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#211

ericsmommy , 09-20-2007 08:16 PM

Hi Ladies

First off welcome Mynxie glad you have found us, my Name is Monique but everyone calls me Mo much to my Mom's horror, she loves my name and hates to have it shortned.

I am a 40 yr old SAHM to a little boy who is 4 and has autism, I also have CP and Epilepys but it is well under control. I have a hard time walking and ride my bike every chance l can get, we bought a bike trailer so l can pull my son behind me and he loves it and so do l, pulling almost 70lbs has really helped me lose alot of my weight. I also changed my eating habits and it has payed off. As you can see from my ticker l have lost almost all the weight l want to in the last 6 months, now with winter coming on, and bike riding will end l am just hoping l don't gain alot. I also go to curves 2-3 times a week. But most of my exercise l get from chasing my son around.

Rosebud, please take care of yourself and don't get the flu again. I am sure the tree's will survive, they were planted with love. I am sorry to hear about the garden, but just like my love for the Toronto Blue Jays, there is always next year.

Purple you know a few wrinkles won't hurt so l say put that iron away and enjoy life with a few wrinkles. I am glad you won finally at cards, but more importantly they are a nice form of intertenment.

Valpal I buy the presidents choice brand of veggie burgers, but my all time favorite one was at a resturant. You better get to the lake soon l think it will be a early winter, we had flurries here in Calgary yesterday.

Well l better go ladies as my dinner is ready, but just wanted to say hi and thanks for all youtr prayers, l am completely recovered now and feel great.

Love Mo

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#212

purpleorc , 09-21-2007 05:34 AM

Good Morning Ladies

Well fingers crossed my jippy tummy feels heaps better and I feel better in general. But I did not do any exercise for a couple of days either as I just did not have the energy. But I feel more energised today so I hope I have fought of the bug I appear to have caught.

Off to Mum and Dad's today to see them we do that every other Friday which is a nice way to catch up. I do see them at cards but only for very brief periods of time when we are playing against them.

Well also going to friends tomorrow evening to see them but they have arranged a meeting for us to meet someone else with MS.

The same friend who we are eating dinner with tomorrow evening asked me if I had lost over 5 stone (70lbs+) to which I replied I wish, but I am getting there. She swore I had lost more which is nice boost. With me being tall I think I can carry a bit a weight more and it doesn't appear so obvious. For me losing 5 stone is my next mini mile stone. My last mini mile stone was to weight less than my DH which I do not but only just he is biting at my heals all the time as he is losing weigh also. He has done so well but people are just beginning to make comments about his weight loss which I am glad about. Has when they always asked me they never asked DH which I felt so sorry for. He has a really sweet tooth so this change in life style must have been harder for him than me.

MO :~ Glad to see that your back to full fitness. I never realised your name was Monique I alway presumed wrongly. What a beautiful name, I forget that Canada is also French speaking in parts as well so there are many French names.

Congratulations on the weight you have lost so far excellent work. Wow some work out cycling with Eric in bike trailer I bet your legs are beautifully toned. Yes winter must be a concern as it is harder to do outdoor actives but I am sure if you keep going to curves as much as possible. Plus watch your portions you shouldn't be too bad.

MYNXIE :~ Anniversaries can be hard on the run up to them and the actual day. I can understand how it bothers you and you mull things over in your mind. It makes it hard to concentrate on daily activities.

I was diagnosed in 1999. For me it has taken many years to get to where I am today. I went through a grieving process. Grieving for the person I wanted to be, the person who I was and the loss of my career. ( I was a psychiatric nurse in forensic nursing. Which in English mean I cared for people who had committed a serious crime like murder and was found to be mentally ill ). I eventually got to the acceptance stage with the help my of my DH doing not literally but he has been my rock through this.

Well time to get ready to go to Mum and Dad, but also have a coffee before we go.

bye ladies catch you tomorrow hopefully

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#213

purpleorc , 09-23-2007 05:37 AM

Good Morning Ladies

Well today is my resting day I have decided seemed to to have been busy the past few days barely time to breath. But I have no appointments to attended to so lazy day here I come.

