| Forum | Topic | Date | Replies |
 |
|
|
|
| Weight Loss | 1200 Calories and my weight won't budge. | Aug 16 2008 08:10 (UTC) |
4 |
At the risk of being jumped on for this answer I will say that this is just an idea that works for me. It is not intended to be a medical answer to anything. My suggestion is to supplement magnesium for the bathroom issues or I highly suggest chia seed, it is a great source of omega 3 fat and fiber all good if you ask me but that is just me and a few thousand or more who feel this way. Good luck and don't let the not going go on for too long it can cause all kinds of problems other than lack of weight loss. |
|||
| Weight Loss | Hypnosis | Aug 16 2008 07:59 (UTC) |
2 |
I quit smoking with hypnosis about 4 years ago, worked great. I also did weight loss with it and it worked great until I decided to go nuts and eat chocolate cake, it was all up scale from there. You really have to want whatever you are going for with hypnosis because it can't make you do anything you don't want to.
|
|||
| Motivation | Unsupportive Spouse | Jul 22 2008 17:26 (UTC) |
21 |
Hi Dave, First off congrats on being married for 30 years second congrats on the weight loss. As good as you feel about yourself at the moment, and you should, from what I have read here you pretty much have knocked the bricks out of your wife's foundation. You do not look like the same person she has been with all these years, you don't go out with her and do the things you used to do i.e. McDonald's, you now counsel other people about health and weight loss and that is less time with her vegging like you used to. You surround yourself either in person or on-line with people she feels she cannot compete with because she quit losing weight. None of these things in bad but it sounds like it may be confusing for your wife to figure out where she fits in now. Give her some time but don't give her too much time alone or you could easily find yourself that way until the next woman comes along and that would not make you or your wife happy from the sounds of it. Think of it in terms of yourself, when you feel out of control it makes you miserable, she feels out of control not only of you and your eating (which she probably controlled most of the past 30 years) but also of her own life, I would feel like I never knew what might happen next and just like making jokes about ourselves before somebody else has the chance to, cutting you loose before you cut her loose could be her way of coping with the fear your life changed without her. Best of luck and stay healthy mentally as well as physically. |
|||
| Health & Support | Birth control ladies??? | Jul 28 2007 07:29 (UTC) |
1 |
| Would you add water to the gas in your car because you wanted it to go just a little further?
Call your doctor or pharmacist as suggested earlier. If you are going to take the pill then why not allow it the best posibility of actually working without hurting you in the process? |
|||
| Weight Loss | alli? | Jul 28 2007 07:24 (UTC) |
3 |
| Anytime the FDA approves anything I tend to duck and cover.
Obviously, from the amount of so called safe meds they approve that then kill people off or destroy body parts regularly I would rather not try anything that is not life saving that the FDA approves. Even with the things my DR. tells me I have to take I still go for a natural remedy first, if that fails then I may or probably wont take a prescribed FDA approved med. I know, I am a rebel LOL. |
|||
| Motivation | Proving people wrong?? | Jul 27 2007 17:49 (UTC) |
19 |
| Don't get your feelings hurt further when the people you think will have to take notice don't. Most people, I have found, that are rude enough to say things like that, are dealing with their own self hatred and don't see a thing different even though you have changed. The reason, I believe is because nothing has changed within them.
Work on you and don't worry about them soon enough you will see that what they think and do really doesn't mean a damned thing in your life. |
|||
| Weight Loss | Doctor's Orders | Jul 27 2007 06:14 (UTC) |
3 |
| Medifast can claim to be proven safe all they want but remember that every person is unique. I was on it under hospital supervision and my hair fell out and my teeth went transparent. I would never attempt to tell anybody not to do something but please keep in mind everybody reacts differently to things.
