When Did I get Voted Off of Skinny Island #2: Castaway's Land Ho!!!!

[Duchie]

HE DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!!

DS made the All-Region band today!

I'm so incredibly proud of this kid. He worked really hard to get here and he did so good today.

OK, got lots more people to call and tell the good news.

 

[Duchie]

HE DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!!

My DS made All-Region band today.

I'm so incredibly proud of this kid!! He totally rocked the auditions and beat out some pretty tough competition.

Off to go call more people

 

[stayhomemom77]

he did it!!! He did it!!! He did it!!!

My ds made all-region band today.

I'm so incredibly proud of this kid!! He totally rocked the auditions and beat out some pretty tough competition.

Off to go call more people

hooray!!!!!

 

[indimom]

Okay guys...

My birthday is 3 weeks from today. I'm turning 35 and today I discovered something very unpleasant!!

Prepare yourselves....

























Are you ready...






















CHIN WHISKERS!!!

Oh my gosh....I just about died!! I demanded to know why my husband had not mentioned these unsightly evils to me but it was because he'd never noticed them.

You may all rest assured that the offensive things things were removed with all due haste and the only remaining evidence is this photo.

Hope this brightened someone's day...and remember you are laughing WITH me and not AT me!

Doesn't getting older just suck!!! I've noticed in the last year that I'm getting either more or thicker hairs above my lip. OOOOOOOOH Gross! Starting to have a love affair with my tweezers.

HE DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!!

DS made the All-Region band today!

I'm so incredibly proud of this kid. He worked really hard to get here and he did so good today.

OK, got lots more people to call and tell the good news.

Woo Hoo!!! My nephew works really hard at band and is in stage, marching and jazz band (I think I got those right). I know it's a lot of work. Tell your son Congrats for us!!!

Okay, I'm officially back in the game. I don't remember where I was on my last weigh-in, I think I was up a bit. But, I'm back down to my 22lb weight loss this morning and am going to start paddling hard for the island. I'm tired of the yo-yoing. I want to see the 150s before Christmas.

On the home front, Emily had her laser surgery on her right eye Friday. It was very easy and pain-free (other than the two sticks to get the IV in). She had to stay in the house over the weekend (the med. they gave her is photo-sensitive, so the sun would have burned her), but she is cleared for school today.
The retinal surgeon seemed confident that she would not need another treatment for this bleed, but we have to wait six weeks to see because the blood around the spot needs to disolve/be reabsorbed before they can tell if the vessels have stopped growing/leaking.
The doctor didn't think there would be much improvement in her vision, but she will keep her peripheral vision if the vessels have stopped growing. So she should be able to drive, etc.
They also made us feel a little better about her left eye. They sort of ran us through the statistics to show us how unlikely a repeat event in her other eye would be. It's rare to have histo in the eyes, it's even more rare to have it become active, it's even more rare to have it become active in the central vision. So, for all these circumstances to repeat in her left eye would be hitting the Powerball for bad luck. Also, it will make a difference that we are now monitoring her vision daily with an amsler grid. It won't be able to sneak up on us, like it did this time. The treatments are more effective when you catch it early.
So, good news, bad news. But we're feeling better about it all now. At least, Matt and I are. It's hard to tell with Emily. She was more stressed than she admitted, I think. She had two crying jags over homework/school in the week leading up to the surgery (something we haven't had a problem with in a LONG time) and when she had her check-up with our new pediatrician two days before the surgery, she was hypertensive. Yeah, high blood pressure in a 13yo. We have to have that rechecked in about three weeks. The doctor wants to confirm that it was just nerves and not something else. I'm pretty sure that's all it was, but I hate that she was so upset and not talking about it.
I'm going to get her to walk with my and my sis again. She started to lag off when school started, but a little excercise every day might help.

So, anyway, hope everyone has a great week and a fantastic weigh-in!!!!!

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Down -2.4 this week! YAY!!!!!!!

If I can keep this going through Thanksgiving, My Birthday, Christmas...... then I will be 15 pounds lighter than Disney last year!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Hi all!!

