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I have my 3 month check up this morning and I WILL be dressing in yoga pants and a thin longsleeve shirt!! They WILL count every pound I have shed lol just sayn :P

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Husband's tests are in. He's pre-diabetic. You have to have a count of 126 to be diagnosed as diabetic, and his count is (yep, you guessed it) 125.

We will appeal anyway, but needless to say it's frustrating.

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Husband's tests are in. He's pre-diabetic. You have to have a count of 126 to be diagnosed as diabetic, and his count is (yep, you guessed it) 125. We will appeal anyway, but needless to say it's frustrating.

Damn. Poor guy. I hope he has some success with the appeal. Next time he needs to eat a snickers bar before they draw blood.

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Maybe just sniff it even???? I'd ask for a glucose tolerance test, might be able to spike him over the threshold.....

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Maybe just sniff it even???? I'd ask for a glucose tolerance test, might be able to spike him over the threshold.....

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You know my favorite Thanksgiving stories are from some of my work colleagues from India that have been here a few years. The year of the "tackling of the turkey" the stories are hilarous. appartently those large birds are scary to cook if you didn't grow up with the custom. If I ever have a situation where I don't have a family Thanksgiving I will definately host a group of non American friends just for the entertainment value - as I try to convince them that pumpkin pie REALLY IS awesome...LOL

So, on the emotional journey about food addictions - I think you go through multiple iterations of this experience. I think this is one reason people regain. You think you have beat the demons, and then a new angle comes up. I continue to do well staying on plan, but lately I have noticed a certain feeling of "it's not fair that I can't eat whatever I want" which was not how I felt a year ago. I assume a year from now, I will have a different feeling about food and eating.

For me, so far, daily accountability (the scale and non stretchy clothes), ongoing support, and determination to live the life I WANT (as opposed to eating the food I think I want) is working.

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Just gotta throw a funny Thanksgiving story in here. Two years ago we had some friends from the Philippines join us for their first Thanksgiving experience. When I cook Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, I do not hold back on the calories or fat.

They were absolutely amazed at how much they enjoyed everything and so when they inquired about how everything was made, our conversation went like this:

Them: The Turkey was so pretty, how did you do that?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: How do you make the stuffing?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: I loved those mashed potatoes, what do you add to them?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: That gravy was excellent, how do you make it?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: Is that toffee homemade? How do you make it?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

You get the picture ...

Yeah, I am an enabler.

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Barks?

Yep, he's eaten things that bark (deer, etc)- other than dogs. He draws the line at dogs, because they're mans best friend. Well, his best friends. He wouldn't eat cat I don't think either - because he can take or leave cats. Protected species are off the list, too.

He went without kisses for 24 hours, after he decided to chow down on sauteed scorpions... and crickets.. and grubs..

<gag>

Man of the land. Or should I say; Man of the swamp.....

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Just gotta throw a funny Thanksgiving story in here. Two years ago we had some friends from the Philippines join us for their first Thanksgiving experience. When I cook Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, I do not hold back on the calories or fat.

They were absolutely amazed at how much they enjoyed everything and so when they inquired about how everything was made, our conversation went like this:

Them: The Turkey was so pretty, how did you do that?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: How do you make the stuffing?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: I loved those mashed potatoes, what do you add to them?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: That gravy was excellent, how do you make it?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

Them: Is that toffee homemade? How do you make it?

Me: Well, you start with some butter ...

You get the picture ...

Yeah, I am an enabler.

I host 15 people each year for thanksgiving and I make EVERYTHING homemade...I bought 6lbs. of butter :/ I don't care about the 3 major holiday meals our family has each year either. Yeah, I think everything but the green bean casserole has butter in it lol (and that could to..my sister gets that ready while Im fussing with last minute details lol)

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Yep, he's eaten things that bark (deer, etc)- other than dogs. He draws the line at dogs, because they're mans best friend. Well, his best friends. He wouldn't eat cat I don't think either - because he can take or leave cats. Protected species are off the list, too.

He went without kisses for 24 hours, after he decided to chow down on sauteed scorpions... and crickets.. and grubs..

<gag>

Man of the land. Or should I say; Man of the swamp.....

Deer Bark?! I thought they were silent creatures that just jumped through my yard all the time lol

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I host 15 people each year for thanksgiving and I make EVERYTHING homemade...I bought 6lbs. of butter :/ I don't care about the 3 major holiday meals our family has each year either. Yeah, I think everything but the green bean casserole has butter in it lol (and that could to..my sister gets that ready while Im fussing with last minute details lol)

Oh yeah, the green bean casserole has butter in it. :)

I, too, make everything from scratch. I also make croissant rolls, which ... yeah ... butter. I think the only thing on my table that doesn't have butter in it is the pumpkin pie and cranberrys.

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Deer bark? I have deer in my yard all the time and they've never barked for me. I feel cheated

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You have deer in your yard? Where in the world are you all?

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Never had a deer bark at me either. They do stop and stare at me quizzically. I know I'm being anthropomorphic but they really do appear to stare as tho they are curiously surprised to see us.

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