Me again!

I had a terrible day yesterday - too much chocolate and no exercise! The good news is that the chocolate is gone now, so I can get back on track!

I'm in pain at the moment as I have got Iritis in my eye - it is an inflammation of the iris and is very painful. I need to go to the eye clinic tomorrow to have it checked out and then take steroid eye drops for about 6 weeks! I get it about once a year (for the last 4 years) and doctor's do not know the cause of it - it just appears out of the blue and then reoccurs. It was just my luck for it to come on saturday afternoon when the eye clinic is closed for the Bank holiday weekend, so I've just been putting up with it and taking pain killers - luckily it's not too bad, I've had it much worse.

I went on the exercise bike for 40 minutes today! That's the first time I've done 40 minutes - I think I had some excess energy as I didn't exercise at all yesterday!

Love Amanda x

morning girls! I am back. I will post more this morning, but have errands etc to get back to normal. I will start topics again tomorrow.

Carri: Hope your hubby is truly on the mend.

Amanda: Sounds like you have been doing very well. Keep it up!

Julie: Hope you had a very nice Easter.

Suffice it to say my dd ruined the whole trip with her actions over the weekend and I came home an emotional wreck. I found out some very personal stuff she sat at dinner with practically strangers and spouted off about us. She also said something like this to her brother (of course not in front of us) " I am sure all your friends don't know our parents like we do." Jay said, "Actually, all my friends love mom and dad and think they're totally cool." I talked with he and his wife about how Jack and I can start handling her verbal abuse without her doing her take away the grandson routine. I think I have found some non threatening ways but still put it back on her. This is an example of something she said. We were at a restaurant and Jack dropped some gravy on his shirt. In FRONT of our waitress she said, "We just can't seem to take you two anywhere without you dribbling all over yourself." Her husband said something like, "You dropped something on your stomach." Or something like that to her and she lit into him. He rarely stands up for us if ever. Besides, they didn't take us, we took them to the tune of nearly $100 and they didn't even offer the tip. She didn't put one drop of gas in our car and let us pay for at least three of their meals! Don't get me wrong, we did it for about everyone we had lunch with, but her attitude and smart mouth were attrocious and they make twice the money her dad and I do. I have to do something girls and immediately. I am just afraid of being forbidden to see him but I can't take the abuse anymore. Saturday night, I was so upset when she humiliated me at a restaurant in front of others, I cried for a solid hour after Jack and I went to bed. That is no way to live and absolutely no way to lose weight either!

Enough of this. I hope all the Easter candy is gone now and everyone can settle down to eating well again.

Have a stupendous day
Faye :)

Hi all,

I had an excellent 4 point day yesterday - no problem sticking to 1600 calories now that the chocolate has gone! I've spent my afternoon at 'eye casualty' at my local hospital - I've got to take eye drops EVERY HOUR for the next 48 hours, then gradually reduce them over the next six weeks - what a pain, but better than risking my sight.

FAYE - I'm so sorry that your dd ruined your trip with her rude and nasty behaviour. I know you are in such a difficult position because of your gs, but that girl seriously needs to be told what's what. She KNOWS that she can get away with treating you both atrociously and you can't really challenge her because she is using her son as a weapon against you - but you have to draw the line somewhere. I hope that you can find a way to sort her behaviour out - you cannot allow her to treat you with such disrespect. I will pray for you.

Hope everyone had a great Easter - Carri, I hope dh's MRI was okay.


Love Amanda x

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Amanda :bravo: great job!

Amanda: I sure can use the prayers. Pray that I have courage to confront her with regards to the way she speaks to me in a non-threatening manner that may save my dgs and I's relationship, because this cannot continue. I appreciate your input and agree with you wholeheartedly.

Gotta fold clothes. Tons and tons of clothes! :lol:

Faye :)

Afternoon All - Just checking in with you all, me and dh are still waiting on his MRI results, they said we should know something the first of this week, so if I do not hear anything by tomorrow afternoon I am going to call them. He is doing okay I guess, hard to tell, he is on alot of pain meds that make him loopy sometimes...I am still praying every night that everything will be okay and it is nothing major. Thank you all for your well wishes!! :)

Faye - OMG... I would not have been able to hold back on that girl! I cannot believe she can honestly treat her own parents that way, it truly makes me sad. I hope you can figure this thing out, only for your dg sake...I am sorry that you have to go through feeling that way, especially from your own child...take care... :)

Amanda - You are doing such a good job, keep it up, I hope your eye gets better real soon, my dh has had to deal with something like that before and I know it is really painful.

Julie - Hi, hope all is well with you...

Talk later girls!!

WEDNESDAY: Today is Wednesday's Woes which means we get to gripe girls!

I will try and get back in and post pts, but I am sick again with the stuff I had before. I have an allergy to cats and my ds and dil have 3 and her sister was at their house staying and brought her 3 so I had a rough time of it and it may be that. All I know is that I feel lousy again. I think my resistance may be down too.

Carri: We are praying for your hubby and know he is going to be right as rain soon!

Faye ;)

Hi all,

I got 4 points yesterday - did another 40 minute stint on the bike which was REALLY hard work this time, I was sweating from head to toe!

The eye drops I have been given are making my vision really blurred and I can't see straight to write this post!

I heard on the news today that a woman was 'seriously sexually assaulted' in my local area - at 3pm yesterday afternoon whilst walking her dog! It happened right near the park where I take my walks - so now I won't feel safe going out on my own walking. Sometimes when I am in the park I am aware that I am the only person there (mid afternoon). I am so annoyed about it - it is so unfair that women can't even take an afternoon stroll in safety. Nigel isn't quite up to going out yet, but hopefully he will be soon and we can walk together - in the meantime I am going to have to avoid the park and quiet areas (boo - no more admiring the flowers in the park :( ) and stick to the main roads, which are full of traffic and noise and fumes. I know in my heart of hearts that I am going to find it very hard to be inspired to go for regular walks on the busy roads. I suppose I should just be thankful that it wasn't me who was attacked. The sooner I join the gym the better!

FAYE - Sorry you are sick again, hope you feel better soon.

CARRI - I will pray for your dh - waiting for the results must be really hard!

Love Amanda x

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Amanda :bravo:

I probably won't have pts until I am over this gunk again. I hope I can get rid of it in a hurry as it takes the energy right out of me.

Hope everyone is doing well today! Keep working hard girls

Faye :)

THURSDAY: Today is Time for Us Thursday so be sure and pamper yourself just a little today!

check back in later girls

Faye :)

Hey Ladies!
It's been too long! Well, Georgia was quite a trip...It made me want to go away to a university and do the whole dorm life thing. I had a blast. Unfortunately for me a whole mess of things went down while I was gone. My mother crashed my computer, so that is why I havent been on lately, I am at the Public Library right now. It turns out they took my house off the market because we are NOT moving. This would ordinarily be good news but the reason we arent relocating is because my dad called and he is being shipped off to Iraq....AGAIN. He's leaving in less than two weeks, and he's going to be gone for at least a year, but in army terms its more like 15-18 months. So naturally my mom is all pissy and depressed....already. She's been tearing apart the house like crazy. It's absolutely insane. BUT I might be going to Germany for a month or so in the summer time... :D . I am totally looking forward to that. I have never been to europe. I had been really off my game with excersice and diet with my trip and being stuck in a college dorm and all...but for the last few days I have been doing really well. 4 pointers for tues and wed and on track for another today. I don't know my loss for this month. If i get a chance, or if I get my computer fixed then I will try to get that to yall. Well...Im sorry there is no time for individual responeses...I am being timed for my computer usage! I hope yall are doing well, and I hope to be able to get back in here soon!
Nikki

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Nikki: :bravo: :bravo:

Nikki: Thanks for checking in! We worry about ya when you are gone a long time. We will keep your family in our prayers. What does your dad do, ie infantry or what?

Man, I am hacking my fool head off. I don't have congestion, but the runny nose and cough have really gotten me down. I am suspecting it is allergies this time as I am not coughing anything up. It is a pain to be sick again. I hate being this way and not feeling in control!

Enough griping. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Faye :)

NO TOPIC TODAY

I will do pts later


I NEED YOUR LBS LOST FOR MARCH AND YOUR APRIL GOALS RIGHT AWAY! (I FORGOT!!!)

Faye ;)

Hi all,

I got 4 points yesterday. I'm weighing and measuring over the weekend, so I'll let you know my results-although don't expect too much as March has not been the best of months for me!

Well they said on the local news that they have arrested an 18 year old man in connection with the sex attack - but I still feel worried about walking in the park on my own as I take quite an isolated route. I'll stick to the main pathways from now on and just go at weekends when it's busy.

NIKKI - Gosh, your life is so chaotic isn't it? I feel for you hon - it's going to be difficult for you with your dad gone for such a long time, and your mother will find it hard on her own. I will pray for you and your family - you seem to have to cope with such alot for someone so young! I suffer from depression myself and have always said that I don't want to be a clinically depressed mother as it is not fair for the kids.

FAYE - Get well soon!

Hi to Julie and Sandy G (where are you?), Carri, and Jan

Love Amanda x

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Amanda :bravo:

I have a 5 lb loss for the month and am aiming for 10 lbs in April

Faye ;)

SATURDAY: Today is Sunny Thoughts Saturday. Share with us what you have!

I will check back in later this morning girls

Faye :)