NYNY Update - Joyce

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near 5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to step on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done. Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week (she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen if people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day (telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for that
either. LOL!

Joyce

Ahhhhhh, but that half a pound was only due to the averaging method of recording
weight. Actual weight was up 5 pounds! It slowly crept down over the course of
the week, but I do expect it to be way back up again when I can finally step on
the scale one of these days. Nothing but salt again this week, and carry in meals
.... along with no water to speak of, and TOM. But pants still fit just fine. G
I even had a pair I ordered through the internet that were delivered yesterday ...
tried 'em on this morning and the dang things are too big. So even if weight is
up, my guess is it is not a permanent thing. I'm not overly worried.

Joyce

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:58:52 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:


1/2 lb up on the morning after is pretty darn WONDERFUL!! Your
Thanksgiving sounds a bit like mine... made the best of the situation,
stayed conscious about what you ate but didn't obsess, enjoyed dessert
and the good company, and now you're back to reality. When it's the
pineapple and clementines that call you and not the pie in the
freezer, you know you're doing it right. Besides, even with
everything, you're STILL 10 lbs less than 140ish. How fabulous is
that?

Prairie Roots
232/175/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:00:16 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method, worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last week* numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up half a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near 5 pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a bang by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny bit high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

What is it with my other family members, have they no idea at all what a vegetable
is or how to cook without loading everything up with salt? I brought the
stuffing, stuck to last years lightened recipe which everyone loved, same with the
glazed sweet potatoes. The turkey was safe ... but the only options for veggies
were ... green bean casserole (which isn't even made good - just canned mushroom
soup dumped over canned green beans, then loaded with french fried onions on top)
and scalloped corn (loads of butter, crackers and salt). And I take the blame for
the desserts, which were fantastic by the way. G Had me a piece of the french
silk pie AND a small piece of the chocolate bundt cake - enjoyed both immensely.

I am still in a good place in my mind, am right back doing what I know best,
hanging tough and moving forward. Unfortunately, I did end up bringing some
leftovers home (I have a family who insists on the leftovers) but left the icky
veggies behind. G A few pieces of cake are sitting on my counter, will more
than likely go into the freezer tomorrow if sonny boy doesn't kill it off. Pie is
already in the freezer. Niether one are calling out my name, but the clementines
and pineapple that hubby bought yesterday are - I see that as a step in the right
direction.

Sorry for rambling, had to get it all out of my system and keep myself honest.
Here's hoping that next weeks results will get me back to where I want/need to be.

Joyce
228.8 (2/5/02)/130/150 --- 2/21/03 - total lost 98.8 lbs.
LIFETIME: 4/4/03

I no sooner have a pity party about how stressed I am and then you
come along with your situation. What I've got ain't nothing like the
load you're bearing. Man oh man, Joyce, how you can g with all that
going on is more than I can understand. g

Your story about the telemarketer and your being too busy to go to the
bathroom reminds of a line I once heard about being poor: I'm so broke
I can't even pay attention. (You have to think about it for a minute.)

Worrying about your kids, especially when they're long distance,
through their traumas has got to be one of the hardest things in life.
That you, your brother, your son, your daughter and her family, get
through the next few weeks without further difficulties would probably
be enough to give you a Merry Christmas. I've added this request to my
list to Santa.

Take care.

Prairie Roots

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:47:39 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
. ..
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near 5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to step on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done. Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week (she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen if people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day (telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for that
either. LOL!

Joyce

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 04:01:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm not overly worried.

No, you've got lots of other things overly worrying you. As long as
your pants fit, you're doing well.

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Wow - one hell of a week.

I hope everyone and everything settles down and heals fast and well.

Take care of yourself if you find a SECOND.



On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:47:39 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
. ..
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near 5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to step on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done. Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week (she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen if people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day (telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for that
either. LOL!

Joyce

Sorry to hear you're having such a rough week Joyce. I know better than
anyone how difficult it can be when you have so many people demanding so
much of you. Do something for YOU today. A nice hot bubble bath with a cup
of tea would feel good.
I sure hope your family members are feeling better soon, especially your
daughter. Doesn't she have another child(ren)? She is going to be the one
who will probably need the most help from you. Let the others fend for
themselves for awhile. Concentrate on YOU and your daughter. Hope she
begins to feel better soon. I had a difficult pregnancy (large fibroids
caused problems, bells palsy, swollen legs), so know what she must be going
through. Good luck with everything and take care of YOURSELF!!!
--
Brenda
209/174/150
NYNY goal 160


"Joyce" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last
week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and
I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up
half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near
5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't
ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been
pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to step
on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until
next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I
can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done.
Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it
as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing
he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery
and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting
foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of
pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly
swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week
(she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of
blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been
great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of
water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen if
people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a
bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny
bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise
in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise
and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day
(telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to
purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could
do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I
didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add
something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for
that
either. LOL!

Joyce

somehow I missed this original post, WOW. Hang in kiddo!



On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:47:39 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
. ..
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging
method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last
week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate
(and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up
half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang
near 5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then
be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't
ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been
pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to
step on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until
next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out
with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I
can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done.
Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it
as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing
he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery
and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting
foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of
pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly
swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week
(she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of
blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been
great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of
water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen
if people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a
bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the
entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny
bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise
in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise
and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day
(telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to
purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could
do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I
didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add
something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for
that
either. LOL!

