Topics in this digest:
1a. Re: Im back after a very long hiatus
From: Faye Ridpath
2a. Re: Tonight.....first weigh in...after my start....I am excited
From: Faye Ridpath
3a. Re: Funny
From: Faye Ridpath
4a. Re: Help Me!
From: Faye Ridpath
5. Thought for the Week
From: Faye Ridpath
6.1. Re: Insulin Resistance
From: Faye Ridpath
7a. Re: Help Me! (answer and real long!)
From: Faye Ridpath
8.1. Re: Weigh-In
From: Faye Ridpath
9a. Re: What a week!!
From: Faye Ridpath
10a. Re: My Behavior After A Loss
From: Faye Ridpath
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1a. Re: Im back after a very long hiatus
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:24 am ((PDT))
Welcome back, Jennifer!
~~~Faye~~~
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:35 PM, purplegasunshyne <PurpleGASunshyne@aol.com
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> Hi All! Im a member but have not participated in forever. Well, Im back and
> hope to be activly contributing again!
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> Im Jennifer, I live in Guyton GA (right outside Savannah) I have a 10yr old
> son and a 2 yr old son. Im a stay at home mom.
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> Im looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. I went to my
> 1st meeting on Tuesday after not going in a long time!
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> Thanks for listening, well reading!
> Jennifer :)
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2a. Re: Tonight.....first weigh in...after my start....I am excited
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:10 am ((PDT))
I hope your weigh in goes well!
~~~Faye~~~
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM, mrsmcmc41 <mrsmcmc41@yahoo.com> wrote:
> For the first time in my life, I look forward to stepping on the scale
> tonight. For some the thought of stepping on at this size would be
> horrifiying.....but for me it is exciting. I have been morbid obese for the
> last 20 years of my life.....and feel like this is my chance for change. I
> have had an awesome week and think I will do well....I will keep you all
> posted.
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3a. Re: Funny
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:12 am ((PDT))
lol I know my hubby doesn't understand my short hand sometimes either but
funny he called it "Ick Bin Bee"
~~~Faye~~~
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4a. Re: Help Me!
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:25 am ((PDT))
Thank you for the support, Judee.
~~~Faye~~~
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Judee Lefler <jlefler@mi-connection.com>wrote:
> I just don't know how to get back on track! :-(
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> Faye, I know exactly what you mean....it is SO HARD to get back on track,
> even after just a day or two. The same thing happened to me last week. My
> daughter was visiting, we went to a wonderful scrapbooking convention, and
> then out to eat at Chili's afterwards, and then the next day I had an
> opportunity to go out with two of my children and their spouses, so of
> course, I went, because I don't get to do that very often. I had 3 'bad'
> days, but really 'made' myself get back on track on Sunday. I was convinced
> I had gained weight, but was glad that a pound still came off.....but, I'm
> still worried it may show up this next week. Oh well....
> I keep telling myself that's why we have that extra 35 pts. during the
> week, and I do use it from time to time. I only get 20 pts. so I have
> to.............lol.
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> I have to keep reminding myself, it's easier to stay on course and continue
> to track my points even if I eat something with too many points.
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5. Thought for the Week
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:28 am ((PDT))
My WW team leader always closes with something for us to think about... I
loved this one:
"If you're walking down the steps, and you trip on one, please don't throw
yourself down the whole flight of stairs."
~~~Faye~~~
P.S. I meant to share it after I heard it after Wednesday's meeting but I'm
thinking I forgot and never did... Sorry if I did and you all heard it from
me already. lol
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6.1. Re: Insulin Resistance
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:29 am ((PDT))
I totally agree Judee. That's what I tell myself if I hit a plateau is that
at least I have the great health benefits.
~~~Faye~~~
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Judee Lefler <jlefler@mi-connection.com>wrote:
> And before WW I used to have avoid sugar
> at all costs. But now if I stick to things like the flavored lowfat
> yogurts,
> WW ice creams and goodies that they have at meetings, 100 calorie packs, my
> sugar readings dropped. In fact, I've even had some sugar lows!
