Topic : 200 Pounds or More to Lose

My teeth are driving me crazy. I think my sinuses are filled and sitting on the roots of my teeth. The good news is that I don't even WANT to eat. I am eating though. I am eating almost exclusively fruits and veggies. I have a little meat, dairy, and grain. I've been doing this since last weekend and am down from 372 to 363 today.  What do all the symbols above the posting window mean?  I guess B = bold and I = Italic. The rest are Greek to me (maybe because I'm on MSN-TV instead of a computer?).  I still can't make any paragraph breaks. How do the rest of you do that? I could on the "old" board. Tonight I am going to make a new chicken dish just for variety -- Baked Chicken and Peaches (boneless, skinless chicken breasts topped with sliced, fresh peaches, ground cloves, ground ginger, JUST A SMIDGE of brown sugar (I'm going to augment it with Splenda), and some fresh lemon juice. 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done (in an uncovered, greased glass dish) and basting occasionally with the juices. WE'LL SEE if this is a "one-time wonder" or gets added to my repertoire. Hope everyone is doing well. This last week has been great. LINDA B.  (is there something foreboding having your initials identical to the abbreviation for "pound" (LB)?

Yes Cherie, I have been working on a new look for the weight tracker but my time has been really restricted lately. I will get it done, it's just taking longer than I thought it would, don't worry I don't feel rushed I just need to set aside a little time to get it done.  I have work to do on my other 2 sites but I'll get the weight tracker done first. 

 

I started a new job last week, taking care of an elderly lady, who lives about an hour from my house. I leave my house at 6:30am and I don't get home until about 9pm.  I have been getting up at 4:30am and I haven't been getting to bed until at least 12:30am.  Being the night owl that I am, it has always been hard for me to go to bed at a decent hour but I'm going to work on being in bed by 11pm.  I'm also going to adjust my wake up time, I think I can get up at  5:30am and still manage to make it to work on time. That will give me a few more hours of sleep and maybe my body won't be so ticked off at me. The good thing is, I only work 3 days a week and then I'm off the other 4, I just have to remember to keep normal hours so that I don't get all messed up before I go back to work.

 

For working inside somebody's house doing hospice care I sure have been getting a lot of exercise, the other day I put my pedometer on and by the time I left work I had rounded up over, 13,000 steps. I normally average about 5,000 or so in a normal day at home. So I've been kinda beat lately.

 

My weight is dropping off like melted butter but I took my 3 measurements and I've only lost about 2 inches around my waist, none in my hips and I gained an inch in my bust. I decided to check my other measurements and they have stayed basically the same. I'm not too concerned, I feel healthier and that is really important. I feel more in shape now than I have in a long time. 

 

 

Autumn

DEB, I saw where you asked me how things have been going for me on the other board. I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you and thank you so much  for asking about me,  things have been going good. I think (I hope and pray) that my brother is finally done with his drinking binge. His wife is pregnant and I think it kind of kicked in that he needs to take care of business. I'm just not sure why it hasn't kicked in before now, since he does have a 5 year old. My brother reminds me so much of my dad that it scares me!!!!!

  

I've been working on living peacefully. I know how it sounds but since my dad's death, I don't feel the need to constantly look over my shoulder. I wish things could have been better but the fact is, they weren't and there was nothing else left for me to do. I'm, in no way, glad that my dad died, and I miss the man that he sometimes was. I just wish we could have seen THAT man a lot more often.  But you know, everything happens for a reason. It will be a year in September and I still cry when I think of him, I miss ONE or TWO of his personalities very much.

  

I'm so used to living in complete chaos that I'm not sure how to live in peace but, that is my goal. Simplifying my life so that I can live in peace before I go to R.I.P. I want to strip down to the basics, move to the country, live off of the land (within reason). Maybe raise a couple of cows, a few chickens, and have a huge garden. Heck you never know I might even make a few dollars selling some organic produce, and a few house plants. Well it's a thought.

  

Another thing is, My husband and I both quit smoking, we haven't smoked since March 3rd. Well I haven't lol but he has recently confessed that he smoked and chewed a few times after that. He said he now has NO interest in smoking or chewing. I am so proud of him because he never even tried to quit before now. He's also looking forward to living the simple life and enjoys "Mother Earth News" magazine so I finally bought a subscription for him. I can't think of much more right now, my kids are getting impatient with me lol. I guess I've been on here too long for their tastes.

 

  

Will, I checked out that site, walking man, and I wonder how long it will take for him to come to this area. I would also like to see him. Get better soon, I think of you just about every day, you may not know it but you inspire me to do better.

 

 

HI Greg, your idea sounds great, I look forward to seeing your progress.  It sounds like a fun project and time consuming project.  I don't have a digital camera yet but now you make me want to go out and get one.

I will talk to y'all later, I'll be around but I won't be talking very much for awhile.

Autumn
 

 

 

Hello Friends!

 

I missed the board while it was down and am glad that I have found you all again!

 

I have let my busy life get in the way of my weight loss goals and while I haven't put on any weight, I haven't lost any for a few weeks either.

 

I am down 52 pounds from my start weight last September and would really like to lose 20 pounds before September 12 this year.

 

So it is baby steps once again!

 

My goals for this week are

• walking 45 minutes daily
• 2 pieces of fruit per day
• lots of vegetables
• no processed food.

Looking forward to being more active on the board!

 

Jen

 

 

I know what you mean it happened to me this morning too! I think I might start copying them if I write alot so that if I lose it I can just paste it back. 

I can't wait to see how that recipe turns out and good job on the weight loss but sorry about the surrounding circumstances!

Welcome back to you both. We still are missing some people but Cherie is going to go find them! lol

 

Jen glad to see that you are back on track. I'm trying to work back up to 45 minutes a day of exercise but on 30 now.  Good job at keeping your weight off.

 

Autumn, I used to work for Hospice awhile back. One of the best jobs I ever had but had to quit because so many people smoked and I couldn't handle it with my asthma.  You are working long long hours!

Glad to hear though that you are making a plan to get some more rest! 

I will just have to wait til they figure it all out. There is NO button bar for a lowly Mac. It is not clicked and curled up anywhere, it just isn't there. I have no button for italics or bold, or anything; I have to use old fashioned html (ha ha). I will try to see if I can avoid blue; it doesn't always come out like I think it will! But thanks anyway for trying to help. Loretta in Oregon =^..^="For the future equals the past only in your own assumptions. Let go of those limiting assumptions, and you're free to move in anydirection you choose."Ralph Marston