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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited April 2011

    Karen,

    You are doing so good on the weight loss!!! I know they say no food after 7 and yet here I am having not eaten dinner yet!  Maybe that is part of my problem!  Note to self, must get better about eating earlier!  SO glad to hear that what we applied to quitting smoking is helping here too!

    I am an animal lover so totally GET your Godmother!... I don't have too much experience with cats but wow... a 22 lb cat must be a sight to see and, if I'm not mistaken, could be considered to be an honorary dog!  I have only ever had dogs and I know how your Godmother felt, in that, my dogs were truly like my children, in that i had to make sure they were ok before I could turn in!. My beautiful fur-baby passed away last summer and it was so very hard.  We are to the point now where we are entertaining the thought of perhaps getting another pet.  Not sure that we are quite there yet.

    If it's not too personal of a question.. who took in Bubbies and Cowboy? 

    Glad to hear that you enjoyed a really great reunion! That had to be really wonderful!  Try to stay busy as best you can on the weekends!

    As much as I loved my dear fur-babies, it was only a fraction of the love they gave to me!

    I know that your Sundays are so hard and I continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers!

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  • karen333
    karen333 Member Posts: 3,697
    edited April 2011

    My godmother's son moved back home 3 yrs.ago and was her caregiver for 1 and 1/2 yrs., and did a wonderful job.  Cowboy and Bubbies live there with Sam. my godmother left the house to Sam and his brother.  He is the type who can't watch Animal Cops on the Animal Channel,  Bubbies became his pet when his former owners moved away.  Sam was already feeding him and brought him back to Conneautville.  My next story will be about Cowboy.  Seaside - thanks for listening.  I know how hard it is to lose a pet, when you are ready you will have another pet to share your life with.  By the way Cowboy is terrified of Bubbies, I have seen him walk a big circle to get around Bubbies, as far as I know he has never hurt Cowboy.

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  • karen333
    karen333 Member Posts: 3,697
    edited April 2011

    Seaside, I love that "honorary dog", I'll have to share that with Sam, he'll get a kick out of it.

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited April 2011

    Hi Birdies, here's some encouragement to get out there and get some exercise:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17exercise-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

    NM - hope you're feeling better and able to get up & out, maybe take that dog for a walk?

    Ainm - you've done so well, 2 steps forward and 1 step back, this is just a temporary step back.  And of course there's all that the pre-surgery stress.

    This is a place to feel accepted and safe and loved and motivated to do better.  {{hugs}} to all

    I'm trying to do well and be well.  Taking yoga class twice a week.  Walking every day.  Eating (mostly) healthy.  Drinking lots of water.    Bought an aromatherapy lamp ring (it sits on the light bulb and releases scent as it warms) and tangerine essential oil for cheerfulness and energy at work.  May try something soothing for home...

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2011

    Hi ELABers!  I have been sick all week, getting lots of fluids but not alot of food.  The good news is I have lost 4 pounds, bad news is no exercise.  I have an appointment with my doc tomorrow, hopefully i will be on the road to recovery soon...

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  • mimi1964
    mimi1964 Member Posts: 2,163
    edited April 2011

    Sorry to hear so many of you aren't feeling well.  I had that same "bug" a few weeks ago and I stayed out of work in bed for 2 days and ran a high temp.  It took me over a week to kick it.  It was tough!!! I hope all of you feel better soon.  The diet will wait and you can get back on the wagon when you feel better.  Don't beat yourselves up. 

    Wondering how I will do since the doctor changed my med from Tamoxifen to Arimidex.  Any of you taking Arimidex?  Has it affected your weight loss ability???

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  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
    edited April 2011

    (((Michelle)))♥

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited April 2011

    O2B,

    Good job on the weight loss but, what a crummy way to have to do it!  Feel better soon!

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2011

    the verdict is in sinus infection and ear infection. just took my first dose of antibiotic and hope to being felling better soon.  

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  • karen333
    karen333 Member Posts: 3,697
    edited April 2011

    o2bhealthy, what a bad combination, you must be in some kind of pain.  Hope you are feeling better soon.

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  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited April 2011

    O2B Hope the medication starts working fast.... nothings worse than a sinus/ear infection. Take care!

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  • don23
    don23 Member Posts: 512
    edited April 2011

    o2bhealthy - Hope you are on the road to recovery now.

    mimi1964 - I have been on Arimidex for about nine months now. I do find it harder to lose any weight but not sure if I can blame it entirely on that. I was on Tamoxifen for 11 months before I started with Arimidex and I have to say I was able to lose weight while on Tamoxifen. I think my age (53 has a lot to do with it). I just try not to get too discouraged.

    Hope all of you have a good evening.

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  • bcincolorado
    bcincolorado Member Posts: 5,758
    edited April 2011

    It sounds like True Confessions here, so----Ok, so after a HORRIBLE week at working VERY long hours, I got home from church tonight and decided to stop by the store and get some Hostess Snowballs.......hopefully my diet and water this week will help counter-act them.  Morning weigh in will tell.

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  • bookart
    bookart Member Posts: 564
    edited April 2011

    Oh, are we confessing?  An entire bag of m&m's.  Another one started.  Sigh.  Very, very stressed.  Two more days and then I get a break from one stressor. 

    I laughed about the snowballs - my partner thought someone was using them as boobs.

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  • MaiTai
    MaiTai Member Posts: 491
    edited April 2011

    First hope all are feeling better.

    Those with set backs, just don't let it get you off track and off the wagon completely. WE HAVE TO HANG IN THERE!! 

