DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 3

[AnnNan]

OK time's counting down, just going to finish packing the suitcase eating nothing but salad today, gotta save them room for Disney food. We take off to Orlando 9:30pm arrive at All Star Movies at 1 am.

Wake up at 7am eat some Yummy Breakfast. WE are starting the day off at MGM, with the Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Okayhouse Disney theatre, Meet and Greats and then off to Epcot. At Epcot we will ride Soarin, then off to the Nemo Ride, A quick walk around the country's. Then off to the monorail and onto the Magic Kingdom. At the Magic Kingdom we will do anything and everything ending the night with Spectro Magic Parade and Wishes. From there we go to the DInsey Market place for Dinner reservations at Wolf Gang Pucks 9:30 and some shopping. Then we leave Disney and onto Fort Lauderdale a 3 hour drive. So thats my ONE day Disney trip.
I will check in this week from Fort LAuderdale.
Everyone Keep on slimming!!

ok - wow - sounds like crazy fun with all the girls! I can't wait to hear how it goes!

I've been battlng depression on and off for more than a decade. I've been on anti-depressants and was hospitalized twice. I've had several therapists but I can't shake the demon for more than a year or so. My issues right now are work and infertility.

I'm sorry.

my hardest time of the day is when the kids come home until i fix dinner so i have decided to go to the gym after my kids come home from school that way i don't have to listen to them whine about being hungry. am i a horrible mom?
anyways love to ya all

sounds like a great plan that kills two birds with one stone. I'm glad you're able to do that. It isn't easy to fit in exercise as many times a week as we need to exercise. I really had to severely cut some activities in order to be consistent about exercising just three nights a week, and I still have to make myself walk on the treadmill a couple of more times each week. It's hard.

Hi everyone. I am a newbie and I love the DIS. My family and I are going to WDW again this year(3rd time), so I decided to do bit of planning/research and found you guys . I read a few pages from this thread and I am totally hooked. I would love to join if it's ok. I just started the SIX WEEK BODY MAKEOVER yesterday and I need alot of support. I already cheated and ate something last night that I wasn't supposed to . I love the way you all interact with each other and actually care about each other. I am trying to lose at least 50 pounds by June 16 (My birthday and the day before we leave to WDW). Thanks for listening

Welcome - glad to have you!!!!!

Heyyyy! I missed everyone!!!! How ARE y'all?????

I havent caught up because the HAVOC and running AMUCK on my TR I have been reading through!

I'll catch up tomorrow....is there a cliff's notes version since I left on pg. 523....YIKES!!!!

Who was the biggest loser???? I have to start over, I betcha!!!

Glad you're back - I look forward to checking out your fun TR!

and last but not least -- Happy Birthday, Jen!

 

[dwheatl]

I should be in bed, but I've been trying to catch up. I was thinking about sneaking off this thread for a bit, since my b-day party w/colleagues got a little out of hand (I ate 3 pieces of cake yesterday, then got up sick in the middle of the night). I know my weight will be up Friday, possibly back to square one, and that makes me sad. But I think of where it would be if I weren't trying, and realize it's not so bad. the cake, by the way, is called better than s*x, but I told my friends that it's not really, and that's a tribute to my husband. Now, they're all intrigued.

Fidge-Please take care of yourself. Nothing money can buy is as good as your health and ability to enjoy your family (as long as they're not whining ).
[Wonders-You've got my prayers.

Stacey - porcratinating again, ok get to work Friday will be here sooner than you think and you KNOW that something time sucking will come your way before than!!!!!

Harley - I will be thinking of you when I go tanning and remeber to lift my layers!!! WIll give you a giggle for that one..a firend called with the craziest thing , she was very upset as she spotted a grey hari not in her legs, chin head or eyeborws, go ahead guess RIGHT!! I said WOW I wouldn't even know I am still hoping to see my toes soon! No its was not nostril hair!!!

Porcratinating? Is that when you waste time eating bacon and sausage instead of getting your work done?

I know where that grey hair was. I tell DH mine are highlights.

Jo-You've got my prayers on DD's school. We've gone through a lot of stress about the schools our kids have attended. I think it has all worked out for the best, so don't second guess yourself.

