alligatorob
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Good for you!! It is great to see you doing well, keep it up.
Have fun.
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My new therapist is sooo challenging. She's said twice in three sessions that not every one is ready for her. She works w nfl/mlb players & a-list actors etc. I'm not at all intimidated. It's time. I will probably do video sessions after next week though. So very happy that's an option.
Starting to walk in the morning. There's a 2-mile loop in the neighborhood. Not sure I'll do that. I may do a time thing for a while. Walk 30 minutes and turn around and slowly extend.
I'm reading the book Appetite Correction. It's putting so much from the book Delay Don't Deny into place.i think the 50 years of programming is slowly unraveling.
I'm also going to take my bike in for a checkup and then see if I can ride. So much has changed that maybe my balance is better.
I may get a full size bed. It means the vent will be covered up but I moved my twin bed on top of it to test it. Not too bad.
New doc appt tomorrow.
Starting to walk in the morning. There's a 2-mile loop in the neighborhood. Not sure I'll do that. I may do a time thing for a while. Walk 30 minutes and turn around and slowly extend.
I'm reading the book Appetite Correction. It's putting so much from the book Delay Don't Deny into place.i think the 50 years of programming is slowly unraveling.
I'm also going to take my bike in for a checkup and then see if I can ride. So much has changed that maybe my balance is better.
I may get a full size bed. It means the vent will be covered up but I moved my twin bed on top of it to test it. Not too bad.
New doc appt tomorrow.
alligatorob
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Hey Crowfeather, good to see you doing so well. You are sounding more positive lately than in a long time. Good for you!
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Hit 260.8 this morning! Almost to the 250s. I'd love to be into 240s by my birthday in a few weeks.
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It snowed for hours. We had about 5", much more in drifts. First time in years I've walked on 'real snow' and it was fun. I put out bird feed and had jays, woodpeckers, cardinals, wrens, and tons of tiny migrating birds I don't know their names ate for hours. Also washed clothes, did some sweeping, cooked a huge pot of homemade beef stew. Tomorrow before I start work, hoping to make apple & pear tarts to use up some of the fruit I have.
Only problem of the day is the store that carries the cat food closed early. Not that I could have made it over the mountain. Don't know how I get that before I leave Monday. Not a huge issue but so lifecis good.
Only problem of the day is the store that carries the cat food closed early. Not that I could have made it over the mountain. Don't know how I get that before I leave Monday. Not a huge issue but so lifecis good.
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Goodness. Being in the city with all these amazing restaurants open all hours of the day is a challenge. I got plenty of food today but I'm nervous about a big meeting tomorrow and want to eat eat eat. I am holding steady!
Got up at 5 and been moving ever since. My bod is exhausted. But if the weather breaks, I'm gonna try walking home (airbnb) tomorrow.
This place has a shower 6 people could fit in with a gigantic rainforest shower head. Omg! Paradise.
Got up at 5 and been moving ever since. My bod is exhausted. But if the weather breaks, I'm gonna try walking home (airbnb) tomorrow.
This place has a shower 6 people could fit in with a gigantic rainforest shower head. Omg! Paradise.
Oh, that's great! Cheering you on all the way!
Since you're in the city, with amazing restaurants which aren't usually near you (?), I'd suggest picking just one, but make it the absolutely most passionately desired one, and enjoying the thing you most want on the menu, and then leaving it. That's only a suggestion, but for me, going too strong on denial could lead to a breakdown in resolve when back home, and "making up" for it, by eating stuff I didn't really want, and then feeling... well, you can guess.
Love the sound of the shower!
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Great advice! I ate a Mediterranean feast sample plate yesterday for lunch. So good that I went back to get the stuffed grape leaves to open my window today. Tonight I am meeting a friend at a nice restaurant. Their menu looks awesome.
I love how IF takes away the anxiety. My window was closed when I got into town so eating was off the table.
Meetings went well. Been up since 5 and probably won't get home until midnight. After dinner, I'm headed to therapy before hitting the road.
My 22s are falling off of me. These jeans fit looser than my other 22s so really not a huge thing but still. My stamina is amazing. I'm now walking up and down stairs wo holding the rail or stepping one step for both feet. Now it's normal with just a tiny bit of sway (no longer dizziness - just bouncing into the wall or railing once).
