detox diet pros

I knew I would find something to refute my last entry. I affirm that these well-educated authorities that try to lead us along the path of research studies, tend to portray bi-polar opinions. Can't they ever get along and agree on what is best for our welfare? Dr. Hellmut Lutzner (doctorate that is impressive) wrote a book and I'm not going to promote the title, since I have doubts now about fasting which I have done for years. There are seven different kinds of fastings: water fasting, zero fasting, tea fasting, gruel fasting, fresh juice fasting, whey fast, and the Buchinger method. (Always check with your doctor about anything you read, therapeutic fasting is also recommended as a preventive against cancer if there has been cancer in your family and you are in a high risk category?) ( A grain of salt here please.) Preventive fasting if for people who are in danger of becoming ill through diet-related diseases and metabolic disturbances. With your doctors guidance you should fast until the risk factors, which can be determined by medical tests, have disappeared, for example in the case of:

*high blood pressure (hypertension)
*elevated blood fats (cholesterol and triglycerides)
*elevated blood sugar (beginning of diabetes)
*too many blood cells and thickened blood (polycythaemia)
*elevated uric acid in the blood (in the early stages of gout)

Different ways fasting can affect you: eyesight, understanding, remembering, sexual potency, menstruation, and low points during the fast. The fasting organism draws vitality and warmth from the energy supply which is fat, and nutrients from stored proteins. (My muscles?) The body does not burn up just any kind of fat or use up just any kind of proteins. It rids itself of the following substances and in the exact order given:

*anything that burdens the body
*anything the body does not need
*anything that disturbs the body
*anything that makes the body ill

Here's the paradox: the body never rids itself of

*anything vitally essential, for example heart muscles
*functioning parts of the body, active organs
*control devices

That may be the immediate results seen but what about the unseen? And as always, the long term effect that shows up eventually. (Example, the recall on medications.) How about the loss of electrolytes, chemical imbalances, and malnutrition?)

Decisions, decisions, what's a person to do and who do you trust? My trust lies in the discernment through the Lord, not the "multiple Degrees" that people continually strive for thinking they are full of intelligence but how about "wisdom" which I prefer?

detox diets cons

Are they safe and effective? Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., author of Nutrition for Women (Owl Books, 2003) responds: There is little scientific evidence that the body needs cleansing from detox diets, since it already has systems for breaking down and ridding itself of most harmful things, says C. Wayne Callaway, M.D., an endocrinologist in Washington, D.C..

Ironically, fasting generates toxins. As protein in your muscles and organs is broken down for energy around day two, toxic nitrogen substances such as uric acid are formed; these can tax the kidneys and increase risk for gout.

Detox diets also deplete glucose, the No. 1 fuel for your brain. Even a juice fast doesn't supply enough glucose to meet these needs, so the body first turns to stored glucose, called glycogen, in the liver. By the middle of the first fasting day, that resource is exhausted, leaving you lightheaded, hungry, tired, and unable to concentrate. By day two or three, you lose your appetite and even feel slightly euphoric - not a result of toxins being released from tissues, but because of a rise in fat fragments, called ketones.

In essence, your body is literally consuming itself as it strives to provide energy for the brain and tissues, while metabolism has slowed in an attempt to conserve energy. "The weight you lose in the first two or three days of a fast is water and muscle, not fat," says Callaway, who adds that pounds quickly return.

Well look what I came across in my notes. To think I had plans to do a fast next week the day before my weigh-in. I sure talked myself out that one of course, unless I find the "pros advocate" notes to refute the "cons," which I can always count on scientists and researchers or any well educated authority on such matters to always disagree to a certain level. I've come to the conclusion that the only sure answer is the equation of a mathamatical problem.

diet promise

I'm so glad that eating weekend is all over with. I feel like I probably have a food hang-over. I kept my promises to myself-- day three; took to the stairs and read some pages of a diet book, day four; took to the stairs, passed up pizza and cake, ate out and left half of the fries and slaw (I always clean the plate, day five; went to a bar-b-cue and passed on seconds of anything (another first.) I know they are little things but every little change in the right direction will exchange my bad habits with good habits. Of course I am jumping on the scale often (which I am addicted to) and I don't see a loss but at least there is no recent gain. It also helps to know I am still having water retention regardless of the water pills. Surely when the excess water is gone a few pounds might take a hike. I am a year-round sweater when I move around a lot, also looking forward to the hot weather calling on more perspiration and a quicker loss in weight on the scale. I don't care if it is only a liquid loss, anything to see the scale numbers decline.

Naturally occurring sugars in fruits vegetables and milk are fine when consumed in normal recommended amounts.

With out discipline we can solve nothing!

oops

There I was being a follower instead of a leader. I was wishing everybody a good, nice, or happy Memorial Day. It's not just a day of celebration. It is a tribute day to all of the fallen soldiers. Freedom is not free. There is a price that is paid dearly. Up to 1971 it was a recognition day combined with the reflection of our lost loved ones who so bravely in war stood for our rights and fought for our freedom. There were services, prayers, speeches, and plenty of flags waving in the breeze across the grounds of their resting places. Now it is becoming a three-day holiday weekend. It is more like a time for celebration and the unofficial opening of summer. World War1, World War2, and the Korean War fallen soldiers were all honored with a ceremony by the president of the United States at the Arlington cemetery. How about the fallen "known" soldiers who gave up their time, families, and lives, all in the name of service to our Country for our continued Freedom? What about the grieving families left behind who still feel the grief and then suffer the hurting memory every Memorial Day Celebration? Then there is the men and women who already served our Country and came home and died? We should be thankful for all of these conscientious patriotic humanitarians.

Then there were the so called popular wars, the unpopular wars, and the polarized wars all with lives lost in the quest for rights and freedom. Please remember the true message and meaning of this and every Memorial Day! Can we all pitch in and offer for one day a spoken word of appreciation for all of our soldiers (living and dead)(don't forget Iraq) and their families? Maybe offer a silent moment of prayer or reflection, or how about a patriotic flag flown? Even a little flag pin worn to represent our support, our patriotism, and our appreciation to the soldiers and their remaining families. Is that asking too much? Come the 4th of July, the red, white, and blue, is evident in every direction including people wearing the colors.

All of the buzz prior to this past weekend was about how everyone was going to spend that extra day off. Unless you know, knew, or heard of someone in the service it more than likely was a mini vacation opportunity. There are times we should all stick together like we did on 9/11 and I think showing your colors to the world is a sure sign of out unity. BLESS AMERICA...

optimal diet

The utilization of nutritional supplements may play a role in approaching an optimal diet. The basic outline of a desirable diet embraces foods which should be consumed liberally, food stuffs which must be taken sparingly, and those which should be avoided. Fortunately the foods to be consumed in liberal amounts are well dispersed in nature. Adequate nutrient intake, especially protein, at mealtimes mutes the desire for between meal snacks. To avoid the ups and downs in blood glucose try to decrease the sugar and white flour intake. It is known that the vitamin B complex plays an integral part in carbohydrate metabolism and that the need for this group of vitamins depends upon the amount of carbohydrates eaten. The most severe loss of nutrients may result during the cooking of foods. The lapse of time between cooking and eating is still another hazard. Most items with labels are processed. Hidden sugars and salts, additives, preservatives, coloring, artificial flavorings and sweeteners, trans and saturated fats, and chemicals one cannot recognize or pronounce; use your thumb nail to measure the list of ingredients, if it is longer than the nail ditch it. (A hypothesis has been that all disease is chemical and chemically corretable.) Any diet is only a temporary fix, eating healthy foods, making good choices, and keeping the body and mind active is always the best route. Don't forget to feed the spirit. Bless you all. Have a nice Memorial Day tomorrow.

off kilter

I like to visit but there's no place like home for me. Staying over night at other places always offers for me an uncomfortable night sleep, and too much food to eat and eating out and too many chances for goodies to climb into my mouth. Just when I started a new way for me to have good habits and build up the strength to just say no to food pushers. Talk to yourself about it, you are around people who are not supportive in your daily struggle or quest. Okay self here it goes; be accountable or suffer the consequences, quit blaming others for circumstances you have the ability and know-how to control especially if you cannot change the choices. Somehow that kind of pep talk always tells me I am in my own corner and I can be my worst enemy, the choice is all mine! The day is not over think about it you can find a way to make it a day three in your count-up. I promise to walk up and down the stairs two times each while I am here and when I go home I will read a few pages in a motivational weight loss book for reinforcement. If you knew me you would know that is a feat for me and not easy and slow going with holding on both sides of the railing. I'm tired out just talking about it. Have a great Memorial Day this weekend.

diet promise

A changed attitude helps unchanged bad habits or circumstances.

I promise to myself for "DAY TWO," I will not skip breakfast or lunch no matter how busy I may be or how long I will be away from home. I will eat my three meals (my entitlement) each one separately and not all at one time calorie-wise. I will carry some food with me, if I have to, to be safe. I am not really on a diet yet. I am only promising myself to make one change everyday as the need comes up. There is a drawback here. I must first finish all of the food I have in the house before I shop for healthier foods. (There is no junk food here, still a no-fail environment.) Even with my daily water pills, my body has water retention. My ankles and my chins are swollen with liquid. Processed foods are too salty, even though they are easier and quicker to fix for a meal. It is hard to cook for one person for one meal.

