hi

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list , hope you find lots of support here.

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome! I'm on my way out the door to work right now, so I'll leave the

questions you asked for our wonderful list members. They are great in the

answer department.

Terry

[Guest guest]

The only cheap thing I can think of is tuna fish. Yuck LOL

[Guest guest]

, I am also from B'ham... I now live in Central Fla.. I use to live in Altadena Valley, near Cahaba Heights.. I went to Briarwood Christian School.. I have on and off Atkins this past year.. I love it but then I get tempted with things and fall off the wagon... But I need to stay on it... I feel sooooo much better on it and I need to loose about 150 lbs.

God Bless,

[Guest guest]

Susie

I'm no expert but sounds like you might need to eat a bit more. Hang in

there it does get easier.

Sue (day 6)

[Guest guest]

Yes, I think you are right, but what???

What do you eat two days before payday?? We eat RICE and beans or

bread and pasta.........

Sigh...whine snivel...

Susie

[Guest guest]

how about just plain hamburger? Or eggs, that would be a cheap thing with

protein in it. You can fix eggs many different ways and if you have the

money you can turn them into omlets to fill you up a bit more.

Good luck, also if you aren't drinking 64 oz of water that will help too.

Hang in there.

Sue

210/203/175

3/9/01

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sue, part of my problem is that I haven't slept in two days

and I am feeling it. I really think that I have eaten enough and now

I found STEAK in my freezer which I didn't know I had, so I am

thawing it and cooking it for dinner.

I just need to hang on till bedtime then the kids will go down and so

can I .

Susie

> how about just plain hamburger? Or eggs, that would be a cheap

thing with

> protein in it. You can fix eggs many different ways and if you

have the

> money you can turn them into omlets to fill you up a bit more.

>

> Good luck, also if you aren't drinking 64 oz of water that will

help too.

>

> Hang in there.

>

> Sue

> 210/203/175

> 3/9/01

[Guest guest]

You need more protein and fat Susie. A smaller salad at lunch with a nice

full fat dressing and a serving of protein would probably fill you right up.

The creamer you are having with your coffee is real cream or the fake stuff?

If it's the fake stuff, it's full of sugar and that might contribute to your

hunger too.

When you get into ketosis, you'll probably notice that you aren't as

hungry - it's a natural appetite suppressant

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome!

Do: Read the book, Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution

Do: Everything it says for the first two weeks

Don't: cheat or try to bend the rules for the first two weeks

(Cheating is the kiss of death!)

There are more do's and don'ts, but these are the biggies to start out with!

Glad you found us!

Lynn

> wrote:

>

> Hello all,

> My name is , and I am from Alabama. I just joined this list today. I

started the diet

> today, and the best place I knew to go for help was a list and found you guys

:-) I need to lost

> 20 lbs and not having luck any other way, so that I would try the Atkins diet.

My husband needs

> to lost about 40, and he is doing it also.

>

> Any definite do's or don'ts you guys could share with me?

>

>

[Guest guest]

(and everybody else too...)

Just when you thought that our friend the tunafish was OK the come out with

this... Tuna may not be so great after all.

Click here for full article:

http://my.webmd.com/living_better_content/dnn/article/1728.74651

--- july31978@... wrote:

> The only cheap thing I can think of is tuna fish. Yuck LOL

>

>

=====

Kathy

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[Guest guest]

Welcome aboard . Good luck and we are glad to have you.

Kim (Terry's sis)

[Guest guest]

> > ...when you say you were remarried, do you mean you had an actual

ceremony? or just got back together?

>

We had a ceremony, if you can call it that. Justice of the peace (or maybe

just a notary -- not sure). We went to Tallahassee Friday and did it. No

waiting period or blood tests. I asked the lady who performed the ceremony

if she thought we were crazy. She said, " No. It happens all the time. " Go

figure.

Sissi

Kids' Page

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

Boone's Art

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

[Guest guest]

> Sissi, congrats. on getting back with DH. Hope you both had a great day

last Friday.

> Glad to see you back with us.

Thanks, Lori. It was a lot of fun, really. Once we got past the " wedding "

anyway -- We were both a bundle of nerves. Then, while we were waiting, Matt

asked me if it was the happiest day of my life and for some reason the

thought struck me as hilarious. We relaxed a little after that.

I can't say it was the happiest day of my life, but I've had worse days. At

least this time we both KNOW what we're getting into.

Sissi

Kids' Page

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

Boone's Art

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

[Guest guest]

> Sissi, congrats. on getting back with DH. Hope you both had a great day

last Friday.

> Glad to see you back with us.

Thanks, Lori. It was a lot of fun, really. Once we got past the " wedding "

anyway -- We were both a bundle of nerves. Then, while we were waiting, Matt

asked me if it was the happiest day of my life and for some reason the

thought struck me as hilarious. We relaxed a little after that.

I can't say it was the happiest day of my life, but I've had worse days. At

least this time we both KNOW what we're getting into.

Sissi

Kids' Page

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

Boone's Art

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/1/02 6:52:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

parenting_autism writes:

> I would love to hear from anyone who is having or has had similar

> experiences with their child - and anything you have tried, or have

> heard of, that has helped.

>

I am curious about your son's mainstream K. placement? How many children are

in his class? Does he have a 1:1 aide? How does he do? I'm trying to make

decisions for my son, who is 5 (6 in the fall) for next year. I just don't

feel he is developmentally ready for K...but the school has a real problem

with numbers. The teacher, who I really like and who has been wonderful for

Conor, told me yesterday that if Conor is 8 and in first grade that his size

and excitability would " scare " the other 6 year old first graders. I didn't

know how to take that comment. Scaring others is not something in Conor's

repetoire. He is big, but he is quite delayed, especially socially and no

one has ever guessed him as 5 years old...4 maybe never 5. Welcome to the

group. Pam

[Guest guest]

Hello, Pam!

I am happy to share our experiences with . I hope the

information is useful/helpful.

has no aide in class - at the moment - and the class size is

20 children. He Does, however, have a wonderful teacher who has 30

years of teaching experience, has taught (recently) autistic

children, and whose husband is a child psycologist (whom she can

consult daily!). She also has terrific control of her class and the

kids adore her! rarely " connects " with anyone, yet he took

to her almost instantly. I think her experience and true love for

children ( can read people like a psychic - if someone's

intentions are good, he knows it, and he knows if their intentions

are not good, too!) has enabled him to be successful.

I must be honest: He has had difficulty throughout the year,

especially the first four months. However, because of the

understanding nature of his teacher and the willingness by the

entire school administration to work with him/us, we have been able

to work things out. Some of the problems we have encountered this

year are:

* Aggression in the form of pushing and poking kids in the eyes -

he's drawn to people's faces. (Hence the " social therapy " he attends

every Tuesday morning.)

* Mimicking sounds (the leaf blower the custodian uses, the humming

of electronic equipment, etc.) and repeating the noises in class

(disrupts the class). His teacher would ask him if he wanted to work

alone in a room at the front office. The first four months of

school, he spent about three hours a week doing his work in the

office. She made sure he understood that this was absolutely not a

punishment - it was an opportunity he could take when/if he needed

it. He has not had to do work in the office for two months now, and

even when the teacher has offered it, he has been able to stop

making the noises and chose to stay in the classroom.

* Difficulty concentrating because he literally can hear through

walls. (His class can be as quiet as a church mouse, but if the

class next door is bustling - he hears it!)

* Anxiety about getting lost at school, or his teacher and class

getting lost " from " him when he goes to or from his K class to

Speech or when coming back from his social therapy.

* Panics when the fire alrm rings, when he hears a sudden loud

noise, and sometimes when the school bell rings - depending on his

emotional condition and stress level at the moment.

* hitting himself in the head, rocking, and/or flapping in class

when he gets stressed (from any of the above).

*Tuning everyone and everything out and becoming unresponsive (has

happened more frequently since he started having seizures -

sometimes happens just because he is stressed and, I assume, he

needs to go inward to calm down.

At the beginning of the year, he had to wear a hat to school, or

anywhere he went outside of the house. His case manager from the

Regional Center suspects his head is one of his " pressure points "

and that the hat allows him to stay calm. He stopped wearing the

hat about mid-year, when he became familiar with his class and the

school environment. (He also wore the hat for his entire last year

of preschool.) When we go to an unfamilair public place, he wears

his hat or visor and I hold him with one arm around the chest -

another of his pressure points. I am exploring the idea of getting

a weighted vest, but he is extremely picky about what he wears, so I

don't know if he'll wear one.

