OK, so Walt calls the other night and asks Paul how things are going and if he has had his surgery yet. He goes on to say that he reads our blog all the time and never sees anything about him, at least this is what Paul told me. I felt really bad but Walt its not my fault. Paul tells me not to talk about him on the blog, at least nothing medical or real personal. I told Paul that from now on Im going to post about everybody in this family, after all it is the Barlow Family Blog.
To start Ill say that in the last 5 or 6 weeks Ive hardly seen him. First Paul had to take a full week trip to Kodiak (Sun to Sun) for work. This was shortly after we had spent a week in kodiak all together. Then he had to go to fairbanks for awhile, then Anchorage, then Fairbanks again, then Juneau, then Ketchikan, then Fairbanks again. Uhhhhhhh he has been worked hard and spread thin but is enjoying a little time off for now. He does have to go to fairbanks again sometime soon and probably some other places.
Next I will talk about surgery. Paul has had bad stomach problems for a long time and found out not to long ago that his flipper or valve thing between the stomach and the esophogus does not open and close properly. They recomended surgery. He is doing a new not so invasive surgery that would require specialist to be flown in to evaluate the doctor who is doing this. He will be the first on the peninsula to have this done. He is tentavly scheduled for Dec 7th. We really hope this helps him as he needs to get off the perscription nexium that is only causing worse problems. He will basically have to eat baby food for 2 weeks, no fruits, nothing tomatoe based among a long list of dont eats. He cannot lift anything over 5 pounds which will really prove to be difficult for him durring work. I will be watching him like a hawk!
Thats whats going on in the life of Paul for now, but I will keep you posted from now on:)
Does anyone else have a problem not finding the spell check when their posting???? It drives me nuts
s knowing how many words I misspelled!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
20 of the things we are most thankful for...
This has a little of what we all are thankful for, not all in order...
1. That God gave His only Son that we may live forever with Him (definatley # 1)
2. The Holy Spirit that enables us to live for Christ (and definatley # 2)
3. Family
4. Friends that love and encourage you! They are hard to find these days.
5. My girls said parents:) I think they said that out of obligation or sympathy...
6. They also said church
7. and clothes of course
8. Home, where we can stay warm and cozy
9. Food, which we probably spend a lot of time not truly appreciating because we just expect it to be there in abundunce at any given time
10. Hot Showers! Can you imagine taking cold ones?
11. Gods Word, should of been part of the top 3!
12. Justina says a bed to sleep in, I agree
13. Mercy says school, good girl
14. Music, sometimes it makes life more tolerable:)
15. 4wd Vehicle with great tires to get to and fro
16. Pauls Job for sure, the Lord has blessed him with a job that is able to meet all our needs and enable me to stay home and torture the children (and myself) with math
17. I feel very thankful for the good times that make you laugh really hard
18. Gas and electricity, how else could we enjoy hot cocoa, mac and cheese, family movies, heat, those wonderful hot showers, and good lighting
19. Good godly teachers that teach through Gods Word
20. Anything that kills spiders!
1. That God gave His only Son that we may live forever with Him (definatley # 1)
2. The Holy Spirit that enables us to live for Christ (and definatley # 2)
3. Family
4. Friends that love and encourage you! They are hard to find these days.
5. My girls said parents:) I think they said that out of obligation or sympathy...
6. They also said church
7. and clothes of course
8. Home, where we can stay warm and cozy
9. Food, which we probably spend a lot of time not truly appreciating because we just expect it to be there in abundunce at any given time
10. Hot Showers! Can you imagine taking cold ones?
11. Gods Word, should of been part of the top 3!
12. Justina says a bed to sleep in, I agree
13. Mercy says school, good girl
14. Music, sometimes it makes life more tolerable:)
15. 4wd Vehicle with great tires to get to and fro
16. Pauls Job for sure, the Lord has blessed him with a job that is able to meet all our needs and enable me to stay home and torture the children (and myself) with math
17. I feel very thankful for the good times that make you laugh really hard
18. Gas and electricity, how else could we enjoy hot cocoa, mac and cheese, family movies, heat, those wonderful hot showers, and good lighting
19. Good godly teachers that teach through Gods Word
20. Anything that kills spiders!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
118...
Since my last post I decided to do 30 injections as opposed to 23. I have done really well with little or no hunger or cravings. Today actually was my last injection. This morning I weighed 118, remember I started out 137, thats 19 pounds! I may lose another half pound or more tomorrow. After that you dont want to lose or gain 2 pounds for 3 weeks. I found out that I cannot cheat at all with sugar and carbs as it will destroy what Ive done the last 30 days. No potatoes, stuffing, or pumpkin pie for me this Thanksgiving. I will make do after 3 more days of my 500 calorie diet to allow the HCG to leave my system I will be able to eat 1,500 calories. The conditions are no sugar, carbs and artificial sweetners of course. I can have stevia. Im going to try and make a pumpkin cheesecake with it. Im also going to make a cranberry cream sauce to go in my turkey if possible. When I say no sugar Im not talking about naturally occurring ones in fruits and vegis. I will finally be able to eat breakfast! After 3 weeks I will gradually reintroduce healthy carbs back into my diet. It just take that 3 weeks for your body to adjust to its new weight and reset the hypothalamus gland thingy ma bobber:)
As for noticable changes in the way I look... My face is thinner for sure, my butt dissappeared somewhere(wish I would of measured), my neck shrunk an inch and a half, 4 inches of my thighs, almost 4 inches of my waist, yes garsh darnet the padding above my chest is gone which I guess is a good thing but it added a little extra umphhh if you know what I mean. I can wear cute little shoes that I couldnt wear before without making my thighs seem extra monsterous (is that a word). NO belly bulge or love handles! Now I can wear nice form fitting shirts without the tire:) I fit into the clothes that I have kept in a box for the last 4 years. Its hard to really pinpoint a size as it varies by brand. Before I could wear an 8 in Levis but a 10 in American eagle and most Gap jeans. Now I know for sure I could buy a 4 in levis(misses) if not a 2.
