Update Season VI - "A New Day Dawning"

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I wanted to do this in the other thread, but he hadn't posted it other than on Facebook:

KIDNEY ALERT

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Its a good thing I don't have to pay for these medicines financially!

YAY for people subsidizing your years of over indulging and stuffing your face!  Self control?  PSH!  Who needs it when there's free drugs!

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Its a good thing I don't have to pay for these medicines financially!

YAY for people subsidizing your years of over indulging and stuffing your face!  Self control?  PSH!  Who needs it when there's free drugs!

And let's not forget that this is money that is supposed to go towards helping Native Americans who didn't have a lot of resources or opportunities growing up. No, it must go towards subsidizing Bushie and his awful habits.

Um... don't you know?  Jeff IS Native American.  He's as Native American as they come.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

The fact that Bushie has to take advantage of this Native American loophole to stay alive is an indictment of the American healthcare system, not him.

If it's Native American healthcare, wouldn't it be largely separate from the American healthcare system?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So now that your cholesterol is higher and you're on kidney alert, are you actually going to diet and lose weight?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I have taken 5 fish pills so far and I've definitely had some fish breath and burping!  This could get interesting as I take more pills!

Or you could act like a normal 30-year-old, most of who are not on fish oil pills, and control your cholesterol.  But to do that, you'll have to stop stuffing your face with unhealthy food.  Imagine that - you'll be skinny, which means you'll be more attractive, and you won't stink like fish!  You'll practically be a normal human being by that point!

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Fantastic!  Is there any way you can ban Inks from your thread?

i second this.

i dont think inks understand how patronizing his remarks are.  'how many applications did you put in today?'  'drink tap water.'

It only comes across as patronizing because the thinks that I say should be common sense to Jeff already.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I have taken 5 fish pills so far and I've definitely had some fish breath and burping!  This could get interesting as I take more pills!

Or you could act like a normal 30-year-old, most of who are not on fish oil pills, and control your cholesterol.  But to do that, you'll have to stop stuffing your face with unhealthy food.  Imagine that - you'll be skinny, which means you'll be more attractive, and you won't stink like fish!  You'll practically be a normal human being by that point!

I hear that totally.  I've already laid the groundwork on massive changes.  I just have to remember that it's not going to happen overnight, just like these bad habits didn't happen overnight.  I've already been drinking a good amount of water in the past two weeks, usually around 4-5 glasses a day.  I'm going to up that to 7-8 a day and only allow myself a coke at dinner and only if I've had at least 4 glasses of water.  If I manage to pull off 8 glasses of water, I will allow myself 2 cokes.  Some studies suggest doubling the water intake versus the soda intake.  For a 12 oz can of coke that would be 3 glasses of water (24 oz).  I don't feel that's enough given my situation.  This is why I'm going to do 4 glasses of water to one can of coke.  When it comes to food, we've already been incorporating more fresh fruits, we've got apples, bananas, and oranges as our snacks.  We'll soon add grapes.  We're trying to cut down on the amount of meat we fix for dinner.  Mom is already limited to 6-8 oz of meat a day, so I can start limiting myself to maybe 10-12 oz.  My kidneys are not in as bad a shape as hers are, but I want to take steps now to prevent them from going that direction because kidney trouble runs in her side of the family.  Her brother has had a history of kidney stones and her grandpa (my great-grandpa) had kidney disease late in his life.  That's why the doctor has kicked me off taking Aleve or Ibuprofen.  Now, I'll just take one anti-inflammatory pill every morning, and maybe some Tylenol later on in the day if I'm stiff or sore.  The doctor got on to me about my weight.  This doctor is so much better than the last one I had because he understands how serious my weight issue really is.  He's given me tools and tips on how to get this weight down so now its up to me to put it into practice.

OK, you said you were going to make changes months ago, yet you're still obese, and haven't really improved that much.

Why are you basing your Coke intake off of your water intake?  That's not going to help much.  If you have 4 glasses of water and a Coke, yet you sit on the couch all day or you have 8 glasses of water and 2 Cokes, not much has changed.

Why not base your Coke intake off of how much you exercise?  Say, if you exercise by walking a mile (and that means going out expressly for walking, not including any walking you would have to do that day), you get 1 Coke, but if you walk 2 miles, you get 2 Cokes?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

OK - so agree to my proposition.  You can have as many Cokes as you walk in a day.  Trust me, man... that's not hard or extreme.  Ideally, I'd say limit it to Cokes per miles jogged, but we can work our way up to that.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Jeff, do you have a smart phone?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Jeff, do you have a smart phone?

Yes, Android

Alright - there's an app call Endomndo: http://www.endomondo.com/home ... you can track different kinds of workouts.  It wouldn't be a bad idea for you to start tracking your walks on there so you can know how you're doing.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Clearing space? Is your phone chalk full of porn?!

Haha! No, it's full of a lot of Sports and Weather apps.

Weather apps?  Why do you need multiple ones?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Clearing space? Is your phone chalk full of porn?!

Haha! No, it's full of a lot of Sports and Weather apps.

Weather apps?  Why do you need multiple ones?

