Monthly Chick Chat - December 2008
 

Wow. December already! :wave:

How's everyone doing??

Heather :D

Hi :wave:

Heather...where is the time going? DD opened her avent calendar today and I was like WOW!!! December 1st already :shrug:

Hope everyone is doing well.

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blah monday morning...I ran out of meds yesterday so I gotta go get some today but yeah just blah stuff to do I gotta start on packing so we can get someone in here to rent so we dont have to pay rent here for Jan...ok well I gotta get going....stop back lata!!

hey gang :wave:

I cannot believe it is December 1st either!

Hope everybody had a nice weekend! I cleaned all day on Saturday. we have a youth christmas party at the house this coming weekend and then my youngest son is graduating from college the next weekend so we have another little get together at the house. tis the season.....to be BUSY! LOL

hope everybody has a great week!
hugs,
Cathy

Oh wow I so feel the affect of missing meds....I cant get my self away from the desk to do everything I need to do. I have dishes, school to teach, laundry to wash, laundry to fold, laundry to put away play room to pack, play room to clean, boxes to go thru and tape shut, desk to organize, phone calls to make just SOOOOOO MUCH STUFF...BLAHHH...ok well i am going to go try to get stuff done...lata Jess

Weekly Chick Chat - Dec 1 (!!!!)- Dec 7
 

Good morning campers!!!!! OK, yeah its not morning anymore, but...

Here's wishing everyone sunny days and blue skies!

:grouphug:

Amarie

Wow so many posts I cant keep up with them all....haha....Seriously weight loss ads dont even get my attention anymore. The whole no diet no excercise...I dont even really bother with if I look at them I just laugh because seriously You cant lose wieght with out eating healthy & excercising. If you do you will gain it back with time. I had a guy friend that actually lost like over 125 lbs in a few months. He did it by not eating. He ate like one meal in the middle of the day. Didn't eat after 6 or 7. Didn't eat bread, lifted weights. He lost and was like saying do this do that blah blah blah...and now not tooo long after he lost the weight he has put the stomach back on...so it just showed me not to do it that way but to do it the right way. Now hopefully packing and stuff for this move will help me since I am moving around...right...I need to get past the 15lb mark. I wanted to be thinner by Christmas but its ok. Usually I would just say screw it cause I am not as thin as I wanted to be and just start again next summer. But now I am like I could still lose like 5 or more lbs by christmas and by next christmas I know that I will look good. I was looking at my foster daughters pictures and from last year to now she gained a lot of weight and I noticed she had a chin bone in last years pictures...so silly me I pulled the fat back from my face and was like HEY I have a chin bone too...Yeah I know I am weird so I just looked at myself and was like I WILL lose the weight. It was depressing getting a pic with my biological brother and I looked FAT...like in the face...he is like a stick so it made me look even worse...one of the worst pics I have had...

Ok enough rambling......I really have TONS of stuff to do so I need to get moving...gotta go get meds.....get stuff for dinner.... pack... laundry... pack.... laundry... and hey pack some more...LOL

IM OUT!!

I have eaten so much today it's frightening! :fr: It's the day before TOM arrives and I'm apparently a bottomless pit. I won't list it all because you all would talk about me terribly. ;)

Tomorrow is my interview and I'm just praying that one of my suits still fit. :o I know I've gained weight since I wore them last. Please say a little prayer on my behalf.

Momof4: Maybe I should come over tonight and help you pack so I can work off some calories!

How was everybody else's day?

Good luck with the packing momof4! Hope4me hang in there...it's been almost 2 months since I had my tom, and I know for certain I'm not preggers so I might need to see a doc soon. Wow, it's almost the end of the year already. I'm back from Thanksgivings w/ the family...it was grt, but food wise very triggering and very difficult to stay op. I did allow myself a nice slice of cake and I'm glad I lost ~a pound! Thanks to all of the wonderful ppl on 3FC for being so kind and supportive :)

I will take any help packing!!!! Ok talk to you lata.......

Good luck today Hope - let us know how you get on. Thinking of you and sending lots of luck and good wishes your way!!

Well, after four months of ridiculousness (on SO many levels, believe me) my weight is finally where my ticker is again. Every time I focused on trying to 'save' my relationship, I forgot about myself. :no:

Mom - how you doing today - get those meds??

Chat soon - have a good Tuesday!

