JAK, Please try to take some time out for yourself. You are burning the candle at both ends. You can't take care of others until you take care of yourself. I'm worried about you.
Hugs, Yoyo
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon
Once in a while we get to go somewhere. Camping over vacation by ourselves but other than that trip no we haven't been anywhere. H said he wanted to go away for the weekend after he's caught up on hios jobs but I have the feeling that won't happen with his mom as bad as she is. I also have the feeling he just said that as I wanted him to go to Retro and he won't. H won't do anything right now to help him/us.
I did buy an Eliptical cross trainer and I love it. Going to get into such good shape H won't know who he is living with!
Making plans for an outing with a GF of mine next week. have plans to go to an apple fest on Sat. with D and a friend. Hopefully it will be doable.
SO im'e trying Tal, Yoyo.
JAK
You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when, you can only decide how you're going to live now. ~Joan Baez
Glad to hear about your upcoming plans - hopefully that'll let you recharge your batteries a bit.
On the carb cycling - I haven't tried it "officially" but I have been low carb or semi-low carb for about 4 years. And I allow myself high carb treats once in awhile - if that counts as "cycling."
I lost about 50 lbs in the first year, then I maintained for awhile, and then lost another 25 that's part LC, part "bomb diet." I'm happy to report that even though I've definitely upped my carb count, as long as I'm careful not to do it daily, I've been able to maintain pretty easily.
I am planning to get back to stricter LC soon, to lose the last 25-30 lbs.
Not sure if that helps.. but there's my story of unofficial carb cycling.
Me 35, H 38; Together 13.5 yrs, M 7 Bomb 1 10/07/06 Sep'd 1/14/07 - 4/15 Piecing: 4/07 - 9/07 Bomb 3 10/11/07: Never loved you, let's separate 2/08 slowly improving 7/08 Piecing (7/25/08 rings back on!!) Current thread
Let me know on the carb confuser. I could lose some baby weight too.
Checking to see how you were.
Me: 46 FWS: 36 Married and Divorced 4/07, Pregnant 7/07,False R 7/07 Baby Girl born 3/08 Kicked him out because OW: 7/08 5/10 He realized what he had and lost. Moved home! REMARRIED 3/14/11!!
Interesting... I'll be curious to hear how it goes if you decide to go for it!
Me 35, H 38; Together 13.5 yrs, M 7 Bomb 1 10/07/06 Sep'd 1/14/07 - 4/15 Piecing: 4/07 - 9/07 Bomb 3 10/11/07: Never loved you, let's separate 2/08 slowly improving 7/08 Piecing (7/25/08 rings back on!!) Current thread
Jak, the carb cycling doesn't sound realistic for a long term approach, although it might work to get you started. Do you know that CHO and Pro both have 4 calories per gram? (fat has 9) Start with keeping a food diary (write down EVERYTHING you eat), how much and when. Look for trends. Late night eating? Snacking while you cook dinner? Do you actually eat a lot of high carb foods now? Watch portions and try to have a balanced diet every day. How are you doing with the exercise?
