Lost More Weight - Yeah!! Feeling good.

Well, despite the holidays, when I feared I would gain weight instead of lose it (and I've not been eating as healthy as I should be - more chocolate and cheese than I need, not to mention a few drinks), I have lost another 1.2 pounds.  The separate T3 is making such a big difference for me!  I am very happy with the results so far.  I feel better.  I am not losing excessive amounts of hair.  My skin is still crap but I have always had bad skin in the winter before thyroid disease so I don't think I can use skin condition as a thyroid function gage.

I've breached that weight plateau I was on the last few weeks and am now moving forward with my weight loss.  I hope it continues!

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Migraine Treatment for Teenager

My daughter gets a migraine once a month during her period, or during the time she is supposed to have a period (they aren't regular yet).  If this continues, her pediatrician is going to want to talk to me about a treatment for migraines and prescribe a migraine medication for her.  I have a few supplements I want to try first but these migraines leave her sick for hours and missing school.  We are really going to have to get them managed soon. 

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Weight Loss Plateau

Well, my weight loss has hit a plateau this week.  That is a bit disappointing but with Christmas this next weekend, I don't have a whole lot of time to worry about it.  I have a little more shopping to do and I'm done (still looking for a printer and tanzanite jewelry).

I'm just worried a bit that I'll gain over this next week - not because of overeating because my diet is limited due to my gallbladder - but because my hormones/metabolism has slowed down enough to stop the weight loss. I'm hoping it hasn't slowed down so much that the weight starts to come back again.

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Weight, Christmas

I was thinking today about my total weight loss this past year (with the ups and downs I have had), I lost 20 pounds in total (lost 19, 9 came back, and then I lost 10).  That's not too bad I guess.  Maybe if I lose it slow, it won't come back (since they say losing weight too fast isn't good).  I can hope right?  I can also hope that none of it comes back over Christmas.

Onto Christmas shopping...my stepdaughter is asking for a laptop.  While I'd love to look at custom laptops for her, we're going to leave that "little" gift for her mother to give her. She supports two kids with our financial assistance. We support six. Yup, she can have that gift!

I'm heading out tomorrow to make another dent in our shopping.  Hopefully, it doesn't snow tonight like they're calling for.  I have too much to do and can't afford another snow day home!

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Proud of My Son

I am so proud of my 11-year-old son.  He is very sensitive and caring.  He hugs me and tells me he loves me everyday.  He's such a good boy.

He wanted to buy his girlfriend a Christmas gift.  I asked him if he wanted to get her a stuffed animal.  Of course not.  He wants to get her jewelry.  Wow!  He was trying to decide between a heart necklace, heart bracelet, or cubic zirconia rings. He ended up with a necklace with a heart on it with cubic zirconia inside it.  It's really very sweet.  He'll give it to her at school this week before Christmas break starts.  I wish I could watch him do that. 

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Dropped Below 150 Pounds

I've finally dropped below 150 pounds as of this morning!  Talk about psyched!  My goal is to reach 133 pounds, but it is really going to depend on how thin it makes my legs look.  I don't want sticks for legs and at 5'7", I might get sticks for legs if I lose too much.  I want to keep some curves.  With eating a bit healthier and an increase in my T3, it's going great!  I haven't needed to break out the Lipofuze!

I'm feeling pretty good thyroid-wise as well.  My hair loss has slowed down.  My skin is getting worse though but I think that has a lot to do with the heat being on for winter. 

I haven't had a gallbladder attack in a few weeks either.  Every time I've had one, I've had potatoes that day.  I really think that's my trigger.

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Dysfunction for the Holidays

I found out a couple weeks ago that my sister got canned from her nursing job.  Come to find out last night, she's actually been out of work for months but everybody was hiding it from the family (oh the joys of family dysfunction especially during the holidays).  With the economy the way it is, but the need for healthcare jobs always in demand, you'd think she'd try better to behave herself being in the career she's in (or was in).

I'm not surprised but her patients are better off.  It takes a special kind of person to be a good nurse. 

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Best Baked Beans Recipe

I didn't gain any weight over Thanksgiving!  That is fantastic!! 

I did eat too many of my mother-in-law's baked beans though.  Too much fiber at once.  I was one hurting girl.  I love, love, love her baked beans and I usually don't touch baked beans.  Here is the recipe (amounts are not exact - she just squirts and dumps things in).

Best Baked Beans Recipe:

- 1 can Bush's Baked Beans
- Several good squirts of ketchup (depending on how big the can of beans is).
- Several slices of fried bacon
- Leftover bacon grease after frying the bacon
- Dark brown sugar

First fry your bacon up, keeping the bacon grease in the pan.  Add the baked beans to the pan with bacon grease.  Cut bacon into thirds or so and add back into the pan.  Squirt ketchup over the beans and add a good amount of brown sugar.  Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer and let simmer for several house.  Very sweet, very good baked beans!!

Just don't eat bowls of them.  You'll regret it later.  I really need to control myself better next time the baked beans come out.

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