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Post by LR63402 on Apr 3, 2024 14:21:11 GMT
This thread is for anyone that has been away from healthy eating, had a gain and is recommitting. We accept all forms of healthy eating here, whatever that means to you. We touch base daily for accountability and to encourage one another. This is a judgment free zone.
We all struggle to get the weight off and keep it off. Sometimes this is a challenge, but we never give up and that is the key. Regardless of our situation or where we are in reaching our goal, we count on talking to each other every day and are blessed to have one another as friends.
All are welcome here.
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Post by LR63402 on Apr 3, 2024 14:37:02 GMT
Good morning! We're halfway to the weekend! Well the storms pushed through and we're fine, but for A TON of rain, some wind (I think we're got a few limbs down) and a lot of thunder. I haven't been outside yet, but I can see some limbs lying on the ground near the back of the property. It's a little cool, but we have sun (hooray) for the resto f the week. Right now it looks like we've got rain all next week. Lol Susie - do you think your symptoms are pollen related? Or more of a viral/cold type thing? For allergies this year, I started something new. I started taking Quercetin. It's a natural (plant derived) flavonoid that is supposed to help ease allergy symptoms. The only issue is that it has to build up in your system to be effective, so I actually started taking it mid-February to see if it would help me by the time allergy season arrived. So far, so good. Since I can't take any kind of decongestant, don't see any benefit from the non-drowsy antihistamines and Benadryl leaves me groggy and hung over feeling, I was researching for something different and landed on Quercetin. Anyway, I hope your symptoms have eased and that you're feeling better. Jana - Put that bummer day behind you and make today a good one! Janet - I hope today is a good day with the kiddos! Jill - Fun on the farm! After life in Florida who would have thought those old driving skills would come in handy? Lol. Sounds like a fun memory and adventure...now that it's over...Lol Robin - I hope you're having a good week! I'm likely getting in a little while. I'll probably have stops at the gym and the store for a couple if things. Other than that, it's a pretty quiet day around here. I'm just happy to have sun  |
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Post by Jarmstrong on Apr 3, 2024 17:34:35 GMT
Good afternoon. I have been on a Teams training call for 4 hours - and I am GLAD it is done. I had something happen on Monday that I am all in my feels about. I can't really talk about it, so I am just taking it moment by moment. Unfortunately, some of those moments are pretty teary. I am trying to stay busy and just hope to move past it. It has affected my sleep and eating. I am actually not able to eat much because I feel nauseous when I eat. Hey, maybe I will actually lose some weight. I think I am just going to take some time for myself to figure out what makes me happy - to concentrate on me. I am struggling a little bit to not self-medicate with alcohol - how sad is that? I know y'all are tired of my moods because I certainly tired of them. I see a therapy session in my near future. It is cloudy and gloomy here today. It is supposed to rain but I haven't actually seen any rain yet. It is kind of matching my mood - gray and gloomy.  Daddy came home yesterday. This is the first I have seen of him since shortly after Valentine's Day. When I made dinner last night he came in with his "sure does smell good" and I almost burst into tears. Who knew you could miss someone who is so aggravating? LOL Lora - do you have your pool up? I talked to neighbors before they left on vacation, and they have an appointment to get theirs open the last weekend of the month. I really hope the weather is staying warm by then so we can start our summer pool sessions. This year I need to make sure I keep up with yard work ALONG with getting my pool time in. I am really looking for the vitamin D boost. I had my levels checked for the hormone injections and my vitamin D and B12 were really low. Susie sorry about the congestion. My car is covered in pollen too. It is so yucky. I might just run through the car wash to get it off even though it is supposed to rain. Seems like the pollen sticks to the car so well that just the rain doesn't really get it off. Jill awwww - your story with the mud had such a sweet ending. I love that you and hubby have date nights and seem so connected. Janet, I know you must enjoy seeing your special needs students making progress. I am always in awe of people who have the patience for it. My DD loves her SN kids and is always sending the parents videos when they make some new development goal. She will occasionally share the videos with me - but not often because privacy, she just shows me on her phone. I think she created a private FB page for her parents. They agree beforehand if they want to participate on the page or not and give her permission to post things about their child. We ordered a bunch of the rubber mulch (a pallet - 50 bags) and it will be delivered on Friday so I know what my weekend looks like. It is supposed to kind of on the cool side this weekend, which will probably be very welcome if I am putting mulch down. At least I will be outside in the fresh air and be busy and getting some exercise in. I have a flowerbed up by the driveway that is always in the shade. I plan to go buy some hostas and plant them under those trees. I am pretty sure hosta will do well in the shade. I think I killed the tulips my DD gave me I planted them on Sunday and they do not look good at all hopefully since they are bulbs they will come back next spring. (finders crossed) I am going to take a short walk to hopefully clear my head an finsh out my work day. I hope you are all having a wonderful Wednesday. |
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Post by jl5549 on Apr 3, 2024 18:10:19 GMT
Lora, I'll have to look into the Quercin. I always have such terrible allergies and I take Allegra, Flonase, Advair, and neil med nasal wash. It's really bad this spring.
