~~*~~Stillmans QWL~~*~~ November Turkey Edition ~~~*~~

[GApeach23]

Checking in briefly...........trying to wash all my dads clothes because my brother wasn't sure what was clean and what was dirty because dad kept taking everything out of his closet and drawers thinking they were dirty when they had just been washed. Then I have to write his name in every piece of clothing..............

Thanks to everyone for their hugs and prayers and thoughts.

Today, I have eaten on plan so far and I intend to continue.

I didn't weigh this morning, I'm already severly depressed and I didn't want to add to that.

I'll do my best today and weigh again in the morning.

I'll check back in later this evening after the nursing home trip to say hi to everyone individually.

[Crohnie]

Day 103~~~ 165.5

B~~scrambled eggs
D~Meatloaf
3 pieces of laughing cow cheese
water
Green Tea

goal 15 lbs by X-mass....sooner would be better


heading out to my interview....wish me luck

[cocosmama]

I'm back on plan today No breakfast, got up late, 2 eggs for dinner and I'm boiling some chicken breasts for supper I'm going to work off those cookies by raking leaves today I want to get it done before it snows.

Karen I'm thinking of you still.

[Jennifer]

Had a setback last night - 1/2 sandwich and chips - but I'm moving forward today. Atkins this weekend due to eating out commitments, but back to QWL Monday.

[idioglossic]

Originally Posted by GApeach23

Checking in briefly...........trying to wash all my dads clothes because my brother wasn't sure what was clean and what was dirty because dad kept taking everything out of his closet and drawers thinking they were dirty when they had just been washed. Then I have to write his name in every piece of clothing..............

Thanks to everyone for their hugs and prayers and thoughts.

Today, I have eaten on plan so far and I intend to continue.

I didn't weigh this morning, I'm already severly depressed and I didn't want to add to that.

I'll do my best today and weigh again in the morning.

I'll check back in later this evening after the nursing home trip to say hi to everyone individually.

Hang in dear friend... these are the times of our lives.... times we know we have done our best for those we honor... Honor thy mother and father and thy days shall be long upon the earth.... hang
on and God will give you the mercy and grace to get thru this time of trouble....

and take care of yourself.. eat right or do not eat... PERIOD... you are going thru the fire... you do not need to come out the other end with any extra lbs... I know... I have been thru the fire... it is called Long suffering... and it does come to an end...

God is good all the time..

[idioglossic]

Originally Posted by Crohnie

Day 103~~~ 165.5

B~~scrambled eggs
D~Meatloaf
3 pieces of laughing cow cheese
water
Green Tea

goal 15 lbs by X-mass....sooner would be better


heading out to my interview....wish me luck

Never cheat yourself again....

I am a recovering Carbohydrate ADDICT and can never eat high carb products again.... or I will gain all my weight back and more... because I am and ADDICT.... and can not stop once I start.....

[Hoops]

I am doing great! I would've posted last night, but I had to watch the SPurs play. They are starting a game in a few minutes... so you know what I'll be doing! I the NBA!

Faith~ Thank you so much for the kind compliment. I just love looking at your weight loss stats in all of your posts! You will look sensational for that family portrait!

Karen~ Thanks! Nice inch loss for the month! I want to see a new picture!!! Oh, Karen... Hang in there!

Susan~ out to you, too!

Heather~ Nice weight loss!

Pammy~ Yeah, who wants to look like a man? Not I!

Michele~ Let us know how it goes!

Cocosmama~ You are back on track!

Jennifer~ We'll see you back on Monday.

[Melly]

Hi girls.....I am sorry I have not really had much time to read but have tried to scan over a little bit.

Karen I hope your dad is ok.......would you care to say again what is going on?

We are moving my mommy tomorrow to a rehab place......it is really a nursing home but the part she will be in is for rehab. She will be there for at least 3 weeks. They will work with her on walking and moving and being able to take care of herself when she goes home. Today is only day 4 and it has not been long but everytime she gets up and has rehab she is doing better. It is just awkward (sp) and is a slow process. But her pain level has not been above a 2 which is awesome. The rehab is going to take time but she has none of the pain she had before the surgery which is a blessing.

I will check in when I can but I have to tell ya my routine has been interupted and things are crazy. I am exhausted and plan to call off tomorrow and take the weekend to try to catch up as much as possible on my rest. I will still be caring for my mommy alot but the place we are moving her is literally only 3 - 4 minutes from my house so it should be alot easier

Much love to all of you......I hope to be here more soon.......just bare with me.......starting back to the gym on Monday.......man do I miss it

[idioglossic]

marking my spot

and hoping to hear from Melly... super your mom is doing so well....

