This Trucker Fights Back

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M2M said:
Nope, not coy - I've seen that job - I don't want it!

As for your catabolic information, it's always good to revisit it. I think Twinny and I were the two who challenged you the most on your diet when you first joined, but I don't remember anyone else who had a hard time with it. You clearly knew what was working for you and shared a great deal about catabolics (which I knew very little about) - that's a whole different ball park then when someone comes on the board, said they only had 850-900 calories, and it was composed of fairly little nutrition.
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Well having been a message board mod and now this live interaction chat moderator, I think you definitely have all the goods to be one, Wanting to be one is a whole different story and I respect anyone who doesn't want the headaches. I think you would be the perfect choice if there is an opening though, JMO.

Make no mistake, you and twinny helped me a lot. I was making mistakes. WL and the early advice I picked up here corrected some deficiencies I was creating - mainly protein intake, once again proving the value of a community atmosphere works well if someone is willing to listen - and I did ;) Plus I made some great friends along the way :)

niapage said:
Hey T2
Stopping by to say hi! Hope your having a beautiful
day so you can get out and walk and enjoy yourself.I bragged
for 2-3 days on how beautiful it is here now mother nature is
punishing me with non stop rain lol go figure! Talk to ya later
Tammy
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Hi Tammy,

You know I love the 'stop-ins' :) I did get my walk in today and I really did give it a chance in a hundred but I found a window of opportunity and ran with it. First walk in at least 4 months I didn't wear my sweatshort and had to yoss the 'ol sweatpants on.

It was definitely chilly and damp out but a walk is a walk and I try not to miss any if at all possible. When I started this I was walking in snow and cold so I guess it's time to start that cycle again soon. I did take the day off from biking - too busy.

missysissy said:
I myself have used the extreme low calorie diet. I knew while I was doing it that it wasnt the *right* thing to do, however, it worked for me. It worked for a couple months anyway and then I stopped losing. At this time of my life, actually just a few months ago, a few changes took place in my life and I was surrounded by fast food. I went from eating 800-1200 calories a day while running 15-20 miles per week to eating probably 2500 calories a day for a couple months. Interesting thing about that is that althought i was eating at least twice as much, and all grease and not excersizing quite as much, I still lost weight! Why? Probably cuz my metabolism shut down at 800-1200 calories and kicked in at 2,500. When you shock your system like that interesting things happen. I know it may be hard to do but I would recommend going 800-1200 (cuz i dont think anyone is gonna tell you influence you to do otherwise, although it IS way too low for you) and then alternate between that and 2,000 every other week or every two weeks. You may be very pleasantly surprised.

On the flip side, I havent been eating good for a couple months now and even though I havent gained weight, I have gained a bit around the waist - I need encouragement myself to get back on track. Still excersizing a lot but not eating good at all. Thanks - - Melissa
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There has been some great links in here about elavating and decreasing calories to break plateauing and metabolism peaks and valleys. I keep a conscious eye on my intake and I'm long past strict 800's a day now but I still do have sub-800's days and an occasional 2000 cal day. I'm pretty much in a routine I can live, eat and maintain for a lifetime but it still takes supreme diligence, it just doesn't feel like a burden anymore, more like 'the way it is' describes it for me.

I hope WL and the community help you fine-tune whatever it is your looking for. We may doze, but we never close.

pequin said:
I have to admit, my first instinct was to to on the crash 800 calorie diet thing and then it occurred to me that that isn't going to help me live my life better... just make me miserable and skinny. So I found this lovely place :D

You're not kidding! This is the most comfortable place I have ever been apart of, it's like a huge support group. *tear* I love you guys! :p :) :eek:

Anyway - have a great day. :D
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Skinny I'm not and miserable wasn't an issue, I wanted it too bad to let misery stand in my way. I won't underplay that major food reductions don't have an emotional consequence but they're momentary and you just have to work through it till it passes.

I think what would suck worse is someone telling me to drink a shake or eat 5 lbs of bacon and nothing till lunch time and repeat and repeat...

I could (and still do) eat 6-9 times a day, I'm never hungry and never limited - as long as I stay catabolic-dependant for my snacks. To me eating often was the key to keeping interested and not starving myself. Who could do that for any period of time ?? not me and not you.

