NEWBIE HERE!

[Guest guest]

This is a great post, Ruth. I've been on the " start my diet fresh (perfect) on

Monday " band wagon for a long time and I'm am working on incorporating this new

motto into my life. It's hard to let go of the perfection over progress creed!

Thanks to posts like this, and Rene's website, I'm learning to let go of the

imperfections and get on with the progress. Thanks!

Re: Newbie here!

Hi Bobbie! Welcome!!!!

With 3 kids, I'm sure you are a very busy lady! When you say that

this is your 7th day and you may " start over " on Monday, that leads

me to believe that you didn't quite live up to your expectations the

first week. Let me be the first to tell you that NO ONE but NO ONE

does this program perfectly. If you've read the book than you know

that this is Body for LIFE...meaning, it is a way of life and not a

diet to be followed and the emphasis is " progress " not " perfection. "

Of course we all aim high and insist that we are going to eat

perfectly and get all of our workouts in, but almost everyone here,

even people who have been INCREDIBLY successful on this plan slip

up. I cannot tell you how many people I have seen come to this board

and say that they've messed up and need to " start over. " As you go

along in your weeks and you've eaten something you shouldn't have,

accept it, learn from it, and move on and eat cleanly the rest of

the day, and the next day, try to do better. There is no beginning

and end to this plan when done correctly. You're always mindful of

what you SHOULD be doing and you try to do it. But, when you don't,

please don't give up. This is why people quit. You have 6 meals you

eat in a day that's 36 meals a week if you take a free day...if it

is difficult for you to do this and you slip up alot, consider how

many meals you ate well. Even if you eat 4 out of your 6 meals

cleanly, that's 24 out of 36 meals eaten well and only 12 meals not

eaten well. The next week try to do better and focus on small

victories or you're going to get too overwhelmed.

Here is an article from one of this groups moderators " Skwigg " at

her site that you may find helpful.

http://www.skwigg.com/id28.html " Cheaters Prosper "

http://www.skwigg.com/id60.html " This is Your Brain on BFL "

and if you're in a fitness slump

http://www.skwigg.com/id63.html " I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up "

Good luck! You can do this! Just dust yourself off and get back on

that BFL horse!

Glad to see your post! Hope to " see " you back soon!

-Ruth

> Hi everyone. My names Bobbie and I'm a fat person. I'm 40 and

the

> mom of 3 kids and this is my first time with the BFL program. I'm

> on my 7th day but thinking about starting over on Monday. I'v

read

> a few post's and looked at a couple of pics...very, very

impressed.

> Thanks for this club I'm sure it will be a great inspiration!

[Guest guest]

Hi, welcome to the group.

The peak you mention at the LES is known as a "bird beak"

appearance where the LES does not relax to let the food

go into the stomach. If your father has had this for many

years he has developed pouches or stretching in the esophagus.

Neither of these are unusual for Achalasia. The bird beak

appearance is a good sign that he does have Achalasia. These

appearances will show on a barium swallow, but for a sure

diagnosis he should have a manometry test done.

You will want to be sure that you find a doctor that knows

Achalasia and how to treat it. It is a rare disease and not

all doctors know how to treat it.

Please tell us where you are and maybe one of our members

can recommend a good doctor to you.

I am attaching a photo of the birds beak esophagus below.

It it does not come through let me know and I will upload

it to you.

Good luck and please continue to post and let us know.

Maggie,

Alabama

[Guest guest]

Has he had a manometry test done? Those tests when done show "peaks" its on a graph. It is suppose to show a nice little curve,,,,, but those of us with achalasia it will show large jumps on the graph. Maybe thats what he is talking about. Needless to say you have found the right group of support people here.

in Indianaipodgurl <eatsushi@...> wrote:

Hi, everyone! I'm very glad to have found this group. My father, Isuspect, has Alchalasia. He has just started some online research onthis. This is a condition he has had all his life. He says he hasthese problems:* A pouch, in the shape of a bottle, at the upper esophagus, whichaccumulates food (causing him to reverse the food most times after itbuilds up too much). * "Mountain peaks" at the LES, where it should be a normal ring.I haven't had much luck doing research on these "peaks," however. Doesanyone have a clue what he might be talking about? He had an examyears ago, which revealed this odd deformity at the "gateway" of thetop of the stomach. I hope this isn't the only case of such a thing.Any information is appreciated! Thank you!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/17/2004 4:09:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, eatsushi@... writes:

* "Mountain peaks" at the LES, where it should be a normal ring.