I do have a confession. Last night at my function, I did stay away from the sugary desserts. The temptation was tremendous! I'm addicted to sugars. I kept thinking for that three hours what couple of desserts would I have chosen to eat and why don't I just take it home and wait until 12:00 am comes around. Then I can eat my sugar stuff and no one would know the difference, after all, I did make it past the allotted time for day one. Self denial will only make me stronger each time! At least I passed that test. It was not fun. I felt tormented. It is easier for me if I am not around the stuff, not be tempted or even think on it. I have a tendency to always put myself in food situations. One day at a time. We'll see what day three offers for me as an opportunity to change some bad habit.

diet promise

Repetition is the only form of permanence that nature can achieve.

I can talk the talk but it is time to go back to walking the talking. For two months now, no exercises, no full blown commitments, no program, no continuance, on again and off again tries, passing the buck, giving excuses, using food to punish myself or cover up my hurts, and buying taking and thinking of food every chance I get. "SLAP!"

Snap yourself out of it and move on! I know how to keep appointments and promises. I am worth a promise to myself. I know the holiday weekend is coming up and tonight is an opportunity to be around goodies but I am going to promise myself one thing a day, to start the ball rolling towards a change in my life style again. I can't reach a destination if I don't have a goal. Just make it past tonight and you're on your way. I promise myself no salty popcorn and no sugar laden items shall pass my lips tonight!!!!!!!!

Wow, I just took a big deep breath, as if a load has been lifted off of my shoulders. I felt overwhelmed with backsliding and losing all of the ground I gained in good habits. I can do a tiny step at a time to catch up and excel my past efforts. I will call this "DAY ONE." Tomorrow is a new day so therefore there will be a new promise to myself because each day has a possibility for a new challenge. Let's say I'm on the wagon and if I don't keep my promise to myself continually and fall of of the wagon then I have to get back up on the wagon and start counting from the beginning again. The curiosity has intrigued me. I wonder how high I can count up to without starting over again? I like numbers, games, lists and goals. This sounds as if it may turn out to be fun.

I know I'm acting stupid and silly but I have been under a heavy strain and it's time to lighten up my mood. I have felt blue stagnant and helpless. Not at all like the Blue Man Group in Vegas, that show was so cool and funny. See ya........

diet blah

This post has no tips, facts, interesting information, diet directions, or encouraging reports about my last weigh-in. I'm too embarrassed about the blah attitude I now have and how my priority list has shifted unwillingly. If you can relate, get your blanket and pillow, this is going to be a long nightmare. Why is it my heart and head don't get along anymore? I can still think rationally. I know if I want to continue to live out the rest of my life I need to improve my health, staying obese is not the intelligent way. To take care of that business, I need to be my first priority. I'm a list person and I was on top of that list January, February, and part of March. My heart was happy and agreeable. Now my heart won't comply. It thinks it has a mind of its own. I can't find the strength to climb up that list over and over again, the word "me" keeps hiding at the bottom of the totem pole. Right now until things go back to what they were two months ago, the "diet word and efforts" has a complacent place in my head but not in my heart. I pray about everything but one of the tools I use here on earth to make decisions or solve a problem is a pen and plenty of paper. This whole week I'll write down the reasons I think my two body parts are in conflict. Anger is in the head which gives reasons but hurt is in the heart that feels the love and these feelings have to be addressed. (Here's how I'll do it.) [Write down in black and white the assumed reasons, that process can be very healing. It gets us in touch with our true inner feelings. Writing clarifies emotions which have been confused and buried in us sometimes for many years. It also sets down our grievances in black and white and places a boundary around them. Continue to write out your heart until you finally see that there is a limit to how much you have been hurt. Our grievances are only so big and no bigger. The hurt had a beginning, and it can have an end as well. After writing out our feelings we will find it helpful to give away what we've written in some way. Perhaps we will want to read it to a person not involved in the hurtful situation. Put it away a couple of weeks and reread it again to ourselves and you will find we are already feeling a little better about the situation, that our pain is not as great as it was when we first wrote it down. Symbolically release the hurt by burning the writing or shredding it and throwing the pieces away. Pray for the person who hurt you. Having forgiven wrongs done to us, we find the greatest obstacle to our willingness to make amends has been removed.] We can be "willing" to do something we don't want to do. Now that's when the head tells the heart this is what we will be doing! Well, that nightmare in itself felt good to talk about. Thanks for the trip to the couch. I think I'm ready to talk the diet talk and walk the diet walk again. Yes I am a compulsive eater and I gained 13.50 pounds. Blah blah blah. See you lighter when.

read the label

Most dieters or health conscious people do scan the labels, here here, but do we really read everything that pertains to the product in hand? No, we search for a particular item we are trying to control or cut back on or maybe even not suppose to have. What do we care most about is it the nutrition facts or the ingredients? After reading a lot of my labels, I realize with my choice of foods at home I can not have both lists working together for my intended benefits. I thought yesterday for dinner I would just have some no fat roast beef slices with shredded white and yellow cheese melted on it and a glass of orange juice labeled high in vitamin C. I was having my protein, dairy, and fruit. I thought I was cutting back by choosing some white cheese to cut back from too much yellow cheese. Three dairy servings daily help burn fat? My juice had the first ingredient listed as high fructose syrup. The cheese nutritional facts offered for me: vitamin A, Calcium, vitamin C, iron, and dietary fiber all a big "0." Then I began to finally see percentages and numbers. Not too encouraging in my book. I think I shopped when I was either too hungry or in a hurry. The package read "cholesterol free." One serving 1/3 of a cup is 80 calories but 50 calories from fat! Total fat 6 gr., saturated fat 1.5 g and trans fat 1.5 g. and sodium 310 mg. "Pasteurized process topping" the more I read the less I like the way it sounds. Then I tasted it and was more dissatisfied and the last straw on the camels back was the sight of the unmelted cheese after 5 minutes in the microwave oven. Real cheese melts in hot food. I threw out the whole 8 oz. bag of said topping that was located in the cheese dairy section of the market. After threw it out I proceeded to finally read both of the lists on the package. Ingredients: water, food starch, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, whey, salt, casein and/or casinated sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (as a preserative), carrageenan gum, natural & artificial flavor, artificial color, lactic acid, powdered cellulose, added to prevent caking, and contains milk ingredients (which is?) Oh please let us open our eyes before we open our mouths! I heard that now ketchup is considered a vegetable? How about chocolate candy is good for your metabolism and coffee is healthy too? It all boils down to weighing the good benefits against the bad benefits and everything in moderation. That advise is only good for people who aren't obsessive, compulsive, emotional eaters, uninformed nutritionally, bingers, starving humans (and there are many), or people who have no control over what they are feed by others. So good advice is not good for everyone? What a crazy mixed up world we live in. The only one thing I can ever be sure of is my salvation!!! I pray that yours has been found too. God Bless you all.

headaches

Most of the time I know where my headaches stem from. When it is stress related there are other symptoms that occur in my body prior to the onset of a headache. I know when I've not had enough of sleep, when my blood pressure is high, if I'm a little dehydrated, had too much sun, way too many cups of coffee, slept in a bad position for my neck, ingested through my nose irritants, caffeine withdraw, suffering from allergy symptoms, or just plain getting sick; but who would think that food may be the source? Food sure gets a bad rap for a lot of ailments. Chemicals in many foods lead to the swelling of blood vessels in your head. Caffeine can relieve headaches by constricting blood vessels but once caffeine wears off, the pain can return worse than before like a rebound headache. Could it be meats with the nitrites used to preserve hot dogs, sausage and lunch meat? How about alcohol besides drinking too much (hangover), the more congeners in red wine, brandy, and champagne are sure triggers. Aged cheese like Brie and blue cheese contain the amino acid tyramine, a natural by-product of the aging process can also cause headaches if allergic to any of the these mentioned foods. Check with your doctor about eliminating these foods from your diet; then reintroduce them one by one to see if the chemicals in them are a factor. I even had a friend one time who's father got headaches if he ate eggs.

The reason I talked about headaches is I had a few this past weekend. Some of the reasons were listed up above but the bigger culprit was the fact that I walked around for three days twelve hours each, maybe one or two meals a day if lucky, and I came home with a GAIN! What's up with that? Let's label that a stress headache.

article

Think about what you eat? Take stock before you chow down. Simply making a mental note of previous meals may help you win the battle of the bulge. According to a study by the University of Birmingham in England, researchers said, all 20 female college students in the study reported similar feeling of hunger prior to eating dinner, but those who took five minutes to recall what they'd eaten earlier in the day consumed 21 percent fewer calories. K.C.

Well, here is something for me to think of besides what I last ate ( that could take forever;) if you are filled with the spirit, you can deny the flesh. Hmm, I pray about my problems but I need to talk to God about my unhealthy body that tries to control me by passing over my common knowledge of food.

diet tips

His word says don't be double minded. I know I said I was going to finish off this weekend and start on Monday to do the diet thing. Time to start programming my mind in the right direction.

1. Don't eat so much at one meal that you're not hungry for the next meal.

2. Don't let the illusion of diet foods, healthy foods, and physical activity trick you into eating when you're not really hungry, or eating more than you need or normally would if it were non-diet food.

3. If you eat out frequently it's almost impossible not to overeat.

4. A contingency to management when losing weight is to throw away clothes you can grow into. (If I eat one more bite, I won't fit into my jeans anymore.)

