Wu
 

I can toltally relate to relapsing and being a caretaker
I was and did both recently.,....until brother;s felt dad and I would be better off w/ him in a retirement home...and me out here in the world...DO I miss being w/ him...YES.....could I handle it....now....no....need to get well and be happy....hope that doesn't sound selfish.....

:vigil:
:fastdraq:
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Naturlover,
Doesn't sound the slightest bit selfish! Get over wondering if it's selfish to want to be well and happy and live your life. Change is always a little scary, isn't it! :rrose:

Good morning softness have a great time shopping and I hope all goes well at your Drs appointment!

Good Morning! I'm happy to find this thread, guess I'mma lofter too ;)
Sorry for everyone suffering from the allergy bugs, been doing that myself, hoping the windy, cool, rainy days this week will wash away some of that for all of you.

I love fall, but it's also a moody time, as I too am caretaker to aging parents and the past few months have been very stressful juggling their care, care of my own and working. I'm looking forward to some walking in the leaves and down time with friends, and trying to recharge my spirit.

Happy Tuesday!
"Lofty Lola" :)

lipstixgal , I hope you feel better soon!!!!!

Came in to say hey
fixing scrambled eggs with garlic, onion and portabella

really on a strict weight ;loss plan.

Its a good thing I like to cook

made a great batch of gazpacho the other night

Lipstix
 

get better hun
:bunchflowers::tea:

same here
 

I have Sads and IT is sunny today yes!!!:fastdraq::mohawk:

hey
beautiful day,
stopping in before starting dinner.
marinated Top Sirloin and gazpacho
have a good eving

I'll be watching the Huskers football on my puter

yes
 

It is hard
and we had rain the last 2 days
:fastdraq::mohawk:

Lipstix, Hope the new internship is fun and you get to jump in and do lots of learning and practice. You know your stuff, it's time to use it.
I'm enjoying a quiet early,early morning. Nightmares again. Almost time to quit playing around and do laundry and housework and study for midterms.

Have a great week everyone.

its art tutorial for the next 30 days as die hard print designer (yours truly) goes virtual. Meantime, enjoying incredible weather in A-Town

Lipstix
 

Good luck sweety..


hope it is a good one and that THEY treat U better then the Last Place. That is Hard....Change. Newness of things especially after the crap U were treated at the other place.

take care

Namaste......:rrose:
:fastdraq:

Jet's Diet
 

I shopped for my weight loss regimen which is 50% protein, 30% carb and 20% fat. I'll do this for one month.

FAT Loss Phase 1

Today is an example:
breakfast (never skip this meal)
Scrambled eggs, cottage cheese
half a grapefruit

protein snack: Options: Drink or protein bars, nuts, string cheese

Lunch
BLT with turkey bacon
and deviled eggs which I make with cottage cheese, lowfat Mayo and
mustard

Snack: protein snack: Options: Drink or protein bars, nuts, string cheese

Tonight
leftover chicken stir fry made with brown rice
Gazpacho
1 100-calorie Thomas English muffin
protein drink


Phase II Energy
Next month: 50% carb, 30% protein, 20% fat


3rd month:
Phase III Endurance


I do high impact excercies. After my weight stabilizes, in 3 months or so, I'll go back to weight training with my gym and weight sets.


Stuff:
Always cook with olive oil (the cheapest and the greenest)
and Canola oil
Drink skim milk
Use sweeteners
never get Fat Free, just get 1/3 fat or low fat
Use egg whites instead of the yolk
Walk judiciously
Eat within the same time frames every day

With the crazy shifts I work, eating at the exact same time is really difficult, but I know how important that is. I have a "cut-off" time though for sure, whether a regular meal has been eaten or not.

I'm a carboholic (is there a thread for that?) :seeingstars: When I do mostly protein in balance with the other stuff, I feel so much better, but I get off track easily, cake anyone?

This lofter can't do high impact. But the gym is paying off :)

dating etiquette
 

How often do you have to remind someone of a "date" ? Was arranged almost a month ago for a great concert. It's an hour away so I called the night before and it's forgotten. I "should have called earlier." I don't ask anyone out often enough, so I had no idea. What do you do? How often do you call and remind someone of the date?

I dont know what you do, but i would never make a date that far in advance unless I knew someone well.

For an important concert? They only come around every two years or so. Made the date as soon as I found out about it.

Anyway, how often do you call? I don't want to be a pest about it. We called or visited only once a month or so previously.

This is a nice article.

How To Handle Sticky Situations

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/...#photoViewer=6

I have no plans a month from now, just sayin.......:praying:

That makes two of us

Sucks, eh? :blink:

Where's the green?..............
 

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X'cuse me for butting in, but where are your 5-7 servings of green things? Half a grapefruit is some Vit C. Realize this is a special diet, but you need those green leafy veggies every day!:mohawk:

I only posted a sample of one day. I'm not going to post the whole thing. Green leafy veggies is in lunch and dinner on most every day following

I only posted one day to give an idea of portions/percentages of protein, carbs and fat. Today I had a chefs salad for lunch and tonight I'm having brussel sprouts.