Dieting with Obstacles - Fibromyalgia #46

Sorry to put this here, but I am really hurting here. We were in a car accident last night - I think our car is a write off - will be amazing if they can fix it. We were stopping for a light and a half-ton rammed us from behind and pushed us into a half-ton in front of us. I went to emergency last night. The Dr. thought my elbow was broken, and he expected to do surgery on it ; however, it is not. It is swollen (huge) and is really, really bruised. I hurt everywhere, shoulders, neck, mid back, lower back. Had xrays on my neck, lower back and elbow. We got lucky - our guardian angel was looking out for us. Looking at our car, we should have been hurt seriously. You know how FM is,gets everything in a flare. My cousins husband came upon the accident and saw my husband. He didn't see me, and thought I had been taken to the hospital by an ambulance. In the end, he drove us home, and then my husband drove us to the hospital. He is not to bad, a couple of goose eggs on his legs,and a big bruise on his thigh. I yelled at him, as I heard a car sliding and I just knew it was behind US. He caught it is the rear view mirror and braced himself. It was over in a flash. The airbags really work!

Just wanted to let you know why I won't be on the board much. My elbow is really painful - had a morphine shot at the hospital, so that helped, and took some pain killers before bed last night.. I laughed, as the Dr. asked if I had any kind of painkiller, or did I want something. Told him I has OA and FM and was pretty well equipped with meds.

Anyway, guys, I am very happy to be able to sit here and send this message to you. It could have been so much worse.:)


Mima - I am so happy for you. I know how much you missed him. Enjoy the day.

Meme - girl, you have to learn how to slow down. You are being unkind to yourself, and you body won't take it much longer.

Joanne - Hi. Like you I am usually busy to. I can't stand just sitting around doing nothing. However, I am NOT as busy as Meme. She makes me tired just reading her post:lol:

Hi Candice and Ally. Oh Candice. Adding the extra water for the monster cookies would just make the batter thinner and they are able to spread more, I think.

I made that chocolate quesadilla the other night and it was delicious. Don't trust myself making cookies - yet!!!

I read that if you are in a slump and can't seem to lose weight or are gaining a little, start writing everything down in the journal again. It will get you over the plateau.

I sat the other day, and made up 5 breakfasts that I like to eat and 5 lunches. Now I can just put the number of the breakfast and the points on my journal. Really a lot faster, as I don't have to stop and count the things all the time. Dinner is harder, because I always vary that - alot.

Have a good day everyone.

Oh MY!! I'm so glad you weren't hurt any worse! And sorry you are in pain! Here's a hug for you!

{{{{{{{HUG!!!}}}}}}}

Hope that didn't hurt too much! :p

Only have an hour and it's time for church again...then the BD party so have to run...hope everyone else is fairing better than Anne!!!

Hello Happy,

I sure hope you get better soon, with Fm it sure does take a long time to recover. I was in a bad car accident amost 2 years ago and haven't recovered from it yet. My job keeps aggravating my neck and shoulders. I was waiting behind 2 other vehicles for the first one to turn and wa struck behind by a woman going 55 mph. My car was totaled, but I was lucky.

Take good care of yourself....one day at a time...I'll be praying for you for a quick recovery....

Linda

Oh Happy-so sad for you!!!!Of course it's worse when you have fibr. So glad you didn't have to be hospitalized. Feel better soon.
We watched the Superbowl last night-awesome!!!And the NE Patriots won!!!!!!!!What a game if you saw it! Brad seems to have a cold-and it's cooler here but that is the normal weather. We are going shopping this morning and eat in tonight but I have to help Mike with his shipping. Went to bed late last night from the Superbowl.Mike had corned beef. Pie is just a graham cracker crust with 2 boxes of sugar free pudding with some cream on top-you can use fat free Kool Whip. I used white chocolate and only put 3 cups of milk. Very good. Hi to everyone. Mima

Happy- Thank God you were not hurt any worse. You do have a guardian angel looking out for you. You know,I really believe in them. I have several in my house as does my daughter. We all have one in our cars. My G/daughter has totaled 2 cars and I know she has her own personal guardian angel. Your recovery will be quicker than you think. I can tell that your outlook on the trials in life is positive.Every now and then we are challenged by God. I think it is how we meet it and resolve it that shows us we can continue on.I hope you are better real soon. My daily thoughts are with you.
Meme, Candice,Linsue Hello
Mima..Thanks for letting us know how to make the pie.. I hope it will work with Fat free milk. That is all I use. I am not a ball fan. I did watch the game. I got hooked when Paul Macarthy came on. In fact when they sang God Bless America. The beetle will make a mint on that song. It is simple but at the right time. I am usually a rooter for the underdog to make good. So without really understanding F/B It was them. I told my hubby who we were for and he said which one is which. :lol: :lol:
Bye...Joanne

Thanks everyone. I just need to whine for a minute.


