new to group

May 14, 2003

> I am new to this group - and have joined in the hopes of

> getting/giving help. I have a mere 4 weeks left and although I am

> seeing results - am not seeing all of the results I wanted. I am

> having the most trouble in my rear area - and thighs. I have

always

> had cellulite and would love to lose it once and for all -

> Does anyone else need to supplement bfl with extra cardio workouts

to

> help in that area? What has worked for you (any/all with the prob

> I'm talking about) -- any advice is much appreciated! Until then,

I

> just keep on keepin'on - and thanks! Carol

Carol,

Welcome! I remember the when I started BFl a lot of people had

amazing progress weeks 9-12. Many of them posted that suddenly " WHAM "

they noticed changes. As far as problem areas, often times I've

heard the first place we gain weight is the last place we lose it.

I'd be willing to be if you stick to it you'll see the progress

you're looking for. You can always add extra cardio if you'd like

though...I'm usually too lazy

Colleen

May 14, 2003

Hi Carol,

I had the same problem areas(honestly, I am still working on them).

I do 30 minutes of cardio instead of 10, sometimes making the last

10 minutes a hiit cycle, and sometimes if I am really tired I just

keep my heart rate steady. I believe that Dr. Hussman says on his

website that if your main goal is fat loss, an extra 5-10 minutes of

cardio is helpful. I started doing this the last few weeks of my

C1, and even when I was not doing BFL (I'm now on C2W1D2) I ran like

this. I think it has helped a lot - my legs, thighs and butt are in

much better shape these days. Remember, however, not to tire

yourself out too much - if you are absolutely too sore or too tired

to do another 10, take it easy.

HTH

~~

> I am new to this group - and have joined in the hopes of

> getting/giving help. I have a mere 4 weeks left and although I am

> seeing results - am not seeing all of the results I wanted. I am

> having the most trouble in my rear area - and thighs. I have

always

> had cellulite and would love to lose it once and for all -

> Does anyone else need to supplement bfl with extra cardio workouts

to

> help in that area? What has worked for you (any/all with the prob

> I'm talking about) -- any advice is much appreciated! Until then,

I

> just keep on keepin'on - and thanks! Carol

May 14, 2003

Hi Carol,

Welcome to the group. I have had cellulite on the backs of my legs

for a long time. Since the end of my previous challenge it has

started going away. I didn't really do extra cardio -- just keep

working on the weights (concentrating on sqeezing my butt at the top

of the movement when I do squats or dead lifts), building muscle, so

that it burns the extra fat off. It takes a while, but it will go

away.

Just remember that there's no spot reduction. : (

I have always

> had cellulite and would love to lose it once and for all -

> Does anyone else need to supplement bfl with extra cardio workouts

to

> help in that area? What has worked for you (any/all with the prob

> I'm talking about) -- any advice is much appreciated! Until then,

I

> just keep on keepin'on - and thanks! Carol

May 22, 2003

Hi there,

I didn't see your message but I may have missed it.

I am from the UK, 33 years old and have over 50lbs to lose. I

gained 112lbs during my pregnancy because my thyroid became

underactive. It's on the up now and I am recovered enough from my c-

section to do the program. I am in week 4.

Welcome!

> I sent a message yesterday and didn't get anything back - did I

post

> correctly???

May 22, 2003

Hi there,

I didn't see your message but I may have missed it.

I am from the UK, 33 years old and have over 50lbs to lose. I

gained 112lbs during my pregnancy because my thyroid became

underactive. It's on the up now and I am recovered enough from my c-

section to do the program. I am in week 4.

Welcome!

> I sent a message yesterday and didn't get anything back - did I

post

> correctly???

May 28, 2003

Hi n,

That is wonderful the change of diet is working so great! I live down here

in New Mexico. My son just turned 16 a couple of monthes ago. Currently,

he is not on any special diet but I do give him those Kirkman vitamins and

flax to offset I hope, the meds he started taking less than a year ago for

aggression. It was a frightening time; having tried all the alternatives, I

turned to a low dose therapy. Such a hard decision but life is so much

calmer around here! Good luck with summer camp!

Sandy

July 4, 2003

Welcome Caryn! My son, Jordan, is 4 years, 6 months... DS/ASD/ADHD/MR.

We are in the process of having a battery of testing done on Jordan. We

just got the 3rd confirm of him being ASD/ADHD by a licensed

pscychologist. The first two were from Licensed Clincal Social Workers.

I make a point of naming all of those as labels above more for me to

accept the fact of what is ahead. Up until now, I had honestly hoped

this 3rd guy was going to tell me I was wrong... that Jordan just had DS,

was a little active, but that testings show Jordan does not have ASD or

ADHD... The MR really threw me off.

I know everything will be okay in our house... hearing the news

officially, somehow makes it heaver, but all the same real. Better to

face reality early so we can get the ball rolling in the right direction.

We have not started Jordan on any meds (outside of peracitam for DS). We

are scheduled to see a psychatrist at the end of August, at which time we

will talk with him about meds for Jordan.

