| # | Author | Message |
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| Mickey4President
Thu 4/27/2006 2:46p | My hubby has recently inspired me to loose weight. About 4 months ago he went to the doctor. He told him that at his current weight of over 400 lbs he had 3 choices. 1.gastric bi-pass, 2.lad band, 3.have a "widow-maker of a heart attack before he was 40 (He just turned 30.) He got lad band. Of course he eats a lot less, so I eat what he eats. He works out 3 to 4 times a week where he works. Starting Monday, I'll work where he works, so I will get to work out with him. When he had his lap band on March 3, his goal was to loose 100 lbs by our October WDW trip. As of yesterday he has lost 38 lbs. I am SO PROUD of him!! |
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| 999HAUNTS
Thu 4/27/2006 3:02p | M4P:
You give my best to your hubby. What an inspiration!
This is day two of operation pound drop and I had such a headache!! I'm sure it's because I used to drink about 3 cokes a day. I might break down and go buy a diet soda from the vending machine just to make this headache go away.
Otherwise, I'm in great spirits and I really feel this is the time I'm sticking to the rules. No diet, just a change in eating habits. Seems to be what everyone here has outlined.
I love the idea of F/F coolwhip! Cause I love sugar free jello. |
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| Mickey4President
Thu 4/27/2006 3:12p | Thank you 999HAUNTS, I will tell him.
This week I finally gave up Dr. Pepper. When I went to pick up my DS's from school, I pass a Sonic. I had such a bad headache from the lack of caffeine, they I drove in and got myself a Route 44 Dr. Pepper. I feel bad about getting it, but my head feels a lot better.
Also, in a moment of weakness, while in line at the gas station, I bought two Cadbury eggs. I had been so good all Easter season and not had one. When I got home I took one bite and it was so sweet, too sweet. I took them both and put them in the trash. |
34
| alexbook
Thu 4/27/2006 3:16p | You know the joke about using the smoke detector as a cooking timer? For me, when I hurt my back, it means it's time to lose some of the fat around the middle.
Monday, I lifted a box and felt something give way in my back. Ever since, I've been hurting all down my left side. As soon as I can walk again without limping (sometime next week, probably), it's time to start some serious hiking and to stop eating ice cream for dinner.
P.S. I've never understood women's dress sizes. If someone is, say, a 12, what does she have 12 of? And how can that single value express a complicated three-dimensional shape?
I mean, men need three pieces of information just to pick out a pair of jeans: waist, inseam, and cut (in my case: 36", 36", loose fit). |
35
| alexbook
Fri 4/28/2006 6:18p | Okay, I succeeded in not eating ice cream or candy or cookies last night and before work today, then this morning I was opening the mail and there was free chocolate from one of our vendors. I knew I shouldn't, but I ate it all. Didn't even offer any to co-workers. |
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| Liberty Belle
Fri 4/28/2006 7:07p | Best of luck, 999Haunts! I know exactly how you feel - I used to be quite motivated about my weight (although I've always been overweight, I've managed to at least keep fairly toned), but I've become a really lazy cow over the last couple of years and even if I eat well, I find it hard to get the motivation up to shift it. I'm glad you've found your motivation and I'm sure you'll stick to it! |
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| RAM1984
Fri 4/28/2006 8:41p | FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES:
A lot has been said on this tread about if and when friends/relatives should tell someone that they are looking heavy. My family keeps saying I don't look too bad when I say I feel fat. (As I stated before I am good at hiding under sweats and baggy shirts.)
Anyway, yesterday the temp. jumped to the mid-80s. I put on a tank top and elastic waist shorts. My grandson (whose mother is pregnant) asked, "Grandma, are you pregnant too?" When I said no he said, "Why do you look like then?"
I am on day five and going strong but this little LOL insident has strengthened my resolve. |
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| alexbook
Fri 4/28/2006 8:44p | My mom likes to tell the story of me as a young kid pointing at a fat man in the grocery store and asking (loudly) if he was pregnant. |
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| RoadTrip
Fri 4/28/2006 9:01p | <<A lot has been said on this tread about if and when friends/relatives should tell someone that they are looking heavy.>>
OK... first don't get me wrong. I definitely PREFER women that are a little plump (or a lot plump depending on my mood).
;-)
But come now... no one needs someone else to tell them. Buy a scale. Step on it and read the result. If it reads over 300 lbs and you are 5' 3" you might want to consider dropping a little weight. It's not all that tough to know that you might be heavy.
:-)
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| cape cod joe
Sat 4/29/2006 1:15a | A friend of mine at the driving range told me he forgot his and his wife's anniversary and she was ANGRY!. After this went on for a while he asked if there was anything he could do to make it up. The wife said "I would forgive you if I saw something in the driveway that went from 0 to 200 in around 5 seconds!" The wife kept looking in the driveway for a few days and NOTHING. Then about a week later she looked out at the driveway and there was a LITTLE box. She quizzically went outside to see what it was. She opened the box and inside was a scale! |
