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Last night I got very little sleep. I'm talking fell asleep around 2 or later, woke up a few times in the night, was up with Randall's alarm clock at 5 threw all 3 times he pressed snooze and then slept fitfully until the kids got up at 7:30. I did drag myself out of bed to a somewhat grumpy little girl who spent a good portion of the morning crying, and I mean sobbing, over not being able to find her long orange dress to wear for the last day of school. The reason she wasn't able to find it is she doesn't have one! She was meaning a pink and white dress that was in the laundry with a big orange stain on it. Maybe that's why she thought it was an orange dress. She then decided to wear the one with the black flowers. This is also an imaginary dress. The one she was thinking of is beige with different coloured flowers. The entire time she spent sobbing as I tried to sort out what she wanted. I will admit, my voice was raised and I did inform her that if she ...

I have always been fairly anti Fad Diet though I've done enough of them. When I was in High school my Mom would come up with a new one of these every once in a while and she would get me to try it with her. I never liked doing them. I never had any results and I disliked how completely unrealistic they were for someones lifestyle. I've known quite a few people that have seen great results from doing Weight Watchers and I did actually consider doing this but though they tend to have great results there is a point where most stop counting their points and gain weight back. This is why I have known that in order to get myself to a healthy weight that I can realistically stay at I would need to do something that will be a lifestyle change for me. I've done that. I am now eating realistically in a way that is sustainable. I'm not denying myself food that my family loves because that wouldn't be something I could possibly continue for a long stretch of time. Espe...

I should also say that though I am working on loosing weight I am also working on being more comfortable in the body I have now. I am feeling more secure and less worried about what others think. However part of the reason I'm so focused on loosing weight is I have been looking into getting a breast reduction. I figure its not going to be a big Revelation to tell people since if I am able to get it done it will be quite obvious. When I gain and loose weight my chest size stays almost exactly the same with a slight variation on my band width. This means just loosing weight is going to make very little difference in that department. When I got married I was the same cup size but 30 lbs lighter. Lately it's been causing me more and more pain in my shoulders and back as well as I am starting to develop a bit of a hunch from slouching (I'm trying to adjust my posture) and my massage therapist says my rib cage is curving. When I talked to my Dr. about making an appointmen...

I saw on the Dr. Oz show a while ago that taking Grape seed extract can help to rev up your metabolism and that Apple pectin concentrate would help you feel full longer after meals. I decided to try it and headed out to look for these products. It turns out they were a little tricky to get and I finally was able to buy them at Fiddleheads. I started on my daily regiment and have been adjusting my eating and doing more a lot of walking. It's now been about 35 days (I just counted how many pills are left) and so far there has only been one noticeable difference. I am now irresistible to mosquitoes. I used to be safe to be outside with no bug spray as long as Randall was around. He was a magnet for them and if they had a choice it was him every time. Now it seems my appeal has been altered so now they come for me equally as often as they choose him or the kids. Not exactly the results I was looking for. So if anyone hears these pills offered as an assistance to weight loss I...

There has been an opportunity that has come up for recently and my husband and I have been discussing it in detail and trying to decide if it would be right for me or if it would fit in with the rest of my life. Though I've only been a Latasia consultant for a few months now I have really enjoyed it and I think it has even helped me with my confidence and esteem. That doesn't mean that I don't still struggle with self image problems. The main concern I have is my weight. I have always felt heavy, even when I wasn't. I've been attempting to loose weight and I have made some good changes however they have not yielded good results. I have always known my body was stubborn. Once it's a certain weight it takes an extreme measure to change it. This means I know I would have to eat the perfect amount of calories, at the right time of day and work out like a fiend it I wanted to make a change. This isn't really workable with my life right now. Not only is...

My son has now entered the terrible twos. I don't really have much experience with this since Trinity was a pretty good 2 year old. When she was entering that age people would say things to us like "Oh no! Here come the terrible twos." I would promptly tell them, "Two's not so bad. It was the first year with her that was hard." That is a very true statement for her but for my son I think it will be a different story. He has, for a while now, already wanted to do everything for himself. Everything also does belong to him. Heading out the door for a walk he will often angrily tell his sister, "NO! MINE WALK!" No toy, no matter how girly , is safe either. A good portion of my day is now filled with fighting over toys, the seat they must both have, the pets, or just wanting to go outside. It is interesting to see the assertion of personality at this age though. I mean I have known for a while that both of my kids were going to be stubborn ...

So I've been doing something I most likely shouldn't. I've been weighing myself every day. Yes, every day. My husband does, indeed, think I'm crazy. I do know what this sounds like. I might have gotten a little weight obsessed. In some ways it might be bad. People have been telling me how much weight will fluctuate over a few days and how many factors are involved. I just figure if I do it every day it reminds me to keep working, and I have been working. I haven't gone on an extreme diet or started to run marathons every other day. What I have been doing is making a few very small changes that I hope can be permanent. I don't want to do something drastic that once I stop doing it will result in me being in the same position or worse. In the midst of this I am, surprisingly, becoming slightly more comfortable with the size I am. I am also realizing that I might have a skewed vision of my size. For example, we were at the park yesterday and there was...

What is up with strangers making you parent their kids for them in public? I have had a few instances lately where I have been forced to correct, or even physically move other people's children. All while they are standing right there. I really dislike reprimanding other peoples children, even when the parents aren't there. I feel it is their choice how to raise their kids and what rules they want to set for them. So unless they are doing something that might be harmful to themselves or someone else I usually try to just let it go. That is unless the parent has specifically told me what they find unacceptable. I have my rules for my children as well and when we are out I try to keep an eye on them to make sure that they are playing nicely and doing what they should. I do try and give them a bit of freedom though since I know I have been blesses with fairly well behaved kids. That is not to say I don't ever have problems. Trinity does tend to get a bit bossy and A...

I was talking with a wonderful friend last night and it came around to the idea of being intentional with our friendships and interactions with people. I have realized over the last little while that there are some people that I have greatly valued over the years that I don't have as much of an strong relationship with any longer. I know as time goes by and our lives change and get busier some people seem to slip out of our lives. This used to really bother me but I have come to the decision that it can be OK for some people to play an important part at one point but take more of a back seat later. It's even OK to realize that sometimes there are people in our lives that aren't good for us. Some relationships can be toxic or unhealthy and then it is definitely find to realize this and cut those contacts out. There is the other side of this coin though that I don't like. Friendships that were good and people I enjoyed relationships with that I miss having more con...