I think your doctor may want to take a look at what is reasonable for weight loss instead of just throwing a number out there for you to lose. Please remember that if you lose the weight but make yourself sick doing it you will be in worse shape for surgery than if you went into it with a few extra pounds on you. Good luck |
|||
| The Lounge | Don't get to close: Study shows Obesity is Contagious | Jul 26 2007 15:44 (UTC) |
4 |
| http://enews.earthlink.net/article/hea?guid=2 0070725/46a6cac0_3421_1334520070725897916510
Does anybody on here not know somebody who is overweight? I know many so I guess these people have a study that nobody can disprove based on the fact that the human race is ever expanding what kind of odds do you figure you have of not having fat friends or family? I really wish they would spend the money on something that actually did some good to study. |
|||
| The Lounge | Over or under? (Another issue that divides) | Jul 26 2007 15:30 (UTC) |
5 |
| I am an over the top lady. I remember my mom teaching us that it had to be over the top because otherwise when women with fingernail polish on go for it they make marks on the wall behind the roll (back then wallpaper) with thier polish brushing the wall trying to get ahold of the paper, if it comes from the top it automatically rolls off and they don't have to snatch at it to get the beginning of the roll.
To this day (many many later) both of my brothers refuse to put it on the top LOL their last (and I mean last) ditch rebellion LOL. |
|||
| Motivation | I weigh what it says on my license! | Jul 25 2007 16:52 (UTC) |
4 |
| OMG I had to go look at my license because I had no idea what it said. I must have lied when I got it and I have not gotten a change in years (they just keep renewing it). No wonder the police look at me like I have another person sitting on my lap when they pull me over... I DO!!!
It could take a year before I weigh what my license says I do. Now there is a goal for me LOL. Thanks (I think LOL) |
|||
| The Lounge | Warm fuzzies? | Jul 25 2007 16:24 (UTC) |
26 |
| I tend to think of it like an office full of women when thier cycles start to match. Everybody seems to PMS at the same time LOL. Cranky comes on and then everybody has blown out all their negatives and the positives are here until next month LOL geez I cannot believe I just got so sexist on my own gender. Sorry ;-) | |||
| The Lounge | Am I Such A Bad Mother? | Jul 25 2007 00:34 (UTC) |
2 |
| Well fattypuff, if we all listed just one or two things we did as parents that qualified us as lousy you would get more than one laugh out of it I am sure. You do the best you can and from what you have explained, you are doing very well. The problem is not you sweety it is your parents. Obviously if you or your brothers could never make them happy then it is not you. Sounds like they think they could do better but if they never created children that in their eyes amounted to much then obviously they can't do it right at all (in their own value system).
You have only two choices as I see it, 1. ignore them, as my mom used to say "consider the source and ignore it" or 2. Blow it out with them and most likely have no relationship with them after that. The choice is all yours, but don't doubt your ability to parent your daughter. As long as she is thriving you are doing GREAT! |
|||
| The Lounge | Wicca / Pagan | Jul 24 2007 18:01 (UTC) |
23 |
| I was raised Catholic, did 8 years hard time in a Catholic school LOL then went to a Baptist church to find God. After many many years of not feeling like anything really fit well, I came back to my original being and now I don't believe in any church.
I believe that God is neither masculine nor feminine and that humans portray it that way because it is easier for us to understand if there is a face or gender put to it all. My biggest problem with both Catholic and Baptist teachings is Hell, I don't believe that my creator would doom me to hell because I didn't get it right here on earth. I do believe honestly, that here on earth is hell and we are all here to learn from being here and to teach beyond here. I totally believe that energy is what you have inside you to use to further yourself and those you teach toward the other side and a smoother running here on earth. I commune with nature as my church and don't have a snowballs chance in a fire pit of explaining what religion or belief it is except to say I believe that the better you live your life toward yourself and others the happier you will be and the less tragic your passing will be to yourself and the people around you because you know it only gets better from here. Take care and thank God/Goddess/Universe we can have this discussion without anger and hatred except from those so closed off they only hear themselves speak. |
|||
| Weight Loss | WHOA! Quick weightloss! | Jul 24 2007 16:12 (UTC) |
16 |
| ENJOY it! Things will most likely taper off so enjoy while it is up there LOL.
