Rocknut53 Member

I wish I detest peanut butter. :D

I like the chocolate and graham crackers without the marshmallow, not real fond of marshmallows.

Yes, the fried foods used to get me. Now I limit them, but thankfully not because of reflux. Which is a shame, I do like a bloomin onion once in a great while.

@OldAssDude Old a** lady here is impressed. I can hike for miles up hill with a couple thousand feet elevation gain. Can't run a block!

Powdered peanut butter, I don't care how few calories it has, not doing it.

It doesn't taste or smell like licorice otherwise I may not have tried it. I hope you get some answers. I know that you are not having fun with this.

@CharlieBeansmomTracey I first told her to see her doctor. When I talked to my doctor she was perfectly content with me staying on reflux meds. I'm not typically one to go with naturopathic rememdies, but I was literally desperate to find something to help me so that I could get off the Prilosec. Several attempts resulted…

November 9 Exercise: yes, finally got a snowy hike in with the dogs Calories: yes Tracked: yes

Ask your doctor for different meds. When I was weaning myself off Prilosec I alternated it with deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL), then switched to the DGL and finally was able to quit all the meds. This was after losing 60 pounds which made all the difference. There's nothing worse than waking up with that burning in your…

Log it, then when your results aren't quite what you hoped for, you can look back and see if you really did eat too much and cancel out any losses you may have had.

Weigh in first week November: Weight last week: 146.7 Weight this week: 147.9

@craigo3154 This is his 3rd wake up call. The first being a stent in his subclavial artery 6 years ago at which time he did quit smoking, otherwise he was destined for bypass surgery. The second, 3 years ago, was a perforated colon during a bout of diverticulitis. He was septic and close to organ failure. He spent 11 days…

November 8 Exercise: yes, shoveled snow Calories: yes Tracked:

@craigo3154 & @LeslckaBod Thank you for your support and kind words. It does make a difference and I hope to face today with a different mindset. It hasn't helped that winter has arrived full force this week with snow and cold, icy roads, making it unappealing to hike, my usual "go to" stress reliever, even in winter.…

November 7 Exercise: no Calories: no Tracked: no Totally off the rails today. Hubby had an angiogram that shows he has "subclavial steal syndrome" meaning his subclavial artery (where he already has a stent) is blocked or partially blocked which results in blood being routed (stolen) from the arteries supplying his brain…

I went to Maui, two years in a row, then gained back 20 of my 60 pounds. :'( Now working on losing that 20 pounds so I can go to Hawaii again. :D

November 6 Exercised: yes, shoveled snow...winter has arrived with a vengeance. Calories: no Tracked: yes

The app had issues today. They posted the problem on FB. Hopefully it's fixed. I'm on my laptop, it works, my phone it didn't. Little bumps, please stick with us, you are doing so well and it's inspiring to watch your progress.

That's my first question. My next questions are: What are your stats? How did you set up your program to lose weight as in what are your goals/week, activity levels? What numbers are you trying to improve? If you have lost 6 pounds already, which for 3 weeks is awesome, yes, some is water weight and that is to be expected.…

Let's not beat ourselves up over this (yep, you're not the only one!). Tomorrow is a new day, move forward and don't look back. And if that candy is still around, throw that *kitten* away. I know it's wasteful, but better than being tempted by it.

And I am blindly following in your footsteps. :s I didn't even have Halloween candy around til I went to Walmart the day after and picked up a huge bag, half off. Huge mistake with the dreary rainy weather, still no answers about hubby's heart issues and a pup that lacerated his leg jumping over a log while I was hiking…

November 2 Exercise: yes, hiked. Calories: Yes, but snacked too much on candy Tracked: yes

Weigh in for last week of October: Weight last week: 145.9 Weight this week: 146.7 (arghhhh)

November 1 Exercise: nope, nada, zilch :/ Calories: no Tracked: um...no, not really

The ones with the most firepower...I'm good. And no, my dogs are off limits.

I've been known to toss it in the garbage...as a last resort if I find myself unable to resist.

All of the furry critters that wander into my yard, bunnies, deer, bears, an occasional elk would become prey instead of lawn ornaments.