In search of my body...not the one I ate!

[MaMabearJo]

Warning to all of you parents of small children!!:[/B] Do not use the playtex orthodontic pacifiers! The entire nipple pulled off of the button last night while my son had it in his mouth. If I had not seen it happen or if he had been in bed for the night he would have choked to death. I called playtex and they are sending me a bag to put the pacifier in and send it back to them. I did some research and they have had 3 different orthodontic pacifiers recalled due to the same problem in 2000/2001. They had 21 reports of this same thing happening. Obviously, they still have not gotten it right. I shudder to think what could have happened. I was shaking so hard when I called that I could barely speak to customer service rep.

That is horrible, I don't have little kids anymore, but mine loved using there pacifiers when they were little, I never thought about that happening. Are you going to be able to give him another one? I know as a parent how sick of a feeling you must of had in your stomach. I am glad your son is alright and I will pass the information on.

Hi Everyone...

Sorry for my lack of posts, but it has been crazy around here thanks to the confluence of some issues at work and the volunteer work I do. I seriously need to learn how to say no... When you think about it, not being able to say no is the heart of multiple issues for me... can't say no to eating, can't say no to taking on additional work, can't say no to being there to help a friend or familly member. The result is one stressed out, tired, cranky and overweight Goof... NOT GOOD!!!! There - I feel better just for having typed that last bit..... We must be sisters I am the same way. Know wonder it is so hard to take care of ourselves. Resently I have been working on my no skills and believe me it is hard.

Things are starting to calm down a bit - at least back to my normal state of craziness... I am restarting my weight loss journey and going back to basics. I am listening to my motivation CD's that came with the first week materials at Jenny Craig and I am determined to get back into the exercise mode I was in a month agoa. I am sick of losing and gaining the same four or five pounds and it has to stop... I am a body boarder (with giraffe print shoes that I will be wearing next week so I will take pictures) hear me roar.... Good for you on starting up again, just take one day at a time.

Anyways - I have been following the discussions over the past few days even though I haven't been posting. I am praying for those of you who need prayers, celebrating with those of you who have acheived life's victories and empathizing with those of you who have not yet acheived your milestones yet.

In the meantime, how much longer until I am in Disneyworld??? I am beginning to feel that my vacation may never get here.... On the plus side, they did announce the dates for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.....

Have a good day everyone,
Goof

Ok, I need to confess, my day went really well and I even made it until 8:30 before I needed to snack, and my snacks are not good for me. I go into an eating frezny like I have not ate for weeks. WHY does my brain do this to me. This is a real problem area for me and I am not sure how to change it. It is to early to go to bed, I don't have any excersie equipment at home, and at that point I just don't feel like going 15 miles to town for the Y. When my kids were little they kept me busy, homework, bathtime, bedtime reading, (oh I miss those days) So I am just going to have to find a hobby and eating can't be one. I have to put last night behind, I am now on today and this morning has went well.

 

[goofyfan-12]

That is horrible, I don't have little kids anymore, but mine loved using there pacifiers when they were little, I never thought about that happening. Are you going to be able to give him another one? I know as a parent how sick of a feeling you must of had in your stomach. I am glad your son is alright and I will pass the information on.



Ok, I need to confess, my day went really well and I even made it until 8:30 before I needed to snack, and my snacks are not good for me. I go into an eating frezny like I have not ate for weeks. WHY does my brain do this to me. This is a real problem area for me and I am not sure how to change it. It is to early to go to bed, I don't have any excersie equipment at home, and at that point I just don't feel like going 15 miles to town for the Y. When my kids were little they kept me busy, homework, bathtime, bedtime reading, (oh I miss those days) So I am just going to have to find a hobby and eating can't be one. I have to put last night behind, I am now on today and this morning has went well.

