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[canadian gal]

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Herro there!

Been quite busy here in hubby's hometown. 2 nights ago had the "dinner" I was talking about. 9 people, lots of drinking (except for me, I drank tea), KTV, and then another late night snack at a restaurant. I was really glad another wife came to the dinner cause she didn't drink either. I watched some of the boys drink chinese rice wine...It's the most disgusting thing in the world...something like rubbing alcohol and poison in a bottle. Smelling it and watching them drink it made it soooo easy to not want to drink. Everyone was sharing stories about who they had drank with the night before (or at lunch that day) and that they drank too much and didn't feel good. So far every dinner we've had here has involved alcohol and 1 lunch as well. Their excuse: It's new years! I was thinking we would go back to Beijing today, but it looks like I will be here a little longer. I'm loving the holiday but would like to get back to normal dinners if you know wut I mean.

MWOL- Have you ever thought of taking a vacation alone to the beach? Or with your girlfriends? Or with Mr.'s daughter? Lotion on the back....I like GG's idea of a towel. You could also buy a portable humidifier. To get the dog hair off the bed I use a lint remover. Champ and I can't sleep in separate beds. We've tried, but we just can't. Of course, hubby hates it, but ah well.

GG- My once nice rack is shrinking...shrinking! I've lost a few pounds since quitting al. Looks like I'm losing them in all the wrong places. Apparently my ass is getting smaller too (not that I had a big one before, but it was a nice one). Guess I am going to have to start pigging out a little more.

Gotta help MIL with cooking. Have a great one Canuckers!

[MWOLady]

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Hi Canadian Gal!! Oh you young people are so lucky - imagine being able to lose weight without even trying!! CG, you're doing it even with all the dinners etc!! Me, I'm doing everything I can think of and not budging an ounce. It's got to be a combination of hormones and bad thyroid. I'm now on a low dose of synthroid which my lousy doctor reluctantly gave me, and bio-identical HRT so I hope by spring I'll be back down where I belong. I'm very slim except for the middle - dang - that gets us every time, eh gals????

I call my poor ole doc "lousy" because when I went in for testings etc. for low thyroid he talked to me but did not feel to see if my thyroid was swollen or anything. In fact that man has not touched me in years. That's a bad sign in my book. Don't get me wrong, he's pleasant enough, but I don't have a lot of confidence in him. I have an opportunity to change docs in late Feb and I think I'll go and see the new guy. If I can get him trained up I may switch.

Boy, it's quiet here lately. Guess folks are busy. So I'm off now to vacuum (gg I finally got your Mr.Dyson reference!!) and I may even wash my kitchen floor - heavens to Betsy!! Bye all and have a great day.

[Tipplerette]

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Hello fellow Canucks, many of you have been encouraging my on the thread I started a few days ago and I thought I would pop in to say hello. I am hoping to drop a few pounds with this not drinking routine. Cutting my portions whenever I think of it too (should have thought of it last night when I served up the spaghetti, garlic bread and salad...LOL). I have until April 1st to lose 8 pounds. Slow is better they say when it comes to weight loss so Gawd Forbid I should deprive myself toooo much..

Have a great weekend Les Canadians.

[MWOLady]

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Hi Tip great to see you here again. I find that taking Topamax has really cut my appetite way back. In fact I have to almost force myself to eat. But the darned hormone and thyroid situation has my metabolism so sluggish that nothing comes off. I started some basic weights today to see if building some muscle will help....Friday and Tuesday - hope that does the job!!!

[Today]

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Hi, your posts the last few days have been quite entertaining!

Canadian Gal; I lost my rack too! Of the 40lbs lost, I swear about 10 came from there (I am glad for the back fat disappearing tho)

MWO Lady, definitely do some weights, the more muscle you have; the more fat that muscle burns even when you are doing nothing! I loved what you said about work; I am an office worker; started in public service sector when I was 18 and although have moved around to different jobs... will probably die there (actually, I have 21 more years till I get my 35 years in). Now, being AF I have hope of life after retirement!

And I'm with GG; try lotion on the towel (I just heard that in creepy Silence of the Lambs voice "put the lotion in the bucket...") Yeesh, get that out.

Tip; good luck with the weight loss, it sounds like a very reasonable goal. Like staying AF, it just takes commitment and follow through! You can have bigger meals as long as you balance with smaller ones too..

