Rhonda, I'll be watching! Good for you for staying so active. That will help with the chinese food. I ate chines at the party too. JC Wok Beef. It's actually pretty darned good. I ate a can of wax beans and some homemade applesauce with it. Then I splurged with a JC pumpkin spice cake for dessert. Are you almost done packing? If they end your program does that mean you can go to Texas sooner?

Sandra, how are you doing with your eating and exercise? I'd think that working again might get in the way.

Sloan, I should have thought of Mayo. I went to the calculator and it says 2050 calories for me to maintain. So 1550 to lose 1 pound a week. It just seems so low. It's also exactly what WW said as my minimum. It doesn't explain what would happen if I ate the equivalent of the 35 points which would be the extra 250 per day. I guess that means I'd only lose .6 a week. This is all very interesting to me. The answer may be to get even more active if I want to eat more.

Harumph.

Vickie, I've been eating my WAPs this week and my weight is up a pound. I don't have official wi till Tuesday so I'm hoping it will go down. I do get hungry sometimes when I keep within my 24 pts. It's almost like my body's fighting me wanting to stay big. Sounds crazy, doesn't it?

Subbing does help. I have been snacking too much in the evening this week using WAPs. I need to stop that.

We're heading to church in a bit then I'm guessing we'll mow the yard. We've had over a foot of rain in recent weeks and everything's growing like mad. Well, everything's growing but my roses. I should have planted something that can handle so much rain and humidity better. Life goes on.

Hi:

A pound of fat is 3500 calories, so, as was said, you have to get rid of 500 calories a day to lose one pound a week. I can't believe with all the execise I'm doing that my loss is slower than that. But, I am developing muscle and reshaping.

Vickie, I'm afraid the answer must be to eat less and get more active

No, I don't get to leave earlier. The transfer of the program won't happen until Jan. 1.

I'm going to take a nap

Rhonda

Hi Ladies


Since my last post,Leo was taken to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston[Farr Bldg]where they took almost a pint of water from his lung and then they put a filter into his left groin area to prevent future blood clots.They were also going to put a stint near his bronchial tube to make it easier to breath as the cancer moved surrounding the bronchial, but it was too far so they decided to give him oxygen instead.


Got home from the hospital last night and now the visiting nurses are going to be here once in the morning and once in the evening. They are going to bring some nurses in for personal care bathing and dressing also.

My DD & DS came from NY to stay with me but we decided to go up to see him and stay in a hotel in Boston for the remainder of his hospital stay.

So now that my DD & SD are gone, its up to me to be a nurse to my darling Leo,The VN was so kind and asked if I have relatives that could help me,but I told her unfortunately I don't I only have a small group of friends and One already called and ask why I wasn't in church 2 Sundays in a row and I explained and she is going to help me with the groceries & errands.

I learned how to give the injections and how to master the oxygen. Along with the meds and all the other nine yards.

That all for now, will keep you informed,but won't be able to post daily.

Thanks again for being there for me,

Mary Ann, prayers are with you.

Dear, dear Maryann. I am so sorry to hear that Leo is having to suffer this. You will be a good nurse, don't worry. If you find it all too taxing, don't resist asking for more help from both professionals and friends.

I can remember when my dear and late DH was suffering so I was shocked at how helpless friends were at times. Sometimes you just want your laundry and grocery shopping done for you!

We will all be thinking of you and praying for you and Leo.

Rhonda

Rhonda, I'm willing to accept that but not easily.

Maryann, when friends ask what they can do to help you, be ready with an answer. They really want to do something, so let them! I wish we were all closer to you and could help out. Please keep us posted and know that we are praying for you and Leo.

Sandra, layered curriculum is simply listing assignments with point values and allowing the students to choose and plan their assignments to work toward the highest grade possible. Lecture and hands on experience are still included, it just makes the students more responsible for their work and the material. There are less tests and more oral defense of assignments (which the students hate 'cause they actually have to know the material instead of cramming for a test). It is a lot of work for me, but I really believe the students need to be more responsible for their learning. If you want more info, you can look at help4teachers.com.

My DH just got in from East Tennessee, so I gtg visit.