Posting my February totals:

Feb. Exercise total- 617 minutes (definitely room for improvement)
Feb. Sit-ups total- 680 sit-ups (was going strong but got sidetracked)
Feb. Miles Walked - 26.5 miles (almost the distance to the nearest Wal-Mart)

Just thought I would share.

Woooo Hoooty! You're an ispiration.

Also, I'm sneaking under the midnight wire to wish Jen a Happy Birthday!

Me too. It's not midnight yet it my time zone, so Jen I hope you're having fun. Glad the kitty came home.

Now may I vent for a moment? I went to my son's "end of the hockey season" party tonight. We all met at a local restaurant to eat and have the kids (yes kids because there are two girls on our team) sit at one table while the parents sat at the other. We all ordered our dinners. While we waited for salads and such to come out, our coach got up and gave each of the kids a gift and said nice things about each one of them. We gave him our gift from us, and he sat down. We were still waiting on our food when our captain (boy) and the Co-assistant captain's (both girls) decided they wanted to go to the ice rink and watch two other teams play their game. This game will decide who we play in the first round of our tournament on Monday. Now, I realize that that is important, but we are in last place. We have only won 2 games out of 12 this season. This is our team party! Well, the mother of the girls says she will take them. Then the rest of the team, one by one, get up and say that they want to go. The entire team, except for my son and another boy, leave the restaurant, before their food comes out, to go to the game. I thought this was incredibly RUDE! We are supposed to be celebrating our team, and they left. My son and the other boy just sat there dumbfounded and hungry. The mother ended up coming back after she dropped all 7 of the other kids off. Anyway, am I overreacting here? I would have thought that the coach would have said, "No why don't y'all stay here and finish eating, and then you can go". No, he just said "Ok", when his son asked to go too. Sorry to ramble on, but this really got under my skin.

I wish more folks would teach their kids appropriate behavior. Glad you could vent to us.

OK, I'm going to write down the semi-OK things I ate today, drink some water, and get to bed. Have a great Thursday, y'all.

 

[DisneyJo]

I've been battlng depression on and off for more than a decade. I've been on anti-depressants and was hospitalized twice. I've had several therapists but I can't shake the demon for more than a year or so. My issues right now are work and infertility.

I'm not really sure whet to say except take some time off, don't worry about the other staff they will survive. And give you DH and kids lots of it works wonders!

Noni - I am glad you decided to share with us. Being able to tell someone how you feel without fear of disapproval or judgement is crucial. I do not know if you are a Christian or not, and I hope you don't mind this suggestion, but it is the only advice I can offer.

Noni I agree with Stacey, even if you're not a christian sometimes just sitting in Church can really help, the calmness and time to reflect can really help.

Now may I vent for a moment? I went to my son's "end of the hockey season" party tonight. We all met at a local restaurant to eat and have the kids (yes kids because there are two girls on our team) sit at one table while the parents sat at the other.

Yes that was really rude, how would that Mum like it if she invited you to a dinner party and you all got up to watch some sport on TV or something.

I know where that grey hair was. I tell DH mine are highlights.

Oooh I'll have to remember that line

Jo-You've got my prayers on DD's school. We've gone through a lot of stress about the schools our kids have attended. I think it has all worked out for the best, so don't second guess yourself.

Aggghhhhhh I've been sitting here for nearly an hour now trying to find out Jessica's school allocation but guess what it just keeps crashing, I know I should just go and do my shopping or something but I can't, so I'm DISing whilst I wait.

 

[lexmelinda]

HAPPY WEIGH IN'S EVE, PEEPS!!!

Eat your colon blow and get in those last few sit ups today. News flash....I got busted DISing at work yesterday. I KNOW! My boss just laughed case she got a big eyefull of Sandy's Mickey sitting on the pot of gold. Then I had to try to explain forums. I'm afraid I sounded a little talking about my online friends. Oh well. She wasn't mad...just laughed at me...a little.

Could you all send me some good luck prayers please

Yes you can! Hope you get the one you want, Jo!

I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
It just doesn't have enough mean moms.

Here, here!!! Good one, Sandy!

our youth group puts on a dinner show for the Young at Heart (people 50 and older) at church.

We have done this twice, Allie. I think once they blew up the photos and once they bought some canvases and painted movie pictures on them. I doubt if the copyright police will show up but I know you want to set a good example.

I've been battlng depression on and off for more than a decade.

Oh, Noni. I have no advice or personal experience but I want you to know that I will be praying for you and you can vent to us anytime of the day or night. We will always be listening and ready to support you in any way.

my hardest time of the day is when the kids come home until i fix dinner so i have decided to go to the gym after my kids come home from school that way i don't have to listen to them whine about being hungry. am i a horrible mom?

That sounds ike a wonderful plan, Misty!! You are a genius and eventually your abs will love you for it!

Feb. Exercise total- 617 minutes (definitely room for improvement)
Feb. Sit-ups total- 680 sit-ups (was going strong but got sidetracked)
Feb. Miles Walked - 26.5 miles (almost the distance to the nearest Wal-Mart)

You're awesome, Fran....my exercise inspiration! Way to go!!! (A KY county without a Walmart? Who knew?)

Sorry to ramble on, but this really got under my skin.

I agree with you, Allie! What's wrong with people? People wonder why kids think they need immediate gratification?! That's just rude. Who paid the tab? You didn't get stuck with it did you?

No its was not nostril hair!!!

I know where that hair is too! But I have them EVERYWHERE! I'm like Danielle. I tell DH they are my natural pewter highlights! Are we the oldest, Fidge? Who's in their 40's....me, you, Sandy, Danielle? Anybody else?

I have to go on Monday at 9am to get complete work up and EKG what fun!!! At least I will be motivated to get their scale to match mine again!!! LOL!

You always find the silver lining. Now I know you're not going to want to mention this again so don't make me pry the results outta ya. Let us know what they find out! (shaking finger smilie here)

HAVE A GREAT DAY, PEEPS!!!

 

[pigget74]

GOOD MORNING ALL! I hope that everyone is doing well. It has been a very busy week and I am ready for the weekend. There is supposed to be bad weather here most of they day---YUCK--I am pretty sure that we will be in the hallways a lot this afternoon---based on the red box and strong severe storms--if strong or just severe wasn't enough. Getting my hair done this afternoon---I am so excited--the gray needs to be hidden and it needs to be cut.

Could you all send me some good luck prayers please, in 11 hours we find out which secondary school Jessica will be going to. We had to choose from about 20 and she also took an exam called the 11 plus which gets her into a grammar school (elite) although I'm not holding out much hope on that as she came out of the test in January with a big grin on her face saying the test was really hard and she left a whole section out But the main thing was we have overcome her fear of tests : Our first choice was the grammar and second was the CofE school but I'm not sure if I went to church enough? Although as I was a Rainbow (daisy scout) leader for over 3 years that counted. Well hopefully we will get one of our 3 choices the whole system over here is ridiculous.

Sorry to ramble on!

WOW--as others have said that is totally different from here. Let us know when you find out.

Mean Moms
Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you
enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom,
and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must
learn that their parents aren't perfect.

I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm
glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.

Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the
meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids
ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.

When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat
sandwiches.

And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all
times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison. She
had to know who our friends were, and what we were
doing with them. She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.

We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve
to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the
dishes, make the beds, learn to> cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs.
I think she would lie
awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.

She always insisted on us telling the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time
we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had
eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!

Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn
when they drove up. They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them. While everyone else could
date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16 .

Because of our mother we missed out on lots of
things other kids experienced. None of us have ever
been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's
property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.

Now that we have left home, we are all educated,
honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like Mom was.

I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
It just doesn't have enough mean moms.

Great One.

Ok, y'all win.

I've been battlng depression on and off for more than a decade. I've been on anti-depressants and was hospitalized twice. I've had several therapists but I can't shake the demon for more than a year or so. My issues right now are work and infertility.

Last night the IF issues were really getting to me and the more I try to talk to DH about it, the less I feel he's supporting me. He called me at work yesterday to let me know that his brother's fiance is pg. So on top of being stressed about work, he adds to my fragile emotional state. I was fuming by the time I got home. Our biggest challenge with IF is the $$. We have no insurance for treatment so all the medical care is out of pocket. We decided a few years ago that we wouldn't do anything until we were in a better position financially. Well, 14 mos ago we decided we weren't going to find the perfect time to do it and we went ahead with a cycle. Not only did it fail, we discovered there are more problems. I was devistated as we have to spend more each time we try. I still refuse and am unable to spend the outrageous sums that others do to have their families. So it really weighs on me that we have limited options and the time we have available is getting shorter and shorter. To make things worse, DH told me that we can continue trying but I have to postpone another trip to WDW. I feel like I have to give up one dream for another.

