119. the post travel regain has begun. its ok. diane

118. lost weight on trip. this is a little low for me but it will bounce back.

rob, hope you are feeling better soon. 

its good to be back with the oh group after absence.  and back to food tracking.

d

hi all, no clue what i weigh. helping my ailing mom. setting up hospice etc. think i am holding the line  with all the activity. later.

diane

It's pretty bland. Be sure to get golden flax seed and not the dark ones. Get it where they sell in bulk so u don't have to buy a lot.

d

So while working at the art gallery i googled "pictures of foxes" for a sketch i wanted to do. one of the search boxes that popped up was "pictures of fat people" which means someone must have searched that topic.

I was curious so I looked at it. There were quite a few sites with pictures of very obese people. some of them were in costumes and obviously clowning around for the camera but some of them were not. some pictures were even titled ugly fat people and some sites had comments making fun of these fat people.

I didn't look at all that many of them because it made me both angry and sad. I had no idea there were sites on the internet making fun of the obese. We all have had experiences of being mistreated because of our weight and have noticed that in some cases people treat us differently now - even close friends and family.

I really don't have a point to make except that I feel so bad for those who have not discovered the option that we have. I saw a very obese man at costco yesterday buying t shirts and commenting that there were none in his size and i just wanted to go up and tell him my husband used to be his size and what he did about it. but of course i didn't.

anyway, just a reminder to be kind to obese people and help them with this if you can.

diane

thanks for your thoughts. we are getting hospice and some other stuff. a lifelong friend is her caregiver but she is old too. but i am told its not painful. diane

it will take you time to work up to those maintenance eating goals. don't try to jump to 1500 right away. work up to it. and the carbs sound a little high but i wouldn't substitue my uneducated opinion for that of a professional.

read through old threads in this group as there are many about successful maintenance habits - especially by frisco and elina.

welcome to maintenance. you might accidently lose a little more weight but don't worry too much. be sure to keep the protein up there.

diane

121 today. sure helps not to eat late night snacks. i think everything eaten after 9 pm has automatic triple calories. sucks because thats when everything tastes best.

lots to do today. i am being very productive as an artist and have sold lots of stuff this month so i gotta make more. house is a pigsty, yard is a wreck but who cares.

hubby and i are signed up for segway tours of san fran in a few weeks. riding a segway is something he has always wanted to do. weight limit of 300 pounds,  not a problem for this two sleeve family!

hey R  that cake sounds divine. truly a work of art.

diane

so sorry you are feeling so bad. but I am glad you have Grey and your loving daughter. whine all you like. you are entitled. 

and a little cup of sugar free pudding mixed with an equal amout of greek yogurt tastes like cheesecake.    diane

121.5 again. seems my scale is stuck on that number but its ok with me if it stays there forever!

did gardening yesterday after shopping, going to gallery and doing gallery banking, stopping at studio and various errands. cut limbs off the redwood and chopped out an offending sage bush and cleaned up the deck. imagine doing that with twice my weight. no way. feels good.  diane

121.5.

today is the ubiquitous  "4-20" here in northern california. they day people celebrate with a certain herb.  Needless to say i do not partake. gives you the munchies.

diane

yay  summergirl new low!

121.5 here.  went to doctor for routine annual physical yesterday. all is well. weighed with shoes on!! lol because i don't care if it shows a few extra pounds. perfect bp and cholesterol and all that crap.   four years ago that wasn't true. i was a time bomb. love my sleeve and all it has done for me.   diane

121.5. off to my internist for my annual physical. tee hee he thinks i am too thin. now i LOVE getting weighed at the doctor. Imagine that!! and i love telling everyone how fat I used to be.

so all is well. off to costco to stock up on greek yogurt.  diane