By the way...implicit in that list of rules I posted is that I will be sticking to whole grains exclusively!
Also, I tend to drink primarily water throughout the day anyway, and that's why, other than requiring an extra glass of water for every cup of tea or coffee, I didn't include water intake requirements.
WOW! GO ANDREA!!!!!!!!!!! You even got me pumped up reading your posts! I am so proud of you!!! And thanks for the extra motivation!! Yes, you do all that? and you will certainly lose a pound a week. Probably more! Woo Hoo!
Oh, and yes, it is a big plus to not worry about people being able to look up your skirt. No more spread legs! I can cross them now!
Kim
Hi everyone!!! Sorry I haven't been around much in the last few weeks. Things have been so insane at work. We have a couple of kids that words can not even describe. Yesterday I got a good workout in around 8am as I followed a student around the neighborhood until we could get him back to school... he has huge issues and then I have one that started today and 2 others that started last week that are a handful and they all happen to be ADD/ADHD one if not two are bipolar and one we like might be borderline mentally ******ed. It is so sad to see such young children with such issues. Two are in kinder, one in first grade and one in second grade. The one I chased yesterday his parents had attempted to drop him off three times that morning before he finally ran away. He screams, crys, and will run the first chance he gets until he finally settles down around noon. Makes for a long day for all of us!!!! Anyway enough about my wonderful job!!
We are starting WW tomorrow at work!!! Yeah! We have 18 people doing it and about half of them did it last time. So I will try and get back to posting more regularly now that things will be getting back on track.
We just got home from swimming lessons so I need to sit down with DS and do homework!!!!
Wow Pagie, you have a really hard job. I thought you were a regular teacher not a teacher for kids with disabilities. my sister in laws sister is a teacher for children with disabilities and I didn't think it was that way.
I have been suffering with allergies this week. was suppose to go to my hubbys office today and do paperwork but can't handle the chain smoker in there so i didn't go i am suffereing so bad i wish my meds would kick in. anyway just wanted you guys to know i am still here.
Paige, you are a much better woman than I am. There is no way I could do what you do or anything that involves being around a bunch of kids all day. I love being around the good ones........its the others that I simply cannot handle. But I do admire those that can handle it. God bless you. Good luck with WW. I am sure it will be nice to consentrate on yourself for a little bit.
Karyn, glad you are still around. Hope your allergies get better soon! So far, mine have not kicked in. They will when the leaves start falling. Fall and Spring are my hardest times. My son gets shots and is having a horrible time with them right now. UGH!
Well, I hope the rest of you are doing well....both physically and mentally.
Kim
Hi all, just checking in. I'm so saddened by the disaster that has occurred in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Such devastation! So sad.
My family is in Louisiana, but they are in Southcentral, and so have been spared. My brother is in the Louisiana National Guard, and will be joining the relief efforts. I'm glad one of us can do something to help. It's frustrating to not be able to do anything.
Anyway, I was wondering, Paige, if your school is one of the schools that will be taking in the school children of evacuated families. It must be difficult at this stage to completely change your class arrangements and all. But what a need! If you are going to be one of the schools, I wish you all the best. You will probably be even busier!
Andrea, God bless your brother. What a job ahead for those people. The rescuers and the ones still alive. I have been extremely depressed over what has happened there. It is a helpless feeling. We do have 3 motels here where I live that are full of families that left Louisiana and our church is taking food to them tonight. I am going to go and get some stuff and we will take it tonight around 6. I also got word last night that there is no gas in Mississippi from the county below us on down. I wonder how long our gas supply will hold up here. It is all so scary. We were going to go to the lake this weekend, but we have decided with the gas prices and the shortage, we will stay home. My husband is going to Memphis today to get his brothers old Toyota because it gets much better gas mileage than his jeep. Anyway, my heart is broken for all the families. I wish there were more I could do to help. It is such a tragedy.
Kim
Kim, I meant to ask you how you were doing, living so, so close. Were you affected by the storm (other than gas prices and shortages)?? How scary it must have been...and now...so shockingly sad.
As for the gas, I'm already paying $3.15 a gallon for regular here, and it's supposed to go up even more. Looks like I'll be using the bus more often!
Hi ladies, been such a hectic week, don't know if I'm coming or going. Seems like forever since I've stopped in here.
Andrea, I love the idea of actually making a list or rules for yourself. Seems like it would help you stay on track, thinking I really should do this. Thank goodness for people like your brother, who can actually help those people through this disaster. It so sad to think what these people are going through, and knowing there is not much we can really do to help.
Kim, that is great that you can sit with your legs crossed again. Seems like such a small thing to some people, but it really is a huge accomplishment.