Please keep us informed about and the respederol. And again,

welcome.

debby

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On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 02:06:37 -0000 " cringlis " <cringlis@...>

writes:

> Hi, Just a quick introduction. My son , 5 yo, has just been

> diagniosed with DS/ASD. I have 6 other children ages 1-13 years.

> just started on respederol (sp). I would love to hear from

> other families about their experiences.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Caryn Inglis

> Westminster, MD

>

July 4, 2003

Hi Caryn,

Welcome to the group. It is usually a bit quiet over holidays and weekends. Lots

of kids on the Respederol. When Rochelle was dx'd the doc recommended

respederol. We have not started with medication but it is not ruled out.

Rochelle is pretty much non-verbal but compliant. We had some aggressiveness in

the past but it was probably more communication issues. We are using PECS at

home and school.

You are not to far from us. We are over in Northern Virginia.

Diane (mom to Rochelle 7-ds/asd/celiac)

>

> From: " cringlis " <cringlis@...>

> Date: 2003/07/03 Thu PM 10:06:37 EDT

>

> Subject: new to group

>

> Hi, Just a quick introduction. My son , 5 yo, has just been

diagniosed with DS/ASD. I have 6 other children ages 1-13 years.

just started on respederol (sp). I would love to hear from

other families about their experiences.

Thanks,

Caryn Inglis

Westminster, MD>>>

July 4, 2003

Hi Caryn,

Welcome to the group. Just wanted to wish you luck with the med

trials. May your son show some progress with the meds. My son will

soon be 15 y/o this month and he is not on meds at this time. He

was under meds when he was younger but he was not one of those

fortuante ones to benefit out of the meds. I hated the roller-

coaster med route so we're on the alternative route. Not against it

and I'll still keep this optional when needed.

Sounds like you have an experienced physician to follow up this road

and this is a good key area with the med route. Hmm, must be Dr.

Carbone if you're in land. The list has been slow many will come

around with their side of their story.

Just wondering why is your son under meds? Was he having alot of

behavior issues? If so I hope it helps your son to focus and reduce

many issues as he gets older and a relief to your family.

Irma,14,DS/ASD

July 5, 2003

Hello all, Wanted to know if any of your kids have been dx'd w/ ADHD,

along w/the DS and the ASD.

Jordan received that dx this week.

I guess I will not jump until I have his medical check done for the

thyroid, etc.

thanks for any replies. debby

July 5, 2003

Hi Irma,

Thank you for writing. Basically several things had happened with

recently. has 3 older sisters and 3 younger brothers. He has been

quite abusive...pulling hair, hitting with toys etc. always has to

have an object in hishand and he likes to chant and bang the object in th

air, on the tv the table or other children. We try to make sure that it is

a stuffed toy so that no one or nothing will get hurt. Well his favorite

object is a plastic coat hanger. My 4 yo Danny was on the sofa chewing on

the curved end of Seaaans hanger and decided that he wanted it so he

pushed it into Dannys throat before pulling it out and ripped up the area in

Dannys mouth by the uvula and also bruised his tonsils and adenoids. This

happened at 730 in the morning. Danny is screaming and there is blood

everywhere and SEan is completely in his own world, not realizing that he

had even hurt Danny. Needless to say I spent the entire morning in the

emergency room. Two days later I was in the house changing the baby's

diaper and my 2 yo is screaming at the back door to get in the house because

SEan has the tool that is used to clean the grill with and he is

repetitively banging s face with it.. I t was HORRIFYING. Again

has no clue that he is doing something wrong. A few minutes alter the

phone rings , it is the pediatrician and I am freaking out. She told me to

call Kennedy Kreiger and set up an appt. When I called there Dr. Capone

sent me a questioannaire to fill out regarding DS and ASD. Then I looked

up on line the article from the Disabuilty Solutions -- from there we went

to meet with Dr. Capone who has put on the meds. I read the Disability

Solutions publication on DS and ASD and the descriptions fit to a T. I

also have several friends whose children have DS and I have felt for quite

some time that SEan was different. I am hoping that now we can deal with

SEans autism and help him to be the best that he can be.... I would be happy

if he would stop hurting the other children.

Sorry so long and I apologize for the typos.

Caryn

>From: " mum592001 " <ICANFIELD@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: new to group

>Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 18:59:06 -0000

>

>Hi Caryn,

>Welcome to the group. Just wanted to wish you luck with the med

>trials. May your son show some progress with the meds. My son will

>soon be 15 y/o this month and he is not on meds at this time. He

>was under meds when he was younger but he was not one of those

>fortuante ones to benefit out of the meds. I hated the roller-

>coaster med route so we're on the alternative route. Not against it

>and I'll still keep this optional when needed.

>Sounds like you have an experienced physician to follow up this road

>and this is a good key area with the med route. Hmm, must be Dr.

>Carbone if you're in land. The list has been slow many will come

>around with their side of their story.

>Just wondering why is your son under meds? Was he having alot of

>behavior issues? If so I hope it helps your son to focus and reduce

>many issues as he gets older and a relief to your family.

>

>Irma,14,DS/ASD

>

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