Toystoryduo’s Journal: Baby Steps are the Key... Celebrate Each Victory!

[AmyBeth68]

Hi Tracy!

I sure hope you get some answers about your mom soon! That must be so frustrating and upsetting!!! I'll keep her (and you of course) in my thoughts as you deal with her illness.

How are those Ebay auctions coming along??? Ugh...hate when my stuff doesn't sell like I hoped!! But good for you for being organized and getting it all up there on Ebay. I need some of your organizational skills because I've got FOUR bins of stuff here to sell!

Hope your super busy weekend was enjoyable . Great job on the exercising sweetie! Keep it up...you are doing excellent...especially considering all the other responsibilities you have right now!!! SUPER JOB!!!!!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy,
Hope your mum is doing well & that you get some positive info from the doc!
Hope DH's check turns up on time this time
Have a great week
Tracey

 

[Blueeyes101817]

tracy-i know you have alot going on lately-you are such a strong woman..come here (or there ) to vent anytime--if you ever need to , PM me..
hang in there, you guys are in my prayers

 

[CJK]

It must be difficult not knowing exactly what's happening with your mom. I hope you get some answers quickly. Hang in there! Sounds like you're busy but keeping it together. Good job! Hopefully you figure out your WDW plans soon. Have a great week!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi WISH friends,

This has been a tough couple of days for many reasons.... One reason is that I found out on Saturday that a good friend passed away back in late September. It was very sudden and very unexpected. I was completely shocked and saddened by such tragic news ..... I'll miss you dear Beth!

Also, the doctor suddenly decided that my mom was ready to come home without any warning. I spent some time with her this evening and I have to say...I don't see much progress in her. I know that this a changing situation and day to day thing... I am praying that the doctor didn't send her home too soon. At least she took her meds tonight before I left.

I have added more minutes to my exercise total... I added 85 minutes of walking and ab work this morning and a 30 minute bike ride this afternoon. Here's where the frustration sets in.... I have been sick for the past week and for the past couple of weeks, I have been exercising like crazy...Well, I hopped onto the scale tonight and it read 208.8 pounds! You have got to be kidding me! I haven't been eating all that much so why have I not lost any weight? I knew I didn't want to get on the scale, but so many people were telling me that I looked like I had lost a lot of weight, I wanted to confirm it. HA! The joke is on me!

In other news....... We got our first check from New York today! We also started planning my DD5's birthday party and we got some errands done that needed to be done. Tomorrow is a new day, but only God knows what it will bring.

I just want to take a moment and thank each and every one of you for all of the love and support and encouragement that you send my way. I appreciate you all so much! WISH buddies are the best!

Have a great evening!

 

[CJK]

So sorry to hear about your friend. I'm praying for your mom. I hope the doctor made the right decision.

Re: your weight, have you measured yourself? Is it possible that you're losing inches but gaining muscle (which throws your scale out of wack??)? Give it a shot. People are noticing a change - be proud of that!

Glad to hear you got that cheque!! Have a great week!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, hang in there! If you feel that your mom being home is not right, you and your dad need to unite and talk to the doctor. Wait a couple of days and see what happens, she may surprise you. I hope so and am really keeping you all in my prayers. . You are doing so incredible with your exercise. I agree with CJK, measure yourself, you will see the loss with the inches I am sure. I am the same way right now, the added exercise would seem to take off the weight but apparently it does not work that way! If people are noticing than I think it is safe to say your body is shrinking one way or the other! Keep up the hard work and don't get discouraged. I will also take my own advice and we will keep this up together and be thinner for it! I am also so sorry about your friend, what a shock to you. She must have been very young. Again, hang in there, life is so hard sometimes to understand but we have to just keep moving forward. I know you are going through so much now and doing so much for so many. You are a great inspiration to me and many others on the WISH. May tomorrow be a better day for you and yours!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

I'm not feeling all that positive about my mom being home right now. When we went to visit her last night, it didn't seem like any of her behaviors had changed at all. Granted, I knew she was excited about being home and about seeing her grandkids, but it still has me concerned. She almost wouldn't take her meds last night and next to the outpatient therapy, the doctor said that was the most important thing for her now...... I would appreciate your prayers for her, my dad, and me as we try and handle this the best we can.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Work with DH for a couple of hours

* Work (5-9:30 )

* Finish laundry (will fold tomorrow!........ maybe )

CJK.... Thanks for your prayers and support. I was very upset with my scale yesterday. I think I may check measurements tomorrow and compare them to the measurements I took last month. My DH was very shocked when I told him I hadn't lost any weight.