5. A pasta serving is only 1/2 of a cup. Calorie wise, not counting the meat or the sauces, restaurant pasta servings equal three cups. To think I've eaten the whole plate many times!

6. Aim for seven to nine hours of sleep a night. Sleep deprivation speeds up production of ghrelin, an appetite-stimulating hormone, and slows the production of leptin, a hormone that makes us feel full. When the hormone leptin goes down appetite increases.

7. If you go for long periods during the day restricting your eating, it actually becomes much harder to eat reasonably once you begin. Simply overextending yourself by being busy the rush hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the day leaves little time to eat and can cause one to become a night eater, thus, leaving very little time for burning off calories before going to bed.

8. Don't forget a no fail environment is a sure winner.

I think I'm psyched-up now and ready to roll.

stressed out

My self pity has been a selfish deplorable attention grabber. So what if I can't have what I want in my life anymore? Readjust your priority list, tie up those loose ends, look to the Lord, and get back to trying to fulfill your mission in life, that's what He requires of me. Is there really any other reason for the stop over in this world? Nothing I acquire or have will get me into heaven. Neither will it have a place in my resting box. These may be my last days or years, no more wallowing, just make the best of the situation and go back to moving forward. God looks at the heart, and I have nothing to hide.

This world is not all about me. I just heard a very very close friend of mine for the last 27 years has come back from his dad's funeral 2,000 miles away. This morning I got a call from my sister, her 13 year old daughter is being operated on this Monday morning for five suspected cancer lumps in her her lymph nodes located in her neck. And I have complaints?

Hello diet world, I'm back with a lot of excess baggage in weight, but I'm going to give it another try. The key is persistence. Starting after this weekend, that is, ha ha. One last mini break.

Care about the health of your heart? Don't keep stress to yourself. If you keep quiet to keep the peace when you and your partner fight, you may want to rethink that strategy. Women who practice "self-silencing" have four times the risk of early death (from chronic ills like heart disease, cancer and stroke) as those who speak their minds, according to data from a ten-year National Institutes of Health study. Staying silent may create hormonal imbalances, which can make chronic disease more likely. If you've rehearsed a calm approach in your mind, you may not succumb to the urge to just let the issue drop. Speak up for yourself and deal with conflict constructively. If you still find yourself quelching thoughts, pick up a self-help book, take a class about communicating with others, or consider couples counseling. It can always be worked out if that be your goal. God Bless to all and good luck in all endeavors. P.

sleepless

I don't want to blame this on Mother's Day but it is after 2:00 a.m. and I am finding myself sleepless again with a pressured heart. I feel like I'm back to not caring about talking diet stuff again. Please bear with me if I slip into another hiatus. I thought attempting to go back to one of my interests would get my mind off of things that are distressful. I put myself out there and set myself up for a bleeding heart. This sensitive turtle is retreating back into my shell for now. Please no "feel sorry for you" comments, that is not the purpose of this explanation. Bottled up feelings are not healthy. God Bless all. I need a spiritual uplift!

taste buds

It is always easier to pass the buck and blame someone or something for my weight gain. I do like the taste of foods. When it is a particular food that makes my mouth water, I find it hard to stop eating even if I feel I am full. One more taste leads to, just one more taste, which leads to another taste! Now I can blame it on my tongue. Fungiform, tiny mushroom shaped papillae, are among our taste buds. A non-taster has fewer than twenty-three papillae on their tongue in between their taste buds. Next is the borderline taster with twenty-three to twenty-five papillae in between the taste buds. Twenty -five papillae on the tongue is a taster of foods. Then there is me. More than twenty-five papillae on the tongue between the taste buds is considered a super taster.

No wonder I love the tast of hot, salty, buttery, sour, and sweet foods. My papillae are use to stimulation. I'll have to try and incorporate bland foods into my mouth to settle down my demanding tongue for more food. My tongue also enjoys things that are crunchy, soft, rich, smooth, warm, cold, and long lasting hard tacks. I even heard one time a small, smooth, clean rock would be accepted in your mouth and your tongue would play with it. DISCLAIMER HERE: Don't anybody try this and put rocks in your mouth and choke on it.

"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS!!!!!!!!

salad woes

Please don't offer me a side salad unless you see my nose twitching, my ears flopping, or my tail fluffing. I have chosen side salads to incorporate some healthy eating habits into my life changing style. A small little dish with a couple bites of lettuce and maybe something red in it, that's it? Talk about disappointment! It does nothing for my taste buds or my palate unless it is drowning in good dressing. I'm a carnivorous tiger for eating meat. I enjoy the thrill of biting into something with substance and chewing and chewing. The juice that squirts out and combines with my watering saliva performs a little dance in my mouth and my tongue gets involved. Maybe it's that animal instinct that spurs us to love eating bar-b-cued ribs that have a tiny bit of meat on them. Anyway, I thought I could make a whole roasting pan of vegetable salad for all week to keep me in line. I peeled, cut, and chopped for over 1 1/2 hours all by hand while feeling the morning hunger pangs. I had to do this all at one time because I have allergies to touching foods and it makes my hands extremely itchy and break out, not to mention the limitations of carpal tunnel. (Nothing but 14 vegetables and lettuce, dressing on the side.) For two days three meals of salad only left me with no weight loss and a ravishing craving for protein meat and carbohydrate pasta. If in tuned to body cues you will know what vitamin you are shorting yourself with. I am even craving orange juice. I don't like the way my taste buds are coming alive again. When I was worried about problems before, I lost 10.25 pounds the first week, 10.75 pounds the second week, 3 pounds the third week, and 2.5 the fourth week. Some things have improved so far but it seems as if my body is trying to catch up on what I was lacking when not caring about eating. Where is that balance in life? I guess I'll just go back to the drawling board. I do have a plan I was following and it was working slowly but surely. It is the exercising I have missed for the whole month. Self, you have the key, now use it. Have a peaceful day everyone.

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Laughing The Pounds Away
Here's a reason to feel a little less guilty about sitting on the couch and watching sitcoms.
Hearty laughter burns up to 40 calories in 15 minutes and increases metabolism by 10 to 20
percent, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University. Okay, at that rate, giggling won't
replace jogging as a weight-loss tool, but it's a fun way to burn about four pounds a year. GH

"Every week, I send my mother a check." "What a wonderful thing to do! What does she do with it?" "She signs it and sends it back."

Wife to husband: If you inherited a lot of money, would you split with me? Husband: If I inherited a lot of money, I'd split with you in a minute.

"How did you do in school today?" "Not bad, today we studied pronunkiation."

There's one good thing about being absentminded: You can hide your own Easter eggs.

eating-disorder pt. 2 of 2

Disclaimer in part one 05-09-06.

I was from bulimia to anorexia bound. Anorectics can and do die. The more unhealthy you become, the less likely you will be to "pull yourself out of it" on your own. You will need psychological help and be put on a specialized program with structure, possibly medication, and individual therapy. It is a long difficult process. Without getting physically healthier, you are not likely to develop insight or good judgment.

The only thing that saved me from becoming addicted to that life style was the fact that I loved the taste and the smell of food. I didn't give my body a chance to grow accustom to starving extremely so that my metabolism slowed way down to fight starvation. I began to get somewhat educated on both eating disorders and proper nutrition. It's all about balance! Calories in should be equal to the energy put out. Moderation in all things is a happy, healthy attitude, I have been a fool. To have knowledge and not use it consistently has put me in a bad place. Now I have to suffer the consequences of complications that arise from poor eating habits. I am not giving up . I will be a survivor. Slow but sure is fine with me. In the last two years with some ups and downs I have kept off sixty pounds! Have a healthy day......

eating-disorder pt. 1of 2

This is not a diagnosis or any medical advice it is only things I have read somewhere and how I have interpreted it.

I probably learned my past eating disorder when I first joined some kind of diet club many years ago. I knew nothing about bulimia (binge eating and using laxatives to purge the intestines) it was mentioned as a bad habit to overcome. I can do that and and still eat, guess who has IBS. I had a perceptual distortion of my body because of advertisments touting the image of a skinny, sexy teenager as the epitome of acceptability. I saw myself as more than an inch to pinch. I even then went on three day fasts many times. I began to like the gnawing feeling of hunger and to hear my stomach growl. That always assured me that I was losing some fat. Little did I know it was eating away at my muscles, which is made up of protein, and my body needed that kind of nutrition for the day to function and have the energy to do all of that dancing I was so crazy about. I was in danger of developing electrolyte problems, which can lead to heart attack and death. I hardly ever ate more than once a day. I started to head in the direction of the other end of the spectrum and play around with anorexia. (Part 2 tomorrow.)

dry mouth

I had two cups of coffee yesterday with four teaspoons of sugar and the dry mouth has not left yet. Sugar and salt both keep my mouth dry all day long. I couldn't lick an envelope wet. I always drink my eight glasses of water daily. When I woke up this morning the middle of my tongue was like sandpaper, hard, rough, and dry. I read that drinks don't all refresh, some hydrate and others dehydrate.


While adults average 12.8-ounce beverages daily, the net gain equals three glasses of water (eight recommended) because some drinks dehydrate. Daily average:

HYDRATING DRINKS

water 4.6
juice 1.4
milk 1.3
no-caffeine soda .6

hydrating total 7.9

DEHYDRATING DRINKS

coffee/tea 2.8
caffeine soda 1.3
alcohol .8

dehydrating total 4.9

binge-eating

Hi everybody I'm back from a heartbreaking hiatus. I did lose weight. I've lost over 21 pounds from worrying. The worrying changed nothing but my faith in answered prayers did give me strength.

