Guest guest Posted June 6, 2002 Report Share Posted June 6, 2002 Hiya Gourd Man!! Always pleased to see you posting. Yes, we all seem to have permanent tickets to ride that roller coaster! But remember, you aren't alone on it! Glad to hear you are sleeping better! Nothing like getting some real, real rest! We're waiting for the 18th! Keeping you and in our thoughts and prayers! Lynn --- bmcm_eod wrote: > Just popped in to say hi. I know I haven't been > around much ... but > that's how the roller coaster goes. I know you all > here know that, > probably better than I do. > > It's getting close to the next appointment (18 > June). I'm thinking > of starting a pool to see if I get more EMGs and > nerve studies. > What'cha think? > > I'm sleeping better, much better, now that I've > switched back to > Elavil and taking Clonazipam nightly. My legs are > always just weak > now. I haven't had any major flares in a few weeks. > My hands have > been swollen a lot lately, maybe the past two weeks > when I first > noticed it. More mysteries? I don't know how much > more I can stand > LOL! Besides, gourd season is over with. > > I hope and pray you're all doing well. Maybe I can > catch up on posts > tomorrow. > > Nighty-night for this kid! > > Ed from Florida (HA! Lelia, I bet you thought I was > gunna come up > with something funny. Eh?) > > ===== *~*~ " When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. " -- Dave Barry *~*~*~ __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi , Thanks for the welcome back, I’m really happy to be actively participating again. I’m glad what I posted was helpful, sometimes I don’t like my role of “list-mom” but I want to keep this as a safe place for all. It’s not unusual to have the diet mentality hang around when you’re new to IE, I’m glad you’re seeing progress. I’m sorry to hear about your foot! It’s so frustrating to not be able to move around like you’re used to. I shattered my femur 4 ½ years ago and didn’t walk for six months. I had a lot of metal put in to keep it all together as it healed and to add strength since it was in so many pieces. This was my third and hopefully final surgery. Instead of less pain, in the last year or so my pain has increased and the surgeon said the metal had to come out. I didn’t want to do it, but I’m glad I did, I think it’s going to be the answer and I will be able to be fully functional once again! It’s amazing what you take for granted, like walking normally! That’s funny that you can’t weigh yourself because of the cast. Hopefully you won’t have the urge to weigh yourself when it comes off. I had to get rid of my scale because it just makes me crazy. It’s important to ask yourself what the number is really going to do for you. If it’s up, you can feel terrible and if it’s down, most people are really happy but then start getting anxious and I’ve seen many people start overeating from that anxiety. Scales don’t tell the truth and I refuse to let an inanimate piece of metal tell me how to feel about myself. Yuck! J I hope you heal well! Do your physical therapy when you get the cast off! (I’m an exercise physiologist by degree so I really believe in exercise rehab, it works miracles). Thanks! Gillian Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM Get your report, " The 6 Steps to Guilt-Fr*e Eating " by visiting http://www.HealthierOutcomes.com From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of Cindi Waters Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 3:49 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Hi everyone! Hi Gillian. Welcome back, even though this is the first time I've *met* you. Thank you for your words of admonition, support and encouragement. It's good to feel free to discuss topics of interest without restraint and be approached in a loving way. If a person is *wrong,* i.e., *diety,* <g> then it is good to mention it nicely. It took me a while to get here to the place I'm at now and several mentions from others that I'm appearing diety, but of course it's always easier when spoken to less frontally. What happened to your leg? I just broke my foot and so I am MUCH more sympathetic with people with foot and leg problems. Glad you no longer have your bionic parts. :-) I've been doing IE for a few months and feel I've come a long way...and now that I have a cast on my leg I am no longer able to weigh myself constantly, so we'll see how well I've done after the cast comes off in about 4 weeks. :-) Cindi From: Gillian Hood-son <gillianhealthieroutcomes> Subject: Hi everyone! To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 9:51 PM Hi Everybody! I’m finally emerging from my cave where I’ve been dealing with a bit harder recovery from surgery than expected. The good news is I think the surgery was successful because my pain is better and I don’t have a bionic leg anymore. It will be weird to go to the airport and not get frisked while everyone watches (I won’t miss that!). Thanks as always to Katcha and Eva for all their help in my absence, it was such a relief to know the group was taken care of and continues to be when I can’t be here. I’ve been keeping up behind the scenes, watching the conversations going on and seeing all the new members we’ve had come on board. Welcome to all of you! Please feel free to introduce yourself and ask questions if you haven’t already. We are here to share our experiences and also to give you support