Tuesday Tales- What are YOU up to??

Nancy B
on 3/28/11 4:05 pm - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

Good morning, everyone! Well, we leave in a few hours…I am SO not a morning gal so this will be interesting! I have everything ready....sort of....and will just pack it all in the morning…just need to throw together my carry-on bag (hard candies for JB, nuts for me, my crochet supplies, my “HOW TO” manual for my new pink cellphone) for in the car and then my meds, cosmetics and ‘just in case” stuff. JB always gets annoyed with me for bringing far too much but I let it in one ear and out the other…pffftt! Derek, our younger, stays home and works….I hope that he doesn’t get a lot of heavy snow yet to deal with and he always works the weekends as a Bouncer ..still, it’s really good that the house isn’t empty and he enjoys his “bachelorhood” and freedom…lol. Danny, our older son, and his wife leave before we get back…they are headed across country to Las Vegas with Dan’s boss …Dan & he will do an Electronics Trade Show while I’m sure Amy will fill her time at the pool and shopping and gambling…lol..then the boss leaves after four days and Dan & Amy stay for the rest of the week…it was all the BOSS’s idea that Dan brings Amy too! His boss owns the company that Danny works for and it seems that he is rewarding Dan these days for all his hard work and innovations that he has created for the company! I’m so happy to see Danny get recognized for all his efforts! When we get back, I believe that Derek and his lady-friend, who works for the Coast Guard, are talking about taking a vacation trip as well. Poor Derek hasn’t been away in years…I hope that they go somewhere fun and enjoy! (wow, have things changed since I was his age!) The last laundry is done, JB’s sweat pants....heaven forbid he goes w/o them! What’s with men lounging in sweat pants after dinner?? I suppose, better than his underwear…LOL..I’m SO bad! I’m struggling here, reluctant to go away, I confess…the Wellness Fair is always on my mind but I’m taking my laptop along…what am I forgetting?? I know, that once we are out for a few days, I will relax more and get used to life on the road. I’ve just been contacted by the BRAIN INJURY Association to do some art therapy with them…..that will have to wait til I get back, of course. I’ve got my huge bag of Matrix 5.0 hot chocolate protein powder and my skim milk powder ready and all the little snack baggies but I cannot make up the baggies til I get across the border…..darned skim milk powder could be looking suspicious to over-zealous border guards. So the first night over the border into NY, I sit and make up enough baggies of skim milk powder and protein powder to do the trip. That way I can just snag a few baggies at a time out of my “staples” box in the trunk…as yes, we have done this before *s*…I have my routine set in place. Oh we will miss our LilyRose! Well, off to finish a few last minute chores…*s*..enjoy your week!!! Nancy B

Laureen S.
on 3/28/11 8:20 pm - Maple Shade, NJ

RNY on 10/16/07

Good Morning Nancy, Those to Come,

Just a really quick hello here as I have to get myself ready for the workday. I want to wish you a safe trip and sounds like you have everything you need pretty good and while going over the border, you should easily be able to find whatever you need that you forget, but you sound like me when I am getting ready for a trip. . . lol

Ok, my day today is work and then not sure what I am doing afterwards, I need to get back to the gym, afraid that my heel spur will get reinjured though, as my foot is just starting to not hurt in the morning when I get up. I am hating this weight gain and need to find a way to get it gone. . . ugh. . . 14 lbs and it makes me feel awful, fearful that these last 14 won't leave, which is why I need to get to the gym.

Wishing everyone the very best day and peace and strength to any facing life challenges.

Hugs, Laureen

My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen

"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland

Candygirl
on 3/28/11 11:13 pm - Somewhere in, NY

RNY on 05/08/06

Laureen

I understand about the 14 lbs. That's what I need to re-lose. I realized how desperate I was when I went to a Zumba Gold class yesterday. I actually had fun, and will be going every Monday morning and hopefully Thursday evenings.

I hate to exercise. I never get into the "zone". But this was enjoyable.

I've gotta do SOMEthing to lose this weight.

Fingers crossed that your foot stays happy...