Don't get depressed though when your body says ahhh and settles down to a slower steady loss. Congratulations and welcome to CC |
|||
| Weight Loss | Who plans out their daily or weekly menu? | Jul 24 2007 16:08 (UTC) |
22 |
| I don't know if this helps you at all but I have found that I need to do some of the same things daily. i.e. every morning I start with a supplement shake and I also have found that if I make my first meal of the day (late morning) a large salad I don't crave sweets and I don't over eat during the rest of the day. I guess it just fills me up so much things seem to work better for me. Also it keeps body functions regular (if you get my drift :-)).
Then I end my day with another shake, everything in between is geared toward veggies, fruit and lean protein. In the past month CC posters helped me get to eating more calories and that seems to have helped, although at the moment I am at a stand still, BUT the good news is I am at a stand still eating 1600-1800 calories instead of at a stand still eating 1000-1200 calories. So in answer I split my day about 50/50 with pre planned and seat of the pants type eating. |
|||
| Health & Support | women only... question about monthly cycle | Jul 23 2007 16:05 (UTC) |
5 |
| At your age I was all over the map. Unless you have some reason that you know of to panic I would give it a month or so to regulate itself. If it doesn't then go see your doc.
Knowing me I would have been hoping it was menopause LOL |
|||
| Health & Support | TLC documentary "I Eat 33,000 Calories a Day" | Jul 23 2007 16:00 (UTC) |
54 |
| At the risk of being thrown under the bus...
Duke.. Congratulations on all your hard work to get from 600 to 475 must be a daily lifestyle change. Keep up the new life. OK BACK TO THE INSULTS AND FIGHTING! |
|||
| The Lounge | sick and tired of this site | Jul 23 2007 15:50 (UTC) |
25 |
| May the sun always be behind you, that it may keep you warm and free of blindness from the glare of life's realities.
Good Luck! |
|||
| Health & Support | Under a doctors care ?? | Jul 23 2007 05:18 (UTC) |
3 |
| Last time I was in to see an M.D. he told me to lose weight and to go upstairs and see a friend of his to do surgery for me to lose it fast. I told him I didn't believe that was the best thing for me and he told me I better do whatever it took to lose the weight. IMO going to see my M.D. is not going to help me in any way, as a matter of fact it is depressing and a draw back to being and eating healthy. But he will be glad to give me pills. Yes I no longer see that M.D. and I don't do things that would jepordize my health as far as eating goes. I am doing away with weight every week now (Thank you CC and the members here) and that is nothing but healthy for me.
Now that I think of it, that M.D. was about 75 lbs over weight himself LOL |
|||
| Foods | should i trust the label? | Jul 21 2007 07:52 (UTC) |
4 |
| I have absolutely no idea which one is right but my question is will 10 calories one way or the other really make or break your day?
Calories are a good educated guess at best unless you want to test each and every thing you eat and then by testing it you make it unedible anyhow so you still don't know exactly. Don't make yourself crazy with this, eat healthy and get as close as you can, if you really feel it is that important then I would say split the difference. |
|||
| The Lounge | What do you think about this? | Jul 16 2007 04:53 (UTC) |
22 |
| slight shift in subject but not really. I think you are right to stay sheer and light with your make up.
Has anybody seen "what not to wear"? Carmendi (sp) uses a spray tinted moisturizer and I have looked all over for it but can't find it. Does anybody know what it is or of a tinted moisturizer for evening out skintone? I have never worn foundation but now that my skin is older it needs moisture and something to blend it better than nature is doing lately. Thanks for any help. Sorry if I kidnapped your post for a minute, not my intention. |
|||
| Recipes | Slow cooker chicken? | Jul 16 2007 04:47 (UTC) |
2 |
| my slow cooker, just like my pressure cooker tends to be a laboratory for me to experiment in. Depending what you like just throw it in and let it rip.