I also jammed in my meeting. They could have been much more critical. I tried to own up to my mistakes and we came up with processes to avoid it this season.
Going to yoga tomorrow night. I meet with the instructor before class to discuss mods. Excited about that.
I love how IF takes away the anxiety. My window was closed when I got into town so eating was off the table.
Meetings went well. Been up since 5 and probably won't get home until midnight. After dinner, I'm headed to therapy before hitting the road.
My 22s are falling off of me. These jeans fit looser than my other 22s so really not a huge thing but still. My stamina is amazing. I'm now walking up and down stairs wo holding the rail or stepping one step for both feet. Now it's normal with just a tiny bit of sway (no longer dizziness - just bouncing into the wall or railing once).
I also jammed in my meeting. They could have been much more critical. I tried to own up to my mistakes and we came up with processes to avoid it this season.
Going to yoga tomorrow night. I meet with the instructor before class to discuss mods. Excited about that.
I can well imagine that - there's no problem with fretting about what to eat, to fuss or bother, just... no thanks, not eating right now!
It sounds like things are going really well for you - too-loose jeans, stepping right up the stairs - and no dizziness! Oh this is great progress!
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Yoga completed. It was a bit overwhelming so I went ahead and contracted for 8 private classes. I may start doing group classes before i finish out the private instruction but wanted that slow paced, dedicated instruction because it's a lot. And so awesomely inexpensive compared to the city.
I'm out eating dinner because, why not? Myfitnesspal put my 5 week projected weight under 250 for the first time. That's pretty rad.
My should is sore but I feel great.
I'm out eating dinner because, why not? Myfitnesspal put my 5 week projected weight under 250 for the first time. That's pretty rad.
My should is sore but I feel great.
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I think I am happy. It's a new thing. And the classes are REALLY inexpensive.
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The shortest fast yet. Ended at 13.5 hours this morning. I wanted breakfast when I went to pick up meds for Peri before work. Later I cooked a filet and had a big salad. I may fast through to Sunday and reset. Considering ADF but that's extreme and want to wait for 6 months on this woe before switching to more than normal. After I ate the steak, I got really sleepy. Battling to stay awake until work ends.
I bought a size 20 and size 18 pants at Walmart yesterday. Both fit. I got excited. Pulled out my smaller clothes. They don't come close to zipping! Walmart lies! Lol. I will need new bras soon and will need to transition to men's briefs soon too. They prevent sores in the skin folds that are beginning to form.
Bought a workbench to use as a desk. I've got to get it home from home depot now.
I bought a size 20 and size 18 pants at Walmart yesterday. Both fit. I got excited. Pulled out my smaller clothes. They don't come close to zipping! Walmart lies! Lol. I will need new bras soon and will need to transition to men's briefs soon too. They prevent sores in the skin folds that are beginning to form.
Bought a workbench to use as a desk. I've got to get it home from home depot now.
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I've been doing 20-24 hrs the past several weeks. My body suddenly wants to back up to 16-19 hrs. Gotta respect what it's telling me. I bought some buttermilk to dredge chicken tenders in and then coat before baking. Looking forward to that tomorrow. Baked fennel too and maybe a small potato w sour creme. Still getting the night time munchy feeling.
I've worked about five hours today trying to figure out MS Project. It's been 15 years since I've used it and can't quite figure it out. Plan to watch YouTube training videos all night to get caught up. Monday's a holiday but I've a feeling I'll be working both Sunday and Monday.
I've worked about five hours today trying to figure out MS Project. It's been 15 years since I've used it and can't quite figure it out. Plan to watch YouTube training videos all night to get caught up. Monday's a holiday but I've a feeling I'll be working both Sunday and Monday.
Sizes - especially in women's clothes? - are excruciatingly slippery. I hope your new bra is one that you really like the look of; it's only a little while - six months or so - since I was able to buy myself a bra that felt a bit more like lingerie and a bit less like a... I don't know... safety harness.
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@aiminglow 
I get it!
Does anyone have suggestions to deal with sores in excess skin? I've searched the forums and Google and can only find plastic surgery as a treatment. There has to be stuff I can put on the sores or to dry out the folds.
I get it!Does anyone have suggestions to deal with sores in excess skin? I've searched the forums and Google and can only find plastic surgery as a treatment. There has to be stuff I can put on the sores or to dry out the folds.
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