Don't know what's more exciting - the making the band or the whiskers


Wait till you pull those out girlfriend...I'll kindly ask you to NOT photograph the hair that pops up in it's place!! (Think thicker and darker) I wish there was a barf smiley - I'd insert it HERE.


I've stayed the same this week, which as always, is OK with me. Maintain was not in my vocab in the past. I'd rather lose 1 pound every other week than lose one gain one, ya know??

Have a great week everyone!!

 

[Duchie]

Friends, I had hoped to be on Skinny Island as of today. But alas, I'm not quite there yet. I'm standing in the surf, water about knee-deep. All I need is one really good wave to propel me right up on shore, and I can't wait until it gets here.

My official weigh-in day was yesterday and I stayed the same. Disappointint, but better than gaining, right? But today I weighed myself just for fun and I was down 0.8. That puts me 0.2 from my goal. SO CLOSE!

The island is beautiful and I can't wait for the rest of you to join me here. I'm missing so many people that were on this journey but who have seemed to drift away. Dawn, where are you? You've barely posted anything, and haven't even posted weight loss totals for over a month. Aimee, I know you're not working on weight loss, but I had hoped you'd still pop in from time to time to let us know how the pregnancy is going. Danielle, you were just getting started with us, don't go away now. Michelle, Leen, Heather, Carey, Sara, Sherry and Marnie, please let us know what's new in your lives. Patrick, I'll give you a slight break but only because I'm assuming you're studying instead of posting

Susan, glad to hear everything went as well as can be expected for Emily. 13 is such a hard age anyway and I'm sad that she's so stressed about all of this.

Julie, chin whiskers... Like Susan, my tweezers are becoming my best buddies. They really can make me cranky.

Emily, wow that's awesome! Good job this week! When is your birthday? I think Julie's is Dec. 4. Maybe we need to have a Castaway Birthday party? Complete with fat-free cake, of course. I think the holidays are going to be challenging for all of us.

Michele, maintaining is better than gaining, right?

Thanks to everyone for the kind words about DS. This was a big deal to him. In our school, the 7th and 8th graders are placed into either A Band, B Band or C Band. Last year he was in B Band and he improved so much that we assumed he'd be in A band this year. He was very disappointed to be placed in B Band again and couldn't understand why. It didn't help that when I called and emailed the band director multiple times asking for some clarification, he never responded. But in both of these 2 competitions, he beat two out of the 3 people in his section in the A band. Now he feels like he really accomplished something.

Hope everyone has a good Monday! For those that are missed, drop us a quick line today, even if you don't want to post your weight.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Happy Monday everybody!

I am shrugging off the bad mood juju that has been holding me down for a few weeks now and lunging forward.

It was either that or falling square on my keester and that is not a good plan.

Thursday is the new WW day because it fits Carsyn and my schedule.

I am just in a funk and not doing anything, is not getting me out of it. I am making a Dr. appt for this week because something is just wonky. I am 3 weeks late for TOM, strange dreams and craving sweets like a nut bag. (Dan is neutered so no baby here because the symptoms could sound like it and I do not want rumors to start! ) I just don't feel like I had.

So with that in mind, maybe a better diet and walking daily can bring me back to my chipper self.

I also have found out my Dad's wife is finally coming here from the Philippines in a few days. They married over 2 years ago but she has not been able to come here till now. Which brings up Thanksgiving, because my Mom is coming and my Dad and her would often be in the same place for Holidays and it went fine but now, his bride will be here and ...this is going to be awkward. To say the least.

I am trying to keep my sights set on the fact that she will help with him and it will be a ton less work for my sister and I but having someone you never met, leave you messages of, "I am so excited to see your family..." blah blah blah and you have not met them and they are 11 months younger than you...is stressful. I just hope that she makes him happy. My sister says they better not get all kissy kissy in front of her or she will gag!

Up next: My breakfast which I need to eat!

I will go back and get all caught up also!

