"Gonna Look Great in 2008!"

[kbetz0419]

Lisa- Teresa is rite, and to add it to her comments your body is likely feeding off it self faster now than before. You might feel at times anxiety (maybe) That can allso effect you. Hang in there and enjoy the time resting. I would be thrilled rite about now to have a nap when ever I felt a little weak. Just kidding!, ok, No, I'm not, but I do feel for you.

I was good today, but I am really getting tired of this roller coaster life. We had a great day today except my 2 year old had a 45 minute crying fit before his nap today. Finally he fell asleep. Then before dinner we swam for 20 minutes before the rain started. Then came into eat. Then my 2 year old started falling asleep at the table for no reason, then he wouldnt wake up, then we carried him into the liveing room and layed him on the coutch, then he wouldnt move, then my husband pulled open DS's eyes and they were rolled back in his head and he wouldnt move. While on the phone with 911 he slowed his breathing down to almost nothing.He layed motionless despit my efforts to wake him untill the Paramedics came and put on oxygen mask on him. He woke back up and they rushed him up to the childrens hospital. I rode in the squade and he stayed stable during the 26 mile trip, except for the one time he stared off in space and then rolled his eyes back , and then perked up again. From the time we got to the ER he was fine.They drew blood hocked up to machines and did x rays of his chest and heart. They want him to go back and see the nuroligist that we had seen for developmental assessments and "stareing spells" episodes that he was having last year. This was kind of diffrent this time.
The best the ER could say was that he is stable now and may be haveing more of an advanced seizure disorder. Something about silent seizures? Any way he has to go see the specailist in 2-3 days.Poor kid, it seems like he takes 2 steps forword and then 1 step back. He was just released from ocupational theraphy and has meet 85% of his speach goal progress.

I am fealing like I could eat everything is sit but it wont help DS or my self.
I am looking for some good LC books to read. Not just follow but learn from. Suggestions welcome
I messed with fit day today and a program that tells you how much exercise you have to do loose a pound. I am going to try and develop a varried work out program to ensure a pound a week, plus what ever LC can do for me.

I am off to sleep on the floor next to DS tonight. Catch you all in the morning.

[mycattaz]

Kbetz wow sounds like you really had a time, so sorry you are having to go thur this and for the little one having to go thur this...seisures can be really scary...... I will keep him in my prayers....Congratulation for staying on plan no matter what... these are the times you have to be prepared to stay on plan... when you are stress or running out of time... just hand in there, you are doing awesome.....

teresa, yes it was done laproscopically, even though they didn't cut me open I still reallize this is major surgery, and I need to keep reminding myself of that....I told dh yesterday that they totally rearange my insided ..... and if you think about it thats what they didi.....10 days is not that far out.... so I need to be patient..... I got all the tape off my belly finally last night...there are five holes... I had uncovered 3 the other day and got the last two last night in the shower.... they all look good...

well I am going to get me some coffee and try to wake up alittle... will be back later to check in on everyone.....

[Teresa123]

Morning!

kbetz---oh my goodness, your poor little one! That must have been just terrifying for all of you. I hope they figure out what is going on with him.

Lisa---I'm glad they were able to do it lap--much less possibility of complications I would think. Yep, just be patient and let your "insides" get all settled back in! 337--yay you! So, when was the last time you were under 300? I predict it will be very soon!

Not much exciting going on here. Just cleaning and getting ready for the week. I plan to get in some exercise and cooking--then just hang out and relax tonight before another very busy week. I can't believe we are almost halfway through July. Personally I don't really like summer, I love fall--but I don't really want it to get here too quickly and it feels like the time is just going to fly!

[mycattaz]

Teresa I have not been below 300 in over 9 years.... so it will be nice to get back under it... I saved some cloths from that time, it will be great when I can wear them again.... and yes they are back in style this year...lol

July is going by fast... the summer here has been really mild this year... last year we hit 100 and up to many times..... I love the fall and the spring.... I like to be able to open the windows... and get the fresh air....

[Teresa123]

Morning!

Well, I'm still at 9/14....nothing off plan, except that I didn't plan to snack yesterday....and I did! Don't know why as I really wasn't hungry. I hope we do this again cause this round I'm really sucking!

bbl

[mycattaz]

Teresa WTG for staying on plan.... wonder how Dream is doing? hopefully she will check in soon to let us know....

hope everyone has a wonderful day.....

[Jennifer]

This hasn't been the best week eating wise- cappuccinos, frappuccinos, s/f ice cream bars, chips, too many cocoa roasted almonds. I really need to break my Starbucks habit. I've been eating cherries like they're going out of style, but I'm not going to let myself feel bad about something healthy that I only eat once a year. They're carby little suckers though- 1 carb each!

Going to see George Michael tonight!

[mycattaz]

Jennifer I love cherries too.... can't eat just one
Love your kitty picture, is that yours?

sounds like you are in for a fun night tonight going to see George Michael, I think the last concert I evern went to was David Lee Roth..... years ago, like in the 80's didn't even know who he was I had won the ticket off of a radio thing... so me and ex husband went to it.....

you know sometimes we our bodies need a break from eating the same things over and over again... and i know when you are ready you will get right back at it.... so don't beat yourself up over it....

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by mycattaz

Love your kitty picture, is that yours?

sounds like you are in for a fun night tonight going to see George Michael, I think the last concert I evern went to was David Lee Roth..... years ago, like in the 80's didn't even know who he was I had won the ticket off of a radio thing... so me and ex husband went to it.....

Yep, that's my Penny kitty

DH bought the tickets as an anniversary gift for me. Then a friend won 2 tickets from a radio station & asked me to go with her since her DH didn't really want to go. My DH wasn't all that thrilled about going either, so we sold our tix on craigslist & I'm going with my friend. Her prize includes a limo to the concert & dinner. Should be fun!

[mycattaz]

Jennifer that sounds like a real treat... Limo and all....WOW! I never rode in a limo before, should be fun.... I hope you have a fantatic night full of fun, and laughter....enjoy

[Dreamcometru]

Good morning ladies:

I had an exercise weekend. I walked the trail Sat. and Sun. and DS had a golf tourney on Sat and I walked the 18 holes with him. It started to get hot toward the end. The funny thing is when I got home I wasn't tired so off I went to do a bunch of other stuff. Sunday we purchased shelving at Ikea for DS's room. He's into this let's redo the whole house thing. I have a few ideas, but it takes money to implement them. We did replace the tv that broke so DS could take his back up to his room.

As for eating, DS and I stopped at a restaurant after golf. I've resigned myself to the fact that I have to order salad when eating out unless I want to pay a fortune for a meat and veggie dinner type dish. I ordered a chefs salad that was beautifully presented and the lettuce was so fresh and tasted so good. I hate it when I go someplace and I know they pull the lettuce out of a bag. This was delicious. So I was happy for my choice rather than eating something I shouldn't.

So saturday I ate clean. Not so clean on Sunday though. So where am I, I got in Friday and Saturday that would put me at 5/14.

Teresa: No, you aren't lecturing. You are absolutly right. I can't let my family control what I eat. And I need to embrace those thoughts. Sometimes they have the fresh baked brownies or cookies sitting around or the box of crackers, etc. Unfortunately, if I'm hungry, that's what I go for. I don't like summer either. Fall is my favorite. Although I've really been enjoying the heat now that summer has finally arrived for us.

Lisa: You are doing great. The weakness and tiredness is just a part of the surgery. You aren't getting near the amount of food your body is used to but it will adjust. That's all part of the surgery. I just hope your dr. keeps good tabs on you to make sure you stay healthy. Also, you are correct, staying on plan is totally mental. But it sure helps to have you all right there with me.Now let's hope I can get mental.

Kbetz: I'm so sorry about your son. I hope he is doing better. How frightening. My sis is epileptic so I've seen the seizures, but never the silent ones. When she had one she would lose all energy and require lots of sleep for hours to recover. Hang in there. I hope he's his normal self real soon. Oh, and the hamberger bun, if that's all you ate, you're doing great.

Hi Jennifer: Your kitty is so pretty. George Michael sounds like fun. Wow, a limo and everything. I would go with the friend too.

[Divine Miss M]

Hi, Everybody! Life's so busy I hardly have time to get online anymore!

I was glad to see Gran, but so sorry to hear about Kbetz's baby boy! Praying for you, dear. Lisa, how are you feeling today? Dream, how'd the weekend go? Teresa, how about you, too? Trying to catch up with the thread but I'll have to do that later, so just want to say hi to all, including Jen and Jennay and Jeannie and Jamie...

Btw, I'm doing fine with the woe. Was maintaining, despite TOM, but I blew it Friday night by eating pizza for the first time since...well, since I don't know when. [I was so tired and sick, I could have cared less about dinner, but everybody else had to eat.] I didn't even want the stuff; I knew I'd pay for it if I had any and I did...5 lbs. up the next day. Isn't that awful? To add insult to injury, that pizza was ok but definitely not worth messing up my woe.

Anyway, went right back to fats and proteins and the extra wt. came off as of this morning. So the damage didn't set me back for as long as I expected; for that I am very grateful. TOM is also gone as of this morning, so I hope to see some real downward progress on the scale soon.

What I think helped me quickly get over that ridiculous cheat: I am also doing a herb type detox, as well as taking a bit more chelated magnesium, drinking clear water with lemon or pure peppermint, and using the prenenolone with DHEA cream. I'm pretty convinced I need some hormonal help and possibly some thyroid help.

The classes I'm taking on nutrition and supplements are 'outside the box' type, so I'm learning great tips about various health issues [from candida to diabetes to cancer and everything in-between] and how to nutritionally support the body with natural whole foods [including those for low-carbers] and essential oils [not only omegas, but oils like lavender, peppermint, wintergreen, frankincense, myrrh, citrus, etc.] so the body and the metabolism and all the organs can fight back and operate as necessary!

Very interesting info, so I'm applying what I can to my own situation and watching carefully for positive or negative changes.

That's about it...

[Teresa123]

everyone!

kbetz--how is everything with your son?

Miss M--sounds like you are learning a lot of interesting stuff. So, any books or websites you would recommend for a novice?

Dream--so you had a pretty good weekend--could have been worse! How much more weight do you think you need to lose? I am seriously starting to think about setting some really tiny goals--like 1 lb per month--because anymore than that and I just end up gaining it back, which can't be good for my body. So I am thinking if I work hard the first part of the month to lose a pound, then work hard the rest of the month to maintain--I can kill two birds with one stone--lose the same amount that I am averaging anyway, and practice maintaining (not to mention not put my body through all the ups and downs which I'm sure is just slowing things down even more because of the whole yo yo effect it has). Either that or work 1 month on losing 2 lbs then the next month maintaining--as I seem to have about a month of doing really good followed by a month of doing not so good (such as this month!). I don't know, but I think I need to develop a new strategy.....

Jennifer--jump back up on the wagon and let's do this thing!! How did vacation go?

Lisa--how was your day? Is your DH still scheduled for surgery? If so, I hope it's not for a few more weeks so you have time to build up your strength some.


My day went pretty well, but dinner not so good....I ended up overeating AGAIN!! Stayed l.c. and it wasn't as bad as yesterday, but I'm still annoyed with myself. My goal for the rest of the week is no overeating. I'm not going to get upset if I eat more of something than planned (for this week only!) but I have to quit the all out pig outs to the point of being full/stuffed---ugggg! So, I am still at 9/14 with only 1 day left to try to redeem myself! I think we should do this again, cause I seriously need to get 100%!

Have a good night everyone!

[kbetz0419]

I throw my hands up in the air. Tonight I ate pizza, didnt walk or swim today. DH wanted to go to a pool place and check out what they offer. We are trying to go to a different one about every week to every other week. Our hope is that we will not fall victim to the first slick talker next spring. I think I mentioned we were haveing a pro put in a nice above ground pool and deck/patio of some sort. ours is ok but its not going to make it threw a spring thaw and rain.
We have been haveing a hard time getting along latly and we need to work on it There just to much going on.
DS 2 y/o has an apt with the specailist tuesday at 12:30. I finnally got a hold of best best freind and she is watching the other 3 kids so we both can go to apt. Hopefully it will be a get away from the cayos of life. We are planing on grabing lunch at eaither the hospital cafitera or a near hospital italin resteraunt. To be honest with you, I dont really care where we go.

When is our challenge up?
I need a recommitment and to go to the store.
DH said if he gets his next bonus then we can get a winter family pass to our local rec center. They have a child care area that would give us a chance to walk the indoor track or any thing else with out the kids. We have decided that my dad is no longer aloud to watch the kids under any circumstance, so my sitters are limited.

Things will get better soon, they always roll around.

oh ya one last thing. One of the neighbors up the street was giving away a "low" loft bed. Its inbetween the hight of a normal twin and a bunk bead. It will be perfect for stashing 2 chests under in the boys room. Rite now I cant keep clothes in there because 2 y/o pulls them out and throws everywhere. We put a twin mattress under it on the floor and it made for a great Little boys room bunk bed with out the dangers of high bunks.
We took a bunch of toys to our curb with a free sign and 2 toddler beds. Its always nice to give back to the community. You guys probbaly think we are nuts, but it getting to be the norm around here. 5 years ago I wouldnt have dreamed of this but lots of people are putting stuff out for others. Its better thenn sending it to the landfills and I dont have to hall it to the thrift stores. ( I send clothes there)

[jennaysteele]

kbetz- you are awesome! stop talking yourself out of it!! Hi all- still working on getting back on the right plan... hope to be in on the next 14 day challenge... summer is so hard for me!!

[mycattaz]

Goodmorning Jennay, miss having you here, so glad you posted...

Kbetz- I know you will be glad when tuesday comes so you can find out about your little one... I so want a pool in my back yard, dh said no... but I still want one.... don't worry about the pizza, its ok to have a slip up..... but just remember it can always turn in to a full blown binge, so be careful not to blow what you have acomplished

Teresa, since dh seen what I went thur, he said he is not going to get the surgery now... I figured he might change his mind....

Divine the nurtrision class sound interesting.... you will have to share some of what you have learned in it.... have you taken anymore pictures lately....

Dream sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, and you stayed really active... good for you..... send some of that energy my way...ok

my ds moved back to tennessee yesterday.... I going to miss having him here

me and dh got in to a big out of control argument yesterday.... so from 12 noon until about 6 am I cried.... he said alot of hateful things, mean things to me... and later came back an appologize, said he didn't mean it.... We hardly ever fight... last argument we had was almost 2 years ago......

I didn't get everything in yesterday... I tried, its not good to be upset and try to get in enough food..... I think I got all my vitamins in... and I have been sipping on my water...

I been up since about 1am trying to get sleepy enough to go back to bed..... I hate it when this happens....

will chek back in later

[Teresa123]

Lisa--I hope you are now sleeping soundly....I'm sorry you and DH are going through a rough time right now. Anything specific setting it off? I wonder if he is feeling threatened by how much your life is going to be changing in a very short period of time...that is probably hard for him. You know, we get used to things and people being a certain way and get comfortable, and when they change, it can be hard to adjust.... I hope you get a chance to talk through whatever it is with him today.

kbetz--today is the last day of this challenge, so do we want to start round 2 tomorrow? I'm game--I need to redeem myself! I agree with Lisa, don't let the pizza thing derail you. Going back to the deal with the bun....I don't know if that is what set you off or not, but I know that when I have just a bite or just a little of something that wasn't planned, and there aren't any consequences in how I feel or on the scale--it usually means I will do it again within a few days and in a matter of a short period of time I will be totally off track. I don't know if it works that way for you or not, but don't delay--jump right back on today with a solid clean day of eating and don't look back! Every day that you delay increases the possibility that you won't be able to get back on without some severe consequences.

Jennay--come and join us! Assuming everyone is on board a new 14 day challenge will begin tomorrow!

Have a good day everyone!

[PoorAggieMom]

Just a quick check in.

Ladies, please pray for my Jessica. She has been in the hospital three times since I was here last. She has pancreatitis, which I have discovered is not uncommon for ovarian cancer patients. There's nothing they can do for her but give her IV pain meds while she's in, get her pain under control, and send her home.

As for me, because I have been so upset about her, my eating is out of control. Hopefully she will be better soon, and then I will focus on myself again. Thanks for listening!

[Dreamcometru]

Awww Penny: My thoughts and prayers are with your daughter. My friends' husband had pancreatitus and was hospitalized for quite some time. He did get through it however and is doing fine now. I'm hoping the same for your daughter.

Teresa: Our two brains must think alike. Your theory on losing small, then maintaining for a couple of weeks, then losing small again, was going through my mind. I'm trying so hard to maintain, that if I lose small and keep that small loss off for a few weeks, I will have accomplished something. I really would like to lose at least another 20 lbs. Because of the difficulty I'm having losing at all at this point, I think that's realistic. That would put me in the 160's. I am pretty tall at 5'8". Ultimatley I would like to hit the 150's, but looking at 20 doesn't seem as difficult. And that would put me at a 100 lb loss.

I'm still 5/14 today. Yes, I had a bad eating day yesterday at dinner time. I had a piece of french bread and yes, it was because my dinner was delayed and my own fault (I haven't been to the store) I had nothing lc to eat at my fingertips, so there ya go. Had I had some veggies and dip or something handy, or even cheese sticks or nuts I would have gone for that.

I am totally in to starting a new 14/14 challenge. I really want to do better this time. So tomorrow is our first day?

Kbetz: You are the winner. How many days did you make it? No worries about the pizza. Just jump back on the wagon. I love the idea of putting stuff out for free that someone from the community can take. I see that more and more around here. Its such a great idea and the people who manage Goodwill industries don't get richer.

Jennay: Jump right in. Let us know how you are doing daily and that may help keep you on track.

Divine: Good to hear from you. Sounds like you are up to learning some more awesome stuff.

Lisa: I'm sorry about you and your DH. I'm glad he came back to apologize though. Teresa may be on to something. He feels threatened because you are changing. My kids are still kind of going through that with me. They've told DH their issues with the whole thing and DH has told me. Rest up. I hope you have a much better day today.

[Teresa123]

Penny-- your daughter (and you) have been through so much in such a short period of time, hang in there.

kbetz--how are things going today? Are you ready for a new challenge?

Dream--yes, today ends round 1 so I think round 2 should start tomorrow--no reason to wait! So it sounds like not having l.c. food available when you get home is a big obstacle. Do you ever make caseroles ahead and freeze them? If I didn't do basically all of my food prep on Sundays and freeze things for throughout the week I would have never lasted on this woe. Plus I always have bars, shakes, etc. on hand as well as low carb treats/desserts and ind packages of nuts/seeds. I rarely ever end up using the bars/shakes except when I'm on the road but I like having them just in case. If I give myself an excuse to eat something else--I probably would! OK--so are we ready to hit 14/14?

Well, I think I will be ending this round with 10/14....but since the night is still young I better wait to make that official!!

[Teresa123]

Dream--oh yeah, on the losing a little at a time--I guess great minds think alike!! I do believe I will try this come August. I think if I really put my mind to it I could lose 1 lb in a week--and then have all the rest of the month to work on maintaining. Right now my idea of maintaining is gain a few lose a few--which I know is horrible for me and eventually it's going to be gain a few lose one, gain a few lose one, gain a few lose none, etc. etc......not a pretty picture so I really need to learn about maintaining! Let me know if you decide to do something similar, we can compare notes and figure out what is working.

[kbetz0419]

Ok ladies I lost count, but I had 2-3 bad days so I will claim 11 to play it fair.
Lets stay solid as a rock fornext 2 weeks. Wednesday is fine with me. We have DH's company party at the lake tommarow. Its a bring a covered dish deal and they are providing unlimited lunch and dinner. There is a chance that we might not go since 2 Y/O looks really out of it. He just looks exhausted!

Why dont we post what are goals are, for example I will consume no more than 30 carbs a day of what I ever I choose. Gee thats sound good!

Ok medical updates-
First off, my mother emailed me that she had the Branc testing done? ( Spelling) Its the testing to see if she has the mutated gene that causes breast cancer. She does not have the gene, so my chances dropped greatly. She has had breast cancer in both breast, unrelated. Odd? Her letter was not an effort to mend things, she just felt she was obligated to let me know since we carry the same genes, (Gee mom, I love you too!) LOL


Ok now for the big report..... DS saw the nuroligist today. Hmmmmmmm? Well she does not agree with the ER in that it is silent sezures. She is thinking it is some problem with the synapse, wireing in his head,or size/formation of brain or possible disorders. His head has always been small and he is labled as developmental delayed, but doing ok Hes verry mild. His bio brother, my 4 year is old is much more delayed then 2y/o. Birth mom is MRDD and suffers from mental issues. Any way due to his back ground and current medical issues she is concerned. The earliest they can get him in the hospital is September2, and 3. He will have a sadated MRI and then a sleep deprived EEG, or was it EKG. Either way its the brain wave one. She asked a bunch of questions about my 4 year old and then askedfor a picture that she study for a about a minute. She is sending us back to the genitisis for a bunch of tests and wants them run on my 4 year old as well. They look a lot alike. She said immidiatly after the tests we will have a meeting and discuess the findings. She emphasized immidatly.Yet she says not to worry untill we know for sure what is going on. He is not aloud on the steps alone and cant climb on any thing taller than he is. We are to call 911 with any more episodes that cause him to become unresponsive again. She said she cant put him on meds untill she knows for sure what it is. Of course she didnt want to give me any info either. She just said call if we have any concerns.
She asked lots of questions about his medical issues and that of his birth family.She wanted to know why no on has looked at everything together. or did an MRI?
He has rite sided semetrical issues when he grows. Its not severe, but you can see the inbalanced features untill the other side catches up. He used to favor his right side over his left and had weakness. HE has been releasd from Physical therap and his ankles have droped down so he was able to walk finnally at17 months.
I wish they would have just put him in the hospital and ran the test today. I guess its a good thing if they think he can wait.

I guess its better not to know what she is thinking because I would only research it untill I was worried into a straight jacket. Wait and see what the test say. We see the Genetics DR in about 2 weeks.



Penny- I will pray for you and your daughter. I was wondering how she was doing? The last time I was around here she had just been diagnosed. I was hopeing she was all batter and didnt want to ask for fear of upsetting you. How are things going?
Feel free to vent I will listen and be there for you as much you need some one to listen. Your child is your child no matter how old they are.