Ohhhh so many people posted since I did yesterday..my head is spinning!!! No time for replies now...yeah, I am bad..but, I have TONS to do today..even though it is dreary here too..not nearly as nice as yesterday.

Well, it is detox-eve...and I have "shespa" tonight with the ladies of my DHs company...they will give us manicures/pedicures etc...should be fun.

Yeah, the 16 months potty training of DD was great. I don't take any of the credit though, she did it totally herself, but, she is still so short, we put her on the potty still..and she is over 2 now!

Talk to you later.

Sar

(monet, did you do the senna tea the night before like it says in the book, and the salt water in the morning of the first day???)

wow ... ever since my fight with kevin he has been so considerate....i ACTUALLY feel like he listened to me this time!!!! guess all i had to do was cry (hehe) today is a brand new day, im down another 1/2 pound so im back to 185.5........going to get my exercise in this morning and then head to school...when iget home this afternoon i have to get my bum in gear and get some papers done....and hopefully ill be able to get some cleaning done too....thats the only thing i hate about school...i really dont feel like i have the time or energy to do anything else but study :(

well im STARVING this morning so i need to go eat hope everyone has a great day and i hope it doesnt rain today :(

Morning! This will have to be quick as I should have left 15 minutes ago to take James to his doctor's appointment. He did not get up when I first woke him up so we are late! Grrr.

SARAH: yes, do the tea the night before, and the flush the first morning. I did not do the tea as I did not decide to do the cleanse until I got on the scale Wednesday morning and was disgusted. :) I drank the salt water and made the lemonade and just went for it. I did miss the salt water two mornings, and I don't recommend that. Also, I skipped the pepper, but then put it back and I think it does help.

Will do more replies later! I need to go light a fire under this kid....(ha! He is 26!)

I came here to do my replies yesterday night and when I posted my reply, there was a message that read, "Close/down for maintenance"...argh! Anyway, I did safe my reply so I am going to paste it below. Bear in mind, this post was written yesterday. I will have to catch up on today's posts later:


Gosh, I am way behind in catching up with the posts again :(

I am slowing feeling the effects on the pollen, boy...they are everywhere. Looks like more rain is coming tonight and tomorrow, at least that would help in washing away the pollen for a little while. I had a great time with the "girls" last night. We ate pretty healthy and light so it felt good after the meal.

My menu for today :

Breakfast : 1 ww waffle and a small square of sausage, egg and veggie casserole.

No snack.

Lunch : Baked salmon in Jamaican jerk seasoning, roasted marinated broccoli and curry brown rice.

Snack : Small vanilla ice-cream cone. I gave Jess a treat and ended up getting one myself. An orange.

Dinner : Beef stew, green beans and leftover pasta.

Some replies :

SARAH : I am glad your dad's employee was okay despite his stupidity. Boy, I don't know what I would do if I am his wife??!! What was he thinking??!!! LOL.

PANCHO : You are definitely on a roll, I love to read your posts everyday!! Jess pretty much decided that she was ready and with a little help from me, she did it! She even trained herself to wake up to potty at night since she was 3 years old. Sometimes she wakes me up when she flushes the toilet....lol. I still let her wear training pants to sleep at night just incase she has an accident (my insecurity really..) but so far so good and she is going to be 4 this month. Hope my next child would be this easy too...lol. Oh, training pants didn't work for me, just panty or just plain butt naked. Somehow Jess hated it when she was wet and after 2 to 3 incidents, she remembered to go to the bathroom. I am like you, I can't eat when I am sad, depress or upset as well. Just munch a little whenever you can. Sorry to hear Lane is sicked. I hope whatever she is having will be short-lived. Is she feeling better now?