Paige, I'm so thankful to have people like you helping out kids that really need such intense help. It is very personnal to me, see my oldest son, who is almost three has been unoffically diagnosed with adhd (he is still too young). He has therapy 3-4 times a week, and countless doc appointments and tests ran. The docs already want to start him on meds, but at this point I refuse to to do this. Maybe it would help him, but for now I want to see what happens without them. Won't get into it too much, it's a looong story.
I did manage to lose 4lbs. last week, not sure how. It must of been there was so much running to get things done.
I'm so frustrated right now though. We have two therapist coming today, they usually stay around two hours. The one is pregnant, so she usually has to use the bathroom. No problem, right. Well today there is. My son is potty training and he always closes the door when he's done. So he did this morning like always. Later he told me he had to go, so I went to open the door and it won't open! There is a drawer that slides out where the door opens. When he closed it this morning it must of been out a little, but he must of pulled on the door hard enough to get it closed. Then it must of slide out a little, so it is pulled out a little now stopping the door from opening. I have no idea what to do. I tried sliding something under the door and getting the drawer closed, but nothing works. I'm so tempted to break the door, but will wait for DH to get home. Really don't think there is any other option. Hope the rest of the day goes better.
Jenny--The list I made is motivating, as it is similar to what I was doing, for the most part, to lose the weight I have lost. I have to say that I'm not perfectly on track yet, though. My eating has been mostly good, with only a couple of set backs, like when I brought my daughter to dance class only to find that a party was being thrown for her dearly departing teacher, complete with cake and cookies! I indulged, but just a little--my piece of pineapple walnut cake was only about 1X1X2 inches and the cookie I ate was a small oatmeal raisin cookie, about 1 inch in diameter and half an inch high. Still, these items were supposed to be OFF-LIMITS for awhile!
Also, I still haven't started back on my yoga, which is not only good for me, but is also something I really like. I can't figure out why I have such a hard time getting back to my routine once I get off of it for a little while. I always feel so much better and enjoy it so much, yet have trouble getting back to it. Strange. Oh well--I plan on doing yoga tonight and running/walking tomorrow. Let's hope I stick to the plan!
Anyway, I'm still getting everything in place--moving toward my full-steam-ahead weight-loss regimen! And I feel optimistic and not beating myself up about the slip-ups. I promised myself a long time ago that I wouldn't do that this time. It's just so unproductive. Plus, as a bonus, my efforts so far have me back down to 158.4, which is where I was when I left for the family reunion and got a little off-track in the first place! Whoo Hoo!! I won't post it till Monday, though, because that's my weigh-in day.
OH, and before I forget--BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your 4 pound loss!!! That's SO awesome! And, you are so demure about it--casually mentioning it like it's no big deal. Hmph! It's huge! Go you!!!
(And good luck with the bathroom door. With 3 little ones, I've been in very similar circumstances more than once! )
Andrea, We are at the north tip of Mississippi, there are lots of people from Louisiana here and in Memphis (just north of us). Some people in the area lost power, but only for a day or so. As for the gas........we just filled up. Gas stations are running out of gas even up here. Now it won't be a matter of the price of gas, just if you can even find it. I heard somewhere that this areas refineries would be out of gas by noon today. I don't know what everyone will do. This is a super serious situation.
Kim
Jenny, I don't know if you watch dr phil but if you don't go to drphil.com and type in the show archives and you can type adhd and there is a write up for you to research on his site. He has this dr on that wrote a book about adhd and says you can medicate with food instead of pills. he is some info from his site. http://drphil.com/articles/article/152 (the article would not copy and paste but here is the most part).
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Nutrition for Kids with ADD
A healthy diet is important for all children and adults but it is even more important for those who suffer Attention Deficit Disorder, according to Dr. Frank Lawlis, author of The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now. Eating the right foods maximizes concentration, learning capacity and self-control, and poor nutrition choices can exacerbate symptoms of ADD or cause medical problems.
In his book, Dr. Lawlis offers the following audit to help focus on what dietary elements might be contributing to your child's symptoms. Click here to take Dr. Lawlis' Audit for Diet-related Symptoms of ADD.
Following are some of the foods that have been investigated and found to have negative impacts on children's health.
Artificial colors and preservatives
Processed milk and milk products
Wheat products, but only breads and cereals that are not whole grain.
Sugar
Oranges and grapefruits
Eggs
MSG
The great news is that substituting healthier foods can immediately reduce ADD symptoms in many cases. There are a number of excellent studies that have demonstrated 50 to 70 percent resolution of hyperactive behavior and increased concentration spans with alternative menus.
