Here We Go Again

Carol said:

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol

Chin up, Carol! Sometimes life kicks you down, but in Finland we have
this thing called "sisu"
http://web.ask.com/web?q=what+is+sisu&qsrc=0&o=0 and I think,
considering your posts, you have some Nordic blood flowing in your
veins, too 😉

All the Best,
Mark

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:53:44 +0300, Mark from Suomi <[email hidden]>

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Carol said:

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol

Chin up, Carol! Sometimes life kicks you down, but in Finland we have
this thing called "sisu"
http://web.ask.com/web?q=what+is+sisu&qsrc=0&o=0 and I think,
considering your posts, you have some Nordic blood flowing in your
veins, too 😉

All the Best,
Mark

I'm 1/4 Danish. :-)

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Carol said:

I'm 1/4 Danish. :-)

Carol

Close enough!

Marko

"Mark from Suomi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Carol said:

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol

Chin up, Carol! Sometimes life kicks you down, but in Finland we have
this thing called "sisu"
http://web.ask.com/web?q=what+is+sisu&qsrc=0&o=0 and I think,
considering your posts, you have some Nordic blood flowing in your
veins, too 😉

All the Best,
Mark

In Chinese there is another phrase "chi ku" to eat bitterness. The ability
to chi ku speaks of perseverance and endurance. Maybe some Chinese blood as
well!

Sid...

sprudil said:

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Carol said:

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol

Chin up, Carol! Sometimes life kicks you down, but in Finland we have
this thing called "sisu"
http://web.ask.com/web?q=what+is+sisu&qsrc=0&o=0 and I think,
considering your posts, you have some Nordic blood flowing in your
veins, too 😉

All the Best,
Mark

In Chinese there is another phrase "chi ku" to eat bitterness. The ability
to chi ku speaks of perseverance and endurance. Maybe some Chinese blood as
well!

Sid...

OT: heck. even though I have quite a lot of friends in P.R.C. and R.O.C.
I did not know about the "chi ku" term - quite funny: when pronounced,
it sounds a bit like "sisu" -too - thanks for this trivia... and Carol
seems to have Danish-Finnish-Chinese ancestors, Quod Erat Demonstrandum 😄

Mark

Sounds tough. Can you apply for food stamps?

Becky P.

sprudil said:

"Mark from Suomi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Carol said:

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Chin up, Carol! Sometimes life kicks you down, but in Finland we have
this thing called "sisu"
http://web.ask.com/web?q=what+is+sisu&qsrc=0&o=0 and I think,
considering your posts, you have some Nordic blood flowing in your
veins, too 😉

In Chinese there is another phrase "chi ku" to eat bitterness. The ability
to chi ku speaks of perseverance and endurance. Maybe some Chinese blood as
well!

I have a friend who's Chinese. Does that count? ;-)

Starting over from scratch is proving to be pretty difficult. Right now,
my body is expecting more volume that what it really needs, so I'm eating
low-carb foods in greater quantities than I will be in the future.

I've been finding myself wandering through the kitchen, looking into all
the cabinets, searching for something to eat in order to reduce the stress
of eating less. <G>

I just have to get through today. Then I'll worry about tomorrow. Then
the next day.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

curious' curious@noemailshown said:

Sounds tough. Can you apply for food stamps?

Becky P.

My income is too high to qualify. When I have a manic attack, one of the
things I do is spend money without keeping track of how much I'm spending.
This time was a doozy. Thankfully, I remembered about my Deferred
Compensation account and a small life insurance policy, so we should be
able to catch up on our bills this month.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Carol,

I'm sorry to hear about all the problems you're having. Sounds like things
are at least beginning to look up.

I was wondering how you were doing, since I hadn't read anything from you
the last few weeks or so.

So glad to have you back again!

--
Linda
296/196/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
Now a happy member of the '100lbs. Gone Club'!
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At the beginning of this month, I made some enormous financial errors

which

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resulted in having first our electricity and then our gas turned off.

I had to give all my perishables to my daughter. I know she doesn't have
space for all that I gave her, but I like to imagine that she at least
found good homes for some of it. She has a diabetic friend who lives with
her, and I'm hoping that she received some benefit from my loss.

