Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hey Steve...when are they running the Dateline session? did I miss it?

Jane

[Guest guest]

I haven't heard anything from Steve yet on the dates.

Hugs,

in Texas (TnT)

Give yourself a real pay raise. GET OUT OF DEBT!

From: thefatmanwalking_group [mailto:thefatmanwalking_group ] On Behalf Of jjsmth@...Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:41 PMTo: thefatmanwalking_group Subject: Re: Re: Introduction

Hey Steve...when are they running the Dateline session? did I miss it?

Jane

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello- I am a 46 year old female trying to lose weight by walking.

I

> have a sedentary job with long hours and I find it hard to find the

> time to walk. The good news is that I love to walk and when I do I

> tend to go about ten miles at time. I remembered hearing about

Steve

> walking accross America to lose weight and thought what a great

idea!

> I wish I had the opportunity to walk accross the U.S. It is my goal

> to walk 1000 miles in 10 months. I look forward to reading about

> Steve's accomplishments and inspiring words from others.

>

I have a sedentary job too. I have lost 63 pounds so far, from

walking, and eating sensibly. The two go hand in hand.

I've found that I can increase the number of steps I take each day by

doing simple things like park farther away from the door, take the

stairs instead of the elevator, and pace in circles when on the

phone. Be inventive! I bet you can think of hundreds of ways to get

more movement into your life.

Good luck,

Vern

[Guest guest]

Hello to all,

I thought now would be a good time to introduce myself. I joined

about a month or two ago, looking for some answers for me and my

daughter. She is 13, and we both suffer from 4S (I am 40). I

remember being affected by it when I was about 11-12 years old. My

friend at the time and my father bothered me most - sniffling and

eating noises. Gum snapping has always bothered me, and in the past

few years, my husband's breathing (he breathes loudly I think because

he has gained weight and can't help it). My 13 year old and I have

VERY similar personalities (sensitive, type " A, " good students,

introverted) and even look a lot alike. My other daughter, who is 8,

is much more laid back and extroverted and so far doesn't have 4S.

My 13 year old is mostly bothered by base sounds (hates the noise of

my husband's stereo/TV system in the basement), clicking sounds (i.e.

my 8 year old playing gameboy), and crunching, gum snapping.

It is a nightmare for us to take road trips. My younger daughter

can't play gameboy or listen to her ipod (it " clicks " when you change

songs), and I get agitated by my husband's breathing. It is really

awful.

I took an anti-anxiety medicine a few years ago but my husband was

deployed for part of that so I can't honestly remember if it helped

or not. I cope pretty well normally - have somehow learned to tune

some of the sounds out, so I can go to a movie and make it through

the crunching (altho I try to sit away from anyone who is really

mauling their popcorn), etc... so for me right now the main noise

issue I have is my husband's breathing. I notice it most when it is

quiet (i.e. at a movie, in church, at dinner when it's quiet, in the

car).

I just thought I would share because I think it is interesting that

my daughter and I both have it. It is truly a curse, and I wish

there was a cure, altho' I don't hold out any hopes for it. I feel

so bad for my daughter knowing what she is going to have to endure.

I am interested in learning more if medications help anyone (altho'

it sounds like they don't much, and to be honest I don't want to

medicate her or me), hypnotherapy, and I was even thinking to try to

get us both into yoga or meditation - I figure that might somehow

help train our brains away from the noise?