Jodi - this is one of the reasons I took up knitting. It keeps my hands and my mind busy when I would usually be sitting and watching TV. The bonus is that if you are working both of your hands knitting, you can't eat.... It has worked out pretty well so far. I have graduated from scarves and baby's blanket to my first baby's hat and now I am onto adult socks. I am the proud owner of a single sock and have to start working on its mate. Everyone at the yarn shop where I took my sock class has told me that I better get moving, since I am going to need lots of warm wool socks when I move up to the mountains.... Even my JC consultant tells me to knit until my fingers bleed if it will keep me from unhealthy snacking...

Good luck - Goof

 

[MunkyMe13]

Hey everyone... I hope everyone is doing all right... I'm doing a bit better... Marital discourse is smoothing itself out simply because I am just too tired to worry about the stupid stuff now. I'm kind of in a whatever happens happens and I'm just going to roll with it. Things aren't bad but a situation arose last week that made me very nervous. I am trying to just trust DH and trust that there is nothing to worry about on that front. My dad got moved out of ICU to the area for heart monitoring because his heart beat was irregular a day or 2 ago. Hopefully they will move him to the cancer patient ward soon. My mom said he was really out of it this morning and saying things that made absolutely no sense. I really wish she'd seek some help or at least talk to someone. She refuses to look into hospice, I think its because its admitting that he might really be dying. She finally is realizing that this second round of chemo was not a good idea and that they shouldn't continue... In any case thanks for the support. I appreciate it... I lost 1.6 of lbs I gained this weekend... yay!

Sarah

 

[MaMabearJo]

Does anyone know what day is weigh-in. I have not been able to get ahold of Dawn.(hope all is well kiddo) I did think we were switching days just not sure .


Sarah:

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hey everyone... I hope everyone is doing all right... I'm doing a bit better... Marital discourse is smoothing itself out simply because I am just too tired to worry about the stupid stuff now. I'm kind of in a whatever happens happens and I'm just going to roll with it. Things aren't bad but a situation arose last week that made me very nervous. I am trying to just trust DH and trust that there is nothing to worry about on that front. My dad got moved out of ICU to the area for heart monitoring because his heart beat was irregular a day or 2 ago. Hopefully they will move him to the cancer patient ward soon. My mom said he was really out of it this morning and saying things that made absolutely no sense. I really wish she'd seek some help or at least talk to someone. She refuses to look into hospice, I think its because its admitting that he might really be dying. She finally is realizing that this second round of chemo was not a good idea and that they shouldn't continue... In any case thanks for the support. I appreciate it... I lost 1.6 of lbs I gained this weekend... yay!
Sarah

Sarah - My prayers are with you. This is not an easy time and there are no rules for how to handle what you are going through. We are here if you need us.

Goof

 

[chbc]

Munk-
Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Take care of you. Prayers are with your Mom and Dad. Glad to hear you are feeling better and marital woes are a little better. We care Sarah.
Hugs,
Heather

 

[HockeyKat]

Hey everyone... I hope everyone is doing all right... I'm doing a bit better... Marital discourse is smoothing itself out simply because I am just too tired to worry about the stupid stuff now. I'm kind of in a whatever happens happens and I'm just going to roll with it. Things aren't bad but a situation arose last week that made me very nervous. I am trying to just trust DH and trust that there is nothing to worry about on that front. My dad got moved out of ICU to the area for heart monitoring because his heart beat was irregular a day or 2 ago. Hopefully they will move him to the cancer patient ward soon. My mom said he was really out of it this morning and saying things that made absolutely no sense. I really wish she'd seek some help or at least talk to someone. She refuses to look into hospice, I think its because its admitting that he might really be dying. She finally is realizing that this second round of chemo was not a good idea and that they shouldn't continue... In any case thanks for the support. I appreciate it... I lost 1.6 of lbs I gained this weekend... yay!

Sarah

Goof, hang in there. I hope it gets better soon.

MamaBear, I am a total snacker. I save calories because I know I will want to munch, I like veggies and fat free dip, dry cereal, 94% ff popcorn.

I have been doing pretty well this week. I think having a total cheat night somehow gets me back on track, not sure why...

 

[Pixieshouse]

Hi everyone, I am back!!!

