Had therapy this morning. It was a relief to finally talk and talk and talk without worrying about being judged. Also, nice to be encouraged and see the sun. Forgot to take my Effexor so I'm feeling a little funny, but that's easily remedied. Didn't finish breakfast this morning and I was really resisting lunch but had a sandwich anyway.

Thanks everyone for the welcomes... I appreciate it.

Sassy: sorry to hear about your troubles. I hope everyone is healthy again soon and that your life is less stressful.

K. : Yipes, I hate it when our car breaks down. I feel for you. Hopefully it's nothing major and you'll be up and running again soon. I can understand about not wanting to leave the house. I have major anxiety about going away from the house.

Take care all,
-Miette

Hi Girls,

Sorry I've been MIA lately...work has been really hairy and some days I feel like my head's gonna explode with the stress/pressure. I'll survive though

Sassy I'm so sorry to hear about your Inlaws...thats so hard. Please know that you all are in my prayers.

Miette, welcome to our little corner of the world. Its nice to see you and I hope you find this little group comforting

Buddly, don't be sorry, we're here to support you, weather its a good day or a not so good day. For better or worse ya know what I mean Hang in there !!!

Debbie good luck with your weigh in. When my dog big a skunk, the smell on the outside came off in a week or two but for about a month after that, every time she barked, you smelled skunk LOL

Liz... miss ya and pleaseeeeeeeeeeee no snow LOL

Cathy love, how's everyone. Ya still going nuts with the pc?

Heather congrats on being under 260 Every little pound really counts.

Hope4me ya still with us ?? how's your week going?

Well kiddies, I must run. TTYL

Good morning

Thanks leenie.

Miette I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling better. The sun sure does help as well.

Wel,l Hubby phoned this morning and the only place we can get the van into is Canadian Tire on Saturday. Everywhere else is booked until next week. I feel a little better now that I have more of an idea of whats happening. Now that I'm stuck at home, at least I have no excuses not to get cleaning especially since the two girls go back to school on monday. Also I have to do laundry as the whole place stinks of gas, because of hubby checking the van. I had to throw his jacket and a shirt outside for the night as the smell was so bad.

I'm off, see what I can do. Wow its 10:40am and all my girls are still in bed. I don't know what they will do next week when they have to get up for the bus. Ahh the life of a teenager

Take care everyone and have a great day,
K

I'm still here. My week was O.K. till today. Had to take my dog to the vet today b/c she was panting like she didn't feel well. (6 lb pomeranian-so cute) She actually usually looks like a baby polar bear. Any way her lungs are filled with fluid and she is in an oxygen tent. It could be heart failure or possibly something worse like cancer. Sounds strange, but apparently if it is her heart we can treat her and maybe keep her for another couple of years. If it is something else it may be not be so long. I hope to know later in the day. I just didn't see this coming, and it's hard after having lost my cat Puddy last month.

On to other distracting topics. I was down 3.4lbs at weigh-in Tueday. If you recall I had gained 5 lbs in the 2 weeks prior (eating like a maniac). Well now I have been eating too much since weigh-in. I can't seem to get a grip!

Miette: I envy the therapy. It can really be a great thing. I plan to go back when I find a job and get insurance. Glad it helped. Right now this place has become my therapy.

Sassy: I have been thinking about you and your family's situation. Sorry things are so tough right now. Before my father passed away at 52, he had to spend some time with me b/c I was so close to the transplant hospital he used. I found that that time was a gift and I'm so grateful for it now. If the situation calls for you guys to live with and care for your in-laws, I hope it turns out to be the same for you. Illness is so hard and we will be waiting for updates and wishing you well.

Well, I think I will try to get some cleaning done so that I will be ready for my friend when she gets here tomorrow. Oh yeah, I still need to do my taxes! Yikes! Check in later.

Hope: Your poor dog,my thoughts are with you.

