Reading Another's Thoughts On Weight Loss Leads to More Questions

I bought a used book, Eating Disorders,(a new approach to treating anorexia, bulimia,and overeating) by Gregory Jantz, PH.D.. Each chapter has a section where you have questions and various writing exercises in which you are to express how you feel about such things as people, food, and feelings.

As I got into the question section of chapter one, I saw someone had already written in the book. Reading the responses, it was obvious this person was attempting to lose weight.

I could sense the despair, loneliness and isolation of this person in their writing. She/he wrote about their fear of certain foods and their obsession with others. This person constantly thought about weight loss but felt helpless.

I flipped through the rest of the book to see if their outlook had changed. Hoping to see a glimmer of self-worth expressed. This person never went past chapter 2.

I could see this person had more issues to deal with than just weight loss. Wishing I could give them a hug and tell her/him they are not alone.

I sit here wondering....where is this person today? How do they feel about themselves? Are they working on their issues? Are they experiencing success on their weight loss journey?

I'll say a prayer for them and have comfort knowing they are in God's Hands.

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Make Your Own Animated Weigh Loss Movie

I found a cute site in which you can select animated characters and various backgrounds to make a movie. You can create their dialogue. It is even possible to forward it to friends. It's fun and easy. Click here to go to the site.

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Make Your Own Animated Weigh Loss Movie

I found a cute site in which you can select animated characters and various backgrounds to make a movie. You can create their dialogue. It is even possible to forward it to friends. It's fun and easy. Click here to go to the site.

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[Source: Fatty Weight Loss]

Healthy Bean Soup...My Sister's Story

I got an email from my sister. She said she had been thinking of dad and his bean soup. She wanted me to get the recipe from mom and send it to her.

After talking to mom, I called sis yesterday with dad's famous bean soup recipe (as mom remembered it). Dad never used an actual recipe..........he would use a pinch of this and a dab of that. DAD'S BEAN SOUP RECIPE:

* 1 bag of great northern beans
* diced onions
* salt and pepper to taste
* ketchup (add until you get the color you want)
* ham bone
* pinch of rosemary (crushed)
* 2-3 quarts of water

Cook all this together bringing it to a boil and then turning it down to simmer. Take the ham bone out and shred the meat off the bone when it is starting to fall of the bone. Put the ham back in the soup. When the soup is about done, use a potato masher and mash about half of the beans in the pan. That's all there is to it.

I got an email from her last night. She didn't think one bag of beans looked like enough so she cooked two. Rut Roh!!! Needless to say, the beans grew in the pan. She had to throw half of them away so she could get her ham bone in the pan.

She said her soup was smelling pretty good. I'm waiting for the follow-up email to see how it tasted.

If you're dieting and looking for fiber food, bean soup is a good source. I estimate the calories to be about 250 per bowl. There is nothing like a bowl of home made bean soup on a cold fall night. It tastes good and it's good for you.

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Yard Work = Weight Loss + Bad Case of Poison Ivy/Oak

When I was in high school, I took Biology class. On our field trips, our teacher would point out the various poisonous plants. I don't know why I thought after 40 years, I knew what poison ivy and poison oak looked like. It's funny how are our thoughts can get skewed over the years. I found a great site that shows what poison ivy looks like in all 4 seasons.

I haven't posted to my blog lately because I have a bad case of poison ivy/oak. My face is covered and my right eye is so swollen. I have it all over my chest, arms and hands. It's hard to type because I just want to scratch everywhere. It's so itchy.

What is the best medicine for poison ivy/oak? How do I get rid of poison ivy.oak? What is the best treatment for poison ivy/oak? These are the things I thought about when I started breaking out.

I had gone to the doctor a couple of years ago and he gave me a prescription for predisone. I took it for a week and still was so bad I had to get another prescription. I decided I'd doctor myself for a week and see if it gets any better.

I've been enjoying working in the wooded area behind our back yard. It's such a great way to build muscles and lose weight while enjoying nature. I leery about going back in there.

I'm trying all kinds of things to help relieve the itching as well as trying to get the blisters to dry up. The various products I've been trying the past few days is Caladryl, Calamine Lotion, Anti-itch cream and antihistamine pills. I'm going to add vitamin C. I found a site in which people posted what has helped them get rid of poison ivy. Many people swear by vitamin C.

I'm off to apply some more anti-itch cream. (This is worse than my experiences with the fire ants.)

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Two Teams in a Weight Loss Competition

A blogger friend, Iportion, hooked me up with the website Shed the weight by 08. It's a cute site in which two teams are competing to lose weight. It's is humorous. You will get a good laugh when you read it as well as watching the videos.

This site reminds me of when I was young and my friends and I use to pull pranks on each other.

Check out Iportion's website as well. She has wrote about some worthwhile organizations in which we can all help.

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Shopping While Wearing My Pedometer

Today I've got to take my mom to see the doctor. There are stores in that town we don't have here, so I always want to go shopping. With the price of gas going so high, I have been trying to be more organized with my trips to town.

I've already made out my list of stores and the things I need at each one. Of course, Lowe's is on the list. I love shopping there as much as my husband. That is a great store to do a lot of walking. In fact, it's a great place to push a cart around. The aisles are wide so it's easy to walk faster in that store. For the person that has trouble with their legs or balance...it's the perfect place to walk.

I've already put my Omron Pedometer in my pocket. I've got 7 stores to on my list for today. Hopefully I'll hit my 10,000 steps. This is the ideal number to hit everyday. I just don't do it enough.

I always feel better when I've gotten in a brisk walk. I get more done in the house as well. My energy level goes up and my mood is always better too. My problem is breaking old habits and starting new ones.

It's time to go. I'll stop back and post how many steps I walked on my trip this morning.

UPDATE:

We left around 9:15 am and got home at 4:00 pm. Mom's doctor appointment had good results. I got all the shopping done I had planned. I stopped to check my pedometer about noon. To my dismay, the battery had gone dead and the screen was blank. The battery is almost two years old so I guess it's time for a new one.

It's time to sit and relax!!

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