Had a wonderful evening yesterday at my friends house and I met another lady with MS. It was great to talk to someone who had walked in my shoes and knows the frustrations the disease can bring. But I have counted my blessings as she does not have the support network that I have and that makes things doubly difficult for her. She is on beta interferon the same as Valpal and has been for approximately a year now. Chrissy has had several bouts of optical neuritis from the onset which so far I have been fortunate to have missed.

Had a lovely meal last night, our host does cook healthily which is great but I was trying to be mindful not to eat for the sake of it just because the food was out in front of me. Finished with fresh fruit salad for dessert which was an excellent way to clear the palette after eating spices food.

Last night I was tossing and turning in bed and just could not sleep despite feeling very tired so this morning I do not have much life in me . Not certain whether it was because I ate late or the fact I did not get to take my night medication until midnight. Well whatever the reason I hope it doesn't reappear tonight. I forget though what it is like not to sleep well even though it was not that many years ago that was me on a regular basis. But now I tend to sleep like a log and have no problems, which I am not complaining about

Right time to go and get mid morning coffee to see if that will give me more life. Well it sure won't be the caffeine from the coffee that does the job as it is decaffeinated. I have just thought maybe I need a kick start to get me going

Catch you soon ladies

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#214

aNewMaria , 09-23-2007 06:19 PM

Hi everybody!!!!!!

if i knew how to put the cute smiley faces in i would

Im maria, im 38, and i was Dx with MS in 1993,osteo arthritis,fibromyalgia and raynaudes syndrome.

I walk and do most everything semi- normal

I just tire easily and the pain is a real pain! lol

I started WW this month and lost 15 lbs so far and i havent excersised at all really. I know i need to move more- I will get to it
I have a stationary bike that has a nice backrest to it and i have some free weights that i picked up for 2 bucks at goodwill.
i have walked around the inside of my house (LOL i know) and set my microwave timer to 5 minutes, and sometimes even 10 minutes.

I tend to overdo things i enjoy too so im being very careful to not set myself up for pain when its not needed.
Im not looking to be the next top model by far lol
I just want to be healthier and fit into all my clothes i have waiting for me when im there!
im starting a wedding photography business and i have to be able to keep up with the pace of the day so losing this weight is SO important to me, its no longer an option!
i started this month at 192 and im down to 177- so here we gooooooooo
off and running!!!!!!! cant wait to have a zipper on my pants instead of elastic waists!

glad to meet you all
maria in Connecticut

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#215

Justwant2Bhealthy , 09-23-2007 11:20 PM

HI LADIES ~ WELL, we finally got our car back on Saturday, so we were off the races again too; getting out of this place after being stuck at home almost nine days; when you live in the country, you just have to have a reliable vehicle to get around in. So, we went out the site to plant the last three specialty trees for the year; hope they'll be OK since we were late getting them in.

Well, the car repairs cost us; but thank GOD, we are still solvent ~ LOL; by that I mean, we are still in the black. Thank goodness, I am frugal and put some savings away; we wouldn't have made it otherwise. I hope this will be the last of the repairs on this car for this year, as DH is getting pretty perturbed with this vehicle for all its troubles ...

ANYHOW, it's a new day; and we are feelin' fine; think that flu is on the run, and we even got into town to church this morning; what a beautiful, sunny day we had today. They are predicting a hot one for tomorrow; then so cold it could almost ***; no, I didn't say it; really!

MARIA ~ nice to have you join us; boy, you have some health issues there, but I am glad things are going OK for you right now; we have friends with MS, but thankfully they are in remission and/or their meds are really helping them stay in reasonable health. One fellow is in a wheelchair and has some difficulty with his speech, but he zooms all over town and has a good attitude now. We know people that started a wedding photography business; they say they love it more than any other job they ever had. Best wishes for your new career!

HEY PURPLE ~ thanks for coming in so regular to chat; I read every post, but finally got time tonight to check in. I'm glad you are feeling better too; it seems we are all on the mend ~ yeah!

MO ~ I agree with PURPLE and your mother, MONIQUE is a lovely name! DH is all French and I am part; he speaks it, but I can't. We live in Northern Ontario, which has a large French population. Yah, the TORONTO Blue Jays or the MAPLE LEAFS, eh? This year the garden was kinda like life ~ a mish-mash of good and bad; got lots of some; some of a few; and barely none of the rest ~ LOL! Yah, there's always next year ...

VAL ~ Hope you really don't have snow there already; gotta bundle up good. The weather here is strange too; rain; then sunny and cold; then sunny and too hot; then rain; and very cold again; but I won't complain cuz I'm just so happy to see the sun and have a fall. We don't get any *** that really stays until early November; if any falls before that, it usually melts very quickly.

MYNXIE ~ Have you decided on any specific eating style; or are you just winging it? Hope you are feeling OK! Anniversaries of sad events are never fun; I don't keep track of the dates of bad things, just the good ones. Maybe that is what helps me to keep positive; just a personal little trick, plus my faith, of course; really gives me something hopeful to focus on. Hope to see you come in and post sometime soon ...

WELL LADIES, DH is going to do a pick-up tomorrow with a friend; will be a tuff day for him; hope it isn't as hot as they are predicting. I'm trying to decide if I should go with him, but the weather sounds frightful, so I may just end up staying home, even though I don't really want to. There will be no air conditioning where he's going ~LOL!

ANYWAYS ~ take good care of yourselves, your friend ROSEBUD

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#216

purpleorc , 09-24-2007 12:01 PM

Good Afternoon Ladies

Well today it feels very cold and wintry outside. We have had several downpours of rain. But I have been fortunate after I heard a report on the radio at lunchtime. Tornadoes have caused widespread damage to homes and businesses across the UK as the country experiences a spate of freak weather. As you may or may not be aware tornadoes are something very seldom experience and there has only been several in my life time to my knowledge.

Also our farmers have been hit again if the foot and mouth coming back was not bad enough. We had our first case every documented in the UK of blue tongue in a cow. Apparently this is past on by midges and is not contractible by humans. So we have not had a good few days in the UK.

MARIA :~ and to our thread nice to have you on board. Firstly on your weight loss so far what a great start. Keep up the good work and you will soon be at your goals.

Best wishes and good luck with setting up your wedding photography business. I wish you every success for the future. Making these postive steps in your life style you will definately be a somebody rather than that invisible person of old.

I will give you a brief introduction to myself. Firstly I live over the pond in the UK. I am 42, 43 next month yikes where did the time go I was diagnosed with MS in 1999 and TN (trigeminal neuralgia). There is just my DH and I. I have no children of my own but my DH has two grown up lads. I am mobile with the aid of a stick or DH arm I no longer work but was a psychiatric nurse for 16 year. So that is me I think in a nut shell.

ROSEBUD :~ Hey you know me I tend to waffle on when I post just can't seem to help it. Maybe there is a cure for it But on a more serious note dropping in here as frequently as I can reminds me to keep on the straight and narrow. It makes me accountable for what goes in my mouth. Rather than my habits before just continual grazing without much though as I did not want to face up to the corner I had got myself into.

Really pleased that you are mobile but the cost of repairs are shocking Good job your good with the housekeeping/accounts of the household. I used to be good but I got so muddled but that can be part of MS. But DH took over. But I am good at making cheap meals from very little or making things go further. My father taught me that as my Dad did all the cooking just about in the home when I was younger. So I just learnt from him. I am sure he learnt from his Mum which would have been in the 2nd world war when strict rationing was in place here in the UK.

MO / MYNXIE / VALPAL :~ I hope you are all well and things are going well on the healthy eating journey.

Well time to go in the kitchen and check a pan of soup I have reheating on the stove for tea. I made a pan of chicken and vegetable soup from a whole roasted chicken we had for a meal. I used the carcass and boiled that for a chicken stock, then striped any remaining chicken that was on the bones. I then cook vegetables in the stock and season to taste. I thicken the soup with potatoes mashed (no salt or butter or cream/milk in). Hey presto a big pan of soup.

bye

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#217

purpleorc , 09-26-2007 11:07 AM

Good Afternoon all

Well just got back from a long food shop and then we called in another supermarket to see if they had got the ice-cream that we like. But nope they had fruit flavours but DH like mint and I like the chocolate. So calling in another supermarket tonight on the way home. I hope they have some as I feel like I am on a treasure hunt

Just dying a pair of trousers today just started the process. Do not know for the life of me how I managed to get bleach near the back pocket of these trouser. So I thought I would attempt to dye them and hope it covers the culprit white spot. The worse thing I went out in them last night and it was not until I was at the venue did DH spot it. Well of course I then all night was self conscious of this white patch on a pair of chocolate coloured trousers. I have never dyed clothing before so I hope that my first attempt comes out OK will let you know.