Leenie: woohooo

I think we are going to have to start calling ourselve the bad news bunch We have all had a bad couple of weeks.

Hey lets all go out and get drunk lol

Hey all, MIL called, said FIL is worse than he was yesterday, now they are thinking its either C-Dif or Salmonella. A co-worker of mine was nice enough to volunteer to work for me today so I could go to the hospital w/ DH & MIL.

Thanks for all the vibes, prayers, and positive thoughts.

I too will keep all of yours in mine as well.

On another note, I finally took up Puddy's food bowl today and washed it, the other cat has not touched his bowl ever since Puddy passed away. Man who would have thought that doing that would cause me to break down, but it did, sounds silly I guess, but like my MIL told me, it would hit me unexpectly.

Gosh it sounds as if things are tough all over - Hope

Sassy -hang in there!!

Buddly - good luck with the transport!

Chat to y'all tomorrow!

Heather

Hey Everybody, Thanks so much for your prayers and vibes.

I also didn't know until MIL told me that FIL had a 103.4 Fever lastnight! Of course she was totally scared to death about that, so she even contacted her minister and they started a prayer chain for him.

Well we went to see FIL today, his fever is gone, he is now 98.8, a big improvement from 103.4!!!!!! I didn't see him on Wed. So I don't know how bad he looked, but he looked pretty good today, still could tell he didn't feel well, but did look better. Even MIL & DH said he looked 100% better. We are all relieved, although the drs want him to stay a few more days. DH is thinking maybe he'll be released possibly Monday, which would work out because we are off and could go and pick him up and all. I mean even if he gets released earlier when we work, DH can still go and get him.

We took MIL to the store since she has been having Dizzy Spells, she doesn't like to drive and we honestly don't want her too, so we took her and she took us out to eat. (I totally stuffed myself--ugh!) But DH had an awesome spring green salad with his meal that was awesome!

FIL wanted some books and his electric razor so DH is gonna run it over on his lunch tomorrow (Friday) so MIL doesn't have to worry about driving or anything like that.

So anywho, that is the latest. They still are not completely sure what exactly it is, they are still testing him.

Morning all -

Sassy, it's so difficult when those close to us are ill - and exhausting! Remember to take care of yourself, too!

Miette - it sounds like you have taken a HUGE step to taking care of yourself, so good for you and a big at you, too!

Debbie - have a drink for me! (I don't drink at all!) Of course, then it's ONE drink for you AND one drink for me - so make mine vodka with crystal light and it should fit right into your plan!

Leenie - thanks for the kind words; I am at 20lbs lost today, so even though the sun isn't shining, it is in MY head!

Buddly - Good luck getting through till Saturday for the van, and do the laundry with GREAT enthusiasm - you'll maybe burn a few calories!

Hope - How's the dog today? Better I hope!!

Okay all -off to have a moving, shaking day!

Chat soon -
Heather

I luckily got to bring my dog home yesterday. They think it is heart disease so I will have to give her medicine for the rest of her life. They said that she could possibly live for several more years is she responds to the medicine well. Thanks for the well wishes everybody.

I'm hanging around the house today waiting for my friend to arrive from out of town and trying to do some more cleaning. I used to say that every once in a while you have to have company so that your house will get clean. Have to run unexpectedly, will check back again. Have a great day folks.

heather:I dont drink much either It just sounds like a damn good idea doesnt it.
Hope:I am really hoping that your dog responds to the medicine.

I had my freakin weigh in today I am up 2.5 freakin pounds I dont get it I was good all week and It isnt even my TOM

Sassy:I hope things settle down soon.

everyone else take care

Awww - Debbie

It'll all catch up at once, and won't that be a GREAT day?!

Thinking of you!

Hope - keep us updated on the pooch

Heather

Hi Girls,

Hope sorry to hear about your pup...poor little thing, I hope she / he takes well to the medicine. Sorry to hear about the loss of your dad, I understand how you feel though, I lost my dad at the age of 54 from cancer.... way to young for sure. I thank GOD I still have my mom 79 years young and just as crazy as ever LOL.

Debbie, I'd tie one on with you but I don't drink either... LOLOLOL What name shall we call ourselves? The bad news bears LOL ROFL !!!! nahhh because next week will be better

Heather 20 lbs is REALLY good, congratulations !!! Are you following any plan or just winging it?

Sassy, I"m glad FIL is feeling a wee bit better, I'll pray things go well with him and he gets home soon.... its never easy is it. Hang tight.

Buddly how come the kids are home this week? spring break? How's the van, did you get it fixed?

Well kids, I gotta shut this thing off and go watch spongebob with my dd tonight is friend or foe ? ROFL

Luv yah's

Right, just checking in on my way to bed...

Leenie, I guess you could say I am 'winging it', but it doesn't feel that way. I need to be able to LIVE this way, so I am counting calories (I journal EVERYTHING online) and have taken up walking. This week I've been managing 2KM with my new pedometer. I know I cannot 'diet' per se - in the way that I CAN'T have x or y; the fact is, if I want cheesecake, I'll have it... I just don't want it, knowing I can! And certainly not the WHOLE cheesecake, which would not have been unheard of for me. I am making good choices and weighing portions of some things. A LOT more vegetables!!

My husband asked me the other day 'But how do you feel, knowing you can never have pizza again?' and I just stared at him. NOT HAVE PIZZA??? Is he kidding? I just don't have to have it three times a week, or eat a whole large pizza all by myself!!! In fact for lunch today, I had 1/4 of a McCains frozen International (yummy!) with salad - he ate the rest.

So - I feel very in control. I started my calories the first week at 2300, to kind of ease in, then dropped to 2100, then 2000. A week at 1800, and now I am settled at 1600. Though, to be honest,in learning portions and what's working for my body (for example, I KNOW I snack less if I eat a piece of toast in the morning... weird.) I rarely go over 1400 or 1500. Later on, as the weight-loss slows, I'll be able to dip a little lower if need be.

But you know what? It's early days!

Chat to ya'll sometime during the busy weekend - take care everybody!

Heather

Hi everyone
I just found this site tonight and thought I would join in. It seems like a good forum and pretty active. My story in a nutshell is this...
Always was fairly thin and then when I was in my mid twenties I gained 90 lbs in 1 yr. for no apparent reason. I was freaking out and went to the Dr. who told me that it was because I was getting older and my metabolism was changing. I wasn't happy with that but trusting soul that I am..I believed him unfortunately. Skip forward a few years to trying to have a baby and having no luck and desparate I began doing my own research and began to think I had PCOS and insulin resistance. My Dr refused to test me if you can believe that since my fasting glucose levels were normal so I forked out the money and had the test done myself and whaddaya know I was insulin resistance (At this point it is safe to say that I don't trust Dr's much LOL) and realized that my big weight gain back in my mid twenties was probably attributed to that. I don't like to take meds so I decided to try to work on it with diet..I followed the plan in the Insulin Resistance Diet book and it worked like a charm..the weight literally fell off and I didn't exercise at all..I was about 20 lbs from my goal weight which gave me the courage and confidence to leave my very abusive husband but after I divorced him I kind of got pretty depressed, i had never lived on my own before and looking back at it now I was scared to death of being responsible for my own life. Well I ended up gaining all the weight back. That was 3 yrs ago and now I am ready to try again. Still following the Insulin Resistance plan but wanting to speed things up I recently tried Cylaris. Took it for 2 weeks and I did lose weight but I started feeling really bad..can't describe it really just not feeling well at all. So I have stopped the Cylaris and am planning on adding more exercise to my routine. RIght now I am dancing for about 1 hr a day..nothing heavy duty but at least it is moving. Anyhow I hope I can meet some new people through here and hopefully be encouraged and be an encouragement to others.