Rocky_Runa Member

Hi! I missed the activity of this group a lot. It seemed to quiet down quite a few months ago. I’m just now getting back to MFP after several months of focusing on my depression. It’s finally getting dealt with in a way that is actually effective for me and that has freed up so much energy to begin focusing on other…

Hi Everyone!! I probably won’t go back and read all my missed posts as there are about 620 plus of them. I’m doing SO much better. My depression is finally being dealt with in an effective manner for me and that means I can start to focus more on my physical health again. 😁 I’m not sure I’ll be on here daily to start back…

Hi all! Happy Friday & Shabbat Shalom 🕯 I returned home earlier this week. Not totally fixed, but on the way to being healthier and moving in the right direction again. Of course, eating out of boredom and having someone else making the food along with lack of real movement packed the pounds on FAST!! Yikes!! I think I put…

Hi all... finally got someone to listen and am hoping to get some medical concerns addressed more intensively. Admitted to day and so apps and such will be on back burner until I get back home and readjust some of my schedule 🤩 Runa

Hi all! Well, I splurged on Valentine’s Day... overate by 21 calories. Been really trying to keep caloric intake beneath my limit this month... it got away from me last month. But is still way better than when I was t trying at all. @arniedog74 The protein boxes were awesome!! These are the two they gave me. Made for a…

Hi all 😃 Sun is peeking through the windows today!! ☀️That makes a difference!! Thanks for the support. I am proud to say last night, I DID NOT walk into the grocery store and buy my weight in food and gorge! I avoided the store. Ordered a sandwich from Starbucks with my points. When I arrived they said that they were out…

Hi all!! We finally had some sun today :smiley: Of course, I was most happy that I didn't gorge on food in order subdue my emotions. Building owners are not renewing their contract with the organization that subsidizes my rent. So, I found a notice on my door informing me I have to move by Fall. Its just hard to find a lot…

Good Morning all 👋 @suzu_2 I have an appointment scheduled. But still have to cross paths with the driver to confirm. It’s end of next week... so there’s time to hammer it out if changes need to be made. @marsellilove I do not know much about any of those stories, but it is nice to read the banter about it. I went to…

Welcome @mypixiedesigns !! This is a great and supportive group. To answer your question: I have about 160 lbs to lose and just got diagnosed with prediabetes. Quite a few folks around me have just had their prediabetes diagnosis changed to Type II diabetes. So I am being told to do what I can now. Was given lots of advice…

Hi all 👋 Birdie - your corgi is SO adorable!! Been a grey and gloomy day today. Not getting much incentive to do anything. Pain level is high. Trying to rest. Found some great corn ships that have very low sodium. Breaking apart slices of Havarti cheese (another excellent find - I LOVE cheese) and making a lower sodium,…

@bmeadows380 Hi!! 👋 Your kitty and mouse story made me giggle... I would give your kitty a huge hug for sure!! I know you mentioned Wellbutrin, but I would take a look at all and any meds you take for anything. I have a horrid history of taking many different cocktails of medications and between antidepressants, mood…

Hi all! Maggie is totally adorable!! I bet she’d get away with murder with those eyes! 👀Way too much cuteness. Doing okay today. Happy to say I found a driver!! So I am going to reschedule that appointment as soon as I confirm best days of the week for the person. Weight already notching upwards this week due to TOM so…

Ugh... 😑 Just not enjoying waking with a start out of a dead sleep and feeling like acid has built up in the back of my throat and my chest burning. I cough and drink down water to try and get the taste out before it sets off my gag reflex. I even invested in stronger OTC antacids. But it is taking awhile to get better. I…

Hi all... Just been hanging low... body is in full revolt... just feel awful. So not much energy to read and respond. Have ignored most of social media seriously for days. @Twiley510 I went through a phase of autobiographical accounts from celebrities as well. “Breaking the Silence” by Mariette Hartley is AMAZING!! The…

@Tilliesmommy1 I’m so curious about this “mute” spray 🤔 I’m up for a bit, but hope to get more sleep later this morning. Acid reflux is just awful still 😩 I have to figure a way to get this procedure done. I’m absolutely miserable - above and beyond the usual. AOTD: week not going so hot... too many deep gut punches being…

