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[Millie12591]

All caught up!

Wow...who peed in that guy's corn flakes?

I know, tell me about it!!

In the stress of the moment, you handled yourself as best as you possibly could. (Trust me, I work for the DOT. I'm used to people angrily shouting nonsense at me)

Thank you, Mark. I think I did a pretty good job considering, trust me I could have been sooo much worse. I just praise the Lord I didn't allow my tongue to get away with me.

Good for you for standing up for yourself. Next time you can point out that the amount of time he lost in line is dwarfed by the amount of time he spent having verbal diarrhea about it.

All caught up on your posts!! Whew! Lol! I have to say I enjoyed reading every single entry and post here.. First off, I called you Millie based on your board name but realize its Camille, so I wanted to correct that! I like both names, but Millie is catchy and I like it a lot!

I have no problem with either.

As I mentioned prior, I have lost a lot of weight, 120 pounds to be exact, and I am motivated after reading this to get off my butt and finish what I started and lose the last 20 pounds that I want to lose- no excuses!

Way to go on the weight by the way!! You are doing a great job!! And yes, I do believe there does come a time where excuses have to be put on the back burner if you want to reach your goal. I've had to do that over and over and over again during this process, otherwise we won't ever get where we want to be!

Congratulations on your weight loss!! What an amazing story and a wonderful inspiration to many here! Pop is my favorite Value resort, so I enjoyed those pics! I have a solo trip coming up in February and of course I will be staying there! I'm planning on walking over to AoA and I really enjoyed your pics on that resort! I'm looking forward to seeing it in person!! Loved hearing about the pedis at Swalfin.. Sounds like a nice little treat- personally I can't see myself paying what they probably charge for a massage there, when I can get one for much cheaper here at home, but a pedi would be a nice splurge for the trip.. Something a little special!

Thank you so much, BettyAnn. I've worked really hard to come this far, and I have a lot more work in front of me to finish it off. This week has been a big bust for working out, sad to say. But I've got to find the time and push myself any way.
Sounds like you'll have a great trip, and yes, you certainly need to walk the beautiful bridge over to AofA, it's a must see resort.


I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather.. As you know, losing loved ones is never easy. I have lost my grandmother, uncle, friend, cousin, father, brother and most recently grandfather all in the last 4 years- I am praying for a recovery for your mom!

Looking forward to reading more!

Thank you for your kind words about my Grandfather.
I'm so, so sorry to hear about so many loved one's passing in such a short amount of time. I hope you have a lot support to help you through. A lot of us on the Dis'ers have a friend who use to be on here (Jordan) who went through something similar, he started coming on here for support and found a lot of beautiful friends here. I hope the Dis will bring you lots of new friends and support.

 

[Millie12591]

Camille I'm so sorry it is a rough week for your mom. Praying for you my friend and your dear mom. (Philippians 4:19)

Thank you so much, my sweet friend. The scripture is comforting and so are everyone's sweet words of support.

Brenda,that is one of my favorite passages in the Bible along with Matthew 6:25-26.

Certainly two of my favorites as well. It's good to know everything is taken care of.

Congratulations on losing 120 lbs pounds; great job. Your goal to lose 20 more pounds is just around the corner. Do not beat yourself up over small setbacks you may have encountered... After all you have lost 120 lbs. (Did I say great job). Now that you are once again motivated I am confident you will be successful. I should rephrase that, you have been succesful, but with this final push you will have conquered that barrier called your goal.

Sorry Camille, once again I have managed to hijack your thread. I am still praying for you though.

Never worry about that, Bob. I don't mind it at all. I love it when people feel free to chat on here. It makes me feel I've done my job as a host, to make everyone feel right at home and welcomed.

And yes, BettyAnn has done an outstanding job on her weight. I can't wait to hear more about her success story. Speaking of.....I need to get my hiney in gear and get a workout in this week. I've had just about a million and one things get in the way, not today.

 

[Millie12591]

Hey Camille, I'm lifting your mom up that God would touch her and relieve this pain. I'm also praying for strength and peace and rest for you as the caregiver. Take care of yourself.

Thank you, my sweet friend. Those are much needed words and prayers.

 

[pwdebbie]

I am joining the others and praying for your mom. My mom is also dealing with terrible pain. It's hard to see her like that and not being able to make it go away. I'm sure you know what I mean.

 

[Millie12591]

I am joining the others and praying for your mom. My mom is also dealing with terrible pain. It's hard to see her like that and not being able to make it go away. I'm sure you know what I mean.

Thank you so much, Debbie, and yes, unfortunately I do know what you mean.

Oh Debbie, I'm so sorry to hear your mom is going through an awful time too. Will she be able to recover?

 

[Millie12591]

I wanted to thank everyone for all the good thoughts and prayers for my mom and myself. I can't tell you how much it helps being lifted up that way.

Upon talking with mom's doctor today we found out the cancer is growing again, not something we didn't expect considering my mom switched from one drug to another that stops the receptors that grow the cancer tumors.
What we didn't expect was fractures all over her body due to the growth. So where ever the cancer is growing she has fractures, ribs, spine, hips, shoulder, needless to say this is where all her pain is comming from.

They have her on some pretty heavy pain killers to help with the pain, she'll probably be in the hospital for a few more days or so to get the pain under control. The doctor seemed to think there were a few different options to getting the tumors under control again so I'm happy to hear that.

I'm also happy to report my mom was much more comfortable this evening, and it was a big relief to see her mostly out of pain. You don't realize how taxing it can be to watch someone you love in agony until you are in the middle of it.
I kept thinking, all I've done today is help my mom get ready to go to the hospital, sat and stood around all day and waited for them to do tests and get her a room, why am I so tired, she's the one in pain?!?
I think it's the mental aspect of it that you aren't prepared for, but then again, no one should be prepared for something like this, ever.

Sorry to ramble, again, I can't thank y'all enough.

 

[zanzibar138]

Glad to hear that they found out what was causing the pain and were able to make your mum more comfortable.

I can't even imagine how exhausting it must be going through something like that. Take care of yourself

 

[emmysmommy]

Oh Camille. My heart is so heavy for your mom, for the pain and the fight that is before her. And also for you, dear friend. The weariness of dealing with the stress and uncertainty of what the next update from the doctor may bring. Yet the hope that there is still strength to battle the cancer - I pray that you get the rest you need and that your mom has continued relief from the pain. Your mom is lucky that she has you by her side.

 

[Millie12591]

Glad to hear that they found out what was causing the pain and were able to make your mum more comfortable.

I can't even imagine how exhausting it must be going through something like that. Take care of yourself

You and me both. I honestly thought it might have been something worse. I'm just grateful she's able to get the help she needed. I spoke with her for a few minutes today and she sounded really good. I'm hoping the steroids they are giving for the swelling is taking the pressure off the bones that are fractured. Cross your fingers.

Oh Camille. My heart is so heavy for your mom, for the pain and the fight that is before her. And also for you, dear friend. The weariness of dealing with the stress and uncertainty of what the next update from the doctor may bring. Yet the hope that there is still strength to battle the cancer - I pray that you get the rest you need and that your mom has continued relief from the pain. Your mom is lucky that she has you by her side.

Thank you so much, Brenda. Your words are comforting more than you know. The good thing that has come out of this situation with my mom is that I've grown to learn to truly take things one step at a time concerning her battle.
We know the cancer is terminal, but we also know that the terminal stage could be as close as a few months away or a five years away.
Knowing that, you start to look for your new hope in the situation, since I can no longer hope she will beat this thing, my new reality is to hope for the cancer growing receptors to be blocked with hormone blocking drugs (since it's a hormone that feeds the cancer) and that it's able to go on for a really long time, so long as my mom is having a fairly good quality of life that is. It might sound weird but that's how I deal with it, I've truly learn to compartmentalize the situation for what it is at that moment and then I don't dwell on negative aspects of it, I live life as I always have....blessed, thankful, hopeful and knowing I'm loved by the most high God and that He's always looking out for me, which thankfully, includes my family and friends.

He's such a good God, He knows exactly what we need and when we need it, He's brought all of these wonderful Dis'ers into my life and blessed me with making so many wonderful new friends. I couldn't be more grateful for it.

 

[KatMark]

Camille, I'm glad they found out what was causing so much pain for your mom, and I'm hoping and praying that she feels much better real soon. You need to take care of yourself too.

 

[that's nice]

Oh Millie... I'm so sorry to hear what's going on. At least they found the source of your mom's pain and why. Praying they come up with a good plan to get her pain under control and start shrinking those tumors.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Upon talking with mom's doctor today we found out the cancer is growing again, not something we didn't expect considering my mom switched from one drug to another that stops the receptors that grow the cancer tumors.
What we didn't expect was fractures all over her body due to the growth. So where ever the cancer is growing she has fractures, ribs, spine, hips, shoulder, needless to say this is where all her pain is comming from.

I'm so sorry to hear this, Camille. It must be so hard on her and you and the family. I hope and pray they can make her comfortable and you can care for her.

 

[MEK]

Camille - I am truly sorry to hear your mom has had a set back in her cancer treatment and that he pain has gotten out of control. I pray that her new pain medication regimen will be effective.

Of course you are exhausted. When my dad was ill it was very, very tiring. This is so normal. Just make care you take care of yourself as well as your mom.

 

[ptisme]

Camille,

Coming out of lurkdom to let you know your mom and family are in my prayers. I'm sorry you are going through this at this time.

I found your trip report and was intrigued because I also am on a weight loss journey. I have lost over 70lbs over the last 1 1/2 years. I just recently broke the under 200lb mark and am officially in "onederland." I have had several plateaus during this time but realized that plateaus are not necessarily bad things. I did not regain weight during this time like I had previously and was able to maintain so it was a win. I was blessed to take a great 10 week class on emotional eating during one of these plateaus. It was given by a psychologist who has been were we were and lost the weight and has kept it off for many years. I learned so much during that class - including giving myself permission to take a break from active weight loss occasionally and just maintain.

I have learned to give up that dieter's mentality and make choices. I don't use the word cheat anymore cause it is all food, some just happens to be more healthy than others. I actually don't like alot of sweet things anymore and most "fatty" foods make me sick. So not worth eating any more! In the process of changing how I eat, the whole house has changed and my husband has lost 30lbs, and my 13 year old son is now in the healthy weight range! I have a long way to go before I hit goal as I am not sure what my final goal will be (too long since I have been this small!).

I exercise 5 times a week. Was walking but just started the couch to 5k program to start running. I signed up for a half marathon in Jan and Feb (I must be insane!) and will sign up for the DL half in Aug as soon as registration opens in Jan. I also work out with a trainer two times a week at the Y, as I know myself and would just do the cardio without someone listening to me whine about the exercises while doing them!

All the stories that have posted here are so inspirational and I am going to steal the inspiration wall. I have the perfect place for it as I want to be at 100lbs down when we go to WDW in March.

Monica

 

[knewton64]

Camille,

Coming out of lurkdom to let you know your mom and family are in my prayers. I'm sorry you are going through this at this time.

I found your trip report and was intrigued because I also am on a weight loss journey. I have lost over 70lbs over the last 1 1/2 years. I just recently broke the under 200lb mark and am officially in "onederland." I have had several plateaus during this time but realized that plateaus are not necessarily bad things. I did not regain weight during this time like I had previously and was able to maintain so it was a win. I was blessed to take a great 10 week class on emotional eating during one of these plateaus. It was given by a psychologist who has been were we were and lost the weight and has kept it off for many years. I learned so much during that class - including giving myself permission to take a break from active weight loss occasionally and just maintain.

