HELLO GUYS & GALS - TGIF!!!!!!! (feeling silly, lol)

OK, DEEDEE started a really good thread here - w/ great reply's & responses - FANTASTIC.

LET'S DO SOMETHING GREAT - today = a START - 1 sm step IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. Various options could include - what we eat today: a healthy bfast - instead of bacon & eggs, how about a yogurt mixed w/ fresh fruit & sprinkle of granola? or oatmeal - w/ fruit? YOU CHOOSE - just a sm HEALTHY start. Choose a healthier LUNCH & SUPPER: veggies(lots of color & variety), salads(minus heavy fattening dressing)-THINK OF THE OPTIONS & VARIETY you could create??? GRILLED CHICKEN - staple + fish - ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES GUYS, & we're talking a sm start - instead of picking up that fried something or that POPTART, substitute for something heathier - GRAB A PIECE OF FRUIT - as your reading the forums!!

Whatever your PHYSICAL CAPABILITY is today - right here & now, maybe you could do something: a walk dwn the block, a 10 min walk around your neighborhood or the park or at the mall? How about sitting @ your chair @ your computer - YEP you could do exercising here too: arm curls(grab that can of veggies) OR leg presses(gentle up & dwn motions w/ legs held together)- USE YOUR IMAGINATION + TAKE IT SLOW(remember CONSISTANT little steps ADD UP TO something cool) + BE SAFE - just do a little something, FOR YOU - FOR YOUR MENTAL/EMOTIONAL/PHYSICAL/SPIRITUAL HEALTH - YOU ARE SO WORTH IT & I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!

LENORE



I'D RATHER CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN, THEN CRAWL IN THAT HOLE!

I need help with the diet thing. I have NO appetite. I am never hungry. It's getting better with the Lamictal-this stuff is really working for me. I have to force feed myself in the morning and nothing satisfies me. I've lost my taste for everything. I've lost 11 pounds which is good, but it's happened in an unhealthy way. My stomach can't hold as much food. I assume it has shrunk. I NEED to be hungry! Can anyone help me with this?

Hi Mimi,
I too have low back pain, called nurse's back in Australia, and I am a nurse. I saw a Physical Therapist when I first started having LBP and I do the exercises when it acts up, like now. It has been snowing alot here in Sitka, Alaska and I have been shoveling snow just to get out of the drive in the morning for 8 days in a row. So my back is acting up and I am back on the floor doing the back stretch and picking things up as a golfer picks up her ball. I hope your back improves soon.

Lenore, thank you for sharing your story! I believe in Weight Watcher's too. It worked best for me when I needed to lose 30 pounds. Now I have GERD so eat vvvverryyy bland and not much after 5 PM so am keeping the weight off.

Dee Dee, thanks for defining your terms-bland. I know what that is as a diet in the hospital but wasn't sure that it would mean the same to you. I hope you are one of the losers that gets down to your perfect weight. I will look for the book in the bookstore today so I can see what is special about it.

Hi C.Flo

You may want to try bananas(aches) or ginger tea for inflammation. It helps reduce the pain or use heat or ice. Since going to my Chiropractor I have learned these things. Also use magnesium 500mg for aches and omega3 vitamin E for inflammation whatever suit your budget. I have GERD too have an occasional rolaid and plenty of water daily. The water helps the aching too.

AmandaJ

Hey, It's great to see so many people responding to this post and wanting to do something positive when it comes to our bodies!

Thanks everyone for letting me know how you feel.

Lenore, Girl you ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need you around me everyday to instruct me and to take junk food out of my hands and mouth! LOL. But since i'm all the way here in chicago, i'll just have to keep your wonderful posts in mind and take some tips from that.
Thanks so much girl.

Take care, all.
DeeDee.

hi girls,i worked 7hrs today. physical work. i am gonna work out again on my days off. and yes wieght lifting helps speed metablosim . ok i had oatmeal and apples with brown sugar for breakfast. peanut butter in whole wheat for lunch. and vegatable soup for dinner. will have some fruit before i go to bed. i got the book too. will start reading tonight in bed. my new pills make me so hungry doc said if i gain weight or diabetes gets worse he will have to take me off them. they are helping me lots. once i get used to eating right i can do it. and this will make it much eaiser for me. thanks deedee this is fun........malikye

It stopped snowing and is raining so my back has been resting. I tried the ice and it works. So my back is feeling better. Thank you for the reminder.
I picked up a book at Costco in January but just started reading it yesterday. It is called The Secret by ? Byrnes. The secret is thinking positive. The writer says you can tell when you are thinking negatively by how you feel. Negative thoughts make you feel bad. We are supposed to be recording our negative thoughts and I was having trouble but I can tell when I feel bad.
I hope the eating better goes well for all of us this week.

i am thinking about peanut butter fudge. trying to keep from making it. bob green says eat as usual for 1 mo. but change other things. i have much sewing to do,so i'm working on that. cleaning out closets..................malikye

happy for you c. florence

Hey Deedee, I know what you mean about needing to diet girl. I know what I should do ..it's just I need that extra push to get on the bandwagon again..I try to watch my diet too