Hi D~!
I finally have time to catch up on the DIS! The last few months have been an absolute disaster around here and I just haven't had much time or the inclination to DIS. Hopefully nothing else happens for the next little bit.
LOREE!!!!!!!!!!! HOw are you, my friend? It's great to see you! I was just thinking of you the other day, when I was gazing at my crappy kitchen and dreaming of the day we can remodel.
Your last few bags have been fabulous as always! They are all great, but I absolutely love the interior fabric of the Belle bag.
Awww... Thanks!
I wanted to you so much while reading about your dad. I am glad that everything has worked out for him, and you too. Your love for him shines through. I loved seeing the pictures of him, he has such an absolutely wonderful smile!
Thanks Loree... I am very relieved that everything worked out, as well. I love sharing pictures here of him, since so many of you have been so involved in his life lately... It's the least I can do.
Definitely get the Dr. to talk to A. As a former food service person, I have a lot of friends who are dietitians and I can just imagine the lectures they would be giving her about nutrition. Maybe the Dr. can point you in the direction of a dietitian that A can talk to as well. You are correct in that she can do damage to herself and I would hate to see that happen at such an early age.
I know... I have tried countless times to approach it different ways, and she just does not get it at all. I still feel like she thinks of this as a "diet plan" - but it's not, not at all. I know she worries about the animals too, the thing is - other than deli meat - all of our meat is purchased from local farmers - so it's not as if we are buying from unknown sources... Literally - I should - I could bring her to the farm and let her see for herself. But I am not even sure that would help? I feel like I am grasping at straws.
You are making amazing progress in your program as well! DH and I agreed at the beginning of the year that we needed to do something as well. While we are active on the weekends during the summer, we are not very active during the week or from October to April. We've know that we need to do something for awhile, but just never had the motivation to start. It doesn't help that we work at home either and rarely get out of the house apart from taking the dog for a walk. We purchased Fitbits to help us track everything - activity, food, sleep, etc. Amazing how much that little band has helped. I have been taking Buffy for longer walks everyday, even in the crazy cold weather we have had! Now I am working on changing our eating habits as well. The biggest surprise for me is that I was not eating enough calories in a day. That meant that my body was going into storage mode and constantly storing any excess calories. I've already noticed a change in that I am not constantly tired, have more energy and am not craving the junk foods that were my downfall before. It hasn't been easy to stick to this with everything else going on, but I'm determined to keep at it. Coming on here and reading about your success has inspired me to do more. Keep up the great work. You look amazing!
This is wonderful! I discovered the same thing, early on in my journey - that I wasn't eating enough and essentially starving myself... It was through that research that I found Eat More 2 Weigh Less and eventually the Primal lifestyle. It's very important that everyone eats enough to sustain life while they are trying to lose... Which turns this whole thing into NOT the Biggest Loser game, and doing it slow and steady... It's very hard to watch others lose so quickly, and still maintain your own slow and steady pace, especially in this world of instant gratification. But SLOW is really best for your health! Just keep on keepin' on - I am so PROUD of you Loree!
I know I have probably missed commenting on a bunch of stuff. Hopefully I will be able to keep up better now. Hope you have a fabulous day! Keep warm!
No worries - you know I am easy going... Stop by when you can. I just like to know my friends are alive and well - I could care less if you can comment or not.
I know, start small and work up. I suppose I just need to knuckle down, buckle down and do it, do it, do it (as the Roger Miller song says)
Yes... You can do it Ruth!
Cale is willing to help, as he usually does the grocery shopping, but I have to provide a list. He's also encouraging me to get a treadmill or something for the house to build up enough stamina to actually walk on our 45 degree hills around here. My asthma can be problematic, but after our walk in the snow last month, I'm less worried about that. I just have to remember to take it easy and not push too much. Yet.
I feel for you about the hills... Our town is all hills, and it's the only place I can walk - unless I drive somewhere to walk. But I am so anxious to get out there and breathe some fresh air - spring cannot come soon enough!
