DISappearing Peeps...Vol. 3! All are Welcome!

[MA pigletfan]

UGH! Well, I just lost a long post about how I haven't been around for a while because of prepping for our California trip and then actually going on the trip, which was WONDERFUL. I did request some support getting the weight back off though. I don't really struggle with returning to my pre-trip habits too much, but I do get frustrated by the amount of damage done in such a short time and the time it takes to reverse said damage. I also said that I would try to post some pics ASAP, but realistically that will probably be some time next week because we still need to get the house decorated and get some shopping done. That's the short version! Hope you all are having a great week!

Hey there stranger!!! Can't wait to see pictures of your trip!!! I am totally right there with you n needing help getting weight off..i am BAD right now!! January will be a complete wake up call for me..and i will ABSOLUTELY need Peep Support

Just back from WDW. Trip was FANTASTIC.

If any of you want to see pics I can send you the link to the other thread...

yes please

So ....just call me "miss graceful"..i totally fell down my stairs this morning and OUCH i am in pain. Not only am i back on meds for the UTI stuff but now my tailbone is screaming at me...i'm telling you when it rains it pours..sigh..

 

[UtahMama]

Wendy, I can't imagine anyone making a better nurse than you. And I hope you enjoy your classes. I still miss college after so many years.

I'm busy with work, taking care of my cone dog (as opposed to a corn dog) and trying to finish up t-shirts, fish extender gifts etc for our Jan trip. And I'll be weighing in tomorrow with my gain.

Thank You! I think it's a good decision and I feel "good" about it

Great, now I want a corn dog...yummmmmm!~

 

[Kathi OD]

I have decided I am NOT getting on the scale tomorrow morning, so just put me on the naughty list already and be done with it!

 

[LMO429]

Utah Mama love the Elf!!!

 

[dwheatl]

Welcome back travelers, and to those worried about family.

So ....just call me "miss graceful"..i totally fell down my stairs this morning and OUCH i am in pain. Not only am i back on meds for the UTI stuff but now my tailbone is screaming at me...i'm telling you when it rains it pours..sigh..

So sorry. I took a little trip myself. Last night, I went to see my friend's DD in a play, and I couldn't find the theater at the high school. I turned a corner, and there were no lights and 1 step.
Down I went. My knee hurt so bad during the play, I started shaking. It looks much worse today but it feels better.

I'll be weighing in tomorrow, but I don't expect to like it. Yesterday and today were party days, and I was semi-peepish yesterday, BA-A-A-AD today. I'm suffering for it now.

 

[the Fidge]

Good Morning fellow Peepers down .50 aka 1/2 lbnot much but I did not give it my best. Will push myself more this coming week! Happy Firday all!

 

[Sparkie]

samer


Please remember my mom in your prayers. She is now on the ventilator (breathing machine). They think she has pneumonia, a ? heart attack- according to her labs she is too sick to do an angiogram, ? pulmonary embolism - a blood clot to her lungs, they couldnt do the CT scan of her lungs because her kidneys arent working right, and all of this is complicated by her COPD.

I am the oldest sibling but I might as well be an only child.... my brother has yet to come and see her .... it doesnt suprise me though. My brother is a dope head and i dont mean the goofy kind.

Thanks for the shoulder to lean on.

 

[the Fidge]

You have my prayers. I never realized how powerless I am over thing until my Dad got sick. I had to trust all the hospital staff and pray for t hose caring for him. I did realize and see that God is the one in control and the best I could do was to supportive, encouraging and value every second God gave me with him. My siblings that were not present were not given the grace and blessing to be at his side.

If Dopey were there have you considered the drama he could create and that would drain your Mom. SHe needs all her energy and positive energy and prayer that only you can give her. SHe would probably be worrying about him instead of herself. It may be a blessing in disguise.

You and are Mom are in prayers. God Bless you and your family.

 

[lovealldisney]

Please remember my mom in your prayers. She is now on the ventilator (breathing machine). They think she has pneumonia, a ? heart attack- according to her labs she is too sick to do an angiogram, ? pulmonary embolism - a blood clot to her lungs, they couldnt do the CT scan of her lungs because her kidneys arent working right, and all of this is complicated by her COPD.

Sparkie,
This sounds all to familar with what happened to my mom. I will pray for her and for you that she makes a quick recovery. But like the Fidge said it is God who is in control. Be glad that you have had the blessing of having a mother so long. Mine died when I was 22 and 9 months before my wedding. It has been almost 19 years since she passed and I still miss her everyday. Many blessings to you and your family.

 

[::Snow_White::]

Sparkie, I will be thinking of your mom.

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Have a great Friday everyone!
I only have one week of school left until break!

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

I'm -1.5 lbs this week.

