WW Clubs and Groups - Night Owls #45

Hi everyone,

Thought a new thread was in order, the other one was 2 pages. Anyway, I wanted to say I am sorry for missing in action. I don't know what is going on with me, but I have been having seizures lately. I had one as a baby but never since. I had one yesterday and was conscious through it. I was watching tv and got up, went out on the deck leaned on the railing and called the girls in for lunch. Then I immediately fell crashing down on my side, smashing my head and was convulsing. I remember thinking during it that I was having a seizure and I was trying to make it stop before Steve came out and saw me so I wouldn't be embarassed. Steve heard Brianna screaming and came out and it just stopped. I got up and I was fine. I will be calling the doctor today as soon as they open. When I had this one I realized in the last 6 weeks or so I have had atleast 4 or 5 others. I never remembered them I just knew I kept falling down and smashing my head then just getting up. I figured I had tripped each time and just brushed it off. But now that I experienced this one, I know what those other episodes were. The only thing I have done different is get the depo birth control shot, I have been on those for about 4 months so I am thinking it has to be related. The sad thing is I just had one about 3 weeks ago and there is no way to get it out of my system so I have around 2.5 to 3 months before it is out of my system. I am real scared right now to drive and I would absolutely die of embarassment if it happened at work. Well anyway, just wanted to catch you guys up on why I haven't been around.

Hello to everyone, Setina the house is gorgeous.

Brenda

BRENDA...... BREN..... Pammy had a seizure a few weeks ago. This is too weird. I hope you are okay.

Judygal,

Oh my gosh, I didn't know that. I will have to ask her what hers was like.

PJ, were you conscious and aware when you had your seizure? And did you feel weird after it? I felt fine after mine. What did your doctor say?

Brenda

Bren, go back through the past posts. Pammy described in detail what happened. She ended up in hospital for a week or something close.

Okay, now I had a post disappear. Yes I found post when she had the seizure, it sounds like it was quite different from mine. I am scheduled tomorrow afternoon for bloodwork and a catscan and they are trying to get me an appointment for a neuralogical exam. I will let you all know how it goes.

PJ, sorry I was out of the loop when you had your seizure and wasn't there for you. It sounds like yours was more severe than mine. I am glad you are okay. Did they keep you on the medicine still? How are you feeling?

Later owls
Brenda

Bren that is awful...hope they find out the cause and treat it!

Erica..glad you got a scale and that is the smart thing to do with the weighing.

Setina..how nice of your friend to bring you flowers!

Sheri...Our bodies just seem to want to go back to that comfy(higher) weight. I am still maintaining but it is a constant battle!

HI Judy and PJ and all other missing owls!:smug:



Cleaned today so I am bushed and sore, climbed up and down the ladder outside doing the kitchen window. (took the screens and storm glass out and did the curtains too!) Now I can see outside again!:smug: The gal that helps me clean brought her 8 year old on along today since he is out of school, I thought it was very unprofessional of her not to ask me or let me know. He was not a problem but I showed him how to use the computer and play games and let him use the pool table. She had to keep checking on him too so that took time and she was being paid!!!!! Dh was upset cause he was worried about him getting hurt and them sueing..men..that never entered my mind.

Last week I let 15 pts go and this week I cannot eat enough!:mad: had some really good baked salmon tonight with greenbeans and some lite choc. icecream with toasted almonds!

My two tone old fasioned "iris":)

Hi everyone,

I had my bloodwork and catscan today and am hoping to hear from my doctor today. I am just praying that it is not a tumor or something. I am really scared but hanging in there. I really believe it is the depo shot and hoping it is, then I know once it is out of my system, I should be fine. I am hanging on to that hope.

Candice, thanks for your kind words. I agree it was rude of your house helper to bring her child without asking you first, it would have been the proper thing to do. I am just glad it all worked out for you.

Later
Brenda

Hi gals,

First of all, Brenda, I hope that your results come back showing it was the shot. Will be thinking of you until we hear.