As far as my method, I don't expect anyone to find it to their liking. I had to do this hard or not at all, there was no room for compromise to me. I knew without results fast, I would abandon my diet. It paid off in spades, I lost enough to keep me interested and driven to take it the rest of the way.
 
T2 Trucker said:
Well having been a message board mod and now this live interaction chat moderator, I think you definitely have all the goods to be one, Wanting to be one is a whole different story and I respect anyone who doesn't want the headaches. I think you would be the perfect choice if there is an opening though, JMO.
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I own and have owned many email lists over the years, and sometimes it's *really* nice to just get to play in the pool ;)

Make no mistake, you and twinny helped me a lot. I was making mistakes. WL and the early advice I picked up here corrected some deficiencies I was creating - mainly protein intake, once again proving the value of a community atmosphere works well if someone is willing to listen - and I did ;) Plus I made some great friends along the way :)
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Isn't that the best :D

I've never been on a weight loss forum before, and had no idea how much I would learn and feel supported along the way.

There is so much to learn from each other! And I think the whole thing about learning this lifestyle change, is to embrace the changes when we need to make them.

When I started this I was walking in snow and cold
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SNOW? :::shivers:::
/me is a California girl to the BONE!

I'm pretty much in a routine I can live, eat and maintain for a lifetime but it still takes supreme diligence, it just doesn't feel like a burden anymore, more like 'the way it is' describes it for me.
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That, to me, epitomizes success!
 
M2M said:
I've never been on a weight loss forum before, and had no idea how much I would learn and feel supported along the way.
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Ain't it the truth I never ever shared any of my eating or health habbits with anyone, I preach support to my clients all day and the importance of having a unbiased support system..........man i give good advice, too bad i did'nt take it sooner!! support Rocks my world, and my scale too!!!:D :D
 
Hey T2, just stopping by to say hi since I've been MIA the past few days! Have a great Friday!

...and thanks for the coupon for my haircut. :p :p
 
Dirty Laundry:

*phone rings*

Me: 'hello?'
Lady on the phone: "Is this Randy ______ ??"
Me: "yes it is".
Lotp: "Hi, I'm from the State Attorney General's Office"
*I freak*
Lotp: "We're investigating a fraudulent claim on a Mrs. _______, Manager of the _________ Hotel. Does this name ring a bell to you ??"
Me: "yes ma'am, it does."
Lotp: "She hired you recently for a position at the hotel ??"
Me: "yes ma'am, she did but I never started. At first she offered me a front desk clerk and changed the position to laundry room knowing that my disability wouldn't allow me to do that job and I told her I couldn't come to work for her."
Lotp: "You did purchase your own uniforms, correct ??"
Me: "yes I did, which I was reimbursed through the state's Return to Work Program."
Lotp: "So you never worked for her one day, correct ??"
Me: "no ma'am, not one minute."
Lotp: "You did complete all your new-hire paperwork, did you notice the company letterhead and such ??"
Me" "no ma'am, nothing jumped out at me" (as in suspicious).
Lotp" "You did give her all the necessary forms for tax breaks and wage reimbursement for the company, correct ??"
Me: "yes I did, she wouldn't hire me without it."
Latp: "Mrs._______ hired you to a fictious company that leases employees to the main hotel. To date, she turned in over 1000.00 wages you have supposedly earned and seeking her percentage of wage reimbursement. We picked this up when your caseworker had to do a justification allotment on your uniform reimbursement after you told him the story of her switching your position and why his office spent 108.00 dollars for nothing, it was rather routine until we pulled the file up and saw you had wages earned in a job you never took. It just dominoed from there."
Me: "OMG !!"
Latp: "Please be advised you are no way in any trouble here, I just wanted verification. You will be receiving a packet in the mail for a written statement from you about everything we discussed today. Thank you and have a nice day."