They're mostly Local News Channel Weather Apps.  I've got the Weather Channel, several Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City news stations.  I have the ones for Oklahoma so I can watch severe weather coverage live on my phone even if the Direct TV goes out due to the heavy rain.

Why would you need local apps?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Clearing space? Is your phone chalk full of porn?!

Haha! No, it's full of a lot of Sports and Weather apps.

Weather apps?  Why do you need multiple ones?

They're mostly Local News Channel Weather Apps.  I've got the Weather Channel, several Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City news stations.  I have the ones for Oklahoma so I can watch severe weather coverage live on my phone even if the Direct TV goes out due to the heavy rain.

Why would you need local apps?

So I can watch severe weather coverage from our local affiliates.

And you need to watch more than one?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

You have to plan to watch 12 hours of baseball? I am going to drink PBR and watch baseball most of today, but that didn't require lots of planning.

I've got to plan out my fantasy baseball lineups (I'm in 4 leagues).  I'm figuring out what games I want to watch on my MLB.TV subscription as well as the MLB.com app on my tablet.  Plus, I have to get a window up to track my fantasy baseball.  Yes, this time of year my OCD flares up.

Why aren't you in the forum league?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So you walked a little over a mile (or at least I hope so... assuming a 20-minute mile at walking speed... maybe 25 for you).... does that mean you only had one Coke?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Why was inks giving bushie a hard time over weather apps?  Just to be a prick?

Because if you have so many weather apps on your phone that you don't have room for anything else, that's excessive.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Why was inks giving bushie a hard time over weather apps?  Just to be a prick?

Because if you have so many weather apps on your phone that you don't have room for anything else, that's excessive.

Who cares?

Zubor cares!

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

How far did you walk today?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

He didn't walk. It's too cold and rainy, and there is a baseball game on.

It's in the 40s, and it hasn't rained since 6:00 A.M. CDT.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I haven't walked today.  I've been out with my mother all day and now at Grandma's waiting for the family to come in.  They should be here between 4 and 5.  It is bright and sunny here in the high 40's, but we'll be busy all month with family and birthdays, so I will walk when I can this month.

Yet from 9:10 - 11:00, you didn't say you had anything to do.  And you've had time to come on the forum... walking only takes 30 minutes, at most.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I haven't walked today.  I've been out with my mother all day and now at Grandma's waiting for the family to come in.  They should be here between 4 and 5.  It is bright and sunny here in the high 40's, but we'll be busy all month with family and birthdays, so I will walk when I can this month.

Yet from 9:10 - 11:00, you didn't say you had anything to do.  And you've had time to come on the forum... walking only takes 30 minutes, at most.

I made some phone calls and sent emails.  I could have walked, but I didn't.   No big deal.

OK, but you've been making excuses for years.  You didn't become obese overnight just from not exercising once.  Unless you get in a daily routine, you're never going to actually change.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I haven't walked today.  I've been out with my mother all day and now at Grandma's waiting for the family to come in.  They should be here between 4 and 5.  It is bright and sunny here in the high 40's, but we'll be busy all month with family and birthdays, so I will walk when I can this month.

Yet from 9:10 - 11:00, you didn't say you had anything to do.  And you've had time to come on the forum... walking only takes 30 minutes, at most.

I made some phone calls and sent emails.  I could have walked, but I didn't.   No big deal.

OK, but you've been making excuses for years.  You didn't become obese overnight just from not exercising once.  Unless you get in a daily routine, you're never going to actually change.

True, I have been making excuses, and I let things get in my way.  I need to stop planning and just do it.

You realize you say this every time I point out that you've failed to stick to your "plan" (yet you actually follow through on things you want to do - like Kenya), right?  It's not raining now... go walk.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

One thing I really like about my Indian doctor is he is concerned about my weight.  My regular doctor in Edmond was never really all that concerned about it.  He mentioned it in passing, but never pushed it as a major issue and I am the same size now since when I last saw him last April.

Yes - I remember when you first went to him you mentioned this and said you'd get in shape because of it... but that hasn't happened.

And part of your old doctor was probably that he was used to you as being overweight.  At some point, he probably realized, "Jeff hasn't lost weight the past __X__ times I've told him... there's no point insulting the man."  That's how some here are.  I'm like the Indian doctor... although a bit more abrasive.  I know you're overweight, and I'll keep reminding you until you aren't.

How about you go walk for an hour tomorrow to make up for today.

Look Jeff, this isn't hard.  I've lost 15.8 pounds in less than 3 months, just by eating less.  I haven't intensified my exercising (which, I'll admit is less than ideal during school, but over the summer, I do get out and jog).

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Jeff - you sound like my grandma.  I love her, but she's not a normal functioning adult.  (Although she's mostly physically healthy).

But she makes excuses all the time as reasons not to go out: "The cat needs its insulin shot."  "I don't feel good - I have a cold." (I've never seen someone get as many "colds" as she claims.)  "The cats aren't used be being left home alone that long."

She's become a hoarder, and the excuse is that she'll always clean the house later.

Jeff... you have the same type of personality.