300+ Support Group-JUNE BUGS-The month of JUNE - Page 9

bjw · 06-13-2008, 09:15 AM

Lola they raised my property tax from $101,000.00 to $140,000.00. I would be happy if I could sell at that price but everything around us has turned into run down rental property.
Our house is old and needs a kazillion fixes...including a new well. This is my second appeal as they turned my first one down after 5 months of sitting on it. I wrote them a book with pictures this go round. Hope it does some good.
Jean

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Almond

Hi everyone!

I'm new around these parts and thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm an Ohio gal who has been low carbing it for 4 months now. I had found out I was very hypothyroid and slightly hyperglycemic and was told by my doc to watch carbs like a hawk. Doing that, along with starting thyroid meds have allowed me to lose 26% of my excess weight in just 4 months. Whee! Still have a long way to go, but I know now I CAN do this!
I look forward to getting to know you all in the coming weeks and months!

Almond

nic e to meet you!

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mycattaz

I am very comfortable with the doctors I am going too... I have been going to support since January now and have considered it for two years...

I know this is not the easy way out... it is major surgery, its going totally change my digestive tract... but, I also know, that I can't do this on my own... I have tried... its not working for me and I am running out of time....

Just pray for me....
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i wish you the best Lisa! you can do this....i really would love to get the lap band but my insurance won't pay any thing on it....i just keep gaining and gaining i need some kind of help...i am proud of you and support you completely in this..keep us updated you know how nosy i am

dantesmom,glad to see ya pop in!
**lola** , record oil profits seem suspicious to me too...Profits are what you have left AFTER you have paid all your bills...seems like they are sucking us dry
zer, any new movement is bound to help

how did your trip to the Post Office and Carl's go??
bjw, a break from kids is always good but in my case i sure do spoil them when they return!

pcolagirl, hope your legs are doing better...yeah it's way too hot to enjoy summer and it's still spring

we were pushing 100 yesterday
Vicki, wow you are amazing!

keep up that CO!
Laura i am so glad you are back and posting! give the kitties a snuggle from me!

waves howdy to everyone i missed

Almond · 06-13-2008, 10:18 AM

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome!

Lyonnesse~ Funny, we switched positions. I was born in Texas and now I'm up here in buckeye land, just outside of Mansfield. I don't envy you with those summers, but come winter I'll be singing a different tune!

Zer~ When I started I couldn't do much physically, either. Between the weight, the low thyroid and the anemia my energy level was a negative 0. It's only been the past few weeks that I've felt good enough to get my body moving. I've been walking 4-5 times a week and the change in how i feel is just...astonishing! I have dreams of running, biking, hell even roller blading! imagine that! I'll work up to it, by golly.

Mycattaz ~ I'm the same way! I save it all for the weekend so I can check out yard sales while I'm in town (I'm in the boondocks, too!). We leave the house with long to-do and to-get lists, there is no such thing as a casual trip anymore!

mycattaz · 06-13-2008, 10:19 AM

thanks Deb, Your support means the world to me.... Our support leader say that doctors are always meeting with insurance companies about this surgery.... its got major benifits.... just keep checking with your insurance company... you never know when they are going to come around

mycattaz · 06-13-2008, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Almond

Mycattaz ~ I'm the same way! I save it all for the weekend so I can check out yard sales while I'm in town (I'm in the boondocks, too!). We leave the house with long to-do and to-get lists, there is no such thing as a casual trip anymore!

Yes I know... me and my son started the other morning i was so tired when we got home... but we try the best we can to get all the running around did..... I even stopped at a few places and let my son go in and do the running for me..... He good to me..... even when he doesn't want to be....

I use to love to just take a day of lesure and go shopping...or just looking... now being so far out, it takes to much gas to go looking.....

even my church is about 22 miles away.... we have even cut back going to church, thats sad....

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 10:34 AM

Zer · 06-13-2008, 10:53 AM

Well, my small activity level is hardly 'exercise' but it is what it is. We all function at the level that we can manage.

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Originally Posted by debkeversole

zer, any new movement is bound to help.
how did your trip to the Post Office and Carl's go?

