Thursday, July 29th

126.4 (I think). Have the day off today and intend to work on house. Lots of little cosmetic repairs and general cleaning and organizing. Fun, fun fun!

Diane O,  so glad you are feeling better and the weight is back down!

Good morning

glad that those of us who are ailing are feeling better.  Hope that those who are under the heat dome are ok.

A great day calorie wise not much walking though.  Oh how I so want to be back out there in the woods walking along.

cannot believe that the leaves here are turning colour  already.    Blessed deer ate my one strawberry plant that was planning to enjoy the two berries today, but so far they have steered clear of the tomatoes.   Why don't they enjoy butter cups?

Morning all. 115 Quick check in because we're on the move again to Lewiston/Clarkston area. Michelle you're on my mind again, thinking about how we might connect. Not sure which direction we're heading after so might get closer, might get further from you. In Lewiston for a week. Maybe a rendezvous somewhere in between might be possible too?  Or glamp with us for a couple days?  Dunno - lets keep exploring possibilities. That goes for anyone else here who is reasonably close and would like to visit. 

To those of you who are healing, I would suggest adding protein, especially if you're upping your calories!

'Ello lovelies and kind sir! 

Same old, same old. Weight is stabilized it seems. This is a good thing. 

I am leaving for the east coast early, early on Saturday. As mentioned previously, my travels do not usually include great food management. However, I have decided that I am going to TRY to use my time away to begin to modify some habitual behaviors. (I am learning the difference between addictive and habitual behaviors - quite telling.) I am frankly a bit anxious because I don't usually travel as I will be this time. One, I will be alone exploring a new city. Two, I will be beholding to no one. I will be doing a road trip basically from Boston to Baltimore and though I have planned visits with both my aunts, everything else is loosey goosey. Three, I'm having some pre feelings of loneliness at the prospect of embarking on this little adventure by myself. I keep thinking it would be more fun to have Ron with me. Oh, well....

I am one who strongly advocates that knowledge is power. Well, gosh dang it! I have gained more knowledge the past couple of days and understand more completely how food combinations compel us on a biological level (and anthropological level in a sense, too). This knowledge makes me quite uneasy and somewhat internally rebellious (both very good signs for me). This slight push to a knowledgable off balance is good, but I have to ride it out. I have to decide what to do with this new information. The wonderfully awful thing is that I now have scientific evidence backing up my hunch about what my trigger really is. It is NOT sugar. It is not bread. It is not cream or butter or flour or potatoes. My true trigger is when I combine sugar and fat. Add some salt to it and, bliss.

I am beginning to understand the true difference between store bought processed foods and those we make ourselves. I am beginning to see why I can eat a bit of organi**** cream from Smitten and be pretty much okay, but give me some Ben and Jerry's or Edy's/Dreyer's and I'm a craving lunatic.

So, another step forward in this damn recovery process.

However, today must be a day of celebration. Today is the anniversary of the day I became a non smoker. I figure, that if I was able to beat the nicotine, I will somehow be able to eventually beat obesity!

Off to get my three hairs cut!   

You sound like you are in a better place Devon - so happy about that! Great insights - all from the new book you are reading? I wish you a happy trip - sometime being alone is a good thing - you can do exactly as you want to!

Kairk...the name of the book one more time please???  I'm not sure where it is in old posts.  I promise if you tell me once more I will just download it to my Kindle right away!

The End of Overeating by David A Kessler, MD

Here's the link for the kindle version: https://www.amazon.com/End-Overeating-Insatiable-American-Ap petite-ebook/dp/B0025VKJNA/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_2?ie=UTF8&qid= 1469774652&sr=8-1&keywords=the+end+of+overeating+by+david+ke ssler

Got it!!  Thank you!!!  :)

Hi!

Saw surgeon yesterday, she said I am healing "better than the average bear."  She also cleared me for as much walking as I want as long as there is "no charging up hills."   She also said I can rest as much as I want.  Let my body be my guide.   Got in just over 10K yesterday. 

Bandages are off!  I tried to insert a photo but it is so stinkin' big and for the life of me I have been unable to shrink.  So, I am not going to post it it here but if you go into my pics you will see my new belly button.  Plz beware that it is a surgical pic and a bit icky.  

Have a great day!

Shel

I love your new belly button you skinny thang you! Scheduled my BL/BA and arm lift for November 1st.