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Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: NakedScientist on 13/12/2005 09:20:15
Can you please continue the zetacap and weight loss discussions here.

We need to slim down the other thread because, ironically, it is in danger of becoming too big and slowing down the rest of the forum !

Thanks for being understanding.

TNS
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 05/02/2006 22:51:22
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IDIOT PROOF DIET

Ok, before we start with the menu we need to be familiarized with the rules that you MUST follow, in order to accomplish your goals.


IP DIET RULES:


THIS IS AN 11 DAY DIET WHICH "CHANGES" YOUR CALORIES CONSTANTLY: every few days your calories will be SHIFTED to force FAST weight loss to happen. But tha’s not the ONLY way that your menu will change…

In addition to shifting your calories every few days, you’ll also be assigned a burning.


YOU DON’T HAVE TO COUNT CARBS: you will be eating simple meals that contain only those calories that your body can burn out.


THERE ARE NO CALORIE LIMITS: this means that your diet meals have no specific limits on "calories" and you should eat until you feel satisfied at each meal. If you’re still hungry then EAT…

The only rule is that you should never stuff yourself full or else the diet will not work as effectively.


YOU MAY EAT YOUR 4 DAILY MEALS IN ANY ORDER AT ANY TIME: that means that you can eat meal #1 first, second third or last – same with the other three meals. Just make sure you wait at least 2 ½ hours between meals.


ALLOWABLE LIST OF DRINKS: you may consume these drinks either with or without meals, and you may consume any amount you want: Diet sodas, coffee, tea, water. Flavored coffee or tea is allowed if the calories per glass are less than 10.


RULES FOR ALCOHOL: you are allowed a maximum of ONE GLASS of "wine" per day. This is totally optional. However, you may not substitute another snack or drink in place of the wine. Is not OK to drink Light Beer or other low calorie alcoholic beverages while on this diet. DRINKING MORE THAN ONE GLASS PER DAY WILL REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DIET, SO PLEASE USE CAUTION.


THESE CONDIMENTS ARE ALLOWED WITH ANY MEAL: other condiments are allowed only if they have no calories: ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, salsa, salt or seasoning salt, pepper or lemon pepper, lemon juice, non fat mayonnaise, artificial sweeteners.


YOU MUST DRINK AT LEAST 10 GLASSES OF WATER EVERY DAY: in order for the diet to work properly you must drink at least TEN glasses of water every single day. This liquid will help your body to burn fat and to flush out excess water that you’re holding.


YOU GET A 3 DAY CHEAT PERIOD AFTER 11 DAYS ON THIS DIET: after you use this diet for 11 days, you MUST take 3 days off and eat normally, this is like a "3 days cheat period". During this 3 day break you should eat whatever you want to, you may eat junk food if you want to. The only rule is that you should never eat so much that you feel "full" since you don’t want to gain back any of the fat you have just worked so hard to lose. This "cheat period" is necessary to force more fat burning to happen during the next 11 day diet period.


PREPARE YOU MEALS AT HOME: while dieting try to prepare your meals at home, and then if necessary take them with you to work (or elsewhere). It’s better to not to eat your meals in restaurants while dieting, because the portions in restaurants are usually bigger than what you need and you’ll usually be tempted to eat the entire plate if you paid good money for it. Plus, the food in restaurants is usually not plain enough to eat while dieting. For example, the pasta usually comes with meat sauce and meatballs or parmesan cheese, or perhaps Alfredo sauce which ruins the pasta and makes if fattening.


KNOWING WHEN TO STOP: to maximize the weight loss you need to stop at the right time. When is the "right time" to stop eating? Simple, always stop eating before you are totally satisfied, while you are still just a bit hungry. You don’t need to starve yourself, you don’t need to leave yourself feeling "very hungry" after meal, that’s not what we are saying. We are just saying that you should always stop eating when you’re still a little bit hungry. THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLE IMAGINE. To prevent yourself from eating too much you should eat more slowly, try eating the protein food (first food) very slowly; try making your meals last 15 minutes or more. This will ensure that you don’t eat too much.


EATING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE: after you use the dieting program to lose weight you’ll want to learn how to eat for the rest of your life (after the diet is over)—without worrying about gaining the extra weight back.

The rules are pretty simple: break up your daily food intake into 4 meals, spaced out by at least 2 ½ hours (this is part of out diet rule, but after you’re done with the diet you should continue breaking up your meals this manner for the rest of your life)

Just "estimate" what you think you’ll eat each day, and try your best to eat those foods as evenly as possible throughout the day. Basically, all we are saying is that you should not eat half of your daily calories in one single meal, because your body will store fat if you do that. One of the biggest reasons people gain weight is because they eat too much at one single meal and their bodies store those extra calories as fat tissue.


12.1) EATING AT RESTAURANTS: when you eat at restaurants there are some simple things which you need to remember so that you don’t gain any weight from your meals.

- Never eat pre-dinner "bread" or "appetizer" of any kind.

- If you have pre-dinner salad, eat it with light Italian or vinegar-like dressing.

-Do not eat dessert after dinner (take it home to eat later instead)

- Try to avoid dishes that come with pasta or rice if possible.

- Avoid breaded or fried foods.


12.2) EATING FAST FOOD:

- Choose ONE main food and eat only that: if you eat a hamburger, then don’t order fries or apple pie

- Avoid fast food which requires utensils to eat: avoid eating taco salads, try to choose foods like burritos, hamburger or chicken instead.

- Choose boneless-skinless chicken sandwich when you can

- Don’t stuff yourself full ever.


12.3) LATE NIGHT EATING: remember that you’ll be eating 4 meals every day, and they’ll be spaced out by at least 2 ½ hours. Therefore, one of your meals should be eaten sometime in the later evening.

This will prevent late night junk food cravings just before bedtime, and you should never be hungry just before bedtime if you schedule your meals properly.

However, if you find yourself feeling so hungry that you must eat something before you go to sleep, then eat FRUIT ONLY (keep some fruit around the house for that time of night just in case).


12.4) USING THE SCALE: after you’re done dieting always weight yourself on the scale once per week, so you can spot trouble before it happens. If you notice that you’re slowly gaining weight then you can immediately take action to prevent any more weight from being gained (just start following these rules again).




DAY # 1

Meal #1: Flavored oatmeal

Meal #2: Tuna Salad

Meal #3: Egg omelet

Meal #4: Ham wit pineapple and fresh grapes


DAY # 2

Meal #1: Orange and pineapple smoothie

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple

Meal #3: Pasta with chicken and spaghetti sauce

Meal #4: Egg omelet


DAY # 3

Meal #1: Egg omelet

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple

Meal #3: Roast beef sandwich

Meal #4: Chicken


DAY # 4

Meal #1: Ham with pineapple and mixed salad with dressing

Meal #2: Fruit salad

Meal #3: Tuna salad

Meal #4: Egg omelet


DAY # 5

Meal #1: Egg omelet

Meal #2: Chicken

Meal #3: Fish filet

Meal #4: Tuna salad and pasta with spaghetti sauce


DAY #6

Day of fruit & vegetables

Eat 1 Mixed fruit meal & 2 mixed vegetable meals

You should eat only 3 meals on this day




DAY # 7

Meal #1: Chicken

Meal #2: Roast beef sandwich

Meal #3: Ham with pineapple

Meal #4: Sandwich (any type)


DAY # 8

Meal #1: Orange and pineapple smoothie

Meal #2: Tuna salad

Meal #3: Fish filet

Meal #4: Chicken


DAY # 9

Meal #1: Fruit salad

Meal #2: Chicken and mixed salad with dressing

Meal #3: Fish filet

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple


DAY # 10

Meal #1: Flavored oatmeal

Meal #2: Tuna salad

Meal #3: Ham with pineapple

Meal #4: Chicken


DAY # 11

Meal #1: Fruit salad

Meal #2: Tuna salad

Meal #3: Ham with pineapple

Meal #4: Egg omelet


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DAY # 1

Meal #1: Fruit salad

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple

Meal #3: Sandwich (any type)

Meal #4: Chicken


DAY # 2

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Fish filet

Meal #3: Tuna salad and mixed salad with dressing

Meal #4: Chicken


DAY # 3

Meal #1: Ha with pineapple

Meal #2: Orange and pineapple smoothie

Meal #3: Pastrami sandwich

Meal #4: Tuna salad


DAY #4

Day of fruit & vegetables

Eat 1 Mixed fruit meal & 2 mixed vegetable meals

You should eat only 3 meals on this day


DAY # 5

Meal #1: Mixed salad with dressing

Meal #2: Egg omelet

Meal #3: Tuna salad

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple


DAY # 6

Meal #1: Mixed vegetables

Meal #2: Egg omelet

Meal #3: Roast beef sandwich

Meal #4: Tuna salad


DAY # 7

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Lean ground turkey

Meal #3: Chicken

Meal #4: Pastrami sandwich


DAY # 8

Meal #1: Egg omelet

Meal #2: Fish filet

Meal #3: Roast beef sandwich

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple


DAY # 9

Meal #1: Chicken

Meal #2: Tuna salad

Meal #3: Pastrami sandwich

Meal #4: Sandwich (any type)


DAY # 10

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple and mixed vegetables

Meal #3: Tuna salad

Meal #4: Chicken


DAY # 11

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple

Meal #3: Tuna salad and pasta with spaghetti sauce

Meal #4: Chicken


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DAY # 1

Meal #1: Sandwich (any type)

Meal #2: Lean ground turkey

Meal #3: Roast beef sandwich

Meal #4: Ham with Pineapple


DAY # 2

Meal #1: Banana Milk shake

Meal #2: Fish Filet

Meal #3: Egg omelette

Meal #4: Chicken




DAY # 3

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Roast beef sandwich

Meal #3: Chicken

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple


DAY # 4

Meal #1: Fruit salad

Meal #2: Egg omelets

Meal #3: Mixed salad with dressing

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple


DAY # 5

Meal #1: Mixed vegetable

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple

Meal #3: Egg omelet

Meal #4: Pasta with spaghetti sauce


DAY # 6

Meal #1: Mixed fruit plate

Meal #2: Ham with pineapple

Meal #3: Egg omelet

Meal #4: Fish filet


DAY #7

Day of fruit & vegetables

Eat 1 Mixed fruit meal & 2 mixed vegetable meals

You should eat only 3 meals on this day


DAY # 8

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Chicken

Meal #3: Mixed salad with dressing

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple


DAY # 9

Meal #1: Tuna salad

Meal #2: Egg omelet

Meal #3: Fish filet

Meal #4: Lean ground turkey


DAY # 10

Meal #1: Egg salad plate

Meal #2: Banana Milk shake

Meal #3: Chicken

Meal #4: Ham with pineapple

DAY # 11

Meal #1: Sandwich (any type)

Meal #2: Lea ground turkey

Meal #3: Ham with pineapple

Meal #4: Egg omelet


FOOD PREPARATION:


FRUIT SALAD: choose between 2-4 of the below fruits and slice into small pieces (you may also add non fat Cool Whip if you like)

Allowable fruits:

Kiwi fruit, watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, apples, pears, strawberries, grapes, peaches, bananas, plums.


There is no minimum or maximum amount of each fruit to use (you chose the portions of each fruit)


HAM WITH PINEAPPLE: any type of ham is allowed. You may eat it with pineapple chunks if you like.


SANDWICH ANY TYPE:

Any type with anything on it. Be smart though since the bigger the sandwich (and the more toppings on it) the more your stomach will fill up fast. You can substitute the sandwich for a hamburger or hot dog, following the same rules.


CHICKEN: boneless and skinless. You may prepare chicken in any way you like (such baked, grilled, broiled, etc). You may use barbecue sauce if you like. Or you can prepare it as chicken stir fry, made with spray cooking oil and low sodium soy sauce.


EGG SALAD PLATE: first, dice hard boiled eggs in a bowl. Then mix in non fat mayo. Then you may optionally mix in celery, mustard or any other diced veggies if you like. You may eat as much egg salad as you like, but this particular meal is not meant to be a sandwich.


EGG OMELET: omelet may be filled with any of the following ingredients: ham, chicken, turkey, sausage, bacon, onions, bel peppers, tomatoes; any other veggies may be added into omelet also.


PASTRAMI SANDWICH AND ROAST BEEF SANDWICH: you may eat as much as pastrami as you want -but only 2 pieces of bread may be eaten with this meal. The bread should be either oat or bran. Big deli sandwich are not allowed.


TUNA SALAD: low fat tuna only. Allowable mixing ingredients include non fat mayo, any type of mustard, lettuce, pickles, onions, celery, bell peppers and ANY other type of veggies that you can think of.


MIXED SALAD WITH DRESSING:

Your salad may be made with any of the following ingredients:

Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, cabbage, mushrooms, onions, etc. Salad dressing should be "low fat" or "low carb" dressing. Also, make sure to use it VERY sparingly, please use only enough to flavor the salad and never smother you salad.


MIXED VEGETABLES:

Either frozen or fresh vegetables are allowed. You should make sure that at least 3 different vegetables are combined together in the bowl. You may also add black beans.




PASTA WITH SPAGHETTI SAUCE: any type of pasta is allowed. The only allowable sauce is spaghetti sauce (thin sauce without chunks inside of it), but please only use enough sauce to LIGHTLY cover your pasta.

Also, please make sure to eat slowly and only eat enough pasta until you are satisfied because it’s very easy to eat too much pasta if you eat it too quickly. You should never feel full after eating spaghetti, this food needs to be eaten in smaller portions than other foods since it can ruins your diet if you eat too much of it.


FLAVORED OATMEAL: either pre-flavored or plain oatmeal is allowed. You may use either non fat milk or water to prepare oatmeal, but if milk is used then please use the minimum amount required. No extra toppings are allowed.


FISH FILET:

Any type of non-breaded fish is allowed and you ma eat as many filets as you want. You may have them baked, grilled, broiled or steamed. Tartar sauce is not allowed.


LEAN GROUND TURKEY:

This particular form of turkey is sold in a ground beef type package—and you cook it just like you would cook a hamburger patty. You can also tear it into little chunks and cook it with diced vegetables for a delicious meal. You can substitute it with (at least) 95% lean ground beef.




I highly recommend that you substitute 1 of the carbs meals for the "fat ripper smoothie": 1 cup of orange juice, 2 slices of fresh pineapple and ¼ to ½ cucumber, take it as your first meal.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: TheDivineMissN on 18/02/2006 21:18:15
Hello!

Well, im a little upset because i did not loose weight this week thanks to my carelessness..so i am still 174. I pretty much ran out of all my food and so i just got crazy and started "cheating" a little..NO MORE!! I got payed so as soon as my BF gets here, i will be going to the supermarket to get my two weeks supply!

Well, as i was cleaning up my harddrive, I came across some hilarious pictures of me when i was younger...actually, they were a little inspiring because even though I was a chubby lil one, i was pretty active!

here is a picture of me..id say i was maybe 6 or 7, doing what i love, ice skating!(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv114%2Fthedivinemissn%2Ficeskating0001.jpg&hash=9f9000970be7ae2c664afbf3cd4acaea)
LOLLLL, i look SOOOOOOO funny![:D]

my dream as a kid was to be in the olympics, lol..i had it bad for ice skating..heres my michelle kwan autograph that ive treasured since about '92-'94.
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This is a picture of probably my proudest moment as a teen...right before I set off on a junior triathlon when i was about 14 or so ( me, far left, standing)
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we hiked for about 3-4 days on the appalachain mountains, followed by swimming 40 laps and then bicycling about 4 miles...if i could do that now, it'd be amazing!
these pictures really encourage me on my weight loss efforts..so i can gain some energy back and do the sports i used to love!! who knows, maybe this summer ill them up again ::CROSSES FINGERS::

my shoulder is alot better today so i might either run or do pilates.

Hope everyone is well..(this was a quick update so i didnt really read the posts)



*Nicole :) *

"No Weapon Formed Against Me Shall Ever Prosper!"

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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 29/06/2006 22:16:54
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Picture of the girls at the zoo today...we had SUCH a good time!  They really enjoyed it all!!!

*Joy*
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 03/07/2006 15:04:42
MONDAY  MORNING WEIGH-IN!

Joy - 4 pounds!  (YAAAAAY!)[:D]

*Joy*
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 03/07/2006 18:23:35
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN!
Joy - 4 pounds! (YAAAAAY!)

Karen-83 Lbs


Total Combined Loss: 87 Lbs!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 29/06/2006 22:16:54
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Picture of the girls at the zoo today...we had SUCH a good time!  They really enjoyed it all!!!

*Joy*
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 03/07/2006 15:04:42
MONDAY  MORNING WEIGH-IN!

Joy - 4 pounds!  (YAAAAAY!)[:D]

*Joy*
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 03/07/2006 18:23:35
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN!
Joy - 4 pounds! (YAAAAAY!)

Karen-83 Lbs


Total Combined Loss: 87 Lbs!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 26/07/2006 03:54:36
Joy: 11 lbs.
Karen:94 Lbs
CJ: 21.5 lbs
Lo: 85.5
Diana: 43 Lbs

Total: 255 lbs


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2006 09:13:03
Monday Morning weigh in!
CJ: 23.5 pounds
Karen: 94 Lbs





Total Weight Loss: 117.5 pounds!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 01/08/2006 21:54:25
Monday Morning Weigh-in!!!

CJ:  23.5 lbs.
Karen:  94 lbs.
Joy:  13.5 lbs.



Total Weight Loss:  131 lbs.!

*Joy*
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 02/08/2006 04:33:37
Monday Morning Weigh-in!!!
CJ: 23.5 lbs.
Karen: 94 lbs.
Joy: 13.5 lbs.
Diana: 43 Lbs.

Total Weight Loss: 174 lbs.!

Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 07/08/2006 05:11:08
Ok, I'll be the first to post for Monday Morning Weigh-in!  [:D][:D][:D]


Monday Morning Weigh-in!


Joy:  17 lbs!  (Um...Woah!)


Total Weight Lost:  17 lbs!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 07/08/2006 22:13:36
Monday Morning Weigh-in!

Joy: 17 lbs! (Um...Woah!)
Jody : 3 Lbs
Karen: 95 Lbs ( 5 More Lbs)


Total Weight Lost: 115 lbs!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 09/08/2006 18:07:34
Monday Morning Weigh-in!

Joy: 17 lbs! (Um...Woah!)
Jody : 3 Lbs
Karen: 95 Lbs ( 5 More Lbs)
Loretta "Lo" 86.5 woo hoo I lost a big, whopping 1lb...lol
CJ: 24.5

Total Weight Lost: 206 lbs!




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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 09/08/2006 21:26:45
Monday Morning Weigh-in!

Joy: 17 lbs! (Um...Woah!)
Jody : 3 Lbs
Karen: 95 Lbs ( 5 More Lbs)
Loretta "Lo" 86.5 woo hoo I lost a big, whopping 1lb...lol
CJ: 24.5
Diana: 43 Lbs

Total Weight Lost: 249 lbs!

Hello Family!

I know I have not posted in a while but I am still alive (LOL) and kicking. A lot has been going on and one of those is not losing the weight![B)][:(!][8][:(] I just STOPPED, I am so disappointed but I know I have to continue and NOT give up even though I want to. I will try to post more often. Take care Family   OOHHH Welcome Jody (had to edit Joy into Jody)and CONGRATULATIONS Karen whhhoooo huuuuuuh! Hugs everyone.


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 15/08/2006 04:38:57
Monday Morning Weigh-in!


Jody : 4 Lbs (Only 1 this week, but still better than a GAIN!)
Joy : 17.5 Lbs (only lost 1/2 lb this week, but it IS TOM time, so that could be why I guess...)
Karen: 97 lbs
Helena:58 Lbs




Total Weight Loss: 176.5 Lbs.


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: lees_luv on 15/08/2006 18:26:57
Monday Morning Weigh-in!


Jody : 4 Lbs (Only 1 this week, but still better than a GAIN!)
Joy : 17.5 Lbs (only lost 1/2 lb this week, but it IS TOM time, so that could be why I guess...)
Karen: 97 lbs
Helena:58 Lbs
Diana: 41 Lbs (Tom visited me to)


Total Weight Loss: 216.5 Lbs.


Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 21/08/2006 12:06:08
Alright you lovely family of mine.. Every one is getting up today for a party!!!!!! We are going to dance all day in this Forum. I will post from work and also here when I get up in two hours,since I did not go to bed ..  You all need to CELEBRATE WITH ME!!!! OK Now whos gonna bring the food, I think we need a virtual Party or Dinner when I get off work!!!! how bout it!!! say about 6:00PM CALIFORNIA  ALL YOU UK FRIENDS ABOUT 2:00 Am. Your time sorry , eeks!! my time YES YES! DEAL.......EVERYONE MANDITORY ATTENDACE PLEASE!! I worked my butt off and I want a party where I don't gain weight  so lets do it!!! If you are sleeping Please stop and say HI!!!! I love you guys!!!!!Here it is!!!!





MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!!




KAREN W.= 100 LBS



Total Loss...100 LBS



PARTY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YAAAAAAAAAAAAY



Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 21/08/2006 16:14:22
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!!

KAREN W.= 100 Lbs (YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!)
Jody = 5.5 Lbs (1.5 this week!)
Joy = 21 Lbs

Total Loss...126.5 LBS!!!!!


WOW!  Karen!  What can I say???!!!???  That is just AWESOME AWESOME work!!!  You should be soooooo incredibly proud of yourself girlfriend!!!!  That is a HUGE accomplishment!!!  I would LOVE to come to a virtual party, but don't know if I could make it tonight...sorry...[:(]
You are just doing WONDERFUL!  You are SUCH an inspiration to SOOOOO many people!  Keep up the good work!!!

Jody - I was born in Fond du Lac, & then moved to Kohler when I was 11.  I remained in Kohler until I got married.  My parent live in Sheboygan now...which is right on Lake Michigan.  My sister lives in Mequon, & I have another sister in Howards Grove.  Have you ever heard of ANY of these cities...?  [:p]  I'm sure you have!  

Well, not much going on here today...a gloomy icky day!  BLEH!  Makes you wanna cover your head & stay in bed til noon!  I lost 3 1/2 more pounds this week, so I guess that is something to be proud of & happy about!  Went to McDonald's last night & got overly stuffed...[xx(]  Something I haven't done in a WHILE!  I felt TERRIBLE!  Was NOT worth it!  Lesson learned, that's for sure!

Hope everybody is having a good day today!  School started here today in all the area schools, but not for my young-en...gonna start her on Sept. 11th (homeschool), after I get back from my trip to WI!!!  Can't wait!!!  [:D]

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 21/08/2006 16:46:39
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!!

KAREN W.= 100 Lbs (YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!)
Jody = 5.5 Lbs (1.5 this week!)
Joy = 21 Lbs
Carolyn = 16 Lbs.

Total Loss...142.5 LBS!!!!!

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 21/08/2006 17:43:11
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!!


KAREN W.= 100 Lbs (YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!)
Jody = 5.5 Lbs (1.5 this week!)
Joy = 21 Lbs
Carolyn = 16 Lbs.
CJ = 30.5 pounds

Total Loss...173 LBS!!!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KAREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 21/08/2006 18:43:31
Here's a pic of me & hubby.  Oh, isn't he soooooo hot?  K, sorry...[;)]


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~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 02:16:51
Joy - Your hubbie is definitely a hunk.  And he sure has a pretty wife!

Hi Karen!  Don't tell me it's just you and me?  Aren't there any Party Animals in this group?

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 22/08/2006 04:39:19
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!!


KAREN W.= 100 Lbs (YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!)
Jody = 5.5 Lbs (1.5 this week!)
Joy = 21 Lbs
Carolyn = 16 Lbs.
CJ = 30.5 pounds
Diana = 37 Lbs [V][V][V][:(][:(][:(]

Total Loss...210 LBS!!!!!



Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 22/08/2006 04:53:57
OMG!!!!!!! Karen, I am SOOOOOOOOOO PROUD of you!!!!
[:D][:o)][:)][^]


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 22/08/2006 05:07:14
Diana - Don't give up.  You're going to make it.  Don't give in to the stress.  I'm sorry about your daughter.  I'll be sure to say a prayer for you all.  Thank you for all the sacrifices you and your husband are making.  I believe your blessing is right around the corner.

Karen - Sorry, I'm pooping out.  It's after midnight here and I have to get up early now to take my son to school.  My chauffer (sp?) has left home so I have to do it now.  UUUGGGGGHHHHHH!  Congrats on the weight loss.  I'm really happy for you.  Love you bunches.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:08:33
Thanks so much Diana, How are you doing? I am feeling really jazzed! i have finally made it half way!!!!!YAAAAAY!!! I love you guys!! I cannot tell you how long I have waited for this day, Better late then not at all, I will take it!!! Hey Diana, I thought you were Neil!!! So used to his lovely orange font!!! I hope we are all doing well!!Whats the new gossip!! Carolyn any news on mom? How is she?

Hi Joy Thanks for comming!!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 22/08/2006 05:11:37
Hey Karen - caught you right before I was going to bed.  Mom is doing better.  She's still sore and gets tired pretty quickly, but otherwise ok.  She even went with us this weekend to help Ashley move into her dorm.  She was feeling well enough to annoy me and get on my nerves.  I'm greatful to God for that.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:16:34
Happy driving! Thanks for comming!! I wish I could get this stupid aol to post quicker.

Diana good girl, I know how hard it is and you will do well. Just keep plugging along. Thats what I am going to do, no matter what!!! I will keep your daughter and you in my prayers!! I am so sorry. I know you will be a great grandma and things will work out. You raised that girl of yours to be strong and between you all, that little new baby cannot go wrong!! Much love!!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/08/2006 05:17:45
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!!


KAREN W.= 100 Lbs (YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!)
Jody = 5.5 Lbs (1.5 this week!)
Joy = 21 Lbs
Carolyn = 16 Lbs.
CJ = 30.5 pounds
Diana = 37 Lbs
Loretta = still holding 86.5lbs :-(

Total Loss...296.5 LBS!!!!!(Karen, I thought I would impress you as I even calculated the total!)  hehe



"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/08/2006 05:18:48
Hi Joysie!  Hi Jody and all you wonderful peeps in Zeta land!  Diana, emailing you tonight as my efforts have all failed for my daughter-in-law to get over without the proper documentation in Germany...aagghh!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:22:44
Hey Loretta look at those totals and come add yours tonight. Where are you Lo..... Penquin Friend I miss you!! You all are doing so great, every pound counts, love to all and thanks for today, wish we were all sitting in a nice coffeee shop having a great hug and conversation!!! I do wish this forum had a plain chat area where the correspondance moves faster!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:24:13
Loretta there you are, I keep missing your posts!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/08/2006 05:25:02
Sorry hon, fun filled day...plus with Denny hanging around it is hard to enjoy forum family as much...aagghh...but I am at work now!!!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:28:15
You did, I am tellig you this computer is so slow tonight! Sorry Lo!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:29:54
he still there?

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:31:52
Man Loretta that is hard. I am so sorry for you! You keep your chin up I will have and did have a good cry too! Love you girl!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/08/2006 05:32:31
Yes he is!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/08/2006 05:35:16
Yes he is! Love you too...I finally posted my non loss week...I was trying to control myself as I was pretty emotional this last weekend..I was so tempted to splurge myself into oblivion...but resisted temptation...my hours have been cut down 1 hour a night except two nights...arrgghh..does anyone want to kick Gay Billy the Kid's butt...I do, but will restrain and kick his butt in conversions...hehe...I am triple to what everyone else is doing and now I have decided to work hard at it...maybe hit 40%  hehe...that will set him off a bit more I am sure!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:42:01
Kick his butt Loretta! Good Girl!!! You still got it girl!! you are a spunky gal!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 05:47:13
Man Loretta do We have man trouble or what!! Arrrgggg! I am so confused and so crazy nuts at the same time.... Denny is a persistant fellow, got to give him that, but what mean things to say without real facts. Hows your im lover Lo??LOL I know that was hard and I did not mean lol to the situation. Just at the fact that when faced with such a dilima you think on your toes and pretty quickly!! I am impressed!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/08/2006 06:04:45
I don't even have a man anymore and still have trouble...I really hate the drama...it has to be a test to test my self control...so far I am not losing it too bad and use very few words...but I feel(notice word here)like saying a bunch of stuff back, but it would only stoop me to his level...my IM lover lol  I was trying to cement somethings...but Denny was infuriated at first...he tries to answer my phone..but the cell is where most people call me anyways...hehe He is waiting on the Fella to call me but cannot figure out when he does and he is definitely not convinced as he cannot believe it from his own history with me...he will laugh and say he knows I am up to my old stupid tricks...(it is hard to keep a straight face)He will ask me questions and I will bite my tongue...I know he has asked everyone in the house but he knows I can keep a secret like I did him for 6 months...I did not know what to do...it was just a quick minute decision at the moment as I wanted some sanity...but I know he cannot stay up all night like I can...You can't outwait an insomiac...

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 15:10:11
No you can't. Unless you too are an insomniac!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 17:28:03
Guess I bugged out too early last night.  Looks like I missed a lot of good stuff!  I was just sooooooooooo tired.  [:(]

Loretta - So great to see you back!  [:D]  You seem to be feeling better, too!  Glad to hear you had such a good day.  With what you've been through in the past couple of weeks, just MAINTAINING the weight is a major victory!!  [^]  Denny sounds like a first class jerk.  And it makes it worse when he's charming to everyone else.  Then your friends think YOU'RE crazy 'cause you want to get rid of him.  [:(!]  Anyway, what's he doing living in YOUR house, trying to answer YOUR phone?  And what business is it of his of you want to see someone else?  You must have the patience of a saint.  I'd have shot him by now!  [}:)]

Diana - I can't believe what a jackass you have for a son-in-law!  How can anybody be that shallow and irresponsible?  I understand he didn't want kids, but this is life and we don't always get what we want.  Sounds like your daughter will be better off without him.
PS:  If you aren't in the States, where are you?

Carolyn - I don't know if Rich dreams about smoking;  I'll have to ask him about it.  Did your mom recently have surgery?  Glad to hear that she's better.  [:)]

Our mom's make us crazy, don't they?  Mine has been here visiting, and making me and my aunt completely nuts.  She is EXTREMELY over-weight, at least 200 pounds, probably more.  She is now diabetic, can't walk more than a few feet and won't do stairs unless it's totally unavoidable.  She is in constant pain from her muscles and joints, and yet she won't do ANYTHING about it!  She lives way-the-heck out in the boonies in Texas, so she can't get a job, doesn't have any friends and, of course, it's too hot to work in the yard or be outdoors for more than a minute.  I wanted SO MUCH for her to try the Zetacaps, but she isn't interested.  I also wanted her to get on this forum and make some FRIENDS, but she isn't showing much interest in that either.  (If she DOES decide to join, I'm going to have to delete this post!!  [:0])  Anyway, my aunt and I are at our witts' end.  We don't know what else to do.  Sigh...

Karen - Happy birthday on the 30th!![:D] [:D] [:D]  (I'll probably forget when it actually gets here.  [:(])  You have the same birthday as my uncle and my nephew.  Mine is just a few days later.

Joy - Have I ever mentioned that I love the little squiggles around your name?

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 17:31:28
Hey look, I'm a "Senior Member!"  (I guess that means I've never learned to keep my mouth shut.  LOL)

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 22/08/2006 18:44:37
Hey Everybody! Yea Karen! [:D] Sorry I couldn't make it to the party, but it looks like it went well. I'll definitely be there when you reach your 200 pound mark!

Keep up the good work!


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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 02:57:55
 Hey I wish I hadn't had so much trouble last night. Everything was so slowwwwwww to postttttttt. Then this morning, It posted a couple times, then wouldn't post at allllllllll! yikes. Sorry guys, I thought it was my computer! Seems we may have started having trouble last night, but I am not sure! Neil posted trouble this morning as did I!! Hope you all had a good visit :) Sorry I missed most of it:( I was disappointed I missed you all!! Some of you all together.BOO HOO!!!! Crying over everything these days!!!LOL I guess I better toughen up and get with it!!

How was everyones day??I am hoping that Lo has whipped the pants off the young man a work!!LOL How are your Totals LO?

Great job on your totals CJ and look only a month and you get to be with your honey!!!!! YeeHaw!! I am so Jealous but so happy for you!!! I hope you guys have so much fun!! :)


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/08/2006 04:41:18
Quote
Originally posted by Jody

Guess I bugged out too early last night.  Looks like I missed a lot of good stuff!  I was just sooooooooooo tired.  [:(]

Loretta - So great to see you back!  [:D]  You seem to be feeling better, too!  Glad to hear you had such a good day.  With what you've been through in the past couple of weeks, just MAINTAINING the weight is a major victory!!  [^]  Denny sounds like a first class jerk.  And it makes it worse when he's charming to everyone else.  Then your friends think YOU'RE crazy 'cause you want to get rid of him.  [:(!]  Anyway, what's he doing living in YOUR house, trying to answer YOUR phone?  And what business is it of his of you want to see someone else?  You must have the patience of a saint.  I'd have shot him by now!  [}:)]

Yep, I am back...I am feeling better while at work...Denny did mention he maybe going back home after this weekend when we can sit down at the table alone and talk...???  What about? Who knows? I usually am a bit flitty, non-committment minded, okay, just a tough ole cookie I guess...but I like to have fun and freedom!  LOL  He is just visiting and of course, he was allowed in by mother...who loves her some Denny...he is a bit charming...geez, I don't care if he answers my phone and I am very straightforward and can tell him when or if I do have someone in my life...but just a bit slow about jumping into another relationship...and at this point, I am not sure if I want to or not again...I like that term Love'em and Leave'em...it is starting to make sense now...lol sorry, couldn't resist...but it is kinda true...I can't be cruel, he is welcome as long as he behaves and doesn't interfere with my freedom as he did in OKC!  [V]  I would love to have him as a friend, but he is having a hard time accepting that...which I fully understand too...oh well, too much energy wasted thinking about it.

Cya!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/08/2006 04:43:05
Well, Karen, so far for the month, bossy wrote me as she needs an insominac to work until 3am on Friday and Saturday, that I am whooping everyone's behind at 29.9%...I just want to leave that young one in the dust...with another 10% I can breathe easily, but looking at his percentage..uh, I can sleep...LOL  



"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 23/08/2006 05:39:18
Hello Family!

Jody, I am from the states (Texas) but my husband and I are stationed in Germany until 2011.

I was so inspired to beat this wagon that is dragging me that I went back on my walks. I walked my 6 mile walk yesterday morning and it felt really good. I am taking my Zeta's.

My highest weight was 359 Lbs (background information)

Family I was thinking (uhhh ohhh) you know that your body will only let you lose so much weight in a normal situation right? Well what if you have lost the weight your body thinks you should lose but you are still over weight? I was thinking about that, since I have lost a grand total over the past years of 89 Lbs what if the weight that I am carring is the extra (sorry so graphic) skin? I know if I were to get that taken off I would lose a good 70 more pounds if not more,and that would bring me down to 200 or below and my (my) ideal weight is 170 Lbs, okay my body is telling me "hey, she is going to start to starve herself if I let her lose more weight and I will be ill" and is not letting me lose what I see on the scale. I am a big boned Texas girl and I will never look like Lindsey Carter aka Wonder Woman (I think that is her name) I talked to my doctor about the surgery, its not gastric bypass, its a tummy tuck. The surgery can be done if it is causing medical problems. He is going to refer me and I am to hear back from him sometime next week. If I can get that done, NOTHING will stop me from getting into shape. With it now it is hard to exercise and not get chafed. When I jog, it can be painful so I do not jog. Or am I just making excuses? or giving up? Arggg!!!! It is just that I was doing so well and now [V]. I was down to 252 Lbs and now I am 270 and it will NOT go away! I try and try and try and [:(] nothing shows. I was so disappointed in myself that I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories. Every time I ate I wanted to throw it up and there was a few times I did [V]. Then I thought "no" this is a chicken way out, My Family here and Paul would not approve of what I was doing nor would my body. So I think that I am mostly talking to myself here but to also let you know what I was really going through not to long ago but because I come here and read what you all have posted gives me strength and power to over come my bad thoughts and the unwillingness. Thank you all for being here!


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 23/08/2006 18:01:13
quote:
Originally posted by Diana Lovett


I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories.




Your comments reminded me of something I did a few years ago that worked really well for me.  (Self says, "Hey, if it worked so well, why aren't you still doing it?"  Shut up, Self.)

Instead of having one nice meal and then "losing" it (Very, very bad.  Bad Girl!) I used to have one day each week when I could eat whatever I wanted.  Chocolate, lasagna, ice cream, anything (or everything!)  Then back at it the next day.  Knowing that day was coming helped me feel less deprived and got me through the rest of the week without cheating.  Also, knowing that day was coming EVERY week made it easier to avoid pigging out completely that day.  If I passed on the M&Ms today, I knew I could have them next week.

Just a thought....

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: ukmicky on 24/08/2006 18:04:49
Hi ladies ,I'm sorry about this but i will be slimming down this thread hopefully over the weekend as long threads tend to slow down the database spoiling everybody's enjoyment of the site .

Therefore if you would like to copy anything contained within can you please do it before Saturday morning as once its gone nothing can be retrieved.

Michael
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 24/08/2006 19:25:26
Jody -
Good thought, but for LOTS of people, this would never work, including me...ppl find it REEEALLY hard to "get back on track" after eating anything they wanted to for ONE WHOLE DAY!!!  In the past, this has never worked for me, but it IS a good idea!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 17:28:03
Guess I bugged out too early last night.  Looks like I missed a lot of good stuff!  I was just sooooooooooo tired.  [:(]

Loretta - So great to see you back!  [:D]  You seem to be feeling better, too!  Glad to hear you had such a good day.  With what you've been through in the past couple of weeks, just MAINTAINING the weight is a major victory!!  [^]  Denny sounds like a first class jerk.  And it makes it worse when he's charming to everyone else.  Then your friends think YOU'RE crazy 'cause you want to get rid of him.  [:(!]  Anyway, what's he doing living in YOUR house, trying to answer YOUR phone?  And what business is it of his of you want to see someone else?  You must have the patience of a saint.  I'd have shot him by now!  [}:)]

Diana - I can't believe what a jackass you have for a son-in-law!  How can anybody be that shallow and irresponsible?  I understand he didn't want kids, but this is life and we don't always get what we want.  Sounds like your daughter will be better off without him.
PS:  If you aren't in the States, where are you?

Carolyn - I don't know if Rich dreams about smoking;  I'll have to ask him about it.  Did your mom recently have surgery?  Glad to hear that she's better.  [:)]

Our mom's make us crazy, don't they?  Mine has been here visiting, and making me and my aunt completely nuts.  She is EXTREMELY over-weight, at least 200 pounds, probably more.  She is now diabetic, can't walk more than a few feet and won't do stairs unless it's totally unavoidable.  She is in constant pain from her muscles and joints, and yet she won't do ANYTHING about it!  She lives way-the-heck out in the boonies in Texas, so she can't get a job, doesn't have any friends and, of course, it's too hot to work in the yard or be outdoors for more than a minute.  I wanted SO MUCH for her to try the Zetacaps, but she isn't interested.  I also wanted her to get on this forum and make some FRIENDS, but she isn't showing much interest in that either.  (If she DOES decide to join, I'm going to have to delete this post!!  [:0])  Anyway, my aunt and I are at our witts' end.  We don't know what else to do.  Sigh...

Karen - Happy birthday on the 30th!![:D] [:D] [:D]  (I'll probably forget when it actually gets here.  [:(])  You have the same birthday as my uncle and my nephew.  Mine is just a few days later.

Joy - Have I ever mentioned that I love the little squiggles around your name?

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 17:31:28
Hey look, I'm a "Senior Member!"  (I guess that means I've never learned to keep my mouth shut.  LOL)

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 22/08/2006 18:44:37
Hey Everybody! Yea Karen! [:D] Sorry I couldn't make it to the party, but it looks like it went well. I'll definitely be there when you reach your 200 pound mark!

Keep up the good work!


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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 02:57:55
 Hey I wish I hadn't had so much trouble last night. Everything was so slowwwwwww to postttttttt. Then this morning, It posted a couple times, then wouldn't post at allllllllll! yikes. Sorry guys, I thought it was my computer! Seems we may have started having trouble last night, but I am not sure! Neil posted trouble this morning as did I!! Hope you all had a good visit :) Sorry I missed most of it:( I was disappointed I missed you all!! Some of you all together.BOO HOO!!!! Crying over everything these days!!!LOL I guess I better toughen up and get with it!!

How was everyones day??I am hoping that Lo has whipped the pants off the young man a work!!LOL How are your Totals LO?

Great job on your totals CJ and look only a month and you get to be with your honey!!!!! YeeHaw!! I am so Jealous but so happy for you!!! I hope you guys have so much fun!! :)


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/08/2006 04:41:18
Quote
Originally posted by Jody

Guess I bugged out too early last night.  Looks like I missed a lot of good stuff!  I was just sooooooooooo tired.  [:(]

Loretta - So great to see you back!  [:D]  You seem to be feeling better, too!  Glad to hear you had such a good day.  With what you've been through in the past couple of weeks, just MAINTAINING the weight is a major victory!!  [^]  Denny sounds like a first class jerk.  And it makes it worse when he's charming to everyone else.  Then your friends think YOU'RE crazy 'cause you want to get rid of him.  [:(!]  Anyway, what's he doing living in YOUR house, trying to answer YOUR phone?  And what business is it of his of you want to see someone else?  You must have the patience of a saint.  I'd have shot him by now!  [}:)]

Yep, I am back...I am feeling better while at work...Denny did mention he maybe going back home after this weekend when we can sit down at the table alone and talk...???  What about? Who knows? I usually am a bit flitty, non-committment minded, okay, just a tough ole cookie I guess...but I like to have fun and freedom!  LOL  He is just visiting and of course, he was allowed in by mother...who loves her some Denny...he is a bit charming...geez, I don't care if he answers my phone and I am very straightforward and can tell him when or if I do have someone in my life...but just a bit slow about jumping into another relationship...and at this point, I am not sure if I want to or not again...I like that term Love'em and Leave'em...it is starting to make sense now...lol sorry, couldn't resist...but it is kinda true...I can't be cruel, he is welcome as long as he behaves and doesn't interfere with my freedom as he did in OKC!  [V]  I would love to have him as a friend, but he is having a hard time accepting that...which I fully understand too...oh well, too much energy wasted thinking about it.

Cya!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/08/2006 04:43:05
Well, Karen, so far for the month, bossy wrote me as she needs an insominac to work until 3am on Friday and Saturday, that I am whooping everyone's behind at 29.9%...I just want to leave that young one in the dust...with another 10% I can breathe easily, but looking at his percentage..uh, I can sleep...LOL  



"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 23/08/2006 05:39:18
Hello Family!

Jody, I am from the states (Texas) but my husband and I are stationed in Germany until 2011.

I was so inspired to beat this wagon that is dragging me that I went back on my walks. I walked my 6 mile walk yesterday morning and it felt really good. I am taking my Zeta's.

My highest weight was 359 Lbs (background information)

Family I was thinking (uhhh ohhh) you know that your body will only let you lose so much weight in a normal situation right? Well what if you have lost the weight your body thinks you should lose but you are still over weight? I was thinking about that, since I have lost a grand total over the past years of 89 Lbs what if the weight that I am carring is the extra (sorry so graphic) skin? I know if I were to get that taken off I would lose a good 70 more pounds if not more,and that would bring me down to 200 or below and my (my) ideal weight is 170 Lbs, okay my body is telling me "hey, she is going to start to starve herself if I let her lose more weight and I will be ill" and is not letting me lose what I see on the scale. I am a big boned Texas girl and I will never look like Lindsey Carter aka Wonder Woman (I think that is her name) I talked to my doctor about the surgery, its not gastric bypass, its a tummy tuck. The surgery can be done if it is causing medical problems. He is going to refer me and I am to hear back from him sometime next week. If I can get that done, NOTHING will stop me from getting into shape. With it now it is hard to exercise and not get chafed. When I jog, it can be painful so I do not jog. Or am I just making excuses? or giving up? Arggg!!!! It is just that I was doing so well and now [V]. I was down to 252 Lbs and now I am 270 and it will NOT go away! I try and try and try and [:(] nothing shows. I was so disappointed in myself that I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories. Every time I ate I wanted to throw it up and there was a few times I did [V]. Then I thought "no" this is a chicken way out, My Family here and Paul would not approve of what I was doing nor would my body. So I think that I am mostly talking to myself here but to also let you know what I was really going through not to long ago but because I come here and read what you all have posted gives me strength and power to over come my bad thoughts and the unwillingness. Thank you all for being here!


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 23/08/2006 18:01:13
quote:
Originally posted by Diana Lovett


I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories.




Your comments reminded me of something I did a few years ago that worked really well for me.  (Self says, "Hey, if it worked so well, why aren't you still doing it?"  Shut up, Self.)

Instead of having one nice meal and then "losing" it (Very, very bad.  Bad Girl!) I used to have one day each week when I could eat whatever I wanted.  Chocolate, lasagna, ice cream, anything (or everything!)  Then back at it the next day.  Knowing that day was coming helped me feel less deprived and got me through the rest of the week without cheating.  Also, knowing that day was coming EVERY week made it easier to avoid pigging out completely that day.  If I passed on the M&Ms today, I knew I could have them next week.

Just a thought....

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 17:28:03
Guess I bugged out too early last night.  Looks like I missed a lot of good stuff!  I was just sooooooooooo tired.  [:(]

Loretta - So great to see you back!  [:D]  You seem to be feeling better, too!  Glad to hear you had such a good day.  With what you've been through in the past couple of weeks, just MAINTAINING the weight is a major victory!!  [^]  Denny sounds like a first class jerk.  And it makes it worse when he's charming to everyone else.  Then your friends think YOU'RE crazy 'cause you want to get rid of him.  [:(!]  Anyway, what's he doing living in YOUR house, trying to answer YOUR phone?  And what business is it of his of you want to see someone else?  You must have the patience of a saint.  I'd have shot him by now!  [}:)]

Diana - I can't believe what a jackass you have for a son-in-law!  How can anybody be that shallow and irresponsible?  I understand he didn't want kids, but this is life and we don't always get what we want.  Sounds like your daughter will be better off without him.
PS:  If you aren't in the States, where are you?

Carolyn - I don't know if Rich dreams about smoking;  I'll have to ask him about it.  Did your mom recently have surgery?  Glad to hear that she's better.  [:)]

Our mom's make us crazy, don't they?  Mine has been here visiting, and making me and my aunt completely nuts.  She is EXTREMELY over-weight, at least 200 pounds, probably more.  She is now diabetic, can't walk more than a few feet and won't do stairs unless it's totally unavoidable.  She is in constant pain from her muscles and joints, and yet she won't do ANYTHING about it!  She lives way-the-heck out in the boonies in Texas, so she can't get a job, doesn't have any friends and, of course, it's too hot to work in the yard or be outdoors for more than a minute.  I wanted SO MUCH for her to try the Zetacaps, but she isn't interested.  I also wanted her to get on this forum and make some FRIENDS, but she isn't showing much interest in that either.  (If she DOES decide to join, I'm going to have to delete this post!!  [:0])  Anyway, my aunt and I are at our witts' end.  We don't know what else to do.  Sigh...

Karen - Happy birthday on the 30th!![:D] [:D] [:D]  (I'll probably forget when it actually gets here.  [:(])  You have the same birthday as my uncle and my nephew.  Mine is just a few days later.

Joy - Have I ever mentioned that I love the little squiggles around your name?

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/08/2006 17:31:28
Hey look, I'm a "Senior Member!"  (I guess that means I've never learned to keep my mouth shut.  LOL)

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 22/08/2006 18:44:37
Hey Everybody! Yea Karen! [:D] Sorry I couldn't make it to the party, but it looks like it went well. I'll definitely be there when you reach your 200 pound mark!

Keep up the good work!


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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 02:57:55
 Hey I wish I hadn't had so much trouble last night. Everything was so slowwwwwww to postttttttt. Then this morning, It posted a couple times, then wouldn't post at allllllllll! yikes. Sorry guys, I thought it was my computer! Seems we may have started having trouble last night, but I am not sure! Neil posted trouble this morning as did I!! Hope you all had a good visit :) Sorry I missed most of it:( I was disappointed I missed you all!! Some of you all together.BOO HOO!!!! Crying over everything these days!!!LOL I guess I better toughen up and get with it!!

How was everyones day??I am hoping that Lo has whipped the pants off the young man a work!!LOL How are your Totals LO?