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> Isn't it wonderful, Faye.....yeah. I almost feel like a normal person
> again.....lol. I am sold on WW, and even if I don't loose another pound
> (well, probably not...lol), I would still stick to this program. It does
> seem like a program I can stick with for the rest of my life.
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7a. Re: Help Me! (answer and real long!)
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:45 am ((PDT))
Barbara,
I could kiss you right now! This was so great and just what I needed!
I hadn't read this yet but I already think I did this:
4. Be your own cheerleader.
This one is hard - for some people, it's always easier to think of solutions
for other people and encourage other people than ourselves. So if you
were to point out things you did do well this week, what would they be?
What were your successes? List some talents or skills you have and what you
find easiest on program. I find it real easy to give up snacking - I find
it easy to track - I find it easy to say no to fatty foods. What are easy
choices to make for you? What have you always been good at?
Here's how... I was thinking on what my problem is... I am also diabetic
(forgot if I said that in the first post) and if I don't eat every 2 hours I
have severe reactions the worse being I am so shaky that if I have to do a
test to see just how low I am I am shaking so bad I can't get my finger to
the test strip.
So... My other downfall is I was still adjusting to my new hours- I love
this shift though because I have a 9 year old daughter. Prior to this shift
I worked 3 or 4 to 10 and at that time of day it takes me about 40 minutes
to get to work. So... During the school year I never saw my daughter! I was
still in bed when my husband was getting her off to school, already gone and
off to work when she got out of school, and of course if she knew what was
good for her she was in bed when I got home! lol But now I can sleep while
she's in school and then I get a few hours with her before I have to leave
for work...
But... My busy schedule also sometimes causes me to lose track of time (or I
may get caught up in TV or the net) and all of a sudden I look up and say
"OMG I have to leave for work in 20 minutes and I have no clue what I want
to eat!" so I start grabbing anything conveniant 100 calorie packs, things
like that that I can just grab... Those are ok but hardly sustaining so by
the time I got home again or whenever I eat again I want to eat the whole
kitchen (or in the case of the pre mall trip to Shake and Steak or the case
of Golden Corral the whole restaurant) So before this shift that I'm working
now, when I got home from the prior one, I sat down and made myself a list
of what I wanted to bring that way no D-Day panic OMG what to bring and I
was able to make much much healthier choices ths time.
Hubby had went out and got rotissirie chicken for dinner so I did have that
then to help me for work, he took some of the leftover and made me a
sandwich using it, lite mayo, and those Arnold's thins. Then I brought: a
banana, flavored yogurt, and a slice of lunch meat rolled aroound a piece of
string cheese.
So I think I'm getting back on track now. :-)
~~~Faye~~~
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM, agilitydogs2000 <agilitydogs2000@yahoo.com
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> --- In Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com, Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@...>
> wrote:
> > I decided rather than be constructive and
> > try to figure out the points for what I taste tested
> > that I didn't know the
> > points and then quit tracking from them on! Why? I have no idea!
> > Maybe one of you does.
>
> I don't but I can offer a few thoughts - which is easier? tracking or just
> eating things?
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> Well of course just eating things - a little of this a little of that, not
> having to weigh and measure. How many things do we have to keep track of?
> Kid's appointments, tracking blood sugars, how much we have in the bank,
> even what day it is! After all, the day of the week has a big impact on
> our food intake - a weekday and week-end? When do we get paid and when do
> we go to the store.
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> Sometimes it seems the only peace we have is relaxing with food - sometimes
> the only thing we aren't in charge of is when we reward ourselves with food.
>
> > Then when after midnight rolled around on Wednesday I
> > started out good I
> > said ok new week get back on track woman!
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> There are times when the a lnog time frame is great for me - say I want to
> run a 5K next month and I need to ramp up my schedule - so I plan out each
> week and fitness goals. Or maybe we want to lose that 5% or 5 pounds so we
> try to decide wehn we'll meet that goal.
>
> But there are also times that time just stretches on and on and on. I
> mean the rest of my life? On program? It's been such a struggle and I
> can't imagine the rest of my life on program.