I have to admit I have not bought any new clothes because I want to wait awhile to make sure I can keep this off. However I am tempted to at least buy one pair of cute jeans as my old 6 and 8s look like Im carrying a load in the back after 10 minutes of putting them on.
I am putting everything in place to succeed in keeping my weight loss. I just read Master your Metabolism by the gal off biggest loser. I think she really hit the nail on the head with that book. I read a lot of books on health and weight loss and hers is one of my favorites. Its all about your hormones-metabolism and what throws them off and causes us to gain even when were doing whats right. I also read a lot about Fiber and monounsaturated fats which is essential in weight loss and health. But you have to get those hormones going the right direction!!!!!!
I know it sounds like I have put a lot of focus on me and this diet but I do have to say that Ive recognized that changing the outside does NOT make you happy!!!! I still look in the mirror and think uhhhh I still have so far to go. I found myself to be still so discontent. It makes really realize that I need to focus more on the Lord and not on me in order to have joy.
Oh yeah and I know I spelled a lot of things wrong but I cannot find the spellcheck anymore!
As for noticable changes in the way I look... My face is thinner for sure, my butt dissappeared somewhere(wish I would of measured), my neck shrunk an inch and a half, 4 inches of my thighs, almost 4 inches of my waist, yes garsh darnet the padding above my chest is gone which I guess is a good thing but it added a little extra umphhh if you know what I mean. I can wear cute little shoes that I couldnt wear before without making my thighs seem extra monsterous (is that a word). NO belly bulge or love handles! Now I can wear nice form fitting shirts without the tire:) I fit into the clothes that I have kept in a box for the last 4 years. Its hard to really pinpoint a size as it varies by brand. Before I could wear an 8 in Levis but a 10 in American eagle and most Gap jeans. Now I know for sure I could buy a 4 in levis(misses) if not a 2.
I have to admit I have not bought any new clothes because I want to wait awhile to make sure I can keep this off. However I am tempted to at least buy one pair of cute jeans as my old 6 and 8s look like Im carrying a load in the back after 10 minutes of putting them on.
I am putting everything in place to succeed in keeping my weight loss. I just read Master your Metabolism by the gal off biggest loser. I think she really hit the nail on the head with that book. I read a lot of books on health and weight loss and hers is one of my favorites. Its all about your hormones-metabolism and what throws them off and causes us to gain even when were doing whats right. I also read a lot about Fiber and monounsaturated fats which is essential in weight loss and health. But you have to get those hormones going the right direction!!!!!!
I know it sounds like I have put a lot of focus on me and this diet but I do have to say that Ive recognized that changing the outside does NOT make you happy!!!! I still look in the mirror and think uhhhh I still have so far to go. I found myself to be still so discontent. It makes really realize that I need to focus more on the Lord and not on me in order to have joy.
Oh yeah and I know I spelled a lot of things wrong but I cannot find the spellcheck anymore!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Update...
So far I have lost 15 pounds wellll 14.4, but by tomorrow morning it will be at least 15 I hope. I have done really well with only one relapse on Friday night. All I had was a few sample cups of soup and a few samples of dessert. It was a church party, we had a soup and pie contest. It was difficult mentally not to eat a lot more than I did. I won the soup contest with a sausage and bean soup. I won a $50 gift certificate to a nice resturuant!!!
I really dont "feel" thinner but Paul says he notices. I have lost over 3 inches off my belly, almost 3 inces off my thighs, last I checked an inch off my neck and I didnt really measure anything else. I would still like to lose quite a bit from my thigh area but Im ready to be done. Im only doing a total of 23 injections. After that I have 3 weeks of no carbs and sugar to stabalize the weight that I have lost, which is the most critical part of this diet. My last injection is Friday. Yes Thanksgiving falls into the no carbs no sugar, and yes I will cheat slightly:) Im going to make this chocolate cake...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30481393@N07/3560662052/
Its not the end of the world I still have December to bake yummy stuff with sugar:)
I really dont "feel" thinner but Paul says he notices. I have lost over 3 inches off my belly, almost 3 inces off my thighs, last I checked an inch off my neck and I didnt really measure anything else. I would still like to lose quite a bit from my thigh area but Im ready to be done. Im only doing a total of 23 injections. After that I have 3 weeks of no carbs and sugar to stabalize the weight that I have lost, which is the most critical part of this diet. My last injection is Friday. Yes Thanksgiving falls into the no carbs no sugar, and yes I will cheat slightly:) Im going to make this chocolate cake...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30481393@N07/3560662052/
Its not the end of the world I still have December to bake yummy stuff with sugar:)
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