RE: losing weight/finding the time to exercise

June 3, 2002

sandy. why not a sweet roll (or bite) once a week. make one day special,

and allow yourself. my doctor (still not sure he knows what he's talking

about) said an occasional treat is good, because you don't feel deprived.

my problem is that if i keep anything in the house, it's not occasional. i

inhale at once.

but we have a coffee house around the corner. they have the best

cappuccinos. i love going in there, but i have not for ages, because i

forget to tell them to use Splenda or whatever. the bakery that shared the

space has moved. it's harder to get to now, and that's good, because i

adore donuts, and tend to forget the diabetes when they are present.

i admire your strength and determination. pat

>

> lovely sweet rolls they have, but it was not that hard just to order iced

> tea, and now I've set a precedent for it :-)

>

June 3, 2002

sandy. why not a sweet roll (or bite) once a week. make one day special,

and allow yourself. my doctor (still not sure he knows what he's talking

about) said an occasional treat is good, because you don't feel deprived.

my problem is that if i keep anything in the house, it's not occasional. i

inhale at once.

but we have a coffee house around the corner. they have the best

cappuccinos. i love going in there, but i have not for ages, because i

forget to tell them to use Splenda or whatever. the bakery that shared the

space has moved. it's harder to get to now, and that's good, because i

adore donuts, and tend to forget the diabetes when they are present.

i admire your strength and determination. pat

>

> lovely sweet rolls they have, but it was not that hard just to order iced

> tea, and now I've set a precedent for it :-)

>

June 3, 2002

sandy. entice them to walk with you. treat them to that drink half way.

lol have a good visit.

i'm trying to walk too. i'm finding too many excuses not to walk or ride

the stationery bike. i'm guessing when the pounds start coming off, and my

clothes fit again, i will be motivated more. pat

>

> habit. I'm really trying this time not to let that happen, and my kids are

> coming next week for a visit, so I'll have to be really diligent... maybe

> walk before they get up. They're late sleepers, and I'm up early.

>

June 3, 2002

sandy. entice them to walk with you. treat them to that drink half way.

lol have a good visit.

i'm trying to walk too. i'm finding too many excuses not to walk or ride

the stationery bike. i'm guessing when the pounds start coming off, and my

clothes fit again, i will be motivated more. pat

>

> habit. I'm really trying this time not to let that happen, and my kids are

> coming next week for a visit, so I'll have to be really diligent... maybe

> walk before they get up. They're late sleepers, and I'm up early.

>

June 3, 2002

Hello pat0829@...,

In reference to your comment:

ð why not a sweet roll (or bite) once a week. make one

ð day special, and allow yourself. my doctor (still not

ð sure he knows what he's talking about) said an

ð occasional treat is good, because you don't feel

ð deprived.

Whenever i have a treat, or a bite of one... then all it does is make me want

MORE AND MORE AND MORE

Sooo its best to stay away from them for me, and i think its best for most

others too.

June 3, 2002

Hello pat0829@...,

In reference to your comment:

ð why not a sweet roll (or bite) once a week. make one

ð day special, and allow yourself. my doctor (still not

ð sure he knows what he's talking about) said an

ð occasional treat is good, because you don't feel

ð deprived.

Whenever i have a treat, or a bite of one... then all it does is make me want

MORE AND MORE AND MORE

Sooo its best to stay away from them for me, and i think its best for most

others too.

June 3, 2002

,

I hear you... whatever works, right? :-) As I mentioned in another post, I

was maintaining for a long time, with my regular half hour walk, but

increasing it to an hour has really helped. I'm not losing by leaps and

bounds, but I am losing steadily, and that's what's important. It is hard

to find the time to walk that hour, though. What usually happens is that

I'll be doing great walking, and then the weather or my schedule won't

cooperate, so I don't do it for a couple of days, and then I'm out of the

habit. I'm really trying this time not to let that happen, and my kids are

coming next week for a visit, so I'll have to be really diligent... maybe

walk before they get up. They're late sleepers, and I'm up early.

Sandy

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>>Yes but its the only way i seem to lose wt, unless i'm VERY active.

