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Now... What DO You DO when you have left "heel" that's causing you to be limited with the amount of activity you need to be doing to raise your metabolism.  I called Dr. Hibbit's office this morning and secured a Dr's Apt. for this Thursday.  I'm totally afraid of "shots" and was able to get around it the last time I visited him with bursitus on the right hip. (Luckily, the therapy solved that problem.) But this is a totally different situation and I want to keep my mobility up.  At 62 it's important to remain active and heathy.  So... I'm twiddeling my thumbs trying to think of what I can do to remain active without hurting myself anymore than I have already.  It's been a "month" since the problem with my left heel has been going on... but steadily it's getting where it's just uncomfortable to walk, exericse or just do chores inside or outside of the house.  I'm within 29 pounds to my goal and I want to loose that weight so that things such as this doesn't happen in the future.  I'm upset with reason to be so...

So if you have some suggestions, etc.  Please let me know what you'd do in my place.  Thanks in advance, and have a God filled day! <')))><

I'd love to have your help in making a "LONG" List of REWARDS other than Food when we reach our "MINI" Goals and Beyond.  Could I enlist you to help me with this list?  Perhaps it'll be something we continue adding to give us something "REAL" to strive for with every inch or ounce we loose? 

Yesterday I went shopping for Christmas for my grandsons and family...  While out I started thinking... Why NOT Get "myself" something that I could use once I lost my next 10 pounds.  So without any guilt,  I looked through the PJs and selected me a nice set of PJs that were smaller than what I normally would purchase for myself ON SALE at 40% off it's original price.  No, I didn't have them to wrap it for me, but I did bring it home and folded it neatly in my PJ drawer after trying it on to see just how much weight I'd have to loose to make them feel just right.  Man, they were snug, but they did look very neat and warm for the cold weather that we'll be having in only a month from now. 

So with my PJs set aside, I continued on my Silver Plan for the day... I had been careful to pack my lunch entry Fudge Graham Bar for lunch.  So when I got home I drank my V-8 and glass of water...  Felt good and proud that my "mindset" was focused and I had not a thing to worry about.  [This morning, after waking up, I weighed and measured.  I'd lost another pound and 2.5 inches since my last weigh-in on Wednesday.  I'd been on a PLATEAU for 2 weeks before that.  So Wow!  I'm pumped and ready for the scales to continue tipping in "my" favor.]

Suggestions and ideas with your comments would be truly appreciated.  Thank you.  Maritom <')))><

I received an unexpected complement in the grocery store Monday.  Oh, yes...  I was at the check-out counter and the lady that normally checks me out made a sweet complement that took me by surprise.  She said that she could tell I had actually lost some weight, a whole lot of weight.  I remember one day before I had started NS that I had mentioned that I was going to begin NS whenever my food came in and that for a while I'd be primarily shopping there for my husband and only picking up some side items for myself...  She apparently remembered.  It came at a time when I needed someone to say something as I'd hit a plateau for a whole week starting on my second week of a plateau and I didn't feel like I was doing a "darn" thing right.  But with that complement my spirits were lifted for the rest of the day...  "Sticks and stones my hurt my bones, but words will never hurt me?"  I think we take in words more than we realize to our internal mechanisms and they can either help us or harm our outlook on life.  I'm choosing to "hold" these words that my friend said and to cherish them when I begin to feel down and upset with myself.  Have a God Blessed Day! <')))><
It's November 2nd and I'm starting my 3rd month with NS.  It hasn't been a hard journey so far.  The food is available and it's what I like - the DVD for Walking and Toning are available 24/7 - the filtered water is flowing from the picture - and family/friends are very supportive.  BUT, I'm on another plateau.  This time it's a plateau of a week so far.  NO, I'm not discouraged... I just want to get on with it.  I'm following my plan and sticking to it better than any of the other so-called diet plans I've participated in the past.  The ChatRoom has been fun along with the Discussion Boards and the Blogs... Can't believe how many resources are out there.  I've been told before that perhaps my body is relocating itself from the 20 pounds & 20 inches I've lost in the last 8 weeks or so.  But it's time to move on and I want to get down to a healthy size and weight so that I won't have the uncomfortable pains in my back and joints that accompany these excess pounds.  I picked up a 30 pound bag of cat litter when I was at Wally-World the other day...  Man that is "dead" weight!  That's how much I still need to loose and then keep off.  Even 10 pounds is a lot of weight when you think of it... Often I reflect on the different diet shows I've seen aired on television.  They'll have a child's wagon pull out some fat that has been extracted from carcuses of cows, etc. and it looks so gross.  Not to mention the hi-tech vats of fat that they extract from the human body when they do that "ly-po-suction".  UGH!  So I'm sitting hear, in front of my computer monitor typing at 5:12AM typing on the keyboard.  Trying to think about my next move on boosting my metabolism this week.  My weigh in is Wednesday...  I'd like to "rock" that scale off it's little ticker and lower it about 3 or 4 notches.  We'll just have to "weigh" and see.  This weeks bound to have some successes even if/is weight/inches lost.  <')))>< Have a good day!  11/2/09

It's All Saints' Day and I'm on my plan.  I'm feeling so good and my joints aren't hurting.  20 pounds may be nothing to some, but to me it was rough on the body and I wasn't helping any before NS to get the weight off.  My next goal is 10 more pounds, but I'll take one at a time.  Thanks for being there NS and with the Lord's help and family I'll make it to 115 or 120.  <')))>< 

I'd been discouraged as my heel had been giving me trouble.  So I stayed off of it and took my Ibupropin and stayed on my plan.  Sure I'd lost the week before, but with daily walking and other activities I'd done in and out of the house... so by faith I stepped on the scales early (two days before my weigh-in day). BINGO! I'd lost 2 more pounds reaching my second goal of 20 pounds!  Wow!!! That was awesome.  Now, today I'm even more resolved in reaching my third goal of 30 pounds.  I'll stay on my plan for now, but keep my heel resting as much as possible taking my Ibupropin to let it heal.  Luckily I'd purchased some heal inserts for my shoes earlier...  I plan to do some early Christmas and birthday shopping this week and the next to beat the crowds later in the season...  So that in itself should keep my metabolism up within itself.  Will be getting my 3rd order of foods by the end of this week... So hoping things will run smoothly there as well as I'd selected my foods earlier in hopes that this time I wouldn't have to return any in exchange for meals I wanted.  That gets to be a tad expensive even it I pay for the shipment one-way.  All in all, this journey is not only exciting, it's becoming a lifetime commitment to stay on track by recording everything that goes into my mouth and how much energy I use burning the calories that I have comsumed.  10/26/09
I'm seeing success for the first time in a long time (6 years) with NS Silver Plan.  It's easy and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the fat simply melting away.  I've lost over 18 pounds now and family/friends are taking notice and making positive comments that truly encourage me.  Knowing that I'm doing it for my health and trying to get myself down to a size that I can mannage is my goal.  32 more pounds to loose with a good start and some great mindsets to apply.  Thank you.
Ok... I've been on NS for a month and have made great progress loosing 15 pounds and 14 inches.  I can't believe how simple it is to stay on track using all of the tools NS provides.  The meals have been easy to prepare and the sides are simple as well...   I brush my teeth after every meal or snack...   I've upped my exercising from 30 minutes to an hour now which includes 10-12 glasses of water a day.  I'm on the "silver" plan which provides vitamins that I take twice a day.  I keep pinching myself to see if I'm dreaming or what.  But the "pinch" hurts and I don't need any bruises.  Ha!  Looking forward to next week's weigh-in and measureing.  The chat rooms and discussion boards are truly helpful and have been most encouraging to me.