Weekly Cluck, Cackle, Chat - Dec. 11th - 17th
 

Good Morning :)

Its very nice out today, around 45 this morning :D

Well gang, its getting close... 14 more days whoot :candy:

Does anyone know when Chanukah starts? I need to get on the ball don't I LOLOL.

Well I plan on eating well this week...I've been making poor choices and feeling icky b/c of it.

Any plans for the week?

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good morning gang :wave:

I had some busy days and didn't get a chance to get in here. Helped give my niece's baby shower on Saturday and all went well.

Leenie - I am so very sorry about your friend's dh. How terribly sad! do they have children? Breakfast with Santa sounds like fun but I totally agree with you about the fire stuff - sounds like a really bad idea with little ones. Is your dd still talking about it today? hope all goes well with the healthy eating this week - sounds like a good plan for all of us!

Welcome mom2sillygirl - I look forward to getting to know you.

Susan - glad the shopping went well. And boy you have been doing great with your exercise - how was your walk yesterday?

Sassy - did you survive working this weekend? now are you off for a few days?

Where is Liz and Tip and Cin and all the rest of our gang?

Hope all is well :hug:

I've got errands at noon and after work today....tis the season.

hugs & blessings,
Cathy

Good morning.

I'm more of a lurker than a poster, but I need a little help this morning. I feel very stressed and I usually eat when I'm stressed, so I've been drinking lots of water instead, but I'm finding myself on the verge of falling apart. I have some Xanax I can take if I need it, but I'm trying to hold off as long as I can before I take any. Don't ask me why I'm trying to hold off, I don't know.

I am scheduled to leave on vacation this Thursday morning (to Maui) and am really looking forward to it. I don't think it's the vacation that's stressing me, it's more trying to get everything done at work (I have 2 jobs) before I leave. And, I don't know about the rest of you, but where I work nothing much gets done when I'm gone and I know I'll be coming back to a pile of paperwork. Argh.

Anyway, any suggestions on how to calm myself down a bit before resorting to drugs?

Thanks.
Tammy

Hey all,

Well I survived the weekend, now we're off all week. (We requested off Thurs & Fri.) We asked our boss for Sat. & Sun off, but our co-worker/friend's grandmother died so we won't be able to take off Sat & Sun. So we go back to work Sat. night.

I started out today getting sick. :barf: I think it was something I ate though and not the flu, I don't feel like its the flu.

Well I'm off to go and rest.

TTYL.

:hug:

Evening everyone! I had a nice little walk yesterday and today I walked to the grocery store after work too. It's just too mild to resist.

I'm not real sure why exercise is going well this time. Usually I go in fits and starts. Food has always been easier for me than getting up and doin' sumpthin'. I'm following BFL and seeing results (duh) maybe that's is :)

I'm not sure that I have any good suggestions for Tammy :wave: I'm thinkin' it's pretty common to feel excited and harried before vacation, especially if we know there's work waiting. Are you able to get the things completed that must be done before you go?

Room for more?
 

Hi everyone. My name is Nikki, and I live in Florida.

I was just wondering if you have room for another member or two? My friend would also like to find a nice thread to join.

I have depression and weight issues and am looking for online friends with the same issues.

Have a great evening!

Hey all.

I slept for hours so I feel a tad bit better! :)

Hey Susan! That is great!!!!! :congrat:

Hi and :wel3fc: Nikki and Nikki's friends! :D This is a great group of truely caring and kind people who have really made a huge difference in my life. I love this site too, it is just filled with great people who are ready to support you every step of the way!

How is everybody??????

:hug:

Evening all

Today was a long day for me. I have a 2.5 year old and she is refusing to take naps and I'm exhausted.

Just wanted to check in real quick and say hi to everyone. I'll check in tomorrow. Off to bed now.

Hi
 

Morning
 

Morning!

Hi Sassy,

thank you for such a warm welcome! I haven't yet found time to fully explore this sight. I was just wondering....are you following a specific plan? Are all diet plans allowed here? I've tried about 4 different plans over the years. The last one worked until I hit a big old plateau. Now, I 'm just plain aggravated. I am only half way to my final goal.

Bev, I'm really glad you came over, too. The forums here look fantastic!!!

Everyone have a wonderful Tuesday!

I'll be back later (boss is coming :drill: )

I just wanted to :welcome: Nikki and Bev :hug:

Hi Leenie...

Now sure if you remember me from around here.... I dissappeared for ages when my depression hit and all time low this summer... but I am doing well now!

Hello to all the newbies here I hope to get to know you all soon! :carrot:

Hi all - I'm hanging in there and doing my best to get work done before I leave on vacation. Feeling a lot better and more in control today, so I should be OK.

Good Very Early Morning!
 

Hey Leenie,

thank you!:D

Hi Mazarin!