I have some questions for you gals however. Do any of you take vitamins (B6) or anything else to combat PMS bloating and cravings? A lot of my frustration comes from the fact that I do horribly the week of my period (bloating, etc) then I do great the week after, then a bad week with ovulation (sometimes as bad as a period) and then a good week after. It always seems like it's one step forward and one step back, thus never getting anywhere. I did read the B6 was supposed to help. Any thoughts?

Also, have any of you dealt with an overweight child? My daughter is almost 15, about 5'7" and weighs about 205. She is basically the same size as I am. I would never expect her to be the size WW or even the drs say she should be. She is just not built that way. She is however "thick" around the middle, butt & thighs. The thing that gets me is she is very athletic (well not the greatest player, but she never gives up). Some of it may be muscle, but there is "fat" there too. She played soccer for school last fall, played basketball for school during the winter, and is playing AAU basketball now. High school sports in our area practice almost every night. So, she gets plenty of exercise, and because I don't buy junk food she eats fairly healthy. She takes her own lunch to school and has no money to buy anything at school, so I know she is not eating crap. I know she is frustrated, and I probably don't help matters because she knows I am concerned too. Honestly, I think alot of my problem is that I know how she is perceived at sporting events and this probably bothers me more than her. Any thoughts or experience here would be greatly appreciated. I am wondering about thyroid, but am afraid the dr will just say she needs to diet.

I don't usually blab like this (esp. to new "friends"), but the stress all of the above is causing me is starting to really affect me. Not to mention the problems my son is having in school, which led us to seek counseling only to find out he is mildly ADD. But, that's another story.

I feel better now that all of this is off my chest. I don't really have anyone to talk to, so I am real sorry if I'm overstepping here. You gals all seem so nice and supportive.

Thanks for "listening".
Sheri

Bren .... I'm with you and hoping it's the depo....I took it for awhile and while it didn't affect me to that point it made me positively EVIL! I stopped taking it and that's how I ended up with son #3 at 40!!! He will be 5 next week...hard to believe!! Well I just wanted you to know that I was thinkin about you and sending up a prayer that it is nothing serious.Please post how the tests turn out. And that is wierd...that PJ has had a seizure too. I haven't read on how that ended up...PJ??? was yours stress related?? Hope you are A-OK!!

WOW Setina!! What a wonderful house!!! I am so glad that you guys are out of that apartment and into your own house. I used to worry about you. It looks huge!! I bet you've got lots of places to put your watermelon stuff!!

And PJ is in a new house as well. I saw the pics and it looks great. I absolutely love the pool...well I loved the one in the old house too but I am a water bug big time. How is it going with the stables and the horses? Keeping you busy?? I will be going to the race track here in Virginia the weekend of June 29th for a thing for work. It's called Colonial Downs. I have never been, i guess it will be interesting.Maybe I should get the sheets on who is racing so you could give me some tips :)

Take care all you owls and GET BETTER SOON!!!

emmy

Hi Everyone! :wave:

I just wanted to stop in to tell Sheri that she should DEFINATELY have her daughter checked for thyroid problems. That could be the culprit. And it won't hurt to check it (its just a blood test). I speak from experience (I have a bad thyroid too). Just to "rule it out" I would have it done on her. It won't hurt! Good luck!

I am off to bed. I promise to stop in again tomorrow - its been forever since I have posted!! :D

Tara ;)

Sheri..I would definatley get her to a doctor if you know for a fact that she is not eating junk and is very active!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son had a weight problem in HS but it was called being lazy and eating too much fast food! He lost it and has now gained it back plus more. Still likes his fast food. He has all kinds of health problems at 24. So get it under control now! He is now trying that Seattle Sutton premade meals. (healthy meals cause he does not cook!)


Hi emmy........Ya been to the lake?

Hi Tara..so how is your thyroid doing?

