Hi Ladies,

How is everyone today? Got to the gym last night for about 45 minutes. DD was tired and we had a dish cooking in the oven and DH was worried about it. Tonight I am volunteering at the breast cancer store again. Probably folding more shirts. So I won't make it to the gym.
I am having the worst time trying to decide what clothes to take to Nashville. Warm in the day and cool at night. Plus I hate my clothes. I think I could throw away my whole closet except for about 8-10 things.

Monet, how long will it take you to finish your bathroom? Glad you had such a good day with all your levels and sleeping well.

Tech, any walk is better than no walk. I would have done the same thing.

Thin, I bet Rachel is so happy. I love Sugar Daddy's & mostly Sugar Babies.

Bob, are you keeping that leg propped up? Hope it is feeling better.

Better do some work. Will check in later.

Bob- Rachel got her braces on Thanksgiving week of 2004. So almost 2 years! I will tell her to suck on the sugar daddy and not do so much pulling!

This gets harder...I just got an email from Justin's aunt, and she is SO excited and can't wait for me to get there. How can I say I am not going to come this week? I think I am going to go....and will work on the bathroom today and Friday.


THIN: That is great news about Rachel's braces! I agree...go easy on that sugar daddy! After getting them straight, you don't want to pull them out or anything! I would have though popcorn would be the thing to have!

BOB: I can so relate on the knee....AND the glasses. I got new glasses last year in December, right before Jan. 1, so I could use my benefits. Then in April, I found out I was diabetic, and once my sugar levels were normalized, my vision improved dramatically! So, I am wearing my old glasses, and my new ones are not usuable. Tom and I go round and round on this. He went to America's Best, and got mad at them about how they handled insurance...but he got the club plan so he could get his eyes checked as much as he wanted for like two years. He made me go to Lenscrafters...and while I paid the same amount as he did, I can't go get my eyes checked again, or get new glasses without paying. If I had the club plan he does, I could have gotten my new glasses fixed and had my eyes checked again...grrr. We can't afford to pay out of pocket right now, so I am going to have to deal with these old glasses for another year, probably. Justin's aunt lives near Clarkesville, Georgia. Its above Gainesville.

Morning. I weighed this morning although I'm still just "slightly" puffy..at 168. And that was at 4:45 AM. Since starting this job in April my weight mainly has stayed in the 170's. These people love to eat around here and I obliged. When I started, my weight was around 165. I've taken off 6, but still have 3 more to go for my 1st goal. Then my second goal will be to get back to my all-time low of 159. Just taking it one day at a time. Tomorrow I have my pre-op testing that will take a few hours. No breakfast because I have to fast after midnight. I was just popping in to check the board. I'll check back this afternoon.

Howdy from Stinky head... (yep! got my permanet yesterday and boy am I curley...) I'm supposed to be packing but just can't seem to get motivated. Maybe later this afternoon. Had lunch out and I cheated yesterday but then again I didn't eat dinner because I wasn't really hungry because of a big lunch. But did have a nice afternoon out. Not much going on here right now. I need to get busy but I'm a slug this morning.

TONI: (aka Stinky head!) I know what you mean about getting movtivated! I still have not gone to get my tire, or the clay I am supposed to pick up to take tomorrow. I am missing you on the exercise board this week!

Speaking of MIAs...GINCON is missing this week! I wish KAYEC would come back...and I am also missing FILLISE, GATOR, and BETH.

just checking in..I only have the pre-op stuff tomorrow. The surgery will be next Wednesday. Just got back from lunch. I had the Starkist tuna fillet and brocolli slaw with tomatoes and cukes marinated in vinegar and seasonings. Then had the new crave control yogurt for my "dessert." Today is very boring, which makes for a long work day. Well, guess I'll check back in later!

Ok, here goes. I took Rachel to see the dietician today and she had a few good ideas, but mainly nothing I didn't already know. Her blood work has not come in yet.

Then we went to see the cardiologist. Both of them have cholesterol in the normal range. Sean is doing great. The cardiologist wanted to know why the endocrinologist had not put Rachel on glucophage yet and decided to do so himself. The physician's assistant, who is a very nice lady probably in her 50's, also mentioned PCOS. I was very impressed with that observation since I have read how much trouble some of those girls haveover on the insulin resistance board. However, Rachel is a bit young for that and has only had one period, so too soon to see how regular she will be, but they are going to keep an eye on her and see her in one month and I left their office relieved that they were really listening to us. They also mentioned that they are tinkering with the idea of having a class for kids starting in January that would be in conjunction with the hopital. They want to have doctors, psycologist, etc on hand and talk about fitness and nutrition with the kids. There would also be exercise and cooking classes just for them! They would split them into maybe 6-11 age group and 12-18 or so. They will have classes for the parents too. The kids could talk to each other and feel like somone understands. It would be maybe once a month meetings/classes and weekly "callin" weigh ins for about 6 months then some sort of maintenance after that. I thought it sounded great, so we'll see how the new year comes together.

THIN: That is very encouraging news. The glucophage might be just the thing. I take it. If it IS PCOS, it would be good to catch it early and find ways to keep it from becoming worse. Tom has a cousin that had it for years before she was diagnosed, and the poor thing weighs about 350 or more and has a terrible time losing. If they had caught it earlier, she might have been able to keep from gaining so much. Keep us posted!

Thanks for the support! They warned her that she may have gas and some diarrhea for a few days, but to keep taking it. It will get better! I don't know a lot about pcos, so I'm off to surf and see what I can find. I meant to mention that the dietician seems to be overly concerned with portion control and not so much with the high fiber ww part. I know portions are important, but doesn't it matter what you are portioning! She challenged us to fine one more day a week for Rach to walk or do something and wants her to shoot for 5-10 lbs off by January. I guess we'll see how it goes!