edieparks

YES YES YES I went to the mall and went 3 miles. My hubby says "great,that was another hour you were away from home". I have explained to him that exercise is like medicine for my mind. I AM juggling TOO MUCH right now. Full time job , to be 48 hours for next two weeks. Part time job 10 - 15 hours a week. Church . I didnt plan to be working full time but it fell into my lap , so I took it. I CANNOT give up my part-time job . I love it . It really would be like a death to me. I groom 25 dogs and I love each and everyone of them. They are my little four legged friends. I need to be in God's house. I do pray , I do listen to Him. He tells me he wants me IN His house too. I want/need exercise for my mind. My fulltime job is walking all night but it is different , I cannot think about anything else but my work tasks . My part time job will eventually go to doggy heaven.Wahhhh and Boo Hoo. It breaks my heart. Should I even mention household business (I do it ALL ),housework (90%) and friends time? Nah. Thank anyone who has read my SAD SAD story. LOL At least I am at a healthy weight doing this, almost doing it and just doing enough not to be living in a dirty house. Now on my list of things to do I need to check how many miles it is from Owensboro KY to Tenn line on my way walking to TX. running total 10 + 3 = 13 edie

You go Rhonda!!! I walked 3 miles today. Brrrrrr It was good for my mind. edie 10 miles total

I was able to go one mile only nov 28th. edie 7 miles total

Here it it the Nov 27th and I am no closer to Rhondalou. I feel bummed out. I have to do some time for myself tomorrow. I have to. I need it. edie same 6 miles total

I walked 3 more miles today in cold weather. I have missed my daily walks. I used every excuse. Not enough time or I exercise at work. I mostly missed the me time. My first goal is to get to the TN line. edie 6 miles total

I walked 3 miles towards you today Rhonda in 30 degree weather. Total 3 miles. edie

RhondaLou and I are going to virtually meet somewhere between the 1120 miles that separate us. How long will it take us? It is not a race, we will both be WINNERS. I am hoping this will be fun for us. I hope we inspire online friends to come up with some ideas like this and be sure to share them with us on this thread. edie:rolleyes2:

I just used the tried and true counting calories. I stayed around 1200. I drink 4 20oz bottles of sugar free liquids. I easy exercised 1/2 hour and buiilt up to about 75 minutes per day. Your band sister, edie

I only walked to lose weight. Congradulations on your workout. I was walking about 4 miles in 75 min. I hit a 3 week plateau. Yuk. I mentioned to my gym person at the health club I was a member at ,that I was stuck and guessed I was going to walk 4 miles plus. She said no more miles!!!! Walk the 4 miles differently. She said walk 1 lap quicker than my normal speed then 2 my regular speed, 1 faster , 2 same old same o.. repeat for whole 4 miles. It WORKED . In 3 days those stubburn scales moved. Maybe you can work something out for yourself . Good luck, edie

I am a dog groomer . I had surgery on a Wed and was approved to go back to work that Monday. I chose to take 7 days to baby myself. I do lift 40 to 40 lbs once in a while. Good Luck, edie

I was banded July 06 so I have really forgotten the food guidelines but... I do remember taking a cooler in my car with pudding , Jello , yogurt and surgar free drinks just in case I got in a bind. I hope you get some suggestions. YOU CAN DO IT. your band sister, edie

I never had any trouble taking my pills. I was on 12!!! 5 were big ones too. Now I only have to take one. edie

IF this is a true thread........ I sense a BIG cry baby. I am still eating and gaining. Duh. edie

I would have heartburn when I ate too fast. It was ofter at first. Slowed down and just fine . edie

If you put in "food stages list" into search and scroll down you will see a post that has a great guideline list. Hope it is helpful, edie

I only used and still do use, Carnation Instant Breakfasts . They are delicious . I get them from the grocery store. Sometimes I buy the store brand too. Good luck with your journey. edie

I told everybody. Yes I heard some negative responses. My response was "yes I WISH I could do it YOUR way". That would shut them up .Now those same people tell me how good I look and I say "healthy too". I really didn't have much trouble. It is a big secret to keep. I couldn't hide my food addiction (all 265 lbs of it). I wasn't going to hide my rehad either. edie

Dear Diane, One more mess up with this Dr and office and they will do the "hat trick". My hubby says that means 3 wins , losses and I am joking mistakes. Try not to be discouraged. Just dream about a year or so from now and how FABULOUS you will feel. edie

Dear Janie, Also I wanted to remind everyone who reads your encouraging post , losing weight is for your health and looking better is just a bonus. Your band sister, edie

I was a self pay too. I was happy to spend the money. I LOVE not having any back fat now. edie

OH BOY!!!!! edie

I figured I spent about $7 extra a day feeding my addiction. $7 x 7 days x 4 weeks = $200 a month for a payment. I was self pay and worth every penny. edie

The only rule I broke everyday was drinking all day long. I drank before during and after meals. Never made me more or less hungry. edie

Yes. I used to buy two steaks. Now one. I used to buy 6 chicken thighs. Now 4. The list goes on and on. edie

Don't be scared. Just dream of a year from and how much healthier of a person you will be. edie