When shall we three meet again? The not quite NT, not quite weightloss thread ......

[moosemama]

We were full up ladies, so we finally have our very own weightloss-ish thread!

The principal called .

He still hasn't got a final solution, but wanted to touch base about the possibilities. They could move him to g6 class (but it's kinda full), they could grade skip him for Maths (they are discussing with the g7 teacher and looking at timetabling) or they could come up with some other stuff involving IT subscriptions (I'm guessing as a sort of 'extend yourself' programme.) I discussed the implications of the dual dx stuff, and said I felt it was important that whatever the solution was, it was important for it to be implemented fairly soon, due to the social aspects and changing routine once embedded etc.

He did seem to get it. He's going to call me in a couple of days once they have finalized a plan.

That's one load off. Nearly.

The tremor is always there (when I try to do something fine motory) but not bad enough for others to notice most of the time. My mum noticed for the first time yesterday when I was trying to put my finger on an image on the laptop screen to show her. It's mostly things like sewing, icing and picking up wayward hamma beads that I have trouble with, although plucking my eyebrows is interesting these days!

I have read about people finding symptoms are worse when it's hot and I think I have had a bit of that this summer - but then it's not really been a hot summer - it seems to make my cognitive fog worse and make me feel generally more off-balance. Mum says it's always cold in our house - so maybe I've learned to naturally compensate without noticing, iyswim.

Glad the principal called - about time too! At least it sounds like they are properly thinking about it, instead of just trying to cover up their mistake or implying you're being unreasonable. Like you said though, they need to get their backsides in gear, whatever they're going to do.

Hello again!
Moose - sounds like a mixed bag re DS2. At least the physio, if no help, isn't hindering him, by pressuring him to exert himself too much. Glad teach is nice. Hope your DS is enjoying the trip/activities.

Re:weather and symptoms, could it be humidity rather than hotness that is the trigger. My aches and moans and groans went away last week, when it was warm and dry, but then I felt grim on Mond eve, just before the downpours.

Mad - definitely do class 3, it's extra motivation and time for you iyswim. sorry about the job stuff, I have no idea about your local laws so don't know if they have been underhand.

I think you are right about class 3. I did tell the instructor it was largely because I was too lazy to bother doing anything on my own. and it would be quite nice to roll to class on a Saturday morning and come back for breakfast with everyone. I wouldn't have to watch dreadful family channel Disney nonsense, either.

The job thing is perfectly legal and above board on that score - my contract was only for a seasonal job, and there's been a month in between the requirement. They are now advertising for a ft, permanent post, so all completely above board. I'm just uncomfortable as I feel a bit in limbo - I had been told that they would look at hours etc once they had worked out their opening times for the winter, and let me know if they had hours I might be interested in. So, I'm not sure if they just assumed I wouldn't be interested in a ft permanent position at this level (to be fair, this would be a reasonable belief based on my cv and the hours I had been doing), or whether they had discussed it and decided they didn't want me anyway. . Or whether they were just expecting me to watch the site and apply...

To be absolutely honest, I would do it for the money as I need it. But the actual job would bore me to tears year round. The library will be really quiet a lot of the time, and this role would require me to sit at the front desk and wait... Yes, there might be a few books to repair, or process, but largely, the role involves sitting at the front desk. It was fine in the summer, as we rotated, and it was busy, and the rest of the time I kept myself busy (I moved every single book in the library to reorg the shelves, lol. And the entire cd collection.). The ft job means that there would be one person running circulation. And sit there. All day every day. So maybe I'm just being a bit prissy and it's all about my ego. but then I fret that I've decided that because my ego is hurt, and I really want the job.

I'm over thinking this enormously.

I know I am.

It reminds me of that discussion before about stress being mostly self-induced.

I really must just get a grip.

Right, on a different topic, I don't ache too much this morning but my foot is being very odd. I didn't realize until last night that it had been bleeding most of the day. (presumably boot camp induced) So now I'm fretting that that means there definitely is still something embedded really deep. The night before, it had seemed to be healing really nicely. Bah.

I have ten thousand things to do today, and I have been mining for two hours.

Feck.

Rofl at mining. Mning.

Mining may have been more productive.

Madwoman, I think you should go and get that foot xrayed to search for the foreign body.