I suspect this spring will be a major purge, not only for me but the house as well. Both Cale and I are getting very frustrated with the amount of clutter we've accumulated, so we're going to be going through some things and get a big donation ready for our local charities.
I intend to do this here soon too... I need to purge our food cupboards - seriously... They are very full, and full of food that we just won't eat anymore. I also need to go through and purge my closet... If you all could see my closet - you would
- it is a full wardrobe of every size from 12 to 20! This time - I really NEED to get rid of those bigger sizes... I am always so afraid to, but I cannot keep doing this up/down size with my body - it needs to stop!
Good health everyone (we're getting over sinus infections and colds at our house) and here's to not being flooded out when the thaw comes.
Feel better!
D, I think it's a wise decision to get Alli to the doctor and get blood work and see if she will listen to the doctor. I would hate to see her have issues later on because of her choices now.
Have a great day.
Yes, I agree - I think it's the final step... Even if I have to go out and purchase organic/grass fed meat, and even if she ONLY eats meat 2-3 days/week - I would be happy with that. I know it's not nearly enough, because I have to eat meat at every single meal just to hit my protein goals per day - and I don't even come close, to be honest... And I am not a growing girl either. Sigh. HOpefully she will listen to her Dr.
I know you had mentioned that when Alli originally decided to change her eating habits, the deal was that she had to research and prep her own food. Perhaps you could help her find vegetarian recipes with some more protein (I am completely ignorant when it comes to vegetarian food, so forgive me if it's not helpful advice). Maybe if she could find some go-to recipes with some more protein (other than PB&J) it would at least be a step in the right direction until the doctor/nutrionist can hopefully point her in an even better direction.
Yes, that WAS the deal... but she has NEVER done it...
Not once has she gone through a cook book or planned any of her meals. She either leaves it up to me to make sure I find something to fill her belly (not necessarily nutritious for her lack of nutrition), and I am so frustrated. Originally, our deal with her was... She was to cook a meal or two for herself on the weekends, which she could portion out for the week... BFF has tried to help her with this, and always sends leftovers home for her to try, but most of the time, she won't eat them because she doesn't like them. It's just soooo frustrating!
At 2 and 8, my girls are already stubborn and my 8 year old is very opinionated - I imagine I'll be facing similar battles in a few years. Good luck!
Well, I keep telling myself, I would much rather have her show her "teen rebellion" through her vegetarianism than drugs/drinking/cutting/sexuality... but I am still at my witts end. I really thought this would last a few weeks to a month - but here we are 5 months into it, and no sign of an end...
I hope you get Alli to eat meat again. I can't belive she is given the option to not eat meat.
I hope you get your coupon binder sorted so it's easier to find the coupons you want. Sounds like you got what you needed at your shopping trip
I am not sure she was "given the option to not eat meat" - it's something we've been fighting over for 5 months now, and not something that DH and I agree with at all... I hope we can get her to eat some sort of protein soon, because she is truly becoming unhealthy. And it makes me sick - especially as someone who is really doing my best to BE healthy... it's just sickening to me.
Miss B has just about decided to become vegetarian. At least she has her big sister to talk to about it. Amanda was a veggie for several years before she got pregnant. When she had her gall bladder out she went to a dietician who helped discover she had some sort of a metabolic deficiency that made it hard for her to digest what little protein she could get from her diet. Since she was concerned about the future baby she slowly went back on a meat diet...but still only eats organic meat.
Before she went veggie she did a lot of research and talked with her dietician about different things she could add to her diet. She still had dairy and eggs, so it wasn't as hard on her system as being complete vegan. She said it was a lot of work to keep her diet healthy.
Now with Miss Mia's tummy issues they are still very careful about only organic and no GMOs... so they make all her baby food.
I think a lot of teens go through a stage of being veggie. It usually happens when they really start to think about where their food comes from...at least those who did not grow up on a farm.
Nini
So, please tell me what your game plan is for Miss B, when the time comes? How are you going to get protein into her? NOt just protein, but all the other vitamins and minerals she will be missing. I'd love to know how you plan to go about this.