It's an associates program with a 6 mo. "bridge" program to a bachelor's. After that, there's even a Master's in Nurse Administration that has my interest. Maybe! I'm scared to death!

I'm currently in an associates program as well & when I graduate in May I will have 3 1/2 years involved in getting my degree. Afterwards, I will bridge into a BSN program at a local university that offers a 1 year online program. Good luck with classes & enjoy! We will be cheering you on.

samer


Please remember my mom in your prayers. She is now on the ventilator (breathing machine). They think she has pneumonia, a ? heart attack- according to her labs she is too sick to do an angiogram, ? pulmonary embolism - a blood clot to her lungs, they couldnt do the CT scan of her lungs because her kidneys arent working right, and all of this is complicated by her COPD.

I am the oldest sibling but I might as well be an only child.... my brother has yet to come and see her .... it doesnt suprise me though. My brother is a dope head and i dont mean the goofy kind.

Thanks for the shoulder to lean on.

 

[UGABelle]

Morning, Peeps!

I am -1.6 today, which means I lost all the weight I gained last week from AF.

Can't complain really - just hoping to maintain through the holiday season and then pick up in January.

We have a Christmas party tonight and then tomorrow will be dedicated to shopping...I have bought nothing so far

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[UtahMama]

Let me type this before I lose my nerve:

UP 4 POUNDS exactly!

No excuse except I feel puffy like I'm retaining water and did NOT go to the gym even once because I've been sick all week. I'm MORTIFIED! This puts me back ONE MONTH.

Bad carbs are the devil! Yesterday I had a dee-licious piece of cheese bread WITH butter (as if the greazy cheddar cheese wasn't enough fat)...Gee, I can't figure out why I gained

I will be dragging my feverish self to do something, anything, at the gym this week. And no cheese bread.

 

[pixie dust 112]

samer


Please remember my mom in your prayers. She is now on the ventilator (breathing machine). They think she has pneumonia, a ? heart attack- according to her labs she is too sick to do an angiogram, ? pulmonary embolism - a blood clot to her lungs, they couldnt do the CT scan of her lungs because her kidneys arent working right, and all of this is complicated by her COPD.

I am the oldest sibling but I might as well be an only child.... my brother has yet to come and see her .... it doesnt suprise me though. My brother is a dope head and i dont mean the goofy kind.

Thanks for the shoulder to lean on.

SParkie~

I will keep you and your mom in my prayers! I guess your Brother could use some too! Does your mom understand what is going on or is she kind of out of it with all the sickness and medications?

 

[pixie dust 112]

I was well behaved this week but I am still up 1.5!!!

Wendy~ I am so excited that you are going into nursing! If I ever needed a nurse, you are the person I would want caring for me. I picture you lightening the mood, being extra caring, but holding the patient to what they need to do...not taking any BS, if ya know what I mean! You will be a gem to the profession! I have to say that I have so much respect for all you nurses out there. I was a candy striper (yes striper not stripper!) when I was a teenager, I did one round of being on a ward and then I volunteered to be the Saturday morning switchboard operator. I definite do not have what it takes to be a nurse! Oh I did a couple of rounds on a pediatric ward. The nurses would have me play cards with the cute teenage boys to keep them entertained, or watch Partridge Family reruns with the little kids! That part was fun!

I hope our 2 graceful peeps are recovering from your falls! Ouch!

Everyone else~ HI! Happy Friday!

 

[UtahMama]

Thanks! Can I use you Peeps for a reference? Just don't say anything like, "imaginary friends" or "as a fellow Peep..." LOL!

 

[LMO429]

I am down -1 this week. It's progress but I am losing weight I gained so don't be 2 impressed.

 

[DisneyLaura]

My DD(17) got her first college acceptance letter yesterday! I am giddy because it is accepance into my alma mater! It's her first college letter so it was a pretty exciting night at our house. They also let her know that she is eligible for several scholarships! ( She is much smarter than her Mom! ) I doubt this is her first choice of school, but it's a nice feeling of relief that she is in the door! (and I think we can actually afford this school as it is part of the SUNY system)
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Apologies in advance to Danielle...you'll have to read this on all of our mutual threads

Congrats to your DD

UGH. Y'all know I'm starting school next month, right? (with the ultimate goal of getting becoming an RN ) Ok. So now I'm at the financial aid section of my journey and part of my official documents needed are a Social Security card (check!), 2007 tax stuff (check!),Birth Certificate (check!),High School diploma (Check!) and my stellar high school transcripts (nope!)...Which I misplaced sometime between 1985 and now. I called this ancient sounding lady at the California high school I attended, and she said that 1985 was PRE-computers so she'll have to dig through the old files. I pictured her in some dank, rat infested basement rummaging through dusty cardboard boxes or years and years worth of microfiche post WWII.

