I hadn't heard of it before I got it either, I was like "hu, what?"
it's only temporary, and there is no cure, and they don't know the exact cause of it either. the doctor said to picture electrical wires, and the outer coating on them , the protective coating. Imagine it being damaged. that's sorta like your nerves when you have Bells, the outer coating gets damaged from trauma, or a virus sometimes. It's in the 5th (I think?) cranial nerve in your head, it can happen on either side, and it effects your neck, cheeks, eyes and eyelids, and ears. It sucks.. heh.
I think we may have sold the 4 wheeler. YEAH!!! If we can get rid of that then we can get another loan and be able to afford it to get a motor home. We found an awesome deal on one this week and would like to get it.
Tonya, werent trying to eat with Bells Palsy the worst? I remember sitting at McDonalds trying to eat a fillet o fish sandwich with the left side of my mouth not working. I wore most of it. haha
Angie I wish I could say that I would be able to meet you in Florida but where you guys would be is all the way on the east coast and that is about an 8 hour drive.
I had a GREAT workout today. I did legs and I know I am going to be sore. I lifted a rather heavy amount. I am so proud of myself.
We are leaving for FL on Aug 2nd (our 6 year anniversary) and we will be gone for a week.
Kempy that house looks wonderful, so pretty, I am Jealous!
my 7 year anniversary is on August 10
no plans yet, money is tight, we were split up for a year and a half of that 7 years too.. so it's a shame we can't celebrate our getting back together after that long.
I ate too many snacks today, good one's but still , too many. So I have only a couple hundred calories for dinner, it's only 3:30 here. I guess it's spaghetti squash and veggies again tonight!
Hey ladies!! Checking in for the day. I was off plan for a couple of days (Sunday & Monday), but am back on track now. I weighed in at 153 this morning. I don't want to jinx myself, but, I may have lost 2 pounds. I have kind of an odd strategy to avoid eating bad junk foods. Usually the urge comes when I am at home, so, today when I had the urge, I weighed myself as a reminder of what I am trying to do, and what I don't need. I just keep saying, the more junk I eat, the more I have to work off. This is really hard for me, but I am giving it a shot.
Hey Chickies. Here I am. I'm having a whirlwind kind of week. This is my son's last week of school and I'm making goodie bags for the class + small gifts for the teacher and aides. Friday will be the last day for students then the school is closing it's doors for good . I'm also taking him in to his new school tomorrow to sit-in for a few hours to get used to his new teacher and classroom, etc. I'm sure the transition should be fine. Rick is taking him camping w/some of my cousins and other family this weekend so they'll be out of my hair and I can get some serious cleaning done--got to get those sleeping bags aired out before they go. Oh yeah, I'm also pulling my hair out here at work since I'm cramming on my tax docs~~~we filed for an extension and now the time has come to really get it down. Master procrastinator that I am...well, I've still got a bunch to do. Trying not to stress eat but with all that's going on + PMS, I'm just a little crazy . Anyhoo, that's what's up with me.
Konichiwa Cosmo Girl! Welcome to our little corner of 3FC. Wow, we have a new bunch of world travelers--that's great. Now we can live vicariously through you (and GEM) .
Angie do you guys have a 4-wheeler in addition to the Durango or is the Durango THE 4-wheeler? A motor home sounds like fun for you guys, especially if you don't like to fly.
Kempy that vacation house looks great. Is the location within a reasonable distance to Disney World? (I'm really bad at geography, so sorry if it's a stupid question).
Emily, I think the older I get the harder it is to "hear" the "click"--or my selective hearing is worse... I don't know what was wrong with my computer the other day, I think it was a combination of the server and the website being under construction too, seems to be fine today though, although I'm more busy than ever.
Holly, whatever keeps you motivated--use it. Good job on the 2 lbs!!!
Tonya, you're a wealth of information here. Your success on WW makes me want to check them out even more. I'm not doing much of a plan at the moment...stalling out on the weight loss as a result. I can feel your energy though, keep it coming!
