After man months of taking care of my sciatica and gaining 16 pounds from all of the steroids and just plane old being lazy and I have to admit a little crazy too, I am ready to get back in control of my life and my body!

I know I had said this before, and then didn't do it but now I don't have a choice.  My husband had a heart attack last Monday, and had to have three stents and two balloons.  You want to talk about scared?  Well I was, and I still keep looking at him as though he's going to break.  I have started him as well as the rest of the family (joey's no problem, he's my wing man) He's not supposed to eat too much red meat, so we are opting for Chicken, Turkey and Fish but so far so good. 

I have already dropped 2 pounds, so I'm feeling confident.  You know I think I'm a nervous eater, or I eat when I'm upset.  Because I found myself in the hospital cafeteria more times than I should have!  I need to watch this, because this morning I had a problem at work only seconds after arriving, and I went right for the kitchen.  Need to keep that under control!

Love you guys, and missed you sooooo much!
Mary 

Hi guys,

Sorry I've been off for a week or two, as you know I have sciatica and lower back problems.  My PCP told me to take Advil for the pain and then I would do PT.  Ok that was fine, except that I didn't see her for 2 months after she told me to take Advil.   So guess what happens to Mary when she take too much Advil?  Yeah she blows up with Edema!  Joey informed me that my legs felt like PUDDING IN A BALLOON!  Thank God I love him!

So I went back to the Doc. and she told me No more Advil (duh) and she put me on Prednisone.  Oh joy now I'm even bigger!!!  OMG HELP ME.  I don't know what to do.  I have to take it for 5 more days and I'm not aloud to take any pain medicine at all.  Okay I can deal with that, but I'm not sure what to do about all this extra stuff on my body.  I don't know if it is water, or fat or both.  Oh and I'm not a very a nice person either (in case you have not noticed)

I am so sad, because I was doing so well, I had even lost two more pounds.  You can't imagine how I felt when I got on that scale and it was 10 pounds more that it was two weeks ago.  I just wanted to cry!  And the Doc was just like oh well you better cut back on the sweets.  Really?  I have not had Sugar in months!  I didn't even bother telling her, because she acted as though I have always been like this, and oh well... lets see what happens with the Medropack.

So... I guess I needed to vent, and to ask if anybody had any ideas as to what I can do to get rid of this (Water)

I love you guys, and I'm sorry for being a grump.  I'm just so upset, and the worst part is that I didn't do anything to get this way.

Thanks for listening.

Mary 

Good morning all,

Got on the scale this morning, and after only being back on FTS for less than a week, I am back on track and losing again!  It felt so good, my oldest son was getting ready to leave for school and I keep my scale in the kitchen (kind of a way to make you think before eating too much) he looked down at the numbers and gave me a said with a big smile on his face. "Nicely done Mamma"  I pushed the scale under the chair and proceeded to dance around the kitchen.

It really works!  You just have to be strong enough to fight those cravings and know that you can still eat and enjoy your food.  It's a matter of paying attention and wanting to be the better you.  I'm back on track. 

Thank you Doug and Umpa for the books, the website and the family you have created through this forum.

I Love You!

Mary

Hi it's me again, with more news on the family.

My daughter Becca (21) has pcos (polycystic ovarian syndrome)  She has been suffering for years with this problem that strike women.  Among man of the symptoms, is that the women or young girls start to put on weight, and start looking pregnant.  Not a good thing for a young single girl in her late teens and early twenties.

So.... Becca went on a website, found out all sorts of information about her problem and then made an appointment with a Dietitian.  I too went onto a few websites, (she won't let me go with her to her meeting)  Well guess what all the websites say?

In order to fight the pcos and stop the weight gain and help with the Insulin Resistance... The plan advocates a - High Protein - Low Carb - and lots Green Veggies and Fruit!  SURPRISE!!!

I'm not saying anything to Becca, because she's been poo pooing Joey and I when we eat Sugar Free foods.  She wanted to try the plan a few weeks ago, but didn't think it would help her because her condition was causing her to be heavy, not the food!  Hmmmm is all I can say.

I am so excited to know that now Becca too will be eating healthy and it will be helping her condition!  I just had to tell you guys this, because it just shows that so many of the health problems that we have today are caused by the things we eat!

Again I can not thank all of you here at FTS for the help and support you have given us.  Doug you are an Angel on earth!

Mary


 

Good morning ladies,

I was just wondering if I'm a freak, or maybe this has happened to others?  I didn't get the normal bloating and sore boobs this month.... I'm not complaining, but just wondering if this is going to continue cause I'm loving it!

I will admit though that I have some really bad mood swings.  I'm not sure what that's all about, I cried for two hours last night.  I thought my poor husband was going to run away from home.  I did have a really bad day, from about 6:30am till about 7pm.  Could have been why I was so cranky and he was the biggest reason for it, but.. still for me to be that upset... I"m just not sure.

I prayed this morning that today would be a much better day, and I know that god is with me.  As for the rest... well I'm going to enjoy the loss of bloating and pray that I don't get major cramps.

Let me know if anybody else has experienced this, and hope that it stayed away too.

Mary

Hi, I don't think I'm in the right forum for this question, but....

I purchased these flatbreads at whole foods the other day, and I'm wondering if I should take them back.

Doctor Kracker (pumpkin seed cheddar flatbread)

total carbs.....11g
      Dietary Fiber 4g
      Sugar 0
      Protein 5g

I'm thinking I already know the answer to my question, but... you know me!

Thanks.. Mary

Hi everybody,

So you know how I've been going on and on about how I'm just not doing something right?  Well I get it now.     You see my first two weeks I was doing all of my eating by the book, then Joey got involved, and I started to spend more time working on his eating plan than I did on my own.  No we don't always eat the same things (he like spicy).

So I went back and reread the book.  Oh my goodness, I totally was messing up my food!  I went back to the basics, and I feel so much better.  It's kind of crazy that I spent all that time making Joey his food and didn't bother to just prep my own.  But... I did and now that I'm back on track, maybe I will start to lose again. 

It's really upsetting getting on the scale and finding that you gained three pounds when your kid is melting away in front of you.  But, things have started to change, I'm going to have to keep the book FTS with me in my carry all bag. 

It was strange, I thought I was doing it all right.. Well, a little of this and a little of that are nothing but a big no no!

God bless you all, and have a wonderful weekend.

Mary

Ok, I just got a text from my son Joey.  He's been doing FTS since last Saturday and as of today he has lost 8 pounds!

I am so proud of him.  I just had to share the news.

As for me... well I'm down 5 and that's great for me!  I don't get how he's losing the weight so fast, and I'm not?  Maybe because he has more to lose?  I don't know.  I'm going to keep plugging along as I have been, and giving my baby all the praise he deserves.

Have a great day.
Mary