I am absolutely hurting anywhere a body can hurt, today. My arm is terribly sore and my neck hurts both front and back. When I lay down, I can hardly get up, because my neck hurts so bad. The calves of my legs are so sore, and bruised as well. My ab muscles feel like I have been doing really strenuous exercise and in general I feel like he**. I just feel like sitting and crying - must be a sign of getting better.

I am trying to stay on my diet, but I am not hungry, so I guess I will save lots of points and lose no weight this week. I don't even know how I will get to ww this week. I may not. I can get a rental car (through insurance), but I can't drive it anyway. I can't really bring my arm up - just kind of even with the waist is as far as I can bend it. Honda owner thinks the car is a write-off, so will have to wait until the insurance adjuster has a look. The insurance fellow told me that you have to be hit with a real force to get the air bags into action. Just a fender bender won't do it. He said it costs $1600.00 for each airbag and that is just a start. Heavens, we had to replace a back light, and we needed to buy a screw from Honda and it was $10.00. This will be a horrific bill if they decide to fix it. I guess time will tell.

Anyway, I think I will attempt to make some cheese soup. Found some cheese with the same calorie and fat count as light velveeta, so it should be fine. Had cereal for supper last night. I sure hope tomorrow brings a little less pain. I am going to see m own Dr. tomorrow and then going to the chiro. I think.

Everyone have a nice day, and don't pay any attention to me. Just felt the need to vent a bit, I guess.:o

Happy..... I read about your accident at work but couldn't post from there. I am so sorry this happened. Have you thought about running this by an attorney? Was the driver ticketed, was he speeding? Bad weather??? Regardless, this is why we all pay for car insurance all our lives...to protect us if something happens. Have you seen your regular doc? I would want my injuries documented and on file. If things don't get better fast, you might have a law suit on your hands....
And I agree with Joanne....You have such a positive attitude that things can't keep you down long.
I hope you are feeling better soon.....

Oh My Gosh Happy....so sorry that happened to you! :( You just described how I am feeling and I haven't even been in a wreck! made me hurt worse to hear talk about it! (and you were doing so good with the fibro thing) and starting WW!!!!!!!! You always have such a good attitude. I noticed that from day one when you posted here!:) I didn't know there was FF coconut, I will have to look for that.

I'm hurtin' like crazy and on top of that the scale said I was up by 2 and I haven't changed a thing! Hope it is my protonix(stomach med) that is doing it my tummy is really bloated like when I was pregnant and we all know that is not possible!;) No felmale plumbing left! I will have to measure my waist and see if it is actually larger than before! It feels hudge! I don't like like feelin' fat when I have been op!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

I missed the super bowl halftime but I saw Paul sing with Terri! DH did not know who was palying either:lol:

For Happy!

Some flowers too!

Hi guys. Hope you get well really fast, Happy!!That is so bad. Brad has a wicked virus but is in good spirits. I slept 10 hours last night-it felt good. Cool here today! But beautiful. Don't know what we're doing today. Back hurts again and I did needlework-how am i going to make it for the wedding of my cousin's daughter in July?Be good everyone. I'll put you on my prayer list, Happy. Mima

Happy- I hope you see your regular Dr. soon. It sounds like you have a whip lash. Ally does have a point. Talk to your attorney. I hope you are feeling better soon. If you are sick WW does not charge for missed meetings. At least down here. Don't worry about it!WW has been around a long time and will be there when you are better.
Hello to all you guys...Busy day for me see you later....Joanne

I am hurting sooooo bad. Didn't even make it to bed last night until after 5 a.m. this morning. Nothing seems to help. It is supposed to snow/rain here tomorrow...guess it is this weather coming in. I'm going to go take some Tylenol PMs and go to bed and see if I can sleep tonight. Anne...hope you are feeling some better. I'm sure it will take a while to get over the wreck...always does even without FM and longer with it! Every time I fall down it makes the FM worse for weeks! Praying for you!!!

Down 1.5 today so it must be the medication cause I stopped it for a day..wonder why stomach meds would make you gain or retain????????? Who knows............ My waist mesurement is the same to so I just feel fat I guess.

