Posts by juleroo

hi there, i joined this site over a yr ago and have been visiting on and off since.  i would very much to join this group, if you will have me ;)

i stopped coming here for a few months because i was big before i left, but have balooned another 20 lbs sine then.  depression and getting hit by a car did it to me.  and while i'm doing everything i can to heal physically, emotionally, and psychologically from everything that has happened to me in my 25 yr life, i have realized that i may need help and support that i haven't yet found.  what i mean is that my friends and family are thin, so i feel like they don't understand my struggle, though they very much support me, if that makes sense....

anyway, i'm 5ft 4in (just make it in!) and i weigh around 170lbs (i weighed 165 last time i weighed myself, but think it might have grown a little since then...).  my lowest and goal weight is 125lbs, which is really healthy for someone of my build (when i was thinner i tended to me more tonned, plus i'm curvy, so i'll always have a little more meat on my bones than many thin girls...).

i'm looking for people who will keep me motivated and be able to give me advice on how control the binge eating (my problem...); people who will have some good tips to keep me on track in terms of exercise (though i'm limited dur to the accident, i'm determined to do the little my doctor has allowed!); and people who will not make me feel bad about myself (though i don't think this'll happen here).

so how does it work exactly?  this thread i mean...

the following are all twinnings teas:

1. orange, mandarin and honeybush (this is a herbala tea, so caffeine free).  is this my FAVE!
2. darjeeling
3. irish bfast
4. chai

in my case, yes, but i was a pretty big drinker.  stopped and i feel so much healthier (i still drink, but not often--like maybe 4 times a month--and my tolerance is WAY lower which is not only better for my health but also better for my wallet).  and yes, it stopped me from losing weight as fast as i wanted, but that's also because drinking makes me hungry...  so that could also have been the issue...

i'll tell you which is better.  and you're going to love this.  you get plain yogurt, fat free (i like LIBERTY Organic).  i buy frozen blueberries, take out about 1/2 or 1/3 of a cup the night before, put in container in teh fridge overnight.  in the morning, mix with some plain yogurt and add a tsp of maple syrup.  or two, if you need it.  the juice from the blueberries melted, the maple syrup.  it is THE BEST yougurt i had in my life and it's all natural.  which is ALWAYS better.

it comes dow to which is most important to you.  i choose local, since it polutes less, costs less (if you go to a farmer's market) and a lot of the time you can find organic AND local.  any organic dairy or eggs you buy are always local, FYI.  i don't know where you live, but here in quebec there's a site called "equiterre" through which you can contact a famer who delivers near you and you can get locally produced produce (and meat, but you have to pay more for that) for pretty cheap.  you can share the baskets with a friend so it's cheaper.  it's all seasonal and it's SO delicious.  they even have winter baskets.  yummy.  i assume most places have these kinds of services, so go to your local organic store or even ask when you're at the famer's market and see if they do this.

to the basic recipes you can add (to make them a little different)

• tbsp of curry powder, or
• roasted red pepper, or
• hot peppers

or a combo of those

i dind't read all the other posts so sorry if i'm being redundent.

i love it with pineapple.  the super sweet with tangy contrast in yummy.  or with granola.  but if you don't like sour things at all, not even a little, you won't like it.  keep with vanilla for a milder flavour that can mix with most (deserty) thing

at this time of year, i make a batch of soup for the week (for my suppers).  split pea, veggies with beans in it, or one with diced up chicken are good and very filling and lean.

for lunch i tend to make myself a bean salad of sorts (with quinoa and veggies and lots of spices/garlic).  or whole grain pasta and spaghetti sauce.  sometimes i do sandwiches with lean proteins and veggies.  i always bring a fat-free yogurt (liberty organic is my fave), some cut up veggies (which i prepare the night before if it's soemthing like cucumber; if it's celery i do the whole stalk and put it to soak in water, which also helps to take away some of the sharp taste), an apple.  i also have a food drawer filled with canned bean salad, low fat granola bars, and teas.