Okay, so my plan for today is to sit on my exercise bike and get some cardio, bit of weights and then walk up to the grocery store. I need veggies and things to munch on since I literally will just eat, not even thinking about it. I love salads, and I figure if I have a lot of stuff around for that I can zone out and not gain weight! Gotta focus though, I don't think its good to stuff my face just to stop my head from going "vodka". Today is my day off (I work 9 longer days to get every 10th day off; called compressed work week) and I remember the last one 2 weeks ago I was on a bender that had me pretty sad when I came back here the Monday (with sick kitty to boot). Now the sun is out here which I really appreciate and need today!

Hope everyone is having a good morning and has great afternoon!

[RingingCedars]

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Hello Canuckers!! Good to see everyone holding their ground. Today, stay strong today and enjoy your day off! Not much to report here. Day 28-no al or smokes! However, I've indulged in a lot of carbs and I'm sure I've put on 10 lbs which I'm starting to despise. Lifted some weights and danced a bit this am. Must get into reg routine. GG are you keeping up with your protein drinks. I need to resume that activity. Lady-part of your problem will be NOT EATING--the body will then reserve fat for energy. Mia comes to the store everyday and is settling in so well. Most customers just love her. One even brought her a bag of Benny Bully's treats and one delivery guy always has a biscuit in his pocket for her. Don't know if anyone remembers that I won Best Use of Signage in all of Canada and won 2K a few months back. Saved my bacon, let me tell you. Then I opened an order from the company this morning and there was a $100 credit card for same promo. Woo hoo! Hmmm I guess I did have some stuff to share.

Hope you're all having a great day. Oh ya, no racks here--never was. So I'm used it now.

[Wally22]

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Hello Yawl
I have been napping in front of the fireplace all afternoon. I really need to get motivated and get er done. Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Just in a really meh mood, can't seem to shake it.
Love to hear about everyone losing weight and getting new doggies etc. How's Atlas doing?
Hopefully I will wake up in a more energetic mood tomorrow
Talk soon

[sunshine_gg]

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Hellllllllooooooooooo everyone out here in Canuckland!

RC... you are SO my hero! 28 days without smokes! :thumbs: You go, girl!!!!
Ladies... I wonder whether we should found a 'Rackless Radience Club' or something like that. Please submit Club title suggestions in duplicate by Monday. All entries will be considered at the first general share holders meeting. Thank you and see you there.

Today.. I had a chuckle at your post today. "Okay, so my plan for today is to sit on my exercise bike" Yeah.. that's about as far as I'd get, too! :H

Tippy, the only reason I ever make spaghetti is for the garlic bread! :H I'm really not a great spaghetti fan.

CG... you really shouldn't flaunt your effortless weight loss in front of us old bags. It's not nice. (Can I send you some of my butt? Are there import restrictions, you think?)

I got less done than planned today (Whoa. There's a piece of news) but I'm not sweating it. I have the WHOLE WEEKEND to myself and I'll damn well do what I want and when I want. Or nothing at all. So there. Well, the only thing I really HAVE to do this weekend is put finish on the dutch doors for the barn. The plan is to hang them next week and bring the monsters in at night Soooo looking forward to that. Did I tell you? I gave Atlas another needle yesterday! I'm liking the method I'm using soooo much better than what my neighbour was doing/showing me. So does Atlas. No jumping, not even a flinch.

Other than that, I have absolutely nil zero nada nuttn newsworthy to report. I'll be off to bed and watch some mindless TV with nachos and salsa and fluffy socks and NO GUILT whatsoever. I'm feeling quite the rebel tonight

Night night, everyone... sweet dreams!!!

[gyco]

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o sunshine always nice to read you,canadian is there anything else,most dont have a clue,cold hahaha 40 below celcius winter and in the summer who knows,we are the nomads of nomads,thanks for the posts

[sunshine_gg]

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LOL Hey Gyco.. 'bout time you show yer mug here! Doing alright, are ya?

[Today]

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Hi just checking on the Canadians in the house (okay, I can't pull that off, I am so not a rapper!)

Gyco, we nomads do like to stick together, tons of support here!

I feel very lucky here in Vancouver BC, it is so mild compared to many other parts of Canada.. 40 below??! Brrrrr. But that cold humidity factor does get us.

