Wednesday Roll Call

I have many fond memories of having ashes on my forehead as a kid and people looking at me like it had dirt up there, NOT. I was raised Catholic, have a lot of great memories of going to Catholic school all 12 years. I had a blast a couple years ago going to a play called "Late Night Catachisim (sp?)". Everything in it was true to what I lived with the nuns.  Barry, keep in mind that we are all sinners and need the grace of God, we as humans sin more than we think we do. I do not really follow you when you say that you are not doing anything wrong but need to be cleansed of your sins before going to communion. . .  It is always good practice to ask God's forgiveness of one's sins before partaking in communion. I do it on a regular basis before I partake in communion, it is something that a person should do on a regular basis. If one goes to communion without thinking of the why Jesus commanded his believers to follow His commands to do it in remberance of Him . . . Sorry, I will get off of my soap box now. Chris

 

Chris,      No it is good to be on your soap box.  I hope the others don't mind us getting deep in to religious conversations.  This is about weight loss, not a religious debate, but it is good in my book.  I am Lutheran (Missouri Synod) and I believe that if you have something really stuck in your heart, you need to talk to the pastor to be deeply cleaned before taking communion.  he has offered to do communion with me when ever I need it.  I was hoping I could get it today, as it is Ash Wednesday, but we postponed it a week.  Not sure why, but it was a sign on the door.  I do routinely ask for forgiveness, but talking with him just lets me get it out before taking the embodiment of the Lord's sacrifice.      As for I am not doing anything wrong but need to be cleansed of my sins.  I am following the richeous (sp?) path in a very touchy situation.  I am having very detailed and evil thoughts though.  It is directed towards one particular person that is causing a lot of upheaval in my life and my daughters life and this person doesn't even know it or care for that matter.  It will cause a lot more people pain and suffering if what is happening comes to light.  But the thoughts are pure evil, and I know I need my heart to be cleansed of that, and maybe with enough cleaning, they will just stop someday.  with His grace alone will it happen. Ok I am off my soap box.  I hope I throughly confused everyone now. :)  B

Good Morning Chris and the rest of Illinois! I actually made it in to work today!!!!  My arms are very sore from gripping the steering wheel so hard for 45 minutes, but I am here, safe and sound.  It wasn't as bad as it could have been.  It was like, "I'll go a little farther, and if it is still bad, I'll turn around".  Before I knew it, I was closer to work than home, so I came all the way in.  I will keep an eye on the accumulation and maybe think about heading home early. The kids are home because the school closed, so I am going to call them with their agenda.  I think I will ask them to plan and prepare a nice dinner.  That should keep them busy, I hope! Just getting home safe is my only objective for today.  I hope everyone else stays safe and warm and at home if possible.

Our classes were cancelled today so I don't need to go in till this afternoon, but our streets haven't been plowed and I can't get out yet. It certainly does look like we could get more than a foot of snow here. I'd be perfectly happy to take a vacation day today! 

I had my fourth fill yesterday--9cc in a 10cc band. I felt some restriction at breakfast, but now it is two hours later and I feel hungry. This is unusual for me since I ate the same breakfast I always have and it has always taken me easily to lunch. I guess it is head hunger. I really want the restriction to work, it feels like I have been at the same weight for a month or more. Oh well...progress not perfection.

Stay safe everyone!

Connie 

Hello,  You could really be hungry.  I have found that my band is extremely fickle, acts differently after each fill, and in times of stress, foul weather and hormonal shifts it either loosens up or gets so tight I cannot eat.  I am almost a year out and have yet to totally understand the mysteries of the band.  There are days that I am perfectly restricted, and yet the next day I can eat New York.  Sometimes I can eat something fine, and then the next time I go to eat it I cant tolerate it.  Fickle band...... I also have found that the weight loss is cyclical.   I lose poundage, then I lose no poundage and lose inches, then I need a fill and start it all over again.  You will hit the sweet spot with restriction and when you do I have heard it is wonderful.  I thought I was there but now I feel loose.  I was a tad too tight after my last fill and pb'd alot.   So I am afraid of getting another fill.  I have 7.5 cc's in the band now.   Hopefully I can white knuckle it for a while without getting another fill just yet . Gina

Good morning Illinois. I am at work, 35 miles from home, and probaly will be heading home shortly. It was fine coming over this morning, just rain. RighEven with the snow, we had a busy morning today,. now, it is snowing hard, and the road out front is snow covered. Dawn, and Connie, I hope you both are planning on heading out early too.  Even with the snow, we had a busy morning today.  I will jump back in later. Hugs

I am now home, the head office called and said we could close the office. They didn't have to tell us twice. I had no problems getting home, except a bit of blowing. We aren't getting nothing compare to what you all are getting in  the burbs and Rockford area. I do think once the temp drops, and it gets dark, we will be frozen up, then it will get bad.  Keep warm and safe. Hugs

Ok today is one of those days!!!! My kids had school today.   I didnt want them to go but made them go anyway.  They were grumping and griping about going, and I was the meanest mother of the century.  My gripe is that NIU closed, and they grounded 500 planes at Ohare, but they were going to school.  So off they went.  Anyway, I have now recieved 7 (yes 7) calls stating that my kids are being let out at 1:30 pm.   They get out at 3:30, so why bother for the 2 hours?  Either dont make them go at all, or keep them for the 2 hours.  Now I have to go back out in this weather to pick them and 4 neighbor kids.  I understand why they dont want to close the schools, but for gods sake make up your minds.   It is 11am and we have no snow yet.... we do have sleety ice.  It is HORRIBLE out there.  I feel so sorry for the kids that had to stand out there this morning and get hit in the face with that blowing sleeting ice.  My friend called me and told me she actually brought her daughter in and kept her home b/c her face was so red from getting hit with the ice she was crying.  Needless to say the child was bundled up tighter than the kid in the christmas story and this still happened - poor baby. Ok I am getting off my soapbox to ask a ?  How is everyone getting in all the protein they need?   I am losing my hair and it is making me crazy.   I went to gnc and got a case of Isopure and protein bars.  I also got Biotin.  I am really trying to follow the rules and have lost 5 pounds since vowing to lay off the carbs.  I was so tight for a long time and was in starvation mode. I actually pb'd daily for months.   So I dont want to get another fill just yet.  That was an awful experience.  So I went to soft foods and stalled my weight loss.  I was the same weight for months.  Now I have vowed to follow the rules religiously.   I just have a problem with hair loss now.

Well, good afternoon IL.... My sons school was cancelled for today, but my daughter had to go, as College of Lake County did not close until around noon.  I stayed home from work today, as there is more than 9" of snow on the ground and it is still coming down.  I brought work home with me to get done but I am not in the mood to do it. Hubby and Daughter went out to plow and shovel at 2:30 this morning and they will be going back out at 5:30 this evening.  So I do not know what my son and I will do this evening.  I am not even sure what I will do for dinner. Everyone who braved the elements to go to work, please be careful going home.

I ended up staying home today. I still can't get out of my driveway and with the heaviness of this snow I'm not going to try to shovel it. I had a heart attack two years ago and I won't take the risk. We have a guy who should plow it tonight and it will just have to wait.  As I look out the window by my computer it just keeps snowing heavily. Amazing! I can't remember a day like this. I should have started a jigsaw puzzle this AM. Oh well. Hanging out on this board is entertaining too.

Be safe folks!

Connie