[doit]

Melly...Great that your mom isn't in much pain.

Karen...

191.8 this morning... Getting closer all the time.

[GApeach23]

Good Morning Everyone........

Melly~~~ for you and your mom. We don't really know what is going on with my father at this time. He was placed on hospice in August due to severe COPD.........end of the life COPD, then one month ago he started having seizures and hallucinations.....I don't think they are really trying to figure out what is going on with all of that, just treating the symptoms since he was only given 6-8 months to live back in August. I was thrilled that they moved him to the nursing home yesterday because the hospital he was in is the worst one in town and we have 4, but it is the only one his doctor uses. The hospital let him get the beginnings of a bed sore on his butt............. Yesterday he was more alert and finally knew who I was after 4 days, he also fed himself dinner, so I'm hopeful that he may be getting better with the confusion anyway. As I mentioned before the nursing home is 45 minutes away but I'm going to try and go daily or every other day.

Doit~~~ You are beating me girlllllllll......... I weighed in at 194.5 this morning so I've gained 1.5 pounds.........I'll claim that in my siggie if it doesn't come down by Monday morning, you are doing awesome, nearly in the 80's...........wooohhoooo, I hope to join you soon and of course beat your butt by passing you!!!!!

Laura~~~ I'm going to get Susan to take a picture today and try and put it up for me, I'm terrible at doing the picture thing on the internet.

Pammy~~~ Thank you so much for your kind words, they are much appreciated.

Jennifer~~~ You did better than me.......... I had 4 pieces of garlic bread which led to 6 bite size halloween candy bars.......and that's after being so darn good all day..........I ate that after I got home from checking on my dad, it was about 8 pm.

Rita and Michele~~~ Hope everything is going well with y'all, Michele how was the interview???

I'll try and check back later.........hope everyone has a great weekend.

[Hoops]

Good morning, Hotties! I know that was last month's theme, but I didn't want to call you all Turkeys!

I am heading to my nephew's soccer game at noon. Then, my mom, sis, nephew, son, and I are eating at the buffet! I know what I can eat, so I am going to be strong. (I hope)! I'll report back later.

Lots of out to many of you... Melly's mom, Doit's mom, Karen & Susan's dad, Michele's interview, and the rest of us to just do what we need to do to be looking sexier and being healthier come the New Year!

[Crohnie]

Day 104 ~~ 164!!!

Yah, I new all time low

B~ scrambled eggs
1 carb ketchup
small piece of meatloaf
s~shrimp cocktail
1/2 cup cottage cheese


Interview went very very well. They would like me to met with the owner now. The pay was in the right range and now we are negotiating the vacation time. I had 5 weeks before but I had been there 27 years. I do not expect 5 weeks now, but I do not expect to start all over

Karen
Sorry to hear about your dad. Hospitals make older people very messed up. My grandmother was the same way and then when she got into assisted living, she was much much better

Melly, Glad you mommy is doing better. It is so hard to see are parents fail. It really breaks my heart

Doit. Glad you mommy is doing better and that you are still losing !!

Jennifer, get back on track...NOW

All the other hotties and losers are doing great. I am glad to continue to see the losses for our group. Goals are not that far away and we can reach them !

[Melly]

Karen what a blessing that he is better.....doctors know alot but God has the last word

Doit? What is going on with your momma? I am sorry to ask again but I am really behind here

We got my momma moved today and it is really nice but a little different. She is a trooper tho.....she sees it as one step closer to recovery and going home

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by Hoops

Good morning, Hotties! I know that was last month's theme, but I didn't want to call you all Turkeys!

Originally Posted by Melly

doctors know alot but God has the last word

Isn't that the truth! My mom has stage 4 cancer (she was an 8 year breast cancer survivor but now it's back in her brain, throat & right femur), and while I have faith and trust in her doctors, I know that God's will will be done. She's fighting, but at the same time is at peace with whatever happens. Sounds like your mom has a great attitude!

Karen -Glad you dad is doing better.

Michele -Sounds promising!!

I've decided to stay off the scale until New Year's. I know I'll lose as long as I stick to my plan, but I've been driving myself crazy with the stupid scale. I hate that my day can be ruined based on the number on the scale. I'm more than a number!!!

Hi to all!

