A Little Taken Aback ... (Some OT stuff too)

[Guest guest]

I'm a little pissed off. I've gained 2 pounds. I know I screwed up and went

after the junk food a tad heavy in the last couple of days but really, 2

freaking pounds and this with me swimming 1 1/2 to 2 hours a day??? I think it

must be bloat. I don't know what gets into me some times. Do well for a week

suddenly the next week I can't avoid junk to save my life. Just gotta try

harder and be stronger. I didn't get in the pool today I'm too burnt so I'm

going to work out when I get home.

In other news, first, I didn't know that Gilbert and Sara Gilbert were

sisters. Second I didn't know Gilbert broke her back ... how the heck

did that happen??? All this coming to light when I read that Sara is getting a

talk show (filling the time slot As The World Turns is soon to vacate). I've

always liked Sara on Roseanne, she was a smartalek. I admire that in a

character .

Pet Peeve: People who graphically discuss the cold blooded murder of an animal

KNOWING I'm pet/animal sensitive.

OH looks like a tropical depression is heading this way. I'm ok with that, I

adore wind, storms, all things exciting like that, but I do hope we maintain our

electricity. Sapphyre sans internet is dangerous.

Ok I " m obviously rambling. But if I'm rambling I'm not eating! Going to go for

a while. Hasta so longa!

*~*~*~*

" If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If

I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I

focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed. " -Sapphyre

[Guest guest]

Don't feel so bad about the 2 Lbs gain, Sapphy. This month was doing good,lost 26 Lbs, but with tom and binged food attack, I gained easily right back. Weight loss is tricky and must be good at all times..

Hang in there..You will do fine!!

Liliann

From: Sapphyre <sapphyreonalosingstreak@...>100Plus List <100-plus >Sent: Thu, July 22, 2010 5:24:03 PMSubject: A Little Taken Aback ... (Some OT stuff too)

I'm a little pissed off. I've gained 2 pounds. I know I screwed up and went after the junk food a tad heavy in the last couple of days but really, 2 freaking pounds and this with me swimming 1 1/2 to 2 hours a day??? I think it must be bloat. I don't know what gets into me some times. Do well for a week suddenly the next week I can't avoid junk to save my life. Just gotta try harder and be stronger. I didn't get in the pool today I'm too burnt so I'm going to work out when I get home.In other news, first, I didn't know that Gilbert and Sara Gilbert were sisters. Second I didn't know Gilbert broke her back ... how the heck did that happen??? All this coming to light when I read that Sara is getting a talk show (filling the time slot As The World Turns is soon to vacate). I've always liked Sara on Roseanne, she was a smartalek. I admire that in a character .Pet Peeve: People who graphically discuss the cold blooded

murder of an animal KNOWING I'm pet/animal sensitive.OH looks like a tropical depression is heading this way. I'm ok with that, I adore wind, storms, all things exciting like that, but I do hope we maintain our electricity. Sapphyre sans internet is dangerous. :)Ok I"m obviously rambling. But if I'm rambling I'm not eating! Going to go for a while. Hasta so longa! *~*~*~*"If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre

[Guest guest]

> I've gained 2 pounds. I know I screwed up and went after the junk

food a tad heavy

I would bet money that it's mostly water weight from the salty snacks.

> In other news, first, I didn't know that Gilbert and Sara

Gilbert were sisters.

That I knew. But . . .

> Second I didn't know Gilbert broke her back ... how the heck

did that happen???

This I didn't! Wow!

Apparantly it wasn't *that* bad as she was still performing in the stage

tour of Little House with her problem, but she was scheduled have

surgery to replace the ruptured disc just yesterday (7/22/2010)

>All this coming to light when I read that Sara is getting a talk show

Sharon Osbourne and a few other women, too. It's being referred to as

" The View for Mommies " in all the articles I read about it. I don't

watch the View and probably won't watch this one, either.

>I've always liked Sara on Roseanne, she was a smartalek. I admire that

in a character .

She's been doing a similar character with her Roseanne husband ny

Galecki on Big Bang Theory the past 2 years. She's not a steady

character - I think this past season she only appeared once - but it was

nice to see her and ny (Leonard on the show) together as lovers

again.

> OH looks like a tropical depression is heading this way.

I keep hearing about that on the radio. Hope you weather the storm okay.

> but I do hope we maintain our electricity.

Make sure you stock up on a bunch on non-perishables before it hits.

Loads of non-refrigerated meals on the store shelves now-a-days. When we

were kids my mom used to load up on Dinty Beef Stew when a bad

storm was predicted. That was probably the greasiest stew in the world,

but when there's no electricity and 5 hungry people, it works.

> Sapphyre sans internet is dangerous.

I got ya! LOL

> Ok I " m obviously rambling.

So what?

> Hasta so longa!

We'll see you on the flip side of the weekend, I guess. Keep dry!

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

> > Second I didn't know Gilbert broke her back ... how the heck

> did that happen???

From one of the many entertainment industry news web sites:

Gilbert, 46, recently wrapped the stage musical tour of " Little House

on the Prairie " in which she played the character of Ma. She had starred

as in the television series of the same name in the 1970s and

1980s.

