Scale Addict Anonymous #6
 

Good Afternoon Ladies!

Just a short note to get this started! We are now on Thread 6!!! YAYYYYYYYY US!!! I am on my way to another Job interview....I hope Tulip's are going well! See everyone later tonite when I have more time!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Yay, I found y'all...........

Leanne

Hi I made it too!!! :) I forgot we were moving on today. Was surprised to not hear from anyone - until I remembered.

Hope you guys had a good weekend. It was beautiful here!! Last night we had some awful storms but it was nice again today. Flowers are blooming, trees are beautiful. It's spring for a little while.

We have to Mac, my aussie, he has officially lost 2 of the 5 pounds the doc wanted him to lose. I'm very proud of him. We switched his dog food to eukinoba light and he LOVES it. He's never loved a dog food before. Makes me feel a little less bad about having to cut back on his fun. He's stuck at home right now though. Went camping with the roomates and came back without tags. NC is pretty strick about dogs without rabies tags. So I'm going to try to get him a new one tomorrow. He misses the dog park too much.

HS, you may have insight into this. My dog is suddenly starting to growl at other dogs, that he would normally have loved playing with. He's always been an on again, off again humper - but he's also always been the happy go lucky one in the pack. Never got into fights or growled at anyone. Not really submissive, more like he just didn't care who was in charge. But now he is trying to growl at puppies even! Before they get to him. Some dogs he loves and plays with - others he growls and snaps at. No teeth ever, just lots of noise. Any ideas? He's 3. Very happy, social dog.

Okay, time for bed. 2 finals tomorrow and then it's SPRING BREAK!!! 2 more months...my new mantra....two more months. :)

Hope to see evryone tomorrow!!!

Good morning (Tuesday!)

Finally caught up with you all...Sorry...life is going a bit fast and is a bit full at the mo!!! Job hunting is going well, i've found a sandwich bar / catering business to buy..am putting business plan / finance package together etc...is taking loads of my time up..which means i'm too knackered to come on here at the end of the day and tell you all...sorry!! I'll make a real effort to keep in touch...promise!

Well done on all the weight loss / exercising / and NOT eating that has been going on while i've been MIA...grassie you sound like a pro.."when i work out" way to go girl!!

Have answered the survey on #5 thread and left a few messages if you fancy nipping back to read it!

I'll call back in tonight to write more as it is now 7 am and my kids will not wake themselves even though i can hear someone's alarm going off!! My middle daughter is off to paris on a school trip tomorrow morning, so i must really get around to helping her pack!!! speak to you all tomorrow!
Bye
Tulip

Forgot to mention...I'm still eating well...still not exercising...still maintaining 125lbs...Yeh me!!
Hubby still on the wagon...we will be the skinnyiest oldies on the beach this summer!!!

Middle one is off to Paris on a school field trip.....I live in the wrong country.....our field trip was to the asheboro zoo...It was as lame as it sounds!! :) One day I'll make it to Europe :) one day!!!

Nice to hear from you TF!! Sounds like things are very exciting!!!! Keep us posted as you can and keep up the good work eating well!!

I'm having my new protein shakes that are doc approved. :) They're yummy! I had no idea a powdered drink could taste so good...they do though. Very easy for the mornings too. I just have to mix and run...

Take last two exams today..stressing big time about it. Avoiding scales right now.
Then I'll be out for spring break - until Sundya. That's our snow makeup day. 8 hours straight. ug. But for now - spring break :) :)

Talk to you guys soon. mrm

Hi Grassie...It's not really as glam as it sounds...Paris isn't too far away...about a 4 hour coach ride to the port then a couple of hours on the other side. They are going for 3 nights and coming back Saturday...She'd be pretty excited if she thought she'd be going to a zoo in north caroline mind!! ;) ;)

:coffee: I've drank loads of water today...had a healthy breakfast but then went and spoilt it by having a huge chunk of chocolate cake...I made it for Beccy as it's her favourite..(she gives it a massive 42 out of 10!!! ;) ) I agree with her,. it's sooooo scrummy!! I feel sick now that i've eaten it...then it made me feel guilty..then i thought of you guys and thought i'd better jump on here quick and confess!!!!! :o :^:

I'll try harder from now on...a healthy tea is on the cards..not going to bother with lunch... :o the cake was enough!!

