Megan - risking sounding like a thyroid maniac, I have to ask, have you had your thyroid levels checked? Moodiness and fatigue may be symptoms of hypothyroidism. They could check you for mono too, sometimes fatigue is the only symptom of mono, and it can last months.
She mentioned that she wanted to buy some new clothes so she doesn't have to do laundry as often...I'd offer to take her but I have a feeling she'd rather shop with friends.
I've found that it entirely depends on whose credit card is being used
Megan- Jessica has a good point...but moving is also just plain exhausting, mentally and physically.
Good Monday everyone! Hope it was good anyway-- it's almost over...
Allison-- glad your dd is coming home. I am jealous. I won't see my dd until the end of October at parent's weekend. I am impressed she signed up to be a marrow donor too. I am on the registry. I've been called in for further testing for a possible match twice, but I've never matched.
Megan-- hope you start getting some energy back. Glad you are back OP. Enjoy jury duty???? I've never done it because whenever I was called, I had a small child to care for (it is a valid excuse in TX), and they haven't found me yet in CA for some reason.
Grumble......grumble.......my dd said she would cook dinner tonight. I am starving and it is much later than we usually eat and she just said she has too much homework. So, I'll go cook and try to respond to everyone else later.....
Lily--sorry to hear that your son won't be home til mid October. When you see him or email him, please tell him I said THANK YOU for keeping me and my family safe. He's a very special man to be willing to go to war and defend our safety!
Need to check in today as I head off for two back to back conferences tomorrow afternoon. On a good note, I made a list of food that I'm planning to take. I even took the time to make holiday salad (see the recipe page--it's yummy!) and pumpkin pudding tonight. On a bad note, on the list is my sugar free peppermint patties. I am going to indulge though I know I should skip it. I am happy that I've planned but traveling with a bunch of food gets to be embarrassing. To be gone for 4 days, I actually need to take two small coolers. Guess I need to get over worrying about what others think of what I'm bringing. It works for me to be in control of what I'm eating, so I'll keep doing it. It just looks like I'm a porker when I pack two coolers. Actually 99% of the stuff in them is healthy and fits into my eating plan (the 1% is the SF peppermint patties). I'm also planning a quick swing through Trader Joe's so that will be fun.
I am looking forward to my 4 days away actually. After getting ready for my son's confirmation yesterday and learning that another pair of pants is too big to wear (it's great but gets to be frustrating when you're trying to look good and can't find a nice pair of pants to wear), my darling husband suggested I get to Tall Girl in the cities and invest in some new pants. He didn't have to make that suggestion a second time. I love that store and am prepared to do as he has asked and buy new clothes Hope he's prepared for the bill
I had a good day today. Got in my exercise in the a.m. and then taught a killer pool toning class. I was so tired that I had a great time with the class and think they did too which makes exercise so much better. I also made an amazing discovery tied to my dissertation today, so it is a red letter day. I found the gap in the literature which is what a dissertation is suppose to be all about, so YEE HAH! Now, I hope my advisor will be equally thrilled when I meet with her on Wed p.m.
Have my exercise clothes packed. Plan to swim and work out daily along with fitting in some shopping fun. Have a good week all!
I misses the entire thread last week (work was crazy so no time to read or post) and I'm already way behind on this week's thread! I am slowly working my way out of the funk I was in two weeks ago. Last week was an improvement (I mostly stayed on plan and away from the chocolate covered espresso beans) and this week is off to a better start.
Water Weight
I dropped 7 lbs of water weight overnight on Saturday (I kid you not, I weighed 123 on Sat night and 116 on Sun morn). How can that be? I had to pee at least five (count 'em, that's FIVE) times during the night. Does anyone else retain water like this and then drop it all in one night? Oh, and today I am back to retaining again.
Figs and More Figs
My fig extravaganza continues this week. Last week we had pork with glazed figs (not as impressive as I hoped) and I had turkey, fig, and hummus sandwiches. This week we're having turkey tenderloin with fig salsa. The fig salsa came out great, but the recipe made a ton. I cut it in half and still ended up with three cups. Luckily it is only 10 calories per tbsp. Anyone know if you can freeze salsa? Otherwise, I may have to pawn some off on the neighbors. I also made the fig cookies recipe on the same website and those also came out great. I subbed 1/4 cup light margarine and 1/4 cup applesauce for the 1/2 cup shortening and got the calories down to 60 per cookie (if anyone is looking for a low cal cookie, I think these would work with a variety of different fruits or even just by themselves). I'm working on adjusting the recipe further to get the calories down to 30 per cookie. And I keep meaning to mention that I made Meg's Fiber One Muffins with figs and they came out fantastic! The figs sort of blended in the batter to make a super dense and moist muffin.
Meg: I've been meaning to ask--with your new knees, will you be able to run again and do all the things people with perfectly healthy knees can do? Or are the new knees just to keep your knees from degenerating further but you'll still be limited in what you can do with them? How fun to run into the stars of the concert at dinner beforehand!
Mel: I've outsmarted the jeans test! My jeans are stretch denin--there's a lot of give before they get too tight.
WardHog: That is so awesome that you won the race!
LisaMarie: What a cute baby! I hope the breastfeeding is going better now. You sound a little more upbeat.
lilybelle: I guess at least she emptied the litter box. Isn't it the intention that counts? I'm sorry to hear about Shane's leave.
Bargoo: I hope things are going well with your treatment. You continue to be in my thoughts.
Freda: I get my haircut every six to eight weeks (I have it colored too and I can't stand to see roots) and sometimes that doesn't seem like enough! I do a lot of public speaking and someone once commented on an evaluation form that my hair was a mess; since then, I've always been careful to keep it cut.
alinnell: How nice that you'll get to see your DD, even if it does mean you have to give up your washing machine for the weekend! Maybe you can convince her to do some of your clothes while she is at it.
Paperclippy: I'm so sorry to hear about your DH's grandfather.
Megan: I been feeling the same way for the past couple of weeks. It was a struggle to get into the gym last week. For me, I think it is maybe just seasonal allergies. They can rally drag me down at times. Congratulations on moving into the new place!
Sheila: Moving is a lot of work! But I'm sure all that painting and unpacking must be burning calories!
MonteCristo: Welcome!
Michelle: I can't get past your DD even volunteering to cook dinner (even if she did end up flaking). Cooking was way beyond my skills at that age!
Goal: Wow, two coolers of food! You are serious about staying on plan. I was trying to figure out how you got two coolers of food on a plane, but then I realized you must be driving to the conferences.
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Good Morning. Lovely day again. I just got back from taking the kids to school and I have a few min. I must say i'm having a difficult time with the eating right now. I'm blaming the kids! ha!! I know no one is forcing the junk in my mouth, but I find myself eating what the kids eat. Or "finishing" thier plates when they don't eat soemthing. What am I, a human garbage can? I thought I was over this. Time to take controle again.
Barbara, That is some serious water weight loss! I'm glad you're out of the "funk". We all hit them at some time. It takes me awhile to work my way back too. One step at a time. I can't believe that someone actually commented on your hair, after a speach. Clearly that was more important to them than the message you were trying to give.
Goal, Girl, you are serious about staying OP. I admire your dedication. I'm sure you will be an inspiration to some of the others there too, when they see that you make such an effort to eat healthy.
Michelle, I guess DD had good intentions. Next time you'll have to make a secondary plan for dinner. Just for back up. Or do you have a fast dinner plan for those days?
I dropped 7 lbs of water weight overnight on Saturday (I kid you not, I weighed 123 on Sat night and 116 on Sun morn). How can that be? I had to pee at least five (count 'em, that's FIVE) times during the night. Does anyone else retain water like this and then drop it all in one night? Oh, and today I am back to retaining again.
Well, not me . Looking back over my log, I think the most I've ever lost (or gained) from one morning to the next is 2 pounds. But at the same time, I routinely find (if I weigh in the evening or before bed) that I lose 3-4 pounds overnight (that evening weight being ~3-4 pounds above my morning weight).