Great job on your totals CJ and look only a month and you get to be with your honey!!!!! YeeHaw!! I am so Jealous but so happy for you!!! I hope you guys have so much fun!! :)


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/08/2006 04:41:18
Quote
Originally posted by Jody

Guess I bugged out too early last night.  Looks like I missed a lot of good stuff!  I was just sooooooooooo tired.  [:(]

Loretta - So great to see you back!  [:D]  You seem to be feeling better, too!  Glad to hear you had such a good day.  With what you've been through in the past couple of weeks, just MAINTAINING the weight is a major victory!!  [^]  Denny sounds like a first class jerk.  And it makes it worse when he's charming to everyone else.  Then your friends think YOU'RE crazy 'cause you want to get rid of him.  [:(!]  Anyway, what's he doing living in YOUR house, trying to answer YOUR phone?  And what business is it of his of you want to see someone else?  You must have the patience of a saint.  I'd have shot him by now!  [}:)]

Yep, I am back...I am feeling better while at work...Denny did mention he maybe going back home after this weekend when we can sit down at the table alone and talk...???  What about? Who knows? I usually am a bit flitty, non-committment minded, okay, just a tough ole cookie I guess...but I like to have fun and freedom!  LOL  He is just visiting and of course, he was allowed in by mother...who loves her some Denny...he is a bit charming...geez, I don't care if he answers my phone and I am very straightforward and can tell him when or if I do have someone in my life...but just a bit slow about jumping into another relationship...and at this point, I am not sure if I want to or not again...I like that term Love'em and Leave'em...it is starting to make sense now...lol sorry, couldn't resist...but it is kinda true...I can't be cruel, he is welcome as long as he behaves and doesn't interfere with my freedom as he did in OKC!  [V]  I would love to have him as a friend, but he is having a hard time accepting that...which I fully understand too...oh well, too much energy wasted thinking about it.

Cya!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/08/2006 04:43:05
Well, Karen, so far for the month, bossy wrote me as she needs an insominac to work until 3am on Friday and Saturday, that I am whooping everyone's behind at 29.9%...I just want to leave that young one in the dust...with another 10% I can breathe easily, but looking at his percentage..uh, I can sleep...LOL  



"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 23/08/2006 05:39:18
Hello Family!

Jody, I am from the states (Texas) but my husband and I are stationed in Germany until 2011.

I was so inspired to beat this wagon that is dragging me that I went back on my walks. I walked my 6 mile walk yesterday morning and it felt really good. I am taking my Zeta's.

My highest weight was 359 Lbs (background information)

Family I was thinking (uhhh ohhh) you know that your body will only let you lose so much weight in a normal situation right? Well what if you have lost the weight your body thinks you should lose but you are still over weight? I was thinking about that, since I have lost a grand total over the past years of 89 Lbs what if the weight that I am carring is the extra (sorry so graphic) skin? I know if I were to get that taken off I would lose a good 70 more pounds if not more,and that would bring me down to 200 or below and my (my) ideal weight is 170 Lbs, okay my body is telling me "hey, she is going to start to starve herself if I let her lose more weight and I will be ill" and is not letting me lose what I see on the scale. I am a big boned Texas girl and I will never look like Lindsey Carter aka Wonder Woman (I think that is her name) I talked to my doctor about the surgery, its not gastric bypass, its a tummy tuck. The surgery can be done if it is causing medical problems. He is going to refer me and I am to hear back from him sometime next week. If I can get that done, NOTHING will stop me from getting into shape. With it now it is hard to exercise and not get chafed. When I jog, it can be painful so I do not jog. Or am I just making excuses? or giving up? Arggg!!!! It is just that I was doing so well and now [V]. I was down to 252 Lbs and now I am 270 and it will NOT go away! I try and try and try and [:(] nothing shows. I was so disappointed in myself that I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories. Every time I ate I wanted to throw it up and there was a few times I did [V]. Then I thought "no" this is a chicken way out, My Family here and Paul would not approve of what I was doing nor would my body. So I think that I am mostly talking to myself here but to also let you know what I was really going through not to long ago but because I come here and read what you all have posted gives me strength and power to over come my bad thoughts and the unwillingness. Thank you all for being here!


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 23/08/2006 18:01:13
quote:
Originally posted by Diana Lovett


I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories.




Your comments reminded me of something I did a few years ago that worked really well for me.  (Self says, "Hey, if it worked so well, why aren't you still doing it?"  Shut up, Self.)

Instead of having one nice meal and then "losing" it (Very, very bad.  Bad Girl!) I used to have one day each week when I could eat whatever I wanted.  Chocolate, lasagna, ice cream, anything (or everything!)  Then back at it the next day.  Knowing that day was coming helped me feel less deprived and got me through the rest of the week without cheating.  Also, knowing that day was coming EVERY week made it easier to avoid pigging out completely that day.  If I passed on the M&Ms today, I knew I could have them next week.

Just a thought....

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: ukmicky on 24/08/2006 18:04:49
Hi ladies ,I'm sorry about this but i will be slimming down this thread hopefully over the weekend as long threads tend to slow down the database spoiling everybody's enjoyment of the site .

Therefore if you would like to copy anything contained within can you please do it before Saturday morning as once its gone nothing can be retrieved.

Michael
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 24/08/2006 19:25:26
Jody -
Good thought, but for LOTS of people, this would never work, including me...ppl find it REEEALLY hard to "get back on track" after eating anything they wanted to for ONE WHOLE DAY!!!  In the past, this has never worked for me, but it IS a good idea!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 23/08/2006 18:01:13
quote:
Originally posted by Diana Lovett


I was thinking about (GRAPHIC) eating a nice meal or what ever I wanted and then go staight to the bathroom and throw it all up so I would not diagest any calories.




Your comments reminded me of something I did a few years ago that worked really well for me.  (Self says, "Hey, if it worked so well, why aren't you still doing it?"  Shut up, Self.)

Instead of having one nice meal and then "losing" it (Very, very bad.  Bad Girl!) I used to have one day each week when I could eat whatever I wanted.  Chocolate, lasagna, ice cream, anything (or everything!)  Then back at it the next day.  Knowing that day was coming helped me feel less deprived and got me through the rest of the week without cheating.  Also, knowing that day was coming EVERY week made it easier to avoid pigging out completely that day.  If I passed on the M&Ms today, I knew I could have them next week.

Just a thought....

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: ukmicky on 24/08/2006 18:04:49
Hi ladies ,I'm sorry about this but i will be slimming down this thread hopefully over the weekend as long threads tend to slow down the database spoiling everybody's enjoyment of the site .

Therefore if you would like to copy anything contained within can you please do it before Saturday morning as once its gone nothing can be retrieved.

Michael
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 24/08/2006 19:25:26
Jody -
Good thought, but for LOTS of people, this would never work, including me...ppl find it REEEALLY hard to "get back on track" after eating anything they wanted to for ONE WHOLE DAY!!!  In the past, this has never worked for me, but it IS a good idea!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: ukmicky on 26/08/2006 15:37:57
HI LADIES.

Please don't hate me[:)]i'm not evil [}:)] but I've had to trim down your zeta thread to prevent the data base from grinding to a halt.

It should also help lighten the load for dave and help him with the transition to the new forum software when it comes.

I've left your diet sheet and put all your Monday morning weighings together to ease your pain..

[:)]

PS
Dont tell him i told you but...... if you want someone to blame then neils his name , he ordered me to do it honest [;)][:)]

Michael
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/08/2006 00:03:29
No Problem Michael as we don't want everything to grind to a halt! Thanks so much. you must have worked all day, I did  not notice when you got it done. I would have helped if you had asked![:D][:D]

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 27/08/2006 01:46:21
You are awesome Michael

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 27/08/2006 06:26:24
Hate you Michael?  Not possible.[;)]

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/08/2006 15:16:21
Hi all you lovely people. Hope your day is going well. Please be well and think happy thoughts! Positive thoughts and Prayers for Neil too!!Hugs !

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 27/08/2006 18:34:46
You betcha!  Done! Have to run and have to go out and eat with Robert, his momsie and mine...then dropping them off to visit while we play some billiards...cya

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 28/08/2006 16:40:22
Where is IFY?  If you are reading the thread, we are wishing you well friend!!  Hope you are feeling okay?

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 28/08/2006 16:46:59
Hi everyone!
Just checking in to see how everybody is doing!!!  The posts sure seem to be far & few between these days...[:I]   What's goin' on w/ everyone?
Are we still doing Monday morning weigh in???
If we are, here we go:

Monday Morning Weigh-In!

Joy - 23 lbs!  

Total Weight Lost:  23 lbs!


I leave for WI in the morning!  I can't wait!!!!  My sis is being induced tomorrow morning at 4:30, so maybe she'll have the baby before I get there!  OOOOOOOOO!  I'm so excited!  [:D]
I'll try to post a pic if I can!!!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 28/08/2006 17:04:44
Hello Family!


[:(] Been sick all weekend, sore throat, muscle aches. . . . Nyquil TIme!!!! Feeling some what okay today but not up to par. Take care.

YES my (her husband) [}:)] is a BIG JERK!!


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 29/08/2006 14:39:31
Hey Kiddos, where IS everybody?  I've been off-line for 6 days  [:0]  and there have only been 11 posts (and half of THOSE have been about slimming the thread - which is an excellent idea, of course!)  Is everybody on vacation?

Joy - Welcome to Wisconsin!  Hope our weather gets better while you're here.  It's been the pits for a WEEK.  95% humidity.  [:(]  NOT the way I like to spend my summer!!

Diana - So sorry you haven't been feeling well.  Hope you're better by now.

Well Sweeties, my body is officially in REBELLION mode.  I haven't lost an ounce in 1-1/2 weeks.  [:(!]  I always hit a plateau shortly after starting any diet, so it isn't unexpected, just MASSIVELY annoying.  Also, it hasn't helped that I have been under LOADS of stress and eating out almost every meal.  My mother has been here visiting, splitting her time between staying with me and staying with my aunt (about 65 miles away.)  So I've been spending LOTS of time on the road shuttling back and forth.  Also, I had to take the Motorcycle Riding Class From Hell  [}:)]  over the weekend.  (Half day Friday, all day Saturday and, yep, all day Sunday.  [xx(])  It is required if you want to get a motorcycle license in Wisconsin.  I didn't do very well, but I DID pass, which is all I really care about.  [^]  Whew!  Am I glad THAT's over!!

So where has everyone been hiding?
And what about our little Newbies?  Barb and Maria?  Where did you go?
I'm so LOOOOOOOOOOONELY all by myself in my cube.  Sigh...  [V]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: osuisbest on 29/08/2006 23:15:56
hello everyone!  i am just dropping by to say hi, and see how everyone is doing.  i really need to get caught back up.  i see new faces here.  and i see a lot of missing ones.   well once i have more time i will try to get caught back up.  things here have been soooo busy!  please let me know how yall are doing!!!


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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/08/2006 00:06:27
Andrea, So good to see you back in the zeta thread. Am so Glad you are here.
 Welcome!! Jody and freinds, I do appologise for not weighing in today. If so one would add my last weeks total is we good enough as i doubt that i gained. andrea had to say Hi and glad yout  home and I am going to sleep, you guys have great weigh in tody and i will check forum later!when I wake up! love ti you all!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/08/2006 03:26:08
Hi Joy!  Hope your trip is a good one!  Diana, hope you received my email and hope you are doing okay?  Get well girl!

Jody, we are here, just busy bees!

Karen, sent you an email.  Hope you are having a teriffic day!  

Andrea, you are the best girl!  Thanks for the add 360 degrees!  LOL

just me,

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: osuisbest on 30/08/2006 03:34:10
No prob Lo!  It just stinks cause I had to redo my whole 360 cause someone stole my ID.  So I am trying to rebuild my 360 again. lol.  Glad to see you aboard though.  Anyone else needing my new ID just let me know.  I know that I lost a lot of ppl when my other ID was hacked.  

Plus, I have to start my whole weight loss thing over again cause I gained back all the weight I had lost due to all this craziness that had been going on lately.  So I am back at square one, which really sucks!  But at least things here are starting to settle down.

So, my weight loss is starting at zero and I will be hitting this thing hard.  I want this weight gone!   So, I will be trying to post here more regularly.



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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 30/08/2006 04:49:40
Hi Andrea - so glad you're back.  I missed you.  I got your 360 invitation and accepted.  Having problems with my messenger, so let me know if it didn't go through.  

Sleeping pill is kickin in and I cant see straight.  Catch yall tomorrow.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/08/2006 05:11:58
Hi Carolyn...not sure if you got my message or not...love to you!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 30/08/2006 14:34:40
Hey Lo, which message.  Love right back to ya.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 30/08/2006 14:34:58
I give up.  What's a 360?  (For someone who works with a computer all day, I am woefully uninformed.)

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/08/2006 14:52:07
Jody, if you want to know email me today I am running off to work

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/08/2006 16:10:04
Good morning everyone and I miss you.......Guess what??? Today is my Birthday!!! 46 years old and My hair is killing me, getting so dang grey!!!LOL
 Have been missing you all and hoping the best for you all. Must admit I am several days behind. Had 7 and !/2 hours sleep last night. 1rst sleep in 4 days.....YAAAAY!!! I feel better , but must say I am still really tired my eyes feel like sandpaper and my throat is all gravely and feel extremely lucky to have such good friends here in the forum!!! Best present in the world right now!!! You guys be good I will try to catch up. Love you all
 Karen
XXXXXX

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 30/08/2006 16:27:41
Happy Birthday Karen!!!  Hopin for the best for you too.  71/2 hrs sleep is great, but not enough.  Go back to bed and have sweeet dreams.  Love you bunches.

Carolyn

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Grecian on 30/08/2006 19:09:40


Happy Birthday Karen and many happy returns.


Love you lots

Helena  xxx









Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 30/08/2006 23:19:23
Karen - Happy, happy birthday!!  Hope your day is unforgetably wonderful!  And don't worry about the gray, it's a small price to pay for so much wisdom.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: osuisbest on 31/08/2006 02:48:28
Happy Birthday Karen baby!  I hope that your day was awesome!  I hope you got every wish you could have wished for!


Jody,  360 is on yahoo.  If you have a yahoo ID then look me up sometime.  I am now under the ID acoolsn.




Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 31/08/2006 03:52:40
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!!  I hope you had a good birthday!!!  Many more...if you were here I would sing happy birthday to you!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/08/2006 09:54:04
THANKYOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!! I posted off and on in between sleeping and then postin then sleepin at my desk. A nice friend called and wanted me to make sure I went for a for a lovely walk, get out of the housea bit, but I must say my feet were the size of footballs today so walking was out. They are some better tonight so Maybe if I am lucky tomorrow, I will take that walk. Although this evening around midnight I went to the car and when I began to come in, I looked up into the sky to my surprise I seen the most beautiful stars it was warm 70 degrees and clear as a bell. STARRY STARRY NIGHT!So very beautiful and I could not help thinking of you all out there looking at he same stars and contemplating how big this planet we live on is and yet how small in comparison to what you see on the observation of a beautiful clear night!! It was quite breathtaking and made me a tad sorry I was all alone on such a beautiful night!! It was a night that should have been shared sitting on a blanket in the field gazing up at the awesomeness that is there above us. So beautiful!!! Did any one out there get to see it?

Thankyou all for the happy Birthdays and For my special ecards! I love them. Jody Andrea Loretta Carolyn, George, all of you Thank you so much! You guys are the best! I am fixing to nod off again so I'm going to head down the hall into the bedroom.. Maybe I can sleep till morning we will see, if not I'll be back!!!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 31/08/2006 13:47:37
Karen - Sorry I'm a day late......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 31/08/2006 15:45:59
Karen - Where do you live?  It's hard to see many stars where we live - to many city lights.  [:(]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/08/2006 17:11:32
I live in upper northern California. It is a beautiful area, Humboldt County! It was very beautiful last night. Where are you Jody!! I live about 8 or so miles inland. Very beautiful area with natural forests all around me and the evening are generally nice and clear. We do have lots of fog just at about 6 miles. Toward the ocean the fog is very common to hang out. When I was a kid All the records of foggy areas in the world, we made the top three I believe, but over the years that has changed. They used to compare Humboldt to Englands foggiest areas. Tis no more like that with the weather changes over time.It used to be so bad I can remember my parents having to open the car door and try to see the yellow line in the road from the door being open and driving really slow because visability between Arcata and Eureka were so bad. But that has been many years ago. I remember many a nite driving home from the Drive-In all of us children ( 7 ) in my parents old station wagon and we had been to see the movies as a regular routine every single night during the summer. My mom was alone in the summer as Step Dad worked away from home. He was construction worker and would be here all winter then leave in May or so and be gone untill September or mid to late October. We spent the summer evenings at all the drive-In's. There were 5 Drive-In's around back then now there are none. I have to drive all the way to Crecent City, a 2 hour drive to go to one in the summer. Its kind of old and run down, but oh my how I love to go!! My summers were the best memories of my life as my stepfather was always gone! YAAAAY! So I dearly remember the fog on the road along the way driving home in the evenings. We had so many fog passes from the last movies as the Fog would settle in and be so thick for the last movie. Sometimes they played 3. Oh well. Sorry I got off on a tangent!

  I did not know city lights could make it hard to see the stars? Very interesting. I love the night sky!

Thanks Josefina , I miss you. How are you doing lately. I hope well!

 Man these pills are the pits I slept all night long, off and on yesterday and they still are zapping me and I just got up!! Whats with that!! I am going to check doc and make sure thats normal as this is a bummer, I feel like I am going to fall asleep again and I just woke up 1/2 hour ago! Geesh!

You all have a good day and I hope hings are good today!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 31/08/2006 19:43:10
I live in Racine, Wisconsin.  That's just a bit south of Milwaukee, right on Lake Michigan.  We live about 2 miles from the lake.

Yes, unfortunately, one of the (many) less attractive things about living in a city or large town (Racine is about 200,000 people) is the way the constant light from street lamps, business, etc. make the sky so bright at night that it is difficult to see the stars.  [:(]  I have a wonderful telescope my husband got for me several years ago when we lived further out from town.  These days, it mostly gathers dust.  Very sad.  [V]

I also remember the drive-ins from childhood.  You're lucky that there are any left by you.  I don't know of a single one still open anywhere.  We also had an old station wagon.  My mom would dress my 2 brothers and myself in our PJ's and bundle us into the back with our pillows and blankets.  Then she'd make a big shopping-bag full of popcorn (buying it at the theatre was just TOO expensive!  [:0])  We only went a few times each summer, but it was always a real treat.  At the time, kids under 12 got in free.  My dad used to joke that when we turned twelve, he was going to quit taking us.  Oddly enough, the year I turned 12 we moved away from that area to a place where there weren't any drive-ins.  I never went to the drive-in with my parents again after that.

Funny how those memories stay with you.  Our theatres usually showed two movies (I was usually asleep for the second one!)  I remember everyone honking at dusk to get the picture going.

Our weather has changed, too, since I was a kid.  Our winters are a lot milder than they used to be.  I have pictures of our house at Christmas with snow heaped all around.  Now, when it snows before January, it usually melts again.  We usually get a little snow in November and December, but nothing substantial.  You'd think that the milder winter would mean an earlier spring, but it doesn't seem to work that way.  Or maybe it's just that I'm getting older and I WANT spring earlier!!

What pills does the doctor have you on?  They don't sound too good.  I just heard an ad about some new prescription sleep-aid that isn't habit-forming and isn't supposed to make you feel groggy all the time, like you seem to be feeling.  Wish I could remember what they were called, but your doctor should know about them.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/08/2006 21:22:28
 Hey Wisconsin ehh, I have a friend from there.. Sounds like my childhood memeories.

 I am on some strong antibiotics , water pills for reduction of fluid, and my regular meds,thyroid blood pressure. Doc said as soon as I take this last pill, things should start working good. The anti biotic is super strong, cant remember what it is called but only had to take 5 or 6 of them. he said they are powerfull. I think the water and trouble with heart makes you pretty tired! He is a good doctor so I know he is watching out for me. I was born with heart problems so I know the routine. Just wish it would give me more time in between trouble. Oh well. I do not take sleeping aides as They make trouble with and in combination to my other meds. and my head.... Prefer normal sleep when it happens. Stress makes it worse so I am trying to destress.


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 30/08/2006 14:34:40
Hey Lo, which message.  Love right back to ya.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 30/08/2006 14:34:58
I give up.  What's a 360?  (For someone who works with a computer all day, I am woefully uninformed.)

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/08/2006 14:52:07
Jody, if you want to know email me today I am running off to work

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/08/2006 16:10:04
Good morning everyone and I miss you.......Guess what??? Today is my Birthday!!! 46 years old and My hair is killing me, getting so dang grey!!!LOL
 Have been missing you all and hoping the best for you all. Must admit I am several days behind. Had 7 and !/2 hours sleep last night. 1rst sleep in 4 days.....YAAAAY!!! I feel better , but must say I am still really tired my eyes feel like sandpaper and my throat is all gravely and feel extremely lucky to have such good friends here in the forum!!! Best present in the world right now!!! You guys be good I will try to catch up. Love you all
 Karen
XXXXXX

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 30/08/2006 16:27:41
Happy Birthday Karen!!!  Hopin for the best for you too.  71/2 hrs sleep is great, but not enough.  Go back to bed and have sweeet dreams.  Love you bunches.

Carolyn

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Grecian on 30/08/2006 19:09:40


Happy Birthday Karen and many happy returns.


Love you lots

Helena  xxx









Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 30/08/2006 23:19:23
Karen - Happy, happy birthday!!  Hope your day is unforgetably wonderful!  And don't worry about the gray, it's a small price to pay for so much wisdom.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: osuisbest on 31/08/2006 02:48:28
Happy Birthday Karen baby!  I hope that your day was awesome!  I hope you got every wish you could have wished for!


Jody,  360 is on yahoo.  If you have a yahoo ID then look me up sometime.  I am now under the ID acoolsn.




Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 31/08/2006 03:52:40
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!!  I hope you had a good birthday!!!  Many more...if you were here I would sing happy birthday to you!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/08/2006 09:54:04
THANKYOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!! I posted off and on in between sleeping and then postin then sleepin at my desk. A nice friend called and wanted me to make sure I went for a for a lovely walk, get out of the housea bit, but I must say my feet were the size of footballs today so walking was out. They are some better tonight so Maybe if I am lucky tomorrow, I will take that walk. Although this evening around midnight I went to the car and when I began to come in, I looked up into the sky to my surprise I seen the most beautiful stars it was warm 70 degrees and clear as a bell. STARRY STARRY NIGHT!So very beautiful and I could not help thinking of you all out there looking at he same stars and contemplating how big this planet we live on is and yet how small in comparison to what you see on the observation of a beautiful clear night!! It was quite breathtaking and made me a tad sorry I was all alone on such a beautiful night!! It was a night that should have been shared sitting on a blanket in the field gazing up at the awesomeness that is there above us. So beautiful!!! Did any one out there get to see it?

Thankyou all for the happy Birthdays and For my special ecards! I love them. Jody Andrea Loretta Carolyn, George, all of you Thank you so much! You guys are the best! I am fixing to nod off again so I'm going to head down the hall into the bedroom.. Maybe I can sleep till morning we will see, if not I'll be back!!!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 31/08/2006 13:47:37
Karen - Sorry I'm a day late......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 31/08/2006 15:45:59
Karen - Where do you live?  It's hard to see many stars where we live - to many city lights.  [:(]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/08/2006 17:11:32
I live in upper northern California. It is a beautiful area, Humboldt County! It was very beautiful last night. Where are you Jody!! I live about 8 or so miles inland. Very beautiful area with natural forests all around me and the evening are generally nice and clear. We do have lots of fog just at about 6 miles. Toward the ocean the fog is very common to hang out. When I was a kid All the records of foggy areas in the world, we made the top three I believe, but over the years that has changed. They used to compare Humboldt to Englands foggiest areas. Tis no more like that with the weather changes over time.It used to be so bad I can remember my parents having to open the car door and try to see the yellow line in the road from the door being open and driving really slow because visability between Arcata and Eureka were so bad. But that has been many years ago. I remember many a nite driving home from the Drive-In all of us children ( 7 ) in my parents old station wagon and we had been to see the movies as a regular routine every single night during the summer. My mom was alone in the summer as Step Dad worked away from home. He was construction worker and would be here all winter then leave in May or so and be gone untill September or mid to late October. We spent the summer evenings at all the drive-In's. There were 5 Drive-In's around back then now there are none. I have to drive all the way to Crecent City, a 2 hour drive to go to one in the summer. Its kind of old and run down, but oh my how I love to go!! My summers were the best memories of my life as my stepfather was always gone! YAAAAY! So I dearly remember the fog on the road along the way driving home in the evenings. We had so many fog passes from the last movies as the Fog would settle in and be so thick for the last movie. Sometimes they played 3. Oh well. Sorry I got off on a tangent!

  I did not know city lights could make it hard to see the stars? Very interesting. I love the night sky!

Thanks Josefina , I miss you. How are you doing lately. I hope well!

 Man these pills are the pits I slept all night long, off and on yesterday and they still are zapping me and I just got up!! Whats with that!! I am going to check doc and make sure thats normal as this is a bummer, I feel like I am going to fall asleep again and I just woke up 1/2 hour ago! Geesh!

You all have a good day and I hope hings are good today!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 31/08/2006 19:43:10
I live in Racine, Wisconsin.  That's just a bit south of Milwaukee, right on Lake Michigan.  We live about 2 miles from the lake.

Yes, unfortunately, one of the (many) less attractive things about living in a city or large town (Racine is about 200,000 people) is the way the constant light from street lamps, business, etc. make the sky so bright at night that it is difficult to see the stars.  [:(]  I have a wonderful telescope my husband got for me several years ago when we lived further out from town.  These days, it mostly gathers dust.  Very sad.  [V]

I also remember the drive-ins from childhood.  You're lucky that there are any left by you.  I don't know of a single one still open anywhere.  We also had an old station wagon.  My mom would dress my 2 brothers and myself in our PJ's and bundle us into the back with our pillows and blankets.  Then she'd make a big shopping-bag full of popcorn (buying it at the theatre was just TOO expensive!  [:0])  We only went a few times each summer, but it was always a real treat.  At the time, kids under 12 got in free.  My dad used to joke that when we turned twelve, he was going to quit taking us.  Oddly enough, the year I turned 12 we moved away from that area to a place where there weren't any drive-ins.  I never went to the drive-in with my parents again after that.

Funny how those memories stay with you.  Our theatres usually showed two movies (I was usually asleep for the second one!)  I remember everyone honking at dusk to get the picture going.

Our weather has changed, too, since I was a kid.  Our winters are a lot milder than they used to be.  I have pictures of our house at Christmas with snow heaped all around.  Now, when it snows before January, it usually melts again.  We usually get a little snow in November and December, but nothing substantial.  You'd think that the milder winter would mean an earlier spring, but it doesn't seem to work that way.  Or maybe it's just that I'm getting older and I WANT spring earlier!!

What pills does the doctor have you on?  They don't sound too good.  I just heard an ad about some new prescription sleep-aid that isn't habit-forming and isn't supposed to make you feel groggy all the time, like you seem to be feeling.  Wish I could remember what they were called, but your doctor should know about them.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/08/2006 21:22:28
 Hey Wisconsin ehh, I have a friend from there.. Sounds like my childhood memeories.

 I am on some strong antibiotics , water pills for reduction of fluid, and my regular meds,thyroid blood pressure. Doc said as soon as I take this last pill, things should start working good. The anti biotic is super strong, cant remember what it is called but only had to take 5 or 6 of them. he said they are powerfull. I think the water and trouble with heart makes you pretty tired! He is a good doctor so I know he is watching out for me. I was born with heart problems so I know the routine. Just wish it would give me more time in between trouble. Oh well. I do not take sleeping aides as They make trouble with and in combination to my other meds. and my head.... Prefer normal sleep when it happens. Stress makes it worse so I am trying to destress.


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 01/09/2006 15:23:50
Hi Karen - You poor little chick!  Health problems, particularly heart troubles, can really wear you out.  [xx(]  You need MORE rest, not LESS!!  I'm glad you have confidence in your doctor.  Doctors are not generally my favorite people (too many bad experiences with them.)  If you have one you trust, hang on to him!

Andrea - Thanks for the info about Yahoo 360.  I have set up my ID (The Jode,) but that's about all.  Maybe I'll get a chance to do more over the weekend.  I'll be sure to look yours up.  [:)]

Anybody else have a Yahoo 360 account?  I'd love to check them out.

I love this forum except for one thing:  SO MANY THREADS!!  [:0]  I can't keep up!  I always feel like I'm missing something important.  Maybe if I created a database identifying all the threads; and the users; and the posting dates; and whether I've read them...  Do you think I'm obsessively organized?  [:I] Hmmmmmm.....

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/09/2006 17:51:55
Yes I do, I don't think I could do it, I am rather unorganised: I try I just have too much junk!! 3 or 4 generations of Junk to be exact, as I was entrusted with the family fortune.... consists of three or four generations of junk collecting memorabila and babby booties from late 18 hundreds, things like that... makes it hard to throw away as it is certainly family history. I have my grandmas old love letters to my Grandpa and evry post card she ever recieved. I have mables dice, which I collect and John wayne stuff I loved his goofy old movies.... One elvis presly signed school senior album and tons of other stuff... You would not believe the junk... I have been sorting through 5 barns full of this stuff for the last 13 years and I still have only made a dent in it!! I have cleared two of the five and managed to keep only the important things. Something I can't have someone else do as it is too personal and I need to make sure and keep the important things for the family!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 01/09/2006 18:44:00
Jody, Here is a tip about the threads...find out where you fit in the most...if it is just chat...hop in there and of course, stay with zeta...hehe

There is all types of discussions that goes on here and you will find your niche...if not, we jump around to all different types of discussions and you will become more knowledgeable, laugh, cry, and learn more about your forum family.  It is my daily outlet as for the most part from stressers in life...Of course, it is not my only outlet in life...hehe

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/09/2006 19:55:07
Its a great place good friends that support you take care of you and gaurd your heart too! You all be such SWEATHEARTS< I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Friday night, you all becareful what you eat tonight as Its hard when you go out!!LOL Eat what you want, just watch how much!! LOL

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 01/09/2006 20:44:13
Wow, Karen, I am soooooo jealous of all your family memorabilia.  Through a couple of "upsets," most of our family heirlooms have gone by the wayside.  Of course, my family is quite small to begin with.  Both my mom and my dad were only-children, so there's no aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.  I am fortunate, however, because I have a foster aunt & uncle, and a couple of second cousins that I'm very close too.

I have to admit, I'm the "Queen of Organization."  I organize EVERYTHING (which is probably why I'm an accountant.)  I do hop in and out of these threads throughout the day.  My job has sporatic "dead-spots," so I fill in the gaps by checking out the forum.

When I first read Karen's last post, I saw "SWEATSHIRTS" instead of "sweethearts," and thought, what a great idea!  We should all get Naked Scientist Forum sweatshirts and wear them everywhere.  It would promote comfort, camaraderie, and totally confuse the neighbors!  [;)]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 01/09/2006 21:18:52
Karen - LOVE YOU TOO BABE!!

Jody - I'm jealous of you.  I wish I were organized.  Never have been.  I hate that about me, but just cant seem to change it.  Unfortunately my children inherited this from me.  Wish they taught it in school.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/09/2006 22:04:34
Organization 101 Top of my list if I can ever get it sorted out!
Carolyn how are you doing today!Hows Studmuffin... Did he like the two leftover pork chops??

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: LeeLee on 02/09/2006 03:01:00
OOps! I goofed and made this a new topic... Here's the text...
Hi all,

It's been a while since I have been here. I started using ZC in about April and it was working! I think I lost like 7 lbs in 2 weeks.  But, why did I stop?  What is with that self sabbotage?  Have any of you experienced that before?  So, this summer I gained even more back.  It is so depressing. I went to get my hair cut today and sat in front of that big all telling mirror and about died.  I just can't stand to look at myself.

So, tomorrow I am pulling my bottle of ZC out of the refrigerator and getting busy.  Congrats to all of you who are losing.  Karen, I am amazed! 100 lbs! THat is just OUTSTANDING!!!  I know you have done this before, but please share your secrets.  WHat are you doing besides ZC?  Are you dieting or exercising?  Counting points or calories or just watching what you eat?  I welcome anyone elses ZC tips as well!

Have a great weekend everyone!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/09/2006 04:26:51
Hi LeeLee!

Welcome hon!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/09/2006 04:32:49
Welcome back... and I hope you do well. I am mostly these days just doing portion control. Not eating more then my two fists worth of food, unless it is salad. I eat as much of that as I like. I do not use diet foods as I hate them pretty much!  unless they are good ones. Just because its diet doesn't mean it tastes bad...LOL so not on purpose anyway.. I am on my feet 5 days aweek mostly 8 or so hours a day. I take little sits but am a preschool teacher so not much time for sitting. Other then that I am on the computer alot on the forum. My excercise is walking during the day, We have a nice cise site so I just try to keep moving. This last week has brought me some health problems ao I have been off for the week. Had to be off my feet and have them raised alot!  I have done really no other exercise. I do climb a flight of stairs 5 days a week, about 8 times a day. but thats it, aside from normal activities shopping which I do not do much and house work. I take care of the house behind my family, so I guess that counts too! Good luck to you LeeLee and I hope you do well!Thanks for the compliments . You can email me if you have further questions..

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/09/2006 05:30:58
Erm....excuse moi Karen...let me remind you about the word "diet" What word do you see inside of it minus one letter???  Ick!  That is why I don't drink diet coke, (in fact, I read an article about how harmful diet drinks are...and the effects on the brain it has...Geez, I wish I had it again....?)

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/09/2006 05:56:03
Yeah I agree they can be worse for you then the normal food, I believe especilly all the chemical engineered food diet products, I don't use em, don't care for the after taste or anything else!! I have read some of that stuff too!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/09/2006 06:56:01
I am proud of you...I try to do the natural thing as much as possible..

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/09/2006 07:37:03
Yeperoo, we hardly buy canned foods, some sauces when we feel lazy but I like to make them from scratch when possible! Although usually food storage is mostly canned!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/09/2006 07:50:23
good for you Karen...that is wise...

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/09/2006 09:02:38
Saved our bacon a few times, 7 months once!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/09/2006 09:44:37
Wow!  That is awesome!  I just figured my bills out and then did a few domestic duties..I have no heart in it tonight...but have this funny feeling that 3 nights in a row with 3hrs of sleep was my limit...geezzzzz...

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/09/2006 11:45:23
Yep thats hard to do on no sleep I just did along stint and think that was part of my problem..

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 03/09/2006 16:36:15
Well, Lovlies, despite all my best efforts at dragging my feet and living in a state of denial, the day has come.  The half-century mark.  The Big Five-OH.  [:0]  How could this have happened to such a nice, young woman?  Sigh....  [V]

I saw a headline the other day that said, "Sixty Is The New Forty-Five."  Does that mean I'm really only 35?  Sure sounds better.  [;)]

Well, have to scoot.  Just 'cause I'm old doesn't mean I don't still PAR-TAE!!!  [:D][}:)][:D]  You all have a fantastic holiday, hear!

Smoochies!! [:X]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 03/09/2006 17:14:33
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JODY
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 03/09/2006 21:26:34
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU....... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY..dear Jody da da da da HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!! And many more... on Channel 4.......Yikes good thing you couldn,t hear it!!! Much love and have a great time Jody!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 04/09/2006 01:25:01
Happy Birthday to you....Happy Birthday to you Jody!!!!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 04/09/2006 02:52:12
Hope your birthday was great and filled with much love and lots of fun!!!!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 04/09/2006 14:26:54
Good Morning Everyone.  I can't believe it.  The scales finally moved in the right direction. I've lost another 6 lbs since I last weighed in.  WOOHOO.

MONDAY MORNING WEIGHIN

Carolyn = 22 lbs.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 04/09/2006 14:43:55
Bragger!  LOL

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 04/09/2006 15:53:05
quote:
Originally posted by moonfire

Bragger!  LOL

"Lo" Loretta



LOL. YAY.  Finally something to brag about.[:D]

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 04/09/2006 20:29:13
Im not MIA, I will come back to post soon.

Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 05/09/2006 02:31:09
YAAAAY CArolyn Great job, You have done well!!! I am worrie about that scale tomorrow.... this week I have been in down mode, But swelling almost gone today!!!!! YIPPPEE!!! Caroly 22 lbs is great really great I am glad it is moving down now! Great Job!

Hi Diana, welcome back, been missing you, see you when you post again! Good luck! How is paul doing? Are you two ok?

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 05/09/2006 03:24:12
Yes, Carolyn...you deserve to have braggers rights..hehe  I am jealous as i have put on 3lbs and was at a wedding and maintained???  hello???  Ouch.

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 05/09/2006 05:25:01
I'm scared this week as I have not been very mobile. Movin kind of slow!! Me too Loretta, I hope not much! we will see..

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 05/09/2006 22:22:26
Way to go, Carolyn!!  I am sooooooo jealous!  [:p]  I've been REALLY good and I've GAINED 2 pounds.  [:(!]  This always happens shortly after I start a diet.  Just my body's way of telling me it's NOT HAPPY.  Nothing to do but just keep pluging...

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN

Carolyn = 22 lbs
Jody = 3.5 lbs  (sigh...)

Total = 25.5 lbs

Diana, glad to hear that you're not MIA.  Did you get my e-mail?  Hope you're not mad at me.  [:(]

Thanks one and all for the Birthday Wishes!!  They really mean a lot!  I had a great day.  Went "antique-ing" with hubby.  (Found a great bedroom suit for ONLY(?) $13,000.  [:0]  Must have had gold bars hidden in it somewhere.  [;)])  Then spent the afternoon with my aunt & uncle, who took us out for Italian.  [:D]  Thanks to my little zetas, didn't eat hardly anything, brought it all home to take for lunches.  [^]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 06/09/2006 00:14:35
Jody - Only???  My in-laws moved back to Michigan from Florida and gave us their antique bedroom suite.  When they got to Michigan, they went antique-ing.  They found the exact same bedroom suit for $20,000.  I told her it was mine now, she wasn't gettin it back.  I love it.  Congrats on your find.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 06/09/2006 17:46:52
Carolyn - GOOD JOB!!!    You hang onto that furniture.  There was no way I could afford $13k for a bedroom suit (particularly since I didn't need one,) and you got it FREE!  How cool is that?  [:D]  My mom went into a "state" when my grandparents passed away, and got rid of EVERYTHING at an auction.  [}:)]  (I was living far away at the time, so I didn't get a chance to stop her.)  All I have of the family furniture is a folding rocker that came across country from North Carolina to Texas on the side of a covered wagon.  It looks so tiny and fragile, I'm afraid to let anyone sit in it (although my grandmother rocked me in it, so I guess it's sturdier than it looks.)  Now my mom has made a 180 degree switch and hoards anything my grandmother ever touched.  [?][?][?]  At the moment, she's giving us all a nervous breakdown over four ugly dishes my grandmother made during her "ceramic" period.  [xx(]  Go figure.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 07/09/2006 12:09:15
Hi Jody Hope yur day was good yesterday, i was out of my mind and forgot to post! LOL!! In my thread!Have a great day.. I am going to try for some rest.. House empty again and am real tired! hard to sleep like that!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 07/09/2006 15:28:29
Hope you got LOTS of sleep, Karen!

Where the heck IS everybody?  [?][?][?][?][?]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 08/09/2006 00:15:51
Hi Jody - Just remember nothing's free.  I had to put up with my mother in law for 20 years.  LOL.  Just kidding.  I love the old b.. erm beautiful woman.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 08/09/2006 16:25:32
Let's see...  $20,000 bedroom suite, 20 years.  That adds up to........ Carolyn being a saint!  [;)]  Glad that you're fond of your MIL.  I love mine, too.  Particularly from a distance!!  [}:)][:D]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 08/09/2006 20:23:27
Hello all my lovely friends!  
Just got back yesterday from WI.  I was gone 10 days!  Oh how I missed my honey & girls!  But the baby is soooooooooo super sweet!!!  [:D]
I'm just glad to be home, but COMPLETELY wore out!  I could sleep for 2 days straight at this point, I think!  [xx(]
Just wanted to let ya'll know I'm still alive, but now I'm SUPER DUPER busy w/ all the catching up I've gotta do!

Talk to ya'll later!!!

P.S.  Didn't gain any weight while up there!  How cool is THAT?!?!?!?!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 08/09/2006 21:06:40
Missed you ssssssooooooo muuuuuuuucccccccchhhhhhh!  Glad you are back though!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 09/09/2006 08:17:37
Hi Joy Welcome home!!!!! Glad the babe was so cute!!!! Hurry and catch up we all miss you!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 09/09/2006 21:30:31
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE HAPPY SATURDAY!!!  I hope you are all well!!!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 10/09/2006 07:02:39
HELLLLLLLOOOOOOO>> THE WEKENDS ARE SO SLOWWWWWWW!!!!!! HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY EVERYONE!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 10/09/2006 10:43:38
Sorry it is 4:30am and I have just decided to get on.  I had a little party that my girlfriend through together...it was a bit crazy as I hurried from work, dropped my silly son at his friend's house, met with Robert and his mom with my mom in tow, then off to girlfriend's party...and am now awake...3hrs of sleep though..

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 10/09/2006 11:21:23
Well I have not gone to bed... am wide awake..... DAng sometimes I just can't figure it!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 11/09/2006 04:35:08
Hello Ladies and Neil, and happy belated birthday Joy!

I fell off the wagon...but I made it back on! It took me this last week to work off the weight I added during my down week, so I should break even tomorrow. I'm busy with a new job and training, and trying to find an apartment for rent. Even though the housing market in California sucks right now, the rental market is very competitive! I should hear back in a few days about the one I really want. Keep your fingers crossed!

CJ [:D]

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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 11/09/2006 05:56:54
Yeah Cj almost halfway Home.............YAAAAAAY!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 11/09/2006 06:55:13
Hello Family!
Jody, sorry dear I do not remember getting an email from you [:(] , here is my email in case I have not changed it on the profile. winterblew2003@yahoo.com, put in subject your name because if I do not know who sent me an email I delete them.

Well everyone I have been setting myself up on a very strong-implemented routine. Teaching myself to stick to it is what I have been doing the past few weeks. I had a digital scale which turns out not to be so accurate. At first I thought is was the battery but then I found out that is was just not working for a person who is over 250 pounds. Now I have a scale that is the one where the dial thing moves when you step on it. I started my plan on Saturday 2, 2006 at 282 pounds. My daily routine is when I wake up I now fix my decaffeinated coffee and drink my slim fast meal. I bought an elliptical to work out on. Once I am awake, I exercise for about 45 minutes. I log every bite I eat and my exercise for the day. I keep my calories under 1800 at the most. I have been watching my fat, carbohydrates, and protein. I am eating a variety of foods if you can believe that. I resisted a luncheon of very smell good goodies and treats at my woman’s meeting. Now I go through the whole week watching, weighing foods, and sticking to my plan but on Sunday’s I do not have to exercise or log anything and I can eat what ever I want that day. I did very well on Sunday it was like I did not want to lose all the hard work I did the week before. With all that in mind I weighed myself the following Saturday and I lost 3 pounds. So now I am sticking to this because I did for the first week and I completed it so if I continue to do this I will be at my new goal weight of 174 pounds May of 2007. So I have not been MIA just in training.

Paul and I are doing great. I miss him very much.





Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 11/09/2006 06:59:19
Monday Morning Weigh In!

Diana = 3Lbs



Grand Total 3 Lbs

Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 11/09/2006 17:33:31
Monday Morning Weigh In!

Diana = 3Lbs
CJ = 31.5 lbs


Grand Total = 34.5 Lbs lost!





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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: CJ122 on 11/09/2006 17:37:23
Well, I got to drop another pound...

Start: 234
Height: 5'10"
June restart: 226
Today: 202.5
Total weight lost: 31.5 pounds!

so close to under 200...



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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 11/09/2006 18:08:50
Monday Morning Weigh In!

Diana = 3 lbs
CJ = 31.5 lbs
Joy = 24.5 lbs


Grand Total = 59 lbs lost!!!


I've lost another 1 1/2 lbs over the past 2 weeks, even though I ate like a total COW while up in WI...[:p]   Oh well...that's cool!


Here's a picture of sweet baby Payton!!!  Isn't he a DOLL???!!!???

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~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 11/09/2006 20:39:20
Good afternoon all!  I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  Mine was so busy I never even got a chance to logon!  My wonderful hubby DID run my internet cable, so now I have highspeed access again.  HOORAY!!  [:D][:D][:D]

Joy – Glad you had a safe trip home.  Wisconsin will miss you!  [:(]

Diana – Yes, I did send that e-mail to the wrong address.  I’ll make a note of the corrected one in the file.  I was writing about the tummy-tuck which, it seems, you have talked yourself out of (Good Girl!)  I’ll send it again because I think it had some worthwhile information in it.  Your new program sounds great, and is ALREADY getting results.  You GO, Girl!!!  [8D]

CJ – You sound so busy, I can’t imagine when you find TIME to eat!  LOL!![;)]

I didn’t have the nerve to step on the scale this morning.  I have been ravenous all weekend, and couldn’t resists lots of no-nos.  [}:)] Hopefully I’ll do better this week.

I was terrifically busy all weekend working on a business plan for something that is a dream of mine – A used book store!  Rich has been very supportive of my plans, and I AM SOOOOOOOO JAZZED ABOUT IT!!  I have been in love with books all of my life, so this is a dream-come-true sort of thing for me.  I am only in the earliest planning stages and it will probably be many months (maybe even a couple of years) before this becomes a reality.  I know there is a lot of hard work and a long road ahead of me, but with the support of my friends, I think I can do it.  Wish me luck!!  (PS:  All ideas and suggestions WELCOME!!!)

Smoochies!  [:X]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kimkat27 on 12/09/2006 04:40:33
hello ladies!!! i haven't been on in months, but i wanted to visit and say hello. i have lost 30 pounds on jenny craig, and have been doing so great, but i have hit a plateau and now find myself cheating out of frustration. for the past month i have been eating like a cow and i gained back about 6 pounds.

i need some new motivation.

do you all remember me??? how is everyone??

xoxo
k
start weight: 225
current weight:200-ish
goal weight: 140ish



i am NOT pregnant.

i am NOT pregnant.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 12/09/2006 05:17:50
Jody I am jealous!!  I have a girlfriend moving to Northern Ireland who is going to open up a bookstore/internet cafe/featuring tea and treats!  

Kimkat, glad to have you back!!!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kimkat27 on 12/09/2006 15:31:56
karen, you have lost 100 pounds????? wow!!! i want to see a recent picture!!!!! congratulations, that is so amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

did you lose it on zetacap??

xoxo
k

i am NOT pregnant.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 12/09/2006 16:06:05
Hi Kim!
I was wondering what in the world had happened to you!!!  Glad to see you back!  Congrats on the weight loss!
I don't know what to say as far as motivation...sorry...as for me, I resorted to Phentermine.  I barely EVER feel hungry, & it has helped me to lose 24.5 lbs in 10 weeks w/o barely even trying!!!  You can get it online for around $120 for a 90-day supply.

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 13/09/2006 06:35:48
Monday Morning Weigh In!
Diana = 3 lbs
CJ = 31.5 lbs
Joy = 24.5 lbs
Kim= 30 Lbs
Karen 102Lbs


Grand Total = 191.0 lbs lost!!!

Hello everyone, sorry I forgot to post! Hi Kim Joy Diana
CJ! You guys are doing a terrific job!!!
YAAAAAAY!!!! Beautiful baby Joy! Payton He's going
to be quite the little man! So cute!!!!! Yikes baby
cravings..... I want more babies......

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kimkat27 on 14/09/2006 04:19:51
joy, does that stuff make you feel jittery or anything??
xoxo
k

i am NOT pregnant.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/09/2006 10:41:13
Kim the new and old pictures are in the Zetacap Thread Gallery of rogues!  Right at top above this thread... loretta is last entry..(moonfire)

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 14/09/2006 22:24:24
Karen - WOW, 102!!!  [:D]  You are TOTALLY amazing!!

Diana - Glad you got my e-mail.  Your "personalized program" sounds awsome.  I'm going to have to get back into something like that or even the Zeta's won't save me.  [V]

Joy - I saw from the Hoodia thread that you were doing quite well on that.  What made you change to the phentermine? [?] [?]

Loretta - I am so jealous of your friend moving to Ireland!  [:p] I am hopelessly in love with the UK.  

Working, working, working on the business plan.  I've read so much stuff on the internet, by eyeballs ache.  [xx(]  I'm going to start by selling out of my home with an "e-store" on Amazon.com.  It's a cheap way to get started but the competition is fierce.  Sooooooooo much to learn.!  [8)]  Also, I'm learning to tutor for our local Literacy association.  I'm starting to wish I was an insomniac like Lo and Karen!  LOL!!

