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[j-vo]

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Hi Lovely Loamers,
It's lunchtime, and my motivation here at work is quite low today. Good thing the kids are working in groups!

I've got to get down to lunch duty but just wanted to say hi (OMG! I just typed high and hurried up and backspaced!ops!: I don't think I've written that word like that since High School when we wrote notes to our girlfriends!). Freudian slip. Nope. Not me. Not ever. So, we have basketball tonight and wanted to touch base now. Have a great night!:h:l

[acadiaofmaine]

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NS,

No, not too much information. Jennifer Ruhl has a couple of really great books out about diabetes and low carb diets. She herself has Type 2 diabetes and can only eat 36 grams per day to keep her numbers in the right range. For a few weeks I did the whole testing thing, fasting, pre meal and post prandial. It was actually really interesting and rewarding except that as with most things, I took it to an extreme and was mostly eating cold cuts and almonds. I got down to 111 pounds (I am 5"6") and was too hungry to keep it up. So, as with many things, I gave up and went about my merry eating-muffins-and-cookies way. Swell.

So now I'm ready to get back on THAT wagon. Without too much strain I can get my fasting levels in the high 90's, and everything falls into place. Seems like a lot to give up, I give you credit, NS! But in for a penny, in for a pound.

Thanks a lot for responding!

Ann

[K9Lover]

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Hi Girls and G!

Just wanted to pop in and say "Hi!". Now I will catch up. Hope everyone is well!

K9

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Hi Loamers

Well i am dying of heat, my dogs are not coping and i have to go to work. 34 degrees at 6.30am, its going to be a long day. I will have that -2 please please please. Not going to be a good day but at least air con at work and wont be doing much.

Jvo glad you are checking in on here, makes a difference. I sooooo dont want to go to work but the only option is staying here without air con. Oh i can feel the bitch coming on big time.

Glad everyone is doing well. Have to go and get ready for work. Wish me luck. Have a great day/night.

[NoSugar]

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Wow, that is almost 90 F -- pretty hot for so early in the morning!

Do people in Melbourne generally not have AC because your temperatures are usually more moderate? Are these temps extremely unusual?

Anyway, good thing you don't drink -- that could make you feel hotter and get more dehydrated.

Have a good day, Ava. We are so fortunate you are here - you are able to write the way we all feel deep inside.

xx -NS

[Caper]

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Thanks so much to all of you for the warm welcome. I really am looking forward to hanging out here. Ava - abbreviate all you want - NS is so right - you do have a wonderful gift of saying just the right thing at the right time; for me and apparently for so many others here. Our darling Byrdie might just have a little competition in the not too distant future. Just kidding; we all know that Byrdie is irreplaceable but still, your wisdom is much appreciated, Ava; thank you! Scottish Lass; I can't tell you how pleased I am to see you here! You are very special to me; you know why! j-vo; you're an inspiration and now you're also my quit buddy; Acadia - I said "I love ME" in my last post. Oops; I meant ME as in Maine. Embarrassing! Again, everyone else, thanks for your kind words! NS you asked about me - maybe the biggest difference is that although I'm probably older than all of you (collectively!) I did not have a drinking problem until about 6 years ago. A single glass of wine when out to dinner; a six-pack would last me a month. Surprising, considering that I had three serious relationships over the last 20 years - all with alcoholics. I think my trigger was a series of losses right around that time; depression going undiagnosed or treated. So I turned to what I'd seen these three guys do to forget their troubles - drink. And I've become very good at it, I might add. The ironic thing is that I now live with the best guy on the planet - who rarely drinks - he moved in with me about 10 years ago but we are now estranged; living in the same house but in separate areas. I own an old, decrepit house by the sea - my avatar is my favorite walk where an old fire road will shortly succumb to Mother Nature and the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly enough, my "companion" spent 18 years in a marriage to an alcoholic/meth addict. The final straw was her sobriety - she became addicted to AA - her new lover. Okay, that's enough for you to chew on. Again, I'm very happy to be here and I look forward to getting to know all of you too!

[acadiaofmaine]

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Wow, gorgeous photo, Caper. Does remind me of Maine. I didn't even read "me" instead of "Maine" in your post btw!

I'm sorry to all about my self involved rant about my blood sugar. I am a little overwhelmed about all the changes I need to make, but it's all good stuff.

How are you all doing tonight? I hope everyone is settled at home, or will be soon.

Ann

[narilly]

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Wow Caper! That is a really interesting story. Amazing that your drinking problem started so much later than a lot of us.

We are all between about 40-70ish on this thread so don't worry about your age. I guess AL doesn't care about age!
Interesting about your "companion's" ex having AA as her new lover. I can see that happening. This whole sobriety issue takes a lot of time. Some need to spend more time than others. I guess everything in moderation.

K9- nice to see you!

Ava, I would just die in that heat.

J-Vo- enjoy the game!

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Loamers, well at work and in air con and loving it.