Job thing does sound like a quandry. If I ever go back to work I will end up doing something incredibly boring too, so you have my sympathy. Is there anything you could perhaps set up and run from home? You seem so good at organisational stuff, with all your brownies/charity work, I'm sure there must be a demand for your skills, it's just finding the right angle to market yourself.

I have now completed two full 24 hour fasts and I slept like a log last night for the first time in weeks. Back on an eating day today and being really good, back to my old eating habits, apple cinnamon porridge, salad etc. Still not lost any weight, but early days I suppose.

yes, fraid I agree re:xray Madwoman.

I had a similar dull library job many moons ago, shelving and processing books. Current job is a bit dogsbody at times, but is reasonably interesting (healthcare admin). Not all that safe as a reorganisation and redundancies are looming. Trying not to panic but am wibbling at thought of jobhunting.

Well, I signed up for class 3. And my foot is still sore. . I think you are right though, so will get try and persuade doc that it needs further investigation. It might not be until Monday though, as I'm in the city for the blooming kidney specialist tomorrow. and I still haven't gone to try on glasses, although dd2 wants to go with me, so that might be Saturday...

Boot camp was absolutely knackering as my body hasn't recovered from Tuesday yet. but I suppose it must be good for me on some level, once I get my breath back...

Local rag out tonight, so will peruse job section after not for profit meeting. Still have to sort accounts for that. Better get off backside!

Can't you just go to A&E and tell them it's suddenly got worse and started bleeding?

Good luck with the kidney specialist, hope it all goes ok.

I am on my third fast today. Still no weight loss, but oddly feel thinner - probably wishful thinking though.

Having a complete 'mare with the drive people. Let's just say their standards aren't as high as ours. For the most part they've done a really good job and it looks great, but there are some places where there's corners off bricks etc and they think that's fine, whereas we're a bit more picky. They were supposed to finish yesterday but managed to run out of bricks for the front doorstep - numpties! The step is the bit I needs, as still having to unlock two doors and and a gate and fend off the dogs to do the school run three times a day at the moment and it's not easy on crutches.

Ds1 is home this afternoon. It's been so calm and quiet in the house without him. Dd and ds2 had their first - very minor - squabble last night at the dinner table. All in all I think it was a good week for him to go, as it meant dd had a calm start to nursery and I'm not sure he'd have handled the disruption caused by having the drive done. That said, I'm not at all sure how he's going to react when he sees it. Even I got a shock when I opened the curtains this morning and I knew it was there!

Dh and I were saying how it is odd mixed emotions, missing and worrying about him, but at the same time appreciating the peace and calm. It's been a bit of an eye opener really, when we realise just how much of our stress comes from one child. It's also made us realise that we can't carry on as we were, we've got to come up with a way of reducing the way ds1 is the overwhelming, controlling force in the house - and not in a good way. Ds2 has been so much happier this week - although too scared to sleep in his own bed without his brother there and dd is a different child without constantly reacting to ds1's, er ... interactions with her. We owe it to them to try and reduce ds1's negative impact - somehow. Don't have a clue how at the moment though.

Oh, moose. We find ds1 similar here, but I think it's fairly easy to spot. One doc said to me (knowing that dd2 was way more conventionally 'disabled') 'I bet out of all of them, he's the one that gives you the most headaches'. Not wrong there. But he is soooooo sweet and lovely when he's calm and relaxed.

I so hope that he's had a good week - did he know the drive was going to happen whilst he was away?

The only other thing I have to say this morning before I start dashing about and getting kids to school and going into the city is... 'delayed onset muscle soreness, you are a bitch'.

I think it's safe to say that my muscles realized overnight that they've done boot camp twice this week after a long summer's rest, and are punishing me convincingly today.

Oh,oh,oh. And.

Ds1 has been dry for 4 nights in a row. it is such baby steps, but a few months ago he had never even been dry for one night in his life. Finally, finally we seem to be getting somewhere!

Thanks Madwoman. Yes he knows the drive was being done, but it's a massive change from what was here when he left - not sure how he's going to take it at all.

Your poor muscles! I remember it well from when I started shredding. OW!