June 3, 2002

you bet its hard getting back in to the habit. i stopped walking from the

1st of may kids had exams and they are not that brilliant have to sit at

home or they won't hit the books. now i can't get back to the walking the

schedule. i tried one day but now can't find the motivation to get started

again...aaaaaaghhhhhh!! swam 2 days but then can't get in to that either

today. too many other things have taken the time of walk and now i have to

again set that 90 min. aside.

as for going out i have really cut that down except to dinner parties which

as it is is atleast twice a week.but i avoid carbs on buffet tables and

stick to the meats, fish chicken and salad. then have very low calorie food

the rest of the days i eat home. cheeky

>

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June 3, 2002

you bet its hard getting back in to the habit. i stopped walking from the

1st of may kids had exams and they are not that brilliant have to sit at

home or they won't hit the books. now i can't get back to the walking the

schedule. i tried one day but now can't find the motivation to get started

again...aaaaaaghhhhhh!! swam 2 days but then can't get in to that either

today. too many other things have taken the time of walk and now i have to

again set that 90 min. aside.

as for going out i have really cut that down except to dinner parties which

as it is is atleast twice a week.but i avoid carbs on buffet tables and

stick to the meats, fish chicken and salad. then have very low calorie food

the rest of the days i eat home. cheeky

>

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June 3, 2002

sandy. i'm not a morning person, either. i love it late at nite, when it's

quiet, and i play games on computer or whatever. i'm trying to convince

myself that that's when i need to get to bed, and then when the birdies wake

me up, roll over, nap a little, and then get up, get my meds, and maybe take

a walk in that 1/2 hour i need to wait between meds and food. and then i

can sit on the porch, while it's still cool, and have my coffee, donut (in

the form of sausage and fruit), and then get to work.

i know it's just discipline, and actually telling self here that i can't take

one bite either. and when i tried it before, and just did not order (or

get) sweets in here, then i'll HAVE to drink that water, or have a vegie for

a snack, or maybe just get to bed before the body says i NEED that snack.

i had thought of a personal trainer (someone on another list said they had

one), but i remember Oprah saying that first, you have to get out of bed, and

the trainer will not exercise for you, but will only tell you which exercises

to do. the exercise is the part i'm dreading.

i'm telling self here that maybe by fall, when college is back in session

(about 1/2 block from here), that when i walk thru campus, i'll meet some

dreamy college professor, and all this will be worth it. lol pat

June 3, 2002

oh, cheeky, the weight is super.

i guess i need to be arm sticking more, and test. some nites before going

to bed, i'll have a spoon of ice cream. but it's not once a month, and more

than once a week. i'm thinking that since i'm having problems, i need to

get rid of this stuff, because i don't seem to be able to have it as rarely

as you suggest.

i realize that what i need to do is get out my journal, and then write down

what i eat, test, and then i'll be able to tell by myself what is ok, what is

a little less than ok, and what is really wrong. i chose not to test last

week when i had the BigMacAttack; i just enjoyed.

but my leg is feeling a little " tingly " so i know i really do need to do

something before i join my mom with the " amputee " title. then, i'll have a

good excuse for not exercising, but i don't think that's the excuse i'm

looking for. pat

June 3, 2002

oh, christy. the attitude!!!! i'm not sure i could have given up the

cake, but i have passed on desserts quite a few times.

i think right now, it's more of the loneliness than anything else. when i'm

out with brother and sil, there's no problem behaving. when i'm home

alone, i go for the bad stuff. pat

June 3, 2002

well, it sounds like a plan, i guess. i think i'm gonna go to a bigger

market than my little grocer, and get some yummies like shrimp, fresh tuna,

etc. and just have a super dinner, and then water to snack with. not what i

want, but who said life was easy. pat

>

> > Sooo its best to stay away from them for me, and i think its best

> for most

> > others too.

> >

> Yep, me too. I'm with you all the way on that one!