>
> There are times when I can only plan the next meal. Just the next bite
> that's headed to my mouth - Wdednesdays and Fridays don't matter - sometimes
> it's just the next meal. And let's not even get into the whole end of
> summer and getting kids ready for school and it seems like everybody else is
> changing and we're still stuck - what? - weighing and measuring and
> tracking.
>
> > We
> > went to Golden Corral and I have been doing good even
> > there but for some
> > reason last night I didn't.
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> One of my weaknessses is being taken care of. I spend so much time taking
> care of others - and then to take care of myself by weighing and measuring
> and eating one plate of salad fat free dressing, roast turkey and no bread
> or dessert? So there I sit, finsihed, while everyone else goes back for
> their second plate and I certainly can't go and sit by myself in the car -
> just a little more ...
>
> And as much as I may argue with myself about tracking and eating reasonably
> and taking care of myself is watching everyone else have fun, it just
> doesn't seem so.
>
> But I've told you what the devil on my sholder says to me? What goes
> through your mind? One thing that comes to mind is a different schedule -
> maybe you're used to working the night shift and now you're part of the rest
> of the world and just want things to benormal. Or maybe you want to
> pretend - just for this time - that everything's normal - that you can eat
> like you did when you were 20 and not worry about it.
>
> And then there's the perky - be positive, you can do it! I'm always
> reminded of having probably said this when I was tutoring in calculus - you
> can do it! I ahve a physics degree - doesn't matter what I think - you
> can do it! - about quantum mechanics and quantitative analysis - maybe you
> can't do it. I'm left handed and tried to learn to crochet one time.
> really HATED it when all these people were saying "anybody can do it!" and I
> found it incredibly tedious, found my efforts pretty infantile, really
> didn't see the need, I mean, can't you just buy what you want - or have one
> of those friends who think it's easy to make you what you want? So what
> is this "you can do it!" when we're not sitting there at Golden Corral with
> your family after the day you've just had?
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> > But I do eat cuz I work 3rd
> > shift and even on my off days I try to stay up else I have
> > a hard time
> > getting through my first day back on after I come off my off days)
>
> So whatever else we tell you, this can be a good point - the most weight I
> ever gained was in grad school, we had one class that met at midnight
> because of the work schedule of one of the students. So to make that
> class, I had to go to class, teach my workload, sleep until class, go to
> class, then go back to sleep before my regular day started again.
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> Sometimes my problem is that staying on program won't give me what I want
> and wating will. Maybe I want a normal family, to fit in, to be accepted.
> I want to be served a fresh breakfast with a close friend on a terrace
> overlooking sparkling water with sailboats, birds overhead, a slight breeze
> carrying the scent of flowers. Just to relax in that environment. Forget
> that I've never been in a sitaution like that, I just want the world to slow
> down and let me enjoy my food and company.
>
> And then again, you remember the grad school experience? Sometimes my
> sister, who lived with me, worked third shift and there were times when I
> was eating alone, away from family, and I was facing another meal poor and
> without friends. So sometimes maybe the image is something like Golden
> Corral, surrounded by lots of people, all jostling, having a good time, part
> of a crowd.
>
> Which of thses sounds more like what you want?
>
> WW has a great plan to help you get back on track, but it's not easy - and
> sometimes I really want it to be easy! It's always easier to not stay on
> program - no thought, no planning required.
>
> 1. Plan you goals. Maybe long term goals really doesn't sound real to
> you - oh yeah, we want to weigh 120 pounds but inside we think "get real!
> I'm not twenty something anymore and I ahve other demands in life!" Maybe
> the image of losing THAT MUCH weight and it taking THAT LONG is
> discouraging, so sometimes we have to jsut break out the smallest next step
> - just this meal right now at Golden Corral. No Wednesday meeting, no
> tomorrow and work schedule.
>
> 2. Envision your success - this one is hard for me. What does eating
> normally at Golden Corral really look like? What you've done before?
> Choices you make or amounts? Are there things normal people don't go
> near? The longer we're on program the more we're bombarded by things -
> salads can be sabotaged with the fatty dressings, the peaches are canned in
> syrup, watch out for the hidden fats in gravy, what's the fat percentage of
> the beef, does it count as Set Points are does it count as regular points?