Bren..so how are you..any more spells...hope it is the shot too! I bet you are realy anxious aobut it I know I would be.

Had to rest today form all my cleaning and it rained so I was able to take it easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

One of my planters.......New Guinea impaitents.

Hi Everyone,

Well, good news. My catscan and bloodwork all came back fine, so to me that just points more to the depo shot. I have a dr's appt on friday with my family doctor and we will see where we will go from here. I am not going to let him put me on med's. I will see if I continue to have seizures once the shot wears off which should be in a couple months. I just don't want to be on med's the rest of my life. I will see what he says though. I have not had anymore episodes since Sunday.

Candice, so far so good.

Tara, good to see you around.

Hi Em, I have missed you. Yes I have heard that it can really change one's moods but I haven't had that problem, YET!! Glad you seem to be doing well

Sheri, we are always here to listen and share experiences. I have not dealt with a heavy child but was one myself. However I was not athletic at all. I think the best thing for you to do is discuss your concerns with her physican and go from there. If he is a good doctor, he will help you figure it out, thyroid would definitely be a good place to start. Good luck.

See Ya
Bren

hi guys, how are things going? not too bad...still chugging along trying to stay strong and eat right.
I did a bad thing the other nite...after I ate, maybe one or two hours afterwards, I hopped on the scale just to see and I was a few pounds heavier than what I weighed myself as last saturday. i'm assuming it's because i had just eaten...i'm hoping, cause I'll be upset if that number is the same or even higher than last saturday. i wont go back on it again though. that is until my weigh in day.

Bren: Glad to hear thing went well and results came back good. Hopefully everything will clear up for you once that shot runs through your system and is out!


to everyone else...hello and how do you do? hope everyone had a great day! OH and can anyone tell me how the buddy list works on here? I see some people are listed as online, but is there a buddy list on this site?

talk to you soon
erica

Hi Erica - There isn't a buddy list on here but you can PRIVATE MESSAGE anyone if they've allowed it in their profile. You'll see the option at the top of each persons post. It will say PM this person. K? If you have Instant Messenger....I'm resler41 and although I'm not usually on except in the pm sometimes (as for my 14 yr. old daughter...that would be more like 24/7)......I'll be on there tonight.

To everyone else. I'll get back in a few.....I just wanted to pop in real quick, saw Erica's post and I haven't read anything else yet. I'll "see" you all in an hour or so.

Hugs,

Hey hey hey...anyone with AOL IM, let me know...i'm ericag5 on it...so we can chat chat chat!


Erica

Erica..I added you to my aol list but I am usually on really late!

The private messaging on here is called a buddy list. If you want to add someone you click buddy at the top of the post. the you can se when they are online and send them a message. (if they will allow it)

PJ like your horse sig picture!;) Looks familiar!

I got some recipes cards in the mail today and two of them soudned really easy and good, cinnamon biscuits and sugar cookies...but the cinn biscuits I figured to be about 12 points a piece!!!!!!!! Yikes..I won't be makeing those! But the cookies are only a point!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I try them and they are good I will post the recipe.:)

Hi Owls!

Bren-Glad to see you post and I hate to hear about the seizures. I am glad the tests came back ok. Please be careful! Hopefully it was just the shot and that will be out of your system soon. Missed you girl!

PJ-Can you give me directions to the pics of your new house..I missed them. Hope you are doing better!

Em-Great to see you girl! I have missed you. Thanks on the house. I was worried too. I prayed that last week to just get through the last few days alive..it was really bad there and only getting worse. My new neighborhood it wonderful!!!

Erica-I will add you to my buddy list. I am WatermelonCrazy.

Sheri-I agree on getting her checked for thyroid. I have an underactive thyroid and they just found out my 16 year old sister has it too. Once you post here you are an owl so you better just keep posting and feel at home girl!

