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That's the spirit! That's wonderful!

>From: Sue in NJ <susang3@...>

>Date: Tue May 02 09:05:26 CDT 2006

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>>And PLEASE never, decide nto to do something because of your weight.

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>I know nothing ever held Ann back. I think the pics of her and her

>daughters roller blading are still in our Photo section, and she's always

>out there on her bike, at the pool, building furniture, etc.

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>Sue in NJ

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Awe ok! That's good!

However, I still want to add......even if you think for physical reasons you

can't do something. Still try, but just don't strive for perfection, strive for

your best. If you can only raise your leg 4 inches off the ground and every one

else can raise theirs 4 feet. Don't compare yourself to them, just do your best.

Even says to moderate to what you can do. That's why you will

see people in his videos all doing a slightly different version of what he is,

they are modifying to what they can do.

I am so happy you are taking the class! That's wonderful! I think you will

really like it. I started really liking classes, when I just was competing

against my best, and not the other students.

>From: brgk44 <brgk44@...>

>Date: Tue May 02 09:33:47 CDT 2006

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>Subject: Re: Yesterday

>> >And PLEASE never, decide nto to do something because of your weight.

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>> I know nothing ever held Ann back. I think the pics of her and her

>> daughters roller blading are still in our Photo section, and she's

>always

>> out there on her bike, at the pool, building furniture, etc.

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>I wrote that quickly and decided to not put in all the reasons.  I

>don't usually let my weight/appearance keep me from anything (I've

>always gone swimming, even at my heaviest, at public pools).  It

>wasn't *really* that, it was the fact that my knees are touchy.  And

>with the extra weight, I'm not sure about high kicks and all that.  I

>think in another 30-40 pounds, I'd have little to worry about...but

>right now, that's what really made me hesitate.  I spoke with Master

>, though, and he tells me I have no worries...it's a

>move-at-your-own-pace kind of class.  I'd love to get back into

>rollerblading.  Last time I tried it, my ankles killed me for a week.

> I got rid of them, and now there's the cost factor of buying new

>ones.  Have the cost factor with biking, too--but we're going to get

>bikes relatively soon, with any luck.  The kids are set, it's just

>Bill and I that need them.  And I'd like a trailer so when the kids

>just feel like doing that, I can get some real miles under my belt

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>So the comment about me being the only chubby girl in there was like

>5% of my hesitation...it's all the other factors that had me concerned.

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>Anyway...

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>-Bonnie

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Veritee

I am so sorry you are going through this shock and I hope your husband is better now. Does he have PCP pneumonia? How much weight (percent) has he lost already from his normal?

It will take you a while for all of this to sink in. The main thing is to find out what yours and your husband's CD4 levels and viral load are. There is now a one pill a day treatment for those whose CD4 cells have dropped below 350. It works great for most. There are 23 other medications that also work if that one does not.

Try to let go about " where he got it" since it really does not matter anymore. What matters is that you both have each other and that this illness can be managed if treated properly.

It is a wake up call. Many of us take better care of ourselves after being diagnosed.

There is a great group in the UK for treatment info. One of the main people in part of this list (Simon, you there?)

Regards, Vergelpowerusa dot org

In a message dated 1/24/2008 9:27:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, veritee@... writes:

I have just written to introduce myself and that post is awaiting approval. But I wanted to give a fuller picture by posting what I wrote yesterday. The situation has changed since then as, as soon as the consultant saw my husband yesterday he was hospitalised!This is all such a shock 3 days ago we thought he just had bad flu - now we know he has HIV and I may too and I have been told to get my daughter tested too!!__________________________________________________________Yesterday morningWhere to start? We are both in our 50s he 56 me 55. I have not yet been diagnosed HIV positive as am awaiting results of a test taken today. Which I had because my husband of 21 years and companion and partner for over 25 has just had a positive HIV test! He had the test because he has over the last 4 months or more become very ill with weight loss respiratory and other infections rashes etc and everything else to explain why he continued to have so many infections and was so unwell and thin, night sweets, fever etc had been tested for. I eventually insisted on the HIV test although his doctor seemed to think it was unlikely - but it was the only thing I could think of that explained his symptoms and continuing ill health. I thought it a remote possibility because he has worked in various places in Africa and South America etc. He is a merchant seamanAnd it seems I was right as he is positive. They have cross checked the sample to make sure but he has had another test just to be certain, but I know the chances of a false positive are slim - my husband is in denial and hoping the second test will come up clear, I am pretty sure it will not. My husband is a seaman working at sea for more than 26 years in countries like Africa and south America, Thailand etc. He is away from home at least 7 months of every year in about 2 to 3 month blocks. He is heterosexual - with no uncertainty that he is not - has never used any intravenous drugs and says he has not has sex ever with any women ( or men) while away, or with anyone but me since we got together many, many, years ago. I do believe him as he really has no need to lie as we do have a very good relationship and because sex has never been his priority. But I am a realist so it could have happened. It really does not bother me how he got it, I love him very much so my only concern is he does have it and I may too. But at present our doctor is working on the premise that he contracted HIV either though an intravenous drip he had in a Local Caracas Hospital in Venezuela last year or a some years before when he had dentistry by a local dentist while working off the coast of Africa. But it could have happened at any time, as he has had procedures for small accidents at sea in local hospitals a few times. I was aware of the risks and for years have bought him sterile needle packs etc , but he just did not seem to understand and never got them used. if I asked he always said they shipped me to be stitched up/or have my tooth out or whatever without giving me a chance to go back to my cabin to get the pack. He really did not see the risksHe is concerned that it is 'his fault' because of an incident when he was chemically coshed in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa and woke up in a terrible state, in the street, with no money, remembering nothing, with injuries, after visiting a 'girly' bar for a beer. He was off shift while on shore for a few hours which is a rare thing in his job, There was no other bar open and he only had one beer and passed out- he must have been druggedHe feels he may have got HIV then and it is his fault as he should nto have been in a girly bar. But he just wanted a beer and there were no other bars and the chances of my husband having sex when drunk or drugged is nil - but he keeps blaming himself fro this one incident - I do not care, I am sure many wish their partners were as faithful as mine - one mistake does not devalue a 20 year marriage and I do not even think it was a mistake and I doubt he got HIV there - but it is upsetting him that he might be to 'blame' for HIV as he never visits those kinds of bard but there was no where else!!But we just really do not know yet. it is apparently important to know according to our doctor (GP) to identify the strain i.e is it from south America, Africa or elsewhere - it is very doubtful it would have been contracted in the UK We both have an appointment at a GU clinic with a consultant this morning . We are both in shock. I was a youth worker for many years and for a time worked on an HIV awareness project and knew and worked with people HIV positive so am not as ignorant about it as my husband , who knows nothing. But this was in the 90s and so my knowledge is way out of date. Very scared and worried about the implications for our lives, his job, our life insurance, our mortgage and for our 18 year old daughter Very upset Thank you so much for listening. Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

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Veritee

I am so sorry you are going through this shock and I hope your husband is better now. Does he have PCP pneumonia? How much weight (percent) has he lost already from his normal?

It will take you a while for all of this to sink in. The main thing is to find out what yours and your husband's CD4 levels and viral load are. There is now a one pill a day treatment for those whose CD4 cells have dropped below 350. It works great for most. There are 23 other medications that also work if that one does not.

Try to let go about " where he got it" since it really does not matter anymore. What matters is that you both have each other and that this illness can be managed if treated properly.

It is a wake up call. Many of us take better care of ourselves after being diagnosed.

There is a great group in the UK for treatment info. One of the main people in part of this list (Simon, you there?)

Regards, Vergelpowerusa dot org

In a message dated 1/24/2008 9:27:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, veritee@... writes:

I have just written to introduce myself and that post is awaiting approval. But I wanted to give a fuller picture by posting what I wrote yesterday. The situation has changed since then as, as soon as the consultant saw my husband yesterday he was hospitalised!This is all such a shock 3 days ago we thought he just had bad flu - now we know he has HIV and I may too and I have been told to get my daughter tested too!!__________________________________________________________Yesterday morningWhere to start? We are both in our 50s he 56 me 55. I have not yet been diagnosed HIV positive as am awaiting results of a test taken today. Which I had because my husband of 21 years and companion and partner for over 25 has just had a positive HIV test! He had the test because he has over the last 4 months or more become very ill with weight loss respiratory and other infections rashes etc and everything else to explain why he continued to have so many infections and was so unwell and thin, night sweets, fever etc had been tested for. I eventually insisted on the HIV test although his doctor seemed to think it was unlikely - but it was the only thing I could think of that explained his symptoms and continuing ill health. I thought it a remote possibility because he has worked in various places in Africa and South America etc. He is a merchant seamanAnd it seems I was right as he is positive. They have cross checked the sample to make sure but he has had another test just to be certain, but I know the chances of a false positive are slim - my husband is in denial and hoping the second test will come up clear, I am pretty sure it will not. My husband is a seaman working at sea for more than 26 years in countries like Africa and south America, Thailand etc. He is away from home at least 7 months of every year in about 2 to 3 month blocks. He is heterosexual - with no uncertainty that he is not - has never used any intravenous drugs and says he has not has sex ever with any women ( or men) while away, or with anyone but me since we got together many, many, years ago. I do believe him as he really has no need to lie as we do have a very good relationship and because sex has never been his priority. But I am a realist so it could have happened. It really does not bother me how he got it, I love him very much so my only concern is he does have it and I may too. But at present our doctor is working on the premise that he contracted HIV either though an intravenous drip he had in a Local Caracas Hospital in Venezuela last year or a some years before when he had dentistry by a local dentist while working off the coast of Africa. But it could have happened at any time, as he has had procedures for small accidents at sea in local hospitals a few times. I was aware of the risks and for years have bought him sterile needle packs etc , but he just did not seem to understand and never got them used. if I asked he always said they shipped me to be stitched up/or have my tooth out or whatever without giving me a chance to go back to my cabin to get the pack. He really did not see the risksHe is concerned that it is 'his fault' because of an incident when he was chemically coshed in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa and woke up in a terrible state, in the street, with no money, remembering nothing, with injuries, after visiting a 'girly' bar for a beer. He was off shift while on shore for a few hours which is a rare thing in his job, There was no other bar open and he only had one beer and passed out- he must have been druggedHe feels he may have got HIV then and it is his fault as he should nto have been in a girly bar. But he just wanted a beer and there were no other bars and the chances of my husband having sex when drunk or drugged is nil - but he keeps blaming himself fro this one incident - I do not care, I am sure many wish their partners were as faithful as mine - one mistake does not devalue a 20 year marriage and I do not even think it was a mistake and I doubt he got HIV there - but it is upsetting him that he might be to 'blame' for HIV as he never visits those kinds of bard but there was no where else!!But we just really do not know yet. it is apparently important to know according to our doctor (GP) to identify the strain i.e is it from south America, Africa or elsewhere - it is very doubtful it would have been contracted in the UK We both have an appointment at a GU clinic with a consultant this morning . We are both in shock. I was a youth worker for many years and for a time worked on an HIV awareness project and knew and worked with people HIV positive so am not as ignorant about it as my husband , who knows nothing. But this was in the 90s and so my knowledge is way out of date. Very scared and worried about the implications for our lives, his job, our life insurance, our mortgage and for our 18 year old daughter Very upset Thank you so much for listening. Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