I called her back and she's sending that right out to me! WOOOT! (Thanks Millie!)

So! Can we just fast forward through the next 4 years? That would be lovely.

Yeah Millie. Good for you for going back. I thought of that too but I don't think I will

DD saw the new OB doctor today. He's an old guy- white hair and everything- but DD loved him. I found out the other day from one of the nurses that I work with that this doc thinks it is his calling to take care of these young teen moms- he feels that is what God has led him to do- so I am very glad that we changed docs. The business office is working with me- my deductible will start over in jan so to help me out they allowed me to pay $100 today and she said just $25 next visit and by the next we will be into jan and can pay the rest and that will cover my deductible for 2009 and then the hospital portion should be covered at 100%-

New Doctor agreed to do the csection like DD requested and asked me what previous doc said when she asked her... I told him she said to "find another doctor"- New Doctor said- did she really say that- that was rude. I said yes, sir, she said to find another doctor so I did.

Can I ask why your DD wants a c-section? I'm glad her new doctor is nice. She needs that.

Semester officially over and only one more to go.

YEAH

I have to tell you guys I had a whirlwind of a day yesterday... probably helped peep wise cause I was too busy to eat...

DD (12)- saw oral surgeon yesterday am and had 5 teeth pulled- baby teeth but the permanant teeth had no place to go and were growing out the side of her gums on the top- she was a little sad to see her baby teeth go because she has been playing at school like she is related to the Cullen's from Twlight- - the little stinker snitched my book and read the entire thing in 3 days- and now wants the rest of the series for christmas


DD (17) Dr appointment with new OB Doctor- went great.

THEN.... after we got home from the doctor my dad called and asked me to go get my mom's bloodpressure medication and her water pill.... she had been sick at home with a cold and refusing to go to the doctor


When I walked into her house I was scared to death..... my mom was white as a sheet, bent over the bed, half dressed and gasping for breath....Dad was getting her dressed to take her to the doc in a box. I helped him finish dressing her and told him that she was in severe respiratory distress and to take her to the Emergency Room.

All the while mom is protesting about how she is not going... SO.... I had to tough love her and told her she was going or the next place she would be going is the MORGE!!!


She went. She was admitted to ICU last night.


My mom has smoked since she was 15 years old. She has tried to quit several times that I can remember. It only last for a short while. This last time she has done better and has been faithful with her nicotine patches but she is still dependent on the patches. She only tried those again after she watched a friend of hers die from lung cancer.

So this is my message:

If there are any Peeps out there that smoke or if you have a friend or love one that smokes,

PLEASE.... help them stop. I felt so helpless watching my mom fight for every breath knowing that there was nothing I could do for her and seeing a glimpse of her future is breaking my heart.

for your mom and you

Just back from WDW. Trip was FANTASTIC.

If any of you want to see pics I can send you the link to the other thread...

I wanna see them

So ....just call me "miss graceful"..i totally fell down my stairs this morning and OUCH i am in pain. Not only am i back on meds for the UTI stuff but now my tailbone is screaming at me...i'm telling you when it rains it pours..sigh..

My DH calls me tinkletoes because I always fall on ice in the winter. Hope your tailbone feels better soon

Good Morning fellow Peepers down .50 aka 1/2 lbnot much but I did not give it my best. Will push myself more this coming week! Happy Firday all!

Hey it's something, be a proud peep

Thanks! Can I use you Peeps for a reference? Just don't say anything like, "imaginary friends" or "as a fellow Peep..." LOL!

You can use me as a reference totally. I don't think of any of you as my imaginary friends

Ok I'm +2.4 lb. Not that I'm going to use this as an excuse but I was sick for two weeks and really didn't eat a lot so I lost last week. Well this Monday AF came for a visit and while she's leaving in a couple of days I too am bloated because water was not in my vocabulary last week at all. Plus my mom has been sick as well. She has pancreatitis (we found out a couple of weeks ago) and I'm really worried about her. I went online to search about pancreatitis and some of it is scary to read. I talked to one of her friends this morning and she said that my mom told her this morning that she's going to another doctor. I don't if that's for a second opinion or what. Please keep my mom in your thoughts as well.

Laura

 

[Pakey]

No surprise here but i'm +1.5 for the past 2 weeks after my Las Vegas Thanksgiving carnage. Maybe I should take up gambling and drinking when I'm there instead of going for those fantastic meals.

Sparkie, peep pixie dust to you and your mom.

 

[dwheatl]

Fly-by as I'm in the midst of hot glue hell (just waiting for my second gun to heat up). I'm down .4. It's a miracle.

Sparkie, I just saw your post. Your mom is in my prayers.