Feel really happy today that I tried a UK size 20 and guess what they fit considering I started at a size 26 UK I never imagined at the beginning of the journey that I would ever see sizes that low. I can not remember ever buying that size I know that I must have done but it must have been when the dinosaurs roamed the earth Bringing myself down to plant earth I know that different dress sizes can vary immensely from brand to brand. So I won't go out celebrating just yet The one thing that is lovely that I can now buy clothes at regular shops rather than limited to just a couple which sell the larger ladies sizes.

Just watched this morning a documentary that I have taped the programme is called the tribe. It is were a Englishman called Bruce Parry goes and lives and works with a remote tribe some where in the world. He shows how hard the life is but enriched by many things that are not financial. This season of programmes it has an underlying theme of showing how the modern world is encroaching on their way of living and marginalising it. The programme that all that I have seen hit home to me the most. It was set in Borneo and the tribe was the Penan. The government wants the jungle logged and palm trees planted in their place. This in turn has left the Penan with a small portion of jungle to live in. The government does not want the Penan story told to the outside world so this has to be filmed in secret. I know that the rest of the Borneo people have to make a living but also they must protect the jungle and the environment. All the chopping down of the trees has now made the soil so that in a rainfall it washes into the river making it impossible to drink from.

Well it is fast approaching tea and nothing is ready as yet. So I will have to get my skates on and see what where going to eat.

Bye for now

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#218

valpal23 , 09-26-2007 12:02 PM

My boss is out of the office and I saw purple bump up the thread so I'm stopping by - hey everyone

I've been having these weird dreams lately... the latest one being I eat a bunch of junk food while I'm sleeping and wake up so disapointed in myself/scared to weigh in. Basically I'm finding myself with an unsupportive family. My parents come into town every week or so... and the end result is always a bunch of junk food in the house - which I dont buy myself and my brother, the roomate cant afford. It catches me offguard to open the microwave and see a huge foot square homemade chocolate cake... or an unopened box of chips sitting in our living room by the tv/exercise bike.

I know my parents dont do this to bug me.. and they think leaving junk food in the house is 'caring' for us... but that's what got me to this point in the first place and I'm feeling pretty sabotaged. I think it goes so deep. But on that note...since it's getting close to cdn thanksgiving I'm about to set a christmas goal. I think I'll be able to get pretty near to my 'year goal' by then!! yay

ericsmommy - I think you're right about the early winter. It hasnt snowed in our town yet *knock on wood* the lake has been kind of nice because the bugs are nearly gone and it's not too hot or cold to wear a warm sweater as long as I move around pretty fast.

and welcome Maria I have MS too, was diagnosed when I was 21 (now 23) and I know what you mean by getting run down easily. Hopefully focusing on our health/fitness level will improve the quality of life for both of us! your wedding photography business sounds like a great idea - do you have an online gallery or do you plan to show people your work with a physical portfolio?

rosebud sorry to hear about the car repairs but props to you on having a savings account waiting! I hear it's been insanely warm in ontario the last few days - i'm so jealous!

Purple how did the dying attempt work? I have tried to dye bleach spots too but in my attempts the colour never took that those spots - hopefully it works! and congrats on going down so many sizes!!! I look forward to joining you on the smaller sizes some day

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purpleorc , 09-27-2007 06:56 AM

Good morning

Well a quick fly by as I am out to lunch with BIL so this is a pit stop to remind me to be good. I think I will have a jacket potato and vegetable curry sauce. That is delicious and very filling. I will be going to a pub across the road from my BIL business which is one which makes bean bags predominantly. Unfortunately BIL Ray appears to have a hernia so he has been referred to a hospital to see if that is the case.

VALPAL :~ Well my dying efforts on my trousers went better than expected it has covered the white patch. When you look very closely it has dyed a lighter colour. But most people will not see the little fault now so I am pleased with the results. I know that these trouser will not fit me much longer at the rate I am losing at the minute and they are on the loose side as it is. But I will get a little more wear out of it now.

I understand where your coming from having well meaning parents who's idea of lavishing love upon you is to do it with food and the food is not necessarily the most healthiest option in the world. My parents especially my dad as he does most of the cooking has not had the education that I was given about food and nutrition. So is not so aware what is healthy and what is not.