NS Melbourne is a place that can have four seasons in one day, can start off rainy and miserable and then hit 40 degrees by the afternoon and then 20 by night. I could never understand why people dressed in layers when i moved here but now i can. Put it all on and then take it all off and then put it all on. I have central heating as it is more cold than hot but when we get hot it is pretty intense.

NS i have visions on how great the wine tasted going down but FFS how bad and dehydrated i felt the next morning. Water or soft drinks is so much more appealing though wine did make me pass out so i slept better but the waking up was horrendous. Sober is better.

Caper, i thought your ME was affirming that you loved yourself and nothing wrong with saying that as when we were in the pit of al there was not much love happening for myself at all. Now i am learning that i am okay as a person. I decided with my ex husband that if i could not beat him with his al drinking i may as well join him. He would not stop drinking for me or the children so i started on the road to hell as before i used to have wine in the fridge and just have a couple. Oh how life changed for the worse. Funny thing is he is still drinking but proud of me for stopping. i still dont think he realises how back his problem is but its his problem not mine.

Well the phones wont stop ringing and i am that hot i dont want to talk, a work colleague is driving me insane as he thinks he is the only person who works when he is the laziest sod here. Oh the bitch is building up in me ha ha.

Aca i was too tired to read your post, not that i was not interested i just could not read it. Two hours sleep does that. I am lucky i dont have diabetes only a minor cholesterol problem. You can be self involved all you want. I am about this heat and by Saturday you will all be glad a cool change has arrived.

[scottish lass]

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Just checking in - I am sorry I am not posting much, really struggling to keep up with you all - so many posts, with such a lot to say (and great things posted too) - I do read, but feel that I don't have a lot - but will stick my nose in for time to time.
NS - I am glad that my blood work thingy was of help, I don't want to come across as an expert or no it all, but I know that I need these deciphered...
:l Dear Caper....I think you will be happy here and gal you love yourself as well as ME:H

[j-vo]

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:lHi Sweet Ladies,
It's past my bedtime, but just got home from basketball. What a great win! We were neck and neck the whole time, and son got to play a lot and played great! Such a great night.

Caper, glad you're here and shared some of your story. Wow, to have that beautiful view daily must be so peaceful. I hope our posts help you and make you laugh. I know that being here on this thread is the best place I've been while on MWO and I joined awhile back. It does feel like home, and as AA has their home groups, this is my "home thread."

Ava, hope you're keepin cool while most of us Loamers are trying to stay warm.

Hi Giraffe, Patrice, SL Star Pav, and Eloise. Hope you're doing well and glad you're popping in.

Humble, the hiding in behind the closet taking swigs of vodka was all too familiar to me. Cringe!

Acadia, hope your diet goes well. You went to the right person as far as knowing what to eat. Take good care of yourself.

Nar, Hi!! Are you cold? Here's a hug for ya to warm you up.:l

Have a great night ladies.

[Pavati]

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Hi, Loamers:

I haven't read the sugar posts yet - no brain space tonight as I just got home from a LONG day at work. Welcome, Caper - that photo is a beaut.

AoM - No need to apologize - no such thing as a self-involved post. We are here to be involved with our own sobriety as well as that of others. We (IMHO) SHOULD be posting about ourselves so we can seek guidance and support from each other.

Ok, ladies. Can't find the energy for more than that. Ava, stay cool. Everyone else, stay strong. Good night!

[patrice]

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Hi all,

Another tiring,hot day but all ok..
How is everyone?
How's the heat Ava?
Sorry, a bit brain dead after work!!

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Well well well i wish your wishes came true and i did stay cool. It peaked at 42 degrees and now they are predicting thunderstorms with hail etc and a balmy 40 tomorrow. My boys proceeded to tell me they did nothing today as it was too hot. I told them not to push the friendship as tomorrow i would be a mother from hell so best do something. I mean how hard is it to do the dishes and oh how long does it take? Grrrrrr and mmmmmmmmm. I did love the way when i walked in they were having a nice cold beer and relaxing after a hard day of doing nothing. Ooops turning into that bitch that i predicted! At least i am yelling at them sober and remember every word I say.

Jvo it seems that your son is blitzing basketball, good on him and you must be so proud. Do you realise that on the 21st April when you have hit 100 days i will be 50 and 1 day. Nearly half of your hundred, now what kind of incentive is that girl? I fully expect you to be wearing those big girls undies on the 100 day thread and if they are too big i will gladly take them in for you!. Mine will be a g-string ha ha.

Well nothing much to report here so i wont waffle too much tonight. I hope you are all being strong and af. Life is so much better without that haze of al. I have a packet of shortbread in my handbag just looking at me but i can feel i am gaining weight and its started around my boobs as usual. They do not need to be any bigger!.

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Hi Pat and here i was typing away and you beat me. Read above! Bloody horrible. I can relate to the brain dead feeling after so little sleep but we have a breeze atm. Lots of bush fires though which is always a worry.