>

June 3, 2002

Christy. my plan has been to turn my head on testing when i eat bad stuff.

i'm guessing that i need to start tomorrow with a full daily journal, and

note what i eat tonite in it. then i can tell what's good and bad.

so far, i know vegies are good. i thought oatmeal was, but i realized when

mom was sick, that it was not. my body reacted too, but it just took it a

little longer than an hour. i gave that up, and gave away all the oatmeal,

when mom died. pat

>

> but for me I know these foods *are* literally a slow acting poison

> for my body.

>

June 3, 2002

Christy. my plan has been to turn my head on testing when i eat bad stuff.

i'm guessing that i need to start tomorrow with a full daily journal, and

note what i eat tonite in it. then i can tell what's good and bad.

so far, i know vegies are good. i thought oatmeal was, but i realized when

mom was sick, that it was not. my body reacted too, but it just took it a

little longer than an hour. i gave that up, and gave away all the oatmeal,

when mom died. pat

>

> but for me I know these foods *are* literally a slow acting poison

> for my body.

>

June 3, 2002

Christy. my plan has been to turn my head on testing when i eat bad stuff.

i'm guessing that i need to start tomorrow with a full daily journal, and

note what i eat tonite in it. then i can tell what's good and bad.

so far, i know vegies are good. i thought oatmeal was, but i realized when

mom was sick, that it was not. my body reacted too, but it just took it a

little longer than an hour. i gave that up, and gave away all the oatmeal,

when mom died. pat

>

> but for me I know these foods *are* literally a slow acting poison

> for my body.

>

June 3, 2002

sounds good. i'll see if my local book store can get it for me. i have

the website marked but it's a pain to run in here and click on, when i'm in

the kitchen fixing dinner. thanks. pat

>

> recommend a book on food counts, either the Nutribase " Food Counts "

> or the one put out by Metzger. They can really help you count the

>

June 3, 2002

sounds good. i'll see if my local book store can get it for me. i have

the website marked but it's a pain to run in here and click on, when i'm in

the kitchen fixing dinner. thanks. pat

>

> recommend a book on food counts, either the Nutribase " Food Counts "

> or the one put out by Metzger. They can really help you count the

>

June 3, 2002

sounds good. i'll see if my local book store can get it for me. i have

the website marked but it's a pain to run in here and click on, when i'm in

the kitchen fixing dinner. thanks. pat

>

> recommend a book on food counts, either the Nutribase " Food Counts "

> or the one put out by Metzger. They can really help you count the

>

June 3, 2002

>>sandy. why not a sweet roll (or bite) once a week. make one

>>day special,

>>and allow yourself. my doctor (still not sure he knows what

>>he's talking

>>about) said an occasional treat is good, because you don't feel

>>deprived.

Pat,

LOL! Because I know myself. One always tastes like more :-)

>>my problem is that if i keep anything in the house, it's not

>>occasional. i

>>inhale at once.

I understand... when my blood sugar wasn't giving me the problems that it is

now, I was able to have a Hershey's candy bar as an evening snack... for 21

carbs, it fit into the eating plan that I was on for 3 years. Now, I have

to be a little bit more stringent, but I found that I couldn't buy a whole

box and keep them in the house, as I'd find myself eating 2 or 3 in a day.

Better to walk to the store -- a 15 minutes round trip -- and buy only one.

>>but we have a coffee house around the corner. they have the best

>>cappuccinos. i love going in there, but i have not for ages, because i

>>forget to tell them to use Splenda or whatever.

Maybe you should have that cappuccino made with Splenda as a treat on a

regular basis. Sometimes I think it's easy for us to treat others, but not

so easy to treat ourselves, but if it keeps us from eating something we

shouldn't, it's worth it.

the bakery that

>>shared the

>>space has moved. it's harder to get to now, and that's good, because i

>>adore donuts, and tend to forget the diabetes when they are present.

It's hard when you really like something like you like the donuts. That's

why I think it's important to find something that's a treat that's also not

going to cause a rise in blood sugar. That's why I love Jeanna's idea of a

seafood lunch with the " works. " Lobster is a real treat! :-)

>>i admire your strength and determination.

Thanks, Pat... I appreciate your saying that :-)

Sandy

June 3, 2002