Judy-How are your migraines? Mine are so/so. This lady at work wears a ton of this awful perfume and it's triggering mine..I have talked to management and they said there is nothing they can do about it. Other coworkers and friends have talked to her and she will not lighten up. I think I am just going to start pinching my nose when she walks by...I already hold my breath but I tried not to be too obvious but now I dont give a....well you know :s:

Candice-I can't believe she brought her son either...that was kinda tacky...esp without asking first. I love your flowers!!!!

I hope I didn't miss anyone! I have a busy day tomorrow and Saturday so I may not get back til Sat nite or Sunday. My dear friend and WW leader is renewing her vows on Saturday and we are getting ready for that and she has asked me to be the photographer as well.

Take care owls!
Hugs to all
Setina

Hi Setina - Sure......it's http://www.picturetrail.com/resler41 and the other one with all the photos of my family and all usual boring stuff :dz: is at http://www.picturetrail.com/pembers "See" you later.

P.S. - I'm updating my webpage (remember the one where I'm swinging?) Well, there's an ANIMATION of a blonde swinging. :D ......by the way, I cut about 5 inches off of my hair today :eek: Now I wont be cutting it for a veeery long time. I haven't cut it since I first became a blonde several months ago and since I get the "foil frosting"....it never touches the ends anymore....they're already lightened...they just do the "roots" every 3-4 months now......I've got so much grey in the front and the sides....I look like parts of it is platinum......everyone is asking how I got it like that I and tell them "My Mother and Father". :smug:

Anyone going to be in the chat room tonight? Let me know and send me an email. I'm going out to the barn right now to let the horses out after their dinner and then I'll be back in here....working on updating my home/webpage. So, hopefully when I go to check in the chatroom...some of you will be in there.

Hugs,:wave:

Any big plans for the weekend anyone? Not here, except i'm going to a Birthday Party on Saturday. So tomorrow and Saturday morning, my plan is to be really really good. I believe I'm doing pretty good. I try to explain to jeff that sometimes I need some snacks, not necessarily healthy snacks, but some little bad pieces here and there. Cause if I don't get them, I'll eat anything and everything. I think maybe that he really doesnt understand that I can anything I want just in moderation and as long as I count it in my daily point intake. I bougth some popcorn today at the store. I need to take it to work, so that way I dont indulge. I drink my water like I should. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I'll see some results come Saturday morning. If not, I'll be horrified! And that'll mean, I'll just have to be stricter on myself.

Jeff and I are going up to New Jersey to see my family YAAAAAY:D
I cannot wait! I haven't seen my family since January. It's been way too long for me. Unfortunately, my mother was in the hospital this past weekend, but she OK now! She has been getting dizzy spells for a while now and this time she had a migrain with it. They did all these tests on her and everything came back ok. Although when she sleeps her heartrate goes down extremely. The doctors may think she has sleep apnea, but aren't positive. They would know definately if she were to go to a sleep lab and find out. I dont know if she plans on doing that or not, but the one solution the doctor gave her was to lose weight. So my mom is back on weight watchers as well. It'll be good for her though. Hopefully since she'll be back on it, my Dad will too. The whole family used to be on it. Then all of a sudden, we just stopped all together.

Anyhoo...I guess I should get going. Hope everyone has a great night and I'll talk to you all soon!

Erica

I went to the dermatologist today and she removed over 60 things on my chest and neck (skin tags and bumps that shouldn't be there. It was very painful and it took her close to an hour to do it all. I look terrible. She said it will take a few weeks to heal.

BUT she found 2 suspicious moles. I have had skin cancer before and now she wants to biopsy them. I have an appointment in a month after this stuff heals, for the biopsy. She didn't feel they needed to come out today but she doesn't like the way they look. They are on my back. I was in such bad shape after all the work ( I look like I've got measles all over my chest and neck). She even found one under my breast. I will probably scar on some of the deep ones. When she does my biopsy, she wants to do a full body screening of my skin. She wanted me to take valium before the visit and also darvocet because the work she did was painful and extensive.