Heather :D

morning everyone.. just wanted to pop in and say hi... I've been MIA the past few weeks.. hope to be around more often.

Hi Ladies,

The days are just flying by.

Heather congrats on being at ticker weight, how are you doing sweetie?

Cathy its great to see you !! :hug:

Mom, I agree with Heather, get back on those meds... I"m sorry your feeling so icky.

Judo :hug: how's your DH and the rest of the family?


Hope *crossing fingers* that your suit fits.... I'm the same way when TOM comes, starvin !!!!

Amarie :hug: miss ya girlie.... how are things with you?

Butterflygurl :welcome: its great to have you posting here. This is such a nice little corner of 3FC's ;)


I'm doing ok.... my Emma is getting spayed today, poor little girl, but it needs to be done. I have to pick her up around 6 PM. Work is busy...busy busy busy !!!! but I"m not complaining, I have a job and I'm thankful.

Well girls, I'll ttyl.

Have a great evening :hug:

Leenie

My interview went well today (at least I think it did). The thing that was most important to them I've had a lot of experience with so hopefully that will stick in their heads. They of course have some more people to see so I should hear something in a couple of weeks. :crossed: Tomorrow I should find out something about the supervisor position at my present job. As I said, I'm actually really hoping that the girl I work with gets it b/c she really deserves it and I'm hopefully leaving soon.

The suit did fit but it was snug. I really need to put some effort into getting healthier very soon. I'm afraid of my cholesterol levels and of getting diabetes. My habits are extremely unhealthy.

Good to see you Cathy, still WATP? I need to get moving again.

Amarie, did you get a Thanksgiving break?

Heather, I'm not at my ticker weight either. I should change it but I haven't had the courage to get back on the scale and face whatever my weight is now. Congrats on getting back on track, especially with the rollercoaster year you've had.

Leenie, how is the pooch feeling tonight? It's hard not to feel guilty but it really is the best thing for them.

Butterfly: :bravo: on the pound lost, and at Thanksgiving no less!

Judo: I've thought about you a lot. I hope your hubby is doing ok. Did you get to enjoy Thanksgiving with any family?

Hi Mom and Sassy, Buddly, and all the rest. :wave:

Hi everyone,

just wanted to pop in and let you know I'm still around. Not doing so great at the moment, again. My anxiety is going off the wall, I broke down and took an ativan tonight just to see if I could get a break from all the churning inside. I honestly don't know how to live with myself any more.

Hope, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. Getting a job that you can be happy at will definatly help in other areas of your life.

momof4 congrats on finding a bigger place to live. The packing will be a pain, but I know you will appreciate the space.

Cathy, Amarie, judomom, Heather its great to see you again, its been to long.

And a great big :hug: to everyone else!!

I have to go, the ativan is kicking in and I'm getting very tired.
Take care everyone and I hope you have a blessed and wonderful Wednsday!
K

Morning! :wave:

Buddly - hang in there - the stomach churning truly is such an awful, awful feeling. I know for me, I've been waking up with that vague thought of -have I forgotten something...? Did I have a bad dream...? Oh, right - no... that actually happened. :( Thinking of you. :hug:

Hope - let us know what you hear - I thank God every day for my job right now - it's pretty much what's getting me through each day.

Big :grouphug: to everyone else. Chat soon -

Heather :D

Hugs Buddly

Thanks Leenie for the welcome

Hope4me I'm wishing you the best of luck with the new job

I'm feeling kind of down and stressed out this morning, but I guess that's a good reason to exercise. I hope everyone else is having a great week!

:wave:

Emma is in so much pain, its difficult to watch. We have pain meds but it still hurts her alot to stand... she just lays like a lump... poor little girl.

Anyway... TTYL.. gotta meeting to attend :(

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Hi all!

Leenie - so sorry to hear Emma hurts... poor little luv.

Hope - I had a bit of a Thanksgiving break, but I worked through it :D

I skipped my am workout this morning - I just felt a little too blue to get out of bead early. Ah well. There's always tomorrow.

Heather - thanks for moving me!!! (I think it was you?!?!) I'm glad I ended up in the right spot!!

Lots of hugs all around!

Amarie

Hi everyone,
Thanks Heather and Butterfly. :hug: Its nice to know someone who understands.

