Posts by eldamaria

BEB -

kEEP BUSY AND FOCUS ON THE GOOD THINGS... YES, EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON, EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT REASON IS.  KEEP UP YOUR GOOD SPIRITS....EAT WELL AND GET OUT FOR SOME EXERCISE TO CLEAR YOUR HEAD.  I HAVEN'T BEEN AS SUPPORTIVE AS I SHOULD OF BEEN TO ALL OF YOU, I WAS SO FOCUSED ON ME...I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. 

I HAVE DECIDED TO BE THERE FOR ALL OF YOU.  THE FOCUS ON YOU IS LESS ON ME...AND THAT IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT OR SHOULD BE.  HEALTH ISSUES, FAMILY ISSUES ARE ALWAYS THERE NO MATTER WHAT BUT HOW WE HANDLE THESE PRESSURES ARE THE CHALLENGES WE FACE EVEY DAY.  SO TAKE CARE MY FRIEND AND LIVE ONE HOUR, DAY, MONTH , YEAR AT A TIME.  GOD BLESS.

good for you, biked all over town must have been a good workout.  Me, just have a good romp in bed twice today.  That's all the exercise I can handle for today.

lol

Talk to you ladies on Monday.  I am spending the day with my kids and grandkids.

thank you.. I know I can beat this or at least live with it.  this morning is a hard one and I can barely stay seated.  Will check in later..

make love NOT war.................

Bonton71- thanks , yes a blessing

Just wanted to update everyone on my condition.  Though I soud optimistic and my attitude seems godly, I need all of your support.  My weight at this moment is on the back burner, my health on the other hand is what faces me every day when I wake up.  I have the misfortune of being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis AND being fat.  Usually this disease eats you up so you understand my dilema.

I am 30 pounds overweight. Today I weigh in at 185 (my scale) until I go to the dr on JUne 26 and then its their scale. lol

Anyway, just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that I NEED all of your help and support. Mornings like this shouldn't happen.....the sun is shining, the birds are singing, my dog looks at me like I am his idle and I am helplessly on the throne (so to speak)in pain and discouraged.This moment my tears are getting in the way of my typing and I feel so alone and I AM NOT ALONE.....

I had wonderful friends visit with us last nite and it was so good to look back on our lives, we have been friends for 35 years and my husband went to school with my best friend and knew her for a long time. And she lived on my block in my teens and didn't even know it.

So I decided to type in a quote everyday whether it is related to me or not.  Just to keep on top of it.

Today's is: 

Dogs have owners......... cats have staff.......................lol

Have a great day everyone......

robbie- I run a group home from my house for mentally challenged adults.  I have been blessed to be part of their lives.  They are so amazing..... doing this for 10 years and until the gov't decides the program doesn't work. I have a basement suite for them and each have their own room.  I see their co-ordinator every month and get inspected every year.  I love my job !!!

thanks everyone is so nice here.  I thank everyone for their kindness.

Pics have been there for a week.  let me know if not there ok

thanks all prayers accepted.  I have been on this once before.  It is not bad because if you eat anything else you feel really bad.  cramps, bloody d and feeling very weak.  I t worked before for me hoping it will again. I make my own yogurt and have really a lot of veggies and some fruits and all the protein you need to feel full.  I tried the nut flour pancakes delish with a dash of honey delish....no I think I will have to watch my intake of goodies because there are a lot of them.

anyway this disease is terrible.  I thought that once I was in my 50's this could not happen But guess what.... I am in the percentage that it does.  so I must live well and take care of myself better than ever.  weight has nothing to do with it........right now concentrating on living well.....good luck to all of you

• thanks for the kind words............

BEB - yes cilantro and coirander are the same.

Yes, it happens to be a trend.  Everyone has so much on their minds.  Same with me, except I tend to keep it to myself and this is good to see others vent and tell someone. I need to do this more.  After all even if no one reads the posts, writing is good therapy.  Sometimes , like now even my best friend is having health issues and I don't want to dump mine on her. 

I am on track and ex on Monday.  But Monday nite helped my son move and also Tues nite and was too tired tues or today  to do any formal ex.  I think moving and cleaning for 3 or 4 hours is ex.  Do you think?

I live in Alberta, not Vancouver.

I am not feeling my best my colitis is back and it makes me feel tired and with all the activity in the evening, my days are quiet.  I just do my own thing like everyday light housekeeping.   I still have my housekeeper every 2 weeks and I

will not give her up.  she has been my lifesaver.  I still run my grouphome with mentally challenged `clients and need to put my energy into that and not cleaning.

I have kept to my eating regimen with 24 points and 35 flex.  so far used only 5 flex for the week.  this is good for me, I usally blow all of them in one or two sittings.

My day today looks like this:

bf-milk/cereal/fruit=5

snk- 1 slice cheese/2 crackers=2

lunch= boiled egg/salad w/dressing/raisins 1 T./nuts 1T./toast=6 pts

dinner- salmon patty/potatoe wedges/broccoli with olive oil =8

snk-fruit/milk/popcorn=3

Total for the day=24

Have a good day all and good luck with all your challenges.....

P.S. tried the low fat banana muffins on this site-awesome and only 1 pt each

BEB- thanks about the hair.  It is different now.  thanks for the compliments.  Please put a photo of yourself too.  I would love to see u too.

My food choices and points for the day:

milk/oatmeal/orange=5

yogurt=2

graham crackers/cream cheese/tomatoes=3

milk/2 cookies=5

minestrone/bun/marg=7

1/2 pear/popcorn=2

total for the day= 24

I have 35 flexpts to use if I need extra food today.....depends on how hungry I am I can use them.

Have a good day all of you (oh I am going to exercise 30 mins as well)

weight this morning- stayed the same this week- thank God after the week last week, I am pleased.......

love you

sinabear-  I think for maintenance you give yourself 200 extra calories  per day I believe for 1 week if that stops your weightloss then you know thats the calorie level for you.  I f you still lose increase in 50 calories more per day until you do.  this is if you continue doing whatever your doing evryday.  Ex as usual no more or  no less for a more accurate calorie level.  Everyone is different but I think you start at 10 x (your weight)  e.g 125 x 10 = 1250 calories and add 200 for amintenance giving you 1450 per day.  That is decent for 125 pounds.  good luck.... how do i know this.  I used to be 125 a long long time ago lol

For me at my weight it is 24 points per day plus 35 points to use throughtout the

week as you choose.  You can use them up all at once or distribute them as you choose.  I  like it a lot. 

I hope now it turns out to be the colour i choose.  you guys have me worried now.  It will have black fancy handles and the glass will be etched with a black like patina.  I think I will take pictures when it is finished.

I am doing this for cardio right now.  I can't do anything else at the moment.  How many calories does it burn?  I can't find any answers to this.

Hello to all, good morning and good night whichever applies to you.  Here in sunny alberta it is a.m. and raining. oh well.  Here is my day to keep me in line

bf- milk/oatmeal=4

snk- yogurt=2

lunch- egg/ 1 toast/tomatoes=3

snk- pear /p.b.=3

dinner- fish/salad/garlic/fettuccine/olive oil 2= 9

snk- popcorn/milk=3

total for the day= 24 points

I am exercising right after this= recumbent bike = 30 minutes

Have a good one all!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ordered my entry way door in cranberry...its gonna be great!!!!!!