Perhaps he is talking about the classic sign of what radiologists call the "birds beak" appearance of the esophagus near the LES.?

Jan

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have a pouch similar to the one your father talks about. It can be such a irritation, but the main problem is the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) which does not relax and open. He will probably at this stage no longer have any peristalsis to move his food down the oesophagus. It is important to get this treated surgically so that the oesophagus does not stretch too much, but that might have happened already. If you look at the diagramme you will see how the oesophagus narrows into a 'bird's beak' as it goes into the sphincter (valve) connecting the oesophagus to the stomach.(I am sure Maggie sent you a better picture)

Do keep in touch and let us know how he is doing - there are a whole lot of us who know what he is going through.

If you do a 'Google' search you will get pages of info on Achalasia. Happy reading!

Joan

Joan Pearse

Johannesburg South Africa

Newbie here!

Hi, everyone! I'm very glad to have found this group. My father, Isuspect, has Alchalasia. He has just started some online research onthis. This is a condition he has had all his life. He says he hasthese problems:* A pouch, in the shape of a bottle, at the upper esophagus, whichaccumulates food (causing him to reverse the food most times after itbuilds up too much). * "Mountain peaks" at the LES, where it should be a normal ring.I haven't had much luck doing research on these "peaks," however. Doesanyone have a clue what he might be talking about? He had an examyears ago, which revealed this odd deformity at the "gateway" of thetop of the stomach. I hope this isn't the only case of such a thing.Any information is appreciated! Thank you!

[Guest guest]

Teri, welcome to the group. Where do you live?

I wonder if the link you are talking about is one of the ones at the bottom

of this eamil? If you look on the posts on the site, you will find that ads

are posted on Sundays and Wednesdays. Maybe you will find it in there also?

Welcome

Shaye

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Teri! Where are you from? What products do you

make? Do you have a website? LOL, not like bombarding you with

questions!

I'm from NY, but live in SC now. I make mainly mp, but love making cp

too!

Enjoy your time here!

Colleen

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[Guest guest]

Many parents here use Buttar's chelation therapy!

If you want to see Buttar talk about this himself, go to:

http://www.autismmedia.org/media4.html

This link will show you some videos of our interview with him!

enjoy...

FAIR Autism Media

> My name is Louise, and my 8 1/2 yr. old son has mild autism. He

> is " normal " about 85% of the time, so I know I'm lucky. I have him in

> a special autism class, with 8 kids and 1 teacher, plus 3 aides. He is

> doing very well, but is very " babyish " for his age.

>

> I took a whole month to read EOH, whereas I usually read a book like

> that in a week. It was just so painful! To realize that my child

> doesn't " just think differently, " but is actually damaged; that is

> something no parent should have to go through. I have suspected the

> shots every since he was diagnosed 4 1/2 years ago (the worst day of my

> life), but this confirmed it.

>

> I am here because I want to stop this from ever happening again, and

> because I want to learn about Dr. Buttar's method of chelation

> therapy. Any info about that would be most welcome. And thanks for

> letting me join this group!

[Guest guest]

There is always a reason. My son used to take off his shoes if the seam in the sock was crooked, it is a sensory issue. He will strip his clothes when he is hot or wet.