It is sooooooooooooo ugly.

Better pain wise today except for a stiff neck form falling asleep in the chair last night or early in the AM.

Baked DH those Choc chip cookies he likes and I ate penty but ok on points, but my body will not like the sugar later!

We finally got some rain so I can take a break on watering!

PJ........Did you see Oprah today????? "Stop Being A doormat" ...and I thought of you and how you try to please everyone. Here is the Link....

http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20020613.jhtml :smug: :smug: :smug:

Setina...I know what you mean about smellsa nd people wearing purfume, My MIL does this and can't understand why I do not like the smell of hers, she just says well..it is not cheap, and very expensive so it should smell good! People get offended if you ask them not weart it but I do and tell them why but they do not understand. I think you should hold your nose when she walks by!;)

Erica, sounds like you have a paln and that is what it is all aobut...thinking before you eat!

Judy..thatt sounds awful! I had stuff removed a couple of times, they froze it and it hurt bad! I have more to come off but it will have to wait! I have a bunch of spots whear my bra rubs!

Picked some flowers, raked some grass and pruned a tree, baked some cookies and did some wash...I am hurting, wonder why! too much sugar and too much work! gotta quit baking now!

Drop Sugar Cookies makes 4 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies 1.5pts each

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp grated lemon peel (optional)

1/4 cup granulated sugar (for top of cookies)

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and mix well.

Whisk eggs in a lagre bowl untill well blended. Add sugar, oil, vanilla extract and
lemon zest and mix well. Stir the dry ingredients into the egg mixture until blended.
Chill, covered, for 30 minutes or longer.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Drop the cookie dough rounded teaspoonsfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking
sheets.

Wet the bottom os a 3 inch flat bottom glass with water and dip glass in additional
sugar. Press the top of each cookie lightly with the glass to flatten. (dip glass into
sugar before each cookie).

Bake cookies untill lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 2
minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight containers or
freeze.

These make a very light soft type cookie and are not real sweet. I think some
almond extract or a light glaze drizzeled over them would be yummy too! I left the
lemon out since I didn't have it on hand.

PJ........Did you see Oprah today????? "Stop Being A doormat" ...and I thought of you and how you try to please everyone.



Good Morning - Hey Candice...what gave you the idea I was a doormat? Just curious? I even took your test....:p and I am definitely not a doormat type. :D Actually, I'm quite the opposite, I speak my mind when I shouldn't quite often. At times that can be good and at others.....it upsets people but that's me. Take it or leave it. I'm very black or white.....not much in between. Anyway, just couldn't figure out why you thought I was a "people pleaser".......that would be my HUSBAND.....not me. :smug:

Soooo, I did NOT do well OP yesterday. Had 3 Corona's with lime and then had icecream while watching a movie.....I was in one of "those" moods where I just wasn't paying attention all day to what went into my mouth......wasn't using my food calculator and really didn't care. Naturally, I'm paying for it today because I know it was just plain stupid and foolish. I could have had ONE beer and a LITTLE icecream if I really cared but nope....I was a little :devil: yesterday. Today is a new day and I'm back OP and plan on staying that way........as long as it takes. I need to start seeing the scale move D.O.W.N. again instead of staying still. :mad:

I've got a sick horse on my hands again today, when I went out to feed, he was lying down and didn't get up as fast as I would have liked. He's normally a really curious and obnoxious little guy AND he also split atleast four of his stitches (the outer ones....have no idea what the ones on the inside look like).....I've already called the owner and the vet......the vet told me to start giving him Penicillin again for 3-4 days twice daily. The owner doesn't know how to do it and either do the owners of the barn. Can't wait until the place is mine. Anyway, I've expecting her any minute with some syringes so I'm outta here. Hope you all have a great day and hello to all my OWLY BUDS OUT THERE:
Susan aka SLF - Sue from Canada - Setina - Bren - Tara - Candice - Judygal - Erica - and anyone else who's missing. :wave:

Hey girls...how is everyone doing...last nite when i got home from work, jeff and i went to ruby tuesdays for dinner. I got a chicken cesar salad and it was GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! I loved it and I drank water. No soda or alcohol! I was a good girl. And this morning was weigh in day..I L.O.S.T 4 pounds...ok just wanted to tell you all. have to run out. I'll be back later...


bye all
erica

Hi Owls. I am new to 3FC. I am still learning my way around. I am not on WW but I have been struggling with my weight for a few years and finally have decided to do something about it. I am down to 208 and am still working hard at it. As a matter of fact my exercise with Denise Austin just started so I have to run. I am usually on the puter very late after Flyboy(my hubby)gets off the puter.


Wishing you all the best of luck on making the right choices for a leaner you. :)

Welcome Kina....the owls are a great group to chat with. We keep each other motivated:)


for those of you that are struggling with being a plateau and the scale isnt moving...have you thought about taking any supplements that is all natural. I have friend at work that was on a plateau for about a week maybe more and started taking cider/vinegar pills. Since she started taking them she lost 3 more pounds. She's not on her plateau anymore. I myself, just started taking them today so I'm hoping to see some kind of results along with how I'm eating. I've also heard that Doctors recommending vinegar too. Just a thought to put out there.

Erica

I just got done with my workout with Denise and I am cooling down before I head for the showers. Plus Flyboy (my husband) will be home soon and he wants us ready when he gets here so we can go out and do something.

But I wanted to ask...Is the apple cider vinegar like the other diet pills? I have had people suggest Metabo Life or Metabo Lite. But they contain that something or another that causes awful side affects. I have heard of the apple cider vinegar but I don't know the ins and outs of them.

I am not on a plateu so far. I have been drinking my slim fast and then getting in my exercise daily. I have been doing great. I have heard that the heavier you are the more you loose in the first few weeks because a lot of it is water. I don't know if that is true. But I need to weigh the least possible by September 1; I am involved in a weight challenge with my family. The winner takes the bank. But my goal right now is to get a compliment out of Flyboy. I haven't lost enough weight for him to notice. I ask him if he can tell that i have lost weight and he just shrugs his shoulders. So my goal is to loose enough for him to notice.


Thanks for replying to my thread. Bye.

:)

Well, today was the birthday party and i went over my points, but surprisingly not too bad. I just told myself that all next week i'll just have to eat the minimum points I'm allowed to make up for the extra goodies I ate at the party. I'm crossing my fingers I'll make it through and see good results next saturday after today!


Kina: not sure exactly the ins and outs of the the cider vinegar tablet. all i do know is this...I work with 2 people and one of them is a real health kick person and she takes them. she says they work really well. she's had no side effects either. the other person i work with who just started taking them does not have any side effect. however, one person i spoke with that has taken them said they just made her more thirsty. as for me, I have not had any side effects. today was my first day taking them too. i'm not too sure on metabolife or metabolite cause i've never taken them. my boyfriend has taken metabolife and i dont think they did anything to give him side effects. sounds like you are on the right track with what you are doing to lose weight. Might take your boyfriend a little longer to realize you've lost anything if he sees you everyday. For some people, when you see them everyday it's harder to tell that they've lost weight.

Hope everyone else had a great day and nite. I'll catch up with you all later. Take care!

Erica

:wave:

Hi.....this is our new foal who will be coming "home" on Sept. 14th. Just in time for my B'day. Some present, huh? ;) His twin sister died at birth and it was a miracle he survived.......so his name suits him well....."Miracle". I'm driving up to Gainesville tomorrow to see him and take some video and digital pictures. The next post shows him only FIVE MINUTES OLD! Awwwwwwww

"Miracle"......only FIVE MINUTES OLD!!!! What a trooper. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww................Isn't he cute? :smug: