A New Experience

And thanks to all my other friends who came by with congratz :D I posted and came back a bit later and was overwhelmed in a good way by all the support. Love you guys!
 
Thanks for visiting my diary and no you are not losing your mind! That was funny about your mocha tasting burnt. Maybe your taste buds are changing?
I did bookmark a couple of your recipes I will try when I run out of my scalloped potatoes and ham and green beans meals.

I think you are funny i.e. great sense of humour.

Let's do this thing!!!
 
scalloped potatoes and ham...mmmm :)


Ok I gotta go to work in a few minutes but have the next 3 days off so I'll catch up with everyone then. I broke my streak today and stopped and McD's for breakfast cuz I was starving. Ate one of my frozen dinners for lunch and had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. I added it up and I'm still in calorie range though. Taking one of my breakfasts with me so I don't stop tomorrow morning and do the same thing, lol. Forget the waistline....my budget can't handle it anymore even if it only was 3 bucks.
 
I am so glad to see you making progress :)

I may not be on the forum as often but still checking in on ya even if I don't post as much.
 
Nice job on the loss Lisa! PCOS, I'd forgotten about that. My firend's daughter was just recently diagnosed with it and yep, shockingly enough, she's having trouble losing weight also. Amazing the tricks the body tries to play on us huh?

Anyhow, it sounds like you are on the right track, so keep it up!
 
Happychubette said:
Thanks for visiting my diary and no you are not losing your mind! That was funny about your mocha tasting burnt. Maybe your taste buds are changing?
I did bookmark a couple of your recipes I will try when I run out of my scalloped potatoes and ham and green beans meals.

I think you are funny i.e. great sense of humour.

Let's do this thing!!!
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I think it was old coffee...I know that was the problem at work And I'm so gonna come bug you for that recipe :) Thanks so much for the compliment :) I try to not take stuff too serious these days cuz I know that's part of my problem with stress.
Trusylver said:
I am so glad to see you making progress :)

I may not be on the forum as often but still checking in on ya even if I don't post as much.
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zomg tru! Was so excited to see you! I didn't know you were still here. I'm gonna head over and add you to my friends soon as I get done posting :)
 
thecabbie said:
Nice job on the loss Lisa! PCOS, I'd forgotten about that. My firend's daughter was just recently diagnosed with it and yep, shockingly enough, she's having trouble losing weight also. Amazing the tricks the body tries to play on us huh?

Anyhow, it sounds like you are on the right track, so keep it up!
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Another friend I'm so happy is still here :) Thanks for the support karl. And yea, its tricky but I finally feel like my body is working with me as long as I take the metformin. Hey I had some questions for you. I don't have money to go to Steve's site and pay him, so broke. Too bad I didn't ask him when he was still here but I'm tryin to figure out what exercises to do resistance training wise while I'm losing. I know I can't build tons of muscle yet from his stickies and too heavy to start cardio yet. But I thought I could do something. Do you remember at the very beginning what you started out with as a routine?
 
Korrie said:
Good morning LIsa!!!! how are you today hun??
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Morning Korrie! I'm doing great....lost another few pounds so I'm at 17 lost now as of this morning. I'm running low on variety in the freezer though so going to do a small cooking session today or tomorrow....more chicken alfredo and some beef stroganoff.
 
So I'm still so excited how this is working. On days I don't care I just stick with my preportioned meals. Yesterday I was hungry and had some cravings but still stayed well within my calories. I wanted a fried egg sandwich so I had it. I also wanted some chocolate so for 200 calories I had a skor bar. And I enjoyed the food and was satisfied!! I didn't feel like eating a ton more junk after. I also really think all the extra veggies (they're in every frozen dinner I make) and water I'm getting is doing me alot of good. Even my skin feels better.
 
Dear Lisa, So that is what's happened to Steve. He's got his own website now? Do you know Maleficent? I haven't seen her around either. I wonder what has happened to her, she was a heavy weight around here (no pun intended).

Thanks for posting in my diary. Tonight I am having portioned frozen turkey dinner (from Christmas). I just love having delicious food ready at supper time, don't you? It is very satisfying and rewarding. I'm very happy with my meal plan

Good luck with finding some resistance exercises. My suggestion would be to try push ups against the wall, do twenty. Happy hunting.
 
hey happy :) yea mal went to steve's website too. There's a forum there. It's ore for people who have lost weight and are working on the workouts though from what I gathered. I don't really fit in there right now.
 