Leenie I hope your Emma is feeling better. Its so hard when they are in pain and there isn't anything you can do for them.

Good to see you amarie, been to long.

Big *hugs* to everyone!

I've just been frittering my day away. I'm sort of doing laundry and the dishes are soaking. Its buddy night at my daughter's judo class and she's taking two girls with her, I think I'll let hubby do the driving. My other two girls put up some Christmas lights (they call them dancing lights) in the living room. My oldest got into a corner that hasn't been touched in ages and has been sneezing from the dust ever since the poor thing.
Its cold out, well below freezing at least the roads won't be getting worse. But the sun is out so thats really nice.

Well I better go and do the dishes and finish the laundry.

Take care everyone,
K

Good Morning,

:hug: Buddly

Nothing going on here, pretty much sosdd... which is good ;)


Have a great day ladies :hug:

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I will catch up readin everyones things on Monday. I officially grounded myself from the puter so I could pack and not waste time....I did get my meds so doing good just have to have the place ready for landlord to inspect on monday and need to work my butt off...LOL...ok well lata

Hi all.

Sorry I haven't been too active. :( Today is a bad day.......I am in a lot of pain (my back) and I am really really sad. :cry: Just feel so alone. I know that I am not, but since I have had to work all week by myself because my coworker was out sick, then my DH is on 2nd shift this week and I work 3rd, so I only get to see him like for a couple hours, if that a day. :cry:

Sorry this is all whiny, but I just cannot help it. Not today. :no: I have been really trying to stay positive, but today I just can't. :no: I know its only for a couple more days then DH will be on 3rd permanently, but I still feel alone, at least today. When he was getting ready to leave for work, I almost lost it, but I didn't for his sake. I waited until he left then I broke down. :cry: I feel like such a baby. What am I 2 yrs old? Geez. :bb:

The worst of it is that I ate entire container of cottage cheese. :cry: I was hungry, but I did not mean to eat it all, I just couldn't stop. :cry:

Anyways, thanks for listening............sorry its sooooooo whiny......:(

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Sassy :hug: I hope you feel better. That loneliness thing is hard to deal with :hug:

Not much has changed with me. I went to work today and it was fairly busy, which is good as it makes the time go by so fast. We are under a heavy snowfall warning, so tomorrow could be fun (not!) The forecast is for up to 30cm of snow, thats approx one foot!! Thank goodness for snowblowers!! And the fact that only my youngest has to go out and she takes the bus! I guess we'll see in the morning what drops over night.

I better go and cook some dinner, hubby should be showing up soon.

Take care everyone,
K

Hi ladies,

It wasn't a good day for me either. I had to close at work which I hate and when I was in the shower this morning my back almost went out. It hurt all day and I was afraid it would go at any moment. I also had pms today so I was on the verge of tears for no reason. :cry: Then, one of my worst fears happened... somebody who hadn't seen me since I was a size 4 came into the store. :fr: To make it worse, he used to have a crush on me. I'm sure he was sooo glad we had never gotten together. I could have just sunk through the floor and disappeared. In fact if I had I would have been much happier. Why am I choosing to live this way?

Sassy: sorry you are feeling lonely. We feel how we feel, no matter whether we should or not, but it still sucks.

Buddly: Send the snow down here! :snow4: You know I'll take it.

Leenie: Is Emma feeling any better today?

Butterfly: Did the exercise help? It usually does. I just need to remember that.

Hi Everybody. :wave:

Well my pain pills finally kicked in because my back no longer hurts!! TG! :carrot: Now my ear is hurting though.......UGH I hope its not an ear infection! I haven't had one of those since I was like 5 or something so I don't remember what it feels like! lol.

Buddly -- Thanks. :hug:

Hope -- Big :hug: Sorry your feeling low too and hope your back doesn't go out. I know how that is.........I am always afraid of seeing someone who hasn't seen me in a long time. Not that I was ever a size 4, but there def. was a whole lot less of me! lol. Big :hug: hon.

Well thanks everybody for the get well wishes, I do feel better! :D

:hug:

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Morning chicks! :wave:

It was good to catch up on what's going on with you all - sounds like we're all pretty much just slogging along - c'est la vie, I suppose, eh? ;)

I'm playing the 'try to keep busy and don't think!' game - and sometimes it works for a while. Mostly, it's hour by hour for me - but eventually it will become day by day - then week by week... just wish I could fast forward past all the painful crap.