I hope talking about food again doesn't stimulate my urge to overeat and use food as a feel good fix. I remember before the break, I was involved in way too many functions surrounded by food. Now I have to learn to socialize without digging in to the max! I recognize that I responded to environmental cues more than hunger. That alone, leads me to binge-eating where I consume large amounts of food in a short period of time. See you lighter.

health wise

Is there ups and downs in your blood sugar? Slow absorbing carbohydrates can help you manage blood sugar levels. The only "bad" food for you to eat is "too much food" that bad habit in itself is an invitation to the beginning of obesity. Good health results is a combination of efforts including being educationally informed, getting the proper amount of sleep, consuming nutritional food, continual moderate exercise, stress relief, relaxation, free time, enjoyment, laughter, taking vitamin and mineral supplements, keeping your mind alert by using it (mental exercise), and of course always have your yearly check up. Don't forget your spiritual growth! I allowed stress to overcome me this past week but it can be a killer. (Hang in there heart!) Stress can cause a heart attack, or can trigger a range of illnesses, from backache and headache, to gastrointestinal problems, and weaken the immune system. Bless you all. On a lighter note:

Children walk with God when they see real faith lived out.

ups&downs

I don't know which is worse, the ups and downs on the scale, or the ups and downs in life. They both can cause an early death. Now I hear it's better to be heavier. What happened to the on set of diabetes, heart diseases, and all of the other known health issues that arise from complications of obesity? I do know for sure the yo-yo syndrome is not good for the heart. I guess there is a distinction amongst "Phat" words. Heavy, fat, and obese, they all conjure up a negative image in my mind. I missed my weigh-in this week, I know I had a loss, I hope I can hold on to it for the next meeting. I missed posting yesterday, my (scale) of life has had a huge (gain) and the stress is taking its toll. All of a sudden getting healthier by losing weight is not a priority in my life at this time. The heart can only cope with so much. The Lord knows that and that is why He says come unto me all ye that are burdened and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. I don't know if this problem will be resolved to all's satisfaction or I will be at rest in a box. For nine days I could hardly eat or sleep and all of a sudden I'm at the other end of the spectrum. Oh, the sweet sound of going back to being balanced again!

Love is not a feeling, it is a decision!

speed eating

One of the reasons for speed eating is subsisting on a restricted calorie diet, coffee only for breakfast, and a vegetable-only salad for lunch. That much control may make you feel virtuous. The truth is you're not getting enough nutrients to make it through the day. By evening you've hit a wall. "You're starving!" Never allow yourself to go hungry. It has a rebound effect. The result is "speed eating" at dinnertime. That little setback can leave you feeling defeated and depressed. Maybe even given- in- more, and continue the frenzy saying I messed up today what's the difference, I'll get back on track tomorrow. But the cycle repeats itself again the next day. I messed up yesterday, I better eat less today. Hello, does that sound familiar? How about this one, "I was good all day, so I deserve to eat as much as I want for dinner."


P.S. I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; Perfection is God's business.

article

Milk isn't the only bone-building beverage: A beer may also help, say British doctors. It's a good source of silicon, a mineral that is thought to stimulate collagen production, a building block in bone formation. In a preliminary study, doctors looked at 2,847 people from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study and found that men and premenopausal women who consumed the most silicon- about 40 mg a day- had the highest bone mineral density, a measure of bone health.

Silicon is rarely listed on nutrition labels, so it's hard to tell how much we consume, says study author Jonathan Powell, a nutrition researcher at St. Thomas's Hospital in London. A 120z. beer has about 7 mg of silicon.

This news is no reason to start or increase drinking, because excess alcohol consumption raises other health risks, including osteoporosis itself. Your healthier options are to eat plenty of dates, mangos, melons, spinach, and apples. Some bottled mineral waters are also good sources of silicon. R.D.

growling stomach

There are a few things that make my stomach growl. Lactose intolerance is the main culprit that growls in stereo. Irregularity blabs it to the world with moans and groans. Fizzy sodas and gas producing foods all have a noise or two to sound off. I saved the best for last. I don't hear it often but it is a welcome noise, I am not ashamed, when it yells feed me. That means I certainly did not overeat that day. It's like hearing the caching on a Vegas pay off bandit. I know I will be reaping a reward the next day on the scale. Maybe now I will have another loss this next weigh-in and chalk it up to two in a row. There is a drawback to the surprising growl while in bed tonight. I was too preoccupied since yesterday to sleep or eat. I don't mind if I forget or don't have the will to eat but I don't like being unable to fall asleep. Why I'm the one who has a bad case of "Hyper- somina Sleep Apnea." I guess there is somethng wrong going on in my life these last couple of days. The last time I couldn't sleep at night was six years ago. I don't even care to think about a nice Easter dinner at this particular time. My salavating glands are on vacation. Well I shouldn't inflict upon the public my drab feelings of being numb all over.

This older guy was out to impress his date by taking her to an up scaled restaurant. He did not see people waiting on benches in the lobby and assumed he had it made and they would be eating shortly. The attendant greeted them and asked him if he had reservations. He answered, in reply by saying we have no reservations, we'll eat what ever you have.

Wishing you all a Blessed and Happy Easter just incase I don't make a post tomorrow!!!

maker

Between 12 to 3 pm today on Good Friday is a time for me to reflect on my maker. "HIS PAIN IS MY GAIN"

I repent and am sorry but thankful.

How to find joy? Keep.....

J - Jesus First

O - Others Second

Y - Yourself Last

Amen! I am not ashamed of the Gospel or His name.

This posting is my Freedom Of Speech right.

hooray

Last week was a 12# gain, this week was a 10.75# loss. I'm back on my water pills again without taking the supposed Potassium prescription along with it. After a whole week the doctor has not called in the scrip yet. So it was a water loss and I am still 1 3/4 up but, it makes me feel more confident to try harder and hold on to my four month old resolution. Now when I see no cheese danish in the coffee room instead of feeling disappointed I feel relieved. I'm sure when someone is having Easter dinner in the family we will be having ham, which I like very much, but packs on the water retention. This "chocolaholic" will be bombarded with the good tasting bad stuff everywhere I go this weekend. I only hope that I take small portions at each opportunity to indulge in decadency! (No lectures please, I'm not as strong as you are.) I did do 55 minutes in the weight room yesterday. My house is almost emptied of the enormous amount of simple carbohydrates. I want to be obedient, didn't you say Lord "deny the flesh." Give me the strength!

java/coffee

Okay now the sceintists say coffee is good for you. I wish they'd make up their minds. It may have its benefits but remember too much of it has draw backs and addiction to caffiene is possible.

* The antioxidants in your morning coffee may improve insulin's ability to do its job. More research is needed to determine why coffee does this, so for now, , keep to one or two cups daily.

*In moderation, caffeine may actually do your diet some good by boosting metabolism and helping to burn more body fat-even while you're eating. Five minutes after you down a caffeinated drink, your body starts to react: blood vessels dilae, the pulse rate quickens and your metabolism undergoes a meteoric rise. Suddenly, you're alert, energetic, focused-and you'll probably stay that way for several hours.

* Caffeine starves off hunger, which is why it's an ingredient in many diet pills. Dieters who have just one cup of coffee with beakfast or lunch will boost their metabolic rate by 25 to 30 percent for three to four hours.

* Caffeine appears to protect brain cells from the damage that leads to Parkinson's disease. In a study thoes who had up to six cups a day were five times less likely to develope Parkinson's.

* Other studies found that people who imbibed four to five cups daily cut their risk of type 2 diabetes by 30%.

* There is a compound in coffee that appears to protect against colon cancer.

* The caffeine in a cup of coffee can increase alertness and improve performance on tests of mental function.

* Coffee drinkers had slightly higher blood pressure, but weren't at greater risk of developing hypertension. A cup a day protects against heart disease- but not for heavy drinkers.

Don't forget there are pros and cons to everything. When in doubt always check with your physician. I always say it's better to be safe than sorry. Some destructive habits can't be reversed. Bottoms up, good to the last drop!

good start

I'm off to a good start 8:00 am this morning. I passed the weight room up and heard some loud dance music. Like a magnet I was drawn back to the doorway and entered in without thinking. I only did 30 minutes but something is always better than nothing. I next went to the coffee room and my usual cheese danish was either gone or not available. That little delay saved me unnecessary empty calories. I offered to volunteer for 3.5 hours to keep myself away from the lunch room. Tonight is the dreaded weigh-in. Thinking about it gives me shivers of another 12 pound gain like last week. This time I took my water pills but I've noticed my shins are still puffy with water retention. I wonder if they need to be stronger. Funny how, when you ask yourself a question your conscience answers you back. Alright already! I heard you, cut back on as much salt as possible if you want results. I feel energized from the early exercising. Why don't I continue with that beginning of the day instead of my java and a danish or two? Don't answer that conscience, I don't really want to stay fat. My diet dilemma and battle is mostly within my mind. What a revelation!

blame

Who can I blame now for my fat cells? Let me count the reasons for me being off of the normal weight chart: it's in my DNA geans obesity runs in my family, I'm big boned, my mother over fed me, I have a slow metabolism, diets just don't work for me, I'm boarderline Diabetic and have to eat every three hours, I'm insulin resistant and have a hard time with white carbs they don't burn they get stored, everyone keeps pushing food on me and taking me out to eat, I'm older now and I am getting the middle age spread much later, all of the pains in my body keeps me from moving around so I am sedentary, and I don't have time to take care of myself. Snap out of it! Tell it like it is. You eat the wrong kinds of food, portions are out of control, eat too often, move around too little, when exercising you do the bare minimum, you don't know how to say no, you think it's too late to change, and the amount that needs to be taken off will take forever and your time is getting shorter. Now that all sounds a little more believable!