Love to All!  [:X]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 15/09/2006 00:28:57
Congrats Karen on the extra 2lb loss...I am stuck in the muddo!  But....I have a plan now...a friend came to this property to visit me today, and, and, and, and...we are holding one another accountable...I am staying away from all parties, galas, etc...(so no extra food can slip in)Oh, crudola!  I have a wedding in 2 weeks and another one next month...can't these people stop getting married until I get off my plateau!  

Yep, girlfriend is trying to get me to move and help her...but our personalities in the same place...too strong...Okay, I know I like my space and set in my ways..I will take all blame on that as I need space...she needs to be in your face type person...yikes...lethal combo for roommates..I wouldn't tell her that...because it would hurt her feelings, but...Lo can't do that!

No, No, never wish you were an insominac like Lo, Karen, Neil, Danny boy...hehe...it is no fun to be sleep deprived...but last night I went to bed about 2:45am and slept like a baby until 6:50am...4hrs!!!  That is a long time for me.  It has went on for years where your thoughts and your body is begging for sleep..doc prescribed some ambien for me...but hate the way any chemical makes me feel when I have to take a pill of any kind...I would rather have 6-8hrs of sleep...so my brain can rest!

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 15/09/2006 15:57:26
Hi Kim,
Sorry just now getting around to answering your ?; I've been outta town for a few days w/ no access to the internet.  Yes, at first the Phentermine can make you jittery & FULL of energy.  But those effects only last 2-3 days at the most.  However, everyone is different & reacts differently, so it may last longer on some ppl.  Most ppl only notice it for 2-3 days though, & some people never notice it at all!!!

Jody,
The Hoodia DID in fact work good for me, but I didn't always feel the affects.  So, I wanted to try something else.  I chose Phentermine cuz of it's good reviews.  I'm glad I did!!!

Hope everybody else is doing ok!  Posts sure have been far & few between lately!!!  [8)]

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 15/09/2006 18:42:34
Joy!!!  Hiya! So far I didn't do good with eating cold cereal...ewww...I had my crossants with egg and cheese...delicious...bev my partner who is on me and I on her...said I did good as i did not eat the little tots that come with it...whew! Restraint can be hard...hehe

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/09/2006 10:45:52
OH MY GOSH I HAVE THE GREATEST NEWS I HAVE
HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME!!!!! MY FRIEND IS NO LONGER IN
ACOMA!!!!!
He is out of acoma having some difficulty
with movement, but he is talking his condition has stabilized
and they were able to get him up this morning and he is
moving on his feet!!! I cannot quit crying !!!!!!! Oh God
I am so relieved!!!!!!!!!MIracles do happen...Oh my gosh
I just looked at the date, he has been in acoma since July
17th today is Sept. 16th almost 2 months to the date.....
Doctors said he has to have tons of physical therapy and
speech therapy... But he is going to recover they believe
to full health!!!! Thank God!!! I talked with family and
it turns out that the cause of the heart attack was an
infection in his heart the same as I had a couple weeks ago,
his was more advanced!!! We both have had Heart murmurs for
our whole lives! He had never had sugeries but had his from
other problems, I have had open heart surgery twice!! Thank
you all for your prayers and wishes and Please keep praying,
they have a very long road ahead, the doc expects a lot of
therapy before he is back up to Normal...But he is up and
alive memory in tack for the most part, some shhort term
memory loss, doc said he will be fine!!!




Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 16/09/2006 16:26:36
quote:
Originally posted by Karen W.

Monday Morning Weigh In!
Diana = 3 lbs
CJ = 31.5 lbs
Joy = 24.5 lbs
Kim= 30 Lbs
Karen 102Lbs


Grand Total = 191.0 lbs lost!!!

Hello everyone, sorry I forgot to post! Hi Kim Joy Diana
CJ! You guys are doing a terrific job!!!
YAAAAAAY!!!! Beautiful baby Joy! Payton He's going
to be quite the little man! So cute!!!!! Yikes baby
cravings..... I want more babies......

Karen



Baby Cravingsssss???  OMG!  I pray I never have them...I was pregnant 2 of the 3 times while I was finishing college...ex manipulated my birth control to get me to stop going as he was very jealous of the guys in my class, groups...etc...ick!  I like kids, but do not wish anymore for myself...I can actually wait to be a Grandma too!  I want to do more with my life and having a child for myself would slow me down..[:0]

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 16/09/2006 16:29:36
quote:
Originally posted by Karen W.

OH MY GOSH I HAVE THE GREATEST NEWS I HAVE
HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME!!!!! MY FRIEND IS NO LONGER IN
ACOMA!!!!!
He is out of acoma having some difficulty
with movement, but he is talking his condition has stabilized
and they were able to get him up this morning and he is
moving on his feet!!! I cannot quit crying !!!!!!! Oh God
I am so relieved!!!!!!!!!MIracles do happen...Oh my gosh
I just looked at the date, he has been in acoma since July
17th today is Sept. 16th almost 2 months to the date.....
Doctors said he has to have tons of physical therapy and
speech therapy... But he is going to recover they believe
to full health!!!! Thank God!!! I talked with family and
it turns out that the cause of the heart attack was an
infection in his heart the same as I had a couple weeks ago,
his was more advanced!!! We both have had Heart murmurs for
our whole lives! He had never had sugeries but had his from
other problems, I have had open heart surgery twice!! Thank
you all for your prayers and wishes and Please keep praying,
they have a very long road ahead, the doc expects a lot of
therapy before he is back up to Normal...But he is up and
alive memory in tack for the most part, some shhort term
memory loss, doc said he will be fine!!!




Karen



I am happy your friend did not have the plug pulled!!!!  See Doctor's don't know everything...shhhh, don't tell my 3 friends who are doctor's I said that...of course, they know more than me![;)]

I am estatic about this news...I love it when the medical gets overthrown by something astounding!!![:D]

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/09/2006 16:38:12
Me too Loretta.. had trouble signing on My aol is giving me the business!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 16/09/2006 16:41:59
Karen - That's great news.  Praise God.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 16/09/2006 17:39:56
Karen!
That is just SUPER news!!!  Praise the Lord for another miracle!!!  YES!  Miracles still DO happen!!!
July 17th is the day my brother Aaron was killed...how sad...[:(]
I'm glad your friend is doing better though!  It just wasn't his time to go!
Hope you're doing ok!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/09/2006 17:59:34
I am ok! Thanks Joy and am so sorry bout your brother... I know that is still very close emotionally it will be for a long time! Love to you and thanks for all your prayers too I know how hard it has been!!

 Thanks Loretta and Caroline I am greatfull to all of you... Thank you Josefina< I know you are out there reading this Thanks for your prayers too!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 18/09/2006 12:27:32
Dear Karen,

So HAPPY to read your post. Praise GOD.
We will all continue praying for his full recovery[:)]

Have a great week everyone!

Hugs,
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 18/09/2006 13:01:54
Thanks Josefina! Your prayers meant alot and still do!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 18/09/2006 16:57:54
FULL RECOVERY!!    PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSING FLOW!!  
That is SOOOOOOOOOO awesome!!  I can't even think of anything to say except, Thank you, Father!  Thank you, Jesus!  Thank you, Holy Spirit!
OUR GOD REIGNS!!
[:D][:D][:D]

Makes me feel pretty petty, griping about my weight.  [:(]  My own fault, of course.  Just too much on my mind lately to think about eating "right."  AND, I keep forgetting to take my Zeta's.  [:(!]  I MUST get back to it.  Kick me in the butt, somebody!  [xx(]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 16/09/2006 16:26:36
quote:
Originally posted by Karen W.

Monday Morning Weigh In!
Diana = 3 lbs
CJ = 31.5 lbs
Joy = 24.5 lbs
Kim= 30 Lbs
Karen 102Lbs


Grand Total = 191.0 lbs lost!!!

Hello everyone, sorry I forgot to post! Hi Kim Joy Diana
CJ! You guys are doing a terrific job!!!
YAAAAAAY!!!! Beautiful baby Joy! Payton He's going
to be quite the little man! So cute!!!!! Yikes baby
cravings..... I want more babies......

Karen



Baby Cravingsssss???  OMG!  I pray I never have them...I was pregnant 2 of the 3 times while I was finishing college...ex manipulated my birth control to get me to stop going as he was very jealous of the guys in my class, groups...etc...ick!  I like kids, but do not wish anymore for myself...I can actually wait to be a Grandma too!  I want to do more with my life and having a child for myself would slow me down..[:0]

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 16/09/2006 16:29:36
quote:
Originally posted by Karen W.

OH MY GOSH I HAVE THE GREATEST NEWS I HAVE
HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME!!!!! MY FRIEND IS NO LONGER IN
ACOMA!!!!!
He is out of acoma having some difficulty
with movement, but he is talking his condition has stabilized
and they were able to get him up this morning and he is
moving on his feet!!! I cannot quit crying !!!!!!! Oh God
I am so relieved!!!!!!!!!MIracles do happen...Oh my gosh
I just looked at the date, he has been in acoma since July
17th today is Sept. 16th almost 2 months to the date.....
Doctors said he has to have tons of physical therapy and
speech therapy... But he is going to recover they believe
to full health!!!! Thank God!!! I talked with family and
it turns out that the cause of the heart attack was an
infection in his heart the same as I had a couple weeks ago,
his was more advanced!!! We both have had Heart murmurs for
our whole lives! He had never had sugeries but had his from
other problems, I have had open heart surgery twice!! Thank
you all for your prayers and wishes and Please keep praying,
they have a very long road ahead, the doc expects a lot of
therapy before he is back up to Normal...But he is up and
alive memory in tack for the most part, some shhort term
memory loss, doc said he will be fine!!!




Karen



I am happy your friend did not have the plug pulled!!!!  See Doctor's don't know everything...shhhh, don't tell my 3 friends who are doctor's I said that...of course, they know more than me![;)]

I am estatic about this news...I love it when the medical gets overthrown by something astounding!!![:D]

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/09/2006 16:38:12
Me too Loretta.. had trouble signing on My aol is giving me the business!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 16/09/2006 16:41:59
Karen - That's great news.  Praise God.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 16/09/2006 17:39:56
Karen!
That is just SUPER news!!!  Praise the Lord for another miracle!!!  YES!  Miracles still DO happen!!!
July 17th is the day my brother Aaron was killed...how sad...[:(]
I'm glad your friend is doing better though!  It just wasn't his time to go!
Hope you're doing ok!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/09/2006 17:59:34
I am ok! Thanks Joy and am so sorry bout your brother... I know that is still very close emotionally it will be for a long time! Love to you and thanks for all your prayers too I know how hard it has been!!

 Thanks Loretta and Caroline I am greatfull to all of you... Thank you Josefina< I know you are out there reading this Thanks for your prayers too!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 18/09/2006 12:27:32
Dear Karen,

So HAPPY to read your post. Praise GOD.
We will all continue praying for his full recovery[:)]

Have a great week everyone!

Hugs,
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 18/09/2006 13:01:54
Thanks Josefina! Your prayers meant alot and still do!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 18/09/2006 16:57:54
FULL RECOVERY!!    PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSING FLOW!!  
That is SOOOOOOOOOO awesome!!  I can't even think of anything to say except, Thank you, Father!  Thank you, Jesus!  Thank you, Holy Spirit!
OUR GOD REIGNS!!
[:D][:D][:D]

Makes me feel pretty petty, griping about my weight.  [:(]  My own fault, of course.  Just too much on my mind lately to think about eating "right."  AND, I keep forgetting to take my Zeta's.  [:(!]  I MUST get back to it.  Kick me in the butt, somebody!  [xx(]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 19/09/2006 14:48:40
Is anyone doing Monday weigh-in???
If so, put Joy down for 25 lbs!!!  YAAAAAAAAAAAY!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 20/09/2006 05:40:34
good job joy.  YAY

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 20/09/2006 08:42:09
THANK-YOU JODY SO MUCH AND CONSIDER YOURSELF KICKED....
Thank you all for prayers..so very much!!





MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!


Joy= 25 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs


For A Grand Total Of  127 pounds

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 20/09/2006 19:13:52
Here I go again....(Eeyore's voice)LOL

Joy= 25 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs
Loretta= 86.5 and still again, not lost one blasted pound...sigh

For A Grand Total Of 213.5 pounds!(See Karen, I finally remembered to do the total...You have taught me well! ;-)


"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 19/09/2006 14:48:40
Is anyone doing Monday weigh-in???
If so, put Joy down for 25 lbs!!!  YAAAAAAAAAAAY!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 20/09/2006 05:40:34
good job joy.  YAY

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 20/09/2006 08:42:09
THANK-YOU JODY SO MUCH AND CONSIDER YOURSELF KICKED....
Thank you all for prayers..so very much!!





MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!


Joy= 25 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs


For A Grand Total Of  127 pounds

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 20/09/2006 19:13:52
Here I go again....(Eeyore's voice)LOL

Joy= 25 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs
Loretta= 86.5 and still again, not lost one blasted pound...sigh

For A Grand Total Of 213.5 pounds!(See Karen, I finally remembered to do the total...You have taught me well! ;-)


"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 21/09/2006 06:40:35
YEAHHH LORETTA< You are doing well.Totaling it too!! I need to kick myself in the seat of the pants.. Last year seemed to fly by and I have an advantage, maybe I can make the second hundred by June.. we will see!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 21/09/2006 16:01:39
Keep going at it Karen!  You WILL get there --- GUARANTEED!!!  Just continue to have faith in yourself!!!  [:D]  Keep us posted hon!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/09/2006 01:48:09
Thanks Joy How are you doing!! I have been slacking on here , but no worries will do better .. had a couple of things going on but all is good and will try to post more regularly.. Don't forget tomorrow is weigh in!! Monay morning Friends.... Every one how are you all doing? Jodi Josefina, Diana, Loretta, Helena, and CJ ..Carolyn I know I am missing tons of you you all know who you are so big big big hugs to you........all I love you!! hope you all had a great weekend and have a good week... talk to you all soon!!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/09/2006 02:10:19
Is it Monday already???  LOL

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/09/2006 03:30:59
Just a few more hours for us dear heart! Weekend went quickly....

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/09/2006 06:40:37
Yes it did...But can I post my weight from another country's timezone, will that count for Monday's weigh in as it would be Monday in that country?  LOL

"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/09/2006 07:49:32
AS you Wish!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 25/09/2006 14:45:18
Hi Karen and the rest of the girls...........

Have a great week you too!!!!!

BIG HUG!

Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/09/2006 16:06:36
HI Josefina, Miss you Hope you are well! You have a great weekend also!! We love you!! Happy Monday Everyone... Be back to post for weigh in in a while!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 25/09/2006 20:03:29
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!


Joy= 25 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs
Diana= 12 Lbs

For A Grand Total Of 139 pounds


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 25/09/2006 20:41:03
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!


Joy= 28 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs
Diana= 12 Lbs

For A Grand Total Of 142 pounds


~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: daqui on 25/09/2006 23:43:00
Hello

I've posted here in the past a couple of times so it's been a little while.  I just wanted to tell you all that you are doing so good with your losses.

Daqui
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 26/09/2006 04:51:03
MONDAY MORNING/NIGHT WEIGH IN!


Joy= 28 Lbs
Karen= 102 Lbs
Diana= 12 Lbs
Loretta= 86.5 and still again, not lost one blasted pound...sigh...this is copied and pasted as I am still fat...drats!  Not one blessed pound lost!

For A Grand Total Of 228.5 pounds, but we have lost a big girl with this weight...hehe


"Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/09/2006 06:21:50
[:)][:)][:)]Thanks Diana... Your the tops!![;)] After all that I forgot to weigh in, HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE!!!!No change anyways...

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 30/09/2006 06:58:47
Where on this earth IS everybody lately???

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/09/2006 13:29:43
We are hereeeeee...I guess it is just slow lately...?

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/09/2006 16:05:55
Yes Hi Joy.. You might find some of us in the just chat alot too! How are you doing this fine day, I know you posted yesterday but I was having some difficulty repling.. better now. How are you and Loretta doing? I hope you all have a great weekend!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 30/09/2006 17:14:16
Hey everyone!  Hi Joy, Lo, Karen, Diana, Josefina, and welcome back Daqui.  Hope everyone is doing well.  I can't believe it, I've lost 5 lbs this week.  YAY!!!

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/09/2006 18:23:23
Hi Carolyn!!!  I am happy for you...too much dancing I guess....?  ;-)

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/09/2006 18:41:53
YAAAAAY CAROLYN.....nice Job!!!!!
 Hi Loretta...!!

 BIG WAVES TO NEIL,HADRIAN, CAROLYN , LORETTA,HELENA, AND JOY, AND JODY AND JOSEFINA AND DIANA, AND ANDREA, AND DAQUI!! MISS YOU GUYS HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS GOING WELL!!LOVE YOU MUCH WORKING ON BETTER RESULTS FOR MONDAYS WEIGH IN!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/09/2006 21:21:08
I just finished a 30 minute walk and my girlfriend was exhausted....so I don't think she will be doing this everyday and I might not get a lunch which I am on still...

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/09/2006 21:26:57
Oh Loretta that reminds me, I did not eat or take my pills.... Thanks for the reminder!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/09/2006 22:05:02
LOL  Be careful Karen, do you have a pill minder hon?  How are you today?  Just noticed your greeting...hiya

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/09/2006 22:43:47
NO, My purse has a pocket and there are five different bottle of pills a lovely mess!I just have to make sure I do it in the mornings with food.. I really hate taking pills and it makes me angry to think about all the years I let myself just vegetate and now I am in this place... I sure didn't take care of what God gave me thats for sure and now that I have decided to do that.. I am a mess!Could be worse I could be dead! So I guess I will be a good girl and be more careful!

 Man..So Quiet here today Am a bit board and nastalgic and an I don't even no why! I  Everyones gone and nothing to do.. I guess I should finnish my room here, as that was the plan.. Then I had the migrain and my plans went out the window.. I know if I start doing to much it will pull that migrain back up.. Its gone for now, but I can still feel that naggy ache after your migrain leaves telling you to watch out I may just come back bigger and worse then before! I am fixing to get ready for wedding.. Kind a lonesome here, and am flying solo to wedding.. its the pits as it makes me kind a sad that things are such a mess right now thats all! Will talk to you later OK!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 01/10/2006 01:32:06
quote:
Originally posted by Karen W.

NO, My purse has a pocket and there are five different bottle of pills a lovely mess!I just have to make sure I do it in the mornings with food.. I really hate taking pills and it makes me angry to think about all the years I let myself just vegetate and now I am in this place... I sure didn't take care of what God gave me thats for sure and now that I have decided to do that.. I am a mess!Could be worse I could be dead! So I guess I will be a good girl and be more careful!

 Man..So Quiet here today Am a bit board and nastalgic and an I don't even no why! I  Everyones gone and nothing to do.. I guess I should finnish my room here, as that was the plan.. Then I had the migrain and my plans went out the window.. I know if I start doing to much it will pull that migrain back up.. Its gone for now, but I can still feel that naggy ache after your migrain leaves telling you to watch out I may just come back bigger and worse then before! I am fixing to get ready for wedding.. Kind a lonesome here, and am flying solo to wedding.. its the pits as it makes me kind a sad that things are such a mess right now thats all! Will talk to you later OK!

Karen



Here is a thought...if you eat breakfast at home, put them on the table or wherever you eat breakfast?  If you eat breakfast at work, put those pills in the lounge where you eat at? Make sure you leave a surplus for your days off and set them where you get up and are at in the morning time the most...by computer...?

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/10/2006 02:42:37
Yeperoo, you nailed me!! That is where I am the most... How did you know that!!!! I wonder!!! Its a good idea  if I can put them above my shelf above my monitor! So little fingers cannot reach them!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 01/10/2006 03:20:22
Exactly....it may help as a reminder...also, you could make yourself a note with tape on it and write on there take meds...tape to monitor and retape it everyday...or what about a screensaver with the wording?  Set timer to every two minutes of inactivity

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/10/2006 05:11:39
My computer doesn' get two minutes of inactivity unless I am asleep or gone from the house!! LOL[:D]

Karen[:)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 02/10/2006 14:50:43
Good Morning Chickies!!  I can't believe I've been off for a week and I've only missed a few posts. Where the heck IS everybody? [?][?][?]

I've been unbelievably busy, but having a great time.  Guess what?!  I SOLD MY FIRST BOOK!! [:D] [:D] [:D]

I got the order Saturday morning (was I EXCITED?  I'd say so!!) and thought I had everything ready for my first sale.  Then discovered I didn't really understand how to use my internet postage program.  [:0] Then discovered I didn't have the right kind of labels for my printer.  [:0] Then discovered I didn't really understand how to run my printer! [:0] THEN discovered a couple of other little glitches! [:0] [:0] [:0] To make a long story short, the package finally went in the mail this morning. (Thank goodness the Post Office is closed on Sunday or I'd have been "late" shipping.) [:(]

WHAT A WEEKEND!!  But I made it through and now I know exactly how to do everything I THOUGHT I knew before.  [^] WHEW!!

Haven't been on a scale or paid the slightest attention to my diet in 2 weeks.  Bad Jody!  BAD GIRL!! [}:)]  In order for me to remember to take ANY kind of pill, I have to have it right in front of me.  Otherwise, I remember it two hours later.  Sigh...[V]

Ok, must get to work.  Have a great day, everybody!

Smoochies! [:X]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 02/10/2006 15:43:53
Good Morning Everyone!

Jody - Congrats on the first book sale.  That's great news.  Hope you have continued success.  Do you have a web site?  If so, let me know.

I'm so excited about the Monday morning weigh in.  I have lost 8 pounds this week.  Unbelievable.  Maybe I'm finally on track.  


MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN

Carolyn = 30 lbs.


Total Lost =30 lbs.


Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 02/10/2006 22:55:34
Carolyn - CONGRATULATIONS!!  8 pounds - I am sooooo jealous, but I have no one to blame but myself.  [V] Maybe I'll do better this week.  Need to get in the right frame of mind...

Working on a web site.  Will let you know! [8D]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 03/10/2006 06:15:04
Congrats to you Joy for the weight loss...I keep forgetting to congratulate you...aaagghhh!   Jody, also, congrats on the book sale!  Woo Hoo!

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kyana on 03/10/2006 17:48:24
Hi, everyone, it's been a while since I've been here, probably a mmonth or two, since then I've lost six pounds and gained  back about three, I started off at like 150 or 155 and now I'm down to 143. My long term goal is to reach 100  pounds and my short term goal is to be at atleast 125-135 by christmas. I was just wondering was anybody in here doing anything besides the zetas
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 03/10/2006 17:53:43
Natural...food, exercise, minus some exercise lately...walked only once this past week

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 03/10/2006 23:07:06
My boss (Bless his little heart [8D] ) has been looking for ways to increase office morale [:I] and team spirit.  He hit on a fitness goal.  He got us each little pedometers and a map showing the distance it would be to walk to each of our corporate offices in the US.  A mere 4,693 miles. [:0] The people who make it the farthest win a prize.  [:D] I'm participating in the "walk-a-thon" but so far haven't made it out of my chair.  (WAAAAAAAAY to busy the first week of the month!!) [xx(]

Anyway, maybe this will get me motivated.  (Hey. It could happen! [;)])

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 06/10/2006 18:36:09
HELLO EVERYONE!!![:D]  I don't know how many of you remember me - I haven't posted on here since this Spring.  I have missed all of you and your wonderful support immensly!

I had a lot going on and it became quite overwhelming.  I had quit my job to help my husband with his contracting business and then he decided to try doing a delivery business as well as our contracting business.  We now do all deliveries for Menards.  It was very stressful for a while as I have never done anything like this and needed to do invoicing daily.  This job never ends - it is 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  It is so much easier now because I know what I am doing and it helps with the kids being in school but it wasn't pretty in the beginning.  We don't drive at all - we hired drivers but we handle everything else.  My husband is a go-getter and wants to work hard while we are younger so that we have a good future.  We certainly don't want to do this forever - we have some goals in mind that we are trying to reach and then we will let one of our businesses go.  

Anyway, at the same time - we had some trouble with our State Government because of a subcontractor that we had hired.  He claimed that he was an employee - even though he gave us an insurance binder showing he operated his own business - and he tried to file unemployment on us when we didn't hire him again.  So they automatically do a full audit on your business.  It is not a pretty thing and it was EXTREMELY stressful - as it was my first year of doing the books myself - and I had made some mistakes.  Our State Government is not forgiving of anything!  This all happened the week before we were supposed to go on our vacation to Maine.  Needless to say - every morning when I woke up in Maine on vacation - I was sick to my stomach.  I take everything in life very seriously - I have never been so scared and upset.

So because I am so weak (as well as the Zetacaps were not working for me at all), I turned to food.  I was so disappointed in myself and embarassed that I turned away from all of you.  That was my first mistake.  I should know that good, bad or ugly - you are all here for me and I am so sorry for that!  I have since gained back everything that I have lost with an extra 2 lbs. added on.  I am disgusted with myself but I don't seem to get it together long enough to lose anything.

I want to say a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO KAREN on losing a whopping 100 lbs.  That is incredible and you should be extremely proud of yourself for your willpower and determination!

I have been lurking around here in the background all summer/fall reading everyone's posts and have wanted to post many times.  I guess I am finally ready to face my weight and start to conquer this again.  

My husband who was always thin (he is 6'3") all of his life has also gained quite a bit of weight and really needs to lose it also.  [|)]He was diagnosed with GERD (acid reflux/heartburn) and has to take Nexium on a daily basis which costs $150/month!!!  It is all because of weight gain!  We are ready to do something about it!

We have been watching the Biggest Loser as well as The Fit Club and are inspired.  We definitely have become out of shape [V] and need to add exercise into the equation.  We also need to eat WAAAAAYYYY better than what we are.  I know what I need to do - I just need to DO IT!!!!

We both don't have a lot of willpower and our daily stress level is at times high so we wondered if there is anything that is working well for someone that we can try to get a good start.

Joy:  I know you have been using Phentermine - can you tell me a little more about it???  It seems to have worked remarkably for you.  I am so proud of you!  You must be TINY because in the Spring you looked GREAT in your picture!!!!

Any help anyone can offer will be wonderful.  Thanks for all of your support and good news or bad news - I'm back for your support and to offer support!

Love you all!

Kelly[:)]

Age:  36
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  01/15/06
Current Weight:  189 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  1 lb.
Total Weight Lost:  9.2 lbs.
Lbs. to go:  49 lbs.
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 06/10/2006 18:40:08
I needed to update my stats - here is a more accurate picture of everything.  I set Monday as a date to start this again.  They say setting a date is the first step - STICKING TO IT is the second!  

Thanks everyone!!!

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 06/10/2006 20:57:52
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN

Carolyn = 30 lbs.
Diana = 15 Lbs


Total Lost =45 lbs.


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 06/10/2006 21:02:09
Hello Family!!!!!

I am still here but it is getting close for Paul to come home and I seem that I have no time what so ever anymore. I have gone from 282 to 267 as of last Saturday. I will have weigh in tomorrow as a routine that I do, only once a week now. Congrats on the book, that is exciting!! I see that our post site is not as busy as it once was and yes, I can contribute to that for not posting as I usually do. All is good here. This weight thing really is a battle is it not? I am still very proud of all of you for keeping strong and continuing the struggle. Take care Family. Love and miss you all.


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 08/10/2006 05:24:32
Hello everyone!
So sorry I have been MIA around here lately, kinda like a lot of you others...[:p]
I'm still doing good!  I've lost 30 lbs now!  YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY for me!

So good to see you back Kelly!!!  [:D]  I was reeeeeally wondering there for a while where you had disappeared to woman!!!  [;)]  So sorry to hear about all your troubles w/ the business...[:(]  Stuff like that can REEEEALLY get to ya, I KNOW!  My hubby used to have an electrical contracting business...it can be nothing but ONE HUGE HEADACHE at times!
Phentermine is a prescription diet pill that you either have to get from your dr, or you can get it online, but you STILL have to be approved by a dr.  It works mostly by surpressing your appetite.  It also makes you EXTREMELY thirsty most of the time, & therefore, you are drinking lots of water, which in turn, makes you feel full ALSO!  [;)]  It really doesn't have any "bad" side effects.  It'll keep you awake for the first few nights, cuz it gives you MAJOR energy!  Some ppl have elevated blood pressure while taking it, & unfortunately, I am one of them, although it doesn't seem to be affecting me in any way.  Only reason I know this is cuz I hadda go to my ob/gyn back in August & my bottom # on my blood pressure was up by about 10 points more than it normally is, but it was still within the normal range...
I wish you luck if you decide to try Phentermine!  You have nothing to lose except your excess weight!!!  [;)]

How's everybody else doing?????????
This board SURE has been quiet lately!!!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 08/10/2006 19:01:38
Hello Joyand Diana, It really has been so so around here. I am glad to see you are still trying to post too. Things will pick up, everyones is settling into their fall winter routines and things will pick up again I am sure!
 Diana I am glad to see that it is almost time for Paul to be home... I bet you are so excited about that! I hope you too have a great reunion... Will this be just a visit or is he coming home for awhile this time?

Kelly, It is so nice to have you back on the forum.. You should not worry too much you will be able to get the weight off again! We will be here for you just chime in and feel free to add to weigh in.. I have forgotten twice.. I am at 102 this week and stuck! I should have put that in the board but have been so tired after work and playing on the site that I forgot to!

No change from last week..Welcome back and keep your chin up you will do fine!
Hi Jody glad to see you there thanks for your great posts.. Hows the weather out there everyone!!

Well for my part Sometimes lately I am posting to myself and perhaps should create a few new made up friends that can post to me so too create the illusion of a busy forum....LOL! I am so glad you all are here and look forward to your inspiration and friendhip always.. Everyone have a great day and lets get this forum hopping again!!! Yee hawww!!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 09/10/2006 15:15:03
Well, well, POSTS!!  [:D][:D] [:D] I am so excited to see you all back again.  Like Karen, I was starting to feel like I was talking to myself.  Or maybe it was something I said?  [}:)] Anyway, glad to see some activity going on.

Diana - How wonderful for you that Paul is coming home!  Hope he doesn't have to leave again for a LONG time. [:I]

Joy - I have a little phentermine left from when I was seeing my "diet doctor" every month, so maybe I'll try it again, at least to jump-start my other efforts.  I found that it worked very well for a fairly short time but, for me at least, it wasn't a long-term answer.  [:(] Also, my doctor was planning on taking me off of it since I was within 20 pounds of my goal weight.  She was a believer in "diet and excerise" weight control.  Honestly, if I could do it with JUST diet and exercise, I wouldn't be in this condition!  [:(!] Like most of us here, I need some additional help. As a size-6, she just can't comprehend that need.  I have NO idea what she is doing as a bariatric physician.  [?][?][?] Anyway...

Kelly - So nice to meet you!  [:D] I sympathize with your frustration with the Zetacaps.  Some days they work great for me, some days not at all.  I think it has a lot to do with my own frame of mind.  I haven't been "dieting" at all for the past few weeks (and I'm totally terrified to get on a scale!!)  [:0] As of this morning, I am back at it.  Gotta keep trying, no matter what!  ('Specially since I gave away my "fat" clothes last year! [V])

I understand the pressure you are under running your own business.  I have been an accountant for about 30 years and I know the kind of stress the bookkeeping can cause, especially if you aren't really trained for it.  The good news is that, no matter how demanding, unforgiving and down-right nasty  ([}:)][}:)][}:)]) the state auditors can be, they are NOT going to either send you to jail OR take your business.  They will probably hit you with their "corrections," some fines, and an interest rate that would be illegal if it weren't the government, all of which is horrible and totally unfair.  [xx(] But you WILL get through it.  And you will be SO GLAD, in the long run, that you made the effort.  Having your own business gives you control of your life that you can't get any other way.  And it sounds like you are REALLY doing well with it!  So don't let the auditors scare you off (OR make you sick over it!!)  You'll win in the end.  Hang in there, we're with you!!  [:)]

Karen - Our weather was unbelievably gorgeous this weekend, sunny and around 70.  Perfect Indian Summer.  [^] Wish we could have 3 months of Autumn and 1 of winter, instead of the other way around!

Okay, sweeties, must get to work. Have a delightful day! [:X]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 09/10/2006 19:24:37
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!!!

I can be happy because we have had a 4 day weekend with the kids being off of school on Friday and today for Columbus Day!

I have officially jumped BACK ON THE WAGON!!!  I am doing well today and I am looking into ordering some Phentermine as the Zetas just didn't work for me.

By the way, I have four unopened bottles of Zetacaps (the red colored bottles) that have an expiration date of 3/08 if anyone is interested.  I'll sell them for $20/bottle - I just want to get rid of them.  Let me know if you are interested and we can exchange e-mails and info.

KAREN:  I am so impressed with your weight - even if you are holding right now - at least your not gaining.  You have done excellent.

JOY:  I have been lurking in the background of this website all summer and I wanted to tell you how sorry I am about the loss of your brother.  I was going to post at the time but then you left for the funeral and afterwards I just didn't know if it would be appropriate or not.  I do want you to know I was shocked when I read that and I felt so bad for you and your family.  That is one of the hardest things you will ever go through.  You have stayed very strong and time will help ease some of your pain.  You can only take one day at a time.  Kind of like weightloss!  You have been doing excellent losing - what do you weight now?  I have been checking into the Phentermine.  

My doctor told me about a drug that is going to be available in the US in the next 3-4 months once it is approved by the FDA and it will be something.  He said it is already being sold in the UK.  I tried looking up what it could be and I'm wondering if it is Acomplia or Rimonabant (another name for Acomplia).  Has anyone heard of these?  After researching these - they don't look extremely promising.  Not for losing a lot of weight.  Anyway, it may be something else entirely.

Well, I am off to do some exercise.  I really want to do this right.

Take Care Everyone!

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 09/10/2006 19:32:00
Jody:

Sorry, I missed your post before I posted mine.  Nice to meet you also.  

Thank you for the kind words - I really appreciate them.  We did make it through the horrible audit experience but yes I was terrified that since I made the mistakes that they were going to throw me in jail.  They instead did as you said and imposed fines and interest - no penalties however as it was my first mistake.  I now have quick books and a new knowledge of exactly what a "subcontractor" is so we are now in good shape.  It is a mixed blessing having a business - because you are your own boss but you also have to deal with everything and for us it is everyday.  We definitely have good days and bad!  But we are sticking with it!

We have been having Indian Summer also.  We have had some record Highs in October and I am with you - I could take 1 month of winter and no more!!  That would be wonderful![8D]  It is going to get cold the rest of this week so I am heading out to plant some tulip bulbs as soon as I walk a bit.

Nice Talking with you!

Kelly



Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 10/10/2006 17:45:48
Thank you so much Kelly.  I have really had a hard time this past week...for some reason, this is really bothering me bad lately...it's like I got over it SO soon, & now it is really affecting me again...[:(]
I just miss him SOOOOO bad lately!!! [:(]
Here is one of my FAVORITE pictures that I've got of him.  He just looks so relaxed & happy to be on his bike!  The love of his life!!!  [;)]


(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe380%2Fsweet4jay%2FAaronbikingpictures069.jpg&hash=6d1b0f36a0e3de684a63e642ffba942d)

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 10/10/2006 21:32:37
Great pic of your brother Joy.  Look at his face, doing what he loved most!  Miss you much girlie!

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 10/10/2006 22:14:19
Hi Kelly - Just wanted to let you know that the promised diet drug your doctor is talking about is probably Acomplia.  (I saw a headline on the "scandle sheets" saying that everyone in Hollywood is using some new miracle drug - I imagine this is it, and they're getting it from the UK - not an option for the rest of us, unfortunately. [:(])  Everything I have heard about Acomplia is fantastic except for these few things:

1.  It probably won't be released in the US until sometime in 2007.  The FDA is dragging its feet about the approval, but they won't say why.  My guess it has to do with "worries" from the health industry that...

2.  It will be used by people with "only" 20+ pounds to lose.  This, they claim, is not what it was "designed for."  They say it was intended for people who are morbidly obese but, the fact is, it was originally designed to help people quit smoking.  It didn't work very well for smoking, but it works GREAT for diet.

BESIDES WHICH (here I go on my soapbox again) if the stuff works, why can't we ALL have it?  Why does weight loss and maintenance have to be a continual BATTLE?!  Why do we have to be at death's door before a doctor will recognize that this is a DISEASE, not just laziness?!! Is it some sort of PUNISHMENT for being fat?! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!  I just get SOOOOOO ANGRY!!  [:(!][:(!][:(!]

Anyway, problem #3 is that drugstores will probably gouge our socks off when it finally gets on the market.  Insurance won't cover it because it pertains to weight loss (they'll increase our rates because our weight makes us a higher risk, but they won't lift a finger to help us do anything about it. [:(!][:(!][:(!])  I understand that the pharmacies in the UK are charging 1-1/2 to 2 times the expected price.

If you want to do some research on it, I know of a website that is very good and updated frequently.  I can't post it here because they have advertising on the site, but if you look up "Acomplia Report" on any search engine, you'll find it. Or e-mail me and I'll send it to you.

Good Luck!

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 10/10/2006 22:14:54
Oops. Posted twice.  Silly me...  [:I]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 11/10/2006 06:39:12
Hey Joy, I am so sorry you are hurting and I know it will come up and slap you in the face regularly so please be strong.. It is always so very hard to loose a loved one.. Your brother looks so much Like my friend who had the heart attack...You would not believe it!

Be strong and keep holding on.. Think about you often and wish the best ... I always go snuggle up with my photo album and a box of kleenex and have myself a full on bawl!! It seems to let out those sad emotions so we can move forward!! Hugs and kisses Joy! Love you , Karen...


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 11/10/2006 15:02:09
Sweeties - The greatest joy in this life is the people we love, and the greatest pain is to lose them.  Be assured that God knows what He is doing, and our loved ones are safe in His keeping until that awsome day when we are together again.  Celebrate the joy of your time together!  When you lose someone you love, don't have a [:(] funeral [:(], have a [:D] PARTY [:D], for they are beyond pain and sorrow, and oh-so-soon we will join them to REJOICE FOREVER!

Here is one of my favorite poems by Christina Rossetti which always touches my heart:

REMEMBER
 
REMEMBER me when I am gone away,  
Gone far away into the silent land;  
When you can no more hold me by the hand,  
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.  
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:  
Only remember me; you understand  
It will be late to counsel then or pray.  
Yet if you should forget me for a while  
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave  
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,  
Better by far you should forget and smile  
Than that you should remember and be sad.


Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 11/10/2006 18:37:18
JOY:  What a nice picture of your brother.  He looks like a very handsome man and very in shape.  I am so sorry for your pain - it takes so long to move past grief and it hits you sometimes when you least expect it.  Just take it day by day and feel sad when you need to - that is totally normal.  I just wanted you to know how sad I am for your family.  It doesn't seem fair, I know and it is hard to understand the "why's".

JODY:  I was figuring it was Acomplia and I'll have to do that search on it.  With my BMI, I am considered Obese so I would think I would be able to get this.  I had heard it helped with stopping smoking.  I was interested in this because my Mom who is turning 60 this year quit smoking last year.  She had started when she was 16 yrs. old so she had been smoking a long time.  She since has gained weight and still fights urges to smoke.  I thought this would be great for her because it would help her in both areas.  I wish the FDA would get on with it and stop dragging their feet!  If it is okay in other countries - why isn't it in ours?[:(!]  

I have been worried about how long it is taking to be approved so I ordered some Phentermine online and had a Doctor approve it online.  I ordered the 37.5 mg.  Is that what dosage you are on Joy?  Will it make my heart race?  I did very well on the Metabolife 356 years ago and got down to a size 7/8 and felt wonderful.  However, it didn't last and wouldn't unless I had continued on them.  It seems like they give you energy and help reduce your hunger.  I'm all for this - I just hope it works.  

I did walk on Monday.  I am soooooo out of shape!  This Spring I could do 4 mi. on the treadmill in an hour at an incline and at 4 mph.  On Monday I started at 4 mph at an incline and my heart was racing so fast after 5 minutes!!!  My legs felt like someone was stabbing them.  I told my husband that my body was screaming at me "What are you doing to me lady"!!  I ended up reducing the mph to 3.7 mph  and by the time I walked 19 min., I felt good.  So I walked 2 miles in 33 minutes.  It sure doesn't take long to get out of shape!  

I didn't get true exercise in yesterday - I just had a ton of running around to do - which I got some exercise just doing that and I ate within my calorie limit so I was happy about that.

Today, I am getting ready to go downstairs and walk on the treadmill for a half an hour.  I have to make myself do it but after I get going, I am happy I did it.

I just had a knock on the door and it was Fed Ex - my phentermine arrived!  That was really fast!  It says to take 1 pill before breakfast and only take 1 pill daily.  Is this how it works Joy?  So only 1 pill and I will feel good all day?  I hope this works - I'll start in on that tomorrow!

Hello to all!

Take Care Everyone!  

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: another_someone on 11/10/2006 19:11:38
quote:
Originally posted by Jody

Hi Kelly - Just wanted to let you know that the promised diet drug your doctor is talking about is probably Acomplia.  (I saw a headline on the "scandle sheets" saying that everyone in Hollywood is using some new miracle drug - I imagine this is it, and they're getting it from the UK - not an option for the rest of us, unfortunately. [:(])  Everything I have heard about Acomplia is fantastic except for these few things:

1.  It probably won't be released in the US until sometime in 2007.  The FDA is dragging its feet about the approval, but they won't say why.  My guess it has to do with "worries" from the health industry that...

2.  It will be used by people with "only" 20+ pounds to lose.  This, they claim, is not what it was "designed for."  They say it was intended for people who are morbidly obese but, the fact is, it was originally designed to help people quit smoking.  It didn't work very well for smoking, but it works GREAT for diet.

BESIDES WHICH (here I go on my soapbox again) if the stuff works, why can't we ALL have it?  Why does weight loss and maintenance have to be a continual BATTLE?!  Why do we have to be at death's door before a doctor will recognize that this is a DISEASE, not just laziness?!! Is it some sort of PUNISHMENT for being fat?! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!  I just get SOOOOOO ANGRY!!  [:(!][:(!][:(!]



I don't normally pop in here, since despite being overweight, I am not going to get paranoid about it, and I certainly am not going to fill myself up with medication over it.

Yes,  Acomplia has been made available in the UK, but only with a prescription from a GP, it is not casually available to all and sundry.

Drugs are not sweeties, and no drug should just be casually consumed.  All drugs, even aspirin, have adverse side effects.

As for Acomplia, it seems that it has been associated with creating depression, and at least one report speculated that it may be harmful for a foetus:

http://www.xagena.it/news/medicinenews_net_news/1ef4c899cd6f0d5cae3a2ea3a91adc1c.html
quote:

Acomplia may be dangerous for women of reproductive age


Anandamide is a lipid signal molecule that was the first endogenous agonist for cannabinoid receptors to be discovered.
Cannabinoid receptor type 1 ( CB1 ) is widely distributed in neurons and nonneuronal cells in brain and peripheral organs including sperm, eggs, and preimplantation embryos.

A study by Wang and colleagues, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has demonstrated that a critical balance between anandamide synthesis by NAPE-PLD enzyme and its degradation by FAAH enzyme in mouse embryos and oviducts creates locally an appropriate "anandamide tone" required for normal embryo development, oviductal transport, implantation, and pregnancy.

Adverse effects of elevated levels of anandamide on these processes resulting from FAAH inactivation are mimicked by administration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC; the major psychoactive constituent of marijuana ), due to enhanced signaling via CB1.

Attempts to understand the mechanisms responsible for the psychoactive properties of THC in marijuana led to the discovery of cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands, the endocannabinoids.
Two subtypes of cannabinoid receptors have been identified to date, the CB1 receptor and the CB2 receptor.

Anandamide signaling via cannabinoid receptors is not restricted to the central nervous system.
It is known that CB1 and CB2 are widely distributed in nonneuronal somatic cells of peripheral organs including those of the reproductive system. This may account for the effects of marijuana and THC on multiple aspects of reproductive physiology.

Aberrant functioning of anandamide signaling systems in embryos and oviducts in women may lead to ectopic pregnancy in the oviduct and/or impaired fertility.
Similar adverse effects may be associated with abuse of marijuana by women of reproductive age.
Reduced peripheral FAAH activity is associated with spontaneous abortion in women.

As the first endocannabinoid to be discovered, anandamide has attracted the most attention from investigators. Similarly, the biological functions of CB1 have been studied much more extensively than those mediated by CB2, because CB1 receptors in the brain are directly involved in the psychoactive effects of THC.

Anandamide signaling presents many potential targets for the development of novel therapeutic drugs. Unfortunately, cannabinergic ligands affect almost every physiological system investigated. Thus, drugs acting on anandamide signaling may produce a wide variety of side effects that would limit their utility. For example, possible medicinal uses of THC are limited by its psychoactive properties.

One strategy for drug development targets specific cannabinoid receptors. The CB1 antagonist Rimonabant ( Acomplia ) suppresses appetite. The EMEA ( European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products ) recently has approved the use of Acomplia as a weight-loss drug.

An alternate approach targets removal and degradation of anandamide. Basal levels of anandamide in the brain and peripheral organs are quite low. It is rapidly released and degraded locally. Thus, drugs that prevent anandamide reuptake and hydrolysis might be useful clinically.

However, these drugs should be “carefully evaluated to judge their effects on women of reproductive age and those that are pregnant”, says Herbert Schuel, at the University at Buffalo.



I suppose the fact that the drug is trying to have an opposite effect on appetite to that which cannabis has should be no surprise if it also has effects on the brain in the same areas the cannabis might have an effect, but in the opposite direction.



George
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 11/10/2006 22:53:37
Hi George – I’m not saying that diet drugs (or ANY drugs) should be handed out like candy.  I understand that EVERY drug has its place and should neither be abused nor dispensed to people to whom it may be harmful; HOWEVER,

I AM saying that obesity has been clinically identified as a chronic disease by the medical community, and should be treated as such by our hometown doctors, rather than as a defect in character.

I AM saying that diet aids (drugs or other) should be readily available to people who need them, and that a so-called “easy fix” for obesity should not be frowned upon any more than insulin is frowned upon as an “easy fix” for diabetes.

I AM saying that a person who has won the horrific battle to lose 30-50-100+ pounds should not be penalized by having diet aids taken away or withheld until they regain all the weight and are again at serious health risk.

And, while it may be my personal preference, I also believe that people who have never been overweight more than 5 pounds should refrain from telling those of us with lifelong obesity issues that if ONLY we’d eat an apple instead of a chocolate sundae, and take the stairs instead of the elevator, all our weight issues would go away.  To me, that’s like a teetotaler telling an alcoholic how easy it is to quit drinking.  Get real…


Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: another_someone on 11/10/2006 23:32:17
Hello Joy,

OK, to clarify a few points.

Firstly, I am the last person to classify obesity as a character defect, and that certainly was not my point.

I was a little concerned when people start talking about 'miracle' drugs, and 'why can't we all have it'.  Maybe I had read more into your words than was meant, and possibly you have into mine.

You claim at present to be 110lbs (which I translate to about 7 ½ st), my own weight is 18st (which I translate to 252lb).  I may have a few inches height over you, but not enough to make that much difference.  We are not talking about someone who is merely 5lbs overweight.

I am not sure if I agree with you that obesity is a disease (although I know many others would like to think it so), but I feel it may be more a symptom, and addressing it may not necessarily make as much difference as all that unless one understands the underlying cause.  But that is my own view, and I don't claim that all and sundry will share that view.

I am not saying that doctors should not have drugs like this available (by the way, it is also considered an anti-smoking drug – and that I certainly would regard as a chronic disease), all I was objecting to was the labelling of it as a 'miracle' drug.  No drug is that, and before anyone takes any drug, they should weight the risks realistically.

I am not trying to restrict people's freedom of choice.  Even if I may find it unacceptable to use such a drug for my own weight, I am not trying to deny others the right to that choice; merely that it should also be viewed as a risk, and carefully assessed as such.

Sorry if I sounded a bit heavy (metaphorically speaking, not talking about my body weight here).



George
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 12/10/2006 00:01:03
WOAH WOAH WOAH!!!  Um, excuse me another_someone, but I think it is JODY you want to address, NOT ME!!!  Thank you!!!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: another_someone on 12/10/2006 00:21:39
Joy, Jody - apologies to you both (what's a 'd' between friends [:I]).



George
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 12/10/2006 02:14:20
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone

Joy, Jody - apologies to you both (what's a 'd' between friends [:I]).



George




Hi George - LOL.  Haven't I mentioned how much I love
your sense of humor?

Hi Karen, Joy, Jody, Kelly, Lo, Diana, and everyone else.  
Hope everyone is doing well.

