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Report post · February 6, 2002

Welcome and a *BIG* congratulations on the changes you have already

made! Sounds like you are really getting great results already!

I am pretty new to the group too...I just joined about a week ago.

T.

CA

250/250/160

Goal for week of February 3: 10 pounds and 5 days of exercise

Report post · February 6, 2002

Welcome ,

You'll love this group....Congrats on all your weight loss... That's terrific..

New Member

Hello,

My name is and I'm a new member to the group.

Recently a 31 year old friend had a heart attack and almost wasn't

revived. That really got me to thinking about making some major changes

in my life.

I have been big since I was born (Nearly 10 lbs!), and suffer from

severe asthma. Weight just seemed to creep up on me slowly, with the

medication slowing my metabolism and the asthma keeping me from being

as active as other kids. By Junior High I wore a women's size 14 pants.

By the end of High School I wore a 24/26. Now, I'm inching towards a

30/32.

And at 303 lbs. I'd had enough.

About 2 weeks ago I started making some small, but dramatic changes in

my eating habits. I still graze throughout the day, but the fried

potato chips have been replaced by fat-free pretzels or carrot sticks.

The candy bars have been replaced with Geni-Soy bars. (If you haven't

discovered these... well, they're still 200+ calories each, but have

WAY less fat than a Snickers /and/ they have alot of vitamins. They

make a good occassional treat or meal replacement).

On January 28 I took the plunge and have started a regular exercise

program. I'm signed up at the local YMCA for Yoga on Mon./Wed./Fri. and

Tai Chi on Thursdays. I do a little cardio and weights, though the

asthma still makes pounding that treadmill hard. The lure of the sauna

and jacuzzi when it's all over, though, is incentive to keep me going!

I weighed myself for the second time since starting all this, and I'm

down to 259! I realize that with lifting weights I won't lose pounds as

quickly, as I'll be building muscle... but my pants are more

comfortable, and I have more energy than I've had in ages!

I have a very large bone structure, so I have no illusions about ever

becoming 'skinny'. My goal is to be about half the woman I am now. I'd

be satisfied with getting back into a size 14. I figure that it will

take a full year to get there, and hopefully with a bit of support I

can make it.

K.

Report post · February 6, 2002

> Welcome ,

> You'll love this group....Congrats on all your weight loss... That's

terrific..

>

> I weighed myself for the second time since starting all this, and I'm

> down to 259! I realize that with lifting weights I won't lose pounds as

> quickly, as I'll be building muscle... but my pants are more

> comfortable, and I have more energy than I've had in ages!

>

AHEM! Well, as much as I'd LOVE to be down to 259, that'd be a bit

scary after only 2 1/2 weeks! (And only working out since the 2/01/02)

I'm afraid that that should read 295. Still...

Report post · February 22, 2002

Welcome! I' mom to Bridget, 8 with ds. Hope you enjoy it here.

kailmoss2002 <kailmoss@...> wrote: Greetings! I'm a new member to this

group. I have a ten year old

daugthter, , with Downs. She is the light of our lives, along

with her older sister.

- Loretta

Report post · February 22, 2002

Hi Loretta, and welcome. I also have a 10 year old daughter with DS. We

are glad you have joined us, and look forward to hearing more about your

daughter.

Sharon

Mom to (10, DS) and (6)

New Member

> Greetings! I'm a new member to this group. I have a ten year old

> daugthter, , with Downs. She is the light of our lives, along

> with her older sister.

>

> - Loretta

>

> Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

messages to go to the sender of the message.

>

Report post · February 28, 2002

Hi, I am a new writer but I have been reading the emails for I while. I have

responded in the pass but for some reason didn't work. Anyways, I have three

sons and my middle child is seven and has Ds. THanks you all for the

wonderful notes. You have made me feel that I am not alone.

KAthy

Report post · February 28, 2002

Hi Kathy!! Glad to have a new " face " to learn from!

Connie

Mum to Hannah and a bunch of others.

Report post · March 15, 2002

Welcome ,

Rgs

Ian

Listowner

new member

good morning everyone just to introduce myself .My name is Reynolds

Iam a e.m.t for bue marine northsea limited I have been in the Industry

for 15 years .

regards .G. Reynolds

Report post · March 19, 2002

Hi , glad you joined us. I'm from PA about an hour away from where

you are moving. I also have a soon to be 3 yr. old and will be going with a

medical exemption. He had a reaction at 10 months old to the Prevnar vaccine.

The exemption will not be from the Pediatrician, because as far as he is

concerned he will just not receive any more Prevnar. He hasn't been

vaccinated since.

My older son who is 15, has and had many food allergies as an infant and

toddler. He was so ill he was diagnosed Failure To Thrive. Food allergies are

not easy to deal with, so I know what you are dealing with. He is also

diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. He had two obvious reactions to his 4

month DPT, and the first MMR.

If I can answer any of your questions about PA, feel free to email me.

Report post · March 19, 2002

Hi ,

I'm pretty new here too... I posted an intro a while back. Your post

piqued my interest because, of the 4 jabs my son has had, 2 were

DTaP, one HiB (not w/polio) and one Prevnar and we recently

discovered he is allergic to peanuts (the day before he turned one

year, he's 13 mos now). I don't plan to vaccinate any further - now

to convince my partner of that as well. We convinced the ped

to " hold off " ... now I get to tell her " over my dead body will you

inject that crap into my son " .