HOpe your day is going ok? (probs just getting started!!) LOL

Just a really quick note to say howdie doo! And to get us back up on the list. I'm on my way to my first day of training for my new job! I'll see everyone tonite and post a BIG long postie!lol Have a great HUMPDAY ladies!!!!

Hi Everyone!
TF that is great you and your hubby are both doing this...I am sure it makes things go much smmother eh?? It really is a team effort!
Well, my boys are keeping me so busy that I havent gained any weight, but I feel like my belly is getting bigger...it could totally be my imagination but I am 12 weeks pregnant so it is quite possible...Actually, I think I will measure my stomach today to have something to compare it to later...
I am going to Walt Disney World in a few weeks....my MIL is taking me and the boys, so I am hoping my summer clothes will still fit me by then....*fingers crossed*
Happy Wednesday to All

Leanne

OK...soooooooooo I go in for training today....and find out that they lied in the interview....they wanted me to sell air purifiers door to door. I'm like "HAY! You said an inhouse air quality control technician." GUy says..well that's what we like to call you." then we find out there's no base salary. Commission only. Sorry..I don't do commission only. The area I live in is too depressed economically to count on a commission only job.

Other than that, I had a guy tell me how pretty I was today while I was grocery shoppingl! Which really boosted my day cuz my hair looks like crap and needs the roots and hilites done again. and I was wearing my "fat jeans' which are 3 sizes too big and I look like Charlie Chaplin!

Got my grocery shopping done, and still have a few loads of laundry to do. It was really nice here today, sunny and close to 60. Loved having the afternoon to do as I pleased in teh nice weather.

I'll see everyone tomorrow!

Hey ladies -

I've been feeling a bit under the weather and it was that ToM, so ... I haven't been posting that much. I'm feeling much better today, though! :D

I'm still weighing and wanting to shoot the scale, but.. I think that will probably never change. Well, the weighing part anyway. It went down to 182.5, then up to 184, now it's slowly working it's way down again, at 183 this morning. I just hate that. On the up side, I actually *ran* two miles this morning. That's the first time I've done that in a LONG time.

HS - I'm so sorry about that job thing. I hate nonsense like that. I hope things turn around for you soon.

Leanne - Lordy you bring back memories. Scary ones! :lol: My second kid was so freaking huge I swear I started showing about 3 days after I got pregnant. *sigh* Disney World sounds SO fun! I hope we're able to go early next year.

TF - A field trip to Paris. How neat! That cake sounds wonderful. My son's birthday is in April, and my daughter's is in May. I see birthday cake in my future. I guess I better behave EXTRA well till then, eh?

Almost Friday.. and it promises to be a wonderfully horsie weekend for me. :crossed: Hope everyone is having a great day!

Hi guys. Been feeling under the weather so I've been quiet. Decided I'd better get my butt back on here. I need accountability. :)

HS - sorry to hear about the job. Doesn't it figure though - speaking as a former sales person, why does it seem so easy for sales managers to be sneaky like that?? They can't seem to get out of sales mode - they "sell" you into how great a job is, how great benifits are, how wonderful your new book of business is going to be - how great you're going to be at sales......Sorry hun! I hope the next one is what you're looking for!

TF - news about the sale??? Are you a business owner?

I'm enjoying the break that IS spring break. No girls gone wild for me! My wildness is showing in the fact that I wore sandles and my white legs are bare before April! :)

Gotta love being able to wear last seasons tight stuff :) That was an ego boost today :) Now I just have to lose about 5 more pounds to look great in the dress for Brother's wedding May 8. Here I come :)

Howdie doodie ladies! Had a HUGE fall off the wagon last nite due to the job thing...I was just so frustrated...but am BACK OP today.

Tulip? How's the business plan going? It sounds like the perfect thing for you to do! And maintaining is great! MUCH better than gaining!

Raven and Grassie, I hope the two of you are feeling better. Raven, you ran two miles? COnGRATS! More motivation than I have right now. I'm afraid to get on the scale after the Binge last nite. I'll start using you as my role model, Raven!

Grassie, white legs and sandals already? Must be nice...it's still scarf and coat weather here unfortunately. We're supposed to get more snow over the weekend...just after getting rid of it all! Enjoy your Spring Break!!