Hi GEM! Another traveler...I'd love to travel to Europe at least once, stay maybe a month and just trek all over the place. I've never been there although I've got a Scottish girlfriend who just moved from London and is currently living in Spain at the moment. I've got to get over there before she decides to move back to the states.
Sandy/Jen hope you gals are having a great day.
I need to get back to work--I've still got an hour to go and you gals are probably in bed or pretty darn close to it. Check ya out later.
Hey Cosmo Girl. I don't speak Japanese, although I know some words and phrases... I only took a year of it in high school and didn't retain much of it. Don't you just love this little icon? --> --it makes me laugh every time. Of course living in HI w/it's diverse culture you get to learning a lot of words for things/objects and I don't know what language I'm speaking . I'm on O'ahu myself--what islands have you visited? I'm heading to Maui in a couple of weeks, just for a weekend, for relaxation. --and on a more exciting note me and my 6 sisters (girls only, no spouses or s.o.'s) are traveling to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Can you say shopping?!?!!
As far as my weight loss goes, I went from 215 in 10/02 to the 170's (4/02) in a matter of 5 mos, then I've been struggling for the past 3 mos or so. I've been gaining and losing the same 5 lbs within that time. I need to find my motivation again. I'm thinking about WW as a possibility to get me moving forward.
My story is like this. I was a fat kid from the age of 8 (eating was a comfort to physical/emotional issues). Grew into fat adult. Top weight then was about 200 lbs. On a 5'3" frame :cow: . Lost weight on NutriSystem and Jenny Craig programs, got married and weighed 131 lbs--looked skeletal, but still felt fat. Bad eating habits made me gain back what I'd lost within a year and a half or so. Went back up to 200, lost back down to 180, got pregnant in '98. Ballooned up to 220. Lost down to 190, then eventually back up to 215. My son was 3.5 years old and I was still claiming "baby" fat. Last year October, my size 18 jeans were tight and refused to go into size 20. I also refused to weigh more than when i was pregnant. I did great losing for a time, but am now struggling badly. I would've given up completely if not for finding this website back in 11/02. Even though I'm flailing in my efforts (yes I did say "flailing") I am still making an effort to do better every day. One day I'll get it right and keep on having more good days than bad days. one day, I'll get to goal.
Sorry for the novel...hope to get to know you better too.
Noelle, anything you need to know, I can tell you, haha! you can PM me anytime with questions if you like, before you actually decide.. I didn't actually JOIN...
Most of what I know I got from some photocopies, and just the internet, this site, and I found a points finder once that works. As long as you know your daily value, it's pretty easy.
CG, I am ok today, yesterday I finally broke down, I HAVE to do it sometimes even though I feel like S*** after. I made my family this lasagna I make, it's SO good, but yet SO evil
I ate too much of course, as usual, and I finally felt FULL for the first time in many days, I am quite sure I will be feeling it today, 128 on the scale this morning :O I could feel a binge coming on anytime soon though, It's almost TOM, and I have been good for over 7 days straight, and going to bed with a gurgly tummy.
Have a nice day ladies, I will check back later, good to see you back Noelle and Holly
Good Wednesday Morning. It is raining here and the humidity is making it hard to stay awake. I don't think I am stopped yawning since I got to work. I really hate days like this.
Noelle Destin is in the FL panhandle. Orlando is way the heck down in the area that sticks out into the gulf/atlantic. I wish it was close though. I am still dying to go to Disney again.
I think my lower pudge belly is kind of going away. I say that now but I am sure when TOM shows up it will be back. I was so happy this morning when I woke up. While I was waiting for the shower to heat up I was standing in the mirror looking in amazement that it wasn't out as far as normal. I don't even remember having a flat tummy so this would be great if it actually happened.
What is going on it all of your parts of the world?