We will see how things go in 1st grade. The class size will also be

20 or less and we had an IEP last month to plan his transition. His

teacher will visit him in his K class a couple of times this month,

then he will visit his 1st grade class a couple of times before the

year ends. When the new year starts, he will attend four hours the

first two days (same duration as K), five hours the next two days,

and so on until he is in the class for the full day. This is to

allow him to become familiar with the new classroom, teacher and

classmates, before he is thrown into a full day in a new

environment. We also have an agreement (thanks to the school

psycologist!) that the school will call us if he has any great

difficulty the first two weeks, so we can bring him home early.

I know he will have some problems when the new year starts. My hope

is that we will be able to find techniques to minimize the problems.

My advise to you is to listen to your own instincts. If you

feel/think he should wait - then wait. Don't let the school

pressure you! (I know would not have done well at all if he

had started K a year earlier.)

I have found that one of 's ongoing problems is with self

confidence in learning. He knows he is different somehow - he just

doesn't know HOW he is different. To this point, he has not had any

concerns about being older or bigger than his classmates. (In fact,

there are two kids in his class who are bigger than he is - and he

is tall for his age.) I think this is because his emotional maturity

is younger than some, and equal to others. I think self-confidence

and self esteem are more important than being with the " right "

chronilogical age group. For him, being with a similar " emotional "

age group has been beneficial.

As far as him " scaring " other kids, most kids are much tougher than

we realize and I have noted that 's current classmates (some

were only 4 when the school year started!) have come to an

understanding with and about him. Kids are smart and they have

better social adaptability skills than some adults! I think the

teacher's control over the class and willingness and ability to help

the other children adjust to a special needs child also makes a big

difference. 's teacher has been instrumental in helping the

other kids feel comfortable with and about him. (And it is so

strange - as much as he avoids the other kids - they LOVE him! It

was the same in preschool. I think all children have an ability

to " read " people, and is a sweet, loving & caring little

boy. The kids know it, even though he won't or can't socialize with

them.)

One of the things we have done for , is that his teacher and

I write each other notes to let each other know what is going on

with him emoptionally/psychologically, if he is ill, or if he is

having any particular problems that day. (I did this with his

preschool teacher last year, also.) This gives her a heads up, so

she can try to avoid situations that will stress him, and it allows

my husband and I to try to work the problem areas at home, as well

as, gives us useful information to discuss with his Neurologist and

case manager.

His teacher also told me how she handled another autistic child who

was in her class a couple years ago. He could not stand to be

touched or to be in physical proximity of less than 3 feet from

anyone, so she made a 3 and 1/2 foot paper circle for him to sit on

and advised the other kids to stay out of his circle. So long as

they did, he was fine. If they crossed the line, he let them have

it and they never did it again. It may sound extreme, but she said

it worked for him and he is still in a mainstream class today!

Good luck with Conner and let me know how it works out. I will let

you know how 's transition goes.

> In a message dated 6/1/02 6:52:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> parenting_autism@y... writes:

> I am curious about your son's mainstream K. placement? How many

children are

> in his class? Does he have a 1:1 aide? How does he do? I'm

trying to make

> decisions for my son, who is 5 (6 in the fall) for next year. I

just don't

> feel he is developmentally ready for K...but the school has a real

problem

> with numbers. The teacher, who I really like and who has been

wonderful for

> Conor, told me yesterday that if Conor is 8 and in first grade

that his size

> and excitability would " scare " the other 6 year old first

graders. I didn't

> know how to take that comment. Scaring others is not something in

Conor's

> repetoire. He is big, but he is quite delayed, especially

socially and no

> one has ever guessed him as 5 years old...4 maybe never 5.

Welcome to the

> group. Pam

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>>>>>>> The teacher, who I really like and who has been wonderful for

Conor, told me yesterday that if Conor is 8 and in first grade that his size and

excitability would " scare " the other 6 year old first graders. <<<<<<<<<

I don't believe that. is twice the size of most of his classmates (he's a

year older than them) and they adore him. Kids don't scare easily and I don't

think size means much to them. 's best buddy Kyla doesn't come up to

's chin and he allows her to take him by the hand and lead him all over

the playground. He also gets excited very easliy and his classmates have

learned how to calm him down. If you give kids a chance, they will amaze you.