Bright colors, such as red, yellow and orange, may make people hungry, according to current research. Experts recommend that people decorate their kitchens and dinning rooms in muted tones, such as blue and light brown. by Johns Hopkins Health , Weight and Stress Clinic.

caffeine

You know you shouldn't have too much caffeine, since it can cause anxiety and insomnia. What you probably didn't know: Some foods pack a caffeine wallop nearly the size of your morning java jolt (a cup of coffee has about 80 mg. of caffeine). Food manufacturers aren't required to list the amount of caffeine in a product, so many people are in the dark. There are no government guidelines on how much we can safely consume, but the American Dietetic Association says 200 to 300 mg. a day is okay for most adults. (In Canada, the recommendation is a maximum of 85 mg. for kids.) Surprising sources of the stimulant: SODA A can of cola has about 40mg., while Mountain Dew has 55.5, Sunkist orange soda has 41 mg., and A&W cream soda has 29 mg.. YOGURT Dannon coffee yogurt has 36mg.. ICE TEA A bottle of Snapple MintTea contains 42 mg., Lipton Iced Tea has about 30 mg. per bottle. WATER A bottle of glaceau vitaminwater Energy has 42 mg.. RD

I love coffee, Dr. Pepper, and chocolate but I try to keep them off of my shopping list. Not only do I like the tastes but I can always use the energy. At one time in my life I was addicted to caffeine. It was like a drug and when addicted to caffeine you go through withdrawal symptoms. Anytime I give in and have just a little, the cravings strongly come back, headaches, and worst of all the sleepiness is compelling and my energy level is stuck on lethargic. I am a little reluctant to try more than one serving. I get the same kind of scared feeling when my old nicotine craving crosses my mind or I get the urge to have one drink of alcohol. If only my food addiction could also be curbed. Life surely is a constant vigil.

food alert

I don't know how it all came about but I feel overwhelmed with a stock pile of unwanted food in the house. I seem to have violated my own no-fail environment. I don't have all the sugar laden items I use to buy before but there is too many simple carbohydrates in every corner of my food areas. I'm insulin resistant and should stay away from eating too many of the wrong carbs. The last time I went on a low carb diet, it worked fairly well for me. I would like to try it again but don't know what to do with all of the food I have that would sabotage my efforts. I guess I'll start packing up the items in bags and drop them off at church. I will have to throw away any containers already opened. I actually dislike throwing food away. That drawback comes from being hungry too many times when I was younger. (Gosh that reminds me, I was suppose to continue writing about my childhood in the entry of 3/12 "overeating.") Back to my next diet attempt. I know diets per se are only a temporary fix but I need the jump start my battery, is low. I should also find some kind of measuring chart to put in view on this site so that I can't hide my gains any more. Time to be accountable in view. I'll be buying some time by chart searching, anything to procrastinate. Please help me find a graph, thanks!

workouts& meds

While most drugs won't affect your workout, some can make you drowsy or uncoordinated:

COLD MEDICINES - decongestants containing pseudoephedrine, can boost heart rate and blood pressure, antihistamines such as Benadryl, can be sedating, causing fatigue and poor performance, (try a topical nose spray, or less-sedating Zyrtec or Claritin).

ANTIANXIETY MEDICATIONS - Valium, Xanax and others may sap energy and slow reaction time, leading to injury, (take medication before bedtime, not before your workout, talk to your doctor about lowering your dose or switching to a shorter-acting drug, such as Ativan or Serax).

ANTIDEPRESSANTS - Tricyclic antidepressants such as Elavil may reduce blood pressure and cause lightheadedness, drowsiness or poor coordination, (take medication before bedtime, not before your workout, ask your doctor if you can take a lower dose, drink more water as symptoms are aggravated by fluid loss, sweating).

ANTIBIOTICS - Cipro, Amoxicillin and other antibiotics may upset the stomach or cause sunburn, (take medication after exercise or at least two hours prior, also wear sunscreen if exercising outdoors).

DIURETICS - Lasix, Dyazide and other drugs that lower blood pressure dehydrate you, this leads to overheating, headaches, muscle cramps and heart rhythm disturbances, ( drink plenty of fluids and eat potassium-rich foods, such as bananas, orange juice and raisins, ask your doctor about switching to a calcium-channel blocker).

Disclaimer_ always check with your doctor no matter what you read or where you read it from. Never change your meds on your own. There are pros and cons for everything you ever read. Even if you have been exercising before with these medications and felt no symptoms, it's always better to be safe than sorry. Have a safe productive workout.

SHALOM...have a Blessed PASSOVER and a prosperous year!

old journals

Here are some random notes from one of my many many journals, word salad if you please! In 11/02 I was 303 pounds. Losing weight is a journey, not a destination, and I will enjoy the process. It takes 21 days to ingrain a habit be it good or bad. Commit to changing the stinkin' thinkin' that interferes with you getting well, losing weight, gaining strength, and having control. If I really want to, I can do this for myself, without anyone stopping me or coming first. Diets don't work forever. Try instead to use; behavior modification, life style changes, being nutritionally informed, using substitution, liking who you are, and simply eating, breathing, and moving, make the change and be consistent. Matt.5:6 "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after rightness; for they shall be filled." [Spititual food should come first!] ( This bottomless pit needs to eat the right foods also.) Don't wait for motivation, motivation is in the doing. Make a couple of lists of exactly what you want, understanding why you want it, what emotions play a part in your eating habits, who or what situations set you up for instant failure, list small goals, and allow yourself to be human with making errors and overcoming small set backs. List the good habits that you know that will give you what you want to accomplish. When you hit a plateau or a rut, find something new to do to go to another level of effort. Knowledge is power! Never feel >feckless< , weak, worthless, or incompetent, it will eat away at your strength and put a damper on your spirit !!! Looking forward to seeing you again.

burn fat

Eating eggs regularly may help speed fat burn, according to Donald K. Layman, Ph.D, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The key: lecucine, a metabolism-regulating amino acid that helped study participants who had eggs or other leucine-rich foods (such as low-fat dairy and lean meats) for breakfast lose more fat and less fat-burning lean muscle than those who ate a carb-rich A.M. meal.

We will not be talking much about the weigh-in last night. I'm on my way to the weight room. I will say I gained 12 pounds in one week. They kept saying that can't be right, get weighed again! I made a lot of mistakes last week and this does not surprise me, although, I didn't take my water pills every day. I tried to wet an envelope with my index finger and couldn't come up with one drop of saliva over and over again. The water pills are depleting my saliva to the point where I need water when I want to swallow food. HOLD ON TO YOUR HOPE AND NOTHING WILL DEFEAT YOU.

eat less

If you eat protein for lunch, you'll eat less at dinner. A study at Yale found that women who ate a high-protein lunch consumed 31 percent fewer calories at dinner compared to those who ate a high-carbohydrate lunch. Researchers speculate that the extra protein triggers an increase in cholecystokinin, a hormone that curbs appetite, and also raises your levels of glucagon, another hormone that decreases the desire for food.

Since I already have that weight gain to face up to at the weigh-in tonight, I am going to eat breakfast and lunch. What's the sense in even exercising at the weight room? I waited until the last 45 minutes before the bus came and decided to stop in for a minute or so. I know I like moving to the music, why didn't I go there this morning? Now I only have a little over a half of an hour to work out. I love how it makes me feel after I leave that room. My step counter only registered a count of a mere 2,900 steps. My voluntary work today encountered a lot of sitting. My tally count for good habits was only five. That's okay with me at least I am far away from the zeros I use to get for doing nothing at all towards a more healthier life style. Every little bit of effort is an improvement.

One more thing I must get off of my chest. I am truly disgusted with the internet services and computers. They reveal many mistakes and don't take commands to my satisfaction. At the center in the computer room I decided to enter in my blog for today. When I clicked on compose, yesterday's entry came up in the suppose empty box. It read are you sure you you want to leave unsaved changes? It was already posted yesterday and even had a comment. I could not post a new entry. I tried for over an hour. I always thought it was my computer, provider, or my server that wasn't meeting my needs. My site meter has been wacko for over two months. One more rant, I had a long poem from Donna said posted 2/25 and blah blah blah and I noticed the other day it was gone, on that also was a comment from somebody who really liked how I worded it. How do things just disappear off of the screen when I'm not on it or around?

gain

The scale in the weight room registered a five pound gain this morning. I'm not going to wonder why. Saturday evening I ate a whole pound cake by myself, one pound of butter and one pound of sugar. That certainly warrants the five pound gain. Everytime I talk about the good efforts I put forth, I receive comments about how committed I am. Those pats on the back always makes me too confident and I let my guard down and I tell myself you deserve to cheat. After all, an extra workout will balance it out. Then, something comes up and I never make it to the weight room. Feeling guilty is a real damper on motivation. Being put on the spot and pressured and feeling overwhelmed doesn't make things any easier. I received a really cute and dressy jersey for my birthday. Now I have a perfect top for a wedding in three months. The draw back is the size is way too small. It will take about a 60-70 pounds loss to fit in it comfortably. I can't lose that much weight in such a short time! I keep telling people not to buy me clothes, but no one listens, every single year, and every holiday. I guess you can tell I'm not in a good mood, there are times I don't like myself. When that happens, I can't muster up motivation or energy for much of anything. No big deal, tomorrow is another day, another chance is always close at hand, of course, unless the over weight takes its toll.

misc.