Send me your weights! I have cleared my inbox!!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Barb - I am going to send out Roll Call invites to everyone!!! Lets get this momentum going again!!!

Julie - YOU ARE THE CRAZIEST....I mean BRAVEST....woman I have ever known!

These pics made me run to the bathroom and climb my fat tukkus on the sink to get up close....Then I had a flashback from high school doing the same thing to pluck my eyebrows except I fit better then and could tuck my legs in the sink!!!

 

[stitchfan23]

I'm still here. Just not having a whole lot of time to post.

In my next life when I decide to run 2 businesses I think I should spread them out so that they are both not 4th quarter heavy!!!! Stressed is a word that I know all too well right now. I even forgot to weigh in today.

We had a show on the weekend and did twice as much in sales as we were planning for - which is great but our biggest show of the year is this coming weekend and we need to make a whole lot more (plus get supplies which most come from the US) and hubby is away on business 3 days this week! And the show starts on Fri!! Take a breath Heather, Breathe! Okay have a great day everyone I'm off to do some baskets and then onto crafts.

 

[Duchie]

Dawn, the never-met wife is coming to town? Oh my goodness! I'm all too familiar with dads and their new wives so I know this can't be easy. Hopefully the doc can give you some insight. Maybe it's your thyroid? When mine went wonky one of hte symptoms was always moodiness.

Heather, I'm equal parts happy and freaked out for you. Sounds like business is going great, and that's awesome. But wouldn't it be nice if it was a little bit great all year long rather than a lot bit great all at once?

 

[gellybean]

Sorry Barb! I've been reading, especially on Mondays but there's just not a lot to report on my end yet.

I've been so sick and so down that I hate to only post how sick and down I've been. 1st trimester is just a really hard thing for me to go through.

Most days I don't want to do anything. Nothing tastes right, everthing smells disgusting, nothings feels right, none of my tv shows appeal to me, I can't get comfortable, etc. And when you tack on taking care of your kids... well it's been a battle. and a half.

I was 10 wks as of Saturday. Still taking really strong medicine for the nausea which causes a host of other side effects. Leaving for Disney in less than a month and praying that I feel better before we leave.


I'm so sorry that I haven't been more active on this thread. I definitely don't want to see this thread slowly die. I know I'm gonna be back and be actively posting once I feel better and will definitely be back on the weight loss journey once the baby gets here. Can't wait for all those extra cals/WW pts that I'll get from nursing.


I just don't have a lot to add right now. I have been feeling better the last week or so and praying that means I've turned a corner. I still am not back to 'normal' even 'normal for pregnant'. I am really really weak and feel worn down all the time. Thank God my husband has been able to take over getting DS7 ready in the mornings and that DS2 is pretty self sufficient. Feed him and put in a movie and he's fine. He'll even curl up next to me and watch tv if I have to lay down during the day. I ended up not going to my family reunion because I was scared of having a 'bad day' and being away from home and my own bed. BUT I have to be thankful for the parts that are improving! This too shall pass and one day at a time and tomorrow is another day and ALL OF THAT!


On the pregnancy front, everything is fine so far. BP is fine, sugars aren't out of control... yet. Seeing the endo again next week before heading to my mom's for Thanksgiving week. The endo can't really do a lot for the elevated glucose yet. Can't take insulin injections before I eat if there's a chance I won't keep down what I eat. I can't eat low carb yet. Carbs are so necessary in the development of a baby at this point of pregnancy plus with the nausea carbs are about the only thing I can handle. Trying to mix protein in when I can. I've cut out caffeine and most all of my sugars. So far my tolerance levels are fine. I can eat sugar (within reason) and take my sugar an hour later and it's fine. I can go to bed and sleep for 8 hrs, regardless of not eating sugar for hours before I go to bed and my sugar is 'high' by gestational diabetes standards the next morning. The standards for gestational diabetes are much different than regular diabetes.

My next OB appt is Dec 7th and we should get to hear the heartbeat that visit. Can't wait for that!


