MOM GRRRRRRRRR

Thanks Sam. I went on line to ask.com and got an answer - very chemical oriented.
I went on the chat site you sent me earlier but I really don't want to talk to others. Most people love their mothers and I don't a lot of the time. God knows why I'm keeping her here.
My problem is that I tend to take the things she says and does as if she means them and she is really demented and is past doing things to irritate me on purpose.
She brings out the worst in me. If she could force herself to be a kind, gentle, loving person, then I could take the maddening things she does, but for some reason she can't be that kind of person to her family (only to her cat) and I hate her for that. How dysfunctional are we ?

Oh well.

Love, B.


She has never been that person. She only knew how to pretend to be. Remember it is IMPORTANT to ignore her attitude if you are going to be successful with this diet...remember STRESS CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN!!!!!!!
You need a quick course in HOW I GOT OVER TRYING TO PLEASE MOM!!!!
I'll take the time to remember how I did it and email it to you tonight!!
Hang in there and EAT YOUR DAMN PRUNES.
By the way, You could buy a loaf of French Bread next time you are in PA and slice it in rounds, spread my spag sauce on it, and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of Parmesan cheese on it and broil. I do that when I crave pizza and don't have any LF Lazagna frozen.
Love S


I'm waiting with baited breath for the course.
The fr bread idea sounds good.
Love B


Good....it trully is a freeing experience. I started it long ago when I wrote you that b day card that said
NO MORE STRESS
Love S



your calories and fat are at a good level. Are you drinking plenty of water.
Contrary to popular belief, just because you drink more water doesn't mean your body will retain more.
Your body will retain what it will for it's own reasons...say for some reason it is going to retain 2 lb of water it thinks it will need...whether you drink 4 glasses or 24 glasses it is not going to retain more than the 2 lb it thinks it needs. In fact, if it hasn't had enought water, it will retain more than it needs 'just in case' (it works the same as metabolism)
Love S


Yes, I didn't know all this as fact but I suspected it. I drink 5 glasses of water a day, usually about 2 cups coffee/tea, 2 glasses iced tea and 1-2 glasses of milk. Most days. This is especially easy as most of the day I'm sitting on the sofa reading or on the computer and I keep a jug of water by my side. I've found the more I drink, the more I want.
Love B


Try to drink 8 glasses a day at least, especiall while trying to lose weight. As your body burns stored fat, it needs to flush out the residual of that burning (not the right tech term...but then I'm having a senior moment on the correct word :~) ) and the more you drink the better able your body will be to burn more fat.Please Try for 8 a day. I think you will be really surprised. And your body is not going to retain more, just because you drink more.I have a plastic cup that holds 16 oz and I make my self drink 4 of them a day...either tea or water
Love S