LeAnne! DisneyWorld! Awesome...Disney World is soooo much better than Disney Land in CA...I'm surprised they haven't shut DisneyLand down. And just starting to show? Wow...my friend was in Maternity wear at 3months!!!lol Keep up the good work!

Well, I'm off to get my hair done finally. Maybe a new hairdo will boost my ability to get another job!!!LMAO...Have a great day ladies!!!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that my big fat rear is once again planted firmly ON the wagon! Finally.

Crazy days here. My moods have been all over the chart, but I guess that's pretty typical for me. I've really got to get a new job, one that actually pays more than retail.

I just wanted to say sorry that I haven't been that chatty. That's what these message boards are all about, and I'm not doing a very good job. When I get moody it's often better if I don't try to speak too much. But I'm still here, and I'm still reading.

~E

Glad to know you are still with us, Miss Elisha...even if you're just lurking! As for Retail...yes it sucks unless you are upper management. GOod luck on finding something soon. Maybe we both will, and Tulip will buy her Catering company and we can all celebrate together on here!

Welcome back, Elisha! I used to do the same thing. I'd feel bad and just not have anything to say - well, anything positive, that is. I try now to make sure I pop in and give status reports SOMEwhere - I find that if I have to type it all out, it really helps to get a handle on it. I hope you're feeling better now. :)

HS - I'm so sorry you took a little detour into overindulgence. But .. maybe you can use that experience to identify some behavior patterns and think of what to do instead next time? Because there is always a next time, isn't there. So, what's the new do!?? I need to call and make an appointment to get mine hacked off again. Summer is coming, the heat will be here, and the LAST thing I want to be feeling is sticky, sweaty hair clumping on my neck.

Grasshopper - I'm glad you have at least a FEW days to just be still and relax. We had a warm day here (70s) last weekend, and it was my first day to get out my shorts (omg they fit again!) and show off my totally gleaming white legs (ow - must shield eyes!). :lol: I find myself being continually glad that I realized that if I wanted to be able to wear summer clothes this summer, I'd darn well better start working on the weight in January. That is definitely one of the things that helps keep me OP.

My scale loves me today! I won't shoot it. :goodscale: Down to 182 today. I think this one isn't a blip, this one is real. I'm a happy camper today. :D It's Friday, and I'm taking the kids to see Hidalgo tonight! Tomorrow we spend most of the day at the stables riding and training and taking care of wee puppies, then dinner out tomorrow night with the Boyfriend (chili's caribbean salad for me, thank you!) and another movie - not sure which one. Then Sunday morning early up for me to get out to the stables and feed and work, then ride. Must practice my sitting trot and my two point.

I hope everyone else's Friday goes beautifully, and you all have a fantastic weekend!

Good evening Fellow Addicts! I haven't jumped on the dreaded scale due to the crash and burn the other day. But I'm getting back OP. I still need to up my water tho.

Elisha, Raven sooo right. I always feel better when I type or write something down. Either on here or in my journals at home. I hope you feel better soon!

Raven, sitting trot? What happened to posting trot? How many times can you go round now? Keep up the great work! Think of all the muscles you are building up!! YAYYYYY...and as for Hidalgo, I can't wait to see it. Did you know that Viggo Mortenson bought the Horse that he rode in Hidalgo? HE also bought the two horses he rode in the LOTR series! Gotta love the guy for getting attached to his costars!lol

Where are Grassie and Tulip???? I miss them!

Have a great weekend folks!!!

Michele

Hey Ladies -

HS - Hidalgo was great!! I think being a horse person made it so much more than it might be to someone who just doesn't get that connection. I *LOVE* Viggo!! And my daughter has decided he's worthy lust material as well. :lol: Anyone who can ride and act like he does, plus loves the ponies - well .. he needs to be cloned, that's all I can say. I hadn't heard he adopted the Hidalgo horse, but I had heard about the LOTR one.

Sitting trot to help me work on the hip action for my sitting canter! :D I need to loosen up those hips and roll with the pony, yaknow? Right now I'm doing the posting trot well, and this weekend we'll see how many times around I'm up to! The two point... blah. My balance needs so much work. I did the two point trot over ground rails last time over and over... but I swear I just keep falling backwards. I'll work on the balance more this weekend. I need to keep my legs farther back and they keep skootching forward. It's annoying. Holding them so far back feels WEIRD but it's where they need to be for balance and the proper alignment of shoulder hip and heel.

Oh my I'm so tired. I'm used to a 9 pm bedtime!! Hope everyone had a great Friday! :wave:

Howdie doo everyone...I still have insomnia...and along with insomnia go bad eating habits. So I'm going to be pulling an all nighter, staying up till a normal bedtime then going to sleep straight thru. That way I'll be back onto a proper eating regime. And a normal sleep pattern.

Well...just a quick pop on to say howdie and that I got all my laundry done today as well as more job searching done. Hope everyone is having an awesome weekend!

Evening ladies! Just a short note to say I'm too scared to get on the scale!lol With the fall off the wagon and ToM, I KNOW the scales are going to be WAY up. So I'll wait till next friday. Good news, I DID buy a proper pair of runners to start running with! YAY..

As for the diff between Disney Land and Disney World...literally a WORLD of difference. Disneyland is the original. Small, junky, rundown. Nowhere near the rides as at Disney World. Definitely go to Disney WOrld!

Tomorrow is a new day, a new start. Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week!

Hi guys! Well it's back on all the wagons this week. I'm losing count...there's the diet wagon, the exercise wagon, the school wagon, the saving money for business wagon....I hope they're all going in the same direction - because sometimes I swear...they're NOT! :)


I wasn't even ON program last week. Pitiful excuse for a healthy way of life. I'm doing well now though. My head is back in the game. Not getting on the scales this week though - don't want to face the numbers. I'm afraid I will get depressed about it.

We lost a class mate this weekend. We are such a small intimate group that it's also like losing a close friend. Now we are 5 1/2 (we have one student who's there half the time and not half the time. Don't know how he's still allowed to be there at ALL.

Well I'd better get to studying. Had a 10 hour class yesterday to make up for snow days and we have tests on the info learned yesterday TODAY! Doggie also needs to go to the vet. Still not sure why he's being so cranky. It's not getting worse - just not any better either.

Well guys, I'll chat with you later! Take care! mrm

Okay, so I had my mom move the scale into her bathroom so I wouldn't be stepping on it every 5 minutes, with the intention of actually going down there every Monday morning. So I went down this morning and--down 3 more pounds! Yay!!!!!
I guess it's good to be away from the scale for a few days... it makes it so much better when it's down 3 instead of just hovering for a few days at a time.
Anyway, have to go get ready for the job hunt. Mom is lending me her car today, so hopefully I will come up with something. Wish me luck!
~E

Hmmm Sounds like a wagon train you got going there Grassie! Stay on Track! You're doing great! As for the 1/2 time student..I agree with you..either you're there or you're not. Hope puppy feels better! And I'm not stepping on the scales this week either!lol

Miss Elisha! Congrats on the 3lb loss! Yes I agree with you when it's a loss like that rather than hovering. worse is the up one pound down one pound thing. I detest that inteh worse way! Good idea moving the scale!lol And good luck on the job hunt. That's what I'm doing today as well!

Tulip and Raven...hope to see you ladies on here today!! Keep up the great work everyone!!!

guys, time to come clean, I'm really not doing well.I'm exercising and my body feels good but the stress of eating well it getting to me. I have to plan on sundays - grocery shop and make all meals for hte week for me and boyfriend. He's helping but it's tiring. Seems like SOMETHIGN is always left out - or we forget to cook something - or roomates eat food.

At anyrate I'm not eating well - not bad just not well. It's like I need permission to be really crappy for two months - as long as I exercise..then I'll be graduated and I won't be putting in 80 hour weeks every week.

I'm cranky, tired and well.....witchy with a b. Something has to give. If it's eating a candy bar - I feel like I have to do it.

someone help. I feel good because I'm exercising but I'm just not eating htat 5 food diet that I'm suppose to be on.