I saw he's back on the other thread. I know he was upset, but wooooooooooooo! He went and he had a great time! I am so pleased! He's so like dd2 in that regard - she finds emotions really hard to control, and leaving, or not seeing someone/ something again gives us hours of uncontrollable sobbing. She used to be hysterical at the end of every school year because she was leaving a class. I used to have to go in and peel her off a poor teacher who had also been reduced to floods of tears because dd2 was inconsolable. Her best was the teacher, two TAs, and the HT, all sobbing in a messy heap.

Hope he's woken this morning and managed to take stock of the driveway, and is coping with the comedown from the trip. Such a big step for him! Did he manage ok with the activities and everything?

Poor dd. communal germs are the pits.

Kidneys are fine. I was there for about 3 minutes, and most of that he was just running through a list of what they'd tested. Nothing, nada, diddly squat. He doesn't understand why I was referred. So, discharged. Yay!

Oh, and they did my blood pressure - definitely down a bit. 137/87 (which for me is good!)

So I'm hoping with more exercise again it will come down further. But I'm reasonably pleased. It isn't great, but in context, it's good!

I told the boot camp instructor that I would start the Saturday sessions next week. It's so beautiful here at the mo with the larches just turning golden, and the valleys look so gorgeous - I'm going to persuade everyone to get out for a hike this afternoon! Ease my muscles a bit and get some fresh air! I thought I would davina at a low ish intensity tomorrow to keep it going.

Oo, and, we have been invited to two weddings - both next year in the UK (although one couple are friends from here). So I need to win the lottery very soon. or rob a bank.

Madwoman - fab news re:kidneys. dare I say re BP that normal seems to be regarded as 135/85 in some circles...still at least they should hold off pushing meds on you!

Moose - didn't see other thread re trip, sounds like it's mostly been good so that's good!

Lol, yes, it's apparently classed as 'pre-hypertensive' . But that's still better than where it was.

Great news about the kidneys Madwoman, but foot sounds a bit grim. Hope you manage to get it xrayed on Monday - not sure you should be hiking, let alone bootcamping on it until it's been sorted though.

My mum has bullied me into agreeing to go to my GP next week about my foot/ankle, which hasn't got any better at all. Truth be told, I am actually just fed up enough of it to go now. I have so many things to be getting on with now dd is in nursery half days and this blinking foot is frustrating me beyond belief.

Ds1 has had a quiet pj-day - avoided looking at the drive and finally started getting back to normal this evening in time to fight with both siblings at the dinner table. He looks so exhausted and skinny though, anyone would think he'd been on some major foreign expedition lasting months, rather than a 5 days at an outward bounds centre.

As usual, dd is doing a sterling job of fighting off her bug and I'm pretty sure she'll be back to nursery on Monday. She seems to have a much better immune system than the rest of us and I can't help wondering if it's because I delayed some of her immunisations. (Which reminds me, I needs to get her booked in for her MMR. )

I failed dismally in my fast yesterday - my own fault, I made gf flapjacks for ds1's return and between the stress of the builders/drive, ds1 coming home and dd being poorly they just smelled too good. So, after not eating from tea-time on Thursday, until 4.30 Friday I then decided to switch my fast day until today and eat tea with everyone else. Fortunately fasting today has been a cinch. Didn't feel like eating at all until tea time and then had one fajita. Feed day tomorrow, so I'm hoping dh will do a Sunday lunch!

Weighed in this morning and I gained 2.5 blooming pounds!

Going to give my evil body the benefit of the doubt and assume it's struggling to get used to the fasting way of eating after two weeks of the delectable porridge diet.

Have decided to give it a month and see if things start shifting, if not, it's back to yer basic calorie counting on MFP for me.

Can't see me being able to exercise for quite a while yet, so the only alternative is being strict with my intake or there's no way I'll shift this stone again. Harrumph!

Aw, that's rubbish. My body is kind of similar I think - it kicks into starvation and hangs onto everything it can. It doesn't seem to have read the weight loss theory stuff!

Muscles are just starting to recover. but I'm glad to be back at it - and my jeans (the new ones that I hadn't worn that I was chuffed to fit into) are loose around the waist. Not very, but I'm happy it's going in the right direction...

Hope ds1 is recovering! So proud of you both, what an achievement!

Thank's Madwoman.

Ds1 was much more settled and dd was well enough to take out to a local fete yesterday. Cost us a blimmin' fortune between the three of them, but we bought ds1 some volcanic rock and a bubble gun, so he was happy and I got to escape prison the house for a while.

