CoachJen71 Member

No dying for over a week now. Disconnecting does nothing.

Congrats to all the new folks entering maintenance! You all rock!! <3 <3 <3

@g_anson Hi, Gwen! I hope you heal quickly! Have you checked with your doc about strength training? I just jumped into it, and wound up making my pelvic floor issues worse. (Excessive walking also didn't help.) Just thought I would put that out there, as it appears to not be considered in choosing resistance plans.

@425Recess So sorry about the IBS! I was diagnosed w ulcerative colitis as a young child, but I have been very lucky and it is more like IBS now. I hope you find a successful way to manage it. *hug*

@ryenday Holy cow! Been rough for you lately! Amazing what chaos kitties can cause. Great job with your strength workouts. I let mine slip and am back to smaller weights again. :( Have a super vacation!

@juliemargaretkim I miss my school structure, too, but am not sure entirely what my days will be like this year until my bosses hand the Ed techs their schedules.

@Faebert Intuitive eating still scares me. You are awesome for doing it so well, and while on vacation no less!

@HarperAnn6 It is really good that you are aware! :)

@atkhorses I am so sorry to hear about your health condition; that always makes things trickier! I am about to become an empty nester as youngest joins eldest at college in a couple of weeks. No anxiety there! LOL

@sofchak Look at you!! So incredibly awesome!!

I haven't checked in for a while. No purging, but calorie/food/exercise obsession still happening. I'm working with a very nice counselor and trying to be "willing to be willing" to face my fears, change my negative thinking, and write about what's going on. If anyone is interested, this is the app I chose for tracking my…

Good meeting with counselor today. Am set up for weekly meetings through August for now.

Update: BP and pulse are normal. Am to continue with trileptal and add Prilosec. Will see nurse next week and doc the week after. No tele-psych person currently working with my doc's office, so question as to who I might see for ongoing head med supervision (need to stabilize the bipolar and add something on for anxiety),…

Thanks for the support, everyone! It means so much! My nurse is setting up a doc appt and blood work. Endoscopy and a tele-psych visit are also on the list. Told hubby to buy lottery tickets.

@SummerSkier No purging. Just staying pretty quiet, except for some light housekeeping. Trying to stick with soft bland foods and praying that this tear can heal on its own. The bipolar med won't help with that due to side effects, but on the balanace I figure I really need to get my head back together. Will be calling my…

Major set back. Biggest binge/purge yet and I saw blood. I decided to try taking some old bipolar meds to try and even myself out. I wish to God that health care wasn't out of reach financially. Therapy is expensive. Meds are ridiculously expensive. Regular lab work is crazy expensive, too. And the bipolar meds didn't even…

Update: Finally called my wellness nurse and confessed how much trouble I am in. I am to start writing my emotional state down before I eat, and see if I can short circuit the bingeing and self-sabotage. She will also check with the counselor to see if I can get into see her, although financially I have no clue I how I can…

I am just overwhelmed at the support in this group!! Thank you all so very much! It is true that my bipolar 2 isn't being managed right now, and is making things more difficult, but even when it is the compulsive eating is still there, so also needs to be dealt with as well. I just run to food as a reward, a break, a…

@bananasandoranges Lisa, I am sorry that your work and health are still giving you trouble. I hope they are both better soon! *hug*

I have, but I can't afford it. Am thinking about Overeaters anonymous online. Can't get to live meetings, but could do their message threads.

Name: Jen Age: 46 Height: 5'2.5" Total Weight lost:145lbs Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs How long in maintenance: Since 4/14/17 Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 122 at morning weigh-in. Jan-Jun 2017 avg weight trend: 124.4lbs Jul-Dec 2017 avg weight trend: 119.2lbs January avg weight trend: 118lbs February…

One piece of good news today. Both kiddos qualified for their loans, so college is on the table for this year at least!!

Name: Jen Age: 46 Height: 5'2.5" Total Weight lost:145lbs Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs How long in maintenance: Since 4/14/17 Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 122 at morning weigh-in. Jan-Jun 2017 avg weight trend: 124.4lbs Jul-Dec 2017 avg weight trend: 119.2lbs January avg weight trend: 118lbs February…

Name: Jen Age: 46 Height: 5'2.5" Total Weight lost:145lbs Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs How long in maintenance: Since 4/14/17 Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 122 at morning weigh-in. Jan-Jun 2017 avg weight trend: 124.4lbs Jul-Dec 2017 avg weight trend: 119.2lbs January avg weight trend: 118lbs February…

Yeah, I am pretty hung up on my belly apron. It's one of the big struggles. Be skinny and keep it more or less tucked into my pants while looking haggard in my face, or have a somewhat nicer face and flab hanging over my belt. Blah!

@laura9503 I feel your pain as I keep similar hours during the school year. I eat tiny 100-300 calorie "meals," but I stretch them out into snacks every couple of hours. I also eat lighter in the AM to save cals for evening, after I have gotten my steps in. (Ignore the high cal days. Either I hiked and ate my bank, or had…

@envscuba High cardio triggers the overwhelming urge to eat. "Hiker hunger." I am fighting that battle alongside of you!

@brightresolve I hope this is a better week for you! *huge hug*

@pkweier Well done! Hope the family stuff is ok now. :)

@stephenearllucas Nice maintaining! Thanks again for setting up this months thread. :)