FACT: One of the disease protective effects found in fruits and vegetables are antioxidants, which include specific vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that protect cells from oxidative damage by free radicals. Phytochemicals reduce the risk of cancer by blocking or suppressing agents that cause cancer, and reduce the risk of heart disease by shielding LDL, cholesterol from oxidation and decreasing cholesterol synthesis and absorption.

JOKE: You know it is time for a diet when you notice the left side of your compact car seems to bottom out a lot.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have of trying to change others.


Did you get caught by anyone trying to play an April Fool on you? I tried twice to fool someone on the telephone and they both acted as if it what I said happened was no big deal. Can't I do anything right? I told my daughter I was mad at her for not showing up at the early soccer game Saturday when I had to wait for her in the rain, why didn't you call me about the cancellation? I thought I was using a mean voice. She said they played on the wet grass and didn't see me there. I sure felt bad, I never went for my granddaughter's game, I thought it would be called due to the rain. My daughter tells me she knew by my tone I really wasn't mad. Then I called the leader of my weigh-in club and told her I spilled red Kool-Ade all over my weight recorder's recorders and I had no more new forms to replace them. She said how many pages were ruined? When I said "April Fool," she replied I knew you were kidding because you would have been crying if that really happened. I'm not a cry baby?

diet steps

THE JOURNEY IS ONE DAY AT A TIME AND ONE STEP AT A TIME:
1. Be patient with yourself.
2. Take it one meal at a time, one day at a time.
3. Plan ahead, anticipate "down " times, prepare healthy and satisfying snacks.
4. Keep busy. Find new hobbies and things to do instead of eating.
5. Remember, you are in charge. You've made the choice to lose weight. You are choosing what to eat.
6. Never skip meals.
7. Review the evidence. Check your copies of your weekly menus to see what choices give you a good weight loss.
8. Don't be obsessed by the scale. Some weeks you won't lose, but you will have made great attitude and behavior changes.
9. Reward yourself often for behavior changes (not with food).
10. Don't be a diet bore. Enjoy life.
11. Smarten up. Take time to do something for yourself every day.
12. Place a 1-pound can of solid vegetable shortening where you can see it. It will remind you of what one pound of fat looks like. You won't want that on your body again!
DAILY REAFFIRM YOURSELF WITH ACCLAMATIONS:
1. I am a valuable person to ME.
2. I can do this if I really want to.
3. I do not want to be unhealthy.
4. I DO WANT TO BE IN CONTROL!

joking around

Time for me to lighten up. Sometimes I talk to myself in a way that defeats my diet attempts. [Laughter is important.] I will recover form this kind of irrational reasoning. *You just need a nap, not a diet. You won't be eating, and you'll get rid of some of the stress that makes you eat. *Extra weight is good for extra traction in winter driving conditions. *Your cat and dog don't care if you're fat or thin. *You can count carrot cake as a vegetable. *If you invite ten people who are all heftier than you over for a party, they'll tell you how thin you are. *You're eating for two (you and your inner child).

Tonight is another eating out birthday dinner. Thank goodness it is with my diet buddies. I guess I'll be having a dinner salad, water, and no dessert. I should be a good example for them and maybe I can "train my will," and it will lead to a road of making the right choices at all restaurants from now on. We'll see how much guts I have, or will I follow the crowd? The only way to strengthen a muscle is to give it resistant training. Having control comes from the muscle in my head. Okay, how about now controlling your tongue?

whine

Yesterday started out an incredibly nice day and ended up an incredibly sad day. Thank God today's a new day. Now I have to whine. Yesterday I skipped dinner and today, I gained a pound? What's up with the scale? To top that off, I only had eight minutes on the bike and only did one mile before the bus picked me up to go home. I really don't like missing the full time I usually spend at the weight room. Sometimes I am torn between doing my voluntary work at the center and spending quality time in the exercise room. I did 5.75 hours straight through lunchtime working on mailings. I skipped the coffee room and rolls, and declined to join in on a spring celebration meeting with goodies and still that determined pound stays put. I also chose to not join in on the clubs evening gathering with goodies of course, and guess what, that pound had a friend called sixteen ounces, and they clung together like white on rice. I had a productive day but it was hectic. Does stress add on weight? I sort of like my day to be at my own pace, not the pace that others want me to keep. I had two requests for help at the same time. Thank God for simple decisions and no more major lifetime commitments. I guess I'm finished for now but that pound and its buddy better get lost! Oh my it's 8:50 pm and I haven't had dinner yet.

boo

I had a one pound gain last night at weighin. I did miss one day of my usual exercise last week. I thought I had raised my game. My step count is up to 7,000. By the time I reach my 10,000 step goal, if I haven't broken into a sweat yet, then I will have to move my counter to my ankle area only and away from the belly that jiggles like a bowl full of jelly (Santa.) Anyway it is a counter from the 99 cent store, who knows I may still really be in the hundreds. I increased the level on three of the machines I usually use. This morning in the coffee room I battled with the danish. I held back as long as I could and ended up in the receiving line. Being extra patient, I missed the chance to pick my very favorite cheese danish. I gave up and sat down complaining. Everyone said you're too picky. I replied "I'm not suppose to eat any anyway." If I stay a little picky, I may eat less. In the back of my head, I can hear myself saying your daughters are taking you out for your birthday dinner tonight, you can make up for the disappointment later. It is a shame I'm such an emotional eater. I heard that is called "Love Hunger." Where's the beef, I mean where's the love?

aches

Muscle aches and pains are varied. One type is soreness and stiffness that develop as the result of ever doing some physical activity--whether running a marathon, digging in the yard, or simply carrying a heavy bag of groceries. This kind of pain, which doctors call delayed -onset muscle soreness (DOMS), typically begins a day or two after the activity and can last up to a week. Overdo it at the gym? Hints: *Drinking a lot of fluids before, during, and after exercise can help prevent muscle problems. *Warming up before exercise and stretching afterward help the muscles relax and reduce the risk of injury. *Applying ice promptly to sore muscles will reduce inflammation. *An herbal oil massage can soothe muscle soreness. RD

extreme diet

Dieting is not funny but this sure is:

BREAKFAST:
poached robin egg
scraped crumbs from burnt toast
weak tea

LUNCH:
seaweed salad
1/2 dozen poppy seeds
belly button of a navel orange

SNACK:
fuzz from two cling peaches

DINNER:
one baked pigeon wing
five grains of brown rice
two cherry tomatoes on a lettuce bed

SNACK:
one-ounce glass of steam

I surely am not hungry any more!

myth

Dieter's myths: 1. IF YOU DON'T STAY AT YOUR ORIGINAL WEIGHT GOAL, THEN YOU'RE A FAILURE. About 1/3 of dieters settle for a maintenace weight that is somewhat higher than their original goal. 2. IT'S HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT ONCE YOU'RE OVER 40. Many people lose their weight when they are past the age of 40. Some people are spurred to lose weight because they have medical problems like arthritis. 3. IF YOU'VE BEEN OVERWEIGHT SINCE CHILDHOOD, IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF. It is a mind set possibility. Most people manage to get their weight under control as adults. 4. IF YOU'VE DIETED AND FAILED MANY TIMES BEFORE, THERE'S LITTLE HOPE OF EVER LICKING YOUR WEIGHT PROBLEM. Most people don't make it the first time around, but they can eventually come up a weight loss program specifically tailored to their needs that will work for them. The key is to find your nitch and be consistent and forgiving of yourself, we all make mistakes and have set backs. 5. IF YOU START REGAINING WEIGHT, YOU'RE BOUND TO GAIN IT ALL BACK. Learn to catch yourself in time when you start to regain. Recognize what caused you to get off track and correct it. Nipping small weight gains in the bud will prevent that overwhelming feeling that can deter your motivation. At that time this helps immensely; to exercise more, skip snacks, cutting back on sweets, and nothing to eat after 7:30 pm. Where there's a will, there's a way.

diet break

Everybody is talking about Spring Break, and that brings to mind for me, I need a diet break. I did raise my steps from 5,000 to 6,000. I don't see how because I did not exercise yesterday. I believe I need a step counter that wraps around the ankle (a really big one.) When I move aroung it is not a localized endeavor. My whole body gets into the act. I rock from side to side, things jiggle, parts shake, arms swing, and noises come from my mouth I can't explain. I hear moaning and groaning, huffing and puffing, some wheezing and lots of sighing. That sounds like exercise to me but who am I kidding. I don't feel like talking about dieting and don't feel like doing it. I do feel like eating away my complex mental feelings. I've been know to be an emotional eater anyway. I can't wait to get back home to my own turf, two more days and I will be on track again. I know there's a price I'll have to pay for that lax attitude. Hey, I'm on a break.