The reunion was a blast and I am so happy that I went. Not sure why I was in such a twist over it, but I had a great time.

I haven't weighed in over a week and have been on vacation. I hope that I maintained or even lost. I doubt that I lost though!

I am in for this months challenge.

I still need to catch up on all the posts since I was gone. I can tell you I am happy to be home and able to chat with you all.

 

[chbc]

Hi everyone, I am back!!!

The reunion was a blast and I am so happy that I went. Not sure why I was in such a twist over it, but I had a great time.

I haven't weighed in over a week and have been on vacation. I hope that I maintained or even lost. I doubt that I lost though!

I am in for this months challenge.

I still need to catch up on all the posts since I was gone. I can tell you I am happy to be home and able to chat with you all.

High School Reunion ! I know, a little over the top .
Glad you had a great time.

 

[MunkyMe13]

went to the hospital with my mom today. The doctors say its highly unlikely my dad will be coming home. He is really not good and my mom is going to sign a do not resuscitate order. He has a non specific infection and is not eating or drinking and its taking all his body's energy to fight the infection. He doesn't even stay awake for long periods of time. When he does he doesn't really know whats going on. I am so down I don't know when I will pick myself up... I hope everyone is doing much better than me.

Sarah

 

[HockeyKat]

Oh no Sarah... sending you a huge . I wish I were closer so I could hug you in person.

Pixie, glad you had a great time at your reunion!

Heather, good to see you posting!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Sarah--I am so sorry. Anything I could say would be insignificant. Just know that you and your mom are strong enough to get through this.

 

[chbc]

Sarah-
You are a daughter. A wonderful daughter. Take this time and just be a daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Take care of you.
Hugs,
Heather

 

[SeptemberGirl]

went to the hospital with my mom today. The doctors say its highly unlikely my dad will be coming home. He is really not good and my mom is going to sign a do not resuscitate order. He has a non specific infection and is not eating or drinking and its taking all his body's energy to fight the infection. He doesn't even stay awake for long periods of time. When he does he doesn't really know whats going on. I am so down I don't know when I will pick myself up... I hope everyone is doing much better than me.

Sarah

Oh, honey...big hugs coming your way.

 

[HockeyKat]

Okay, I have a positive for tonight... I just finished doing my taxes, which I was totally dreading. We both went up in salary last year, and an online calculator estimated as owing $1400+ a few months back so I have been procrastinating. SO, fast forward to a nice evening spent with turbotaxonline and taxactonline.com, and... $1825 combined refund!!

My accountant friend bailed on me this year, so I tried out both products. They had the exact same refund, but taxactonline was $14 and Turbo Tax was $85, so it was a no-brainer.

 

[MunkyMe13]

Sarah--I am so sorry. Anything I could say would be insignificant. Just know that you and your mom are strong enough to get through this.

Nothing I've found is insignificant. The thought it took for you to post to me is enough and I really thank you for it.

Sarah-
You are a daughter. A wonderful daughter. Take this time and just be a daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Take care of you.
Hugs,
Heather

Thank you Heather!

Oh, honey...big hugs coming your way.

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I'm with DWD on this....how come we have not heard about this trip before??? We need details....where are you staying? What do you have for ADRs? No holding out!

Yeah, well, this trip is SO not like an other that we've planned! As in - there hasn't been much in the way of planning! We are Sheraton Resort/timeshare owners, so we are staying off-site at the Vistiana Resort. Our DS15 is in the High School band - and they are performing in the Galaxy Theatre (Tomorrowland, as if you didn't already know that! )...so much of our trip was "unscheduled" until we got final travel details from the band director. A man. Not so hot at communicating... We've had our plane tix and hotel since September but just found out the other day when and where the kids will be working with Disney musicians and performing!