[Melly]

I called my mother to check on her before she went to bed and I am about ready to go over there. She asked for help to get to the bathroom and the aide gave her her walker and said....."here ya go" She told him or her (we are not sure which) that she cannot get up by herself and the aide just left She has been waiting for 45 minutes to get to the bathroom!!!! So I called up there and tlaked to the nurse and said I am not sure if there is a miscommunication but she CANNOT get up by herself!!!!!! She said she was not aware of what was going on and would go in there and take care of it. I was nice and said look.....she is just getting there and I am not trying to get off on the wrong foot but my mother is NOT a difficult woman and not hard to deal with.....she is uncomfortable and needs some help......she had surgery 4 days ago and is not sure footed enough to get up alone.....falling at this point in time would be the worst thing in the world that could happen to her.

We will see........waiting to hear back from her

[doit]

Melly...My mom fell and hurt her shoulder and was in a hell of a lot of pain. She's just now getting to where she can move her arm. She's still in a lot of pain but thank God not as much as she was in.

Now about your mom... My husband (Joe) is a nurse in a nursing home... and they are supposed to know if a person can or can't get up on their own. I'm not telling you what to do ... But... I would have gone over there and ripped someone a new (BEEP). If you don't get a call soon about things being right. I'd call the administrator.

But... again... I'm not telling you what to do...

[Hoops]

I ate a bunch of crap today! Tomorrow, I will be back on track. I can't allow one bad day turn into two! On a good note, I did exercise this morning.

Melly~ That is not sounded good. I hope everything is better with the people "caring" for your mom.

[Jennifer]

Awww, Melly, your poor mom! I agree with doit.

Now that I've figured out how to post a pic, here I am:

[idioglossic]

Jennifer... so nice to see you... you are a cutie... but... staying off the scale till New Years is scary to me... but if you stay on plan and no cheating.... it should be a great surprise.... better than Christmas morning as a child...

[idioglossic]

Originally Posted by Melly

I called my mother to check on her before she went to bed and I am about ready to go over there. She asked for help to get to the bathroom and the aide gave her her walker and said....."here ya go" She told him or her (we are not sure which) that she cannot get up by herself and the aide just left She has been waiting for 45 minutes to get to the bathroom!!!! So I called up there and tlaked to the nurse and said I am not sure if there is a miscommunication but she CANNOT get up by herself!!!!!! She said she was not aware of what was going on and would go in there and take care of it. I was nice and said look.....she is just getting there and I am not trying to get off on the wrong foot but my mother is NOT a difficult woman and not hard to deal with.....she is uncomfortable and needs some help......she had surgery 4 days ago and is not sure footed enough to get up alone.....falling at this point in time would be the worst thing in the world that could happen to her.

We will see........waiting to hear back from her

Melly

the nursing home my mom went to after her broken hip was repaired (which meant she could not put ANY weight on that leg for 12 weeks)
did the same thing... and then used pampers and well she was swimming..
and started to lose her mind....and of course came home with a urinary infection on top of the repaired hip...

I had to rescue her I pray that things go better for your mom... I realized that particular nursing home was just interested in the $700. a day medicare was paying... just for the room, not meds etc... period..

I took her home and by myself worked it out day by day... got her exercises... did her shower and got a pottie.. put it next to her at all times...I drank when she drank and KNEW when she had to go... even in the night... and just had to move her over to the potty...

I hope your mom's nursing home shapes up.... I did try to disuss the problems with the admin.. I went to see her every other day... the administrator's words to me were.... stay away for a couple of weeks... 700 +++x14.... yeah right... took her to her doc for her check up
and she told him she hated it there.... THE END he checked her out...

[Melly]

Thanks girls.....I ended up talking to the charge nurse on the phone and she was not aware this was happening and went in to take care of it. "Cameron", the aide which we found out is female, was told to stay out of her room for the duration of her stay there. The nurse said that she was aware that she should not get up on her own.....I think this was just a problem with this particular aide.....I think it is called laziness

Doit I hope your mom is doing better. Thank God she didn't break anything

I just called my momma to see how the rest of her night went and she was going to the bathroom....she has not really went #2 much yet and I think they gave her soemthing to help with that. So I am waiting for her to call me back and tell me how the rest of her night went. I am planning on going over there in a little while.

Thanks for all the input girls.....she is doing so well to have any problems now. Her MediCare does pay for her room in full and I would hate to think they treat those patients differently but I know from pst experience that they do. The sad part is that she has 2 other insurance coverages in addition to MediCare and could pay for the room herself if need be. I hope this was just an isolated incident and not an indication of what is to come.