Did not make it. Not Wed, as planned. Not Thurs. Not today, at least not yet. It's almost 11am and I think I'm just barely going to get some wash done today. If that's it, that's it for the day. Maybe mañana for toting trash out, collecting mail, and possibly also a double-patty cheeseburger at Carls (no bun, no mayo, no catsup, no mustard) for a treat. Probably depends on how my Sat morn weigh-in goes, how much energy I have to sally forth and do battle Saturday.

Having to coax UPS to deliver my pkgs to this bldg, as they've once again dropped my Netrition delivery at the school office (Monday) and I am hoping will pick it up and bring it to this bldg. I cannot possibly go get it myself. What to do? The delivery guy has told me to my face that the school clerk says it's FINE for him to drop off my pkgs there - even if I want stuff to be carried to this bldg. Local UPS office failed to get him to fix the delivery on Thurs, when I called; they said they'd have him bring me the pkg, but he did not do so. So, I called UPS again today. Takes a lot out of me, hassling and waiting and hoping. How can it be so hard to deliver a pkg that says NOT TO THE SCHOOL? Yet UPS guy (Luther; we've met and we've talked about this) is still doing it - and when I saw his truck fly by my window yesterday, I had not heard the doorbell ring, as it would had he brought me the pkg. Clearly his truck - nearly airborne as he gunned the engine - did not pause as he flew by on his way off the property. Maybe today, huh? Or maybe Monday, a full week after he ditched the box at the school's front desk. Grrr-r-r-r!

Gosh, I'd love to tear a meaty cheeseburger into bits. I'm feeling aggressive and almost carnivorous as I think of Luther and other frustrations in my life. Who knows but I may YET find myself gunning my 1989 Plymouth's engine as I drive off the property to collect my mail and buy myself a meaty burger!

Anger CAN be used as a positive tool. This COULD work in my favor!!!

*ha ha ha* I'm laughing as I write this, because I just drank my hot slosh and I can feel the 43gProtein stiffening my backbone and giving me courage! How blessed I am, to have my WPP handy, to make me feel nourished and to give me strength to do what I need to do, day by day!

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 11:22 AM

Zer sorry this is happening again...why would he think it's ok to leave it at the desk if it never gets to you???could you ask the secretary to bring it up?? maybe a few times of that and she would tell UPS to take it to you themselves

Zer · 06-13-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by debkeversole

Zer sorry this is happening again...why would he think it's ok to leave it at the desk if it never gets to you??? could you ask the secretary to bring it up?? maybe a few times of that and she would tell UPS to take it to you themselves.

I had to give up calling the school, as they truly do not have an obligation to render service to the folks who live here - and are often brusque in saying as much when asked to handle matters better than they do. I'd rather that UPS just delivered what I pay to be delivered. I'm now switching to another delivery service as often as it is available. Netrition apparently deals with UPS exclusively, so I do not have an option to switch to FedEx for deliveries, but I do use FedEx when that is an option. Maybe I'll tell that to UPS next time I have to chase down a failed delivery. Meanwhile I am hopeful that UPS can manage to collect the pkg and bring it to me. Uh, LIFE!

gettinserious · 06-13-2008, 12:08 PM

Hey all! I have been busy! Babygirl has decided to attempt walking, so that means even more floor time. lol. That and I keep forgetting to look for a new thread!

Speaking of Hannah, I got her cardio report back. She is good news for the moment. We are taking her to a genetic specialist to see if she has the gene for cardiomyopathy, so we will address that then. I am PRAYING like mad that she favors my side completely. The alternative is nothing I want to think about. Heart transplants are years in the waiting lists.

Zer · 06-13-2008, 12:24 PM

Love your avatar, GettinSerious! I'm betting that is Miss Hannah, peering at us - what a doll! Hope she can do without surgery, as I gather there are several done on a small child who then grows and needs more patching up?

Zer · 06-13-2008, 12:36 PM

Wonderful anecdote! This is priceless!

