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It's hard for me to be Thin Inside. I'm a lifelong carboholic. I can do everything right, avoid sugar, count carbs, count calories, exercise.. and be doing it all 'right' on paper. But there is that weird chemical thing in my head which just throws a monkey wrench in the works. That joke about being hungry 2 hours after…

[quote="retirehappy;c-40339307" It is always good to see your posts here, you are missed and when you miss you seem to mess up more. So here is hoping you are here more regularly. [/quote] Oh, thanks for that, you're so sweet. Interestingly enough I got to talking to a Facebook friend and it turns out that we have a lot of…

I lost 1 lb this week and my blood sugar has gone down, so that's something. Journey of a thousand miles, yada yada. :D

Well Marian; I'm sorry that you're in this same struggle AGAIN. You're right; people who don't have weight issues don't understand... Then here you are.. you do something wrong and a knee creaks, your back aches.. you ease off exercise for a few days and it becomes MONTHS.... I just noticed that the site autocorrected my…

Well, look who's here. Yes. It's me. We went to France for 2 weeks in April/ May and it was fabulous. I usually lose weight on vacation but... going to France is NOT the way to do that unless you're impervious to the temptations of pastry and dessert. Also. We went on a Viking River cruise, which we've done before... but…

Hm. That's kind of cool. Not that I have been logging anything. I came down with some sort of horrible flu and I'm still getting over it... I've been SO tired, and now I'm just tired of coughing the last of the crud up.. *sorry* >:) I'm really going to have to start at the beginning. Again/again/again.

Let's see. The last time I had any chocolate croissants, was, I think.. 3 years ago when we did our first river cruise from Amsterdam to Belgium. LOL

Hi, everyone! I haven't checked in for awhile... but I'm here now. We just returned from 2 weeks in France; first week was a river cruise, and last week we stayed in Paris. It was amazing. I usually lose 3-5 lbs on this kind of active vacation, but...with chocolate croissants at every turn, and delicious crunchy warm bread…

Same here.. weird weather. I'm rather discouraged with my exercise routine. I've been going to the gym (inconsistently, to be sure) for awhile now, but some days I just poop out after about 20 minutes. I don't get it. That is all.

YESSSSSSSS PEOPLE!!!! I just got back from my doc appt and.. My A1C is DOWN, my weight is DOWN, my BP is NORMAL... My doctor was practically giddy ... I'm rather happy myself!! WooHOOOOO!! B) :D B) :D

Diabetes is SO weird. I thought I was doing ok back last fall, but my A1C was still at 7.25 or so :/ So my doctor wanted me to start tracking my numbers 3 times a day. That's normal for a type1 but kind of extreme for type2. Also annoying as heck. o:) What happened was, my numbers were AWFUL. They seemed to be going UP. I…

Thanks for the lovely re-welcome and encouragement... every day is another start over day at this point, isn't it? We're doing a Viking River cruise...Paris and etc.... for our 13th anniversary. <3 That's one week, and we are staying on in Paris for another week to "do" things on our own. I actually lose weight when we're…

Hi... Remember me? :D It's been awhile.... LOL I'm still struggling like some of you... and I understand TOTALLY understand that frustration, that feeling of "why am I doing this?" (That is, in brief, the Story of My Life..struggling with weight) Winter is always hard on me. I turn into a slug. I don't want to…

Thanks, re the tree. I have been very bad and I don't want to talk about it; it's the same old story. :D I'm so glad that you're still losing! Go, you! OK; I will confess this much. I gave up potato chips completely AGES ago but... I got addicted to hummus and pita chips. Talk about anti-low carb...omg Is there a 12-step…

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a lovely holiday season! Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

PS: I will tell you one thing about the meds. The most discouraging thing was when I was taking Bydureon and I lost 18 lbs... but it raised my blood sugar, despite the fact that I was losing weight and not eating much because I was so nauseated. And after I got off it--yup. The weight came back. BAH.

The diabetes medication/ BGL level is puzzling and that is one of the things that has been most annoying. It's a long story and I won't bore you with those details.. I'd never thought about having a snack in the middle of the night. I wonder what my husband would think if I keep a shelf with cheese cubes in the WC? :p (I'm…

I'm pretty much stuck in a rut. I was religiously logging my food, exercising, measuring my blood glucose 3x a day and didn't see much of a difference. I have no idea what I was not doing right. I cut carbs drastically and felt like crap. I exercised regularly and feel like it never got any easier, and I never fell in love…

I got my shot!! I'm sorry you've had it--more than once! GAK! :/

The weather has been beautiful; balmy, warm, low humidity...a bit of a breeze. Leaves are starting to fall, along with acorns and pine cones. I almost got beaned by a falling pine cone the other day when I was walking up the drive... I'm going to enjoy the nice weather while it lasts. B)

That's great that you found something you can work with. I looked at the Atkins plan.. but...I just don't think I could deal with eating less than 20 g of carbs a DAY for 2 weeks. For example: half of a small banana has 12+ g of carbs. I try to keep my carbs under 100g a day and that can be a struggle. I get hungry. I'm…

Good for you, Tess. It ain't easy, but you can do it.

Hey ho; we went up to Illinois to see my mom. She'll be 96 on Oct 31.. at the rate she's going she may outlive me. ha Our leaves are still mostly green...

Tomorrow we're taking off for Illinois to see my mom; we'll spend one night in Cincinnati then press on and arrive on Sunday. She's going to be 96 at the end of October. She's still alert and funny. I'm grateful she's still around and in good health for her age. <3

Congratulations on your new home!! Nesting in a new place is fun!!!

Well, that's depressing! Of course it doesn't help that they base these kinds of articles on a 30 year old woman, rather than a rather out of shape, overweight 66 year old woman who has never been able to run more than five feet without twisting an ankle and falling on her tukus. LOL :p That's why I don't bother to read…

I'm a type2 diabetic.. When I'm craving something sweet, I've been drinking 1/3 cup of Lifeway Lowfat Peach Kefir. I've been trying to eat VERY low carb, and if I feel peckish in the evening (or any other time) I pour myself some. I use a special fancy glass so I think I'm getting a real treat. ha. This product is…

She said it best!!! Re: staying the same--that's what I had done. But the weight is creeping back.. so I can't just ignore it and pretend it will go away... (my favorite ploy and guess how that has worked out for me. :p Bah!!) We had some recent visitors out in front:

Things are good here in NC. It is finally starting to cool down some. We've had this long stretch of 90 degrees+ temperatures, with a lot of humidity. Thank goodness for AC. I know it's not as bad as it is in some places--but that's why we don't live in one of those other places. It just gets tiresome. My meds switch…

Keep plugging away. >:)