and understanding as you go through this process. Don’t hesitate to email me privately if you have any concerns or questions that you don’t want to share with the group. I wanted to send out a friendly reminder that one of my intentions for this group is to have a safe place where we can talk about intuitive eating and the challenges and successes that come with it. There has been some back and forth in the last few weeks and myself and the other moderators have been keeping an eye on it. Please remember that we are all at different stages in the process of learning and embracing intuitive eating. Within that process we all go back and forth and experience different emotions and at times it can be really hard. For many people, this is the only place where others can relate and speak the same “language”. If you have feedback to share with a member that has asked for help (NOTE: some members may just be venting and not asking for feedback or advice), please only give feedback if you can do so in a caring and positive manner. I don’t want anyone to be made to feel wrong. There are no rules in IE, and therefore there are no rules about how someone should feel or think. I understand that sometimes there may be a post that feels very “diety”. All of us have had the diet mentality rear its ugly head and I know I would not want to be made wrong, especially when already feeling vulnerable. Gently pointing it out when asked for feedback is entirely appropriate, but not lashing out or trying to teach or lecture (I know sometimes these posts can feel like a trigger for some of us, so please just delete the post and let it go – if you need to discuss it with me, I am happy to do so, but email me privately). As a coach, I don’t even do this. It’s my job to share my observations and also to help my clients find their own answers but without judgment or making them wrong. I don’t have all the answers - sure I’m an expert through my own experience in adopting IE and also through education and professional experience, but I don’t tell clients how to think or how to feel, it’s just a trigger that can lead to a setback. We can always go back to diets if we miss that J. I appreciate all of you and your contribution to the group. This is probably the most, or at least one of the most active and larger, groups in the non-diet area (and I think the best! J) on the internet. I’m thrilled we can support each other and I’m looking forward to getting to know our new members better as well as reconnect with all of you who have been here for some time. Thanks! Gillian Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM Get your report, " The 6 Steps to Guilt-Fr*e Eating " by visiting http://www.Healthie rOutcomes. com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi, Gillian. You know, I think you're right about the weighing bit. If I gain weight, I feel terrible, and if I lose weight it just makes me nervous anyway and then I think i can "eat" a little more, of course I don't lose much weight and I go through a lot of anxiety. Also, thanks for your experience with your leg, it is comforting to know others have been in a similar situation. Yes, we do take so much for granted ... I never understand certain things unless I go through them sometimes. Like wheeling around in my house in a wheelchair is not exactly the best experience I've had, amazing how it puts things in place for me!<<I’m sorry to hear about your foot! It’s so frustrating to not be able to move around like you’re used to. I shattered my femur 4 ½ years ago and didn’t walk for six months. I had a lot of metal put in to keep it all together as it healed and to add strength since it was in so many pieces. This was my third and hopefully final surgery. Instead of less pain, in the last year or so my pain has increased and the surgeon said the metal had to come out. I didn’t want to do it, but I’m glad I did, I think it’s going to be the answer and I will be able to be fully functional once again! It’s amazing what you take for granted, like walking normally!>>I haven't been able to walk normally for years, I believe I have broken bones in my feet for years but they have not been discovered by the docs. Walking normally must be a wonderful thing! :-)<<That’s funny that you can’t weigh yourself because of the cast. Hopefully you won’t have the urge to weigh yourself when it comes off. I had to get rid of my scale because it just makes me crazy. It’s important to ask yourself what the number is really going to do for you. If it’s up, you can feel terrible and if it’s down, most people are really happy but then start getting anxious and I’ve seen many people start overeating from that anxiety. Scales don’t tell the truth and I refuse to let an inanimate piece of metal tell me how to feel about myself. Yuck! J>>Thanks again for sharing this because sometimes i need to see reality from someone else to accept it. :-) <<I hope you heal well! Do your physical therapy when you get the cast off! (I’m an exercise physiologist by degree so I really believe in exercise rehab, it works miracles).>>Yes, the doctor is telling me I will need therapy (assuming I don't need an operation first), and I have a pool outside the apt. building so I intend to make good use of it. I hope this is the push I need to get me to exercise. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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