Posts by sunnydog98

Thanks for all your suggestions.  I tried to double sock, tape the band aid on and it worked.  Of course as soon as I took the tape off the band aid came with it but who cares.  lol  This was the first day in almost 2 weeks that I wasn't in pain by the end of my hour walk.  My foot doesn't hurt tonight either.  WOO HOO 

Thanks again!

I am a home care provider and have had a client with Alzheimer's.  Yes it can be very difficult to deal with emotionally.  My heart is with you.  Your experience reminded me of the book The Notebook.  Yeah I kno they made a movie but I have never seen it.  I read the book a few months ago and I just loved it!  I think you would enjoy it too.  Anyone who knows someone who suffers from Alzheimer's would like this book.

Enjoy all the time you have with him, take him on more walks or just sit quietly with him, I believe in my heart that they know you are there even if they can't communicate with you.  But remember to take care of you too, cry if you need to and don't be ashamed.  It is hard to watch a loved one who is sick.

If you ever need to talk I am always here to listen.  Take care of yourself and hang onto the wonderful time you had with your Grandfather.

I am in the same boat you are in.  I started here in Sept of last year and lost 20 lbs.  Stopped counting in Dec and didn't really gain a lot back.  In June I decided that I wanted to lose the last 10-12 lbs.  I do really good on the weekdays but then seem to blow it on the weekends.  So I really haven't lost anything in the last month.  GRRRRRR  So I am going to try really hard to stick to it this weekend.  Mayb we could keep each other motivated.  Check in once a week and what not.

My Stats- 5'7" 151.5 and I want to get down to between 138-140

Well it looks like I will be here for a bit longer.  I was on a SEE FOOD diet last week.  I am going to stop that diet, I seem to gain weight on it.    So as of today I am at 152.5.  Hopefully I will be able to join the 140's group in the next few weeks.

Niki-CONGRATS!  140's here you come!  WOO HOOOOO

Hope everyone had a great day!

I left calorie counting for almost 5 months.  I had been using this site for about 3 months and had a pretty good idea of the calorie counts of what I usually ate.  I did pretty good with the weight part even though I really didn't exercise.  At about the 4 month point I started putting back on some weight.  I gained a total of 6 pounds but about 4 of those were water weight as I lost them within the first 3 days.  I still weighed in almost everyday and once I saw those pounds coming back I came back to CC.  I am here to stay for a while now, I need to reach my goal weight of 138. I am currently at 151.

So take a month off and see how you do.  I am sure you will be just fine.

Good Luck!

I too notice when I exercise my PMS becomes less intense and some months not at all.  Try not to worry about it, just keep eating and exercising like you are.  Take a deep breath and relax, stress can make your body do weird things too.

OK I am back after a somewhat long absence.  Before I left I made it to the 140's but I am back here again for a short stay.  I started back to walking and calorie counting yesterday.  I am at 152.5  So I gained about 6 pounds in my lazy time.  Not too bad but I want to get rid of the weight I gained and get to my goal weight.  I just wish summer would get here sometime soon, I am sick of RAIN!

Anyone else still here with me?

My BF works in an office but has found ways to get some exercise in during the day.  He takes the stairs instead of the elevator and he tries to take a walk on his lunch hour.  He might walk for 20 minutes of his lunch hour.  You might want to get a pedometer, that way you can see how many steps you take a day.  I have one and when I use it I find myself trying to beat the number I walked the day before, kind of a competition with myself.

As for the calorie counting, it's kinda hard at first but after a few days of logging things you will get use to it.  I eat a lot of popcorn cuz it's low in calories and fills you up. 

You can do this!  One day at a time.  Don't beat yourself up if you splurge, tomorrow is another day.

house training can be done but you have to train her that going potty inside is not ok.   Have you taken her to the vets to make sure there is no medical reason for her to be having accidents?  If that has been ruled out then here are some things you can try.  

First make sure that she goes outside as soon as she wakes up and after she eats.  Make sure she goes out as soon as you get home too.  Once she figures out when it's time to go outside she will let you know if you forget. 

When she is inside with you keep her with you at all times.  The best way to do this is to get a short leash, 4 feet is good, and attach it to your belt loop and hook her to the other end.  That way you will know what she is doing at all times.  If she starts to go potty you can stop her and take her outside right away. 

Praise her when she goes outside, give her small treats and lots of attention.  If she has an accident ignore it, clean it up and go on.  Don't yell at her or scold her often times this will only make her afraid of you.