Grasshopper... I don't know much about why you're on this particularly limited diet other than what you've posted recently about it. It seems related to allergies, is that correct? Have you gotten any second or third opinions on this? Are there alternatives to limiting your diet? Was this a temporary arrangement to find out what foods might be causing problems by limiting it severely, then adding in things one at a time to pinpoint problems? Because if your doc is saying this is how you have to live for the rest of your life, and you're having issues with it now, it seems like this is a train wreck waiting to happen. It would seem to me that any plan you choose to be on should be something you can be on without feeling resentment, overt frustration, cranky, etc. Because ultimately you will not stay on such a plan. You're finding that out. If it is truly only for the next two months... then perhaps you do need to give yourself permission to just get through it the best way you can. Of course none of us can do that for you, that has to be a decision you make freely and without bashing yourself about it later. OTOH, if you're just using all this as an excuse (don't get mad, I know we all do it, myself included) then it won't matter if it's school, work, boyfriends, roommates, or anything else.. you just won't work well with this plan and maybe it really is time to look at alternative approaches.

Just my .02 - It sounds to me like you're really on the verge of just snapping completely, and that's not a good thing, chickie. *hug*

Just a quickie....had a quick read of all your posts...your such an inspiration...love reading them all, but have little time to post today...I'm in the middle of cooking a St. Patricks night Irish Stew and Soda Bread meal for 12!!!!!!! It's not for me but a small catering job i've picked up...! Not too bad on the eating front...no exersice but feel that i need to do somthing soon!

I'll try to pop in again before the weeked, keep up the good works everyone!!
Tulip

RT I think I am close to snapping and trying to force myself to stick to this diet makes it harder. I do feel better on the program - the frustrating part is that my ADD symptoms are gone, pain is gone and energy is up - oh AND I dropped a ton of weight on it - but in the end it requires a ton of planning that right now it a bear to manage. At first it was cool and fun -then life got it's head in the middle of it.

I live with roomates that eat my food. BF and I grocery shop together but school and work have gotten in the way of all of that. I've had absolutely no time to do it and sending him alone is just way to hard - I'd have to send him with exactly the package I need because I can eat one kind and one kind only.....leaves us both irritated. Trying to detox while stuying for exams and writing papers constantly isn't easy either.

I know I have to give myself permission I just want to make sure I'm not giving myself permission to do something wrong for me. The hardest part of this is that I work in the doctor's office that is treating me. I am treated monday. I have to face him and say I know we tell the patients to eat this way and I know it's good but I can't do it right now. That's a hard thing to face. Makes me want to cry just thinking about it. I WILL go back to this way of life after school - and I will stay on the excercise path right now but it fees like trying to change my life completely while doing a 2 year degree in nine months, planning a move, helping plan my brothers wedding in 2 months and startinga business is more than I can handle and other than my brother's wedding there's nothign I'm willing ot back away from right now.

The diet has to give for now. I have to be able to just cook brown rice and chicken and not feel like I'm a failure. Or eat ranch dressing on my salad and not have the allergy police come get me.

Sorry if I sound angry. I am right now. Just stress. The hardest part about this program is that while I love it - we have one student that is completely imature and insulting to everyone in it and you have to face her daily for so long and you just can't seem to get a break from her. So far no one has said anything to her so she just gets worse. It's all I can do to keep my mouth shut as she insults our bodies, minds, willpower, and ability in class. It's just one more thing adding to stress that makes me want to knowover the wendies right down the street - maybe the dairy queen instead.

I'm not going that far off the wagon. I just want to be able ot follow a diet like South Beach and not feel like I'm completely off track with my diet.

emotions are wild and high today. I know this - sorry if I seem mean to anyone. I completely feel it!

I do need you guys. I am still trying to exercise and get on a plan that will let me hit my goal weight. I just feel so guilty that the doctor's diet isn't working for me right now. I really respect him and I know it works. I feel like I'm letting him and me down.

You know.. my son is ADHD. My daughter is ADD. My ex-husband is ADD, my brother is ADHD. It kind of runs in our family, eh? If the special perfect diet has to give for right now, and you are ok with that, then hon, you do what you have to do. When I went up to Alaska to visit my father, who had suffered a severe and life threatening fall plus suffers from Alzheimer's, there was no way I could deal with being away from home, working out, helping to move my dad, seeing his house after my brother and SIL had moved into it, etc. etc. etc. Then when I came back to GA, it was the holidays, which for the last 10 years have sucked for me because all it did was remind me that my mother wasn't with me anymore. So I decided that by god I wasn't going to be gloomy and depressed and angry at the holiday's anymore, and if that meant I was going to use food as a crutch to get through it and help my children and boyfriend actually be HAPPY during christmas for a change, then so be it. January rolled around, and I climbed back into the saddle, so to speak. It wasn't easy, and I had to relearn a lot. But I did it. I guess what I'm saying is that if you know what you need to do, don't feel bad about it. You know the diet works, you know you have faith in your doc, it's just that right now life is a little too lifey. I think if you explain it to him in that fashion, he'll understand.

