Sharon -- Thank you so much for bringing us the news about Ammi's mother. How sad. Do you know if she'll be going to Australia?

Ammi -- Don't know when you'll see this, but we love you and send our condolences.

Sharon: Thank you so much for letting us know about Ammi. I hope your diet is going well.

Ammi: Sweetheart. I'm so very sorry about your Mom. My prayers are with you and I wish I could be there for you to have another shoulder to cry on. Big hugs sweetie.

Brenda: Sorry you were up 2 but at least you know why you were! I'm sure next week will be better for you. Hugs.

Sandy: Good for you throwing away that evil fudge sauce. I really do feel blessed that right now we are doing okay without me working. I have always worked up until 6 years ago when I kind of had a nervous break down. I have been on disability ever since and I praise God for it becuase right now I just can't do it. I think as I lose weight I will be more able to work becuase I will be able to sit for hours with my knees bent and fit into chairs. I hope you are continuing to feel less and less depressed daily. Hugs.

Patti: Okay, time for you to go see the Dr. Miss about that leg. Come on, get going now. Hugs.

I am having a pretty good day except for so very sad for our friend Ammi. Other than that I am getting ready to exercise and we get our new spare room bed today that we bought on sale. It is a queen size pillow top mattress and box spring and frame. It has memory foam in it so when we have company they will be comfortable or if we give up our room/bed we will be comfortable. Plus we have a day bed with a trundle in the other room so, I think we are all set now for company. I am having a little reunion with my sisters in April. Two of them I haven't seen in 6 years and one of them I haven't seen since last year. They and their daughters are all coming on the 5th of April. I am so excited to see them. I hope you are all doing well and being good girls.
Blessings,
Annie

Annie i think you are so right this weekend has been pretty painful and really interfering with my exercise and daily walkings around. Once again you willpower to exercise is amazing ! i hope you have a wonderfull reunion with your sisters. i too am so sad for Ammi bless her heart.

Ammi-I just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you.

Ammi - I am so sorry for your loss. I am keeping you and your family in my prayers.

Patti~You need to be getting yourself to the dr. I'm worried about you....this has gone on for quite some time. Have you tried ice????

Annie~I'm so sorry you've had such a hard time. It's good you're getting some income through disability. I hope you continue to progress. You're right I'm sure about losing weight and being able to be more physical. Getting the room ready for your family coming sounds fun! Hope you got it all done.

Sharon, Have you heard, will Ammi be able to go to Australia? I hope so. My heart hurts for Ammi.

Well, I've made it all day being op. I think I might go out to the store to buy some Bryers No Sugar added Ice Cream. I have some frozen NO SUGAR ADDED strawberries I can put thru the blender to top the ice cream.
I didn't make it on the gazelle earlier so I'm gonna get on it and watch a movie with Abby and Andy.
Til tomorrow my friends.

AMMI-

You are in my prayers hun. Sending you big hugs ..:hug: :hug: :hug:

Thank you Sharon for letting us know hun.



Will try to post later. Take care everyone.

Ammi - I'm so sorry! I lost my Mom about 3 years ago to lung cancer (age 58). I know what it feels like to lose someone so special, so if you want to talk, feel free to send me a private message. I've been through all the emotions and I feel your pain! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

Sharon - How is the liquid diet going????? Is your tummy still rumbling?

Lisa

Ammi -- something called me to this thread and now I see why!! Honey I am so sorry and if you need me, you can feel free to PM me!! If you get this WE LOVE YOU!! ( A and I!)

As for me girls -- life has really been not that nice to me at all. I need a good kick in the butt. An email, pm, or something to make me get my butt moving.

I had a real scare with my bp the month before. It started at 179/100 at the first week of February and I just went back (3/2) and after a month of taking spiro and trying to eat right ( cut out the fast food, still on the water and green tea) it's down to 119/79!!

I've missed you girls but things have been sooo crazy. Can you forgive me?

Ammi - I have been away today, so sorry I didn't get this out earlier. I am SO sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for you. With my recent loss of my father, the feelings associated with that are still very fresh in my mind and I still get teary when I think about the little things. Please take the time to mourn and let all of the feelings out. I have a feeling that I kept myself extremely busy around that time, and with supporting Mum and organising the funeral, and getting ready for the new school year, I may not have spent the time necessary to actually deal with my emotions. I have had some moments lately when I wonder what I am doing and I seem in a bit of a spin. I may have to take some time out to sort things out in my head. So... after all that, I just hope that you take a little extra 'you' time now and look after yourself as well as those around you.

Did that make ANY sense at all? I hope so, because I'm not sure I can change it around to make any more sense.