All told, I'm really close to having an emotional breakdown. I've been battling burn out at work and now this. I have no energy, have to take a nap in the afternoons after work or I fall asleep between 8-9pm. I have a hard time focusing and feel like I'm not getting anything done as well as I should. I'm always angry or grouchy and DH and I have fought a lot the last several days.

My diet is just another burden right now. I feel like I'm depriving myself and can't enjoy my food. This morning I said "Everything I put in my mouth has to have a number. Either a point or calorie count so I can calculate a point." I'm not losing weight right now even with trying to count everything. I weigh in on Fri then by Sun I have gained some of the weight back and spend the rest of the week trying to get rid of it.

I'm not quitting. I'm just not in a good place emotionally and it's making this so much harder. I did have some chocolate yesterday but it was brought back from New Zealand so it was a treat; I probably won't ever have the chance to eat NZ choc ever again. (It was ok but rather odd, there was some bark like stuff with dried fruit and pinenuts. I don't now what they put in it but it was seasoned funny....at least to someone used to eating domestic chocolate.)

I don't have my profile thing done, I'm having isues with getting it to work. I tried a bit yesterday and it wasn't doing what I thought it should.

I called my Dr's office to ask for a Rx for my anti-depressants. They didn't call me back so I'm not sure if I have to make an appt or not. I haven't talked to my boss about a lighter workload but I've been trying to lighten up what I'm doing and trying to focus on the tasks that I'm solely responsible for. DH thinks I should ask for a week or two off to completely destress. Our office manager is out on medical leave right now so two absent employees will be hard for the rest of the staff to cover, especially since we're the one's who handle the ordering and inventory and in general make sure every one has what they need to get the job done. I'd like to just curl up in a ball and make everything go away.

So that's it, in a rather large nutshell.

We are here for you to vent and talk as much as you want. I agree with Stacey on this one. Remember that you are not alone !

That is the thing, we don't want to buy the decorations for this one party. We would rather just make something and throw it away after the party. Since it is a church function we don't want to do anything illegal. I think the youth secretary is checking on it. You will have to come check out my tabloid debut once it is released on the WPASADI board.


Noni - I second what Stacey says. Prayer will help you through you trials. We are here for you to vent, scream, holler, cry, or whatever you need us for. We love you, and hope the best for you. My neighbor across the street said that she struggled with getting pregnant, and she told her husband she needed to quit work because the stress was doing her in. Once she quit, she got pregnant the next month. I think having a week or two off would clear your head, and help you sort out what you really want. Here's a for you.


Now may I vent for a moment? I went to my son's "end of the hockey season" party tonight. We all met at a local restaurant to eat and have the kids (yes kids because there are two girls on our team) sit at one table while the parents sat at the other. We all ordered our dinners. While we waited for salads and such to come out, our coach got up and gave each of the kids a gift and said nice things about each one of them. We gave him our gift from us, and he sat down. We were still waiting on our food when our captain (boy) and the Co-assistant captain's (both girls) decided they wanted to go to the ice rink and watch two other teams play their game. This game will decide who we play in the first round of our tournament on Monday. Now, I realize that that is important, but we are in last place. We have only won 2 games out of 12 this season. This is our team party! Well, the mother of the girls says she will take them. Then the rest of the team, one by one, get up and say that they want to go. The entire team, except for my son and another boy, leave the restaurant, before their food comes out, to go to the game. I thought this was incredibly RUDE! We are supposed to be celebrating our team, and they left. My son and the other boy just sat there dumbfounded and hungry. The mother ended up coming back after she dropped all 7 of the other kids off. Anyway, am I overreacting here? I would have thought that the coach would have said, "No why don't y'all stay here and finish eating, and then you can go". No, he just said "Ok", when his son asked to go too. Sorry to ramble on, but this really got under my skin.

Yes, this was very rude. WE wonder why we have inconsiderate kids in society today. They should have waited until everyone was done eating and caught the last half of the game.

 

[aldisneygrl]

Yes that was really rude, how would that Mum like it if she invited you to a dinner party and you all got up to watch some sport on TV or something.