> Eating normally at Golden Corral always means a lot of sitting while other
> people are eating.
>
> But expand it beyond Golden Corral, what really changes in your life?
> Running gets easier but still hurts - even if it feels great when I'm
> through. But I still need to devote dedicated time to plan, track meals,
> exercise. I didn't get younger, wealthy, and have great kids.
>
> 3. Don't sabotage yourself.
> So how do we sabotage ourselves - I'll never lose all the weight I need to.
> It's just too hard. I tried all last wekk and only lost xx weight, and
> now I have to do it again - all that hard work for such a small result?
> Do some reading on results oriented and process oriented goals - results
> oriented focus on the results we want - see step 2 - but process oriented is
> the process - learning what successful people do to lose weight - and the
> process doesn't ever quit.
>
> "I haven't lost as much weight as I would like - I've been real unhappy
> with my last week, but I can change that by ..."
>
> By what? Just for this week, what will help you most? Trying a new
> flavor of yogurt? Going to bed before your favorite TV show because you
> need the rest? Maybe taking out a cup of coffee onto the patio at
> midnight? Calling the dentist for that appointment because you were
> afraid it was bad news you didn't need?
>
> So fill in the blank - I've been unhappy with my last week, but I can
> change it by ...
>
> 4. Be your own cheerleader.
> This one is hard - for some people, it's always easier to think of
> solutions for other people and encourage other people than ourselves. So
> if you were to point out things you did do well this week, what would they
> be? What were your successes? List some talents or skills you have and
> what you find easiest on program. I find it real easy to give up snacking
> - I find it easy to track - I find it easy to say no to fatty foods. What
> are easy choices to make for you? What have you always been good at?
>
> 5. Avoid being a perfectionist. It's just a week - maybe a lousy week,
> but just a week. It's important to you but no world peace. You don't
> get fat in a week and don't get skinny in a week so let it go - it's in the
> past now and only has value to let you see what it means - what you've
> learned.
>
> There's a author and lecturer who started a program many years ago that now
> writes for a major magazine about weight issues. And it was something
> like "don't obsess over your diet and eat exactly what you want but in
> moderation." I did learn this approach wasn't for me only because I don't
> have all the skills I need to make it work.
>
> But you know the old saying I've heard time and time again in WW "Fail to
> plan, plan to fail"? We hear it all the time. I recall a member who
> made it to lifetime without ever "gonig over poitns or gaining weight."
> And someone later said, "Then she hasn't learned yet how to handle those
> pressures."
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> So let's look at what we can learn from failure - you're not gonig to get
> each week perfect - and it's not what happened next week that's important,
> it's what happens this week. So what are your skills that will make this
> next week better? What do you need to concentrate on that's within your
> skills?
>
> 6. Follow through with your goals. Are you better at short term goals or
> long term? Or maybe your long term fail because you're not thinking short
> term? What on program do you do well? What are you doing better but
> you're not perfect? What are the most difficult things? What does it
> take to get yourself in the right frame of mind to make that next meal on
> program? I find that it's actually taking five mintues before the meal to
> talk to myself - if I wait until I've got the menu in front of me or am
> staring at the picures of what I DON'T want to eat, it's too late.
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> 7. Affirm your self-belief.
> Maybe it's not that you'll lose all the weight you need to, maybe it's just
> that you can stick to the program today. Maybe it's just that you won't go
> over points and concentrate on a family crisis. I've tried a lot of ways
> to "reward" myself other than eating and the only ones that seem to
> reverberate is reading, yardwork, and exercise. But now we're back to
> those skills you have. What are you best at? Do you get stuck in a rut
> in meal plans? Have you found great ways to fix your favoties and stay on
> plan? Do you have a hierarchy of tempting situations? Starting with
> family meals, things you buy "for the kids", eating out at a place you only
> liek one or two things - and they're on program - to all you can eat
> buffets? If you want to capitalize on what you do well, how would you
> plan to practice success?