Hi Tammy,

is the anxiety less now? I have anxiety, too...but I did fly to Cleveland and back over the summer. I did have to take Xanax, but it was really nice. I even admit that flying was pretty fun, too. :)

Hi Sassy,

I'm 34. Once I had a tubal ligation after my youngest son was born, I became depressed and I've been dealing with it for almost ten years now. My hormones are out of whack. My body also feels old, like you were saying. :(

Panic disorder came and almost ruined my life, but I'm much better now and rarely have a severe attack now. I really do blame it all on being perio-menopausal. *ugh*:p

I work in a hostile environment.....all my co-workers are like hungry wolves...and I'm their hamburger. :mad: I have never worked with such a horrible group of people in my life. :devil: I'm getting out of their ASAP. I'm just biding my time until the holidays are over and the good places are hiring again.

Oh, you didn't ramble. I enjoyed your post. Thank you for telling me about yourself. Now I feel much more comfortable about sharing my story. :)

I have to race my son to the shower. He'll use all the hot water and I'm just not in the mood for an ice bath today.

Catch y'all later!

Hey Nikki
 

Hey Nikki,

Thanks for sharing. So sorry to hear about your struggles. :hug:

I am currently on Wellbutrin for my depression. But I think mine has a lot to do with the Season change too as I get to feeling this way about this time of year and also now I work nights.....

My work is just filled with bad foods. But I'm kinda "Stuck" there as I think I mentioned I have a spinal injury and this job is about the only job that I can sit or stand whenever I want (and with decent pay) and I can't do either one for a long period of time. So I just have to start being proactive and bringing in healthy meals to eat instead of eating the junk!

I enjoyed reading your post too. Glad you joined us. ;)

Have a Great Day!

:hug:

Morning!
Oh Sassy, yes! You have to pack your lunch!
Never, never, never let anyone else be in charge of what you eat!

Good Morning,

:welcome: home Maz...good to see you.

Girlies, I can't play today, but I promise to catch up in a few days...things are nuts here at work :D

TTYL

Hey Sassy,

Christmas 'tis the season for depression! I'm doing my best to keep it together. If I get to feeling really low again, I'll call my doc and see if he has any suggestions or will change my meds.

I finally had a fun day at work. We were all so tired that we were slap happy.

I have to run, but I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I wonder where my friend Bev went?

Hey Gals.

Well Early this morning I made PB Fudge for hubby, which turned out "eh". I only had a teeny tiny piece to taste that was it.

Been cleaning and doing laundry. We moved some furniture around a little in the living room, looks better, I think at least, I asked hub what he thought, he was like, "I can live with it." Lol. Don't you just love men? lmao.

Our plan is to buy each other recliners for Christmas and get rid of the crapola furniture. lol. But we'll see what kind of deals we can find. ;)

Our friends called we are going over their house for dinner on Friday and so I can finally see their new house they just bought and moved into. They are already unpacked and everything and they just moved in about a week or two ago AND they have 5 children! :fr: It usually takes me FOREVER to unpack! So I guess whenever we buy a house and move, I'm hiring our friends to come over and unpack for me! lmaoooooooo!

Well I hope you all are having a great night!

:hug:

Anybody remember me?
 

Hey friends...new and old

How are you all? I have not kept up on the threads....It has been a gong show around here...busy like everyone else...life is good ...miss you all!

Liz

Hello, I'm home from work. It was a long boring exhausting shift. I have trouble unwinding after evenings. That's another reason I'm grateful for 3FC.

Good Morning and Happy Thursday,

Yet another busy day here in corporateville :lol3: TTYSoon :hug:


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:cheer2: good morning gang :wave:

hope all is well! I know we're alllllllllll BUSY!

:crazy: :moped: :running: :faint:

hugs & blessings,
Cathy

My butt is draggin'. After schlumpin thru a few 5 or 6 hour nights, I bowed to the pressure of pharmeceutical assistance. I have alway joked that I'm a cheap date (giggly after one drink, sleeping after three) Apparently I'm the same with sleepers. YUCK ... I'm a slow moving and clumsy vehicle this morning. I feel dreadful!
More coffee! And some study of detox ... blech!

Morning!
What was your original prescription Sassy? 300 sound like a lot for starters.

Susan. He started me out on 150 mg. for one week, then upped it to 300 mg. But I've been without it for about a week or so. That is why I was wondering if I should ask him for 150 mg for one week again.

I've been taking the Wellbutrin for about a month now and I've taken it before and back then he had me on 150 mg. for a while to see how it went, then when I really hadn't noticed a difference, he upped it to 300 mg and that worked for me. So that is why he just went ahead and prescribed 300 mg. this time.

Is your doctor in on the stopping and starting? Mine quite insists that I work with him on any of that.

Good Morning,

Sassy, I would start low and then go to the higher dosage in a week but you should call your doctor just to make sure..only he knows the safe way to go back on.