As for the meal plan...a HUGE disappointment.... The most interesting thing I learned was about milk and eggs. He said that skim milk is terrible...just equates to sugar water. He was adamant that you cannot separate protein from fat. In order for the protein to "count" and be used as protein by your body, there HAS to be fat in it. Otherwise, it just converts to sugar. Now, he did NOT say to have whole milk, but he did say that 1% was best....having just a little bit of fat with the protein gives you all of the benefits of the protein. Same goes for eggs....eating just egg whites is useless....the body just coverts it to sugar (and excess sugar gets stored as fat). Also, hard boiled eggs are useless...when you put eggs in boiling water, basically that amount of cooking destroys all of the protein.

In general, I have not been eating enough fat. Since I have not been giving my body enough fat, it has been holding on to what I do have.

That is disappointing...and odd....now, I'm no *expert*, but I've met with nutritionists before, and never, ever have I heard anything about diminished protein value. I'm not saying that he's WRONG, but I'd need more info and a clearer explanation before I'd be willing to believe that one... As for the not eating enough fat...well...been there, done that and it's true. You MUST eat a certain amount of fat for your body to function properly, and for your "way-smarter-than-you" natural instincts to recognize the fact that it's getting what it needs. Your body will protect itself and go into "starvation mode" - slowing down your metabolism so that it can survive on the meager amount of nutrition it's being given ...it's so counter productive! But once you find your proper balance (which is SO darned tricky! ) you'll find that your body is willing to let go of that "protective layer"

went to the hospital with my mom today. The doctors say its highly unlikely my dad will be coming home. He is really not good and my mom is going to sign a do not resuscitate order. He has a non specific infection and is not eating or drinking and its taking all his body's energy to fight the infection. He doesn't even stay awake for long periods of time. When he does he doesn't really know whats going on. I am so down I don't know when I will pick myself up... I hope everyone is doing much better than me.

Sarah

Sarah-my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Enjoy whatever time you have left with your dad...

 

[Dizneydawn]

I was busy all day yesterday..not feeling well and Tupperware....

Gathering figures today..I realized..

I need from last Friday....weight for
born2bird
Goof
3 Dis Kids
Sept Girl
Lorli
Pixies House
and maybe others....can you guys PM me your weight for last week if you could please.....

THANK YOU!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Warning to all of you parents of small children!!:[/B] Do not use the playtex orthodontic pacifiers! The entire nipple pulled off of the button last night while my son had it in his mouth. If I had not seen it happen or if he had been in bed for the night he would have choked to death. I called playtex and they are sending me a bag to put the pacifier in and send it back to them. I did some research and they have had 3 different orthodontic pacifiers recalled due to the same problem in 2000/2001. They had 21 reports of this same thing happening. Obviously, they still have not gotten it right. I shudder to think what could have happened. I was shaking so hard when I called that I could barely speak to customer service rep.

Honey..I am sooo sad for you...I bet that was scary..the "What If's of my kids close calls...still hunt me.."

Hi Everyone...

Sorry for my lack of posts, but it has been crazy around here thanks to the confluence of some issues at work and the volunteer work I do. I seriously need to learn how to say no... When you think about it, not being able to say no is the heart of multiple issues for me... can't say no to eating, can't say no to taking on additional work, can't say no to being there to help a friend or familly member. The result is one stressed out, tired, cranky and overweight Goof... NOT GOOD!!!! There - I feel better just for having typed that last bit.....
Post away..I was worried we offended you (we being me..sometimes I get a big mouth...funny to me..not to others...) I am the same weight as in January...can you say stuck...???

In the meantime, how much longer until I am in Disneyworld??? I am beginning to feel that my vacation may never get here.... On the plus side, they did announce the dates for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.....
Ohh...I di not know this..look how good you are..did you know when you might go...me and you with Goofy statue in the snow!!
Have a good day everyone,
Goof

Ok, I need to confess, my day went really well and I even made it until 8:30 before I needed to snack, and my snacks are not good for me. I go into an eating frezny like I have not ate for weeks. WHY does my brain do this to me. This is a real problem area for me and I am not sure how to change it. It is to early to go to bed, I don't have any excersie equipment at home, and at that point I just don't feel like going 15 miles to town for the Y. When my kids were little they kept me busy, homework, bathtime, bedtime reading, (oh I miss those days) So I am just going to have to find a hobby and eating can't be one. I have to put last night behind, I am now on today and this morning has went well.