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> barbara
> at lifetime for 25 years but stil lfinding some situatinos a struggle
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> > first book in Dean Koontz's Frankenstein trilogy and he liked it so much
> he
> > wanted the rest so I went to get them. Only there was still time to kill
> > till the mall opened so I went to Steak and Shake!
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> > I just don't know how to get back on track! :-(
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> > Oh and part two of this is I thought midnight-midnight was good cuz of
> 3rd
> > shift and all. I figured I get off at 6 get home at 6:30 so am usually in
> > bed by 8ish maybe 9 during the school year if hubby doesn't take Marcella
> to
> > school. But it seems I run out of daily points too soon.. So maybe I need
> to
> > change when I want my new days to start I don't know. I know it can be
> > anytime as long as it is a 24 hour period.
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> > Ok thanks for letting me vent...
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8.1. Re: Weigh-In
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:27 am ((PDT))
What a great loss, Claudia!
I hope if you are not feeling better yet, that you feel better soon!
~~~Faye~~~
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:55 AM, CLAUDIA <clewing1953@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> After a gain last week of 1.2 pounds, which I felt was mostly fluid, I
> lost 7.2 pounds this week for a total of 22.8 pounds!
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> I met my first mini goal (5%) and sailed right past it.
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> Yes, I got the warning about not losing weight too fast, but I have
> been sick and not feeling like eating, so it was easy to stay OP. I
> didn't dip into my weekly points at all and some days was hard for me
> to eat over 20 (my points were 37), but would eat some yogurt, etc. to
> try and get points in and eat what I was supposed to. I am feeling
> better now. I had a bad respiratory virus this past week, my husband
> had it before me, and my son now.
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> I reset my points, but can't find where to reset my goal with the
> online tools. Can anyone help me?
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9a. Re: What a week!!
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:30 am ((PDT))
Congratulations on making lifetime Cyndi!
I hope your glute and all is feeling better now!
~~~Faye~~~
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:52 AM, cmurphy40353 <cyndimurphy1@att.net> wrote:
> Well, It has been a few VERY BUSY days since I made Lifetime and I have yet
> to write about it. My sister did--bless her heart. She surprised me with
> sending you all the Smilebox link. She's the best! It was a great night
> and so lovely to have my family there to celebrate with me too. I am so
> thankful for my renew health and strength. I am so thankful for Weight
> Watchers and my great leader, Tracy. And I am so grateful for all my
> friends at Happy WW Losers -- you all are definitely a big part of my
> success. Thank you!
>
> So Thursday I made Lifetime. . . . and on Saturday I ran in another 5K
> -- this one was right here in my small hometown of Mt. Sterling, KY. When I
> learned earlier this spring that there would be a 5K right here in town, I
> was determined that by then I would be able to run the entire course and
> would get my best time. The first time I ever ran/jogged was at my first 5K
> -- I walked and jogged it and was thrilled to get it done in 35:53. I
> wanted to be able to get this local 5K done in 32:00 - 32:59 -- I just
> wanted to see 32.
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> It has been an extremely busy summer for me and I have let my busyness keep
> me from being consistent with running through much of the summer -- some
> weeks only getting one run in, etc. I went to at least on 5K a month and
> other than the cross-country 8K I did with my WW friend Brandi I had not run
> an entire course always having to walk some of it.
>
> By August first I knew I had to get serious about being more consistent or
> I was going to miss my goal, so I got serious about getting out there and
> ran an average of 4 days a week. In about 4 runs I was feeling much
> stronger and able to finish what I thought was the actual 3.1 mile course I
> would be running on 8-15-09. Terrific! I kept it up and was confident I
> could meet my goal. --
>
> Well the Friday before the race, I went out with my 13-year-old son, who
> had said he was going to run the race on Saturday and had been training with
> me that week, for a short 1.5 mile run. And at about 1.25 miles into it I
> felt this discomfort in my right hip/glute. Like I had pulled a muscle or
> something. I stopped running and walked back to the car. I sure didn't
> want to have trouble the next day!! I iced my hip and took ibuprofen and
> Tylenol all day Friday. Saturday morning I felt fine. . . Yay!