Thanks George for your contribution here.  I agree
with so much of what you say.  I have tried the zetas,
along with several others.  I recently have tried the
phentermine.  I hate them.  I lasted almost 2 weeks on
them.  I did lose weight the first week, 8 lbs. in fact.
They absolutely did control my hunger.  I could not
deal with the side effects at all.  I was always
exhausted.  Had trouble making my eyes focus, and
 had headaches.  Could go to sleep at night, but
woke up tired and several mornings I woke up with my
mouth bleeding.  I bit my tongue several times.  
The last day that I took it, I was sitting & observing
in my sons Karate class.  My heart started racing and
pounding.  I thought I was having a heart attack.  I also
battle depression.  I don't know if the medication had anything
to do with it or not, but while I was taking it, I was a
miserable person.  Again since I struggle with depression
from time to time anyway, I don't know if it was the meds.  
I just know that I feel better off of it.  For all of you
that have had success with the zetas and phentermine I'm
thrilled for you, and a little jealous.  I'm just going
to have to keep pluggin away at it.  What works for one
may not work for another.  Unfortunately, I haven't found
anything other than doing without and exercise.

While I believe obesity to be a serious problem today,
I don't believe it is a disease, nor is it a character
defect.  If my character is defective, it has nothing to
do with my big behind. Based on personal experience, I am
very cynical when it comes to the medical community and I
wonder if identifying obesity as a disease is another way
for the big drug companies to open the door to more costly
weight loss products.  Again, this is just my personal
opinion.    

Hope everyone has continued success with your weight loss
journey with whatever method you decided to use.  
Love you all.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 12/10/2006 15:15:47
WOW, Carolyn!  I’m amazed at your phentermine nightmare!!  [:0] I’ve heard of the racing heart before, but I’ve never heard of anyone having most of those symptoms before.  Just goes to show, as George said, that drugs should be dispensed carefully and not everything is for everyone!!

Hey George!  While I don't mind losing the "d" to match Joy, I'd REALLY like to lose the 80 pounds I have on her! [:D]

Sorry, I didn't mean to put words in your mouth. [V] I was talking more about the attitude of the general (thin) public.  Every overweight person is familiar with the common attitude (even among many doctors) that they are simply lazy and can't/won’t control themselves.  As obesity becomes epidemic in this country, that attitude is beginning to change, but it's still an uphill battle.

I agree that labeling any drug a "Miracle Cure" sets expectations unrealistically and dangerously high.  The term should be avoided, and I don't believe I have ever used it.  At least, I hope not...

I understand that the "Powers That Be" (sorry, I don't know the names of the appropriate medical societies) have officially designated obesity as a "chronic disease."  [xx(] I assume they are using the term in the same way that alcoholism is labeled a disease.  Sometimes I think alcoholics have the easier road, because, although extremely difficult, they have the choice to completely avoid the thing that damages their body.  We "food-aholics" don't have that choice.  I wonder how many recovering alcoholics could stay sober if they were forced to take one drink a day.  Just one TEENY, little drink and no more.  My guess is, almost none of them could do it.  And yet, that is the position "food-aholics" are in.  Sorry, I'm rambling...

My point about obesity being a disease is that, while it is usually accompanied by other, more traditionally recognizable disorders such as depression, the average depressed person doesn't pack on 200 pounds.  Also, I must wonder, when a morbidly obese person is diagnosed as having depression, which is the symptom and which the actual illness?  If you were to suddenly (let's not say "miraculously” LOL!) put that overweight, depressed person into a normal-weight body, where they did not have to deal with the exhaustion of carrying around 100+ extra pounds, the social stigma and the feelings of failure, might not that depression be largely alleviated?  [?]

A final thought:  I have a very dear friend who has fraternal twin girls, around 4 years old.  One is what people used to lovingly call a “Little Fatty.”  The other is a normal-weight.  These children live in the same house, eat the same, play the same, and yet one is thin and one is fat.  Something, call it “disease,” call it “predisposition”, call it what you like, SOMETHING is going on in the fat child’s body that is DIFFERENT.  I, personally, would appreciate it if society would recognize that difference, and if the medical community would take it seriously.

PS:  Please don’t take ANYTHING I say personally.  I know we’re in this together!! [:I]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: another_someone on 12/10/2006 17:19:25
quote:
Originally posted by Jody
Every overweight person is familiar with the common attitude (even among many doctors) that they are simply lazy and can't/won’t control themselves.



Not sure this is anything new – just look at Victorian caricatures.

Ofcourse, there were times in history when it was quite fashionable to be of a size we would consider to be 'obese'.

quote:

I agree that labeling any drug a "Miracle Cure" sets expectations unrealistically and dangerously high.  The term should be avoided, and I don't believe I have ever used it.  At least, I hope not...



I wont harp on this, merely explaining why I thought as I did – you quoted the press as referring to it as a 'miracle drug', which you then commented upon with 'I imagine this is it ' - but I imagine that was an off the cuff remark that you had not thought would be taken as literally as I did.

quote:

I understand that the "Powers That Be" (sorry, I don't know the names of the appropriate medical societies) have officially designated obesity as a "chronic disease."  [xx(] I assume they are using the term in the same way that alcoholism is labeled a disease.



In the past, homosexuality was also labelled as a disease.  Such labelling is something I am very wary of.

quote:

  Sometimes I think alcoholics have the easier road, because, although extremely difficult, they have the choice to completely avoid the thing that damages their body.  We "food-aholics" don't have that choice.  I wonder how many recovering alcoholics could stay sober if they were forced to take one drink a day.  Just one TEENY, little drink and no more.  My guess is, almost none of them could do it.  And yet, that is the position "food-aholics" are in.  Sorry, I'm rambling...



I don't regard myself as a food-aholic (excepting in the sense that if I were totally deprived of food I may have severe withdrawal symptoms leading to death).  Yes, I am a chocoholic, but that is a different matter.

quote:

A final thought:  I have a very dear friend who has fraternal twin girls, around 4 years old.  One is what people used to lovingly call a “Little Fatty.”  The other is a normal-weight.  These children live in the same house, eat the same, play the same, and yet one is thin and one is fat.  Something, call it “disease,” call it “predisposition”, call it what you like, SOMETHING is going on in the fat child’s body that is DIFFERENT.  I, personally, would appreciate it if society would recognize that difference, and if the medical community would take it seriously.



Precisely the point – two people, having the same lifestyles, can still have different weights.

I myself have varied in weight quite a bit, peeking at around 280lbs, then dropping to around 230lbs, and now back up to around 250lbs (as a child and teenager I was quite slim).

My own feeling is often that it is as much about my own emotional disposition, and the impact it has on my metabolic rate, than it is about food consumption.

I also think that sometimes my problem is not that I eat too much, but I eat too infrequently (being lazy, and only cooking for myself,  I cook one large meal a day, rather than many smaller ones).



George
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 12/10/2006 20:25:46
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone

quote:
Originally posted by Jody
Every overweight person is familiar with the common attitude (even among many doctors) that they are simply lazy and can't/won’t control themselves.



Not sure this is anything new – just look at Victorian caricatures.

Ofcourse, there were times in history when it was quite fashionable to be of a size we would consider to be 'obese'.


I didn't mean to imply this was something new, just an attitude that needs to be corrected.
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone
quote:

I agree that labeling any drug a "Miracle Cure" sets expectations unrealistically and dangerously high.  The term should be avoided, and I don't believe I have ever used it.  At least, I hope not...


I wont harp on this, merely explaining why I thought as I did – you quoted the press as referring to it as a 'miracle drug', which you then commented upon with 'I imagine this is it ' - but I imagine that was an off the cuff remark that you had not thought would be taken as literally as I did.


Sorry, when I said "I imagine this is it", I meant "I imagine this is the pill they are refering to."  I didn't mean to imply I agreed it was a "miracle pill."  Ah, the vagaries of the English language...
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone
quote:

I understand that the "Powers That Be" (sorry, I don't know the names of the appropriate medical societies) have officially designated obesity as a "chronic disease."  [xx(] I assume they are using the term in the same way that alcoholism is labeled a disease.


In the past, homosexuality was also labelled as a disease.  Such labelling is something I am very wary of.


And yet you said you consider smoking to be a disease...
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone
quote:

  Sometimes I think alcoholics have the easier road, because, although extremely difficult, they have the choice to completely avoid the thing that damages their body.  We "food-aholics" don't have that choice.  I wonder how many recovering alcoholics could stay sober if they were forced to take one drink a day.  Just one TEENY, little drink and no more.  My guess is, almost none of them could do it.  And yet, that is the position "food-aholics" are in.  Sorry, I'm rambling...


I don't regard myself as a food-aholic (excepting in the sense that if I were totally deprived of food I may have severe withdrawal symptoms leading to death).  Yes, I am a chocoholic, but that is a different matter.

Not everyone who eats is a "food-aholic", just as not everyone who drinks is an "alcoholic." By food-aholic I refer to someone who is not in control of his/her eating habits, as an alcoholic is not in control of his/her drinking habits. An alcoholic has the option of giving up alcohol, but as you correctly point out, a food-aholic does not have that choice. I also certainly do not mean to imply that everyone with a weight issue is a food-aholic, but there are many of us out there. (We'd better not talk about chocolate.  There's a candy machine in this building and it's not safe! [}:)])
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone
quote:

A final thought:  I have a very dear friend who has fraternal twin girls, around 4 years old.  One is what people used to lovingly call a “Little Fatty.”  The other is a normal-weight.  These children live in the same house, eat the same, play the same, and yet one is thin and one is fat.  Something, call it “disease,” call it “predisposition”, call it what you like, SOMETHING is going on in the fat child’s body that is DIFFERENT.  I, personally, would appreciate it if society would recognize that difference, and if the medical community would take it seriously.


Precisely the point – two people, having the same lifestyles, can still have different weights.

I myself have varied in weight quite a bit, peeking at around 280lbs, then dropping to around 230lbs, and now back up to around 250lbs (as a child and teenager I was quite slim).

My own feeling is often that it is as much about my own emotional disposition, and the impact it has on my metabolic rate, than it is about food consumption.

I also think that sometimes my problem is not that I eat too much, but I eat too infrequently (being lazy, and only cooking for myself,  I cook one large meal a day, rather than many smaller ones).


My point exactly!!  [:D] If I eat and excercise exactly the same as you (and by "you" I mean anyone,) and yet you gain weight and I don't, why should you be penalized for it?  Why should you have to chose between being constantly hungry and putting your health at risk with obesity?  This is where I believe society's judgemental attitude needs to change, and the medical community needs to do what it can to help.

BTW, like you, my husband eats only one large meal a day, and that in the evening.  Yet he never gains an ounce.  I find this EXTREMELY annoying in him. (LOL!) [;)]


Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 13/10/2006 07:03:29
Posted - 06 Oct 2006 :  20:57:52                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN
Carolyn = 30 lbs.
Diana = 15 Lbs
Karen w. 103Lbs



Total Lost =148 lbs.

Sorry I forgot to put it in Monday.. Sorry ladies had losts going on.. Be well and here it is! Great Job everyone... keep up the good work!!!


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 13/10/2006 14:11:50
WHOA Karen!  Another pound!!  Too cool!  [:D][:D][:D]  I've been doing really well this week, but I'm still afraid to get on a scale.  Maybe next week.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: another_someone on 13/10/2006 14:32:09
quote:
Originally posted by Jody
And yet you said you consider smoking to be a disease...



I should probably have better said that tobacco addiction was an illness, but since tobacco is so highly addictive that a fairly high percentage of people who smoke are addicted to tobacco, thus there is a fairly clear correlation between the two, but I accept that they are not one and the same.

In the same way, one might say that eating disorders (whether anorexia of obsessive excessive eating) is a disease, there are a far wider range of causes of obesity (including thyroid disorders, various medications, and numerous other conditions, probably some not even understood), hence why I would argue that obesity is merely a symptom of one of many underlying illnesses.



George
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 13/10/2006 16:49:34
I have a huge thyroid disorder! Mine is extremely low! I take medication regularly to try to balance it outand even the playing field.. Helps with moods skin texture energy memory, not being cold all the time and weight gain! So many things that creep in when I miss my meds, even just a thyroid pill! Yes George is right and thyroid cannot be diagnosed with a single test one time it should be done several times as a thyroid flutuates greatly in its ability to function right when it is sick..

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 13/10/2006 17:41:41
HELLO EVERYONE!!  HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!!! [:D]

I started on the phentermine yesterday.  I can tell that it raises your blood pressure - I could feel it rising!!  Luckily my blood pressure is normal but I am going to watch it!  I have to say that I seem to have more energy and I was even able to sleep well last night - so I was glad for that.  I did wake up an hour early but I feel really good today.  I have been walking 2 mi. on the treadmill everyday and I think it has improved my mood!  I feel ALIVE again!  It is amazing how when you are eating like a pig - you feel like crap but you can't stop yourself from doing it.  It is a disgusting cycle.  Anyway, I can't believe how well the phentermine has subsided my appetite.  I feel like this could be the thing to really help me.  I didn't eat much yesterday - because I wasn't hungry.  I just made myself eat lunch today - I wasn't hungry - I just felt like I needed it because I felt kind of weak.  I know I can make it to supper without snacking in between.  I finally feel like I have control!  I did have a tiny headache - not really anything - but I always have sinus headaches or I do get migraines once in a while and this headache wasn't anything like either of those.  I can handle this kind of headache.

Joy:  I wondered how long you have been on the phentermine?  I also wondered if you were told how to wean yourself off of them?  From what I have read - they can become highly addictive and you need to wean yourself off of them - not just quit taking them cold turkey.  I don't see anything, however, telling you how you do that???  Do you decrease the mg dosage?  Take one every other day?  If you know anything about this and can help me - I'd appreciate it.  My hubby is taking them also and his appetite has really decreased.  We are very hopeful about them.

I hope everyone is having a good week!  I'll post more later.

Kelly


Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 13/10/2006 17:45:26
I forgot to say that for lunch I had a Lean Cuisine Panini and it was really good.  

My favorite low-cal frozen meals are the Lean Cuisine - they have no preservatives and the quality of the food just seems better to me.  Anyway - I like trying new ones that come out and the Panini's are really good!  

[:D]Just some food for thought[:D]!!!

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 13/10/2006 19:44:54
Hi George - I think you and I have a problem with semantics (perhaps UK English vs. US English? [;)]) because I think we largely agree.  I would certainly agree that excess weight in and of itself is not a disease or illness. It must have an underlying cause, whether that be thyroid, some genetic disorder or "who knows what."  And I would also completely agree that a person who overeats, doesn't exercise and is generally a "couch potato" is going to gain weight.  But I also believe that a person who can only control their weight by virtual starvation and enormous quantities of exercise has a medical problem that needs to be addressed, even if that person is considered "healthy" in all other ways.

For example, one might argue that a slow metabolism is not a disease.  But when a metabolism is slow enough to cause serious obesity, it is, in my opinion, SOMETHING (disease[?] illness[?] condition[?] [xx(]) that needs to be corrected.  Is the slow metabolism a symptom of something else? Maybe. That's what research is all about.

Karen - You are SO FORTUNATE that you have a doctor who really looks out for you.  [:D] (My personal experience with doctors hasn't been too great. [:(]) Thyroid problems are terrifically difficult to detect by standard tests - the so-called "normal" range is HUGE!!  So I think its wonderful that you're getting the help that you need.

Kelly - I'm thrilled that the phentermine is working for you.  [:D] I found that it worked for me for a few weeks but eventually stopped having any effect.  [V] I understand that you only have to worry about it becoming addictive if you keep increasing the dosage as the effects subside.  I've never heard of anyone having to be "weaned" off of it, since by the time most people quit taking it, its effectiveness has pretty much ended.  Of course, EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, so talk to your doctor and BE CAREFUL!

BTW, I love Lean Cuisine too!  I just wish so many of their meals weren't some sort of Italian dish.  I LOVE Italian, but I do get tired of it after awhile.

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 14/10/2006 04:52:11
Kelly,
Really, a person is only supposed to be on Phentermine for 13 weeks, & then take a 13 week break, & then be on it again if needed.  BUT!  A lot of people stay on it longer, especially if they get it online. I have personally been on mine 15 weeks today. I don't feel like I'm "addicted" to it, but I really can't imagine going off of it cuz I don't want to feel hungry all the time again, ya kwim???  About 2 weeks or so ago, I started feeling like it wasn't working too well on my appetite anymore, so I upped my dosage a week ago to 1 1/2 pills/day.  I have noticed a HUUUUGE difference & am loving it!!!  [:D]  But...I still gotta snap back to reality & realize that I can NOT be on these the rest of my life!  I at LEAST wanna stay on them through the holidays though, cuz that scares me BAAAAD!!!  [:(]  TOOOOO  many sweets around at that time of year!  [:I]
Have you noticed your sweet cravings are gone???  I know a LOT of ppl say they notice that their sweet cravings disappear while on Phen, & I must say, I noticed a DRASTIC difference!!!  It was NICE!

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/10/2006 12:47:34
Hi Joy, Kelly, And George, BTW George, Thanks for the "BTW"! LOL I am glad to see you come to the zeta thread.. your story is very much like many of ours as far as Our weight history goes.

Everyone have a great weekend and do something fun and or relaxing this weekend, make it for your own mental health!! Enjoy yourself!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 15/10/2006 19:42:41
HI EVERYONE!

Thanks Jody & Joy for the info on Phentermine.

Joy:  How many mg do you take in one pill?  I take the 37.5.  I hope mine will keep working for 15 weeks.  I can't believe what a difference it has made.  My eating is under control - you're right - I don't even think about sweets and I know I'm losing weight.  I am almost afraid to feel hopeful that this may actually work for me.  My husband is taking it also and his "grazing" is gone!  He is eating A LOT less and feels great.  The only negative thing I can say about it is I do feel tension.  I notice I clinch my jaw sometimes.  I think exercise helps me reduce this.

I have been walking on the treadmill everyday and I bring my laptop and put it next to my treadmill on a table.  I then plug in earphone and watch a movie while I am walking.  This had made such a huge difference for me.  My time flies by so much faster and I look forward to the exercise so that I can see what happens next in the movie.

I currently have been watching "Meet the Fockers" and I'm laughing out loud while I'm walking because there are a lot of funny parts.  It has made exercising fun for me.  It is hard to stop the movie when my walk is done but I make myself because then I can't wait to find out what happens the next day!  I don't know what I'll do when I run out of movies but this works well for now.

I ate at a nice Steakhouse yesterday and I did excellent.  I want to lose the weight so bad that I didn't ruin it by eating the things I normally would.  I got a filet and steamed vegetables.  I had a tiny piece of bread with a little butter.  I was really proud of myself.  It was an accomplishment for me.  

I hope everyone is doing well this weekend and enjoying the time off from "the rat race"!

I'll report in tomorrow to see how much I lost this week.  I'm actually excited about it!!  [:D]


Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/10/2006 00:11:22
I used to watch movies while I pedaled my stationary bike it was nice as I love movies too.. will see you all tomorrow for weigh in, I must remember to weigh in... Jeesh !! Love to all Karen!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/10/2006 09:55:56
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN


Karen = 102 lbs




FOR GRAND TOTAL LOSS OF 102 lbs

Hey every one I am trying to be good and get back on track again..  Love to all and have a great day, I will see you all after work.. have a great Monday and smile, Mondays can be great too! Miss you all!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 16/10/2006 16:30:06
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN


Karen = 102 lbs
Kelly = 4 lbs.





Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 17/10/2006 04:47:58
Good Job everyone, I hope you all did well today!! YAYYYYYY!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 18/10/2006 07:22:02
How was everyones Tuesday... HAVE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT DAY??

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 18/10/2006 17:56:20
Hi Everyone!

Hi Karen!

Boy the posts are slim lately.  I also noticed the site seems bogged down.  I lost a post I tried to do yesterday.

I hope everyone is having a great week.  I am still doing excellent with the phentermine.  I eat only 3 meals a day - and I'm not hungry all the time.  I love it!  It is my TOM this week and so far no weight seems to have come off but I'm doing everything I can do calorie wise and I'm exercising so I'll wait and see what happens.  I am a result based person though.  I need to see the scale go down!

I'll check in later![:D]

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Starting Weight:  202 lbs.
Current Weight:  198 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week: 4 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: 4 lbs.
Lbs. to go: 58
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 19/10/2006 04:53:33
The site moves as slow as my weight dropping off

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 20/10/2006 01:02:39
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN


Karen = 102 lbs
Kelly = 4 lbs.
Joy = 31.5 lbs.

Sorry guys...better late than never!!!  LOL!  [:D]

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 20/10/2006 04:42:23
YEAH JOY AND KELLY... Good Job.. I can't even discuss late I missed weigh in twice... not good. I think a while back, I might have missed it alot more..We are all doing well... I know this is a tad early, but everyone have a safe weekend and try to be happy and healthy.. Best wishes and miss all of you other wonderful ladies and gents here in the zeta thread... be well!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 20/10/2006 13:57:24
Happy Friday!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 20/10/2006 18:59:33
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!!!  HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GRRRRRRREAT WEEKEND!!!  [:D]

~Joy~
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 21/10/2006 04:43:46
YOU TO JOY!  LOretta I know what you mean!! HAppy Weekend!!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 21/10/2006 05:07:42
I am trying to be happy...LOL

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/10/2006 06:34:04
Oh Loretta I hope all is well.. What else is happening my friend? Are there more complications at work? Deny?

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 23/10/2006 06:46:27
Denny has not been calling as frequently...I think i am only getting about 5-6 calls a week now...complications seem to be heightened at the moment...but it will work itself out...what about you?  What is new with you?

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/10/2006 06:57:57
Nothing new, still teary, just trying to stay busy.. It's very hard I know you know what I mean... Complications with work, or Deny? I am going a bit stir crazy today as the forum was down until about 10:22 pm this evening.. I know you know.. It has driven me nuts all Day! I went to town late and then had chineese food. Made chicken Kieve yesterday for 8, and ended up more. I am glad I made plenty!Then finally deleted several posts...a few moments ago... you know the routine!
 How was church today LOretta? Loretta do you mind me asking what religion you are as I am just curious? How's mom's alergies today? WAs the weather nice for the weekend there? I missed you today and yesterday!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/10/2006 08:50:34

Chicken Rolls Kiev


3 Whole Chicken breasts, skinned, boned, halved
Juice from ½ lemon
Salt
2 Tablespoons butter
½ Cup flour
1 egg, beaten with 1 Tablespoon of Water
1 Cup dry fine Italian seasoned bread crumbs
Oil, for Deep Frying
Sour Cream, for garnish
Paprika for garnish
Finely chopped Green Onions also for garnish, (optional)

Pound each half chicken breast very thin between 2 sheets of wax paper. Sprinkle with Lemon juice and salt. Place a teaspoon of butter on each, and roll each up tightly closing ends on beginning part to enclose butter in side. Make sure sides are tucked in well to encase the butter completely. Roll in flour, then in egg beaten with water, then in Bread Crumbs. Press crumbs into meat so that each roll is completely coated. Refrigerate until chilled. Pour oil into wok to a 3inch depth. Heat oil to 375 degrees F. or (191 Degrees C) or until a one inch cube of bread dropped into oil browns in about 60 seconds. With tongs, lower 2 or 3 chicken rolls into hot oil and fry about 4 minutes until deep golden brown. Drain on paper towel. Arrange on warm plates and spoon a little sour cream over each serving. Sprinkle with paprika and finely chopped onions if you like. Serve at once. Makes six chicken rolls. If you use a deep fryer, set it to 375 and then do 4 at a time. If they are pretty big breasts, leave them for 5 minutes instead of 4 minutes.


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 23/10/2006 17:34:54
Mmmmmmmm, Chicken Kiev sounds wonderful!

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN


Jody = 6 lbs


FOR GRAND TOTAL LOSS OF 6 lbs

Yes, I finally got up the nerve to step on the scale, and BOY was I surprised! Not only have I NOT gained anything (even though I've been eating like a little piggy) I've actually LOST 6 pounds! I've made some interesting changes in the last week.  Thought some of you might be interested in the story.

To begin at the beginning, I lost almost ALL the weight I wanted to lose (within 5 pounds!) with Phen-Fen (before the OTC diet industry forced its recall) then promptly regained it plus 10 more pounds.  Sigh…

About 2 years ago, I found a doctor in Temeculah, California (less than 10 miles from where I USED to live.  Doesn’t that just figure?) who was having Phen-Fen-like results with various drug combinations, primarily phentermine and one of the many available anti-depressants.  This doctor wouldn’t take me as a patient because of the distance, but recommended I contact my local bariatric physician (BP) for help.

My local BP claimed to be using drug therapy for weight loss, but actually only prescribed phentermine which, as we know, wears off after awhile.  After 10 months I was still 20 pounds from my goal, down to 800 calories/day and a loss of less than 1 pound/month.  She then informed me that she was going to discontinue the phentermine and I should be able to lose the last 20 pounds – plus maintenance – with diet and exercise.  Obviously, this woman was not too well connected to reality.

Over the next year I regained 25 pounds.  I was in a panic!  (Particularly since, in a fit of unbridled optimism, I had given away all my “fat” clothes.)  That’s when I found Zetacaps (and this forum!)  The Zeta’s help, but not enough to be a definitive answer.  I’m still much too hungry too much of the time.

Joy and Kelly’s use of phentermine made me start thinking about the whole Phen-Fen thing again.  I remembered that my regular doctor had prescribed Wellbutrin for me for a time.  W is an antidepressant that has been on the market for years.  It's very popular because it doesn't have the sexual side effects that some antidepressants have.  (Zoloft made my sex life merely a distant memory - thank goodness I got off THAT stuff.  I may be 50 but I'm not DEAD!!)  W works by increasing/balancing/stabilizing some of the neurotransmitters in your brain, notably norepenephrine, dopamine and serotonin.  This is largely the same thing fenfleuramine and duxfenfleuramine (the "Fen" in Phen-Fen) did.  So, theoretically, you should be able to combine phentermine and W and get Phen-Fen-like results.  So far, so good…

I hadn’t taken the W since April, and when I tried to refill my prescription, my insurance company wouldn't cover it.  They wanted me to see my doctor again (to the tune of $200/office visit.)  The uninsured price for Wellbutrin (here, anyway) is $178/30 days.  Totally unacceptable.  I went on-line to see if I could get it from an on-line pharmacy.
 
I found a site that sells something they refer to as a "natural Wellbutrin," called "beCalm'd."  It is an amino acid supplement that ALSO increases/balances/stabilizes those same brain neurotransmitters.  Actually, I didn't buy the "beCalm'd," I purchased another product of theirs called "neu-Replenish," which is designed to target the norepenephrine, dopamine and serotonin levels a little more directly.  Will the stuff work?  Beats me.  But at $84.75 (including overnight shipping,) compared to $178 plus doctor visit, I was willing to give it a try.

So that left the phentermine half of the equation.  I placed an order with an on-line pharmacy that required you to give them your doctor’s name and contact information, which I did.  They then called my doctor for a prescription, which my doctor promptly refused, OF COURSE!!  (She won’t prescribe phentermine under ANY circumstances. – Now seriously, if my doctor would prescribe the stuff would I be buying it on-line?  Hello?)  So at this point, I don’t know what is going to happen with the phentermine.  The site claimed that they have their own doctors, and I filled out all of their forms, so maybe someone else will approve it for me.  Or maybe I’ve just thrown away $112 (for 3 months, including shipping) since they state very clearly that there are NO REFUNDS, and if they can’t get you approved for the phentermine, they’ll send their “herbal phentermine” in its place – for the same price, of course. [:(!]

I had about 10 phentermine capsules left over from my BP experience, so I’ve been taking them along with the “neu-Replenish.”  So far, I still get extremely hungry, but I’m full with very little food.  This is the same sort of results I had with the Phen-Fen, BUT I’ve only been on the phentermine a few days, so don’t know how long the effects will last.

I have also found (by sending out letters to every BP I could find within 50 miles) 3 doctors who claim to have the same philosophy/methods as the doctor in California.  If the phentermine wears off and/or I can’t get any more, I’ll make an appointment with one of them.  I’ll keep you informed.

Sorry this post is so long, but I thought you all would like to know what I’m doing, particularly if it works!  The fact that half of this “drug therapy” is natural amino acids appeals to me hugely.  Keep your fingers crossed!!

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 23/10/2006 18:03:11
Fingers are crossed.  Good luck Jody.
Good job on the 6 pounds.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/10/2006 18:33:08
Good luck Jody and congrats,...The Chicken is divine, squeeze a good amount of the lemon juice on them.. Hi Carolyn how are you? It's nice to see you postin...

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN


Jody = 6 lbs
Karen = 103LBS


FOR GRAND TOTAL LOSS OF 109 lbs


Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 23/10/2006 20:48:01
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN

Jody = 6 lbs
Karen = 103LBs
Kelly = 7 lbs. (lost 3 this week)


FOR GRAND TOTAL LOSS OF 116 lbs


Karen:  Your chicken sounds wonderful.  I'll have to make it sometime!

Hello to all.  I did well last week and am doing well for the start of this week.  I am sticking to doing my best everyday because I don't know how long this phentermine will work for me and I want to make the most out of it (lose as much as I can).  I am feeling a lot better and my clothes are fitting better so I am happier just because of that.

Jody:  The combo sounds interesting.  You'll have to keep us posted.  It is always nice to hear about anything that helps.

I hope everyone is having a good week.  

Talk to you soon!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 23/10/2006 21:42:35
YAAAAYYYYYY KELLY!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 24/10/2006 03:03:16
Go Kelly!!!!Hey You guys Are doing Great, I only lost  pound, I better get a move on here as I am slackin..someone needs to kick me in the butt as soon as my back stops hurting... I fell out of my car this morning before work, and let me tell you the mini van is high off the ground, and when you get to being my age,boy howdy, and I landed really hard! I have a huge bruise on my right cheek (BUM) and scraped both arms underneath my forearms cut both elbow and tried to grab the door to catch my self, and failed miserably, twisting my back and landing on my back on the ground!! This is the second time within two years I took a dive out of that van.. You would think that I would learn something.......BUT NOOOOOOOO! I had to do it again ... Maybe just to see if I could really....get hurt... IT worked, my back is so sore and I think I pulled a muscle real bad. Can't turn to quick like when your back goes out.. I can't believe it!  

Karen


Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 24/10/2006 06:17:19
Yayyyy, for you guys!

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 24/10/2006 08:09:28
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN

Jody = 6 lbs
Karen = 103LBs
Kelly = 7 lbs. (lost 3 this week)
Diana = 17 Lbs


FOR GRAND TOTAL LOSS OF 133 lbs


Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 24/10/2006 08:15:11
Hi Family!!!

It has been so long I know and please forgive me. However with Paul coming home soon EVERYTHING [:D] has to be perfect. I am still working on my weight loss. I found a new program (free) that is awesome. It is no diet involved just teaches you in stages how to eat healthy, gives you inspiration and motivation, buddies to go to in times of need, bonus points that you earn go towards whatever group you choose, logs to keep your meals in that gives you the calories, vitamins, water intake and so forth. I have been keeping up with it so far and enjoying it. I get plenty of food. My calories are between 1440-1840 but in a way that keeps you full. If any one wants to know and again its free just email me @ winterblew2003@yahoo.com and I will send you a link to join. Family it is very good. Take care everyone and please keep in your prayers that Paul and the returning Troops come home safe. Muah!!!

Only you can determine what you can do!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 24/10/2006 13:57:52
[:)] Oh Diana, You and Paul and the troops are in my prayers always.. I am so happy that he is coming home, I know how much that means to you![:D] So excited for you![;)] Congratulations on the new method. sounds like it is working so far and makes you feel good about yourself.[:D] It sounds like helpful imformation to use regardless of what method you use.. Some common sense guidlines!  Congratulations on the 17 bls, that is so good! Glad you are well friend![:X][:X]

Hi Loretta, how are you doing..? Are you being a good girl, or what?[;)]

 Did you all see the post by Dave shorts on the new forum... We will be switching servers tomorrow! (9:00 to 12:00 BST)AM! I Am very excited! Here is the post I will post his post here for you all, don't forget, the new forum will be great! Less trouble with down time and time outs. THat should be a thing of the past! YAAAAY!!
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________________________________________________________________________


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Moderator



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Tomorrow (between 0900BST and 1200BST) we will migrate the forum onto
a new server with the new software. This will mean locking the old
forum so no posts are lost during the conversion. As soon as you see
the new forum you will be able to use it.

Hopefully this will solve the problems we have been having. The new
forum also has various new features:

Greek and various mathematical symbols are supported.
Subscript and Superscript are supported.
You can upload pictures, and insert them into posts without using
external servers.
It will make a fair attempt at rendering chemical diagrams.

We hope you enjoy the new forum, any problems get in touch with me.


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Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 24/10/2006 14:09:33
Hi Diana - Great job on the 17 pounds.  How soon is Paul coming home?  I know you're excited.  I'm excited for you.  Let me say thanks again to you and to Paul for all the sacrifices you have made.  Love yall bunches.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 24/10/2006 14:13:30
Hi Everyone!

A new forum, how exciting.  It sounds like it will be great!

Karen:  I hope you are okay.  It hurts so much more when you fall as an adult then when you were a child.  I realized that when this spring I went Roller Skating (yes, you read that right) with my son's 4th Grade class.  I had loved roller skating as a kid and I have always been really good at it.  As a young adult I roller bladed, ice skated, and water skiied.  I was getting really good once I got comfortable roller skating - and then I went to show my son and his friends some "tricks" that I used to be able to do on my skates.  I did well and then all of a sudden, I lost my balance and fell.  I felt like all of my bones jolted together.  I had put my hands down to stop my fall and for a month and a half my left wrist hurt so bad, I couldn't move it.  I couldn't believe how much that fall hurt.  So I hope you didn't injure yourself because we don't bounce back as quickly as we used to![:(]  Hope you are okay.

Diana:  I'm glad you found something that is working well for you.  I am also glad to see you so happy waiting for the return of Paul!  That is great and all of the troops are in my prayers!!

Hello to Loretta, Carolyn, Joy, Jody, Josephina, Kim, Neil and everyone else!!![:D]

Can't wait to check back here and see the new forum!!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 24/10/2006 14:29:08
Good morning all!  [:D]  How great to see all of you posting. Diana, Carolyn, Loretta, I've missed you all!!

Diana - Huge hugs to you and Paul for your love of each other and your love of your country.  I know God will bless you for it!  Also, would love to hear about your diet plan/group/program/thingy.  Please shoot me an e-mail at jodysharding@yahoo.com!  So far, so good on my phentermine/amino acid program. [^]

Karen - You poor baby!  [:(] I thought I was the only one who took nose dives out of cars and stuff. [B)]  All those scrapes and bumps aren't life-threatening, but they sure do plain ol' HURT!!!  [xx(][xx(][xx(] Don't try to do too much too soon with those twisted muscles.  Hope you heal up in record time. [8D]

Absolutely CANNOT WAIT to see the new server.  Sure hope it has "spell checker!" LOL!

Smoochies! [:X]

Jody
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 24/10/2006 16:45:31
Hi Jody and Kelly and Carolyn... And everyone else! I hope you all have a great day! I am sorry about your skating accident, I have never been too good on skates Kelly! I would break my neck for sure!!LOL So Jody, You Take dives from the car too EH? LOL !

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/10/2006 01:15:14
Hi Loretta, how are you doing..? Are you being a good girl, or what?[;)]


Yep, actually I have changed the majority of my diet to mostly fruit or dried fruits all day long...since I have trouble eating breakfast consistently...I am doing carnation instant breakfast..at night is when I have my meal and I am pretty stuffed so eating is almost out of the question...I do treat myself to mustard pretzels...at night chocolate is nonexistent...whew!  Plus, this young guy at my job is keeping up with me almost every other day...he is trying to get me to take some tae kwon do..which i will be checking into it soon!  Once my schedule straightens out anyways...hehe  I refuse to weigh myself until I feel a difference in my clothes...
 






"Just Me, Lo" Loretta
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/10/2006 06:47:52
GO LORETTA!! Your clothes will loosen right up You watch.. My scales are finally moving again!! YAYYYYYY! ANd Lo, Things are going to be alright You Know! My heart is still beating... stronger then ever and things are going to be alright!! LOVE IS STRONG, I have known that all along...I just can't forget that!

Karen
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 25/10/2006 16:54:23
WOWZERS!! Check out this new forum!  Is this cool or what?  And how about that "Spell Check?"  Somebody was thinking of me, hey?  Only thing is, where did our smilies go?  It will be too bad if we lost them...

Yes, Karen, I take dives out of cars.  I have also been known to land on my butt via roller skates (and ice skates,) trip on rugs, etc.  I'm a hopeless klutz.  I once fell down half a flight of stairs, bounced off the landing wall, then went head-first down the rest of the stairs and landed in a heap at the bottom.  I was so glad to just be alive, I just lay there laughing.  My hubby came tearing into the room expecting to have to call 911, but my only injury was a sprained thumb.  God looks after small children and imbeciles!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 25/10/2006 17:34:36
Monday Morning Weigh-In


Jody = 6 Lbs.
Karen = 103Lbs.
Kelly = 7 Lbs. (lost 3 this week)
Diana = 17 Lbs.
Joy = 32 Lbs. (no change!)


For Grand Total Loss of:  155 Lbs.!!!!!!!

Sorry guys...I'm a little slooooooow this week posting...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! 
Good job everyone!  Let's keep up the good work!!!  :o)

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: daveshorts on 25/10/2006 18:26:18
WOWZERS!! Check out this new forum!  Is this cool or what?  And how about that "Spell Check?"  Somebody was thinking of me, hey?  Only thing is, where did our smilies go?  It will be too bad if we lost them...
Has that fixed most of it? if there are any missing please say
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 25/10/2006 20:41:22
Dave You Rock!!! [O8)] Thanks!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 25/10/2006 22:31:59
Whoa, Dave!  You are definitely THE MAN!  [;D]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 27/10/2006 11:15:49

Do we have a cool site or what??????? [O8)]

Hello Karen, Kelly, Carolyn, Joy, Jody, Loretta, and the rest.....

Have a GREAT weekend everybody [;)]

Luv you lots [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)]
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 27/10/2006 22:14:41
I LIKE THE NEW FORUM!!!! [;D]

The new smilies are AWESOME too! [:)] [8D] [:D] [;D] [;)]

Great job Dave!

Hope everyone is having a good week.  I have done wonderful this week.  I have been walking 45-55 min. per day - anywhere from 3 mi. to 3.4 miles and eating under 1000 cals per day.  I haven't cheated at all.  But I also haven't lost a pound since Monday.  I should already know this by now but after doing much research - it is because I'm not eating enough.  So I am going to up my calories and continue with the exercise.  The exercise really is making me feel so much better.  I am really sticking to it by watching movies while walking.  It makes me want to exercise.  I'm so glad I am doing something that I know I can stick with.

I hope the scale starts to move though!

I'll talk to you all soon.  Have a great weekend.

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 28/10/2006 00:56:48
That's funny, cuz the LESS I eat, the more weight I lose!!!  That's just the way my body has ALWAYS been!!!   [8)]
BUT...I have noticed this week that I haven't lost anymore, & I think it's b/c I have stopped eating 3 times/day!  I first eat something around 3:00 p.m., & I think it is stalling  my weight loss cuz my "fire" isn't getting started 'til so late in the day!!!   [:o]
So, tomorrow is my official weigh-in day, & I will know for sure what the "official" # is tomorrow morning!!!   [;D]

Hope everybody is doing ok over here!!!  Where in the world IS everyone???

Nice to hear from you again Josefina & Kelly!  Hi Carolyn & Karen & Lo!
Thanks for the great-looking new site Dave!  It's AWESOME!!!   [;)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/10/2006 20:34:03
Hi Joy, Kelly, and Josefina! I hope you are all having a great weekend.. Kelly check your email if you can! I am glad your getting so much time a day to walk.. its the best! I need to get me a dvd player to watch a movie too! that is a great idea while out walking.. I used to do that on the stationary bicycle!! It was a great way to keep moving...

You all have a great sunday and I will see you for weigh in!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 30/10/2006 01:27:07
Hi Joy, Karen, Josephina, Lo, Carolyn, Jody and Everybody else!!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  Our weather was so nice today.  It was in the 60's and tomm. it is to be in the 70's.  It is just what I needed so that I could get all of my spring bulbs planted.  Now we will have beautiful color come Spring!  I am sore from digging though.  The tulip bulbs had to be 9" in the ground and I had 51 of them!  I also planted some crocus', daffodils and hyacinths (sp?).  It wouldn't be so bad if our soil wasn't clay soil!  It is very heavy and I had to dig deeper so that I could fill the bottom and then the hole in with good black soil so that they will be able to make their way up to the surface.

Karen:  I did get your e-mail, thanks!  Check yours for a reply.  About walking - I have always put everyone first before myself and now every afternoon or morning when I get my computer and paperwork finished - I take an hour for myself and exercise.  It is the one thing I am doing for me.  I just borrowed a bunch of movies from my sister and I'm excited about walking tomorrow - just so that I can watch a movie with no distractions - or kids needing me, etc.  It is a treat for me! [;)]

Joy:  I think why it doesn't work for me to eat less than 1200 cals is because my body needed about 2500 cals just to maintain my weight.  When I dropped my calories that much my body thought I was starving it.  If I was say 150 lbs. it wouldn't have been as bad as a shock because I would need less cals to maintain that 150 lbs.  At least that is what I read and it seems to make sense because I knew I hadn't cheated and I was really frustrated that the scale wasn't moving.  Now I am eating around 1400 cals - which is actually hard for me to do because I really don't want it but the scale is budging a bit.  I'll know more tomorrow for the weigh in.

I hope you all have a great night and I'll check in tomm.

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/10/2006 04:44:49

Do we have a cool site or what??????? [O8)]

Hello Karen, Kelly, Carolyn, Joy, Jody, Loretta, and the rest.....

Have a GREAT weekend everybody [;)]

Luv you lots [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)]
Josefina

Hi Josefina! How are the kids?  Hope all is well with you?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/10/2006 05:55:58
See you all for weigh in tomorrow!I will weigh in the morning but won't post till evening ladies and gents!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 30/10/2006 06:09:44
no change in clothes yet, just appetite
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 30/10/2006 09:37:29
Dear Loretta,

We are all doing fine, thanks!!!!!!!!!
Have a great week everybody!
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 30/10/2006 21:08:43
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN!

Joy:  34 lbs.

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  34 lbs.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 30/10/2006 21:15:58
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN!

Joy:  34 lbs.
Kelly:  8 lbs. (lost 1 this week)

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  42 lbs.

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 31/10/2006 02:46:46
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN!

Joy:  34 lbs.
Kelly:  8 lbs. (lost 1 this week)
Karen:   107

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  42 lbs.


Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 31/10/2006 19:18:11
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN!

Joy:  34 lbs.
Kelly:  8 lbs. (lost 1 this week)
Karen:  107
Jody:  8.5  (2.5 this week!)

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  157.5 lbs.

Karen - You are totally awesome.  Such an inspiration!!   [;D]
Kelly - Way to go, Girl!   [^]
Joy - You'd better start eating again, sweetie, or there won't be anything of you left!!   [:D]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 31/10/2006 19:27:48
Ok, this is too weird.  The system won't let me post the rest of my message because it says "The message contains blacklisted URL(s)."  The message doesn't contain ANY URL(s).  Any idea what is going on here?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 31/10/2006 20:01:52
Jody:  Thanks for the pat on the back and you did a Great Job yourself!!

I don't know why it said that about the blacklisted URL(s) but I had the same problem the other day with a post I was trying to make.  I re did the post and worded things differently and it let it go through.  I don't know if it doesn't allow certain words or what???

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 02/11/2006 02:25:00
HAPPY NOVEMBER!!! [;D]

Wow - where is everyone????  I can hear my voice ECHO in here!!   [;)]

Is everyone tired out from a big night of Trick or Treating????  I made pumpkin bars yesterday and had one serving yesterday and today but I made sure I factored them into my calorie total.  I haven't had anything sweet in a long time and let me tell you - Man were they GOOD! [:P] 

Yesterday I managed to walk for 57 min.  I can't believe how much more endurance I have only 3 1/2 weeks from when I started. 

Our weather is so cold again.  I hate it!!  I'm always cold. [:(]  I need to be where you are Karen - in sunny CA!!!  What's the weather like there???

How about everyone else?  How are the temps where you live - Joy, Jody, Carolyn, Lo, Josefina, etc.???

Well, since I feel all alone in here - I guess I'll go and do my walking for the night.  Goodnight everyone. [8D]

Kelly

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 02/11/2006 02:45:32
Hi Kelly - I can't tell you how pleased I am to hear you're doing so well.  Keep up the good work.

It's still in the 70's here.  I can't wait for the cold weather.  The only think I miss about the summer are my flip flops.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/11/2006 09:41:25
Well Kelly The weather was warm today although it sprinkled off and on.. The last week has been windy and bitter cold not snow bitter, but the nip is defineitely in the air.. Ice twice on my windows inthe morning eary am, about 4:00am..  Supposed to rain all week more showers.. mid 50's low 60's is forcasted, so not so good in Northern CAlifornia..
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/11/2006 13:38:19
Hasppy Thursday you all! Hope your day goes well!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 02/11/2006 15:36:28
Hello everybody & HAPPY NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!

Kelly,
I am in Portugal, temp. today: 22ºC, you can wear short sleeves, strange, for this time of year. Last week we had TONS of rain, and seems like it's going to start again tonight. You just don't know what to wear!

Have a wonderful week everybody!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 02/11/2006 16:13:57
Our weather has been the pitts all summer.  Quite cool (low 70's) and very high humidity, both of which are very unusual for this area (southern Wisconsin.)  For weeks we've had nothing but rain and more rain.   [xx(]  Spring was very late this year, and now fall and winter are at least a month early!  [:(!]  We actually had snow fluries in early October.   [:o]  I moved back to the mid-west 'cause I missed the seasons, but this is ridiculous!  Ok, I admit we had a beautiful weekend (mostly sunny and almost 70!!) but today it's cloudy again, 29 degrees and fluries.  Yuck.  (I wonder if they'd let me put a fireplace in my cubicle?  Hmmmmmmmm.....)
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Post by: sandballer on 02/11/2006 20:07:24
Ok.  I've made the decision to change my bad habits, and to really work to be a healthier father and husband.  I have a couple of questions, though.  Is the orange and pineapple smoothie the same as the "fat ripper smoothie" that is mentioned in the food preparation section?  Also, I'm not a vegetable person, so if any of you can offer any good recipes for my vegetables, I would appreciate it.  I plan to start on Monday.  I've still got to go to the grocery to get everything I need.
Thanks in advance for all of your help.  I look forward to chatting with all of you through this adventure.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 03/11/2006 04:34:05
Welcome Sandballer...that smoothie is good...but couldn't keep up with it...Veggies are an easy add to chicken and pasta dishes...Let me know and I can throw a recipe at ya
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/11/2006 03:45:02
Big Welcome Sandballer!! enjoy the forum, there are many threads to dip your toes into, please feel free to explore!!

HELLO LORETTTTTTTTTTTA!!! I MISSS YOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

 Hello everyone Miss you all TOOOOOOO!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE BE STRONG!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 05/11/2006 07:29:09
Alright if anyones interested, I posted me new piccy in the zeta thread!
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Post by: moonfire on 05/11/2006 14:19:48
Yes, forgive me for writing in that posted area...here is where I should've said that...as that one is for pics...looking good girlie...I miss you too...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 05/11/2006 18:39:38
Miss you tOO loretta, How you Doing. Thanks so much.. I can't believe I did it! I reread the instructions.. The hardest part was finding my pld password for photobucket!LOL
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Post by: neilep on 06/11/2006 00:05:10
Karen,

You are the mother of this thread and the inspiration to us all.

can I ask you, how do you combat the hunger ?

Were you a constant nosher before ?...do you still take the zetas ?..or is this down to will-power now ?

107 lbs !!...AMAZING !!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 06/11/2006 01:08:01
Both, not like I should be but both,.. I have managed to take them before breakfast and lunch.. sometimes dinner, but lately the I have been more or less cutting back.. I still have them and am going to stick to it! I think I have managed to finally figure out the right portions.. that's the biggie..

How do I combat the hunger and was I a what snacker..oh nosher.. nope, but I am now... I have a snack like cashews or carrots and dip. or I just wait, and stay busy on here... I do however have way less Ice cream, as I love ice cream, chocolates my favorite, then Black Licorice!! Yummmy! I do not eat diet foods, I eat what I know is good healthy foods, just alot less then before.. that has been the hardest part!! Getting the proportions right!