Has much as I love my dad he can be very strong willed and insensitive. The one that my dad does that really bugs me and no matter what I say he does not change. "ah but you will put the weight back on". I have only had one other serious attempt at weight loss and it was only about 3 months. Even then I cheated like mad because if no one saw me eat that chocolate bar for example it did not count. I lost about 21lbs at that time but put it back on and more besides. This time I am more determined I want to be healthy and can not go back to that life style I was leading that when he says that to me it makes me more determined I am going to prove him wrong. I can only turn his negative into a positive.

Thanks for the praise on my weight loss it has been much appreciated. It won't be too long before your dropping dress sizes quicker than you think. At first I had to lose quite a lot of weight around 30lb. Then after that it seems to be only after 10lbs lose or so even those new clothes you bought are looking loose. I can not believe how quick I am going down in sizes. Keep up the good work I notice that you are steadily losing and doing brilliant. It will not be too long before your going clothes shopping and people are noticing which fuels you more to keep up your healthy life style.

Must run else I will be late for lunch

bye bye

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#220

Justwant2Bhealthy , 09-27-2007 06:14 PM

HI LADIES ~ came in late last night to read, but it was passed bedtime, so I waited til now to come in and post; couldn't believe I hadn't posted in 3-4 days. We've been having a very rough week; that car has been causing us a lot of silly little problems like the front hood wouldn't open and the emergency brake was sticking, etc. Anyways, DH got this fixed today at no cost, thankfully. Last night, we played games to get our mind off things; it really helped.

I have been feelin' pretty rough this week with a really bad TOM; about every third one is really terrible; have two quasi-normal ones, then one that is down right scary! I'm in pera-menopause and I'm almost 49 y/o (next month), so maybe, just maybe there may only be about one more year of this ...

PURPLE ~ Thanx so much for bumping us up on the thread; and being so regular here; that's why I love your posts so much: they are so chatty. Sorry to hear about those tornadoes wrecking homes; I feel sorry for those people; hope they all find new places to live; and hope your meat industry can free itself of its problems soon. We are having a pasta & cheese dish for dinner tonight ~ LOL; just a co-incidence, though!

Dying clothes can be tricky; I might have just tried a dark brown permanent marker if the spot is small. I have used this trick for many things; I have jars of markers in different colors for that purpose. I fix up clothes, ornaments, and furniture that way; it works wonders ...

VAL ~ Yes, our weather was hot; then we had rain; but today was cool and gorgeously sunny, so I put out some food for our birdies in a couple of baskets. A chickadee came by and was chattering at me, like he was saying "OK, where's the food already?" I want to get a couple of small feeders to hang up until we put up the big one for winter; the blue jays and nuthatchers have been here on our post looking around for food too.

I just know that your parents love you and mean well; at first, I thought you were still talking about your dreams when you said you found a big chocolate cake in the microwave ~ LOL; that would give me a surprise. My family is the opposite; they want me to lose weight, and always serve healthy meals for their good health too. Oh, we do treat ourselves once in a while; we all must enjoy some of life's good pleasures too; it's just how much and how often, I think ...

I have been having weird dreams too, but not about food; mostly, mixed-up mumbo-jumbo about family relationships; thankfully, the last few nights have been better for me, so I got some sleep.

HELLO TO MO, MYNXIE, and MARIA ~ Tomorrow is shopping day; so we'll be pretty busy; but they are expecting a few sprinkles. Well, I have to run right now, as dinner is ready and DH is waiting very patiently; take good care friends, ROSEBUD

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#221

Justwant2Bhealthy , 09-27-2007 11:18 PM

Starting a new monthly thread ...
HI LADIES ~ we are starting a new MONTHLY thread for our PHYSICAL CHALLENGES group here; it will be starting in OCTOBER.

MONET, our moderator, is going to STICKY it at the top of the page, like she did for the FIBROMYALGIA monthly thread.

The red sticky will be easier to find, and the monthly thread will keep it shorter as well ~ ROSEBUD

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#222

Ellen , 09-27-2007 11:27 PM

Here is the link to the new thread:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123803

Go ahead and start using your new month thread now, and I will close this one in a day or two, so others will have a chance to find the new one before this one is closed!

Thanks!

Monet

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