@Tilliesmommy1 Yeah... real glad Mario Jr stayed up North!! 🤪 Do not miss seeing that sight at all! I’ve been trying to get distracted and keep busy when I can’t sleep... and get it in when I can. Been doing some breathing and keeping myself to my word to get out of the apartment as much as I can. @Twiley510 I must have…

Hi all 👋 Cancelled procedure last week and had a nuclear nervous meltdown. The hospital won’t accept a confirmed driver after procedure who will definitely get me home safe. The person has to arrive with me, stay all through hour-long check in process, and leave for only quick errands, and make sure they have returned…

Hi all!! Pulling my head out of the sand today!! @LanaCabana537 I lived in an apartment in Minneapolis in a “posh” area that was about 550 square feet including the deck and paid about $760 per month. I had a mentor at the time whose daughter moved into her own apartment in New York (was living in an place with up to 6…

@bmeadows380 What’s the sodium percentage in those soups. My body bloats forever with higher levels of sodium. Been noticing that. I ate only from home for a week... and dropped almost 10 pounds. But I get lonely... there’s a place I go to where I get a tons of free meals because of their loyalty plan... before I get to my…

Hi 👋 I literally wanted to leave in tears today. Was helping a nonprofit with a project for a section of a grant proposal. Trying to do some personal thing for myself and get myself to another appointment on time. Ugh 😑 Yesterday... no one gave me any updates while doc ran behind. They just kept making reminder calls to…

Hi all! Had a doctor appointment yesterday. 2:30 check in for 3 o’clock appointment. I think doc arrived in exam room sometime around 4. By then, I had crawled onto exam table and almost fell asleep. Been feeling as if I am going to pass out any second for 3 days at least. Constant severe headaches and just tired of being…

This is literally why I had to have a shovel in my trunk. Came out to this a couple times a year back home. Here is a photo that was taken in a Minnesota suburb last winter. People think I am crazy here in Oklahoma because I wear flip flops, t-shirts, and shorts all year long. I just throw on a light sweater in the winter.…

@bmeadows380 I think we are twins separated somehow... I could almost write every word of your last posts. I don’t even want to say anything because I have become so cynical and angry that I fear it would not come out right no matter how hard I tried. I hope you can find something to help break the current cycle. I…

@ladyjaneann Welcome! Glad to have you here. @cnavarro002 January has been ok. No better, no worse than the last decade or several decades. Just one day, sometimes one minute, at a time. :smiley:

Hi all... Haven’t really gotten back into a fitness routine... have all the best of intentions and then when I leave my place for the day... life and plans goes off the rails. Seriously overeaten the last several days. Not thrilled about that at all. Trying to get back on the wagon and stay on, but feel a bit overwhelmed…

Saw this on someone’s FB page in my feed... feels just like my day today. Freezing rain came through starting last night. Several freeways got shut down and there were many accidents in my area. Worst I heard of was a 21 car pile up. Even though I am from the north and used to crappy driving conditions... doesn’t matter…

@bmeadows380 My story is a bit different. Grew up with a single mom living on welfare since she was pregnant. Lived in low income housing projects and to this day, I don’t know if anyone else who got a higher education before having one or more kids. Whereas, when we would play jump rope and do the Kindergarten through…

Hi all! Made an appointment with a GI Doctor today for a couple weeks from now. Also have a gallbladder ultrasound on Friday. No food or dink whatsoever after 5 AM that morning. I often mess up and take meds anyway... so getting post-it notes ready to put up everywhere. New clinic called to change psychiatrist appointment…

Hi all!! @bmeadows380 Yes... getting married (or not) and having children is all I really wanted. The education was something I took for granted that I would get and then hoped that family would follow suit. But that never happened. The family part. I have 2 higher education degrees from top tier liberal arts colleges...…

A view from my window just after midnight. Wasn’t even paying attention... a calm and quiet new year... with the exception of the fireworks 🎇 01/10/2018 331.1 lbs 06/02/2018 344.7 lbs 01/01/2019 323 lbs I started last year merely tracking for several months. Then I began incorporating more water and exercise. In September,…