Amy....Thanks WISH sis! It seems like a lot of things we are going through in our lives are running parallel to each other.... DH's work situations, financial issues, mom issues, scale issues .......Thank you so much for being there for me and for your words of support and encouragement.

I hope today turns out to be a much better day than I think it will be. I hate to be a Negative Nelly because being a Positive Polly is much more pleasant.

Have a good Tuesday!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Tracy,

I am so sorry for the loss of your friend

I am also sorry that the darn scale is not doing what it is suppose to do. You are doing a great job working out....it will pay off....I know it will.

Continue to think good thoughts for you and your family.....Keep your head up.....

Have a good day

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy....Thanks WISH sis! It seems like a lot of things we are going through in our lives are running parallel to each other.... DH's work situations, financial issues, mom issues, scale issues .......Thank you so much for being there for me and for your words of support and encouragement.

I often think that same thing! Your words, support, encouragement and all of those prayers you pray have really helped me too! The other day I thought the only good think about my being overweight is that it led me to WISH and people like you and all my other WISH friends!

I am keeping your whole family in my prayers. I really pray that your mom does take her meds, that is often a very big challenge in these type of situations. You and your dad stick together and hang in there! And if she doesn't take them tell her she will go right back to the hospital. I have learned that tough love with my mom is sometimes the best and only kind to give.

Whats happening with the WDW plans? Keeping my fingers crossed that all the plans come together because you guys need this trip! Like you don't know that already!

 

[CACruisin']

I am so very sorry about your friend. It is such a shock when one of our peers passes.

I hope you are feeling better soon, but I am super immpressed with how you are using exercise to deal with your stress instead of eating. That is such a huge step! Great job!

I see we are both in the "stupid scale!" club! But I think the others are right about measurements. You will see a change here with all your exercise and your eating.

Hang in there with all you are dealing with!

 

[CJK]

Negative Nelly? Nah. You're so inspiring and helpful for us. We want to be there for you. Sending you and your family good thoughts and prayers. I hope your mom continues with the meds. Remember to take care of yourself too. Let us know about those measurements too!

 

[goldcupmom]

Tracy, can I join the Scale Bashing club??? I think if we all unite we could win!!

Hope things with your mom are getting better... it's SO hard!

Hang in there and remember that God won't give you more than you can handle(with prayer)!!

Have a great weekend and get some Tracy time!

Remember, I may not be posting, but I'm keeping up reading and praying!

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi WISH friends,

I am so sorry that I haven't been around as much lately. Things have not been easy with mom home. She had a major meltdown last night, said some nasty things, and then called me this morning like nothing happened. It has not been easy.... No one said it would be. I know that she has not gone to therapy like she told her doctor she would and I'm not sure she's taking her meds either....

In any event, I had a chance to spend some time with a friend of mine who is going through the same thing with a family member today. It was great just to get out and "shoot the breeze" for awhile.

My DD3 is sick... We went out to lunch and she lost her lunch at the restaurant. She seems to have a mild grade fever so we'll be watching her closely. She's still running around and aggravating her sister so....

I've added more exercise time to my total. I am up to 980 minutes. Today, I went for a 30 minute walk/jog and guess what? I jogged most of the time! My DD5 went with me and we were laughing and being silly while we ran. It was fun!

eBay turned out okay.... out of 14 auctions, 5 items sold for $30+.... I will probably spend a couple of weeks getting things listed in Turbo Lister and then list them all at once.

I hope everyone has a great evening!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hello Tracy-
im sorry your daughter isnt feeling too great--there is something going around--not fun (can you tell i speak from experience!)

You are doing great on your exercise minutes and sounds like your walk/job was fun today!! Also, way to go on Ebay, i nkow you were a bit worried about it

you have so much going on, so please try to relax and not overdo it...hang in there, you guys are in my prayers

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Tracy,

I am so sorry to hear that DD is not feeling well....maybe it was something that she ate at the restaruant. Hopefully she is over it soon!!!

You are doing a great job, keep up the good work. Way to go on jogging this time!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning WISH friends,

Some friends of mine suggested that I should try and put some distance (temporarily) between my mom and myself right now. I need to get some balance back in my life so that I can take care of those around me. So I will be working on that.... It's a process though and not one that will just appear. Although a magic wand to fix everything right now would be good too! Maybe the Magic of Main Street will help in December.