You all are the reason I have made it this far.. You are a great support team!!! I love you all! I still have a long long way to go.. I figure 93 lbs give or take a couple depending on how I feel when I get there..
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 06/11/2006 06:34:29
Snacker now on healthier treats...dried fruits, dates, raisins, mangoes, pineapples, nectarines, blueberries, and trail mix....yep, easy to get to rather than a meal sometimes..
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 06/11/2006 15:11:38
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!!  Mine started out terrible.  I woked up about 10 min. late which got the kids up 10 min. late and my son had some homework to fix in Math (I didn't check it until after he was in bed last night - my mistake).  So we were really running late and I take them to school because it is only 3 mi. down the road from us.  So needless to say - we were hustling.  My son started getting kind of mouthy saying that we are late because I didn't check his homework sooner (which actually he was right - because he set it out for me at suppertime) and I got mad because he shouldn't be talking to me like that (he's 10) so I yelled at him and when I dropped them off - he looked so sad.  He did say by and that he loved me but I can't get out of my mind how sad he looked.  I now feel so bad for what I said to him - because I handled it wrong.  He should not talk to me how he did but I should not have yelled like I did - especially when I knew he was right - if I would have check it last night he would have fixed it before bed and we wouldn't have had a bad morning.  So now I'm sure he is laughing and fine at school and I will be thinking about it all day long!!!  Kids make you feel so much guilt don't they???

Anyway - thank you to everyone for sharing your weather with me.  I always wonder what it is like in other locations.  One of my sisters lives in New Zealand and their seasons are the exact opposite of ours.  Right now we are in fall and she is in Spring.  I just think that is so neat.

Carolyn:  Where are you from again?  I don't remember but it must be nice to have temps in the 70's.  I still have so much I need to do outside that needs warmer weather and we won't get warmer anymore. [:(]

Josefina:  What are your normal temps for this time of year in Portugal?  Do you have a change of seasons?

Jody:  Where in Southern Wisconsin do you live?  Joy was from Wisconsin also!  I have been to Platteville, WI (sp?) a long time ago.  We had friends who got married and lived up there while the guy was going to college there.  We would take weekend getaways and stay with them.  It is right by the Iowa border I believe because we used to go into Iowa too.  It was a lot of fun.  Also - you made me laugh with the fireplace in cubicle thing!  That was cute!  We have a fireplace and I have been bugging my husband to get it ready - we have a gas starter and the pipe is shot so he needs to make a new one.  We usually have to replace it every year along with the grate that holds the wood because we burn so much.  Last year we basically heated our house through the fireplace but we are scaling back this year because it is so messy.  It has been cold enough on days here in Central IL that I have really missed it!

Karen:  It is so weird that you have frost and low temps in CA - I guess I figured you were really warm all year around!  Also - what a nice picture of you.  You look beautiful in that dress.  I can really see a difference - you have done great - and now your in the home stretch.

Sandballer:  Welcome to the forum!  We are here to support you.

Joy:  How are you?  I miss ya!

Well I guess, I'd better go - I have lots of work to do.  Mondays are the worst because I have to play catch up from the weekend!

Take Care!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 06/11/2006 15:13:37
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!!!!

Kelly:  11 lbs. (lost 3 this week!!!)






I almost forgot to post this.  It was a good week!  I have 51 lbs. to go.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 06/11/2006 15:49:49
Hi Kelly,
congratulations! You are doing good! Yes, we do have a change of seasons, right now we're in the fall. Temperatures have been higher than usual though. We don't get any snow in the winter, almost any spring now and very hot summers! Today the temp. is 18ºc.
Have a good week everybody!
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 06/11/2006 20:55:30
Good afternoon, Sweeties!  I did NOT have the nerve to get on the scale this morning.   [:(]  I ran out of fentermine last week, and it took until Saturday for me to get anything else.  I had to settle for "Herbal Fentermine" due to problems with internet companies.  The first one from which I ordered prescription fentermine called my regular doctor to approve the order, which she promptly refused.  Honestly, if my doctor would write the prescription, why would I be paying a premium to get it on-line?  Idiots...   [::)]  The second place I ordered from had their own doctor to approve the prescription, but were having "shipping issues" and didn't know when the order would actually get filled.  So now I'm working with the herbal stuff.  The jury is still out, but it's only been 2 days.

Kelly - I live in Racine, Wisconsin, which is right on the Lake, just a few miles north of the Illinois/Wisconsin border.  Where are you?

(BTW, I know I'm not spelling "fentermine" correctly, but it's the only way I can avoid that "black-listed URL" message.  Weird, huh?)
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 06/11/2006 23:57:51
The scales runaway from me when they see me coming...i think it is hiding in my closet
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 07/11/2006 15:02:32
Josefina:  Thank you for your kind words and you have the change of seasons at the same time as we do it sounds like.  Our temps are also around yours with 55°F being an average temp in IL right now.  In the summer we get into the 90°F's.  In the winter - we used to get a lot of snow but now we don't get as much.  We used to have blizzards which we really don't get anymore.  I like winter when there is snow - it really makes it pretty.  I don't like winter when it is cold and dreary everyday - which is how it has been here lately.  No color because all of the trees lost their leaves.  We have a lot of farm ground in IL - a lot of flat land - which has now all been harvested so we really lack color.  Just dark tones.  I can't wait for either snow or Spring!! [:)]

Jody:  I actually live out in the country - on top of a hill - with the nearest house being about a mile down the road.  Our nearest "towns" are actually villages.  They only have anywhere from 200-500 people! The nearest city would be Peru, IL.  I live kind of in between Chicago and Peoria with Peoria being closer to me.  It would take about 3 hrs. for me to get to Chicago and an hour to get to Peoria.  I've heard of Racine - I don't know if I've ever been through there though.  I'll have to look on a map!  The school that my kids attend is a consolidated one with all of the small "villages" in our county combined.  There are usually 3 classrooms per grade with about 25 kids/class.  So there are about 75 kids in each grade.  Kind of sounds like we are out in the middle of nowhere - doesn't it?  Come to think of it, the county I live in doesn't have any stop lights at all!  There are only stop signs!!  It's great because you get to places so much quicker than in "town"!  I love living out here though - I wouldn't trade it for anything.  We do put a lot of miles on our vehicles though.

Is anyone watching "The Biggest Loser"?  I just caught up on last week's episode and was so mad that Pam got voted off!  She was my favorite of the girls.  I cannot believe how much weight they lose and how quickly.  It surprises me because a doctor supervises them and you would think that they are losing so fast that they would have a lot of excess skin to deal with.

I have recently tried silken (soft) tofu in a smoothie.  I had heard that tofu takes on whatever flavors it is put with and that you cannot even tell it is in something.  My daughter is basically a vegetarian and I am always trying to get more protein in her so I made a Strawberry Banana Tofu Smoothie.  It has strawberries, a banana, tofu, apple juice, nonfat plain yogurt, I put splenda in it instead of honey and I added some frozed peaches along with ice.  It was delicious and low in calories too.  It is also really filling.  All of us loved it - even my husband!  I have a recipe for Alfredo sauce made with soft tofu that I am going to try - it really knocks out the fat and cals.  I was wondering if anyone has tried the firm tofu and what it is like?  I think I read that you can cut it into chunks and add it to dishes.  Does it take on the flavor also or what does it taste like?

I'm really having a hard time coming up with creative suppers that are low in calories and healthy.  I feel like we eat a lot of chicken.  I buy really lean ground round it is about 95/5 but I don't usually know what to do with it.  Any ideas????

Well, I'd better get started on my work for today! 

Have a Good Week Everyone!!!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 07/11/2006 16:59:15
Kelly ~ The area where you live sounds like a fairy-tale.   [:I]  I'd dearly love to live there, but I'm an accountant (corporate, NOT tax) and there isn't much call for accountants in the country.  Since I like eating regularly and living indoors, I guess I'm stuck with "town."  [xx(]  I'm really jealous, though!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 07/11/2006 17:02:45
The scales runaway from me when they see me coming...i think it is hiding in my closet

Loretta, you are just TOO much fun!!  [;D]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 07/11/2006 21:00:17
Kelly, yes, tofu does take on the taste of many foods...it is a good resource for filling and protein...excellent  idea with the smoothie...I am trying to think of using it in an alfredo sauce...you have to whip that creamy texture smoothly to avoid clumping...hmmmm let me know how it goes...

Thanks Jody...I have weird thoughts that I have to share with all of you...oh, sorry I subject you too..hehe
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 08/11/2006 16:26:39
HAppy Wed. Everyone!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 08/11/2006 20:48:55
George & Karen - Thanks for the messages regarding the "black listed URL" error message.  Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, but I just found my "personal message center."  (BTW, it says I have 3 messages, but I can only find 2.)  SOOOOOOOOOOO much to learn!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 09/11/2006 05:59:00
Jody! Check you outgoing mess. too. You might have inadvertantly sent one to that box, I know I did that once or twice already!LOL befor I even got to read them... HEE HEE HEE!!
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Post by: Jody on 09/11/2006 14:25:32
Hey!  I just found out some horrible spammer send a bunch of us disgusting e-mails and Dave (aka MR. WONDERFUL!) got rid of all of them before they could pollute our little eyeballs.  WAY TO GO, DAVE!  You get a BIG gold star from me!!   [;D] [;D] [;D]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 10/11/2006 16:35:13
 Yes indeedy he is working hard to keep the forum clean!! YAYYYYY Dave!

How has everyones week been..?

I am on today to tell you I hit a milestone yesterday! I was able to run  for the first time in many  many years!! It was great! My legs felt lighter and way less awkward.. I am not supposed to run, because of my heart condition.. but I did anyway just because I felt like it!! I was chasing children... The big monster Teacher Karen!!  I am Jazzed that my legs were working so well. Must say my hip joints today are a tad in pain as this old lady is way out of shape! LOL
When I was done, I was not totally winded and was feeling rather exhilerated and not bad at all! Which has been the case any other time I tried this.. I will refrain, but I might do it again If I feel the erge.. baring I don't get into trouble! LOL I am feeling pretty good, I have a cold with achy throat glands, sniffles and was a bit quesy, but it passed I hope! All of us teachers were sick this week. It was a real (LORETTA LOLYou know what I was going to say!)a real rotten time..Everyone puking and feeling crudy!
I hope you all are well. Please have a great weekend and have funnnnnnnn!!!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 10/11/2006 17:46:10
Karen:  That is a wonderful accomplishment.  You should be proud.  Isn't it amazing to see where we start from to where we end up?! [;)]  I hope you are feeling better.  That is one major thing I do not miss about teaching pre-school - all of the colds and flu that you end up with!! [:D]  However, I do really miss teaching little ones and making such a big difference in their lives.

I thought I'd share the tofu alfredo recipe with everyone in case you are interested in it.  I love the smoothie's and will post that recipe next but I'm going to try making this fettucini alfredo recipe tonight for dinner and will let you know how good it is.  I am going to add boneless skinless chicken breast to it and broccoli.  It still is so low in calories and since I don't eat after supper anymore, I usually have a lot of calories left.  Here it is:

Tofu Fettuccini Alfredo

Serves: 4

Replacing cream with tofu makes this decadent pasta dish a welcome addition to any healthy diet.

INGREDIENTS
2 cups fettuccini
12 oz. soft (silken) tofu, drained
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
1. Cook the pasta according to the manufacturer's instructions.
2. While the pasta is boiling, place the drained tofu, garlic, both cheeses, olive oil, and onion powder into a blender. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour soy mixture into a saucepan. Warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally. 4. Toss drained pasta with Alfredo sauce.

NUTRITION INFO (per serving)
Calories: 268.3
Fat: 12.6 g
Carbohydrates: 23.3 g
Protein: 16.1 g


I hope it tastes good - it sure does sound good!  I'll let you know how it turns out.  I'll look for the smoothie recipe and post that online also.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 10/11/2006 17:51:00
I just found the smoothie recipe - it is really yummy!

Strawberry-Banana Tofu Smoothie

1 cup apple juice
1 cup frozen vanilla nonfat yogurt, or any flavor of sorbet
6 ounces of soft tofu(half of loaf), drained
3/4 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
3/4 cup fresh or frozen sliced peaches
1 banana, peeled and broken into chunks
1/2 cup Splenda
1 cup ice cubes or more to your liking
 
Place all ingredients into container of electric blender. Blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds. Serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings.

Everyone in my family likes this - even my husband and it is 145 cals for a nice size glass and it is filling.

Take Care!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 11/11/2006 06:03:42
Thanks Kelly.. My back is sore I ran some more, but hips are sore too. It will all go away! Thanks..

Mmmm sounds tasty... I have never seen a smothie with tofu! Interesting!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/11/2006 09:05:22
Wow, I was so lost when I got here. Hello Family! Still working on my weight loss. Everything here still going well, Paul will be home soon. Take care.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2006 09:14:41
Hi Diana, It's good to hear from you and very glad to hear that paul will be home soon. New forum is great. Takes a little gettting used to. We are all adapting. It will be interesting...Let us know how you are doing.. weigh in is still on Monday morning if you would like to join us again.. I hope your health has been well and that you are doing good!Talk to you soon.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 12/11/2006 23:51:39
Hi Diana!  I will be in Germany in April...woo hoo!  Right in time for my son's birthday...glad to hear you are doing well...Yeahhhhh, Paul will be home soon...how long?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 13/11/2006 13:08:10
What I can say is "real" soon. I am glad everyone is doing well. Paul and I are going back to the states for the holidays. Thank you all for all your prayers.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 13/11/2006 22:24:19
MONDAY WEIGH-IN

Kelly, 12 lbs. (1 this week)


Total:  12 lbs.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 13/11/2006 22:33:34
Hi Diana!  Glad everything is going well and that you will see Paul soon!

I thought I'd let you all know that the Tofu Fettucini Alfredo was a hit in my house.  At first I thought the sauce tasted different and I wasn't sure how my very picky husband and son would be with it.  My son immediately loved it and my husband liked it.  I thought it was different at first but then I got used to it and thought it was pretty good.  I asked them if they would eat it again and they both said yes so I will keep the recipe.  We have the Tofu smoothies almost every day now.  It is a good way to get my fruits in and to get protein into my daughter because she doesn't eat meat!

It is such a dreary day here - all I have wanted to do since waking up is to go back to bed!!  I still need to get my walking in yet.  I am really fighting myself today though - I just don't feel like it.  I don't know what is wrong with me. 

Well, I hope everyone had a great weekend and much success in your week ahead!

Karen:  How you doing on your running?  Take it easy on yourself, okay!!  I'm really proud of you though!

Take care everyone!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 14/11/2006 04:33:58
Monday weigh in for me....clothes are still a size 18 and it still saying that I am fat...aagghh!  No scales not sure how to measure...except I am still a size 18.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/11/2006 19:08:56
MONDAY WEIGH-IN

Kelly, 12 lbs. (1 this week)
Karen, 108Lbs


Total:  120lbs.


Sorry I was late Ladies I forgot to weigh in last night I was floating in a hotub and it slipped my mind!
 
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 14/11/2006 19:34:24
Geeeee, Karen, I can't imagine why you wouldn't be thinking about the grizzly scales while floating dreamily in a happy hot tub. LOL!!

Congratulations on the run!!  Sometimes the day is so beautiful that I HAVE to run, just for the joy of it.   [;D] [;D] [;D]  (Ok, so I don't get very far, but that's beside the point!  LOL!)  Keep up the awe-inspiring work!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 14/11/2006 21:46:14
Well, my little Zeta-Sweeties, nobody seems to be posting much, so I guess I’ll use up some space and tell you what I’ve been up to…

Now let’s see…  I think I told you all I was using fentermine and an amino acid supplement to simulate the effects of Phen-Fen.  It worked amazingly well for the 7 or 8 days I had fentermine.  Then I ran out, and it quit working (of course.)  So I tried to get fentermine from an internet site, which didn’t work because they wanted my regular doctor to write the prescription.  Then I tried to get it from ANOTHER site, which didn’t work because they didn’t know when they’d ever get their shipping straightened out.  So I decided to try Herbal Fentermine (VERY highly rated, per the “rate diet pills” web site.)

Just one word about Herbal Fentermine – DON’T!  As in, DON’T bother and DON’T waste your money.  The stuff isn’t worth the powder to blow it to He…, um, Heck.  BTW, Kelly and Carolyn, where are you getting yours?  I know you can’t post the site, but please shoot me an e-mail and let me know.

So, back to the drawing board…

I believe I posted a message where I described a doctor in Temecula, California (just a few miles from where I used to live – doesn’t that just figure?) who claims to be getting Phen-Fen like results with other drug combinations.  (Hence my fentermine-amino acid combination.)  He has a page on his web-site where he describes what he is doing and the medications he is using.  I sent a letter, along with a copy of his web-page, to 21 bariatric physicians within 70 miles of my house.  I have now received responses from 12 of them.  Here is the run-down:

One has moved to Scottsdale, AZ (where the REAL money is!)
A couple have priced themselves out of the market (MY market, anyway)
One wants me to dedicate my life to my diet: ie regular and frequent meetings with doctor, nutritionist, exercise guru, “counselor,” etc.  Good grief!
A couple have some requirements that are (IMHO) simply unrealistic, such as, “you must keep a diet log forever,” “you must give up all dairy products forever,” “you must come in for a ‘review’ every two weeks forever.”  Get real…

About 1-1/2 weeks ago I got a call from a bariatric surgeon who wasn’t actually seeing non-surgery patients, but was gathering data for a government grant he intends to apply for.  He wanted me to cut carbs and take L-carnitine to increase my energy.  Ok, I can do that.  After 1 week my L-carnitine bill was topping $150/month and increasing my energy 0% (that’s ZERO.)  In addition, I had gained 2 pounds.  He then wanted me to cut fat and increase protein.  In other words, he wanted me to restrict my diet to broiled meat and leafy veggies.  I told him to forget it.  I’ve spent my entire life on-and-off diets that are impossible to stick to.  I know better than to waste my time with his.

Finally, I got calls from 2 doctors.  Both of them actually read my letter AND the web-site info.  They both agree that obesity isn’t a problem that goes away after you lose weight.  They also agree that saying “You can NEVER eat…” is a recipe for failure. 

So we’ll see.  I have a telephone interview scheduled with one this afternoon.  (Believe it or not, she is the one located CLOSEST to my house!)  If she doesn’t work out, I’ll go see the one a little farther away.  (Odd that they’re both women, huh?)

And if all else fails, I’ll keep trying to get that fentermine!!

BTW, if anyone wants to use my letter and send it to the bariatric physicians in your area, just let me know and I’ll e-mail it to you.  The American Society of Bariatric Physicians has a web site (www.asbp.org) where you can look up their members who are in your geographic area.  It’s a good place to start, particularly if your regular doctor is as useless as mine.

So that’s the latest.  I’ll keep you informed.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 18/11/2006 08:22:43
Hi Kelly, You asked about my running, it was only in play with the children, But it was delightful. Problem being I have since been grounded again.. as my Doctor said ABSOLUTELY NO RUNNING... I have to many things happening with my heart! I have always been banned from running and jogging... The last time I tried to run a couple miles I landed in the hospital! My heart has been bad since birth, but I have had two surgeries to help and am fine now! Just cant run or do extensive arobic type workouts I am grounded to walking, riding a bike , not racing it! But that was the first day in many many many years I felt like a child and I had to run.. It felt dang good!Now I need to just behave myself so I don't go back to the hospital.. which is where I was headed according to the doctor.. So I am not going to always be complient because I need to feel alive like everyone else and that was a great dose of life! Whats more, I was not winded.. I was exhilerated.. It was the day after that hit me like a ton of bricks... a tiny bit sore through my hips, but totally spent and worn out... Doctor was a bit put out so I am being good for awhile..

 Jody you are right about the forum being dead.. Partly my fault.. I have been destressing.. I am trying to keep up! Sounds like you have been busy! I hope it works for you guys.. I am still plugging away. Need to buckle down and try harder.. I need to be more diligent about this so I can loose more then 1 pound a week! I miss you guys.. I am sick as a dog with bad bug.. have lost my voice and have the worse sore throat!.. Spent from last night middle of night puking until 7:00 am.. Then felt better for about two hours and then started again. by the end of the day with all the kids and trying to read stories sing songs and call children for this or that, my throat just collapsed.... I almost did not make it! I was greatful my boss came back and filled in for one of the teachers who went home early! I was so sick.. I got sick two more times at work and had dry heaves all day! By the time I got home I was dead.. I took some more airborne and a couple tylonol cold and sinis tablets as I could not swallow at all. I was trying to drink the airborne and it fely horrible just swallowing liquid!

It will go away. I have my last day of work on tuesday then will be off for 5 days for the Holidays! YAYYYYY! I hope this is gone before Tuesday! I will be able to post a bit more next week, but I suppose everyone will be gone for the holidays.. I hope someones on here or I will drive all our United kingdom friends crazy!

 I will talk to you all Later, and the Hot tub was divine!! Lordy I think i could use it again now! I am going to try to go to sleep. Will be a miricle if I can!.. Love to you all and if any of you are leaving this weekend for family, be safe and enjoy your Holidays, Those who do not celebrate the holidays enjoy your week no matter what you will be doing!

talk to you all later.. Be well
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 19/11/2006 16:07:18
Karen, you are not the forum hon...you have to take it easy and do what your doctor has asked you...You cannot overdo it!  I, myself am taking a break from this forum a bit too...but I try to catch up and read when I am back on it...

Hey Jody!  Hope you are doing well!!!  Miss talking to you too!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/11/2006 18:31:37
I am trying to be good Loretta.. I am off here for and afternoon and it feels like forever.. I miss everyone terribly when I am gone.. And I hate being sick and being forced off here. My ears are killing me again today!.. I think I have to go see the Doctor tomorrow morning! Yuck! I am pretty sure I have a broncial infection..

LOretta thanks for postin I am so bored. I miss you guys.. Be well everyone.. I will probably skip weigh in tomorrow as I will probably have to be at doctor early. Trying to avoid hospital and just see doctor at the office..
 Love to all be well guys I will try to check at least tomorrow!

Helena, I miss you, hope your well too!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 20/11/2006 23:41:36
Karen ~ So sorry you've been sick.  Nausea is about the worst feeling there is.   I don't generally get flu-like illnesses, but I get unbelievable nausea with a migraine.  I also get all kinds of motion-sickness.   [xx(]  I find ginger-capsules help a lot.  Also, mint tea (if you can hold it down.)  Feel better soon!!

Loretta ~ I miss you too!  I'm awfully lonely out here...  [:-'(]

I'm still working with my amino-acids and "non-fentermine."  My 2 weeks with the "low carb" doctor caused me to gain back all but 2 pounds from where I started.  Still haven't found any real fentermine, so am continuing with the Herbal Fentermine until I can get in to see the Diet Doctor (the one 40 miles way.  The close one never called.)  The earliest I can get an appointment with her is DECEMBER 8TH.   [:o]  Is that nuts or what?  Also her office is open about the same hours I work, so I have to take time off for EVERY visit (appointment time PLUS driving time!!)   [:(!]  What a pain...  And, just to make my weight-control week "perfect," the latest news on Acomplia is that it probably won't be approved in the US until AT LEAST the MIDDLE of 2007.

This is all just toooooooo depressing.  Thank Goodness it's a short week...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 21/11/2006 05:24:59
Karen hurry up and get well!

Jody...bless your heart...Yeah, it is nuts, but pretty standard with making appointments in the holiday season as everyone is trying to hurry up and get in before the season begins.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 21/11/2006 08:07:22
My ears sto0pped hurting so thats a start! I no longer am running a fever thats two good signs! Still have bad chest congestion and some sharp pains in my girls when I bed down or breath to deeply! When I cough and bring up crud the pain goes away for awhile... If it doesn't clear I will see the doc. Could not get in today so will try again in morning... He has no openings so I am trying to get squeezed in to another doc. Incase its not bronchial. We will see! You all be well! I will be here monday for weigh in! Sorry bout weigh in!! Talk to you all tomorrow! I have to try to get rid of a headache..
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 21/11/2006 12:38:04
Karen - Get well soon!!!!!!!!

JOSEFINA
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 21/11/2006 15:41:09
Karen ~ What are we going to do with you?  Too many "sickies," sweetie!!   [xx(]  Are you taking your vitamins and eating your veggies?  Are you wrapping up when you go outside?  Dieting can depress your immune system, and working with toddlers exposes you to EVERYTHING!!  You MUST take care of yourself FIRST!  Don't make Mama-Jody come out there and cover you in bubble-wrap!   [;)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/11/2006 05:02:03
NO BUBBLE WRAP PLEASE! I already feel like the boy in the bubble.. Can't do squat! I am getting better.. Just worn out tired and sick sick and tired and tired and sick... Did I already say that! LOL! Thanks for the well wishes everyone.. Josefina it is nice to see you post, means alot to me.. Thank you too! How are all of you doing?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 22/11/2006 10:42:18
Happy to hear you're getting better Karen!
Jody - Don't get your hopes too high on Acomplia, apart from being pricey, does nothing that any other drug combined with the famous "diet & exercise" won't do! Sorry if I made your week even more miserable hon.
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 22/11/2006 12:28:30
Jody - If interested, e-mail me and I can give you the website where you can read about Acomplia (or purchase it).
hagui@mail.telepac.pt
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 22/11/2006 17:35:07
Karen ~ Glad to hear that you're getting better.  Rest is the key (although I know sleeping isn't your "best thing.")

Hi Josephina!  Don't worry about depressing me further.  After 40 years on the weight-loss treadmill, I'm used to bad news.  I read the "Acomplia Report" and their forum, so I'm seeing how people are reacting to the drug.  Seems - as usual - it's working great for some people, not so great for others.  The only way to find out if it's going to work for me is to try it, and I simply don't have between $200 and $300/month to spend on it.  I've spent my whole life doing the "diet and exercise" thing.  I eat less than any of my thin friends, alternate the treadmill and weight machine daily, and still gain weight.  In order to lose and maintain my "best" weight, I have to consistently eat no more than 1,000 calories/day.  I don't object to that on a philosophical basis, since my tastebuds are pretty useless and I don't care that much about food anyway, but I get SO SICK OF BEING HUNGRY!!  I mean stomach growling, gnawing hungry.  So I give in and eat.  Not that much, but the scales still creep up.  It only takes an extra 500 calories a day to put on a pound a week, and for me, that's only a total of about 1,500 to 1,600 calories a day.  Not that much food, but serious weight gain.

So I look for something to control the hunger.  The "magic bullet" for me was Phen-Fen.  Yes, I still got RAVENOUSLY hungry, but two bites and I was done.  And NO cravings, and HIGH energy.  It was heaven...  So I keep searching.  I did GREAT for the week that I took the fentermine and amino acids, but then ran out of fentermine and haven't been able to find any more.  Oh well, we'll see what the new "diet doctor" has to say when I see her in December.

Smoochies All!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/11/2006 19:47:09
Hi Josephina and Jody, Loretta and Kelly Carolyn, Diana , Andrea, Where are you young lady! Everyone else that I know I missed. I am still sick, but feeling better have had three nights of good sleep in a row... YAYYYYYYYYY we are talking 6 hr stretches which by the way is very very unusual for moi! I don't know what to think, other then the fact that I am so sick and wiped out I just slept! So glad to sleep! Jody you are right about the sleep I always sleep when I can... The bad thing is Insomnia doesn't allow for me to pick and choose when or how much I get! So am truly blessed and grateful for the sleep the last few days! Jody I hope you are able to find what works for you. I bought a treadmil two weeks ago, about give  or take a day or two.  The thing weighed a bloody ton! I have used it a few times and hope to get great benefit from its use!

Josefina, Glad you are postin. How are things going for you there? well I hope! How your little friend Nuno? ( Sorry did I spell it right?)   Last I heard he was doing well. How is he doing now, and his family? How are you and Your family doing?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 23/11/2006 03:58:39
HELLO EVERYONE!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 23/11/2006 04:10:08
HELLO EVERYONE!!  Sorry I haven't posted at all this week.  It has been crazy with trying to get my work done and grocery shop for Thanksgiving which I am hosting on Friday for my family.  Tomorrow (Thanksgiving) we will spend with my husband's family.  My sister works tomm. so we are delaying our day together until Friday.  But being a woman really SUCKS around the holiday's!!!  Sorry to any man who reads this but we really have a lot to do!  Everything is put on our shoulders - at least at my house!!  So I finally had a chance to see what has been going on.

I didn't get a chance to post for the Monday weigh-in but I lost 2 lbs. last week for a total of 14 lbs. now.  It has been slow but steady and at least it is less than what I had weighed.  I can almost go down a size but they aren't comfortable enough yet.

Karen:  I hope you are better and able to enjoy Thanksgiving with your family!  I am so happy to hear that you bought a treadmill.  That is wonderful and you will be amazed at how much more you will be able to do in just a few weeks time!  My feet and knees stopped aching from arthritis and stiffness ever since I started walking.  Just for that alone I am glad!  Keep us posted on your progress - I know you will do well with it - you are such a determined woman!! [:)]

Hello to Jody, Josefina, Joy, Loretta, Diana, Carolyn & Andrea, I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving - spent with your families.  I am THANKFUL to have all of you to help me be strong!

I probably won't be able to be on here until Monday unless I get some time this weekend but take care my friends and try to make it through Thanksgiving without eating the 4,500 calories that they say the average person consumes on Thanksgiving Day!! [:o]

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/11/2006 04:39:58
Hi Kelly Thanks for the encouragement.. Sometimes it feels impossible but its nice to be here with all of you and have that support! I love you guys and best wishes for your Holidays You all have a special good day! happy Thanksgiving! BE safe in your travels and give those families something they will remember always, your love!  Be well!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 23/11/2006 10:49:07
Hello Jody, Karen, Kelly , Lo & the rest of the girls!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Although we do not celebrate it here...
Karen - Nuno is doing very well, thanks for asking. It has been almost a year now, his hair has grown back again, and lots of it! His chemo has gone down to once every 3 weeks. He has not gone back to school, maybe next year, the important issue now is his recovery.
Take care you all & drive safe.
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 23/11/2006 13:21:02
Hello Family!

Guess what????

                    Paul is home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Safe and sound at home again. Thank you all for your prayers for all of our soldiers. God bless you all. Take care. Oh we are going to the states in December so I will not be back on for awhile. Happy Holidays to all my family here! Love ya'll.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 24/11/2006 05:23:51
THank you so much Josefina for the holiday blessings and thanks for updating is on little Nuno I am glad to see he is doing so well. I bet he is adorable .. Kemo is so hard on a body I am glad all his hair grew back and hope the best for next year!Love to you Josefina!

Diana so Happy For you and Paul.. I know you must be extatic I am so glad he is home safely in your arms where he was meant to be! God bless you both and best wishes for a safe trip stateside. Happy holidays Honey!

 Everyone else Best Holiday wishes safe traveling hug those families..You Too Miss Loretta! Thought I missed ya huh!  Love you all Goodnight ya all!

 
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/11/2006 22:52:35
Hi Kelly, Josefina, Diana, Jody, Joy, Thanks for all of your greetings!  Hopefully your Thanksgiving was the greatest...mine was fine out of town...I guess I will post holiday frustrations etc..in the diary section...aagghh!  I survived..that is all that matters...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/11/2006 22:57:38
HI Loretta, Hope all went well for holiday will check Diary for frustrations.. Love ya!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/11/2006 23:44:48
LOL  It was a great holiday otherwise the minor frustrations...hehe
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 26/11/2006 00:57:50
I am so glad Loretta! Glad you are safely home! I hope all goes smoothly getting back inyo it. Wish you did not have to go to work sick! I hate that!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 28/11/2006 14:35:31
I am just a wimp....I am 100% better now...I fought that stupid sickness hard...i ate so many raisins I think I look like one, liquids, and begun to hate soup....i did have a regular meal last night, but will take soup with me today...ick!  Tortilla which is good...i am sick of chicken noodle soup...love ya guys...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 28/11/2006 14:44:53
I am so glad you are better. We are all whimps when we get sick... No worries.. I still have a really bad cough with yucky grunge , especialy in the morning and evening.. When I wake its horribl I feel like a child who is all crusty and yucky and I can't breath worth a darn.. but overall better.slept a few hours last night , really needed that! 3and 1/2 hours about. so that was really good. I am about to sip soup for breakfast myself as I am cold hungry and That will settle well on my nervous stomach! You guys take care and it seems we all missed weigh in yesterday! Thats ok, lots going on this week! Next week bright and early!

  You all do well today enjoy your days..
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 28/11/2006 14:48:01
Good Morning Chickies!  Glad to hear that everyone is feeling better, even if it's just a little better!   [;)]  Spring and fall are so difficult on everybody's health.  Cold one minute, warm the next; damp outdoors, dry in...  No wonder we get sick.  Keep taking those vitamins and keep a sweater handy!!  [;D]

Nothing new to report.  Just dropped in to say Hi!

Smoochies!  [:I]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 28/11/2006 15:31:14
 Hi Jody Glad to hear from you. Hope you are well there. I also am glad we are all feeling some better!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 28/11/2006 18:14:03
Oh my!  I can't believe I haven't been on here in like FOREVER!  WOW!  So sorry to all my lovely Zeta friends!!!   [:-\]  My Thanksgiving was GREAT & I didn't gain an ounce!!!  YAAAAAAY for me!   [;D]  I have lost 35 lbs. & been at a standstill for about a month now, but that is ok.  I don't need to lose anymore!  I just need to maintain this loss!  That can be hard to do, as you all know I'm sure!!!   [::)]  Hope everybody else is doing ok!  I didn't take the time to read back posts, just a few, so I hope everything is going ok for everybody!  Kelly, you still on Phen?

TTFN!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/11/2006 05:45:53
HI JOY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LOSS!!!! I am so proud.. You will keep it off and all will be good! YAYYYYYYY for you!!!! I am glad you posted.. Please stay with us! We love hearing from you.. How are you doing?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 29/11/2006 06:56:18
Hi Jody!  I usually don't get sick...but this is the first time in probably over 15yrs...geez, immune system is on strike I guess....who is in charge of the immune union?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/11/2006 20:00:17
 I don't know but LO I am home sick again Puking!! Yuckky! I thought I had it nipped in the butt!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 29/11/2006 21:43:09
Hi to Karen & everyone else!!!
I have been fine...stressed out & SUPER DUPER busy, but fine!  Can't complain!  I am happy, healthy & sheltered!  What else could I ask for???
Hope everyone else is doing ok!  So sorry to hear you are at home puking Karen!
Please keep those germs in your area!  LOL!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/11/2006 21:51:48
MAn I am trying so hard! Believe you me.. I don't know what bug these kiddos gave me last week, but it is a bugger! Thought I was done! LOL Thanks Joy! Whats got you stressed? Joy I meant to ask earlier how are your parents doing lately.. Are things getting better  for all of you... I am still thinking of you all often!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 30/11/2006 18:55:40
Hi Karen,
Just a lot of stuff in general have got me stressed!  I am homeschooling, which I KNOW is my own choice, but it is quite stressful!!!  Also, being a pastor's wife is NOT easy!!!   [:-\]  And a few other things as well...no marital problems!  No worries there!  LOL!   [;)]
My parents are doing ok.  They were just down here for Thanksgiving.  My dad seems to be doing a whole lot better, but my mom said he was doing worse when he got here!!!  Guess it was cuz he wasn't keeping busy, & then he just sits around & THINKS!!!  NOT GOOD!!!  Anyhow, he'll just be sitting there talking about something, & then all-of-a-sudden, outta the clear blue, he'll get teary-eyed.  It's just been so hard on him cuz they were soooooo close & saw each other all the time!  I'm sure he feels like one of his best friends has died, which, Aaron was, indeed, one of his best friends!!!  [:-'(]  He'll be alright though...it's just gonna take time!  Thanks for asking though!  I had a really hard time w/ it lately...about 2 months ago, it seemed to just surface anew for me, & I struggled w/ depression & LOTS of sad days for about 4 weeks.  It was tough, but I am better now.
I still don't understand why he was taken from us so sudden & so young, but I know I never will understand it either!!!   [???]

Hope you're feeling better today Karen! 
Hope everybody else is doing ok too!  Where has everybody been lately???   [???]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 04/12/2006 17:43:31
Hi Everyone! 

I haven't been on here because of sicknesses also!  My husband was sick during Thanksgiving with a terrible cold - and then the kids and I got it last week!  My daughter stayed home one day and I've been taking Nyquil every night just to sleep without coughing! 

Then I've been trying to get the house decorated for Christmas.  This time of the year is sooooo busy!  I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.

For the Monday Morning Weigh-In:

Last Week I lost 2 lbs.
This Week I lost 2 lbs.

So I am now down 18 lbs.  I have so much more to go but I feel so much better already!

Joy:  Great to hear from you again!  I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I've missed hearing from you on here.  I know how hard it is to go through the holidays when you've lost a family member - I hope you and your family lean on each other over the holidays.  It is what got our family through when my father-in-law passed away from cancer.  It slowly gets easier but it takes a long time.  I'm thinking of you!  Also, yes I am still on the phen and it is working really well for me.  My husband takes it also and he has lost 16 lbs.  So he is really happy.  He only has about 19 lbs. to go and he'll be at his goal weight. 

Well I hope all of us who are sick are slowly on our way back to health!  I'll try to check in more often this week. 

Take Care Everyone!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: tootsie78 on 04/12/2006 21:52:26
Hi Kelly (and everyone else!),
Great to hear from you again, but sorry to hear ya'll have been so sick!!!    [:(]
Those bad colds can be BAD BAD stuff!!!   [V]
I am still on Phen too, but am trying to wean off of it.  I have been on it enTIRELY too long!!!  NOT GOOD!  It is hard to go off of it psychologically!   [???]  I dread hunger pains again, & that is the only reason why I am still taking it... [:-\]   I know hunger is just part of life, but I am afraid I'll go OVER board the other way once I go off of it.  I thought I had taught myself how to eat better, but 1 day off of it, & I wanna eat the ENTIRE house!!!   [:o]  NOT GOOD!
I'm glad to hear you & your hubby are both having great results w/ it though!  That's SUPER!

Hope everybody else is doing ok & had a great weekend!   [:)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 04/12/2006 22:57:27
It's funny how this thread used to be the most buoyant on the site...now after what ? ..a year or so ?...it seems to have calmed down...I remember the days when it stretched to over 90 pages !!...

I do hope this does not mean it will dwindle away,....this thread needs EWE !!

Kelly...that's fantastic about the weight loss....YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!

How about everyone else ?...glad you're better

How are you feeling Lo...are you better ?


Good to see you Tootsie !!

Karen mam...you ok ?

HUGS & SHMISHES

Neil



Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 05/12/2006 03:24:52
Sir, I had a nice day today! and am doing well. Thanks for asking.. [:X] [:)] And no we won't let this thread dwindle out!! Can't happen! [:o]


Hi Karen,
Just a lot of stuff in general have got me stressed!  I am homeschooling, which I KNOW is my own choice, but it is quite stressful!!!  Also, being a pastor's wife is NOT easy!!!   [:-\]  And a few other things as well...no marital problems!  No worries there!  LOL!   [;)]
My parents are doing ok.  They were just down here for Thanksgiving.  My dad seems to be doing a whole lot better, but my mom said he was doing worse when he got here!!!  Guess it was cuz he wasn't keeping busy, & then he just sits around & THINKS!!!  NOT GOOD!!!  Anyhow, he'll just be sitting there talking about something, & then all-of-a-sudden, outta the clear blue, he'll get teary-eyed.  It's just been so hard on him cuz they were soooooo close & saw each other all the time!  I'm sure he feels like one of his best friends has died, which, Aaron was, indeed, one of his best friends!!!  [:-'(]  He'll be alright though...it's just gonna take time!  Thanks for asking though!  I had a really hard time w/ it lately...about 2 months ago, it seemed to just surface anew for me, & I struggled w/ depression & LOTS of sad days for about 4 weeks.  It was tough, but I am better now.
I still don't understand why he was taken from us so sudden & so young, but I know I never will understand it either!!!   [???]

Hope you're feeling better today Karen! 
Hope everybody else is doing ok too!  Where has everybody been lately???   [???]

 THat is alot to be going on, I am not surprised you have been so stressed. I feel for your father. My Mother was my best friend... I miss her every single day and its been since July 9th,1993.. You would think it would get better. It does, but it still hurts, and I still miss her so!!
 I will continue to pray for you and your wonderful family!!

I am holding at 107 total loss.. Did not try the last two weeks as I have been too sick myself! Sir Neils right, we must keep our thread alive.. and get back to postin more regularly as it is sure helpful for me too!

 Kelly Glad to see you pluggin along..I know nothing about Phen.. But I hate being really hungry too!

Congratulations all on the losses.. we will all do it lets keep our chins up and move on! I have alot of work ahead to loose this weight!Lets move em on out!!Yee HAW!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 05/12/2006 05:02:01
It's funny how this thread used to be the most buoyant on the site...now after what ? ..a year or so ?...it seems to have calmed down...I remember the days when it stretched to over 90 pages !!...

I do hope this does not mean it will dwindle away,....this thread needs EWE !!

Kelly...that's fantastic about the weight loss....YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!

How about everyone else ?...glad you're better

How are you feeling Lo...are you better ?


Good to see you Tootsie !!

Karen mam...you ok ?

HUGS & SHMISHES

Neil





I am better and was only down for two days thanks to Georgie who reminded me dairy was good for me to build up my immune system...made me feel better after eating ice cream dibs...lol
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Charlene on 07/12/2006 01:46:50
[:)]Hello everyone. [;)]i am new in here.i have ordered zetacap and now i waiting them to arrive.i have seen that many of you lost weight.can you tell me what food do you eat and what kind of exercise do you make [???] [???].this is my last hope of loosing weight because i tried many things.so now i have to make it right.  [:-'(] Thanks ppl
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 07/12/2006 04:27:04
Welcome to the forum, hope you find it as much of a support as we have.. I will send you a message later!! Enjoy your explorations, and just make sure you follow your directions to a tea! The right amount of water to capsule ratio! Limit your food intake and watch your portions the caps will work if you use them properly! Good luck.. I have lost 107 lbs It was my last hope too!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 07/12/2006 10:56:54
Hi everybody......

Has anyone heard about Helen??????

Josefina
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Post by: Karen W. on 07/12/2006 17:37:55
I haven,t heard from her for several days! She had been sick, but I thought getting better.. Will check in on soon if she doesn't email! THanks for your concern Josefina and I am sure she will also apprecate it!
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Post by: Charlene on 07/12/2006 23:54:53
Hi everyone and hi Karen W. thanks for your message.in how much month did you loose 107 lbs?and did you do some exercise and what food did you eat during the day.when i start a diet i eat only low fat things, of course no sugars,i fill my fridge with very low fat yogurt and i eat lots of vegetables and fruits but i don't loose weight so i give up and start eating everything again...and i gain weight.i am really desperate.my current weight is 244 lbs [:-[].

bye for now see ya
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/12/2006 04:18:40
Fatty I started out at 351 Lbs and have lost the 107 Lbs. I will go back and check my chart for you as I stopped keeping as good of track of progress, I need to start again as I have lost my momemtum. I have not given up! I won't. I do not eat diet foods, I hate them! I eat foods I like and cut back my portion size. I use my two fists.. Sounds so stupid...LOL Sorry but I do! If I can put my two fists on the plate I do not eat more then that as far as whole meal.. I do however eat absolutely as much salad as I like!! Lots of salad with my dinner..I do not count calories , I hate that also!! If I have a craving, I have something be it a candy bar or ice cream or whatever. I stick strickly to being careful about how much I eat.. Your caps will do the rest. They do not make you feel stuffed by any standards, but they do leave you feeling satisfied after you've eat a normalsize meal. Not what a heavy persons normal is as we know how we can eat! Smaller portions, no seconds as far as potatoes rices maindishes etc. Tons of salads carrots and other vegetables. I eat a ton of raw and cooked vegetables as well! Fruits too, lots of apples oranges and other fruit! I love good food! So that is why I have my problem.. I have learned to cut back my meals and am doing much better with portion control, but it has taken a long time to establish those new habits as old habits die hard! We see a smaller plate as not enough to allow a mouse to subsist on, but eventually you start seeing the food different.It has taken me most of the year to recognize this portion size by sight! I have to do it again to loose some more. I will try to find all my records and email you the averages or leave them on here for you.BTW what is your name if you don't mind! First names fine, I have a problem calling you fatty, This post will be the last time I use that term as I don't like it! sorry! If you choose not to use your first name I will refer to you as friend, OK! 

You also need to make sure, if you forget and eat and don't take your caps, make them up anyway take them as soon as you remember with the proper amount of water! Some have experienced contipation I did for a day or so, but it went away and everything went back to normal!.... I haven't had trouble with it since!! Keep your chin up and don't not have something you like , If you want a candy bar have one but not every day and just have one.. If you screw up so what just say well I blew that at lunch so dinner will be normal don't give up, every minute is a oportunity to start over you don't need to wait till after the holidays or whatever excuse you can find, as I have found them all.. JUst start again immediately after you screw up! Don't wait or give in. It's not the screwing up that gets you ! Its the giving up! Attitude Attitude Attitude!! Don't give up keep going no matter what you did wrong. do better the next meal, you eventually change bad habbits and defeatous attitudes into success and loss! YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!
(Thank you for the encouragement Neil, I needed it!) [;)] [;D] [;D]
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Post by: Carolyn on 08/12/2006 05:03:30
Well said Karen.  I know you weren't addressing me, but it was good to hear your words of encouragement.

Carolyn
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/12/2006 06:05:41
IT's been along time CArolyn and I am sorry, have been very preoccupied... It was for everyone.. I need you all as much as you need me!! MAybe more..  I love you guys your my family and we don't give up on each other none of us!!
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Post by: Charlene on 08/12/2006 21:55:28
Thank you Karen for your advise and encouragement.My name is Charlene and I am from Malta.Well now i have to wait until my caps arrive.Hope they arrive soon so i will start...changing my life.Maybe someday i will fit in some nice clothes and the important thing my health.well that's all 4 now.Bye bye
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Post by: Karen W. on 09/12/2006 04:21:26
Glad to have you on site! Take a look at the zeta gallery of rogues all our pics are there I have a before and pretty recent picture you should post yours before you start if you like. If not let me tell you how valuble this pic will be to you later!! It has helped me to really see the change from then til now and I could not just looking into the mirror! Keep one even if its just for you.. but don't be embarrassed you are a great person and this is a very difficult job!!
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Post by: TheDivineMissN on 11/12/2006 20:50:19
WOW!!

Is this thing on?

Does anyone remember me!?

Its Nicole!
Ive been gooooooooooone for a long time...but I am slowly hoping to make a return!! I got caught up with school, work, summer fun..LIFE!

Ive missed the motivation of this forum for a good 8 months now. With the new year coming, its ONCE AGAIN time to kick into gear for a healthier way of life. The last time I think I posted I was 174. Somehow, I was able to go down to 170 and now I have packed on 7 pounds and am up to 177 :(

I turned 21 this year and I have had my share of fun and indulgences. As I sit back and look at where I was last year, I consider myself to be in a better place MENTALLY than I was last december. I am slowly learning to accept the extra weight on my body but I know that being in the "healthy" range is something that I most definetly desire. I let myself get distracted from my goal and I yearn to return to that goal once again. Taking another step back and looking at where I stand now, I REALLLLLLLY have no excuses for putting off my weight less efforts! I have a treadmill at home, a full set of Tae Bo Boot Camp, a full set of Winsor Pilates, an Ab Machine and a whole load of weights and dumbbells (My father is a fitness freak...too bad none of it rubbed off on his daughter!!)

I really hope to make it this time. I want to turn 22 and feel young and vibrant and not heavy and sluggish. For my 21st, I treated myself to various trips around the globe--Las Vegas, London, Paris, Rome and my motherland, Dominican Republic. For my 22nd I think I will treat myself to a priceless gift: achieving my weight loss goal the healthy and natural way.

The next few weeks will be pretty rough for me as I have finals and all sorts of exams since this semester is coming to an end. And who can resist those pigs in a blanket at these holiday parties!! But for the new year, I guarantee Ill be back!!

I am so excited to be back!! I hope to re-unite with everyone..old and new members!

PS. I added a recent picture of myself to the gallery

PSS. I see josefina is still here...Do you remember me "comadre"?!

PSSS. I just saw some of the before and after shots of some members and WOW, THAT IS AMAZING!! A pat on the back to everyone..job well done  [O8)]
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Post by: Carolyn on 11/12/2006 21:21:01
Nicole - Of course we remember you - you're unforgettable.  Glad to see you're back, we missed you.  You're pic was beautiful.  Congrats on turning 21 and hope we hear more from you.

Carolyn
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Post by: tootsie78 on 12/12/2006 06:04:46
Hey Nicole!
I remember you!  Was wondering what on earth had happened to you girl!
Glad to see you back & in a better state of mind!
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Post by: kkeegs on 12/12/2006 07:19:39
Hello Everyone!