Grassie! We're here for you! And don't feel guilty about wanting to eat something else. I know what it's like. When I got my food allergies and found out I was alergic to 250 different things...it limited me down to only 5 or 6 things until we found what exactly were the main allergies. If you gotta splurge..SPLURGE!!! goshdarnit!! If it helps to destress you, alleviate the pressures, make you FEEL BETTER!! DO IT!! As for the roomies...tell them to STAY OUT OF YOUR FOOD!! OR Get new roomies..how can they be so inconsiderate? The chick in yer class, Tell her politely that you are not impressed by her behavior and that you find it rude and insulting and that you will not tolerate it. Like Raven says...something's gotta give in times of stress..and better to eat some food for comfort rather than losing your mind! Keep up the great work...we know you aren't mean...you don't even sound mean...you just sound VERY stressed out! We're here for ya Grassie!!!

Raven, you give such wonderful advice and comments! We are so lucky to have you here on SAA! ADHD and ADD seem to be so commonly diagnosed these days...and here Grassie has just proven that hers is food related...so not neccessarily a genetic thing...nor even properly diagnosed ADHD/ADD....just symptons of body imbalance. I know how my body is affected by food I am allergic to. It's amazing. I'm so glad you are able to send such kind words and thoughts to Grassie right now in her stressful times, because you can identify with her and then give her wonderful words of wisdom! You are an inspiration to all of us!!! Keep up the great inspiring!lol

WooHOo Tulip! A St. Paddy's Day Catering Gig!! Hope you have a great time! And it's good to put on your resumee!! I'm not a big corned beef and cabbage person...But I do love St. Paddy's day! Glad you were able to stop by!

As for me, I've been good. Back on OP, and doing lots of exercise due to the 14" of snow that we just got dumped on us. I shovel every 4 to 6 hours so I don't end up having to shovel too heavy of a load. I live on a corner of two streets so twice the sidewalk to shovel. AND a double driveway...so needless to say my arms are getting quite the workout!lol I am hoping this is the last snow for the year until winter....BF gets to go to Orlando on business, but won't take me, even tho I have the time. He sucks!!lol Well, it's nearing 6am and it's time for me to go shovel again! Snow is STILL falling!!!

Take care folks...See you later today no doubt!

Okay, compared to yesterday I'm completely sane - okay, not completely, but I do feel much better. More grounded today.

I decided it was time to act yesterday. I left messages with our primary massage instructor to please contact me. And last night I talked to one of the program directors, who is a sweet, wonderful person and also a massage therapist. I explained that person is ticked off because she didn't get her way in a class and she's taken every single little thing that has ever happened in the program and gone to it's director with it, with the idea that we all feel the same way but are too self serving to go to her ourselves. Then she has taken time out of every class to make sure the teachers know she's done it and to hound us about this survey that was circulated because of HER statements that we all felt the same way and were too scared and self serving. The teacher was floored - they really believed this girl. Which explains why she is acting more and more balsy in class lately. She was working on a 68 year old man in our class and was having trouble finding a muscle in his glute area. She didn't want to ask for help (because she knows more than all the teachers and us combined) but the teach saw it and was verbally directing her to the muscle. She says "Mary, there is absolutely NO muscle tone here whatsoever. What do you expect me to do?!" The poor man on the table was alm,ost in tears!!! We were all in shock. The teacher just walked over and showed her where the muscle was. THAT'S IT! It's as if the teachers are afraid of her now, so they let her little attitude run the class, and she does crap like that all night long! Every night and every Saturday. It's great fun.

I also talked to the dr's office to tell them the situation and ask if I should still come in and be seen. That I will do what I can on this diet but it's not going to be much until after school. He works a lot with stress and still wants to see me to help with that and get me all balanced out.

Last night's class was all about grounding emotionally and stress relief techniques for clients. So it was nice timing.

Thanks for your support. I needed it and still do. Guess that's why it's a support group, huh. I get it now :)

Okay, two tests tonight and one extension on a papar. Time to hit the books before work. Talk to you guys later.

Good luck on the tests and the paper, Grassie!! And good for you for taking the initiative to stop letting this person run the class. It's amazing how many people will not take action for themselves or for another being. I know it can get a person in alot of trouble for standing up for yourself or someone else, or for something one believes in...trust me...i do it all the time and get slammed for it. But I think it's the right thing to do. Keep up the great work...

If your Doc wants you to deal with stress, might I suggest some Qi Gong? It's the best thing inthe world for stress. I have been taking classes for 5 weeks now...my life has changed dramatically because of it. If you have a local Dojo, check there.

I'm looking into a reiki course...I'd like to add it to my therapeutic rehab techniques for horses and dogs....I really think I need to go into business for myself. I really do.

I come up with all these great ideas...and never act on them...

Time to sit down and analyze some of my life I think!lol

Have a great day ladies!!

Hey HS - Equine massage therapy is coming into its own, girl! Heck .. I paid $75 for a chiropractor to come out and adjust Mt. Shadow after her abcess healed, and I just had an equine dental specialist do her teeth! Yes, I would definitely consider hiring a massage therapist for my horse... probably before I'd go to one myself. Sad. Very sad. I keep trying to think of something I could do that would actually earn enough money for me to support me and my kids. With horses, that is.

Grasshopper - I'm so glad you are feeling better today. Sometimes we just have to put our foot down and say enough is enough.

I'm dealing (or trying to) with my own head issues today.. it's interesting to me how working out can sometimes bring things to the surface mentally, even if you're not precisely prepared to deal with them. The stupid scale is being a pig and even though it shouldn't bother me, it is bothering me. Argh. The sciatica flare up is fading though, and I was back to running today. Hopefully that will help. If it doesn't, we're looking at one dead scale. :bomb:

Happy Thursday!

RT - go get a massage!!!! Sciatica is sooooo easy to treat! There are some great stretches for it too. If you want I'll see if I can find you some photos of some (hard to explain in words) and post them for you.

HS - I took the first level of Reiki about 8 years ago and I love it. I do it on my dog when he's asleep, my BF and my grandmother. I've used it on pregnant mothers - to help calm babies and on a friend with wrist problems... I am planning to take the last 2 classes right after graduating. We're doing a ton of energy healing stuff at school now. I've learned a very simple and COOL way to help with migraines! The night she taught it one of our students was getting one - and was a complete skeptic! We got to see the technique in action. The girl was touching her head all night going "wow, it's gone!" I was also doing Qi Gong with the Eastern Modalities class I was taking and did love it. Since the class is over I've stoped though. I'll have to look at getting back into it again. Can't afford to pay for it right now but when school is out I can. Until then, I'll just have to do what I know.

Have you ever done Gamboor???? It's wonderful! I do it every day to help with stress. Sometimes, there's just too much of it though :)

I'm doing better today. Feel like i'm eating everything in site but they've all been healthy choices and at least I'm excited about what I'm eating. :) Also not craving sugar as much today. got some of the fake sugar candy. One piece and I was fine.

I'm feeling a whole lot better.

RT - hang in there and if there is anything I can send you from a bodyworker's standpoint let me know. Tight periformis muscles are soooooo common and we don't even realize it!

Grasshopper - I've been doing all the stretches I can think of, but if you have some better ones, I'm all for it!! I'd love to see the pics! I can't afford a massage right now or I'd do it in a heartbeat. I realized that when I was practicing taekwondo I NEVER experienced a sciatica flare up, and I really believe it was because of all the intense stretching we did. The only thing that seems to bring on an attack right now is the sitting trot and the canter. More than likely because of the pounding on my tailbone because I haven't gotten that nice hip rocking (woo baybee) motion going on yet. I'll learn! But in the meantime any stretches, anything at all that I can try to stop the pain would be wonderful!

where is my post??? I posted today right after RT and it's no where....oh well...

