**losing 100 in 2007 Week of 09/24-9/30**

[kbetz0419]

It seems like many of us are under some unwanted stress. Are any of us in the 250s going to make it under any time soon. Lets see who it will be. NO MORE YO- YOING ladies.

Lisa- yes, I to find I go to the bath room more at night. In fact it is at 4:24 am that I wake almost every night to go.

Bug- I hope your back is fealing better today. I understand what you mean by fealing better after seeing the lawer. I am going to assume that we both like to have every thing laid out infront of us. When people say, well, we will get to that latter, I say No!
I may not like what I will hear but I prefere to have all the details infront of me now and then I will sift threw them.

Tiffani- Thanks for all the info on Home schooling I made a call to a local program and am waiting for a call back. We havnt told my x husband yet and I am hopeing that he will go for it if it is local.( not that it makes a difrence) He is a nice guy but he dosnt understand new stuff well.


I didnt give the whole details yesterday on my youngest son,and I am still not going to. Basically what happened was the parental rights were termanted ( removed by a judge) when he was 11 months old. We have had him sence he was 4 days old. There has been a nightmare of mistakes made with the court system so we have not been able to finalize the adoption, so he's considered a foster child. Until he is offically adopted family can come forward. Normally it wouldnt have taken this long.Really long story short, the agencie had a meeting and said they will not even consider any one other than us. That we are his family+ we have his brother already adopted. I asked the agency who this person is or witch side the family is it. All they "say" they know is the lady first name stated and number and that she wants a visit. Supposidly they are not even calling here back. As far as the lady who has been taging me, I changed the rules on here. Yesterday I arrange a game of mouse chasing the cat instead. I managed to follow her home, get an address and did a property search on the internet. She is living in a rental house. I then did a reverse look up on her to find her name with the phone company. Unfortunitly there is no phone in the house. I also went threw the list of known family members names from my other sons adoption info that I got from his bio dad and did the same searches including back ground checks.I have discovered that with in 2 miles of my house I have 2 family members and with in 1o miles another 2 members.
Like I say, one day at a time. I just wish I knew if the girl that seems to be taging me is actually bio family or just weird and a coinsadence. I made a report with the agency this morning , but I dont have a name. And she hasnt really broke any laws except freaking me out. Yesterday I pulled into the school and I took a bunch of zoomed in pictures of her with out her seeing. Might sound silly but you never know. I try and avoid talking to her, but every one seems to think I should ask her name. I am just trying to keep my distance when I pick up my kids at school. If she is just odd, I dont want her reading into me all of a sudden talking back with her as an offering of freindship. I try to be nice to everyone, but she is just "out there".
So the final point to my story is I can relax in knowing that at least legally he is not going any where. I cant wait till the finalization. We are actually thinking about moveing when its done. Especally if we are home schooling. ( wich this had nothing to do with)

Thanks every one for your thoughts and input. Now lets loose some wiggle-jiggle.

[kbetz0419]

As for an egg fast I have my own version of just eating diffrent forms of eggs as lomg as I can. They are cheap and if I get bored I just add a tinny amount of salsa or tinny bit of cheese. I think the combo of almost no carbs lots of water min calories and a ton of stress is what noked it out of me. Like I said befor I though it might have been alot of water.

Ok I am off to do some research on home schooling DH is actually pushing me now, where as before he was fighting me.

[mycattaz]

kbetz, I get up about every hour it seems...... and I try not to drink much at night... but this does not help....

I know its still alot of the fluid I was retaining... my legs are looking alot better today.... ankles still alittle puffy... but you can see a big difference since sunday.....

I am so tired... I just want to go and crawl in bed and go to sleep... We still have brittle to do.... I wanted to make about 100 of them... but if I get to 79 I will be happy

we make it in a iron skillet with a old recipe.... it only makes 3 at a time.... but people love it.... it will be at least 5 hours of cooking time to get them all done.... and bagged and labled..... Dh is in the kitchen right now finish up the fried peanuts, the cajun ones have got my sinnus going.... but he should be thur soon...

tomorrow we will be outside... I still have a few tye dye t-shirts I am trying to finish up and then we will be cooking porkrinds and boiled peanuts... We will be glad to see Monday morning comes when its all over with

Just kidding... we really will enjoy the weekend... we will be camping out with a bunch of other, that do this once a year.... for the whole weekend.... coming in on friday and staying until sunday.... there will be church service up there, then gospel singing the rest of the day.... also there will gospel singing on saturday..... If I get up a nerve I might sing too maybe not, no one know I sing up there...

ok, time for me to get back to work... be back later

[kbetz0419]

Wow what a busy day. adventure club was canceled tonight and it was agood thing we are filling out the kids enrolment packs for the new school program. Thanks Tiffani. We got another call from oldest DS teachers that they are haveing a pre meeting tomarow to discuess putting him in a more special class. NOPE, Its not going to happen. I feal as if they would just be throwing him in a class room with kids with behaior issues and learning dissabilities. I can do more for him than he can get from that. Alot of those kids are just forgotten about and pushed threw the system. NOT MY KID!. ANy way I will be around again latter when I get everything straight.
PS I talked to ex husband and was able to persuade him to our point of view, basicly I wouldnt stop rambeling untill he agreed and I may have mentioned that I have custody and he couldnt stop me. ( more or less, he he) We chose a program that provides everything but I will set up extra activities. Wish me well

[Divine Miss M]

I'm sorry I haven't been on so much; it just got super-busy and I am very tired!

Dream: I will get that exercise info to you as soon as I can!

Kbetz: Hugs and prayers are yours!

Lisa, Tiff, Jen, Jennay - Hello, girls! Keep truckin'!

[mycattaz]

Goodmorning everyone... last day to get everything ready before we leave for the trip.... lots to do today.... I will check in when I can

goodnews is I am down another 1.8 lbs this morning.... that brought me to 350.2.... I almost made it to the 340's again.... maybe in the morning.... I have to be honest, I have not been completely good... I have sampled the fudge I really needed to do it, had to make sure it tasted ok..... yes every batch.... .... goodnews is the fudge is all done.... and I don't eat the brittle....lol

also today is porkrind day... so I can eat all them I want...

hope everyone has a great day.... will check back in later

[PoorAggieMom]

Hey. REALLY down lately. My temporary assignment ended Friday, and now with the issues with my knees, I can't very well see myself hobbling into a new assignment and being taken seriously. My MRI was yesterday, but the doctor will be out of the office for a few days. So who knows how long it will be before I get some relief! The therapist stopped physical therapy until after the doctor reviews the MRI, and because of the grinding and pain, I'm not doing them as much as I should. I typically try to hold on to money while I'm working so that I'm covered when I'm not, but I've spent a LOT of money lately on medical, dental, and my daughter's starting school. I always seem to find something just in time, but I'm nervous this time because I don't know how positive I can present myself.

The good news is that I'm finally losing again. Well, I know it's only .5, but at least I'm not up anymore. I went to my old gyn to get away from that quack that gave me the soy junk, and now that I'm back on hormones, the hot flashes and crying has subsided somewhat.

We were supposed to go to a party on Saturday (it's a yearly event with friends of my boyfriend). I've been excited because I want to see if anyone says anything about my weight loss! But since I can barely walk, I'm not sure if I want to go after all.

[mycattaz]

Penny, whats wrong with your knee?

[Dreamcometru]

Hi Ladies. Uhhhh, my weight jumped up overnight again! Oh well, par for the course, at least I'm still below 185 which is 5 lbs lower than the 190 I was at for soooo long. I don't know why, because I ate clean yesterday, except I haven't been getting my lunch hour walks in lately due to conflicts or the need to work through lunch. I changed my stats BACK!

Penny: Hang in there. I'm so sorry that you are having such trouble with your knees. I do hope you see improvement soon. Now that fall and winter are approaching, perhaps it will dry up a bit for you down there. I know that seems funny, but no, I mean it literally. You have been so inundated with rain this summer, it may be the moisture and you probably need some really dry heat. At least your weight is down. I take any portion of a lb these days. I know how hard it is to wait for test results. I hope the MRI provides positive solutions to your problems. You should go to the party. People won't believe it when they see you which is a real ego booster.

Lisa: No worries on tasting the fudge. Ha, it's right in line with the birthday cake I had. What's good for the soul is confessing the cheats. It makes me think about it a little more and try not to do it again. I said try mind you. It doesn't mean I will succeed. Besides, we all need a treat once in a while. And you are still going down down down. I wish I could lose at your rate.

Kbetz: Good luck with the kiddos. Sounds like you have your hands full with the decisions facing you and their schooling. And yes, no more yo-yo and lose the wiggle jiggle.

Tiffani: How is it going today? Hope you are off to a great start!

Hi Divine. Have a great day everyone.

[kbetz0419]

Penny- I fell for you, All I can say is that things always have a way of working out. Just keep watching what you are spending. Can you get any form of unemployment?

IMO- I think that you have atleast one new thing goinging for you this time.Your start weight here was 226, your stat now shows 196. You wernt extremly big to begin with but now I would think that you are within a normal/average weight. My advice would be to pick on outfit that makes you feal great and doesnt show your brace. Gets some good pain killers and anti inflamatory. Take it before your interviews and walk in there saying Yes, you will hire me because I am great.
I am glad you got your meds a little more straightened out. Hormones can really turn everything upside down.
I have learned to watch the calander so that I dont make any life altering choices during TOM. I f I didnt I do this I would be single, with no money no hair and probabbly some shinny magic beans!

[PoorAggieMom]

Lisa - The shortened version is dislocated kneecaps. All this time I thought the pain, grinding & crunching was just that I was old and fat! It's always something with me!

[Divine Miss M]

Oh, Penny: I'm sorry that you're suffering from both physical and mental anguish! I hope you do attend the Saturday get-together, too - if only that you need to keep on with life. Please don't let the set-backs overwhelm you; instead, focus on the good things that are still yours.

Love and Prayers!!!

[PoorAggieMom]

Dream - Every morning when I weighed, I kept reminding myself of you and your long stall, and that was encouragement to continue. Now the scales finally went down .5 for me, and they are up for you. Why can't we both be losing?

By the way, have you found that upping your carbs for a while helped? I noticed that you had oatmeal. When we went to that bed & breakfast and I had raisin bran with strawberries, I was in heaven! I miss cereal so much! I didn't think it hurt me too much because I'm sure my body enjoyed the fiber!

Kbetz - You're so funny! Magic beans? Seriously, thanks so much for the encouragement! I knew if I came back in here, y'all would make me feel better!

[PoorAggieMom]

DMM - thanks so much! I don't know what I would do without the encouragement of you ladies!

[Dreamcometru]

Hi Penny: I'm not sure why we can't both lose at the same time. Totally weird, huh.

Anyway, I did my food calculations for yesterday and dang, I'm still too high on my fats and I've cut down drastically. It's the cashews for a snack and yesterday I indulged and had about 3 oz of montery jack cheese. Although it was really good, it's way to high in fat. Penny, yes, upping my carbs definitely helped temporarily. But when my body figures out what I've done, I go back to basic LC at about 35 - 40 carbs per day.

I'm in the right in the zone for appropriate calories, between 1200 and 1500 (I went over on the day I had the piece of cake). And I'm totally in my zone for protein. Gotta get rid of the fats and hopefully lose some more. But if I go a couple more days without losing again, I'm going back to eggs for breakfast for a while to shake things up and back to lean cuisines for lunch. In fact I'm having one today, only 250 calories and 12 carbs.

This puzzle is so hard to figure out. Our bodies are way to smart. I haven't been true to my exercise lately, so I'm going to pump that up again, although I have been doing my 10 minute workouts in the mornings.

[kbetz0419]

Tiffani- when you get a chance I sent you a private mesage with questions about home schooling. Thanks

[mycattaz]

Dream you have been losing so well lately.... sometime our bodies say enough is enough and try to hold on to what every it can... I am sure with your clean eating and exercising you will be headed downward again soon....

Today was a good day I ate pork rinds while I bagged them....lol
ok, not really, but i did take a break every once in a while and took a bite with my bottle water.... I was good nontheless(is that a word?LOL)

we are busy making brittle now.... soon it will be all over with....


Penny so sorry about your knee... I had seen where it was hurting, but, I never caugh why it was hurting.... are you taking anything for pain? do hope you feel better soon

well got to go... still go to finish everything up... be back later

[kbetz0419]

I am ontop of the world. I found out tonight that my kids computers and curriculm programs will be sent out in the morning. I didnt ask where they were being shiped from but they said they will be aprox 2 days but could be up to 10 days.We have been uisy getting the house ready and even DH is helping me. The kids are so excited and begged me all night to write math facts on the dry erase bord. I hope they stay this excited. We should have done this years ago.

As far as my diet or WOE goes, I am on fire. I can visualy see smaller arms and legs. Its amazing when we can see it ourselfs. I have been eating perfectly and I think what I am experienceing is the same thing you get when you first start induction the first time. I ate garbage for a few days gained 7 pounds, lost the 7 and I have a fealing more, but I'm not checking untill saturday. Once I saw 250 I stoped checking. I am out of veggies as of tonight, so I need to make a trip to the GFS store to buy my bulk froz veg, especally if the kiddos are going to maybe be home next week. I can hardly believe it, I am losing weight,and I seem to be handeling everything.For the first time in a while I feal safe in saying that I think things are going to be calm for atleast a little while.

Lisa- I hope your sale goes well and I dicovered that I like pork rinds afetr I eat the first one. ( but not to many rite?)

Penny- I hope you are finding some relief and the perfect job. How old are your girls?

Dream- I used to love the lean Q, but I was always tempted in knowing that it was only a few minutes away. I cant even leave a dirty pan sit because I will end up cooking another serving. If I wash it out, I am less likley to make more. Actualy if I leave it sitting in a sink of hot water ,I know that would involve a bit more effort and by then I have fought off the urdge. I also tell my self to wait 2hours and if I really want another serving than I can have it. Dinner tonight was a repeat of lunch.

[kbetz0419]

Hi Devine, Tiffany, bug and any one else that stops by.
What happened to BPgurl?
Or the hand full of newbies?

I havent walked since monday and I am going insane, but than again I am losing. I need to bargin with DH to go with me in the evening {just incase}, so I can get my grove going again. I am sick of the walk away the pounds DVDs. Fooie I missed out on atleast 10 miles this week because of all that nonsence.

[mycattaz]

finally got it all done... just got to finish bagging up a few brittle and off to bed I go.... I am hoping to be in the 340's in the morning... I have drank tons of water today.... so maybe I will whoosh right into it...

goodnight ladies

[Bug]

Hiya everyone! It seems like everyone has been so busy! That has to count for burning some calories, right! I'm wishing everyone some type of whoosh tomorrow.

I took off all day yesterday and stayed in bed with my heating pad and pain medicine. I didn't even go into my second job last night. My back is not hurting as much this morning but when I sit I do feel it. I'm going to try to make sure that I get up/down more today so as not to let it get stiff.

Hope all are doing well. Will check in a little later!

[Dreamcometru]

Hi Ladies: Had a super busy evening. Left work early to get DS to orchestra practice. Only it's down town so I leave work drive all the way home and all the way back down town. Then it was my mom's 83rd birthday. She wanted to go to Red Lobster and that is clear out east of town, so I picked her up straight from dropping DS off, ran her out there, they took forever to get our food and I had to leave by 8:30 to go back down town to pick up DS. My SIL, brother and their daughter came and they took my mom home. So basically it was a night of driving.

I'm ashamed to say I didn't eat clean at the restaurant. They took over an hour to get our food and so I had two bisquets. I ordered just shrimp and veggies but there were two kinds of shrimp and one kind had breading, so I did have a little bread last night. Oh well, my scale hadn't changed at all this morning, so I'm okay with that. At least I didn't gain 5 lbs.

I did go walking yesterday at lunch, but missed my morning exercises today. I had to clean house before I left for work for company tonight. Too much to cram in these days.

I hope your back feels better Bug.

Lisa, your whoosh will be here this morning, I just know it. And congrats on finally being done with all your goodies.

Kbetz, sounds like you are on the right track with the schooling. I hope it works out well. My sis homeschooled all her kids.

Hi Penny, Divine, Tiffani and everyone else.

[kbetz0419]

Bug I hope your back is better soon. Its no fun being in pain. You have the rite idea about geting up and down. When I worked as a nurse aid we had to rotate people every 2 hours if they were bed ridden. SO I think especallyif you have a pain you need to keep moveing.

Dream everyone is diffrent, but I can usually have one small cheat . A piece of a cookie or bread or a few bites of noddles and not see a gain. I just watch everything for the next few days and try not to make it a habbit. It might stall you for a few days if you reg. drop but I think you might be ok. Some would say that it keeps your system guessing. Either way I understand the running everywhere and haveing to do what you have to do.

Dream I love to hear when some one says " oh I know some one who or did home school. It makes me feal like what I am doing is ok. I am already aware of the nay sayers I am going to come across. I think it is getting more common now then ever before. For now our plan is to just help our son get to where he needs to be and give our DD the challenge that she is craveing and not recieving at school. It irrates me when she comes home and say " mommy I was so board today" We do the same thing over and over. I tell her that is what Kindergarten does. its repetion untill every one gets it. The problem is, she "got it " along time ago.I try not to compare any of the kids but she is so accademicly advanced.It just come easy. Over all they all have their strengths.
I keep haveing almost moments of panic wondering if we are makeing the rite decison? I dont doubt that its rite for my son. He needs the extra help now. DD will just continue to advance her peers. I just cant convince my self either that we should encourage her to just sit and wait for the others to catch up. Isnt it my job to make sure that they meet there maxium potential. I just hope they can spell better than me. LOL I dont hide it very well.



Ok, now I'm mad!!! I bought a 2 lt of D pepsi today and it taste like soap again. Now I know I am back in keto, but I really wanted to have a pepsi. I am drinking tee instead. UGGG, not the same.

[Dreamcometru]

Kbetz: You crack me up. The pepsi thing. I've had that happen before. But I usually really love diet pepsi.

I understand about your DD not being challenged in kindergarden. My DD1 was (and is) exceptionally intelligent (TAG identified, DD2 too). Anyway she was bored, so we put her in private kindergarden. It was all day and very challenging. I didn't get the I'm bored speech again until she started 1st grade at public school. I conferred with her teacher and explained she had no idea how smart this kid is, so the teacher worked with her to keep her occupied. She went through all the reading books through the 6th grade level that year, but enjoyed them thoroughly. She continued to puzzle some of her teachers though because she would cause trouble in class due to boredom. So some teachers would just double her class work or home work (not the right solution). Anyway, she made it through just fine, but you do want to see your kids challenged. And public schools now days focus on the underachievers, so you are totally doing the right thing with your kids. I wish I had the opportunity, but DH's occupation mandated that I work full time and I still do to this day.

Thanks for the vote of confidence on my lack of will power at last night's dinner. I'm eating clean today for sure.