So I hit the 20lbs lost mark but not sure if it really counts as I've been really sick for two days, all the symptoms of a gallbladder attack. Really hope not because I don't have the money for the medical bills but last night I was ok finally. I'm hoping it was just some vitamins I took that I didn't realize were outdated, chromium and carnitine. But we'll see...threw them out.

Also I'm dealing with some mega scary life stress. My job is supported living and I've worked with the same young ladies for almost 6 years, 3yrs with one company that went out of business and 3yrs with the one I'm currently with. The parents/guardians have finally had enough and are pulling the ladies but not taking any staff. I feel very heartbroken, and betrayed. They chose this company I'm currently with and its horrible but I stayed for them. I'm the only one left from the last company but apparently they feel we're tainted somehow by this one. It's been just as horrible for staff and the clients. I just wish they were taking some of us too. My boss got laid off and she usually kind of protected us as best she could. They told her they had no management spots for her and didn't offer her a step down. They're paying her the rest of the month but told her they don't need her services. So we finish the month out like nothing is wrong then the rest of us get transferred to new houses. I'm just worried where they'll put me because at my weight I'm in no shape to go back to total care, lifting and wheelchairs. Plus they could put me at a house an hour away like I had to work during the holidays.

So I guess I'm scared and thought I had more time. My plan was to get my weight down and get out by summer. If I try to find a new job I could end up taking a pay cut and doing total care that way too. I just don't want to work with new people and new co-workers, not for this company for sure. And like I said....the thought of not working with the girls I've been with...we've been family to them. One of them even comes home with me during the holidays all the time. It doesn't seem real but I have this knot in my chest and I'm afraid how its going to feel when it sets in.
 
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I hope you're feeling better after these few days of illness, eitherway if reaching (and hopefully maintaining) that weight loss is a positive side effect then great stuff. Hope everything works out for you on the job front, work stress can be awfully demotivating can't it. Best of luck.
 
On a more positive note, during all this I was thinking thankfully I'm doing something right with my weight. It took a month of planning and getting stuff together but once the stuff was in my freezer, it hasn't taken much effort at all. I really haven't felt like I'm dieting or had to give much thought to this, and thank goodness cuz I doubt I could right now. It seems like it's been one thing after another. Guess I really did find a way to make this a life change choice. This week, stress or no though, I have to get my housework caught up and a bit of cooking done to replace what I've used.
 
Sorry Korrie, I called you the wrong name. I'm so sorry for the situation at work but I'm sure things will work out okay. You're doing so well.

I too need to cook some new meals. Am actually thinking of doing a turkey because we can get them for free from our grocery store using our Q-points.
But its a lot of meat though.

Let's keep up the good habits.
 
Happychubette said:
Sorry Korrie, I called you the wrong name. I'm so sorry for the situation at work but I'm sure things will work out okay. You're doing so well.

I too need to cook some new meals. Am actually thinking of doing a turkey because we can get them for free from our grocery store using our Q-points.
But its a lot of meat though.

Let's keep up the good habits.
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No you had it right originally :) I'm Lisa. Korrie did post to me here though. People were callin me "jello" so I put it in my siggy at the bottom. Anyway if you want to private msg me your email I can send you an adobe freezer cookbook I have. There's a few turkey recipes I think and alot of chicken ones that I bet you could substitute.
 
So work stress hasn't resolved yet. And I've been in so much pain from my gallbladder. It had eased up Saturday but when I got to work Sunday it started up again and kept right on. I finally tried some remedies I found online out of desperation including apple juice with apple cider vinegar in it and then also some epsom salts, which did seem to stop it spasming. I also ate legumes only yesterday and then last night it did a treatment gall flush with a cup of olive oil and a cup of lemon juice. Was so disgusting. This is the best I've felt in days though...if I don't move no pain. But I can actually feel my gallbladder when I move and it feels like somebody kicked the crap out of it. If this keeps happening I'm going to have to go to the dr. With hardly eating and the flush I'm down 3 more pounds to 333. I didn't put it on my ticker though because I don't know that it'll last. I do feel thinner today though for sure...and super friggin hungry but afraid to eat.
 
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