marci320 Member

Hi all, it sure is quiet here! Hope everyone is having a nice summer and managing to stay cool! I just wanted to share a quick update. In a nutshell, I quit my job in June due to too much stress and have been on disability since. With the stress gone, and no stress eating for over a month, I had a blood test the other day…

@LolaGatto I know how difficult it is to be on even semi bed/couch rest, especially when you are doing things like riding horses for fun, but you can do this. You have time to plan your meals and you can still lose weight without exercising. You'll be in much better shape when you get back to normal. I'm rooting for you!

@Pdc654 95/54 is a scary BP! It sounds like maybe you are taking the Losartan and you may not need to. You've taken off so much weight and changed your health dramatically. I take Losartan but hope to get off of it with healthy eating and exercise. Keep us updated! @Evamutt It sounds like you went from one stressful job to…

@Evamutt your job sounds like it was a nightmare! I'm so glad you got out as well. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I wanted to know as well whether you retired or found another job. I'm at that crossroads. @pdc654 you are a rock star! I'm encouraged by your story. My goal is to get off all medications. I do hope…

I haven't been here for a while. A lot has happened. I started my journey to get healthy in March, with challenges to get through my birthday celebrations, which I did. My job took a turn for the worse in April when someone quit, and because of being shorthanded, I was overloaded with work which required a lot of overtime…

I wanted to say hi to everyone, and I am still here too. Not weighing because of some bad food choices lately but have been logging everything in, good or bad. Just haven't stepped on the scale this week, but I still feel my clothes are getting looser. This time I am not just giving up and going back to old ways. If I fail…

I have been at this a month now, and for the past two weeks have been in birthday mode with way too many restaurant outings, but other than the one day where I ate out twice and my numbers were a nightmare, I'm happy to report that I have lost 16 pounds this month. I've still got birthday outings through April, but I am…

@Pdc654 Congratulations on your fantastic milestone and great accomplishment! Stories like yours make me hopeful!

@ridiculous59 I love the picture of you with your dogs! Just gorgeous. You, the dogs, and the scenery!

@AnnPT77 @trekkie123 @Pdc654 @ridiculous59 @BCLadybug888 @swimmom_1 @mtaratoot I had a horrible time finding this thread again! Thank you so much for the welcomes, information, advice, and encouragement. You made my journey so much easier. I'm still playing with food plans and doing a little better but it takes me FOREVER…

@Pdc654 Thank you for your welcome. It is sure good to talk to someone who knows how awful it feels to be held back by asthma and Covid. I'm glad you are starting to exercise again. I sure wish I could find a place that had water aerobics by me after work but they seem to schedule those classes during the day. I'm just…

@AnnPT77 Wow! Thank you for the welcome and for such great information! I think you are right that it is going to take a bit for me to for me to fine tune setting up my menus so that I can get more accurate numbers. It is actually fun to plan meals but I have had issues with not eating 1,200 calories a day because I'm…

@ridiculous59 Thanks so much for the welcome and you were really very helpful! I do have weight to lose, have high blood pressure, and am pre-diabetic and I do have weight to lose but I'm more concerned about eating healthy and keeping track of what I eat. I find if I focus on the weight I get manic LOL. I'm mostly…

Hi, my name is Marci, and I'll be 66 in a few weeks. I've enjoyed reading your posts and I love this picture above of the snow and the cute dogs and also the gorgeous Northern Lights! My goal is not really weight related but more getting my health back. I have asthma and allergies and got Covid late last year. It really…