Put simply... take care and remember that we love you and want to make sure you are well.:hug:

Zelma

hi everyone, I'd like to thank you from Ammi, (though I sent her an email to see how she is, no reply & I don't expect one, she has enough on at the mo) I have no idea whether she can get to Australia or not, or how she's coping. I hope her family are being supportive & that she's managing/coping with this awful thing.
I feel this is just a fripppery, compared to what's happened to Ammi, BUT I am coping with the hunger pains/pangs, drinking TONS of water. The flavours are lovely & though the oriental Chilli soup was gorgeous, it upset my tummy rather badly! I seem to be losing TONS too! But official weigh in is on Thursday.
Sorry Sandy, I didn't know things have got that bad for you, BIG HUGS & I hope that exercise & having your family close help, wish I could come & sit with you for a while.xxxxxx The diet wouldn't be suitable for you though, Warfarin & other meds are contraindicated, though the US version of Cambridge Diet includes a meal- it's a different formula to the UK one. Though if you're interested in liquid diets your Dr. or someone else might be able to give you info on costs, suitability & availability. Hope the sun is shining on you today.xxxxx
I have to go to the loo now AGAIN!!! Lisa when you start, make sure you're never more than 5 minutes away from a toilet, or worst case scenario, a big tree or bushes, well away from the road, lol!xxxxxx
xxxxsharon (sorry for missing people, my brain & time are not so good at the mo xxxxx)

thanks for the concern Sandy i do plan on talking to my dr. soon... i cant stand another weekend like this one. i do think it is arthritus but i want to check and make sure its not a blood clot also.

Good Morning Girls....

well, I went out with the girls yesterday... wasnt especially dilligent with my diet. I certainly didnt make the worst choice on the menu but it wasnt the best one either. Today, I'm just picking up my socks and moving forward.

I'm really needing to work on my water intake today as well.

OK, I have to move. I just had breakfast... late of course... and need to do some housework since I was out shopping for.... yes 10 hours yesterday and am way behind on my chores.

I'll be back though... promise :)
Brenda :wave:

Erica~Good to see you again. Keep working on the food program your dr wants you on. Sounds like it's helping the bp alot. That means it has to be helping your weight loss too. I know it sounds dreadful, but exercise really does help with bp. I know from experience. Even if it's just a 5-10 walk to start. It all helps. Big big :hug: to you and Amanda. How is Amanda? Did I miss an update on her? I'm sorry if I did.

Patti~I expect you'll be calling the doctor tomorrow. Be sure to let me know or pm me and I'll send you my email address. :hug:

Zelma~Never you worry. Your post made perfect sense and you are 100% correct. Hope you are doing well.

Annie~Guess what??!! The other day I did get in a full 60 minutes! Two 30 minute sessions! Yes, it does make me feel better emotionally. Like I said before its just getting started that's the issue.

Sharon~I'm confident Daren will be supportive of Ammi. He seems like a wonderful match for her from what I know. I hope she can get to Australia.
I'm sure she would want us all to carry on and stay op. She's one of the sweetest people I know. I'm glad to know you're coping with your new program well. I said it before, but you and Lisa are so brave to try this. Thanks for letting me know this program wouldn't be good for me with the meds I'm on.
I'll just keep pluggin away at what I'm doing.

Brenda~Way to go.....shopping all day must have been a blast! Go getchya a glass of water right now. Or tea. I don't know what I'd do without my green tea.

Today is ok so far. We have ANOTHER major issue with my sd. I don't understand why or how someone can be so self destructive.....but then, she doesn't see it that way, I guess. Happily, she's at her mom's this weekend and her older sister will be bringing her home this evening....late. :) But when she gets home, sparks will fly. I just dread it. BUT, Miss Abby has a game this afternoon so I'm gonna focus on that and get in some of my exercise. The problem I had yesterday was my feet hurt so bad. It was ridicilous. So, I only got 10 minutes on the gazelle last night. Hopefully I can make it up today.
Has anyone ever tried the 6 week Body Makeover program? We have it and I love the toning exercises in it. You can really feel the specific muscle work. The food program is a pretty close to what I was already doing, but I hope to start in ernest with the exercise (toning) program today.
Meds must be starting to kick in cuz I'm feeling better today than yesterday. .....and it's sunny outside at the moment.
I'll try to check in later. :hug:

Ammi - You probably aren't reading this, but I just wanted to say something as well. But what can you say to something so devastating? Losing a mother is one of the hardest things there is. I hope you give yourself as much time as you need for your grief, and just know that we are here for you whenever you need.

Sharon – Sorry to hear your stomach is somewhat upset by the new regimen. I can’t wait to hear how the weigh in goes this week. Thanks for keeping us updated on Ammi.

Brenda – 10 hours of shopping? Wow – that must have been a lot of walking around. My feet would be killing me after about 2 hours.

Erika – I am glad to hear that your bp is back to normal. It sounds like you have been doing well taking care of yourself. Sorry to hear that life has been difficult. Is Amanda doing ok? Is school really rough?

I know I missed a bunch of people, but I need to get going and go do some grocery shopping.

I took my measurements this morning and it was pretty depressing – no movement since the end of December. Well – I can’t really have expected much else since I haven’t really lost much since then. I have been doing a bit better this week though. I got my exercise in the past two days (and will again today) and actually came in under calories yesterday for the first time in a long time. I can’t change the past, I can only try to do better going forward. Also, beating myself up about stuff like this is what got me here in the first place, so it doesn’t help to be counterproductive like that.