TGIS !!!! Oh am I glad the week is over, what a long hairy week its been lol.

My sisters are coming over to bake and hang tonight so it should be fun. I'm making a savory bread pudding (its really like an egg dish more than apudding), its got egg, bacon ham sausage bread and cheese in it. Its an experiment so I'll let you know how it turns out. I got the recipe from Emeril on the food network.

Other than that, its cleaning, laundry, maybe a quick run to the post office but thats it.

How about you all?

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Hi room

Well it has been a whirlwind this entire fall....I have had some serious down times...I even cried at work one day...which I never do...but I hit bottom and it has been a steady strong climb up....work has leveled off...still working Mon-Thurs...barely picking up in th ER but do have shifts booked Dec 22,23.

My family is well...my oldest daughter just turned 15. I made turkey dinner for 12 last night with chocolate fondue for dessert...it was a big hit.

I am almost done my shopping and have even wrapped alot. I am not sending cards this year. The postage is too expensive. My mom is doing my baking as my christmas gift...so it is all falling together.
Christmas eve I am spending with my parents and husband and kids. Christmas day we are having about 10-12 people for dinner...friends who don't have families to spend the holidays with....boxing day (Dec 26th for the americans) I am having my siblings and parents over for potluck...I will make choc fondue and we are having a gift exchange which will be a recycle, regift, reuse exchange...the person who brings the most desired gift gets a prize, which will be a basket I put together of regift, recycle, reuse gifts.

So I am pretty organized. I am tired today as both my girls played basket ball and I am watching a friends 3 girls...they all had a good lunch of leftovers from last night and are watching the grinch so I thought I would check in.

I miss you all. Hugs

Liz

Hey all.

Well I had to call my dr to call my prescription in anyways as it wasn't called in, so I went ahead and asked and they said it was just fine to start with the 300 mg as its only been about a week since I've been off of it. It wasn't my drs fault that I was off of it for a week, it was mine as I ran out and didn't get a chance to get to the pharmacy or call the dr as I work nights.

I am in an awful mood today. Seems like everything is getting on my nerves that normally doesn't. I wish I could just go back to bed, but I can't as I'm working. :p

Take care.

I'm sorry gals but I have a soapbox and I'm going to step on it for a few minutes.

Depressive illness can be caused by faulty brain chemistry. (the stickies in the forum are excellent, read them). That chemistry is faulty all day, every day. If you do indeed have an illness that is caused by this, you need medication to fix it. And you have to take your medication.
If you have a faulty thyroid and your body is not making enough thyroid hormones, you don't think twice about taking your meds. You know you have to correct the balance.
If you are diabetic and your body does not make enough insulin, you don't think twice about taking your meds. You know you have to correct the balance.
And you have to maintain that balance. It often takes weeks for us to feel better on a med (once again patience is a virtue). Chemical imbalances are neither made nor corrected instantly. It's not going to hurt much to miss a pill or two however ... if you stay off long enough to start having symptoms ... and then have to wait while you start up again to feel better ... that's a waste of life.
Work with your doctor to find the right med for you (there are tons to choose from) and then take it!

I'm done now. Thank you for your time.

Okay, SusanB had her :soap: moment, so I guess I will say mine now. lol. ;)

All I've got to say is I'm only human and also I'm an adult, therefore if I forget my medication, then its my own stupid fault. (which I think I said above) I know the consequences of not taking my meds and I don't do it on purpose, but sometimes I just honestly forget and by the time I remember, I'm at work and its too late to do anything about it by that time, as I work nights.

But just FYI: all of my meds are filled and I am taking them according to my drs. orders. :^:

Have a Wonderful day. I need to get some Zzzzzz's. :tired:

Sorry I am MIA
 

Hey Ladies - I have alot of catching up to do here. :) I can't wait to know you all.

So can you all tell me what your doing "eating" wise. Are you all on different eating plans? Is this thread mostly for support? I have just been trying to eat healthy. I was on the 6 WBMO but its just so strict although you can drop 10 pounds in one week if you wanted to. Thats the salt water going out of your body. :dizzy: I just got tired of it. TIred of making different food at every single meal while I watch the rest of my family eat (do I dare say) "Normal". I guess its not normal for me.

Anyway I am trying something new this past week and so far so good. This week I'll start exercising again and try to loose a few pounds before xmas. :tread: I love my tread mill. I always walk to couple of cool songs loud and upbeat.

Okay I better go back and read some of these posts. Thanks for letting Nikki and I join.

What do you all think of this quote? I'm going to have to paraphrase cuz I forget where I saw it ... you must take control of one thing ...if you do not have one thing that you can proudly cling to as being in charge of ... you'll feel forever adrift in a sinkful of turbulent dirty dishwater.

Good Morning,

I can't stay to play but I'll be thinking of you all today.

Welcome back Bev :)

:hug: