YAY!
July 8, 2008 3:41pm
I am very pleased. I weighed in just now, and have NOT gained weight in the past three weeks since my trip to Oklahoma! I weighed in at …
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GreenKelleen’s Profile
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GreenKelleen
is feeling Excellent
Taking it easy for a couple of days, reading, bird-watching, and soaking up some vitamin D!
About Me
I have a crazy dog, named Pippin, and I and my mother take our dogs for a 3-mile walk 6-7 days a week. I love outdoor activities, especially hiking, cross-country skiing, and camping. I love education -- if I could get paid to be a student, I'd go to school all my life! I also love to travel -- especially in other countries, where I can learn about different cultures. Travel photography is a passion of mine, as well as landscaping, 'treasure' collecting (LOVE those little antique shops!), asian art, stained-glass window-making, dance, and concert-going. I read too much (smile). I have, in the past, been a very health-conscious, vegetarian hardbody, and would like to eventually get in that zone again!!!
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Hello! My name is Kelleen. I'm a 42-year-old single working mom of a 13-year-old, very precocious daughter, Isabella. Family and friends are very important to me. I'm not one of those "social butterflies" who collects friends and goes out all the time, but the friends I do have I have known for decades. I work as a substitute teacher, primarily in the Junior High Schools, and I also work part-time from home as a medical transcriptionist.
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GreenKelleen gave Threads a Hug 11:40pm
OOOOHHHHH, the Cool Whip ice cream sandwich sounds delicious!! I'm gonna give it a try! Thanks!…
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GreenKelleen wrote a journal entry: YAY! 3:41pm
I am very pleased. I weighed in just now, and have NOT gained weight in the past three weeks since my…
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GreenKelleen changed their mood to Excellent 3:41pm
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GreenKelleen commented on their journal entry Here goes... 3:33pm
WOOHOOOOOO!!!! 175#! I didn't undo the work I'd accomplished!!! YAY!…
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GreenKelleen changed their mood to Horrible 3:28pm
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GreenKelleen wrote a journal entry: Here goes... 3:28pm
Okay, here goes. I'm going into the bathroom right now, to weigh myself and find out just how much…
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GreenKelleen gave sadeygreen an I'm with you 3:23pm
Hello! I'm with you on your new chapter in your life. I hope you're feeling better. --Kelleen…
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GreenKelleen updated their status 2:29pm
Taking it easy for a couple of days, reading, bird-watching, and soaking up...…
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GreenKelleen changed their mood to Good 2:28pm
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GreenKelleen commented on hotpink67’s journal entry Have to start all over and some random things 2:27pm
Hi, Hotpink. I know just how that feels too. Even when I am not feeling "depressed" per se, sometimes…
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Here goes...
July 8, 2008 3:28pm
Okay, here goes. I'm going into the bathroom right now, to weigh myself and find out just how much damage I have done to my weight-loss …
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Bleh.
July 6, 2008 12:48pm
Bleh. Bleh. Bleh. I am so stuck. I feel like there is a wall between me and exercising, and an evil little demon controlling …
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I've been slacking.
July 2, 2008 1:30pm
Okay, I really need to get the ball rolling again. I have only done my walk as exercise ever since I returned from Oklahoma, and I have NOT …
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Today is a Good Day!!
June 27, 2008 3:45pm
This is a fabulous Friday!! The best weather of the year so far, two real summer days coming up for the weekend. I just finished a MAJOR …
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Hey, Lady, Check your journal!!
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Hello again fellow Van Gogh fan ;0)I'm not a big art connaisseur but have always loved Van Gogh. Starry Night is one of my favorites as well. I Love his paintings not only for the art itself but for the story of the man behind. My favourite song is the one written for him by Don McClean. Do you know it? I think it's the most beautiful song ever written.
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Hi there, it's so nice to read your caring messages. I hope we can help each other as well in all that we're going through. I'd be very happy to chat with you anytime. Thanks for the hugs and one big giant hug of support right back at you :0)
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Thank you...I wish I could make it seem that easy in my head. I see kids screaming if I pack them up in the car, him coming after me
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Try to check on my friends, and noticed you're feeling bad. That's not like you!!! Sending you good wishes... and know you'll pull out of the slump!!! I'm certain!!!!
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Close Diets & Weight Maintenance
I have struggled with body image/weight issues for most of my life. I was overweight as a young teen, and then became anorexic at 17 years old. This progressed to bulimia as well. I was 5'4" and weighed 93 lbs at my smallest, before I got a grip. I yo-yo'd a bit but stayed relatively fit and active until I gave birth at age 28. I lost much of the pregnancy weight, but then got divorced and slid into depression, gaining all of it and more within just a couple of years. I now weigh over 190#.
