Over 200 New Year New Me Part 29
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Danielle - That makes since about the fan, the last 3 nights she had the fan blowing right on her, it may be drying her out. I am going to try not having it blow on her tonight. I looked i don't have a humidifier, i remember it broke when we were moving last august.i have a vaporizer but nothing to go in it.
She ended up having like 41 oz of fluid today and some jello and pudding (thinking those are liquid like). It isn't where the doctor said she needed to be but much more than she has been getting...So tonight i am expecting issues hopefully it will be better...Planning on giving her meds at 10:30 then like 2:30 then 6:30, that would only have me waking up 1 x...hoping she will just take it and go back to bed...that is my plan at least...HOpefully the dr is right and it will start to get lots better.
I got on the wii tonight, was very pleasently suprised, I was under 257 ...not sure what tomorrow will bring, but hoping something.
I am very proud to say that on my ea active, i can now put the leg strap on without the extension thing. When i bought it in january, i barely could get it on with the extension (okay it wasn't an extension it was to be used if it was too big..but worked the other way too
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Danielle -- I'm not sure about the lock. And my reasoning is this: The lock isn't going to teach her anything about exercise and nutrition. I wish someone sat down with me at her age and explained things to me but no one ever did. When I was 12 I thought I was HUGE. I would starve myself and binge at that age. I wore a size 9 - 11 and I was your daughter's height and weight pretty much exactly (and guess what.... I never got any taller :laugh:). She's almost 12 and she's going to find ways to eat bad foods if she wants them -- at school or at friends' houses or whenever you're not home. Sounds extreme but she could even steal them if she was motivated enough. I was pretty much getting into all kinds of stupid stuff at that age my mom had absolutely no idea about. Obviously you need to do what you feel you need to do as a parent and if I were in your shoes, I may feel differently. But you asked for opinions & that's mine. 0
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I'll start the weigh in of....I'm showing a gain of almost 2 pounds...I'm guessing it's all the sodium from the passed two nights. I was within my calories but we all know mexican food is loaded with sodium. Oh well. The good news is my measurements are back to where they were...and I'm now showing 22% muscle. WOO!! And I am SORE from lifting weights yesterday. I gotta give my body to adjust to working out again...I didn't really expect to see a loss the first week back to working out. Next week!
Jess......+1.8..........0%0 -
I will be the first to weigh in.
I lost 2 lbs woohoo...I am over 60 lbs now !!!!!!!!!!Yay!!!!!!!!!!!
lildebbie........-2.........0.770 -
Guess me and jess were the 1st at the same time
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %0 -
Happy Friday ladies!
I can feel TOM looming (I have an appointment for my annual today... if I start before my appointment should I still go? I really need to get my birth control prescription refilled) Sorry, TMI I know.
Checking in for the week.... I am honestly completely shocked. I don't think I did all that well this week. And yet here we are:
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %
tstout............-2.4..........1.06%
And for yesterday:
Calories - under
Sodium - under
Exercise - 30 minutes of walking because I showed up to the rugby meeting half an hour early and didn't want to sit in the bar all by myself
Proud - Well more like "made me feel good"... I was talking to the bf on the phone yesterday at lunch and he said "So how much weight have you lost?" And I told him. He said "You're looking thinner all the time." WOO! Go me 0 -
Oh! And for anyone who has difficulty calculating their % weight lost, I found this helpful calculator:
http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/calculate-weight-loss-percentage.html0 -
I'll do my weigh in later but wante to comment on Danielle's post.
I agree with Julie that locking the fridge is not a good option. You are making it "forbiden" almost and probably making her want it more...its just a child's nature I think to want it more if their parents take it away.
Anyway, I dont have the exact reason for it...but Jillian Michaels and Dr. Phil have both said locking up food is a BAD option. I think your best bet is to CHANGE the food you are bringing into your house and educate her on eating habits, portion sizes, and encourage her to get involved in something that keeps her active. Dont word it as "excercise" so much but find an activity she enjoys and get her doing it! I know its hard, just offering suggestions...Im afraid Im going to have the same issues with my son. Hes only 2 now but he eats a ton of snacks and not many meals. I heard thats common with toddlers but it still freaks me out that he may be on the same path I was as a child. So if he wants to snack, fine..I just make sure they are healthy options like fruits, etc. I also try really hard to make it a balanced meal- protein, veggie, starch. I am by no means perfect and hes had his share of mcdonals and other fast foods, I just try not to make it the norm for him.
Parenting is hard and you have to find what fits your lifestyle. I hope you find a solution soon...education is key though!
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I feel soo bad..
Last night we asked serena if she rather be woken up for pain medicine or let her sleep. S he said sleep, so we gave her meds before bed (10:30), she slept all night. We told her to come get us if she woke up and she hurt and we would give her meds. She woke up at 6, saying her throat her, no tears just whiny..came and laid down, i got her meds, then she went back to sleep.
Hubby said appearnetly she is more tired thatn in pain or she would be crying and not be able to sleep.
The dr said i could replace some of the pain meds with tylnol , not sure if i should start doing that or not. But i would think if she was in pain she wouldn't be sleeping.0 -
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %
tstout............-2.4..........1.06%
Pos_me.......0.0...........0%
I thought I would see a gain this morning, but no I am the same. Thank GOD!
chat later girls,
miss ya
Laila0 -
I can't believe I actually get to record a loss this morning! Not my lowest ever, but my lowest weigh-in ever (2 weeks ago I was 194.4. Today 194.2). I weighed 3 pounds more than this yesterday (which was actually down from earlier this week). This sure was a good way to wake up and reaffirm me about getting my act back together as of yesterday.
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %
tstout............-2.4..........1.06%
Pos_me.......0.0...........0%
LittleSpy........-0.2........0.1% :laugh:
Also, I kept my word from last week & changed my ticker. I'm letting go of the 192.2 lowest weight ever. No worries though -- I'll be back there in a week or 2.
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Julie - WTG on the .2 lbs...!!! Every little bit counts !! YOu will get back down to 192 i know it !!!0
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Hey Cris & LilDeb -- I feel the need to point out something. Together, the 3 of us have lost more weight than Cris or I weigh!!! :noway:0
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Hey Cris & LilDeb -- I feel the need to point out something. Together, the 3 of us have lost more weight than Cris or I weigh!!! :noway:
WOW!!! That is impressive....
Hard to believe I have almost lost as much as serena...Before the surgery she weighed like 67 lbs (i am sure less now so maybe i will be closer :sad: ) ..When i pick her up (yes sometimes i pick her up), she is sooo freaking heavy i can't believe that i was carrying that much extra weight on me. I barely can carry her up the stairs and i used to tote that me around everywhere.....dang.0 -
Danielle-I'm with Cris and Julie I think locking the fridge is a bad idea. I would stop buying the stuff you don't want her to eat and start to educate her. Only buy so much at one time so she can't just bienge. Good luck. I hope you find what works best for you and your daughter.
Cris-My niece is the same way. She eats non stop. She snacks and when it comes to a meal she doesn't want anything to do with it. She chooses healither options though. Weird. As a kid she was perfectly content with a can of green beans over and bag of candy. At that age they are so active I think they just need the fuel. My niece as of right now is really petitie and tall.
tstout-I think if you start before you go either call your doctor and ask if they can just refill a month and reschedule your appointment or just go ahead and go. My doctor will usually go ahead and write me one more month if I am in that situation.
Congrats to those losers so far! I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope to be joining you guys next week. This not losing crap sucks! :explode:0 -
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %
tstout............-2.4..........1.06%
Pos_me.......0.0...........0%
LittleSpy........-0.2........0.1% laugh
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Jess: A 5k in November sounds good to me. Since you live in the hottest state, we'll let you pick the date! It gets pretty cold in MN in November but I've found I run better when it's chilly out.
Lauren: I'm with you "good beer" gals! My New Year's Resolution for 2008 was to try 50 different beers...I met it and have since tried many, many more.
Cris: I can't stand Miller Lite...it's the lowest ranked beer on my list. Weird how preferences can be that different, isn't it?
Danielle: I have to agree that locking food up isn't the best option because she'll want it more. She will be more likely to go "hog wild" when away from you (school, friend's, etc). Education is key. Tell her how being overweight has affected you and what it's been like going through this journey. Be active with her (play tennis, walk, rollerblade...).
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Under by 165
Sodium: Under by 255
Water: 76 oz.
Exercise: Walking at volunteer work.
Proud: That I saw a loss on the scale. I have 3.8 lbs left and I'll be at the weight I was in early 2006!0 -
I forgot to weigh in on the beer conversation...before I turned 21 I couldn't stand beer. I was liquor allll the way!
I started on Miller Lite, moved to Bud LIght and now for some reason I'm drinking Coors...at least it's not Keystone! :sick: I can't do dark beers though..
Heather-This trying 50 beers...isn't there a place in Minnapolis where they give you a card to keep track of the beers you have tried and stuff? I feel like I went there once when I went to visit but can't remember the name of the place! I'll look into 5k's today. I found one yesterday in November...can't remember which one it was though.0 -
I'm going to weigh in tomorrow because I can never quite trust my scale at home (sometimes it's over, sometimes it's under, sometimes it's exactly right!) and I'm going to check in tomorrow at my "official" scale. However, I feel like I did a really good job on my vacation and was able to maintain my weight - which was my complete goal. If I managed to lose, that's amazing. If I maintained for an entire of week of eating what I wanted (including a weekend of Grandma food!), I'll be reallt proud. If I gained a pount or so, I won't be thrilled, but I also understand that's a possibility.
Danielle, I agree on not locking up the food. Making things "forbidden" can definitely add to their allure and cause her to do whatever she needs to get them. It's a tough place to be because you don't want to give her a complex where she develops poor self-esteem and an eating problem, but you also need to be real with her about weight gain and childhood obesity. I think if you have better options at home, it will be better for her overall. I also wonder if you all can talk about eating healthy together. Obviously you are changing your eating habits and getting more active, it could be something you all do together. My two cents...
I'm pumped we're going to do a 5K together!!
Checking-in for yesterday
Cals - Under - it helps when you're sick and don't really want to eat until like 5 p.m.
Water - 72 oz - Random ? - Had 20 oz of VitaminWater Zero, does that = water? Discuss...
Exercise - Eh none....wish I was back on vacation. Exercised all the time then! Haha..
Proud - That I'm really committing to this 5K. I'll look for weekends in November I can do it. I know that November 13 and 14 are out for me - we've got a wedding that weekend.0 -
Cris - I have the same issue with my little one (she is 3 1/2) she wants to snack all the time but not eat meals. She doesn't always want bad stuff...she loves fruit , but loves stuff not good for her too..I have caught her several times hiding and eating food she isn't supposed to have...0
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Jess - Thanks for the advice I think I'm just going to go. It's my first appointment with the new doctor (since I moved) so I'm really in need of a refill.
Weighing in on the beer discussion.... I have become quite the beer snob over the years. Heather - I love your 50 new beers challenge! The boyfriend has been all over the world so he has had a lot of different kinds. It's fun!0 -
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %
tstout............-2.4..........1.06%
Pos_me.......0.0...........0%
LittleSpy........-0.2........0.1% laugh
Heather........-0.6........0.32%
Meokk...........-0.8.......0.46%
This is a VERY exciting weigh in for me today. I only lost 0.8lbs BUT that puts my BMI officially in the overweight category. I am officially no longer obese :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0 -
Meokk-That is FANTASTIC news! That must feel incredible!! Congrats!
Okay ladies who want to do the 5k in November. I'm looking at doing one the week of/before Thanksgiving. Any thoughts?0 -
Danielle,
I agree with all the other ladies, locking up the food will just make her want it all the more and make her feel like a freak.
At age 12, she can get food elsewhere anyway.
Definitely remove all of those trigger foods from your home though, it's a sacrifice the rest of your family will have to make for the health of your daughter.
In my opinion the best thing you can do is try to educate your daughter about healthy eating and use yourself as an example when you explain how you are working to lose weight by maintaining a certain amount of calories per day and eating balanced, nutritional meals.
I feel for you though, it's a very hard thing to deal with without upsetting your daughter.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Heather -
I just remembered something, I can't remember exactly where you live but one of my good friends is the brewmaster at a place in Minneapolis called The Herkimer Pub & Brewery. Have you ever been there? He makes some yummy, small batch beer!!!!0 -
Yay, beer!
:laugh: The GB/Primus concert I went to Sunday was sponsored by Budweiser. When I went up for my 3rd beer (the first 2 were Amberbock, my preference out of the limited Anheuser Busch selection available), I was told by the guy in front of me they were out of everything but "(something inaudible) and Bud Light." :sick: So when I got to the counter & they asked what I wanted, I just said "Um... Whatever's not Bud Light!" :laugh: I ended up with some kind of lager which I DEFINITELY preferred.
I used to drink Miller Lite most of the time before I was 21. I've definitely been branching out and trying different beers over the last couple of years especially. I've found my home in malty stouts and porters. Yep, I love the stuff many (most) people consider nasty burned dark beer no one else can stand. It has so many flavors -- coffee, chocolate, creamy. Yum. And I'm the girl who gets tipsy way faster than everyone else because my beer of choice usually contains 7-11% alcohol. Mmmmmm.
Haha, and I've noticed since I started buying only the dark stuff I don't get carded anymore. It's like the cashiers know if I'm buying uber dark craftbeer that costs $17/6pack there's no way I'm not at least 21. I still get carded to buy R rated movies though.
I don't think I'm quite a beer snob though. I mean, I'll still happily drink a Guinness at a bar with a poor selection (or worse -- this weekend the best beer on tap at a bar in VA was Yuengling! For which I paid $3.75/12oz! :grumble:) and sometimes I'll buy a stout (usually Guinness is the only one) or even Killian's Irish Red from the grocery store rather than driving to a good beer store. I don't think you can be a beer snob & still (happily) drink Guinness and Killian's. 0 -
November 5K ladies, looks like there's a Turkey Trot on Sunday November 21. The downside is it's at Coney Island, which is like a 2 hour subway ride from my place, but the start time is 11:30, so it could be worse.
I'm going to try and recruit friends to run it with me. Woo woo!0 -
Jess.............+1.8..........0%
lildebbie........-2.............0.77 %
tstout............-2.4..........1.06%
Pos_me.......0.0...........0%
LittleSpy........-0.2........0.1% laugh
Heather........-0.6........0.32%
Meokk...........-0.8.......0.46%
Danielle.......-0.7........0.25%
I am extremely happy that I managed to take off 6.6lbs this week. :bigsmile: I did not think I'd be lower than what I was 2 weeks ago but I am. So I'm good0 -
elmox-I found one on the 21st but it's in Tulsa, OK..which if I could get my cousin to do it would be good times! Otherwise I found one here in Dallas on the 20th.0
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Thank you to everyone who commented on my problem. I do feel that locking food up is extreme, but I also feel that sneaking food is extreme. We do limit the food we bring in the house. But she automatically goes for the higher options (eg the cheese and milk last night) and we can't stop bringing cheese and milk into the house! We buy about 12 -16 cans of ravioli type foods for her to last the whole month. We aren't trying to deprive her of food, we are trying to get her to ask, and not sneak. My husband would have let her have some cheese and milk last night but obviously not the amount she took. I am trying to educate her through this whole process. I am constantly using myself as an example at how hard this all is and how I have no energy and losing weight sucks. And starting next month (I think) we are going to start her in competitive swim lessons at the Y. She's been wanting to try out competitive swimming for about 2 years but with my surgeries and financial issues we haven't been able to afford it. I will talk to my husband and her and maybe we can come to a better conclusion.0
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Danielle -- I think I would actually sit down with her and explain the math. Take that block of cheese and cut off an ounce. Then explain that tiny little ounce has about 120 calories. Then show her she could have 1.5 apples or 4 cups of steamed broccoli for the same number of calories. If she wants cheese, maybe she can put 1/2 ounce of it on 2 cups of steamed broccoli. Then she gets to eat her cheese AND a really wholesome filling veggie along with it. Throw in a cup of milk and that's a super appropriate, filling, and yummy snack. You can even go into explaining how many calories she needs in a day (talk to her doctor) and then write up some meal plans -- one with junky foods like tons of cheese & canned ravioli, and one with healthy foods & a couple of special treats. She'll really be able to see how much more healthy food she can eat without depriving herself of treats. I wouldn't suggest she needs to count calories or anything, but I'm thinking of it more in terms of this being a way she can visualize the food she needs.
You could then go into all the problems associated with overeating and obesity. Kind of like drug programs for kids her age show blackened lungs and crackhead brains & all that fun stuff. Of course that doesn't prevent kids from smoking & drinking & drugs, but it does provide them with the knowledge that these things aren't so great for your health & then puts the choice in their hands.0
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