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Saltine- HUGE HUGS! Don't take this the wrong way, but when I started reading your story, I immediately thought "You need to go see Dr Pimple Popper!" I'm sorry, I love that show and she is so good at diagnosing people that had seemed un-diagnosable.. I'm glad you finally got help.. hope you continue to heal and worry about scale later..0
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Mother of Pearl Miss Saltine, I cannot believe what you have gone through! How terrible. We are all relieved to hear that you are on the mend.
Congratulations on your new home!
Dawn - I had to look that doctor up. Holy crow. What a name! I don't think I could watch that show; it's a good thing I don't have regular TV. Oy. LOL!
Time for bed. See you all tomorrow~~
Lana2 -
SATURDAY
Good morning,
Will focus on more healthy vegetables and less fruit (lower sugar intake). Hard to do with everything is in season. Have asian noodles, so if I can get some good vegetables, I can make my own stir fry.
Got selected for Jury Duty on "stand by" next month. Will have to tell employer. I am lucky I am not often called it has been 10 years and I have never been selected while with this employer, so I dont know what the process is. Will take envelope into work.
Remember lady where I live who passed out and we sent her to ER this past spring? Well this was her last week at work, no details just met person who will fill in for the next couple of weeks. Another young man - must be my week!!!
Find one thing today to help your health - me eat more veg/drink water. oops that's two but I need to drink more water anyway.
Wave to all who follow.1
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