I have learned to give up that dieter's mentality and make choices. I don't use the word cheat anymore cause it is all food, some just happens to be more healthy than others. I actually don't like alot of sweet things anymore and most "fatty" foods make me sick. So not worth eating any more! In the process of changing how I eat, the whole house has changed and my husband has lost 30lbs, and my 13 year old son is now in the healthy weight range! I have a long way to go before I hit goal as I am not sure what my final goal will be (too long since I have been this small!).

I exercise 5 times a week. Was walking but just started the couch to 5k program to start running. I signed up for a half marathon in Jan and Feb (I must be insane!) and will sign up for the DL half in Aug as soon as registration opens in Jan. I also work out with a trainer two times a week at the Y, as I know myself and would just do the cardio without someone listening to me whine about the exercises while doing them!

All the stories that have posted here are so inspirational and I am going to steal the inspiration wall. I have the perfect place for it as I want to be at 100lbs down when we go to WDW in March.

Monica

consider a group hug from all of us to you & your Mother.



and to Monica - HEY!!! HOW R U????


My ongoing weight loss journey starts on posting #68 on "MY ADVENTURES N SAN FRAN, ROSE BOWL, ROSE BOWL PARADE & COASTAL CALIFORNIA" PRE-TRIPPY REPORT - DEC '13" u c in my below listed signature.



P.S.
WOO-HOO!! I am now at a 71 pound weight loss!!




T.T.F.N.

 

[goofy4prez]

Camille,

Coming out of lurkdom to let you know your mom and family are in my prayers. I'm sorry you are going through this at this time.

I found your trip report and was intrigued because I also am on a weight loss journey. I have lost over 70lbs over the last 1 1/2 years. I just recently broke the under 200lb mark and am officially in "onederland." I have had several plateaus during this time but realized that plateaus are not necessarily bad things. I did not regain weight during this time like I had previously and was able to maintain so it was a win. I was blessed to take a great 10 week class on emotional eating during one of these plateaus. It was given by a psychologist who has been were we were and lost the weight and has kept it off for many years. I learned so much during that class - including giving myself permission to take a break from active weight loss occasionally and just maintain.

I have learned to give up that dieter's mentality and make choices. I don't use the word cheat anymore cause it is all food, some just happens to be more healthy than others. I actually don't like alot of sweet things anymore and most "fatty" foods make me sick. So not worth eating any more! In the process of changing how I eat, the whole house has changed and my husband has lost 30lbs, and my 13 year old son is now in the healthy weight range! I have a long way to go before I hit goal as I am not sure what my final goal will be (too long since I have been this small!).

I exercise 5 times a week. Was walking but just started the couch to 5k program to start running. I signed up for a half marathon in Jan and Feb (I must be insane!) and will sign up for the DL half in Aug as soon as registration opens in Jan. I also work out with a trainer two times a week at the Y, as I know myself and would just do the cardio without someone listening to me whine about the exercises while doing them!

All the stories that have posted here are so inspirational and I am going to steal the inspiration wall. I have the perfect place for it as I want to be at 100lbs down when we go to WDW in March.

Monica

Way to go.

I think you have the right mentality to be successful in obtaining your goal. Like you, I will not use the word "diet," or have a diet mentality. That word is something that can be broken. However, a change in lifestyle is something that is just that, a lifestyle. We change our habits; why we eat, what we eat, when we eat, how mucy we eat, and exercise. They all add up to a lifestyle change, not a diet.

I think that is awesome that not only you are seeing results, but your family is becoming a product of that as well. Like you, when I began my lifestyle change, my wife lost a few pounds (she was just fine), and my DD (16) lost 22 pounds as well. And with me maintaining my weight for over a year now, so has my family... The only member of my family that has gained weight is my chocolate lab... Gonna have to change something there with him.

Monica, again great job... You have much to be proud of and I'm sure you are a real inspiration to many around you including your family. I look forward to hearing about your success.


There I go again Camille, hijacking your thread... I have enjoyed your pm's and will respond later to your last one. Thanks for starting this thread, it is one of my favorites here on the DIS and I'm so thankful for a new DIS friend that I have found in you.

