What did you eat and how did you move- Thursday

Hi! Hope you all had a good Thursday. It is always a rough day for me but on the third Thursday of the month it is excellent because that is support group night. My favorite night of the whole month!!! We had a rep. from GNC with samples of Isopure and some chewable vitamins and our usual round-table discussions. Lots of pre-ops tonight...it is always fun answering their questions. And...one of the post-ops was there with her daughter who is a dietician and very interested in sports nutrition. I asked her about the BMR testing and she seems to prefer a more low-tech version but it was still interesting talking to her. She is a dear and always offers us all such great information. My carbs were awfully high again today, but it was my choice to eat three cookies today. The only thing I can say in my defense is that none of them were 'sneaks' and they were a sparkpeople recipe so I can tally them in my food log properly. They are all gone now and will probably not be baked again for a long time. (too delicious!) But...they were a healthy recipe and my son didn't notice the difference and ate a lot of them himself. SCORE!!! --sf, nf soy latte 1) 1 turkey/cheese rollup 2) a problem at work: 1/2 piece 'sugar free' (?) banana bread ("made just for you with Splenda"), special Kona coffee (ditto the "made just..."), 1/2 cup 0% fage yogurt---this whole thing or combination or banana bread...whatever...made me dump 3) 3 oz. turkey, 1 whole wheat choc. chip cookie 4) homemade millet protein bar, 2 lf mozz. sticks 5) 2 whole wheat choc. chip cookies, 1/2 cup nsa ice cream **** cream sandwich) 6) cottage cheese pancakes, 1/2 cooked apple, 1/4 cup sf syrup calories: 1314 carbs: 133 fats: 44 protein: 102 For me, moves were 8 hours at work today...heavy work! Looking forward to hitting the hay, I'm so tired now. See you all tomorrow.

Day One of the 5 Day Pouch Test: B: EAS Protein Shake L: Split Pea Soup (blech) D: Ham & Cheese Soup S: SF Jello Pudding Didnt count calories or anything- i think this would be high in carbs though cuz of the Split Pea Soup....But i got both soup recipies off the Pouch Test Web Site. I hate HATE split pea soup by the way..smells bad, bad color and bad consistency-it was all i could do to get it down --but i was hungry...I equate it to eating bugs on survivor--it was yucky BUT i was hungry so........ Also did 1 hour Aerobics. ALSO---Signed up for my first 5K! The Susan G Komen Race for the Cure---it is March 29. I am excited--i roped my mom and my sister into doing it with me.

I am so ashamed of my day yesterday that I stopped logging.. it was horrible. I won't go there. I am just in awe over your control Dawn.. thats all you had all day? I would die. How do you do it?

Aw, Melissa. Hugs! Hope you are having a better day today. I am fighting off a migraine today. I hate to be the suspicious type but since that food at work yesterday was something i didn't control (other than to put it in my pie hole!) I can't help but wonder if it triggered this or just the long stressful week. I hate not being able to say no to someone who said they made something just specially for me and with 'diet' ingredients. Just can't be that unkind.

I have had a few days of struggles this past month with low blood sugars and being on the zoloft... i went to the doc and we both determined I was not even acting like myself. I was sooo sooo out of it. Total zombie.. hated every minute of it. I wanted to exercise and I tried multiple times and would putter out, other times I would get through it but wanted to die.. that is ***NOT*** me.. I think it almost made me depressed.. thus the food eating.. well I have been off of it now for 2 days and let me tell you I can already tell a HUGE HUGE HUGE difference.. I am hoping that it is easy for me to get back on track now. I am going to make a really good effort to log my eats this weekend, and next week before my cruise.. I want to be in control before I go. I know I can make good choices when I am there. For me I have noticed a pattern.. its anticipated stress eating. Like the holidays.. while others might be indulging DURING the holidays.. I am on track but give me the week prior.. im off. See what I mean? SO I am hoping with the cruise its the same thing. I have a HUGE fear of flying and I think also is playing into some emotional eating. The scale is 135 today.. I believe its real weight gain also. I am getting upset with myself and will make all necessary changes starting TODAY.. its been a good day so far. Knock on wood. Terri and Jessica are avid exercisers and also going on the cruise and we have all agreed to get our butts moving while we are on vacation each and every day so that is a great thing. Thanks for listening.. heres to better days! I can do it.. and I *WILL* do it.

You HAVE had a lot to deal with (or as a friend of mine used to say, You have plenty on your plate!) I'm so glad you got off the Zoloft before the cruise, if you already have to deal with stress anticipation eating (and yes, I sure do understand that!) then you certainly didn't need the added trouble of the depression too. Antidepressants are a great thing but they really are a trial-and-error and not a one-size-fits-all. I was hoping that you'd have plenty of exercise buddies on the cruise! And the cruise line must like groups like OH since there won't be nearly the slightest comparison in amounts of food consumed by this group as they have with their usual gorging tourists. LOL Hang in there with your flying fears, it will turn out ok and with more successful flying behind you the fears will hopefully get smaller and smaller. I haven't flown much but luckily all my experiences have been good and the only slight amount of flying stress I've ever had was when I was about to board a C-5 Galaxy flight to Germany from Dover AFB. I was a sleep-deprived new bride (not sleep deprived THAT way!) and I was sure there was no way in h*ll that monster would get up in the air but it sure did and what a lovely, smooth 14 hour flight it was....I slept almost the whole way there! We didn't have a fancy flight deck to walk out across to the plane because it is so big so there was a two-story metal staircase to climb to get in, what an experience! And because it was a military transport the passengers were facing the rear of the aircraft and takeoff and landings were done feeling backwards. Really weird! Hugs...it will be fun, really! Molly

You know i take zoloft and wellbutrin and i have for YEARS. I have heard though that what is good for one can act the opposite for others...My husband had the same experience with Wellbutrin.....made him severly depressed and he was only taking it for smoking cessation. Are you going to quit taking the zoloft? what did the dr suggest? There are a hundred antidepressants out there so --there are always options.....I hope that you are back to yourself soon...I adore you no matter who you are but i want you to feel better....Big ole hugs from me......dawn

Isn't it interesting how these drugs affect everyone differently.. I just feel so much better not being "zombied" out by the dang stuff.. I honestly am very afraid to try the wellbutrin. I have decided that for me.. I think I need to stay "chemical free" and just focus on other things.. like relaxing in other ways. I am thinking of joining Tae Kwon Do as there is a lady in my town that teaches it. I have been off the zoloft for a few days and I am a new and renewed woman.. my old self is back and I love that feeling. Thanks for saying you adore me.. I so adore you too Dawn! You are the bestest!!! Hugs back at you, thanks for being my good friend.. even if it is online, i love our connection on here. Thank you!!!

I am not sure HOW i did it ---but it was not bad....Today has been a booger though.... it is ONLY 2 days......and i chose 2 days where i am at work so i only have around me the food i BROUGHT with me ......we will see how the next 3.5 go!

You did great!!! I am happy for you.. 3.5 to go.. thats cake you can do it!!! WOOHOO, you inspire me Dawn.. I gotta get myself on track.. i wrote to Molly above a bit more about why I feel I am eating out of control, please take a peek and let me know what your thoughts are. Hugs! Keep up the GREAT job!