Welcome Charlene! 

Welcome Back Nicole!  We've missed you.

Thanks Neal!

I had a really yucky week last week.  My mom has been really sick and we had to take her to ER twice.  I then needed to help her with things because she lives alone.  I also had all of my normal stuff to do so needless to say - I've been pretty stressed out and not very much fun to be around. 

It seems like for a woman there is so much stuff to do to prepare for Christmas.  I feel like I jump through hoops for everyone to make everything perfect so that they have such a nice Christmas and I don't know if they even appreciate it or not.  Then my husband does pretty much nothing to help me and I resent it. [:(!]  I guess maybe I'm in a bad mood because of the stress of it all and it is my TOM.  I am not normally down like this - I'm usually upbeat but I am in a bad funk right now! [xx(]  Our 10 yr. old son has been very mouthy and disrespectful so we have really put the clamp down on him so our house isn't so "happy" right now.  It just kind of seems to be everything lately.

One good thing is I have been losing weight and I'm amazed.  I haven't been exercising because I don't have the time to fit it in with being so busy.  But I have been very active all day and night and it has helped me to lose 3 lbs. this week!!!!  I couldn't believe it.  So I have lost a total of 21 lbs. now.  [:o] I have about 50 more or less to go but at least the number seems better than 70 something.  I hope I continue to do well.  It will be hard when I start baking cookies but I'm really good about freezing them right away.  I do want to enjoy Christmas though and eat our traditional meal.  I think I can allow myself that one day.  Other than that the phen really helps me stay on track and not cheat.  I always eat no more than my alloted calories for the day.

Well, I suppose I'd better get my body to bed.  It is now midnight and I need to be up at 6:45 a.m. to get the kids up and ready for school.  We have to go to the Orthodontist tomm. right after school and then grab supper to go somewhere.  Then race back home and the kids need to get dressed up for their Christmas concert.  It will be a whirlwind of a night!  And then they both have a test the next day.  When do the teachers think the kids will be able to study?????  Okay, there I go again - getting upset.  I can't wait for Christmas Break - I NEED IT!!!!!   [;D]

I'll come back and post again this week - I promise!  And hopefully, the Happy Me will be back by then!! [;)]

Take Care Everyone - send me some of your Good and Happy Vibes - I really need them!!!

Kelly
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/12/2006 08:07:52
Hi Nicole welcome back and yes we remember you! Glad you are doing well and get it in here and lets do it!


Posting Statistics

Karen Start weight 351 Lbs.
Start Date Oct. 26, 2005
Age: 46 years old
Goal weight 130Lbs to 150Lbs
Todays weight: 241 Lbs
Total loss: 110 Lbs.
Total time 1 yr. 1 month
Lbs to goal! 91 LBS to 111 Lbs depending on what I feel like when I get there, AND I WILL GET THERE!!!!!

 
(Copy and paste lower portion into your post and add your total weight loss thus far , then add the total of mine and yours to grand total!)


MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!


Karen = 110 Lbs



Grand Total So far as a group! 110 Lbs
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 12/12/2006 11:21:31
Comadre.............of course I remember you!!!! How are you doing?
I see you've been around, that's awsome! Do you have any pictures of our motherland that you could e-mail me? Just miss it.......
hagui@mail.telepac.pt

Take care!
Josefina
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Post by: tootsie78 on 12/12/2006 19:15:42
MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!


Karen = 110 Lbs
Joy = 37 Lbs



Grand Total So far as a group! 147 Lbs


LET'S KEEP IT UP LADIES!!!   [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/12/2006 04:02:36
Great job Joy!! You are doing fabulously!
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Post by: moonfire on 13/12/2006 05:01:46
Hi Kelly...hope you are finding much success with your weightloss...it has been a wayward battle with me...but still I continue to get on the wagon or slip off of it at times...

Hi Joy...how have you been doing and the family?
Hi Jody...where did you hide at lately?
Hi Josefina...what have you been up to lately?  How are the kiddos?

Charlene, welcome to the forum...I have been backsliding off of this post lately, but need to kick my butt in gear and get back on this wagon...first step to recovery...admitting I have a problem...hehe
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/12/2006 05:20:57
Yeah, Loretta It's no fair leaving me behind the reins on this wagon... I am missing my partner!!!! And I am horrible with directions and right now my compass is only pointing in one direction.. ( BANGS COMPASS A COUPLE HARD WRAPS AGAINST THE TABLE TO FIX IT!!) There you see It's all better cause Lo come home!! Where's Helena??
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Post by: moonfire on 13/12/2006 05:39:48
Hi Nicole...how could we forget you...?  I tried to view your pic but it does not show you at all...

Karen, did you miss me?  LOL  You guys was probably better without me...hehe Glad the compass is fixed...now we have to determine which direction to go in...hehe I have not heard from my partner in crime lately...maybe a week or two ago...? Helena, come back darling!
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/12/2006 05:49:19
Me Neither! Usually do! I have not written either so I am guilty too! YES WE MISSED YOU DARLING!! I think me compass may have had a good idea!
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Post by: moonfire on 13/12/2006 05:51:57
LOL  You are too funny AFW...hehe 
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/12/2006 06:09:22
Me can't help it LO!!!
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Post by: moonfire on 13/12/2006 07:05:22
I see.....and the saga continues with Karen banging compass so people will return back to the land of complimentary medicine
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 13/12/2006 12:10:38
Hi ladies!

Loretta: Kids are doing great........hope you are too!
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Post by: TheDivineMissN on 13/12/2006 20:37:59
Hello Ladies :)

TOM made an appearance so no weight loss just gain...WHY US!!!!!!!!!!!

Kelly, good job! I cant wait till I loose 21 pounds.  [::)]

I fixed my pic problem in the gallery and I also added a few pictures from Paris and Rome..enjoy!

Josefina-I went to DR with Habitat for Humanity in April..we built TWO HOUSES in Nagua, if you can remember, one of the less fortunate parts of the country. It was so rewarding for me but also heartbreaking. I was pretty upset for a few weeks after that..the experience in itself was unforgettable. I sent you the pictures..over 200 in an album LOL.

Does anyone have any PLATEAU advice??? Ive noticed a trend in my weight loss efforts throughout the years...and that is, whenever I hit a plateau, I get discouraged and I stop. Advice anyone??



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Post by: moonfire on 14/12/2006 06:04:58
Hi ladies!

Loretta: Kids are doing great........hope you are too!

Hi Josefina!  Glad to hear of it...What have you guys been up to lately?  Anything new?
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Post by: Karen W. on 14/12/2006 09:21:21
I have been doing that for two or three weeks at a time! I just don't give up! Plain and simple keep doing the same thing it will move!!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 14/12/2006 11:26:37
Lo: Kids are just waiting for the holidays!
Nicole: I saw the pictures, each one of them. It is heartbreaking, yes, when you see all the misery, but more outstanding are all the smiles, specially the kids, in spite of all. People like you will make a difference, I'm sure.
Karen & Joy : hello .....Joy, you must be REALLY THIN girl!
No sign of Helen.......
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Post by: Karen W. on 14/12/2006 12:14:31
Not Yet!
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Post by: TheDivineMissN on 15/12/2006 04:33:42
Lo: Your sons are cutie pies!! lol..One of them looks about my age and I love his little mohawk 'do in one of the pictures!

I have another question for you wonderful ladies: Has anyone here tryed to make homemade falafel or hummus?
When I went to Europe, i was really surprised at how food and nutrition is handled over there ie., cheese in france was kept outside on a counter because it is considered to be "alive" (but it only lasts a few days) and meat in rome is almost never processed so it must be eaten within a few hours of purchase...It kind of made me double think about the amount of hormones and crap that gets put into our meats..and it sort of freaked me out!
So ive been taking small steps to consume smaller amounts of meats and poultry and substitute it with vegtables. Many of the vegeterians that I know eat falafel and hummus almost daily but i think its boxed. Id like to try and make it myself. Im guessing chickpeas is the staple...any other ideas??
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Post by: Karen W. on 15/12/2006 04:57:21
EAse your craving just don't go overboard!
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Post by: moonfire on 15/12/2006 06:06:01
Lo: Your sons are cutie pies!! lol..One of them looks about my age and I love his little mohawk 'do in one of the pictures!

I have another question for you wonderful ladies: Has anyone here tryed to make homemade falafel or hummus?
When I went to Europe, i was really surprised at how food and nutrition is handled over there ie., cheese in france was kept outside on a counter because it is considered to be "alive" (but it only lasts a few days) and meat in rome is almost never processed so it must be eaten within a few hours of purchase...It kind of made me double think about the amount of hormones and crap that gets put into our meats..and it sort of freaked me out!
So ive been taking small steps to consume smaller amounts of meats and poultry and substitute it with vegtables. Many of the vegeterians that I know eat falafel and hummus almost daily but i think its boxed. Id like to try and make it myself. Im guessing chickpeas is the staple...any other ideas??

Why thank you...You are a beautiful young lady inside and out...we have missed you guys terribly...but glad you are back...mohawk kid...hmmm, I wonder if it is my philosophical one Daniel, or Michael who is the charmer, or Magnum the analytical one...Danny is 23, Michael is 21, and Magnum is 19...
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Post by: moonfire on 15/12/2006 06:07:40
Lo: Kids are just waiting for the holidays!

LOL  Kids generally are...what are they wanting for the holidays?
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Post by: Karen W. on 15/12/2006 07:08:30
She's right They are all very handsome young men, Loretta!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 15/12/2006 09:12:43
Lo: You'd better ask me what they DO NOT want for the holidays! That would be easier for me to answer :-))
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Post by: Karen W. on 15/12/2006 16:02:42

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Post by: Jody on 15/12/2006 23:25:23
Hello Chickies!  I know I've been away for awhile.  Busy, busy, busy...  Missed you all enormously!

Karen ~ I love your Christmas images.  I'm having a tough time getting into the Christmas mood this year, so every little bit helps!

Lo ~ Your boys are definitely gorgeous.  They must take after their mom...   [;D]

Well, Sweeties, just a quick update before I go home.  I DID finally get to see the diet doctor who seemed so promising.  To make a long story short, she turned out to be pretty useless.  After telling me that there were no long-term safe and/or effective medications available to help maintain weight loss, she said that she took her patients OFF meds after a few months.  Now, whether or not you believe that obesity can be treated indefinitely with medication, you must remember that I had written her a letter SPECIFICALLY requesting a doctor who believed (as I do) that obesity MUST be treated as a chronic condition, much the same as diabetes, hypertension, etc., and medication must therefore also be chronic.  So telling me that she was going to stop all medication after a few months made me feel like she had gotten me into her office under false pretenses.  (I guess she REALLY needed my $165 fee.)  Just the same, I was willing to work with her until I heard the rest of her speech.

“Once the goal weight has been reached,” she told me, “I believe exercise is the key to maintaining that weight.”  I told her that I already exercise 30 minutes every day and am still gaining at an alarming rate.  She told me that my body may require exercise two hours a day OR MORE in order to maintain an “acceptable” weight.  That was when I decided I wouldn’t be seeing her any more.  Honestly, WHAT PLANET do these doctors COME FROM??!!  Does ANYONE have 2+ hours EVERY DAY to work out?  This advice was about as useful as the doctor who wrote on his web site that overweight people should “learn to LIKE being hungry.”  I should have known I wasting my time when I saw that this doctor was thinner than Audrey Hepburn.   [>:(]

On the bright side, she did give me a 30-day prescription for fentermine, so I’m back on my amino acid/fentermine combination.  So far I’m doing very well.  I eat very little at meals, and have no cravings whatsoever.  I do get ravenously hungry (my stomach has been growling like a hyena all day) but nothing appeals to me.  When I do decide to eat something, a few bites is all I want.  (BTW, I’m having this effect using ½ of a 37.5mg fentermine tablet!)   I’m just praying that the results continue.

So anyway, that’s the latest.  I’ll keep you informed.  I hope everyone has an outstanding weekend!!

Smoochies!   [:I]
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/12/2006 16:25:10
Hi Jody,
 Sounds like and interesting trip to the Doctors. I am glad it's working for you but sadened that the Doctor seemed to be so off Target! I hope you have enough to get you through and everything goes smoothly!

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Post by: TheDivineMissN on 17/12/2006 18:12:18
Lo: I went back to see who I was referring to and its Magnum! Love his hair ;)

Ladies, I dont know if you remember me plugging this site before...but its a virtual model of your before and after self that is intended for weight loss support. Check it out here:

http://preventionweightloss.mvm.com/rodale_wl_ctx/jsp/sim.jsp%3frequestedRetailerCode=rodale_wl

ALSO, these are two blogs/sites that I read almost daily..

1. www.hungry-girl.com : For tips and information on ANYTHING involving food whether eating out or buying in

2. www.lessjess.blogspot.com : here is a woman who has lost over 130 pounds and has tracked it all on her blog/journal from day one. Click around and you will find amazing before and after pictures and great advice and tools to keep track of your weight

Have a great sunday !!! [O8)]

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Post by: Karen W. on 17/12/2006 20:49:50
THanks Nicole I remember your virtual model but was never able to get one to work for me! I was doing something wrong! Thanks again.. Hope your weekend was great!
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Post by: moonfire on 18/12/2006 05:20:02
Lo: You'd better ask me what they DO NOT want for the holidays! That would be easier for me to answer :-))

Okay, now you have my curiousity going here!!!  ;-)  What do they not want?  LOL
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Post by: moonfire on 18/12/2006 05:26:47
She's right They are all very handsome young men, Loretta!

Thank you very much
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Post by: moonfire on 18/12/2006 05:38:54
Hello Chickies!  I know I've been away for awhile.  Busy, busy, busy...  Missed you all enormously!

Karen ~ I love your Christmas images.  I'm having a tough time getting into the Christmas mood this year, so every little bit helps!

Lo ~ Your boys are definitely gorgeous.  They must take after their mom...   [;D]

Thanks for your comments...Yes, they did!  LOL 
Be careful with the meds...the body will adjust and get used to them after 3 months as well as harmful side affects...it is a good booster though...train the brain to think exercise...30 mins is good and if you need to work yourself up you can...I need to get back to 30 mins...proud of you!
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Post by: moonfire on 18/12/2006 05:40:26
Lo: I went back to see who I was referring to and its Magnum! Love his hair ;)

The baby brat who wants to be an engineer...he was just recruited by Guess to be a model...the brat turned them down!  It will interfere with school....good enough excuse...whew!  Mom nearly passed out as it was a full-time job!!!  LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 18/12/2006 07:18:31
LOL Loretta!  YOur welcome MAM! Turned em down! Wow.. Engineer is good. Maybe he will design you a bridge and name it after his Mom!
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Post by: moonfire on 19/12/2006 04:27:07
He can design anything, name it anything, but get a job making enough money to support himself...but with him in school I will at least get a tax deduction...woo hoo!  He can live with me and go to school fulltime
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Post by: Carolyn on 19/12/2006 04:34:57
LOL Loretta!  YOur welcome MAM! Turned em down! Wow.. Engineer is good. Maybe he will design you a bridge and name it after his Mom!

Maybe he can call it the Hi Lo *giggles* Bridge.  LOL

He can design anything, name it anything, but get a job making enough money to support himself...but with him in school I will at least get a tax deduction...woo hoo!  He can live with me and go to school fulltime

Thank God for the little tax deductions we gave birth to.  LOL  Ashley is talking about transferring back here next year and living at home.  Just when I got used to her being away and the peace and quiet.

Carolyn
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/12/2006 04:37:31
LOL funny how that works huh Carolyn! LOL Boomarangs I say Boomarangs!!!LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/12/2006 04:38:55
 Nice Name for the bridge Loretta! THey are good tax breaks!!!LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 19/12/2006 04:56:18
LOL Loretta!  YOur welcome MAM! Turned em down! Wow.. Engineer is good. Maybe he will design you a bridge and name it after his Mom!

Maybe he can call it the Hi Lo *giggles* Bridge.  LOL

He can design anything, name it anything, but get a job making enough money to support himself...but with him in school I will at least get a tax deduction...woo hoo!  He can live with me and go to school fulltime

Thank God for the little tax deductions we gave birth to.  LOL  Ashley is talking about transferring back here next year and living at home.  Just when I got used to her being away and the peace and quiet.

Carolyn

Yes, Carolyn...what a lovely name for a bridge....hmmm, I almost want to pass out gumdrops....LOL 

I know I do miss my space....but if he is going to be in and out of my house anyways...I may as well get the money back for the food he consumes...oh, and I should think about his friends to as they are going to school too...geez, right now my grocery bill is ringing in at $550 a month...the little monsters with huge appetites and metabolisms!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/12/2006 05:53:00
LOL I hear you!! By The way Sarah moved out got her a new place!!!!! YAYYYYYY! Did I already tell you all That? LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: TheDivineMissN on 19/12/2006 17:04:46
Hey Ladies!!

Lo: He has my vote as a model..he is cuteeee, lol!! woo, I DIGRESS
My boyfriend is an engineer..and as much as I know he loves it, I dont sometimes. The hours he puts in intefere with our relationship sometimes..but I know it will all pay off someday..I just need to be patient.

I have my last final of this semester tonight..keep your fingers crossed for me ladies!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/12/2006 18:00:23
Good Luck Nicole! Hang in there it will pay off and you two will do fine!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Angelpraise on 20/12/2006 19:40:48
I am new here and looking for feedback re: zetacap.  I would like to order zetacap, but would like any helpful feedback from anyone willing to share. I am hoping this will help me in my quest to lose weight.  [8)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 21/12/2006 06:52:41
Hey Ladies!!

Lo: He has my vote as a model..he is cuteeee, lol!! woo, I DIGRESS
My boyfriend is an engineer..and as much as I know he loves it, I dont sometimes. The hours he puts in intefere with our relationship sometimes..but I know it will all pay off someday..I just need to be patient.

I have my last final of this semester tonight..keep your fingers crossed for me ladies!!

Thank you...he is like a camera lens...sometimes his aperature is off and sometimes not...hehe  Awwww, you are so patient...it will pay off...continue your patience...

hugs!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 21/12/2006 06:54:02
I am new here and looking for feedback re: zetacap.  I would like to order zetacap, but would like any helpful feedback from anyone willing to share. I am hoping this will help me in my quest to lose weight.  [8)]

Hi Angelpraise!  Welcome!  Karen, the Queen Moderator has taken it and loves it...I don't, I am a naturalist...hehe  okay, I eat naturally and exercise minimumly..hehe
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 21/12/2006 07:04:54
I have and I will tell you what I know.. tomorrow as night is drawing near and me has a few things to do tonight that are top priority! Sorry You are too.. I am being silly, but I can't postpone a couple things and will get back to you !
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 21/12/2006 14:31:52
Hi Angelpraise!  Welcome!  Karen, the Queen Moderator has taken it and loves it...I don't, I am a naturalist...hehe  okay, I eat naturally and exercise minimumly..hehe

Hahaha.  Naturalist.  Good one.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/12/2006 05:05:25
;-) Good catch my amiga!  Good catch!  LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/12/2006 05:53:42
Angelpraise when you get your caps make sure to follow the instruction and take them on schedule as it says if you miss a dose make them up anyways with the proper amount of water with the two caps.. You must be consistant and you must cut your portions down to the recomended dose, although I did not count nor do I yet count calories. I use my two fists as a measure on my plate. one seving of meat and usually one serving of like a potato or other starch corn or peas etc.. I just don't eat more then my two fists worth at once with the exception that I eat a big salad with my meals, many times at lunch and dinner. All the salad I want!! with the toppings, I like sunflower seeds a couple croutons if I have them, bacon bits thousand Island is a favorite but usually I don't eat much dressing. I like rasberry vinigarette and will eat ranch in a pinch, my least favorite, sometimes just a little salt and alot of pepper I love pepper!! make sure you give yourself a good 1/2 hour before you eat and when you take your pills. I have lost 110 pounds now mostly doing it by portion control. If I get stuck I use the caps for a while then I am moving again.. They work they don't make you feel stuffed don't believe that.. besides you don't want to fill stuffed just satisfied is great!! If you have a question please use my pm and send me a message.. will be glad to answer specific questions there. I am not a spokes person for them they just worked for me... Good luck!

Thanks Carolyn and Loretta!  [:X] [:X] [;D]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 22/12/2006 07:13:44
Yw Karen queenie...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/12/2006 09:46:07
Thanks Loretta... You be the best ...YOU remember that!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Angelpraise on 22/12/2006 16:29:24
Thanks for that helpful insight, that is very encouraging Karen. Just what I needed. Thanks everyone for the welcome too.

I am thankful to have found this website, it is good to have encouragement without harrassment or harsh judgement.   [8)] [8)]

I will stop back, but for now would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! [8)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/12/2006 16:38:23
Your Welcome Angel! Anytime.. and Please Don't give up!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 23/12/2006 02:45:57
Thanks Carolyn and Loretta!  [:X] [:X] [;D]

You are most welcome!

Welcome Angel - Good luck.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/12/2006 03:33:02
HELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 23/12/2006 05:23:05
HOWWWWDDDDDDYYYYYYYY!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/12/2006 05:25:32
Hi THere How is your evening... sorry you couldn't get the present again! But am happy you and Ashly had a great day Carolyn!! That is a great bonus!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 23/12/2006 10:50:10
Dear Friends,

May 2007 bring you all lots of joy and.......take some of our weight with him....

Love always,
Josefina
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/12/2006 17:52:37
HERE HERE Josefina!! I hope your new year is bright and lovely!!Best wishes to you! Merry Christmas too!

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Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/12/2006 06:57:06
HELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why are we screaming?  I have a headache you know...LOL  It is called work!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/12/2006 08:02:51
 I KNOW. Loretta you are working to hard!! I wish that you could have a long vacation. I think I sat in my robe at the computer for the first two days of my vacation!!

 Got kind of lost for awhile.. Sorry about the shouting, I was trying to see if my voice would reverberate back at me! LOL LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/12/2006 08:03:44
Sorry you have a headache!! Nice calm relaxing voice ok!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/12/2006 08:36:10
I KNOW. Loretta you are working to hard!! I wish that you could have a long vacation. I think I sat in my robe at the computer for the first two days of my vacation!!

 Got kind of lost for awhile.. Sorry about the shouting, I was trying to see if my voice would reverberate back at me! LOL LOL

Okay, here it goes...hehe  !OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLEH
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/12/2006 08:36:42
headache is work..lol
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/12/2006 08:44:40
lol krow si ehcadaehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! HEE HEE HEE How is the head now! I am sorry work is so stressful right now!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 26/12/2006 02:10:45
aaggghhh!  No, really it is alright...I had the best of nontraditional meals today...mmmm what about you? Spinach Roulade, Strawberry tarts...oh, so addicting, stuffed croissants...I am starting to hate meat for some reason...I could hardly eat a rib and a little piece of ham...taste buds are weird for some reason...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 26/12/2006 02:17:17
Well I have been here all day.. They come they opened theyt left and went to grandmas the house has been empty all day... I had a couple christmas cookies and some trail mix early this morning. I haven't earen since!! Oh my gosh I forgot my pills! Thanks Loretta you made me remember!

No meat eh... I wonder if you is getting sick again????
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 26/12/2006 20:15:50
No, I feel fine...I just have no taste for meat at all. I usually am pretty healthy...don't know what happened to me those 2 days...I guess I will give up all meat and bread...I did buy a croisant with egg and cheese this morning and threw away the croissant...:-O  I lovvvvvveeeee croissants...I better kick it in gear...

You better eat something besides cookies!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 26/12/2006 20:41:23
Yeah Robert showed up with a dinner plate Grandma sent at about 9:30 pm or 10 Last night... It was late!! It was good.. Oh NO!!! You threw away the crossant!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH! LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 27/12/2006 02:07:26
Yes, I have to...sigh...love them too much...I have to stop with bread..tamales have a corn wrapping, but will need to stop that next
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/12/2006 05:01:10
 OH you are going to go buggy! I love breads etc.. I must say I have cut back, but never leave it alone as I love good bread!!!! YIKES!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 27/12/2006 08:17:02
I know...but it is known to make me very hyper...since the hypothyroidism...ask Robert...I had two slices on Sunday and he was a bit nutso...LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 28/12/2006 09:15:59
 LOL...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 28/12/2006 17:56:07
Well, so far doing great...ate some dried cranberries, a slimfast...yeah, did not have the temptation of a croissant...

I will attempt a piece of chicken...but have soup for back up...and then peanutbutter for later to get my protein...looking for all protein substitutes...since meat is pretty tasteless to me lately...

then maybe some veggies tonight...

Anyone jealous?
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 28/12/2006 18:15:05
Yes indeedy!! My stomach is upset and I can't eat!! I have rotten sour burps and intestinal pain and have had this before and landed in the hospital... I hope not this time I hate the hospital!!! YuckkkkkkkY!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 29/12/2006 06:23:22
girl...do you think zeta maybe or has been causing you to fall ill a bit?  I am just curious as you have been sick alot lately...maybe you need to take a vacation from zeta...
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/12/2006 07:36:19
No its not the Zetas it's intestinal gastritous, I hav had this before!! it is some better tonight! no worries!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: kkeegs on 29/12/2006 16:22:59
HELLO EVERYONE!!

Sorry I haven't been on here in a while!  I wanted to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS since I didn't have time to before!  I hope everyone had a lovely day!  I also want to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I'm with Josephina - I hope that when the New Year rings in - our weight goes out!!!   [:D]

Well, I had been doing really well.  I never got to post my weight loss for 12/18 but it was a 2 lb. loss so I was down a total of 23 lbs.  However, with baking & eating some cookies and then celebrating Christmas for 3 straight days, it totally knocked me off of my routine.  On Christmas day I was up a 1/2 a lb. which doesn't sound bad but I have since been horrible with my eating this week.  Today, however, is a different day.  I made a vow to myself that I am getting back on track - starting today because eating like I was made me feel rotten.  So I am kind of afraid to weigh myself this Monday but at least I will be back on track again.

Also, I am glad to finally be able to say that I got my mom to see our family doctor because she was still so sick and not able to breathe, had no energy, felt like crap, etc.  He upped all of her meds and put her on an antibiotic and she is now finally getting better.  This all started right after Thanksgiving!!  That is a looonnnggg time to feel like garbage!  I guess because she was so irritated in her bronchial passages - it got inflamed and caused asthma  - then she wasn't getting enough oxygen to her blood because of it and the meds that the ER doc gave her weren't strong enough.  This all made her weak and even more out of breath when she would just try to walk across a room!  I was so scared because I knew she was really bad.  I guess her oxygen level in her blood was terrible when she finally went in to see our doctor.  She just kept thinking the ER doctor's medicine would start working and that she just needed to give it time.  She went to ER twice for this and got the same doctor both times!!  I didn't like him at all so I kept pushing her to see our doctor - I am sure glad I did!  So I helped her wrap Christmas gifts and helped clean her house, put stuff away, etc.  That is why I haven't been on in a while.  I was kind of stressed out with everything I needed to get done until Christmas Eve.  Then things started getting better.

I woke up this morning with a sore throat.  My daughter was sick on Christmas Eve with a cold that is much better now but I think that is what I am getting.  Love that kind of a gift - don't you - the one that spreads through the family and keeps on giving!! [:(]

Karen - your Christmas images on here were beautiful.  I don't know how you did that but it was really neat!  You'll have to tell me what you did sometime!

Well, I guess I'd better go - just wanted to check in with all of you and tell you how much I missed you all!  Have a great New Year!  I'll try to post my weight loss/gain on Monday.  I have my almost 3 yr. old nephew today and overnite tonight bec. my sister is going to Chicago w/her husband to stay overnite and see the Blue Man Group.  Lucky them!!  Then Sunday I'm going to try to take the kids to a show because we don't have much time left on Christmas Break before they go back and we haven't really done anything.

So, everyone take care and have a safe & Happy New Year!!!

Kelly
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/12/2006 17:21:07
Hi Kelly a friend gave me a link to a page where all you do is cut the link for the picture and paste it in the forum.. I am afraid I don't know how to send you the link.. I will try to cut and paste it here and see if it works!.... 

http://bestsmileys.com/pageindex.htm

Its free! I hope this works!

I am glad you have done well. Don't worry about that half pound .. you will get it off.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/12/2006 17:22:37
IT worked. So there you go! I can't believe it worked. Everty one have a good weekend and be safe!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Angelpraise on 30/12/2006 01:47:23
Hello everyone, it has been a few days since my last message.  Just stopping by to say hello.  I have been fighting a cold/sinus infection and am on the mend.  Just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Be back soon.

Blessings to all,
Angelpraise
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/12/2006 16:52:11
Thanks Angel..

I am glad you stopped bye And thanks for the pm.. Your welcome. I hope you get to feeling better soon.. Happy new year to you too!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/12/2006 21:46:40
Have a safe happy New Year EVERYONE!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 01/01/2007 15:29:23
Hello Family!!

        Well I am back home in Germany, tired and exhausted! Too much traveling but worth the time. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year belated. Take care.
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/01/2007 17:39:20
You Too Diana, I hope you and paul had a lovely trip and I am glad you are back safely! Has Paul returned or is he still home? Sounds like you enjoyed your time home! That is wonderful!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/01/2007 07:04:53
Well good news!  I have not weighed lately, but I just put on a pair of jeans(still an 18)but they did not fit me from a year ago...I can wear them!  yeah!  I will not get on that blasted scale if I can continue doing this...I will continue to watch my intake of the type of food...but living without much bread...is killing me!  I don't mean Roberta Flack killing me softly either!  :-P

Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 02/01/2007 08:00:25
 SURE YOU DID YOU BIG MUSHY GIRL!! LOL LOL

CONGRATULATIONS LORETTA> THAT IS GREAT!! I am glad you are doing well!. We did not weigh in today as it is New years, I forgot. But I did loose 1 more pound even over the jholidays yes!!!!!!! So Next week we will have to post... LOL!! I am wearing the same size as you!!!! YAYYYYYYY! NOW LOretta we need to go down the rest of the way together!!!! I did not realize until I started to send this post that we are now the same size clothes YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! AH HUH! AH HUH! AH HUH! YES MAM WE ARE DOING GOOD!!!!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 02/01/2007 13:08:03
LOL  That  is great!  I have Hadrians method stuck in my head and I am sticking with it now...eating until I am full but I am also watching the type of food...It is a good sign as this is a small size 18 and probably will try some of my larger 16 to see if this big ole butt is going  down!  lol
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Post by: moonfire on 02/01/2007 13:08:50
I plateaued too long, I was rebellious too long...but here we go Hadrian, Cheers to you!  lol
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Mysteryfaire on 02/01/2007 13:19:42
Hi Karen, no he is home for good, no returns for now. We are still adjusting to one another and it feels like we are starting all over again. With God's will we will make it. Our families are doing well. My grand daughter is getting so big. Take care.
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Post by: moonfire on 02/01/2007 13:25:43
Oh Wow!  Hi Diana! How awesome!  Tell him thanks for everything!!!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 03/01/2007 11:52:11
Hello everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY 2007, I am still around, reading your posts, but not replying all the time....
Welcome back Diana!
JOSEFINA
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 03/01/2007 19:45:14
HAppy 2007 Josephina.. Best wishes for the new year!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 04/01/2007 05:00:16
Hi Karen, no he is home for good, no returns for now. We are still adjusting to one another and it feels like we are starting all over again. With God's will we will make it. Our families are doing well. My grand daughter is getting so big. Take care.

Hi Diane, I am so glad you have your sweetie home with you now.. I know there will be adjustments you should do well. I am glad you are all well. I bet that she is beautiful..Like her grandma! Take care and have fun!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: TheDivineMissN on 05/01/2007 07:19:20
hellllllo my beautiful beautiful ladies!!

happy belated holidays and a happy happy great new year to all!!

finally on school break...been on it for a while and took a mini vaca from work so Ive just been lazy for the past few weeks, sleeping in, getting things sorted for the new semester. On that note, I havent been lazy then...very productive!!

The time has finally come for me to cut the crap and get down to the nitty gritty as my mom says. Tomorrow will be my last "hurrah" before buckling down to this healthy new way of life. I will be celebrating my 4 year anniversary with my boyfriend by having one last "bad" meal over at the Cheesecake Factory. Aftewards, we will proceed to the supermarket where I will stock up on the healthy goods and rid my fridge of junk! Thankfully, my mom is being "supportive" by cutting back on sweets for herself and my brother....as I am infamous for sneaky little bites here and there when Im "dieting". So im glad she can finally see that I am really trying and not taking me for a game.

I bought some cool weights that I can wear as gloves to add resistance to my running. Cant wait to try it!

I wanted to ask you gals a question: Considering that I am a restless snacker ( at work, Im always nibbling on something to calm my nerves) does anyone has any suggestiong for "healthy" snacks? So far I have dried cranberries, almonds, low-fat yogurt, WATER, wheat thins....anyone else have any other suggestions?

Also, my boss was telling me that aspartme (sp?) and other fake sugars arent the best thing to have. Ive heard this a few times before but never really payed attention. Anyone have any side effects from this?

Saturday will be my official start date..I CANT WAIT!! [O8)]
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 06/01/2007 03:25:59
hellllllo my beautiful beautiful ladies!!

happy belated holidays and a happy happy great new year to all!!

finally on school break...been on it for a while and took a mini vaca from work so Ive just been lazy for the past few weeks, sleeping in, getting things sorted for the new semester. On that note, I havent been lazy then...very productive!!

The time has finally come for me to cut the crap and get down to the nitty gritty as my mom says. Tomorrow will be my last "hurrah" before buckling down to this healthy new way of life. I will be celebrating my 4 year anniversary with my boyfriend by having one last "bad" meal over at the Cheesecake Factory. Aftewards, we will proceed to the supermarket where I will stock up on the healthy goods and rid my fridge of junk! Thankfully, my mom is being "supportive" by cutting back on sweets for herself and my brother....as I am infamous for sneaky little bites here and there when Im "dieting". So im glad she can finally see that I am really trying and not taking me for a game.

I bought some cool weights that I can wear as gloves to add resistance to my running. Cant wait to try it!

I wanted to ask you gals a question: Considering that I am a restless snacker ( at work, Im always nibbling on something to calm my nerves) does anyone has any suggestiong for "healthy" snacks? So far I have dried cranberries, almonds, low-fat yogurt, WATER, wheat thins....anyone else have any other suggestions?

Also, my boss was telling me that aspartme (sp?) and other fake sugars arent the best thing to have. Ive heard this a few times before but never really payed attention. Anyone have any side effects from this?

Saturday will be my official start date..I CANT WAIT!! [O8)]

Hi Nicole!

I am doing the same thing with healthier snacking...Trail mixes without the candy, just fruit and nuts...popcorn, graham crackers, fruit, etc...it is better to eat this than junk...

Hugs girlie!!!  Miss ya! 
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/01/2007 19:43:17
Hi Nicole and Loretta. Nicole Glad to see you are about to start again..I have had a few weeks off too. I wish I had a few more.. I would like more time to relax as this vacation was the most stressfull in my life and now I feel like I did not even get destressed and well. I am still sick with a cold I can't seem to shake and am tense.. I don't know how I am going to go back to work!! It is a long time before I get time off again.. I am glad to hear you relaxed and are getting ready for the new semester.

 I am with loretta. I eat nuts and little snacks like that when I need a snack. I like cashews.. fruit etc. Good luck And GO FOR IT!!!! I am glad your mom and family  are going to take you seriously!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 07/01/2007 05:53:31
Hiya Karen! 
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Post by: Karen W. on 07/01/2007 06:05:29
HI LOretta.. I miss you!! How are you!!
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 08/01/2007 03:29:16
Miss you too....bunches like bananas!  LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 08/01/2007 04:40:32
Like Bananas, HEE HEE bunches of bananas.. LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 08/01/2007 06:28:14
mmmm, potassium...LOL
Title: Re: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 08/01/2007 07:48:06
Need your daily potassium fix!! We are all a bit wild and crazy like momkeys eh??
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 09/01/2007 03:53:49
LOL  well, you know...maybe i should, but I don't...ever other day...
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: TheDivineMissN on 10/01/2007 17:51:40
so my vacation turned out to be not so calming! [:-'(] TOM made an extra early visit which startled me but he just missed me LOL. So my eating this weekend sorta sucked. I usually have no appetite or a big one around TOM time and this week it was BIG BIG BIG. Spent alot of time in bed and no excercise so I didnt get off on a great start.

Feeling much better today! My good friend got me a cute planner/journal for christmas which I started to use as a food journal.

 For breakfast, had a small bowl of weight control quaker oats (banana nut flavor) mixed with a cup of soy milk and milled flaxseed. mid morning snack was handful of dried almonds and apricots and for lunch Ill have a Lean Pocket, Chicken Fajita flavor. Afternoon snack will be cup of wheat thins and dinner will be a tuna melt on wheat wrap with lots of lettuce and peppers. YUMMY!!

Sooner or later, Id like to make some more adjustments in my food intake--maybe limit cheese and meats for more fish (tuna!!) and vegetables. Ill do so gradually.

Ladies, I urge you all to try Yoplait's Chocolate Mousse Whips Yogurt!! IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!! Pathmark had a sale..20 yogurts for 7 bucks and I STOCKED UP on this! Even my mom who is not a dairy fan ate like 2 in one sitting. The peaches and cream whips is also pretty good..but I love me some chocolate :) [O8)]

Ive started taking Calcium, Vitamin B and Chromium Picolinate supplements every morning with breakfast. My boyfriend and his family always take differnt sorts of vitamins in the morning and they are rarely sick and are all pretty healthy so I wanted to try doing so too. My mom thinks Im exaggerating...I told her "ma,I want to age healthy" and she gave me a stern look and said "YOU ARE 21 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!! [???]" LOL..I dont think Im overdoing it though! the calcium is to stop the snap, crackle and pop of my bones all the time, vitamin B and CP for a healthy metabolism. Im just trying to get a healthy start. What do you ladies think?


 

Tonight I am aiming high to do tae-bo. Lets see if these cramps dont intefere..ARGH! [>:(]
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 11/01/2007 06:00:31
Nicole, I think you are right to build it up nowwwww!  You go girl!  rooting for ya!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 14/01/2007 17:53:53
Heeeeelllloooooooooooo!
Where's everybody??????
Hope you guys are doing well. Have a great week!
Josefina
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/01/2007 20:45:00
I love yogurt.. I will try them Nicole!

 Good job getting everything together and involving the family too. It will be good for everyone!

Hello Josefina.. We miss you... How are you you doing friend.. Have you been enjoying your family and friends? I hope so. How is the weather there..??
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 15/01/2007 01:09:28
Heeeeelllloooooooooooo!
Where's everybody??????
Hope you guys are doing well. Have a great week!
Josefina

Hiya Josafina....trying to get on track...LOL  doing great and you? 
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 15/01/2007 11:00:48
Hi Loretta!
Trying to get on track too..........seems like that is ALL we try to do! Keep your hopes up girls!!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 15/01/2007 11:25:49
Hugs Josafina!  I know...that is true...refused to mark in my diary yesterday my calories as i didn't eat much yesterday stuck in the house...
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 15/01/2007 19:50:05
Monday Morning weigh in!!


Karen - 114 lbs



For a grand Total of  114 Lbs



Ok everyone  cut and paste add your losses and total them with mine.. No time like the present!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 16/01/2007 05:02:44
Way to go Karen...swore to not weigh myself yet...until I lose a complete size....
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/01/2007 09:06:43
 Well I have dropped from a 44DD to a 42DD in the last 2 months, I have to get New bras again.. This is getting expensive.. I was a 38DD in High school and I am not that far away from that again.. I can almost taste my goal!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEE!! I am wearing an 18- 20! I started at a 4X 5X  Translating to 32 Pants 52DD Bra which I refused to by and bought extensions for my 46DD and hooked two sets of extensions onto the bra adding 8 inches to the width. Yikes.. I an wearing extra large shirts not 4 and 5x which is awesome.. I am happy about this.. and I feel way better. I have to go to the doctor again this next week and have a series of tests done to see if everything is working right! We will see. I am very nervous, I know the infection is clear from around my heart, now I just have to see what the results will say as far as damage etc..She thinks I should be good to go.. I hope so. I am still bushed, but have tried hard to sleep with some success the last two days not much but some.. Better then its been, but still sparse..

I have been resting even if I am not sleeping.. I hope things are good this round. Blood pressure was great last time round, but they will check it again You know doctors, if the aren't squeezing your arm with the pressure cuff then they are poking you to see where it hurts!!LOL Oh Well..

 You will be down a size before you know it!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 23/01/2007 09:35:38
Is the last post from Karen - dated 15 Jan??????

Josefina
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 23/01/2007 09:36:32
Sorry, dated 19 Jan?
Where is everybody?
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 23/01/2007 09:45:41
I don't know I have been abandoned.......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Hi, Josefina... how are you doing...?
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 24/01/2007 10:17:51
Hi Karen,
Doing okay, and the kids too. Hope you and your family are doing good, too!
Don't feel abandoned, you can e-mail me whenever you need to "talk".
Josefina
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 24/01/2007 16:39:26
Thanks Josefina.. It's been really badly slow around here.... Yikes... Gets so lonesome posting in empty threads... I feel a bit like a ghost haunting an old house... LOL
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 25/01/2007 04:19:51
Hi Josefina!  Still around, but have been super duper busy with my trip to the UK and a few other places in Europe...Whatcha been doin?  LOL
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 25/01/2007 15:40:56
Good morning everyone... I hope your days go well and you all are happy and enjoying your day.. Good luck today with your goals whatever they are.. Hang in there!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 26/01/2007 17:46:02
Dear Lo: When are you coming to Europe? Email me!
Dear Karen : Yes, its been a long time since I've seen this thread so slow. Maybe its the weather........TOO COLD!!!!!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Josefina
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/01/2007 03:08:28
Yes I agree Josefina.. Its been along time.. It is really slow and the whole forum has almost ground to a stop!
How are you doing? It is nice to see you postin again, very nice.. Josefina , you have a great weekend too.
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 27/01/2007 05:12:22
Dear Lo: When are you coming to Europe? Email me!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Josefina

I will email you...I am coming from April 3rd through April 17th....We will arrive on April 4th.
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/01/2007 18:40:40
THe winter Blues Josefina, The winter blues.......Hugs to ya,,
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 28/01/2007 03:40:06
HAve a great evening every one...
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 01/02/2007 12:05:46
Hi Karen...........
Just so you know, you are not alone :-))

Hugs for all,
JOSEFINA
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/02/2007 17:04:07
Thanks Josefina, am glad to see it! Hope you are well and taking good care of yourself. Have a great day!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 09/02/2007 14:37:02
Pssssssssssssssst.  Is anybody here?   (<-- Shhhhhhh. Whispering....)

I've been gone for almost 3 months and there are almost NO posts!   [:0]  I'm an accountant so year-end has had me pretty much bound and gagged, but what's the story with everybody else?  I wanted to ask where to buy fentermine on-line, but there isn't anybody here to ask!!

Karen - Awesome job!!   [;D] [;D] [;D]  I know how great it feels to see your goal in sight.  (Wish MINE were in sight.   [:-\]  Sigh...)

Loretta - I see you'll be visiting Europe.  Where are you going?  I am SOOOOOO jealous.   [^]  My husband and I want to go to the UK this summer for our 25th Anniversary, but with a 1.9 exchange rate, it isn't looking good.

Josephina - Very happy to see that you've been hanging in here, keeping the flame burning, so to speak!  We appreciate it! [:D]

Well, sweeties, lots to tell but no time right now.  Will catch up soon.  (Soon.  As in "NOT 3 more months!"   [;)])

Smoochies!!   [:X]
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 09/02/2007 14:45:07
Nice to see you Jody, I hope you are doing well! This forum has slacked way off. I think everyone has lost their motivation... We need it back!!

I hope you all come back and start posting regularly again.. My weight needs a kick start again too!!! Have a great weekend ladies, post on the weekend if you like. I will be here.
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 11/02/2007 09:22:24
Pssssssssssssssst.  Is anybody here?   (<-- Shhhhhhh. Whispering....)

I've been gone for almost 3 months and there are almost NO posts!   [:0]  I'm an accountant so year-end has had me pretty much bound and gagged, but what's the story with everybody else?  I wanted to ask where to buy fentermine on-line, but there isn't anybody here to ask!!

Karen - Awesome job!!   [;D] [;D] [;D]  I know how great it feels to see your goal in sight.  (Wish MINE were in sight.   [:-\]  Sigh...)

Loretta - I see you'll be visiting Europe.  Where are you going?  I am SOOOOOO jealous.   [^]  My husband and I want to go to the UK this summer for our 25th Anniversary, but with a 1.9 exchange rate, it isn't looking good.

Josephina - Very happy to see that you've been hanging in here, keeping the flame burning, so to speak!  We appreciate it! [:D]

Well, sweeties, lots to tell but no time right now.  Will catch up soon.  (Soon.  As in "NOT 3 more months!"   [;)])

Smoochies!!   [:X]

We missed you girlie!

Yep, we bought our tickets in October and the rate was a bit lower....but the tickets to Amsterdam/Germany was highhhhh!  exchange 1.98 to our dollar...ick!  Landing in the UK first, then a few days later flying to Amsterdam, then training it over to Brussels etc, leaving a few days later and flying into Frankfurt...see my kiddo about 40 minutes away...yay!  Flying back to Amsterdam and back to Cardiff/Wales...it will be awesome...then a couple of days later back to the states...You and hubby should go...you will love it!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 12/02/2007 00:29:07
 Sounds like a great trip Lo!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 12/02/2007 02:36:40
It will be...woo hoo!!  Josefina, I sent you an email..let me know if you received it...
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 12/02/2007 02:51:22
How close are you LO!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 12/02/2007 03:03:34
I hate to say it but it seems this thread may have come to an end. The momentum is gone !

Just looking back the last few days above ..I can't believe that between Feb 1st and Feb 9th there were no posts !!...none from jan 28th to Feb 1st

I am not thinking about closing the thread but I doubt it will ever get back to the way it was
.
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 12/02/2007 03:07:03
Is that a challenge Kind Sir!!! LOL
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 12/02/2007 04:43:01
Challenge ?..LOL...go for it !!...YOU are the mummy of this thread !!

I am just as guilty.........

but there was a time when this thread had what ?..20-30 posts a day......now it's more like 1 post every 20 days !!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 13/02/2007 23:05:30
I think it's HORRIBLE that Neil is completely correct.  We've all been very remiss and I'M SORRY!!!   [:-'(]  I'll come back if the rest of you will!

Lo - Your trip sounds fabulous.  We went to the UK for 15 days back in '95.  (Or was it '97?)  Anyway, we flew into Gatwick, rented a car, drove up the east coast all the way to Loch Ness (stopping wherever caught our fancy,) then back down the center through the Potteries and back to London.  (Also took one day for the Chunnel Day Trip to Paris - AWESOME!!!  [;D] [;D] [;D])  Best vacation of our lives.  I just finished the taxes and we're getting a bigger refund than expected, so maybe we'll make it after all.  Keep your fingers crossed!!  [;)]

Oops!   [:0]  After 5 o'clock and it's blizzarding outside, so I'd better scoot.  More soon!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/02/2007 04:37:45
OOOOH Sounds very cold out there Jody! How the heck are you? I think I need to email my old forum sisters and see if we can have a rejuvination of our thread before it becomes History!!  I am here all the time... so I should be better about postin, besides I need some motivation I am on a plateau and can't seem to budge...

Come on girls lets rock and roll!!! All you guys too!!! NEIL...Hadrian Help me thread!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/02/2007 05:37:43
Well KIND SIR!! MUMMY IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

           AND

I AM CALLING ALL MY BABIES BACK HOME!!!!!

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


OK Ladies and Genlteman!!!! Weather you are a health food nut or a Zeta babe or a

fun loving soul who needs some support in loosing a couple pounds Please come home

MUMMY  Needs you here....Lets make this thread rock the forum once again and Lets

have the most fun ever..... I need your support as well.. Have had a tough time
 
lately... and it's high time to pick up pace as my tailfeathers are dragging so
 
low I may never make it without you all!! So without further delay.. Lets move
 
this train down the track and get back into the race!!! Lets Make some life
 
changes!!!!!!!  I am calling you now!!