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Originally Posted by luv_bug

I had a student offer me a sugary fruit snack one day during my practicum. I politely declined. There was a student in the class who was diabetic who proceeded to ask "are you diabetic and not allowed sugar?" I said no, I'm avoiding sugars because I feel healthier, etc. Anyways .. he lit up and said "I know -- you're doing FATKINS!!! My Mom is doing that -- that's what my Dad calls her diet..."

I started laughing and confirmed this with him and said that he must have a very clever father ... The kid smiled and said -- "you know, that diet really works ... way better than when my Mom was doing Whale Watchers..." HAHAHA!!!! I almost died...

mycattaz · 06-13-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gettinserious

Hey all! I have been busy! Babygirl has decided to attempt walking, so that means even more floor time. lol. That and I keep forgetting to look for a new thread!

Speaking of Hannah, I got her cardio report back. She is good news for the moment. We are taking her to a genetic specialist to see if she has the gene for cardiomyopathy, so we will address that then. I am PRAYING like mad that she favors my side completely. The alternative is nothing I want to think about. Heart transplants are years in the waiting lists.

gettinserious · 06-13-2008, 03:12 PM

Zer- Yes that is lil miss Hannah. She won't need surgery for her heart unless she develops cardiomyopathy. And then they would replace it with an age appropriate heart. I don't like thinking about that. Bad news all around, because someone has to die for my girl to live. I know it would just be buried anyways, but it would hurt me forever if it turned out having to be a child's heart.

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 03:18 PM

Gettin' i am glad to see you ! Hannah looks good in that picture!

Pcola Girl · 06-13-2008, 04:19 PM

http://

Just checking to see if I can put a image on here from photobucket.
Hope it comes in ok. "Its a Picture of me..."

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pcola Girl

http://

Just checking to see if I can put a image on here from photobucket.
Hope it comes in ok. "Its a Picture of me..."

hey Mary! i loved the email about how hot it is!

Great Picture!

on photobucket to post pics here you go to the IMG code under the picture
it is the 4th one down...sometimes they are listed on the side
right click copy the IMG code and paste it here
i hope this helps!
there are codes for URL, Direct link, HTML and IMG

a smile for you

MissBeth · 06-13-2008, 05:03 PM

Hi everybody!
Haven't posted for a while, but I drop by most days to see how everyone's doing and get a dose of encouragement.
Friday is my regular day off (as of about a month ago), so I took time for a pedicure. What a marvelous way to start a day! After a couple of other stops plus Sam's Club, Vitamin Cottage, and WalMart, I think that maybe ending the day with a pedicure might be better.

That kind of running around just does me in. At least the pantry is re-stocked...I'm broke but stocked!

On last weekend's "errand running", I gave in to craving and had a high carb lunch. So today I had a plan: ate a good breakfast (quiche I'd made a few days ago), then made a wpp shake (with coffee & peanut butter) to take with me. Wow; it really does pay to plan for success in this WOE! Even though I didn't get home til mid-afternoon, I'd been fed enough to appropriately tide me over and get to the leftovers in the fridge.

I've managed to go down 2 more pounds since my last post (seems slow for someone my size, but at least I'm no longer gaining). I SO want to move that slider on my scale below 250.

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 05:20 PM

MissBeth great to see you! hey 2 pounds gone is 2 pounds gone! KUTGW!

debkeversole · 06-13-2008, 05:47 PM

Lyonnesse · 06-14-2008, 04:49 AM

Morning all,

Well we did end up going to Galveston yesterday, with my daughter and a little neighbor boy that had NEVER been to the ocean. We picked up shells, walked in the water, played with the dogs...it was an ok day only brought down by my exes irratic nutty driving and his tailgaiting and yelling at every driver that had the audacity to be in front of him...it really did make me realize how glad I was that I had divorced him 11 years ago LOL. I did finally step in and tell him to straighten up, since we had a little rider but thankfully he slept most of the way home. I did manage to get a bit of sun, and the exercise has me down another pound today..well along with my not eating at the fast food spot they did and having just some Budding Beef i got at walmart.

This morning I have some walking to do so hopefully tomorrow I will be down again. I want to rush to the next goal. I love how I am feeling, feeling smaller even though as big as I am it takes a lot to be noticed by anyone else, though I have had to move one ring to my middle finger because it is slipping around too loose on my ring finger.