Jana, I'm sorry you're down. That's tricky for me when that happens. Glad your dad is home and you had a nice dinner.
Today I made rib eyes and that was yummy. This afternoon we're headed to see relatives then to another town to see other relatives for dinner. We woke up to snow in the ground this morning which was beautiful. It melted quickly, but it was pretty when I saw it.
Waving hi to everyone!!
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Post by LR63402 on Apr 3, 2024 18:44:57 GMT
Hi again!
Jana - sorry about whatever your situation is that has you feeling this way. Hoping you'll see your way through the forest and back into the sunshine. The thing about medicating with alcohol is that it only makes you forget for a minute, then you're right back at the same spot and nothing has been solved, worked through, worked around, faced or accepted. JMO, it doesn't solve the problem, it really just prolongs the problem. (((Hugs)))
Oh, and no. No pool yet. IT's been way to cold and way too stormy to even deal with it. But DH and I promised each other to get it done as soon as it looks like the 70s temps are here to stay. Lol
Jill - You can never go wrong with rib eyes! Yum! Enjoy the family time!
Well, I got out but it was much too beautiful to be stuck in the basement of the gym so I walked instead. It's pretty breezy and that made it seem chilly, but I did get in 2 miles before I just wanted to get back in the truck and out of the wind - better than nothing.
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Post by Jarmstrong on Apr 3, 2024 19:02:59 GMT
Thanks all. I know alcohol, food, sleeping, shopping and other things are not the answer. I also know due to my family history and therapy I have an addictive personality or whatever you want to call it. That is why I am trying to just concentrate on making it to the next moment - if that means taking a walk, reading a book, watching Tik Tok etc. I am staying off social media as much as possible as well. I am more or less trying to concentrate on work when I am at work and home things when I am at home. Trust me I have a ton of things to do. I have a script for xanax but I am really staying away from that as well so I don't abuse it - unless I have a panic attack - which fortunately has not happened. My therapist did give me more resources before on handling panic attacks so I will try those first. The whole name 5 things you can see, hear, smell and feel. That has worked well for me in the past. I am working on positive words of affirmation. I have this little box of affirmation cards - called Listen B*tch - cards to remind you who you are. I don't pull one every day - a DF of mine told me once - to not take the top card - fan them out face down and pick one. I did that today and my card says "You are in control!" 4 times in a row - so that is today's motto - I am in control of how I feel. I am going to choose to find joy in any small thing that I can I appreciate all of you so much. |
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Post by success4susie on Apr 3, 2024 20:35:10 GMT
Hello All - coughing, coughing and the drainage (phlem) is driving me crazy. I went to my gym class and when I was breathing hard, my throat hurt so much, I felt like I would have to stop. I did finish the class, went to Bible Study (where I had to leave the room at one point from coughing, and then INSTEAD of going to mah jongg, I told them I was heading to the patient first type ER. After having all the tests (covid, flu, strep) and finding them all negative, they said it was a VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY Illness and gave me a dose of a liquid steroid and an RX for cough medicine. I rarely go to the Dr for being "sick", but I am glad I went to the ER since the Dr could not see me today. I should feel much better in a couple of days.
Lora - I don't think I have ever had any allergies, but I was kind of grabbing at straws and hoping it wasn't one of the things I was tested for. It is sunny , then cloudy, then raining, then back to sunny, then looking like storms....aaaggghhh
Jana - so sorry you are having to deal with something. Maybe all the exercise this weekend will help you work through some feelings...sure hope so. I think another visit to the therapist may help too...at least it is someone to talk to when you feel you really can't share with a friend.
Jill - Oh, I would love to have seen the snow! I think all of my kids have allergies, but I really don't seem to.
Waving to Janet and RObin...
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