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, I am a firm believer in listening to the body. The body knows what it needs, if it is not hungry, don’t feed it! We tend to rely too heavily on the intellectual side eating decisions when the best source of information and knowledge comes from within.

From: labillsy

Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:13 AM

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Subject: Yesterday

Hi All,Just wanted to share the weird thing that happened yesterday. I had some foodmover windows left last night. I thought about eating, but nothing sounded exceptionally good, so I didn't eat. It probably helped that I was busy yesterday. My son was in Iraq last year at this time, his wife and kids were in OK. They are going to be here this year and I can't wait. Been busy trying to get the house ready for their visit. Have a great day everyone! WV ------------------------------------

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In a message dated 11/18/2010 7:46:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, elisaannh@... writes:

listening to the body

MMM I can say I have never followed this concept.

N.H.

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Have you ever eaten when not hungry? Or ate past the feeling of fullness because there was still food on your plate, or just a handful of chips left in a bag? Have you ever eaten more than you really wanted to, because of a large serving in a restaurant, or because there were more than one dessert to choice from on a holiday table? At the opposite side, have you ever eaten less than you wanted, because you are following a diet that has laid out limited portions?

All these things are about relying on outside information about what we need. Babies and small children cannot be forced to eat. They stop when they don’t want any more, even though as adult, we try to encourage them to eat more because in our mind, they have not eaten enough. Funny, how we assume we know information that the body doesn’t know. There is a French group that practice eating as primitive man did. They eat only what truly appeals to them, through sight, smell and when truly hungry. Part of the eating experience is spending time with the food and sensing it and finding the definitive STOP point. All humans have a stop point, the moment that we naturally stop eating because the food is no longer appealing. It is like eating a bowl of ice cream. The first few spoonfuls are a taste sensation, but after awhile, the ice cream numbs our mouths and doesn’t taste quite a good. Babies know when to stop, even when Mom would prefer they get nice and full so it’s a longer period before they have to feed again.....and this is where humans stopped becoming in-tune with eating....when we decided that scheduling and convenience became more important than listening to our bodies signals that we are hungry and we are satisfied and we can STOP.

I understand it all and have often practiced the various forms of it (Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Primitive Eating) and love how it feels and it is amazing how I could sense these body cues even after so many years of trying to outthink my own body with either restricted eating or bingeing. It takes a lot of practice and trust to work through it. I plan on going in this direction when my weight is off, as a form of maintenance. The problem is working through the times of high emotion or stress, when logical and intuitive eating is threatened by irrational emotion and the abuse of food as a drug of choice to calm the inner turmoil. Sometimes I think I can do it now, but something inside me says I am not ready yet, that I could easily swing back to my old ways of eating and never get to goal. That shows I do not have trust of myself and that, is quite sad.

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Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 5:45 AM

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Subject: Re: Yesterday

In a message dated 11/18/2010 7:46:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, elisaannh@... writes:

listening to the body

MMM I can say I have never followed this concept.

N.H.

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Yesterday I skipped my am snack and actually ate lunch a little late due to

errands. I just had a small slice of chicken, a couple pieces of mozzarella

a piece os spelt toast and some rice crackers with pumpkin butter. I was

full!!. I missed my afternoon snack and ate a small bowl of chicken/veg

soup and some summer squash for dinner. I had a small box of raisons for a

snack. For some reason I wasn't very hungry yesterday. Today, I'm going to

do eggs for breakfast but haven't thought any farther than that. I woke up

at 5 am this morning but I feel like I slept really well.

Hope all of you have a wonderful day!!

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