Of your sons other allergies, how did you discover them? Via

breastmilk, directly or through allergy testing (or a little of

each)? Basically, do you know what I should be watching for in a

breastmilk reaction (he still nurses a lot and though I don't eat

peanuts, I eat pretty much everything else). When did you have

testing done? Do you have Epi-pens, or is there some alternative? I

would love some links to the info you were reffering to on the

connection between Hib, breastfeeding and food allergies and any

other info on peanut allergy specifically (we already know about peas

and lima beans... are there any others to avoid?)

Sorry for all the questions, this just hits home for me. I will take

it off list if it's too OT.

Thanks for any info you have to offer and welcome to the list.

le

momma to nursling Tucker, 2/01

>

> Hi. My name is .......... My son is very healthy (fights

off colds great, no serious infections etc) however, he has a lot of

food allergies!!! Peanuts, nuts are the big ones. He is also

allergic to cows milk, soy, wheat, garlic, mango, apricot., cats,

dogs, food dyes... I came across some info recently about a

hypothesis that links the Hib/polio vaccine with breastfed babies (

which he was) and food allergies. He had that combo at the first set

of shots, while I was breastfeeding. So even the first set of shots

did a lot of damage. I am so happy that I did not continue with them.

Report post · March 21, 2002

hi patricia,

welcome to the list. do you, by any chance, have a

link or abstract for the hypothesis about the vaccine

and food allergies you mentioned???

i'd be interested in that, you're welcome to email me

off list.

:-)

claudia

--- patricia lasalle <natlife2002@...> wrote:

>

> Hi. My name is and I have just joined the

> group. I live in NY and am moving to Lehigh County,

> Pa next month. I have a three year old son who is

> not vaccinated. Unfortunatley, he received his

> first set of shots at 2 months old. Right before

> his next set, the vaccine info just seemed to keep

> popping up in my face until I knew I had to make the

> right decision. I was vaguely aware of the dangers

> before this but not fully educated on the subject.

> I knew this was an issue I had to deal with and I

> wanted to deal with it with a healthy unvaccinated

> child then having problems with a vaccinated child.

> My son is very healthy (fights off colds great, no

> serious infections etc) however, he has a lot of

> food allergies!!! Peanuts, nuts are the big ones.

> He is also allergic to cows milk, soy, wheat,

> garlic, mango, apricot., cats, dogs, food dyes... I

> came across some info recently about a hypothesis

> that links the Hib/polio vaccine with breastfed

> babies ( which he was) and food allergies. He had

> that combo at the first set of shots, while I was

> breastfeeding. So even the first set of shots did a

> lot of damage. I am so happy that I did not

> continue with them.

>

> If anyone is from Pa especially that area, I would

> love info about your experience getting your kids

> into schools, how unvaccinated kids are thought

> about there etc.

>

> Thanks,

>

> ---------------------------------

>

Report post · March 22, 2002

Hi le,

I found out about my son's peanut allergy when he was 23 months after my husband

gave him a bite of PBJ and he became cranky, crying, vomitted, and hives all

over. Since he was an infant, he had terrible eczema, restless sleeping and

always itching. When I was nursing I saw that when I ate something with a dye (

yellow #, red , blue) etc he became very " collicy " so I knew that was a problem

in the first few months. When he was one I started him on rice milk instead of

cows milk on a gut instinct and during nursering I cut my dairy down to a

minimum. At 18 months I started on cows milk , he was 95th percentile for ht/wt

.. In the next 6 months he did not grow an inch or gain any weight, he was having

multiple,loose BM's and terrible eczema that even became infected dermatitis.

My pediatrician kept telling me that it was just eczema but I insisted on

bringing him to an allergist where he had blood drawn and was tested to all

foods. I was suprised to find that he was a 2 to wheat, 3 to milk, 6 to

peanuts, 1+ to garlic. I started bringing him to a chiropracter who specializes

in childrens allergies and does kinesiology to diagnose and she came up with hte

same results and also the soy, some other nuts, mango, pineapple and apricot. I

have kept his diet 100% free of all the foods except an occasional garlic in a

sauce or wheat (not whole wheat he can tolerate the white refined junk!!!) a few

times a month. I also started giving him flax seed oil in his oatmeal and

magnesium and vitamin C. After I changed his diet he grew a few inches, gained

weight, started talking in sentences, normal BM's and his behavior improved

tremendously!!! SO there where not alot of signs that would lead someone to

believe that the foods he was eating was the cause of so many little problems.

Biggest things to look for eczema, bad behavior and red circles under the eyes

is a big sign of milk allergy. I work as a Nutritionist in an outpt medical

facility and I catch the food allergies alot and the pediatricians hardly ever

think of it. (or believe it). If your son acts different or uncomfortable after

feeding that is a sign that something does not agree with him. Also, be

cautious with the cows milk it is becoming as popular an allery as the peanut

one but it is much less obvious. Yes, I do carry the epi-pen just in case. I

will try to find the site where I got the other info. Feel free to email me if

you have any questions at all. Since my sons allergies, I have researched the

subject alot.

tuckersmommas <dl_brooks@...> wrote: Hi ,