RT here is a good stretch. You're looking for the one titled piriformis stretch. There are a couple of changes or notes I would add to it though.

1. hold the stretch for 30-40 seconds. You want to lull the muscle into relaxing my giving it a nice soothing stretch - not bully it into submission..that doesn't work nearly as nicely! Repeat it 2-3 times on each side -whether or not you have pain. This will prevent it while you're riding as well.

2. make SURE you lock your pelvis into a nuetral position. It's very easy to let your hips round up and make the stretch easier to do - BUT this keeps you from isolating the piriformis. It's much better to lock the pelvis in place and hold the smaller stretch!

Another thing I have tried is to get a tennis ball - lie on the floor and put the ball under your glutes. Mover around over it until you find what feels like the most tender spot. You want to hold it here. Just relax and let the tennis ball sit in place for a couple of minutes. (do it while watching TV or reading :) ) Once things start relaxing you can move it around a bit. It gives you a good massage. If you are too tender to try this lieing on something hard you can always try lieing in your bed but it's a much lighter pressure! Keep a ball in the freezer for times when you're really in pain!! You can get an ice/pressure point massage at the same time!

I hope these help! Good luck and stick with it. This is one of the most common tight muscles I treat so you're in a huge crowd of company!

G'morning!! :coffee:

Grasshopper - I found the stretch online, with a lot of really good diagrams and pictures. I'm tempted to just try it right here at work, but with my luck one of the guys would walk in while I'm lying on the floor. ;) I really appreciate your help with this!! The tennis ball thing sounds really interesting, I'm looking forward to trying that one, too! I'll let you know how the stretching works... :crossed:

I'm in a much better mood today. I've been doing the pilates moves that I can remember, and I decided not to buy a DVD player right now because I have plans to buy a PS2 in another month for the family, so it's kind of silly to spend another $50+ on a DVD player right now. I'm going to pick up a VHS tape of pilates for $10 and use that till we get the PS2 and I can use my DVDs again. :) Saving money always makes me happy. I found that it's a LOT easier to do pilates now that I've removed another 20 pounds or so since the last time I tried it. And I'm also getting much better at isolating muscles, and that feels really cool. The scale is being nicer to me again today, which I hate to admit *might* have something to do with me being in a better mood. :goodscale Back down to 180.5 - which means only one more FREAKING pound and I'm in the 170s again. Finally. And I bet I can do it in the next week and a half, which brings me to the end of the month. That would be SO cool.

Again, Grasshopper - :thanks: It is so nice of you to help!

HS - How goes the analyzing?? I know I seem to have been doing a lot of that lately, myself.

YAYYYy for Raven Toy! Soon to be back in the 170's!! and YAYYYYY for Grassie for being able to help one of us on here by using her soon to be proffession!

Now I got one for ya, Grassie....I have a type of arthritis in my hips called Spondylitis...stretching seems to help it...but what kind of stretches and massaging should I be doing for it? The tennis ball thing sounds great and I'll be trying that tonite1lol

Well ladies..I'm off to supper, grilled chicken and salad...I'm being a good girl!! Got into my size smaller jeans...just can't get them done up...so in about 5-7lbs I should be able to do them up...

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Everyone's doing such a great job losing weight!!! Good for all of you!!

HS I'll check on the arthritis stretches and let you know. Qi Gong is definately good for it!!! :) I'll get back to you tomorrow. mrm

HS - Okay, first things first...any changes need to be slow and gentle. Here is a pretty site showing stretches. (I really need to get this exercise software that lets me email stretches to people!).

http://www.nass.co.uk/exrs10.htm

Again, all stretches need to be held for 30-60 seconds, and should be gentle and relaxing. Lull the body into relaxation and movement - don't force it.

Next, you may know this but look at the way you sleep. Are you on your back with a pillow under your knee? Or on your side with pillows between your knees and under arms? (like a body pillow) The idea is to take stress off the hips and low spine during restorative sleep. Watch your shoes..make sure you're in good footwear.

Massage helps some people and causes acute phases in others so get a therapist that you know works well with this type of arthritis and test the waters.

Last but not least - tons of water and NO carbination. It can tear down joints even faster.

Heat and ice can both be good, depending on where you are in a flareup.

Hope this helps!!! OH and try some Reiki on it! :)