Marilyn Pylesmom2oneqt <brwnizes@...> wrote:

Just wanted to introduce myself.My Name is Kim and my sone Is Korey(4) we currently live in Lawrenceville Ga. Korey has been diagnosed as speech and cognetive delayed. He currently attends Hopkins Elementary schools special ed prek 3 days a week in Lilburn and goest to Kindercare in Lawrenceville 2 days a week. His specialed teacher says she sees signs of autisum in Korey and now so do I.Lately he has been having behaviorial probles at both schools, being defiant. At Kindercare today I was told he was throughing his shoes and socks across the class and "Crying" for no reason. I really dont think that the teacher there have any experience dealing with special needs children and Im starting to question if I should contine to send Korey there.What do you do when your child is having behavior

issues at school? Korey is an only child so I could use all the advice that you can give. thanks

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My 8 yo still strips off his clothes as soon as he gets home from school if he has had a bad day...and putting on shoes and socks is still an issue daily!! All sensory related...

hang in there!!!

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Ask your OT about brushing therapy it really works!

mom of former stripperKLM <galady3744@...> wrote:

My 8 yo still strips off his clothes as soon as he gets home from school if he has had a bad day...and putting on shoes and socks is still an issue daily!! All sensory related...

hang in there!!!

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[Guest guest]

My 7 year old would be naked if he could

also, so we use overalls. OskKosh makes bigger boys sizes, and I

go to one of their outlets and buy several pair each year. He can't

undo the galluses (sp?), so he can't strip. At night, we use zip

up pj's (Target), and pin the zipper closed with a diaper pin (although

he hasn't been unzipping and stripping at night lately). The shoes

and socks problem has stopped since last year, although he still loves

to be shoeless, and rubbing his feet is one of the best ways to connect

with him. When he was taking his shoes off all of the time, I got

shoes that looked like hiking boots (Kmart), and for some reason that worked

better.

Hope this helps.

KLM <galady3744@...>

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10/14/2005 07:04 PM

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is still an issue daily!! All sensory related...

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Oh..yes...the foot rubbing is definitely at the top of my son's list. He loves his foot massages throughout the evening and prior to bed. It's amazing how universal these characteristics are.

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I remember when my son was smaller, we would put his pajamas on backwards, he never figured it out.

Re: Newbie here!

My 7 year old would be naked if he could also, so we use overalls. OskKosh makes bigger boys sizes, and I go to one of their outlets and buy several pair each year. He can't undo the galluses (sp?), so he can't strip. At night, we use zip up pj's (Target), and pin the zipper closed with a diaper pin (although he hasn't been unzipping and stripping at night lately). The shoes and socks problem has stopped since last year, although he still loves to be shoeless, and rubbing his feet is one of the best ways to connect with him. When he was taking his shoes off all of the time, I got shoes that looked like hiking boots (Kmart), and for some reason that worked better. Hope this helps.

KLM <galady3744@...> Sent by: autism 10/14/2005 07:04 PM

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[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list. You will find a lot of great folks and lots of

information here. I have two boys with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome and

other " issues " -- their entire story can be found at our family website

(see signature)--

~Pattie~

" What matters is not great deeds, but great love. " ~ St. Therese of Lisieux

Family website: www.shwachman.50megs.com

My name is and I am new to this group. My 3.5 year old son

has been dxd with FG Syndrome after many metabolic and genetic tests

have ruled him out of some really bad stuff.

When we got the dx of FGS, we were told by Dr. Opitz to have his

Immune system checked as well, cause some FGS kids have some

problems.

We did this and so far we know that he is IgA deficent, shows low

numbers to pneumo and not indicated to the MMR. We have received

the boosters and are awaiting a re-test in 4 weeks.

Jacen has chronic sinus infections, chronic ear infections and both

are becoming resistant to the usual abx. He has also had 3 bouts of

pneumonia in the last 2 years. Only one requiring hospitalization.

Also, he is chronically constipated, has reflux, is moderatly MR,

completely non-verbal, has many behavior issues, and is Autistic as

well.

_____

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group . My first suggestion is to call the Immune

Deficiency Foundation at 1-800-296-4433 and ask for their patient and

family handbook. It is free to you and will help you understand some of

the different immune deficiencies that you may be dealing with.

I know it's hard to be in the pre-diagnosis stage -- you have so many

questions and no one will answer them because there's too many

possibilities. Just know that we have all been in your shoes and we all

agree that the waiting to know is terrible!

What were his IgG numbers? Also, they need to check his IgG subclasses

-- they are labeled IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4. That will tell them if

he has a subclass deficiency which is common in people with IgA

deficiency.

Quite a few of the kids on this list also deal with autism or forms of

it. So, I'm sure you'll find some support here. And as you are

probably wondering -- yes, it sounds like you belong in this group!!!!

Unfortunately! At least until you get a better diagnosis.

God bless you as you journey through this stage. If we can answer any

questions for you, let us know. And welcome!

In His service,

dale

[Guest guest]

Hello a ,

Welcome to our group . I wont answer your questions because i

see Rashelle and others already have . But i did want to say Hello

and welcome you to this great group of people.

Molly : O )

>

> Hi everyone!

> I am 27 years old and am needing to lose at least 30 pounds, I

> absolutly hate exercising, but do like the life lift breathing! I

> havent done it more than a few times though, like every other

> exercise and diet I try to do, I dont seem to stick with it, even

as

> easy as it is! I am going to though, I was wondering what results

> everyone has gotten from this as far as weight loss and in what

> period of time did it take you to lose it? I am going to start

> counting my calories and doing life lift, I am leaving town on

> Friday, but plan on starting 5 days a week of the 20 minute

workout

> on Monday with the calorie counting, I had my baby almost 18

months

> ago and am running out of excuses of why I am still fat! haha! I

> would love to continue it when I lose the weight and get pregnant

> again, is it ok to do while pregnant? Does anyone know where

Rashelle

> learned this aerobic breathing technique? I know she taught Greer

> Childers the breathing and she changed it to a harsher breath and

> called it BodyFlex, Which by the way I have that also and hate the

> harsh breath! But does anyone know where Rashelle learned the

breath

> from? Anyway, I would love to hear some inspiring testimonials

with

> weight loss and the time to achieve it in. I am exited to be a

part

> of this group!

> a

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruby - and be absolutely assured, you are most definitely not alone. You should read all you can about this condition and I would point you in the direction of our website www.tpa-uk.org.uk where you should click on 'Hyperthyroidism' in the Menu on the left of the Home Page and read everything that is there.

Welcome to our forum where I hope you will get the help and support you need, and if you have any questions, just holler (as would say) and somebody will come running, with hopefully, the right answer.

luv - Sheila

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[Guest guest]

Welcome to all the newbies!

Elisha,

I really recognized a lot of myself in your post. Justification for not reaching

full potential? Oh, yeah..... I've made a lot of progress since August. Pushed

in new directions I've been wanting to go in but was afraid to try. Aimed higher

in other areas. It's a wonderful feeling (though still scary at times), which

I'm sure you'll experience yourself--much sooner than you think.

Someone who helped me tremendously on the earlier part of this weight loss

journey* talked about a parka that she " outsmalled. " She didn't get rid of

it--she kept it for times when she really would have liked to wrap herself in a

parka of fat to insulate herself from the rest of the world.

Maybe you can find yourself an actual blanket to wrap yourself in when you need

that sense of security? Or visualize yourself wrapped in something warm,

protective, beautiful. (The guided journey in #110 has a similar image--I think

you could listen to it even if you're still trying to get caught up in the

podcasts.)

* It's often easier to express it in terms of the weight loss journey--though

the truth is, the journey is life....

________________________________

From: dragyngrrl <elisha.dew@...>

weightloss

Sent: Fri, April 30, 2010 11:01:43 PM

Subject: Newbie here!

What's holding me back: Recently I've been feeling very introspective about a

lot of things in my life--weight, career, relationships, religion, finance,

pretty much everything. Today I was going through the IOWL workbook, and during

the section on what's holding me back and what gifts my objection to losing

weight is trying to give me, it hit me: this weight is my security blanket, and

my justification for not reaching my full potential. It's telling me that it's

okay that I'm not living--or even reaching for--my dreams.

,___

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Elisha!

Your story really touched me this morning. I, too, am using my excess fat as a

security blanket. Although I am a go-getter in many aspects of my life, I have

used the fat as an excuse to not reach my potential romantically. talks

about unwanted attention from the other sex, but I have taken it further. Over

the last years I have not been in a serious relationship. Partially because I am

unhappy with the way a look, but deep down because I am afraid I might be

unworthy of love. Romantic love. Phew... I said it. It's hard to admit.

So, let's try and use something else as a security blanket (maybe the parka

suggested- love that idea!) and live up to our true potential!

Good luck on your journey!

Jantje

>

> Hello, everyone!

>

> My name is Elisha, and I'm new here. I've been listening to IOWL for a while,

but I'm just now getting serious about it and actually doing the work. I figured

part of that was this group, so here I am.

>

> A little about me: I'm turning 30 next month. Married, mom to the world's most

beautiful baby girl (Mallory, 16 mos.), employed full time. About to build a new

house in the country.

>

> Weight history: I've been overweight all my life. Currently sitting around

265. I've never been athletic, but I've been going to the gym recently and I

absolutely love it. Lifting weights is such great stress relief!

>

> My dreams: One day I want to run a marathon, but I'll start with a 5K this

fall. Eventually, I'll get my weight down to around 150-160, which I think would

be ideal, but I've never been there, so maybe I'll find something even better

for me. I'd love to be a personal trainer, nutritionist, and weight loss

conselor. And yoga instructor.

>

> What's holding me back: Recently I've been feeling very introspective about a

lot of things in my life--weight, career, relationships, religion, finance,

pretty much everything. Today I was going through the IOWL workbook, and during

the section on what's holding me back and what gifts my objection to losing

weight is trying to give me, it hit me: this weight is my security blanket, and

my justification for not reaching my full potential. It's telling me that it's

okay that I'm not living--or even reaching for--my dreams.

>

> How is that a good thing? Well, I think what it comes down to is

self-acceptance (of course, of course). More than that, it's self-acceptance

right NOW. I've always felt sort of positive about myself, ironically, but I can

see now that it's always been because of some future potential. I don't like

myself because of who I am, I like myself because of who I might become, and

this weight is my excuse for not becoming that person, or my justification of

not becoming that person already. It's saying, " It's okay to not live your

dreams; you're fat. You've got a good reason not to. "

>

> For the longest time I thought that if I could just fix my weight, the rest of

my life would be sort itself out. Perhaps it's the other way around.

>

>

> Okay, enough rambling! I look forward to conversing with all of you!

> Elisha

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm looking into VSG with Dr. Aceves in the last Summer. How has it been for those of you Post OP?

Thank you,

Adrienne

[Guest guest]

WONDERFUL is all I can say. 60 poundshave melted in 5 months. MarilouSent from my iPodOn Jun 24, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Adrienne Nielsen <adrienne_nielsen@...> wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking into VSG with Dr. Aceves in the last Summer. How has it been for those of you Post OP?

Thank you,

Adrienne

[Guest guest]

I can honestly say i was the one who would read this board everyday reading

everybody stories. Finally a year last i was sleeved in Feb 2010. To date i lost

80 pounds. I was the person who was always sceptical of the post. I honestly

thought ppl were just making up stories but Im here to say we are happy Aceves

patients and i wish i had done this years Ago, even though Im just 25 years old

i should have done this when i first balloon up to 320 pounds. But with money

issues and can't get financial loans i was stuck. I got more determine and save

up my money and used income taxes to pay for my life back. Best decision i ever

made.

On Thu Jun 24th, 2010 10:02 PM EDT Marilou wrote:

>WONDERFUL is all I can say. 60 pounds

>have melted in 5 months.

>

>Marilou

>

>Sent from my iPod

>

>On Jun 24, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Adrienne Nielsen <adrienne_nielsen@...>

wrote:

>

>> Hi,

>> I'm looking into VSG with Dr. Aceves in the last Summer. How has it been for

those of you Post OP?

>> Thank you,

>> Adrienne

>>

>>