Well done on the jeans. All mine are starting to feel a tad snug now. Currently having a bit of a panic, as have had a series of symptoms over the last week or so that I only ever get when pregnant! Hoping it's just my hormones being mucked about by the porridge diet and then fast and definitely too scared to test! It only dawned on me yesterday when I was whingeing to dh about it - I said the immortal words "I haven't had this since I was first pregnant with dd" we laughed - and then both our faces fell! I don't think I can be, based on periods and dates, almost sure it's just wonky hormones, but all the same - just a bit worried.

Ds2 has his first swimming lesson this afternoon. It will be interesting to see how he gets on and if he can hold himself up in the water. Had lots of advice off the EDS thread about it, so won't be surprised if he finds it hard.

I feel terrible, because I ranted, raged and shouted my way through the morning before everyone went off to work and school today. Managed to upset both boys and dh and they all went off in a mood with me - poor ds2 was nervous about swimming as well. I should have been hugging him not shouting at him.

It was a reaction to being stuck home, hobbling around cleaning up all the mess they've left all over the house, while they go out and have lives. They all (including dh) left the place in such a state this morning and then sat there reading or playing on the computer once they were ready, while I hobbled around trying to tidy up - I'm afraid I saw red. Three able bodied males doing bugger all, a decidedly unable bodied woman runs around after them.

Still feel bad about shouting though.

Story of my life, really.

You are going to go and get it checked again this week though, aren't you? Isn't tour mum taking you? It should be healing by now, so they need to sort it out.

lol at pg symptoms. I'm sure you aren't, but that would be an interesting turn up for the books.

I was supposed to go to the GP today, but Mum is ill and can't get me there.

Actually - and I know this always happens as soon as you think about seeing the doctor - I think it feels a bit better today. Managed to get dd to nursery on one crutch, although it was very sore afterwards. I will see what it's like after picking them all up from school and then decide if I'm rebooking appointment for tomorrow.

What about you - organised an xray yet?

I am pretty much 100% I'm not pregnant, but you should have seen dh's face when he realised what I'd just said! Still, at least I'd have an excuse for gaining weight. I'm actually so sure that I'm not even going to bother to test. I had a period last month at the right time-ish, but it was a bit odd and not typical for me - that's the only thing that has allowed that minute particle of doubt into my mind. It's far more likely to be the menopause than pregnancy at my age!

I'm sitting here waiting on the Tesco delivery guy. Slot booked for between 1.00 and 3.00, I have to go out at 3.05 to pick up the dcs and there not here yet. Bet they turn up bang on 3.00 and I have to sling all the frozen stuff in the freezer then rush up to the school leaving the rest festering in the living room. Two bloody hours they've had to get here and they leave it until school run time. - See Grumpy McGrumpy Pants here today.

Nah, not yet, but it's not even 8.30 and ds1 has a psych appt at 9, so he's still lurking.

Survived the school run and foot not agony, so hoping I've turned a corner. Going to stick with one crutch for a couple of days and see how it goes. Got ds1's SALT assessment on Wednesday and my Neuro on Thursday, plus three parent information meetings for each of the dc's and another evening one for ds1's potential secondary (which he's supposed to attend with us ) this week, so could do without trying to squash in another appointment this week.

Called Tesco. First they said I didn't have a delivery booked, so I gave them the order number and they found it but said the van wasn't running late. Then they said they'd call the driver and find out what was going on and would call me back. Gave them my mobile number, explained that I would be on school run, but back in half an hour - no call. He eventually turned up 40 minutes late, without an apology, but with a huge rant about how ridiculously unrealistic the time between delivery slots are and how he was on his break - which he is entitled to. So, I will wait for dh to come home and get him to phone and complain, so at least we'll get our delivery fee back. I'm hopeless, far too easily soft soaped and would probably end up letting them off with an apology.

Another good day for dd at Nursery. Ds1 apparently had great fun painting a volcano in art and was liberally sprayed with paint (face and uniform) when I went to collect him - much to his teacher's amusement. Ds2 enjoyed swimming, but hasn't had to try and hold himself up without holding on yet, so still no idea if he can do it. They had to do a lot of holding on and kicking and he was complaining of ankle pain on the way home, so think he might have over-extended himself a bit.