Truly miss all of you! So proud of all the big losses and big NSVs that all of you are experiencing. I will try to post again sooner than once a month!


Take care all of you!

 

[joyfulDisneytears]

Well I said I was going to weigh in last week and completely spaced it. I really need to get back into posting here, I'm doing a terrible job at holding myself accountable.

I sent my weight to Dawn...I'm all the way back up to my starting weight with this thread -0.1. Yeesh. I'll report a +/- next week. Right before Thanksgiving is probably not the best time to try and jump back on the raft...

Really trying to get back on track today. I've just been having little healthy snacks all day every couple of hours, and drinking lots of water, that seems to be working alright for the time being. Cereal, walnuts, string cheese, raisins, and a granola thin. I've got some pineapple to eat in an hour or so...then comes the hard part: I go home to hang with the other big eaters and try to not screw up my whole day. Bleh.

Congratulations Barb on reaching your goal! You are amazing!

And congrats to everyone who is sticking to it and losing! Seems like everyone is doing really well.

gelly - Sorry to hear the pregnancy isn't treating you well, but I'm glad it's going well other than the discomfort!

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Emily, wow that's awesome! Good job this week! When is your birthday? I think Julie's is Dec. 4. Maybe we need to have a Castaway Birthday party? Complete with fat-free cake, of course. I think the holidays are going to be challenging for all of us.
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THANKS! Mine is December 13. I am all for a party but I'm not big on cake. However, I will spend my calories on the wine!HAHAHAHA!!

I'm still here. Just not having a whole lot of time to post.

In my next life when I decide to run 2 businesses I think I should spread them out so that they are both not 4th quarter heavy!!!! Stressed is a word that I know all too well right now. I even forgot to weigh in today.

We had a show on the weekend and did twice as much in sales as we were planning for - which is great but our biggest show of the year is this coming weekend and we need to make a whole lot more (plus get supplies which most come from the US) and hubby is away on business 3 days this week! And the show starts on Fri!! Take a breath Heather, Breathe! Okay have a great day everyone I'm off to do some baskets and then onto crafts.

I hear ya lady! This will be the first year EVER that I am not in restaurants or retail, so I am looking forward to being able to sleep in on Black Friday.

What kind of crafts? My MIL used to do the craft circuit and still has a garage FULL of inventory, all handmade. She just decided one day to stop. I was thinking of putting them on ebay after the holidays. I'm sure they are worth $$, but she for sure won't be getting on the road to sell them.

 

[stitchfan23]

We do country and primitive craft and decor. Some wood items and pretty much everything has pip berries on it. Here are a couple of pictures...

 

[bunkkinsmom]

We do country and primitive craft and decor. Some wood items and pretty much everything has pip berries on it. Here are a couple of pictures...

THAT'S AWESOME!

I will have to snap some pics of MIL's stuff.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

First things first - I am DOWN .4!! What a surprise since I had not done too well lately - too much candy still around!

Julie - OH my gosh - you are funny! Just consider yourself lucky - I have had dark facial hair my whole lifem so be glad you didn't start until 35!

Duchie - Way to go DS!!! Congrats to him!!!

Stichfan - your crafts are beautiful! Best of luck with the sales!

Dawn - isn't family drama stressful? I'm sorry you are dealing with that craziness, and hope it goes okay. I'm glad you and Carsyn are doing WW together! Nice support!

Winter has arrived here - so I'm not thinking I'll be doing too much outdoor walking for a while. I'll have to bust out the Wii fit again! It will surely tell me it's been a while since it's seen me! I hate how it lays a guilt trip on me. I used to think I should just log in every day whether I exercised or not! At least then it wouldn't yell at me! How pathetic is that?

On a positive note - I did pass up cake today at work! Of course, I had eaten plenty of Halloween candy already. I guess the fact that I didn't pile on is good.

 

[Duchie]

Oh Aimee I'm so sorry things are a bit tough on you right now. But on top of feeling like total crud, you've got to run around after your 2 little ones, get them where they need to be, do the "homework nag" - YUCK! Feel free to vent away and don't worry about sounding so negative. Many of us have been there and know exactly how you're feeling.