GG, I got giggle from my post too once I re-read it but I did pedal! Did 40 min on the bike while watching horror movie on Netflix (one of my indulgences) I am generally thought of as mild mannered and nice (except drunk of course) but I love slasher flicks! Maybe its something about survival. Anyway, the time flies and got my exercise.

Glad you've got a good technique with giving Atlas the needle. Makes it much easier on both of you! Sounds like you've got a great plan for the night (love chips and salsa!) and for the whole weekend. Time is such a blessing..

Looking forward to hearing from you Wally, a good sleep should give you the energy to keep us posted.

Ringing; lots of congrats to give; on 28 days, best signage, and $$... what an accomplishment. Glad it helped out and keeps paying off for you!

I'm holding my own here, eating as usual (stocked up on Presidents choice chocolate frozen yogurt) and keeping busy. I was thinking about drinking earlier, one thing about it was that I felt like I was "doing something", even when I was sitting on my butt on the couch. If I had a drink; then I felt like more than it was. But it wasn't and just distracted me from my house, friends, work and life in general. Today, I got a lot done. But I'm a bit bored now and my mind keeps wandering and telling me its 8:45 and the Cold Beer and wine store closes at 11. I tell it "I don't drink anymore". sigh.. that should hold for a bit.
Think I'll be reading and posting a lot for the next hour or so. Thank goodness for MWO!

[RingingCedars]

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Hey Today--get on yer bike and ride! Some more..... I know what you mean about getting more done. I was thinking tonight would be nice to have a glass haha - get real - 3/4 bottle of wine and then thought naw it would be better to wait til Saturday night cuz I don't have to work Sunday. That doesn't mean there aren't other things I would like to accomplish though, so I will deal with tomorrow when tomorrow comes.
Yes GG, kudos on Atlas injections.
Wally, hope your funk lifts. If not kick it in the ass and get up off yours girl! Said with love. :h
Thanks for the congrats. It was quite a shock to learn my little store took the prize.

[MWOLady]

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Hello people!!! So nice to hear that all is well - I can hardly type today so forgive me if I don't mention everyone - and I know Today has not been feeling so perky lately - oh well, she's entitled. This topa-coma has really got me!!! Thank goodness for spell/grammar check!!

Today my friend and I went into NY (across the river, as we say) to shop at my beloved Wegmans and when I got to the checkout I could NOT remember my PIN!!!!!! Oh the horror!!! Luckily the clerk was a bit more on the ball and she just switched over to credit card instead of debit - and yes I was able to sign - who's name I signed is another matter :H. When I looked at the thingamabob that you swipe your card on it was like I have never seen it before in my life :H:H

Oh well, I got all the lovely stuff I can't afford to buy here - or that we simply can't buy here in "tank town." The thoughts of living in obamaland chills the marrow, but it would sure be nice to be able lot SHOP there on a full time basis eh?

I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to stand living in such a state of looniness! It's so odd. I can function but it's like I want to shake my head, or pull a bunch of cotton wool out of my ears....or like I have a bad head cold...weird. But Topamax surely works - I have only had mild cravings at worst - and I think they were mostly psychological not physical.

Well, headache coming on - f__king weather (scuse my French) So gotta go. Have a great day everyone (say, this is a long post for someone who said she could hardly type eh? - so the ole brain must be on autopilot - there's a frightening thought )

[sunshine_gg]

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Hello Canuckeroos!

I be pooped and have popped not one but 2 sleeping pills... desperately hoping they'll kick in sometime soon here Had a busy day around the house, my son stopped by for a visit, had some girlie alone time colouring hair (read, covering grey), bubble bath and the likes.

Whew. This weekend business is exhausting! :H
Hope yaw'll had a good Saturday... as is said on the Abstinence Thread... one thing is for sure!

[MWOLady]

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Just stopped in to say hi. Off to Mass in a little while. :h

Snowing to beat the band here in So. Ont. Looks lovely.

Today will be another POSITIVE DAY in our household even if I have to stick a fork in my hand while I'm preparing breakfast, a fork in my cheek while getting the lunch ready, and a fork in The Mr.'s eye while plating that roast chicken I have planned for later :H:H:H

Day 28 for me today and that's a good thing - only 2 topa-coma tablets left :upset: and no sign of shipment to my gal pal in Tenn - so I may be SOL for awhile. But feeling pretty confident that I have most of the real danger days behind me. Onward and upward