In the meantime, I was so far overdrawn that we couldn't buy food. Wound
up going to the Salvation Army food pantry. We got about a zillion cans

of

Quoted message said:

baked beans and several cans of kidney beans. Several kinds of crackers,
day-old bread, creamed corn ... you get the general idea.

The only thing I could safely eat was canned chunk chicken. They gave us
frozen meats, but we had to give them to someone else who was there for
food, since we had no way of keeping them fresh.

I've discovered that I have a bad intolerance to either wheat or gluten.

I

Quoted message said:

blow up like a beach ball and look like I could go into labor at any

moment

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when I eat wheat.

I received part of my monthly income yesterday, and we bought yogurt,
cream, Hood's Carb Countdown chocolate milk (for hot cocoa), cream cheese,
eggs, sugar-free bacon, and some shredded mozzarella-cheddar cheese.

For the first time in weeks, I had my old faithful yogurt for breakfast
today. Boy, did that feel good. Both emotionally and physically.

I'm not going to weigh myself until I can see visible improvement. Call

it

Quoted message said:

denial if you will, but knowing what's happened to me would likely prove
emotionally devastating.

I borrowed a couple books from the library about compulsive overeating. I
wound up craving every food mentioned in the book, so they're going back

to

Quoted message said:

the library. I'm hoping that my HMO will approve visits to an eating
disorder specialist, and am writing them a letter later today, formally
requesting that approval. (They never got back to me when I called on the
phone.)

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

At the beginning of this month, I made some enormous financial errors

which

Quoted message said:

resulted in having first our electricity and then our gas turned off.

I had to give all my perishables to my daughter. I know she doesn't have
space for all that I gave her, but I like to imagine that she at least
found good homes for some of it. She has a diabetic friend who lives with
her, and I'm hoping that she received some benefit from my loss.

In the meantime, I was so far overdrawn that we couldn't buy food. Wound
up going to the Salvation Army food pantry. We got about a zillion cans

of

Quoted message said:

baked beans and several cans of kidney beans. Several kinds of crackers,
day-old bread, creamed corn ... you get the general idea.

The only thing I could safely eat was canned chunk chicken. They gave us
frozen meats, but we had to give them to someone else who was there for
food, since we had no way of keeping them fresh.

I've discovered that I have a bad intolerance to either wheat or gluten.

I

Quoted message said:

blow up like a beach ball and look like I could go into labor at any

moment

Quoted message said:

when I eat wheat.

I received part of my monthly income yesterday, and we bought yogurt,
cream, Hood's Carb Countdown chocolate milk (for hot cocoa), cream cheese,
eggs, sugar-free bacon, and some shredded mozzarella-cheddar cheese.

For the first time in weeks, I had my old faithful yogurt for breakfast
today. Boy, did that feel good. Both emotionally and physically.

I'm not going to weigh myself until I can see visible improvement. Call

it

Quoted message said:

denial if you will, but knowing what's happened to me would likely prove
emotionally devastating.

I borrowed a couple books from the library about compulsive overeating. I
wound up craving every food mentioned in the book, so they're going back

to

Quoted message said:

the library. I'm hoping that my HMO will approve visits to an eating
disorder specialist, and am writing them a letter later today, formally
requesting that approval. (They never got back to me when I called on the
phone.)

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

You can't pay for food, gas, or electric, but still shell out the bucks for
the internet connection? At least you have your priorities straight.

rayfield said:

You can't pay for food, gas, or electric, but still shell out the bucks for
the internet connection? At least you have your priorities straight.

Hiya Ray, ol' buddy, ol' pal! <smooch-smooch>

(Is that short for Little Ray of Sunshine?)

My boyfriend pays the for the cable TV and internet connection, along with
some of his individual bills. I take care of the rest. I screwed up.
Haven't been responsible for handling my own finances for several years,
and decided I'd like to try to be more independent. So far, with
disastrous results. But, as with low-carbing, I'm going to continue to
strive for success.

Love and kisses,
Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

In article <[email hidden]>, damsel-
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

At the beginning of this month, I made some enormous financial errors which
resulted in having first our electricity and then our gas turned off.