Tuna

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>If you give kids a chance, they will amaze you.

AMEN to that!!!!

> >>>>>>> The teacher, who I really like and who has been wonderful

for

> Conor, told me yesterday that if Conor is 8 and in first grade

that his size and excitability would " scare " the other 6 year old

first graders. <<<<<<<<<

>

> I don't believe that. is twice the size of most of his

classmates (he's a year older than them) and they adore him. Kids

don't scare easily and I don't think size means much to them.

's best buddy Kyla doesn't come up to 's chin and he

allows her to take him by the hand and lead him all over the

playground. He also gets excited very easliy and his classmates

have learned how to calm him down. If you give kids a chance, they

will amaze you.

>

> Tuna

>

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>

[Guest guest]

>

> I just wanted to let you guys know that Matt and I remarried Friday. I

guess we decided that since we're miserable together and miserable apart,

we'd just stay miserable together. Besides, I couldn't get rid of him

anyway. HE WOULDN'T GO AWAY! After 21 years, it was too hard to just let go.

Sissi:

I am glad to hear this. Somehow what you describe is exactly what I sensed.

Terrible terrible stress did damage a solid marriage, of course, but I

rather thought that marriage was still solid somewhere. Good news.

>>

> Actually, things are

> These days Boone talks almost non-stop, but still isn't *really*

conversational. He has gotten in the habit of spelling out whatever he's

talking about. It's very cute.

Boone is so much like Putter. Putter is doing the same exact thing right

now. It is cute. Weird, but cute.

Salli

[Guest guest]

hey sis! glad you're life is back to regular. i was wondering...when you say you

were remarried, do you mean you had an actual ceremony? or just got back

together?

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

Sissi, congrats. on getting back with DH. Hope you both had a great day last

Friday.

Glad to see you back with us.

Lori

" If we could sell our experiences for what

they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. "

-Abigail Van Buren

Hi

Hi Everybody,

I just wanted to let you guys know that Matt and I remarried Friday. I guess

we decided that since we're miserable together and miserable apart, we'd just

stay miserable together. Besides, I couldn't get rid of him anyway. HE WOULDN'T

GO AWAY! After 21 years, it was too hard to just let go.

Actually, things are a lot better than before. We figure we just went through

way too much stress and handled things way too differently. I threw myself into

trying to " fix " everything and everyone and he didn't do much of anything at

all. He acted like nothing was wrong most of the time. That infuriated me for

some reason -- jealousy maybe? Why couldn't I do that?

I mean, I couldn't figure out how he could go around acting like everything

was okay - playing golf, hunting, doing everything he did before without

blinking an eye -- just acting like nothing had changed while I felt like my

whole world was falling apart.

I am back on antidepressants and feel a lot better in general. I'm a lot more

relaxed.

Anyway, the kids are doing great -- Dillon managed to pass fourth grade in

spite of never doing math homework and he even won an award for music, Amber's

turned back into the wonderful daughter she used to be before " teenage syndrome "

hit and Boone's doing so much better since I took him out of Pheobe's OT and

speech. I can't believe I was paying those people to screw up my kid.

These days Boone talks almost non-stop, but still isn't *really*

conversational. He has gotten in the habit of spelling out whatever he's talking

about. It's very cute.

Sissi

Kids' Page

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

Boone's Art

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

[Guest guest]

Congratulations!!!!!!!

I am so happy for you. I am glad that you guys worked

things out and hope you are happy.

Tamara

--- nitetrax@... wrote:

> Hi Everybody,

>

> I just wanted to let you guys know that Matt and I

> remarried Friday. I guess we decided that since

> we're miserable together and miserable apart, we'd

> just stay miserable together. Besides, I couldn't

> get rid of him anyway. HE WOULDN'T GO AWAY! After 21

> years, it was too hard to just let go.

>

> Actually, things are a lot better than before. We

> figure we just went through way too much stress and

> handled things way too differently. I threw myself

> into trying to " fix " everything and everyone and he

> didn't do much of anything at all. He acted like

> nothing was wrong most of the time. That infuriated

> me for some reason -- jealousy maybe? Why couldn't I

> do that?

>

> I mean, I couldn't figure out how he could go around

> acting like everything was okay - playing golf,

> hunting, doing everything he did before without

> blinking an eye -- just acting like nothing had

> changed while I felt like my whole world was falling

> apart.