>
> My 25yo ds and my 13 ds both came to run too. We had about 14 people from
> WW also -- The WW members and my sons all wore matching green T shirts one
> of our members had made up for us this year. Cool. Anyway . . . I feel
> good and get off to a good start -- And I am wearing my new Garmin
> Forerunner 305 which I bought to reward myself for making Lifetime and it
> tells me I running a good 10-min/mile pace for the first mile and feel
> great. All is well and I am on my way to reaching my goal of getting in
> close to 32 minutes. I keep my running buddy, Brandi, is sight the whole
> time. She always comes in ahead of me in the 31- 32 minute range (her best
> time is 29:??). Oh-- and it was clear by 1.5 miles that I had misjudged
> the course and had been training for a shorter course. But I didn't let
> that discourage me. I knew I could do it. I just used positive self-talk
> and kept moving. All was well. My Garmin let me know I was on track to
> meet my goal.
>
> THEN -- right at the 3 mile mark -- IT HAPPENS !! I feel and I think I
> hear what I believe is best described as a rubber band being snapped in my
> right hip. I was so close to the end of the race and had been feeling
> terrific. I had not stepped wrong or off rhythm or anything. . . but
> something happened. I jogged a few more steps pressing in on my hip where I
> felt the pain and that helped a little. Then I slowed to a walk and
> finished climbing the little incline I was on. Now all this happened a few
> yards from where I had planned to begin my sprint to the finish line. I
> felt like whatever had popped had not really torn because while there was
> pain it wasn't debilitating -- I didn't need to scream or anything (except
> in frustration).
>
> So after walking maybe just 15 steps I started to jog again and when I
> reached the place I had determined would be where I would sprint I did pick
> up speed and started to sprint (later I looked at my Garmin and it said my
> best pace was 7:53). It hurt. It hurt and I was a little afraid my leg
> would fold up under me. But I didn't want to quit. My sons were at the
> finish line waiting on me. Brandi was there too. They all knew I wanted to
> get in at 32 something or better. I told myself to just run and that the
> only thing that would stop me is if my leg just quit -- I tried not to
> visualize what falling would look/feel like.
>
> I tried to read the numbers on the finish line clock and when I finally got
> close enough to read them it said 31:39 . . . My oldest son was yelling
> for me to hurry, "You can do, Mom". I was still running. The last number I
> saw was 31:56. Garrett says I crossed the line at 31:59!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!.
> He came to me at the end of the shoot and I pretty much fell into his arms
> and my hip/glute kind of gave way. I needed help to stand as I recovered
> from the sprint (cardiovascular wise). He walked me to the portajohn I
> needed badly.
>
> I still don't know what my "official" time is but I do know that I reached
> my goal and that is soooo satisfying!!
>
> I iced and rested my hip the rest of Saturday and took naproxen and
> ibuprofen. Today (Tuesday) it is better. The soreness is nearly gone and I
> am walking almost normally. I am really hoping that by the weekend my hip
> will be back to normal. I just don't want to go too long without getting to
> run after I had worked so hard to get very comfortable with 3.1 miles.
>
> Part of the problem, I am sure, is that I have not been regularly
> stretching after running or before running. A local marathoner and
> cross-country coach was at the 5K and I told her I had hurt myself. She
> showed me a couple of good piriformis stretches and told me that for her
> team she has them run long enough to break a sweat and then they stop and do
> several stretches and then do their real running/training. And of course
> then stretch when they are finished. I am now going to make that my routine
> as well!!
>
> If you read this book I just wrote, thanks. . . I hope it encourages you to
> keep on striving --and to STRETCH after a race.
>
> Cyndi M in Kentucky
> 267/146/146
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10a. Re: My Behavior After A Loss
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:49 am ((PDT))
Carol,
I was just thinking how much I love Big Macs and I think now I just came up
with a way to have a WW friendly version. I could use wheat buns or maybe
even those Rounds and a veggie burger and low fat 1000 Island dressing. I
bet that would come out pretty close.