You poor kid! It just keeps on rainin', doesn't it?

Quoted message said:

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

You know we're ALWAYS happy to see you! I'm glad things are looking up again!
{{{{{{{{{{ CAROL }}}}}}}}}}

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

At the beginning of this month, I made some enormous financial errors

which

Quoted message said:

resulted in having first our electricity and then our gas turned off.

I had to give all my perishables to my daughter. I know she doesn't have
space for all that I gave her, but I like to imagine that she at least
found good homes for some of it. She has a diabetic friend who lives with
her, and I'm hoping that she received some benefit from my loss.

In the meantime, I was so far overdrawn that we couldn't buy food. Wound
up going to the Salvation Army food pantry. We got about a zillion cans

of

Quoted message said:

baked beans and several cans of kidney beans. Several kinds of crackers,
day-old bread, creamed corn ... you get the general idea.

The only thing I could safely eat was canned chunk chicken. They gave us
frozen meats, but we had to give them to someone else who was there for
food, since we had no way of keeping them fresh.

I've discovered that I have a bad intolerance to either wheat or gluten.

I

Quoted message said:

blow up like a beach ball and look like I could go into labor at any

moment

Quoted message said:

when I eat wheat.

I received part of my monthly income yesterday, and we bought yogurt,
cream, Hood's Carb Countdown chocolate milk (for hot cocoa), cream cheese,
eggs, sugar-free bacon, and some shredded mozzarella-cheddar cheese.

For the first time in weeks, I had my old faithful yogurt for breakfast
today. Boy, did that feel good. Both emotionally and physically.

I'm not going to weigh myself until I can see visible improvement. Call

it

Quoted message said:

denial if you will, but knowing what's happened to me would likely prove
emotionally devastating.

I borrowed a couple books from the library about compulsive overeating. I
wound up craving every food mentioned in the book, so they're going back

to

Quoted message said:

the library. I'm hoping that my HMO will approve visits to an eating
disorder specialist, and am writing them a letter later today, formally
requesting that approval. (They never got back to me when I called on the
phone.)

It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Carol, you're back on track with the food, you have your lights and such
back-those are the important things! I've been in a similar boat, although
not as dire, and have been trying to just keep total calories low since I
haven't been able to afford the low carb staples. I made a commitment to
get back on track though, to keep the blood sugar under control. We'll get
through this and get back on plan, I have faith. I've missed you, BTW!
Good to *see* you around again!

Lynne A
[email hidden]

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote

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It's good to be back. I've been miserable, and it's nice to see some
smiling faces.

Carol, I'm so sorry to hear of your situation, but it sounds like you are
not giving up and that is such an important thing. You have a lot of
strength, I just wish you didn't need so much. It sounds like things will be
looking up for you soon and you're through the roughest patch now. I know
I'm not the only mostly-lurker who is glad to hear you are OK.

HG

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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rayfield said:

You can't pay for food, gas, or electric, but still shell out the bucks

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the internet connection? At least you have your priorities straight.

Hiya Ray, ol' buddy, ol' pal! <smooch-smooch>

(Is that short for Little Ray of Sunshine?)

My boyfriend pays the for the cable TV and internet connection, along with
some of his individual bills. I take care of the rest. I screwed up.
Haven't been responsible for handling my own finances for several years,
and decided I'd like to try to be more independent. So far, with
disastrous results. But, as with low-carbing, I'm going to continue to
strive for success.

Love and kisses,
Carol
--

When you write a check or withdraw money, subtract that amount from what you
had in your account. This will allow you to know exactly how much is left.
Yes, it really is that easy. Even the mildly retarded can do it. Please
try and get this under control before you end up on stamps. I don't want
people using my tax dollars for food to munch on while they watch cable tv
and surf the internet.

In article <[email hidden]>,

rayfield said:

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

rayfield said:

You can't pay for food, gas, or electric, but still shell out the bucks

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the internet connection? At least you have your priorities straight.

Hiya Ray, ol' buddy, ol' pal! <smooch-smooch>

(Is that short for Little Ray of Sunshine?)