CRUZIN4US=Laurie
GRECIAN=Helena
Josefina
Loretta
Diana
LADYDI= DIANE
Caroline
MOONFIRE= Loretta
Carolyn
Jody
OHWendy=WENDY
sweetcakes
Andrea
BAMAANGELLEE=ANGELLEE
MYKIDSMOM=CATHYE
CJ122=CHRISTY
BECKY
KATIE
HIGHONLIFE=MELISSA
JUSTLYN= LYNN
NEILEP= DADDY, KIND SIR, SIR NEIL, NEIL, SHEEPY
PHOEBESRJ = KYM
MTNWOMAN
GLENSANGELBABY= SANDRA
LISAV= LISA
TRISH
NICOLE
CRISPYLYNNE
TAEGAN
SANRUTSKY= LISA
FRANY
UKMICKEY= MICHAEL SUPERHERO DE FORUM
KIMMY39= KIM
JUNE2006
MISS BRIANNE= BRIANNE
SMARTNSASSY= ANGELLA
GRANNYLALA= LAURA
ZETALADY
ALITA JOY= JOY
PTAMOM
HONEYBEE= DEBI
NICOLE
JIMKAT01= KATMAN OR KAT
SHORTY=BARB
EMMYJO11= RHONDA
ATIAFLY=ATIA
NEWLIFE
TRISH3DEEP = TRISH
BGARZA= BEA
ILSB
SHASH
DIANALOVETT= DIANA
VIOLETVENUS
EXURBANGIRL
OLEATHA- FELISHA
PPARKS= BECKY
BIGBECK= BECKY

 IF ANYONE, IE (CAROLYN) STILL HAS THE OLD FORUM LIST WITH THE OLD FRIENDS PLEASE

POST HER HERE, MINE WENT WHEN I LOST THE HARDDRIVE SO I WOULD HAVE TO TYPE THEM IN

LIKE I DID THESE... HELP! I AM GOING TO BEGIN EMAILING THESE OLD FORUM MEMBERS IN

AN EFFORT TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO SOME OF THE FINEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET IN MY

LIFE.. SUPPORTERS AND ALL ROUND GOOD NATURED FUN FACE AND LOVELY SOULS... FEEL

FREE TO PICK A NAME AND SEND A INVITE TO COME HOME AND HELP ME... TELL THEM KAREN

W. IS AT 115 LBS AND HOLDING I NEED TO LOOSE 93 MORE!!!!! yayyyyyyyy mE NEEDS

THEIR HELP AND YOURS.... lOVE TO YOU ALL AND WELCOME HOME LADIES.......yOU ARE

WONDERFUL!!!!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 14/02/2007 06:13:36

 
Quote
IF ANYONE, IE (CAROLYN) STILL HAS THE OLD FORUM LIST WITH THE OLD FRIENDS PLEASE


Karen - I'll look tomorrow and see if I can find my list.
 [:D]
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 14/02/2007 06:18:23
OH, wow...did not know we were missed that badly...I am in and out just like a door...pretty soon i won't be working two jobs as I will have to resign before leaving to Europe...

Daddy Neilsy...what is up little handsome sheepie... ;-)  You are the forum daddy so it appears and a mighty sexy one too!  ;-)

Jody, I will land in Gatwick then my little friend Anthony will pick us up and we will be in London for most of the day.  We will stay in Wales and fly off from Cardiff to Amsterdam, then over to Brussels, and a few hotspots there, then flying to Frankfurt, Germany see my son before he heads back here and I will meet him once I get through exploring but must fly back to Cardiff. Then go back to London catch my flight back home.  Paris, not this time...but will see other spots...
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/02/2007 09:07:05
YAYYYYYY !!!!!! Hi Carolyn Thank you so much! Loretta You are a character.. You both are missed here so

is everyone else!!!! I am excited and expect to have some lovely visitors coming home to post!!!

YAYYYYYYYYYYY!! I will not be shy... I need some serious help here......and I am looking to all of you

and once again to myself.... YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/02/2007 17:06:17
Good Morning to you all and lets get this day back on track.. For warned, LOL we missed weigh in last Monday so set a goal We begin next monday bright and early where ever you may be... LOL It is 9:00 am my time and forum time clock says 5;00 PM!!!

You guys be there or be square! OH GAWWWWWWD that is the worst line I could pull out of my ......Hat!!! Got YA!!!! LOL I will expect big posts later LUFF to you all!!!!! Have a good day!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Jody on 14/02/2007 22:44:38
I will try to post a more comprehensive update tomorrow, but just wanted to pass along this little piece of utterly depressing news...

It's 16 degrees here right now!!!     [:-'(][xx(] [xx(] [xx(] [:-'(]  Hopefully, everybody else's weather will seem balmy by comparison. 

I want my summer back!!   [V]
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 15/02/2007 02:50:27
 Man Jody that is where our temps were a couple of weeks It was unbearably cold.. I ended up purchasing an electric heater  to keep warm!! Hugs, snuggle in keep toasty.. Happy Valentines DAy if you celebrate.. If you don't have a great day anyway! Me is ready for summer too!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 15/02/2007 03:43:08
Just wanted to say ' HELLO'


Hugs & Shmishes

neil
xxxx
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 15/02/2007 03:59:50
Brrrr!  23F here Jody...You can have your winter back!  I came down here not only for a job but warmer weather...we are real balmy in the south!  LOL
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: moonfire on 15/02/2007 04:00:10
Hiya cutie sheepie!  LOL
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 15/02/2007 04:03:05
HELLOOOOO DADDY!!! LOL..... HUGS AND SHMISHES BACK AT YOU!!

How was your birthday..??? WHAT DID YOU GET??? EH???? A swift kick in the TAIL feathers!!! LOL.. OOOOH ORANGE FONT LUFF!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!


Karen
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 15/02/2007 14:43:06
Hiya cutie sheepie!  LOL

Hi Lo *giggles ..

me cute ?...depends which end of me you're looking at
!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 15/02/2007 14:51:43
HELLOOOOO DADDY!!! LOL..... HUGS AND SHMISHES BACK AT YOU!!

How was your birthday..??? WHAT DID YOU GET??? EH???? A swift kick in the TAIL feathers!!! LOL.. OOOOH ORANGE FONT LUFF!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!


Karen


Hi Karen Mam,

hugs & Shmishes !!

Birthday was fine and dandy !!...how was yours and everybody else's Valentines ?

Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 15/02/2007 15:29:59
This is Josefina saying hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope to see the rest of you.......
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 15/02/2007 16:39:06
HELLOOOOO DADDY!!! LOL..... HUGS AND SHMISHES BACK AT YOU!!

How was your birthday..??? WHAT DID YOU GET??? EH???? A swift kick in the TAIL feathers!!! LOL.. OOOOH ORANGE FONT LUFF!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!


Karen


Hi Karen Mam,

hugs & Shmishes !!

Birthday was fine and dandy !!...how was yours and everybody else's Valentines ?



Well I hope you have a nice Valentines... Mine is most always the pit's.. Although Robert did cook a good steak and baked potato and big green salad which was excellent, but the steak was as big as the plate... the bad thing was I ate the whole thing... It was very good with lots of garlic and pepper etc. etc. etc...I was so stuffed I felt horrible... I am ashamed.... LOL

Hugs and Shmishes back to YOU Thank you!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 15/02/2007 16:41:05
This is Josefina saying hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope to see the rest of you.......

HellOOOOOOO!!!!! I knew I could count on you my friend... Hope your day is going well and I to hope everyones comes home.....!!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: JOSEFINA on 16/02/2007 19:38:40
Hi everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great weekend!
Kids are fine, Karen, thanks. "Carnival" break till next thursday [::)]

Hugs for all,
JOSEFINA
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 17/02/2007 02:58:21
Hi Josefina, "Carnival Break?" Whats that? It sounds familiar... should I know what that is? LOL Help? Sounds like fun.. do you have festivities etc?
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Hadrian on 17/02/2007 11:45:30
HELLOOOOO DADDY!!! LOL..... HUGS AND SHMISHES BACK AT YOU!!

How was your birthday..??? WHAT DID YOU GET??? EH???? A swift kick in the TAIL feathers!!! LOL.. OOOOH ORANGE FONT LUFF!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!


Karen


Hi Karen Mam,

hugs & Shmishes !!

Birthday was fine and dandy !!...how was yours and everybody else's Valentines ?



Well I hope you have a nice Valentines... Mine is most always the pit's.. Although Robert did cook a good steak and baked potato and big green salad which was excellent, but the steak was as big as the plate... the bad thing was I ate the whole thing... It was very good with lots of garlic and pepper etc. etc. etc...I was so stuffed I felt horrible... I am ashamed.... LOL

Hugs and Shmishes back to YOU Thank you!!!




and you thin..K i am mad!!! LOL


Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 17/02/2007 17:47:27
Yes You have a Lemon Meringue Pie Madness... LOL I love steak really really love it! With a baked potatoe and salad Hmmmmmm!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: neilep on 17/02/2007 18:15:18
Steak rules........big, thick, rare.....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Roast rib of Beef is my favourite Roast Beef too.....soft, succulent.........cook it with garlic cloves pushed into it..oh my gawwwwwwwwwwwwwwd !!..I think i'm cummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmming !!!!!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 17/02/2007 18:22:56
Ohhhh, LOVE steak. Big, thick and medium rare please.......

Can't wait for dinner.  YAY! Ashley's home and we're taking her out for ..

Mmmm.  Prime Rib, with sauteed onions and peppers and garlic. 

Ok 1/2 of a prime rib and no bread please. 
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 17/02/2007 18:28:04
ME TOO! ME TOO!  I want some too!!! I could eat steak every night, and OHHHHHH Prime RIB>>> Me is so Jealous.... LOL HAve a nice dinner out Carolyn!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 17/02/2007 18:58:50
ME TOO! ME TOO!  I want some too!!! I could eat steak every night, and OHHHHHH Prime RIB>>> Me is so Jealous.... LOL HAve a nice dinner out Carolyn!


Just jump on a plane and come with us...I'll share my prime with ya.  Oh heck, just come on and I'll buy a whole one for ya. [;D]
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 17/02/2007 19:12:46
I wish I could Jump!!! LOL.. I did it last week and I actually was able to get air under my feet.. Two feet that is, and I also played me some Hopscotch! Although I must say that one was a bit taxing... Those kiddies had me whipped they all cheated, and used both feet all the time... No one footed hoping!!! LOL

I love steak,...LOL I might hop a plane just for a good piece of meat!!!! YAYYYYYYY! YUMMMMMMMY!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 17/02/2007 19:23:31
I wish I could Jump!!! LOL.. I did it last week and I actually was able to get air under my feet.. Two feet that is, and I also played me some Hopscotch! Although I must say that one was a bit taxing... Those kiddies had me whipped they all cheated, and used both feet all the time... No one footed hoping!!! LOL

I love steak,...LOL I might hop a plane just for a good piece of meat!!!! YAYYYYYYY! YUMMMMMMMY!



Hahaha.  We're still talking about steak right? LOL [;D]

Nic's Karate instructor told me hopping was great way to prevent osteoporosis.  Don't know how accurate that info is, but if you can, go for it.  If I hop too much, I may get black eyes.  LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/02/2007 20:04:22
Yep Were still talking about steak!!! LOL Your a naughty girl Carolyn.. LOL

I have heard the same as the protien aides in muscle mass which supports the bones, It must be good for the bones in other ways also!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 21/02/2007 18:25:42
Girls..............steaks. Just love them, wish I felt that way about fish though!
Just remember..........cook'em, raw meat is bed for you!
Hugs,
Josefina
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Post by: Karen W. on 22/02/2007 07:13:50
  Hi Josefina,,, I like mine meduim well to well done... no blood please!!! I just love em big thick and oh soooooooo Juicy!!!!

Hugs you TOO!
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Post by: Karen W. on 23/02/2007 16:56:04
Happy friday everyone. Hope everything is good!
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Post by: moonfire on 24/02/2007 12:43:59
Hiya everyone....I love prime rib or a nice porter house...but for some reason the past few years steak is hard for me to order...It overstuffs me when i eat it and don't do as well with beef as I do with chicken or fish...me loves both....mmmmm, it loves me mmmmm...

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Post by: Karen W. on 24/02/2007 19:33:49
I love chicken also, but A nice beef steak wins hands down everytime.. LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 25/02/2007 14:37:50
HAPPY SUNDAY!
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 26/02/2007 02:44:48
Hi Karen, Been a long time since I have posted. I read back some and WOW 115 lbs?? thats WONDERFUL!!!! I can only imagine how good you must feel. Good job.

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Post by: Karen W. on 26/02/2007 03:35:33
HI Glad to see you bac k Sandra!!! !!!YAYYYYYYYYY! I needmore help. I have have 93 togo approximately!! Welcome back !!! YAAAYYYYYY
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Post by: Karen W. on 26/02/2007 03:38:18
I feel way better but hav e had some setbacks and lost my umph!! I really need somemotivation again, hoping old friends would come home and give mea little push in the right direction!!!!! How have you been?It's been a longtime. Are you still at itit or are you doing other things. How are you guys doing?
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 26/02/2007 07:26:44
Hi,No I haven't taken Zetacap in a long time. I have joined TOPS "Take Off Pounds Sensibly" My husband,My sister & I all joined. I haven't lost anything but my husband and sis have. She lost 50 lbs. My husband lost but has gained part of his back. My sister and I also go to the Gym twice a week.But enough about that I am so excited for you losing soooo much! Way to go girl!!  What are you doing to lose? Let me guess "You stopped drinking sodas" right? That is my biggest downfall I like my sodas and I hate water. You can lose that last 93 lbs and reach your goal I know you can. Wow just look how far you have come already. You are certainly an inspiration to me. Take care and i'll holler back again later.
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Post by: Karen W. on 26/02/2007 14:31:19
Hi Sandra,

 I have heard about tops! I bought a treadmill. Still just pluggin away. trying to do it without the zeta these days.. but still will use a couple if I feel so hungry I think I will eat the house.. LOL Basicly just cut back all my portions to within the size of my two fists. no more then two fists of food no matter what kind of food. with the exception of salad and vegis.. I eat as much of those as I want with the dressing if I choose, but I like sunflower seeds bacon bits, the real ones, dressing and light cheese on my salad.. Yummy, sometimes thats my dinner, with some chicken or turkey thrown into it! Chopped up nice.LOL

Your right!! I did give up soda when I first started. I rarely drink it. It's way too sweet! I hate water too! but have been drinking it just the same.. It really helps. Even though I hate it!
My downfall is rasberry Snapple, I love it.. No diet crud for me, I hate diet food with few exceptions!! Some can be good, but I want regular food that I can adjust without having to worry about what's in it!!
 I know you can do it to Sandra.. Good luck to you and welcome back HOME...:) :) I have missed you!!

Whoops, Me think your beautiful elephant got lost!!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 27/02/2007 12:18:37
Karen is right Sandra............
I used to be a "Coca-Cola" addict......2/3 per day. I stopped and it has really helped me lose weight, not as much as "our girl" Karen, but it does help. I don't drink water either, don't like it, at least now, its freezing outside!
Hugs for all,
Josefina
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Post by: Karen W. on 27/02/2007 14:45:23
Morning Josefina... How are things going this morning?? I hope you are well.
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 27/02/2007 15:18:53
Morning Karen...
Almost 4pm over here, no rain, 9ºc, so I'm okay :-))
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 27/02/2007 16:10:27
Good morning all! How much have you lost josefina? Yeah I drink at least 3 sodas a day "not diet either". I like the flavored waters but then you have all that sugar and calories to deal with so might as well drink the sodas. (ha ha) Where you from josefina? you said it was freezing. I live in Alabama and todays weather is suppose to be sun and 72 degrees. We don't get much cold here. The price we pay for living in the south.
Morning Karen, How are you today? I have been going to TOPS for about a year now. I am the Spirit Leader and our chapters Reporter, and my sister is the Co Leader. We really like going; you get to meet alot of really nice people who share the same thing as you (weight). How long do you walk on your treadmill per day? How many miles do you get? I bought an elliptical machine and I enjoy working out on it but it makes my legs ache so bad I can't stand it and forget about sleeping when your legs ache so bad. I agree with you on the yummy salad. We eat alot of salads one of our favorites is salmon salad; it is really good and good for you too. One thing I do different is I don't like lettuce so I use baby spinach and I make my own ranch dressing that way I can control the fat and calories in it. About my cute elephant I was going to change it and kind of messed it up. LOL Well gotta go for now will check back in later, round of hugs for all.
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Post by: Karen W. on 27/02/2007 17:33:10
  Hi Sandra, I agree with the spinich but I like both so its cool.Fresh spring salad with an orange dressing and mandarine oranges and chicken is heavenly. Miles..LOL about 5 minutes a day lately , but I walk at work all day except at lunch tome or projects then we sit wth the kids and eat and do cicle etc. It can be a bit tough to get onto, so I get on then turn it on..LOL talk to you soon. Have to get to work!

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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 28/02/2007 00:47:02
Karen, How do you make that orange dressing? sounds de-lish!
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Post by: Karen W. on 28/02/2007 04:22:30
I cup your choice vegetable oil
1 cup orange juice
1 cup water
1 cup sugar

I don't use that amount of sugar my friends recipe called for that amount..It is 3 full cups of dressing, I add the sugar only tasting as I go, so its not over sweet. But it is really wonderful, with mandarin oranges and lovely chicken on a spinich and baby green salad YUMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!! It is lovely It is my favorite spring salad!!Lots of fresh spinich and if you add a few mint leaves........OH MY GAWWWWWWWWWWD!!!! It is so good! Chop the mint leaves and toss in salad before adding dressing it is awesome!!!


AH.... I like the fairy! SHE IS BEAUTIFUL... I want one.. with magic sprinkles!! YAYYYYYYYY!
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Post by: Karen W. on 28/02/2007 04:37:55
Morning Karen...
Almost 4pm over here, no rain, 9ºc, so I'm okay :-))

Hi Josefina, I just ate Italian dinner out with My Husband and It is bitter cold outside. It snowed last night and Mckinleyville had 2 or so inches mixed with some ice, but it closed the airport until noon as they had to get snow plows to come down to the coast to plow snow off the runway!!! LOL Never , It may well be a first for Mckinleyville!!! LOL I might be wrong but I am 46 and have never seen that happen there.. LOL!! People are crazy, cars off the road everywhere they don't know how to drive in it!!! LOL We are a bunch of spoiled Californians who have just right weather most of the time so extreme either way is amazing.. Snow is rare here. It's just over the hill usually 20 min. drive, but It's supposed to get worse. it stayed about 33 34 degrees all day today only stopped raining for 1 hour then back at it again. Toniight is supposed to do it again more snow at sea level WOOOOOOOOOWHOOOOOOO! I love it!!! I wish I could PLow Neil with a Snow ball!! LOL Right square in his sheepy little wooly tummy!!! LOL  Hey LO hows about a snowball fight???? LOL I have a lousey arm these days.. My right one still works ok!! LOL That's me good arm.. It's me left arm gives me the business. Hurts all the time.. So I will have to get you with the good one... That's me 16 Lb. Bowling ball arm.. LOL Trouble is I had to drop the ball down to an 11 pounder when I turned 40 as me muscles ain't quite what they used to be. It dropped me score right along with me ball LOL!!
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Post by: moonfire on 28/02/2007 05:54:53
Wow!  Snow in California there in your area for sure is unusual...sure, lets throw snowballs...this penguin is ready!  hehe....watch it with bowling balls...more than your arm can be affected
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Post by: Karen W. on 28/02/2007 06:36:21
Yeah I tried to do it a  year or so ago and was good until after wards.. really tore things up.. Stinks as I used to be a decent bowler. LOL

Yeah,... if I use a bowling ball I might accidently take Neil out of the running for best of show at the Fair!! LOL Poor whittle sheepy would not be able to Sashay up in his prada's to claim his 1rst place Blue Ribbon... "after all what's a sheep without his brain.." LOL   (answer) "A mutten head!!!" LOL!!   IN COMING DUCK LO!!!!  "Snow ball from ****" LOL LOL LOL LOL OH GAWWWWWWD someone gave me a wacky pill!!! LOL sorry!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 28/02/2007 12:07:08
Sandra - I don't weigh myself, but I see it in my clothes, I also walk 30 min on the treadmill everyday.......hate it but just think of the wonderful results I am getting and on I go! I am in Portugal, where it is very SUNNY today. 
Karen - Seems like you're enjoying the snow, too bad about your arm! I was going to try acupuncture for my knees but chickened out.........can't imagine why :-))
Josefina
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Post by: Karen W. on 28/02/2007 15:34:46
OOOOH Yeah... needles of any kind.... Yuck! Yeah I would chicken out to. I have had tons of shots and injections in my time, but I still hate them!
Well Me thinks we need a new weather man... All it did last night despite the temperatures, was rain and be frozen, no snow here at least. The foothills seem snowier then they were so maybe they got it instead...LOL It is 7:35 am and it is 34 degrees Fahrenheit!
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 28/02/2007 16:10:11
Good Morning everyone! Hope all is feeling well today. Karen thanks for the recipe can't wait to try it. I want to have a snowball fight too....hmmmmm hard to find a snowball when its 76 degrees outside....sniff..sniff.. guess i'll have to let you have the fun.. Josefina I hope you get better so you don't have to go through the needles..OUCH!! Well gotta go for now can't talk long got to go and get ready to go to the gym. Just wanted to say hello and good morning to all. Might not get to check in tomorrow we are suppose to have some very bad weather; tornados and stuff. Hope not but doesn't look good. Big hugs to you all.
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Post by: Karen W. on 28/02/2007 16:18:55
 Sandra, Glad you made it this morning!! 76 degrees ooooh hat is nice and warm! just about perfect I say!

I hope you enjoy the dressing it is yummy, YOU know I forgot, You can add cashews and they are delish in that salad also!

Be Careful Sandra.. I hope your weather and tornado stuff passes without damage or injury.. In my Prayers friend.. See you tomorrow if you can!
 
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/03/2007 15:34:31
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 04/03/2007 01:34:09
Hi Karen, Well we made it through the bad storms nothing bad happened where I live. Sorry to say that some were not so lucky; there were 9 killed and dozens and dozens injured in Alabama. 8 of the those that were killed were teenagers; they were in a school that took a direct hit by a F4 or F5 tornado. Very sad. Total devastation. On a lighter note how have you been? where is everyone? I noticed that noone has wrote anything except you since I wrote the other day. Bummer; neils going to end up shuting this site down... I spent 5 hours at the gym Wednesday and I am sooooo sore; I went back Friday to try and work out some of the soreness but OUCH!!! still sore. (ha ha). I haven't tried the orange salad dressing but I plan to this week can't wait sounds so good. Well i'll holler back later. Take care.
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/03/2007 04:19:20
Hi Karen, Well we made it through the bad storms nothing bad happened where I live. Sorry to say that some were not so lucky; there were 9 killed and dozens and dozens injured in Alabama. 8 of the those that were killed were teenagers; they were in a school that took a direct hit by a F4 or F5 tornado. Very sad. Total devastation. On a lighter note how have you been? where is everyone? I noticed that noone has wrote anything except you since I wrote the other day. Bummer; neils going to end up shuting this site down... I spent 5 hours at the gym Wednesday and I am sooooo sore; I went back Friday to try and work out some of the soreness but OUCH!!! still sore. (ha ha). I haven't tried the orange salad dressing but I plan to this week can't wait sounds so good. Well i'll holler back later. Take care.

Hi Sandra I am so sorry for all those lost and so glad to here you are ok. I will put all the others in my prayers.. and keep you there too. I am so sorry! It is so devastating to hear and know of all those suffering.

I have been checking in and trying to keep posting. Thank you for coming back it means alot to me. I need some help.. getting motivated. and back into my routine. You ladies and gents were always the best motivators. I loved being here amongst you. I need to get this weight off Or being amonst you is not going to last very long.. I am having some serious health issues and need to move down this road a bit more hastily.. eh! So I am ready to put the peddal down and head up and move out.. 93 more pounds here I come..YAYYYYYYY! I love tinkerbelle she is pretty. Where do you find all those pretty sparklies, I love twinkling sparkling things kind a like stars.. LOL

 Well Neil had best get his tail feathers in here and help me else I 'm going to make him suffer....LOL He needs to be here to.. The big Lug.. and you know it two don't ya Neil!!! LOL Get on in here and help us. Weigh in Monday morning Bright and early! Must not forget.. I love that dressing and it is marvlous on a spring salad. The more spinich the better..Yummy!!Can't even talk about spring salad without crying ..LOL someone just shoot me please!!errrgh.. Man if I make it another week it will be a miracle!!  Come on Sandra Lets do it ! Even if we are the only ones!!! YAYYYYYYYYY for us! LOL 
 
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Post by: Carolyn on 04/03/2007 05:01:25
You're not the only ones....

I've lost 4 inches from my waist, 3 from my hips and I've gone down a shirt & shoe size.

You're gonna make it to your goal!
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/03/2007 05:37:18
YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! CAROLYN......... HEY SANDRA WE ARE NOT ALONE......
CONGRATULATIONS CAROLYN...that is a wonderful accomplishment! A SHOE SIZE????? I have lost 115 lbs and still wear a nine and nine and 1/2 although I was having to buy 10's for width.. so I guess I have..Even in my smaller days which were few I was always a size 9 shoe.. just call me big foot!

YOU WILL MAKE IT TOO.. WE ALL WILL! YAYYYYYYYYYY!
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Post by: Carolyn on 04/03/2007 17:34:47
Woohoo!!!  Feeling a bit like Rocky this morning......cut 90 seconds off my morning walk, was shooting for 2 minutes off, but didn't quite make it.  Probably 'cause my shoes are now too big.  Maybe tomorrow.
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Post by: Karen W. on 05/03/2007 01:30:52
So Now we have Josefina Myself Sandra Carolyn and Loretta too!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Alright where are the rest of yo rascals????

Carolyn excellent job, more motivation then I have had..YAYYYYYYYY!!!
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 05/03/2007 02:13:09
Carolyn, Wow; good job on losing those inches!! Great job!
Karen,YAYYYY!!!! Good to know that we are not the only ones left on here!! Karen what is your email address? I'll email you the info on tinker bell. [:D] Come on ladies! Lets get karen motivated for those last 93 lbs. GO KAREN! GO KAREN! GO KAREN!!
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Post by: Karen W. on 05/03/2007 04:44:43
Wow Sandra where the heck have you been for the last six months or so LOL.. YAYYYYYYYY! Glad your back ( Kwarvi44@aol.com ) Am looking forward to gaining some lovely sparkley picture, BUT LOSING SOME UNSIGHTLY FAT DEPOSITS!!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!

WE CAN ALL DO IT TOGETHER..I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS I HAVE BEEN IN A FOG AND GLAD TO KNOW YOU ALL ARE STILL ALIVE AND WELL!!!!! YAYYYYYYY! Thanks Sandra!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 05/03/2007 11:17:25
Hi Karen, Sandra & Carolyn: Hope you girls have an excellent week!
Karen: you still have 93 lbs to lose? You have become so good at losing them that these 93 will disappear and you won't even notice!
Hugs for all,
Josefina
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Post by: Karen W. on 05/03/2007 11:31:43
Thanks so much Josefina I am so glad your posting. I hope your weekend was fun also! have a great week to come!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 06/03/2007 11:13:14
Hi ya all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Josefina has been HAPPY these past days just for one reason: her clothes are loose, and believe it or not, even if she has to spend more time in the mornings getting dressed because it is "too big".....she doesn't care!
You girls know the wild sensation.......
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 06/03/2007 13:16:23
ALLLLright Josefina!! Way to go girl!! I can't remember the last time my clothes fit loose.I would probably jump up and do the dance of joy LOL.

Very cute Tweety you have there Karen. I'm glad you were able to understand my directions.
     
Good Morning to all hope you have a great day [:D]
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Post by: neilep on 06/03/2007 13:46:31
Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas !

I have to stop......this cheerleader outfit is chafing  my meat 'n' two veg !!  LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/03/2007 15:19:00
Hi ya all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Josefina has been HAPPY these past days just for one reason: her clothes are loose, and believe it or not, even if she has to spend more time in the mornings getting dressed because it is "too big".....she doesn't care!
You girls know the wild sensation.......

YAYYYYYYYYYY!! Josefina!!! You go!!!!!!!!!! I do Know what you mean and understand, here are the statistics for yesterday, I was whipped and forgot to post... ME BAD!!


Karen W.
start: sept. 26 OR Oct. 26,2005 ( I forget) LOL
start weight: 351 Lbs.
todays weight: 235 Lbs
Total loss 116 Lbs
Goal 135 to 140ish
pounds to go: 90 to 95 depending on what that feels like! lol
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/03/2007 15:21:41
ALLLLright Josefina!! Way to go girl!! I can't remember the last time my clothes fit loose.I would probably jump up and do the dance of joy LOL.

Very cute Tweety you have there Karen. I'm glad you were able to understand my directions.
     
Good Morning to all hope you have a great day [:D]


Thanks so much for the Glittery lovelies.. I love them they are pretty!!! Yayyyyyyyyyyy! It was easy you gave easy instructions Sandra! Thank you so very much!!
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/03/2007 15:27:20
Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas ! Go Zetas !

I have to stop......this cheerleader outfit is chafing  my meat 'n' two veg !!  LOL


HEE HEE HEE HEE!! LOL!! Our forum Hero!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYY! Lots of hugs for the plugs THank you Neily!!! What are you Eating now???? LOL! ]   
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 07/03/2007 10:25:12
Sandra : Who says Josefina didn't do the dance of JOY????????? She even yelled.... Maybe she was too shy to mention it! As we all know, this must be one of the most rewarding results that one can achieve. It sure is HARD to get there, but if Karen can........we all can!

Josefina
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Post by: Carolyn on 07/03/2007 13:43:38
This morning I gave my son a hug to wish him good luck on a big test.  His first response was God, Mom....you've gotten alot smaller.....you're looking good!  That's a big deal coming from Nic, he's not normally very complimentary.  He made my day!

I'm heading into town to buy new shoes.  Mine have gotten so big on me that I'm walking out of them.  Yayyy!
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Post by: Karen W. on 07/03/2007 15:27:14
Congratulations Carolyn and Josefina and Sandra. I am so proud of you.. of all of us. We are going to make it to our goals we are!!! YAYYYYYYYY! I am glad to se you all here trying with me.

Has anyone heard from Joy ? I wonder how she is doing? Think about her most days.

HI JOY come home .... How are you doing . I hope all is well and that you are doing ok!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 08/03/2007 10:25:55
WAY TO GO CAROLYN!!!!!!!!!! WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: moonfire on 08/03/2007 18:15:45
Yeah I tried to do it a  year or so ago and was good until after wards.. really tore things up.. Stinks as I used to be a decent bowler. LOL

Yeah,... if I use a bowling ball I might accidently take Neil out of the running for best of show at the Fair!! LOL Poor whittle sheepy would not be able to Sashay up in his prada's to claim his 1rst place Blue Ribbon... "after all what's a sheep without his brain.." LOL   (answer) "A mutten head!!!" LOL!!   IN COMING DUCK LO!!!!  "Snow ball from ****" LOL LOL LOL LOL OH GAWWWWWWD someone gave me a wacky pill!!! LOL sorry!


U r funny!!!  LOL
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Post by: moonfire on 08/03/2007 18:19:08
I am still stuck...no loss  in clothes as of yet...ick  But Hooray to all you guys and  your successes!!
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 09/03/2007 02:44:25
Well i'm not happy this evening. [:-'(] I went to my TOPS meeting and I gained 6 pounds in two weeks. (we didn't have a meeting last week because of bad weather.) I really don't understand why. I'm eating right and exercising. Just blows my mind!
I'm so happy that the rest of you are doing so good. Keep up the good work!!YOU GO GIRLS!!![color]
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Post by: Karen W. on 09/03/2007 05:36:15
Sandra, keep in mind that you are excercising. That always builds muscle mass and muscle is heavy, thats normal, Also think about what time of the month it is. I gain about 6 lbs every month the week preceeding my period. So really try not to worry just keep your head up. Mine always comes off because I try not to panic. and I just keep going! You will do fine. I am also very irregular, so it was always hard to pinpoint the right day for my cycle to start!You are doing great to!!!
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Post by: Karen W. on 09/03/2007 05:45:00
I am still stuck...no loss  in clothes as of yet...ick  But Hooray to all you guys and  your successes!!

NOT for Long Loretta!! Now get up here me friend and lets all do it together!!!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 09/03/2007 09:18:40
Sandra - I am losing weight, but as slow as it can be. Karen is right about TOM, darn him! Some weeks I lose, some (most of them) I don't.........so you just be patient , don't give up on yourself!
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Post by: glenns_angelbaby on 09/03/2007 13:42:38
Thanks for the encouragement. It means alot. As for TOM he hasn't visited me since 1997 (i'm blessed in that department) but I feel for all who he still visits. He use to visit me two times every month [xx(]
Karen what happened to our cute sparklies? I checked the code is still there but its not showing. Yours isn't showing either.
Well just wanted to stop in and say Good morning to everyone and hope you all have a wonderful day. Thanks again for the encouragement your the BEST!!!

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Post by: Karen W. on 09/03/2007 16:36:07

Some of them were to big so Dave is trying to fix some things, I removed the rest of mine moments ago and need to find a smaller one. Go to guest book and read the thread about signatures.. I am not good with technical Jargin so All I know was that the pixels or something were too many for our sigs. They needed to be made smaller. I did that but it cut tweety's legs off! LOL I will try again later!
I know what you mean about the twice a month thing.. Been there just this last month so I got to be grumpy twice.. Its going to do me in I swear!! LOL

Well Have a great day Sandra and everyone else. Josefina Hi Have a great weekend everybody!
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Post by: Hadrian on 10/03/2007 13:04:02

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Post by: Karen W. on 10/03/2007 14:33:17
Hi Hadrian, Nice to see you Handsome! Long time no see!
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Post by: moonfire on 10/03/2007 19:45:31
I am still stuck...no loss  in clothes as of yet...ick  But Hooray to all you guys and  your successes!!

NOT for Long Loretta!! Now get up here me friend and lets all do it together!!!

Thanks for your encouragement...but times like last night I blow it...Salmon, Broccoli(Georgies favourite);-) Tomato and Mozzer Cheese...mmmm, mess me up...I did salsa dance like a penguin of course....LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/03/2007 19:51:19
Is this another Georgie , not from the forum!!!! HMMMM is you have a new sweatie??? *smiles*
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/03/2007 19:53:06
 AWWW don't worry mostly healthy eh!! You will be fine.. I know you will!  
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/03/2007 19:57:46
I am Jealous, Me used to love to dance and never had the oportunity as me husband did not dance nor take kindly to me dancing with someone else. He hated dancing.. so I am just Out of luck.. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall! I bet you were beautiful LO!
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Post by: JOSEFINA on 16/03/2007 09:56:32
Have a GREAT weekend everybody...........we have SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/03/2007 16:07:47
YAYYYYYY!! You have a great weekend too Josefina. Enjoy the sun. Thanks for the pics, they are great!!!!! *SMILES* Just Beautiful...like you!
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Post by: moonfire on 25/03/2007 17:45:53
Is this another Georgie , not from the forum!!!! HMMMM is you have a new sweatie??? *smiles*

LOL 
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Post by: moonfire on 25/03/2007 17:48:15
I am Jealous, Me used to love to dance and never had the oportunity as me husband did not dance nor take kindly to me dancing with someone else. He hated dancing.. so I am just Out of luck.. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall! I bet you were beautiful LO!

Awww, poor thing...buy him some lessons!  That is the key!  I don't know about beautiful...buttttttt...I danced and made the penguin squadron proud!
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Post by: Karen W. on 25/03/2007 21:08:22
No Need for lessons anymore and he wouldn't do them. I tried that, it never worked. He hated Dancing all together!

I bet you did make us all proud!! Hugs!
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Post by: moonfire on 26/03/2007 16:07:10
LOL  Thanks, you are a dear!!!
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/04/2007 16:04:59
Well, Here we are in the quiet again.. Where are all of you ladies..and gents.. I am sitting here bored and thinking of eating the refrigerator door off! I am already eating sunflower seeds... LOL

How are all you lovely people doing? I hope life is treating you all well!
Have a great weekend if you read this and have a great weekend even if you don't!

Do something good for yourself this weekend ... tell your self....I LOVE YOU SELF!!!!EVEN IF YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO HEARS IT OR SAYS IT!!!!

BTW has anyone remembered to weigh in..Sorry.. me neither.. OK TELL YOU WHAT MY BUTT HAS BEEN NOT Weighing in as I should so Monday morning come h*** or high water I am weighing in.. that gives us the weekend.. Lets kick some extra butt to the curb!!!! LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/04/2007 17:44:26
OK......here we go, a bit late Sorry

Karen w.
start weight 351.5 Lbs
Pounds to Goal from start:211.5
Start date: 10/26/2005
Goal weight  130 to 140 lbs
Todays weight 235.5
Total loss to date: 116.0
Pounds to goal 95.5 YAYYYYYYYYY!
Total loss 116.0




MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN, ON TUESDAY.. sorry!


Karen = 116 Lbs.




FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 116 Lbs
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Post by: paul.fr on 10/04/2007 17:48:53
OK......here we go, a bit late Sorry

Karen w.
Total loss Karen = 116 Lbs


have you checked down the back of the sofa?   [;)]  [;)]  [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/04/2007 17:53:47
I rarely sit on the sofa..LOL Mostly here in my chair.. LOL I am just stuck at the moment but I have had asweet tooth I must say so I have to be more careful!! LOL Have a great day, I am off to work!!!
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Post by: paul.fr on 10/04/2007 18:00:44
I rarely sit on the sofa..LOL Mostly here in my chair.. LOL I am just stuck at the moment but I have had asweet tooth I must say so I have to be more careful!! LOL Have a great day, I am off to work!!!

have a nice day y'all...see you later Karen
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Post by: neilep on 11/04/2007 00:48:10
Me did a mile and a half on my treadmill today...yesterday me did 1.8 miles ...Me is pleased.
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Post by: Carolyn on 11/04/2007 01:35:04
Me did a mile and a half on my treadmill today...yesterday me did 1.8 miles ...Me is pleased.

 [;D] [;D]YAYYY!!! [;D] [;D]  Good job!  Me be pleased too.  Be sure to STRETCH before & after.  I pulled my iliopsoas (I think it's a muscle) and it HURTS ALOT and takes a long time to heal. 
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Post by: neilep on 11/04/2007 01:44:56
Me did a mile and a half on my treadmill today...yesterday me did 1.8 miles ...Me is pleased.

 [;D] [;D]YAYYY!!! [;D] [;D]  Good job!  Me be pleased too.  Be sure to STRETCH before & after.  I pulled my iliopsoas (I think it's a muscle) and it HURTS ALOT and takes a long time to heal. 

At the speed I do I don't really need to stretch...but I did play with a rubber band before and after !!..does that count ?
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Post by: Karen W. on 11/04/2007 03:34:38
I rarely sit on the sofa..LOL Mostly here in my chair.. LOL I am just stuck at the moment but I have had asweet tooth I must say so I have to be more careful!! LOL Have a great day, I am off to work!!!

have a nice day y'all...see you later Karen

Thanks Paul, Hope your day was good!
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Post by: Karen W. on 11/04/2007 03:39:25
Me did a mile and a half on my treadmill today...yesterday me did 1.8 miles ...Me is pleased.
Me did a mile and a half on my treadmill today...yesterday me did 1.8 miles ...Me is pleased.

 [;D] [;D]YAYYY!!! [;D] [;D]  Good job!  Me be pleased too.  Be sure to STRETCH before & after.  I pulled my iliopsoas (I think it's a muscle) and it HURTS ALOT and takes a long time to heal. 

At the speed I do I don't really need to stretch...but I did play with a rubber band before and after !!..does that count ?


Wow! That is really good, I have been doing very little on mine lately.. I need to make a set time and just do it every day at that time.. No excuses!! LOL

Good for you Neily that is really cool!!! I wish I could stretch.. LOL I remember how good that used to feel!  My luck I would snap Like your rubberband Is I tried or break one or the other LOL!
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Post by: Karen W. on 20/04/2007 16:24:51
Happy weekend everyone.. I hope all is well. I am glad for the weekend as I am tired my feet hurt and I need to try to get a bunch of chores done this weekend.. I want to work on the patio a bit.. as the weeds have tried to takeover between the bricks..I think I will become the brick patroll this weekend.. LOL... My Lilac bush bloomed but only got about 8 clumps this year.. very odd. I need to go buy a bottle of Voldka so I can make a nice bottle of lilac... LUFF as some we know might say!! LOL

 My purple Iris have also Bloomed and seem to be healthy enough this year!

Is anyone else planting? Carolyn how are your roses doing this year..?

I want to plant a bunch of Zinnias as I love them. the giant ones are great also! Pin cushions would be good also!I want to find the burgandy ones they are beautiful!!
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Post by: Carolyn on 20/04/2007 16:41:44
Roses are doing fair.  I've been a lazy gardner this year.  I'm afraid I've not put in my normal time with it, so I don't have anywhere near the pretty flowers I had last year.  Here's piccys of two of my roses.

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Post by: Karen W. on 22/04/2007 04:50:44
Those are beautiful.. They look old fashioned. Like my grandma's I have one similar to your yellow and one similar to the pink except the pink, is only about 2 inches in diameter very small miniture kind of roses, but they are at least 3o years old.. The weeds are trying to overtake them..LOL I havent been able to get to them.. I hope here in a couple weeks, I will be able to go do that and get my patio back! LOL

My brandy rose won't seem to grow well. It dies like everything else around here.. I certainly don't have a green thumb.. I need to feed them I think I have never used anything but miricle grow but not on a regular basis I think they need more care then I give them..CArolyn what do you do when your roses get that rusty stuff on the leaves..I have one on the sunrise side of the house that gets morning and early noon sun.. but it gets rusty leaves it is up against the house..
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Post by: Carolyn on 22/04/2007 04:53:01
Hmm, I don't think I've ever had one with rusty leaves.  I'll look through my books tomorrow and see if I can find anything.

I should start seeing blooms on my oriental lilies this week.  YAYYYY.
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Post by: Karen W. on 22/04/2007 05:34:01
Orientals are lovely lilies.. I was just looking at the lilies at my old place of work looking at the one I helped crossbreed..LOL That's a strange coincidence LOL.. I love the big fragrant ones LOL They are teriffic! Thanks Carolyn.. I hope it stops raining here soon.. I think it stopped for an hour then began agin I hear it should be done by morning! I hope they are right!
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Post by: Karen W. on 28/04/2007 10:07:19
I hope you all have a great weekend! Hi you all! Be well.
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Post by: Karen W. on 19/05/2007 06:29:31
Hi everyone.. I guess no ones posting anymore..Be well, Hi Josefina How are you? I hope all is good. And thanks for the mess. about that beautful little girl. I hope they find her!

Take care Everyone else.. I will keep checking back!
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Post by: Karen W. on 27/05/2007 17:22:04
HUMMMM.. well I guess I am going to have to start rattling on as usual..... Sunday may 27th..9:19AM.. I am hungry and need to eat something.. I think it will be some Cantaloupe and Watermelon...for breakfast!

How is everyone good I hope ...be well.
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/05/2007 05:26:45
Well Ladies and gents who wish to make their body a better
place to live in.. Why don't you all stop in here and say Hi and leave some of your ideas for some very mild exercises that will benefit me  and you as we try to live better in these bodies were blessed with.. What ya all say we take better care of what we have before you all end up like me..

 I am worried sick about all of you who may be in the spot I was in a couple of years ago.. And even though I recognized it, I waited and did not move quick enough to do a better job..I want you all to live for a long time. I want you to laugh and cry and have joy. do fun things and play hard and don't work yourselves to death!! Some how I never stopped to think about things when I was younger I was tough cause I had to be  and that is not all bad But sometimes tough is not always the best way to be, especially when you think about your future or where you want to be in life. You need to take care of yourself while you feel good not wait until you feel like  you are as old as Methuselah!!

Anyway friends Help me out here help yourselves out here and do it for you... Lets be healthier and feel better and smile more and cry if you need to but lets get to it!.. I want to get us all healthy as healthy as we can be! No matter what your shape size or circumstance ..we can do it!

Hugs you all and sends tons of love your way!
Karen
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Post by: Seany on 30/05/2007 12:25:09
Heehee.. Karen your talking to yourself.. [;D]

I will talk too! Keekee [:P]
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Post by: Carolyn on 31/05/2007 03:46:58
Heehee.. Karen your talking to yourself.. [;D]

I will talk too! Keekee [:P]

Nah, she's not talking to herself...we're still listening.
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/05/2007 04:48:26
Heehee.. Karen your talking to yourself.. [;D]

I will talk too! Keekee [:P]


Hi Seany, I am talking to myself most of the time lately.. that why I wanted to leave you alone in your mad thread so you could see how it felt to talk to yourself and therefore know you were indeed crazy! LOL Then someone spoiled it cause I forgot to tell everyone not to talk in Seany's mad.. thread..LOL Did not work, I was too slow ! LOL LOL..

Thanks Seany..really!

Heehee.. Karen your talking to yourself.. [;D]

I will talk too! Keekee [:P]

Nah, she's not talking to herself...we're still listening.


Hi Carolyn Thank you too......
 You are doing good on your walks.. have you been bicycling too! I know I read it but I wasn't sure..I was remembering right.
Thank you both for posting.. This is a empty ..forum lately..nice to see people post!
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Post by: Carolyn on 31/05/2007 05:05:10
Hey Karen.  Yep, about 5 - 6 miles a day, depending on how I feel.
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/05/2007 05:10:58
That is good I used to ride between that and 8 miles. I would like to do that again if I could.. It would be nice.. I like the way the wind feels on my face,, especially when I go to the bottoms out by the ocean.. its usually light breezy and the wind is not cold but you can smell the ocean air and feel the moisture from the spray on your face and taste  it on your lips if you ride long enough! Its nice in the bottoms a nice flat ride all the way to the beach! It was fun!


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Post by: Carolyn on 31/05/2007 05:17:29
That is good I used to ride between that and 8 miles. I would like to do that again if I could.. It would be nice.. I like the way the wind feels on my face,, especially when I go to the bottoms out by the ocean.. its usually light breezy and the wind is not cold but you can smell the ocean air and feel the moisture from the spray on your face and taste  it on your lips if you ride long enough! Its nice in the bottoms a nice flat ride all the way to the beach! It was fun!

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I ride at the beach too.  Love the breeze and all the smells.
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/05/2007 06:02:31
I miss that about riding! It was real nice!
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Post by: Seany on 31/05/2007 09:44:01
Heehee.. Karen your talking to yourself.. [;D]

I will talk too! Keekee [:P]


Hi Seany, I am talking to myself most of the time lately.. that why I wanted to leave you alone in your mad thread so you could see how it felt to talk to yourself and therefore know you were indeed crazy! LOL Then someone spoiled it cause I forgot to tell everyone not to talk in Seany's mad.. thread..LOL Did not work, I was too slow ! LOL LOL..

Thanks Seany..really!

Heehee.. Karen your talking to yourself.. [;D]

I will talk too! Keekee [:P]

Nah, she's not talking to herself...we're still listening.


Hi Carolyn Thank you too......
 You are doing good on your walks.. have you been bicycling too! I know I read it but I wasn't sure..I was remembering right.
Thank you both for posting.. This is a empty ..forum lately..nice to see people post!

LOL yes.. I still feel crazy for starting it [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/05/2007 10:48:13
 YOu should after all we are all mad on here right! LOL Aren't scientists supposed to be mad after all!!!
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Post by: Seany on 01/06/2007 10:39:19
Yep look at Einstein's hair!! :P
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/06/2007 15:20:53
Yeah... Being mad is just a way of life! I love Einstein's hair.. Reminds me of Krusty the clown! LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/06/2007 02:25:23
Wishing you all a great weekend and the best Friday...WOW June 2nd 2007..HEE HEE HEE! I remember a time as a child when I did not think I would live to be this age...HEE HEE HEE... Kids have such a funny sense of time! Happy weekend all!
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Post by: Seany on 02/06/2007 14:20:47
LOL you too Karen!! [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/06/2007 16:59:42
Thanks Seany! have fun!
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Post by: Seany on 03/06/2007 13:13:10
Hmm.. I do worry about Neil alot... *sighs*
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Post by: moonfire on 03/06/2007 16:19:16
I am thinking about getting an electric bike...now that is riding in style looked at one yesterday....it rocks!  LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/06/2007 17:12:56
Hmm.. I do worry about Neil alot... *sighs*

Don't be too worried.. He is taking a break and working hard.. He will be back!
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/06/2007 17:14:36
I am thinking about getting an electric bike...now that is riding in style looked at one yesterday....it rocks!  LOL

I bet they are really cool. I need to ride my new scooter.. I wonder if I can still hold it up though.. I am going to have to give it a go soon! Maybe in a few weeks!
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Post by: Karen W. on 05/06/2007 01:21:40
Hi Everyone.. Monday I have gained 8 lbs in 1 week since my hospital run.. I am bummed.. I know it is water as I am swollen a lot!
I hope everyone is well and are doing good with their weight! I am going to keep plugging away at it!
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Post by: Seany on 05/06/2007 22:22:05
I'm gradually putting on some weight! [;D]

Cricket season.. Summer season.