Hope everyone is having a great Low Carb Day
Vicki

mycattaz · 06-14-2008, 05:26 AM

Vicky have you lost 21.5 lbs since may 27th.. if you have you are doing awesome....

sounds like you had a wonderful day yesterday... I miss the beach.. lived in east florida about a mile from the beach back years ago... although I didn't get to go all the time because I had to work to support my kids.... lol

hope you have a wonderful LOWcarb day

06-13-2008, 12:24 PM	#252
Zer Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoCal (Orange County) Posts: 5,407 Blog Entries: 41 Gallery: Zer Stats: 5'10"; 64; 508.7/394.2/199 WOE: Atkins: <5%Carb; BMR:2423cals; 182gProt; 128ozH2O Start Date: 432.4(2/8) 413.2(4/8) 402.2(6/8) 8/8/08:388.8+5.6	Is that Hannah peering back at us? Love your avatar, GettinSerious! I'm betting that is Miss Hannah, peering at us - what a doll! Hope she can do without surgery, as I gather there are several done on a small child who then grows and needs more patching up? Last edited by Zer : 06-13-2008 at 12:25 PM.

06-13-2008, 05:03 PM	#259
MissBeth Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 116 Gallery: MissBeth Stats: (320/308)288/240/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan. 19, 2008	Hi everybody! Haven't posted for a while, but I drop by most days to see how everyone's doing and get a dose of encouragement. Friday is my regular day off (as of about a month ago), so I took time for a pedicure. What a marvelous way to start a day! After a couple of other stops plus Sam's Club, Vitamin Cottage, and WalMart, I think that maybe ending the day with a pedicure might be better. That kind of running around just does me in. At least the pantry is re-stocked...I'm broke but stocked! On last weekend's "errand running", I gave in to craving and had a high carb lunch. So today I had a plan: ate a good breakfast (quiche I'd made a few days ago), then made a wpp shake (with coffee & peanut butter) to take with me. Wow; it really does pay to plan for success in this WOE! Even though I didn't get home til mid-afternoon, I'd been fed enough to appropriately tide me over and get to the leftovers in the fridge. I've managed to go down 2 more pounds since my last post (seems slow for someone my size, but at least I'm no longer gaining). I SO want to move that slider on my scale below 250. __________________ "...to give them...the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness...that He may be glorified." (from Isaiah 61:3, NKJV)

06-14-2008, 04:49 AM	#262
Lyonnesse MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,002 Gallery: Lyonnesse	Morning all, Well we did end up going to Galveston yesterday, with my daughter and a little neighbor boy that had NEVER been to the ocean. We picked up shells, walked in the water, played with the dogs...it was an ok day only brought down by my exes irratic nutty driving and his tailgaiting and yelling at every driver that had the audacity to be in front of him...it really did make me realize how glad I was that I had divorced him 11 years ago LOL. I did finally step in and tell him to straighten up, since we had a little rider but thankfully he slept most of the way home. I did manage to get a bit of sun, and the exercise has me down another pound today..well along with my not eating at the fast food spot they did and having just some Budding Beef i got at walmart. This morning I have some walking to do so hopefully tomorrow I will be down again. I want to rush to the next goal. I love how I am feeling, feeling smaller even though as big as I am it takes a lot to be noticed by anyone else, though I have had to move one ring to my middle finger because it is slipping around too loose on my ring finger. Hope everyone is having a great Low Carb Day Vicki __________________ restart: May 27, 2008 Loss: June 18 -23 lbs June 23 - 24.5 lbs. June 24 - 25.5 June 25 - 26.5

06-13-2008, 09:15 AM	#241
bjw Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 330 Gallery: bjw Stats: 263 as of 12- 26 07 WOE: Atkins induction Start Date: 8-11-08 start yet again	Lola they raised my property tax from $101,000.00 to $140,000.00. I would be happy if I could sell at that price but everything around us has turned into run down rental property. Our house is old and needs a kazillion fixes...including a new well. This is my second appeal as they turned my first one down after 5 months of sitting on it. I wrote them a book with pictures this go round. Hope it does some good. Jean

06-13-2008, 10:18 AM	#244
Almond Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 Gallery: Almond	Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! Lyonnesse~ Funny, we switched positions. I was born in Texas and now I'm up here in buckeye land, just outside of Mansfield. I don't envy you with those summers, but come winter I'll be singing a different tune! Zer~ When I started I couldn't do much physically, either. Between the weight, the low thyroid and the anemia my energy level was a negative 0. It's only been the past few weeks that I've felt good enough to get my body moving. I've been walking 4-5 times a week and the change in how i feel is just...astonishing! I have dreams of running, biking, hell even roller blading! imagine that! I'll work up to it, by golly. Mycattaz ~ I'm the same way! I save it all for the weekend so I can check out yard sales while I'm in town (I'm in the boondocks, too!). We leave the house with long to-do and to-get lists, there is no such thing as a casual trip anymore!

06-13-2008, 10:19 AM	#245
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,295 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/323/299 WOE: low carb	thanks Deb, Your support means the world to me.... Our support leader say that doctors are always meeting with insurance companies about this surgery.... its got major benifits.... just keep checking with your insurance company... you never know when they are going to come around

06-13-2008, 10:34 AM	#247
debkeversole Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 7,200 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/333/199 WOE: curves challenge Start Date: jan 2006

06-13-2008, 11:22 AM	#249
debkeversole Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 7,200 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/333/199 WOE: curves challenge Start Date: jan 2006	Zer sorry this is happening again...why would he think it's ok to leave it at the desk if it never gets to you???could you ask the secretary to bring it up?? maybe a few times of that and she would tell UPS to take it to you themselves

06-13-2008, 12:08 PM	#251
gettinserious Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Crossroads of America :D Posts: 7,022 Gallery: gettinserious Stats: 366.2/315/170-150 WOE: lowcarb foods Start Date: argh	Hey all! I have been busy! Babygirl has decided to attempt walking, so that means even more floor time. lol. That and I keep forgetting to look for a new thread! Speaking of Hannah, I got her cardio report back. She is good news for the moment. We are taking her to a genetic specialist to see if she has the gene for cardiomyopathy, so we will address that then. I am PRAYING like mad that she favors my side completely. The alternative is nothing I want to think about. Heart transplants are years in the waiting lists.

06-13-2008, 03:12 PM	#255
gettinserious Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Crossroads of America :D Posts: 7,022 Gallery: gettinserious Stats: 366.2/315/170-150 WOE: lowcarb foods Start Date: argh	Zer- Yes that is lil miss Hannah. She won't need surgery for her heart unless she develops cardiomyopathy. And then they would replace it with an age appropriate heart. I don't like thinking about that. Bad news all around, because someone has to die for my girl to live. I know it would just be buried anyways, but it would hurt me forever if it turned out having to be a child's heart.

06-13-2008, 03:18 PM	#256
debkeversole Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 7,200 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/333/199 WOE: curves challenge Start Date: jan 2006	Gettin' i am glad to see you ! Hannah looks good in that picture!

06-13-2008, 04:19 PM	#257
Pcola Girl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 2,922 Gallery: Pcola Girl Stats: Start-325 Today-225 Goal 160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Sarted Nov. 2000---Restarted New January 2008	http:// Just checking to see if I can put a image on here from photobucket. Hope it comes in ok. "Its a Picture of me..."

06-13-2008, 05:20 PM	#260
debkeversole Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 7,200 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/333/199 WOE: curves challenge Start Date: jan 2006	MissBeth great to see you! hey 2 pounds gone is 2 pounds gone! KUTGW!

06-13-2008, 05:47 PM	#261
debkeversole Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 7,200 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/333/199 WOE: curves challenge Start Date: jan 2006

06-14-2008, 05:26 AM	#263
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,295 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/323/299 WOE: low carb	Vicky have you lost 21.5 lbs since may 27th.. if you have you are doing awesome.... sounds like you had a wonderful day yesterday... I miss the beach.. lived in east florida about a mile from the beach back years ago... although I didn't get to go all the time because I had to work to support my kids.... lol hope you have a wonderful LOWcarb day