I just read through this whole thing (morning sickness is NOT my friend even though I love the outcome afterwards) and Im glad to see everything is working out for your Dad.. I lost my Mom at a young age as well (16 as well) and my father lives across the country from me. I worry about how well he is caring for himself without someone there to watch out for him.
It is a valid concern... Is there anyone around him that can check on him? I am still working on forgiving myself for "abandoning" my dad, even though he does not blame me at all... It's not easy when our parents grow older and we have to care for them.
As for your daughter would you like some protein ideas that she can eat as a vegetarian? When I was in the military I ate very little to no meat and I ran a lot so I got good at looking for other sources of protein. I didn't start eating meat again until I was pregnant with my oldest and couldn't keep my iron level up without it. Then I just continued since my husband has to have meat to be happy and I was tired of cooking multiple meals, not a good precedence to start when having children. Now I couldn't imagine not eating meat since I feel gross without doing so, I just can't keep my iron to a level that I can function (exhaustion, nausea and dizziness aren't good when caring for kids)
Welcome!
I would LOVE some ideas! I will take any and all help I can get!
My computer seems to want to post things twice tonight..
Hahaha... Happens to the best of us!
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So, some of the things I am trying to get protein into Alli... First off, yesterday, I made her a protein smoothie... Fruit, organic whey protein powder... It has 21 grams of protein per serving... I'd like to see her get 100+ grams of protein per day... If I was to guess, right now, she is not getting even 25% of that. I can see it in her activity level, and her skin color... She is damaging her body, and grrrr...
Also... Cottage cheese... It's high in protein. She doesn't like it all that much, so I am not sure I can get her to eat it very often, but I am trying. Also, Greek Yogert... High in protein... She does like that, and she will eat it. But even with her smoothie and 2 yogerts/day - that still barely brings her up to 50%... I can only cook so many meals a day, and I really do the best I can. Tonight is lasagna, so I will be making 3 different versions... Regular, vegetarian & wheatless...
This is truly insanity at it's best!
I do make her home made "protein bars" - we actually share them... They don't have a ton of protein (7 grams per bar), but it's better than nothing and no weird stuff...
So, any and all ideas are welcome...
My line of thinking is, once we hear it from the Dr, Josh and I will just put our foot down and say "too bad" you're eating meat whether you like it or not.
This has truly gone on long enough.
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I was able to get my custom order quilted yesterday... I will work on the applique today. This customer is currently in WDW, so I cannot post pictures until she returns home and sees it herself... Sorry to make you all wait.
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Disney related stuff: I am getting excited to share my ADRs with all of you! I wish I could share them now, but I must wait until the end of the month, so I don't give up our dates. Soon enough everyone - thank you for being so patient!
But know, once March rolls around, I will be able to start posting our Mini-planner pages too!
I hope all of you have a wonderful day! I hope all of my sick Dis friends start to feel better...
Our prayers go out to all who need them.
D~
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they would be giving her about nutrition. Maybe the Dr. can point you in the direction of a dietitian that A can talk to as well. You are correct in that she can do damage to herself 
DH and I agreed at the beginning of the year that we needed to do something as well. While we are active on the weekends during the summer, we are not very active during the week or from October to April. We've know that we need to do something for awhile, but just never had the motivation to start. It doesn't help that we work at home either and rarely get out of the house apart from taking the dog for a walk. We purchased Fitbits to help us track everything - activity, food, sleep, etc. Amazing how much that little band has helped. I have been taking Buffy for longer walks everyday, even in the crazy cold weather we have had! Now I am working on changing our eating habits as well. The biggest surprise for me is that I was not eating enough calories in a day. That meant that my body was going into storage mode and constantly storing any excess calories. I've already noticed a change in that I am not constantly tired, have more energy and am not craving the junk foods that were my downfall before. It hasn't been easy to stick to this with everything else going on, but I'm determined to keep at it. Coming on here and reading about your success has inspired me to do more. Keep up the great work. You look amazing! 