Kempy - I love revelations like that! the amazing disappearing pouch - is what I would call mine. Just in time for the wonderful vacation house! and Florida
Tonya and Noelle - I am WW member so any point things you need or questions you have or recipes - I can e-mail you or whatnot.
Holly - congrats on the loss. keep it up.
Emily, Cosmo and AngieME I hope you all have a wonderful day (or night in Tokyo!)
I have to find a new time to weigh in - WW changed the times on me so I am just doing it on-line and I so don't want to buy a scale. But I am off to do more work...
Quote of the day: Irish Saying: Recipe for Longevity -Leave the table hungry, leave the bed sleepy and leave the tavern thirsty.
Kempy, The house is awesome. We used to stay at a condo when we would take the kids to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. It was so much fun.
We found a 1994 Bounder Motorhome. It is 30 feet long and they are so cute inside. the people want 23,000 for it so we are going to try to get rid of the 4 wheeler payment and some credit card debt and try to get a loan for it so we can just own it. Then we can go to New Hampshire on a whim with the kids and the dogs. It is so hard to do anything when you have 3 dogs that have never been left home alone.
Noelle, Yeah we have a 4 wheeler for Jay to ride the trails on. Not the Durango. I would never let him sell the Durango. He has been trying to get me to let him sell it but I wont. I love that car. It is the first car that we have always wanted and we spent so much money on all the chrome goodies for it.
Wow Cosmopolitan girl. You travel alot. I have never been farther than New Hampshire.
Tonya, I love lasagna. You are doing so good. You seem to have it together and know what you are doing. I envy that. I am out of control lately and I am sick of it.
Sandy, You must be a busy woman.
I didnt get my walk in this morning because it is pouring out. I hope it stops sometime. I feel so guilty when I am not exercising like I know I should.
Thanks Summer, I am a little leary about saying too much about the fact that I used their methods for losing, without joining. I don't have all the facts, just the point system, and I also use fitday.com. I would never find time, or money for that matter, for meetings, etc.
So my question is.. how many points do you add to your daily range for maintaining ? My daily range is 18-23.
Angie, that's the thing that's bothering me though, I am like this close [] to getting out of control at all times... ugh! I gotta get ahold of it, I battle a little depression sometimes, and I can feel it comin on.. scary.
In my part of the world we have record breaking temperatures. Its the 12th day in a row this month that we have had 100+ temps. Today's high: 103 the last time this happened in July here was in 1965 or something. Last night on the 10 O clock news, it says the current, at 10pm, was 94! I think it's effecting my mood. Most people get depressed in rainy cold weather, and I am the opposite, I get depressed in the heat. I don't particularly like summer clothes, and the heat just makes me tired and irritable.
In fact I lost most of my weight last fall/winter. I love jeans and cute long sleeve shirts, etc. and boots. That could be part of my funk lately...
I remember sitting at McDonalds trying to eat a fillet o fish sandwich with the left side of my mouth not working. I wore most of it. haha
. I'm also taking him in to his new school tomorrow to sit-in for a few hours to get used to his new teacher and classroom, etc. I'm sure the transition should be fine. Rick is taking him camping w/some of my cousins and other family this weekend so they'll be out of my hair and I can get some serious cleaning done--got to get those sleeping bags aired out before they go. Oh yeah, I'm also pulling my hair out here at work since I'm cramming on my tax docs~~~we filed for an extension and now the time has come to really get it down. Master procrastinator that I am...well, I've still got a bunch to do. Trying not to stress eat but with all that's going on + PMS, I'm just a little crazy 
. Anyhoo, that's what's up with me.
Konichiwa Cosmo Girl! Welcome to our little corner of 3FC. Wow, we have a new bunch of world travelers--that's great. Now we can live vicariously through you (and GEM) 
--it makes me laugh every time. Of course living in HI w/it's diverse culture you get to learning a lot of words for things/objects and I don't know what language I'm speaking 
I really hate days like this.