The Hero's Diet Plan
The following is a nutritional plan that Dr. Lawlis has created for children with ADD. It doesn't require high-priced foods or supplements. The only one requirement for this plan to work is that the entire family needs to go on it. It is hard enough to change a child's food habits without having a brother or sister eating his favorite fast foods in front of him. It is also important to show family support and solidarity.
Our bodies were not designed to handle processed and greasy foods. Put the fryer and microwave in storage. Eat most foods in their raw and natural states. Those that need to be cooked should be boiled or grilled over a low flame to reach at least water's boiling point (212º F). To get your children to eat raw vegetables and other healthy raw foods like raisins, put a little peanut butter or honey on them.
Here is part of his recommended natural food plan. For sample menus and more, go to www.franklawlis.com.
Thanks a lot Karyn, really appreciate it. He is kindof on a strict diet, sugar for the most part is out, I try to watch the artificial colors and preservatives, and pretty strickt with the wheat. However, I had no idea about the milk, eggs, oranges and grapefruit. I really beleive it does make a difference though, because occassionally he does get a sugary goodie and can not sit still for hours. I know I should not give in to him, but sometimes it's so hard, all the kid really wants is a sucker!! Then I feel guilty afterwards because of the way it affects him.
But, I will keep trying. Somedays it's very frustrating, but love him to piecies and will never give up on him.
Thanks again, can never have to much advice. This is all still kindof new to me, so I'm still learning, and will continue to learn everyday.
Hi all - great thread title. I just tried to post and lost my message LOL. Do you have room for one more? I am new to the forums - I just joined 3FC a few days ago. I have a 100 lbs to lose - I can't believe I let it get this bad!! I totally understand about needing to put yourself first. I am trying really hard this past few weeks. Have lost 10 lbs and gained/lost another 5 repeatedly. Not easy. I am married with 3 kids (Sadie 15mos, Austin 5 today, and Emily 6). I also have a superdemanding mgmt job in Public Health in Rural Manitoba. My DH thinks he is supportive but really isn't - eats chips in the eve, has a hard time thinking of healthy things to eat, expects me to watch the squirts 24/7 unless HE is in the mood to etc etc. I've started and stalled so many times it's disheartening. This time, to quote Oprah "I've decided" to be healthy. My heart goes out to all of you with connections in the South. I've been watching a little on tv and can't fathom the devastation. I started crying last night seeing moms with children who have nothing to eat and no home. WOW. I am so much to be thankful for. Makes my DH comments seem ridiculous. Stay strong ladies. I hope to get to know you all and get better at navigating. I lost the thread for 5 minutes after my computer did a little dance. Have a great day -(I'm off work today and start 10 days vacation next Thurs to help Emme and Austin settle into school).
I'm a 47 yr old working mom with two great kids. Shannon is 10 and Charlie is 6. I am also on vacation to help everyone settle into school.
I am sooooo tired of dieting and feel awful. I'm 5' and weigh 170lbs. I was always a little overweight but two pregnancies and quitting smoking left me obese. My chest feels heavy (have a stress test scheduled) and I'm tired all the time.
18 months ago, dh and I separated. He still wants to get back together and I do not want to "settle" again. However, thinking about dating again makes me cringe.
Dr. Phil asks "what are you getting out of being heavy?" I think for me it's a way of putting life on hold, of stepping off to not participate in things. I've been trying to consciously participate (social events, kid stuff etc) so that my weight is not an excuse.
Anyway thanks for letting me ramble. I'll come back later to try to read more posts and catch up..........
I am so proud of you!!! And thanks for the extra motivation!! Yes, you do all that? and you will certainly lose a pound a week. Probably more! Woo Hoo! 
I can cross them now! 
And I feel optimistic and not beating myself up about the slip-ups. I promised myself a long time ago that I wouldn't do that this time. It's just so unproductive. Plus, as a bonus, my efforts so far have me back down to 158.4, which is where I was when I left for the family reunion and got a little off-track in the first place! 
Whoo Hoo!! I won't post it till Monday, though, because that's my weigh-in day.
That's SO awesome! And, you are so demure about it--casually mentioning it like it's no big deal. Hmph! It's huge! Go you!!! 
My heart goes out to all of you with connections in the South. I've been watching a little on tv and can't fathom the devastation. I started crying last night seeing moms with children who have nothing to eat and no home. WOW. I am so much to be thankful for. Makes my DH comments seem ridiculous. Stay strong ladies. I hope to get to know you all and get better at navigating. I lost the thread for 5 minutes after my computer did a little dance. Have a great day -(I'm off work today and start 10 days vacation next Thurs to help Emme and Austin settle into school). 