Good point. She is the kind of person that would be really peeved if that happened.

We have done this twice, Allie. I think once they blew up the photos and once they bought some canvases and painted movie pictures on them. I doubt if the copyright police will show up but I know you want to set a good example.

I agree with you, Allie! What's wrong with people? People wonder why kids think they need immediate gratification?! That's just rude. Who paid the tab? You didn't get stuck with it did you?

We just want to be careful since it is at the church. If it was at my house I wouldn't think anything about it, but you don't want to do something wrong at church.

No, I didn't get stuck with the tab. Each family paid for their own meal. You could tell the waitresses were really mad that they left. They said that their orders were already in the system and couldn't be cancelled (which is what the parents were asking them to do), but they wouldn't know whose meal was whose. Then they remembered that they number the spots, so they could figure it out that way. Meanwhile, my son and the other boy, are sitting there staring at us starving and waiting on their food. It is like being the last one picked for a baseball team. It goes to show why we were 2-12. There is NO team comraderie. I really think the coach should have stood up and said, "No, this is our party and we need the team here." Well, he ended up leaving and going to that game after dinner too, while I took his wife and her older son home. I guess now I know why it happened. He wanted to be there too. Sorry, venting again.

GOOD MORNING ALL! I hope that everyone is doing well. It has been a very busy week and I am ready for the weekend. There is supposed to be bad weather here most of they day---YUCK--I am pretty sure that we will be in the hallways a lot this afternoon---based on the red box and strong severe storms--if strong or just severe wasn't enough. Getting my hair done this afternoon---I am so excited--the gray needs to be hidden and it needs to be cut.


Yes, this was very rude. WE wonder why we have inconsiderate kids in society today. They should have waited until everyone was done eating and caught the last half of the game.

We are getting your same weather here today. I couldn't walk the dogs this morning because the rain was pouring down, and lightning. It is supposed to get NASTY later on today. Keep you new "do" dry.

I thought the same thing because hockey games are notorious for not starting on time. Also, it is the score at the END of the game that matters.


Thanks for listening to me today. Y'all are the BEST!!!

 

[S.Poppins]

AF came yesterday. The PT said that was probably making my hip worse. Still hurts like heck today. But I have got to go to work - today is dreaded picture day! Not weighing in today. I ate 3 brownies, yes 3 yesterday! I am hanging my head in shame. I could not take the weigh in today. I feel like I have been run over by the wagon!

 

[Sparkie]

First of all

Now- You are important. You matter to people. It doesnt matter if you never lose a pound or even an ounce- your weight is not who you are. Although you may not feel it right now but people love you and care about you. Its ok to care about yourself.

I dont think there is anything I can say to make you feel any better about the IF issue. I have had friends who have been where you are and I saw how hard it was for them. Some did later have children and some did not. Right now- We have got to pull YOU out of the deep dark hole that you are falling in. Here is my hand- grab hold and I will hold you- we have never met but I feel the sadness in your voice. You dont have to go through this alone. Im here and I care.

Does your work offer an Employee Assistance Plan? Some employers offer counseling for free. The counselors usually cant prescribe meds. If you dont hear from your doctor, call them again.

So- here I am, take my hand and I will hold you tight until you get through this.

your friend
Sparkie- aka: Robin

 

[monymony3471]

Hey I'm here. I am fine thanks for asking.

Life is just crazy busy and I'm lucky to find time to sleep.

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[eeyore45]

Melinda Thank you for doing such an excellent job on commenting on posts - I dont want to repeat your kind words, and insights - but you, Piggetand Allie sure stepped up this mornin!!!

WOW! They could have eaten first! Thank You for teaching your child not to just go with the flow. Integrity is taught. What a good mama you are. Sorry you were put is such a weird spot.

UMA is in the house!! Absolutely, Integrity is taught. But I do have to add my own experiences... my boys started playing hockey at age 5 - and hockey has its own rules, its own "class" system, its own "politics" Unless you are very strong, powerful, and wealthy... you have to not make waves. You can slowly question the coach, know that the coach DOES SET THE TONE for the team - and having a dad be a coach is asking for trouble in our area!! So I appreciate the vent, I stand by you, and your son - be careful out there, there are a lot of pot holes along the way!! I LOVE JO's comment, about if it had been a "dinner party" and people got up and left - but see, hockey people just cant do that - you know, the real world, the hockey world... so sad!!