My boyfriend pays the for the cable TV and internet connection, along with
some of his individual bills. I take care of the rest. I screwed up.
Haven't been responsible for handling my own finances for several years,
and decided I'd like to try to be more independent. So far, with
disastrous results. But, as with low-carbing, I'm going to continue to
strive for success.

Love and kisses,
Carol
--

When you write a check or withdraw money, subtract that amount from what you
had in your account. This will allow you to know exactly how much is left.
Yes, it really is that easy. Even the mildly retarded can do it. Please
try and get this under control before you end up on stamps. I don't want
people using my tax dollars for food to munch on while they watch cable tv
and surf the internet.

Yes, it is that easy. It is also easy to lose weight, keep a house clean,
never be late, floss after every meal, feed the cat on time, and not put
compact discs back in the wrong boxes. No one is perfect and people [censored]
up sometimes. And if you have a brain disorder that interferes with
memory, concentration, and perception, you might [censored] up more than the
average person.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 15:44:27 GMT, Luna <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

rayfield said:

When you write a check or withdraw money, subtract that amount from what you
had in your account. This will allow you to know exactly how much is left.
Yes, it really is that easy. Even the mildly retarded can do it.

Yes, it is that easy. It is also easy to lose weight, keep a house clean,
never be late, floss after every meal, feed the cat on time, and not put
compact discs back in the wrong boxes. No one is perfect and people [censored]
up sometimes. And if you have a brain disorder that interferes with
memory, concentration, and perception, you might [censored] up more than the
average person.

Thanks for understanding, Michelle. I seem to have more of my brainpower
available now than I did a month ago. We just got back from running around
town in torrential rains, re-paying people for bounced checks. I'm not
proud of my escapades, and I do take care of the damage they leave behind.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,

rayfield said:

"Carol" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:48:26 -0500, "rayfield" <[email hidden]> wrote:

>You can't pay for food, gas, or electric, but still shell out the

bucks

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Quoted message said:

for

Quoted message said:

>the internet connection? At least you have your priorities straight.

Hiya Ray, ol' buddy, ol' pal! <smooch-smooch>

(Is that short for Little Ray of Sunshine?)

My boyfriend pays the for the cable TV and internet connection, along

with

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

some of his individual bills. I take care of the rest. I screwed up.
Haven't been responsible for handling my own finances for several

years,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and decided I'd like to try to be more independent. So far, with
disastrous results. But, as with low-carbing, I'm going to continue

to

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

strive for success.

Love and kisses,
Carol
--

When you write a check or withdraw money, subtract that amount from what

you

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

had in your account. This will allow you to know exactly how much is

left.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Yes, it really is that easy. Even the mildly retarded can do it.

Please

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

try and get this under control before you end up on stamps. I don't

want

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

people using my tax dollars for food to munch on while they watch cable

tv

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and surf the internet.

Yes, it is that easy. It is also easy to lose weight, keep a house clean,
never be late, floss after every meal, feed the cat on time, and not put
compact discs back in the wrong boxes. No one is perfect and people [censored]
up sometimes. And if you have a brain disorder that interferes with
memory, concentration, and perception, you might [censored] up more than the
average person.

Back in your hole fatty. Nobody pulled your chain.

In article <[email hidden]>,

rayfield said:

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"rayfield" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When you write a check or withdraw money, subtract that amount from what

you

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

had in your account. This will allow you to know exactly how much is

left.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Yes, it really is that easy. Even the mildly retarded can do it.

Please

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

try and get this under control before you end up on stamps. I don't

want

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

people using my tax dollars for food to munch on while they watch cable

tv

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and surf the internet.

Yes, it is that easy. It is also easy to lose weight, keep a house clean,
never be late, floss after every meal, feed the cat on time, and not put
compact discs back in the wrong boxes. No one is perfect and people [censored]
up sometimes. And if you have a brain disorder that interferes with
memory, concentration, and perception, you might [censored] up more than the
average person.

Back in your hole fatty. Nobody pulled your chain.

*sigh* Ok, if you're trying to be JC, you've got the nastiness down, but
you need to get a _lot_ more clever. Oh, as of this morning I'm within 4
pounds of a normal BMI. How is _your_ weight loss going? Hmm?

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.