Not so much exercise. [;)]

Cricket, the sport.. IT doesn't involve much.. Basically..

2 hours sitting
2 hours standing.

Maybe 5 minutes batting. [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/06/2007 04:41:30
I hi Seany, thanks for posting. It was very nice of you to do!
Cricket sounds kinda fun!
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Post by: kdlynn on 06/06/2007 04:44:02
karen i forgot to tell you.. i lost 4 pounds on the no food in my cupboards diet!
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/06/2007 04:52:08
LOL..Be careful that is not a safe method young lady! Did you get some groceries yet?
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Post by: kdlynn on 06/06/2007 04:58:46
yeah i got some today after work
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Post by: Seany on 06/06/2007 20:48:32
Yay... [;D]

Don't you just lurve celleries?? [:D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 07/06/2007 01:47:25
I do like cellery with Peanut butter and Honey.. LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 07/06/2007 07:07:51
Happy Wednesday everyone be well!
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/06/2007 18:04:55
Alrighty Then..every one have a terrific weekend and be well and Keep pluggin!''Hugs you all!
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/06/2007 16:19:32
I hope everyones weekend is going well. and all are safe and snuggled somewhere warm or having loads of fun!
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Post by: Karen W. on 11/06/2007 21:53:01
Happy Monday!!! Everyone enjoy your week!

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!
KAREN W.
Start weight 351.5
Todays date 6-11-07
todays weight: 246.5
This weeks gain or loss..+8 lbs
pounds to goal..106 more..Yikes going the wrong way!

Total loss 1O5.0



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Post by: Karen W. on 13/06/2007 15:50:26
HAppy Wednesday everyone keep up the good work and pop in sometimes and say Hello!!!!!!
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Post by: Carolyn on 13/06/2007 16:33:35
HELLO!!! [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/06/2007 17:08:40
HI YA CAROLYN!! [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/06/2007 10:19:50
Happy Saturday everyone ... be careful out there and enjoy your days! Have a great weekend!
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Post by: Seany on 16/06/2007 22:51:04
Happy Monday!!! Everyone enjoy your week!

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!
KAREN W.
Start weight 351.5
Todays date 6-11-07
todays weight: 246.5
This weeks gain or loss..+8 lbs
pounds to goal..106 more..Yikes going the wrong way!

Total loss 1O5.0





Oh me days!! You seem to be doing well.. How long has this been going on for? Hope it's not too a sudden diet!

Anyone convert this into kilos please? [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/06/2007 23:09:32
I don't know what the conversion is in kilos.. LOL but not sudden I started in sept. of 2005.. LOL Its been a long time and will be a long time more.. if ever to get the rest off.

Wait here it is!  105.0 lb = 47.6271 kg
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Post by: Seany on 17/06/2007 16:56:11
LOL yup.. You posted it in some other thread!! LOL! 106 more?? That's.. Almost the same as what you've put off!! Another 2 years we go. [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/06/2007 20:07:28
LOL yup.. You posted it in some other thread!! LOL! 106 more?? That's.. Almost the same as what you've put off!! Another 2 years we go. [;)]
Don't say that ... LOL I want it off sooner, and it only took me 1 year to get it off, but I have stayed at that weight now for several months into my 2nd year... hopefully less then a year! we will see! Thanks Seany!
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/06/2007 20:09:19
The thing is if I can do it.. it might help me out here..LOL If I have the time to get it off.. be nice to put at least one thin picture in my album before I leave it to the kids eh?? LOL
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Post by: Carolyn on 18/06/2007 04:11:48
The thing is if I can do it.. it might help me out here..LOL If I have the time to get it off.. be nice to put at least one thin picture in my album before I leave it to the kids eh?? LOL

Of course you have time!  And you WILL do it and there will be LOTS & LOTS of thin pictures in your album that you can leave to your GRANDCHILDREN when you're a little old lady!
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Post by: Karen W. on 18/06/2007 06:48:38
Thanks Carolyn... Your right...changing gears..Shifting..Always been hard for me.. but I have always made it before.. no reason to think different now..

Today was all vegetable day. except dinner LOL I had lasagne 1/2 portion..and a wonderful day with my friend.. whom I love.. I hope everyone had a nice day today....
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Post by: Karen W. on 19/06/2007 03:49:25
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all well!

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!

KAREN W.
Start weight 351.5
Todays date 6-18-07
todays weight: 244.5
This weeks gain or loss..-2lbs
pounds to goal..104 more..

Total loss 107.0
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Post by: Carolyn on 19/06/2007 04:04:23
Good job Karen!

I'm stuck again!  No losses for a week, but have been very lax this week in my workouts.  Hopefully will get back on track tomorrow.
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Post by: Karen W. on 19/06/2007 04:13:57
 I have had a poor appetite this week so I know that was part of it. got sick a couple times..with this flue bug I have!
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Post by: Karen W. on 19/06/2007 04:15:22
You will get back on track!.I hate being stuck! Fluctuate up 8 and down 8 it is the pits!
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/07/2007 07:24:17

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH IN!

KAREN W.
Start weight 351.5
Todays date 7-02-07
todays weight: 244.5
This weeks gain or loss..-0lbs
pounds to goal..104 more..

Total loss 107.0

Oh well no loss this week, but also no gains..YAYYYYYYYY!

I hope everyone is doing well and that you all are enjoying the start of summer! Hugs you all wishes you all the best!
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Post by: Seany on 02/07/2007 22:37:32
*Chuckles*...

I'm gaining a bit of weight.. *Chuckles*

Heeheee *Giggles*..

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Post by: Karen W. on 02/07/2007 22:56:26
*Chuckles*...

I'm gaining a bit of weight.. *Chuckles*

Heeheee *Giggles*..



Well Then.. I guess the Piano Lessons haven't burned enough Calories eh??? LOL!... Hugs You!
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/07/2007 20:59:22
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE HOPE YOUR DAY IS TERRIFIC!

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Post by: Carolyn on 04/07/2007 23:20:02
Happy 4th to you too!  Hope you've had a great day!
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/07/2007 23:34:05
Thanks Carolyn..Just another day.
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Post by: Seany on 05/07/2007 22:51:37
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

What's the 4th of July... Independence day.. Right? :S
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/07/2007 00:55:56
Hi Seany!  YEPPEROO!! Fireworks picnics family fun..Good food watermelon..Cool celebrations!
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Post by: Seany on 06/07/2007 11:22:47
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/07/2007 12:04:15
LOL I did not see any fireworks this year, or go out . My kids were all out of town at the creek. I went and got some deli dinner and came home. It was quiet except for hearing the neighbors fireworks! This was the only year I can ever remember not watching fireworks! Just did not feel like it! I did not even go to a booth and purchase any this year.
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Post by: Seany on 06/07/2007 13:48:52
Weird.. [:P]
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/07/2007 18:31:23
How was you week Seany?
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Post by: Seany on 06/07/2007 22:26:15
It was good.. School ended yesterday.. Everyone crying, it was our last year at the school, and we're all off into different schools..

It was sad.
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Post by: Karen W. on 06/07/2007 23:30:49
Saying goodbye is always sad even for short times.. but when you know it is indefinite it rips your heart out! I hope you see some of your friends over the years to come and you keep track of them!
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Post by: Seany on 07/07/2007 09:32:51
Yup.. But the school I'm going to is an all-boarding school. It will be hard to meet them apart from the holidays!

Some have flown to Hong Kong!
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Post by: Karen W. on 07/07/2007 12:01:49
Wow that is going to be tough!You will not be living at home during the school year? I would have not done well with that as a kid!
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Post by: Seany on 07/07/2007 22:12:01
Nope.. But I don't mind that fact.. I have always wanted to board, but my parents never allowed me.. But I will miss them, as I can't come back for the weekends.. But I think it'll be an equally fun experience
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/07/2007 00:23:59
I am glad you will like it! I hope it is something good!
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Post by: Seany on 08/07/2007 00:25:38
Yup!! [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/07/2007 00:30:31
I hope your day is good Seany!
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/07/2007 00:32:32
I hope your day is good Seany!

Hi Everyone how are you all doing with the goals... I am still trying to keep going... PLease don't give up you all! It is too easy to give up! Come on back and keep motivated and motavating .. I needs you guys!!!!
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Post by: Seany on 08/07/2007 00:33:40
I hope your day is good Seany!

Has been great.. Midnight now.. We've been seeing the Life Earth or something on telly.. American show going on.. Music.. stuff LOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/07/2007 00:36:35
That is cool! Guess what? I just bought me a tiny TV for my computer room and am fixing to watch Moulan Rouge! YAYYYYYYYY!
I have not watched TV for about a year! LOL maybe more...
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Post by: Seany on 08/07/2007 00:39:44
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! How small?? [:P]
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/07/2007 01:44:53
probably a 13 to 17 inch screen! Just right for here!
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Post by: Seany on 08/07/2007 13:55:33
13-17 inch? That's a huge difference!

Well that's around a laptop's screen size. So it's a decent monitor size [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 08/07/2007 15:09:40
Yeah I would say it is the same size as my Monitor on my computer. I think it is 13 inches!
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Post by: Seany on 09/07/2007 18:29:58
Well you have a small monitor then [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 09/07/2007 22:08:14
Maybe 17 inches!
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Post by: Karen W. on 10/07/2007 11:13:49
Hi Josefina Nice to see you on the board! How are you?
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Post by: Seany on 11/07/2007 10:31:16
Maybe 17 inches!
That's more like it [;)]
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Post by: another_someone on 11/07/2007 11:08:09
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

What's the 4th of July... Independence day.. Right? :S

Its when some renegade American terrorists started to slaughter lots of Brits, and the celebrate it each year [;)]

But we've forgiven them - and called the terrorists 'freedom fighters'.
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Post by: another_someone on 11/07/2007 11:10:20
That is cool! Guess what? I just bought me a tiny TV for my computer room and am fixing to watch Moulan Rouge! YAYYYYYYYY!
I have not watched TV for about a year! LOL maybe more...

I haven't watched TV (except for the odd occasion when I am visiting somewhere where they have a TV) in about 10 years, and I don't miss it.
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Post by: paul.fr on 11/07/2007 11:16:58


I haven't watched TV (except for the odd occasion when I am visiting somewhere where they have a TV) in about 10 years, and I don't miss it.

Oh come on, George. You must miss marvelous programmes such as eastenders and corrie? Just two reasons to send your tv liscence back and ask for a refund...or even compensation!


Its when some renegade American terrorists started to slaughter lots of Brits, and the celebrate it each year [;)]

But we've forgiven them - and called the terrorists 'freedom fighters'.

And those lovely pilgrims offering to farm the land for the indians (thanksgiving), how considerate of them.
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Post by: kdlynn on 11/07/2007 17:33:21
yes paul... the pilgrims were a bit rude... but where had most of them come from? was it... oh right... most of them were english :P
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Post by: Karen W. on 11/07/2007 18:29:48
That is cool! Guess what? I just bought me a tiny TV for my computer room and am fixing to watch Moulan Rouge! YAYYYYYYYY!
I have not watched TV for about a year! LOL maybe more...

I haven't watched TV (except for the odd occasion when I am visiting somewhere where they have a TV) in about 10 years, and I don't miss it.

I don't miss regular programming I am just watching videos of my choice.. I did not hook up an antenna so Only wanted it for a DVD or a video movie.
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Post by: another_someone on 11/07/2007 19:35:55
yes paul... the pilgrims were a bit rude... but where had most of them come from? was it... oh right... most of them were english :P

Weren't they they one's who could not get on with the locals here either [:P]
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Post by: kdlynn on 12/07/2007 03:56:49
lol.
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 05:28:26
HI Diana So Nice t see you back! How are you doing? I hope well. You are here and yes it has been a bit dead!  Post away Girl! whats been happening with you!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 05:33:58
Well I am still in Germany and it is cold and wet here and yes in July. Paul came back as you know last November. Wow it is so nice to be here again, thanks. I am now at 277 lbs. I am a BLC'er now. I also have another site that I use that is free and that one is SP. So is Neil still here and kicking around?
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 05:38:59
HE is not at the moment but will be back on soon.  Took some time away as he does often does.

What is a BLC'er? You'll have to send your site in my messages I will take a look!

277 Congratulations you are doing well! I
am so happy to see you back! YAYYYYYYYY!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 05:41:20
HE is not at the moment but will be back on soon.  Took some time away as he does often does.

What is a BLC'er? You'll have to send your site in my messages I will take a look!

277 Congratulations you are doing well! I
am so happy to see you back! YAYYYYYYYY!

LOL this is crazy! I feel like a new kid again. How do I send it in your messages? Yeah he did use to stray off like an old Tom cat.
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 05:55:06
LOL It is good you are back.You did good! I got the message!

Yeah he still does! LOL, Would not be Neil if he did not! LOL!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 05:57:10
LOL It is good you are back.You did good! I got the message!

Yeah he still does! LOL, Would not be Neil if he did not! LOL!

Arrgg it seems the only way I can get here is to use your last post from your profile. I am so lost. Please tell me again what the name of the thread is and how to get here.
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 06:03:07
It seems I can get to "general" but then I do not see where to go from there, I see Gallery of Rogues but that is not the one I posted in.
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 06:04:43
YEAAHHHHH I did it! It seems that it starts from the first to the last and I have to hit page 31 to get here, okay.
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 06:10:52
LOL It is good you are back.You did good! I got the message!

Yeah he still does! LOL, Would not be Neil if he did not! LOL!

Arrgg it seems the only way I can get here is to use your last post from your profile. I am so lost. Please tell me again what the name of the thread is and how to get here.

Go to main page, then scroll down to complimentry medicine, open it then scroll down to Zetacap and general weighloss 2 page 31 is where we are highest numbered page most currant post!
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 06:11:55
Good Job! Very good!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 06:12:58
LOL It is good you are back.You did good! I got the message!

Yeah he still does! LOL, Would not be Neil if he did not! LOL!

Arrgg it seems the only way I can get here is to use your last post from your profile. I am so lost. Please tell me again what the name of the thread is and how to get here.

Go to main page, then scroll down to complimentry medicine, open it then scroll down to Zetacap and general weighloss 2 page 31 is where we are highest numbered page most currant post!
Yeppers! And that is how I did it, Yeahhhhhh, thanks Karen
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 06:13:40
I saw your pic, you look GREAT!
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 06:14:42
LOL LOL I saw you found it after I hit send! LOL I should have looked first! LOL

Thanks which Picture?
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 06:15:12
The one you have on your profile
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 06:15:32
lol we started a new page
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 06:21:14
yep we did! Nice I want the pages to grow again like they used to! Maybe you are my good luck charm! LOL!
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 06:22:39
 Yeaj that one is pretty currant I think! LOL Now I have to go look! In just chat in pictures of ourselves there are more, I think!
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 06:33:05
OK Diana, go to just chat towards the bottom of main page, open it up go to pictures of ourselves.. on pge 48 is the most currant picture of me about two weeks I think.. a bit pale but its ok picture .. I don't like it much I looked undone LOL Hair hail looked awful to!  then my wedding picture is on page 57!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 08:44:55
Wow you do look different. Have you gone back to look at our older ones?
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 08:46:06
Sorry I got busy when Paul came home for breakfast. I bet you are in bed by now. Okay, I put my pic on the one for pictures of ourselves. Bye for now, Diana
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Post by: dentstudent on 12/07/2007 08:50:45
Hi Diana

If you're after putting pictures on the site, here is the link on how to do it.

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=2893.0

It looks a bit daunting perhaps, but it's actually very simple.

I see you are in Germany? Which part? I am in Freiburg - have you ever been?

Let me know how it goes - if you need any help, lass es mir wissen!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 08:58:46
Hi and thank you. I am in Mannheim stationed here with my husband. I have not been to Freiburg LOL I dont think. I did finally put the pic on and yeah it was not that bad.
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Post by: dentstudent on 12/07/2007 09:09:40
I've not yet been to Mannheim, but we often fly through Baden-Karlsruhe...Thats cheap Ryanair for you!

How long have you been there, and for how much longer will you stay? Is it a permanent posting?
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 09:20:30
LOL Ryanair, I have heard they are cheap. We got here in 2005 and set to leave in 2011.
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Post by: dentstudent on 12/07/2007 09:22:55
How do you like it? Do you speak German at all, or is it not really necessary? I have found that so many people speak virtually fluent english that you can quite easily get by.....
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 09:24:41
I love Germany. I speak nue ambishen Duetsch LOL I think that is how you spell it. I can speak way better than spell it, that is why I use babelfish.com  [::)]
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Post by: dentstudent on 12/07/2007 09:31:26
LEO is also a good site for translations. Nur ein bisschen deutsch? Only a bit? Well, I'm glad it's not just me then!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 09:37:51
LOL yeah that is it. [:o)]
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 09:59:36
Alright everyone, take care and enjoy your day, be back later or tomorrow. Bye for now Diana
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Post by: dentstudent on 12/07/2007 10:03:45
Tschüss!
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 11:50:17
Hey Stuart, HI Diana, Sorry I felt the need and urge for a couple hours sleep so I took the opportunity and YAYYYY it worked! I am glad you to met.. Nice.. LOL.... well you are probably asleep by now. I am going to look at your picture and be back! YAyyyyy thanks for posting it.. I am excited!
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Post by: Carolyn on 12/07/2007 12:45:25
Diana - Nice to see you back!  You're looking fantastic!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 12/07/2007 13:46:52
 HI Everyone! Glad to be back. Still getting use to the newness of the thread but I am doing alright I think, yeah not sure who the "student" was but it seems we are both in Germany. Well take care,Diana
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Post by: Karen W. on 12/07/2007 15:04:50
His NAme is Stuart! Nice fellow!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 13/07/2007 04:56:28
Good morning Everyone! Yes, Karen he was very nice and I am glad to have met him. My Deutsch is not so good  [???] when I spell it LOL Well so far it is not raining here, it seems like it rained every day this week. The weather is suppose to be very nice tomorrow and if so Paul and I are going to a water park called Aquadorm. It only cost 7 euro (depending on the exchange rate for tomorrow and just guessing about $9.63) for all day playing and fun. Okay, take care and I will check back later, take care and [8D], Diana
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/07/2007 06:34:08
It started out over cast and got sunny for the last part of the day! It was just right. I drove to the Casino and ate soup for dinner. came out wearing a black dress and it was still very comfortable outside. close to 7o degrees and it was 9:20 PM. Very nice indeed! I ate two bowls if barley beef soup it was delicious!
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Post by: kdlynn on 13/07/2007 07:21:48
i think you meant bowls of soup, not bowels.
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Post by: Karen W. on 13/07/2007 07:41:39
HEE HEE HEE YEPPEROO! LOL I really did write that..I will correct it! Thanks YOU!
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Post by: dentstudent on 13/07/2007 08:39:42
i think you meant bowls of soup, not bowels.

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Post by: dentstudent on 13/07/2007 08:42:34
Good morning Everyone! Yes, Karen he was very nice and I am glad to have met him. My Deutsch is not so good  [???] when I spell it LOL Well so far it is not raining here, it seems like it rained every day this week. The weather is suppose to be very nice tomorrow and if so Paul and I are going to a water park called Aquadorm. It only cost 7 euro (depending on the exchange rate for tomorrow and just guessing about $9.63) for all day playing and fun. Okay, take care and I will check back later, take care and [8D], Diana

Hi Diana

Where is this Aquadorm? I looked it up on the net, but all I got was a company by the same name that sold waterbeds! [?]
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 15/07/2007 08:21:17
Hi Stuart, it is in Hockenheim. The same township that has the racing track if that helps.
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 15/07/2007 08:28:59
Hello Everyone! How has your weekend been? Mine has been great. Paul and I went to the gym yesterday to work out and then we went to Real aka wal-mart and got some stuff for our bikes. I now have a nice  [;D] gel seat to ride on. Sometimes I could not [xx(] bare to ride. WOw it was hot yesterday and today is going to be the same that is why we are going to the water park YEAHHHH!! Well off to get things done so we can go, take care and have a great Sunday, Diana
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Post by: Karen W. on 15/07/2007 16:03:48
 Hi Diana! I love those nice sets even more, I like the big ones.. not those little skinny seats that hurt your tush! LOL I bought a nice comfy one and it made a world of difference.
 I hope you two have a great time at the water park. sounds like a fun day planned! Really nice for a hot sticky day! The weekend has been ok here the weather has bounced between sunny and overcast but warm the whole time. It has been rather sultry all week!

Take care and travel safely.. HAve a lot of fun, Hugs!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 16/07/2007 05:32:58
Hello Everyone! [:(] Not such a good time after all. When we got there is was so over crowded that the room to swim was zilch! We tried to have some fun but ended up coming home for the day. I did NOT  [:(!] stick to my "healthy" eating plan and was NOT happy with my weigh in this morning  [B)]. I plan on giving it my very all this week to do my work outs and stick to eating right. I have a hectic somewhat morning this morning so I will talk to you all in the morning. Take care, Diana
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/07/2007 05:33:16
I posted some pictures in chat from the festival i went to today! Please enjoy them..

Tomorrow is weigh in! So if anyone cares to join me I will see you all tomorrow for that also! Hope you all had a great weekend and survived the time off if you had any!..

maybe tomorrow guys!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 16/07/2007 05:35:20
Hi Stuart, sorry it is called Aquadrom.
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/07/2007 05:42:20
Hello Everyone! [:(] Not such a good time after all. When we got there is was so over crowded that the room to swim was zilch! We tried to have some fun but ended up coming home for the day. I did NOT  [:(!] stick to my "healthy" eating plan and was NOT happy with my weigh in this morning  [B)]. I plan on giving it my very all this week to do my work outs and stick to eating right. I have a hectic somewhat morning this morning so I will talk to you all in the morning. Take care, Diana


Oh I am sorry your day was not as fun as you had hoped. I know how that goes sometimes and you aren't alone.. I ate a stupid Candy bar.. Will try again..tomorrow.
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Post by: dentstudent on 16/07/2007 10:50:23
Hi Stuart, sorry it is called Aquadrom.

Hi Diana

Thanks for the info! Hockenheim is a bit of a trek, especially if it gets as packed as you say! Luckily, we have some nice lakes around here, and we can cool if in those!
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Post by: Carolyn on 17/07/2007 03:22:59
Diana & Karen - tomorrow will be better!


Carolyn - 103 [;D]
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/07/2007 05:11:26

KAREN W.
Start weight 351.5
Todays date 7-16-07
todays weight: 241.5
This weeks loss..-3lbs
pounds to goal..101 more..
Total loss 110.0

MONDAY  WEIGH IN!

Carolyn - 103 grin
Karen- 110

Total combined loss = 213 lbs
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 17/07/2007 09:08:29
MONDAY  WEIGH IN!

Carolyn - 103 grin
Karen- 110
Diana- 0

Total combined loss = 213 lbs

Well, really did not know what to put in there. I will start next Monday with loss posting. Wow you guys are doing GREAT! I have been up and down so many times its crazy.

Stuart, you have lakes?!   [:P] LOL of course I would be scared to death most likely to get in because I don't swim very well. Yesterday it was 86 and today is completely different with rain and cool air. Mmmm feel just like at home as in (Texas: If you don't like the weather stay a few minutes, it will change  [;D])

Karen & Carolyn Ehhh it all worked out okay. We came home and I did some gardening (window kind) and transplanting plants that really need it. Paul finally got some of his email cleaned out, believe me it was a mess. I went to the gym this morning and did some time on the treadmill. I have an elliptical but I get bored and have to change or I will lose interest. I did some riding on my bike yesterday although I was sweating like a stuffed pig but hey that is good right? Well off to get some things done, it seems my cell is turned off cause we recently moved and they sent the bills to the old instead and now I have to go up to the Rhein Necker Zentrum (The Americans just call it the "mall")to get it fixed  [:(!]. Bye bye Karen, Carolyn, & Stuart, have a great day.
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Post by: dentstudent on 17/07/2007 09:24:51
Lakes, yes, but not bigguns! Titisee is teh biggest natural lake, and is perhaps 3 x 1 km. Schluchsee is a reservoir and is 10 x 1 km. It's used for energy generation.

Here's a view of my area from Google Earth.

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi198.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa155%2FDentstudent%2FSchluchsee.jpg&hash=6466760239882cf1497427c854343adc)


If you're interested, there's a book by Mark Twain (A Tramp Abroad) which covers his travels along the Neckar, as well as other Germanic/Alpine regions. It's a very funny book, and has an appendix about "The awful German language". I would thoroughly recommend it!
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/07/2007 09:33:13
MONDAY  WEIGH IN!

Carolyn - 103 grin
Karen- 110
Diana- 0

Total combined loss = 213 lbs

Well, really did not know what to put in there. I will start next Monday with loss posting. Wow you guys are doing GREAT! I have been up and down so many times its crazy.

Stuart, you have lakes?!   [:P] LOL of course I would be scared to death most likely to get in because I don't swim very well. Yesterday it was 86 and today is completely different with rain and cool air. Mmmm feel just like at home as in (Texas: If you don't like the weather stay a few minutes, it will change  [;D])

Karen & Carolyn Ehhh it all worked out okay. We came home and I did some gardening (window kind) and transplanting plants that really need it. Paul finally got some of his email cleaned out, believe me it was a mess. I went to the gym this morning and did some time on the treadmill. I have an elliptical but I get bored and have to change or I will lose interest. I did some riding on my bike yesterday although I was sweating like a stuffed pig but hey that is good right? Well off to get some things done, it seems my cell is turned off cause we recently moved and they sent the bills to the old instead and now I have to go up to the Rhein Necker Zentrum (The Americans just call it the "mall")to get it fixed  [:(!]. Bye bye Karen, Carolyn, & Stuart, have a great day.

Sounds like you have done well! Nice to get some things done. I hope you get your phone fixed....

Well I have recently put on what was 10 lbs I was at 116 loss but the last few weeks have knocked me back up.. but I am buckling down again and got three off.. I think some may have been water from being ill. now it is more under control so maybe I can see the real weight again.. LOL.. I can't give up now.. I need to get rid of this weight!
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Post by: Karen W. on 17/07/2007 09:34:32
Lakes, yes, but not bigguns! Titisee is teh biggest natural lake, and is perhaps 3 x 1 km. Schluchsee is a reservoir and is 10 x 1 km. It's used for energy generation.

Here's a view of my area from Google Earth.

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi198.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa155%2FDentstudent%2FSchluchsee.jpg&hash=6466760239882cf1497427c854343adc)


If you're interested, there's a book by Mark Twain (A Tramp Abroad) which covers his travels along the Neckar, as well as other Germanic/Alpine regions. It's a very funny book, and has an appendix about "The awful German language". I would thoroughly recommend it!

Nice view.. That sounds like a good book. Mark twain was a very interesting man!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 18/07/2007 05:50:07
Hi Stuart,

            Thanks for the information on the book. I however, have a difficult time keeping interest in books  [:-\] . There have been a few books where I read the entire book and was pleased. If I can not get past the introduction or the first page of the first chapter I will lose interest fast  [8]. My mom can read a book a day or at the most three days, she is a true book reader. She has probably read a million books since I have been born. My oldest daughter, Savanna is a reader too. I will give it a try though upon your recommendations  [:)].

Hi Karen,
            Yes, I finally have my phone fixed YEAHHHH  [:D] but of course no one really calls me on it except for Paul sometimes. Wow Karen your weight loss is amazing! In February when I started back with SP I weighed in at 293 Lbs from being at 274 Lbs before Paul came home from the deployment. Then when we went back to the states for a month living in hotels and with family we mostly just ate out or had to eat what family was eating which at no fault of theirs was nothing like I ate. Well I put on quit a few pounds when I returned to Germany. In February I was so frustrated with myself I said "enough is enough!" and I went back to exercising and eating healthier. Today I am 277.5 which is a 15.5 loss. I went to the gym yesterday and did 30 on the treadmill. The gym has no air or FANS going during the day (No clue why  [???]) so going there pretty much after the sun is up is a scorching effort so, it opens up at 05:30 and the soldiers don't get there until about 0600 and by that time I am done and I leave. This morning I missed it (I just did not go) so I will do some other form of cardio either on my bike or walking. I also have strength training I do three days a week. Oh boy, yesterday was a day. I put in over 12,000 steps. I wear a pedometer and count my steps. I read that an active person puts in 10,000 steps day on an average. I try to beat or meet the day before. Well I am off to do something besides sit here on the couch at the lap top.

Bye Everyone! Have a great day, Diana
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Post by: Karen W. on 18/07/2007 06:27:41
Wow Diana I needed that motivation as I seem to be in a rut! I have been so up and down emotionally that my weight has suffered..I need to keep my nose down and just do it!. I am so glad for you that you are able to get so much excercise.. I wish I could to. I have been getting some walking in.. my activity decreased a lot after the mini stroke. So now I just have to stop being so scared of doing more..walking is really good for me so I need to do it. I am a bit nervous to walk in town.. or around here. So many strangers here lately. Any way Congratulations Diana you are doing fabulous!

It is cool you can use the gym. That is a benefit! I have eaten out since November and have gotten into bad habits again. So I have an oven again and need to get bake to using it like before!

BTW I love your Quote..It is very beautiful and sad.. Something that touches my heart.

who wrote it? Did you? Have a nice Day!

Carolyn you are also doing so well! When did you hit the 100 pound mark?
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Post by: dentstudent on 18/07/2007 07:43:42
Hi Stuart,

            Thanks for the information on the book. I however, have a difficult time keeping interest in books  [:-\] . There have been a few books where I read the entire book and was pleased. If I can not get past the introduction or the first page of the first chapter I will lose interest fast  [8]. My mom can read a book a day or at the most three days, she is a true book reader. She has probably read a million books since I have been born. My oldest daughter, Savanna is a reader too. I will give it a try though upon your recommendations  [:)].

Thanks! I don't think you'll be disappointed. I've PM'd you with part of the book - let me know how it goes!

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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 18/07/2007 08:37:56
Yes, Karen that is one of my works that I wrote a few years back. Thank you for the compliment.

Stuart, that segment of Twain's book was fabulous, thank you and yes, I will see if I can find it at our library.
LOL I hope this is translated right Danke Stuart, Ihr ein hübscher ehrfürchtiger Kerl!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 18/07/2007 08:47:16
OMG! I just translated it back into English and that was not what I wanted to say. There is that "he" and "her" thing that Twain talked about in the Tale of the Fishwife. So in English, you are a great guy, thanks.
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Post by: dentstudent on 18/07/2007 08:56:37
OMG! I just translated it back into English and that was not what I wanted to say. There is that "he" and "her" thing that Twain talked about in the Tale of the Fishwife. So in English, you are a great guy, thanks.
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(It's ok! See my PM...)
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Post by: Karen W. on 18/07/2007 18:50:44
Yes, Karen that is one of my works that I wrote a few years back. Thank you for the compliment.

Stuart, that segment of Twain's book was fabulous, thank you and yes, I will see if I can find it at our library.
LOL I hope this is translated right Danke Stuart, Ihr ein hübscher ehrfürchtiger Kerl!

Hi Diana, It is beautiful...May I ask is "Distinguish" a typo as in "to  stand out in a crowd," or did you mean "extinguish," as in "to put out a fire?" I am assuming with the rest of the lines you meant extinguish.. but I thought I would ask, because I want to make sure I understand the verse properly!.. It is lovely!
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Post by: Carolyn on 18/07/2007 22:12:42
Wow Diana I needed that motivation as I seem to be in a rut! I have been so up and down emotionally that my weight has suffered..I need to keep my nose down and just do it!. I am so glad for you that you are able to get so much excercise.. I wish I could to. I have been getting some walking in.. my activity decreased a lot after the mini stroke. So now I just have to stop being so scared of doing more..walking is really good for me so I need to do it. I am a bit nervous to walk in town.. or around here. So many strangers here lately. Any way Congratulations Diana you are doing fabulous!

It is cool you can use the gym. That is a benefit! I have eaten out since November and have gotten into bad habits again. So I have an oven again and need to get bake to using it like before!

BTW I love your Quote..It is very beautiful and sad.. Something that touches my heart.

who wrote it? Did you? Have a nice Day!

Carolyn you are also doing so well! When did you hit the 100 pound mark?

Monday....finally! [:)]  Stayed at 85 lbs. for what seemed like an eternity then I finally started losing again.  Since that last plateau I've averaged about a pound a day.
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Post by: Karen W. on 18/07/2007 23:17:07
A pound a day is really fast weight loss. You must be working your tail off!
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Post by: Carolyn on 19/07/2007 02:21:39
A pound a day is really fast weight loss. You must be working your tail off!

*sigh*  No, it's still there!  [;)]

I haven't averaged a pound a day the entire time, only the last 20 days or so.  My average has been about 16 lbs. per month.
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 19/07/2007 07:41:00
Hi Karen, no typo's. Distinguish is defined in my work as; distance: Both time and place; not being accepted with your own kind (human race) being an outcast for who you are. Touching to me is an extremely important feeling to me, physical touch is how I communicate to others (loved ones). Not being able to touch Paul for nearly a whole year was painful for me. I felt alone like nothing you can imagine. It is not so much "just" touching other people because unless there is a connection I don't do the whole feelly touchy thing but it is how I communicate with those close to me. So not being able to "connect" to those so close to me because of my "ways" I was distance so "not" to "offend" my emotions. In other words "don't ask don't tell." A very difficult time in my life where I had to decide to be what others wanted me to be and fight with myself the rest of my life or do what was natural for me and be myself not bothered by how people perceived me, so I'm weird AND? Now the other half (whew) anguish: The pain within yourself. A fire burning deep inside that no matter what always burned and never went out. I was fighting within myself a war. One that where if one won the battle the other died and if the other won was dead to the world. Does that make sense because if not I will try to express it differently. Or I can try again. I was waging with war inside because I wanted to be me however, the other side of me wanted to be like other people wanted me to be so, if I took one I was lying to myself and of course the other option was not to be who I really was. I hope this helps, Diana
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 19/07/2007 07:43:52
It's ok Carolyn so is mine!
A pound a day is really fast weight loss. You must be working your tail off!

*sigh*  No, it's still there!  [;)]

I haven't averaged a pound a day the entire time, only the last 20 days or so.  My average has been about 16 lbs. per month.
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Post by: Karen W. on 19/07/2007 09:23:11
Hi Karen, no typo's. Distinguish is defined in my work as; distance: Both time and place; not being accepted with your own kind (human race) being an outcast for who you are. Touching to me is an extremely important feeling to me, physical touch is how I communicate to others (loved ones). Not being able to touch Paul for nearly a whole year was painful for me. I felt alone like nothing you can imagine. It is not so much "just" touching other people because unless there is a connection I don't do the whole feelly touchy thing but it is how I communicate with those close to me. So not being able to "connect" to those so close to me because of my "ways" I was distance so "not" to "offend" my emotions. In other words "don't ask don't tell." A very difficult time in my life where I had to decide to be what others wanted me to be and fight with myself the rest of my life or do what was natural for me and be myself not bothered by how people perceived me, so I'm weird AND? Now the other half (whew) anguish: The pain within yourself. A fire burning deep inside that no matter what always burned and never went out. I was fighting within myself a war. One that where if one won the battle the other died and if the other won was dead to the world. Does that make sense because if not I will try to express it differently. Or I can try again. I was waging with war inside because I wanted to be me however, the other side of me wanted to be like other people wanted me to be so, if I took one I was lying to myself and of course the other option was not to be who I really was. I hope this helps, Diana

It was only the one word the whole thing is beautiful and you expressed yourself beautifully as well as clearly... I just did not want to misinterpret that one word. I like the way you said it! I understand it and have been there and felt the very same thing.. Thanks Diana .. don't change a thing! It is perfect!

Carolyn.. I still have mine too! Its just considerably smaller these days! LOL!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 19/07/2007 10:59:37
LOL that was the one word Distinguish
Hi Karen, no typo's. Distinguish is defined in my work as; distance: Both time and place; not being accepted with your own kind (human race) being an outcast for who you are. Touching to me is an extremely important feeling to me, physical touch is how I communicate to others (loved ones). Not being able to touch Paul for nearly a whole year was painful for me. I felt alone like nothing you can imagine. It is not so much "just" touching other people because unless there is a connection I don't do the whole feelly touchy thing but it is how I communicate with those close to me. So not being able to "connect" to those so close to me because of my "ways" I was distance so "not" to "offend" my emotions. In other words "don't ask don't tell." A very difficult time in my life where I had to decide to be what others wanted me to be and fight with myself the rest of my life or do what was natural for me and be myself not bothered by how people perceived me, so I'm weird AND? Now the other half (whew) anguish: The pain within yourself. A fire burning deep inside that no matter what always burned and never went out. I was fighting within myself a war. One that where if one won the battle the other died and if the other won was dead to the world. Does that make sense because if not I will try to express it differently. Or I can try again. I was waging with war inside because I wanted to be me however, the other side of me wanted to be like other people wanted me to be so, if I took one I was lying to myself and of course the other option was not to be who I really was. I hope this helps, Diana

It was only the one word the whole thing is beautiful and you expressed yourself beautifully as well as clearly... I just did not want to misinterpret that one word. I like the way you said it! I understand it and have been there and felt the very same thing.. Thanks Diana .. don't change a thing! It is perfect!

Carolyn.. I still have mine too! Its just considerably smaller these days! LOL!
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Post by: Karen W. on 19/07/2007 11:16:06
LOL Yes and it is a beautiful meaning..
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 20/07/2007 04:43:39
Good morning everyone! Hope you had a good day yesterday. I have been lacking on the exercises this week  [:-\] It seems at the first of the week I am pumped to get started and by mid week I am exhausted from "getting" things done around here. I eat healthy, 3 meals and 3 snacks so it is not hunger, my doc says that my sugar is at its best so not really sure what is going on. I think I just need some real rest.
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Post by: Karen W. on 20/07/2007 14:41:22
Yeah I think I have been going through the same thing. As much as I hate being away from the children at school I am noticing I am feeling more rested and some better. Bored but feeling some better.
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 23/07/2007 08:56:22
Hello Everyone! Not to happy this morning  [:(]. I called the insurance people and they are still telling me the accident I had in April is still my fault. I am completely confused with this, I was in the PROCESS of making a left turn when a cyclist (motor) passed me on my left side and broadsided me on the front left side of our 4Runner. Now in the states I know that passing on the left no matter what is illegal, it really bothers me that this is going on my record. I have NEVER had an accident go ON my record before. I'm frustrated! This is NOT my fault, sometimes I wished I was still in the states where I know I will be treated fairly. Take care everyone, Diana
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Post by: neilep on 23/07/2007 09:05:19
Hi Diana,

What reason then do they say it's your fault ?....

I am so sorry for this awful situation !..it's not fair !!

From what you describe it's certainly not your fault !!.......so what have they said ?
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Post by: Karen W. on 23/07/2007 11:19:57
Hello Everyone! Not to happy this morning  [:(]. I called the insurance people and they are still telling me the accident I had in April is still my fault. I am completely confused with this, I was in the PROCESS of making a left turn when a cyclist (motor) passed me on my left side and broadsided me on the front left side of our 4Runner. Now in the states I know that passing on the left no matter what is illegal, it really bothers me that this is going on my record. I have NEVER had an accident go ON my record before. I'm frustrated! This is NOT my fault, sometimes I wished I was still in the states where I know I will be treated fairly. Take care everyone, Diana

Here in California it is illegal to pass to the right at any time! I am sorry it is still an issue for you.. laws are so different everywhere! Sorry Diana!
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Post by: kdlynn on 24/07/2007 00:07:36
yes in ohio you can't pass on the right. the left is the only legal way... i thought... where's my driver's ed book when i need it
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Post by: Karen W. on 24/07/2007 00:32:02
LOL probably so.. California is different then most places..LOL
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 24/07/2007 09:02:10
Hi Diana,

What reason then do they say it's your fault ?....

I am so sorry for this awful situation !..it's not fair !!

From what you describe it's certainly not your fault !!.......so what have they said ?

Hi Neil! According to the German police a "witness" the one who was riding with the man who hit me said I had on my right blinker although I was in the process of making a left turn. I know I had on my left blinker, so when they read the report from Paul it did not state that he saw the left blinker on and that was because he was a passenger. It is all so wrong and so frustrating. They have made their finale decision unless I persue it even more which the adjuster said that the man could sue the insurance company (they gave him an advance payment already), me, and Paul if we take it to High Court (German court). So I am leaving it alone and accept what happened. My insurance has already gone up and Paul wants to persue it which I say just leave it alone.
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 24/07/2007 09:07:56
The whole thing is that I had on my left blinker to notify any one coming up or towards me and when I saw that is was clear I started the left turn, just as I was in it about 65% of the way the cyclist bales right into the front side of us. The police said that the guy saw me slow down and "looked" like I was going to make a right but instead I made a left and that is why he ran into us. It is all unfair but then life is not always fair right? It is sad but justice will hopefull come one day. Take care everyone and thanks for listening and being here, Diana
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 24/07/2007 09:23:17
Okay, I need to clear up a statement I made earlier, you can pass on the left if you are on a road with more than one lane, I was on a single lane road with the opposite traffic coming towards us on the other lane, I was making a left when all traffic behind me should slow down or come to a stop until I complete my turn but it did not happen this way, I was still in the single lane turning left when we were hit from behind on our left front because the cyclist passed me on the left veering into the other side of the road towards oncoming traffic. Now still the police say it is my fault because I did not look in my mirrors to clear traffic coming and the cyclist and "his" witness said I had on a right blinker to make a left turn! Now come on why is the real reason here? The insurance company only received my single statement from the MP's and Paul's somehow mysteriously disappeared in the process so when the insurance company saw that I was the only one and this guy had a witness they gave him an advanced payment automatically faulting me without investigation. Now once I called the insurance company to find out WHY it was my fault I found this out, told the man that Paul's was missing but that did not change anything because now this man has an advanced payment that they can not take back without being sued. ARRGGG, okay I'm calm now. So either I accept it or persue it not knowing what will happen to me AND because I am not Military and only a spouse, JAG (Judge Advocate General) will not represent me because I am not a soldier nor will the system at all help me because of being none military and being in a foreign country. Military life is not all it is cracked up to be!
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Post by: Karen W. on 24/07/2007 14:16:40
OH Diana, I am sorry they are putting you in this position. That has to be so frustrating. I hope you are OK. It sounds like a very unfair decision which was based on a lot of inaccuracies. I wish things were better. what is the next step? Is it just over now or is there more they do now?
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Post by: Karen W. on 24/07/2007 16:16:48
HEY YOU GUYS I FORGOT TO WEIGH IN YESTERDAY!

I did not loose anything or gain anything this week but.. I still should have weighed in! ..Still Holding!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 25/07/2007 04:56:52
Hi Karen, for me it is over! I am done with it. Paul wants to persue it but that could cause problems. I will let God handle it. I forgot to weigh in to, I have as of today lost 4 lbs of the 7 I gained over the weekend. I was down to 277, went up to 284 and this morning I am down to 280. I am still so sore from weight lifting on Monday, my puny (?) arms ain't as strong as my legs are but I'm working on it  [;D]. Everyone thank you so much for all that you have done here for me. You all are the GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great day, Diana.
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Post by: another_someone on 25/07/2007 05:26:18
Here in California it is illegal to pass to the right at any time! I am sorry it is still an issue for you.. laws are so different everywhere! Sorry Diana!

I am confused by this, although as you say, laws are different in different countries.

Certainly, in Europe, it is illegal to overtake on the nearside lane (I use this term because it means different things in the UK, where we drive on the left, than in mainland Europe of America, where you drive on the right); but if a car is stationary on the outside lane (e.g. waiting to turn), one would not expect to wait alongside him until he moves again (e.g. that may imply that you would be blocking a stream of traffic in an otherwise clear nearside lane while you wait for someone to make a turn from the outside lane - it would not make sense).
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Post by: Karen W. on 25/07/2007 05:31:24
You are doing well Diana.. I am glad you have lost 4 of the 7 you gained. It happens we all fluctuate it is hard to stay right on. I spoke with my doctor today and am going to have to see a surgeon about my arm. I am going to have to have surgery! Everything falls apart at the same time seems!Oh well we just pick up and move on Right? Right!
I will be grateful to be able to use my arm again.

Sorry your so sore. Please be careful so you don't tear something up like I did!


You are the greatest Diana and I am so proud of you still plugging away with me. Good Job!...

You too Carolyn!...
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Post by: another_someone on 25/07/2007 05:35:40
Okay, I need to clear up a statement I made earlier, you can pass on the left if you are on a road with more than one lane, I was on a single lane road with the opposite traffic coming towards us on the other lane, I was making a left when all traffic behind me should slow down or come to a stop until I complete my turn but it did not happen this way, I was still in the single lane turning left when we were hit from behind on our left front because the cyclist passed me on the left veering into the other side of the road towards oncoming traffic. Now still the police say it is my fault because I did not look in my mirrors to clear traffic coming and the cyclist and "his" witness said I had on a right blinker to make a left turn! Now come on why is the real reason here? The insurance company only received my single statement from the MP's and Paul's somehow mysteriously disappeared in the process so when the insurance company saw that I was the only one and this guy had a witness they gave him an advanced payment automatically faulting me without investigation. Now once I called the insurance company to find out WHY it was my fault I found this out, told the man that Paul's was missing but that did not change anything because now this man has an advanced payment that they can not take back without being sued. ARRGGG, okay I'm calm now. So either I accept it or persue it not knowing what will happen to me AND because I am not Military and only a spouse, JAG (Judge Advocate General) will not represent me because I am not a soldier nor will the system at all help me because of being none military and being in a foreign country. Military life is not all it is cracked up to be!

I have been there before - very difficult to prove what did and did not happen.  There is still a problem that you have a technical duty to check your mirrors just before making a manoeuvre, even if you are making it blatantly obvious what you are doing, and nobody but a complete idiot (which includes a large number of young and inexperienced motorcyclists) would ever have any doubt in the matter.

I would rather ask whether, if there was traffic on your lane behind you, how a motorcyclist coming up on your outside could see if your nearside indicator was flashing - would it not have been obscured by the cars behind you?
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 26/07/2007 11:57:52
It was 10 at night and the cyclist and his companion were the only ones on the road behind us but it happened so suddenly that when I looked in my mirror there was nothing then as I was turning BAM!
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Post by: Mysteryfaire on 26/07/2007 11:58:29
Hi everyone, hope you are having a great day.
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Post by: Karen W. on 26/07/2007 13:02:06
Hi Diana have a great day to you too! LOL have fun today!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 27/07/2007 02:27:46
Arghhhh!!!  It looks like my pound a day streak is over......for now!  I haven't lost a pound since the 18th.  I'm stuck at 105 [:(!]
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/07/2007 02:35:32
sorry I hate being stuck!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 13:57:19
HI Everyone I hope you are all well. Please have a great week!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 11/08/2007 18:30:05
Hi Diane.. Hi everyone have a great weekend!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 16/08/2007 15:25:52
Happy Thursday Diane, How you doing?
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 19/08/2007 21:19:08
I hope you are all doing well and having a great weekend.

Diane are you ok?
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/08/2007 16:17:44
Happy Thursday everyone have a good week. I will be gone for a while so please take care and good luck with your goals.. I hope you all do well always... Have fun... be well!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 30/09/2007 06:57:14
Well it has been a whole month and is everyone still alive out there ladies! how it going????
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 27/10/2007 05:04:11
Well I hope you are all well and that you are all doing well!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 29/11/2007 01:40:32
Hope thanks giving was good to you and all is well. Merry Christmas and happy Holidays Ladies and Gents!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Carolyn on 14/12/2007 03:30:32
Same to you Karen.

I have to start my Christmas baking Monday and I'm sooo not looking forward to it.  I'm terrified I'm gonna blow the diet. 

Years ago our company started the tradition of baking cakes & cookies for all of our contractors and regular customers to give as Christmas gifts, and every year more and more people ask to be added to the list. I tried to get out of it but they've already started asking when we're going to deliver them, so I can't say no.
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 14/12/2007 03:35:18
Thanks Carolyn.

Sounds like lots of work! Good luck and have some fun with it!

I hope it all goes smoothly!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 22/12/2007 11:48:41
Merry Christmas all you ladies and gents! Happy Holidays and Good wishes to you who do not celebrate! Take care everybody.. much love to you all through the coming year You all be safe and happy!
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: Karen W. on 11/10/2011 16:39:16
Thanks for sharing those great tips! Are you working on a weight loss goal?
Title: Zetacap and General weight loss - 2
Post by: RD on 12/10/2011 07:31:49
Here i am going to show some tips for weight loss.
A) Exercise only 30 minutes.
B) Always eat your home's foods.\
C) Don't eat fast foods.
D) Drink much water instead of other drinks.
E) Avoid smoking.

F) avoid spam ...

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