    Checking in for the hummingbirds:

    Friday: 3 pts

    Exercise: 8.5 pts (way high for me)

    Weight: same as last week. 1 pt

    Water: 7 pts

    Extra: I want to claim one point. It is our Passover Holiday here. I have not eaten any matzos.

    I had 18 people at my house for Passover meal, and I did not eat any dessert (pannacota and flourless chocolate cake - more like a chocolate bar...)

    These Jewish holidays revolve around food and I have maintained my weight. So 1 extra for me. OK?

    Total this week: 20.5 pts (I think my highest till now) 

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  • Valgirl
    Valgirl Member Posts: 187
    edited April 2011

    Checkin in for Hummingbirds:

    Friday check in = 3 points

    Exercise = 10 points ( more than usual for me) Yeah!

    Weight Maintain = 1 point

    Water = 7 points

    Total this week = 21 points 

    Have a great weekend everyone!

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited April 2011

    just checking in to see if I needed to update weights, but haven't got out of bed ot check my own weight.

    Friday check in 3 pt

    exercise 18 pts

    water 6 pts

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  • don23
    don23 Member Posts: 512
    edited April 2011

    Checking in for Hummingbirds -

    Finally made it back down to my E-Lab low weight of 144.5 - I lost 2.5 pounds since last week Smile - 2 pts.

    Exercise - 11 pts. (Added a little more time on my workouts)

    Water - 7 pts.

    Friday check in - 3 pts.

    Total - 23 pts. - This is my highest ever!!!!!

    I have been really watching what I eat this week and putting more effort into my workouts this week. I hope this willpower continues!

    Good luck to all.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited April 2011

    Good for you, Don23!  I have got to buckly down.  I finally got a job and start on Monday.  I will be away from the kitchen and fridge more now.  I need to figure out where I could walk safely at lunchtime.  It is in a more industrial place.  That doesn't bother me as much as the strip place a couple blocks away.  One real ice thing is that it is within 5 blocks of my cardiologist, I could actually walk to my appointments faster than I could drive to them before!

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited April 2011

    Checking in for the Roadrunners: 

    check in 3 points

    weight same = 1 point

    water (and juice, gatorade, tea, ice tea, ice cubes) = 7 points

    exercise = 0 points

    extra credit --making an appointment to deal with the bronchitis/sinusitis/ear ache crap = 1 point

    total 11 points

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited April 2011
    That's a big step to make an appt.  I am so tired of going to the dr, it makes it tough to pick up that phone, but that is much better than suffering longer.  Hope you feel better soon, NM.
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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited April 2011

    thanks, Meece,  What's going through my gut is "lung mets"  "brain mets" "sinus mets" My head is whispering "just a virus, probably"  It's the 'probably' that gets to me after a while.  Will I ever get over this hypochondriac stage?????

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited April 2011

    I asked my dr. if I would ever get over thinking the worst, and she said I would.  She's not my onc, so I don't know if she really knows.

    It was a bad case of bronchitis that finally made me go to the dr, and show her my original lump, I would have waited a bit longer, but my SIL was dying of complications from bronchitis at the time, so I didn't put it off.  I was more afraid of the lung thing than the lump.

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  • suzwes
    suzwes Member Posts: 1,740
    edited April 2011

    Don't forget my challenge for this past week.  If you exercised for four days in a row for at least 30 minutes then you'll go in a drawing and I'll pick a winner and send them a little prize in the mail (just a little prize).  Let me know if you qualify to be in the drawing!

    Checking in for Rockin' Robins/Cranes

    Friday check in - 3 pts

    Weight down (133 - yeah) - 2 pts

    water - 7 pts

    Exercise - 8 pts

    extra credit - 1 pt (really cut down on food intake this week and tried to increase the exercise)

    Total - 21 points

    It's amazing to see on the chart that the more points I have the better the weight! 

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  • suzwes
    suzwes Member Posts: 1,740
    edited April 2011

    PS - I hope everyone who's not feeling well starts feeling better soon (NM and O2B).  Congrats on the new job Meece.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2011

    Ditto that - hope everyone's health starts to improve.

    Roadrunner checking in:

    Friday = 3 pts

    Water = 5 pts

    Exercise = 18 pts (Yay for better weather)

    Weight = 0 pts (up 0.4 from last week)

    Can't claim extra because eating habits still bad - my confession is a whole bag of strawberry licorice twists over 2 days!)  But I did list it on loseit.com (put me over the top both days).

    Total = 26 pts - my most in a very long time.

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2011

    Hummingbird here

    friday check in = 3 pts

    water = 7 pts

    exercise = 1 pt

    weight = down  2 pts

    total = 13 points   I am not starting off as a very good leader Undecided

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2011

    NativeMaine - I just got a clean bill of health from my onc on Friday but my mind still went 'there' when this dang sinus/ear infection hit - i hate 'probably' too.  I hope you are feeling better soon.

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  • karen333
    karen333 Member Posts: 3,697
    edited April 2011

    Hummingbird checking in                                                                                                              Friday check in 3pts.                                                                                                                  water               7                                                                                                                        exercise         16                                                                                                                        weight loss       lost 4 lbs    claim 2 pts.,exercised every day for 1 hour, no eatting after 7::   Total      30 pts.         Can't quite get the numbers in columns, I was an exercise fool this week, not eatting after 7pm, just water was hard, lots of trips to the bathroom. suzwes, put my name in for prize please.                                                                                              

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2011

    Checking in for Karen333 - her post keeps coming in all wonky

    Friday checkin = 3 pt

    water = 7 pt

    exercise = 16 pts

    wt loss = 2 pts

    extra credit = 1 point not eating after 7pm daily

    Total Points = 29 points 

    Way to go Karen!!!!

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