Text 4818, 59 rader
Skriven 2006-08-24 19:08:02 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 4712 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: Cook Books 114
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*** Quoting MICHAEL LOO from a message to CAROL SHENKENBERGER ***

 CS> True.  For most of my life, until about 38 or so, I struggled 'the
 CS> other way'  to maintain a proper weight.  Now, I am delighted to have
 CS> curves and truth to  tell, wouldnt hurt if I lost 10lbs or so.

ML> I'm 10 below my maximum and 10 above my chart optimum. If I lost
ML> 30 I might again be able to climb cliffs, as I could in the '80s,
ML> but I'd look like a scarecrow. What's best for me? I dunno,
ML> somewhere between here and 30 below, but it depends on the
ML> purposes to which my body would be put.

I can tell from how I *feel* that about 115 is 'perfect', 105 is 'fine', 125 is
'fine'.

I havent mentioned here my current workload but I'm stressd to the max.  I've
dropped from 132 to 122 in 2 weeks.  It's just stress causing me to not eat
which is an old pattern for me and one I've battled before.  I am aware most
folks when stressed out, eat like 'everything' but my reaction has been to
raise metabolizm and not eat anything but calming veggies and fruits (which
are lower calorie foods to start with).

My current job is 'Training Officer Assistant'. The main Training Officer has
been TAD (read, off the ship elsewhere) for the past 3 weeks and wont get back
for 2 more.  Meantime, I am 'it' for what is called 'TRAV'.  That means a 2
week trip to a place with all the critical schools we have to fill.  My crew
is 1200.  I have almost 700 line items (each represents one person in one seat
of a school) for that 2 week period.  Initially the feedback had over 100
conflicts where a person was supposed to be 2 (or even 3) classes on the same
day.  I have that down now to 3 people on emergency leave.  It's not just the
classes, it's transportation to the classes, berthings, screenings for
qualifications and medical assessments, funding when it will cost some money,
food when they have nothing available where the class is and we cant afford to
pauy them extra to buy their own (or there's nothing but a snack machine there
within a 30 min walk).  Ok.  I stop now.  You got the picture.

I'm consuming far less than my normal 3,500 calories a day and the Chiefs on my
ship are starting to notice.  10 lbs doesnt sound like much to most, but for
me, it's near 8% total bodyweight.  And the damnable thing is I'm home and
totally uninterested in food.  I ate lunch though (no breakfast, cant handle
that idea).  Had a goodly 6oz brisket and some french fries along with fresh
fruit.

Ah my friend, I know this sounds 'wierd' to the rest of you, but i'm pretty
used to most of my life being a problem keeping a weight up.  I've been as low
as 88 lbs *post Charlotte's birth* and I will keep my eye on this.

Umm, just weighd myself.  118. Home scale may not match work one though
yesterday morning.  Tried on my fav pants and they require a pull to come off
down my hips, but they will come off without unzipping.

Charlotte is making me jello.  I hate jello but I'll eat a bit.

Dont expect any recipes for a bit.  If you canned back, I stopped cooking a
week ago pretty much other than for flocks and the 'anniversary treat'.
                                       xxcarol

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