drags59 Member

I collect quotes and ran across one today that I love and it is perfect for this group. "Never compare your insides to someone else's outsides.

Challenge Goal: 245 July 3 - 260.4 July 10 - 259.2 July 17 - 258.4 July 24 - 253.4 July 31 - 255.2 Aug 7 - 255.2 Aug 14 - 258.....sigh

Challenge Goal: 245 July 3 - 260.4 July 10 - 259.2 July 17 - 258.4 July 24 - 253.4 July 31 - 255.2 Aug 7 - 255.2

I'm realizing that it's not about self denial and self discipline but rather being smart about when and what you eat. I'm not all that sure I could be as self disciplined as I am without the medical issues, that tends to change your habits in a hurry. But even with the medical issues hanging over my head, I still had to go…

I tend to eat the same thing over and over, because introducing something new to my body when it is working perfectly fine is at times asking for trouble. Usually when I am grocery shopping, junk doesn't enter my basket or if it does, it is removed before I get to the check out. But this time I went twice for the same…

Eh...doing ok I suppose. Just need to be reminded that I am supposed to be losing weight and buckle down. Would probably help if I stayed somewhat present when I was grocery shopping. Need to come up with healthier cheats if I am going to continue to run amok.

Unfortunately travel is not in my budget Yeah....

Thank you Marney! I have 2 more dogs at home, Mom has one and my little sister lost her mind and got a 6 month old Terrier. She works from home and said she was on a conference call and out of the corner of her eye, saw him walk by from the bathroom with a wad of toilet paper hanging out of his mouth. One of my dogs is…

a little bit up but the trend is great and you are down 5 in a month. Great work! Yeah a lot of emotional stress from hell this last month...we lost 3 dogs in this family in the span of 2 months. Was just heartbreaking. Wasn't all that sure Mom was going to survive this one as it just ripped her up.

Challenge Goal: 245 July 3 - 260.4 July 10 - 259.2 July 17 - 258.4 July 24 - 253.4 July 31 - 255.2

And Hope you can find reason for tiredness! I'd start with the easy stuff and look at Vitamin D and B12 supplements, the D especially seems to make folks just drag when it is deficient.

They seem to have a lot going for seniors as well. Like I said, ...Advanced age

Actually Charlie, this last go round with my back was actually due to PT...so at the moment am looking at PT in water to lessen the impact to my body. But other than that, am being very careful as that was some pain I do not wish to revisit! The other thing that will help is losing the weight. So doing a very small bit at…

First day back to work in a week thanks to my back issues, have had two corticosteroid injections in the sacroiliac joint in the last 2 months. First time made the mistake of bending over to pull weeds...kissed my back goodbye right after that. Finally digging out of the depression... Still have no interest in food…

RE: my sweet puppy Thank you everyone, she was my best friend and when I took her to the vet, I had no idea we would end up where we did. Her face is the one you see each time I post something. I had a really hard time with having to put her down and literally the reason I got online was to post my food diary, as I really…

Gayle there are a number of health clinics up in your neck of the woods that work with low income folks. And there is the CICP as well...I used them back in 2008 as I was diagnosed with a blood disease at the 9 health fair and at the time had no job or insurance. Google the CICP, I think you can sign up over the phone and…

In terms of depression, time to up your meds for a while? It would help if I took them.

Challenge Goal: 245 July 3 - 260.4 July 10 - 259.2 July 17 - 258.4 July 24 - 253.4

innertubes in garlic butter Great description!

Yeah I resemble that remark as well. Depression is a key ingredient in my life at times, especially with the medical stuff, not to mention losing my favorite dog. Luckily food doesn't really interest me all that much, so I have dropped a few pounds...but depression sucks the life out of me and is soon replaced with don't…

Challenge Goal: 245 July 3 - 260.4 July 10 - 259.2 July 17 - 258.4

Carrot Cake Pancakes Ingredients 5.6 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups) 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg Dash of ground cloves Dash of ground ginger 1/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk 1 tablespoon…

i always get same message, that if i keep doing what im doing i will weigh 185 in 5 weeks I get that too and especially like it when I just ate a boat load of ice cream...nothing like the lies a computer will tell!

Challenge Goal: 245 July 3 - 260.4 July 10 - 259.2

So what I have learned about myself from being here is that I talk a good game, but obviously I have issues as well. I have the willpower to not buy the stuff I know I shouldn't eat. And if I do get a craving for something, that means I have to get dressed and actually leave the house to go get it. Luckily, I am very much…

For those of you who actually cook, how do you go about figuring out the nutrition facts of what you eat?

Yeah Pam they love the walks, but I have a sick one at the moment and she is turning up her nose at food so may leave her at home and take the other two. One of them definitely needs to walk as he just stole the sick ones food behind my back. Little *kitten*!

What I find most fun is getting dressed in the morning - I love choosing from my new clothes Another 10 pounds and I will be having that issue as well, thankfully I didn't toss the old ones when I began the journey to a higher weight!

Baked Hummus-Crusted Chicken Ingredients •4 (6 ounces or 170 grams each) boneless, skinless chicken breasts •1/2 teaspoon salt, divided •1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided •3 medium zucchini or yellow summer squash, roughly chopped (588 grams total) •1 medium (110 grams) onion, roughly chopped •1 cup hummus (246 grams), homemade…