Anyway - off to work. Have a good day, girls!

Heather :D

:wave:

Sorry you sweeties are having a hard time :hug: wish we could get together and hug, chat and cry... but mostly encourage :hug:

Emma is alot better, I put my DD's dance outfit on her so she will stop scratching her incision with her back feet. Her sides are raw. We got new pain meds the other day and its a world of difference. She's still hurting and wants to lick the incision but she's alot better... thanks chickies.

Feel better everyone... God Bless !!

:hug:

Hi all! I have not been on here in forever. I have been really struggling lately. I am pregnant! (this is a good thing but has thrown a wonderful wrench in my life). It was of course a surprise. Neither me or the doctors thought I would be able to be pregnant again. That in and of itself was hard to deal with, but I did. Just when I made peace with it and decided I would be ok with my 2 little ones, surprise you are having another baby. I am due in February and I have really run the gambit with this little one.
One of the first things that I discovered is that I have an underactive thyroid. They found it in one of my first visits, so I started taking medication for that. I do not know if it is helping, since I am pregnant and you just can't tell. I guess that I will find out better once I have my little girl. I also don't have any insurance except catastrophic so we are basically paying for this little one all out of pocket. That is going to be fun and already has been. I have to have c-sections so of course it makes it cost even more. Then a couple of weeks ago my best friend died. She has had cystic fybrosis her whole life and it was finally time to let her go. I knew that I would have to say goodbye to her sometime, but you are never ready for it to happen. We have been friends for 20 years. We are trying to refinance the house so that we can pay for this baby and of course all of this is happening in the middle of dealing with the death. That same week I went to the doctor to get my initial glucose tolerance test (the one hour test) and of course it came back bad so I had to go on Wednesday and take the 3 hour test. It is now official that I have gestational diabetes. I feel like everything is falling apart and I don't even know where to go. I feel bad for being stressed and depressed and generally down about how I am going to deal with having this baby. I feel bad about all of the things that are going on in my life and that I can not just sit back and really enjoy the idea of having this baby and all that goes with it. I just don't know what to do or what I am going to be able to do about it.

I am sorry that I have been gone so long and then when I come back I just ***** about how life is lately especially when I am bringing a precious little girl into the world, but that is how I am feeling.

Anyway I will talk with you all later.

Trish

Trish :hug: welcome back and congratulations on the baby. Wowee girl, I'll say you have your plate full. I'm so sorry to hear about your friend :cry: I can never find the right words to say for some ones loss, but know that I truely am sorry and pray for the family and you.

A baby girl...... what name have you picked out? she's certainly going to be a special little girl isn't she. With everything your going thru, two names strike me Hope & Faith oh and Joy... make that 3 names ;) After I had my misscariages and got pregnant with my daughter, all I kept thinking about was, boy this pregancy is by God's Grace, and his Grace alone, so I named my DD Grace :D The name is very popular now but wasn't so when I named her. I hope your feeling better and rest up little Mama :hug: things will be ok.

I'm so glad your back with us.

Leenie

Trish huge :hug: Congratulations on the little one!! That is wonderful news and such a blessing.
I am so sorry about your friend. Its never easy to say goodbye.:hug:
Take care of yourself you have a lot on your plate, but that little girl will be oh so worth it.
K

Oooh - where is everybody? :lol:

Hope the weekend is keeping you busy, but in a good way!!

Heather :D

Hi all -

Whew, classes are over for the quarter - now I just need to get through finals week... Oh joy :p

Trish - Hi! Nice to meet you. Congrats on the little one.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! Its sunny here, cold, but sunny!

:grouphug:

Hi everyone, I've been busy trying to get Christmas shopping done! TOM is here after being absent for a couple months so I feel extra tired and down today. This weekend seems to be going by so fast. Take care everyone

Hi all -

I went to a party last night with some new friends... I had fun, but today I feel kinda down, and that happens a lot. The day after I go be really social all I want to do is curl up in my shell. Hmmm... thoughts?

Anyway, I'm still studying my brain out, and happy about it - go figure. I'm really glad I made this huge life-changing step. Its been a long time since I felt so contented.

Toodles!

We plan on naming the baby Eva after my great grandmother.