Hey I'm here. I am fine thanks for asking.

Life is just crazy busy and I'm lucky to find time to sleep.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Hope everything is going great - nice to see you stop in!!

First of all

Now- You are important. You matter to people. It doesnt matter if you never lose a pound or even an ounce- your weight is not who you are. Although you may not feel it right now but people love you and care about you. Its ok to care about yourself.

I dont think there is anything I can say to make you feel any better about the IF issue. I have had friends who have been where you are and I saw how hard it was for them. Some did later have children and some did not. Right now- We have got to pull YOU out of the deep dark hole that you are falling in. Here is my hand- grab hold and I will hold you- we have never met but I feel the sadness in your voice. You dont have to go through this alone. Im here and I care.

Does your work offer an Employee Assistance Plan? Some employers offer counseling for free. The counselors usually cant prescribe meds. If you dont hear from your doctor, call them again.

So- here I am, take my hand and I will hold you tight until you get through this.

your friend
Sparkie- aka: Robin

Robin that is perfect, lovely - what a wonderful place this is!!!

I'm thinking of having an affair... ok, I actually realized I am having an affair - any ideas for today???? Yep, having an affair with my bestest friend - my dh... Monday I had a nice lunch and a movie (Moonstruck) in bed with him!! The stars were all aligned... so I was teasing him last night, and now I have to come up with something for today!!!

 

[UtahMama]

Ok, I have gained back every single pound of my 15 pounds. Surprise!!!!!

Oy!!!! What a yo yo I am! Oh my gooness!! DOH!

I had ALOT of fun doing it, though. It only took me a couple undisciplined meals and grazing snacks and BAM...I unearned my ribbon. My pretty ribbon!!!!!!!

So? Now what?

So far today I've eaten about 2/3 of a cherry frosted pop tart my dd disn't want. GREAT start!

I'm re-assessing my diet. I am starting over happily on phase I of SB without skipping a beat.

It was alot of fun gaining I have to say!

 

[Wonders10]

Good morning everyone,

I didn't get a chance to post last night but if you all could spare some, I'd really appreciate a little more prayers and pixie dust. I feel like I've been asking for a lot of it lately, but this one is legit, not something frivolous like tooth or a school exam.

I never mentioned it before, but my dad has cancer. He was diagnosed sometime around October I believe. It originated in his stomach and when he was diagnosed it had already spread to his liver, colon, and parts of his lung (I think a lung). Either way, it spread. Which is never good. My parents are divorced and have been since I was a baby. I never remember them together and as far as I'm concerned that was perfectly ok with me. To be honest, my father wasn't a very good dad and didn't see him very often. He'd take me to dinner for my birthday and Christmas and that was about it. It's a long complicated story that I will probably get into at some point but suffice it to say that we aren't close and we don't have a normal father-daughter relationship. We don't fight though - it's not like that. Just not close. Now he lives about 10 hours away in north florida. I last saw him right after the holidays. He was down here for some tests and took me to lunch. The chemo is doing a number on him. He has lost a TON of weight and looks much older. He is in good spirits though as far as I can tell. Anyway, I finally got on the group mailing list so I don't have to receive health updates from other people (don't even get me started on this). He was doing well and the tumors were shrinking but this past week he was unable to get his treatment because his blood cell count was too low. Apparently this is normal and the Dr was surprised it did not happen sooner. But still every step backwards gets me worried. We don't have the best relationship but he is still my dad so if you could spare some prayers and pixie dust for him that he stays in good spirits, reacts positively to his treatment, and eventually beats it I'd really appreciate it.

And to not have a totally depressing post, as I was driving to school this morning, I saw the car in front of me had a lime green mickey antennae topper! Wonder if it was a DISer.

Hope everyone is having a great day today! Tonight is weigh in for me. I'm expecting to gain and I'm just gonna get over it. BUT I did not eat badly this week.