>

> I am back on antidepressants and feel a lot better

> in general. I'm a lot more relaxed.

>

> Anyway, the kids are doing great -- Dillon managed

> to pass fourth grade in spite of never doing math

> homework and he even won an award for music, Amber's

> turned back into the wonderful daughter she used to

> be before " teenage syndrome " hit and Boone's doing

> so much better since I took him out of Pheobe's OT

> and speech. I can't believe I was paying those

> people to screw up my kid.

>

> These days Boone talks almost non-stop, but still

> isn't *really* conversational. He has gotten in the

> habit of spelling out whatever he's talking about.

> It's very cute.

>

> Sissi

>

> Kids' Page

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

>

> Boone's Art

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

=====

Tamara

mom to :

Ebony, 4 yrs -- asd, ADHD, bi-polar

, 1 year

wife to:

Terry, love of my life

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

SOOOOOOO glad you are back and that things are going well.

Jacquie H

> Hi Everybody,

>

> I just wanted to let you guys know that Matt and I remarried

Friday. I guess we decided that since we're miserable together and

miserable apart, we'd just stay miserable together. Besides, I

couldn't get rid of him anyway. HE WOULDN'T GO AWAY! After 21 years,

it was too hard to just let go.

>

> Actually, things are a lot better than before. We figure we just

went through way too much stress and handled things way too

differently. I threw myself into trying to " fix " everything and

everyone and he didn't do much of anything at all. He acted like

nothing was wrong most of the time. That infuriated me for some

reason -- jealousy maybe? Why couldn't I do that?

>

> I mean, I couldn't figure out how he could go around acting like

everything was okay - playing golf, hunting, doing everything he did

before without blinking an eye -- just acting like nothing had

changed while I felt like my whole world was falling apart.

>

> I am back on antidepressants and feel a lot better in general. I'm

a lot more relaxed.

>

> Anyway, the kids are doing great -- Dillon managed to pass fourth

grade in spite of never doing math homework and he even won an award

for music, Amber's turned back into the wonderful daughter she used

to be before " teenage syndrome " hit and Boone's doing so much better

since I took him out of Pheobe's OT and speech. I can't believe I was

paying those people to screw up my kid.

>

> These days Boone talks almost non-stop, but still isn't *really*

conversational. He has gotten in the habit of spelling out whatever

he's talking about. It's very cute.

>

> Sissi

>

> Kids' Page

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

>

> Boone's Art

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Sissi!

This feels right, and I am happy for you. Many, many wonderful years

together to the both of you!!!!

And an even greater congrats on Boone's active talking! That is terrific!

Sydney started talking, too, although nothing as clearly as Boone, I'm sure.

But even so, I am becoming quite acquainted with the " talking but not

conversational " kind of speech. Yep.

Again, congrats!

Grace

Hi

> Hi Everybody,

>

> I just wanted to let you guys know that Matt and I remarried Friday. I

guess we decided that since we're miserable together and miserable apart,

we'd just stay miserable together. Besides, I couldn't get rid of him

anyway. HE WOULDN'T GO AWAY! After 21 years, it was too hard to just let go.

>

> Actually, things are a lot better than before. We figure we just went

through way too much stress and handled things way too differently. I threw

myself into trying to " fix " everything and everyone and he didn't do much of

anything at all. He acted like nothing was wrong most of the time. That

infuriated me for some reason -- jealousy maybe? Why couldn't I do that?

>

> I mean, I couldn't figure out how he could go around acting like

everything was okay - playing golf, hunting, doing everything he did before

without blinking an eye -- just acting like nothing had changed while I felt

like my whole world was falling apart.

>

> I am back on antidepressants and feel a lot better in general. I'm a lot

more relaxed.

>

> Anyway, the kids are doing great -- Dillon managed to pass fourth grade in

spite of never doing math homework and he even won an award for music,

Amber's turned back into the wonderful daughter she used to be before

" teenage syndrome " hit and Boone's doing so much better since I took him out

of Pheobe's OT and speech. I can't believe I was paying those people to

screw up my kid.

>

> These days Boone talks almost non-stop, but still isn't *really*

conversational. He has gotten in the habit of spelling out whatever he's

talking about. It's very cute.

>

> Sissi

>

> Kids' Page

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

>

> Boone's Art

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

>

>

>