Lowcarbfriend

i remember when i was 22 i would eat about 800 cal a day and thought that 140 on my 5′9" frame was fat…well the other day i read a medical article that said the healthiest BMI was 24 so i looked up what that would be for me and it was 155-160!!! i looked at pictures when i was that size and i was healthy looking (not thin ). i plan to get back down there (259 this morning) and i will smile and never hide from a camera again….well maybe not. i hurts to think of all the wasted years thinking i was too fat for"fill in the blank". this is a new day for me…thanks for reading. i am 42 kind of weird the numbers are switched for me to see that i was ok…

I am asking for a friend…no really… I would just like to pass along as much information as possible to him.

Thanks, as always..

… not that I’m going to. I’m just feeling completely overwhelmed this morning with work. I haven’t had this feeling before which is totally screwed up since I’ve been doing this WOE for over 2 years now …

.. I am a teacher on-call (substitute teacher or supply teacher – we call them TOC here in BC Canada). Anyways, I’ve been doing 1/2 days for the past 4 days in the same school (I always seem to be called to this school in our district – lots of requests). I’m not happy about having the 1/2 days – I would prefer to be working full days, but they have tried to give me as many other half days as possible (i.e. when a teacher went to a workshop earlier in the week for the afternoon – after my morning was done – she requested that I go to her .. so I got a full day for that day).

ANYWAYS – this morning, our dispatch lady offered me the day with the same woman again OR about a half dozen other offers for full days. One of the offers was also a request for me to go for the afternoon for a half day and then return on the Monday following our Spring Break. I really debated what to do, but felt really bad about leaving the other class hanging mid-air (the teacher is on bereavement leave until after Spring Break). At the end of the conversation with the woman I decided to stay where I have been for the past couple days…

… the problem is, now I’m starting to worry about money. I could have had a full day today or a guarantee of a full day down the road … I’m getting so tired of being on call and not knowing whether I’m going to have enough money. I mean, i have been working full time pretty well (lots of requests) but keep worrying "what if this dries up or they stop requesting me…" I feel just awful now for turning down more work .. but I just didn’t want to let the woman I was in for down!!! BAHHHHHH What bothers me more is that now I’m having all these wicked cravings and I’ve never had them before…

I shouldn’t be complaining, I know that! I’ve been fortunate to have amazing parents that are letting me live at home for the time being … Still … I dunno what I even want to say …

First and foremost, I won’t indulge and feed the craving – why would I? BUT it’s really bugging me that I’m having this reaction … Any other teachers out there who have had to deal with the "on-call" or subbing world? Done it while low carbing???? AHWELL .. what to do????

Thanks for listening (reading) to my vent …

Hi, I have been staying to 25 carbs or less. A day or two ago I cut back on my dairy and today I am in a deeper ketosis. Does dairy stall or slow some people? I was shocked to see that my Ketosick which usually only registers a trace turn to moderate. A few months back when I had a 2 month stretch of being in steady ketosis I only ever registered a trace.

I usually lose weight pretty quickly during Induction…but my problem is after a month I give in and eat badly again….anyway..I am starting all over with a strict induction plan and DO NOT plan on giving in this time..time to get serious NOW!! I would like to know for motivation..what have you lost in a 4 month period..I am also exercising..yea for me!!! Thanks for any input..it really helps me motivate!!!!

Okay … I would love some people’s opinions … I need to put out there that I have made an appointment to my doctor on Tuesday, but am wondering what people think…

I have been getting these funny vision problems every once in awhile (I’m starting to notice that it happens right around meal times – sometimes before and sometime safter) where I can’t read words properly — like it’s not really a true blur .. it’s more like I just can’t read half the word .. is that weird or what!?!?! Anyways — it’s kidna scary but usually goes away in 1/2 hour to 45 min. Still — I want to know what’s causing it …

This may or may not be related to these other two issues I’m going to talk to doc about 1) candida related symptoms (rashes, no tolerance for carb foods — I get really sick … and rashy, etc.) and 2) when I stand up suddenly or have waited more than 4 hours to eat I get dizzy (I get low blood pressure sometimes and I’m guessing that is what that is..)

Of course, I’m no doctor .. and am wondering what others might think .. anyone else get this? In the end, I’m seeing the doctor … and I’ll see what he says, etc. but I’m kinda hoping someone has some insite to shed on it … lI have my own suspicions but don’t really know what to think…