Jodi...I told you to not post my life as yours anymore.... I am really a sister to you...

Jodi - this is one of the reasons I took up knitting. It keeps my hands and my mind busy when I would usually be sitting and watching TV. The bonus is that if you are working both of your hands knitting, you can't eat.... It has worked out pretty well so far. I have graduated from scarves and baby's blanket to my first baby's hat and now I am onto adult socks. I am the proud owner of a single sock and have to start working on its mate. Everyone at the yarn shop where I took my sock class has told me that I better get moving, since I am going to need lots of warm wool socks when I move up to the mountains.... Even my JC consultant tells me to knit until my fingers bleed if it will keep me from unhealthy snacking...

Good luck - Goof

Soo if..I stink at anything Martha Stewartish..I can at just pull my nails out with a pliars...chew tobacco and I can be golden...hmmm...

Seriously...I am so amazed by all of your talents..I am baad at crafty stuff..

Hey everyone... I hope everyone is doing all right... I'm doing a bit better... Marital discourse is smoothing itself out simply because I am just too tired to worry about the stupid stuff now. I'm kind of in a whatever happens happens and I'm just going to roll with it. Things aren't bad but a situation arose last week that made me very nervous. I am trying to just trust DH and trust that there is nothing to worry about on that front. My dad got moved out of ICU to the area for heart monitoring because his heart beat was irregular a day or 2 ago. Hopefully they will move him to the cancer patient ward soon. My mom said he was really out of it this morning and saying things that made absolutely no sense. I really wish she'd seek some help or at least talk to someone. She refuses to look into hospice, I think its because its admitting that he might really be dying. She finally is realizing that this second round of chemo was not a good idea and that they shouldn't continue... In any case thanks for the support. I appreciate it... I lost 1.6 of lbs I gained this weekend... yay!

Sarah

Baby..I am so sorry your heart is hurting..I will have my friends and family pray for strength for you and your family...and give your Dad the peace he deserves...let the stuff with DH go for now...emotions are high right now...act with a clear head a little later...even if you need not to react...

Hi everyone, I am back!!!

The reunion was a blast and I am so happy that I went. Not sure why I was in such a twist over it, but I had a great time.

I haven't weighed in over a week and have been on vacation. I hope that I maintained or even lost. I doubt that I lost though!

I am in for this months challenge.

I still need to catch up on all the posts since I was gone. I can tell you I am happy to be home and able to chat with you all.

I am glad it went well..who was bald..who looked horrible..who was hot and in HS was not????

went to the hospital with my mom today. The doctors say its highly unlikely my dad will be coming home. He is really not good and my mom is going to sign a do not resuscitate order. He has a non specific infection and is not eating or drinking and its taking all his body's energy to fight the infection. He doesn't even stay awake for long periods of time. When he does he doesn't really know whats going on. I am so down I don't know when I will pick myself up... I hope everyone is doing much better than me.

Sarah

Sending my heart to hold yours honey

Okay, I have a positive for tonight... I just finished doing my taxes, which I was totally dreading. We both went up in salary last year, and an online calculator estimated as owing $1400+ a few months back so I have been procrastinating. SO, fast forward to a nice evening spent with turbotaxonline and taxactonline.com, and... $1825 combined refund!!

My accountant friend bailed on me this year, so I tried out both products. They had the exact same refund, but taxactonline was $14 and Turbo Tax was $85, so it was a no-brainer.

That is my goal this Thirsday/Friday..not looking forward to it at all...

We should get money back...just overwhelming organizing it all....good news Chad is doing the last 2 years of his biz taxes....so I am impressed with his baby steps...

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Quick drive by...

It's official. I have lost 50lbs.

I wanted to share that with you guys right away. Thanks for everything!