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I've alway had poodles or a poodle mix because of my allergies. RIght now, I have two poodles and a cockapoo.

My Cockapoo Ginger is my protector, but for a sad reason. We rescued her from a home where there were a lot of marital problems and I have a funny feeling the husband may have been abusive to the wife. If someone comes near me and they're being loud, even if it's simply an excited voice, Ginger will go into attack mode.

Happy Girl by Martina McBride. :bigsmile:

Don't do any official exercise. Body is in too much pain Take short walks with the dogs.

Really not a goal of mine to be slim for Christmas because we don't go anywhere anyway. I just want to lose this extra weight. Of course if I am slim for Christmas, maybe I could ask for clothes! LOL

Started at 207. Now I'm 196.8. I was totally psyched to get under 200!!! My next goal is to get under 190! I like doing it in tens. LOL :bigsmile:

Sometimes you just HAVE to go to bed. I woke up yesterday with an ache on the side of my neck. Sort of like a stiff neck but much much worse. Even vicodin did nothing. Figuring it's just the stupid fibro because it's somewhat better today ... at least today I can move. LOL Last week it was pain in my left chest bone. Gotta…

Emma has been upgraded to the PEDS ward. Still no answers though.

Great job and thank you for serving our country.

No, it makes it's point.

You're not alone, sweetie. I've had a tiny little chest cold for the past week which of course has turned into a major flare. I take tons of supplements and watch what I eat and that usually keeps things under control, but that's not helping now. And of course it effects my weight because all I want is "comfort food". Just…

I just joined recently and I'm eating at the 1200 range. I'm 55 years old, 5'7" and I want to lose about 40 - 50 pounds. Feel free to add me! :happy:

Thanks. I am resting. I hate those steroids too. I become "evil". LOL I haven't been on them in years. My asthma is under control with Advair except when I get a chest cold.

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense. Didn't even think of all the sugar/carbs. Duh.

Been having a lot more pain the last few days and usually unless I've been overdoing it, it's food related. The only thing I can think of is I'm eating a lot of grapes. 3 cups of frozen ones last night. Has anyone heard of grapes reacting that way???

My goal this week is to stop beating myself up about exercising. I have a chest cold right now and I have asthma. I need to take it easy until it passes. Yesterday I felt better so I did a ton of housework and now I'm coughing and wheezing again. Ugh.

Thanks everyone. I keep checking his Facebook page for updates. Don't have a number as he's stationed in Hawaii now. Praying that no news is good news.

UPDATE FROM EMMA'S DAD: Emma is doing much better!! Her condition is improving. No clear diagnosis yet but respond well to treatments. We should know more in a few hours.

Thank you so much! Is that your dog in your pic? What kind is he? If you go to my photos you can see my 3 "babies".

I don't have a suggestion for that, but what I've been doing is going to an online site where you can listen to the Bible. http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/audio/

I write to Him too ... in my journal. I can tell Him everything.

Great job! Your face is totally different. You can really see it!

It sounds to me with all that exercise, which is a good thing, you may be substituting muscle for fat which weighs more. Try measuring yourself or just paying attention to how your clothes fit.

Just do the best you can and don't beat yourself up about going over. Every day is a new day! :happy:

Thanks for the welcome. I think it's good to be in a group of women 50+. Of course, we want to look good, but I know for me it's more about staying healthy. I'm 55 and I want to hang around for a while. Carrying extra weight isn't helping that!

I've been going over my sugar too, but as long as my calories are good and I'm eating whole foods, I don't worry about it. Just try not to eat any real sugar or "white" stuff and you'll be fine.

Seems like I've had CFS/Fibro forever. I've been on disability for it since 98. I find I feel 100 times better when I watch what goes into my body and make sure I don't overdo.I also take a ton of vitamins and supplements. They've been a huge blessing.

Just the humidity and the rain ... YUCK!!!

It's a little late for me to start one this week. LOL But I'll watch for next week.

I use Splenda too and Stevia. Aspartame is EVIL.