Topic : What's Working In My WLC

Good morning.  Are you still hired as a temp? 

Have a great time at the wedding, I'll bet you look like a million dollars in your new outfit.   

ttfn Love Barbara 

You are so right.  Keeping a clean and safe environment is so very important.  That is exactly what I have found during this past two years.  I have been giving away all of the clothes as they become too big and it does help knowing that if I gain I will not be able to fit into the ones I have.  Before I had clothes in the house from a size 26 all the way to a size 3.  Now all I have are the size 12 and less.  I still have a few of the 14's that are I think sized wrong as they are small 14 from a quite a few year years ago but otherwise I have gotten rid of the big clothes and it really does help.   

  Getting rid of all of the junk food is very important and not bringing any into the house.  I know as I had bought some animal cracker cookies into the house for my grandchildren when they were supposed to visit on the 4th of July and when they did not come I found last week when I was hungry one afternoon.  I had a few for a snack instead of healthy food.  I have to continue to work on this one as for some of us temptation is too much to overcome.  We really do have to have a entirely safe environment.  Now that my environment is safe again I will not go and make a special trip out to get junk food so if you have unhealthy things around you must get rid of them.  There are usually plenty of people that gladly will take junk food and think that you are extra kind to give it to them.  I found that out the hard way.  Now  I try not to buy it and if I do then I give it away if I do not use it as I had intended.  If my grandchildren come to my house now they can have healthy fruit and cheese.  For the most part they are happier with that than having something unhealthy.  I think teaching them about healthy eating will be good for them as many of us learned our unhealthy habits when we were children.   

   I am hoping that everyone will have a very happy and enjoyable weekend.         Alice 

Just wanted to say hi to everyone.  I probably won't be in here for a few days.  I go for my first Chemo on Monday, depending on how that goes I might come in and post.  I'm still working on eating healthy all though I was already warned that the steroids would probably hinder any weight loss.  Bummer.  They said it couldn't hurt to eat healthy so it might help in lots of ways.  They didn't want to give me any false hopes about weight gain.  I had to give up my Curves for the duration of my Chemo, but the Curves people just told me to come back when I was able and they would keep me a member in good standing and I could just start over. 

Good luck and keeping you in my prayers and thoughts.   

Please post when you are able to. 

ttfn Love Barbara 

Wishing you well for Monday,you will be in my thoughts and prayers. 

Don't worry about the steroids just concentrate on getting better, eat healthy like the doctor's told you. I have been on steroids since 1987 and used them as an excuse for my weight gain it was more what I put in my mouth the culprit and not the steroids, I have proved that I can lose weight whilst on them, you will experience some fluid retention while on them but as you start to wheen off them that will go. 

THINKING OF YOU  

TAKE CARE  

CONNIE 

Feeling better finely got out of the house today after being in doors and mostly in bed I must admit I'M  so exhausted I really need a boost of energy 

Fourth day into rapid start doing very well I have already lost a IIB considering being on the meds and no exercise '''can't wait to get back to curves and the walking group'''I guess I will have to wait until the doctor gives me the o.k. 

Hope you are all doing well with food choices and drinking heaps of water. 

Barbara....love the attitude girlfriend. 

Take care all 

Hugs  

Connie 

 Val you will be in my thoughts and prayers especially Monday.  Pleae do not get concerned about weight gain now as you know it is just the side effects of the meds.  We hope you will be feeling well enough to post but do understand of the side effects of the meds causing numbness and at times loss of use of extremities.   Just continue to try to eat healthy but probably you will not feel like eating more as often food has a metalic taste at least for some.  I pray that this session of Chemo will go well and it will be over very soon.  At least there will not be surgery before the Chemo.  That is a really good thing.  Just take care of Val for now.  I will be praying for you. 

  Connie, I am so glad that you are finally feeling a little better.  To lose one lb is absolutely great as with the cortisone usually everyone continues to gain while they are on it just because that is a side effect of it to retain fluids.  You should be very very proud of yourself that one pound is absolutely great. 

   I hope everyone is having a great weekend.            Alice 

It's 1pm in Nova Scotia, so it is afternoon.  Hope everyone is doing great. 

I was down 2 lbs this week.  I've been working very hard on my meals and ie.  Yesterday went for an hour walk along the beach. 

This morning I went for 30 min walk along the trail and tonight is water aerobics class.  We are in the pool over one hour.  I can't wait. 

Unfortunately I had a bad food day later in the day yesterday, but it's now overwith and this is a new day. 

How are the rest doing with their program? 

Connie, good to see you are out of bed. 

Val, keeping you in my prayers. 

ttfn Love Barbara