Hi everyone, I have my computer room free again for a couple days since Wade is gone to Meps.
Allison, I bought the Harley for Shane out of his savings account. He had been begging for me to go ahead and get it so he would have it here to ride when he comes home on leave. Of course, DH wishes he could have a brand new Harley too. But, with 2 new teenage drivers that isn't gonna happen. I'm unsure if Shane is more disappointed about missing the family or having to wait longer to ride the new bike, LOL. When Shane gets home I'll post some pic's of him on his new Bike.
Yesterday I went and bought bunches of Shane's favorite treats and sent him a package. I bought way too much and boxed him up a second box too that I will wait and send in a week. (Those airmail boxes don't hold enough).
I'm a little concerned that Shelbey may be using diet pills without telling us. The reason I say this is because she is now eating maybe 1/4 of what she previously ate and saying she's stuffed after only a couple bites. She's also having frequent diarrhea. I noticed that she is turning down ice cream, which is unheard of for her. I talked to her about it last night and she said it's because her new boyfriend is very skinny and she feels fat around him. She has even now been going to the gym with me again. She does need to lose some weight, I just pray she isn't doing anything unhealthy. The one thing she hasn't cut out is her ton of regular Dr. Pepper that she drinks.
I did a light workout last night on UB and did 30 min's walking on treadmill. I think this Ultram is helping my hips some, but still not enough for the elliptical or treadmill.
Goal, thanks and I will be sure and tell my son what you said.
Blue, I take diuretics and sometimes my weight will fluctuate as much as 5-6 lbs. overnight. Of course when this happens, I'm up all night having to pee.
I am glad now that a dog grooming place has started a new business 5 min's from my home. I have an appt. this afternoon to get Molly and Lucy's nails clipped.
This upcoming weekend DH and I have plans to attend the annual Bikes, Blues and BBQ in Fayetteville , Ark. It should be quite an adventure. We're going with 3 other couples.
Mel~yeah, I'm sure she'll want me to fund the new clothes!!!
Michelle~I'm so sorry you have to wait until parents weekend to see your DD. I know you miss her so much.
Lily~okay, I get it! Harleys are so expensive so that's why I commented on how generous you were, but if he paid for it, that's different. It was nice of you go to go the trouble to get it for him so he'll have it when he visits! I hope Shelby doesn't go overboard. Keep an eye on her.
I need advice (not diet advice). Ok, so DD lives in a dorm (which we have already paid for the school year). Her school does not have a cafeteria, so all the dorms have kitchens. DD does go to the grocery store each weekend to buy groceries and fix most all of her meals. She uses a debit card to which I have access (so I can see where she's spending her money). She rarely carries much cash and uses her debit card just about everywhere. She gets her cell phone and gas paid for by us and we give her $300 per month for "expenses." I monitor to make sure she isn't over spending (so far so good). Now here's my question. Since I GIVE her $300 for expenses (which for the most part is food and entertainment) should she be expected to use that money for clothes? She called me the other day saying that she has to have a black outfit for her concerts and she needed black shoes to usher in. She decided that being a percussionist, it would be easier to wear a suit rather than a long skirt like all the other girl performers. She found a nice blazer at Nordstrom for $150 and thought it was quite expensive. I said that if she's buying a quality piece of clothing that will last her a long time that it really isn't too much. And then I told her that I'd pay for it. Should I have done that? I mean, she is required to have it and it's not some frivolous thing that she doesn't really need. She never asks for the money--she usually just spends what she feels she can afford and I end up feeling guilty she spent her own money on something and I throw a couple hundred back into her bank account. Should I be doing this or am I setting her up for future doom when I'm not around to watch over her. Opinions needed!!!! Thanks
Freda: My SO hates to throw out food and used to try to get me to eat all the scraps. I finally had to say "I'm not your garbage disposal! If you don't want to throw that food out, eat it yourself or put it in the fridge."
People will say the meanest things on evaluation forms! The complete comment was "Barbara is a great instructor but her hair is a mess." So whoever it is liked my presentation but couldn't get over my hair. It's like people forget that they are evaluating a human being with feelings. Don't put anything on an evaluation form that you wouldn't say to the instructor face to face.
