Monday Morning Roll Call

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow, Trish!!! 

Trish;
Good luck tomorrow, we'll keep you in our prayers.

Ida

Good morning all - Ida and Trish, hope you're both feeling better - Ida, watch that heaviness in the chest - pnemonia? Trish, good luck with the surgery tomorrow. Oh, and Liz - keep that stinking snow where you are - LOL!!

I'm at work - long, dark, rainy drive in and I swear I saw ligthening at one point -either that or it was a UFO? But got to work early because hubby is home nursing a very sore knee - he twisted it last night and felt a pop, so we got him some heat for it and he stayed off it. Told him to try ice today to see if that helps. If not I guess he'll be making a trip to the orthopedic surgeon instead of me for a change. He can keep the dog company today since he's now allowed back at Fuzzy Butts until next Monday.

As for me I'm at work - PT today at 2:00, then home to make dinner and walk the dog. Liz, we love DWTS and even though I never heard of half of the 'stars' this season I'm sure we'll watch all the same.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Kathy

Good Morning Ida, PA

Sorry to hear you are under the weather, back in early February I had something that settled in my chest for a month, awful feeling that way and still having to get up and go to work. . .  hope you feel better. . .

Waiting on my daughter and grands so we can figure what we are going to do today, temps in low 80s, but 70s at beach, so not sure we will go to the beach, :(  Tomorrow I will be up at 4 to catch my 6:10 am flight, from the airport to work and working until 6 both tomorrow and Wednesday, by Thr, I should be worn out (lol) the perils of a short vacation. . .

Have a great day everyone.

Laureen

Morning Ida and PA.. hope you are feeling better soon.  Try to get some rest after work if you can.

Well got up this morning with some struggle.  I had woken up around 2 am and couldn't fall back to sleep for a bit.  So, of course when I did fall back to sleep, it was deep and I didn't want to get out of bed when the alarm went off.  Skecher must have gotten tired of hearing it, because he started nudging me until I moved and turned it off. 

Speaking of my dear Skecher, I hope he's not sick.  He left a present for me on my bedroom floor at some point when I was up and around this morning.  The litter box in the kitchen did have a strong ammonia smell, but the one in the bedroom (where he usually poos) didn't seem any worse than normal.  Needless to say, I cleaned the floor and emptied both litter boxes.  I'll have to watch him and see if he is going normally and in the box. 

I have a question for moms and teachers that I will put in a separate post... please go look for it. 
Today, I am working til 8:30.  I have to run over to the drug store to get Siehara's meds filled at lunch time.  After work, Siehara has her annual eye exam.  Then, we will head to the gym.  They are launching yet another version of Body Pump and Body Combat tonight.  I did not sign up for Body Pump so there may not be space for me.  If there is not, then I will just do some treadmill or bike wor****il Body Combat time.  The extra cardio last week seems to be making a difference so I am going to do it again this week. 

After the gym, home to relax and hopefully get to bed early.

Hope this crap outside goes away and everyone has a good one.

Good morning Ida and all - Ida - I hope you are starting to get some relief - this weather can NOT be helping any.......

I am at school and trying VERY hard to not break down into tears.  I know that it is PMS, but I brought on some unecessary drama this weekend and as much as I like to be center of attention - THIS I can do without.  I was at a synagogue family function on Saturday night and got PLASTERED. According to Larry - I was a sloppy fall down drunk.  At the time and through most of yesterday - I didn't think it was a big deal.  People get drunk - it happens.  I can not remember the last time I was THAT drunk and I actually passed out at 9:30 at home.   I am starting to question the transfer addiction thing.  Like with food, I thought it would be that it was all I could think about - that if I had some sort of addiction - it would keep me from what I normally do.  Well, that is not the case with alcohol.  I LOVE the way I feel.  So - many weekends, I drink when we are out.  It is VERY rare for me to have a drink at home.  Once in a while I will have a glass of wine with dinner if Larry is home and we have no plans - and you all know how often THAT happens - NOT!  So I figured that if I am only doing it socially and when we are out - then I have control over it right?!?!  I guess I am starting to figure some things out.  Not sure how to handle this part of me.  Wow - I guess the struggling NEVER ends huh?  Any thoughts and insights would be VERY helpful right now!

(And Liz - all math references WILL cheer me up!)  HA HA!

OK - so my day - I am at school for day 5 of 6 of testing.  Should be a quiet morning.  Math today - so at the least I am in my element.  After school I AM heading to the pool - I remembered my suit and my headphones are charged - so a chlorine filled mile with Billy Joel and the Beatles are on my agenda.  Then visit with Larry, dinner and the girls dance classes.  Two more weeks of dance and then my Monday's are mine again.  I am sure I will find a way to fill them up relatively easy! :)

Happy SPRING?!?!

My dear sweet Steffi.... I do think you may need to consider the whole transfer addiction thing.  Social drinking is ok, but getting sloppy drunk not so much.. I love you and don't want to see you enter down a path you don't need to go down.  You seem to be replacing the social eating with social drinking.. PLASTERED is not a good thing , babe.

On another note... how the hell do you use headphones in the water? What kind of music player are you using that is waterproof??

{{{{{Steffi}}}} Transfer addictions after GBS are real, scary and not uncommon.  Feel free to stop by the crossing over to transfer addiction board for support should you fee you need it.  I developed alcoholism after GBS.  It started slowly, but quickly spun out of control.  Do NOT hesitate to get help if you need it.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/crossingtotransferaddiction s/discussion/

Well wishes to those struggling with illness and those with school projects!

As for me, I'm working today, as usual.  The weather was really yucky this morning for waiting for my bus and train, but I'm warm and dry now.  I'm here to pledge another day of sobriety and sane eating.  Started the morning with a protein shake and hardboiled egg.

Steffi,

I have to agree with Lisa, we have addictive personalities so the transfer addiction is VERY possible! Even if you are not "thinking about it" all the time, it is there!! Luckily, I was not a drinker before surgery and I still am not! I like to have fun on my own terms without any outside forces. I had one bad experience with drinking too mu*****ollege and I don't want to do that again!

We are here for you!!

Love, Beth

My Sweet Steffi,

   I have been with you many times the last few months and why yes transfer addictions do occur. Are you feeling this way because it occured at the synagogue? I know you are liking the way you feel when you do drink but is it a new feeling because you didn't do it in the past?

 Trust me I had my episode of falling down drunk to the point I passed out cold on the floor at Parx casino while seeing the Soul Cruisers. Sitting with their wives and girlfriends and Shawn had to carry me out of the casino. Talk about crying and being mortified questioning my every action when alcohol came into play . I learned that I can not drink wine (white zinfindel) and now I do try my best to monitor what I drink when out and like you I will rarely have a drink while home. The next day I woke up saying I would never go see the Boys again and well when I did face the girls they all were very understanding and Karen (Smokey's g/f who is a nurse) pulled me aside to say girlfriend you do not have the same insides you used to have please be careful. That meant the world to me.

 Love you and want the best for you always.