i also buy my lunch 3-4 times a month, usually sushi (love it!), sometimes fancier, but i need those little things...  i do go out for dinner and i do splurge, but when i eat something decadent in a restaurant i always doggie-bag part of it: makes you eat less cals PLUS you get to have the decadence on another day, so you stretch out the pleasure.  yum!

good luck!

if it bugs you, talk to him about it.  maube he dind't mean it the way your taking it.  maybe he meant "i hope we can be active 20 yrs from now", while taking into account the changes that come with age...  or don't say anything.  it's up to you...

agreed: support is key.  i think you're doing it though (driving him to meetings and talking to him).  i've never been through this kind of thing exactly, but i have been through diffcult times with friends/family before.  you can make it through.  remember not to foget your friends, since you might need someone to talk to right now yourself.  they love ya!  they might be the best for advice right now as well.

stay strong!

i counted for 3 months and gained 5 pounds.  why?  i was obsessed with food: i would calculate how much i had eaten, i would think about the things i could fit in for the rest of the day, i would wonder how many calories something had.  all this thinking of food made me SO hungry!  and i almost always went over the limit which made me upset with myself, which made me want to eat.  just to make things clear: i'm 5'4" (ish, maybe a little taller) and 150 lbs.  i am not a tiny girl.  i would like to weigh in at 125 lbs.  i think this is a good, reachable, healthy goal.  anyway, now i'm up to 155 lbs and i decided a few weeks ago to stop counting/weighing myself.  i haven't weighed myself since then, bt my stomach is a little flater and my pants aren't as tight.  my trick: i bring more food than i can eat, but it's aways healthy stuff (yogurt, apple, granola bar) as snacks.  and a goos lunch (like a home-made curry, or a mexican inspired dish made with beans, ground tukey, quinoa.  things like that).  i eat all my lunch and snack is i need to.  drink water.  and so far this has been the best thing for me.  i exercise (dance classes) 2-3 times per week and go to the gym once or twice a week.  sometimes none, just the dancing.  and i feel so energized.  positive.  normal.  i can't do the calorie counting thing, but i DO like the recipes on this site so i stick around.  sorry to haave told you my whole story.  but bottom line: don't do anything that makes you feel obsessive or not good about yourself.  sounds simple, but sometimes we forget...

good luck with your weight loss/maintenance!

and most importantly: congrats on your recovery process.  i wish you luck throughout and lots of success!!

Original Post by coach_k:

Original Post by kingmedia:

I remember today.

I like to take our children to the cenataph to see the rememberance service. It is always cold, like it is today, but worth the few minutes to remember the choices that were made to allow us what we have today.

Last year the wife and I were in Boston for Rememberance Day and were wearing poppies on our jackets. There were a few people who saw us and asked about why we were wearing them. It was a nice feeling to be able to share why.

I remember.

It's so sad that everyone does not know and remember.

i think it's not a symbol in the states as much as it is in canada.  it's nice to have a symbol for rememebring, in silence, and thanking the veterans.  everytime they see a poppy, they know we remember...  how can we not thank them, especially in canada, since they helped keep the battlegrounds for teh WWs away from home.  bless them.

you can make tuna cakes: like crab or salmon cakes, but with tuna.  V'e never made them though, but if you like tuna they must be good.  you'll also need potatos, onions, spring onion/chives, and some spices.  mash potatoes and mix in the rest.  make them into patties (like hambuger patty size--small ones).  in a pan add a little bit of oil or non-stick cooking spray and fry them up.  could be an appetizer or the main with the asparagus and sweet potato, or a salad

if you want to see only him then you should be honest.  but, as the otehr have mentionned, since you haven't been together very long he might take that as meaning: let's do the family holidays thing.  that might freak him out.  o don'T really bring it up.  just say you want to take it slow still, but take it to the next level and try being exclusive.  it's always works for me.