~~~Faye~~~
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Carol Kumer <carolkumer@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> It is quite a challenge when the family is doing the fast food stuff or
> when they are having food cravings...My honey loves it when I'm gone for a
> meal and he can cook or buy food at the Deli..That way I don't eat it....We
> can meet the challenge by don't good stuff for ourselves....perfume, bath
> gell, mani or pedicure....etc etc
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> --- On Mon, 8/17/09, Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] My Behavior After A Loss
> To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 3:48 PM
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> You are right, Carol. I've made even those Morningstar Farms burgers taste
> as good as a burger burger. I guess I'm just missing the real stuff cuz
> it's
> been busy this week so hubby and daughter have been doing a lot of fast
> food
> and stuff and it got me to have cravings!
>
> ~~~Faye~~~
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Carol Kumer <carolkumer@sbcgloba l.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Hope the non food rewards work....And a juicy H.burger can be made on
> plan
> > ....the best of tow worlds.....
> >
> > --- On Mon, 8/17/09, Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@gmail. com> wrote:
> >
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> > From: Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@gmail. com>
> > Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight- Watchers] My Behavior After A Loss
> > To: Serious-Weight- Watchers@ yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 7:36 AM
> >
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> > That's exactly what I do, Jen!
> >
> > I guess what I need to do instead of that is treat myself to something
> > non-food. Maybe a pretty fragrance or I love bath gels and those body
> > sprays
> > or maybe a new outfit... But sometimes a greasy hamburger sounds so much
> > better! lol
> >
> > ~~~Faye~~~
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Jen <jenstk06@yahoo. com> wrote:
> >
> > > I used to do the same thing, see a loss and then *treat* myself and
> next
> > > thing I knew, it was oh well, there's always tomorrow...only tomorrow
> > never
> > > came!!
> > >
> > >
> > > *~Jen~*
> > > Weight Loss Website: http://jensweightlo ssjourney. webs.com/
> > > Family Blog: http://pabstfamilyj s.blogspot. com/
> > > Healthy Mama's Weight Loss Group:
> > > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Hot_ MamasWLC/
> > > 196.5/196.5/ 130
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> > > From: Kelley <kvail@triad. rr.com>
> > > To: Serious-Weight- Watchers@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:17:02 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [Serious-Weight- Watchers] My Behavior After A Loss
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> > > Faye,
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> > > Back in 2005 when I was in Iowa, I always went to the Thursday 10:00 am
> > > meeting. I loved it. My leader was fantastic, I was actually following
> > > the
> > > program faithfully and lost about 30 pounds. Well, it all started when
> I
> > > would "reward" myself with my fountain Coke every Thursday after my
> > > meeting.
> > > Then it grew to a fountain Coke plus something else. Next thing I knew,
> I
> > > was taking the whole week-end off and only following my program on
> > Monday,
> > > Tuesday, and Wednesday. Eventually I quit losing and quit going.
> > >
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> > >
> > > Today, I have gained all but 9 pounds back. I started back then at
> 228.4
> > > and when I rejoined this time (now I live in North Carolina and haven't
> > > found a meeting I can consistently attend or a leader that excites me
> as
> > > much as Anne did in Iowa) I was 226.2. I am now down to 219 - but it
> all
> > > started with that "reward."
> > >
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> > >
> > > Make a list of other things you can reward yourself with. Maybe you
> want
> > a
> > > pedicure. Tell yourself if you follow program all week, after your
> > meeting
> > > you will treat yourself to that. Even if the scale doesn't budge - if
> you
> > > have followed program you have earned your reward. Sometimes the scale
> > > doesn't show our week - whether good or bad. We all know we have lost
> on
> > > weeks where we knew we didn't work for it! LOL.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This time - I am recommitting myself to my weight loss efforts, and I
> am
> > > going to stop with the after meeting fountain cokes. I can have a
> > fountain
> > > coke, but it must be planned for or put in the points budget.
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> > > So why do you do this? Because you can. LOL. Maybe it is your sub
> > > conscious way of control. Maybe you see a great loss and feel you have
> > > some
> > > breathing room. There could be lots of reasons. But nip it in the bud!
> I
> > > know from personal experience, it CAN (but not necessarily) lead to a
> > > complete quitting of your program!
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