Report from St. Louis

I've gone and come home from Missouri.. didn't have a minute to myself
really.. we spent the entire vacation cleaning and moving junk out o the
house and stuff like that..

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Will~ who needs a vacation from the vacation!

"doug lerner" wrote in message
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On Jun 11, 2:09 pm, "Stormmee" wrote:
humidity can cause bloating in both sexes, and if you are doing extra
physical work that could account for several pounds, Lee, waiting to get
together if you have the timedoug lerner wrote in
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I have time. Anytime is fine. Email me! .

doug

Well Doug I've followed your posts for a long time...In many ways our
weights were very close...Now within 1.7 lbs of goal we remain similar...I
just watched "Tao's life" and you must be one hell of a guy...I too have
dogs and love them as much as any family member...Your stress at the end
must have been devastating...My dog walking I believe has been one of my
great motivators...My loss of weight has allowed me to walk farther as well
as faster which also makes my guys happy...Don't get down over this
temporary shift...Stay the course (which you do without ever giving
in)...Good luck in your journey...GG
"doug lerner" wrote in message
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On Jun 12, 8:44 am, doug lerner wrote:
Yes, my weight is definitely creeping up. 87.8 kg this morning!

What am I doing wrong? I don't think I am overeating. I think I am
doing whatever I have always done on my U.S. trips.

doug@starting to panic

My weight loss plateau - and now creeping gain - can be traced
historically to two events I think.

(1) Last October my dog, Tao, passed away:

http://lerner.net/blog/tao-1992-2006-movie/

Not only did I use to walk him multiple times each day (4 or 5 walks
per day were not unusual) I never counted those walks as "exercise
calories". They were always just part of my daily routine.

Plus there was the incredible stress with dealing with the final few
months of Tao's life.

(2) Around the same time I started counting all walks - not just
special "power walks" towards exercise calories.

I guess the combination of both events is what is really causing the
problem - not enough exercise plus counting too much of the exercise I
do towards bonus calories.

doug

Like I said, humidity plus more physical work can add up to a few pounds, if
you are doing it the right way ignore the scale, Lee
doug lerner wrote in message
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Yes, my weight is definitely creeping up. 87.8 kg this morning!

What am I doing wrong? I don't think I am overeating. I think I am
doing whatever I have always done on my U.S. trips.

doug@starting to panic

good for you figuring this out, sounds as if you need a reason to walk, Lee,
proud of you and emailing in a day or so
doug lerner wrote in message
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On Jun 12, 8:44 am, doug lerner wrote:
Yes, my weight is definitely creeping up. 87.8 kg this morning!

What am I doing wrong? I don't think I am overeating. I think I am
doing whatever I have always done on my U.S. trips.

doug@starting to panic

My weight loss plateau - and now creeping gain - can be traced
historically to two events I think.

(1) Last October my dog, Tao, passed away:

http://lerner.net/blog/tao-1992-2006-movie/

Not only did I use to walk him multiple times each day (4 or 5 walks
per day were not unusual) I never counted those walks as "exercise
calories". They were always just part of my daily routine.

Plus there was the incredible stress with dealing with the final few
months of Tao's life.

(2) Around the same time I started counting all walks - not just
special "power walks" towards exercise calories.

I guess the combination of both events is what is really causing the
problem - not enough exercise plus counting too much of the exercise I
do towards bonus calories.

doug

going back to the start is a great thing to try, Lee
doug lerner wrote in message
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I think I can't sustain the diet forever without counting ANY exercise
points.

What I will try to do is count ONLY exercise points for "intentional
exercise", like exercise power walks or cycling on an exercise
machine. That would be back to what I was doing before changing the
way I counted exercise at the end of last year.

I don't know why I ever let my friend convince me that shopping was
worth 3 calories a minute.

doug

Doug, I just don't count those exercise points. I just try to walk as
much as I can every day five times a week. You are just going to have
to start walking alone unless you have another dog. It is getting
really warm here, 100 degrees tomorrow, but I walk from 6:45 until 7:30.
When I have someone to walk with me I walk for an hour. I will try to
do a few evening walks too.
Audrey

Thanks, Gary. I can't believe how much I still miss Tao and it's been
like 8 months already!

doug

this has never gotten easier for me, but there comes a point where the pain
is assuaged a bit by the good memories, Le
doug lerner wrote in message
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Thanks, Gary. I can't believe how much I still miss Tao and it's been
like 8 months already!

doug

At least they live in our hearts and minds forever...And in time we all meet
again at the Rainbow bridge...GG
"doug lerner" wrote in message
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Thanks, Gary. I can't believe how much I still miss Tao and it's been
like 8 months already!

doug

*Thinking to self* I have a whole zoo waiting for me at the bridge!!!

Will~ who used to try to rescue sick animals from the petstore she worked
at.

"Gary G" wrote in message
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At least they live in our hearts and minds forever...And in time we all
meet again at the Rainbow bridge...GG
"doug lerner" wrote in message
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Thanks, Gary. I can't believe how much I still miss Tao and it's been
like 8 months already!

doug

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:55:31 -0700, doug lerner wrote:

Thanks, Gary. I can't believe how much I still miss Tao and it's been
like 8 months already!

doug

I miss my Gray cat terribly still. It's been a year and a few weeks.
It's been a help having the other three cats, but Gray was part of my
life for for a wonderful 14 years. I'll never forget him, but it is
true, the grief will ease and you'll think of the good times you had
with Tao.


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Cynthia
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