Broccoli Stuffed Shells
Makes 6 Serving - 5 Points Per Serving

24 jumbo shells, uncooked
1 (10 ounce) package frozen broccoli, thawed
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 tablespoon shredded onion
2 (14 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste


1. Prepare pasta shells according to directions and drain.
2. Combine broccoli, ricotta cheese, Swiss cheese, onion, oregano, basil and salt and pepper and mix well.
3. Pour about 1 cup tomatoes in bottom of 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Break up large pieces of tomatoes with a
fork.
4. Spoon 1 round tablespoon of cheese mixture into each shell and place open side up in the baking dish. Pour
remaining tomatoes over shells.
5. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes.



Makes 6 Servings. A serving is 4 shells

Nutrition info per serving: Calories: 268, Total fat: 7 gr, Saturated fat: 4gr,
Cholesterol: 21 mg, Sodium: 270 mg, Carbohydrate: 39 mg, Protein: 15 gr,
Dietary fiber: 5 gr.

Happy I hit a semi once and it ripped the front of my car off and I was sore for weeks...but otherwise ok. Hope you are feeling a bit better;)

Meme..sounds like we are in the same boat! So do you think we are better off sinking or swimming!:p Or are we just up a creek without a paddel:)

Mima..sorry about Brad being sick!

Joanne..it does sound like Happy might have a whip lash!:mad:

I feel more like I'm up the creek without a boat!

Hi guys-hope we all are feeling better soon. I think Brad has the flu but I had a flu shot so that should help. He has periods where he's ok but then the med wears off. We are going to stay home today-we went for a ride to Sanibel and he couldn't get out of the car so I just drove home. Meme, Happy, hope you feel better soon. My back is not good so I will go in the whirlpool for 2 few minutes. Can't socialize-don't want others to get sick. And I wanted my friends to meetBrad. But soon. At least we are in FL and not in the cold Northeast. Be good everyone. Hi Candyce, Joanne, Ally, Linsue and all. Mima

Candice...Wow that stuffed shells recipe sounds good. I made it with spinach a while ago. Yummmm.
Happy......I hopeyou are still reading and know we are all thinking about you.
Mima...glad your Brad is back home.
Meme....I have to go to a school meeting tomorrow. One of my sons was in after school detention for throwing gum drops in the cafeteria. These are the kinds of stupid, immature foolish things I have to deal with.... Drives me nuts. And when I go to these meetings, I always have to plead my own case. Make these people understand that I actually have a brain in my head...
Joanne....I think my treadmill is helping. If not, I'm heading for Weight Watchers too......

Ally...,.stupid, stupid, stupid!!! Sometimes I think the zero tolerance law is the stupidest (is that a word?) law ever introduced into the school system! Kids will be kids...I think the school systems are making our kids behave like adults...heck...I even know some men who do stuff like that on the job!!!!!!!

I think I told you that Ross was getting in trouble at school and mainly his problems involved just one little girl named Madison...well...I asked him how his day went today when I picked him up and he said "Excellent"...he said, "I'm always good now!" I said wow Ross that's great...you mean you haven't gotten in trouble all week...he said...no...Madison hasn't been there all week!!! :lol:

I have a migraine...hurt all over...yucky weather! Plus...my sink leaked and water ran all the way across my kitchen...everything under the sink was soaked. I had put some chicken in water in the sink to thaw and all the water had leaked out...a whole sink full!!! I was going out to get Ross when I found it so I just put a bunch of towels in the floor to soak up the water and left. When I got home, I layed down on the couch and left all that for poor hubby. He's working on it now...Ross came into the living room and said, Meme...guess you won't be using that sink anymore...you know why? I said, no why? He said, because it is busted! :lol:

Hi guys!!! Brad slept right through yesterday-hope he feels better today!I want to do stuff!!!!So far I'm ok and I did go to the pool yesterday but the couples were playing shuffleboard. And I walked and finished my 1000 piece puzzle. It's going to rain sometime today and Mike wants me to do some shipping so I guess I will so I won't go stir crazy. Meme, I hate plumbing problems!!!Good luck. Anne, you are on my prayer list. Hi to everyone else. Good luck, Ally. Mima

Anne -I hope you are doing much better.
Ally- there must be zero tolerance in the schools now! Of course everything the kids do is wrong ,and the parent is brought in.
Mima- No fun when the man gets sick. They go to bed. When we get sick they go to work.:lol: I hope he is better soon and you start having the time of your life.
Candice... Guess you got a new sink. I had that problem last year. My son had to change all the plumbing direction. He is a design arch. but I swear there is nothing around the house he can't do. If he ever finds his life pardner she will be a lucky women. His dad now is another story.
Hello Meme...Hope things are going smooth for you.
It is raining here. I guess I will get my book and find a corner..
Bye ,Joanne

Joanne...what are you reading? Actually...it was me who had the sink problem and no...I didn't get a new one...he fixed the leak. Guess it wasn't "busted" after all! ;)

It came a little snow shower here...didn't even stick...and they cancelled school! Go figure. So I've had Ross all day...and what is so funny about that is, he goes to a private school...they don't even run busses...the parents drive their kids to school. It didn't even start snowing until about 10 a.m. They cancelled because it was already snowing some in Nashville...sooooo dumb! I just gave him the remote to the TV and wrote down the 5 channels he is allowed to watch for him, gave him some markers, crayons and activity books and layed down on the couch...ALL MORNING! He has been good...it's a good thing because I feel like I've been run over by a Mac Truck...no pun intended, Anne! Hope you are feeling better by now but probably not...seems like a few days after a wreck you settle sore and feel worse! :(

You should see my livingroom floor...it is wall to wall books, crayons and stickers! I got the bathroom cleaned up today...think I'll just go in there and stay the rest of the night.

It is raining now...what a messy day...I didn't even get dressed until lunch time! Ross said, Meme are you going somewhere? I said no, why. He said because you finally put your clothes on! :lol:

Hi. I hope you all are having a great day.

Meme - you sound in terrible shape. Perhaps the 18 wheeler that hit me square on, went your way and got you as well. You sure have had a terrible time of it the past while. I hope you start to feel better soon. Afraid of a little snow down there, are they? They never close the schools here unless it is 30 below or more and then they will close them. Some of the rural schools have to close if a major snow storm hits and the roads are impassable. Not nice to look after little ones when you can hardly look after yourself.

Candice - thanks for the hug. It was really appreciated.

Mima - get that man well and out in that nice weather. Give him another day or two and he should be on the mend. Hope you can keep yourself busy while he is laid up.

Joanne, Ally and Linda. Thanks so much for the well wishes.

I went to the chiro yesterday and he had to start all over with the x-rays and then I went back today for the treatment. My back was further out than when I first started going to him,. After the treatment it went back to where it started in June. Hopefully, it will respond and go back to where it is really comfortable on Monday. It feels better than it did. Now the whiplash, hopefully this treatment will deal with that as well. The swelling in the elbow is still there, but going down each day. I can raise my arm a little higher. I might be able to reach the steering wheel by next week:lol: I guess we go car shopping tomorrow - and nice new 2002 Honda CRV. The only question remaining is do we want red of silver or blue. Our last one was blue, so one of the other colors may be nice. Our car was a total write-off. Anyway, I am coming along. Will know next week if there is a fracture in the elbow or not.

Have been trying to stay on ww but it is not easy. I can't cook the right things and eating cereal 3 times a day doesn't really appeal to me. Tonight, I am cooking Buffalo steaks. Hope they are good. Will have a salad with it. Last night we went out to Tony Romas and had Ribs and chicken. Hubby and I split it and it was just enough. Way to much for 1 person. Had some grilled veggies with that and a bun. Then we got two desserts and split them 5 ways. Not cheap, just sensible eating. The whole meal was just excellent.

Candice, I made this for you.

Meme I am reading a light little novel ...Summer Moon by Jill Marie Landis. I usually read fiction.. Various authors mostly female and depending the subject. Male authors tend to get too raw for me sometimes.. My sister says I don't read to improve my mind...True...I read to enjoy myself.If I want to improve my mind I will take a class... You are such a good G/mother. I don't know if I could do it anymore. But I would be willing to try if my son would get married and have one or two... I look forward to that day.. It might not happen though. He never seems to find the time to look for a life pardner... Joanne

Hi Guys....
Happy...So glad to hear from you. Now yell at me if I am harping on this...but you are having his car insurance pay for all your medical stuff now aren't you? I know, I know. You've probably heard it all from eneryone who has been there and done that. I just want to make sure you have all your bases covered. I vote for a Red CRV. My sister-in-law has blue.
Joanne....I hate it when the school already has you pegged based on your child's behavior. They think I must be totally lacking in morals and values. I always shock them when I open my mouth and actually defend myself.
Meme...the guy I talked to today at school said he was an expert in ADHD kids but he is on the school's side. Said that I really ought to have my kids try an antidepressant....like Paxil. I said, "Oh, you mean the one that helped ME gain 30lbs and made me feel like a zombie". He said "better some minor side-effects than your kids being in detention over and over".
Arghghghghg.
Candice....I like what Happy did to your picture......
Mima....Hope Brad feels better today and you got out and about...

Meme..sounds like we would both be better off sinking!:( ;) :(

Happy..Like the picture..how did you do that! You are getting as good as meme on the computer!:dizzy:

Ally....you poor thing..I know what it is like to deal with the administration, from a parents and teachers point of view!

Mima..Brad must have needed his rest! 1000 piece puzzel..how long did it take you?

Joanne..my sink is fine, but it used to leak..meme has the leaky one:lol:

Happy- I am so glad to hear from you.. Everyday is bound to be better. I surely hope so
Alley.. The people in that school system must be as brainless as they sound. I can't imagine a educator suggesting to you to put your child on medication. Whatever they may think of you is nothing. They would think I was the B---h from **** if I was in your shoes. I would be taking my lawyer to those meetings. They should be making the effort to assist you. My son had a teacher once who had the habit of pinching . I ,along with some other mothers got her fired. That was minor ,I know, but enough that I was not going to let it go. You are right to defend yourself and you son.My husband and I were there with the teachers manual of what she could and could not do.. We scared the **** out of her.
Hello everybody...Joanne

They took Ross to the Dr. today, along with the specialist's report from Knoxville. He starts on Adderall next week. I just hope it doesn't alter his personallity...he's such a sweet, loving child! I really hate him having to go on anything!!! Daughter and her hubby have gone to Gatlinburg for the weekend. The kids are at their other grandparents tonight...we go get them tomorrow and keep them until Sunday night. I haven't had Jenna in several weeks (for any length of time) so I'm kind of looking forward to having her! Her mom said she went to pick her up at school on Thursday and said she started crying. When she asked her what was wrong she said she wanted Meme to pick her up!!! :lol: She's just a little bit spoiled! I can't believe she will be three next month!!! She had a stroke when she was 2 days old, they were getting ready to bring her home...all packed up and everything. I was on the way to the hospital to help when it happened. They rushed her to Vanderbilt to the Children's wing and kept her for nearly a week. When they sent her home she was on Phenobarbital and we had to watch her 24 hrs. a day to make sure she didn't have another stroke and also because she was on so much meds. she could have just went to sleep and not woke up!!! I slept in the room with her every night for weeks. I remember I would lay there and listen to her breathe...almost afraid to doze off. It was a rough, weary time! I carried her around during the day...she was with me constantly. I guess that is one reason she is so special to me! Her mom had a really bad cesarean...couldn't do anything for the longest so I had her and both kids to take care of (and of course the men!) for over a month. Of course...Ross is special, too. We went through about the same thing when my daughter had him except he wasn't sick. She has had a lot of female problems and didn't think she would ever be able to have kids. She had a really rough time having both her kids (and so did I!!! ) :lol: But they are both worth it! (In the picture, they were riding their "horse" around the living room but he got tired and collapsed!!! Papa can't take much of that!!!) :lol:

Meme..no wonder you are so attached to Jenna! Darling picture too!

Aw.............

Yeah-we finally got out. Went to the flea market and to dinner at Mike's and then we watched the Olympic parade. Tonight we babysit so Mike and jill can go out for their anniversary-if they can agree on where they are going. They have these petty squabbles-I leave. Anyhow, Brad has to lift little Mike into bed-he weighs 50 lbs, Alison will stay up til her parents come home-We will get a movie. Anne, My daughter got a silver CRV but I vote for red so everyone can see you coming. Ally, my daughter is on Prozac and I wish she had taken it 5 years ago -she has such mood swings.She fights weight no matter what. Hey everyone else. It's cloudy today but warm. Have a good weekend everyone-my fibro is brutal!!!Probably from the ravioli-Own food tonight. Mima Yikes-I thought I lost the post!!!

Meme....Adderal is the newest derivative of Ritalin being prescribed for kids. I am not going to say that medication is bad, but I will say this.....the school needs to do their part behaviorally as well. It is way too easy to make a group of energetic kids zombies so teachers can have bigger groups of kids all behaving well. And medications do NOT change behavior, they just focus attention and possibly them impulses are a little more in control.
Oh, you know all this....
I have my old boyfriend coming over here for dinner tonight. I am not sure where I am heading with this. I realize some of the mistakes I made with him in the past. I rarely made my own expectations known. I felt like I gave more than he did, but them again he alwasy made his expectations clear and I did what he wanted. Women don't alwasy say what they want. But don't you prefer it if a guy just KNOWS. Of course, I have never had one of those so maybe they don't exist. Mima????

ok ladies. Page 3 AGAIN!!! going to a new thread.