*lights a smoke and ponders*

*gathers up my change jar and bags up all my loose change to take to the bank and collects all my dirty laundry for a trip to the laundromat*

*drives to bank*

Teller: *chirpy perky smile* Hi !! Did you want wrappers for that change ??
Me: "No, I wanted you put it in the machine and do it that way."
Teller: "Do you have an account here ??"
Me: *blank look* *mumbles* "over 30 years."
Teller: "We don't have a coin machine at this branch."
Me: "Then why did you ask me if I had an account here if you aren't going to take my coins ??"
Teller: " If you have an account here, I can stand here and count it OR I can give you the wrappers and you can go over to that *points at* table over there and wrap them yourself."
Me: "So a bank without a coin machine is like a restuarant without silverware isn't it ??"
Teller: *quizzical look* "I suppose so." *back to trained chirpy perky smile* "Our other branch has a machine, you can drive out there and cash in your coins."
Me: *stone-faced*

*drives to branch*

Teller:*chirpy perky smile* "Hi !! how may I help you ??"
Me: "I'd like to cash in my loose chan..."
Teller: "Do you have an account here ??"
Me: "Yes (dryly)"
Teller: *beaming* "I'll be back in a minute !!"
*elevator music plays*
Teller: "You're total comes to 20.99"
Me: "talk about irony"
Teller: "I KNOW !! what are the odds of that ??"
Me: "A hundred to one."
Teller: *confused* *looks at ceiling like the answer is written up there*
Teller: "Would you like the ...."
Me: *breaks in* "Let me go to the car to see if I can find a penny."
*goes to car*
*finds a penny*
*goes in and hands it to the Teller*
Teller:*chirpy perky smile* "That's 21.00, is there anything else I can do for you today ??"
Me: "No thank you.

*drives to laundromat*
*opens back door and sees no basket*
*opens trunk to look if for some reason I put the basket there which I NEVER do*
*gets in car and drives back home*
*searches for my basket of dirty clothes*
*searches 15 more minutes knowing 14:30 of it is a waste of time*
*goes out to car - makes mental note no basket on the ground in driveway*
*retraces trip to both banks*
*goes back to laundromat and enters the building and looks around when knowingly I never took a basket in there to begin with*
*goes back to car and lights a cigarette and realizes every article of clothing in the 2X category I owned is gone*
*sits there and finishes the cigarette and thinks many depressing thoughts*
*sits here now wondering if this day could get anymore fucked up*

How is your day going ??
 
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Geeeeesh T2!!
And I whine over my little bad days your's top the cake.
I hate dealing with banks you can run into some morons there! I had
an account(savings) they wanted to charge me like alost 5 bucks
for an money order!I went to my nearest gas station and 45 cents
for 1 lol! I now have a checking but I am just waiting for something
stupid with that to!Sorry about your day hope today and the
weekend for that matter gets better! Bad me would of hung up the
phone from freaking out! Glad that turned out good and you kept
your cool and you sounded very polite to! Tammy
 
Oh Geez...what a day :(

I'm really hoping that somewhere along the line you'll find that basket of laundry - because speaking as a woman who likes CLEAN laundry, I simply could NOT imagine taking off with some guy's dirty laundry!

I hope tomorrow is better!
 
Yea...whatever happened to your laundry? Did you ever find it? You have had a sucky day, I would've turned to chocolate... I'm proud of you for not indulging in the face of such a stressful day. *big hug*
 
Wow losing your clothes? That sucks big time. Hope they magically show up. :) Banks suck too, I go to a bank that is in Pick N Saves and Wal-Marts and they always had me a pamphlet about opening an account and I'm like "I've been coming here every other week for 4 years!?"
 
Thanks for all the forum love.

No worries about donking the diet, all I ate today was a granola bar an hour before my walk.

The part I need to make you visualize is I use(d) a U.S. Army duffle bag (I had for at least 30 years) for whites and towels. This was stuffed full and laying on top of the basket - obvious the attractor of the theft. The basket didn't have that many clothes - like 8 T's, 3 pr of 2X sweats, 1 pr of 44 black jeans (part of the requirement for the job I never took) and all these clothes were on top of 6 one gallon water jugs (empty) as I was going to get spring water after I did laundry.

I called the bank security to ask if they would review their parking lot security tapes and they said if there was no automotive damage or theft of money they wouldn't bother reviewing. I told them this had to occur with 100% certainty it happened either of their of properties and they told me to file a police report (yeah right) and have the police request a review of security.
 
The only thing that sucks is the timing of it all, just couldn't have been worse for me.

Anyway, onward and upward I guess. Luckily I saved some 3X stuff, maybe I can go to Walmart and get some glue and sparkly glitter shit and jazz up my baggy-ass pants and make a MC Hammer-like resurgence. *shrugs*
 
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