JulieJ08: I was comparing my evening weight to my morning weight. I weigh every evening and every morning.
lilybelle: Hey, my aunt and uncle and a mess of cousins, who live in West Fork, AR, are going to that bike rally too! Small world (not that you'll run into them or would even know them if you do, it must be a big rally).
alinnell: I'm not a parent, so take my advice for what it's worth, but I don't think I'd give her extra money for clothes, even if they are required. My parents gave me a flat amount to cover room, board, tuition and expenses and then I worked over the summer and whatever I earned by working was my spending money. I also had a very part-time job at school that contributed to my spending money. It was up to me to budget accordingly to make sure I covered all my expenses. And there were definitely things I would have liked to have bought that I couldn't. For example, a $150 jacket, no matter how high quality it was, would have been out of the question. I would have made do with something a lot less expensive--but I wouldn't have even thought of calling home and asking if I should get it, I was loath to ask my parents for more money. Looking back, having to manage my expenses was a really valuable lesson. It taught me to save, to sacrifice, and to budget (and, at the end of the year, when I started to run out of money, it taught me to eat on a very very small amount of money per week ) and those skills have come in really handy.
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I didn't get picked for jury duty. Though I didn't make it up to the questioning round, I did know the defendant, had heard about the case (a fight outside a local bar) when it happened, so I don't know if they would have put me on the jury. Watching everyone question the jurors was funny. In such a rural area, everyone knew at least one of the witnesses, defendant, attorneys, etc. I heard so much "well I went to school with him", "my daddy is his daddy's second cousin" and so on it was quite funny.
Allison, I don't know if I'd get the jacket for DD either. I would think that she could buy her own clothes with the $300 you give her for expenses each month. I wouldn't feel guilty about her buying clothes with her own $. $300 (not including the food) is a lot of expense money a month, I think, and I didn't go to college all that long ago. I also had a part-time job during semester and a full-time job every summer, and my parents paid for my meal plan but I had to buy everything else - books, clothes, going out to eat, entertainment, travel (including a plane ticket to study abroad in Australia) with the money I earned. Like Barbara it taught me to budget and spend wisely. I went to school with a lot of spoiled kids (not that I'm saying your DD is spoiled) but they couldn't budget at all - just charged everything to Mommy & Daddy.
Lily, I'm not sure what advice to give but it does sound like Shelbey's behavior is a little worrisome. Even if she's not taking diet pills it doesn't sound like she's eating a healthy diet.
Barbara, if we are what we eat you'd definitely be a fig! I remember last winter when I switched BC pills b/c I felt the old one made me retain water, my first day on the new pill I couldn't stop going to the bathroom! It was really unfortunate as I was out on the boat doing field work and my co-workers were like, "why do you need to go to the bathroom so much?" I don't know how much my weight fluctuated in that day but I lost 8 pounds in two weeks without trying that hard. I normally lose ~3 lbs. from night to morning, and do get up in the night at least once. I drink a lot of water.
goal, sounds like you're well prepared for your trip! It was hard for me to tote so much food around, too, b/c my co-workers still tease me to this day about it. I finally just had to get over it.
Jessica, I do wonder if my being tired is something more but it's not bad enough for me to want to go to the doctor just for that reason. It's still summer here and the heat does wear me out, I'm not exactly an inactive person, I'm experiencing seasonal allergies, and I did just move. OTOH, I did have those weird breathing issues in June. The PA did blood tests to check my antibodies (didn't check anything else though), breathing tests, chest x-ray, found nothing abnormal, and decided maybe I was experiencing allergies (with no other allergy symptoms at the time, and I've only previously gotten allergies in the late summer/fall), put my on Singular, and said "come back in 6 months". If I'm still tired in January (the summer weather shouldn't be tiring me then!) I'll definitely press for more extensive bloodwork. To get to any kind of specialist I have to drive 1 1/2 hours, which is a big pain.
MonteCristo, yes, please feel free to join us!
Sorry I'm always so verbose in my posts. I guess I like to type/talk a lot. Have a great day all!
Should I be doing this or am I setting her up for future doom when I'm not around to watch over her. Opinions needed!!!! Thanks
I'm sure you'll hear all sorts of different experiences. My parents paid for my college including dorm room & board. The contributed NOTHING toward anything else, at least not on a regular basis. If I needed money for anything, I had to work. All in all, seemed very generous to me. I had on on campus job as a TA, and worked another job whenever I was home on vacation (not just in the summer).
Megan: I would really like to get to serve on a jury; I think it's something everyone should do once in their life. But the one time I was almost picked, it was just after I had started a new job (literally, less than a month into the job) and the trial was expected to last eight weeks! I was in a sheer panic! I want to serve on a jury, but not for an eight-week trial! I was thinking something of about a week in length. That's too funny that everyone selected for the jury pool knew the defendants in some way! The trial I was almost selected for was in Oakland and nobody knew anyone else in that courtroom!
I think your "verbose" posts are great (as one verbose poster to another)! You actually don't say that much about yourself, it's just that you are responding to everyone else. It's nice.
Thanks for the compliments on my little one, everyone! I think he's pretty cute too! Everyone in our "real" life always comments on how pale he is. My hubby is of mixed race and has this gorgeous caramel complexion but the baby has my coloring so far!
Lily -- It's great your DH got a promotion, but I'm sorry to hear about the change in Shane's leave. What kinds of things do you send in his care packages? My husband wants to send one to a former student who's in Afghanistan right now. Oh, and I hope you can figure out the diet pill situation with Shelbey -- that's a little scary.
Freda -- I dread when my little one will be too big for hugs! I feel like he's already getting old, and he's only 6 1/2 weeks old!
Jessica -- congrats on the 8.4 mile walk -- that's quite long! It's nice when you get into a groove and don't even realize how far you've gone.
Megan -- good for you for getting back to eating OP. I'm trying desperately but I can't say I'm back there yet.
Welcome, MonteCristo!
goal -- Tell us more about what the discovery you made -- I'm an English teacher and I desperately want to go back to grad school one day, so I'm intrigued! I miss studying literature instead of just teaching it to adolescents who couldn't care less!! (Of course, being a SAHM this year, I even miss that part!)
Barbara -- That's a lot of water weight. I've always had lots of fluctuations on the scale, so I guess I'm a big retainer too. And yes, I'm more upbeat now because the breastfeeding is going MUCH better. It really is one of those things you have to suffer through in the first few weeks and you have to be incredibly committed to it. I'm kind of proud of myself for making it this far.
Ok, now I'm caught up on posts, I think (whew!) Of course, people have probably posted since I started writing this!
I can't remember if I posted about the baby's doctor visit regarding the green poop. The dr is still monitoring him but hasn't figured it out exactly, so I'm continuing to completely eliminate dairy in case that's the problem. It's starting to look a little more yellow but there was still a bit of blood in it yesterday at the dr (not that you can see -- they just detected it in their little test). The dr doesn't seem too concerned, so I'm trying not to worry. He's a happy little baby most of the time, so I think he's ok. I have to take some more stool samples to the dr Friday. I'm sorry to say that stress over this and a lack of sleep the night before (and weakness in general) led to my going through a McD's drivethru. Ack! It didn't even taste good -- a dry old grilled chicken sandwich and fries, reheated in the microwave when I got home and after feeding the baby. Sooooo not worth the calories. It was my third day of attempting to count my WW points again, and my first slipup (already? jeez...)
I won't see my dd until the end of October at parent's weekend. I am impressed she signed up to be a marrow donor too. I am on the registry. I've been called in for further testing for a possible match twice, but I've never matched. 
I'm sorry to hear about Shane's leave.
I was in a sheer panic! I want to serve on a jury, but not for an eight-week trial! 
I was thinking something of about a week in length. 
That's too funny that everyone selected for the jury pool knew the defendants in some way! The trial I was almost selected for was in Oakland and nobody knew anyone else in that courtroom!
