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My dh and I decided to work on the 'Food Lovers' program which has you eating every 2 to 3 hrs with a high protein content. The idea behind it is to change your metabolism so your body burns fat and doesn't store it. You have to eat as soon as you wake-up, so I eat a smart for life snack, I get down stairs about 2hrs later…

Michelle in NC if you miss a day you start back at day one again... I hate that fact but just the way it is. DH pulled down the bathroom ceiling today so now we have two ceilings down and the knob and tube is going to be an issue. Have managed to walk two days in a row on the treadmill and today managed just over 4 Km…

Hi All; I know I said I wouldn't be logging on for a few days but just popped in to see what everyone is up to. Busy week for me I managed to do couple of Km on the treadmill on Monday but that is it until Friday now. Yesterday was our Genealogy Meeting, tonight was Lent supper and Service at church, tomorrow I tutor a 7…

Hi Ladies. I'm trying to learn how to skim postings as I don't have time to read every word. I made a couple of notes as I was scanning through from yesterday. First thank you Joyce for sharing your Mom's experience and having to give up playing for Church services, nice to know I'm not alone in this struggle in knowing…

LOL... I guess I don't know what "just a quick note is" LOL ronnie

Just a quick note tonight. to say thank you for the warm welcome. To answer a couple of questions: Yes I'm a Pastor's Wife and tired of moving, hoping this will be our permanent home as we now have two houses here... not planned but a member needed to rent a larger place and as we couldn't sell and want this house, we…

New to this forum. I have a few "friends" but only two seem to cheer me on or make comments. I hate the 'like" button as now very few comments get made or any encouragement gets said. I turned 62 a couple of weeks ago and my dh (who spoils me rotten) spread my birthday over 5 days. We were going to freshen up our kitchen…

Hi.. Not one person from Saskatchewan in this whole list. Originally in AB then in SK then in Northern Ontario now in SK. You can add me if you want.

There will be items that you don't eat all the time and in moderation they are fine for special occasions. Try to stay as far as you can from the food tables, talking with people, so it isn't easy just to reach out and take a sweet treat. Try not to drink a lot of pop, carry a glass of water around with you, then you will…

Sorry I wasn't there for you yesterday. I hope you took the advice and upped your calories some. One thing I changed was to stop keeping track of sugar, I eat a lot of fruit and yogurt and this all boosts my sugars and I was getting very discouraged, so I switched the sugar for fibre as I need to ensure I have more fibre…

I thought I would weigh in on this discussion. Anyone who has sleep apnea already knows that sleep affects appetite. My dh was diagnosed several years ago and after he started using a CPAP machine he was amazed how much better he felt. He no longer had to nap constantly, had a ton more energy and realized that he needed to…

Are they old enough to go with you? If not for running how about just walking or going to a park and throwing a ball around. You will be surprised how many calories you can burn by active playing with children. Have fun and don't slip back into old habits. You can still do this.

To correct some wrong information that I keep seeing. Fibromialgia (FM) does NOT have trigger points (TrP). TrP are in Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP). TrP are in the Myofascial and the pain is not where the TrP's are but radiate in other areas. FM and CMP are often lumped together but they are two different conditions. It…

I am a R. below the Knee amputee. I chose to have my leg removed after having a rare spindle cell sarcoma found in my foot. My amputee was in September 2000 and began with great physio support and continued monitoring for a couple of years and when we moved I lost that support. Now 13 years later I've been suffering with a…

Start slow with the light weight, go even lighter and use 1 lb weights; when I went through this 6 yrs ago that was all I could manage using; I let myself go and now it is harder to get back, the weight isn't coming off as fast, part of that is my age though. Anyway back to what I was saying, start slow with the weights do…

Cayceryder I have sent you a private message.

I will send you another message tomorrow... I need to get to bed. But have similar issues regarding cholesterol, the need for upper body strength, and balance issues, plus need for cardio. Will talk again tomorrow, privately.

I have one leg smaller than the other due to being an amputee (Right below the knee). For building upper body strength I do planks with a count of 10 hold. I began with you 2 or 3 (that's all I could manage) back last year about Nov. time. I am now doing 2 sts of 10 most mornings when I get up and put my leg on. I also do…

My turning point came when I had my leg amputated. I did not want to spend more time than was necessary in hospital but was so ill, having caught a respiratory infection just after the surgery. It took about three or four weeks before I came home and wait for my leg to heal so I could be fitted with my first prosthesis.…

I hear you, yes you are young to be so limited with your knee. Have you had physio therapy to help keep the muscles strong. I find the few exercises I do specifically for my knee does help. We have stairs in our house to up to bed and down to the basement to watch TV and there are days when the pain in my knee is really…

We had a lady in our congregation who was receiving the dry needle therapy and she found it really helped to release the knots but found it didn't last for very long. It has taken 20 years for a Dr. to finally give me a diagnosis that works, Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP), she told me to research it and sure enough it fits…

Hi I know it was back in May last year you were looking for someone to chat with. I hope you are feeling better than you were this time last year. Last year it was thought I had torn my ACL the pain in my left knee was terrible, I had arthroscopic surgery where they found the ACL was still mostly attached but what was…

I completely understand. People look and treat me as if I am making it up, I get told I should start cutting down on my pain meds. For over 20 years I've been looking for a diagnosis. In 1989 I had two rear end car accidents in one week. I was diagnosed with MS, then after three years told I did not have MS. No one could…

Thank you Tanya and Cinnabon64 for your encouragement. We have one Message therapist who has a ton of specialized training including CMP TrP release therapy. Her extensive resume makes her very much in demand so I am hoping she can fit me in at least once every two weeks. When I lived in Thunder Bay, ON area I had a…

My daughter suggested I give this a try. She thinks I will do better if I can keep track and find someone who understands where I am in my life. I guess I need a friend who will encourage me. I'm proud of my daughters accomplishments with her weight loss but her way will not work for me. I use Wii DDR after work. I use…