Today, I FIRMed for the first time in awhile. It was quite awkward at first, but was okay by the end.... I did Super Cardio Sculpt (45 mins.) and Super Body Sculpt (Arms/ Abs...25 mins) for a grand total of 1050 minutes for October! The only problem is that the scale is not cooperating right now.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Workout

* Work (5-9:30 p.m.)

* Relax.... DH is off from work tonight!

Speaking of DH, he may have an opportunity to work two full time jobs for 3 weeks. The work is 5 minutes from home and pays much more than the work he is doing on third shift. It's only temporary work though so we will see what happens...

Tomorrow, we have a soccer game and awards... Please pray that my mom would be on an even keel tomorrow and would not make a scene at the game or the awards ceremony..... She and my dad are not getting along right now.

I am off into my day..... Thanks everyone!

P.S. I wanted to add..... We have gotten the following rewards free for our vacation in December....

* $50 Shell Fuel Card (Test drive)

* $25 Shell Fuel Card (contest)

* $25 Gift Certificate to Giordanos (Entertainment Book)

* $25 Gift certificate to Rainforest Cafe (My Points)

* $25 Gift Certificate to Red Lobster (Club Mom)

* $10 Gift Certficate to Wendys (Club Mom)

* $10 Gift Certificate to Red Lobster (My Points)

Pending Rewards...

* 50 American Express Gift Card (Test Drive... may not arrive before we leave)

* $5 Gift Certificate to Red Lobster (enough points on My Points?)

WOOHOO!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Wow, those are some awesome awards! That will help with those trip expenses big time!

I am keeping your mom and you in my prayers. That is a very good idea to put a bit of distance between you and your mom. I have done that at times with my mom and sometimes its that or go crazy! Usually its temporary and then I slowly work my way back up again. But you have your husband and kids and yourself and that really needs to come first. I hope your dad is doing well, I know this must be very hard on him. I also hope the soccer game goes well. There are so many variables to deal with during times like these. Just keep your chin up, we are all pulling for you!

The exercise is incredilbe, where do you get your energy? The scale is likely showing a gain of muscle. Once that levels off you will see a nice big loss I am sure of it. Remember, the number is only one part of the whole weight loss total! Hard to remember I know. Personally, I hate scales, all of them!

I hope you have a great weekend with lots of fun time with your family. And that is great news about the job thing with your dh. Even if its temporary that will help. And maybe it will turn into something more long term? Five minutes from home is a very good thing.

Happy Weekend!

Amy

P.S. Thanks for all your support in my journal, its appreciated, don't know what I would do without you WISH sis!

 

[toystoryduo]

Howdy WISH buddies!

The past couple of days have been good. The awards ceremony and soccer game went well yesterday. My mom did really well. I feel so bad for her... All that she is going through is beyond her control. I've tried and will continue to try to help her to the best of my ability, but it has been so hard.

Today has been good too. My friend was baptized at church this morning and it was an amazing experience to be a part of. She has been such a great supporter of mine for so many years now and has helped me wth all that has been going on with my mom.

 

[toystoryduo]

Howdy WISH buddies!

The past couple of days have been good. The awards ceremony and soccer game went well yesterday. My mom did really well. I feel so bad for her... All that she is going through is beyond her control. I've tried and will continue to try to help her to the best of my ability, but it has been so hard.

Today has been good too. My friend was baptized at church this morning and it was an amazing experience to be a part of. She has been such a great supporter of mine for so many years now and has helped me with all that has been going on with my mom.

After church, we went to Bob Evans for lunch and I saw 2 ladies there that I used to work with at JC Penneys. The one lady is a dear friend who I lost touch with over the years. It was such a blessing to see her and to find out that she got married!

In other news.... DH will find out tomorrow morning about the temporary job. I will start eBaying again soon and will probably list a bunch of auctions within the next couple of weeks. In terms of Disney, I think we are going to bite the bullet so to speak and try and go for the full two weeks. We need this vacation so badly! This has been one heck of a year.

Amy~ Thank you so much WISH sis! Your words of encouragement help me so much!

I need to work on getting my super cleaning of my house in before we leave for WDW.... I want to get it done in advance so I'm not doing it the day before we leave. Too tiring that way....

Hope everyone has a great Sunday evening!