BOB : Your cracked me up. Glad you went back to work :)

HEART : You have the "never give up" spirit, keep it up and the results will show :)

MS MILLIS : Welcome!! SB is good for everyone, more so for people who have health issues. Like many others here, I don't buy any stuff from SB sites. SB is so easy and sensible to me because you can get everything you need at your grocery stores and some at your local health food stores. I am pre-diabetic and my dr recommended that I prevent full blown diabetes with SB. I love it and so relief that I get a chance to do something about my health before it is too late. SB is really very simple and easy but needs efforts and some planning. I am doing well controlling my blood sugar and don't feel confined or deprived so it has really been wonderful. Hope you stick around.

COUNTRY : Thanks for your info on Nature's Own bread. Those sounds good for treats on weekends :)

FILLISE : I have seen the Lean Cruisine Spa meal and heard lots of good review about it. I might buy it to try, it could save me from going crazy some nights when thinking on what to whip up for Jess and me. Woo Hoo....5.5 lbs, how awesome! WTG!

THIN : Congrats on the 5 lbs!! That is not little at all, that is a BIG accomplishment!!!! Hurray! Keeping your mom in my prayers.

MONET : I am glad you feel so much better with this detox. You did very well. I know I will not last as long as you did. 15 lbs is awesome, congrats!

TECH : I think most of us here can sympathize with you losing your long and well-typed post. I have certainly lost a few with my crazy dial-up but haven't since we have DSL. Scream as loud as you want, let it out...I know your frustration :)

SARAH : Oh the beach....love it!

SEBRAY : Glad you and Kevin had a productive discussion last night and had some issues worked out. Your weekend plans sound good. I love picnic and FREE food too :)

JACK : Woo Hoo...1 lb!!! That deserves a clapping as much as 5 lbs or more so...great job!

ARCAYNE : Wow, 8 lbs! You are on a roll. Great job!

CINDY : I hate when I can't get online, seems like I rely on it too much especially now that I am back to my normal self. Hope the tech can find out what the problem is. Congrats on the 3 lbs loss, that is an awesome results. You will reach where you want to be in no time. Great job!

Got to call it a night. Night all.

Julia

Good afternoon from detox land! Its day 9...and I just ate the first solid food I have had since Tuesday, March 30! I had a small piece of watermelon. So far, so good. Unfortunately, the watermelon seems to have unleashed the monster within, and I am feeling ravenous. I will probably have half a banana in a bit, and hope that takes care of it.

I stopped at the store and bought a few items to put in a veggie soup. I may or may not make it though. I still want to eat raw as much as possible. I am trying to figure it out still, so I got some stuff to eat raw- like avocados and spinach.

The doctor's visit went well. I waited in the reception area while James saw the doctor. He will indeed need to have surgery to repair the hernia and hopes to get it scheduled to coincide with Memorial Day, when he has an extra day off. Traffic was brutal, but then we were leaving right at lunch time, and there are three big hospitals and a huge medical office center on the four corners of the intersection where we were! The area is fondly called 'Pill Hill'.

I have a meeting tonight, so I better go prepare. I will be back later to do replies.

:wave:

Great news!
 

I don't have time for replies today, but wanted to give ya'll the latest report on my mom. They moved her to sort of a step down room this morning. Still in CCU but my dad says there is less "life support mchinery" to look at in this room, so makes you feel a lot better! :lol: Haha! He is such a joker. He refers ro burial plots as "parking places" just to give you an idea of their personalities. :dizzy: Anyway, they took the lung drainage tube out of her back this morning and a couple of other improvements. She has had the same nurse yesterday, today and she will also be on tomorrow. Dad told her that we are coming and that my kids are "about 12 yrs old". They are in fact 10 and 13, but my daughter is developing and growing to where she can easily pass for 12. The nurse asked mom if she would like to see them and if we take them during her shift tomorrow, she will "get them in". So we'll be off to Savannah later this evening. I'll post an update when we return. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS! :thanks:

Howdy:

Monet & Fillise: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HYS. SITE; I WAS ON IT ALL NIGHT. And, I think you may have saved me some grief in the long run. I have decided to cancel/postpone this surgery for now. The hyst. part of it didn't scare me as much as the cystocele (bladder) repair. There is a section on that board for this exact thing, and it appears as if NOONE has had good results form this surgery, and it set many of them up for numerous surgeries. I know the things I can do to avoid it getting any worse (avoid picking up Lane, as she is 36 pounds now, avoid doing squats at the gym with weights, avoid doing abdominal exercises, etc...). There is even something called Pelvic Floor Therapy that I would like to look into. Some of the women mentioned using premarin cream, but I haven't hit menopause yet, so I don't know that I should use that or not; it's supposed to strengthen the pelvic floor. I am going to continue to research, and try to put it off as long as I possibly can. The success rate is not very high (and that's just looking at a 5-year success rate). I wanted it to help resolve some of my problems, not cause a bunch of new ones.

Monet: I'm sorry to hear about James' hernia repair surgery; I hope all goes well for him.

Gator: Good to see you. It sounds as if you are awful busy. What a good attitude about the daily/weekly goals. It is easier to stay focused that way.

Jack: I think why we are disappointed when we only lose one pound is because it is so darn easy to gain one, but pure torture just to get one off. Keep up the great work, and you will continue to see those numbers go down. How do you workout during your lunch hour?

Arcayne: Good luck making your goal!

Sebray: I guess sometimes you have to get into those men's faces and tell them how it is...glad all is better.

Ken: I think I kept Britt in pull-ups at night until she was almost 4 1/2; she didn't need them, but I thought she did. Lane is feeling better today; thanks for asking.

BOB: So sorry you are losing your boss; that is so hard! Sorry you are home sick again too. Hang in there; it has gotta get better!

I was at 119#'s this morning. I hope to get to the gym on Friday and Saturday mornings...no more squats and no more abdominal work though :( .

Gotta run!
Nat

PANCHO: I was just flying by and read your post! I am glad the hystersisters site helped. I agree that if you can postpone the surgery and try other methods, go for it. I wish I had done more research before I had mine. I had huge fibroids and I felt I was old enough for it not to matter much. It does. I hope the alternative stuff works, and if it doesn't, perhaps in a few years, if you have to have the procedure done, they will be better at it! :) I am glad Lane is feeling better.

THIN: That is great news on your mom! Have a safe trip to Savannah. You dad sounds like a hoot!

Has anyone heard about these new low carb potatoes? I saw them in the grocery store, and am wondering if the GI on them is lower too. I would love to have a white potato that is ok to eat now and then.

http://sunfreshofflorida.com/index.html

Monet: i havent heard anything about them yet...but i agree, id love to have a white potato that is ok to eat

dont have time to post right now.....just peeking in :) gotta get back to my many papers

Hey, everyone! The board is kind of slow tonight.

I had a meeting here for the arts festival tonight. It was somewhat productive. :shrug:

I ate a light fruit supper tonight. I had some Charoset, which is a recipe from the Jewish Seder meal. Its apples, walnuts, dates, cinnamon, agave, and a dash of port wine finely chopped to look like mortar. I love the flavor, and its all raw, so I fixed some. I don't have much taste for anything heavy. I especially am not interested in meat quite yet. I plan to continue to eat as raw as possible, and see what happens.

Its awfully late, so I think I will do replies in the morning.

Good night! Sweet dreams! :wave:

TGIF, :wave:

Our dinner was great last night. We went to a place called Chedders. Don't know if it is a national chain or not. I had a dijon chicken breast covered with mushrooms with mixed veggies and brocolli casserole. It was served on rice and I did eat some of it. But I got a go box and brought half of it home. Only had 1 glass of wine while waiting and 3 glasses of water. Everyone was complaining about how full they were. I was feeling very pleasant. In fact, a little hungry when we went to bed. That's a good thing.

I was so involved in watching the Pope's funeral this morning I was almost late for work. Glad it is spring break here and traffice was light. :cool:

No big plans for the weekend.

Sarah, good luck on your detox. Man do I need a pedicure.

Sebray, congrats on the 1/2 lb. Every little bit helps.

Bob, Girlfriend, what are we going to do with you. Do you take vitamins? Sorry about losing your boss. She is probably a friend more than a boss after that many years. Don't p**s off the new one!