Treatments
- Counting Calories Working / Worked
- Works when I do it. It helps to see what I ate that I really didn't need. I can become quite obsessive/compulsive about it, though
- Dancing Working / Worked
- Not much opportunity to do it much anymore, but when I used to dance 4 - 5 days a week, I was in the best shape EVER
- Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
- During periods of healthy eating, I felt wonderful and had LOTS of extra energy.
- Eat Less Working / Worked
- Portion control works when I do it. I count calories, mixed with making sure the foods are lowfat and low sugar.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- I love circuit training at the gym. Don't like meat-market gyms. Am about to rejoin a local gym.
- Slim-Fast Working / Worked
- If I use as part of my calorie-counting, for just one meal, along with exercise, it helps a little, but keeps my sweet-tooth active, which is bad for me.
- Running Working / Worked
- I run/walked a marathon last summer. Training for it was hard on me, but I finished in just over 6 hours. The training and marathon did NOT make me lose weight, as I had to eat much more to keep up the energy to train.
Close GERD & Heartburn
I get GERD symptoms nearly every day. For me, the severity is in direct proportion to the amount of weight I've gained. Now on a quest to lose 60 lbs. I'll let everyone know if my GERD symptoms go away!
Treatments
- Antacids Working / Worked
- Mylanta works well, especially if I've had something spicy.
- Dietary Modification Working / Worked
- About to do this, as in Lose Weight. I'm much less symptomatic when I weigh less.
- Pepcid Working / Worked
- Works wonders.
Open Eating Disorders
I became anorexic as a teen, then bulimic in my 20s, and in my adulthood I am a binge eater and compulsive overeater. It seems like it's "all or nothing" for me. I did spend a number of years eating very healthily and staying very fit, so I know how to do it, but can't seem to get my habits in check.
Treatments
- Celexa Not Working
- Made me fatter.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Support from concerned friends helped a lot when I struggled with bulimia.
Open Stress Management
I have been a divorced single mom for many years now. I have a BA and a teaching certification, but have not been able to get a full-time job with good pay and benefits for many years now, and I am slowly drowning in debt. Bleh. The stresses of debt, depression, job searching, parenting a teenager, and worrying about my health (I have no insurance, so haven't been to Dr. in a LONG time) are a lot to deal with. So I overeat--adding to my stress/depression by fattening me up. Bleh again.
Treatments
- Music Working / Worked
- I love relaxing jazz and meditation cds. I can take advantage of this only when my daughter is out of the house, though.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- I walk approximately 5 days a week, but when I was running (not in shape to do that these days), that REALLY helped deal with stress.
- Effexor Working / Worked
- I absolutely love it. I dont have nervous breakdowns when I get frustrated anymore.I am myself but SO much more eventempered. It is great.
Open Fitness Goals
Type: Improve overall fitnessBefore sliding into a long-term depression, I used to be very health and fitness conscious. I LOVE the feeling of being fit, not feeling out of breath, loving the way I look in clothes, and so on. I want to be there again. I am, at this time, more than 60 lbs overweight, but I have a goal of once more being that active, fit person I once was.
Treatments
- Aerobics Working / Worked
- Enjoy it when I am already pretty fit, but it is NOT the thing to do when I'm grossly overweight. It just makes me feel cruddy.
- Dancing Working / Worked
- Best exercise EVER. When I'm even just a little more fit, I am going to sign up for some salsa classes -- or maybe Lindy shuffle!
- Elliptical Trainer Working / Worked
- Great for those of us with a bit of weight to lose -- not hard on the joints! Burns a lot of calories, too.
- Hiking Working / Worked
- Not a lot of time to do this, but I enjoy it, especially in the summers.
- Kickboxing Working / Worked
- Works if you can keep the motivation to do it on a regular basis. Harder for those of us who are very out of shape, but the beginner video is OK for us.
- Running Working / Worked
- Great workout and also great stress reliever, but hard on the knees and hips when you have lots of extra weight. Bosoms are a problem, too (BoingyBoingy)
- Slim-Fast Working / Worked
- Use it as part of a calorie-counting "diet".
- Strength Training Working / Worked
- REally necessary for total fitness, and as you increase strength and muscle, you burn more calories!
Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)
I am a single mother of a 13-year-old girl. She is very mature for her age (in a good way), and a "highly capable student" in advanced classes in JH. I know the parents of some of her friends, but few really close friends of mine have kids this age/temperament.
Treatments
- Education (School) Working / Worked
- I'm a sub teacher, and I choose to sub a lot at my daughter's school. That way, I can keep my finger on the pulse of her social groups and activities w/o being a "prying parent".
- Patience Working / Worked
- I just keep remembering what I was like and the way that I thought when I was her age -- and adjust my reactions accordingly. Often, this defuses situations, and makes me a much more effective parent.