The actress said she suffered back pain during the production of the

musical, but didn't consult a neurosurgeon until the show had ended.

" He came in and said, 'Your back is broken, and it has been for

months,' " Gilbert told People.com. " I sort of was in shock for a while.

.... I thought doing a musical at 46, playing a woman in her late 20s,

early 30s was amazing enough. But doing it with a broken back buys me a

little more street cred. "

The Web site said Gilbert is to undergo surgery July 22 to replace a

disc with a plastic implant and fuse a vertebra in her lower spine.

How Gilbert sustained the injury was not reported.

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this will help, Sapphyre, but I don't connect exercise with dieting, because they are two separate entities in my mind. It's difficult enough to deal with the expectations we have about one without adding the dimension of the other.

To me, dieting is about how to find the best foods, the best plan that helps me lose weight by virtue of eating less than I need. I watch the scale for clues as to whether what I am eating is helping me achieve that goal.

While I am in a different place than the rest of you as far as exercise goes, I see exercise as helping the body get fit and has nothing to do with losing weight. Billions of times I have seen people get upset because they are working out and it is not showing on the scale. But what they are not seeing is the health benefits of fitness going on inside. Muscles are getting stronger, cardiovascular system is improving and just how many people focus solely on the scale for verification that it is worth the effort?

It may help to keep the two separate when it comes to using a weight scale. If your food intake is on target and your exercise is working your body, eventually the scale will move. If it doesn't, then a bit of adjustment in the diet is probably needed. At the end of a month, I look at the pattern of loss before I make adjustments. If my net loss is at least 5 pounds, I consider it successful and keep going. If my net is zero loss or a gain, I make adjustments in my food intake for the new month.

If I were regularly exercising I would not change anything until my body was ready to take on a new challenge. Think of it as two separate body concerns and not that one is connected to the other.

  

elisaannh

  307/241/157 (started Sept 1, 2009)

My Weight Loss Journal: The Little Bowl

-- A Little Taken Aback ... (Some OT stuff too)

I'm a little pissed off. I've gained 2 pounds. I know I screwed up and went after the junk food a tad heavy in the last couple of days but really, 2 freaking pounds and this with me swimming 1 1/2 to 2 hours a day??? I think it must be bloat. I don't know what gets into me some times. Do well for a week suddenly the next week I can't avoid junk to save my life. Just gotta try harder and be stronger. I didn't get in the pool today I'm too burnt so I'm going to work out when I get home.

In other news, first, I didn't know that Gilbert and Sara Gilbert were sisters. Second I didn't know Gilbert broke her back ... how the heck did that happen??? All this coming to light when I read that Sara is getting a talk show (filling the time slot As The World Turns is soon to vacate). I've always liked Sara on Roseanne, she was a smartalek. I admire that in a character .

Pet Peeve: People who graphically discuss the cold blooded murder of an animal KNOWING I'm pet/animal sensitive.

OH looks like a tropical depression is heading this way. I'm ok with that, I adore wind, storms, all things exciting like that, but I do hope we maintain our electricity. Sapphyre sans internet is dangerous.

Ok I"m obviously rambling. But if I'm rambling I'm not eating! Going to go for a while. Hasta so longa!

*~*~*~*

"If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre

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[Guest guest]

We really do have very different definitions of diet.I don't define diet as a weight loss tool but as a way to nourish the body. It may be true that you lose weight eating less but I see that as portion sizes, you still nourish your body but with less food.I think the commercial dieting industry has really done a disservice to that word diet. Now when you say diet,nobody seems to think nourishment, but only as a way to lose weight.Daisy

[Guest guest]

The term diet as applied to weight loss has actually been around for a very long time. I have a booklet written in 1869 about a diet Banting went on a prescribed diet to lose weight. Diet is a broad based term and just means what we eat. I suppose we could always preface it with "weight loss" but it gets wordy after awhile.

I agree, the diet industry is pretty messed up and has cause more damage than could possibly be known. Women have been the prey for a very long time. I could go on and on about the industry and the sick concepts that are out there, but I am a bit tired to think much tonight.

Today I was in the drug store and saw a display for "nutrition" bars. As I am taking a long flight next week, I thought I would check them out. I can't figure for the life of me why a bar that is supposedly nutritious is nothing more than a candy bar? The ingredients list was junk. And why, if we are trying to learn better eating habits are there "cookie" diets and chocolate and vanilla shakes to drink as a meal replacement? I can't figure that out.

Well, I am glad we all have different perspectives and can share our ideas here. There is nothing so sad as to get stuck in our thinking and it hinders the journey we have each chosen.

   elisaannh

-- Re: A Little Taken Aback ... (Some OT stuff too)

We really do have very different definitions of diet.I don't define diet as a weight loss tool but as a way to nourish the body. It may be true that you lose weight eating less but I see that as portion sizes, you still nourish your body but with less food.I think the commercial dieting industry has really done a disservice to that word diet. Now when you say diet,nobody seems to think nourishment, but only as a way to lose weight.Daisy