The A2K (virtual) Weight Loss Club !!

I have a genetic bone problem, shared with my paternal grandmother, paternal aunt and sister. Obviously my father was a carrier, but escaped the Family Curse. Starting between the ages of 36 and 39, We Break Bones--spontaneous fractures of the hip and femur. We can also fall as I did several years ago and break both legs at once. We're also gifted with stress fractures--uncomfortable, but frequent enough not to be newsworthy.

After my first break an osteo surgeon inserted rods inside the femurs. While the bone may crack and split, the ends are bolted in place and the fracture is guaranteed to stay. This foresight was particularly useful last Monday when for no apparent reason my left femur split right under the "ball" of the ball and socket joint. Without the rod, my left leg would have been completely detached from the rest of my body.

The surgeon took out a few screws and added a few screws and reported with justifiable pride that none of a myrid of complications had occured.

Unfortunately, I heal slowly. I'll be on a walker or crutches for the next 18 months. On the bright side medications bring the pain down to the level of High Discomfort; I have a shelf of reading to catch up on and I can use the computer, taking breaks every so often so that the insulted muscles don't freeze and cramp.

My weight is back to 132--water weight, I expect. Casts are no longer used on adults with fractures, but insulted tissue tends to swell to promote mobility. On crutches the refrigerator is a long way away.

Joe, you're still on schedule--and you have no plans to cheat next week. Hold your dominion.

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That sounds even worse the second time around (reading), Noddy.
Hold your dominion, and I'll hold to my eating better regime. I've just come back from picking up salad stuff for work next week. I already picked up some gorgeous asparagus, bananas, and yellow and red vine tomatoes on my way back from the get-together yesterday. For my lunch treat, I've got some fat-free yogurt mousse. I'm already looking forward to that.

ehBeth--

Little vacations from virtue can be inspiring--and you sound inspired. Keep holding.

I was thinking the other day that the pain from my plantar wart was unbearable sheesh...........

Noddy, you're a tough cookie.


Joe

Good to hear from you, Noddy. Hang in there!

Noddy is back !!! Hope you start feeling better soon !!

And as a welcome back present, I will give you some good news..I am back at the gym (finally) !!

Joe--

Plantar warts are not a pleasant experience!

eoe--

Thank you. How is your home gym hurting?

Gautam--

Wonderful news about the gym. Please dedicate a set to me every so often. I'm limited to isometrics for a time.

Hold your dominions.

Great to see you back, Noddy.

KP

You're funny, Noddy.
Actually, I think it's time to crank it up a notch. Do another set of the exercises. But I feel so much better and can see my body changing. I can suck in my stomach much easier these days!

Noddy; the realization of the depth of 'trial' that some are subjected to daily, gives those of us who seem to possess reasonable health, great appreciation, and extreme nervousness!

on the subject of 'diet', i would like to add that the popularity of 'low carb.' diets, Atkins, and the like, is based upon the sad case that physical activity is waning in the general population, a circumstance within which cutting down on carbohydrates makes sense. However, the elevated protein intake of such diets opens the door to many more dangerous situations than are exacerbated by excess weight!
The answer lies in increasing the level of activity in small but constant stages, and maintaining it; rather than trying to create a synthetic resizing, based upon poor nutritional choices!
Consult an experienced nutritional expert first, and a competant physician second (and self educate with a broad range of critically approved text), before subjecting your body to any 'extreme' plan.

Bo



So how then are diabetics able to sustain a ketogenic diet for decades over the course of their lives ? They do not appear to be dropping like flies.

if i knew what a ketogenic diet was, i might attempt timorously to respond to that question.

Kitchen Pete--

Thanks.

eoe--

Even at my most sedentary I can appreciate the feel of happy abs.

BoGoWo--

Thanks for your concern. I am not on an extreme diet.

Hold your dominions.

To all--

Two pounds of the water weight has vanished and I'm back to 130 pounds. This is wonderful for my morale.

Noddy
Keep holding your diminishing dominion!

Margo--

Thanks. I just ate a very stale marshmallow peep--and found it overly sweet. Good habits have been established.

Noddy, best wishes coming your way from Denver. You are a tough cookie and seem to be holding your dominion admirably.

Bogowo, the Atkins diet is like a ketogenic diet, very low in carbs and sugar, etc. Diabetics do quite well on that diet, but perhaps their bodies have different needs because of the insulin resistance.

I have used the Atkins diet successfully by adding veggies like carrots, which are supposed no-no's. I also cheat now and then when at a good restaurant. Bethie knows that I become a crazed woman when chocolate is within smelling distance. That is one thing I need to stay aways from as I can trigger a 'sweets' binge.

For the past few days I've been much better at staying away from bread and sweets. No weight loss yet, but I do feel better.

I'll be going to Connecticut on Wednesday for two weeks, so I'll need extra will power to stay on track, which seems much harder when away from home.

OH! I know what you mean. It's all or nothing. All of the chocolate cake or none of it. So it just can't come into the house.

Xhecking in at 225.4 this morning. (!)

Glad to read about all the other's progress.

Joe--

225.4? Fantastic! You obviously burned a lot of calories getting back on the wagon.

I'm just a hair under 128--but I've lost all of the water weight from swelling around the fracture. Since my motion is limited, I'll be losing with exasperating slowness, but by the end of the summer....

Hold your dominion.

Joe

Well done!

Noddy - keep holding