You could try crate training her, most dogs wont urinate and defecate where they sleep. If you are going to crate train make sure you do it slowly and use treats.  Once she gets us to it she may actually go into her crate when she is tired. Here's a link to crate training  http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

If you have any questions feel free to email me.  Try to explain this to your Mom and Dad and have them help.  Pets are part of our lives and quickly become part of the family.  With the help of your family she can stay home with her family.  Which means YOU!

Take care and let me know how things are going.  I am here for you if I can help you with this at all!

Erin and Sunny

Yes I have fallen off the wagon, for almost 4 years!  I gained 35-40 lbs in that time.  But you know, one day I woke up and said "ok I am done with eating all the junk food, gaining all the weight, and my knees and ankles bothering me on a daily basis."  So I talked to my brother who had recently lost 40 lbs and he said he counted calories and exercised.

So in Oct 2007 I ended up at this site.  I logged my calories daily and after 2 weeks I started walking.  To date I have lost 17.5 lbs.  Has it always been easy? NO NO NO!!!! I have had weeks where I don't lose anything and other weeks when I lose motivation, like this week no exercise, but I still count calories.  I have binge days, maybe once every other week.  And with no exercise I have noticed that my knees are starting to bother me again.  So Sunday is my start of walking again.  I know I have to do it to keep my knees healthy and strong.

I know about the support thing at home, although my brother isn't unsportative, he still brings cookies and junk in the house.  My BF loves to cook and at first would make really high calorie foods.  He has gotten better now and has even lost 10 pounds.  That's what is great about this site.  Everyone here will help encourage you and keep you on the right track.

If you have decided that you are ready to lose weight, it has to be your decision and not to please anyone else, then you can do it.  I know it is hard but we are all here for you.  Take it one day at a time, and if you mess up tomorrow is a new day!

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!

As of Monday 12/24 I was 154 lbs.  So I lost a little since the last weigh in report.  I am not even going to step on the scale this morning!  X-mas dinner was just tooo GOOOD!  

I am glad the holiday season is almost over.  It's getting harder to resist all those goodies.

Flying can make even seasoned fliers like me nervous.  I sit around just like you and think "what if?"  But you know what?  If we let our sense of fear keep us from flying then we would never get to experience all the fun, exciting and new things we can see in different countries.

I have flown international 2 times.  Once to Germany and once to China.  Germany was about 9 hours I think and China about 12.  They were both long long long flights.  The worst part was sitting in coach, there just isn't enough room to get comfortable.    But the nice part is you can get up and walk around the plane, stretch your legs and talk to others who are traveling the same place you are.  You never know you just might meet some really nice people.

If you are truly afraid you are going to have a panic attack talk to your doc and see if you can get some mild sedatives.  Also I agree with taking Tylenol pm or some other sleep agent with you.  You may not need them but they are great if you do.  Just make sure if you take sedatives to check with your doc to see if it is ok to take both.

Please don't cancel your trip.  I think you will regret it.  If you want to chat more just send me a message, I will do the best I can to help you prepare for the trip.

I agree is sounds like shin splints.  I have had them before and it really does hurt.  When I got sick and took a week and a half off of walking they healed and I haven' t had anymore problems.  One thing you might try, it worked for me and I got it from this site, is to wrap your lower leg with ace bandage.  Take it from the knee to the ankle.  I did that for a while and it made it much  more manageable.  I could go about my daily activities, not working out, with no pain.  I did continue to do my walks but it hurt when I did.  I really think the best thing is rest but I am sure there are others here who will have suggestions on that too.

 Hope this helps some.  Feel better soon!

HI Emily, I'm Erin.  I am 36 and started out needing to lose 32.5 lbs.  I have been using this site since Oct 15 and so far have lost 17 lbs.  It is hard for me to stay motivated right now because of the short days and cold weather.  I get up in the morning and look outside and if I see what I think is ice I crawl back into bed for a little extra sleep!  lol 

Counting calories can be a pain.  I decided today not to bother counting, I am just too  lazy to look up what I ate today.  lol  Everyone here is great and will help with motivation whenever you need it.

Welcome!

Hmmm...that diet sounds good to me!   Ok it would be fun for a few days anyway.  I am bad at doing the ratio thing.  I watch the calories and that's about it.  I have been losing weight and can feel my body starting to tone back up.  Although I must say that it doesn't always agree with the exercise idea!  lol 

I am sure you will get more answers which will be interesting to see.