Monet, I heard about those potatoes on the news, but have never seen them in the stores. Sorry about James' surgery. Hope all goes well.

Thin, great news about your mom. Enjoy your visit and have a safe trip.

Nat, Bladder repair is a tricky thing, My niece had it done at age 28 and I don't know of any problems she has had. Hope the exercise work for you. Maybe I should do them too. I have free weights that I keep at the office. I just go into the conference room or office that no one is in and do the program. I mainly do arms and back exercises that doesn't require laying on the floor. Takes about 20 minutes.

Have a great day, be back later.

Good Morning from Detox land! This is the last day...then detox land will pass to Sarah! :lol: Breakfast was lemonade, and a banana. Lunch will be at my fav Japanese restaurant, so I will have salad, miso soup, and I am planning on ordering Chicken Teriyaki with brown rice, unless they have something better that I am not aware of. I might be tempted to order a cucumber roll, but I kind of think I won't.

JACK: What time this morning did the funeral start? I may go down and turn on the TV and watch some of it. Good for you doing your weights at work! I bet that is a good way to perk up if you are sleepy! I am going to try the potatoes, I am intrigued! I guess the hernia repair is a heriditary thing. Tom had it done years ago.

SEBRAY: I hope the tests and papers are going well, and you still have some hair!

BOB: What are you going to do with you? You need to double your vitamin C, cause you need all the help you can get!

KENG: Are you feeling better after the rain washed some of the pollen out of the air? I don't think it helped much...but there are puddles of yellow all over my yard! I love Georgia, except for the two weeks of the pollen torture.

SARAH: Did you start the detox this morning? I had a terrible time getting that quart of salt water down in the morning... You can take the detoxland title now. I will eat a more normal lunch today. :) I was down another pound this morning, so the total is 17 pounds. Not bad...of course, I have a lot to lose, so I am sure that has something to do with it.

FILLISE: Are you feeling like a duck yet? Do we need to send out a boating party to rescue you? I don't know about you, but I am kind of ready for a few days of sunshine in a row...

HEART: I hope all is well with you...

COUNTRY: :wave: All the rain here is slowing down our garden prep...sigh.


I guess that is it for me. I hope everyone is doing great! As for me, I think I am going to go skin a couple of naughty cats! :s:

Quack! Quack!
 

Hello from soggy Auburn! I have an appointment in a little while and think I may have to swim out to the car!:p Fortunately it is not supposed to rain any more for a few days. We've had over 20 inches in 2 weeks!

Monet--I'm growing webbing between my feet down here. Oh, wait a minute, it might be mold from everything being so damp! How are y'all faring? Sorry to hear about James' surgery--but he will have an expert in the house to take care of him! Not to mention all those kitties!:lol:

Jackie--I watched a good bit of the funeral too (Monet it was on at 4 am). I'm not Catholic, but have admired the man for many years. Is Louisville gearing up for the big Derby festival? I will miss having my party this year since I will be in Italy the first weekend in May.

Sebray--I'm suspicious of most of the newfound "lowcarb" foods. When I read the labels I still see white flour and sugar. But if it were truly lowcarb a white potato would be nice!

Nat--I think it is a wise decision to try non-surgical treatments first. You can always come back and have the surgery later. I've never regretted mine, but with the stage 4 endometriosis I had, there really wasn't any other option (not to be gross, but it had invaded my colon--OUCH!).

Thin--that's great news about your mom! Sounds like you parents have a good sense of humor and that's always helpful to recovery.

BOB--Another hairball? Sorry to send the rain your way, but we had to get rid of it somehow!:s: So far the WW thing is working pretty well. I actually find that I have to make a conscious effort to get all my points in. The great thing is that it is mostly the same as SB for me except that when I have to grab a sandwich on the road, I can do it without feeling like I've gone off track. For me that was always a license to say "Oh well" and eat off program for the rest of the day/week/month--you get my drift!

I've got a meeting in a few. Have a great OP day everyone!

Susan