I seem to be starting to get this gestational diabetes thing sort of under control. I won't know for sure for a little bit though. I don't meet with my nutritionist until Wednesday to get the lowdown on everything. My sister just went through it though so I am doing what she told me to do for now. I feel hungry a lot. You are supposed to eat every 3 hours, but without a whole lot of carbs you really feel like it does not stick with you. My DH went to the grocery store and came home with low carb things for me to try. It was very sweet. I am a huge pasta person so this is really a hard thing for me to adjust to. I was really sick with the throwing up yesterday. I am one of the few lucky people who never quit getting sick through the whole pregnancy. A lot of times I go to church and end up in the bathroom. I don't know how many more times I can answer, yes I am past my first trimester, no I don't ever quit getting sick.

Well I guess I had better go for now, I hope everyone has a good Monday.

Trish

Morning all :wave:
Wow another Monday another week. I'm hoping this one is better than last week. And Hope if I could send this snow your way I sure would!! We did get over a foot on Friday. DdC got to school, but her afternoon bus got stuck. I had to snowblow the driveway twice. And the tent/shed thingy collapsed under the weight of the snow and guess where the snowblower was? And Sat afternoon I was going to pick up DdA from work to take her to uni for an exam and my van died on me. Thankfully hubby was in his truck ahead of me and came back. It turns out my fuel line got disconnected. He was able to put it back on and now I'm waiting to hear if he made me an appointment to get it replaced. Hubby is working to day so that makes me happier. And there was some good news in our local paper about how our region and the local economy is holding its own and doing really well right now, so that helps me feel a little more positive.

But other than a ton of little annoyances nothing new here. I'm going to start on the Christmas baking today and of course its snowing again. At least DdC is happy, they are skiing in her PE class!

Only 17 more days till the shortest day of the year and then they get longer!!!Yippee!!!!

Take care everyone!
K

I've been doing okay, this time of year just makes me feel happier. Study is doing better, I'm generally feeling optimistic. Though at college and in general I'm trying to make friends since I cut myself away from my social life last year I now have about two friends I rarely see. Today feels like its just an uphill battle that I'm losing.. Feels like people just dont really want to be my friend no matter how much effort I put in... :( Nevermind, TOM so maybe I'm just over emotional or lacking vitamins.

Trish I am with you on the whole sick thru the whole thing. My first one I threw up the WHOLE time...and it completely sucked!!

Well my foster daughter...can not fit her pants now she gained to much weight I had to run her to the good will to get a pair tonight. I plan on buying her pants for christmas. but she has like 9 pairs of 13's 12 pair of 11's but she has gained the weight and she says I excercise in gym and she walks home. But I was like if you eat enough for two of you its not going to matter what you do in gym. Plus their gym only last for half the year so the rest of the year they dont get it. Like part of me wants to get her to go work out with me but the other part doesnt because that is alone time for me. Our new house all the weight stuff is going in the basement because it is nice but I dont want the playroom down there cause of the steps. So that can be my get away from the house area. Also shes not the type to push someone else either so its not like I would be getting any help. She doesnt want to work out like when she feels fat she does but other than that she dont want anything to do with it. Its really expensive to buy good stuff to eat esp. for two people. I am going to have to find little ways to cut out bad stuff. I watch online the biggest loser and the tips they give of little things to do. my kids right now are so active so its ok what they eat. No I do cook a lot of the meals but ALOT of them I use butter, salt, or fry some stuff. I dont want to completely cut that stuff out but making it a once in a while thing I think is good. I need some advice on where to find DO-ABLE (not expensive or hard) things to make. I really try to put a veggie in every meal and everyone has to eat it. But some of them I have to use cheese on them or butter to get them to eat is so really what good is it doing...ok well enough ranting...
I am gonna go surf the web.
Very excited cause we are moving at the end of the year (dec 29th to be exact) So it is like a new start for everything. The kids will have to play on play mats and keep their toys picked up. They are gettin on a bedtime routine, they are sleeping in their beds all but one, 2 yr olds getting the hang of potty training and the new house has a potty down stairs!!!, I will have room for my weight equipment, Beginning to a new year...Just will feel nice to START fresh with pretty much everything!! So...I havent gained weight but I haven't really lost anything..So atleast I am maintaining...LOL even though I wanna lose...oh well I will be able to really get it going...ok talk to you all lata!!

Morning! :wave:

No news here - just plodding along...

Heather :D