 

[spongemommie05]

Hey there all Good Morning
UM ;don't feel bad you are not the only one who has gained weight back .i checked my scale last night and my nice comfortable 194ish is now a uncomfortable 196 (too close to that 200 mark and i know it's because of 2 weeks off the wagon )and no excercising, well, at least ya know it is possible you have done it before and can do it again. that goes for everyone who is yo-yo fluctuating... i am gonna hit the gym every day and try to watch what i eat , my hardest problem is picking at my kids plate so i have decided to not fix my food until my kids are done that way i do not over eat, and the second hardest is eating at night ...(That one really hurts me because i am always hungry at night....... ) well once again it is day so i will be on and off all day.
I love ya all and i will support everyone .. let's try to make healthy choices and be the skinnie minnies we all can be...
I love the mickey mouse clubhouse you should see mayson he immediately jumps up and try's to spell m-i-c-k-e-y-m-o-u-s-e and dances all over the place ..anyways laundry is a calling..

 

[eeyore45]

unfortunately uma, and spongie, I've also gained... and the bad thing, is I'm not sad!! I need to be... I'm in this cloud of indecisiveness... foggy... brain freeze... There was a new poster that posted about the 6wk Body Makeover, and you have outstanding success with South Beach... not to mention Lynda and Dene's faithfulness, and their success!!! Sometimes I feel a little like Elizabeth Tayor... here she has all this success, and just wants to enjoy the finer things, champagne, cavier, flourless chocolate cake... what else do I have??

Shannon ixiedust: and lots and lots of prayers!!! May you be lifted up throughout today... and reach out when you need those prayers, and the comfort!! You are not alone - take just this minute, be in this moment... and find the love, feel the love -

I really think its important to remember not to feel bad about where you are in this journey, that if you can be brave enough to post, you are really helping out someone... you may not know who it is, but by posting you are really throwing out lifelines!!!

Thank you!!

 

[lexmelinda]

Drive by.........check back later.

 

[Sparkie]

Wonders10
Prayers sent. I hope you can find peace to let the old wounds and hurts heal. Just as we pray for physical healing for your dad may you receive healing as well. Like you said- good or bad he is still your dad. May God give you peace in your heart and may you feel His love and strength today.

 

[eeyore45]

UMA did you see Dr Bunson Honneydew and Beaker at DL their lab is out there - and may be coming to wdw!!! check it out!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owJGRvo0y_g

 

[DisneyJo]

I never mentioned it before, but my dad has cancer. He was diagnosed sometime around October I believe. It originated in his stomach and when he was diagnosed it had already spread to his liver, colon, and parts of his lung (I think a lung). Either way, it spread. Which is never good.

At least it is reacting to the chemo so hopefully it was caught in time.

Well I've been off-line all day making a huge puddle of tears and I've said more swear words today than in my whole life! I finally got Jess's school and lets just say it was not on my list of 3 choices and is the worst school in the area. She did not pass her exam! I was obviously incredibly upset about this and she will definately not be going there. I phoned the school to be told the headmistress was not available until Tuesday pm So this made me even angrier! I then found out from other parents that they were in the same position so felt a little better although Private school was still high on the agenda!(no WDW trips though or any eating ) I tell poor Jessica after school and she is in hysterics never wanting to go to school again etc. The phone then rings and it is the head wanting to see me asap as the test was in 3 parts and you had to pass all of them. Well she tells me that Jess scored really high in 2 and just missed out on her maths and she will support an appeal to our first choice school She also has booked me in to see her at 8.15am tomorrow (so what happened to only tues pm ) to start our line of attack. I feel so much better now although it will be a good 2 months before we know the appeal but at least there's light at the end of the tunnel now! Sorry for venting my anger and aren't you all glad you live in America.

 

[aldisneygrl]

I'm doing a flyby posting. They have let school out early today due to the incoming bad weather. They have already had a tornado west of here. They wanted to get the kids home before it hit, but it has caused complete and utter PANIC around here. Anyway, I am going to turn my computer off, so that the lightning doesn't ZAP it. What would I do without my DIS? I'll hopefully check in later tonight. We are going to listen to our weather radios, and stay in our inner most room, if need be. Take Care!

 

[UtahMama]

Sandy- I only saw them at Muppet Vision 3-D...THAT street thing looks so cool! I love Beaker's "voice".

Everyone- I just posted again on my DL trip report...2 days in a row!!!! AND, I dedicated the last picture to y'all!!!! It's the same goddess as the bathroom picture one of ya posted (dang, I forgot who!) Hope you'll come and read!