borderline Diabetic

The wanness of my health is taking its toll. This last three day sugar-birthday celebration has affected me more than any other one. I feel like I should go on medication for the diabetes but I don't like needle jabs to keep track of my sugar count and I am so busy running around I am not too reliable for timed commitments. I woke up early with an excruciating headache. My mouth was completely dry to the point of no saliva at all. The middle of my tongue felt like sandpaper. It was hard to focus and think clearly. My back was itching. My hands were so itchy I just wanted to run them under very hot water until they burned to stop the itching. Yesterday I waited 3 1/2 hours outside of my house for my bus to arrive to go exercise for my third time this week, but I got tired of wasting time, so I called and canceled it. That was not a smart move. My kitchen sink disposal is broken and the water in the sink keeps backing up and no money to get it fixed right now. I have to house sit a baby puppy for three whole days, sounds like a time consuming responsibility. I need to get all of my clothes washed this weekend. A personal problem has reoccured, and at this point in time I am thinking "come back my Pollyanna attitude," we've got a long hull ahead of us. You'll make it through all of these steps, you always do. It's the faith in prayers, trust, love, submit, agree, fortitude, and following through with an educated plan that will all get you to prevail. To think I asked for something different to write about, why do I always get what I ask for? Cheers to today.

coffee

I'm back on coffee again, not as before, but that doesn't make me any happier. It started as a pick me up when I didn't feel like going into the weight room. Now the flavor has kicked in with hazelnut creamer and sugar, I hope I can stay away from the dessert flavored coffees at those coffee places. Don't tell me about decaf, that's not for java junkies. Although, decaf retains enough caffeine to affect sensitive individuals. Decaffeinated coffee can be just as rough on the stomach as regular coffee. If you have any of the following conditions, stay away form both drinks: migraine, tremor, anxiety, irregular heartbeat, insomnia, coronary heart disease or a strong family history of it, high cholesterol, any gastrointestinal disorder, any urinary disorder, prostate trouble, fibrocystic breasts, premenstrual syndrome, tension headaches, or seizure disorder. If you must, use only the water-extracted versions. There is concern that traces of solvents may remain in coffee decaffeinated by other methods, although the manufacturers deny it.

A study done at the University of California at Berkeley found a relationship between drinking decaf and a slightly increased risk of high cholesterol and heart disease. In that survey of about 45,500 men, regular coffee did not have the same effect. By Andrew Weil, M.D.

hooray

Okay, I know I only had another teeny weeny little three quarter of a pound loss last night, but to look at that amount of butter held in my hand it looks like a hand full of fat I lost. I'll take it, I'm not picky. I keep telling myself it all adds up. I raised my step count to 5,000 yesterday. I hope that continues, my goal is 10,000. I will be going to the lunch room to eat, instead of exercising today. I am Johnny on the spot with excuses. Here goes, today's reason for not exercising. The music has been off for three days now and that is my exercise buddy. Please give me back my motivation, even if it is lousy music, I won't complain anymore. My mouth is so extra dry (with the boarderling diabetes) but more so in taking the water pills for water retention the last past week. I will stop for about four days and see if the weight jumps up nine pounds again. Be still my heart, I just held a crying four week old white baby kitten. Someone had the nerve try and give them away way too too early! Us fussers over the sweetness of their innocence and the inhumane treatment of early seperation from the mother caused us to be asked to leave the building to the outside in the freezing cold, poor kittys. Why do people feel they have the right to be cruel to animals? Well, why do people feel they have the right to be cruel period!!!!!!!!!

boring

Oh my goodness, my life is busy, but now that I see it in black and white form, BORING! I don't feel bored but I seem to talk about the same things all of the time. It is boring to even say today I exercised for thirty three minustes. I did increase the mile on the bike to three. Okay still boring, weigh-in, now what? Birthday dinner coming up this Thursday, food, what else is new? I need to start complaining about something. I used a pedometer yesterday to try and reach 10,000 steps. I didn't do exercising or anything out of the ordinary. It stopped at 4,888 steps and I don't remember taking that many. I do remember sitting a lot in front of the TV. I have discovered the reason it registered so much is because as I walk, I waddle, and the shaking back and forth of my large hanging belly gives me a couple extra shakes to bring up the numbers. I really can't complain about much more. I am content with myself taking off the pounds a little at a time and changing my eating habits a little at a time also. What works for me is to go slow and longer rather than fast and burn out. That reinforces the using of behavior modification as my diet choice. Yes, being boring for you, but bringing about consistency for me. Thanks for the time and space. Have a day like you wish it to be!

sleep

Too little sleep affects secretion of cortisol , the hormone that regulates appetite. If you lose sleep, you're likely to feel hungrier even when you're well fed. Lack of sleep is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. People who average only 4 hours of sleep demostrate the same effects on glucose resistance as seen in aging. Trying to do too much each day and worrying through the night, can cause sleep deprivation. Eight hours is recommended per night but one-third of us get less than 7 hours of sleep a night.



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thinner thinking

Another birthday party today, all day food, food, food. This weekend eating out, family dinner birthday party. I can't change the events that surround me but I can change how I think. Being overweight I find myself saying in my mind, I've got to have at least two servings. Anybody can see my stomach is so stretched out and bigger than others, I surely need more to feel full. I'm going to try to use thinner thinking. I will pretend I have a body I'm satisfied with, when it's time to eat. I don't want to lose my healthy weight, constant maintaining will prevail. What would thinny minny eat at this time? I'm going to find a healthy magazine picture and paste my face on it. Every time I eat I will study that picture I carry with me at all times. I heard that your brain can't tell the difference between an image that you actually see and one that you're simply imagining inside your head. Images can trigger physiological changes in mind and body!

exercise

It will be six days before I get back to the weight room. The last time I was there I stopped in twice and did a total of 1 1/2 hours. For me that is way over the norm. I hit a runners high and would have continued longer if the bus wasn't coming. It wasn't a high intensity workout but the duration was too much for my overweight body. Of course that is never known until the next day or in my case even longer. For three days I felt pains and soreness because of straining the muscles two days in a row. They need to repair themselves through alternate days. My joints weren't too happy either. I know what works for me. I need to quit trying to keep up with people that are pros and extremely fit, they've been at it for a long time. Besides that they aren't carrying around an extra 150 pound sack of potatoes (adipose), or as many decades in age as me, myself, and I! Here's to a happy balance in everything.

article

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY everybody!

Only 11 percent of the French women are obese, compared to nearly a third of Americans. Many of the basic recommendations in the best selling "French Women Don't Get Fat" are just nutritional and fitness common sense:

*Eat at regular times.

*Increase the proportion of fresh fruits and vegetables you eat.

*Shun prepared foods, especially processed foods "with artificial anything."

*Have a real breakfast.

*Add a "small but regular new physical movement, a daily walk or climbing stairs."

*Don't stock "offenders"- the high-calorie, fatty foods that derail your healthy eating-in your home.

*There's a connection between sleeping too little and gaining weight.
by Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter 05/05

testing 123

I am so sick and tired of spending an hour on entering a post that does not take. What's with this system? There aren't too many things in life that irritate me to the max. This is certainly one of them! This has happened at least a dozen times in the last five months. I can hardly wait until the contract is over with to be able to sign up with another server.

disappointed

I attended a St. Patrick's Day party this afternoon. Oh yes I, ate the only sugar laden, empty calorie, food that was available. Where was the cornbeef and cabbage? So disappointed with myself that I didn't even want to go to the weight room just down the hallway. The thought did cross my mind though. My doctor gave me the go ahead with taking my water pills daily. It has been four days now and I can already see the emptied water pockets in my skin on my arms. I don't think I like that ugly dried raisin look to my skin. It's not bad enough the cellulite is becoming evident around the big muscled areas from using the weight room. The end metamorphosis taking place better be better. At least with all of the fat and water build up the wrinkles and cellulite were not visible. I was full overstuffed and firmly packed with unsightly suet, it was round but smooth. I guess I won't be hearing anymore, "you don't look your age." Wait until all of the hanging loose skin becomes visible. There is so much to look forward to, this I gotta see. I'm entitled to a few nonsensical posts, thanks.

yoga

Always check with your doctor before starting and kind of exercise program. If you have been sedentary, there are gentle yoga styles. It can lift your spirits. The brief soothing chant creates a feeling of oneness within our selves and with each other. There are meditative benefits of yoga. Start with an introduction class to learn the postures and sequence. Find a certified teacher. If you're looking for a heart-pumping workout with yoga try Ashtanga, an athletic yoga. Ashtanga links high-energy postures (called vinyasa) in a challenging aerobic sequence that burns more calories than a traditional yoga class. It's paced by the rhythm of your breath, you move through poses in a continuous flow, balancing, twisting, lunging, and stretching.

Ashtanga Yoga's Rewards:
*Strong mind/body connection
*Less stress
*Better flexibility, coordination, and posture
*Increased strength and endurance
*Improved heart and lung function

You will break a sweat, burn calories, and may even be a little sore the next day. Ooommm

exercise

I only did forty minutes in the weight room today after missing a whole week. From there I went to the computer room to post on my blog for 90 minutes, but I thought it was a clever entry with lots of dry humor and a keen description of the antics that followed the card party with food etc. I am so up set because I asked the instructor where the spell check was on their computers and he preceded to try and find it and deleted my whole page by mistake! I don't want to talk about it or think on it. Stay cool----just enter something else. Any way I do tend to make them too long. Weigh-in was a teeny tiny quarter of a pound loss, better than a gain. Why can't my mind and body get it together and agree on the exercise room? Sometimes my mind is determined to do it but my body is lethargic. Sometimes my body runs straight to the room and cycles away but I hear my mind saying are we done yet? I think the music has to improve. I love it loud and with 140 bpm.

misc.