last week it was skinless, bonless chicken breasts with salsa to start it out then I added some carrots, celery and let it cook some more, toward the end I added some zuchinni and when it was done I spooned it over brown rice and called it dinner. It was really good and got a lot of veggies out of the fridge so I could go shopping the next day. The hubbie liked it too and he actually ate veggies and had one healthy meal for the week. LOL he does not go by the same eating style I have gone to, as far as he is concerned as long as the food is in the refrigerator with veggies then it has some vitamins by being close to them. |
|||
| Weight Loss | Please Help Please Please | Jul 15 2007 17:10 (UTC) |
7 |
| driger, touche
*why can't I ever think of the tactful way of saying these things* |
|||
| Weight Loss | I don't understand!! | Jul 15 2007 16:40 (UTC) |
3 |
| Drink extra water over the next few days and I think you will find your scale dropping. | |||
| Foods | Chlorinated Sucralose, aka Splenda and other Fake Foods! Do you or don't you & Y? | Jul 15 2007 16:38 (UTC) |
8 |
| I used to eat and drink processed, sugar substitute laden foods and beverages daily. I went to work for a pharmacist and started eating healthy and have found that I feel better, have less health issues and now when I eat the "junk" it makes me sick. This is not very convenient because most of the foods in restaurants and family and friends are all processed but I find that cooking is not all that bad and sometimes even enjoyable LOL. Anyhow the only thing I still do is chew gum that is sweetened with xylitol, according to my naturopath it is a man made natural sweetner. Sounds wrong but it is close to what our body makes on its own from my research. | |||
| Weight Loss | Please Help Please Please | Jul 15 2007 16:22 (UTC) |
10 |
| Lolla, I really honestly don't mean to be rude, but I have to say what I believe or shut up and I don't do shut up well, so.
Your mom sucks! I don't know how tall you are and I only have other posts to try to figure out how old you are but unless you are really short 117.5 is not a weight you need to be stressing out over like you are. Your mom on the other hand needs to stress out daily as to how she is hurting you and causing you all this pain. Start eating and you will find that the weight balances out and you will start to lose if your body needs to lose but the best part of it is if you eat healthy no matter what your mom says, you will be healthier and better for it in the long run. |
|||
| Weight Loss | pls help! bloated why? | Jul 15 2007 14:45 (UTC) |
7 |
| Not to hit the alarm buttons or anything but seeing as you just came back from overseas and you were sick, I would go to the doctor and have them check you out for parasites (flukes). They are not uncommon and can cause any number of problems especially in the digestive tract which in turn can then puff up from blockages etc.
Good Luck |
|||
| The Lounge | *RANT**My husband is a hypocrite | Jul 15 2007 04:10 (UTC) |
8 |
| I don't understand. If he was going with them why would he be driving and if he is driving why would he take them with him or wait while they get drunk?
Orrr is it just a really lame excuse for him to get drunk with them and blame anybody but himself for his total lack of judgement and responsibility as usual with people who drink badly? |
|||
| The Lounge | Messing Around w/ my boss | Jul 15 2007 03:58 (UTC) |
9 |
| No matter what you do about this job and this screw up, GROW UP! Time to realize a few truths of your life:
1. You screw up when you drink so stop it. 2. Never put anything in writing you don't want thrown in your face later, the schmuck will probably leave your note in his pocket so his wife can find it and he can make her feel like crap. Nobody who cares about their spouses feelings would cheat on them in the first place. 3. If you don't feel like you are worth more than some old married guy who you work under then find out a way to make yourself feel like you are worth more and leave the scum to the life they choose to live. Do I need to continue? |
|||
| The Lounge | A little complaint (does not meet the standards of a full-blown rant) | Jul 14 2007 06:24 (UTC) |
3 |
| OMG didn't you guys get the memo?
*digging though the papers on the desk* I know I printed that thing out......... Ah here it is: To Whom It May Concern: As of the first day you notice, the gods and goddesses are taking vacation. Things may get a little crazy and we realize this happens from time to time but you humans always think you know how to take care of things and now we are going to the heavenly club med and take a break. It is time for you to prove yourselves to us and if you screw it up we will be back later to fix it as always. Just remember as soon as we are through sipping our Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain we will return. Best of luck to all Sorry guys I just assumed everybody got the memo. Maybe if we click our heels three times they will come back and fix what we screw up when left to our own devises LOL |
|||
Join Calorie Count - it's easy and free!
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recent Activity
 |
New journal post White and Green by jannid 21:50 |
 |
spirit_me_away added moonikins as a friend |
|
New journal post change by harayoutoday 21:36 |
|
New journal post Well by sweet_cheekz 21:25 |