Heather, those things you guys make are very nice! I thought you only had the gift basket business, but this on top of it. I imagine it keeps you very busy.

Sheree I'm impressed you passed up the cake. Cake and I have a love/hate relationship - I love it, it hates my thighs. No sooner did my brother put me in charge of desserts this Thanksgiving than I stumbled upon a thread on the Community Board for gooey butter cake. Yeah, I've added it to the list - why do I tempt myself like this??? They've got a lemon version and my grandmother loves lemon, so I'll make that one, hoping I can avoid it easier.

 

[gellybean]

Thanks Barb and Dana!

Barb - Thankfully hubby is taking over the parent taxi in the mornings and we are letting DS7 ride the bus in the afternoons. That helped tremendously. As far as homework goes, DS7 is having to sink or swim a little bit which I think will actually benefit him in the long run. Lord knows I'm not nagging him about his spelling words nearly as much as I was.



Today's been a good day so far. Yesterday, nothing I ate hit right. Just weird what makes some days worse than others.

I weighed this morning and I weigh the lowest weight I ever sent in to Dawn since being on Skinny Island thread. So I haven't gained anything. Lost maybe 5 lbs since the start of the pregnancy but nothing below where I'd already gotten down to previously.

BUT I was wearing a pair of comfy elastic waist work out pants yesterday and I had to take them off. They were tight around my belly. ALREADY!

I've never had this problem with pregnancy before... with DS7 I didn't have to buy maternity clothes til 7 mths along!

And all the maternity clothes I have are for a pregnancy due in January not June so that means I'm gonna have to get different clothes this time around. Smaller maternity winter stuff, larger summer stuff.

Gonna hit up Wal-Mart for Danskin work out pants to get me through the winter I think. They go up to 5x (I was in a 2x) and come in petite. So that's the plan as of now!! All my Disney pics are gonna be me in stretchy pants!

Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday!

 

[stayhomemom77]

As I expected, last week's weigh in was artificially low due to the fasting, and yesterday a.m. I was up 0.6 from last week. I was expecting a gain and was thrilled that it ended up being less than a pound. Hoping for a nice big loss (i.e. over two pounds) next week.

I had a great week...got lots of exercise and even had 10 flex points left over in the end!! I had actually planned on using all of my flex points this week but didn't snack after dinner unless I really felt like it so there were two nights that were treat free!

On Saturday night I took some of my YW (Young Women...church youth group, girls ages 12 to 18) to a dance out of town. Some ladies I know from there, whom I haven't seen in months were flabbergasted at my weight loss and there were PLENTY of compliments flowing that night. I was on . I was wearing a pair of size 15 (NON PLUS SIZE ) pants and I felt like a million bucks. I guess it showed!!

Some of us old farts even got up on the dance floor and shook it with the best of them. I had a great time...it was quite liberating to boogie down without wondering if I was going to give myself (or someone else) a black eye!! I had energy to spare and earned 3 exercise points. I thought about helping myself to a brownie or a cookie from the refreshment table but in the end I couldn't bring myself to leave the dance floor and I never really missed having a treat!

I've been trying to avoid eating in the evenings just because I can. I know it's okay if you've got the points and all that but I don't want it to become a nightly ritual in case it become a problem later on as my daily points allotment continues to decrease.

I'm glad to hear that Sheree is down in spite of herself and it was nice of Aimee to check in.

Dawn, I hope you start feeling better soon....maybe you have a case of the "Novembers!" I've been shocked to my very toes that we've had a bit of sun all but one day so far this month!!

Barb...here's hoping you shed that last stubborn pound this week. (There's no fingers crossed smilie so this will have to do!!) It would be so awesome if you were on the beach in a few short days!! We're all rooting for you. Of course, you can't do any more than you're already doing, so...no pressure!

Heather...I hope you make it through you're stressful time unscathed. You can always look up my chin whisker picture if you need a good laugh!!