FACT: Abdominal obesity greatly increases the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, high blood fats, hypertension, stroke and some cancers. So-called "cellulite" carries no extra risk.

JOKE: You know you need to go on a diet when you can take a shower without getting your feet wet.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength.

overeating

One of my bad habits that had caused me to become obese and still haunts me to the point that I find it hard to feel full unless I overeat at times. I can recall being very very hungry many times in my lifetime. I use to look forward to my mom coming home from work, and the excitement for me was focused on the dozen of glazed doughnuts she always got from work. I thought the gnawing feeling in my stomach was a normal thing. I was embarrassed a lot of times in school because my stomach was always growling and making loud noises the other kids could hear, sometimes when the teacher was talking. I use to think how happy the kids must be when the individual milk cartons arrived in class for them to drink (for those who paid ahead of time.) I use to watch and dream someday I am going to choose some chocolate milk for myself. No breakfast, no lunch, going home feeling famished. On the bus all I could think about was the elbow macaroni with Cambell's creamed soup that will be there cooking for dinner. To this day I like crappy food. Once when I was about eleven years old I can't remember why I was alone but I could sneak in the food closet and eat anything my heart desired. All I saw was a big onion and a package of spaghetti. I can eat the pasta, let's see what the frig has to offer in the form of a sauce. No exaggeration, it was bear other than mustard. You better believe I had mustard pasta and was happy. We'll stop here for now at eleven years old. I see a conditioned pattern forming. (Someone suggested I put some spice in my entries and talk about personal stuff, this wasn't my idea.) What did one candle say to the other candle? Are you going out tonight?

realization

After dieting most of my life on and off, I've come the realization, this has got to stop. Yes I've had successes and plenty of failures in taking off the fat and weight way too many times. I have wondered how much of a total weight I lost all of those years. It certainly lead up to the combined total weight of about half of a dozen of normal weighing people. What a waste of money, time, effort, self-esteem, and healthy-helpful information. Make this the last hooray and utilize every tool and all resources. My heart beats out "do it or never do it again, I've had enough." The past has taught me so many lessons during that journey. I have learned about commitment, consistency, self-discipline, self-denial, control, body cues, putting myself first when necessary, keeping my priorities straight, and sacrifice. I also learned sticking with it even if I didn't want to, even if there was something more exciting going on somewhere else, even if I couldn't see where all of my efforts were taking me, and even if it all became temporal and boring, I have discovered you use it to lose it or in exercise, use it or lose the use of it. Would you agree?

retention

At my last weigh-in I had a nine pound loss. Don't cheer for me yet. I had taken a water pill for three days straight. I love it when the top of my socks don't leave a deep circled indentation for a day or two. The water retention is enormous and constant. It has been three days now and all is back, the indentations and the nine pounds! I guess I'll check with my doctor to see if I should be taking one a day. That makes me wonder now, if the last forty pounds was all water. Of course I haven't been at the weight room this week, I know that has a big bearing on my losses and water retention. I'll do better next week. It all boils down to cutting out the salt. I don't know which is harder to give up the sugar or the salt. The butter runs a near third in the search for what keeps me gaining. In fourth position is my portions, no control there. I feel it coming on, the guilt trips, don't forget that eating at night! Stop it right now, beating up yourself and reviewing your known bad habits is not the answer. Affirmation is a motivating gesture so use it on yourself and get back in the swing of things. Compare last year to this year. You have lost 40 pounds, 44 inches, do the weight room three days a week, joined a support group, strive for a no-fail environment at home, cut way back on the fast foods, learned to say no once in a while, keep a diet journal, trigger foods are few and far between, and you are much more informed now than ever. Put one wing back on and strive for the other this coming year, next year add more good habits and the halo of light may show up with your excess fat all gone. I'm certainly no angel but I am striving to do good. Hurry hurry! Wish me luck.

in competition

I feel like I'm in a race to get more viewers. I'm not in this to be ahead, behind, or well liked (would be nice.) I just want to lose weight to live longer etc. I am a struggler, a survivor, and a determined person to continue in my quest no matter how many times I have set backs or how often time lapse between motivation and successes. I am looking for an edge, in finding like minded people, to relate to and share with. In a study of 309 dieters for two years, those who had a support group lost 30% more weight than those who dieted alone. No Man Is An Island!

10,000 steps

Taking 10,000 steps a day using a step-counting device called a pedometer can help you meet fitness goals if you focus on the speed of the steps, rather than just the number. For health benefits, take 100 to 150 steps per minute (in either three 10-minutes segments or 30 minutes straight). For weight loss, strive for more than 30 minutes.

exercise

T-h-e-y'-re b-a-c-k! {All the excuses not to be able to follow through with my exercise program for today.] My best machine that I always do (and broke twice) is out of commission again. The weight room was filled both times I checked back for an opening. I have to miss the next two days, prior commitments. My knee that was operated on a while back is very sore. The recumbent stair climber has a broken rod, that is easier on my knees than the other twelve options to use. NEVER LET WHAT YOU CAN'T DO GET IN THE WAY OF WHAT YOU CAN! Oh my, now what do I do for an excuse? I went to play cards where the gigantic fancy breakfast muffins all sat staring at my mouth. Did I give in? Yes but, one bite and it tasted stale. I immediately let it end up in the trash can. After all if I am going to suffer the consequences of a weight gain, it better make my mouth water and my tongue be happy. Since I felt a serge of power by saying no, I quickly left for the weight room again. I had to go twice to be able to squeeze in my forty minutes. My weigh-in is tonight. I missed two weeks and had a gain. I haven't had time to eat anything yet. I know that makes me feel starved and it also makes me want to compensate by taking in my whole day of calorie allotment in one meal. Stop that insanity, okay Susan.

fats

3/o3 entry was good fat deprivation and this entry is what they are good for. Replace saturated fat with mono and poly unsaturated, always listed on labels is the saturated fat. The good fats are used by the body as building materials and they can also help to avoid heart disease. The good that can be accomplished in your body with the right fatty acids is:
1. Essential for brain function
2. Forms insulation around nerves to keep electrical impulses moving
3. Stabilizes neurotransmitters
4. Forms membranes inside cells
5. Provides important structures in cell membranes
6. Keeps cell membranes permeable
7. Maintains a healthy immune system
8. Makes important hormones
9. Helps prevent mood swings

experiment

DONNA said
A Diet Poem...... Girl, my body is ripped with riot, incited by my haunting diet. "We are what we eat", said a wise old man! Girl, if that's true, I'm a garbage can. To rise on lose-weigh-in day, it's plain! With my present weight, I'll need a crane.
So give me insight, that I may not fall into the clutches of cholesterol. May my flesh with carrot-curls be dated, that my body may be poly unsaturated.
And help me weigh-light, that I may bear witnessto the President's Council on Physical Fitness. And at oleo margarine I'll never mutter, for the road to my belly is spread with butter.
And cream is spreading; and cake is awful; and cellular cottage cheese is hiding in every waffle. Thunder thighs waits in provolone; Midriff bulge is in each slice of baloney,
Thick ankles is in a chocolate drop, and a spare tire is a lollipop. Give me more time my daily slice. Cut it thin and toast it twice.
Look upon my dimpled knees, to see what came from jujube's. And when my days of struggle are done, and my war with malted milk is won,
Let me stand with a thong, In a shining robe -- size 30 long. I can do it girl, if you'll trust in me, says the calories of lettuce and celery.
Teach me the wiles of mayonnaise, And of pasta a la Milanese and crisp-fried chicken from the South. Girl, if you love yourself, shut my mouth.
Let it be!
edited by magmem
Well, I tried to edit the posting comment on 2/25 (exercise,Curves) which was a poem posted and I didn't care for the wording. Not knowing what to do, I experimented and brought it back incase anyone thought it was funny or cute, sorry for the outcome, but I believe for me it was for the better, because I was not comfortable the other way. God Bless all. HERE'S A BIG THANKS!

starchy foods

With this kind of food you can possibly eat more and weigh less. You say why? The bulk and fiber provided will fill you up. Starches can be used to stretch high-fat foods. Starchy foods are low in fat and calories. Last but not least of all, starches don't turn into body fat as efficiently as high-fat foods do. Wait a minute here's a gem....use the starch instead of fatty food and it will boost your energy levels, giving you the fuel you need to achieve peak performance throughout the day.

fats

Your body needs Omega 3, 6 & 9, fatty acids in proportions. Replace saturated fat intake with fats and oils rich in mono- and polyunsaturated fats and carbohydrate- rich foods. Good fat deprivation disrupts all the biochemical processes of your metabolism causing:

1. Loss of lean body mass and fat gain around the middle

2. Constipation

3. Carbohydrate and stimulant craving

4. Scaly, itchy skin

5. Brittle nails

6. Dry, limp, thinning hair

7. Mood disorders

8. Insomnia

9. Infertility

think

"There are only two ways to live your life.

One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle."

by Albert Einstein

dedication

Today March the 1 st is reserved in my mind for the dedication of love and memories to my son Jerry who was murdered. I love and miss you GI, the tears will never go away, hugs and kisses, loving you forever your mom!