Candy

Laureen S.
on 3/28/11 11:24 pm - Maple Shade, NJ

RNY on 10/16/07

Thanks Candy,

I'm just so cognizant of the fact that this is the place/point where one can begin regaining if they are not mindful and vigilant and I have to say that the 14 lbs. sure did find their way on me with very little effort and I don't want to regain anymore weight. I'd like to go back to Zumba, it is a lot of fun, just need to find a class that does not meet too late, as the side effect of Zumba is this tremendous energy rush that keeps me up for about 3 hours after a class, so a class that meets at 8 p.m. is not a great idea, also need to find the right shoes as that is when I first started having an issue with my heel. . . oh the joys of aging and weight loss. . .

Enjoy the class!

Laureen

My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen

"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland

ceeidee
on 3/29/11 10:31 am

RNY on 10/17/07

Laureen and Candy,

I have 20 to "re-lose" and it just makes me feel sick that I let it get that far.

Zumba sounds like a fun idea. Maybe I will look into that.

I started on-line WW a couple of weeks ago but haven't done so hot. I recommitted today and have done well, plus I found a yogurt I really like that may take the place of the evil granola bars which have given me the extra poundage with my assistance in buying them, opening them and placing in my mouth and then swallowing.
I am recording all of my food now....

Thanks for posting on this topic...

Cheryl

We never touch people so lightly we do not leave a trace.
Peggy Tabor Millin

Laureen S.
on 3/29/11 10:12 pm - Maple Shade, NJ

RNY on 10/16/07

Sadly for many of us, the old demons return and for many it appears between 2 and 3 years that it really goes back to doing those things we did in the first year or so, monitoring each bite, via keeping a log, making the choices we know are in our best interests and exercise. So the bottom line is nothing changes, except that WLS gets us to a place and we must do the work to stay there. . . Since I started this job, I do a lot of emotional eating, in other words stuffing my feelings, not quite sure how to get around this one because I cannot share how I feel safely with anyone here at work, plus I know that feelings are not facts and therefore I am better off not expressing them, at least I've learned something over the past 23+ years. . . I will and can do what I need to in order to get back to where I was happiest with my weight.

This topic is the main root of what we have in common, so this is the place to discuss it, as no one but someone who has travelled our road can truly understand it as well. . .

Hugs, Laureen

My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen

"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland

George T.
on 3/30/11 3:37 pm - Grand Prairie, TX

RNY on 12/13/07

Now you tell me, after I hit the 3 year mark. LOL. I fully understand. I think I got a little ****y about how well I was controlling my weight. One of my docs put me on steroids last year, I gained 15 and have not lost it. Grrrr. Got to try harder.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!

Laureen S.
on 3/30/11 7:55 pm - Maple Shade, NJ

RNY on 10/16/07

You know George, I was put on steroids too when I had that nasty bout of poison ivy and while I was on them, I was not hungry at all, but as soon as I came off them, I was ravenous and seem to be that way ever since, though I know that my job situation created a lot of opportunity to do what this old addictive personality does well, emotional eating. . . I am really working on it, very unhappy with my current weight, this mornings number is frightening to me and not in the direction I like it at all. . . I am going to be weighing and measuring and seeing if I can get things back to the way they should be.

Hugs, Laureen

My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen

"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland

George T.
on 3/30/11 7:59 pm - Grand Prairie, TX

RNY on 12/13/07

You speak my mind there. I do eat a lot now. But a little at a time. Another problem I seem to have is I bring too much food with me to work. And decide if I brought it with me, I need to eat it.

Regarding measuring, I had just decided about two hours ago that I was only going to bring X amount with me each day and any time my stomach wanted more, it was going to get Crystal Light.

Let's tackle this together.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!

Laureen S.
on 3/30/11 8:27 pm - Maple Shade, NJ

RNY on 10/16/07

My problem is partly that there is always so much temptation around and when I am feeling bored, which is pretty often at my current job, I start thinking, oh just a little taste won't hurt. . . WRONG! I need to say NO and mean it. . . but also the same about bringing and eating too much sometimes . . . We can do this, there is strength in numbers and we are the numbers. . .

Hugs, L

My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen

"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland

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