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Archive through January 07, 2004

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Herckleperckle

Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader, oh! Thanks for taking the time to clear that up about your condition. Sorry! And, doing it is the biggest problem for all of us. That's great that you've asked Mak to buddy with you! Good luck to you both!

Mak1

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You're off to a good start, Herc! Jump up now and applaud your efforts. Okay, since you're up, might as well do a couple arm circles, neck rolls, stretch right, and left, do a good belly laugh. Be seated and take a deep breath. Good job!

Kona, nope, not a vegan, just a fussy eater, always have been. I also have digestive problems if I eat/drink too much dairy and like Teach, I can only gag down milk if it's chocolate. How does soy milk compare to cow's milk? I was feeling hungry so added snacks to my daily routine...usually a handful of peanuts, a few low salt Triscuits with slivers of reduced fat cheese, or an apple. It sounds like the Discovery Challenge is providing a good balanced meal plan. I just don't think I could ever learn to gag down cottage cheese, yuck.

LOL, while typing this, the Today show did a 5-minute cardio workout. I hopped up and did it with them. Oohmyheck, it was intense and fun! About 3 minutes in, the instructor asked how everyone was doing. Katie Couric said "I'm not talking much (small gasp here)...because I can't." lol They're going to do a segment each day this week, to give everyone a 25-minute workout by the end of the week. Tomorrow is for the upper body.

Faerygdds

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader:

I can only echo what Tabby has said above... hypoclycemia can be a precursor to diabetes. Strangely, the nutritional programs are much the same as foods that stabalize and normalize blood suger do it for both. (Kinda makes you think that's the way we were intended to eat in the first place, huh?)

*I* was hypoclycemic most of my life. Never overcame it until one day, I got a glucometer for my 31st B-day and whammo... 310! Seems those traditional low blood sugar "symptoms" are the same for high blood sugar.

All I'm saying is - pay attenttion to what you eat. It's easier to control hypoglycemia (oftentimes) than it is diabetes. We don't want you to turn to the other side! :)

Tabbyking

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i looked at several of the recipes on the challenge pages and will probably stick mostly to my own. they use more oatmeal and brown rice, etc., than i allow myself. i will definitely use cauliflower in place of many things!
i will weigh myself on saturday. i have a doctor's appointment on monday and will make sure my scale is set to match the one she has, although i really prefer the balance scales where you slide the little things across the top and set them into the notches. the electronic one kaiser uses now is as bad as mine at home. we bought one at costco and we had to set it on 5 pounds to start with to match the one at kaiser. so which is right?!

Tabbyking

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
teach, do you like coffee? i get all my milk with my morning and afternoon coffees. i take 2 or 3 ounces of fat-free milk and put it into a jar and shake the heck out of it and pour it on top of my coffee. instant latte with lots of foam. i usually have a de-caf in the afternoon for a snack, too, so use another couple of ounces then.
i used to love milk (since we had to use instant milk SANALAC or MILKMAN at home as a kid, ick, ick!) and i would love to have dinner at friends' houses, so i could have a tall, cold glass of real milk. didn't even notice what they might be eating for dinner, i just was so happy to get real milk! now, i just don't drink too much milk because, like ice cream, it makes me thirsty. it also makes me want a couple of oreos to dip in it:)

Jagger

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just signed up for the get fit together thing, hopefully I'll be able to stick to some type of diet. Although I need the exercise part more than the diet part seeing as I really don't each much food at all.

Herckleperckle

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 12:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mak, I got up and followed your instructions, believe it or not. And laughed, too!

Thanks for telling me about the Today Show thing. I usually watch it, but today I had to head out for an interview. Good to know!

Yay, Jagger. More of us!!

Kappy

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 9:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay ~ Question here. I signed up last Friday (?) for the Discovery Channel's Great Weight Loss Challenge. I received an e-mail from the "trainer" telling me I could use my e-mail address to access the site. However, it keeps asking me for a "password" so I signed up a 2nd time and again, I received an e-mail directing me to simply enter my e-mail address and click on "go" which does not work because it still wants a password as well.

Anyone else having this problem?

Teachmichigan

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tabby...Yup, I love coffee...BLACK! LOL

I ate a bit of milk on my cereal this morning, but I'll be darned if I'll "drink" what's left in the bowl! LOL

I LOVE lattes...so maybe a couple of week (w/ decaf coffee, skim milk and sugar free syrup ...1/2 shot only) will help. :)

Tabbyking

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i love coffee with my non-fat (skim)milk shaken, not stirred and poured on top. no sugar. it makes an inch of foam floating on top and drifts down as you drink the coffee. i used to have a 200-dollar cappucino machine. it was good, but a pain to clean. i found out a baby food jar or empty jelly jar or empty water bottle work just as well. just shake like hell. oh, shake the container, too :)

oh heck, they changed my doc's appointment to tomorrow from next monday, so i will be a little heavier than i wanted to be for my 'weigh-in'. oh well! at least i have lost weight since i saw her 3 months ago.

Herckleperckle

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kappy, I think you only need your password to access the information on the Diet and Fitness Program link.

When I registered for it, I furnished my own password. Just fill it in, if you haven't already. That should do it. If you have and forgot what it was, there is a place to click for a reminder of what it is. Does this help??

Yankee_In_Ca

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Today I heard that over 300,000 people have signed up so far. Wow!

Tabbyking

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 12:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
that's so great!!!
i can't believe the guy who lost 41 pounds last year. i could starve, and i wouldn't lose 41 pounds in 12 weeks! i am hoping for 20, will be content with 15!

Essence

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A good friend of mine has asked me to do this with her, so I guess I'm in too. I signed up yesterday. I don't have a Discovery Store or Bally's near me, so I'll be doing it on my own.

Herckleperckle

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cool, Essence!

Pamy

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My friend heard they are only going to have 400 free packets of stuff per store..get there early!

Cinder

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the tip Pamy. The free 3 months to Bally's is part of the incentive to me- so I definitely want a free packet.

Yankee_In_Ca

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy -- yes, it is true that they are running a little short on supplies - didn't anticipate quite the huge turnout that they got!

Herckleperckle

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks from me, too, Pamy. I will definitely try to be one of the first ones to get in line now.

I thought I had noticed the other day that the blurb had changed on their website to reference a limitation to supplies. (But maybe I never noticed it to begin with.)

Teachmichigan

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I can't even get the darn page to load! GRRRR.

Pamy

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The store opens at 10am, I expect people will line up early!! I'm bringing donuts! LOL j/k

Tabbyking

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
pamy, lol on the donuts!
i weighed in at my doctor's appointment today. i weighed 2 pounds more than i hoped to. i asked if i could take off my clothes and weigh what i did at home, but since everyone weighs in a common hallway, my doc was not too enthusiastic about that idea! the good thing is, in california it will be warm in april and i'm wearing almost nothing to that appointment! winter clothes weigh more than warm-weather clothes.
hmmmm.
should i wear a one-piece or a bikini in april? what weighs the least?!
my doc was impressed at my having lost any weight whatwith all the holidays between my end of september visit and now. i told her about the 'challenge' and she thought it was a good idea and the group support would make it more fun for sure. she is going to see me in 12 weeks for my 'weigh-out'!

Pamy

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am actually thinking of using the donuts as a decoy to get people out of line! lol

Kappy

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Herckle ~ Thanks for that info ~ will go over and try it out since I was in fact trying to access that info!

Tabbyking

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 12:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
pamy, yell, 'ring toss!' and then let a few donuts fly.