 

[pwdebbie]

Thank you so much, Debbie, and yes, unfortunately I do know what you mean.

Oh Debbie, I'm so sorry to hear your mom is going through an awful time too. Will she be able to recover?

At 83 and with pain for 40+ years, no, I don't think she will recover. She had a short period pain-free after her ovarian cancer surgery two years ago. She was so excited -- she really thought the growths had been the cause of the pain. And then it came back with a vengeance. I believe the post-surgical pain med they gave her in the hospital relieved her pain. Unfortunately, she has not been able to find a doctor who will prescribe that med for her, they say it is strictly for post-surgery use. I wish just one would try it. If it doesn't work, then fine, at least now we know. She is looking into ablation now to see if that is a possibility -- but why didn't a doctor tell her about this long ago? Why did the doctor treating her for her broken arm (she fell a few weeks ago) bring it up when her pain management doctors have never said a word about it? Yes, I want her to see new doctors. When the one she sees now told her he would have to research ablation, um No, he should already know about it. It is not all that new. Ok, that was way more of an answer than you wanted.

 

[Millie12591]

Camille, I'm glad they found out what was causing so much pain for your mom, and I'm hoping and praying that she feels much better real soon. You need to take care of yourself too.

Thank you so much for your prayers Ms. Kat, they really do help. I don't know if people realize how much comfort comes when others pray for them but I'm here to tell you it truly does sustain people to get through what they are going through.
As you probably know, taking care of one's self when taking care of another, is much easier said than done. I've barely gotten one workout in this week and eating all three meals every day has been a bit of a challenge. And even when I do eat, it seems I'm just not very hungry. Hopefully now that mom is home and I don't feel like I have to be up at the hospital every day listening to her talk almost non-stop for five, six hours straight (the steroids cause her to be a serious motor mouth ) I think I can maintain a better week this week. <crossing fingers>

Oh Millie... I'm so sorry to hear what's going on. At least they found the source of your mom's pain and why. Praying they come up with a good plan to get her pain under control and start shrinking those tumors.

So far pretty good, she's home and the pain seems to be under control more. We have an appt. tomorrow, I have a feeling they will want to put her on a radiation regimen for a few weeks to get the tumors under control, not really sure just yet. We'll just have to wait and see. Thank you for your prayers my little brotha, it means more than words can express.

I'm so sorry to hear this, Camille. It must be so hard on her and you and the family. I hope and pray they can make her comfortable and you can care for her.

Thank you so much Mark, they seem to have figured out a drug treatment that will work. Hoping we can get things back to where they were before this all happened.

 

[Millie12591]

Camille - I am truly sorry to hear your mom has had a set back in her cancer treatment and that he pain has gotten out of control. I pray that her new pain medication regimen will be effective.

Of course you are exhausted. When my dad was ill it was very, very tiring. This is so normal. Just make care you take care of yourself as well as your mom.

Thank you, Mary Ellen. The new regimen seems to be doing the trick, thank goodness. Hopefully they will get the tumors back under control and she can live a fairly full life for the remainder of her time here on earth.

Camille,

Coming out of lurkdom to let you know your mom and family are in my prayers. I'm sorry you are going through this at this time.

Oh, thank you so much. That is so sweet for you to come out of lurdom to say this, Monica!!



I found your trip report and was intrigued because I also am on a weight loss journey. I have lost over 70lbs over the last 1 1/2 years. I just recently broke the under 200lb mark and am officially in "onederland."

Wow!! That is really awesome!! It's a tough road to travel, but a very worth while one, don't you agree?

I soooo loved hitting 'onederland'. I'm pretty sure I cried, I don't think I posted much because I was embarrassed about being over 200 lbs., but now I don't care so much.
I hit onederland summer of last year, and since then I've not lost a lot on the scale (30 lbs. actually seems like a lot to me) but I have lost a lot of inches. And I too have hit a lot of plateau's off and on over that time, it's all part of it. I notice I have to really pay attention to what I'm eating to be sure it's a real plateau or it's just me stalling on my weight loss because I'm not being as careful as I should be when it comes to what I'm eating.
Sugar is the number one killer, just when I think I can have a little and were not even talking about a crazy portion or even something all that horrible (such as a square of an organic chocolate bar that has waaaaay less sugar than a standard candy bar) and I stall out, big time. Sugar, even a little, will kill any weight loss and start adding fat on, BIG time.