Joyce

And someone else comes along and posts their current stresses and I realize mine
aren't anything in comparison! Most all of my issues are temporary and not major
.... oldest daughter is the only *real* concern, and she seems to be taking things
right in stride. Brother is recovering well, has a long road of therapy ahead of
him though. In a few weeks he'll be back to driving, which will ease up on things
(sooner if he has his way - lol). As far as my son ... his problems were school
related, and his own damn fault. Still was a big concern and very stressful
(minor in the grand scheme of things though), but he took things under control and
had all sorted out with a plan of attack within a few hours. Seems he got lazy at
school this last term, changed his major (which we knew about), had an advisor
that didn't take care of things (which we didn't know about) and thinks he has
failed 2 classes. He is still on track with credit hours as well as GPA, but was
fearful of his springtime sports eligibility - which is extremely important to
him. He kept things to himself for a few days, worried himself sick (literally)
before he finally worked up the courage to tell me what was going on. Guess I
have to give him credit for at least saying something, and then taking immediate
action - instead of running away from the problem. He had to do a lot of soul
searching in a few short days, but seems to now have his head screwed back into
place (I can hope). We spoke about things again today, told me that the only way
he can possibly have a chance at his *dreams* becoming reality is to stay in
school ... and the only way to do that is to get back to work. Guess we'll just
have to wait and see.

So a merry christmas is definitely in order ... daughter said she has a long talk
with *baby* today, told baby to just stay put for another month. G

Joyce

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:48:20 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

I no sooner have a pity party about how stressed I am and then you
come along with your situation. What I've got ain't nothing like the
load you're bearing. Man oh man, Joyce, how you can g with all that
going on is more than I can understand. g

Your story about the telemarketer and your being too busy to go to the
bathroom reminds of a line I once heard about being poor: I'm so broke
I can't even pay attention. (You have to think about it for a minute.)

Worrying about your kids, especially when they're long distance,
through their traumas has got to be one of the hardest things in life.
That you, your brother, your son, your daughter and her family, get
through the next few weeks without further difficulties would probably
be enough to give you a Merry Christmas. I've added this request to my
list to Santa.

Take care.

Prairie Roots

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:47:39 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near 5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to step on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done. Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week (she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen if people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day (telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for that
either. LOL!

Joyce

LOL! Even the smaller size still fits ... even though it did give me a big scare
this morning.

Joyce

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:50:21 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 04:01:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm not overly worried.

No, you've got lots of other things overly worrying you. As long as
your pants fit, you're doing well.

Prairie Roots
232/170.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Thanks Fred. I'm trying ... but tend to put myself low on the priority list. I
am looking ahead though. Baby is due in January, brother should be doing much
better by then, and sonny boy ... well, not much I can do about that - he is in
control of his own destiny. sigh Only a few short weeks until January .......

Joyce

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:08:24 -0800, Fred wrote:

Wow - one hell of a week.

I hope everyone and everything settles down and heals fast and well.

Take care of yourself if you find a SECOND.



On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:47:39 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:20:52 -0000, "krys" wrote:

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
Looks like this week I'm alot happier with the weight averaging method,
worked in
my favor for a change with having to officially weigh in the day
immediately
following Thanksgiving. All week I was peeking at *lower than last week*
numbers
... until Friday - which I totally deserved considering what I ate (and I
enjoyed). I'm officially taking 130 as my NYNY challenge weight, up half
a pound
from last week - although Friday's scale results showed me up dang near 5
pounds
from last week (2.5 of which have disappeared by this morning).

Hm - if it were me, I'd ignore this week, wait for next week, and then be
down - it always amazes me how much we fluctuate from day to day! *grin*
Stilll - after that holiday, 1/2 lb aint' bad, and will be gone now that
your relatives and their salt have gone too!

ummmmmmm, yeah ... you'd think those relatives would go away ... wouldn't ya?
Nope! Brother is back in our midst for the week. G This week has been pretty
much ignored, more due to necessity than need. I haven't had time to step on the
scale one single time, decided today I'm just not going to fret it until next week
when (hopefully) life will resume some normalcy. My week started out with
finishing up my necessary root canal work - now will be 2 weeks until I can get
the bridge work finished, but at least the current icky stuff is done. Followed
by a catastrophe my son is having up at college ... he's taken care of it as best
he can, but I've spent many hours trying to settle him down after hearing he had
gone 3 days without eating or sleeping. Brother has gone through surgery and is
recuperating here, I'm hauling him to doctor appts, chasing meds, cutting foods,
etc. (rotator cuff surgery). Oldest daughter is in last stages of pregnancy and
headed right back into the problems from last time ... legs majorly swelling,
blood pressure dangerously rising, and found a lump in her leg this week (she was
recently diagnosed with a clotting disorder and is on daily injections of blood
thinners). I am feeling majorly stressed out. Food choices haven't been great,
but also have been getting by on one meal a day and about 2 glasses of water.

And I won't even mention that Christmas here just isn't going to happen if people
don't let up on demanding my time and attention! g


I had great intentions for Thanksgiving, started the day out with a bang
by
hitting the treadmill bright and early. A light lunch got me through
until dinner
... then I felt like I totally fell apart. I think I logged the entire
day
somewhere between 40 and 45 points, which I am thinking may be a teeny bit
high
(I'd rather error on the side of caution).

better that way I find........and hey - at least you put the excercise in,
that's pretty impressive.

hehehe - thanks! Not so impressive this week, only one day of exercise and it was
last friday. sigh I had some poor woman phone me the other day (telemarketer
type) ... started out the conversation by saying she wasn't asking me to purchase
anything, only wanted a few moments of my time to hear about what I could do to
help a charity drive. I stopped her right in her tracks, told her I didn't even
have time to go to the bathroom .. this was NOT a good time to add something else
to my *things to do* list. She hung up. G

But at least I'm not feeling sorry for myself this week ... no time for that
either. LOL!

Joyce