Thanks !

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and Gail:

I read in your posts that you are social workers. I am also. I work for a

public child welfare agency in Ohio... in the process of transitioning from

direct protective work into a management position. I'd be interested in

knowing if, and how, you think your experience as social workers influences

how you are dealing with your children having OCD... and how the therapists

work with you, etc...

Rae Anne

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,

These are wonderful suggestions! One of the most difficult things so far is

not know the proper way to respond to her. Now I've got some really great

ideas.

Thanks again,

Crystal

[Guest guest]

Very funny, LOL.

" That helps a whole bunch. I just can't read that stuff and make any

sense

out of. I'm an accountant, though, I can do math if anybody needs their

seven single nucleotide polymorphisms counted!

Angie "

Anyway the found found seven single nucleotide polymorphisms and a

single 9

bp insertion which were frequently present in the AOSD patients

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Hi ,

that's so cool, you get to be in the infomercial!Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...> wrote:

, thanks for the low down! We'll see whathappens. I do love Turbo Kick and my interview was 35minutes long, which Chalene thought was longer thanmost. Who knows?Thanks for your support, Ladies, and I will definitelykeep you posted one way or the other!Uppercuts,

Ilja

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, I have to agree with you, is an awesome motivator, and her website

makes me smile even when I am having a bad day!!

Good luck with your BFL lifestyle!!

Pam

<atldiana@...> wrote: As always, you are are such an

awesome motivator! I had a great

upper body workout today. I can barely type because all my muscles

feel like rubber! I seem to do fine if I am home as far as doing my

workouts. I will be challenged this FRI/SAT because I go on a two-

day trip and I fly about 12 hours each day. I will have to get up

EARLY on FRI to do my lower body workout at home and EARLY Saturday

to do cardio at the hotel. That will leave me with about 5 hours

sleep Friday night. I know sleep is important to recovery, but will

getting such little sleep 2-3 days a week hurt me? My airline

schedule is like this for the month of DEC. These are challenges

for me because I feel absolutely exhausted when I fly - dealing with

passengers is worse than working with middle school students! So,

is they key to DRINK MORE CAFFIENE??!? Just kidding...I know it

will get easier - just need to stick with it.

I try to make " healtier " meals because my husband is funny about

anything " diet " like. I wanted to cook dinner last night (I travel

so much that I don't often get to cook a sit-down dinner) I

experimented with the alfredo sauce issue based on ingredients I had

at the house. I heated up 1 tsp. olive oil, 1/4c. low fat parmesan,

1 T. chopped garlic and 1c. fat free sour cream and added fresh

basil. I served it over 1/2 boneless, skinless chicken breast and

1/2c. bowtie pasta. It tasted great! I also made bruschetta. I

seeded and diced 5 roma tomatoes, 1/4c. chopped onion, 1 T. chopped

garic, 10 basil leaves (approx) cut with kitchen scissors, 1 tsp.

olive oil, 1 packet splenda, 1/4c. balsamic vinegar. Mix & let sit

to absorb flavors. I sliced (1/4 " thick) whole grain french bread

from Kroger and brushed it with olive oil and a pinch of parmesan on

each slice and put under broiler until light brown. Spooned

bruschetta on top and served. (I love to eat the bruschetta by the

spoonful without bread!) I know it was probably not on the

healthiest of meals, but it was far lower fat than a traditional

meal of its kind which would have used higher-fat ingredients.

I can relate to those whose husbands need to get in shape but you

can't seem to motiveate them to workout with you. We hiked up a

Panola Mountain (rock out cropping down the road from us) and kicked

his @(#. He blamed it on the fact I was a Sasquatch (5'9 " ) and he

was just a Troll (5'7 " ). I told my husband he was in denial about

being fat. (He says he is just " bloated " - yeah right!) I even

threatened to make him put on his spandex stage gear from his 80's

rocker band days and take pictures to convince him. He says he

can't find them but I know where they are! He still has women

telling him how hot he is, but I think it is because he is a kick

ass singer with long hair. I keep trying to tell him how REALLY hot

he'll look on stage and I think he could do it in less than 8

weeks! Oh well, trying to deal with a slightly undisciplined

musician is a struggle at best...

Sorry to ramble ladies, but just wanted to share. Need to go

shopping - making dinner again tonight. I think I'll do Salmon and

steamed veggies. Later!

:-)

[Guest guest]

I get 5-6 hours of sleep several nights of the week. It's not ideal

but it doesn't kill me. They used to say that there was no way to make

up for lost sleep, but now they say that if you don't have too much of

a sleep debt, you can catch up with 2 hours on the weekend for every

hour you've lost. Basically, when you DO have time to sleep more, take

advantage of it. It will definitely help.

On 12/7/05, <atldiana@...> wrote:

> As always, you are are such an awesome motivator! I had a great

> upper body workout today. I can barely type because all my muscles

> feel like rubber! I seem to do fine if I am home as far as doing my

> workouts. I will be challenged this FRI/SAT because I go on a two-

> day trip and I fly about 12 hours each day. I will have to get up

> EARLY on FRI to do my lower body workout at home and EARLY Saturday

> to do cardio at the hotel. That will leave me with about 5 hours

> sleep Friday night. I know sleep is important to recovery, but will

> getting such little sleep 2-3 days a week hurt me? My airline

> schedule is like this for the month of DEC. These are challenges

> for me because I feel absolutely exhausted when I fly - dealing with

> passengers is worse than working with middle school students! So,

> is they key to DRINK MORE CAFFIENE??!? Just kidding...I know it

> will get easier - just need to stick with it.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I'm so glad you read that and wrote back!

>>>You have probably noticed I have not posted lately.

I did and was hoping my posting would draw you out! :-)

>>>I think you are right, I am motivated but just don't have the commitment to follow through. Sad that I can't find it somewhere in myself to exercise cause in other areas of my life I can be quite focused and driven. Wonder why my health isn't just as important??

I had a crisis that focused me and that made it easier. I have to say though it did take over 2 years (post cancer diagnosis) for me to get serious about adding exercise though. Maybe health isn't what will drive you? Maybe it is having more energy, being able to bend over and touch your toes, (maybe seeing your toes?), maybe remembering the endorphin "high" and wanting your fix? >>>Your entire email made alot of sense. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

You are so welcome!! It helped me figure out too something I'd been noodling around in my head for a while (commitment vs. motivation)!

>>>You were able to point out what I needed to do without making me feel bad about myself at all. (Very good skills for someone hoping to work for Weight Watchers)

Thank you so much!!!! I'm so glad that is how it came across!>>>Thanks for the push. I WILL TRY! There is no way I can't find 20 minutes 4 times a week to exercise.

Just a word of caution, take it or leave it, but is 4 times a week reasonable for you to start out with as your goal? I know I always started out saying I would exercise 5 times a week then I couldn't do it that often (or just didn't) and felt like a total failure and gave up. I can be a very all or nothing perfectionist and end up punishing myself instead of celebrating what I DO accomplish. This time around I set much more modest goals and refused to feel "wimpy" about them. I said 3x/week, minimum of 20 minutes each. I found that was actually not enough for me at my starting point so I upped it to 3x/week minimum of 30-45 minutes. Now I have a goal of doing at least that consistently for a couple more weeks (this week will make 4 weeks) and then I'll change it to a goal of 4-5 days/week for a minimum of 30-45 minutes each. And, if I don't make my goal one week, I will still have established the HABIT of exercising and one week not making my goal won't make the week a washout or my goal unreachable. Having goals is fantastic but having goals that feel too hard to make actually works against you. Allowing yourself small victories at first, no matter how wimpy it might feel, sets up your confidence and makes it easier to reach your ultimate goal. (You can also think of them as short term goals on the way to a long term goal.) Baby steps add up to giant steps and are a lot easier on your legs too!!! :-)>>>I need to think like Anne, in "Anne of Green Gables". (Not sure if you are familiar with the "Anne of Green Gables" series, the author is Canadian and it is very well-known up here.

I read at least a few as a girl and have considered re-reading them! I didn't know the author was Canadian though!

>>>Anne said, "Tomorrow is a new day, with no mistakes in it." I need to make that my motto. I can't worry about the mistakes of yesterday but should just look to tomorrow with a positive attitude and look forward to all the wonderful possibilities!

Awesome attitude!!! I love this!!! Abolish "should" from your self-talk vocabulary too. "Should" sets up for failure because it feels like an uncomfortable obligation. Instead try "I will!!!" :-)>>>Thanks to all of you. It is really inspiring to read about your workouts and see how you encourage each other on your exercise journeys.

You are already on your own journey! Thinking about it is better than not giving it any thought at all! It is an important step and you are on your way (whether it feels that way or not)!!

[Guest guest]

Thanks to the efforts of IPADD member Hudkins, we have at least

one more of our Ask the Experts segments now summarized and stored in

the IPADD Files Section...this one was concerning Adolescence and a

discussion with author and parent Chantal Sicile-Kira regarding some

work-related, school-based activities that were helping prepare her son

for adulthood.

Thanks for your help! We'll try to keep 'em coming, folks.

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Thanks, .

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Thanks !

Thanks to the efforts of IPADD member Hudkins, we have at least

one more of our Ask the Experts segments now summarized and stored in

the IPADD Files Section...this one was concerning Adolescence and a

discussion with author and parent Chantal Sicile-Kira regarding some

work-related, school-based activities that were helping prepare her son

for adulthood.

Thanks for your help! We'll try to keep 'em coming, folks.

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Thank you from me, too, !

Marie

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stored in

> the IPADD Files Section...this one was concerning Adolescence

and a

> discussion with author and parent Chantal Sicile-Kira regarding

some

> work-related, school-based activities that were helping prepare

her son

> for adulthood.

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> Laurie

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