I have had several plateaus during this time but realized that plateaus are not necessarily bad things. I did not regain weight during this time like I had previously and was able to maintain so it was a win. I was blessed to take a great 10 week class on emotional eating during one of these plateaus. It was given by a psychologist who has been were we were and lost the weight and has kept it off for many years. I learned so much during that class - including giving myself permission to take a break from active weight loss occasionally and just maintain.

Not gaining weight during a plateau is a good sign you are doing things well. I finally figured out as long as you are still working out and losing inches it's not an eating issue, it is truly a real plateau. Although ....If I'd hit a third week of a plateau I'd make a "cheat meal" (usually pasta, bread, wine) and it would finally push me into losing again. This sounds like a great class, I'm so glad you are getting a lot out of it. I think we can all attest to eating out of emotions, thankfully through prayer and healing from past hurts or even current hurts it's something that can be overcome. I thank the Lord He's healed me of a lot and I've been able to move on from that way of thinking. Sounds like you are too.

I have learned to give up that dieter's mentality and make choices. I don't use the word cheat anymore cause it is all food, some just happens to be more healthy than others. I actually don't like alot of sweet things anymore and most "fatty" foods make me sick. So not worth eating any more! In the process of changing how I eat, the whole house has changed and my husband has lost 30lbs, and my 13 year old son is now in the healthy weight range! I have a long way to go before I hit goal as I am not sure what my final goal will be (too long since I have been this small!).

This is great!! I too don't "diet", I think it's a dirty four letter word and it's not something I get along with. Now, making healthy changes and smart choices, (lots of small changes add up you know) I realize eating whole and eating clean really does make a massive difference in my over all health, not just on the scale but in how I feel as well. I realized for my over all well being, eating processed foods and sugar had to be out. I just didn't feel good on it, but it was also not an over night decision, I made lots of changes over a stretch of time and I'm still making them as I figure out what is and isn't working for my body. I'm sure you can relate.

I exercise 5 times a week. Was walking but just started the couch to 5k program to start running. I signed up for a half marathon in Jan and Feb (I must be insane!) and will sign up for the DL half in Aug as soon as registration opens in Jan. I also work out with a trainer two times a week at the Y, as I know myself and would just do the cardio without someone listening to me whine about the exercises while doing them!

This is amazing!! Way to go, girl!! Keep up the good work, and keep up the momentum, you'll find the more under 200 you become the more you'll find people don't recognize you any more, and I'm not even kidding!! The last 20 lbs. have been huge in my body changing in a way that almost no one recognizes me any more. I love it!!

All the stories that have posted here are so inspirational and I am going to steal the inspiration wall. I have the perfect place for it as I want to be at 100lbs down when we go to WDW in March.

Monica

Ooooh my gosh!! I'm so excited you are going to do a inspiration wall!!! You'll love it!! I recently started putting up little signs around the house that have this on it....



I felt like I was starting to lose momentum so I decided I needed a few other things up to remind me it's not okay to stop now.

consider a group hug from all of us to you & your Mother.
P.S.
WOO-HOO!! I am now at a 71 pound weight loss!!

T.T.F.N.

Thank you so much, Kris. And congrats!! 71 lbs. ba-by!!! Keep at it!!

 

[emmysmommy]

Hi Camille! Thinking of you and your mom today. I hope things are starting to fall back into some sense of balance and sanity. (What's normal right?) Just wanted you to know that although I get so busy with life and yes, even Dis, I want you to know that you have a special place in my heart.

Your TR has certainly become a place of hope and encouragement to others as well... WAY TO GO MONICA!!!! I celebrate your success with you!! Keep up the amazing work! It is paying off.